eamanmen OF Team B.C reese COUNCK read 1980 12, 1970-AUG. 27, 1990 CIRCULATION — L.V. CAMPRELL — PUBLISHER AUG. 7, 1947-F68. 15, 1979 PUBLISHER — Burt Campbell EDITOR — Ron Norman PLANT FOREMAN — Peter Harvey OFFICE MANAGER — Linda Kositsin MANAGER — Corol vested lo ond belongs 10 Castle News Lid.; provided. however, thet copyright in that port ond thet port only of prepered trom repro proots, engravings, etc. provided by the advertiser shall remain in ond ony edverivement Selengte te asvertocr Debra Cote in ony printed matter produced by Céatle News Lid. is JS Nature of politics An article elsewhere in this issue reports on the decision by @rea unions to become directly in- volved in local government politics, The decision on its own is a good one, beceuse it will mean more involvement in community tit—not as he or she sees tit. But what is good for the unions is not necessarily good for the community. But most of all, unions represent only one aspect of com- munity life. And more than thing, a local politician needs fo be well ded affairs by concerned ident: And there can never be enough of that. Too often local politics is | to @ few hardworking /and dedicated individuals. Thgf was the case three years ago’when a number of Castlegér school Do sinterest in community politics isn't restricted to education. Two years ago three city aldermen were elected when no one else chose to contest the three vacant seats. More interest from union members might change that. But there is a danger in the unions’ announcement, a danger that one interest group could dominate a council or school board. Would it be any different it the Castlegar Chamber of Com- merce elected a slate? There is the danger also that a union-backed politician might feel pressured to vote as the unions see Local politicians don't deol with major social issues very often. They deal with whether the streets will be plowed once or twice a week during the winter. They deal with whether there will be a new course in Russian immersion or a new computer course. They decide it property should be rezoned to provide for a subdivision or if money should be spent on paving or parks. Local politicians must be many-sided, and whether or not a politician gets the vote should depend on a number of things, in- cluding whether or not he or she is the best person for the job — not solely on whether or not he or she supports unions. As the area unions will find out, most residents support unions at times and at other times do not support them, depending on the situation. That, too, is the nature of local politics. One person, one vote One person, one vote. That concept is the cornerstone of democracy. It's tor that reason we believe Ald. Albert Calderbank really didn't mean what he said about the City of Castlegar getting a greater share of the vote on the Central Kootenay Regional District board just because the city pays the greatest share of the regional district budget. To back up a step, Mayor Audrey Moore told council recently that the city pays 20 cents of every dollar spent by the regional district. That prompted Ald. Calder- bank to comment that because the city pays such a large share, it should get more votes on the board. At first glance, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the idea. Castlegar pays one-fifth of the costs of the regional district, so why shouldn't it have a one-fifth vote? nee But consider if the s¢ cept was applied to the provintial” elections. That would mean a B.C. resident who pays $1 million in taxes would have many more votes than a resident who doesn't pay any taxes at all. That isn’t the case because it just isn't fair. The same can be said of Castlegar’s position on the board. Castlegar has as many votes as its population determines, as does Nelson, Creston, Nakusp, and so on. Representation by population — and not by assessment — is the only way to go. every $1 donated locally towards aby ada's first iron and steel smelter will be started Letters to the Editor Plan misrepresented Editer, News: Leaders of Can the Plan say the group stands for freedom and demo cracy. However, their actions contra- dict them. One reason I say this is that they have repeatedly been caught mis- the plan at it the ‘media, in flyers, and‘ door~ That concept of democracy w the true ideal worth fighting for has at its centre the principle of truth. No one serves democracy by misrepresenting the truth to the public. Ignorance is no excuse, because anyone who puts themselves in the position of informing the public has a responsibility to first learn the fact. At its worst, mis- representation seeks to evade popular values, and to make what is reasonable sound unreasonable. It has the effect of prejudicing the public's capacity for assessment. In his recent letter to the newspa- pers, Ted Fitchett stressed the free- dom of individuals to pursue their Fred Not long ago this writer used to stare at a blank white piece of paptr. Now these few days later I must become used to the blinking cursor waiting for me to say some- thing intelligent. Perhaps it is time to talk about teenagers, or more specifically, an attitude that seems not uncommon these days. This attitude, in my opinion, may be summed up in one word — “now”. “I am hungry, now,” “I want my shower, now.” “I need the phone, now.” However, when the request to perform an exercise of actual labor is presented, either softly or with the conviction of parental authority, a new word springs into their vocabulary. It's called “later.” “Later.” “Could you arrange your social “Later.” Under pressure all the buts and maybes come rushing out to explain why work is just not possible at this time. Their needs and wants, which are so jammed together they be come the same word, are always in the nt tense. ise! ws reach the subject of problem of understanding the mod- ern young person. Here goes. Merriman - os! , x ‘. —+ ww « f/ -_——< = When I was a kid, allowances were not even invented. Most of the boys in our neighborhood had some rather interesting ways to make money, if they needed such cor- rupting stuff. Nobody listens around this house, but I tell them anyway that this particular youngster never had Easter, Christmas or summer holi- days past the age of 10. In those days, kids worked because they were asked to help out. Most men in those days were away at war. Kids, the hault, old folks and the lame were left at home to run the farm, deliver milk and cut firewood. As this column gets writ- ten it becomes somehow sad for me to see that we were the fortunate young people. We were needed and the military machine all around us somehow caused us to be older than we were. We-didn't need much money. We were too busy to be bored. We played unorganized sport. Mostly though we respected our elders. As I reminisce these many years later I am now of the opinion that he was probably the best father a kid could ever have. The light shows clearly that we cannot fault the modern “now” at- titude of the teenager. It is our fault as fathers. Respect must be earned. Attitudes. must be demonstrated, first by the fathers, and in due course the young will follow suit. idual good. Of course individual freedom is the most important aim of democracy, as the sovereign right of every man to have the opportunity to develop his natural potential. But what is equally essential is that the resulting wealth of diversity be invested in a co-operative whole that Delighted by stand + Canthegar News: When: Evawesithe picture of Mr. Franks of Readsiie Place on the front page of Cadilfwd tind read of his statid against the pornography question, I was delighted! I was also very pleased to see that another storekeeper in Shoreacres felt the same way. I had hoped to see many more such letters. The Shoreacres storekeeper, too, objected to the apparent “take it or else” tactics of the distributor. I feel that this is the sort of stand that all reliable storekeepers should take. It is long overdue. By selling and buying such material one is contri- buting to juvenile delinquency, which is the main reason for my own objection. Juvenile pfoblems have reached staggering proportions, until it is the No. 1 problem today, for it leads into adult lawbreaking. If today’s citizens ai will be bal. d and fair by ii of all its parts, and will be greater than any one of them in some ways: greater in strength, vision, talent, productiv- ity, and human wealth. Whether these parts unite in a gov- ernment or lan, jidelines and EY Pe aaa ce nti Nessential, ‘At the vari deanery is the recog- nition that the self-interest of any in- dividual is too myopie to determine where one’s own freedom ends and another's begins. No one thinks the plan is perfect, but claims that the draft is biased against mining and logging have been shown to be totally untrue by widely publicized quotations from the document itself. Fitchett champions the right of people to just live their own lives and depend on representatives to do the work for them. Yet such represen- tation is what he is attacking when he and his followers derogate other groups and committees in the valley, and criticize representatives for lis- tening to them. Such groups are, themselves, a level of representative democracy in which a few elected individuals put forth the opinions of those supporting them who don't want to attend meetings or write briefs. It is true that the rule of the majority is central to democracy, but Can the Pian has not shown us a majority of the valley with their “referendum,” which was foisted on households a day or two after their mass mail-out made an un- founded association of the plan with job losses and a doubling of taxes; or with their Nelson demonstration, which numbered about 27 people. Gne important measure of majority opinion has always been the support received by candidates for public office. It is to be noted that Corky Evans - which openly and d twice on the platform of the plan, which went unchallenged. It is evident that people in the fore- front of Can the Plan knew about the plan and had resistance to it for months or years. Their flurry of activity in Mp_people.,’ who were honestly asleep, fronts "jsgués, only after. lengthy process of gathering public input was coming to a close, brings up a question of timing. That is to say, who failed to allow those people due notice, due process, and timely access to the faets? Certainly not the planning team, diately at K. 1 the C d Mining and ‘ Company of Canada Limited (Cominco). . Able seaman Gordon Churches, 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. N.E. Churches of Castlegar, has been selected as a member of the royal guard to be provided for the forth- coming visit to Canada of Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. * 8 @ Lion's Head Lodge No. 74 IOOF was well represented last Thursday presentation of the Travelling Gavel by the Rossland lodge to the IONE GROUP. Fr e #6 Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Martin of Robson from the Public Works Department. ‘The Rossland-Trail division of the FP ily adver- tised its activities for years. Many supporters of Can the Plan have probably not considered that when people decline a lengthy invi- tation to have their concerns included democratically and constructively, and then refuse to consider the work of those who did participate, while using every tactic possible to destroy it, they are trying to force upon us a dictatorial “no.” They offer us, instead, the power of a minority to scatter organization into chaos and co-operation into alienation. It more than intimates an attitude of doing whatever you want to facts, or to public process, or resources, without consulting your neighbor's rights. Is that democratic? What do any of these aims and tac- tics have to do with the true spirit of democracy, which is a fervent willing- ness to be governed by the rights of others, a passionate desire to divide the opportunities of life equally with all people? That, alone, is the worthy sub- ject of our vigilance — that it be done, and done well, with right means to ward constructive ends. New Denver Peace items lauded Editor, Castlegar News: Congratulations to the Castlegar News for the excellent April 18 edition of your paper. I am referring spec- ifically to the items of news concerning the greatest concern of people today - - “peace on earth, good will to men.” That edition contained four items about the Canadian people's fears of nuclear war. The first item was a comment by Dr. John Van Stalk, president of the Edmonton chapter of Legislature calling on the government to declare B.C. a “nuclear free zone”. I believe that people of whatever ical persuasion, would be in favor of this declaration. Note well, that the municipal referendums held last year demonstrated that 75 to 90 per cent of the voters affirmed this point of view. The third item was a report of the are so permissive and ic about the question of pornography that they do nothing to stem the tide of smut that infiltrates the minds of their children, what will the coming generation of citizens be like? In the computer field, they say: “Garbage in — garbage out”, and this applies also to the mind. When distributors think more of their purse than of people, and distribute trashy filth it is about time for good citizens to boycott their goods. My hat is off to Mr. Franks! May others, too, “stand up and be,gounted.” Lacy Ellen Eaton Castlegar F sf of Social Dr. Van Stalk was a colleague of Albert Schweitzer who believed in the philosophy of “reverence for life” and that “change will come from the people and that governments will have to respond to that”. He goes on to say, “When we die, there is some kind of continuation but when you think of nuclear war, not only would children go out and the next generation, but life itself — the trees, the grass and the animals.” The second item was the news report that MLA Lorne Nicolson introduced a motion, in the B.C. mination against nuclear holocaust. diverted for the good of people and not wasted on war preparations. Thank you for reporting un these very important eventerThe momentum for peace must continue to grow until we learn that we must “beat our swords into plough shares” and live in of the world. Pat Romaine Castlegar Ter rman al cal pened Mr. and Mrs. Martin with an easy chair and hassock. ee 2 e The West Kootenay Student Art Exhibition will be held in the Activity Room of the Stanley Humphries Junior Senior igh School on the evening of May 11 when it will be officially opened by the Castlegar School Inspector Colin MacKenzie. 15 YEARS AGO From the May 1, 1969 News The disastrous flood that hit Trail from three rampaging creeks which overflowed their banks on Wednesday of last week saw aid for the city come rushed 2,800 sandbags from Kinnaird to Trail with the aid of other local CD personnel. Pumps and other equipment were also taken. . 8 « The CBC intends to do an amplification job and install a TV rebroadeaster at Bonnington in the spring of next year. This will improve the signal for some 650 TV sets in the area from Taghum to Brilliant. eo 8 6 Merrill K. Nixon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Nixon of Castlegar is a 15-year-old boy who scored 90 perfor- ming a piece of music adjudicator Peter Turner thought “Far too difficult for such competitors.” He played without error a piece concert pianists have been known to fumble and walked away with six major awards at the end of last week's Kootenay Music Festival at Trail. 5 YEARS AGO From the May 3, 1979 BCTV's Jack Webster has pulled off a major coup capturing the H. Gordon Love News Award at the annual meetings of the Canadi¢n Association of Broadcasters. The award, presented to Webster at the Hotel Toronto, was based on his coverage of last November's CUPE Foritaae site By CasNews Staff Castlegar council has instructed city staff to look into drafting a bylaw designating the Castlegar Ferry as a heritage site. Staff will also write to the provincial government to find out just what is required to ensure the ferry can become a heritage landmark. In other council news: @ The city has too much more.” éomplete major repairs. hold « dog-a-thon May 27. to 10 acres of land south International for funding. City pins and badges may be on sale in the near future. Council has asked city staff to investigate the procedure for registering the city logo and coat-of-arms. The city plans to sell the badges and pins in conjunction with the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce. e Security patrols at city hall and the fire department may have to change, council has learned. David Ci to the Kiwanis soccer field. Crews dumped sand on the field and Ald. Bob MacBain, parks ¢ommittee chairman, says the sand “may or may not prove to be quite successful and we may not have to do The city has plans to close the field next year to ¢ Council gave approval for the Castlegar SPCA to @ Council received an inquiry from the owner of five adjacent to the industrial park. Planning technician Bill Hadikin said the landowner contacted council to find out what options are available to him should he decide to develop or sell the property. e Council turned down a request from the West Kootenay Mine and Industrial Safety Association for funding. Council cited the “present restraint situation” as jts reason for not providing funding for the Annual Mine Rescue and First Aid Competitions held in Nelson. @ Council also rejected a request from World Alive and recreation of the city boundary and for ‘ional Security Patrol, told council's protective services committee that his firm will discontinue man-patrols due to cost and will rely only on electronic alarm systems under the existing contract. The committee has decided to study the whole issue of security patrol for city hall and the outside yard. e The B.C. Social Credit Party wrote council requesting a summary of Council agreed to reply, though Ald. Marilyn Mathieson noted: “I don't know what they're going to do with them with restraint and all.” e Council will meet with the Selkirk College board to discuss the board's long-term goals and i college's proposal to focus Castlegar campus. e Council said thanks, but no thanks to a suggestion from the Kootenay West Progressive Conservative Association that the city apply for funding under the Special Recovery Capital Projects Program. Bob Brisco, Tory candidate in the next federal said in a letter to council that’ though all the funds allocated for the program have been spent, there is the possibility that further funding may be forthcoming. However, council noted that it has akesty prepared election, needs for the community. but area The ed Croce Bébhaly: bas AID iit 10 B.C. and the Yukon to eancel certain elective surgery, including open heart, beenuse of & rlisal WGHNSES Sy OP blood, tions, but the problem. “There's no problem, asking for,” he said. more blood donors.” that much blood. borrow.” The Nelson-Trail District Labor Council will meet May 5 to set up “community or- ganizing committees” for Castlegar, Trail and Nelson which will spearhead a push By CasNews Staff and the Construction activity CG is b it future development at the — the a project for Committee's proposal for Keenleyside dam generating project. Council thanked Brisco for his concern and forwarded a copy of the dam proposal to him. Council's revenue sharing grant from the provincial government will drop by about 11 per cent this year. ‘This year's grant totals $298,204 — down thore than $36,000 from the 1983 grant of $329,783. The grant comes from the province's revenues and since those revenues have dropped this year, the city’s share has also dropped. an early pane up of the up again. Castlegar council reported this week that the value of building permits is- sued so far this year has more than doubled. For the first three months of this year the city issued a total of 67 permits valued at $852,000. For the same period last year permits numbered 78, but were only valued at $404,000. That's an increase this year of nearly $450,000. And the value of permits jumped again in March, to- talling $190,000, compared to about $140,000 last March. However, there were only 30 permits issued this March, compared to 40 issued in March 1983. 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MARIA GORETTI Ken Talarico, administrator at a Cada and District Hospital, said the hospital hasn't even been notified of the ”" he said. “We're getting we're “I think what they're doing is in the outlying labs and smaller hospitals, they'll try to meet those requirements and the larger metropolitan areas they depend on and solicit Talarico noted that the Castlegar hospital doesn't use “We have eight units on hand of various kinds of blood,” he noted. “Sometimes we use it, but prior to expiring we send it to Trail so they can utilize it there. “We have to have the basic minimum on hand to meet any emergency,” Talarico explained. “Then in the event we run out, we would contact (other area hospitals) and then A spokesman at Trail Regional Hospital says there are “no problems at all” in connection with the blood shortage. Meanwhile Red Cross Society spokesman Rick O'Brien said there is less than “a half a day’s supply on the shelves right now of O positive and O negative blood and 45 per cent Unions to raise profile to give area unions a higher profile in local governments. ectly support union or union- backed candidates for po- sitions on i Construction is picking up tion topped the list this in March with three permits is- to pick sued totalling $135,000. Genelle — 12Noon d shortage of the pepatstion AD inte this eutegery.® Orne seid: We mercage ine sromey ait must sess by poapes'n tre Gcmnaer Vermette mee ears tha only blood elinies in the province are situated. He said the Red Cross likes to have @ three-day reserve of blood and tries to collect 8,000 pints of blood a week. O'Brien said 18,000 pints equals a three-day reserve. “We are going to have to collect more than normal,” said dent in what we need to make up.” O'Brien. “We are going to need 800 to 900 donors for the rest of the week. That will give us our daily need and help make a O'Brien said certain times of the year are more common for blood shortages than others, particularly the Easter weekend, the Christmas holidays and the summer. He said the society hasn't experienced a shortage like this in some time. agent found in non-haemophiliacs. O'Brien said one pint of blood goes to about four or five different people, including cancer patients who need certain blood components for chemotherapy and burn victims needing plasma which restores fluids lost from the burn. He said haemophiliacs also need the natural clotting “And open heart surgery patients would receive Area unions want to dir- credit union ing to Ron councils, school boards, regional dis- trict and hospital boards, and council chairman and staff boards, accord- Schmidt, labor Steelworkers of America in Trail. “It will be when unions support “onl miss basis,” summer, in Oneida’s Great OPEN STOCK SALE! fort — not like in the past” The committees will be set up now so an organized push for union-supported candi- dates can be made over the for the United penter November municipal tions, he said. While Schmidt recognizes that there is some direct union representation of mu- nicipal councils, such as car- Len Embree concentrated red cells that would increase the oxygen carrying capacity of the patient's blood after surgery.” The Red Cross phoned radio stations in the Vancouver area this week, hoping to attract potential donors on their way to work. elec- on Castlegar city council, he an organized ef- gave candidates ly on a hit and said Schmidt. preparation for SAVE 40% Full Lifetime Warranty ban Sale ends May 31, 1984 Your y fine quali 5-Piece Place Sett Dinner Fork, Salad Fork. Matching completer, from Oneida. , Dinner Knife, says an organized effort will carry this further. “Certainly trade unions have pushed and tried to run for the councils, but there hasn't been a concerted ef- fort,” added Schmidt. He said most of the can- didates backed by unions will be union members. y 1 Jest? ROGERS? COMMUNITY ™ SILVERPLATE SUVERPLATE SALE REG. 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