Dear Editor: 1 have been living on the North Shore for seven years, In that time | have been a regular reader of your paper. 1 have read with interest and sometimes anger Doug Collins’ columns: [have on occasion wanted to pul pen to paper, but with the Pressures of running a smail busi- ness, have had difficulty finding the time. Now that 1 have joined the computer age, with word processor at hand, [ would like to share with you and your readers some views. that I have on Doug and his writ- ings. What has prompted me to write this letter is Doug's article on the “new “Grunge look” of some of the younger members of our society. My initial observation was that this young fellow was in a line-up at a credit union and therefore was con- ducting some kind of financial transaction. At some. level at 18 years. old, he is quite possibly attempting to be an active, produc- tive member of society. He was not, because I am sure Doug would have told us if he was, robbing the bank, or waiting outside pan-handling. Also, | would like to put Doug's mind at ease a little by sharing with him a story about my own youth, I grew up in England and was a teenager at the height of the punk era, in the mid-70s. I had spiked hair, wore ripped jeans and a feather jacket covered with safety pins. I. listened to the Joudest, most obnox- ious music that would make “Wee Willie Wilkins” spin’ in his grave. | -am now an honest, well-liked, hard- working businessman employing fout people on the North Shore. TP also. would like to point out to ‘ELECTROLYSIS Get to the root of seacerted hair permaviently » FREE 10 min consultation FREE 5 min treatment _ {needle not ineluded) Chez Elle estueres % 4207-1331 Marine Dr. West Van facross the aveet from the Police Suaion) 922-1225 Doug dit since the 1960s, youth has been rebelling against people like him and Wee Willie Wilkins. In that time, we have had ne major world conflicts, we have pulled from the brink of nuclear disaster, tern down the [ron Curtain and started lo move towards cleaning up the environment in which we live. 1: feel that although not a perfect world, we no longer seem to have the need to march our children on a 20-year basis to the slaughter of bat- Ue fields in distant lands. Finally, | would like to paint a pizture of the world that Doug would have us live in. It would be a world devoid of any ethnic, sexual or cultural tolerance. We would all be white, straight, Anglo-Saxons, would swear allegiance to God, Queen and country and our children would probably serve in the armed services for a couple of years in national service. It sounds a bit like the world that Doug and Wee Willic Wilkins fought a war to save us from, doesn't it? Colin Wills North Vancouver ALL CUSTOM F FRAMES Wood & Metal | WIDE SELECTION OF ' Sleepers, Rompers, Diaper sets, - Sweaters, Dresses, Jumpsuits, | 7 Overalis, T-Shirts and pant sets. And many more unadvertized specials .” a “LYNN _ VALLEY y CENTRE pe ID: Suite police Dear Editor: Brave to an enlightened and forward-thinking — city council for keeping the suite police out of duplexes. Suites in) duplexes are affordable for the tenant and just may be the edge which allows first-time buyers into the marker. When, however, will coun- cil address the fact that water, sewer and garbage collection services are all doubled when such occupancy is allowed? Why should a single family occupying a single-family home or dupiex pay the same rate for water, sewer and garbage collection as do such units occupied by two or more families? Council has oft stated its policy of user pay for city ser- vices. When will they “walk the talk” and move to true user pay for water, sewer and garbage collection? Rod Clark North Vancouver ALL ART Framed & Unframed . $88-7466 r Levels Hwy. MIDZ BI. ~ April 26/95 Proper shoes for problemieet. At New Balance, we realize you have special needs. To help fit these needs, we build our shoes ina full range of widths and sizes. Because, after all, shoes that fit better perform better. new balance Peg A more intelligent approach to building shoes, M998 RUNNING : MK907_ DRESS WALKING | **; MK807 RUGGED WALKING 3 W426 RUNNIN : lee CROSSTRAINING [ MODEL ¥ WIDTH PAVAIFLABLE: WIDTHS? AVA Certain men's models available to size 16; women’s to size 13 CXI775 CROSSTRAINING| | ILABLE PROMPTLY BY SPECIAL ORDER [LSTAR SPORTS Park Royal North 922-2115 Advertorial Ted White, M.P. #302 1200 Lynn Valley Rd. North Vancouver The 1995 Student Business Loans Program offers interest free loans of up to $3,000 to assist students to start ° § summer businesses. If you know any students who have an entrepreneurial, f free enterprise spirit, please make . them aware of this funding opportunity. WHO QUALIFIES The program is administered by the Federal Business Development Bank (FBDB) and is open to students 1 “who were registered full time at school during the previous academic year and who intend to return to | scheol full time during the following academic year.” Applicants musi be legally entitled | to work in Canada and at least 15 years of age. A loan guarantor is tequired tor students under 19. All partners in a joint business must qual- ify and will be jointly and severally liable for the loan. The venture must be a full time independent private business, not a franchise or commission sales job. It must also represent the primary activ- ity for the student through the summer. REPAYMENT Repayment of the INTEREST FREE loan is required by October 6, 1995 with a rebate of $t00 for repay- ment in full by September 8, 1995. If the business is not started within two weeks of funding or ceases to operate by August .7. 1995 the loan comes due immediately. A laan default will result in the accrual of interest and the start of recovery proceedings. DOES IT WORK? The FBDB provides counselling assistance and seminars for students on how to start a business. It also reviews the written business plan and cash flow analysis provided by the stu- V7J 2ZA2 Telephone: 666-0585 Fax: 666-0509 STUDENTS IN BUSINESS ”~ dent along with the application.” in. § addition, ongoing expert advice and’ assistance is available throughout the * summer, and although success cannot be guaranteed, there have been some impressive results in past years. Sean Hodgins and William Hung of Richmond organized a summer train- ing camp for roller blading in 1994. The two week sessions were an instant hit and this year they plan te expand “Mighty Rollers" to include an indoor league. . : . Fabien Bourassa and Melanie. § Gregoire of Brossard, Quebec ran a successful landscaping and lawn maintenance company last year and are gearing up for this summer with another FBDB Joan. , Some student summer businesses ‘have even turned into permanent operations. Ooreen Biggs of Newfoundland started a landscaping company with a student loan ‘four § years ago and now employs 9 people. Guy Emond of Quebec started a T- Shirt silk screening business with a student foan’in 1989. His company now has sales of more than $20 mil- lion and empfoys over 100 people. The smali businesses ‘of the future will create the jobs and pay the taxes we need to support our social pro- grams and infrastructure, so | am per- sonally encouraging entrepreneurial studenis to seriously consider starting a summer business. On behalf of ail " other job seeking students, | am also _ asking existing North Shore business- es to try to employ a student this sum- mer. ; Student Business Loan applica- tions are available trom my office or by calling the FBDB at 666-7703. Funds are limited and allocated on 4 first come, first served, basis. - uo