" eatnesitay August 12

Dear Editor:

I cam-..writing ‘to “comment, on
your recent coveragein, Inquiring
Reporter.of North Vancouver, City
Council's decision. regarding “the
subject of, installing -’ skateboard
tamps in city parks:”

: In‘ response to. my resolution to
< have the engineer examine both the

suitability ‘and’ feasibility ‘of con-

‘structing ramps” in’ specified “park:

sites, council endorsed: staff's rec-

Py

-ommendation not 10° allow Tamps;
in the parks at this time;. yea as an’

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alternative,.to encourage the. rec-

“reation commission to continue to

-provide training clinics and in the
near future to build the necessary
-permanent ramp facilities.
. dt was) obvious 10 me,
sure it wits. to *dther.:

as im
council

members when the: city chose - to’
- ban the-use of skateboards on the

streets, <that boarders required

proper facilities to train and pracy
1 lise their.sport.

While «1 think: that Aparks may
ultimately ‘be seen to be suitable
‘locations under. certain conditions, .

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cous REBUTTED

Dea: ar Editor:
On June 19 you published an ar-
ticle by Mr. Doug Collins in. which

he repeated the ‘contents ofan care!
of:

ticle: by ) Julian: i Beltrame ®
Southanr: News, tided’ Look” Our
When Opposite (Sex Hits Decks,
~ Conununder Says.
Beltrame's article’ purported) to
“report onsa conversation between

Lt Cdr. Perusse:of HMCS. Gore -

emorant,” Sth: Destroyer Squadron, |

2 Halifax, oand: Captain Russell
Moore of HMCS Provider, Wic-
otorias The article stated hat Cap-
tain’ Moore. wanted. to know,
“How ‘do you tell them. not. to,
screw. around? '" Anothe

paragraph had Lt Cdre Perusse

a stating that "you give a woman, an
order: she doesn’t bike, she's ‘fiable
to govorf and cry. | |
Because’ 1s aman. ex. -leading
(Weéne radio operator, Loam well
saware that any female: rating who
purst- into: tears when givens au
“order, would be immediately” pliced
on a.charge.:Accordingly, witli the”
help of the, North: Shore Wont n *$

Associate Defence Minister Paul

Dicky Readers who prefer fact to:

_ fiction will be: interested (to” learn
that. the minister. states, “The
newspaper-varticle. bore | fo sem-
blance, to” what its author, Mr.

Beltrane {sic) had discussed in his

personal interview: with the. com-

manding officer’ of HMCS Cor-,

morant.. The newspaper article is
totally without foundation."
As-well, 1: received a telephone
from: Capt. James
commanding officer, 5th D:
‘Squadron,who informed me: that
“the purported telephone colers-
ion betweens Lids: Cdr.) Perusse
sand Captain. Moore did notveven
take ‘place, and. that. the. twd -of-
ficers have “not been in coAtact

A during the last four to five year's.

A complaint about.the Byltrame
“article ® has: been” lodged) witht the
Atlantic Press Council;
Srhayour newspaper will now iprint
the Ceuth, tus hetping to clear the
name ofa fine ‘group of tser-
vicewomen, mo

Janeisd, Andrews 0
orth Shore Women’s
yh oan ws t

“The

CR iagy,
froyer’

We hope.

a cautious initiation is. warranted.
recreation commission can
and. does provide: excellent train-
ing, safe supervision and “equip-

-ments and may soon: provide per-

manent indoor protected facilities.
Skateboarders can lend their sup-
Part to these initiatives by contac-
ting the chairman. of aheé Reere-
auion Services: User Advisory
Committee. or the “commission
directly..and letting vhem Know
their preferences.

Contrary (to

sone, 1} ..do not. believe

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Ald. Duna M- Tavtir
“City of North Vancouver

skateboarding is merely a passing
fade A permanent ramp or two
located | at the “recreation centre
and/or Delbrook Centre may be a
humble beginning for structures

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