A6-Sunday News, July 13, 1980 ae it _ es ' West Van logic | West Vancouver council] aims to declare the municipality off limits to any further residential highrises. It proposes to limit development of remaining pockets of land in the present highrise area to low-density multiple housing with a maximum height of three storeys. Last week’s public hearing on the proposal indicated that most West Van citizens will welcome the downzoning, which is hardly surprising. Over the years they have gained a well-earned reputation for opposing high (or increased) density in whatever form it ap- peared — whether in developments like Panorama Village and Caulfeild Plateau, in reduced lot sizes above the Upper Levels or in the latest “thin house” concept. Many West Vancouverites still detest the string of highrises built between 19th and 22nd Streets during the late sixties and early seventies as a blot on the fair face of Tiddlycove. This attitude is completely understandable but it nevertheless betrays a certain gap in logic. Many of the same citizens are equally opposed to tax increases. The absence of industry is a major reason why West Van is such 2 pleasant place to live in. Elsewhere, taxes on local industry play an important part in relieving the tax burden on individual homeowners. In West Van a certain proportion of high-density housing is the only alternative means of providing any corresponding relief. If, a decade or so ago, the city fathers had rejected all highrise development, individual taxes today would be even heavier. Low density makes for ideal living con- ditions. But unfortunately the best things in life are NOT always free. Only human? Health hazards among computers are the latest worry. Within the past week or two air traffic at Toronto was delayed by a computer breakdown. A Vancouver daily was threatened with a libel suit because of a computer error. A computer on the blink at NORAD headquarters almost started World War Three. Is it possible, after all, that computers are only human? sunday news north shore. news NEWS 985-2131 1139 Lonsdale Ave North Vancouver BC V7M 2H4 (604) 985-2131 ADVERTISING CLASSIFIED CIRCULATION 980-0511 986-6222 986-1337 Publisher Peter Speck Associate Publisher Editor-in-Chief Advertising Director Robert Graham Noel Wright Enc Cardwett Classified Manager & Office Administrator Bern: Hilhard Production Tem F sancis t aye McCrae Managing Editor Andy Fraser News Editor Photography Chins lloyd t Rsworth Dickson Accounting Supervisor Barbara Keen North Shore News founded nm 1069 an an Ndepondent Comma ty newopapor and quatifiod under Schedule I Port li Parageaph tl ot the Excise Tan Act ts published each Wednesday and Sunday by North Shore Free Press Lid and distritndeod to evory door on the North Shore Second Ciass Mas Rogistation Numbe 3865 Subacriptions $20 per yem tntwe Contents «1980 North Shore Free Press Lid All nights ron vou No responsibility accoptod te manuscripts and pichswen whith alampod addreased return envoalope serena site food hve m acl Cpe nate ual aw hohe Me CCE EW) try on VERIFIED CIRCULATION 50,870 Wednesday 49,913 Srocny Aad ret THIS PAPER IS RECYCLABLE * Paene™ Across the country, Canadians are complaining about high unemployment and the need to create more jobs, which is perhaps natural when 900,000 or so people are out of work. Yet, at the same time Canadians operating small and medium-sized == en- terprises indicate that shortages of skilled labour are among the most im- portant problems. In Alberta, for example, almost 37% of the members ef the Canadian Federation of Independent Business say it’s their top problem. It is important to note that big business is suffering the same difficulties. The key issue is shortages of “skilled” labour. For years, Canada's governments have been funneling billions of dollars into education but there has been little planning to correct expenditure on training with the kind of jobs that are now becoming available. We've been spending money to train people in the arts and humanities rather than blue-collar trades where high-paying em- ployment is now available. And the skilled’ trade shortages are going to become even more severe. Canada's Department, Manpower for imstance, A WRY SMILE on the face of Capilano Tory MP Ron Huntington might be excused as he read Frday’'s news headline “Trident hit by new set of crises’ Ron and his party got into hot water during last February's election cam paign after the Clark government withdrew $4 malhon ino loans and loan guarantees promised by their Liberal predecessors to the financially ailing Sidney. Vancouver Island, aircraft manufacturer which has been) strugghng for nine years to develop its Trguil amphibious plane to marketable standards The Tones reluctantly concluded that the operation just wasn't viable, even after receiving several millhons in taxpayer handouts, and lowered the boom Indent employees led by chicl Jerome Vaverch promptly mounted & vigorous Campaign against ecaccutlive the Clark government's decision with = public ralhes and candidate con frontahions inp Vancouver and Victorta Vhe = Cortts pounced oon their op portuatty and pledged to restore the $4) milhon to Indecent) when re-elected They kept thear word Now comes the news that Indent is an decply in the gluc as ever Vaverckh and another top exccutive cngincenng dircctor John Gallala, have suddenly disappeared from the forecasts that more than 500,000 skilled workers will be needed in the next decade. Without these trained employees, Canada cannot become self- sufficient in energy or meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. What should we do about the situation? Already there is pressure on Ottawa to turn on the immigration tap, importing more and more skilled people from foreign countnes. It has even been suggested that Canada should copy the West German stystem of “puest” allowing workers Crash programs needed Crude is into the country on 4a temporary basis. The real solution, though, is a crash program by the provinces, the federal government, labour and business, to train Canadians for the jobs now becoming available. Without co-operation from all these groups, high unemployment will continue to plague the Canadian system. And business people will not expand because they can’t find qualified workers. Roger Worth ts Director, Public Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business. “He wanted a small wedding and she wanted a large sunday brunch by Noel Wright company for so far unex- plained reasons. Robert Whyte. Trident president for the past six weeks or so since major shareholder Alan Eyre quit that) post. 1s reported as saying the company’s survival 1s at stake despite the further $4 milhon from thee and me. channeled va Ottawa much more ts needed” Whyte has dechned to say precisely, but as quoted as admitting that a previous estimate of $20 milhon by Vaverek “is as good a guess asany™ How Funny $20 milhon also happened to be Ron Hun tingdon’s estimate back in February when = Irident employees were trying to break up his clection mectings Meanwhile not a single Trigull has been marketed and no delivery dates arc in sight Thats pohties for you using our moncy korgive Ron's wry smile oe On a much pleasanter theme a well descrved plug for Gary Troll and his new seafood catery in) North moncy Van's Esplanade Centre On June 28 they held a Hospital Day with Lions (sate Hospital staff members and local firemen pitc hing in to betp run the restaurant The cntire day's donated to take was LGH It amounted toa Cool $4 SOU owe The front-page picture in last Wednesday's News showed two youngsters enjoying a bubble bath in the pool at North Van's Civic Centre, to which had been added a packetful of laundry detergent Shortly — af- terwards they were chased oul of i by City work crew foreman Iimmy Morrts who was just a httle hurt over being descnbed as “an trate City officaal” Jammy. a good parent hamself. says he wanted the children out of the pool purely for thea own good It's maintained hhe City swimming and wading pools, he explains It contains not no disinfectant: or Its always full of rocks, broken glass and other harmful things, cven chlornne dirt though 1s swept out every week or so Dogs and birds bathe init all year round If you want your kids to catch aninatecton of cut (hear feet, its the ideal place MAmmy's lucky to own kads dad are have a cares that much who And talking of dads and inums who care, there's the case oof Mm. Baamley, hitherto a teacher at Ridgeway Annes School tn North Van who ts duc to be tsansferred ciscwhere ncat term By all accounts (and lve read ao score of oun sohcited testimoniais) she's an outstanding teacher with special success in) bringing along backward youngsters North Van School s Superintendent Rod Wickstrom now han on his beautiful OTTAWA — appearances, count on petrochemically based cosmetics and toiletries to put their best faces forward. From all Canadians According to the Canadian Chemical Producers’ Association, petro-chemicals derived from crude oil and natural gas are indispensable to blending, manufacturing, packaging and- marketing a vast array of products ranging from talcum powder and deodorants to lipsticks, eye makeup, toothpaste and bath oil. Benzene, a basic petro- chemical feedstock, is upgraded into such com- pounds as berizyl alcohol and benzyl acetate — both essential to the manufacture of perfumes. Propylene, another fundamental chemical building block, is found in isopropyl alcohol or isopropyl palmitate, two ingredients widely used in a number of soaps, eye- shadow, rouges and other beauty aids. Petrochemicals also help make possible an cye- catching and _ easy-to-use range of plastic containers for these products. desk an impassioned petition from 22 Ridgeway parents asking him to cancel Mrs. Baumley's transfer, which she herself doesn't want, and leave her to carry on her good work. Is there any good reason why not, Dr. Wickstrom? Por West Vancouventes who love to gather round their open hearth when the evenings shorten here's good news from Frank Karncz of West Van Parks Depart- ment. They've been cutting trees in Leyland Park at |0th and Esquimalt and there's firewood lying around, sawn to suitable lengths, waiting to be taken away Get over there in the wagon or weekend trusty stauvion whatever this - preferably fast! Meanwwmnice, West Van Mayor Derrick Humphreys won a nine month bilingualism battle last weck with Canada Post office He obyected to his municipality being called ~Vancouver Quest” on the French side of the sagn outside Tiddlycove's main postal station, though he was preparcd to live with the “Succursale postale” part as our tnbution to national After all, even con unmily he argucd, the mayor of Trots Rivieres, Que | would hardly hke his community P.O designated as “Three Rivers” So now Canada Post has bowed to logis. and repainted the sign “Succursale postale West Vancouver” WRIGHT OR WRONG Working for peanuts ts fine if you happen to be an clephant