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aT Sa grand day i in, and
” for, this province. Let the

’welkin ring. Let the wassail-.

ing begin. Garde Basil

. Gardom is, as of approxi- fe

‘mately 2:30 today, lieu-
tenant-governor of British:
"Columbia...

The ‘Queen ‘couldn’ t have made
a better choice. Thanks, Queen.

Garde Gardom is the very pic-
ture of what a lieulenant-governor
‘ of a brawny, near-frontier province
~ like B.C. should have:

‘He was B.C.'s agent-general in
London from 1987 to. 1992, stick-
handling our province's trade and
- other interests ‘across Europe. And
- Europeans must have gawked.

For Garde is a big, bluff,

ruddy-faced, handsome devil, ‘with - :

‘an instantly open, affable manner

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and a fine outdoorsman look about
him that practically shrieks
“Canada — just as you always
imagined it!"

Put him in a Mountie uniform

‘and he could have convincingly

sung Rose Marie to Seunette

MacDonald.

L actually felt uneasily that
Britons and Europeans unfamiliar
with our country might think that
all Canadians looked more or less
like Garde,

If only’ we did.

Tonce saw Garde (name's
Welsh,'T believe: though he was
born in Banff, Alberta) manfully
digging up his garden in 2 great
red-checked shirt and heavy bovis.
He could have been a hearty and’

hardy lumberjack, He could have
* been an explorer commissioned by

his monarch to penetrate the
Canadian wilderness — plant the
flag i in trackiess wastes, that sort
of thing. :

“Net as a member of the legisla-

ture,'Garde was also a cosimapoli-
tan figure, a smashing dresser,
Crisp, elegant, immaculate, expen-
sive. He looked like 'a million
bucks, and that might have approx-
imated the cost of his wardrobe.

_ And His Honor -—- we must
learn to address him as “Your
Honor” — couldn't have a better
supporting cast. Helen Gardom, |
natural, unaffected, gracious with-
out grandness,.couldn’t play the
role of the Queen's representa-
“tive’s wife more impressively if
“she'd been sent straight from cen-

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PME WA SR

FE ARE well beyond the gee-whiz

phase of the communications phe-

¥ nomenon known as the Internet.

The much vaunted infobahn is now subtly

and not-so-subtly under attack by vested

media interests who fear a loss of control and

others who fear the censorship-resistant
nature of the beast.

The campaign of negation invariably focus-

es upon sexual content and politically incor-

., rect information.

, The issue of children's access to the
Internet is developing flash point.

As home computers linked to the Net via.
modem proliferate, more children are going
on-line.

There is a world of possibilities for kids on
the Net. Most of it is positive, educational and
conducive to international understanding and

Yes there is much on the Net that is trite,
trivial and inappropriate for children.

As is the case with television, it is up to par-
ents to become active partners in directing
the use of the medium. Sadly in the TV world .
many are whining for government controls on ;
what may be shown on television. .

Raising children who can think critically |
and are able to make informed decisions is
key. Nurturing an ethical code by which to
live is also essential.

Parents and school administrators. may
choose to deny children access to computer
networking in an attempt to protect them.
That’s not the way to go.

The MIT Media Lab is encouraging shared
reflection on solutions. Send e-mail to: caci-
request @ media.mit.edu

The body of the message should say: sub-

creative linkages.

te

tral casting. '

If you've noticed that this isa
rave review, here | make a declara-
tion of interest of sorts. A dozen
years ago, while at large after
breaking out of the newspaper
business and running a one-man
consultancy, I advised Garde on
communications. . .

fuse the word “advised” advis-
edly. Garde, then minister of inter-
governinental relations and House
leader in the Bill Bennett govern-
ment, needed no lessons, He'd
given countless speeches, and the
only words Tf put in his mouth
from my drafis were “the” and
“an” and such like.

1 found hira to be much more
interested in ideas and political
theory than the public might have
thought from his breezy manner,
He also had a common touch that |
couldn't touch. He and his feiiow
member for Point Grey, Pat
‘McGeer, made a formidably brainy
and assured pair.

This looks like a flawless por-
trait. Not quite. There is a bit of a
problem.

And that is that the lieutenant-

- governor's house in Victoria might
be a bit of a come edown for the
Gardoms.

Oh, just kidding. But not entire-’

ly. .

The Gardom house is High
Olde Shaughnessy. It is country-

* squire stuff. What gives it the sure
rural-England touch is the dogs.
Hounds without hares.

At the time | worked with him ~

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scribe. .

ice
there were five — and one had a
new fitter of puppies, comfortably
ensconced in the house, Alas, time
passes, and today I understand
there are only two.

Licutenant-Governor David and
Mrs. Lam will be a hard act to fol-
low. The Gardoms can do it, And
right royally.

‘Turning to local matters: What,
our B.C. water less than purely
perfect?

Can‘t believe it. T thought you
could get gorgeous water around
here 90% of the time merely by
holding out your hat.

But it seems that a nasty
intestinal bug called the cryp-
tosporidium, which made about
half of Milwaukce sick, is lurking
in our own North Shore system.

Rafe Mair's CKNW program
drew attention this week to the
paradox that people are barred

- from our watershed in the interests

of safe water, yet logging is

_ allowed,

[always figured W.C. Fields,
who once drank a glass of water
on a bet, had it figured out right. :
Pass the martinis, mother, I told
you I take them for strictly medici-
nal purposes.

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Wood gets
job done —

Dear Editor:

I could not disagree 1 more
with Maureen ‘Curtis's dssess-
ment) of West “Vancouver
District Council, and her
attributing a B-minus” to
Councillor Ron Wood (New
Council injects Life Into Issues,
Apiil 16).

Many people: from this.
municipality “voted for Ron
Wood specifically because of
the “mild-manner” that . so
draws. Ms. Curtis’ disapproval.; °
Voters weren't looking’ for..a-
Mighty Morphin Power Ranger:
we. were looking for a man of '
integrity, who would quictly get
on with the job, and in Ron
Wood, that’s what we got,

Obviously. Ms.’ Curtis ‘is -
unaware of the. mountain of -
reports and letters that this ma.1
brings home to study, so that he
can have all information at. his
finger tips. Nor.is she aware of
how carefully he deliberates
before reaching what he consid-
ers to be the fairest decision,
These are the important charac-
teristics that voters are looking
for, not technicolored flash and
splash.

J. Ian Andrews
West Vancouver

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