Senshi inn petdanas OPINION 2° WEDNESDAY, October'23,1991. |. * Wy The ce stl gar Sun Zi PUBLISHER JON JARRETT SHARLENE IMHOFF DONNA JORY EDITOR ADVERTISING REP. JOHN SNELGROVE CATHERINE ROSS PRODUCTION MANAGER ADVERTISING REP. DENISE GOLDSTONE ROBERT PROCTOR CIRCULATION MANAGER ADVERTISING REP. JIM ZEEBEN REPORTER NICOLE BEETSTRA PRODUCTION/OFFICE BRENDAN HALPER REPORTER MARION ANDERSON PRODUCTIONMEPORTER Direct Department Phones General Office ........00 365-5266 Cc 365-5266 Cl Ads 368-7848 Display Advertsing ....s.scsssssse 365-2278 365-5579 sresseseneeene BO=7 762 FAX sovcssossees weseaonens editorial comment Preparing for the onslaught Ever get the funny feeling something is wrong, but just can’t seem to put your finger on it? That feeling seems to roll into town around the time of mid-fall, Autumn—when everything around you is dying, pr ly negative-k ibes or ing like that. Doesn’t matter how nice the weather is either. The Amityville flies are swarming around the top windows, searching for enough warmth to stay alive one more day. ‘They’re dying too. But heck...spring is only five months away. Five months of scraping ice off the car windshield, slipping and falling on your butt in a puddle of slush, fighting off colds, Xmas shoppers and the temptation to move to a warmer clime. Hell is not a bot place with sweaty, ragged, depressed-look- ing souls shovelling coal into the fires of their own damna- tion..no! It’s a bitter cold winter wasteland with a bunch of unfortunate people in Bermuda shorts, stuck in the middle of a (big) field, trying to start a fire with wet frozen matches during 70 km winds, This, thankfully, has been a very warm and beautiful fall. But wait. Old man winter hasn’t forgotten about us—mark my words, he'll be here, and when he shows up, it'll be with a vengeance. Brutally cold and screaming winds, icicles, rusty spots and nicks all over your fancy car, dead batteries, frozen waterlines, Tunny ooses, black ice demons lurking on dark highways. Let us not forget about getting stuck, and of course the usual stream of profanities likely to follow. Never kick a frozen stuck car. You'll likely break your toe, slip, and fall into that slush “pond behind you. ae “Bonk... @'. Told ya. Better get into some dry clothes—can’t go to work looking like that, and besides, you're liable to catch a cold...dummy. Winter LList; jumper cables, tow rope, ice scraper, sand- bags, shovel and scotch. J Anybody who thinks they can win the battle against Old 7 Man Winter is stupid. The best you can hope for is to simply survive. Keep your losses down and never get too cocky. Over-confidence in this game is a very serious mistake. Remember the Vikings?... they were here first... and they left! No kidding. Smart beggers, eh? : But what about...winter flashbacks ? You're lying on a beach in August, soaking up sun, drifting off and sud SSCCHHH: EEEEEEE!!—the sound of all-season radials spinning madly on ice. Then, voices behind you, yelling— ‘tum your wheels to the right...now hit it!...no..no...stop!...try reverse—gun it!" Cold sweats. | — This isn’t meant to scare or depress anyone, it’s just that it’s better 10 be a prepared victim, than another dumb sheep walking blindly toward the slaughter. Guts and eyeballs. Frozen ones at that. Or at least until April anyway. Ca CARMINES By Don Addis i ‘tt TSS@ PH _ (© 1891 Creators Syndicate, Inc. (j IS POLITICALLY INDEPENDENT AND A MEMBER OF THE STERLING NEWS SERVICE Established November 28,1990 | Second Class Mailing Permit Pending Published by The Castlegar Sun: + Woekly’s on Wodnesdays 465 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, B.C. VIN 1G8 . Capturing the'sh OTTAWA - No high-priced coffes table book can match a thin go bli entitled eer magnificence of this country tions of the Arctic are earmarked for oil and gas | development, Some city kids have never scen nature untouched by man, Even within Canada's most A Protected Areas Vision for Canada, ..; for capturing the sheer magnificence of this coun- try. It is not because of the pictures, There are some beautiful shots, but they are not slickly reproduced or sumptuously displayed. “3 Tt is not because of the words, Therevare snatch- es of poctry,but it is buried in a profusion of facts and figures, ae What makes the document special is the fact ‘that it is meant for Canadians who want to act, not just flip the pages. The booklet is the 1991 report of the Canadian Environmental Advisory Council, a 13-member federal advisory board. It outlines -' and argues powerfully in favor of - a national network of pro- tected wilderness areas by the tum of the century. At the moment, 3.4 per cent of Canada’s land- scape is set aside for future generations. The gov- emment promised in its green plan, ‘last year, to Taise that total to 12 per cent. ; In its 88-page manifesto, the advisory council explains how to reach that goal - and why there is no time to lose. me "There is an urgent need to act while the oppor- tunity exists and the goal is still achievable,” it says. “After the year 2000,human activities will have significantly altered many important natural areas and our ability to establish a network of pro- tected areas will be compromised.” ut Already 80 per cent of Canada's prairie grass- lands have been lost to agriculture and urban development. More than 90 per cent of the forests of southwestern Ontario are gone. And large por- lar parks, motels, fast food outlets, golf courses, tennis courts and souvenir shops have begun to encroach on the natural attributes of the land. "The di NF of a new.p ive is essential if in 50 years time, we are still to have the option of experiencing wild places such as old- growth forests and tall-grass prairic; of hearing the cry of a loon; of seeing a grizzly bear, or of just knowing that the wilderness lands that help define this nation are still out there,” the council says. More than 100 countries around world - includ- ing Switzerland, Germany and Britain - have already lost their chance to save any wilderness tracts, Canada is lucky, Two thirds of its land mass is undeveloped. Most of its natural landscapes can still be preserved. ; What is missing is the political will. "Protected areas are not significant items on many political agendas,” the council says. “The relatively small amount of land in Canada that is managed strictly for ecological conserva- tion illustrates this.” It calls on the government, working with indus- try, private groups and individuals to "promote a vision which will hamess the instincti 5 hasn't changed at all. \ Setting up a protected areas network needn’t:be prohibitively expensive, Many of the best poten- tial sites are already on Crown land. Others are on land claimed by Canada’s aboriginal people, and many of them are eager to limit logging, mining and hydro-electric power developments, an Some companies and individuals might be pre- pared to donate land, knowing that it would be kept in its natural state. Others might be persuaded to do so with tax incentives, or encouraged to engage in land swaps.. Canadians would probably be willing to pay higher gate fees to visit protected areas if they Knew their money would be used for conservation, not dumped into general government revenues, the council says, It proposes a variety of other money-raising schemes; the creation of a Wildlands Trust Fund to which Canadians could contribute, knowing Wednesday, October 23, 1991 The Castlegar Sun ‘Letters to the Editor Zuckerburg Island park a real pleasure An Open Letter to the ‘Castlegar heritage Society: © May’ I take this opportunity to ‘thank your organization, the City ‘of Castlegar and it's Rotary Club, for the cffort that has been expended in making the “Zucker- berg Island Heritage Park" so beautiful. As a former resident of Castle- gar in the 1940's, Ihad the oppor- Newspaper -* Dear Editor: Tam thoroughly disgusted that grown men can act so childish and selfish. ‘ : Don Joice and Ed Mills had a their money would be hed by g funds; the imposition of a special tax on p clash when Don first ities that profit from their proximity to protected areas; the establishment of special plaques and awards for companies which donate generously to protecting Canada’s wilderness. The obvious benefit is that future generations would inherit a priceless legacy of unspoiled wildemess. But there is not-so-obvious benefit. In these s her- bled times,there aren’t many causes that pull Cc ans together. The envii is one. of Canadians to the loss of their itage." Ottawa's intentions are better than its perfor- mance, It is committed to establishing five new parks by 1996, but it hasn't set up one in the last: three years. Since its green plan was unveiled, the percentage of protected space (parks, conservation areas, wildlife refuges and ecological reserves) If the country’s competing regions, economic sectors, levels of government and interest groups could combine forces to save Canada’s natural heritage, they might find that they share more than they realize. (The report can be obtained from Environment Canada, 10 Wellington St., Hull, Que. KIA 0H3)..- Slings and arrows Nigel } Hannaford Syndicated Columnist Actually, it feels rather good to be retired from the Cold War, Not that I was ever on the front lines, at least not any more than anybody else liv- ing downwind of a tempting nuclear target. But it was always.a. subtle , «position to have to explain, that a) the Russians were the first victims of Communism but b) as long as their wholly evil system of govern- ment was bent on destroying us we had to be ready to risk destroying a lot of those innocent Russian vic- tims of Communism. And lest my remarks be taken for the sarcastic snivelling of a peace activist, that was indeed precisely the situation. Consequently, we pur- sued a Strategy of peace through strength and it worked. When they couldn't keep up any longer, the whole Communist pack of cards crumbled. So, we won. Now what? Well, magnanimity, I believe. Whether to give a massive dose of aid to the USSR, something in the order of the $20 billion that was requested last week by Mr Gor- bachev, that’s a big one. Do we pay them for disarming? One might as well pay a man for not being a thief. On the other hand, there’s a simple humanitarian argument. We're talk- ing about a country which can’t even keep toilet paper on the shelves, never mind feed itself. In most respects, the USSR is a Third World country; the only thing it’s been good at is producing arms, a aor BE IN GON, 1S WILL YOURS»... sort of Burkina Fasso with rockets. We could be discussing the $20 billion but a few shipments of grain (and toilet paper) would be alright for openers. : Having done that, however, it would be no bad thing to start a sim- ple people-to-people movement, akin to those twinning arrangements which seem to be so popular with teachers and travel agents. The purpose would be to a) the ians back days of toothache and have their tecth fixed at home, rather than go toa Soviet dentist.) How does a journalist who is used to checking with the cen- sor adapt to ‘freedom"? It is not that the Russian people are stupid, nor should we assume that they wish to become Russian- speaking Americans. (Although they certainly seem to like McDon- alds.} But we in this country retire into the community of peoples ruled by non-aggressive governments and b) to assist them in appropriate and tangible ways to rearrange the social fabric of their country, To be more illustrative, it is diffi- cult to move from a planned quip from schools, hospitals and industry which is either superior to what the Russians have or would supply a need which has simply never been met. We also have a reservoir of know-how - and good wishes, I believe, that would the i hugely, as into a market economy if you have no idea how the market economy is sup- posed to work. It is hard to run a mod- em hospital when you have obsolete plant and a shortage of everything. (I gather that visitors prefer to endure they deal with their new situation. I picture a doctor going to a hos- pital in some small Russian commu- nity; I would be vastly surprised if there were not a dozen ways in which a hospital here might assist the hospital there at very little cost to the taxpayer. Teachers might find opportunitics in their field, credit union boards in theirs, even frater- nal organizations could perform a useful role in spawning equivalent organizations, tailored to local aspi- tations. (Who will sponsor the first Russian Rotary club...?) ' It is hard to say until somebody goes and takes a look and it may yet tum out that the best people to help the Russians are the Russians them- selves. At the very least, however, the friendly involvement of individ- ual Canadians and Americans and gov from the icipal a level down should help to dispel the stereotypes they have of us which are doubtless as deeply rooted - and as erroncous - as those which we have held about them all these years. And that alone would be worth the trouble of going. Any takers in Port Alberni? ; It would have been funny to *: watch the fallout from Maclean’s Magazine's, Canadian University rankings, were the subject not so serious. - McGill, and Queen's in the top spots while Carleton, and the Uni- “versity of Ottawa, finished much far- ther back. ~ Mike ' Duffy Syndicated Columnist al i The rivalry between Carleton and Queens is understandable. Long before Carleton was found- ed, Queen’s —. which this month Queens or McGill cachet, but does have an outstanding school of public administration and experts in inter- national affairs who are among the best anywhere. Understandably, . Carleton’s engaging new President Robin Far- quhar bristles when he hears his school called “last chance U.” In there competitive exuberance, the students who make so much of these rankings miss the point. If all of the schools in Canada had the same admission standards as queens and McGill, thee would be far fewer people getting university educations in this county. . ‘ : Trade and Industry Minister Michael Wilson says Canada’s future prosperity will be built on five pil- lars; training & learning; science and technology; investment trade; and the lebrates its’) 150th anniversary — prided itself on sending its brightest i grads to: Ottawa, where they're reached the highest levels of the Canadian public service... Carleton, just down the’ Rideau Canal from the Hill, doesn’t have the market,;what is now being eral government's code word for education) is truly the key to Cana- da’s future. The federal government pumps billions of dollars each year into post- secondary education and training. But under the constitution, educa- tion belongs to the provinces. . Employment Minister Bemard Val- court -'a scrappy young lawyer from Edmunston, NB knows what it’s like to grow up in a small. town where the jobs are scarce. He believes if Canada is to, become truly competitive in the international market, we have to fol- low the Europena model and set . National targets for training. Sound simple enough. | ‘These same people who want the federal government to give them more control over the delivery of government services, can’t agree on a shred, national approach to education. Years ago, the Council of: Minis- ters of Biddcation: funded ‘national’ . <« studies on the quality of our educa- ; tion system. ‘The research showed that Canadi- 5 care’ ts education truly the key to Canada’s future inequities, the embarrassed provin- cial ministers stopped funding the. Tesearch, The result: researchers hired by. industry and labor discovered recently that more than half the workers tested in British Columbia’s sawmills had difficulty reading at a mid-grade 4 level. They had prob- lems understanding the written instructions they encountered every day in their jobs. * Valcdurt would like to move edu- cation to the top of the constitutional reform: package; to demand the: provinces put aside their petty jeal- ousies in an educational reform plan’ that would end situations like that in BC. But some senior mandarins fear an Ottawa-led initiative on learning would be seen us another federal ,. power grab. { Ottawa should not lose it's nerve.\; Public reaction’ to, both ‘the plight, of the BC ‘workers,: and’ the Maclean's university survey, shows, an ion was a p: k= but rather than work on solving the ‘about education ... oops “leaming". 2.1 be of the Rebels. This clash has festered to become tunity of meeting Mr. Zuckerberg and his family through the friend- ship my father had with the fami- ly. It is indeed a real pleasure to one again see the house and the wood carvings I saw as a child. gem of a park and take'good care of it. For the guide lady who was most cordial and informative, many thanks for your hospitality, T hope I did not talk your ear off This brings back many t i memories of Castlegar and it’s very friendly people. For all those ible in it’s with my bling of days gone by. As promised, please find losed a ph h of Asta iF I thank you. To the people of Castlegar, hold on to this little ap Zuckerberg (shown on the front) along with my mother, Katherine Shafonsky, This photograph was , _ taken in Vancouver, back in the 1940's, , __ _'m looking forward to retum- ing to the beautiful Kootenay’s, Castlegar, and the pleasure of your park, Sincerely your, Wesley Shafonsky lacks professional hockey coverage Ed printed Don didn’t like and Boom"! Bruce Fuhr, from the NDN Paper, has printed many KHL Statements that have made me furious, with some even totally untrue, But I didn’t stop my asso- ciation with the paper. With this personal vendetta between Joice and Mills, the two participants don't suffer but the Rebels do and so do the die-hard fans, It makes me think Don Joice must have free stock in the Sun Paper. I'd like to know, who shot my cat? ‘. Dear Editor: An open letter to the person who SHOT my cat on October 18, 1991. You will be unhappy to know that my big black cat “Hobbs” has to date managed to survive, with the help of Dave Williams, our'concemed and caring veteri- narian. . Hobbs has suffered to an extreme degree. Despite his severe injuries he managed to struggle home. No animal should have to suffer like he has. How anyone who had done a thing like this can ever look at him/herself in the mirror again is beyond my comprehension. You are the lowest of all humanity. Yes; there is a large black cat ig the 4 Island Area. He is to my knowi- edge a stray. He is obnoxious, mean, nasty and he fights with my cats, “Hobs” included, and eats their food whenever he can get the opportunity. You many have been trying to eliminate that cat. Instead you have “shot” a well cared for, affectionate and loving animal, who is afraid of his own shadow and loves to play with children. The cat you “shot” wears a col- lar and identification. If he was causing problems, a simple phone call would have been the answer. My cat spends his nights in our house. It is not he who is howling outside your windows at night. I would like to remind you and all the residents of Castlegar, that discharging a firearm within the * city, and this includes pellet guns, and 22's, is ILLEGAL. In the unlikely event that you would like to apologize or pay the vet’s bills, please give me a call. Elaine Ross 365-8455 Shooting at cat could have resulted in injury to child Dear Editor: This is an open letter to the per- son who shot my cat. One of your neighbors heard the shot and although we cannot pinpoint the source this time next time we may. When your action was report- ed to the RCMP, they were not amused. they are concerned that someone shooting at a cat or other animal within the city limits may inadvertently hit a child or other passerby. Judging from the hole where the slug entered our cat, you were firing generally horizontally hut slightly up. As the time of day was during a peri- od when many people are out and about, it may have been lucky for someone that our cat stopped the slug. If anyone heard a gunshot on October 18, or hear one in the future, please call the RCMP. Yours very truly, Ron Ross Just doin’ a little daydreaming My mind drifts off occasionally while working out on the modernization project, and 1 dreamed of this: CELGAR PULP COMPANY OFFICAL BULLETIN: Celgar Pulp would like to assure all workers on the modemization project that all possible measures are d their health. C being taken to the men who were not gassed yesterday: No men were gassed. Of those men who were gassed, none suffered any ill effects whatsoever. Of those men who suffered ill effects, Celgar Pulp wished to assure everyone that all arrived in the hospital in time to prevent any permanent injury. And, of those with permanent injuries, no one died. And it goes without saying that the descendants of those who died will receive a generous contribution from Celgar Pulp. Remember, be careful out there, Help Free chi xy David Lewis Crescent Valley BC maintain our work place as the absolutely safe place that it is. w for those who wish to maintain the same healthy atmosphere in their homes that is provided for them at this site. Don Joice and Ed Mills please, put your personal grudges aside and get on with the job you should be doing. A Dic-Hard-Rebel fan Ex executive member Sell it quick - in the Sun classifieds Call 365-7848 Presented to: Gordon or clients. WY: “The Gaett Gar Sun aS Excellence in Service Award Uiher Mitchell Supply This award will be presented every week to. someone in Castlegar who shows extraordinary service to his/her customers The recipients will receive an award plaque to keep courtesy of Kats Trophys and a lunch for 2, value to $20.00, courtesy of the Fireside Dining Room. 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