6- Wednesday, vanuary 2 27, 1993 - North Shore News

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eighbors helping neighbor

“T WAS. perhaps one small incident, _ but: itis another resounding endorse- a ment. ‘of the RCMP’s focal Block. ‘Watch program. “

“Two North. Vancouver teenagers. were

. arrested , Jan.:12 after’ an aiert ‘neighbor .. “reported ‘that: three suspicious characters «. rently . have -

* had ‘entered. .a home in the 300- biock of | ‘West 19th Street, ey ES “ “Two suspects . were ; subsequently cap- tured by the police and.the property stolen from the house recovered. ‘Neither, result . would. have been likely had the neighbor: not originally reported his suspicions to the ‘police. 5 COE

' The ‘local Block! "Watch program desig: '

= nates neighborhood Block ‘Watch captains, ‘who. maintain, regular’ contact ‘with local police!. The system opens a healthy two-. way: flow of information. that’ helps’ both.

parties: the. police’. receive tips. about suspicious activities lin specific neighbor- hoods; ncighbors receive reports of crimi- nal activities and scuims circulating, in their - area.

North Vancouver: City and District Cure :

the — highest per-household © "Block ‘Watch participation percentage in the Lower Mainland, which has resulted in part in the two, municipalities being the safest in the area.

Suspicious i neighbors might ‘consider: ‘Block Watch: tobe an organization: that . _ promotes intrusions | into neighborhood _ privacies.

They would be dend’ jwtong.

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At is an organization for the establish- :

ment of neighbors looking after neighbors. Which is what any ‘neighborhood wort! its ‘salt is ali about. : Pape a

restrictive .

Proposed height bylaw t too

I ‘Wanit to ‘comment on: “North ‘ancouver. District Councii’s unanimous approval of a proposal that. would: limit. infill -

‘house.

We. shave'.'a ’ ‘small - one-storey house, | with; a low roofline,’ on a large lot. We want to either reno- ate it. or: knock. it down,” and

housing. height ‘to the’ height of the existing

foot two- storey house... : We both grew. up in houses with the. bedrooms upstairs, and that is “the kind of house that we want to ‘ raise our family in. , s The proposed ‘ ‘existing height”

“bylaw would stop us from build- . ing a normal middle- class Cana-, ‘dian home, completely .in charac-’ ter with the other houses on our : “gtreet.: | ts ‘

It’, would : also

significantly :

we creating two kinds of lots: one-.

storey and two-storey. | This proposal --seems knee-jerk ‘reaction to a meeting .

. filled: with people ‘angry about “monster houses. . :

"While it will certainly . ‘eliminate

“monster houses, it will hurt many ‘people who want modest two-storey, house. .. i

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- DAVID PATTERSON...

SORRY, dear reader, to bore — or, as the case may be, ; horrify — you once more about the Infants Act, ‘Blame,

Lonsdale MLA David Schreck.

Like a puppy chewing its first bone, Mr. Schreck (MAILBOX,

' Jan. 24) loves his government's

amended law. He regards it as a juicy NDP contribution to our shrinking menu of family values. He won't have Wright-the- Wrong-One messing with the rec- ipe. .. And yes, David Schreck — the almost, incomprehensible gob- bledygook with which government lawyers earn their fat salaries DID catch me out on two technicalities. But let’s spare our audience any _ more ‘‘Section 16(1)"’ and “‘Sec- - tion 16(4)’* nonsense before their eyes glaze over completely. Let's at least agrce on what it all boils down to.

Under the old Act infants aged

' 0-15 could go on their own toa

doctor or dentist for treatment without asking mum or dad. Right?

But 16- to 18-year-olds — the “likeliest to avail themselves of such freedom — couldn’t get away with it quite so easily. In THEIR case, the doc or dentist

had to ‘make ‘‘a reasonable ef- fort’? to get parental consent or else must obtain a second profes- sional opinion. Right? .—

Under the amended Act exactly. ; the same freedom that the 0-15s have always had now applies to’ the 16- to 18-year-olds. For them’ £00, no more bothering now about

“reasonable efforts" or second | opinions. . mo,

All the “health care provider"? i must do is ‘‘be satisfied’? that the . 7 kid understands what the treat-.

‘ment means and “‘conciude’’ that:

said treatment will be good for the | kid. Right? = * - And | that “health care pro-" :

HITHER AND ‘YON

7 _ vider’ seed 2'No longer just a doc- tor or dentist. As’ ‘YOU agree, David, it now means “‘any person licensed, certified or registered’’ to provide. ‘therapeutic, preven- tative, diagnostic, cosmetic or’ other health related” treatment including ‘‘a course of health. care."’ That" $ what, the amended Act says... “4

‘So now add psyche ogists, « “nature healers, ‘counsellors ,"": therapists, beauticians, teache:

"and you-name-’em. isn’t this

“ something new for ALL. “infants” -— not only the 16- to 18-year. olds? -. 5

Of one thing Mr. Schrec convinced me. Parents. have deed lost'no rights ‘regardin children under. 16 to doctors and : dentists — simply because’ ‘they'd - already lost those rights under the / ,old- Acti

Under the amendment they “now, in effect,'lost their’ rights re ~ garding’ children of ALL ages to. “any potential quack who man: “to set, up a legal “health care’?

“observe ae sthtcal standards But who now ’ guards our kids

“psychological abuse by the ND

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“DAVID SCHRECK.... hunting 1 for _ Weight-wrongs, ‘

back - in, San Bernardino. -

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‘delight will be the stamp’ displa' Jan.28-31 in Park Royal South by West Van Seniors Stamp Club .. And Bavid Patterson; “West: Van's gift to the hospitality. industry |

-- (Empress, San Bernardino and -Palm Springs Hiltons), i is no

* days simply may rt have ‘been

‘paying attention.’ .