Dear Editor:

During the last couple of
weeks, several letters and
articles attacking Mrs.
Grace McCarthy, Minister
of Human Resources, have
appeared in newspapers of
the lower mainland.

Since it is obvious” the
truly needy and those unable
to work would not be among
those encouraged to leave
welfare to order to rejoin the
-work force, I am making my
comments with regard to
those who perhaps do not
know how to rejoin the work

force or as single parents.

may not have found suitable

understanding that Mrs.
" McCarthy ‘intends to help
with daycare facilities thus
freeing the single parent to
work,
‘What is importantshere is
that an effort is being made

to help people to help

themselves. ‘The sense of
achievement and _.respon-
sibility that comes with

paying your own way cannot
be provided by government.
To those who will dismiss
my opinion by saying I must
not know what it is to be
poor, let me say that I come
from an ethnic refugee
family that was poor. My
father, though educated,
worked at menial jobs to

‘support us when we arrived
-in this country. In those

days, it’ was not govern-
ment’s responsibility to

«protect and aid the in-
daycare facilities. It is my ~

dividual from cradle to
grave. It was the individual's
responsibility to seize his
opportunities in a _ free
country and make the most
of them. Certainly it is not as
easy as turning to govern-

ment to solve all one’s

issue here.

problems. But then the. price ;
for individual freedom is’
individual responsibility — it
is not always an easy price to
pay. If that responsibility
however, is handed more
and more over to govern-
ment, the individual
ultimately ceases to be free. .
It is imsulting- to those
presently on welfare to imply
that they are unable to rise
to the challenge of life by
accepting encouragement to
rejoin the work force. A
very basic principle is at
That of the
freedom of the individual. I
believe Mrs. McCarthy is
attempting to give these
people back their freedom
by returning to. them their
individual responsibility. I
commend her for it!

Mona Benge
West Vancouver

Not against amalgamation

Dear Editor:

Your‘front page story of
September 30, dealing with
the decision of North
Vancouver City council to
hold a referendum to
determine if voters want an
amalgamation study, was
inaccurate insofar as ‘it
related to my comments.

Your story stated that
“Alderman Ralph Hall said
he was against amalgamation

” Wrong.

I said that amalgamation

-of the City and District had

been an emotional issue
during the fifties and early
sixties but that today it is a
non-issue. But | said that I
would go along with the
referendum even though I
have not heard one City
resident in the last five years
express an interest in re-
uniting the two
municipalities. Why not
settle the matter once and
for all?

Russian
hockey

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I might add that, as a
lifelong City resident and a
N.V. newspaper editor for
some thirty years, I wrote
many editorials advocating
amalgamation. But at those
times amalgamation was a
real issue.

While I'don't think there is
any interest in
amalgamation, should the
people indicate otherwise I,
as an alderman, would feel
duty-bound to carry out their
wishes regardless of how I
might personally feel.

The only two people who
seem to be flogging
amalgamation are District
Mayor Don Bell and District
Alderman Ernie = Crist.
Strange bedfellows.
However, they have a right
to their views, although they

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should keep their noses out
of City business. Frankly, I
don’t give a damn if they
don’t like the fact that the

City is going to, hold a-

referendum. I suggest they
have enough problems in

their own municipality
without meddling in City
affairs.

I'm pleased that City
council members supported
the notion that we should go
to the people before getting
involved in a
amalgamation study. Mayor
Bell may regard this as
“sabotaging” amalgamation,

but I view it as pure, simple

common sense.

Ralph Hall

_ Alderman

North Vancouver City

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settled into a schedule of
events each week, one of
which is to call on the
Avalon Pub once during the
weekday.

This was interrupted by. a
period of overdue
renovation in which a sturdy
wood carved sign designated
“The Avalon Pub” was hung
in the middle of the place.

However; recently I
witnessed in shock a young
man simply walk up, lift the
sign, and walk out!

Is nothing sacred?

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