Multic

Dear Editor:

overcrowding is that everything thar

Margaret Third praises mutticul-
turalism and the immigration policy
that supports it (Diversity Works for
Canada, News, Feb. 23). She also
dismisses as inaccurate generaliza-
tiens the serious concerns that many
of us have about what is happening
to this country as a result of these
policies.

It is not inaccurate to say that
most long-term residents of the
Lower Mainland feel an overwhelra-
ing sense of loss and bewilderment
over the changes caused by the reck-
less immigration policy of the last 10

time precedent in history where an
area has suffered such changes in the
size and nature of its population ia so
short a time.

Only a few years ago, who would
have believed that by now English
would be a minority language in the
City of Vancouver? Who would have
wanted it?

It is not a generalization to say
that almost as many people now
arrive in the Lower Mainland annual-
ly as were admitted into the entire
country a little more than a decade
ago. The result of this relentless

has made this Tegion such an attrac-
tive place to live in is fast disappear-
ing.
Multiculturalism is a fundamen-
tally flawed concept. Our national
unity problem telis us that. After
more than two centuries, English and
French Canada, cultures with many
shared traditions and closely refated
languages, still find it difficult to
coexist within the same national
framework. Yet here we are, admit-
ting 200,000 immigrants a year,
most of whose cultures, traditions
and value systems are completely

Rethink council raise

Dear Editor:

The following is a copy of
a letter’-sent to North
Vancouver District’s mayor
and the councillors.

_I attended. the council
meeting on Jan. 6. I listened
as you ialked about the
amount of work involved in
doing a proper job as a coun-
cillor. | ;

~Work that none of you
complained ,abour during
your respective campaigns.

~ Tcan’t help but look at
my own situation. I have
-been ‘a contractor for. the
past 19 years. I can make a

iving in the business, how-
ever I find that I now have to’
work’ much harder than in’

the past to earn the same
dollar.

In carrying out my pro-
fession, I am often in contact
with members of the staff of
different municipalities and
government agencies. I hear
the same complaint from all
of them. Staff members have
left and not been replaced.
Therefore their workload is
much greater.

Even though they are
required to work harder,
their salaries increase by only
a small margin if at all.

Why should the council-
lors get a huge raise when
the rest of the people have to
be content with what they
have?

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The other concern I have
is that you are requesting
50% of the mayor’s salary.
What happens if the mayor
gets a raise in six months?
Does that mean that all the
councillors get another raise?

I think in all fairness to
the taxpayers, you should
have a close look at your
need for a raise.

Bob Rasmus
North Vancouver

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ulturalism is flawe

to 15 years. There may be no peace-

alien to those upon which Canada
was built. How a harmonious society
can emerge from such a mess is any-
body’s guess.

Canada is fast becoming a coun-
try, not of two solitudes, but of rwo
hundred.

With a federal election approach-
ing, this is a good time to consider
the abandonment of the destructive
lunacy of multiculturalism and a dras-
tic revision of our immigration policy
and priorities. Immigration should
enrich a country, not destroy it.
Joseph W. Hind
North Vancouver

Seniors land
lottery win

Dear Editor:

Re: Feb. 28 News arti-
cle (“Seniors’ Lottery tums
15 this year”).

Eldercollege at Cap-
ilano College _ recently
received a grant of almost
£3,000 to be used to buy a

mi jone system.
Ar our members will
rejoice at hearing more
clearly our guest
and lecturers. So, thank
you, Seniors’ Lottery
Association of B.C!
Janet Walsh
Eldercollege

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