- sales

nearby, 0. 4!

He Js, one ‘ot a. ‘Seowing”
nuinber a Americans:.who .

see tigaster in the country's”

futurebut who optimistically’
call themselves ‘‘aur-

vivalisis,"’ ‘as-they prepare An

for. catastrophe, ee fel
Survivalists-are vague ~
and,certainly divided — over.
exactly wt what form the: hard:
will: take, thei fears

covering a range” from ° .
disruption of

the food supply.»
to. race: riots : to: economic

collapse and foreign. in _—

vaslon. .-
- Since a burst. of interest

chiring-'the’ 1978-74 ‘oll em. “|

bargo, ‘the number of sur.”
vivalists fhas*” or ot ea
: steadily and the firms’ that
: eater to them say. doomsday

periaps

Sores eo yee Be
“gince. jhe crises’ int.

‘The Hera, Wednasday, July 23 100, Pages

¥

t

 Afgianistan and Iran’ our

business has. more than»
tripled,"says.Jim. Newman,’
manager; for ae
California ‘firm |:
produces | ‘nueva “god,
"people are buy
they're concerned d about the:
Russians.” "3

;? vata

International,-an Austin-~

ate ve 4
‘tbeause

hased firm that uses a sad-

faced child holding an empty a

page ‘to illustrate its ads.

“For the last year we've .

bedi very. conservative,” but
this is a new approach," says
James Skeen,:
the \firm..

Survivalists point out thet

thet ST, qani. rT its ase
“ira epeet dered 0 al aw. ‘basig! i
cellar tik pb tood" & .ed ne

gaya: “They were prepared, -
and that's what’ our ;People. L

Wi

than strikes or ‘natural

arit to be.’ .
ai “sutvivallsfs ‘are
afraid of nething mare major ’ .

disasters tat ‘may make

food: ace &

Like’ ‘other’ ‘aiievivallata, wes
Alice is-dfraid to be publicly
identified for fear that, when

- bad times come to her door,

: Aimer! 8 “future: ;

mite, 0:

lems,” says Pier. “We could

get to a t{tuation where the.
have-nots may go. into the
. stredts” ‘dausing: riots” that:
can’t be handled by normal
Mears.
e- Russians will be
looking at the situation and
_ may consider dropping afew
atomic weapons.”
Pler’s 72-page catalogue

Gifera auch esoteric items ag °, .
vaults (‘a good way ta:

protect the guns that. may’

life’), ‘Poeaally:

hidden . rvival belt. Anives; -

water puriflers afd portable:

power generators, draws 4
distinktlon between wo kins

“Any serious survivalist

get out of the city," Piet. 7

wie ve tried to come up
scenarios for-lving in
thetelty, but it just can't be

done. “The numbers are:

inst Yous’ mer :

| thine t bad.”
ae should a “family

’  sntérested insurviving keep

on hand? Skeen suggests A
; year's eupply ‘of food per

veon.

as also suggests a $1,000
bag of of silver coins eet
ron an id téols; .

tems that may be

2 aig a crisi¢,

pee wet nm lime ttn Le

pane .

president of | =... Sf

will introduce the

: public. dental care

| over 900,000 British |
a “Columbians. It'll cost $85
_-million the first year, but

that’s 'a practical j investment ©

ner a ghario ls that we're ner
- hpeading‘for eceriomi¢ probs" =

cae

‘Designed to bring . |
‘basic, dental services —
— “to.those who need it...”
. ..Most,.and can afford.”

-itleast, the plan will |

wae tah SifIO nines
wart apuridgerevon teltes yee
watteement for Survival” -* °°" | u

é
fel}

imost comprehensive

program in Canada. ..

provide coverage for

YM

in dental health care 'for the «
yple ‘of this province, particu-

~_ Jarly forthe more thar 400,000
—* children who will be covered.

_ WHO IS ELIGIBLE.
s Dependent children 4 years of

“age and under. .
eAll old-age pensioners.

_ w Those whose Medical Services

Plan premiums are paid by the -
_ Ministry of Human Resources, °

-and their dependents.

' w Those who receive premium

~ assistance from the Medical
Services Plan, and their"
dependents.
There are no premiums to
pay. You are automatically
covered if you are in one of the
above groups. and are re presently

registered under the Medical.
Services Plan. If you’re not —

registered, you should write to
| Dental Care Plan of B.C., BO.

| Box 1500, Victoria, B.C. . :
V8W 3G8. _ “ oe o .

|” BENEFITS —

Our new Dental Care Plan will
pay up to $700 a year per person
for basic dental services available
from general practice dentists,
and for dentures, These services |
include check-ups, X-rays;
cleaning, fluoride treatment for

_ children, fillings, extractions, root

canals, gum and bone treatment,
and denture repairs. Full

_ dentures provided by a dentist or

licenced dental mechanic will be
covered, as well-as partial
dentures provided by a dentist.
The plan will also pay 100% of a
once yearly preventive care |
package for children 14 years of
age. and under. 7

{OULOR am vaew qa | ne”
F ‘PROVINCE’ * ont aRw all ua
. COVERAGE © oe:

If you are covered.
by the Plan, you

will be entitled to -
dental benefits sin.
an emergei ICY:
; “anywhere outside ”

British Columbia,
” You will be reimbursed for
the amount the Plan would...

have paid if the.treatment had ©
been given in British Coltumbia..

More detailed information on:
.. the Dental Care Plan will be
- published prior to the: intro nt
‘duction in January, 1981. : gn a
7 British Columbia's. health care

system, is among the finest in te

| world . .. the addition of this

unique dental insurance plan
represents amajorstepinim- | - . -
proving that system even further. 5

THE DENTAL

BRITISH COLUMBIA. —

Provinceot: . Ministry of

er British Columbia Health

= Hon. K. Rafe Mair, Minister.

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