5 - Friday, November 15, 1985 ~ North Shore News Kempo to face off against Ree IN HER second run for a seat on the B.C. Legislature, Dr. Olga Kempo says the winds of change are now blowing in the direction of the New Democratic Party. Acclaimed October 4 as the NDP's candidate for the North Vancouver-Capilano tiding, the Capilano College professor said in a recent in- OLGA KEMPO terview with the News that her chances of establishing an NDP beachhead on the North Shore are much im- proved from those of her maiden run in 1983, in which she finished a distant second to North Van- couver-Capilano MLA Angus Ree. “4 think the entire social climate of the province has changed. Many people, Socreds included, are sur- prised and disappointed at what has happened since 1983,’' Kempo said. “Nothing that has happened since then, especially with regard to the cuts in social services, was mentioned in the Social Credit pre-1983 election campaign. People just had no inkling of what they were voting for." SMALL CHANCE But Ree, who recently an- nounced a $30 million over- pass for the intersection at Lonsdale and the Upper Levels highway, said the chances of Kempo winning the North Van- couver-Capilano seat for the NDP were ‘‘about the same as they were last time around.” Ree, who has yet to decide if he will run in the next provincial election, said that though Kempo was a com- petent candidate, he saw lit- tle likelihood of wholesale North Vancouver Lurcheon meeting caters to seniors NORTH SHORE seniors are prepared to take action about discontinued bus routes and noise pollution bylaw violations. The Lower Lonsdale Seniors Association will be holding an open forum for seniors Nov. 18 at I p.m. at Yic’s Dining Lounge. Association director Lawrence Pomery = said Lower Lonsdale seniors have voiced concerns about noisy motorcycles and discan- tinued bus routes. The idea behind the forum, he said, is to bring together the seniors and the people who are most able to do something about the problems. The guests will be North Vancouver City Mayor Jack Loucks, RCMP Cst. Alison Irons and Metro Transit Corporation vice- president Larry Ward. For more information, cali the association at 986- 7660. voter q By TIMOTHY RENSHAW defection to the NDP in any upcoming election: ‘North Shore people are positive, independent and hard work- ing. They're not always looking to the government for help. I think overall they are happy with the gov- ernment.”* Kempo. reiterated the claims of NDP leader Bob Skelly that the pounding education had taken under the Social Credit government was one of the major con- tributing factors to what she said was the province's downward economic and social spiral. Education and jobs, she said, were inevitably intert- wined: ‘‘There is a new cra ahead. Unless our education is given the tools to compete, we cannot hope to maintain any sort of competitive in- ternational edge. The people of North Vancouver, | think, are especially aware of the value of education.” Kempo added that a general sense of public demoralization has now in- fected the population of B.C. and the morale of workers, such as those in the province's health services, Kempo said her style, along with that of her par- ty's, was one of cooperation over confrontation. But Ree scoffed at recent NDP estimates of a current $1 billion per year B.C. def- icit, saying that though the numbers were ‘fairly LAGOSTINA BAMBINA Contemporary styling and § economical 8-piece cookware set. REG. $209 SPECIAL $99. 00 | ONLY $99.00 Introducing. . . Air condition your closets with CLOS ventilated shelving and basket systems. .R.’s CHAIR MARKET” substantial, it’s not a billion. And it’s a quarter of what it would have been under an NDP government.”’ While he agreed that education was still an issue, Ree said the government had the situation ‘fairly well in AWG ie A! TTI (package #1608 fits frorn 5’ to 8 wide closets) IMPORTED BISTRO CHAIRS, BENTWOOD CHAIRS, KITCHEN & DINETTE TABLES REDUCED 20-40% PLUS HUNDREDS OF UNADVERTISED EARLY BIRD SPECIALS FOR CHRISTMAS. IWDUSTRIAL? KL “VOLU LOW: hand.” He defended the Social Credit restraint policies pointing out that the cost of government had been teduced by $800 million since 1983. SAVE THE GARDENS Re-elect SPIRELLA SHOWER CURTAINS, TOWELS & BATH ACCESSORIES SAVE 25% a Spice Rack with 18 jars REG. $37.95 im Under cabinet Spice Rack R with 12 jars REG. $32 wa ONLY $19.95 7306 Granville {at 7th Ave.) Free Parking At Rear 734-4395 OPEN SUNDAYS 12- 2Sp.t m.