7 - Friday, August 25, 1989 - North Shore News

Environmentalists: examine
your own lifestyle first

AN OPEN LETTER TO TERRY
JACKS

This letter is to you and the
other 200 people who were out in
their boats pouing oil on the
troubled waters to protest against
the pulp mills,

It’s so easy to jump on the
bandwagon for a good cause, gas
up your power boat and harass the
people who have no control but
are trying to make a Siving just like
you.

I want to challenge each one of
you to examine your lifestyle and
your personal habits and tell me
what you are doing at home and at
your job to save our planet.

In my home I waste nothing. All
paper products are used until there

is nothing left, and newspapers,
bottles and cans are put out for
recycle.

i no longer buy any plastic wrap
or tin foil. When I go to any store
} take along a bag that I already
hed at home, or ask clerks to not
put my purchases in a bag. All
food and gerden scraps go in the
compost pile, eliminating the need
for fertilizer.

In my laundry jobs I use the
same soapy water to wash cach
load instead of letting hot soapy
water run down the drain five or
six times. As much as possible I
use my bicycle for transportation.

On garbage day we put out less
than one can full.

Now I challenge each one of you
to write to me and tell me how you

Stream pollution
saddens resident

Dear Editor:

For five years our family
delighted in looking for and nur-
turing the fish in our backyard
stream. An experience unique to
the North Shore.

On Sunday, June 25, however,
we were witness to a very sad
event. Our stream emitted a petrol
odor in the afternoon and we later
found over 40 minnows and larger
trout dead.

Ourselves and the children in the
area were devastated to witness
human thoughtlessness so close to
home.

We managed to save one trout;

however, it was unlikely to survive.
It was angering to watch its half-
hearted attempts when it was mov-
ed.

I urge anyone who cares for our
North Shore not to dump any
foreign materials into storm
drains, culverts, streams, etc.

You can contact the Ministry of
Environment at 1-584-8822 for in-
formation on how to effectively
dispose of toxic substances, and
pat yourself on the back for trying
to do something positive for the
environment you live in. Especially
for the children. .
Debra Fitzsimmons
North Vancouver

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Then and only then will | applaud
your efforts to clean up the en-
vironment.

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North Vancouver

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