Readers relieved that
Doug Collins is gone

Dear Editor:

We have just read that the North
Shore News had so far received
only one letter expressing relief at
the departure of Doug Collins.
Like many others, we hope a ma-
jority, we breathed audible sighs of
telief when he left your pages, but
failed to make our feeling known
in writing.

We must break our co:nfortable
silence so that the community does
not believe Mr, Collins’ views are
the prevailing ones.

Mr. Collins’ facts may have
been irreproachable, but such was
not the case with his opinions,
which we frequently felt had
crossed into the realm of hate-
mongering. Name-calling and
Promoting intolerance and
xenophobia are not solutions for
what is already, whethe: Mr. Col-
lins and his supporters like it or
not, a multi-cultural society.

We do not approve of all im-

SEVEN SEAS

migration policies, and are also
concerned about extensive foreign
ownership of property. The juve-
nile tectic of using demeaning
labels to refer to groups and indi-
viduals, however, is not going to
accomplish anything except to in-
crease misunderstanding and ani-
mosity on all sides.

Certainly Mr. Collins should be
free to express his opinions. But
the written word carries such
authority that when inflammatory
views appear to be sanctioned by
their weekly inclusion in a news-
paper, they become extremely
powerful tools for spreading a
dangerous attitude.

My husband is a fifth-generation
Canadian and I am a third genera-
tion, voth of British ancestry. We
are raising two children, and we
welcome the opportunity to ex-
pand their understanding of the
othe: cultures which co-exist with
our own.

Diner is ‘our finest’

Dear Editor: :

It is sad that North Vancouver’s
Own newspaper would print such 2
negative review of our finest res-
taurant.

The Seven Seas floating restau-
rant at the foot of Lonsdale in
North Vancouver is prodably the
most famous restaurant in the city.

It is a piece of floating history
whereupon I have spent many ¢n-
joyable dinners. Each time I chose

‘the smorgasbord, which features
60 different seafood dishes, from
cctopus and frog legs to smoked
eel and many other delicious

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dishes.

Many tourists visiting our city
dine here. Many travel miles to
taste the fine cuisine the Seven
Seas has to offer.

There is nothing cafeteria styie
about our finest restaurant in
North Vancouver. Anybody who
has eaten here will agree it has the
largest selection of seafood ever
offered at one time.

1 am looking forward to my next
dinner at the Seven Seas. I know it
will be as delicious as my last.
Lesley Mesiatt
Nort® Vancouver

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Increased knowledge can only
lead to improved relations with
other countries in the next genera-
tion. In fact, it is becoming more
and more apparent that we are liv-
ing in what Marshall McLuhan
called our global village.

We hope our children will grow
up to be tolerant of those who are
different than they are, even in-
ciuding people such as Mr. Collins
who cling to outdated «and
alienating opinions. The fewer
susceptible young minds that are
exposed to his views, the better for
our whole society.

We do not believe the British
heritage is in any danger of being
lost among other cultures. It is
strong enough to hold its own
without being coddled like a sickly
old man.

Our confidence in our heritage
enables us to encourage others to
be proud of and to cherish their
own traditions. This is the direc-
tion in which Canada must grow in
order to retain its position as a
leader of democracy, tolerance and
liberty among nations.

Promoting distrust will only
Serve tG regress our country eco-
nomically, politically and _philo-
sophically. Piease, Mr. Collins, re-
consider your attitudes in time for
your grandchildren to benefit from
your wisdom,

Elizabeth and Trev Mclean
North Vancouver

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