coq_coordinator@op.douglas.bc.ca David Lam stuff Pack ‘em up and ship ‘em out For this year only, all lockers must be cleaned out by April 20, 1998. This is the case even if you plan to renew in the fall, as some of the lockers will be relo- cated. New locker rentals will be available on September 4, 1998 from 9:00am to 3:00pm, And at the cultural centre... Every fourth Sunday of the Month is Family Day at the Art Gallery. This event is hosted by the Evergreen Cultural Centre from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. April 2 to May 16 Wayne Eastcott: 89.98 Offering a 10-year retrospective look at the work of British Columbia artist Wayne Eastcott, this exhibition will highlight his evocative abstract screen prints on metal and his recent portrait commission created while Artist-in-Residence in Studio C at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. To commemorate his involve- ment in the first Artist-in-Residence program, they are producing a catalogue of his work. 12:00 noon to 5:00pm Monday through Saturday 12:00 noon to 8:00pm Thursday April 22 to May 4 - No Exit by Jean-Paul Sarte This one act play performed by the Tri-City area’s renowned theatre group, Stage 43, is featuring this performance in the Studio Theatre. April 22 to May 4 - Death Knocks by Woody Allen This one act play will be shown in the Studio Theatre. And coming in May...Matthew Good Band with Special Guests May 8 All events take place at the Evergreen Cultural Centre: 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. For more info: (604) 927-6550 2404 Sr. Jopn’2 Sr. Port MOOdy 931-2454 ~ Mon-Sat, 9:30-#:30 _ Sekora wins byelection 43 seats, the NDP has 21, the Con- servatives have 20, and there is one independent. The voters of Coquitlam will have to go to the polls again. This time it will be Homan Sanaie Coquitlam Mayor Lou Sekora won the March 30 federal byelection. He will represent the Liberals in Ottawa in a couple of weeks. Lou Sekora beat Reform candidate Jim Cunningham by over a thousand votes. This is the first time that a Liberal candidate has been elected in Port Moody-Cogquitlam since 1949. Last October, former Reform MP Sharon Hayes resigned as MP so she could take care of her ailing husband. She (Hayes) beat Liberal candidate Kwyangyul Peck in last year’s general federal election. Most likely, if there was another Liberal candidate, instead of Sekora, the Liberals would not have won the election. Sekora most likely won the election because the people in the riding have known him for more than a decade, as the mayor of Coquitlam. Only 36% of eligible voters actually went to the polls. If more people had voted the election could have gone another way. Right now, in the House of Com- mons, the Liberals have 157 seats, Reform has 59, the Bloc Quebecois has Reverend Tom: My girlfriend’s name is Charity, and we have a problem. Because she is Catholic, she wont sleep with me until we are Dear married—because of some stupid religious thing. Can you help? Matt McClaskey Good honest Tom Laws I am offended by the scandal surround- ing MLA Paul Reitsma’s letter praising himself that was published in local newspapers. It is unscrupulous and sorely unethical for a person in power to use the media to make himself look better in the public eye. Reitsma should be ashamed of himself, and we as a people should not stand for this sort of garbage. Not to mention the newspaper not bothering to check the source of the some ten letters Reitsma apparently published. Because of this, I am extremely proud to be an avid reader of the Other Press, and especially the Opinions/Editorials section. This sort of pure journalism, thought and expression thereof in its purest form is what makes the Other Press simply the greatest newspaper on the West Coast. Particu- larly, Mr. Tom Laws, the co-ordinator of the Opinions/Editorials section, could very well be the next Ernest Hemingway for his cool and unbiased coverage of all things of interest to the students of Douglas College. His selection of letters shows his true dedication to his hard and, for the most part, unappreciated job by giving readers of the Other Press a forum by which to express their innermost feelings. Mr. Laws truly gives journalists the good name they deserve, and reading his work is not only a pure joy, but serves as a shining example of how good, honest, and downright perfect a single human being can be. My opinions@op.douglas.bc.ca in a municipal by-election to replace Lou Sekora as mayor. The municipal election should take place in June. an ae Matt: I feel your pain my brother. To get rid of this problem, quote her this line from the Bible, and she just can’t refuse you: Dear “Let all your things be done with Charity” Corinthians 16:14. Have fun. Reverend Tom: Is paying for sex bad? Dear John redheaded, sixteen-year-old sister, also an avid reader of Mr. Laws’ material, has commented how much she would like to make his acquaintance. And what parent wouldn't feel that they had done their job correctly if their daughter were to marry such genius? He’s obviously a good man, with morals and scruples others have only hoped they could attain, unlike Paul Reitsma. Thanks to the good wholesomeness of Tom Laws Dear John: Hell no! As we can see from Corinthian 16:14, “Let all your things be done with Charity,” not only should you not have to pay the hooker, but if you do, get a receipt and write it off on your taxes as a contribution to a charitable organiza- tion. Make the government pay for it, they've been screwing us long enough. and the Other Press, 1 am sure that freeloaders like Paul Reitsma, wishing only to blow their own horns and give themselves some gratuitous praise, will never be published and mar the good image of Mr. Tom Laws. I just hope thaj Mr. Laws will continue writing for the Other Press and keep the standards of good writing at the high levels they already enjoy. Thank you, and keep up the good work! Mot Sla TECHNICAL TERM FOR A BALDING ENVIRONMENTALIST, . . TREKS SAFETY CONICS 99 Dor AMPAYO 4 April 1998 The Other Press