12 ~ Wednesday, February 20, 1991 — North Shore News Anna Marie D'Angelo INQUIRING REPORTER A NEW bill that would toughen gun control measures in Canada isn’t exactly shooting through the federal legislature. Bill C-80 was introduced last June by Justice Minister Kim Campbell, and in December a Commons committee was set up to study the bill, which might not pass during the current session. The committee hearings were perceived as a concession to rural Tory backben- Should gun-control laws change in Canada? chers opposed to tough gun controls. Campbell’s bill limits rifle clips to five rounds and handguns to 10 rounds. But the committee recommended 10 rounds for rifles and 20 rounds for handguns used in competition. Marc Lepine was armed with a 30-shot clip when he killed 14 women in 1989. Reza Mosberian North Vancouver Susan Matthews West Vancouver It should be more restric- _I don’t believe in guns at 1 think the tive. I think guns should all, whether for hunting be single shot and only or for any other purpose. allowed for hunting. Yes, guns should be more controlled. Barbara VanHee West Vancouver Surrey Gun control should be tougher. There are other ways of protecting yourself instead of using should be tighter. Michael Lancaster restrictions a gun. Faye Barreau Squamish It should be stricter. I don’t really have sym- pathy with hunters. Too many people have guns who should not have them. Ambleside residents want return of outdoor pool A WEST Vancouver residents’ group urged West Vancouver District Council Monday night to resurrect the old outdoor pool at Ambleside Park. Two members of the Ambleside & Dundarave Ratepayers Associa- tion told council that the pool could provide local youths with a WEST VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL safe gathering and _ recreational area, She argued that the pool could be a good place for young people to meet friends in a location that would be unstructured and casual. “The outdoar pool (which has been filled in) used to be the focal point of the area,’’ said ratepayers representative Sheiia Adams. Fellow ratepayers representative Elaine Fonseca also argued that a pool would be a better project than the outdoor band shell that was proposed for development on the pool site a couple of years ago. Fonseca noted that the pool would be a welcome facilitity for anyone who likes to swim at Ambleside, but is occasionally unable to do so because of the pollution in the water. “Sometimes the water is off- putting,”’ said Adams. Mayor Mark Sager said the submissions from the ratepayers’ group would be considered in the future along with other plans for the Ambleside area. In celebration of The District sf North Vancouver's CENTENNIAL KER» A celebration of our history our heritage and our peogle | writtes in an informative and entertaining style by Chuck Davis Available at North Shore Bookstores