46 ~ Friday, Nevomber 19, 1993 - North Shore News GVRD essay contest open to all Lower Mainland students LOWER MAINLAND stu- dents in Grades 8 to 12 are invited to enter the 15th an- nual Secondary Schools Essay Contest sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), The three best essays overall will win $500, $400 and $300 respec- tively, There are also ten Merit Awards of $150 each: five for essays from Grades 8 to 10, and five for Grades 11 and 12. Deadline for entries is Friday, April 29, 1994, The essays should be a max- imum of 2,000 words, typewritten, double-spaced and should include the student’s name, address, phone number, school, grade, teacher and a bibliography. Posters with detailed informa- tion will be available in public librarics throughout the Lower Mainland by the end of November. Entries are judged on content, originality, use of language and general appearance. Graphics may be used. Students must choose one of the following topics: 1.. Commuting: Cars are responsible for most of the air emissions and traffic congestion in the Greater Vancouver region. Various methods of reducing . commuters’ dependence on their . vehicles are currently being devel- oped and implemented. What do you think are some of the best ways to get people out of their cars? ‘Consider alternative modes of travel, telecommuting, the pos- sibility of living and working in the. same community and such penalties as road tolls and higher gasoline taxes. If these programs are successful in dramatically - encourage reducing single occupant vehicle use, how do you imagine com- muting in the region 25 years from now? 2, Composting: About one- third of our household garbage is organic (such as leaves, grass and kitchen waste) and therefore can be composted. However, many residents do not compost because they lack the space, time or motivation. You have been hired to design and implement com- posting programs that make it easy for people to compost. How would you inform residents and motivate them to compost? Who would operate your composting programs and how would they be funded? What would you do with the compost created through your program? Conserving: Per capita, Greater Vancouver residents use about 775 litres (170.5 gallons) of water every day, significantly more than Canada’s per capita average. About 450 (99 gallons) of those litres are used in homes. Residents of Greater Vancouver are ac- customed to an unlimited supply of drinking water, and many are unconvinced of the need to con- serve. As more people move into the region, greater demand is be- ing placed on our limited drinking water resources. Why do we need to conserve water in this region? _ What water conservation measures (seasonal or permanent) would you like to see implemented? How would you convince residents of the need to conserve water and them to change wasteful habits? Submit cntries. to: Greater Vancouver Regional District Essay Contest, Communications and Education Department, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, B.C. V5H 4G8. Osteoporosis guide now available locally THE OSTEOPOROSIS Book, written by Gwen Ellert, R.N., M.Ed., and rheumatologist Dr. John Wade, is a new, informative and“ easy-to-follow resource for women and men concerned about their bone health. Osteoporosis is a medical con- dition characterized by a decrease in overall bone mass. Thin bones become porous to the point where fractures may occur. Osteoporosis affects 30 million North American women. Some estimates are that one in four post-menopausal women over age 50 are rapid bone losers, and one in two women over age 70 are af- fected by osteoporosis. The thinning of the. bones and resulting fractures are estimated to currently cost the U.S. and Cana- dian healthcare systems 10 billion dollars per year. In 1900 only four percent of the population was over 65. Few women lived beyond menopause. Today, 15% of the population is over 65 and that percentage is increasing. Women can expect to live thirty years after menopause. Of the predicted osteoporotic hip frac- tures in any year, 20% will be ex- perienced by men. Author Gwen Ellert wrote the Canadian bestseller, The Arthritis Exercise Book, published in 1986, and in 1988 produced. Exercising with Arthritis, a videotape of mild to moderate exercises designed to help increase mobility. Her interest arises from her work and interest in public health education and being considered at high risk for developing this debilitating concti- tion due to her rheumatoid arthri- tis. Co-author Dr. John Wade is a consultant at the Osteoporosis Clinic, Women’s Health Centre in Vancouver, and is active in clinical research in the area of osteoporosis. Recognized as a leading Canadian medical authority on osteoporosis, Dr. Wade lectures widely. 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