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LOVE LETTER
Re: “,” Poetic Licence, June 1, 2017.
Dear editor, I’m writing to let you know how much I am enjoying your Poetic Licence every week. This past week’s poem, by Kara Bezuko, was an especially super one.
–Betty Carter
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BIKE DISLIKE
Re: “,” June 1, 2017.
[The reporter’s] math is very interesting. City remains divided. Nine against and one for becomes “divided.” This city has turned into a disaster, a laughing stock to the reasonable mind. You report Cambie and Granville bridges are next? Can’t wait for that gong show. Along with the viaduct removal. But all not at the expense of other modes of transportation. Wait till they start dying in the ambulances because they can’t get to the hospital.
PS. Pass it on to Grant Lawrence for his ferry tie-ups. They will be a thing of the past as everyone goes to the Island on their bike!
–Gord Fischer
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CAT FIGHT
Re: “,” June 1, 2017.
All the feral cats are now in New Westminster, Surrey. Mission, etc. These cities are major dumping grounds. Moving them from one place to another and have them breed elsewhere just to lower your stats is not the solution.
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Every location is a major dumping ground for cats. Some areas just make it a priority to handle it, via investing aggressively in cat sterilization. It is not valid to disregard the success of one city simply because other cities may still be struggling with the problem.
–Susan Greene
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WALK THE WALK
Mark Twain’s famous definition of golf applies to Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»as well. Walking offers something for just about everyone, from weight loss to happiness, good health to crime reduction to social interaction. Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»not only promotes walking but also boasts about its consistently high scores on the walkability index. Yet walking has become treacherous in many parts of the city. We read about investing in bike lanes, roads and bridges but seldom about improving sidewalks. Heaving pavement, gaping cracks: pedestrians walk at their peril.
Rather than marvel at the natural and architectural beauty while strolling about town, we often must pay attention to our feet, especially in the West End.
It’s time for the City to repair neglected sidewalks.
–Pam McPhailĚý
