Opinion Continued from Page A6 Beware of union Strife from NDP Editor: The New Democratic Party’s minions who compose the major- ity of the executives of B.C.’s unions create the problems between unions and employers; and unions and the Social Credit government. Over the years I have been a union member in good standing of: C.ULPE., B.CG.E.U. and other uni- ons and employment associations and I have observed the following. Most union members: Want a decent wage and recognize that differentials in salary scales are necessary, for example, because higher qualifications require more education and experience. Most accept that a part of their union deductions are paid in sup- port of the NDP, because they recognize its work to improve everyone’s standard of living. And most accept that it is easier . for the proverbial camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for a non-NDP individual to be the president of her or his union. When union contracts expire, it is the NDP controlled executive who foment the union members to demand exorbitant wage increases and costly benefits. An NDP government this fall will bring union strife: strikes, work slowdowns and lockouts like we have never experienced. Remember the Barrett govern- ment. Elmer G. Wiens Victoria Rotary works internationally Editor: A recent article in our Rotarian Magazine prompted me to write this letter. The question in the article was: “What kind of image does Rotary portray to the average citizen on the street?” Would the image be: a rich people’s club .... people who raise money for char- ity? ... an old boy’s (and now also girl’s) club for members to get together for a dinner once a week? What our Rotary Club of Sidney does is pretty well known by most people. A few recent projects are: the Wakefield Manor, Project Lit- eracy Saanich Peninsula (which you will hear about a lot more in the near future), the wooden benches along Beacon Avenue and the harbor, and our contribution towards the recently-opened gazebo. But our club as well as all the other 25,000 or so clubs in 172 countries and geographical regions in the world belong to Rotary International and collectively we do things on the international scene. Do you remember Polio Plus a Team creaies North Saanich trails A new team is carving out trails in North Saanich, thanks to fund- ing from the provincial govern- ment’s Environmental Youth Corps program. In two days, the six-member team had finished almost half of a 472-foot Horth Hill trail leading from the end of Hedgerow Drive to Horth Hill Park. North Saanich volunteer trails coordinator Jo Doman hopes the group will complete three kilo- metres of trails over the next 12 weeks. On the team are foreman Gus dos Reis and Ashley Car, Jason Parent, Mark McGuire, Caterine Latour and Tim Andrew. All team members must be under 24 years of age. The team started Monday with a course on survival First Aid. After gathering their gear and touring existing trails, they began clearing their first trail Wednesday after- noon. ; In the first afternoon they cleared 150-feet of trail, Doman _ said. The project is sponsored by the Duncan Knights of Pythias, who cover medical benefits and insur- ance costs. The program covers wages, transportation expenses and basic work gear. North Saanich provides equipment and pays for materials used on the trails, Doman said. few years ago? During our interna- tional convention in 1980 which happened to be our 75th anniver- Sary, a resolution was passed that we would raise $120 million U.S.) to be able to buy enough polio vaccine to immunize all the chil- dren in the world against polio, wiping polio off the face of the earth by the year 2005 (our 100th anniversary). Well, we didn’t raise $120 mil- lion but $230 million. To date 232,000,000 out of a total of 550,000,000 children have been immunized and we expect to be able to advance the date from 2005 to 1995. It is interesting to note that only . $10 million out of the $230 mil- lion was received from govern- ments, most of the balance came from donations by individual rot- arians and money raising projects like our sale of cookbooks. I believe that we are entitle to blow our own horn once in a while. Why should we be bashful about talking about our good works? We are telling the world about them and we are being heard. A major breakthrough last year was the establishment of the first Rotary club ever in the ULS.SR. as well as the re-establishment of Rotary in all the countries behind the Iron Curtain. It made world news and mem- bers of the media have finally realized they aren’t dealing with a local dinner group. They are now dealing with an influential intemma- tional organization of more than 1.1 million members. Other major concerns are of course world peace, the environment and since last year: Illiteracy. So, when you saw the Rotary float in the Sidney Days parade and were wondering: what is this Rotary all about? Now you know a bit about it. Len Mulholland North Saanich over in picturesque Ganges. Mahon Arts and Crafts - Everday. | Market Day - Saturday = MU Voellapen Thursday and Saturday Departs from Sidney at 9:30 AM Returns to Sidney at 5:30 PM Experience a day cruising the Gulf Islands aboard this Coast Guard Approved, fully licensed vessel. 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