t a "__Castlégar News April 24, 1985 1 SPORTS Hitchcock doesn't fit the mould By GRANT KERR ‘The Canadian Press It once was frozen in ice, right where they drop the puck, that the best hockey coaches were those with a playing background. But have you ever thought about where junior coaches come from, about their background and qualifications for providing leadership to maturing teenagers? are former National Hockey League players. Many played in the minor leagues and still others were junior performers. A coach should be an ex-player of high calibre because he understands the game better — or so the theory goes. But Ken Hitchcock, the rotund, affable, considerate and refreshingly candid coach of Kamloops Blazers of the major junior Western Hockey League, doesn't fit that mold. Hitchcock is a successful rookie in a league filled with dominating characters like Brian Shaw of Portland Winter Hawks, Terry Simpson of Prince Albert Raiders and Bob Strumm of Regina Pats. They've sent more than one KOOTENAY ZONE aspiring young mentor to the coaching graveyard. The Blazers hired Hitchcock after he had eight successful seasons in Edmonton as coach of the Sherwood Park AAA midgets, including three trips to the Air Canada Cup national championship. Hitehcock, 31, took over in Kamloops last fall after Bill LaForge guided the team — then called the Junior Oilers — to the Memorial Cup tournament. METHODS DIFFER Where the volatile LaForge was a dominating coach with intimidating methods, Hitchcock tries to be a “player's coach” by remembering how he liked to be treated when he was a juvenile player in Edmonton. “I was really a poor kid to coach,” Hitchcock recalls. “Not only was I lazy, I was a good con man. “When the skating drills came along, I was always the one who had to fix a loose shin pad or a broken skate lace.” The Blazer player found they couldn't fool a con. They disposed of Portland Winter Hawks in the first round of the playoffs and are close to eliminating New Westminster Bruins in the Western Division final. Hitchcock figures today’s players are much more street-wise than a decade ago. The former sports equipment distributor uses salesmanship to communicate his philos- ophy on life. “I have only two rules: work hard; do as your told,” Hitchcock says. “If you follow those, ice time is no problem. “T've always believed that hard work and desire will beat talent in the end. I've been known for having character clubs in midget. Character kids want to play at the end of the long season. They don't want to get it over with and go home.” KNOWS COACH Greg Evtushevski, 19, is the Kamloops captain this season. He played for Hitchcock in midget and last season for the demanding LaForge. He sees Hitchcock as a ded to Hi ‘s pe pereach and Kamloops won 52 league games, two more than last year, McLellan wins slalom By CasNews Staff Members of the Red Mountain Racers ski team did well at the Kootenay zone giant slalom and slalom races held at Whitewater ski resort on Saturday and Sunday. In the slalom race on Sun- day, Ryan McLellan of Red Mountain won the race in one minute, 46.92. Mike Sumanik of Nelson was second in 1:47.58. Darrel Fry of Red Mountain was third in 1:48.04, Michael Kennedy was fourth in 1:48.43, Ward Steckle placed fifth in 1:49.36. Sean Valentine was 16th in 1:58.84, John Cor- mack was 18th in 2:01.28, Chris Milne was 19th in 2:01.62, Fergus Tweedale was 20th in 2:03.91, Ross Kennedy was 23rd in 206.10, Matt Hopper was 3ist in 2:12.79, while Ryan Brocke was 46th in 2:25.42. In the women’s race, Ed- blad finished fourth in 1:53.36. Tracy Billet of Nel- son won the race with a win- ning time of 1:51.86. Megan Johnston was fifth in 1:54.34. Rindi McLellan was seventh in 1:57.56, Melannie Vock- eroth was eighth in 1:58.41. Lindsey Roberts was 27th and Tamer Vockeroth was 29.They both fell in the first run. In Saturday's giant slalom, Mark Anderson placed second in the men’s race with @ time of two minutes, 16.48 seconds. Ryan McLellan was third in 2:17.25. Ward Stec- kle was fifth with a time of 2:18.23. Rob Bulfone was 10th in 2:23.53, while John Cormack was 13th in 2:27.20 and Sean Valentine was 15th in 2:28.40. Chris Milne was 16th with a time of 2:28.88, Matt Hop- per was 21st in 2:30.58 and Ross Kennedy was 23rd in 2:30.78. Fergus Tweedale was 27th in 2:32.70. Michael Kennedy finished 29th with a time of 2:36.96. Kennedy was third after the first run but fell in the second run. Ryan Brocke was 4Sth in 3:10.07. In the women’s race, Meg- an Johnston placed sixth with a time of 2:27.43, Melanie Vockeroth was eighth in 2:29.61 and Tamer Vockeroth was ninth in 2:31.88. Lindsey Roberts was 11th in 2:33.43. Kristina Edblad who was 16th with a time of 2:50.94, was first after the first run, . who doesn't get caught in the old coaching trap of playing favorites. Kuhn still “T'm not surprised he has done well right away because he believes in buliding character through communication,” says Evtushevski, taken in the seventh round of the 1983 National Hockey League entry draft by New Jersey Devils. “He'll do anything for the players and, in return, just asks for hard work and dedication. “Most teams get tired at this time of the year, but this team is weird — a total reversal. We're working harder in practice and getting better all the time. That says something about the coaching.” Hitchcock credits his stint at Sherwood Park with teaching him how to deal with the players as people. “Those who play just for the coach are playing on emotion alone and eventually that wears off,” Hitchcock adds. “Players must play for themselves and that way they'll be intense. “And if, as a coach, you play everybody on a consistent basis, you've got a happy club, and pogeitfy a successful one. interested but fell in the second run. Rindi McLellan was 23rd in 3:38.39. McLellan fell in the first run. The races at Whitewater were the final races of the season. MARK ANDERSON . . Second inGS Canadians prepare for trip By GRANT KERR By The Canadian Press The masters checklist, please: buy bottled water; bring salt pills; need toilet Paper; eat cooked food, no salads; triple-check ground transportation; make own ice. Les Wilson, administrative manager of the Canadian na tional soccer team, is pre- paring the team for its trip to Central America early next month to complete the se- cond round of qualifying for the 1986 World Cupl. “We've learned from ex. perience to be prepared for the unexpected,” says Wil- son. “You can bet the Central WOODLAND PARK ESSO Gas & Groceries 5:30 o.m. - 10 p.m., Mon. - Sat. 7a. . Sundeys: Americans will not go out of their way to help us.” Canada has the early ad- vanatage in the round with four points after two games in Victoria this month, a 2-1 victory over Guatemala and a 20 blanking of Haiti. One country advances to the last qualifying round for soccer's most glamorous event. The Canadian team has shown surprising depth, with youngsters like goaltender Paul Dolan and defender Randy Samuel coming through while older, more experienced players are in- volved in the Major Indoor Soccer League playoffs in the United States. Canada plays May 5 in Guatemala City and May 8 at Port-au-Prince, Hai Two more points will advance Canada from the double- round-robin; one may be enough should Haiti and tie one or more of Coaches Clinic Softball or Baseball Sat., April 27 ~ 10 a.m. Kinnaird Park Sponsored by Castlegar Sentinal Baseboll Anyone wishing to coach a team may attend Charge. Other participants — More information call Bob Maloft — 365-3403 clinic Free of Sports Calendar THURSDAY HOCKEY — NHL: Smythe Division final, Edmonton Oilers vs Winnipeg Jets. 5:30 p.m.. channel 9 SATURDAY BASEBALL — MAJOR LEAGUE: New York Yonkees vs. Chicago White Sox or Kansos City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox. 10 a.m channel 6 BASKETBALL — NBA: Ployott gome. 12:30 p.m.. chonne! 7 BOXING — AMATEUR: U.S. vs. Yugiosiovic trom Serajevo, 3 p.m., channel 4 HOCKEY — NHL: Smythe Division final. Edmonton vs. Winnipeg (it necessary), 5 p.m., channel 9 BIKES FOR ALL Sales — Service Repairs their games, starting Friday in Hai idea of the tremendous depth of the Canadian Soccedr Association program,” Wilson says proudly. “The provincial associations are doing a great job. “Just look at our national youth team. They've made it to the world championships his summer in the Soviet Union. That's a tremendous accomplishment.” STAYS ON PHONE Wilson, once associated with Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League, works out of a one-room office in the Van couver suburb of Burnaby. He's constantly on the phone, arranging team transporta tion and exhibition games for head coach Tony Waiters. Assistant coach Bob Bear park is in Toronto to oversee the workouts for players. Waiters handles the conti. gent living in Vancouver while Wilson addresses the details of international com petition. It's an exciting time for the men who guide the national soccer team because Canada has never made it to the World Cup. “We're acutely aware of the heat and altitude prob- lems in Guatemala,” says Wilson. “They've got us playing at 11 a.m. their time, in the heat of the day, about 90 degrees; it bakes you at this time of the year. “It will be hot in Haiti, too: But at least it’s a7 p.m. kick. * so intense, “Our success gives you an, off. The heat won't be quite but it will be humid.” Wilson and Waiters are hoping that the 80,000 fans in work in Canada’s favor. The home crowd may turn against the Guatemalans, reasons Wilson, if Canada can take the lead. “Man-for-man, the Guate- malan team is better than Haiti,” Wilson says. “But ever under-estimate ins because they've been to the World Cup be. fore, in 1974 in Germany. “We've had a few good re- sults over the years in Haiti. We beat them 1-0 two years ago there. The stadium will be packed there, too, with about 28,000 or so.” Three MISL players — striker Dale Mitchell, full back Bobby Lenarduzzi and central defender Ian Bridge, all of Tacoma Stars — will be available for the away games. Mitchell had two goals against Guatemala in Vic last Saturday and is a valuable addition. Others playing in MISL are still in the playoffs. Mid figlder Mike Sweeney of G@pveland Force is doubtful $6 is goalkeeper Tino Let tieri of Minnesota Strikers. Forward Branko Segota of San Diego has been counted out because the Sockers are favored to take the MISL crown. Midfielder Wes McLeod of Dallas was injured much of 1984 and has not played out doors in almost a year B.C. Lions sign Tom Magee VANCOUVER (CP) — Tom Magee of Vancouver, former world powerlifting champion, has signed a con. tract with British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Foot ball League, it was an nounced Tuesday. Magee, 26, a six-foot-four, 255-pounder, will attempt to break into the CFL as a de. fensive lineman despite his lack of football experience. The former gymnast won the 1983 world super heavy- weight powerlifting title in Munich with a three-lift total of 2,077 pounds. Magee set a world record in 1983 in New Zealand with a deadlift from the knees of 1,179 3-4 pounds. He added a second world record last year in Montreal with a short squat lift of 1,650 pounds. B.C. team officials said in a news release that Magee has dropped 30 pounds from his competitive lifting weight of 285 and has the strength, quickness and flexibility needed for pro football. NEW YORK (AP) — The setting is properly austere. There are wood-paneled walls and the book- lined hallways are decorated with oil paintings of ‘dour looking lawyers from other eras, peering sternly down on the current occupants, as if passing judgment on this succeeding staff of attorneys. Wilkie, Farr and Gallagher is the big leagues of the legal profession. Lightweights need not play. One of the corner offices, with a spectacular 47th floor view of Manhattan, is dec- orated in a somewhat less sombre manner. There is, for goodness sakes, a baseball poster on the wall and the Baseball Encyclopedia in the bookcase, concessions to the new tenant. Bowie Kuhn, occupied with torts and courts instead of America’s other national- pastime, nevertheless remains intimately interest- ed in his former business. Farmed out by the club owners, Kuhn has settled comfortably back into the law, operating at the same stand from which baseball drafted him to become com: Hall of Fame membership to increase OTTAWA (CP) — The Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in Montreal grows by 13 members Saturday during an annual meeting of the Canadian Olympic Associa tion in that city. Seven individual gold medal winners from the 1984 Los Angeles Olymipes, four world champions and two builders raise membership on the honor roll to 254, the ass ociation said Tuesday. The Olympians are shooter Linda Thom of Ottawa, diver Sylvie Bernier of Ste-Foy, Que., canoer Larry Cain of Oakville, Ont., rythmie gym nast Lori Fung of Vancouver and swimmers Alex Bau. mann of Sudbury, Ont. — who won two golds — Victor Davis of Waterloo, Ont., and Ann Ottenbrite of Whitby, Ont. The world championships being honored are Steve Podborski of Toronto, World Cup downhill ski champion in 1982 and winner of eight in. dividual World Cup races during his career; Lisa Bus. combe of Hamilton, 1984 world field archery cham pion; and 1984 world cham pion pairs figure skaters Paul Martini of Woodbridge, Ont., and Barbara Underhill of Oshawa, Ont - Builders being inducted are Pat Ramage of Montreal for 35 years of outstanding voluntary service to skiing and Carl Schwende of Laval, Que., a six-time national fen cing champion who also has served his sport as a vol- unteer for more than 30 years. Unable to attend induction ceremonies are Thom, in- volved in international com. petition in Mexico; Cain, who is in the midst of university exams, and the three swim- mers who are taking part in a fund-raising event for their national association. missioner back in 1969. “My life is simpler in a way,” he said. “In terms of intensity, not involvement. “I still work seven days a week, but the pace is differ- ent.” Instead of worrying about the best interests of baseball, Kuh has been dealing with other issues. “I am working on cases in- volving governmental rela- tions, the Washington scene, firm and office management questions,” he said. Still, you don't shut off 15 years of baseball involve- ment overnight. Kuhn is writing his autobiography and there is not a day when he fails to hear from folks in his old office, located one short city block away. “There's still an overflow of baseball things, inquiries and such,” he said. “With two teams in town, there's a steady flow of people coming through who call to say hel- jo. SEEKS SOLUTION In the aftermath of Kuhn's stewardship, his successor, Peter Ueberroth, has moved to resolve some of the thorny issues that continue to dot fans on the issue and the ex commissioner, who qualifies as a member of that elec torate, intends to participate. “I might be the only one who can cast his vote directly with Peter,” Kuhn said. “It's a tough call for me. “Remember I was the guy who fostered the American League's use of the DH. But that was at a time when the AL needed some zip. I don't have regrets, but it wouldn't break my heart to see it go. “I wasn't the first commis- sioner to propose the DH. (Kenesaw) Landis did it in 1927 for the National League. The National League wanted it. The American League was riding high at the time with Babe Ruth. They finally dropped the idea. Why, I don't know. The American League opposition was prob- ably too strong.” Almost a half century la. ter, when Kuhn supported a modern version of the DH for the Al, the Nationals were less adamant about the issue, as long as the rule was not imposed on them as well. As a result, the two leagues have gone their separate ways on the matter since 1973, a dubious way for base. ball to operate. “I think Peter is right to press the issue now,” Kuhn said. “It's been 12 years. Mid-Week Wrap-up BOWLING the baseball land There is, for example, the matter of the designated hit- ter, a creation of the Kuhn administration. Ueberroth has said baseball will poll the Knights lead series ESTEVAN, SASK. (CP) — Joe Murphy scored three goals to lead Penticton Knights to a 6-2 victory over Estevan Bruins and a 2-0 lead in their western Centennial Cup final series Tuesday night. Ian Kidd, Todd Brost and Guy Phaneuf also scored for the Knights who held a 2-0 lead after the first period and a 3-1 margin after the second. Serge Poulin and Jason Tay lor replied for the Bruins. Derek Pizzey played a strong game in the net for the Knights, facing 45 shots. Ray Silvey faced 39 in the Estevan net. Penticton took 17 of 29 minor penalties and two of four misconducts. The series resumes Friday night in Penticton where the remainder of the series will be played. Men's golf trials By CasNews Staff A 36-hole playdown for the West Kootenay side of the Zone 1 men’s golf team for the B.C. Summer Games will be held next month. Coordinator Lioyd Ish says four players and four alternates will be selected on May 11 and 12 to make up the West Kootenay side of the Zone 1 team. Playdowns take place at 10 a.m. May 11 at Castlegar Golf Club and at 10 a.m. the following day at Birchbank golf Golf Club. Four players and four al- ternates will be selected from the East Kootenay on May 25. Mondey NM Lodies High Single Blythe Elliot, 265. Lodves Mens High lott Rohn S99. ‘se ls, 1044 Teom High Three. Alley Oops Wednesdey Might Mixed Ladies High Single June Berg. 739. Lodies High Three Rhonda hot oe pitcher Jue 5. 744 tan Roe. 692. Hor holder Geno Petratt: trom the 685. Poul Sapien. 648. Mickey Bead, 603 Rick Price, 60° Sritish Columbie Lions sign deter lineman Tom Moges PCB LEAK Residents not worried KENORA, Ont. (CP) — Rev. Bob Stiven says he's not worried about the dangerous chemical that was spilled on the street just a couple of metres from the steps of Knox United Church. “I'm not concerned about that little bit of PCB's,” said Stiven as he slopped his string mop into a bucket to clean mud from the church basement floor — one of his regular chores around the church. He said a few litres of polychlorinated biphenyls isn't significant compared with all the pollution in the country and the threat of nuclear war. Stiven isn’t alone in this resort and pulp mill town of about 10,000 that clings to the back of the snaking Trans-Canada highway, carved out of the rock in northwestern Ontario. week ago, a semi-trailer truck carrying old transformers passed through town leaking a toxic chemical down Second Street South and Main Street. But in the bright spring sunshine, a jogger calmly padded by one of the several spill site: the picturesque town and mothers strolled with babies in carriages. WEARS OLD CLOTHES Stiven, dressed more like a janitor than a man of the cloth, said members of his congregation were likely exposed as they went to church last Sunday — a day after the spill — but no one is ready to panic. “If it was there on Saturday, it was there on Sunday when everybody was walking into church,” said Stiven. At a couple of tables in the church basement, several down-and-out men in red plaid shirts slurp hearty soup provided at the daily soup kitchen. Outside the church, a shallow rut about as wide as two car tires has been etched out in the centre of street that also serves as the Trans-Canada route through Kenora. That's where work crews removed asphalt contam- inated by the PCB's. Stiven said there's little that ordinary people can do because not much is known about the long-term effects of PCBs. “I mean, we don't know (about the consequences) do we?” said Stiven. But he added he is reassured by the massive government cleanup effort that “lets me know there is a lot of people that care about the earth.” LEFT MONTREAL The spill last Saturday has sent shock waves from Montreal, where the truck picked up the transformers, to Edmonton, where they were en route for disposal. The flat-bed truck splashed PCBs along a 70-kilometre stretch of highway from Vermillion Bay, Ont., to Kenora, where the leak was discovered and the truck impounded. Stiven said people outside the town seem more worried than Kendta residents. A girl who plans to get married at Knox phoned from Winnipeg to see if it was safe to come to Kenora to discuss wedding plans. In Kenora, a lazy town that swells in the summer with campers and fishermen, residents generally have taken the situation in their stride. At the Royal Bank, tellers discussed a family in Red Lake, Ont., whose car was coated with PCBs as they followed the truck down the Trans-Canada. But at her wicket, a teller said: “Worried? No, not at all,” Half a block from the church and the PCBs spill, Bill Johnson leans out the front-door of his two-storey house as another semi-trailer tanker gears down to climb the grade on the way downtown. “You never know what they're carrying,” he said. However, Johnson hasn't given his two children, aged eight and 10, any special warning to stay away from the spill site, but he added they play in the backyard because the street is so busy. He is wondering about the long-term threat from the chemical. “A lot of the effects are down the road, so how do you know?” said Johnson. WATCH HEALTH Kenora’s medical health officer has said there is no immediate health . but plans to set up a program to monitor residents. Production of PCBs has been banned world-wide because the chemical has been linked to nerve, liver and Fraser committee reports highlights OTTAWA (CP) — Highlights of the Fraser report on pornography and prostitution released Tuesday: e@ Most prostitution-related activities should be removed from the federal Criminal Code, so small numbers of prostitutes can work out of their homes. The provinces could permit and regulate small-scale, commercial prostitution establishments employing adult prostitutes. e Criminal law should be reserved for such things as combatting nuisance caused to citizens — including the brain disorders in humans and to cancer in laboratory animals, Johnson, like a number of other residents, will feel much safer when a bypass currently under construction takes highway traffic around Kenora instead of through it. Kenora is one of a dwindling number of communities where the Trans-Canada’ passes through the town centre. At the town hall, Doug May, an information officer with the Ministry of Northern Affairs, said a command centre has been fielding several hundred calls a day from concerned residents seeking information about the spill. He said that of the 400 to 500 calls he has handled personally, only four or five callers have been angry or panicky. “It’s just amazing how reasonable they've been,” said May, who has lived in the town for the last three years. Outside the building, government employees have been routinely checking cars for the tell-tale grey spots and streaks of PCBs picked up on the highway. A decontamination centre was set up outside town on Wednesday, but only the most-heavily coated vehicles have been sent there for professional cleaning. Other motorists have been told to wash their cars using rubber gloves and solvent. One of the few signs of the spill in Kenora is a barricade at the Husky service station on the west side of town, where the PCB leak was discovered. A private security guard said a watch is being manned around the clock while the station is decontaminated. Ironically, the guard, who asked not to be named, said he used to handle PCBs routinely when he worked with electrical generators in the Canadian Armed Forces. “We used to wash our hands in PCBs,” said the guard, who added there have been no ill-effects for him or any of his fellow veterans. One of the major concerns for the town, set on the shore of crystal-clear Lake of the Woods, is the effect on tourism. Owners of the string of tourist motels along the highway — and even the Husky station owner himself — said they are worried that visitors may be wary because of the publicity about the PCBs. “We need this like a hole in the head,” said station owner George Sheldon, noting that his tourist season is just getting under way. People in town recall how tourism in the area, slumped in the 1970s when deadly mercury was discovered in the nearby English-Wabigoon river system. VANCOUVER (CP) — A major reogranization of B.C. Hydro is under active con- sideration, says Energy Min- ister Stephen Rogers. Rogers said in an interview that an announcement could be made within two weeks. Rogers said the utility “has no operating difficulty” des- pite not having yet formula- ted its operating budget for the year. “We're looking at a reor- ganization but we don't want to trigger any unnecessary problems,” said Rogers. “We are going through it at board level. There's likely to be a joint announcement (from Hydro and government) in a couple of weeks. He said the government is looking “very carefully” at Hydro’s rate application. Hy- dro got an interim 6.5 per cent rate hike beginning April 15, 1984. However, the B.C. Utilities Commission hasn't yet held hearings into the application and it isn't certain the rate increase will be upheld. If Hydro was forced to roll back the increase, it would have to return the money to its customers. Rogers said the recent strengthening of the Can- adian dollar is helping Hydro. “The Canadian dollar mov- ing up a couple of points makes a lot of difference,” he said. osiz4.ives Castlegar News. 2, Ig! : : Pee? CLEAN-UP . . . Stanley Humphries senior band student pitches in oe annual gor- bathon held day. Tota! 45 di iT d garbage to raise funds for the band. Approximately $2,500 was raised. Funds will go towards the band’s trip to the Abbotsford-Matsqui music festival May 3 and 4 in Abbotsford. wae. Committee releases report OTTAWA (CP) — Most activities and their custom. ers should be lifted from the Criminal Code and small numbers of prostitutes should be permitted to offer their services in their own homes, according to long- awaited recommendations of a federal committee. The 750-page report of the Fraser committee also rec- ommends a three-tiéred app- roach to pornography, pro- poses stiff sanctions for ad- ults who engage anyone under the age of 18 in porn. ographie displays or pros. titution. Criminal Code provisions for prostitute-related activi ties should deal only with conduct that is violent, threa. tening or a nuisance for those living in areas where pros. titutes work, the committee recommends in a report it admits will be controversial. DON'T USE LAW “We take the point that, unless there is a very clean reason for doing so, the crim. inal law should be used sparingly if it all to protect responsible adults from per. sonal relationships which al. though not ideal, are not characterized by the actual ity or threat of physical harm,” the report says. Criminal law prohil bawdy houses amended to allow one or two prostitutes to operate out of a residence and to allow use of abusive in public and standi wandering about in or driving through a public place looking for prostitutes or customers — and to conduct which is violent or which threatens force. © Special police units should be established and adequately funded, where required, to investigate and prosecute violent and abusive customers or pimps Three tiers of pornography should be established with the most serious criminal sanctions applied to the first tier — child pornography and material promoting child sexual abuse or material showing actual harm being done to someone. The second tier would include violent material and the simulation of actual harm while the third tier would include all sexually explicit material that does not involve violence or physical harm e The federal government should give higher priority than it now does to controlling the importation of pornography Canada should immediately begin discussions with other countries about the international regulation of public broadcast signals and private signals emanating from fixed satellite signals. The Fraser committee heard testimony pornographic material transmitted by satellite was being viewed by unsupervised children and by workers in remote work places. e Federal and provincial governments should strengthen their moral and financial commitment to removing economic and social inequalities between men and women and discrimination on the basis of sexual preference and ensure there are adequate social programs to assist women and young people in need provi to permit and regulate small residential operations. Street soliciting, which has outraged some residents of larger cities, could be con. trolled with laws prohibiting disturbances and indecent exhibitions in publie places, loitering and standing, stop ing or driving through public places to offer or seek pros titution services. Although the Criminal Code now prohibits street soliciting, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 1978 that soliciting has to be “pressing and persistent” to constitute a criminal offence. 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