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Letter: Public toilets should be a basic human right

The need transcends all ages, especially those with particular “issues.”
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Passengers get ready to board a bus to Metrotown in Burnaby from North Vancouver’s Phibbs Exchange, where TransLink will not commit to providing public washrooms. | Nick Laba / North Shore News

Re: Editorial: We have an urgent need for washrooms at Phibbs Exchange

Dear Editor:

It beggars belief!

When will the availability of washrooms be recognized as a basic human right? The need transcends all ages, especially those with particular “issues.”

A recent trip to Japan proved infinitely more pleasurable by the abundant availability of toilet facilities, all clean and operable.

The City of New Westminster recently conducted a survey of this very question. Good for them and let’s hope that all levels of government start acting accordingly.

Andrew Massil

North Vancouver