‘Don’t get sick in
pamphlet threatened

LGH boss claims misquote

LAST MINUTE cross checks over a statement
made in a TV interview by Lions Gate Hospital
Board President Ken Bruce threatens to stop the
distribution of the Hospital Employees’ Union
“Don't get sick in B.C. pamphlet.”

The HEU had planned
beginning distnbution of the
pamphiet July 4 to tourists,
to back the union's protest
against Victona’s health care
funding costs.

In the leaflet. Bruce 1s
quoted as endorsing the
umion Don't Get Sick slogan
but says he does not ally
himself with the campaign

He claims the attnbution
stems from questions of
reporters which followed a
lengthy press conference
Apni 27 in which Lions Gate
announced layoffs and bed
closures asa result of
funding cutbacks

Asked by a reporter uf he
had any advice for the
pubhc, Bruce maintains he
rephed “Iry and = stay
healthy ~

The hospital board

president contends that the
HEU turned the statement
around to fit its own cam-
paign, thereby
misrepresenting him and
that he has confirmed thts
after viewing a TV chip of the
press conference.

The HEU has told Bruce
the union would consider
taking the pamphlet out of
circulation if the quote was
found to be incorrect but
that umon officials would
want to see the TV footage
to confirm the point.

Bruce say. that of they do
that at wall clinch the matter,
in which case he says he
would require aot only a
retraction but would want
the pamphiect stopped

Meanwhile, he suspects
the assuc right be a con
vement cxc oc for the HEU

to halt its campaign which
has drawn a backlash from
other unions concerned
about the spinoff effects by
possible adverse reactions to
tourism.

“The word I get is that the
union would like to find a
way to stop the pamphlet
anyway.” he says.

That would be just fine as
far as Bruce is concerned.

“I'm not bebind the union
at all on thts attack on the
tounsm business,” he says.
“We've enough problems in
our economy nght now,
without) hurting somebody
who doesn't need to be

hurt ~
Whether or not the HEU
coptinucs its

campaign,
Bruce wants the connection
with has own = statement
cleared up

“lam anmnous to have my
name cleared as this ts an
issuc to which I will not lend

y name or my support,” he

told LGH directors

Change the dog. council advised

“CHANGE
was the
North
council to a couple plagued
by cats digging in their

YOUR dog”
suggestion = from
Vancouver City

garden
Complaints from 9 Alice
Csrossman and her husband
about cats destroying thew
vegetable garden despite two
fences and a dog were not
highly regarded by City
aldermen at) thet mecting

last weck

“Tl think . silly to bothes
councel ith such a
probicm | and ‘ \orman
Ball Sar sor Mrank
Marcing fan ! the

couple sh. \ wie h to a
fhherecr oh feo ows re) Uhre

fclines awa

However the Cs: asmans
may take urther  acthon,
acting on adv of the

BC Society for Prevention
of Crucity to Ammals.

The SPCA advised that cat
traps, used to trap live cats,
can be rented and provided
the seaghbours are notihed
in advance the Grossmans
can go ahead and trap the
offenders and turn them
over to the local pound

The Gstoasmans live tn the
ZOO block West 24th Strect

SHOP TONIGHT UNTIL 9 P.M.

CLOSED THURSDAY JULY IST

B.C."

A9 - Wednesday, June 30, 1982 - North Shore News

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Firebird. Carletta manages a smile as she hugs her
three-year-old nephew Alan, thankful that nobody was
injured in the accident. (Terry Peters photo)

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