// open the send to a freind window
var  sendfriendWindow
function sendfriend(){
		if (sendfriendWindow && !sendfriendWindow.closed){		  // Checks to see if a window is already open
			sendfriendWindow.close();
			sendfriendWindow =  window.open('http://www.buscouncil.ca/php/sendfriend/index.php?referURL='+self.location.href,'','width=500,height=360,scrollbars=1,noresize');
		}else{
			sendfriendWindow =  window.open('http://www.buscouncil.ca/php/sendfriend//index.php?referURL='+self.location.href,'','width=500,height=360,scrollbars=1,noresize');
		}
}

// Open new window
var  newsWindow
function showNews(page){
		if (newsWindow && !newsWindow.closed){		  // Checks to see if a window is already open
			newsWindow.close();
			newsWindow =  window.open('http://www.buscouncil.ca/news/news'+page+'.php','','width=500,height=360,scrollbars=1,noresize');
		}else{
			newsWindow =  window.open('http://www.buscouncil.ca/news/news'+page+'.php','','width=500,height=360,scrollbars=1,noresize');
		}
}