Iti is s igng. after dark. “Ait. is. ‘quiet. ‘Suddenly the ‘ringing of. the’ North Vancouver RCMP telephone pierces the silence. And: over. the | line comes the slurred: speech | of i a young girl: * cs : depressed. a don’t know. what to do...where +0 a. : . : oe “ drunk. wo “Ther tistaken, and an’ Although we * Robertson ” RCMP. _patrol-car ‘rashes’ to: ‘spends ‘most: of his. -time. ‘the ‘scene. . ‘Such: tails. .are °. before - 2 a pulpit, he spends . : common. : ; many-an-hour | in ‘his’ other — . . = Office, which is ‘‘anywhere in: - the ‘RCMP ‘building: that’s. ‘available atthe time’ for _Counselling,””. he Said.-‘‘One ‘time I had to meet with a= But. for the past ~-. four months there. as ‘been. something | uncommon when- ‘ever the patrolman speeds to’ the home of the ‘distressed. For, i. often, there'i is the - A .. he recalled. ly; Fre Jolin. Robertson, one of ‘three who have been. working | , with’ the. RCMP as Bolice-_ ; counsellors.” : ve jae . Through. expeiience, the L , 36-year-old Robertson, rector _ — : + at: St.- Monica's: ‘Church in’ 2 West. ‘Vancouver, knows. that. oe “the, girl’ who .phoned was‘ . threatening suicide. His job, “ along with the patrolman, is. - ‘Members of. one “group ‘to-insure the caller. doesn’t. came in at the sarne time and. ca oiit her threat. ‘there’ was ‘no other’, pace * sd _ large enough... (The. court’ . room, is located “on the: main Both” ‘men: “artive : ate Cape: floor of the RCMP: office). “$éené and attempt to begin a o a RES dialogue with her and try.to ‘ es calm her down.In some cases © Robertson succeeds, and in: others, time ran out. ‘ UNG . ‘The Fee to counsellors. are o_ “on call 24 hours daily, but the es trend indicates. the ‘team’ is 333 SITUATIONS _ ‘busiest ‘on -weekends.' “ES- : i , oo tre pee :moon..[don't know, why, but | owe he + ‘Robertson. and his: team: ‘Robertson added. - members’ Rev.‘Robert Slane . * 2 combe,"* 28,. of’ Highland. : United - ‘Church, “and” John: Jo MWe White; 38, anelemen-. ‘tary'school teacher, foljow: up.’ thelr cases: through, frequent... visits and discussing.’ ° ’ “Since. the: progssin ° ; Norman Fuchs and Tnepecto ~ te pan ‘Vancouver ROMP, the coun--, "Stan (not his real. name) 53 situations, ' Robertson “Mary has prepared dinner. prefers, the word “situation But’ Stan..18. upset.’ | He- “because: in, some instances pomplains that. ‘the food. is. “the counselling’ given» does, "lousy, He charges that . nk ‘not-Inyolve: ine dents, requ likes ‘to- go out and is ‘ing, police .-attention.’ ‘Quite elhng a good. mother, . often \eltizens would call \Worsonally:’, at the: -RCMP one on East ‘Tk nth fee . gitidancy, he explain wR Re op ety sarge ane nates i 4 ae ed. ‘ ‘ : of” q we . . . . " ‘ Ten ‘ v nar : ye aC: co Sha a A eae ma a A a -! pecially. when thete’s.a full, house -with her. six children; ‘south Lonsdale feared troub- - --group inside Court Room t No.” a ." ‘story. We never take sides.” ; ened Robertson Said. -» the: 7 Apparently vos in nore ‘farturiate cases that’ ‘Seems to be the case,’ uo . “The types ofc cases handled: yange ‘from, alin to rape a oo —_ ‘gelling “team. ‘have:-handled: ;comes home, drunk,” Wife.’ winavi ‘Mary vitattaveorinc Ghee se “accuses Stan of always being is: alive wi ve we ata eben cecetatewnan tne serene bin tae syn aeaant me ‘ rn ‘Mary’ ‘Ss felghbor if we could" te ‘scréams and- shouts- and threatens’ to kill cher. Mary i is. scared. and. ‘runs out. the . crying and screaming. a A. neighbour. fiving’ 0 ‘on “le and -called the. RCMP. ’ Robertson: and a Patrolman enter: her home. We:: went into: the. neighbor’s. kitchen’ - : ‘and: asked » Mary ‘to have © ‘some.’ coffee. “The . most~ ‘important, thing is’ to. calm. them down first,’’ Robertson” explained. a a os We ‘sat down wind’ Mary ., explained - her. side., of. the . That’s one thing. we -never oe . wl . “The constable and Tthen _went next'deor to seé Stan,’” ‘counsellor. continued. “Stan was : still drinking. When we. knocked - che wouldn'' t: let. usin.” ey ~ : “From inside Stan: shouted: “yr don't like-cops,"”. "Robert: © . ‘son: quoted the. husband as ‘ Saying: teh a) - ey then. fiitroduced myself: “I'm a: ‘priest,””’ ‘Robertson, 8 shouted, There’ was, a mo- whe . “unient of silence, ey oN Harlan takes pride In presenting: the iinest: ‘solection ‘of fabrics on ‘the. “market today. 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