October 3, 19K6 - North Shore News — News Viewpoint Lm | Specifics, please t OW THAT it’s election time again, opposition Paetsites wre saying what they usualy say when their jobs are on the dine not much of anything. This is, of course, not to say that dese politicians do nol pive speeches. They give specehes and they give speeches and they give speeches. But thes rarety say anything. NDP leader Bob Skelly recently said be would in- crease education spending if his party formed the neve government. Provincial Liberal leader Art) Lee said mach the same thing Wednesday when he appeared at the University of BoC. and got into an unscheduled debate with Premier Bill Vander Zalm, Excuse us gentlemen, but where is this added money going to come from? Will higher taxes be used to fili the still wider hole in the provincial budyet that this kindly pesture will doubtless cause? Will the federal government be allocating meee money fer higher education? Will other services be reduced to make up the difference? We do not know. And we do not know because they have not told us. After all, being too specific might tose votes. They would not want to upset anyone right before an clee- tion, would they? But the truth is that voters need conerete answers— specifics, not rhetoric—to make an intelligent choice on election day. That’s why Mr. Vander Zalm may be playing his ecards so carefully. If you don’t know the answers, don’t raise the questions. When in doubt, just SMILE! 6 - Friduy, POO vanE A Oe eT AME WEST VAN OLIVE . sayyrereerrets / OAD 1139 Lonsdale Ave Nonh Vancouver, BC V7M 2H4 NUNCA ST bbb. 6 Peter pret ik leah fateet) Pretec Publisher: Editor-in-Chiaf Managing Editor Advertising Director AG O11 986-6222 965-2191 986.1337 QAG6-VI37 Display Advortluing Classified Advartising Newsroom Ostabution Subscoptions ry Leeda Steet bake Contents PaHts Hotth Store Pree Pied. ttif lt Oghty resetvedt stett or on city council has cared enough s.bout saving the gardens to ever: see to it. that the automg,tic sprinkling system was turned, ‘on. Over a million tourists visited the gardens each year, leaving hard, cold cash in our shops, res- taurants and motels. The matter of losing. a million tourists a year *- hasn't mattered in the slightest to ‘mercial use would” result: in. the _rexoning ofall the industrial land in the community, and that there would-be: ne: industrial land: left. Give us-a break! Jf you believe - that, Vll.sell- you, a:share. in: the . Lion’ a Gate Bridge. There’s a lot: - of vacant industrial land. on the North’ Shore. The reason it’s va- <2 Gant is! that it's. too” danined “ ‘pricey. It's cheaper for North “Shore industries .to ‘re-locate to pamtinities. than’ ft is. to F the: ‘manicipal: ‘deci- Br} sking.: “process.:. Fairly : ‘your heart, doesn’t it?’ = Que year. has passed since the ‘gardens were abandoned. During that time, no one on the planning city hall. They've been too darn- * ‘ed: busy -creating trade projec- dons. Oddly, the. tourist draw didn’t figure into BCED’s trade projections efther. As potential buyers, they’re only now beginn- iug io understand what this * community fs losing. ‘WhHte city hall has busied itself with its silly, egocentric. Htde power games, over a million dollars worth of rare and exotic greenhouse plants have dried up and died. “Mf the outdoor gardens aren't attended to before winter sets in, “we might: as well bulldoze them under. A public hearing into this matter needs to be held, and it needs to be held right now. Andree Ross North Vancouver GEEZ... | HATE. ELECTIONS! Rockers want fair Dear Editor: On Sept. 19 the mods and preppies held a dance at Lynn Valley Hall on the corner of Fredrick Rd. & Mt. Highway. The rockers gave the mods the hall for that night, which we usually use on a Friday night. Duncan Strong who was organizing the dance came and met with the Lynn Valley Hall committee sometime in late August. We told him if there was any damage he would have to pay for it. Duncan Strong agreed to that. As far we we know the bleachers outside the hall were torn down (they new are rebuilt as of Sept. 20.), the facilities were ruined by people ripp- ing the paper towel dispensor off the wall, people were urinating on the floor and walls. After the dance was finished all of the people who were at the dance came down to the 7-11 in Lynn Valley. Rockers were already there. The police were arresting people with long hair, jean jackets, and leather jackets on/y. Not any of the other ones of the other group were arrested and they're the ones that were causing problems. Rockers were getting arrested for swearing, asking policemen’s names, or any movement we made. The police were letting the dogs run around biting people. Two people got bit very badly and the police wouldn't take them to the hospital. One friend put the two wounded in their car to take them to the hospi- tal. A policeman came over to the car and took the person’s keys out of the ignition and asked them where they were going. The person said they were going to the hospital. The policeman said they would take the two when they (the police) were damn good and ready. | think that is cruel to let someone bleed to death. The police don’t care. All rockers are sick and tired of being put down as criminals and being picked on by Lynn Valley residents and police. If we did something wrong we deserve the complaints. We are no Tali evergreens blocking view may even be detrimental to lawns, roofs and probably dangerous in a heavy wind storm. Would you please consider topping or removing them so your neighbors above can at least have the benefit of a part of the view they once enjoyed. The Loneys North Vancouver angels but we do want respect. No teenager is perfect. I'm talking about all teenagers, not just rockers, This is not the first time this has happened to us and we are fed up. What happened at the 7-1! was uncalled for. Rockers have just as many rights as another crowd does. We just don’t want to be blamed for some- thing we didn’t do. Stephanie Diana Lynn Valley OPEN LETTER TO MONTROYAL RESIDENTS When we had our house built on Monteray Ave. 24 years ago we enjoyed an unobstructed view of the in- let, Vancouver and beyond. Over the years the unchecked growth of evergreens on Montroyal has almost obliterated this view. These trees do not serve any useful purpose and