1. Always tell someone where you’re
going

2. Always carry the 10 essentials (be
ready to stay out overnight)

3. Never hike alone

4. Be prepared for your chosen hike
(take the proper equipment and
always stay on the trail)

5. If lost, do not panic

6. Stay where you are

7. Do not travel downhill

Outdoor Travel Tips

(and what to do if you become lost)

8. Use signalling devices
9. Build or seek shelter

10. The most common mistake --
the belief that “it could never
happen to me.” Be prepared!

A toll free number
(1-800-663-3456) is available for
B.C. residents wanting more
information on outdoor safety.
Locally, call 985-1311, local 459.
Members of the North Shore Rescue
Team are also available to speak to
groups about safety and being
prepared in the outdoors. O

' c outh violence/young offenders was

Together Against Violence presentation.
The Nov. 24 community event included a
discussion of proposed changes to the
Canadian justice system. Chuck Cadman,
pictured above, was one of the featured
speakers. Cadman and his family have
been active in justice system reform since
1992, when his 16-year-old son, Jessie,

Young Offenders Topic Raised at College

was stabbed to death by a juvenile who
the topic of Capilano College’s 1994 was on a court-imposed curfew.

The presentation was coordinated by
Public Relations in support of Together

Against Violence month. Franca
Bertoncin, project coordinator for the
Together Against Violence Network,

commended the College for its efforts in

raising community awareness of this
important issue.

Photo courtesy of North Shore News/Paul McGrath

January 18/95

BOARD

Profile

he College Board’s newest

member, Ernie Tjensvold, has
had a long history of involvement
in his community of Gibsons on
B.C.’s Sunshine Coast.

He is a journeyman electrician
with Howe Sound Pulp and Paper,
the same mill his mother worked at
in the 1940s, and is currently an
executive member and Ist vice-
president of the Communication,
Energy and Paperworkers’ Union
local 1119 in Gibsons. He served
two years as president of the
Sunshine Coast Labour Council
from 1992 to 1993 and was also a
volunteer firefighter in Port Mellon
from 1981 to 1992.

For the last three years, Ernie
has chaired Gibsons’ annual
Labour Day picnic, the third
largest Labour Day picnic in B.C.
About 1,000 people converge upon
Dougal Park to participate in
events while enjoying free hot
dogs and hamburgers.

His appointment to the College
‘Board comes as a welcome
addition to Ernie’s active lifestyle.
“I consider it to be a great honor to
be appointed to the Capilano
College Board,” says the father of
three. “It’s one of the biggest
honors I have ever had.”

Ernie spends his leisure time
sailing with his wife, Sherry
Hyde, on their boat “My Cheri.”
Last summer they traversed the
waters of Desolation Sound. “It’s a
fantastic area,” he says. “The water
is SO warm. That is how we like to
vacation.”