Diver depicts Sound pollution Dear Editor: Recently my team of divers and I descended beneath the once pristine waters of Howe Sound. We were in search of evidence — photographic documentation that would show us marine life (flora and fauna) could still thrive in an area where pulp and paper mills operate. In all, we did five dives near the Woodfibre and Port Melon miils. The team remarked at the very noticeable taste of the water. It was unlike anything we have expe- rienced elsewhere in the coastal waters of Vancouver, It was very flat at first taste, but a foul afcer- flavor dominated with the pungent odor. During that dive, as well as those which succeeded it, no life could be seen. The clarity of the water worsened the further we de- scended. This is very uncharacteristic of Howe Sound waters when you’re not diving anywhere near these in- dustrial mills, The water visibility usually improves the deeper one dives. Not being able to photograph well in the murky waters, we took our cameras to another location far enough away from the effects of the pollutants, a place where there was reasonable water clarity at depth. On this, the fifth dive, I came upon a yellow-eye rock fish (more commonly known as red snapper). He was about 14 inches jong and very docile. As 1 was able to ap- proach within photographic range he still did not move. Slowly reaching out to touch this colorful fish, his one good eye (the other was obviously deformed and grown over with no apparent evi- dence of it being a_physi- cally-caused injury) moved to look at me. And as I interacted with this normally skittish fish, a feeling came to me. For a few moments a kind of emotion etched inte my thoughts. I felt as though this harmless creature wanted me to tell to the world his kind of pain. Could it be that other creatures of our sea are having these same deformities as a result of our ex- treme pollution? Could it be the tons of toxic wastes are now saturating our seas? . This documented fish story oc- curred in only 20 feet of water; this species is regularly found in much deeper ocean. I wish to endorse Environmental Watch. I hope they are successful in their fight against pstiution. Joho T. Pennington Sea-Pen Photographic Vancouver SPCA ad was good but printed too late ' Dear Editor: The SPCA is to be congratulated for the advertisement in your paper of Oct. 29 warning pet * owners about the presence of coyotes on the North Shore. How- ever, it is much too late for many cats. The ad should have appeared much earlier around July when your paper first reported findings of remains of cats in the Sentinel Hill area that no one could definitely attribute to coyotes. The remains of my cat were col- lected by the SPCA some time in mid-August and I was advised by SPCA that he had definitely been killed by a coyote as had been a number of other cats in the previous one or two months. If that was the situation then my question is why hrs it taken the SPCA ail this timc to react to the situation and place an advertise- ment in the paper? If they had been earlier, my cat and others would be alive today and many heartaches spared. Clarence D. Kent West Vancouver Gould Q AcCue Jewellers ‘ "The Vllage Seweller “ CORRECTION In Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1989 issue of North Shore News the Cold Beer and Wine Store hours for Pemberton Station Pub were incor- rect The ad should nave read OPEN 11 a.m.-11 p.m. DAILY. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused Pemberion Station Pub. (offer en I'S A MATTER OF LIFE AND BREATH DON'T SHCKE # seh Conia Lig Anaition STILL Sh North bly and permanently without added stress. “Eliminate cravings and withdrawals -No weight gain Cail for a free initial consultation Daniel J. Rutley co Associates Clinica! 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Vancouver 986-9304 Ext. 7 Christmas Pleasures Treat your ears to the fabulous sounds of the Capilano College Community Choir and the Capilano College Singers in concert on Friday, December 8 at 8:00 p.m. at St. Andrews United Church. Tickets are $5.00 adults; $3.00 students and seniors. Call the Music Department at 984-4951 for more information. ~E.S.L. Registration For students wishing to register for English as a Second Language for January 1990, there will be a registration day on Monday, December 4 in Room P-209. Returning students should come at 10:00 a.m. and new students should bring immigration documents with them at either 1:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. Call 984-1703 for more information. ‘Spring Timetables Spring timetables will be available on Mon., December 11. Drop by the A building reception area to pick up your copy. Photos of the Mind Judy Weiser, a registered psychologist and art therapist, will talk on photographic self- BLINDS ordially invites you to our Christmas Jewellery event lo be held November goth and December rst & and, 198g. ours: yigeam ~ 5:40pm. gee OF 3 4Oy 1 Our collection will give you an unusually large vatiely and. selection of jewellery. {Y. will he offering special prices stowaide these 4 days only. Gould & McCue Jewellers 41O2 Edgemont Blo. , Hoth Can. 005-1500 Our prices are so low, they don't stand a chance. Choose from leading brand names in more than 70 colours to suit your home or office. Then call for a free estimate. Our drapery fabrics and verti- cals are on sale all November, too. DAN CARBONNEAU CUSTOM WINDOW COVERINGS 7:00 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK 263-5518 exploration, Part of the Women Moving Toward 1990 lecture series, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 29 in Room N115. Call 986-1812 to Teserve a@ seat. 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