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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - JUNE 7, 2005
Dear Editor;
On behalf of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon, I would like to call your attention to a very special time of year.
June is Stroke Month, and a time of great importance for many stroke survivors and their families or caregivers, as well as those who have lost a loved-one to stroke.
The year 2005 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon. Although great strides have been made in stroke research, statistics show that about 300,000 Canadians are living with the effects of stroke.
Stroke is the leading cause of disability in Canada, and each year about 16,000 Canadians die from stroke. People who have direct experience with stroke know how deeply it affects their personal lives.
Those who survive it struggle against enormous odds to regain their quality of life.
The Foundation's message for Stroke Month is one of awareness. By recognizing the warning signs of stroke, you can act quickly and gain precious time-and every second saved counts when working against the damaging effects of stroke.
Throughout Stroke Month we will be active in communities around BC and the Yukon, working tirelessly towards our vision-generations free of heart disease and stroke.
For more information or to find out how you can contribute to Heart and Stroke Foundation activities, please call us toll-free at: 1-866-432-7833 or visit
www.heartandstroke.bc.ca.
Sincerely,
Gail Moody, Area Manager- Okanagan/Kootenay Region
To the Editor;
Our company has a contract with the Ministry of Forests to keep several Forestry Recreation sites in the Princeton area clean and in good repair.
We were at Deadman Lake Forestry Recreation Site on Wednesday May 25th to clean it up after the long weekend. We know that after long weekends there is always a little more clean up to do. However; nothing could have prepared us for the mess left at Deadman Lake.
A "grad" party had gone on there, at least thatıs the word from other people who had been unfortunate enough to be camping in the same area. Word also has it that the "grads" were from Princeton. The parents must be so proud, but obviously never taught these young people any respect for our great outdoors.
They burned the outhouse on a huge fire that they built, then of course with no outhouse they had to spread human waste on the ground.
They cut down several large trees just for the sake of cutting them down, its a wonder someone wasn't killed.
Smashed bottles against rocks, burned what appeared to be lawn chairs and office type chairs in their huge fire. Left a truck load of garbage strewn around the site.
But parents......good news....some of the kids practice safe sex....we could tell that by the condoms strewn about the place.
This letter mentions only some of the damage caused. These young people will grow up some day and want to take their families to a nice lake to go camping....maybe there won't be any left, they will be buried under garbage and human waste.
How proud the parents must be to have raised such fine upstanding young people. More tax dollars out of their pockets to replace outhouses, tables and to pay me to pick up their garbage.
So parents if your child went camping at Deadman Lake on the long weekend....ask them how it went.
Patricia Furness
Furness Forestry Contracting
