Dear Editor ~
District council’s action in
passing the Amendment to

Bylaw 5640 covering the.

manufacture of dangerous
goods, at its meeting of Mon-
day, January 23, 1984, was
the culmination of several
years of hard and persistent
work, on the part of a
dedicated group of citizens in
this community, namely the
_Chemical Hazards Alert
Committee. _. .
No need now to go back
over such things as the Beak
Report, The Chemical
‘Hazards Task Force, the
defeat of the previous Bylaw
in the courts; sufficient to say
that we now have a Bylaw
which will put a ‘measure of
control on the manufacture
of dangerous goods which
was not there before. and
which will serve as a notice to

any further aspirants to

Buckle up

Dear Editor

The tragic bus accident on
Mt. Washington reminds us
again that children are dying
needlessly on B-C. highways.

B.C. Minister of Transpor-
tation and Highways Alex
Fraser is now on record as
saying mandatory seatbelts in
B.C. buses is a future
possibility. The British Col-
umbia Medical_ Association
commends the minister for
his interest on this issue.

However, Mr. Fraser is

neglecting another life-saving

gap whose solution is as close
as the pen on his desk.

As it stands, B.C.’s seat-
belt law demands that anyone
over the age of six be buckled
up. But the very young —
those who cannot make this
life-saving decision for

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manufacture such things, in
this District that they are not
welcome..- -

Especial thanks must go to
Mayor Marilyn Baker and
those ‘aldermen who put the
health and welfare of their.
citizens. ahead of their con-
cern for industry at any price.

It should:also. be noted-that .

a pamphlet entitled ‘‘Hazar-
dous Chemicals Emergency
— What To’ Do’? has been
circulated along with the
Water Rates bills for 1984. A
product of the Emergency
measures unit of North and
West -Vancouver, it may

never have got off the ground |

if it had not been for the

- original work of. the.

Chemical Hazards Alert
Committee. It at least guides
you in what to do in the event
of a hazardous chemicals in-

cident and it actually men-

tions the word ‘‘Chlorine’’,

toddlers

themselves — are not pro-
tected by law.

The highways minister has
publicly agreed that seatbelts
save lives. -yet, the piece of

“paper that would prevent this

ongoing annual carnage has
been sitting on his desk and,
despite -the urgent pleas. of
various .agencies, he has thus
far refused‘to sign it.

The BCMA has once again
written :-Mr. Fraser, urging

him to act. And once again,

we ask all B.C. citizens (0 in-

especially those of. our
children. They have a right to
safety on our roads.

Norman E. Hamilton, M.D.
B.C. Medical Assn. ,

926-0579

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sist their government provide‘
laws. that protect all lives,

TAMARA BOECKLE

defines it: and advises the ac-
tion to be taken if you come
into contact with it.

The one problem with the
distribution of this pamphlet:

‘is that it went.out to -house-

holders only. Jt was ‘not

dwellers. ‘You. should phone

your councillor or the North.
and West Vancouver

Emergency Program to get

your copy delivered to you.

C.F. Vagg -
North Vancouver

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_ May we extend -the ‘sincere
thanks” of. the. Wild. Lifé-
Rescue Association and
ourselves for the tremendous
response that we have had in
the many people that have
come to our shelter to pur-
chase the bird seed to feed the
ducks and swans at
Ambleside Park. It is most
gratifying that there are peo-
ple that care. |

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President

N. Van. SPCA

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Dear Editor -
. fam referring to your arti-
cle ‘“‘An Outspoken Lady”? in
29 January 84 Sunday News,
written. by Kelly Jo Burke,
based on an interview with
me. . .

The overall article is well

: _ _. written.and factual; however,
circulated to “apartment ~

I would, like to dispel one
misconception. that may be
drawn from the last part of
the article. ‘Of course, I do
like West. Vancouver. I have
been working here for almost
15 years-The:reference, as to
my dislike, was with regard
to my studio space. My com-
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growing, only the facility has

remained the same. It is too ~

small and not functional
enough any more. I think this
is a@ common enough com-
plaint from anybody who is

dealing with these frustra-
‘tions, especially in the perfor-

ming arts.
Again, I would like to
stress that I very much enjoy

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and also that I am quite pro-

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