ECONOMIC PLAW TO BE DRAWN UP Committee meets to market opportunities on the N. Shore THE CHAIRMAN of a newly-formed committee on veonomic development says its time to ‘hard selP" the North Shore to business and industry. During the North Shore Economic Development Comimit- tees maucurntl ivceting Ubursdas, Capdano Catleve’s director at planning and the committee's chai Alan South saad) the vroup has already taken ats first tentative steps in marketing the North Shore by collecting data for a pratile inventors’ - a hands compen: dium oof the North Shore's vital STULISTIES, “Tes time for hard sell’? Suaatt said am interview afler the marhering af 20 business, mudusisy aod municipal representatives, ine vluding North Vancouver District Mavsor Marilyn Baker and North Vancouver City Mayor back Loucks. This profile will be a tool for that hard sell. By NEI 1 News Hepat NTE “Phe prople decument wilt help mathel the North Shere to business and omidusins by giving them cass information about the North Shore's services and oppar- tunities, Wath oat thes can make deeisions to locate here. Pe will also help the three munivipalities and this committee draw up individual OF COOPEFalive eCOnOMIEGL stratepies MARKET COMMUNITY Theo protile, cutrentl being compiled by fise college students, will include a comprehensive list of statistics on the North Shore's NEWS ph-to Stuart Davis RACING TO THE finish ling, these two waitresses battle it aut in the Fifth Annual Perrier Walter's Race last Vhursday at Stanley Park. danice Veerrae, right, from Canyon Gardens, and Katherine Mor- timer, le * Lows tEaglish Bay Cate were among IS competitors from Jost dreaturants, hotels and clubs. Weather: Sunday through ta Tues- day, mixture of sun and cloud. Highs near 22°C. INDEX Auta .............. 20 Business ........... 25 Classified Ads.......45 Doug Collins........ 9 Comics ............ 30 Editorial Page....... & Fashiun............17 Bob Hunter......... 4 Lifestyles .......... 33 Mailbox.............7 Sports.............23 TV. Listings........43 Travel............. 24 What's Going On....31 yeographs, history, human PESOUTSes, HOSCPMIMICNE Services. Tra nsporltron, auitties, comununt tyoservices and economic activity. Phe propect’s coordinator, Michael Suart. said the team is a litte oiore than haitsway ca cam pleting its monurental Cask and that “some sense will be made of the mountain of information bs the end of August." CREATE JOBS Smart reminded the committee on the importance for the three nuinicipalities to remain united tor any coonouiic strateries to werk, “The phrases ‘united we stand. divided we fall applies well to the North Shore,” Smart said. Co. operation between the District (ot North Vancouver. North Van- couver (City) and West Vancouver must cantinue."* Smuath couldmt geree more. He said the cominitioe has a vers sim: ple yout: to create permanent robs eno the Nerth Shere Phat cannot be done. Sroith said. without a united eftort. “Werse toed ta seludy esetvore in this comunitte)e. Tf vou look. you carosee thar we are rep. fesented bs oa membership otf masors and aldermen, business, Industry, the chambers ot com- meree, Capilano Colleve., the In- dian bands, the Greater Vancouver Regional District and socal aven- eles Smith said. “Hopefully, a body like this can bring the municipalities and business together to develop Strategies," The committee has 24 members. To date. the fledgling: organize tion his set up oa task force for establishing workshops on coonomic development strategies, Smith could not vive details of ULTIMATUM DRAFTED on Zalko runs into more Sprint beefs THE WAR of words between ex-members of the Interna- tional Plaza’s now defunct Sprint Fitness Centre and Ron Zalko has reached its final cavalry charge. In their fifth meeting since Sprint's March 17 eviction from the hotel, about 25 of the health club’s ex-members fermed an eight-person committee Thursday night to draft an ultimatum to Zalko and his Ron Zalko Fitness organization. “We expect him to abide by his original agreement and Ef challenge him to live up to his promises." ex-Sprint member spokesman Er- nie Crist said Friday. The North Vancouver District alderman made it clear that his group is not blaming Zalko for the delays in opening the new Interna- tional Plaza facility, ‘tbut he should not be charging people when that new club is not open. We have no axe to grind with him, but the original agreement was that we would pay the initiation fee then pay the monthly dues when the new facility opened.” $400,000 INVESTED Since the Zatko organization took over the International Plaza club, close to $400,000 in renova- tions and equipment upgrading has been invested in the club, Lehndortf Property Manage- ment Lid., the International Plaza’s landlord, dropped rent on the club facility by 30 per cent in its deal with Zalko. Sprint, which was four months behind on its $9,000 monthly rent, left, owing Lehndorff an estimated $200,000, In addition to inheriting the club, Zalko also inherited the bit- terness Of members who had pur- chased lifetime memberships through Sprint and had been left swith no club. Sprint, with an estimated 7,000 sembers, was the third fitness Operation in the International Plaza to fold and. strand its membership. After taking over the club, Zalko agreed to give the disen- franchised Sprint members a special membership deal if they signed up before June 30. BENT BACKWARDS for doing it,” bent “I'm an idiot Zalko said Wednesday. ‘‘I By TIMOTHY RENSHAW News Reporter over backwards for those people and they are still not satisfied. ! don’t know what to do uanymore.”’ In phase one of Zalko’s special deal, ex-Sprint members could pay a $75 initiation fee and $15 mon- thly dues. A regular initiation fee for the new club is $244 with the same monthly dues. But Crist and the committee maintain that in the Original agreement the monthly dues would only be paid when the new Zalko facility opened. In- stead, they say, members have been paying the monthly dues since June 15. The committee states monthly dues were paid via bank deduc- -w Sprint — EX-SPRINT member spekesman Ernie Crist...“ challenge (Zalko) to live up to his promises." tions. Those members who stopped payment on dues have, according to the committee, been told their meniberships will be cancelled. Crist added that Lehndorff had assured him and other ex-Sprint members that the new owner of the health club would take care of the disenfranchised members. But Zalko said Wednesday, “That was not the agreement. Look, we du not owe those peuple anything. They knew what the agreement was when they signed up. The landlord asked us to allow Sprint members to use our other | | ae - NORTH Shore Economic Development Committee chair Alan Smith...'it's time for a hard sell. what strategies the group might plan, but he said the committee may choose, as an example, (o al- tract “Hight, clean industries and services, cather than retail businesses. ** Strategy sessions will come into full swing by the fall months, said Smith, The committee’s next meeting is Slated for Sept. 4. facilities for three months. That was our responsibility. The rest of the deal was from my heart to them (Sprint members).”* He added that all ex-Sprint memoers were eligible to sign up for a flat rate of $290 for one year or $375 for two-year memberships. All remaining time on their Sprint memberships, up to a year, was added to those memberships, he said. In addition, Zalko said that all Sprint members have had full use of his 730 Marine Drive facility since Sprint closed. Delays in opening the new club, he said, were beyond his control. *} did not say when the club would be open, because ! did not know. He (Crist) should take his politics somewhere else.’” As to how many ex-Sprint members had taken advantage of his deal, Zalko would only say ‘‘a lot’. Zalko said Thursday he expects his new club to be open in three weeks. He added that any Sprint member who does not fike the cur- rent deal can stop paying dues and pay another $75 initiation fee when the club opens. Crist denied that he was playing politics, ‘‘We just want justice to FITNESS guru Ron Zalko...‘‘} bent over backwards for these people and they are still not satisfied.’’ be done here." Spokesman for the ex-Sprint committee Sheilah Thompson said her group will consider other ac- tion if they can get no satisfaction from the Zalko organization.