Wednesday, February 3, 1993 - North Shore News ~ 7

Finlay, Livingstone, Bancroft

Fed up with Lions Gate Bridge

Dear Editor:

I have lived in West Vancouver
for a number of years and plan to
stay for many more.

However, I'm absolutely fed up
with the lack of progress regard-
ing the Lions Gate Bridge. prob-
lem.

‘ The government, however, can-
not be held entirely responsible
for this problem.

Many North Shore residents
have repeatedly voiced their opi-
nions against freer flow of traffic.
They. present arguments such as
“a third crossing or a wider
bridge will simply lead to more
traffic and soon these new arteries
will be choked too; look at Los
Angeles, for example...”*

If that argument were valid then
the Burrard, Granville and Cam-
bie street bridges should be clogg-

ed up all the time.

' ‘The other argument often heard
is: “‘easing traffic flow will only
encourage to move to the North
Shore and that is undesirable.”

If our federal and provincial
governments have concluded that
immigration is good for Canada
and the provinces, then surely it
must be good for the
municipalities.

We all know the benefits:
‘widened’ tax base, increased cus-
tomer base for local businesses
and decreased unemployment, to

Collins wrong
~ about women,
gay Warriors

‘ Dear Editor:

As a military: historian, 1 must
take exception. to Doug Collins’
claim that ‘there has never been a
full-scale war in which proud
poofters and women fought in the
front: line’. (‘Your war cor-
respondent” itching for / another

- battle,”’ Jan. 20).
Ancient Greek armies. of the
’ Persian Wars era.consisted almost
entirely of such ‘‘proud
poofters.’”’
~The Theban Sacred Battalion,
_ which perished to the last man at

Chaeronea in'338 BC,:was com-
~ posed of homosexual couples.

The . awe-inspiring Mamelukes,
‘who: “confronted Napoleon in
Egypt, were gay not only in their

“ manner of dress. .

As for women, we may. recall

“the Amazon troops of Dahomey,
who . battled ferociously against
the’ French Foreign Legion. in
1892, and thousands of female
resistance fighters in .the . Nazi-
occupied Europe, not to mention
such well-known
Joan of Arc and Emilia Plater.

It is also worth. remembering

that. many. outstanding: military
-and political leaders, from
| Alcibiades and: Julius Caesar. to
. Cecil Rhodes: and Lawrence, of
Arabia, were quite unorthodox in
.. their sexual mores...

A brave man or woman is just
‘that, despite his or her sexual ori-
entation, and Collins (an ex-
soldier, himself) would: do. well to
"respect this very obvious truth.
Mariusz Wesotowski
~ North Vancouver

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individuals as:

name a few.

There has been talk of exten-
ding the Skytrain to the North
Shore.

That would certainly help, but
it won’t solve the vehicular traffic
problems; people are simply not
going to abandon their cars in
favor of the Skytrain overnight.

There have been many studies
undertaken and I’m sure many
more still to be implemented in
order to find the best solution to
this problem: a_ third - crossing,
widening the bridge, and soon.

I believe our first priority is to
recognize the urgency of this
problem and to take action and
do something about it now, then
worry about the most efficient
system or design.

As for the government not hav-
ing any money to pay for such
projects, the government has
never had enough money and
probably never will.

My answer is charge a toll; J,
for one, will gladly pay.

Terry Williamson
West Vancouver

Can development be stopped?

Dear Editor:

I was very upset and sadden-
ed to see the only patch of un-
disturbed natural forest at
Ambleside Park tampered with
by the recent cutting of trees
behind the bowling alley.

It's like an ugly wound to
the one wildlife sanctuary in
the park.

I read in the North Shore
News Jan. 6 that the Park
Royal development, in their
wisdom, are going to
“enhance’’ the area with a
unique glitzy golf course.
Where does Mr, Amantea live?

There it goes — our one

SETA NT

ANNUAL WATER RATES

rau misvater or

beautiful area of accessible rec-
reation,

Where is the Squamish
Band’s commitment to nature
now? It wouldnt be grasping
for more money, would it?

Once the federal government
in Ottawa gave the community
land back to the band without
so much as a “by your. leave,’”
in secret and with no public in-
tervention by the municipal
authorities, { suppose it was
only a matter of time.

Can't we do something to
stop it?

David Wortman
West Vancouver

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