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~TLOVE CHRISTMAS!

IT SERVES To REMIND US.
HOW MUCH WE HAVE! ;

: of death” and it is not the word de ch" that 1

aS ‘would dike: to ‘congratulate you on,
your. miraculous, cure’ from a nicotine-plus- |

undreds- of-other-chemicals addiction. :
+ do nor forget that there are more

than 800 000" Bri h Columbi flo “hav .

hey’ re. just’ dict oo - o

‘This brings up a few

qu tions: Why, a
ime when.we distribute tre

needles to nddiets

‘hooked ‘on illegal ‘drugs and think of, opening ;

hocting: galleries for: them,’ dos:
‘harass, scute and jheftily, ‘penaliz
‘ hunk’ (of the; province's faw- ~abiding ¢
Vhat’s! the next step?

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legal ‘drugs ‘and. paraphernalia to the hardcore:
licntele while chasing smokers out of rown? (1
cling You suggested the, latte
‘And just how
ff-war?

find i improper. i
‘It is public knowledge that it in B.C. the g gov

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murderers, Dee. |

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“Dear Editor: ° : ‘
“ame writing: to applaud
Vancouver
decision to rezone school and
properties
eC ommiunity Use. As you have

 ronerly pointed out, zoning, :
- designations should refleet' the.

. intended ‘use of the property
and ,the, Official: Community

Plan and not some unrelated

Use. 2 Pe ent
The’ recent .controvers

* that have arisen over the uni-
‘Jateral development scheme |
proposed by Larco, BC Ferry: ”
ict 45 ;

Corp. and School Distri

Ribbons

Dear Editor: ar :
Timothy | Renshaw’s' idea
‘of establishing a Goodfellows
Fraternity (Not at men are
3. Ripping,
Yarns) i is not a.bad one. ¢
However, . the”

paign was started i in.1991 by.
a handful of men in Qniario
“and. Quebec, ‘who -felt they

\;had a. responsibility.-to urge:

men to speak out against vio-
“lence against women. -..-

_Like’you they don’t think’

ernment takes niore than 80% of the ;tobaceo™ that men are = naturally violent

sales’ plus business. and i income: taxe from ‘the

_ industry. 2 eet :

: So whois the real merchant? wet
Bur: Twas most bothiered by your.
“way.” :

“You see? Mr Wright: just ‘because you
topped . ‘smoking, that, doe ve mean. that .:
everybody else has te fas
ws Have you. already forgo
other people quit long’ tine: before you' did?

Maybe . we, haven’, yet “hada ‘chance to
“wake-up, in’ the. morning ‘and ‘cough’ the »way
you aid after: more than 50 years of smoking.:°.

F Ihave. only, ‘smoked

believe that with your smoking and writ:
ng experience as well as the local'‘newsp
“your disposal,’ you’ hav i
cessful teache
if you used ¢ ese
ntinue- to: be}.a self- -righteous,

“humane i

Dear Editor:
Ferry foam! fallout:
ile the

: Horseshoe Bay, i

concentrations of dioxin

council's |

Asem

wall, forms

White:
Ribbon, that you. refuse’: to!
iwear, might be just. what you
are looking. for. “That -cam=;"

are justification 1 evan to.
Warrant the proposed! change.
Surely both council -and com-
munity Sinpur’ should “be
“required | before: Jany

such .

development is: allowed to.

“proceed. Such ‘a "policy, in-ne
way precludes . any: property
owner? including ~ School
District 45, from applying f for
_Vaoning change,

: Near’ 1 ¥ ;
ntendent’ Doug’ Player;

“mation

presumably with the: supports.” ;

is board,. has chosen to”
i eading statements. to.
Aneouver * public,

against viol

“don't think. thar.
men ‘are bad:

“They are concerned about...
OF violence: their
central foet i
lence against women:

They recognize. that most

violence: among: ‘adults “is.

“committed “by men-:(inelud-® ;
ing 98% ‘of sexual assaults and .

90% of spousal-assaults),
The white ribbon i is simply”.
ea symbol of men’s-opposition *
to men’s violence against
women.

There | is’: no

veto

es wor
this misinfor

“To: crking
camp
council ‘to’ valk

quences relatingy: t
~posed, bylaw §elig
“should be dong

matter:
John D. McD irmid :

“men are il viol ¢ creep, ar:
heart.” Your self-righteous
indignation does nothing “te
help protect, women and. chi
dren from? the angerous
“behavior <0
» Speaking our does. -

December 6 isa fay: for.

men’ to sstep. back

10 the voices, of von

-ber.’ and: honour
women: who hay

7 violence. ’

aniached ‘tocthis, such’ as’:

“men’ are. murderers”: and.

prody ced “trom
‘and paper mills located at Port
Mellon: and Sound dx :

line 7

“pulp poisons

into, Howe ‘Sound in smialle
“concentrations, i
very happy,

dumped in ar‘all.

John} Holl iday