@prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isReferencedBy "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1211252"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "University Publications"@en ; dcterms:issued "2015-08-27"@en, "1988-10-14"@en ; dcterms:description "Environmental issue."@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/Ubysseynews/items/1.0126748/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ ENVIMHAEhm Issut VOLUME 71, Number 11 Vancouver, B.C. Friday, October 14,1988 Classifieds Rates: AMS Card Holder* - 3 Una*, $3.00, additional Una* 60 cants, commercial -3 lines, 75 cents. (10% Discount on 25 Issues or more) Classified ads payable In advance. Deadline 4*00 p.m,. two days before publication. Room 266, SUB, UBC, Van., B.C. 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Microbiology Club Bzzr Garden. 4*8:30 pjn., SUB 212. UBC Pacific Bim Club Bzzr Garden. 4:30-7 Buchanan Lounge. p.m. CITR WEEK Blastoff! TbrVScS'ambIers with 4 special f-^p^T 7:30 p.m,r SUB Ballrooc^n** 207, licensed). UBC Film Society SUBFilms presentation: "Hope and Glory*, "Milagro Beanfield War". 1 and 9:30 pjn- SUB The* atr«< Chinese Collegiate Society Asian Pood Night 7:30-11 p.m., SUB Party Room, - Graduate Student Society Dance. Terminal City, 8 p.m.k Banquet Room. SATURDAY CITRPM10L9 Thunderbird Football -live broad** cast* UBC at Alberta* Noon. UBC Student Ministry "Fall Football Fling*. 3-5 p.m.* Gates Park. Orthodox Christian Mission Vespers, 6 pjn, St Peter's Church, 4580 Waldon (Main & 30th},; 275- 2985. UBC Film Society SUBFilms; "Hope and Glory*, "Milagro Beanfield War"1. 7 and 9:30 p-m., SUB Theatre. SUNDAY ft*_MWM«M_a*MMU!MMM_U*MM'J. Orthodox Christian Mission Divine liturgy, 9 a.m*, St Peter's Church, 4580 Waldon (Main & 30th), 275-2985. UBC Film Society SUBFilms: "Hope and Glory", "Milagro Beanfield War*. 7 and 9;30p.m^ SUB "Rieatre, MONDAY Alma Mate- Society/Student Health Service Drinking & Driving: MADD; speaker: Sally Cribble, Noon, Conversation Pit, Main Concourse, SUB. Earth Tones AMS Choir Practice, 6 p.m., Scarfe 100. UBC Film Societ Film: "Badlands". 7 & 9:30 pjti- SUB Auditorium, SUB, TUESDAY Alma Mater Society/Student Health Service Minimal .Risk Program1, speaker Mr. Don Jarvis, B.C. Alcohol and Drug Education Program. Noon, Conversation Pit, Main Concourse, SUB. Libertarian Club of UBC Dennis Corrigan, national leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada. Speech followed by question period. Noon, SUB 212. Jewish Students Association/ Hillel Hot lunch. Noon, Hillel House. Upcoming EVents Leonard Cohen Appearing October 26 at the Q.E. Theatre, 8p.m. The author of such novels as Beautiful Losers and Death of a Lady's Man has just released his tenth record album, I'm Your Man. From the Renaissance of song poetry in the Sixties to the present day, Cohen had his compositions performed by such artists as Rita Coolidge to Joe Cocker. Elvis Costello dtes Cohen's influence on his work. New he wants to influence Vancouver. Reviews running next week: Lie of the Mind — running at the Vancouver Playhouse Caucasian Chalk Circle — running at Studio 58, Langara Hydro Electric Streetcar — SUB Ballroom, Oct 15th Antigone — run ending October 14th. Jonathan Richman — performed October 12th at VECC §| KELVIN DOUGLAS W INTERNATIONAL open 7 days a week Your 24 Hour Business Centre desktop publishing word processing spell check graphics 24 HOUR BOOKINGS AVAILABLE 688-6151 we don't sleep, ...so YOU can! 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IJ_ J_M_U\\/ 4/THE UBYSSEY October 14,1988 "7 z- mymonumx The Carmanah Valley contains the tallest known Sitka Spruce tree in Canada MALCOM PEARSON National treasure escapes axe Giant trees elude MacMillan Bloedel By Kim Trainor Environmentalists call it a natural treasure, but the forest industry calls it cold cash. The Carmanah Valley, a 6,700 hectare area located on the west coast of Vancouver Island, contains some of the largest Sitka spruce trees in Canada. But to MacMillan Bloedel these giant trees, which can reach three meters in diameter and can be seven hundred years old, are worth up to $44,000 each when logged. MacBlo originally scheduled logging to begin in Carmanah in 2003. But in 1984 they advanced their plans 15 years, and by May of this year had constructed a network of logging roads that stretched to the edge of the Carmanah drainage basin. The Western Canada Wilderness Committee began to build trails through the Carmanah to increase public awareness of MacBlo's activities, and ease access to the valley, accusing MacBlo of attempting to sneak into the valley before the public became aware of the area's existence. After MacBlo failed to placate WCWC by offering to preserve a token 99 hectares (1.4 per cent) of the valley, the company sought an injunction to stop WCWC's trail building activities, accusing the committee of building dangerous trails and of "changing the land scape. The court ruled in favour of the Wilderness Committee, stating that the tree farm licence MacBlo holds does not give it exclusive rights to the area. MacBlo could not bar public access to crown land wilderness areas, the judgement said. MacBlo released its latest plans for the Carmanah on October 6. It will now preserve 175 hectares, while designating an additional 1,800 hectares as a "special management area* that will be logged slowly. The preserved area includes the valley's major spruce groves and the tallest known Sitka spruce tree in Canada. Erosion threatens BC forests Forester cites logging practices Mark Wareing By Catherine Lu The human race must redefine its place on the planet, according to Mark Wareing, a forester who is disillusioned by forestry practices in B.C. "As a culture, we seem to believe that the resources of the planet are here for us to exploit, that somehow we're the centre of the universe, and everything is just here for us to take," he said yesterday in a noon-hour lecture sponsored by the En- vironment Interest Group. Wareing stressed the need to change our cultural values, which he said leads humankind to ignore the detrimental impact we have on the environment. While he recognized the production of forest products "is an important part ofthe economy and has to be maintained," he questioned the way we harvest those forests. Wareing, who is a member of the Western Canada Wilderness Committee, presented a slide show demonstrating the long- term devastation to B.C.'s steep coastal hillsides caused by current clear-cutting practices. Soil erosion, which occurs naturally, increases enormously with clear-cutting and road-building, he said. Steep mountain faces rely on tree cover to maintain their soil level, but when a range is clear- cut, the soil loses its protection from wind and precipitation. The soil erodes so rapidly and completely that the quick regeneration of forest becomes unlikely. "The company line that clear- cutting on the coast is a natural way of regenerating the forest is totally misleading," said Wareing. "It is a colossal catastrophe." However, Wareing believes the major cause of soil erosion is road-building, which disrupts natural drainage patterns in the basins. Wareing noted companies could harvest timber using selective systems and "still maintain the integrity of the forest and avoid erosion." But the industry does not employ more suitable methods of logging because it "pictures a short term cost," Wareing said. "What is the value of that soil that's being lost?" he asked. "It's not given a value and it's not put into the equation, so the answers you come up with are wrong." He said if this situation persists British Columbia may end up looking like the Mediterranean, a region covered in forest ten thousand years ago. "Human activity has reduced it to desert and scrub and a few pathetic trees," he said. Other countries have policies designed to prevent this outcome. Wareing cited a system currently practiced in Switzerland which, he said, would be ideal for B.C. coastal rainforests. "The idea is to imitate nature," he said. "In natural systems, the largest trees eventually fall down. In the selection forest method, you harvest them." This ensures permanent coverage on steep mountain slopes because the tree population is like a human one. As old trees die they are replaced by new growth. Wareing said British Columbians have an opportunity to rediscover old ideas about "having respect for the earth," which he said is an essential value of indigenous cultures. & presents PBUCIFLES OF FUN 88/89 fflSr* Dinner & Concert Studies (prerequisite: The Philosophy of Fun) Learn to have fun without guilt! Todays students need to balance scholastic endeavors with Social pursuits. Enrol in this course by purchasing AMSConcertticketsatFoggn'Suds. After a demanding practicum of dinners and parties, graduation is marked by a diploma ceremony and photos of students having fun appearing in the Ubyssey paper. UPCOMINi Ftm AMS EfENTS Erarr Pun m Dm Rugby Oktoberfest Arawuripft, October 14 Halloween Barney B«_tall Armouries October 28 Idle Eyes Armouries October 29 Register At FOGG U CAMPUS • Kitsilano • Broadway • English Bay Contestant Search We're the exciting new TV game show We Want Partners! TOlk AbOtlt Husband/Wife Instructor/Student Boss/Employee ... endless combinations d>" 682-5993 must be 18 years or older Too Busy To Meet Other Single People? "Thanks to Friends, I met someone very special." We bring together active singles of high standards and we do it selectively and successfully Friends 254-6266 October 14,1988 THE UBYSSEY/5 Nuclear winter is imminent: Mulroney ignores Arms Race. By Rob Cameron Canada's free trade deal with the U.S. may push the world closer to nuclear war, says Pauline Jewitt. The NDP MP spoke last week at a conference sponsored by the B.C. chapter of End the Arms Race. Jewett lashed out at Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, accusing him of making "vacuous" statements and ignoring the arms race in a Sept. 29 speech to the United Nations. Mulroney dismissed the arms race. "East-west issues are in hand," he said, "leaving us free to devote our attention to the twin challenges of poverty and the environment." "The Prime Minister said not a word about binary (chemical) weapons. Not a word about nu clear non-proliferation," she said. Under the terms of the trade deal, Jewitt said, the Americans could label Canadian funding of environmental concerns "unfair subsidies." The military and energy are the only two allowable subsidies left under the deal's terms, she said. "The inevitable result must be the further militarization of Canada's economy," Jewitt said. Jewitt said this process has already started because Canada has increased its exports of arms and guidance systems for nuclear missiles, while its guidelines for such exports remain woefully inadequate. "(Canada is) the ham in the global sandwich," Jewitt said, caught between the two superpowers. "Nuclear war would be the ultimate environmental disaster," said Peter Ramsey ofthe Vancouver chapter of End the Arms Race, speaking at the conference. "If we don't bring a halt to the arms race, there may not be much environment left to save." Vancouverites should be especially worried about a nuclear explosion—two new U.S. Navy battle groups will soon be based in Everett, Washington. Each group has a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and a dozen support ships, all capable of carrying nuclear weapons. And the nuclear submarine facility at Bangor, Washington, is due for expansion. These installations would be prime targets in a nuclear war. Radioactive fallout would make the Lower Mainland uninhabitable for generations. Even worse would be the effects of nuclear winter. A study conducted in 1986 by the Royal Society of Canada stated that "even a small nuclear war would cause a significant enough difference in temperature to devastate agriculture" in Canada. That devastation would occur even if Canada escaped the effects of radiation—which isn't likely to happen, since many crucial US military installations are located close to the border. "Canada's harsh climate and short growing season make Cana dian agriculture very sensitive to climatic changes," the Royal Society report said. "We would be one of the nations most heavily effected" by nuclear winter. Nuclear winter refers to a severe lowering of temperatures on the Earth's surface, caused when dust hurled high into the atmosphere by nuclear explosions blocks out the sun, and by smoke and soot from burning cities, forests and fields. Other experts say nuclear winter could cause the extinction of a majority ofthe plant and animal species on Earth, including man. Artists capture vestiges of wilderness By Wendy Waters Throughout history artists have painted the wilderness. On cave walls, totem poles, musical intruments, canoes and canvas, they have captured the divine beauty of the planet for all to admire. Now, many prominent B.C. artists are aligning themselves with environmentalists in an effort to preserve one of the few remaining wilderness areas they can paint. In September, several groups of artists visited the Stein Valley, about 300 km northeast of Vancouver, near Lillooet. After flying in to Stein Lake, or driving to the mouth of the river, they spent between one and three days capturing their incredible surroundings on canvas. Every participating artist will donate at least one original work to an art show and sale to be held November 15 to 18 at the Robson Square Media Centre. The event, organized by artist Toni Onley and the Western Canada Wilderness Committee, has been labeled "a success" by organizer Arne Hanson. Hanson said at least 25 original paintings and numerous prints will be sold. Profits from painting sales will be evenly divided between the Western Canada Wilderness Committee and Stein Rediscovery, a camp in the Stein where young people learn about wilderness, native legends and survival techniques. The Wilderness Committee, an environmental organization that aims at "conservation through education," will put the proceeds towards its campaign to preserve the Stein Valley. The expedition had its exciting moments. Twelve people including three television crews were forced to spend an unexpected night at Stein Lake when a blizzard grounded their float plane. Several people slept in the plane. Participating artists are Leon Bibb, Taki Bluesinger, Audrey Capel-Doray, Victor Doray, Joe Pleskett, Arnold Shives. Takao Tanabe, Carol Thompson, Jim Eiller, Soug Morton, Don Harvey, and Susana Blunt. Artists who were unable to visit the Stein but who are donating work to the auction are Sam Black, Wendy Dobereiner, Robert Genn, Don Jarvis, Jack Shadbolt, Gordon Smith, Sylvia Tait, Jack Wise and Alan Wood. t-* \\C OvN °V DcuUj 10-3 Conversation Pit * DcuUj I !'• 30 - h 20 ■is* Monday Oct 17 : MADP, SaUyQribbU TOPIC' DRINKING 1c DRIVING Tuesday Oct \\&- 3C ADP, Don Juris TOPIO MINI/UAL RISK PROGRAM WdMsday Oct 19,• RCMP speaker TOPIC' USE fe ABUSE"<* SSj& Thursday Oct 20= AA/NAspmters TOPIC: PROGRAM 4 RECOVERY Friday Oct 21= VBC Sports MidkwOimc MD TOPIC' DRUGS fcTHE ATHLETE FORERL FORERUNNERS UBC'S Sports Sh< YOUR SPI GOES HEI A I R NIKE Air Trainer TW With the washable NIKE Air Tn just about anything you want. / 3504 West 4th Ave 10% Discount on regular price items to studer 6/THE UBYSSEY October 14,1988 Holes in ozone layer increase radiation By Wendy Waters I went into the bathroom—it was my turn at last to take a shower. We had cycled from Jasper to Whistler, finishing with a 100-km stretch of gravel on Duffy Lake Road. I needed a hot shower. I took off my bike shorts and dropped them to the floor. Glancing in the mirror, I noticed my legs had a distinct horizontal strip of sunburn and tan from the ankles to just above my knees. My legs were their usual near fluorescent white above my knees—which my shorts had covered. ... high levels of radiation would kill almost every organism on the planet. The contrast shocked me. I had not been exposed to that much sun. It had rained a lot on this trip and had been cold. I wore cycling tights most of the time and whenever I had shorts on, I applied sunscreen on exposed areas. My sunscreen is a waterproof number 29 sunblock which means it has 29 times the normal protection. The sun had seemed more powerful, hot and strong than I remembered. Perhaps, I realized, this is a sign of things to come and evidence that scientists are right about the consequences of our atmosphere's depleting ozone layer. The ultra thin ozone layer protects us from the sun's harmful rays. Without it, high levels of radiation would kill almost every organism on the planet. Already the rates of skin cancer are rising—evidence of a disappearing ozone layer. Several years from now, the number of cases could be astronomical: the millions of summer sun worshippers today may be patients with mutated skin cells tomorrow. Sunblocks may become useless, and distinct burn lines from skin exposure may become commonplace. At present there are holes in the ozone layer over the Antarctic and Arctic. These holes may enlarge in the months and years to come. If this happens, food crops would stop growing due to increased solar radia tion and cause massive global famines. The average sunblock of the near future could be number 102. New summer fashion fads could be bodies covered with fluorescent coloured sunblocking Zinca. No one knows what will happen—there is only speculation, but very little of it is good news. Depletion of the ozone layer is caused by chemical emissions into the earth's atmosphere. The primary problem is gas emission from chlorofluorocarbons. Products hke styrofoam, aerosol spray cans, and refrigerant gases create harmful chemical compounds which are released into the atmosphere either by their production, usage, or destruction. Interaction of CFC's with the ozone layer causes ozone molecules to break down, reducing its protective capability. The products created that emit these gases are unnecessary. Cardboard and other more natural products could replace styrofoam. Aerosol cans are not a necessity for life, and there are new refrigerant gases less harmful to the environment. But old ones must be carefully disposed of. Industry must make a conscious effort to stop chlorofluorcarbon production immediately. Consumers should avoid products packed in styrofoam. Governments and industry must cease CFC production. Some say it may be too late to reverse the damage already done, but our lives and the life of our planet are worth an effort. The possibility of a sunburned planet is one that we must face. Consequent problems must be addressed now so we will be well prepared to face them. How will our agricultural base cope? How will the oceans and the food supply therein survive? What are the most effective ways to prevent skin cancer? What are the best treatment methods? We need to know the answers now, . before the solutions become critically im- , portant. My sunburned legs made me think of what is happening to the planet. Reflections of that trip were rarely of hot sunny days. How did I manage to get so branded from the sun? 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Methods employed by various groups range from direct action by the Friends of Strathcona, who camp out in trees to prevent logging, to organizations that launch petitions or write letters. Two groups that are committed to the preservation and correct use of the environment are Greenpeace and The Western Canada Wilderness Committee. While Greenpeace is often involved in more publicity campaigns, WCWC concentrates on researching issues and publishing reports. Greenpeace took a boat, the Beluga, down the St. Lawrence and up the Saguanay river to draw attention to the plight of Beluga whales. Identifying the Alcan plant at Jonquiere, Quebec, as a large source of toxic pollution, they hung a banner across the plant's chimney. "As a direct consequence of that action the company admitted the waste was harming the whales," said Simon Waters, Greenpeace's direct action coordinator. "The major cause of Beluga death is the sewage in the Great Lakes as a whole. Alcan was a polluter, but not the sole cause," Waters said. The group's efforts, along with other environmental groups, have led to the establishment of a marine park in the St. Lawrence. A more provocative approach of direct action was taken in New York in early September, when a group of Greenpeacers prevented a barge from dumping toxic sewage. They hung banners off a bridge, preventing the boat's passage. The event received national media coverage. Some people criticize the sensationalist methods Greenpeace may employ, but Waters said the most dramatic activity gets the most coverage. "We find if we write just a report, it will get buried on page 74 (of a newspaper). If we do a dramatic action it's on page one, and hopefully the issues will get attention along with the event." Another environmental crisis that has caused much controversy in B.C. is forestry. The WCWC is well respected in the environmental community for its work in this area. "We are not in any way against logging, but it must be done at a sustainable level. Present logging in B.C is way beyond this level," said Ken Lay, director ofthe committee. Through promoting public education and scientific research, the WCWC contributes its wilderness knowledge to public, corporate and political arenas. "We are realists who believe in balancing the economy and wilderness," Lay said. Work Study Positions available!!! The Ubyssey has two work-study positions to fill: 1. Typist (approx. 8 hours per week) 2. Archivist (approx. 4-6 hours per week) Please see work-study placement officer at Employment Centre JLTVic WW FACULTY OF LAW Information Presentation If you are contemplating attendance at Law School at Victoria or elsewhere in the fall of 1989, come to an information presentation hosted by Professor Lyman Robinson, Chairman of the Admissions Committee. 1989 Admissions packages and LSAT Applications will be available. Brock Hall 106 Thursday, 20 October, 1988 at 10:45 a.m. 8/THE UBYSSEY October 14,1988 PERSPECTIVE Mistreatment has to stop By Andrea Finch Reflections in the media testify to humankind's reckless attitude toward the planet as a whole. Acid rain, drought, beached medical waste containing the AIDS virus, the greenhouse effect, famine and poverty are all related tragedies, if only in their reflection of humankind's mistreatment of the natural environment. They are all part ofthe general "downward spiral" in the progress of our society. The term "greenhouse effect" is now a household phrase, and items on the depletion of the ozone layer are now common in daily newspapers. The news seems to be going from bad to worse, and many agree that it is almost too late to recover from the damage done. Yet no one appears to be proposing any concrete solutions, let alone actually doing anything about these so-called urgencies. This leads to the assumption that they aren't really that urgent. The ultimate danger is that people will come to view the loss of the Brazilian rain forest, or the precarious storage of hazardous wastes, as benign concerns—a public fad to be ignored unless it hits their backyards. The environment will fade away from the public and political eye. Public involvement is the solution. It is simply a question of common sense, planning, and the implementation of a new age, old fashioned idea now called sustainable development. Governments and international organizations now support the concept. In 1982, the United Nations commissioned a group of experts and political leaders to collect information through public hearings. Their mandate was to report on the state of global economic and environmental problems, and to call for solutions. The Commission found problems much more serious than anyone expected. Poverty in Lesser Developed Countries (LDC's) and over-exploitation of resources in More Developed Countries (MDC's) combine to threaten the preservation of global environmental systems. In their 1987 report, entitled Our Common Future, the Commission warned of dangers posed by environmental degradation. They noted its link to malfunctioning economies, and undertook to create viable solutions: First, environmental stresses are linked to each other. Second, environmental stresses and patterns of economic development are linked to each other. Thus agricultural policies may lie at the root of land, water, and forest degradation. Energy policies are associated with the global greenhouse effect, with acidification, and with deforestation for fuel wood in many developing nations. These stresses all threaten economic development. Thus economics and ecology must be completely integrated in the decision-making and law making processes. This is not just to protect the environment, but also to promote development. (Our Common Future, p.37-38). An example of the general problems approached by the Commission is the link between poverty and environment. In LDC's, the poor are forced to exploit their surrounding ecosystems in order to clear land for farming, or cut "forests of wood" for cooking fuel, and so poverty and environmental degradation are caught together in a vicious circle. Our Common Future also deals with general solutions, such as cancellation of debt for LDC's, which would alleviate the economic pressure borne by them. Canada, though having environmental problems of its own, continues to be heavily involved in foreign environmental issues. Many MDC's like Canada have yet to acknowledge the severity of their own environment's state, and thus do not address the problem. Though MDC's are more willing to accept the call to global environmental improvement, there have not been any immediate, practical solutions. Solutions involve change and compromise from all sides. None of these proposals, however, are unpalatable when placed next to breathing in toxic waste, or watching yet another series of lakes die from acid rain. Some immediate solutions for sustainable development are obvious and simple, while others require more effort to implement. On an individual level, we can take steps toward living "sustainable" lives— that is, controlling our actions so that they do not, to the best of our knowledge, harm the environment. Proposed solutions: -Getting information: Our Common Future researches the issues surrounding sustainable development. Individuals can apply it to their own lifestyles. -Recycle: It is easy to set up an in-home recycling system for most materials, including glass, paper, cardboard, metal, and motor oil (organic waste can be composted). You have now contributed in two ways to improving your environment—by decreasing the amount of land used by excess garbage, and by reducing the need for use of primary resources. Ultimately, this does not mean a loss of our much-revered production levels, but instead a shift to production of recycled materials. -Clean up: Replace hazardous household chemicals in cleaners and detergents with environmentally safe substitutes. Try biodegradable soap, and use vinegar and ammonia for basic household cleaning. -Be a responsible consumer: Limit your use and purchase of product known to be harm ful to the environment. Many styrofoam and aerosol products contain chlorofluoro- carbons, chemical compounds which are partly responsible for the hole in the ozone layer. -Drive less: Exhaust fumes are a major part of local air pollution (which recently reached hazardous levels in the Vancouver area for those with heart problems). Form car pools when possible, use clean public transit more, or use "muscle power"! -Research your investments: Ensure that the programs to which you give aid and the stocks in which you invest comply with the theme of sustainable development. -Get involved: do whatever you can to inform and encourage other including your local and national political leaders. Vote for governments at all levels which practice sustainable development. Forest management needs intelligence By Ed Pang I am writing to express my concern for the future of B.C. forests, forestry and tourism. I'm concerned with the unhindered logging of our coastal forests. Having travelled along the shores of the Queen Charlotte Islands and the West Coast of Vancouver Island, I have seen too many views marred by expanses of denuded forests. These images bring to my mind two questions: Whatis the likelihood of recovery in these areas? And what measures are being taken to ensure that the B.C. experience is not diminished by these eyesores for both residents and non-residents alike? Many of the slopes that are logged on our fiorded coastline are extremely steep. They are difficult to replant and the soil washes away easily, leading to other prob lems such as riverine fisheries. The clear- cut plains occurring on these slopes reveal very little signs of recovery because the physical impact is too extensive. Visually the impact is stunning as well. All around Meares Island, inside Nootka Sound on the West Coast and up to Graham Island and northern South Moresby in the Queen Charlotte Islands, visitors are constantly reminded of large-impact logging. B.C. is known throughout the world for its magnificent scenery and abundant wildlife. But these qualities are tied together by a third quality — that much ofthe province is still pristine. If we continue to tum B.C.'s accessible and scenic areas into clear-cut plains we will be diminishing our other renewable resource — tourism. It may be crass to suggest that those concerned about the B.C. experience should implement the strategy used by our highway ministry where strips of forest are left alongside major corridors to conceal logging scars, but if we are serious about cultivating tourism as a resource then we should realize that logging should not occur in those places valued by travellers. Hand in hand with this is the concept of sustainable development in forestry. If we want our forest resources to continue we should realize that clear-cutting and wood wastage should also not occur. This is not to say that I want to curtail logging in B.C. as some people within the forestry community would like everyone to believe about environmentalists. The simple equation of logging versus jobs does not hold water any longer. More important factors are careful planning between the environment and the forest ministry and industry, and the intelligent sustainable use of our forests. What needs to happen to set the stage for healthy forest and tourism industries is for the people of B.C. to decide what they want in the long term. We need to realize that clear-cutting, wood wastage and logging in valued areas are all clear symptoms of a short-term forest industry which compromises the future. At present Clayquot Sound and Carmanah Creek are two forest issues on B.C.'s West Coast. They are part of a continuing effort to save some of the more spectacular coastline we are blessed with. I urge concerned readers to write and contribute to the issue. ITtom BfaBHHlEB___HlB Hillel' s Famous Hot Ldngh Featuring Fettucini a la Hillel Tuesday, October 18th, 12:30 pm BROWN BAG DISCUSSION GROUP Jewish Topics - led by Dr. Mordehai Wosk, Hillel Director Wednesday, October 19th, 12:30 pjn. Bring your lunch Hebrew Class on Thursday, October 20,12:30 p.m. For more information: 224-4748 Hillel House is located across from SUB and behind Brock Hall ASSERTIVENESS WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN -Learn to express yourself directly and without apology -Overcome your own obstacles to assertive behavior -Practice through role-playing and discussion with other women ASSERTIVENESS-BASIC DATES: Tuesdays, October 25, Nov. 1,8,1988 TIME: 12:30-2:30 p.m. PLACE: Brock Hall, Room 106A Pre-registration required at Office for Women Students, Brock 203 Enquiries: 228-2415 J V Become a UNICEF Volunteer II^ A CHANCE TO GROW Actress and Unicef Volunteer Unicef Canada &) 1-800-268-6364 Environment not a fad As we race into the 21st century surrounded by disposable diapers, jet airplanes and space defence systems, the 20th century threatens to engulf us. Continuing deforestation, desertification and toxification of our air, land and seas has grossly scarred the face of our planet. Once a place of infinite beauty and terrifying diversity, Earth greets the future with a bleak mask. Did this happen overnight? It would seem from the current fanfare all three political parties are giving to environmental issues that the Earth did indeed lose its splendour in the blink of an eye. Undoubtedly, politicians woke up one day and found polls that said the primary concern ofthe majority of Canadians was the health of this planet. Undoubtedly, our leaders did not develop a sense of environmental conscience from noticing the bitter taste of the air in some parts of the country, the bald mountains, the dead fish in dead lakes, the stench of waste, or the absence of the universe's natural lights, the stars, above the city at night. If they did, they would have acted a long time ago. To paraphrase Shakespeare, the fault, dear Canadians, is not solely in our political leaders, but also in ourselves. We are too bound by indifference to act on our concerns. Just as politicians have jumped on the environmental bandwagon with empty hearts, so some of that 'majority of Canadians' have also welcomed this trend only to abandon it when another cause emerges, which they no doubt will pursue with the same passion. We are haunted by the past injustices we have committed against the planet and, ultimately, ourselves. Of course, we can change. Right now. As citizens of Canada, shouldn't we urge our leaders to adhere to another "free trade" agreement? Free the planet (and ourselves): trade ignorance. theUbyssey October 14,1988 The Ubyssey is published Tuesdays and Fridays throughout the academic year bythe Alma MaterSociety ofthe University of British Columbia. Editorial opinions are those of the staff and not necessarily those of the university administration, or of the sponsor. The Ubyssey is published with the proud support of the Alumni Association. The Ubyssey is a member of Canadian University Press. The editorial office is Rm. 241k ofthe Student Union Building. Editorial Department, phone 228-2301; advertising, 228-3977. Joan Bratty could not believe her eyes as she saw Ian Jack and Deanne Fisher pour three oil barrels of green sludge from Lake Ontario into the Fraser River. Katherine Monk looked up briefly from her terminal to announce to Chris Weisinger and Mandel Ngan that she was bound for Montreal, and that meant that Joe Altwasser, Laura Busheikin and Robert Cameron could finish up her stuff while she took off for the airport. Cathy Lu and Alex Johnson noticed Katherine's airport dash, and asked Ted Aussem and Greg Davis whether our City Editor would be back before production on Monday. Robert Groberman assured them that all would be well, except that Wendy Waters and Dale Enns would be without spell-check and thesaurus modes. Ed Pang sighed with relief as he saw his name comingup at the end ofthe masthead, and neither was Andrea Finch forgotten. All settled down for a long winter's nap, with a glass of chlorofluorocarbons and a whiff of gamma radiation. news: entertainment: city desk- photography: productlon: Deanne Fisher Robert Qroberman Katherine Monk Mandel Ngan Chris Wleslnger Well dear professor, WE have noticed the importance of environment years before those damn voters. Letters The Ubyssey welcomes letters on any Issue. Letters must be typed and are not to exceed 300 words in length. Content which Is Judged to be libelous, homophobic, sexist, or racist will not be published. Please be concise. Letters may be edited for brevity, but It is standard Ubyssey policy not to edit letters for spelling or grammatical mistakes. Please bring them, with Identification, to SUB 241k. Letters must Include name, faculty, and signature. Mayor replies to allegations in article Re: Article, "City Suites Threatened by Mayor," September 23rd, 1988. If David Levi and Ian Reid were taking a course at U.B.C., they would fail. They would fail because they just don't do their homework. Compounding this deficiency is a predilection to fictional narratives. These are the facts. Evictions will not start immediately upon completion of the Secondary Suite Poll this Fall. The results ofthe Poll will determine priorities for a further neighbourhood review by which residents - not politicians - will decide if they want to legalize suites in their neighbourhoods. If residents decide that they want suites closed, there will be a ten year phase out program to allow tenants and landlords to make other arrangements. Council will continue to insist on health and safety standards for suites. Ifyou live in an illegal suite, you are not protected under the Landlord and Tenant Act. This Council cares about single moms, the elderly and the students who are utterly vulnerable in illegal suites. As for Mr. Reid's sophomoric logic on the University Endowment Lands, he should know better. He should know that Council has called for the preservation of the U.E.L. He should know we are working with the Greater Vancouver Regional District to secure it as a Regional Park. The truth is, Mr. Reid does know the council's position. He does United Church comes to grips with sexuality issue I would like to clarify a comment made by UBC president David Strangway in The Ubyssey on September 13. Dr. Strangway says, in reference to the Board of Governors' decision to deny the use of UBC facilities to the Gay Games, that "even the United Church can't come to grips with it (homosexuality).* The United Church has, in fact, come to grips with "the issue" and at present is suffering the consequences of such a decision. Included among the statements made by the United Church of Canada at the 32nd General Council held in Victoria last August were the following: "we confess before God that as a Christian community, we have participated in a history of iiyustice and persecution against gay and lesbian persons in violation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ." "that the 32nd General Council urge the appropriate Divisions and Courts of the church to take action to address the Church's participation in oppression of people on the basis of sexual orientation." "that the 32nd General Council urge all levels of government in Canada to guarantee and ensure that the human rights of their gay and lesbian inhabitants are fully protected by law...and urge all courts, congregations and appropriate divisions ofthe United Church of Canada to become active in support of human rights for lesbians and gay people." Coming to such a decision has been, and continues to be, an agonizing experience for many in the United Church. I do not believe, however, that it can be said that we haven't come to grips with it. Brad Newcombe United Church Chaplain, UBC know the G.V.R.D.'s position. He chose to tell you otherwise. People who aspire to elected office must be fair, balanced and factual. Levi and Reid clearly do not understand these responsibilities. They are more concerned with generating headlines and frightening people than they are with laying out the facts and discussing public policy. I would suggest that the electorate send these two candidates back to school if for nothing else than to complete a course in ethics. Gordon Campbell Mayor, City of Vancouver Forester replies It would seem that Maureen Scott and Doug Hopwood are quite ignorant about other forestry students. This must stem from their desire to take offence to something, whether real or imaginary. First, the sexist slogans written on Omar were against both sexes. Ifs just that you get more attention when you complain about sexist attitudes against women, don't you Maureen? Also, although I may not agree with all ofthe slogans written on Omar, they are not serious. By the way Maureen, how did you read the sexist bit into my original letter. It only dealt with some people's hypersensitivities. Although you obviously suffer from the same problem, don't use it to insult me by insinuating that I am sexist. Secondly, Maureen and Doug seem to think that there are only a few forestry students who care about the environment—that isa load of crap. There are two kinds of environmentalists, the first of which are idealists. These people go and listen to a person like David Suzuki and eat up everything he has to say just because he is David Suzuki. Well, unfortunately Suzuki (as an example) can therefore only put across only one side of an issue andhave people takeit as law. Let alone, some of these people would have B.C. turned into a park. Sure, it would be beautiful but where are we all going to work and live? Consider the fact that the forest industry provides livings for most people in this province. Now, foresters would like to see more parks as well. They also have to provide wood products for this province (think of how you would get through the day without using something derived from wood), and ensure a renewable resource for our descendants. Foresters must therefore be realists. This is why we don't like to take abuse from people who don't fully know what they're talking about. So we make fun of them by writing slogans like "shear Meares" and "stumps forever" on Omar. But the stupid idiots take it seriously!! Obviously they ran short when they were handing out senses of humour. Dave Christie Forest Harvesting 3 10/THE UBYSSEY October 14,1988 Wake up Rec Fac Foe! Hey Wilfred (The Ubyssey, Sept. 27) wake up and take a deep breath of reality! Tm (1) not wealthy, (2) not titled, (3) from the interior, and (4) not too impressed with your close minded judgement of the proposed new recreation centre. Why not lift your head out of the books for a few hours and go out and see what this university has to offer. Academic growth does not only come from a reasonable grasp ofthe material in textbooks and lectures, it requires an open mind and an educated insight into this complex world we temporarily occupy. Participation in activities with others, recreational activities included, is one way to develop this open mind and insight. Aside from obvious benefits from recreational activity (increased energy, better concentration), it is a great way to meet other students with different backgrounds and views. The UBC intramural program, arguably one of the best university intramural programs in Canada and one ofthe many future users of the new facility, provides an incredibly varied number of activities to expand your physical, social and mental horizons. And guess what Wilf, the students that participate in these activities are just as broke as the rest of us. Anyone currently participating in intramural events is all too aware ofthe chronic shortage of space that is preventing the program from meeting student demand. We need the new centre and the AMS should be applauded for having the insight to provide facilities for future students. Greg Tereposky Law 2 AMS lauded for Rec Fac Why, why, why, do people like Andrew Stevenson insist on politicizing a straight-forward issue like the referendum on the pro- Rec Fac financial folly I am compelled to comment on the upcoming referendum on the student support for the new recreation facility. My concerns are many, but I think two points are so important that on their basis alone no student can support this referendom in good conscience. Firstly, there already exists on campus an example ofthe porcine greed ofthe university in using student funding to provide recreation facilities for student's use—the pool. The student body suffered an increase in student activities to pay, in part, for the cost of building the aquatic center. Now that the aquatic center is operational we, the students, must pay to use it. I recognize that the university, in its benevolence has set aside certain hours ofthe day for _ l._iient use, but for those of us who work in order t. pay oufcfees often find those hours prohibitively in'.onvienient\\ If students have so short a n cmory that chey are not galled to the point of nauseab} ■ the idea r /contributing riore money to a fetid, parasitic a^a_u»»_ oration for something like this they deserve what they get. My second point is a question of figures. The article in the Ubyssey describing the referendum states that the facility will cost $20 million of which 20% will come from student activity fees in the form of a $30 levy on every student for ten years. The university calender lists the university enrollment as 33,950. 33,950 students times $30, times 10 years equals $10,185,000, over 50% ofthe cost ofthe facility. I for one would hke to know what the administration has planned with the rest ofthe money. All things considered, any students that vote in favor ofthe referendum needs their oil checked. Steve Katz Grad. Studies. posed recreation centre? By signing his letter in the Ubyssey "NDP Club Member" he attempts to add a level of partisanship which is unneccessary, unhelpful and innapropriate to the debate over this student initiative. In the first place the Recfac is not some frivolous "multi-million dollar bauble" as Mr. Stevenson contends. The most used student service at this University is our world-class Intramural program. Literally thousands and thousands of students participate in it's programs each year. Every day Intramurals is forced to turn away individuals and teams who want to participate but can not due to the desperate shortage of gym and field space. When compared with other universities our recreation facilities at UBC come up short. For example Carleton, with half our enrollment, has over double the fitness equiptment, three times as many squash courts, and nearly double the gym space. As to Mr. Stevenson's remark that the centre will only serve "future West Vein jocks", well that was just plain silly. For one thing this is arecreation facility as opposed to an athletic centre. If approved the complex will include dance studios, play care, concert hall, meeting rooms and much needed club space. In the mean time our Varsity athletes will benefit from better access to War Memorial Gym. If the facility isn't built "West Van jocks" (your words) will continue to buy expensive memberships to Olympic Fitness and Ron Zalko's while those students with lesser means will continue to scramble to find space in UBC's increasingly over-crowded facilities. In my opinion we should applaud the students who had the foresight and diligence to push for this referendum. Sure everything won't be perfect in academia once it's built, but for $25 we're getting a hell of a bargain. Douglas Eastwood Law 2 AMS hack says Rec Fac free It is my personal belief that a few ofthe more vocal detractors of the RecFac do not have their facts correct and I'd like to take this opportunity to clarify some points. First off, they seem to believe the center will be restricted to rich kids. For instance, Andrew Stevenson claims that the facility will be a place where "West Van jocks can have an indoor track." This is a fallacy. If it is for this reason that students oppose RecFac, they should realize that students will not have to pay for using the facilities. As a consequence, it will be a place where the "poor students" of UBC will be able to play raquetball, squash, or simply shoot some hoops. On the other hand, if the students were to vote against the RecFac, those who cannot afford memberships to a local recreation center will not have access to this type of facility. This would not upset the rich kids, who would still have access to the country clubs which they already have memberships in. Do not, however, get the impression that this is only a sports complex. This RecFac proposal would also include a concert hall, martial arts and dance studios, an area for dances, and club offices. The university at present does not have the room to keep up with all the activities the student populace expects their student councils to coordinate. The student body needs this building, or else they will lose out on valuable (and cheap) social activities. Another point is that $20 a year is not going to make a substantial difference to an individual's financial situation. If they were to take $2.50 a month from their beer fund, it would pay itself off over the school year. I do not buy the fact that there is in fact such a "large population of underfunded students at this university" who could not afford this. Ken Armstrong AMS rep., Arts Enough is enough I would like to encourage everyone to vote against the proposed AMS sports facility. I feel that all of us who enjoy the SUB field for picnicing or relaxing will sadly lose. I also think that we pay enough athletic fees, especially after the increase last year. Finally, I am disturbed by the process in which the AMS has sprung complete architectural plans upon us, with no prior notification of these plans to the UBC community. I am primarily disturbed with this proposal because I think the sub field serves many purposes—most importantly it is the central "green space" on campus. During nice days we all may go picnic, or throw a frisbee around, or whatever on this field. The value the field has for us in this way should not be underestimated. The present plans, which remain poorly publicized, seem to place a fence or bleachers around this field. It's my fear, given past experiences in these matters, that this field will be prohibited to the above uses and reserved for athletic or intramural teams. Even so, are you going to want to eat your lunch within fences? Over the last six summers, graduate students have played softball in an informal league. These games are a great source of pleasure to over 400 participants. We have continually had problems booking fields, in fact the only field we haven't had trouble using is Maclnnes field. If this facility is built, we can all bet that it will be unavailable to us. I encourage all the grad students who were involved with softball to remember our difficulties and respond to this new development. This softball league is an example of recreational activity which has a very different flavour than the intramural and athletic programs at UBC. There are a great many of us who prefer to just play ball for the fun of it without the registration fees, tournaments, uniforms and referees of intramural sports. If the motivation for this facility is to encourage greater participation in sports then ironically it will do the opposite. It will remove the place on campus where people play for enjoyment and exercise, at any time, needing no resources from the university or AMS. I would hke to turn now to matters of athletic fees. With my tuition I currently pay$39 AMS fees, $37 athletic fees, and $25 grad student society fees, plus a few incidentals. This is plenty. In fact only last year the athletic fee was raised by the board of governors, in direct contravention of a long standing agreement between the university and the AMS that only the AMS is empowered to raise athletic fees. During the last year, as reported by The Ubyssey, the athletic department has given questionable accounting of these new fees. And now we're asked again to give money to athletics, this time put forward as intramurals. I am surprized at how politicians rely on the poor memories of their constituents. Finally, it is disturbing that the AMS has generated a complete proposal.including architectural model, without keeping us informed about this project's development. Why hasn't there been continual notification ofthe ongoing ofthe committee which planned this thing in The Ubyssey? Why is the information we've been given so contradictory (Maclnnes field will not be lost" -Competition magazine, yet in the model there's clearly a fence around it)? In addition, none ofthe present AMS officers specifically proposed building this facility when they ran for office yet now we are treated to completed plans. This is the biggest proposal ofthe AMS in the last many years and it appears to us out of thin air. I encourage everyone in the UBC community to vote against this facility. It will limit all of us who enjoy a grass field, and it involves an unreasonable fee increase especially in light of past athletic fee increases. Ed Wishow Grad Studies Work Study Positions available!!! The Ubyssey has two work-study positions to fill: 1. Typist (approx. 8 hours per week) 2. .Archivist (approx. 4-6 hours per week) Please see work-study placement officer at Employment Centre THE THUNDERBIRD BAR & GRILL Just Minutes Off Campus - For Fun Every Night. Throw Darts or Simply Enjoy Yourself. 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Dartmouth College representatives attribute the suspension ofthe studenta primarily to their conduct in the incident with Cole, and not with allegations of Beview ream. Office For Women Students Presents: ESSAY WORRIES? Free Workshops To Increase Skills Dates: Thursdays, Oct. 20, Oct. 27, Nov. 3,1988 Time: 12:30 -1:30 p.m. Place: Buchanan B212 Enquiries: 228-2415 Brock Hall 203 § on tne Smbway Cafeteria Dial a Menu 22B-6060 For Memui Details October 14,1988 THE UBYSSEY/11 ENVIRONMENT Free traders ignore environmental costs By Joan Bratty Modern economic theory is often criticized for its inability to incorporate environmental costs into efficiency calculations. With the Free Trade Agreement, however, the theoretical steamroller is out of control. The same Conservative government which endorsed the Brundtland Report — a report which emphasizes the interdependence of environment and economy—asserts that free trade is an economic deal and therefore has nothing to do with the environment. This blatant refusal to recognize the environmental implications of the deal indicates both lack of respect for the intelligence of Canadian voters, and an inconsistency which smacks of opportunism. In 1987, the Conservative government endorsed the concept of sustainable development. "Environmental considerations. ..must be made integral to economic policy making and planning and a required element of any economic development proposal," said a report from the Council of Resource and Environment Ministers. Analysis of the environmental implications of free trade by non-partisan government groups from across Canada, summarized by the Canadian Environmental Law Association, shows: •Canadian efforts to control acid rain will be undermined. Because U.S. law enforces lower acid gas pollution standards, and has consistently resisted efforts to solve the acid rain problem by reducing sulphur dioxide emissions, harmonization of standards will mean pressure on Canada to relax pollution standards; •pressure on the Canadian forest industry will increase, hindering progress toward sustainable forest management; •efforts to solve problems of household and hazardous waste disposal will be hampered because U.S. companies will be able to challenge Canadian laws aimed at reducing the amount of waste produced and encouraging recycling. For example, packaging accounts for thirty per cent of our waste stream, but attempts to reduce this volume through recyclable, reusable or biodegradable packaging could meet stiff oppos- tion from plastics manufacturers; •an increase in pesticide licensing will introduce a flood of unnecessary and harmful chemicals to the Canadian environment; •exploitation of non-renewable resources, particularly in the energy sector, will accelerate in order to supply the U.S.'s guaranteed proportional share, as Canadian consumption increases; •pressures on agriculture will increase, threatening our food self-sufficiency and resulting in even worse soil degradation and air and water pollution as farmers are forced to maximize short-term profit at the expense of the environment and long-term productivity. The water issue has been the most publicized of the potential environmental impacts ofthe Free Trade Agreement. The government has repeatedly said water is not included in the pact. Any Canadian law banning water diversions is useless, for Canadian law does not override the trade agreement. Under international law, such unilateral action will not alter the provisions of a bilateral agreement. Federal Environment Minister Vancouver Sun reporter talks with representatives of Citizens Concerned about Free trade. They claim that The Sun is withholding information on Free trade, and not giving both sides of the story. Tom McMillan's assurance that the FTA "does not oblige either country to sell anything to the other, least of all water" is grounded in the questionable premise that Canada will retain political autonomy after free trade takes effect. Like any other natural resource, water is subject to the provisions ofthe FTA. Large-scale exports of Canadian water will be possible unless natural water is exempted within the text of the agreement itself. But the government refuses to do this, although exclusions for beer and logs were possible. Climactic change is expected to convert much of productive U.S. agriculture into a virtual desert, and ever- increasing demand for dwindling supplies of unpolluted water makes it a scarce commod ity of high value. It is not surprising that schemes are afoot to divert water from north to south. The most well-known of these is the "Grand-Canal" project which would make James Bay a fresh water lake by damming its exit into Hudson's Bay, and then sending the water south to the mid-west by canal. A series of nuclear reactors would be needed to pump the water up and over the Canadian Shield. The answer to enviromental concerns over free trade must lie in the criteria used by negotiators and decision-makers. Despite their declared intentions, the government has not integrated environmental considerations into decision-making at the highest level. Is it any wonder that chief Canadian trade negotiator Simon Reis- man is an advocate of the Grand Canal scheme? In his own words — shortly before his appointment as trade negotiator — "The fact is that countries look after their national interests to the extent that they are capable of doing so, and when the devil drives, watch out. Sooner or later the U.S. is going to go after our water." Given the degree of opposition to free trade on environmental grounds, it is not surprising the government is spending $30 million on a pro-free trade campaign designed to disguise the facts long enough to fool the public. Polls prove the state ofthe environment is a high priority election issue. Mulroney and friends are legitimately afraid of running an open and informative campaign, for they realize that if people find out the truth about the deal and the environment, they will reject it. CP Rail—"Customer-driven transportation services CP Rail is one of the most successful and innovative transportation companies in the world. 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