Dear Editor:
As “recent. letter I received
confirmed..my fears about

the potential. for. misun- ©

- derstanding’ of the upcoming
Disarniament “Referendum
in- the District of_ North
‘Mancouver so, with this
letter, I'd like to clarify the
situation.

.<The impetus behind our
iding such a referendum
stems, _ originally, from .a

presently. approved wording,

“Do you support the goals of” o

‘general disarmament’ and
mandate your government to
negotiate. and implement, -
with other governments, the
balanced ‘steps that would
lead to:the earliest. possible.
achievement of this’ goal?”

"deals: with general - disar-

‘request: “from the City “of

Ottawa — urging towns,
cities. and municipalities
across Canada to support the
proposal - _put
“Operation Dismantle” — a
group of. concerned
Canadians — to hold.a local
referendum ‘on the question
of disarmament. The major
Dismantle” and the. support.
and ‘publicity surrounding
such a_ referendum crosses
political party lines and is

forth . by.

““‘nanientand can lead to
confusion —. as my letter

writer indicated.

It is my intention to bring:
forward"an amendment for
Council consideration which
would. clarify the intent and

Jay to rest the concern that:a
“vote in favour is a vote‘for a

weak Canada... There..is -no.

Opi cration-—suggestion--of—-supporting .a..
. unilateral .

disarmament..
move ... the intent is — and
always has been. -—
negotiation by all govern-

ry

‘uniform

\ nuclear weapons. Thope: that -
‘our Council will see -fit to
‘amend the wording presently
‘approved - ‘for the “ballot to
ensure.a clear. statement of

- intent, «.._because, frankly ' it
“frightens ‘me to think that‘in

- an effort to achieve a vote'in
favour of. an idealistic
utopian world of unarmed
nations,: ‘there may -be.
sufficient. mistrust of the
‘possibility «and manner of
accomplishing such an aim
that the referendum would |
‘be defeated!....:
Ttike to think of myself as
a_realist. when I proposed
“fhe -wording ‘of our

‘globe for a

bene eal would. ...refer.
specifically
disarmament — in that such

-weapons-and their horrific ~

Big Brother i in the bec room!

Dear Editor:

. Big Brother is rapidly
invading our bedrooms as if
they haven't interfered into
our lives enough!

It appears that in January ©

782 _the federal. government.
passed a law. whereby all
mattresses had to be treated
by borax or a borax com-
pound in order to make them
fire resistant. ‘There is a firm

in. : Vaticouver manufacturing.

“chemical free” mattresses. .

“They: claim’ that ‘the fire ©

retardant chemical can

cause ..cancer,.and «that = it.
enters. the: ‘body through the

oar Editor:
-It has saddened me to.
learn that McDonalds

Restaurants Ltd. are now ©
buying their hamburger.buns .
south of the border in an.

effort to cut costs. This has
resulted in the layoff of 38
bakery workers at a Burnaby
company.

If you are thinking that
you are unaffected, think
again. These 38 individuals
‘will no longer be able to buy
your goods or services unless
it is essential. In addition
they will be collecting U.L.C.

Says .However,;

mucus membranes. , They
also claim that foam is being

treated by fyriol or F2 and

that. a male’s sperm count
diminishes by 50% after
sleeping on one of these

_ Mattresses for 2 weeks;

further they claim F2 can”

change the structure of your
DNA.

Whether these claims are
trué or not is not for me to
it. isc. in=.
teresting to note that these.

‘regulations -are ‘not ‘required. ‘:

for babies; apparently their

“skin is.too-sensitive:to these:

chemicals!

which \ comes out of every .
- taxpayer's” pocket. So: to
some degree -weare “all:
suffering aloss.

McDonalds. should learn...
‘what it means to be a good |

corporate citizen. and start
behaving like a Canadian

company rather than an
American company.
operating in Canada. There

are far too many good

people out of work right now.

without Ronald McDonald
handing out McLayoff
notices to: members of the
‘Canadian work force.

~ SHEARS Oo

han stadéoa

1444 Lonedale |
North Vancouver

‘980-4536

Now for the shocker! Ifa
consumer wishes to. pur-
chasé a chemical . free .

a prescription from their.
doctor whether they are a
smoker or not. The doctor
Must state the chenicals in,
the mattress are hazardous
to his patient’s health. So.
much for freedom of choice!
As we journey into the
. land “of: Nod; --we*-are ‘also’
__taking one step further. into.
“another: journey — the land.
of total government control!
Sue Cook«. _
" North Vancouver.”

“Donald Lees
North Vancouver

for example:

to nuclear a

potential are the focus of
articles, discussions and
national/international . de-
monstrations and statements
urging the banning and
elimination. of nuclear
warheads. A question which
asks “Are you in favour or

opposed to multilateral
‘nuclear disarmament ...” is
clearly un-

- derstandable .There are

other points of view on our
Council, however, and the
emotion, .... horror. and

memories: ‘connected with
the” ‘devastation = Tosses

of this “eentuiy. : created
sufficient outcry:by. various
members of Council that it

_. Ewant to repeat a a warning
given récently’. “by. -another
reader to owners of small
pets: bring your. pets inside
as soon as darkness falls to
protect them from raccoons.
Our elderly cat was attacked

D BURGERS—BURGERS—

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Z Muncha
= Lunchi

6 days-a-week

near ot front door at9: 45 in

became clear that unless the
“general disarmament”
question was the one put to
referendum ... there would
be no referendum. ;
I .am_. supporting _ the.
referendum, have con-.
tributed my few dollars.
toward the. costs for holding
the vote (money which must.
be raised through donations.
and not.. paid out. of
municipal coffers). and. urge.

-you to do the. same,: Mail. -
your cheque to: Operation, ;

Dismantle, Box 1742, c/o;..
North Shore’ News, 1139
Lonsdale Avenue, North
Vancouver, B.C., V™ 24

Marilyn Baker, Alderman .
North Van District ..

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