City off-track |

on NV taxes

Dear Editor:

As an average taxpayer in
North Vancouver City, 1 am
concerned about the increase
in our taxes. Did you know that
a running track has been pro-
posed for the city? This track is
_to cost the over-burdened tax::
payers $2 million and the city
intends to borrow the moncy.

This is on top of the already
expected increases. The water
~ and sewer rates are going up.
The police administration
building will cost millions of
dollars that the city borrowed
and hasn’t finished paying for.
‘The North Vancouver mayor
and council are also thinking of
expaniding city hall! :
:. Do we really need to bor-
row, an-additicnal. $2. million
for a running track in the city?
When all the other municipal
- ties are downsizing, why are.
-we. thinking about ‘spending -‘
“money we don’t have? If this.
“goes to referendum, T'll be vot-
ing no.
Ken Mayo
North Vancouver

Re: Doug: Collins (Sept.
+25). article, B.C... Bear
-*“Hunting » Baloney,. OK, “J

s colul

sure and profit.

Our bears may be in abun-

dance right now but because
other countries have nearl

“believe in freedom of speech. depleted. their bear wildlife

wand all that, but I am gen-

ours will become more in

--uinely-offended by the article: ‘ “demand.

~ First, hunting ‘and -poach-i

* Therefore we must nip the

ing bears has become not only! problem in the bud.

i

‘recreation’ but -protitable, for:.-

‘both ; the’. government: (bear-,
hunting: licences) , and‘ the

dacher (illegal selling of bear . - your article, but I do believe °

P ce °
‘parts to foreign countries)..It
“is; not:n¢cessary for human

‘

Mr. Collins, 1] am not

‘involved with all those ridicu-

he
y

lous issues you spewed off in

that:all living creatures should

be treated with respect. That .

' Survival: We do not-wear bear ° includes all animals.

fur: or eat’ bear. meat,

Killing. bears or any other’

‘Therefore it is done for.plea~ © animal: for pure pleasure is

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ludicrous and it plainly shows
who. the animals - are.
Everyone is entitled | to» his
opinion on: animal | abuse
issues whether it be. sport

hunting, vegetarianism or ani-.

mals used in laboratories.
We all have a different view
on what is right or wrong and
we all will ury to impress ou
opinions on others. -

HOW MANY MORE.

iives WILL BE
SENSELESSIY
SAVED 7...

Unfortunately with people -

like Mr. Collins, we, animal

protectors have not only been:

; piven an unfair description,
ut we will always be one step
behind in the fight for animal

liberation. ;
Mr.

On a final note,

Collins, please try to imagine -

what it would be like to: be

hunted. To .be killed for no

ted white, mp.

: wildlife before

0.

Dear Editor:

Mr. Noel Wright states in
the Sept. 22 News thar I, ina
letter replying to his Aug. 28
article, made “the interesting
suggestion that the Holocaust
could have been averted if only
Germany had had a version of
the B.C, Human Rights
Council.” I made no such sug-
gestion.

I asked Noel Wright to
explain how, according to him,
our Human Rights Act (which |
concerns publications likely to.’
expose a person or a group or
a class of persons to hatred or’,
contempt because of their race

“or religion, etc.) would have —
facilitated the holocaust, since

that is what, in his Aug. 18
article, Mr. Wright scemed to
be suggesting it would have
done. That Mr. Wright should
confuse this request for clarifi-

~ cation with my suggesting that

our Human Rights Act would

~ have prevented the holocaust is

barely credible.

. Lionel Kenner.

North Vancouver 7

reason other than another
species’ pleasure;

Not only would you be
terrified, you'd be wondering
what you did to deserve it.

' We need to protect our
our wildlife is .

no more! 3...

“Tara Carter He

Voices for the Animals
North Vancouver ©”

advertorial, October 02/96 '

OCTOBER 16, 1996 AT 7:30 PM
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DOUG COLLINS "|
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IS A SEPARATE QUEBEC
‘NOW INEVITABLE? __

This meeting.has been arranged as a direct result of the answers to the question in my
report of August 28 about the possibility of Quebec separation. Bloc Quebecois MP, Pierre de

Savoye, will tell you why he believes in: sovereig
question and answer session with Trevor Lautens an
for questions and comments from the audience.

nty for Quebec, followed by a pointed
id Doug Collins, There will be ample time

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