8 - Friday, March 13, 1987 - North Shure News

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PREMIER'S REQUEST

Liquor pricing policies
need local attention

Dear Editor:

Municipalities, including the District. of North
Vancouver, recently received a request from the pro-
vincial government soliciting our opinion on provin-
cial liquor pricing policies. The review, requested by

the premier, covers liquor prices, liquor distribution,
branch mark-up and price change procedures.

One of the more specific concerns seems to be the
pricing of alcoholic beverages in restaurants in British
Columbia, i.e. gouging, which appears to hurt the
tourist industry.

I thought that it was very nice of the premier to ask
our opinion on the matter since, in North Vancouver,
we get our fair share of tourists not to mention our
own local residents who seem to like the stuff.

I can think of a thousand reasons why the price of
Uguor should be reduced. I can also think cf a thou-
sand why prices should be as high as the market will
bear.

Rather than engage in a debate which could go on

Collins
critic
‘bigoted’

Dear Editor:

This concerns Mr. M.L. Butler’s
Feb. 27 letter, in which he
describes a column by Doug Col-
lins as ‘“‘hate-mongering trash ...
straight from his toilet bowl ...
bigoted foaming.”

1 think Mr. Butler’s choice of
language, in throwing mud at
someone he disagrees with, in-
dicates it is just possible he, and
not Mr. Collins, is the bigoted one.
David Savage
North Vancouver -

forever, this was a wonderful opportunity, | thought,
to suggest to the premier that he share the net pro-
ceeds of liquor sales in the municipality with us. Since
municipalities are far more efficient than cither Vic-
toria or Ottawa in handling money, such a move
could only benefit local residents.

It would also be timely inasmuch as the province is
shifting an ever greater financial burden onto the
shoulders of municipalities by cutting funds to wor-
thwhile community organizations such as Silver Har-
bor Manor and the North Shore Family Services, to
use as an example, not to mention the financial loss as
a result of the new provincial assessment policies.

So | made an appropriate motion to that effect.
Unfortunately | didn’t get a seconder, which is too
bad, because those who feel they are being gouged by
paying exhorbitant prices for a bottle of wine might
not feel nearly as bad if they knew that a portion of it
would come back into their own municipal coffers.
Ernie Crist, Alderman,

District of North Vancouver

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Condom convenience

Dear Editor:

So condoms are now to be sold
in 7-Eleven stores? We certainly
do live in marvellous times.

Soon, people will be able to
pick up their condoms at the
same time as their chilled wine

and beer at these aptly-named
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nience!

O Brave New World!

LAC, Derham-Reid
West Vancouver

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