August 15, 1986, carnegie newsletter

-will be changes at Carnegie i f the city gets a p p r o v a l f o r t h e $582,000 i t h a s budgeted for r e n o v a t i o n s to t h e Centre.

The p l a n w i l l g o t o t h e v o t e r s f o r a y e s or n a v ~ s t ei n Nuvawber , , b u t t h e C:api t a l P l a n , which c o n t a i n s p r l s v i s l c m for t h e ri~oney, w i l l b e r c v i ewed b y C i t y C o u n c i 1 i n h a a t i n g s b e g i n n i n g soon.

Max Beck, Director of S o c i a l P l a n n i n g for t h e c i t y urged the Carnegie Centre A s s o c i a t i m i Board, at their meeting, to send 1a s t representatives to Capital Fslar~ r t ~ a e t i t i g s , a n d t h i s w i l l b e done.

The C a p i t a l Plan d e t e r r i ~ni e s t h a way i t i w h i c h c i t y f u n d s w i l l b= a l l o c a t e d f o r 1387-90.

There h a s a l r e a d y been a lot of d i s c u s s i o n about the way t h e money c o u l d b e u s e d if it is approved.

Main i s u s e of t h e s p a c e concern we have to the best advantage.

Tal k s have r e v 0 1 v e d a r o ~ o ~f di n d i n g 5 i n the Catas Study which There

51-rggested t h a t t h e 1ounge, library and coffee r u m consi s t e n t l y carry MC)~ p e o p l e t h a n t g h e r e is rGuri~ fur, with other areas, such as t h e p o t t e r y room and c h i 1 d-mi n d i n g b r i n g underused. include Proposal s s t r u c t u r a l changes-continuing the spiral staircase into the basement, for example; i n c r easad 1csl.tnga a n d c o f fee space, more storage and o f f i c e s p a c e and so on.

The C a t e s S t u d y s a i d t h a t 54% of our p a t r o n s live w i t h i n t h e tieighb~>urhood,and 46% come f r o m o u t s i d e .

And mare t h a n t w o - t h i r d s taL, party in quiet s o c i a l isinc, activitieas, s u c h as s i t t i n g and r e l a x i n g , visiting the library or playing quiet games.

1i k e T h e Newsletter w o u l d t o know w h a t c h a n g e s you t h i n k s h o u l d b e made - i n t h e physical ~et-up or to p r o g r a n ~ s . Wr i t e a n d 1 e t L 1 5 know - we'll print the letters.

Well, it's not fancy, b u t t h i s is t h e f i r s t i s s u e o f a new p a p e r f o r C a r n e g i e p e o p l e

by C a r n e g i e p e o p l e .

We h a v e n o money, b u t t h a t ' s okay.

What w e d o h a v e a r e people t h e b e s t kind of people, n e a r l y 150 of you u s i n g t h e p l a c e e v e r y hour o f e v e r y day.

One h u n d r e d and f i f t y stories an hour.

A goldmine.

When w e g e t r o l l i n g S t ' l l b e t h e b e s t l i t t l e p a p e r i n town.

- .- A l o t 13f p e o p l e i t ? t h i s p l a c e w i l l t e l l y o u e v e r y b o d y , w a n t s s o m e t h i n g . R i g h t ! What w e want a r e s t o r i e s . You c a n w r i t e t h e m down or some down t o t h e Newsletter o f f i c e i n t h e basement a n d h a v e u s w r i t e them.

We'll p u t t h e m i n your words, or w e f 1 1 h e l p y o u f i n d t h e w o r d s .

Bring a r t work, poems, cartoons, p h o t o s . . w h a t e v e r you h a v e . And w e ' l l t r y v e r y h a r d t o m a k e t h i s n e w t i l e t t e r w o r t h y of t h e p e o p l e who come t o t h e C e n t r e .

M e a n t i m e h a v e a r e a l good d a y . My s p e c i a l t h a n k s t o t h e c o n t r i b u t o r s a n d v o l u n t e e r s who p u t t o g e t h e r t h i s f i r s t i s s u e .

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receipts, t h e . mass o f bills, meetings, minutes, r e c o r d s and nti a n d i ~ .

I t is not h o p e l e s s , and new p e ~ p l e are being s e r i o u s and r e s p ~ t i sbi l e i t i p u t t i tig the mess i ti coherent order.

It wi 11 t a k a time b u t t h e more precise we are the better.

T h i s mess r i ~ u s t b e d e a l t w i t h a t t h e s a r i ~ etime a s future a.1 1 t h e d a i 1 y a n d f l natic i a 1 m a t t e r s must be c o - o r d i n a t e d arid p l antied.

I n t h e meant i r w , p l e a s e , let's s t o p looking for scapegclat s and c a l l i ng e a c h c ~tier t nan'tes. Okay?

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UP! How many times t i a v e y o u felt 1i k e s c r e a m i n g t h a t when people are a r g u i n g about the f i n a n c i a l a s p e c t s of t h e p r o g r a m s and v a r i o ~ i s a c t i v i t i e s a t Carr-iegie.

We've had p r o b l e m s i n t h e p a s t and s i n c e t h e n v a r i o u s s y s t en15 t i a v e b e e n s e t u p t o k e e p t a b s on what money i s s p e n t and where.

What b u r n s me i s that t o o many p e o p l e a r e being called t h i e f , when t h e rilalt? t r o u b l e i s t h a t n o o n e r e a l l y knows, amid

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"sma Il s h e sacred t o Eddi. .Carnegie Centrr'6 Eddie Eagl e Base doasn' t need j e w e l 1e r y or e k p e n s i ve r ~ e c i : l a c e ~ instead he has a s t o n e t h a t i s 5 p e i l a l t o hirll, t t ~ d ttie p o l 1 she5 a n d w e a r s .

T I best r o c k s adcved ctx~~e rl:*iI,~ h e c a l l s ttiar~t f v ~ mp l a c e s w h e r e the native I tldl at15 used to ma l: e p i l y r i r ~ ~ a g e s , says E d d i e . But anycone c a n h a r t l e s s t h e nlagi c o f r a c k s w i t h a s t u t t a t h a t 1s spdial to therct, perhaps ~ C C ~ L I S B it curnes fror~~ a = I 1 place or bias b e e n (11 v r n a s d 91f t b y silr~>i-body Tha

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T h e 4 5 - y ~ r - o l d Dene was o r i g i n a l l y from Y e l l o w k n i f e but says t h a t C a r n e g i e i s a titme f o r h i m when he i s i tl town.

He has h i s own sacred a p i e c e of srnooth stone, Argol i t e .

"The k e y t h i n g i s t o f o l l o w t h e sacred p a t h o f Mother E a r t h and f e e l t h e p r e s e n c e o f r ~ ~ i ti ~ ~e t, ~ ssky." , Eddie h a s just come back frwn a lorig t r i p , a n d tie h a p e s c;clmetirrle s o o n t o s t a r t a h a a l i n g qworkshop using sacred stones, 1i g h t tcluch r ~ t a s ~ea g and spirrtual t r a l n i ng.

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"YOU can use i t t o nredi t a t e . . c l o s e your eyes atld 1a o k a t t h e seen or t h e OCedtl or birds. k ~ l d the stone or j u s t k e e p i t with you - just a Christian c r o s s - and i t w i l l t u r t l i n t o .joy W e c a l l The L l l t i r i t a t e .

It i s ijpatl t 1 2 a n y b a d y W ~ I O w a n t s t o niake i t work.

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Free we1 f a r e advocacy a v a i l a b l e from S h e i l a h a x t c r at ttie Downtown Eastsidc 217 Main Wmians Centre, Street.

S h e i l a t o l d ttie N e w s l e t t e r t h a t w o r i ~ e t l who tiaed h e l p c a n reach her a t t h e W~menc C e n t r e on Mondays from 1 -2pri1, or Wednasday a n d T h u r s d a y s from 1-3prtr o r ' p h o n e h ~ ar t 601-8400.

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The Shop is i n t h e basement o f C a r n e g i e C e n t r e and is f o r t h e u s e of downtown e a s t s i d e Kel residents.

Co-ordinator Baker is a v a i l a b l a t o a d v i s e , a n d h e l p a n y o n e d o a home project.

Woodwor k S h o p meriibers h a v e unlimited a c c e s s t o t h e shop d 1 1 r in g t h e h o u r s i t is open t12r a a n n u a l f e e o f B1O.They rttust p a s 5 a s a f e t y a n d s k i l l test.

A nlsrr~lnal u s e r f e e is charged t o non-r~terrtber5, t a ccvi.r t h e c o s t of ritaintaining Lumber and t h e eqr.11 pment r ~ t a t e r i a l ss h o u l d b e s u p p l l e d by t h e user, although the w o ~ d s h r ~ prnay p u r c h a s e the required ruater i a l s on a prepaid basis.

If you want to build s ~ m ehti n g i n ~ ~ 1 l ; lbdu t c a n pt d e c i d e w h a t s e r t of project t13 t a c k l e , Ke1 h a s p l e n t y a f p l a n s and i d e a s t o h e l p o u t . a n d i f y o u d o n ? t knaw how t o s t a r t h e ' l l b e happy t o t e a c h y o u how t13 u s e t h e e q u i p r ~ ~ e n t and tools s a f e l y .

2pm t o lOpm - T h u r s d a y Noon t o 6pri1 - S u n d a y The shop is closed an Saturdays I f you h a v e a n y q u e s t i o n s 665-2222 o r you c a n 'phone GUY 5 drop i n d ~ . tirn g t h e l i s t e d a b o v e a n d t a l k t o Kcl.

S c r a p h a r d w o o d - rtmplc, walnut, r~~ahoqeny,t cak, etc. n e e d e d 6 y woodsho nations woul d ap reciated; any length, a n t d i rwnsions.

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Aug 15-16: C i t y workers will be at Carnegie, i n t h e ri~ain I lounge, to register voters and expl a i n the new c a s p u t e r i z e d v o t i n g ritachi n e s .

T i r~tes: 12-8prit a n d 10-6pri1 1 I

Aug 3 1 : Music Gui l d C o n c e r t ,t F i r c h a l 1 T h e a t r e .

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ange s p l ls success Nickels and dimes are a d d i n g u p to a b i g 6uccds6 s t c ~ r yfor C a r n e g i e C e n t r e ~ieniors.

Ttie motley t h e y make oti tile CLIPS of coffee they s ~ l has l left t h e m w i t h a d e c e n t bank balance, and o p o t ~ e d' t h e d o a r . t a a lot '7f o ~ ~ t d o oa rc t i v i t i e s . fwetity t h r e e seniors went t o Capilano Camp i n July f o r t h r e e days fished, played cards, and c n . j n y e d beauti f u l s c e n e r y .

Arid they have regular t r i P S to v a r i 0 u 5 surrtritGr l aPes. ' A t ~ dh e h i n d i t a 1 1 i s t h e cctffecr t h e y s e l l with n C ! D ~ Co f c o r i r p a ~ i s i o t i . " I f - am a n is s i c k and broke w e rilialit g i v e hiri~ f r e e c~sffee. He'll come J I next day or t h e day a f t e r a n d say t h e s e n i o r s a n d he w e r e t i i c e t o rn?, may g i v e us a dollar" S e t ~oi r s p r e s i d e r i t Datitiy i:orica t o l d us. "l'enple a r e sure we're q r ~ i n tc> ~ b e mi t h e main flow s e l l i n g c ~ f f e e and c n o k i e s e v e r y Wednesday, and t h e y ' r e n o t a f r a i d to be f i v e or ten cents s h c * rt 'I T e l e v i s i o n i s ttie main attraction in the lounge, @ s p e ci a1 1 y when t h e news i s ictti, r for fo~tball g a m e s . E i q t i t now, w i t h ttie Q O C ~ weather, there' s

clsual 1 y r oorn f o r e v e r yc~tlcr, 7 but when winter comes' Danny expects it t o be standing room o n l y . "lhc rttorr 1 ounge i s used WILICt i ttiar~ p e s p l e i r n a a i t i e " . l i t 3 said. .over t h e c l a t t e r ~f nickels and dimes.

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Tora r e p c l r t ~ j a ~.t)1s i g t i t i t i q , rni1:1d-aftr.rt~1~-~1::0r-, .rill I .

29, o f t w n h l a c k r a i l w a y t ; a t l t c a r s ritarked C ; t ~ l p t ;il~ ~ r P.:. i 1 1 , and two s i r n i l a r c a r s m a ) I,c.r!

Sulphur Dioxide, a l c w ~ wi!.;; ~ ~ t l ~ ~ ~ f i v e tiumbered but black tank c a r s the ty,j.-, w l i i cti camrtmnl y rr~clve d a t i c ~ ~ . !I,. subst a n r es.

Ttie c a r 5 w , . . rirclvi nq e a s t f r ~ r i tC a n a d a &'I p a s t Crab Park.

A c i t y study m a d e ~ ; ~ r t lI l l a s t y e a r s a i d t t ~ ea r e a I - ~ o l l t LIP to G I a Viaduct attrl Vetiables Street would he affected by a chenii c a l explosioti f r t m a r a i l car 1:1ri the w a t e r frcttit.

Arid tire d ~ z ~t ~t iw t i Ea.;tside 4 11 cj Chi tiatowti waul. rJ be pr i 11t*-, targets.

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rticrit's a c u t - p r i c e deal for p e c l p l r who l i k e t o p l a y f 1o o r pilij1 i,n the second Fror11 now u n t i 1 t h e e n d of ! 3 ~ p t e r l t b c r $2. SOc w i 1 1 b u y a r l t e r l l t ) k r sti i p N e w c a r d s ~i 1 1 b e issued cJc t l & e v 1 at t h e usual $5, full year price.

W i 1; 1 I r w r e t h a n 200 ri~arirbers d ~ i d 11tot-18~ i n t h e batik the pc11>1 r o ~ s m is a b u s y , t h r i v i n g placr.

And i t ' s s u c h a n i c e I - w i t h a view o f the t ~ ~ t sMai y r-1, H a s t i rigs juticticmt~ - t h a t s o n ~ cp e o p l e p a y t h e able f l v r d o l l a r s j u s t to be t o v i s i t , s a y 5 p r e s i d e n t Paul 'Taylor.

"1Je h a v e a r j o l i d n u c l e u s of t r t l Gr' t we1 V B rileri~ber5 whG v o l u n t a r i l y p u t t i p s on c u e s , b r u s h t h e t a b l a s down a n d 543 cjti " ti a said. "t-lavi n g sori~ethitig t o d o c o t i t r i b u t a s t o t h e c o r ~ ~ r i ~tuyn i f e e l i n g for t t i e ~ i ~a, s i t d 0 0 5 f ~ ri~a. r " The b i g p o o l t a b l e h a s been rril..lvered r e c e n t l y a t a c o s t uf near l y five tiundr a d dl21 1 a r s a n d t h = s r i ~ a 1i.r l one wi 1 1 be d o n e w i t h i n a ri~onth

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Faad Bank's Tons of produce arc being s h i p p c d f rorn t h e O k a n a g a t i tij tie1 p f e e d V a n c o u v e r ? s h u n g r y .

S i x w e e k l y l o a d s of f r ~ ~ i t and v e g e t a b l e s w i 11 1e a v c boutid f fir t h e Focld 01 i v e r Batik courtesy ~f t ti r upcount r y growers.

"Our b o t t o r , ~ l i t i c i s f e e d i n g p e o p l e" f a r r i ~ es r spokesr~~ati 11s.

Graharti Nelscw told " S o r i ~ r iri~es, t w i t h a1 1 t h e t a l k o f r ~ ~ a r l t a tasn d s o o n , we 1 CIS= 5i g t i t o f tti'at " The g r c ~ w e r s l i n k w i t h the former Food Bank h e r e i s a c h u r c h r i ~ i nsi t e r who knows t h e n13w 1 i v r 5 f a r r ~ ~ e r swe1 l b u t ticre a n d s e r vcs 011 t h e Food Batik B o a r d .

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When t a l k i n g t o a person from elsewhere, you a a t use bilth t e r r n ~ sa n d b e r i g h t i n b o t h ways, but living tiere yuursel f i t ? s c l e a r e r t o c h o o s e o n e term f o r y o u r own p e a c e o f rttitid.

T h e C a r t i e g i e c a n g r o w on you.

S k i e Road b r i n g s t h i n g s 1 i i:a b a r s , fights, theft, d r u g s , end-ctf-ther o a d and a l m o s t futile survival/existence.

A1 r i ~ t s a 1 ways this lifestyle is c a r r i = d ~ u t on sitrilebody el s e ps t ernis: We1 f a r e , P u l i c e , l a n d l u r d s , etc..

Carnagie is l i k e an caasis i n a d e s e r t .

Coffee i s 304, a s a n d w i c h i s 7 5 c , SOLIP i 5 60i, rilerhbdrstii p c a r d s a r e 6 1 / y r f o r games, s p u r t s equipeient, f i 1rf1s; p u u l i s $5 a Y E A H ! ! T h e r e i s mie o f t h e b e s t sri~all 1 i b r a r y s atiywlicr e.

Sober and s t r a i g h t p e c ~ p l e a r e we1 ionre.

Staring a t walls or suc ked into getting w a t c h i n g TV f o r days or weeks a t a tima wi~uld d r i v + anybady t o d r i n k .

The c i v e r s i t y o f activity at Carnegic is b o t tl positive at~d progressive.

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T h a t was i n 1982!!!

MY physical disorder i6 a cumulative effect.

The c a u s e s : starvation, malnutrition, poi soti, malnutrition, dyser~tsry, malnutrition.

I f you're aware of the di f farence, then replace starvation with fasting.

There d r e t w o c l i n i c s on tie planet, o n e i n West Qerr(tatiy a n d o n e i n Sweden; h e l p may b e a v a i l a b l e .

In '82, t h e i d e a w a s t o w i n a l o t t e r y or be g i v e n e n o u g h ri~ariey t o c o n t i n u e . W a i t i n g f o r a chance h a s been h a r d but i fa bunch o f people i t i t h e downtown e a s t si de/ Skid Road h a d n ' t been adar~latit i n c r e a t i t i g t h i h a v e n a n d k e e p i n g 1 i fe' ALIVE, I would b e e i t h e r completely n u t s o r dead.

During J u l y , an average of 147 p a t r o n s u s e d Carnagie * v a r y hctur of every day.

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F i f t y or s i x t y women arc p a s s i n g throngh t h * danrs of t h e Downtown East si d e Wornens Tho Centre C e n t r e e v e r y day. i s a t 217 Main S t r e e t .

A fundraising concert fur t h e C e n t r e Music Guild is p l a n n e d f o r S u b n d a y A u g u s t 31 a t t h e Fi'rehal?, Theatre. Five or s i x bands w i l l perform, and a d m i s s i o n w i 11 b e avound 93. To s u p p o r t t h e Gui l d a n d have a g o o d t i m e get your t i c k e t s f r o m a n y Music B u i l d member.

S e v e n t e e n t eanis wi 11 b e cornpet i n g i n t h e C e n t e n n i a l Slo-Pi t c h Tournament Sept 13-21/86.

The tiroe was changed due t o l a c k of, funds f r om the Centennial Foundation.

The games w i l ) b e p l a y e d i n 3 f i e l d s , t w o f i e l d s being i n S t r a t h c o n a Park and o n e f i e l d a t O p p ~ t l h e l m e rP a r k .

The L i s t o f Teams t h a t wi 1 l b e i n t h i s T o u r n a m e n t : Nonanies, B l u e Demons, B u l l et s Braves, Co-np, CwgarS , Dragons, P a n t h e r s , P e r forrner s Royals, Rowdies, Scorpions, S p a r t a n s , The Edge, Thunderbirds, Evictors and the Wol v e r i t-res.

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The provincial d i v i s i o n of C o n t r o l is cclntinuit-rg t o hoid t w o X-Ray clinics a riicln t h in t he downtowti E a s t s i d e , a n d has a s k e d l o c a l agencies t o t r y t o .. p u r s u a d e r e s i d e n t s t o g o l i t j f o r a n XRay. Physicians i n t h e area a r e be in^ made a w a r e o f a1 l a s p e c t s of t h e d i s e a s e .

The i rnpac t o f these n\aasur as i s expeazted to b e s i g n i f i c a n t a f tor ~ o v e r a lv e a r s .

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T h e t h i r d a n n u a l Water of L i f e Festival kicks off S a t u r d a y a n d t h e r e w i l l be games, w i t eet ai nment p u b l it: speakers - a l l in c e l e b r a t i ~ t i of water There w i l l be canoe races S a t u r d a y f r o m CRAB b e a c h , and plays and publ i c s p e a k e r s a s t h e weekend p r o q r esses.

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flame will burn in Vancouver until nuclear disarmament is a reality. A Peace Flame Monun+nt was announced during Hiroshima Day ceremonies recently, t o be located in Seaforth Park at the south end of the Burrard Street bridge gathering place for participants in the annual Vancouver Peace March.

The Carnegi e Centre's Dave tlaconnell wrote the following poem f o r the Newsletter on the Nuclear and the difference between where nost of us issue want to go and where we actually seem to b e headed.

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I t wasn't t h e f a u l t of t h e Robin, Nor o f t h e E a g l e ; Dut man h a d at? arrils r a c e , And a n u c 1 ear p o w e r r a t e .

A r e t h e y r u s h i n g t o see Who cat? blow u s u p t h e f a s t e s t ?

s t r a n g e p a r t i c l e s and d i s t o r t i o n s , P o o r sky: And t h e t ~ u i l e a rw a s t e i n l a n d s a n d waters.

D i d sarileone s a y s t o p !

Didn't we?

B u t t h e arms a n d t h e n u c l e a r r a c e g o e s on, And s t i l l , i t w a s n ' t t h e f a u l t o f t h e r o b i n Or t h e Eagle.

Eagle. . h e s i t a t e . .

Won't you t a k e rite w i t h you, ( I t ' s h a r d e r f a r r(~et o t r a v e l , y o u see) Over t o t h e Land i n a n c i e n t G a l i l e e , W h e r e l i f e i s s t i l l so s i m p l e , I n i t s r f i e r c e compl e x i t y .

Eagle, hesitate..

Wonpt y o u t a k e r w w i t h you?

A t o n e t i me 1 o v e rtiaant c a r i n g ; And d o i n g t h i n g s t o g e t h e r , And n i g h t s o f t ~ : ~ u c h i t i g , h ~ a l i n g , s o o t h i n g .

D i d s m l a t h i n g gil w r o n g t h a t I d i d n ' t sea?

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Turn seats a Tti+re w i l l be e l e c t i o n s i n S e p t e m b e r ' t o f i l l two s e a t s mi the Carnegie Centre A s s o c i a t i o n Board. ntie of t h e gaps was c r e a t e d when B h a r b a r a Gudmundson 1 a f t ttie B v a r d a f t e r a c o n ~ p r l c a t a d wrangl e during pracedur a1 last week's board meeting. . I t began w i t h h e r nun-conf i d e t i c e rilotioti i n a l l mernbers o f the Cxec. except f w Richard roor r y (Tors) -and ended a f t a r 1 e r i g t h y d e b a t a when s h e tiatidrd tier Assoc i a t i o n c a r d over I President Harvey bowers.

T h e b a s i c issue was t h e foctd p r o g r a m a t Oppi-nhei timer F'ark, a n d a coticern exprestied by t h e Farke P l a c e Cafe ttiat it w a s uri f ai r iori1pi.t i t i cln.

The C a f e w a n t e d t o t a k e cwer t.he prugrarit, a n d r i ~ a r i ~ b e r sc l f t h e E x e c . who s u p p c ~ r t e d t h i s ttad s u g g e s t e d t h a t s t a t i s t i i s r ~ ~ i g t i tb e k e p t b y C a f e s t a f f 5i n that any p a r a n t a1 riegkl i g e n c e c o u l d b e e x p o s e d t o ttie M i n i s t r y o f Huri~ati R e s o u r c e s . T o r a ilpposed t h i s , i t w a s "a r a t h e r charging rlasty t h i n g which c o u l d e r o d e t h e c o n f i d e n c e of t h e p e o p l e L I ~ttie c ~ x ~ r i ~ u n i n t y t h e Board and t h e C e n t r e . . " Gudrfiutidson a g r e e d a n d sai d i t w a s " d i s g u s t i tig" ttiat ttie E 3 ~ a r d woul d even iotisi d e r passing t data co11e ct ed through the free f oad progr ar~.

Those wha s u p p o r t e d t h e said they w e only plat] t r y i ny to sre;rtc; a s t a t i s t i c a l base to prove to MI-iR t h a t c e r t a i t ) c h i l d r e n in ttie D ~ : ~ w t ~ t o w r i C a s t s i d e need e x t r a h e l p . N o rlari~rsw o u l d b e ~ 1 211el: t ed 13r passed i i t i .

It e n d e d whet1 P r e s i d e n t Bower s ru1ed Gudri~ut~dson i t i e l i g a b l e ta v s t r b e c a u s e ' t h e r e was, t i said, 60ri18 q u e s t i o n clvrr whet h e r s h e w a s a 1 a g i t i rttate ri~eriiber of the i a t i ilrl. /-lev r e g u l atA.j~2,-~c p 1 a c e of e r q I ~ : , y r ~ , u t ~ w ta s said t o b e t h e issue.

I a n y al;et>t t h e Ci t y l s D i r e c t i ~ r of CL - - i' a P l a n n i tig, Max tjcc k , whet a t t e n d e d t ha riteet i n y , h n d a 1 i't t e r read which i ndlcated that effective iri~wediately t h e city, r t hi- C 2 r i t r e , wcluld r e - i n b t i t u t e ttie fctod prograw, prctviditig b e v e r a g e s a n d s n a c 1::s a t Opperihrl-i n-~er. t-le said i t wijuId t~ctt be practical r ef t e c t i v e far F a r k e P1d1:r C a i e t a r u n the progf on a ti+:/; c c ~ r i c e s sii1 t 1 basis.

T h e r e w i l l b e ati i n t e r i m meet i tiq of t h e Emard on Augurst-21 - w i t t i t h e r e g u l a r meet i nq t t l * f i Y st T h u r day I. t i S e p t er116er

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As .a regular f ature, H ' I 1 o f f e r space t o Carnegle Centre pazrons to e e l 1 us t h e i r s t o r i e s . t m ~ e v e rsimple or c o w p l e x . Don Hadgson, 53 who used to help p o l lee Oppenheiaaar Park for the Centre, and is a nlce guy, klcks 1t off.

I went E a s t a t t h e end

of Apri 1 , to visit some r e l a t i v e s i n Saskatchewan.

I stopped off i n Calgary and g o t 13-1 a b u s a n d t h e r e was a C h i n e s e b u s d r i v e r wearing a red Stampeders sweater, and h e t o l d roe where t o g o f o r a d e c e n t I t i a i r c ~ ~ ti t C h i n a t o w n . was t h e f i r s t c u s t o m e r of t h e d a y and t h i s C h i n e s e bnarber gives roe a cigarette, p u t s on t h e c c f f e e and t h e n h e g i v e s rile a h a i r c u t .

He didn; t do a bad job, a n d i t was nil-e.. the c i g a r e t t e and the coffee, and I g u e s s 1 lost ri~y h e a d .

H i s price was four do1 1 a r s a n d ,I g a v e him f i v e .

I wal ked a r o u n d l o o k i n g at the tall buildings.

I found t h a t i n C a l g a r y t h e y put' a1 1 their tall b u i l d i n g s i n iltle p l a c e .

I t h o r - q h t ; how f o o l i st1 one bomb a n d t h e y ' r e gone.

They s t i c ~ udl spread thern o u t t h e way w e d o h e r e .

Altogether I travelled

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by f o u r t h o ~ r s a n d m i 1QS Greyh~crnd. I didn' t want t o have anything t n do with t h e Expo npening.

After Calgary I caught a

n i g h t b u s , s a t u p f r o n t by t h e d r i v e r a n d was wideeyed all the way to Saskataun.

Once when w e had a s t o p I g o t o f f , got it.

I a c i g a r a n d smoked stayed a week w i t h a c o u s i n i n Rusetown. H e ' s a I couldn' t seed farwer. h e l p himrnuch because I don't understand farming a n y riiore, now i t ' s all r i ~ e c h a nsi e d . I w a l k e d a1 ong t h e r i v e r , looked a t a f e w ri~unurnents. I met a Cree woman wi th dirty rn1:1crla5ins.

I went t~ the YMCA t o t a k e a s h o w e r for a dollar fifty.

T h e r e was serviceri~an t h e r e with a two r i n g s and b r a i d a n h i s c a p . I s a i d what d o e s t h a t a make yoi.~? H e s a i d captain.

I was in the n a v y , a n d i n my d a y I t o l d him y o u h a d t o h a v e four . r ingr;.

Then I went t visit my o t h e r c n u s i n 24 miles e a s t of Saskatoot~.

H e 1 i v e s i n an o l d pocil r 15CI rn , converted.

I-i c h a n g e d t h e windows cw t h e f r o n t , s e a l e d up t h e f r c m t dlmr.

You g o i n t h e b a c k door.

There was a not iceboard o u t s i d e the v i l l a g e h a l l and it was full of auction sales..

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I v i s i t e d w i t h sorile f a r r i ~ e r s I knaw.

Always got there at wealtiri~es. That's the way t t i o buh.15 were i n t h e thirties.

I had t o watch I didn't fool rl~y rironey. around i n Calgary on t h e way b a c k , but I stopped o f f n e a r Cranbrcrok a n d g o t d job working forgan o l d He w a s 8 1 - y e a r s H e p a i d r n e minimurn wage, 83.65. a n d I p u t i n t l i ~g a r d e n , built fences fl>r hifit.

He h a d three d c k ~s , black with red beaks.

T h e r e was an o l d hattttub layit?g t h e r e and I. , I f i g u r cd the ducks t i a t ~ d ~wd a t e r .

T h e r e was a Iiol r ir t h e tub b u t he plugged i t up, put sorile b i & a r d su p t o i t , and s u r e rt~i:luyh t h e y wal k+d u p o n t at-td d u n k e d r i g h t i n t h e water.

He h a d quite a ( ~ ~ r n a g c r i e .He l i v e d i n a trailer with big blocks and wheel s h e had b u i 1t undarncatti.

He s a i d he d rilove h i s trailer w ~ t h t h i s c c l n t r a p t i o t ~ ta l a c e a n y way h e w a n t e d , b u t i t n e v e r rmved w h i l e I was t h c r e .

He s a t iltl a barrel and Qatched rrle wc:r k .

I was t h e r e a b o u t a ~.:~c-l.. a n d o n e d a y a young guy in a pickup with a 11.dt115et:lt~ t 13P d r O V B i t l and I f 1 g u r e d , h e r e ' s anctt h e r

a p p l i c a n t for t h e j o b . The o l d guy r e a l l y wanted a welder and as s ~ o n a s I Zau t h e new g u y I s a i d L 'guess I'd b e t t e r g a t th& b u s for V a n c o u v e r . N o w I ' m back a n d I g o t a voluntet?r j o b w i t h Meal s iln Wheel 5.

They s a i d t h e y rf~ight pay r i l e a c o u p l e of b u c k s too.

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T h e r e a r e fewer cases t u b e r c u l o s i s i n t h e downtown Eastside.

A report an the North ,Health U n i t ' s case-finding p r o g r a m g i v e s t h e nuri~ber o f new cases for t h e f i r s t h a l f o f t h i s y e a r a s 13 - c o r f ~ p a r e d w i t h 26 a y a a r e a r l i e r . T h e r e 17 c a s e s o n p r e v e n t i v e were traatrnant a year ago, but o n l y n i n e from J a n . to June t h -i --s Year.

The r e a s o n f o r t h e - d r o p is st i 11 nut c 1 e a r , says the :report, issued

by Medical Dr. John :Health Officer Blatherwick.

It could be becz+se of i n c r e a s e d p u b 1 i c t h e a l t h work i n t h e ar.ea - or i t could j u s t b8 a pclpulation shift.

The s t u d y area is bounded by Eurrard Street, Clark Drive, Water S t r e e t , a n d T e r m i n a l Avenue.