bridus, dunuars 23, 1987 - North Shore News

Neighbors play ‘Russian roulette’ with trees

Dear Editor:

if To owas asked to guess how
many citizens on the North Shore
ef Burrard Inlet would be prepared
to hold a loaded gun to the heads
of the'r neighbors, [ would say
none, regardless of the animosity
that might exist one to the other.
Apart from the moral implica-
tions, it would be against the law.

Yet. while their neighbors may
be some of their best friends, some

Dear Editor:

In so far as flumber exports to
the U.S.A, are concerned are we
no longer masters in our own
house? It does not scem so,

As soon as trade balances are no
longer in their favor our friends
below the border soon give voice.

in Canada we have always had
ta pay more for the equivalent
American car manufactured in
Canada than the Americans have,
despite taxes and the exchange
rate. Do you recall the days when
the Canadian dollar was at a
premium and no one below the
border wanted to pay the dif-
ference? Memories are short and
some have had it too good for too
long. _

The U.S. may, presently, be our
best customer for the lumber mar-
ket simply because they are our
closest neighbor, too convenient
and too easy, but it should not
necessarily have to stay that way.
Other parts of the world use
lumber too and | am sure would be

people believe tev are perfectly
justified in threatening the lives of
those neizhbors by petuiuttins their
trees te assume such proportions
thar they are doing not only that
but also) placing the neighbors’
property in jeopardy as wel,

This letter is written because one
of my neihbor's trees wits recently
blown onto my home, completely
demolishing our bedroom, and on-

bed. am do here to vence my ease
comeern in Chis regard,

Hising been invelved wath
mupnipal attains, Pam well aware
that the tree problem fits heen
under study by West Vancouver
District for some considerable
time. Toadso resognive the legal
naumifications invelved and hope
that in due course seme solution
Was be found,

calcd the damaye to com dome iy
ae doubt so fall ot remorse that
she doesn’t haow what to de nd
had someone been hiled to wiontd
he that mitch worse.

Therefore, ta save others from
having to sutfer Cie seme conse.
quences, both remorse wise and
diumage wise, Pam pleading: with

Wl those who might tind
Ciemselves ina similar situation Lo
rease do something about it,

There are few of us who would
play Russian roulette wie a gun,
but we seem to be prepared to play
Wowith trees,

Samuel. Merrifield
North Vancouver

ty because Pohad not vet gone to The owner of the tree which

willing to pay for it.

ht might be well worth our while
to explore and = cultivate those
potentia! markets and pur the
Americans on a quota system.

We have been held to ransom
for too Jong.
C.D. Cooper, North Vancouver

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