- Wednesday, July 29, 1998 — North Shore News

North Van company

WESTERN Technigraphics
Ltd. of North Vancouver
recently received two
awards from the Society of
Technical Communications
(STC).

The awards are part of
STC’s annual technical com-
munication —_ competitions
program, which highlights
the best examples of the art
and science of technical com-
munication.

julian Woolridge received
an excellence award in the
Information Materials
Design category for her
Spectratek Customer
Support Manual project.

rew Lambert and
Martin Nichols received an

achievement award in the
Fromotional Materials De-
sign category for a project
tiled Proheat Heaters.

Both categories are part of

STC’s International Tech-
nical Art Competition.

Each year, STC presents
more than 250 awards in 58
categories.

The Society for Technical
Communication 1s a protes-
sional organization for tech-
nical writers, editors, iflustra-
tors, managers and educa-
tors.

It is the largest profession-
al organization in this field,
with more than 21,000
members in 144 chapters
worldwide.

MEN’S single paddle canoe competiiors prepare for their event during. a recent weekend: of. raci
Park in North Van. Mike Billie won the race, followed by Francis Williams in second and Jed:

7 PLAY it safe with

bivaive shellfish this
summer, the deputy
provincial health officer
advises. _

British Columbians who

eat raw. or undercooked
bivalve shellfish this summer

are advised they may be at.

increased risk of a common
bacterial ~ illness, | deputy
provincial -health officer Dr.

Shaun Peck said today.

Monitoring of B.C. o ers

_to date this year has sho

increased counts of a bacteri-

Give Blood for this

um — vibrio parahaemolyti-
cus — which is carried in
shellfish. The. - bacterium
occurs naturally in scawater,
but multiplies in summer
months when water tempera-
ture is elevated.

High levels of the bacteri-
um can cause diarrhea illness
in people who eat contaminat-
ed shellfish. However, Peck

noted the risk of illness can be -

reduced by thoroughly cook-
ing shellfish.

Vibrio parahaemolyticus
was confirmed as the cause of
iliness in 43 British

- the cases.

“Columbians
August 1997.
Four confirmed cases. of -
vibrio parahaemolyticus have
been reported since: June: I,
with associated illness such as .
vomiting and: diarrhea. The
source of the illnesses is: not’
yet confirmed, however . oys~:
ters are s ted .in $0 Of...
¢ annual average
number of reported cases. of
vibrio usually ranges beeween
onetol3.
. . Consumers can reduce the :
risk of illness by ensuring they ”
purchase shellfish only from a

in July, and.

weekend there were:
™ 383 traffic collisions reported

* 265 persons injured *.
= 3 persons killed

Help make sure B.C’s sopply’
of blood doesn’t run out when

B.C. Day weekend.
~ of” we need it the most.

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