A7 - Wednesday, June 6, 1984 - North Shore News

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Speak out about NV SPCA

Dear Editor:

Several weeks ago, | wrote
to The North Shore News ex-
pressing my thoughts on the
way the North Vancouver
Shelter of the S.P.C.A. ap-
peared to me after a visit
which | made on Good Fri-
day. With the exception of
one letter which was most
critical of my attitude, many
letters have since appeared in
the ‘Mailbox’, the majority
of which have been most
supportive.

N.Van SPCA
excuses
‘flagrant’

Dear Editor:

In regard to NV SPCA’s
various explanations of the
fate of Sammy James’s dog
-- the most ludicrously
unbelievable one is that they
couldn’t hold dogs for all
the people who say they will
return with the money. Just
how many times does this
happen ina day?

The obvious solution is to
simply take the name and
address of the owner and
give him a deadline. Is that
too much to ask of a society
that is supposed to advocate
responsibility, compassion
and humane treatment of
pets? If this ever happened
to me, | would not hesitate
to take the matter to court.

] hope something can be
done about this flagrant ot

responsibihty on the part of

the NV SPCA wos only
the tip of the iceberg!
T. Yada

North Vancouver

4) BC. Hydro

Lynn Valley
lots,
District

7200 sq tt
Flutus Ave

In the Sunday, May 27 edt-
tion, Mrs. J. Dawson glso
wrote the ‘Mailbox’ in equal
distress over the conditions
of the Shelter and the animals
which inhabit same. Mrs.
Dawson expressed a desire to
form a committee which
would work independently
for the improvement of the
Shelter and I would very
much like to contact her (or
vice versa) with a view to ac-
complishing the formation of
such a committee. To

everyone who took the time to
write in support of my
Original letter, and indeed, to
those who did not have the
time to write but are in sym-
pathy with the plight of these
animals, | would appreciate
hearing from you at 980-6147
any evening after 6:00 or on
weekends. To speak out
against the conditions of the
Shelter is one thing, but to do
something about it is another
altogether. I firmly believe
there are enough people in

North Vancouver who would
care enough to become in-
volved in order to effect the
changes which are not only
desirable, but absolutely
essential.

This is not an insurmoun-
table task; only one which re-
quires a great amount of car-
ing and a lot of hard work,
with a little organization
thrown in for good luck.

Joy A. Gilmore
North Vancouver

ICBC knocked unfairly

Dear Editor:

I find it interesting that no
matter how much things
change, they always remain
the same. The article in your
May 23, 1984 edition concer-
ning the problems being ex-
preienced by Mr. Tisdale
with the Insurance Corpora-
tion of British Columbia is
one of those things which
hasn't changed.

Just over a decade ago you
would have run the same arti-
cle only the defendent would
have been some foreign
dominated, money-grubbing,
private enterprise insurance
company. It was popular at
that time to denigrate in-
surance companies and their
high handed practices.
1.C.B.C. was formed fo
political reasons by th
government of the day with

the promise of stopping all o,
the terrible practices of tHe
private insurance companies.

The people of B.C. got
what they wanted. Only how
they don’t like that which
they wanted.

Mr. Tisdale is not unique
with his problem. Many
other people have experienc-
ed the same situation. It is
common knowledge that
when we got 1.C.B.C. we lost
the Principle of Indemnity as
it related to the automobile.
Your car is worth just
whatever is printed in the
price guide used by banks,
etc. and no more.

Yet there is a way to pre-
vent the problem, and always
has been. 1.C.B.C. agents
have a form known as an
APV 152 Appraisal Form

which someone with a vehicle
Tisdale’s can

such as Mr.

1 Venetian

draperies
by S. Laursen

Custom Draperies. Bedspreads
Vertical and Wooden Blinds

have completed by a
qualified appraiser, and
when submitted to 1.C.B.C.
with a completed Application
for a Valued Policy,
(1.C.B.C. form APV_ 153)
and accepted by them, pro-
vides the owner with a valued

form of insurance. If the
vehicle is subsequently
damaged there can be no

question of the value.

If people do not take ad-
vantage of the optional
coverages available to them
they are the author of their
own misfortune. It is unfair
to knock I.C.B.C. for that. If
they are unaware of the op-
tions available to them
perhaps they should look to
where they obtained their
Autoplan insurance.

Douglas A. Currie
North Vancouver

Dear Editor:

May | use a small space in
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cheque.

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