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will ‘‘let all sides have their
say’’ on the international
student situation.

John Helliwell, director
of the Canadian Bureau for
International Education
(CBIE) said March 17 that

if CTV continues to move in.

the conciliatory tone of the
apology, those fighting the
program will be satisfied.
“Tl consider it a major
victory,’” said  Helliwell.
“I’m delighted with it.’’
W5’s apology admitted
that figures it used which
said there were 100,000
foreign students in Cana-
dian schools were inaccu-
rate. It said the program
used a process that lumped
together international stu-
dent numbers with those of
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students in. Canada on)
special permits.

According to the depart-
ment of immigration, there
are 58,000 international
students at all levels,
including highschools,
community colleges and
universities.

W5 also apologized for
what members of Canada’s
Chinese community have
called its racist overtones.

“It was never our inten-
tion in doing the program to
give offense to any Cana-
dian community: W5 sin-
cerely regrets any offense
that may have been
unintentionally given to the
Chinese-Canadian com-
munity.’’

Liz Paterson, director of
the international students c
centre at the University of
Toronto, said she believes
W5 seriously _underesti-

report would get from
campuses and the Chinese-
Canadian community.

Ah
Wilderness

opens

Three White Rock wo-
men are among the key
figures in the Douglas
College Spring Production
of Eugene O’Neill’s co-
medy, ‘Ah, Wilderness’.

The play will be directed

White Rock. Ms. Harvey
directed the recent and well
received Langley Players
production of ‘| Never Sang
for My Father’.

The costumes will be
designed by Margaret
Primrose of White Rock.
She will also play the
important role of ‘Essie’,
the mother of the central
character. A founder/
member of White Rock
Little Theatre for thirty
years, Mrs. Primrose is an
experienced and acclaimed
actress and has performed
in several award winning
White Rock Little Theatre
productions.

Morgan Podwin, also of
White Rock, has taken the
second mature female role;
that of Aunt Lily. Ms.
Podwin has a_ broad
theatrical background. She
is a teacher of drama and
has performed in several
U.B.C. productions, as well
as the White Rock Players
production.of ‘Plaza Suite’.

‘Ah, Wilderness’ — will
open in the James Cowan
Theatre of the Burnaby
Arts Centre, April 16 and
will run to April 20. Curtain
time for evening perfor-
mances will be 8 p.m.
There will be a matinee
performance on Sunday,
April 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets
are $4.00 for adults and
$3.00 for students and
senior citizens. For reser-
vations call 291-6864 or
521-4851. 7