Same-sex insights upsetting “June VI ON same-sex pen- ions Was Not interesting nor insightful. Tt was simple hate literature. Ina small three- column space, he managed to spit out the word homo sexual, homophone or gay a collective 14 times. Are we supposed to feel repugnance? Hardly. The repugnance is aimed towards the norrow- minded zealot who. 1 sup- pose, is your Doug Collins’ replacement, Perhaps Trevor could flatter us with a col- uma on bigotry? Shelley Kean Vancouver skean@capcollege.be.ca north shore news MAIL BOX Outreach heips beach Editor: hanks te the groundswell ec a Gicatly ‘loved North park. the Outreavh for the Reach fundraising campaign hay surpassed its goal or rats: ing $25,000 for improve: ments to Dundarave Park, The 9 35 vear-old play equipment will now be replaced with sare, creaiive, natural and accessible play clemerts, thanks to the parks department, the West Vancouver Foundation, the Outreach for the Beach and the Nigel filer Memorial Fund. project’ exempli- Hes the. synergy that is possi- ble berveen “municipal gov: erpment, the business com- munity and the North Shore cONUTUIEY, The Outreach ws ce Jariv, grateful to the orth Shore News tor publicizing its efforts in an article cauded “Hoping tor the best at Daundarave Tark.” “hile many volunteers have done much more than just hope, grateful tor the “Tt” SVE us. we that the North Shore community will be ware of che substantial con: tributions made by local bus nesses to this project: particu- larty Park Royal who made an carly and generous conin- bution thar really got the Outreach refling. Asa, gen- erous contributions were made by The Keg Restaurant, CIBC, Milestones, The Bread Garden, The Boathouse, Another poor excuse for poverty Dear Editor: Re: D. Stewart’s June 20 letter to the editor. D. Stewart does not identi- fr his/her interest group, or the interest in the study by Chris Sarlo. However, I'am ata loss to understand the implica- tion in D. Stewart’s letter that “the marker” delivers poverty. I presume that the market referred to is the free enterprise system, Poverty is not delivered by “the market.” Pove a lifestyle, chosen by the majority of these who declare them- selves to be poor. There are unquestioned cases of people who need help because of infirmity, whether mental or physical. However, T venture thar the majority of the poor are able- bodied, of reasonably agile mind, and capable of chcosing a more productive lifestyle. ay give lip-service to vanting to end the cycle of liv- ing off welfare, but the instant that the concept of work is introduced, they run back to the easier life of “being abu by the system.” [t's an casier life because it does nor require the “poor” person to take any onsibility for his situation. Bring me 100 poor people of reasonable intelligence, with- out regard for their resuraes. and T will teach them how to earn in the market. In a year’s time, 99 will be back where they sd. They will have vague excuses about how they were not able to “break in,” how the “ thar & wouldn't let t p When the people of 2 nation, through government action, take wealth from a group that has earned ir and give it to one who has not, though it might start as inno- cently as a pension for one citi- zen out of compassion for that person’s plight, then the people have opened the door to a downward spiral that will result in the eventual destruction of tewartt: the soci About 1% of the population yarns over $100,000) a. year. average taxpayer abour $28,000. [f there a million taxpayers in’ Canad only $50,000 are. six-figure varners, There are that many people on the welfare roles of alone. Even if the rich 80% of their income in xes, there would never be enough to pay the costs tor the reqistered poor, D. Stewart should give his/her bead a shake, get out a do some simple tring quietly in front a blank sheet of Paper, write this question: “How can [ make our society better by using the By of the able poor?” . day after day for as long as it takes, write down answers that reward peo- ple for effort, not for: sitting around. Then go to work and implement some of the ideas. Paul Thomas “uC ns 0 5 oe wc RC OS, a amo OP” ORE LS PREM, [4 59 FIG IAI CE Mien SORES AUS OS HAT MOURNE SESS WAL» ye MASA, WAETLA ERS ASW, Capers, IGA and the Roval Bank. We chank all ef chese com panies tor their community Vhanks ale to the amilics and volunteers Iped. had the geod for tine of mecting Gur goal so please send vour cheques to the many other community proreers with) ment that vou know of Thanks again for wdMt Ye. 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