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International Clayoquot Sound Day was established for the first time and Wednesday October 13 was chosen as the official day. Various events were scheduled across Canada to acknowledge the current environmental situation. Many of these activities took place in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Between fifty and seventy protesters rallied at Speaker’s Corner on October I 3 to demonstrate opposition against the logging methods (clear cutting) presently practiced. The march began with fifteen University of Waterloo students departing from UW’s South Campus Hall at 9:30am. These students marched along University Avenue to King Street where they met up with approximately 20 Wilfrid Laurier University students.
gans such as “Trees are the lungs of the earth”, “Clayoquot Sound, not clear cut sound” and “Clayoquot Sound, a
not 1 sound decision?“students continued to walk along King Street. Chanting and singing phrases like “Hey hey ho ho, clear cutting has got to go” as they marched, more people joined in before reaching the final destination of Speaker’s Corner in downtown Kitchener. Arriving at t t : IS a.m., protestors picketed and recruited those passing by to sign a petition against the government of British Columbia’s decision to give logging rights away. Over 200 signatures were received. “The mood was enersaid third year getic,” >f Waterloo Environment and Resource Studies (ERS) student Heather Cain. Speeches were delivered by UW
Get on up and go globetrotting . by Tasha Luckman special to the Imprint Thinking about travelling and in search of a new experience? Canada World Youth (CWY) organizes international exchange programs in countries all over the world. The program provides hands-on educational experience and an opportunity for selfgrowth by learning about other cultures, customs, beliefs and societies. The program is open to Canadians and landed immigrants between the ages of I 7 and 20. CWY is now recruiting applicants. “You have nothing to loose [by applying& except maybe the postage,” said third year UW geography student Lesley Hill, who was in Indiawith CWY from july I992 to February 1993. The CWY exchanges are about seven months in length.The program is unique in the respect that students spend time with a host family abroad as well as half of the total time in a rural Canadian area
Both parts of the trip are spent with a counterpart from your host country, as well as six other Canadians and their counterparts. Participants spend time volunteering their services and creating ties between themselves and the communities in which they’re
living. “The emphasis is not on the work, the emphasis is on integrating,” re-
lated Hill. Hill built a basic community centre in the village that she was in, and by the time she left, women had already began teaching and learning the different skills of weaving for cottage industry. Often the most challenging event for the CWY participant is incorporating one’s self into the lifestyle of the host family. In the Canadian phase of her exchange, Hill lived in a rural British Columbian village writing for the local newspaper. This is rare however, because most of the programs are agricultural. Hill explained that many of the applicants are female university students, and in some cases, it takes several yeari for applicants to be accepted. For more info call Canada World Youth Ontario Regional Ofice at (4 16) 9220776 or fax (4 16) 922-372 1.
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“All of Canada’s forests are presently facing a crisis. Logging practices will destroy all of the forest, Boreal and the rainforest in 20 years. These forests are public lands, and they are our lands. It’s time to take them back. They are our future and our children’s future,” she related to those who attended. Clear cutting in Clayoquot Sound appears to be an emotional issue among Canadians, particularly university and high school students. National action against Premier Harcourt’s decision to clear cut 74% of the remaining rainforest in the sound is occurring all over Canada. Several cities in Ontario organized demonstrations for International Clayoquot Sound Day for the purpose
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students at Speaker’s Corner. “Clayoquot Sound is one of the largest pieces of ancient temperate rainforest in the world with a diverse ecosystem. Home of the hemlock, sitka spruce and western red cedar, many of which are over 2 000 years old,” spoke out UW student Heather Cain. “In April of this year, the British Columbia government gave logging rights to Mac Millian Blodell and Interfor for 66% of the sound and this includes virtually all of the ancient forest,” she continued. “As Canadians, we are very proud of our wilderness, which is a large part of our identity. We condemn clear cutting practices in places like Brazil but in fact our logging practices are equally as destructive,” Cain pointed
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