COMMUNITY EVENTS

CALENDAR
Compiled by Ann Hamilton

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THURSDAY, APRIL 28

The Highlands Group of Alcoholics
Anonymous 11 th-anniversary mect-
ing. § pm. Highlands United Church,
3255 Edgemont Blvd., N.V.

A New Outlook On Universal Truths.
7-940 pan, Capilano Library, 3045
flightand Bivd,, N.V. Info: 430-1882,

Thyroid Foundation of Canada infor-
mation station will be ut Park Royal
shopping centre, south mall, April 28-
30, Info: 922-6117,

Deep Cove Gardening Club meeting
and slide presentation of a wild Mower
meadow in Colorado, Seycove school,
1204 Caledonia, N,V. Info: 929-5382,

FRIDAY, APRIL 29

Stationery created by Notes & Craft
is available at Lynn Valley Centve from
10 am. to $ pam, today and tomorrow,
Info: Bill Oin, 922-1714,

Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic. 2:30-8
pint, Capilana Mall, 935 Marine Dr,
N.Y. Please bring identification. Info:
379-7551.

Concert: “This Side Up with guests
Silicone Souls.” Sponsored by the
W.YV, Youth Outreach Program & SAE
Promotions, 8 p.m. W.V. YMCA, 1735
Inglewood Ave, WY, Infor 921-8027,

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North Shore Now section,

Changing the w ay’ we manage ¢ our ‘forests -

~ Your provincial government’s Forest Renewal Plan, introduced in the BC Legislature ‘April 14th, is
‘anew ‘approach | to > solving the problems created ‘after decades of taking.our forests for granted

Here’ Ss. what makes the F orest Renewal Plan unique:

Working in partnership

‘Your provincial governiment’s Forest Renewal Plan
~ brings together leaders from business, labour, the

‘ environmental movement, forest communities, and
“ First Nations in a new. partnership to renew our
~ forests and the jobs they provide.

: A $2 billion investment
 -#@ renew our forests .

Over the next five years an, ‘estimated $2 billion i int
new ‘money will be invested in forest renewal: Bu

$2 billion will be raised from. the forest industry
through increased stumpage: ‘rates for timber
harvested on ‘public fand:.” “

And byl aw, this new. money must. be spent on
renewing the. forests and ensuring, forest jobs.”

Restoring our environment

The Forest Renewal Plan will restore and protect
forest eco-systems in BC, ensuring jobs by:

@ cleaning up environmental damage to rivers;
streams, and watersheds

@ removing unnecessary logging roads and
restoring hillsides to prevent soil erosion

@ restocking and protecting fish and
wildlife , ‘
developing new environmentally:
sound forest practices, including
more selective harvesting
and commercial thinning.

BRETUiSH:.

| Siving back fo the forests

® ‘ensuring more intensive: sivieuinare and ¢ care of
our forests after + replanting

Renewing our fores economy _

“The Forest Renewal: Plan. will ensure family-,
“Supporting, forest jobs.n now ‘and | in: tie f future. by

| together v we can renew
our. forests — aa :

” British-C olumbia’s Forest Renewal Plan is ‘an
_ Opportunity to replace confrontation with coopera:
“tion... It's a chance to begin working together in
partnership to renew our forests, ensure jobs and
coLuMetats _ Strengthen communities.
To find out more about the
Forest Renewal Plan, contact
your MLA for details, or tall
“1 800 866-7717.