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Bill 33 media
muzzle argued
at NSN hearing

By Andre Rainshaw
Contributing Weiter
MUZZLING Doug Collins was
not the intention of a human:
rights change made in 1993, a
senlor B.C, civil servant said

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Ann Hosoi, a
senivr adviser in
Inter-gavernmental
relations with the
Human Resuurces
Ministey, made the
comment during a
Vancouver tllunal
heating inte a com
laine by the
Ahadian Jewish
Congress (IG)
apalist Collings and
the North Shore
News.

Calling, a News columnist since O84, wrote t
plece itt March 1999 thatthe CJC elaine is likely to
expose Jews to Hatred of content,

The column owas headlined “Hollywand
Hropaganda” and eriticived the film Sehinller's Lit
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West Van's Michelle
Tbrahime helps homeland

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Winning wheels

VANCOUVER'S Jamlo Douglas wins the junlor boys’ division of the Lowar Mainland Mountain Bike Championships
race on Thursday. Ben Sigston and Domenic Scorda, of Argyle secondary, placed first In the bantam and senior boys’
divisions respectively, Approximately 200 students competed in the 3 km race in North Vancouver's Northlands area,

Ferries fuel waterfront

Catamaran production key to

By Jolanda Waskito

Contributing Writer

IT’S the second-largest catamaran Phil

Hercus has designed and its production is
soing to revitalize B.C.’s flagging ship-
uilding industry.

At leat that’s the hape Hercus hay for Catumaran Ferries
International (CPD). a subsidiary of the BCL Ferry
Corporation, which is presently building one of thice fast fer
ries planned ws give Vancouver Ihand: commuters at quicker
ride.

Hercis’ company, Invat Designs of Svdnes, Australia, wats
commissioned by the Crowar corporation to design ind oversee

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the building of three fist terries — une of whieh is being assem
bled at Pier 94 in North Vancouver at acost of $210 mil-
lion,

Herens’ company is also marketing the aluminum-hull, 122-
metre (400 feet) by 25-metre (82 feet) catamarans worldwide,
dnd is working progressively with CFL so chit “ultimately, peo-
ple in B.C, wall know how to design these things.”

An order for the BLC. made vessels may come within two
months, he said.

“We have spoken to a number of operators whe are speciti-
cally looking tor those Lirge vessels,” Hercus told the News on
Wednesday during his inspection of the cataniarain’s construc:
tien in the newly built $9 million assembly shop.

“BC. has decided to invest the money in the shop and as

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ANDY Hamilton, vice-president and general man-
ager of Catamaran Ferries International, and
ferry designer Phil Hercus (left) check plans.

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