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MEMBERS OF the B.C. Fishermen’s Survival Coalition sailed in protest Tuesday azound Burrard Inlet to reinforce demands for a federal investigation into dwindling fish stocks. Repra- geniatives of the coalition have said that commercial tishermen ave facing a crisis that

threatens their way of life.

| West Van man battles Admail | Apartment manager says building security compromised by carriers A WEST Vancouver property manager says that Canada

‘Post has forced him to choose between compromising the -security of his building or having all mail delivery to his 43

- tenants stopped. ‘Edward’-Loos’ battle with the

- Admail. division of Canada Post

-began.-in. February when he

“discovered Admail employees in’

the: hallway of. his apartment building at 10 o’clock on a Sun- ‘* day night...

- “They were trying .the door knobs on: some of the suites,”

said Loos. ‘“‘When ! confronted

them, they told. me they were delivering flyers.’’ .

The property manager informed Canada Post that he would no ‘Jonger allow Admail employees into his complex, and that if they continued to enter his property he ‘would call the police.

-. Last week, the tenants of the “apartment building received a let- “ter from Heinz Franzke, Admail division manager, informing them if Loos continued to prevent Ad- mail workers from entering the building, all mail delivery would be stopped. ,

“By law, we are obligated to - deliver both letter and advertising

‘mail, and since both types are

By A.P. McCredie News Reporter

considered mail it will be neces- sary to stop all delivery if your

. building management insists that

we no longer have access to your mai] receptacle for-all types of

" mail,’’ the letter stated.,

“Now that they have put some substance into their threats, have no recourse but to accept the fact that the Admail employees will be in my building,’ said a frustrated Loos. : Loos said that some guidelines should be in place to define what is allowed to be delivered.

**] feel strongly the stamp is the main item,’ said Loos. “‘It repre- sents a contract between the sender and Canada Post, and since all junk mail doesn’t even have an address or name on it, let alone a stamp, | think an_ individual should have the right to refuse it.”

Admail employees returned to

Loos’ building on Monday, and Loos said ke has already been misied by Admail management.

“He (the Admail manager) promised me that his employee would come in with our usual let- ter carrier,’ said Loos. ‘Well, I saw our letter carrier at 10 a.m., and the Admail people didn’t show up until five at night.”

Franzke told the Mews that while the stated delivery times for Admail are during the day on Monday, Tuesdays and Wednes- days, sometimes he gives his delivery people a chance at an earlier start.

‘*When we have flyers for a sale that begins on a Monday morn-

_ing,”’ said Franzke, ‘‘we allow our

employees to begin delivery of the ads on Sunday night.’’

Admail employee are paid $6.50 per hour and work two -to three days a week.

Loos added that he thinks Ad- mail employees should. not be given keys to secured buildings.

According to Canada Post regu- lations, Admail employees must sign for the keys they need, and must return them when they cease to work for the company.

In a News telephone survey last year, 67.2% of repondents said they preferred to receive flyers in the News; only 4.3% said they preferred to receive flyers in the mail.

Wednesday, September 16, 1992 - North Shore News - 3

Cook to sit as independent if riding votes no in referendum

Smail price to pay for personal integrity, says N. Van Tory MP

NORTH VANCOUVER Tory MP Chuck Cook said Tuesday he will sit as an independent Member of Parlia- ment should the voters in his federal riding return a ‘no’ vote on the constitutional reform package being put to Canadians in a national referendum on Oct. 26.

Said Cook, ‘I will vote in favor of all of the constitutional proposals if the North Vancouver voters come back with a ‘yes’ an- swer on the referendum. :

“If North Vancouver says ‘no’ that means then that I will vote ‘no’ on all of the constitutional proposals.

“And if that happens, un- doubtedly I will have to leave the Conservative party and sit as an independent. That’s a very small price to pay for your own per- sonal integrity,’ Cook said.

On Sept. 10 Cook cast the scle major party ‘‘no’’ vote as the House of Commons voted 233 to 12 in favor of the constitutional referendum question.

He was the only member of the three major federa! political par- ties to break rank and reject the referendum question.

Said Capilano-Howe Sound Tory MP Mary Collins Tuesday, “I was quite shocked to tell you the truth, Certainly I didn’t have any advance notice of it nor do I believe my caucus colleagues did.

But said Cook, ‘‘That’s fine for Mary to say whatever she likes. Mary also says it’s not being very much of @ team player. Weil if you’re going to be on a team, you've got to make sure you agree with everybody eise.

“The thing is we're all Conser- vatives, but that doesn’t mean we have to agree with everything the so-called team agrees with. I just totally can’t stand this one. I think there’s more dissention on this team- than Mary is prepared to admit.”

Said Collins, ‘“‘The vote fast week was on having a referendum. As a government we have worked really hard to develop a com- promise.

“1 tell people to think about the larger issue, the future of the country is at stake. I think we all have. to be willing to make com- promises.’”

But Cook said his decision to vote against the referendum ques- tion was based on a matter of personal integrity. '

“J have to face myself in the mirror every morning. I have to live with myself — that’s why I did it. 'm looking at it from a B.C. point of view, and from a B.C. point of view this deal stinks,”’ Cook said. :

“The Senate is a complete joke — it has no power whatsoever, it’s the furthest thing from a Tri-

Budget Beaters i Business & Classified

By Michael Becker News Reporter

ple E senate you could possibly get. That’s one. .

“Two, 25% in perpetuity . for Quebec in the House of Commons — it’s just not fair, that’s all.

“The veto provision I think is one of the worst possible things that could be in it, because it means that nothing. at all of any significance will ever change.

“it means that every province will have no opportunity to have anything changed in the Constitut- ion. We put ourselves in a strait- jacket for all time, because J can’t see Ontario or Quebec ever agree- ing to giving up any power that they're getting under this agree- ment,” he said.

Cook is also critical of distinct society provisions.

Said Cook, ‘‘We still don’t have any definitive decisions as to what the hell the meaning of distinct society is.

“71 know the Quebecers think that this: gives them immense powers to control their own af- fairs, but what does it mean in terms of Canada?’’

Meanwhile, Collins, minister responsible for the status of © women, came out against a weckend announcement by feminist leader Judy Rebick of the Nationa! Action Committee cn the Status of Women. ©

Rebick’s group rejects the deal, arguing that provisions within the agreement will erode women’s rights in Canada. .

Said Collins, ‘‘Well, I. totally ~ disagree with them. There is nothing in the proposal which diminishes the equality rights of women, and it’s not a mechanism by which to advance those rights. 1 think if we start balkanizing our country with all of these special- interest groups, we're forgetting the big picture. These proposals are about keeping the country together.”” .

But said Cook, ‘‘The biggest lie

that’s going to be told in this campaign is that if you vote ‘no’ you’re breaking up Canada -— not one bit. Quebecers are very prag- matic people. They’re going to ~ operate in their best own econom- ic interest and that is to stay in Canada regardless of whether this deal goes through or not.”” °

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