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Dear Sir,

It remains to be seen why our treasurer left without notice. We certainly all miss Kay and her tremendous contri- bution to this community cen- tre. She was always present and it seemed that she always would be.. as though one al- ways had a true friend who would iisten to your probienis and just by being there, could maKe your day better This woman has sewed our

clothes, cooked our meals, minded our money and manners - if there is a true mother- figure in this centre it is *

surely Kay Galan. And, like any other mother, she has the right to be shut of her bother- some children.

I for one miss my surrogate mother, whose stentorian roar covers the proverbial heart of gold.

Let us all stop for a mom- ent and wish this woman well. Wherever she may be and what- ever the circumstances; she certainly deserves it.

sincerely, Tom Lewis

A LETSystem is a non- profit otganization initiated

locally to provide a commun- ity information exchange and recording service. Its pur- pose is to support trading and exchange for individuals, businesses, service organ- izations and other groups active in the local community. It is a self-regulating net- work which allows its members to issue and nlarlage their aicii 'moneyt supply. In a simplified form: if

you do work for someone or make an uneven exchange with another member of this system. then the fee or difference is recorded in the 'bank'. When another member does work for you, the value of that is balanced against what you are owed and when it equals out, your account is clean.

You cut firewood, a friend welds, another cuts hair, an- other delivers goods, etc. Each puts a value on their work and each 'transaction' is recorded at the central clearinghouse. This way, many necessary services can be av- ailable without always having to have cash in hand. The feasibility of this

system, developed in the States, is being studied by the' DEEDSociety. More info: Sebastian oni in, 219 Dunlevy Ave., Van. ~6A3A5

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DVICE & DISSENT 1 I A FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

All committees in Carnegie are subject to any number of Board members attending their meetings. Good, in principle, but even if they have never been to such a meeting before, they can vote on any issue or motion raised. The only ex- ception to this 'policy' or 'tradition' is the Personnel Committee ... because of the con- fidential or sensitive discus- sions that may occur. Another policy that is long-

standing assures any person giving time and energy as input for more than two successive meetings a vote . Being con- cerned and helpful are ample qualifications.

The problem being that the Personnel Committee has negated this right for two members that have been going to its meetings for months. Wally Bardysh, the president of the Association, v s c a t e d t h e c h z i r cf the PC and although several Board members attended the last sess- ion to cast their votes in sel- ecting a new chairperson, it was ru1ed:that they would not be allowed to do so.

So far, this all sounds pret- ty boring, but what the PC does is to hire all who will be paid for work by the Centre's Assoc- iation both inside and outside Carnegie. If some service or labour is required, then those

By PAUL TAYLOR

applying must be acceptable to this committee - skill, talent, - fine..personally AND politic- ally?! Wally brought a motion to the

Board meeting, recommending that only Board members already sitting on this most important committee have a vote - exclu- ding anyone else regardless of their input. QUESTION: "Why?"

It was attacked on the basis of being biased and solely in the interest of the present majority on the Association Board, which is the (almost) entire sitting membership of Personnel. All applicants should receive fair and just consideration without prejudice as this Centre is for all kinds regardless of "politics". .

he vote on- this motion was a six-six tie, with one absten- c ,, l , l . - . l l . ~ +L-- I . - - l , - +I.- 4: - C I V I L . I I ~ I I ~ C X L G I L W I V A L C I L ~ L A G

in favor of his own motion! The first word to echo was, "Crooked!" The following motion that such people who are not allowed to vote on hiring may take part in sub-committees was labelled as patronizing.

If you aren't personally/ politically acceptable, (you) have a lot of support from mem- bers in Carnegie. A united voice cannot be ignored.

Has no sound But p l e a s u r e s t h e f l e s h ' A s I unheard , i n s i l e n t s o l a c e Would wrap Your warmth around me To s e c u r e t h e c o l d da rk n i g h t .

POEM FOR DESPERADO

I t w a s n ' t . s o much Your p i s s i n g i n my s i n k O r t h e way you groped The p i z z a man Because we had no t i p O r t a k i n g t h e cowboy h a t From your l e z z i e l o v e r And g i v i n g i t t o me [ S h e s t i l l c a l l s me names) O r your boyi-riend Knocking on t h e door Sunday mornings t o s e e I f you were a l r i g h t Nor i n t r o d u c i n g me To your b e a u t i f u l S t r e e t s i s t e r Who r e a l l y f ~ u m h d me over But when you threw t h e r a d i o And bee r o u t t h e window

That was goodbye With no s a d songs No bee r t o c r y i n Whats a good o l e boy t o do**

L i s t e n Communication 1s n o t a l l words Emotion can c u r l around you I n t o t a l s i l e n c e The warm sun

L i f e ' s l i k e c h e ~ s I t ' s r e a l l y no r i d d l e Each game- has opening Ending and middle Deviously w i t h n a r e a d e f i n i t e Yes o r no The Bishops d i a g o n a l l y S l i p , t o and f r o . The k n i g h t s on t h e i r s t e e d s F u l l -of romance Sneak i l y skewering E i g h t s q u a r e s t o t h e l a n c e Rooks p r o t e c t Kings I n c a s t l e s o f power Long l i v e t h e Queen ? Causing s t r o n g men t o cower The pawns march forward T i l l t h e blood l u s t i s s a t e d The King f a l l s i n agony F i n a l l y checkmated The King i s dead, God s ave t h e pawns.

Lonely l i g h t Break-necking th rough space F r a n t i c aged Casanova Search ing f o r someone To s h i n e on. Locked aeons Ere ou r beg inn ings To a bo r ing s t r a i g h t l i n e With on ly s l i g h t E i n s t e i n i a n bending Through a t o t a l vo id Never seen Not even by b l i n d men P i t y t h e poor p a c k e t s Quahtumized, conserved , R e f l e c t i n g e t e r n i t y , I n t o t a l da rknes s . Consumed I n t o expanding no th ing .

WISDOM'S CRYING DAILY AMIDST THE SQUARE

By FKANK H. PARKER

The problem wi th l e a r n i n g beg ins when t h e Teacher a s s - umes t h e s o l e r o l e a s Master . . becoming t h e a b s o l u t e judge, j u ry and e x e c u t i o n e r . The p u p i l s , i n t u r n , may j u s t r e - b e l because o f t h e outmoded d o c t r i n e f o r c e d upon them. I shan t e v e r s eek t o adher t o s ing le -mindedness , now o r

. eve r . I ' v e no d e s i r e t o com- pose s o t h a t t h e world w i l l l ove me - screw t h e world!

I f my s eek ing o f t h e t r u t h and l ove i s ha rd f o r many t o comprehend, t h a t ' s n o t my damn problem. I t i s my God-given r i g h t . To f o l l o w a s imple r u l e o f thumb: it t a k e s a f o o l t o swing, a man t o walk away from any kind of c o n f r o n t - a t i o n , and a much b e t t e r man t o s ay t h e words "I'm so r ry t1 . When one wishes t o a q u i r e w i s - dom, t h e road of endurance i s l o n g and ha rd . I ' v e no i l l - g o t t e n d e s i r e t o impede anyone i n t h e p o e t r y workshop i n t h e i r s t y l e o f w r i - t i n g ; n e i t h e r s h a l l I assume

t h e p o s i t i o n of a presumptuous eds who's f o r e v e r expounding mid m i r t h and b u l l s h i t . I ' v e no d e s i r e t o be paraded around by t h e hand l i k e a two year -014 .

Many f i n d my s t y l e of w r i t i n g a b s o l u t e l y s t r a n g e . My Grand- mother s a i d t o me, "Frank, many judge a book by i t s cover w i t h -

o u t ever r e ad ing it ." lhe A . A . s ay ing t h a t I c a r r y d a i l y i n my h e a r t : I f you c a n ' t comprehend what I wish t o s a y , t h e n t h a t ' s your problem, no t mine.

"Poet ry i s t h e whisper ings i n t h e hal lways o f t h e mifid". . . and s t i l l numerous a s s e s o f pe r d i t i o n i n s i s t t h a t I change - -Ccr ~ . r h n m I r o n n r \ + rnrnnvnkn-,,~

V l l l U l l l I L U I I I I W L. L V I I L p I G 1 l L l . U .

This con lomera te world i s overs tocke5 w i th a s s h o l e s seek ing t o become a b s o l u t e r u l e r s . My answer t o your ques t f o r fame i s t o t a k e your s e c u l a r group of P h a r i - s e e s , Saducees and lowly Re- pub l i c an whores you l i v e w i th and I f ! ! ! ! ---".

And how was your day? Most c e r t a i n l y n o t l i k e mine, I hope.

poem of Carnegie Workshop.

GOINGS . - - . - ON ABOUT TOWN -, . '

By DAVE The Classical Joint on eauivalent number of

Wednesday night has become quite an outing. The music and musicians are from everywhere, with a lot of different styles. It makes for a good evening. Flying Ship, the band, worked

the "Classy joint" on Monday night..perhaps several Monday nights(?) Agood sound!

A variety or' irlsiiii~ii~iits, g ~ ~ 2 players, good vocals, and most important of all, the music - mystic, haunting, atmospheric melodies. They work mediaeval music..pre-history folk.. not blues songs but with deep rhythm of "blue" feeling. Melodies are everywhere, three and four in one song. One song is about one hund-

red and five dances and the

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(what was that?) something about some - thing else, and there's dust from somewhere and it means something about something else a ain; and the vocals are (it -% soun 7 like) a native Indian chorus from somewhere..er,ah, hmmm ... maybe I won't give too much away, huh! . . - 1 r n nnn; g , , ; -

L l r r , u l r l l u su g v u - , 0 - - - -

tar bottom or glue, good chord work (what are those chords anyway?) really haunting violin playing echoes. Well, okay, there's sax and piano and bellaclava and...

Look, do me a favour. Go down and see them because explain- ing this is giving me a-uh---- Okay. Flying Ship-

Classical Joint, on Carrall St.

An emotional appeal

Senior Citizens of Chinese ancestry are finding fewer places to go and visit with friends, be understood in their mother tongue and live socially In a report on the Second-Mile Club Danny Korica advised mem- bers that overcrowding at the Hastings St. facility has left a growing number of Chinese seniors upset and alienated. Other community centres in

this area offer rooms at set times for set functions, but none has the space to provide 'living room' for scores more people with interesting pro- grams.

Housing for ssniors was also mentioned by Danny. Renovated buildings, like the Ford across the street from Carnegie, were originally to be for seniors. Yet, of the over 100 units, only 30 are being used by seni- ors with the rest occupied by lt~rn~~nnrfrrrrrm 1 1 , V "'Ah Y C .. I J . Sheila Baxter volunteered to

help Danny investigate this.

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"Constitutions become the ultimate tyranny. They're organized power on such a scale as to be overv~helming. The

, constitution is social power mobilized and it has no consc- ience. It can crush the highest and the lowest, removing all dignity and individuality. It has an unstable balance point and no limitations. People, however, have limitations. To provide the ultimate protection and permit the maximum service for the benefit of.." members and users of this cen- tre, the constitution should be refused as the ultimate arbiter.

This thought from "DUNE Messiah" by Frank Herbert

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The M i n i s t r y o f Human Resour- c e s (MHJ?) h a s been renamed t h e M i n i s t r y o f S o c i a l S e r v i c e s and Housing (MSSH). Changing t h e name d o e s n ' t a l t e r t h e work - it j u s t i n c r e a s e s i t .

The Community R e l a t i o n s Com- m i t t e e r e p o r t by Sam Snobelen a sked t h a t t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g F o P T . n + " Y . - I ...-; + A d U U & G L L & I / ""I A C G

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p r i a t e p e o p l e and e x p r e s s con- c e r n o v e r t h e problems t h a t t h i s M i n i s t r y p e r p e t u a t e s :

1 ) A r e c e n t p r o p o s a l t h a t any p a r e n t s l i v i n g on w e l f a r e

must t a k e an o f f e r e d j o b o r l o s e c u s t o d y o f t h e i r c h i l d r e n . T h i s h a s been l a b e l l e d a s a s c a r e t a c t i c and moves u s c l o - s e r t o a p o l i c e s t a t e . I t was a l s o slammed f o r n o t c o n s i d e r - i n g e s s e n t i a l s l i k e s u b s i d i z e d d a y - c a r e and t r a n s p o r t c o s t s .

IJnder t h e Canada . A s s i s t a n c e P l a n ( F e d e r a l ) such s e i z u r e s would n o t be condoned. The measure was r e p o r t e d l y d e f e a t - ed i n t h e Supreme Court o f B C . Note: I f a n y t h i n g l i k e t h i s happens t o you , make an a p p e a l a t once . MSSH canno t t o u c h your cheque once an a p p e a l i s made.

2 ) Being t h a t t h e Uni t ed Nat - i o n s h a s d e s i g n a t e d 1 9 8 7 t h e "Year o f t h e IIomeless", a c a l l has been made t o a s k t h e MSSH

t o conduct a r e a l i s t i c s u r v e y ( n ~ t j u s t on cheque day) t o f i n d o u t how many i n Vancouver

a r e i n f a c t l i v i n g i n t h e s t r e e t s w i t h o u t a d e q u a t e s h e l - t e r . F u r t h e r recommendations i n c l u d e t h e p a s s i n g o f laws t o s t o p l a n d l o r d s from g r a b - b i n g any i n c r e a s e s i n w e l f a r e by r a i s i n g r e n t s ; t o make we l - f a r e i n c r e a s e w i t h t h e c o s t o f l i v i n g ( n o t 4 % i n t h r e e y e a r s ) and t o somehow lower t h e a r t i - f i c i q l l y h i g h r e n t s i n t h i s a r e a . . w h i c h a r e t i e d t o we l - f a r e s h e l t e r a l l o w a n c e s and d o n ' t r e f l e c t t h e rooms' v a l u e s .

THE ART WORLD By FRANK H. PARKER

The b e g i n n i n g and u n d e r s t a n d - i n g of what i s c a l l e d music t o - day , l i k e l i f e i t s e l f , had a s t a r t somewhere. .whether i t i s good o r bad.

P o e t s i n t h e days o f y o r e , a l o n g w i t h t h e many m u s i c i a n s , would c a r r y a l u t e s l u n g o v e r t h e i r s h o u l d e r upon e n t e r i n g t h e many s m a l l towns. They would p roceed t o p l a y some s o r t o f b a l l a d t a k e n from a poem. I n most c a s e s , i t was t h e i r on - l y way o f s u r v i v a l d u r i r g t h a t e r a . E v e r y t h i n g and a n y t h i n g we a t t e m p t t o do i n l i f e i t s e l f i s p o e t r y .

You j u s t might have h e a r d o f t h e song " P o e t r y i n Motion" - i t ' s t r u e ! Every l a s t l i v i n g t h i n g on t h i s p l a n e t h a s move- ment. Motion i s everywhere ; s l e e p i n g , e a t i n g , d a n c i n g , work- T h i s i s my p e r s o n a l o p i n i o n ing and var ious o t h e r a spec t s which 1 ' ; ; always c h e r i s h and l i f e . Whatever we do i n l i f e ho ld i n m y h e a r t .

r e q u i r e s movement of some form o r o t h e r , and t h a t means b e i n g a c t i v e . Because t h e music has c e a s e d , t h a t does n o t mean t h a t p o e t r y i s d e a d ; i n f a c t , p o e t r y i s a l i v e i n o u r h e a r t and s o u l . Example: i f you 've dreamed t h a t y o u ' r e p l a y i n g i n a famous band, it s imply means t h a t what - e v e r I ' v e dreamed i s i n my h e a r t and s o u l . Again, I would l i k e t o add t h a t f e e l i n g comes th rough t h e bosom.

I t r u l y l o v e p o e t r y and a l s o music . I t ' s l i k e two l o v e r s who mar ry . . t hough s t i l l i n d i v i d - u a l s who a r e c o m p l e t e l y s e p a r a t e from e a c h o t h e r , and y e t f o r e i t h e r t o s u r v i v e , each needs t h e o t h e r - e q u a l p a r t n e r s i n harmony and t r u t h . . P o e t r y t h e husband - Music t h e Wife.

I t ' s 8 : 3 0 a.m., low t i d e . The f a l s e dawn s t i l l l e a v e s a l l i n inky shadows a s a s m a l l p r o c e s s i o n o f f i s h e r m e n and v i l l a g e r s make t h e i r way down t o t h e "bongos" on t h e beach . t h e bongos a r e c a r v e d and wooden canoes w i t h e l e v a t e d s i d e s o r ' g u n n e l s 1 . The b o t - toms a r e h e a v i l y c o a t e d w i t h t a r t o p l u g up any h o l e s a n d , from a d i s t a n c e , l o o k l i k e sampans, The b o a t s a r e h i g h on t h e beach t o g e t away from t h e h i g h t i d e s and now, be - c a u s e t h e ocean i s q u i e t and g l a s s - l i k e , f o r l a u n c h i n g .

Logs a r e used t o t r a n s p o r t t h e c a n o e s . You s imply r o c k t h e b o a t up , s l i p l o g s a c r o s s t h e bot toms, and push . A s t h e canoe r o l l s o v e r t h e l a s t l o g , t h e l o g i s p i c k e d up and c a r r - i e d t o t h e f r o n t . Cheap, e f f - i c i e n t , c h a i n p r o d u c t i o n ! Wading i n up t o o u r k n e e s , we w a i t e d f o r a l a r g e wave o r

" s e t " , r a n t h e canoe i n t o t h e s u r f , and were o f f ! ... l i k e a h e r d o f t u r t l e s ?

By d a y l i g h t , we 've r e a c h e d 1

t h e f i s h i n g grounds . On t h e t r i p o u t t h e waves g o t h i g h e r

1 and h i g h e r a s we headed o f f - s h o r e . By t h e t i m e we were where we were supposed t o b e , i t was I1show t ime1' .

Sometimes t h e f i s h i n g ground i s found by f o l l o w i n g t h e b i r d f l o c k s f e e d i n g on t h e ocean . Imagine t h o u s a n d s o f b i r d s , m o s t l y g u l l s and p e l i c a n s , d i v e bombing f o r food w i t h abou t 4 0 canoes going up and down, i n and o u t , a l l t r y i n g t o g e t t h e same f i s h e s . Madness! - and q u i t e dangerous . You spend more t ime hooking b i r d s and t r y i n g n o t t o run o v e r b o a t s .

P r e v i o u s l y t h a t n i g h t we p r e - p a r e d o u r l u r e s and t h e f i x i n ' s f o r b r e a k f a s t . The l u r e s were made o u t o f r a r e w h i t e f e a t h - e r s found on o n l y one s m a l l n e s t i n g i s l a n d . B r e a k f a s t i n -

c l u d e d 4 0 lemons squeezed i n t o a 5 g a l . "va lde l ' o r p a i l a l o n g w i t h o n i o n s , t omatoes and t h e "Aj it' - l i t t l e , d e a d l y , v i c i o u s h o t r e d p e p p e r s .

The f i r s t w h i t e meated f i s h , u s u a l l y a l lcorb ina" o r d o l p h i n was f i l e t e d on a p a d d l e l a y e d a c r o s s t h e g u n n e l s and p u t i n - t o t h e p a i l t o m a r i n a t e i n t h e lemon s a u c e . I n a b o u t an hour t h e a c i d s have l i t e r a l l y cook- , - $6 t h e f i s h arm L i ! > r ~ a d y t a e a t . A f t e r abou t f o u r hours o f work, we headed back t o p o r t .

There t o g r e e t u s a r e s m a l l - e r b o a t s , s m a l l t r u c k s and b u y e r s from t h e moun ta ins . The s m k l l e r b o a t s buy from u s , t h e n i n t u r n , s e l l t o t h e b u y e r s on s h o r e , who a g a i n s e l l t o b u y e r s f u r t h e r up t h e beach . Your t y p i c a l s o u t h Smerican " s a l e s cha in" . I c e b l o c k s a r e b rough t i n and f i s h going t o t h e mount- a i n s a r e packed i n sawdust and i c e . Because o f t h e l a c k o f

r e f r i g e r a t i o n , f r e s h f i s h has t o be c a u g h t , t r u c k e d and s o l d a l l on t h e same day .

While t h e w h e e l i n ' and d e a l - in I 11 i s go ing down, t h o s e of us who have been p a i d open t h e " c a n t i n a s l ' and t h e s l e e p y l i t - t l e v i l l a g e t u r n s i n t o Mardi Gras! The p a r t y goes on f o r a few days u n t i l e i t h e r t h e money r u n s o u t , t h e f o l k s p a s s o u t , o r someone t a l k s someone e l s e i n t o going f i s h i n g a g a i n .

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Cash f l o w i s s p r e a d t h r o u g h o u t t h e town, work ( o r something c l o s e t o i t ) g e t s done and t h e wor ld t u r n s a g a i n .

S loppy, l o o s e b u t c o - o p e r a - . t i v e ; reminds me a b i t o f t h e Carneg ie . Somehow i n de c runch r e g a r d l e s s o f minor p rob lems , t h e show must go on!

By ROBERT LEMIEUX

u i d you e v e r t r y t o c l i m b o v e r t h e Plain S t . o v e r p a s s ? Wel l , i t ' s t o o s t e e p f o r 80% o f o u r community; t h e e l d e r l y , t h e mothe r s and c h i l d r e n and t h e handicapped.

P r e s s u r e a t C i t y H a l l by C , R , A , B , , DERA, and t h e B , C C o a l i t i o n o f t h e D i s a b l e d has l e d t o a recommendation by Ald. Be l l amy ' s T r a n s p o r t a t i o n and S t r a t e g i c P lann ing Comm-

11y ?n- - i t t e e t o s t ~ d y an i dea g i n e e r B i l l B l a k e l y t o make t h e o v e r p a s s p r o p e r l y o r a d e - q u a t e l y a c c e s s i b l e t o hndcps.

H i s i d e a i s t o t a k e t h e t e n f e e t o f p l a n t e d a r e a t h a t r u n s a l o n g t h e l e n g t h o f t h e s i d e - w a l k l w e s t e r n ) , and p l a c e i t on t h e e a s t e r n s i d e - making what M r . B l a k e l y c a l l s a " l and b r i d g e " t h i r t y f e e t wide. Pu t i n more z i g - z a g s s n a k i n g up t h e o v e r p a s s w i t h r e s t a r e a s a t each end o f t h e z i g - z a g s . The whole ramp s h o u l d be l e v e l ( a s was o r i g i n a l l y promised by t h e P o r t ) .

And t h e e n t r a n c e a t Alexan- d e r and Main t o t h e e a s t s i d e - walk and t h e f i r s t 20-30 f e e t o f t h i s e n t r a n c e needs t o be s u f f i c i e n t l y widened t o a l l o w a g e n t l e , e a s i e r s l o p e t o t h e z i g - z a g ramp. Tony, age 52, c o u l d n ' t g e t t o t h e f i r s t r e s t .

The C i t y and P o r t own t h e l a n d i n t h e s e a r e a s , s o t h e r e s h o u l d be no problem; beh ind t h e s c e n e s p l a n n e r s have e s t i - mated a c o s t o f $250,000. I f two t o t h r e e f e e t o f l a n d -

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and Main t h e n none o f t h i s would have happened. Bu t , t h i s supposed ly would have c o s t 3/4- m i l l i o n .

why d i d t h e P o r t r a i s e t h e r o a d 23 f t . over t h e t r a c k s ? 1s l t because 0% U.S r e g u l a - t i o n s i n s i s t i n g on 23 f t . t o a l l o w d e f e n s e d e p t . m i s s i l e s t o be moved on f l a t c a r s ? ? ?

Ald. Baker s u g g e s t e d h i r i n g two a t t e n d a n t s t o push wheel - c h a i r s - t o t a l c o s t - $20,000. " I s he s e r i o u s ? 4

Ald. C a r a v e t t a t h o u g h t t h a t h a n d i c a p s c o u l d c r o s s a t t r a c k l e v e l from Columbia - t h e r e i s a h i g h , w i r e f e n c e . S e r i o u s ?

With some p r e s s u r e and home- work done by l o c a l s p e a k e r s , t h e Committee v o t e d t o s t u d y B l a k e l y l s i d e a . I t would a l s o have m e t a l r a i l i n g s t o keep p e o p l e from walk ing a c r o s s t h e t r a f f i c l a n e s .

CRAB i s t e l l i n g t h e P o r t , C i t y and F e d e r a l governments t h a t t h e Main S t . o v e r p a s s i s n o t s a f e . . s o m e o n e l s go ing t o

k i l l e d . I t i s n o t ( a s p r o - mised by t h e P o r t ) s a f e , p r o p e r o r a c c e s s i b l e .

Sdppor t CRAB on Feb .27 , F r i - day a t 8p.m. a t t h e Arcad ian H a l l , 6 t h and Main a t o u r b e n e f i t dance .

By DON LARSON D i I

Love Poem A n i t a S t e v e n s

I ' l l send you a poem i n s c r i b e d i n a s c r o l l . I ' l l s end i t w i t h r i b b o n en twined w i t h my s o u l . , I ' l l send i t from heaGen on gossamer wings , F l y i n g w i t h c u p i d and a n g e l - h a r p s t r i n g s .

Two t r a i n s r u n ~ i n g , which one would you choose !

One t r a i n t a k e s t h e open , e a s y r o a d , o f money and l o v e f o r s e l f .

One t r a i n t a k e s t h e rough r o a d of c o n s c i e n c e and s t r u g g l e -

b u t w i t h l o v e o f l i f e w i t h someone. One t r a i n l a u g h s a t p e o p l e

and p r e y s on t h e i r m i s e r y . One t r a i n l i v e s i n t h e wor ld

w i t h h e a r t and c a r e .

Two t r a i n s r u n n i n g , which one would you choose?

One t r a i n ' s t h e e v e r y t h i n g ' s e a s y l i f e . One t r a i n ' s t h e n o t h i n g l ' s e a s y l i f e .

Two t r a i n s runn ing! which one would you choose .

- - - - -Beware t h e w a l l ! beyond a c e r t a i n p o i n t

t h e c h o i c e i s no l o n g e r y o u r s - b u t t h e c h o i c e w i l l be made anyway! You ' re on one t r a i n o r t h e o t h e r r e g a r d l e s s

w i t h o u t your c o n s e n t o r knowledge. Beware t h e w a l l !

Two t r a i n s runn ing! which one would you choose .

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P a r t o f t h i s poem 1s s t r o n g ; an i d e a based on an o l d b l u e s song.

1 BUSINESS WATCH " '

Cof fee t i c k e t s may be f o r s a l e - d u r i n g t h e week a f t e r cheques a r e i s s u e d . A l o t o f p e o p l e a r e h a r d p u t t o g e t t h e p r i c e o f a cup o f c o f f e e , and a c t u a l food i s even h a r d e r t o f i n d .

To h e l p w i t h t h i s problem, t h e i d e a i s t o buy a ' c r e d i t c a r d ' o r something l i k e a bus p a s s t h a t v a l u e s c a n be punch- ed o u t on , and t h e n marked o t * a s you u s e i t .

So f a r , e a c h t i c k e t i s wor th 3 5 4 , t h e p r i c e of a cup o f c o f f e e . Nancy J e n n i n g s s a i d t h a t t h e i d e a i s g r e a t , b u t

t h a t s e t t i n g up a s e l l i n g s y s - tem i s a l o t more complex t h a n it sounds .

A few s u g g e s t i o n s : a c r e d i t c a r d f o r $5.00 w i t h s o many c o f f e e s , s andwiches , s o u p s , e t c t o be marked o f f ; s e l l i n g t h e t i c k e t s a s a r e and u s i n g them l i k e t h e v o l u n t e e r s do ; hav ing t h e $ 5 . 0 0 be i t e m i z e d a s t o C Z S ~ ~ E D G Z ~ S , S G ~ i i i t r w wnrfh 404 o r 754 c a n be purchased w i t h o u t u s i n g a whole t i c k e t f o r a n i c k e l .

The i d e a was approved i n p r i n c i p l e and t h e s t a f f w i l l l o o k a t ways and means i n Feb.

Watching t h e Flow o f S i l v e r

Tramping downr ive r under a sky s l a t e o u r r u b b e r b o o t s l e a v e s l i p p e r y h o l e s deep i n t h e s l u s h y snow.

On t h e o t h e r s i d e m i l l s p u f f smoke and s team t h e s i l v e r r i v e r s l i d e s by .

A s m a l l t u g b o a t s l o w l y s l i d e s a b a r g e u p r i v e r b u t t ime s l i d e s f o r e v e r a s i l v e r r i v e r .

when you a r e e l e v e n .

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Oh! What_-an ass I 've been.

The sober times so f a r between.

If only then I could have seen, that I was missing, a l l the things I could have been.

So take it easy, i f you lcnow what I mean, I mean.

PEACE AND THE INDIVIDUAL

I t i s i n t h e minds of men 6 women who h a t e themselves t h a t wars a r e c r e a t e d and a c o n t i n - u a l s t a t e of h e l l , greed anger and an ima l i t y man i f e s t s i n t h e

" world. When a person h a t e s ... t h i s

emotion p e r p e t u a t e s a snowball e f f e c t , and i n t u r n more of t h e above l i f e c o n d i t i o n s a r e ever p r e s e n t .

Is world peace p o s s i b l e ? I am s u r e t h a t t h i s i s a q u e s t - ion a l a r g e m a j o r i t y of people w i l l f i n d themselves ask ing a t q n m p p c i n t i n t h e i r l i v e s =E - - -.- - t h i s p l a n e t .

One may a sk , "Why bo the r? ... who ca re s? . . .Sc rew Soc i e ty ... what can I do? ... I am only one a lone ... e t c . e t c . and yes , t h e r e a r e many i n j u s t i c e s i n t h i s world. I t h i n k t h a t i t i s f f o r p r e c i s e l y t h i s reason t h a t one a l o n e , f i r s t , must t a k e an inward journey and r e a l i z e how he/she may be suppor t ing a system t h a t i s no t working.

When one a lone t akes r e s p -

o n s i b i l i t y f o r h i s / h e r every thought , word and a c t i o n t h i s i s t h e f i r s t s t e p I d o n ' t accep t t h a t t h i n g s w i l l never change and cond i t i ons won't g e t b e t t e r . I spen t too many y e a r s myself accep t ing t h i s way and g iv ing i n t o my own n e g a t i v i t y .

There i s genocide happening a l l over t h i s p l a n e t r i g h t now. Look t o our own s t r e e t s ; South A f r i c a ; South America;

I nd i a ; your own home. We a r e r e s o n s i b l e one way o r an-

%er -&or P t h i s d e s t r u c t i o n . The world and a l l i t s p e n p l ~ a r e "one b ig family" and we a r e a l l r e l a t e d .

Therefore we a l l s h a r e i n t h e c o l l e c t i v e Karma of t h i s p l a n e t .

When only one i n d i v i d u a l be- g i n s t o change and becomes aware of h i s / h e r own n e g a t i v i t y t h i s t oo c r e a t e s a snowball e f - f e c t . So what w i l l i t be. com- rades - Peace o r War?

The cho ice i s yours .

By ANGIE VERA I

Wally Bardysh, P re s iden t of t h e Carnegie Assoc i a t i on , met w i th Mayor Gordon Campbell r e - c e n t l y and r epo r t ed on Feb.5 a t t h e Board meeting. Previous t o t h i s a l e t t e r s igned by M r . Bardysh "demanding" f i n a n c i a l s t a t emen t s bear ing in format ion on money l eav ing t h e c e n t r e were s e n t t o Nancy Jenn ings , D i r e c t o r , and cop ie s t o Max D o . - l r UbLl sf S C C ~ Z ~ P l z ~ c i ~ g 3 3 d a l l Board members.

Nancy s a i d t h a t she cou ld no t f i n d Assoc i a t i on papers t h a t a r e kept i n a l ocked ( the A s s o c i a t i o n ' s ) f i l e . She a l s o

s a i d t h a t whi le running a cen- t r e wi th over 1500 people a da) she r e a l l y d o e s n ' t have 8-10 hours t o look through a l l C i ty f i l e s f o r p i e c e s of paper t h a t s h o u l d n ' t even be t h e r e .

The Mayor was r e p o r t e d t o sa ) t h a t t h i s i s an Assoc i a t i on m a t t e r ; t h e l e t t e r ' s r e f e r e n c e t o an ongoing p o l i c e i n v e s t i - g a t i o n i s extreme and very ser i 0 1 1 s .

Board minutes have d i s a p p e a r - ed and correspondence i s unsafe y e t only t h e Execut ive has keys t o t h e i r f i l e s . How v a l i d a r e a l l e g a t i o n s t h a t s e n i o r s t a f f

1. To KEEP OURSELVES INFORMEI) a b o u t t h e l i f e o f o u r community.

2 . 'I'o EDUCA1'1.: OURSELVES ribout ways o f i r l p rov ing t h e l i f e o f o u r coinmuni t y .

3 . 1'0 AC'I' COLLEC'I'IVCLY t o b r i n g a b o u t t h e c h a n g e s n e c e s s a r y f o r improving t h e I i f s o f o u r community.

4 . To CO- OPEIMTB FRIJE1,Y and IIONES'I'LY, w i t h o r g a n j s a t i o n s anrl p e o p l e w i l l i n g t o a s s i s t u s .

5,. To EXPOSE and PUBLICIZE t h e i n a d e q u a c i e s we d i s c o v e r i n t h e l a w s , r e g u l a t i o n s and s e r v i c e s e n a c t e d and p r o v i d e d f o r us .

6 . To FIGil'T t h e i n d i f f e r e n c e and t h e c o r r u p t i o n we e x p e r i e n c e o r we become aware o f .

conflicts

By PAUL TAYLOR

I r e n e Schmidt came under t h e gun a t February ' s Board meet- i ng : For n o t holding c o r r e s p - ondence u n t i l t h e P r e s i d e n t has seen i t ; f o r n o t read ing a l l l e t t e r s s e n t ou t i n t h e Associ- a t i o n ' s name a s p a r t of he r monthly r e p o r t ; f o r n o t having photocopies immediately a v a i l - a b l e of such l e t t e r s ; f o r r e - f u s i n g t o remain a s a s i g n i n g o f f i c e r a f t e r P e t e r Imm was removed a s t r e a s u r e r .

Ms. Schmidt r e p l i e d t h a t Board minutes f o r t h e l a s t s i x months have d i sappeared from the Assoc i a t i on o f f i c e . . and t h a t a more s ecu re system must be found be fo re i t ' s s a f e t o l eave correspondence he re .

She s a i d t h a t l e t t e r s t h a t m.. r C N l u 3 L g ~ O G ~ a t snce c a n ' t r e a l l y wa i t u n t i l whenever t h e Executive ( p r e s i d e n t , v i c e - p r e s i d e n t , d i r e c t o r - a t - l a r g e ) dec ides t o drop i n . This met wi th c a l l s of "yeah1', p o i n t i n g o u t t h a t t h e s e people a r e r a r e l y here .

M s . Schmidt i s no t i n t h e h a b i t of c a r r y i n g a l l l e t t e r s w i th he r c o n s t a n t l y on t h e o f f -chance t h a t she might run i n t o one of t h e Exec. She a130 followed common sense i n n o t

rules ensur ing more than one Board meeting p e r s e s s i o n . Reading a l l correspondence word-for- word would mean leng then ing t h e s e meet ings , which i n t h e l a s t seven months have always r equ i r ed a t l e a s t two s e s s i o n s and sometimes fou r !

The l a s t i tem of concern was prompted by a l e t t e r from P e t e r Imm's lawyer, s t a t i n g : " . . . t h e proceedings of Jan.12 contravene t h e requirements of t h e Soc i e ty Act,R.S.B.C. 1979, Chapter 390, s p e c i f i c a l l y s e c - t i o n 31, r ega rd ing t h e need f o r a s p e c i a l r e s o l u t i o n , a s def ined i n Sec t ion I . . .

In a d d i t i o n , t h e proceedings of Jan .12 th f a i l e d t o comply wi th t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n and By- Laws of t h e Assoc i a t i on , A r t i c l e 5 , Sec t ion 9."

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t h a t she may have been found c r i m i n a l l y l i a b l e .

Tony Seavers , v i c e - p r e s i d e n t s a i d t h a t t h e Board had formed a "committee of t h e whole" and t h a t t h e e n t i r e Board was r e sp - o n s i b l e .

I r ene chose t o co-opera te and agreed t o s i g n aga in . She s t i p u l a t e d t h a t t h e s e c u r i t y measures must be c r e a t e d a s

' soon a s p o s s i b l e .

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Peggy h a s t a k e n a p o s i t i o n a s a d m i n i s t r a t i v e a s s i s t a n t a t t h e Emily C a r r C o l l e g e o f A r t on G r a n v i l l e I s l a n d . M s . C a r r was a p i o n e e r i n BC f o r h e r work i n a r t and impre- s s i o n s o f t h e many n a t i v e c u l t u r e s .

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