$20. Sundas, Mlueeth 27, 198s Options for ANSWER THE need for help in your conumunity by becoming a volumtecr. Listed below is just a sample of the numerous requests on file at the North Shore Infor- ination and Volunteer Centre. Call today to arrange an interview. CREATIVE CRAFTSPERSON wanted to assist a group of seniors Noeth Shore News knowledge of sunple crafts and an empathy for seniors. Hours are Friday afternoons from f p.m. PARTICIPATE IN A’ LUN. CHEON., A group of seniors needs people to assist with the setting up of tables and serving and clean up for a mouthly luncheon usually at- tended by 20 seniors. Hours are volunteers dynamic frendls office during lunch fours. Duties imelude answering phones, greeting: the public and some typing. Hours are from noon to lo pum. Volunteers can choose one day or more during the week. [ft you are interested tn office watk and have good com- munication skills this positon as for vou. iny and serving a meal for about 16 people Thre position requires a few hours 65 t0 8 pom bp the thied Friday of cach month, Come and share vour culinary shally with tis group of seniors. TEACHER'S ASSISTANT wanied to help with an aduh education class. This is a) basic reading and writirg class for the mentally handicapped. No experi- ence is necessary but the volunteer should have an understanding of the mentally handicapped. Hours are from 7 10.9 p.m. weekly and a PACELLI ENTE OBSERVATION SRILES A family court commit tee requires &@ mature discreet per: son with exceptional observation Skills lo atet as a court watcher, ff you are a North Shore resident and hase some knowledge of the B.C. legal system this position may in- terest, you. Training and orienta- uon provided. te For more information about these and other volunteer oppor- tunities call Joan at the North Shore (Information and Volunteer (approximately 15) with simple once monthly from TT acm. to 1:30 projects. The volunteer p.m. craft RECEPTIONIST wanted for a should innovative with a WITHIN DAYS, the provincial government will announce its plan to hand over ambulance transfer patients in this community to be exploited for OMETIMES, we need to tell our govern- Ped” ment “No”, This is one of those times. In less than a week, the provincial government will announce the privatization of ambulance trans- fers in the Lower Mainland ~ unless we con- vince them to stop and take a closer look at what they're doing, Almost all transfer patients are elderly, ter- minally ill or handicapped. They're frequently transferred to hospital for treatment, to care facili- ties, to specialists, to doctors’ offices and to their homes by ambulance, on the advice of their physicians. Why by ambulance? Because our ambulances are staffed by well-trained paramedics who are trained in lifting and transportation procedures, As well, itis essential for the peace of mind of the patients’ families to know that ifsomething should fo wrong en route, your paramedics — who are trained to save lives — are on the spot. Things can go wrong! Although most transfers are straightforward, complications can arise. Paramedic Robin Jones: PATIENT AND SKILLED COOK to assist seniors in prepar- Boker 4 serve \ vo “L remember a routine transfer of an elderly woman, Her family was still waving goodbye when she went into cardiac arrest. We had the training and facilities to stabilize her condition and, in fact, saved her life.” What about regulations? The provincial government is about to an- nounce the privatization of ambulance transfers yet there are no Ministry of Health regulations in this area, If you have a Class Four driver's license and room for a stretcher in a vehicle, you can be in the Patient-transfer business. No consultation! The provincial government hasn't shown any concern for the people affected by this decision. Senior citizens haven't been consulted. And the government hasn't spoken with organizations rep- resenting the handicapped and the terminally ill. Right now, the cost ofan ambulance transfer is affordable. But there's no guarantee this will remain so when the service is totally turned over to the private contractors. commitment from April [8 to June Centre, a United Way Gis required. agency, at 985-7138, profit. This will happen unless we call our MLA lomorrow and ask that the government slow down and take another look at what its doing. We must prevent the provincial government handing over the elderly, the terminally ill and the handicapped to be exploited for profit. Please contact your MLA We have until April Ist to convince the gov- ernment to take a second look at this decision. Please call your MLA as soon as you can, and encourage him or her to stand up and speak out. Please call soon. Time is running out. AMBULANCE PARAMEDICS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA CUPE 873 DM mie boat tambien teal ARUN dog ee ttn be sedtebe es te wetter aie.