. To the editor, . The wonderful turnout | for the’ labour shutdown - Monday, June 1 sent.a . message to the - Socred ‘Government. “That: message. was that. ‘the people who work and | sweat to: survive will-not . bow: down to oppressive _ "RCMP in British.Colum- | bia. were sent for riot . training. To -what ° pur-: legislation . intent on :fur- ‘ther’ class - division and elimination: of the e Tights and freedoms ‘of. Cana- -dians. In® the ‘constitution, it: --gays that ‘wé have - the Right to Freedom of Asso- ciation and) Speech. and. that is what was exercised’ . by Jour Peaceful demon- stration. ° : The Premier of: ‘British: os ‘Columbia ‘apparently said ‘that our intent. to thus associate was “criminal”. About a month ago, the Tetter Board provides strong advocacy. for hospital — To the editor, . ~ Walter McConnell’s let- ter'in the Terrace Review of Wednesday, ‘May 27. - gives me the opportunity to express the position of the. Mills; Memorial Hos- pital Board with respect to its present appeal for _ funds from the commun- _ity. Board for’ Tequesting do- nations to. improve the . quality of medical service available to the people of | opportunity to- SAY. that.we- have had a _Positive re- sponse to “Our appeal for Terrace -and: the. surroun- ding area. He states that "the. sjoard should have re- quested funds from Vic- -toria prior to making a local appeal - for capital funds. | would:-like to: ‘advise - ‘the public. that the Board’ has made numerous . ap- peals via’ phone: calls, the . use of our local: MLA. meetings with Ministry of Health officials. and with _ members of the Regional ‘District. We ‘also’ have a-. forthcoming meeting. with | Peter Dueck. Minister of - to reiterate the Health, needs of our hospital. We appreciate Mr. McCon- néll’s comment that ‘‘the squeaky wheel gets the - grease” and we have been, -and will continue to be, a — strong advocate with gov- ‘ernment for our hospital... McConnell’ criticizes the: However;.. as we con- tinue. to lobby for: addi-. tional - funds . from. Vic- ‘toria, this hospital (like all. hospitals) requires the fin- ancial support. ‘of local initiate those as-._ pects of hospital care that donars to | the Board ‘feels, while they may be beyond what Vic- toria is prepared’to pro- vide, .are_ required ‘to ‘en-” “gure the maximum ‘care: : possible to ‘the: people: of: ‘our area, - J would: like to: ‘take this donations afd. to thank _those . who. have already | donated over $40,000 this. year, The people who have contributed . these funds - - are those. responsible for ‘allowing us ‘to obtain. specialized equipment that, in turn, enables the Board to attract‘a highly . . qualified medical-and hos-. pital staff to Mills Memor- | “like thousands of others across . Canada needs. local sup-. _ port. It is our mandate to. . provide good medical care ‘and we will continue to ial Hospital. Our community,” work toward. this goal. : ‘Linda Hamilton, : - - President - Mills, Memorial Hospital. ~ Snarl: — "continued from n'page 6 . : ally bought it, the trailer -was still registered in the. _ previous owner’s name... “and the price tag to ‘transfer it was $840 in sales tax that should have been paid at the time of - purchase. . “LT would have paid it at. the time. if I would have » ‘the B.C. Office of the Ombudsman; contacting. & ‘known ‘about it,’’. she said,‘‘but I think after “three years that’s a bit too much.'to expect.””. After. being advised she could: ‘i - contact Finance Minister Mel Couvelier for a top- evel decision on the mat-.. - ter, she did exactly that: - Gauthier waited until clos- ing time at: the Terrace ‘government agent's of- fice, and when she: stated . the intention’ to remain until Couvelier returned” cher call. the - building manager called the RCMP: to have her removed. ‘The RCMP, who deal, ‘with motor’ vehicle regis- - trations. daily, ‘immed- - jately understood the pro- --blem and gave her some. friendly advice, After con- -sulting a-lawyer, phoning the local MLA and spend- ing another day and a half « in the government. agent’s office, the transfer .was ‘done the way. it: should. have been in the first place and Gauthier sold it to the = new buyer. - someone - ~*but not by her. calc tanumanmeammppinneipesssosieirrtiay #10) ee 7) US oii ae _ With regard to the “neglected. sales tax, Gau- thier said it was paid by - pose, I ask of this Govern- - ment? Wasit to enable the: - ~ oppressive imposition. of a new. way of. life upon. us: - all?: Are “the RCMP to. change. ' “roles. from our. protectors, which they. have done a wonderful job Of ‘for: so many. years, to- our oppressors?’ Are they. going to start hitting us - over the head’ with sticks. -as they do in Fascist - “regimes? ‘Did we become criminals .or did this’ ‘government enact. law -Which made us. criminals . and will this creation of a_ ‘document be used to just: © ify treating | us- like criminals? . On Sept. 15, 1982, he also supposedly said about Democracy; “‘It is “totally, antiquated... it is. really a bit of a farce... ‘The ap- ° plication of | -democracy . we sett see nwoseanntigenaseie bia; 050,670,6;0T0r8eZerereZenerarererelerer’ aoe n0sh.e ahah shat at n.0.8.0.0.0.8,0.0; ee Prat etetat ete en oeeaa en 2 <0 0'0" teh uTeTetatatatel 64.0.0.4,0.6.0.0.0.00600.0 0000556 soe 9,0.0,0,0,0.0,0.0,0.9. 4,8, ‘oravnrs nen 6.8.00. ‘ot ‘a RR RO I (Se RRR E SER EE 988.9, orererers, 2.40 9.98 tet ‘etee ea" sometimes gives me ‘trou- ; -- people of British ‘Colum- are now in a corner, ‘where what we igaid. was ble.”” “into power? On June 1, the: Socted Government | ‘applied. for: an: injunction that would: ‘make any further action- by the . Federation of as we.did today, illegal. If. approved, this ‘in- junction would implement the most oppressive com- ponents. of Bills 19 and 20 in one fell:swoop. By his words and by the actions of this’ Government, . we .. the people of the labour - force of this province, have learned that we are’ dealing with an extreme right wing group’ which ~ seems ‘to. a Fascist society. asetgelsaesebeatetoet abel How did we let. a guy’.bia, who thinks this way sneak ; not heard for it fell:upon ‘deaf ears, and from where - -we--will have to ‘begin: the . fight for democracy in our. “own country ‘for. the: first * time since we fought other tyrants, “if - ‘this -Govern-. ‘ment . sontinues : to. not hear." 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