Contest
winner

Laurie Mallett, Daily
Herald publisher (left),

presents Lynn Taylor,
winner of the Meet the

Merchants ‘Contest with
cheque for $150. Contest was
run recently in the Herald,

It’s more natural

- VICTORIA (CP) — The
federal and provincial
governments should use
public service an:
Rouncements on radio and
television to inform parents
af the advantages of breast-
feeding, «a committee
representing Greater Vic-
‘feria churches has recom-
mended.

. ‘The committee says in a
brief that mothers’ milk is
nutritionally superior to
commercial forumla or
cows’ milk and that breast
feeding contributes to
bonding between a mother
and child.

. “Despite the belief
generally held that breast-
feeding is best, Canadian
‘women receive little on-
couragement to breast-
feed," it says.

“There is a lack of
education on all levets.
Children rarely see an infant
breast-feeding and so grow

‘vd knowing anything

" ‘The recommendations are
contained in a brief by the
Victoria branch of Infact

Canada. Victoria Infact is a
task force of the Greater
Victoria Interchurch
Committee for World
Development Education. -
The brief says people
rarely see pictures of breast-
feeding mothers while
formulas and bottle-feeding
are heavily promoted in the
media.
The committee also wants

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Canada to lead the way in
changing the international
symbol denoting airport
nursery rooms. The present
symbol is 4 baby bottle,
Medical; and nursing
schools should re-evaluate
their curriculum on lac-
tation, it! says, while

hospitals should issue policy.

statements endorsing
breastfeeding.

POLICE NEWS

Terrace RCMP recovered
astulen 1978 Chev pick-up in
the Braun Road area about 5
p.m, on Sunday. The truck

was stolen from 4-5016 Park
Ave. overnight between.
Saturday and Sunday. There
was some damage io the
truck, said an RCMP
Spokesman.

There were no injuries ina
single vehicle accident at the
Kitsumkalum Ski Hill gate
about 11 p.m. on Saturday.

[INFO

HEALTH

DR. BOB

YCUNG

Your new baby, like your

new car, needs periodic

checkups. While your car
thay be several months old
before this is required, most
hwspitals demand thal the
doctor assess a newburn at
one minule and again at five
minutes after birth. Often a
st: minute check is also asked
for.

In addition, a slandardized
rating system, the Apgar
scure, has been used for
many years to permit ac-
curate comparisons of dif-
ferent babies and to follow
the progress of an individual
newborn,

“Phe ductor who is in the
process of delivering a
maternily patient is usually
very busy, so the initial
assessment must be done
quickly, bul it also must be
meaningful.

Five things that can be
rapidly ascertained one
minute afler birth are the
baby's culor, ils heart rate,
the character and rate of its
breathing, its response lo
stimulation (usually a
suction tube in the nostril),
and the tone or firmness of
ils muscles. These can be
noted in a few secunds.
Each item is rated on a
scale of 0 to 2. A limp, pale,
blue baby that is nut
breathing and has nu pulse
and who does nol respond lo
slimulation earns, nut
surprisingly, a zero on the
Apgar scale.

‘A completely pink baby,
tweathing well and crying
and actively moving will
score 10 points if he or she
alag sneezes when its nuse is
Uekled and the heart rate is a

egalthy 100 beats a minute or

. “An improvement in a poor
score in five minules is a
} omen, while a
teriorating rating may be
cause fur concern.

The Apgar scure results
form a pari of ihe baby’s
chart. When carefully
analysed iL can provide
guidance in resuscitating the
infant. The baby doing

ly because the mather
sbeen heavily sedated will
show a different pallern than
the uxygenstarved Infant.

‘Bven years later the
Apgar readings may be
helnful to a family doctor or
pediatrician who is assessing

a__ learning-disabied
epileptic child — ur any child
who may have delayed
problems that could be
related to his birth ex-
perience. .

The disciplined use of the
Apgar (ur similat) scale is

an effective early warning .

syslem

™ I
or

RCMP said the vehicle slid
olf the road. .

’ Three | persons were
charged Saturday evening
with driving with a blood-

alcohol level over .08. They
will appear in court in due

course

The New Democratic.

Party : candidate, Jim
Fulton, for the federal riding
of Skeena attacks the Libera!
government's budget in ‘a
recent press release. ;
“Ths Nov. 16 budget did
not address unemployment,
the number one problem in
Canada," said Fulton.
“Instead of creating jobs,
the government chose
make a number of cosmetic
changes in terms of taxation
and ‘deductions. Over one
million women and men will
continue unemployed into
the New Year, a sorry
comment on ten years of
Liberal rule,” said Fullon,
“Rather than move boldly
into the field of job creation,
Mr, Chretien has announced
a plan to coliect less and cut
back: service. Canadians
should be aware,” warneil
Fulton, ‘that even greater
levels of unemployment will
result from this weak
budget.” :
“Here in Skeena,” con-
tinned Fulton, “large
numbers of seasonal
workers ‘in the forest and
fishing industries will end up

DOESN'T FACE ISSUE
Fulton attac

on welfare because of the
harsh new regulations on
unemployment insurance
eligibility.”’ ‘This comes ata
time when approximately
one filth of the workforce of
Northwestern B.C, is
already out of work,” said
Fulton. ,

“The three percent cut in
manufacturers sales tax will

have an effect in Quebee and
Ontario,” stressed. Fulton,
“due to the concentration of
manufacturing
provinces." It will bave a

pitifully smait and probably

unnoticable effect on our -

local economy.

“In summary," said
Fulton, “the tax cuts and
deductions will mean only a

Grant announced

An additional project in
this area will receive $25,116
in. funding from Canada
Works this fall it was an-
nounced by leona Cam-
pagnolo, MP for Skeena,

The Stewart Fitness and
Sports Project for Stewart,
B.C, will use this funding to
provide essential
recreational facilities for the

public which would other-
wise be unavailable owing to
the closure of the Granduc
operation, The facilities will
also be available for in-
clusion in the school
program. This additional
grant brings the total
amount of federal monies in
Canada Works Grants in
Skeena to $3,164,794.

in those -

t

The Herald, \' -nday, November 27, 1978, Page #

ks govt budget

few dollars per week to most
families inSkeena. Ata time
when Canada’ needs the

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stability of a long ‘term
strategy, we geta short term
conservative budget.” |

Masset band accepts

The Masset Band Council
has accepted a $20,400
federal-provincial govern-
ment offer of assistance in
the establishment of a
training project in the
construction of log homes on
the reserve. By building an
initial unit, it proposes to
train five Band members in
the skills required to build
the homes to the standards of
Central Mortgage and
Housing Corporation,
utilizing local products.

The Metlakatla Band
Council has accepted an
offer of $85,000 towards the
construction of a recreation

and community facility for
the village near Prince
Rupert, Costs are estimated
at $250,000, with two full-time
jobs being created by the
project. .

The assistance is made
under the auspices of the
Canada-British Columbia
Special Rural Development
Agreement, (popularly
known as Special ARDA)
which provides residents of
Indian ancestry in rural
areas with opportunities to
improve. their economic
circumstances. The
program is administered by
DREE.: .

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WEATHER

t

out .
Behind the system, a
southwesterly flow af mild
moist alr will keep skies

cloudy, and give occasional
showers and periods of fog.

Temperatures will reach a
high ‘of about 5 degrees
Celsius this afternoon, and
drop :to somewhere around

the freeing mark overnight
tonight. ; ;

Dial Toll Free (800) 63-34-44.

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of ski package information, or reservations.

Whatever you want to know, just ask.

Then skiout of this world. © -

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A Pacifie weather system
moving on to the Northern
B.C. coast will give overcast
skies and ‘rain to the
Terrace-Kitimat area

we”
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Secondary
processingisabig
part of B.C. mining.

Many people believe that mining in B.C. consists mainly of extracting
ores from the ground and producing mineral concentrate for export to
foreign markets. But there's also a good deal of secondary processing
within our province—in fact, many thousands of people are now
employed in this “other side” of B.C’'s mining industry.

A major centre for secondary mineral processing is located in the City of
Trail, Here, at the giant Cominco operation, mineral concentrate from many
sources is converted into lead, zinc and other finished metats...while a
by-product of metal production is used to produce chemical fertilizers.

An important source of concentrate for Trail is the Sullivan Mine at
Kimberley...but concentrate is also received from over 20 other B.C. mines,
from Pine Point in the Northwest Territories and from other world sources.
This Canadian-owned operation provides direct employment for nearly

4,000 people, and indirectly supporls many thousands of others.

B.C. is also an important producer of aluminum. The Alcan smelter at
Kitimat has a capacity of 300,000 tons of finished aluminum yearly, for sale
both within Canada and abroad. More than 2,500 people are employed

at this operation...and, as with the Trail plant, thousands more depend

on activity at Alcan for their livelihood.

The plants of Cominco at Trail and Alcan at Kitimat are major centres

far secondary mineral processing—but there are also other such operations -
within British Columbia. At Afton near Kamloops, for example, B.C.s

first modern copper smelter began operating during 1977.

The export of mineral concentrate to foreign nations will continue to be
an important part of B.C’s mining activity. But secondary processing will
play an increasingly prominent role in years to come. It's all part of the
process of development which makes mining a vital economic force

in British Columbia.

MINING

“B.C’s second largest industry”

The Mining Association of British Cotumbia