4 . ‘ 2 . Dr ce a cr ee a ce eer See 4 . . . ‘eee t saan dieiin aaeeaaeadimianeeatemtiaaatnana dude tnanhtentabaharieaaneme er eaaiar eine takki ‘ . a Y- mo r Friday, July 25, 1997 ~ North Shore News ~ 9 north shore news MAIL Box Get bad truckers off road library umps lambasted pear Editor: Bin response to Trevor Lautens’ July 4 Bi biases” article on the West Vancouver: emorial Library’s book sale, it is obvious r j-aurens! bias extends beyond the annual bok sale, -His opinion of a fibrary’s depth is mea- red on having “books seldom asked for.” il wonder how many of these types of oks. would’ be necessary to earn his proval and would it matter what the sub- ts were or how large the building necded house them. Libraries «measure their depth by the pmber of titles for the size of the commu- ty...By this» measure, West Vancotiver lemoriat Library (WVML) ranks as-one of ¢ top libraries in the province, In addition, ienever Our patrons tell us they cannot find subject we are quick to try to fill the gap. AS:for che book sale itself, he criticizes the Hiends of the Library for having first choice the sale. And: why not? The Friends work hard in sctting up, organizing and run- ng the sale, This is their largest fund-raiser” “ithe ‘year, ‘The. moncy, they raise always bmes back to the library.. Their fundraising the past two years has provided our library very:special ‘multi-volume art dictio- ‘and, a- beautiful set! of birds’ of North . merica, Both ‘items add immensely’ to the, pth he collection’ and would not have: Fen possible without the Eriends’ book sale. ‘They: have contributed .to-a circulating. © D-ROM collection foi, the children’s and buth: dep tment, to the completion of the ; lildren’s: storyShouse afid recently” have breed’::10" find’ a. much-needed minator ‘is Used to: protect the covers of our 2 and prolong their life“And fundraising the only contribution the Friends make ; to the Library and to the community. The Friends also take books to our com- munity’s homebound patrons, provide refreshments at) othe ibrary’s annual Memorial Tea on Armistice Day and host our art gallery receptions. People who volunteer their time to the community receive very few tangible “perks”; their rewards come through friend- ship and giving back something to their com- munities. First choice ata book sale is not out of line, especially when membership is open to all and new members are welcomed, Mr. Lautens also expressed concern over the price of the books. Tt isa fact of life that library collections need to evolve with time and thar every year we have a number of discards and donated books that need to be culled, ‘The low prices | are a direct result of Gur need to dispose of a large number of books and materials in the most economical fashion, Books that do not sell we try to give to charities and non-profit organizations, . Every year following the book sale there is ait evaluation, and Iam very confident that if ‘the chief librarian and Friends feel that the’ pricing should be reviewed that this will be done, d Pimust admit I have a difficul time under- standing Mr. Lautens’ animosity towards the West Vancouver Memorial Library, its callee- tion, its appearance a andeven the peaple who, support it: Libraries are an important asset to the overall well-being of their communities, Altris always a ‘surprise and a disappointment to, fiid individuals in a position of influence so obviously unsupportive of such vital i insti- tutions! Barbara Cupit 5 Chairman WVML Board ye Dear Editor: It’s outrageous hearing the driver and truck owners (uly 12) blame the victim for being entirely or (even) partly responsible for the fittal acci- dent at 22nd and) Marine Drive, as well as the. similar defence by the municipality. ‘The truckers display an uncar- ing disregard for the victim, and the municipality a fear, for maybe obvious reasons, of lay- ing the blame squarely where it This was one of four similar truck accidents on the North Shore in recent dimes —— three of them fatal, Has it not been considered that the coniribut- ing factors in all four accidents puta heavy strain on the princi ples of coincidence? Applying the defence rea- soning to those other acci- dents, should the mother and child waiting in their vehicle at the Horseshoe Bay ferry termi- nal have taken precautions to of-control asphalt truck hurtling past the toll booths and burying them? Or should the motorist travelling up The Cut have taken action to avoid an out-ofsight, out-of-control truck heading, down The Cut, which in a split second crashed through the tall median to obliterate him? Or more to the point, isn’t it time the perpetra- tors of these coincidences were put off the road permanently? Dennis Mason 7 belongs, avoid the possibility of an 1 out: West Vancouver all averts truck tragedy Dear Editor: Tam compelled to write in response ty your June 25 front page article concerning the motor vehicle accident of a heavy equipment truck at the base of Lynnmouth Road Call it fate, defying the law of averages, a, mir- acle, or the grace of God, but somehow a tragedy was averted. My wife was working in her office at the end of Lynnmouth and was delayed from start- ing her lunch hour simply because of Jast- minute questions during a business phone call. When she walked out'the door she was alerted to a loud whining sound which was the truck grinding its gears attempting to. stop before its eventual collision. Had she finished her phone call minutes Jearlier as planned she would have been exiting the driveway right into the. path of certain death, Without exception, the owner and or opera: tors of these large construction ‘and commer: . property and cial vehicles have g got to be foreed i into compli ance and accountability. We havé witnessed: more. that a couple of” tragic accidents in ‘the past few years because .someone was cither too busy, didn’t have time The reason for my avert concern is that T,.- literally came within minutes of losing my wife. Or, Worse yet, opted not to do anything i in the name of profits. - We, th he general public, expect: and rely gn our “system” to protect us, - A runaway five-ton vehicle is nothing, less than a lethal weapon capable of destruction’ of... bodi ily injury or death. uw IT would call upon our public officals to: immediately enact legislation ‘that'-will force these companies and/or individuals to under-. go regular and routine vehicle inspection -at their expense. Failure to do so should result i in the stiffest of fines and penalties well! a8) removal of the vehicle from use, Let’s not wait until someone tlse has to die. * We were lucky’ this time. We Surely won "t: be so” lucky next time. : , Gary Clifto: 04661, 1344@compuercom left me wondering why car companies, couldn't” build a convertible that didn’t shake constantly. i Well, Chrysler sure got it right with this car: My:. * A? 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