C4 Castlegar News August 15, 1990 LIFESTYLES NATIONAL NEWS i} By JUDY CREIGHTON The Canadian Press When kiwi first hit fresh produce stands in Canada in 1982, the small round fuzzy fruit from New Zealand cost as much as $1. “Kiwi fruit was very special. People bought one as a novelty item to add to @ fruit salad or use as a garnish on elegant dessert,"’ says Jan Bilton, cook- book author, broadcaster and a consultant to the New Zealand Kiwi Fruit Authority. ‘‘Now they've become mainstream and consquently the price has dropped substantially.’’ These days, can buy cents. From May to October Canadian consumers will find im- ported New Zealand kiwi fruit at its best, says Bilton, who visited Toronto recently as part of a two kiwi fruit for less than $1 in some supermarkets and often they are carried as specials, such as six packaged in a mesh bag for 99 I tour on behalf of the authority. Originally from China, the fruit with the mild-tasting green pulp studded with black seeds was known as the Chinese gooseberry. In the early 1900s it spread to other parts of the world, notably New Zealand — now the largest producer of kiwi fruit, followed by France, the United States, Italy, Spain and Japan. It is also being grown in British Columbia and research is being conducted into greenhouse production in Ontario. Kiwi fruit goes from fuzzy novelty to familiar staple Bilton says there has been in- creasing consumer interest in kiwi fruit because of its high-fibre, vitamin C and potassium content. Ass well, it is a dieter’s delight at 45 calories per fruit. Two ways of eating kiwi fruit are being promoted this year, she Sa “Just cut the fruit in half and scoop with a spoon or, as a fibre- packed breakfast, blend one or two with a banana and low-fat yogurt.”” Bilton says New Zealanders cat kiwi fruit like apples — with the fuzzy skin on. Kiwi fruit are ripe when they yield to tight pressure, like- an avocado. Once ripe, they keep for several weeks wrapped with plastic in the refrigerator. By MARLENE HABIB The Canadian Press Exercisers at the Vancouver and West Vancouver aquatic centres can often be seen churning their arms and legs under water in a running motion while their heads bob above water. They move through the water slowly, and it seems as if they’re on the fitness road to nowhere. But when it comes to aerobic and muscle-toning benefits, the But in the last three years, more people have been running in water as a form of working out, says Samuhel-Corewyn, 29, whose family moved to British Colum- bia from Czechoslovakia in 1968. Randy Adams, a spokesman for Fitness Canada in Ottawa, says. water running could appeal to a variety of people interested in get- ting in shape. So far in Canada, the activity has become most popular in the are getting just as much — if not more — out of the classes as a person running on land, says Janka Samuhel- Corewyn, who teaches water- running clinics at the two aquatic centres. Water running is a ‘‘pain-free form of exercising’ that became popular in the United States in the early 1980s to rehabilitate those suffering sports injuries, she said in an interview. area, says S hel. Corewyn. She got the idea for her classes after observing people trying to do water running at the aquatic cen- tres. She conducted research with the help of national track star Lynn Williams, who wrote a university thesis on water running, and then set up her first clinic last year. Samuhel-Corewyn are long lists of peop! ys there waiting to join her clinics, and i Water running free from pain from other cities have contacted her for information. “It’s great for people with leg injuries who don’t want their training to suffer,”’ she says. “‘In- stead of resting because of in- juries, water running allows them to keep up their cardio-vascular levels while not aggravating their injuries or allowing their leg muscles to atrophy. “*Water running offers the same aerobic workout as land running, and the buoyancy of the water eliminates the stress of pounding onthe pavement or other ground, where injuries occur because of the jarring of muscles, tendons and joints. Another key- is working out with the resistance of the water — getting the benefits of a weight workout as well.”” Water running must be done correctly to get full benefits, Samuhel-Corewyn stresses. She with underwater video equipment that records her classes and by wat- ching through portholes at the bottom of the pools. With the body relatively upright and the head kept up, the water runner moves legs and arms as if running on land. “This should give you enough flotation so your feet never touch the bottom and you're being powered forward, albeit much more slowly than you would run- ning on land."’ Thirty minutes of moderate running in water is equivalent to 30 minutes of jogging on land, but without the stress on the body, Samuhel-Corewyn says. That’s especially important for people with arthritis and other joint problems. “‘Water running takes the weight off the joints, so people with arthritis aren’t in pain.’” (— > '83 DODGE PICKUP KALAWSKY PONTIAC BUICK GMC (1989) LTD. i va '86 BUICK CENTURY Huser's new nove By The Canadian Press Here are some capsule reviews of recent arrivals in bookstores: Grace Lake, by Glen Huser: The dying protagonist of Huser’s first novel returns to a boys’ camp as a counsellor, where old regrets pester his daydreams like a swarm of tor- menting mosquitoes. The doomed John Hislop is suf- fering ‘‘a life unlived,”’ but reading his story is like listening to someone whine rather than rage. Unhappily, there’s little tension in Hislop’s life and so there’s too little drama in the book. Still, Huser is capable of bisa play but eventually became a novel. Maybe it would have been even better as short fiction, rather than a full- length book. (NeWest Publishers, $8.95) Emperor of America, by Richard Condon: The author of such best- selling works as Prizzi’s Honor and The Manchurian Candidate has a great idea for his new novel, an in- cisive and sometimes uproarious satire on American politics. Condon’s thesis is that the American people, apathetic and politically passive, conditioned to ac- cepting what they hear on television, are ripe to believe anything. witty and lively scenes, par when the boys from Hislop’s cabin perform their own variation on Salome as a contribution to the stories-from-the-Bible skit night. Huser’s writing is best when his characters are interacting and perhaps this is because Grace Lake began as a after W: is blown away in a nuclear accident and they are leaderless. The puppet installed by un- scrupulous forces as emperor of America is Col. Caesar Appleton, a by-the-book soldier with an insatiable sexual appetite, who soon becomes Il lacks drama both the master and the pawn of the omnipresent media. It’s a wonder- fully funny story but some readers may feel Condon carries the joke too far, and grow weary of the oversexed emperor and the increasingly far- fetched political manipulations. (General Publishing, $27.95) Links, by Lorne Rubenstein: A mountain of words has been written on how to hit a golf ball a great distance, but this book is an outstan- ding exploration of the most impor- tant distance of all — the brain space between a golfer’s ears. Rubenstein, one of Canada’s top golf writers, offers entertaining in- sights into the nature of the game and human nature. For instance, how golf reveals the essential character of a superstar like Jack Nicklaus and the weekend duffer alike. Rubenstein does this by masterfully weaving together historical moments of the game and anecdotes from the LOCAL NEWS IN MEMORY Eva Foli Karle and Karle’s wife Elsa. In lieu of flowers, preciated. Eva Lorraine Foli (nee Shea) passed away peacefully Aug. 11, 1990, at age 85 in Vancouver General Hospital. She is survived by her loving husband Donn, stepsons Lea and One of Castlegar’s early piano teachers, she was still teaching at the time of her death and was a great source of inspiration and guidance to her many students over the past 65 years. A mass will be held at Holy Name Church in Vancouver Aug. 17 at 10:30 a.m. officiated by Father McLeod. contributions to favorite charities will be ap- Funeral arrangements are through the Memorial Society of B.C. and First Memorial Funeral Services. Seniors hold social The Robson Raspberry Seniors group gathered at the home of Evelyn and Dick Batchelor for a_ social evening Aug. 9. Card games were enjoyed, also bocci ball and lawn darts. Refresh- ments were served and the group members expressed their enthusiasm towards commencement of their regular meeting, the first one to be held Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. at the Robson Recreation Hall. The group pros with his own experiences and ob- servations. We learn how Johnny Miller achieved ‘‘golf nirvana” as a '70s superstar, how Tom Watson visualizes a shot and then pulls it off, how Canadian legend Moe Norman overcomes excruciating shyness through golf, and how golf can be one of the most frustrating yet obsessive games. (Random House, $22.95) The Year | Owned the Yankees, by Sparky Lyle: This work of fiction by the former major league pitcher of- fers a lot of laughs, but it doesn’t really go the full nine innings. A lot of the jokes strike out. . Lyle takes us to a meeting where the owners discuss ways to stick it to the players, to a player auction, and to spring training where umpires instruct first-year players on the proper way to argue. 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Summer Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:00-6:00 - Saturday 8:00-5:00 Out of Town Call Collect Trail 364-0202 Castlegar 365-0202 By SUSAN YELLIN The Canadian Press Even compared with the big chartered banks, Canada’s credit unions are hardly small potatoes. With $65 billion in assets — more than half of that in Quebec — Canada’s-credit-unions have become a force among the coun- try’s financial institutions. But becoming a member of a credit union isn’t like opening an account at the chartered banks or trust companies. As well as keeping your money at a credit union, you also own part of it and have a say in how the place is run. When you join a credit-union in English Canada — or a caisse populaire in Quebec — you buy a “‘share’’ of the company, usually for a nominal fee of $5 to $25, says Mike Salvor, a spokesman for the Credit Union Central of Ontario, a provincial umbrella organization. A client can buy more than one share, and if the credit union is: doing well, dividends are paid. “In a good year, people earn dividends on shares and people with loans actually get interest ANALYSIS rebates on their loans,’’ Salvor says. ‘If a credit union has a good year, has a profit, it's redistributed.”” Members can attend the annual general meeting where each per- son has one vote. “You have control, you have input, you have a say in whether you like the policy and you can try to change policy. It’s i Credit unions have clout But it’s in Quebec, where the first caisse popularie opened in 1900, that the concept has its largest concentrated membership — about 4.4 million people. Quebec’s huge credit union group, the Mouvement des caisses Desjardins, ranked ninth in terms of assets and fifth in income among Canada’s financial in- stitutions last year. The group’s assets of about $35 ownership,”’ says Salvor. “I think it’s a big difference over a major bank where people always feel that they mever can have any influence.”” By law, shares Canada’s six chartered banks must bé’ widely held. Trust. companies are not bound by that legislation’ and some have major concentrations of ownership. Credit unions pioneered in Canada such ideas as daily- d billion Pp: with $114.6 billion for the Royal Bank of Canada, the country’s largest bank. But a credit union — especially outside Quebec — may not be convenient for some people, says Gordon Pape, a personal-finance adviser and author. Some credit unions may have a few outlets, but in other cases, there may be only one, Pape says. “Some people feel it’s much interest savings, banking machines and debit car- ds, Salvor says. In English Canada, about four million people belong to credit unions. more to do their banking at an institution where theré’s one down the street, one close to your place of work and you can go in and use your card at an automated banking machine.”” While clients may be able to get better interest rates at a credit union or caisse populaire than at a bank or trust company, Pape ad- vises checking all the services the credit union offers to make sure they’re compatible with what you need. “For example, banks offer a variety of investments, such as RRSPs, mutual funds, GICs, term deposits. Maybe a credit union of- fers ‘that full range, maybe it doesn’t. “It might have a more limited range in deposit account options. But can it grant loans beyond a certain amount? If its resources are limited, a business person may not find it an appropriate place to borrow.”” Legislation governing banks and trust companies through the Canadian Deposit Insurance Corp. guarantees deposits up to $60,000 per account. The credit unions and caisses populaire are governed provin- cially. In Ontario, the guarantee is the same — $60,000. In other provinces, there is no specific 8. Canada's options discussed By PAUL MOONEY The Canadian Press Imagine a Canada without Quebec. Or one loosely tied to Quebec. Or one based more on regions that provinces. Idle musings? Perhaps. But they're the kind of options — ranging from the practical to the fan- ciful — being examined by many con- stitutional experts after the failure of the Meech Lake accord. Indeed, analysts predict that a fun- damental reappraisal of Canada’s framework may be around the corner as the country wrestles with the latest constitutional impasse. “Those concerned with building Canada must move beyond obsolete assumptions and attitudes that have calcified our political process,’’ said Jim de Wilde, a political science professor at the University of Western Ontario in London, and Alan Alexandroff,.a Toronto lawyer, in a recent newspaper article. What are the options? Are Canadians, exhausted by the protrac- ted wrangling over Meech Lake, ready for more constitutional battles? Options vary. The 1867 model of federalism, “limited in and in- relationship — would look like,’’ says Roger Gibbons, head of the Univer- sity of Calgary’s political science department. Unless the rest of Canada is willing to consider radically different ideas, \ he warns, ‘‘the special Quebec com- mission will dictate a set of options to which the rest of the country will only be able to react.’” In anticipation of Quebec's proposals, the western provinces are forming a common front to protect their interests. Among other things, they want to collect income tax as Quebec now does. “We've spent enough time worrying about Central Canada,’’ said Saskatchewan Premier Grant Devine. ‘‘It’s time to put our provin- ces first. We want our fair share.”” Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has said Ottawa will take its own con- stitutional initiatives this fall, although he has not given details. He says he won't allow Quebec to dictate the constitutional agenda. And he won’t negotiate with Quebec unless the other regions participate. Lise Bissonnette, director and chief jalist for the i ‘ial Mon- creasingly obsolete in the past two decades, is finished,’’ declare de Wilde and Alexandroff. Other experts, like Andrew Heard of Halifax’s Dalhousie University, are less sanguine. Heard says the only cer- tainty ‘‘is the inevitable march toward sovereignty or independence by “Quebec's eventual exit will upset tremendously the balance we've had — for example, balancing the in- terests of the regions against those in Central Canada. We should be ready with solutions.’ Quebec, for its part, is in a resolute mood, forging ahead with a special commission to study its options. A broad range of Quebecers — in- tellectuals, union and business leaders, the perati' treal daily Le Devoir, cautions Ot- tawa against creating a‘‘Canadian unity commando unit obsessed with countering Quebec’s aspirations.’” Referring to Ottawa’s past efforts to combat Quebec separatism and maintain the status quo, she said: “Three times in the last quarter of a century we’ve seen the central gover- nment play that card with effective results in the short term but com- pletely useless in the long run: Canada didn’t even see the divorce coming.”” Experts who have begun to con- template a different political lan- dscape have more questions than an- swers: © Does the federal system give the regions sufficient flexibility in a rapidly evolving world economy? © Can C balance the desire and farmers — are discussing a new political status. Polls suggest many are leaning toward sovereignty- ociation, an ill-defined term referring to much looser links with English-speaking Canada seems less prepared as the country enters un- charted waters. “There’s been almost no thought about what Canada without Quebec — or a very different Quebec-Canada Here's My Ca BS: Castlegar News \z Wayne Sto Caroline Sov try with about half its population in a single province, Ontario? One recurring concept would see a Canada based on regions — for example, Atlantic Canada, Quebec, irie provinces and Some analysts believe regions would be better able to protect their interests than single provinces acting alone. Heard, a political scientists, believes Atlantic Canada will be for- ced into closer co-operation if Quebec goes its own way. Already, the premiers of those provinces have met to discuss the regional implications of the Meech Lake failure. Heard doesn’t think Senate reform can resolve regional grievances. His alternative: introduce proportional representation in the House of Com- mons. If regions elected some MPs from smaller parties based on their percen- tage of the populdr vote, those MPs could represent the regions unham- pered by the discipline imposed by the main parties, Heard suggests. Whatever course-Quebec follows, a much stronger central government will be required in English- varia’ Yes, suggests Donald Savoie, a political scientist at New Brun- swick’s University of Moncton — but only if there’s fresh thinking about constitutional reform. To that end, Savoie and Thomas Courchene, a political scientist at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., have launched an ambitious project called the Canada Papers. Leading scholars will contribute ideas on a range of constitutional issues, examining current grievances, particularly the long-simmering com- plaints in the West and Atlantic Canada, and will propose solutions. 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