A22-Sanday News, February 17, 1980

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he right to know

in a free society

Dear Editor:

I strongly resent the
remarks made by Mayor
Don Bell, concerning the
Beak Report, as reported in

the Feb. 6th issue of the
News. Mayor Bell's
statement that the report

will not be understood by the
general public leads one to
question what = special
qualifications Mr. Bell has to
understand the report. If the
Mayor is implying the
citizens of North Vancouver
are not very intelligent, he
should remember it was
these same Citizens who
elected him Mayor.

Mr. Bell also tells us an
“understandable” report is
currently being prepared but
“the citizens probably will
still not get to read it.” He

Curfew

Dear Editor:

Over the past few years,
there has been considerable
controversy over proposed
curfews for juveniles. We
have an alternate proposal,
which we would hike to
present to you by relating
the following incident.

At approximately 1:30
a.m., February 3rd of this
year, we were sitting on the
pier at John Lawson Park,

Save N

Dear Editor:

Iam very disturbed by the
recent removal of a large
stand of trees between 21st
and 22nd Streets at
Queensbury, here in North
Vancouver. The trees ap-
pear to have been removed
for the building of new
homes. Are there no by-laws

in North Vancouver to
regulate such matters, as
there are in West Van-
couver?

The stand of trees was
adjacent to the old quarry
area, which many people use
as a park, and which should
be zoned as a park if it is not

‘

States the council has been
“taking ongoing = action”
(whatever that means) but
doesn't tell us what they are
doing. How can the people
decide if the problem is
being handled effectively, or
know whether or not there is
a problem at all, unless they
are given all the facts?

Mr. Bell has stated he
doesn't believe the citizens
have a mght to know
everything. Presumably,
Mayor Bell will decide what
is good for us to know and
what is unsuitable. This
brings to mind a certain ex-
President of the United
States who also thought he
had the right to decide what
to divulge to the public. He
found out he was wrong.

Mayor Bell should realize
he was elected to serve the
citizens of the District — not
to dictate to them. The
people of a free society do
have the right to know
everything their govern-
ments are doing. This right is
much too important to be
sacnficed “for the good of
the people.”

Don Bell ran virtually
unopposed in the last two

Distnct elections. If he
doesn’t believe in being
straightforward in his

dealings with the public, he
may find the residents of

North Vancouver less
complacent in the next
election.

R.H. Runte

North Vanceuver

for over 40's?

drinking, causing excessive
noise, and generally making
public nuisances of our-
selves. We were just
preparing to mp the benches
out when along came two
elderly couples, (hell, they
wefe at least forty-five),
forcing us to abandon our
plans and act like civilized
human beings.

Our point should be
obvious. We would like to

V trees

already to prevent further

destruction of the neigh-
bourhood.
In addition, the trees

would have served as an
excellent sound buffer both
from the adjacent Queen-
sbury School playground
and the din of the Upper
Levels highway. The forest is

an invaluable’ pollution
screen as well.

I am aware that this
destruction lowers initial

construction costs, but in the

long run, the cost will be
much greater both finan-
cially, when it comes to

landscaping the homes, and

propose a curfew of 10:00
p.m. for all persons over the
age of forty. We're sure we
can count on your support to
put juvenile delinquency
back into the high place it
deserves in society.

R. Holbrook

R. Moore

J. Syme

J. Claude Green
West Vancouver

too!

environmentally. Trees are
an important part of erosion
and flood control, as the
residents of the upper part of
Mountain Highway found
out during the recent mud
shdes.

I am equally concerned
with the excessive brushing
on Grand Boulevard bet-
ween 23rd and 19th streets.
The residents of North
Vancouver appreciate park-
hke surroundings. We need
the natural vegetavion we are
blessed with.

Heather Schamehorn
North Vancouver

Argyle buyout not mentioned

Dear Editor:

By means of a
questionnaire published in
the January ‘80 issue of the
West Vancouver Municipal
News the Mayor and Council
of West Vancouver invited
public opimion on the 1980
budget.

We note that the sup
plementary items listed and
to be considered by Council
after public input include
funds for Fire, Pohce and
Library however, the

$300,000 that ts budgeted for

Argyle waterfront property
acquisition 18 not included as
a item on the questionnaire.
We cannot help but
wonder why. as this was an
ideal and inexpensive op
portunity for an assessment
of pubhc opinion, especially
as the total amount to be

spent for Parks and
Recreation exceeds that of
ether Fire or Police

B. Wilhams
Secretary
Ambleside
Waterfront
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