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Monster house mash

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monster home issue in North

Vancouver District is as much one of poor communications as questionable building esthetics.

North Vancouver District has orice again been caught turning deaf ears to its citizenry. And the municipal com- munication breakdown appears to in- clude both those within and without district hall.

At Monday night’s council meeting a delegation of Upper Lonsdaie residents packed council chambers to vent frustra- tion over looming area monster houses that are blocking views and creating drainage problems for nearby houses.

A spokesman for the group complain- ed that neighborhood concerns over the beasts had been raised over 16 months

ago. Previeusly, the Canyon Heights res- ident whe successfully launched a B.C. Supreme Court petition to halt construc- tion of a monster home in fis neighborhood said he did so because ef the district council’s ‘‘careless disregard** for the views of area homeowners.

And at Monday night’s meeting, Ald. Craig Clark revealed that district staff had not even notified the mayor and council of the impending B.C. Supreme Court challenge to the Canyon Heights

monster. Like the issue of linden tree removal

along Mountain Highway before it, the issue of monster homes seems to have been exacerbated by poor district hall communications.

It is obvious that the district should be developing communications not monsters.

End pay discrimination

Dear Editor:

Richard Herman’s view of discrimination against women (Mailbox, May 18) is one that can be found in literature dating back to the 1800s. Jobs have changed a lot in that time, but low pay for women remains.

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Mr. Herman may be surprised to learn that women are paid less than men in ALL jobs. Several studies on discrimination against women university faculty members

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There are always individual ex- ceptions, but on average, women are paid less than men even after taking into account differences in hours, education, working condi- tions and all other factors except

Mr. Herman is probably correct that the elimination of discrimina- tion through effective pay equity programs wil! changes in how work is done — so

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Recognition that there may always be attempts to disguise discrimination is all the more reason why pay equity programs need periodic review and revision. We should be saying that “‘if women want equal pay, then we all must change attitudes that have allowed over a century of discrimination.”’

David D. Schreck North Vancouver

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St. Pierre should let

Garbo rest

Dear Editor:

Regarding your April 27 edition Paul St. Pierre column in which he concentrates the entire column on Garbo, I frankly find it rather an- noying and pretentious of St. Pierre to be writing about a person or subject he knows little about.

I, for that matter know litde more than he does about this sub- ject, but I feel he should stick to writing about politics and the like of which he has had at least some experience.

Specifically, he makes some rather bold comments that smack of audacity. He says ‘“‘Ms. Garbo just didn’t have much talent. What she had was Iuck.’’

This is a silly statement. Of course she had fuck, but she also had talent or she would not be the legend she was, and she was a near legend before she quit films.

Her aloof beauty was carefully nurtured by Hollywood and when you view her films you usually weaken and sense her greatness. Her ‘hooded eye’ routine was her own creation and along with master makeup and cameramen

In peace

and lighting men she was able to create her own unique screen presence that was truly captivating and almost genius. She aiso played her roles effectively, including the few character parts she got.

St. Pierre also goes on to say in- credibly enough that ‘Chaplin. Garbo. Buster Keaton. Keystone Cops. They are only curiosities to- day. Perhaps the time has come for a few people to ask whether any of them were anything more.”’ Chaplin, and in particular Keaton, are considered genius in their work by most rational film students these days,

St. Pierre should write on sub- jects he knows something about.

Garbo quit as she was tired of films, made enough money and felt she did not have to answer to anyone as to why she quit. She had her own life as a private citizen and a human being and people, even now after her death, won’t feave her be.

Including political writers.

T.E. Peck Vancouver

Aceord means discord

Dear Editor:

The parliamentary committee on the proposed companion resolu- tion to the Meech Lake Accord held a public hearing on April 20 at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Van- couver,

Many persons who had re- quested that they be heard were not allowed to testify. Clearly, the committee had preselected witnesses, most of whom they knew would fully support the

"Meech Lake Accord.

The impression given was that the committee was only seeking endorsement of the federal gov- ernment’s ratification of the ac- cord. Many members of the public who attended concluded that the government was not genuinely in- terested in public opinion.

The democratic process should have prevailed from the original drafting of the accord three years

ago. If direct public input had been allowed at the earliest stages, these Iith-hour public hearings would have been unnecessary, and many believe there would now be a Constitution equally accepted by all provinces.

Instead, the politicians of this country, by forcing acceptance of the Meech Lake Accord in its present form, have sown the seeds of discord, confusion, and the distinct possibility of the breakup of Canada.

This must not be allowed to happen.

Continued pressure must be placed on federal and provincial politicians to rescind this flawed constitutional amendment, and replace it with one that truly meets the concerns, and reflects the equality, of all people in Canada. Ron Gamble North Vancouver

Single fainily homes no luxury

Dear Editor:

What an interesting bit of anon- ymous writing you displayed in News Viewpoint on May 2. I'd love to know who wrote it.

Who was it who thinks that a fot 50 feet by 140 feet is a quarter of an acre? Who was it who feels that single family housing is a luxury we residents of the North Shore cannot afford? Who was it who feels that the residents of Keith Lynn have a duty to sacrifice our neighborhood?

What prompted this viewpoint? Was it written by a politician or a member of the editorial staff of

Dear Editor:

A spokesperson for the RCMP has denied that Bavarian or Swiss Jederhosen (leather shorts with

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the North Shore News, and was thers a reason for the opinion to be cloaked in anonymity?

If this is the considered view- point of our own community newspaper and watchdog, then all North Shore homeowners had bet- ter keep a watchful eye over their collective shoulder. The face of our community is in for a major transformation.

Simon Farrow

President, Keith Lynn/Brooksbank Com-

munity Association North Vancouver

Persistent rumor dispersed

front flap) are being considered as summer garb for the RCMP.

A.J. Moser

Bowen Island