Dear Editor:
Rez. GVRD

vote on

‘the North Shore News it
was reported that the “City
‘rejects. TransLink © levy,
hile. transit. tax scheme
fiewed -as unfair to drivers”
nd. that “North. Vancouver
Politicians did their part

“am writing with concern
er the views of some mem-
‘Bers. of our “society as_ por-
trayed'in your Dec. 6:article:
: ler there be. light”
‘by ‘Deana Lancaster.
fhave been playing soccer
ince 1 was nine (Jan current-
y 20) and this season have also
ad the pleasure of coaching a
year. team. Therefore . I
iow the great benefits of this
port
Soccer. develops: an active
nid thus‘healthy lifestyle and
apports teamwork and effort:
disturbs’ me : that: residents

remel

Monday to put the brakes on
a vehicle transit tax scheme
propesed by TransLink.”

Yet on Nev. 20 a majority
of city. council . members
reversed their position after
the chair allowed a non-resi-

- dent/non-taxpayer to pro-

vide input that far out-

weighed all of the concerns

that were put forward by ¢
residents.

young

potential to be lighted. and
ultimately allow for-more of
our society’s children to gain
the benefits from this wonder-
ful sport are against. such a

, proposal.

The claim is apparently that
property values: will decrease
— I believe that maybe if peo-

ple were less concerned about ~.
<property values (ultimately

money sand wealth) © and

focused more upon communi: |

ty and the development of
today’s young people i in man-
ners which would allow them

“to grow. up healthy * (being -

active greatly decreases risk of
chronic diseases such as hsper

The “johnny-come-fately”
outsider who didn’t appear at
the specially called meeting
which was designed to
include the public, is “our”
spokesman at the TransLink
board who neither lives, nor
works in our city.

His fate intervention
allowed the powers to be at
city hall to “back pedal” by
taking a foot off of the brake

Sporty

tension and heart disease) and
devored to team work (hope-
fully on and off the soccer
field) that we would live in a
society that was more success-
ful, healthy, and happy.

In regards to the challenge
that the lights would promote

vandalism: Would the lights

not really. have the opposite

effect? Light allows people to
“see what is hap

ening plus the
use of the field by youth soccer
teams would ‘create more
“eyes” if the community and
ultimately protect, not harm.
Furthermore, the lights
would only be activated when
teams were using the field for

OX

iber aute

and then applying it to the
~ gas pedal. Full steam ahead.

‘TransLink members then
proceeded, via a narrow mar-
gin of one vote, to accept the
tev.

‘The GVRD has now fin-
ished their vore whereby the
final tally was a clear 56 for,
50 against a levy.

However, if the mayor of
North Vancouver City had

people

practises and would be turned
off by automatic timer at 8:30
p.m, The maximum tine the
lights. would be on cach
evening. would be 3.5 hours
(5-8:30 p.m.) so they don’r
really pose an’ eyesore unless
one is really against summer
time when the sun goes down
around $:30 p.m. anyway.

able “to: see the benefits of
sports. as an) opportunity for
young people today and sup-
port and work:
encouraging this not hinder-
ing it.

Julie Gomm
North Vancouver

I hope that our society is.

towards >

Regarding the. rescue articles printed:
the: Nov.:,.24,:2000. edition of ‘the
North Shore; News
large on. the number-of agencies par-
No 172 rescue, and

- would “like . tos.

“heart” “detibyillator (which had “been
donated by. the Seymour Lions. Club).

“Subsequently, B.C. Parks representatives,

B.C.. Ambulance: Service paramedics,

North ° Vancouver District. Fire and -
Rescue. Unit and North Shure Rescue :

team memibers also attended.

‘A’second group’ comprised of mem:

; _ bers of these agencies alse hiked in and

met. the initial team on’ the trai

sclie crew arrived first on scéne at the,
first aid building on Mt. Seymour.

\ with the.
Seymour, staff; and_ ski: patrol members,
ided “a: map. and. guid to the

the- group arrived .at_the patient, they

yealized’ that. the: difficult access cabin’

was perched on stilts 12 feet in the air.
oo With:

fromthe. command © post. and - B.C. -

“Ambulance ‘paramedics stabilizing ’ the ©

patient,’ Fire and Rescue Captain Steve’

When’
-- difficult rescue (includin
Lions). and. commend them on: their :

Atkinson commanded: the rescue scene

aad coordinated the efforts of the vari-

ous on-scene agencies,
Ultimately, the patient was stabilized,
packaged, and- transported | to, a heli-
copter landing site arranged by North
Shore Rescue. The patient. was then
flown to Vancouver for treatment. | ©

I would. like . to acknowledge and’

thank all of the agencies involved in this
the Seymour

coordinated efforts.--

Gary D: Calder:
+ Fire Chief

North. Shore: Rescue’s :Tim . “
es organizing the medi-vac helicopter -

District. of North’ Vancouver “Fire °

‘and Rescue Services:

nic ectiderrian seeing:
hat ‘liad ‘happened stopped
see if he ‘could hel :

id: was obviously on his way
ewhere, yet they took the
tini¢:to drive my son home.” ;

in need —

Asi it turned ‘out he. broke’.
is ankle ‘in two® places, 1;
don’t’. know: how: he could

have gotten home: without.

help.. Thank you to the gen-

-theman.and his Pthowaht for
their’
Mess. o
My: son, my husband and”

ime’ an thoughtful-

Choose your own
combination of beauty

© mnyself.a appreciate your lp.
Thank you. S
M. Gadsby,

gadst: Cica.be.ca :

Sunday, December 10, 2000 - Nezth Shore Nows - 7

gone with the original input
from her residents, and coun-
cil’s original vor, then the
tally could have been 53 for,
53 against.

There is absolutely no
truth to the rumour - that
those who serve the public
via TransLink and voted for a
levy, will be dumped by the
voters at the next election.

However, there may be
some truth to the rumour
that those who represent the
voters at the GVRD, will be

“thought: of? by Lower
Mainland residents when the
ballots are cast for ‘those that .

“serve and protect” the pub- |
lic’s interests.

Dave Gesse
North Vancouver

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