Dear Editor:
I wish to add my voice to the protests about the parking meters around Evergreen House and Lions Gate Hospital. I have a group of entertainers called the Londoners and we have been performing at Evergreen House for eight years. Parking has always been a problem, and I have to pay for close parking because I bring a car full of equipment to our gigs including five music stands, an amplifier, bags of music, song books, microphones and funny hats.
My singers have often complained of having to park blocks away, but now they will also be expected to pay for parking in the area. I am reluctant to do any more gigs at Evergreen House because I don't expect my singers, who are all seniors, to have to pay for parking as well as walk many blocks. Many homes where we sing have their own parking area, and no one expects us to pay for parking.
Please remove these parking meters so that the seniors in Evergreen House can continue to have visits from friends and entertainers.
Marny Peirson
West Vancouver
