MAILBOX Sunday. June 30, 1991 - North Shore News - 7 Coyotes natural predators Dear Editor: Warranted pstranoiit over coyotes. e . “ Pet lovers, particularly eat They are not, by a long shot, the ul “ u se OWREPS, ale up in aris Over the major threat to pets or humans. I coyote population. Phe facts that -T. Wuda coyotes are a natural predator of North Vancouver Deur Editor: mianding more services from small animals, and we have en- [ am writing to you in order the various levels of govern. croached on their habitat. to point out a link between the oo ment while at the same time On the other band, no one June 7 frant page story abouta insisting that they stop running seems to mind that domestic cats West Vancouver bus accident deficits or increasing taxes, hunt and destroy thousands of ‘ and the News Viewpoint on Those huge, black-smoke birds and other wildlife every year i page six about the need for a belching, usually empty, $4. : — causing great suffering and competitive athletic track on seat buses must be gradually damage. Domestic cats are the on- the North Shore. replaced with very small and ly species besides man that hunts The bus story mentions a less expensive buses regularly for amusement. Even 54-passenger bus carrying only Perhaps, in view of the wild cats, tigers, lions, etc., do six passengers — a typical overwhelming evidence that not indulge in this cruel sport. scenario across the North public transit is hardly used Keeping pets indoors at night is Shore during a weekday. It during the off-peak times, we a reasonable request to ensure CUSTOM DRAPERIES AND VALANCES Labour $7.50 per panel unlined, $8.50 lined CUSTOM BEDSPREADS AND COVERS also explains that a West Van- — should even take all buses off like children, need couver accountant is appealing for money to be spent on a new bus fleet. Your News Viewpoint, on the other hand, compiains that no provision has been made in the parks plan for a com- petitive track on the North Shore that would meet provin- cial standards. The link between these two articles is that in both cases the road except during rush hours, thereby saving the tax- payers from continuously in- creasing transit taxes. Even in terms of air pollu- tion, it would be hard to believe that a S4-seat bus with six passengers has better fuel efficiency per passenger than a car, tn terms of a competitive track, 1 don’t think that the safety. Pets, supervision, t fail to understand the need for any debate on this unfair and un- Should respect our wildlife Low, low prices on blinds and tracks For FREE Estimates Call 987-2966 Serving the North Shore for 19 years Dear Editor: I have no sympathy for people who take up the homes of our wildlife and the valleys of our coyotes! Nature and animals were created first and if man shows no respect and steals the animals’ homes then he deserves the conse- quences. We lived at Eagle Harbour for a number of years and had five raccoons in our trec, foxes, coyotes and even bears come onto our property — we also had kids, cats and a dog and never lost any. it’s all a state of mind. If one can’t learn to respect and live with nature, then get the hell out! June Yos West Vancouver demands are being made to in- crease the drain on the public purse at a time when govern. yet ments should be told to spend ject. less, not more. We must stop demanding It is time that we found cre- more of government and start ative solutions to our com. being more self-sufficient. average taxpayer wants to pay even more taxes to subsidize another government pro- munity needs — more along the lines of a user-pay system. We simply cannot Edward White keep de- North Vancouver Reader responds to question Dear Editor: Regarding the recent Inquiring Reporter question of ‘Should Japan compensate Canadian pris- oners of war (POWs)?”’ not even Ed Keen’s response ‘‘I think those people were treated very harshly’’ comes anywhere near the truth tn what happened to them. The food ration was so meager that had it been eaten all at once they would have died of sturva- tion. 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