6 - Wednesday, May 31, 1989 -

North Shore News

Reformers courting the
politically frustrated

DISENCHANTED TORY AND GRIT voters are invited to
get a close-up Saturday, June 3, of a third option — and
where it’s headed — at North Van’s Coach House Inn.

They’ll be welcomed as non-
voting observers at the Reform
Party’s day-long assembly of dele-
gates and members from 17 Lower
Mainland and some Interior
ridings. In attendance wil! be top
guns Preston Manning, the party
leader, and guest speaker Deborah
Grey, the Albertan MP who's the
party’s first and so far lonely ban-
ner-bearer in the Commons.

The Reformers will have plenty
to talk about, says chairman Ron
Gamble (North Van candidate in
last year’s ciection}, us they
prepare resolutions for the RP’s
October ‘‘national assembly"’ in
Edmonton. Subjects to be tackled
include Senate reform, rejection of
Meech Lake, & ‘‘flat’’ tax system,
ways to end the federal deficit,
immigration, multiculturalism, bi-
lingualism (opposed by the party),
and new approaches to conserva-
tion and the environment.

There'll also be a motion to
amend the party constitution so as
to give constituencies the exclusive
right to nominate candidates, with
the leader stripped of his present
power of veto. Had that been in
force seven months ago, it’s entire-
ly possible that Capilano-Howe
Sound’s MP today might be col-
umnist Doug Collins — acclaimed
at the packed nominating meeting
only to be fired the next day by
Preston Manning for refusing to
sign a ‘“‘good behavior’? chit!

But despite odd teething troubles
the 18-month-old Reform Party is
presently on a roll. Now with over
26,000 members, it ran 72 can-
didates last November in the four
western provinces, where it got
275,000 votes. Winning 7.4 per
cent of the popular vote at first try

DEBORAH GREY ...Jonely ban-
mer-bearer.

and after barely a year’s existence
puts it in a rather different class
from mete ‘‘other parties’? —
especially in an election polarized
by the free trade issue.

The full day, including lunch,
costs $30 — lunch only, plus Ms.
Grey’s specch, $20. For some po-
litically frustrated citizens it might
turn out to be money well spent.
To reserve, call Dave Carey, 985-
4566, or BH Ryan, 929-2167.

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WITH MUCH BOOT stamping to
the bellowed commands patented
by sergeant-majors North Van’s
very own army — 6 Field Engineer
Squadroa — paraded last week for
its annual inspection by Col. Sam
Dunbar, CD, Commander of CFB
Chilliwack. In the venerable ar-
moury on Forbes nearly 100 citi-
zens, including a bevy of local

[NEWS VIEWPO!

Park

folly

RESERVING INDUSTRIAL land on the North
Shore is of paramount importance if the com-

VIPs, watched the smartly
turned-out troops commanded by
Major John McKay, CD, perform
their ceremonial drilling, marching
and saluting. Tunes of glory were
provided by the North Van Youth
Band directed by David Hexder-

son.

It culminated with the presentat-
ion of annual awards — this year
to Sapper J.A. Jacox (Henry
Holland Trophy for best sapper),
Cpl. Michelle Lee (Tony Lucas
Trophy for best support role), Cpl.
Darcy Fysh (Sergeant’s Mess
Trophy for best junior NCO) and
W.O. Craig McLeod (‘‘Scotty”’
Wild Beaver Trophy for best
senior NCO). Support Officer
Capt. Ottmar Kiltz was presented
with an engraved plaque to mark
his retirement after 33 years of
continuous service, and Capt.
Mike Wood received his THIRD
Meritorious Service Award — a
“first?” in the 41-year history of
that trophy.

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WRAP-UP: West Van’s Ctiff
Upkam was honored agzin Sunday
— 73 years after he received a
Medal of Merit for saving another
boy from death in a Fraser River
log jam. Now 91 and the sole sur-
viving member of the first B.C.
Sea Scout Troop, Cliff was named
honorary commodore on the Sea
Scouts annual regatta at Jericho
Sailing Centre ... Elected 1989-90
directors of the North Van Kiwanis
Club are Dave Welsford, Hugh
McKay, Bruce Gilbert, Jeremy
Dalton, Jim Perkins, Alas Hassel
and Dave Bonner ... And if you're
not Reform Partying this Satur-
day, June 3, don't miss West
Van's lavish Commualty Day
celebrations — starting with the
big I] a.m. parade from

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Ambleside Park to the Rec Centre,

where non-stop entertainment,
fun, food and refreshments will

keep the whole family happy until

suppertime.

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WRIGHT OR WRONG: One test
of good manners is to be able to
put up pleasantly with bad cnes.

WEWS photo Neil Lucente

CULTURAL MOSAIC...four-year-old Simon Robertson constructs a
portion of 2 mosaic at North Van's Trotin-Trotinette French Immersion
Preschool. Simon and his §1 schoolmsies ill be extibiiing their artwork
June 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the school lows ze! at 378 West King Road.

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munity is to retain its high standard of living.

Rezoning the Matsumoto Shipyard Dollarton
foreshore to residential or recreztional use would be a
costly mistake to North Vancouver District Council,
not only in the amount of dollars spent to purchase the
land, but in tke loss of income industrial jobs and
taxes generate for the community.

The Save Our Shores tobby group is putting pressure
on council to designate the Matsumoto site as future
park space. Other concerned citizens want the tidal
mud flats from Dollarton to Ambleside preserved for a
nature reserve. Both plans are attractive but fail to
take into account the economic side-effects the loss of
industry would have on the welfare of the community.

If more waterfront is needed for recreational use, let
the park Iand come from residential properties. Buying
up residences along the waterfront can be a slow and
expensive process, but the short-term costs make up
for the long-term economic benefits. Taxes received
from industries can be funneled into residential prop-
erty purchases. The result is recreational land with an
industrial tax base intact.

Rapid population growth on the North Shore is put-
ting demands on the community’s green space. Parks
must be made; but converting industrial property to
recreational use is 2 losing proposition to business, res-

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