. c2__Castlégar News _ February 14.1990 INTERNATIONAL K-9 CENTRE otters DOG OBEDIENCE ciasses CLASSES OFFERED: Puppy, beginner, advanced INSTRUCTOR: Christine Cross © 16 Years Dog Training Experience © Certified for Training Dogs trom Novice to Obedience Trid!l Champion * CKC Sanctioned Obedience Judge CLASSES: Sat., Feb. 17 — Sot., April7 TIME; 10 a.m. LOCATION: Behind the Hi Arrow Motor inn FOR INFORMATION CALL CHRIS AT 399-4121 SS Oe Ne a oF OL SS 4 uy. February 14, 1990 Castlegar News NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Tourism and Heritage in the Kootenay Development Region The Kootenay Task Force on Parks, Recreation and Tourism in- vites you to an open house and public meeting to discuss regional tourism development in the Kootenay re ion and to express your views on the preliminary findings of the Heritage Tourism Study At the open house, you will Be able to speak directly with people involved in these projects. At the pu lic meeting, short presentations will be made with a question and discussion period to follow. PLACE: Heritage tnn 422 Vernon Street Nelson, B.C. DATE: Wednesday, February 21, 1990 TIME: Open House — 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Public Meeting — 7:00-8:00 p.m. Garages to take waste oil The Ministry of Environment and sponsoring garages throughout the West Kootenay are encouraging individuals to participate in the new program for recycling waste oil. Look for the “Protect Your Environment — Recycle"Waste Oil’ signs that will be posted in the windows of spon- sor garages and watch the local media for lists of sponsoring garages, a news release says. The waste oil recycling program is an extension of an Environment Youth Corp project last summer which promoted environmental awareness of pollution in water bodies. Residents of the West Kootenay may have noticed last fall. the eight-inch-long, yellow fish symbols that were painted on the pavement next to storm drains throughout the communities of Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Rossland and in the Slocan Valley. The fish symbols were painted by the En- vironment Youth Crew. ‘We painted ‘yellow fish’ next to storm sewers to remind people that the oil or paint thinner they pour on roads, back lanes or directly down a storm sewer will probably end up in nearby creeks, rivers, and lakes,’” said Peter Chow, former youth crew mem- ber. ‘‘It’s not just the garbage that is thrown directly into streams or the lake that pollutes. Substances that are thrown down storm an appropriate disposal site through the waste oil ‘recycling Program. Some of the sponsoring garages will accept wasté oil at no charge and others will charge a small fee for disposal. Charges are to cover the garages’ haul-away costs. Some garages are accepting the ex- tra costs they will incur. by accep- ting waste oil as a contribution to a cleaner environment. Garages y will not accept amounts larger Conservation continued from page C1 Exhaust pipes spew heat- trapping carbon dioxide into the air. Cars are the major cause of urban smog. The worst ingredient of smog, ground-level ozone, damages the lungs. Use public i walk than five litres and repeat visits by commercial interests will not be tolerated, the release says. Adver- tisements listing locations and charges of sponsor garages will be placed in the local media. Jeff Brown, a member of an Environment Youth Crew this summer, who is now finishing high school in Nelson, said he hopes that people will notice the fish symbols and remember to dispose of their waste oil and paint thinners responsibly. The crew was one of 150 crews across the province with environ- mentally oriented goals. Some of the projects will continue into the spring of 1990. Another Nelson crew finished work at the end of October. That crew was creating better feeding grounds and im- proving habitat for sheep in the Salmo Creston summit area as well as summarizing a wildlife viewing survey. natural gas heating add to the greenhouse effect. Wasting elec- tricity hastens the need for another power station. Saving energy is easy. Install better home insulation. Plug cracks with caulking and weather- or bike whenever possible. Vir- tually every other form of tran- sportation, except air travel, is more energy-efficient than the car. If you must drive, use a fuel- efficient vehicle, tune the engine regularly and drive smoothly. Don’t leave the engine idling for more than 30 seconds at a time and avoid carrying unnecessary weight in the trunk. Turn down the ther- mostat. Use long-lasting, compact fluorescent light bulbs. Check the energy rating on new appliances. Consider a microwave oven, if you don’t already have one, to reduce energy demand. *® Avoid products containing toxic chemicals. There are sub- stitutes for most toxic cleaning materials. For example, a mixture of lemon juice and borax can clean sinks and toilets. to use up old paint and solvent, or save it for someone else who can use it. © Consider the environment when shopping. Shun products like white chlorine-bleached paper. The bleaching process at pulp mills produces toxic waste that has led to major fisheries closures. © Stoop and scoop for your pet droppings and flush them down the toilet. Pet droppings are an important source of water pollution and have led*to beach closures in some areas. * Compost food and garden waste. Up to 20 per cent of household waste can be salvaged in this way and used for growing Environmentalists continued from page C! “Given the todo hing practical “we do not on that account resolve to stop day in-and day out, people will do it,"’ sayd Derek Stephenson, one of the founders of the blue-box program. His company, RIS Inc. of Toronto, is a leading consultant on recycling systems..‘‘More people recycle in this town than vote."’ Most of the new environmentalist groups focus on local issues. One of them is Vancouver-based En- vironmental Watch, founded by former pop star Terry Jacks, knowh for such 1970s hits as Seasons in the Sun. Jacks lives in an elegant low perched on the cliffs of West Vancouver, ‘eoepiowe Sound. The view from his front window is awesome, but shellfish in the waterway are too polluted to eat. Jacks has abandoned music and turned, with single-minded energy, to fighting a political campaign against pulp mill contamination, which he blames for fisheries closures in the area. ‘NOT FOR FUN’ “1m not doing this for fun,” says Jacks, who still has his movie-star good looks, though his hair is silver. “I'd much rather do something else. “But hey,"’ he says, his voice tinged with frustration, ‘‘if I don’t do this I couldn't live with myself.”” Not far from Jacks lives another prominent Canadian, Michael Walker, who has studied many of the same issues but reached opposite conclusions. Walker is director of the Fraser Institute, a pro- free-enterprise think-tank. An amiable, rotund man who likes hiking, he lives in West Vancouver because of its spectacular natural setting. With his voice resonant and clear, he denies the environment is in trouble, asserting that cancer and birth defects — often treated as indicators of human exposure to toxic chemicals — are declining. ‘One of the great myths is that the world is now a less attractive place to live in than when we received it.” But the Greens deny they want to stop growth. They say a sound economy is compatible with a sound environment. And many of them are more than willing to work with business to move in that direction. “The driving force of making money is the most powerful force in society today,’ says Colin Isaacs, former president of Pollution Probe, an ebullient man who peddles ecology with the eager confidence of a salesman. “If you can_turn that force towards making money and doing good things for the environment at the same time, then you can mobilize forces that will be far more effective than government regulation alone."’ Isaacs took his philosophy on to television screens last year, endorsing Loblaws Green Products, in- cluding disposable diapers. It sparked a controversy Task force disputes findings VANCOUVER (CP) — A forest ellin industry land use task force has disputed some of Simon Fraser University’s findings in a report on the wilderness and forestry released last month. 0.J. Anderson, chairman of the industry group, said some of the broad and sweeping conclusions in the Simon Fraser report ‘‘point to the need for more expert analysis about the implications of such a large scale that led to his reluctant resi ion from Poll Probe. LOVE AND MONEY Now he’s trying to raise $25 million for a new en- vironmental group that would work closely with government and business. He believes the movement needs groups at all points of the political spectrum. While strategies and tactics differ, there is one element rt the i 1 movement: a sense of urgency and intense motivation. Most of the groups can’t pay-their staff com- petitive salaries. Many don’t pay salaries at all. “It’s pure dedication,” says Vicky Husband, ‘director of the Sierra Club of Western Canada. ‘‘It’s volunteer work and it takes every hour of my waking day — from seven in the morning until usually 10 or 11 at night.”” Husband, whose grey hair is almost the only clue she’s nearly 50, travels constantly in her campaign to promote better forest management, speaking to any group that wants to listen, no matter how small. d of land.”” According to the report, 103 wilderness areas in British Columbia could be preserved from logging without serious economic disclocation. It found that the 103 ar would affect 6.5 per cent of the Provincial land base, but only 4.7 per cent of the forest land base used for logging. Ex- cluding these lands would reduce British Columbia’s allowable annual cut by 3.5 per cent, the report said. But the industry task force said the Simon Fraser report did not take into account the interests of many forest user groups other than logging, such as ranchers, the mining industry, trappers, and native bands. “Parks and wilderness designation cannot be looked at in isolation from Believing You'll quickly become a believer in classified—if you aren't already—when you find how easy it is to find a buyer for those items you. have for sale. Selling is as simple as calling to place your ad. Don't you have something you'd like to sell? Give us a call today. For more information, call Wally Penner, Regional Develop- other demands on the forest base and OSOSMZ To save expenses, she frequently sleeps in the ment Liaison Officer, Ministry of Regional and Economic Development, toll free at 1-800-663-7824. Hon. Lyall Hanson ister, Municipal Affairs, drains eventually make their way to a water body.’’ The minstry’s goal is to raise awareness of pollution in water bodies with the yellow fish sym- © Cut home energy use. Even though energy currently is relatively plentiful and cheap, wasting it carries a big environ- mental pricetag. Don’t use chemicals on your lawn, even if there’s a loss in ap- pearance. ss * Don’t pour chemical wastes down the drain. They end up in things instead of plugging landfill sites. © Plant trees. It’s estimated that a mature tree can provide as much cooling, through shade, as J Hon. Stanley B. Hagen M , Regional and Economic Development Recreation and Culture bols and to then offer individuals The fumes caused by oil and water that people will drink. Try three room-sized air conditioners. Mazda offers to free you from the clutches of manual labour. r English language group growing VANCOUVER (CP) — A British Columbia segment of the The Allian- ~ce for the Preservation of English in Canada is growing ‘‘at a fast rate’’ and currently has about 10 branches throughout the province, a leadership candidate says. Alma Howard, who is running for provincial alliance leader at the Walker says it’s impossible to eliminate all pollution, and he accuses some environmentalists of wanting to stop economic growth. If they have their way, he says, the world would be doomed to a horrible future. STOP BREATHING? “It is hard to think of activities which do not produce side The act of i which is oxygen absorption, puts carbon dioxide into the air in the same way that many industrial processes do. back of her battered Volkswagen van. She admits it’s stressful and exhausting, but she’s not about to choose some more comfortable line of work. “HAVE TO BE CRAZY’ “You have to be crazy. You have to believe in what you're doing. And there’s so much as stake."” While some expect that the environmental movement will run out of steam, others predict that it will become still stronger as pollution problems grow more pronounced. Canadians continued from page Cl “If you don’t fend that off, the world we all like Interviews across the country — on the streets or in executive offices — suggest a widespread feeling that Canada’s natural heritage is being eroded. **When I came here in 1969 you could go out on the street and take a deep breath,”’ says Tim Kwon, a Vancouver taxi driver. ‘‘Now, forget it. You take a deep breath, you're gonna choke.”” And there’s widespread frustration at the ap- parent tack-of action te correct the problem. ““We’ve got to do something about it,’’ says Emile Many Canadians are acutely aware their way of living and shopping is on a collision course with nature. = “1 feel very guilty about it,’” says Susan Smith, in- terviewed as she struggled to contain the vigorous cries of her 11-month-old daughter, Meaghan, on a ferry to Vancouver Island. She uses disposable diapers even though she knows they are a problem in landfill sites. “I work full time and I don’t have the time to do it any other way,’’ she says, sounding defiant and apologetic at the same time. ‘‘It's convenient. It's my one concession."” But some activists argue that consumers shouldn’t the needs of all communities of in- terest,’’ it said. 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