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Dear Editor:

It's quite understandable why North Vancouver
District Coun. Ernie Crist is completely felled by
Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRP) propos-
als for the Seymour Demonstration Forest. (Sept. ¥
North Shere News.)

Mr. Crist untortunately accepts myth and fiction as
fact, which does little to help any informed debate on
the subject.

What lesson does the GVRD have to learn — that
Mr. Crist is right and they are wrong?

Contrary to Mr. Crist’s belief, logging and water-
sheds do mix; forest harvesting and replacernent has
become an essential part of natural resource manage-
ment in most countries of the world.

For example, the Norwegian capital city, Osio, with
a population equal to Vancouver’s, uses a large inte-
grated resource-based forest for water, wood products,
recreation and agricultural products.

The “same old tune about fire hazards and insect
infestation, etc.” must not be rejected for its age, nor if
ignored will it just go away.

In 1930, caterpillars chewed through 1,600 hectares
of the Seymour Watershed forests before the attack
was stopped and tree salvage and cleanup reduced the
tisk of fire and damage to the pipelines.

Again, in 1960, smalt aphids ravaged the forests of
the Lower Mainland, leaving dead and dying trees

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witich create a serious fire hazard.

This placed our watersheds at great risk, but prompt
and extensive barvesting directed by GVRD forest
managers alleviated this tire danger.

A serious problem we face us a society is the arro-
gance of many who believe we can solve nearly any-
thing with technology including the control of nature.

Mr. Crist provides an excellent example of this
when he says, “The fire hazard they are talking about is
a red herring. There hasn't been a major fire for over
300 years.” (Records show that major fires on the
North Shore have occurred in 1840, 1864, 1884, 1910,
1912) and further he says, “With today’s technology,
— a fire would pose no problem.”

If Mr. Crist has the solution to the devastation and
loss of life caused by forest fires, the world would like
to know, especially the Forest Services of British
Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and
Califomia. These areas employed masses of equipment
and thousands of firefighters this summer fighting very
large fires with the tragic loss of 15 lives.

As concerned citizens we should try to become
well-informed on this important matter, and 1 would
urge your readers to take advantage of the public bus
tours of the Capilano watershed to learn first-hand
about watershed operations.

Eric Crossin
North Vancouver

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Dear Editor:

I was very impressed with the
North Shore News article written
by Bruce Methven concerning the
bench donated by those who have
been organ recipients over the last
few years.

Whea I looked at those three
smiling faces, I thought how much
it must mean to the families who
had donated those organs. “The gift

~ of life” it really is.

Unfortunately, in the trauma of
losing a loved one, it is hard to
make that decision, unless the
desire to do so has already been
stated.

Often, so much suffering has
gone on before death that the mind
won’t accept any more abuse of the
body. In the case of accidental
death, the trauma is even worse, and
the decision even harder.

It would save much extra anxiety
and suffering, if people made sure
their families knew it was their liv-
ing wish to grani “the gift of life.”
Joyce M. Turner
West Vancouver

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