A7-Sunday News, October 19, 1980

Dear Editor:

We strongly urge that Bill
45 (Family and Child Service
Act) be amended at the next
sesssion of the Legislature as
follows: -

Requisite provisions in the
Act are essential to ensure
that emotionally, sexually
and physically abused
children are handled in the
most appropriate and ex-
peditious manner - before
actual child abuse occurs.

Deep concern is felt that
our solicited recom-
mendations embodied in our
brief concerning the White
Paper (rudimentary

Protes

Dear Editor:

B.C. Hydro’s proposed
Cheekye Dunsmuir 500 kV

transmission line has
generated massive op-
position throughout’ the

province. Many people have
expressed an interest in
aiding those who have been
actively involved im_ the
protests. To all who have
asked “How can I help?” I
would lke to reply through
your pages.

In mid-August, a number
of us took direct action
against Hydro's construction
of the project on Texada
Island.

This project is merely a
symptoms of B.C. Hydro's

Pierre Trudeau is undermining

Proposal of New Family and
Child Service Act copies of
which were circulated three
years ago) have been
completely ignored by the
Ministry of Human
Resources in Victoria.
Prince Edward Island,
Manitoba, Ontario and New
Brunswick have introduced
admirable legislation which
British Columbia should
emulate in detail, for the
overall handling of child
abuse in its entirety, ie.
(physical, emotional and
sexual). Such worthy
legislation as this is in direct
contrast to that of British
Columbia as outlined in Bill

ers seek legal

self-serving energy
development policy. Their
policy attempts to “justify”
the development of this line
on the basis of fabricated
energy demand projections
for Vancouver Island that
are almost double the
projections made by the
B.C. Energy Commission. It
is a policy that leaves us with
a residue of herbicides,
electro-magnetic fields, a
wasteful energy mentality,

flooded farmland and a
general erosion of
democracy in B.C.

We were arrested for
blocking bulidozers on

Texada Island and charged
with “public mischief”. Since
then, the police have

45 which has the dubious
distinction of being the worst
legislation of its kind in
British Columbia’s history.

It is of vital importance
that Bill 45 should include
provision dealing with the
prevailing lack of adequate
care and domiciles for
problem teenagers.

Foster parents are perhaps
understandably loath to
undertake responsibility for
their protracted care as a
proportion of these un-
fortunate children are not
only intractable but violent
and unresponsive to normal
handling. They are in dire
need of suitable domiciles

dropped criminal charges
against us and B.C. Hydro
has laid “contempt of court”
charges against nine people
who participated in the
demonstrations. These
actions were contrary to a
Supreme Court injunction
prohibiting such demon-
strations.

We will go to trial on
November 17, in Vancouver.

Thus far, those who have
been involved in these actiogs
have assumed al] the costs
that have been incurred. As
legal defence proceeds,
costs will definitely climb,
making it harder to bear the
burden alone. If your
readers would like to

the British connection

Dear Editor

The recent statement of
Federal Justice Miuanister

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Chretien respecting the
Canadian Bill of Rights and
the late John Dicfeabaker
cannot go by without public
response.

1, as President of the
Monarchist League of
Vancouver and Greater
Vancouver, corresponded
with Mr. Dicfenbaker dis-
cussing our concern for the
monarchy in Canada. On
ome occasion Mr. Dicfen-
baker wrote, “I am _ con-
cerncd about my country,
the Prime Minister
(Trudeau) is completely

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We take the worry out of drapery cleaning.

and specific treatment. This
problem, as others ignored
by Bill 45, must be sum-
marily dealt with as it is
rapidly assuming climactic
proportions.

No mention is made in Bill
45 of the urgent necessity of
officially sanctioned
registration of child abusers
who have been deprived of
custody due to a history of
recurring child abuse. Such
parents are given to eluding
Human _ Resources _ super-
vision by moving from place
to place. A comprehensive
check on their movements
by communication with

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contribute to the Cheekye
Dunsmuir Legal Defense
Fund, there is an account at
the Powell River Credit
Union, Acct. No 18285, 6239
Wainut St., Powell River,
B.C.

Those who wish to offer
support in any other way, or
who would hke further
information, may write to
Joel Guttman, RR _ 2,
Atureveda Rd., Powell River,
B.C.

To those who have been
involved with us in. the
struggle, I say thank you for
all the support you have sent
our way.

Murray Kennedy
Powell River

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ild abuse law must be improved

other centres its vital m the
interests of prevention of
repeated child abuse.

An added deplorable lack
in Bill 45 is that which fails to
deal with sexual abuse of
children.

This can be confined to

the family -— which is
widespread and amply
proven — as well as at-

tributable to outsiders such
as boy friends and the lke.
It is recognized by those
dealing with this area of
abuse that sexually molested
children are loath to speak
of this due to feelings of guilt
and shame as well as fear of
reprisal, particularly if
It is chiefly through the
testimony of such molested
children who have attained
adulthood that this type of
abuse has become so widely
known and recognized by
authorities.

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Vancouver and clsewhere,
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