SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY is what is pronsised at the speoming St. Martin's market on Saturday,
Nov. 18 from f to 4 p.m, Mary Scage! (lef) and Corinne Buras (right), member: of the St. Mastin’s

women's

s guild, are pictured with some of the toy and gifi items which will be up for sale. St Martin's is

located at the corner of Windsor Road aad St. George's Avenue in North Vancouver.

From paga 47

pollution chan cthers —- for exam-
ple, the very young and old, preg-
nant women and people with res-
piratory ailments —- and that indi-
vidual susceptibility varies over
time,

And while most toxic materials
emit a noticeable odor, Ewing
points out chal some are undetec-
table. For instance, formaldehyde
glue, an adhesive used in fibre
board and carpets that are treated
with some anti-static solutior.s
gives off little odor.

Says Ewing: A lot of things we
build or build with are toxic and
emit particles into the air. Some
give off only mild emissions, but
they are still there.’

Luckily, some materials can

racually be de-toxified with pro-
per ventilation. That was what Ew-
ing did with the natural wool
cat pet in his first toxin-free homie.

But the hardwood floors, which
were ccated with a mildly toxic
coating, posed a greater problem.

“The floors and cupboards took a
long time to de-toxify,”' he says,
“almost one year. We had to leave
the doors and skylights open."

Concrete wasn’t a problem, but
the wood used for framing the
house had to be imported from
B.C.'s Interior. ‘It’s dry there, so
they don’t have (o treat the
wood," he explains.

Shiplap was used in place of
plywood, while kitchen cuphroards
were constructed from custom.
made solid oak panels.

The entire process was extremely
time consuining, Ewing admits,
because cach material had to be
pre-approved by a local dvctor.

“There was definitely a lot of
fiddling,’' he says.

Ewing believes thai concern over
chemical substances will make the
environmentally-pure home look
increasingly appealing. But he ad-
mits they're not for everyone. For
one thing, expense precludes these
homes from being built on every
block.

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Those sensitive to indoor air
pollution, however, are willing io
sheti out the money for peace of
mind. Sesides, Ferguson says she
doesn’t know of any other way
that people can protect themselves
against indoor toxins.

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