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elp turn garbage into gold

Dear Editor:

Laidlaw toc, is currently con-
tracted to pivk up garbage from
each residence in West Vancouver.
This should be considered unneces-
sury,

Laidlaw ine. is also contracted
to do a similar service in Campbeti
River, but iis contract is based on a
revenue-per-unit pickup system,

Those who do not want it simply
are not forced into being part of the
encompassing unit — which is the
case with the West Van system .

Please adjust your contract to
the Campbell River system when it
is Next in termination. Perhaps dis-
cussions with Campbell River in
the meantime would prepare think-
ing at district hall for this transition.

Many residents in the “rural”
areas of West Van “bag” their fall-
en leaves, twigs, cones, and nee-
dies, then await the garbage truck
for the ullimate delivery of this
material into compast by some dis-
tant movement of vehicles and per-
sonnel.

Usually, no more than one block
away. this fine humus-muich ‘mate-
rial could have been spread by the
“bugging” person onto the wild for-
est floor, evenly distributed, for the
enhancement and benefit of that

* Jocation,

Are we not yel mature cnough is
this municipality to understand how
to do this properly and with care in
our minds rather than the “J sure

got rid of this” mentality?

| believe we are rendy and
responsible for (his, The municipal
ity may dso make a bunts pit near
the works yard on the Cypress Park
roadway, because itis central.

The material can be drawn from
there for the district's parks’ needs.

If residents compost kitchen
wastes, the district should compost
and reuse the debris from its natural
surrounds, with the help of the resi-
dents.

Plastics, cans. glass and papers
should be recyeled by those who
bring them to theit homes.

Where in this new understund-
ing and belief of recycling did we
lose sight of the “take hack lo
where you picked it up” reasoning?

Yet we do go back there, with
trunk empty, wallet full, to buy and
bring home more! So why does the
host municipality become the spon-
sor-of-return. paid for perhaps six
months ja advance by the procurer?

The district must pass regula-
tions for farge combination receiv-
ing units to be placed on the park-
ing lots of the stores where most of
these purchases occur.

From those multi-mouthed
paper, glass. can. and plastic receiv-
ing units, the recycling company
then exchanges dumpsters and
proper recycling paiterns are then
in effect.

We should do this rather than
just quietly, dutifully. and properly

The new game of bridge

Dear Editor:

Communities in West. North
and downtown Vancouver and on
the Squamish Indian Reserve may
not know the winning strategy to
the Lions Gate project game.

In such games, communities,
government and businesses propose
different ways of managing a pro-

"ject. The winner — usually govern-
ment or business —- gets the others
to approve the proposal which
gives control over the biggest cash
flow. Strategy? Buy advice, fault
the completion, use someone else's
money and sit on bad news.

With regard to Lions Gate, gov-

_ ernment prefers a bridge but pays a
consultant (News Viewpoint,
“Bridge baiting,” Jan, 16) to look at
alternatives. Business proposes to
raise $1 biilion for a tunnel by sell-
ing real esiate on an artificial island
built with debris from the tunnel.

The consultant's report faalts
the tunnel as’ a threat to
Vancouver's ecl grass. Business
points out thal the government has
no cash for a bridge.

The first game of the current

series has already been won by
government, with $300 miflion of
tixpayers’ cash approved to
upgrade the Burrard power station.

This environmental project will
probably reduce air emissions in
the Lower Mainland by less than
the increase in the emissions that
result from extra cars on a new
Lions Gate Bridge. Government
still wins the second game, howev-
er, if communities approve its five-
lane bridge. and then insist on
expensive remediation work in
Stanley Park.

Government can then justify
$360 miflion for the bridge, and
will manage a cash flow, including
the Burrard upgrade. of $660. mil-
lion. Business will approve because
most of this cash will flow its way.

The communities will Jose with
higher taxes and lower quality air.

Perhaps your readers support
community leaders who say they
must have spending controls over a
project before the communities can
share in its benefits?

David C. Hawkins
West Vancouver

completing with our own abilities
and devices, the final chain,

Pechitps we do so aecause itis
allowed by the mantgement af the
district.

Ken Higgs
West Vancouver

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