Bad plan now a dangerous adventure Dear Editor: When the North Vancouver District Council granted a fourth extension to Mountain Province Development for the construction of a 66-unit apartment complex at 1500 Ostler Court in the Indian River subdivision, did they under- stand that they had condemned the entire community to suffer for the next 12 to 18 months? All other single family hoines, all other multi-family homes, the new Dorothy Lynas school and the new shopping centre have been completed on time as required by council. Now, however, the engineering and planning departments have talked council into approving yet another extension to Mountain Province Development, the only developer in the entire area which has consistently failed to perform. 1 think it is a cruel reward for the rest of us. But has engineering and plan- ning really explained the true nature and complexity of com- pleting the construction of this seven-storey bunker on the side of a hill at the end of a tiny cul-de- sac with a 15-degree slope? This subdivision is complete except for the two-acre parcel of land which Letters of support very appreciated Dear Editor: I sincerely wish to thank you for printing an article about an incident that happened to me early in January in which I was attack- ed at my place of business. On Jan. 22, your paper carried supportive letters from Mr. J. Christopherson and Mr. E. Blan- chard. Their comments gave me so much hope and encouragement to know there are good people in Canada who care for others. May I say, I am an Iranian Canadian and proud of it! During the incident, a young man, “Eric,” with his family came to my rescue. | shall always remember and remain grateful for the help rendered. I wish to thank all the people who either tele- phoned or visited me. Dr. Jhon G. Weeb and Dr. Woo and all the staff in Lions Gate Hospital and St. Paul's Hospital for their dili- gent work during my operation and for the treatment I received. Also [| wish to express my deepest thanks to the police, fire brigade, and ambulance depart- ments for all the care and help in my hour of pain and agony. I also would like to thank Mr. Christopherson and Mr. Blan- chard for their support in raising the humanity issue. I am_ well aware of the different attitudes and viewpoints that society holds. But [ am also aware of the dif- ferences between those who act inhumanly and those who morally and sincerely act for the public’s interests. A good comparison would be that young man who saved my life and those who attacked me; or other observers who simply passed by. I still have a hard time analyz- ing the reasons for such a savage action. I believe that criminals and victims are the symptoms of an unhealthy society and deteriorating human values. Furthermore, I wish to let society understand that as fong as such criminal people act freely for their selfish satisfaction and their inhuman desires, there will always de crime. Nosratollah Yousefi North Vancouver MAILBOX is 'ocated in an extremely inac- cessible area. The route to the construction site travels through the entire community. One way in and one way out. Every dump truck, every cement truck and every semi- trailer loaded with steel, re-bar, lumber, sod, gravel and sand must travel through the entire subdivi- sion. Having reached their destina- tion, all of these trucks will then have to back down the 15-degree cul-de-sac. One way in and one way out. Has engineering and planning thought about keeping a fuil-time street cleaner in the neighborhood patrolling the inevitable mess? Since the proposed structure is entirely concrete, just how many cement trucks can we hope to en- joy rolling past our shopping cen- tre, our streets, our school, our children on their way to and from school, our driveways and our homes? In the original planning period of this subdivision, the Mountain Province Development project was meant to be constructed before the school was built, before the other multi-family homes were built and before the single family homes were built because of its inaccessible location. But now the school is here and it is full of our children. The multi-family and single family residences are complete and the families have moved in. Because of its extraordinary ability to obtain extensions, Mountain Province Development will now become the Jast project constructed. It was, we believe, a bad plan from the outset, but now it is a dangerous adventure and one which this community is not prepared to accept. Joseph Patrick Finan North Vancouver DRAPERIES BY S. 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Talk to the teachers at your school to find out how these forced transfers affect your child and your school. © Phone the North Vancouver Teachers’ Association (988-3224) for further information. ¢ Phone your Superintendent of Schools (987-8141) for action. * Phone your School Board Trustee for action. (987-8141). FOR EXAMPLE All four of the district's Elementary Learning Resource Team (school psychologists) are on disabilities. year. the forced transfer list. These four specialists give comprehensive diagnoses of children with learning They assess approximately 400 students per They plan the individual education program for each of these 400 children. The Learning Resource Team helps the parents of children with special needs cope with their children’s learning difficulties. They also teach teachers how to help these 400 children learn. All this will be gone! Unless ... Together, we can convince the Board to keep these services in place for our children. PARENTS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! TEACHERS CARE - CAP WEEK Blood Donors — Thank you! Thanks to all of you who participated in the Canadian Red Cross blood donor clinic at Cap on March 3. Several hundred units of blood must be collected from volunteer donors each day and every donation makes a difference to those in need. The clinic was co-sponsored by the Capilano Students’ Union. Free Lectures at Cap In celebration of International Women's Day on March 8, Capilano College will present a full day of free events on Thursday, March 5. You're invited to join special class lectures on a wide range of topics throughout the day, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., the lecture, “Economics — the New Age Defense for Women", will feature guest speaker Dr. Marjorie Cohen, economist and professor at Simon Fraser University. Call 984-4953 for details. Intemational Basketball An international match at the Capilano College Sportsplex on March 9 will give spectators a taste of world-class basketball when Canada takes on the Seattle AAU Allstars. This is your chance to see the Canadian Men's Basketball Team in action as they prepare for this year's Olympics in Barcelona. The game gets underway at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 and $7 at the door. Special ticket packages are available for school teams. Call 984-1737. Weekend Workshops A Day with Toni Onley — join acclaimed watercolourist Toni Onley for a day of outdoor painting. Only a few spaces are left in Extension's North Shore workshop on Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Assertiveness Training — call it basic survival training! This Extension workshop will focus on simple techniques that can give you confidence in personal and work relationships. Assertiveness Training takes place on Saturday, March 7, from 9-4 p.m. The fee for each workshop is $95 and includes lunch. 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