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COSH COMMISSION REPORT RELEASED |

Social Services and Housing Minister
Claude Richmond announced that the final
report of the commission of inquiry into soc-
ial housing for British Columbia has been re-
viewed by cabinet and has now been made
public.

The report and _ its
pertaining to the provision, managment and
administration of social housing in British Co-
lumbia was submitted to the minister by a com-
mission chaired by James Cosh. It will be tabled
in the legislature early in the coming session.

“The recommendations made by the
commission have been thoroughly reviewed,
and a number of them have already been im-—
plemented,” said Mr. Richmond. “I wish to
compliment Chairman Cosh, Vice Chairman
Tratch and Commissioner Cutt for conducting
their research, reporting their findings and pro-
viding recommendations in an efficient and
timely manner.”

The recommendation that a system for
the management of the provincial social hous-
ing sector be established has been achieved
through the improved co-ordination of all agen-
cies involved with social housing. The incor-
poration of the two main bodies which pro-
vide housing into one ministry, Social Services
and Housing, provides an opportunity to im-

recommendations .

plement the commission’s primary recommen-
dation. A second recommendation that all
funds for housing service be administered’ with-
in one budget has also, to a large extent, been
achieved through the creation of the Ministry
of Social Services and Housing.

' The recommendation to place greater
emphasis on special need housing is accepted,
and the British Columbia Housing Management
Commission (BCHMC) will give priority to
providing housing for the physically and men-
tally disabled, senior citizens, older single peo-
‘ple and families with children. The Ministry
of Social Services and Housing transition house
program and related longer term, second stage
housing programs are directed to meet the spe-
cial needs of battered women. This program
has increased six fold over the past six years.

Under the federal/provincial agreement
signed July 7, 1986, social housing is delivered
under two housing programs administered by
BCHMC; the Non-Profit Housing Program and
the Rent Supplement Program. Financial assis-
tance for these programs is shared 67 per cent
federally and 33 per cent provincially.

The creation of a cabinet committee
on social policy, chaired by the Minister of
Social Services and Housing, will, with its broad-
ened terms of reference, provide the type of

_ said Mr.

forum recommenned by the Cosh commission
to facilitate consultation between user and
client and ensure the public interest is adequa-

tely represented.

The minister also pointed out that the
recommendations of the commission involve
the ministries of social services and housing,
municipal affairs, health, labour and consumer
services, and finance and corporate relations
as well as the British Columbia Housing Man-
agement Commission and Treasury Board. He
indicated his commitment to work with his
colleagues in addressing the long term recom-
mendations contained within the Cosh report.

“The Cosh Report provides informa-
tion which will be significant in planning future
social housing initiatives in British Columbia,”
Richmond,”’- initiatives which will
help as many people as possible through more
cost effective use of government and finan-
cial resources.”

Copies of the report have been distribu-
ted to 88 libraries throughout the province.
Additional copies may be purchased from the
Queen’s Printer. For futher information contact:
The Honourable Claude Richmond, Minister of
Social Services and Housing. Phone: 387-1187
(Victoria)

CHANGE IN PACE AND LIFESTYLE

CREATE THE HEALTHIER YOU

Over the past few months | have seen several pe-
ople in my office regarding weight loss - you know who
you are. For everyone that goes to a doctor there are a

dozen who feel and look heavy and are disgusted with
themselves, and ‘fed up’ with dieting (no pun intended);
but persevere in the seemingly endless struggle to lose
weight,-- again you know who you.are!

What I’d like to do is pass along a few tips from
personal and professional knowledge to help you and en-
courage you into achieving your ideal weight. First off, |
have to state a few facts and clear up a few myths:

1. Diet alone without a change in lifestyle is almost

doomed to failure. About 90% of people who
lose weight gain it all back within a year, which
makes them feel even more discouraged. Also it
has been found that it is actually harder to lose
weight with each successive attempt. You must
diet, but you must also change your attitude
which means your lifestyle.

2. By dieting and I’m not referring to Atkins, Scars-
dale, Alphabet Diet, F. Diet or other trendy diets;
1 am talking about wholesome, nutricious, low-fat
meals - three or more a day.

Long live the potato and whole wheat breads that
have been blamed for more pounds added than
any other food. It is the sour cream, butter,
cheeze whiz and peanut butter, etc. that is slath-
ered over these foods that make them fattening.
Potatos have saved nations of people from star-
vation. Bread is the staff of life. Both are low in
calories, rich in minerals, vitamins and nutrients.
More emphasis on complex carbohydrates (vegies,
grains, fruits, cereals), less emphasis on animal
protien (steak, eggs, etc.), and still less emphasis
on fats (oil, salad dressing, ice cream, baked good-
jes, animal fats, pork products, luncheon meats,
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homogenized milk, beer). I’m not saying never
have them, but how often and how much jis the
question. Most people in Canada know what they
should eat, they just don’t. Salt, sugar and fats
taste good - McDonalds know this, so does Hostess;
but realizing this, deal with it! /

5. __/f you diet and lose ‘a whole bunch of weight’ in
the first week, this is fluid only, not fat - SORRY!

6. If you exercise hard every now and again, you
don’t ‘work off fat’, all you do is utilize the sugar
in your blood to supply the burst of energy that
you put out.

7. People who skip meals are fooling themselves and
torturing themselves. Eating good food is a won-
derful pleasure of life, don’t punish yourself -
change your lifestyle!

First | should say 1 am not trying to make you in-
to long distance runners or to guilt you out, just to point
out that to lose weight for good, you must change your
lifestyle. Simply, you must get active! | know that after
those children you’ve had, you never lost the weight. |
know your neighbour eats like a horse and is skinny as a
rail. And | know you ‘hardly eat anything’, and still can’t
lose. This is all lumped under metabolism or heredity -
accept it. _Want to change your metabolism? Increase
your activity!

Activity to some may mean walking to work, or
to the store. To others it means skidooing more. When |
asked one man if he did any physical exercise, he said,
“fishing!” So we all have different ideas on exercise
and activity; but the body, a tremendously efficient
machine, doesn‘ lie. It knows that to walk a mile to the
store or to pull your skidoo out of a snow bank burns
almost no calories. If walking easily to the store or on the
job was really exerting, we'd have to eat all the time to
supply that energy. You must try and select an activity
that is enjoyable and aerobic; i.e. buring calories. En-
joyment - that is so important!

How many of you have an exercise bike, or a row-
ing machine stashed away somewhere. It was once used
but to stay with it was difficult. Fifteen minutes seemed
like an hour! We're talking big time sensory deprivation!
Find an activity that is enjoyable. You don’t have to be
fast, stylish or competitive. Remember you're doing it
for yourself! Learn to love your body’s naturally flowing
movement - hopefully pain free! Forget what you look
like, forget speed!

Cassiar offers more chances for aerobic activities
than even the city. We have clean air, no traffic, no line-
ups and almost no dues to be paid. Look around you at
the snow (nine months of it), cross-country skiing is
excellent, running is lovely along the roads, ‘power walk-
ing’ is good if running is not your thing. Snowshoeing,
some people love and a whole new world awaits the
curious on “the shoes’. Bicycling is terrific. No, it’s not
slippery and wolves won’t eat you either! If you like
biking, do it! Stop making excuses for the wind, weather,
road conditions, etc.
ularly, almost daily. Aerobic classes are frequent.

Whatever activity you choose, you should try and
do it a minimum of three times a week, for twenty to
thirty minutes, at a pace that will eventually keep your
heart rate at a ‘target rate’ (60-70% of 220 minus your
age). A gradual build up to this rate is extremely im-

Squash is great if sustained reg-

By Larry Otto

portant and if you are over 35, you should see a doctor
first for a check-up and he may prescribe a program for
you. The benefits of exercise are immeasurable. You
look better and you feel better. Your self image im-
proves. It is an excellent stress reducer and, in fact,
has been used by psychiatrists to treat depression rather
than by medication. You have less minor illnesses - colds,
flus, etc., and your energy level increases dramatically.
You eat more, yet you don’t gain weight. You sleep
better. Exercise does take time, though; but it needn't
be unpleasant. The key is finding an enjoyable form.
Together with proper eating habits, you can realistically
expect half to one pound per week of extra fat to dis-
appear from your body. It may seem like a long time if
you have 20 to 30 pounds to lose, but you will find such
positive encouragement, realizing that it is a steady pro-
gressive weight loss, that you won’t mind the wait at allt

It has been said that our bodies don’t wear out,
they rust out!!

P & W Services
WINTER SCHEDULE

Monday - Friday open 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
CLOSED SUNDAY

Les Prosser & Rita Wylie

ESSO DEALERS
Cassiar. B.C. 778-7383

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CASSIAR HOSPITAL
2 R.N,’s

Required for small northern hospital in the mining
| community of Cassiar. The positions are full time,
general duty. Requires nurses who are flexible
and willing to become involved in areas such as Lab,
X-ray and Pharmacy.
The town located in the Cassiar Mountains provides
most emenities and has excellent recreation facilities
including a downhill ski run.
Salary and benefits are per B.C.N.U. collective agree-
ment. Single subsidized housing is available. Air-
fare to Edmonton or Vancouver paid twice a year.
Applicants must be eligible for B.C.R.N. registration.
have critical care, emergency or previous northern
nursing experience.

Please submit resume to:
K’. DYCHER, ADMINISTRATOR
Box 280, Cassiar, B.C., VOC 1EO
1-604-778-7234

JUDO CLUB COURT NEWS
COMPETES i

Court was held in Cassiar on February 19th, 1987.
Judge Overend presiding.

HARVEY CALLOW was charged with possession
of 14 grams of cannabis resin under Section 3.1 of the
Narcotics Control Act. He entered a plea of guilty and
was fined $100 or 3 days in jail.

STEVE MARADA, charged with impaired driving
was adjourned until April 30th, 1987.

BRUCE SIMPSON, charged with impaired driving
and having a blood alcohol level exceeding .08 was
adjourned until April 30th, 1987, at which time a plea
will be entered and a trial take place if necessary.

_ ALVIN PASCAL and JEFFREY LAFONTAINE
did not appear in court and a warrant was issued.

PORTI NITTI, charged with possession. of
marijuana and hashish, under Secion 3.1 of the-Narcotics
Control Act was postponed until June 25th, 1987, at
which time a preliminary hearing or a trial will take
place.

CROSS COUNTRY
FACTS AND FIGURES

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Back Row, L to R: Jason Hebert, David Farrell, Trace

McDougall, Phil Hutchen. Front Row: Patrick Ryan

Katherine Lanteigne, Miranda Creyke, Rui Marques,
Trina Gleason :

The Cassiar Judo Club, coached by. Ed. Farrell

and Terry Brown, held an inter-club competi-
tion Thursday February 5th. —

The members were divided into five groups
and the results were: ae:

Luis Bexiga, Gold

Group I: A
Miranda Creyke, Silver ; By Russ Kisby
Mellissa Muir, Bronze ‘ We've reported previously on the popul-
a ise arity and benefits of cross-country skiing - but
Group 2: Tricia Liddle, Gold here’s some new encouragement from Quebec.
Katherine Lanteigne, Silver In “‘La Belle Province’, over one-third of
the population takes part in the sport!
Group 3: Patrick Ryan, Gold With so many. people involved, cross-
Rui Marques, Silver country skiing rises from, being a simple leisure
activity and becomes a sociological phenomenon.
Group 4: Lisa Joseph, Gold’ Inevitably, then, researchers are going to start
‘Tracey McDougall, Silvér studying the situation.
: . Thus, in February, 1983, specialists
Group 5: Phil Hutchen, Gold Nicole Chevalier, Catherine Garnier and Alain

Girard of the University of Quebec, at Montreal
interviewed a sample comprising 840 skiers from
different corners of the province.

Their study offers an interesting profile
of the cross-country skier’s personality and motiv-

Jason Hebert, Silver
David Farrell, Bronze
There were two open weight class groups.
Winners were:

ations.
Heavy: Lisa Joseph, Gold Some facts: their study indicated that
Jason Hebert, Silver the typical cross-country skier in Quebec has had
Phil Hutchen, Bronze 13.8 years of schooling, with a family income of
$35,000, slightly above the socio-economic aver-
Light: Patrick Ryan, Gold

Katherine Lanteigne, Silver

Tricia Liddle, Bronze
don't ski alone. Only 13% are solitary skiers,

while the others ski in groups, generally of three
Or more people, generally related in a parental

Phil Hutchen was the winner for ‘Best Techni-
~ que” overall during the competition.
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PORTI NITTI and CARLA LITKE, charged with
possession of cannabis resin for the purpose of traffick-
ing, under Section 4.2 of the Narcotics Control Act was
adjourned until June 25th, 1987, at which time a pre-
liminary hearing or a trial will take place.

ROBERT REPOLUSK, charged with wilfil damage
under Section 387.4 of the Criminal Code, pleaded not
guilty and the case was dismissed.

LARSON JOHN JOHNNY, charged under Section
294.b of the Criminal Code for theft of a jacket went to
trial. He was found guilty and sentenced to three months
in jail.

DONALD LARSON, charged with theft, was
postponed until April 30th, 1987.

SCOTT DENNIS, charged under Section 306.1a
and 387.4 of the Criminal Code for aggrevated assault and
break and enter with intent for mischief. He entered a
plea of guilty and was sentenced to one month in jail and
12 months probation. Also to make restitution, not
exceeding $350 and not later than December 12, 1987.

LEO JOHNNY, charged with aggrevated assault
and break and enter with intent for mischief, and assault
.with a weapon was found guilty. He was sentenced to six
months in jail on the assault with a weapon charge and
one month on the mischief charge, to be served concur-
rently, On a charge of pointing a firearm, he was given
suspended sentence and 18 months probation,

JEFFREY QUOCK, charged with assault under

Section 245 of the Criminal Code, entered a plea of
not guilty, Trial set for April 30th, 1987.

Simply,. that the vast majority of the folks who
cross-country ski do it first and foremost because
it’s a relaxing activity. Their performance matters
little - they want an activity that’s both gentle
and: energetic, can be done in pleasant surround-
ings with people they like. They also appreciate
the moderate equipment costs and easy access to
ski trails.

In short, they have the best motivation
in the world to undertake physical activity; to

‘enjoy themselves. Without doubt, that’s why so

many people do it.
So, if you havent’t yet - why don’t you
get out and join them this winter?

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS

LOAD RESTRICTIONS
ADVANCE PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to Section 26 of the “Highways Act”,

age. However, the sport claims participants frompotice is hereby given that load restrictions may be
all income and age groups and _ professions. laced, on short notice in the near future, on all highways
Contrary to what you might think, mostin the following Highway Districts:

Prince Rupert, Terrace, Dease Lake
Smithers and Burns Lake
Restrictions will be imposed in each District

line. Cross-country, then, seems to be a family individually , as conditions warrant.

The restrictions will limit vehicles to 100 per-

cent, 70 percent and 50 percent of legal axle loading,
More than half the skiers enjoy theiras allowed under the regulation pursuant to the Commer-

f cial Transport Act.
If this avalanche of numbers doesn't sranted. All term overweight permits are invalid. Re-

Overweight permits will not be

The Public, and Trucking and Transportation

home to reach the ski trails. There, they ski aN Companies, should govern themselves accordingly.

N. Hope, Regional Director, Highways

3 $ affair, although youngsters under six rarely take
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~ Pauline Woodrow ®

$ Leslie Johnston $ leave you snowblind, consider these additional j-ictions may be imposed as necessary.
: $ facts: over 73% of the skiers travel 59 kms from
$ Thank you all who contributed to this month's $

8 issue. The deadline for April will be March 13. @ average of 8.7 kms an hour, stopping 3 or 4 times -
® $ for an average of 4 to 5 minutes each time.
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dated at Terrace, B.C.
this fifthteenth day of January , 1987

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