Trying times

Dear Editor:

My name is David Wilson
and I, like so many other
Canadians at one time or
another became involved in
the absurd bureaucracy of the
federal government. I am
currently unemployed and
involved in a retraining pro-
gram through the federal gov-
ernment. I have been unem-
ployed since Dec. 27, 1996. I
became entitled to
Unemployment Insurance
cheques three weeks later. I
have received only one
cheque for one week, amount
totaling $162.

UI issued two more
cheques on Feb. 11, totalling
$324 for the previous two
weeks of entitlement. To this
date, I have not seen these
two cheques. UI has a policy
of sending all cheques
through Canada Post.

They will not issue any
cheques over the counter, no
matter what the emergency. I

_ have paid the first two weeks
of my rent for February, burt I
still need to pay for the rest of
February and the first two
weeks of March. My rent is

*. $360 per month. I continual-
ly have to borrow to pay my
rent so that my landlord will
‘not evict me from my home.
How much more I will be
able to borrow remains a mys-
tery, but eventually I will run
out of lenders and then I will

_ be forced out on the street.

. When anyone purchases a
stainp and places it on a letter
for delivery through the post
office; and the post office
picks up this mail, a contract
has just been entered into.

. ‘The post office is now oblig-

--ated’to deliver this piece of

mail to the address on the
envelope in as short a time as
possible ensuring that the let-
ter is received in good condi-
tion.

The same thing is true
when a person buys a Lotto
649 ticket. If the numbers on

“the ticket match the numbers
drawn then the federal gov-
ernment is by law forced to
pay the ticker holder the prize
money. But what happens
when the post office does not
fulfill its legal obligations to
‘the sender.

‘Nething happens it seems.
The post office hasn’t deliv-
ered my cheques sent by the
Ul office. If I do not reccive
my cheques from UI sent
through the post office, I will
be forced to leave my residen-
cys and [ will still have no
money to buy food. Do you

Fine work
fish folks

Dear Editor:

Now everybody's after
beatin’ on the federal fisheries
branch, but you gotta know,
those fellers is doin’ alright!

I mean look at it... it took
*em_50 years to kill the cod
fishery back east, but by jingo
they'll be able to kill off the
Pacific salmon in maybe, 25
years, tops. Now if that’s not
an improvement, well I don't
know what is.

Dan Collins
North Vancouver

fora

think the postal employees
care ‘much about my dilem-
ma? I don’t. However, if it
were their cheques that had
not been delivered to them,
then there would probably be
walkouts and total chaos.

Ail 1 want is the cheques
that I am entitled to so that I
can pay my rent and buy food.
If that is too much to ask then
Tam really sorry. I paid into
unemployment insurance, and
thus Fam entitled to it. [hope
someone in the government
with some input will read this
letter and act. How many
other U.l. recipients in this
country are inthis terrible
predicament?

Why do we as Canadians
have to send our first class
mail through the post office?
There are plenty of efficient
private companies that are
more than capable of fulfilling
the role of delivering first class
mail on time and in great
shape.

David Wilson
North Vancouver

Celebrating 15 Years

David P. Cechini,
B.A. (ECON.), CLU, CH.EC., CFP

gk

MetLife congratulates David Cechini on
being awarded the designation of
Chartered Financial Consultane and
Certified Financial Planner

These designations are awarded by the
Canadian Institute of Chartered Life
Underwriters and Chartered Financial
Consultants upon completion of courses in
financial planning, which include econom-
ics, accounting, law and business finance.

David has also been named as Manager of
the Year in Western Canada for the 3rd
consecutive year and has qualified for the
Management President's Conference.

David, Branch Sales Manager,
can be contacted at:

440 1285 West Broadway,
Vancouver, B.C.

(604) 736-2171

as your local community fitness Club

for 10:da

HONG. Purch

25 to 50% off
all memberships
until Mar 31

brand new bulbs
3 sessions max per day

All memberships include one-on-one trainers.
We guarantee to exceed your expectations with our
friendly, non intimidating club atmosphere.

~~ EMPIRE

“424 West. 3rd. St;

N. Vain. .

Sunday, March 23, 1997 — North Shore News — 9

TAT PEST

IN LOCKE SHIT GY

eos. Hage selection of Rew and Used]
skis and snowbords. Brand Tames:
. ‘Rossignol, Burton, Sims, Morrow,

just to name a few

Dnunl package tartg a $6
Subang paca starting S09
~~ Spnwbnar/Dounkl thing nd
———apeessaries are all ON SALEM

The Ester Buy lb n kad
ving aay CODY and FRCE PINT

FF, twuriiralll
: se. S2