rz} Castlégar News August 24, 1988 ASA *hot TORONTO (CP) A information centre has been set up to telephone give doctors, pharmacists and the general public the latest facts and studies on the use of aspirin in treating and preventing illness. The centre, developed by the pharmaceutical company SmithKline Consumer Products, was established to foster greater awareness and understanding of the use of acetyl salicylic acid, commonly called ASA or aspirin, in cardiovascular disea: The com y decided to provide information through a toll-free in formation line (1-800-363-9129) in response to publicity surrounding a recent U.S. study which found the risk of a first heart attack was re duced by 47 per cent among par ticipants who took 325 mg of ASA every other day However, taking regular doses of ASA without first consulting a doc tor may be dangerous because the drug can raise the risk of stroke in some people. ASA can aid the cardiovascular system by preventing blood clots, a major cause of heart attacks and strokes In narrowed vessels, blood plat lets may clump together to form a clot capable of blocking the vessel. A blockage of vessels leading to the heart can cause a heart attack and blockage of those to the brain can cause a stroke. ASA stops release of hormones that make blood platelets sticky and causes vessel restriction. It also binds to platelets and prevents them from sticking to each other and forming clots. Children and adults have varying vitamin and mineral requirements, depending on their age and the stage of their lives, nutrition experts say. Pregnant women are often advised to take a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement containing folic acid, es Scientists study mystery MONTREAL (CP) By studying the lifespans of individuals cells scientists hope to find an answer to the mystery of aging And while this remains an elusive pursuit, scientists attending there cent International Congress of Cell Biology told that researchers have uncovered some clues about the aging process About 3,000 from S6 countries attended the conference. ‘The general question we have been asking is: How does the limi tation of the lifespan work and how is were scientists the maximum lifespan controlled?” said Dr. Vincent Cristofalo of the Centre for the Study of Aging at the University of Pennsylvania Cristofalo told reporters that with better medical care, nutrition and sanitation, the average expected life span of human beings has been ex tended substantially But the outer limit of the human lifespan remains about 110 years, he said, and that figure hasn't changed since the beginning of recorded his tory We know that normal individual cells have their own lifespan and that definition of cells m a by any aging. normal laboratory culture (do) age.” f aging Cristofalo explained that the nor: mal life of a human cell in volves growth, replication of genetic material and division into two cells This occurs repeatedly for what appears to be a genetically controlled period of time, and varies from person to person and tissue to tissue. At some point, the cells observed in laboratory culture lose their ability to respond to growth factors and stop dividing cycle **My colleagues and I,"" said Cris tofalo, “have found that a unique feature of all human cells is that they seem to become arrested at a stage just befove DNA — genetic material synthesis “This peculiar manifestation can offer clues to the mechanism under- lying the change, but we still don’t know what the steps are, at point a signal is sent to the nucleus to stop dividing.” what cell He said there is still ‘‘no simple answer’’ about the relationship be tween the aging of cell cultures in the laboratory and the aging of people “We still don't understand why aging occurs but we do know that cells taken from older donors don't grow in the laboratory as long as those taken from younger people."” Answer to TO) REST AWHILE, IT'S ¢ Sunday Crossword Puzzle No. i —'C Aim] imxO AGM ZO woimma ALLED BASS RELIEF sential for blood and cell formation during the fetus's rapid period of growth Because developing babies take nutrition from their mothers, women who have been strict vegetarians — eating no meat, eggs or dairy prod uets — for two years or more should supplement their diets with vitamin B12. 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Call 365-6616 Castlegar * 605-18th Street Below CSCU Office Trail-* 1560 Bay Ave. Zenith 1-800-224-8647 CLEANING UP. . . Castlegar volunteer firefighters were out in full force Saturday at the annual car wash to raise funds for muscular dystrophy. Firefighters continue fundraising efforts on Labor Day weekend with a pledge drive during the annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon for muscular dystrophy. CasNews Photo by Ron Normon GROUP ALLEGES By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer Citizens Against Spike is racing against time in yet another attempt to prevent the spraying of the con- troversial herbicide Spike. The group of West Kootenay resi- dents believes it has found evidence the chemical may have been applied illegally along railway lines in the Rivervale area near Trail. But a chemical analysis of the white res- idue believed to be Spike may not be available before CP Rail returns to spray the herbicide. The group says it is committed to physically blocking the spraying truck should it return to Castlegar. “Everyone will come to either Brilliant or Taghum and we will be Spike applied i Stuart Craig, regional manager of the pesticide control branch, returns from a week's vacation. Craig is the only provincial environment officer who can accompany the rail spray truck. Meanwhile Dalton has notified the Ministry of Environment that residue which could be Spike was found within 2.4 metres of a water outflow pipe. CPR’s permit requires that no pesticide be applied within 10 metres of a water body. “The spraying appeared to be specifically in areas flagged not to be sprayed,’’ said Dalton. ‘‘They were near a number of water sources However, he said a study to de- termine if the residue is in fact Spike may not be in time to halt fully prep for a similar to the one on Thursday, Aug. 18,”” Terry Dalton, a Castlegar law- the spraying. “‘It will be very hard to have it (the study) until Aug. 31,”" he yer rep ing Spike told the Castlegar News. CP Rail begin applying the herb- icide between Castlegar and Nelson as early as Monday. That’s when added. Dalton and two other men, one of whom is a biology instructor at Sel- kirk College, inspected the rail tracks llegally almost one week after the spraying truck owned by Midland Vegetation Inc. of Regina left Castlegar Dalton said the residue, which they believe to contain Tebithuron, the active ingredient in Spike, is not the same as chemicals found in emis- sions from the nearby Cominco smel- ter or the Celgar pulp mill. He also says the pattern of residue is consis- tent with the spray box used and in- consistent with rail car discharge. Citizens,Against Spike also charge that the vehicle hired by CPR spray ed in high winds that may have carried the herbicide into Castlegar's water supply. “There was the concern that it might blow back as far as the (Hugh Keenleyside) dam . . . and that's our water supply,’ said Dalton However, he says the likelihood of contamination is slim and the group is more concerned that the spraying was done improperly. “Even if the spray came back, it would be so diluted . . .,"" he said PNE salutes inventor By the Canadian Press VANCOUVER — When Donald Hings invented a walkie-talkie for a mining company in 1937, hardly anyone seemed to care. Then the Second World War came along. “Just after Dieppe (in the summer of 1942) we introduced the first model in England,’’ Hings said. Hings, now 80 and living _ in suburban Burnaby, is one of several Canadian inventors being saluted at a federal government pavilion at the Pacific National Exhibition in Van- couver The walkie-talkie initially impres- sed few people apart from the Cominco pilots who used them on flights over northern British Col- umbia and the Northwest Territories. Hings, a communications and geo- physics expert for Cominco Ltd. in Trail, was in Spokane Wash., in 1939 to have his creation patented in the United States when war broke out. “| remember walking out of the patent chamber and there were these kids waving newspapers: and saying that war had been declared," Hings recalled. Suddenly the army envisioned portable two-way transmitters on the backs of Canadian soldiers. Hings was loaned to the National Research Council in Ottawa by Com- inco, which continued to pay his salary throughout the war But Hings had to sue the govern ment for royalties. After he spent years in the courts, he says, the commissioner of patents awarded him $15,000 — nearly enough to pay his legal fees Still, Hings said the walkie-talkie and 22 other electronic patents he holds have given him more sat- isfaction than money could buy He now spends his days tinkering with gadgets that measure atmosp- heric pressure and substances. Spraying concerns others By CasNews Staff West Kootenay residents aren't the only ones concerned about CP Rail’s use of the herbicide Spike to control weeds along its rail lines. The.Castlegar lawyer, representing residents opposed to the spraying says he has heard from residents in the Nanaimo area a number of times Terry Dalton has also learned that the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway will not be spraying Spike on its right of way between Nanaimo and Parks. ville. Dalton says the company has two good reasons to not use Spike. “They were advised that spraying this time of year is ineffective. Spike does not adhere to the ballast this time of year,"’ said Dalton. As well, it is blackberry season, and apple-picking will begin soon. “It is believed that young children may inadvertently eat berries or fruit that have a higher than safe con- centration of Tebithuron (the active ingredient in Spike),"’ said Dalton. Cominco Ltd. in Trail has also ex pressed concern with the potential spraying of Spike “In view of the current controversy surrounding the use of spike, Comin. co will be checking out the spray application site along the Warfield spur to assess whether any risk of contamination exists that may affect the company and its employees,”’ states a letter from the Cominco public relations department Some opponents have compared exposure to Spike to Agent Orange, the defoliant used during the Viet- nam war. Citizens Against Spike says that Agent Orange caused many deaths continued on page A3 Highways contract approved By CasNews Staff and News Services A private-sector contractor has won approval in principle to take over road and bridge maintenance in the Rossland-Grand Forks area, includ- ing Castlegar, Highways Minister Neil Vant said Friday. BEL Maintenance Inc., formed by the principals of BEL Construction Ltd., also won approval in principle to take over the contracts for the Nelson-Creston and Revelstoke-Gold- en areas In all, Vant announced approval in principle Friday for contracts in 13 areas, covering more than $350 million worth of road and bridge maintenance services Vant said the three-year deals involve 89 employees in Rossland- Grand Forks, 124 in Nelson-Creston, and 59 in Revelstoke-Golden. He said the employees will be able to keep their jobs with the same pay and contract benefits. As well, BEL Maintenance Inc and the other new employers have agreed to accept the B.C. Govern- ment Employees Union as bargaining agent And the minister promised that current maintenance standards will be kept — an issue that has con- cerned former highways minister Alex Fraser and the Opposition. Employee groups reached agree- ment in five of the 13 contract areas, said Vant. These are New West- minster, Williams Lake, Prince George, Vanderhoof and Burns Lake. The other eight agreements were reached with private contractors, in Penticton-Kelowna, Rossland-Grand Forks, Nelson-Creston, Cranbrook- Fernie, Revelstoke-Golden, Quesnel, Fort St. John and Prince Rupert. Final contract negotiations are ex- pected to be completed by the end of next month, said Vant, and opera- tions will be transferred by Oct. 31. Meanwhile, a group of highway workers on southern Vancouver Is- land who were affected by the first hignways privatization contract awarded earlier this month have balked at moving to a private-sector employer The 88 workers received govern- ment letters Thursday giving them until Sept. 1 to choose whether to work with the new highways company or take equivalent government jobs, said union spokesman Sheila Fru- man “Right now it looks like the major- ity are deciding to stay with the government,” she said following a meeting Thursday Homosexuality not major issue here By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer The issue of homosexuality in the United Church is being quietly con sidered in Castlegar without near the uproar seen in the church as a whole “I think it’s not an issue here,” says Rev. Ted Bristow. ‘‘Most people aren't going to face this issue."" The general council of the United Church of Canada, which meets every two years, narrowly agreed to welcome gays and lesbians to be- come full members of the church and to consider homosexuals for ordin. ation The most controver: decision — to allow gays and lesbians to be con- sidered for the ministry — was approved by a S8 per cent majority of the 365 delegates who voted The final recommendation reads ‘That all persons regardless of their sexual orientation, who profess faith in Jesus Christ and obedience to Him, are welcome to be or become full members of the United Church of Canada. All members of the church are eligible to be considered for ordered ministry.”’ Nearly all the 12 regional church conferences held earlier this year passed resolutions rejecting the ordi- nation of homosexuals. Bristow says people should realize that sexuality was not the only issue discussed at general council and there were ‘‘some very positive af- firmations’’ that came out of it. “There are some positive things that express affirmation for the tradi- tions of marriage and family life," he said. Bristow said what the general council did was to leave the final decision up to those at a regional level by making the statement gen- eral “There are several levels of screening committees,"’ he said. ‘‘I would hope at that level then lifestyl would be raised and considered Local United churches were invited to discuss the issue before council met, but the issue drew little interest locally “There wasn’t a large turnout here (and) ‘‘there weren't tremendously strong feelings,’’ Bristow said. He said, ‘‘We don’t want to make any judgments’’ until he and his church members fully understand the implications of the council’s recom- mendations. And he is going through material sent on the council right now to do that “I think people here are tyke to understand and it’s a complicated issue,"’ he said Material Bristow received from the United Church points out that the decision is ambiguous as the words ‘‘sexual orientation’’ do not neces- sarily mean ‘‘sexual practice."” “The intention of the sessional committee report was to allow the question of ‘lifestyle’ to be dealt with on a case by case basis by con- gregation, presbytery and confer- ences. The report on the sessional committee gives no guidance on how the lower courts should deal with a practicing homosexual,”’ says the material.