Dear Editor: a
I read in: “your: June. 24th

issue about the Rouleau’ sand”

about . the’ pet sniper in.
Seymour | Heights.-
_sympathy for ‘the animals. ‘

, and don’t think” that firing -

« _pellets at them is going: to_.

..$olve..the.. problem. But-in-a—-

-way I can understand the
anger -and frustration | that
' would cause someone. to act
in the way the sniper | has...
don’t know for sure about .
the Rouleau's .but a ‘great
many people. dre. very : ‘in-
cohsiderate.. in _ sontrolling

I. have * themselves -

their animals -in short they
are lazy. _

¢ The. animals are just let
out the door to look after
‘because the
“owner is too.lazy to: walk
‘them ona leash (incidentally
“[ve -seen ‘several eats,
walking “happily‘on- teashes),~

or roving: dogs. and cats get .

into people's trash cans, and

, there is one girl in my block

wie hinrk nothing oO: letting
her dog do his business. on

everyone's. lawns. -

everyone's except hers. So if.
- Peele, ‘really care about

their pets welfare and safety
they will be sure that they),
watch where they walk’
them, and make sure the

-animal is not wandering all |

over the neighbourhood.

i. ‘love animals very much

--and-had a2-dog-of-my-own for:-°--— ~~

16 years and several cats as
well - but I looked after them
properly and respected the

ights 0: “my ‘neighbours as

. well...

Peggy Christian
_ North Vancouver

- OPEN. LETTER TO THE
“WEST . VANCOUVER >

MAYOR AND. COUNCIL: os

For months: ‘I watched. the”
huge pieces of, rock -being--

brought to the east ‘end of: -

Ambleside Beach; placed to
form a large crescent,
thereby creating a cove
sheltered from the west.
wind. - .

With the best _ view of.

_ water: traffic through First
Narrows, this “was my

Dear Editor:

“North Vancouver
residents, who have little
access to their own.
waterfront, going to West
Vancouver Parks is a touchy
subject with many West
Vancouver taxpayers.”

—NEWS ITEM

.Really! Since when are
public beaches and parks for
the exclusive use of residents
in a particular area?

: finished.

“On. the first | ‘warm “day
” thereafter, ‘a friend and: I
found .a/ cozy spot in the
‘crescent, and settled down

to sunbathe.’ But soon

_. became aware that we were
: practically... . surrounded. . by.
dogs: on the: sand; \in- the ,

water ‘and most of them —
barking.

How many West Van-
couverites enjoy Stanley
Park, Seymour Mountain, or
Grouse Mountain, or any
beach or park in B.C.?

We lived on Kalamalka
Lake for three years: how
wonderful it would have
been if only residents of
Vernon, used the beach,
instead of thousands of
tourists from all over the
world. And yes, even West

-.We were amazed to. fearn
that this was a dop’s beach -

. Created especially for them!

I had thought that we were
_ trying _to.control dogs at
Ambleside ‘Park. Trying -
but not succeeding . as>
anyone who walks through
the grassy east end of the
park will agree. Dogs are let
-off the leash there, .and. it’s.

sop to find. a flean
- ‘area to sit. if 7

Vancouver residents used
“our” beach.

Our beautiful province
should be shared and en-
joyed by everyone, not an
elite few. In return, let's all
do our part to keep the
province beautiful and clean
for future generations.

(Mrs.)J. Spicer
North Vancouver

a Sow the. --publigee Gy ,

and falling for it, again. I
refer to the so-called
Multiplex. The PNE would
have us believe that there
are no other alternatives
when there are lots of them,
and I don’t’ mean half
hearted attempts.

‘The first and foremost
negative against the PNE is
that they can’t handle traffic
for a 20,000 plus football
game now and they're
talking 60,000!

Instead of a football or
soccer game, racing at Ex
Park and the fair ‘all going at
lone time, thoy’re trying to
convince us that they can
ADD a convention § and
30,000 more people in a
stadium!

We are told that the traffic
roblems can be solved, but
t whose expense? An

Vaneouver-is- ‘being: ‘conned: we ‘erate ' more. probléms” ad

roplembi so!

nauseum.
' We. are becoming a big
city. What about a stadium
somewhere in Burnaby along
the 401? The traffic would
then quickly dispersed
onto® fast moving highway.
Sure you'd get a surge at
the end of the game, but how
much traffic is moving any

night now at 11 p.m.? How |
” many people already arrive

via 401 and ond up after cach
event, clogged into the
. Cassiar and Hastings arca?

| This would eliminate te
bottleneck. It could even be
further out without loss of
sale, a tremendous amount
of people are moving into
the Fraser Valley and it will
continually grow. |

As far as a convention
centre goca, it secms

ridiculous ta me to have our ~

best. There are other an-
swers, let’s look at some of
them and quit « being
manipulated by a few. We
don’t need to create a
monhster.

Bob Westerholm
' North Vancouver

“Who i is ; responsible for this
, present. condition. - “at. Am-

Ww. Vea veaches n not
only for residents

CORRECTION

Zellers ‘July Spectaculor’ July 3-7, Page 6. The pictures on the
bottom for the mini rucksack & nylon yucca bag should be
reversed. The red bog shown is the mini rucksack at 1.97, the
blue bag is the nylon yucca bag at 7.97. We apologize for any
inconvenience this might hove caused our customers.

FLASHBACK ON A VICTIM of the 5 pet sniper operating in Seymour Hvights, Bob
and Anne Rouleau's cat Mousewas shot twice. with oversized airgun pellets. One of: .

. them lodged in the kitten’s shoulder .. and would have killed her if the ‘sniper had fired
from closer, Rouleau holds out the: pelles that was removed. from the kitten.

bleside? And who decided, to
make a huge area of our

beach -available to. dogs? ~

And used my taxes to do it!
I want to know, - before
the next election.

B. Anderson.
West Vancouver

schools?

Dear Editor:

The Schoot Board meeting
the other night was amazing.
Is the following really true
about our schools?

Student
drinking beer on_ school
property while under the
supervision of teachers?

Students’ desks plastered
with bumper stickers reading
“You're better of the
N.D.P."?

Students being subjected

to p3ychological testing to -

determine where in the class

they should hould sit?

engincering? Is it 1984
already? Oh, of course not,

these are just isolated in- |

cidents. I should have
known. How could I cvern
think to ask.

J. Philip Ingram
North Vancouver

Weatlynn Mall
1199 Lynn Valley Rd.
North Vancouver

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counsellors

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"GLANDS TRUST |
- BOWENISLAND-
TRUST COMMITTEE - -

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

. NOTICE is hereby-.given. that’ all. persons'who: deem |
their -interest in:-property: affected by. the. following.
: 2 roposed’ By-laws will’ be afforded: an: opportunity to-@
” be heard.on'the matters contained therein at a-Public @
'. Hearing to be held in the Collins Hall, Bowen: island,

on Wednesday, duly 11, 1979, commencing, at f. ‘0
oP. m.

..1. Proposed Bowen Island Trust Committee By-
law. No. 5 is a By-law to amend Greater
Vancouver Regional District By-law No. 227,
cited as “An. Official Community Plan for that
part of Electoral area “C” known as Bowen’

Istand Designation By-law No. 227, 1976".

Schedule “A’’, Concept Map, Appendix D,
Bowen Island’ Official Community Plan is
amended by deleting from the “10 acre
’ Reserve Area” and adding to the “Subdivision
Areas (One Acre Minimum)’, Lot 1,,D.L.

~- 1412, Plan 6249, Group 1, N.W.0., Bowen
’ Island.

2. Proposed Bowen Island Trust Committee By-
law No. 6 is a By-law to amend “the Greater

Vancouver Regional District Zoning By-law

No. 247, 1977” as follows:

By changing the zoning classification of Lot 1,
D.L. 1442, Plan 6249, Group 1, W.D.,
Bowen Island, from the A-2 (Rural) Zone to
the R-1 (Residential) Zone.

3. Proposed Bowen Island Trust Committee By-
law No. 7 is a By-law to amend “The Greater Hi
Vancouver Regional District Zoning By-law

No. 247, 1977" as tallows:

By changing the zonin
arr

~

oar oY ea]
i Sieg eal eer eatin ow

Copies of the proposed By-laws may be reviewed at
the. Post Office, Bowen Island, during the hours of
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon any work day prior to the
Hearing. The proposed Gy-laws may also
reviewed at the Islands Trust Office, 848 Courtney |
Street, Victoria, 8.C., during normal working hours of
8: 30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive.

M. LEE,
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

NOTICE OF MEETING
BOWEN ISLAND

There will be a mee of the Bowen Island Trust
Committee to comalder variows items of business
concerning Bowen Island at the conclusion of the
Public Hearing on July 11, 1979, in che Collins Hall,
Bowon Island.

M. LEE
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

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