__the_ the A4 - Sunday, November 14, 1982 - North Shore News orld outside... By UNITED PRESS CANADA Ownership still energy policy NEW YORK -. The Canadian government will not back away from its goal of 50-percent domestic ownership of the energy industry by 1990, Energy Minister Jean Chretien has told an American audience. “I'm not going to start from scrateh and reopen the files,” the new minister, who took over ; protfolio.from..Marc. Lalonde last month, told a news briefing Thursday. “Now we'll make it work.” Canadians’ currently have a 32-percent stake in the energy sector, which still is dominated by U.S. firms. — Chretien pointed out that U.S. companies have many applications before the National Energy Board for energy projects in Canada. “The regime in Canada is better for Americans to invest in than any other _ nation,” he said. “If the investment makes sense, we'll make a quick deal.” ‘Foreign agents’ push disarmament WASHINGTON - President Reasgan says there is “plenty of evidence” foreign agents are influencing the nuclear freeze movement in the United States, but he refused to divulge any of it. “There's no question about foreign agents that were sent to help instigate and help create and keep such a movement going.” the president = said Thursday at broadcast ference. He first hinted the movement to put a cap on nuclear arsenals was being controlled from abroad during a speech he made to veterans groups in October at Columbus, Ohio. His comments were denounced by peace a national news con- movement leaders who said they smacked of McCarthyism. Brezhnev epoch ‘positive’ MOSCOW -— Although U.S. politcians may not agree, Leomd Brezhnez left the Soviet Union in better shape than when he took power in) 1964. dissident Soviet historian Roy Medvedev said “It would have been better if the change had happened several years ago,” he said in an in- tervicew Thursday “The government could not solve problems in the last few years It was too old, too sick ” Socred Medvedev, ao former Communist Party member who has published books abroad, said Brezhnev will be remembered tor the expanston of Soviet military and industnal might as well as in creasing its influence abroad This was especially true in the 1970's a pertod of stability ato home and detente abroad “The Brezhnev epoch can be constdered positive he said women knock party VANCOUVER A Soctal Credit Party convention which began Friday received some advance criticism party dogma The president Foxwell received oa standing ovation Thursday from some 100 women al from wurthiary s Barbara the mecting including Premicr Wilham Bennetts mother Mac Bennett Mrs) kFoxwell crttictized the party for what she charged was its falling away from traditional Social Credit principles, and placed particulas emphasis on ao deciston madc Wednesday by Finance Minister Hugh Curtis Curtis, in releasing the provinge s sccond quarterly report. said the government would climinate the renter’s tax credit) and personal tax credit for programs lower sncome people Burn victim | -AN Iil-year-old .West said to have kicked the can in intensive care Vancouver boy who was burned Monday while watching some boys playing “fire hockey" outside his friend’s home in the 1700 block Rosebery Avenue is in intensive care at Vancouver General Hospital. At NEWS press time Justin Fong was in stable condition. His brother, Nathan Fong, says the accident occured while some older boys were playing hockey in the street with a flaming tennis ball they had soaked in gasoline. They called Justin and his friend over to watch and then poured gasoline from a can over the flaming ball, setting the can on fire. .. One_of the older boys is _ away and the gasoline burned face, chest and legs. flaming Justin's _ WEST VANCOUVER RE-ELECT HE HAS WORKED HARD Pitch-in and Keep Canada Beautiful ® | WILL BE WORKING FOR MUNICIPAL BUDGET — ensure services to elderly, shut-ins, & handicapped. — review sources of income, — try to improve productivity & efficiency. — eg. to have only one election every 2 years. Elect all the council members & schoo! trustees at once, SAVE MONEY '! — eliminate Mayor's car. — try to combine Municipal/Provincial/Federal voters lists Very feasible with the use of computers today. — standardize voting rights for all 3 levels of government WASTE DISPOSAL — phase out existing garbage Gump as soon as possible — implement a municipal pro gram tor recycling of all possible items. — terminate raw garbage dumps. — decentralize the garbage program. — North Vancouver should operate a polluting incinerator EMPLOYEE RELATIONS — municipal services should be carried out by municipal employees WATER protect our water supply — oppose highway through watershed TRANSPORTATION ~— completion of the Seymour Crossing. — expedite low tevel road - promote public transit Oistrict non -~ TAX BURDEN MUST BE EQUITABLY SHARED between homeowners and businesses - FAIR ASSESSMENTS — Senior Governments must help tund municipalities - we need provincial legislation to allow for differential mill rates for different classes of property ELECT for MAYOR — North Vancouver District Terry Grimwood AND SERVED YOU WELL The committee to Re-elect Mayor Humphreys RECREATION — a balance of subsidization and user pay concepts: | — develop user-pay indoor tennis facilities and adult hockey rink — expedite PARKS & RECREATION MASTER PLAN; — implement North Shore Youth Soccer Association recommen- dations ad gate eeenemeee DUSTRIAL PARKS’ population centres. CHEMICAL HAZARDS - have Federal & Provincial Governments hetp establish for LAND USE — North Vancouver to Principally a residential area, — adopt a community plan, — citizen participation in development otf policies. — protection of single Neighborhoods HOUSING _.__MAYOR DERRICK HUMPHREYS remain low density the municipal family — a policy to ensure a mix of housing for all ages making use of federal and provincial tunds and lands. — lease municipal housing lands JOBS — promote private sector con- struction by promoting user- pay recreation facilities on municipal lands; — appeal to corporations to move to the North Shore hazardous industries away tor “IN- trom -- support tegislation (by-lawa) that will prohibit expanston or establishment of any new chemical plants tn North Vancouver it |} share your concerns and reflect your ideas, | would appreciate your support. GRIMWOOD, Terry | X _For information or ride to the poll, call 986-3416