8 - Friday, May 18, 1990 - North Shore News

Film festival kicks off Environment Week

THE FERVOR with which our society has embraced the environmental movement is certainly not lessening, if the amount of news and letters crossing my desk is anything to

judge by.

In this week’s column, I'll pass along some of the recent environ- ment info and tips that I’ve receiv- ed from various sources.

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Here’s one to mark on your cal- endar: The First Annual Van- couver Festival of Environmental Films is taking place May 25 through May 31 as a lead-in to Canada’s Environment Week, June 3 to 9.

The seven films, which include the Oscar-award winning The Man Who Planted Trees, Bill Manson’s Water Walker and the world premiere of Jim Darling’s Island of Whales, will be shown at the Ridge and introduced by well- known local environmentalists.

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Tickets are $5 each (buy a five- show pass and you will receive a theatre mug and a chance in a “green” gift draw), with proceeds going towards B.C. environmental projects.

Movie viewers arc “couraged to bring their own po. ntainers and reusable n -h° -ut down on waste. The «1. ih and Arbutus) will give a cG. count on hot drinks to people who bring their own mugs.

The event is sponsored by En- vironment Canada, the National Film Board, the Sierra Club and Safeway. Tickets are available at the North Shore News, some Safeways, the Ridge or by calling Environment Canada at 666-5900.

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Fortunately, recycled paper is becoming more accessible to con- sumers — now it’s time for us to lend such products our support.

A new Vancouver-based com- pany called Second Time Paper is producing recycled paper writing pads in various sizes. Their most popular pad contains 100 per cent post-consumer waste and is neither bleached nor de-inked. It is an at- tractive cream color.

At the last tally, the North Shore stores carrying Second Time paper include Queen’s Stationery, McGill's Stationery, Lonsdale Sta- tionery, Paper Parade, People’s Drug Mart, Grand & Toy,

Westview Shopping Centre and Dundarave’s Pharmasave.

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Cluster ’round, yogurt lovers, here’s some good green news for you.

Individual serving size yogurt is now available in (drum roll, please) reusable glass containers, a very welcome piece of news for those who are tired of bringing home plastic.

Landliebe yogurt is available in six flavors, priced just over $I for a 150 g serving. For about $2.99, you can buy a package of six corks that will fit the glass containers once you’ve eaten the yogurt and soaked the label off. You then have a jar perfect for storing herbs, peppercorns, etc.

I spotted Landliebe yogurt at Stong’s, but it may be available in your local grocery store as well. Encourage them to stock it if they haven't already.

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Lynn Valley reader Jim Wright ran into a problem last week — after helping his son, Ken, with some land clearing he was left with a few tree stumps to dispose of — but how?

The municipality won't pick up anything that’s over eight inches in diameter. They were also refused at the GVRD-operated transfer station down on Riverside Drive.

But a call to the GVRD this week confirmed that stumps up to two feet in diameter will be ac- cepted at the transfer station.

To dispose of anything larger, however, it is recommended that a private disposal company be con- tacted.

According to the Solid Waste Act, Michael at the GVRD told me, North Shore residents are not allowed to truck their wastes to other places, such as Burns Bog, so that is not an option.

A note: also accepted at our transfer station for resource recov- ery are small quantities of gypsum and wet-cell batteries. These must be placed in separate bins, so please read the signs carefully.

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Reader Marie Roulleau has sev- eral tips to pass on to others this week: © One way she reuses envelopes (besides relabelling them with a strip of scrap paper) is to turn the envelope inside out and reglue it.

This, she promises, only takes a few seconds and leaves you with a clean writing surface to address. The process is made even easier if the original sender has only lightly sealed the back flap of the envelope. © Marie also recommends Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre’s 25-cent booklet, Over 100 Easy Ways to Protect Wildlife. It’s full of very good ecological tips.

© And finally, she writes: ‘A really easy way (o save energy, especially in the summer time, is to

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*and they provide different loca- tions, and special needs or interests for visitors who require special at- tention, or those who prefer to stay with people who share their language, religion or other inter- ests.

Myles read a letter of support for B&Bs from the North Van-

couver Chamber of Commerce, and introduced a letter from a city operator who pointed out that B&Bs are used not only by tourists, but by local people with visiting relatives, by out-of-town relatives of Lions Gate Hospital patients, and as temporary ac- commodation for people moving to North Vancouver.

dry clothes on a clothesline in the wind and sunshine rather than us- ing the clothes dryer.

“It’s free, noiseless and clothes get a wonderful fresh smell. Plus, some stains disappear when expos- ed to direct sunlight.’” Indoor clothes racks can also be used.

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emember to cut down on globa: warming, air pollution and your fuel bill by biking, walking, busing or car-pooling to work.

Take advantage soon of the North Shore News’ free car-pool- ing classified ad offer!

Thank vou, Marie and others, for sending in tips and news this week. Readers can mail their en- vironmental information to Ecoln- fo, North Shore News, 1139 Lons- dale Ave., North Vancouver V7M 274,

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