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Second class mail registration number 0128: At 84, Boas works for kidney fund Eighty-four-year old Andreas Boas is on a mission to educate the public about kidney disease. “Everybody knows about heart problems but no one knows how important your kidneys are,” Boas - said Friday. That’s why he’ll be going door- to-door in Dean Park to solicit support for the Victoria chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada. Boas is the first to admit that due to the efforts of the Kidney Foundation, he’s still alive and well enough to find the energy needed to spread his important message. Very little is known by most people about this potentially life- threatening disease but up to one- and-a-half million Canadians have it, he said. “I feel more people should know about kidney disease and support the Kidney Foundation,” Boas said. He said the majority of people who have kidney disease are rela- tively young, which shows it’s not a disease that only affects people with the onset of old age. March is Kidney Month and Boas plans to spearhead a can- vassing drive in his area to look for donations that will help to keep the underfunded Kidney Founda- tion afloat, he said. Canvassers will also go door to door throughout the rest of the Peninsula and Greater Victoria. Much of the pledged support will go towards running expensive dialysis machines, which keep people alive when their kidneys are no longer functioning effec- tively. = And the cost of kidney transpl- ants — which have an 85 per cent success rate — will also be helped by the public’s support. Money will also be spent both on educating people as to the dangers of kidney disease and on medical research. Few people know that holding one’s bladder for too long can lead to bladder infections, that, in turn, can develop into kidney disease, Boas said. The maintenance of a well- balanced diet, including lots of protein, is also important in the prevention of kidney disease. Some of the symptoms that may indicate kidney disease include high blood pressure, protein or blood in the urine and swollen feet or ankles. Other symptoms include pain in the back or side, fever, puffiness around the eyes, passing urine at Continued on Page A2 by Glenn Werkman The Review Talks resumed, then stopped again, as the Saanich School Dis- trict considered a 12-page contract settlement proposal put to them by the Saanich Teachers’ Association Monday night. Teachers’ Association president Vincenza Cameron said talks stal- led after a one-hour session with moderator Vince Ready “as the board once again left the bargain- ing table, despite the fact the teachers had significantly revised their last tabled proposal, espe- cially on class size.” Later, teacher representatives returned after hearing the board was still meeting, but received word that the proposal was not acceptabel to the board. Board chairman Marilyn Love- less said board negotiators “looked at the document with a view to settling until 2 a.m. (Tues- day).” “The document was not an offer to settle but a demand for more bargaining,” Loveless said. Meanwhile, about 7,500 Saa- nich students remained out of the classroom as teachers walked the picket line. Loveless agreed there was pro- gress made on class size and integration issues, but “issues pre- viously settled had been rewritten and resubmitted and others that were dismissed were retabled.” Loveless indicated the door would remain open as far as further “talks” are concerned. “We're still willing to take another proposal from the Saanich Teachers’ Association but that par- ticular proposal didn’t indicate a settlement,” she said. Loveless said the two sides are “very close” on class size and integration issues and “salary will be an issue depending on what other areas are altered or adjusted.” A recent settlement in Nanaimo has little bearing on Saanich, Loveless said. “This board cannot be held responsible or accountable for other board settlements, their funding may be different from ours,” she said. “We have to make an agreement in Saanich that the Continued on Page A2 Schools remain closed as talks stall -