12 ~ Sunday, March 11,

inquiring
reporter

Elizabeth Collings
CEE ae OE

1990 - North Shore News

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S Week draws to a close

today following a week of celebrating women through
history as well as prominent women today. But along
with the celebrations have come reflections on the current
status of women, which many argue hasn't improved.
They point to the continuing violence against women
both in and outside of the home.

What are the mest pressing issues for women?

They say women are

still not getting equal) pay for the same work men do, nor
are they advancing in their careers as quickly as men.
Recent events, ranging from the December massacre of
female enyincering students to the (by now infamous)
**Sheila’’ joke made by federal cabinet minister John
Crosbie, have been used as examples to support the claim
that it’s still a man’s world.

Gale Giesbrecht

Derek Gordon

West Vancouver

td say their salary.
Women don't get equal
pay for what they do. |
know nurses don't get
paid enough for what
they do.

Warren Kaines

Penticton

Abortion is probably one
of the biggest issues, and
equal rights, especially
for working women so
they can have as much
income as a fellow who's

Mary Raha

West Vancouver

Child abuse. They're
making it sound like it’s a
new phenomenon but it’s
not new, it’s time it came
out of the closet.

Abbey McGrath

West Vancouver

Rape is something that
really has to be con-
fronied. And women are
going to have to start fac-
ing AIDS. People are stiil
fooking on it as a

Houston, Texas

Equal pay for equal!
worl:, My company just
hired guys straight out of
university. They started
at what | make now, in-
cluding my 25 per cent

working.

THE FOLLOWING are the
scheduled road closures and
detours for the coming week in
North Vancouver District, City,
West Vancouver District and along
area highways.

NORTH VANCOUVER
DISTRICT:
DGOLLARTON HIGHWAY
RECONSTRUCTION:

Road construction in progress with
possible daytime traffic interrup-
tions. Single-lane traffic with flag
control may occur during non-
peak travel times.

MOUNT SEYMOUR PARKWAY
(MOUNT SEYMOUR ROAD TO
BROCKTON CRESCENT):
Construction of right-turn lane
and acceleration lane for one block
east of Roche Point Drive. Minor
delays may be encountered by per-
sons entering and leaving the golf
course parking lot.

MOUNT SEYMOUR PARKWAY
BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT
(TOLLCROSS ROAD TO APEX

NEWS photo Neil Lucante

homosexual
user issue.

AVENUE):

Saw cutting pavement for installa-
tion of curb gutter. Minor traffic
interruptions with flag control may
occur during non-peak hours.
REDWOOD CRESCENT:

Local improvement street
reconstruction and storm sewer in-
stallation. Open to local traffic on-

ly.

NORTH VANCOUVER CITY:
No major closures planned for
next week.

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WEST VANCOUVER
DISTRICT:

AMBLESIDE REVITALIZA-
TION PROJECT:

Work continues in the Ambleside
business district on the area’s
revitalization project. Road
closures will occur throughout the

and drug-

raise this year.

area, particularly in the area ¢ in the area one
block north and south of Marine
Drive between 13th and [8th
Streets. The district is asking for
the public’s cooperation while the
revitalization project is taking
place and motorists are asked to
obey both traffic and control per-
sonnel and traffic control devices.

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DEPARTMENT OF HIGH-
WAYS:

SQUAMISH HIGHWAY:

Expect 20-minute delays 14 to 17
km north of Horseshoe Bay due to
rock scaling and blasting until
March 30. Traffic delays will occur
between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Mondays to Thursdays and from
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Fridays.
Also expect one-hour delays from
12 p.m. to 1 p.m. 14 to 18 km
north of Squamish until further
notice.

LIONS GATE Hospital physiotherapist Dee Wellings helps six-mon-
th-old Jamie Leigh Kirkham Crain her chest. Jamie is in the hospital
with a chest infection. The LGH physiotherapy department will be
holding an open house on Thursday, March 15 from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
to mark national physiotherapy week which starts March 12. Open to
the public, the display includes photographic displays and demonstra-
tions.

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