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Vander
a secret weap

Dear Editor:

Full marks to Bob Hunter for
his highly imaginative and humor-
ous description of Bill Vander
Zalm's secret political weapon, his
wife's mystical pewers.

It doesn’t seem to be all that
long avr that I saw Bili Vander
Zalm telling TV viewers that he
was about to become Vancouver’s
new mayor and I could tell by his
air of total confidence that he had
inside information.

That pervasive confidence of
peopies who know everything is

unmistakable, one often sees it on
Sunday television as well. Possibly
his crystal ball had quietly blown a
microchip and he had no tarot
cards to double check, although
teacup readings would have warn-
ed him of the error.

Fortune cookies are a smart in-
vestment for the man on the go,
they're easily carried in a back
pocket for snap decisions in
parliament.

All eyes are on Bill Vander
Zalm. Planting geraniums by the
various phases of the moon is
something most folks could learn

to live with but people are going to
be awfully upset if they discover
that political decisions ure being
made on the strength of visions in
the night, self-instruction in some
unknown tongue, or the readings
givea by someone’s pendulum.

That would be too bad, not even
a raobit’s foot worn against the
skin or the most optimistic horo-
scope could prevent a public curse
being pronounced on Bill’s patch
of lucky beans.

Peter du Plessis
North Vancouver

Kindness is appreciated

Dear Editor:

I'd like to take this opportunity
to express my appreciation to the
following on behalf of my late wife
Jean who passed away August 5.

The prompt response of the
District’s Fire Dept., RCMP Cor-
oner’s department and all officials
concerned is to be greatly com-
mended.

My (our)
some of whom were here on holi-
days, and the remainder responded
within hours which was most grat-
ifying and of utmost help and relief.

For those who attended the
funeral locally and from out of
town, both relatives and friends, I
express my deep sincere thanks.

Shooting
of bear
was cheap
and easy_|

Dear Editor:

Many of us read with regret the
article in your Friday, August 29
edition of the North Shore News
about the shooting of the black
bear.

Members of the public are not
unappreciative of the demands
placed upon the Ministry of the
Environment Wildlife Branch for
public safety, but the shooting of a
bear by a conservation officer is a
paradox.

Your article suggested that the
principal reason for shooting the
bear was lack of manpower to
live-capture and remove. .

It has been observed by many
concerned citizens that the provin-
cial Wildlife Branch has plenty of
time,: tax money, and research
available to kill hundreds of our
wolves in the northern area of the
province, using helicopter gunners
for the exclusive benefit of hunt-
ers, so why not assign more per-
sonnel to manage the wildlife in
this area, which is more of a
tourist-dollar producing area, from
visitors who seek glimpses of our
natural heritage, in which we are
privileged to live?

The shooting of the bear was
cheap and easy, but did not reflect
the high standard of profes-
sionalism that perhaps the public
nowadays expects from the
Ministry of the Environment
Wildlife Branch.

A.M. Webb
North Vancouver

immediate family, ‘

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Cards, flowers, donations from
across Canada, U.S.A. and
Sweden were received and deeply
appreciated. All donations are in
process of being foiwarded to the
Canadian Heart Fund.

Last but not least I wish to ex-
press my thanks to the Valley View

Memorial Gardens, staff, vocal-
ists, #175 RCL Ladies Auxiliary
and the Rev. R.G. Baird of the
Royal Heights United Church for his
memorial! service.
To all my deepest appreciation.

fvan Edson

North Vancovuer

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