Dear! Editor: . ae Animal, ‘control. -in- any ° ‘community is is carried out in an atmosphere ; of “intense emotion. criticism and= opposition, _ is more (often: than -not,: ‘based on inaccurate: or insufficient ~ information, upon. which js ~The. opinion is then voiced asa fact.” . based “an - opinion.’ ~ By-laws are. man-made. ; They” are’ _ enacted: by the Regrettably elected officials of. “the ‘community, who are ‘placed. -there. by the electorate. By-- laws: are’ public. knowledge, . “and are given three readings. before. being. approved: by. is. Council:: They. -are . the Product of the community. Tn 1974. a the ay and _District of North Vancouver, . ». dmplemented:.! full . prehensive. “animal - control and. were the . first” two ‘municipalities to support the _ Spay and Neuter Clinic concept with | by-laws: to -com--: ‘ ___ Page A15, October 3, 1979 - North Shore News of its control record meet the: changing needs of _ today. ¢ The following out- standing — ‘results achieved Since. 1973. to :1978 ‘are, . by . world standards, staggering, for’ two comniunities em- bracing a population of 100, 000. Animals ; dcsiroyed “Has been reduced from. 1217 to - 23%, and: in «1979 will: be further reduced to 145. A vindication of the value of. the low cost spay and neuter concept. Dead animals killed on the streets reduced from 286 to 83. in 1979. A significant reductidén in. the - driving hazard. caused by animals . ranning. at large. “ ‘ In ‘one sense gratifying, these results reflect « the degree of Jeadership bd the elected officials, the co operation of the citizens and the. response of the in- dividual pet owner. To this end, the City and District of © ‘North’ Vancouver become a model which sets . the standard of achievement in: humane animal control and. - husbandry, ~ respected . by. authorities from Puérto Rico to. Japan, Moscow ~ to ‘that ‘-is Australia, . Hawaii to Fort: Wayne and Dallas: 8,000 homes™ | Dear Editor: The article Van ‘tree’ issue” is a@ prime example. of “slanted” journalism. | ; - The $30,000 figure’ cannot be verified and to state that in the municipality could: be similarly affected is a generalization that again cannot be verified. Many of .the homes in West. Van- - couver and on Sentinel Hill. in particular were built for less than $30,000; so let's not blame the loss in property ‘value on the trees. If all that these people wanted was a “view”, then why buy in a freed area, in your - September 19th issue headed. ’ “Millions at stake in’ West . which is is. ‘what. was one: eof the . main attractions of the North Shore originally: Views: can be found anywhere. in ‘the Lower Mainland throughout B.¢ Cc. ns There are many residents . . in the municipality, who like’. myself. live in the valleys,- dips and bowls formed by the natural terrain, who could only stand to losé if their trees were removed or topped at 25 feet, as is , proposed. | We moved here because of the trees, the privacy they afforded and the year round Sight of snow and wind.: If a. ‘particular tree on my lot presented. areal hazard to call “residents, telling us what we. . must do with.the trees on our: and» ever-changing: moods in sunlight, shower, ‘my own or my ‘neighbor's property, we would agree to. tackle the problem, ‘buf to have’ legislation, forced on West ‘Vancouver’ property (crop them ail at 25 féet maximum) is not only unfair but. unacceptable. _Let us.not forget that it is these very trees that provide the air. we. breathe and. hand? prevent serious. erosion problems on our the place we call “home”, commented on by thousands of visitors annually. Where are the estimates of the value given to “our | municipality Ks fhe | freed. environment? - Self justification by ‘mandarins’ ; Dear Editor: With School Board elections two months away, the stampede has begun. Highly paid school ad- ministrators galloping around the province of British Columbia in an at- tempt to justify their existence. We find = the : Burnaby school superintendent in North Vancouver, calling upon us to improve our school system by hiring more administrators. If the hiring of expensive administrators is the criterion, North Vancouver should have the finest school system in the world already. We also hear of North Vancouver mandarins visiting Langley doing their best to overthrow what they consider to be an unenlightened school board and in the wecks to come we shall no doubt’ have a repeat of last year’s circus with our top administrators touring the schools in an effort to prolong the term of office of those trustees who have KITCHENS VANITIES CONTERTOPS APPLIANCES CERAMIC TILE DEALER FOR granted their every wish in. years past. Ernie Sarsfield School Trustee North Vancouver 106 West 3rd Street, North Vancouver, B.C. Phone 984-9741. Chandon CABINETS CABINETS LOOKING FOR TRUSTWORTHY AUTO TECHNICIANS? TAYLORMOTIVE IS BCAA APPROVED HOME OF THE AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALISTS Qualified technicians in each field. Many with 20 - 40 years experience. © AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS « COMPLETE GENERAL MECHANICAL * WHEEL. 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