WHALES HAVE_ inspired
many people to become ac-
tive environmentally.

Their ineredible mass, combin-
ed with their fluid grace and keen
minds, have called many to ex-
plore the tinks between
humankind and the natural world.

Their slaughter sickens us. Their
plight in the St. Lawrence estuary,
where whales are contaminated
with waterborn pollutants to the
extent that their carcasses are
labelled a hazardous waste, starkly
symbolizes the environmental
crisis that affects us all.

Greenpeace started campaigning
against whale massacre 15 years
ago, and in 1982 the International
Whaling Commission (IWC)
declared a moratorium on com-
mercial whaling.

Since then, however, thousands
of whales have been killed under
the IWC loophole that allows
whales to be = slaughtered for
research purposes. According to
Greenpeace, hundreds of whales
are killed, a little scientific
research is conducted, and then
the whale meat is put on the mar-
ketplace as an expensive delicacy.

Now, Iceland, Norway and
Japan are threatening to com-
pletely ignore the IWC ruling and
Tesume commercial whaling
Operations.

Greenpeace has organized a
*“Walk for Whales,”? which is tak-
ing place on Saturday, Oct. !2 in
Stanley Park.

The walk begins at 9 a.m. (reg-
istration is at 8:30 a.m.) and
leaves from Lumberman’s Arch.

Following the relatively short
three-kilometre jaunt will be a
program of entertainment from a

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wide variety of performers.

Greenpeace is asking walkers to
collect pledges for the event and
bring them on the day of the
walk. For each $50 raised, the
walker will be given a poster of a
whale in Vancouver harbor, and
$100 will earn you the Greenpeace
book of Antarctica.

Pledges are to be made for a
sum total amount (not per
kilometre) and cheques should be
made out to Greenpeace.

For a sponsorship form or more
infermation, call Greenpeace at
253-7701,

And last, but not least, try to
bring non-disposable lunch wrapp-
ings —- Greenpeace would like this
to be a garbage-free event.

Greenpeace has a 20-page
publication on the whaling situa-
tion, entitled Outlaw Whalers.
Once I've had the opportunity to
study it, I'll elaborate more on the

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elder abuse, cliild sexual abuse,
and spousal assault beginning Oct.
i.

First aired in the spring, the
series has expanded to include two
new films, The Women That Got
Away (a look at wormen and
self-defense, Nov. 5) and Both
Sides of the Coin (the story of

two men: a sexually-abused person
and a sex offender, Nov.12), and
a round table discussion on Nov.
19 with abuse prevention profes-
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of North Shore Community Ser-
vices.

On Tuesday (Oct.1) McKenzie
Joins a discussion on elder abuse
foliowing the film The Golden
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column,
ane

And speaking of whales. Ken
Balcomb Uf of the Centre for
Whale Research in Friday Hitrbor,
will be speaking at the Vancouver
Aquarium on Wednesday, Oct. 2
at 7 p.m,

He will speak about his study of
Puget Seund whales and oof
Humpback, Beaked and Minke
whales around the warld ta
Aquarium and Earthwatch
members.

Earthwatch is a society that
provides volunteers and funding
to help scientists on their various
tesearch projects around the
world.

Projects can range from dolphin
studies to archeological digs. and
are a fascinating experience for
the volunteer -— who does have to
pay his or her own cosis on the
adventure.

Balcomb’s current study is how
pollution and devetopment affect
our local orcas’ food supply and
habitat.

For information on becoming a
member of the Aquarium, call
631-2516. The Earthwatch maga-
zine, listing its upcoming projects
and volunteer opportunities, can
be found at well-stocked news-
stands.

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Event protests whaling operations

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reesching industry will want to at-
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ECO) Superwoud is the first
plastic manufacturing plant of its
kind to open in b.C., and the
third in Canada.

The company is currently work-
ing with Lower Mainland
municipalities to incorporate their
services into local recycling pro-
grams.

The plantoocan turn mixed
plastics into ‘‘Superwood,’’ a
waterproof plastic lumber that can
be nailed and drifted Eke wood
and ts available in c#fferent col-
ors.

1 interviewed a Superwood ex-
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to his description, the recycling
process is quite ‘‘clean’’ and emis-
sion-free.

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and refreshments will al! be on the
agenda. ECO Superwood is
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