art Appearance Practicality 4 Du rability yf webby levecke : and butt to best ety? i" 1194 Marine Deal Pemberton 67tc24 ; + FREE Catalogue 1-00-. 387- 0110 I. Su upport Your Lung Association Absentee landlords responsible for neighborhood downgrading Dear Editor: way begrudge anyone ‘reason. While f fully agree with Noel able'' accommodation, but vee Wright on the issue of second- must a rented place stick out a O Pp [= C ‘at f= ST ary suites (and most others) in like a sore thumb? sil single-family dwellings Wf the | hold some absentee owner lives there as well, the landlords responsible for the at sad truth is that many are downgrading of my neighbor- ; absentee landlords who in some hood. yams CAPILANO MALL cases have converted. duplexes If we homeowners who live and one-family homes into on the premises and who take (between Sears and Pacific linens) multiple dwellings. great pride in our city can ‘ : Consequently, back yards. muster simple knuckle-vrease streets and lanes have become to keep our surrounding: parking space for numerous . pleasant to lovk at, would it be . cars on a permanent basis. too much to expect the Dear Editor: . Upkeep of the outside is kept absentee landlord to shovel the fam astounded by the elitist, to a minimum, if any at all snow in winter and pull a few bury-your-head in the sand at- and, of course, there is often weeds in summer? titudes of the majority of council no removal of snow from members of the District of North sidewalks. Heddy Anderson EVERYTHING M UST BE SOLD!!! Vancouver. Lo, 1 must point out that Lin no = North Vancouver LAST DAY - VALENTINE'S DAY - FEB. 14 They voted to make all suites il- legal, unless needed for family members. Taken in the context of the present day, with the economic and emotional demands on fami- lies, this decision flies in the face ; : ; . of reality and compassion. ' : Valentine Registering suites permitted the : SITE f F : ' a" district to control what is a ‘ pea] F f { f m definite asset to many many fami- ‘ : ; 1 i 4 Smecials lies in this area, both tenants and . ; : , : { owner-residents alike. ‘ en ee fi a et Only comet SRO REY ET I Suites allow some families to purchase a house, or weather dif- ficult times. Would you prefer that all of us five in higher density co-ops, apariments and town houses? What issues are they attempting to address? Is it noise? Number of cars, upkeep of houses, number of people? Then enact bylaws which are to-the-puint, and strong enough to deal: with the real problems, which can exist whether family or non-fanily members reside in the ; : suite, at one . 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