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PREJUDICE

In a multiracial and class subdivided community,
it is not uncommon to come face to face with
prejudice. Sometimes I hear what some people
suffer or tolerate or patiently endure; other
times [I hear anger, hatred or despite about
others.

If you.listen to what is being said or done, you
will hear it too. What is that word “Prejudice”?
A word with a lot of anger built into it these
days, so often brushed under the carpet. But
“prejudice” means literally a judgement made in
advance (from the Latin words ‘‘prae’”’ meaning
“before”? and “‘judicium’’ meaning judgement),

_Since many of these judgements can do harm, the,
‘word has come to be used chiefly to describe

pre-judgements which damage a person or group.

We’re all full of prejudices, We all have dozens of
unexamined feeling-judgements, ready to surface
at a4 moments notice. Some of them we like,
some of them we’re ashamed of, Some seem

. harmless, some not so harmless. We have’ pre-

judices about groups, categories of people, insti-
We may be preju-
diced against babies, parents, teenagers, women,
men, blacks, whites, indians, refugees, em-
ployers, employees, and animals like cats, dogs,
birds, - we may even be prejudiced against our-

selves!

A lot of our prejudices date back to causes we
can’t even remember. But let’s assume we all
know there are forms of prejudice that endanger
other people, ourselves, society itself,

Dr. Bruno Bettelheim explains in The Dynamics
of Prejudice: “A prejudice reflexts the anxieties
that members of the dominant group have about
themselves. For example, they themselves are
afraid they might be lazy, they might not be

quite as genteel as they wish to appear, and they

may have sexual desires of which they them-
selves disapprove.”’

The question is:
Do [ recognize that I am prejudiced?
and then:
Do I allow my prejudices to hurt others,

either emotionally or physically,
or to limit their human rights?

Let’s assume that we want Canada to be what it
generally is — a safe, tolerant society where
everyone has a right to a place in the sun or on
the street,

Father Oscar Pauwels, O.M.I.

(with the help of a CBC TV program - MAN
ALIVE)

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4. (a)

CASSIAR TOWN
COUNCIL NEWS _

In the past, this newspaper has carried articles
and letters to the Editor expressing opinions
about dogs. Now Cassiar has a new Dog Control

Officer -- and to help him.

and yourselves, we present’
the following
information:

A “RULING” TO PROVIDE THE LICENCING
AND REGULATION OF DOGS IN THE UNIN—
CORPORATED TOWN OF.CASSIAR.

The Town Council of the Unincorporated town
of Cassiar, in conjunction with the Cassiar Asbes-
tos Corporation and the R.C.M.P., enact as fol-
lows:

In this ruling, unless ae context otherwise re-

quires: :

1.‘‘At large’. in respect of dogs in the unin-
coporated town of Cassiar shall mean
where it is not under control by being:

(a) on the property of its owner or of another
person who has the care and control of
the dog; or

(b) in direct and continuous charge of a per-

_ son who is competent to control; or
(c) securely confined within an enclosure; or
(d) securely fastened so that it is unable to

roam. (Domestic Animal Protection Act,
1973, Sec. Sess., €.114, S.1)

“Unincorporated town of Cassiar’’ shall mean the
business and residential areas of Cassiar town
proper.

“Collector”
Of: fice.

“Dog” shall mean any animal of the canine species.

shall mean the Town Administration

“Owner” in respect of any dog shall include any —
person: who owns, possesses or harbours ——

“Pound” means the Peiies established, main-
tained and operated by the Town Council and the

' Cassiar Asbestos Corporation for the confinement
and care of impounded dogs.

“Dog Control Officer”

‘shall mean the person
hired or appointed by the Town Council for the
purpose of enforcing and carrying out the provi-
sions of this ruling and shall include any EES
if it is deemed necessary.

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“Poundkeeper” shall mean the person hired or ap-
pointed by the Town Council for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this ruling as regards
to the pound, working with the poe Control
Officer.

“Impounded” shall mean when 4 dog is seized,
delivered, received or taken into the pound, or in
the custody of the Dog Control Officer.

2: It shall be recognized that the Town
Council with the Cassiar Asbestos Cor-
poration have the right to establish a
pound for the impounding of dogs at such
places and upon such premises as the
Town Council in conjunction with Cassiar
Asbestos Corporation Limited may desig-

nate.

3. The Town Council may hire or appoint a
F Dog Control Officer and/or Poundkeeper
at such a salary or salaries or any renu-
meration as it may decide appropriate
from the budgeted monies made available
to the Town Council by the Cassiar Asbes-
- tos Corporation Limited. t

There shall be levied and collected from —
any person who is the owner of any dog ~
apparently over the age of (4) four

(b)-

(c)

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months, an annual licence fee for each
such dog, as follows:

1. Any dog over 8 Ibs $8.00
2. Male dog under 8 lbs $3.00
3, Unspayed female dog

under 8 lbs. $6.00
4. Spayed female or

neutered dog $3.00

Provided, however, that no licence fees

-shall be payable. by a blind person who

keeps and uses the dog for guidance.

After March 31st of each year a $2.00
penalty is added to the price of the li-
cence.

‘Owners: of dogs which attain the age of
(4) four months during a ‘calendar year
must purchase licence paying full fee, no
penalty encurred, according to size and
sex of dog. .

Owners who are newcomers and can pro-

duce evidence of having purchased a cur- _

rent B.C. licence for their dog are not re-
quired to purchase a new licence but are
required to register their licence with the
Collector.

Owners who are newcomers and who pro-
duce evidence of having purchased a cur-
rent licence for their dog in another muni-

_pality will have to purchase a BiGrhic
cence, Full fee must be paid for the li-
cence but no penalty will be charged.

That for the purpose of determining
whether any dog has been spayed or
neutered, the owner shall provide evi-
dence to the satisfaction of the Collector
or Dog Control Officer that the dog is
spayed or neutered, which-shall include

ga, certificate or spaying or neutering from
wtih tegistered Veterinarian.

‘Every licence under this Ruling shall eX-

~ pire on the thirty- first day of December

next following the date on which the
licence takes effect. F

The licence shall consist of a metal tag
bearing a number corresponding with
the number under which the dog is de-
scribed and registered by the Collector
‘and the said metal tag shall be attached
to a collar or strap around the neck of
the said dog at all times.

Any person who has obtained a licence
tag as provided in Section 6 of this Rul-
ing and has lost the same, may so often
as such tag is lost, apply to the Collector

for another in place of the one so lost -

and upon production of proof of such
loss to’ the satisfaction of the Collector
he may issue to such person applying
therefore, a duplicate or another tag up-
on payment of such person in each case
of a fee of two dollars ($2.00).

Any person owning any dog apparently
over the age of four (4) months for
which a valid and subsisting licence has
not been obtained shall be deemed guilty
of an offense against this Ruling and, in
addition to any other penalties imposed
under this Ruling, such dog may be im-
pounded and disposed of in accordance
with Section 10 of this Ruling.

The owners of dogs shall keep them on

* leash while upon a street or public place

in the unincorporated Town of Cassiar.

The owner of any dog who shall allow or
suffer the same to be at large within the

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unincorporated Town of Cassiar shall’ be
‘guilty of an offense against this Ruling
and in addition to any other penalties

_ imposed under this Ruling such dog may~

be impounded and disposed of in accor-
dance with Section 10 of this Ruling.

Any dog impounded under the Provi- :
sions of this Ruling remaining unclaimed

and for which the licence fee and/or im-

pounding fee as prescribed: herein has

not been paid after four (4) clear days or

ninety-six (96) hours from the time of

impoundment may be destroyed by the

Dog Control Officer. i

This is in accordance with the B.C. Ani-
mal Protection Act of August 1, 1974
for any unincorporated areas of B.C.

No dog shall be released from impound-

ment by the Dog Control officer until all
licence and other fees and charges in re-
spect of such dog chargeable under this
Ruling have been paid.

The Collector shall make reasonable ef--
fort to notify the owner of any im-
pounded dog by telephone call, personal
_call, letter or postcard. .

The Dog Control! Officer may, where he has
reason to believe.a dog apparently over the
age of four (4) months for which the li-
cence for the current. year has not been
paid or a dog not having attached to it a
licence tag for the current year as herein
provided has taken refuge on any premises,

request the occupant of such. premises to —

satisfy him that such licence has been paid
and to exhibit such licence tag attached to
such dog or to forthwith deliver such dog

to him and where any dog is found to be.
-- on, such premises as aforesaid, any occu-

pant who fails, neglects or refuses to exhi-
bit such licence tag or who fails, neglects or
refuses to deliver such dog on request, or

Control Officer in seizing such dog, shall be
deemed to be guilty of an infraction of this
Ruling.

Impoundment fees and per diem charges
shall be as follows:

Impoundment fees during any said calendar,

year:
‘|. for first impoundment $25.00.
2. for second impoundment $50.00
$100.00
4. for fourth impoundment. Destruction
Per diem charges

@ for each 24 hour period of impoundment
or fraction thereof after the first 24 hours

of impoundment $5.00

In addition to the payments required under
(a) and (b) proceeding, the following pay-
ments will be required,
unlicenced dog: ~

(i) where licence fee has not been paid for
such dog: such licence fee has to be pur--:

chased at regular price and penalty if appli-
cable.

(ii) where licence fee has been paid for such ~

dog but licence tag is not attached to such

dog fee for a licence tag replacement must —

be paid as covered under Section 7 $2.00
In additon to regular fine:

For female dog runnjng at large while in
heat all impoundment fees will be doubled.

~The Collector shall make a record of. each.

ee in a book provided for that
Cont. on Page 10,

if applicable, for —

“who resists or interferes with such Dog .

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