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foster parents and those in government-funded childcare
agencies. But B.C. Teachers Federation officials said that
out of dozens of recent child abuse cases, checks would
have revealed only one of the people presently accused.
Owen did, however, recommend employers offer the
right of appeal. This week, the Inquiring Reporter wants
to know how people feel about the idea of screening
teachers and others who work with kids.

PROVINCIAL OMBUDSMAN Steve Owen has recom-
mended B.C. teachers and childcare workers be screened
by police to identify possible molesters.

in a report released on Wednesday, Owen recom-
mended the ‘system be in effect before Victoria moves to
expand its current record-checking policies. The gov-
ernment checks its own employees working with kids,

Checks for childcare workers?

inquiring
reporter

y 5 5
Stephen Barrington § ; ‘ees i o i

Douglas Tweed Edward Bidd

Jason Agnew

Vancouver

I think it’s a good idea. 1
think they should have
more strict screening for
the people who deal with

Helen Beaucape
North Vancouver
We really don’t
much interest. 1

take
really

-don’t know that would be

a necessary thing.

. Muriel Tweed

North Vancouver

Of course they should be
— they're looking after
our children. Anyone in
the education and
childcare fields should be

North Vancouver

Yes, they definitely
should be screened. If
they don’t, who knows
who we get.

North Vancouver

1 would say it’s okay if
you check the priests, the
ministers, the rabbis, the
members of parliament,
the police and judges as

younger kids.

WEST VANCOUVER DiSTRICT
COUNCIL: Monday, April 6, 7:45
p-m.: Lease authorization bylaw
re: 606 !4th St and 1542 Fulton
Ave./ GVRD Board report/ 75th
Anniversary Legacy Project.
NORTH VANCOUVER CITY
COUNCIL: Monday, April 6, 7:30
p.m.: Rezoning re: 313-315 West
Ist St. to permit construction cf a
two-storey building/ Rezoning re:

| Raise your

screened.

908-West 16th St./ North Shore
Museum and Archives budget/
Rezoning re: 214-220 East’ Keith
Rd., 1540 Mahone Ave./242-248-
254 East I1th St., 213 East Keith.
NORTH VANCOUVER
DISTRICT COUNCIL: Monday,
April 6, 7:30 .p.m.: Rezoning
bylaw re: Lynn Valley Community
Hall/ Deep Cove Official Com-
munity Plan/ North Lonsdale Plan.

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