a4 —- 4 4 Ee ert or i Ne RT Me RE ga MR Negrete die FERRE ED af ie oa bh geal ter RTO TIE § Shae 7 Ord ee re eS ares STV ETT 2A tee Se eae a Ae glia sect ee et ag tn age a bag ae AA RR LOR DATE aT ET ayes TETRA Te dS Pie is OR Bien Bia Mite Mie Me Be ta Min Cs ee eer re Se a a eat og te ae ay ey seer e Bee Stoves, photograph iastratons: oder and types io Tere histration repro sérvicds and advertising apondis ; Reproduccon it. Whole be in pan winout ween pain, spe Aorta at Hct class mal pancing th Pea wonky each week by Caited foi 41 4847 Laanin ave, Tara Pertreroa “Fax (604) igs oat you'v ve been wondering: why I ICBC rates : are. heading. toward Mars, check out:the situation. in the two shopping. » centre’ parking lots some day. Or stand . on. the. Sande’ Overpass sidewalk and watch the traffic. . . We are terrible drivers. Admittedly parking lots are akin to fitting a round peg into a square hole and the overpass is an historical and engineering abomina- - tion, but the simple reality remains — we © can’t or won’t drive properly or safely. This is particularly puzzling in nor- thern B.C. in the winter. For all-of our . self-assurance about coping with adverse. weather: ‘conditions, we-don’t take:into... account ice, snow, slush or other vehicles when careening around ¢ on mn highways atid ; streets, ot The one startling statistic ‘compiled by 7 ICBC is.that two-thirds, of all: accidents’ happen to people who have. never been i in: one before. That alone indicates even. the Kick There? sa new idea making the rounds’ on how. to: kick start the country’s strug- gling’ economy. Tt goes right to the heart: of the problem — how to invect more in- - ital: "construction: labour. Rheighivrtatipice ot of people of mode eet ine TOW but it’s aah to or is being stipe 4 out of the country because of general uncertainty. equity toward that purchase. This idea has been proposed by Canadian realtors for some time and gained credence at the pre-Christmas -meeting..of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. and the provin- cial premiers. “There : are several factors i in favour of . * offences, _ vehicle cannot take precedence over the © tesponsibility toward. the Bood of sacie- start | SNR. Rial most safest ‘and ‘cautious. “of” ‘drivers. nowadays sit behind the wheel with the: knowledge that: they? ve ? been. lucky SO. far, . With all that in. mind, its no ‘wonder 7 the provincial: government says it’s going © to.get tougher on punishment for traffic , ‘give. police . ‘officers ‘more : gadgets and boost driver education, We'll be seeing radar cameras, to cut. _ down. on speeding . and: on intersection: . collisions, more hand-held breathalyzer units to better separate drinking: drivers from their vehicles“and tougher ‘driver ~ 2 examinations and more conditions: when ——— a new drivers get their licences. , aes But the final. determination. ‘of: safer _ eeneeasta needs - motoring remains with: ‘each: ‘driver. The . private enjoyment and” "use of. a: motor ty. the idea. One is that the housing indus yo has a solid multiplying effect through the. economy because of the need for a wide variety of materials and the need for rent have tidy sums in their "RRSPS Bey In some ways the proposal i is similar to “the old Registered. Home. Ownership The idea is to permit firsé-time home buyers to use money from. their’ | Registered. Retirement. Savings Plans:as Savings Plan done away withi in the early 1980s. And the ability to use RRSPs for down payments continues: the concept of allowing Canadians to build. equity for their retirement: ‘years. wo But ‘the real: intriguing aspect of the , proposal is that what would be used i is. real money from real.-people.. For’ that - alone, the proposal deserves s serious con- - sideration. - : : New bundle of j joy Trudeau's Charter of. Rights ‘ and Freedoms should have given every Canadian the right: to’ be born on a day not “Through celebrated nationally: ©. - - Blfocals a Our youngest daughter - ‘was. ; ve _,. | kz born)” ‘midway between’ - by-Claudette Sandeckl. B Christmas and New Year. More ———— than once she’s complained we i? 5 treat her birthday as an after- adults. ~ ~ ‘bedroom mobile, portrait, night thought, : Fi he” heartbreak’: of psoriasis is as nothing compared © to her: annual disappointments, :.. . She's: gotten’ ‘Christmas cards: ; with Happy.Bitthday penned.at_ the bottom; ‘and birthday gifis © less special, ‘less expensive than’ her Christnias presents. Even her- birthday. cake : fails, to. sparkle after. days: of. -banquet’ meals, speci desserts, - _and The . band of ‘midget ruf fiaris whoop- ing it up in the kitchen. ’ Brothers, ‘and sisters may have playground have a apes Siovonitien if he's re ‘s to enjoy his birthday. Because . . The baby isn’t the only o one, . though, whose, happiness should be considered at. concep- -tion, Obstetricians deserve the _ option -to’ holiday with their “fivailies And skeleton emergen- ; zy: room staffs don’t need the : conundrum. of distinguishing. between a-nervous father-to-be “and a walk-in drunk. ‘ ‘two. . physiological” imbalance Mimic each other.- But the Imminent | .. father can assist in his diagnosis aM ~”, by going back for his labouring re The kid ‘is sure ‘to: be home a from school; -he won't bein the | to catch the lll ott As an ach see he. paki i "dears light, and blanket. Mom: is treated to a bouquet of flowers and a pick-me-up at 3 beauty . Salon. . _ Trouble i is, at the. moment of conception, prospective parents around calculating a due Mate " Nine months hence: tf “.. ‘The odd couple does schedule their heir’s BTA with’ the preci- Sion. ofa skip aiming the final “rock in a curling bonspiel. Stich “heirs are timed to be. born’ to give father maximum tax deduc- ‘states of: ng" wile, re thon ~~ Being.born - on, N “Year's ae AS bigger insult than Day has merit, ete Trudeau! 5 Salmon Ann salitte. i . wouldn’t have this’ wonderful James. Hargrave,: ‘who lives 2: ‘aren't much in the mood to wait . me by fax: that same day. In : his ‘letter, ‘Hargrave volces con: : ‘shortening the patients life. _ Span: the'report actually - 4 ‘Tecommends active euthanasia. ~ HEY! You KiLLED MEAT MosauiTo?! whe VICTORIA. _ A headline i in. the: morning’s paper caught my - eye, “Anguished MD meets . soldier saved in hell.”’ The story was about a US Army surgeon who ‘saved the life of a horribly’ wounded - soldier duxing the Vietnam. War and Sent the’nekt 23 years fille@*with:: aniguisty “over whether he did the right thing, | In 1968, Kenneth McGarity’s helicopter exploded after tak: ; ing a hit from a rocket-" and supervised other doctors: | who tried to repair severe eye, arm and head injuries. His col- leagues criticized him for not . allowing the: boy.to die. - Recently, Swan succeeded in tracking down the boy and ,. found.a happily-married man: family man. who. hopes to hel others‘overcome disabilities’: such as his;: being blind: and * * “having no ‘legs. McGarity i is 43 years old now. He lives with‘ his wife. _ and two datighters: 180: kilometres south-west of.” Atlanta and is immensely ° grateful to Swan for pulling. him through 23 years ‘gO. : .: {If-he hadn't stuck all the-: pieces back’ together, T ae wife and these great. children, he said. . ve Later in the day, A got a phone‘ call: from a reader, near Mission, who asked for ° my, thoughts on what the re- ‘ cent royal commission: report on health care referred to as the-“right to die with'dignity’. | Hargrave. followed. up his plone call with é a-letter he sent. cern: that rather than just vocating ‘the administerin, * pain-killing drugs suchas mor-- : ‘stand on neha issue, Hatarave phine, even at the risk of © the. killing of a. termninally-ill, patient. eee £ EL hd ae Raid SAYS, ‘that.th alrin ur Doni You + HinDUS va - cy elieve AWAY ENEN bon ones \ REMICARWATED HY ea, by icant the Capital . by Hubert Sever ae é changing so rapidly that our sociéty has not been able to * feact. Wé have the Naricy - Cruzon case, Lion's Gate propelled. grenade.’ Dr. Kens - Swan amputated both his legs ” » euthanasia cases, a nurse ar- “rested for: administering a fatal .dose.of | potassium chloride," wm Hargrave says.. “Initiative 119 in S Washington, the private t ‘although he will:never ‘be. call. olith ed upon to make'a life-and- “death: decision; he feels com- pelled to take a stand. on the issue of euthanasia. Hargrave sees similarities iy Of coursé, right when he: hey need thorough ifn are aa : at regard to euthansia, Couching © :, the issue in solemn ‘phrases’. po : ‘dignity’ ‘doesn’t change. th ’ impact of what the- repo rt ' recommended — aa . or ; assisted death. . tion of. euthanasia, » : a right to die with’ dignit . Said, are healthy:people ¢ * death was.a long way. off: mo -. Nobody, she said, was, asking, “As a ‘society, we must take. the time to consider. what our 7 = than 4,000 dying: people’ ‘during: - Understating or portraying ina ‘superficial. manner, issues of fuch a critical nature. does. not. . way. wo io a : Alife, even: ‘if the patient. te . quests, it. “a At] ALSO BELIEVING: Od, anus? ~ THAT THEY ARE. At: POLITICIANS ¢ ! such.as. thet right to.dié Piet In that ‘context, I keep thinking about the recent Fr testimony of one doctor W a appeared before a federal com-" mittee dealing with the ques: the dying. She-said she cared for m her career as a physician, and ay. ; not one of them had: asked: her os to.speed up their death. a ar ‘A dying person, she said,, : doesn’t want, death to. come: earlier, but relief from:pain.. and “a companion & along _. Those. of us. i i ‘death i ‘between the abortion. debate. _ ae: ped of Christmas decorations, a - disposable diapers, eases. of | next day his home will'Be strip. -. several. months” “supply” ‘of mélanchaly moment, even for baby - ‘food, bunting bas, Teen as