The medicine from the Pacific yew tree is called taxol, it is used to fight breast and ovarian cancers.
New agency needed to restore water quality
New agency needed to restore water quality B.C. has a higher rate of illness from intestinal
disorders caused by bacteria in the water supply than any other
province in Canada. B.C. needs to do something to protect and care
for the public water supply. Forestry and highway ministries are,
at present, both careless contributors to the pollution of the
water supply. Auditor-general George Moffitt has stated that B.C.
must take active measures to ensure that drinking water is safe and
urges the province and ministries to work together to solve the
problem. 11 APRIL 1999