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..........hnsWdeda~ Spt br 81 9 r NOW US THE TIME TO MAKE YOUR MOVE! Balance is returning to our real Record 10w ,nterest rates and tighter Buyers- and sellers who enter the estate market. pricing have madte homes mo re market atthis time, wiIl benefit f rom being Consumers are becoming more affordable. on the leading edge of the trend. optimistic as the economy strengthens More first time buyers are looking for Cail, Sally today, to inquire about and are in a better frame of mind to moderately priced properties and many market activity in your neighbourhood. consider major purchases. owners a re considering a move up. Your timing couldn't be better. Cornerstone Realty Mt., Realtor Cail us first SALLY STAPLES associate broker 623-6000 Alex Shepherd report 0; 0. from Ottawa A lackadaisical attitude towards guns by the criminal1 justice systemn is causing n eighborhoods to live in fear. We need not look any further than Oshawa's southend in the aftermath of Roger Pardys murder at Gagnon Sports to see this. Some people are calling for an ail out ban, on all hand guns, and at first glan ce ibis may sceem appropriate. However, a study of homicide statistics, and opinions of some law enforcers suggest that banning guns in the possession of people who legally own them - target shooters, hunters, collectors etc. - isn't going to solve the violent crime problem. The legal gun owners are the people who have gone through rigorous courses and have -had their guns registered. They are the law-abiding citizens. Admittedly there is some limited value in the investigative aspect of police work in having ail guns registered. But you cant justify registration relative to what it would cost to gel the guns registered. And really, what difference does it make ini the case of domestic violence, if a spouse is shot with a registered gun or unregistered one. For me the real problemn is the way our criminal justice systemn treats people using guns - registered or not - in illegal acis. The criminal code cails for a one to 14 years consecutive sentence for the use of a firearmn in an indictable offence. This section of the code is rarely used because it is plea bargained away by the crown prosecutor in the majority of cases. Secondly 1 wish someone would give me an answer to this: Why does someone have to «actually" commit an offence in the first place. Why isn'î simple possession of an illegal firearm an indictable offence? 1 have proposed to the Hon. Allan Rock, Minister of Justice, that the criminal code be amended t0 require a mandatory five-year-sentence for possession of an illegal firearm. 'Mis would enable our policemen and woiiien to get on with cleaning up the vermin on our streets carrying guns. 1 also just want to, touch on the purchase of ammunition. Right now ail you have to do is walk into a store and present your visa and buy your am mo. Well, if we require gun owners to pass a firearms safety course we, can - also ask for the presentation of their gun permit before letting them buy bullets. In closing, what then is the message our lax judicial systemn is sending out to the law-abiding public? Unless someone is shot or killed the message appears' to be that illegal use of firecarms is a misdemeanor at worst. If we want safer streets we have to focus on tightening up our criminal justice system as well as enforcing the laws already on the books. We must also protest the glorification of crime in media. I will be working on theseý objectives on your behaîf. And, as always, if you have any views on this issue let me know. Vitamin C -and colds.: LI king at the evidence (NC) -Can vtamîin C kick a cold? A but increased the dosage to 4 gramns/day senior hieailh officialI t the UJniversity during a cold. of Helsinki hais concIluded that whiile Hemila found the greatest decrease vitamin C can'i prevent co]lds, it can in the severity of cold symnptoms among reduce the numnber of das ou feel il[ those who used -2-4 grains/daly during a and reduice the severimyof cold cold episode. IHe suggests that "the symptomns by anveag o 20 beneficial effects of vitamin C against -Dr. Harri Hemniia xained 21 the common cold may be caused by its studies of the effects of vitamin C on anitioxidant properties"., the common cold publishedi sinceý 1971. AlthoughI subjeets were taking more Ail of the tudies, examined doses of than thie Recommiiended Nutrient Intake I gram/day orm -ore. Six sýtudies (RNI) for this vitamin, none experienced examined theefcs of 2' gi-ams/day any significant side effects. VitanmnC and two studies examined the effects of is water-soluble and absorbed by the 3 ýgramns/day.,One study looked-at body as required. Excess amounts are subjects who took I gramn/day regularly excreted in the urine.' Scorîng high mari in hockey satety (NC)-Here's, an eye-opening statistic. Jo the 1974-75 hockey season, before minor league hockey players were re- quired to wear -face masks>, dtcr were 258 eye injuries, including 43 blinded eyes. In the 1992-93 season,. only 31 ey e injuries> were -reported, including four blindedeyes. Not one of the in- jured players was wearing a face protector. certified by the Canadian Standards Association. Hockey-related head injuries have 1 asben dramatically reduced since the publication of the first CSA stan- dard for hockey helmets in 1973. This standard, now titled Ice Hockey Helmets (CAN/CSA-Z262. 1 -M90), has been up- dated over the years to incorporate the latest testing methods for ensuring the effectiveness of equipment certified to the standard. "Virtually alleye injuries suffered in sports are preventable," notes Dr. Tomi Pashby, an ophthalmo1ogist aid a prime mover in the development of CSA and international sports safety standards. "Statistics prove beyond any doubt that protective sports equipment is a necessity. In addition, there is proof that standards are needed to eliminate inadequate and unsafe produets." For this reason, you should definitely look for the CSA certification mark on hockey helmets, face masks (i.e., fullI face protectors), or visors (protectors covering the eyes only) when purchas- ing equipment. These CSA-certified items are specifically cited by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in their mandatory requirements for players in senior, junior, minor and women's leagues. Pointers for Future Hockey Stars Here are a few additional pointers tu assist the young players in your family, *Proper fit is essential with an' protective sports equipment. Choose a helmet that fits the head snugly. Make sure the face protector can be securety fastened to the helmet. " Neyer paint or add decals to a helmet. " Hockey helmets are designed to last about seven years. Since they are a "bump" rather than a "crash" type of helmet , they can sustain more than one impact. ft's time to discard a helmet, however, if it becomes cracked. * Neyer allow a player to cut the wire of a face mask to improve the field of vision, as this wîll dangerously weaken the entire structure. The CSA certifi- cation for the product also becomies void if players tamper with the equipment. - lnspect the face protector regularly to verify that thle wire structurfe is solid and that there are no broken welds. - Inspect plastic visors or fac e pro- tectors for scratches orcracks. Too magny scratches limit vision, while craicks undermine a protector's structuL1 strength.> - Wear face protectors at al uies while participaýtingL in the game. * Practice we aring a new lace protec- ror with the helmetnc before using it in a game. Watchiiing television for a while with a face pr otector on can help a player- get used to seceing through the mask and improve performance in the game ahead. - If you play in an *'oldtimer" league. set a good example by wearing a helmet and, at the minimum, a CSA-certified visor that covers the eyes. The most recent edition of CSA's standard, Face Protectors and Visors (CAN/CSA- Z262.2-M90), specifically introduced requirements for visors in orderi to define equipment that would besut able for oldtimers-a group that has traditionally resisted the idea of wearing protective eye equipment. -Neyer check another hockey player from behind-more than 15 players a year in Canada receive serious spinal injuries from such incidents. 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