UPEI
      Faculty
      Association
     
     
      Applies
      for
      Conciliation
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
     
     
      Island
      Faculty
      Association
      has
     
     
      asked
      the
      Minister
      for
      Community
     
     
      and
      Cultural
      Affairs
      to
      appoint
      a
     
     
      conciliator
      in
      its
      first
      contract
     
     
      negotiations
      with
      the
      UPEI
      Board
     
     
      of
      Governors.
     
    

    
     
      "We
      anticipate
      the
      concilia-
     
     
      tor
      will
      help
      us
      achieve
      a
      reason-
     
     
      able
      settlement
      that
      meets
      the
      legit-
     
     
      imate
      employment
      requirements
      of
     
     
      our
      members,
      and
      that
      any
      job
     
     
      action
      can
      be
      avoided,"
      said
      Dr.
     
     
      Lawrence
      Hale,
      president
      of
      the
     
     
      Faculty
      Association.
     
    

    
     
      The
      current
      round
      of
      nego-
     
     
      tiations
      began
      in
      June
      2002.
      The
     
     
      Faculty
      Association
      is
      seeking
      par-
     
     
      ity
      with
      other
      similar
      sized
      univer-
     
     
      sities
      in
      the
      Atlantic
      region.
      |
     
    

    
     
      ‘Dr.
      Hale
      noted
      that
      UPEI
      is
     
     
      recognized
      for
      the
      high
      quality
      of
     
     
      its
      teaching
      and
      research
      endeav-
     
     
      ours,
      both
      of
      which
      are
      the
      princi-
     
     
      pal
      responsibility
      of
      members
      of
     
     
      the
      Faculty
      Association.
     
    

    
     
      "The
      Board
      of
      Governors
     
     
      must
      understand
      that,
      in
      order
      to
     
     
      keep
      the
      good
      news
      about
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      coming,
      academic
      staff
      must
      be
     
     
      given
      working
      conditions
      that
      are
     
     
      competitive
      with
      sister
      institutions
     
     
      in
      the
      region,
      including
      salaries
     
     
      and
      benefits.
      It
      is
      the
      quality
      work
     
     
      of
      an
      excellent
      group
      of
      academic
     
     
      staff
      that
      is
      central
      to
      UPEI
     
     
      remaining
      the
      wonderful
      provincial
     
     
      resource
      that
      it
      is."
     
    

    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Faculty
     
     
      Association
      is
      the
      certified
      bar-
     
     
      gaining
      agent
      for
      300
      full
      and
      part-
     
     
      time
      faculty,
      librarians,
      sessional
     
     
      instructors
      and
      clinical
      nursing
     
     
      instructors
      at
      the
      University
      of
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      more
      information,
      contact:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dr.
      Lawrence
      Hale,
      President
     
     
      UPEI
      Faculty
      Association
     
     
      Dept.
      of
      Biology,
      University
      of
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ph:
      902-566-0551
     
     
      Fax:
      902-566-0740
     
     
      Email:
      lhale@upei.ca
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Food
      Facts
      and
      Fiction
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hi
      Angela,
      I
      was
      wondering
      if
     
     
      supplements
      found
      in
      drug
      stores
     
     
      are
      the
      same
      as
      supplements
     
     
      found
      in
      health
      food
      stores?
     
    

    
     
      Supplements
      found
      in
      drug
     
     
      stores
      tend
      to
      be
      cheaper,
      but
      the
     
     
      quality
      does
      not
      match
      the
      quality
     
     
      of
      supplements
      found
      in
      health
     
     
      food
      stores.
      Those
      found
      in
      health
     
     
      food
      stores
      are
      typically
      more
     
     
      bioavailable,
      which
      means
      that
     
     
      they
      are
      produced
      so
      that
      the
      maxi-
     
     
      mum
      amount
      of
      vitamin,
      mineral,
     
     
      or
      herb
      can
      be
      absorbed
      into
      your
     
     
      body.
      This
      bioavalability
      of
      health
     
     
      food
      store
      supplements
      makes
     
     
      most
      products
      less
      expensive
      than
     
     
      drug
      store
      supplements.
      Instead
      of
     
     
      taking
      a
      bunch
      of
      cheap
      pills
      and
     
     
      excreting
      most
      of
      the
      vitamin,
      min-
     
     
      eral,
      or
      herb
      out
      through
      urine
      and
     
     
      feces,
      you
      can
      take
      less
      pills
      and
     
     
      benefit
      more
      from
      each
      pill.
      Plus,
     
     
      you
      are
      supporting
      local
      businesses
     
     
      and
      usually
      learning
      more
      about
     
     
      supplements
      by
      shopping
      at
      health
     
     
      food
      stores.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      much
      better
      for
      you
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      organic
      food?
      Honestly?
      Is
      it
     
    
   
   
    
     
      worth
      the
      high
      prices
      you
      pay
     
     
      for
      organic
      products?
     
    

    
     
      An
      organic
      product
      has
      the
     
     
      same
      nutrient
      content
      as
      its
      non-
     
     
      organic
      equal.
      In
      other
      words,
      it
     
     
      does
      not
      matter
      whether
      or
      not
      an
     
     
      orange
      is
      sprayed,
      it
      still
      contains
     
     
      the
      same
      amount
      of
      Vitamin
      C.
      If
     
     
      you
      are
      on
      a
      budget
      and
      are
      not
      yet
     
     
      consuming
      Canada's
      Food
      Guide's
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      December
      2
      2003
      page
      19
     
    
   
   
    
     
      recommended
      5-10
      fruits
      and
      veg-
     
     
      etables,
      spend
      your
      money
      on
      the
     
     
      fruits
      and
      vegetables
      instead
      of
     
     
      worrying
      about
      organic
      products.
     
     
      However,
      because
      organic
      foods
      do
     
     
      not
      contain
      the
      cancer-causing
     
     
      agents
      found
      in
      pesticides,
      they
      are
     
     
      of
      higher
      quality
      than
      foods
      con-
     
     
      taining
      pesticides.
      In
      addition
      to
     
     
      being
      one
      of
      the
      factors
      that
     
     
      increase
      one's
      risk
      of
      developing
     
     
      cancer,
      pesticides
      are
      strongly
      cor-
     
     
      related
      to
      the
      high
      occurrences
      of
     
     
      athsma
      in
      this
      province.
      If
      you
      can
     
     
      afford
      it,
      it
      is
      definitely
      worth
      pur-
     
     
      chasing
      as
      many
      organic
      products
     
     
      as
      you
      can.
      I
      am
      on
      a
      tight
      budget,
     
     
      but
      I
      purchase
      some
      organic
      prod-
     
     
      ucts,
      especially
      those
      that
      are
     
     
      almost
      the
      same
      price
      as
      their
      non-
     
     
      organic
      equals.
      Remember,
      the
     
     
      more
      organic
      products
      that
      are
      pur-
     
     
      chased,
      the
      more
      the
      industry
      is
     
     
      supported.
      When
      an
      industry
      is
     
     
      supported,
      prices
      go
      down.
      The
     
     
      popularity
      and
      availability
      of
     
     
      organic
      foods
      has
      already
      grown
     
     
      substantially.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      wish
      to
      start
      pur-
     
     
      chasing
      organic
      foods,
      but
      cannot
     
     
      afford
      to
      fill
      your
      cart
      with
      them,
     
     
      start
      with
      products
      that
      most
      readi-
     
     
      ly
      absorb
      pesticides
      and
      fruits/veg-
     
     
      etables
      that
      have
      edible
      skins.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Examples
      are:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      apples
      bananas
      broccoli
     
     
      cauliflower
      peaches
     
     
      rice
      com
     
     
      strawberries
      bell
      peppers