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WEDNESDAY, MARCH MARCH 12, 12, 2014 2014 WEDNESDAY,
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refusing to to get get the the flu flu shot shot refusing orto towear wearaaprotective protectivemask mask or duringwork. work. during A disagreement over a “The mandate started started at at A disagreement over a “The mandate flushot shothas hasleft leftone oneman manout out the the beginning beginning of of SeptSeptflu ofaajob. job. ember,”he hesaid. said. of ember,” Arnold Hoekstra, Hoekstra, aa forfor“They said, said, ‘Have ‘Have you you Arnold “They mer nurse’s aide at taken your flu shot?’ I said, mer nurse’s aide at taken your flu shot?’ I said, BoundaryHospital, Hospital,told toldthe the ‘no.’ ‘no.’ Boundary Gazette he he was was fired fired by by “They said, said, ‘Then ‘Then you you Gazette “They Interior Health Health (IH) (IH) after after have have to to wear wear the the mask.’ mask.’ II Interior
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said,‘I‘Ichoose choosenot notto towear wearaa said, mask.’ II went went through through varivarimask.’ ous disciplinarian disciplinarian meetings meetings ous and then then was was fired fired at at the the and endof ofDecember.” December.” end Hoekstra, who who worked worked Hoekstra, atthe thehospital hospitalfor forfive fiveyears, years, at said that every Interior said that every Interior Health employee employee working working Health with patient patient care care has has to to with either get get the the flu flu shot shot or or either
wearaamask. mask. wear Hoekstrasaid saidhe herefused refused Hoekstra to get get the the flu flu shot shot because because to he believed believed that that extraneous extraneous he drugs like like the the flu flu shot shot only only drugs cause more more problems problems in in cause people. people. “If you you have have aa healthy healthy “If immune system, system, which which you you immune should be be building building up, up, you you should shouldn’t be be getting getting all all shouldn’t
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About40 40residents residentsattendattendAbout edaaFriday Fridayafternoon afternoonrally rallyat at ed Gyro Park Park in in opposition opposition of of Gyro the city’s city’s upcoming upcoming residenresidenthe tialwater watermeter meterprogram. program. tial Afterhearing hearingfrom fromaanumnumAfter berof ofspeakers, speakers,several severalof ofthe the ber attendees marched marched through through attendees downtown and and back. back. Those Those downtown in attendance attendance also also got got aa in chance to to speak speak with with councounchance cilor Neil Neil Krog Krog who who was was at at cilor theevent. event. the “Residentswere wereinvited invitedto to “Residents support the the idea idea of of having having aa support say at at what what goes goes in in your your say home,”said saidDonna DonnaSemenoff, Semenoff, home,” one of of the the organizers organizers of of the the one event. “If “If you you look look at at the the event. request for for expressions expressions of of request interest, they expect that interest, they expect that mostof ofthe thewater watermeters meterswill will most gointo intopeople’s people’shome.” home.” go Gazette Semenoff told told the the Gazette Semenoff she became became involved involved with with she theanti-meter anti-metergroup groupbecause because the of her her sensitivity sensitivity to to the the radio radio of frequency (RF) (RF) waves waves emitemitfrequency ted by by the the meters. meters. ItIt was was aa ted concern also also brought brought up up at at concern the regular regular council council meeting meeting the on March March 10 10 by by resident resident on BeverleyTripp. Tripp. Beverley “We’ve been been having having aa “We’ve challengingtime timefiguring figuringout out challenging how to to have have an an open open discusdiscushow sion with with council,” council,” said said sion Semenoff. Semenoff.
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these (needles),” (needles),” he he said. said. these “Allimmunizations, immunizations,like likeflu flu “All shots,are arepoisoning poisoningpeople. people. shots, It’s creating creating aa lot lot of of disease: disease: It’s cancer, numerous numerous ailments, ailments, cancer, autism, II believe, believe, Lupus, Lupus, all all autism, these things things people people are are getgetthese ting are are caused caused by by the the flu flu ting shot.” shot.”
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