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CHECKING A CHILD‘S safety seat at the Swartz Bay ferry
terminal Friday was a CRD public health nurse. Sidney
RCMP and the CRD checked 70 vehicles, issued several
warning tickets and ticketed one Griver for not having a

child restraining device.

Wage equity is social problem

Failure of the provincial Social
Credit government to produce
wage equality for women is lead-
ing to massive social problems in
the province, Saanich North and

the Islands NDP candidate Elsie
furphy said Thursday.

ommenting on recent Statistics
Canada figures showing the
income of B.C. men is almost
double that of B.C. women,
McMurphy said the result is that
many more women and children
are living in poverty.
“The huge wage gaps, combined
with the highest marriage break-
down rate in Canada, are leaving

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more children in poverty,’
McMurphy said.

Statistics Canada figures show
the number of children living in
poverty has increased to 89,000
from 62,000 during the last
decade.

McMurphy said the government
must take action to produce wage
equality for women and to assist
children who go to school hungry.

“Tn the long term, we fill find
the bill has gone up for social
services, prisons and health care,”
McMurphy predicted.

“We will also see more of the
tragic loss of human potential.”

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The Reform Party of B.C. has
picked an executive for the Saa-
nich North and The Islands riding
and is one step away from running
a candidate in the next provincial
election.

Al Kratz was elected president
of the fledgling constituency asso-
ciation Thursday night.

He said Monday once a certain
number of memberships have been
sold a nomination meeting will be
called where a RPBC candidate
will be selected.

He would not say how many
memberships are the goal, only
that “the number-is something we
have in our head.

“All we want to do is get a set
membership so that we know we
have enough support,” he said.

Kratz added the party is quickly
reaching that goal and it may be
possible to hold a nomination
meeting before the end of the
month, although the executive may
decide to wait a bit longer.

In addition to Kratz, David
Wood was chosen vice-president,

Man charged

A 33-year-old Sidney man suf-
fered minor hand injuries after his
motorcycle was hit by a 1987

- Nissan Pathfinder driven by a

55-year-old Kamloops man.

The mishap occurred June 26 at
West Saanich Road and McTavish
Road.

Sidney RCMP said the Kam-
loops man was southbound on
West Saanich, making a left tum
onto McTavish, when he struck the
motorcycle, which was travelling
north on West Saanich.

The man has been charged with
failing to yield to through traffic.

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