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She s a i d r t Member .; of the Carnegi e w a s a nun-c on f i d enc ti r11o t i on 11:cnt r e A ~ S O Ci a t i C I ~ I Bctar d , i n t h e e n t i r e E x e c u t i v e wi tli i n c 1u d i n g F'resi d e n t Harvey t h e e x c e p t i f i n o f R i c h a rd b ~ w e r s atld roost of the Pool e y , (Tors).

E x e c u t i v a , wal lted a n g r i l y i l ~ l t C h a i r r r ~ a n Eawer s r u l r d I t elf a r i ~ a c it ng T u e s d a y n i g h t , out of o r d + r , a n d Tntly S e a v er li.avitlg the rest o f . the said ttle mfiklfit~ wclcr 1d ticlard s c r a r i ~ bil n g for 1e g a l disrupt the work of the advice.

E x e c u t i v e j u s t a s i t been The upen s p l i t had trying to resolve t-11~brewing aver t h e past threa r r n a n c r a l prcsb1an1.j.

"Wclt ~.,;~ ri~eeti n g s a n d was i n i t i a1 1 y 8 3 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e bank 11.. , sparked by d i f f e r e n c c s aver we're $1 2,000 i n d e b t .

WhCr .. t h e O p p e n h e i r i ~ e r P a r k Food f o r d i d $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 g o f o l k s 3 (The i:h i 1 d r e n p r c:g r am asked.

H e s a i d such a News1 e t t e r reparted thi5 c o n f i d e n c e m o t i o n ~ i j ~ l l d1 e debate i n t h e Aug 15 issue t o t h e d i s s o l u t i ~ : ~ n ctr t! i 6 at? u p d a t e o n and there Assuc i a t i an. p a g a 10 af t h i s i s s u e ) .

F r e s i d e n t Bowers s a i d : "Th: s P r e s i d e n t Elowers, Director i s strictly a p r sona?. at Large T~ny Seaver a s s a u l t o n r o y s e l f . " Tr e a s u r e r Jonn 01 1 dyri~ a n d There w a s then a r ~ , l ) ti r t t ~ D i r e c t o r s Robcr t A1 1e n a n d t h a t t h e r u l r t i g o f t h e 1:ha11D e n n i s McCouan a l l g o t u p a n d b e o v e r r u l e d d n d r t pdsbrd l e f t a f t e r a t t e w ~ p t st o q u a s h s i x v i l t e s t u f i v e .

DC~I~IIL a nc:ti-::at~ f i d e n c e nlotiotl i n M i C o w a n v s 1 a s t d l t c h p r o posa! t h e Executive failed. Earlier 's t-ian I that Iictdr~~utidson D i r e i t o r / < a th e r i n a Gal am h a d c m ~ f i d r n c i . mcitlot~ be tdblrd ' gat up and walkcd cut, ~ndrfitiately was a l bl-. resigned saying: "I have j u s t defedtad b y a six t o toclr ri~y p 1 3 s i t i o t - i ."

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H e wouldn't be a b l e t a meet p e o p l e h e knew a s e a s i l y , ha could't get together w i t h o t h e r r(tusiciatis i n t h e T h e a t r e , or w i t h o t h e r p o e t s at regular raadings.

He w o u l d n ' t b e s i t t i n g h e r e right now w a i t i n g f o r o n e of t h e f i n e s t O p e r a c o m p a n i e s i n t h e world, La Scala, t o p e r f o r m . But sorileone a t C a r n e g i e had g o n e t o t h e t r o u b l e to h u s t l e a f e w f r e e b i e s for people l i k e Tom a n d me.

Oh, w e ri~ade a c c r ~ ~ p lcjf e riristakes.

We s t a r t e d t o l e a v e a f t e r t h e c u r t a i n came down on t h e sii.ne w t ~ e r et h e v i l l a i n is h o l d i n g h i s b l o o d s t a i n e d s w o r d a t t h e e t h o u g h t i t was a w e i r d e n d i n g b u t neck o f t h e t ~ e r o i n e . W t h e usman n e x t t o u s h a d s a i d i t w a s o n l y t w o a c t s .

It w e g o t t o t h e e x i t t h a t w e were t o l d i t wasn't until u a s t ~ ? to v e r . B a c k w a w e n t ! W e r e a l l y enjuyed i t . I t didn't t r a n s f o r r i ~o u r l i v e s , but l i k e a lot of C a r n e g i e s t u f f , i t a d d e d t o theric.

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f u n d r a i s i n g committee h a s been e s t a b l i s h e d t o t r y t o get the Carnegi e Centre A s s a c i a t i on o u t from u n d e r i t s debt load.

The e s o x c i a t i on has vowed t o t a c k l e t h e problems posed

P o u e r t y probe S l i e i l a B a x t e r w a n t s t o know what you tlbink o f poverty.

She is i n v i t i n g Carnegie patrons t o participate i n a s t u d y a b o u t pctor p e o p l e - b y poor people. " I ' m p o c ~ r rlsysel f " S h e i 1a whc~ d o e s we1 f a r e advocacy t o l d t h e Newsletter.

"And I think i t ' s about t i m e t h e e x p r e5s pntz~r w e r e a 1 1 cowed t l > t h e r e o p i n i c t t ~ sor1 a m a t t e r wtiicti i l o t i c e r t i s them riiore that1 anyone e l s e .

U s u a l 1y w e a r e n c ~ t c ~ t i ~t u e dl . people S h e is a s k i n g p o o r i ti ttie Downtowti E a s t s i d e t o t e l l her ttie r e a s o n s f o r t h e i r poverty, a n d what t h e y t h i n k can be done about the si t u a t i o n .

She h a s surveyed r ~ ~ o rt eh a n t w e n t y l c t c a l p e c t p l e a l r e a d y and t h e responses have been fascinating.

"People aren't saying: Give me mor e r~icttley They are s a y i n g t h e y want e d u c a t i o n , a she chance t o p a r t i c i p a t e " said. at S h e i 1a c a n b e r e a c h e d

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b y a $1 2,000 d e b t , a n d a ' T a s l F o r c e is c u r r e n t l y t r y i n g to unravel t h e s t o r y behind tile debt.

Assoc i a t i on Fresi dent Harvey Powers h a s s a i d t h a t as s o o n a s t h e Task Fcwce report i s in it will an b e f o r e t h e Board, so t l ~ a t members c a n s t a r t t o c h a r t a course for t h e future.

Assets h a v e h a d t o b e f r o z e n of ttie f i n a t i c i a1 because mess, programs have been hampered and ttie Board h a s been f o r c e d t cl a d c ~ tp t cli~atl new b o o k e e p i n g a n d f i 51: 4 1 policies.

T h e f u n d r a i sins commi t t t.i. i s seen a s a f i r s t nlctvo towards f i tiaticial s t a b 1 1i t y.

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Monday, T u e s d a y , Wedtli.-;rj; and F r i d a y .

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Th*y wlll organisa a , : J a lhattion f o r L i t e r a c y a r o u n d t T t t r S t a n l e y P a r k s e a w a l l . And .thi.y need a1 1 t h e h e l p t h e y -at) g e t .

A q u a r t e r i ~ ft h e proceeds , sronl t h e f i v e l:i l o m e t r e w a l k Ifrarfi S e c o n d Beaih to i w ~ b e r r ~ l a nA s rch - is g o i n g t o r L r a r n l t ~ gC w t r e . T h e r e s t 11 1 go to help the fight g a i n s t i 11i t e r a c y a r o u n d t h e rclvi n c e .

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o f t h e S e m i n a r Hoori~ i n t h e Carnegie .Centre basammt a n d he is h o p i n g v o l u n t e e r s from t h e C e n t r e w i l l help him. " T h e r e is a g r e a t n e e d for p e o p l e t o d o rmny j o b g , including distributing p o s t e r s and p l e d g e s h e e t s .

And o n t h e d a y o f t h e wal k w e wi 1 1 n e e d e v e r y b o d y w e c a n g e t . 'I L a r r y ' s p h o n e n o is: 6652127.

More o n t h e w a l k in furture issues.

Soriie t h e f t s l e a v e a r i ~ o r e b i t t e r taste than others.

C a r n e g i e' s Dcnni s MclZc~wan i s s u f f e r i n g b e c a u s e sort~ebctdy rmde off with his e y e g l asses.

They war e riiade for him a n d w i l l b e d i f f i c u l t and e x p e n s i v e t o r e p l a c e . "Meanwhile I c a n ' t

see to read c~r write p r o p e r l y , I'm s u f f e r i n g headaches.. it.s a r e a l h a r d s h i p . I wonder haw t h e t h i e f would l i k e i t i f h e w a s i n my s i t u a t i o n ' ? " D e n n i s said.

The g l a s s e s went m i ssi ng a f t e r h e p u t t h e r i ~down i n t h e baseriient washroori~ a t the C e n t r e . They a r e p r e s c r i p t i o n a n d h a v e t h i c k ri~eta1 f r anies.

I f a n y b o d y h a s thern o r f i n d s them t h e y s h o u l d r e t u r n t h e w t13 D e n n i s a t t h e L e a r n i n g C e n t r e . No q u e s t i o n s w i l l b e a s k e d - and a reward is o f f e r e d .

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I t i n i t i a l l y seeros f o o l i s h to talk with any e x p e r t i s e about s u r v i v i n g o n a we1 f a r e or p e n s i o n i n c o m e .

Mest of you r e a d i n g t h i s h a v e more expar i e w e a n d nany - of you a r e c l a s s i f i e d as i.rirployablit.

F o l l o w i n g i s a. l i s t a f t h i n g s that became n e c e s s a r y , over t h r e e y e a r s t o make a iimi t a d i n c o t i ~ es t r e t c h ' f o r one m o n t h .

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N e v e r s p e n d money o n n e c essi t i e s t h a t c a n b e g o t t e n is a v a i 1 , a b l e a t free.

Food v a r i o u s places w i t } > i n a t h r e e b l o c k r a d i u s o f C a r n e g i a from t w o t o f i v e tinlee a d a y a t n o charge.

L a u n d r y can b e , d o n e , a t 44 C o r d o v a -no charge. T h e C l i n i c on Corddva is f r e e . a t ~ d ' the l i b r a r y i n C a r n e g i e .ha,& ri~any d i v e r s e e d ~ i ai to n a l r i ~ aer t i a 1 5.

F r e e b o o k s ar.a available in tie L*arning CeriJ r e. Cl o t h i rig - e v e r y w h e r e .

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Entertainment is the major e x p e n s e when y o u F r e n o t wclrkitig. I f y c ~ u s p e n d a l a r g e arilount of a r i ~ o t i t h l y c h e q u e i n o n e or t w a d a y s , ttie r e s t w i l l only l a s t for a week at most.

C a r r y t t i a r < i i ~ t ~ st yo b e s p e n t and l e a v e t h e rest s a f e l y away u n t i l t h e first f e w d a y s of h a v i rig it have passed.

D r i n k i n g ilr getting s t o n a d w i 11 p u t yi~cl i t i a hostel for ttie d u r a t i o n o f t h e nianth i f y o u d o t i l t c h o o s e to s t e p i t 1 t i r n a .

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after -finding the , le a s t expensive place; itrs worth t h e e x t r a time or e x t r a b l p c l : t o walk.

S t o c k i n g up or] t h i n g s 1 i k e tobacco u s u a l l y sees t h e s t o c k g o i n g faster t h a n when y o u . j u s t make sure t h a t ri~oney w i 1 1 b e s a v e d for t h r e e times a nlonth. a l l t h i s is l i k e So f a r , pissing i n t h e wind if yau aren't consistent.

The ri~ain lines, h a s s l e is s t a n d i n g i n but r 1 1 m i t of u s aren't that pressed f a r time.

An ~~p-tc, data list of f r e e - f uctc: f a c i l i t i e s is a v a i l a b l e frml MHR. I have spent, f o r ttie l a s t t w i ~y e a r s , a b o u t % S a w e e k i a t l 'food, a a t i n g 3 or 4 tiriles a day.

I rriake ti: , i t l a 5 w h i c h n o t o n l y s u s t a i t ~rl~e, bcct a r c good for rite. My p r e f e r e n c e i 5 cream c h e e s e and avocado - d con t on p . 9

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My g r e a t g r a n d f a t h e r came from E n g l a n d in 1 8 1 2 and i n 1 8 3 2 h e g o t r ~ ~ a r r i e da n d f a r m e d 80 a c r e s i t i M t . A l b e r t , O n t a r i o . Me a n d rlly f a t t i e r f a r m e d t h e sarne w e s s l d out i n land u n t i l 1'358.

W e had about 1 0 0 a c r e s then, f i f t y acres of bush, the rest m i xed f arrni n g .. c o r n , hay, beef c a t t l e . .

My rnother d i e d a n d t h e r e was nobody i n t h e h o u s e a l l day except a housekeeper. She w a s a good housekeeper, you I:rlow, but not farnily.

The cattier t h i n g was we could rievcr r e l a x .

You g o away f o r a weekend when you're a t d r rller a n d y o u t v e a 1 w a y s got 1t on your mind.

You're w 0 r r y i n g : D i d a cow g e t i n t h e r t , a n d s o on.

So w e s o l d Now, ' i f w w e g e t ttie wrong w e a t h e r i t '5 n o t c o m i n g i t L l t ~f rity p o i k e t .

But i t p sa b i g change being i n a c i t y 1i kc Vancouver. .

I I rnor e happy i n t h e c o u n t r y .

I feel cclctped i t i a roaro. S o i g e t o n a bus a n d I g a o u t t o White F: C-.II- - k , Cr e s c e n t B e a c h: rnayba r-113tt h a t f a r .

In t h e country YCILI i a t i a l w a y s s e e s o m e t h i n g .

TI:# k e e p i t a 1 1 i n rily rnind I rilade a t a p e . One t h i n g o n i t , 1 il:e a s t o r y , I cal1:Walking I t tie 0 1 d Couti t r y Rogd.

T h r o t h e r i s c a l l e d : When ttie T r e e s t u r n i c ~ l o u ri n October.

J t ~ s td e s c r i p t i o n s r e a l l y , of country things I see arid r efl~erltber.

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A l b e r t a . Thc g u y was r i c h b u t he didnrt know ri~uiti a b o u t f a r m i n g . H e w a n t e d ma to take a v a c a t i o n . I s a i d i t was t h e wrong time. W e h a d ti, g e t ttie w h e a t i n . H e s a i d d ~ mt? w o r r y about ttiat, it's tirile. you Ha g a v e r i l e went 1 x 3 h o l i d a y . h i s b r a n d - n e w Caddy a n d o f f I went.

What c a n . you d o ?

When h e d i e d I came t o V a n c o u v + r .

What s t a r t e d r k corfli ng down to Carnegi e was my housekeeper.

She s a i d i t !1 1 b e good f o r you.

Now I'm learning t o r a a d and w r i t e I?m not dumb properly. thrjugti, don't get ttiat idea.

In t h e hotel i n M t .

A1 b e r t t h e r e used t c be an o l d guy a n d h e Td 5 i t there reading ttie . p a p e r i n t h e 1 cabby a n d t h e pCaper wiul d b e u p s i d e down. Sorilebody w ~ u l ds a y : Hey Duritriiy, you've got t h a t t h i n g t h e wrong way up.

He'd llmk a t ttieri~a n d s a y . "Anybody c a n r e a d i t t h e r i g h t way. u p .

It t a k e s a good ritati t o r e a d it u p s i d e down. " He wasti' t d~ritb either.

T r y g i v i n g him t h e writrig c h a n g e arid yctu'd find o u t i t7 a t i ~ c r r y .

I I, afire t 12 Car t7eq i e in October They' v e been rile r ead i rig and teat:: ti i ng w r i t i tig at the Leartn i rig lI.'entre.

It's i ~ p e t i i n g a new d o o r w a y t o a new w o r l d far ma. J a m e s , 13ne of t h e t u t o r s , and I , welre g a i n g t o t h e FiNE t o g e t h e r .

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He h a c k e d o f f p a i n e d n o t seeing you were b l i n d , i n ycTur t o u c h was your s i g h t .

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As l o n g a s you d o n ' t g e t fancy, ycnt-t c a n e a t f i n e .

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oasd sags Btiarb Gudmundson h a s got b a c k her seat on t h e Carnegie C e n t r e A s s o c i a t i o n Board along with an apology from o t h e r B m r d members.

Danny Korica broke a d e a d l o c k e d d e b a t e over tie status, a t l a s t week's b o a r d meeting. when h e s a i d : "Why don't w e a p o l o g i s e and g i v e baik her card and full ri~ernberstiip r i g h t s atid g e t @ti with business. " Gudn~~rndsm 5 ' r i gtit t o si t on the Board had been a t at1 ear 1 i e r q u e s t i otied meet i tig ' a n d s u b s e q u e n t 1y s h e was o u s t e d , b u t a l e t t e r from h e r l a w y e r James B a h e n , read at the start of 1a s t Thursday's meeting s a i d : " I h a v e a d v i s e d M s Gudmutidson t h a t t h e p r o c e e d i n g s of Aua 7 whereby t h e Board at tempted to r e m o v e tier from her

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p o s i t i o n a s a member o f the Board and of t h e A s s o c i a t i o n , c o n t r a v e n e t h e by-1 a w s o f t h e A s s a c i a t i o n and t h e S o c i e t i e s ct."

A staff r e p o r t also s a i d t h a t a11 prclcedures t o ren~ove h e r h a d b e e n i 1 1e g a l " I demand my c a r d b a c k a t t h i 5 t i m e " Gudmundson s a i d , LIB^ b e f o r e t h e v Q t e whilzh o f f i c i a l l y reinstated her.

T h e c o t i t r i-tversy b l e w up over t h e i s s u e af the free focd prcqrarn r u n c u t of O p p e t i h e i mer F a r I:.

She had st r m g l y o p p o s e d a s u g g e s t i that i t may b e u s e d t o k e e p t a b s on p a r e n t a l tiegl i g e n i e .

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