QUEENSBURY student K y¥ ia MeNaughton, left, wears a time travel helmet as she “deaertbes her futuristic otty Narvana at Lucas. Centre Gymnasiurn Dec. 7. es, pol ut he said, “There could ‘be hon disruption caused by people: simply: picking ‘ ‘dy cit handsets at midnighy = if their phone works. We know ‘that if thousands of. People. do this, "the phone ‘system will be inactivated because of overfoad.-. “Ie has nothin to do with a” computer; chip “everything to do with human peor can’t guard : ‘ othe ‘key: telephone numbers for..cmergency services have’. been : designated ‘ fo Priority access dialling. 4 4637 Lonsdale Ave. N, N. Van. 4.6700 LU730 Marine Drive, W. Van, 226-7110 tto see | lure. Ie has a part of our operation here dur- _ ing the night. If we have to scale the € operation up, then it’s casi- er.” " +Peterson believes one of the face .emergency. centre staff. is © way the public ‘will cope “ith unfounded fears and Y2K rumours.) : ae ““That should be : information,” he said. special phone number will .be A Sheated Dec. 31° at the “emergency centre. to handle ¥2K-related questions. *- Has Peterson made any extra ‘preparations for. possible -Y2K . ist tions? a result of my own con- ern, Tasked questions of the most significant issucs that may. onded to_by people..who fave better ‘ ice are key concerns people who manage my RSPs to assure me that my money had been 3 propriately invested and T had those assurances. sac a result of the know!l- edge that [ve gained over the past two years or so I’ve made no particular preparations for Y2K “I say that because it’s my belief. that we will not have major disruptions of our lifeline * services, I believe the assurances. ‘That doesn’t say that we should- . n't be prepared for any emer- gencics.” Peterson has a three-day emergency kit on hand at home. According to Emergency Preparedness Canada, it _ is always a good idea to have an emergency plan and an emer- Solar-powered grass, crime-free cities envisioned Michze! Becker News Editor mbecker@nsnews.cont WHILE much of the world frets about a potentially shaky start to the year 2000, 10-year-old Kyla McNaughton is zooming vight ahead to 3000. Far a recent school project, the Queensbury elementary school student envisioned what a city might fook [ike about a thousand years from now. Kyla was among a group of 230 Grade I to 7 students who gathered at Lucas Centre Gymnasium Dec. 7 to show work highlighting themes and designs from the past, present and into the future. Said North Vancouver School District gifted programs facilitator Marcia Garries of the Countdown Fo The Year 2000 Millennium Celebration, “These kids had carte blanche to work on displays.” Kyla’s project began to take shape in October. ca worked at it bit by bit and then I really gor into it,” Kyla said. She dismantled a computer and incorporated the components into her model of a futuristic place. The Utopian city of Narvana comes com- plete with “solar-powered grass which never has to be watered” and mile-long greenhouses. The computer monitor became a giant eye, the Cybercye. “It’s supposed to watch the city.” There is no crime in her city. “If the eye catches you, you'll be banished,” said Kyla. Narvana is run by women. “I’m a girl and I decided to make it that way,” explained Kyla. When children are born they are given the knowledge that children today attain in eight or gency survival kit at home. A standard emergency: kit should include: a flashlight a radio, spare batterics, a first-aid kit, important personal papers, a change of . clothing = and footwear, a sleeping bag, med- ication, a. three-day supply of non-perishable food and bottled water. A North Shore News Web site (www.nsnews.com) survey of Y2K preparedness showed that of 144 indents: 84% had corrected all comput- er issues in their companies; © 3% will be withdrawin, nga larg large amount of cash, just to 8 87% are not concerned, it as : ASS 4% will not be travelling over the new year. . convicted. spears 3 + a. , . : ntiuetiorevy, fi nine years of public school. It’s a swift learning curve: babies simply swallow a small pill the size ofa pencil eraser. At age 2, Narvanians go to school, Said Kyla, “There you study tor all the differ- you may have in your life. Because of the training you can switch to any job you desire. By the age of 10 you are qualified to go out and work, that is if you want to work. Work is fun and so most people | choose to work.” Everybody is happy in Narvana. Nobody is rich and nobody is poor. And what of the coin of the realm? “Everybody wears a special belt with buttons. You push a button and a pouch opens up and there’s moncy in it. It’s really easy living.” Grid-lock weary commuters will welcome the fact that future generations will be without cars. Instead, people move through tubes criss-cross ing the city. A slower luxury tube offers food ser-- vice. A faster five-second express tube Hings peo- ple to any destination within the city. One of those destinations might be the tual temple. There is no gravity in the temp! People float while they meditate. There’s also, disco hail in the city, but there is no alcohol to be ~: had, just fruit juices and punch. s Kyla predicts that by the year. 3000 people will have figured out how to clone dinosaurs. They wili roam with other exotic creature in: Narvana’s natural areas. Her take on some developments to come in: the more immediate future: “I’m sad because I - love the mall, but most people will be shopping = on the Internet. Phones will get smaller: and : smaller, Computers will get smaller and smaller ~: and TVs will get bigger and bigger.” ‘There will: be more virtual reality experiences: ahead fo all 2 of us, according to Kyla. 08 OR REFUSAL CHARGE? — You only have - 7 days. profbition from driving for oeing H Ehore up on 08 ty) Refusal charges, whether or not you have been’ One who can advise you of your. options Point out the dens prabioms.