north shore news MAILBOX police actions defended Dear Editor: Re: the April 4 News story about Bevericy Matishak’s run-in’ with the West Vancouver police. After reading the front page story I have only one question: what would) vou expect the police to do in cir- cumstances such as this? A neighbor calls to alert the police of suspicious activi- ties around vour home. by all accounts a break and enter in progress, The police respond in a timely fashion, believing thev are about to apprehend the suspects that to the best of their knowledge were invad- ing vour home. Your vehicle is stepped leaving the driveway and everyone is removed at gun point and handcuffed until the full story could be revealed by all parties involved. Back to my original ques- tion, what did the police do wrong? T have no doubt this expe- rience was a terrifving one for you and your family. I can't imagine the trauma of looking down the barrel of a gun and not knowing why it was being pointed at me, but for heav- en's sake take the police of f- cers” perspective into consid: eration for a second. Vould vou expect then to kindle ask for your coopera- tion since they had every rea- son to believe you or the peo- ple in your vehicle had just invaded a home? How were the police to know the cir- Honk if you like traffic columnist Dear Editor: Re: Shaun Conlin’s March 19 column Traffic laws apply all the time, even in W.V. After reading the Mailbox feedback in the March 26 edi- tion of the North Shore News, | was inspired to write. 1 would like to applaud Shaun Conlin for all his columns and especially the one of March 19. I would also like zo congratulate the North Shore News for print- ing it. I don’t know of any _ other columnist who is so dexterous at pointing our the rights and wrongs of drivin on the streets of the Nort Shore. The Mailbox feedback of March 26 leaves me with the sentiment that there are far more “boncheads” driving the strects of the Lower Mainland than just S. Cameron, T have great difticulty try- ing to figure out why these “boncheads” feel that certain tratfic laws don’t apply to them. Most “boncheads” : that merely because they leave their emergency flashers en, do not put their vehicle in park or do not leave their Cap park plan lauded Dear Editor: “A vision for Cap Valley” (March 28 News), as Dennis Olson sees it, gets my two enthusiastic thumbs up. What an absolutely far-reaching future idea for the North Shore, for all of Vancouver, and its visitors. It would open up a whole new future possi- bility for our area. it might even have us rethink our bridge. dilemma, - and have us build the kind of crossing we would require if we were to create -this truly magical -playground in which we would all be able to play. Thank you Dennis for your vision. It lights me up just chinking about it. “When do we begin? What can I do to help? Vicki Tyndali, relax@ oldenglishBandB.be.ca vehicle for more than “two minutes" they should be exempt from receiving park- ing infractions! How does sitting in your ¢ar ina “no parking” or “ne stopping” zone with the engine running in drive mean that you are not stopped or parked there? How does feav- ing your car at the edge of a yellow curb with your emer- gency flashers on for just Snwo minutes” mean you don’t deserve a parking infraction? 1 hear many complaints from the public about parking tickets, and boy have | got a few beauties I could tell. Iv’s really amazing how same dri- vers feel that under their own personal circumstances they deserve to park wherever they Wish. I really feel thar Shaun was right on the money with regards to his comments in the March 19 article. Keep on ‘writing Shaun! LD. Knifton North Vancouver cumstances until they ques tioned the parties involved? Was this a) kidnapping? A home invasion? A break and enter? rarely a week goes by when we don’t hear of another violent home invasion occurring. I would ask you to remember that the next time you com- plain to the police department They used guns, fs this a surprise? “The officers had every reason to believe a seri- ous crime had been commit- ted and acted appropriately in my opinion. In the last couple of sears about officers trying to ensure you have a safe neighborhood to live in, Dean Collins North Vancouver deano@be.sympat.zo.ca ACCOUNTING SERVICES Monznly, duarterty, Yearly Corporate & Personal Taxes Financial Statements Bookkeeping, Budgets & Payroll Free initial Consultation DON LANE 921-3322 ICBC HAS A TEAM OF LAWYERS, SHOULDN'T YOU? be used against you. Taylor & Blair BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS® 102-145 West 15th St. North Van i 983-4311 : mM www.taylorandbizir.com Graham Taylor FREE CONSULTATION Kevin Blair Car Got Spring FEVER? 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