Dear Editor: T amin total agreement with your editorial “Little ~Guy’s Lament” of Aug. 21, _ Once again decisions are made without the input of people on the receiving end. From. my. experience as a for- mer community health nurse | A know how. difficult it is for seniors to. establish relation- ships with visiting health care professionals, in this case home support workers. “Once a good relationship is in existence, to sever it unnec- . *“essarily lacks consideration of client, Surely, changes under the new contract could be made gradually and by means of attrition. ~The same lack of inpur.and consideration -occurred ‘with » the: change-over to the cook- freeze-heat method of meals provided to Lions Gate ospital and Evergreen House ¢-Facility. In the latter the ors are permanent victims f mezls:of poor tastes and The irony of this is that this rethod - reportedly. is. more pensive. and’. problematic. . than in-house me Y preparation ‘was in the past. ~~: : ‘North Vanicoinver fe if The best hatchback nis cas, the 986 Sauk! Saft offers a ist of standard features axes the sworn duty of the heutenanr governor to protect us om stich fhaudulence, lies and hypocrisy? Damn it — if this representative ot the Queen were able to exercise his prerogative and remove these rogues fram office, then 7 would lean strongly toward becoming a royalist. Denis Mason West Vancouver Remove the devious rogues frem office Dear Editor: I find it hard to believe that we, the major ty of voters in B.C., have no recourse in law to unseat these devious NDP scoundrels. ts it not Trudeau led us io this abyss Dear Editor: Re: What's a politician worth? by David Mitchell in News Aug, 23. This question is interesting and I would like to clabo- rate humbly on the topic. ‘ The criteria should be similar to other jobs. In the case of politician it is mainly the social and human importance as well as the results achieved. OF course, all is rather complicated. There is no education criteria, m0 experience requested, no contract agreements and a politician’s position and security depends on voters’ decisions. Wowever, the responsibility of a politician is evident. The government governs and makes decisions. What decisions did the present and previous governments make? How successfully did they govern? What about the bro- ken election promises, ignorance of a nation’s request for changes? Who is responsible for such a terrifying phenomenon of today? Who ted this rich and big country to the abyss of pos- sible bankruptcy? ‘It was @E. Trudeau who started the process which made a quick sand from the solid ground this country was based on. -So, what is a politician worth today in Canada? Simply: the average ‘salary plus perks of politicians before P.E.7. era . increased by inflation Ector averaged for last 25 years. Would it ‘be fair? - a Viadimir Cicha ~ North Vancouver that the competition simply cant measure up to, Disal front airbags, side impact heams, hatagen lights and : child sestraint seat hartware make ths Svift one of tlie safest small cars on tho toad. And that’ : "> par wipe) washer, a rear parcel shell, a passenged assist handle, a vanity mirror, a tip ineter 2nd a four cylinder engine, Add these features “. tg dur famous Japanase quatly 24 hour madsie assistance and 3-yoat/84 OOK warranty and 4 becomes cleat that i youre not iooking ‘at the Suzukl Swift, you may no! be louking at the right car, . ; ¢ “Sizukl Auto of Burnaby 4638 East Hastings 2. Burnaby, B.. $ SUZUKI * Nowth "Richmond Suzuki 1695 Marine Drive. 4511 No 3 Road « ___ North Vancouver, 8.6: Richmond, B.C. AN ‘nema Friday, August 30, 1996 ~ North Shore News — 9 Bring the street noise to a halt Dear Editor: If the North Vancouver RCMP are to be equipped with the portable noise testers, it is to be hoped that one target they zero in on is the brain-dead motorcycle apes whe roar up and down Lonsdale Avenue and vari- ous connecting side streets at full throttle, day and night. J.W. Campbell North Vancouver Big Bard Swing TUXEDO JUNCTION Sunday, September 1, 1996, 2 pm to 4 pm If the sounds of Tommy Dorsy, Frank Sinatra, and Glen Miller put you in the mood, don't miss Tuxedo Junction for a toe-tappin', finger snappin’ free concert on the harbour deck.