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A question of balance,

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COMMUNIN FINANCIAL SERVICES On Tuesday, May 10 a t noon, t h e r e was a g a t h e r i n g i n t h e o l d bank buildi n g a t Main E Hastings. Glen C l a r k , M i n i s t e r Responsible f o r B.C. 21, addressed 50-60 people on t h e i n t r o duction today o f locally-written legi s l a t i o n t o c r e a t e Community F i n a n c i a l S e r v i c e s i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e . On paper i t sounds promising - f i n a n c i a l s e r v i c e s a v a i l a b l e t o low i n c ome people..community endeavors t i e d t o l o c a l i n i t i a t i v e s . . a p l a c e where people w i l l b e t r e a t e d with d i g n i t y and r e s p e c t r e g a r d l e s s o f t h e source o r l e v e l o f t h e i r incomes. There was much p r i a s e f o r t h e demo c r a t i c method r e s u l t i n g i n t h i s l e g i s l a t i o n ; and l o c a l r e s i d e n t s seemed p l e a s e d . The i d e a l i s t h a t t h i s s e r v i c e w i l l b e s e t up i n t h e same p l a c e a s t h e meeting - t h e o l d bank b u i l d ing a t t h e c o r n e r o f Main 6 Hastings. In b o t h t h e p r e s s r e l e a s e and i n t h e a c t u a l l e g i s l a t i o n , i t makes t h i s more g e n e r a l , s a y i n g o n l y " i n t h e Main G Hastings a r e a . " Clark s t a t e d t h a t d e p o s i t s o f o v e r $100 m i l l i o n a r e hoped f o r w i t h i n 5 y e a r s , an amount t h a t would make t h e t h i n g s t a n d on i t s own f e e t w i t h o u t government subsidy. A q u e s t i o n asked was whether t h e proposed VLC/casino w a t e r f r o n t development money would have any i n f l u e n c e on t h e f u t u r e v i a b i l i t y of t h i s f i n a n c i a l t h i n g - i f i t would somehow f o r c e t h e community t o go along w i t h t h i s c a s i n o i n o r d e r f o r ibc.to work? I f t h e VLC d e c i d e s t o s t a r t i n v e s t i n g some of i t s union pension money i n t o t h i s community f i n a n c i a l s e r v i c e , would t h a t n o t t h e n g i v e it a l e a t h e r - l u n g e d v o i c e i n making i t / f o r c i n g i t t o compromise on what goes on t h e w a t e r f r o n t ?

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'The worst p o s s i b l e s c e n a r i o would b e VLC g e t t i n g s o much i n v e s t e d t h a t i f i t chose t o , i t could t e l l t h e commu n i t y t h a t e i t h e r we go a l o n g w i t h t h e i r casino/destinat ion t o u r i s t reso r t on t h e w a t e r f r o n t o r t h e y w i l l p u l l a l l o f t h e i r money o u t a t once and d e s t r o y t h e e n t i r e tommunity f i n ancial service. C l a r k s a i d t h e r e was "nothing" i n t h e way of a connection between t h e c a s i n o t h i n g and t h e community f i n a n c i a l service. By PAULR TAYLOR

A c l o v e of g a r l i c a day, (chopped up i n a teaspoon of o i l ) - w i l l keep away c o l d s t h e f l u - i s well-known t o p r e v e n t c a n c e r Vegetables a s x a n c e r preveatlorsc - cabbage, c a r r o t s , b r o c c o l i , c a u l f l o w e r and onions (Vitamin C i s important a s w e l l )

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o i l ; 2 - 3 teaspoons a day w i l l help prevent h e a r t a t t a c k

- I f you have emotional swings d u r i n g o v u i a a i o n o r b e f o r e your p e r i o d , t r y evening p r i m r o s e o i l . . i t l l l even swings o u t .

Bankinq in the Downtown Eastside There a r e c u r r e n t l y a t l e a s t t e n c h a r t e r e d banks, one t r u s t company and one c r e d i t union w i t h i n a few blocks o f Main and Hastings. The o n l y requirement t o open an account i s p r o p e r i d e n t i f i c a t i o n - e.g. BC I.D. and s o c i a l i n s u r a n c e c a r d . The m i n i s t r y o f S o c i a l S e r v i c e s i s mandated by t h e i r own r e g u l a t i o n s t o help t h e i r c l i e n t s t o obtain t h i s i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , and t o pay f o r t h e complete s e t , s t a r t i n g with t h e B i r t h Certificate. There a r e a t l e a s t 4 c h a r t e r e d banks i n t h e a r e a which o f f e r s e r v i c e charge-free b a s i c savings accounts which can b e used t o c a s h cheques o r t o d e p o s i t and withdraw money without having t o pay any c h a r g e s a t a l l . The o n l y o b s t a c l e t o anyone o?ening an account i s t h e amount o f t i m e it t a k e s t o a p p l y f o r and r e c e i v e t h e necessary pieces of i d e n t i f i c a t i o n . The m i n i s t r y o f S o c i a l S e r v i c e s h a s s o l v e d t h i s problem f o r i t s c l i e n t s by s e t t i n g up a v o l u n t a r y s p e c i a l photo I . D . grogramme which i s a v a i l a b l e t o any o f t h e i r c l i e n t s who r e quest i t . T h i s ghoto I.D. i s provided t o t h e c h a r t e r e d bank o f t h e c l i e n t ' s choice and s e r v e s t o i d e n t i f y them f o r t h e purpose of c a s h i n g S o c i a l A s s i s t a n c e cheques. In h e l p i n g p e o p l e i n t h e neighbourhood t o open over 1500 accounts i n two l o c a l b r a n c h e s of a c h a r t e r e d bank, s t a f f o f DERA's Downtown Deposit P r o j e c t have found t h a t t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f t h e people i n t h e neighbourhood o n l y r e q u i r e b a s i c cash depo s i t land withdrawal s e r v i c e s , and t h a t almost no one r e q u e s t e d o r needed chequing accounts o r o t h e r s e r v i c e s . For t h e most p a r t t h e i r money was o n l y i n t h e i r account f o r a v e r y s h o r t p e r i o d o f t i m e and once t h e r e n t was p a i d and t h e m o n t h v s g r o c e r -

i e s p ~ r c h a s e dt h e r e was no f u r t h e r need f o r bankin, s e r v i c e s .

Service needs The o n l y s e r v i c e s which a r e n o t supported by t h e c u r r e n t system a r e l o w - i n t e r e s t small l o a n s f o r people on l i m i t e d incomes and s e r v i c e s f o r people who f e e l uncomfortable i n o r d i s c r i m i n a t e d a g a i n s t by t h e major banks. - from a r e p o r t by Dayle Mosely

Readers, There h a s been a l o t of p r e s s coverage of t h e "Community F i n a n c i a l S e r v i c e s Act" which i s l e a d i n g t o something c a l l e d "community banking" Anything i s , o r should be, open t o c o n s t r u c t i v e c r i t i c i s m . There has been a f a i r amount of i d e a l i s t i c r e views o f w h a t ' s supposed t o happen now, about t h e democratic p r o c e s s i n volved i n t h i s e f f o r t , e t c . I i n v i t e someone knowledgeable t o d e t a i l what "community bankingf1 i s and how it is supposed t o b e d i f f e r e n t from a l l o t h e r forms o f f i n a n c i a l i n s t i t u t i o n s i n c l u d i n g c r e d i t unions. I ' v e heard t h a t c r e d i t unions wouldn't touch I t i t " - what i s t h i s "it" t h a t a commu n i t y bank w i l l d e a l w i t h ? (Mow?) n o t had any U n t i l r e c e n t l y I had k i n d o f account anywhere f o r t h e p r e c e d i n g 15 y e a r s , had one f o r about 6 months, and n o t h i n g f o r almost 1 0 1 y e a r s b e f o r e t h a t . I have no e x p e r i ence o t h e r than i s o l a t e d i n c i d e n t s i n how b a n k s / t r u s t companys E even c r e d i t unions a r e s o woefully i n a d e q u a t e t h a t something e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t , with what seems l i k e a c a r e f u l l y chosen monikor - l1Community F i n a n c i a l Service" - a t t a c h e d , i s now going t o do a l l t h e incredible things t h a t aren't clear t o anyone except t h o s e promoting i t . I t seems f a i r t o ask what makes t h i s d i f f e r e n t , so enlighten us. PRT

COMMENT (from "Singing in the Night" by Bea Ferneyhough) C o N c L u S ~ o ~ I have observed That t h o s e who f a u l t - f ind Shirk, When i t comes down t o doing t h i n g s , The s h o u l d e r i n g of t h e work. (1931-32)

She d i d n o t d i e On a c r o s s . She w a s mashed I n a machine A s o c i a l machine! ( 1 989)

Bea brought a copy of h e r book "Singing i n t h e Night" and t h e photograph below was i n i t . The i n s c r i p t i o n s a y s PORTSIDE PARK.. . f o r t h e w a t e r f r o n t enjoyment of everyone." T h i s a l o n e i s enough of a seed t o s p r o u t an e x q u i s i t e r a g e . Bea h a s seen t h i s kind of d o u b l e t a l k f o r o v e r 60 of h e r 86 v e a r s .

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL! W e must r e c a l l t h a t a l l of t h i s i s n o t t h e whole s t i n k i n g s t o r y ! Back i n t h e t h i r t i e s - I can remember any month a t a l l from December t o December and o t h e r t i m e s a s w e l l we p u t up shacks of tar paper and junk; used o l d f l o u r s a c k s t o sew s h e e t s f o r bunks b u i l t of t o r n a p a r t boxes - l i k e t h e ones oranges and o t h e r

f r u i t came i n we'd found i n junk p i l e s o r i n d i t c h e s ; p u t up t e n t s ; i n p a r k s we'd l a y on n e w s p r i n t w i t h newsprint a s a cover and d r a n k ' h e a t ' and v a n i l l a e x t r a c t f o r i n s p i r a t i o n , w h i l e media v o i c e s , n o t s o f r e q u e n t , loud o r a s c l e a r , p e r s i s t e n t , i n s i s t e n t and everywhere a p p e a r i n g , a s now, p o n t i f i c a t e d

To: Mayor P h i l i p Owen and Council

IVE, TIE UNDERSIGNED, WISH TO REAFFIRM OUR JOINT POSITION ON THE COLUMBIA STREET OVERPASS.

THAT IS: "THAT Council approve t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e overpass from t h e n o r t h fa'ot of Columbia S t r e e t t o P o r t s i d e Park i n accordance w i t h t h e concept G p r e l i m i n a r y design developed by Gibson Davey Engineering G s u b m i t t e d t o p u b l i c review." -

T h i s was s e n t a f t e r Owen s a i d he was g e t t i n g c o n f l i c t i n g s i g n a l s f r o m t h e p e o p l e i n t h e neighbourhood. He'd w r i t t e n s a y i n g Council had met and made a d e c i s i o n . . t o o bad you l o s t . We a r e n ' t q u i t e t h a t s t u p i d and no one j u s t w h i t h e r e d and blew away. He t h e n d e l e g a t e d any f u t u r e r e p l i e s t o t h e C i t y C l e r k , t o s a y "nothing can b e done. " Owen i s t h e one who l i e d every y e a r f o r 6 y e a r s , s a y i n g t h a t a c c e s s was "almost h e r e . l f He needs waking up. (Like s h u t t i n g down t h e Main S t r e e t Overpass f o r a day.. o r a week.. . )

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Paul Taylor Camepic Cornniunil)' Ccntrc Margaret Prcvost Carncgic Communiry Cct~trc Joan Mcislcr

Ray Sm~ndcrs Ciastown Lions Club Margarcr J.P. Birrcll

Premier Harcourt came t o a meeting o f t h e S t r a t h c o n a R e s i d e n t s ' A s s o c i a t i o n and was given t h e 3 r d degree. The m a j o r i t y o f q u e s t i o n s were on t h e proposed c a s i n o ; he was asked t o t a k e a p o s i t i o n of being e i t h e r f o r o r a g a i n s t i t b u t he r e f u s e d . Harcourt c i t e d an expected r e p o r t from some M i n i s t e r , on t h e whole q u e s t i o n of f o r - p r o f i t gambling, and he c o u l d n ' t commit h i s government t o a n y t h i n g u n t i l t h i s r e p o r t ' s recommendations which i s were i n h i s hands n e i t h e r yay n o r nay..

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Dear S i n s :

I am w r i t i n g t o o u t l i n e t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e Carnegie Community C e n t r e Asso-, c i a t i o n with regard ti t h e a c c e s s o f CRAB Park. This i s s u e was d i s c u s s e d a t l e n g t h through o u r Community R e l a t i o n s Committee, with recommendat i o n s b e i n g endorsed by t h e CCCA Board on May 5 . I t was agreed t h a t Carnegie would n o t p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e p l a n n i n g meeti n g c a l l e d by t h e P o r t C o r p o r a t i o n f o r May 9 . Unfortunately, t h e A s s o c i a t i o n no l o n g e r has confidence t h a t t h e P o r t Corporation has t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t s of o u r community i n mind. We have been a p a r t o f a seven y e a r long c o n s u l t a t i o n and planning p r o c e s s , d u r i n g which t i m e we f e e l o u r i n p u t was l a r g e l y i g nored. We have not C;leviated<:fromo u r p o s i t i o n f a v o u r i n g t h e Columbia S t r e e t P e d e s t r i a n Overpass o p t i o n and we w i l l not v a l i d a t e y e t another p r o t r a c t i o n o f t h e p r o c e s s by a t t e n d i n g t h i s f u r t h e r meeting. We w i l l , however, make t h e f o l l o w i n g recommendat i o n . We ask t h a t t h e P o r t Corporation assume t h e complete c o s t s f o r c o n s t r u c t i n g t h e Columbia S t r e e t Overpass. The Standing Committee on Access t o P o r t s i d e Park has r e f l e c t e d comqiunity w i l l i n e n d o r s i n g t h e Columb i a S t r e e t o p t i o n and t h e Port Corpora t i o n was, a f t e r a l l , w i l l i n g t o meet h a l f t h e c o s t s o f t h i s o v e r p a s s . In view o f t h e p r o j e c t e d b i l l i o n d o l l a r t o t a l c o s t o f t h e C e n t r a l Waterfront Lands development, and t h e c o n s i d e r a b l e p r o f i t s t o b e g e n e r a t e d , we s u g g e s t t h a t t h e c o s t o f t h e overpass i s r e l a t i v e l y minor.

If t h e P o r t Corporation i s s i n c e r e l y i n t e r e s t e d i n acknowledging and promot i n g t h e community' s recommendations, we t r u s t you w i l l a c t upon t h i s propo s a l . We would s e e t h e completion o f t h e Columbia S t r e e t overpass a s a g e s t u r e of goodwill towards t h i s community. Sincerely,

Margaret P r e v o s t V i c e - p r e s i d e n t , CCCAB.

Dear ~ a r n e ~ zks, ~ o l Almost t h r e e y e a r s ago on my 5 0 t h b i r t h d a y , Joyce P r e s t o n asked me t o work on a community development proj e c t i n Downtown South. I s a i d no f o r a number o f r e a s o n s , b u t mostly because I was s o proud o f Carnegie and so p l e a s e d r t o b e a p a r t o f t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e team. S e v e r a l months l a t e r Joyce was i n b i g t r o u b l e w i t h C i t y Council, and because s h e ' s b a s i c a l l y a good person t o have up t h e r e i n t h e H a l l , J e f f Brooks and I agreed t o h e l p h e r o u t . T h a t ' s when I began t o wander down t o G r a n v i l l e f o r a day a t a t i m e . Then i n August twooyears ago t h e work down h e r e r e q u i r e d a s t o r e f r o n t . Good o l d Kathy from t h e program o f f i c e went t o t h e C i t y warehouse t o s e l e c t t h e f u r n i t u r e and t h e n e x t t h i n g I knew I was working at 509 Helmcken. But o n l y i n an a c t i n g c a p a c i t y , mind you, and I could come back t o Carnegi e when t h e work down h e r e was done. Well, f o l k s , i t f e e l s a s i f t h e work down h e r e is n e v e r going t o f i n i s h . Recently t h e p o s i t i o n I ' v e been f i l l i n g on a temporary b a s i s was a d v e r t i s e d and I had t o make a d e c i s i o n about applying.

The s h o r t v e r s i o n o f a ' l o n g s t o r y i s t h a t I ' v e been h i r e d t o remina i n downtown s o u t h . (There was o n l y one a p p l i c a n t a c t u a l l y .) So my d e a r Carnegie f r i e n d s , t h i s is a f a r e w e l l n o t e . The time I s p e n t with you i n c l u d e d some o f t h e b e s t y e a r s o f my l i f e . I look back and r e a l i z e t h a t we accompl i s h e d s e v e r a l important t h i n g s t o gether : 1. We gained t h e r e s p e c t of C i t y B a l l ( s t a f f and C o u n c i l ) . When I a r r i v e d t h e b i g war and t h e Carnegie Review Panel had j u s t ended. Carnegie was a hot p o t a t o and no one a t 1 2 t h 6 Cambi e wanted u s . They t r i e d t o send u s t o Parks Board, and t h e n Housing and P r o p e r t i e s . We s a i d no. And we k e p t on doing o u r work down h e r e , g e t t i n g more and more p r o f e s s i o n a l a s Board and Committees and s t a f f . In 1988 t h e a u d i t o r s came and s e i z e d o u r a t t e n d ance r e c o r d s a s i f we were a bunch of crooks. That wouldn't happen today. Today we're s t i l l i n S o c i a l Planning and s o good a t what we do t h a t people s t i l l come from a l l o v e r t h e world t o and now s t u d y and admire Carnegie t h e r e ' s going t o b e a s i s t e r f a c i l i t y known a s t h e Gathering P l a c e .

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2. We got t h e f i r s t s t a g e of renova-

t i o n s done, w e l l o v e r a m i l l i o n d o l l a r s worth. Remember t h e day t h e p o l i c e h a l t e d t r a f f i c f o r b l o c k s and h e l i c o p t e r s brought o u r v e n t i l a t i o n system i n p i e c e s t o t h e r o o f t o p ? Remember when t h e l a n e l e v e l was a s t i n k y , r a t - i n f e s t e d carpark f o r s t a f f o n l y ? Remember when t h e d i s h washer was s o bad we had t o wash e v e r y t h i n g by hand f i r s t ? And t h e o n l y f r e e z e r was h e l d t o g e t h e r by masking t a p e ?

3. We s t a b i l i s e d s t a f f , w r i t i n g repo r t s t o Council, and making many o f t h e p a r t - t i m e r s r e g u l a r members a f t e r seven y e a r s as a u x i l i a r i e s . We convinced Council we needed t o t a k e s e c u r i t y more s e r i o u s l y and e s t a b l i s h ed a s u p e r v i s o r p o s i t i o n . We n e g o t i a t ed more hours $or k i t c h e n workers. We e s t a b l i s h e d Oppenheimer a s t h e only C i t y park t o have year-round s t a f f i n g .

4 . We extended o u r s c h e d u l e by two e x t r a hours a day. 5 . We e s t a b l i s h e d a k i n d o f n o n - r e l i g i o u s memorial s e r v i c e f o r s a y i n g good-bye t o t h e many f r i e n d s who l e f t us, sometimes t r a g i c a l l y and sometimes peacefully.

I w i l l miss you a l l s o much. But f o l k s you don ' t need me an;more, and(: Downtown South does. I w i l l miss t h e f i g h t s E 'the daughs 6 t h e meetings 6 t h e Christmas s e a s o n s i n my raggedy r e d d r e s s . I w i l l miss t h e f r i e n d s and t h e problems and t h a t grand o l d h e r i t a g e b u i l d i n g . But i t ' s n o t a s i f I'm moving t o Toronto. I'm o n l y a few b l o c k s away a t 609 Helmcken. The door and my h e a r t w i l l always b e open t o you Carnegie f o l k s . P l e a s e keep i n touch. Love, Diane MacKenzie

Can you help u s ? We a r e l o s i n g o u r newspapers almost everyday, e s p e c i a l l y o u r SUNS and PROVINCES. Because t h e s e papers a r e missingm most o f o u r p a t r o n s l o s e t h e i r chance t o browse through them and t h i s makes everyone angry. I f you s e e newspapers i n any o t h e r p a r t o f t h e C e n t r e stamped CARNEGIE on t h e f r o n t page, p l e a s e r e t u r n them t o us. I f you s e e o u r p a p e r s i n someone's room, p l e a s e t e l l t h a t person n o t t o t a k e t h e s e from t h e Reading Room, because i t ' s u n f a i r t o o t h e r s . I f you know about anyone who t a k e s o u r p a p e r s on a d a i l y b a s i s , we would r e a l l y a p p r e c i a t e it i f you could g i v e u s any ' t i p s ' ( w e ' l l t r e a t t h e s e confidentially). I f you can h e l p u s s o l v e t h e myste r y o f t h e d i s a p p e a r i n 2 newspapers, we'd b e v e r y g r a t e f u l . P l e a s e c o n t a c t me by c a l l i n g 665-3015 o r drop i n t o t h e Reading Room any weekday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thanking you a l l i n advance, Eleanor

LEARNER'S CONFERENCE (What a r e we going t o do w i t h $1500?) The Carnegie Learning C e n t r e h a s r e c e i v e d a g r a n t (of $1500) t o h o l d i t s annual L e a r n e r ' s Conference. I f you were h e r e l a s t y e a r d u r i n g September, you may remember t h e one h e l d i n t h e T h e a t r e . I t was arranged by l e a r n e r s f o r i n v i t e d g u e s t s , members and v i s i t o r s and g e n e r a t e d a l o t o f

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d i s c u s s i o n throughout t h e b u i l d i n g . This y e a r i t ' s going t o b e on June 15, a Wednesday, b e g i n n i n g a t 9am. There i s funding enough ( t h e magic $1500)to cover t h e c o s t s o f d i s p l a y s , advertising, decorating, refreshments and o t h e r expenses. Learner involvement made l a s t y e a r aiiiazing, with d i s p l a y t a b l e s o f broc h u r e s on t h e c o u r s e s t a u g h t h e r e , c l a s s e s on beadwork, s e l f defence, women ' s r i g h t s , worm farming and o t h e r s . The e n t i r e p r o c e s s o f l e a r n i n g t o work with o t h e r s and a r r a n g i n g t h e day i s a g r e a t boon t o o u r e d u c a t i o n s . . .SO! ' t i s t o be ho?ed t h a t many l e a r n e r s , t u t o r s and s t a f f w i l l j o i n i n making t h i s y e a r ' s eve n t a success. Meeting t i m e s t o a r r a n g e p l a n n i n g s e s s i o n s w i l l b e p o s t e d throughout Carnegie, s o keep a n eye p e e l e d .

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I c a n ' t stand t h i s f o r very long Although t h e y s a y i t makes you s t r o n g I must v i s i t a t S t . Paul' s My d e a r StepDad, " C i g a r e t t e J i m " He's 80 now and don1t s a y much But by h i s e y e s he needs no c r u t c h So BC T r a n s i t , send your b e s t 'Cause I ' m about t o t r a v e l west Bring me back o r I s h a l l walk And s e e t h e c i t y block by block P o e t s o f Carnegy Regards.

INFO INSIGHT Here we a r e with t h e 2nd e d i t i o n o f "Info I n s i g h t f 1 . S i n c e t h e l a s t one, a few t h i n g s have changed. Butch ( t h a t ' s Mr. Butch t o you!) is o f f on a well-deserved h i a t u s f o r a few months s o o u r Ms. K i m w i l l b e f i l l i n g h i s day s h i f t s l o t , Monday through Thursday, which means y o u ' l l b e s e e i n g a l o t more o f P h y l l i s , Donna & Steve ( I d o n ' t mean y o u ' l l b e s e e i n g more o r them, b u t y o u ' l l b e s e e i n g them more o f t e n ) a s t h e y f i l l t h e o t h e r open s h i f t s . Anyway, t o d a y I want t o f o c u s on t h e men who a r e t h e f r o n t - l i n e r s , t h e guys who must f a c e e v e r y k i n d o f s i t u a t i o n imaginable, e v e r y day. I t may b e a r e g u l a r p a t r o n who wants t o come i n , even though t h e y have been d r i n k i n g , t o an out-of-towner who needs i n f o r m a t i o n , t o t h e man & woman p r e p a r i n g d r u g s i n a c u g i c l e i n t h e washroom, t o t h e i r a t e volunt e e r a s s e r t i n g t h e i r space. Whatever t h e s i t u a t i o n , o u r s e c u r i t y must d e a l with i t i n a p r o f e s s i o n a l 6 t i m e l y manner. sometimes having t o make s p l i t s e c o n d d d c i s i o n s which may save a l i f e o r s t a v e o f f some h o r r i b l e e v e n t from o c c u r r i n g .

I t ' s a very s t r e s s f u l job..give f u l l marks t o s t a f f f o r b e i n g t h e r e . Our o n l y f u l l - t i m e s e c u r i t y guy 1s Paul Haythorne. Paul h a s t h e dubious honour o f t e n d i n g t h e f r o n t door 5 days a week, Mon-Fri. H i s i s a l a r g e p r e s e n c e and he keeps a c l o s e eye on everyone coming through o u r doors. Dave Alexander i s a l s o a S-day-perweekler, although considered a regula r p a r t - t i m e r , working weekend days h i f t s t h e n 3 a f t e r n o o n s h i f t s on Monday, Tuesday 6 Wednesday. For t h e amount of f l a c k t h e s e two b i g guys have t o t a k e every day, I t h i n k t h e y do an e x c e l l e n t job i n t h e i r dealings with i r a t e o r d i s t u r b -

t i v i t y A t t e n d a n t (A/A) and I ' l l t a l k about them l a t e r . Also, n e x t time I w i l l i n t r o d u c e you t o t h e r e s t o f t h e 'Ti1 t h e n

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MY TWO CENTS WORTH

There a r e p i c t u r e s on t h e w a l l , on t h e t h i r d f l o o r o f t h e Carnegie L e a n in2 Centre Hall. They were p u t t h e r e by t h e Carnegie Photo Club, whose members t a k e p i c t ures of real l i f e i n the s t r e e t s of Vancouver and o t h e r a r t i s t i c s c e n e s around t h e c i t y . The p i c t u r e s on t h e w a l l s g i v e a comfortable f e e l i n g o f e a s e t o t h b Learning Centce, r a t h e r t h a n having c o l d , b a r e walls. The p i c t u r e s hanging on t h e w a l l s g i v e t h e s t u d e n t s something t o t a l k a b o u t and t o look at..and t o t r y t o f i g u r e out if it i s a r t o r not. I t g i v e s t h e s t u d e n t s something t o d e b a t e on, and i f t h e s t u d e n t s a r e d e b a t i n g , i f t h e p i c t u r e s a r e good o r bad, t h e y a r e t a l k i n g . They a r e l e a r n i n g about something new, and t h a t i s what t h i s p l a c e i s a b o u t , l e a r n i n g .

I f e k t smart whGn I a ~ c & ~ l i s h e ad t e s t o r f i g u r e d o u t how t o f i x somecll t h i n g , e s p e c i a l l y i f I had d i f f i c u l t y with it and had t o s t u d y . When I was young I had d i f f i c u l t y with school and was c a l l e d s t u p i d o r dumb. U n f o r t u n a t e l y I b e l i e v e d t h i s l i e , b u t now I am a b l e t o l e a r n . An a d u l t can t e l l a t e a c h e r where t h e i r l e a r n i n g l e v e l i s , which makes it e a s i e r on t h e t e a c h e r and s t u d e n t . Teachers should always t r y t o encourage l e a r n i n g and s t u d e n t s s h o u l d b e open and w i l l i n g and want t o learn. This makes i t e n j o y a b l e and n o t a burden, which I found school t o b e i n t h e p a s t ; j u s t always t r y i n g t o do t h e minimum t o p a s s . Knowledge i s a good t h i n g when used t o h e l p o t h e r s and a l l knowledge comes from GOD. By MIKE DAVIES

I decided t o s t u d y a g a i n because I f i n d i t h e l p s me e x e r c i s e my s e l f d i s c i p l i n e . A f t e r a l i f e t h a t was t o t a l l y u n d i s c i p l i n e d I f i n d it a ,welcome c h a l l e n g e and q u i t e a change. I hope t o work i n t h e f i e l d o f Drug /Alcohol Counseling, where I can p u t my p a s t e x p e r i e n c e s t o u s e . I ' d h a t e , t o look back on my p a s t and c o n s i d e r i t a waste. If I can p u t i t i n t h e ' r i g h t p e r s p e c t i v e , my h a r d s h i p s could b e someone e l s e ' s g a i n . I know o f t h e pain, t h e d e s p a i r , t h e hopelessness o f a d d i c t i o n and no one e l s e should have t o go through t h i s u n n e c e s s a r i l y . Knowledge i s a v e r y powerful weapon i f used i n t h e p r o p e r way and n o t j u s t f o r one's s e l f gain. I believe we were a l l p u t on t h i s e a r t h f o r a r e a s o n ; once we f i n d o u t t h a t r e a s o n we can each make a d i f f e r e n c e . T h i s t o me i s t h e beginning o f knowledge. One t h i n g we a l l have i n common i s we were p u t h e r e t o h e l p each o t h e r . By ANDY a\

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COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN Bad management of h o t e l s and b a r s , d i r t y a i r and l a c k o f s a f e t p were j u s t a few o f t h e comments made i n t h r e e community meetings h e l d d u r i n g t h e f i r s t week of May. The meetings were h e l d t o t a l k about p u t t i n g to-1 g e t h e r a Community Health Plan f o r t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e . The Community Health Plan w i l l look a t h e a l t h i s s u e s and s e r v i c e s i n t h e community and f i g u r e o u t what needs t o b e done t o make t h e Downtown Easts i d e a h e a l t h y neighbourhood. On May 12 t h e f i r s t meeting o f many commenced i n t h e o l d bank b u i l d i n g a t Main 6 H a s t i n g s , w i t h about 35 people p r e s e n t . The b a s i c s d i s c u s s e d were a ) How t o work a s a group; and b) How t o work w i t h t h e community. I s s u e s r a i s e d a t t h e 3 meetings l e a d i n g up t o t h i s one were l i s t e d and handed out t o keep a keen edge on what h a s t o b e t h e goal o f any p r o c e s s : - use p e r s o n a l c o n t a c t G o u t r e a c h t o e t h n i c & language m i n o r i t i e s - door-to-door survey on h o t e l s and rooming h o u s e s . . m u l t i l i n g u a l - Neighbourhood Helpers P r o j e c t

u s e community n e d i a ; Carnegie Newsl e t t e r , Co-op Radio. (11. - A b o r i g i n a l l e a d e r s / s p e a k e r s t o make c o n t a c t with F i r s t Nations - need t o meet a s " c i t i z e n s 1 ' , n o t "clients" - need t o keep up with o r ahead o f New D i r e c t i o n s a s a whole - g e t people interestedclby h o l d i n g a s e r i e s o f forums on i s s u e s o f conc e r n t o p e o p l e - drugs, s a f e t y , a l cohol ( g i n s e n g ) , c h i l d c a r e , e t c . - a welcoming p l a c e t o work..comforta b l e , warn, s a f e , with food - teams o f r e s i d e n t s who, f o r 2 - 3 months, l i s t e n , t h e n i d e n t i f y common concerns - r e c o g n i t i o n t h a t we have many i d e a s and a b i l i t i e s - o u r economic 6 s o c i a l circumstances make any l l p l a n t l d e l i v e r e d by p a i d s t a f f s u b j e c t t o much cynicism LibbylDavies i s working w i t h r e s i d e n t s t o develop t h e Community Health Plan, and i s being a s s i s t e d by Amalia Dorigoni . The n e x t meeting i s s e t f o r May 19, which i s a Thursday, a t 1:00 p.m. i n t h e same p l a c e - t h e o l d bank b u i l d i n g a t t h e c o r n e r o f Main & IIastings.

POETRY by Bud Osborn

sunday morning steak & eggs a new dawn b r e a k s above w h i t e l i g h t s of t h e b l u e b r i d g e 2 c a r s f r a c t u r e 7a.m. s i l e n c e a b l i n d young man t a p s h i s way home t o t h e c u r b a dog l i k e midnight going home d i r t y b r o k e & weary c r o s s e s j e f f e r s o n avenue a g a i n s t t r a f f i c l i g h t s

I s t o p f o r a newspaper & a man I l i v e d w i t h y e a r s ago i n a halfway house f o r drunken bums i s walking t h e s i d e w a l k

w e shake hands grin g e t embarrassed & talk knowing t h a t no m a t t e r w h a t ' s happened we've b o t h s u r v i v e d it "I d o n ' t s e e nobody no more" h e t e l l s m e "they a l l g o t f a m i l i e s . I been a l o n e s i n c e I fucked-up"

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"12 y e a r s " h e s a y s "12 y e a r s " h e had t o l d m e about r a i d i n g t h e pharmacy dumping t h e d r u g s i n t o p l a s t i c bags f i l l i n g syringes everybody l i n i n g - u p a m a i n l i n e r i o t i n o l d columbus pen handing o u t s h i v s & b a l l b a t s s e t t i n g t h e c e l l b l o c k on f i r e s h o t g u n s & t e a r g a s & 2 more y e a r s " i t ' s good t o see you" h e s a y s I s a y t h e same t o him g e t i n my c a r & drive t o t h e secor g r i l l f o r breakfast

t h i n k i n g about t h o s e who d o n ' t have & w i l l n e v e r have a n y t h i n g b u t a damned l i g h t i n t h e i r e y e s a l i g h t quicker gentler more a l i v e t h a n a slow sun d r a g g i n g i n t o g r a y s t r e e t s a l i g h t i n t h e i r e y e s t h a t can l a u g h between t h e t e r r o r of b e i n g nowhere & t h e r a g e of b e i n g somewhere t h a t i s n ' t t h e i r ' s

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I f i n i s h t h e food pay f o r it & d r i v e down d o r r s t r e e t . p a s t a man who l i v e s i n t h e r u b b l e of an abandoned warehouse by t h e r i v e r & squeezes s t e r n o through a p a i r of f o r g o t t e n pantyhose @ h e ' s walking sunday morning s t r e e t s w i t h o n l y c a r s & dogs on them walking s i d e w a l k s h e ' s walked f o r y e a r s & c a n ' t t h i n k of a s i n g l e door t h a t w i l l open f o r him t h e sky i n a sudden c l o u d - t e a r i n g b u r s t becomes p u r p l e orange v i o l e t t h e man i n a sudden g u t - r i p p i n g heave t u r n s t h e gray cement b l a c k y e l l o w & crimson white l i g h t s blue bridge sunday morning men & women

social services: l i t t l e boy i n a s t r o l l e r blowing a yellow horn skinny s t r e e t d o g t r o t t i n g p a s t o l d man c o u n t i n g h i s pension money 3 rough & hungry men g i v i n g i t t h e eye a guy sweeps t h e s i d e w a l k w i t h a ragged broom I 'm w a i t i n g on a w e l f a r e worker g r e y h o t & t o x i c sky s t r e e t c a r c r a s h i n g by k i d s s i n g i n g "fuck t h e s c h o o l s !" a t r u c k f u l l of bananas r a s t a bumming a match b i g black hearse s h i n i e s t t h i n g on t h e s t r e e t one-legged o l d man w i t h a w h i t e beard dragging h i s c r u t c h e s cops going i n t o a j e w e l l e r y s t o r e w h e r e ' s t h a t w e l f a r e worker? l i t t l e red-headed boy w i t h a p l a s t i c gun a s k s me a b o u t t h e punk band t h a t p r a c t i c e s i n t h e basement I'm rolling cigarettes & when s h e shows up s h e t e l l s me s h e was s t a b b e d by d e l i n q u e n t g i r l s on h e r l a s t j o b so I t r y t o b e a s much h e l p t o h e r a s I can

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CHARACTERISTICS O F MOVEMENT PROCESS -Social movements are composed of many sub-goals and sub-movements, each in their own MAP stage. -Strateby & tactics are different for each sub-movement, according to the MAP stage each is in. -Keep advancing movements through the 8 stages -Each sub-movement is focused on a specific goal (e.g. for civil rights movement: restaurants, voting, public accommodation -All of the sub-movements promote the same paradigm shift (e.g. shift from hard to soft-energy policy)

( I ) CRITICAL SOCIAL PROBLEM EXISTS

-Violates widely-held values -Powerholders support problem -"Official Policies" tout values Real "operating policies" violate values

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commissions, hearings..... Prove they don't work -Become experts, do research.

-Recognition of problem and victims grow -Public sees victims faces -More active local groups -Need pre-existing institutions and -20-30% of public opposes powerholders' policies.

-Dramatic nonviolent actiondcampaigns -Actions show public that conditions and policies violate widely-held values -Nonviolent actions repeated around country -Problem put on the social agenda -New Social Movement rapidly "takes off' -4440% of public oppose currefit policies/conditions

5) PERCEPTION O F FAlLURE -See goals unachieved -See powerholders unchanged -See numbers down at demonstrations -Despair, hopelessness, burnout dropout; seems movement ended -Emergence of Negative Rebel.

-Majority oppose present conditions & powerholder policies -Show how the problem and policies affect all sectors of society -Involve mainstream citizens and institutions in addressing the problem -Problem put on the political agenda -Promote alternatives -Counter each new powerholder strategy -Demonology: Powerholders promote public's fear of alternatives -Promote a paradigm shift, not only reforms -RE-TRIGGER EVENTS HAPPEN, re-enacting

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Main & Hastings Housing & Employment Project The s t e e r i n g committee met on May 2 and d i s c u s s i o n continued on o r i n c i p l e i s s u e s surrounding t h e development o f t h e p r o j e c t . These i n c l u d e t h e n a t u r e of t h e housing t o b e o f f e r e d , t r a i n ing and e d u c a t i o n s e r v i c e s t o be provided, and determining what s t r e e t l e v e l s e r v i c e s may b e d e s i r a b l e Regarding t h e housing i s s u e , t h e comparitive s t u d y f o r t h e development of 390 Main S t r e e t ( t h e o l d bank building) was p r e s e n t e d t o t h e committee on May 10. S e v e r a l o p t i o n s were considered by t h e a r c h i t e c t s , and t h e y include: r e t a i n i n g t h e e x i s t i n g s t o r e facades on l!astings and Main S t r e e t s , but b u i l d a new s t r u c t u r e behind and above t h e f a c a d e ; r e t a i n i n g t h e e n t i r e b u i l d i n g , s t r e n g t h e n i n g it and b u i l d i n g above i t ; o r demolishing t h e b u i l d i n g a l t o g e t h e r and s t a r t i n g w i t h a new complex. A l l p r o p o s a l s c a l l f o r some commercialyservice a c t i v i t y a t s t r e e t l e v e l and 4 f l o o r s o f housing. Three o t h e r o p t i o n s were a l s o p e s ented i n c o r p o r a t i n g t h e b u i l d i n g a t 380 Main S t r e e t . These a r e e s s e n t i a l -

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URM - ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING It was a c a s e of s o much t o w r i t e and s o much t i m e t o w r i t e t h a t it was

l e f t u n t i l a l l t h e "other s t u f f " got done. and now i t ' s weeks ago t h a t t h i s meeting happened. URM s t a n d s f o r Urban R u r a l Mission, a n a t ion-wide o r g a n i s a t i o n t h a t s e e k s t o b l e n d t h e needs of people i n b o t h c i t i e s and t h e c o u n t r y t o b e t t e r i t for all.

l y s i m i l a r but include an increased housing component. D i s c u s s i o n of t h e r e p o r t i s ongoing and a Planning Workshop w i l l b e h e l d on s i t e on June 4. The p u b l i c i s welcome and t i m e s w i l l b e posted. The sub-committee on Employment and Education met on May 9 and heard t h e views o f two young a p p r e n t i c e s regarb. i n g what k i n d o f housing a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e development o f t h e p r o j e c t may b e a p p r o p r i a t e , t h e d e s i r a b i l i t y o f follow-up programs, and p o s s i b l e problems t h a t may a r i s e . The sub-comm i t t e e meets a g a i n on May 18. The S t e e r i n g Committee w i l l b e h i r i n g one o r possibby two p r o j e c t manag e r s . A job d e s c r i 2 t i o n i s b e i n g developed and t h e h i r i n g p r o c e s s w i l l be t h e same a s t h a t f o r t h e P r o j e c t Mana g e r ; c o m p e t i t i o n , s h o r t l i s t and s e l e c t i o n o f t h e most q u a l i f i e d candida t e by a h i r i n g committee. Applicat i o n s from t h e downtown e a s t s i d e / s t r a t h c o n a community w i l l b e p a r t i c u l a r l y welcome. The s t e e r i n g committee meets a g a i n on May 30. By MARK1 MIERL3IN

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Jean Swanson of ELP helped f a c i l i t a t e t h i s g a t h e r i n g t o happen w i t h t h e west c o a s t meeting of URM. When I a r r i v e d on t h e Saturday morning I expected t o s e e about 25-20 p e o p l e , h a l f of whom I ' d met b e f o r e a t v a r i ous f u n c t i o n s . Amazingly, t h e r e were p e o p l e , about 75, h a i l i n g from a l l a c r o s s Canada - from Newfoundland t o t h e Maritimes t o e a s t e r n Canada t o t h e p r a i r i e p r o v i n c e s t o BC

A f t e r b r i e f i n t r o d u c t i o n s we s p l i t i n t o f o u r groups t o answer t h e q u e s t i o n i n o u r minds of "What would you l i k e t o s e e i n 5 and 10 and 20 y e a r s . "What would your community have t o have t o b e a b e t t e r p l a c e t o l i v e ? " What seemed t o b e t h e c a t a l y s t f o r answers i n each group i s t h e c l e a r understanding t h a t what h a s and is happening j u s t i s n ' t r i g h t o r f a i r . People spoke of e c o l o g i c a l b a l a n c e , d a y c a r e , economic f a i r n e s s , co-operat i o n , s a f e t y , n o n - e x p l o i t a t i o n , wildc r a f t , a l t e r n a t e energy s o u r c e s b e i n g used p r o p e r l y , h e a l i n g , r e s p e c t f o r t h e food c h a i n , r e s p e c t f o r each p a r t of l i f e . It was n o t i d e a l dreaming; i t was t h e beginning of s h a r i n g o u r ' p e r s o n a l v i s i o n s of what t h e world could b e IFIWHEN t h e t h i n g s t h a t r e a l l y m a t t e r a r e i n t h e f r o n t of every d e c i s i o n . . .and nbt i g n o r e d o r s u p p r e s s e d , a s now, by t h e narrow, s e l f - i n t e r e s t s of e l i t e s . . It was a heady e x e r c i s e i n s e e i n g t h a t we a l l s h a r e t h e same b a s i c i d e a - t h a t o u r shared v i s i o n i s f a r r e a c h i n g and common t o most p e o p l e everywhere. The n e x t s t e p of t h i s was t h e n t o s e e what t h e "bad news" i s - t o s e e t h e t r e n d s and d e c i s i o n s t h a t are bei n g made r i g h t now by t h e powers-that b e t o make what we had e n v i s i o n e d i n t h e f i r s t groups seem i m p o s s i b l e . T h i s involved t h e s p e c t r e of NAlTA, t h e ever-worsening t a x a t i o n system, t h e l o s s a n d l o r d e s t r u c t i o n of s o c i a l programs t h a t had t a k e n y e a r s of s t r u g g l e t o bring i n t o being.

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The methods of economic r e s t r u c t u r i n g i n c l u d e automation, geographic s h i f t s t o g e t t h e c h e a p e s t c o s t s and t h e b i g g e s t p r o f i t s a t any Cost; t h e i n c r e a s i n g concent rat i o n of w e a l t h i n every s p h e r e of s o c i e t y . Trade is b e i n g used a s a cover-up f o r t h e i n s i d i o u s d e m o l i t i o n . o f democrati c government on a g l o b a l s c a l e . I n every s p h e r e , women a r e b e i n g exploited t o absorb t h e p r i v a t i s i n g of a l l p o s s i b l e s e r v i c e s t h a t have been t h e r o l e of governments t o p r o v i d e . Any a c t t h a t can b e performed f o r no pay by women i s b e i n g t a k e n o u t of s o c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y and put i n t o "done f o r f r e e by women o r n o t done a t a l l . ' ' Salvador P i n i c h e , a p r o f e s s o r of economics from Mexico and a member of t h e Mexican Anti-!Free1 Trade o r g a n i z a t i o n , spoke of t h e t r u e r e a s o n s f o r t h e u p r i s i n g i n Chiapas. .of t h e way t h e Mayan p e o p l e have made what t h e y Want c l e a r t o t h e world and how i t h a s been d i s t o r t e d by media and t h e b i g Public Relations firms l i k e B u r s t o n - M a r t s e i l l e r . I n almost a l l media o u t l e t s , t h e Z a p a s t i s t a s a r e spoken of a s an "extreme" element t h e Mexican g o v ' t h a s had t o b a t t l e t o keep peace and o r d e r . The r e a l i t y i s t h a t t h e s e people have succeeded i n pulling off t h e f a l s e face t h a t t h e government of C a r l o s S a l i n a s h a s p u t forward t o t h e world i n t h e l i g h t of NAFTA - t h a t "Mexico i s a c l e a n and

growing c o u n t r y w i t h p e a c e f u l and f r i e n d l y m a r k e t s open t o a l l . " The Z a p a t i s t a s have used t h e same techno'logy a s t h e c o r p o r a t i o n s t o g e t o u t t h e i r message t h a t t h e y want t h e i r l a n d , t h e i r way of l i f e and t h e i r d i g n i t y a s a people guaranteed and n o t t o become homeless, l a n d l e s s m i g r a n t s working f o r crumbs a t t h e whim of t h e r i c h & greedy g e n e r a l s and landowners who have decimated t h e c o u n t r y of Chiapas f o r y e a r s . The Mexican government sought t o k i l l a s many of them a s p o s s i b l e bef o r e what t h e y were s a y i n g c o u l d g e t t o p e o p l e o u t s i d e Mexico, b u t t h e i r a c t i o n s of murder and t h e f t o n l y made t h e o u t s i d e world abhor t h i s . P e o p l e around t h e o w r l d , caught up i n t h e i r own s t r u g g l e s a g a i n s t such r a p a c i o u s e x p l o i t a t i o n , have been i n s p i r e d by t h e courage of t h e people of Chiapas C e c i l i a D i o s c i n of t h e P h i l i p p i n e Women s Cent re i n Vancouver, j u s t back from a t r i p t o Manila, spoke of t h e ongoing f i g h t t h e r e t o g e t back t h e i r c o u n t r y a f t e r y e a r s of t h e d i c t a t o r , Ferdinand Marcos. One of t h e f i r s t things she admitted is t h a t Aquino e i t h e r c o u l d n ' t o r wouldn't make t h e d r a s t i c changes n e c e s s a r y t o undo t h e s i c k system of c o r r u p t i o n applauded by Marcos and h i s c r o n i e s . The p e o p l e of t h e P h i l i p p i n e s a r e s t i l l accepted i n t o o t h e r c o u n t r i e s as domestic w o r k e r s , even when t h e y have v e r y s k i l l e d t r a i n i n g and expe r i e n c e . I t ' s a m a t t e r of economics when t h o u s a n d s of p e o p l e h a v i n g no f u t u r e i n t h e i r homeland, have t o t a k e whatever i s made a v a i l a b l e t o them i n a n o t h e r c c o u n t r y t o have any chance. t a k e t h e lowest-paying j obs i n t h e worst conditions. The P h i l i p p i n e s i s under a S t r u c t u r a l Adjustment Program of t h e World Bank and t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Monetary Fund.

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A f t e r g e t t i n g i n p u t from each ext r e m e , t h e n e x t move was t o c l a r i f y t h e f o r c e s " a g a i n s t " and t h e f o r c e s "for" a f u t u r e w i t h hope. The former had been named i n a l l a s p e c t s of t h e 'bad news', b u t naming them gave a boost t o t h e things that a r e helpful. Forming c o a l i t i o n s , networking, n e v e r g i v i n g up, s p i r i t u a l i t y , depending on our'own common s e n s e r a t h e r t h a n ' t h e i r ' e x p e r t s , t a k i n g r i s k s , know,. i n g who w e a r e . o u r knowledge, o u r humour, o u r a b i l solidarity. i t y t o s h a r e and change It was n o t an e x e r c i s e i n i d e a l i s m ; i t was s e e i n g t h e r e s u l t s i n many s e c t o r s - women, f a r m e r s , c h u r c h e s , a n t i - p o v e r t y work, a r t i s t s , energy, r u r a l d i g n i t y , Native a f f a i r s , immigrant needs, r a c e r e l a t i o n s , s p i r i t u a l i t y , t h a t keeps u s s t r i v i n g f o r what w e know i s p o s s i b l e . T h e r e were 3 workshops i n t h e r e somewhere on r a c e and d i s c r i m i n a t i o n , t h e media, and how i t r e a l l y workd, and c l a s s i s m , and a f o u r t h f o r t h o s e who wanted an u n s t r u c t u r e d forum, t o s h a r e a s much i n s i g h t a s p o s s i b l e . By t h e t i m e it was o v e r , people' had l e t much of t h e c h a f f of hyped propaganda blow away. It i s t h i s k i n d of commonality and s h a r i n g t h a t keeps t h e f i r e of s t r u g g l e a l i v e .

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religious experience t h e f i r s t t i m e I saw J e s u s He gave me a f a t l i p Adoration o f t h e Cross Good F r i d a y a l i t t l e boy asked t o Mass by C a t h o l i c f r i e n d s I t r i e d t o do what everyone e l s e d i d s o endured an e t e r n i t y o f p a i n upon my knees E went forward w i t h t h e o t h e r s t o k i s s t h e Cross 6 when I l e a n e d towards it from J e s u s received a s w i f t kick 6 a swollen l i p l a t e r my f r i e n d s s a i d r h e y were a f r a i d T 1 d t a k e Communion t o o b u t t h e y n e e d n ' t have w o r r i e d t h e r e was no way I was going t o 1 et J e s u s t a k e a n o t h e r c r a c k a t me -

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I ' d r a t h e r whip myself with a r a t t l e s n a k e o r p u t on barb ed-wire underwear but reluctantly I could s e e F a t h e r Henry's meaning by t a k i n g mvself --~, so seriously . I l e a v e l i t t l e room f o r God t o e n l i g h t e n me in reality

tory Is What We Remember :arnegie Centre is at t h e corH a s t i n g s and Main i n t h e Downs t i s d e , Vancouver's o l d e s t ~urhood. uver i t s e l f is a relatively .y. I t was founded on k p r i l 6, :ven b e f o r e t h a t d a t e t h e f i r s t ~mmissionero f t h e Canadian Pac~ i l w a yhad been busy l a y i n g o u t a s r r e e t plan f o r t h e c i t y . I f you go t o t h e c o r n e r o f H a s t i n g s and Hamilton S t r e e t s j u s t west o f Victory Square, you w i l l f i n d a plaque w i t h t h e s e words -

HERE STOOD HAM1 LTON FIRST LAND COMMISSIONER CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY 1885 I N THE SILENT SOLITUDE OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST HE DROVE A WOODEN STAKE I N THE EARTH AND COMMENCED TO MEASURE AN EMPTY LAND INTO THE STREETS OF VANCOUVER

S t a t e l y f i r t r e e s d e c o r a t e tlhe s i d e s of t h e p l a q u e , and a t t h e b o t t o n you can s e e a s u r v e y o r ' s s t a k e d r i v e n i n t o t h e e a r t h . The primeval f o r e s t t e r r i f i e d t h e European s e t t l e r s , and they drove s u r v e y o r s ' s t a k e s i n t o t h e h e a r t o f mother e a r t h a t e v e r y o2portunity . Then i n A p r i l , 1994, Prime M i n i s t e r C h r e t i e n a t t e n d e d a banquet i n Vancouver. Me seemed t o a g r e e w i t h Hamilton about an "em7tyf1 l a n d , f o r he r e marked on t h e b e a u t i f u l c i t y o f Vancouver t h a t was b u i l t o u t o f n o t h i n g . Nothing was h e r e b e f o r e t h e Europeans1 arrived according t o M r . 1 h r e t i e n . Chief Wendy Grant o f t h e Musqueam Nation was a t t h a t banquet, and s h e was n o t amused a t t h e i g n o r a n t words

of o u r Prime M i n i s t e r . She, along w i t h o t h e r F i r s t Nations l e a d e r s , demanded an apology, f o r t h e i r p e o p l e s had l i v e d i n t h i s p a r t o f t h e world f o r thousands o f y e a r s . Not o n l y have F i r s t Nations people l i v e d i n what i s now c a l l e d B r i t i s h Columbia s i n c e time immemorial, b u t t h e i r l a n d s were t a k e n from them i l l e d a l l y and u n j u s t l y . I make a d i s t i n c t i o n between law and j u s t i c e beg cause it i s e a s y f o r c o r r u 2 t governments t o make u n j u s t laws. First Nations' l a n d s were taken by t h e Europeans i l l e g a l l y because a l though t h e B r i t i s h government, t h e Hudson's Bay Company and t h e c o l o n i a l government on Vancouver I s l a n d a l l recognized A b o r i g i n a l t i t l e t o t h e land i n B r i t i s h Columbia, no t r e a t i e s were made w i t h t h e g r e a t m a j o r i t y o f the first inhabitants. F i r s t Nations l a n d s were taken by t h e Europeans u n j u s t l y because t h e r i g h t s o f peoples include the r i g h t s t o t h e i r land, c u l t u r e G i n s t i t u t i o n s . We a r e t a l k i n g h e r e about a t h e f t s o l a r g e i n s c a l e t h a t some non-Abori g i n a l s simp19 want t o block it o u t . F i r s t Nations 2 e o p l e h a v e n ' t blocked i t o u t , however, and t h e y have been f i g h t i n g f o r o v e r 100 y e a r s f o r a j u s t s e t t l e m e n t o f l a n d claims and a r e l a t i o n s h i p t o Danada t h a t c o r r e s p onds t o t h e d i g n i t y o f t h e i r h i s t o r y . I t h i n k we have t o look a t t h e m i s t a k e s o f t h e p a s t , including the avari c e and r a c i s m t h a t powered them, i n o r d e r n o t t o r e p e a t t h o s e mistakes. Most o f t h e l a n d i n B r i t i s h Columbia, i n c l u d i n g t h e l a n d on which Vancouver s i t s , h a s n o t been p r o p e r l y t r a n s f e r r ed from F i r s t Nations t o B r i t i s h Columbian ownership. U n t i l t h i s wrong i s r i g h t e d , t h e i n t e g r i t y o f o u r c i p y and p r o v i n c e i s marred, and o u r h i s t o r y c a r r i e s t h e s t i n k i f unrestrained exploitation. By SANDY CAMERON

surgeon. Perhaps he g o t i n t o psychot h e r a p y f o r i t s v a s t l y i n c r e a s e d marg i n of e r r o r . A f t e r a l l , a s l i p of p s y c h i a t r y does n o t l e a v e t h e p a t k e n t dead. F r e u d ' s p r o t e g e , C a r l Gustav Jung, s t r a y e d from t h e s c i e n t i f i c r o o t s o f c l i n i c a l psychology ( p a r t l y i n d i s gust o f Freud's obviously cocaineinduced i d e a - f i x e e s about t h e r o l e of i n c e s t i n a d o l e s c e n t devolopment) t o embrace a mongrel t y p e of psychoanaly s i s t h a t s e e s everything a s the cause o f every o t h e r problem. Yet J u n g l s i d e a s o f s y n c h r o n i c i t y , circumambulation, and t r a n s c e n d a n t function a r e very useful i n today's l i f e i n t h e downtown e a s t s i d e .

SIGMUND Teleology l o o k s a t s i t u a t i o n s i n l i g h t of t h e f u l f i l l m e n t of f u t u r e i d e a l s rabher than a reduction t o p r i o r o r p a s t causes. Unfortunately, Sigmund Freud used t h e l a t t e r approach i n h i s a t t e m p t s t o h e a l n e u r o s i s . Sigmund Freud was r e a l i s t i c when he made t h e e m p i r i c a l o b s e r v a t i o n t h a t s e x and e s p e c i a l l y t h e b i o l o g i c a l i m p e r a t i v e t o propoga t e t h e p l a n e t i s t h e most powerful impulse governing t h e make-up o f t h e human psyche. Religions1 attempts t o sublimate t h e l i b i d o ' e n masse' i n t o some s o c i a l c o n t r o l group has h a r d l y made a d e n t i n t h e f a c t t h a t p e o p l e everywhere a r e g e t t i n g i t on. The i n f l u e n c e of cocaine i n t h e d o c t o r a l t h e s e s o f Sigmund Freud can n o t b e o v e r s t a t e d . The a f t e r - e f f e c t s , e s p e c i a l l y t h e d e p r e s s i o n , may have caused Freud t o p a n i c , t o r e o r g a n i z e h i s i d e a s o f b a s i c human s e x u a l i t y t h e philosoi n t o f e t i s h i s t i c modes p h i c d e r i v a t i v e s of c o c a i n e . Freud was o r i g i n a l l y t r a i n e d a s a

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"Spartan" i s from a n c i e n t Greece, o f course, b u t t h e y (The S p a r t a n s ) were never i d e a l i z e d t h e way t h e Athenians were throughout European h i s t o r y . (His s t o r y . ) Maybe t h a t ' s because S p a r t a was a m a t r i a r c h i a l s e t - u p 6 Athens

was t h e pLace was t h e * l a c e where patriarchy first reared i t s ugly head. Ugly, because it was t h e major sourde of a deep b e t r a y a l o f t h e sacred t r u s t between mankind 6 womanhood Not t h a t male-dominated s o c i e t i e s d i d n ' t produce g r e a t works o f a r t , science E philosophy - t h e y c e r t a i n l y did. But i n t h a t p r o c e s s , an extreme male p o i n t o f view tended t o c a s t a s ide & trample t h e v e r y r o o t s o f i t s e x i s t e n c e . And what a r e t h o s e r o o t s , those s o u r c e s o f o u r humanity, t h a t have become i d s t o r t e d o r have d i e d

d i t h i n us?. . w e l l , you could c a l l it j u s t i c e , e t h i c s , r i g h t e o u s n e s s , hone s t y , i n t e g r i t y , s g i r i t u a l i t y , o r any number o f s i m i l a r terms t h a t e x p r e s s t h e i d e a l o f c o r r e c t human behaviour - not n e c e s s a r i l y llcorrect" i n s o c i a l terms, b u t according t o a n a t u r a l code o f e t h i c s c o n t a i n e d i n individu-1 a 1 h e a r t s 6 minds t h a t a g r e e on t h e n a t u r e o f t h e i r humanity. T h i s i s always d i f f i c u l t t o defube, o r p i n down, because it a r i s e s from t h e r i g h t hemisphere o f t h e b r a i n , which i s b a s i c a l l y i l l o g i c a l , 6 because o f t h e i l l o g i c , has been bumped d o w n s t a i r s by t h e r a t i o n a l p o i n t of view, which i s i d e n t i c a l w i t h t h e ext r e m e l y male p o i n t o f view. Not t h a t women a r e i l l o ~ i c a lc r e a t u r e s ; t h e ) o b v i o u s l y have a l e f t - h n i n t o o , $ are very l o g i c a l , b u t considering the two s i d e s o f human n a t u r e i n g e n e r a l - female nrocesq i s t h e way nf t h e a r t i st ; masculine p r o c e s s i s c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f t h e t e c h n i c i a n who d e s i g n s e f f i c i e n t machinery, i n c o n t r a s t t o t h e p o e t who d$cams up i n s p i + s d music <To s a y t h a t S p a r t a n s dreamed up i n s p i r e d music might b e o v e r - s t a t i n g t h e case, b u t t h e Spartan a t t i t u d e , c r e a t e d 6 maintained by women, d e f i n i t e l y c o n t a i n e d some s u r p r i s i n g E b i z a r r e l e s s o n s f o r 20th c e n t u r y minds. Some might c l a i m n o t t o p o s s e s s a 20th c e n t u r y mind, b u t t h e mind-set of o u r times, c e r t a i n l y , h a s a l i f e of i t s own & a l l o f u s l i v e i n i t , o r w i t h i t , more o r l e s s . S p a r t a was, t o o u r way o f t h i n k i n g , a s t r a n g e p l a c e indeed - a n a t i o n wherh men were f o r b i d d e n t o marry until t h e age o f 30 & where homosexuali t y & p r o m i s c u i t y were encouraged until t h e age of 35s a f t e r which t h e y were s t r i c t l y f o r b i d d e n . I f t h a t ' s n o t s t r a n g e enough, c o n s i d e r t h e spa^ t a n marriage ceremony, i n which t h e man & woman-were r e q u i r e d t o w r e s t l e I

naked i n p u b l i c , a f t e r which t h e b r i d e ' s head was shaved 6 she was d r s s s e d i n men's c l o t h i n g & l e f t a l o n e i n a darkened room t o await h e r husband on her 6 who was expected to sneak c a t c h h e r unawares. Afterwards t h e y l i v e d s e p a r a t e l i v e s E o n l y s l e p t t o g e t h e r when s e x u a l de- . s i r e motivated them. T h i s was t h e o n l y f o r m a l i s e d marriage allowed i n t h a t o t h e r w i s e s e x u a l l y wide-open m a t r i a r c h y t h a t was S p a r t a . The r e a s o n " s p a r t a n f ' h a s come t o mean a tough e x i s t e n c e i s because Spartan e t h i c s o r i d e a l i s m was t h e exa c t o p p o s i t e of o u r h e d o n i s t i c o r selfi n d u l g e n t a t t i t u d e o f today. The r u l l i n g c l a s s i n S p a r t a was f o r b i d d e n by law t o engage i n commercial a c t i v i t i e s whiee t h e lowest & l e a s t powerful c l a s s was t h e o n l y group allowed . t o "do business". The commercial -f r e e upp e r c l a s s e s were expected t o l i v e i n p o v e r t y 6 concern themselves o n l y w i t h t h e development & p r e s e r v a t i o n o f e t h i c a l v a l u e s . They were f o r b i d d e n t o wear j e w e l l e r y o r ' f o make any d i s 2 l a y o f wedlth o r even t a l k about money. To do s o would erode t h e h i g h r e g a r d & s o c i a l s t a t u s t h e i r s t r i c t l y non-comme r c i a l l i f e s t y l e engendered. The lower' merchant c l a s s e s were f r e e t o i n d u l g e themselves i n a l l t h e l u x u r i e s t h e i r economic a c t i v i t i e s a f f o r d e d them b u t were g e n e r a l l y d e s p i s e d f o r it. B a s i c a l l y , t h e S p a r t a n i d e a l was s i m i l a r t o t h e i d e a l s o f a Ghandi o r a Thoreau - a simple, s p a r e e x i s t e n c e l i v e d f o r s p i r i t u a l purposes i n which t h e o n l y power possessed by an i n d i v i dual was t h e power of h i s / h e r p e r s o n a l development, where t h e p o s s e s s i o n o f m a t e r i a l w e a l t h was c o n s i d e r e d a f a u l t o r weakness. Another i n t e r e s t i n g S p a r t a n custom was t h e punishment of t e a c h e r s f o r t h e i r s t u d e n t s t mistakes, p a r t i c u l a r l y i n a t h l e t i c c o n t e s t s which were mqch valued, & completely n o n - s e x i s t , i n

' t h a t men & women competed f r e e l y on an e q u a l b a s i s . The mentors, t e a c h e r s o r coaches of a t h l e t e s were u s u a l l y t h e i r s e x u a l p a r t n e r s who, when t h e i r young companions f a i l e d t o measure up, were publicly humiliated E temporarily ,tripped of socialp r i v i l e g e s . Women r u l e d i n S p a r t a , and t h e Athen ians,whose ways 6 a t t i t u d e s were imit a t e d by l a t e r European n a t i o n s , despi s e d t h e Spartans fo* what t h e y consid e r e d a male weakness - a l l o w i n g women t o d e s i g n & c o n t r o l t h e s o c i a l system. The Athenians, who had r e p l a c e d t h e i r e a r l i e r matriarchy w i t h an ext'remely male-oriented system, e x a l t e d

economic t r a d e material wealth. A l though a r t , p o e t r y & philosophy f l o u r i s h e d , it g r a d u a l l y d e c l i n d d i n s p i r i t u a l v a l u e u n t i l , by t h e time t h e Roma n s copied i t from t h e Greeks, i t was merely a hollow s h e l l o f i t s former g l o r y . The g r e a t e s t accomplishments o f Greek s o c i e t y were based on m a t r i a r c h i a l c u l t s 6 schools o f thought t h a t m i g r a t e d from Egypt t o t h e i s l a n d s o f t h e Aegean. The "democracy" of Athens was p u b l i c i z e d 6 e v e n t u a l l y cheapened t h e s e c r e t knowledge o f "the mysterys" a s t h e Greeks c a l l e d t h e mathematics & philosophy o f Egypt. , When P l a t o d e c i d e d t o ban p o e t s from h i s " p e r f e c t " s o c i e t y , i t was a s u r e s i g n t h a t t h e feminine s i d e of hunan n a t u r e was i n f o r a tough time. Rome & C h r i s t i a n i t y took t h i n g s even f u r t h e r , & by t h e time o u r s o - c a l l e d " W e ~ t e r ns~o ~c i e t y developed, t h e

r t a n i d e a l o f an i n t e l l e c t u a l 6 x t i v e p o v e r t y was com?letely o v e r led 6 r e p l a c e d w i t h a v a l u e s y s t l a s e d on m a t e r i a l p o s s e s s i o n s a l . The monetary v a l u e o f l a n d was :nted, 6 r e a l e s t a t e d e a l s became d e s i g n e r s o f o u r environment. :rty lost its status as a creatf o r c e i n s o c i e t y E became a s s o c :d w i t h t h e i d e a o f p e r s o n a l f a i l , Athenian democracy was t h e t d l e :1 f o r o u r modern age, b u t t h e ,,,advantages of it, 6 the alternatives t h a t e x i s t e d simultaneously with i t , were c o m p l e t e l y i g n o r e d . .So, t o d a y we have a l u x u r i o u s

powerful image c o v e r i n g a deepening f a i l u r e o f t h e human S p i r i t t o e v o l ve. Impressive examples o f m a t e r i a l p r o g r e s s c o - e x i s t w i t h a confused 6 d e p r e s s e d p d p u l a t i o n who s e n s e t h e f u t i l i t y o f e x i s t e n c e more i n t e n s e l y w i t h each p a s s i n g day. Our a n c e s t o r s p u t u s h e r e , G most o f u s would l i k e t o p u t p r o g r e s s on h o l d u n t i l we can s o r t o u t o u r emotional E e t h i c a l p r i o r i t i e s ; unfortunately, progress i s a b l i n d machine t h a t keeps on rum n i n g - 'ti1 i t h i t s t h e abyss. ---Whether i t s ozone h o l e s , AIDS, o r genedic e n g i n e e r i n g , i t ' s a long way down E h u m i l i t y can o n l y s u r v i v e t o witness t h e crash.

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Jim C r a n d l e s E Norman S t a r k Vancouver P o r t C o r p o r a t i o n Jim and Norman, T h i s i s n o r a form l e t t e r . The most r e c e n t one r e c e i v e d from you i s n o t a t hand, s o your r e s p e c t e d job t i t l e s a r e not p a r t o f t h e a d d r e s s . . . i n e l e v e n t . For an ' e x e c u t i v e summary' of t h e f o l l o w i n g - t h e C a r n e g i e Community A s s o c i a t i o n w i l l i n no way a t t e n d , consu l t w i t h o r b e a p a r t t o any d i s c u s s ion making t h e Main S t r e e t Overpass " a c c e s s i b l e . 'I Attendance: A s h a s happened i n s e v e r a l p l a n n i n g meetings o v e r t h e y e a r s , o u r p r e s e n c e has been summarised a s one community group among many while t h e input-we o f f e r e d was ignoned. We a t t e n d e d v i r t u a l l y e v e r y meeting o f the Standing Committee on Access t o Portside Patk, only t o f i n d representa t i v e s from t h e P o r t of Vancouver cons t a n t l y chanding, w i t h t h e new f a c e c o n s t a n t l y p r o f e s s i n g t o t a l ignorance of t h e work t o d a t e . T h i s was and r e mains a f a v o u r e d d e l a y i n 2 t a c t i c o f the VPC, j u s t t o m a i n t a i n i t s own timeline/agenda.

Lonsul t a t i o n : Perhaps you have been o f f - p l a n e t f o r a few y e a r s . . .perhaps you (both) d e l i g h t i n p r a c t i c i n g b e i n g s t u p i d . We have j u s t gone through seven y e a r s o f s n a i l paced c o n s u l t a t i o n s , p l a y i n g by a l l t h e r u l e s , c o n s u l t i n g w i t h everyone p o s s i b l e , o n l y t o have t h e sham o f t h e e n t i r e process reveal itse'lf a t t h e C l t y Council meeting o f 17 March. The r e v e l a t i o n o f t h e w a t e r f r o n t development p l a n s t o i n c l u d e a massive d e s t i n a t i o n - t o u r i s t and b i l l i o n - d o l l a r casino a r e not c o i n c i d e n t a l i n t h e s l i g h t e s t . In s h o r t we w i l l n o t b e co-opted o r compromised by t h e t i t l e of "consu l t e e f l when t h e P o r t o f Vancouver has done e v e r y t h i n g ib ,could t o block t h e demands o f t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e Community d u r i n g t h e 5-year s t r u g g l e t o g e t CRAB Park, i n c l u d i n g a t e n t c i t y on s i t e , and d u r i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g 7 y e a r s ( t h e l a s t 7 y e a r s ) i n c l u d i n g bel i e v i n g t h e ploy o f Stark asking us n o t t o c r e a t a p u b l i c f u r o u r a s Rick I-lansen r o l l e d through Main E Hastings because % e g o t i a t i o n s a r e a t t h e i r most d e l i c a t e , c r u c i a l stage".

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3 e i n ~a P a r t y t o . flie P o r t i s n o t a team p l a y e r - has done e v e r y t h i n g p o s s i b l e not t o b e c o n s c i e n t i o u s o r even honest enough t o admit t h e f i a s c o o f t h e Main S t r e e t Overpass o r even t o speak i n f a v o u r o f t h e Columbia S t r e e t P e d e s t r i a n Overp a s s t h a t was a g r e e d t o by t h e Standing Committee. The absence o f anyone from t h e VPC a t Council on 1 7 / 3 was 'more o f t h e same!.

The Vancouver P o r t Corporation has had t h r e e y e a r s t o make t h e e f f o r t s t h a t you a r e now bubbling o v e r t o make - t o make an admitted i m p o s s i b i l i t y a r e a l i t y . The Main S t r e e t Overpass can n o t b e made a c c e s s i b l e . Your e a g e r n e s s and 'community-mindedness' , a t t h i s p o i n t , would b e laughable i f it wasn' t s o n a u s e a..t i n g . -

C i t y o t Vancouver political hacks s t a n d between you and t h e p u b l i c on t h i s . . a t l e a s t i n your b a l a n c e s h e e t . That Council has degenerated i n t o a joke i s n o t news. Our demand t o t h e Vancouver P o r t Corporation i s t h a t t h e VPC c o n s t r u c t t h e p e d e s t r i a n o v e r p a s s a t Columbia S t r e e t , paying f o r t h e e n t i r e p r o j e c t . You a r e prepared t o spend o v e r a b i l l ion d o l l a r s on w a t e r f r o n t development t o generate p r o f i t s f a r i n excess o f

t h a t , f i g u r e . l f you wish t o be r e g a r d ed i n any p o s i t i v e way by o u r communit y , you w i l l j o i n w i t h u s t o p r o v i d e t h e a c c e s s t y p e and r o u t e we have agr e e d t o . We have a s much i n t e r e s t i n your excuses o v e r n o t meeting t h i s demand a s we have i n working w i t h you t o make t h e Main S t r e e t Overpass a c c e s s ibl e . Respectfully submitted, PaulR Taylor Member o f t h e Board, E d i t o r , Carnegie Newsletter.

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We the tenant5 of the 100 block East Hastings would like to Petition the City of Vancouver to restrict the hours of late night business' in our immediate area. Due to the extreme noise m d violence incurred by the patrons of these establishments (the beer parlors, all night fast food outlets etc.) we do not have our siniple right to a nights sleep. This area is well known to be a haven to alcoholics ,drug users and sellers, contrary to popular belief these people are not the only tenants in the area. There are many senior citizens students, single mothers, and low income workers that do not enjoy even mlnimal standards of ,safety, security and general peace and quiet, that other areas of the city take for granted. We appeal to the City CounseJlors to restrict the hours of operation of these late night establishments by amending the Permits and Licenses of the 100 Block East Hastings. Name Address siguqture