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GETTING THE MESSAGE across to morning commaters, Lions Gate hospital staff greeted North Shore residenn
lining up to cross Lions Gate Bridge Monday with their tatest protest against government funding cuts to the
hospital. Placards and brochares warning of bed closures were held by solemn-taced staff who later moved their
demonstration to the sidewalk outside the hospleal. (Terry Peters photo)

Pro-Life files action

By CHRIS LLOYD

LIONS GATE Hospital is

taken to court

over its abortion policy, by two Pro-Life members
who sit on the hospital board.

A statement of claim has
been filed in federal court
against all present and past
members of the hospital's
therapeutic abortion
committee, seeking a ruling
that almost all abortions
authorized by them = are

unlawful and should not be
performed in future.

The action is being taken
by Pro-Life members lawyer
George Carruthers and
business consultant Michael
Whelton. who are im their

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WV teachers’
get choice

pay vs. jobs

Negotiations are another four months away but
already the West Vancouver School Board &
taking a hard line with its teachers, off
for a confrontation based on jobs vs. a

contract settlement.

Finance Chairman Margot
Furk told the board at its
Monday mecting that the
school district could only
anticipate a nine per cent
increase in its total budget.
Furk also told the board it
would be able to maintain its
present level of services with
that increase

However, she pointed out
that for every percentage
change tn the = teachers
sctticment, wt would mean
$140,000

Furk later disclosed to the
News that her statement on
maintaining a “status quo”
operation in services was
based on an cight per cent

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WEDNESDAY
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