AN American charged with a Washington State murder was arrested on Wednesday in the Lower Lonsdale area.

Michael Wilson, also known as Devon Robersone, 34, was arrested on an immi- gration warrant in the 200- block of East 2nd Strect.

Vancouver City Police of fi- cers, acting, on a tip, arrested

- Wilson in the early morning, said North Vancouver RCMP Const. Tom Seaman.

\ Wilson is charged with a King County murder that occurred approximately two years ago.

Police said the warrant was issued after Wilson allegedly provided Canadian immigra- tion officials with a false name.

— Anna Marie D’Angelo

Correction

A headline accompanying Wednesday’s News story regarding the status of nego- tiations between Home Depot and Larco Development incorrectly stat- ed a deal had been signed to bring the retailer to the Phase IV south. mall expansion. Details of the leasing agreement have been finalized but the lease has yet to be signed.

Teenagers fast

WEST Vancouver secondary students Adrienne Lo (left) and Azadeh Motameni were among more than 150 students who went with- out food for 30 hours last weekend to raise money for World Vision Canada. The money raised goes to people living in poverty.

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less than straight candidates.

A 1989 Vancouver Sun article pur it this way: “Quebec likes a2 chef, someone who looks powerful and whacks people around; in Ontario it’s somebody who is carnest; and in British Columbia it’s somebody who is a litte bit wingy.”

It's hard to pass this kind of judgment on someone based on one interview, but it’s fair to say Motiuk didn’t disqualify himself from the above criteria during, the ses- sion.

“We're attracting people thar have never been involved in politics betore,” said Motiutk. “There’s a mood out there in the electorate — people are ted up with the system.”

As for platforms, never mind thar Motiuk scems to make them up as he goes.

“We're going to serap the fast ferries,” he started off, but quickly switched co the subject of finding candidates for the next election. Another quick turn and Motiuk flips to another topic, this cime hack to himself.

“['m plain speaking, blunt and I speak the truth and

[’'m not in politics to get a pension. Pm notin it fora pen-

sion,” said Motiuk, twice.

Motiuk has been at the gates of political office on many occasions but he has yer to crack the code of the promised land. He started out running for what was then called alderman in Burnaby in 1969. He didn’r win but ran three more times, getting a ithe bit closer each time. The last time was 1981] when he finished ninth, 200 vores out of rhe eighth and last winning, spot.

“Then I got hit by the recession so it took me some years to overcome the losses,” recalled Motiuk.

Today he continues developing his Burnaby law prac- tice and predicts it won't be long before the province's voters take notice.

“We're going to do what (Premier) Mike Harris did in Ontario, going trom third to government,” he predicted boldly, though there’s one point that sticks out about the statement.

“We're not third yet but we will be,” he adds before it can be pointed out to him.

There’s also an air of conspiracy surrounding the man thar is intended to tweak the curious into a frenzy, but whether there’s a payotf down the road remains to be seen, ‘

“There’s things happening out there that 1 can’t tell you about right now,” said Motiuk drawing the cloak of mystery arouad him.

The idea of starting a new political party may be ambi- tious, but original it’s not.

Nor in concept and certainly not in name. The simi- larity of concept is nor one that bothers Motiuk. He points it out himself and holds it up like a credibility

NEWS photo Paul McGrath

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

JOHN Motiuk wants to take B.C’s stagnant political landscape out of the wilderness.

shield — intimating that the odds kave been beaten before.

As for the name —- the B.C. Party is not a new con- cept either, though Motiuk doesn’t make time for the connection in his invective.

In the mid-’70s, Biti Vander Zaim joined the Social Credit Party following his defeat in a federal clection in which he ran as a Liberal candidate. Soon after joining, the charismatic but brash former mayor of Surrey made waves by suggesting the Socreds change their name to the B.C. Party.

The idea found little support and was forgotten while Vander Zalm, whose star was on the rise, was elected to the legislature in 1976.

Once thing Motiuk doesn’t lack is enthusiasm and he'll need lots of it to overcome the odds stacking up against him.

Golfing green would ‘shrink

According to the goliers, lind located east of Marine Drive could easily house the centre. This, thev say, would separate the nwo facilities and better serve the needs of golfers and recreation users alike,

“The two are incompatible,” said Rea, who believes it is impractical and unsafe to build a recreation centre “in the middie of a golf course.”

This is contrary to the view taken by the Parks and Recreation department, which has been con- sciously trying to bring the nvo facilities closer together.

Parks and Recreation Director Kevin Pike said that the munici- pality has plans to move Marine Drive to the north.

He said this would then allow the two facilities to share the buildings and programs more effectively.

Pike also maintains that the plan to reroute Marine Drive was brought forth as an alternative designed to climinate the need for expensive road bridging. “We wanted them to connect,” he said. .

But Rea thinks that the recre- ation centre needs to be sepafated _ from the golf area. “We feel someone is going to get hurr,” he said. He predicts thar the proxim- ity of the two will result in people being injured by flying golt balls.

“AN the little kids will have to be issued hard hats.” said cisb member Bob Harrison. :

Lois Mocuire said the club is speaking out for all North Shore golfers who use. Gleneagles and. not just for cluo members exclu- sively.-°There’s so many players thar come: from all of the North Shore,” she said. “They are the ones who produce the tax bene- fits.”

Elsie Foreman is president of the ladies club and says the satety issue has her concerned as well. “An activity centre is not appro- priate in the middle of a golf course,” she said. “One would have to be protected from. the other.”

Meanwhile, Coun. | Allan Williams said the issue revolves around “land use’ planning.” He suggested that Parks and Recreation staff should meet with the architects responsible tor designing the club’s plans. -

Rea responded by saying the club would be more than willing ©: to share plans with the district.

$30,000 raised for MS society

APPROXIMATELY 220 North Shore residents walked or ran at Ambleside April 5 to raise $30,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. -:

Multiple Sclerosis is the num- ber. one neurological disease affecting young adults in Canada.

The country has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world.

The society’s goal this year was to . raise $400,000 through numerous — similar events held throughout the province.

The local fundraiser was co- sponsored by the North Shore News.