Nanaimo Daily News from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada • 1

PAINTING PARADISE CLASS OF T7 Graduates of Nanaimo District Secondary School's Class of '77 are getting together this weekend to remember old times ICAYAIC CALLING Find out why kayaking is experiencing a strong and steady increase in popularity all around Vancouver Island Page D1 Art wasn't a tnn nrinritv for much of Ina von Wistinghausen's life. See why that changed. Page C1 JL Page A3 4 2(5 LTOVS UNTIL THE GAMES BEGIN! -r BC Summer Games nanaimo 2002 AUGUST 1-4, 2002 vi BROUGHT TO YOU BY: 4 Since 1 874 (Incl. GST) $1.00 Saturday, July 6, 2002 CIIII1 Kill OS C-Z' nn In mm Per Humle will receive Governor General's commendation for helping woman from frigid local waters By Nelson Bennett Daily News good." Humle was Nov. 22, when a city woman lost and good news! The woman told her 15-year-old son to jump out, which he did, and the woman stayed in the car.

The car raced down a steep hill, jumped a concrete barrier, and went into the water. Humle, a former lifeguard, saw the incident from his office, and jumped in after her. WL The woman managed to get out of he car, and Humle helped her to shore. The Governor General's commen dation is the second award Humle will receive for his quick response. He also received the silver medal for bravery from the Royal Canadian Life-saving As for the woman Humle helped, Humle said he has never met her.

He said the Lifesaving Society told him that victims are often reluctant to meet their rescuers. Embarrassment is often a factor. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson. The award will be presented at City Hall Tuesday, at the RDN's regular meeting, which starts at 7:30 p.m.

Humle, who manages the local CD3C Wood Gundy office, says he is honoured, and a little embarrassed. "I don't think it was that big of a deal," he said. "Anybody would have done it. I guess people like to hear about someone doing something A Lantzville man who braved frigid waters to help a woman whose car went into Departure Bay in November will get a Governor General's commendation Tuesday. Regional District of Nanaimo chairman George Holme will present the award to Per Humle on behalf of Gov.

control of her car and went into the harbour at Townsite Marina. According to police, the brakes on the woman's car failed, as she was driving east on Townsite Road from Vancouver Avenue to Stewart Avenue. 3 LJ 4 i oooops missing the target completely. Every Friday during July, teams compete in a series of Silly Games. The team that earns the most points at the end of the series wins.

(Glenn OlsenDaily News) Shantel Bhe draws the bow, aims carefully and fires an arrow into the side of the Port Theatre dur-Vg Friday's Silly Games team events. The arrow stuck in the mortar between the concrete slabs, Marine Festival B.C. cuts target for mill effluent draws Canadian, U.S. naval ships By Nelson Bennett Daily News Daily News had to entirely eliminate its AOX emissions by Dec. 31.

Doing that would have required changing the entire bleaching process, Bramley said, at a cost of $100 million or more. "We'd be out of business," Bramley said. "You have to change the entire bleaching process." Under the previous guidelines, pulp mills in B.C. were to first reduce AOX emissions to a monthly average limit of 1.5 kilograms of AOX per tonne of dried pulp, then eliminate them altogether. The new guidelines allow a monthly average limit of 0.6 kilograms of AOX per tonne of dried pulp.

Harmac is already below that limit, Bramley said. The mill's effluent now contains just 0.3 kilograms of AOX per tonne, Bramley said. most stringent pulp mill regulations in North America to having just a pale imitation of the U.S. rules," she said. Bramley said the previous zero target, established by the NDP, was based on a precautionary principle, not on hard science.

AOX is a group of halogenated organic compounds, a residual of the bleaching process in pulp production. It includes dioxins and furans, which are highly toxic. The zero target was introduced in 1992, after the province experienced several shellfish closures due to contamination by dioxins and furans from pulp mills. The law gave the industry 10 years to eliminate AOX from pulp mill effluent. The zero target would have meant pulp mills like Harmac would have Pulp mills in B.C.

no longer have to eliminate AOX discharges in pulp mill effluent. The Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection has scrapped a zero AOX target a move applauded by the industry, and deplored by environmental groups like Reach for Unbleached. "It's nice to see decisions based on scientific review of the facts," says David Bramley, environmental superintendent for Pope and Talbot's Har-mac mill in Nanaimo. But Laurie MacBride of the Georgia Strait Alliance calls the changes a big step back for the environment. "It takes us back from having the Region enhancing local park system In Monday's Daily News, read a report about how the Regional District of Nanaimo is enhancing its parks system.

The RDN recently added two new items to its parks inventory both of them waterfront parks with campgrounds. The region's four other parks do not have campgrounds. "That definitely puts us in a whole new level of operating regional parks in the area," says RDN parks manager Tom Osbourn. Three navy ships will visit the city during the 2002 Nanaimo Marine Festival, July 25 to 28. Plans have been finalized to open the ships to visitors for four hqurs on Saturday, July 27.

The Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society and Nanaimo Port Authority made the announcement Friday. Visiting the Port of Nanaimo will be Canadian Navy HMCS Yellowknife, a 120-foot Kingston Class ship, the YTT Battle Point USN, a 185-foot yard torpedo tender and the Canadian Navy TSRV Sikanni, a 105-foot torpedo support and recovery vessel. All ships will be anchored at the visiting vessel pier. Yellowknife, Battle Point and Sikanni will welcome visitors for tours between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

while tied up at the pier. Just before those tours, at 10:30 a.m. July 27, there will be the Sail Past on Wheels Fun Parade. Other events include the City Centre Bathtub Street Fair, and as events at Swy-A-Lana Lagoon and Maffeo-Sutton Park. ar staff worried about woman Paul Manhas says Lisa Young, who's still missing, was a nice girl and liked by all By Paul Walton Daily News i canada.com time at the Jungle Cabaret in the early hours of Sunday.

Although she was supposed to move to a new apartment Sunday and begin a new job Tuesday, she has not been seen since. Young has also not contacted her parents, whom she is worried," he said. No evidence has emerged to indicate to police that foul play is involved in Young's disappearance. But Const. Jack Eubank, with the Nanaimo RCMP, said investigators become more concerned with every day that passes without learning what has become of her.

He said they have a number of tips they want to follow up, including a claim that Young left the club as a passenger in a dark vehicle with a group of friends. Anyone who saw Young at the club Saturday night is asked to call police at 754-2345. Information may also be passed anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222-8477. but continued to be a patron at the Jungle Cabaret. He said he saw her last week.

"I saw her Thursday night, and she was normal, there was no indication of anything wrong," said Manhas. He subsequently learned from his staff that Young was also at the club Friday night, and apparently got a lift home or stayed with a staff member that night He was unable to comment on claims by Young's parents she may have been romantically involved with any of the staff at the Jungle Cabaret. Manhas said she was liked by all of his staff, who are now upset about her disappearance. "She was such a nice girl, we're all i The owner of the bar where Lisa Young was last seen, also her former employer, is able to provide few details as to what may have become of her. Paul Manhas, who owns a number of downtown Nanaimo bars, said Young had worked for him at the Old Flag Inn and the Palace Hotel before moving.up to work at the Jungle Cabaret.

"She was a very nice girl, very quiet," said Manhas. "She must have got in the wrong car with the wrong people." Young was last seen around closing Inside Local A4 BC A5 Opinion A6 Canada A7 Sports B1-B5 Landers B6 Business C2-C4 Comics D7 LISA YOUNG very close to. Manhas said Young stopped working for him about three months ago, Experience The Membership Advantage at our Championship Golf Course Yea era it to rrtsil. nhcs 750-2o5 1 for nersbrthlo iafcrrtticn. -1 III www.nangolf.nlsa.com.