A7 - Wednesday, November 7, 1984 - North Shore News

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Fights WV foreshore

Dear Editor:

Why did I request at my
own expense a judicial review
of the West Vancouver
Council by the B.C. Supreme
Court with regard to the sign-
ing of the Foreshore Lease?
At my age, | will not benefit
personally; however, my ac-
tion will be beneficial to
future generations of West
Vancouver citizens.

As a resident of West Van-
couver for the past 38 years, |

have closely followed the
controversial issue of the
Foreshore Lease. This Lease
was initially approved last
December by a Council who
admit they had never even
read it before approving it.
After almost one year of in-
tense debate bétween myself
and other concerned citizens,
we find our Municipality has
greatly improved the form of
the existing Lease but there
are sull grave and pervasive
errors in this Lease which will

produce unfortunate results
for all West Vancouver
citizens. In my opinion and in
the opinion of community
professionals who, with me,
have studied the defects of
the Lease for months, if the
present document is allowed
to go unchallenged all sub-
sequent Foreshore
agreements would be legally
questionable and could cost

West Vancouver taxpayers
millions of dollars.
A recent decision by the

W.Van lucky in tts leaders

Dear Edits...

With all the retenr atten-
tion to law enforcement, it 1s
appropriate tO examine the
standard of policing in West
Vancouver.

The West Vancouver
Police Department operates
under the control of a Police
Board composed of four ap-
pointees and the Mayor who
acts as Chairman.

Our police force has
developed into one of the
finest departments as judged
by tndependent = standards
adopted nationwide for judg-
ing effectiveness of law en-
forcement agencies

But this tells only part of

the storv. Untold ts the par-
ticipation of the Department
in High School programmes,
crime prevention seminars 1n-
the business community,
voluntary assistance in youth
activiues and many other
private deeds.

When one of its members
was seriously injured in a
bottle throwing tncident,
there was no violent reaction.
When one of 1s members was
wounded in the Park Royal
hold-up, there was no change
in response procedures. We
have much for which to be
grateful

While other Police Depart-
ments have gone on long,

A mayor who cares

Dear Editor:

Mayor Derrick Humphreys
has a natural gift for leader
ship, an individual dedicated
to the needs of West Van-
couver residents, a man that
really cares.

He has done a good job for

all age groups As a semor

Vote for
experience

Re-elect

ALDERMAN
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West Vancouver

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. Violent solution
lease benefits nobody

Supreme Court of Canada
granted ownership of all
lands under the ocean bet-
ween the Mainland and Van-
couver Island to the Provin-
cial Government. Zoning
control 1,000 feet out from
the mean high-tide line re-
mains with the Municipality.
If Council’s costly plan for
the Municipality to. ad-
minister the Foreshore Lease
is accepted, control of the
Foreshore will be in jeopar-
dy. Our precious waterfront
belongs to the people. Please
allow my concern to become
your concern.

William Irwin

West Vancouver

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Dear Editor:

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unethical ‘‘choice’"!

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West Vancouver

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