Page 2 EXPRESS November 26, 1997 J.R. DRILLING LTD. WATER WELLS DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL • ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION & EXPLORATION DRILLING OWNER OPERATED FOR EXPERT SERVICE CALL 1-800-557-5070 ~t5 -'"4- 'for .Mel\ ~ Wo'll\el\ -'"4- Jl>ta.ial\Jl'll\porU Pitching in for a community meal -'"4- Silver ~•w•Ull! A mountain of dinner rolls being buttered by a small army of volunteers signalled the start of the Heart To Heart J4. 'l'\ew Stock .AniYeS 'Pail'!! free community dinner Nov. 20 at Mimi's Banquet Room. Local businesses donated the food, the Lord Nelson 464 Baker Street Hotel provided the facility, and the Selkirk College cooking students donated their expertise in providing a 352-4638 healthy meal for more than 200 needy Nelsonites. Logging road deactivated to remove threat to creek SLOCAN - An old road cial government. done. that was used for timber "Protecting the environ- The old mining road, harvesting a decade ago is ment and fish habitat, as known as the Ottawa Hill being deactivated lo well as creating jobs, are Forest Service Road, has remove a threat to Springer long-term government been the responsibility of HOW DIAMONDS ARE VALUED -- THE 4 C'S Creek. commitments,'' said the Ministry of Forests "The 4C's" determine the quality and value of a diamond and explain The road's deteriorating Nelson-Creston MLA since 1981. Built on an why some are rarer -- and so more valuable than others. The 4C's relate to a condition poses a threat lo Corky Evans. "Under the extremely sleep slope, the diamond's CUT, COLOUR, CLARITY and CARAT WEIGHT. the creek, which serves as a Jobs and Timber Accord, . road received heavy The better any diamond scores on each of these characteristics, the more secondary domestic water we're showing that both upgrading in the early valuable it will be. Let's look at each "C" in turn. source for the Village of can be accomplished." 1980s to allow for limber CUT Slocan and a habitat for Two heavy equipment harvesting. Most diamonds are cut with a full 58 facets and a good cut or make has rainbow trout. operators, two general Those improvements fell more brilliance, fire and ultimate beauty. It is the precision and delicacy of With over $40,000 in laborers and a supervisor short of Forest Practices the cut that dictates the maximum amount of light that will be reflected funding from Forest are being employed for up Code standards. A land- through the diamond. Renewal BC, the watershed to three weeks by the pro- slide last spring and the HOW A DIAMOND HANDLES LIGHT restoration project is a part- ject. Prior to the work start- worsening condition of the I. When a diamond is cut to good proportions light is reflected from one facet nership between the corpo- ing, a Nelson engineering property prompted the gov- to another and then dispersed through the crown or the top of the stone. ration, Slocan Forest firm prepared detailed out- ernment to take action to 2. If the cut of the diamond is too deep some light escapes through the oppo- Products, and the provin- Ii nes of what has to be deacti ve the road. site side of the pavillion or bottom. 3. If the cut is too shallow, light escapes through the pavilion or bottom before it can be reflected. ceomfort Next Week - THE CLARITY OF DIAMONDS Nursing things, baby slings, TameOurConsumer Culture--Buy Nothing! The average North American con- things we so abundantly consume. Far more cozy jam mies sumes five limes more than a Mexican, ten waste is generated in the "making" than in for sweet dreams. times more than a Chinese person and 30 the "consuming and throwing away". times more than a person in India. Once we understand this, we may We are the most voracious con- be more willing to give our consumer cul- sumers in the world - a lure a rest. For one day. world that would die if everyone Iived the way ThreeRs November 28, 1997. This Friday has been declared a North Americans live. r--~ll■;'iii,~--, 24-hour moratorium on plan- Our consumer cul- etary consumer spending. lure is absurd. We buy to Edward Abbey feel good, we buy to impress said: "Sentiment without Puppets, puzzles each other. We ignore the tragic costs of our consumer action is the ruin of the soul." So do something. For one push & pull toys culture. We in the afnuent day, November 28 . . stop west - only 20% of Uie buying. And spread the word. world's population - con- ._ ____ .... _ __, Tell your friends. Challenge sume 80% of the natural Michael Jessen your family. Simplify your resources. lifestyle. Cut up a credit card. The main problem with trash is not The hope for a shift in human con- its "back end'', so to speak. It's not so much sciousness lies in the actions of everyday 509 Baker Street, Nelson what we as individuals throw away, but the people. End of lecture. Happy Buy Nothing waste that has been incurred in making the Day. 352-1789 call toll free 1-888-990-2292 RECYCLING HELPLINE 352-2412• REDUCE • REUSE• RECYCLE THISFEATURE SPONSOREDBY: Nelson & District Credit Union "Being environmentally friendly in a friendly environment" The Kootena 's own incredible kid's store Nelson 352-7207 East Shore 227-9221