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Doug Collins

| CHRISTMAS CAME early
| don’t observe Christmas. You bought the presents, to the

e@ get this straight @

for some, even though they

tune of many millions of bucks. Here is a sampling of rele- |

vant press releases. Try not

Ottawa, Nov. 4: The National
Association of Canadians of
Origins in India (NACOI) has

| been awarded a $95,000 grant to

help Indo-Canadians to par-
ticipate more fully in Canadian
society, Secretary of State David
Crombie, the Minister of State

' Responsible for Multiculturalism,

announced today.

Ottawa, Oct. 26: The Viet-
namese Canadian Federation
(VCF) has been awarded a
$52,000 grant to maintain a na-
tional office in the Vietnamese
cultural centre in Ottawa,
Secretary of State David Crombie

| announced today.

“In spite of handing out

donations (bribes) on

| your behalf, MPs no

longer wish constituents
a Merry Christmas. In a
multicultural seciety,

| that’s no longer politic.
| Merry Christmas has

been replaced by a

| Happy Holiday card.”’

“The establishment of the na-
tional office in.the cultural centre
will give the community a sense of
having a national presence,’ said
Mr. Crombie.

Ottawa, Oct. 6: The United
Council of Filipino Associations
in Canada (UCFAC) has been
awarded a $47,000 grant to sup-
port its national organization,
Secretary of State David Crombie
announced today.

“This program will enable the.
Council to launch a number of
specific projects such as produc-
ing’ a-.quarterly . newsletter...and
will increase the profile of

| Filipinos in Canada,”’ said Mr.

Crombie.

Ottawa,-Sept. 16: The Chinese
Canadian National Council
(CCNC) has been awarded a
$76,000 grant to help maintain its
activities for 1987-88, Secretary of
State David Crombie announced
today. . .

Ottawa, Sept. 21: Mr. Peter
Peterson, MP for Hamilton West,
announced today on. behalf of

f Secretary of State David Crom-

bie, that the Hamilton and
District Multicultural Council has
been awarded a $50,000 grant...’’.

Ottawa, Aug. 31: The Ethio-
pian Society of Winnipeg, Inc.,
has been awarded a grant of
$3,000 to help Ethiopian im-

AIRPORT PARKING

to puke:

migrants adapt to life in Win- |
nipeg, Secretary of State David
Crombie announced today. :

“This project will...help them
maintain their cultural identity,"’ f
said Mr. Crombie.

“New immigrants to Winnipeg §

from Ethiopia will be assisted by }
guided tours of the city and by
workshops on the social services §
that are available....’’

Ottawa, Aug. 31: The Associa-
tion of Soviet Jewry in Canada, }
which promotes, assists and sup-
ports the integration of Jewish im-
migrants from the Soviet Union
into Canadian society, has been
awarded a $9,000 grant, Secretary J
of State David Crombie announc- j
ed today.

Ottawa, Sept. 16: The National
Capital Alliance on Race Rela- {
tions (NCARR) has been awarded
a $44,000 grant to raise the in- |
stitutional level of awareness |
regarding such issues as }
discrimination and race relations,
Secretary of State David Crombie
announced today.

Ottawa, Sept. 22: The
Honorable Harvie Andre,
Minister of Consumer and Cor- }
porate Affairs and MP _ for
Calgary Centre, announced -today
on behalf of Secretary of State
David Crombie, the awarding of a |
$27,000 grant to the Calgary Viet- {
namese Canadian Association.

Ottawa, Aug. 14: Secretary of J
State David Crombie announced
today the awarding of a $110,000
grant to two Black organiza-
tions...in the Canadian Black
community. .

Ottawa, Aug. 7: Barry Turner,
MP for Ottawa-Carleton, today
presented a $15,000 cheque to the j
Steering Committee of the Ethio- |
‘pian Community in Canada, on j
behalf of Secretary of State David
Crombie, to help set up a national j
conference of Ethiopians. in
Canada. ;

Ottawa, Aug. 3: Secretary of §
State David Crombie announced
today the awarding of...529,500 to §
the Nationa! Federation of }
Pakistani Canadians of Ottawa. A }
second installment of $29,500 will
be awarded later.

. xk wk & :

In spite of handing out dona-
tions (bribes) on your behalf, MPs
no longer wish constituents a
Merry Christmas. In af
multicultural society, that’s no
longer politic. Merry Christmas
has been replaced by a Happy
Holiday card.

x MM

For those who care: Doug will
be signing copies of his magnifi-
cent and historic book of columns

_—— The Best And Worst Of Doug |
Collins — tomorrow night; at
W.H. Smith, Park Royal; bet-
ween 7 p.m. and 8 . p.m.

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9 ~ Wednesday, December 9, 1987 — North Shore News

Aiderman confirmed in recount

A JUDICIAL recount of votes in
the North Vancouver City election
reconfirmed the recently announc-
ed election results, reported city
clerk Bruce Hawkshaw.

But the recount, which was
completed Friday, saw the two
contenders for the last aldermanic
seat move to within 18 votes of
each other compared to the initial
margin of 26 votes.

After the recount,

Said Mayor Jack Loucks of the wouldn’t be any changes.”*
recount: ‘*I thought on the basis of The new council was sworn in
previous elections there probably Dec. 7.

Catheart
Offizee Furniture
elect Frank Morris had

votes, and challenger Bob Davis & Stationery

had 1,233 votes. Afi candidate § a. :
tallies were up slightly from the § :
election night totals as 32 previous- 1827 Capilano * 984-DESK * (8875) Jim Cathcart
ly rejected ballots were accepted.

“Pm satisfied with the re-
count,’’ said Davis. ‘‘] guess the
voters made their choice and I’m
willing to accept that.

“*Y suspect this council is going
to perform very well, and I think
it’s going to be very difficult to get
(elected) next time,’’ he said.

alderman-
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