December 14, 1980

(Terry Peters photos)

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An ecological Christmas

By CAROLE
STAFFORD

Christmas may be
good for business, but
it can be as hard on the
environe cnt as it is on

your p  ketbook

often un direct
proporth oy Pounds of
paper ,arbage the
depletion of precious
pine trees and the

enormous
cnerpy
for the

mcrcase in
consumption
manufacture

and operation. of
battery-run toys and
electronic games. all
add considerable strain
to the already
beleaguered cn
vironment

The L yan Canyon Fc ology
Centre in North Vane ouver
would tthe you Co deck your
halls with maple wings and
Magazines, acorns onbon
head) pumpkin seeds and an
old sock And the staff there
would be happy Co show you
how these and other natural

and re usablo matecrnals can

Tel. 985-2131

CHRISTMAS MUSIC WITH ARGYLE students performing at St. Andrews United Church, 1044 St. Georges St.,
North Van., Tuesday, December 16 at 7:30 pm, will include traditional carols and the Hallelujah Chorus. All masic
groups in the school from grade 8 to 12 will take part. The public and Argyle alumni are invited to join in the singing.

Deck your halls with acorn,
onions and an old sock

be cCombioed with a pinch of
paint and a dab of glue to
create a host of intriguing
attractive Christmas of
naments

Gift wrap as perhaps the
biggest culpmt when icomes
to producing waste
Leshe Ansell Shepherd
chief naturalist at the centre
suggests a

pape t

surprisingly cf
tec ve alternative

Instead of wrapping

paper thats samply Chrown

away create your own gift

wrap she

says Use

newspapers magasines

brown paper bags comics

wrappings from food
packages. leftover
wallpaper, issuc paper,
sewing paticrns combine

the bnght red yarn, nbbons
and bows which can be
recycled nexl ycar

Another) good way to
recycle old newspapers ts to
make your own yule log “A
tighdy =o rolled bundle of
newspaper lasts about as
long as a log of wood and
gives Off as much heat.”
Shepherd

Samply roll the papers as
tightly as possible to the size

says

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Early American
School House

Now the beauty

of old wortd

craftsmanship

with a modem

Quartz move

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solid brass Bezel
with glass face

Price in effect while
quantities last.

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Phone 980 7917