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Deregulation and BC's Crown CorporationsWhat's the Deal? by Donna Vogcl We're hearing a lot during this election about opening up BC's Crown Corporations to "competition"-a more attractive term for deregulation and a slow form of privati~ation.The public debate, however, would be well served by some clarity on the issues-particularly with respect to why these corporations exist and what deregulation would mean for British Columbians. BC owns a number of valuable commercial cnterprises, all of which are nlandated to provide reliable, equitable and affordable access to essential services, and to distribute the benefits of BC's resources among all citizens of the province. ICBC and BC Hydro are two of the oldest and biggest publicly-owned enterprises in the province. Both operate as regulated monopolies with important policy goals. ICBC providcs universal basic auto insurance to BC h v e r s at rates that are among the lowest in the country. Because ICBC operates on a non-profit basis, the investment income generated from the corporation's financial reserves is used to keep rates low and to fund programs aimed at preventing accidents and auto-crime. ICBC employs 5,800 British Columbians and is afliliated with about 5,000 insurance brokers throughout the
BC Hydro providcs many benefits to the public. Its primary purpose is to ensure that all British CO~UIIIbians have a stable source of clcctricity at a rcgulated price that is determined by the cost of production. BC Hydro is a low cost, clean and cficicnt energy provider because the public has maintained a longterm investnlent in an integrated system of dams, transmission, and distribution lines. As a public sector monopoly, BC Hydro also has an incentive to encourage energy c o n s e n d o n . It provides about 5,600 jobs to the people of this provincc. Finally, BC Hydro taxes and dividends provide the province with revenue that can be used to meet additional collective needs like health care, education, ehildcare and housing. Deregulation threatens the many benefits we get through public ownership in the auto insurance and electricity sectors. Deregulation means reducing or eliminating government rules about the nwnbcr of companies allowed to enter a particular market. the prices paid by consumers, the kinds of services provided and how much profit can be taken. Dercgulation takes regulatory authority away from governments (i.e., the public) and increases the influence of the market. And, because it limits the role of government and increases the size of the private sector, derebwlation is, in effect, another form of privatizatiol~. Even if we did not sell our Crowns outright, dercgulation would force ICBC and BC Hydro to behave crs if they were private in order to compete with forprofit companies entering the market. lnstcad of aiming to provide universal, reliable service at fair prices. encouraging safety and conservation measures, providing good jobs to British Colwnbians. purchasing the services of local suppliers, investing in the local economy, and providing revcnue for other public programs, ICBC and BC Hjzdro would have to focus exclusively on the financial bottom line. And, once the private corporations have creamed off the most profitable custoniers and services, the Crowns will be hard-pressed to fulfiII their mandate to sewc all British Columbians. Those who favour coillpetition typically claim that it will increase consumer choice and reduce prices because competidvc firms will have to be more cficient. But the evidence shows that the promise of
conipctition is morc nil th than reality. In auto insurance. competition has givcn consumers in Ontario and Alberta higher premiums. lower benefits and poorcr scrvicc ( 1 0-20% havc no coverage at all). Electricity dcrcgulation in Alberta and California has brought sk? rocketing costs and browmouts. Consumcrs now havc to compctc against onc another with thcir pocketbooks for scniccs controlled by a handfull of profit-hungry corporations. In both thc auto insurance and energy cases. deregulation has Incant a quick concentration of the Industry in the hands of a fcw largc multinational firms. forcing compctition among consumcrs instead of bct~vccnproviders for scnicc. whilc scnding jobs and profits outsidc the local ccononiy. Evcn more worrisome, dcrcgulation would make thc auto insurance and electricity industrics open to challcngcs undcr thc NAFTA. Once thesc industrics
arc opcncd up to for-profit competitors, the rules of frcc &dc kick in. BC H\.dro, for example, would not be able to charge BC consumers morc favowabIe rates, or guarantee them stable supply of electricity.
Crown corporations perform a number of important rolcs in BC. Public investment and regulation in thcsc k q industrics has provided acccss to service regardless of whcre people livc or how much moncy they have. The Cronns have also givcn us morc control over economic development in the province and made surc that a portion of the wealth gcnerated in BC stays in BC. It would be easy to start down thc road to privatization b!. deregulating. but vcry difficult to turn back. Why would we takc thcsc risks'? Ilonnn Voge11.vcr researcher w d ? the ('cmatiicm ( 'entrefor I ' o / r q ~A1ternnlrve.c.-H('Ofice. ~r'~~\~~.po/icj~o/ternc~l~\'e~ c'a
Jean Swanson On a National Tour T o Discuss
Poor-Bashing The Politics of Exclusion "I am surc that anl,onc \vho has expericnccd living in povcrty will find thenisel\cs saying "Yes sistcr. tcll it likc it is!' Thcy will also say "I have always fclt hurt by that bchaviour or those words but \vas nevcr able to identify it as poor-bashing until now!' And sad]?,,they will also say "I've alwa!,s blamed myself for creating my povcrtf' For those living in poverty, this book dclivcrs truth. and freedom. and powcr." -Jacquic Ackerly. Prcsidcnt. National Anti-Povcrty Organization. and grassroots activist. Victoria. B.C. "Poor Hash~ngis a dynamic and thorough indictnicnt of Canada's oppression of the poor. It's also a powcrful call for change anlong governments, corporations, charitics. and among all Canadian citizens. Jcan Swanson writes with a voice of righteous anger, tvith an e > eto dctail. and a kccn sense of forgotten histon and nicdia bias." -Matthew Adams. Thc Catalyst Ccntre for Popular Education. Toronto
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Thc Vancouver Public Library, Between the Lines Press, and End Lcgislatcd Poverty prescnt a program by Jcan Swanson. author of Poor-Rmhing: !he I'olitics ofl.:xclrrsron.A twenty- five year veteran of anti-poverty work. she exposes the ~dcologyof poorbashing in a clear. forccful style. Shc shows how people with moncy and power attack the poor and also cxamines how- mcdia "poornography" operates whcn reporters cover povcrt!. stories. Jcan Swanson lives in Vancouver and for the past finccn years has worked with thc coalition I.hl Legislareti Poverly. A former board member and prcsidcnt of the National Anti-Poverty Organization Swanson co-chaired the B.C. Action Canada Network in its fight against the free trade deals. Jean won the Human Rights Award. 1996 from MOSAIC.
Meet the author:
Friday, May 25 at 7:30 PM Vancouver Public Library. 350 W. Gcorgia St. Held in the Alicc MacKay room (lower Imel) Admission is frcc; all arc wclcomc. PLEASE NOTE: END LEGISLATED POVERTY WILL REIMBURSE BUS TICKETS TO LOWINCOME GUESTS
IT'S TIME TO TAKE A STAND ON DRUGS Circle of Hope, Community Directions, From Grief To Action:, South Vancouver Community Health Committee, Families and Friends of Drug Users, Multi-Faith Action Society, Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Church of Vancouver, Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU), Vancouver Catholic Worker, Vancouver's Coalition for Crime Prevention and Drug Treatment Dear Friend: We (the above-named groups) are enlisting your support in bringing the urgency of the illicit drug situation in Vancouver to the attention of candidates in the provincial election. We believe that neither the right priorities nor suflicient resources are being brought to a situation that is harming families and neighbourhoods throughout the city and around the province. Since 1993, illicit drug overdose is the leading cause of death for young adults 30 to 45 years of age: 365 or 1 per day in BC and 147 per year in Vancouver alone. Hundreds of individuals have contracted HIV and hepatitis C from injection drug use and the fear of drug-related crimes in the city has increased. We cannot incarcerate our way out of this issue and we cannot ignore it. We support the "Framework for Action" discussion paper of the City of Vancouver. It provides a balance among four essential components of an effective drug strategy: harm reduction, treatment, prevention, and enforcement. We believe that addictions is a health and social problem, not a criminal problem, and that addicts require health services. We believe that enforcement should concentrate on those who profit from the sale of illicit drugs. The Mayor of Vancouver has said, despite Vancouver being admired the world over for its beauty, climate and multicultural vibrancy, we have a problem of illegal drugs of crisis proportions. Neighbourhoods throughout the City and comniunities throughout the Province are affected. The Downtown Eastside features prominently in the drug carnage, but drugs are sold outside schools, by home delivery and on street corners throughout the City. It
is everyone's problem. Creating a pro-active response to illicit drugs is an item for every candidate's agenda In the election. Hcre are some questions we suggest you ask: 1.The city, provincial, and federal govcrnnlents have created the innovative Vancouver Agreement to coordinate drug strategies in the Downtown Eastside and the City as a whole. Wouldyour government continue to support the Vancouver Agreement?
2.The City of Vancouver's "Framework for Action" discussion paper proposes a four pillar approach to addictions: prevention, treatment, enforcement and harm reduction. Do you agree allfour pillars must be in place in order for this poliqv to work, and that they are all necessary compunents of a comprehensive approach to drug problem? Will your government support the paper's recommendations
3.There is a general consensus amongst experts and professionals that substance misuse is a health and social problem, not a criminal problem. Wouldyou ensure that your government allocates sufficient funds to address addiction issues through treatment, prevention and harm reduction?
4. Despite the thousands of addicted people who desperately need treatment in this city, there are only two detox centres and three treatment centres, nonc of which have programs that last long enough to help someone addicted to illicit drugs (and it can take many months to get to the top of the waiting lists). What would your government do about this situation?
5.The idea of a drug court is a good one if it is one part of a continuun~of services. It recognizes that putting addicted people into prison is no solution. However, without sufficient treatment services the Courts' hands are tied. Willyou ensure that uppropriate and sufficient treatment services ure in place so that drug courts can operate effectively?
6.A provincial Addictions Task Group, in its March 2001 report, calls for more coordination of addiction services in BC. Does your party support the establishment ofa new Addiction Council immediute!y, and support it with a Centrefor the Advuncement of Addiction Knuwledge and Practice?
DERA held an all-candidates' meeting in Camegie and gave weeks of lead time for each to fit it into schedules. Lo and behold the Liberal hack, Gail Sparrow, didn't come. She Qdn't show up for a televised meeting on cable and didn't attend for a radio debate either. Pathetic is too nice a word to use. Margaret, just quoted above, was the first questioner at DERA's meeting and got huge support from the entire audience when she said she was "supremely pissed off that Gail Sparrow doesn't give a damn about this community and won't even show up to face us." Ernie Campbell, elected chief of the Musqueam band (he defeated Sparrow for the job), is supporting Jenny. "I don't want to wake up after the election and find a Liberal candidate speaking for the First Nations in Victoria," he says. Bill Wilson, a long-time native leader, supports Jenny, too. Speaking of natives like Sparrow, he says, "Acting white doesn't make you right. Being who you are is the only thing that will make you strong." Gail Sparrow doesn't live in the riding. She lives in South Vancouver on the Musqueani resenc..Sparrow
championed the rights of the rich non-native homeowners against those of her own community. Her band showcd what they thought of that, defeating her bid for election as chief. Now she is running for a party (liberals) that would shred the treaty process by holding refercndwns - giving the majority a veto over the rights of the niinorit~~. If she c\cr shows up at a meeting, a good question for hcr would be: "Don't you think you should settlc your problems with your own coniniunit~.before you conic here and t q to tell us how to think and act." . . .and a sclf-scning Grccn Party candidate rants at Carnegic for not moving pcoplc out of his \\a> so he can set up shop on the 1" floor and pretend he cares. He started outside, boasting that he was going in with his flyers or whatever to 'Get barred from Camegie." He'd already called the nied~a ('pay attention to me!"), not having anything else to get some bullshit headline. The candidates' meeting seemed to be a cynical venue for people t o contend over votes. Liberal organizers have concluded that candidates in probleni ridings - Daniel Lee, Gail Sparrow should just avoid strong opposition to their facile platform by only speaking at places (the Van Horme) and to people (Community Alliance) who can't or won't drag them out of the pre-planned speeches they seem to be soddered into. As a parting bit, get the long, blue thing put out by Coinniunity Directions. It is a synopsis. a "Sunimary of the Actions in the Community Drug & Alcohol Plan." The entire report is something likc 27 pages long and has input from most pcoplc on the front lines of D&A stuff. 1t.s pretty good. PRT
TREES Something you can't scc in trees is thc snicll and the waniith that they let you feel. The fresh feeling when they stand alone, likc you do, many times. 711c feeling that )IOU can do aiything on your onn, like the trees strong and tall. You can be of conifort to a fricnd or a child or sonleone j,ou see hurting. We all have the same strcn@h that most pcoplc can't sec. But you can fecl the coinfort and warmth, 1 . ojust ~ can-t see. Linda Green
The Briphtness in You Shall 1 coniparc lhcc to Bright flokvcrs blooming in thc sun S\vcctl\. sccntcd Tlic\, canic as onc Sun rising ovcr tlic mountain top Orangc and \dlow It brings lo\^. to th?. fcllo\\ A rainbow in tlic bright bluc s k ~ . Colors so bright, yct all tlic same Thc sounds of singing Calling out nl?, name Birds singing on a sunlnlcr's da!. Bluebirds s\vaying In a v c v spccial \\\.a?.. Thc End
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I know Let's start Roberta we spend t o spendingmore tune much tune outside in the fresh au Lees start hdmg the on the computer Grouse Gnnd and
Leah Centanni
EXTRA! EXTRA!
V o l u n t e e r D i n n e r is on Friday, May 18, at 4:30 (not on Wednesday) Followed by a dance, 7 - 10 pm featuring
1 "In ter(;alaetic
Downtown Eastside Classics Summer Concert Series presents
Crimson Light"
Tlicrc \ \ a s n dark smelly room and a \\ indow with no blinds. E\en-bod! could scc in and \,ou could scc all thc cocainc and drink all o\cr thc tnblc. Thcrc ucrc also insccts cra\\ling in this room. Boy, was it gross! That da? 1 ~vcntto visit my fricnd thcre. Hc \+as so sick and his shin was so j~cllowfrom livcr discasc. Hc had dranh too niuch all his lifc. On that sanlc day I wcnt to gct mj, fricnd; we \wnl out on a \valk and did son^ shopping. That was the last timc I saw niy fiicnd. Thc following week 1 brought flowcrs to him in thc grave. and thcre I gric~cdfor him. Now 1 know hc's safe whcrc hc is.
Natalie Arcand
Four-voice n capella choir singing works from the Middle Ages to the 20th century
Sunday, May 20, @ 4 pm I n the Carnegie theatre 401 Main
A communi?),event All welcome!
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are you touched or can you feel that there-s no heaven'? can you speak about it? it-s not true it's a catastrophe your silence is your loyalty only those sin who seek pain but in only those who pass through it sin has no parrt i am purified you are terrified Charles Fortin
I am looking out my window. Through to the dark at the middle of the night Thcrc is a lamp in the middle of the park. There is a picnic table under the I~ght. It makes the shadow on the grass The shadow looks like a human bod!,. I feel sad and guilty I am undcr a roof. I am safe and warm Who is that body. He or she might catch a cold or maybe become sich or maybe the need a little help. I can't ignore. 1 cannot sleep. That is a human being That is part of me. How about if I sleep there. How about if l am in the same situation. I fecl bad and sad. I must do something. I gave all my blankets and coats. I don't have any more.
I need a big place, lots of blankets to cover everyone. And I feel no more guilt. And I feel no more sad. And I can be relaxed. For a few hours in every night God Bless Everyone. With or without a roof or a blanket. I feel sick and sad. I feel guilt and bad. Why can't 1 do anything'? Nahid Nasirabdi
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it \von9tlast thc night it's not a drca~n, it's a h e r and Ibr thc ~ I I I ~bcmg C it's still gomg ilowhcrc it ~ ~ 1 tahc 1 1 a nhilc.
d>mg a second death in thc streets of a slum. abandoned as shclctons stare. the mgic failed oi cr danger and disaster, a sacrifice for the perverse. it's somctinlcs hard to tell the countless times that you've been sold. Charles Fortin apostrophes, commas, periods and question marks
your eyes won't fill with tears. this isn't just another trip i've come here to live. there'll be talk about it at night it's a promise that i keep. when the heart-aches are free. it's more than a place to c n . i can do more than trcn~ble on the sad side of town. isn't that the way like dust to dawn your life is gone'? Charles Fortin
-24 Hr. Contact Centre @, 166 E. Hastings
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Basic Overview -To Provide hcalth care workers and counselors as a first point of contact and to assist in inimcdrate medrcal and social needs and move clients toward long term goals. -To help reduce open drug scene. It is a place to refer addrcts rather than disperse then1 which does not improve their health or the public's.
The Need -There is a need for primary health care 24 hours a day. Currently health services are extremely difficult to access and are very limited after midnight. The same is true for counseling services. -Currently there is nowhere for police to refer people in need of refuge twenty-four hours a day. -There is nowhere to disperse the drug sccnc at Main and Hastings without it spilling into Gastown or Chinatown.
The Location -The location (the Roosevelt Hotul) will be easily accessible to those involved in the open drug scene and those living on the street. -In order to reduce open drug sccnc, services and treatment must be near where the drug activity is.
The Core of the Plan -In conjunction with thc other proposcd facilities (life skills center, hcalth clinics), create long term health and lifestyle goals with clients who otherwise have little contact with these services -It will refer clients to other services and facilities available. -It will refer out of area addicts and users to senices in their own areas. -It will have a monitored washroom facility and a limited food service. -Health services and Carnegie street program will operate in a safe. indoor and drug-free environment. -Police will work in partnership with the center and have a place to refer people in need of refuge. -There will be a quiet area for refuge, health services, 1 on 1 drscussion and an activity area.
The Fine Points -There will be strict rules against drug use. dealing and drsruptive behavior. -The open design of the facility, staff supervision and police involvement will ensure that drug use isn't happening on the premise. -Dealers will bc arrested if caught dealing inside.. .plus it will be easier to spot dealers outside with the adchcts hanging out inside. -Out of area addcts will be less inclined to come to the Downtown Eastside as the open drug scene decreases. -The addicts that do come will be referred to services in their own neighborhood. -This facility is a progressive step of the Vancouver Agreement. -Extensive consulting with the community has becn done in preparation includmg more than 15 meetings with community stakeholders. -Improved health and safety of drug addcts will improve the health and safety of the community as a whole. -Less sick and desperate people on thc street will boost property values and incrcase tourism and business.
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Health Clinic @ 59 W. Pender Street Basic Overview -To providc hcalth carc scniccs, addiction treatmcnt scniccs, mcntal hcalth counseling and rncdication management services. -To expand services with outpaticnt detox, cight alcohol and drug counsclors. psychiatric support. a nurse practitioner. a mental health worker for counseling, support and referrals.
The Need -The existing clinic at Blood Alley is severely ovcrcrowdcd and must be expanded to accommodate the need for a wider range of scrviccs including: drug trcatmcnt sewiccs. counscling, HIVIAIDS thcrapy and methadone maintenance -Evidence provided by the Health Board indicated significant nunibers of local rcsidents are in need of an cxtcndcd hcalth facility in the ncighborhood. Thcre arc up to 4,700 intravenous d n ~ guscrs in the area that would benefit from the clinic.
The Location -The new location is larger and will be able to handle a larger number of patients/scrviccs. -It is close to where thosc pcoplc who nccd a hcalth clinic livc. Thcsc pcoplc have no mcans to acccss scrviccs in other parts of the city. -This location was oncc a dctox whcn Chinatown was a thriving ncighborhood.
The Core -Physicians and nurses on hand for irnmcdiate medical needs as well as long term monitoring, administration. -To administer methadone. 1 -Improved acccss to treatment and counsclors for the mentally ill -Hclp those who nced it with medication dispensing/ managcnicnt I -To provide medical treatment above and beyond basic services by providing access to specialists, including: infcctious discasc, podmtry. dcrmatology. wound care, alternative thcrapics and an outpatient dctox -This facility compliments the others in the effort to reduce the negative impacts of the sale and use of drugs.
The Fine Points -It will be a good and invaluable neighbor. The purpose of the clinic is to improve the lives of people in the community, therefore its mandate makes it a good neighbor. -Treatment must be available to reduce alcohol and drug addiction. -Clinic will bc open to thc whole community for a widc rangc of scwiccs. -Lcss sick and despcrate pcoplc activc on thc strcct will boost propcrty values. increase tourism and crcate an improved environment for business. -Thc improved health and safcty of drug uscrs and non-drug uscrs alikc will improve the health and safcty of the community as a whole. -The clinic will dccrcasc the ncgativc impacts of drug u x and not just move the problems clscwhcrc.
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Health Clinic @ 569 Powell Street. Basic Overview: To provide primary care. client assessment. pharmacy program. dental treatment, TB program, hond-rt. addtction semices, women only hours. podtatry, financial managemenUpIanning service, outreach and comnl&ty liaison for thc whole community T h e N&: Present facility at 4 12 E. Cordova is operating well past its capacity and is not able to manage the needs of the community. -The small wait room is often very crowded with up to 30 people -Patients wait a long time for service due to limited space for staff -A&D Counselors have about 80 clients per caseload. 50 is just manageable. -Clients must at times be turned away. referred elsewhere or put on waitlist due to limited space and resources. -Demand for these services is increasing. T h e Core of the Plan: The new Clinic is to meet the demands of the community and expand the services already provided in the present facilities. -Doctors. nurses. specialists and counselors will support immediate health needs. -Long tern1 health support will be provided through mental health services. a a c t i o n services, counseling, nutritional support. medication management, etc... -Will deal with causes as well as symptoms of drug abuse. -Complements the other applications in effort to reduce the negative impacts of the salc & use of drugs. -Will almost double the capacity of the existing facilities. ) The Location: It is a good location because it is accessible to those who need it and is not in anybody's way. -Many clients live nearby in social housing like Maria Gomez Housing and Mission Possible; emergency I shelters like Triage and Lookout; SRO's like Drake. T h e Fine Points: -11 will be a good and invaluable neighbor. The purpose of the clinic is to improve lives of people in the community. therefore its mandate makes it a good neighbor. -Police support the ncw clinic. They have had few problems with existing clinics and don't predict any at the new one. Police will be able to refer more addicts in need of treatment. -It is a progressive step of the Vancouver agreement. -Health and Safety initiatives will revitalize the neighborhood. -Less sick and desperate people on the street will boost property values. increase tourism and business. -Facilities will decrease the negative impacts of drug use and not just move the problems elsewhere. -1nlproved health and safety of drug addicts will improve health and safety of the community as a whole. -These services are desperately necded in the Downtown Eastside. These services exist in five other locations in the region but are needed here. -No need to fear the clients. People treated humanely are less scary than people treated inhumanely.
Comments:
Life-Skills Centre @ 412 E Cordova St. Basic Overview "a safe welcoming, non-drug using space where clients will actively be involved in improving their health and quality of life by developing programs based on a self-help model." -Vancouver Richmond Health Board -Will work in conjunction with the Contact Centre to provide health treatment, employment and education options for addicts wanting to move away from the street. -To provide educational and skill development to improve health and quality of life
The Need -There are currently no facilities in the neighborhood geared towards a self-help model. The "band a i d approach towards problems of a d d d o n , homelessncss, health and unemployment isn't effcctivc enough. -Health Canada describeQ in 1998, a need for a facility like this for Downtown Eastside.
The Location -Will be easily accessible to those involved in the drug scene as well as others in the Downtown Eastsidc in need of these services
The Core of the Plan -Ad&cts often are not successful in their first attempt at employment. The Life-Skills centre will provide support and encouragement to try again. -The center will provide toilets, showers, laundry facilities, instructional kitchen and offer training for those who nced help with these amenities -Will provide important services to clients such as education. job training and connections within the community. Employment training will include training in computers, hair salon, mechanical, clerical, career planning, literacy and links to other educational facilities. This is an important step in building a healthy neighborhood -Will be able to link clients who might otherwise not have access to addiction treatment services. counseling and mental health services, housing, transportation and legal aid -Will help clients proactively manage their health by providmg health education -Will provide employment opportunities within the centre
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-This Centre is a progressive step of the Vancouver Agreement. -Better life skills and job training will give people more options to bcttcr their lives. Happier and healthier people will create a better community with less crime and poverty, -The centre gives people thc tools they nced to get off the strwt. Less alienatcd and desperate pcoplc on thc street will boost properly values, increase tourism and create a more business friendly atmosphere. -Overall drug use will decrease as peoplc are given options for alternative ways of living. -A life skill centre by nature does not attract people that citizens need to fear, but attracts people who want a better role as a healthy and confident member of our society.
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Bowen Island Trip The tale ofr\\asn't too bad. nrth the tn~chha\ rng a llat tlrc (Luc? probabl? planned ~t ) so late nscrs could ha\c t m c for a r m al 1 had cnough t~nlcto gct a\\ahe to thc da? . ha\ c a colTcc, and jorn In on the load~ngof the \an 1 usuall? don't trust ne\\ drner's judgc~~icnt. for criough good rcasotns of ~ii?o\\n. so I usuall) sta? m a h c as long as thc t r ~ pI realmd that \\c ncrc In for a good da? 111 Vancou~cr an? \\ a? I startcd to rela\ and enlo? the ~iionn~ng awa? fro111the good 01' Canicg~cand out fbr a countn d r ~ \ cto Horscshoc Ba). a \crl\ sccnrc placc I might add Our sniall \o>agc to Ro\\cn Island \I as safc and unc\cn~fulWhcn \\e landed rt \{as dcs~~riatron ('NIB Lodge Thrngs \\ere a lrttlc mr\cd for the lirst re\\ iii~nutcsand \\c began to straighten oursch cs oul d ~ n pcrlrncnl g quc\lrons of our \(,I\ and mmgrng room assc~nt)l\ hl\ \\,111tsh d n I bccn lullillcd I \ \ &15\ \ mlrng 'I clgrclle .ind ashcd our lo\ ch hoW\s h c c~ 1 could h ~c \oric 5hc suggcs~cdt I i c ~ l1 lor roo111I0 as I I had a porch and 1 \\auld bc ciblc to hd\c a c~garcttcon 11 c p one I\ as drscuss~ng\\ hcrc the? \\anted to go fir st Whcn dccrdcd. I ashcd rf 1 could sta? bchrnd. ( I usuall? can-t slccp right on c\cursrons of'th~st\ pc. but t h ~ mas s an c\ccpt~onas I \\as t m d from thc d n \ c or \\hatc\cr ) I staled at thc lodgc. slept for a\chrlc and \\en[ out to scc the sccricn/landscapc and \\ hate\ cr clsc thcre \\ as to obscr\ c Thc da? 1%as clcmcnt. oric an! orie \\auld hi]\ c \\anted to approach In thc d~stanccthe cottages \ccrc fen and far bctnccn. lots of space. room to tli~nhol'nothrng. just ga/c al nature thcrc abouts I not~ccdscagulls on thc shorcl~nc- furin> thc? ~ ~ 1 s t sccmcd to bc \\ artmg for "room sen rcc" The\ nc\ cr sccmcd to riccd an? thrng. just loungung In thc \\an11 sprrngtmc sunsh~ncshorclrnc. lrhc rn? self I cqo\ cd C. s~ghts.sounds. and sccncs ofthc thc S O I I ~ L I ~ space. sliorclrnc It brought a good fccllug ofqu~ctricss about m! self \\licrc I startcd \\ondcrrng about thc othcr 11Scarcwd lhc ~sland.and ho\\ the ~nhabrtants loohcd alter othcr aln~malsand btrds bcsidcs the fishcr~esThc chalet In the d~stru~ccdrd 11 ha\e an o f i c ~ abl ~ r d\\atchef' Or thc one on the porn1 natch for s h ~ p In s d~strcssIn storm? t~mcs"MI ~ i m \\as d rcchng \ \ ~ t l im\ Imaglnatlon, rt docsn-t do 11 as much
as uhcn I first moied to and then rnhabrtcd BC bach In 1992 l'hcn c \ c q second \\a? of tra\ cl war ?ct another \\a? Tor smugglers to mo\c thc~rcargos ~nand out of RC' . l~lstm! rmagrnat~on" What othcr an1nial5\\ere strll hcrc" 1 had hcard of n rnothcr bear and her bab\ conirng rroni h z c n to Gari~b~cr about t\\o sunlmcrs ago I t \\a\ ~ndecda plcturcsquc ba! for a \\ondcrfd da? nrth the float of the clouds and thc gii~dcofthc mcasronal heron Jhc crcv \\as rc-nrrr~~ng at thc lodgc. thc spell \\a\ o\ cr I \+ashapp! to ha\ c m? cornpantons bach \\ ~ t h m thc shelter and \\as cur~ousto \\hat the? had donc. \\ hrlc ~ounic\rng thc rsland 'l?lc! found a school and mcrc 1111 11cd to come rnsrdc for a IooMscc around the placc nhcrc the studcnts wcrc ~n\ol\cdrn coniputcr cwrcrscs Mrchacl tooh sc\ cral rcall! good clear plcturcs of the studcntr and Canlegre bunch That nrght thcrc \\as some slngrng. snlall con\cr\atlons. a l~ttlcabout c\cr? thrng We succccdcd w ~ t h thc n~ghtand I \\as \ \ o h to gcl up for brcahlast I o\crslept but >\as In trmc for our second great meal of the lodgc Thc food couldn't ha\ c bccn bcttcr I[ \\as thc best That da? \kc \\cnt to Kalcnn Lakc and the fishcncs. trmc \\as golng Irhc~cts.\\a? too fast lor rn! l h n g In no trnlc at all \re ncrc rcturnrng to our places of abode. and back to our c\cnda? I r ~ e \ 1 had an outstandrng t ~ n ~and c . gr\c m! thank, for bang able to get to scc onc rnorc bcaut~fulplacc on t h ~ carth s of ours Wc returned to ('arncg~csafcl\ thanks to our most prolic~cntdrrkcr. Luc! Plcasc come along wrth us nc\t trmc
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&lore Buses, Lower Fares: Bus Riders Get Organized First thcrc wcrc thc cuts. In latc March. Translink thc regional body that runs public transit - approvcd a budgct that will cut all night o\vl scmicc. cliniinatc 5 routcs and rcducc opcratirig hours on 40?4 of all routcs. All this aftcr raising bus farcs b!. 25 ccnls; rcmcmbcr "It's ama~ing\vhat you get for just a quartcr... And then thcrc was thc strihc that has Icl'l scniors. lo\\.-inconic pcoplc, tccns. and pcoplc \\ ith disabilitics living undcr a kind ofundcclarcd housc arrcst or clsc uttcrly dcpcndcnt on thc good graccs of fricnds or family. All this bccausc Translink (through it-s \vholly o\\mcd subsidiaq Coast Mountain Bus Cornpan?,)wants to privatixc bus scnicc and brcak the union b!. contracting out certain routcs and hiring part tin~cdrivers. Now Bus Ridcrs arc fighting back. Sincc March a group of bus riders has bccn mccting regularly to cducatc oursclvcs about thc transit s?.stcm. organixc a grassroots niovcmcnt of bus dcpcndcnt pcoplc and fight back for lower farcs, niorc buscs and dcmocratic control ovcr our transit systcm. W c ' x bccn to TranslinL board mcctings, dcmonstratcd for "Justicc for Drivcrs. L o w r Sarcs and Morc buscs for
Ridcrs" and \vc'vc dcniandcd that Translink bring in a taxi vouchcr for low incoliic pcoplc cffcctcd b?. thc transit strikc. Wc'rc calling oursclvcs the Bus Ridcrs Union Transition Group and \vc'rc \\orking to\\ards starting a fornial Bus Ridcrs Union in Junc. In thc mcantimc iw'rc inviting bus dcpcndcnt pcoplc to comc to our actions and mcctings and shon Transl i d that \vc'rc Iiiorc than just a "Captiw Markct". Upconling c x n t s for Bus Ridcrs: Wednesday, May 23,2001 : Bus Ridcrs Union Transition Group to pass out lcallct cncouraging pcoplc cll'cctcd b? thc strike to attcnd the Junc 6.'' Translink mccting and spcah out. I lan14pm. mcct at Broadna!. Sh?train Station For inforniation call: 255- 1507 Tuesday, May 29,2001: Bus Ridcrs Union Transition Group mccting to plan for thc Junc 0"' Translink niccting. 0:30pm. Mount I'lcasant Ncighbourhood Housc 800 cast Hroad\va?, For inforniation call: 255-1 5 0 7 If \,ou want liiorc inforniation about thc Bus R~dcrs Union Transition Group call 255-1 507 or c-mail busridcrs tr tao.ca
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Don't Try This at tlonie, Kids Bad case oftlic guiltics. Sricnd ol'niinc got c\ ictcd on acco~uitof nic sorts both our Sault but I sta? cd. hc split
Dr. Dolittle How Dnrc You Prcsumc To Comprchcnd Thc Coniplcsitics Of Thc Supcrior Gcndcr Of Thc Spccics
'l'hc bcst laid plans turn into dust aftcr thc fircnicn and the cops Icll 1 finall? hakc a sniohc \\.ondcring \vliat's next. clcan up thc mcss
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Sorn bud. altcr bunling do\\n ?.our domicile. thc placc ?.oil store junh I know ?ou don't blanic nic but I fccl rcal bad. want you to know Could h a w bccn mc. horiiclcss on tlic comcr. funny lion- quick thc coohic cnimblcs thc nine gocs sour A1 Loewcn
Hitch-Hiking During The Transit Strike It's no good. Cars go b\ like metal cwges. Loched up. Fcar grips the strcct. A senior cili/.cn can stand at a bus stop \+ith his thiunb out for a long. long timc. The trallic is hca\?. M a p cars havc onl) one person in them. Fear grips the street. "You don't count." the caged cars sa!. "Ma! be !,ou are Jack the Ripper in disguise. You arc not part of rn?. \\odd. To hell \vith jou." The ri\cr of cars roars b? The bus strihc goes on. Fen citixns arc hitch-hiking. The? knou that there is too n~uclifear out thcrc. too much sell'-centredncss, There is no mutual a ~ dIn this crlsls Cars go b? lthc metal cages Lochcd up. Fcar grips the street. "You don't count." the cagcd cars sa? A f a \ hra\.c pcoplc h~tch-hikc\\ ith s~gnsgi\ ~ n g thcir dcst~nation.A fc\\ cars pick thcni up. An elder1) couple picked 111cup once. A student picked me LIPanother time. "Tough out there"" the student asked "Yes." I said. "1 knot\." the studcnt s a d . "M) friends ha\c trouble getting to school. I help out as bcsl I can." The inabilit! to scttlc the d~sputebct\\ccn TransL~nh IS a disaster for man!. and the bus d r ~ ~ c runion s' pcoplc Sonic pcoplc have lost thclr jobs bccausc the? could not get to \+orb. Others. cspcc~all?. seniors and disabled pcoplc. can't do their groccn, shopping. Still others. like m? sell'. can't get to thcir
conimunlt? centres \ e n often. can't \ I S I frtcnds. ~ or can-t keep doctor and dcnr~stappomtments Our freedom to mole 1s tahen awak fro111us Yet some \\ell-to-do people thrnh e\cnthmg IS fine 'No buses on the road Better for me I 'm all right Jack ' These pcoplc nct cr rldc the bus 7 he) t h d rld~ngthe bus 1s beneath them Thcj thrnh the people \\ho depend on the buses Ibr transportatlon don't count Thls transit str~hcIS part of a class ~ a Bus r drllcrs arc In the front l m s of an madequate transportatlon s) stem. and the) face frustrated passengers (packcd In llhc cattle) and \\orscntng job condll~onsw~thout an Increase In wagcs slncc 1002 Also. the bus drt\ers are fighting "contractmg out" \sh~chresults In the loss of decent. full-tme jobs to part-tlnic \\orb at Ion \\ages and no benefits As long as 'rransl~nh IS controlled b\ ncalth? pcople \\ho don't e\cn rldc the bus. \ \ t I I nc\cr find lntcll~gcntanswers lo our transportatlon probleliis Publ~ctransrt IS a rtght For people ~ t t h o u cars t 11 1s not a I~Scst> Ic c h o w We nccd to support the bus drncrs' umon and the bus r~dcrs'union We need to hnon \\hat s ~ d eof the fence \\e arc on. and m ho 15 there \\tth us Cars go b? l ~ h cmetal cages Lochcd up Fear gnps the street A cltlzcn can stand at a bus stop wtth hts thumb out for a long. long tlmc Thc trafic IS heat? "You don't count." the caged cars saj B! SANDY CAMERON
SISTERS Mj. sistcrs arc bcautift~l.One of ni). sisters lives in Ha\vaii. My other sister is a model. We used to joke about my sister Laura coming hot11 the mailman because \\c all havc blonde hair in our famil, but her ]lair is black She sorta reminds of the p1lP "Odd-Bal\ "fro111the movie 10 1 Dalmatians. i.risha is a m o t o r - ~ i ~ o ~ t hlike ) t ~our ~t M j babj heard tliq.\c grotvn to be bcautihl girls. dad!! It's t~ bad I don't hion them I r a n them as s d l children and ne\cr again. Now the? are gro\\n \\olncn. I drcanl and pra) that one da) \\c \\'ill and be able to lnahc up for lost timc. I loye sisters and I pray for their \\ell-being. Written b j : Leah Centanni
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Buffalo Man Lcfl thc tit!. on the Sccrctarics Da?, Looking for nl?. o n n sand box to pla?. Took thc Bluc Bus owx thc Lion's Gate Going to great lengths to escape Fatc Not h o n i n g \\.hat bvas over thc bend Found Jocks huddled at thc othcr cnd Of thc pla? ing field. like sonlc bufRa10 In an artificial world it's hard to know What is real and \\hat is all just shou Stcak aiid T m t ~ i kon i thc baked potato Co\vbo?,s al\c.a?,swant to h a w the Bcst With the vie\\ of the \\-hole grcat West So alonc, thc only friend just a robot In thc harshest hail storni I\-c cvcr got Evcnonc tning to be politically right The flamcs jumping higher in the night No nian is an island but unto hinisclr Thc 1o1.c gkcn is \.our grcatcst \\calth "Look no\v scc thc RUFFAI.0 MANS" Out Lhcre on thc strccts collecting cans Finding all his drcarns thcrc some day That \\.ill bc when c\cn.onc turns G A Y .
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Survival of the Fittest Old Alex Brown was a survivor. He was tough, He had book knowledge, coupled with gilts and spirit. "Don't let any one push you around," he would say."Be your own man. Stick up for your rights." Alex died alone and unsung. Only a few attended his funeral service at First United around Easter 1932. For the benefit of all heretics and unbelievers ofthc resurrection, I must report the spirit of Alex Brown in Downtown Eastside is still in there punching, getting born again, still very much alive. Sam Roddan
'Tkis frcc coursc is an introduction to thc philosc~pliical problcni of sub.jcc~i\it! b? a?-of litcrnn rcprcscntations and philosophical conccplions ofthc subjcct. Thc aim of the coursc is to imcstigntc. arid thcrcb?. cstcnd. our conception ofoursclvcs as subjects b?. \\ a? of exploring scctions of nork b?. Dcscartcs. Kant. Hcgcl. Nict/schc. Mcrlcau. Pont?. l.acan. L>otard. and Dcrrida. Wc \\-ill gauge our pcrccptual progression b?. grounding our discussion in. and con~inuall?.rctuming to. t\io litcrarl\ tests. Milan Kundcra's 7he rrr.1 rflhc No~vl,and Gcorgc Stcincr's I:'nu/rr: on cwrt77inril I//>. thursdays 8 to 9:30pm starting may 24th and running for 10 weeks @humanities storefront, 40west hastings street for information and registration phone 633 9960
Some p e r s o n a l r e f l e c t i o n s o n Quebec C i t y a n d t h e FTAA Beforc 1 lefi for Qucbcc City, a reporter askcd nie tvhy I \vas going - surely a Membcr of Parliament's job is in Parliament, not demonstrating in the strects. I agreed that my w ~ k isj certainly within Parliament. Indccd, opposing the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Agreement and challenging the govemnient's agenda on corporate rule has bccn taken up by the federal NDP caucus on a daily basis in the House of Commons. But an iniportant part of my work is also working with pcoplc in the communi@. Thc mobilization of people to support democracy and thc right to protest and voice disscnt is. in part. what opposition to the FTAA is all about. 1 was proud to be in Quebec City with the entire caucus of federal New Dcniocrats. We attended the Peop1e.s Summit. participated in niassivc niarchcs and lcs, we went to "the Wall" as it bccanic known. In 3 0 years of political activism. nc\w havc I felt as angrl\ as I did in Quebec Cit~..On Fridq. April 20'h, the first big march took place. Peaceful demonstrators were subjected to lvavcs of tcar gas, water cannons and arrests. I \+as with Bcn S\vankcy. 87 \-cars old. \vho camc froni Vancou\,er and knows how the po\vcr of thc state can be used against people. He organixd the uneniplo)cd in the Do\\mto\\n Eastsidc in the 1930's. Ben \valkcd the \vhole way and like evenone else. \vc niarched up to thc 0-foot concrete and chainlid fence. e\cn tlio~tghbeing close incant being tear gassed. Wiih police helicopters ho\cring above us and tcar gas all arowidn~.Ben said, "they should be dropping support troops soon." On Saturda!, I ran into Stcte froni East Van. Hc told me about nine ?,oung people \\ho. \vith q e s streanling lion1 tcar gas, stood stcadfast for an hour in front of the \\all. their hands held up in pcac. refusing to leatc. "We will ncvcr be the sanic again,.' said Kim, \vho was \villi 111> son Licl'and I on Saturday as \be marched with niorc than 40,000 pcoplc. We returned to the \\all and witncsscd the crirninalisation of dissent bcconie a reality. As 1 \vatchcd thc news cach night my anger dccpcncd. I listened to the coverage and asked m!.sclf 'could 1 havc been at the same c\cnts6?'
Politics of Fear Fear of goodness. chant? lo\ c 1s \\hat poisons soctct! What ~ n d ndual could tolerate another's pam" When an open door. a spare bed. a fen dollars could brmg shcltcr random acts of hlndncss If there's a chance \ ~olcnccbcgcts \. rolencc Then pol~clesshould bc so conccl\cd that an) \ lolent propenst(? 1s cl~mlnated Oh Judge can t h ~ sbc bclrc\ed. That pun~shmcntsprcads \ lolcncc That povcrt? . Ilni~tatlon.mtolerance are all fornis of \~olenceassaultmg soclal scnse - untd pol~t~cs and la\\ arc soclal dctr~mcnts
There \\as barel! a nicntlon of the hugel! successful People-s Sunimlt. but thcre was plent> of cokcragc of the mall actr\tks as 'rtots" and "1 rolcncc Nothmg about the lolcncc of po\ crt\ that rcsulls froni trade agrcenlcnts l ~ h cthc F I AA. and nothmg about the \ ~olcnccofprotcct~ngpowcrfd cl~tcsfiom people who \4 ant to be heard Anger 1s a strong cmollon that can come to thc > ~njustlccsurrounds ?ou But surface ~ L I I C L Iwhen there 1s somcthmg else too a dccp scnse of s o l ~ d a r\ \~~~t hpcoplc ~ h arc o fightmy for somcthmg dcccnt and real I saw that In Qucbcc Clt? There was a scnsc of carlng and con~passlonand a strong d e s w to undcrsta~idcach other fiom the North and the South As hard as the nicd~aand Jean Chretlcn tr~cdto dl\ ldc pcoplc mto good and bad. I \ dldn't \\ orh And so. rcturnlng to Vancou\er, I feel proud that so man? people from East Vancouicr \ w e thcrc It-s not about a one-\\eel\ affalr ~ t ' sabout a dccp colimiltnicnt to rclcct corporate trade deals that ~nipo\er~shpcoplc and thc en\ ~ronmcnt Dcsp~tcall the obstacle\ placed In our h a \ there 1s a grow Ing and po\\crful nio\cmcnt of pcoplc \4 ho arc ~nfornicd.artlculatc and dedicated to soc~aland cconomlc cqual~t>and lustlcc 1 camc back fronl Quebec Clt> ~ l t ah strengthened rcsol\c that u c m s t keep up the pressure both \\lth~nParllanlcrlt and outs~dc B! 1,IHHY DAVIr 5 "
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ivho h a w squandcrcd thclr inhcritancc of land in thc last 100 or so >.carsof industrial revolution. To tvhorn arc \vc going to trust to govern this. our divinc inhcritancc a piccc of Mothcr Earth. Shall \vc clcct a govcrnmcnt \vhich is arm in arm \vith thc logging industn (Thc BC Libcrals got hnlf of their campaign funds from logging companics.) so they can dwour our forcsts for gross profits'? 'Certainly our trccs can pay Ibr many condos and sporty cars for thc present gcncration.. . .. Or \kc can ccologix. savc it for oursclws to ctl.io?. and watch as tourism quickly bccomcs thc #I industry as more and morc pcoplc scc our provincc as an idcal destination to vacation in. amongst our pristinc lakcs and mountains. I encourage you to think ecological in this election. Hclp us get back to thc garden. For more infonilation. contact your local Grccn Party at 873-0669, B?. GEORGE C. -
With clcction fast approaching I ~von'trcsumc to tell !,ou who to vote for, but I might hclp >,outo scc thc bigger picture. What docs BC have an abundance of! Undisturbcd old growth forcsts, breathtaking sccncry and tons of fresh water. These arc spcctacular creations that require intricate balance and harmony to prcscrvc. Our First Nations probably bcst know how to do this. Thcy could ha\c a camp and ?.ou'd ncvcr know tlicy'd bccn thcrc. Wc arc thc cnvy of most c v c n country in thc world . .
Gail Sparrow Alienates Herself from Aboriginal Voters Gail Sparrow has all but complctcl>~alicnatcd hcrsclf from Aboriginal pcoplc on man) difircnt Icvcls. Shc scrvcd as Chicf of the Musqucam. Howcvcr, shc publicly sided nit11 RcfonlliAlliancc candidate Kerry Lynnc Findlay against thc Musqucam over thc Musqucanv'lcasc-holders disputc. Last Novcmbcr, Gail Sparrow kvas ovcnvhclniingly dcfcatcd in thc Musqucam C h i d and Council clcction. Shc rctaincd the scniccs of Calvin D. Ilclm Pcrsonal Law Co. to appeal thc clcction rcsults. Shc thcn denied an!, personal liability for thc lcgal fccs incurrcd. claiming thc Musqucam Indian Band was rcsponsiblc sincc she rctaincd the lcgal counscl in hcr capacity as Chicf of thc Musqucam cvcn though shc \vas no longer Chicf. Gail Sparrow has dcmonstratcd hcrsclf to bc less than ethical by activcly participating in conflict of intcrcst activities. Gail Sparrow sat on thc Roard of l'hcSouth\vcst Aboriginal Training and Ernplo!mcnt Socicty (SATES) as a Musqucam rcprcscntatil-c \vhilc shc was thc cxccuti~cdirector of thc LIFT
Socicty - an organi~ationthat \vas a major rccipicnt of SATES funding. Gail Sparrow has no\\ joincd thc BC Libcrals to give crcdencc to thc Liberals' racist and flawed policies that scck to ignore and extinguish Aboriginal and trcaty rights. How could shc, in good conscicncc, willingl> join a party that intends to violate thc sanctity of thc Royal Proclamation of 1703, Scction 35 of thc Constitution, and Scction 25 of thc Canadian Charter of Rights and Frccdoms not to tilention tramplc minorit?, rights via a treaty rcfcrcnduni? Gail Sparrow has joincd a party that docs not have thc interest of the poor in mind cvcn though po\crty is so cndcnlic in Aboriginal comniunities. Thc RC Liberals will not raisc wclfare rights or minimum wagc. and thcir proposcd tas cuts arc regrcssi~c;thc tax cuts and xvill not bcncfit thc working poor to thc sanic cstcnt that they will bcncfit middle incomc carncrs. Gail Sparrow docs not rcprcsent thc intcrcsts of Aboriginal pcoplc. Shc has alicnatcd hcrsclf from her o w First Nations community: pcoplc arc putting NDP signs on hcr la\\n! Urban Aboriginal pcoplc in Vancouver do not support Gail Sparrou or thc AntiAboriginal policics of thc BC Libcrals.
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Carnegie Community Centre Association NOTICE O F ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, ELECTIONS, AND CHANGES T O THE CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS Australia Opens Legal Heroin Injecting Room Australia's first legal heroin injecting room opened on Sunday night in Sydney's Kings Cross district, providing drug users "all the cquipnicnt necessary to inject thcmscltes in a private booth under medical sr~~cmision," BBC Ncws reports. Aflcr a "long battle.' with the courts, the Uniting Church of Australia opcncd the injecting room, which is sanctioned by the government and the police. A court ruled last month that thc facility was legal. and the center will rcmain opcn for an 18-nionth trial period (BBC Ncws, 517) . The ccntcr features "stainless steel booths. free sjrringc dispensers and a mcdical treatment room" (Las Vegas Sun, 5/7). The se-callcd "shooting gallery" also offers professional counseling to clients. The facility plans to s e n e between 150 and 200 pcoplc per day. but only eight addicts used the services on its opening night. A spokesperson said that the "large number o r tclcvision crews and newspaper rcportcrs" outside the facility on its opening night "frightened a\s.a>s7' drug uscrs.
Heated Opposition Thc ccntcr still faces strong opposition, "ranging from local businessmen to \Australian] Prime Minister John Howard, Pope John Paul I1 and thc United Nations" (BBC Ne~vs,517) . New South Wales state opposition leader Ken). Chikarovski said. "The injccting room is basically tclling our young pcoplc that if thel. choose to start using illegal drugs thcy will be supported in that decision." But thc center director said the facilit), aims to rcducc overdose deaths in Kings Cross. Forty-fivc legal injecting rooms have opcned around the world, incl~rdingrooms in Germany, Swit~crland,the Nctherlands and Spain (BBC Ncws. 517).
SUNDAY, JUNE 10,2001 AT 2:00 PM IN THE AUDITORIUM, CARNEGJE CENTRE REGISTRATION OPENS AT 1:00 PM A person must bc a mcmber of the Canicgic Community Centre Association for 14 days immcdiatcly prior to the Annual Gencral Meeting in order to bc cligiblc to vote at the meeting. To be electcd to the Board, a person niust havc bclongcd to the Association 60 dajs immcdiatcly prior to the Annual Gcncral Meeting. The changes to the Constitution and ByLaws wcre approved at a special meeting of the members on Fcbruay 17. The Constitution and ByLmvs Committee was given permission to niakc any additional editing changes that wcre required and to niakc any revisions rcquircd by the Registrar of Companies. These changcs will be reported to the mcmbership.
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Annual General Meeting Committee Reports arc due at the Association Office May 21 And Note This: "HOW CARNEGIE WORKS" A workshop for members and for members who are considering running and who will be running for the Board of Directors. This workshop will describe management and decision-making in the operation of the Centre, the role of the Carnegie Association, and the responsibilities of the Board, committees, and Directors.
TIJESDAY, J U N E 5TH AT 1:00 PM IN THE ART GALLERY For Info: Margaret Prevost, President, Carncgic Community Centre Association and Michael Clague. Director. Carnegic Community Centre (665-3301).