Hang on to heritage Dear Editor: The shipyards at the foot of Lonsdale stand in quiet testa- ment to another of this commu- nity’s important roles in the war effort. Sadly their demise is immi- nent, for . shipbuilding — has become a Third World enterprise in the new global order. They do afford us, however, a unique opportunity of creatively - pre- serving a piece of the past while continuing the renewal on our waterfront core. This opportunity must be seized upon soon, as the heritage value is rapidly declining. As happened with the Chew Building at 16th and Lonsdale —~ the owners are following a policy of complete neglect and ina short time will plead that the, buildings are rotten and. unsal- vageable, when in fact the owner desires this demolition. North. Vancouver City Council must immediately enter into discussions with Versatile Shipyards to secure a .represen- tative building on the waterfront. ‘site — possibly for use as a museum. At the same time and integral to the’ negotiations, the future use'of this important waterfront site should be addressed. — the ‘potential for both a cruise ship terminal and convention centre needs: - desperately to be explcred, : A win-win’ deal can, and . should, be struck with all. possi- ble speed. An important link to our past: is at risk — where is the leader- ship at city council? Roderick Clark ‘North Vancouver ~ REACTION TO! TO PAGE 1 PHOTO eaders upset — over fatal accident Dear Editor: Out of respect for the family of Ruth Erickson, who died after being caught under the rear wheels of the transit bus, I am strongly offended by the graphic nature of the front page photo of the June 4 North Shore News. It's one thing to report on such an unfortunate accident but to show the poor woman’s body pinned between the bus and the curb is in poor taste to say the least. To read that her body was trapped under the bus for over an hour before being removed was difficult enough, f feel that your paper crossed that line when it printed a photo of it. Accident investigators and police may be more accustomed to dealing ~ with the aftermath of a traffic accident but the public is not. Please, out of respect for the families of future accident victims, show a little more compassion when it comes to reporting the accident. Peter D. King Bowen Island Dear Editor: ; I was absolutely appalled at the lack of sensitivity your paper showed in *. placing the photograph of the bus fatality on the front page of your Sunday, June 4, edition. That poor woman has grieving family and friends who do not deserve to have to see’a picture such as that one, particularly on the front page of a “family” newspaper. It is bad enough that, through necessity, her body was left for over an hour while the police and transit workers completed their investigation: surely she deserved more dignity in her unfortunate death than having a pic- ture of her broken body displayed on the front page of your paper. Shame on you. L.A, Lawrence North Vancouver Dear Editor: I just wanted to write a letter to express my concern regarding the Sunday, June 4, front page photograph. 1 believe that the picture taken of the RCMP investigating the death of _ an elderly woman killed by a B.C. transit bus was in very poor taste. The fact that it showed the woman, uncovered, lying beside the bus, was very distressing. ’ Jam a 19-year-old North Vancouver resident, and I feel extremely sorry for the friends and family of the woman, who had to see that picture plas- tered on the front page of the News. Next time have a litte more class. Fiona Ballantine - North Vancouver . We're free at night. 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