MaiLpox ee West Van alderman praised Dear Editor: Regarding Twin towers project gets final approval: Ald. takes one last swipe, North Shore News, Nov. 17, page 3. I agree with Alderman Carol Ann Reynolds that the West Van- couver Council should have ap- pealed the B.C. Supreme Court ruling which came down in favor of the lease of 320 Taylor Way. The reason is clear: in last year’s November referendum, the major- ity voted against highrises at this site. The referendum result war- ranted the council’s taking the final step in the process, an appeal to the B.C. Appeal Court. The origina! guideline objectives for 320 Taylor Way were ‘“‘to create a parklike symbolic entrance to the municipality’? with a “design of moderate scale.”’ In its finally approved form, the mayor and council have settled for just another highrise development, above all, accepting an unsatisfac- tory financial settlement for the 99-year lease — a deal that is nothing to be proud of. Alderman Sager dubs Alderman Reynolds’ comments on this issue as “argumentative” and ‘‘unfor- tunate.”” On the contrary, West Vancouver is fortunate to have on the council a member like Alder- man Reynolds who is willing to examine, question, probe and scrutinize, even when confronted with the mayor’s continuing impa- tient displeasure. Would that she had been a Socred MLA not ‘anti-French’ Dear Editor: The front page of the North Shore News of Oct. 27 claims that North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Jack Davis supports a call for a B.C. Provincial Police Force and an English-only law for British Columbia. This is not necessarily the case, and I hope that you have checked with Jack Davis to ascer- tain his stand on these two resolu- tions. The two resolutions referred to were adopted by the annual gener- al meeting of the North Vancouver Social Credit Constituency Association and may not represent the views of the MLA. lam surprised that your reporter refers to an ‘‘anti-French’’ cam- paign, without ascertaining the purpose of either resolution. The resolution regarding the RCMP was made in an effort to obtain equal opportunity for Brit- ish Columbians in the RCMP both in recruitment and career oppor- tunities. About 30 per cent of the RCMP duties are carried out in British Columbia but only about 10 per cent of recruits are taken from this province. It is RCMP policy to employ 27 per cent Francophones in the force but only 11 per cent of its duties are carried out in Fren- ch-speaking areas. Quebec has its own provincial police force, as does Ontario. As mover of this resolution, it is my belief that the number of RCMP members recruited from B.C. should be in direct relation- ship to the percentage of police duties carried out in British Col- umbia, so that reasonable oppor- tunity for employment in the RCMP is available to the youth of British Columbia. It is unfortunate that a desire to help the youth of British Colum- bia, with equal employment op- portunities, should be read as be- ing ‘‘anti-French’’ by your reporter. Ernie Sarsfield North Vancouver member of the previous council which made the origina! regrettable decision about 320 Taylor Way, she might then have insisted that community values, guidelines and bylaws be followed. We might then have had an appropriate gateway to West Vancouver. 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