To the editor:
Re: "Roll-out of Vancouver Park Board 's OneCard 'ill-thought out,'" June 14.
My understanding of the June 10 park board press release is that the rollout in July is for rinks, pools, and fitness centres only. The remaining community centre programs will come under the One Card in September, provided the com-munity association boards vote in favour. However, since Core Services are yet to be defined, I am not sure how they will decide which programs will come under the OneCard in less than three months' time, nor am I convinced this is adequate time for public consultation. In this regard, Dave Pasin's concerns about vagueness and deadlines are certainly justified.
Dropping the membership requirement to access programs and facilities at community centres won't result in a complete loss of association membership because some people will want to influence the programming and facilities available to them.
This will undoubtedly cause the practice of stacking boards by interest groups with an agenda to become even more prevalent. Anita Romaniuk, Former COPE park commissioner
