10 — Wednesday, September 23, 1998 — North Shore News north shore news MAIL BOX Letter carriers hauling a heavier postal load Dear Editor: Re: the Aug. 14 story, “Postal service pushed.” While I was not misquoted, the impression is left that fetter carriers du not work that hard. Throughout the past few years, Canada Post has made unilateral changes to the delivery standards that govern the Jetrer carrier’s work- ay. While these changes are being disputed, Canada Post continues co implement the cuts. This has resulted i: a loss of rautes at almost every station and depot across Canada. Richmend, even with 2 growth of 5,200 points of delivery, had a reorganization imple- mented on Aug. 17 with a deletion of seven full-time positions. Routes are gaining an aver- age of 45 minutes of additiona! work. These implementations have had a dramat- ic impact on the fives of the people whe do this work. Injuries have escalated and overtime is a regular occurrence. These workers have to bear the burden of extra work. Letter carriers are responsible for sorting and delivering the mail for their routes. It is a complex job that requires a variety of skills. Seniority governs the routes they chuose but not onc of them is easy. Postal workers are second only to the mining industry for work- related injuries. Capilano Delivery Centre is scheduled for the next reorganization and we are attempting, to mitigate that loss of routes by improving the service to Nath Shore residents. To have a double standard or delivery to residents of any community shculd be uns ceptable to the Canadian public. A purion of the CPC profits that have been made in the Past years are being recurned ia the federal government. The Canadian public should reap the benefit of these profits in the form of improved service. The other point that was missing from the article is that these pcople came out on their day off to deliver the brochures and post cards to the residents. Penny Allen Vancouver No room for error at APEC ’ Dear Editor: © ss Re: RCMP Public Complaints Commission set for Sept 14. We human rights this and we freedom rights that and we decry the refusing of placard- ¢arriers no matter what. | But consider if you will the sheer folly of even a tempo- rary lapse in the timing of the security program - that was- absolutely necessary to fully rotect the 18 APEC world leaders. True, 2 number of these individuals would have trou- ble winning a popalarity con- test even if they were the only contestatits. That is not the issue. The issue is, imagine in your wildest dreams an assassi- nation attempt, a “Dallas” on our hands. The ramifications are unthinkable. The only area this night- mare could have happened would have been as the entire entourage were alighting from their vehicles at UBC. At this point they were all vulner- able, a sniper mingling with the “placards” could be con- sidered a distinct possibility. It: is lithe wonder the RCMP? .and security people were edgy. Pepper spray, hell, fire hoses at the ready should have bees the order cf the day. Like it or not, it was a “world-event,” serviced by “world-wide” security mea- sures and there was obviously no room for a “parochial mode of thought” at UBC that day. The RCMP and other agencies acted “big time”; they simply could not gamble. The risk of error had long since been rehearsed out. Ted Hadley West Vancouver us driver's actions praised ily’ dropped CareCard and Rogers - Video card at the bus stop “outside . the. church — in "Edgemont Village. approximately’ 3:15. Mm. a bus driver got out of bus, picked. up the . CareCard and took it to the “nearest doctor’s office. ‘The same bus driver arrived an hour fater, I believe, and saw. the video card in the same area, he then took that to the same doctor’s office, where they phoned mc to pick them up. ee I do not know who this bus driver is, so I’m saying, thank you so much. 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B.C.. to receive representations in connection with the foliowing proposed amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700”, and the “Zoning Map of the City of North Vanceuver™, which is an integral part of “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700”: ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 6878 ; To rezone Lots 1.2.3.4, also parts of Lots 5 & 6. Block 206, D./L. 545, Plan 2979. located at 155-165 West 23rd Street, as indicated on the map.“ The amending bylaw will have the effect of removing the said property to permit development of a 35-unit residential building on the site on the! site. FROM: RT-1 (Two-Family Residential | Zone) TO: CD-340 (Comprehensive Development 340 Zone) We woe Chesterfielst Ave Lonslale Avene APPLICANT: SABOR/GUMBIETON ARCHITECT ALL PERSONS who believe that their interest in property is affect dd proposed Bylaw No. 6878 shall he afforded a reasouabl opportunity to be heard in person. by attorney or by. petition proposed Bylaw may be inspected at the office of the City Cler' 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, except Statutor: from September 14 - September 28, 1998. Written cubmissions ' accepted up to and including September 28, 1998, but submissions'wi NOT be accepted after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. |. - City of North Vancouver: Phone: 985-7361 Bd ' Call our dispatchers tor friendly, - efficient service & information. 7 on / _ : aed ; SEAPLANES< a “Spanning the coastal waters of BC”.