Letters
      To
      The
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      following
      letter
      has
      been
      sent
      to
      the
      proper
     
     
      authorities
      on
      the
      matter.
      The
      letter
      deals
      with
      the
     
     
      problem
      pedestrian
      face
      while
      trying
      to
      get
      to
      classes.
     
     
      If
      anyone
      shares
      the
      opinions
      of
      the
      author
      of
      this
     
     
      letter,
      they
      could
      write
      to
      the
      same
      people.
      The
      more
     
     
      people
      who
      write,
      the
      better
      the
      chance
      of
      action
     
     
      being
      initiated.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Monday,
      Oct.7/91
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Charlottetown
      City
      Council
     
     
      199
      Queen
      Street
      Charlottetown
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Attn:
      Constable
      Ron
      Collins
     
     
      Dear
      Sir,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      letter
      is
      written
      in
      regards
      to
      the
      problem
      that
     
     
      pedestrian
      students
      have
      in
      reaching
      the
      U.P.E.I.
     
     
      campus.
      A
      considerable
      number
      of
      students
      live
      in
     
     
      the
      Marysfield
      development
      as
      well
      as
      in
      the
      newly
     
     
      constructed
      University
      Towers
      apartments,and
      these
     
     
      students
      must
      cross
      University
      Avenue
      daily.
      This
      is
     
     
      a
      hazardous
      and
      nerve
      wracking
      experience
      which
     
     
      many
      students
      must
      face
      at
      least
      twice
      a
      day.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      past
      there
      have
      been
      several
      attempts
      to
      make
     
     
      city
      Council
      aware
      of
      this
      problem.
      As
      you
      may
      be
     
     
      aware,
      a
      motion
      dealing
      with
      this
      situation
      was
     
     
      brought
      forward
      for
      Council’s
      consideration
      but
      was
     
     
      dealt
      with
      quite
      hastily
      and
      without
      the
      neccessary
     
     
      care
      and
      attention.
      The
      students
      of
      UPEI
      would
     
    
   
   
    
     
      appreciate
      more
      consideration
      for
      their
      health
      and
     
     
      well
      being.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Another
      problem
      that
      pedestrians
      have
      is
      the
      access
      to
     
     
      the
      University
      from
      West
      Royalty.
      Several
      years
      ago
     
     
      the
      West
      Royalty
      Community
      Council
      had
      a
      sidewalk
     
     
      installed
      from
      the
      Charlottetown
      Mall
      to
      the
      commu-
     
     
      nity
      limits,
      just
      opposite
      Enman
      Crescent
      North.
     
     
      From
      this
      point
      on
      the
      students
      must
      walk
      on
      the
     
     
      shoulder
      of
      the
      highway.
      The
      students
      of
      UPEI
      feel
     
     
      that
      there
      is
      a
      need
      for
      the
      installation
      of
      a
      sidewalk
     
     
      connecting
      West
      Royalty
      to
      the
      campus.
      There
      is
     
     
      great
      potential
      fora
      tragedy
      to
      occur
      and
      these
      situa-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tions
      should
      be
      dealt
      with
      before
      anything
      happens.
     
     
      We
      thank
      you
      for
      the
      time
      and
      effort
      that
      you
      have
     
     
      given
      us
      pertaining
      to
      these
      concerns.
      The
      Council’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cooperation
      on
      these
      matters
      would
      be
      greatly
      appre-
     
     
      ciated.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sincerely,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Concerned
      UPEI
      Students
     
     
      cc:
      Alderman
      Ian(Tex)
      MacDonald
     
     
      President
      C.W.J
      Eliot
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      regards
      to
      your
      editorial
      of
      October
      3,
      1991:
      Are
     
     
      you
      nuts?!
      With
      all
      due
      respect,
      I
      feel
      you
      do
      have
     
     
      some
      minor
      points,
      but
      if
      you
      are
      going
      to
      comment
     
     
      on
      such
      a
      hot
      topic
      you
      should
      do
      some
      further
      re-
     
     
      search.
      40%
      all
      waste
      in
      landfills
      is
      paper
      (trees
      -
     
     
      remember).
      There
      are
      forty
      year
      old
      newspapers
      tha’
     
     
      have
      been
      hauled
      out
      of
      landfills
      in
      perfect
      reading
     
     
      condition.
      Landfills
      are
      not
      comparable
      to
      compost
      |
     
     
      heaps,
      which
      are
      organic
      and
      great
      fertilize
      --
      Green
      |
     
     
      fertilizer.
      the
      problem
      we
      are
      trying
      to
      solve
      is
      |
     
     
      global
      pollution.
      This
      includes
      toxic
      dumping,
      oil
      _
     
     
      spills,
      waste
      reduction,
      poisonous
      gassesreleased
      |
     
     
      into
      the
      air
      by
      factories
      or
      even
      poorly
      made
      produc
     
     
      in
      our
      homes,
      and
      many
      other
      things.
      Also,
      recy-
      |
     
     
      cling,
      whichI
      don’tseemuchmentionofinyour
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      editorial,
      is
      very
      important.
      Asa
      business
      student
      |
     
     
      you
      should
      be
      able
      to
      appreciate
      this
      fact:
      The
     
     
      sobey’s
      chain
      of
      stores
      uses
      plastic
      bags
      made
      of
      |
     
     
      recycled
      plastic.
      This
      saves
      money,
      causes
      less
     
     
      pollution
      and
      uses
      the
      same
      amount
      of
      energy
      to
      |
     
     
      produce
      as
      regular
      processing.
      The
      diaper
      dilemme
     
     
      you
      should
      leave
      until
      you
      area
      father.
      There
      are
      |
     
     
      children
      who
      are
      allergic
      to
      disposable
      diapers
      and
     
     
      the
      baby
      is
      changed
      and
      washed
      regularly
      the
      cloth,
      |
     
     
      diapers
      are
      just
      as
      sanitary
      as
      the
      pampers
      you
      wer
     
     
      brought
      up
      in.
      Finally,
      ifthe
      Green
      Environment
      i
     
     
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      band
      wagon,
      jump
      on
      or
      you
      can
      go
      swim
      in
      a
      deat
     
     
      sea,
      give
      your
      family
      polluted
      drinking
      water,
      and
     
     
      inhale
      God
      knows
      what.
      We
      are
      trying
      to
      prevent
     
     
      what
      we
      are
      becoming.
      This
      problem
      is
      world
      wic
     
     
      and
      if
      you
      don’t
      like
      it
      there
      is
      no
      where
      else
      to
      gi
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thank
      You,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sarah
      Maclead
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      10,
      1991
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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