18 - Friday, June 8, 1990 - North Shore News Keep it c! OUT ENJOYING the wilderness on your summer holiday, it’s easy to believe that the urban concerns of poliution and garbage have been left behind. This, of course, is far from the truth. Campers must be especially sensitive to their environment, as all their actions will immediately have an impact on the ecosystem they are visiting. If you are planning a holiday this summer, be it for a weekend or a month, consider before leav- ing how you can minimize your negative effect upon the environ- ment and make your plans accord- ingly. If, for example, you are going camping, throw a few extra bags in your pack so you can bring home recyclables, like your tin cans, for our local depots. All waste, of course, must be packed out of the woods, but not all of it has to end up in the garbage can. The following list provides some ideas to consider. For more infor- mation, consult The Canadian Green Consumer Guide's chapter on travelling. * Do you really need a camp- fire? Consider: each year, approx- imately two cords of wood are burned in each of B.C. Park’s 11,000 campsites — that’s equal to 235 hectares of forest. Save trees by cooking on a camp stove. Travel by bus if you can, or plan a bicycle trip. If you are driv- ing, make sure your car is tuned up, use a high-octane fuel such as Mohawk’s Premium Plus Unlead- ed, and remember that more fuel is burned, and more pollution is released into the atmosphere, when you travel at excessive speeds. elf you’re travelling with 3.C. Ferries, concession staff are very happy to have customers use their own mug for coffee instead of a disposable cup. Also note the blue newspaper recycling boxes in the vessels’ lounges. Spotted occasionally in the fer- ries have been receptacles for recyclable tins and bottles. B.C. Ferries has also replaced its REGULAR — 203: STOCK till June 23 PEN Saturday, June Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast ...... 9am at Chevron Station Bicycle Decorating Contest .. . . 10:30am at Highland Community School Parade...............11:00am-Noon Stage Entertainment ......12noon-4pm It’s a full day of fun for the whole family! face painting ¢ petting zoo ¢ clowns street magician plus much more 1See you tomorrow! CAMPERS MUST BE ean and stainless steel cutlery on the Horseshoe Bay/Langdale run. Good going! Smokers cause nine per cent of B.C.’s 2,600 yearly wildfires. Hunters, fishers and campers cause eight per cent. Don’t light fires where regula- tions don’t allow it, or when dry weather means risk of fire is high. Drown any campfire with water, stir up the ashes and drown it again, then bury any remains. If you must smoke in the woods, | Peggy Trendell-Whittaker sit down so you're not spreading ashes, and be sure to pack out the butts. e Minimize the amount of un- necessary packaging you take on a EcoInfo camping trip so you have less gar- bage to bring home with you. © ‘Don’t litter’? seems an ob- vious, simplistic thing to say, but a look around our beaches and parks shows that it unfortunately has to be said. Those people who don’t litter can help even more by picking up ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE ENVIRONMENT behind those who do. Plastic waste is especially harmful — birds and animals can get their heads caught, or become otherwise entangled, in the rings of a plastic six-pack beer holder. Marine animals sometimes eat and choke on plastic bags, thinking they are jellyfish. * Don’t forge new trails through the forest, pull up shrubbery around your tent or otherwise disturb the natural landscape or its inhabitants. @ And when you return home, have your 37 rolls of vacation photos developed at a lab that recycles its chemicals instead of sending them down the drain. The Canadian Green Consumer Guide recommends finding a photo outlet that uses one of the nationwide branches of Winnipeg Photo. If you don’t know of one, Black’s Cameras are a second choice. The worst offenders are usually the one-hour photo labs, most of which lack recycling facili- ties. When in doubt, ask. Send your environment tips, questions, information and coming events to Ecolnfo, North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, V7M 2H4. We want your views on energy conservation Conservation, or the efficient use of energy, is a key element in Hydro’s planning for the future electricity needs of our customers. The goal of our conservation programs, known as Power Smart, is to change the ethic and practice cf energy use in British Columbia. As, a part of B.C.Hydro’s ongoing resource planning, estimates of the potential of conservation are regularly reviewed and updated. ‘This year the review is being expanded to ensure that all promising areas and ideas are included. Our current thinking on how to approach this assessment of the conservation potential within British Columbia has been outlined in a draft Terms of Reference. We would like to share this document with interested individuals and groups, and invite your comments and views on the draft. We would also like to hear your views on the topic of energy conservation in general. Responses will be received until June 30, 1990. The refined Terms of Reference will be used to help us develop guidelines for contractors and staff involved in this year’s review. For your copy of the Terms of Reference please complete and retum the coupon to Jack Habart, 6th Floor - 1045 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C., V8Z 2BI. Phone: 663-2219, Fax: 663-3890. I would like to receive a copy of Hydro’s Draft Terms of Reference for a Review of Conservation Potential for the B.C.Hydro Service Area. Name: Address: Postal Code: Occupation: Phone: I am also interested in additional information about Hydro’s resource plans. Please send: Q Planning Options (a brochure) Q Introduction to the 1990 Electricity Plan (12 pages) Q Electrical Issues for the 90’s (34 page report) BChydro &