6 - Friday, January 30, 1987 - North Shore News

News Viewpoint.

Rubber-ish!

REMIER Bill Vander Zalm’s approach to sex
education for teenagers is not only outdated but

outlandish.

This week the premier publicly opposed Vancouver
medical health officer Dr. John Blatherwick’s drive for

safe sex advice in schools.

Blatherwick is recommending schools promote the
use of condoms (to help prevent the spread of com-
municable diseases, such as AIDS.

Vander Zalm countered that promoting the use of
condoms in schools would amount to sanctioning

promiscuity among teens.
What rubbish!

That type of outdated thinking is why there is such a
high incidence of teenage pregnancy. Teenagers need
to be provided with as much information as possible
about sex in order to make informed choices.

Shielding a teenager from the horrors of AIDS
might mean that same teenager will one day become an

unsuspecting victim.

Keeping one’s head buried in the sand is not going to
mean the problems of AIDS or teenage pregnancy are

going to go away.

Vancouver had 100 new cases of AIDS last year.
And authorities predict that the city can expect another

200 cases this year.

If teenagers are not informed they will in all likeli-
hood be among those grim statistics.

Dear Editor:

Regarding the editorial Jan. 7
CanPost’s ‘Hole’?

Here you go again on CanPost’s
back. I think they should seriously
consider a libel or slander suit

Public
kept
ignorant
on govt
affairs

Dear Editor:

When Bill Vander Zalm was
running for premier he promised
us “‘open government.”

Evidently he and I disagree on
the word ‘‘open.”

Having increased the cost of
Hansard from $37 a year to $100,
he has made it impossible for
many on low incomes to afford it.

Full television coverage of
debates in the house is not the
answer. For one to keep tabs on
not only what the government
does, but the opposition as well,
you need the printed record.

One can only surmise that this is
a ploy to keep the public ignorant
as to what transpires in gov-
ernment and to have a reason to
eventually discontinue Hansard.
Jean Mooney
North Vancouver

against you for the false informa-
tion you freely feed the public.

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Preserve the

Dear Editor:

A few years ago West Van-
couver Council stated publicly that
they would prepare a bylaw to

dedicate the bus depot site as park

for the citizens of West Van-
couver. This was never done.

In view of the fact that this land
is increasing in value each year, it
is a real jewel in the heart of busy
Ambleside. I suggest that now is

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Letter Carrier — NV 3
North Vancouver

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THANKS

Dear Editor:

Thank you very much for
publishing an article about com-
munity service involving the Girl
Guides in the Dec. 28 issue.

We certainly appreciate the op-
portunity to let your readers know
there’s more to us than cookies!

Our thanks to the North Shore
News for the coverage we've
received in 1986, especially the
report on the Exporee published
May 30 and the article about our
North Shore representative of
Canada in Ireland, published July
20.

Alma Rilkie
West Vancouver

IV waterfront

the time to carry out this intent.
When there would be no tempta-
tion to put “just a little restau-
rant” or ‘‘a few arts and crafts

shops.”’
As the population of West Van-

couver grows we will need more
open space, not less, and the
waterfront is our most valuable
natural heritage to preserve.
Jeanette Helmer

West Vancouver