Read the RECORD ey 4 ye aA ESTATE J EWELLERY Great Savings this Christmas at the Lion’s Mark, 1730) MARINE DR., W. VAN, 926-7710 NEWS Photo Mike Waketleld WORTH ‘SHORE Crisis: Services Society executive director Carol Ward-Hall holds up yet another federal study costing more than $1 million that tells the Canadian public known facts about vio- , : : fence against | women. Ward-Hall would like to see the monay go towards programs and other initia- ‘ F ‘ taking off. The Points tives. i and Grandview ' fing i's kinetin B.C.- a warehouse " é psc risis Society calling for | “se 1 plan against violence | 5 ~~ tering free Points West Action needed, not stats, says executive director fon Outlet mesa ae ‘THE EXECUTIVE director to spend money. implementing ac- The current North Shore transi- of" the North: Shofe . Crisis tion to’ stop violence - against tion house, Emily Murphy House, Services . Societ is fed u women. has 10 beds and 11 full-time staff. Ss ry p “That’s difficult to say. We Emily Murphy Transition House ‘with federal reports. on vio- know we have to help people who provided lodging for 315 women lence against women. |". are in difficulty. But there are in the last 12 months, said . . _ going to be such difficult decisions Ward-Hall- ' h to make in where the money is e said for every woman who ee, Se marie. D’ Angelo : ‘targeted,’’ said White. comes to the transition house two : pO : . He said he hadn’t been in the are: turned away because there is system long enough to conclude no space. ‘ Carol :Ward- Hall said it’s about ° that the government was wasting Women who come to the tran- ‘time the money was spent on ac-' money on reports. ; sition house have experienced a tion instead of words. > . _ _ White said the federal Liberal. variety of abuse including, physi- - “TI always. feel'so. often:that we government has already suggested cal, mental, emotional, sexual, fi- «doa Royal Commission or some ‘‘adjustments’’ are necessary to nancial or ritual (abuse by a group task force ‘as a: way’ of keeping social programs to combat the = includ*y2"cults). people quiet,’” said Ward-Hall. deficit. - Since -April, $300,000 has been _ ‘So a year or two years goes by Meanwhile, Ward-Hall said raised. for. the new transition while: something - is. being done. society hasbeen able to house. -And then we-wait for the action dramatically change its attitude The society receives grants from . for.a year, or. two and nothing is towards alcohol consumption in all three North Shore “done. And then the next study is’ the last 10 to 15 years and society municipalities plus operating funds done,” shesaid. _~ _ should be able to change in a sim- from the provincial government. ‘* Ward-Hall: said a recent Stats ilar way in relation to violence Ward-Hall said the society also Canada report spent $1.9 million against women. has to raise approximately * to tell: Canadians that 50% of all ‘We hope we can make a major $100,000 through donations and - women: over’ the age of 18 have change across the country that vi- . fundraising projects to run the "- experienced violence i in some form olence is not acceptable in any programs each year. during their life; : form,’’ she said. Other services of the North © J Ward-Hall-: said she. was aware Ward-Hall said the crisis ser- Shore Crisis Services Society in- the government spent at least $20 vices society was currently raising clude women’s counselling, a 24- million on. violence-against- | $500,000 for a new transition hour crisis line, drop-in. counsel- women reports inthe last few house with 18 beds. ling, support groups, a children’s years.” . The transition’ house, to be program (services-for children of She said any future government wheelchair accessible, is slated to. abused women), and public money: on the issue should be: open in 1994, . education. spent on a national strategy action ; plan that could include the fol-, lowing: @ changes in the court system to improve accountabilty for violent actions; @ more transition houses, in- cluding secondary ones where ; r ee , A oy : 5 women can stay up to a year; : . : @ changes to how ‘men are | CAVALIER SPORT COUPE CAVALIER SEDAN CUTLASS SUPREME treated, including providing more . : WiTH 4 DOORS, ABS, CASSETTE, ABS, AUTOMATIC, POWER WINDOWS & support groups for men who seek SPOON epee "AUTOMATIC, AIR CONDITIONING LOCKS, TIL 8 CRUISE, CASSETTE, SPORT . help. : ; . Said Ward-Hall, “You would | saa. 5 SP : ee LUXURY, STK. 35-6414 look at what worked and what : oe Sie aa I re adie Lr saa didn’t work.’? : (OT) } ha N She’ said there have been changes and increased programs, but’a major strategy to work for zero tolerance concerning violence against women has not been im- plemented. Meanwhile, North Vancouver MP Ted. White said the public - Feels that. the government spends “too much on reports and not enough on solutions. red said he ‘dida "know ifthe |e (A} + (8) 36 MOS, (C) 48 MOS, SMART LEASE [TAXES EXTRA), DOWN PAYMENT REQUIRED: CLOSED SUN. 18 fe MAR! (A} $1347 (B) $1521 {C} $2125. TOTAL PAID: (A} $7472 {B) $9186 (C} $18,058 RB FOR BROWSING .