page 4, January 26, 1977 -

By Ellsworth Dickson

There is a government motion to televise Commons proceedings. This has ied to a heated debate as to whether it is a.good idea or not. This week the Inquiring Reporter asks: **What do you think of televised Commons proceedings?”’

North Shore News

J. Musgrave Norin Vancouver

I think that the hot TV lights might be uncomfort- able for the Members of Parliament, which might lead to shorter speeches.

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They should televise the Commons proceedings. Any effort to inform the public should be commended.

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I don’t think the public is:

ready for what goes on in the Commons. Many people just don’t have enough know-

ledge to properly interpret.

what goes on.

Alfred Pemeaett Noh Vancerver .

It’s a great idea. On TV, the politicians will be more

h ran aware of. t heir b ehavior.

Maybe TV will stop back- ‘bench sleeping and useless

discussions.

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North ¥ Jamcouver

I think it’s a-good idea. it night be an ego- tripping tool tor some politicians, b

long run, be neficial.

bout in it sounds

Dear Editor,

‘In our efforts to solicit public support for our en- - deavours in the field of crime prevention. we have met with excellent support: from

the pubiic and from your -

newspaper.

There are, however, some

misconceptions with regard.

to our intent when it comes to crime prevention that need to be clarified.

First, our efforts toward the prevention of crime do not detract from our efforts in the enforcement and investigative areas. The pol- ice are primarily acting as a catalyst in order to generate and channel public interest that will make the commis- sion of criminal acts more difficult.

It makes sense that society cannot atford to hire enough police to have one on every corner. If every responsible member of society took an active interest in crime prevention and an interest in the welfare of other law abiding citizens, then those who would otherwise steal and vandalize could soon recognize | the increased risk in their illegal activity. It may not be that difficult to keep

one eve open for the local policeman, but if all citizens

pose a similar threat, any criminal with an ounce of

sense would seek a different .

means of support or enter- tainment.

Thefts, break-ins, shop- lifting. and vandalism cost us miiiions of doilars every year and all police forces are struggling to.keep on. top of the problem, but it’s not just

‘police problem,”’ it is a

problem belonging to ail.of -

us. The police are simply members of society who have been given the task of enforcing the laws of society and - investigating offences against those laws. If all members of society failed or refused to do their part in preventing crime and saw crime as a ‘‘police problem,”’

we would be up to our necks.

in chaos right now. Fortu- nately. such is not the case, but the more people who actually do their part. the

- better life will be for all of us,

except the criminal element in our midst. .

R.E. MacKay, Cpl.

Crime Prevention

Co-ordinator

North Vancouver Det. RCMP ©

Sweet praise!

Dear Editor:

I wanted you to know how much | appreciate being a (recipe) winner. and how much we all enjoy reading the ‘Shopper’ as we call it. We especially appreciate the paper for the human interest Stories published.

Having lived on the North.

Shore since 1921, 1 feel I can have a say in what is good for North Shore people, and your paper certainly is.

We all were interested in your Christmas Story contest and feel you did 4 great job in choosing the winners. But

.

could there not be a contest .

sometime for senior citizens, who have a rich store of memories but perhaps can- not compete with the young folk of today?

Many thanks and wishing you great success and prosperity for your paper.

(Mrs.) Mabel Darney North Vncouver

{Many thanks to YOU, Mrs. Darncy. The ‘Shopper’’ became the NORTH SHORE NEWS over a year ago. But, to misquote the poet, praise by any other name smelis just as sweet! -- Ed.]

Dear Editor:

An attempt is being made to scuttle the GVRD and especially its Liveable Reg-

ion Program. This includes of the proposed’

criticism light rapid transit system, including the harbour ferry which. is an integral nart of such a system.

The most vociferous op- ponents of the GVRD aiso

happen to be the ones who

are the most developer- oriented, like Mayor Tom Goode who stated that the GVRD is giving him nothing but trouble. Goode and his ‘far-out’ right wing friend,

-McKitka, have nothing good

to say about the GVRD. Some of the opponents of the

~the line that,

Liveable Region ‘sitting on North Shore Councils are trving a different tack. They

are either not responding to -

the GVRD proposals or they are peddling the propaganda

that the guidelines are not

realistic. They are spreading

because the

agricultural areas in Surrey or the Delta Regions are too

valuable for development, we should open the North Shore to unlimited devel- opment.

GVRD _‘‘Liveable guidelines were

The Region"’

drawn up by committees

such as housing, . transpor- tation, recreation. etc. and then adopted by the Board of the GVRD. Under these Guidelines, all areas in the Lower Mainland have a

“After you,sir", at Chesterfield & 15th

Watch out this week for the installation of new four-way stop sigus at the intersection of Chesterfield Avenue and 15th Street, North Vancouver. They are

scheduled to be in place January 27

or ‘‘very shortly

after.’’ City Engineer Tom Scott says the precise date cannot be given in advance, because dry weather is needed to paint the new signs on the roadway.

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adoption.

specific function for. which

they are best suited. These -

guidelines have been sent out to the Municipalities for They are not absolute and hard blueprints which must be adopted without some revision by the municipalities;

principle if. maintain our \ The City of North Van- couver .has adopted the guidelines with some rev-

isions, the District of. North Vancouver has not.

we are to ‘‘liveabilitv.”’

The criticisms against the GVRD are red herrings. The statement that the GVRD population targets for the District Vancouver are has only been made because the developers don't want any restrictions. They want to make millions of profit out of the taxpayers’ pockets and

don't care how much of a

morass ot traffic and pollu- tion they leave behind.

. however, ‘they should be adopted in

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of North: unrealistic’

The contention that we should accept all the growth on the North Shore because

the agricultural land is too valuable is also phony. If the developers are so concerned about agricultural land. then why did they not save Lulu Island and some regions of the Delta which are some of the most valuable in terms of agriculture. The reason they did nothing is because the saving of valuable agri-

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they are .concerned about.

This does not mean that

the GVRD Guidelines are

perfect, that they should not be discussed or even revised to bring them ‘closer to peoples’ needs—but it is one thing to revise to make them better and quite another to scuttle them for the benefit of private interests.

Ernie Crist North Vancouver

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