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THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 14, 1993 Mm fights red tape to represent handicapped toother DEBBIE PARKES ONE STEP AT A TIME And, for a full 12 hours or so, it looked like the matter might be resolved amicably. On May 31, the board passed a resolution saying Fagan and the other two should be allowed to fill the three vacancies unless their legal right to do so was contested. Fagan's relief didn't last long, however. The next day, rather than appoint Fagan and the other two to the committee, Bourgeau wrote Fagan a strongly worded letter.

"Until a final determination is made by the director of elections to the effect that you are, in fact, legally eligible, you are not and you cannot act as a member of the users' committee." In the end, the three never were allowed to fill the vacancies. And as much as I would have liked Bourgeau to clarify why, he didn't return my phone calls. He did get the director of professional services, Kathy LePour, to call me. She said the centre's only aim through all of this was to ensure it was proceeding properly. Fagan is still angry, but he hasn't given up.

He's running again, although this time there are more candidates than seats. The red tape has been eased up a little bit. Perhaps it's a weird form of divine retribution. You see, Ben Fagan had a knee operation this summer. He is now, in his own right, a Constance Lethbridge user.

nation period ended in April, only five people had submitted their names to fill five positions. Fagan says that should have led to all five being simply acclaimed. Instead, the director of the elections, Pierre Bourgeau, who is Constance Lethbridge's interim executive director, ruled that Fagan and the two others had no right to sit on the users' committee because they weren't users. Now, Bill 120 says a majority of the people on a users' committee must be users. However, according to even the Health and Social Services Department's interpretation, it also says that representatives of users unable to represent themselves can sit on users' committees and be counted as users.

Bourgeau didn't read it that way. He said there were already two non-users among the five candidates a volunteer and the parent of a child receiving services. He ruled that both these people would be allowed to serve on the committee because two seats had been reserved for these categories. Fagan as did the other two who'd been rejected. (One was the wife of a disabled user, the other was the mother of one.) After much discussion and debate and legal opinions on both sides, Constance Lethbridge agreed that, yes, representatives could indeed sit on the committee and be counted as users as long as they could prove their legal status.

Tomorrow is election day at the Constance Leth-bridse. Rehabilitation Centre. It's for a users' will have the mandate of, among other things defending the rights of users at the west-end and fostering improvements in the centre's sCtvlces. One of the people running in the election is Ben Fagan. Funny how the system can work on a person.

Fagan first put his name into the running because he wanted to ensure that a sheltered workshop that his handicapped brother attends at the centre wasn't shut down. (Constance Lethbridge offers both physical and occupational therapy.) But that was back in when the call first went out for candidates. Since then, Ben Fagan has become so disillusioned that he wonders whether he shouldn't also be aiming for a few other things at the centre. More consideration for people who want to stand up for their handicapped loved ones, for instance. After all, the spirit of the new health and social services law is the client at the centre, the client above all.

And if disabled clients aren't able to represent themselves. Bill 120 says, a representative can do that for them. But Fagan isn't sure Constance Lethbridge has fully grasped that spirit. There are several things about the election process that irk him. For one, Constance Lethbridge appears to have ig- nored the recommendations of the regional health and social services board by failing to consult with users before deciding on both the makeup of the new committee and the rules for the election.

What's more, the centre has spent months and somewhere in the order of $6,000, according to figures obtained by Peter Irvine, a Constance Lethbridge board member, arguing against Fagan's right to represent his brother. Fagan says he shouldn't even have to go through tomorrow's elections. By now, he says, he should already be a member. You see, elections for a users' committee were originally scheduled for last spring. By the time the nomi EARTHWEEK: A DIARY OF THE PLANET By Steve Newman It's all in your mind What do you know about psychiatry? Floods Water from last summer's record floods in the American Midwest is streaming 0 5.2 yt 4.0 Ml.

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Because of their size, department stores felt the crunch of the recession most intensely and have fought back in the war of the sales. Sales are getting more creative, with scratch and saves, hourly events, and balloon bargains. Avid department-store shoppers who know their way through the maze of aisles make beelines for the right racks to check out the sale items and are comfortable enough with sales staff to ask about coming sales events. Department stores are fighting to attract every kind of shopper. For monicd shoppers, they are setting up more and more designer and name-brand boutiques.

And on the other hand, downtown stores have set aside bargain areas in their prime locations to compete with discounters. Unfortunately, Eaton and Sears have had to close their famous warehouse locations. The Bay has split up the bargains in their Villc d'Anjou store you'll find the household stuff, and for true bargain hounds, the entire Baie Fashion Clearance Centre marches on. Eaton, 677 Stc. Catherine W.

at the comer of University. Telephone: 28M4I1. Hours: Monday to Wednesday Q.qA, Thursday and Friday 10 to 9, Saturday 9 to 5, Sunday 12 to 5, On the Eighth floor, you'll find the Bargain Annex, with merchandise from all the departments in the store, always at sale prices. If you enjoy hide and seek, you can join the bargain addicts at the the store offers a discount equal to the GST even on all the sale items. Other locations: Galeries d'Anjou (353-3300): Mail Cham-plain (466-3220); Centre Rockland (739-5521); Centre Laval (688-8970); Fairview Pointe Claire (697-4870), Centre Boulevard (728-4571), Jardins Dorval (631-6741), Le Carrefour Laval (687-1540), Les Galeries d'Anjou (353-3300), Les Promenades St.

Bruno (653-4455), Place Rosemere (433-6991), Place Versailles (354-8470). La Baie Entrepot, 4908 Jean Talon W. at the corner of Victoria, Telephone: 739-6670. Hours: Monday to Wednesday 9:30 to 6, Thursday and Friday 9:30 to 9, Saturday 9 to 5, Sunday 12 to 5. In this large bright warehouse setting, what you will discover are mostly last season's clothing for the whole family at greatly reduced prices.

When the merchandise finally arrives here, prices arc slashed by 25 to 50 per cent. What happens next, is that on a weekly rotating basis, each kind of clothing (ladies' dresses, men's wear, designer collections, children's, pants, etc.) is further reduced by 30 to 40 per cent. Scattered throughout the store are bargain racks with clothing from 97 cents to $2.97. Good searchers can be rewarded with designer duds for a tiny fraction of their original price. Baie Entrepot, 7895 Blvd.

les Galeries d'Anjou ut the corner of Jean Talon. Telephone: 353-3300. Hours: Monday to Wednesday 9:30 to 6, Thursday and Friday 9:30 to 9, Saturday 9 to 5, Sunday 12 to 5. The basement of this Bay loca tion is the last stop for this department store's clearances, floor samples, ends-of-lines, etc. on large appliances like televisions or microwave ovens and home furnishings (couches, wall units, occasional tables, mattresses), which sell at great prices with La Baie's guarantee behind them.

Sears, 3055 Cote Vertu at the corner of Cavendish Blvd. Telephone: 335-7770. Hours: Monday and Tuesday 9:30 to 6, Wednesday to Friday 9:30 to 9, Saturday 9 to 5, Sunday 10 to Unfortunately, the Sears Clearance Centre is gone. In its place, Sears offers us biannual warehouse sales for the purpose of clearing out ends of lines, seasonal merchandise and slightly damaged large appliances or furniture. The sales, held in January and July, last 10 days and cover all the departments fashion, furniture, tools, outdoor equipment, etc.

Twice a year, usually in November and May, there are the Sears Days special sales, which again cover all departments and usually include the much anticipated Craftsman tool seasonal sale. Every six weeks you can expect the Store Manager Sales, which are different in each store and department and also include clearances and tag ends. Other locations: Galeries d'Anjou (353-7770); Cham-plain Mall (465-1000): Carrefour Angrignon (364- 7310); Carrefour Laval (682-1200); Fairview Pointe-C'laire (694- 881 5); Galeries Rive Nord (582-5532); Promenades St-Bruno (441-6603); Carrefour Richelieu (349-265 1 Carrefour du Nord (432-2110): Promenades Deux Montagues (491-5000). SANDRA PHILLIPS SMART SHOPPING Surprise Sales on Thursday in each of the Eaton locations, where red balloons lead you to the 30-to-50-per-cent-off bargains. Other locations: Fairview Pointe Claire (697-6420), Galcrics d'Anjou (493-831 1).

Cavendish Mall (485-4311), Carrefour Angrignon (367-2311), Carrefour Laval (973-531 1), Centre Rockland (738-5152), Les Promenades St. Bruno (461-2345). La Baie, 585 Stc. Catherine W. at the corner of Union.

Telephone: 281-4422. Hours: Monday to Wednesday 10 to 6, Thursday and Friday 10 to 9, Saturday 9 to 5, Sunday 10 to 5 (until Christmas). In the main downtown branch the only area set permanently aside for bargains is on the eighth floor, and that's strictly for the ladies. The Bay's best sales arc called Bay Days and arc held in November, March and September. Once a month you can expect to find a two-day scratch-and-savc sale, where scratching off a coupon reveals a number (10 to 25 per cent) which determines the amount of discount you will receive.

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