( c2_Casthégitt News _toy 190 FANTASY GARDEN: HOW DID IT GROW SO BIG? RICHMOND (CP) — Municipal politicians in this Vancouver suburb shake their heads at how Premier Bill Vander Zalm's Fantasy Garden World grew from a Corisande Percival-Smith wondered aloud at a recent counci] meeting. As planning committee chairman, Percival-Smith perhaps should have known, but says the manner in which the development grew caught her off guard. Vander Zalm, who bought thé former Bota Gardens from its original developer John Massot in 1984, turned it over to his wife Lillian after winning the provincial Social Credit leadership in July 1966. ~ The gardens now include two castles, a replica -European village, railway, a shops, a biblical theme park and a chapel — all on 8.5 heetares of agricultural land. Last year, part of the land was officially removed from the provincial agricultural land reserve, a designation which bars such commercial development. By theh, most of the world had been done. AMENDS BYLAW The also i its zoning bylaw to accommodate Fantasy Garden but council members say the original bylaw was to blame for the project growing beyond what was initially envisioned. Ald. Harold Steves says if Vander Zalm had ‘The zoning bylaw covering the site allowed for ‘actessory” buildings but didn't define onbroasuten that included a Dutch castle which had been of" in to Expo 86. as the lands’ contribution «tought to ha Knot ob the boglaning 6f the "shy the scvoat of bome taping sone aera revived by the compact disc. 5 V tuses'a noe tackle aia tune Oke Rar ien emnne oe eT — of the compact disc with. the ability to erase and record. Ricora eomipaatis ig GAY dent panda ths Gatien industry, which employs about 15,000 Canadians, A report department suggested the bylaw gave the developer a free hand and permits for expansion could not legally have been refused. It said Fantasy Garden had grown to the point where the “accessory” buildings appeared to have taken over the site, making the original botanical garden a secondary attraction. Mrs, Vander Zalm doesn’t udnerstand what the fuss is about. The European village is clearly built around the garden, she says, and expansion is nearly complete there’s no more room left on the site. Mrs. Vander Zalm lives in the replica castle — not Expo Dutch castle — in a suite of rooms over the drawbridge. The premier flies in from Victoria to stay because there when time permits. Their home is a big improvement over. the trailer they used while the European village was being built last year. by h d's HOMEGOODS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE Tues.-Sat., 9:30-5:30 China Creek “Drive a Little to Save a Lot” Allen to speak at Trail luncheon Richard Allen, Chief Econ- omist for B.C. Central Credit Union, will be the guest speaker at a joint luncheon meeting of the Trail Rotary Club and the Trail Chamber of Commerce May 20 at the Riverbelle Restaurant in Trail. SAVE UP TO $30 SANDMAN’S SUMMER SAVINGS PACKAGE MAY 1— NOVEMBER 30, 1987 SANDMAN gal HOTELS & INNS THE RIGHT PRICE IN THE RIGHT PLACE 1944 COLUMBIA — 365-8444 Available on regular rack room rates only. Rates subject to provincial tax where applicable. Some restrictions apply to coupons. Allen is editor of the inter- nationally circylated newslet- ter titled “Economic Analysis of British Columbia.” He had extensive business experience before returning to university as a mature student, studying for advan- degrees in Economics from Simon Fraser Univer- sity and the University of British Columbia. Because of -his business background, Allen is a “prac- tical” economist who relates economic theory to the real world in a very pragmatic way. Allen taught economics for several years before be- coming Director of Business Economics with the Business Council of British Columbia. ineluding retail sales staff. “DAT is the biggest: immediate threat facing the industry, no doybt about it,” said Peter Erdmann, president of Montreal-based Polygram Canada. “If DAT is introduced, sales of recorded musie would decline substantially.” He warned DAT would make it possible to copy compact discs with no loss in quality, thus depriving record of sales and artists of their royalties. Digital:audio tape players are on sale in Japan, and the date of their introduction in North America is the hottest question in the industry. Straight answers, however, are hard to come by. CALLS IT SENSITIVE “It's a sensitive issue,” said a spokesman for one Ji pany, adding h diy, “Don't quote me on that.” Junior Ali, president of Sony Canada, said his company has no immediate plans to introduce DAT in North America because the United States recently imposed a 100 per cent duty on DAT players. Even though there is no Canadian tariff, the market‘ here isn't large enough to carry the product by itself, said Ali. Matsushita Electric of Canada, which distributes products under the Technics brand name, is reviewing the matter but hasn't reached a decision on when to introduce DAT, said spokesman Marilyn Poersch. ‘Unsstlafiod by prtdatees that DAT sony be delayed. the industry is pushing Ottawa for legislation that would require DAT players to include an aniti-ta oe Such a device would put an inaudible signal music which would make digital copying piswos hg President Ronald has issued a decree that anti-taping devices must be included in DAT players sold in the United States, but Canada hasn't decided what tack to take. REVIEWS ISSUE _ Patricia Dumas, an aide to Communications Minister Flora MacDonald, said the department is reviewing the DAT issue along with the Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. ‘The Canadian retord industry fears DAT machines with taping capability could be introduced in Canada, even if they are banned in the United States. “The record industry already has a massive problem with home taping and DAT would escalate that tenfold,” said Brian Robertson, president of the Canatian Recording Industry Association. He said home taping is costing the industry about $200 million annually and is a major reason for the steady decline in industry sales since the audio cassette became popular at the peginning of the decade. Last » Sales of recorded music in Canada were $620 million ,barely above the $600 million sales figure in 1979. That's a substantial decline if inflation is taken into account. RELEASES DROP , In 1979, there were 40 record companies in Canada, now there are. 28, said Robertson. At the same time, new releases haye declined from 4,200 in 1982 to 2,800 in 1986, a direct result of sales. Ali is confident the dispute over DAT will be resolved. “These things have a way of working themselves out. We ran through this before with video, and video became a big consumer item. The problem will be resolved, I don't know when. “The consumer has a big voice in North America.” GM still leads the pack Ltd., $10 billion; Alcan Alum- TORONTO (CP) — Gen- eral Motors of Canada Ltd. may be sputtering but it’s still on top of-the pack for the fourth consecutive year in the Financial Post 500 rank- ing of the country’s biggest companies. Canada’s No. 1 automaker, whose profits tumbled in 1986, also had a drop in sales to $18.5 billion from almost $19 billion in 1985 but it still remains far in front of second-ranked Canadian Pacific Ltd., The Financial Post said. Canadian Pacific had sales of about $15 billion, keeping pace with its performance from 1985 while Ford Motor Co. of Canada: Ltd. crept up to $14.3 billion from $13.35 billion. The other companies in the top 10 in the 500 ranking this year by the financial weekly, in order of size, are Bell Canada Enterprises Inc., $13.9 billion; George Weston inum Ltd., $8.3 billion; Chry- sler Canada Ltd., $7.4 billion; Imperial Oil Ltd., $7 billion; Hudson's Bay Co., $5.7 bill- ion; and Provigo Icn., $5.3 billion. Although the top five re- main unchanged, plunging oil prices pushed Imperial Oil Ltd. to eighth spot from sixth and Shell Canada Ltd. drop- ped to 14th from ninth place. Gulf Canada Corp. fell to 20th spot from 10th after a major restructuring. Union Carbide Canada Ltd. recorded the steepest profit gain as earnings rose more than 10,000 per cent to $16.3 million from $160,000 in 1985. Alean had the best turn- around as profits soared to $303 million after a loss of $295 million in 1985. In the “fastest climber” category, the weekly said Campeau Corp. reported a five-fold jump in revenues to $1.4 billion. upid, if you don't sweat much or feel thirsty, and even if there is a nice breeze to strip away the sting of the heat, exercise experts say drinking water — of a good substitute — is essential before, during and after all thi bsg ig bogs leasinelont. jh new practices you're sweating a i of the pros shouldn't be lost on the 8 cup or two of water before the act ‘We've come a long way in understanding the role water and other fluids play in helping athletes train and perform well. Only a: few. years ago many coaches discouraged players froni drinking anything during a game — they thought it was all right for them to rinse their mouths, but swallowing anything might slow them down. Now, there's usually plenty of water-on the sidelines for athletes to drink. The National Hockey League even allows goaltenders’ to put. water bottles on top of thelr nets. HOT LABOR “You really need it out there,” says Bob Mason, goalie for the Washington Capitals. “Even at ice level, it’s warm. + Don’t drink any ‘more, éxperts say -—- too much fluid distends the stomach and makes breathing and exercise uncomfortable. You lose water in two ways: by sweating it out through your nearly 2.4 million pores, and by breathing it out in the form of water vapor. FAST LOSS “In heavy, continuous hot-weather exercise, an athlete can sweat and breathe away four pounds (1.8 kilograms) of water an hour,”-say Mirkin and Hoffman. Drinking water does two things: restores some weight and allows you to keep sweating so the skin can be kept cool. y worko MILNE'S POOH HAS CANADIAN CONNECTION WINNIPEG (CP) — The inspiration that gave the world Winnie-the-Pooh — the bear of very little brain who has enchanted children around the world — was a black bear named Winnipeg donated to the London Zoo bya Canadian soldier during the First World War. “That was my father's bear,” said Fred Colebourn, who still lives in Winnipeg. Colebourn still has a number of photographs of his father and the real-life bear named Winnipeg, of Winnie for short. His father, Capt. Harty Colebourn, a veterinarian who looked after army horses, gave his pet bear cub to the London Zoo in 1914 as his brigade prepared to ship out from England to the bloody battlefields of France. A.A. Milne, creator of the beloved honey-loving bear, visited Winnipeg at the zoo regularly with his son Christopher Robin. Milne wrote about the zoo bear in an introduction to the 1926 edition of Winnie-the-Pooh. The tame bear, who used to sleep under Colebourn’s cot, was among the most popular exhibits at the, zoo. CHILDREN RIDE “She used to give children rides around the zoo and she was so tame she ate right out of their hands,” said Fred Colebourn. “I'm sure that’s because of the way my father treated her. He loved animals and they returned the affection.” When Winnipeg died in 1934, the London papers ran obituaries for the bear. In 1981, the London Zoo unveiled a bronze statue of the bear. The inscription wrongly states that the bear was the mascot of Winnipeg's Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry. Colebourn was actually a member of the Second Canadian Rifles. “She gave her name ‘to the Winnie-the-Pooh and A.A. Milne and Ernest Shepard (who-illustrated the books) gave Winnipe-the-Pooh to the world,” reads the inscription. In 1914, Capt. Colebourn was headed from his Winnipeg home by train to join his regiment at Valcartier, Que. PAID $20 During a stop at White River, Ont., Colebourn bought the bear cub from a hunter who killed its mother. An Aug. 24, 1914 notation in his diary reads: “Left Port Arthur 7 a.m. In train all day. Bought bear $20.” Fred Colebourn said his father kept the bear until he left England. for France. “He knew he couldn't take Winnipeg to the front lines, so he left him in the London Zoo.” But Colebourn’s wartime diaries show he couldn't forget the loveable bear. “Went to zoo — saw Winnie,” says one of the many similar notations Colebourn made while on leave in England. Fred Colebourn said his family knew about his father’s connection to Winnie-the-Pooh for a long time, but was only able to verify it recently. PLEASES KIDS He said he’s pleased the bear his father purchased for $20 more than 70 years: ago is still entertaining children today. Milne’s books, Winnie-the-Pooh and The House on Pooh Corner, have been translated into more than 20 ing Latin, E: and Serbo-Croat. In the Soviet Union, Winnie-the-Pooh — known as Vinni Pukh — is a popular children’s character. The story was also the subject of a feature-length animated film by Walt Disney. uts wise Doctors say drinking six or eight cups a day can help digestion. : Failure to drink during exercise will neutralize any advantages of fitness, say, at the U.S. Army of I Medicine. In a 1985 study, the for runners to be duded it was well-quenched before a race in hot weather. New Zealand researchers: at University of Auckland in recently found rf following fluid loss during exercise. “A well-hydrated athlete is more efficient and effecti EDUCATION FOR THE WHOLE CHILD ° Into Further © Registered Now. Taking Siciiratlons For Students Grades 1-7 For 1987 Fall Term idioke ous sameee, | - 2 Sopernny ye gene, a Complete Education With the B.C. Ministry of Education and is less likely to have heat-related problems,” says Dr. Robert Murphy of Ohio State University, who had ote studied the effects of heat on athletes. But Murphy warns: “Activity should be sharply mu or ifthe any temperature.” You should avoid salt tablets, because you lose very little salt while working out and taking them will simply make you thirstier. One myth is.that tepid fluid — close to the body's temperature — is best to drink. But that's not so. The colder the water, the quicker it will do its job. NO EMERGENCY And you shouldn't worry: the body pretty much stops producing urine once vigorous exercise begins, because increased blood flow to the skin requires more water to cool the skin. What about other drinks? Many sports drinks have been introduced in the last decade or so, but some of the more sugary versions have been disappearing from store shelves lately. 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