_ Page 63, May 23, 1979 - North Shore News

- get driving reak

The Insurance. Cor:

_ poration of B.C. has given

the green light to thousands

' of volunteer drivers working

for charitable organizations

throughout the province.

‘Effective immediately, the

Corporation is waiving the —

‘restriction on kilometres

_ driven by a volunteer driver

‘in carrying out the work of a
“charitable organization.

Many: ° charitable

organizations . use.. the.. ser-

Vices | of volunteers - - who
donate their time and the use

of their vehicles in return for
: reimbursement of ‘vehicle
“expenses. These vehicles are

usually rated for pleasure’

--use only. Until now, such
driving in excess of. 1,600.

kilometres (1,000. miles)
required a business use
rating.

Corporation. President
Robbie D. Sherrell said,

“We're very please to assist -

in this humanitarian aspect
of automobile i insurance.”

“We've had the situation
under review for some
months and we've listened to
a ‘lot. of B.C: volunteer
motorists... By this decision
we like to fee] we are helping
an important sector in its
work for charitable
organizations.”

~ “The Corporation neither ©

wishes its premium schedule

st

to: impose: an. imnecessary © oe
financial burden on the work |

of a charitable organization,
hor wishes to Siscourage

volunteer service in the work .
‘-of charitable organizations,”

said Mr. Sherrell.

waiver, a
Organization”

“Charitable

licence fee.
“A “Volinteer® Driver”
means .a person who -

gratuitously’ “donates. time
and a vehicle to carry out the
work of a charitable

‘organization whether.or not _
that organization reimburses
to the owner or lessee the.

vehicle expenses.

_ “Vehicle Expenses” mean |
the reimbursement of. motor *

vehicle costs such -
gasoline, oil, wear and tear,
but excludes vehicle
depreciation. _

It. should be noted,
however, that a. pleasure
rated vehicle is _ still
restricted to the 1,600
._kilometres limit for business
use other than when driving
for chapitable organizations.

Further details '

Office.

For the purpose of the

means an:
entity that meets the criteria ~
of the Motor Vehicle Branch _
and is eligible for a reduced ‘

By 9 JOHN ROBINSON,
. D:V.M. :

| QUESTION: Do you en
‘counter many vicious dogs in —
‘the course of your business

and how do you handle

. them?

: ANSWER: Fortunately very.

few. . Lo
’ The. important thing to

remember is that the dog is
‘away from his environment

when he is in a veterinary
hospital. He has’ nothing to

‘protect and no reason to
resent anyone unless he has

a really mean nature. There

" are those who must be | given —
.a.sedative before they c can. be.
- examined . extensively ~ or

‘have ‘a: dressing changed. or

stitches - ‘removed. They are’.
perhaps the nervous ones;.

But Ihave -enountered

: only a few “mad dogs” who
- will bite or attack anyone

within reach. I believe it is a

' Mental anomaly which also

occurs in humans and I think

”" . cany individual —. of either
. are
available from any Autoplan.
Agent or Motor Licence.

species. with sich an un-
fortunate - disposition should

. be remoyed. from society ...

permanently.

Canada Trust is the place to go to apply for your free shares
Cand additional shares if desired) inthe future of British Columbia. When
making your application, you must present two of the following:
(a) driver's licence; (b) social insurance card; (c) medical plan card.
If you're 65 or over, a Pharmacare card is sufficient proof of identity.
Mothers or guardians making application for children under 16 are
required to furnish only a medical plan number or a birth certificate

tor such children,

Remember, every man, woman and child who has lived in BC, for the
past year - and who holds or has qualified and applied tor Canadian

citizenship

~is eligible for five free shares, so don't miss out. Hurry into

your local Application Centre ~ Canada Trust ~ today,

Canada Trust Eval
Open 8 to 8 Monday thru Saturday
Park Royal Shopping Centre (north off Marine Dr.)

. anaesthetic.

QUESTION: We have. a
Siamese cat which gets

. coughing spells two or three -
times daily. We have ‘given
antibiotics recommended by

* our veterinarian and now are
to get cough se e
bles into him which fs an
‘awtul problem. Is . there

-, anything you can recom-—

‘mend? —

_ ANSWER: ‘It is often dif- -

ficult to make a- specific

diagnosis in these cases.. I

usually examine the cat to

see if there is any tem- .
perature rise or ‘serious lung -

. damage, in which case a
diagnosis — of broncho-
_ pheumonia is indicated. If
- the lungs sound normal, I

‘check out the throat area for .

tonsillitis or a foreign body
after giving a general
Next a fecal
examination .is made for
- lungworm larvae, of which I
see three or four cases
annually.

' If 1 haven't come to any

conclusion by this time, I

‘call it an ‘allergy and give a

cortisone which has been a

- most. successful: treatment |
and often the cough remains"
completely supt ressed for.as —

“BLUE EYES” is a most strikingly attractive young

long acting. injection of: °

weeks. When the. cough

‘returns the i injection: ‘mus be

repeated.

spayed Husky/Shep, the size of an Elkhound. She is
very lovable and obedient, an extremely nice dog all
round. If you could give her a good home, please call

Dorts Orr at 987-9015.

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