Wednesday, October 28, 1992 NEWS STAFF A fatal highway accident Monday has claimed the life of a Trail man. Raimuno Carreiro, 37, was killed instantly when the 1988 Toyota pickup truck he was driving collid- ed head-on with another ve- hicle on Highway 22 five kilometres north of Trail. Trail RCMP report Car- reiro was travelling south- bound when his vehicle struck a northbound 1991 Ford pickup driven by 36- year-old David Lang of Genelle. Lang was sent to Trail Regional Hospital and is listed in stable condition. Assault case back in court NEWS STAFF A Selkirk College student facing seven criminal charges, including a sexual offense, was to enter a plea in Castle- gar provincial court Wednes- da: y. Deadline for The News pre- cluded publishing the out- come of the court appearance. The student’s identity can- not be released under the Young Offenders Act. The ac- cused was arrested in Nelson Sept. 2 following allegations of rape after an Aug. 27 break-in at a Castlegar residence.The charges also include sexual assault with a weapon, un- lawful confinement and threatening. The student had been released from custody af- ter two bail hearings. BE YOUR OWN BOSS Energetic, self motivated, technical background, sales experience? Become part of the MAC TOOLS team. Looking for distributor in this area. Investment required. NUC says it’s not competing with college Corinne Jackson NEWS REPORTER Funding for teacher education pro- grams in the Kootenay’s does not have to be an either or situation, Dr. Patricia Murphy says. The Nelson University Centre presi- dent said the school’s hopes of becoming a degree-granting institution should not make people with the West Kootenay Teachers’ Education Program nervous. “We're not looking at becoming a re- gional university but a philosophy uni- versity. “We want to be a liberal arts education institute,” Murphy said. Aware that the WKTEP president has voiced concern if the plans are approved, Murphy said they are far apart on what they see as the consequences. “(Mickey) Kinakin’s version and ours don’t exactly meet,” she said. “We’re not a limited saturation market at all. “We see enrollment has not dropped. (It has) increased and (the school’s) fund- ing has increased,” she said. Murphy said NUC’s plans to become a degree-granting university date back to 1988. She said NUC is “looking at pulling in population from all over (B.C.), all over Canada and the world.” As well, she said “if (accreditation) weren’t meant to be here, you wouldn’t see as many (supporters) coming forth as they have. It’s just the government hold- ing back now.” According to Murphy, NUC has re- ceived over 900 letters of support for the schools plans — 10 per cent from Nelson alone. The letters, which include submissions from historian Pierre Burton and Dr. David Suzuki, “are going to formal pre- sentation in the legislature,” Murphy said. She said if the government approves NUC’s plans to become a degree-granting liberal arts school it will foster “co-opera- tive competition (which) is good for every- one. “We have to move from a win-lose proposition to a win-win.” Kinakin says this is impossible, how- ever. “There’s X amount of dollars. What you give to one will come away from others.” Kinakin agreed with Murphy’s sugges- tion that there are increasing numbers of local students wanting to get into degree- granting programs. He said however, “Selkirk has a man- dated right” to become accredited if and when numbers allow. “Personally I can’t find a reason why the government would fund (another de- gree-granting university). You already have one,” Kinakin said. “It makes no sense when you think about it.” Frustrated Selkirk instructor calls it quits Corinne Jackson mid-August). My nerves are students enrolled are current- electrical department’s labs. @ Wednesday, October 28, 1992 NEWS REPORTER The stress is too much for Tony Aben. The major appliance repair course instructor has handed in his resignation for Nov. 13. The move comes after re- quests for lab equipment at Selkirk College’s Nelson cam- pus were not met with action. “T’ve been in this situation since the day I was hired (in acting up on me. “I can’t handle the stress, That’s why I’ve decided to quit,” Aben said. But he won't be quitting be- fore he speaks with college president Leo Perra on Nov. 9. “T'll be making suggestions for avoiding this in the future and making it a little easier on the next instructor,” Aben said. According to Aben, the 16 ly “a good three weeks to a month behind because of lack of equipment. “There is a certain amount of theory and lab work that re- inforces the theory. After they get through with that they work with appliances. But they’re working with appli- ances now. They’re working in a backwards state.” For three weeks students had been scheduled into the However, Aben said two weeks ago the electrical students needed their lab again. 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Castlegar and area voted 69 per cent against the agreement, while the Trail- Rossland-Fruitvale-Salmo area rejected the accord by a'74.7 per cent majority. The Nelson-Slocan Valley- Balfour area also rejected the accord with a 70.6 per cent vote. The no vote continued in the Nakusp-New Denver- Silverton area as well, as 70.7 per cent of 2,255 voters cast ballots against the deal. Meanwhile, in Revelstoke and area, 62.8 per cent of the 3,729 voters rejected the agreement. The turnout for Canada’s first national referendum in over 50 years had Elections Canada officials as pleased as punch. “I think everyone was really surprised,” Kootenay-West Revelstoke Chief Returning Officer Fred Hinitt said. “It was very gratifying to see the people come out, they really took an interest in this, even more so than they do during general elections.” For the record, Hinitt said Elections Canada officials anticipate 50 to 60 per cent turnouts for general elections. The constitutional referendum brought out 72.1 per cent of voters in nine of 10 provinces and 83 per cent in Quebec, which conducted its own vote. The lowest turnout came from Newfoundland, where only 54.1 per cent of eligible voters came out to cast their ballots. The turnout in Kootenay West-Revelstoke was 77.5 per cent — 9.5 per cent better than the B.C. average. — Harrison ‘No’ rules in West Kootenay Scott David Harrison EDITOR Jim Gouk says Canadians marked the right ballot. The Reform Party candidate in Kootenay West- Revelstoke says the rejection of the Charlottetown Agreement is the best thing Canadians could have done. “I would hate to use the word victory, but there are vietorious aspects to it,” Gouk said reflecting on the ‘No’ vote Tuesday. “One victory is that this demonstrates what we have been saying all along and that is that the government is out of touch with the people. The vote reflects that. “The biggest victory is that people all across Canada rejected the document because it would have been disastrous for Canada.” Gouk, who campaigned against the accord throughout the West Kootenay, says federal and provincial governments got what they deserved with Monday’s vote. “Basically, the outcome of this entire process points to the fact that the politicians aren’t listening to what Canadians are saying,” he said. “They had a choice to listen to the people, but. they chose not to. All they did was present us with this hurried document that was ultimately decided by the people. “I’m glad we won,” Gouk said, referring to no supporters, “I’m also glad that this is over and we can start moving on to more pressing matters.” Gouk said it is incumbent upon federal and provincial politicians to dump further constitutional talks in favor of economic reform. “We have been saying economy, economy, economy all along, maybe now people will listen,” Gouk said. “Let’s face it, it’s all good and well to say to Quebec ‘here you go, join us.’ And it’s all good and well to say to the aboriginal leaders, ‘let’s settle those land claim ‘Yes’ supporters lick a The polls were open all over Castlegar Monday as 69 per cent of area voters defeated the Charlottetown Agreement. issues and move on.’ But you can hardly do that when you have an economy like us. Why would anyone want to negotiate with a country that’s bankrupt?” Gouk said before taxes every Canadian owes some $15,700 to help finance the national debt. He said until the federal government addresses Canada’s sagging economy, no constitutional gains can be made. “We want long-range solutions,. not stop-gap measures,” he said. “I could be the most popular prime minister we ever had if I decided to spend all sorts of money to solve those problems and give everyone jobs, but sooner or later you’re going to have to pay the piper and I'd prefer to pay him sooner rather than later.” wounds for a nation Scott David Harrison EDITOR ; Lyle Kristiansen will think twice before reading a fortune cookie again. The Kootenay West-Revelstoke MP said the fate of the Charlottetown Agreement was told to him by 7 p.m. Monday. “I got this fortune cookie and it read ‘You will be wise not to seek too much from others,” he said Monday evening. “I guess that pretty much sums up the way things are going.” Kristiansen said he’s disappointed with Canadians, particularly those in his own riding which rejected the Charlottetown Agreement by a 71 per cent margin. “J still believe it was the best deal that we could have achieved,” he said. “I guess it comes down to people who are more willing to take than give.” A dejected Bruce Ketchum agreed. Humbled watching the demise of the Charlottetown Agreement unfold on national How Castlegar and area voted... Poll by poll breakdown . 135 (Blueberry N) 214 television, Ketchum said he was surprised Canadians couldn’t come together on something as important as a constitution. “I’m deeply disappointed with the results, but at the same time (Nancy Ketchum and I) feel very proud to be a part of the yes side,” the co-chair of the West Kootenay Yes for Can- ada Referendum Committee said. “I think when it’s all said and done, it will show that the people who campaigned for the yes side had the best interests of the country at heart.” No_ Yes . 143.2 (Castlegar) 104 84 . 44 (Pass Creek) 102 . 55.01 (Robson W) 121 . 55.02 (Robson W) 118 . 46 (Robson C) 92 . 47.01 (Robson E) 123 . 47.02 (Robson E) 115 . 48 (Thrums) 116 . 49 (Tarrys) 117 . 50 (Glade) 75 . 51 (Shoreacres). 132 . 134 (Blueberry S) 71 ..136 (Paulson) . 136.1 (Celgar) . 136.2 (Celgar) . 137 (Castiegar) 204 . 138 (Castlegar) 147 . 139 (Castlegar) 152 140.1 (Castlegar) 115 . 140.2 (Castlegar) 120 . 141 (Castlegar) 147 ‘NO . 142 (Castlegar) 180 . 143.1 (Castlegar) 125 48 . 144 (Castlegar) 194 . 145 (Castlegar) 186 . 146 (Castlegar) . 147 (Castlegar) 123 75 . 148 (Castlegar) 235 111 . 149 (Oot’cheniaE) 118 75 . 150 (Oot’chenia W) 122 58 . 154 (mobile poll) 9 12 YES TOTAL 4,211 1,885 PER CENT 69 31 189 92 127 76 170 110