Ai10 - Sunday, February 19, 1984 - North Shore News Ty inquiring repo orter. es by | Elisworth Dickson Not only do many citizens oppose the pro- posed bus fare increases, Mayor Marilyn Baker and North Vancouver City Council op- pose it as well, The fare would be 85¢ for travel in one zone, $1 for two zones and $1.25 for three or more zones during rush hours. Today’s question is: “What do you think of the | proposed ‘bus fare “CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS were. overwhelmed by a stan- ding room only crowd that turned out to open the North Shore’s con- | ference on adolescent ™- suicide and risk-taking behaviour. As many as 300 people jammed the gymnasium of Queen Mary Community School Thursday for an ex- haustive key-note speech on the topic by Vancouver specialist Dr. Steven Scofield. About half that number stayed on for a short panel discussion, as well. **We’re more than thrilled, _I think we’re all blown away pruning, seasonal main- ’ by this sort of. response,” " tery ; > CvPERT said conference organizer DR. STEVEN SCOFIELD makes his point as the conference JREE CAPER Toby Snelgrove. on adolescent suicide opened in North Vancouver Thursdays. 9 2-29 00 “Ave. and. Kingsway and Snelgrove added that. the teenagers in crisis. on hand to ‘‘continue to of- 2 work in West Vancouver. | conference was ‘‘over- ‘*You are capable of in- fer hope to teenagers who if Tm not in when you call, leave If these increases go registered’ for workshops tervening into a potential might be feeling overwhelm- a message and I will call you back through, it will certainly as soon as possible. hurt me financially. ” that ran throughout the day suicide attempt,’’ Scofield CONTINUED ON PAGE All Friday. told the crowd. ‘“‘Everyone of Scofield’s key-note address ‘you, not just the profes- led the crowd of conference sionals. It is a problem of delegates, parents and _ suchan urgent nature that we teenagers through the causes, can no longer leave to strictly signals and possible com- to the professionals.” .. munity responses to Scofield also ur, a Buy Your Vacuum at the Vac Shop and we guarantee North Vancouver : you'll save money!! “Everything elseis going up | | Your Choice! in price. | suppose bus fares have to go up too. | ELETROLUX and up. , ALTER | QUEEN . Wear flew aad Used Vacuums 81. YEAR ‘GUARANTEE A TRADES ACCEPTED Repairs to al makes of Vacuums Specializing in Kirby NORTH SHORE VAC SHOP A ascomet 988-2811 Trevor Bolt Kitsilano Waiting for the other shoe. Speaking as one who has struck out on his own in the world of journalism, | can say with authority that I get the oddest complaints. By nature I'm a gregarious, low-key kind of guy, and I hold that less is more when it comes to power-selling in print. My aim here is to do a good job, and make my customers my friends, and | reckon the rest will follow. Mister Sell-a-bit, Dept. : Now people are telling me that J ought to bang the drum a little louder. | guess they are waiting for me to come on strong with some heavy-duty sales message, and the suspense ts kflling them.-But so far Pve been pretty lucky when it comes to getting extra miles out of my advertising. . Samantha Michaud cy . >= The Old Match Book Trick, Dept. . North Vancouver . sr " For example, an old, old friend walked through the doors the other day. She was none other than Crystal Har- bridge, Bruce Allen's longttme personal assistant. Back in the days when Crash Pad featured live music to fix cars by, (we had a band called Shylock practising on the premises,) Bruce would come over and give them a listen from time to time. Occastonally, Crystal would come too, When she came in last week, she was holding an ancient Crash Pad promotional piece — a foot-long book of mat ches, coloured bright magenta “| always remembered you guys from these matches,” she said The matches were 12 years old. The Request Line, Dept. However, maybe it’s time to put a little zotch in the old advertising campaign. Run a few car names tn bold print, like Hondas, Toyotas, and point out the fact that we cuddle Camaros. Tell you what If you want to see your car in bold print, just write or phone | In. We're taking re- quests. Try it-— or drop b . 11315 Cotton Drive 3;°' 926-6214 | —~—s- 980-4581 I think the fare increases are ridiculous. | live in Kitsilano and go to BCIT and the North Shore fre- quently. It will be far too expensive to get around. The fare increases are stupid and unfair. 1 am a student and | count on the buses for inexpensive transportation. I'm glad Mayor Baker opposes the increases. No premature aging of the skin Instant tan Long lasting tan Enlarged Tanning Field s 8s & & Reasonably Priced Randy Santaga North Burnaby The proposed fare tn- creases are far too exhor- bitant. The zone system will penalize bus riders too much You might as well take your car if you travel through three zones. The proposed service cutbacks are somewhat upsctting as well. S ay #5 768 Marine Drive, West Vancouver (Next to the White Spot)