Anna Hiarie
D’Angelo

42 — Wednesday, February 27, 1991 - North Shore News

THE TRAGIC death of a Sealand trainer in Victoria
last Wednesday has renewed controversy over the
display and treatment of killer whales in captivity. Keltie
Byrne, 20, died after she fell into the whale pool at
Sealand of the Pacific and was ‘‘batted about’’ by three

orcas. Former Sealand employees alleged the animals

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INQUIRING REPCATER

Nicola Morgan
West Vancouver

I don’t think that we
should try to control and
manipulate nature. I
think it is more educa-
tional for children to see
whales in ihe wild or on
films.

Ruth Casselman
North Vancouver
I work at the Vancouver
Aquarium: and I really
believe the whales are
very well taken care of
by dedicated staff. It’s
an education for people
to see the animals.

Ray Graves

fest Vancouver
I think they can be seen
in their own natural
habitat. That’s where
they should be seen.

Royal Commission continues hearings in NV
Pain Association.
Yesterday, the commission’s

THE ROYAL Commission on
Health Care and Costs continues
its public hearings today in North
Vancouver.

Commissioners Dr. Robert
Evans, David Sinclair and Dr.
William Webber will sit for the
hearings in recCentre Delbrook’s
Oak Room from 1:30 p.m. to 5
p.m. and from 7:30 p.m. to 8:10

p.m.
Among the 12 presentations to
be made today will be Judy Erola,

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p.m.; Robert Smith, president of
Lions Gate Hospital, at 2:50 p.m.;
and Dr. P.F. Cohen of LGH’s
department of nuclear medicine
will speak at 3:10 p.m.

Topics io be presented range
from the B.C. Medical Associa-
tion’s cancer committee and the
B.C. operating room nurses group
to the North Vancouver chapter
of the North American Chronic

joined Webber and Evans in
North Vancouver to complete the
first of the two-day session the

North Shore.

Judge Peter Seaton,

is holding on the

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Should whales be captured for aquatic shows?

Katie Isabel
West Vancouver

No, because the whales
have to swim in chlorine
and Jive in a small space.
Yo. can rent videos, see
bocks or go sailing if
you want to see them.

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have become neurotic and unsafe because of their small
living environment. And former trainers claim the whale
shows were understaffed. But a Sealand spokesmar said
the marine park has one of the highest reputations in the
world for safety and care of its whales.

SOO

Sandra Nelsen

North Vancouver

Yes and no. Yes, because
it is good for children.
They look forward to
seeing them. No, because
it’s not fair to the
whales.

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