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Height Of The Rockies
Wilderness Area Management
Plan Released

VICTORIA -- Forests Minister
Claude Richmond has released a
draft management plan for the
Height-of-the-Rockies Wilderness
Area, in the province's southeast

region, for public review and
comment.

The plan includes a detailed
proposal on how this pristine

area will be managed and addres-
ses the issues of fire control,
pest management, access and com-
patible activities, the minister
said.

"nis, 665,00 0m
encompasses coniferous

hectare area
forests,

unequalled mountain views, glac-
iers and lakes, and some of the
highest concentrations of wild-

life found in the province.

"Our primary objectives for
this wilderness area are to pro-
tect ‘and conserve the natural
features found within it and pro-
vide for public wilderness use,"
Richmond said.

Highlights of the plan are:
- wilderness use will be encour-
aged, provided it has little im-
pact on the natural environment;
- no commercial logging will be
permitted;

- mineral, petroleum or natural
gas exploration will be carefully
regulated;

- access to the area will be con-
trolled and motorized transport
will be restricted; and

- commercial guiding operations
and traditional recreation uses,
such as hunting and fishing, will
continue. :

"This draft management plan
is consistent with the policy for
managing wilderness in provincial
forests recently released by the
British Columbia Forest Service,"
the minister said.

Copies of the draft plan can
contacting the
District Managers of either the
Invermere Forest District Office,
625-4th Street or the Cranbrook
District ~Office,. 1902 Theater

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Lakes District Secondary

Wins Funds For Multicultural

Innovations

Lakes District Secondary in
Burns Lake has been chosen to
share $50,000 in funding for the
development of innovative multi-
cultural programs. .

The funds are provided by
the Asia Pacific Initiative - a
private-sector advisory body es-
tablished by the federal and
British Columbia governments -
which sponsored the school compe-
tition to enhance awareness and
appreciation of the province's
cultural diversity.

A total of 104 submissions
were
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received from, around the‘

judged by a panel composed of ed-
ucators and
multicultural agencies. Inter-
national Business Minister Elwood
Veitch, who holds a provincial
responsibility for API, said the
award to Lakes District Secondary
was in the amount of $2,400.

"The winning entries will. be

compiled into a workbook that
will be made available to atl
schools in British. Columbia, in

the hope that it will inspire ex-
cellence in other multicultural
projects," said Veitch.

“Several projects not re-
ceiving awards will still be in-

cluded in the workbook," Veitch
added. "We don't want to lose
their valuable ideas and enthu-
siasm."

Funding for the Asia Pacific
Initiative is provided through
Western Economic Diversification
Canada and the B.C. Ministry of
International Business and Im-
migration.

For further information contact:

Jane Burnes
(604) 844-1856

Opposition

Mike Harcourt,

“Women Lead Way In Call.
For Change”

From Bill Vander Zalm and
his government we get 1950's
rhetoric to deal with today's
realities. Women know this all
too well. The women of this
province have been ignored and
patronized by the Socred govern-
ment.

The current government is
simply out of touch with the
realities facing women -- on fam-
ily life and in the workplace.
Look-)'no=£untherathantsitheso ate
titudes of their minister for

women's programs, Carol Gran.

"Girls need to have the same
attitudes as boys" in order to
achieve equal pay, she says.
It's their own fault for choosing
low paying clerical jobs, instead
of opting for higher education,
she says -- this from the same
minister who upon receiving her
job from Bill Vander Zalm said
defending women's rights was not
her responsibility.

Social Credit's ultimate in-
sult to women came on Interna-
tional Women's Day. Across B.C.,

~33 women's centres are fighting
for survival, the victims of
short-sighted funding cuts by the
Mulroney government. Carol Gran
called women together who were
expecting help in the fight and
instead announced medals for
women and a new logo contest for
her ministry.

The sad irony of this was

while Carol Gran was announcing

‘medals, it was further revealed
Bill Vander Zalm personally gave
$500,000 of public money to a
record producer for ae video.
This money would keep women's
centres alive right across the

_+,province, ,and.would, benefit . the
“more than 230,000 B.C. women who
haneusermed@cbyiithem. -

representatives of.

Women were

across B.C.
angered at this -- and by the
Socreds' continued lack of action

on. women's equality. ~ The facts
are clear: average pay for B.C.
women has dropped from 67 cents
to, 62. cents for. every dollar
earned by men. Sixty per cent of
women in families with children
under the age of three are in the

workforce, yet B.C. still has no
quality, affordable child care
program. Two of three families

headed by women in B.C.
poverty=——-- inal T,
lies.

Women are leading the way in
saying it's time for a change.
The first change many want to
make is a change from Bill. Vander
Zalm's government.

New Democrats have a proud
record of standing up for women's
equality. At our provincial con-
vention in early March, we reaf-
firmed out commitment to women's
rights, including equality in the
workplace. We also called for
concrete action to keep open
B.C.'s women's centres -- we must
have a government in Victoria
that stands up for women and
pressures Ottawa into continuing
its share of funding.

I believe that as women take
on leadership roles in all walks
of life, it's time your govern-
ment made equality of opportunity
reality for all women. That is my
commitment to British Columbians.

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“may harbor the parasite and then
_pass it through their stools into
| the stream from which we obtain

submitted by G.F. Martin, Cpl.

During the next few months
the RCMP and other police depart-

ments in the Province will be
taking part in the Spring
Counterattack Roadcheck Program

to target the impaired driver.

Recent statistics I have re-
ceived show that impaired drivers
do effect us all.

1) Almost $60 million is
spent by 1.C.B.C. yearly re-
pairing damage done by drinking
drivers.

2) Over $130 million in tax

dollars is spent on enforcement,

court, medical services and other
costs.

3) In an. average year 215
people are killed and 5700 people

injured as a result of the im-
paired driver.
For a conviction for im-

paired driving for a first of-
fence you will now lose your
Griving privileges for one year

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Impaired Driving

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PP Set

and could be fined up to $2000.
If you are charged with Impaired

Driving Causing Bodily Harm, you
could be sentenced to 10 years in
jail and prohibited from driving
for a period of ten years.

Any of these convictions
results in a permanent criminal
record which in turn can effect
entrance into some countries and
professions.

Quite often when persons are
stopped for Impaired Driving they
always want a break or will blame
the police that if convicted they
will lose their job, which is
something you must think about
before you decide to drink and
drive.

So if you value your family,
your job and your drivers licence
there is one simple solution.
DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE, because if
you are stopped and you are im-

paired don't expect a break from ~

the police as it was you and only
you that made the decision to
family, job

drive and put your
and licence at risk.

Nurse’s Notes water stirs ue the stream bottom.

Submitted by Wendy Stark,
B.S.N.

RieN,

: Spring has finally sprung in
Cassiar and with it, the poten-
tial for a giardiasis outbreak.
More commonly referred to as
“Beaver Fever", giardiasis is a
disease which is caused by an in-
(testinal parasite called Giardia
/Lamblia and has been observed in
imountain communities that derive
| drinking water from streams or
| rivers without a water filtration
Wild or domestic animals

our drinking water. We in turn,

| @xrink the water and thus contract

the disease. Spring and fall are
the times of year when giardiasis
is most prevalent. During the
winter, the stream top is frozen
and while infected animals may
not

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“water until .the spring thaw when —
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“melts and the higher

In the fall, the low water levels
can also result in a high enough
concentration of the parasite to
cause infection.

Drinking infected water is
the most common way to contract
giardiasis, but it is not. the

only way. Because humans can also.

harbor the parasite,
be transferred from person-to-
person. If; an infected person
has not washed his hands properly
after going jto the bathroom and
then prepares food which you eat,
ox if he touches your hand and
you touch your mouth, the para-
site may be spread. Infected in-
dividuals may or may not develop
symptoms, therefore even those

it may also

who are not; sick can spread the'

disease.
Giardi
causes

infection most often
only) mild diarrhea,

severe. These include:
persistent jdiarrhea with foul-
smelling, bulky, greasy stools

but .
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If you are interested in becoming a
block parent or in helping to organize
the block parent program

please contact.

‘Wenndee Quinn
P.O. Box 188
Cassiar B.C.

778-7580

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