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Top ten tips for staying fall-free this winterSnow season has arrived, along with icy conditions that can lead to an unexpected slip or trip.

Falls are the most common cause of injury among Brit-ish Columbia seniors and are the main reason why older adults lose their independence. Each year, one in three seniors over the age of 65 experience at least one fall and nearly 40 per cent of fall-related hospitalizations involve a hip fracture which greatly impacts the health and well-being of the senior as well as the B.C. heal th-care system.

Winter conditions, such as snow and ice, are known to increase the likelihood of experiencing a fall. Last year, 319 B.C. se-niors aged 65 and over experienced fall-related hospitalizations due to ice and snow. Accord-ing to Canadian Institute of Health Information data, over 70 per cent oc-curred between January and March. This informa-

tion is often referred to as the tip of the iceberg, as many more fall inju-ries are treated in clinics, emergency departments and doctors offices.

Falls usually happen due to factors that can be pre-vented. Identifying fall risk and taking the ap-propriate action to prevent falls can help seniors to stay independent and in-crease their overall health and well-being.

Top ten tips to help se-niors stay fall-free this winter:

1. Check your traction wearing appropriate shoes and boots for slip-pery sidewalks and stairs can help to avoid a fall. Research has shown that wearing an anti-slip shoe device can reduce the risk of a fall in icy conditions.

2. Slow down tis the season for many exciting

events Falls often occur when youre in a rush.

3. Stay connected letting people know your plans and taking a cellphone with you when you leave the house are great ways to keep in touch with friends and family this holiday season.

4. Vitamin D and calcium research has shown that Vitamin D and calcium play an important role for muscular strength and bone health. During the winter months, it is es-pecially important to eat foods high in Vitamin D and calcium and/or take supplements to get the rec-ommended daily intake.

5. Stay active strong muscles and bones are im-portant in preventing falls and getting around safely. If winter conditions make it unsafe to exercise out-doors, stay active with an indoor routine that in-cludes strengthening and balance exercises.

6. Bring in the salt keep your salt and shovel in-

doors to avoid slipping while on your way to the garage or storage shed to get it.

7. Shovel the walkway keep your steps and pathways clear. Check your railings and ensure they are sturdy, as they may save you from an unexpected slip or trip.

8. Ask for help tis the season to lend a helping hand. Most people are happy to help an older person navigate across a slippery sidewalk or park-ing lot.

9. Have a plan if you experienced a fall, what would you do? Being pre-pared in the event of a fall can assist in getting help as quickly as possible, and may even save your life.

10. Ask yourself if you are at risk check your risk for falling with the Staying Independent fall risk assessment tool: www.seniorsbc.ca/stay-ingindependent

Tragedy Averted In Candle FireAt 2:19 AM on Thursday, December 15, 2011, the Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service (AFRS) responded to a report of an actived fire sprinkler system in a commercial building on Cedar Park Place.

Fire crews arrived to find minor fire and smoke damage which the sprinkler sys-tem had effectively controlled, prevent-ing the fire from spreading throughout the commercial plaza.

The first fire crews on scene were sur-prised to find that a storage room in the basement had been converted into a makeshift sleeping quarters. The oc-cupant of that room had left a burning candle unattended which ignited some clothing. Heat from the resulting fire

activated the sprinkler system and fire alarm. Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service officials later confirmed that the build-ing had not been approved for any type of residential occupancy.

While this incident did not cause major damage, it does illustrate the need for care when using candles especially during the holiday season. It also shows the effectiveness of properly functioning fire protection systems such as sprin-klers and monitored fire alarms.

As a result of this incident, the AFRS has now attended 24 fires to date in Decem-ber, most of which were preventable.

Damage estimates from this incident have not yet been received.

Abbotsford Airport Launches YXX Rewards Program

The Abbotsford Inter-national Airport is pleased to announce the launch of YXX Re-wards, a new rewards pro-gram for airport travelers, announced Dave Holmberg, chair of the Abbotsford Air-port Authority.

Each time a YXX rewards member flies out of Ab-botsford Airport, their name will be entered into a weekly sweepstakes prize draw. Prizes include round-trip tickets on WestJet, gift bas-kets, iPods, concert tickets, Abbotsford Heat tickets, res-taurant gift cards, and more!

We are excited to launch this new program, which is the first of its kind in Canada, said Holmberg. Customer loyalty is ex-

tremely important to us since its the good folks of the Fraser Valley and the Greater Vancouver Metro-politan area that makes this airport what it is.

Four kiosks have been in-stalled in the airport, two in the guest check in area for program registration, and two in the departures airside lounge for both registration and entry into the sweepstakes.

Registration in the YXX rewards program is free

of charge, and guests can register online at www.yxxloyalty.ca or at any of the Abbotsford Airport Terminal kiosks. Rewards keytags are available for pick up after registration at the Abbotsford Airport administration office.

To be entered into the week-ly sweepstakes, guests can either scan their rewards card at the departures kiosk stations, or they can simply login using their username and password.


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Doctor, do I need to take any vitamins or supplements?

Last month I told you of some of the benefits of vitamin D, and so of course my answer is yes, you should at least be taking vitamin D. I hear this question about taking vitamins quite often in my office, and the answer does require some thought. The first thing that I ask is well, do you eat enough fruits and vegetables?

Many people including some doctors believe that taking vitamins and other supplements are not necessary and that we should get all our nutrients from whole foods, and this, of course, would be the best way in a perfect world.

The scientists now tell us that we need to eat 8-10 portions of fruits and vegetables each day. A European study into diet and health surveyed 300,000 people in 8 countries. It found that those who ate 8 or more portions of fresh fruit each day had a 22 percent lower chance of dying from heart disease, and heart disease is the leading cause of death. So are you really eating at least 8 portions of fruits and vegetables?

Unfortunately, there is often a problem with the fruits and vegetables that we buy from the grocery stores nowadays. Actually there are several problems. Firstly, studies have shown that the amounts of nutrients in these fresh fruits can be significantly less than the amounts that were found in the same fruits and vegetables 30 years ago. Often the ground used to grow these foods has been used repeatedly and so does not contain all the nutrients that the plants should have. This is also made worse by the pesticides and herbicides used to grow these crops since these leech out to nutrients in fruits and veg-etables further. The pesticides and her-bicides are also absorbed into some of these foods and these have been found to be detrimental to our health. When fresh fruits are picked and eaten in the same day they contained their highest amounts of nutrients. Unfortunately, much of our food has to travel across the country or even from another coun-try before he gets to our mouths, and during that time nutrients are degraded within the fresh food. Often fresh food is irradiated or x-rayed when it comes across the border and is too reduces the nutrients. And then there is cooking which again destroys the nutrients in vegetables.

The next question is often which vitamins should I buy? Often you

will end up going to the local store and purchasing a multivitamin. Your doctor or might even recommend, for example, that you buy separate vita-mins like for example vitamin E. Unfortunately, unless that doctor has been looking at the latest research and is familiar with supplements this might not be the best advice. For example, he may not know that there are actu-ally 8 different types of vitamin E, and the one that is usually sold in stores is called alpha-tocopherol. This has actu-ally been found to be harmful to your health. Another example is that many people are now taking fish oils due to the recent research on all their health benefits. I have seen many patients have been taking Omega 3-6-9 believing that they are doing something good for their heart or their blood vessels. Current research has shown that Omega 6 fish oils are actually more likely to cause inflammation in your body and so this type of fish oil is actually bad for your health. Fish oils can also contain other toxins such as heavy metals, and so unless the fish oil has been manufac-tured by a company with high quality standards that remove these toxins, that particular supplement would be a poor choice. Often the choice of purchasing a supplement can be based on the old saying you get what you pay for in terms of quality, and so you have to weigh your pocketbook against your health in most cases. Invest in your health first because without your health you may not be worth the amount of money that you have in your bank. If your health care provider has an interest in supplements he or she should be able to guide you.

Next month, Ill tell you a little bit more about the benefits of fish oils.

Dr Manjit Gosal (Anti-aging , Regen-erative and Functional Medicine Phy-sician with special interest in Weight Loss). 604 300 0787


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Government of Canada Supports Girls in Surrey, BC

On behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Govern-ment Services and Minister for Status of Women, Ms. Wai Young, Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, today announced Government of Canada support for a project to de-velop leadership skills and reduce the risk of violence among girls in Surrey, British Columbia.Our government is pleased to support projects that call on all Canadians women and men, girls and boys to work collaboratively to end all forms of violence against women, said Minister Ambrose. We are proud to partner with the YWCA on this promising new project, which will empower girls preparing to move from elementary to high school to take charge of their lives, contribute to their communities and realize their full potential.This innovative new project, which aims to reduce violence against girls and turn vulnerability into empower-ment, will have a lasting impact on participants, their families and the Surrey community, said Ms. Young.

The YWCA Metro Vancouver is re-ceiving $259,550 from the Womens Program of Status of Women Canada for its Leadership Program for Girls in Surrey. The project will develop leadership skills among Grade 7 girls who are preparing to enter high school in a challenging urban environment where gender-based violence poses a significant risk to their safety and abil-ity to succeed. With the support of local grassroots organizations and communi-ty leaders, and with the engagement of parents, the YWCA Metro Vancouver seeks to empower and reduce violence in the lives of these young girls.For over 100 years, the YWCA Metro Vancouver has worked to foster eco-nomic independence, wellness and equal opportunities for local women and girls. One of the citys largest non-profit organizations, the YWCA Metro Vancouver works to create a healthy community by providing programs and services to over 50,000 people each year. We are pleased to have the support of the Government of Canada for this project in Surrey, which is inspired

by the success and the best practices of two other programs underway in Vancouver, said Janet Austin, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Metro Van-couver. The new project for Grade 7 girls will use a unique intergenerational and intercultural learning model that includes mentorship, youth volunteers, education on issues affecting girls and awareness training. This ground-breaking program will address girls concerns about entering the complex world of high school, examine issues of gender and violence against women, and help the girls to define attitudes and behaviours that are fundamental to healthy relationships.

The Government of Canada is committed to supporting projects that yield concrete results for women and girls in Canada while strengthening families, commu-nities and the country. Through Status of Women Canada, the governments support for community-based projects has nearly doubled since 2006-2007, growing from $10.8 million to close to $19 million, its highest level ever.


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hux qwk ijMnf vI sfihq ikqfbI rUp ivwc rul irhf hY, ieh sfrf ssqy muwl ivwc lokF c clf jfxf sI. lokF ivwc pVHn dI rucI nUM vI hulfrf imlxf sI. ienHF qoN ielfvf nYsLnl buwk trwwst ieMzIaf qy pMjfbI XUnIvristI pitaflf dIaF ssqy drF qy pRkfisLq pusqkF vI ienHF dukfnF qy rwKIaF jf skdIaF sn. ieQy iewk hor aihm gwl krnI aiq lfjLmI hY ik BfsLf ivBfg kol afpxy sfihqk rsfly jn sfihq qy pMjfbI dunIaF kwZx leI vI koeI PMz nhIN hY qy ies nfloN qF guaFZI rfj hirafxf hI cMgf hY, ijs ny pMjfbI BfsLf dy nF qy akfdmI sQfpq kIqI hoeI hY jo hr mhIny pMjfbI sfihq nfl sbMDq mfisk rsflf sLbd bUMd kwZ rhI hY. pMjfb dy BfsLf ivBfg nfloN vwD sfihqk srgrmIaF hirafxf pMjfbI sfihq akYzmI krdI af rhI hY. jykr sfihqk srgrmIaF leI ihMdI BfsLf guaFZI rfj hirafxf ivsyLsL bjt rfKvF kr skdf hY qF afpxI mF bolI leI pMjfb srkfr ivsyLsL bjt rfKvF ikAuN nhIN rwK skdI?

kuJ bjurg aqy byshfrf lyKkF nMU srkfr kyvl awT sO rupey mhInf pYnsLn idMdI hY. pYsy nf hox kfrn dyr qoN ieh vI bMd peI hY. iewDr lyKk awT-awT sO rupey nUM qrs rhy hn qy AuWDr iKzfrI lwKF rupey lY-lY ky mflfmfl ho rhy hn. ipClI vfr dy ivsLv kbwzI kwp vFg srkfr ny ies vfrI vI ivsLv kbwzI kwp ijwqx vfly iKz-frIaF nUM cMgIaF nOkrIaF dyx df aYlfn vI kr idwqf hY qy BrqI leI pRikiraf vI sLurU kr idwqI hY. kocF dIaF qrwkIaF vI kr idwqIaF geIaF hn pr BfsLf ivBfg ivwc KflI peIaF asfmIaF qy vI BrqI nhIN ho rhI jdoN ik syvf mukqIaF lgfqfr ho rhIaF hn. srkfr nfloN qF pMjfbI XUnIvristI dy Aup kulpqI zf: jspfl isMG hI bfjI mfr gey ijnHF isLv kumfr btflvI dy puwqr imhrbfn aqy Ausqfd lfl cMd Xmlf jwt dy poqry ivjY kumfr nUM nOkrIaF dy idwqIaF hn. bOiDk hlikaF df kihxf hY ik jykr srkfr sfZy iqMn kroV rupey isrP aTfrF imMtF ivwc sfhruK Kfn nUM dy skdI hY qF ienHF ivwcoN awDy rupey Krc ky sLRomxI sfihq dy purskfr vMzx, lyKkF dIaf bMd peIaF pYnsLnF jfrI krn, sflF qoN Twp pey pRkfsLn kfrj cflU ikAuN nhIN kr skdI? kuJ bjurg lyKkF df kihxf hY ik AunHF

nfloN qF kbwzI dy kmYNtytr hI cMgy hn jo lwKF rupey iKzfrIaF dy nf bolx dy hI lY jFdy hn.

pMjfb dy bu wDI jIvI vrg anusfr jykr mF Kyz kbwzI dy jsLn eynI DUm-Dfm nfl mnfey jf skdy ny, qF mF bolI idvs cuwp-cpIqy, sUmpuxy qy grIbI-dfavy nfl ikAuN mnfieaf hY? jykr ivsLv kwp krvfAux leI kroVF rupey dy spONsr iml skdy ny qF mF bolI pMjfbI df idhfVf mnfAux leI vI srkfr aijhy spONsr sOiKaF hI lwB skdI sI. iesy sfl pMjfbI XUnIvristI pitaflf ivKy hoeI ivsLv pMjfbI kfnPrMs ivwc sfbkf mYNbr pfrlImYNt qr-locn isMG ny muwK mMqrI bfdl dI hfjLrI ivwc idwqy afpxy Bf-sLn rfhIN AunHF nUM apIl kIqI sI ik mF bolI dy ivkfs leI iewk vwKrf PMz kfiem kr idEgy qF ieh bhuq sfrQk Xqn hovygf. bfdl sfhb ny jldI hI aijhf krn df XkIn vI duafieaf sI pr prnflf AuWQy df AuWQy hI hY.

iswiKaf aqy BfsLf ivBfg dy mMqrI jQydfr syvf isMG syKvF ny afpxy iewk ibafn ivwc afiKaf sI ik isLv btflvI AunHF df dosq huMdf sI, ies leI btflf ivwc dyr qoN aDUrI peI Xfdgfr isLv afzItorIam df kMm vI jld arMB ho jfvygf qy ies leI AunHF srkfr qoN iewk kroV awsI lwK rupey df bjt vI mnjLUr krvf ilaf hY. nfl hI jQydfr syKvF ny ieh vI afiKaf sI ik pMjfb ivwc nfktkfr gursLrn isMG dI Xfd ivwc sLfndfr Xfdgfr bxfeI jfvygI. AunHF BfsLf ivBfg vwloN mrhUm ienklfbI kvI sMq rfm AudfsI dy ipMz jf ky krvfey iewk smfgm ivwc vI isLrkq kIqI qy AudfsI dI Xfdgfr bxfAux bfry vI afi-Kaf. iewQy ieh gwl krnI kuQF nhIN hovygI ik sfihq df mws rwKx vfly iewk afeI[ ey[ aYs[ aiDkfrI ny ijlHf PrIdkot dy aYzIsLnl izptI kimsLnr vjoN qfienfqI smyN afpxy XqnF sdkf jYqo mMzI ivwc nfvlkfr guridafl isMG dy nF qy glp Bvn aqy gLjLl dy Ausqfd dIpk jYqoeI dI Xfd ivwc gLjLl Bvn dI AusfrI krvfeI sI BfvyN ik ies dI AusfrI dy jld bfad hI pMjfbI XUnIvristI dy rIjLnl sYNtr ny ies iblizMg qy aijhf kbjLf jmfieaf ik sbMDq lyKkF dy pirvfrF vwloN vfr-vfr bynqIaF krn dy bfvjUd vI kbjLf ajy qwk nhIN Cwizaf igaf.

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BfsLf ivBfg dy muwK dPLqr ivwc sLyrF vflf gyt ivKy 1992 ivwc kroVF rupey dI lfgq nfl lyKkF leI bxfey gey sfihq sdn dI hflq iksy grIb dy Zfby qoN vI mfVI ho cwukI hY. ies vwl srkfr df koeI iDafn nhIN. surjIq isMG brnflf dI vjLfrq vyly AunHF mhfn icwqrkfr soBf isMG dI Xfd ivwc AunHF dy jnm sQfn sRI hrgoibMdpur sfihb ivwc iewk afrt gYlrI iqafr krvfeI. jd ieh jgfh bxky iqafr hoeI qF jld hI sLurU hoey ai-qvfd dI afV c ies gYlrI nUM bI[ aYs[ aYP[ dI iewk tukVI ny

mwl ilaf. axmuwlIaF qsvIrF lok puwt ky lY gey. ds sfl qwk bI[ aYs[ aYP[ nhIN AuWTI. hux afrt gYlrI ivwc ptv-frKfnf hY. srkfrF lyKkF dIaF nvIaF XfdgfrF jLrUr bxfAux, ieh iewk cMgf Auprflf hY pr pihlIaF ijhVIaF iewk do XfdgfrF hn, AunHF dI sFB-sMBfl vwl vI qF iDafn dyxf bxdf hY.

pMjfb dy AuWp-muwK mMqrI suK-bIr isMG bfdl anusfr AunHF mF Kyz kbwzI nUM ipMzF ivwcoN kwZ ky aMqrrfsLtrI pwDr qy lY aFdf hY, ikMnf cMgf hovygf ik

jdoN Auh mF bolI pMjfbI bfry vI aijhI Bfvnf apnfAuxgy aqy rul rhy ilKfrI qy klfkfrF dI sfr lYxgy. ikMnf cMgf lwgygf ik jd ieh Auh smJxgy ik smfj nUM ilKfrIaF dI dyx iKzfrIaF qoN iksy qrHF vI AUxI nhIN sgoN vDyry mhwqvpUrn huMdI hY. AudoN vI bVf cMgf hovygf, jdoN Auh BfsLf ivBfg nUM srkfr df aMg koeI mihkmf smJxgy aqy Kyz ivBfg dI qrHF ies ivBfg dIaF sfihqk srgrmIaF ivwc lg-fqfrqf ilaf ky ivsLv kbwzI kwp vrgI koeI vwzI pMjfbI kfnPrMs krvfAuxgy.

kdy iksfn sVkF qy hux aflU sVkF qypMjfb dy keI sLihrF ivwc iksfnF df iewk hYrfn krn vflf ros vyKx nUM imilaf. ieh ros aflU pYdf krn vfly iksfnF ny kIqf qy qrIkf ieh apxfieaf ik sLihrF dIaF sVkF AuWqy aflU ivCfAuxy sLurU kr idwqy. kuJ plF bfad bwsF-gwzIaF lMGIaF qF AunHF dI imwJ inkl ky hr pfsy icwkV hI icwkV ho igaf. ijhVy vI sLihr ivwc ies qrHF df ros pRgtfvf kIqf igaf, AuWQoN dy afm lokF nUM bhuq prysLfnI JwlxI peI. keI QF skUtr qy motr sfeIkl iqlk ky lok izwgdy vyK ky aK-LbfrF ny AunHF dIaF qsvIrF Cfp idwqIaF, pr iksfnF ny iks duwKoN

ieh kMm kIqf, ies bfry bhuqI crcf nhIN kIqI geI, jd ik ieh iksy vI hor gwl qoN pihlF krnI cfhIdI sI. aflU bIjx vfly iksfnF ny ds-bfrF sflF bfad aijhf kMm jy kIqf hY qF afKr iks gwloN qMg ho ky kIqf, ieh vI smJxf cfhIdf hY.

ipCly idnF ivwc aflUaF vfly iksfn ies qrHF dy ros pRgtfvy df aYlfn krdy rhy sn. AunHF df kihxf sI ik pMj rupey ikwlo dI lfgq afAuNdI hY qy mMzI ivwc ies df muwl zyZ rupey qoN vwD nhIN iml irhf. jdoN Auh vyc dyNdy hn qF Ausy aflU nUM vpfrI ZfeI rupey vycdf hY qy prcUn ivwc Auh

pMj jF ds qwk vI jf phuMcdf hY. iksfn afpxI Psl nUM puwqF vFg pflx df dfavf krdf hY qy srkfr jdoN Aus dI gwl vI nhIN suxdI, iPr Aus df roh ivwc afAuxf suBfvk hY.

keI vfrI mhfrfsLtr dy ipafjL bIjx vfly iksfnF nUM duhfeI pfAuNdy sux cuwky hF. jdoN sfry dysL ivwc ipafj df Bfa sO ru-pey ikwlo nUM phuMc igaf sI, EdoN hr pfrtI ies gwl leI afm Kpqkfr df duwKVf pysL krdI sI qy TIk krdI sI, pr iksfnF dI gwl koeI nhIN sI krdf. iPr iewk idn mhfrfsLtr ivwc iewk iksfn ny hfeIvya AuWqy trflI

KVI krky Auho ipafjL solF rupey ikwlo vycxy sLurU kr idwqy, ijhVy idwlI ivwc sO aqy muMbeI ivwc swT rupey ikwlo ivk rhy sn. Aus ny mIzIey vfilaF nUM dwisaf ik Aus dy iksfn BfeIcfry nUM qF solF rupey hI imldy hn, bfkI dI kmfeI jLKIrybfjL aqy rfh dy dlfl krI jf rhy sn. agly idn ipafjL df Bfa idwlI aqy muMbeI dovyN QF izwg ky awD ivwc af igaf sI. pMjfb df aflU vflf iksfn hovy jF koeI hor, AunHF sfiraF df dwuKVf vI mhfrfsLtr dy iksfnF nfl AunI-iewkI imldf hY. jdoN srkfr ny sfQ hI nhIN dyxf qF iksfn nUM sVkF AuWqy AuWqrnf pYNdf hY.

pMjfb dI srkfr ny keI vfrI ieh gwl afKI hY ik Psl df Bfa izwg jfx dI sUrq ivwc Auh kuJ nhIN kr skdI. iewk mOky pMjfb dy ajoky muwK mMqrI pRkfs isMG bfdl hurIN nrmy df trwk lY ky pfrlImYNt dy sfhmxy vycx gey sn Aus vyly df iksfn afgU aKvfAux vflf muwK mMqrI jy iksfnF dIaF musLklF vwl iDafn nf dyvygf qF hr iksy nUM hYrfnI hovygI. AunHF nUM iksfnF dI musLkl smJ ky ies df koeI rfh kwZxf cfhIdf hY, qF ik Auh qbfh nf ho jfx.

iewk svfl ieh kIqf jFdf hY ik jy Psl vwD ho jfvy qF srkfr afKr mdd iks qrHF kr skdI hY? sfnUM ies sbMD

ivwc AunHF pwCmI dysLF df cyqf kdy nhIN afAuNdf, ijnHF nUM hor hr mfmly ivwc sfzIaF srk-frF afdrsL bxf ky pysL krn ivwc mfx mihsUs krdIaF hn. ieMglYNz hovy jF amrIkf jF iPr AunHF vfly pwDr df koeI hor dysL, AunHF sBnF ivwc iewk skIm krfp sport dy nFa hyT cwldI hY. ieh skIm kudrqI kihr df isLkfr hoey iksfnF leI vI lfgU kIqI jFdI hY qy jdoN kdy-kdfeI loV qoN vwD Psl pYdf ho jfx kfrn iksfn Ps jfvy, ies skIm dI koeI Dfrf Aus mOkyy leI vI rfKvIN rwKI jFdI hY. sfzy dysL ivwc snaqkfrF leI qF sO Kfny hn, iksfnF leI ies qrHF df koeI Kfnf hI nhIN rwiKaf jFdf.


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I would like to congratulate the Sikh community for the official opening of the Sikh Heritage Museum at the Gur Sikh Gurdwara which took place last Saturday. My father and several of my close friends enjoyed the celebrations. I look forward to re-visiting the landmark temple where I played as a child.

A year ago I was interviewed on CBC Radio, The Early Edition with host Rick Cluff concerning being denied access to a Christmas party because I was South Asian. During the program, he asked me whether or not I believed that Facebook was a contributing factor towards the cultural divide in the Lower Mainland. I didnt see this as being the case, however, I do see this as an avenue in which cultural polarization can be addressed. I decided to do some quick research through some of my friends Facebook lists to see what kind of cross cultural friendships are being developed through a click of a button. I discovered that most cultures actually stick within themselves (especially youth) and some of my friends who are over the age of 30 seemed to show some improvements in how they reached out on social media.

If we plan on bridging the cultural divide in the future, we must realize that social media is one platform that has never been explored.

On another note, Facebook can be very self absorbing at times. People become caught up talking about themselves rather than focusing on others. For example, in most of my personal postings, I found that it is the same dozen or so people who leave a comment or give me a thumbs up. Its kind of discouraging when I have over a 1000 Facebook friends/acquaintances that have the potential of reaching out and choose not to. I have made every effort throughout the years on Facebook to reach out to almost every contact at least once in the year.

Jassi Hera, a grade 12 student from Rick Hansen Secondary School shared these comments: I personally think everyone should get along with each other. We only live once, why not get to know some new people and even learn about their culture. Facebook is one of the best ways to actu-ally meet new people.

I have some sad news to share, the tree that was planted on May 18th to celebrate the Cycling4Diversity ride to Victoria which was vandalized in August did not make it. I would like to thank the District of Mission for doing their best to save the tree. Another tree is scheduled to be planted in the spring as a replacement.

Since the completion of the ride, the mo-mentum hasnt stopped. We have some exciting announcements to be made in the New Year. Sarina Di Martino Derk-sen, the Executive Coordinator is plan-ning on revealing the schedule, a new logo, as well as other events scheduled to take place. One of the many highlights of this trip was when the winner of the Cycling4Diversity bike offered to sell the bike. Di Martino Derksen stepped up and advised me that this would be a wonder-ful opportunity to help out the winner as well as keep the bike for the rides to come. Di Martino Derksen personally purchased the bike and will be loaning the bike each year to the team.

Kens Corner

Ken Herar can be reached at [email protected] or view his blog

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zlMby qy kfly vfly aOrqF dI KUbsUrqI df icMn hY. hr aOrq, lVkI cfhuMdI hY ik Aus dy vfl kfly sLfh lMby qy sMGxy hox qy hr kuVI afpxy ichry, srIrk suMdrqf dy nfl nfl vflf dI KUbsUrqI suMdrqf qMdrusqI leI vI XqnsLIl rihMdI hY. jy iksy dy vfl kudrqI lMby hox qF Aus nUM BfgsLflI ikhf jf skdf hY. aijhI sKsIaq hY nvpRIq mogf. Auh afpxI bfeIk qy srfl vFgUM guwq Dr ky sPr krdI hY. afpxy lMby vflF dy rfj bfry nvpRIq kOr df kihxf hY ik myry mfqf ipaf dy lMby vfl hI kfrn hn. mYN afpxy vflF nUM ipafr krdI hF qy mfx vI| svflF dy jvfb c AuhnF ikhf ik jy koeI myry vflF dI qfrIP kry KusLI imldI hY keI bIbIaF BYxF sLihr bjLfr rok ky hYrfnI nfl puwCdIaF hn ik vfikaf hI gj lMbI guwq hY puwq hY qyrI? isr plos ky ipafr idMdIaF hn. swcmuwc hI goizaF qoN nIvIN guwq nvpRIq dy suhwpx Aus dI bhu pwKI sKsLIaq nUM cfr cMn lfAuNdI hY. ieh lMbI guwq sfzy swiBafcfr df vI icMn hY. sLflf! pMjfbx kuVIaF dIaF guwqF vI gj gj lMbIaF hox nvpRIq dI sohxI guwq vFg.


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pwCm dy dysLF vfilaF kol pUMjI huMdI hY, ieh gwl sfnUM kimsLn vfly AuWp cyarmYn mntyk isMG afhlUvflIey ny nhIN dwsxI, pMjfb dy lok pRvfsI imwqrF nUM iml ky vI jfx lYNdy ny. ijhVI gwl smJx vflI hY Auh ieh ik AuWQy pUMjI ies

krky nhIN huMdI ik pYsy pwiqaF dy rUp ivwc ruwKF nUM lwgdy ri-hMdy ny. AuWQy dy afm lok ikrq krky pYsf kmfAuNdy ny jy Auh iek zflr vI bcfAuNdy ny qF AuWQy Auh zflr huMdY, pMjfb afky pMjfhF df not bx jFdY| ivdysLI kMpnIaF kol vI pYsf bhuq hY. pr Auh ies krky hY ik Auh sfrI dunIaF dy pdfrQF nUM vI luwtxf jfxdIaF ny qy KpqkfrF dI jyb ivclf mfl

vI pCfxdIaF ny. bMdf kol dI lMG jfvy qF AunHF dy drvfjy AuWqy lwgy sYNsr jyb ivcly pYsy igx CwzdY.

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SFU scientists help tackle forest pests with

genomicsSimon Fraser University Beedie School of Business professor Jeremy Hall is leading the so-cial science research component in a new project dedicated to significantly reducing forest pests in Canada, and ultimately globally.

Hall leads one of several research teams involved in Genomics-Based Forest Health Diagnostics and Moni-toring, a new $4.2 million project funded by Genome British Columbia and Genome Canada. Stelvia Matos, an adjunct professor, and Vernon

Bachor, a sessional lecturer, in SFUs Beedie School of Business are on Halls team.

The project will use genomics to de-velop a DNA-based diagnostic test to detect and monitor pests that do $2 billion worth of damage to Canadas forests annually.

Government and forest industry sci-entists and policy makers have been pushing for better ways of diagnos-ing forest pests for years because the conventional method of visual inspec-tion cant catch many microscopic pathogens.

Hall, an expert on radical technology development and sustainable devel-opment innovation, and his team will examine current public policies and societal issues around the use genom-ics in forestry management. The SFU team will also recommend commer-cial opportunities for outcomes of the research.

In addition to overcoming techno-logical hurdles, successful innovation also includes understanding the often complex interactions among commer-cial, organizational and social issues, says Hall. Understanding such issues is especially useful at early phases, when there are greater options in how the technology can be developed.

Our role is to provide scientists with early knowledge about the way tech-nology can be developed to make it more commercially attractive to users. We also help technology developers

realize benefits from their investment and avoid detrimental social impacts and/or controversies that could hinder its diffusion.

Richard Hamelin, senior research scientist at Natural Resources Canada, will lead the development of DNA-based diagnostic testing that is ex-pected to generate annual economic benefits in the tens of millions of dol-lars. The testing will aim to stop po-tentially detrimental pathogens from spreading through forests and assist the forest and nursery industries with plant and product certification.


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Ensuring health-care spending can be sustained in B.C.

Medical Ser-vices Plan premiums are one way the Province of British Columbia helps provide increased investments in health-care services to meet growing demand. Revenue from these pre-miums currently funds about 11 per cent of total health-care costs in B.C.After seven years of un-changed fees for provin-cial health-care coverage, government announced in the September 2009 Bud-get Update that MSP pre-miums would rise by six per cent in January 2010, 2011 and 2012 to support rising health-care spend-ing. Any future changes would be announced in future budgets.Maximum monthly pre-mium rates effective Jan. 1, 2012 will increase by $3.50 per month to $64.00 for single persons, by $7.00 per month to $116.00 for two-person families and by $7.00 per month to $128.00 for families of three or more persons.There are built-in protec-tions for lower-income British Columbians to help ensure the MSP pro-gram is fair. As of Sept. 25, 2011, there were 959,131 B.C. residents subsidized by the MSP premium as-sistance programs. More than 800,000 individuals and families pay no MSP premiums at all, and the rest receive partial sub-sidies. MSP Premium Assistance was enhanced in January 2010. The en-hancement was designed to ensure 2012 MSP rates for those receiving pre-mium assistance remain lower than they were in 2009. As a result of this enhancement, approxi-mately 180,000 British Columbians saw their premium costs reduced or eliminated.

MSP premiums support increased spending in areas such as improved health-care facilities, ad-ditional equipment, more surgeries and increases to the PharmaCare budget.Increased health funding, including MSP premi-ums, continues to support world-class advancements for health care in British Columbia, including the longest life expectancy in Canada, the lowest heart attack rate in Canada and the countrys lowest can-cer mortality rate.Budget 2011 invests al-most $2 billion in sus-taining front line service delivery over three years, an increase of more than 13 per cent compared to 2010-11. This includes: $1.4 billion for services delivered by health au-thorities and other service delivery partners, includ-ing acute-care services, community and home-based services, assisted living and residential-care services, mental health and addictions services, health promotion, dis-ease prevention and other public-health services. $438 million for the Medical Services Plan to fund increased volumes of physician and laboratory services, and recruitment and retention of special-ists and family physi-cians, particularly in rural and remote communities. $144 million for Phar-maCare for coverage of new drugs and volume and price increases for prescription drugs.Examples of recent capi-tal projects underway include: New $62.2-million men-tal-health facility at Lions Gate Hospital, which in-cludes $38.2 million from the Province. Groundbreaking for a clinical-support building part of a $90.5-million

phase 1 redevelopment as part of the bigger BC Childrens and BC Wom-ens Hospitals project. A $2.25-million expan-sion of a kidney dialysis clinic in Cumberland on Vancouver Island. A new, $512-million Surrey Memorial Hospital expansion project got un-derway with an acute-care tower and new emergency department. Construction of the $47-million East Pandosy Clinical Support Building commenced as part of the $448 million Interior Heart & Surgical Centre project.Government spending on health care in 2011-12 will be almost 42 per cent of the total provincial budget, accounting for $17.5 billion an increase of 86 per cent from $9.4 billion in 2000-01. Over the next three years, total government spending on health is planned to rise to a record $18.5 billion by 2013-14 up $9.1 billion from 2000-01.The budget for Pharma-Care is one of the fastest growing areas in health care. Since 2001, the PharmaCare budget has increased by more than 74 per cent, from $660 million to more than $1.1 billion in 2011-12.The total number of sur-geries received by British Columbians in 2010-11 was 514,000, of which around half were never placed on the waiting list. This is an increase of 22 per cent from 421,000 surgeries in 2000-01.Since 2001, almost $7 billion has been spent on capital projects in Brit-ish Columbia. Over the next three years, British Columbias health-care system will benefit from investments such as new medical equipment and modernized health facili-ties as part of a $2.1-billion health-sector capital plan.


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BC invests over $13M in new skills training programs

From software systems devel-opment and auto refinishing, to underground mining, shell-fish aquaculture and a host of other programs, the B.C. government is investing over $13 million in new employment skills training in regions throughout British Columbia.As part of Canada Starts Here: The B.C. Jobs Plan, over 50 skills train-ing programs are being delivered by 20 post-secondary institutions throughout the province under the governments Employment Skills Ac-cess Initiative (ESA). This project is funded within governments existing fiscal plan.

Through ESA, eligible British Colum-bians are provided with tuition-free, group-based training at public, post-secondary institutions to prepare them for entry or re-entry into the labour force. ESA skills training programs are primarily focused on preparing participants for entry-level employ-ment in industries, sectors or occupa-tions that are currently experiencing or are projected to experience labour or skills shortages.

Training programs are expected to be at least three weeks in duration, to a maximum of 12 months, with an emphasis on programs that pro-vide participants with provincially or industry-recognized credentials. For occupations with established provincial standards for training and certification, training programs must follow and meet those standards. Participants in programs must be unem-ployed individuals who have not estab-lished an Employment Insurance claim in the past three years, or five years in the case of maternity/parental leave.The Employment Skills Access Ini-tiative is funded through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Agreement (LMA).Over the next decade, British Co-lumbia is projected to have over one million job openings. A new wave of economic growth stimulated by the BC Jobs Plan will further increase the number of jobs. The BC Jobs Plan will ensure the over $500 million provided annually for labour market and training programs is targeted to meeting regional and industry labour market needs.

Quotes:Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Develop-ment Our Governments top priority is jobs and the economy. To achieve our goal, we invest in provincial initiatives, like Em-ployment Skills Access, so unemployed British Columbians can develop the skills they need to get good jobs and succeed.

Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation This program is another example of our commitment to enhance skills training throughout the province as we work to build an increasingly skilled workforce to meet present and future labour market demands and to provide British Columbians with access to new employment opportunities.

Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of Ad-vanced Education Higher education is key to our prov-inces growth and prosperity as we de-velop the workers of the future. Under the BC Jobs Plan, were working with our quality post-secondary institutions to increase learning and employment opportunities, building the foundation for a stronger economy.

Consulate General of India, Vancouver

Visa to India for the

purpose of entering into a surrogacy arrangement

Any person seeking a visa to India for the purpose of entering into a surrogacy arrangement must ascer-tain beforehand whether the law of that country permits surrogacy and will provide appropriate travel documents to the child for accom-panying the surrogate parents. En-tering into surrogacy arrangement under any other visa not sought for surrogacy is punishable under the Indian law.


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First Parent and Grandparent Super Visa Issued Two Weeks After Launch

The first Parent and Grandparent Su-per Visa has already been issued, Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizen-ship, Immigration and Multiculturalism announced today.

We pledged to process the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa in less than eight weeks, the Minister noted. Weve is-sued the first of the Super Visas in just two weeks and we remain committed to reuniting families through the Super Visa in a timely manner.

The Parent and Grandparent Super Visa was launched as an option for parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents looking to visit their families in Canada for an extended period of time. The process for getting a Super Visa is simple and straightforward. Super Visa seekers use the same applica-tion form as applicants for the standard six-month visitor visa. Applicants for the Super Visa must also submit proof that the host child or grandchild meets a minimum income, demonstrate that they have purchased comprehensive Canadian medical insurance and undergo the Im-migration Medical Examination.

The first Super Visa was issued at the Canadian mission in Manila on December

14, 2011, two weeks after CIC began ac-cepting applications.

With the Super Visa, we have taken a common sense approach that allows parents and grandparents to spend ex-tended periods of time with their loved ones in Canada, while at the same time, acting responsibly in protecting Canadian taxpayers, Minister Kenney added. Im pleased that the response to this program has been so positive.

Until the Super Visa was launched on December 1, 2011, visitors to Canada usually could only visit for six months at a time and visitors who wished to stay longer had to apply for extensions and pay a new fee every six months. With the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa, eligible parents and grandparents will pay fewer fees and have greater certainty that they will be able to enjoy the company of their families in Canada for a longer period of time.

Building a stronger Canada: Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) strength-ens Canadas economic, social and cul-tural prosperity, helping ensure Canadian safety and security while managing one of the largest and most generous immigra-tion programs in the world.


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awj gurpurb qy asIN afpxy aMdr JfqI mfrIey qy gurU jI dy AuWcy mfnvI kdrF-kImqF vfly grIb-pwKI smfj dI AusfrI krIey ijwQy jmhUrI injfm hovy qy swc df rfj hovy.


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David MacKinnon Chongqing, China, has a population of 30 million almost as big as Canadas - and is the biggest mega city on the planet. New factories are springing up daily. Entrepreneurship is evident everywhere.Bangalore, India, is huge also and populated by world leaders in IT, aero-space and industrial re-search. Its business lead-ers are writing many of the rules of a new indus-trial revolution.The extraordinary per-formances of these cit-ies and others like them have lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. The global impact of this is startling. China and India are on track to be the first and third largest economies in the world in less than a generation.Both countries still have huge problems. Corrup-

tion, environmental deg-radation, political stresses and governance failures are all obvious. However, their track records sug-gest that the big story for India and China is how far they have come and how far they could go.These changes are very positive in many respects. There are new possibili-ties for partnership, new markets and new oppor-tunities arising from the Indian and Chinese com-munities in Canada. As well, more comfort and economic security for 40% of humanity should appeal to us all.There is, however, the problem of how we com-pete with these giants.While we are partly pro-tected from competitive forces by the resource wealth of Western Can-ada, we are exposed be-cause of economic weak-ness in Central Canada and the longstanding lack

of competitiveness in At-lantic Canada.The determinant of how well we do in competing with businesses in Banga-lore and Chongqing will be our productivity and here there is cause for serious concern. Our productivity performance is poor.For thirty years, policy makers have said that businesses need to do more research, innovate more and manage change better if we are to turn this situation around.The fact that these prog-nostications have been made for many years and that governments and businesses have acted on them with little result should cause us to look deeper.When we look deeper, we will almost certainly find that outdated public policies and institutions are a large part of the problem and that to com-

pete against places like Chongqing and Banga-lore; we need to reinvent important public policies and institutions.What needs reinvention?We need to reinvent healthcare because it is destroying the capacity of governments to fund the infrastructure necessary for better productivity.This reinvention could in-clude physician payment systems based on clinical treatment guidelines, en-hanced scope for health professionals other than physicians, elimination of the public delivery clause in the Canada Health Act and a debate on end of life care.We need to reinvent the intergovernmental trans-fer system. It encourages careless finance, discour-ages labour mobility and has damaged competi-tiveness in recipient ju-

risdictions and Canada as a whole.This could be done by shifting GST revenue to provinces in return for an end to transfers, adopting Australias fairer method of calculating equalization and publishing bench-marks on program compa-rability by province.We need to reinvent gov-ernments so that they be-come entrepreneurial and nimble. Canadian govern-ments have become very centralized, the opposite of what needs to happen.Governments could be made more entrepre-neurial by putting the operations of govern-ments under boards that operate within a central-ized policy framework but which are guided by citizens with appropriate qualifications.

Governments should also build the broadest pos-sible network of public-

private partnerships so that the knowledge of the private sector can be brought to bear on public problems.We should reinvent some aspects of our education and employment support systems.We often have jobs that go unfilled because peo-ple with the requisite skills are not available.To correct this, we ur-gently need to modernize EI, update our antiquated apprenticeship programs and renew our commu-nity college systems.The important point is that India and China have reinvented themselves and economic leadership has shifted to them. We must do some of the same if we are to effectively partner and compete with them.

David MacKinnon is Chair of the Ontario Institute for

Public Policy and Senior Fel-low with the Frontier Centre,

www.fcpp.org

Chongqing, Bangalore and Canada; Reform will lead way to success


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Getting things done for Canadians: Harper Government delivering on

rep-by-pop commitmentThe Harper Government today wel-comed the passage of the Fair Repre-sentation Act through the House of Com-mons. This legislation, now before the Senate, will move every single Canadian towards representation by population.The status-quo results in British Co-lumbians becoming more and more underrepresented in the House of Com-mons simply because they live a in high-growth province, said Minister of State for Democratic Reform Tim Uppal. If nothing is done, this problem will become much worse. Clearly, this is not fair ev-ery Canadians vote, to the greatest extent possible, should carry equal weight.The Fair Representation Act updates the formula allocating House of Commons seats to provinces to better account for population growth and trends. Under the legislation: Ontario will receive an additional

15 seats British Columbia will receive an ad-

ditional 6 seats Alberta will receive an additional 6

seats

The legislation also fulfils a platform commitment to prevent Quebec from becoming underrepresented relative to its population, since the purpose of the bill is to move every single province towards representation by population. To this end, Quebec will receive three new seats which will be proportionate to its share of the population.Our province has been underrepresented in Ottawa for too long, said Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages James Moore. Thanks to this legislation, British Columbias percentage of seats in the House of Commons will more closely reflect its share of Canadas population. This is good news for British Columbi-ans.The Fair Representation Act also includes amendments to the Electoral Boundar-ies Readjustment Act that streamline the boundary readjustment process. The boundary readjustment process begins February 8th, 2012 and, if the Fair Repre-sentation Act is enacted before this date, is projected to be complete within two years and five months.


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- dlIp isMG vfsn, aYzvokyt

ikvyN afeIaF hn. vkq af igaf hY ik ieh gwlF lokF sfhmxy nMgIaF kIqIaF jfx ikAuNik bhuqy vwzy Gply pfrtIaF leI pYsf vI iekwTy krn leI kIqy jFdy hn.

mulk aMdr iBRtfcfr hY aqy ieh iBRtfcfr smfj dy hr vrg ivc af igaf hY. ieh iBRtfcfr qF hux sfzy Dfrimk Kyqr ivc vI af igaf hY aqy iehI kfrn hY ik awj keI Dfrimk hsqIaF vI adflqF ivc gyVy kwtdIaF dyKIaF jf skdIaF hn. ies leI awj hr afdmI bfry sfnUM jfxkfrI hoxI cfhIdI hY qF ik asIN soc skIey ik ieh rfjsI Kyqr ivc hmyf amIr aqy pYsy vfly hI lok ikAuN afAuNdy hn aqy afm afdmI iewDr afAux dI juraq ikAuN nhIN kr irhf. asIN prjfqMqr hF aqy dy dy mflk hF aqy mflkF nUM ieh sfrIaF gwlF pqf hoxIaF cfhIdIaF hn. asIN ienHF gwlF qoN axjfx rhy hF jF rwKy jFdy hF aqy awj sfzI ieh hflq ho geI hY.

bljIq isMG BlUrIaf srI

qyrI klf mYN klfkfrf qF jfxF,jykr klf hovy lokF dy hfxdI ey.Auh klf nf lokF dI klf hovy,ijhVI inwG mihlF df mfxdI ey.icwqrkfr koeI aYsf hovy,klf hI ijsdf pysLf hovy.ieh dunIaF ajb njLfrf hovy,nf qkVf nf mfVf hovy.myry mn dI dunIaF df iewk,aYsf suMdr surg vsf dy.myry Xfr muswvrf iewk qsvIr bxf dy.

ijwQy nf koeI vYrI hovy,sB bMdy df KYrI hovy.dunIaF iewk pirvfr dy vFgUM,cMn ckor ipafr dy vFgUM.rosLn hovy DrqI aMbr,aYsf ipafr df dIp jgfdy.myry XfrbfgF vflI mihk vI hovy,DrqI sfrI tihkdI hovy.mor KusLI ivwc pYlF pfvx,koielF imwTy gIq suxfvx.hrIaF BrIaF klIaF AuWqy,sUhy-sUhy Puwl iKVfdy.myry XfraMqr iDafn lgfvIN vIrf,sohxy rMg imlfvIN vIrf.sUrj ijwQy cVHdf hovy,kflK sfrf mrdf hovy.phu-Putfly icVIaF cihkx,jIq bursL df hunr ivKf dy.myry Xfr.


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kYnyzIan nfgirkF nUM sIrIaf coN kwZx dy Xqn qyjL

kYnyzf dy rwiKaf mMqrI jOhn byar ny sIrIaf ivwc vD rhI ihMsf dy pysL njLr kYnyzIan nfgirkF nUM AuWQoN kwZx dy Xqn kr idwqy hn. Xfd rhy ik sIrIaf ivruwD meI c pfbMdIaF lfgU hox ipwCoN iewQy gRih XuwD vrgy hflfq bx gey hn. sIrIaf ivwc bsr-al asd dI srkfr nUM htfAux leI roh ivwc BVk AuWiTaf hY, aqy ies dy hor vDx dIaF sMBfvnfvF nUM dyKdy hoey kYnyzf ny afpxy nfgirkF nUM AuWQoN surwiKaq kwZx leI Auprfly qyjL kr idwqy hn.

icwty irwCF dI Gt rhI igxqI icMqfjnk

XUnIvristI afP albrtf dy sfiek pRoPYsr ny 41 sfl qwk icwty irwCF AuWqy aiDaYn kIqf ik mnuwK duafrf kudrq nfl CyV CfV dy nqIjy vjoN AuWqrI kYnyzf ivwc irwCF dI igxqI Gt rhI hY. ies qrHF vfqfvrn ivwc asMquln pYdf ho jfeygf AunHF hor ikhf ik hr sfl iewQy lgBg 50 icwty irwC mr rhy hn. ikAuNik AunHF ny iek ikqfb ivwc iliKaf hY ik srkfr nUM ies pfsy qurMq iDafn dyxf cfhIdf hY, ikAuNik sfzy leI ieh kmfeI df sfDn hY aqy ieh sYlfnIaF nUM afkrsLk krdy hn. icwty irwCF dI Kurfk sIl mwCI hY. jdoN brP hyT ienHF nUM nhIN imldI qF ieh mnuwKF qy hmly krdy hn. jykr ienHF irwCF nUM Bojn nhIN imlygf qF ienHF df vfDf ikvyN hovygf.

gYr kfnUMnI vIt borz ibl dI il-brlF vwloN ivroD

ivnIpYg:-PYzirl iblirl dy aMiqRm nyqf bOb rya ny aYlfn kIqf hY ik Aus dI pfrtI kYnyzIan vIt borz bfry srkfr vwloN bxfey jfx vfly pRsqfivq ivDfn bfry Auh iksfnF df hI sfQ dyxgy. PYzirl kyrt ny vI iks-fnF dI sihmqI qoN ibnF iksfnF dy isMgl zYsk isstm ivwc qbdIlI krn nUM gYr kfnUMnI afiKaf hY. AunHF hor dwisaf ik kYnyzIan vIt borz PYzirl srkfr ivruwD kfnUMnI kfrvfeI krn jf irhf hY qF jo sI+18 ibl nUM lfgU hoxo roikaf jfey. ijs bfry PYzirl kyrt afpxf PYslf dy cuwkI hY.

kqlF df sLihr aYzimMtnaYzimMtn:-kwlH eyQy iek 16 sflf lVky df kql kIqf igaf. ieh ies sfl df aYzimMtn ivwc 45vF kql hY. iesy sLihr ivwc 2005 ivwc 39 kql hoey sn. pr 2011 ivwc ieh iek rIkfrz bx igaf hY. ies leI aYzimMtn albrtf rfj ivwc sB qoN vwD kql dIaF durGtnfvF vflf sLihr bx igaf hY.

kYnyzIan sports zfktr nUM ax aiDkfrq dvfeIaF amrIkf c lY

ky jfx leI sjLftrFto:-iewQoN dy sports zfktr nUM amrIkf ivwc ax aiDkfrq dvfeIaF lY ky jfx kfrn amrIkI adflq ny 5 mhIny dI sjLf suxfeI hY. ies zfktr ny aYQlItF df ielfj vI kIqf| zfktrF anusfr ieh dvfeIaF mnuwKI ivkfs leI Kqrnfk hn. zfktr aYnQnI gylj ny afpxf ksUr pRvfn kr ilaf hY. AunHF ny afpxy vwloN ijhVy mrIjF df ielfj ijs qrHF kIqf hY Aus df vI pUrf vyrvf rolt nUM idwqf hY. ies zfktr dy AuWGy golPr tfeIgr vuzj aqy bysbfl stfr alYks roz rigjLvIk klfeIt rhy hn.

jI LaYm LkYnyzf vwloN aOtvf plFt df ivsQfr

aOtvf:-jnrl motrj kYnyzf dy prDfn kYinn ivlIam ny ikhf ik kMpnI aOsvf plFt df ivsqfr krygI| hor invysL kIqf jfeygf qF ik ieMpflf kfr aglI pIVHI dy hfx dI ho sky. ies plFt ivwc ho rhI mOjUdf pRozYksLn nUM CyiVaf nhIN jfeygf sgoN plFt c nvF inrvfx kIqf jfvygf. ies smfgm ivwc kYnyzf dy ivwq mMqrI ijm PlYhr tI aqy EnrorIE srkfr dy ivkfs mMqrI vI hfjLr sn. BfvyN plFt dy akfr c vfDy df aYlfn kIqf igaf hY pr ieh spsLt nhIN kIqf igaf ik ieh invysL kdoN aqy ikvyN hovygf.

kYnyzf dy aMkVf ivBfg anusfr ieM-plfiemYNt lYx vfilaF dI igxqI

GtIaOtvf:-kYnyzf styitks ivBfg ny dwisaf hY ik akqUbr mhIny ivwc inAU brnjLivk nUM Cwz ky bfkI sfry 9 rfjF ivwc byrujLgfrI Bwqf lYx vfilaF dI igxqI ivwc kmI hoeI hY. ies df mqlb Auh ieh kwZ rhy hn ik lokF nUM rujLgfr imlx ivwc vfDf hoieaf hY. albrtf in-AUPfAuz lYNz AuntfrIE aqy mYnItobf ivwc ies ruJfn ivwc vfDf hoieaf hY.

nOjvfn vrg nUM rfjnIqI nfl joVnf jLrUrI-jsitn trUzo aYm[ pI[

aOtvf:-PYzirl ilbirl dy nOjvfn nyqf mYNbr pfr-lImYNt jsitn trUzo ny ikhf ik 21vIN sdI nOjvfnF dI sdI hY. ies leI nOjvfn vrg nUM rfjnIqI nfl joVnf jLrUrI hY. AunHF ikhf ik nOjvfnF dI rfjnIqI ivwc idlcspI Gt geI hY. AunHF df mn rfjnIqIk pfrtIaF vwloN Aucft ho igaf hY. hux qF sosLl muwidaF dy afDfr hI nOjvfn pIVHI df sihXog ilaf jf skdf hY. AunHF hor ikhf ik bjurg rfjnIqkF qoN nOjvfn vrg siqaf ipaf hY. hux ilbirl pfrtI AunHF nUM mYNbr bnfAux ivwc idlcspI nhIN rwKdI sgoN kyvl AunHF qoN sihXog hfsl krnf cfhuMdI hY. AunHF hor ikhf ik mnuwKI aiDkfrF dy muwdy qy kYnyzf mohrI irhf hY pr jo kuwJ kYnyzf ivwc mUl vfsIaF nfl ho irhf hY Auh mnuwKI aiDkfrF dy rfiKaF leI vDIaf imsfl nhIN hY.

kYnyzIan pfrlImYNt dIaF rfeIizMgF c vfDf

aOtvf:-kYnyzIan pfrlImYNt ny kYnyzf dI sMsd dIaF 308 rfeIizMgF ivwc 30 hor rfeIizMgF df vfDf krn df ibl pfs kr idwqf hY. ies ibl anusfr AuntorIE ivwc 15 sItF, ibRitsL kolMbIaf ivwc 6 albrtf ivwc 6 rfeIizMgF aqy ikAUbYk ivwc 3 rfeIizMgF df hor vfDf hoeygf. ies qrHF dy vfDy nUM vsoN dI sMqulq pRqIinDqf kfrn dwisaf igaf hY. dUjy pfsy ivroDI iDr df kihxf hY ik ijwQy knjrvyitvF nUM bhuqIaF rfeIizMgF qy ijwq huMdI hY AuWQy ieh vfDf kIqf igaf hY. Xfd rhy ik bI[ sI[ qy albrtf ivwc knjrvyitvF nUM vwzIaF ijwqF imldIaF hn. aijhf krky knjrvyitv pfrtI nUM pfrlImYNt ivwc spsLt bhu sMmqI pRfpq krn ivwc afsfnI hoeygI.

AuntorIE df krYizt ryt icMqfjnk hflfq c

trFto:-AuntorIE rfj dI afriQk hflfq bfry ivroDI iDr dy nyqf itm huzfk ny ikhf hY ik sfzy rfj dI af-riQk hflq icMqf jnk bx geI hY. Aus ny AuntorIE dI hflq nUM gRIs (XUnfn) dy brfbr qulnf idwqI. krY-izt eyjMsI dy anusfr AuntorIE isr ies sfl dy mflI bjt anusfr 241[5 iblIan zflr qwk df krjLf vD jfeygf. ies qrHF krjy dy Bfr kfrn ivkfs ruk jfeygf. srkfr nUM afpxy Krcy GtfAuxy cfhIdy hn. AunHF iewQy qwk kih idwqf ik syvfvF dy Kyqr ivwc ho rhy bypnfh KricaF ivwc ktOqI kIqI jfxI cfhIdI hY. Knjrvyitv bulfry ny ikhf ik srkfr 16 iblIan zflr dy bjtI Gfty nUM pUrf krn dy smrwQ nhIN hoeygI. aYn[ zI[ pI[ pfrtI dy bulfry ny ilbirlF nUM slfh idwqI ik muwK mMqrI migMtI dI Gwt igxqI srkfr nUM akUpysI vfl strIt dy mujfhrInF df sMdysL sux lYxf cfhIdf hY, aqy qurMq kfrporyt sYktr nUM tYksF ivwc kIqIaF ktOqIaF nUM rwd krnf cfhIdf hY.

kI kYnyzf c mwKx dI kmI hovygI?aOtvf:-AuNJ qF kYnyzf df zyarI kimsLn duwD aqy ies qoN bxy pdfrQF df sfl Br leI rfKvF BMzfr jmF rKdf hY iPr vI sMky pRgtfey jf rhy hn ik ho skdf hY. nfrvy vFg iewQy vI mwKx dI kmI af skdI hY. nfrvy ny mwKx dI kmI nUM muwK rwKidaF kImqF ivwc vfDf kr idwqf hY. kYnyzf afpxI Kpq anusfr mwKx pYdf krdf hY pr nfrvy ny ikhf hY ik ikRsims qoN pihlF Auh mwKx dI mMg dI pUrqI nhIN kr skdf. nqIjy vjoN mwKx dI mMg vD geI hY.

kyNdr vwloN ishq Kyqr leI shfieqf c hoeygI kmI

aOtvf:-PYzirl KjLfnf mMqrI ijm PlYhrdI ny dwisaf ik awgoN qoN sUibaF nUM hYlQ dy Kyqr c grFtF Gtf rhI hY. 2016 qk BfvyN ieh shfieqf sUibaF leI 6 pRqIsLq jfrI rhygI. iPr vI KjLfnf mMqrI ny ikhf hY ik rfj afpxy sfDnf rfhIN ies dI pUrqI krnf dUjy pfsy rfjF ny ikhf hY ik kyNdr kyvl 4[5% hI rfjF dIaF kul hYlQ kyar PMzF ivwc Xogdfn pfAuNdf hY jo ik nf kfPI hY. sUibaF dy KjLfnf mMqrI PlYhrtI nUM imly sn jdoN AunHF ny BivwK bfry kyNdr dI nIqI bfry rfjF nUM agfAuN icqfvnI idwqI hY.


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Comments requested on ALR on-farm energy creation

The Ministry of Agriculture is inviting British Columbians to contribute to the development of two bylaw standards related to the creation of on-farm energy. One bylaw standard will cover anaerobic digestion on farms in the Agricultural Land Re-serve (ALR) and the other will cover combined heat and power co-generation in greenhouses in the ALR. Both systems present farmers possibilities to improve operating efficiency.

Anaerobic digestion systems use a combination of manure and organic materials to pro-duce renewable energy in the form of methane gas. This methane gas can be upgraded to natural-gas quality or converted to electricity. A discussion paper and survey propose: Minimum farm size on using a system. Restrictions on the materials and their origins that can be used in the system. Planning, administrative and record-keeping requirements. Criteria for anaerobic digestion activities that would not require local-government

rezoning.This discussion paper and survey are available at: http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/resmgmt/sf/anaerobic_digestion_in_ALR/index.htmGreenhouse growers use natural gas-based combined heat and power co-generation sys-tems to produce electricity, heat and carbon dioxide, which are used to fertilize greenhouse crops. A discussion paper and survey propose: Requirements that cogeneration production be commensurate with the heat demand

on the farm and/or total greenhouse size. Minimum operating efficiency. Sites and management that minimize noise impacts. Criteria for cogeneration activities that would not req

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