Reader speaks for salmon

Dear Editor:

A martial arts. ¢ and
parking lor will be built six
metres (22 feet) from Mosquito
Creek. Entirely i riparian
area, — the Sensitive

on public
parkland that North Vancouver
sto industrial.
? No.

Mayor Jack Loucks stares,
“Other industries and buildings
are all closer to the creek and
there is no proof or evidence
that they have done any harm
to the environment. So fet’s
face facts.”

Fact: One hundred and

sof salmon have
extinct in’ British
Columbia.

Fact: S
ty-four stoc
of extinetion.

Wake up and smell the
salmon! The cumulative effect
of urban development has been
devastating to our fish stacks.
Loss of habitat and over fishing
are the nwo main reasons for the
serious decline.

Ignorance is no

cing GUL

Riparian are
tain stream-side

in our

hundred and pven-
at “high-risk”

use for

ewON are
Forest

Practices Code. “This is ertical
fish: habitat.

Ple. write Prenver Glen
Clark and ask for legislation
now to protect the nparian

h-beanng

the Land
clopment Guidelines for
the Protection of Aquatic
Habitat into the Municipal Act
and Water Act. (A 15. metre
for residential devele
ment, and a 30-metre seth
tor commercial developin:
This will provide bas
stewardship tor all our streams.
A Fish Protection Act) in the

Don’t be quick to bury truth

Spring session thar has the teeth
to really, protect: our salmon,

We have already lost hun-
dreds of streams in BoC. There
used to be 50) fish-bearing
straams in Vancouver done,
There is one left! The rare wild
coho of Mosquito Creek are
worth cherishing. Once thar
ran of fish is gone ILis gone for-
ever, The genetic biodiversity
never to be rephaced.

Let's learte trom past: mis-

WTts the 1990s,
ngs are not crigeal fish
do not provid
food and shelrer for fish, pre-

vent erosion, keep water cool,
or prevent flooding.

Buiidinys beside creeks do
net clean our air and water,
while providing habitat for 80%
of our wildlife — species.
Streamside corridors do,

It is a win-win situation to
Preserve our salmon heritage
tor future generations.

We need laws, not guidelines.

Speak for the salmon, Teach

our children to be stewards of
our priceless salmon. resource,
Write co Premier Clark, or the
only wild salmon our grandchil-
dren may sce will be drawn on

those buildings.
Mail to: Premier Glen Clark,
Parliament Buildings, Victoria,
SV IN4. Fax: (604) 387-

Mary-Sue Atkinson
North Vancouver

JAYLORMOTIVE TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS

SERVICE LID

A.T.R.A. - B.C.A.A. -

A.R.A. CERTIFIED CENTRE

AUTOMATIC & STD. TRANS. & CLUTCH

Peidieior:- Services, O.H.s or exchanges.) ping

CANADA/U.S. WARRANTY 2177 consuttanion
176 PEMBERTON AVE. N.VAN. YEAR

YELLOW FAGES

299-9000

985-7455 Vghegicte.

After Boxing Day:

Dear Editor:

British Columbia’s Artorney General Ujjal
Dosanjh has ordered zero tolerance on hate
crimes,

Mr. Dosanjh, like me, was assaulted by mem-
bers of an identifiable group due to strong dif
ferences of opinions. In my case one of the
assailants w: nvicted of aguravated assault.

Mr. Dosanjh now righteously warns British
Columbians that “we” (government) will not
tolerate hatred of any kind. Our attorney gener-
al then provided examples of his new intolerance
to haued. Of course he singled out Euro-
Canadians as those doing the hating.

Mr. Dosanjh must clearly define hate. What if
there is no injured party?

When one charges libel one must first prove

fore the court that they were truly libeled. The
judge then determines the level of
Existing laws of slander equally demand that one
must prove damages. How will one prove hate
damages?

Would hate charges be laid against someone
for pointing out Vancouver owners of China
sweat shops or Indonesian child labor factories?

Would it be a crime of hate to expose sophis
d social welfare fraud schemes by certain
groups in B.C.? Would [ be charged with hate
exposing the names and faces of those r
charged with a massive scheme to detraud ICBC
In the name of tolerance will truth be buried
in B
The suppression of truth always leads to rev-
on. Hate crimes will only be laid against the
politically incorrect. Ta ‘ing — British
Columbians deserve to know exactly what they
are being legally forced to tolerate.
Western culture evolved primarily by
mand mumnial respect. Canadians once

E ation. Proposed “hate laws
“wun laws” are only e
ly controlling a future social re bellion.
I haie drug pushers, pimps, crooked politi-
cians, corrupt judges, fars and bad drivers. Why
are B.C. courts so tolerant to these groups and
not of those that hate the s abuse of the trea-
sured social codes of our collec ve society?
Jud CylHlorn
Vancouver

r political-

Clearance Sale
Friday, December 27

Saturday, December 28
Monday, December 30

Clothing

(except pink tags)

10-60%:
selected items

- The Salvation Army Thrift Store
“241 Lonsdale, ‘North Van...” 980- 4413

~ : fe Before you hit the road for
~ : Blackcomb, stop by any Lower
Mainland or Squamish 7-Eleven
location to purchase Fast Tracks

lift tickets. You'll save up to $6,

ond anyone can use them. So

pick up o bunch for your family

and friends.

Blackcomb’s Fast Tracks tickets -
they save you money and they
save you time. It’s the perfect

way to slart your day.

BL; CKCOMB

www.blackcomb.com