10 — North Shore News — Wednesday, October 4, 2000

Songstress
Story lauded
a local talent

Dear Editor: |.

Re: Sharen Parker -—
Going’ for a songsiress,
North Shore News, Sept.
24. :
Thank you for the. great
article recognizing the talent
and wonderful voice of
Sharon Parker. I am fortunate
‘to be able to count her
among my clusest friends and
am glad the public is starting
to realize there is a star in
your midst! For years she has
remained true to her dreams
'. ina world where dreams
-aren‘t held in high regard. If
compassion, humor and love
.. are: indications. of stardom,
~, Sharon ‘is already a superstar

- in my eyes!

ichele Bosco Ayala .-

“micheleayala@iwon.com "

~ Hopefully these nay:

Fast fe

Dear Editor:
The fast food capital of North Vaacouve!
What joy! Thanks to district council's
appreval of Canadian Tire’s big box develop-
ment, Main Street is slated to become the fast
food capital of North Vancouver. To maximize
development (and profits) on the old Venice
Bakery site, four fast food restaurants are being
squeezed onto the site including wo drive-
throughs.
*: The overcrowded site means Canadian ‘Tire

" teactor-trailers will not have sufficient room to

manoeuvre and instead will use public streets to
back into their loading dock. Even though the
regional super store will attract customers with-
in a wide radius, the parking requirement was
reduced by 126 stalls. In addition, 30 current
on-street parking spots will be lost. Pretty dumb
considering sucrounding businesses already
complain of a parking deficiency in the area.
Prophesizing a traffic. nightmare, over 100
surrounding, businesses presented district coun-
cil with a petition opposing the development.
ers were reassured by
Coun. Dunsford who diligently reported that
she had driven through the area on Sunday

MAIL Bo

lows traf

afternoon at 3 pam. and that there was very fit-
ue trattic and she didn’t see a problem!

Opposition also came from the North
Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and the dis-
uict’s design panel. As well, the project is con-
trary to Lynn Valley’s OCP which stipulates
industry rather than retail for most of the site.
However, Canadian Tire employees did speak in
favour of the development.

Within a one kilometre radius there’s already
A&W, Wendy's, Subway, White Spot and Bread
Garden. How many more do we need? 1 can
think of no business that generates a higher
hourly volume of traffic than fast food chains,
Considering the growing congestion around
Second Narrows, routine line-ups on Mountain
Highway and Main Street and no fix in sight,
these are the wrong kind of businesses for the
area.

I believe this was another bonehead decision

from Don Bell and- his community wrecking:

érew of Denault, Dunsford and MacKay-Dunn
with Harris absent. Only Crist and Muri spoke
with a vision.

Dave Sadler :

North Vancouver, davesadler@telus.net

! What better time to say thanks to all of you for.
the support & friendship you’ve shown us

Fresh ;

es effective: October 4 to October 8 while quantities last

MANY MORE IN-STORE SPECIALS!

Nurturing organized crime

Dear Editor: :

Re: Messenger shor, Sept. 22.

What a silly editorial. What exactly do you want the federal
government to do about organized crime, turn Canada into a
policy state? People die every day and you get your knickers in a
knot because a journalist is shot? :

In any event, organized crime is the child of government. Only
government can nurture organized crime by banning. popular
goods and services such as prostitution and drugs, actions that run
directly contrary to our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. *

Just as the canary in the mine warned of dangerous fumes, it is
the presence of organized crime that warns us that freedom is on

the wane
Alan Randell, arandell@islandnet.com

ICRC HAS A TEAM OF LAWYERS,
~~ SHOULDN'T YOU?

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