MINES ACT NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION? ° Toke notion that “Jock William. program tor the prot end’reclamation of the lend and watercourses attected the mine located at; That part of tot 303 and part of Block i?) Kootenay District, identified as Lots “A 814, K.D. Any person attected by or in terested in this program hos jays to make written representation to the Minister Travel program at college The Continuing Education Department of Selkirk Col- lege and various people inter- ested in travel are spon- soring a series of travel pro- grams presented by local travellers. The first program on the schedule will be March 20 when Don Legg will show slides of the Soviet Union, ineluding Central Asia. Subsequent shows will be Keith Merritt on Nepal, March 27; Carol Couch on Brazil including Rio de Jani- ero, April 8; Dr. John Walton on Eeuador including the Galapagos Islands, April 10. If You're the author of a new book on silver. Chuck Chakrapani, man- aging. director of Applied Marketing Statistics Ltd. of Toronto, says there are sev- eral factors that make silver a more attractive long-term bet than gold. For one thing, 90 per cent of all the gold that has ever been mined is likely still in existence, he says, while 70 per cent of silver has been - destroyed. In addition, which demand for such metals as copper, zine and lead is diminishing, silver remains a needed industrial metal that is ex- pensive to mine. So far no one has found an alternative to silver as an industrial metal. Gold, on the other hand, is primarily a monetary metal used as a hedge against inflation or financial uncer- tainty. It is also a metal that has lost much of its gloss with investors, who most recently have been turning to the U.S. dollar for refuge. In a book titled Silver: “A Guide to Investment Profits, Chakrapani says all these factors augur well for silver, which is at the depressed price of about $10 U.S. an ounce. 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More . showers Monday-with a 40 per cent chance of precipitation Nee both days. 50 CENTS al VOL. 37, No. 21 CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 1984 2 Sections (A & B) The six regular winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 6/49 draw were 42, 44, and 47, The two, 17, 41, bonus number was 29. ai! Should we now separate? Page A3 é s from Ci FIGHT FOR THE FERRY .. . and Robson held hour-long demonstration on the Castlegar/Robson terry Saturday. An effigy of High- 9 inister Alex Fraser was hanged (right) along wath one of Premier Bill Bennett. —CosNews Photo by Adrian Chamberlain PUBLIC OPINION POLL Teachers’ views backed By CasNews Staff A public opinion poll that suggests most British Columbians think edu- cation budget cuts have gone far enough “backs up what we've been saying all along,” according to Mike Rodgers, president of the Castlegar District Teachers’ Association. The poll was commissioned by the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, and is based on interviews with 506 people in B.C. It suggests that: e 87 per cent of those interviewed think cutbacks in the school budget have been carried far enough, or too far. e 57 per cent oppose moderately or strongly reductions in provincial sup- port for the public school system. e 57 per cent said provincial gov- ernment cutbacks weré carried out in an unfair manner. * “We've said this 100 times,” Rodgers, “this said government doesn't care about the people.” He said the cuts in funding are reaching the point where all aspects of the education system are being af- fected. The poll also showed an eight per- centage point increase in the number of people who think the quality of edu- cation in British Columbia is “good.” Education Minister Jack Heinrich was recently reported being “de- Continued on pege A2 FERRY CLOSURE Robson residents stage protest Effigies of Highways Minister Alex Fraser and Premier Bill Bennett hung from the wheel-house of the Castlegar/ Robson ferry Saturday, where about 100 area residents waving placards and chanting slogans held a tration. The group was protestirig the pro- vincial government's recent-decision to close down the ferry on April 1. “This is to try to get Fraser's at- tention,” said Robson resident George Stein, spokesman for the group. “If we don't get a reply from Fraser, we'll take things further.” Stein said a 14-page brief sent to Fraser Feb. 21 from area residents outlining reasons why the ferry should be continued received no response. The brief also suggested alternatives to demons- * eutting the service. “We would be willing to run it our- selves if necessary,” said Stein. Also sent was a 3,500 name petition protesting the closure. Without the ferry, Robson residents will be foreed to drive at least 16 kilometres $0 get to Castlegar. Stein Castlegar and Robson Art Kube rules out strike action VANCOUVER (CP) — Labor boss Art Kube has ruled out a general strike in support of locked-out pulp workers and has called on all three forest industry unions to tone down rhetoric and focus their energies on the lockout. If that means woodworkers lose time because of second-site picketing, then that is a sacrifice that must be made, said Kube, president of the B.C. Fed- eration of Labor. “Nobody likes their fellow workers to be losing work, but the picket line policy is the most effective instrument people are “extremely frustrated” with the prospect of the ferry closure. School children ride the ferry daily, and many residents depend on it for s to stores, libraries, medical fac , and to commute to work. Protester Ivy Salekin of Robson said she regularly uses the ferry to shop in Castlegar. “There's only one grocery store in Robson, she said. Also protesting was Robson resident Claire Hancock — who's confined to a wheelchair, and had a placard strung around her neck. Hancock uses the ferry daily to par- ticipate in the Clay Castle workshop — which provides work experience for the handicapped. She said she won't be able to continue if the ferry is shut down. “We've got to keep the ferry open . that’s all we have to do,” said Hancock. ili Pete Podovinikoff, a senior citizen, who also depends on the ferry, said he's “never seen such a strong demon- stration in (his) life.” “It makes a shiver go down my spine,” he said. “They'll never take this ferry off (or else), oh boy, there's going to be trouble.” City of Castlegar Ald. Albert Calder- bank, also at the protest, said the City was looking into starting a Castlegar bus service which would go to Robson. He added@bat the closure would be “very a eri to businesses in downtown Castlegai Stein said about “ “halt a-million” peo- ple use the ferry annually. The ferry costs the provincial government $225,000 a year to run he said. Stein said he was unsure how the government would respond to the pro- test. “But it's better than just lying down and just accepting it,” he added. Kristiansen goes By RON NORMAN Editer Kootenay West MP Lyle Kri: to bat for Gity “Castlegar approaches the point where it will be in breach of contract has gone to bat for the City of Castle- gar over its proposed $1 million RCMP detachment building. Kristiansen has written to B.C. At- torney-General Brian Smith asking him to intervene in the city's dilemma over how to pay for the new police building. “The City of Castlegar is, under cur- rent provincial regulation, required to provide a high standard of RCMP ac- commodation because its population is now greater than 5,000 persons,” Kris- tiansen wrote. However, he added, “That accom- modation cannot be provided because construction costs could well approach $1 million, requiring voter approval.” He said that’s not likely with current to bring about equity for workers in this province,” he said this week after a meeting with pulp union leaders Art Gruntman and Jim Sloan. He said the pulp unions, represent ing 12,700 workers, are complying with federation policy on picketing. The pic- keting of sawmills owned by the pulp continued on page AZ rates and a shutdown on the pulp industry, “which is the town's largest single employer. You can see the dilemma.” Kri ges that the for not pi space for police services,” Kristiansen added. He’says he doesn’t lay the blame for the situation at anyone's doorstep, but points out: “Relief from the current requirements through your office could help.” He says a town like Castlegar of about 7,000 “many of them unem- ployed, is in little better position to pay a $1 million construction cost than a town of 5,000.” He suggests “an easing” of the pro- vince’s cut-off point where senior gov. ernment funding is no longer available. Under provincial regulations, any town under 5,000 receives provincial funding for a new RCMP detachment, but any town over 6,000 must pay 100 per cent of the costs. “I hope you will consider a change in this dated standard,” Kristiansen con- cludes. But Ald. Bob Pakula, the city's RCMP officers are working in “ever- more crowded conditions,” but notes that voters have already rejected one construction referendum “and will not look kindly to another.” PI services chair- man isn't optimistic about the city’s chances of changing the government's regulations. “I hope they listen to us,” said Pakula. “I have my doubts.” DRASTIC INCREASE More fishing in river FISH ARE BITING . . Castlegar and orea fisherman cast lines into waters of Columbia River, waiting for fish to bite. The numbers of anglers fishing in the river has risen drastically in past week, partially due to increase in amount of fish in river. Coattows Photo by Chery! Colderbank ipratee Wit