N E W S L E T T E R JANUARY 15, 1990.

401 Main S t . , Vancouver, B .C . (604) 665-2289

You're Invited

Come j o i n t h e Board, a s we c e l e b r a t e o u r I

s t a f f and p a t r o n s o f t h e Carnegie Community Cen t re Loth a n n i v e r s a r y on Sa tu rday , January 20, 1:00 - 4:00. --

DIRTY BUSINESS I N VANCOUVER - (Centre)

Dear Folks,

A lot has happened in ten years in our community. Carnegie itself first opened its doors as a community centre on January 20, 1980 and, as Tora says in his immortal poem, it "didn't just happen along like a girl in a bar, smiling and selling teddy-bears." Every spark of an idea to improve

our neighbourhood has been fanned into a flame with years of hard work. Since that ancient day a few (and

by no mclns all) of the successes include :

- CARNFGIE - DERA HOUSING SOCIETY - FIRST UNITED CHURCH HOUSING - D.E.Y.A.S. - FOUR SISTERS CO-OP - CO-OP RADIO - CRAB PARK - TELLIER TOWER - D.E. WOMEN'S CENTRE - EVELYNE SALLER CENTRE (Alexl44) - END LEGISLATED POVERTY - F.L.A.W. - LEARNING FRONT - CRABTREE CORNER -

Politics often seems like a boring waste, a lost cause leaving little but the residue of fatalistic cyni- cism that only gets worse. As the Downtown Eastside Duck once remarked: "Why can't they ever get it right?" As the above short list may indicate, if all the ideas and dreams were &eft to those gray "them", the Down- town Eastside might have ended up as a giant parking lot. You're invited on Saturday the 20th

to celebrate Carnegie. "May we al- ways have our livingroom in the Downtown l as tside . "

By PAULR TAYLOR

AMERICA - the world's best horse trader..and her Canadian trade part- ner (puppet) . Of course there are many Canadians

who want to come under the American government...seems they neither trust nor respect their own people ... but this type of rationalism isn't too popular anymore. The whole world should have Inter-

national Law that all agree on, but even between two countries like the USA and Canada they can't agree to an arrangement that is mutually benefic- ial. The Free Trade deal advocates that Canada should trust America too much..that we should work for the convenience of the other side. It's nice of Canadians to tolerate any inconvenience for the sake of being the 'good neighbour', but even the best neighbour will stop when all the giving is one-way. Any sort of trade involves the

profit of one party or the other; it is rare that both parties to trade will profit. In many cases, when one party profits, the other party loses. The profit-motivated usually try to lie, cheat and steal as long as they can get away with it. As soon as one party to any trade agreement breaks any part of the arrangement - even though both may try to remain honest - thr trust is gone and the resulting dishonesty grows like a malignant cancer. It is not easy to be honest be-

cause there are too many who try to exploit the honest. To be honest is to be willing to be alone. If a per- son wants to be honest, he or she will have to be very careful not to be tricked into being a victim of exploitation. Share and be generous with courage..to share is beautiful.. but be aware of those who are happy to share only yours.

BY ARCHIE MIASHITA

To t h e E d i t o r : 2 7 / 1 2

I was r e c e n t l y i n Toronto . One even ing , r e a d i n g a l o c a l Toronto d a i l y , I was s t r u c k by a n a r t i c l e on hous ing problems i n t h a t c i t y .

I cou ld have been r e a d i n g any l o c a l Vancouver paper . The d i s t r e s s , t h e problems, t h e a s s a u l t on a f f o r d a b l e housing, c i t i z e n s c r y i n g o u t i n ou t - r a g e a g a i n s t d e m o l i t i o n s of p e r f e c t - l y good homes... S u r e l y I w a s r e a d i n g a Vancouver paper? But no, i t w a s TO.

The p o i n t becomes c l e a r . T h i s i s a n a t i o n a l problem: It i s t h e a s s a u l t of b i g b u s i n e s s p r o f i t e e r i n g and s p e c u l a t i o n on r e a l e s t a t e a t t h e expense o f d w e l l i n g p l a c e s f o r what a r e c a l l e d " t h e poor", b u t who a r e i n f a c t t h e v i c t i m s of a n economic system of e x t o r t i o n o f t h e r i g h t s of o r d i n a r y peop le t o s e c u r i t y , s h e l t e r and s a n e l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s .

To me i t c a l l s f o r expanding u n i t y among a l l community o r g a n i z a t i o n s , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e of a c t i v e , pro- d u c t i v e l a b o u r . . t h e t r a d e u n i o n s . . and a l l who r e s p e c t human b e i n g s and c h e r i s h a d e c e n t l i f e s t y l e f o r a l l Canadians.

Dear E d i t o r :

R e c e n t l y I was r e a d i n g t h e book E a s t o f Main, which is an an tho logy of poems from E a s t Vancouver. I r e a l - l y enjoyed r e a d i n g t h e poems and l i k e t h e i d e a o f p o e t s l i v i n g i n E a s t Van- couver g e t t i n g p u b l i s h e d .

My problem w i t h t h i s book l i e s i n t h e back pages , where t h e p o e t s have a chance t o t a l k about t h e i r work and themselves . A s a r e s i d e n t o f t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e f o r f o u r y e a r s , I took g r e a t o f f e n s e t o t h e comments made abou t my neighbourhood.."one o f t h e l a s t s k i d rows i n North America" and "one o f t h e l a s t t r a d i t i o n a l s k i d row areas". Two o f t h e p o e t s s t a t e d t h i s as t h e i r r e a s o n f o r l i v i n g h e r e .

Many p e o p l e and o r g a n i z a t i o n s + h a t make t h i s neighbourhood t h e i r home have f o u g h t l o n g and ha rd t o r i d t h e neighbourhood of t h e image o f "Skid Road." It makes me f u r i o u s when I s e e p e o p l e g lamor iz ing t h e p o v e r t y and t h e s o c i a l problems t h a t a r e a p a r t of o u r d a i l y l i v e s . The Downtown E a s t s i d e h a s enough b a t t l e s t o f i g h t ; we do n o t need peop le choos ing t o l i v e i n "Skid Road" f i g h t i n g t o keep t h e p o v e r t y , t h e sub-s tandard l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s and t h e p a i n a l i v e . We need peop le who c a r e about t h e qual- i t y o f l i f e , peop le who w i l l f i g h t t o make a b e t t e r q u a l i t y o f l i f e a c c e s s i b l e t o everyone.

The Downtown E a s t s i d e is a s t r o n g neighbourhood and we do no t need peop le who want t o l i v e on "Skid ~ o a d . " I do n o t t h i n k t h a t anyone would choose t o l i v e i n pover ty and i n sub-s tandard l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s . Pover ty is n o t a cho ice ! It i s peop le who p e r p e t u a t e t h e i d e a t h a t pover ty is a c h o i c e t h a t keeps peop le i n p o v e r t y . S top g l a m o r i z i n g p o v e r t y . . i t is n o t f u n t o be poor.

By SHELLY SCHNEE I

To s t a f f & people o f Carnegie :

This is a small n o t e t o say thank- you f o r l e t t i n g me h e l p o u t d u r i n g t h e fes t2 -ve season f o r t h e y e a r 1989. I had made p l a n s t o go away bu t a t the l a s t , ~ i n u t e I had a change o f mind. You s e e I would n o t have had a s much fun somewhere e l s e as I d i d h e r e be- cause I seemed t o make peop le s m i l e whi le p u t t i n g up a l l t h e , d e c o r a t i o n s and t h e t r e e s .

Thanks t o a l l t h e f e l l o w s who he lped me i n accomplishing t h e t a s k .

I had l o t s of good days t h i s l a s t f e s t i v e season . Thanks t o John and Harold f o r l e t t i n g m e h e l p p r e p a r e Christmas d i n n e r . That n i g h t was a r i o t i n t h e k i t c h e n ; some of you peo- p l e should have been t h e r e .

I cannot remember when my las t Christmas was so f u l l f o r m e . It made my f i f t y - f i v e y e a r s o f l i f e a l l worth i t . My one r e s o l u t i o n f o r 1990 i s t h a t a l l t h e peop le a t Carnegie p u l l t o g e t h e r and make 1990 t h e b e s t y e a r f o r t h e community as a whole and n o t f i g h t w i t h each o t h e r . We have t o love one a n o t h e r and n o t h a t e f o r any reason. I send everybody my l o v e and hope t h i s New Year b r i n g s t o a l l t h e r i c h o f t h e Hear t and Soul .

L i t e r a c y is something t o occupy t h e mind from menta l bugbears t h a t w r e s t l e w i t h worrisome m y s t e r i e s :

Reading i s t h e a c q u i r e d S k i l l t o view t h e c o l l e c t i v e s u b j e c t i v e mind of human thought ;

Wr i t ing i s t h e p o t e n t i a l power t o a f f e c t t h e c o l l e c t i v e mind o f human thought .

A pe rson who d o e s n ' t p o s s e s s such l i t e r a c y s k i l l s L ives a l i f e of s e c r e c y , b u t at some p o i n t he o r must t r u s t someone t o r e a d o r w r i t e a l e t t e r , document, e t c . , f o r them.

I f you know such a p e r s o n , you p robab ly s e n s e t h e i r f r u s t r a t i o n and wish you c o u l d do something f o r them. Well , you can!

The Carnegie Learn ing C e n t r e h a s a program t o t e a c h b a s i c r e a d i n g and w r i t i n g s k i l l s by v o l u n t e e r t u t o r s .

P l e a s e c o n t a c t Lex o r Claude a t 665-3013 f o r more i n f o r m a t i o n .

George (The One-Armed Bandi t )

CARNEGIE LEARNING CENTRE

NOTICE ------

Our r e g u l a r resume w r i t e r i s o u t of town f o r a w h i l e . P l e a s e a r r a n g e t o have resumes done e l sewhere .

I f you can h e l p t y p e resumes - p l e a s e in form t h e Learn ing Cent re !

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Af te r 5 o r 6 l e t t e r s from DERA Suppor te r s c r i t i c i z i n g me f o r my s t a n d on t h e s t a n d a r d s of mainten- ance by-laws, I was abou t ready t o g ive i t a r e s t - t h e n P a u l Tay lo r decided t o e d i t o r i a l i z e &, I guess , s l i p i n t h e l a s t word (something ed- i t o r s a r e n o t o r i o u s f o r ) ... He says : "To b lame DERA f o r g i v i n g l a n d l o r d s an excuse t o r a i s e r e n t s , e v i c t , s h u t down and /o r s e l l o u t i s p u e r i l e & s h o r t - s i g h t e d . " I looked " p u e r i l e " up i n t h e d i c t i o n a r y , & i t means " c h i l d i s h " ... w e l l , nobody's p e r f e c t , j u s t a s no o r g a n i z a t i o n i s p e r f e c t , excep t DERA - a t l e a s t i n t h e minds of i t s s u p p o r t e r s . ( I w a s once 100% a DERA s u p p o r t e r myse l f , s o I know what i t ' s l i k e . )

But, i n E a s t e r n Europe, s o c i a l i s t o r g a n i z a t i o n s a r e a p p l y i n g t h e p h i l - osophy of "Glasnost & P e r e s t r o i k a " t o t h e i r a c t i o n s - t h i s means "Open- n e s s & R e s t r u c t u r i n g " ... I f you app ly a l i t t l e openness & r e s t r u c t u r i n g t o a s o c i a l i s t agency h e r e , however, you seem t o g e t n o t h i n g b u t d e f e n s i v e re - a c t i o n s , d e n i a l s , & a c c u s a t i o n s .

I f i n d i t i n t e r e s t i n g , t o s a y t h e l e a s t , t h a t democra t i c s o c i a l i s m (which I tend t o s u p p o r t , b u t w i l l n o t f a i l t o c r i t i c i z e i f n e c e s s a r y ) i s l e s s open t o change i n t h e Down- town E a s t s i d e t h a n i n t h e s o - c a l l e d a u t h o r i t a r i a n sys tems of S o v i e t Russ ia .

R e s t r u c t u r i n g ( p e r e s t r o i k a ) i s n o t a bad i d e a . ..& t h a t ' s a l l I ' m sugges t - i n g : a r e s t r u c t u r i n g o f s t a n d a r d s of maintenance by-laws s o t h a t t h e y c a n ' t be used t o j u s t i f y r e n t i n c r e a s e s . . . what ' s wrong w i t h t h a t ?

TORA

Tora, something seems t o have g o t t e n

Lost i n h e r e . The 1st t ime , you por-

t r a y e d t h e people who work ful l - t imc, a t t h e Downtowm E a s t s i d e R e s i d e n t s ' A s s o c i a t i o n (DERA) a s be ing almosc s o l e l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a l a n d l o r d - S C ~ I U I t h a t ' s gone on a l l o v e r t h e world f o r c e n t u r i e s ; t h e same people responded i n k ind s a y i n g you were o f f - t h e - w a l l .

The 2nd l e t t e r s a i d much t h e s m ~ c < I . >

t h e 1st. .DERA was t o blame. Nrlb~)tl\ d i s p u t e s t h a t i t ' s an imper fec t w o ~ - l d but i f you wanted t o say t h a t sLa11d- a r d s ' by-laws needed r e v i s i n g , t h a ~ ' . , a beginning p o i n t . O t l ~ e r s o f l i h t , mind w i l l j o i n r i g h t i n and work o n i L but your l e t t e r s r ead l i k e you used t h e by-law t h i n g a s a way t o a t t a c h and degrade community workers . As L~

" l a s t word", maybe f i l t e r i n g t h e p o t - s h o t s of t h e pe r son who s h o o t s w i t 1 1

a s c a t t e r gun o v e r h i s shou lde r wll i l i admir ing h imse l f i n h i s ' a i m i n g f mir- r o r . . .maybe a l i t t l e more thought would make your common s e n s e show you what y o u ' r e s a y i n g .

I now expec t t o h e a r a b l a s t from Tora a g a i n s t c i t y h a l l i f he l i s t c n - ed t o c o u n c i l and p a r t i c u l a r l y Rankin y e s t e r d a y .

Ter ry Terhune

( t h e above l e t t e r w a s handed i n t h e day a f t e r c o u n c i l c l o s e d t h e Veil1.e Hote l f o r i t s d e c r e p i t c o n d i t i o n s , f i l e d c h a r g e s a g a i n s t t h e owner, 6 gave t h e Columbia and one o t h e r cockroach h o t e l 60 days t o comply w i t h maintenance s t a n d a r d s by-laws. The huge r e n t i n c r e a s e s a t t h e Col- umbia were d i s a l l o w e d and t h e owner t o l d t h a t they cou ld s e r v e n o t i c e of a f u t u r e r e n t i n c r e a s e o n l y a f t e r t h e r e q u i r e d maintenance was done. )

6 GAIN TRIBUNAL TRAINING YEBRUARY 8TH & 22ND, 1990

6:30-9:30 P.M. PEOPLES LAW SCHOOL

900 HOWE ST.

The F r o n t l i n e Advocate Workers ( F. L .A.W .) a r g a n i z a t i o n , i n connec- t i o n w i t h t h e M i n i s t r y o f S o c i a l S e r v i c e s & Housing, i n v i t e you t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n a t r a i n i n g workshop f o r t h o s e i n t e r e s t e d i n becoming in - volved i n t h e T r i b u n a l p r o c e s s . We a r e c u r r e n t l y seek ing t o expand o u r numbers of "experienced" r e s o u r c e s , and b e l i e v e t h a t t h e s e two workshops w i l l g i v e you t h e working knowledge vou need t o comfor tab le p a r t i c i p a t e as P l in i s t ry o r a p p e l l a n t nominee o r c h a i r p e r s o n .

A s s i s t a n c e f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n and c h i l d c a r e c o s t s a r e a v a i l a b l e g iven p r i o r n o t i f i c a t i o n .

Advance r e g i s t r a t i o n is r e q u e s t e d hv February 1 s t t o g i v e u s a s e n s e of t h e number of p a r t i c i p a n t s .

Vor r e g i s t r a t i o n , c h i l d c a r e and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n c o s t s o r any f u r t h e r cl~ics t i o n s , p l e a s e c o n t a c t Karen Howe a t F i r s t United Church: 681-8365.

We a r e g r a t e f u l t o t h e P e o p l e ' s 1,nw School who have donated t h e u s e of t h e i r f a c i l i t i e s f o r t h i s e v e n t .

it's an i s s u e t h a t concerns u s a l l . N.( : . I < . i s a r e f o r e s t a t i o n company, wl~osc. r e p dropped o f f t h i s n o t i c e and i ~ s k c d t h a t i t be c i r c u l a t e d . Companies i~ lvo lved i n mining, o i l e x p l o a r t i o n & 11iml1er a r e r e q u i r e d t o r e p l a c e o r r e - S L O L - ~ Canadian s o i l t o i t s o r i g i n a l s l a t e . 'The n o t i c e i m p l i e s t h a t t a x e s p.1\' f o r i t . Also c o n t a i n e d i n t h e I I O ~ i r e is a c a l l f o r people i n t e r e s t e d i l l working w i t h N . G . R . t o con tacc them

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FREE LEGAL ADVICE I

The Law S t u d e n t s ' Legal Advice Pro- gram (LSLAP) o f f e r s f r e e l e g a l a d v i c e t o peop le who canno t a f f o r d a lawyer . S t u d e n t s , working under t h e super- v i s i o n of a l awyer , can g i v e a d v i c e on a range of l e g a l i s s u e s i n c l u d i n g areas such a s s m a l l c l a i m s , l a n d l o r d / t e n a n t d i s p u t e s , f a m i l y law and em- ployer /employee r e l a t i o n s . S t u d e n t s can a l s o a s s i s t i n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of w i l l s and can h a n d l e uncon tes ted d i - v o r c e s . Where we a r e unab le t o be of a s s i s t a n c e , we p r o v i d e r e f e r r a l s t o t h e a p p r o p r i a t e l e g a l o r s o c i a l s e r - v i c e . The Law S t u d e n t s i n v i t e anyone ,

w i t h a l e g a l problem o r q u e s t i o n t o drop o u r c l i n i c . I

LSLAP c l i n i c s w i l l be h e l d every , o t h e r Tuesday even ing on t h e 3rd

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f l o o r of Carnegie s t a r t i n g J a n . 9; then J a n . 23, Feb. 6 , Feb. 20 and Mar. 6 . . . f rom 7:00 t o 8:30. C l i e n t s may s imply drop by t h e c l i n i c - no appointments needed. For f u r t h e r in fo rmat ion and o t h e r c l i n i c loca - t i o n s , phone LSLAP a t 228-5791.

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We need a D r o p - I n / ~ o l u n t e e r Co-ord- i n a t o r t o b e g i n February 21, 1990. The s u c c e s s f u l a p p l i c a n t w i l l have e x p e r i e n c e working w i t h women, know- l e d g e of t h e Downtown e a s t s i d e and a f e m i n i s t p e r s p e c t i v e . Valuable s k i l l s i n c l u d e advocacy & s e l f - h e l p back- ground, program p l a n n i n g , c r i s i s i n - t e r v e n t i o n & c r o s s c u l t u r a l e x p e r i - ence . The i d e a l person w i l l be s e l f m o t i v a t e d , f l e x i b l e , e a g e r t o t a c k l e new e x p e r i e n c e s & a b l e t o r e l a t e t o a n e l e c t e d board . The s a l a r y i s $1650 p e r month + b e n e f i t s . ~ p p l i c a t i o n s :

Downtown E a s t s i d e women ' s Cent r e 44 E . Cordova S t . , Vancouver, B. C . V6A 1K2

(by January 22, 1990.)

The USEFUL and The USELESS -- CANADA'S USELESS - (Part One)

SENATE ------ Horrendously expensive archaic political patronage welfal-L bums living in luxury off the backs of Canada's workers. Should be abolished completely and put on old age pensio~~ just like war veterans.

LAWYERS ------- Semi-parasitical group of money-grubbers thr'ving on the rniscr.7 o f otlwrs and self-glor f ying ~mn; potents i l ~ ~ c i , I

t1.e rube n i mental superiority.

PSYCHOLOGISTS ------------- Professionals so-called skilled in the expertise of complicating common horse sense.

PSYCHIATRISTS Masters of quackery and dangerous to the feeble and ------------- I I

mentally disabled. ECONOMISTS Experts at juggling statistics yet which no two of them

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ever arrive at any sort of conclusive similarity. POLITICAL SCIENTISTS (so-called) - .................................

Can anyone prove to me where in hell does actual science fit into the picture here? Bah!

POLITICS ------- 75% half-truths ... 25% damn lies.

CANADA'S USEFUL - (Part Two)

1. MEDICAL PROFESSION: Top priority in toto.

2. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS: They build - do not destroy.

3. POLICE SERVICEMEN 6 WOMEN: They protect us all.

4. FARMERS: The most useful non-professionals on the face of this earth without whom no one can survive.

5. TEACHERS: Dedicated to inculcation of basics paramount to the pursuit of healthy happy productive life.

6. TRADESMEN 6 WOMEN: Carpenters, Plumbers, Electricians, Barbers, etc.

7. 50% of Federal, Provincial and Municipal bureaucracy for what it's worth.

By Guess Whoooo?

(Editor's Note: It seems too easy to find fault with an entire profession on the basis of individual experiences. Additions, subtrac- tions, comments... )

Nhy do you g i v e m e such a warm, backward g l a n c e ?

And then - T r e a t me i f I were a c a s u a l a q u a i n t a n c e ? Why do you s t a n d a p a r t

i n d i f f e r e n t 12nd y e t

expec t , when t h e mood i s on t h a t I ' l l come runn ing

b r e a t h l e s s w i t h d e l i g h t innocen t i n a n t i c i p a t i o n ?

,\ill I s o c o n t e m p t i b l e ?

You can r e j e c t - a b s o l u t e l y . I s t a n d s tunned ;

1 ,a ter t o e x p e r i e n c e s h a t t e r and t w i s t i n g agony

s o t h a t I c l u t c h a t my g u t gasping.

Kccovering - I t u r n o u t t o n a t u r e Wa1 k by t h e s e a . .brood. . And grow calm. Rut you clamour -

pursuing me Ilernauding unders tand ing? Of what? Your need f o r agony?

Solace y o u r s e l f - a s I must.

I 'c~~-haps i t i s t h a t w e l i v e i n two wor lds

I;;I r a p a r t ; c o n t i n e n t s indeed . 1 ;un a l o n e - a s o l i t a r y t r a v e l l e r

H l l t you ! l l ( > w many c l o s e t i e s you have;

lo mc a l l f o r e i g n ! 111s ide a boundary I s h a l l

IIc'vcr - 1 cannot e v e r c r o s s .

Bea F.

RULERS OF THE PEN

Come a l l you r u l e r s o f t h e pen And h e a r my f r i g h t e n i n g sound; The words t h a t you t e a c h are as crooked As t h e Dev i l below t h e ground - You s a y I ' m a r a t ' cause I ' m hones t You brand me ye l low and s a y I h i d e ; Even Lord J e s u s would n e v e r f o r g i v e ye For a l l t h o s e s u i c i d e s . I

You s i t behind your e t i q u e t t e desks Smug i n t h e bottoms o f your s e a t s ; Wearing m i l l i o n d o l l a r v e s t s Even though you know you c h e a t - You p u l l i n f i f t y grand f o r dough To p reach ' bou t H i t l e r ' s word; A s you s t a n d deep i n d e a t h row Alongside t h a t vermin d i r t .

You r u l e r s of t h e pen d e c e i v e So much t h a t i t makes me s i c k ; I ' d r a t h e r shoo t myself than b e l i e v e The s h a r p words t h a t you p i c k - You're a s morbid a s a snake Alongside an i n k w e l l ; You're j u s t a band of f a k e s May you a l l r o t i n h e l l .

Joe Ringer

C O N R A D

DEAR ABBY,

y o u ' r e g e t t i n g o l d when: I You know a l l t h e answers b u t no-

body a s k s you any q u e s t i o n s . You g e t winded p l a y i n g checkers . You o r d e r G e r i t o l on t h e r o c k s . You s i n k your t e e t h i n t o a t h i c k

s t e a k and they s t a y t h e r e . You f e e l l i k e t h e morning a f t e r

and you haven ' t been anywhere. You s t o p t o t h i n k and sometimes

f o r g e t t o start a g a i n . You s i t down i n a r o c k i n g c h a i r

and c a n ' t g e t i t s t a r t e d . You d o n ' t need a n a l a r m c l o c k t o

g e t up w i t h t h e ch ickens . Your pacemaker opens t h e ga rage

door whenever a c u t e g a l goes by. The o n l y w h i s t l e s you g e t are from

a t e a k e t t l e . A f o r t u n e - t e l l e r wants t o r ead

your f a c e . You f i n a l l y g e t i t a l l t o g e t h e r

but c a n ' t remember where you p u t i t . You pray f o r a good p rune- ju ice

h a r v e s t . OLD-TIMER

Conrad was a f r i e n d of mine But n o t my f r i e n d a l o n e He was a f r i e n d t o one and a l l And even tho h e ' s gone He w i l l n o t be f o r g o t t e n I n days and months t o come He'd be welcomed anywhere I n anybody's home

The days and months and y e a r s w i l l come And they w i l l a l s o go And t h o s e of u s who knew him b e s t W i l l s u r e l y , s u r e l y know The p r e c i o u s moments t h a t we s p e n t With Conrad n e a r t h e end Were p r e c i o u s moments, t r u l y And say , "Conrad was my f r i e n d . I '

f i Gerry Bee

Do You Need Help Wr i t ing L e t t e r s ? _________-_-_____-----________________________________---------

Are t h e r e peop le you need t o keep i n touch w i t h ; forms t h a t need t o be f i l l e d o u t ; correspondence wi th agen- c i e s , b u s i n e s s e s , f o r j o b s , e t c . . . .

My name is Matthew. I have done some s t u d y i n g i n journa l i sm, but more i m p o r t a n t l y I en joy w r i t i n g l e t t e r s t o f ami ly and f r i e n d s . . t o keep con- t a c t w i t h them.

So i f you f e e l t h a t I can be of some h e l p , l e t ' s g e t t o g e t h e r i n t h e Learning Cen t re of t h e Carnegie . I ' 11 be t h e r e each Monday & Wednesday from 2-4 pm. Messages can a l s o be l e f t w i t h Claude o r Lex a t t h e L q rn ing Centre .

I .

I. Modern S o c i e t y

Back l a b o u r I n t e n s e p a i n Knife t u r n i n g Pa in r e l i e f G u i l t

E p i d u r a l , r o u t i n e h o s p i t a l i n t e r v e n t i o n s I n t e r v e n e s - A n e e d l e i n your a r m t h a t p u l l s and g e t s i n t h e way F e t a l moni tor - something l o n g shoved up i n s i d e you, screwed t o t h e

baby ' s head t h a t moni to r s h i s h e a r t r a t e bu t t h e machine d o e s n ' t even work t h a t w e l l

A c o n t r a c t i o n moni tor - t h i s b e l t s t r a p p e d t o your swol len b e l l y t i e d too t i g h t

A p r i s o n e r i n t h e bed surrounded by t h e w a l l s Tiny room c l o s i n g i n

Pr imeval screams t a k e me back hundreds of y e a r s beyond modern s o c i e t y

Where a woman had t h e magic of h e r midwife t o t r a v e l b e s i d e h e r wi th d i g n i t y and w i t h joy

I n h e r environment s a f e from t h e k n i v e s of t h e f u t u r e Where have a l l t h e midwives gone Gone i n t o h i d i n g

11. The C o n f l i c t o f Love

A f t e r 31 hours my baby t a k e n from me A f t e r t h e head crowns and t h e baby is pushed o u t A f t e r b i r t h

A f t e r t h e emotion of r e a l i z i n g , "I had a baby," pours o u t t o f i l l t h e room

Af te r be ing t o l d I can no t ho ld my baby A f t e r 2

Compel1 I)r iven

go 'To s e e Fly baby

4 hours i n an i n c u b a t o r

ed

BIRTH TRILOGY S h e l l y Schnee

Af t e r F i n a l l y t o t ake my baby home Love, oozing o u t Sof t s k i n , t o o t h l e s s smi le The most b e a u t i f u l baby i n t h e world

Discovering f e e l i n g s That on ly p a r e n t s know Excruc ia t ing pa in f o r g o t t e n f o r t h e moment Emotions high, bonds developing

I want my body back and t o s l e e p through t h e n I m i s s work, l a c k of p r ivacy C o n f l i c t , t h e c l a s h , and how they f i t toge ther The c o n f l i c t of l ove

111. The Lonel iness of Motherhood

Not employed Working a t home Raise t h e baby S t ruggle between t h e joy And t h e longing

Trying t o b e l i e v e t h a t o t h e r people r e s p e c t t h e work t h a t mothers do Trying t o convince myself t h a t I r e spec t t h e work t h a t mothers do I was a b l e t o make t h e choice Looking a t my baby knowing I made t h e r i g h t cho ice Consider, t h e l o n e l i n e s s of motherhood is not my f a u l t

I s o l a t e Divide and conquer The r ea l i sm of g iv ing b i r t h I n t o Capi ta l i sm The p o l i t i c s of motherhood

making little 1.

nances conducted in April 1989. - Kevin Bishop, survey statistician,

nit! StatCan. said the trend be-, tween 1967 &d 1988 is m e sig- nificant than the annual changes. He noted the percentage has increased "quite sigdicantly" in the past 20 years.

Because this is a sample survey rather than a census, it is consid- ered to have a 95% confidence level. But Bishop warned the data could be subject to sampling error.

Younger women have a better chance than their mothers to have salaries close to those of male coun- terparts. The female-to-male earn- ings ratio ranged from 83.7% in the 15-to-19 age group to 59.4% in the C C +- C A -..- U" C" V' *"",..

Women who have never mamed earned 89.8% of single men's aver- age wages. ,This compares with 60.8% for married yomen and 67.5% for other categories. .

Women with Grade 8 education or less earned 57.1% of what men with similar education made. Wom- en with university degrees earned 72.3% as much as male university graduates, the federal agency said.

THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY. FOR THEY KNOW SHE'S NOT LAZY, DOWNTRODDEN I N HER LATER YEARS, NEVER THINKING OF HER PEERS.

THE CLOTHES SHE WEARS SHOW NOTHING OF DESPAIR; HER BAG SHE DOES NOT DRAG. THE ROUGE ON HER FACE INSINUATES NO DISGRACE. LOST I N TIME, THIS LOVE OF MINE, THE INSPIRATION OF HER DESTINATION NO DIFFERENT THAN YOURS OR MINE.

I LOVE HER FOR THE SECOND THE MINUTE THE HOUR

HER LOVE - I T DOES SHOWER.

- in admiration

DON'T GIVE US THAT GARBAGE --

150,000 TONS OF IT IN YOUR BACKYARD --

The mayor and the majority of aldermen on City Council are proceeding with plans to put a garbage processing plant in the railway flats between Main Street and Clarke Drive, the Mount Pleasant Slope and Strathcona.

If this plant goes ahead, u

West End, Downtown x 60,000 residents living in t e

Eastside, South False Creek/Fairview Slopes and

g arts of Mount Pleasant will e excluded from

participating in the city's

curbside blue box recycling programme.

The plant will be located within walking distance of four residential neighbourhoods -- Grandview, Starthcona, Mount Pleasant and Downtown Eastside -- as well as parks and public schools in those neighbourhoods.

Neighbourhood rps in Grandview, Strat cona, Mount Pleasant, the Downtown

Eastside and the West End have all ex ressed concern about t R e arbage plant's location an% the process through which civic politicians decided to approve a garbage plant, rather than implement an at source recycling programme in the urban core.

Environmental and recycling groups, as well as unions, are also very concerned about this garbage plant, and the impact it will have on the way Vancouver rocesses its garbage in t K e future.

Political supporters of this plant claim it is a temporary solution to the garbage crisis. However, they can't explain why a private business would spend upwards of $5 million to construct a temporary plant, especially when markets for recycled materials are weak at this time?

The city's own Engineerin Department recommende 5 delaying the decision on this plant until the curbside recycling rogramme is fully in place. ?hey want to see what lessons can be learned from this that can be applied to recycling in the urban core.

The only way this plant makes sense is if the Cit (that 'means you and I) subsi izes it or if the operator is in it for the long haul -- or both.

CN Rail has asked City Council to consider swapping the original site for the plant (near Main Street) for a larger site (700 block Evans Ave.) that is only 600 feet from Strathcona Park and 1300 hundred feet from residences in Grandview Woodlands.

Although neighbourhood groups asked City Council for an open public debate on this arba e plant, it looks as

Lou& what we are etting is a simple question an % answer information session with someone from the City Engineering Department.

That means its up to us to ask the im ortant questions and R to let t e politicians know if we're not satisfied with the answers. Here are some things to remember when you o to the public meeting on anuary 24th: B

* The arba e plant will take all gar % age B rom apartment offices, and businesses in the

area north of 16th Ave. Residents who live in multiple unit buildings, or workers and employers in this area do not even have the choice to participate in the at- source recycling programme.

* The system of waste collection in the downtown core alread has many problems. This plant will lock the downtown into this system for a good many years to come.

* The garbage lant will process 150.00 1 tonnes of garbage per year, but only a portion of that will be recycled. City estimates of the amount of garba e that can H actually be recyc ed through

the plant range from 15% to 40%. * To reach that 40% maximum, the plant will be re uired to manufacture 1 Re use Derived Fuel (RDF). This is a potentially toxic mix of garbage that must be incinerated to be of any use. The Burnaby incinerator has alreadv moved to be a dange&s and costly boondoggle.

* Political supporters of this garbage plant claim it is necessary to reduce the flow of waste to the Burns Bog landfill. But even at the plant's maximum recovery rate of 40%, the plant will reduce the overall flow of garbage to Burns Bog by only 6%.

* The garbage going to this plant will not be separated. Wet and dry garbage will be mixed to ether. This kind of garbage % ecays rapidly and smells badly.

* Resource recovery plants use heav machinery and are not note i for their quiet operation.

* Up to 35 garbage trucks er hour will be required to fi I' 1

this plant with enough garbage to keep it profitable. 4

* This means 35 trucks per hour travelling through or near residential neighbourhoods. They will bring with them added dust and noise.

* Resource Recovery Plants are proven failures in Ontario and the United States. Why do we need one here?

WHAT CAN WE D O ABOUT THIS GARBAGE PLANT?

CALL MAYOR GORDON CAMPBELL, AT 873-7621 OR 873-7622, OR THE ALDERMEN, AT 873-7273

* TELL THEM YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THIS GARBAGE PLANT O N YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD AND THE FUTURE OF

RECYCLING IN THE URBAN CORE

* MAKE SURE THAT YOU WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE CITY'S BLUE-BOX RECYCLING PROGRAMME

ATTEND THE PUBLIC MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24TH, 7PM AT BRITANNIA CENTRE, COMMERCIAL DRIVE AND NAPIER STREET.

LET THE POLITICIANS KNOW THAT YOU CARE ABOUT WHAT THE CITY DOES WITH OUR GARBAGE

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: * THE GRANDIVEW WOODLANDS AREA COUNCIL: 251-1491

* IN STRATHCONAIDOWNTOWN EASTSIDE1 WEST END -JEFF SOMMERS: 665-2220

* IN MOUNT PLEASANT - DALE EDWARDS: 876-3371 * IN FALSE CREEKIFAIRVIEW SLOPES - BERYL WILSON: 734-33.69

* THE CITIZENS ACTION NETWORK - 732-6952

WHEREAS

AND WHEREAS

AND WHEREAS

AND WHEREAS

AND WHEREAS

AND WHEREAS

Offiac of the Mayor

CITY OF VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA

Evelyne S a l l e r has dedicated.more than two decades of her l i f e t o s e rv ing the downtown core community;

She has managed, wi th competence, humour and compassion, t he o l d "44", then t h e Alex Centre;

H e r s t r e n g t h and kindness have sof tened people 's poverty and pain;

She has sought n e i t h e r a t t e n t i o n nor rewards f o r her s i g n i f i c a n t con t r ibu t ions ;

Everyone whose l i f e she has touched w i l l m i s s her a s much a s they r e spec t h e r ;

The Vancouver Ci ty Council app rec i a t e s ~ v e l y n e ' s s e r v i c e t o t h e management of t h e Alex Centre:

NOW, THEREFORE, I , Gordon Campbell, Mayor of t he Ci ty of Vancouver, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM on Wednesday, November 29th, 1989 t h a t t he Alex Centre w i l l h e r e a f t e r be named

"THE EVELYNE SALLER CENTRE"

i n r ecogn i t i on of her ou ts tanding s e r v i c e t o t he people o f Vancouver.

Gordon Campbell, MAYOR

To the Mayor & Members of Council:

Radio news repor ted t h i s morning (5 January 1990) t h a t V i c t o r i a Ci ty Council has imposed a six-month moratorium on demoli t ions i n t h e i r munic ipa l i ty . The reasoning was v i r t u a l l y i d e n t i c a l t o t h a t of North Vancouver's" t o s t o p t h e demoli t ion of a f fo rdab le housing and i t s re- placement with luxury condominiums.

The reasoning presen ted by Mayor Campbell and t h e o t h e r NPA members of Vancouver Ci ty Council a g a i n s t imposing such a moratorium i n our c i t y is a sad excuse. By l eav ing low-cost and a f fo rdab le r e n t a l hous- ing unprotected, thousands of c i t i - zens, many of whom have l i v e d most of t h e i r l i v e s i n Vancouver, a r e being forced out of t h e i r homes. There is nowhere t o go f o r housing 3s t h e vacancy r a t e s become sma l l e r and the accomodations sought d i s - appear i n p i l e s of rubble .

When hundreds of Vancouver's c i t i - zens came t o City Ha l l on December 1 9 t h t o show t h e i r concern wi th t h i s same ma jo r i t y ' s i n d i f f e r e n c e and demanded s o l u t i o n s - inc lud ing a moratorium on demoli t ions and a neighbourhood p r o t e c t i o n program - t h e response was vague and conscious- l y d i r ec t ed t o d i v e r t a t t e n t i o n from y o u r l a ck of p o l i t i c a l w i l l t o s o l v e t h i s c r i s i s t o t he s a t i s f a c t i o n of the thousands of people whom the huii,.'reds i n a t tendence a t Council Chaabers on t h e 19th represen ted .

Mayor Campbell, t o c i t e t h e mega- p r o j e c t s as t h e C i t y ' s answer t o t h e press ing need f o r a f f o r d a b l e housing is a chimera. V i r t u a l l y none of those demanding an immediate plan of a c t i o n w i l l be a b l e t o a f f o r d even the l e a s t expensive s u i t e i n t he se megaprojects i f they were t o open to- morrow. With t h e p ro j ec t ed f i r s t day being a t l e a s t two yea r s i n t h e f u t u r e t he se peoples ' chances sh r ink t o v i r t u a l l y zero .

The plan seems t o be t o fo rce a v a s t major i ty of Vancouver's p r e sen t c i t i z e n s ou t of t h e i r c i t y ; t o make way f o r only well-to-do people migra- t i n g he re from elsewhere. This is reprehens ib le . Vancouver's Ci ty Council members must s e e t h e w r i t i n g on t h e w a l l and d e c l a r e a moratorium , on any f u r t h e r demoli t ions immediate- l y and s p a r e us any more of your s t u p i d r h e t o r i c . Anger has d i s tu rb - i n g consequences.

PAULR TAYLOR

-- DOWNTOWN 685-4488 Wed. even ing : 5 t o 8 : 3 0 Drop i n EASTSIDE D r . AL VENNEMA o r c a l l F r e e D o c t o r s on s i t e YOU'I'H Thur . even ing : 5 t o 8 :30 f o r a n t\CrI'IVI'L'IES

223 Main S t . D r . COLIN HORRICKS a p p o i n t -

SOCIETY ( C o n f i d e n t i a l ) STD n u r s e s are on s i t e ment.

! THE NtVSI.ETTER I S A PIJBLICATLON OF THE CAPJlECIE COPGWUIT* CENTRF. ASSOCIATION.

I A r t l c l r s represent the v l c r s o f 1 n d l v l d u . l

I ~ o n t r l b u f o r s a n d nor o f the As.oc l . r lon .

I FREE - d o n a t i o n s a c c e p l e d .

Thanks e v e r y b o d y . !

DONATIONS: Yanum Spath-$200 Nancy W.-$300 W i l l i s S.-$110 George $.-$I5 ~ i c h ' ~ . - $ 4 1 Robert S.-$60 J a n c i s A.-$45 Luis P.-$20 . Tom - $4.02 Marg S.-$20 L.B.T.-$100 Ted B.-$5 S h e i l a B .-$2 L i l l i a n H.-$20 James M.-$50 1.MacLeod-$150 K e l l y - $3 J. E a s t -$1 Nancy 5.-$50 Sue H.-$20 S t e v e R.-$5 Neil M.-$2 B . & B.-$8 I a n L.-$5 P e t e r E.-$3.32 CEEDS - $10 Te r ry t h e T e r r i b l e -$200 Anonymous - $43.23

* u n s a f e l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s i n h o t e l s o r apartment.^

* d i s p u t e s w i t h l a n d l o r d s * i n c o m e t a x

D E R A i s l o c a t e d a t 9 E a s t H a s t i n g s o r p h o n e 6 8 2 - 0 9 3 1 .

D E R A H A S B E E N SERVING T H E D O W N T O W N EASTSIDE FOR 1 6 YEARS

SHIFTLESS

peop le who were b e t t e r t h a n u s were comforta---. ...-i l i v e d i n p a i n t e d houses w i t h f l u s h t o i l e t s . v

Ikuve c a r s whose y e a r and make were r e c o g n i z a b l e . '1':ie ones worse o f f were s o r r y and d i d n ' t work. ----- 'Their s t r a n g e c a r s s a t on b locks i n d u s t y ya rds . ... WHO NEEDS ENEMIES I'lic y e a r s go by and e v e r y t h i n g and everyone Human Nature b e t r a y s q c t s r e p l a c e d . But t h i s much is s t i l l t r u e - t h e a m b i t i o u s clowns I never l i k e d work. My g o a l was a lways who want you t o s m i l e 1.0 he s h i f t l e s s . I saw t h e m e r i t i n t h a t . but c a u s e you t o frown. I Liked t h e i d e a of s i t t i n g i n a c h a i r i n f r o n t of your house f o r hours , doing n o t h i n g Garry Gust h u t wearing a h a t and d r i n k i n g c o l a . ILTllat ' s wrong w i t h t h a t ? - llrawing on a c i g a r e t t e from t ime t o t ime . S p i t t i n g . Making t h i n g s o u t o f wood w i t h a k n i f e . \LTllc7re's t h e harm t h e r e ? Now and then c a l l i n g t h e dogs t o hunt r a b b i t s . Try i t sometime. Once i n awhi le h a i l i n g a f a t , blond k i d like mo - 7

w r ~ r a r e you go ing t o be when you grow up?" sq -d

Raymond Carver (Submitted by C a r l MacDonald)

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Re: CACHE CREEK L A N D F I L L

An Open L e t t e r t o t h e G . V . R . D .

Dear ( N R D D i r e c t o r s ,

Our fami ly s u p p o r t s any e f f o r t s you make t o t u r n around t h e i n j u s t - i c e you have done t o t h e r e s i d e n t s of t h e i n t e r i o r by send ing your gar- bage 200 m i l e s t o Cache Creek.

You have t aken advan tage of a town d e s p e r a t e f o r revenue. There were no p u b l i c h e a r i n g s ( r e q u i r e d by law i n t h e U.S. f o r p r o j e c t s of t h i s magni- t u d e ) and no env i ronment la impact s t u d y . An a p p e a l h e a r i n g a f t e r t h e permit w a s i s s u e d i s not a p u b l i c h e a r i n g , and a t e c h n i c a l r e p o r t on s i t e d e s i g n by t h e p roponen t ' s con- s u l t i n g e n g i n e e r s i s n o t a n environ- - mental impact s t u d y .

Your r e c y c l i n g program i s n o t ade- q u a t e t o s o l v e your problem. Your c o n s t i t u e n t s want t o r e c y c l e 100% and your p r e v i o u s "burn & bury" approach t o was te management is no l o n g e r a c c e p t a b l e .

Our b e s t wishes go t o you and any c r e a t i v e e f f o r t s you make t o r e s o l v e t h e s i t u a t i o n .

P & M Rubinson Deadman's Creek

To t h e E d i t o r ,

The c l e a r l y unabashed i d i o c y o f b i g b u s i n e s s t h i n k i n g becomes d a i l y more a p p a r e n t . T h e i r fundamental 6 g u i d i n g p r i n c i p l e is t o maximize p r o f i t a t e v e r y s t e p and " ~ a m n t h e consequences ! "

But is t h i s no t what we a r e a l l en- gaged more and more i n doing? We t u r n t h e r e s o u r c e s of t h e e a r t h i n t o i n c r e a s e d d e s t r u c t i v e c a p a c i t i e s ( f o r p ro f i t ) ; i n t o s e l f - p o i s o n i n g ( f o r p r o f i t ) ; i n t o p o l l u t i o n ( f o r prof i t : ) ; i n t o d e - f o r e s t a t i o n ( f o r p r o f i t ) ; i n t o s o i l e r o s i o n ( f o r pro- f i t ) ; i n t o d e m o l i t i o n of a f f o r d a b l e housing ( f o r p r o f i t ) . Yet a l l o f t h i s f o l l o w s t h e agenda o f b i g b u s i n e s s - t h e god-head and he ro of o u r s o c i e t y .

May w e n o t g i v e thought t o t h e p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t p u t t i n g a l i d on p r o f i t might g i v e consuming power a b reak and l i f e a chance. .both s o c i - a l l y and e c o l o g i c a l l y ?

I a s k you. B e a t r i c e Ferneyhaugh

PS: I n l i g h t of t h e above, t h e id- iocy of t h e Wilson GST becomes apparen t : He proposes e x t r a c t i n g , from a m a j o r i t y of t h e peop le , 9% more of what i n c r e a s i n g l y i s n ' t t h e r e .

E d i t o r :

Stephen S a n d e r ' s d e c i s i o n t o e s t a - b l i s h a founda t ion f o r t h o s e h u r t i n g i n t h e Th i rd World w i t h money ea rned from r e a l e s t a t e h o l d i n g s i n t h e Lower Mainland can be s e e n a s both good and bad. C e r t a i n l y t h e r e a r e people h u r t i n g i n d i f f e r e n t n a t i o n s but p,Ir. Sander h a s caused a l o t of pa in r i g h t h e r e i n Vancouver w i t h t h e

massive r e n t a l i n c r e a s e s he has in- f l i c t e d on t h e t e n a n t s i n h i s a p a r t - ment b u i l d i n g s .

Hopeful ly Revenue Canada w i l l en- s u r e t h a t t h e k ind and c a r i n g p r o f i l e M r . Sander has developed t h i s C h r i s t - mas i s n ' t ' j u s t a "dodge t h e t axman" ploy. The people M r . Sander has h u r t i n t h e Lower Mainland dese rve a break a s w e l l .

Darren Lowe

WHY WE WORSHIP GOD

I a m b u t a beggar Heading down t h e d r a i n ; I have r e f u s e d t o l e a r n What o t h e r puppets say - I f e e l t h a t a l l money Is but a f r a u d ; This i s t h e reason why I worship God.

Our l and was s o young I n days of Dan ie l Boone; They wiped o u t o u r I n d i a n s The Cree, Cheyenne and Sioux - They burned a l l t h e i r guns A s we s i t and applaud; From t h e b a r r e l s of t h e i r 3 3 ' s While we worship God.

But man now conquers The l i m i t s of space ; Many m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s Have now gone t o was te -

Since e v e r I was born I ' v e r e b e l l e d a g a i n s t war; Its t r a c t i o n bod ies decay A f t e r two world wars - I ' v e burned H i t l e r ' s body ' n a l l h i s mob; But now we l o v e H i t l e r t o o Because he worshipped God.

Now we've g o t g renades To d e s t r o y o u r crowds; Three Japanese were b rave While a t F o r t Laude - You can s e e t h e r e d s t a i n s Smeared i n t h e mud; T h a t ' s why t h e Japanese Always worship God.

Now - a s I ho ld t h e p i s t o l To my c r a z t head; I s t a r t t o c r y a l i t t l e A s I go t o bed - I s e e a t h i r d world war We could feed o u r hungry

And f o r g e t about l o s t moon rocks ; Is now be ing fough t ; T h a t ' s why t h e Man-in-the-Moon T h a t ' s why t h e human r a c e Now worships God. Did away w i t h God.

J o e Ringer

SLOW ME DOWN LORD

Slow me down, Lord Ease t h e pounding of my h e a r t fiy t h e q u i e t i n g o f my mind. Steady my h u r r i e d pace w i t h A v i s i o n of t h e e t e r n a l r e a c h of t ime Give me, amid t h e confus ion of The day, t h e ca lmness of t h e E v e r l a s t i n g h i l l s . Break t h e t e n s i o n s of my n e r v e s And muscles w i t h t h e s o o t h i n g Music of t h e s i n g i n g s t r eams That l i v e i n my memory. Help me t o know t h e magica l ,

R e s t o r i n g power of s l e e p . Teach me t h e ar t of t a k i n g Minute v a c a t i o n s - of s lowing Down t o look a t a f l o w e r , t o Chat w i t h a f r i e n d , t o p a t a dog, To r e a d a few l i n e s From a good book. Slow me down, Lord, and i n s p i r e Me t o send my r o o t s deep i n t o The s o i l of l i f e ' s endur ing Values t h a t I may grow Toward t h e s t a r s of my G r e a t e r d e s t i n y .

J o e Ringer ,

MOUNT ARTABAN SEVEN

The a r d u o u s c l i m b hand o v e r hand S q ~ i r r l i n g up a l o g t o a moss-covered

l o f t . Velvet -covered p i n e f o r e s t s a pause f o r r e f r e s h m e n t s , a t a s k s h a r e d

t h e Bees a r e busy a t t h i s h e i g h t c o l l e c t i n g p l l e n f rom s p l o t c h y l i c h e n , hay-making i n t h e a i r and t h e view -

s e a c o a s t f o g enshrouded

i Facing a f o r e s t e x t i n c t i o n a t a n i n c r e d i b l e , r a t e , d e p l e t i o n o f s o i l , enormous t r e e t r u n k s

r o o t s of l o n g gone n a t i v e s p e c i e s dea th camps f o r t r e e s d i s r u p t i n g t h e l i f e sys tems . Eco System D i s r u p t i o n

E c o t o u r i s m c o u l d s a v e a few l i v e s Fores t t o u r s t o t o u r i s t s f o r r e s t , A v o l u n t e e r ' s t r i p !

Taum D.

H Y D R A

I have been informed of what i s happening.

I must warn you. The j a c k b o o t s a r e marching a g a i n The crowds a r e b e i n g whipped

i n t o madness They a r e c h a n t i n g a n o l d r e f r a i n They t o r e down t h e w a l l and t h e world knows of t h e i r g l a d n e s s ; They a r e c o u n t i n g on a n o t h e r

Chamberlain. They t e l l me they w i l l win

t h i s t ime A world i n r u i n s from chemical

war hlen i n p r o t e c t i v e s u i t s k i c k i n g

down t h e door a s they roam

Seeking t o b e n e f i t from t h e l a s t b i t s of a l o s t c i v i l i z a t i o n .

Stop them now

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THE GST

HAKING THE POOR POORER

WHAT I S THE GST? --------------- S t a r t i n g I n 1991, t h e T o r i e s want a

Goods and S e r v i c e s Tax on a l l goods and s e r v i c e s . They h a v e n ' t dec ided y e t if t h e t a x w i l l be 9% of 7%. Basic g r o c e r i e s , p r e s c r i p t i o n d r u g s , medical d e v i c e s , r e s i d e n t i a l r e n t s , most h e a l t h and d e n t a l s e r v i c e s and c h i l d c a r e won't be t axed .

But n e a r l y e v e r y t h i n g e l s e w i l l be taxed: h a i r c u t s , s tamps, s a n i t a r y napkins , c h i l d r e n ' s and a d u l t s ' cLothes , soap, t h e phone b i l l , c a b l e TV and Hydro, a cup of c o f f e e o r a meal i n a r e s t a u r a n t . . t o name a few.

New shoes c o s t $20.00 EXAMPLE: B.C. s a l e s t a x +l. 20

GST +1. 80 I

i TOTAL $23.00

The GST i s r e l a t e d t o t h e f r e e be t r a d e d e a l . H e r e ' s how: ex

When t h e t r a d e d e a l passed , t h e government l o s t abou t $2 B i l l i o n a year i n t a x e s t h a t peop le pay when they b r i n g t h i n g s a c r o s s t h e border . The GST h e l p s make up f o r t h e s e t a x e s ,

Also, t h e GST w i l l h e l p make Cana- d a ' s t a x sys tem more l i k e t h e t a x sys- tem i n t h e U.S. The r i c h and corpora- t i o n s w i l l pay less and middle and low income peop le w i l l pay more.

T H E GS'L' W I L L W I P E O U T J O B S

i -------------

Economists s a y t h a t t e n s of thousands (of men and women w i l l l o s e t h e i r j o b s /because o f t h e GST. These p i c t u r e s , @ p l a i n how :

The government s a y s i t w i l l h e l p some low income peop le pay t h e s a l e s t a x . They s a y i t w i l l g i v e us a s a l e s t a x c r e d i t l i k e t h e s a l e s t a x c r e d i t we g e t now--only more. But we d o n ' t know f o r s u r e how much more.

W e DO know t h a t t h e c r e d i t i s n o t t i e d t o t h e c o s t of l i v i n g . So every y e a r t h e c r e d i t w i l l be worth l e s s b

l e s s . It w i l l be l i k e a n umbre l l a t h a t s h r i n k s i n t h e r a i n .

C o r p o r a t i o n s , on t h e o t h e r hand, g e t a f u l l t a x c r e d i t s o they d o n ' t have t o pay any e x t r a .

WHO SHOULD P A Y ? -------------- The government cou ld t a x peop le who

can a f f o r d more. Canada cou ld have a w e a l t h t a x l i k e West Germany, A u s t r i a and Norway. C o r p o r a t i o n s c o u l d pay t h e i r s h a r e . Rich peop le c o u l d pay h i g h e r income t a x e s . The government cou ld c r e a t e d e c e n t j o b s and reduce i n t e r e s t r a t e s . You p robab ly have some good i d e a s y o u r s e l f .

WHAT CAN Y O U DO? --------------- 1. Show t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n t o a f r i e n d and t a l k t o them abou t i t .

2 . W r i t e t o your MP and t o B r i a n Mulroney, P a r l i a m e n t B u i l d i n g s , O t t a w a , O n t a r i o K1A 0A6 (no stamp needed) . T e l l them t o s t o p t h e G S T and t a x peop le who can a f f o r d t o pay.

3 . Get groups t h a t you belong t o t o ho ld a mee t ing o r a workshop on t h e GST. C a l l End L e g i s l a t e d Pover ty a t 321-1202 if you want h e l p .

4 . G e t more l e a f l e t s from End Legi- s l a t e d P o v e r t y ( c a l l 321-1202) and hand them o u t t o your f r i e n d s .

5 . Don't f o r g e t t o v o t e a g a i n s t t h e GST i n A p r i l . Watch f o r more i n f o on t h e GST referendum i n t h e n e x t w h i l e .

COUNCILLOR LIBBY DAVIES EXPLAINS ................................ COPE POSITION O N CONCORD P A C I F I C - NORTH SHORE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

Notes 1. T o t a l number of s u b m i s s i o n s a t t h e

p u b l i c i n q u i r y = 69. Those opposed = 34 Those i n f avour= 32 Those who had some o b j e c t i o n s = 3

2 . The p u b l i c i n q u i r y ex tended o v e r t h r e e even ings from 7 pm t o mid-

n i g h t each even ing . 3. The f i n a l v o t e w a s 7 t o 3 i n fav-

our of t h e p r o p o s a l w i t h o n l y t h e t h r e e COPE C o u n c i l l o r s opposing.

C o u n c i l l o r Davies emphasized t h a t I i t was u n f o r t u n a t e t h a t t h e v o t e to -

n i g h t was "p red ic tab . l e t t i n s p i t e o f the f a c t t h a t a m a j o r i t y o f t h e sub- m i s s i o n s had been opposed t o t h e ~ ~ r o p o s a l . Davies r e f e r r e d t o many o f t h e p h r a s e s which s h e had hea rd i n t h e b r i e f s opposed t o t h e p r o j e c t - ' l execut ive c i t y " , "sense of d e s p a i r " "warfare on t h e environment", "con- c r e t e jungle" , "two s o l i t u d e s - t h e r i c h and t h e p o o r t t , w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o d e n s i t y , "a w a l l of b u i l d i n g s " , ci~ld t o v iews, " t h e v iews from t h e sou th s h o r e a r e unique" f o r example.

She emphasized t h a t t h e t h r e e COPE c > o u n c i l l o r s r e c o g n i z e t h e need f o r development and f a v o u r development o 1 1 t h e n o r t h s h o r e s i te . Emphasizing t l la t i t is a phony i s s u e f o r t h e NPA c o u n c i l l o r s t o t r y t o p i n t h e nega- t i v e l a b e l on COPE and d e p l o r i n g t h e ~ w l a r i z a t i o n which h a s occured , C o u n c i l l o r Davies r e f e r r e d t o t h e 1 wo main i s s u e s .

1. Form o f t h e Development I t 1 7 a s concerned abou t d e n s i t y up

t o t h e t i m e of t h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g . Now I am n o t concerned, b u t I do have g r a v e r e s e r v a t i o n s a b o u t what t h e p r o j e c t w i l l l o o k l i k e w i t h 42 towers o v e r 12 s t o r i e s h i g h and h i g h rises up t o 34 s t o r i e s . I a m c e r t a i n t h a t f u t u r e c i t i z e n s w i l l wonder, w i l l q u e s t i o n , pe rhaps even condemn u s f o r approv ing t h i s p r o p o s a l , " C o u n c i l l o r Davies s t a t e d .

2 . Housing "I c a n ' t b e l i e v e t h a t t h i s w i l l b e

a ba lanced neighbourhood when 80% of t h e u n i t s w i l l be a v a i l a b l e o n l y t o h i g h income o r n e a r h i g h income r e s i d e n t s . The commitment f o r 20% a

s o c i a l hous ing i s o n l y on paper a s t h e r e h a s been no response from e i - t h e r t h e p r o v i n c i a l o r t h e f e d e r a l governments. You a r e s imply dumping a f u t u r e c o u n c i l w i t h a huge problem. Because t h e r e i s no a l l o c a t i o n f o r r e n t a l hous ing o r f o r moderate income r e s i d e n t s , how w i l l t h i s e a s e o u r d e s p e r a t e hous ing s h o r t a g e ? "

3 . Two Other Concerns Libby Davies s t a t e d t h a t t h e r e

shou ld have been i n t e g r a t i o n of t h e hous ing p r o j e c t s on bo th t h e s o u t h and n o r t h s h o r e s of F a l s e Creek i n 0rde.r t o p r e s e r v e f o r s o u t h s h o r e r e s i d e n t s unimpeded views o f t h e mounta ins .

C o u n c i l l o r Davies q u e s t i o n e d t h e p r o c e s s . Even though t h e r e had been 150 t o 200 m e e t i n g s , might n o t t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a C i t i z e n s Advisory

i t t e e have ensured t h e emergence a "round t a b l e consensus" , r a t h e r 1 than t h e c u r r e n t p o l a r i z a t i o n .

4 . Conclus ion C o u n c i l l o r Davies posed t h e r h e t o r -

I i c a l q u e s t i o n , "Is t h i s t h e b e s t t h a t

I Vancouver can g e t ? " S t a t i n g t h a t i t is a C i t y Counci l

I duty t o o b t a i n what Vancouver i t e s d e s i r e and need, Davies added t h a t f i v e f a c t o r s i n t h e e x i s t i n g p r o p o s a l

1 d i d n o t meet t h e c r i t e r i a of t h e b e s t f o r Vancouver. These a r e :

I ' ( a ) 80% of hous ing u n i t s a v a i l a b l e I o n l y f o r t h e well- to-do o r t h e

1 n e a r l y well- to-do. (b ) 42 h i g h r i s e towers . 1 (c) NO g u a r a n t e e of s o c i a l hous ing

be ing p rov ided . (d) A f lawed p u b l i c p r o c e s s . ( e ) Pa rk s p a c e p rov ided , b u t no

I g u a r a n t e e t h a t t h e p u b l i c would be a l lowed t o u t i l i z e t h e f a c i l i t i e s .

5 . Amendments C o u n c i l l o r Davies proposed s i x

amendments. ' ( a ) t h a t 50% o f t h e 7650 hous ing

u n i t s b e s e t a s i d e f o r f a m i l y 1 hous ing . I (b) t h a t 33% be set a s i d e f o r s o c i a l ~ housing.

( c ) t h a t 33% b e set a s i d e f o r moder- a t e income r e s i d e n t s .

(d ) t h a t - 25% be r e n t a l hous ing . ( e ) t h a t t h e o f f i c i a l development

p l a n n o t proceed u n t i l s u c h t i m e as s o c i a l hous ing is prov ided .

(f) t h a t Concord P a c i f i c p r o v i d e t h e l a n d f o r s o c i a l hous ing a t no c o s t .

Fur the r n o t e s 1. I n s p i t e o f t h e f a c t t h a t t h e

1 t h r e e COPE C o u n c i l l o r s made i t ab- undant ly c l e a r t h a t t h e y would s u p p o r t t h e d e v e l o p e r ' s a p p l i c a t i o n p rov ided t h a t t h e NPA m a j o r i t y Counc i l would (approve the f o r e g o i n g s i x amendments,

cach was d e f e a t e d by a 7 t o 3 ~nd_jori t \

vote . 2 . C o u n c i l l o r Davies spoke e l o q u e ~ l t l \ ~ and f o r c e f u l l y i n summarizing tlie (:ol'i_ p o s i t i o n s on t h e Concord P a c i f i c Nortll Shore Development p r o p o s a l .

COPE r e g r e t s t h a t t h e mains t ream media i g n o r e d comple te ly t h e reasonc~tl p o s i t i o n p u t forward by Libby Davies .

Dear F r i e n d s ,

B i l l Vanderzalm and t h e Socreds are s e l l i n g t h e i r government a s one t h a t ' s brought economic p r o s p e r i t y t o BC. Uut t h e g l i t z y a d s c a n ' t h i d e t h e f a c t t h a t t h e good l i f e does n o t y e t e x i s t f o r a l l B r i t i s h Columbians - t h e r e a r e r e a l s o c i a l and l e g i s l a t i v e b a r r i e r s t o a d e c e n t q u a l i t y of l i f e f o r many of u s .

The f a c t is t h e needs of t o d a y ' s f a m i l i e s , and p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e i n t e r - e s t s o f c h i l d r e n , a r e a low p r i o r i t y f o r S o c i a l C r e d i t . A t t h e same t ime we ' re s e e i n g more t a x c u t s f o r b i g b u s i n e s s . The s o c r e d s s implu c a n ' t be t r u s t e d t o p r o v i d e government t h a t is f a i r t o a l l B r i t i s h Columbians.

What must be e n s u r e d is a decen t q u a l i t y o f l i f e f o r s e n i o r s , women a t home and i n h t e workplace , and handi- capped and d i s a b l e d c i t i z e n s .

No p r o v i n c e i s p rosperous when hous- i n g is o u t o f r e a c h of working p e o p l e , when o u r s e n i o r s a r e h i t w i t h u n f a i r t a x e s and h e a l t h c a r e f e e s , o r when c h i l d r e n are a l lowed t o go t o s c h o o l hungry.

Joan Smallwood, MLA

Carnegie Town Meeting

CARNEGIE TOWN HALL MEETINGS

January 2 1 s t - A p r e s e n t a t i o n and open ---------- -- d i s c u s s i o n o f renova-

t i o n p l a n s , w i t h l a r g e c o l o u r drawings a n d a s l i d e show o f what d i f f e r e n t c i r ~ a s look l i k e now and what t h e y ' l l become a f t e r c o n s t r u c t i o n f i n i s h e s .

Flcmbers of t h e S t e e r i n g Committee - Andy Ross ( c i v i c B u i l d i n g s ) , Diane Mac- Kenzie (Carneg ie D i r e c t o r ) , Eunice Mak ( S o c i a l P l a n n i n g ) , Muggs S i g u r g e i r s o n ( A s s o c i a t i o n P r e s i d e n t ) , Donald Mac- I'lierson (Programmer S u p e r v i s o r ) , James Burton ( A r c h i t e c t ) and P a u l T a y l o r ( ) i n v i t e everybody!

February 1 1 t h - Homelessness is a f a c t ------------- f o r growing numbers o f

peop le . P a r k s , warehouses and aban- doned b u i l d i n g s a r e o n l y some of t h e 13-laces used t o s p r e a d b l a n k e t s o r j u s t Iwddle i n t i1 morning. A i r your i d e a s on f i g h t i n g f o r s o l u t i o n s - both imm- cd i a t c and longterm.

(:ARBAGE - & THE RESOURCE RIP-OFF PLANT

January 24 th - The NPA m a j o r i t y on c i t y ---------- -- c o u n c i l i g n o r e d t h e c a l l

f o r a moratorium on t h e p r i v a t i z a t i o n c ~ f waste management, b u t a g r e e d t o ho ld p u b l i c mee t ings . T h i s one i s i t ( t h a t is r i g h t - t h i s ONE mee t ing is i t ) . T L ' s s chedu led t o b e g i n at 7:00<t t h e B r i t a n n i a Community C e n t r e ' s Secondary Schoo l Audi tor ium.

CONFERENCE ON POVERTY .-

January 25 th & 2 6 t h - T h i s h a s . been ------------------- o r g a n i s e d by End

1 ,cg i s l a ted P o v e r t y and w i l l s t a r t i n t l ~ c even ing on F r i d a y and a g a i n i n t h e n i o r n ing on Sa tu rday . C a l l 321-1202 for more i n f o r m a t i o n .

CCCA Board J a n u a r y 2 9 t h - Community R e l a t i o n s -------------------

Monday, 4 :45 pm

January 3 0 t h - Program Committee ----------------- Tuesday, 4:00 pm

January 3 0 t h - Educat ion Committee ------------------- Tuesday, 6:00 prn

January 3 1 s t - Volun tee r Committee ------------------- Wednesday, 4:00 pm

January 3 1 s t - Finance Committee ----------------- Wednesday, 6:00 pm

February 1st - Board of D i r e c t o r s ------------------ Thursday, 7:00 pm

February 13 - S e n i o r s Committee ----------------- Tuesday, 2:00 pm

February 14 - Finance Workshop ---------------- Wednesday, 6: 00 pm