Trail detour shows maierial

Dear Editor:

The article by Deana
Lancaster, | National — trail
OR'd in WV (North Shore
News, July 30), and the com-
ments by Haveock and
Nothstein in which they tied
to place the best face on the
choice of the final route of the
“Frans Canada Trail through
the municipality. makes me
wonder why certain clements
of our society have become so
selfinterested, mean-spirited
and materialistic

So British Pacitic
Properties did not want the
trail te go down through their
Jand because it could affe
future development there.
How very short. sighted,
hope our grandchildren and

t ‘grandchildret for-

through what will become 3
sprawling Inetropolis of many
million people FOG or 200
vears trom now, Yes, there are
lots of Tovely: walks on these

verdant North Shore slopes ot”

ours, but there is always a
need for more betore it is too
late.

Some of the good resi-
dents of North Vancouver
District, exhibited the same
self absorption, meanness and
lack oof vision when ther
worked so hard to squash the
Deep Cove/Cates Park sea
walk which would bave bene-
fited thousands of people now
and into the far distant future.

Yes, the path would have
cost money, bat that was not
the real reason they wanted it
dumped. One would have to

be completely gullible if one
thought it was. NEMBYs real
Wvidfo thrive here in our lush,
nutrient laden habiter, How
does one vet rid of such nay
ious weeds? Does anyone
know ofa spray we could use?
When will we ever learn?

We only have te look to
Britain and the Coast) Path

that runs for hundreds of

miles around the coast of that
island to see what can be done

when there isa generosity of

init, Vision and a willingness

tor the haves to share with the
have-nots. The Coast Path in
Britain’ meanders through
hundreds if not thousands ¢
ate properties. Some of
the magnificent estates over
which it) passes make the
houses here on the North

Shore look ve
Parisen,
The pach is kept a pristine

poor by com

condition by a multitude of

volunteers numbered ino the
thousands, and of course the
land owners themselves, No
litter or vandalism is to) be
seen anywhere. Hikers feave
gates the way they found
them and do not pick the cul-
tivated or wild Mowers found
dlong the route. Having walk-
ers following designated path-
ways across their beautiful
estates does not seem to
bother those landowners, why
does it bother us so much
Finally, E think it is very
revealing, to read that the
building of Trans Canada

Stic focus

have always been wiiling to
contribute more? Let's be
more willing to share our
Dlessings.

Jan S.
North

‘Trail made tar faster progress
and met fewer man-made
obstacles ia the less wealthy
provinees ino dhe cast than
here in the west. But then, is

it nor true that the poorer ‘ancouver

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