ay Hg aa re setswertssumeneuatte iain ial SAE IS ANGE ITN PATE, Dear Editor: Re: North Vancouver - ‘Amalga- “mation, ~~~ 7 was encouraged to read that the North Shore News (May 28) and -MLAs Daniel Jarvis. and Jeremy : Dalton (June 9) support amalgama- . tion of the City of North Vancouver -with the . District’ of — North Vancouver. ‘ During the 1993 municipal elec- “tion, 1 was the only candidate for North Vancouver City Council who - Was willing’ to consider the possibil- ity. of amalgamation. All the mem- bers of this current council, includ- ing the mayor and each of the other prominent contenders, firmly stated their opposition to any discussion of ‘amalgamation during the ‘current _term of council. i “Y- still feel that, this is.a major issue for all municipal and provin- cial politicians in North Vancouver. This controversial and complex - “issue deserves a full public hearing "at. election: time. Unfortunately, : municipal elections are. only. three _ weeks in: duration; With’. limited news coverage and so many candi- ‘dates, it’s difficult for the. voter to ‘determine each , candidate's ‘policy position on important issues. Now is the. time to quiz-the incumbents on why there are two councils in North Vancouver, two municipal halls (both of which are undergoing expensive expansions), two fire departments and so forth. The next municipal election is Nov. 16, 1996, Encourage your city, or district council to put a referen- dum on amalgamation on the ballot or, at least, hold a public hearing on . the issue. This will ensure that the topic receives. the attention. it deserves in the time leading up to the election and during the election. Raising taxes is no longer a ‘viable option for any government; ‘in the future they need to develop innovative ways to deliver quality services, Governments have to be willing to adapt their organizations to changing circumstances. :. This doesn’t mean that the cur- . rent way is bad only. that it has out- lived its appropriateness and it's time to move on. ° Groups that have a vested inter- est in-the-status quo will resist change, so it’s up to the majority to intervene and insist that municipal boven § reflect today’s realities, Finally, don't be dissuaded by the old rhetoric put forward by spe- Landfill leachate lambasted Dear Editor:” oe Leachate from the Premier Street andfill. is . contaminating .. Lynn Creek (North Shore: News, June 14). Quelle surprise! John’ Bremner (North Van District engineering) “and (then mayor) Don’ Bell should be. ashamed .. ‘of: themselves. Residents of. (and* near)” Premier Street battled for years to halt land- fill dumping: “Mount Bell”. was'a hameful eyesore. We. residents, ‘not: the district, inally. got: the dump, closed. But it ook winning more than one expen- sive court case against the district to Now the district has received yet another non-compliance order for leachate contamination. Not only has the district’s sad excuse for an engineering depart- ‘ment not .learned its lesson — it continues to defy the province and the wishes of North Van District’s residents. And Don Bell is trying to -foist himself off as a “supporter of. the people”. on the: controversial Seymour Mountain development issue. : Beware an ambitious ex-mayor in councillor’s clothing. Joseph F. Campbell North Varicouver dstently ~ higher rates. GICs 2 Years: _feon 4 Year 6. 40%" 3 Year 6.75%" 5 Year 7.15%" 4 Year 7.00%" hy sh a _ cial interest groups, who will say things like: “It'll cost too much”. or “We're different” or “I takes (wo to tango.” Do yaur own. investigation and make up your own mind on this important topic. Diarmuid Dick O'Dea North Vancouver Photo not for. family paper Dear Editor: [ was quite disturbed to see a “family” newspaper displaying a fatal accident victin’ on the front page of your June 4 paper. . - How would you feel if that was your loved one tragically killed? } think it was in extreme- ly poor taste, as well as disturb- ing for young readers. Please don’t do that again. Helen Liang North Vanceuver Friday, June 23, 1995 ~ The City of North Vancouver - and The District of North Vancouver ._{nvites Trade Contractor PREQUALIFICATION SUBMISSIONS © tor the construction of the proposed RCMP DETACHMENT - RORTH VANCOUVER -Profact #18860 On behall of the City and District of North Vancouver, The’ Dominion Company as project and construction managers, advises that companies wishing to fender on Trade Contractor work forthe above noted project must praquality, This qualification process is intended to establish a list of ‘Trade Contractors with the necessary expertise, capabilities and resources to perform the work. Only those that praqualify will bo oligible to bid. Submissions shall include certified proof of Bonding and Ingurance capac : ity, and Financial Statements as detailed on the form of submission and shall be received up to: Wednesday, July 12, 1995 4:00PM. . By The Ottice of F.W. 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