Kids need food for thought Here in the Northwest, we have a number of School Food Pro- grams, These are programs that help children to meet their nutri- _Hional needs, It’s been shown in many studies * that children do better in school when, they've had something to eat before they try to learn. So the Ministry of Education, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, has started this program _.to help kids learn, The children who participate get a lunch that makes up of their daily needs, Their parents can pay for the lunch if they choose, but if the parents can’t af- - ford to pay, the children will still get their lunch. Participation is voluntary, so parents who want to send a home- Did You Know? made lunch for their kids can still do so, The programs are in place at schools in Prince Rupert, Port Edward and in Terrace. Waen the Education Ministry did a province wide evaluation of the School Food Program (at the end of last year), it showed a lot of benefits that kids gain from the program: * 78% of the schools thought there had been a posilive in- fluence on the behaviour of chil- dren in the class room, while 63% thought kids were better behaved in the school yard, * 64% of the schools noticed an improvement in classroom per- formance, and an increased ability to learn. | a * 59% showed an increase in at- fendance since the program started. The biggest benefits of the School Food Program show up in the comments that people offer about them: * “Jt has increased student in- Weather Watch Max. Min, Snow Rain Sun Temp. Temp. (cm) (mm) (hrs) 15.5 4.5 0 ' Trace o.8 16.3 0.4 0 0 10.0 16.9 1.4 0 0 05 16.5 2.9 0 0 &3 16.2 4.3 0 Trace 4.9 12.2 8.9 0 11.6 0 13.5 8.9 ‘0 10.8 0.2 Max. Min. Snow -Rain ‘Sun Temp. Temp. (cm) (mm) .- (his) 13.2 75 Oo. 2.25 0 12.7 11.3 0 5.8... (on 14.2 V2 4] Trace 45 12,5 6.9 a 34.6 . 0 14.4 10.4 i] 32.2 0 15.4 41.8 0 78 19 11.9 8.2 i] 3.4 0.4 For recorded weather in- formation from Environment Canada, call 635-4192, @ Contamination of sur- face and groundwater sup- plies by industrial and domestic contaminants resulis in higher costs for water consumers due to the need to treat the water be- fore it is safe to reuse, Don’t just dump that dreck! Contact Environment B.C. for proper disposal meth- ods for any potentially haz- arden s household chemi- cal: Environment _ Canada’s environmental citizenship messages courtesy of the Terrace Weather Office. Facts about KCP — . First of a series answering the questions most often. raised with Alcan about the Kemano Completion Project Q. A. Is it true that the Nechako River flow will be reduced to 12 per cent if the Kemano Completion Project goes ahead? _ This figure bears no relation to Alcan’s proposals’ as far as the Nechako River of today is concerned. It has been used by some people to compare. KCP. flows to pre-Kemano-One flows and only where water reduction i is s greatest, "in the upper reaches of the Nechako. ‘Tn describing the effect of Kemano Completion 0 on 1 the river, “Alcan compares " KCP flows to flows that have existed for the past 40 years since Kemano One owas built. Alcan also measures flows along the whole length of the river - ‘because | the effect of KCP diversion is reduced as other rivers and tributaries ---flow into.the Nechako. This means that any water diverted from the system Poe represents a smaller and smaller percentage of the flow as you move “ downstream. KCP diversion would reduce the’ mean annual flow in the upper reaches of the -Nechako 10.47 per cent of the existing flow: At Vanderhoof, where Nechako : ‘flows have been naturally increased by the contribution of the Nautley River 30 kilometers ‘upstream, the post-KCP flow will be 71 per cent of the present “annual rate. And at Isle Pierre, west of Prince George, 88 per cent of existing ‘flows will remain. This, by the way, is where some of the 12-per-cent c ynfusion arises: at Isle Pierre, the river is reduced by 12 per cent, not fo 12 he: Fraser River, joined by the Nechako at Prince George, will be virtually naffected by reduced Nechako flows. The Fraser will continue ‘to flow at 97 er. cent of i its present Tate. 7 : Ww S important to remember that figures apply to "mean annual flow," the average of daily flows all-year round, Most of the diverted water for KCP would be drawn from peak summer flows, stabilizing April-to-September ‘flows at about the present levels of early fall. eno oe River watching George, the river looks.the same as-it W If you're driving south this week and want an idea of how. the Nechako River will be affected at this time of year after KCP, take a look out the window. At Vanderhoof and Prince ill look i in the month of September after KCP. ' KCP Information Centre now open in Kitimat Alcan has opened a Kemano Completion Project Information Centre in Kitimat. If you have any questions or just want to know more about KCP, drop by M iy Wednesday or Friday from 10 am.to4 p.m. Kemano Completion Project. KITIMAT | INFORMATION CENTRE 224 City Centre Kitimat, B.C. VBC 176. Tel: 632-4712 The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 29, 1999 - Page B11 Town Hall Meeting with JOE BARRETT & DAVE BARRETT M,C. Jim Fulton October 4 at 7:00 pm Mt. Elizabeth Theatre 1491 Kingfisher St., Kitimat Sponsored by the Action Canada Network terest in school and significant changes can be observed in stu- dents’ ability io apply them- selves.’’ , « “Some students’ behaviour has improved as they are noi hungry and can interact. with other students with greater patience.’’ © “Written responses on the subsidy forms have indicated sin- cere appreciation by some parents because the program is mecting a real need for them.” The School Food Program is one in which participation is voluntary. It involves parents and children in all aspects and stages of implementation, and is funded without cutting or affecting any current programs. As such, it significantly contrib- utes to the nutritional well being of any community. As shown by the _ Ministry of Education’s evaluation, the integration of a School Food Program with nutri- tion education can result in chi} dren. developing good lifetime nutritional habits at an carly age. 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