~ att tn pamasron se Pot re MICHAEL Cox Davip Lam Campus I have witnessed one of my friends burn his entire hand, and two of my friends temporarily lose their eyesight—from fireworks. The burns healed and their sight came back, but the mem- ories and the scars will last forever. “Fireworks contain gun powder. Gun powder is explo- sive. Fireworks are made to explode. If you are near a fire- work and it is about to explode, you're probably going to get hurt. There are safe ways to use firecrackers: light them away from yourself, do not throw C0. 0.0 Pe AM them at other people, and be smart. The game is always fun until someone has to go to the hospital. Roman candle wars bring in the most injuries on Hal- loween night. Roman candles fire red hot glowing balls of fire. If one of these flaming balls hits another person, it can sink right into his or her skin like a hot knife through butter. This is no different than firing a gun at another person. The memory of hurt- ing or killing your best friend will last forever. If you act irresponsibly, you will be treated as if you are irresponsible, Be smart and dont ruin Halloween for the rest of us. Strike averted wo hours. That is how much time there was before teachers were supposed to go on strike all over the province. Management and the unions hammered out a deal at four o'clock in the morning last Friday (October 23). The teachers would have gone on the picket line uninterrupted. half full on Fri The agreement that management and the union agreed to was a three-year deal. In the first two years of the deal the teachers will not get a raise. In the final year of the deal, the teachers will receive a two percent raise. APEC inquiry chair denies charges of bias DOUGLAS QUAN VANCOUVER(CUP) The chair of the APEC inquiry in Vancouver staunchly denied Friday allegations that he prejudged the outcome of the hearings. Nevertheless, panel chair Gerald Morin adjourned the hearings for three weeks to allow the Federal Court to investigate the matter. Reading from a prepared state- ment at the start of the hearings on Friday, Morin denied any wrongdoing. “T can say for the record, I unequivocally deny the allegations. I have not done anything wrong. I have not prejudged. I will not pre- judge these matters. I will judge only after all the evidence is in,’ he said. Morin added he was confident he could continue to act as chair. The allegations against Morin arose on Thursday morning when government lawyer Ivan Whitehall presented the statement of RCMP Cst. Russell Black of Prince Albert to the public complaints commis- sion. Cst. Russell claims he overheard Morin in a casino last Spring say police mishandled protesters at last November’s APEC conference with pepper spray and that he knew the Ty Sa: aed Pee eee 2 Starving Student DISCOUNT NIGHT The unions’ old agreement social of and the - BCGEU (BC Government and Services Employees’ Union). N local unions will have to reach agreements with their individu schools. By the Other Press deadli there was no update on the Douglas College local agreemen outcome of the inquiry. In light of the new allegatio RCMP lawyer George MacInto: said he would ask the Federal Court to quash the hearings. But the complainants and th lawyers charged the federal gove ment and the RCMP were invol in a whitewash, and questioned timing of the allegations. “T’m concerned Whitehall h approached the panel privately...clearly with the intenti of pulling the plug on the hear- ings,’ said Cameron Ward, lawye, for over a dozen student com- plainants. “I suspect the government is feeling the heat, feeling nervous about how close we're getting to the truth.” The inquiry is set to resume November I6. thurs N . is offering Douglas College students, staff and Just show your student ID card to participating retailers when you shop the first Thursday of each month from 5pm to 9pm. List of participating stores available at Customer Service, South Mall. To make life a little easier, Coquitlam Centre faculty a ‘student discount shopping night’. a ave COQUITLAM CENTRE making life a little easier 464 8357 Bagel Street Café Look for these Savings and much more! 10% off Au Coton 15% off regular priced merchandise The Body Shop 10% off regular priced merchandise McBean’s Cappuccino 10% off tea, coffee, specialty coffees Dog's Ear T-Shirt Co. 10% off Heel & Sole Shoe Repair 15% off Darling Café 15% off sandwiches, cake, large ice cream The Vitamin Connection 15% off Rodan Jewellers 10% off Louie’s Submarine 10% off Saje Kings Art Gallery 10% off 10% off Shopper’s Drug Mart 10% off excl. prescriptions, Discounts not valid with any other promotions. Offers good at Coquitlam Centre only. tobacco, baby supplies