MAILBOX Gamble ‘has no right’ to speak for Reformers Deai Editor: I was dumbfounded to read an article by Surj Rattan about Ron Gamble as a candidate for the Senate. As a member of the Reform Party of Canada, I know that there is no B.C. wing of the Reform Party and that Ron Gamble has no official position in the party whatsoever. Furthermore, he has not regis- tered himself as a candidate and Strangely enough has been telling some constituency committees that they are wasting their time ap- pointing delegates as there will probably oe no election. He seems to have developed the ability to talk out of both sides of his mouth at the same time. For the record, Gamble is the main actor in a small dissident group calling themselves the Reform Party of B.C. which has no relationship whatever with the Reform Pasty of Canada. The main purpose of his group is to have the Reform Party of Canada register as a provincial party of B.C., a proposal which has been rejected by a majority of the con- stituencies of B.C. since, if we become a B.C. party, we will probably cease to be a federal one. Mr. Gainble obviously has his own axe to grind — presumably a wish to get elected to public office or meiely 2 desire for publicity. He does not, however, have any right to speak for the Reform Party of Canada in any capacity nor tO encourage misleading reports to be published to that ef- fect. C.D.L. Dyke West Vancouver WV Council commended Dear Editor: Re: Kirkside Seniors’ Co-op. Had your report on the West Vancouver District council July 23 meeting been more complete, perhaps Craig Vance would not have been inspired to write his in- sulting and spiteful letter of Aug. 22. He would, hopefully, not be so misinformed on the reasons that ‘‘well-heeled residents of the British Properties successfully lobbied against seniors’ housing in their backyards.”” Your report of the three taeetings leading to council’s deci- sion did not mention that 10 per cent of the proposed apartments were to be sold for in excess of $300,000. Hardly ‘‘moderate pric- ed housing!”’ What raised the ire of local res- idents was the attempt by a devel- oper to portray a _ proposed apartment complex in an other- wise single family area as an altru- istic venture. It was nothing of the sort. It was a straightforward attempt by the proponents — none of whom live in the area — to have the rules changed for their financial benefit. To achieve this they resorted to the emotive words of . ‘church,’ “seniors’* and ‘‘co- op.”* Fortunately, council saw through the artificial veit of sane- tity and rejected the proposal. hank you, members of coun- cil. W.F. 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