6 - Friday, November 7, 1986 - North Share News Peter Speck Noel Wright . Barrett Fisher Linda Stewart Publisher: Display Advertising 980-0511 Editor-in-Chief Classilied Advertising 986-6222 Newsroom 985-2131 Distribution 9961337 Managing Editor Subscriptions 986.1337 Advertising Director “ff ae pared is Fee Ht North Shore News, toured in 4 os an independent supuTtan newspaper and qualbed under Schedule il, Paragraph ME of the: SUNDAY - WEDNESDAY + te tae sy Botkty ated Gundy ty Hort Shoe Free Press (1d and datetuted fo every door on 1139 Lonsdale Ave - and View Vat auvet, 32h per qtar Mailing tales My tet fy fof UASOLC ed Malena) InCiUdhng MaANUSscApls North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4 SEAL Murntae JABS Suber op O Ate aeiCOtte brut we Cannot accept Sunday cheer REMIER VANDER ZALM’s election promise of cheap beer and open Sundays for B.C. pubs is one small but bold step towards catching up with the rest of civilization. But when will the premier take the plunge and allow British Columbians to final- ly dip into total Bacchanal splendor? Opening the liquor stores on Sundays must be the next intoxicating issue to sweep the social conscience of every British Columbian. Anyone who has had the luck to tour to the Continent or slip down south-of- the-border on a Sunday afternoon understands that Canada in general and British Columbia in particutar are missing out on something good. There, unlike here, it’s legal for adults to buy alcoholic beverages on the Lord’s Day...and take them home! No one but remnants of the Ladies Temperance League and the strictest factions of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers knows quite why Canadian liquor stores don’t sell booze on Sundays. Victoria’s monopoly cn liquor stores might be one reason for the tempcrary temperance. Unlike the private sector, the provincial government — which granted the private sector the right to open Sundays in the first place — does not seem to believe in opening their own businesses on the seventh day. But why doesn’t free enterpriser Vander Zaim put his beer money wherc his mouth is and privatize liquor distribution? That way, he would not only be liberating the capitalist system, but also be making life a lot easier for many British Columbians...and finally Entire contents © 1986 North Shore Free Press Ltd. All nights reserved. 57,656 (average. Wedousday Fraay & Sunday) Ste Dany ttt te een eens Of Baws wren NOW THE ELECTION (5 OVER, 115 TME 1 RECONSTRUCT AND ._.DIARTING WITH A BOGER move the province into the 20th Century. EX-RCMP BOSS ‘NOT SENILE’ orthorp clarifies points Dear Editor: I have just read Mr. Barr- ington’s report of the talk I gave to the North Shore Business and Pro- fessional Women’s Club on Qc- tober 1. No doubt some will read the article and write to advise you just how inept I am and how I must be getting senile since I retired from the RCMP. I appreciate the difficulty a reporter must have in condensing into a few lines a talk that in my case took over 30 minutes. I would therefore like to amplify on the ar- ticle on two points only. I am quoted as saying ‘‘Is 10 years in prison even-handed justice for perverts like Darren Kelly who murdered little Jenny May?’’ What READER REPLIES is not said is that 1 am well aware that Kelly was convicted of first degree murder and as such was sentenced to life imprisonment with his parole eligibility date be- ing 25 years. Immediately prior to the above ‘quote I said that at a 1984 con- ference held in Ottawa that the Citizens’ Advisory Committees for the Correctional Service of Canada passed the following resolution: The Solicitor General is asked to reconsider the 25 year minimum sentence legislation, with a view to advancing the eligibility date to 10 years served. This would leave the decision on parole up to the Na- tional Parole Board. After citing the resolution I went ‘Bears should be: left in wild, caged or shot’ Dear Editor: To your correspondent, Mr. A.M. Webb, have you ever seen a young boy who has been mauled by a bear? A small cuddly black bear? Bears have their place: (a) the wild (b) a cage (c) shot, not left in a city to be accidentally cornered by an unsuspecting citizen and in fear attack the citizen. I am a taxpayer, and rifle shells cost 50 cents, but a ride to the wild Starts at about $1,000. If you want the animals removed then you pay for it. Bears released to the wild are known to return to their old haunts. So you can pay for the se- cond, third and fourth time around. The idea is to cut the budget, not increase it. Also, the wolves in northern B.C. were dealt with to protect the ranchers not the hunters. Ranching is tough enough without having to contend with intelligent wolves hunting in packs. R.N. Allaire North Vancouver on to say, ‘‘The change if effected would only apply to those con- victed of first degree murder where the sentence is a minimum of 25 years’’ and then said, ‘‘Is ten years in prison evenhanded justice for perverts who murder children like Jenny May; rapists, who to satisfy their lust, murder innocent women walking our streets?’’ The foregoing was mentioned to show how some with a more liberal orientation have been pushing for changes in the law pertaining to first degree murder sentences. The second point I wish to comment on is the reference 1 made to a 54-year-old man murdered in Gastown. I am aware that the youth in question in that case plead guilty to manslaughter and pointed out that in like cases the maximum penalty for either first or second degree murder and manslaughter was three years. These comments preceded my remark: “‘If the youth had been 18 years of age and convicted of se- cond degree murder he would have received a life sentence and would not have been eligible for parole for 10 years.”’ The clarification touches on the point that 10 years is not necessari- ly the sentence for an adult who is convicted of manslaughter. Thank you for the opportunity to provide some clarification. Bruce L. Northorp, CM Burnaby CHIROPRACTIC MYSTERY Your editorial entitled The Doctors’ Cartel made some excellent Dear Editor: points. As stated, chiropractors are fully qualified health professionals and taxpayers should demand the right to be treated by them when and where they choose. Chiropractic medicine has been suppressed by the medical profes- sion to the extent that few people realize that a medical doctor's referral is not necessary before visiting a chiropractor. B.C. Medical Services Plan covers 12 visits per year to a chiroprac- tor by people under 65 and 15 visits for the. » over 65. In addition, chiropractor treatments ae covered by ICBC, WCB and many in- surance plans. Why is the B.C. Chiropractic Associatiow so reluctant to make tax- payers aware of their coverage? The association, for some mysterious reason, seems to be as determined as the medical profession to keep chiropractic coverage a secret. Tom James West Vancouver [Choice shows} | incompetence, j ..feader says Dear Editor: As a recent graduate from high school working in “West Van- couver, I have to agree with B. Symons’ letter of Oct. 31. A group of people (Citizens For Good Government) picking a slate for the voters approval — their selection of Lanskail instead of. Humphreys must give the voters a good idea of their incompetence. Shelley Josephs Burnaby Firecrackers ruin Halloween Dear Editor: I am a mother of four children, aged two years to eight years. I am very concerned about our experi- ences on Halloween. Our children were too afraid to go trick or treating in our neighborhood, because of the large number and close proximity of loud firecrackers. It seers: to be a situation out of control. Present laws are not being respected or enforced, as many unsupervised minors have access to firecrackers and are using them dangerously. Come on community! Is it fair to get your kicks at the expense of others’ safety and fun? M. Osberg West Vancouver