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NV District Council urged | CONTAE? LENSES
to condemn privatization

THE DISTRICT of North Vancouver has been urged to | Dally. Wed - $79 |

join other municipalities in condemning Premier Bill Vander: “Extended Wear $143

Zalm’s plan to privatize Lower Mainland ambut latice ser- : § eager . / $240

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Richard Earnshaw of thel Am-i:6° Toe 7 . (colour: for brown. eyes)

bulance Paramedics of B. Goasked By EVELYN JACOB ‘ CAPILANO OPTICAL :

council Monday..te*sénd a’ letter Conteinating Weiter ; op TEM :

protesting tlie plan'to the premier :

pid''t6 health minister Peter ford. it or through government — ff . 980- 2517
Dueck. subsidies. . a ia
‘North ‘Vancouver City Council °

has already condemned the

scheme. But district council said it

| will refer a report from. the Am- ji . ‘6 : :
‘ bulance Paramedics of B.C. onthe = [- rs @) rea n ui if
‘dangers of privatization to loca!” | .
MLAs Angus Ree and Jack Davis : ; . *
before dealing with the request. . Ardagh Hunter . ‘Turner

Reading from the report, Earn- ee ‘
shaw said the contracting out of | Barristers & Solicitors

ambulance services would con- ie #300-1401. Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver

siderably damage the present qual- : ‘,
ity of services. provided by. the “986-4366 Free Initial Consultation

provincial system, and could piise
ascrious health risk. | =
nbulanee owners regularly make ‘STON DRAPERIES AND BLINDS
ambulance owners regularly make
patients wait for up to two hours

rather than-lose calls to a com- ;
itor g , i ‘ ae ; ABBEY ULTRA? the linest mini
petitor and some, cager for profits, os blinds tn the werldl

cram as many as seven patients in- A one cord controls tlt & fit —

to a car: P ch, re desing
It says that private drivers are pot ne ae tightest denied = fe Tenale cords,

untrained to deal with emergencies ce a, . ‘he’

and that ‘fraud and falsified. bill- i a ra Ware Med? ” . How $795
ing is common.” +) 4 - Ust $157 7
“There is. no justification for , : . 4 ees ' ~
this proposal to privatize a vital. j ner : PLUS FREE INST STALL. —U-MEASURE
“tink in our public ambulance ser- \] oo coved H RE-MPHOLSTERY AND
. vice,"? said Earnshaw, ‘'... infor- gi DRAPERY FABRICS

mation shows that the Social Cred- : f - : THOUSANDS OF DESIGNS ALL at
it government is intent on turning ‘ 5 a Rebert Akea ¥, oi
back the clock,..to privatize our -| ¥ ; . 7 - ta. Pree

valuable ambulance service bit by ther ;
hit, one piece at a time.” oy.
According to the report,’ Dueck
said | transporting _ patients with ° ;
“trained paramedics, is “perhaps a . oe iy a \we HOWE.

‘-waste of moncy.”" . . f a " ‘Seay he,
‘ ; “But in a letter to Premier Vander eee oe : spear DE vice .
: . "NEWS photo Neil Lucent _Zalm, the’ Ambulance Paramedics |. ae ren rn
. ee say” contracting out services will i a aa no SERVING THE
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sentenced April 20 in North®
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