12 - Wednesday, May 28, 1986 - North Shore News WITH CANADA POST'S recent proposal to reduce mail delivery in Canada from five times a week to delivery? three times a week, Inquiring Reporter asks people ou Should Canada inquiring reporter the street if they support the idea of reduced mail Post reduce mail service? Emmanuel Silvey Vancouver: . 1 think it is a foolish idea. They are charging enough now. I remember paying two cents to mail a letter and the service is no bet- ter now. Pauline Eaton North Vancouver ‘No. It would cause too many layoffs. We already have an uncontrollable unemployment problem. Although the reduction in service would result in substantial savings, keep- ing people employed is more important. Jim Graham North Vancouver It is bad enough already. Mail delivery shouldn't be reduced any more. They should be able to continue the present ser- vice with the money they have. If not they should get rid of some of those $100,000 executives, Sheila Bartley - North Vancouver I don’t use the mail much, but I can’t see how it would improve service. All it would mean is more layoffs and there are _already too many people unemployed right now. Mary Smith North Vancouver ; It is bad enough now when it takes 17 days to get a letter across the Lions Gate Bridge. Other. -: countries have a cheaper : rate and better service. ‘ “There is too much ‘junk ‘mail, A NUMBER of Lower Mainland businesses are serving as depots for donations for the Greater Van- couver Crimestoppers’ fund-raising campaign. ; Those wishing to make a dona- tion can pick up donation envelopes at the following businesses: Canada Safeway, B.C., ‘Automobile Association, Bootleg- ger, Asher Stores, London Drugs (at the pharmacy), Canadian Tire, | TOWNHOUSE PROTESTED | Development: , ‘one-hour public : hearing Monday,. North: ‘Vancouver: City Council-:voted" to’. defer ; the ; rezoning application for'a'three-lot parcel in the 200 block’ West. 16th!” Street, until June 9 to’ give’ the. developer a chance to respond to residents’ concerns. “Presenting a 50-name petition to. : - council, group spokesman Dan Sheehy ‘said the residents: of .230 West 15th Street, the building im- mediately south of the proposed - development, knew about. the *. move “‘only a week ago’’ and had “not enough time to fully voice their “concerns. a Sheeliy, who told council he had recently bought his apartment for the view it offered, charged that the’ proposed“ 14-unit, -two-storey complex: would ‘‘just*cut off the. view totally” ‘for’ most of the nor- th-facing residents and: result. in added * traffic * ‘and parking “pro- --He ‘said the: ‘development would . also ‘spell the “destruction of an undeveloped tract of land he term- ed a “green belt’? running across the back of the building that jis now enjoyed by his building's res- idents. “But project architect Graham - Crockart said that Sheehy’s so- called green belt amounted to nothing more than a lane between the two sites. ‘It’s an illusion to call a 20-foot lane a green belt.” By ST EPHEN. BARRINGTON . + News Reporter” ~ -“Ald: ‘Elko Kroon suggested the area could ‘perhaps be saved by ‘moving the.-access to the ‘underground ° parking from the Jane to the street: ““It could technically be done,’”’ Crockart conceded, but added: “‘It would be. undesirable because of - the slope of the land.”’ Although .: project Amir Mithe said he would be will- ing -“‘in principle’ to alter the design to better facilitate the group’s concerns, he stressed that he had three days:to finalize the. . purchase of the property. a If council is to’ take longer to indicate its feelings on the project, «ff “it would be. catastrophic,” . Crockart said. But Sheehy, angrily protested the ‘What § about our concerns,’’ he said. “It . jj seems to me we have had.no time architect’s comments. to prepare for this.” Ald. Ralph Hall, however, said he could not support the proposed zoning change because of the building’s high density. Following. council’s decision to defer the rezoning bid, Sheehy said he was glad the group now had more time. But asked whether he would go ahead with his development, Mithe replied he had not decided. Wocdward’s food floor and Canada Trust. Donors fill out the envelopes with their names and addresses, deposit them in boxes also in these stores, and the envelopes will serve as’ an entry form in a number of draws held. These draws are for two tickets anywhere Canadian Pacific Airlines flies, a $500 Canada Safeway gift certificate, a. men's wardrobe from Bootlegger’s and Asher’s, a number ‘of Sony Walkmans, and a chance.to appear in one of Crimestoppers’ re-’ enactments. Draws will be announced during the May 29 Crimestoppers’ telethon from “6 to" 9 ‘p.m. on. . "lined up. for the telethon. They in- CKVU Channel 13. 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