Bob Hunter. got married Sunday. The former Vancou-:- TF ver Sun: columnist,. currently. _ president ‘of! theGreenpeace | _ Foundation, *: Buddhist: ceremony in Van- couver..” * The: reception was. held 3 sins ome wore : the community ‘hall in loco, | where Bobbi grew up. It was °. a sunny day, and many of the guests spent the afternoon in. married . chis a “sweetie,” Bobbi Innes; in a _ ‘ the grassy. field’ adjacen ae | The North Shore News hit ; edition. {NSN: . Apr. 21j. quoting a few ‘residents’ ‘remarks that Bruce Street: is the. Vancouver’. Many citizens, including the executive of the: Horseshoe-' Bay Community. Association, are incensed by this. unfair criticism. Com- munity dances are indeed - held at the hall —- where else can adults: get. together. for friendly socializing at” a reasonable Price? © Most dances ‘are conduc- ted responsibly, down at 1 a.m. As stated by. Inspector Brolly, the Police: * have never had - a’ major *. ' problem at the hall: A few. isolated, unfortunate’ inci-. dents have-, riled “nearby: . residents, and the. Situation: has been slanted. out: of - all’ proportion. SMa on “tc tions, wok - Under the auspices ‘of. the’ : Horseshoe Bay. Community ve - Association’. Executive.”. the hall performs ; a necessary ~ Hanging, Dear Sir: The B.C. Civil fl Liberties | Association is very. much - concerned with the generally ‘retrogressive nature of major sections of Bills C-83 and . C-84, which have’ been: labelled ‘‘Peace and Secur- ity’* legislation by the federal’. government. ‘It séems clear to. us that ~ the . federal government's’ strategy is to''‘buy’’ support for the abolition of capital " Clroulation: 46, 00 - Founded In 1000" a9 an: Inedspendent,: : ‘community nowsapapor, Yhe ‘North Shore: |: . Nows is published waeokly, and distributed [: to every door on: the North Shore. ‘It le a: _.fpglaterod | newspaper — under: Part: “Sohodute tf,. paragraph It ta of the Customs. arid Exolse Act, os - Ota, ae / Clasaltied “*Skid” Road of. West . closing . community. service. . Activi-. hard with: this: Wednesday’, Ci ties -such as: community. concerts and children’s par-. ties ‘are popular: ‘The. senior citizens regularly hold. meet- ings, arts and crafts: classes, and special events. in the hall. Youngsters involved in -conservation: utilize: the hall as a meeting place for Forest Guards and Wardens. ° Art students under the. auspices of Capilano _ ‘College :: are involved in painting classes. ‘there. A thriving local ‘drama group, — “‘Baystage”’, - ‘has: entertained ‘the community with delightful presentations .. in. the : ‘hall. -includes access for: fi \ derbies, ‘cat. rallies, ae ‘making, -religious”’ gtoups;: _and. various ‘ meetings.~ At’ election time the. hall serves - as a. polling station. Local. ’ bridal parties often use. ‘the: facility” for wedding recep” : Through the “efforts of he. . members.of the association;-., : expensive renovations. have. bill: criticized Le ‘punishment | Bill with, increasingly punitive | ‘and brutalizing treatment | offenders, which : will make. Canada's already ineffective . “and degrading prison system.” more useless, uncivilized and. inhumane. |. | The: ‘abolish capital. punishment because it is not an ‘effective .deterrent and therefore im-. in order to” Protect society from such schiecrof rere anore rom pres Weck moral, then. Publisher, Editor: - Stall: | Sharon: . Johnson The list also |. “of. ne government” S. argu-— trent dis Msasically” that if we. . ;Aasletant Publisher ; Photographer. ) . Advertising Manioet yt Heather: Andria, Brass. ‘| came outside to soak up their “Halibut ‘boat that ‘carried: ‘Bob ; Ge . ,,Hunter and: other, foundation:~ ir, - members :-in® last: ‘spring’s. . all., Confrontation ‘.° bring. his’ “with: . the ., transformed the. interior of the hall and the ‘members: its appearance... oe The. executive, ‘including —_ presi- ‘dent, Judy Weiser —. vice- president, Michele Davies ~ —_ secretary; Edna ‘Carroll’. —. treasurer, and Teti Taylor —- spend "a social convenor, | : great deal of: voluntary - time. < and. effort to: ~manage: the QE "affairs of the half. Any local ‘resident is more than wel-. . ‘come to offer his : services and ° _Sonstructive criticism: we oe - sals are not Supported by’ any: executive teprets | that eM d B ‘Sreet,” “Or indeed 3 any. . ‘cher “street “in. “Horseshoe Bay, should be referred to.as “Skid Road”. Yours truly, “ a | . “M. L. Davies, Secretary, . ao “Horseshoe. may Conitmunity - : 6424: Bruce. Sts" oA, 4 Mo, 4 ; . West, , Vancouver. eS "person wemust. keep them in prison for the. major part of the’ rest: of their lives, even . though they may be complet- ely rchabilitated..In addition, - this. government legislation proposes. a. treatment of prison inmates. incarcerated in'them, result- ing ‘in- less Protection for x ° Pater Speck \ “Hex Weyler - , Shane McCune |: Bob Graham " ‘Paula | Ford,: Linda: | Greon,' Wendy Green,. Garol: ‘Hasean;, Barbara |, -., Haywood, Randy ° Hllthquaa, ; Bornio ; ‘Hiiard, -[: ‘considerable | * number: of . changes in: the Boe _/ Etlawarth Diekeoe Bi “Patricia : ‘Cardia, | 4, Yvonne Chapman, Carolyn: Goloclough, Holon. 7 — Dickey, Linda Doygias,: “Mikes Koon, 5, Botey : Knight, ..;Ann:, Kotod,. a, *y _: Madololne Leroy, Faye: McGrae; Jéessio Marks, i Jennle Johnson, Terry Johnson, Barbara Keon, - @ultlermo Lam, : Joyce .Lawry, Maina: Lelren, | | " ‘Sorensen, Fiona: ‘Stews . Wah ; end Vanelol ‘ Dartone Mason, Jill: Plasa, Maurean, Roach, | -Nanseor. Shiv}he Legh. “Anta... lym, | Sylvia. | mt Sam ‘Sam’ ‘Stewart, . ‘Alan'} ) Wiallance, Allison, , ‘media share of the spring sunshine’ and film the Buddhist. chant- ing. os juggled brightly 0 colored balls a in the air. “noon. - It wasn't publicized with hee ‘the same splash given to the. Kennedy Airport and took off “Commons.”* British bicentennial . gift to ~the U.S.,-but it was a worthy. - “project: and ~ well Sone: . nevertheless. . Ke seems: a a chap. with the ss delightfully Yankee name’ of Langhans rs fee Langhans i is: the town... a Town, New York.: of .. - Huntington - For. his: bicentendial pro- — .ject, ‘Rufus. doubled as the town’: s debt collector. : ‘take a great. ‘deal ‘of. Pride i in in the: course-..of his- -research,“he discovered that after the Revolutionary War, . King George’s troops depar- ~ ' ted’ without’ honoring their JOUs—which ° amounted to some: ‘$15,000. “‘Decked out in ‘appropriate . society rather thant n more. ~ ~ The: government” s propo-: - sion “of, Canada, which has ‘spent: “years © Studying the Problem.” The.’ BC. civil, ‘Liberties Association i is sure that there . ‘aré: many: community. organi- “zations: in this: province and: across Canada which. oppose ' such a synical and politically “expedient act‘on the part of the federal government with _. respect to a matter. of: such “+ moral and practical impor-.' . tance to. all Canadian | citi- zens. We do not think that a” ‘majority of Canadians would buy the deal being offered by | _the federal government. if ‘they were in possession of all _.the facts. In return ‘for the abolition’ of Capital Punish- ment on moral grounds, we — are being asked to give up which.will inevitably increase, significant civil liberties, to the amount of- injustice that " ‘make prisons more ineffec- occurs in. our. prison: system. tive and brutal and more and. will. consequently in- | . crensie the bitterness of those expensive, with the assur- ‘ ance that all of this will result ; in less protection to society. The B. ron Civil, Liberties our opposition to this deal: ao Sending copies of our ‘Welets to every member of Parliament. and every ‘Senator. a ‘plete to every clvil libertics ‘and human rights association in; Canada, urging them to ‘follow our: lead in’ thelr respective areas. ae Arranging for our views ito be aired in all of the news ‘ahd smatlonally. ” "6 “the: afternoo: distinctions: ae we os id the suit Si" . blurred and the ite Went sailing Monday, § for. -: a couple of hours. after work... The breeze was brisk and.the’. boat slid across the inlet from... Mosquito ” Creek,. ‘balanced ee between the force of the wind: “onthe sails and tie. weight of, . “the keel. “} Kids played with ballons. - = Dogs frisked around: A man "Gee, what a nice’ after - colonial ‘garb, complete with. Association is therefore plan- | ning to ‘take the fdllowing - actions to let our representa: - tives in Parliament know of - ” ‘Sending copies. of our There. was ‘a lot. tof marine - traffic — i felt very: insignifi- as ‘sword, he ‘boarded a plane at. for London to collect.” - Ths typically. bold’ Ameri. | can ‘gesture’ was. met by: a: typically coo!. British ‘parry. . was. shuffled. .— . politely — from one depart... ment to another. Finally, he raade ‘his: way. _ to the office of the Chancellor: of the Exchequer, Denis Healey. _ sees “They were very cordial,” ” said Rufus. ‘‘The chancellor. was on vacation, but I did” spend some.time with his ‘private secretary, a man named. Smith. I was. invited. - to tea and ‘told that the | matter should probably be... e - Taking out a special” advertisement i in the Vancou- ver Sun to alert the people of B.C. to‘aur position and the : facts which’ ‘support it. - “ve Making representations. to ‘the . Parliamentary- Commit- — tee on Justice and = Legal - Affairs. opposing those as-— ‘pects. - of the two: bills as: “outlined. in the’. ‘attached briefs. * ) “We have included with this. letter a copy of.our position _ paper on Bills. C-83 and C-84 - and a summary of that paper. _ free to use ©. . Zalm Please feel ‘excerpts from this. matrial - provided of course, the sense of it is preserved. Yours sincerely, | Christopher Rigg,, President BCCLA Ban smoke . Dear Sir: I agree with ‘the: letters to: the editor written by Mr. and ’ Mrs. Krocher and Robert: ~ and Mary Stevens re: burn-. ‘ing of garden refuse. All those fires do is make our already polluted air’. smell worse, In my opinion they" should be banned, ‘have avery valid point,” though, in saying..that cars. . and motorcycles are worse, ‘and especially people ‘who « - insist on making life. miser- foot “ore. carrier. ‘going. ‘one’ “way and a 700-foot freighter 7 huffled. — ote - engines. . fe ‘Victoria, B. noe > formed, he averag Mr. H. Hawthorne does” .¢ homes, : ‘going the other.” beth wags - We saw killer whales again ; ih the harbor.: One. rose near. ‘enough: for ‘us. to’ hear “it” breathes ‘It’s: reassuring to: - “. $ee nature. - g ‘undisturbed ‘in: ‘the. -midst of. SO much: ‘commer me ‘on: brought: up "Translation: Nice ty ole boy, but it's. no: Good... “mind: a ‘tad made. a3 | peader offered ne ‘his 6pinion _on ‘the Bractice. of ‘talking: to. . ‘ plants:. 62002 Fete “As a oad: of - bbish,”* nan _he said. ‘‘F’ve been. Swearing at: those.” damn: weeds’ for - . years, and they sé every spring." le’ s’ amazing (and 5 Ss iden- . ing). to. see so many eeople puffing _. away" ‘steam, Mike: “ Mrs. JA. Funk” “Ks, wo : 103-1430 Chesterfield - North Vancouver - a Parliament: —_ ‘Care Parent's: ‘Association”’, Iwould like.to inform, you of our. dissatisfaction. with: your . _ proposed. ’ (eronge in tlie |. yicore. — : subsidy’ rates: fo Children” spparently. are a low. priority.’ lin the: “Social ‘Credit govern we care and’ future; -evalyated. at’ fos. famil ts eat ):to. . amily day: ere ¢).to. your proposed: 50c/hr,'; (an in- crease of: Scie in 'two years). 7036. crate arged. i ‘S), ‘98,00: per. a per: “day: ‘otakl ng It:most difficult’ for ‘parents and the | Day’ Care. In mation, offices to, ‘secure: ‘famth “day | care able with ‘thelr foul ci at 5 won . ettes. gar- «Because * there, gre “no a under-three ‘centres: on. the both tye aout B Cy, ae People who smoke — thiete clothes smell bad and thieir. breath worse. If they must do. : so I_ would appreciate it if’ _ they would do so only in their own homes and yards, not in: ‘public cating prens;"etd, | weber eves rn La) North Shore;'family day care is the only resource;open to” : Patents. ‘Teenagers’ receive — 1.00/hr. rate'to watch T.V. while e’child: waleeps, | yet. day care ‘mothers dre expec: tea, to {éod; teeth puperviee: aa ii an wane. de