BRITISH COLUMBIA

Plans for the mass rally that is

the historic Walk for Peace Apr.
4 are already well under way.
The rally is set for Saturday,

Park.

in New York City timed in turn
for the opening of the second
United Nations Special Session
on Disarmament (UNSSOD).
Like the Apr. 24 demonstra-
tion, the Peace Arch rally is being
organized by the End the Arms
Race committee, co-chaired by
Vancouver and District Labor
Council president Frank Ken-
nedy and Carmela Allevato,
president of the B.C. Peace
Council.
But this time it will bea joint ef-
fort organized in conjunction
with a peace coalition in Wash-
ington State which, like End the

expected to be even bigger than

June 12, 12 noon, in Peace Arch

It will coincide with a huge rally

All plans ‘go’ for June 12

Arms Race brings together nearly
100 trade union, peace, church,
ethnic and community organiza-
tions.

Committee co-chair Frank
Kennedy said Tuesday that plans
‘are pretty well in gear to make
this the biggest rally ever.” .

Provincial park authorities had
initially balked at giving permis-
sion to use the park for the event
but a delegation headed by Ken-

nedy got a favorable response _

from the Lower Mainland
regional director Wednesday
after giving assurances that the
park would be left in good condi-
tion and extra: toilet facilities
would be brought in.

And in any event, thousands of
people have already made their
plans to be there on June 12.

Kennedy emphasized that
transportation ‘‘will be the key”’
in co-ordinating the huge rally.

Allevato told the Tribune
Wednesday that a special trans-
portation committee had been set
up and would be co-ordinating
the organization of car pools as
well as park and ride arrange-
ments. Organizations have also
been urged to organize charter
buses for their members and sup-
porters. More information can be
obtained by phoning 736-2366.

At least two buses have so far
been organized. North Vancou-
ver residents can obtain a ride on
a bus leaving the Phibbs Ex-
change at 10 a.m., June 12, by
sending $7 to 2114 Hoskins,
North Vancouver V7J 3A3. The
47 tickets available will be issued
ona first come, first served basis.

Those wanting to travel on the
B.C. Peace Council bus can
phone 685-9855, 11-2 weekdays.

City to study health cuts

Vancouver city council took
steps Tuesday to study the effects
of the provincial government’s
hospital budget cuts on the city’s
home care program. Meanwhile,
comments from union leaders,
hospital heads and medical staff
point to a growing protest against
the Social Credit government’s
restraints.

Acting on a motion from Com-
mittee of Progressive Electors

‘alderman Bruce Yorke, council
decided to give city manager Fritz
Bowers and medical health officer
David Kinloch the task of in-
vestigating how long it will take to
compile a comprehensive report on
the budget cuts. They are to report
to the council’s regular meeting

“May 25.

Yorke withheld another motion
calling on council to condemn the
cuts to city hospitals until after the
report is tabled.

Meanwhile, the 24,000-member
Hospital Employees Union (HEU)
announced its leaders may decide
this week to launch a ‘‘Don’t Get
Sick in B.C.’ campaign aimed at
the lucrative tourist industry. The
announcement had tourism
minister Pat Jordan worrying
publicly about the possible loss of
tourist dollars.

HEU secretary-treasurer Jack
Gerow said it was necessary ‘‘to tell
people it’s dangerous to get sick in
B.C.”’, citing cuts at B.C. hospitals
which have caused 2,018 layoffs

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and chopped 1,114 hospital beds.
Recent developments such as the
turning away of ambulances at
New Westminster’s Royal Colum-
bian hospital will also be mention-
ed, he said. :
Also: featured would be the
remarks of B.C. Medical Associa-
‘tion president Dr. Ray March, who
has said people may die as a result
of the hospital cuts.
March said May 14 that the cuts
are ‘‘dangerous”’ and may result in
patient deaths. He was unavailable

at press time for comment on what”

possible action may arise from a
meeting of the chiefs of medical
staffs of B.C. hospitals this week.
_At its annual meeting in

Nanaimo last weekend, the
26,000-member Registered Nurses
Association of B.C. overwhelm-
ingly passed a resolution condemn-
ing ‘‘unrealistic restraints on
operating budgets of B.C. health
care service.’’ The delegates asked
the provincial government to reveal
its long-term plans for health care,
and directed their leadership to ex-
amine the immediate and long-
term effects of the restraints.
Lions Gate hospital
neurosurgeon Brian Hunt called on
the province’s doctors May 15 to
speak out against the declining
quality of medical care, which he
said ‘‘could not survive’’ the
restraints imposed on it.

Bennett, Socreds booed in Kamloops

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straint program ‘‘enjoys the sup-
port of the majority of British
Columbians”’ but was drowned
out by a loud chorus of the Van-
couver Canucks’ fight song, ‘‘na, -
na, hey, hey, Bill Bennett good-
abyer
Nor was the anger of the demon-
strators reserved for Bennett alone.
Asvehicle after vehicle deposited
various Socred luminaries includ-
ing Socred MLA Claude Rich-
mond and Kamloops mayor Mike
Latta, outside the hall, each was
greeted with a similar song with on-
ly the name changed.
Though efforts had been made
throughout the week to attribute
the protest either to the NDP or to

various unions, demonstrators in-
cluded a wide variety of people af-
fected by the Socred cuts including
registered nurses, hospital workers,
public employees and the unem-
ployed. :

One of the coffin bearers told the
Tribune that the protest was “‘near-
ly spontaneous” in that no single
organization took the lead in initi-
ating it but rather a “‘great number
of people from many groups who
felt that the premier should not be
allowed to sneak in and out of town
without being told that all is not
well in Kamloops.”

Another commented that Ben-
nett ‘‘should be greeted whereever
he goes by crowds like this, only
bigger and madder.”’

The demonstrators also heard

from a number of speakers repre-
senting those who are most directly
affected by the Socre¢ cutbacks.
Peter Dent of the B.C. Nurses Un-
ion told the crowd. ‘‘It’s about time
we laid Bennett and his govern-
ment off.”’

Dent charged Bennett with ruin- —

ing health care in the province,
noting that the government has de-
cided ‘‘if you’re poor and can’t af-
ford to pay extra for medical care,
then you don’t have the right tolive
as long as someone who’s rich.”
Joining Dent on the platform
were Hospital Employees’ Union
representative Henry Theobold,
Marg Knight of the Kamloops and
District Labor Council and Ron
Andrew, representing Teachers for
Political Action. —

millions to the financiers of ‘‘big-bucks’’ mega-projects; when a

$47,000 and
3 weeks to go

It’s press time once again, and once again we are struck with the
realization of just how many events there are in the weekly roster of
people’s struggles. /

And we are also impressed with the fact that
we can only cover a handful of these, given
the space limitations and small staff of the

_.,° Tribune
am ee It would be nice, we reflect, if the
“1 - Tribune could have more pages and a larger
= staff to meet the challenge these
daily occurrences present. But the
political reality is that we must hold

our own with what we have. When more
than 35,000 people march for peace; when

a callous, anti-people government slashes
away at hospitals, school and other services
British Columbians really need, while giving away

community organization with a proven track record of achievements
on behalf of its neighborhood must fight for a paltry sum to keep its
services going for another year, the Tribune has been there to keep
its readers informed of the latest developments.

We’ve been able to do this because we have a readership that
contributes far more than the $14 subscription or the 40 cent
newsstand price. Now approaching the last lap of our annual press
drive, we’ve seen $35,000 come in so far to keep the paper going
strong for another year. It’s truly our supporters who are our
lifeline. _

But this sum, impressive as it is considering the strained resources
of our largely working-class readers, still leaves a big gap between
what we have and what we’ll need to keep the Tribune in the
forefront of people’s struggles in 1982.

We urge all supporters to make that final push towards the
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CITY OF VANCOUVER
REGISTER OF ELECTORS
VOTERS’ LIST CANVASS

March 23, 1982 and including

During the period commencing Tuesday,
Wednesday, June 30, 1982, a canvass will be made of dwellings throughout
the City of Vancouver. Enumerators will call at each residence taking the
names of eligible electors.
If there is no response to the call, a ‘“pink” business reply card will be left
for completion and mailing to the City of Vancouver Voters’ List, 2512
Yukon St., Vancouver, B.C. PLEASE RETURN YOUR COMPLETED
CARD WITHOUT DELAY. No postage is required.
If you are in doubt that an enumerator visited you, or you do not feel that
you have received the ‘‘pink’’ card, please phone the Voters’ List office,
(873-7681, 7682, 7683 or 7684) to enquire if the enumerators have visited your
area.
Persons missed during the enumeration may register, in person, at the Vot-
ers’ List office, 2512 Yukon St., Vancouver, B.C., up to and including Satur-
day, August 21, 1982 during office hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.). You are
urged to register at your earliest convenience. :
Qualifications of Electors are as follows:
RESIDENT ELECTORS
1. Must be resident in the City of Vancouver CONTINUOUSLY from
January 1, 1982 to and including June 15, 1982.
“AND 2. Must be Canadian Citizens or other British Subjects, 19 years of
age or over ON ELECTION DAY (Saturday, November 20, 1982 ).
OWNER ELECTORS
1. Must be the registered owner of property in the City of Vancouver
by July 31, 1982.
AND 2. Must be Canadian Citizens or other British Subjects, 19 years of
age or over ON ELECTION DAY (Saturday, November 20, 1982).
Your full co-operation will assist the Voters’ List office in compiling a list
that is as accurate as possible.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS ENUMERATION IS FOR THE VOTERS’ LIST
USED AT THE ELECTION FOR MAYOR, ALDERMEN, PARK BOARD
COMMISSIONERS AND SCHOOL TRUSTEES, AND SHOULD NOT BE
CONFUSED WITH THE ENUMERATION RECENTLY COMPLETED BY
THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT.
R. Henry, CITY CLERK

CITY HALL, VANCOUVER, B.C= March 20, 1982

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