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JUNE 1, 1988.

ON TO OTTAWA TREK!

18, May, 1935 18, May, 1988 CARNEGIE OCCUPATION 52 YEARS AGO!!!

"WORK FOR WAGES/WHEN DO WE EAT?"

I n 1902, Carnegie began w i t h a $50,000 d o n a t i o n . The basement housed a b o o k b i n d e r , t h e L i b r a r y had t h e 1 s t and 2nd f l o o r s and a museum was on t h e t h i r d f l o o r . I n 1933 i t was c l o s e d due t o budget c u t s , b u t r e opened a f t e r a 5~ r a i s e i n t h e 1934 budget.

I n 1935, t h e o c c u p a t i o n took p l a c e i n t h e 3 r d f l o o r museum. No damage was done, and food was h a u l e d t h r o u g h t h e window (now t h e L e a r n i n g C e n t r e ) . The grub - baloney sandwiches and c o f f e e !

To meet t h i s c r i s i s of unconsumption, Mayor Gerry '"eraldine" ( R i o t Act) McGreer c a l l e d t h e cops and vowed t o "CONDEMNED TO STARVE/COMPELLEDTO ACT" Hold t h e F o r t a g a i n s t t h e "Crazy and Lazy" r e n e g a d e s . The men wanted work And ACT t h e y d i d . The men were and food - Change w i t h o u t Force - b u t o r g a n i z e d i n t o d i v i s i o n s and many McGreer r e a d them t h e R i o t Act. g r o u p s , such a s t h e Workers Unity J e r r y W i n t e r s , one of t h e l e a d e r s , League and t h e Workers R e l i e f Camp h a s b e e a honoured a t t h e newest a s p e c t Union d i d what t h e y c o u l d . I n A p r i l of S o c i a l Housing i n B.C. - t h e b u i l d a l i s t of demands w a s p r e s e n t e d t o i n g t h a t housed t h e mayor's o f f i c e i r i o f f i c i a l d o m . Banks were s e e n a s be1935 i s now t h e T e l l i e r Towers a t 19 ing responsible f o r the c r i s i s : E. H a s t i n g s .

W i l l i s S h a p a r l a was h e r e on b o t h o f t h e above d a t e s . With a s l i d e show t o h e l p , W i l l i s t o l d t h e h i s t o r y of t h e i n c r e d i b l e e v e n t t h a t h e l p e d change Canadian l i f e .

It was i n t h e D e p r e s s i o n y e a r s and t h e main i s s u e was t h e Work f o r Wages program, and t o a b o l i s h t h e R e l i e f Camps program. The camps, s e t up f o r s i n g l e , employable men were u s u a l l y l o c a t e d i n i s o l a t e d a r e a s and t h e work w a s g e n e r a l l y m e a n i n g l e s s .

The r a t e of "pay" was 2 0 ~a day. Here i n B . C . a t l e a s t you c o u l d s t a r v e t o d e a t h b e f o r e you f r e e z e t o d e a t h .

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Short speeches, entertainment, music, balloons, native drummers.

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I w a s v e r y u p s e t when I l e a r n e d t h e Chinese Freemasons wanted t o u s e t h e S t r a t h c o n a Gardens t o ' b u i l d a s e n i o r ' s home - n e a r a F i r e H a l l and busy t r a f f i c .

T h i s i s t h e o n l y p i e c e of l a n d i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e t h a t peop l e c a n r e n t and have a garden.

Families with c h i l d r e n & s i n g l e ~ e o p l el i k e t o b e a b l e t o g e t o u t i n t h e a i r , r d n t a p i e c e of l a n d , and s a y Hey! I grew t h i s i n my own garden and c a n p u t v e g g i e s away f o r t h e w i n t e r (making t h e Welfare cheque go j u s t a l i t t l e f a r t h e r ) .

The work w e p u t i n t o t h i s l a n d makes i t what i t i s today. The a t t i t u d e o f t h e C i t y on t h i s seems t o be " t o h e l l w i t h t h e p o o r e r p e o p l e , we c a n do what we want."

But we have a n E l e c t i o n t h i s y e a r and g u e s s what: You C i t y F a t h e r s , w e won't f o r g e t who n o t t o c a s t our v o t e for."

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I THE WORST THING' ABOUT D O I N G NOTHING I S NEVER KNOWIIVG WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED.

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H e y , Boss I t seems l i k e you g o t S t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t convenience t h e r e i n your s o f t r e c l i n i n g v i n y l c h a i r

But who's t h a t mixing up your c h e m i c a l s ? who's t h a t h a n d l i n g your p o i s o n s ?

Someone n o t l i k e you A woman w i t h a womb s c a n In the plastics plant So t h e deformed f o e t u s Poisoned by t h e l u x u r i e s you l o v e

Won't come t o l i g h t Tora

Bob Dylan s a i d i t 2 3 y e a r s ago:

" I f my thought-dreams c o u l d be s e e n , They'd p r o b a b l y p u t my head i n a guillotine.

But i t ' s a l r i g h t , ma, I t ' s l i f e and l i f e o n l y . " Then Leonard Cohen's New S k i n For t h e Old Ceremony. Maybe y o u ' v e been b l i s s i n g o u t on J e n n i f e r Warue's s a n i t i z e d , harmonized ind t r a n c p i l l i z e d cover of "A S i n g e r Must Die": "They r e a d me t h e l i s t of c r i m e s t h a t a r e mine I w i l l a s k f o r t h e mercy t h a t you l o v e t o d e c l i n e . . .

Your v i s i o n was r i g h t , my v i s i o n w a s wrong, I ' m s o r r y f o r smudging t h e a i r w i t h my song."

And now Tora (Torah? To Ra? Toreah?) s p i l l s h i s g u t s o u t f o r u s i s s u e a f t e r i s s u e , y e a r a f t e r y e a r ; d a r e s t o expose f o r u s thought-dreams from down state-of-mind, g u i l l o t i n e be damned. Coulda b e d i p l o m a t i c and "nice", c o u l d a remained R.P. and made l o t s a money; c o u r s e t h e n we wouldn't have Tora.

And of c o u r s e none o f u s have e v e r f e l t t h e r a g e and d e s p a i r i n T o r a ' s Poem. Oh yeah? Well, I f o r one have, maybe even s t r o n g e r . I f you l o o k r e a l h a r d , you may f i n d glimpses of i t , c l e v e r l y d i s g u i s e d i n a poem t h a t keeps my mask i n t a c t . I won't l a y i t o u t g r a p h i c a l l y f o r you. I won't make you u n c o m f o r t a b l e , 1'11 always be NICE - I want everybody t o l i k e I d o n ' t wanna s t a n d t r i a l f o r " t h e c r i m e s me, t o s a y what a NICE GUY. t h a t a r e mine" - and y o u r s - and a l l of ~ u m a n i t y ' s ( o r i s i t o n l y i n fucked-up w h i t e man's c u l t u r e ? ) You won't h e a r i t from me.

I don't have t h e GUTS. Thank you, Tora.

P l e a s e f o r g i v e me.

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ade f o r s e v e r a l hundred c a r s . i i l l t h i s p l u s t h e P a l i s e r H o t e l - two b l o c k s i n l e n g t h and a b l o c k deep a l l s t r a d d l i n g t h e CPR m a i n l i n e .

This generated o t h e r s i t e s i n t h e immediate a r e a . The i n n e r c i t y o f Calgary s h r u n k by s e v e r a l c i t y b l o c k s .

P a r t One The t r a n s f e r of a m u l t i - m i l l i o n d o l l a r cheque was a n ominous p o r t e n d t o t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e .

The same kind of domino e f f e c t The h o n o u r a b l e gentleman b i l l i o n w i l l t a k e p l a c e i n t h e Downtown a i r e from Hong Kong w i l l , w i t h h i s E a s t s i d e o f Vancouver i n t h e n e x t p r o j e c t e d c o n s t r u c t i o n on t h e n o r t h t e n CG twenty y e a r s . s h o r e o f F a l s e Creek, c r e a t e t r e The Mayor t a l k s on TV about view mendous p r e s s u r e on t h e D.E. c o r r i d o r s . T h a t ' s when you s t a n d i n T r a f f i c a l o n e w i l l p r e s e n t one t h e middle o f Main S t . l o o k i n g toh o r r e n d o u s problem.

Hastings St. & ward t h e w a t e r a n d , t o u s e computer Main S t . a r e a l r e a d y o v e r l o a d e d , t a l k , W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G. (What You See b u t when c o n s t r u c t i o n d o e s f i n a l l y Is What You G e t ) . According t o him, g e t underway t h e a d d i t i o n a l l o a d on a view c o r r i d o r i s t h a t p o r t i o n of t h e l o c a l s y s t e m w i l l be u n b e l i e v a b l e . t h e North Shore mountains you can Quebec S t . w i l l be one t h o r o u g h f a r e s e e from i n t e r s e c t i o n s - a p u r e c a s e t h a t w i l l carry t h e load, P a c i f i c of tunnel v i s i o n , I ' m a f r a i d . another, but both t h e s e s t r e e t s a r e The o n l y p l a c e you might have a c a r r y i n g peak l o a d s now. r e a l look-see from, w i l l be Crabpark; Large c o n s t r u c t i o n t r u c k s w i l l b e and i f y o u ' r e n o t w h e e l c h a i r bound o r u s i n g t h e ~ordova/Powell/~arra11/~ainhave a problem c l i m b i n g h i l l s , o r from corridors t o reach t h e i r destinations one of t h e h i g h r i s e s t h a t o b s t r u c t - c o r r i d o r s a l r e a d y h e a v i l y used by t h e view i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e , w e l l b u s e s , d e l i v e r y s e r v i c e s , emergency There w i l l be a r i s e i n p r o p e r t y v e h i c l e s , e t c . C o n s t r u c t i o n , tempv a l u e s , caused no doubt by f l i p o v e r s o r a r y and f i n a l , w i l l be o v e r a (where a p r o p e r t y i s bought and s o l d p e r i o d of t e n t o twenty y e a r s . s e v e r a l t i m e s , e a c h time i n c r e a s i n g While a l l t h i s i s g o i n g on, we a r e i n v a l u e ) t h e r e b y ~ C C ~ C Z L ~i l ~~ l11L L ~ t n h~ _c;zo_n_nnd frzm a d i E f e r t l ~ l i rifiready high r e n t s . e c t i o n , t h e Water & Alexander s i d e .

There w i l l be p r o p e r t i e s bought, Marathon R e a l i t i e s , t h e r e a l e s t a t e n o t t o improve them, b u t t o t e a r down arm of C.P.R., h a s p l a n s f o r t h e and b u i l d anew and, a s a r e s u l t , a a r e a from G r a n v i l l e Square down a s h i g h e r r e n t d i s t r i c t w i l become The f a r as t h e b r i d g e a t Main S t r e e t .

Thing.

It w i l l be f a s h i o n a b l e t o Look a t G r a n v i l l e S q u a r e and t h e l i v e i n t h e downtown e a s t s i d e .

Convention C e n t r e how t h e y a r e Tenants who now l i v e i n r o a c h & b u i l t straddling the tracks.

That vermin i n f e s t e d rooms w i l l be e v i c t e d kind o f c o n s t r u c t i o n c a n be c o n t i n and w i l l be s c r a m b l i n g a b o u t l o o k i n g ued a l l t h e way down ~ a t e r / A l e x a n d e r . f o r a f f o r d a b l e h o u s i n g - and n o t High r i s e s , b u i l t by Marathon o r f i n d i n g i t . Older p e o p l e , men & w o n t c ~ ~ some o t h e r R e a l t o r , j u s t a s t h e y d i d too, a r e now t r a p p e d i n p o v e r t y , l i v on 9 t h Avenue i n Calgary. A 35 s t o i n g i n squalid surroundings, subsisr e y o f f i c e tower, a n a p a r t m e n t hight i n g on s t a r v a t i o n r a t i o n s , hoping r i s e , h i g h r e n t and a 6 s t o r e y parkt h a t something w i l l happen t o r e s c u c 1

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Unless d e v e l o p e r s and C i t y H a l l can be made t o r e a l i z e t h a t a f f o r d a b l e h o u s i n g h a s a major p r i o r i t y i n t h e i r p r o j e c t s , t h e r e w i l l be no p l a c e t o go. P e o p l e w i l l be f o r c e d t o l i v e i n t e n t s o r on t h e s t r e e t s , a s i s t h e c a s e i n Toronto today.

The f l e a b a g h o t e l s a r e g o i n g t o go t h e way of development. A t t r a c t a l l t h o s e r i c h c a t s who a r e g o i n g t o l i v e on F a l s e Creek, make o v e r o r r e b u i l d t h e h o t e l s , throw o u t t h e Welf a r e bums who have been s u p p o r t i n g them f o r y e a r s and y e a r s , and i n v i t e t h e gang from F a l s e Creek t o move i n .

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Remember Expo? Who c a n forget.

A strong voice, united i n i t ' s i n t e n t i o n s , i s needed.

DERA and COPE i s t h a t v o i c e , b u t u n i t y o f p u r p o s e and m a i n t a i n i n g a s t e a d y , calm p r e s s u r e is a l s o needed. ( D r i p p i n g w a t e r h a s been known t o wear down r o c k . ) The NPA ( l a c k e y o f Socred) must b e shown t h a t we a r e m a s t e r s of o u r own house, n o t some o f f - t h e - c u f f p o l i t i c i a n who s p r e a d s p a t r o n a g e and behind t h e s c e n e s manouvers f o r t h e b e n e f i t of t h e i r m i l l i o n a i r e f r i e n d s .

Move i n t h e r i g h t d i r e c t i o n - upwards, n o t downwards. A Vote i n t h e r i g h t d i r e c t i o n is important.

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Victoria Bureau 2 VICTORIA - Kids go to sthool hungry because their parents don't love them enough, according to q Premier Bill Vander Zalm. > They're lazing in bed when they should be up making their kids' , lunches, he told a Victoria cablevi; sion open-line audience yesterdayi 12 Or these "not really caring" ents are spending their cash on items other than food, he said.

F Vander Zalm, a former human c resources minister, still wants teachers and school districts with 1 i11111yy kids i i ~iuni iii iheix iiaiies . to the social services ministry.

That would mean social workers could get out to the homes and : sort out the problqms, he added.

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I n t h a t a r e a , d e c l a r e s t h e Aldyrman, n i g h t b e g i n s i t s rounds by emptying i t s garbage on t h e streets and t h e u n f a s t i d i o u s wrangle over t h e l e a v i n g s .

The s o c i a l worker c l a i m s i n c e s t ; s a y s a c o l d i n t e r n a l f i r e burned them o u t b e f o r e t h e y reached t e n y e a r s .

Force-fed a s baby b i r d s , t h e y are g r a d u a t e s from t h e f a t h e r l y blow job, p l y i n g t h e i r t r a d e among t h e warehouses.

From Grade One on t h e y ' v e l e a r n e d t h e i r holy b r a i l i s t h e i r v a g i n a , communion: your f r e s h blood i s b l e e d i n g the quickie t r i c k , salvation: t h e hundred-dollar j o b on your shoes. o lady your deep blood f a l l s when t h e expense-account convention into the s t r e e t . o lady i s i n town. t h e r e a r e people t h e r e s t i l l w a i t i n g Time i s a s p i d e r f o r t h e bus, they a r e p r e t e n d i n g who s t o r e s them i n a doorway you a r e n o t watching t h e Johns b a r g a i n gushing r e d f o r t h e twelve-year-olds. though t h e y watch you, On w i n t e r n i g h t s , r a i n l e a p s and dodge t h e s p l a t t e r s . l i k e p a n t h e r s down t h e g u t t e r s , Joanne Arno t t leaps l i k e t h e lawyers, judges, p o l i c e , p o l i t i c i a n s , pimps, leaps l i k e the . T n h with the knife.

Doris ( p r o f e s s i o n a l name, :Peaches,") tells me, "Mary, my f r i e n d , once s h a r e d my room.

Now a s t o n e c r o s s f o r k s t h e sky o v e r a l l t h a t e a r e f u l grooming.

Small f l o w e r s i n a cup r e a c h where t h e branches of a tree b e a t t h e a i r l i k e t h e wings of t e t h e r e d b i r d s oh, Mary, Mary !"

J a n c i s Andrews (from work-in-progress: Poems o f t h e D.E.)

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THINKING ON THE RUN Well, t h i n k i n g i s o f f and running t h i s summer. I t ' s a happening on: MONDAY, MAY 3 0 t h 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

CARNEGIE LEARNING CENTRE 3rd f l o o r , Classroom #2 Main & H a s t i n g s (This Newsletter comes o u t June 1, s o i f y o u ' r e i n t e r e s t e d i n being a p a r t of t h i s , a s k a t t h e L.C.) What w e are going t o do on our 1st day i s have a kind of o r g a n i z a t i o n a l meeting; g e t t o know each o t h e r , t a l k , d e c i d e on a r e g u l a r t i m e t h a t is good far allus, tallK

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Now, t h e r e ' s a h o t p o t a t o critize i s s u e - " t h e i n t o l e r a n c e of i n t o l e r ance'' - l e t ' s g e t i n t o i t !)

I ' m going t o go even f u r t h e r . I f someone wants t o do a p r o j e c t i n t h e form of p o e t r y , a s t o r y o r whatever i f t h a t ' s h i s o r h e r way o r p r e s e n t i n g o r a r g u i n g t h e k i n d s of i s s u e s w e ' l l be d e a l i n g w i t h , t h a t ' s j u s t f i n e .

I ' v e w r i t t e n a n o v e l , l o a d s of p o e t r y and some s t o r i e s and p l a y s myself, s o I ' l l be a b l e t o g i v e t h a t kind of p r o j e c t t h e a t t e n t i o n it deserves.

Come jump on t h e bandwagon!

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some of t h e i s s u e s w e ' l l be going into, etc., etc.

It's going t o r e a l l y happen, guys.

We're going t o g e t i n t o a l l s o r t s of t o p i c s and r e a l l y argue o u r g u t s o u t .

T h a t ' s t h e whole i d e a , s o w e can l e a r n from each o t h e r . I ' v e been t h i n k i n g a g a i n about what could come of t h i s , what w e can make of i t . I n t r u e Carnegie s p i r i t maybe w e could come up w i t h a kind of communal proj e c t - something we a l l c o n t r i b u t e a s a prei d e a s and arguments t o s e n t a t i o n t o t h e community about community i s s u e s . T h i s would c e r t a i n l y be p r e f e r a b l e t o t h e u s u a l competing f o r "grades", t o show who can outdo whom, l i k e a howling muck of unredeemable s y b a r i t i c swine.

Y e t f u l l r e s p e c t , indeed, accept a n c e w i l l be given t o any i n d i v i d u a l kind of p r o j e c t : the child with the book i n h i s l a p , o f f by t h e f i r e p l a c e a l o n e , belongs t o t h e f a m i l y too. H e i s j u s t a s loved. I am n o t going t o f a l l i n t o t h e f a l l a c y of being j u s t a s i n t o l e r a n t of i n d i v i d u a l d i f f e r ences as we l i k e t o complain t h a t t h e 11 system" i s of us. T h a t ' s a n o t o r i ous slip-up of a l l l e f t - w i n g e r s sooner o r l a t e r they begin t o sound j u s t l i k e t h e o p p r e s s o r s they l o v e t o

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My mom d i e d when I was two Then Dad d i e d s i x y e a r s later Mu godmother t o o k me i n Then SHE d i e d !

I had t o s l e e p on t h e streets I wanted t o s t a y i n t h e s c h o o l Where I had s t u d i e d s i n c e I was f o u r My Dad p u t me i n t h e s c h o o l But h e d i d n ' t know He was going t o d i e t h a t f a s t No one e v e r knows They a r e going t o d i e t h a t f a s t

The p r i n c i p l e knew About my f a t h e r ' s d e a t h "Sorry, Kevin," h e s a i d 11 W e w i s h we c o u l d g i v e you a chance - t o study" I had t o buy my own t e x t b o o k s I had no money When I l o s t my Dad I w a s n ' t a man I s l e p t on t h e bloody s t r e e t s F r i e n d s would see you ' P h , . . .

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used t o b e . . . f r i e n d s When Dad was a l i v e He w a s a n o f f i c e r f o r t h e P o r t Commissionaires H e d i d n ' t know h e was going To d i e t h a t f a s t No one e v e r t h i n k s They are going t o d i e t h a t f a s t He made no w i l l H e l e f t no w i l l I c o u l d n ' t do a n y t h i n g I had no documents I went; I t r a v e l l e d Without a t i c k e t - "w. t."

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a risk sat quietly no c o n d u c t o r would come I ' m locked up

By t h e n I was f o u r t e e n o r f i f t e e n - s o many y e a r s have gone by Somebody s a i d go t o J e s s u p ' s They b u i l d t h e s e b i g p e t r o l t a n k s I worked, c a r r i e d g a s c y c l i n d e r s From one end of t h e y a r d t o t h e o t h e r On my back My s h o u l d e r s used t o b e b l a c k & b l u e See t h a t snap t h e r e , t h a t was my b u i l d Look a t me now; I was s o l i d t h e n I c a r r i e d those cyclinders f o r 4 years F i n a l l y I spoke t o t h e manager H i s name w a s Worthington I j u s t walked up t o him I s a i d "Sir" 11I ' v e done t h i s f o r s o many y e a r s Please give m e a break I want t o be a welder" H e s a i d , " Y o u ' l l have t o work graveyard" "I '11 do i t , I ' l l do a n y t h i n g To g e t t h e w e l d i n g t o r c h i n my hand" F i v e y e a r s , bloody j o k e , eh!

My s h o u l d e r s were b l a c k & b l u e Skin w a s peeling o f f I n August 1 9 4 7 , t h e E n g l i s h - ,-L-*---2 Lll~y Y U L ~hdia The c o u n t r y went t o t h e dogs Our j o b s were t r e a t e d b a d l y You s e e a l l t h a t , and you t h i n k : What t h e h e l l i s going To come of t h i s p l a c e - e v e n t u a l l y - you l o o k ahead of you

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You t h i n k my house i s g r e a t !

I bought i t , b u t Look a t t h e money I had t o spend.

Now I a m c u r s i n g And k i c k i n g my b a c k s i d e : Why d i d I w a s t e money?

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got no money coming i n I need t o pay o f f t h e mortgage I need 2 2 more y e a r s I ' m c u r s i n g myself.

The bank t a k e s i t over - we're o u t on t h e s t r e e t .

I want t o e x p r e s s my a p p r e c i a t i o n t o Carnegie - f o r j u s t being t h e r e .

I t ' s been a p l a c e t o s t o p , be q u i e t , away from t h e s t r e e t w i t h i t s n o i s e and h a s s l e s . A p l a c e t o r e a d , t o w r i t e and escape f o r a moment from t h e h e c t i c pace of going nowhere.

I t ' s a p l a c e t h a t s t r i v e s t o be n e u t r a l , f a i r , j u s t and a f o r e f r o n t advocate of human r i g h t s of t h e impoverished people; s t r i v e d t o

I go by bus sometimes And I g e t c a l l e d The worst names you can t h i n k of Stand and they w i l l push you, pinch your b a c k s i d e , pinch your n i p p l e Now what's a man going t o do?

You f a l l i n t o a f i g h t You d o n ' t want anything happening To your g i r l Ysu d ~ c ' ta s n t a s t r a n g e r t n ~ c h i n g your w i f e - would you?

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hard-pressed a r e a a l r e a d y devoid, d e p r i v e d and f u l l of n e g a t i v i t y .

I ' v e witnessed s t a f f i n a c t i o n t h e q u i e t and f i r m way of d e a l i n g with s i t u a t i o n s involving alcohol and t h e abuse of i t .

T h i s p a r t i c u l a r s i t u a t i o n happened when I f i r s t began s t o p p i n g by regu l a r l y and r e a l l y began o b s e r v i n g t h e people, s t a f f , ...g e t t i n g a f e e l i n g of t h e Atmosphere, and j u s t t h e dynamics of Carnegie. The only r e a l e x p e r i e n c e of t h e s t r e e t was t h e "BAR" "RESTAURANT" "STORES" way of them h a n d l i n g t h e i r s i t u a 1 t i o n s . . . a n d as I s a t I thought 'How i s he going t o handle THIS?!"

4 I was amazed, then impressed, and t h e n t h e c y n i c a l s i d e s a i d , "Hm ...may be i t ' s a one-time; t h e "next t i m e " t h e r e a l way w i l l show i t s e l f .

Needless t o say, I am s a t i s f i e d t h a t i t ' s ongoing and a c o n s i s t e n t approach: a drunk i s a drunk, t h e r e a r e no double-standards.

These e f f o r t s have made Carnegie an "A1i:ohol Free zone", a f e a t t h a t sometimes d o e s n ' t seem p o s s i b l e .

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I now wish t o make a s p e c i a l ment i o n and a p p r e c i a t i o n t o Wednesday Bingo N i t e . A n i g h t o u t , a chance

to win with no money in my pocket; it gives me a chance to really enjoy! (if I "really" miss the HAZE of others halls.) But the $5.00 Gift Certificate has really made a difference in my fridge - on thg way to my tummy. It's fueled my already growing malcontent with the sources (City Hall, provincial & federal governments) that say 1've been irresponsible with my(their) money; careless and squandering my wealth on Bingo, Booze and Boys - and if I didn't do those things, I would have enough money to "exist". Well!

EX-CA-YOOOOZE ME! I've tried in vain to eliminate my cause for expense, in one or all the 3 B',s,and still my money didn't stretch. Somebody's been pulling my leg; somebody's logic is off base (not mine). ' I've really appreciated the $5.00 windfall now and then.

Now last, but not least: The monthly VOLUNTEER DINNER BANQUET!!!

This is certainly appreciated by myself - this dining far exceeds the eloquent affairs catered to in other areas of the city. But the manner and attitude of Carnegie makes the time and effort valid: To be able to share in these has ...?,.IuGLLl

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I say to the Staff, Volunteers and the Association - keep up the good work.

DONATIONS:

Richard P.-$23, Ted B.(Vets Manor)-$5.

Bloodstream TOR4 Day & Night Pulp mills pump death Down to the ocean Where everybody's Bloodstream is recycled Then When the pulp mill president is Dead a hundred years His necessary poisons will be Coming home to rest In the bones of our children's children.

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A ROYAL CURSE I'm working a Black Manic - Ritual I'm setting a Royal Curse On the Queen of Holland Beatrix the Bitch Making a noise like a thunderclap, a 900-year-old, 59-metrehigh Who applauded Douglas fir hit the ground about 15 metres from where Queen The tragic death Beatrix and Prince Claus of the Netherlands were standing.

Of a friend of mine The queen, the prince and their 18-memberentourage. all wearing orange or white hard hats, clapped enthusiastically a s b e tree Mister Douglas Fir hissed and cracked its way to the ground.

A tour of the Shawnigan logging operation near Duncan and the Cut down in a Chainsaw massacre media event Chemainus sawmill were the last events planned for the royal C O U before their departure Tuesday afternoon for Amsterdam after nine On his 900th birthday days in Canada.

His death was entertainment for a queen

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Oh lord here he comes again and he wants to talk to me.

What now? What bull-shit story am i to be tortured with?

Here he comes. he's coming close and he motions to me. jeez, more crap. and he drones on and on and on and on about nothing. just nothing. but; how he did this and how he subdued that and how he's gonna conquer the world. well, maybe tomorrow, and how he represents goodness and light and how somehow i'm his enemy but he's got to talk to me to tell how it goes with a crusader of goodness and rightness. jeez what a crock of animal dung. and i'm so polite and i don't want to cre,ate a scene. so i listen and hope he'll go away or blabber to someone else and then i can make my escape.

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Upon o p e n i n g my m a i l t h i s morning, I f o u n d a p r e s s r e l e a s e from Mediocre P i c t u r e s .

I n c l u d e d was a l i s t of t h a t s t u d i o ' s up-coming p r o j e c t s .

Apparently, President Reagan's been signed t o a c t i n one o f t h e movies when h e l e a v e s t h e White House i n January and r e t u r n s t o C a l i f o r n i a . The movie w i l l b e a comedy a b o u t a s e r i e s of murders a t a convention of a s t r o l o g e r s , and t h e bedlam t h a t a r i s e s when e v e r y o n e t h i n k s t h e y know w h o - d u n - i t . "The t i t l e ? " you a s k . NAPTIME FOR NOSTRADAMUS. Studio prognostications point t o a box-office hurricane.

Okay, now o n t o my t h u m b - n a i l r e v i e w s o f t h e movies f o r t h e month o f J u n e . They a r e shown e v e r y F r i d a y e v e n i n g a t 7 : 0 0 pm i n t h e Carnegie Theatre. I have used t h e f o u r - s t a r r a t i n g system a s follows: **** E x c e l l e n t * * * c99.l ** F a i r * Poor June 3rd: THE DARK CRYSTAL (1983)*** D i r e c t e d by J i m Henson and Frank Oz V o i c e s by Henson, Oz and t h e Muppet crew Fantasy t a l e with e x c e l l e n t techn i c a l wizardry. A missing piece o f t h e p o w e r f u l Dark C r y s t a l must b e f o u n d t o p r e v e n t e v i l from t a k i n g o v e r t h e w o r l d . T h i s i s a g r e a t f i l m f o r k i d s and adults alike.

June 10th: THE BORDER (1982) ** D i r e c t e d by Tony Richardson S t a r r i n g J a c k Nicholson, Valerie P e r r i n e and Harvey K e i t e l A border patrolman t r i e s t o keep up w i t h his wife's insatiable m a t e r i a l i s m by t a k i n g p a y - o f f s from t h e i l l e g a l Mexican a l i e n s h e ' s supposed t o be a r r e s t i n g- . The soundt r a c k b i Ry Cooder i s e x c e l l e n t but then, a soundtrack does not a movie make.

June 17th: ROOSTER COGBURN (197 5 ) * * D i r e c t e d by S t u a r t M i l l e r S t a r r i n g ~ b h nWayne, K a t h e r i n e Hepburn and S t r o t h e r M a r t i n H e r e ' s a n o t h e r o n e f o r a l l you o a t e r f a n s . J o h n Wayne r e p r i s e s h i s Oscar w i n n i n g r o l e o f t h e o v e r - t h e - h i l l m a r s h a l 1 from TRUE GRIT. I n t h i s o n e , h e h e l p s b i b l e - t h u m p i n g Hepburn h u n t down t h e men who murdered hpr f a t h ~ r .

June 24th: THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS (1974)**** D i r e c t e d by S t e v e n S p i e l b e r g Starring ~ b l d i e william A t h e r t o n and Ben J o h n s o n This i s Spielberg's f i r s t theat r i c a l movie. I t i s a b o u t a f u g i t i v e c o u p l e on t h e r u n w i t h t h e i r c h i l d , who t h e y r e f u s e t o p u t up f o r a d o p t i o n . The p o l i c e chase sequence i s a c l a s s i c .

L i k e most o f S p i e l b e r g ' s work, t h i s f i l m i s very e n t e r t a i n i n g .

U n t i l n e x t month, t h i s i s t h e Unknown C r i t i c w i s h i n g you a r e e l good t i m e a t t h e movies.

s awn;

Sometimes i t ' s d i f f i c u l t t o b e l i e v e t h a t w e a r e governed by a man w i t h i n t e l l i g e n c e . Looking through a r e c e n t Sun i was stunned by t h e remarks from our premier concerning what he b e l i e v e d t o be t h e cause of c h i l d r e n from poor f a m i l i e s going hungry. H e s t a t e d t h a t t h e s e k i d s threw away t h e i r l u n c h bags b e f o r e they g o t t o school. He branded them a s liars.

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H. Walter/P. I m m The premier, ill- g o t ' s thoughts. He t h i n k a l o t .

He's deep, when he t h i n k of l i t t l e c h i l d r e n . L i t t l e c h i l d r e n who l i v e i n poverty. ~ n dgo t o s c h o o l i n B.C. Why, B i l l s a y , i read i n t h e paper he say, That poor l i t t l e c h i l d r e n on t h e i r way t o s c h o o l Why, t h e y drop t h e i r lunch t h a t mother made.

E ~ D iir-ie D j BAAAAAADDD l i t t l e c h i l d r e n , why you go and throw your food away!

An' t h e n youse baaaaad pooooor k i d s , s i x y e a r s o l d , youse go and t e l l t h e t e a c h e r youse hungry.

Shame! Shame! %ham!

Your n o t hungry, your p u l l i n g a scam, l i t t l e seven y e a r o l d !

An' w a i t an s e e . Big bad B i l l gonna h i r e p r i v a t e d e t e c t i v e soon t o f o l l o w your lil' c a r c a s s aroun' a l l around town, Wolf-kill B i l l he wdn' c r e a t e no more i n e f f i c i e n t c o s t over-running super duper deluxe government program t o hand o u t f r e e food, t o k i d s who o n l y be f o o l i n g and joking! That n o t t h e modern p r i v a t i z e e v e r y t h i n g way, no s i r a mee a ma bob. P r i v a t e e y e s , i s t h e way. An wolf-kill b i l l he know by t h e name of t h e mighty and c r u x i f i e d god t h a t you l i t t l e k i d s only pretend t o be hungry. ( S t a t e scamming p r e - j u v e n i l e p r e - d e t e n t i o n a t e s ) Why b i l l know a l l 'bout how t o s a v e money.

Why he don' even got t o pay h i s 10 thousand d o l l a r laundry b i l l ! W e do i t f o r him!

No more f r e e lunch he say.

H e ' 11 h i r e p r i v a t e d e t e c t i v e s t o f o l l o w yoL e i g h t , n i n e and eleven y e a r o l d s . They f o l l o w you a l l day.

An t h e y ' l l s e e you drop your lunch on t h e road and k i c k i t unner n e a t h a tree.

My Grandpa crow on t h e c u l v e r t , one two t h r e e crow on t h e c u l v e r t , one two t h r e e g r e e n a r e t h e l e a v e s on t h e w i l l o w tree t h e g u e s t s move t o t h e door h e ' s a n o l d man, o l d t h e y drown o u t h i s words w i t h and c u r l i n g back i n on h i m s e l f embarassed good-byes, a f r a i d l i k e a n autumn l e a f , d r y , d r y t o l i s t e n too c l o s e l y and r u s t l i n g a l m o s t v e r b a l l y t o what h e might s a y as h i s p l a s t i c t e e t h meet w i t h crow on t h e c u l v e r t , f o u r f i v e s i x h i s drug-weighted tongue and once a week t h e r e i s someone drug s i l e n c e d l i p s i n an e f f o r t f o r a few h o u r s who i s p r e s e n t t o speak and w i l l h e a r him.

I c u r l n e a r t o him, c u t h i s l o n g crow on t h e c u l v e r t , one two t h r e e fingernails, dare who l o v e s grandpa b e t t e r t h a n m e t o touch him w i t h a f f e c t i o n now t h a t h e ' s too vulnerable t o t h e weight of wasted y e a r s p r e t e n d h e d o e s n ' t need i t . h a s l i f t e d d r a m a t i c a l l y , h i s body oh grandpa. l i g h t as d u s t , d r y a s o l d paper t u r n s crow on t h e c u l v e r t , t h r e e two one and f a l l s a t a n g l e s g r a n d p a ' s l i f e i s n e a r l y done: on t h e o r a n g e couch i n s i d e I am a c h i l d of t h r e e crow on t h e c u l v e r t , t h r e e f o u r f i v e grandpa, won't you p l a y w i t h me h e who b r e a t h e s i s s t i l l a l i v e (pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, open c l o s e , crow on t h e c u l v e r t , f o u r f i v e s i x l i f e c a n be a t h o r n y r o s e . g r a n d p a ' s l e g s are t h i n as s t i c k s pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, open s h u t , love i s l i k e a burning gut.) grandma t u r n s h e r deaf ear oh grandpa. and watches h i s l i p s . God, Joanne A r n o t t what i s h e saying-- y o u ' r e mumbling- ! i n my dance c l a s s because # need n o t h o l d my p a n t s up any longer. t h e q u i e t o p p r e s s i o n of i l l - f i t t i n g clothes. she t o l d me, my a l i g n m e n t had s o much improved s i n c e she'd given m e t h e l e o t a r d . why, s h e wondered. t h e s u b t l e self-deprecation that comes

along with being Poor Y /broke, 'unwashed, iself-critical, lunhappy be i t lsigned by t h e clothes t h a t don't f i t , o r t h e body t o o rigid, or the mind o u t of s t e p .

t h e day s h e looked a t t h e unhappy f a c e i was trying t o shield. she said, i t ' s okay t o c r y you know. s o i c r i e d i bawled my shame away a s ' t h e others pulled i n around me, w e a l l swayed we danced together. that t h e g r e a t e s t boon occured energy used by us a l l , once i t was f l o w i n g .

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SILHOUETTE To draw a s i l h o u e t t e f i l l t h e head w i t h shadow I n t h e head put t h e g r a y s of f r u s t r a t i o n , misunderstanding, and l o n e l i n e s s P a i n t t h e angry word, D i s a b i l i t y . ~ o n ' tm i s s p e l l i t ! Write t h e l e t t e r s i n a l l languages s o a l l men can r e a - and understand t h e Word.

Put down Learning r i g h t n e x t t o i t , f i l l i t i n w i t h r e d p a i n t l i k e D i s a b i l i t y . How t h e s i s t e r words a r e t o g e t h e r . LEARNING DISABILITY. S t e p back -- you may f i n d your name made up of t h e l e t t e r s i n t h e s e two words.

Now p a i n t i n t h e c o l o u r b l u e when people laugh a t you, green wnen you 'Degin LO Feei ~ n e ya r e r i g k . i Put i n t h e ugly, p i s s yellow words; dumb, s t u p i d s h i t h e a d ! : T h a t ' s j u s t some of t h e words you c a l l y o u r s e l f . i

P a i n t i n p a i n tears from h u r t e y e s , when you t r y and f a i l , because you f e e l l i k e no one understands. ~ o n ' tf o r g e t t o draw i n a l i t t l e hope w i t h t h e eyes, because without t h a t y o u ' l l j u s t s t a y w i t h t h e p a i n and never f i n i s h t h e you j u s t keep on drawing t h e h u r t eyes. silhouette

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Now p a i n t i n t h e orange, h o t p i n k s , l i v i n g c o l o u r s of hope f o r t h e f u t u r e . Now you have t h e s i l h o u e t t e of a person w i t h a l e a r n i n g d i s a b i l i t y .

(G. R. McGhee)

Hey ho i t ' s m e a g a i n , and you wouldn't b e l i e v e t h e nightmare I had t h e n i g h t C i t y Council went f o r t h e Freemason's p r o p o s a l concerning t h e garden l a n d s . Poor mashed t o a pulp by b u l l d o z e r s ; veget a b l e s being denied t h e r i become food. l i t t l e green peas screaming EAT ME! I woke up w i t h one though on my mind: Gardeners UNITE - l e t ' s go camping l i k e a t CRAB Park.

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THESTORY O F M I L I F E

by Lloyd B. Fenton

I was born on Jan. 12 1967. For this reason my parents always refered to me as their centennial project. Not-long after-mye.liirthmy parents moved from Quebec City to British Columbia. When I finally caught up with them they were living in a small town named Westbank in the Okanogan Valley. In all the travel brochures Westbank was described as an idyllic small town where the people were friendly and always had something nice to say. There was some truth to;this_for all the local teenagers smiled and said have a nice day after they beat my brothers for speaking with a french accent.

Shortly after this my parents got a divorce for psychedelic reasons.

He liked them and she didn't. My family was torn apart like some gapping pus-encrusted wound. When the court case was over it turned out that my mother got me, the house, the car,the pets,the money, and all my fathers pipe tobacco. And she didn't even smoke.We then moved to Calgary to begin life anew.

But something was wrong. My grades were slipping and I seemed dull and listless. Actually I'd always been dull and listless but now F was more so than usual. Yes, I had fallen under the influence of the killer weed, marijuana. It was at this time that .J quit school and left home to roam the country side.

I wound up in Vancouver one spring and I then picked up the musical instrument that was to alter my destiny; the bagpipes. I'd play for people on the streets until they gave me money to go away. I slowly became frustrated when nobody wanted to jam some blues with me so I learned to play the guitar instead.'.

I was a rebel, a loner, a guy who didn't care how his socks smelled.

I still am although I do wash my socks now. I mean how can a guy expect to score with the babes if he smells like the Lions locker room?

Lots of money some of you say. Ha! I'm el broko. This is one dude who's living on charm and good looks alone.I.'know alot of* you out .... people + h e r e disagree r i t h t h a t l a s t s t a t c a s n ? . you*.^ pruozLLy seyiag . . ~ l o y d not only do you have good looks and charm you're remarkablly intelligent as well." But hey, I'm modest.

Goddess in Flight Isat: the divine image today, for the first time; And she was in a wheelchair and she was native.

And because I could not give her what she asked me for at the time, (I had no change) These words now will have to do. , V

first I saw that she was me; then I saw her flying.

Stephen Belkin

On another matter; I do not agree with the change you made to "Home Again". To my mind, there is a world of difference between "a woman's love" and "a womafi ~fid1 ~ ~ p _ " 2nd , I m ir, 2: i:finitely b e t t e r p=siti=r: than you to know what I've ached for all my life, although I do agree that it would be better if your version was the truth - the whole point is, though, that it is not.

S.B. Until your vilification appeared, I did not know of any change made to your work. No conscious alteration happened. When I have submissions from several authors and poets (sometimes, as in your case, with copious notes in the margins 'explaining' things) it is difficult to give total attention to every word. I'm not apologizing. This particular life-anddeath fault in such an impeccable and perfect presentation is valid, but in all your notes and letters, you make the continuous assumption that my life and (perhaps) the entire universe hinges on the magic that you alone are endowed with. Welcome to the Monkey House. P.R.T.

Carol Lowes is a secretary at the Alex Centre.

Louise Delan

Candlelight, a soft aroma of sandalwood essence Attracts the Good Spirit to protect you from Evil Ruthless people and all. Those two things and the right music @ens the door, so your cosmos can be relieved from stress, ~et'ssay that it works, it really does.

Lots of people don't know thdt. or they don't believe it; Qpening new horizons for themselves, but wanting to be in tune Me have to use the proper tools, candles and incense etc.

Eventually, you'll see, you'll feel more peaceful, Surely, you'll be much happier.

She stood i n t h e shadows - d i s t a n t and c o l d idi in' from t h e e y e s who p u t h e r t h e r e id in' from t h e c o l d n e s s t h e y showed h e r .

To h e r , t h e r e was more peace o u t h e r e on t h e s t r e e t t h a n s h e ' d e v e r had a t home Did h e r f a m i l y l o v e h e r , s h e ' d o f t e n wonder, but what d i d i t m a t t e r - what would i t change.

Would i t change t h e f a c t of h e r b e i n g a family p e t Would i t msan t h a t anyone would t a k e h e r s e r i o u s l y Would i t change t h e f a c t t h a t t h e only t h i n g expected of h e r was t o open h e r wings t o s e c u r e h e r own f u t u r e ; She s t o o d and t h o u g h t , " I t ' s n o t my f a u l t because I r e a l l y d i d n ' t want t o b e anyone's possession."

So s h e s t a n d s i n t h e shadows - always knowing i t could end s o bad, i t could a l l end s o f a s t .

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Anything could go wrong, anyone could t u r n t o h a t e h e r , t o set h e r up, t o make h e r an o u t c a s t , a n o u t c a s t from h e r own, unable t o s c o r e what she needed, unable t o r u n t o someone a f t e r a h u r t . . .

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knew s h e could make a m i s t a k e , could d e s t r o y a s e n s i t i v i t y o r i g n o r e a p e r s o n a l l o y a l t y , knew s h e could a s k one t o o many people f o r e n t r a n c e f e e . . . knew a l l t h e s e t h i n g s - b u t - i n a way b e i n g o l d e r , i t was s t i l l somewhat impersonal l i k e when s h e w a s younger and a t home - t h a t d e g r a d a t i o n was p e r s o n a l and p a i n f u l s t i l l , h e r non-existence a s a n e q u a l p a r t of t h e f a m i l y t o r e a t h e r , gnawed a t h e r , r u i n e d h e r .

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She wants something t o p r o t e c t h e r from a world s h e c a n ' t s t o p o r change So s h e w a i t s - d i s t a n t and c o l d waiting, waiting u n t i l n o t h i n g m a t t e r s t o h e r anymore.

She a c t s and t h i n k s towards o t h e r s Exactly a s h e r family and everyone have a c t e d and thought towards h e r . . .

- d i s t a n t and c o l d ..,but i t ' s n o t h e r f a u l t , you could almost h e a r h e r s a y i f s h e bothered t o s a y a n y t h i n g a t a l l and you knew s h e was t e l l i n g t h e t r u t h .

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DEVELOPER WANTS WILDERNESS - BURNS BOG/DELTA The Fraser River seems a long way All public meetings on this subject from the Downtown Eastside, but it's are over & the decision is in the just next door...the Fraser Delta hands of the Burns Bog Comission... has been a nesting paradise for Let's watch them closely and see what birds & animals for hundreds of thouthey come up with. sands of years before it became what rl-- - - TORA it is today - an International airport surrounded by light industry & tourist park development there is still some 20 to 30% of the original wilderness left out there - the Burns Bog is a large part of that.

Today, Western Delta Lands Inc. wants to "redesignate" the Burns Bog wilderness (meaning take it over) to 5 ? L k ! a 2,&30 h z c t z r z d ~ v e l ~ p i e i i t Strathcona Community Gardeners invite you that would include a container port, to celebrate National Environment Week industrial complex & residential city by touring the natural park that we are creating. for as many as 125,000 people.

Strathcona Community Garden started in 1985 The way,that the company proposes with a plan .to make .a garden that was n o t only a to do all this is just to dump a levallotment garden, but a community garden park. It was el 25 feet of landfill over almost a n opportunity t o use o n e of t h e last open spaces near the entire Burns Bog wilderness and t h e city core t o give residents - human a n d birds alike sell out contracts. Its a very big - a place t o touch t h e earth. T h e garden is divided into Industry-Economics scam with lots of individual ~ l o t s common , garden areas like t h e backing from the States. orchard, and a wild'area.

The Burns Bog is a natural wetland During National Environment Week we are area in which most shore species of focusing o n the wild area, both t o point out its value t o migratory flights around the Pacific t h e community and t o make it more effective as a haven Rim touch down. Delta residents say for wildlife. School children in t h e inner city have few a rare species of crane, of which opportunities to come close t o nature. T h e wild area of the garden can provide a natural area for them t o visit there are only 25 in B.C., nests in repeatedly. Young people have a chance to see how the Bog. It's well known that it's plants, animals and humans all belong in the web of a hahitat for bears & coyotes. Paul our environment.

T h e area is also a quiet place for a Wri~htsays the best place for watwalk t o leave behind the noise and stresses of urban ching eagles is the Burns Bog Dump society. School children will be introduced t o the and the United Nations has designated intricacies of the wild area through guided tours during all of the Delta Wilderndss Lands the week. We will also he planting a shelter belt around as a protected area for migratory the periphery of the wild area t o act both as cover for species. nesting birds and as a screen from noise and pollution.

Don Larson, of the CRAB Survival Society, addressing the Burns Bog 2:oo -3:30 Lands Comission at a public meeting JUNE 5th V.S.O. WwxlwinJ Quirltc't in Delta said: "A chemical or industrial spill, or simply the heating up of the water by industrial development, could destroy the ten thousand salmon using the Fraser to spawn."

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FOUR SISTERS HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE f o r d i g n i t y by g i v i n g a f r e e sandA w h i l e back, an a r t i c l e appeared t h e one wich away t o a few k i d s i n t h e Newsletter t e l l i n g of t h e who even t r i e d t o reneg on that O f f i c i a l opening of t h i s jewel i n , s l e a z y ploy ...y eah, t h e crown onCanada Mortgage & Housyou know.

Anyway, i t was a Great Day! i n g ' s head. (This i s t r u e - Four I s a l u t e t h e supreme S p i r i t w i t h i n S i s t e r s i s now an i n t e r n a t i o n a l model you w i t h a l l t h e charms of my mind f o r co-operative housing.) What hapand a l l t h e l o v e i n my h e a r t . pened was t h a t t h e f e d e r a l m i n i s t e r The day ended p u b l i c l y w i t h a cake of housing demanded t h e ' r i g h t ' t o and a song: f l y t o Vancouver and c u t a ribbon Happy B i r t h d a y , Four S i s t e r s ( w i t h , of c o u r s e , photos & P.R.) and Happy Birthday, Four S i s t e r s , members s a i d "what t h e h e l l , why n o t .'I Happy Birthday we deserve i t , On Saturday, May 28, t h e -r e a l celeHappy Birthday t o us!!!!!!!!!!!! b r a t i o n happened. I n v i t a t i o n s went o u t t o s c o r e s of people and s e r v i c e

By PAULR TAYLOR a g e n c i e s who had given t h e i r t i m e and energy t o h e l p c r e a t e and s u p p o r t t h i s m i r a c l e of l i v i n g . People l i k e Libby Davies, Emery Barnes, Margaret Mitche l l , S h i r l e y from t h e Archimeses, Jim' Green, Bruce Jackson, S t u a r t Thomas, Stephen Leary, S h e l l y Schnee, John J e s s u p and Nick and Ron and B e t t y .

Gordon Campbell came, a f t e r g e t t EXPLORING i n g u p s e t over n o t being i n v i t e d .

Seems t h a t when he was an Alderby man, h e had voted c o n s i s t e n t l y J a n c i s M. Andrews t o s t o p t h e co-op; voted no on I move through t h e dusk anything t h a t would have of nwn m i n c i , Lelollrirlg brought t h e CO-OP one s t e p n e i t h e r t o t h i s world, nor :o t h a t . c l o s e r t o r e a l i t y . He seemed Coining c h a r i t y , a l i t t l e disappointed t h a t I d i s t r i b u t e i t i n my smile t h e r e was no ceremony f o r b u t , s t a r e d down, soon r e t r e a t him t o b e t h e Mayor i n . t o a bunk-bed on F r a n k l i n , watching So i t goes. f l i e s square-dancing above my head.

A f t e r g e t t i n g an i n v i t e , The choreography of childhood ( a f t e r a l l ) , he wanted t h e a l s o s t r u g g l e s t o f i n d form; t h e f a t h e r , e n t i r e Council i n v i t e d too. h a t e d , and t h e mother, going through h i s paces Maybe h e was having a bad i n t h e i r d a i l y Danse Macabre. day, b u t C a r a v e t t a i s s t i l l To l o s e t h e answer t h e r e , and s e a r c h f o r i t a c t i n g l i k e an alderman... here!

A s i f t h e rainbow s t r e t c h e d from London on paper anyway. You know, t o Vancouver, and t h e p o t of gold the blank t h a t k i l l e d the l i e s i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e ! Yet food program f o r hungry I know I am no Thoreau, t h a t o n l y he c h i l d r e n and then t r i e d t o has stepped i n t o t h e rainbow save what h e t r i e s t o p a s s and been c l o t h e d i n l i g h t .

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- Ralph Caravetta

/ On J u n e 14, 15 & 16 t h e proud c i t y of Vernon, B.C. w i l l be r o l l ing out t h e red carpet i n hosting The t h e 1988 B.C. S e n i o r G a m e s . f i n a l c o m p e t i t i o n s are t h e g o a l of s e n i o r s from a l l o v e r B r i t i s h Columbia and q u a l i f y i n g rounds and p l a y - o f f s have been underway f o r t h e p a s t few months.

The a c t i v i t i e s and p l a y a r e open i n two a g e c a t e g o r i e s : 55 t o 64; a 6 55 m d np. Tbc v z r i e t y sf games i n c l u d e Badminton, Bowling, B r i d g e , C a r p e t Bowling, Chess, Cribbage, B i c y c l i n g , Darts, G o l f , Horses h o e s , Lawn Bowling, S l o w p i t c h S o f t b a l l , Snooker, Swimming, T e n n i s and Table Tennis.

B.C. was d i v i d e d i n t o 12 zones w i t h e a c h zone d i v i d e d i n t o r e g i o n s , t h e n a r e a s , t h e n communities. Carn e g i e Community s t a r t e d w i t h many s e n i o r s i n v a r i o u s games and one man NORMAN WILTON, h a s made i t a l l t h e way t o t h e f i n a l s i n B r i d g e p l a y i n g .

A l l C a r n e g i e i s w a t c h i n g Norman.

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