a2 _ Castlégar News September 28, 1986 T september 24. 1we Casthagar News a3 D'ARCY NOMINATED continued trom front pege He said B.C.-trained engineers are working in places like Manitoba and even Texas, and B.C. teachers and pro- fessors have gone as far as California, Japan and West Germany,. “because they couldn't find work in B.C. because of the present government.” D'Arcy also mentioned that forests are in “desperate” need of reforesta tion. A major local issue is the question of whether or not Cominco will survive, he added, saying Cominco and other mines were in trouble because of water royalties and electricity taxes, but not a single Socred MLA has spoken against them D'Arcy refuted the claim that the tax is in place merely because this riding votes NDP. ‘That tax has set into the mining industry all over this province, and you know who represents Kimberley in the legislature? A Socred, and a cabinet minister,” he said. “Do you know who represented the Crow's Nest and Elk Valley mines? A Socred cabinet minister.” He also mentioned that Kamloops, a strong copper mining region, is also represented by a Socred cabinet minister. “They (the areas) lost hundreds if not thousands of jobs due to in temperate Socred taxes on basic re sources.” D'Arcy called attention to what he said was a Socred idea to send the majority of the Interior's logs to Shuswap and Okanagan. “We have a°critical supply of saw logs out there and not just for Castlegar but also for mills in Fruit vale, Park Siding and Terrace,” he said. “We need MLAs who will speak up against this kind of resource trans fer. “I'd love B.C. to be a manufacturing province. Maybe some day, but it’s not now. We are a resource extraction province and any government that taxes those industries out of existence is going to see a very great loss of jobs,” he said. “And that's exactly what we've had. A tremendous loss of jobs.” D'Arcy also pointed out that B.C. has some of the highest unemployment in all of North America. He mentioned that people often talk of recent relative growth of B.C. in 1986. “Well employment this year peaked in June, the last three months it has been a steady decline,” he said. “And Expo is not over yet folks.” D'Arcy said the NDP would continue come alone - fat Prices effective Su mans Wine th a weeks Sundays 1 ese 0 am. -5 p.m. n., Mon., Tues. & Wed. APPLE JUICE SUNRYPE WHITE LABEL. 1 LITRE . SAUSAGE KRAFT DINNERS SPIRAL MAC & CHEESE. 200G........ We reserve the right to limi: 68s¢ 250 G. . 1 a9 se .. O9¢€ flation, deflation exporters. The annual rate of increase to work hard to obtain benefits for the province, even though the Vander Zalm government will be promising benefits throughout its campaign. “I see, almost by a miraculous coin. cidence today, we are finally going to get the bus service in Castlegar that the ministers have been Promising me for the last couple of years,” he said Asked about critisms that he has not been doing enough for the riding, D'Arcy replied that he has always worked hard. “I do my job lobbying for projects that are needed in this riding until we are successful with them and I'm a lot more active in lobbying for these interests than any Socred MLA.” D'Arcy refused to comment on which potential Socred candidate would give him the strongest opposition. Finally, D'Arcy summed up his atti tude to the present new Socred leader: “We've had two months of a different premier, a different Bill, but there has been no legislative changes in the economic restfaint package brought in in 1983,” he said. “We don't want a recycled cabinet minister from the 1970s with a recycled cabinet.” ayeat! Inflation on the rise again OTTAWA (CP) adian consumers are being squeezed by creeping in according latest government statistics, remains a worry for some Canadian — Can- modity producers. Prices for oil and wheat have tumbled, and returns remain weak for numerous other major commodities — corn, aluminum, nickel and copper, among others — which Canada exports. to the SENIOR HOUSING OPENED By CHERYL CALDERBANK Staff Writer The Doukhobor Benevolent Society of Castlegar opened its senior citizens housing project Friday with about 100 people on hand for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony. The project, known as Rosewood Manor, is located at 1008 2nd Street and consists of 10 one-bedroom units. One of the units has been specifically designed for the handicapped. A number of local dignitaries and government officials were on hand for Friday's opening, including Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco, Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy, and Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore. Social Services and Housing minister Claude Richmond was also to be on hand for the ceremonies, but the minister cancelled the engagment after Wednesday's election call Bill Zarikoff, president of the Doukhobor Benevolent Society and chairman of the housing committee, told the crowd that the concept for additional seniors housing in Castlegar was initiated by the Doukhobor Cultural Association in conjunetion with the Castlegar Senjor Citizens Association “It will be of lasting benefit to seniors in this community,” he said Zarikoff said that all units are already occupied. He noted that during the construction of the project, the allocation of federal and provincial funds contributed to the economy of the area through labor, and materials purchased. The project was initiated in 1985. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. agreed to provide annual financial assistance of up to $31,856 in order to reduce the effective interest rate down to as low as two per cent. According to CMHC, the assistance is intended to meet the needs of the residents who will live in the apartment complex. CMHC also provided insurance for the $326,250 loan from National Trust Company, which was required to finance a portion of the project's capital costs. ‘The project was also built with assistance from the provincial government. The Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing provided a grant of $108,750. The province will also provide annual operating assistance of $3,140. Mayor Audrey Moore said that the project demon. strates there are people in the community that can put things together by working with the different levels of govenment. D’Arey said that projects such as Rosewood Manor take not only cooperation from two and three levels of government, but a lot of local initiative as well He noted that projects like Rosewood Manor become self-sufficient. The real good that comes out of projects is that people who live at Rosewood Manor have a good quality of life, adequate housing and companionship of friends close by, D'Arcy said, adding that the complex also adds to the available housing in Castlegar. Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco read a message from Stewart McInnes, minister responsible for CMHC McInnes said he is pleased that “through CMHC we have been able to cooperate with you and the board of directors in making this much needed housing a reality.” Brisco said, “It's great to e this addition to the community. It’s also great to think that our tax dollars are going towards this facility and facilities like this in Kootenay West and across Canada.” John J. Verigin, honorary chairman of the Union of Spiritual C: ies of Christ, said F d Manor is a follow-up to a similar project in Grand Forks. “Only when we get cooperation and these things accomplished,” he said am sure it will serve the purpose for which it is created.” Castlegar Chamber of Commerce president Paul Moroso also congratulated the Doukhobor Benevolent Society Other speakers at the ceremoney were Elmer Verigin of the Doukhobor Cultural Association, Mary Kerr, B.C. Housing Management Commission chairman and Leslie Brochu of CMHC. Rev. Ted Bristow of the Castlegar United Church blessed the new complex while Ann Chursinoff of the housing committee read a psalm. The Benevolent Society was presented with plaques and flags from both the federal and provincial governments. Kerr cut the ceremonial ribbon. Briefly The different in $329 79 t quantities Prices limited to stock on hand in the consumer price index crept up to 4.3 per cent in August from 4.2 in July and 3.7 in June and was as its highest level since January when the rate was 4.4 per cent, Statistics Canada said. That inflation rate is more than double the rate in most other industrialized coun. tries. The latest figures show rates of 1.6 per cent in the United States, 1.1 in Japan and minus 0.5 in West Ger. many. But it’s deflation, not in- flation, that's hurting some of the country’s major com prices is revealed by some other measures produced by Statistics Canada. Prices of raw materials in July were 21 per cent lower than a year earlier, largely as a result of the plunge in oil prices, while industrial prices were up 0.3 per cent. Prices for goods which Canada exports were down 2.43 per cent from a year earlier, while import prices were off just under one per cent. If prices for raw materials are down, and prices at the industry level are flat. Cars tested OTTAWA (CP) — The Chevrolet Sprint, Pontiac Firefly, Suzuki Forsa and Suzuki Forsa V are the facturers under ideal con most fuel-efficient gaso ditions. line-powered 1987 auto The ratings say the mobiles sold in Canada, the Sprint, Firefly and two federal Transport Depart Suzuki models — similar ment says after extensive cars, all equipped with mileage testing. 1.0-litre, three-cylinder The department's {fall engines and five-speed assesses 487 cars and 314 trucks and vans based on tests performed by manv- for mileage require 5.1 litres of gas to go 100 kilometres. In Im- Rolls-Royce Corniche perial measure, that’s 55 With 6.8-litre eight-cylin miles to the gallon. der engines and three The leading diesel-pow- speed automatic transmis wered cars are the Ford _ sions, they slurp 26.3 litres Escort and Nissan Sentra, every 100 kilometres — 11 each needing 5.7 litres of miles to the gallon fuel to go 100 kilometres — Toyota's diesel truck and 50 miles per gallon. deep’s Comanche _turbo The most conspicuous diesel rate highest among Rolls-Royce Camargue and fuel consumption manual - fuel are the light trucks. Premier not pleased VANCOUVER (CP) — Premier Bill Vander Zalm says he's not pleased with a federal decision to ban the import of South African wines and liquors. “I think the people that they're trying to help are the ones that get hurt the most,” he said. “I doubt very much if there's really that many white grape pickers in South Africa. They're mostly the black people and it means less bread on their table. ‘I think they're punishing the people as opposed to helping them.” British Columbia was the only province importing spirits from South Africa for the government-owned liquor stores. Mulroney grieved MONTREAL (CP) — Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was “profoundly grieved” to hear of the death of Michelle Bedard, director of communications for the Quebec wing of the Progressive Conservative party, an aide said Saturday. Bedard, 43, was killed when the car in which she was a passenger struck a moose on Highway 40 at Lanoraie, near Joliette, north of here. The driver of the car, Camille Desjardins, a special assistant to the president of the Treasury Board, was only slightly hurt in the accident, which occurred about 7 p.m. Friday. The women were believed to be driving to Shawinigan to join Mulroney, who was campaigning for the Conservative candidate in Monday's byelection in St-Maurice riding Capital punishment EDMONTON (CP) Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said that Parliament will get a chance to consider a free vote on capital punishment during his current term. Mulroney made the comment during a radio talk show here while campaigning for Monday's byelection in the Pembina riding. “Under the new rules of Parliament this can come now in different ways,” said Mulroney. “It can come via a backbencher, it can come via parliamentary committee, it can be expressed in a dozen different ways but what I am saying is the House of Commons will be given an opportunity to consider this matter of capital punishment.” Trail residents warned By CasNews Staff Bill Robertson has a warning for the people of Trail, a warning that for the time being anyway people should remain cautiously optimistic. Robertson, vice president of Cominco's Trail operations, told a Trail Rotary Club luncheon Wednesday that the lead smelter modernization announcement, though positive and enthusiastic, must be tempered with caution. “Most people seem to have clearly heard our message of the last few months that this project will not create an instant boom, but that it will give us the opportunity to become competitive again and establish a long-term future in Trail,” he said. Robertson said Cominco has two strategies to regain its profitability and competitiveness. One is a long-term strategy, the lead modernization, the benefits of which will not be felt for about three years. The other a short-term strategy, focuses on quick cost control. He said the low zine prices and heavy world competition forced Cominco to implement this strategy. Robertson added the situation remains volatile, and he warned even if Cominco grows profitable again they will be unable to accept high wage settlements. “We have been telling our employees that once we do become profitable again, it will take several very profitable years just to dig ourselves out of the financial hole we're in,” he said. “Now I am bringing you the same message. But Robertson some of the ad Trail reduced with the new process. “We are almost going to turn off the smoke in Trail!” Robertson added that the industrial hygiene problems of the old smelter will virtually disappear. Nonetheless, respirators and blood lead monitoring will continue to be used “to ensure the health of the employees.” “Maybe you don’t like some of the things we've had to do, but neither do we,” he said. “We are managing this can expect if everything goes according to plan. The new technology, the German-developed® QSL process, involves smelting with oxygen. Since the new process uses large amounts of oxygen, Cominco will be constructing a $45 million oxygen plant. “In effect, Trail will have a whole new secondary industry,” he said. “I don't think there is a community in B.C. right now that wouldn't jump at the opportunity to have a new $45 million industry locate in it.” Robertson also said that sulphur dioxide levels will be $50,000 Of New Merchandise MUST BE SOLD! All at Crazy Low, Low ! Hockey Equipment Sticks — Save:;*8°° Gloves — Save:*25. Pants — Save::*30 Great Savings On Neck Guards Knee & Elbow Pads Skis — SAVE vr to $200 a pair. Wow! Ski Boots Al) Must Go! Save up oT 00 a pair: : Ski Jackets. . , VY, 2 Price! MOUNTAIN SKI & 77 tleaird P RTS HUT 3526 ¢ | 0 % Off TERR AFTER 10 P.M. SAVE AN ADDITIONAL THES X-Country Ski Boots '/2 e Even Rod & Reels Price Ski Pants at Great Savings! Tennis Racquets Y2 Price Summe: Clothing 2 Price Skelly can only get better By GREG JOYCE Canadian Press VANCOUVER NDP Leader Bob Skelly, his oratorical wheels spinning as the election gate opened, could take comfort from the observations of some political observers — his performance can only get better He can only go up from there,” said David Elkins, a political scientist at the University of British Columbia, referring to two gaffes by Skelly in less than 24 hours after the B.C. election was called for Oct. 22 Shortly after Premier Bill Vander Zalm announced the election Wednesday, Skelly went in front of TV cameras with speech in hand and criticisms cocked. He then emptied the barrels into both feet His voice quavered as he read his reaction to Vander Zalm’s election call, and he had to stop twice Can I stop this? Sorry about that,” said Skelly, who has represented the Alberni riding since 19 party held 21 seats to the Socreds’ 32. Asked later about his apparent anxiety attack. Skelly said he was shaking from the excitement of the and whose campaign. “Well, I'm not out of breath .. . I'm out of breath,” he said. “My throat is dry,” he explained later. The next morning he was asked again about his shakey opening performance Undoubtedly still wounded by the media's detailed exposure of his nervousness, the NDP leader tried to aim again at his popular opponent and suffered yet another self-inflicted wound In an attempt to deflect his performance with humor, Skelly said: “I went out and ate the wrong kind of tulip bulbs.” After an uncomfortable silence, a reporter expressed a lack of understanding and Skelly repeated the statement JUST A JOKE? A thoughtful and not insensitive man, Skelly was apparently trying to poke fun at Vander Zalm’s early career as a tulip bulb salesman. Unfortunately for Skelly, Vander Zalm had said that as a child in the Netherlands during the Second World War, he and other Dutch citizens ate tulip bulbs to survive under Nazi oppression On Friday, Skelly apologized to any Dutch Canadians he might have offended 'No slight was intended. No offence was intended Skelly said Vander Zalm said he was not offended If I were advising him, I'd tell him to go home to Port Alberni on the weekend and talk to people, get a sense of the people's feelings, and relax a bit.” said Terrance Morley, a political scientist at the University of Victoria He should start over again Elkin said Skelly's stumble on opening day appeared like a television outtake when he watched it on the evening news I thought he was doing a practice run and didn't know the cameras were on. I don't know if he froze or had indigestion.” Martin Robin, a Simon Fraser University political scientist, suggested that “Vandermania” and the NDP’s trailing of the Socreds in the polls may have contributed to Skelly’s start Skelly's Socred opponent in his own Alberni riding Gillian Trumper, the mayor of Port Alberni, was not prepared to rub it in It can happen to anyone.” she said immune. We all have moments where we don't do well: No one is STAMP SHOW .. . Bill Johnson takes closer look at Club exhibition Saturday at the Community Complex stamp for sale at the annual David Stamp Exhibition today from 9.a.m. -3 p.m. with a view of being here for the long term.” But Robertson continued to make some very sober statements. “If the cycle of rising costs gets rolling again we will soon end up back where we were in January-February of this year . . . nearly out of business,” he said. “T'll tell you right now that we came damn close to having nearly 3,000 people at the unemployment office. It's not a period that any of us would care to relive.” “And we are not out of the woods yet,” he said. “Although we are starting to see the light through the branches.” PRINCIPAL continued trom tront pege “But I know ies are keenly i d in their young peoples education.” Professional development is also one of Shead's strong interests. During the summer months he often attends courses on the west coast, usually at his own expense. “These are workshops for teachers by teachers,” he said. Shead himself is presently qualified to teach some six different courses and does so upon request within his own district Shead has plans for a professional development program — called Project Teach — in this area as soon as October. Again, he stresses that these courses are open to the public and beneficial to everyone involved. Some of these courses would include such topics as motivating students, resolving discipline and learning difficulties and building rapport with positive supportive skills. ‘The truest mark of the professional is the ongoing pursuit of professionalism,” he said. Shead hopes to inspire self motivation and self direction in its members. Shead himself possesses a strong educational and work background. His first degree was in science and he worked as a biological technician for the government. “But I wanted something that focused more on working with people,” he said. After making that decision he attended Simon Fraser University for his teaching certificate and finally, while working as a teacher, he completed a masters degree in administration from the University of Victoria in 1983. Shead has since taught in such places as Nisgha (100 kilometres north of Terrace), the Queen Charlotte Islands, Vancouver Island and Gibsons. But Shead was attracted to Castlegar partly due to an inate aversion to urban centres. He said Castlegar is a Premier visits VANCOUVER (CP) into the Premier Bill Vander Zalm went heart of Opposition territory Saturday and borrowed an NDP election promise, while NDP Leader Bob Skelly remained on the defensive in his campaign for the Oct. 22 British Columbia election. Vander Zalm, campaigning on Vancouver Island where the New Democrats won seven of nine seats in 1983, unveiled a $450 million highways program at a breakfast gathering in Courtenay Skelly was in Delta in the morning where he was forced to dispute reports that his party's stand on aboriginal title for native Indians had changed The highways program announced by Vander Zalm includes upgrading of various island roads as well as construction of an inland highway to replace the twisting. two-lane highway that hugs the coastline from Victoria to Nanaimo. The old road, which cuts through residential neighborhoods in some areas and is jammed by tourists in summer, has long been a source of consternation to island residents. NDP members of the legislature, envious of the dollars being spent to build bridges and upgrade highways in other areas of the province, have called several times for a new inland highway Vander Zalm, who attracted about 500 party supporters to the meeting, said the first priority will be upgrading of existing roads, including a widening of the highway south of Nanaimo. Construction of the new highway, he said, is critical to the island's future and won't communities have been consulted. “It's not our hope to push something down your throats,” he said. “We know this highway will be BY SUPERINTENDENT roceed unti sland P NDP territory tremendous benefit economically, but on the other hand it's also something that the residents here now will need to live with if it’s a paralleling or if it’s an improving or totally new highway The affects from each are quite different Dale Lovick, an NDP candidate in Nanaimo, said the program sounds like a carbon copy of his party's proposal and he's skeptical “One has to be a little bit suspicious doesn't one, given that we've waited this long and suddenly, shortly after we have announced our plans, just when an election is called the government at last decides we need a new highway,” he said POSITION DEFENDED In Delta, Skelly, whose campaign has been dogged by jitters and a joke that backfired, was asked about comments by Saul Terry, president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs. Terry said Friday he believes the NDP no longer supports aboriginal title — a position the Socreds have long held Skelly said the NDP does recognize aboriginal title and would move to negotiate Indian land claims if it formed the next government Skelly also dismissed suggestions that the NDP is already lagging far behind the Socreds just days into the election campaign We'll see how things stand on election day.” he said. “I think our people feel fairly confident that we're goin this election. When our people feel this confident. I think good things are happening in B.C. and I think we're going to surprise Mr. Vander Zalm on election day The NDP leader gppeated his call for a televised debate between himself and Wander Zalm — an idea the pre js unnecessary to win consistently rejected Teachers to get inquiry By Canadian Press public 1 bee VANCOUVER An investigation of the defunct Teachers’ Investment and order one Housing Co-operative by the superin G said tendent of co-operatives “is better than ha nothing,” says Alma McGauley, a re collapse s tired Castlegar teacher ' put we ha I suppose we've got to take some comfort that an inquiry of some sort will be held.” said McGauley, a spokesman for an ad hoe group of unsecured depositors at the coopera tive which had been British Columbia government for a public inquiry pressing the bli In announcing the Wednesday investigation Consumer Affairs Mini ster Elwood Veitch said he believes ar investigation by the superintendent of co-operatives Vander Zaln is appropriate and can ment. he accomplish the same objectives as the — British Co type of inquiry asked for by some of the former co-operative's investors. he stonewa I believe y Veitch earlier refused to agree to ato deal with th {trust that justice wi n,” she said ria in the last legis zovernment re Veitch’s announce r government's refusal ‘ause of the cos ds manner ts a sign of running awa said he did not have the and covering up your governme neompetence in this entire matter a public inquiry Simply. a dereliction of duty t there wouldn't: be aaah imilar to the cooper aid the superintenc ve toaccept what we fave “the broadest possible given the framework of Association Act. He said tion should uperiniendent will inquire int« ns and provide some answer s business activities, reasons for silure and concerns “about mis Robin Blencoe, who representatic the true state members estments, including overnment’s decision question eposit insurance ¢ inquiry amounts to said his ministry will n« incompe —jonger incorporate co operatives to their mem nt to Premier Bill his inquiry, the More than 1s are frustrated by 30,000 mends increased regulation of these types of business ventures, I will consider amendments to the Cooperative Association Act issue in a forthright he said y with sound @ducational facilities and a strong teaching staff. He even has plans to send his two boys, aged four and two, to a Russian immersion school when they are old enough For now, though, Shead has more than his hands full “No question that in the next year or so we must critically assess the programs, bring them in line with the tighter resources and the declining enrolment,” he said “Here, we are fortunate to have an established staff. good solid programs and self-directing individuals.” For those interested, the open PTA meeting will be held Monday at the SHSS library at 7 p.m. For more information on Project Teach contact Shead. Timber price change hinted TORONTO (CP) Can ada, in a last-ditch effort to avoid huge U.S. tariffs on softwood lumber, will an nounce a major change next week in timber-pricing pol icies, the Toronto Star says Quoting unnamed Ameri ean sources, The Star says the U.S. Commerce Depart svat may wiretars epee ts suspend collection of any new tariffs that would be placed Harder Wessiaus tamber inpares The department is ex pected to rule Oct. 9 or charges that Canada unfair subsidizes its timber in dustry service setting the stage for Tuesday Peter Harder of Castlegar passed away Friday, Sept. 26 at the age of 81 A funeral service held at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel Tuesday at 11 a.m with Rev. Ted Bristow of ficiating. Interment will be ir the family plot at Park the imposition of tariffs. critical Clayton Yeutter, U.S. trade ambassador, said in Wash ington, D.C I have told the Canadians that if they wish to role the dice on that decision thei ilege The timing is will be memorial Cemetery Mr. Harder was bor a Morris. Man. where he grew 1p. In 1918 he moved with his Police file farmed in Ernfold area until A ing to Trail in 1929 when man received minor injuries 79 vear old Castlegar he began working for Co Tuesday when the car he was minco driving left the highway and In 1950 he moved plunged down a 30 metre astlegar and retired f embankment minco in 1965. Mr Harder Beresford Allan was g with gaso driving a 1984 Honda at 2:15 on Highway 3 approx: He ur ) © mately 34 kilometres west of brothers Castlegar when the car le lain, Sask and he road gary. and sister Poor road conditions were Adamson of Wey onsidered the cause of the He was predec mishap and the wife, Eilee 1 ne totalled. No charges will be brother and one lad Funeral arrangemen Police charged one in direction paired driver during the week under the Castlegar Funeral Chape