6 » Wednesday, October 9 1985 - North Shore News Editorial Page | HAD ABSOLUTELY NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE CF THE TANTED TUNA, OR THE INVESTIGATION - OF MARCEL MASSE. PEOPLE win Nz: blood on the political scene is always stimulating and hope-inspiring — which is at least one good reason to welcome North Van City’s latest ‘‘party’’, the Com- : munity Electors Association. The CEA, which made its debut last week ; ata public meeting attended by about 30 peo- ple, wants to see ‘‘a more progressive and open North Van City council’. it feels most of the : present incumbents ezz lacking in ‘farsighted ' vision’’ and in “energy’’. So, while supporting just one of them, Ald. John Braithwaite, the group is fielding its own : slate of five candidates for the remaining alder- “ manie seats in the November 16 election. i Up te this point the CEA — apart from mak- + ing no secret of its philosophical tinks with the : NDP — is somewhat sort on specific goals. ' Its spokespersons have touched on the need for ' more services for seniors'and accused council '. of poor communication with the public. But “a detailed and positive platform -has ‘yet to i: emerge. Actually, their wisest course might. be to forget about one. altogether. Hot municipal issues tzud to be limited to small constituen- cies, with most voters unaffected. As a result, nder the at-large system of voting as oppos- to a ward system, it’s hard for any platform ased on such issues to command, by itself fone, the solid: poll-by-polt support essential or winning seats. With only just over. five weeks left to elec- tion day, the CEA would be smart to swim.or nk purely on the personal qualities of its | in- dividual candidates. ©" ~ It’s PEOPLE -— not “party?” ideologies — ho get elected at ‘the Brassroots level of but... and in snow. Also, how to clear snow and ‘how to sand’ ice on lanes too narrow for. a truck. Then again, what if small. ‘NORTH “SHORE: ‘commuters, ; always sub- - consciously hoping for some’.eventual easing of the Lions Gate Bridge bottleneck, will have-to held their breath a while longer. Maybe forever.: A bit too hot? * hatever: ‘happened. to. the bosses in Ottawa? Recent TV: news coverage of Parliament has been notable for | Of Prime Minister Mulroney or Finance inister Wilson. Instead, their unhappy No. ’s = Erik. and Barbara — have been left ighting the rearguard action in the battle of he banks, the tuna and Marcel Masse. Could be the case of. getting out of the kitchen when 0 sign : ‘you can’t stand the heat? Display Advertising Newsroom Circulation . ° Subscriptions 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4 ~ Publisher Peter Speck é Genera! 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Press Council 56,245 (average, Wednesday Friday & Sunday) SDA DIVISION “THIS PAPER IS RECYCLABLE 980-0511 " Classified Advertising 986-6222 985-2131 986-1337 986-1337 ” Sunday, ‘tion of the North Shove. That’s the latest word from Highways Minister Alex Fraser in response to an imaginative proposal two months ago by the North Van Charaber of Commerce. ‘ The experts:..assure .us . there’ s no way ‘the 47-year- “old -- and voila! ' ‘In: addition,’ the Chamber called for. the. widening. of the Stanley Park . causeway to five lanes ---the fifth'a bus lane.’ This alone, it. reckon- ed, would -raise Capacity, by up ‘to- 10 per cent-‘and: cut delays by up to 20 | per cent. But alas, nothing in life ii is ever quite | as simple : as it first appears, Mr.. Fraser. liked the idea of widening . the ‘causeway, though | he warned that Van- couver ‘Park. Board .would ’ fight it. But ‘then came. the. big snags he foresaw. —- Two of the key problems, Mr. Fraser maintained, .are actually at Taylor Way and: Capilano Road, with their sensored traffic lights which divide up the total time of the green signal according to traffic: volumes from either direction. -A longer green one way means a shorter’ green the other way, So, for example, increased | LETTER OF THE DAY | Noel Wright off the bridge in the morning could cut the length of the green for southbound coim- muters at the two intersec- tions, thus slowing the flow and defeating the whole ob- ject. On the span itself, Mr. Fraser wondered how well drivers would cope with navigating the narrow 7 ft. 6 in. gullies at night, in fog ‘ I wouldn’t ' put: : engineer ‘ cars and larger. vehicles ar-: tive in . different’ ratios? . Wouldn’t one. of, the Janes soon congest-and grind toa halt; blocking access to’ the other, half-empty lane? To a layman, the logic of ° these: Particular‘ arguments - seems impressive -- although it past Zoltan, himself a vastly ex- perienced ‘consulting ‘specializing in transportation “ and’ traffic ’ problems, to come back with.” some. equally. convincing . . final . comfortably like’a clincher. TT northbound traffic’ coming’ -He points out that one ex-. tra_lane, however * ‘narrow,’ could.’ still: increase *. the’ weight on the. ‘bridge. by 25: per cent .--’ which might. (shudder!) ‘become : -the fast: straw that one day broke its. back, * Give straight A’s for ef- fort to Zoltan and his boys. Especially ‘if, one fine’ day, we get these: extra causeway lanes, But don’t throw your reading material out of the car just vec! taf Spare the coy otes! Dear Editor: I read with concern, in the September 29 edi- News, about the loss of a cat with the suspected villains being our resident coyotes. Would it be possible to ask your readers to consider the following points before giving judgement against the coyotes? For better or for worse we put down thousands of dogs and cats every year in the Vancouver . district because they are sot wanted by us for many ‘various and in- tricate reasons. Perhaps we should grant clemency to the coyotes for putting down the odd pet. Cats take too many wild birds for fun, and rarely eat them. if they eat the birds for food, we have no case against them. City-type’ cats and dogs n no , longer have the’ instinctive will’ in. them to view. a fleeting’ rat’ as a gourmet meal, Coyotes are still able to serve a rat'as a much deserved meal to be enjoyed with the utmost relish. Rats carry, if their fleas so * permit, the Bubonic plague. The Bubonic plague still thrives in South America. We are not immune. The chances of injury from ° a. coyote or: walt. ‘is -remote.. Tu date there are'no. -yecorded deaths of persons’: in North America that, have:. been caused by coyotes™ ‘or wolves, ’ at A carelessly parked motor vehicle ona. steep North” Shore driveway offers a much - greater potential danger * to both child and adult than the: wild and free coyotes. . Anthony M. Webb North Vancouver —