& - Wednesday, July 25, 1990 - North Shore News inquiring reporter Patrick Raynard MLA Reynolds installs LYNN CANYON) is Mike Jobson Portland, Oregon You can't legislate in- telligence. You can put up all the fences and signs you want, but they will get over them if they want to. In Oregon, you can drink in some parks, but the legal drinking age is 21. a very dangerous Colleen Virgi North Vancouver More fines. Tougher legal action. But it’s a hard area to patrol. Closing the whole area is no solution because many people enjoy this park. One of the attrac- tions of the North Shore is access to the wilderness. phone debugging device WEST VANCOUVER-Howe Sound MLA John Reynolds has installed a de-bugging device in his West Vancouver constituency office telephone system in light of the Bud Smith tape scandal. By SURJ RATTAN Reynolds said he installed the device because he wants his con- stituents to know their telephone calis will not be taped by anyone when they call his office. Smith resigned as attorney- general two weeks ago after NDP justic critic Moe Sihota released intercepted taped telephone con- versations between Smith and Bill Stewart, who resigned last week as assistant deputy attorney-general of criminal justice, and between Smith and former CKVU-TV legislative reporter Margot Sinclair. The Smith-Stewart tape revealed an attempt by the two to try to discredit a lawyer Sihota had hired to prosecute former tourism minister Bill Reid over his han- dling of provincial lottery funds. Other tapes revealed a personal friendship between Smith and Sinclair, who quit her job after the tapes were made public. In those tapes Sinclair offered Smith information on her press gallery colleagues and -ead him transcripts of stories she had planned to air about him. Several other tapes were releas- ed to press gallery presicent Keith Baldrey. The tapes were made using a scanner while Smith had telephone conversations on his cellular car phone. Reynolds called the Smith tape scandal ‘‘unfortunate.”’ ARDAGH HUNTER TURNER “| have a machine in my office in West Vancouver that will pre- vent Mr. Sihota and the NDP from listening in on my calls,”’ said Reynolds. ‘‘Privacy has been invaded, and that to me is a great concern.’” “In Mr. Sihota’s case there was a better way to do it (releasing the tapes). He could have turned them over to the torney-general. lives of other Reynolds. deputy at- It’s affected the people,”’ said When asked if he thought Smith did the right thing in resigning, Reynolds said, ‘‘Certainly he’s got a respect for his office. shouldn't even be talking about that.’’ Vancouver launched an Smith’s actions. RCMP have now investigation into place, yet foolhardy and drunken people continue to hurt and even kill themselves there. In 1989, and so far this year, there have been 14 injuries and two deaths at the canyon. In the last 10 days alone, one man tried to dive off a cliff and hashed his head in, two more were swept away by Lynn Canyon deaths, injuries — what to do? Heather Virgl Perth, Australia Drunks should be fined if they get themselves in- jured. Drinking and swimming is the worst thing you can do. Why don't these people think more sensibly? In Perth, you aren’t allowed to drink in public parks. Emergency i Fescue crews, Steve Roddy Los Angeles, California This is natural selection in action. The dumbest people will do the dumbest things. That way, they won’t breed and have more dumb kids. These things cost too much, I’m no fan of socialized medicine. strong creck currents and were pulled out suffering from hypothermia and another man mangled himself when he tried to dive from a tree into a pool but hita cock first. whose resources are being stretched beyond capacity, say that most Lynn Canyon incidents involve alcohol, Randy Stock Los Angeles, California It’s a question of market incentives. The individu- als should be forced to pay the full cost of their rescue and rehabilitation. But if the public have to bear these costs, the public have a right to fence the place off total- ly. =| ""SUMMERTIME™’ Excellent selection of Mercedes-Benz SL Convertibles available for immediate delivery. All vehicles complete with both hard and soft tops, books and service histories. “Watch for our. 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