CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, November 27, 1976 Legislative Library, ; Parliament Buildings, Merrill Nixon Gives Piano Recital [ sain; Plumbing & Healing een, Biln, Corner of Pine & Colder fh 965-7813 (Open Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fr Saturday 9 a.m, to 5.30 p. sunday & Holiday Hebras 12 noon = ie “pm 6-7 pm 9 am9 p.m For the Man “TOILETRIES” ENGLISH LEATHER BRUTE HALKARATE SHULTON BRITISH STERLING OLD SPICE ATTACHE’. CASES LECTRIC SHAVERS For the Lady PERFUMES & COLOGNES Sets By FABERGE - YARDLEY. RUBINSTEIN CHANNEL DESERT FLOWER “BUBBLE BATH" © BATH OIL BATH OIL PEARLS “Family Needs” ELECTRIC TOOTH BRUSHES ELECTRIC HAIR CLIPPERS PEN & PENCIL SETS “Sheaffer” PEN & PENCIL SETS “Parker” * CHOCOLATES - CLOCKS CANADIAN SOUVENIR PENS “His Favorite” WALLETS gaan? ae PIPES . "CAMERAS DESK PENS on » pecan TIMEX WATCHES “Her Favorite’ + HAIR - DRYERS ; HAND BAGS’ PANTY Hose _ JEWELLERY CASES HAMPERS CHRISTMAS _ CRACKERS DECORATIONS TINSIL LP. RECORDS . Merrill Nixon will perform plano music, chiefly ‘of ‘the . romantic peried, next Thursday evening, In a concert to be held at Selkirk College at 7.80 p.m. on Dee. 4, Mr. ‘Nixon is a former posites of this area, who piano lessons at the age ts of eight and studied under Dora ‘Tweeddale and Helen Dabl- atrom in Trail. ety Nixon graduated ear from the Eastman Beto ef of Music in ‘Rochester, N.Y., where he studied under Frank ir, and took the degree of B. Mus. in Applied, Music, Mr, Nixon was awarded the ‘Performer’s Certificate’, towards which he performed the Chopin 2nd, Concerto In F. ‘Minor with the Rochester Phil- School's ‘Senior Piano Award’. Mr, Nixon's program fea- tures Mozart's Sonata ‘In D Maier Ke No. 811, and Shopists Sonata in B-flat Minor, op. 35; 7 other works to be prese: are by Schumann, Chopln, and Rachmaninoff, Merrill Nixon's concert is aponsored by the ocr and District Arts Coun ners * Philips Electric Knife 'N Tray Features hole In ‘the handle for excellent dalance and! better carving, Fine stainiess ates! blades and recetsed on/off button th handle, Complete with tray. SILVER ICICLES Pkg. : : Noma 25 Light Outdoor Sparkle ‘Assorted colored bulbs. Set. $7.33. ‘Noma 20 Plain Mini-Lite Set Set 2222-72 $1335: 800 Strand vess S5e- FOR SAVAGE SHOES AND ALL YOUR FAMILY FOOTWEAR » Phone 365-7025 — Pine St. — Castlegar 61 Crescent Street, Cadtlegar — Selkirk. Weavers Guild Sale and Exhibit of Wea- 29, 10am, to 3 pm. AS OF MOECEMBER u Wars COMPANY: viet KNOWN AS _walbies USING HEATI. Ct United Chuseh Women's Baraar and. Bake Table Dec. 6 Legion Hall 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets 50c, ‘ACW PreChristmas Too arid’ Sale, Sat, Nov, 20 Legion Hall. 2 to 4 p.m. ‘Silver Birch Tea & Sale Fri., Nov. 21 Legion Hall 3-8 p.m. ¥ Victoria, Be C. vay 1x4 Feb. 28 Published Every Thureday Morning’ 4 Slocan Valley and in Val ane Nae Decent iit NOL, 28,No, 49 “edge: 20 CENTS PER COPY: New Denver Vo Voting Takes Place; Mayor Hanson is: Re-Elected A 602: per cent voter, , burnout: to. No Saturday ri \time aldermantc candidates and ‘approved. a> $550,000. water Selection and Quantities Last WEST’ 'S The Only Store in Town ~ Christmas Gifts 1975 | THAT GIVE INSTANT PLEASURE. Acer smc te al casi container, Opens at both ends os take ‘easy emptying and ‘One of. meesuring exp In cove. Specials Start Today tach ‘soldering kit with“« Sealed for tote aaty cle ch | & D734" Circular Saw Bevel end depth” Salata ingde 7 gaally,- Eauipped with "a co lear mizing bow Sunbeam Mixmaster’ Stand/Hand Mixer Has 5 foie guide, full mirbesters, beater, eco and as 5 feeds mls mule, ul : $31.98 West Bend Self-Buttering Corn Poppe <> Features ‘no preheat, no stick coated ope surface. ~ fsomatie popper, butters com. Cover becor owl, 4-qt- See gis, 98 “USE OUR. CONVENIENT “ LAYAWAY. PLAN, CHARGEX AND. ‘MASTER CHARGE’: Welcome’ See Our ‘LINK HARDWARE Christmas Gift Cafalogue FOR MORE GIVING GIFTS ae Link Hordware Dealer —- Phone 365-7762" We. at West's. ..extend, to you a Cordial shopping Hospita ty. Our Friendly and Courteous’ “staff is ready to serve you. “Come in and Brovise. lect Ear felections poet pond by the ideath of one candidate. Iginal ‘with 'provinee-wide municipal elections held Nov. 16, was Postponed: by the \death of , Frederic Angrinon, 67, a first- ‘time aldermante candidate. 35 Buti,New. Denver voters were included ‘tn regional |dis- trict elections Nov. 15, | with ‘ only «village "elections disal: lowed. : Of 828 eligible voters, 227 turned out at the polls a second {time for council elections. Incumbent. .Vanroy C. ‘Hanson was elected for a two-year term ‘as mayor with 170. votes over Daisy Lari- more’s ri topped \ we votes,» followed | by Thowas Arrow Reseryolr /,alderme Steenhotf, with 98, Both were elected for two-year terms as en, (> Defeated in bids for council positions were incumbent James R. MeDonaugh, with 92 votes, first time ‘candidate Erneat George with 61 votes, Kenneth Casley with 41 votes and, Willlam Finley . with 82 votes, A recount Sunday morning confirmed the election of candi- dete Steenhoff over incumbent McDonaugh, No new candidates joined the race after the elections ‘were postponed. Voters also favored a bor- | rowing bylaw, giving the vil lage $550,000. in’ borrowing power from the municipal tt nance authority, with a ‘vote of 177 to 46,'The funds are’ for water improvements in’ the igen Ss No candidates: challenged ineumbent school trustee D. A. Nishi for the. single two-year school board seat open. He was. elected by acclamation Ade } nominations closed Oct, “y Final Agreement is Near + "Final agareement “Is near on the resattlement pattern on ‘the Arrow Reservoir. Rosslan Trai! MLA, Ch be made available for. sale-to former ‘landowners. displaced by the Columbia River Treaty floodin, Be 4 ‘(0 Moat of the. lots-'will .be primarily; ‘suitable for.) per: . mal it idwellings; “however, cela available to other | Beitsh Columbians will not be known. for some time, and applications.» major breakthrough in’ B.C,’ Hydro's long-standing ; efforts: to re- CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUE ALLI8 QUIET fatowing Fridays val to Canta imberdvaoa ‘ ces "THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, iW ~ Postal Workers “Back on Job; Local Workers Not in Favor Postal service official be- ‘ ma at.5 p.m. Tuesday, but bere aa be leaves the éawnall parking lot to enter into a meeting. No direct statement was mado to the press by Mr. Munre: who arrived late for the Friday Hh te Clan. ie ove ee Premie Bert 1e communi ties and culture disrupted by the’ Arrow flooding, :, ‘The MLA’ said thal,:*You “cannot recreate a, way of life: tha a toe forever, but a’ firm be made to redress y morning still saw serves, “We believe the ce of B.C. would like to own thelr own: part of the’ province as individuals and not be tenants ? on state-owned land,” He added that a Socred ’ government would take a “B.C.-first stance” on land sales to non-Canadians. ““This means taking a long. hard look at each situation as it arises and getting community consensus beforé allowing non- Canadians to ‘purchase.” New Ideas Tossed Around _ By Local Chamber Members. few life. means new ideas and the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce, which has been known to be strug- gling for the past two years, is reaching for new life. ‘And the new ideas? Chambers © have been » known to have council repre- ‘sentation, but what about the chamber having a representa- tive sitting in the ‘gallery, at regular council: meetings? Or having a‘ business bylaw: for- mulated that would call for merchants to pay. for their. . business licence plus a fee that. ‘would be used solely to gener. ate the work: of ithe local chamber? * | ‘These are just a few ideas discussed Thursday evening when the Castlegar and Dis- trict Chamber ‘of : Commerce held ‘2° general ‘membership meeting after many months of activity being handled at the.” executive level. Guest speaker Mayor Ed Mosby told ‘the members the. meeting had’ brought © forth’. some very interest-° ing’ thoughts. “Channeling of Ideas and feedback are desper- ately needed. Some feel council has’ developed’ into. a secret society, We are anxious to get opinions of the people,” he sald. : (continued on page 9) ° ng devel proud of our members.”»* Reports indicate members. voted to reject the'agreement, Bane Sudbury and Windsor. Locals’ in ‘Toronto, Winnipeg, close, reflecting the close na- tlonal “The government of Cana- ‘da and the postal department threw away an opportunity to ‘ensure peace in the post office,” said Mr. Davidson,” He sald. many ‘of the members were bitter about not having made sul in bargaining for the shorter work week; which many public Members. also were, unhappy they would not ‘receive retro- ; active pay for overtime worked in the last 11 months. ‘The union had argued they should ‘get. the shorter. work week as x benefit of the post office's ' extensive : automation program: but Postmaster-Gen- eral’ Bryce Mackasey Senlied, that he: wanted to see productivity was incboneed Ae ‘ CUPW. vice- president and chlef ‘negotiator, Je Claude Parrot, sald that there will be ‘discontent in the office’ during this . contract, which expires in July, 1977. “If an employee goes back ‘unhappy, it will be reflected in Final Section’ Missi g Link: ‘ Goes to Tender British Columbia's Highway, Minster,” Gra ham Lea,,wor't be light a cave of beer after all, ‘During'a recent visit. of ae ee aera a] Mr, i by Créston MLA Diem Nicol. {son that the tender for the “final sect was to be'‘let Go on Sale this ‘Weekend’ Christmas are again being made talsbe by: the Cas! tlegar Rotary Club and’ go on sa this ‘Saturday. and Sun They wwill be located at the old car wash across on Colum- bla Ave. from Castle Tire. This‘ is- not only’ a fund ‘raising venture for’ community projects,/ says ‘a .club spokes man, but: serves other useful Lay tent It provides a service to the people’ at a reasonable cost, because now you just can't from the East Kootenay tree farm.| T2It also gives some of the Rotarians a chance to really get ‘out and be a retail salesman for a short, time. 2 Tho Rotary Ch cu. has been operating in; Cast first president, gar since ./ Rotary Club {s 1953 with Les Camel ‘aa ite Some of the major projects that have received assistance through’ funds raised by: this club are the Castlegar Health Centre, Rota’ Villa, Castlegar and’ District Senior Citizens, Camp Rotary. at Paterson as well: as local Scouts, Air’Ca- dets and Minor: Hockey, presided Stan Partridge “In Rotary we are very appreciative of the community aupport we’ have always re-" ceived with all of our projects and with this support: we can continue to complete our local community projects. “By involving ourselves in our community we’ will helping ‘to make it a. better place for all of us to live and work,” he says, {0 MThe selling of Christmas treea Is just one of the avenues of service ‘thatthe Castlegar in the way he collaborates with the post office," he sald. In Montreal, Marcel Per- reault, president of the union local, said workers there would be in no hurry to go back to work since they are not ob- ligated to. return until the contract is signed. Signing is expected later in the week bit a’ time has not been set. However, he. said that although the local voted 70.6 per cent against accepting the contract, there was no truth to ‘a rumor ‘that ‘the members might stay out on strike. They would abide by the ‘national vote.’ There were some reports of incidents’ that might. be attributed to rank-and-file dis- content. : Mr, “Mackasey said that windows were smashed at the Quebee City post office and two, " {eontinued on page 8) . ALVIS AAAS ED aE OAS AS OAS EN Downtown Castlegar Visited By Sanfa Claus Friday Night Santa Clauss scheduled to treata for all ehiltpen 10 yours of age or under. bert Calderbank Named 1915 Chamber. President The 1915 executive for the ‘Castlegar and* District Cham- ber'of Commerca will hold its ug meeting Jan. 21: Holibot, Joo ‘Joe Van Dungen and vee patie ths pst few sears it has been customary for the ‘ Sais and District Cham- ‘ jo” elected with the four Sectors ‘being. Garry {Ray of | the month” saya incoming. pros ~ dent, Mr. Cal - Labor, Minisler Confirms ‘Socred: ‘Candidate. Stalement ‘Social Credit“ candidate Burt Campbell was apparently right when he speculated at the recent [WA ‘meeting’ called’ to discuss the layoff of the hea shift at CanCel’s sawmill here hat the layolt was “a back- and that production would be high with a two-sbift operation, Socred; had’, called publidy atthe meeting for Resources iget around come of the contract de involving technological - Me. Campbell had told the meeting that the company had spent about $1 million on new equipment and modernization In last Thursday's Neleon News, Mr. King is quoted as > saying “plant renovations were ‘the cause of recent layoffs at. Pout: not ‘the poor, lumber at" Hospital Board Considering Emergency Water Storage Tank: Provision for an emergen- cy storage tank to be included * in the Castlegar and District Hospital extension plana is now being considered by the board of management. Atits last regular meeting ‘Thursday a report was given of the meeting between the hospi- tal committee-and city council, Tt was following this report, which indicated the elty could t and we ask that you buy a Rotary, Christmas tree.” 3 supply of water, that® the resolution for an emergency “ Castlegar: HUMP. detach: ment is asking the co-operation of the public to ensure that the ‘hristmas season, as well as the rest of the year, is enjoyed by all (with no tragedies or _ Ineldents. } ‘They are also calling atten- ‘tion to: National Safe Driving Week which began. Monday. ‘The local RCMP take this time to inform the public road blocks and check points are now in effect and will be from now to . Check P Points in Effect. 23 ‘Marks National Safe Driving Week = the end of December. and Into the first part of the New Year. ‘In! teying to. assist’ the public, they offer the following ceninders for, residents of the Teth the’ Merchants You are reminded to make frequent deposits at your banks ‘and if you feel unsafe ‘about. taking the deposit tothe bank yourself, phone us at 365-7721 and we ‘will make avery at- temptto see you are taken “tas_Asks Cooperation of Public there with a member from our detachment, Foot patrols. will be in evidence. To the You © will no doubt be spending large - amounts of. money on gifts and groceries, Please make sure yoir automo- biles are locked when unat- tended to prevent loss. of belongings. ‘Te the Driving Public Road blocks are being set up-in an attempt to. keep drinking drivers off the streets, A breathalyzer reading of over .08 is a criminal offence if you are found driving. Watch for and obey.all road signs. To the General Pabile In order for us to work elfectively we need your co operation. If you see suspicious activities or persons which you -feel'may be a threat to your Interests or the public interest, Phone us at 965-7721. Your name will be held in confidence, storage tank was put forward. Dr.C, S. Fowler presented a written brief supporting the board's application for permis- sion to proceed with its plana for expansion. He also recor mended that Rospla privileges be granted Dr. C. DeMarco, This was sired ts John, Dalziel reported on the November meeting of the Regional District of Central Kootenay hospital advisory committee. An overcrowded agenda had prevented the Castlegar and District Hospital expansion request being con- sidered. The next meeting of the hospital. advisory: commit- ll be In. Nelson” on Tuesday at which time a delegation from the hospital, consisting -of Merv Rush and Ken Talarico, will present the evidence for the need of such an srpeneiee: ‘The Castlegar representa- tives on the hospital advisory committee are Dr. J. V. Hall and Mr. Dalziel, = A very important phase of the work of the Ladies’ Auxil- lary to the: Castlegar and District Hospital is assisting on the nursing floor. In order to safeguard the ladiea taking part, * (continued ‘on page 9)