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Ask EVERYONE!

he proposed expansion of the Stanley

Park Aquarium should not be decided

solely by the Vancouver Parks Board nor even by City voters.

The Aquarium is undoubtedly one of our supreme attractions for residents and tourists alike. lt has made a massive contribution to public understanding and appreciation of marine life and those magnificent creatures, the whales---for whose wellbeing the new whale pool is specifically planned. No new buildings are involved and the expansion will occupy only an additional 1.29 acres of little used ground with virtually no effect on pic- nic facilities in the Lumberman’s Arch area. At public meetings to date large numbers of Vancouver citizens have supported the pro- ject. Others have opposed.

Stanley Park, however, does not belong merely to the City of Vancouver, its manag- er. In the true sense it belongs to the entire Lower Mainland, whose population i8 over three times greater than the City’s alone. Moreover, capital expansion of the Aquarium is funded by all three levels of government, which makes the issue the pro- per business of every Lower Mainland tax- payer.

We suggest, therefore, that the heat should be taken off the City and its Parks Board by putting the Aquarium expansion to an in- formation plebiscite this November in “EVERY Lower Mainland municipality from Coquitlam and the North Shore to Surrey and Delta---not just in the City itself. Only that way can the wishes of the hundreds of thousands of Greater Vancouverites who cherish and use the park’s priceless amenities year-round be made to prevail.

Coming to roost

orth Van council’s proposed solution

to the chicken war seems a classic case

of ‘‘Do as I say, not as I do’’. They plan to legalize — by rezoning — their hens at Maplewood Farm (in a residential zone) but not the hens at Mr. Ted Wouters’ home (also in a residential zone). This raises the in- teresting question of when a residential zone is not a residential zone and suggests caution. Once you open a can of poultry like that, you can never be sure when the contents will come home to roost.

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ARMS AND THE MILK ... West Van store manager Dave Hare and Mayor Derrick Hum-

phreys with cheque presented to

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ELCOME BOOST for a little ‘‘luxury"’ project dear to the

heart of West Van council

has come from the municipality's latest corner grocery.

Until two years ago West Van had never got around to registering its handsome blue-white-gold coat of arms, designed in 1936 by Albert E. Bibbs, with England’s Royal College of Arms. In the Queen’s realms this formality makes the dif- ference between a real coat of arms and just another pretty drawing. It also has dollar yatue, as they discovered some time back when a company wanting to sell plates bearing the West Van insigma found that was a no-no until the thing was rendered respectable with Letters Patent from London. s These can take as long as four years to obtain. First comes the painstaking job of ensuring every detail of the design conforms to correct heraldic principles = After that, approval by the karl Marshal (Her Majesty's head honcho in all matters at monal) Then up to 18 mon ths to prepare the magnifi cent hand painted and tet tered crest on parchment West Van finally started the process in 1982, helped by Bc 's Dr. Conrad Swan, the only ( anadian ever ap pointed to the College of Arms, and hopes to have the I ctters Patent in tame for the munictpaltty s 7$eh birthday in 1987) ALL of which, of Course. something more than a day's wages tor the village signweiter

The story came to the cars of the 7-Eleven chain which had just) opened its first West Van convenience store

COSTS

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at 14th and Marine. It struck them as a graceful and imag- inative way to pay their dues early as West Van’s newest corporate citizen. And that’s how last Tuesday found Terry Cashin, 7-Eleven’s B.C. operations manager, presenting a cheque for $1,000 to Mayor Derrick Humphreys to help with the College of Arms bill. A nice

the municipality by

the 7-Eleven food chain.

FOLKTALES: Ever wonder about a rookie MP’s first hectic weeks learning to cope with the wacky Ottawa jungle? Currently, you can hear all about it Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. when Capilano’s Mary Collins describes her settling-in adventures in a. six-part series on CBC Radio ... In-

cidentally, Capilano

DON GRIFFITHS, ALEX BROKENSHIRE ... off and run-

ning again.

gesture and now, whenever you see the municipal crest, temember where to pick up the milk e a *

WESTERN COMFORT, the bed and breakfast registry run by North Van's Barbara Smith (985 2674), has laun ched a much needed Hospitals Program Famubes from Vancouver hosprtalized members here can now get B&H tor as tittle as halt che normal tow $258 a night single charge provided they're referred to the agen cy by a doctor or public health authornty A happy soluvion to what ois often a mayor problem for unhappy people

outside visiting

photo submitted bead Shrincr Cene Bracewell (eft) greeted by West Van's Ken Smith

residents with problems for ther MP will find business as usual af her constituency office in the Avalon Hotel

building (984-0455) where Ron Hantiagton’s longtime righthand lady. Gwen

Skakam, will be continuing to mind the store now for Mary Iwo of the thice West Van aldermen whose terms are up this fall, Don Geiffiths and Alex Broken- shire, will definitely be runn ing for re election November

17) Thew colleague Dorecn Blackburn is sculloin her “ono comment"’ mode but you can bet your money pretty

safety that Doreen's jogging shoes, tog, are all ready for nomination day Birthday party of the week was held Tucsday at the Army, Navy and Au Force home on bast

Vets rest Jvd, North

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Van Canada Savings Bond time returns, with West Van’s Bob Sutherland again in charge of the B.C. and Yukon payroll savings plan campaign---he’s veepee and secretary of Odlum Brown Limited, the Van- couver investment house

Still on the subject of money, Fred Taylor of North Van has been smiling all the way to the bank this

‘month after his $5,000 Super

Loto win ... Working with a Washington publisher on a new Expo-oriented travel guide to lure tourists to B.C. and the Pacific Nor-

thywest is Shirley Devine of

North Van. With well over 100 information-packed pages for $10.95, Welcome Magazine is to appear next January with a second, up- dated edition 12 months later for Expo year. Shirley’s special assignment is to make sure North Shore at- tractions and businesses get

MARY COLLINS ... jungle explorer.

DOREEN BLACKBURN |. jogging shoes ready?

BOB SUTHERLAND payroll bondmaster.

top billing Finally the quote of the month fred) Bodnaruk.

from C hairman

Van, where over 60 guests of the North Shore © itizens honored Marte Norton, aged United for Satety and 102 that day Born in Justice We feel a bit like Westham tngland Mrs fish out of water bor mon Notton thormerty Mes ths weve complatned about Hankin) Came te Canada on Kaplan and company and 1909 and bas been al North NOW were potng to have «a Shore resident fer 0% vagrs whole new bunch of people fo complain about ( heer On hand to greet the head up bred voulre nor alone! Of Noeth Aemeri so ales: one omiuiblronm Steiners bev “ee perral Potentate Cee The WRIGHT OR WRONG, Bracewell of Atlanta (4a 0 P¥laving nothing ote say oe Quring tis recent cis hey oc” porthonp ote be ashamed was Csirseh Temple © tniet abr unless ot OONLESE Rabbar Ken Smith of Wea

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