roud of pioneer lineage

An open letter to News columnist
Trevor Lautens:

I am happy for you that you
were able to witness a live re-
enactment of a story that stzongly

. impacted you as a boy and ob-
: ‘viously still does.

Your article was informative
and somewhat entertaining in this
regard. | take exception, however,
to your underlying theme.

In your , description of the
pre- ‘Canadian, British colonial
history of .Canada (make that
“Ontario’!) you imbue your story

/ with the smug, . colonizing British
_ arrogance. that- is the legacy of
eastern Canada and is the baue of
‘westerners in this country.

You give away your underlying
‘fove of historical battles as well as
the British, ‘their. role in. ‘‘Cana-

,dian’’ history. and eastern
‘Canada’s (sorry,
clock on this connection. ;

For example,.’ B.C.’s ‘history
“simply, doesn’t comipare with: the
saga ef: the thin lines of red coats
i. defending --Canada;’’ . ‘‘the
commentator said in his admirable

-accent,” referring to ‘the earlier

stated “in a well-bred English ac-
cent,’’: and, ‘‘this..was’ a

~ marvellous spectacle drawn from

‘Ontario history.”
“The British: defending their co-
‘Tonial: empire from upstart. com-

-petitors. from ‘the. south is little ,

* different’ than’ the. HBC: and the
“«NWC fighting over territory in the
a fur'trades 2 "".,;

The West. was, developed by the
same breed - of: ‘‘sturdy -pioneers’’

“that played in: your overrated bat-.

‘tle at Stoney Creek, Ontario.

Af: you believe: that bloody, gory:

**Ontario’s’’) ,

able history then perhaps you
should ask your colleague Paul St.
Pierre about Chilcotin history.

And more humorously, what of
the great pioneer defence of the
coastal lighthouse from the Japa-
nese onslaught of the Second
World War, or the gut-wrenching
debate of ‘54-40 or fight’'?

I am proud to come from fami-
lies of homesteading pioneers,

They began in Nova Scotia and
Ontario and homesteaded across
the Prairies.

They were sturdy, honorable
and proud; by their hands the
West was built and with little help
but lots of pompous interference
from the ‘“‘empire’’ of eastern
Canada.

1am also proud that the forma-
tion of our country required a his-

LAUNCH

torically low level of combat, set-
ting us pleasingly apart from our
great forebears of empire build-
ing as well as the Bosnians, fraqis
and. other modern day - warring
‘nation builders.””

British Columbia and western
Canadian history is cotorful,
perhaps a little eccentric, and is
certainly worth relating to.

1. suggest that if you find our
history too bdlase, and our accents
unrefined, Feel free to retire from
your ‘Tiddlycove’’ and return to
the empire with your visions of
marvellous reenactments playing
in your windshield and hordes of
sturdy pioneering Pacific folk
waving goodbye in your rear view
mirror.

G.L. Garratt
North Vancouver

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Society thanks

Dear Editor:

Once again the citizens of
West Vancouver and ‘Lions Bay
have generously supported the
Canadian Cancer Sotiety dur-
ing its annual fundraising
campaign.

Some 400 volunteers were
involved in the door-to-door
residential canvas. '

Apartments and con-
dominiums were contacted by

mail and we continue to receive
donations from this source,

Cur sincere thanks go to all
volunteers and donors .who
participated and contributed to
the success of the 1993 cam-
paiga.

The funds raised will be
directed to education, research
and patient services,

P.C, Welham
Canadian Cancer Society

About Hosting ‘Community Events! .

Over the last several years, community events uch a as the Clam ap
Chowder Contest, Day in Scotland, and many others have been _
held at Waterfront and other parks in the City.
To address the challenges of hosting such eet, the City of
North Vancouver is presently. developing Policies and Proce- :
dures related to Community Events held in our parks and open. 4
spaces. We invite interested members of the general public to.
pick up a copy of this draft document for, their’ review. and | 4
critique at: a .
Engineering Department Office «”
North Vancouver City Hall
‘141 ‘West 14th Street. -
North Vancouver, B. C. V7M 1H9

HEAR LAER

‘Act, “the Couneil of The Corporation, ‘of the City’ of. North
Vancouver’, on n Monday July 12, 1993, intends | to stop up rand”

“All that portion of Lane dedicated by the Deposit of Plant 384
‘and lying between Lots “A”, “B”, “C”, “D” and “E”, Block 64;
District Lot 271, Plan 3848, Group One, New Westminster at
; District , which said portion contains 130.1 square metres more.
or less, andi is shown on the Explanatory Plan prepared by‘ CH

"- Hobbs, B‘C.L.S., and dated the 26th day of-May. 1993. :

west (4th STREET

WEST 19th STREET

: Bylaw No. 6432 and the plan of the proposed lane closing may
be inspected at the Ciry Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North}
Vancouver, B. C. between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p. m.,”
Monday through Friday, except Statutory Holidays.

Bruce Hawkshaw
cy Clerk

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