cal mystery” often surrounded - by,

; fear and confusion.

to | has been - amed _since

dang er of contracting ‘ ‘AIDS by
donating - blood: to’: the Blood

- Transfusion Service . cof. the _Cana-

each blood donor and is never used

“In ‘the ‘past three years. ‘the. Red
Cross -has provided hospitals - with

‘more than 8 million units of blood
and blood components. Less than ©.

half a dozen cases of AIDS are
suspected of being ‘caused by blood
transfusions. :-:

“These | figures. ‘speak - -for

‘ themselves.: We ‘feel that while! it.

has been. ery ‘much an issue in the

media; there is no question that the

integrity” “of. the blood. sup

2 said O’Brien.

has been i increasing. Late

“This indicates to us’ that the a

21 - Wednesday, June " 1986 -

ne Shore News

JUNE 13, 1792, Captain George Vancow'
“That same day, years later, the survey'ship ‘Plumper discovered the coal
seam that attracted ‘attention to the inte

medical profession still-has a great. -

deal of confidence in the integrity :

of our blood supply,” he added:

Last November, Red Cross. in
troduced a test
whether a donor has been exposed
to the AIDS virus and developed

_ antibodies to it...
~ "This ‘test, which. ‘as J proven to”
: ibe’ 99.8 “percent “accurate ‘in the

United States provides’ Red Cross

rien said.

AIDS cases will be eliminated.” _

Hy adopted the forewing:

to ‘determine «.

AS a consequence: of. these events “on une 4 id208 city ‘council

; moved by. Mr. Burdis 3 nd seconded by
“thirt i named Van-

And the- motion submitted: by Mr. : McKelvie, ‘and seconded : by Mr.
W.H. Evans, ‘Whereas Vancouver Day has been set as June thirteenth in
each.and every year; be it resolved that in view of. the ‘history of Van-
couver, dating from the discovery of Burrard Inlet. by Captain George

- ‘. Vancouver, R.M., in 1792, it is desirable that: the cele!

- with a very reliable quality control: 7
O} "We: have: ”

9 be confident that’.

part, take the form of a: thanksgiving and ‘remembranc
Sunday nearest to June ‘thirteenth, as aforesaid; be give
' and adoption.’?.= °
June 13: was: celebrated uatil about 1935 when someh
‘the shuffle of progress." -::
‘On June 13, 1986, the city of Vancouver will reinstate this day