Photo by STEVE LaBLANO Staff and studenta proteat a Health Canada bload danor policy oulside the E.C. Drury complex. The pollcy atates no third parties, including Interpratera, are allowad durlng donor acreenlng. ~4o interpreters permitted at blood donor screenings By IRENE GENTLE The Champion Feelings of bad blood have emerged over a can- celled blood donor cliniè at the E.C. Drury complex Friday. The clinic was b be held joiislly wiîh the Ernest C. Drury School lor bbc Deaf and E.C. Drury High School. In its place. students picketed oulside the somplex arrysng sîgos lin lOwomen wiII dovolo BREAS~ CANCER Tha nsk morasses withaga.Tha Ontaria Braast Scraenirlg Program providas brasai examina- lion and a mam- mogram at f0 coat 10 woman who ara 50 yaars - otage or ovar. Maka your appoiniment today' Y4'/eî a/f §4'syouî fi/e For tha centra neareat you caîl i400U93O4 .1 such as No Interpretero, No Donations'. The planned event unravelled over a standard Health Canada (HC) regulation preventing third parties. including interpreters, from heing in the room during the screening ot donors. Theres a series of questions that are quite personal,' explained Canadian Blood Services (CBS) Vice-President of Marketing and Communications tan Mumford. "(HC's) concem is the donor may bel uncombortable answering some of them (with a third party in the room)." In order to protect the blood sup- ply. donors are now asked if they have AIDS, have used certain illicit drugs or indulged in s-pecitic risky behaviours. The CBS took over the helm of blood donor clinics about two years ago after it had been rocked by a series of tainted blood scan- dais. sea POLICY on page 5 SpdngCkmndak 36 month lease or tlnancing available Cail Today for details. w.., 5:00Ae - 800PM L.J z STEELES AV Fil. .11mw 210w-S lin 55. & SOT 9:00 se -6:00 PC s -e - -s - -. , .# SP .PPPP S C IfS ~ 55,S*,..S**S** i h.'aI*.AW.~b'.~4W$%M ~ *I'f#~*'< Tha Canadian Champion, Tuesday, May 30,2000-4 Â~À.... - I