VIOLATION OF RIGHTS CODE
Compulsory retirements rejected
  VANCOUVER (CF) - A British Columbia labor arbitrator has ruled that compulsory retirement based solely on age contravenes the provincial Human Rights Code and ordered an employers to reinstate with back pay a man forced to retire.
   Arbitrator Joe Weiler ordered the Prince Rupert Fishermen’s Cooperative Association to return full seniority and pay back wages and benefits of about $8,000 to Harford Miller, 65, who was forced to retire in October, 1977.
    “I am of the view that the association violated Section 8 of the Human Rights Code in compelling Mr. Miller to retire :solely because he reached the age of 65.” Weiler wrote in the arbitration award.
   The code prohibits age discrimination involving persons between age 45 and 65.
   The award contradicts a decision by B.C. Labor Minister Allan Williams, responsible for administration of the code, to reject complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of age from persons over 65.
    W’eiler, a University of B.C. law professor, said it was up the employer to demonstrate that by reaching age 65 an employee’s capacity was below the standards demanded and achieved by younger employees.
   “I am of the view that the employer has, in some circumstances, the right to establish a compulsory retirement
 age or policy.” he added. ‘‘However, this inherent right of management may be exercised only in a reasonable, fair and non-discriminatory manner.”
    Weiler based the decision on B.C. Supreme Court Justice Henry Hutcheon's earlier ruling upholding a human rights branch board of inquiry’s decision that the code also protects those younger than 45 and older than 65 from age discrimination without proper cause.
   The decision was welcomed by Jack Munro, regional president of the International Woodworkers of America, who said his union, the largest in B.C., was also pursuing similar grievances.
    “We’re pushing one right now in arbitration and we’re also fighting it through the Human Rights Code,” he said.
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Monday, August 14, 1978 Vol. 22; No. 157 Prince George, British Columbia
VANCOUVER GENERAL
Hospital 'takeover' rapped by doctors
   VANCOUVER (CP) — The intervention of the British Columbia government in the long-simmering dispute at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) was denounced Sunday by staff doctors angry at the broad powers granted a newly-appointed public administrator.
    Dr. W. D. Steward, chairman of the hospital’s medical board, said the doctors are “deeply concerned about the gravity of government intervention” in replacing the hospital’s board of trustees effective Saturday with a government-appointed official. Health Minister Bob McClelland announced Friday evening that Peter Bazowski, former head of the BCMP in British Columbia, would take over operations of the hospital, replacing the elected board.
    McClelland said Bazowski will have full discretion to determine the role of board members and the future of hospital president Larry Truitt and other administrative personnel.
    Bazowski also is to review as quickly as possible the earlier firing of three clinical nursing directors who were pushing for changes within the hospital.
'Lack of confidence'
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 Maintaining a minimum of contact and a maximum of concentration,
 Billy Franks of Dawson Creek, desperately hangs on to Yellow Fever during the bareback bronc riding competition at the Prince George Exhibition rodeo. More on the exhibition, pages 3 and 6.
BAR ASSOCIATION STUDY:
'Scrap Queen and Senate'
   OTTAWA (CP) - The Queen should be replaced as the head of state and the Senate, in its present form, abolished, a special committee of the Canadian Bar Association recommended today.
   In an exhaustive study on proposals for a new constitution, the committee said the Queen should be retained as head of the Commonwealth and the Canadian head of state should be someone appointed by a Commons majority for about six years.
   The Senate, which now comprises only prime ministerial appointees, should be transformed into an upper house filled by provincial government appointees, the committee recommended in a study to be discussed at the association’s annual meeting Aug. 27 to 31 in Halifax.
   The federal government
 could appoint persons to the upper house, which would safeguard regional and provincial concerns, but they would have no vote.
   The recommendation on the monarchy prompted lively public debate a few weeks ago when it was leaked to the news media during the Queen’s visit to attend the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.
   Speaking at a news conference today, Jacques Viau,bar association president, said:
   “Personally, I have nothing against the monarchy. Even (Quebec Premier Rene) Levesque, you saw last week, has nothing against the monarchy.” Viau was referring to a defence of the monarchy given last week by the 10 premiers, including Levesque, during a conference in Regina.
   The premiers were reacting to constitutional proposals by Prime Minister Trudeau that many have interpreted as lessening the monarch’s role in favor of the Governor-General.
   Trudeau also had proposed transforming the Senate into a house of the federation, composed almost equally of provincial and federal appointees.
   The bar association’s proposal for an upper chamber more closely resembles a suggestion by the Progressive Conservative opposition to make the Senate a house of the provinces, containing a majority of provincial appointees.
   The bar association says the principal function of the upper house “would be to review federal legislation having significant regional impact.”
   The results of a vote in the
 upper house would be equated with a national consensus.
    A two-thirds majority in the upper house would be required to pass legislation on federal-provincial shared cost programs and general economic objectives affecting the provinces.
   The upper house would also have to approve measures relating to interprovincial trade and any move by the Commons to introduce emergency legislation, such as the War Measures Act, when there is no war or insurrection.
   The new chamber would have to consent to Supreme Court of Canada appointments named by the government.
    Many of the bar committee’s proposals are similar to those in 1'rudeau’s constitutional package which he has said he hopes to see fully enacted by July 1, 1980.
   The nurses who quit complained of inadequate patient care and a lack of confidence in Truitt.
   Stewart said the takeover sparked a sense of relief among doctors, but there is concern that an outsider will be able to oversee the daily operations, correct the conditions that caused the crisis and effect a cooling-off of the dispute.
   “A lot of people have worked extremely hard and lost a lot of sleep in the attempt to have the hospital solve its own problems, and there were strong indications that the situation was levelling-off,” said Stewart.
   Bazowski’s appointment was effective Saturday and he has instructions to report to McClelland daily.
GAMES FINISH
   McClelland met with the hospital’s board of direcors Saturday, where he introduced Bazowski and apologized for failing to inform the medical staff or trustees before announcing the appointment Friday night.
   The Hospital Act grants to a public administrator essentially the same powers and responsibilities as the board of trustees he replaces.
    Stewart said the doctors will co-operate with Bazowski, but he said the powers of the administrator “appear to be considerable and that does concern us.”
   In a briefing with Bazowski scheduled for today, Stewart said he plans to urge that nurses have input into restoring the nursing administrative structure.
Fond farewell...
  EDMONTON (CP) - Canadians and their guests from 46 countries vowed to meet again, joined in chorus after chorus of Auld Lang Syne and parted as friends during the weekend as the 1978 Commonwealth Games came to a close.
   By late Sunday night, this host city of 500,000 had bid farewell to members of the Royal Family and scores of athletes and spectators who
NO NAME, NO PRIZES
Local golfer plays in no-man's
land
by ALTURNER Citizen (iolf Reporter
   If Rob Laing had been a professional he would have won more than $1,000.
   If he had been an amateur he would have won hundreds of dollars worth of golf merchandise.
   But the Prince George golfer was in noman’s land when he played in the Pacific Gold-B.C. Open here during the weekend and wasn’t eligible to receive anything.
    Laing is officially an amateur under suspension and had to play the final round Sunday as a face without a name.
    Laing finished tied for fourth. He would have been the top amateur.
   As “punishment” for entering three tournaments as a professional, Laing must serve two years in a kind of void before regaining his amateur status.
Laing, in third place going into the final round, arrived at the course to find his name
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  would not even appear on the official leader board.
  For four hours Sunday, while the local golfer was locked in a battle for first place with leader Dave Barr, he was listed as A.N. Other, the simply a blank space, and finally as Sept.
  1 — the date on which he will regain his amateur status.
  At least half the estimated 1,000 spectators followed Laing around the course. Apparently the crowd was unaware of the ruling that prohibits tournament organizers from giving suspended players “undue publicity.”
  John Dudley, the executive director of the Canadian Professional Golf Association, said Laing would probably not have been eligible to accept the Pacific Gold trophy had he won.
  And what did Laing think about the ruling from the Royal Canadian Golf Association.
  "It’s stupid,” he said. “It’s assinine — some of the rules are archaic.”
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 had played their parts in the Friendly Games.
   For some, getting out was not without problems. Prince Philip encountered aircraft trouble when he tried to leave Saturday night from Calgary, delaying his departure until early Sunday. Eighteen-year-old Prince Andrew returned safely home Saturday night aboard a propeller-driven Royal Air Force Andover transport.
    An organizer at the Athletes’ Village said about half of the 2,000 visiting althletes left Sunday. Only 250 would be left by Tuesday and all would leave for home Thursday.
   The Edmonton Games came an official close at about 6 p.m. MDT Saturday with Prince Philip calling on Brisbane to stage the next Games in 1982 and upon Australians “to display cheerfulness and concord so that the spirit of our family of nations may be carried on.”
   Prince Philip left the stadium in an open car accompanied by Gov.-Gen. Jules Leger with Prince Andrew and Mme. Leger taking up the rear in another convertible.
   The Games —10 days of competition between the athletes of 47 Commonwealth countries — were over. But the 45,000 athletes, spectators and officials on hand lingered behind at Commonwealth Stadium.
   The crowd joined hands and sang repeated choruses of Auld Lang Syne.
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TODAY
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FEATURED INSIDE
 Whitecaps' streak ends
     The Vancouver WhiteCaps had their 14-game winning streak snapped in Portland Saturday and now must win by two goals Wednesday or their North American Soccer League season is over. Page 13.
 Pope Paul laid to rest
     Final tribute was paid to Pope Paul VI by thousands of emotional Romans as well as visitors from around the world. Page 5.
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 City, B.C......2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 25
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THE WEATHER
   The forecast for Prince George today is for cloudy skies and frequent showers with a chance of thunder showers.
   Tuesday is expected to be cloudy with sunny periods and a chance of showers.
   The expected high both days is 18; the low 8. The high Sunday was 18, the low last night 9, with 4.4 mm of precipitation. On this date last year the high was 22, the low 7.
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NOW HEAR THIS
 •	A youngster, about three, was pointing out animals at the exhibition and asking, “Can I have one of those.” His father would reply, “Yes, son." A bystander looked a little surprised after the sixth or seventh “yes, son,” so the father leaned over to the bystander and said, “Good kid, lousy memory.”
 •	A local man says he can always tell if a motorist has been using marijuana by the way he hits all the pot holes in the road.
  •	A union picket, opposing the school board lockout of its secretarial staff, let discretion get the better part of valor today. He also locked out the rainy weather bv propping up his protest sign on the trunk of his car while’taking cover inside.