in the Learning Centre. at David Lam, is one of the many Douglas College staff and faculty members who are helping people after Hurricane Mitch decimated parts of Central America. “We developed a few connec- tions down there [in Central America]. Now that this major catastrophe has happened in Central America, is a lot of aid is going down there... we also decid- ed t&’send some aid down there.” Klassen said. Douglas College has had a spe- cial relationship with the people of Nicaragua since 1991. Faculty, staff and administrators have been involved in providing help in desktop publishing in order to develop educational materials for people who need to learn to read or write. Jamie Gunn, who is a graphic artist in Distributed Learning Newspaper CANADIAN COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS (CCPJ), TORONTO Canadian Press reports that newspaper publisher Tara Singh Hayer was shot to death in the garage of his suburban Vancouver et up a place where ; people «: can: in drop off supplies for the people of Central America. “People can drop off stuff at the Learning Centres at the David Lam or the New West campus. Anybody can drop off things they would like to send down there. Things like blankets, med- ical supplies, clothing and canned goods. Things that will be useful down there.... We are not taking any money,” Klassen added. Students can also send supplies through the Distributed Learning Systems office (DLS) Room 3100 in the New West campus. Other places where people can contribute to the Hurricane Mitch Relief Fund: The Red Cross is seeking financial donations only. Cheques can be made payable to the Canadian Red Cross marked “Hurricane Mitch Relief” and sent to 4750 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 2N9. Credit publisher kil home on the evening of November 18, 1998. Hayer, who published the Indo- Canadian Times, Canada’s largest and oldest Punjabi weekly, was an outspoken critic of violent Sikh fundamentalists and had already . been the target of an assassination Mudslides and disasters are bad. card donations can also be made by calling 709-6600. Donations to the Red Cross Appeal are being accepted at the following financial institutions: Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto Dominion Bank, CIBC, Royal Bank of Canada, National Bank of Canada, Canadian Western Bank, Hong Kong Bank of Canada, Canada Trust, Laurentian Bank of ed attempt at his newspaper office in 1988. At that time, he was left partially paralyzed. Just a week ago, the publisher said in an inter- view that he was not concerned by ongoing threats on his life. “If they get me, they get me. There's nothing I can ‘do and I’m not Standby. It's a sucker game. The Bus is Better. Available at any Greyhound Canada location in Western Canada. For further information in Vancouver call 482-8747. The pages of your life are blank. ; Grab a pen. Greyhound Western Canada Student Coach Card. 25% off all your Greyhound Greyhound rls Canada travel in Western _ Canada for one year. For only 15 bucks. New this year, get 20% off Gray Line City Tours in Vancouver & Victoria when you show this card. i Canada, Sottomayor Bank of Canada, Baca Commerciale Italiana. UNICEF: Credit Card dona- tions can be made by calling 874- 3666. Cheques can be made payable to “UNICEF Canada Emergency Appeal for the Victims of Hurricane Mitch” and sent to UNICEF BC at 536 W. Broadway, Vancouver, BC VSZ IE9 going to stop my work,” he said. Hayer's son, Sukhdev Hayer, said his father had arrived moments earlier at his Surrey, British Columbia home from his newspaper office, and had just transferred from his vehicle to his wheelchair when he was shot. Hayer's son said that he went back to the newspaper office after the shooting to add a special insert that would let readers know of the killing. Hayer said it was important to continue work on the paper despite the murder because his father had fought for press freedom in Canada. “He has fought for the freedom of human beings here. He always said if they were going to kill him for what he published so be it,” said Hayer. Sukhdev Hayer believes the killer was trying to frighten peo- Referenda Results Question: Are you in favour of creating a fee of $9 per student per semester to support student initiatives for Activities and Athletics, at a rate of $5.50, and Performing Arts, at a rate of $3.50. This would change Bylaws and Policy as posted. Financial donations can also be made at any credit union in BC. In Vancouver, items and finan- "cial aid are being sought by the Misién Catdlica Hispafia at 4824 Commerical Drive. The Central America Emergency Relief Committee has a drop off depot at 1886 East 32nd Avenue. In Abbotsford, the Mennonite Central Committee is putting together hurricane-relief kits, and anyone with donations can take them to 31414 Marshall Road. The group, Builders Without Borders, is looking for cheques, cash, and supplies. Drop off areas are 466] Central Boulevard, in Burnaby, 17474 56th Avenue in Surrey, 7993 Webster Road, in Delta, and 210-1276I1 16th Avenue in White Rock. ple prior to upcoming Sikh tem- ple elections in Vancouver and Abbotsford because they feared moderates would win. Sikh mod- erates and friends of Hayer said police have done little to head off the threats and violence of funda- “The police should have acted on the mentalists in the region. threats against Mr. Hayer and others before the assassination,” said Bikar Singh Dhillon, a for- mer Temple president and victim of a 199] assassination attempt. “There have been rumours of hit- men in town for weeks and police have done nothing,” he added. Hayer, 64, was married with three daughters, one son and eighteen grandchildren. The Vancouver Sun reported that he had some two hundred relatives across British Columbia. Douglas Student Union Local 18 Canadian Federation of Students Results: Yes No THC 32 18 DLC 42 54 NWC 287 160 In favour: 64% The Orher Press November 25 1998 Page 4