OPEN LETTER TO WEST
VANCOUVER MUNICIP-
ALITY

With reference to your
letter of September 14th,
1981 containing a copy of
the brief to the Greater
Vancouver Regional District
Re: Park Designation for
Hollyburn Ridge. “

I contend it is incorrect
procedure to hand over 2400
acres of land owned by the
District of West Vancouver
without first obtaining a
mandate ‘from the taxpayers
and citizens of West Van-
couver by way of a
referendum.

Also, I think -it shows a
total lack of competence on
the part of the Ad-
ministrators of this com-
munity to consider such
action without first

Elected
Senate
will pose
many
dangers

Gordon Gibson et als
‘*new’’ proposal that
Canada’s Senate be elected

is monsense. On a=

“representation by
population” basis it would be
another version of the House
of Commons. And, on an
“equal representation,
province by province” basis
it would give Eastern Canada
more clout than it has now!

Imagine little Prince
Edward Island with 10
senators, B.C. with 10
senators,
senators and so on. Giving a
province with a population
less than that of North
Vancouver equal say with
another 80 times its size
doesn't make sense. Nor
does the fact that the five
Atlantic provinces cast of
the Ottawa River (Quebec,
New Brunswick, P.E.I.,
Nova Scotia and
Newfoundland) would have
half of the “new” senate
seats. Together with Ontario
they could out-vote the West
whenever they chose.

No, I would rather abolish
the scnatc. It is
anachronistic now And to
copy the United States,
which has 50 states many of
them of similar size, is to
ignore the Canadian reality.
Two-thirds of our population
lives in Central Canada
(Ontario and Quebcc). So
the only way we can give
“regionalism” an cffcctive
voice in this country is to
limit Ottawa's powers and
give our provincial and

municipal people more say
than they have now

Decentralization, in other
words, is the way to go. Not
more power at the centre,
something which an clected
Senate would impose on
Canadians cverywhere

Hon Jack Davis, MLA
North Vancouver Seymour

Ontario with 10°

arranging proper com-
pensation for contributing
these properties for park or
any other pi

After all, why should the
taxpayers and citizens of
West Vancouver be forced
to be philanthropists for the
whole Lower Mainland.

It would be fair to say

these properties could be

cca as oe
t "Ss et at from one

to five hundred thousand
dollars an acre.

Therefore, the people of
West Vancouver should give
further thought on this
matter since they may be

subjected to any number of |

inconveniences
action.

I would also like to point
out it will, no doubt, cost
several million dollars to

by _ this

sa
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ces came

will cost

Dear Editor:

Mrs. Forrest Johnson's
letter in your October 21,
1981 edition is an excellent
illustration that course
cutbacks are far more than
financial matters - they have
very human, personal
consequences. Fortunately,
we have been able to meet
Mrs. Johnsen’s needs, but it
is true that some other
applicants have not been as
well served, and that we may
lose community support if
the resources available to us
do not in the future allow us
to live up to expectations for
community service.

It-is unfortunate, however,
that Mrs. Johnson extended
her comments to speculate
about management costs.
Management changes being

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acquire the privately owned
properties as proposed, and
of course the general public

will be required to bear these
costs.
Now I- understand

allegations have been made

that developers are
operating within the con-
fines of D. L. 1123 Plan 2486

N.W

To the best of my
knowledge I have seen no

evidence of such activity.

The only activity relating to
these properties is that the
present owners are taking
steps to protect their rights
as owners of property titled
in'‘fee simple.

Bureaucracy is rampant in
this area, in fact to a point
whereby the property
owners are confronted with
dictatorial discrimination by
both elected as well as hired

considered would involve
not one cent of additional
administrative cost. Changes
will stabilize or reduce such
costs, so even more of our
resources can be put to
direct educational service to
the community.

Paul Gallagher
Principal
Capilano College

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Lansdowne Park

rsonnel.
I think they forget that it is
same mistreated
taxpayers who help pay their

, Salaries. Needless to say

despise any form of dic-
tatorship. I contend these
properties should be allowed
to remain in use as they were
originally intended, i.¢. each
individual: lot to be usable
either for recreational or
other residence.

Alderman Lanskail
mentioned the possiblity of
trading these properties for
other propery held by the
District of West Vancouver
below the 1200’ level. I
would be agreeable to such a
transaction providing the
properties for trade were

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comparable to ours in size
and was view property.

I personally, would agree
to have my property pur-
chased -providing the
pruchase price reflected
“Aoday’s market value as
residential property.

I would also like to point

out that all properties above ...-
the 1200" level purchased for

park purpose should have a
clause attached stating they
remain for park use only for
a period of not less than 100
years or else in perpetuity.

Trusting you will find the
enclosed remarks con-
structive, I remain.

Charles J. McGowan
West Vancouver

2725 St. Christopher's Road, ~26
North Vancouver 985 435
Founded 1971 Member F.1.S.A. ‘

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“AT- : Wednesday, November 4, 1981 - North Shore News