are adding up Dear Editor: Jonathan Harts recently wrote | _in- your paper with the usual ' illogic exhibited by Doug Collins detractors, Harts’ verbal inexacti- tudes concerned these items: % He is not Collins’ dear friend as twice stated; @ The Queen does not live off our tax money; The Reform party does mind if Canada loses médicare and wel- fare; (Mr Harts should consider ~-that the majority of North Shore ‘voters supported this party. Harts is in the minority); -@ Only since large-scale. immi- ’ gration: from India, -Iran, and “Hong Kong has Canada’ s defi icit grown. Harts asks what good it brings Canada ‘to have British immi- ‘grants. One could reply they '{.. Speak English without being edu- cated at shareholder expense, they have: the -same culture: as Canada espouses such as human. “rights, female rights, child rights, animal rights, they. have.a demo-.- "cratic tradition ‘and outlook ‘and ™ the British tradition made Canada “into the caring, tolerant and gen- , erous society that it is.. = Most Asian immigrants, since .the unfortunate Harts brought it-up, have no cul- tural tradition embracing any of the above rights, no democratic tradition, and most definitely no tolerant and generous tradition. . An example. of the lack. of female and children rights is exemplified by Middle Eastern and African Muslims who have the interesting practice of scrap- ing away the genitals of young girls. (so they will never enjoy passionate love and thus. never stray from a future husband). An estimated 90 million females in Africa have had this barbaric and horrendous torture called female genital mutilation. Sadly. some immigrants have brought the practice to Canada. Doug Collins. and many Canadians rightly accuse ‘our government of acting undemoc- tatically by implementing our immigration ‘and muisicaltural laws against majority wishes, This lack’ of democratic justi- fication: ‘is. what Collins —is Opposed to and now we all see deficit, disunited populace. Neil Thompson West Vancouver ‘is pleased to, announce his ‘Geour) re Family Dentistry ~ New Patients Welcome 628 PARK ROYAL NORTH WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. V7T 1H9 association with the West Van Dental Group ' 922-3232 BEHIND PARK ROYAL CINEMAS © ok 922- 53ih + results, the reduced services and a. ler canyon soluti Dear Editor: Regarding the j isstte of cliff jump- ing in Lynn Canyon Park, some food for thought. Beginning with the Nickel, Dime and Plateau jumps at the 30 ft. pool in Lynn: Canyon when we were 10 years old. our group of friends chal- lenged progressively higher and more dangerous jumps over the next 20 years. Tsay again, 20 years of canyon experience. Having graduated years age to jumping safely through knowledge - and confidence the ‘circuit’ of higher - - jumps in the canyon; Crows Nest (80 feet), 60 foot, The Twin Falls Bridge, “Indian Head, Suicide and 128 foot (The Fence) without even a close - call, ! would offer these suggestions. Publish a list of all the cliff-jump- ing-related accidents over the past 20 years along with the - individual's name, place of residence at the time, canyon experience, and. date and - _ location of the incident. : Undoubtedly a clear picture of ignorance and bravado often mixed with intoxication will develop. SOLUTIONS: @ Have ‘jump patrols’ monitoring jumping areas in the canyon; - Institute ‘Black Flag’ program which restricts jumping days suitable to canyon conditions; @ Stan handing out heavy fines for © persons who enter Lynn Canyon without valid LD, and/or on. Black Flag days. TO JUMPERS: ONLY!” THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY . 9.50 AM + 6:00 PM” ' trees «annuals © perennials @ fertilizers © tools © © books ‘2/@-Come in soon “for best selection. @ Do not enter Lynn Canyon ‘in groups of less than three or four; & Always wear shoes: stop, look, lis ten and trust your instincts; @ Jump only when straight. NON-SOLUTIONS: ® Try: to ban Lynn Canyon. cliff jumping completely which will only result in defiance of the order and more tragedy; 2 Don’t do anything and bury 10 or 15 more people over the next decade: & Hope that the problem will solve itself. The sotution is obvious. A regu- rogram of experienced, ONS mature supervision must be imple- mented by our community. Just ask any ofthe grieving families who have been’ punished by the ‘Killer Canyon.” Martin Foran North Vancouver LETTERS TO the editor must be legible (preferably typewrit- ten) and include your name. full address and telephone number. | We will be closed * from July 10'to Sept. 08." _ Have a great summer! “WITH ALL WE KNOW, 7 HAS TO GROW"