page 20 - December 14, 1977 - North Shore News —

7 BY. LOIS LIGHT _ brochure < can’t bé far behind. _ The North: Vancouver: ‘Rec-

a ‘Students anda alts. ;

_' Study it! madly- over the. “reation Centre is now accept- di oe 10. ‘sessions - is $10.00. ‘for. : have vacancies. include Yogi,

, eg one of ‘the “NIGHT- _ holidays, and-be ‘prepared to ing. ‘registrations. - for all. Be oo + sehildren. ‘and ~ ‘$15.00 for Ladies Keep ‘Fit, ‘Baton,

CHOOL IN A DAY’ prog- have a go at something new, | winter programs.” ‘Skating, ~ The North Vancouver Rec- » adults. This is a useful way to - Dance (Baiiet, Belly” ‘and

rains will be a great one for different, challenging, or just | Swimming and Community - reation ‘Centre will-be'offer- fitness -through . meditation; ~~ Disco), “Parent “and. Tot
giving your favorite outdoor Centre .programs still have

fun to help you over the

ing Karate lessons: Sundays.
winter doldrums.

exercise and the - develop- no
12-1p.m. and 1 - 2 p.m: for...

Recreation, Tiny Tot Tumbl-
| ‘ment, of. intrinsic, energy.
children and 2: - 3:30 p.m:. for: =

~ ing, Crafts classes, Weaving:
. and many- others:

-. person for a Christmas
‘p-esent. This will be a
workshop on  ‘‘CROSS-
COUNTRY SKIING”’ and it

openings, . but | ‘participants

will be a perfect opportunity —_
for those of us who live so ~_

close to the ‘slopes and have’:
done nothing: about it. _

_ Cross-country. skiing i is ‘not

“the: kind. of Sport - that
expertise--just °

requires
‘reasonable health and the
desire to do it. You don’t
need a lot of expensive
equipment, although if it’s
your wish you can dress to
_the nine’s, even to being a
’Slip-and-slide fashion plate if
you want. —

- There'll be | movies about
_ skiing,
‘display, the how-to’s of using
wax, properly, and a dis-
cussion of the economics
involved in both the sport
-and the dress and equip-
ment. Wear some kind of
track suit and running shoes,
and by all means enroll early

for: this, or sign up your .
nearest and. dearest ifyou’re sf
going to’ give the course asa

- present.

Another ‘1 new. one for the .
‘winter. term ‘beginning the = 7.
middle of January is -- = |... ~
£*HOME SECURITY’’, , given -

“by. a. lock expert, » who
‘apparently knows how to
equip your house to. make it
“as burglar-proof’as. possible.

~ We know where there’ sawill .

‘there’s: a-way, and “that a
“'elever enterprising break-in

“things, but there’s no use —

‘making it extra easy for
~ him, and we can get careless
when everything is running
smoothly. This course could

be interesting and save you a

bundle besides. -

‘With ‘the fall

courses
wound. down,

the winter

Of course, ‘no company will

make a move until ‘it sees
‘what the industry leader,
General Motors of Canada _
‘Everybody.

- Ltd.,. ~ plans.
here will be looking over: his
‘ shoulder at what GM does,”’
says: a Ford Motor Co. of
‘Canada executive. :

. The ptice increase for the
1978 lines averaged about
“5% when the new models
_, bowed in in October, and
anything: more than another
3% would: certainly be met
with’ consumer resistance,
industry watchers say.

The alternative to a price
‘increase would likely be
strong pressures on profits.

A price increase now could

create a furor.

__ The government has been
following developments in
the auto industry closely and
has, with some success in the
‘past several years, per-
-suaded the Canadian manu-
‘facturers to reduce the price

Bap over curs sold i in the U, 5.

"A reversal of that trend
would raise urpent questions
about the efficiency of the
.Canada-U.S.. — Automotive
Agreement (the Auto Pact).

ski equipment On.

A that police. Officers
a are: extremely ~

> adept at spotting

| “impaired. drivers.

‘ midnight and 3am,, |
-one out of every. three

Right now,.a fleet of new police: breathalyzer
vans is prowling the streets and. roads of °
British Columbia.

i .. These new vans will. greatly assist police in

the e fight against drinking, drivers. - | ;

.... .They'll.be.on.duty, all year ‘round. All over B: C..

The way. the breath. alcohol units work i is
__ simple. And very” |

_ effective...

Remember

“There a are.

otaratateters

British Columbia has the worst’

| drinking-driving record in Canada.
Fifty percent of all. drivers killed are.

legally impaired. ‘Every year, over 300.
lives are lost. And many more in- '
dividuals are disfigured, disabled or

. Crippled. Every year, drinking-driving »

accidents cost us) the taxpayers of

 B.C.,- millions and millions of dollars.

Something simply. has to. be done. And

it has to be done by responsible, -
socially-conscious citizens.

Your sense of social sensibly

-- is one of the first things alcohol

affects. Drinking drivers simply don't:
care. Alcohol is.a drug with subtle’ and
varied effects on the mind and body, . ;

‘and is dangerous. because so few’
a people actually understand it. |

‘For instance, one drink,. Combined:
with some types of médicines, can’

cause impairment five times greater 7
than just one drink alone.

ss

. Alcohol also distorts eye focus by
relaxing ceriain eye muscles. It affects ..

»..», @ driver's ability to judge distance, |.
' - distinguish Colour, and to see potential
dangers to either side of the car, | :
‘through a phenomenon: known. as

tunnel vision... Pee
 Witha drinking driver’ S sense of.
responsible action reduced, his vision |
clouded, and.a lethal weapon like a ~
car barely under his control—just how —

much chance do-you, the responsible

citizen, have to avoid an accident?
The odds dre |

not on your side. —
Statistics show

that if you're driving *

between the hours of

drivers that approach you ©
on the road has been drinking.

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all sorts of clues. And once a suspected driver i is.
stopped, he or she: can now be asked to'take a

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- breathalyzer test immediately in a mobile unit.

~

“and as many < as one out tof « every

| 101 is drunk.

-. What constitutes drunk? In Canada
-, the: legal definition of impairment is a
; blood/alcohol reading of over .O8%. |

- That means the proportion of alcohol“

-is,over.80 milligrams of alcohol in

weight, emotional state, metabolism .,
-and number of drinks consumed over,
a period of time determine how

quickly the legal limit is reached. Bear ;

4 in mind that a person with a BAC |

.

“sense of social responsibility are
oy Seriously affected. ”

(blood/alcoho! content) of .08% will °
~ NOt. necessarily feel drunk. Or 7
even giddy.: . *

But his vision, reaction time and

.And the facts are that drinking |

- drivers simply do not sober up that
- easily: Black coffee will not. help.: ‘Nora

_.systermnis eliminated through the liver

- cold shower. 95% of the alcohol in the

And that takes considerable time.
' -* So what can we do? We've got to.
2 more socially responsible. All of us.

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When going toa party or ‘out for

. van n evening ~plan, ahead. Flip a coin,

Provinoe of Miniet o va
British Columbia (hE Sa yO

road, fading over the double line or, ,

be impaired.. get’ to a. phone. Call,
a the police. ~."

a “actions, you can do. something else.

| ‘We are facing ain awesome: cae me 7 a |
challenge. here in B.C. To. change 0 our.

If anyone refuses, a criminal charge will result.
-A blood/alcohol. reading over.
‘driver i is legally impaired. Conviction means a
criminal. record. Three months or more without. a.
| : driver's licence. A fine of up to
: $2,000, or even jail. Just for a first
offence. Penalties for second ~

08% means. a™

_ Offences are even more severe.

- Sound tough? For »

drinking drivers, it’s going =
to be tough. 7

Sega ey -

ori in some way arrange for the driver

not to drink:.Consider the cost of a cab me.

or bus fare as a necessary expense for»

the evening. Remember, itisn't an ©

Offence to be an impaired.passenger! — a

If you are the host or organizer of a

home or office party—plan ahead. Be. .
100 millilitres of blood. A ‘person's size, __

responsible for getting your guests

home safely. .

Ifyou see.a car weaving down the PSod

otherwise indicating the driver matt

“ln addition to these. individual’ :

personal and collective behaviour and -

_ attitudes toward drinking-driving is
| no simple task.

But nothing less than an all-out

: commitment at the community level.
will work if we are to protect ourselves |
_ and our loved ones from the menace .

_ of drinking and driving. _
“strongly. urge you. to join with .
your neighbours in organizirig Di le
Driving CounterAttack activities in.
your area, For more information oni”

| : . what you as.an individual, or as. a :
” group, can do, simply write: - oe ve | oe

DRINKING DRIVING: ay, : a :

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- Vancouver, B. Co
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“Garde B.Gardom,”
Attorney-General...

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