Dear Editor:
Re: District of North Van Mulls Ban on Halloween Fireworks, Nov. 4 front page.
Coun. Megan Curren says she’s “heard overwhelming support” for cancelling a long-held tradition on Halloween.
Well, I’m not sure what it’s like in her neighbourhood, but here in Lynn Valley and many other neighbourhoods it’s a cacophony of sound. It seems like everyone is enjoying the evening, setting them off. We ourselves decided for the first time in decades not to participate because of COVID but were happy to see and hear them.
Maybe we should conduct a referendum instead of just anecdotal evidence? I really wonder if some members of council just don’t like it and find “support” for their biases based on a few complaints that we get every year. There will always be people who don’t like it, but does the majority who do enjoy it have to give in to some malcontents?
Peter Lovegrove
North Vancouver
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