Programs teach energy efficiency

TODAY’S CHILDREN are
tomorrow’s consumers,

‘tomorrow’s deci-
sion-makers.

They will have to try to main-
tain a balance among energy use,
a healthy economy and a vibrant
environment.

That’s why it’s important that
they learn the importance of
energy efficiency and conservation
while they’re young.

B.C. Hydro conducts Power
Smart education programs in the
schools. But for chiidren, most
energy use occurs at home. They
form their attitudes about energy
and the environmert from their
family’s opinions and practices.

Here are some ways to get your
children — and the rest of the
family — thinking about energy
usage. It’s the first step in becom-
ing a Power Smart family.

To remind young children to
turn off unneeded lights, put a

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FIRE IS hot, deadly and
fast.

It takes only a minute for a fire
burning in a house to grow to
_ three times its original size. In
four minutes, it grows to 11 times
its size, and in six minutes it
- reaches 50 times its original size.
The average temperature within
eight minutes can reach 1,250
degrees!

Your actions during the early
Stages of a fire can dramatically
affect the amount of damage that
is done.

1. _ Alert everyone in the area that

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wooden frame around the plastic
light switch cover, and paint the
top part red (‘‘on’’) and the bot-
tom part green (‘‘off”

Or simply stick green and red
labels to the plastic cover. When
the switch is pointing to green, it’s
all right to ‘‘go’* and leave the
room.

Try a family experiment and
rediscover some simple pleasures:
For one or two days, try to find
ways to entertain yourselves that
don't use electricity.

Instead of television and com-
puter games, try playing board
games or cards, reading, doing
crafts or simply talking.

You may find that your family
can have just as much — or even
more — fun, while cutting down
on the amount of electricity you
use for entertainment.

The number of kilowatt-hours
of electricity your family uses each
billing period is shown on your
Hydro bill. Using that informa-

tion, or by reading your electric
meter, plot a graph showing your
electricity consumption over sev-
eral months.

(A handy booklet called ‘‘Un-
derstanding your residential meter
and power bill’’ is available from
your local Hydro office.)

Discuss ways that your family
could use electricity more effi-
ciently, such as turning off un-
needed lights or using small ap-
pliances instead of large ones, and
put some of them into practice.

The savings in kilowatt-hours
may not be obvious right away,
but they'll add up over time —
and so will the energy dollars sav-
ed.

B.C. Hydro can help your fami-
ly be more Power Smart. Coniact
your local Hydro office or cali the
Power Smart lines: 293-7777 in
the Lower Mainland, or 1-800-
663-0431 in the rest of the pro-
vince.

helps minimize fire damage

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North Vancouver
District Fire Department

there is a fire and start evacua-
tion.

2. As you leave the area where
the fire is located, close the door
behind you to confine the fire.

3. Cali the fire department from
a neighbor’s home. Remember, a
fire grows quickly and you could
become trapped.

4, Once everyone is out of the
building, make sure they stay out.

You should not try to fight the
fire until the fizst three steps have
been completed.

Also, if you cannot get within
three to five feet of the fire, if it
is more than five feet in height, or
if it has spread beyond the point
of origin, you should leave the
area, closing the door behind you.

For information on the use of
portable fire extinguishers, contact
the District of North Vancouver
Fire Services Division non-
emergency number, 980-7575, or
contact your local fire depart-
ment.

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