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Dear Editor:

Re: Jolanda Waskito’s March 8 article “Hearing set for NVC
waterfront site.”

Has anyone seen any boaters on the North Shore? Has any-
one done a tally of the number of public boat launch sites on
the North Shore fately?

More particularly, where can you tind one in North
Vancouver City? Cates Park on the east, then nothing und you
reach Ambleside in West Vancouver — is it not time for North
Vancouver City to take action to remedy this situation?

The Fullerton site offers the last likely opportunity for such
a development.

Just such a proposal was made to council recently by Norm
Green of the Lions Gare Anglers Club and Don Davis on behalf
of the North Shore Rod and Gun group, yet Ms. Waskito was
silent on the matter.

Granted, the councillors were nor enthused by the sugges-
tion, but chat does not invalidate it. How can the public pulse
be measured, if nothing is published. The boating community
needs such a faciliry. The Fullerton Fill site is adjacent to the
Burrard Yacht Club marina, thereby offering the greatest com-
patibiliry on what is generally an induscrially-oriented water-
front.

It is a shame that the North Shore News has not picked up
on the opportunity thar now preseats itself, namely to pursuc
an issue that would be of benefit to a great many of the North
Shore’s citizens.

Monday March 16 is almost now, boaters this is your wake-
up call, go to North Van City Hall at 6 p.m. and be heard.

Even if the acproval process opinion is swayed, this is only

“the srart. Ie would still have to be fit into the eventual plan into
which the property owner, Greystone Properties Ltd., must
buy.

Brian Coldwells,

President, Lions Gate Anglers

West Vancouver

e-mail: brian_coldwelis@bc.sympatico.ca

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Keep Humphreys’ columns coming

Dear Editor:

L have enjoved reading Shannon Humphrevs’ columns.
She speaks volumes with her wit, her sarcasm and her slight-
ly nwisted insights.

Her style of communicating is down-home and earthy.
Many of us literate types are so caught up in making sure that
everything we say is politically, grammatically and socially
appropriate that we never really manage to say what we mean.

And rhen there are weird languages like legalese and com-
puter jargon, just in case we weren't confused enough.

Recently, [met Shannon and she talks the way she writes.
Of course, in person, vou can tell when she’s stretching 2
story for comical impact.

This doesn’t always come across in print, especially when
the reader has his/her sense of humor function turned off, as
most of us do, untortunately, when we read the newspaper.

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Did [see one of the North Shore News readers compare
Shannon Humphreys to Doug Collins or did T imagine that?
Now thats a stretch! Mr. Collins thrived on promoting
hatred and mean-spiritedness.

Shannon is encouraging us to jaugh at ourselves, to see the
lighter side af things. She is stepping back and looking at lite’s
litle mysteries and complexities. She is also bringing te the
foram issues that concern “some of us.”

For instanee, { agree that dog poop is much less damaging
to our environment without a plastic wrapper — but that’s
another topic for another fetter. (Sce North Shore News,
Feb. 20)

Anyway, all this to say that 1 hope that Shannon's column
continues to be a regular pari of the North Shore News.
Peggy Stortz
West Vancouver

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