On a f a r l i g h t e r n o t e , two g r a n t s have been awarded t o t h e C e n t r e . The f i r s t i s from t h e Vancouver Foundation f o r t h e cont i n u a t i o n o f t h e L i t e r a c y ldorker i n t h e Learning Centre. The s e c o n d i s p o e t i c j u s t i c e , a s V.E.E.S. h a s been informed t h a t $110,000 w i l l be s u p p l i e d by t h e Canadian Economic I n i t i a t i v e s Council f o r t r a i n i n g t u t o r s i n a L e a r n i n g C e n t r e program. T h i s i s $40,000 more t h a n t h e one t h a t was l o s t l a s t y e a r . Many o f t h e s t u d e n t s and u s e r s of C a r n e g i e a p p l a u d Donald MacPherson f o r h i s work i n s e c u r i n g f u n d s .
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK l t ' s a s a d way t o spend a b i r t h day, when you h a v e n ' t s e e n y o u r c l o s e f r i e n d f o r t h r e e d a y s , you go t o h i s h o t e l , and t h e manager i s r e a l l y r e l u c t a n t t o even open t h e door. ..and t h e r e ' s t h a t s m e l l . An o l d guy who was h e r e i n Carnegie e v e r y morning on t h e second f l o o r was found i n h i s room on Thursday. He'd been dead f o r a c o u p l e o f d a y s . His name was B i l l Card, a long-time member o f t h e P o o l Room and j u s t p l a i n good-natured. Friends a r e u p s e t w i t h t h e manner o f h i s b e i n g found, a s managers a r e l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d t o check a l l rooms once e v e r y 24 h o u r s . A s a man s a i d , " I f a young p e r s o n i s found d e a d , t h e p a p e r s and everybody makes a b i g t h i n g o f i t . I f y o u ' r e an o l d man, you j u s t d i e . "
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A total of 23 delegations will speak before city council on January 5 about the grant request for the ownt town Econo? mic Develomnent b i e t w DEEDS is asking thkAty for a grant of 170,000 that is contingent on federal funding. Allegations of rnisrnanagement and bad bookkeeping have put the issue on hold several tunes . although the director of social planning is recommending that council approve the grant request. To pass, the proposal must get eight votes.
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I n t h e Carnegie T h e a t r e , on t h e e v e o f Dec. 7 , a s p r i n k l i n g of p e o p l e t h a t a l t e r n a t e l y grew and subs i d e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e e v e n i n g were given a bunch o f s t o r i e s . We g e t f e d a l o t of s t o r i e s a l l o f t h e t i m e , b u t t h e s e o n e s were o f a more p l e a s a n t variety: s t o r i e s about peoples' l i v e s (and t h o s e o f 19 cows, one These p e o p l e gopher a n d one b e a r ) . and o t h e r a n i m a l s l i v e d d u r i n g t h e l a t e 1 8 0 0 1 s , t h e e a r l y 1 9 0 0 ' s and p r i o r t o and p o s t WWII. Some of them a r e s t i l l a l i v e today. A t v a r i o u s p o i n t s i n t h e e v e n i n g , some o f us c a s u a l l y s h a r e d o u r own s t o r i e s too.. But f o r t h e most p a r t , Melanie and Nan, t h e weavers of "Wive's Tales" ( t h e o f f i c i a l name o f t h e i r duo) s p u n us a few good y a r n s . Nan t o l d us how 19 cows and one b i g b u t not-so-bad J i m McGee s p e n t a n i g h t i n j a i l i n 1896 ( o r was i t 1 8 6 7 ) . Of c o u r s e a l l was f o r g i v e n and f o r g o t t e n o v e r a few g i n s i n t h e Bodega Saloon. No, t h e cows w e r e n ' t i n v i t e d , j u s t J i m and Bob. Bob was t h e c i t y pound c l e r k , who t h o u g h t h e w a s a b o i l e r m a k e r . By t h e way, t h a t v e r y same Bodega Saloon i s coming o u t o f t h e cobwebs a n d back i n t o a c t i o n on Carrall S t r e e t t o d a y , a l m o s t 100 y e a r s a f t e r J i m and Bob s a t s i p p i n g g i n . Melanie t o l d u s a b o u t a l o n e l y homesteader who woulda s h o t anybody who came between him and h i s s o l e and i n d i g e n o u s companion o f The B i g Bald P r a i r i e s : t h e gopher. We a l s o h e a r d a b o u t how N e l l i e McClung, a now famous s u f f r a g e t t e and e a r l y plainswoman, l o s t h e r f e a r o f r e a d i n ' n ' w r i t i n ' and One-room
S c h o o l h o u s e s . . n o t t o mention schoolmasters. N e l l i e a l s o f e l t t h e s t i n g of h e r own p o v e r t y when s h e comp a r e d h e r s e l f t o one o f h e r c l a s s mates who w a s bedecked i n b r i l l i a n t red ribbons. She even had matching r e d f e l t on h e r s c h o o l s l a t e ( t h a t t h i n g t h a t h a s now been r e p l a c e d by t h e s c r i b b l e r , which is r a p i d l y bei n g r e p l a c e d by t h e computer.) Perhaps t h e g l a r i n g d i s c r e p a n c y between t h i s o t h e r g i r l ' s p o s s e s s i o n s and N e l l i e ' s own r i b b o n l e s s h a i r , t a t t e r e d smock and t o m r e a d e r , gave r i s e t o el lie's l a t e r a c t i v i s m i n l i f e . No doubt t h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g schoolmaster helped h e r g e t t h e r e too. Melanie s h a r e d a t a l e about Mrs. Abraham, a v e r y B r i t i s h p i o n e e r , who learned t h a t friendship, not scalpi n g , was t h e o b j e c t o f a v i s i t from a l o c a l n a t i v e woman. I n a l a r g e r cont e x t , i t ' s a s t o r y o f how f e a r , b r e d through m i s i n f o r m a t i o n and s t e r e o t y p i n g , c a n l e a d t o unwarranted m i s trust. 1 t ' s a l s o a s t o r y a b o u t how one woman was h e l p e d t o overcome t h i s b a r r i e r through t h e s i m p l e g e s t u r e o f a n open hand. L i k e a l l good s t o r i e s , t h e themes a r e t i m e l e s s and somewhat u n i v e r s a l . The s c e n e r y may have changed s i n c e then (more c l e a r c u t f o r e s t s and smokestacks) b u t human b e h a v i o u r , i n a s o c i e t y t h a t l i t e r a l l y b r e e d s c o m p e t i t i o n and suspicion) hasn't. Yet, d e s p i t e a l l o f t h e o d d s , some p e o p l e l e a r n t o reach out. Melanie t h e n s h a r e d a s t o r y o f h e r father's: a s t o r y about a b o y ' s dream - t h e b u i l d i n g of i t and i t s e v e n t u a l d e t e r i o r a t i o n . "Now nothi n g remains of t h e dream b u t t h e memories and t h i s s t o r y . " The g r a n d f i n a l e was w h e n t h e y both took t u r n s r e a d i n g t r a n s c r i p t s from t h e soon-to-be-released book Main & H a s t i n g s , b a s e d on t h e o r a l h i s t o r i e s n f n ~ o n il n~ t h e a r e n :
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C h a r l i e and Norman were men o f d i s t i n c t l y d i f f e r e n t characters. This comes t h r o u g h i n b o t h t h e i r s t o r i e s , and Nan and ~ e l a n i e ' sa r t f u l way o f t e l l i n g them. C h a r l i e r e c a l l s days M r . P. Taylor, of " h o n e s t h a r d workt', w h i l e Norman I h o n e s t l y must Thank you f o r r e c a l l s ( p a r a p h r a s e d ) "I b e l i e v e i n p u t t i n g o u t a newspaper t h a t i s h o n e s t work. I f t h e f o r e m a n ' s good worth t h e time t o read. and h o n e s t , t h e n you g i v e more. If I f i n d i t more h o n e s t and t r u t h t h e f o r e m a n ' s a c h e a t , you c h e a t more!' f u l t h a n t h e East-Ender. During t h e d e p r e s s i o n , Norman made T h i s p a p e r i s n o t ' j u s t r e a d by a good l i v i n g "smashing and d a s h i n g ' p e o p l e from t h e e a s t e n d , b u t I pharmacies i n t h e ( t h e n ) Have d i s know o f p e o p l e i n t h e w e s t and t r i c t o f t h e West End. 'Smash and North Van & North S h o r e t o o . A l l d a s h ' , Norman e x p l a i n s , i s n o t q u i t e I h a v e h e a r d from t h e s e p e o p l e i s a s p o l i s h e d as a B & E b u t , t h a n k s t o t h a t t h e paper i s g r e a t reading h i s t i m e i n "The Big House", h e i t i s time t h a t g r a n t s given and l e a r n e d how t o become a r e a l p r o from t o p e o p l e s h o u l d b e e x p l a i n e d and some o f h i s f e l l o w i n m a t e s . But o f a c c o u n t e d for. c o u r s e e v e r y o n e knows o u r p r i s o n s a r e So keep i t u p , e h . You're fine rehabilitation centres. I c a l l doing a g r e a t job. t h a t j u s t i c e ; t a k e a bad t h i e f and D.W. Todd t u r n him i n t o a good t h i e f . C h a r l i e , meanwhile, was p e d d l i n g h a t e t o C h r i s t m a s can make me v e r y und o c t o r s , l a w y e r s a n d t h e p o l i c e . No When y o u r f a m i l y i s n o t happy. doubt a few o f whom h e l p e d p u t a r o u n d i t i s n o t fun. I t makes me Norman b e h i n d b a r s l s a d . M y Dad a n d s t e p m o ther a r e B u t , I ' m n o t g o i n g t o t e l l you g o i n g on h o l i d a y s from Dec. 15 t o j u s t e x a c t l y how t h o s e 19 cabbage J a n . 1 5 They a r e g o i n g t o s e e my p a t c h cows g o t t o dump t h e i r l o a d s ad's s i s t e r s i n H o l l a n d and t o the t h r o u g h t h e c o u n c i l chambers of c i t y U n i t e d S t a t e s . h a l l back t h e n i n 1896 ( o r was i t ' 6 7 ) I w i l l t r y t o b e h a p ~ ya t C h r i s t ..Nope. You m i s s e d a few good l a u g h s m a s time. I g o t a p r e s e n t of $20 p r o v i d e d by a few good s t o r y t e l l e r s . from F i o n a t h a t was a p l e a s a n t Storytelling r e a l l y i s n ' t a s boring I w i l l remember t h a t s u r p r i s e . a n d a r c a n e a s i t s o u n d s , y a know. C h r i s t m a s i s a winter f e s t i v a l f o r We a l l do i t - a r o u n d k i t c h e n t a b l e s , a l l t h e p e o p l e t o h a v e f u n some a t t h e C a r n e g i e , i n t h e women's c e n t r e . o f t h e time. I t ' s o u r way o f and on b a r s t o o l s . Linda Mortham , s h a r i n g l i v i n g h i s t o r y / h e r s t o r y . The S tuden t , Learning Centre r e s t i s up t o t h e l i s t e n e r : to sit b a c k , r e l a x , and l e t a new w o r l d ( o r a new way t o l o o k a t t h e same w o r l d ) To Robin, u n f o l d . But maybe, j u s t maybe, you Thank you f o r showing me t h e h a v e n ' t missed your chance. here's t r u e meaning of f a i r n e s s . been w h i s p e r i n g a b o u t t h a t M e l a n i e and Nan m i g h t b e b a c k i n J a n u a r y . D.W. Todd I t would b e n i c e i f t h i s p a r t i c u l a r rumour d e v e l o ~ e di n t o a f u l l blown, By PAM F L E M I N G ( A . L . ) (avid l istenet-) r e a l l i f e , s t o r y . Hope s o .
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December 10, The East Ender
A job "well done? Editor, When our original vision for a community park began five years ago in a kitchen in Strathcona, I was there. I was one of the first members of the CRAB committee at Carnegie Centre, attended all the meetings, and handled all the posters and graphics. I made speeches, did reseaich, and together'with Don Larson, organized a tent camp f ~CRAB r Park when it was nothing but landfill. Along with many o t h q East End people, Don and 1 leafletted, held vigils and demgnstrations, slept o n the s16eiwySXcoutsidethe Port building, anbllite;idcd I-don't-knowhow-many council and parks board meetings. DERA lent their support; Carnegie, the First United Church, the Dugout, and politicians and groups too numerous to mention supported us, including both Margaret Mitchell and Pat Carney. We planted a tree o n the landfill where the park would be. Then the Port Corporation <aid okay, it would build a park, but not for our community...they .aid they'd build it for all of Vancouver. Well, that was our undoing. The entranceway turned out to be a sick joke. This fiasco was then used as an excuse to open a Carrall Street tourist entrance from Gastown. Against the wishes of the community, Jimmy Pattison built a parking lot
hcwlc the park, \dying he nccded i t lor Expo arid it would o r ~ l ) bc temporary. l'hi5 lot instantly made the park accessible as a tourist destination. They didn't use it during Expo, and later we saw Jimmy Pattison's car dealership truck fleet parking there overnight. The Heliport was called "temporary;" then it was taken out with media statements,that i t would bc gone forever, then quickly and quietly dropped right back in next to Jimmy's parking lot. Finally, the Port Corporation publicly rejected thecommunity name CRAB Park and officially named the whole thing "Port'side" park ... A park on the Side of the Port (corporation) ... Get it? Affter all this, a local disabled person who filed a legal complaint about inaccessibility was investigated by theport police for what they called an "aggressive action!' The bandshell is not right, the duck pond is a joke, there are less than half the number,of trees we asked for, and the park is a dull expanse of grass constructed with little imagination. Only the beach is as we wanted it. During the five years I've been associated with Don Larson and the CRAB Committee, I've witnessed all the scams, lies and evasive tactics which resulted from the Port Corporation, Expo, the CPR, City Hall and parks board cooperating in secret to rip this park off us, even a s it was being built. I can honestly say this whole process has been the most disillusioning and discouraging thing I've ever experienced ...and the people who did it to us are riding high, patting themselves on the back for a "job well done:' Richard Poolev
Many p e o p l e s t a t e t h a t Christmas i s t o o commercialized. T h i s i s t r u e o n l y i f you wish i t t o be. I grew up i n Saskatchewan, and we gave a g r e a t d e a l of o u r s e l v e s throughout t h e y e a r a s w e l l a s a t Christmas time My f o n d e s t memories o f Christmas o c c u r r e d d u r i n g my c h i l d h o o d . W e always e x p e r i e n c e d a n o l d f a s h i o n e d country Christmas. W e made i c e cream and p u t i t o u t i n a s n o w d r i f t t o keep i t c o l d . The e n t i r e o u t d o o r s reminded me o f a g i a n t r e f r i g e r a t o r and f r e e z e r combined. A week b e f o r e C h r i s t m a s , t h e h i g h l i g h t o f t h e s e a s o n w a s a conc e r t i n t h e country schoolhouse. A s we o n l y had t h i r t y s t u d e n t s i n t h e s c h o o l , e v e r y o n e managed t o t a k e p a r t . C h i l d r e n growing up i n t h e c o u n t r y have more o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o express themselves. Going t o t h e c o n c e r t was a r e a l a d v e n t u r e . Our method o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n was a s l e i g h drabm by two h o r s e s . The c o l d c r i s p n i g h t was enhanced when t h e moon shone on t h e s p a r k l i n g s n o w f l a k e s . We were bundled up l i k e Eskimos and had home-made q u i l t s wrapped around us. This p a r t i c u l a r e v e n t b r o u g h t t h e en t i r e community t o g e t h e r f o r
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e n t e r t a i n m e n t and s o c i a l i z i n g . The M a s t e r of Ceremonies gave a r e p o r t on S a n t a ' s p r o g r e s s througho u t t h e evening. The e n t e r t a i n m e n t i n c l u d i n g p l a y s was most e n j o y a b l e . A f t e r t h e c o n c e r t w a s o v e r we were informed t h a t S a n t a would b e d e l a y e d , b e c a u s e h i s s l e i g h was s t u c k i n M r . K e a l l ' s dugout. When S a n t a f i n a l l y a r r i v e d e v e r y c h i l d was g i v e n a p r e s e n t and a bag of g o o d i e s . S a n t a j o i n e d u s i n a l i v e l y p a r t y w i t h food, c o f f e e , t e a and j u i c e . No a l c o h o l i c b e v e r a g e s were allowed. Then we c l e a r e d away t h e benches t o t h e s i d e a n d t h e band s t a r t e d p l a y i n g f o r t h e dance. It was a r e a l f a m i l y a f f a i r as a l l of t h e c h i l d r e n t o o k p a r t . When t h e c h i l d r e n became t i r e d t h e y c u r l e d up on b a l e s o f hay w i t h q u i l t s and f e l l sound a s l e e p . On Christmas morning my b r o t h e r s and 1 were up e x c e p t i o n a l l y e a r l y w a i t i n g t o open o u r p r e s e n t s . We had an e a r l y t u r k e y d i n n e r and t h e n took t h e h o r s e s and s l e i g h t o v i s i t some of o u r c l o s e s t n e i g h b o u r s . W e d i d n o t exchange g i f t s as t h e most i m p o r t a n t g i f t you can g i v e i s y o u r s e l f . B e s i d e s , Christmas i s f o r children. By IRE?Ti: SCHMIDT
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Fly f a t h e r h a t e d C h r i s t m a s . T o him i t o n l y meant more b i l l s t o p a y . . b e c a u s e t h e r e a r e s o many I1entre!,r e n e u r s " c a s h i n g i n on g i f t - g i v i n g , & s o many b r o k e n f a m i l i e s a t C h r i s t m a s , a l o t of people h a t e & f e a r t h i s holiday. Where d i d i t a l l come f r o m ? B e f o r e S t a r Wars, b e f o r e Hollywood, before Disneyland & t h e ' f r e e market s y s t e m ' , b e f o r e t h e i n d u s t r i a l revo l u t i o n , t h e Dark Ages - b a c k i n t o C h r i s t i a n a n d p r e - C h r i s t i a n mytho l o g y ( h i s t o r y ) . . w h a t was t h e o r i g i n a l i d e a anyway? Well, S a n t a C l a u s i s a r e c e n t c o m b i n a t i o n o f many " F a t h e r C h r i s t mases," a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y S a i n t N i c h o l a s , who w a s t h e p a t r o n s a i n t of thieves. That's r i g h t - "thieves". Before h e was a s a i n t , N i c k w a s a r e t i r e d t h i e f - t h i s was b a c k i n t h e m i d d l e a g e s somewhere - n a t u r a l l y , o l d Nick became a f e n c e f o r h i s f r i e n d s who b r o u g h t s t o l e n g o o d s t o him. He b o u g h t & s o l d & t r a d e d them, a n d a t t h e e n d o f e v e r y y e a r he had a whole w a r e h o u s e f u l l o f i n t e r e s t i n g a n d u s e f u l a n d v a l u a b l e i t e m s which h e g a v e away e v e r y y e a r a t C h r i s t ' s m a s s . . s o h i s c h a r i t y would b a l a n c e h i s l a r c e n y a n d e a r n him a p l a c e i n heaven. So t h e y made him S a i n t N i c k , "The P a t r o n S a i n t o f ~ h i e v e s "and s e n t him o f f t o t h e N o r t h P o l e w i t h a bunch o f e l v e s a n d r e i n d e e r . The s t o r y o f C h r i s t ' s b i r t h a n d 3 w i s e men f o l l o w i n g a s t a r i s a b i b l i c a l version of a very ancient Eastern practice, s t i l l c a r r i e d out by T i b e t a n B u d d h i s t s t o d a y , i n which s p e c i a l s t a r - m a r k e d b i r t h s a r e believed t o be reincarnations o f f o r m e r prophets.
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Some p e o p l e s a y t h e s t a r w a s a s p a c e s h i p & s h e p p a r d s "who w a t c h e d t h e i r f l o c k s by n i g h t " had a c l o s e encounter of t h e f i r s t kind. The C h r i s t m a s t r e e i s a symbol o f t h e t r e e o f l i f e , whose b r a n c h e s unite a l l l i v i n g things how do I know t h i s ? . .Well, o n e C h r i s t m a s I w a s s l e e p i n g i n a room w i t h a C h r i s t mas t r e e we k e p t l i t up a t n i g h t , a n d I woke up e a r l y i n t h e morning w h i l e i t was s t i l l d a r k . A s I o p e n e d my e y e s I saw g a l a x i e s & s t a r s g l i t t e r i n g & moons & p l a n e t s f l o a t i n g i n s p a c e . G r a d u a l l y , a s my mind l o c k e d i n t o ' r e a l i t y ' - t h e u n i v e r s e s t a b i l i z e d and t u r n e d i n t o - a Christmas t r e e . O r i g i n a l l y , p r e s e n t s placed under t h e t r e e o f l i f e w e r e no d o u b t o f f erings, not to one's friends, but t o t h e S p i r i t of L i f e I t s e l f - the Universal Intelligence t h a t holds t h e s e worlds together. S o l s t i c e , t h e lowest point of the w i n t e r s u n , f a l l s a few d a y s b e f o r e Christmas - suggesting t h a t r e b i r t h r i t u a l s performed a t t h i s time ( c e l c - b r a t e d a t t h i s t i m e ) , have t h e i r f i n a l r e s o l u t i o n o n t h e 2 5 t h . So t h a t t h i s d a t e marks a n a n n u a l f e s t i v a l of r e s u r r e c t i o n , i n very ancient terms. Rudolph t h e Red-Nosed R e i n d e e r , on t h e o t h e r hand, i s a song t h a t made a New York j i n g l e w r i t e r i n t o a m i l l i o n a i r e o v e r n i g h t , even h e l a t e r s a i d t h a t "it w a s t h e worst song I e v e r wrote." Anyways - d o n ' t g e t s o d r u n k , s i c k , depressed o r suicidal t h i s remember, even i f i t ' s Christmas a l l s c r e w e d u p , d e a t h i s j r ~ s tt h e backside of b i r t h & i n the long, l o n g , l o n g , l o n g , l o n-g- r u n , a s t l ~ c duck always s a y s :
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Hollywood i s w o n d e r f u l . Anyo n e who d o e s n ' t l i k e i t i s e i t h e r crazy o r sober. Raymond C h a n d l e r By way o f i n t r o d u c t i o n , t h e name i s Chambers. Todd Chambers. I c a r r y a n SGA c a r d and a gun. I am a s c r e e n w r i t e r l i v i n g on t h e e d g e i n t h e C i t y o f F a l l e n Angels. You may have seen t h e l a s t p i c t u r e I wrote, a low-budgeter t i t l e d Madman's I t was n o b i g d e a l , b u t Masquerade. i t h e l p e d t o pay t h e r e n t on my place a t t h e A l t o Nido a p a r t m e n t s , l o c a t e d on I v a r S t r e e t . Any o f you who s a w t h e movie S u n s e t B o u l e v a r d
would r e c o g n i z e i t as t h e p l a c e where W i l l i a m Holden was k e e p i n g one s t e p a h e a d o f t h e r e p 0 men. I h a d managed t o g e t a p l a c e j u s t up t h e b l o c k from t h e ParvaSed a p a r t m e n t s , where my f a v o r i t e a u t h o r N a t h a n i e l West w r o t e h i s c l a s s i c n o v e l "Day Of The L o c u s t "
I had j u s t gone i n t o t h e C r o s s r o a d s Cafe a t Hollywood and Vine t o o r d e r my d a i l y c o f f e e and donut s p e c i a l , check o u t t h e morning t r a d e s a n d hob-nob w i t h my f e l l o w hangers-on. S t r a i n s o f J i m M o r r i s o n and t h e Doors s i n g i n g Cont. pg. 15
Now t h a t S t . Nick i s o f f t o manpower l o o k i n g f o r a new j o b , h e r e ' s my C h r i s t m a s l i s t : Sam S l a n d e r s : a book on i n s u l t s by P.E. Trudeau Downtown Duck: a l i f e t i m e s u b s c r i p t i o n t o Greenpeace. Unknown C r i t i c : a one-year s u p p l y o f I G A b a g s ( h e ' s t o o u g l The E d i t o r : a l e a t h e r s u i t , whip and b a l l g a g . serenity Nancy J . : Muggs S . : The L i f e a n d Times o f E l a n o r R o o s e v e l t The Board: n o t h i n g . City Council: t h e p o l i t i c a l f a l l they deserve. VanderZalm: Common s e n s e a n d a new b r a i n . Mulroney: Going away money ( f o r good Reagan : RETIREMENT M y s e l f : p e a c e on E a r t h t o women a n d men o f good w i l l . ( c r a s s ) Merry C h r i s t m a s everybody.
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The S o l i p s i s t . He c o u r t s t h e m a r g i n s f o r a t e n a b l e o b l i v i o n , now t h a t i t h u r t s t o o much t o e v e r hope a g a i n . A t a u n t i n g s a d n e s s h a s h a u n t e d h i s whole l i f e , drawing him away from t h e p e o p l e a l l a r o u n d him. Now p e o p l e a r e t h e measurement o f h i s d i s t a n c e , t h e i r happiness a foreign f i l m lacking s u b t i t l e s . The o n l y t h o r n l e f t f o r him t o p l u c k e l u d e s him. S e l f - c o n s c i o u s n e s s s t i l l mocks t h e c l i c h ' e d f o r a y s n o v e l i s t s a n d t h e i r r e a d e r s h a v e abandoned him t o . TO o n e t h a t abandoned a m i r r o r i s a c o n s o l a t i o n . The s o u r c e o f a l l h i s p a i n i s h i s l a s t p o s s e s s i o n . When t h e d i f f e r e n c e between a good and bad day t h i n s t o t h e v a n i s h i n g p o i n t , h e w i l l n o t b e aware t h a t he has f i n a l l y achieved t h e impossible..
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Your fhmity's safetyon our highways depends on effective road nnaintenanee, immediate snow removaland a province wide emergency network on standtw for action. Selling highway services 1to a corporation Imking tor . . . ala :aprullr yv~sly LU put you and your famity's safety in jeopardy. -A:--
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PREMIER BILL VANDER ZALM is changing the way goverriment ,touches the lives of British Colum': bians and .the way,British Columb i a n s d o b u s i n e s s with their government.
air and water quality, establish safety and heatth standards and provide accurate emergency anatysis in the event ~f disasters like toxic spills. In private hands our environmental safety will be second to making a profit
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m m m e n d e d â&#x201A;Źwinst pPivsl4'ing liquor stores.' Govmment employees are in a much better position to monitor ales to minors and intoxicated customers than a company which needs more liquor sales to increase profits.
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Tne strength of public eduahbn rests on every child, regadless of race or background, receivinga quality education. The government wants to base our,children's education on income and that's wrong.
]INLAND FEIlRIES Interior communities depend on our fedes as a lifelineto vital services and supplies The government plans to introduce user fees first, and then sell off the M e s to prhnae companies.
The protectionof children has already been privatized through the m t i o n of for-profit (grouphomes for abused and troubled teenagers. The government wants to further reduce funding and rely more on for-profit contractam to provide sewices to families and children who need help.
Universalquality heatth care has meant that you and your family get medical attention regardless of income. The provincial government wants to reduce hospital services like emergency wards and to introducetwo separate health care systems one for the rich and one for the rest of us.
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The privatizationof Rivetview combined with completely inadequategovernment funding of community resourceswill force those who are most vulnerable onto the streets,
Fannets depend on skilled g k m m e n t employees in specialized labs for analysis of their products. Maintaining the quality of the pemnncl and services is in doubt H corporate profit is the first priority.
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Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries met in Lac La Jeune to discuss regionalization with Premier Vander Zalm. Attending the meeting were, rear from left: Forests Minister Dave Parker, Advanced Education Minister Stan Hagen, Neil Vant,Environment Minister Bruce Strachan, Provincial Secretary Elwood Veitch,Social Services Minister Claude Richmond, Norman Jacobsen, Harold Long, Ivan Messmer, Howard Dirks, Education Minister Tony Brummet and John Jansen. Front,from left, are Graham Bruce, Municipal Affairs Minister Rita Johnston. Premier Vander Zalm and Larry Chalmers.
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The milk and dairy productsour children need to grow are tested by government labs for safety and quality. There's no guarantee of safety first when corporate profits are the b t t o m line.
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M r . Prime M i n i s t e r , It i s w i t h g r e a t concern t h a t we send t h i s l e t t e r t o you, on t h e subIt j e c t of t h e p a r c e l p o s t s e r v i c e . h a s come t o o u r a t t e n t i o n t h a t t h e Canada P o s t O f f i c e branch l o c a t e d a t t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n of Gore&Hastings i n Vancouver i s no l o n g e r h a n d l i n g P a r c e l S e r v i c e and, f u r t h e r m o r e , t h a t t h e r e i s a s t r o n g p o s s i b i l i t y of t h i s branch b e i n g e n t i r e l y phased o u t of t h e Canada P o s t system: c l o s e d . Our primary concern, M r . Prime M i n i s t e r , i s t h a t i t would be a major d i s s e r v i c e t o o u r community a t l a r p e , s i n c e a g r e a t percentage of our r e s i d e n t s a r e s e n i o r c i t i z e n s who d e a l i n t h e above mentioned branch on a d a i l y b a s i s by and l a r g e . Therefore, both t h e Carnegie Commu n i t y Centre A s s o c i a t i o n and t h e members of t h e surrounding community wish t o impress upon you t o look i n t o t h i s matter; t o please resolve not t o c l o s e t h e Gore & H a s t i n g s Branch of Canada P o s t , and t o resume t h e p a r c e l s e r v i c e a t t h i s branch t o e n s u r e an adequate p o s t a l s e r v i c e i n o u r community. Yours t r u l y , R Julien-Joseph Levesque 0 L pool room L Editor, Why a r e some of t h e members of t h e Pool Room asked t o s i g n i n when they p l a y p o o l ? We, a s members, have t o pay $5.00 a y e a r f o r membership b u t now we a l s o have t o s i g n i n every time w e p l a y too. We d o n ' t s i g n i n when w e come i n t o t h e Carnegie Centre maybe we should. Reasons seem p r e t t y f l i m s y . Who dreamed up t h i s ridiculous idea?
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Dec. 10, 1987. To whom i t may concern: I am r e s i g n i n g from t h e Carnegie Community Centre A s s o c i a t i o n Board due t o p e r s o n a l and h e a l t h reasons. Thank you everyone f o r your p a t i e n c e w i t h my abscence. Have a Merry C h r i s t mas and a Happy New Year. Cora Case
Volunteer Hassle I have been v o l u n t e e r i n g a t t h e Carnegie Centre on and o f f f o r t h e p a s t few y e a r s , mainly a s r e c e p t i o n on t h e 2nd f l o o r . The reason b e i n g I ' v e q u i t volu n t e e r i n g , i s , i t seems o t h e r s e i t h e r want t o c a u s e h e l l o r i n t e r f e r e w i t h t h e job t h a t I ' m doing. I f I keep running i n t o t h e s e problems, I am going t o q u i t f o r t h e l a s t time. I w i l l n o t come back t o Carnegie f o r any v o l u n t e e r work. Y o u ' l l j u s t have t o f i n d someone e l s e who can t a k e t h e bloody b u l l s h i t t h a t goes on around h e r e . I d o n ' t have t o p u t up w i t h i t . I t seems t h a t i f I g e t p u t i n a s p o t and t h e o t h e r person i s t h e blame, and we both g e t b a r r e d , you c a l l t h a t f a i r . I h a r d l y e v e r cause any b u l l s h i t i n t h i s p l a c e , b u t when I s t i c k up f o r my r i g h t s I g e t i n s h i t . I do hope t h a t i t s t o p s , f o r I have always s t u c k up f o r my son and K myself, and b a r r i n g me w i l l n o t I s t o p me from doing s o ,
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"Love Her Madly" were e m a n a t i n g from t h e j u k e b o x , a s t h e w a i t r e s s f l i t t e d a b o u t h e r e and t h e r e d e l i v ering the blue-plate s p e c i a l s t o t h e i r proper t a b l e s . I l o o k e d a c r o s s t h e room and noticed Bret Stevens s i t t i n g i n a booth w i t h h i s g i r l f r i e n d Michelle Montanna. B r e t w a s a s i n g e r j s o n g w r i t e r f o r a l o c a l country-rock band c a l l e d t h e S o u t h l a n d E x p r e s s . I s a u n t e r e d o v e r , exchanged s a l u t a t i o n s and s a t down. B r e t was d r i n k i n g a b e e r and s t e a l i n g b i t e s f r o m ~ i c h e l l e ' sp l a t e . She h a d o r d e r e d t h e Abraham L i n c o l n Conti n e n t a l B r e a k f a s t Club Sandwich, which was t h e s p e c i a l t y o f t h i s p a r t i c u l a r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . The w a i t r e s s , who l o o k e d l i k e t h e femme f a t a l e i n o n e o f t h o s e 1940s f i l m n o i r c l a s s i c s showing a c r o s s town a t t h e Nu-Art Cinema, whisked a c r o s s t h e checkerboard f l o o r w i t h my o r d e r .
Outside, a beat-up b l u e rag-top Mustang, c i r c a 1966, v e e r e d up o n t o t h e sidewalk, temporarily o b l i t e r a t i n g from v i e w , t h e s t a r commemorating the astronauts of the A p o l l o 1 1 moonlanding, b e f o r e p u l l i n g b a c k a l o n g s i d e t h e c u r b . The d r i v e r , Rip Ronson c l i m b e d o u t o n t o t h e s i d e w a l k w i t h h i s two p a s s e n g e r s , M u f f i n a n d R i o , two runaways from t h e h e a r t l a n d , who were s p l i t t i n g a m o t e l s u i t e w i t h him. T h i s p l a c e w a s s i t u a t e d up t h e s t r e e t from t h e C a p i t o l Records t o w e r . With a swimming p o o l i n t h e c o u r t y a r d , i t l o o k e d a s though i t had s e e n b e t t e r d a y s j u s t a f t e r t h e war. N o w , t h e p l a c e i s s o s l e a z y t h a t i t i s a l m o s t glamorous. B r e t , M i c h e l l e and I went o u t t o meet Rip and company on t h e s i d e -
walk. A f t e r a s h o r t s e s s i o n of h a n g i n g o u t amongst t h e t o u r i s t s , we a l l l o a d e d i n t o t h e c a r and headed o v e r t o t h e S t r i p t o c a t c h l o c a l heavy-metal band Garbo Rox a t t h e Rainbow Bar and G r i l l .
* * * * * * Welcome t o t h e B i l l b o a r d C a p i t a l of t h e Universe. Sunset S t r i p . This i s where a l l t h e a c t i o n i s . You a r e e n t e r i n g Gomorrahland, USA. J u s t up t h e s t r e e t i s t h e Chateau Marmont, where comedian John B e l u s h i made h i s l a s t appearance. We had found a p a r k i n g s p o t and were j u s t e n t e r i n g t h e Rainbow a s a b u r l y t a t t o o e d b o u n c e r e j e c t e d two o v e r l y rowdy h e a d b a n g e r s o n t o t h e sidewalk. I n s i d e , i n t h e d i s t a n t c o m e r beyond t h e s e a o f l e a t h e r , denim and s p a n d e x c l a d , lion-maned r e v e l l e r s , V i n n i e Garbo and h i s p a r t n e r s i n pandemonium b e l t e d o u t t h e i r l a t e s t h i t "Heavy M e t a l Breakdown".
* * * * * * A f t e r l e a v i n g t h e Rainbow a t 2 i n t h e morning, we g o t i n t h e c a r and h e a d e d back t o t h e C r o s s r o a d s by way o f Hollywood B o u l e v a r d . Over on t h e l e f t H a r o l d L l o y d w a s h a n g i n g o n t o h i s c l o c k h a n d above t h e s t r e e t a t t h e Hollywood Museum w h i l e up t h e s t r e e t a t Grauman's, Gary C o o p e r ' s f o o t p r i n t s w a i t e d f o r t h e morning's t o u r i s t s t o come and compare s h o e s i z e s . M a r i l y n Monroe and James Dean p e e r e d o u t from s h o p windows a t a l l t h e k i d s from p l a c e s a s f a r away a s T e r r e H a u t e and Dubuque, who had come w e s t i n t h e i r s e a r c h f o r stardom and i n s t e a d found t h e m s e l v e s i n t h i s w o r l d o f pimps and h u s t l e r s . They had a l l come a t t h e wrong t i m e f o r t h i s was now t h e T w i l i g h t of t h e Gods.
GOD PLAYS A s much a s I r e s p e c t t h e a u t h o r f o r instigating the controversial I1 E v o l u t i o n ? God d o e s n o t p l a y d i c e ." i n t h e l a s t Carnegie Newsletter. I ' m n o t completely a t e a s e with e i t h e r h i s p o r t r a y a l o f s c i e n c e and e v o l u tion, o r h i s h i s t o r i c a l references t o c e r t a i n famous p e o p l e . F i r s t l y ; t h e Darwinian t h e o r y o f e v o l u t i o n , which may r e f l e c t r e a l i t y t o a c e r t a i n ( i f m i n o r ) d e g r e e , i s no l o n g e r h e l d i s awe by any "hard" o r "social" s c i e n t i s t playing with a f u l l deck. However, I I i t p e r s i s t s a s a p r e v a l e n t conviction of l a y people s u b t l y and deeply r o o t e d i n and i s unconcious racism." (Highwater, J., - The P r i m a l Mind - V i s i o n and Reali t y i n I n d i a n America, 1981, Pg. 1 9 ) . The h o l e s i n D a r w i n ' s t h e o r y can no l o n g e r be i g n o r e d , n o r can t h e way i t was f o r m u l a t e d by Darwin t o b e a c c e p t e d by t h e d e t e r m i n i s t i c , p a t r i a r c h a l , c l a s s i s t Chris t i a n s o c i e t y of n i n e t e e n t h c e n t u r y England. The most o b v i o u s e r r o n e o u s c o n c l u s i o n i s t h a t t h e most c o m p e t i t i v e ( i e a g g r e s s i v e and r u t h l e s s ) i n d i v i d u a l s w i l l s t a n d a b e t t e r c h a n c e of s u r v i v a l and r e p r o d u c t i o n . Apparently. co-operation w i t h o t h e r s p e c i e s ( p l a n t a n i m a l , e t c . ) was t a b o o i n Western s o c i e t y n o t l o n g a g o (and i s s t i l l snubbed by f a s c i s t s ) . Another s c i e n t i s t , A r t h u r Young , who i n v e n t e d t h e h e l i c o p t e r ( s o a s t o f e e d h i s f a m i l y ) found o t h e r g a p s i n ~ a r w i n ' st h e o r y . He a s k e d quest i o n s s u c h as "How d i d b i r d s s u r v i v e t h e i r i n t e r n a l t r a n s i t i o n t o hollow b o n e s which e n a b l e s them t o f l y " . C o n s e q u e n t l y , h e p r e s e n t e d a more i n c l u s i v e , but n o t conclusive, theory of e v o l u t i o n i n The R e f l e x i v e Univ e r s e - Evolution of Consciousness
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( 1 9 7 6 ) which p u r p o r t s i n t a s c i n a t i n g d e t a i l how a l l " t h i n g s " o r g a n i c a s w e l l a s i n o r g a n i c , e v o l v e d from l i g h t and h a v e t h e p o t e n t i a l t o return t o l i g h t . T h i s i s n o t t o s a y t h a t t h e s e "new i d e a s " w e r e r e a d i l y a c c e p t e d by t h e C z a r s o f S c i e n c e (who s i t on Unive r s i t y ' s Boards o f D i r e c t o r s , whom i n turn c a t e r t o multi-national c a p i t a l i s t s ) , b u t i t p r o v i d e s examp l e s of s c i e n t i s t s actually thinking, and n o t l i v i n g up t o t h e s t e r e o t y p e e v i l s c i e n t i s t s i n l a b c o a t s . Other examples o f comendable and contempo r a r y s c i e n t i s t s who have e x p e r i enced v a r i o u s degrees of o s t r a c i s m i n c l u d e Immanuel V e l i k o v s k y ( g e o l o g y ) , David S u z u k i ( e c o l o g y ) , and P a t r i c i a G a r f i e l d ( d r e a m p l a y ) . What i s b a r b a r i c about our education system is t h a t i t i s d e s i g n e d (by c z a r s p l a y i n g w i t h o u t a f u l l deck) t o make human b e i n g s t o be o v e r - s p e c i a l i z e d a s i f t h e y w e r e i n s e c t s . Hence, we h a v e p o l i t i c a l s c i e n t i s t s and econom i s t s who know no t h i n g a b o u t e c o l o g y churning out short-sighted p o l i c i e s and b i o l o g i s t s , c h e m i s t s and p h y s i c i s t s who know n o t h i n g a b o u t e t h i c s o r feminism c h u r n i n g o u t g e n e t i c e n g i n e e r i n g , p h a r m a c e u t i c a l s and weaponry. D e s p i t e t h i s , however, t h e r e i s ample e v i d e n c e o f "new i d e a s " (which o f t e n p r e d a t e i n d u s t r i a l i s m ) s e e p i n g i n t o mainstream thought. hat i s t h e u l t i m a t e i r o n y of o u r e r a : t h o s e who h a v e been most u t t e r l y d e f e a t e d have become most i n f l u e n t i a l . Another i r o n y , o f c o u r s e , i s t h a t t h e most l i n e a r and m a t e r i a l minds a r e n o t aware t h a t h i s t o r y h a s r e l e n t l e s s l y moved p a s t them, p u t t i n g t h e i r v a l u e s i n a new p e r s p e c t i v e which t h e y cann o t y e t seeW(Highwater, ibid.,P207). I was t h r i l l e d t o r e a d ~ o r a ' s message a b o u t i n n e r / o u t e r " s p i r i t u a l " harmony p l a y i n g a key r o l e i n "evolu-
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For L i n d a , I would l i k e t o t h a n k you t o o . . f o r b e i n g my mom. Two moms a r e b e t t e r t h a n a mother and a f a t h e r ; you f i n d no arguements a t l e a s t . I know b o t h you and S h e i l a w i l l n e v e r b e my r e a l p a r e n t s b u t I do g e t t r e a t e d w i t h a l o t o f TLC by you and h e r , which I ' v e n e v e r had. Thanks f o r b e i n g t h e r e f o r me and my boy. S i n c e r e l y , Mary Dear M s . M a l l a r d , You s a y t h a t you p r e f e r Downtown o v e r me and Some S t u t t e r ! Well l e t me t e l l you, I know who you a r e . How would l i k e t o become a Canard a l'orange? Crasly yours, C a p t a i n Chaos A s f o r you, Stoney headroom Ranger, i s i t s h e e r s t u p i d i t y o r t o o much d r u g s t h a t g o t you y o u r name? Go t o Some S t u t t e r ; h e ' s g o t t h e j o b now. Crasly yours, C a p t a i n Chaos
To a l l C a r n e g i e P a t r o n s , On November 2 1 - 2 2 7 1 9 8 7 , t h e Canadian H i s p a n i c Congress, B . C . C h a p t e r , c e l e b r a t e d i t s t h i r d bi-annual General Assembly, a t t h e B r i t a n n i a Community C e n t r e . Among o t h e r i m p o r t a n t r e s o l u t i o n s , t h e Assembly s e l e c t e d t h e new P r o v i n c i a l Committee. (Among t h e s i x - p e r s o n E x e c u t i v e s i t s Carnegie v o l u n t e e r J o r g e (George) B a r r i o s as G e n e r a l S e c r e t a r y . George i s t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e L a t i n American Assn. " S i h n B o l i v a r " . ) The Canadian H i s p a n i c Congress, B . C . Chapter, i s an umbrella o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t r e p r e s e n t s some f o r t y g r o u p s from t h e Lower Mainland, V i c t o r i a , Abbotsf o r d , Kamloops a n d P r i n c e George. The member o r g a n i z a t i o n s r e p r e s e n t o v e r twenty d i f f e r e n t n a t i o n a l i t i e s from Spanish-speaking c o u n t r i e s .
Sam s l a n d e r s ' words f o r t h i s i s s u e h i t a r a w n e r v e . Worried as we a r e about t h e q u a l i t y of submissions, t h e e d i t o r i a l i z a t i o n w a s performed by Higher A u t h o r i t y as a b o l t o f l i g h t n i n g burned h i s l a t e s t a c i d right off the layout table. The Archangel G a b r i e l h a s d e c l i n e d t o a c t i n Sam's d e f e n s e .
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T h i s y e a r was t h e y e a r of t h e d i s a b l e d , a s we a l l know. Mr. Rick Hanson completed h i s t r i p around t h e w o r l d , a g r e a t accomplishment f o r t h e handicapped. My congradu l a t i o n s t o a man l i k e t h a t ; h e ' s r a i s e d money f o r s p i n a l c o r d r e s e a r c h s o t h a t s o many p e o p l e l i k e h i m s e l f m i g h t someday g e t up and walk. The t h i n g t h a t r e a l l y annoys me i s t h a t I u s e d t o d r i v e a van f o r a paraplegic. I f he could give a n y t h i n g i n t h e world he would, j u s t s o h e c o u l d b e a b l e t o walk " 'So t a k e a good l o o k p e o p l e , a s : am one p e r s o n who i s happy t h a t I c a n s t i l l walk and r u n . Also, I d o n ' t i n t e n d t o l o o k f o r p i t y by h a v i n g a phony d i s a b i l i t y . A s t h e y s a y , i f you keep p l a y i n g t h e p a r t i t might b e a p a r t y o u ' l l p l a y t h e r e s t o f y o u r l i f e . Thank you. J a c k i e- Smith
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