NEED A CARPENTER? work by the hour er contract. Free @ estimates. forms tor rent. 365-6120. tinal iT shovel DRIVEWAYS & ROOFS Reosonable Rates 365-5627 or 365-2622 Castle Air Cadets NUT DRIVE ATTRACTIVE LADY, 29, wishes to meet a genti lasting The B.C. — oe oc cepts wit ratitude. “| Memoriam’ done which Castiegor Organizers! Bank Of Commerce Bonk of Montreal please will run your ad for 3 issues at no __th Castlegar Reply Box chorge, News Helen's Flowers K ASTOUNDING PSYCHIC! Tcan and will help you over these rough times! Get Lucky! At Race Tracks, Lotto, Bingo, Lucky Key to the Future, Luck Card FEMALE TERRIER/POODLE cross g German Shepherd Sovings - Credit Union Anderson Insurance Castlegar Credit Union Chamber of Commerce Canada Sateway City of Castlegar Klothes Kloset Cominco Inland Notural Gas Red Cross Oglow Holdings Cohoe Insurance SuperValy The Edgewater Inn, Pier 67 Seottle pressed and blessed in your own name. Forecast, etc. FIVE KITTENS, 4. ter trained, white with brown spots, one calico. inquire at 1126 Columbia Heights, Robson. 3/87 PART SIAMESE male kitten. weeks-old. Phone 365-2232. 3/89 Apply or write DIXIE POWERS ffs Ff 8. Hi sf ae aE isi & “Or I could work Yor my: self.” Subda is part of a growing population of Canadians who | earn money at home as creative alternative to unem they gross a maximum of $10,000 to $15,000 a yeat/and net less than $3,000 to $4,000. John Bullock, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, said at least 200,000 Canadians work out of their homes and MARKIN & BLAIN Certitied General 1025 © 1904 Universal Press Syndicate 241 Columbia Ave. stlegar Ph. 365-7287 report their i “The recession has opened up a whole new field of en- trepreneurship,” said Mickey Meraw, Calgary director of the Alberta government's “It's the entrepreneurship — cin init 4 - 1101 Columbia Ave. PUPPIES AND KITTENS. phone “ VIN IH6, Castlegar : veo 399 — HUSKY /SHEPHERD Cross pies, six weeks old. Phone GENTLEMAN in early fifties 3215 in late vaee RITTER companionship, THREE KITTENS, outings. | like history and trips to historical places. Send replies to Box 3007A, Castlegar News. 7/85 PUBLIC NOTICE Please be advised that the as Sa Goose Creek bridge will be FOOS-BALL table only. Phone 365-3079. Alter 6 p.m. 3/89 = until further notice The Goose Creek bridge is located at 0 km on the Goose Creek Forest Service Rood east of Castlegar IN LOVING MEMORY of Willie Popott who passed away Nov. 3. 982 Deep in our hearts there's a pic tur Gen E. Arnett District ure. More ‘precious than silver or old Monoger Arrow Forest District of a dear son and ts © pletur brother, se memory will cmembered by Mom and Ded —_— oe ernt Our Action Ad Phone Number is 365-2212 CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY In mation Box 3292 free our Action line, 365-2212 ttn/88 LOST: Man's brown wallet near Dom inn. Reward. Phone 399 4386 __ ve UGST: On Get. 16 in Castlegar orea. Buttertly pin. Black with suntiower on wit Sen! volve. Call’ collect could be in Castlegor 365-3701, - y LOST: Mele Block Lab wearing o choker chain. Lost seen in eeeeees EXAMPLES! oa” fs 1984 ACADIAN orange and white in Shoreacres Trailer Park. 359-7363. 3/88 FOUND: Poi of prescription bifocal plovees. lett of Kal Tire 365-33) 3/88 LONG-HAIRED, Light-grey, white ond cronge cat, Rear Ceatteger ferry. White flea color. Spayed female. 365-6642 3/87 LOST: One mole St. Bernard from Thrums area. 365-6531 87 FOUND: Femole cot *174.12 ring bus- ess hours. We'll run the od 3 issues tree of charge 1#n/85 1984 SKYLARK therapy. her jonics, ir Nature's Woy, Coville, 112. (684-4370, SINGER We invite you to attend *308.92 KNITTING MACHINE SEMINAR Come in and s« or Paul for your fr MALONEY PONTIAC BU 365-2155 THINK YOU CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR? LOOK AT THESE From that necessity also comes innovation. Home bus- iness people grow bean sprouts, sell cuckoo clocks, build miniature doll houses and manufacture hot tubs. Some work as taxider. mists, hairdressers, dress- makers, potters, accoun- tants, real estate agents, en ginnering consultants and computer experts. Tom Wiseman, 31, wasn't able to find work that used his writing and layout skills. His.wife Sherry's earnings as a typesetter weren't enough, so he started up a typing, Writing and editing serviee called Ghost Writers, from which he earns as much as $100 for four hour's work. hours’ work. 1984 SUNBIRD GMC Ltd 364-0213 Soligo, Koide & John Chartered Accountants 615 Columbia Ave. (Upstairs) 7745 Henry John, B.Sc., C.A. Resident Partner A B,C,D... orx,YorZ Yes, whether your business name starts with A or with Z, Business Directory advertising is for you! RATES ARE ATTRACTIVE, TOO! Phone 365-5210 for Full Details Russell Auctions 399-4793 af Thrums Buy or Sell By Auction “One day, kid, this will all be yours.’’ Invite you to call them 'tor o free ler Ph. 365-3328 Collect M. L. LeRoy 8.3.0.0. ' OPTOMETRIST 1012-4th St., Costl (ASK CHES OR JOHN FOR BEAUMARK APPLIANCE: WITH B.€.W.C. TO PROVIDE ALL PARTS ROOSTER READY MIX CONCRETE Slocan Valley Also Supplying Degin Rock 355-2570 PETER FERGUSON F. PIRSH CONTRACTING 2045 Columble Ave., Trail * Renovations + ciereers Weshon enbinese ° AND ALL SERVICE FOR THE LIFE \ ” OF THE MACHINE CARPETS TWLES - CERAMICS 4. VANDERMABULEN FLOOR INSTALLATIONS R.R. No. | Winkew, B.C, VOG 230 226-7603 * Big jobs oF small jobs Ph, 368-5911 COLUMBIA SEALCOATING AND PAVING 365-5568 365-2913 CASTLEGAR FUNERAL CHAPEL Dedicated to k . Grenite, Marble ond Bronze Plaques Phone 365-3222 Phone 366-336! Tues.-Fri. 9a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m.-12 noon —— MT. IM) ALLAN B.S¢.0.D. OPTOMETRIST 366 Beker St. Nelson, B.C. Ph. 352-5152 & Heating Ltd. Quality Wholesale Plumbing & Heating Supplies Complete installations & Professional odvice Commercial Dining Under the Paims et Uncommonty Altordable Prices TERRA NOVA MOTOR INN 1001 Rossland Ave. Trail Reservations 364-2222 —_. with A or M, or X, YorZ PP. 0 fi find iness Directory edvertising pays. PHONE 365-5210 Specializing in ltalian cuisine Pi orcas at taser For Reservations Phone 364-1816 1475 Cedar Avenue Treil, ——— COLEMAN COUNTRY BOY SERVICE Sump & Septic Tonk Pumping Phone 365-5013 3400 - 4th Avenue , BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1964 3 Sections (A, B & C) Child sex abuse a problem CASNEWS FEATURE REPORT By ADRIAN CHAMBERLAIN Staff Writer Between 25 and 30 per cent of female children in Castlegar will suffer some form of sexual assault before they're 13 years old, if the city corresponds with national statistics. “We have reason to believe that there wouldn't be less frequency of abuse here than anywhere else,” says Wayne lronmonger, district supervisor for the Human Resources office in Castlegar. “I see no reason why Castlegar should be any different from any other community of its size and kind.” Other national statistics compiled this year by Health and Welfare Canada are equally disturbing. Between 10 and 15 per cent of male children will be sexually abused before they're 13. Ten per cent of sexually abused children are assaulted before the age of five. The majority of assaults begin when the child is between six and eight years old. Between 75 and 80 per cent of offenders are people the child knows. In Castlegar, about one or two reports of sexual abuse involving children are made every month, said Ironmonger. The degree of abuse can range from “just fondling, to repeated rapes over many, many years by more than one person.” Ironmonger says it is only within recent years that there has been a recognition of the degree of sexual abuse that has gone on in society And as the problem receives more publicity through the media, or through studies like the recently released two volume report Sexual Offenses Against Children commissioned by the federal government, more and more reports of sexual abuse are being made, he said “Because of that, we're only beginning to learn how to treat victims, and even more important, how to treat offenders,” Ironmonger explained. The long-term effects of sexual abuse of children can be devastating. As adults, former victims are often plagued by depression, low self-esteem, feelings of alienation, and sexual problems. They may attempt self-destructive behavior, and sometimes suicide, Ironmonger said. Working to help adults who were sexually abused as children can be a long, painful process. “One of the least known reactions is the disassoci- ative reaction, where the victim has actually blocked out the memory of what happened to them as a child,” Iron- monger explained “It may take years before the person acknowledges it happened, if ever.” When the Ministry of Human Resources in Castlegar receives a report of a sexually abused child, the vietim is often interviewed about the experience in the presence of continued on page AZ one Brisco says . , Cement truck owned by McGauley Ready Mix Concrete Co. Ltd. got stuck in a hole apparently formed when an underground pipe collap- sed Tuesday at Selkirk College construction site. Minutes later, the truck was pulled out with the help of a grader. Cashiews Photo by Adrien Chombertoin Te RUCUEE ¢ 7 A MONTH MORE B.C. Tel seeks hike collared in drug bust By CasNews Staff A Tarrys man is one of 22 people who face charges following the recent seizure of tons of marijuana, hashish and cocaine in Vancouver, Alberta and the United States. Donald William “Max” Cole, 39, is out on $10,000 bail after his arrest Thursday at his home by Nelson RCMP. Cole is charged with conspiring to traffic and importing cocaine, hashish and marijuana, and is scheduled to ap pear in provincial Supreme Court in Vancouver Nov. 22. Staff Sgt. Don Wilkie at Surrey RCMP declined Tuesday to say when the simultaneous seizures were made, but said the alleged drug ring had been operating for five years. He said the raid followed a six month investigation that stretched into Mexico, New Mexico, California, Wash- ington, Alberta and B.C. Eighteen of the 22 have been ar. rested Cole put up no resistance while being arrested, according to Nelson RCMP. FORUM MONDAY Wondering about a particular] candidate in this year’s sthool or] special forum at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Kin naird Hall. The Castlegar Chamber of Com; By CasNews Staff B.C. Tel's proposed 15 per cent rate increase means Castlegar residential customers would pay about $1 a month more and business customers nearly $3 a month more than they're paying now. B.C. Tel announced recently that it has applied for a general rate increase with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. The increase would come into effect on May L The CRTC will hold a public hearing on the application in Vancouver in February In a prepared statement, Leo Dool ing, B.C. Tel's vice-president of re venue requirements, defended the proposed increase stating that the company needs to attract more capital. The statement said the rate increase would generate 3.1 per cent more total revenue for the company in 1985 — about $38.5 million. “Flat economic growth in B.C. has meant a reduced customer demand for leased telephone lines and slower in- creases in station and toll message ser- vices,” said Dooling. He said it is “essential” that B.C. Tef's earnings be sufficient to attract needed capital in order to “continue to meet the telecommunications needs of the provinee.” B.C. Tef's rate of return in 1964 is expected to be 12.6 per cent, Dooling pointed out. ° With the proposed increase, the 1985 rate of return will be 15 per cent, he said. Meanwhile, the proposed 15 per cent Vallican customers are included in the Castlegar rate group. However, B.C. Tel notes in its statement that it plans to- transfer Vallican to a higher rate group sometime before May 1985 when it introduces “one-way extended area service.” Residential rates in Rossland, Trail and Christina Lake would jump from $7.75 to $8.90 a month for an individual line. The rate for an individual business line would increase from $20.30 to $23.45 a month. Genelle and South Slocan customers on an individual residential line would pay $9.55 a month, up from $8.30. Busi. nesses in those areas with an individual line would pay $26.40, up from $22.95 a month. B.C. Tel has also proposed to in crease and decrease some long distance rates on calls within B.C For instance, daytime long distance calls under 50 kilometres within the province would increase two to three per cent, while rates for calls over 50 kilometres within B.C. would drop two to three per cent. B.C. Tel said the proposed increase of monthly rates “reflects the need to price services closer to actual costs.” School staff sign two-year contract By CasNews Staff Nomteaching staff in Castlegar Nelson, Arrow Lakes and Grand Forks have ratified a two-year contract for a 2.5 per cent wage increase. The contract calls for a 16 cents an hour raise effective July 1, 1985, and a 382 cents an hour increase starting Jan. 1, 1988, said Ed Haggan, spokesman for the West Kootenay Canadian Union of Publie Employees. Haggan said bargaining for the con tract began Oct. 9 and was completed in only three days “which was un usual.” However, results weren't released to the public until Saturday, when CUPE 4 a - Nelson finally ratified the way the school boards conducted themselves,” and said he blamed government restraint for limiting what the boards could offer. “The fight is not between unions and the employers — the fight is between government and employers and “It was realistic in view of these economic times and budget restraints for education,” she said. A new clause in the contract gives for up to one year, “political leaves” for up to one term of service, and general leaves. country in for ‘shock’ By RON NORMAN Editor Canadians will be “in for a shock” when Finance Minister Michael Wilson discloses the government's financial i in his i Thursday, according to Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco. “It will reveal the true state of the nation and I think Canadians will be in for a shock,” said Brisco in a telephone interview Tuesday from his Ottawa office. Brisco also said Monday's throne Cuts coming, A2 speech indicated that the new Tory government will reduce the govern ment's $30 billion deficit. However, Brisco promised the re duction of the deficit will be “orderly certainly not in an intrusive way.” He said the throne speech was a general outline which touched on issues the Tories raised during the election campaign. For instance, he said the speech mentioned a task force to examine the need for day care facilities. “It will require input from across Canada,” Brisco said As well, the speech touched on f of child or- ders by developing a national main tenance system. Brisco said the “thrust” of the speech was to “establish harmonious relation. ships with the provinces.” Mulroney also is “anxious to restore fiseal responsibility,” said Brisco To work toward that, the govern ment plans to remove obstacles to BOB BRISCO reduce deficit economic growth, and provide incen tives for new investment. That will include changes to the For eign Investment Review Agency. Bris co doubted if FIRA would be elim inated. But he said Mulroney would “certainly change their terms of ref erences.” “We've gone out of our way to dis courage foreign investment,” charged Asked about the absence of any direct reference to job creation in the throne speech, Brisco responded that the speech refers to the need to es tablish training and re-training pro grams. As well, the speech touched on the continved on page A2