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When a local parent saw her children's school rated second from the top for Edmonton schools in the Fraser Institute report on Alberta schools, she was excited, but local school principals said they don't put much stock in the ratings and hope parents don't either. "I was excited because our school rated second in city. It's one indicator of how well the kids arc doing," said Kate Werkman who drives her children to Victoria School and moved to the city from Red Deer so her children could participate in the alternative program. "Do

the ratings matter?To anyone-intereste- d in ourchildrcn's education, they should. The provincial achievement tests, which the ratings arc based on, is available for every ch ild jn grades three and six to write. These test questions arc based on the Alberta Curriculum, which is taught in public schools province wide. The report could be used to estimate how much of the curriculum material the children are absorbing in the classroom. Why or why not the students are absorbing the material in this or that particularclassroom in a particular school is the parad igm that should promote discussion between, parents, educa- tors and local community. This could be a positive thing; the benefactor being the child." In the report schools are marked with a rating from 0 to 1 0 based on the students marks on the G rade Three and Grade Six standardized provincial achievement tests in reading and math. Ifa school has less than 15 students in these grades, it is not ranked, so McCauley School located at 9538-- 1 07 Avenue was not listed in the report. Peter Cowley, author of the report, as reported in the Edmonton Sun February 22, said, "It seems to me we produce the report card to help parents make a choice. St. Michael School has rated much higher this year than In previous years on the We've got all sorts ofcaveats involved, that you also have Fraserlnstitute report. to talk to the school, that you have to talk to the teachers and so on."Local schools ratings ranged from near the top to near the bottom of the scale. Victoria School located at 10210-10- 8 Street rated 9.2.Shawnda Yeoman, elementary principal at Victoria School, said, "I really don't think the Fraser Institute report is a fair indicator ofsuccesses. It is just one indicator. We are proud of our kids. The ratings indicate the success students experience when the fine arts are integrated into the program. But can Victoria School be compared with other local community schools? Victoria School is a school of choice. The children come in with certain requirements, and Yeoman said there are no special provisions to help students who are experiencing difficulties, no resource rooms and no teach- ers' aids. Students come not only from the surrounding community but are Local ratings (out of 761 schools, province wide) bussed or driven from all over the city and as far away as Wabamum and Thorsby. The average education for parents of the students at Victoria School Victoria School (public) Sacred Heart School (separate) is reported to be 14.2 years.Sacred Heart School, located at 9624-10- 8 Avenue, placed about the middle in the report with a score of 5.2 an Overall rating this year 9.21 0 Overall rating this year--5 .21 0 improvement over previous years. According to the FraserInstitute report, the Ranked Ranked 547 throughout province 9th throughout province average education of the parents of Sacred Heart students is Grade 10.1 . Average marks 2002 Average Marks 2002 St. Michael School, located at 10545-10- 7, placed at 5.9, a big increase Grade Three Language Arts 79 Grade Three Language Arts 70 from their 2000 rating of 1 .2 and their 1 999 rating ot 0. When asked about the Grade Three Math 84.8 Grade Three Math 72 improvement, Principal Helen Matsuba said the Cahtolic School Board Grade Six Lanuguage Arts 82 Grade Six Language Arts 68.1 adopted their own system of testing three years ago called Assessments for Grade Six Math 87.8 Grade Six Math 67.6 Learning. She said she is concerned not with the Fraserlnstitute report but that all students in the school did as well as they could be expected to. Students are Saint Michael School (separate) Norwood School (public) assessed based on ability tests and the board's exams in math for grades two, Overall rating this year5.9l 0 Overall rating this year 1.21.0 four, five and eight. Language exams arc being added this year. Ranked 443rd throughout province Ranked 75 5 th throughout the province The achievement results are analyzed and strategies and goals are set at Average marks 2002 Average marks 2002 a provincial level and at adistrict level. Each school also has a plan and each Grade Three Language Arts 61.6 G rade Three Language Arts 58.8 teacher sets a plan. Matsuba is satisfied that their system is working. "We Grade Three Math 74.6 Grade Three Math 55.2 compared this test with the provincial achievement tests and all ofour students Grade Six Lanuguage Arts 67.9 G rade S ix Language Arts 60.4 did as well as they were expected to as a whole," said Matsuba. Grade Six Math 76.3 Grade six Math 57.2 According to the Eraser institute report the average education of parents of St. Michael School students is 12.1. Continued on page 3 Page 2 Boyle McCauley News March 2003

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Tuggy Curran (far right) at the Labour Day BBQ , Klein going into the sweater business. which she Initiated, In Giovanni Park. Tuggy Curran, a volunteer for the Boyle McCauley News from 1987-199- 7, Thoughts on the value of one life passed away March 21 at the age of 49 at the Grey Nuns Hospital Iast September I was sitting minding my own business reading the newspa- palliative care unit Tuggy was the first person to be named to the Wall of Fame at the Edmonton District Labour Council She was the initiator of the in It struck me as absurd that somebody had boiled over their spaghetti, per a bar. Labour Day barbecue for the unemployed at Giovanni Caboto Park. She started the kitchen on fire and the Alberta Treasury Branch was running a worked in the community with the Bissell Centre, with children's camping fundraiser to help them. And on another page this girl named Edna was dead, programs and as an organizer within the New Democratic Party, the labour nothing left of her but a pile ofcinders in Lcduc, few to grieve her passing and movement and municipalpolitics in Canada and the UnitedStates. definitely no donations at AlbcrtaTrcasury Branch. So the bartender and I set up Instead of flowers, her family requested that donations be sent to the Bissell Centre. ajar for her baby's future. She didn't boil her spaghetti over. Maybe she didn't have a pot to boil it in. Her baby might, in 1 8 years or so ask, "Who was my mommy?' and then find outthat a few, a very few, people grieved her passing as she wasjust a "working girl" and few wore little white ribbons for Edna. But then again maybe I'm a fool. Maybe I'm the only one who cares. Happy Easter CookieArmstrong, McCauley from the ; Come be a part of Edmonton's newest festivall Boyle McCauley The proposed inner city music and arts festival called the "Art Beat ofthe City" . will be held on Saturday, June 7th 2003 at Giovanni Caboto Park. This festival News' s will be acelebration ofcentral Edmonton's homegrown musical and artistic talent r as well as a reflection of our diversity. Already community residents and organizations have shown a great deal of interest. In order to make this festival a success we are in need of more community participation. We are looking for Musicians, Dancers and Artists Volunteers, Sponsors, Craftorsvendors. Look forward to more information regarding this exciting event and how you can get involved in the weeks and niiMnHoof by Cookie Aimouonf months to come. Call me at Action for Healthy Communities (780) 944-468- 7. 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Dcarreaders: News Plef note that thnoyltMcCulevConiinunitYNtwspiipre-niilhchng- f dto; hmcittwsfffteliM.nrt. Education in Hy crisis Rosalie Anderson Writer

On March 13, 2003, Brian Mason, MLA from Edmonton-Highland- s province, said Martin. "The government needs to end the distortion that Alberta has cmcccd a town hall meeting that focused on the funding crisis in education. the highest funding per capita for education in the country," said Williamson. "They About 70 community members showed up at Grant MacEwan City Centre neglect to tell us that per capita includes every man, woman and child in the province, Campus to listen to panelists Dr. Raj Pannu, NDP Leader, Larry Booi, not just students." President of the AlbertaTcachcrs' Association, Diannc Williamson, Parents Another concern was the voluntary loss of teachers. Advocating for Children and Teachers, and Ray Martin, School Board We arc losing 50 of our teachers in the first five years because of teachers' Trustee. working conditions and children's learning conditions said Booi. Teachers feel Pannu said policy decisions unilaterally imposed by this government frustrated and guilty when they are unable to provide quality education in the current caused the crisis in education. system. "Last year," said Pannu, "school boards and parents were told that they "We have the best school system and the best teachers in the world," said Williams, would be receiving funds foraddressing class size and for improving learning "We just need the funding to support them and give them the tools." conditions. The latter part of the evening was open to comments and questions from the floor, This year, the government has told school boards to apply all of those funds A community member said this government reacts to anything they don't agree to pay for the arbitration settlement with teachers. In my six years as an MLA, with "with bullying and strong-arme- d tactics. The province's bullying laws should I've never seen parents so mad. start at the Legislature." But what is even more noteworthy is the anger being directed at the Tory "The.70 ofthe population who don't currently have kids in school don't seem government by our elected school trustees." to understand that they, too, are impacted by public education," said City Councillor, Booi said public dialogue on the crisis in educaton is important to shed the Janice Melnychuk. spotlight on it. "The funding public education gets is insufficient to do this She added that we need to consider how the crisis in education is impacting our important task of educating our children. Increasingly kids are falling through entire community beyond the classroom. the cracks," he said. Day cares are housed in schools and school gyms are used for community Martin said Edmonton has the highest poverty rate in Alberta with 50 out activities. of its 208 schools designated as high needs. Apart from Pannu and Mason, no other MLA's were present. Lyle Oberg, Inner city schools, in particular, don't have access to the fundraisers that Minister ofLearning, refused the invitation to attend schools that are more affluent have, such as casinos, he said, and it is important Mason closed the evening with a few suggestions: 'Take what you know and that these kids get quality education. "We can pay for it now, or pay for it later share it with others. Help get parents organized, build acoalition, phone the premier in jails, welfare, etc" said Martin. and your MLAs. Tell your stories in your schools and in your communities." Custodial staff has been reduced and garbage pickup is every two weeks in some schools. In others, air replacement has been reduced from three times a day to once a day. As a result ofcost cutting, schools arc not being maintained and the health closet... of children suffers. The government continues to amass embarrassingly large revenues from oil and natural gas royalties that total in the billions of dollars, said Pannu. Even with this huge surplus the government continues to tell us "We don't have it" a. and "You don't need it," said Booi. Happy Easter! Pannu quoted Michelc Mulder, President of the Alberta School Boards' Open Association as saying "Do the mat h - school boards received six percent to pay Good Friday and tcachersalaries; athird party arbitrator imposed a salary increase of 14.09 per Easter Sunday cent - we're looking at a $142 million shortfall for ever and ever." 10 atn-- 6 pm Alberta spends the least amount of its GDP on education than any other Local schools ranked Continued from front 't Norwood School located at 9520-- 1 1 1 Avenue rated near the bottom with a score of 1 .2. Principal Heather Raymond said the Eraser Institute report isjust one tool, and there are other measures that have to be looked at. The students in Norwood come from the surrounding neighbourhood where unemployment and underemployment arc a big problem. The average education of parents is 9ut reported to be at 1 1 . 1 years. "What families can give their children affects what happens in the class- room," said Raymond. "We've put a lot of effort into making a level playing field." Norwood is one ofseven schools in the City Centre Educational Project that THRIFT SHOFPE is looking at improving opportunities in the school. Through the project, they have amcntorship program where 120 volunteers help with literacy, a family 8818-11- 8 therapist, and partnerships with community groups such as the YMCA for Avenue 9-- y literacy and physical activities. The school also offers piano and violin lessons. 9 Monday-Frida- Cool School provides after school enrichment for the top three to five percent 9--6 Saturday of the students. "We see the value and worth of every child who comes here. 12-- 5 Sunday Each child has potential. We arc working to raise that potential" said Raymond. We've Cowley said the Eraser Institute plans to continue to produce the report in spite got the best prices, plus we NEVER charge GS. T. of the flak every year from teachers and teachers unions because parents are We arc 100 non-prof- it and locally owned interested in how their children's schools rate. Page 4 Boyle McCauley News March 2003 Homes not shelters needed ft ifl By Linda Dumont Staff writer not ?oo2 1SOO 3pl. 2OO0 a Mar. 2SSO a Nov. 1S0O At 9:15 p.m. March. 15, 1 drove two people seeking shelter to the George Spady Mgr. 188 Centre. They were refused admission because the centre wasfull They spent the - ITi1wM I pa B3 iva ?oa night outside sheltered only by sleeping bags and afence. This is not an isolated I 1 1 I I m JLLmm , occurrence but one that is re-enact- ed nightly. LD. Total Homalasa Single Hnmnlnnn HamateM In Paitilllffm Include Includes. in Homclcssncss was the main focus of the townhall meeting hosted by Peter Singlet, Singles Witnout Adults In Children Goldring, MP, at Riverdalc School March 10. Fnmilios A in Children in Courtrty Qty of Edmonton Goldring was critical of the way which government money allocated for Families. providing shelter is not being used, or is being wasted. Count of Homeless Persons In Edmonton (October 2002) "We've had the funding forthrcc years yet wc still have 80 people sleeping on a night to open the LRT station for 50 to 100 people, but private enterprise cement at the LRT station," Goldring said. According to Goldring it costs $4000 landlords and a number of groups who could have provided shelter have been turned down for funding. And if the money is not used, it will be sent back and put into general revenue. He sees the need for affordable single room homes as the biggest need-ju- st a room with fridge, sink and bathroom. HaaVl K. m ' XVl .MM "ByMT "We have lost 75 per cent ofour singles housing over the last 20 years. This is whythc shelter need is so high. Edmonton has a shelter population of 600. If even half of them could move into affordable housing at $300 per month, there would be room in the shelters for those who need it. And how do you get out of a shelter and get ajobT' said Goldring. He said the depopulation of the mental hospitals 20 years ago released many people with mental challenges into the community, and others have addictions. These people account for the half ofthe shelter population who may not be able to live independently. And it costs tax dollars to keep people in the shelters, as opposed to having them pay rent on affordable housing. And with the acute need for shelter, the George Spady Centre with a mat capacity of 62 has been approved for government funding for more office space, not more mat space even though they arc filled and turning away people nightly. Rioto by Lindt Duroonl Goldring said it is important to rebuild singles housing, but while the Edmonton Homeless people settled down with blankets on the cement floor. HousingTrust Fund has approved several singles housing units, building permits of Churchill LRT Station when the temperatures dropped below were denied. minus 20 on March 3. This was the third time the station was And independent homeowners, like Gordon Stamp, who want to provide opened by the City of Edmonton as an emergency warming several units of low cost housing, applied for RRAP funding and were turned station last winter because shelters for the homeless were filled down. and turning people away. The number of houses demolished in the last five years is 1 80. 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On May 1, 2003, the Hope Mission, located at 9908 - 106 Avenue in Edmonton, will begin construction of a $4.5 million-doll- ar addition to its existing building. The extra 40,000 square feet space will offer a continuum of services for men. About 50 people attended the Rink Closing Party March 22 for a wiener The basement will offer what Bruce Rcith, Executive Direc- roast and hot chocolate although the rink had already melted away due to tor or the Hope Mission, referred to as an in-to- x' centre with the warm weather. This ended another seaason for the skating program a capacity to sleep up to 70 men under the influence of drugs organized by the McCauley Community League and the Edmonton City andor alcohol. Furnished with mats, showers and bathrooms Centre Church Corporation. They would like to thank the following this area will be open between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. daily and is sponsors: Myro's Pharmacy for donating hot chocolate; Italian Bakery for intended to accommodate the overflow from the George Spady hot dog buns; Return to Rustic for the firewood, and Peter Goldring's Centre located across the street. The main floor will house office for the Timbits. offices that surround a large open space. This central area, complete with bathrooms and showers, can accommodate up to 1 00 mats. It will offer overnight shelterto the overflow from the Herb Jamieson Centre, said Reith. The space will also be utilized to hold community dinners as the need arises. Boyle McCauley On the second floor, plans are in place foratransitional area which will consist of 40 private rooms with acommon area and shared washrooms. These rooms will be available to men at no Health Centre cost. Residents will be able to stay from three to six months to allow them to get on their feet. The Boyle McCauley Health Centre would like to invite On the third floor, twenty self-contain-ed units will be to us an available at affordable rates to men on low income. you join for hour's discussion about our role in The Hope Mission expansion is expected to be completed in your community, and the services we provide. early December 2003. The additional 40,000 square feet will expand the Hope Mission to 56,000 sq ft. "This will be added space" said Reith, "Not replacement space. It will provide a If you are interested, please join us on safe place for men to spend the night, or longer, ifthey want to. 7 8 We are excited about it. We think it will make adent in trying Wednesday, April 9th p.m. to p.m. to solve the homeless situation in Edmonton." in the Centre Boardroom Funding for this multi-millio- n dollar project will come from - the Edmonton Housing Trust Fund and a grant from the City 10628 96 street ofEdmonton's Low Income Housing Capital Assistance Pro- 422-733- 3 gram (LIHCAP). So far LIHCAP has contributed $370,000 to the two upper levels of development and will be considering Coffee, tea and light snacks provided. additional funding of the basement in April 2003. RSVP by April 7, 2003

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Exploring the realm of auric energy for health In Bv DrfRitWE AnsiutAuvr Where Is this Boyle McCauley? Writtr See page 12.

I called Agnncs Krawcck of Aura Well, I had been feeling a little under for Health out ofcuriousity. the weather, and told her so. She began What exactly did she do? the second stage of her diagnosis. Krawcck gave me a little back- Krawcck stood about four feet from ground. She said that she started out her me with a kind of dowsing rod and career seventeen years ago as a nutri- waved it at me as I touched the variety tionist and she began to rcaluc that most of nutritional supplements lining her illness were the result of energetic dis- shelves. tortions in the auric field resulting from The idea was that the rod would react cither emotional blocks or nutritional to my energy shift when I instinctively deficits. found the nutritional supplement I need- Primarily she works with clients to ed. balance their vital energies using nutri- No shift. tion. She then invited me down to the I was healthy as a horse. office to sample her wares. Then she repeated the same dowsing Kraweck was on the phone when I process as I touched a diagram repre- arrived, trying to convince a potential senting the different levels ofconscious- client that if he could dowse for water he ness. Apparently I was at level 6! The could dowse for anything. second highest. The diagnosis became "Your intention is what's impor- clearer. According to the aura reading, tant," she said. And as she was hanging I needed to work on the emotional area up, she winked at me and pulled out of my life. what I can only describe as something Apparently, my sickly feeling was that appeared to be a kind of medieval emotionally based. torture device with an extension cord. I She told me that since I was at that was feeling a little nervous, to say the level of consciousness, I needed to rc-inember- that "1 least. I was a creator in my world The device was in fact a Kirlian cam- and could shift my emotional state at era. She instructed me to put my hand will with practice, she added. inside a cloth bag attached to a finger And she gave me a tool to practice pad. with. "Every night before bed," she She then asked me to think a se- said, "ask for what you want, and make quence of thoughts as she took consec- sure that you finish it off by saying that utive photographs of my aura as it emit- you need to sec physical evidence that

ted from my fingertips. this desire is manifesting in your life." Fik pfciloiBMCNew Each photograph was different, I remembered what she had said to which Krawcck attributed to mydiffcr-cn- t the potential client on the phone. thoughts and the feelings attached to "Your intent ion is what's important." A spring shower

11-year- those thoughts. And whether you buy the dowsing by an -old boy named Jesse The theory here appeared to be that rod diagnosis or not, it was good advice. one's thoughts and the subsequent feel- From someone with good intentions. grass outside is green anb boes not look like it is going to turn brown ings change the quality of one's ener- And that's how Agnnes Kraweckstruck Te for along time. getic field. me -- a clear eyed seventy four year old foom tl)e She then told me the area of my life who looked fifty-fiv- e, who gave me jlje flowers are starting to in clean crisp air. ihe sky only has that I should focus on as indicated by the pragmaticmagical advice for spiritual a ew clouds in it that are far, far away from where I am photograph. growth. Tpe sun is seining onto my face but it is not too hot anb not too cofd, it is nwrm anb feels nice. MIOOLE FINGER- - CoMKtcTEO im hov: RING FINGER- - YSICMBOOY A butterfly) goes by flajnng its wings si(entf. As soon as tl)e butterfly EMOTIONAL 9001 mm FINGER-MENTA- jC urna NOEX L fcnzzes lanbs suck Bin BOO goes by,abee past anb it on a flower anb starts to the

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February 26 at Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples, the McCauley DyDarleneArsenfault Community League held an information session on public parking issues in the Writer community. Organizer and league board member, Kimo Trent invited representatives of Written by Vcrn Thicsscn by-la- w enforcement, Commonwealth Stadium, the Edmonton Eskimos as well Directed by David Storch as Brian Gibbons and councilor Jane Batty. thirty residents of the McCauley and Parkdalc communities came to About "Einstein's Gift" opened with a have clarification on avariety of parking issues in the area. Those who attended moment ofcomplete silence as a pian- expressed concerns around the issue of by-la- w enforcement connected to ist put on a priest's robe and a long stadiumcvents. white chasuble. Some were angry at receiving fines for parking cars on their lots at the time He sat down to play, and the gift stadium events. of unfolded with Einstein' s line. Each of Others said that they see an increase in vandalism and inappropriate behavior the main characters struggled with directly related to stadium events. Resident John Kolkman, who has long been this question. involved in the issue, expressed a rare conciliatory note asking ifthere could not "Can we not go back to a time be some compromise on the issue. when women spoke in music, and The McCauley Community League would like to thank all those who men thought in poetry?' attended and contributed to this important community forum. And as the play progressed, the answer seemed doubtful.Bretta Gerecke's illustrated the struggle in- 1984 herent in this question. The furniture of daily life hung The End suspended on tension wires, while IIy LiefGregersen upstage grew the magically lit forest March 14, 2003 of the imagination. At centre stage What would happen, what would be, was an x, marking the spot where the question was proved in the playing. When the missiles came for me? Gerecke's lighting was deft and dramatic, at times warm and sensual as I tried to think of happy thoughts when Haber fell in love with his first wife Clara, and terrifying as we saw I tried to live life free chlorine gas billowing up slowly into the air in a green and yellow cloud. Jacob Haber, a German Jew, and an apostle But I never knew what would come The main story was about of practical science. When the missiles came for me. Haber was ambitious enough to deny his Judaism, and to allow The message and the whining came so Germany to use the fruits of his imagination for weaponry, in order to often on TV succeed. And although Michael Spencer-Davi- s' Haber was by turns Made me drop everything and wait irritating and pitiful, we sympathized with him throughout. and see This was due to some skilful writing by Vern Theissen, and an insightful If this was it, the real thing now performance by Michael Spencer-Davi- s. James MacDonald gave us a warm, utterly human Einstein, and Steph- And the missiles coming for me. anie Wolfe as Clara started offstrongly as a vibrant genius of a woman, but It didn't' mean so much that I would didn't build levels into her descent into despair. die David Storch's staging of this piece was complex and powerful. Because death is meant to be The pace was steady, and the transitions seamless and sharp. But that all the world would breathe its The only complaints I had were that the blocking at the top of the show last was stilted and awkward and, initially, between scenes, he had Einstein wandering aimlessly around the perimeter of the set. In the insane inferno blast Small factors in an otherwise successful equation. On the day the missiles came The missiles came for me.

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10724-9- 7 Street COMPLETE Constituencey Office LINE OF PIZZA SUPPLIES 1 00, 8930 Jasper Avenuo 424-657- Edmonton, AB T5H 4E9 Olive Oil Salad Oil Cheese Macaroni Salami 7 Tomatoes Phone: 414-068- 2 IMP0KTEK5.PACKEK5&DI5TKIBUT0KS0FtrAUAN FOODS Prescription Fax: 414-068- 4 TERESA SPINELLI 424-462- 0 Drugs edmonton.hlghlandsassembly.ab.ca Page 10 Boyle McCauley News March 2003 Natural Areas in the City Recieved your bill yet? Michael Phalr, Councillor, Ward 4 Gas bills hit all time high Brian Mason, MLA Edmonton Highlands ML m I" our rapidly growing urban area, wc have many Atco gas bills hit mailboxes this week. And as Bfe:25H opportunities and challenges to deal with. While wc Albertans receive them they arc gasping at the imvt; uii tAiciiMvi; (joins oiiu uvti voiicjr iimi sysiciu highest bills ever. that is the envy of the world, a need was felt that natural Many natural gas bills this winter arc higher than areas in Edmonton could be better protected. Four they were in 200 1 , when the government gave out years ago, I, along with Councillor Allan Holstad, rebates. While the per gigajoulc price this winter is decided to work for a more coordinated effort in this slightly lower, the weather in 2003 was colder, area. Wc started a Preservation of Environmentally ivsuumyi.: Hungriert- - i tDins.1 1 Significant Natural Areas committee, to work with K asi The actual bills for a 1,500 square foot scmi-- A people both in the community and City of Edmonton. Last year wc got a NHlH bungalow in Edmonton from December 8, 2000 to Conservation Coordinator, as part of City Planning, and funding for Natural HL A March 9, 2001 totaled $680 worth of natural gas. Areas. I am pleased to report that funding has been continued in the City's 2003 LnA For almost the exact same period this winter, the budget. Diusauu up ioqsu. Edmonton has a wealth of natural and wetland areas, both in the river bottom- In 2001 this homeowner received $418 worth of lands, ravines and ponds. With both residential and commercial areas growing rebates, this year not one red cent. quickly, we need to make sure areas better left as natural and undeveloped do not This is blatant evidence that the Tories only care about high gas bills in election get sold and developed over. After the development is too late. In a city as years. Albertans have higher bills this year than they did in 2001. The only anywhere else, political climates can change over time. Some city councils may difference is that then we were weeks from an election. support preservation ofnatural areas and acquire land for this purpose. Then new In 2001, Conservatives tried to buy votes with taxpayer's own money. They councilors are elected, and there may not be the same political will to keep these got gas companies to distribute Tory propaganda with the bills. It was nothing areas as an undeveloped asset for our future. But how best to protect this more than raw electioneering. throughout different political climates? At our recent Natural Areas Committee meetings, we discussed setting up a Land Trust to preserve some natural areas in Edmonton to make this workable. There are considerable lands owned by the city When are rebates justified? that may not be needed by City Transportation. These are being returned to the province, who would then put Compare this year with the last election year. them up for sale. However, if Figures are for an actual 1500 square Toot wc were successful at getting bungalow in McCauley. any of these lands, they may Figures factor out rebates. be suitable as part of a land trust. Dill 200001 200202 Ifyou wish to support the work of this committee, you might DecJan $252.60 $189.90 $181.49 $210.84 be involved as an individual or JanFeb FebMar $246.69 $327.87 PETER GOLDRING through one of the following Member of Parliament organizations, which are rep- Edmonton Centre-Eas- t Totals $680.78 $748.58 resented on the committee. Remove the GST from They include Alberta Environ- Home Heating Fuels! mental Network, Environmen- tal Law Centre, Unlim- Once again, we are in the midst of the "challenges" Ducks of an Edmonton winter. A reminder of these ited, Edmonton Natural Histo- challenges' is heating bills that increase more and ry Club, Alberta Native Plant more each year. As of February, natural gas Council, Urban Development customers in Alberta are paving over triple what they Institute, Sierra ClubPrairie were paying four years ago. Where will prices be four Chapter, Edmonton Naturali- years from now? zation Group, Friends of the As natural gas prices increase, total GST payable North, U of A Environmental also increases. The federal government and the Research & Studies Centre, provinces occasionally attempt to address high heating costs through heating rebates paid to those considered Canadian Federation of Uni- Michael Phair most in need. However, these rebates are not given versity WomenEnvironment Councillor every year and it's not only trie poor who get squeezed Group, Canadian Parks &Wil-

by high heating costs, topped with GST. Nobody really TOP-SOI- Ward Four derness Society, and L. has a choice when it comes to paying for heat in the I welcome any com- winter. Home heating fuels are one of the basic necessities of life, and should therefore be GST ments you might have on this exempt I first raised this issue two years ago. ("High or any matter. Michael Pliair, Home Heating Costs-Imp- act on Poverty" (February, Councillor, Ward 4. 2001 see it on my website: www.petergoldring.ca).

I have taken action to see this matter addressed in the House of Commons. On January 23, 2003. my motion was introduced to henceforth eliminate the GST IS DRINKING A PROBLEM? on the sale of home heating fuels. In addition, you can A.A. IIAS THE ANSWER FOR sign a petition calling for the elimination of the GST on Your opinions are important home heating fuels. It is available for downloading SOBER LIVING! -- from my website or from my constituency office. to me 424-590- 0 Individual efforts can make a difference. It is time Please callfor assistance to seriously reassess the size of the GST tax bite, THE ONLY REQUIREMENT FOR with civic issues particularly when it affects necessities of life with vola- tile prices: home heating fuels. MEMBERSHIP IS A DESIRE TO STOP DRINKING. 496-814- 6

495-326- 1 www.potcrgoldring.ca Boyle McCauley News April 2003 Page 11 Getting prostitution off the street ByMawonDrandt Writer

A workshop on solutions to pros- vehicle is stored until he appears in lice station. The Patrol also talks with Don Langucford, the Executive titution related problems, sponsored court. Upon his conviction, it can be women working on the street and helps Director Metis Child and Family Serv- by the Prostitution Awareness and sold. them access agencies and resources. ices spoke on behalf of the Protection Action Foundation of Edmonton For a repeat offender, the Alterna- Troy Brcnson of the Highland of Children Involved in Prostitution (PAAFE) in association with the Ed- tive Measures Program is not an option Neighbourhood Patrol said his group (PChIP) Community Steering Com- monton Police Service (EPS) was held and if convicted, his vehicle will be identified three pay phones that were mittee. at Alex Taylor School Wednesday, sold. being used day and night to support the The PChIP program has existed March 12,2003. But, if sale of the vehicle will put drug trade. With the support of the for four years and grew out of a 1997 At the workshop, MLA Harvey undue hardship upon thejohn's fami- neighbourhood police officer and of task force report on children involved Ccnaiko, from Wood Buffalo riding ly, the vehicle will be released to them. Telus a curfew has been placed on the in prostitution. PChIP provides chil- in Calgary, spoke about Bill 206, a Bill 206 passed first reading at the phone so while it still provides 911 dren affected by prostitution with a traffic safety amendment aimed at re- legislature and is to go into second service round the clock, outside calls safe house stay and addictions pro- ducing street prostitution. reading and debate in mid April. arc blocked between 2100 - 0900. gram ifrequired. Metis Child and Fam- The EPS and community groups Constable James Matsune of the SharonWatson from 124StrcctSafe ily Services provide Aboriginal sup- made brief presentations on work be- EPS Downtown Division gave a sum- and Caring Community Committee a port through their elders. ing done to address the issues sur- mary of the EPS Prostitution Work- group in Inglcwood and Westmount, JoAnn McCartney, the Court Di- rounding street prostitution in their shop. Some of the solutions supported said they meet once a month to share version Coordinator for PAAFE, spoke communities. by the workshop participants include: information, create awareness, promote about a new federally funded Edmon- Bill 206 is aimed not at getting rid getting tougher on johns by making activities and events, provide mutual ton initiative called Creating Options ofprostitution but at removing it from sentencing more severe, seizingjohns' support and enhance communications Aimed at Reducing Sexual Exploita- the streets in residential neighboour-hood- s. vehicles, educating young people about between community members. tion (COARSE). This court diversion the hazards and risks involved in pros- The Inglewood newsletter published program supports women with a long Ccnaiko said the same individuals titution, increasing public, political and the information gathered as well as history on the street and provides alter- who drive through your community police awareness of prostitution issues phone numbers for concerned commu- native measures for the first time of- looking for prostitutes could be using and formalizing community collabora- nity members to use to report criminal fenders a phone and calling an escort agency tions to work on solutions. activity. Jimmic Keller said he worked with instead. Tracy Patience spoke about the Al- Jana Scobie from the D 1 2 area that Native Counselling Services of Alber- Under Bill 206, when a john is berta Avenue Neighbourhood Foot includes Kainnaird Park East of 82 ta to produce a video targeted at youth arrested, upon charges being laid, the Patrol. Volunteers patrol the commu- Street, aquiet and secluded area neigh- involved in the early stages ofprostitu- john's vehicle will be towed and im- nity wearing fluorescent vests to be a bouring downtown, said community tion. pounded and if he is convicted his visible presence on the street. members there record license plate num- Kourch Chan, the Executive Direc- vehicle will be sold. They placed posters in the windows bers and vehicle descriptions and he tor of Crossroads, a program of Ed- But if he is a first-tim- e offender, he of businesses to let girls and women follows up with a telephone call to the monton City Centre Church Corpora- can agree to participate in an Alterna- know where they can go to get help registered owner. He wants to have the tion (ECCCC), said Crossroads pro- tive Measures Program such as "john and in partnership with PAAFE, creat- city install two street signs with a 24-ho- ur vides housing for people involved in school." Once he has agreed, the ve- ed the neighbourhood john report card hotline number for residents to prostitution, the majority ofwhom had hicle is released. If he refuses, his to be dropped off at a community po use to report any suspicious activity. experienced homelessness. We welcome new patients ff No Extra Billing for Social &'2 Assistance & Indian Affairs (some restrictions apply) Kevin Cho 9 Seniors, Special Needs & Denturist Veterans Welcome Affairs Member ofCollege ofAlberta Denturists 1 Social Assistance Welcome Jesse Wong Free Consultations Intern Denturist H New Complete & Partial SH DENTURE CLINiCHlH DenturesRelinesRepairs (while you wait) " ' Hit-IirMi- -- ri'i II All Dental Plans Accepted ni "r Boyle McCauley Denture Clinic

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AHC is a non-governm- ent organization that works in 10 central Edmonton neighbourhoods (Alberta Avenue, Boyle Street, Norwood, Cromdale, Parkdale, McCauley, Just think of strolling the grounds in Spruce Avenue, Eastwood, Central McDougal, Queen Mary Park). As a health promotion the balmy spring weather and rubbing and community development organization, we support residents turn ideas for improving and strengthening their communities into action. Responsibilities: - Establish and elbows in the corridors of power. . strengthen relationships with residents and other community stakeholders in central Edmonton; Work with residents to plan, develop, implement and evaluate projects to We need you. It'll be fun. improve community health and well being; 425-347- Plan and organize community gatherings, meetings and round table discussions; Increase Please? Call BMC News 5. awareness ofAHC and community work in central Edmonton Skills: Excellent communication and facilitation skills; Experience working with ARTISTS!!!!! BMC News wetcomesoriginalB&Wdrawings.Seasonaland economically, socially, and culturally diverse communities; Ability to work with minimum supervision and also be part of a team; Ability to network with community organizations holiday illustrations are needed. Callus at 425-347- 5. and agencies; Knowledge of central Edmonton; Community development experience Salary and benefits: $28 00C - $30 000 (depending on experience) 3 weens vacation annually WCB coverage 'Surprise! These modified photos are of a sculpture created by Hours: 37 5 horn's pe week Some flexibility in work hours is required Alice and Phil Switzer on the landing between the thirdfloor The starts 1 May position 2003 and the level the Women's Emergency Accomodation Please submit your resume by 14 April 2002 to: roof of Action for Healthy Communities Centre located at the corner of Jasper Avenue and 96th Street. l0844-97Str- eet For the next issue of the BMCNews, submit your own photos Edmonton AB T5H 2M3

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