"NEWS VIEWPOINT

- Grizz

ORTH VANCOUVER is about’ to lose a budding employer to the U.S.

{ thanks ‘to/.a, more open business

climate! ‘south of. the border. aly Truck Ltd. may: not seem like a “great, loss in its current incarnation — two : owner/employees and.a scattering of vol-

“unter help - —. but the. plight of | the three- : for help: in bringing its dream, ‘into the down! the. spine of anyone interested in the.

' yenr-old. company.” should send, a: shiver

‘future growth of B.C.

Fhe company is trying ‘to find money so

yit can ‘meet -' ged, low-maintenance truck. it seems to be 7) ‘difficult: task to'find Canadian investors with ing to take a calculated business risk.

vy eotowing a-recent story published ina ao ‘the. company -

“trade , publication, : _inauiies « about the

Reader 3 is eatin ed with deen

the | production demands: ' resulting. from growing interest in ‘its rug-

future

“of its lack of collateral.

Private investors ‘are shying away from “‘tisky”? ventures in these times of doubt, opting rather to invest in areas. suchas the

2 property market.

The owners: of Grizaly - —_ “Canadian in-

' ventors and producers of a product unlike

any other in. the world — now look south .

waking world. e U.S. consumer. advocate: Ralph Nader’s book is’ devoted’ to ‘Canadian

achievements. Along with ‘the many inven- ; tions listed by Nader, — the snowmobile, ; the. Canadarm.-— he adds a general condition

forestry and. mining equipment,

of spirit: modesty.” it it is. the fate of Grizzly to ‘become an success story; Nader will have to

- add taboo to. the second prin- |:

ting of his book.

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LOOKING FOR a » cheery, upbeat message from. your scribe this clean, pure, untarnished January the First?:: Something bright and hopeful for the next 364 days? I Did I

ever diszppoint you? ./

’ How about 2 nice, prolonged © attack of armnesia? :

No kidding. Digging around for inspiration, ! recently stumbied :

” across two thoughts by fellow ge-

ade for

niuses which seem tailor-m celebrating the death of lousy - 1992 and the birth of pristine:

1993, : “Never regret and never look’.

back,’’ urged novelist Katherine’

Mansfield. ‘Regret is an appalling, waste of energy: you can’t build on it. {t’s only good for wallowing

Elbert Hubbard — a sage so far oS

unknown to me — polishes ©). Katherine’s gem of wisdom by . ~ declaring that ‘‘successful people FORGET. They know the past is . irrevocable. ‘They’ re running a’: race.and can’t af ford to look: behind. Their eye is an the Finish . line.” : me ' So what do’we jot down on our New Year’s forget-list? . . First. forget all the nasty things _

‘ others have done fo us —~ and

we ve done to thers'— since Jan.

, 1992. Since nothing can undo Nnat's done, weeping and wailing about it for another year iss. S pointless. yore :

iThen, forget about dumping all _ over politicians. Most of them are decent folks, even though not yet with it. Concentrate on teaching «. them to smarten up fast and learn ‘the score this year. Or else... Gy

‘Forget the Tecession blues. ‘Sing- ,

ing them is one sure way not to. |: land a job. Employers like to keep; : « that song for themselves alone —.,

so they hire winners, not whiners. :

Forget about the hourly. news. ‘Ration yourself to one newscast or paper a week (plus, of course, all . three North Shore News issues). ° You'll be just as well informed — with much lower blood pressure.

Forget about the greedy idiots running pro sport. Take up a:

‘sport yourself instead. It, too,. will

: " paper’ keeps ‘me ‘well: in- formed. I read your mostly upbeat - articles ‘on cars with great interest, ‘but wish you’ would: also write , aboutthei, shortcomings in actual use. fin Lown; a: ‘1991 Nissan “Maxima SE, ‘bought new in > North -Van- couver| in late 1991, :According : to:

the’Human Race’.-and come. with a ‘Satisfaction: Guarantee,” if. we .

‘Publisher . P Managing E ito ‘Associate Editor...

imothy Renshaw

‘Comptrofler Doug Foot

‘consumption. driving

‘driving.

| -Peter Speck ;

was «Noel Wright” ‘Sales & Marketing Director. Linda Stewart:

could believe their ads.” My car has’ a” reasonable gas .

distances; however, this doubles to as much as 18 L/100km in city: Initially “their:

assured me that this consumption *

would go down once the car, was

except that” the “Dissatisfaction “Department” now ignores me.

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J oolt is- sad ‘to note “that a’ once: ’ ' reliable Japanese car manufacturer’ long seems to. follow the example’ of _ the ‘American auto’ manufacturers -

in making exaggerated claims for -’ the quality of their ‘cars and in not standing behind their products.” * wonder . whether « Nissan’s reperted” Tecent

drastic. profit:

do wonders for your blood - pressure. 9): . Above all; forget about doing

: everything immediatel: y¥.- This

causes more trouble in the world than anything. Many problems, if ‘ignored, just slink away dispirited. ~

~ Practise creative procrastination. - There, doesn’t forgetting make

you begin to feel better already? Actually, of course, neither’ :

~ Katherine nor Elbert are all that

original.:It’s well known that the

‘older we grow, the more. we” “i

declines are a fi rst! {sign of things. . tun in.-I now, have driven close’ to . tocome..*. . : ‘Nissan, their<cars. are “Built for /18, 000km ‘and ‘there.is no. change’

* Reiner Clode . a : North Vancouver °"

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; FOURTEEN-YEAR-old

“lives — and the more we: Fateet

‘; the bad ones. Nature mercifully “programmed us. that way long ;

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But why wait for old: age to

” soothe your troubled breast? Lots: of therapeutic FORGETTING i

each January. Ist is the surest’ way

“of making my. favorite toast t

you on this date come true ‘May the best of your. old y

‘be the very, worst of your New.

Yearly

WRAP-UP: To be honored ‘well-carned roast Wednesday, Jan: 6, by.the Nerth Van Eagles at ‘heir Third Street eerie is Carey Lockwood, in business here as

- owner of Nor-Est Radiators for

40 years. High on the roasters list will be long-ago'employce Peter “Speck, publisher for. the past 23, “years of the. North Shore Ne

‘ Among the many: local Santas ‘generously donating to Emily Murphy House (North Shore Crisis Services Society) this Yuletide, a special salute to

and Mrs: Alan Jones who again - supplied its Christmas dinner _.And many happy returns of tomorrow; Jan. 2; to. 43-year I “chieftain Gordon Wilson

“humble. resolution for 1993: Deal :

“with the faults of others aimos' as gently a as with your ‘own.

“parents of.children at My Little School daycare: in Deep Cova:

load holiday: hampers for the Christmas season: The :efiorts and donations from the school filied'160 hampers that. were’ idistributed through | the North Shove 2 Nelahborhood House.