A.V. (LES) CAMPBELL, 1912 9 1977 = Publisher Irom Aug. 7. 1947 10 Feb. 15, 1973 BURT CAMPBELL, Publisher Aditer ¢ Advert, Mgr, © LOIS HUGHES, Mag. Editor: mon * LLEWMERLIFP, Oltica Mgr, © LINDA KOSITSIN, Cire, Mgr, 0 a memeer of western" Regie! 1909-0099 ‘Wem anda nations Rapresontaliee 0.) 207 W maniinga St Vancouver, 8G: Vee yPauld be adatessed to The Pan nam everves ine got toed i (., “Herelet theeress the atiogar Wort, Drow name and aeract name mus be wubented, The Costoger News mine voteeut ot Drevly, good taste, ele yaa eee Half a Day We are somewhat reluctant to criticize B.C. Lieutenant-Governor H.R. Bell-Irving for exercising one of the few powers at his disposal as : representative of Queen Elizabeth. But we find it difficult to ap- ~preciate — despite the good inten- tions which we are sure inspired the gesture — his decision to give local school children one-half day off Tuesday. Although he is well within his rights under the Public Schools Act to regulated as budgets in School District No. and despite his authority to do so, such a decision does not reflect an und of USCC Members Take ‘Ali-For-One Stand USCC Release 20 regis- were iter and ‘posltive ea “delegates attended the second session of the Union of Spiritual Communities of Chriat annual convention held May 12 and 18 at the Brilliant Cultural Centre. A sense of unity and soll- darity was demonstrated in. their approach towards solving the problems placed before them and in their resolve to work together for the benefit of the Doukhobor people. Delegates expressed their reaffirmation that John J. Verigin continue as the honor- ary chairman of the USCC; voiced thelr conviction of his innocence and declared their readiness to stand united and to meet all adversaries on a one-for-all and all-for-one basis. Many important questions were outlined. Together with the - final passing of the new budget, the election of the audit com- mittee was confirmed. . The executive comniittee for the 1979 year was elected and the present membership is: honorary chairman John J. Verigin, chairman William E. Kootnekofi, secretary John J. Semenoff, vice-chairman Harry N. Voykin, vice-secretary Wal- ter W. Kanigan and members Pau! P. Strelive, Mike G. Jmieff, George G. Deikoff, Konstantine C. Dergousoff, Alex J, Gritchen and Mike J Wishlow. Four .associate members, added in an advisory capacity, were Natalie J. Voykin, Doro- thy J.‘ Popoff, Michael M. Davidoff and Wendy H. Voykin. (Voice of the People the problems faced by those who have to as muc! time as possible into the school year. school- age do so, his reasons for confining the holiday to Tuesday afternoon were unclear. We suspect. the holiday a number of focal students took Tuesday was not restricted to the fime off given them. by the ‘cement that they had been given that time off probably prompted a num- ber of district students to take the whole day off. It is also difficult to und d suf- fering as a ne a the West Kootenay schools strike-lockout late last year, it might have been easier not to begrudge them that free after- noon, But we fail to see, in light of the weeks of classroom time lost during that dispute, how students could afford that half-day holiday. Much as we can ho auton the good i ions of ti 's to reflect an. unt Mock ot under- why the date of the laimed holiday was set without consultation with School District No. 9 trustees and officials. As we are sure any school board member will agree, days of the year are as tightly Suit of ding of the p this area faces in. its efforts to educate its children. _We hope that on similar . oc are pee with alittle more discretion. a Son (An editorial in the Victoria Daily Colonist.) Talk about odd court cases, there's the one south of the border of the son who filed suit against his parents because he said that at times in his lite they neglected his need for food, shelter and love. The case hos been given the bum's rush by the presiding judge who said the assertions of 25-year-old Tom Hansen were “wholly without merit." After hearing the case (in Boulder, €olorado), the judge said that Hansen's mother: used every reasonable means at his disposal to perform the task of paren- ting in “a decent and reasonable manner. Hansen filed suit last April. asking $350,000 from his parents for “intentional infliction of emotional stress.” He said the treatment he received from his mother and father will necessitate his need for psychiatric help the rest of his life. Perhaps what he really needed in- stead of more food, shelter and love was a good whack from time to time with a hair- brush and be told, “This hurts me more than it does you.” Castlegar News Headlines from o one year ago: ‘The vital link Castlegar Airport provides for the Jnidnight Saturday in an emergency air evacuation of two trafli fie accident victims. = ‘The Regional District of Central Rous ising department, for which Castlegar pays $19,000 yearly, is not prepared to do any Planning for the city in 1978. - The city is to seek clarification from the Pollution Caiteel Board on the availability of information ‘on air pollution to the public, 8 : Following the first progress report to city council by its newly-appointed youth worker, the ‘opening ofa local youth centre is to be given priority by the city’s youth committee and youth worker. Auxiliary Thanks Public Editor, Castlegar News The Women’s Auxiliary of the Castlegar and District Hos- pital, would like to thank all who donated to the rummage sale held recently and also those who patronized it, It was very successful and all proceeds will be going to- wards helping to furnish the new extended care wing being added to the hospital. Gemmell Publicity B.C. Boy Scouts Look To Adventure Jamboree Scouting Release Thousands of Boy Scouts from all over British Columbia, Yukon and. other parts of Canada and the U.S.A. will gather near Douglas Lake this July for the province's “Big Country Adventure Jamboree”: ‘This week-long super-camp for 11- to 14-year-old boys will be one of the country's biggest events for children in this Inter- national Year of the Child. In July, as the culmination of over two years of prepara- tion by volunteers in all parts of the province, a canvas city will appear on the big range coun- try between Kamloops, Merritt and Vernon. Centered on Rush Lake, this Jamboree commu- nity will have its own water system, bank, newspaper, post oifice, medical services, tele- phone system, beach, radio station VE7JAM and more than 2,000 eager, active inhabitants. Boys will.choose from a wide variety of program acti-. vities such as swimming, canoe- ing, safe gun handling, radio, bicycle obstacle course, over- night hiking adventures, crafts, orienteering, aerodynamics, conservation, challenge games - and much more. OF course, cooking, camp- ing, living together and making new friends will be a big part of this special ‘jamboree experi- ence, In its short life, this active community will require every- thing from crayons to bicycles, ketchup to water pumps: 6,000 loaves of bread, 9,000 litres of milk, 20,000 eggs, 10,000 wien- ers, two miles of water lines, 1,000 tents, miles of rope and the list goes on and on. Six hundred adult volunteers are joining in as leaders and staff to help make this big event a success, On July 7, in almost every British Columbia community, scouts and leaders will be packing into cars:or buses for the trip and adventure they've been planning for and working towards for many months.. Psychiatrist Proposes ‘Asylums’ for the Sane If you treat an emotionally- disturbed person early enough, then half the insane asylums in North America would be put out of business, That's the belief of Dr. Darold Treffert, a Wisconsin ” psychiatrist, who believes that people with emotional problems need “sane asylums" as “a place a The Bierman Bite. et A AN ine 1h “terms,” to go when they're ‘worried well,’ before they: become 'wor- ried sick,’ " and are forced into mental institutions. Dr. Treffert is convinced that these people do want the therapy while they are still in control of their emotions. He is also convinced that an ideal ‘asylum’ should be a modest place without a staff of highly trained treaters jumping on helpless treatees, “With a ‘sane asylum’ some. experiences could be prevent- ed, some tranquilizers could remain unabused and some lives could be made more mean- ingful,” said Treffert. The psychiatrist also be- lieves that the rate of suicide in the country copld be cut dras- tically through early treatment, mental illness could be sig- nificantly reduced as well as the violent crime rate. Dr. Treffert came to these conclusions after testing the idea for the past year at the staterun Winnebago Mental Health Institute in Wisconsin, . where he is director. His program includes vo lunteer workers, -professional photographs, harp and piano teachers, ministers and it also offers sufficient traditional psy- chotherapy. _ For the kind of ‘sane asy- lum’ Dr. Treffert has in mind, he says there should be no admission standards. and the cost should-be $15 to $25 a day — but only if the patients can afford it.- ‘Above all, he believes the treatment programs should be the choice of the individual.; “We found that people do want therapy, but on their own' said Treffert. “They need a place to retreat and recharge, but don't need to have a nervous break- down to qualify for entrance.” Yard Departme: t Instrument and Machinist Crews — Bronze Award 9 CANCELS Interior Pulp Operations has been 9 awarded the first. quarter -Sofety Award, bottom right, for completing the first quarter . of 1979 with lowest lost-time injury froquoncy 1 In the pulp a paper industry in B.C. Appearing with the pennant recognizing a zero lost-time injury frequency, are, left to right, R.~W.. Sweeney, general manager; Marvin Wood, union safety chairman; Seott Mclean, industrial relations ‘advisor forthe ep se. and Poper Industrial Relations Bu: Belton, personne! and. safety See Also” shown’ here are ‘three departments which have been preset silver and bronze awards by the B.C. Safety of twee eetatat iva bibs AY» Pariianent Bidgs.s? “Victoria, B.C. -NBY TRG ve Sor! Boll it ‘ Published, Bright and Early Every Thursday Morning at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays" Sunflower Open Saturday & Sunday Ya 82,'No, 22 distances of 3.5 km. ond 8.5 km., saw Gavin B.C. Fitness team, Mike McDonald, Ron Plotnikoff, and Larry: second place winners, Shown here, left to right, - Dean Houghton, ,who ‘was the. Laystery b ‘CASTLEGAR, ‘BRITISH |COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, MAY | 81, '1979 Gavin Smart Wendy cndiyt Ta Provincial Fit Mike 4 Placing | third was spate Warne: ry 5 ikoff. Missing trom ur ond, by Lois s Hugh hes” ie g sompleted by, June 16, the financial: secretary of . Inter- ational: Woodworkers. ‘of : Don Davidson’ told the Castle. © gar News that although his an other B.C. IWA locals had been negotiating intermittently with =the forest industry since April, Local 1-405's collective’ agres- t, expires’ June. 80 rather ? he coast staried -their ‘strike voting M onda “Forest” Industrial ‘Relations, _= which’ bargains :for’ 120 ‘coast ‘plants, and the Interior Forests Labor ‘Relations - Associations. CanCel, which’ employs nearly 350 IWA- members at its Cas- tlegar sawmill, is a member. of : IFERA butsis bargaining sepa-° rately with Local 1-405 and the . union‘is not’ planning a strike vote against ‘the ‘ “company Mat _ this time,” he said. - ('Thé Local ‘1-405. financial secretary said the Progress of. negotiations /has been .“slow, .- “but. they're always slow ‘until the:last: week or'so."” |, “The ballet asks for autho-/ rization' ‘for the ‘negotiating committee to ‘call a. strike “Wayne: Knowlin ' was ‘repre- senting the local in. Vancouver this week i in neste with: a i -y.. settle: Davidson ° explained. ‘*Obviously if we get a settle- ‘ment we're not going to go. on iting pecddnal' Teasons;. ‘Anderson resigned Tuesday as pringipal of ‘Sel- kirk: College. - rson, who has served cipal for the past four “it's time for a change.” tunities I'm looking ‘at in + Ontario and I want to go out "ant todo next,” he said. “There ‘are’ “some ‘things I am se- ously | looking — at right.” le re sald his vacating ‘the | position wes related neither * to ‘the Kratzman report —. the findings of a confidential study. ‘submitted recently. to the Selkirk College board — nor the resignation of Alex Tve gota few oppor-- | just decide-what I-want. Contacted yesterday ib ! Bob Buckley was unavailable ‘yesterday? for, comment ‘on as MITCH ANDERSON ‘ - Opts for‘achange’ ; College | board chairman ‘Anderson's i so + CKRHD direct -ysend ‘the ministry a letter point-to “Soit's way too early, to go around talking” ‘about. shutting down the industry. and whether. there is: or isn't, going to be‘a strike. “Nobody, “knows at “this point in time.” *’ Forest Industrial Relations (FIR), which bargains for, 120: “coastal plants, has been inego- tiating with the IWA since mid--. April and, the union is seeking ‘an increase of $1.50 an hour on Moreon Page AB. source water: ‘aupply.: Attempts by the. . > Castlegar News to contact him at his Vigtoria office this week C. “Were! unsuccessful. under the possible threat of the: aquatic weed is in immediste danger of treatment: by: the “We're presuppos ing “the il. ed i is going .to. come supposing that if the weed does come into the lake, 2, AD will be tremendous. amount of. dis- cussion’ throughout our...pro- vince on it andI see they’ 're still” holding back from using it’ on the Okanagan Lakes this year, I don't like to get into the realm ‘of possibilities because all'sorts of ‘possibilities could happen.” ager for.the ministry's aquatic plants management program, "was quoted this week — after CKRHD Board Queries Health Units ‘Merging’ The ‘Central Kootenay Re- gional Hospital District ‘ board Secided Saturday.to query the health: ministry on conditions one director said may lead to a* “merging” of the Selkirk and ‘West Kootenay health units. f Responding to. a letter from Dr. R.T. Pagan, director of the. Nelson-based © Selkirk health’ unit. and apparent. in- .° terim director of the Trail-: based West Kootenay. health ‘unit serving the Castlegar area, has been put on planning a new building,” Dr. Pagan reported on plans for a new building for the Selkirk health unit.’ “This ° seems to be due to the thought ” of merging the West Kootenay -and Selkirk. health units.” “In the meantime, East Kootenay health unit has jump- ed ahead of us and planning for yet another new health unit | n Cranbrook is underway,” - health units' director: ee “Prospects for Selkirk’ are hat dimmer Newroth, thie project man- « - team — school ¥ «from cther districts who were + appointed to examine and make . _ / Project superintendent . b Adams, contacted in Vie ' toria Tuesday, confirmed state- ments by Newroth that there , shas‘not yet been any. evidence that milfoil weed is growing in’ ‘the Arrow Lakes. “We have not begun our surveys of interior lakes as of yet,” ‘Adams said. “Probably ° those will not’ be underway until the middle to the end of “June.” Asked if 2 4D. would be hazardous to water users inthe, More on Page A3 uni affairs mi By RYON GUEDES CASNEWS EDITOR ‘ ] Ad 1 inistry parti int costs won: Central Kootenay directors’ oe ; ‘proval ‘saturday after they: ‘defeated a motion to undertake municipal. Plon: "Following more than an hour of discussion featuring a threat ‘of legal xu action from Castlegar director Mayor Audrey Moore‘as' well as‘a.13-to-13 Aj . voting split which failed to give the board. the two-thirds majority it need to: approve the hiring of tatives directed staff to arrange “as soon .as " Piatt a | district repre ‘representatives of the city, the RDCK planning committee and the ministry to discuss the present cost-sharing formula which will require about, $27, 000 s from the city, in1979. Referring to a March 20 letter to the city from Municipat Affairs Minister Bill Vander Zalm which ‘said the.ministry “would be happy to participate in discussions leading to'a change in the present ‘cost-sharing’ formula,” Moore urged the board to postpone passage of Nakusp‘ director.*D: Morehouse's motion to hire the additional planner until the three partles “sit it down and once and for ~ all'resolve the issue without emotion one way or. another.” i Pointing out that Castlegar operates tits. own. municipal planning department — for which it budgeted $24,650 last - year — and denying charges by several directors: that the re- ‘quest ‘represented a “delaying: tactic,” ‘she said she felt the ; three-way discussion would pro- <. vide a-“tidying process”. “Let's clear up once and for yall if we'can whether the city . should have some consideration or should. not have some’ con- sideration,” the mayor: said. “Municipal ‘affairs: has of- fered to sit down and help us discuss this in a rational way,: -.and rather than generate hard feelings it’ would be’ a thing>-for us. to “ hold* this _meeting.” ‘Area H director Norman * Brewster, Tepresentative of the ‘rural ‘Slocaii Valley ‘and chair- ter's offer to ‘participate. 2 'We can't‘stall the plan- ning function which: is in the ‘interests of practically all the board just. because Castlegar Brewster sai ought to sit down with various parties, whether they're emo- tional ‘or uneniotional,” without shaving the information on ‘the table.” Morehouse. warned that any action on, municipal plan- ning “could take the next six to. i eight months” if the decision ‘was postponed until the cost- sharing issue was resolved. “It’s. going to take a long: time to resolve this matter because the’ information™ we have to get to make a reason- able decision on how to do it is going to take a lot’ of time,” he’ 5 sald. ‘Area K director A:A. Gus- tafson, who “represents the rural. area around | Nakusp, agreed with Brewster that the not be an obstacle to municipal planning. . ‘AréaD. tor Jack Mor- ris, who represents the rural area surrounding Kaslo, voiced similar sentiments on regional planning. “I don't need any planning in Area 'D right now. but I still iv think Area D should be sharing: > the cost,”. Morris said. “I might’ iriterests of Castlegar should ~ not get'planning in my area in: the “néxt 20) years "but I’ am‘ “You have to look at the’ ":there are planning function. as a whole- area,” he told Moore. “You can't just look at one little piece of it. “We're: married and whether \. we want it or whether we don't.» ‘good, we can't even get a divoree.” "struction of Castlegar's planned ~ ‘ Lower, Arrow:Lake water. sup- ply main when tenders’ closed at noon Tuesday, the ‘city ad- ministrator: announced this week. ‘i =" Bill Krug. said the bids. from. parties ‘throughout B.C. for installation .of a pipeline -. from the tie-in to -CanCel's intake: to the. city's Meadow- brook pumping station had been referred to Kerr, Wood, and Leidal, the city’s engineer- i} for it We'd like to award the tender so construction can start - “around thé middle of June,” the > city administrator said. The’ lowest price ' quoted’ was by Bachand Construction, with a bid of $584,509, followed: ” by. Alberni. Excavation | with *$889,939, "Kany Construction with $758,855, H.B. Contracting | - with $813,487, Casano and Sons... : Consiruetion with "$1 081,380, ng r _ Krug said the engireering firm's recommendations to the federal and provincial govern- ments as well as to the city for the next phase‘of the $6 million | Report Cites Need for Mutual. -Paci on Recreation Facilities Charges to Stanley Hum: phries Secondary School for use of local facilities may inhibit its development of active and functional physical education and recreation programs. That was among the find- ings of a five-member. team’s recent “external assessment" of programs and facilities at the ‘school, i Ina report presented Monday to the School District No, 9 board of trustees, the problems ‘ requiring attention schoo! board give serious con- i ion to ii with ath i 084,950. mitted by Kerr, Wood . and ‘Leidal earlier this month to the. * city, the engineering firm anti: cipates calling tenders for sup- ply. of: the 20-inch-wide’ pipe in the near future ‘subject to the approval ‘of..the ministry of ‘economic development.” In_ addition, . the reper: : said, the route survey. from. Meadowlark Lane to the city’ park reservoir is’ “essentially, the absence of an’ “between the school district and the City of Castlegar for mutual use of such facilities. as local arenas, tennis courts and swim- ming pools, “The external’ team is aware of agreements to other - areas of the proyince for school use of i ional: the municipal council for con- clusion of a similar agreement in’ this regard, for the mutual benefit of all concerned under equitable tax arrangements.” The external assessment team, chaired by F.T. Middle- field information is underwa: “The © survey. has” been’ completed to allow for design of the highway bypass: over ‘a “portion of the route,” the report said ‘ “Field investigations ” " ton, a former A school areas without “charge, - under supervision of a. municipal- school district parks and rec-, recommendations on a previous internal assessment conducted by school staff. — favored of SHSS but voted to asking for a. report on. the © board's: earlier request for a ‘replacement for ..Dr... Nick Schmitt, who.retired last year as West Kootenay health. unit director. Area-H director Norman the than they were a year. ago.” ‘named as one of a number of Arrow Lakes Planning. Meets Continue Here 0 e rural Slocan Valley, urged the board’ to express its concern “about the failure of the ministry s- ~ to replace: Dr. Schmitt and “query the ministry : as to what the situation is now.” . > “We appear: to,be: drifting into a situation of a merging between the Selkirk and West — Kootenay | health “units,” Brew. ‘rgter? junta, ls! incil In their Relbin ‘as bursar last month. d. in:Robson, Tarrys and Castlegar in the next week will complete a series of public participation sessions on , the planning needs of Central Kootenay's Arrow Lakes subregion. The meetings, part ‘of the. Regional District ‘of Central Kootenay planning department's efforts. to identify. résidents’ concerns regarding development of an overall plan -for subregion —which includes Castlegar, Nakusp and Electoral Areas I, J and ‘K —are all scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and will be held at the Robson Hall today, the Tarrys Hall Monday and the Regional Recreation Complex here one week’ from today. Public meetings have already been held in the commiunities of Nakusp, Fauquier, Blueberry and Ootischenia. (See story on Page“ a: freeze - BL} ; SNe j : reation " the Teport - said. “And it ae iy the ary levels, teaching supplies, guidance. programs and philo- sophy among the school’s weak- nesses and overall academic standards, teaching staff, ad- More on Page A8 | listed the liter- * ditions’ and’.to. locate“ buried. ~/~" utilities remain to be done. This -work will be ‘carried out’ oncé: the complete set of base .plai has been prepared. ‘Additions surveys are required com: More on Page AS. =. : ey or ’ PLANNING BI :A special opportunity for residents’ of * Central Kooténay's Arrow Lokes subregion. POLITICOS cs Three.riames which may + appear again on the Facing + form sooner than we Au Anniversaries and wi WEEKEND WEATHERCAST _| SUNNY and warm today and Friday. Outlook for Saturday and Sunday is continuing Editorial One ‘ian 's Opinion - Vital Statistics. Your Stars Your Turn