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British food much cheaper

Dear Editor:

A. B.. Griffiths’ letter
regarding price differences
between Canada and_ the
USA does not even mention

that essential item we _ all
must have, t.e., food.
Prior to 1979-80 food

prices in Canada were con-
siderably cheaper than in

WV council
recycling ©
commended

Dear Editor:

1 would like to commend
the WV Mayor and Council
for their recent initiative in
raising the level of commit-
ment to recycling, as reported
In a recent edition of your
newspaper. West Vancouver
has been in the leading edge
of the recycling movement in
the Province of British Col-
umbia for some time, and it
is encouraging to note the
continued support of this
concept by your community.

There are two major ad-
vantages to such a program.
The more obvious one ts the
reduction of the waste stream
and the reclamation of usable
materials. Less obvious, but
of at least equal importance,
is the conditioning influence
on community psychology
leading to a more responsible
attitude to the use of the
world’s resources.

D.A.S. Lanskail
West Vancouver

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Britain. But recently | had a
list of some food costs in
British supermarkets and
these forcibly reminded me
of the incredible increase in
the cost of living here.

To think that in only four
years this country, with its
tons of home produce, relies
so heavily on food imported
from the US and further
south where prices are so
much cheaper than ours
when buying retail, yet for
some unknown reason, im-
mediately they pass through
the wholesalers and
distributors and reach the
retail counters, these prices
are higher than in Britain---a
country with a limited
agricultural and horticultural
production, and which relies
on imported food to provide

for its population.

The price comparisons are
as follows (with Canadian
prices in brackets). The
pound sterling prices have
been converted at the current
rate of one pound equals
$1.60:

Pork sausage $1.85
($2.29), 2Ib white flour $0.38
($1.47), 454g butter $0.80
($2.69), 2lb soft margarine
$1.06 ($2.89), white loaf
$0.51 ($1.76), 2% milk $0.35
($1.00), skimmed milk $0.34

($0.96), potatoes $0.15
($0.25).
Obviously, this list is

limited but it covers many of
the normal range of items
used in almost every
household. Meats are almost
impossible to include
because of the differences in

When kayaking,
let others know

Dear Editor:

Re: ‘‘Kayaker ts
control’’ story

It is indeed unfortunate
Mr. Meyer is ‘‘upset by what
he terms sensational repor-
ting of the incident, says the
Mil for the rescue team was
unnecessary...’" However,
perhaps it is not ‘‘un-
necessary’’ to ask Mr. Meyer
tnd his fellow kayakers to
make the appropriate agen-
cies aware of their use of the
rivers. Especially under what
appear to be trea¢herous
circumstances. Would this

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non, I’d be happy to lend
him my copy of ‘‘The Boy
Who Cried Wolf.”’

David Harding
North Vancouver

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Dr. Geo. R. Cooper
North Vancouver

Rule
Britannia!

Dear Editor:

Every so often an article in
your paper has the word
‘Britannia’ in the contents,
and nine times out of ten it is
spelled incorrectly.

Britannia is a town on the
Squamish Highway.

Britannia is the name of a
high school tn Vancouver.

Britannia is the Royal
vacht.
Britannia, aS we = sang,

‘rules the waves.”’

Britannia 1s a metal alloy.

However, Brittania is a
company that manufactures
blue jeans.

1 do hope that you, as chief
editor, will bring the above
correct spellings to the atten-
tion of your staff.

Christine Hunter
North Vancouver

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