" wires. “oe po Page 19, May 6, 1979 - - Sunday News vd aatste By ‘CHRIS. LLOYD eer ° oo © gna til Rattus. Rattus— . tion of the public. ; Chief public health ins-. about: half ‘the .weight, and ~ pector ‘Charles Young sees with smooth. black fur: and | a: “ ‘We advise peopl le-not to diseases ranging‘ from. Bub- the problem of rats on the longer tail. “= leave ‘pet food = where it is , onic Plague. to less serious - North Shore as more than a. “ ‘accessible. to. ‘todents; . clean ~_sicknesses which people may : health hazard... ne ” But i in spite ofthe work of ap theit fallen. fruit. and store not..even attribute to the ~. ‘the. vector..control. officer,’.: ge department’ S.. war Young. says, the: greatest “Seans.: : rodents ©: “that : ; “ ane ‘North: and .-West.,...: “Vancouver has, “economic 7 He warns that whereas -“rats are timid of humans they» can carry air: assortment’ of’ tail. “half. - ts. body prevention is is ‘through educa: - ty Ain. : Strong ‘metal : _ presence. of rats are put. down a ‘as food: poisoning. a Wildlife Service ‘Same: food" ‘as “humans do;?” a i che says:-!‘Thereis: damage. to food ‘stuffs and. the gnawing. | oo.’ 7 through walls as: they. trysto2. -[ > ‘get.into buidlings,: ‘aswell as the:-fire? hazards | from ‘their: <} gnawing - ‘through | ‘electrical a But in "spite of a “tat exterminator—or vector: control officer—working. full - . ‘time at, killing the. rodents... co ae? SY . since’ the ‘control. program. _ ce, EE began 1% years ago-because ‘of the increasing problem, Young says: | We wil necer be able to | 1@ | ato mil never b Sod like oe oS (), all the small sub-compact cars sold i in Canada, over half are imports *The reasons for to keep them in a.controlled | > _ their popularity are sim le. They‘re cheap to run, simple to maintain. And they offer som ituatio We or P P P P aancidersble nuk’ Gade domestic small cars haven't been known for Quality of workmanship. ° complaints, of ‘rats from | - "Frouble is, with the changing value of the dollar, the prices of some of these cars have had to_ people! in all three municipal- follow the path. of j just about everything else today. They’ rehigher _ However, there is one Japanese import that i is So competitively priced, you owe it to yourself ' CONSISTENT PROBLEM ~~ to shop it.The Mazda GLC. - Even with a vector control - The Mazda GLC 2-door regular model i is the lowest-priced import hatchback in Canada officer, he says the’ rat today.‘And it gives you a chance to enjoy import quality and features without paying the price. Prthowgh Mee adds "Thee Look at leading domestic small cars, for example, the Dodge Omni 024. Domestic cars are no need for alarm at this ‘supposed to cost less than imports, but the Omni 024 doesn’t cost less” than the GLC 2-door - Particular time.” regular It also doesn't give you the great gas mileage a good economy car is supposed to. Omni. 024's |. Young explains: “Rodents | > _ gas rating is 8.4L/(100 km)” (54 km/gall). It’s not nearly as good as the GLC 2-door hatchback ; . are natural inhabitants. of the . which gives you 6.9L/ ( 00 km} (66 km/ gal). North Shore. They lve in In fact, the GLC gives you better gasoline mileage than.any car built in North ‘America® | y streams .and . canyons quite happily. es Now let’s look at the leading imports. The VW Rabbit Deluxe, for example, costs some “It is when they have all the right conditions they will $1100 more than the GLC Deluxe? But the GLC Deluxe gives you standard features a Rabbit Deluxe doesn’t give you. Like split rear seats. Electric hatch release. Rear window washer and wiper. Tinted increase in numbers that we glass. Locking gas cover Trip odometer. All standard on the Mazda GLC Deluxe. ; | don't wish to see."" | Look at Honda Civic. The GLC gives you improved performance with its new 1400 cc over- Rats can—and do—inhabit head cam piston engine. All that the regular Civic gives you is a small 1200 cc engine. | al) areas of the Nouth Shore, Look at Datsun. Datsun has a lot of models but it doesn’t have the lowest-priced i import side humans since they share hatchback—or wagon. Mazda GLC does. And just look at Toyota's small car prices. the same food tastes. Be a comparison shopper. Shop all the small cars. **They don't select,"’ says ~ We think after you os Young. “If there is food to do, you'll see that go eeressaiass consume or a place to have a Mazda GLC is nest they will occupy it.’’ ! ' ad one of the best On receiving a complaint Srmall car aaa cso he wisnsacdie eee Ri ciaaamieivicc CSCO os ane nn l coceemabaiaoae of a rat being seen, the vector control officer regular- buys today. ly sets traps in the area of the nest, which is usually within | 100 yards of the sighting. POISONING He uses grain, which does not usually attract other Mazda GLC. animals and which is impreg- nated with poison which The lowest-priced Import Hatchback causes death through hac- morrhaging but does not & agon. -- ° produce the same effect on . 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