December 14, 1980

(Terry Peters photos)

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An ecological Christmas

By CAROLE STAFFORD

Christmas may be good for business, but it can be as hard on the environe cnt as it is on

your p ketbook

often un direct proporth oy Pounds of paper ,arbage the depletion of precious pine trees and the

enormous cnerpy for the

mcrcase in consumption manufacture

and operation. of battery-run toys and electronic games. all add considerable strain to the already beleaguered cn vironment

The L yan Canyon Fc ology Centre in North Vane ouver would tthe you Co deck your halls with maple wings and Magazines, acorns onbon head) pumpkin seeds and an old sock And the staff there would be happy Co show you how these and other natural

and re usablo matecrnals can

Tel. 985-2131

CHRISTMAS MUSIC WITH ARGYLE students performing at St. Andrews United Church, 1044 St. Georges St., North Van., Tuesday, December 16 at 7:30 pm, will include traditional carols and the Hallelujah Chorus. All masic groups in the school from grade 8 to 12 will take part. The public and Argyle alumni are invited to join in the singing.

Deck your halls with acorn, onions and an old sock

be cCombioed with a pinch of paint and a dab of glue to create a host of intriguing attractive Christmas of naments

Gift wrap as perhaps the biggest culpmt when icomes to producing waste Leshe Ansell Shepherd chief naturalist at the centre suggests a

pape t

surprisingly cf tec ve alternative

Instead of wrapping

paper thats samply Chrown

away create your own gift

wrap she

says Use

newspapers magasines

brown paper bags comics

wrappings from food packages. leftover wallpaper, issuc paper, sewing paticrns combine

the bnght red yarn, nbbons and bows which can be recycled nexl ycar

Another) good way to recycle old newspapers ts to make your own yule log “A tighdy =o rolled bundle of newspaper lasts about as long as a log of wood and gives Off as much heat.” Shepherd

Samply roll the papers as tightly as possible to the size

says

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