“’; do not own’ Stanley Park, “Owners, - ; Sf ots) cies) la one Dw oo OP ete Mt. 0? x . 2 ah Veco ‘abe. BP | YOUTH NEWS | Be KS Hometown fans deserve | our chance to see Adams’ show Outdoor proposal handled poorly by Parks Board WE HAD it all planned out. Nine of us and several large picnic baskets were going to head out to Brockton Point: and see a Canadian, no, a local superstar. It seemed that Bryan Adams had gone to every other part of Canada, and finally he was-com- “ing home. And to top it ail off, he was going to do it free. It seemed like a dream at the ’-'time and, thanks to the Vancouver >> Parks Board, that’s all it will be. Granted there would be some security problems, but the Parks Board should remember that they ‘just: look. ‘after. it for the true : the citizens of Greater , Nanceuver. “They find. »o problem with. - allowing hundreds of thousands of people to crowd along the beach “and parks along English Bay to ‘watch the various fireworks, and they go so fer as to arrange road closures, police supervision and "the like. ‘-So why will they not allow an - gll-Canadian, honest performer to . . give a show to thank all those . people who helped make him a superstat’? __~ He could have done it at Hyde '. Park,’ at. Central. Park, or any- SATURDAY Sept. 5—Ongoing to June. French -. Storytimes; 10 am, beginners, I1 am. French immersion students. Also: ©; Saturday Storytimes; kids aged 4-8 - ws.3 drop-in at 10:30 a.m. for stories, songs &‘ fun. :N.V. City. Library, 121 We d4thr St., N. Vv. - e ° o : Sept. Sond, Sept. 7. Cow milking .. demonstrations & pony rides available they. where else. But he chose his bir- thplace, simply decause it meant something to him as an individual. That is something that should have been respected. The way I see it the Parks Board had three realistic choices. The first was to simply ‘‘Just Say No,” and stop it at that be- fore leading on several thousand Vancouverites. The second thing that they could have done is just say yes, let Bruce Allen handle the show, and hope for the best. The third — and possibly best thing to have done — would be to sit down with Adams and Allen, and attempt to find a more suit- able location if the point was not feasible. Among other possible sites could have been the English Bay area, with Adams performing from the fireworks barge or a similar setup, or at one. of the local mountains that have outdoor bandshells or some accessible land, such as on Grouse. Still possible would have been to have the concert at Empire or Thunderbird stadiums. Searching out solutions would not only have been a good public relations move for .an already disappointing Parks Board, but it would have increased their now dismal chances for re-election. It would generally have made. the entire event more worthwhile because it would appear to then be an event everyone had worked for. Maybe it’s not too late to still make the concert a reality. Maybe all the young people will have to Summer is over for North Shore high school students. What are your expectations of the new school year? What grade are you in? Are you starting to prepare for university or college? NEWS photo Mike Wekstiekd BRYAN ADAMS live over the Labor. Day ‘weekends ‘not:to be =. why was his show singled out for exclusion frem Stanley Park? ; keep phoning both the Parks Board and Bruce Allen Talent un- KIDS’ STUFF at Mapelwood Farm, S Seymou Rives Place, N.Y. 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