Dear Editor: West Vancouver, as ‘we all know, is the B.C. capital of NIMBY (not in my back yard). It also has an aging population, and some elderiy seniors who have been heading for some time to the modest-inceme category. So it is not inconceivable that even some West Vancouverites might take a second thought about putting a few clusters of modest-income units in West Vancouver. Where? Horrors! — scattered on portions of British Properties acreage between the second and fourth loops of the Cypress Bow! road. Just down the hill easterly from where the District of West Vancouver wanted to put a semi- private golf course and clubhouse... but well away from the old-growth giant cedars which district staff and council did not know about when planning the now-rejected course. Why (with some major provin- cial-district prodding and financial MAILBOX West Van needs modest income housing wheeling-dealing) would the land- owner of British Properties (BP) zo for a fire-sale to provincially- endorsed housing clusters? Because BP knows it will other- wise wait decades before the logic of careful hillside — rather than floodplain -- housing develop- ment lets it flog the acreage to the ultra-rich. And why housing clusters? Because clusters, not clear-cut subdivisions, can sit unseen from Vancouver, tucked away in the trees — on environmentally-ap- propriate portions of more level terrain. And they can be optimally serviced — above the present ar- bitrary servicing elevation which is at the second loop on the road. Last but not least, at the fourth look there can be a public access to University College's en- vironmental and recreational field studies centre — right across the road from where the middle por- tion of the golf course was going to sit. I own the relevant one acre abutting the highway — and I am Praise for reporter of victims’ rights article Dear Editor: Re: ‘Victims’ ‘rights pushed,”” Sunday, Oct. 13. We would like to thank Michael Becker and the North Shore News for the accurate report of our Oc- tober ii informal meeting with Solicitor General Doug Lewis and Mr. Fred Gibson, chairman of the National Parole Board. Naturally, it was an honor for us to be chosen to partake in open discussion regarding the newly in- troduced Bill. C-36 .vhich pertains to corrections and parole. We have been lobbying for these and other changes for 10 years now. To encourage changes to the criminal code and other pertinent laws becomes an endless and frustrating task. Our rational ap- proach does not invite extensive media attention, so many citizens have feit that we are wasting our time. It is therefore additionally rewarding to have a reporter pres- ent at such a meeting, who appre- ciates the need for reforms. With this awareness he wrote a fair, non-sensational article. Again, we say thank you. Fred Bodnarak North Shore Branch Citizeas United for Justice Safety & N. Shore News Mailbox policy LETTERS TO the editor aust in- clude your name, written legibly, your full address and telephone Due to space constraints the North Shore News cannot sublish all letters. Published Jetters may be edited far brevity, clarity, ac- curacy, legality and taste. at PLANT SALE We ure overstocked! eg. 6’ Fig Tree °119 All palms 3 ; ; ma Harn Diy Vai. (behind Shell Gos) 985985 DENTURE SERVICE © REPAIRS - IN 2 HOURS ¢ SOFT LINERS * RELINES - IN 1 DAY e NEW DENTURES * ALL DENTAL PLANS ACC. [ e REFERRALS NOT REQUIRED § Fully qualified & licensed by the province of B.C. Members of the denturists society of B.C. and subject to the high standards of service of the society. PETER BARKER DENTURIST 231 Lonsdale, W.Van. VIRGINIA THORBURN DENTURIST #208-1321 Marine, W.Van. _ 922-3309 LE LEWIS DENTURIST #301- 1124 Lonsdale, N.Van. ELISKA KHASHAN- HORKA DENTURIST #§-221 W. Esplanade, N.Van. 980-9268 _ willing to donate it for the pur- pose. Every relevant minister and deputy minister of the past decade has quietly told West Vancouver and other parties that Hollyburn t Sunday, October 27, 1991 - North Shore News - 7 hillside is not visually sacred. We are not talking wilderness here. That's further up-mountain. We are talking living space. Ray Rodgers Vancouver NVC aldermen’s raises are fair compensation Dear Editor: Your editorial ‘‘Raising dander’’ in the October 4 News is a most selective comparison of apples and oranges. I find it difficult to compare the alder- manic salaries of North Van- couver City and District and West Vancouver, to the municipal tax rates of Rich- mond, Burnaby or Vancouver City. if the City of North Van- couver were running a deficit, threatening to cut services, or laying off staff as others are, then no increase could be justified. But the city has bees fortunate to have had councils who have kept their budgets under control, and it is only fair that they receive fair com- pensation. In a way, it is too bad some of the increase could not be made retroactive, even to the uaderpaid members of previous councils. Twenty-two per cent of very little doesn’t amount to much except to headline writers. Those council members who voted against the increase for ideological reasons were of- fered the option of refusing it. The offer was not accepted. Your city hall correspondent knows the amount of reading that council members have to do to be prepared for each ses- sion. I doubt she knows the number of extra hours, phone calls, meetings, etc. that help to fili out their time in be- tween. Donald M. Currie North Vancouver Save our bear population An open letter to premier Mike Harcourt: The black bears in B.C. are under attack from both poachers and hunters, being killed at & rate of 7,500 each year. Other coun- tries in the world have wiped out their bear populations and we are moving in that direction.. Bears are being killed in order to sell their gall bladders, gonads and paws for huge profits. There is a large home and export market. Please put a stop to this cruel and greedy killing and protect our tears by banning all exports of bears, imposing heavy penalties on poachers, and making bears a protected species. Help to retain part of B.C.’s heritage before these black bears become extinct. 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Artists whose creativity most impressed the judges are: Kindergarten - Grade 3 1st - Joey Spitaie (Blueridge) 2nd - Christopher Chok (Cleveland) 3rd - Katie Gibson (Tyee) Grades 4-7 1st - Jeanine Lopthien (Brooksbank) 2nd - Tiffany Reid & Lauren Jones (Brooksbank) 3rd - Beverley Kingdon & Ashlee Dobbe (Ross Road) A special prize was awarded to Blueridge Elementary for ‘the most entries - 93 - to the poster contest. Staff and students were thrilled with their Apple Macintosh Classic Computer and Printer. Congratulations to you ail - and to all the budding -artists who worked so hard to make our poster contest a success. Our thanks to the North Shore News for the prizes and to Apple Canada Inc. Centennial Update is brought | to you courtesy of the NE NORTH SHORE fo CREDIT UNION Foie ingen Commun ty”