t i SREB VT PAP RA PLAGE NPA SSPE Lemire EY restructurii Dear Editor: 1 just: finished reading Doug Collins’ picee on multiculturalism and 1 applaud | his honesty and insight, Why is it that so few of us ~ can-see what is happening? In 1984, | moved to Denmark and stayed for three years. | arrived knowing that. to make reladonships, “earn a living and grow as a person, | would have to immerse myself into “the” Danish language, culture and fi ways of life. Some foreigners | met there were “unwilling to do as [ had. I adapted 7 perfectly while there without losing my identity as a Canadian. I never “got any financial assistance from » anyone, and Iwas only unemployed for two weeks in three years. Why is it that so many of the for- _eigners arriving here feel the need to “stick together” and reject us? - : And yet they are quick to call us racists. it is true that Canada i is made” Show logging, r Editor: ie ~ In its Feb. 19 editorial the North Shore News takes ‘the position that - landslides in the Greater Vancouver’ ‘Water District (GVWD) watersheds are caused by logging... 043. “Your position calls into question i the results of an engineering study : which concluded that the landslides occurred ‘in’ old-growth “areas* and” were caused by heavy rainfall. “The study that your question was we ‘Duncan C. Wylie - the:responsibility of a.well. estab- lished British Columbia‘ engineering company,: and was ‘carried out. by... highly.: experienced staff : members who ‘specialize’ in. the: examination of landslides..." Your editorial: impl engineering ... company :: incompetent or dishonest... 3 I believe :that this: company ‘has operated successfully. for: several decades in s.that this” ‘ ‘is either ° up of many different religions, lan- guages and cultures. but where will it end? I] wonder why when a landed immigrant is charged and convicted ofa crime he not given a one-way ticket “home.” ft must be mare rea- sonable and less expensive lo get rid of these individuals than paying court costs, jail expenses, etc. We are all so concerned with the amount of crimes taking phice, but instead of blaming our. young peo- ple, our access to violent. material, or failing family values, we should be looking at all possibilities, including compuring severity and numbers of criminal acts with our immigration numbers. Our immi- gration Inws are in dire need of restructuring (as well as our own morals). A hard look at what we want Canada to represent to the rest of the world is necessary. 1 have heard people say that our : . n . e * lands! ide link , gious environment because it is both competent and honest. I consider that the North Shore News has a duty to its readers, and the engineering profession, to pro- "duce an objective and scientifically sound proof that landslides in the “GVWD watersheds are caused by logging. © examined the slides. - * North Vancouver LETTERS TO the editor must be legible and ‘include your -mame, full, address and tele- phone number..° » Submissions can: be faxed * to 985-2104. Your Autoplan j agents at BCAA Park Royal are - ‘pleased to introduce the “RoadStat Package”. It's $100 “worth of coverage, available to you for just $30 if you've : ~ kept a safe driver Status for more than 5 years! i “The package includes a ‘Rental Vehicle Policy, Vehicle Travel Protection Policy and Loss of Use Policy. Our experienced agents will be glad to advise you “of all the details, and help you get the best coverage—so call or visit us today! BCAA insurance Agenc 1D . Park Royal shopping Centre, 608 Park Royal North ® (exterior location between, Canada Trust & the Bay) Ph: 268-5650 Such proof would not comprise : opinions of persons who have never cily should be renamed “Hongeouver” Unfortunately, they are becom- ing more and more right. Just because many of these individuals have money to invest here, does that permit them to change — our province? It used to be that people being persecuted for whatever reason had priority in immigrating here. Now, it is the size of the bank account that determines whether they will be admitted into Canada. Thank you for your perspective. Maybe others will, wake and smell the coffee! Anne Nanos West Vancouver EI NLA i LANN De ARE AE UNTILL ad & Friday, March 3, 8, 1885 - North Shore News ~ 7 ioe ) at oe ee ey oa hy