20 - Friday, October 11, 1991 - North Shore News A look between the covers ANYGNE WHO peeked wouldn’t find it difficult to environmental weakness. The flurry of paper that seems to follow me everywhere I walk would be the first clue. This job generates newspaper, press releases, magazine articles, letters and books. Lots of books. Some of it can’t be helped. But most of my books are pure luxury — paperbound trips of intellect, fantasy, mind and spirit that leap at me from store shelves and cling to my coat-sleeve, even though they know I already have more books at home that I can read be- fore the end of this millenium. I thrive on the written word. I find it difficult to see in my bookshelves the corpses of once- living trees. Faced with this conundrum, t love it whea I can reconcile my passion for books with my com- mitment to the environment, and that’s what I’m about to do right now. The topic at hand today is books about protecting the en- vironment, of which there are more than a few. One just released, however, ranks among the best on the mar- ket and should be noted by those Christmas keeners out there who remain on gift alert all year "round. in my apartment window pinpoint my area of greatest Peggy Trendell-Whittaker ECOINFO Called Save the Earth, it is a beautifully-illustrated coffee table-style book that contains writings from the world’s leading scientists on issues such as popu- lation growth, wetland loss, soil erosion, global warming and many more. . Their in-depth, current infor- mation is surrounded by inspiring quotes and artworks from well- known people, such as Margaret Seniors’ exercise starts NORTH SHORE Neighbourhood House (NSNH) is continuing to offer a popular chair exercise program for people who are 55 years of age and older. The program, which is available on an ongoing basis until Friday, Dec. 20, offers participants mild exercise and encourages en- thusiasm. Classes are held each Tuesday and Friday from 11 a.m.to 12 _p.m. at North Shore Neighbour- hood House, which is located at 225 East 2nd St. in North Van- couver. Eleonora Krogh, who earned an instructors certificate at Capilano College, will lead the program. Organizers say they are proud to have Krogh instruct the class and that participants are invited to relax and have fun. For more information call 987- 8. PEPPrs On Dimdawvave B Traditional Thanksgiving at Peppi’s BRUNCH A few of the Buffet items included: ® Roast turkey © Baked ham ® Seafood Canneloni ® Smoked salmon pp. $16.95 10:30 am-2:30 pm, Sun. & Mon. © Eggs Benedict e Variety of Salads * Scones, muffins * Delicacies from our pastry chef DINNER from 5:30 pm Sun. & Mon. A la Carte Roast Duck special with sour cherries *% Children under 12 $7.95 % Atwood, the Dalai Lama and Peter Ustinov. The foreword is written by the Prince of Wales; the Canadian edition is introduced by Dr. David Suzuki. Royalties from the bock, which was released simultaneously in 22 countries, will support the work of Friends of the Earth Interna- tional. Because it has been published on such a large scale, the price was kept under $30. Friends of the Earth is the larg- est network of environmental organizations in the world, with offices in 44 countries and nearly one million members — 25,000 of those Canadian. I spoke last week with Julia Langer, executive director of the Ottawa-based Friends of the Earth Canada. She was understandably proud of the work, edited by Jonathon Porritt of -Friends of the Earth U.K., and hopeful that it would help all of us to re-vision humani- ty’s relationship to our environ- ment. “We haven’t seen a jump from zeal concern to real action,’’ she said of people’s and government’s _ attitude to the planetary crises we're facing. ‘‘There is a strong governmental and _ corporate agenda discouraging <« paradigm shift.’” For people who are inspired to put their concern into action, the book is unique in that it comes complete with an inserted ‘‘Save the Earth Action Pack.’’ It contains information about the June 1992 international Earth Summit in Brazi!, a postcard to send to the Prime Minister listing what you expect our government to commit to at the summit and a postcard listing your pledges and hopes for the summit that will be added to thousands of others at a “Tree of Life’? at the summit itself. Save the Earth is available now in many local bookstores. Also on the book beat, the North Shere’s Environmental Control Officer, Bert Engelmaan of North Sxore Health, is one of the contributors to a just-released guide called Urban Home Com- posting. Engeimann discusses the rodent-proofing concerns of com- posting, and readers will learn about all other aspects of .com- Posting as well. Local resources and manufac- turers are offered, as well as in- formation on how to construct your own backyard composter or create your own worm bin. it’s only $5, and available at City Farmer at 2150 Maple St. in Vancouver, or call 685-5832 for more information. The 1990 winner of two top B.C. book awards, Carmanah — Artistic Visions of an Ancient Rainforest, is back in the limelight. Contributors to the coffee table book, including Robert Bateman, Toni Onley and Roy Vickers, are donating more artworks to be auctioned at a fundraiser for the Western Canada Wilderness Committee. The gala event will be held Nov. 16 at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre, and attendees will hear Monte Hummel, presi- dent of the World Wildlife Fund Canada, and be entertained by a wide variety of performers. Cost for the event is $125 ($200 for couples). Proceeds will sup- port the work of WCWC, which was given’a federal Environmental . Achievement Award recently. For more information, call Jennifer Chapin at 683-8220. If you have environmental queries or comments, write Ecolnfo, North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, V7M 2H4. SOME WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS HAVE A WAY OF BRINGING FAMILIES TOGETHER. Here are the facts. No one gets up in the morning thinking, “This is a great day to get hurt at work.” in faci, many people have been neglecting safety at work for so long they don’t even know they’re doing it. Every day they put themselves in more danger. Last year, 168 workers who thought they couldn’t get hurt were killed. 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