___ MAW Box MP raps Knight Dear Editor: there is growing poverty that Mr. Knight’s knee jerk leaves injection drug users reaction to the public health — highly vulnerable to the HIV emergency and epidemic of — epidemic. HIV infection, particularly If anyone believes it is a amongst injection drug usersin waste to take action, we need the “Downtown — Eastside - only censider the astronomical (Dopey solution to drug prob- costs to policing, the judicial lem, Oct. 3 News) only — system and the additional costs inflames, misinforms and con- to our health care system by fuses what is a life and death ot providing real help and issue that affects us all. treatment first week in the If Mr. Knight is callous House of Commons, I worked enough — as he appears to be hard to force the federal gov. — to not care about the very ernment’s attention to the real human tragedy, then HIV epidemic. 1 urged the fed- maybe he cares about his pock- eral Minister of Health to heed et book and the increasing his own department-funded — social and financial costs associ- report that calls on him to take ated with increasing property urgent action to provide treat- crime cesulting from illegal ment and medica help to stop drug the epidemic. Bon’ t hide your head in a Lack of federal funding for column, Mr. Knight. Get real! housing and medical models Libby Davies for harm reduction, means Vancouver-East MP Lowering job quality bar for all | \ 7 3 Sweet & Crisp Dear Editor: New Crop, It was interesting to see that the RCMP has lowered its fitness requirements because it came to some equal rights loon that a dis- proportionate number of women were flunking these tests. This should work very well in the cause of equal rights as soon as they : figure out how to lower the bar to make sure that none of the crim- eS inals are too big, fleet of foor, fit, strong, tough or violent for the ladies to handle. Well, let’s make it all equal. I want the bar lowcred considerably so I can become a brain and heart surgeon. If you don’r, Pll drag you through every equal rights court in the land. On second thoughts, perhaps I'd rather start some sort of psy- chiatric institution for our burcaucratic and elected government officials. James A. MacDonald Bowen Island pping Centre i+ Evening Wear ¢ Track Suits @ Suits JJ : + Sweaters . 2 Did you know, more than 30 travelling clinics bring caregivers \ ONE WEEK ONLY . from B.C.'s Children’s Hospital to towns across the province, 10-6 DAILY SUNDAY 12 TO 5PM ducing th in of \ ‘ine? == 1447 Bellevue Ave., West Vancouver reducing the strain of trave' for hundreds of B.C. families? Children's Hospital =e purty of PLY RRL re ie intal PATTERN” Eg araains! ~. SEW 4 ; aru rane, Peeza0 PARTY 3 Glacial’ | * Der 4 lB » are Ara BUTTERICK, WY, - Home D ( OM “G ¥ ae 4 ; 9.§ SIMPLICITY, CHECKITOUT! fi . NORTH VANCGUVER - e Decor SEWING RO a0, Or Win 1 of 3 BE Mec ALLS, a Capilano Mall. J 2 * aVings! - Valued at ' Neg Pare Pci980 VOGUE & 946-4519 Fashion Fest! $i 1,000! wie: $649 ea, BURDA TAF “ ipeetne senna cue p75. goqd |! Contest exclusive to Fabricland Sewing Club Members “conten ¢ éxclisive to POW SALE HOV. 4 ac “Member ive Hate a Christm” Fabricland Sewing en] Fabrictand Sewing- “Exciutive to Festritiea ce Watch for the Fabricland "Winter Festival of Mabminanauim | pomiigriaan] | Sales, Projects, savings” Maller arriving in your mailbox soon! ina ee or E-mail: trenshaw direct.ca