"Visitors guide becomes envi- ronmentally conscious"

Charlottetown -- Gordon MacInnis, Minister of Tour- ism and Parks, and Roy Francis, Deputy Minister of Environment, announced on Feb. 20 that the 1992 Prince Edward Island visitors guide will be produced on recycled paper as part of a new tourism policy to use recycled/recyclable materials whenever possible.

Mr. Macinnis said that all paper used to publish and distribute the 1992 visitor information kit, including the guide, the province’s official highway map and envelopes, will fall under the policy.

‘*TIsland tourism is following a universal trend to be more environmental conscious’’ said Mr. Macinnis. ‘*The volume of printed matter we produce for con- sumers demands the introduction of this policy.’’

The department of tourism and parks prints and estimated 250,000 english and 30,000 french visitors

guides annually, each containing an official highway _

map. Anadditional 100,000 highway mapsare pro- © duced for distribution separate from the guide. As _ well, an estimated 130,000 enveloped are printed for shipping and distribution in response to toll-free and written inquiries each year.

5 Mr. Francis said that as one of the largest users of . paper within government, it is important for the : department of tourism and parks to recognize its : responsibility to find ways in which to conserve.

“North American consumers are highly sensitized to” the use of recycled print materials,’’ said Mr. Francis. ‘“They have come to expect that the printed products they see and use every day will be produced with the environment in mind.”’

All material produced for the guide will bear univer- |

sal symbols which indicate that recycled/recyclable paper has been used.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Did you know that UPEI hasa SEXUAL HARASS- | MENT COMMITTEE? Well, like every other univer- sity in Canada.... itdoes! And the reason it does is that, unfortunately, universities - like workplaces -are areas where unacceptable, sexually oriented behaviour can be exhibited.

Not everybody is aware that his or her behaviour could be interpreted as inappropriate or sexually harassing. However, there are certain types of behav- iour which, at the present time on the UPEI campus, could result in complaints to the SEXUAL HARASS- MENT COMMITTEE.

The University formulated a policy on sexual harass- ment about two years ago after much consideration and discussion in the campus community. The SEXUAL HARASSMENT COMMITTEE was estab- lished in the fall of 1991 to deal with the implementa- tion of the policy.

Dr. Elizabeth Spangler, chairperson of the committee, says, “‘The role of the committee is threefold: to educate the campus community in understanding and

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preventing sexual harassment, deal with cases of alleged sexual harassment and monitor the effective=| ness of the policy.’’ :

Members of the committee are representative ofa wide cross-section of the campus. Student repre- sentatives are Ray Murphy and Suzanne MacPherson and can be contacted through the Student Union. Dr. Philip Smith, Department of Psychology (0422) and

Dr. Elizabeth Spangler, AVC (0848) are faculty members. Ernie Trainer, Maintenance Department —

(0414) represents the support staff. Representing _ Student Services is the Director, Jennifer Goddard-— Sheppard (0568).

The committee plans to start the educational process. in the near future with production ofa brochure However, those who are interested may obtain a copy of the University’s sexual harassment policy at Stu- dent Services.

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