Dear Editor:

Lions Gate Hospital staff
ang officiais are without
doubt very pleased to have.
had their hospital awarded
the highest available three-
year certificate of accredita-
tion.

However, why,. oh why,
‘doesn’t LGH go for ‘‘four
years”’
paying) telephone outlets in
all, not just some, of their
semi-private rooms (and
perhaps others) so that:

1. With doctor’s approval,
all patients can have ‘private
télephone communication to
and: from concerned family
and other interested people

at any time.

2. Hospital visiting can be

reduced or eliminated by
those who find it diffiuclt
because:

a) So much of their time is.
being taken up with work
and for home responsibil-

ities {often increased he.

cause of the hospital-
bound patient).

(b) They can _ ill-afford
high priced cab fares or

time-consuming bus trips
(if available).

(c) They have colds or
other infections or crip-
pling disabilities which.
will not tolerate either
leaving home and/or vis-.
iting in a hospital.

In other words at LGH

people therapy is losing out

to people trauma!

Hoping for a helpful
response.
J.S. McVicar

West Vancouver

hoy chosen

Matt Witt, an 11-year old —

student at West Bay elemen-
tary School has been selected
by the B.C. Automobile
Association and West Van-
couver School District to
attend the 18th National
School Safety Week Jam-
boree in Ottawa, May 26-29.

In addition, 14 other B.C.
students will represent. the
province at the Jamboree
which is sponsored by the
Canadian Automobile, Asso-
ciation, its member clubs and
the Ottawa Police Depart-
ment. Over 8,000 patrollers
from across the country will

be brought together for the
event.

“It is our way of saying
thank you for an outstanding
job done by these young
citizens in protecting the
lives of their classmates,”’
said William McKinley,
BCAA president.

Before flying to Ottawa,
the patrollers will tour
television studios in Vancou-
ver, visit the B.C. Building at
the PNE and dunch in
Gastown.

Also during the day they
will visit City Hall to meet
Mayor Jack Volrich, tour the
whale show and Stanley Park
Zoo and take a turn about the
harbour on the sternwhecler.

by installing (self- -

Dear Editor:

The great minds that ¢ gave
us the highrises along the
West Vancouver waterfront,
the bulk loading facilities
opposite Stanley Park and
the C.P.R. Building at the

foot of Granvilie Sireet are at |

it again. They propose a
concrete wall along the Norih
Vancouver City waterfront
from Saskatchewan Wheat

Pool elevator to Pioneer |

Grain’ Company elevator—a

distance of approximately |
_ one-half . mile,

preventing
access to the waterfront and

Dear Editor: oo

I was truly disappointed to
see your paper involve itself
in the continuing debate
raged by ‘‘dog-lovers’’. and
‘‘dog-haters.”’

Editorials such as Mr.
Alexander’s, with its factit-

ious (sic) flavor, only serve to |

inflame the ‘‘anti-dog lobby”
and therefore encourage the
further polarizaton of the
public in this issue.

I suggest that it is not only
Mr. Porter, but Mr. Alex-
ander as well, who is ‘““baring
his teeth and straining hard
at the leash.’’

Surely intelligent discus-
sion. would- do’ more to

provide sensible solutions for
all concerned.

Klaus Rybak
North Vancouver

.person N.D.P. Caucus:

. blocking the view.

. According to the- City

‘Council of the City of North
Vancouver, who were elected...
-to shield residential and

industrial noise, traffic and
pollution, the elevators con-
cerned could build a fifty
storey elevator as there are
no by-laws—city, provincial
or federal—restricting the
height of: elevators. The
proposed plans call for a

‘workhouse 258 feet. high
which is. the. equivalant of a

25-storey building. -

Dear Editor: |

Our Senior Citizens have
friends in all political parties
in Victoria.

Grace McCarthy,
Honorable Provincial Secre-
tary writes:

‘‘We are presently review-
ing the appropriateness of
the 10:6% rent increases,
as well as the need for
‘tenant subsidies to assist
people of fixed incomes.’’
Karen

Sanford, Chair-

‘“‘We shall continue to
press the government to
improve the lot for Senior
Citizens who are the ones,
along with the low income
earners, who are hardest
hit by increases in fuel

Some apt. managers arrogant

Dear Editor:

May I, first of all, take this
opportunity to thank the
many volunteers in North
Vancouver, who helped to
make the 1977-B.C. Heart
Month campaign a_ great
success. |

However, I feel I must be
critical of the eleven apart-
ment managers (a very small
minority) who flatly refused
admission to their buildings.
And yes—were even abusive
about it!

One volunteer was refused
admission to a building by
the manager, was then given
permission by a tenant who
wished to make a donation.
He then called on some more

tenants to collect over $100,
before the manager came
and almost. literally threw
him out of the building.

Individuals do have rights,
and I feel they should be
given the opportunity to
donate, or refuse to donate,

to any charitable organi-
zation,

It should not be the
manager’s choice as to which
charity he feels should be
allowed into the building.

By the way, all volunteers
carry identification and can
be demanded by anyone.

Tom Walton
North Vancouver

B.C. Liberal Party:
The

‘Party of British Columbia:

fe Ne Mia Kea eat ee rem ey att
SN eg Monk Sep gg eT eta rte

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‘Expansion of the North
Vancouver elevators is only

adding to an obsolete system.

of handling grain. A more
efficient and economical
method would be to clean,
dry and grade all grain on the
prairie and ship it by unit
train to bulk loading ports at
Roberts’ Bank and Prince
Rupert. This was pointed out
in a recent C.B.C. documen-
tary on prairie grain.

Oh, for a Jack Mundey!

E. Witham
North Vancouver

costs, hydro, sales tax and
‘rents.”’

Gordon Gibson,

“We will keep battling.”’

.

G. Scott Wallace, Leader
Progressive. Conservative

“I will continue to speak

‘out on behalf of our Senior
Citizens, and welcome
letters - with details of
hardships.’’ |

Write your favourite MLA!
Our Senior Citizens have
friends in many places.

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