THE INFORMER PAGE 5 DECEMBER 19, 1990 No Creatures Allowed to Stir “And all through the house (er, campus), not a creature was Stirring, not even a mouse”... but even if there was, the intruder alarms would sound. The College will be closed and there will be no access to buildings on Dec. 24, 25, 26, 31 and Jan. 1. All buildings will be open as usual on the weekends preceding the Christmas and New Years statutory holidays. Road Closures Construction work on the new C Building necessitated the closure of Purcell Way. With the re-opening of Purcell, access on Monashee Drive will be restricted to construction traffic to ensure safety of truck movement at the site. Access to the north part of Monashee, via Purcell, will remain open during the closure. Access to the Day Care Centre will be via Parking Lot 1 and the lower part of Monashee. When in Doubt, Ask an Expert The Public Relations Department is planning an “‘Ask the Experts” column for publication in the North Shore News. The column will consist of answers to questions that are posed to College faculty and staff, and will appear on a weekly basis, Starting in January. If you have questions and answers that you think will be of interest to the North Shore community, please call Elizabeth Rains in the PR office at 2729 or send them to A118. Gift Ideas for Those Who Have It All With only a few days remaining before Christmas, here are some excellent last minute gift suggestions: For the nature-loving adventurer: Each year more than 2,000 eagles winter in the Squamish area. They nest in the rainforest and swoop down from the trees to feed on salmon. This breathtaking event is the highlight of The Eagles of Paradise Valley Tour, a one-day excursion which departs from the College on Jan. 20 and 27. A special tour for College staff, faculty and friends is also planned for Sunday, Feb. 3. Special gift certificates, $75 and $70 seniors, include transportation and meals. Call Extension at 2901 for more information. For the star-gazer: Catch the Christmas spirit at the Planetarium with A Christmas Fantasy until Jan. 6. Enjoy traditional carols, classical selections and popular Christmas songs as festive scenes and starry wonders unfold around you. Adults $4.25, Children/Seniors $3. Call 736-3656 for times. For the environmental shop-aholic: A sturdy, washable, cloth shopping bag replaces non-biodegradeable plastic bags. You can even use it to wrap another gift. They are available at a wide range of stores, including Safeway, Woodwards, Eatons, the Art Gallery and Pete's Tent & Awning, to name a few. Remember: Use your imagination instead of non-recyclable paper when wrapping your gifts. Use paper grocery bags, old wrapping paper, colored comics, and decorative wall paper. Decorate with pine cones and fir boughs or make your own design on plain paper with a stamp carved from a potato. Tie it all together with left-over string or colored yam. Healthstyles A measles outbreak is expected on the North Shore sometime in 1991 and the North Shore Health Department is recommending that all susceptible persons between the ages of 12 months and 33 years be immunized against this potentially serious disease. A clinic was held at the College in late November and another immunization clinic will be scheduled for January. Measles is not just a "childhood disease." It is an infectious disease which can cause death or may result in permanent damage such as brain damage. For more information, call Health Services at 2964. Labatt's Road Scholarship Program In January, up to 86 Cap College students will have the opportunity to improve their driving skills with a professional racing driver when the Labatt's Road Scholarship Program visits the campus. Instead of a race track, however, the students will be practicing on one of the College's parking lots. The program includes a two-hour seminar on Thursday, Jan. 10, and half-day, hands-on emergency driving training sessions scheduled over a two-day period, Jan. 12 and 13. All College employees and students are invited to attend the lecture (time and location TBA). A lottery for the 86 in-car positions, reserved for students, will be held at the time of the lecture. The program is underwritten by Labatt Breweries of Canada and Imperial Oil Limited, and co-sponsored by Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. Four Cap Students Awarded Canada Scholarships Four Capilano College students have been awarded Canada Scholarships, the federal government’s top scholarship for post- secondary education students. The scholarships provide Traci Warkentin, Colin Ferguson, Nashreen Hirjee and Dana Kovanda with up to $2,000 each annually for up to four years. Students studying science, engineering and technology- related subjects are eligible to win the Canada Scholarships. At least half of the scholarships go to women, who are traditionally under-represented in the subject areas.