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North Shore footing the bill

Open Ietter to the mayor ‘and
council of the District of North
Vancouver:

Much has bcen said of the re-
_ cent water ban and its causes, but
the most insulting remarks that
have been made against the tax-

payers of the District of North:

ancouver were by a GVRD of-
ficial who said that the public has
responded well to the call for
lower water consumption.

This taxpayer, and 1 know of
many more, has not. responded
negatively to the watering ban,
because the public knows it would
make little difference if they did
respond.

But as a taxpayer, 1 would be
derelict in my duty if [ remained
sitent to such remarks.

Surely, everyone is aware that
the Lower Mainiand has been
growing by leaps in the last few
years, and the primary supptiers
of this growth are the Capilano
and Seymour dams. Has it not
occurred to the GVRD that the
consumption of water in the
Lower Mainland is so great that it
is the main cause of the water
shortage? .

In addition to the water short-
age, consider our hydro bills. We.
the taxpayers of the District and
City of North Vancouver and the
District of West Vancouver, are

subsidizing the regional transit
levy without any benefit to the
North Shore.

Surely it is the business of Sur-
rey, et.al. to grow as they wish,
but why do we taxpayers subsidize

them in water and metro trans-

portation? .

{ suggest that the Council of the
District of North Vancouver
pull out from the membership of
the GVRD so that the District of
North Vancouver has full control
over its main water supply, its wa-
tershed logging, and the matter of
metro transportation,

Peter S. Faminow
North Vancouver

Fire victim thanks neighbors for help

Dear Editor:

I would like to express my
sincere gratitude and thanks to all
the wonderful people who lent
their support to me and my family
after our house was destroyed by
fire on Wednesday, June 24.

I would like to thank the fire
_ chief, Mr. Batt, for being very

understanding and responding
with his team in a very considerate
and professional manner. And

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also Serge Theriault, who without
a second thought risked his life to
save our dog. Without his heroic
actions, Apache would not be
alive today.

Thanks to the Zizzy family for
caring for her since the fire.

Thanks to the tady who gave us
a suitcase full of clothes, the- lady
who brought us some food and
the lady and neighbors who gave
us some money.

Above all, a very special thank

you to Mr. and Mrs. Marriotte
who have graciously opened their
home to my father and have pro-
vided great support to our family
in our time of need.

It is comforting to know that in
the face of such a disaster, onc
can count on community services
and the support of friends and
neighbors.

Again, thank you.

Alexandra E. Delange
North Vancouver

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