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“INSIGHTS

Reform Party spices. its” history-making with fun

‘TAKING 150 BRITISH COL

UMBIANS for a ride —

Western style — ‘is the priority job this month for North

Van’s Ron Gamble.

Ron, you may recall, is a local kingpin of the new Reform Party which believes the only way to get a better deal fos the West is a reformed ‘‘Triple-E”’ Senate —- Elected, with Effective powers and Equal representation , from cach 5 province. The seven- month-old/ party docsn’ tet have any Com- mons seats but they've rate islation for a **Triple-E"’ Senate anyhow and plan to tT next week to a like-minded audiénce: the Western premiers’ meeting in Parksville on Vancouver Island.

’ And they're delivering it with made- -for-TV showmanship.

Next Wednesday the document will be carried to Parksville abvard “The Constitutional Express’, ac- companied by all the bells, whis- tles, balloons and bands befitting such media events, On arrival, if all goes to plan, it will be:ceremo-

- nially handed over to smiling

‘-host-Premier Bil) Vender Zaim witha plea to add it to the 2 mecting's agenda, The rest, they hope, will be history. }

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if

/Vhat’s as may be. And anyhow, __ despite its solemnjname, the Reform Party earns Brownie

of points for spicing its politics with

fun. The train leaves Victoria at 8:15 a.m., returning at 5:45 p.m. / The 150 tickets at $50 include

/ lunch. If you'd like to be on TV — / even possibly a part of history! —

call Ron pronto at 688-8090 to see if any seats are Ieft.

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A THERAPEUTIC GARDEN planned for a North Van retire-

ment complex will feature inviting/

walkways, non-toxic plants, func:’ tional handrails, footpath lights,; underground sprinkling and stable, comfortable furniture. The brain- child of Cedarview Lodge ad- ministrator Lenore Paterson, it aims to provide ‘‘healing’’ beauty plus SAFETY for special care res- idents with such illnesses as Alzheimer’s disease. Fund raising kicks of f Saturday, May 14, 10. a.m. lo 4 p.m. at the Cedarview Lodge Spring Fair — with lots of

“residents” that: has,: over. the?

capital construction Dedet this. year, it:is a’ money come fhropah for, the

pleasant surprise: to $

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‘issue die: and has mustered :

/ around 12:30 p.m. A family fan |

goodies for supporters, of this unique project. Drop by.

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POSTSCRIPTS: They bade farewell yesterday at St. Richard’s Anglican Church to former City alderman Witiliam Wallace (1966- °° 1968) who died last Thursday at 80.. He also ran as a Socred can- didate in the 1972 provincial elec- tion ‘which swept the NDP to vic- tory. An clectrical engineer by : profession, his 1939-45 service in the Canadian army was reflected in his long, very active involvement ‘with the North Van Legion Branch, / (IR... Never short of bright new

/ “ideas, Gertie Todd has now added

a wedding chapel 'to The Perfect Setting, ber one-stop bridal shop at (24 West 16th, North Van. With seating for about 35 it's reportedly bigger than Lil Vander Zalm's sim- ilar facility at F antasy Gardens and - all you have to supply is your own * parson, rabbi, /1.P. or whatever, Ceremonial opening is this Satur. day, May 414; from 2 10 4 p.m... Happy Golden Years io Larne, Rooth, 63,/who completed his final run F ‘riday after 36 years as the West Van Rlue Bus'system’s longest-serving driver — looking after his devoted “‘regulars’’ (in the Words of one) “like a mother. hen?" .... And to see how Lorne an his’colleagues do it, don't miss the /- annual Blne Bus Roadeo neat } unday, » May 1S, fronv sim. one ward with the prizes handed out ai event with refreshments forall and | even the possibility of taking part ina mini roadca, it happens at the North Van transit depot. 221 ! L loyd Avenue. “

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