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THE WEEKEND OUTLOOh May 1M1 Page Community Be prepared for emergencies with proper supplies On December 18 last year an arctic storm bringing record cold temperatures struck the lower mainland of British Columbia and Vancouver Island The gale- force winds toppled trees and brought down hundreds of power lines cutting electricity to thousands of homes and leaving some people without power for up to hours Imagine for a moment that you were one of those home owners With no power would you have been able to look after your farm ly Feed them and keep them warm Know what was going on outside and what emergency crews were doing Know what to do if you had been ordered to evacuate If you answered no to any of these questions then you should now to help safeguard your safety and that of your family One of the most effective things you can do is also one of the most simple Sit down and think about the types of disasters that could affect you and your family What the threats are will depend on where you live For some people Its funny how to us oldsters showers arc just a way to get clean as quickly as possible I swear that I can gel in and out of there in 10 minutes and so can Em my wife But we have 14 year old twins Belinda and Kyle who have made shower taking an art form They get in there and boldly slay where no one has stayed before for hours In any case these kids seem to need hot showers like the cat needs kibble Tney need cm hot and they need cm often If you have kids who have suddenly discovered the need to be squeaky clean hours a day here arc some ways to help you handle it courtesy of The Hydro Water heating accounts for per cent of your typical energy bill And that just from showers One quarlcr of the hot water our family uses is for laun dry so we make sure we adjust the water levels according to how much laundry were doing We also never run the dishwash cr unless us full Not overload cd just full We all take showers instead of baths and that helps because with the energy efficient show I just installed we re reducing the amount of hoi walcr we use by at least half The kids haven l noticed and not telling them Em is our official leaky lap fixer She fixes them because the dripping drives her cray but here an interesting fact a tap leaking at one drop per second means litres gallons of hoi water a month I figure that s six loonies a month slipping down the dram Thais bucks a year I also insulated the hot water pipes If you insulate the first one or two metres three to six feel of hot water pipe from the water heater hot water will arrive at the faucet at higher temperatures and it also get there more quickly lis easy to install and can get it at your hardware or home improvement store So there you go if our kids ihe most perfect m the world ihcy re certainly the cleanest by far Now if we could just find some way for them to do their homework in the show cr we be off to ihe races Hits newspaper in conjunc lion with Ontario Hydro is bringing you Phils to help home ideas on how to save energy lo receive a Water Heating Kit call Ontario Hydro at 263 9000 and them Phil stnt you floods may be a greater threat than winter storms but once you have an idea of what can happen you can start to develop a family emergency plan Once your plan is complete rehearse it and en sure that each family member knows what his or her part is in the plan Developing and practis ing such a plan should only take about minutes of your time each year To complement your planning Emergency Preparedness Canada the federal agency responsible for advancing civil emergency preparedness in Canada for emergencies of all types has prepared the following list of emergency supplies that you should keep on hand at all times The items listed will stand you in good stead no matter what the emergency be it a toxic spill tornado or winter storm EMERGENCY SUPPLIES battery powered radio flashlight and spare batteries for both first aid kit extra clothing and sleeping FOOD Every family should have an emergency supply of food and water on hand sufficient for at least three days You should also consider the special needs of family members on diets and small children and infants ed foodstuffs and dry goods should be used and replaced once a year Good to have on hand are canned food stews baked beans spaghetti meat poultry fish vegetables carrots com peas etc freeze dried products available at most camping stores biscuits crackers graham crackers toast etc canned and dehydrated soups miscellaneous salt and pep per sugar instant coffee tea bags honey peanut butter jam and syrup WATER Water is essential to survival Adults need a minimum of one litre 2 2 pints of water per day for drinking Water should be stored in clean tightly covered containers such as thermos jugs large vinegar bottles camping water containers etc Change the stored water at least once a month Other beverages you might want to consider are bottled water canned milk soft drinks YOU WIN WHEN 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medication and baby supplies if necessary Please remember to recycle thib newspaper along with your glass bottles and jais aluminum and steel food and beverage cans plastic soft drink containers RECYCLING It only works if we ail do our part Nells DRIVING SCHOOL NEXT COURSE DAY CRASH COURSE JUNE til 30 30 For Information About Courses or Private Lesson phone 8772671 ELECTRONIC SERVICE STEREOS- VIDEOGAMES 90 DAY GUARANTEE FREE ESTIMATES ALL SERVICE ON SIS QUAE lD TECHNICIANS FOR THE BEST SERVICE AT THE BEST PRICE GEORGETOWN CUSTOM CAR SOUND 8772425 The Kiwanis Club of Georgetowns ANNUAL LOBSTERFEST SATURDAY JUNE 8th 1991 Georgetown High School Cafeteria V jW per person Featuring Music from Sonic Entertainment Proceeds to Georgetown Memorial Hospital And Other Local Charities ORDER YOUR TICKETS TODAYII Tickets available from any Klwams Member or These Locations CIBC Branches Macs Milk J V CLOTHING Moun 8775206 Brl The Herald 8772201