Protect purity of fresh water Heai

CANADIANS have an
abundance of fresh
water, but it is becom-
ing increasingiy conta-
minated ix: and around
urban centres and agri-
cultural regions.

According to information
provided by the Canadian
Healih Network (a Health
Canada-funded infermation
provider), the health risks of
swimming in polluted water
include serious infections, skin

ailments, injury, gastrointesti-
nal illness and discase.

The following tips for
recreational water safety are
from Health Canada’s Health
Protection Branch:

® avoid going in the water if

you have an open wound or
an infection;

@ don’t use soap in recre-
ational water. Soap nourishes
algac and bacteria, helping
them to grow;

®W take limited amounts of

food to beaches to avoid

attracting animals and birds

HEALTH

which leave droppings;
B don’t feed animals or birds
and securely close garbage

ick up your pets drop-

pings and dispose of them
ygicnically;
id using fertilizers near

recreational water;
® practice pollution-free
boating by
human waste hygienically;
§ encourage your municipali-
ty and local industry to treat
waste prop

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THE North Shore
Health Region (NSHR)
is holding 4 public
information session on
Wednesday.

Health region administra-
tion will outline details of the
2000-2001 budget, give infor-
mation on progress concerning
key issues as well as discuss
some of the challenges faced in
the delivery of integrated
health services across the North
Shore.

The session will provide an
opportunity for community
members t
@ meet the
and members of the
team;

& bring forward
cerns and commen

A round table discussion
will be part of the evening
_events, NSHR chairman Grant
Spitz and CEO Bruce Harber
will make brief presentations
before opening the floor to
questions.

The meeting will be held at

. in the Holiday Inn’s

alth region board
ecutive

¢con-

th region session

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North Shore Ballroum at 700

Lillooer Rd. Cathy Fraser ac 984-3841.

Dr Cilla Gyoval

DENTIST

Office Schedule rotates to meet
ail patients needs

Open 2 Saturdays 2 month ° Open 1 evening a weak

UACADEMIE CANADIE!
LAVANCEMENT DE LA SCIENCE

CANADIAN ACADEMY FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE”

; A Public Science Lecture
Genetics and Genomics: A Teolbox for the 21st Century

IMPACT ON HEALTH

Speaker: ‘Dr. Michael Hayden
Director of the Centre for
‘Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics,
University of British Columbia
Tuesday, July 11, 2000
Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC -

12 Noon - 1:30 pm

ADMISSION IS FREE
For registration and further information please contact:
' Phone: 604-985-4388 Fax: 604-985-4390
Email: mmgpw@smartt.com
The Canadian Academy for the Advancement of Science gratefully
acknowledges the support provided by the Science Council of British

Columbia, an agency of the government of British Columbia working to.
encourage innovative science and technology.

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For more information call,

3030 Lonsdale Ave: North Vancouver 7
Fax: 987-6155

987 -6644

SAT & SUN SAM TO 7PM ‘TEL

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