north shore news _____MAIL BOx eetaiaaeieis —— ——0'| baa} WARNING: MAY CAUSE DIZZYNESS, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. mSatety questioned ma car Editor: Re: Proposed “Big Box” stores in Park attended the recent meeting organized by Jim Barnum and realized from many com- ents made that the consequences of the mbove proposal are even more shocking than ve originally thought. -Particularly the comments by Mr. John lark, president of the West Vancouver hamber of Commerce, who stated that, for -xample, Home Depot alone is looking to btain clientele not only from the North shore and the Lower Mainland, but also from mequamish, the Sunshine Coast, Whistler, ete, With such a projected volume of business, ‘would mean huge trailers bringing new ‘ock, crowding West Vancouver roads such ss Faylor Way an Marine Drive, an unimaginable ituation! n many instances these roads already sur- ass 4 normal flow of traffic and are way over- baded, not to mention the horrendous situa- ‘on the Lions Gate bridge. art from the ambience of West Vancouver being severally affected, it will also create very real problems such as noise, pollu- tion and not only increased traffic but a change in the kind of traffic we have on our roads now, i.c. all kinds of different trucks, trailers, and what-have-you. How is that going to affect the safety of those regularly using our roads now? I just so happened to have witnessed the truck incident on 22nd Street last year, as well as a recent traffic accident on the Lions Gate bridge in which a woman in a white Honda was killed. What if we tear the theatres, bowling alley and golfing facilities down and put in those mega-stores, and in a number of years, they find out they could not make it and they leave, are we then stuck with these empty big boxes? I sincerely hope that this terrifying project will be studied in depth by those in West Vancouver who have the ability to do some- thing about it and stop it before it is too late. 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Broadway Oak & Broadway = Grappling @ with grief : Dear Editor: “=< Edward Howell stated in-his recent letter to the editor that the outpouring of flowers and emotion that followed Diana, Princess of p Wales’ death shows us “what is wrong with saci- cty.” * He further states that “mourning is being selfish” : and people should “get a Eine rituals of a funcral service, the placing of flow- ers, the writing of condo- Blences, the acceptance and expression Of one’s emo- tions following a loss, are, min fact,-a jhealthy way for people to “get a grip.” “Qne cannot celebrate the achievements of a dead Mperson’s life until the reality of the death, and its effect on the living, is acknowl- ged and expressed. We ced to look back and say good-bye before we can look forward and carry on. aan Bryant ecutive Director orth Shore Grief and oss Resource Centre a Dear Editor: sincere thanks to the premiers of Canada for recognizing ‘that rhs solution to our national unity problem must be based on the principle of equality for all Canadians and that the citi- zens of Canada must be included in the decision-making Process. My special thanks to Preston Manning for guiding the pre- miers and the Canadian people toward this very wise position. Most Canadians love and respect the diverse and interesting nature of our country. They deeply want Quebec to be happy within the Canadian family and they want Canada to be strong and successful. Reformers believe that if Canada is to survive and flourish, it must be built gin the basic principle of equality. Now that the premiers have accepted this notion, Quebec’s Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Jacques Brassard has stated that his government rejects the proposal because, “It doesn’t offer Quebec any new powers to protect its language and cul- ture.” For 10 years, Reformers have been saying that devolution of federal powers to the provinces, particularly in the areas of lan- guage and culture, is essential to our country's future. The needs and aspirations of Quebecers must be respected and encouraged while we work together to build our great nation on the solid foundation of equality for all. Paul Arnold Victoria North Shore News Mailbox Policy LETTERS to the editor must be legible (preferably typewrit- ten) and include your name, full address and telephone number. Due to space constraints the North Shore News cannot pub- lish all letters. Published letters may be edited for brevity, clari- ty, accuracy, legality and taste. 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