14 ~ Friday, October 2, 1987 ~ North Shore News

City library lines up fall programs

NORTH VANCOUVER City Library has an October line-up of programs and special events.

Pyjama Storytime happens on Wednesdays, Oct. 7 and 21, at 7 p.m. Guest author and lecturer Meguido Zola will entertain children, ages four to eight, with his stories on Oct. 7.

Special guest Dennis Lee will appear on Oct. 21. Children, four years and up, plus assorted parents and teachers will be treated to Lee’s ‘‘zany, free-style pres- entation of his poetry. A must for all his fans of Alligator Pie,’’ says the library.

The video Eugene Levy

Discovers Home Safety will be presented on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1:30 p.m. for ages six to 12. The video helps young children remember the whys and wherefores of caution. Levy plays both the lovable accident-prone Eugene and Doc Video, the man who uses three home-safety cartoons to rescue Eugene from a life of domestic disasters.

Author Claire McKay will visit the library Thursday, Oct. 22 at 9:30 a.m. to talk about her writing and to read from her latest book. This would be of interest to stu- dents from grades three to seven.

A video presentation is planned for the Friday, Oct: 23 elementary

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school teachers’ professional development day. Pre-registration is required for the video which will be shown at 1:30 p.m.

For Halloween, the library will present a special storytime in- cluding face-painting by an expert, Elaine Horn. Paddington Bear and UNICEF's Chairbear will appear in several films. The action hap- pens Saturday, Oct. 31 at 10:30

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Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. ian For further information about

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located at 121 West 14th St., call

980-4424,

Telephone: 987-7131

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Hon. William Vander Zalm, Premier.

Highlig hts ats of the Premier's Commitment to British Columbians

¢in the months ahead, as restructuring starts to work, there's going to be a new government presence - in every corner of our province. Not to duplicate, not to dominate, not to dictate, but to work with local leaders to better serve our people and our regions.”

§¢No initiative is more important to retaining and improving our quality of life in British Columbia © than the re-structuring of government...and the re-definition of its role. Only then can we begin to sharpen the focus on our future...and to shape the kind of British Columbia we want. for ourselves and our families?? . -

“<7 be effective..:to get the job. done...our com- munities and regions need more than increased freedom and autonomy. they need tools and resources?

, “There will be increased regional and community involvement in identifying problems...in developing - . solutions...and in making decisions??

“Government will become a catalyst that’ sparks creativity, drive and energy...and opens up ‘economic cpportunities for people in all corners .of the province?

<This new drive to take government to the people .. will not be confined to only economic issues... important though they are. We intend to apply the same principles to health care, education, social services, agriculture, environment, the justice system, highways and consumer services?

“¢Peopile should not have to come to government... government has to go the people?” .

Ina speech tu the Annual Meeting of the Union of BC. C. Municipalities on September 24th, Premier Vander Zalm outlined his new vision for. British Columbia. A vision that recognizes the special value‘of groups . and individuals in all regions of the province...their energy and ideas, their hopes and aspirations for the future.

Utilizing this rich human resource calls for a greater regional involvement in decision-making...less centralized control, with more freedom and authority at the local level. This is a cornerstone of the Premier’ 's vision.

- In the mionths ahead, British Columbians will begin to play a larger role in setting priorities within their own regions. They'll be aided by a plan of action that will help turn vision into positive reality...a reality that will mean increased economic activity and new opportunities for participation throughout British Columbia.

The plan for regional participation

C1 We will establish eight development regions in British Columbia, each consisting of a grouping of regional districts. This will bring greater decision- making authority to the regional level without setting up another level of government.

() We will appoint from Cabinet a Minister of State, with Parliamentary Secretary support, for each of these development regions, with full responsibility to co-ordinate development initiatives and provincial services in their areas. They will work with local government and private sector bodies.

C1 We will re-depioy government resources freed up under our re-structuring program into these regions so that personnel can work directly with the private sector in new participation initiatives.

CO We will allocate a sum of $1 million to each of these eight regions to assist in

Start-up and ongoing operational development activities. ©) We will develop and implement specific, targetted incentives tailored to the unique requirements of the individual regions.

The Provincial Government has already taken steps to put this new ~ approach into effect...and there will be close consultation with local groups on ways to gain maximum benefit from regional development. For additional information, you are invited to obtain a copy of Premier Vander Zalm’s recent speéch. It’s available from the office of any Government Agent in British Columbia...or by writing: =~

Premier’s Office,

Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4

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