6 ~ Sunday, June 16, 1991 ~ North Shore News BEFORE THe PROPOSED CHANGES WHE GUN LW... NEWS BY A GIN AND ROB BANK IN 28 DAYS. “f Ue Ea iNT Water wisdom EGION-wide water restrictions taake good setise. Under a plan recently drafted by the Greater Vancouver Regional District, the regional body would have the power to impose uniform water-use restrictions in all municipalities and districts serviced by the Capilano, Seymour and Coquitlam waier- sheds. Currently about half of the 16 com- munities serviced by the GYRD water system have no sprinkling restrictions at ail, including Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond. Municipalities with restrictions, such as the three on the North Shore, can rightly ask why they should bear the burden of water conservation when neighboring municipalities are free to water resources as they please. And while the actual volume of water used is usually noi reduced through the in- stitution of such measures as sprinkling restrictions, a uniform system would at feast give the GVRD the power to control water use at peak demand times and thereby reduce the threat of serious water shortages at critical times of the day and critical times of the year. Restrictions would also focus attention on the value of our focal water resource and the need to conserve that resource not just in the summer when water levels traditionally drop, but all year round. As the population of the Lower Mainiand continues to increase, so will the value of local waiter. use precious THE WEEK “The district should be shot and Bremner should resign.”’ Deep Cove merchant Margie Goodman, venting frustration over the slow progress of a street beautification project in Deep Cove. wars and they didn't scare me half as much as the streets of North Vancouver.”’ An 82-year-old North Van- couver war veteran, calling the new ALIVE anti-gang and vio- lence group, commenting on local violence. “I'd rather live any place else.”’ Rosella McLachlan, whose house is sandwiched between two unfinished excavations in North Vancouver District, on how the situation has ruined her enjoyment of home. “Some people think traps are ef- fective, but the problem with traps is that they (rap pets." Environment ministry spokesman Patricia Kilt, on the failure of the ministry’s North Shore coyote-catching program to ‘*,..Uve fought in two big world catch any coyotes. “Cats are still going missing. I could send my dog out there and he could find one (coyote), but he probably wouldn’t come back ei- ther.”’ West Vancouver resident Kimber Lee Neal, on the coyote problem in her neck of the woods. “They want to buy a ‘91 Caddy and only have a °'90 Chevy to trade in.”* Grain handlers union secretary- treasurer Henry Kancs, on the demands of elevator operators to change the working hours of union members. Publisher . . Peter Speck Display Advertising 980-0511 Distribution 986-1337 w North Shore Managing Editor Timothy Renshaw Real Estate Aavertising 985-6982 Subscriotions 986-1337 managed Aavediing Direc tor Linge sug Classified Advertsing 986-6222 Fax 985-3227 i in ewart — Newsrooi : nist . 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That truth, it seems, is dawning on a toi of folks these days and the result seems fikely to be a radically new way of peering into our future. For a couple of centuries the economists —- practitioners of “the dismal science’’ — have pin- ned their faith to digits when gaz- ing into thetic crystal balls, Cold statistics have been their tools for predicting booms, reces- sions and changes in the ways we earn, spend, consume and live. If we acted like this when that hap- pened, then this is how we'll act when it happens again. Not necessarily so, say two top North American economic gurus — Simon Fraser University's Richard Lipsey and the University of California’s Paul Romer. Their theory, now being tested in a five-year research project, is that we're NOT just a bunch of selfish, greedy slobs. They suspect our behavior in the marketplace depends on much more than ma- terial lust — that as individuals our programining is humanistic rather than mathematical. ‘*People want to fcel a sense of belonging,’ says Lipsey. “People are often moved by altruism and senses of fairness. Over and over again, subjects in experiments will reject a situation that raises their own material position if the out- come is perceived to be unfair.”’ The research team led by the two professors is also examining the effect of different cultures with different value systems in shaping the economic future. For example, the Japanese and Germans tend to “‘play safe’’ for long term rewards, whereas the North American tradition is risk- taking in pursuit of the fast buck. Once, those cultural differences had little effect on other economies. But in today’s com- petitive global village the value system of people half a worid away can have a huge effect on jobs and incomes elsewhere. Ask General Motors about Toyota. Meanwhile, career counsellors report signs pointing in the direc- tion Lipsey and Romer are explor- ing among the new generation just entering the work force. Unlike their baby-boomer parents, many regard work purely as a means to an end — ample free time for their own interests, marriage and family life. And Noe! = ae HITHER AND YON many have little urge to outdo their parents in material posses- sions and lifestyles. If it all proves to be true, we may at last be shedding some bad old habits. The next job, of course, being to learn some good new anes! eos SIGN-OFF: West Van May Days, 1931-1973, are the subject of the latest archival record being pro- duced by the West Van Historical Society — if you can help with any old photos, scrolls, programs and other memorabilia, tisey’d love to hear from you al 926- 2643... Only 14 more days ie.t for candidates aged 16% to 21 to enter Gertie Todd’s 40th anniver- sary Miss North Shore Pegeant — call 985-0555 soonest for details... Meanwhile, any alumni of Kit- silano High now aged 67 (give or take!) in this neck of the woods should contact Mike Downing, 985-4752, about the planned S0th Reunion party for the Class of ‘42... And please don’t forget they’re hoping for a pinta the best from you at the Lions Gate Hos- pital blood donor clinic, 2:30-8 p.m. tomorrow and Tuesday, June 17-18. eee WRIGHT OR WRONG: How come we've never seen a picture of Whistler's Dad? To all others, a very happy Father’s Day any- how! Photo submitted THE SPOTLIGHT at next Saturday’s opening Folkfest perfor- mance Strathcona Chinese Dancers. in the Centennial Theatre will be on the renowned