THE HERALD,

|... INDUSTRY HAS A NEW:
"POLLUTION SOLUTION

PROGRESS EDITION,

1974
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If you wish you had more
money, you have alot of com-
pany. The country of Mexico -
is seeking foreign investment
which will accelerate the ma-
tian’s economic development,
bring new technology and in-

. r as if
we have a world of pollution
‘problems. We are constantly
am hearing about fish kills...oil
we... slicks...factory emissions and

Sometimes it seems

‘big-city smog.

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We seidom hear about
. the factory worker and his
polluted environment. But
‘-.for “aight hours a day, he
. is bombarded by noise and
°) fumes from plant equipment
and machinery. i

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~ ees . . What is'in-
Picnic Sites oe dustry doing about the man’s
These are located. throughcut the area, with the - pollution problems?
favourites being Lakelse Lake picnic site, 14 miles * . ‘ me
south on Highway 25, and Redsand Lake, 16 mites . *
perth -on the Columbia Cellulose Nass. Road, :
having very good sandy beaches, fireplaces and
picnic tables, Lo
Please remember - half of every dollar: in
Gritish Columbia comes from our forests. - Be
extremely careful with flres,. Use only grates
Provided for this purpose. ‘ Camp only in ©
Gesignated campsites. . oo

One company which pro-
-vides a solution is Crown
Controls © Corporation. It
manufactures electric. fork-
-. Tift trucks for use in
factories and warchouses,
These .trucks have no ex*
haust fumes, and are virtual-
ly noiseless.

HAI DA Travel Senioe . tas : ;

"AIR — SEA — LAND

‘One call. does it al 9

635-6181
Robert P Harvey Manager
i Gail Sharples Travel Counsellor :

4722 Lakelse Ave, =~

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.. Productivity goes up
when levels go down-which
is “why many factories are
switching to the new elec-
tric lift. trucks. Other anti-

. pollution. devices are also

7 tempts. to.provide its work-

' congenial

erm. with a more
.: ‘atmosphere.

Terrace. --

being .tried...as industry at--

’ seek "to present the govern-

crease exports, according lo

Rahasa. .
The Foreign Minister cate-
gorically denied that invest-
ment regulations adopted in
1973 aimed to exclude foreign
‘investors and said “those who

ment of Mexico as an enemy
of foreign investors project a
complately false picture.”
While some circles express-
ed econeern over laws to reg-
ulate and direct. foreign :in-
vestment, the government of
President Luis Echeverria has. “J
reiterated through official
spokesmen that the aim of
the laws is not to exclude -
foreign ‘investment but to
direct it toward a more bal-
anced economic and social
development and the new reg-
ulations provide special incen-,
tives to facilitate these goals. -
One example of how Mez-
ico encourages foreign capital :
is the’ Volkswagen situation. -
The firm started operations
-in Mexico 10 years ago with
a staf€ of 500 employees and
an assembly line utilizing 75%
German-made parts. Today
the company employs 10,000
Persons and its vehicles are
assembled with 70% parts of
Mexican origin. . a

Shopping Gen
_ JUDGIN

Spring is the ideal: time
for a bi-annual inspection of -
the exterior of your home,
If -you correct small prab-.
Jems’ as soon as they ap-
pear, you may be spared the
worry and expense of major
repair work, ~

For instance, small cracks
in brickwork, stone, wood
or metal that let: moisture
and air scep in can be sealed
with a silicone rubber caulk-_:
ing compound. .

A‘silicone rubber caulk
ot sealer is impervious .to
moisture in any, form—hu- .

Centro for Terrace

-Midity, ‘water, steam,‘ ice—
- and the constantly changing
temperatures of summer and
winter will not affect its per-
manently flexible seal. And,
. unlike most other caulking
--gampounds, silicone caulks
. and sealers: won't’ become

. brittle with age.

“There is absolutely no

.. Teason’ why sealing repairs

have to he “unsightly.” Dow
Corning manufactures black,
clear and aluminum silicone~
sealers, in- addition to sili--
cone rubber bathtub- caulk
in pink, yellow, blue, green,

G A HOUSE BY ITS COVER =

beige, and white, Fither. 7
bathtub‘ caulks’ or silicone ~~

_ sealers are ideal for a wide. ~

variety of interior or exteri-
or repair jobs and one of

‘the ‘nine colors available will.

complement: almost

any - |
work surface. a °

-. | Silicone cantks and ‘seal- a :

ers are ideal for repairing
and waterproofing rain gut-
ters_and downspouts. They.
can also be used to. seal
around window. air condi-”

\ tioners and exhaust fans io -

Autom

Complete collision repairs to all models

soe cas mas en
_ | * EAPERT PRINTING “AND COLOR MATCHING. ~

keep hot, damp air outside.

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