10 - Sunday, May 23, 1993 - North Shore News AP. fv - ha a Roger Crombie eGredie North Vancouver 1 think that Canada has an te ; active role to play on the in- ternational seene as peacekeepers, and | en- courage that support. How- ever, i'n totally opposed to Canadian participation in a ULN.-sanctioned war over there. Bud Donnelly West Vancouver No. What good is it doing to send more troops over there? It hasn't worked over the past 20 or 30 years so why do we think it will work now. Look at Cyprus. Drivers guilty of drinking RECENT CONVICTIONS NORTH VANCOUVER: James in North Sh ts h Gordon Dobson, 42, 7511 Bates in or ore courts have Rd., Richmond (impaired, 30 days resulted in fines and jail); Robert Allan Potuzak, 46, penalties, including a driv- §295 Cliffridge Ave., North Van- ° : sae couver (over .08, $500 fine); Steve ing suspension, for drinking Gray, 34, 120-260 East 12th St., and driving related of- North Vancouver (breathalyser re- fences: fusal, $300 fine). ra = a ‘i Reforming the Health System on the North Shore PUBLIC MEETINGS The Royal Commission on Health Care & Costs recommended better coordination, improved planning and more public participation in deci- sions affecting our health. ; A Planning Committee will guide this process on the North Shore (including Lions Bay and Bowen island). With public involvement, it will develop the vision for improvements to our health system and create the Organization to bring about change. This will likely include the merging of the Union Board of Haalth and the Regional! Hospital District. This Planning Committee will be chosen following consultation with the public and over one hundred health-related organizations on the North ore. Public meetings are scheduled at the following times for any member ot the public who would like more information and/or wishes to be involved in planning for the reformed system. May 26 2pm-3:30pm Gleneagles Golf Club, West Vancouver May 27 2:30pm-4pm Delbrook Recreation Centre, North Vancouver May 27 7pm-8:30pm Gleneagles Golf Club, West Vancouver - dune 1. 8pm-9:30pm Oelbrook Recreation Centre, North Vancouver ‘ Additional meetings and locations may be scheduled in June, subject to demand. a The Health Management Resource Group working on behalf of North Shore communities Do you favor a larger Canadian military presence in Bosnia? Since its inception in the spring of 1945, the United Nations has become the foremost peacekeeping force in the world. Likewise, Canadian participation in these peacekeeping forces has helped define our country's place in the world. Canada's current role on the world scene includes a ferce of 1,100 blue-helnieted UN peacekeepers in the civil-war torn land of Bosnia. Also, 330 Canadians, lightly armed, are maintaining a presence in beseiged Srebrenica. Defence planners from several NATO countries have recently commented that the Canadian be ° UN troops are the most at risk Ren sph \ of all peacekeeping forces, No, because if we do, it will and that the better-equipped just escalate the risk to our French and British forces soldiers. would have to come to the Canadians’ rescue if the Bosnia Serb army began hea- vy shelling. A U.S. Democratic congress- man who recently returned from a fact-finding mission in the area said: "if we commit to air strikes, (UN forces) may have to fight their way out of Bosnia. This is a grim prospect for the lightly equipped and vuiner- able Canadian peacekeepers. The North Shore News survey team began calling North Shore residents last Monday to find out if North Shore residents felt a stronger Canadian presence in the war-torn countries would help the peace process. Of those polled, 4796 believed our current troop commitment to the es ann UN forces was adequate and our fair share, Poengeldastieegin ) 4 eer 4 The second-largest response was that 23.2% of respondents said they didn’t know enough about the situation to comment. Those in favor of increasing our troop presence in search of elusive peace tallied 19.9%, The remaining 9.9% had no opinion on the > Kevin Wright N matter, orth Vaneouver Yes, £ think we as Canadians In a zone-by-zone breakdown, the strongest no-vote came from should help other. struggling the Norgate Park and Pemberton Heights area with 67.4% nations secure a brighter opposed to sending more Canadians. The strongest yes vote was future. found to be from Upper Lynn Valley with 48.1% responding in favor of sending more troops. 493 CRONOS 626 DX BASE 5 spd. 14,995 “SPECIALIZED MAZDA SERVIC * THIS SPECIAL NOT Maca: VAUD WITH ANY. GENUINE ParRTs - OTHER PROMOTION AND ACCESSORIES PRICE INCLUDES FRT & PDI, ADD TAXES SERVICE HOURS . SAT. 8 AM-9 PM 8 : oe : pete Date gary ae