10 - North Shore News — Sunday, November 21, 1999

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Wins and iasses
in the ‘Boar’ War

Dear Editor:

Spelling need not be a bore!

Recently { went in the West Vancouver Memorial Library and
asked the duty librarian for advice on finding books abour the
Boer War. October 1999 is the H¢Oth anniversary of the outbreak
of this conflict and I have a special interest in it since my grandfa-
ther saw service in South Africa.

Our friendly local librarian dutitully tapped away at the keys on
her computer and finally announced in a trastrated voice that the
library had nothing on this war. I was giite surprised but on sec-
ond thoughts checked her spelling: she had been looking for
books on the Boar War! We subsequently teund plenty of materi-
al on the Boer War. Imagine my surprise on reading the Oct. 26
edition of the North Shore News. Our local French restaurant,
Chez Michel, obviously trying to widen its menu, bad placed an
advertisement offering customers Wild Boer. The timing of this ad
seemed more then a coincidence but I coukin’t help wondering
about their source of meat!

' Vm net going w Chez Michel to dine on wild bacr but I
mi t suggest that they got together with West Vancouver library
sort our their spellings — they might not be boors after all!

Ted Fed Langley
glish Instructor
West Vancouver

Dear Editor:

!owas heartened to hear
that this Remembrance Day
across Canada, the Royal
Canadian Legion was once
again encouraging the tradi-
tional nwo minutes of silence
(apparently in recent vears, we
could only spare one minute).

Some cities even: stopped
public trains and buses, as
they did when I was growing
up.

Twas reminded of the dra-
matic impression that made,
several years ago, when [ was
hurrying through Heathrow
on Naw. 21, only to see the
world’s busiest airport freeze
in silence at 11 a.m.

While West Vancouverites
young and old turned out to
show their respect even on
this rainy Remembrance Day
just past, 1 was saddened to
see how few merchants visibly
recognize the sacrifice that so
many made for the freedom of

others.

If stores must open for
business on Nov. 1], could
they not place some gesture of
coramemoration in their win-
dows, in between the
Halloween) and Christmas
decorations?

The two stores FE noticed
who did, were Trust ‘Travel in
Ambleside and Dundarave
Stationery. Trust Travel aceu-
ally posted a notice they
would be closed all day on
Remembrance Day: “Lest we
forget.”

Lest we forget indeed.

Here’s an idea. Why does-
mt the legion sei some kind
of conimemorative — pieces
(wreaths, crosses with poppies
ete.) to store owners?

The merchants I asked ali
agreed they’d be happy to
support the legion in this way.

Another idea: to individu-
alize each window better, why
net, with the heip of families,

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If we can fill the windows
gach summer for Harmony
Arts Festival, surely we can
remember these men and
women beyond wearing the
poppy.

Kerry McPhedran
West Vancouver
mephed@portal.ca

add a small display card wich
the photo and brief history of
a West Vancouver man’ or
woman who served eur coun-
try in war time and peace
time.

The memorial library
already has the list of those
who gave their lives for us. I
know writers, artists and
exhibit designers who would
volunteer to help. Better yet,
get school kids involved,
working with families and vets
to create their own window

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