A9 - Sunday, May 23, 1982 - North Shore News

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Stand fast
vs. Hooker

OPEN LETTER TO
N.VAN. DISTRICT
COUNCIL

After attending the public
hearing on Monday evening
May 17 in council chambers,
I feel compelled to comment
on the proceedings. There
were many presentations for
and against the amendment
to the zoning bylaw, which
would control the expansion
of dangerous goods in our
community. EVERY in-
dustry or individual who
spoke against the proposed
zoning bylaw stood to profit
monetarily. Canadian Oxy,
who spoke at length, stated
they want to cooperate with
the District and the planning
department, but do they?
Alderman Baker asked Mr.
Thorpe, general manager of
Canadian Oxy, if he would
be against the zoning bylaw
if it pertained only to
chlorine, and he said yes, he
would be against a bylaw
prohibiting growth.

According to the Com-
munity Hazards Task Force
Report, chlorine is the most
dangerous substance
manufactured or transported
in the District of. North
Vancouver. | urge council to
stand by their policies they
unanamiously voted for

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regarding the chemical
industry in North Van-
couver, for the sake of the

people who live in the
District and surrounding
communities.

Do not be intimidated by
Canadian Oxy threatening
loss of revenue to the
District coffers.
Homeowness pay more taxes
than industry anyway.
Canadian Oxy and _ their
money will not be going
anywhere for some _ time
regardless of the outcome of
the proposed zoning bylaw
amendments. Canadian Oxy
makes millions of dollars a
year for their shareholders.
Do we help them make more
or do we have a small
measure of safety for our
citizens. When it is a choice
between profits or safety,
there can be only one
choice.

The Community Hazards
Task Force Report, en-
dorsed by District council,
and incidentally by Canadian
Oxy on Monday night have
done their job.

Council, it is now your
turn!

Sharon McKay
Chemical Hazards Alert
Committee

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Hospitals and schools sing the same tune

Dear Editor:

Bravo to Mr. Art Lewis,
for his letter on hospital
waste, May 9.

I do not have the budget
from Lions Gate Hospital,
but if it is anything like the
budget from the North Van
School board I'm sure one
could find many
questionable expenses.

It is very interesting to
note the similarities between
the health and school of-
ficials.

Both top administrators
are making very healthy
salaries (Wickstrom, School
Supt. $88,000; Borthwick,
Lions Gate, $74,652). While
I do not dispute they have
very responsible jobs, I
suggest they remember their
salaries are being paid by the
taxpayers — many of whom
are facing severe financial
problems.

Both have union backing
to pay for very expensive
ads, the standard price being
$275 for a 30 second ad on
T.V. prime time and bet-
ween $25 (AM) and $50
(FM) for 30 seconds on the
radio to tell us how much we
will “suffer” from the
restraint program. These ads
are highly based on
emotionalism, which I

personally find repugnant.

Mr. Lewis may be in-
terested in some of the
by the
Lions Gate

statements made
officials of

each

hospital on a recent open
line talk show.

* 80% of the budget goes
towards salaries, leaving
20% for medical supplies,
etc.

¢ The budget of Lions
Gate Hospital went up 18%
between 1981-1982.

Since the government has
stated that spending should
not exceed 12-14% in the
public sector, it would seem
to me that the hospital is
being asked to save between

46% — surely not in-
surmountable if there is
indeed a lot of waste.

One thing must be kept in
mind: it in not the govern-
ment which has decided
which programs should be
cut within our hospitals and
schools; that decision has
been left to the boards in-
volved.

I would like to know what
“sacrifices” those at the top
are prepared to make to
ensure the children and the

sick will be able to obtain the
Standards of education and
health care we taxpayers

expect.

Sue Cook
North Vancouver

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