GROUNDWORK has begun on Columbia. Avenue. along Sherbike Hill
- by developer Bill Henne. Consisting o|
presently being withheld while legalities of ¢

ive lots:the future plans are
to-be-announced

project ore cleared the | I
Henne's Marina at 143° a ree said future plans are not tied in
with this present facility,

Henne, who has

CosNews Foto by Lols Hughes

In 1969 in a small
igboratory in Paris, France, a
syntan lotion with the unique

‘ pkoperty of inducing tanning
was produced for the first
tine in Europe. The secret of

thp tanning process was a -

of the

kill some animal cells in the

presence of light and cause
damage to the DNA in

others, making them repro-

duce in unexpected ways.

This latter. prop
led mutagenesis, i
ered an

family ‘derived from oil of
bergamot, the same chemical
Uked to scent Earl Grey tea.
= The lotion became one of
the largest selling suntan
Preparations in Europe.

:& At about the same time,
ik. Michael Ashwood-Smith,
npw a professor of biology at
the University of Victoria,
Izgan to do basic research on

for “predicting cafcinogent--

city, or, the ability, tojcause
cancer..." '

The way in which psor-
alens react in the presence of
light led to the introduction
of 8-MOP into the ‘treatment
of psoriasis. In combination
with low level type A ultra-
violet light, the treatment

helped’ control the disease.

the. properties of. 8

BSoralen, or 8-MOP for short,

another chemical of the psor-
n family with similar pro-

‘perties to the suntan lotion

‘tbgredient.

3= _ The results of his most

zECent research, just publish-

Gd iin ‘the -British’ ‘science “

‘Giagazine, Nature, indicate
hat the psoralen used in the
‘European suntan lotions may
Be carcinogenic when ex-
fiosed to bright sunlight.
Reaction to the news, of

asa £4
at the time. :
Psoralen Ultra- Violet A

; (PUVA) therapy came in-
creasingly under suspicion as.

a treatment that might sub-
mantially increase the poss-
Kit

ceived ‘a letter from an
Australian civil servant who
is also a medical practitioner.
He was having to make some
difficult decisions about com-
pensating a patient who had
developed melanoma after
undergoing PUVA therapy. I
was asked if I knew of any
other incidents where a sim-
ilar relationship might have
cured. :

“While I was aware of
the danger associated with
the treatment, I was un-
aware of any specific studies
of cancer related to PUVA.
However, some of my coll-
eagues referred me to’ an
article in’ the New England
Journal of Medicine.

“The study produced
. clear evidence that there was
an almost three-fold increase

_ in skin cancer among patients

who had undergone PUVA
th

know much about, to write'a
letter to the'British Medical
Journal, pointing out the
study in the New England
Medical Journal, and warn-
ing that while there was no
direct evidence that 5-MOP
was carcinogenic, it was close
enough to 8-MOP to warrant
caution in using any suntan
lotion containing it.” .
Ashwood-Smith’s letter
was published last Nov-
ember, and he began the task
of researching the properties
of 5-MOP, After some initial
difficulties obtaining a supply
of pure oil of bergamot, the
best source of

Fall is here‘but sun still threat

Ashwood-Smith and
Poulton are quick to credit
the research of others who
helped put the 5-MOP riddle
together, including research
assistants Peggy Barker and
Mariane Midlenberger.

“Without the excellent
resources of the UVic Chem-
istry Department the job
would have been far more
difficult," says © Ashwood-
Smith.

Meanwhile, the biologist

‘has directed his research to

Bergasol, Long Bronz and
BBR, the suntan prepara-
tions that contain 5-MOP.

are not

UVic chemistry professor Dr.

Gerry Poulton was able to .
isolate a tiny quantity a

used in ‘North America sun-
tanning preparations, says
Ashwood-Smith, but pre-

5-MOP from
obtained from Italy.

The. results: of the ex-
‘periments with 5-MOP on

ibility of in pat
ients using it. ***
Ashwood-Smith was one

e
++: clear ‘medical benefits from

PUVA may in some instances

of the
about the effects of PUVA
therapy. In 1977 he went to
the University of Dijon in
France on study leave. While

di the

‘igh the possible risk; a

test bi ical: systems were

ig the
chemical can be bought over
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‘all of.the 68 newspapers
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but Ashwood-Smith felt he
needed more conclusive in-

Pp ition clearly

by the medical profession.”
“At that stage I decided

to look more closely at

phe Nature article, publi

‘une 6, was immediate. Even
Hefore the magazine appear-
i€d, the UVic biologist began
‘fe receive requests for inter-

Huropean magazines
rpapers, including the London
unday Times.

This comes as no sur-

to Ashwood-SMith.

jon in spears as a possible
Zakin carcinogen".
What is required now,
#&e says, is a European-wide
* 3@pidemological survey of the
Bate of skin cancers, especial-
the most virulent kind
lied melanoma, to see if
Hahere i is in fact any statistical
Bvidence relating to the use
zt suntanning lotions contain-
fing psoralens to the actual
Ste of skin cancer.
“3% Ashwood-Smith became
Sihterested in the psoralens
THecause of their light-sensi-
e properties which cause a
Birong reaction with DNA,
e long molecule that carries
netic information neces-
‘wmary for the production of
a mal cells. Psoralens will

University

a
discussion turned’ to 8-MOP
and its dangers in PUVA
treatment.

One of the at

(5-MOP),
the psoralen i in the European

exper-
imental work on skin tissue.
. | This came to him almost
by accident. While attending
a seminar at the. British

. Medical Research Council cell

y at the

suntan It is
almost identical 8. ‘MOP i in its

the conference, a friend of
Ashwood-Smith and a genet-
icist, brought up the subject

of the European suntan pre-
parations that depended on a
chemical similar to 8-MOP for
their effectiveness i in promot-

The “first thing that

became apparent to Ash--

wood-Smith was the almost
complete lack of research on
Pie 2s
“Even the ‘International
A iation for Cancer .Re-

ing the p: of mela-
nin, the pigment that causes
tanning, in the skin.

search in Lyon, France,
whichis a World Health
o ization (WHO) labora-

The scientist,
Dr. Shanda Tuli, was con-
cerned with the ecological
damage caused by suntan oil
residues left by swimmers in
lakes. The ability of psora-
lens to destroy micro-organ-
isms in the presence of light
might affect the food chain
and ultimately destroy the
lake's life.

Ashwood-Smith was con-

cerned with the potential -

health hazard to people using
the preparations, but did not
pursue the topic, instead
returning to his basic re-
search.

“IT thought nothing more
of the conversation until
March of 1979 when.I re-

tory, had no biological data
on the material in Suntanning,
preparations.

_ I decided then, on the
grounds of reasonable extra-
polation about similarities
between 8-MOP, which I
know about, and 5-MOP,.
which nobody seemed to

University .of Sussex, ‘Eng-
land, he met the director, Dr.
B. Bridges, who mentioned
that work done at the Univ-
ersity of Paris, showed clear
evidence that 5-MOP caused
skin cancer in experimental
animals when exposed to
sunlight.

The résearcher, Dr. A.
Zajdela, met Ashwood-Smith
in Paris in April and gave his
permission to quote the mat-
erial. Ashwood-Smith then
had all the data he felt
necessary to complete the
article for Nature magazine.
The reaction was immediate,

‘with stories appearing in the

London Times and interview
requests. coming from Euro-
pean media:

CORRECTION

_In the
Home Days Flyer

of Oct. 1 in the

{

“Bnergy. seminars are set

tnidiey deonsecdbtion. taxtnig local Aesurcan this’ and the Recreation and Fit-

seminars: for operators of
‘recreation facilities . will be
held’ in, both ‘the East and
West Kootenays this fall. The
West Kootenay seminar. will
be held in Castlegar in the old
Castlegar Arena on Oct. 9 at
9:80 a.m. The Ki

seminar should be.of interest’
to people responsible for op-, .
dypenot

7

centres,” schools or any other |; )

large public’, ss ft ‘{geilities.
willbe avaft”

Inn
in Kimberley will be the site
of the East Kootenay sem-
inar on Oct. 29 at 9:30 a.m.
The presentation will be
by B.C. Hydro's energy use

engineering department and |

» the provincial recreation and
fitness branch — ‘récreation
division, technical unit. This
timely and important sem-
inar will have a practical

orientation including the fol-
pas

lowing topics:

. Facility lighting: - —. fun-
damentals, systems, efficien-
cies, state of the art

Lighting system analysis

Case study

Practical tips on getting *
the most from your system.
An overview of the recre-
ation “and ° fitness‘ ‘branch..
technical services will also be
provided. y

With the ever increasing
operating costs of ‘acllities

Before taking plurige

able’ té’ enable a Porson pte
implement,an energy co!

vation program int their fdeil-
ity. Follow up advice will be
available from BY .C. Hydro

ness Branch Teclinical Unit.

‘Co-sponsors of the sem-
inar are B.C. Hydro,: the
»Provinelal Recreation . and
* Fitiiess ‘Branch and. the B.C.
Recreation Facilities Astock-
ation,

For further informatisn’.
please call the Recreation
and Fitness Branch’ Nelson
i Office at 852-2211 local

73.

Cor check could save
you a dollar ‘an hour

Are you buying more gas
than you need to? You very
well. may be, according to
Car: Care Council, which
says many motorists may be

wasting gas at the rate of as
much as a dollar an hour be-
cause they are neglecting -
their cars.

. According to a recent

_ Consumer survey, says the

Council, .the majority of
‘cars in both self-serve and
‘full-service: stations are not

_ better check petal

Marriage is a union of
love, but it's also a legal
contract,

To make sure that both
parties’ rights are protected,
a marriage contract: can be
drawn up to formally divide
responsibilities and dsal with -
property and children during
the marriage. If the marriage
eventually breaks up, fights -
over children and ‘property
can be avoided. by following
the terms already set out in
the marriage contract.

A free course, co-spon-
sored by. the People's Law ‘

~ Alex Péehudofff
_structor,: will heli

can be included ina contract; . TF

if it can be changed by either
party or by the courts; and
what happens on separation
or Givoree.

The course is free and“. Sara

‘open to all, but pre-regis-

tration is required. This:can °

be done by phoning 885-7292,
,

being checked as often as
they should be. Some arts
which’ are critical’ to. fuel
economy, | sich ‘as spatk
plugs and air. filters, are in
substandard condition.

One out of three filters
checked’ in a recent survey,
wai found to be dirty. And
the Council satiate that a.
car ne-UP, spark
plugs and an a filter could
be consuming gas at a rate

twenty percent ‘above ~

normal, For the owner of

+ a big car using premium fet
‘adds:

5 highway speeds, this

a ort a dollar's worth of Aa
aS Hots going out: the’ tail
pipe.

Checking and “replacing
the air filter is one.of the

fn-{j/\eaniest things a motorist
*ean ‘do! on his or her: car,

according to the Council.
sits conveniently on top-
of. the engine, usually
secured in its housing with
a sngte fe vane nut.
st air filters are made
fia ‘pleated paper which
traps the ‘air-borne abrasive
‘ ghaterials out of the air be-
fore they can enter the
carburetor. The filter
should be checked every sit
months.

Although most car makers

/ Consumer Comment) 2

Home safe home.-Or-is
it?

Every year in- Canada,
hundreds.of thousands of ac-
cidents requiring medical at-
tention occur‘in'and around
the home. In past years, one
significant cause of such ac-

less harmful “than those: of
“ordinary glass, >
‘If your house was built .

“before 1974, it is likely that

your doors, tub enclosures,
ete. are made of ordinary
glass. If you purchase re-
placements for them, the new

cidents has been of
glass surfaces such as shower
doors, bathtub or

door or sold to you
must be made with safety

patio doors. It is estimated
that prior to 1974,, almost .
10,000 injuries resulted ‘an-
nually from accidents involv-
ing the use of ordinary glass
in the “home.

But since 1974, this
number has forturiately been
reduced, for it was in that
year that regulations were
implemented under the Haz.
ardous’ Products Act pro:
hibiting the advertisement,
.importation or sale in Canada
of enclosiires, shower doors
and ‘storm doors for house-
hold use that are not made of
safety glass or that contain a
pane of jjlass which is not
safety gliss.  ~

Safaty glass must also be

~ used in other household ex-
.. terior doors where a pane of
giass. is: greater than- five
square ‘feet.in area and its

» lowest edge is less than three »

feet from the doors bottom
Requirements: for the

use .of safety glass are ‘also’

incofporated into the Nation-
‘al Building Code and into the
Central Mortgage and Hous-
‘ing Corporation's specifica-
tions for residential housing.
~ Under | violent : impact,

glass. if you. just
fave them reglazed or-re-
‘paired instead, be sure to ask
for safety. glass. °
This preventive mea-
sure, along with common
sense precautions to avoid
slips and falls against glass
surfaces, will go a long way
to: help ensure, “maximum
safety in your home,

até

24,000 to 30,000 or more

often under "dusty “condi-

fons, many owners change

filter as an ‘annual |

tintananes habit to ensure’
maximum fuel economy.

: Make colors
work for you .

When repainting a
room, be aware that colors
can create optical illu-
‘sions. For instance, if-a
ceiling is too high, a darker
color than that used on the
walls will make the ceiling
appear lower.

On the other hand, a
too-low ceiling can be’
made to appear higher if it
‘is painted a lighter color
than the walls.

| October
RUDUEON WILDLIFE FILM

“Okelenokee: Land of

“Naturolists,
‘SPINNI 1G WORKSHOP

Reg}:
Weaver's Guild.
MARRIAGE CONTRACTS

to Selkirk College

Information on Continuing Education courses
o sat College, Castlegar, Phone: 368-7292, Exten-
slon 232,

CONSTRUCTION/FRAMING SQUARE
This course will improve your skill with: the framing
square. Three sessions for $10.00. Please register by

Dennis Holt will personally pr

Trembling Earth” at the College
‘on Wednesday, October 8 at 8:00 p.m. The film is free.
.Come early. .Co- sponsored by the West Kootenay

ath workshop for experienced spinners. :
‘Novelty and texture yarn construction”.
1 by October 10. Co-spensored by the Selkirk

resent his film

rey * Blow. cinkory lowers ‘the
food budge
For et adios: people
have ‘cooked, economical
stews and other dishes alow-
ly over. low heat.: But, un-
fortunately, the pot had to be
watched constantly.” ;
Today, electric crockery
cookers can cook in six-to 12

hours almost any dish that ”

requires liquid and it is done
without the cook having to
constantly keep watch,

Slow cooking takes some
* gdjusting, however. It‘is im-
portant to get to know your
particular, equipment,

With most slow cookers,
there's virtually no evapor-
ation ‘during | cool
sauces or gravies| may

emerge more ‘watery ‘than’

you. SxpeCs Beef cooked at

ithe, more farm

‘isso iow temperatures. ‘will:
tab rather than:

have a pink
browned
look. * ‘t

Also, it is important | to

, note that foods such as milk ||
products; pasta dishes and

soft-flesh fish will not stand
tip to the slow-cook process.

If the sauce is watery, it
ean be thickened by adding
flour or by boiling it down in
another pot just before serv-
ing. If you prefer brown beef,

brown it before adding ‘it'to .

the cooker. Or, if you wish to
add milk products, ‘pasta’and
such ingredients do.it just in
the last stages of cooking.

Castlegar News in conjunc-

tion with Super Vala stores. >

9 Pieces of
Delicious Golden
Chicken...
Reg. 6.79 Value.

SPECIAL...

simply cord us your fovouritern ‘recipe before FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 10, 1980.and your entry will be placed into .
aspecial draw.”

oN agg fer

° The First Entry Drawn will win $25. 00
dn cash,

¢ The. Second: Entry Drawn will win
$15.00 in cash.

‘¢ The: Third Entry Draws will win
$10.00 in caer i

n

* Enter: ‘as: fien as ‘you wish,: -but: take certain. your
entry is at the Rastiboae News by cere October
10.

_ Send your. typed or neatly) written recipe to —
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~ Send Us Your Recipes For:

e Wild Game © Microwave ° Main
Dishes © Breads © Biscuits © Rolls.
. Meats © Soups © Stews © Casseroles

ordinary glass shatters, pro-
ducing knifesharp points
which can cause serious in-
jury and even death. Safety
glass, however, is not only
more shock-resistant and
harder to break, but in the’
event that it does break, the

of Victoria

EXTENSION.
OFF CAMPUS
CREDIT COURSE

ED-B435 SEMINAR IN SUPERVISION
IN INSTRUCTION
(Via ANIK-B Satellite) :
1% Units Registration Fee $63.00
Time: Beginning Wed., Oct. 8 for 12 weeks
3:20 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.
; Location: Patenaude 305, D.T.U.C., Nelson
: Instructor: M.L. Haughey, Victoria
FE Fleld Associate: Rouala Mantey. Nelson

Castlegar News on Page 8
Cambridge
Woven
Throws

were advertised.

Due to circumstances beyond our control
this shipment did not arrive in time for
the sale.We will be pleased to issue rain
checks on this item. We sincerely regret
any inconvenience that this may have

L od

A free law course. What is a marriage contract? Why
have one? Con contracts son? Whet Boppens on
separation or divorce? October 16 — 7:30

at the College. Please phone to Means Co:
sponsored by the People’s Law Schol

PREPARE YOUR CHILD FOR SCHOOL

A course for parents of pre-school children. Designed
to make eat
‘from the hor
October21.

¢ Sulads © Vegetables © Pickles * Re-
lishes © Desserts © Squares © Cookies
° Cakes © Candy Fudge ° Canning
e Freezing, or any other recipe ideas or
General Cooking Hints. :

for your child and'you the transition
vironment to the school. Register by |

ister for Jim Ford's excellent
Jack and White Photography.”

It ts not too late to r
course “intermediate 8!

‘Take good care aa

” When it comes to keeping your good
health, there's only.one person more’
important than your doctor. And that's you.

Of course, your doctor is the‘one to _

and pieces’are considerably
Film
é photography techniques. Register by October 2,
DR. BERNARD JENSEN'S REJUVENATION WORKSHOP

FRANK S Dr. Jensen has a world-wide reputation os a
: Nutritionist. His Rejuvenation Program involves the

“natural methods for attaining and retaining health

SERVICE and vitality": He will be at the Colle @ on Saturday

and Sunday, November 1 & 2; ond Monday ond
(Behind Castle Theatre)
Castlegar,

the right foods, and by being alert on the job.
You can work together with your
doctor for good health. it won't cost you
anything, and you can help
take some of the pressure offour
health care system.
The doctors of British
Columbia. Help us help you.

Tuesday evenings, November 3 a 4s teaching ibis
program. For more information and to pre-regis!
phone 965-7292, ext. 232. Pre-register by October 1S,
h Society for Self

see when you're sick or need medical
advice. But you can lessen the _ “ocean
chances of getting sick.:.by MEDICA!

exercising regularly, by eating ASSOCIATION

Help ushelpyou.—

LL THE USUAL
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sane: Scissors, Mover

AND NOW plus.
Carbide Tip Blade

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