8 - Wednesday, March 2, 1988 - North Shore News

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SKI RESCUE COMPENSATION

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Dear Editor:

I agree and disagree with your
News Viewpoint on Rescue Com-
pensation (Feb. 14). 1 agree that
anyone who knowingly goes off
the beaten path should pay in full
for any rescue operations, and
should have no legal recourse
against, for example, the owner of
the ski lift who got them to the
boundary of the ski area.

However, 1! strongly disagree
that people should not be allowed
to go beyond the boundary of a
patrolied area, or should be fined
for doing so. In my work as an
exploration geologist, | am = con-
tinually going where others do not
go in the mountains, many of
which are more dangerous than
those of the North Shore.

lam responsible for my actions
in these arcas, and would expect

Venture from’

Hl. Shore thinking

Dear Editor: a
In Barbara McCreadie’s article
on San Diego (North Shore News,
Sunday, Jan. 24) she states that the
Gastown area of tliat city ‘still has
its share of winos and rubbies, but
it’s perfectly sae, even at night.”
AS @ past resident of Van-

couver’s cast end, Iet me assure her
that the less fortunate people in
our society who are down and out,
suffer from acute alcoholism and
sift through our discards and rub-
ble, are not the ones that pose a
threat to our safety,

/” Ms. McCreadie should venture
“from her North Shore thinking and
visit our own Gastown area to sce
for herself.

G. Kokonis

West Vancouver

ANNOUNCEMENT

on’t restrict
fiderness

others to be so for theirs. To climb
or ski on a mountain in one’s own
way should be a right of a free cit-
izen of this country, provided the
environment and the rights of
others are respected,

Where would our country be if
we required our carly explorers to
stay within the beaten track? St is
NOT irresponsible ta go beyond
the limits of a patrolled area if you
are competent and responsible for
your actions; it is an expression of
a free spirit who wants to explore
the outer limits of our beautiful
planet.

So, please, no fines and restric-
tions, but.a firm statement of
legal, moral, and financial respon-
sibility for those who find cnjoy-
ment in the wilderness.

John G. Payne
Nori Vancouver

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