8 — Wednesday, November 11, 1998 — North Shore News ~ Keep pushing for Dear Editor: Thank vou very much for printing your article that appeared inthe Oer 7 North Shore News on Wesinesday about me and my Project on patients’ rights. We held oa successtul Meeting in the Capilane Branch oot othe | Narth Vancouver District. Library on Oct. 15. I prefaced my mecting With a discussion on para- --digms, and, more specifically, the. different paradigms of healing. To get specitic, P chose an example from) our own home. A year ago my wile, her mother (who lives: with colts), and Pall came down “with the same svimoms of 2 -common cald. . My wife chase echinacea, her mother chose Tylenol, and I chose garlic. “My wite chose the para- digm of herbal remedies, her mother chose thesone of Pharmaceuticals, and 1 chose the. paradigm of foods and dier, We had three - different paradigms in one house at one: time for. ong ailment, |. patients’ rights and they all worked, Pmonet out to sav char one is tight or one is wrong. They arg all good W Mose amporiamy, is thar we have the freedom to choose the ones that we reel good about. As a result of the news arncle we have been intro: duced to Jim Speight, a well- known Narth Shore resident currently living on the Sunshine Coast and writing fill sime. : His recent book, The clssertive "tte, ihas involved. extensive research on the topics to be presented at a seminar we are planning ior “Thursday, Nov, 20. at 7:30 pam. to be held at the Capilano. Lisrary meeting room ar 3045 Highland in North Vancouver. Tne seminar is uted “Exercising Your Patient Rights and Working with your Doctor.” There cis sameihing for everyone to Jearn. For more information call Cecil Bund at 987 1004, Cecil Bund North Vancouver enjbund@direct.ca north shore news MAIL B Dear Editor: Pam ong ttounders af die Woat Coast Secieny tor Irenection and Conservation of Reptiles, and would the ws comment on vou: Oot. 30 edite reterred to the “practice of raid ing Mother Narure’s cupboard.” You should be aware that the prin SOSA America. is “toe age the domestic breeding of reptiles in order to discour- aes the removal and depletion of rep: tiles from the wild” We completely oppose. the collection and keeping of wild reptiles trom: any locale. Your reference to animal reserves ts laudable, though very unrealistic in the case of most reptiles. cou OX rds about ra Name any tats? mn UYoutt thar ver cou where ats ane thing tart Very SCOTSTIVG Creatures Phere’ ts was chev contd be ser out ima natural environment “tor peo ple te enjoy the rich parade” of ther ines. The first thing a reptile would de would be to Ride. Ou puts on rear annul pablic displays at barn Canon hoa Contre, Science World and: Richmond Nature Park. as well as ar omany schools and pre-schools, And To should: emphasize char our animals have been raed in the compa nvoor human beings. se chev are nor stressed out by human contact nor do they try to hide fram that contact. IT have a snake who is 15 vears old, Ke or cages Reptiles are MSIL and has attended hundreds of disphivy ising repte iles singe he was a tew mathe old v been handled fy over 30.000 u mm 19YT won oa my boridanene” award trem at Canaduin: Por Fair tor all he has done te educate people and clispel their rears and superstitions, ” In my G8 years iny fimuly fas tad, and sti fas. pets of many kinds. trom cats and dogs te gerbil. birds. dish. hamsters, and se on, Tike all animals, and] know what Pino aling about on alley them trom devades ar-personal, first-hand: evper- ence. Thar ty considerably more than can be said by most peaple, especially those who hate or tear ay animal that is not “normal.” Gail Watson North Vancouver, NO GST! NO PST! SALE EvENT*® ON ALL SHUTTERS & Bunps "Offer valid on November purchase orders onty ; what will you end up with? The Honda Homecoming By War PACKAGE INCLUDES: © (Q Oil and filter change. 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