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Bowen Snug Cove plans were
developed by island residents

Dear Editor:

Re: John E. Pierce’s recent let-
ter in the News on planning for
Snug Cove on Bowen Island.

It is indeed remarkable how a
recently arrived renter can be so
informed about actions that oc-
curred years before he arrived
here — unless, of course, he is
fronting for one of those who op-
pose any well-thought-out solution
to the problems we face in the
Cove — the ‘vocal minority,”
that is.

For years, these people have
been trying to discredit any for-
ward progress here on the island.
Unfortunately, the vocal minority
Oppose everything and offer
nothing positive to solve our
problems.

Just because one recent arrival
doesn’t like the plan for the Cove
is no reason to stop plans that
have emerged after a heated and
Passionate debate that has been
going on since the early 1980s,
years in which concepts, pro-
posals, solutions, compromises,

Bus trash
disgusts

Dear Editor:

While awaiting an eastbound
bus at the intersection of Marine
Drive and Pemberton in North
Van today | noticed that I was
surrounded by a virtual mountain
of disgusting trash, no doubt left
behind by departing passengers.

I'm not talking about today’s
trash — this stuff has been col-
lecting for days and weeks, and
it’s piled up right against the front
walls of the two stores.

But the real problem is the lax
and careless attitude of the two
Stores fronting the bus stop.

{ suggest that North and West
Van district councils enforce a law
that will require all commercial
businesses to keep their frontage
sidewalk clear of teash or face a
stiff fine.

Let’s clean it up, OK?

Murray Grant
North Vancouver

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cared for her.

Olga Barrat

adjustments, name calling, con-
frontations, accusations and
everything else that go into public
input have occurred.

If John Pierce is too lazy, or
too manipulated by others, to find
out what has in fact occurred,
then his comments deserve to be
ignored. I'm not about to put
aside the months and years of
time that I, and scores of others
here on the island, put into the
plan for Snug Cove just because
of the ravings of a recent renter
— a person with no stake in this
community.

Many of the ideas and pro-
posals criticized have been around
for a very long time. Most of the
concepts for the Cove were origi-
nally developed by Bowen
residents and have been the sub-

& personal injury
@ wage loss

@ medical costs
&@ future care

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&: A. John
f@ James L. Straith
@ William J. Rodgers

ject of numerous public meetings,
discussions and debates extending
back over several years. They have
been studied by Islands Trust
planners, GVRD Parks planners
and by specially trained planners
hired with GVRD funds. There
has been public input all along the
way.

What we nece! now is action to
put these concepts into effect —
to get on with solving our prob-
lems and making the Cove a rea-
sonable, workable, safe, efficient
and beautiful place in keeping
with the scale and style typified by
the Old Store. This is our goal,
despite the name calling and ac-
cusations of an increasingly des-
perate minority.

Bsuce Howlett
Bowen island

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