says. ‘ more likely to get pregnant or Quebec, a worker with Planned Norman Buchan said the P.-E. government, along. Newfoundland, feels teenage pregnancy is a non-issue doesn't spend’a dime directly on family 3 She said that Ontario, by contrast, million a year on such programs. “Yet when you look at the adolescent pregnancy rate in Prince Edward Island, it’s one of the highest in the country,” said Buchan. “If you look at Quebec, it’s the lowest.” The problem of teenage pregnancy — Cansda averages about 32 live births per thousand teenage females — is not a priority in many jurisdii ‘Buchan told a pata recent women's conference. In British Columbia, funding to Planned Parenthood of Canada was one of the first programs to go with the introduction of Premier Bill Bennett's restraint package, she said. She also said that even the federal government has reduced funding to the family planning agency from a high of $600,000 annually about two years ago to $120,000 this year. “This makes it very, very difficult to operate any kind of About a third of preguant teenagers abortions but Donovan pointed out that for adolescents in hospital abortions tp shrt me ee tip, ole report on the status of women in One of the questions they ask: why about 100 teenage, girls get 4 week despite the apparent availability of birth control. alone, by bus to an urban Canada. ed at the workshop was each te - Coming Sedu. . . See the back the same day. Castlegar News of Wed., Jan. 11 Charities big business By JOHN WARD The Canadian Press Poppies and daffodils, bottle drives and bingos, walkathons, raffles and rallies all help raise money for charities. ‘There are 47,000 charitable organizations registered for tax purposes with the Revenue Department, one for every 530 Canadians. In 1980, the latest year for which figures are available, three million volunteers donated 400 million hours of work and rasied $5.6 billion. Charities ‘are’ big business; their 1980 take represents two per cent of the gross national product. Their causes range from research into disease to clothing skid road derelicts and saving whales. The methods used are ad varied as the causes. There are the familiar red poppies of the Canadian Legion that blossom on lapels every Rmembrance Day. There are the yellow daffodils that symbolize the annual Canadian Cancer Society fund drive in April. Service clubs and churches often seek donations through raffles, bingos and collections of bottles and paper. ‘Phe Salvatgon Army’s Christmas kettles and their attendant bell-ringers are familiar sights and many Halloween yick-or-treaters carry small cardboard boxes for donations to UNICEF. Community groups and organizations like Big Brothers and Big Sisters often raise money thfough pledges to walkers, bowlers, skaters, skiers and the like. Summer fairs and exhibitions often include a house, a ar or a gold bar to be raffled off for charity. Other methods include telephone soliciting, door-to- door canvasses (the Heart Furid runs a major campaign with of vol hi mail i Christmas Seals, Easter Seals and benefit performances by circuses, bands, orchestras and individuals. Celebrity dinners and auctions of everything from lunch with prominent politicians to a ballet star's slippers also bring in funds. In Alberta and i legal bling provid other opportunities for charities. In 1982, Albertans wagered $79 million in casinos and spent another $79 million on pull tickets, which offer random chances at cash prizes when the stubs are pulled free. They netted $26.4 million. Charity i in wonder if there isn't a saturation point with so many organizations seeking money. They are also concerned about the potential for irritating people who may get four or five requests for funds a week. Joan Charbonneau, président of the Alberta Associ: for -the is said she dislikes teleph ici _ “If I want to buy something or give something, I'll go and do it,” she said. “I really don't like people phoning ma Telephone campaigns, often run by professional raisers, appear to be mainly used by smaller groups, although the Vancouver United Way used a limited telephone campaign this year. 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