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for change in WV

Dear Editor:

I read from your paper that Mr. Lanskail of the
forest industries fame is aspiring to become mayor of
West Vancouver.

1 must agree that he concluded deals that were good
for large forest companies and a large union. But not
good for small and independent operators. Makes one
wonder if not, as mayor, he won't be an equally good
spokesman for large developers.

As for the time of change slogan,-he is flying. This
writer can't see any need for it. Mayor Humphreys is
doing a good job. We are provided with excellent
police and fire protection. Our garbage is picked up
regularly. Streets and sewers are taken care of and at
the same time our taxes are kept low. Change for just

the sake of change brought the KGB to the Russians
and Adolph Hitler to Germany.

Mr. Lanskail also mentioned ongoing negotiations
with the local tribal council. | doubt he can achieve
more than Mayor Humphreys. It would be naive to
believe this matter can be settled just on the local
level. Lam quite sure Mayor Humphreys has spoken
with federal officials and is proceeding accordingly.

Ten years is a long time for anybody to be absent
from municipal affairs — even for Mr. Lanskail.

A. Aleksejev

West Vancouver

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Mr. Lanskail has not been absent
from municipal affairs for 10 years. He retired,
undefeated, in 1982 after 20 years as an alderman on
West Van council.)

Students lose in NV

Dear Editor:

Tne North Shore school system
has experienced an increase in

task for them and their executive
wants to meet with the school
board to discuss the class size
issue. But prior to such discus-

exert pressure on trustees is sad
reflection on professional teachers.
This type of threat will not ad-
vance the teacher position for
lower class sizes and only serves to

pupii-teacher ratio from 16.69:1 in
1981 to 17.50:1 in 1986 according
to data provided at the last school
board meeting.

Average actual class sizes are
now around 25:1 for elementary

classes and 27:1 -in secondary |

classes.

Some teachers, not even a ma-
jority I expect, state that this in-
crease has created an impossible

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Teachers will also decide at an
October meeting whether sufficient
progress has been made on class
size concerns and they may then
‘tundertake a full instruction only
campaign.”

This tactic of work-to-rule (in-
struction only) by using students to

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create unnecessary tensions in the
school system and in the com-
munity.

In my opinion, this is the wrong
action at the wrong time and it is
directed at the wrong people —
our students.

Ross Regan
School Trustee
North Vancouver

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during term

Dear Editor:

For seven years I served with
Don Lanskail on the West Van-
couver Council.

Don, alone, is to be thanked for
the seawalk, and for the regional
park protecting the Capilano
River. In addition, his support
resuized, before the present
mayor's ‘erm, in such policies as
acquiring Ambleside Waterfront
properties, partial melding of the
Blue Bus system with a regional
system to free up the bus depot
site, limiting development above
the Upper Level, a rigorous creek
protection policy, and planning
and arranging the financing of the

Seniors Activity Centre.

Change is always resisted in
municipal politics. The easy politi-
cal stance is to do nothing. Talk,
pomp and ceremonial chains do
little harm in the short run but are
deadly in the long run,

Don Lanskail has the courage to
propose good plans, the wisdom to
listen to criticism and to modify
plans and the ability to make them
happen, ‘

I 2m now a North Vancouverite
but my interest in the whole North
Shore is as strong as ever and I
recommend Don Lanskail to the
voters of West Vancouver.

Peter Jones
North Vancouver

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