~ _ Page.60, April 18, 1979 ~ Noxth Shore News “More ‘than 200 Organizations in British Columbia have already made plans to clean-up a part of their immediate —en- vironment during - Pitch-In ie which will be held May 7- “Response to this year's _ campaign is overwhelming” stated Robert Simmons, Chairman of Outdoors Unlittered’s Board — of Directors in British { we. fy. PITCH IN is excellent time to clean up litter that may have accumulated in winter. Columbia. He added, “It seems that our theme ‘Lend a Hand to Clean our Land’ motivated hundreds of thousands of people to do just that and we are very enthusiastic about this excellent response”. —The campaign was an- nounced in March 1979 by Environment Minister Rafe Mair, in a letter addressed to schools, towns and voluntary organizations. Outdoors Unlittered reports that requests for free garbage bags, donated by Shell Canada Limited for clean-up projects un- dertaken during May 7-12, have been coming into the Outdoors Unlittered office at an extraordinary rate and the organization hopes to be able to supply every organization with bags. “We allocate our bags very carefully because we don’t want to disappoint anyone". This is the 11th year that the Pitch-In campaign will be held in British Columbia and it is also the first year that the campaign will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. a big target. Fitness is fun. Try some. | EC yY ” coming. Get in shape — and don't give the enemy ‘largest environmental public participation program in- Canada with projects being | undertaken from Vancouver Island to Winnipeg”, said ‘Simmons, adding “and it all started with a group of ten volunteers: who, in 1967, regularly cleaned litter from’ beaches in Victoria, British Columbia”. Even though Outdoors Unlittered now receives wach - financial support from provincial governments, local governments, industry, schools and the media, the organization is still totally dependent on the efforts of more than a million volunteers who implement the many programs available from Outdoors Unlittered. “Without our volunteers we would not be able to have much effect. We depend on ' people to use our materials in their. school or com- munity’’, commented Simmons. Other programs available to members in British Columbia from Outdoors Unlittered include the bi- monthly Newslitter magazine, an elementary school program, a secondary school progra, an audio- visual library, and a con- vention program. Outdoors Unlittered is a non-profit, charitable organization founded in 1967 and supported by govern- ment, industry, and the media. For further in- formation on any Outdoors Unlittered programs write to 200 - 1326 Johnston Road, White Rock. V4B 3Z2. BS PAARNCPAaQION enamine like | Endako profits, B.C. benefits. When the Endako Mine opened in 1965, the nearby community of Fraser Lake was revitalized. Formerly a tiny village, Fraser Lake today is a modern town of 1,500 people ...and it’s happening because the mine is a well-run, profitable operation. “Profit” is a key word when assessing a mine. When an operation is profitable, there’s money for expansion, for replacing worn-out equipment ...and of course, for repaying the shareholders whose investment made the mine possible. Profits also aid the environment, by helping to pay for the reclamation work carried out by a mine like Endako. Equally important, _ profits help to finance exploration, which leads to new mines and new jobs. The most obvious benefits from a profitable mine are found in towns which depend directly on mining. Towns such as Fraser Lake, Trail, Kimberley, Granisle and Peachland. In every case, the proximity of a viable mining operation has led to growth and prosperity. But apart from the people who benefit directly through jobs in mining, there's a tremendous indirect benefit to many more people. That's because for every job in mining, there are an estimated three more jobs in B.C. that depend on mining — jobs in service industries and supply companies. Considering the enormous capital investment needed to put a mine into operation, realizing a profit is no simple task. It requires sound planning, efficient management and a skilled work force. Dedicated people have helped Endako become Canada’s largest producer of molybdenum, pro- viding direct employment for nearly 650 people and indirectly supporting roughly three times that number Endako is one of many B.C. mines utilizing a natural resource in a way that benefits our whole province MINING “B.C’s second largesi industry” The Mining Association of British Cotumbia €