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y meeting heard North Shore
columnist Doug Collins condemned for what one speaker

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said was Collins’ negative effect on the community.

Lionel Kenner also said that
three councillors should not have
accepted Canada 125 medals
awasded to citizens of North Van-
couver, because Collins had also
teceived one of the medals.

“It is- appalling thatoa
hatemonger like Collins should
receive an award from the Gov-
ernor General. It is my view that

“the Governor General was deceiv-
ed,” said Kenner.

He asked that council dissociate
itself from the three awards given

‘to members, write to the Governer
General informing him of this ac-
tion, ‘‘and also of the fact that on
a previous occasion council passed
a motion deploring Collins’ activi-
ties.’”

But Collins responded, saying
that immigration would create ‘‘a
mish-mash Third World Canada
— a stir-fry country.” !

He said immigrants cost -tax-
payers millions of dollars a year,

‘and bring tuberculosis into the
country. .

Some of his comments were
cheered by citizens'in the gallery.

He said that stating his views on
immigration made him worthy of
-a medal.

“If -Prime Minister Mackenzie
King were stil!’ around he would

“have . given me - the

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NORTH VANCOUVER
CITY COUNCIL _?

by Stephen Wisenthal

Canada, let alone the Com-
memorative Medal,"’ said Collins.

He said he was chosen for a
medal by a non-political panel,
“so what it boiled down to was
that Collins was
choice.”*

In. a prepared presentation to
council, Collins called’ Kenner

“insufferably arrogant and conde--

scending....He says. that when he
arrived in Canada he was struck

by the rawness and lack of cultur-
al sophistication of this country, -:

especially here in the West. Cana-
dians: didn’t’ measure up to his
standards.... :

“He believes you don't have the
brains to be able to work things
out for yourselves....

“Be carefull Tomorrow he may’,

be telling you how to use your
knives and | forks and how to sip
your soup.’

Kenner and Collins appeared as _

delegations before council despite
councillors’ misgivings. Kenner

“had spoken to council on the same
' subject earlier this year.

Said Mayor Jack , Loucks, ‘‘So

the people's:

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Wednesday, June 9, 1993 ~ North Shore News - 3

News columnist roasted at NVC meeting

Collins, Kenner trade barbs
over Canada 125 recognition

A LARGE audience at North Vancouver City Council’s

, Van. chet : saves Canucks PR man

“THE DEFEND! NG chamn- ;

“pion of .-a ° -Vancowver-to-
‘Nanaimo ‘sailboat’ race
abandoned. ‘any chance of

reclaiming his title Satur- :

“day, June 5,° when he went
“to -the rescue of a North
man, and -his
“nephew who » had fallen
_ overboard.

By Surj Ratian
: ‘News Reporter:

. “Jurgen: Schulte, : the owner: of
West: “Vancouver’s , Chesa .. restau-
rant, \was competing in. the 20th
running of the Royal Navy. Sailing
‘Association’s .Single-handed _ race

when he noticed someone drifting .

: “in Georgia Strait about 10 miles

’ off Nanaimo. : -”.,,.
The. victim turned. cout ‘to be

North: Vancouver. resident |, Gen”

Ringdal, the marketing director of
the - National
Vancouver Canucks.

“Schulte ‘said . he ‘had left Point
: Grey’ and . had. rounded a ‘marker
just -off Bowen ‘Island and ‘was
headed “to the © finish’
Nanaimo when: he “Spotted
Ringdal.

“Ringdal said he ‘and. his nephew |

: Glenn Barron were on their. way
/ to. Nanaimo to pick’ up: Ringdal’s
‘son when. Ringdal

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check'a small outboard: motor he
had on his boat.:

. ‘But he. lost his balance ‘and fel .
~ overboard.

‘He ‘was not

was wearing pulled him down and
prevented him from climbing back
into his boat, which began drifting
quickly away from-him..
-Ringdal ‘said he’ called, to his
nephew to throw. him a lifejacket.
‘*He grabbed one and dived in-

“to the water but did not put one

on himself first.””
“Ringdal. told Barron to: swim

back to the boat to get.a life .

jacket for himself.

“But the boat started drifting
away,’’ Ringdal said, ‘“‘and he
could not keep up with it.

“Then he started drifting away
from me, and I could see his head
bobbing up and down in the water
until a _couldn’t
anymore.’

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tions ‘man was shaking ‘and suf-

fering from hypothermia when he.

found him.'.

“The first thing that I did was’
to get the wet clothes. off him,”

said Schulte. :

‘Ringdal then told Schulte that .

his nephew was also in the water.
Schulte called the coast guard,

‘and a‘hovercraft was dispatched

‘to the scene to search for Barron.
Schulte ‘said Ringdal, who had

spent .about. two. hours in the

water before ‘being found, was
then transferred to a police boat.

The restaurant owner said. he |

was continuing on to Nanaimo
when he found Barron. :

“Tt was just motoring along
when [I heard this faint voice in
the water. I heard:
me, ‘please help me,
Schulte.

He threw Barron a 2 lifeline and
pulled him onto his boat:

Schulte. said he disqualified
himself from the race

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CHESA OWNER Jurgen Schulte

came to the rescue of NV resi-.
‘dent. Glen . Ringdai ;
“nephew Glenn Barron in waters :

off Nanaimo.

, when he rescued Ringdal and Bar- 7

ron.

“It was worthwhile, I think “I.

was in third place at the time, but

~ human life is more important than

a race,” said Schulte. - ‘‘Everyone
should .wear a life vest at all
times.”

Ringdal said ‘he and |. Barron
continued their — fishing weekend
the next day.

“We even caught a fish, ” said :
Ringdal. -

Weather

Thursday, mostly cloudy
with showers.
Highs 20°C.

and... his ~

far as 1 am concerned, I would
prefer that we not hear from them
on this matter again."

After the meeting, city coun-
cillors said the issue was not
municipal business, and sheuld be
dealt with by those handling the
political affairs of the late Chuck
Cook, the. North Vancouver Tory
MP who recommended Collins for
a medal.

Coun. Bill Bell challenged Col-
lins over statements he made
about Bell’s views. on immigra-
tion.

“Have you ever read anything 1
have written on. immigration?”
asked Bell.

Replied ColJins, “I have never
read anything, but I assume.”

Said Bell, ‘‘It is a pity.that Mr.
Collins has once again been able
to. .cause angry ‘disruption in our

‘community and itis somewhat

ironic. that this man would. be
awarded a commemorative medal
for community: work when his
work is so disruptive to that: same
community.

“! do believe -in free ’ speech;
still 1 wish the North Shore News.
had never hired Doug Collins,’ he
added.

Bell said that he would wear
Collins’. attacks on him ‘‘as a
badge of honor.”

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| OF, duty

WHAT-: PASSES through |
‘one’s mind prior to the heroic
act? .

By Anna Marie D'Angelo”
News Reporter

Nothing. .

‘According to. North. ‘Shore ;
registered psychologist ’: ‘John
‘Anderson, heroes simply act.

* «Basically, heroes ‘are. very
‘duty... oriented: They just do-;
«What - :they’ have. to'‘do and
pain doesn’t: enter: into it” :
;said Anderson.’ ey Be
. “Jf they ‘happen to have a’
' few.:. burns’. afterwards; : they
‘don’ t make a big deal about ; "
i it,’’ he said. ; :

He said. publicity’: and '
awards‘ are means’ by‘ which .
society encourages heroism...”

_..**We | generally «admire
-someone ‘who sticks «their |.
neck out,’*” said ' Anderson;
who had his life saved twice.

Anderson ‘said heroes:..and’
heroic acts are identified by:
some of the following -
qualities: Wg
‘ethe hero
doer;

e the hero values human life
highly; no
e the hero is courageous;

® the hero is decisive;

© the hero is humble. ‘

-Said Anderson, . ‘‘We like
having hero stories because it.
reassures us that if it happens:
to us — if we get trapped in a
burning. car or. building —
that maybe Joe Average who «
‘comes , along ithe street will »
rescue us too.” :

Heroes are usually males,
said Anderson. ‘ :
_. Anderson’ suggests that
heroes were.:mostly men °
because of the way men and
women ‘are. raised differently _
in our culture. He said men:
are taught to ‘suppress. their
fears. :

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