i mailbox - ins Don't destroy Meares Isld. Dear Editor You correctly pointed out in recent comments the value of making a ‘wilderness park’’ in the watershed being abandoned by the City of North Vancouver. Such a park would be of inestimable value to large numbers of people in the Lower Mainland, and even beyond and it contains one of the few remaining stands of original- growth timber on the coast. These resources altract many Tourists Even more important, the island contains current and ancient dwelling places of the native people (Clayoquot) and burial grounds and sacred places associated with Though other wilderness such occupancy. These areas exist, they are qualities attract many somewhat removed for easy TOUTISIS. access by the majority of us Finally, significant areas of in the province. Therefore, the island have been each region should strive to designated as necessary protect and enhance areas o! tuture watershed tor the special value for that zone growing permanent and That is why native and tourist populations of the non-native residents in, the region There will be few Tofino region are trving to tourists if there is insut ficient Save the old growth wilderness area called Meares Island) The istand is rich in water Yet MacMillan Bloedel has been given permission to Sea lite. including fish, clams clear-cut 90 per cent of the and oysters, it provides island within the next twenty teedinyg vprounds tor years! Migratory geese and ducks, . at the same Rare freedom ltisiromtic that Dear Eduor his mental agility to take a What's all this controver deheate subject. present it sv? Whats a Dour Collins? and be man enough toon The oman, whose single clude his opinions, his Nivel handed opinion has bough ishosense of humour. and ap forth the wrath of a teow parently. oan honest, and scleadh Proavosts Of society has epen mindedness oso ram indeed done deat! pants pare en some dochors Distastetal’ Dom t vou keen Coorerdtulatrats tay th Mor oC ollie otre steeeuddb mae B ¢ Press Council in thers EEC OMe Ss Opinii real xt basking of one of the rarest mmo okie CaN pe beets ot atl freedoms that ot someone Str agile beeritiass Preedom of speech and op The weather os a woe saab niot ahd all haps off ro Mtr col. ania boaytis fhe ears Noel Wright, Mr Collis bocrv treads hates bias Por ba kere that Phere te od se wh ah cod Ph ryan tree tia ey a progitod woot ae hig uittou oe TULA thy ayy this ar Jeo cee th bee Pree deren Ap Ped ps Fo ee hoe Mov eee tated Ns re cot woth ihe oc has | nt i Thee mo Meads bane ee ee ee re ne EO CO \t ‘ [oe 4 ’ PIPE erv ¢ "had Sod ‘ he N ‘ 1 Oe ] wonde! ney brow Noakes bpeess t Ko odetipin: AVEO Ge ec op dered adds thre ; oe PON Sw by Mek TEES Mer Sota spec tatip aera dicds ba aaper ss pede: worth ee ee et © Son with yoy atigd ‘ pre Pye eh wg wheter Me Worth a ct Ro tee at _— Ce ee an) moh Thitdik roy vi roy Leo ‘ 4 ‘ err owt Hae ap a bed Cube Torok atid ow tin th pee teeth beat owt ts North Viaancouser AMBLESIDE HOBBIES & CRAFTS 1425 Marine Dr. West Van 922-3512 open 6 days a week Fridays ‘tHE 9-pom. time as the provincial govern. ment is spending millions ot dollars to advertise “SUPERnatural British Col- umbia’’, it grants a logging company only partially own- ed by people in the province the right to destroy a unique part of our natural heritage, and an essential part of In- dian culture. It is worth noung, in con- clusion, that governments throughout western and eastern Europe put con- siderable effort into presen - ing ancient villages, crafts and customs: they know that these cultural resources, valuable in themselves, at- tract thousands of tourists who want to escape the world-wide monotony through-similarity Of big-city archtitecture. | hope your condemn Meares Island by writing let- ters of protest to the Premier (Hon. W. Bennett), the Minister of the Environment (Hon. A. Brummet), and the Minister of Lands and Forests (Hon. T. Waterland), all at the Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. Harvey Burt North Vancouver CHRISTMAS SEALS FIGHT LUNG DISEASE — It's a Matter of Life and Breath readers will Political will to save our forests Dear Editor Prnote that Orawa and Vac tonla Nave yust sizned a ten Veaf eoonomig and regional development agreement thal IS designed to provide an es panded framework fora number of sub agreements to one SUB agyreements wii be signed atl a later date of these deal with the tinatouig ot Pehorestanon aid other bores! renewal Mcdsares repute dis Tabeetane at oa sth QO OOO OOO eer a tive veut petiod Wohi the hart abd subsequent cestrager CoOmetbins hers ri i Oe Oe er Wath Peres PAD ARC TIC TI PPO RP ATTEN Pita g Ok Oe SO a moog yOES This Sau erecana negotiation of a major forest renewal sub agreement would theretore be good news tor British © olumbtans whoo rely so heavily on thei POrests Throughout British umbia’s history. at has POLITIC AL WHEE shat been othe drove on Col been has Ma por Pro tHhachee ah shaping the vibe SN forest Management poles and programs Thus, Lo hope that British © olum brans wall ase the demon tatic cbhsute that oan Noa torea Saat Phew enn cay CoT awa APP COPTCELE bp Pore! re btc Wats Sosrened wither’ delays W Young President Cdn Forestry Assn of B ¢ OVER 80.000 PROFESSIONAL HAIRCUTS Now thats worth talking Undercutters nas served and about’ Durning the past year the satistied thousands of customers and our professional stylists are ready lo give you & 6 cul you lH tealty the too All members of the welcome and save you money home of the $6 00 cut atonal tamily are Aetinitetly Were the we ll A proles $6 OU vtean Nhat onty please oF have us shampoo i for another $2 00 Clusr fechnec tans Nareeut Yoru just can handle all te Quesis from ftrostinga to tc obour tints to perms Dont wait any longer give us ea call oF deop tn and try us Thousands agree WE CAN REALLY CUT IT! the destruction of Lill 9:30 -6 p.m. draperies by S. 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