A6 - Sunday News, December 21, 1980 GE editorial page Rn eke Seo cen fae se gE ee ‘Ws \ CHRISTIAN ANGLE Last week's announcement that Canadian Occidental (Hooker Chemicals) is to embark on a $14 million modernization of its North Vancouver chiorine plant might be in- terpreted as a slap in the face for District council -- which is presently studying the possibility of winding down the operation. But the situation is not quite as simple as that. As might be expected, the modernization project at Hooker has been in the works for two years, long before details of the Beak Report were released to the public. It was unfortunate timing that news of project broke just as council was considering a report by its Community Hazards Task Force urging measures to relocate the chlorine plant elsewhere and a ban, in the interim, on any further expansion. Not only that, but council had also just moved to prohibit the above-ground storage of hazardous chemicals. o The recommendation to remove Hooker from North Van altogether is understandably popular. But its proponents have provided, to date, few if any facts and figures on how the relocation could be legally enforced and what it would cost. Even the proposed ban on above-ground storage of dangerous chemicals may bristle with legal implications which have not yet been fully explored. Meanwhile, the company says flatly it in- tends to stay put. Council should certainly continue to in- vestigate relocation and more immediate regulatory measures in depth. What is needed now, above all, is much fuller data, numbers and legal advice on these two points. A final solution to the hazards problem will not be achieved by either side shooting from the lip. Never too old Opponents of mandatory retirement will never have a more solid argument in support of their campaign than the Kentucky gen- tleman in the white suit who died last week at 90. Colonel Harland Sanders was 65 before he launched one of the most finger-licking successful busjmesses ever known. Many years later, wheh urged to ease up a little, he said it all: “I'd sooner wear out than rust out!” VIER VORCR OF MONT) AND WEET VANCOUVER sunday ; news north shore news NEWS 985-2131 1139 Lonsdale Ave North Vancouver B ( V7M 2H4 (604) 985-2131 ADVERTISING 980-0511 Publisher CLASSIFIED 986-6222 Peter Speech CIRCULATION 986 1337 Associate Publisher Editor-in-Chiet Robert Granam Noel Wright Advertiaing Director bre (Cardwell Classified Manage: & Office Administrator Bern: Hilliard Creative Olrector Tarn Fe earve te Production Rick Stonetiouse faye McC cae Nowe Editor Cores bakery Managing Editor Photography Andy Fraser ties wwore th Ddte bm ave or Accounting Supervisor Rarbara Keou North Shore News founded i TRO An ar i despre bet eae ty Newspaper and Quahhod under Se hedule Hl Pant tarageagr uo the tacipe Tas Act is pulbbbahed act Waodnemda, and Sada, North Shore Free Proon chi and Sintetuted th North Shore Second (lans Mar Subscaptons $20 por ypoar betire o + free Press Lid Albrights canervecd ty ever, Serr coe the Nav aerst vers seven a danse settee th wha are Vaegiat ati Nao reragperrveet ality ae eto ha eb Teas rratet a 1 Manus agi and gmc turas whut Sir bee ae Saavey, Tair e alamped addressed retuce anveatoge VERIFIED CIRCULATION 60,870 Wedeesiuay ~LLF SR} THIS PAPER IS RECYCLABLE 40 BID Ss dtay eee _— By JIM TAYLOR It's no longer = socially acceptable to borrow things. Had you noticed that? In this era, when we're all supposed to be self-sufficient somehow, we are offended by those who borrow from us, and humiliated when we have to borrow from others. I read in the newspaper not long ago a letter from a woman who was upset by her neighbor's constant borrowing. Finally, when the neighbour came over with a cut finger, wanting to borrow a Band-Aid, she got fed up, slammed the door, and turned the neighbour away dripping blood down the driveway. We ourselves don't like to borrow things. We don't like going to someone else's door, asking for their charity. Along my street, our lawns are so small that one mower would do for several families. But we all have our own mowers. And for two puny fruit trees, I go out and get my own spraying tank. Where does our obsession with not borrowing come from? Certainly not from our religion. Look into the Bible, and you'll be astonished at how many things Jesus borrowed. Preaching to the crowds in Galilee, he borrowed a fishing boat for a pulpit. To feed the 5,000, he borrowed a lad's lunch of DREAMS-TO-ASHES DEPT.: My good friend, West Van Alderman Don Lanskall, sends me a newspaper clipping showing the temble things that can happen when a_- council downzones an area whose property owners had been hoping to make a killing out of the orginal zoning Alder man Lanskatl 1s an ardent opponent of downzoning tn the West Van apartment arca he thinks additional highrises on the few undeveloped lots that re main would do no harm at all and that to deny (by downzoning! them would be givSsly unfair to the owners Considering the caactly op posite viewpoint held by so many West Van residents who never want to see a single further highrise built there one has to admire his polo al courage Surtey coun al tore mm seems has recently been tur ning Gesclopers dreams to ashes with o downsoning on eretse oof tts own The hewspaper clipping celates the sad story of one Gordon Potrer and hin sia the banks of ACTCS On the Nrmomekl river which he planned to turn into a shopping centre Bot Surrey s munictpal five loaves and a couple of fish. On Palm Sunday, he rode into Jerusalem on a borrowed donkey. There’s no indication that he paid rent for the room in which return your Band-Aid — then you can be pretty sure that you're worshipping the wrong thing. he celebrated his final Passover — which we call the Last Supper — with his disciples. And when he died, he was buried in a borrowed tomb. At one point, Jesus noted that he had even fewer possessions than animals have: “Foxes have holes, and birds have their nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” MINISTER TRIES I don't believe that Jesus expects us to do all he did, and to live without possessing anything. He did tell a rich young ruler to sell all that he had and give it to the poor. But he didn’t tell Mary and Martha in Bethany to sell their house. Peter apparently still had a sword. And Joseph of Ammathea was both wealthy and a follower at the same time. But what Jesus demanded that we was give our allegiance to him, not to our possessions. So on that day when you skip worship so that you can get some use of that boat or snowmobile that cost you so much — or when you can't help someone in_ need because they probably won't If vou are in good health and between |S and65 years Of age inclusix.. the Red Cross needs you Why? To donate blood. the gift: that Can mean the difference sunday brunch by Noel Wright fathers — presumably listen slowly and, at this late hour Ing to the voice of the people = more cash 1s urgently re — decided they didn't want quired to cover the any more commercial thousands of dollars the development there and Bureau spends each downzoned the property to recreational Mr Potrer. of course, hasnt lost a cent in hard cash as a result’ But tax deductible) can be mail he's probably lost at least ed to the North Van three quarters of a milhon’s Christmas Bureau, P.O. Box worth of expectations Life 86081,North Vancouver V7L «an be tough for dreamers 438 — of may be handed in Life can also be tough for at any branch of the North councils faced with this kind Shore Yuletide on food cer uficates: Cheques or money orders large or small (and Community Credit of decision Do they heed Union Help spread some the wishes of the Community hoy by Wednesday to less at large which clects them oc the potoof gold visions of a handful of fortunate neighbors individuals” Not that there s any shor Maybe the root of the pro tage oof yor clsewhere money around batons Park Koval manager Mihe Nicell blem bes in the widely held fallacy that Hammond soning like oa is forever tells me they brought oop lt ain Read the three Golly proeed at $300 Mun ipal Act and past apiece dast week more of court cubings on such mat loss as a gitnimi hk ters Where the pubbe oan All three were spapped up terest is tnveolseadl ccnmmeal caf within a couple of hours and vou Th pardom the gramnvat: More are mow on order fas can giveth and coun oan hem that thath taketh away . It verte Ketting desperate MAY DAY CALE. The Veo fd something for hat North Van Cheretstmas shict cor yer aft list) whee Bureau which distributes already has ever vihing West food souchers hampers and Van suthor Anne McMahon foyvs to some SOO needy ean rescue you Hot off the famithes is fight up Against it Donations this year have been prears and bate local bookstores ts ber anew book Coming in ‘The Whistler unusually Story. an The benefits of borrowing (James A. Taylor js Managing Editor of The United Church Observer published in Toronto). __AND A RECENT POLL SHOWS oe OF Te CANADIAN PROPAT DISAGREE VOTE PRIME PLAN TO REPATRIATE > THE CNST ese e Tears PROT, SIN Life-and-death gift between life and death for many patients. Contact your local Red Cross today for clinic locations and schedules. absorbing and = eminently readable history of Whistler from 1914, when Myrtle and Alex Philip trekked up to Alta Lake to build Rainbow Lodge. to today's — spec- tacular world-class ski resort with its) Olympic-standard Facilities Hlustrated = with dozens of fascinating old photographs, it offers fast rehef for a modest $9 95 PEOPLE-SHOW: In_ years past December has obvious: ly been a booming month for North Shore births and wed dings Catching up. many belated happy returns to Lilltan Jones (Dec 5). Mildred Decker (Dec 15). Bob Bradshaw, Olive Loucks and John Sutherland (Dec 16). Gall McCance (Dec 14). Anita Dadson and Lara Irwin (Dec 20) the same goes for happy anniversary wishes to Gordie and Helen Dickey (Dec 2) Berne and Janet Maller (Dee 10), John and Jan Morrts (Dec 11) Daphne and Roly Robinson (Dec 15). Gall and Ken Taschuk (Dec 18) And a4 ng rosy apple for Littan Thiersch, ciected 1YS! «hair man of West School Board with the in Uctatipable Mark Sager o> her vine Van cof WRIGHT OR WRONG: As Dorms Day observed niddile age is that awkward penod of life where youre halfway between disco and binge