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Dear Editor:

On the premise that a little knowledge is dangerous, your re- cent editorial Housing Need is hardly surprising.

To attribute selfishness and greed (the possibility of lower property values) to loca) residents who oppose high-density senior housing in an area of single-family dwellings, is unfair, untrue and without merit.

What we are challenging is

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Gary L. Brady, Regional Manager, Real Estate Depart- ment is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Joe Lloyd as Sales Manager of our North Shore Real Estate office.

A graduate of U.B.C. — Commerce Finance/Urban Land Economics, and a lifetime resident on the North Shore, Mr. Lloyd has been ac- tive in the real estate market for the past 11 years.

Mr. Lloyd will be welcom- ing inquiries at the North Shore real estate office located at #201-657 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, B.C. Telephone 926-5424.

rezoning which will permit high density building and its attendant effects on a single family neighborhood. Quality of life — not property values — is the issue.

You should also be aware that the area around the proposed high density seniors housing already has 103 senior units at 20th and Marine, 42 at 14th and Duchess and 56 planned for the 2100 block Marine Drive.

Hardly a barren spot for seniors.

Indeed if you would devote im-

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partial inquiry and reporting to matters of focal import instead of displaying time and again a clear partiality 10 certain people and matters, our community newspa- per might assume more credibility.

We are not selfish — merely concerned about preserving our neighborhood. A selfless impartial editor of our community newspa- per would help.

Ken and Lyndsay Clifford West Vancouver

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