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Statement by t

~, AS. Minister of Heaith for British Calumbia, |

_edito

he Honourable Dennis Cocke
.°- Ministe¥ of Health

am happy to declare September, 1974 as Ar-

_/thritis Month.

ee The |
. Verdict

AIT Hike to write about human
: - Kindness and re-habilitation,
for:the many who have gone
_--astray and are irying to make a
comeback into society.” What
they by their own choice had left
. behind: . Nothing else takes
more willpower than ,this.
-" «Many have given up because of
“ithe pain caused from’ the
jydgemens ‘made ‘by. their

7 {especially so in the cases of ex-

drug visers.. Maybe alter‘you've_
read this, you might find it in
‘tyour heart lo come half-way
“across the bridge -with the
‘understanding ta help the
needed ones. earning their

+ rightful place among you back.

EX‘:is’"t that you're CURED;
zit - stands - for WILLPOWER,
- >Nohody knows the meaning of
that, only for whom shared it
with you, re
‘They know;-it lakes everything
you've got. ae .
‘W's a hard and long road to
prove; ‘you want lo, belong with,
‘thé people: oer
‘The thing they do is judge by.

“Talk about:love and freedom?

- “Hatred, because they. don't
understand: “US"~ “U and I",
TWe have ‘te: give the love and:

: understand; - , :
-;It will take maybe months, even’
ears . :

One

iBecause there -will- come the
"Sime; that all kinds of equal

Gook, ‘forward Lo it; enjoy: the. .

Heeling of peace; 4 :
jjnatead: f living in Man-made.
hell.” oof . ;
Because - of
-pression EX, ”

*- «Pha Soclal. Planning and
“Review . Council’ of . B.C,
2 (SPARC). has sponsored a
‘oprojeet- called .‘Citizens in
/Health: Planning’! “which. Is

” funded for.three. yéars, by. the
‘Department of: National Health
«and Welfare, The central goal
“1, of tie project, ¥ia‘to collaborate:
° with and ellelt ‘from the publle,
_maximunt’ participation “in
. planning{:an decision making

community,

The project is based on the

‘assumption that “people . have:
much more to dfer the neture’
and quality «of . their. health

. -opervices,. than is. commonly.

+ guippesed. _- SPARC. intends: lo.

chiman fellows, =. ‘This «is...

- Conny Guidemond Evaluator

-firuersta have the patience to ©

“But when all seek that one'thing ©

Pa

oy. Strides in conquering the disease are being
ade through management and research but
‘there is still a long way foge,.. ;
“<The cause of rheumatoid arthritis, the most -
‘disabling of more than 60 different varieties of. -

The B.C, Automobile Association today issued a check list .
“for motorists whgmay have almost forgotten whatit’s liketo |.
-have school children back on the streets. :

BCAA President, Mr. George Bradley, said with . the

motorist check list was brief
yet vital enough to insure the

eqable peopie to challenge and
supercede a health field which
is dominated by crusty medical
thinking and bureaucratic
administrators. -

In particular, the project
workers will consult .with
women’s groups who wish to

engage in health planning, since

they. have faced special’
problems in male-dominated .
health systems. SPARC hopes
that women will be among the
leaders in fostering the ex-
lensive changes needed. .
Twohealth planners will work °

“with one or two contacts in a

selacted community, to form a
group representative of that’
area. Once a group is formed,
that wishes to examine

health care system and act $0 | decision not to comment on the -

change it, the planners will'then_-
jrovidetheskills to enable that.
Theycan also link communities
wishing to share helath in--,
formation. '
If. you wish to know ma:
about the project, or require the
Banners -lo visit your -com-

_ munity, contact SPARC at the
‘:phove address. The “Citizen's

Guide to the Foulkes Report’’’
published by the project, which

“has activiated much dialogue in

the province, is available for 50

_cents from the SPARC office..

Your truly, .
Project Staff
Mary Barretto Co-Ordinator

Bryan Haddon: Planner
Hugh Shewell Planner

Republic
of B.C.

Editor: Dear Sir: . o
Pardon me if 1 don't buy the
dialectics of The Peoples
Republic of British Columbia.
I'm still hung up.on the “par-
ticipalory © democracy’’ af.

«getting an answer to my letters
.’on why, -Tean’t get that robot

who ‘sits at the end. of my
representatives telephone. [’m
still stuck with the ‘old
fashioned” idea that work
means something more than a,
four letter word, { still suffer
the notion that governments are
elected to serve the. people
instead of donning the Santa-
Claus suit to distribute ‘free’
goodies before sending the bill

_ to the taxpayer!
Pardon me if I'm not turned people: geing to solve the —

on by being dubbed a. “common
man” when I've worked a life
time in order to be a “un-
common man’, Come (to think
of it, I resent being “secured”

from the cradle to the grave

with my own ‘money... If
“sesurity” were the.be all and,
end all of my existance, I can
get that in any jail or insane
asylum! So thanks, but no
thanks, I'll keep my feathers
-and fly, |, Ss

Pardonme {I don'tbleed for | octiona that the Labour

“the-“clvil rights’, of the
‘and the pusher, I'm too busy

“bleeding for the *‘clvil wrongs’’

thal put the corner grocer in
hospital with a bullet in his -

: for, health -care in the Jocal :head. As for beautifying my

environment, I hope it will
Jnelude free hatplns for when 1
take a walk downtown at night.
As for having me believe that 1!
live in a. ‘peaples” paradise -"
how come] am suddently made ©
aware’ of my <‘‘poverty level.

’ Commercetypes,

=

_ Arthritis Month a

the. disease, still baffles

for 70 percent of research being done taday, with
"significant programs underway.in B.C. :
=. Think of arthritis positively. during Arthritis
Month so that educational and other coordinated
programs can continue to grow, making British’
Columbians aware that disabilities can be
prevented when medical attention is sought

early. .

Dennis Cocke

+

Watch out for school children

- Be cautious when driving in a schaol zone, and watch fo

any newly posted reduced limit signs. booge esos

~ [Remember It is illegal not to stop whenever a school bus is.
halted and recelving or discharging children... =: Loe

|. +» Be-on'the watch for. the increasing namber of school
“children who ride bicycles to school, especially those who.
‘may appear suddenly from your cat's blind spot. -.- , .

"For parents of new school age youngsters Bradley suiggests -
the long week-end period as a chance to check out the safest “
walking route to school for children and an opportunity to -

_ ensure each child understands
pedestrian safety. ‘

etetetate

a tetatetate

living?" No, don’t tell me,
Santa has toincrease his salary

‘again; the elves have another

gun al his head and Rudolf the
Red Nosed Reindeer wants |
finish his Five Year Plan! .

Yours sincerely,
Patricia Young

“Hurry Up
- Slowly”. :

Dear Sir: re
- Although the Kitimal-Terrace «
and- District’ Labour Council's

committee, VOICE, had made a

Northwest development scheme
until enough facts were
available, events taking place
recently: are - forcing us- to
_ peverse this decision in order to
put some, balance. inta what

appears to be a concerted effort.

of the. press, Chamber of
artists to discredit the N.D.P.

government efforts and the -

northwesterners aspirations.
‘The culmination being three

northern mayors imitating’ .

three other gentlemen of movie

fame, ‘Mo, Larry and Curlle”’,

were on Vancouver Island while
the Minister respansible for

Northern ‘Affairs is visiting ,

Terrace. -

Tt ig noteworthy that. the
minorily environmentalist
groups which the mayors and
‘thelr “boom” followers are
continually referring to, re not
quite as insignificant in number
as they would have you believe.

- Not counting. the numerous

groups - native, church, SPEC,
etc., the Labour Councils atone
represent. an overwhelming
majorily-of working people in
{he northwest: By and large,
the memberships of organized
labour have instructed their
delegates to: (hese councils ‘to
take sure that until we have

more facts‘on the impact of a.-

massive development, 2. wail-
and-see approach be taken.
Anyway, what is the rush?
We hava not. got an unem-
ployment problem in the North-
. west or, for that matter, in

B.C.; on the contrary, every.

employer is complaining about
being unable to fill job
vacancies. : mo

Is the influx of thousands of

problems. we have regarding
Jacks of doctors, dentists, schools
and recreation facilities? We
think not.. Thege type. of -ser-
vices always arrive about 10
“years after the people. : Sure,
more people in our. towns mean

more taxes coming In but the.

rast of bare necessities such as
streets, water. and sewers to
accommodate. the newcomers
‘gobble up this maney.

There, are any number of

Council would lke lo. -have

answered, questions .that: we .-
feel any thinking northwestern .

should ask before jumping. on

the development band-wagan:

1. Are the inhabitants here,.
‘other than landowners and:

_amarchants, going te gain

-anything? wes
2. Considering the amount of

_Himber. removed from the.

letters to the edito

how long?

also fast-buck ©

scientists and accounts

the ‘see and be seen” rules of

a . ot
Sytatatatatate

Kitimat. and Nass ,Valleys: th
last ten ta filteen years, are our
limber resources big enough to,
sustain the increased demand of -

proposed supermills, an

3: Are we changing an en-:
vironment and life style that: is”.
irreplaceable . and - unique in.

North America only for short,

term gains. for afew?"

Until these and ather. per-
@nent questions are answered, ~

the Labour Councils are content -

lo follow the wisdom expressed -
in the Chinese ‘proverb, freely
translated, - ‘te hurry. up
slowly”, ° = ne

Jonndesa Bi

for “VOICE”

Ugly. Dogs .
‘Dear Sir: coe " a 7

1 am somewhat surprised:at
‘the Skeena Valley Fall Fair
group for allowing the
children’s’ pet show to offer a
_ prize for the so-called’ ‘ugliest
do’. nee

While [ am sure that there:
may be one or two owners of

fot

animals ‘ugly dogs’ that wilh be —

entering the show specifically to.
win that catagory, [ can: also
imagine the hurt. that would
accompany the awarding of this
prize to some stnall boy.or girl
for their favorite dog. ©

Such a dog may be a mongrel

or mis-shappen mutt, but itis. -

. after all the pet, and favorite
companion of its young owner.
Name “With-Held By Request.

- “By Warren E
*) ‘Diractor, Enargy Economics
“Gulf Olt Corporation

| “[y° there .really an energy

crisis in the United States

tuduy, or ue che gasoline and

' fuel oil shortages a conspiracy

by the ofl companies to per-

suade the government. to ‘let
them raise prices?”

"Yes, there roally is'a short-
age and it. haa. two, aspects,
First, thare’s a short. term
aspect that we're already, feel-

. ing. Sccond is. & longer term
aspect that is much more

serious but wo haven't felt it .

. yet, It's, occurred because in
the last year or so, our demand

for producta -hag,.cutmin the .
ability of our reflneries to make,’

them. Now, ‘infortunately, the

~-+policied of tha’ gavernment have: .

» discauraged the huitding of new
.- refineries and we're not likely

*,.to aolve.the energy ‘crisis until)
~ “we get more vrefinerles built.” °
ae Mr. Davis. was ‘principal. aus
thor of the National Petroleum ©.

” Council's “U.S, Energy Out-
‘took’. prepared, for’ the US.

i Interior Department.

d for. 3%. ¢

“QUR SOCIALLIFE.

"Of the things we think,

‘Is it thé TRUTH?

: fa all concerned? *

GETS WARMED UP

Perhaps I saunded a bit
grumpy. last week because
this has been one of those
summers when a chap feels...
that he hasn't done dny-
thing, seen'anything, or been -

anywhere, Andithas, 9 9:
' "But that is not to say”
that ‘it, has béen ‘without.
interest and incident, : Last
‘+ week, I whined about “our: -
. scanty social life:one funeral,
“one wedding, / 4.6!
‘However, we've had some =
. .cyery interesting visitors. Ale -¢:
most every ‘day, Roofers, ,
painters, a columnist, 4
student,‘a' syndicate’ man, a
: physiatherapist,;and ‘-"-the~
most dnteresting of all-—: my
"< grdndbabby: [2002.0 022"

‘And [ reckon I’ve learned
a wee pit about ‘human
nature in. the process. Per-

haps that’s what it’s all
about.:1 like physical nature
as weil as the next.man; but

- pluck the weeds. We plant

“what we think is gaing to be
a tose, and it turns out to be.”

a cabbage. Or vice versa.

Any parent knows this...

By the way; don't get

excited, or nervous, This is

not.a tract. on Freudian

: symbolism. It is

merely a middle-aged man

- ‘trying to express his aston-
- ishment..at the variegation.

. of the human species.

Once ‘again, I drift into

one of those remote channels

~ -that-end up in a swamp,

'., Why: not steck to the main
7 Stream? .
summer. visitors. There are.
Iwo'-categories: those who :
caugitusathome, and these:

Those in the
Category came around when
. We. were. out doing some-
‘,,, thing, exotic, Jike shopping.
Or'at night, when we were
‘cringing in the. TV room,
“lights. . out, doors. tocked,
phone off the hook, arguing
about whether we'd watch ~

western, or the . Audrey

‘ou, Bille:Smiley.

al the way. from’ Renfrew...
2.7. Sorry, Doris. Pil buy
—you‘a dinner next time. 1

_ feadyourcolimn every week
‘invrone of Canada’s best . .
weeklies.. And remind your”
“boss that-he still owes me a
dinner. (He was.a° terrified .

infantryman when Iwas a
terrified Typhoon pilot.}

Another..note was from . ..
a. Student. Sharp: mind, *:
“headed for “university ‘and.
_ Taw, Heware, you lawyers of |
"five years from now. Don’t

fool with tis young lady? ,
punk?., woman? , person? .

~ She'll murder you, Typically,

with’ the deep respect my

students have for me, her -
-note began, “Hi, Smiley, I

came around and you didn’t

even have the decency to be -

at home.;. ..". te
A few .of. the. visitors

caught’ us at home. One was
Bill Craig,’ of Argyle Syndi-
cate,-who’ has more-to. do -

with::\getting “Soul. this

“column than anyone except _
>. Snes Qur- previous -acquaint: -
~~ ance had been ‘on the phone, “
. Le cexpected. a ~'smart-alec
_ young - punk of * about ©
~ twenty-six with the big sides.
burns, the big pants, and ~

the hearty manner...

his wife Betty ‘arrived’: for
that. notorious" pre-dinner
appetizer, They have’ an
cighteen-year-old .. daughter

: and a sweet, shy. Tittle son, -

_ caught us in were the paint-.

_spell. He -wanted work, aft

“place” lodks’ better than it
- has ina decade, - .

again; and J, ean hear -hirh

1 was shattered, He and. © shouting downstairs for Bill,

"he is‘pure angel, and’ when
~ he's awake, he's pure devil. : :

ers and the roofers, When -
we were up at the crack of: ;
dawn, ready for. any":

“questions, they, didn't.show:.: ”
Coup. When we were-up at-the.

erack -of noon,-nat“expect:”.

‘ing them,-they were buzzing |.
-the ‘ doorbell-“at- 8: :
hornets, Ts “report; .
“happily, but: just:.as. ani”
- observer, that‘ lhey‘were. all

.

‘like
‘not. ”

stung. severely: by a number ~
of homets in our roofjand.-
environs... : ay .
‘Then there was the Scols-..
man: He is a physiotherapist. ~
Boy, that’s a hard word

hours, so ‘he could. buy a‘,

. house. I was rather intrigued: :
by .the idea that a young*
"man actually: ‘wanted: .to:.

work. And then :there was.
my ‘bad. back; which comes’,
in handy very often. He’s ani:

cellent. gardener, and. out:

2 Buti:there, Pye cun out:

-of space, and J haven't even.
‘told you of the party in our,
backyard for retarded adults,

babby; He has. just arrived: -

or somebody. who: under:
stands that when he’s asleep, :

say or to.

“1g W FAIR to al.
concerned? :

3. Willi build Goo’ |
WILL and BETTER |].
FRIENDSHIPS?” |.

4. Witlit be: |

BENEFICIAL —

‘MARK HAMILTON

“EDITOR +

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