© get this straight oe.

“THIS LETTER won't be as much of a surprise (o you as it
is to me,’’ the lady began. ‘I have disagreed with some of
your articles so adamantly that it astounds me that F agree

so fully with you now.”’

The writer was referring to my
column of June 29, in which I
discussed what was going on in
Vancouver schools, with Canton-
ese being the main language in
some of them and whites getting
out to the suburbs so that their
kids could learn English,

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BEY sey ts

firing the white Canadians and
replacing them with people of their
own race. Although I agreed with
her that it was becoming disturb-
ing, and worried with her... I
didn’t feelit and so went about ig-
noring it most of the time. ] HAD
noticed a change in the malls, but

Soe hal ety

Dina it absolutely ridiculous that the federal
government spends millions of taxpayers’ money to
try and protect our culture from the Americans,
but on the other hand turns around and inundates
our Society with cultures that are more frightening

to me than the Americans.

As I put it, it was interesting to
see our culture making way for
another — to the accompaniment
of cheers from the establishment.

The letter was written by some-
one who once thought it didn’t
matter where our immigrants came
from, and is a powerful piece of
correspondence. So I reproduce it
here to the extent that space
allows.

“When I was going to elemen-
tary and high school in North
Vancouver,’’ she wrote, ‘‘I had
friends who were of Japanese,
Chinese and Hindu descent ...
That they looked different was not
important. They were Cana-
dianized.

“Over the years I have noticed a
change... About a year ago a
friend of mine tried to get me ex-
cited over the fact that so many
people from Third World countries
were descending upon us.

“She cited a few examples of
these people buying businesses and

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was only momentarily concerned.

“A number of years ago I came
back to live in the house and
community that I had grown up in.
I noticed one day when I was
walking along Marine Drive that I
had walked three or four blocks
and had not heard anyone speak-
ing English.

“When I drove into a gas station
1 was waited on by people from a
Third World country. When I went
into a couple of small stores I was
waited on by people of Chinese
descent or East Indian descent.

‘lam not suggesting that our
society should not be
multicultural... (but) I think that
the numbers in total are exorbi-
tant. .
“I will not vote for anyone pro-
vincially or federally who agrees
with the immigration laws as they
now stand, and i will attempt to
influence people of my acquain-
tance to do the same.

“Until recently I worked ina

store in Park Royal, and one mor-
ning | commented to a fellow
employee that after 1% hours |
had not waited on anyone whose
first language was English.

“*t don’t know what kind of
societies these people come from
but I find a large number of them
arrogant, aggressive and rude. |
suppose I am being presumptuous
as Lam only a mere infidel.

**I find it absolutely ridiculous
that the federal government spends
millions of dollars of taxpayers’
money to try and protect our
culture from the Americans, but
on the other hand turns around
and inundates our society with
cultures that are more frightening
to me than the Americans.

“7 don’t know how many of
these people were brought up, but
so many of them are deznanding
and class conscious.

“I could go into inany examples
of why you are right and why we
should pay attention, but suffice it
to say that ii MUST BE CHANG-
ED.

“The other day I watched an
excellent program on Channel 9
about Canadians. ! heard us
described as ‘a gentle people.’

“don't want my grandchildren
to become aggressive, pushy
human beings... just because they
have to deal with so many children
who are brought up that way and
whose parents are tiie same. I
would like them to grow upina
culture similar to the one I grew up
in. 1 want. them to be ‘gentle’ Ca-
nadians.””

The above letter is a real cry
from the heart, and all the more
effective for the woman having
once spurned such thoughts. Smug
liberals would say she is now a
“racist,’’ but what she has
discovered is that her cultural fam-
ily is falling apart and that it may
soon be too late to do anything

about it ©

WV man fined for failing to file

A 41-YEAR-OLD West Vancouver man was fined
$200 July 12 in West Vancouver provincial court after
he pleaded guilty to failing to provide Revenue
Canada with a signed income tax return for the 1986

tax year.

In addition to the fine, John Smalley was ordered
to provide the required income tax documents to
Revenue Canada by Sept. 30.

9 - Wednesday, July 27, 1988 - North Shore News

-|Ganyon Gardens

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bylaw prepared

NORTH SHORE diners
who frequent the Canyon
Gardens Restaurant should
enjoy it while they can.

A bylaw is being prepared to
rezone the eastern portion of the
site at 338! Capilano Road in
response to a redevelopment pro-
posal from development applicant,
Sundel Ventures Ltd.

Sundel, whose offer to purchase
the property was accepted in
March, states that the present
Canyon Gardens restaurant opera-
tion is not financially viable and
will not be retained.

The company’s option to pur-
chase the five-acre site is subject to
rezoning from commercial to resi-
dential, but Sundel Group presi-
dent Ron Hawes has said his com-
pany will redevelop the site under
either zoning designation.

He said the company will
finalize purchase of the property in
January 1989 and take possession
of the Canyon Gardens site in
February.

But current owner Ray
Marinakis said the deal will be
finalized when and if the district

—
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approves the development of ex-
clusive townhouses on the site.

The restaurant will remain open
for business in the interim.

According to Sundel’s Capilano
Estate development proposal, six
apartment buildings containing 82
one-level units will be built, along
with a community building, a can-
yon lookout and a gazebo.

District planning staff had no
objections to the proposal, stating
that the geotechnical concerns and
the concerns of adjacent residents
have been taken into account with
the provision of underground
parking, tree retention and exten-
sive landscaping.

But Mayor Marilyn Baker said
the current commercial zoning on
the property is appropriate.

A public hearing for the pro-
posal was set for Sept. 12.

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