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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Bishop O'Grady: For sometime I have been thinking about the need for a Christian High School in Terrace. 1 write to you about this concern as [ have heard that you were largely responsible for establishing Veritas Catholic Elementary School in Terrace and more recently Prince George College. I am a mother of three pre-school children, former teacher and member of the Protestant Christian Elementary School in Terrace. At High School level people encounter 20 - topes in every subject that it is very important that the teachers who bring these‘ subjects to them do have a belief and reverance for God the Creator of all life. However another thought which came to my mind was that if the Catholic Church in Terrace were to build a High School, my husband and I would certainly like to be able to send our children there. If people like us would loan interest-free money to High School Building Fund, would that encourage you to start thinking about it sericusly? (Personally, we were thinking about it in terms of _ @ $1000 loan). I know there are other Protestant families who share this concern. [should be most grateful if you. would give this matter some thought. There are plans to put out a questionaire to find out the opinion of the members of all different Christian Primarily, 1 should like churches in Terrace. an inter-denominational Yours faithfully, Christian High School. Hilda Talstra Children should visit dentist Parents often wonder when they should take their child to the dentist for the first time, It is advisable for a child to visit the dentist when most of bis primary or baby teeth have appeared, usually between 2\and3% years of age. A visit at this early stage can help establish good dental care habits which last a lifetime. Should any dental problems exist, such as decay or — malocclusion, early detection is advantageous. The primary teeth last for about one-sixth of a person's life, and are important for chewing, speech and an attractive appearance. Chewing with wellformed teeth helps the jaw bones to grow properly. Without the full number of teeth, your child's jaws would be off-balance and stay that way. Baby teeth also hold space to make sure there is proper room for permanent teeth. ; Normal speech depends on complete dental arches to allow the tongue to form certain sounds. Early joss of the baby teeth can lead fo bad speech habits which often’ - persist. Making your child's first visit to the dentist pleasant and anxiety-free can be achieved by careful explanation . beforehand. Taik about the upcoming visit with the same positive attitude you have about other new experiences. Describe bow the dentist will look at the niouth and take X-Rays tofind out bow the teeth are growing. Point ont that. the dentist or his hygienist will give instructions on proper cleaning of teeth and gums. At the time of your child's first appointment, the dentist will suggest a time for a further checkup. When you make careful plans for a child's first visit to a dentlat, chances are If will be a pleasant experience for him - ared be will be happy about future visite. e/ Marijuana babies freak out TORONTO (CP) — An Oitawa psychologist says babies born to women who smoked marijuana during pregnancy show abnormal responses shortly after birth. Dr. Peter Fried says babies whose mothers smoked as few as five marijuana cigarettes a week were more easily startled and took longer to calm down than other babies. Fried’s study, reported in the current issue of The Medical Post, is the first known research carried out oo the effects of marijuana on children. Previous studies have been on animals. _ Fried, psychology professor at'Carleton University and adjunct professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Otlawa, * established four categories of marijuana use for his Non-users; irregular users — no more than one a * week or exposure Lo others smoking; moderate users — averaging two to five cigarettes a week; and heavy users — more than five a week. Fried compired 12 children born to irregular smokers and 10 born to moderate and heavy smokers with 66 babies born to non-users. He detected no elfects of marijuana we on the course of pregnancy or delivery, and babies at birth showed no abnormalities in size, weight, head circumference or other conditions such as heart rate and respiration. However, tests called the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment — made 60 to 80 hours after birth — found effects on the children's central nervous systems. Normal babies blink when a dim light is shone in their eyes, whether the eyes are open or not. However, the blinking stops as the child becomes agcustomed to the Light. Nine of the babies born to the regular users either failed to respond to the light or failed to become ac- customed to it. . Babies born to women who were regular marijuana users during at least one third of the pregnancy took longer to calm down on their own, were more easily startled and showed greater tremors of their hands and feet * He said all babies have tremors in their hands and _ feet. However, in those born to the marijuana users in cbis study, the increased tremors and abnarmal reflexes:were-“‘the most consistent and visible-con- sequent bf regular heavy consumption of marijuana Fried said initial follow-up stydies, which show the tremors diminishing after 30 days but visual responses remaining abnormal, are in the preliminary stage. Another finding of the study was a high-pitched cry ~ among one-third of the babies born to regular users, a cry never heard among babies of nonusers. It has been associated with withdrawal in infants born to heroin or methadone addicts. He said be believes use of marijuana prior to; pregnancy does not have any carry-over effect provided the woman quits before becoming pregnant. Women’s rights not enough? OTTAWA (CP) — The government's décisian to strengthen women's rights in its constitutional package is good news but by no means good enough, members of the Ad Hoc Committee of Canadian Women said Thursday. Several women from the three-month-old lobby group told a news conference the proposed charter of rights still contains dangerous loopholes and does not make it — * crystal clear thal womien have the same rights af men. Those loopholes mean women’s rights will remain at the mercy of court rulings, they said. The Supreme Court of Canada has not been favorable to women's rights in the past and the government proposals do not provide the legal definition of equality . needed to make the court see the error of its ways, they - added. "Marilou McPhedran, a Toronto lawyer, sald the women are encouraged that the govérnment agreed Tuesday to a New Democratic Party amendment that will inchude in the charter the statement that all rights and freedoms in It “are guaranteed equally to male . and female persoas.”” But this amounti to “a statement of principle without substantive amendments in the rest of the charter to. back it up,”’ she added. “All we can do at this point is cross our fingers and hope parilamentarians will agree to further changes . and that the courts pay close attention to the statement of principle.” The women pawed out a statement outlining thelr’ concerns to MPs only hours before the Commons voted Thursday night on the last amendments to the government's plans to patriate and amend the con- stitution unilaterally. “What we will give every MP tonight is not a nice ‘thank very much,’ but an invitation to work with us ... when it (the constitution) comes back to make the changes Uthat are obviously: still mecessary,” Mc- Phedran said. Among the desired changes are: 1 —Use of the word '‘person” in all references to - human beings throughout the charter. There are now various references to “individuais,”’ “anyone” aul “everyone. Ld ! —Clarification of the section on discrimination so that discrimination on the basis of sex wotild be illegal. | —Rewording of a section on affirmative action programs. The women want affirmative action poem applicable to disadvantaged groupe only. Thé wording now says the programs are applicable to “disadvantaged individuals ar groupe.” — .. ‘The changes were all recommended by a women’s ~ deneofional conference held bythe group serter ti i Mahe ad boc commitice organleed the’ conterence after a similar meeling by the federal Advisory Council on the Status of Women was cancelled in the midst of a controversy about alleged political ;, manipulation by Loyd Axworthy, minister responsible . ™ for tbematus ‘ot women, YESTERDAN IN TOTHE EDITOR in ’ oh th {We MASSES CAN BE - INDUCED TO TAKE ANY - THAT WAS SAID BY AN US THAT | ACTION, PROVIDED mis DISHED UP OIA THE APPROPRIATE SLOG Géé, I THOUGAT Simmer anie Saat rain ST by ari tras ‘actbee aN Disabled people are normal too” “Families with a disabled member are normal families,” szid Helen Austin, Consultant for the Handicapped with'the provincial Ministry of Labour in a recent interview. Ms. Austin speaks with authority, having spent the last 30 years: in a wheelchair. During that time she has seen many advances in public - acceptance of disabled persons, and the introduction of. legislation providing them with access to opportunities = previously denied. But she admits that, as in the case of oe mlaeriy erp bee are il macy rotems tbe : faced and resolved. Ms. Austin pointed out that modem medical tecfinclogy ‘allows increasing numbers of disabled persoms to'live a near normal Hfe span. * quantity of life has been ‘dramatically improved, but the quality of life hag not kept 4 pace,” she observed. “We must learn to focus on the, abilities of the disabled rather than on their disabilities". . _Ms, Austin recommended that families with a disabled .~. wee _ timber be encouraged to lead a normal family Ife. The . * amy imitation acceptaljle, she insists, ia the Lmitation - > imposed by the specific disabllity.. “The disabled are not looking for special consideration," she said. “They only want the right to be accepted, and to have equal access to the opportunities avallable to other members of society.’” The United Nations bas.declared 1991 the. International Year of the Disabled: Ms. Austin suggested that it should be . w time for each of us to reflect on our own behaviour and ensure that we do not hokd discriminatory attitudes or. commit discriminatory acts against those members of society who are afflicted with oa disabilily. - As May is Family Month, The B.C. Council for the Famlly urges all families to participate in special family activities. Spring brings forest gardeners By DONCOBURN "Spring ishere. Flowers are out, the trees are budding and the birds are everywhere. People are shedding their winler clothes and going on walks. The gardeners are out in full . force. On the coast the herring have finished spawning. The oolichan run is almost finished, I've heard reports of bear sightings. The forest gardener (otherwise known as tree planters) are getting ready for another hectic apring season. There are a lot of trees to go in this year. Altogether about 3,4 sallion trees in the Kalum timber supply area. Thal's about 244 million more than were planted last year (960,000). The planting season in this area will likely last from early April tolate May. Next year, provided there are _ to die-offs in the nurseries, there will be more trees ta ~ plant. This isn’t enough tree planting. The companies have never been able to get enough 16 re-stock all the areas that need it. Cancel is behind about 5000 hectares, almost the equivalent area to a years logging in the Kalum TSA. The _ problem is nusery space. The young seedlings are grown in .- -_ Rurseries throughout B.C. Some are even being brought in ” from Washington state. A btal of 82 m taillion .were ¢ grown. and planted last year. “‘That compares fo the 100"millllon' seedlings that Great Britain plants yearly. We should probably. be planting 150 million yearly now (Ministry of ~ Forest objective for 1965) and trying for 200 million by 1985. ‘In the Kalum TSA about 4 million seedlings annually are Ukely needed. The Ministry is aware of.the situation. It is the one E get my figures from. Things are being done. There's a transplant nursery being set up for the raising of stock, on Cancel is re-opening their Kalum River cursery. This , should provide for 500,000 seedlings a year. Other facilities are being built in B.C. What sre the costs involved in tree planting? The nursery corts per tree vary; but run between eight and 14 cents per : tree. Planting costs including supervision, transportation tree, with an average of 2 cents. investment for a tree that likely will be worth In excess of $0 at maturity. Doall areas need replanting? We in this area are blessed with a mild, damp climate which promotes natural forest growth. Asa result, large portions of the Kalum TSA _ ‘ and storage etc., probably vary between 15 and Sicents per Not a big initial . - restock naturally - in some cases much too-thickly.. For. example - I did a tree thinning contract last year that had 11,000 stems per hectare when only 900 stems per hectare were needed (that’s a lot of cutting). Burnt arcas generally require planting (some logging settings are slash burnt as 2. means of preparing them for planting). River flats, the best forest land in B.C. almost invariably require planting (the sooner the better as brush takes over fast, choking out new seedlings). Then there is planting to change the tree species to a more favorable one. With the higher elevation logging going on now, much of it needs planting as the seed supply from high elevation trees is plentiful only sporatically (up to 15 years between seed crops). In the future when and if enough genetically superior seed stock . has been developed, we will likely see most areas planted to thene. . what else! Seriously, forestry workers then establish What happens after the planting? Well planters paydays, - survival study plots. These plots are re-checked in two. years time to seewwhat percentage of the trees survived. In our climate, the survival ratio is oftesi in excess of 00 par ceat, This compares favorably with some interior forest areas where survivals can go as hrw as 40 per cent. Tip of the Work ‘BE AN OPTIMIST. There are doom and gloom stories about cur out of foreata. I believe that if we exercise firm! and proper stewarship of our lands and resources, that they will increase. Tell that to our politicians! We B.C, reakdents are causing the erosion of our forests and we can and must reverse this. will tle time and money. 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