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Trade fair targets environment industry

THE ENVIRONMENT industry is a growth industry. The sector is 3 $70 biliion a year business in North America

alone.

To facilitate that growth and br- ing together players in the field, Major Event Management Ine. and the Canadian government haved teamed up to co-produce a trade

fair and conference. scheduled to

Vancouver Trade and Convention

Billed by its promoters as “the Centre. More most important trade fair and con- — entations will ference of the decade’? Globe ‘90, is set for March 19 to 23, and will ment Minister be held in) Vancouver. The con-

By MICHAL

News Reporter

ference portion

be made. Revnote speakers include federal Environ-

and Jiro Kondo, president of the

Science Council of Japan.

Gro Harlem) Brunddand. leader of the Norweeian Labour Party and chairman of the World Com- mission on Envirenment and De- velopment which published the report, Our Common Future, will be giving the keynote address at the trade fair and conf crence open- ing.

At Globe “90, Brundtland will be meeting with partners of The Cen- tre for Our Common Future, an international organization — estab- lished to encourage the follow-up of recommendations put forward

CLEANING UP HOWE SOUND

inthe 1987 Brundtland reporr,

Event organizers capeet to host approximatiey G00 exhibitors, 15,000 trade fair attendees and 2,000 delegates.

Environmental groups will he represented at the event by the Canadian Environmental Network, an Ofganization representing more than P,S00 interest eroups across the country.

One of the core concepts orva- nizers hope event participants will came away with is that of sts: tuinable deselopment. Said Rea Armstead, Cilobe "90 president,

“AWWe shoud treat this planet as a loan trom our children. rather than ay oa legacy from our parents." He defines sustainable development as “development that tnegts Ure needs of today’s eenera- fiom without compromisiag the needs of titure generations."" Armstead, a North Vancouver resident, and Major Event Management Ene. partner Harry Renaud, of West Vancouver, first bevan thindisy about Globe “90 in July 1987. Oreanizers plan to hold the event every two years. For more information catl G8 1-6126,

Green column faunched

YOU ASKED for it, you got it. In response to readers’ requests, the North Shore News will soon be launching a coiimn devoted to providing tips on how vou can help clean up the environment.

Ecolnfo will not only show you how to cut dawn on waste, save our natural re-ources and decrease pollution, it wil also provide a forum for readers to send in their own tips to share with others, and

politicians and environmental groups with whom readers can discuss particular concerns.

The basic philosophy underlying Ecolnfo is that environmental change will not occur unless indi- viduals commii themselves to br- inging that change about. The suggestions in Eco/nto will help all North Shore residents learn to preserve the planet. Watch for it weekly, starting Wednesday, Feb.

The management of Western Pulp shares your concern about the environment.

WE ARE COMMITTED

Our Woodfibre mill near Squamish is spending $70 million on pollu- tion abatement equipment and environmental upgrades.

WE ARE MOVING QUICKLY

Chlorinated dioxins were first discovered in pulp mill wastewater in late 1987. Western Pulp moved quickly to locate the source of dioxins and curb their formation. We stopped using woodchips contuninated with chlorophenal preservatives, reformulated a chemical used in pulp washing, improved brownstock (pulp) washing, and increased the use of chlorine dioxide in place of chlorine.

IMPRESSIVE EARLY RESULTS

Recent tests show dioxins have been virtually eliminated from mill wastewater, We have also reduced the discharge of chlorinated organic compounds by 40%.

WE HAVEN'T FINISHED YET

Upprading of mill equipment over the next Wwo years will further reduce the environmental effect of our operations, A secondary treatmeat facility which wil be in operation by 1992 will render mill wastewater NON-LOXIC,

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