A2 Teachers settle Continued from page Al As well, teachers with four years of university education receive an additional two per cent salary boost — which means for each year of experience they will recieve $1,109. A teacher with four years of university and five years of experience will now make $28,127 a year. However, board chairman Anne Jones said those fig- ures could still change slight- ly. The agreement calls for the average increase of all West Kootenay districts that settled before the Monday midnight deadline, Jones said. ‘When the board signed the contract Monday evening only two other area districts had settled — Nelson and Arrow Lakes. Nelson settled for a 17 per cent increase, while Arrow Lakes agreed on a 16.3 per cent hike. Castlegar took the average of the two — 16.65. When benefits were tacked on, the total increase hit 17.15 per cent, Jones said. The Castlegar district was one of 40 in B.C. which set- tled on the final day. Twenty districts were forced into line” with others signed around the province, but is still “very high." She said Castlegar was forced into a position where it couldn't leave local teach- ers behind the rest of the province. She pointed to the “catch- up game” or “leap frog” aspect of negotiating as a major reason for the high settlement. Castlegar teach- ers want to catch up to Trail teachers, who want to catch up to Vancouver teachers, she said. “I don't think it serves the taxpayer very well,” though it serves teachers well, she said. Jones suggested instead that a single province-wide salary scale determined by the education ministry should be instituted. On the other side, Castle- gar District Teachers’ Asso- ciation president Paul Med- vedeff called the settlement “less than satisfactory.” “The teachers feel they have advanced as far as they could under the present antiquated bargaining sys- tem which leads to a dead- end arbitration procedure,” he said in a prepared release. binding ar “Arbitration and further It is the second consecutive year local teachers and the school board have settled without going to arbitration. However, neither side was completely happy with the agreement. Jones warned that with learning and work- ing conditions now a part of the bargaining process “the flood gates are just beginning to open.” She said teachers will want to bargain on those issues in future, which will mean more costs for taxpayers. “I can’t even begin to esti- mate what it will cost us,” she said. Jones noted that Brian Smith, provincial education minister, said Tuesday boards should not put work- ing and learning conditions in its contracts, - Jones admitted that Castlegar teachers have been, proasonabic! so far, but said job actions would only im- pede the quality of education in the Castlegar district and would be very detrimental to our students and our com- munity.” ‘4 That was the “major rea- son” for teachers accepting the settlement, he eaid. All work-torule action stopped Tuesday. However, Medvedeff said teachers will continue to press for increased prepar- ation time. “We plan to lobby as strongly as possible to have this time increased and extended to include primary teachers,” he said. As well, a joint teacher/ board committee will be struck to study and recom- mend items dealing with long term service benefits and early retirement incentives and bonuses. Still, Medvedeff suid the start fe class size it will be “ridi- culous. She added the wage agree- ment the board signed is “in overall about after some searching” by teachers, who still have reservations even after accepting the contract. Vote Saturday Continued from page Al There are no regional dis- trict or school board elections in the Castlegar area this year. The four school board positions and single regional district seat up for grabs this year were filled by acclam- ation. Accident victim identified A 46-year-old Castlegar man, who was killed Monday morning when a utility trail- er he was repairing over- turned and pinned him un- derneath, has been identified as John Morrow. Neighbors assisted in re- moval of the trailer but Mor- row was p dead by However, voters will be asked to decide on two ref- erendums — one which would authorize the city to borrow $605,000 for storm sewers and the other authorization to borrow $385,000 for an ex- tensive paving program. The single polling station will be located at the Com- munity Complex and will be open from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. The ballots will also be counted at the complex — the only place the public will be able to find out council and referendum results on elec- tion night. The Castlegar News will cover full election results in the Sunday edition. For more information on a doctor attending at the scene of the accident. the did see page A3} (mayoralty) and B4 and BS (aldermanic). CASTLEGAR NEWS, November 18, 1981 By CasNows Staff Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy Sunday survived by a mere two votes the most ser- ious challenge he's faced in his nine-year political career —and it came from within his own party. D'Arcy captured the NDP nomination for Rossland- Trail by edging Castlegar lawyer Stan Lanyon 194 votes to 192 on the second ballot. But until the final result was announced, D'Arcy said he was sure he had lost the three-month bat- gym. He slowly got to his feet and made his way to the podium. Once on the podium he seemed to collect himself and gave an emotional victory hug to riding secretary Miles Dean — one of his support- ers. His voice cracking with emotion, D'Arcy thanked’ the members “from the bottom of my heart.” He said he found it “rather difficult to say anything.” He wryly noted, “The strangest thing about this ign is it’s 90 days.” Vanderpo! said. An attempt by some mem- bers to have the contro- | versial allegations that fo D'Arcy signed membership cards with irregularities dealt with before the voting. Just as the agenda was being adopted one member approached the floor mico- phone and asked to hear the response from NDP provin- cial president Gerry Stoney. Stoney had been asked by the riding executive to rule on the allegations about the D'Arcy memberships. His arrived from Van- Ibi tle. A “I did not expect to be re- nominated,” he said later. His pessimism was jus- tified. Facing a challenge from both Lanyon and Robson teacher Martin Vanderpol, D'Arcy managed to win the first ballot: 179 votes to Lanyon's 162 and Vander- pol's 51. But it wasn’t enough to take the nomination. “The balloting has always been conducted on the basis of 50 per cent plus one — a clear majority, not a plur- alty,” balloting chairman Tom McKenzie told the 400 NDP members who had packed the Cominco gymnas- ium. A second ballot was re- quired. However, some tense pro- cedural wrangling delayed the second ballot. Some mem- bers noted that McKenzie announced just 889 members were registered to vote in the first ballot, but 392 were actually cast. McKenzie said 390 voters were registered, and after some fiery debate the mem- bership agreed to accept the explanation that two mem- bers had picked up ballots but forgot to register. Further confusion erupted when a member claimed he had lost one of the four colored ballots and he asked that the color for the second ballot be changed. McKenzie flip-flopped on the request, eventually set- © tling on the original ballot color. That drew complaints from members who said they had thrown out or ripped up the original ballot. Vanderpol then asked to approach the public address system and quickly declared support for Lanyon. The move sparked cries of “point of order” and Van- derpol was criticized by sev- eral members as he strode from the podium. At that point D'Arcy felt he had lost. With Vanderpol’s 51 supporters Lanyon could easily top the 196 votes needed to win. The second ballot was taken and riding president John Weir announced the final figure. Many members felt Lanyon had taken the nomination when Weir an- nounced 194 votes for D'Arcy. He concluded that Lanyon received only 192 votes. Apparently six members either left the meeting or did not vote on the second ballot, meaning a total of 194 was needed to-win. D'Arcy appeared as stun- ned as everyone else in the Box 3007 NAME out coupon to start home delivery service. Get your twice-weekly Castlegar News delivered to your door. eh, S- NEWS CASTLE Mail to: Circulation Dept. ASTLEGAR NEWS Castlegar, 8.C. VIN3H4 WS a we" Simply mail this Or Phone 365-7266 ADDRESS CITY Provincial and federal el- ection campaigns are usually 4-6 weeks. D'Arcy later told the me- dia he would be looking for party members to get in- volved. He said he could not ignore the party activitists and added the party as a whole needs to get more involved in local issues. And at least some Lanyon supporters took up his offer. Lanyon supporters had braz- enly worn name tags saying “Fringe group zealots,” a reference to a letter D'Arcy sent riding members calling those who opposed him “fringe group zealots.” Those members were later seen just wearing the name tag “zealot” — the “fringe group” part having been torn off. Both Lanyon and Van- derpol pledged support for D'Arcy. “We're one family ... We will go on to defeat the So- ereds and hold this seat,” Beit, FOR C 14 oz. Milk or Dark Chocolate $479 $699 Okanagan Fruit Leather couver Saturday. However, Weir side- stepped the issue by pointing out the motion to adopt the agenda was already on the floor. The nomination campaign — often bitter and personal, especially in the last week — cooled somewhat during the convention. Vanderpol was the only candidate to directly criticize D'Arcy. He accused him of “lack of communication with people in the riding.” He said phone calls, letters and calls for help to his constituency office were not answered. Vanderpol said as NDP energy critic D'Arcy “has not done his job.” Vanderpol also slammed Lanyon, pointing out the * NDP should send someone to Victoria with “proven ability «an MLA who can carry his own weight.” Vanderpol has been a re- gional district director for 4_A Chris D'Arcy raises victory salute after wi | eight years, while Lanyon hasn't held public office. Sunday Cherries Fies' Fruit 300 g. 300 $949 $479 After Eight Mints 93° Nutcho’s $389 Elegante 300 g. $949 $459 Hershey’s Almonds d-Trail NDP —CasNewsFoto by Ron Norman HOCOLATES $929 Pampers Toddler’s YO anonacacceccnonos Pampers ‘Extra ‘Absorbent Head & Shoulders 350 mt. Reg. or condit! 150 mt. Regular, mint. ioning. . Mouthwash Crest Toothpaste CHANEL Men's Cologne, After Shave, or Deodorant Sylvania Light Bulbs Stick, all........... see 60 watt, 40 watt. Pkg. of. OFF 2.9129 Ektralite 600 Outfit Featuring Sensalite And AB srenhoro tga Ektralite with sensalite Boxed The Charm of Christmas 15 Assorted Cards ..... 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My opponent in this election would like you to believe that she was the one person primarily responsible for that system, but the true facts are easily proven. I was the only member of council who spent over two months visiting homes in Castlegar discussing the water problems, listening to people's concerns and col- lecting over 2,800 signatures on a petition to the B.C. government. I was the per- son who designed and de- JIM GOUK these items which was not intended to cancel them but simply to delay them until the effected people could be advised and consulted. Both motions failed. At the same meeting at which these motions were defeated, coun- cil introduced a noise bylaw which would have prevented you from cutting your lawns after supper or from building a sundeck or carport on the weekend or holidays. It became obvious to me that the attempts to influ- ‘ence the decisions of city AUDREY MOORE Mayoral Candidate I welcome this opportunity to thank you all for your support and _ guidance through my first four years as mayor of your city. It has been wonderfully challenging and rewarding to serve you. My husband, Bill, a for- estry engineer, and I came here to live 11 years ago. We have three children. The five of us built our house and then proceeded to settle into, and take an active part in, the community. I first became interested in municipal government here because of a concern for the community and its future de- velopment. I recognized Castlegar’s potential to be- come the central city in the West Kootenays. But, I was also concerned about the lack of services and the haphazard growth at that time. We had a very old arena, no curling rink, a very poor watef sys- tem, no sewer system in the south end and only two ten- nis courts to serve the two towns that existed then. veloped the concept of a free 25-year water supply from CanCel when negotiations were otherwise deadlocked and the pipeline became a reality. Anyone who wishes to challenge that statement can talk to Bill Krug or Dr. Pat Fowler. They were at the meeting in Penticton where this occurred. Also, during that term in office, while chairman of fi- nance I brought in a greatly- reduced city budget that was designed to hold down costs until a better tax base could be developed. This resulted in little or no increase in the tax burden of property own- ers, both residential and bus- iness. - With these accomplish- ments behind me, my term on council came toan end and I decided not to seek re-elec- dion but to turn my talent and energies tawards,business. * During the year that fol- lowed, which was 1980, coun- cil, under the direction of the current mayor, ignored the opportunities offered to im- prove our tax base with new businesses, ignored the de- mand for recreational facil- ities, skyrocketed your prop- erty taxes and planned for an expensive new civic complex inste: It had reached a point where I felt that I must return to council and try to influence a change. I was re-slected as an alderman ene year ago and was determined to promote sensible guide- lines for a tax base improve- ment and a more receptive attitude towards imput from the people of Castlegar. Instead, 1 was forced to sit helplessly as the majority of council rejected proposal af- ter proposal for planned growth, new jobs and im- proved tax bases in the city. I have been ruled out of order by the mayor when seeking information, excluded from council groups allegedly in- vestigating virtually every important event which came before council, had unani- mous recommendations of my own committee overruled and watched as the mayor and her council made major decisions affecting large numbers of residents without consulting those most ef- fected. The most recent examples was the move to relocate the city works yard to Woodland Park without consulting the area residents and ignoring the decision of the voters who voted in a public ref- erendum to have a new library as part of the civic complex without seeking any further imput. I brought forth motions on both of VOTE for ALDERMAN) ge were and I did not wish to be associated with such unrea- sonable and unjustifiable de- cisions, so I envoked the only alternative that I had. On Sept. 29, 1981 ¥ resigned from council. During the next three weeks I listened to many concerned citizens voicing their dissatisfaction with the way council was being run. The people of Castlegar in- dicated that they wanted a change. There was strong -evidence of support towards my running for the office of mayor. Based on this imput, I agreed to my nomination. 1 of the two towns was the logical way to proceed in order to effect the changes needed at that time and I'm pleased with, and proud to have been instru- mentel in helping to bring this about. There has been a lot of change and growth in our city since I first became an alderman eight years ago, but in some ways, I am even more concerned now for the future of our city than I was then. The city is experiencing great pressure right now. We are fast the dis- tribution centre for the West Kootenays. We are, also, be- coming the centre, for sem- and work- AUDREY MOORE This pressure is very posi- tive pressure which I feel our city is ready for. The nec- essary infra-structure to ac- commodate this growth is in place. I do not believe that growth is ne good or bad. I believe that growth should take place as the economic and social climate warrant it, and I also believe that growth needs manage- ment. We have a very good, living city. It is a pleasant environment in which to live. I am concerned about pre- serving and enhancing it. We also have a good tax base which I do not want to see upset, rather I want to add to it, Growth should enlarge and diversify our tax base so that we can afford to add new services for our citizens. It , should not cause us great discomfort .or a feeling of dislocation and uncertainty. I feel that the next two years will be crucial for our city. I think, with your help and support, I can give the leadership that is needed. I do not feel that my job is fin- ished and that is why I am asking for your. support at the polls on Nov. 21. I enjoy municipal govern- ment because it is the most PORK STEAKS#.....°1°° BARON OF BEEF 2222=..A.52°° STEWING BEE a FRYING CHICKE fi SANDWICH STEAKS = ¢9449| CUTLETS [SeROUND. Skane Aue PORK ..ccaccccccccnccccccccoce FREEZER BULK PACK BONELESS CUT FROM CAN. GR. A BEEF . . Ib. WHOLE UTILITY ce seeceeseeeelb. sieei sly FRESH GROUND BEEF .........10..512% 378° LINCHEON MENT sy39 HeKerCuES | "550 STURrEDOUES. 5136 WHITE TUNA pS OR CLOVERLEAF FLAKED. 184 G! HOT BREAD sic... 8249 7 ¢ TORTILLA CHIPS ¢ | POTATO CHIPS FRITO LAY DORITQS NACHO. 250 OLD DUTCH. 200 GRAM . CHEESE TWISTS" QQ® | CHEESE BALLS FRITO LAY. JACKS, 225G My position is d. We must have sensible guide- lines towards developing new tax baxes and we must have them quickly. If we ever want to have a new swim- ming pool, a library and other Heese oi facilities, we oftwork todo. © It is time that council considered local People for instead inars, shops. The Murphy Creek Dam, the Hugh Keenleyside hydro-electric project, and the B.C. Timber Ltd. mill expansion, are potential pres- sure to think shouts to name level of government. I see it as a functioning form of de- mocracy, especially in Castle- pe SPECIAL FEATURE A Brentwood Rocking Chair To Be Given Away FREE. gar. We are an reactive “community whose citizens are always ready to seize the initiative and you ; immediately make your all the services the city is jobs and of excluding them from the opportunity. It is time that we pur our services locally instead of going out of town. It is time that more consideration was given to the senior citizens who built , this city and it is time that council consulted the voters on important issues ahd then listened to what they say. With your support I intend to change the methods of council to a more responsible and open forum of govern- ment. When elected, I will insist ible for. wishes known to those in government. This, coupled with our marvellous volun- teer system, was one of the lities that first excited . CANDIDATES’ STATEMENTS The Castlegar News ex- tended an invitation to the two mayoralty can- didates in Saturday's municipal election to submit a wrap-up statement for publication in today's issue. Those statements apear on this page. For wrap-up statements from the six ald and interested me about our city. I have not been dis- appointed in my expectations of your participation in the improvements we have worked hard. for. Tam further committed to making City Hall easier to know, understand and use. City hall and city council exist to enhance people's lives. 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