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So _ Samoa Ne LIFESTYLES

Year-round exercise important, experts say

By MARLENE HABIB The Canadian Press

Watch out for the cold-weather fitness cool down!

After an activity-filled spring and summer, even the most die- hard exercisers may get a tad lazy. That may include skipping a workout here and there — or perhaps putting exercise on the back burner for weeks on end — and then relying on the extra

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layers of clothing to mask the bulging consequences.

For people already in fitness programs, the fall and winter months are no time to get lax, say experts, who also urge inac- tive individuals to start exercise regimens that aren’t destined for failure.

“Exercise year round not only keeps you healthy, feeling energized and alert, it is also a major factor in preventing obesity,"” says Marie Ludwick, president of Weight Watchers for southern Ontario and the Maritimes.

“"You don’t have to gain un- necessary pounds during the win- ter months. You can look and feel great when spring is knocking on your door and not be afraid to get out your new wardrobe.

“Fitness experts also tend to agree that exercise decreases ap- petite, so exercising before a meal can be a_ deterrent to overeating,"’ adds Ludwick.

To get in shape and avoid the winter blahs, Ludwick recom- mends non-exercisers start programs slowly.

“Don’t try to be a star and risk muscle injuries. You may wish to consult your physican for a checkup before starting a specific routine.””

Leonard Wankel, professor of recreation and leisure studies at the University of Alberta in Ed- monton, urges people to choose activities that suit their lifestyles.

Canadians. are more active today than they were 10 years ago, yet more than half the people who start _ exercise programs drop out before realizing the health benefits they were looking for, says Wankel.

To find out why some exer- cisers are successful while others fall by the wayside, Wankel and his university research team gave volunteers six weeks of coun- selling on goals and motivation as they set up exercise programs devised to suit them personally.

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followed for six months to see whether they maintained the exercise regimens on their own.

Several factors — including en- joyment — appeared to make a difference, Wankel found.

People who chose activities that were satisfying in them- selves — not just for the benefits they promised — were more likely to integrate them into their lives on a_ long-term basis, Wankel says. The satisfaction may have come from achieving a certain level of competence or from the simple pleasure of per- forming the activity, or both.

In the counselling program, **we emphasize the ‘want’ rather than the ‘should’ aspect,’ Wankel says.

Ludwick adds that the cold- weather months offer many fun activities.

“Try cross-country or downhill skiing with friends, snowshoeing or skating with the family. Take

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a walk in the great outdoors — walking is an excellent overall exercise for your heart as well as your waistband.’’

Wankel says social support is another important factor in maintaining an exercise program.

“It’s OK to grit your teeth and be determined to do it on your own, but the support network or is important, whether it’s at home, or in the exercise class or in the work environment.””

Keeping records also appears to help, Wankel says. People who know exactly how much ac- tivity they are getting and how often are less likely to slacken off, he says, adding that without such a record it’s easy to overestimate your activity level and let other things interfere.

People who make exercise a priority rather than an ‘‘add-on’’ are more likely to integrate it into their lives and keep it there,” says Wankel.

OTTAWA (CP) — Ashtrays have proven to be the smoking guns poin- ting to a rash of illegal activity by MPs on Parliament Hill.

By keeping track of dirty ashtrays, government office cleaners discovered smoking continues in the offices of one in five MPs, Ray Skelly, a New Democrat MP from British Columbia, said.

Smoking in all federal buildings — including the Commons and Senate — was banned Jan. 1.

Skelly said MPs are setting a bad example.

“If this House treats with contem- pt the rules and regulations to at- tempt to preserve and enhance the health of Canadians, surely nobody alse has to follow them,’ Skelly said in the Commons.

He asked Speaker John Fraser to do something to enforce the smoking ban in the Parliament buildings and to help smokers quit.

Fraser said he would consider the matter and report back.

Fraser still hasn’t responded to a complaint in February about Con- servative MPs who smoke in the government lobby, just off the floor of the Commons.

Smoking is prohibited in federal buildings, but it’s up to office managers to enforce the ban. That means MPs control what happens in their offices and people often ignore the ban.

“It’s no secret that everyone is still smoking,”’ said one MP's assistant. “It has slowed people down but it certainly hasn’t stopped them.”’

Skelly has sponsored a private member's bill that would extend. the ban to everywhere on Parliament Hill.

Smokers who work on the Hill regularly step outside to light up and the doorways of many buildings are littered with cigarette butts.

“The gatherings at the door are just intolerable,"’ said Skelly. ‘‘These

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people smoke in my face and making me choke on it, but what I detest even more is this authoritarian at- titude of people dictating what is good for others and they’re going to to provide a place for workers stuck apply it as if they're Attila the Hun with the habit of smoking. or the chief of police,"’ said

“I detest smoke and I detest seeing Bellemare.

individuals should “be moved off Parliament Hill if they intend to smoke.’"

But Liberal MP Eugene Bellemare said it’s abusive and autocratic not

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Trinity Holdings buys

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The Castlegar News has been sold

The sale was announced today by CasNews publisher Burt Campbell who said the newspaper has been purchased by Trinity (N.A.) Holdings Inc., of Abbotsford.

In a joint announcement with Campbell, Trinity president John McKenna said: ‘‘The purchase of the Castlegar News further underlines

Campbells

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Fraser Valley Record in Mission, the

Surrey Leader, the Hope Standard, the Peace Arch News in White Rock, Burnaby/New the Langley Times, the Metro Van News and the Richmond Review. The head of- fice of the company is in Abbot-

the Tri-City News, West News, Maple Ridge News,

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the commitment of our group to Western Canada. We are looking forward to developing relationships with the local communities and sharing with them the bright future of the West Kootenay region."’ Operating as -Metro Valley Newspapers, Trinity owns one daily newspaper in Canada (the Red Deer Advocate in Alberta), a centralized production plant in Abbotsford, and 14 weeklies, all in the Lower Mainland. These are the Abbotsford News, the Chilliwack Progress, the

year-old Castlegar News,

one, but the time had arrived.”

He said he was “pleased as pun-

ch’ that the sale was to Trinity

“They are extremely competent community-oriented newspaper “Journalistic stan- dards are important to them, as they are to me. I know that Castlegar and, Kootenay will

people," he said

indeed, the West benefit from their ownership.’" Campbell cited the costs

the sale.

on the sale of the 43- Campbell said the decision to sell ‘‘was a hard

of modernization- and lack of family members who want to continue in publishing as principal reasons for

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BURT CAMPBELL . .. pleased as punch’

“We are now able to tap the human, technical and. financial resources that will allow us to grow and remain competitive,”’ said Cam- pbell, who will stay on as publisher. Community newspaper owners, like all independent business owners, have to be realists, he said

“If I were to become suddenly in- capacitated, there would have to be a forced sale.”” 7

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McKenna said Trinity will bring its publishing experience to Castlegar.

**Our experience in both the Fraser Valley and Central Alberta in local community newspapers have given our group a deep experience and resource in all aspects of newspa; publishing. That experience will be used to solidify the future of the Castlegar News,’ he said

CasNews editor Simon welcomed the sale.

“Speaking from a__ purely philosophical point of view, as a journalist I’m a little sad to see the sale of one of the last independent newspapers in B.C.,"" Birch. said. “On the other hand, I’m extremely pleased with the sale because it will allow the CasNews to stay com- petitive and continue to produce a top-notch product the people of Castlegar expect and deserve.””

The Castlegar News published on Aug. 7, 1947, by Cam- pbell’s father, L.V. (Les) Campbell, who had come to Castlegar to open and operate the Castle Theatre.

Burt Campbell joined the paper in 1959 after graduating as the top journalism student at Ryerson Institute of (now Ryerson stitute).

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Blocked road a worry

By CLAUDETTE SANDECKI

aff Writer

Castlegar Aid. Lawrence Chernoff said he’s worried that the blocking of a road that runs through private property parallel to Columbia Avenue will hold up emergency vehicles if they cannot use the main street

But the owner of the property, land surveyor Alex Cheveldave, said the gate and earthen barriers that have been erected are only to stop the public from using the road and emergency vehicles still get through if necessary

And he says the road is not his responsibility to maintain since it was put in by the city when a main waterline was run under his property several years ago

Chernoff, who is chairman of the city’s protective services committee and an ambulance attendant, said he worries that the blocked road will force emergency crews to travel around the Hugh Keenleyside dam to get from the north end of the city to the south if Columbia Avenue should become impassable for any reason

Emergency crews do not have keys to the gate that has been erected at the south end of the road, Chernoff added.

Cheveldave said he wanted the road blocked because the public uses it as a passage between the Oglow subdivision and Castleaird Plaza Cheveldave has renters on his property and he said there are children living near the road

He blames the city for the traffic problem because the city put in the road and says the city has a respon- sibility to restrict access to the ‘road He said he asked for the gate to be installed and a dirt barrier to be placed across the road at the north end.

Kenn Hample, the city’s director of engineering and public works, said part of the agreement that allowed the city to run a water main through Cheveldave's property was a promise that access to the road would be restricted to city crews.

The gate, later flanked by concrete and earthen barriers, as well as a dirt mound and trench at the north end of the road, have been installed Hample said

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abandoned line

By CLAUDETTE SANDECKI Staff Writer

Two provincial government ministries are “‘working on a number of options’’ for the Midway to Castlegar rail line that Canadian Pacific Ltd. will officially Dec. 9, the regional liaison officer for the said

Wally Penner said the government feels it has decide on a course of action since CP is not likely to tear up the track before spring

The government could choose to

abandon development Kootenays

provincial time to

buy the line but that is an expensive option, Penner said Tuesday. Simply maintaining the line could cost the province about $300,000 a year, he said However, the ministries of and and

Tran sportation Regional ment, are considering acquiring the rail line corridor and want it kept in tact for possible future uses, said But

Highways, and

Economic Develop.

Penner

Rossland-Trail MLA’ Chris

D'Arcy said acquiring the corridor would not be an unusual move for the government to make since it normally takes such a step when a line is scheduled for abandonment

D'Arcy said the option he sees for the government is to buy the and subsidize the transportation of goods to make competitive with hauling on the American-owned Burlington Northern Railway or by truck

The “bottom tine’? putting traffic back on the rail line he said. For the

only

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use of the line

on the issue is

Provincial gover nment to buy the line but not ensure it is used would be he said

D'Arcy said he has government

“meaningless,”

been told by administration officials that the province is not going to sub sidize the line. But ‘‘anything is possible."’ especially since an election must be called in the near future, he said

Such a move would mark the first time a government of B.C. has sub sidized a rail line although the please see ABANDONED page A2

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Waste fees irk alderman

By CLAUDETTE SANDECKI Staff Writer

The City of Castlegar will pay the waste permit fees it has been withholding from the provincial government since Victoria announ- ced earlier this year that it would im- pose the fees on municipal effluent and air permits

The decision to pay the fees, which total more than $7,500, was vigorously opposed at Tuesday's council meeting by Ald. Albert

Calderbank who asked to have his negative vote recorded

Calderbank called the current fee schedule that has Castlegar paying about half of what Vancouver pays **a crazy situation.’’ He said council should continue to withhold fees while the Ministry of Environment conducts a review of the fee system

“There's no way I'm going to pay for something that is totally wrong,"’ Calderbank told council

Ald. Doreen Smecher said she was

willing to support payment of the fees since Environment Minister John Reynolds said the inequities of the current system will be addressed.

Smecher also said she likes what the money will be used for. The ministry says the fees will be placed into the newly created sustainable environment fund and used to finan- ce “‘waste management initiatives.

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It's time to write

letters to

By CasNews Staff Hey kids! letter to

Planning to write a Santa Claus? Here's your chance to make sure your letters get right to Santa at the North Pole

Just write your letters and ad dress them to:

Santa Claus

c/o Castlegar News

Box 3007

Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4

We'll do the rest

We'll publish as many letters as we can in the Castlegar News,

Santa

space permitting. As well, again this year we'll draw 10 letters and each of the 10 letter writers will receive two tickets to the Castle Theatre

So if you want to write a letter to Santa, don't forget to remind mom and dad that your letters must be mailed to the Castlegar News no later than Tuesday, Dec. 4 or brought to the News office at 197 Ave. by noon on Wednesday, Dec. 5 so that Santa receives the letters before Christ- mas

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