by Sterling a8 405 Cobunibta Ave: “BC. atenpan 108. The Sun Canttager, estager Memupapere Aenseation, and tre 8.0. Pree Coe Eanes editorial comment A pedestrian’s worst nightmare recent incident of an elderly pedestrian een esteditone. te. 0 veleite i Gove serves to underline a one who uses the Only last month, Sun Staff was witmess to a bicy- ete a the crosswalk, almost being flestened by a tuck ing down Columbia at a ‘The trucker then Salve weed “words of contempt at, the When we dare to cross the street in search of ore ian should, before crossing the street, eye-contact with deivers on both sides of the crosswalk. To not do so ty lies with the driver. New Liberal budget short on solutions Long on rhetoric, short on solu- tions to just about any problem Canada has got. That, in a nutshell, Total job loss in British Columbia as a result of the budget that was to end the stalking of despair in this country will be 600 and 900. Nanaimo detachment will shut down with 41 jobs lost Fifteen jobs will go down the tube with the closure of the region- al medical equipment depot in Chilliwack. A further 170 jobs will be"lost with the shutting down of the communications facility at front, one of the Liberals’ major technology. Research and develop- Beyer Beware Hubert Beyer campaign promises, they might have been expected to do better on the second one — reducing the deficit — but the, budget doesn’t hold out much hope for that either. True, the budget forecasts a reduction of the deficit during the coming fiscal year from the $45.7 billion by the Tories, to $39.7 billion, and to $32.7 billion the year after. But if you compare that with British Columbia's deficit — by the little old NDP g If allowed to have come to fruition, the project would have attracted hundreds of top-notch scholars from around the world. Commercial spinoff benefits over the long haul were estimated in the billions of dollars. All that is history now. So much for the Liberals’ tom mitment to research and reduction in premiums. Wow, yes, there's a reduction in premiums. Other measures include a reduc- tion from 80 per cent to 50 per cent of what business people can deduct meals He pointed out that there was noth- ing in it for job creation on the one hand and not much for deficit reduction on the other. But since there were no new measures to off-load federal costs on provincial governments, Har- court stuck by his that next month's provincial budget will have neither tax increases nor any hikes in existing taxes. The rest of the budget is a mish- mash of band-aids, such as the changes in unemployment insur- *~ ance which consist of lengthening the time of work it takes to qualify more was the reaction by Fred Gingell finance critic for the provincial Lib- erals. His was a skating perfor- mance of Olympic proportions. Yes, he was glad that Ottawa was for and shortening the. period one is entitled 0 ceive Oem. 33 per com im hs Saat two bodes, finance about ushering im a brave new era of i benefits wil be tedeced fun 37 pot cant of previous earnings to 55 per cent, with certain exceptions, as in the case of single parents, who will get 60 per cent. Oh, yes, there's a seven-cent itself to i issues such as deficit reduction, but no, he was somewhat distressed that KAON went down the chute. All in all, the Liberals’ first bud- get is utterly forgettable. It cures no national ailments, it offers little hope. Despair will continue to stalk this country. Wednesday, March 2, 1994 ‘Letters to the Editor Reason behind time change leaves writer in the dark Dear Editor: T have now lived in the Koote- nays for just under 20 years. that lived work and even before many began to wonder why. The mary discovered is that by lines had been they are in all other cases would be in the Mountain we should. For much of the ‘when we are on power, We are less active and probably end up eating more too. I researched the problem to see what I could find. To my surprise I found that some very credible experts agreed. I wrote to the provincial ‘who sent me a copy of @ report done in the carly 1970s by the national research council, which, for a de of reasons ed'the spring time change be moved to at least mid-February. Tcontacted West Kootenay Power and was advised by the engineers there that the day we change time in October way Wedding bells _ Esser-Markin ing the was: to save power con- sumption by maximizing the use of daylight hours. After the war we returned to year and we wait until April to change back. This rocans 100 days or more ber of days for the sunrise time to equal that when the change occurred im the fall it means that by Felbruary 15 the days are about the same length as they were near the end of October. Right now it is reasonably most people are travelling to work; and light until about 6:30 p.m. That would improve steadi- ly as the spring progresses with us all having more daylight to Dear Editor: I would like to thank orga- nizers of the Kootenay Region United Nations of Canada Association (KRUNA) for the important symposium “The Politics of Peace in the Post- Cold War “World” held in Castlegar on February 19. Castlegar was selected by the U.N. Association of Cana- da and Department of Foreign Affairs and International” Trade as one of five venues across Canada dedicated to promoting a national debate on the moral, political and military implications of pre- ventative diplomacy, peace- making and peace-keeping. _ The symposium offered par- pants a unique opp enjoy each evening. One benefit of the carlier time Change would be reduced power consumption, Qur heaviest use of power is when we go home. We cook dinner, turn on the lights, watch television, etc.. If we arrive home in daylight some will tend to spend more time out- side and cooking can be done with the lights off. In its study the National Research Council concluded that $10 million would have been saved in 1972 if the time change had occurred by February 15 across Canada. There are some things we could do locally such as what Creston does. No change. moved the boundary sign to the other side of town. That would be logical only if a nation- al solution is not possible. The same movement has been pro- posed across the U.S. for many consensus |Where was Gouk? that our M.P. Jim Gouk, who represents our concerns in Ottawa, was not present. In checking with conference orga- nizers later I was surprised to learn that Mr. Gouk had been personally invited to give a welcoming address but_did not attend. Yours sincerely, Irene Mock Netsot $- p Deradion Ved Crane Saale -YUKON DIVISION have a new attitude toward the environment. Saving power means fewer new are dren will incur increased oe ee wyeee io Geen required. Utilizing pees Lar ings time for more months of year would mean a sraersile healthier lifestyle for us all. This time of year is the best time to illustrate the waste. I invite people to observe the time of day it is light and dark now. As the days get longer we will lose 50 per cent of daylight to times when we are inactive. This could be time for production or recreation. We will pay for an extra hour or two of power. Many of us, including our chil- If Canadians tell their | ment to act it will, We need to take advantage of every opportn- nity to save our resources, envi- ronment and our money. I encourage everyone to ‘write their MP on the topic. No stamp is required. Simply address your letter to your MP at Parliament Buildings, Ottawa. ‘Tell him of her it’s time for a change—of time that js. ns eae Lp To register by March 4, pi sty ty prema 7292, ext, 391 and leave your name and phone number. 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In as much as the suffering is great in most of the terminal situa- nation which was built on Christian values. tions, know that God will not permit us to suffer beyond our strength. We Swend Robinson mentioned the name of God on a number of occasions _ have His assurance on that; we must trust him. while on the subject to reporters. We don’t know if he believes in Mary and I have a handicapped child—bom with brain damage. He is God or not. If he doesn't, please leave the name of God out of it; if he does, he should 7 also know that God is the creator of all life; - out in Him, and only in Him, life exists and is We looked after him for 26 years with no sustained. He alone has power over life and financial from the government until death. We humans must accept that fact with- 7 the last few years that he was with us. It was out illusions. not a picnic of a life for us; we had to sacri- The bill that Mr. Robinson is proposing, if ¢ fice holidays, trips, and all the pleasurable things we could have had rather than to look after him. But our love and commitment to him was stronger than any desire to fulfill our own needs. Peter (the son we are talking about) enriched our life infinitely more than we could have ever dreamed of. He gave us more in love than we can ever repay him. y to ask questions, gain infor- mation and express concerns to people directly involved in peace and security issues at an international level—policy- makers and representatives with the Departments of For- eign Affairs and National Defence as well as humanitari- an aid workers and peace- keepers from such organization as Doctors With- Borders and Peace Coming events of Comticgat and District non-profit groups pr organizations may be ed here. 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Labour Course: This I was disappointed, however, = rt oo oo oe PRICES IN EFFECT TIL Saturday, Mar. 5, 1994 *25 Bonus Item [cr'cncam 2. 99° RES MEAT | PRODUCE. dignity”. This is just a camouflage to justify killing a human being; it is a satanic deception designed to look like a noble act—an act of Many ietspes ern cede ryren le acer p22 for Satan to get around and snatch mor¢ souls from God. He (Satan) is real—just as peal as God. He is a cunning serpent—the father of lies—deceiving mankind right from the 100 ¢ «89 | BANANAS... *3.98 By worldly standards Peter could very well be termed a failure, a vegetable, a non- entity to be discarded easily. By our stan- s dards he is an angel, a treasure to be and uses tegts and supplementary literature, videos, vi anton pny oud i: a creation in the image of God. theoretical ‘and teach practical skills. This course is approved for continuing Indeed, with our eyes of faith we saw the education credit hours by the International Childbirth Education Association. Fri., March “suffering Jesus” in him; and 90 we served and cared for him as for Jesus 11, 7-9 pam. Sat. & Sum. March 12 & 13,9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. $180 himself. “In so much #8 you Gid this to the least of these brothers or sister of mine, you did it to me.” These words of Jesus are our guiding light. Mr. Robinson might say: “But I don't believe the way you do”. We will accept that, but think of this fact: the ten commandments were deep in the human soul long before they were publicly promulgated to the Jews—“Thou shalt not kill” is one of them. Therefore Mr. Robinson, we urge you, in the name of God, who you so often mention, to withdraw that bill and start contemplating the beauty and the dignity of life according to God's ordinance. God's love is much more beauti- ful and powerful than Satan's deception. God's love is an unconditional love. He loves us even when we fail to love Him; even when we rebel against Him. So be consoled by the fact that He loves you too Mr. Robinson. We prayed camestly that Suc would have been embraced by God's infinite mercy in her last moment and'we are for you too because we love you as well. Rudy Baff a retired Celgar pipefiter, and his wife Mary, are long-time resi dents of Castlegar, and are involved in many community and church groups through their volunteering efforts. uw. 68 w. *1.78 are, after all, a pedestrian’s worst night- Although the driver of the recent accident was not found at fault, the fact that such an accident should be enough to wake up those ‘who are not careful. Just visualize the plan of action that this offers the FRESH MUSHROOMS : They are draining the wel- Look at how many billions of dollars we can save by killing them all! 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