pet TN pe mare Page +4 Cassiar Courier February 1991 NORTHWEST Did you know that cammunity is an effective way ta in- the health of your com- action fluence munity. Many healthy we While some of immerited, influence haw individuais. our ailinesses are more of them are re- lated te our ability to adjust te enviry anment . We get sick muy reseaurces are lay. Uammunities alsa respond te their environments. Same fers, such a5 weather and geea- Qraphy are beyand aur cantrai. The Northwest Wii never Caiifornia. Rut these restrictions there are many factors are as caulyr WES facy Ua a E southern within Eninge: that we can midlity. For example, the safety of cur roads, the abidiity ta live and work ina Smoke Free eanvircnmeant, the ap portunities for yeecreatian and the support that groups give ta indivaduais all affeet our «aver— all physical and mental health. A nealthy community is a desir- able piace to live. What is a healthy ccvmunity? It i5 a community in which people peybticipate in groups and ergan- izations. In this way, those af- fecte: my decisions have a say in what l= going toa happen- Feop 1 es and Finding feel that they are important that their ideas caunt. Std ons te prohiems becames Pacier hecavse there 315 persanal involvement . The solutions are mare likely to work. Singing The "“That’s a few cents more for Brian Mulroney and his sidekick Micheal Wilson," the cafeteria cashier says with a sigh of re- Signation as she counts change for a confused customer. Welcome toa the world af the S4-cent GST coffee. Some people were more pre- pared than others when the full force of the goods and services tax (GST) hit SFU along with the heavy post-New Year’s snowfall. Unlike the snowy weather, the GST won’t go away and vir- tually everything on campus will ecst a cocl seven per cent more ileples so los "We were prepared for the understandable confusion of the general public," reports Biff Savie, manager of the bookstore, "but as bookseller and readers we're disheartened." While Savie and his staff attended seminars, held inform— ation meetings, did double in-— ventory and reprogrammed cash registers in 1990, they also took Part in the largest lobby of the federal government in Canadian history. "Like our customers, we’re saddened that a long tradition of Promoting literacy has been re- versed by taxing educational material,” he says. "We're adding the GST at the point of sale, so it’s clearly visible on the sales slip. Across convocation mail in the UCH (Pub) the GST was in-— AS individuals we have ideas about what cur cammunity needs. When we pool our ideas we can find areas of agreement with athersa. AS aA group we decide what ta do first. Tt may be surprising what happens. & group of young single Parents were frustrated because they coauldn’t afford ta buy fresh vegetebles on their limited in-—- came, They gat tagether and were able to use same land to plant a garden. The vegetables improved their mutritiaon but they alsa Shared the satisfactian af doing samething creative, Guilt friend- ships, and supported earth other. We can make a difference. Did You Know That..... Did yond knew that heart disease is the leading cause of death ain British 13938, just under 6,700 Britich Solumbians dieci as 3 result af heart related diseases. Smoking, high bleed pres- sure, high cnolestercal levels, lack of physical activity, ex- CeESSive weight and alcohol abuse contribute ta heart disease. In 969, New Hazelten anced Port Etclward participated in the British Calumbia Heart Healthy Sur vey. This random survey of 2,403 British Columbians, aged Lee-74 years of age, was cancuic hed to find cut the number of peaple Who might be at risk for neart disease and haw knowbodgeahia tri@y are abeut this disease. he GST Blues for food, but little could make a 13 per cent hike in beverages go over very well with customers. "Help us by explaining that the additional six per cent is going into a fund for bursaries," Pleaded Dave Williams, assistant manager. Everyone behind a cash re- gister is getting acquainted with the penny, which had found new life with the GST. Food services will stick with the S4-cent coffee, rather than risk being accused of trying to make an extra cent in order to make less change. Traffic and security began charging the GST last November when parking passes were renewed. & semester pass in B-lot which was $35.00 is now $37.45. In the Gym a semester fitness pass has jumped to $435.00 from $40.00. A photocopy will cost a pen— ny more in the print shop, and in Buad Books, the staff explains the increased price of candy and postage stamps and ponders sev-— eral = "What da we do with the coin—cper ated Xerox machines?" shrugs Colleen Enox—-McCubbin, coordinator, as she points to the rows of whirring boxes in one of the busiest corners on campus. Should we change the metres or absorb the cost? Will we be making more or less, because tax was taken off paper and toner? Sometimes I’ wish it would just goa away." +4 4 cunhealthy Columbia’? In. results shoved that nearly twa out af three British Columbians. have one or mare af the tmajar risk factors. The prevalence of high blood pressure was 14%: ele-— vated blood cholesterol | 46%; smoking, 25%; overweight 28%: and sedentary lifestyle 29%. Over 60% of middle age males have ele— vated blood cholesterol levels. Twenty-threes per cent have a level which places them at a high risk. Young men and women with lower levels of education have more risk factors than average. and avareness of the causes and censequences of heart disease if inaw. There was poor reecagnitian af the majar factors: eanly S14 indentified smoking, 324 bleed choelesteral and 29% nigh hiacd pressure. Mast individuals had chelesteral But anly were able ta say in which These findings suggest that high risk of heart disease in the Pravince is asheciated with lifestyle cCHaracter— S000 ite -ecanamic (Sze Enowl edae ed ae heard oof minority fiaonds. istics and FIRES Foy fmeir es you cam do to your information an what yeduce and manage heart disease, can- iecal Health Unit cor the Heart and Strake Foundatian maf B.C. and Yukon, Liz W. Broad- Vancouver, B.C. VGH 3V2. risk af tact your WAY 4 What and moancerns? AY’ your gquestians Write us ats: Rid You Knaw? c/o Skeena Health Unit Sseil2 Kalum St. rrace, B.f. EC SLED FOR PEOPLE IN The EXTI™ is a sled for snowmobilers who like to get out and go. That's why it was so successful on the racing circuit. With a high-torque 530cc engine, its the perfect snowmobile for people who like to play hard. DARREN'S CATS ARCTK CATA World Class Snowmobiles @Arctco Inc., 1990®"Trademarks of Arctco Inc. oe ——_ oo The View From Ottawa Jim Fulton, M.P. Canada At War For the first time since Korea, Canada is at War. It takes time to sink in. It takes even longer to figure aut how our Nation came tno this life and death decision. Real human be- ings on both sides are being killed. Canada’s involvement began last August when Prime Minister Mulroney visited President Bush in Washington. Saddam Hussein had just invaded Kuwait. Without consulting Parliament, the Cab— inet, or Canada’s military advis— ors, Prime Minister Mulroney of— fered President Bush three war- ships for the Persian Gulf. It was this August decision that let locse a runaway train. Without reference to the dema— cratic Parliament of Canada our nation has been swept from the role of supporting United Nations sanctions to offensive active involvement in the War. Canada. throughout my lite- time has played a vital and re- spected Peace-Keeping role across the world. We have been involved Cassiar Courier Februar sions than any other nation on Earth. Even in the Middle East, Canada has been respected for sur even-handed understanding of Jus— tice. It was after all Canada’s sober role in 1956, opposing the French and British over Egypt, that won Lester Pearson the Nobel Peace Prize and Canada lasting respect in the fragile Middle East. Canada’s runaway involvement in this crisis could have been stopped several times. However, by design the Prime Minister did not recall Parliament until after he alone made the warship deci-— sion. Without consulting Parlia-— ment the decision to send CF i8'’s was made; drawing Canada ever closer to an offensive role. Despite a seat on the Security Council the Prime Minister chase not to campaign at the U.N. against setting Jan. 15 as a War Deadline. The Prime Minister chose to commit forces for combat rather than far medical or human— itarian relief roles. In fact; every time there has been an opportunity for FParl-— lament to choose, the Prime Min— ister has in advance committed Canada further on the roaad tea War. It is shocking but true that Members of the U.S. Congress have had @ more democratic say abaut Canada’s involvement in this War than have Canada’s duly elected M.P.’5. The only Debate and Vote has been over a United Nations resolution; not Canada’s role in the crisis. I am deeply saddened by the war and I am hurt that our democracy has been given no say eb Fern 1991 Page 3 Opposition Leader Mrke Harcourt Doctors gain from Socred spending priorities. A pension plan in which government pays everything and the beneficiary contributes no— thing is a pretty sweet deal. That’s exactly what the Socred covernment has given B.C.’s doc— tors, to the tune of 25 million dollars a year. Once again the Vander Zalm government has betrayed B.C. tax— payers. The same folks whoa brought us the Expo lands deal continue to prove they’re any- thing but tough negatiatars. And once again, we’re left toa foot the bill because this gover— mment can’t get spending priocr- ities right. It’s easy to blame the prem-— ier, who stepped in to work aut a Private deal with the doctors-- a deal that places B.C. doctors in the extracrdinary poasitian of having their pension 100% funded by taxpayers. But when it came time for others in the Socred cabinet to stand up for taxpayers and families seeking health care, not a ciear voice was heard. They all defended the deai. Continued on pase 14 in more U.N. Peace-Keeping mis- in the role Canada will play. 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