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5. Create community advocacy
groups of families and friends of
seniors.

6. a) To create a guardianship
of adults act within one year.

b) Initiate active public debate
on mandatory reporting and
adult protection act for B.C.

 

 

Gayle Allison from the Simon Fraser Health Unit, Rose Marie Four-
nier of Douglas College’s Health Education Centre and Linda Tod of
the S.P.A.R.C. Task Force on Elder Abuse were three of the Elder Abuse
Conference organizers held on November 20 & 21.

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION
CENTRE
OPENED

A! the official opening of the
Community Education
Centre in Maple Ridge on Novem-
ber 19, Helen Casher gave a very
good speech which captured the
spirit and challenge of our co-
operation with the Maple
Ridge/Pitt Meadows School Dis-
trict.

 

As Helen is well known by
name, if not in person, by most
people at Douglas College it
would be interesting and ap-
propriate to read the text of her

speech.

Helen served on the College
Board for 10 years as a repre-
sentative of School District #42.
She served as Chairman of the
College Board for 3 of those years.

Jim Doerr

Her speech reads as follows:

I am pleased that this official
opening is taking place while |
am still a school trustee - 1 am
also honoured to have this oppor-
tunity to participate on behalf of
our Board - Thank you Betty.

For those of you who don’t
know me, I’m winding down a
career of 14 years on the Maple
Ridge - Pitt Meadows School
Board and I was, as well a mem-
ber of the Douglas College Board
for 10 years.

The relationship between
Douglas College and District 42
had been a rewarding one. The
fact that the union is strong and
flourishing today is no small feat -
We have endured some tough
and trying times along with our

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