to. ‘admit * Ratan on “southern a ouyer - Island: have u a ecan herd of Roosevelt: . ely ind : wildlife : officials éar™ Megal hunting may” : ‘have: reduced the numbers — ‘of other” herds of the .en- dangered animals. _ | The “fleb ‘and wildlife branch says tough economic times are. behind increased incidents of poaching, which - - hunting” “Nanaimo”: officer .; Graham Turnbull have reduced one herd by almost 20-per. cent. Conservation officers say " the the Shaw Creek elk herd. “has beerrreducéd to 26 fram 80 animals. Shaw. Creek is. north of. Cowichan Lake: The branch’ ‘has’ been ‘conservation sald charges: Mikely. will be Jald against at least one. ‘hunter, : . ‘poachers © and * : Turn ‘the branch considers the . herd to be on. a critical survival threshhold. The number ..of ‘animals shot already will wipe out ‘any natural: population grawih for another. year. according to Turnbull.” “Two of the, slain elk were pregnant females.. Only choice parts:\ were removed from ihe. ATCASSES. - | sald the elk- population of | ‘southern Vancouver Island cannot withstand’ any hunting * pressure at this time. .~ ~ Duncan ‘conservation. officer Ken Broadland said lie ‘believes the economic times 3 are contributing to an - - fnerese’ in poaching... -, (3 seems to be. getting. a said, Just how. many: animal have been lost to poachers, - - wii not be ‘known until-late- spring, Turnbull sald. an "100. Questions ~ & Answers About ~ Arthritis" Is a free book that. gives the fue cs answers fo 100 of. i the rnost commonly" asked questions about arthritis, For. _ your.copy; clip this - ad and return if with Si for postage and handing fa: « . The Arthritis Society Public. Education ie, Department, THE ARTHRITIS SOCIETY Nome Address: 2 City: - Provinces: = little worse each year,” he. oo Npenesded to- ‘rehalittate: former t- members. “we've _been sptalemated, ” a “We haven't been able to children were being treated, -butdt was difficult to know: . what was going on. because . - of their rule’ of: silence,” . “Myre says, ‘cy Although . the ‘committee’ determined. that there wast “reason to believe children ~ “were being > ‘physically. : ‘abused, no’ action: wag. - ; fae | “igre SHYB, ‘for- ime “nelabere. were in-. the | ‘terviewed | about... allegations. The. children. told of beatings and other" “punishments, . what we heard,” bit: legal advisers said it would be. ‘diffleult to bulld a case on the youngsters’ testimony. ’ Meanwhile, forcibly. detaining . .member. He was. found /Bullty. and served..four._, ‘months of a two-year prison “sentence. _. + In 1979, the committee ] - began looking at how to set. -Up & group to intervene with religious sects. But “a “spokesman for the Quebec. Justice Department sald the. ‘committee's 1960 ‘recom- ‘mendations are still being. studied. He haduo comment " ‘when the goveranient might . ‘move on the suggestions. *. Myre says officials were ; concemed., that ‘uprooting - children “who. had lost contact - with . the” outside . World,” could be disastrous .. for them and the remaining ‘geet’ mernbers, “You can't intervene ‘too’ brusquely." + He contends that too’ little - is” known about Bects, in ’ general, and a ‘thorough @ study is needed, Half-way | ‘would also probably including ; _ : - being tied to trees. “We were very upset by Tremblay © “joan facing charges of .the - children of a former sect. ste sot problem is growing, as well ‘as the’ urgent need té come dealing with it. - Citing the beatingdeath of oF a Quebec doomsday. cult. « \ Canadian: up with 8 mechanism for’: Father Irénea Beaubien, “the Jesuit director \of. the 1 Centre” for: "Ecumenism in Montreal, ‘Baye: “The unhappy thing fs ‘that the: member's. child in the - hi " Gaspe. bush last year, ' Kropveld-says: “In a closed - structure with a distinet - authority that can ‘make no mistakes, is: infallible, you . -come to: ‘questin: yourself rpther | ‘than the activities - ‘around You.” “Over: a period of time, morals: or principles of someone and they come to accept small discrepancies and later’ more - extreme measures. mo SUES SHENAE Me you can break down: the: . “<ARDENSIDE FARMS.” Your donations will make a difference. We. need. canned goods, dry. goods and other. | non-perishable food items’ "But et the I Roman n Cato to.“not make wat-on wedts,"" “maya Beaubien. ‘if: they’ want to hold to thelr position’: : that's’ unfortunate,’ people ‘should use their judgment. “When illegal acts are committed, . government should take .caré of that.” : Kropveld .: says © ‘the economle | crunch,, ‘has . fuelled” syolejem ‘about 7 eo NSS RE HCC ENE * as NEEDS you! security’” sresent itch hunting Stig -Kropyeld® feels the cult . mainline: pase ‘and - “‘goclal thought, ‘and there fk a growing tendency to accept | -the “simplistic answers to. Ife's problems - and ‘the offered |. tds church’s:official posltion iy ‘ ‘want aimeone 0 ‘eome ow Hid say “This. the way.” Mesnwhilé, “government agencies, - Kropyeld.’ says, are “looking at ‘these movements as If they: were. a bimeh of crackpots and . os oad crarles, which they aren't.” “These people — firmly believe what they're doing. is perfectly: right." | Are you working? 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