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“VICTORIA: (CP) — The British, Cétumbia eésnomy isin

~ such bad: shape that the constituency offices have, become a

crisis’ centres, former human resources -tuiniater: Norm
Lee ‘sald ‘Thursday. :
- Levi, who represents “Maillardivile-Coquitlam, said that.”

_ he “dealt with so many, people who are: sufféring pain’ and
“anguish” because they can't. find wor! Ee en

Typically, he said; one day. last: week there were’ four’.
middle-aged people in his office, three of them: men who had -

” worked all their lives, paid their billy and. “had. functioned
ae people coining to his office. are “desperate or:

as. contributing citizens in‘ our Boclety."~ 3°57 -
He sald two are in in imminent hai of tong ine their homés

» Ltd, president John: Montgoirte
“This recession has been 0 s¢

or the 11 years he haa been in the B.C, Iegislature, never has ‘

"prolonged - period,

tmitments ‘to’ employees, gove

of Management ‘Consultants In-B.C..

iif rite and: capital

"programs have been so large, tt pa rel hs:been nothing
left for shareholders,” he ate y ABpictidon ofthe North -
Ametican Society for Corporate ‘lant lng and the. Institute. ‘

“We continue to exist today because our sha réholders and

: ployees, communities, governments and environmentalists

; “and have. nowhere t ta ‘tum’ for hat

» know, “who to'mareh with or. who'to. ‘march againtt.” met

‘The former ‘social -worker said examples | ‘dike’ this! are

_ members ‘of the B.C.:1 islature. ee
aaa (a 3 just. miserabté,"' hé-said in-a telephorie intervi

from his Vancouver-area office. “L's verys very bad. These.

_ are crisis centres, wo

‘Dave Stupich . (NDP. ~ : Naviaimo) ‘said’ the: majority. ‘of F, ._ third quarterly economic report released earlier this week, :
‘ Finance Mitiister Hugh Curtis said ’‘the. ‘average: level af:

a employnnent for. 1968 is ‘expected to be one or two > per cent

“eats ”

our banks } have stick with 1 us, thay h haven't ‘bean pare!

_ticularly happy with the way the situation developed, and in

reality they haven't-had much choice. But they” ve S Btuck’

with uy and God bless em. ‘for it.” °

In order: to “put a ‘more ‘redisonable share’ of the: “ant
Of our shareholders,’’ added. Mon-

_ back ~in- the. han

tgomery;, forest c e émpanies must make tough .tyadé-offs:

: _ These groups. ‘involved’ in the forest. ‘inidustry’- = eini:

_ Another, Levi said, told him he is so tc and angry |
_ that he ‘would iike'to do something like marching: ‘but ‘did not, : ”

‘The former finance minister said most of them have gone

«the rourids ‘and have no one else to turn:to for assistance.
He ‘said they. ara referred - ‘to the unemployment centre
which is located in. the same ne bullsing sand where possible to :
o the welfare ottice:’. Bes ;

“showing up every ey In the constituency : offices of the 87 _

The: government, however, is 5 offering little hope.. In his.

— “haven tneesssavily lel. the: recession lower their level of
expectation of what we can ‘do ‘for them,” he: ‘added.

In June; contracts covering 39,500. ‘woodworkers, . and
13,000 pulp.and paper. workers ‘came up for. renewal. -

Forest companies must “convince thelr workers” and’ the

olher groups “of the necessity of | more equitably dividing ;
the wealth,” Montgomery’said. _” .
' “The highest priority. must be given to those program wt
: -. which will enhance the position ‘of our shareholders, and we

must have secondary’ sirategies to help-our other con:

stituents understarid the need for doing B0.' oe

Criminals So aid to t ieir victims

VANCOUVER (CP) _. Some . sexual offenders at
" Mountain ‘Prison in Agassiz have voiced support for as
: 7 program to'nid the vietims of thelr crimes.

ie

- Waves: harmful.

orrawa : (CP) _ They
can’t be: ~ geen, - only
"measured, :but the growing
amount-of electromagnetic
waves ‘can . be .dangerous,
says Dr. Shagmiu Mishra of
the: Natighal - Research
Council, - j
-Many of these waves franiy-
such things as radio tran-
smitters, microwave ovens,

the normal operation” of
other electrical devices, -
“And if they reach 4 high
enough ‘density over a
he
. Buggested:.. they. *
. become a’ direct health
hazard.

’ He told a. meeting Wed?
‘nesday:...of - ‘the Science _
Association that'studies had

“shown this to be the case in
“some instances in parts of:

*. Toronto. . and. Montreal,
although - ‘Communications

Department . ‘officials . said -

the waves’ don't pose a
direct’ threat” to. humans
because they! are not _con-
stant in nature. and are:
‘emittéd only for short

Garth Roberts of the
department's. electroma-_

‘metic ‘section. said: “‘Alr-

port radar, for. instance, .

might emit. high- levels’ of
electromagnélic. radiation, ..
but it’s pulsed radiation, it's
not continuous,

“Levels of 100 vols. pet:

“metre would: be mostly. mandating
because: of defence radary |W i" 4

and - certainly. wouldn't |

‘occur under normal cir: -,

cumstances. The: present

a levels of electromagnetic

radiation aren't considered
. to,’ bé
humans.””
Stil, Mishra said the.
waves can. cause. bevere

could :

_ needed to be’ designed: 0

compatibility” ‘between

hazardous - ‘to ;

inconvenience and ‘possible
serious danger by. in-

terfering “with. _ nearby |

electrical devices,
He. cited a computer in a
nuclear _ power. plant

_ malfurictioning - because. of .

. electromagnetic’ waves sent

out-from a nearby: airport, .. .

electrically: --
garage : doors. hett

F saeiiit ting
tower andi electric braking
‘systems of-cars renderéd
inoperable :by radio tran-
sinitter waves. —

“Radio wave ‘interference
causing your. -electric
garage. door ' ‘to raise | or.
_lower- may., seem like a
" mingr’ inconvenience, but if
you've got a. two-year-old
‘child playing right by, that
door, then .it. becomes: in-
teresting," (Mishra. said..

He added -thai. with - the
‘advent-of direct-broadcast
satellites and solar-powered
* aatellites, e pumber of
these WAY! - Covering the
earth is ‘growing, but of-
fered’ ‘what he. called a
simple goldiiloi. +!

- Greater pareywas needed
by “manufacturers and
researchers in studying and
using: the electromagnetic:
spectrum vand . devices,

there was electromagnetic

‘thames? 4) «thes
{ The: Al “anil now
‘emphasis
Nedsive, ‘he
watned, but, ceental

. ah

victim - Jassistance ‘program, the prisoners praise the

' program for helping’ victims ‘who would ' otherwise be .
_ _ Meglected, - ‘ .

 ophe nature of this program ‘attracted our interest and,
. knowing how it is applied, answered many of our questions

regarding what is being done for the victims, ” says: the:
“ letter, which is from five prisoners. re .

“AS inmates, we are responsible for a ‘percentage .c of past
‘crimes... In getting’ caught, -we find . ourselves: the.

beneficiaries of attention, concern and ‘millions of dollars -

worth’ ‘of facilities, and Programs...

“But what about’ oti. victims? What is being dorie about :

"them? Why, is it that,’ while we continue to benefit from our
‘crimes, the. victims are often left to: fend for themselves?"

in Bonneville and: Patrick Truscott.

{rome com Howsid a secety. suid the-convicis ate on the’ before
commiitee of a: prisonér-operated program called. Inter-:

vention, designed to counsel and teach social skills to sexu]
-offenders. About 10 prisoners are’ involved in the program.

All are serving sentences for sexual offences ingluding

rape, ® attempted rape and sexual assault.

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Ph ilipson said ihe prisoners, because of their ireoiviellons,
would not be aeceptable as participants in, the victims’
_.brogram, but he suggested they. write a letter of support: to.

the society. -

Later, he said, the prisoners circulated a. petition within
the prison in support of the victims’ program. It was signed
-by about 50 people, including some. prison staff. .

In their letter, the prisoners say they would like to see the

- victims’ prograny also attempt restoration of damage, not

so much in dollars, but through support, groups,. mental
health services, crisis imer'vention cand crime prevention:
education. .

“They -alsé Suggest thal restitution from the offender be
: investigated, not. necessarily QS an alternative to ime, i

prisonment..

Philipson § said the Jetter of support from the prisoners is
hot self-serving... “s

_ “Tt'won't be entered. n anyone 8 parole fe or anything

: * @rahain: Lea (oP Pringe Rupert) ‘said 3 sinnet that -
. people : now are treating the memibers of the: legislature, as”
“courts of last resort.” “

. Premier: Bill Bennett got a first-hand vlew of the! hungry
in the Varicouver ‘Island community of Crofton, when he was,

‘unemployed worker how he was, several fe
, When ‘are you golng.to get us: jobs."

. Levi said the financial pressures are ‘causing the ‘pregkup
of numerous families, and he is concerned about ‘the: high

- penalties the mortgage’ companies are charging people. a

“seeking: to take advantage: of the current lower: interest |

_ Fates. Lo

_ “TE know that the ‘mortage ompiinies are. locked into

‘their long-term investments, but my God; they are going to

‘ break those. people they're dealing with in such a way that

‘they will lose their homes and that will be it.”
Levi.said people who qualify are getting help from the :

provincial. Haman Resources offices: bit “it's more the

_ embarrassment, the shame, the tremendous letdown that a

“they have?"

. “It is particularly hard on those who have always madei it.
on their own and done.well, and: suddenly a are finding
. themselves on the. welfare: level.”

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