A6-Sunday News, January 27, 1980

Explain, please!

The battle over Sey-Lynn Park seems tobe
yet another example of the mess govern-
ments get into when they fail to com-
municate adequately with the public.

North Vancouver District council has
narrowly reversed a previous decision and
voted to grab half an acre or so of the park as
the site for a badly needed new fire hall. The
need in itself is not disputed -- only the
location.

Local residents are angry at losing a
portion of their valued park and half the
members of council support their view that
there can never be any reason for en-
croaching on the District's still inadequate
supply of parkland. Residents also claim
council reneged on a promise to seek public
input before considering such action.

Defenders of thecheice of Sey-Lynn as the
fire hall site point to earlier fire halls built on
parkland (Norgate and Montroyal). Tax-
payers will also be saved the $200,000 to
$300,000 cost of purchasing an alternative
site, they say. The answer to the first point,
of course, is that two wrongs don’t
necessarily make a right. And as to the cost
of another site, what about the $6.5 million
earned by the District last year in land sales?
Would four per cent of that sum be too high
a price to preserve Sey- Lynn?

The real point, however, is that none of
these considerations were properly aired or
explained to the public (and its input invited)
before Mayor Don Bell’s single vote com-
mitted council to its present course. That's
the way governments at all levels regularly
create their own headaches.

Nothing sacred

After serving the free world with over 30
billion hamburgers it’s a bit rough to be
kidnapped from your West Vancouver home
and returned over a week later looking as
though you'd been beaten up with a meat
cleaver. Ronald McDonald can be forgiven
for thinking there's no such thing as gratitude
among the “me” generation.

If Ronald's 6 ft multi-colored plastic statue
can be desecrated in this dastardly manner,
has the West any values left at all?

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THIS PAPER IS RECYCLABLE

By JEAN LACHANCE

The “accident” which
plunged the country into
another election a few weeks
ago could never be called a
victory for the Canadian
people or a progressive step
in the handling of the
nation’s affairs. Not by a
long shot.

In addition to the $50-60
million the new election will
cost, Canadian voters are
being asked to settle the
same difficult question they
faced last May: who is better
equipped to handie the
responsibilities of govern-
ment?

It is more of a dilemma
than a question. The real
choice is between the erratic
and sometimes inept
Conservatives and the worn
out, decimated Liberals,
although the NDP could
spoil either scenario.

Recent political history in
Canada tells us that a
potential backlash against
those who provoked yet
another election might result
in an overwhelming mandate
for the Conservatives. When
this last happened in 1958,
parhamentary opposition
virtually ceased to exist in
this country. On the other

CATCH ‘EM YOUNG is
the motto of the NDP in this
neck of the woods when it
comes to choosing election
candidates. Jack Woodward
in North Van-Burnaby riding
is a venerable 28 years of
age. Andy Krawczyk, the
New Democrat banner-
bearer in Capilano, is a year
his junior. Their incumbent
Tory opponents Chack Cook
and Ron Huntington are
each old enough to be their
respective fathers. Age-wise,
their two Grit opponents —
as you might expect — sit on
the fence: North Van-
Burnaby’s Gordon Gibson
and Capilano’s Gerry
Salberg are both 42.

Carson Graham = socials
teacher Andy Krawczyk’s 27
years have been pretty busy
ones. Born in Buenos Aires.
Argentina, he moved here at
the age of 10, became a
Canadian citizen at 15.
graduated from West Van
Secondary, went on to get
his B.A at UBC and ts
presently working on his
Master’s As you might guess
from his birthplace and
name, he's a former Spanish
teacher, and also speaks
Polish and French
Politically, he’s been making
waves as a BC Teachers
Federation delegate and was
campaign manager last May
for Capilano NDP contender
Mike Karton. All of which.
of course, doesn't mean he's
going to get your humble
scribe’s vote bul some of
Capilanyos 43% of un
decided voters might at icast
hke lo know what wares are
being offered And should
the electorate nevertheless

hand, the Canadian voter
may well confirm last May’s
verdict and perpetuate the-
existing instability at the
federal level at a time when
Quebec, with 25% of
Canada’s population, is
preparing to choose its own
political destiny.

There is no doubt that
issues such as leadership, the
Conservative budget, and
the voter's appreciation of
who is responsible for the
fall of the government will

be considered by the
electorate.

But the real issue that
should dominate the present
election campaign is one of
policy, and mainly Canada’s
energy policy.

John Bulloch, President of
the 55,000 member
Canadian Federation of
Independent Business puts it
this way:

“The issue is how to turn
higher energy costs into a

“What do you mean, we're out of gas?”

sunday brunch

by Noel Wright

ditch Andy on February 18,
he'll have no problem
making it back to the shore
for another try.

In addition to everything
else, he’s a qualified
swimming instructor.

The skates were missing
but yes, that was Bobbie Orr
in the gallery of North Van
District council chamber last
Monday. Or, to be
somewhat more precise.
lawyer R.J. ‘Bob’ Orr, in
attendance for the first tume
as representative of the
Instnct’s new firm of legal
counsel — Bull, Housser &
Tupper. He succeeds Russell
K. Baker, Distnct’s former
counsel for many years, and
it's understood there are no
plans at the moment for
trading him to the Canucks

During the past six years,
while she’s been hitting the
big ume, we haven't seen too
much of her here By the age
of 13. having started with
Vancouver Lite Theatre
and toured the province pro
fessionally. she was already
being hkened to Shirley
Temple This month North
Shore native Linda Sorensen
has returned home with an
impressive record in the
great bp world of show biz
to star in “Cahfornia Suite”
at downtown's Stage 33 tn
the Holiday lan Harbourside
at ltd) West Hastings

In the sax year interval
Linda has played prnnacipal
roles opposite bualte Christe

and Warren Beatty in
“McCabe and Mrs. Miller”
and opposite Sandy Denris
in “That Cold Day in the
Park.” She's been seen on
every major TV network in
North America, wrote and
produced her own award-
winning film (“Christmas
Lace”) and co-stars with
Richard Crenna and Paul
Williams in a new movie,
“Stone Cold Dead,” to be
released in March. Her
father was Dr. Alex Johnston
and = artist mother-in-law
Norma Sorensen is an active
member of West Van Sketch
Club. If you'd like to see the
North Shore's international
Star in person, “Califorma
Suite” runs at Stage 33 until
February 16.

OH NO! If
burcaucratic
confined to government
Offices. try this one from
BC Telforsize I looked up
a Richard Doakes (not his
real surname), whose ad
dress | also had, in the phone
book last weck but couldn't

you think
idiocy Is

find him — so dialed 113
“Eve no fisting for Richard
Doakes.” said the helpful

young lady. “but there as a
hsting for Norman Doakes of
the same address

Pause pencil  pormsed
“Will you please check the
number an the book "she
continued sweetly “Til give ut
to you TW have to charge
you

eee

Do you sometimes get that
strange feeling you ve seen ut

A question of national will

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great Canadian opportunity.
Voters should be asking
their political leaders how
the $200 billion to be spent
on resource projects in the
1980's can be used to provide
maximum long-term benefits
to Canada.”

The point is that if we
don't develop the necessary
policies to protect Canadian
interests in both the small
and large business sectors,
we could find ourselves with
greater foreign domination
of our economy, a weakened
manufacturing industry,
serious shortages of capital
and skilled manpower.

Maybe the real question
all Canadians must face in
this election is this: do we
have the national will to shift
from the politics of “im-
mediate gratification” to that
of “building for the future”?

Phenomena! opportunities
exist. Will we have the sense
and maturity to accept the
challenge, no matter what
our political affiliations are?

Jean Lachance is
Affairs Officer for the
Canadian Federation of
Independent Business.

Public

all before but can't figure out
where? Sandra Brookes will
help clear up the mystery. A
one-time phys. ed. teacher.
she’s been lecturing through-
out Canada and the U:S. for
the past couple of years on
soul travel, the unconscious
mind and explorations into
the so-called fifth dimen-
sion. “Reincarnation,” says
Sandra, “is a fact” and she’s
giving two talks about it this
week for the Vancouver
Chapter of the Astro Soul —
Wednesday (Jan. 30) at West
Van Rec Centre and the
following evening at North
Van Rec Centre, each
starting at 7:30 p.m. For a
modest two bucks you might
learn what makes you tick ...

MERRY-GO-ROUND:
Pipe aboard Bill and Jean
Evans, new members of
Burrard Yacht Club from
Calgary, who are trucking
their 40 ft sailboat all the
way from Saudi Alberta to
tidewater in North Van A
pau of silver chopsticks to
Mr. C.C. Sun to mark his
seventh successful year in
business) at) the = popular
Capilano Heights Chinese
Restaurant Greetings
across the Inlet to former
Coach House gm Colin
Southcombe, ‘now installed
aS assistant manager of
Delias River Inn And
happy birthday to the North
Shore's youngest
tenanan long-time West
Van resident James
Blackhaller who celebrates
bis 100ch anniversary today
at Inglewood Hospital

cen

WRIGHT OR WRONG,
A tidy mind may = simply
mean there was never much
inittotdy away