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"By Elisworth Dickson

- Vandalism - has . “become ;

‘more widespread and malic-

ious in the last few years. |
One} person I talked with told .
me she and lier husband ‘had’ “North Vancouver
_ to'stay up until 2 or 3'a.m:; to |

guard their property against
repeated’ attacks by vandals.
In ‘Surrey. .a group of
‘concerned citizens have ban-

“ded ‘together to” “form:.. a.

Citizens’: patrol to: “alleviate

~ the: ‘ problem.’.-Is'- ‘such - an

approach justified?

by Doris Anderson, —
editor of Chatelaine
magazine

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‘deally people ‘should: all”

live in ‘aesthetically pleasing
surroundings and . conven- «
ience so: that. the: € things we -

need--space, ... food, -
- household necessities as well

as entertainment and. recrea
- tion--are within reach with’ a:

as minimum of strain: We need
- privacy to be alone to read, to
“study, to dream; to renew the »

- soul.-As well we need'to feel’

safe
community. - — :

‘The: way we > live in many :

parts of North America tends

to exactly negate these: goals. ae : Our cities: are no! designed one

By ‘far. the’: ‘majority “of :
people live in ‘isolation ‘and
. inconvenience in: large, ugly
city sprawls." We. ‘live’: in
_ isolated apartment ‘cells or
_ cramped;: high ‘priced, high:

neighbor’s | television: «Yet.
within our individual. housing .
units there's. ‘little, privacy...
Our neighbors’ ; are’ ‘often:
‘complete strangers--or even :

oh
oh a

each, one delivered.

responsibility, |

-to . bring’ art, |
theatre ‘to ‘people in’ “heigh-
,-borhood
equipped wi ‘high: fidelity.
‘sound. “But; ‘
boxes in individual:-h

“channels. pump ‘pap into: our.

ed ‘off: by |
i. comimercials--rarely
‘original let: alone - ‘uplifting
‘and the effect is to increase + faster. cars: and: ‘mammoth:

8 We ‘already over: ‘every ‘door: on’
“the. North: Shore—all.: we. have. to do
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“and: pay" our: garriers a bonus: for, an

Mrs. B Maw.

I feel that’ a citizen’s patrol °

would be a worthwhile thing. -

It would » help | make ‘the ©
community. © more- concious.
and aware that all-individuals :

in the community. must get ‘they knew: citizens were. out

involved. : “and show: ‘some

. Parkland and : park. space

_ big city living is: ‘prohibitively —
expensive: and inaccessible -

“use our. electronic technology

cultural .centres-

‘instead: little TV.

through | ‘multitude. of

homes. by the hour,:measur-
“clusters - of |
“even .

our sense of isolation. | a

or humans.’ They’ are: ‘de-»

‘ signed. for the convenience of

cars. To do.almost’ ‘anything .
shop, visit friends, even go to

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enter a. cat-often over-sized, -.-f,

i and. energy-consuming: an
' density houses, Few, ‘of us are’: (

isolated” ‘enough: not to” be:
“aware of. the blare:‘of‘our .

‘ Yo
lyer distribution’ system that cannot |
be matched, } Phone. ‘080-0511: an

Rosemary Greaves,

a North Veacouver :

It’s ‘a. good idea. Right n now,
people don’t want to. get.
-involved | when’. they -see — able ‘to: patrol our: area (lynn.
. vandalism: occurring. “Maybe © V s 1 :
--vandals ‘would think twice if: citizen’s' ‘patrol would “be. a “
deterrent: : ae

trying t to stop t them. oe

ree

‘surrounded by) relatives and.

grows more and more:scarce. . friends to help her with the *
“Yet live concerts: and: theatre
which should bé a bonus. of — work.. Today the struggle of
‘even getting | her children out -
for. a walk is’ difficult (few J.

children. and . : communal

“and. ‘shopping’ is: ‘her. main
She

‘from her:

@ :Siren. ‘Song...
cities with moving sidewalks
totally: electronically . ‘equipp-
“ed; and ‘a -.world:. brough
“together by even: bigger:an

- airplanes. ° ‘This’; “plastic
‘bubble~ burst ‘with. the .
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community. work is cut. off

. - West - Vancouver “buses - will ‘be
: . ‘re-routed during. the. municipality’s oy
4 - Community: Day parade. Saturday, June aan .
- ».S. The-re-routing will begin: at 11° am.
~~», and continue. until approximately. 12: 30 ;

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store: for.:four ‘months - flow

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"Westbound: Marine Drive buses. turn "

north: up 11th. Street ‘to Fulton, then

- follow Fulton to 21st Street; where they

return, to Marine Drive." Oo

ce During that period there will be 1 no...
. buses. running along .Marine Drive. °
‘between 22nd Street and 14th Street |

“eastbound, or: between. 11th. Street aud

a Westbound Upper Levels buses detour :
up 11th. Street to Keith, ‘then along. _
Keith and Clyde to 14th Street, from
Te . .- Which point they. resume - ‘their; ‘regular
_ westbound. route.” ote ;
Eastbound Marine Drive and ‘Upper .

_.: Levels -buses _ will detour -as follows: |;
. 22nd: Street. to. ‘Bellevue, Beltevue’. to”

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after the! .Community. Day” ‘Parade
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