Dear Editor: When Jenny Kwan announced that the NDP government is arranging foans for leaky conde own: ers, T again questioned the purpose of the hundreds of millions of dollars they have been collecting from the unique B.C. home pur- chase tax ever since they came to power eight: vears ago? On every home sold in B.C., whether it be new or 100 vears old. an apart- ment of a mansion, assessed on the sale price, they have been collecting 1% on the first $100,000 and 2% there- after. We recently moved to a 24-year-old townhouse and paid $6,740 purchase tax on ne mansion, However, according ta Jenny, Glew and Joy, it docs mtoomatter how | many hundreds of millions they have amassed from this B.C.- only gouging home purchase tay. The owners of these goy- emment-approved, govern: ment-inspected, far added cost) teaky condos are not going to wet a penny's worth back to help them with their problems. We don’t have as leaky condo, but Pd rather know our $6,740 was going to assist those that do, than feel it has simply disappeared into the mismanaged cotters of this seandal-ridden gang of incompetents. D. Mason West Vancouver north shore news MAIL Box House tax should Don’t sacrifice nature for soccer help condo owners Dear Editor: T would like to thank vou for the coverage of our con- cerns regarding Sunrise Park. TE find a certain bias in the reporting however. “To quote your article, North Vancouver sadly hacks soccer ficlds for its young people. We feel it sadly lacks space tor nature : scems to be a lack of ree tion that this is an) environ: mentally sensitive area. We have never claimed that itis a pristine forest area. Tr is how: ever home to wildlite that is being chased out of North Vancouver by people who believe that they never have enough and eversthing should stand aside because they have a fock on what is good and right for our com- munity. T have grown up in North Van and ha ren the cree buried under culverts so we people. | have seen the frogs, snakes, grasshoppers, sata- manders and other species dis- appear tor the benetit of the COMMUN. Yes, T plaved soccer as did most of my friends, and now it is $999 and we need to destroy more of nature fer the benefit of the community. Turning back the clock is not possible and probably not wanted bur we must fearn front those who have held power and believed — thar humanity is the only species thar has a right to the land. My childhood is gone, do we now teel that organized activity is the oniv way for our children to be children and damn the costs? There are other places to rin North Van, we ver stuck with a group of people bent on destruction of nature fer the sheer benetit of their position Sunday. May 23, 1999 - North Shore News - 9 and power, “Phere are priori Hes and they are not lighting an environmentally sensitive roup of people can chase balls around at night disrupting the habitat of ani- mals. Put the lights in your backyard and see how your life changes. City councillor Mussatto, the soccer associa- tions and soft environmental ists wring their hands and cry there is no place tor our Darrell hordes of people ta gather and phy their chosen Sport. Al one can say to them, is, put vour pressure wh it wounts and not on the back of an area that is unique and sea- sitive, Maybe ao re-evaluation of priorities would benetit the nature and peo- onmentalism is picking up paper ng. Terry Li ony North Vancouver From time to time, Chrysler Dodge, Jeep or Plymouth vehicles are recalled. Your vehicle may have an outstanding recall notice. It is very important that Mountview complete these outstanding recalls. 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