6- Wednesday, April 29, 1998 — North Shore News Fast future? the food is anything to go by, the new fast ferry service scheduled to be running between Horseshoe - Bay and Nanaimo later this year will be a quantum leap forward. ~~: Perhaps not enough of a leap to jus- tify the time and resources that have ' thus far been invested getting this alu- “minum money pit launched, but a leap’ “slonetheless:. For starters it’s a °90s ‘operation all ‘the way. The menu. is filled : with low-fat consciousness —' sushi, vegetarian wraps, seafood stews. Tritaming the fat on one front anyway. ‘Unfortunately, the fat has not been trimmed on other. fronts. Thus. the “recent admission from BC Ferries that » the first of what i is intended to be three: and the vessel itself is impressive. It is just over 400 feet of bright sil- ver aluminum powered by four KaMeWa waterjets. It will offer such on-board features as televisions for viewing, among other things, the ves- sel’s real-time progress ‘on a detailed navigational chart. Passenger comfort will be far above anything offered aboard. standard ferries. And it will trim an estimated 30 minutes off the. current 90-minute Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo run. . The .question remains, however, whether all of the above will be enough ‘to convince ‘the international. ferry _ Market to invest in.CEI’s product and make B.C.’s version of the fast ferry. - the viable export product the NDP aly. government has promised it will be. If eh epeccd en at Gleneagles golf course. ‘Ina March 4 News article regarding the meeting, you ¢poried that only the ninth hole. of the golf course will be horter by-30 yards... ie March 11 meeting; we have heard that the ninth le’ will be shorter by 3 35 yards and also the first hole will 25 yards shorter. Therefore is golf esis will be 160 yards shorter the answer is no, then fast ferries will _ be yet another expensive NDP blunder. north shore news VIEWPOINT HEALTH MINISTER Vicloana Times Cousstr hE Cr xXeonns igen [ree cpantTit: tr balla IMS mi word threatens vital libe HYSTERIA over the Surrey - murder of that Sikh temple care- taker — allegedly by partying _ Skinheads — threatens Canadian : values even more ~ than the shocking * crime itself. Those found guilty of. ° the mindless killing of“: < Nirmal Singh Gill — | solely, one assumes; because he wore‘a tur: :" ban — must be punished ~ to the utmost extent of the law, Bur. zor because of Gill’s headgear or skin“ tone. Simply t because, in. os a multicultural society, the law i is, and ~must be, colorblind. Xet even before Gill’s accused killers en tried; the full-time enemies of ech in the high powered anti- “vigor and talents are nieasurably centich- ing their adopted homeland..- : But that’s not to say I’m happy with all aspects of our 20-year-old i immigration _ policy (now, at t long fast under review by Parliament). Neither,-f suspect, are many other tolerant; law: -abiding Canadians. ; ’ As'an immigrant 3 yours age, , Happy. with the _reunion” clement of. the 1978 policy: intra: . duced by the Trudeau ; - Liberals, Which in tice admits not only: spouses and children “bur: apparently” un alimit- ed relatives of the original i immigrant, : regardless of their se!3 7-supporting. ‘apabil- ities. Pm nor happy with the lack of empha-_ : sis on basic English or French Hanguage - same. taxpayers, ©. And why have ¢ government: got-away "with it Largely because anyone dari publicly: raise’such perfectly. \ “erations in a reasoned; civ immediately risks being tarred with th dreaded “R”.word Oppose: h oeee objectivel ean haul you before a kangar ily“ burial 'as'a-“hareniong .. The. freedom to public! de iberty that guaran The hysteria: ‘inleashed by ih ving, of Gill threaten: ile liberty, still further, y,, spend pro: im: rly ry, to | uid this centre an skills. I’m, not happy with the size of the ~~ current annual immigrant intake in the 220,000-250,000 range at a time when over 16% of Canadians aged 18- 24 arc * jobless. Tam not happy about the seemingly deliberate bias tor the past 20 years against skilled w ould- be i immigrants from Europe. Above all, I’m aot happy that this program has never Gcen mandated or endorsed by the Canadian electorate. Backed by the vociferous anti-racism industry, both Grit and Tory g govern- ments have simply barged ahead import: ing votes from overseas without a single’ by-your-leave from the vorers already racism industry — backed by federal Muhticult Minister Hedy’ Fry and BC Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh — have seized on the tragedy to scream for- tougher.new “hate” laws. They are panti- | ng to gag. legitimate expressions of opin- ion even more than already happens - under the monstrously. Fepressive ¢ “human _ tights” machinery. they" ve already . spawned. Personaliy, I have no o problem with the. concept of a multicultural society, given just one important proviso: that newcom- ers from very different cultures respect Canada’s culture and traditions while they are integrating — as many, in fact, do. Among, them, New Canadians of widely varying ethnic backgrounds whose the. middle of. existing Gleneagles olf course is not suitable?, ; . : s : “Myrtle Treat life, member of West V Sketch Club and ‘Arts Council; wh . Monday; ‘April 27, marke Lher 85th. Also from the BLD, corigrats to Nort Van MP Ted: ‘White and Sue who yester: day, April: 28; celebrated the!25t anniversary of their 1973 marriage. . Auckland, New: Zealan Meanwhile = many happy. returns of today, April'29. » West Van Kiwanian Dudley Samud 'ETTERS co “the editor must be legible (preferably type- and include - your name, full address and telephone Due 10 space’ constraints the North Shore News cannot. ublish al rs. 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