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GROUNDFISH FISHERY

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- flu shots this year whether
they have effective slapshots
or not. Should you get one?
(Flu shot, that is).

HISTORY
While Babe Ruth was bat-

- tling on the mound for the Red »
Sox-and the doughboys were
returning home from the
Great War in 1918, a particu-
larly virulent flu outbreak was. -
raging its own battle, killing

recent $470,000,000
government-spon-
sored -study _ has
found a direct cor-
relation between the amount of
‘Kleenex: tissues, headache
‘medicine’ and.» Gravol . pur-
chased; and the beginning of
autumn.
_. Itis not clear if this is due to
~: the start of the cold and flu
“-geason or the start. of the

SIDNEY

DUTIES - observers document the weight of Groundfish offloaded
from commercial fishing vessels, record the information in the official
logs and report the information daily to the head office in Victoria.

HOURS OF WORK - ours are extremely variable and are

governed by the landing times of.the fishing vessels. and “eperaring
schedules of the fish processing companies.

, ‘Canuck Hockey season.’ over 20 million people in one
QUALIFICATIONS ON Ss These purchases skyrocket — Season.
- High school Graduation

Today, given immuniza-
‘tions, good tracking methods
and effective ‘antibiotics for.
: possible complications, such
_an epidemic is unlikely. The
“recent chicken or “bird flu” of __
- Hong Kong, however, served —~
to remind us that an upstart flu”
virus can be devastating.
This avian “one flu out of the
- cuckoo’s nest” has not infected -
anyone since December 1997.

further in. February. and
March. Again there is no indi-
cation if this is because it’s the ,
peak of the flu season or the re-
alization : that. the Canucks”
won't make the playoffs.
Regardless, the Canuck -
eee will all have effective

- Willingness to work unpredictable irregular hours
- Previous experience or knowledge of the fishing industry
- Proven proficiency with record keeping activities

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT. - this is a part-time, as and
when required position. The level of activity is difficult to predict and
will depend on fishery activity. The. wage ‘is. $13:00 hour with a
minimum: 4-hour. call out (after training - and certification). The
successful applicant will be trained on the job.

TO APPLY - FAX: RESUME. TO:

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ATTENTION: LORNA CARRIGAN

Posted Septeniber 23,1998
Closing Date: October 15; 1998:

Please note that the flu shot
takes about two weeks to kick
in. Please also note that itis vir-
tually’ impossible to get sick
from the flu shot unless your
tuberculous doctor coughs di-

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_.. (unless you invested heavily i in. ing you the shot.
- Asian markets). The only reasons not to
PREVENTION _ have a flu shot is if you either

“Immunity from the flu shot we have a severe allergy to eggs
“ Jasts' about four months and .
- therefore should be given in
-- November to allow protection. -~
‘through the peak months of
“February. and: March. You:
mo should have Hus vaccine if you =
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@ Dr. Dave skipped his column last week. He had just become a grandfather and was still in recovery.
‘ 7] only difference in treatment .

since. 1918 is in the name
brand of the chicken soup.
Should you have complica-
tions such as unremitting fever,
shortness of breath or painful
ears or sinuses then you should
be seen. Antibiotics are gener-
ally a major NONONONO. In
spite of a popular radio doctor
who feels that bacterial infec-
tions cause everything from
-pregnancy ‘to fractured an-
-kJes, the overuse of antibi-
otics is a massive problem
that becomes particularly ap-
- parent during the cold and flu
season. a
If your doctor offers you
antibiotics for a routine cold
or flu, please question why. A
1995 CMAJ study indicated

- that doctors: who wrote the

most antibiotic prescriptions
also had the highest death rate
among: their patients. (Or.
Kevorkian was removed from
the study after the first week).

Linus. Pauling who (at the
time of this writing) has two
more Nobel Prizes than J, ad-
vocates the use of Vitamin C, 1

: gram every” hour when the
.° “virus first strikes..As a general
_ rule, I don’ targue with the lau-
_reates.

Finally, I will ofteri recoil
tied! the patient: travel to a

beach on: Maui. This’ may. - :
i lessen the misery but it can

so be:risky due to the'possi- .

ly - bility: of contracting the ham. uaa
“merhead shark flu. ° ae

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bring. ‘alonig’a*p a
‘cian ‘preferably one with a de»
cent slapshot).

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