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A Liberal double standard

Dear Editor:

Recent articles in the
North Shore News have chas-
tised our local MLA, Jeremy
Dalton, for his indiscretion in
writing letters on personal mat-
ters using government letter-
head.

Without defending Mr.
Dalton’s obvious impropriety,
and ignoring the merit of
drawing the public’s attention
to the wholesale contiscation of
private land using an undis-
closed “archacological reg-
istry,” 1 wonder why contribu-
tors to your newspaper have
chosen to ignore similar indis-
cretion by the Liberal party
leadership.

Mr. Dalton wrote three let-
ters to government colleagues

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on matters involving his family
on three separate occasions.
Two of the letters were written
to David Zirnhelt in an
attempt to cut through
bureaucratic red tape so his
family could proceed with
development on t.eir own pri-
vate land. The other fetter was
written to the North
Vancouver school board at the
request of constituents on a
matter involving a school
attended by his daughter.

In contrast, the provincial
Liberal feadership has sent out
partisan party literature at tax-
Payers” expense on two sepa-
rate occasions. Even though it
is not clear whether Mr. Dalton
knew anything about the land
registry at the time, at least on

the surface his notes to David
Zirnhelt appear a_perfecily
understandable reaction by any
private citizen secking to cut
through the red tape estab-
lished by government's inter-
ference with personal liberty.
His complaints to the North
Vancouver school board are
similarly understandable, when
it is recognized that he was
asked to intervene by other
parents whose children attend-
ed the same school as his
daughter.

The Liberal party’s indiscre-
tions are not so readily under-
stood. The Liberal party has
promised honest, open govern-
ment. They have promised to
protect B.C. citizens from the
wasteful use of tax dollars. Yer

they have expressed no regret
for their improper use of public
funds. Neither have they
offered to repay taxpayers. Mr.
Dalton expressed regret for his
indiscretions, and is serving a
three-month suspension from
the Liberal caucus.

Make r.o mistake, the cur-
rent administration in the
province has to be removed.
The Liberal party is the obvi-
ous choice of a great many vot-
ers to replace the group of
incompetents now in power.
However, it does not serve
public interest to allow those
secking to serve in government
to adopt such a blatant double
standard.

Anthony Verrall
West Vancouver

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Mayor Bell is ‘out of control’

Dear Editor:

After witnessing North Vancouver District's
budget debates, I can only describe the process
as a “dog’s breakfast.”

The pressure of an abbreviated time line,
bureaucratic spin doctoring and a process that
was convoluted and confusing resulted in acti-
monious and divisive debate by council. Instead
of addressing smarter spending in operations, the
0% tax increase was achieved by axing numerous
capital projects and pillaging our Heritage Fund.

If the process had been better organized and
management had been given clear direction from
the ‘start, much better results could have been

~ achieved. I think it’s obvious there was a lack of

time and effort spent in reparing council and
staff on this most i ‘imporeant issue. Considering
the years of experience on such matters by our
leader, one must ask why?

Therefore, I question Mayor Bell’s represen-
tation on not less than 12 committees of the

‘GVRD, GVTA and LMTAG all of which pay

Lot decision applauded |¢

Deze Bditor:

The. issue of additional parking spaces at

Lions Gate Studios had me -singing Joni
: Mitchell’s. lyrics, “They paved Paradise and put
up a parking lot.” We may be Hollywood North
"but we are not Los Angeles!
our, youth, who ©"

I applaud the North V Vancouver City council’s
decision: to preserve the parkland and [ encour-

age Mr. Lettch’ and others ai, the Lions Gate _

Studios to: tak: this opportunity to establish

* incentives for employees and clients to carpool,
“use transit, ; establish shuttles, and explore other

rtation alternatives. .
In the film industry there is plenty of creativ-

“ity.- Let’s find creative solutions to the parking .
;erunch.

“Tt is evident that there ate just too darn many

“cars on the road these days. Carpooling, bussing -
“OF. t sharing a taxi-are small sacrifices to make i in

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; “NORTH. SHORE” $ HIGHEST. .
- VOLUME ALL: Maes CENTRE

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remuneration between $110 and $250 per meet-
ing.

When one adds preparation time, travelling
time and meeting time for 12 different commit-
tees, plus the full-time responsibility of running
district hall, something's going to suffer and the
budget process was a prime example.

Furthermore, it’s ridiculous that six council-
fors are represented on only five paid commitices
and that the politician who has the most experi-
ence on this council, Ernie Crist, is represented
on naught. Let’s share the responsibility and the
remuneration.

Would the mayor's dusies be better fulfilled if
he didn’t belong to so many committees? Are we
paying for a full- or part-time leader? Do we
want district hall run by cellphone?

I fear district taxpayers are being taken advan-
tage. I believe it’s time for council to establish
some guidelines. Our mayor is out of control.
Dave Sadler
North Vancouver

order to preserve this little bit of nature.
Everyone these days talks about protecting

the environment, but for many that’s all it is —

just talk, and maybe the occasional cheque to

‘some organization.

“As long as I don’t have to change my rou: -
tines, I’m all for saving the environment.”

I think we forget that it is the earth that sus-
tains and heals us. As much as the expansion of a

. business. may bring more jobs and money to a

community, the. eaith, which gives us life, is
much more.valuable than the bottom line in any
bank account.”

Each of. us must do his part
ecological and social crisis. Let us look for oppor- ~:

tunities in our everyday lives to live in harmony

with each other and our Mother Earth.
Peggy Stortz _

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