ATTENTION © To the Ratepayers. Robson ‘and Raspberry © Irrigation Districts | me . E Annual General Meeting Robson Recreation Hall Wednesday, April 27 — 7:30 p.m. — THE TRUSTEES HOMEGOODS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE Tues. - Sat., 9:30 - 5:30 China Creek. -"Drivaa Little toSaveaLot" , learned. Roger Crossley, x new plant manager of the BC Timber- owned: sawmill’ said'‘in "an interview that at the present KFP is working through its after boing ona. startity shutdown ‘basis which’ began kt uld be’ when lumber markets slump (restarting operations in early: * May, the Castlegar News has ed in January, 1981; Crossley says the” anticl: pated level of atill not ag good as they were : before ‘the hit. * the market continues «to. when the mill starts up again. is 160 workers. He noted that: ‘employees are very anxious to begin working again. Crossley also said. that and . after that,. operations should hag ‘not. laid down: any plans for major « ‘modifications, | i 5 “We want'to see bow, the ~ After being idle for eight ving“: months, the plant js a ‘machine-by-m tenance check the plant is in good oj order, said Crossley. KFP ‘employed: out 180 workers when it shut-down’ : f ‘ * trying to'get free and drop- Health Care Is a Right — New Democrat Chris D’Arcy’s position on health care is straight forward. No talk about $20.00 a day. charges: for hospital beds. No talk about four to six’ weeks waiting for surgery. Health care is a tight. Every citizen has a right to expect the best | ON MAY 5 RE-ELECT — going possible health care without’ into personal debt. . Chris D'Arcy willinsure that § the Trail Regional.,Hospital : & gets. the ‘most. up to’ date’ diagnostic _keeping with its status as the’ - medical referral centre for Southeastern 8. Cs : equipment, in CHRIS ancy By cues Stati Imagine. being ‘ strapped into a strait jacket and sus- pended upside down 80 feet in’ the ' air. Now: imagine That's just’ what magician ‘John ‘Kaplan: intends to! at- "tempt (T Crossley jaddod” that’ the. market’ showed: signs ‘of .re- covery ‘at’ the ‘beginning of” the year, but’ then dropped off ‘again. At the resent time “it ap pears to bea flat market,” he i ae upside’ van the show starts at 7:80 p.m.. just outside: the munity At plex. .-; § But, Kaplan ‘isn't ‘tne only), special performer tomorrow’ evening. The Lions have also: arranged for .§.T:; the extra- terrestrial of movie :fame, to to’ mark ‘evening as part of the special kick off to the Castlegar Sel-- | kirk Lidns Club's séventh an- nual Trade’ Fair at the com- “munity complex." Kaplan ¥ will be hoisted into: the air by’a large crane and “will try :to break.the world record’ of | ‘famous magician PROJECTS: continued from front page . eller position, to install «3 stem than buy parts and update’ the old system. ~ The price of the new system includes a monitor system ‘ esigns and . 5 pptileations have been com- “pleted by Emco Engineerii ‘beat the P - the opening. E.’ T. ‘will arrive by helicopter at-7. p.m. and will be on hand throughout | the three-day trade fair.-. More than 100. exhibi will be displaying their. is goods at this‘ year’s: fair ’and ganizers’ expect’ more than’ 10,000 people to pass through the ‘turnstiles to’ view : dis- plays. : . I lounge area: AS well, it. wants ‘to upgrade the appearance of, But the air conditioning _- project —, which was ap- :proved at a'$70,000 cost re- nn.’ The project “wad to extend -air ‘condi- “pan. and Sun ‘continuous ‘of-: batid,. “special: prizes -$600 cash raffle. ¢ each: bes she, hon,” he. said. “That will only. (go as. the UB. DISASTER continved irom front poge “a i Wet ve always hod a good ‘poarch and CU ee “Warner ‘sald ‘the marino rescue section is made of boat owners who are capable of carrying | out’ a proper arch on water: "| As well, he said the city emergency, crew. also. works ‘closely. with the airport emergency. team and, Rome ty, bers have been trained as:apotters.\: ny goes,” he » Crossley also sald manage: : ment js basing iniprovements and its thinking on the kind! of improvements Broduc-. tivity ‘which has. been’ ig achieved at BC Timber mail in Castl 6pm. Friday and runs antl 10 p.m: that night. Saturday it.will ‘run from 10'a.m.’-'10 y hours are 11 a.m; to'6/p.m.'. a “There «will be: ~ pancake breakfasts’ beginning: ‘at 8 “aan; Saturday and*:9. a.m. Sunday. As well, there. will be a ‘Bavarian 'gardens’ with aneing music: both “live?:and recorded. Other’ attractions include 2 ventriloquist Peter Roslto: the KISS jazz and: anda three aye: ; (everyone can understand,” Redynbac noted. ‘Asked: what’ the toughest’: part ‘of his job ney coordinator.will be, Warner said ‘it will be‘to, keep volunteers interested. “This Is a ‘problem, ''*'. The.problem stems from Costiogn having end -fow, emergencies. Warner’ noted that in Wy F \coordinator he was called ‘out on very; fer > “There's not’ too many,” he. sald 3 ‘Uo keep a, “mock”. are held periodically. Warner says new mock ner sede are ‘already in the works, “It's not the real thing, ‘put it ‘does ‘give: a amount (of experience),” he said. - . J. But even mock exercises, make it itt volunteers. “You just can "t put your ‘heart into it would if it was real, he said. ° He added that the public is also pak of the problem. If the emergency team closes a road to catry out a mock, ex , the public complains because the road is Warner. said. 2) MBut. if you have tho real thing that same pene is: damn glad you're there if you're needed.’ ELECTION? WHAT. ELECTION?’ Did somebody » say. there was an election tampaign. going or. Things are “so quiet around here Street Talk was beginning to think our part of the province was lopped off the yoter: ‘8 list like an unwanted finger. ; : Anyone caro to organize anall ‘candidate’ 'B meeting? . There is, however, a good possibility that the Unemploy-, ment Action’ Committee may ‘be holding one April 27. WORD HAS Ir that the Marlane Hotel and Henne's Marina, t are up for sale. Y . i A HEARTY: HANDSHAKE, goes to Salmo's Norra Hanson, a: member of the 1983 Selkirk College Saints volleyball team, ‘who ‘récelved the Merit ‘Award. The award is presented to the student athlete who bit Rand Wayling who won the Jin Bn0ok Memorial plaque’ ) for leadership, Nelson's Kere r,a getter on the |. Sainta volleyball squad, received 'a ‘Labatt’s, Award, ONE OF THE most’ intriguing local’ media events. * took place this weekend at the Nelson Nugget Hunt at Balfour where sicila Fepresentatives outnumbered divers: five’ to/one..)~ ; 1: ‘That weekend, some people’ expressed doubts that the $20 million gold nugget exists at the bottom of the Kootenay Lake at Crawford Bay. As one scoptic noted: -“Ig this the first annual hunt?” Only seven divers turned ‘out for’ the first day of the hunt and they gladly ‘splashed ‘and posed for television cameras for stations from. Vancouver, Spokane and as far away as Los Anveles. Sue Stern from* CBC: was there, as well as Mike McCardell from BCTV. Said Vancouver Province reporter John Ferry, who arrived at the scene in:an seeing campervan: “Sure it's hype, but it’s honest hype : Hunt are still that the famed an exceptionally Bood academic record with athletic : prowess, :: , This ‘qutitanding athlete pomeazes a ees point average of 3.76. Mal Steick, department head of Physical Education and Athletics at the college presented Hanson ., with a plaque at the annual athletic awards banquet held at the Fireside Inn April 8. +,” The awards banquet also recognized the athletic and , academic efforts of: other. college. athletes nugget rests in the silt between 80 and 180 metres at the bottom of the lake, Balfour Beach Inn Manager Mike Shaver said Sunday after.the divers came up empty handed: “I’m still as optimistic as the rest of the guys. Tt’ sort of grows on you once'you get out there.” . Divers .. from ° Cran! Hamilton, Ont. and’ - Saskatchewan showed up for the first weekend pars the two week hunt. And.other divers are expected to the hunt p Cheryl Smith, of the women’s basketball team who took D LEGATES — Hedgnbae, ‘in stating his telesales aa “So ‘Rate : policies are, what most people have, been in favor of: for years” — such 68 capital punishment. “Pocklington is a man who speaks in plain Engl that “He has also offered to work for a dollar for a yes Jr until :. the country. is back on its feet again. Many people I have ed to would vote for Pocklington, which would seat’ in the next election,” he concluded. — Peter Dewdney, in support of Clark, noted that the ; former. leader. performed some “magnificant. feats”: in ithe House of Commons. . vIn spite < ‘of what the press did to him so ‘unfetely over the. years, ‘on my. first ballot only, I would /Clark,” he said. Gourlay didn’t hesitate in telling the local Tories Re ‘would vote for Clark.. ew Kopi and I think it was shown to us in calling gampus to.the for :The.,, $60,000. renovation “ ‘plat .to-the. main entrance area was more Uf aii idea t a concrete plan, said Schatz. Stree ship converition. “He has served the country wellas Opposition Leader: I believe he has served the party well as your leader, as ‘our leader,” she said. : Gourlay 1 noted that ‘a poll taken at the time of Clark’: resignation showed that 40 per cent of the people in.Canada ~ wanted Clark as the next Prime Minister of Canada. She said ed He said the college wants $8,000 damage ‘to. 1970: . : presentations in\ the. main to create; better, space for Oldsmobile: driven by ‘Leslie er. of Robson. » itiating the first vigil, but is hoping other local | groupsiwill : |. carry onthe idea. She said church groups. in tacted and a good turnout is ! expected. She ‘could not ‘es- timate -how many people will turn out for the ‘vigil, but noted it will “hopefully prove more than a handful” ‘She said the USCC Sunday sschool has 190, children ‘e: rolled and she hopes many of. ‘them and: their parents‘ will Wilson noted that he is Bee a: a “five-day Tory, "but said he‘has been involved in the party for 20 years. He said he is r es ae feel there are some very good candidates,” he said, “If nt I would like to see the candidates at the convention.” ’ ilson’ also said he. would like to: speak to the MPs.. themselves.since “they are the ones in the front Mines who will have to’ work with the leader.” “That.was a very important factor in my voting against the leadership convention two years ago,” Wilson-said. Wilson also stated he could support any three ‘or four ‘top frontrunners for’ the leadership, * +] would very well support someone who ‘could ‘unite the party,” he noted. Youth delegates Enderton and Wilson ‘both vould support Clark, although both confessed to green‘at polities. * nal: issues and 'the national energy y: program As'well, Brisco said he “cannot frankly.see anyone ae not have a seat in © home the Labatt’s'Award, and volleyball centre attacker But, noted Shauer, “The guys don't want. anymore ' divers out there to narrow their-chances of finding ma “BLUEBERRY CREEK MEETING Trustees: seen in, action By CasNews Staff parents ‘would be in'a better “it makes us’ (as eas ‘ mation provided by princi- CASTLEGAR NEWS, April 20, 1983 we : — so] STEA PORK BY THE SIDE ‘The Castlegar school board held its first regular meeting in a rural school this week. And ‘although only four parents turned out to the meeting held in the Blue- berry Creek library tq see their elected schoo) repre- sentatives in action, most went home with the feeling that they learned something. Said ‘Sheila McDermott, mother of three school-aged children, “I think it (the meeting) makes for a better relationship. between the school district, the school and the parents.” She added that meetings held in schools should | be “more supported” because “position to judge the ef- -fectiveness of.the trustees, ‘“I think parents should take more: of ‘an. interest the meetings,” she said. Trustees: Peter Kagis, a resident of ‘Blueberry, agreed. In an interview after the Monday night meeting he said he thought the meeting was successful but he indi- cated he was at more accountable.” He said that he sees. the same faces at public meetings in but he noted, “around edu- cation issues, you have a core: of people interested.” During the meeting, .par- ents had an opportunity to learn how trustees view the - provincial government's * pals and school district’ ad- ministrative staff proving: fiseal vesponsibility was “an exercise in futility.” “I really’ found it insult- ing,” she commented. Trustee . Anne Jones rounded out the discussion’ by pointing out to parents that a unilateral move we fhe funding p ‘They were told that the _ the parent turnout, “Tm pleased with the board for going out to the schools and would want to see more parents out,” he said, adding that’ as parents become more familiar with the and proced has allocated “an additional $246,000 over the previous grant to help pay for 1983 move commercial and indus trial taxes: from: the school district's tax base last year has forced school districts to rely on homeowners for tax: The bud- get is expected to cost $8.6 million. * The district has also re- Fiddlers plan ceived ion that the government will remove the restrictions that -had been tied to the promise of addi- tional funds. Earlier the board was told it had to negotiate a zero per cent’ ‘wage increase with tea: chers or the additionil funds to meet any bud- getary shortfalls. “Basically there is prac- tically no manoeverability left for the districts,” she summed up. School board . Chairman George A hkin said fol- ; ROAST. WIENERSs=:. $435 See 55° FRENCH FRIES VALLEY FARMS. CHOICE. 1 Kg. . “CHEDDAR CHEESE $959. fa TETLEY. ORANGE PEKOE; BOX OF 144. . ARMSTRONG MILD. 340 PORK PICNIC Sitio. Ohgr toe Be. eoee kege SPARERI paths PORK 52*/,99° PORK oT GOVERNMENT INSPECTED. Save $1.10 kg., 50¢ Ib. . Liutainige Oo pe ny ocala ae AND TRUAMING WILL INCREASE PRICE BACON - $959 SWIFTS PREMIUM. 600 G. SAVE $1 PKG... SAUSAGE STICKS BURNS. ASST. 500 G. SAVE $1 EACH ...- $499" tae ae A LUNCHEON MEAT ‘ANCY. LAND-O-FROST. $982] $1 SAN comen. a Sry eee 69° SHORT RIBS#. CANADA GRADE A, save $121 kg., 59¢Ib....... ka. $306] 519 GRADE A. Save 31.76 a 806 Ib, 0.020000 263] $788 MEAT PIES SE ON Gey, 9G weeeeeeeens SeOnED Bee... 19° TEA BAGS $360 65° lowing. the’ meeting that the additional $246,000 was given | -championship. The regular meeting of ted for the upcoming Fiddle Kootenay No. 9 of the B.C, Contest;: during the day, tic. Oldtime Fiddlers. held*April kets for adalts will be $2, and 10 saw.a report'on. the up- students, $1. And at: night, coming Championship Fiddle tickets will be $3 for adults, Contest planned for June. $1, for students and $7 for a The meeting. was held in family. It was noted: that the Castlegar Senior Citi- senior citizens will. pay $1 would not be forthcoming. “Three months ago they. t , DRI P.O REG. cniND. GRAM. said there was no money,” Kagis said. “Come election time, Bill (Education Minister Vander Zalm) fades into the background and all of a sudden it’s there... it's an’ - Chamber -meets ding move zen's Centre with President Armand Berg presiding and 19 members and two guests present. The report, given by Curly Ratcliff, indicated the contest would, be “held Saturday, June 4 at Stanley Humphries Secondary School. In other news, 12 members -met April -5 with Patricia Fulton of New “Horizons to discuss the grant application less. Registration for the con- teat will be from 8 a.m. to ‘9:30 a.m. ‘the day of the. “event. The contest will start at 10 a.m. and the finals will start at 7. p.m. It is hoped the. ‘club will be able to secure the services of an oldtime fiddler to appear in the contest. ° At the conclusion. of busi- ness, the meeting was fol- lowed by a jam session atid by the government.” Trustee Doreen Smecher, noted ‘that a letter sent to Victoria outlining’ the dis- trict’s past fiscal responsi- bility had been met with a terse reply” from Vander Zalm. : said there were no additional funds available. She explained that when * she met the minister and his aide recently at.Selkirk Col- The Castlegar Chamber of Commerce will be holding it’s April general meeting Thurs- day, April 21 at noon in the Hi-Arrow Arms. ‘NABOB TRADITION _ COFFEE SUNRYPE: : CARTON ......-2+55 BULK _ EDAM CHEESE a8619),8279 MINUTE MAID . _ ORANGE ae seo SAKE PACIFICEVAPORATED DUNCAN HINES MIKES MILK $1 09 SOUR CREAM oo ! CARNATION. 750 G CARTON ... sain 09 © COFFEE MATE $319 FLAVOUR R CRYSTALS 1 - EGHAM POUCHES . 3°” STONED WHEAT THINS $7 69 The ity is invited to attend and listen to guest. speaker ,Leslie Trip-~ lett, executive .director of Team B.C. Team B.C, is-a- | network , of < people -which- promotes self-held’ to the people. of B.C. during these MR. CLEAN SPIC-N-SPAN $439 , TWO LITRES WITH FREE DISPENSER .. - TOOTH PASTE ¢ _ CLOSE-UP. REG. OF OR MINT. 100 ML.... 99 $939 CLEANER. T LITRE ...0 00s eeeeseeeee “BAR SOAP. _ COAST. "3 BAR PACK. 420GRAM .... $919 be'on hand for the vigil. . 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