6 - Friday, February 26, 1988 - North Shore News

Visibie minority calls for non-discrimination

“NO SMOKE, NO WORK" may be among the messages Don Calder, chairman of the West Van Seniors Centre, gets Monday, Feb.29, at the annual generaJ mecting.

A ‘visible minority’? of his members is outraged by the idea of a total smoking ban on the premises. So much so that some longtime addicts — who also hap- pen to be among the Centre's most active volunteers — are theatening to quit altogether over the issuc. If we can’t have the odd cigarette while we toil, they say, you can stuff your clean air and do the work yourselves,

Very naughty of them, of course, in this super-sanitized age, with the smoke-free socicty just around the corner. But for the vanishing breed who've been puff- ing unmolested for half a century, surely some tiny compromise is in order. We now crawl on our tum-

_ Mics to all other visible minorities. _ So by at least giving this one a smal smoking room with a tight- fitting coor, the purer-than-thou majority could feel doubly pure. While confining the stink, they'd also he practising Canada’s copy-

TOURISM AMBASSADORS ...

righted virtue of non-discrimina- tion!

TOURISM being carmarked as the North Shore’s major growth in- dustry, it was nice to see the Lady Vancouver Club reccive its “Tourism Ambassador’ award this month from Capilano MP Mary Collins who presented the certicate on behalf of federal Minister of State Bernard Valcourt ‘in recognition of exceptional ef- fort which has contributed to Canada's tradition of friendship and good will towards interna- tional visitors."’ I¢ paid tribute to the work of the 60-member club in staffing convention information and reception desks, arranging private home hospitality, par- ticipating in special events (in- cluding Expo 86), acting as drivers and guides, and organizing its own promotional trips to U.S. centres. “Many visitors are here for the

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(er) ‘‘Lady Vancouvers’’ Esther

Robinson, Aileen Vanderbrug and founding president Theresa Galloway (holding award) with MP Mary Collins.

jisposable decision

ARBAGE unfortunately remains 2 low priori- ty for North Vancouver City.

Council recently defeated a motion that would have. required city residents to recycle glass, plastic and metal along with the newspaper currently separated from resident garbage.

The skewered motion will also skewer resident am- bition to’ begin viewing much of what they discard as a renewable resource rather than disposable waste.

Local and international environments have become increasingly ‘resistant to absorbing the frivolous byproducts of. -a society that equates convenience with

disposability. , | ‘Therefore it is up. to such major influencers of

community ‘attitudes as local governments to take a | lead. or at least be perceived to be taking a iead in | changing’ that philosophy.

' To sit passively beside the roaring waste stream and observe the recycling programs of more far-sighted municipalities while ignoring the rising level of that stream in your own jursidiction is to set a dangerously contagious standard of environmental apathy.

Perhaps it is because North Vancouver City has no dump within its boundaries that such aititudes persist, but it is a poor excuse for. dodging a problem that future generations will be unable to dodge with such

casual dexterity.

first time,"’ Mary told the ladies. “It's up tous to keep them coming back.*”

POSTSCRIPTS: Entertaining Park Royal South shoppers from noon to 5 p.m. this Sunday, Feb.28, is the Variety Club Telethon Troupe — a cur- tain-raiser for this year’s big an- nual BCTV Teicthon itself which takes place March 26-27. The fun, reports Varicty Club’s Anne Col- lette, will include Ringo the Danc- ing Telephonc, clowns handing out balloons to the kids, and a special display and video showing how donations to the Club are used to aid children with special needs around the province ... Helping students cope with such challenges as sexual abuse, cating disorders, alcohol, drugs, youth gangs and family break-up is the agenda at the March 4-6 conference of the B.C. School Counsellors Associa- tion in the Pan Pacific Hotel. Non-members, says committee member Gary Litth of North Van, are cordially invited to join the more than 500 delegates who'll be attacking the problems — call him at 435-8121 for more details ... And if your youngsters envy those wandering minstrels among their friends and acquaintances who always liven up the party by bring- ing along their guitar, Delbrook Community Centre’s guitar in- structor Karen Savage can teach them how to join the fun — call 984-8141 for information about lessons.

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LIFE AND SOUL of the party .. guitar teacher Karen Sevage shows

12-year-old Robbie Nelson how it's done at Deibrook Community Cen- tre.

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