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The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, June 5, 1991

Local organization requires more volunteers:

‘SHARLENE IMHOFF
Sun Editor

People power.

.That’s what it takes to ensure
that an organization, which is
almost totally dependant upon vol-
unteers, survives,

; Currently, there are about 50
‘astlegar residents who volunteer
cir services (in varying degrees)
the local branch of the Red
Cross.

Ann R public

and sick room equipment loan ser-
vices.
“We can always usc more pco-

‘ple. Especially in the summer

months when things get a little hec-
tic,” she said.

Requiring extra help doesn’t
Stop at the local branch however.

Two years ago, regional Red
Cross offices were set up across the
province, which climinated the
‘Vancouver central location.

Brian Gilbertson, Regional
for B.C, and the

jairperson for the Local branch,
ys these volunteers provide a
ariety of services including blood
donor clinics, emergency services

Cc
Yukon stopped for a brief visit in
Castlegar just to see how things
‘were running.

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“Making the move from Van-
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across the province was a great
move. For one thing, it has enabled
more people to become involved
with the Red Cross,” he said.

Gary Ock

welcome todo 50," " be said.

“So far, we've had tremendous
support from the people of Castle-
gar, We want to make sure these
efforts always continue,” ;

According to Ockenden, the
Castlegar United Way is an impor-
tant supporter to the Red Cross,

“The United Way covers. our

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charge of the Regional branch, says
to take on

and executive positions are needed

in a big way, both at the Regional

and Local branch offices in Castle-

gar.

“People who can be particularly
flexible are who we're looking for.
But anyone who would just like to
come and help out, or even take on

local operating costs which then
allows us to use our funds to direct-
ly belp people,” he said,

The Castlegar branch of the Red
Cross is currently gearing up for a
number of events to take place over
the summer months,

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Prior to this event however, is
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for hydrant use

JiM ZEEBEN
Sun staff

This summer local schools are
going to have to pay to spray.

For the first time in the recent
history of the school board they
will be charged for using fire
hydrants to hose down lots.

A new staff at city hall is
responsible for the policy says
director of Engineering Kenn Ham-

ple.

“We looked at our city’s by-
laws and there’s a provision that
anytime someone uses water they
have to pay it,” he said.

“The costs are incurred; the
water isn't free,” he says. “And
there is a cost to insure the hydrants
are serviceable. It’s critical these
things are ready for use when
they're needed.”

The city charges 60¢ per 1,000

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labour costs of sending someone
out to confirm that the hydrants are
useable.

According to Hample, the ‘cost
to schools will be roughly $25 to

$30 every time they wash down —

their property.

He says it is important that only
the city’s staff be responsible’ for
maintaining equipment needed for
ensuring proper fire protection. :

“Our biggest ‘concern is
accountability and liability,” says
Hampl

He points tothe fac that, in an

should go wrong a chet full of

* children could be at risk puts a

tremendous onus on whoever last
used that hydrant.

School district superintendent,
Terry Wayling, says that as far as

his experience goes there's been a -

very fine understanding between
non-profit organizations that they
can use each others facilities for no
charge.

An example would be. the
school using the city’s water in
exchange for the use of a classroom
by city staff for meetings.

Wayling says, “We'd tell them
we needed to use fire hydrants x,y
or z and after they were used the
city fellows would come out and
secure them—without money
changing hands.

“Now I'm not sure what is
going to bappen,” he says. “We
have to keep the lots clear of dirt
and glass.”

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THE KOOTENAYS

_ WEDNESDAY, June 5,.1991_

Students learn the disturbing truth about date rape *

CRANBROOK - Date rape, As
that phrase has become somewhat
of a catch phrase of the 90s, it is no.
surprise its meaning has found its
way into the classroom, or rather,

lum,

Such was the case Tuesday at
Mount Baker Secondary School
where at 2 p.m., students filed into
the gymnasium to watch a 53
minute, two-man, two-woman play
about high school students and date

rape.

‘The play, entitled Thin Ice, was .
performed by members of the Van-
couver-based Green Thumb The-
atre for Young People. Written by
Beverley Cooper and Banuta
Rubess, the play is based largely on
true experiences gathered during a
date. rape workshop held last year
in Toronto,

Bach of the actors portrays a
high school character type recog-
nizable to all - the all-around jock,
the party animal for the boys, the

naive and the street wise for the
girls, .

The play centres on a budding
romance between the naive - in this
case the character of Jennifer por-
trayed by Heidi Specht, and the
party animal, Tony, portrayed by
Duff MacDonald, and culminates
in a scene where,.after a party,
Tony tries to force sex on Jennifer.
During the scene, the characters

The message of the play is that
‘no means no’ and not maybe and
not yes. As well as date rape, the

prepared for what they saw. But
those are things we can deal with
later during the question and
answer period,”

Play touches on the subjects of
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alcohol and dng abuse,

Stage Manager Katie East said.

while the play deals with some
heavy subjects, the audience is usu-
ally prepared for what they see.
“We provide a study guide which

what are going
through their heads, such as why
this is happening, what caused it to
happen, who is in the wrong and
the like.

The character of the street-wise
Trish, played by Sherry Thoreson,
Serves to portray the influences of
peer pressure. “Boys are like
buses,” she tells Jennifer. “There is
always another one on the way.”
The character of Des the jock,
played by Rod Nagel, conveys the
Message of women as people ver-
sus women as sexual objects.

psis of the play, a
character ouiine and the topics that
come up in the play, such as
pomography,”’ she said. “That way
People don’t laugh during the rape
scene or are embarrassed by it
because they know it is a play
about date rape,” she said, in refer-
ence to some audiences yelling out
“hit her" during the rape scene.
uring the scene the character of
Tony raises his fist to hit Jennifer)
“In that situation, the school, for
whatever reason, didn’t use the
study guide and the kids were not

The audi made up of stu-
dents, instructors and people from
the Crisis Line, watched the play
with interest. As pointed out by one
instructor, this was not the first
time students had been exposed to
the subject of date rape in the class-
room.

Following the play, the actors
engaged the audience in a question
and answer period.

As all the actors had done a sig-
nificant amount of research into the
subject of date rape, their answers
and advice were reasonably well
informed,

MacDonald said he personally
found playing the character of
Tony disturbing.

“It disturbs me to think that it
(date rape) happens and you guys
know that it happens,” he told the

Homeowners should be wary of shifty operators

TRAIL - The retum of fine
weather brings out flowers, chil-
dren playing and, unfortunately,
shifty operators trying to cheat
homeowners on roofing, siding
and other repair jobs.

Local and provincial regulators

time of year they come out,” said

licence, but there is no such thing,”
said W

Ken Warzocha, bylaw
officer for the City of Trail.

“There are lots of good contrac-
tors, but there are also some bad
ones.”

A first step in dealing with any

say the best way for b
to protect themselves is to know
their rights and be wary, particular-
ly of anyone selling home repairs
door-to-door.

“There are people out there who
are unscrupulous and this is the

$5M to be

is to ask to see
their business licence. Although a
licence is not proof they are honest,
it does indicate they are at least
known to local authorities.

“Some operators will say they
have a province-wide business

spent on

native initiatives

VICTORIA - Approximately
$5 million will be spent this year
on initiatives for BC natives
announced Native Affairs Minister
John Savage Thursday.

About $1 million of the alloca-
tion will be spent in the area of _
Advanced Education, Training

and.
Technology programhiing. The

funds will be used for transistion to
post-secondary institutions, adult
basic education, literacy and Ian-
guage retention.

$300,000 has been targetted for
assisting natives in conflict with

the law as part of the Native Justice
Initiative.

The First Peoples’ Heritage,
Language and Cultural Initiative
will receive a further $1.75 million.
This is part of a $10 million com-
mitment by the govemment follow-
ing the report of the Native

Advisory Committee on heritage, ~”

language and culture.

A further $540,000 has been
earmarked for the Native Forestry
Task Force and $440,000 in funds
will help in health education for
native people.

ha. “Each
issues their own.”

Hiring locally is often the best
approach, said Chris Hoy of the
Ministry of Labor and Consumer
Services office in Kelowna.

“We urge people to give the
local guys a chance. They are
around and if you have problems
you can go after them.”

Warzocha has had one com-
plaint so far this spring, from a
woman who signed a contract to
have her covered patio re-roofed.
He estimates the contractor was
trying to charge her at least double
the usual rate. Any contract based
on a door-to-door sale must have a
seven-day cancellation clause
according to provincial law.

“When you sign a contract in
your hame you have seven days to
cancel it and it should say so right

in the contract,” ‘said Warzocha.

“There also should be no deposit
required.”

Hoy added that “a lot of these
guys are fairly high pressure and
people feel intimidated, sign a con-
tract and then realize afterward
they can’t afford it.”

Hoy said a good “rule of thumb”
is to get 2-3 estimates before pro-
ceeding with any job.

Warzocha dealt with an elderly

couple last year who paid far too
much for some siding and minor
renovations to their basement after
getting only one estimate,

“A real low-ball estimate should
should also raise a few alarms,”
said Hoy. “Get some references
and don’t take it for granted that
they did everything they say they
did.”

Hoy, said a common scam
involves people selling vinyl siding
treatments door-to-door,

“For up to $8,000, the siding is
washed and a product put on it to
make it look shiny for a few
months. A bucket of water and
soap would do the same thing.”

Another racket is the sale of a
roofing material that is supposed to
increase insulation, and is often tar-
geted at trailer owners.

“These guys show up and say
they have some material left over
from a big job. They collect about
$800 up front and spend about 20
minutes on the roof and then disap-
pear. They install a thin silver

} material t thaf"doesn’t do anything
other than 1 make’ ‘your roof look

nice.”
Warzocha said home repairs
are no different from other con-
sumer purchases,
“It is a case of let the buyer
beware.”

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adding the assailant and the victim,
“You see it happening around are “geally both victims."
you and we are trying to get the
Message across to you guys that
this is wrong.”

The actors, commenting on the
fact that only five per cent of all
date rapes are reported, also sug-
gested victims of date rape to get
counselling immediately, “It’s .
important to seck professional help
to get rid of all that pain and anger
that you have,” Sherry said, while

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