14" CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, June 1, 1967

Regional District-Supervised Ambulance
Service Has Been Regrettably Postponed

Kinna: ird village council has
voted to exte: a fora further

four months ag financial ge: sible.’

have pl

porary
ding establishing of a

an
eervice under CKRD manage-|ambulance service, after approv-
ment. officials,

At Tuesday's meeting of

council it was learned that pre-|by both councils.

paration for a regional district-
supervised ambulance service is
continulng, but that delays are
unavoldable,

“We are doing everything
we can 9 to speed things,” said
Comm, G. S, Rust who is also

chairman of CKRD. “We have
ir }moved as fast as is humanly pos-
le.

ahead with approval o:

al by thelr clvic
ls has already been given

‘The delaying factor now,
Comm. Rust explained is the nec-
gocity of a referendum for resi-
Senta of unorganized areas,

ff this does not pass, he
want! on, it remains for the two
municipalities to proceed with
such ambulance service alone.
“It would jump the cost con-
siderably — perhaps to a level
which is more than we can bear.
“We could do this (continue
alone), but I don’t think this

Local Civil Defence
Practice Exercise
Called Successful

The civil defence search |C;
gud rescue unit held an exercise

pad ly steps

He ith feet that
phen plable, sndit in wie

harden aad are carers com-
Fon In the , Heantime,
moment he takes his
, those two formiog:
wing and i fo.
Wet

| affect his meme aa for Tite have
why its vitally im;

courage ood welling! babite,
allow the, feat. to gow and
develo; nt

the Deer Park
area near Coleman’s ranch.

The object was that a per-
mn be presumed lost on the
hillside and using compasses and
radios two search parties would
cover the area in a complete
search pat

Comm, Rust said that the] time required for setting up the
ambulance service, fen: municipalities have authority to
Bo

should be done, It might well
cost more than we can afford.”
. Rust explained that the

mechanism of a referendum
could not be measured in weeks

or even months:

It is mi t likely, he sald,
that it would be late in July
or August before the referen-
dum could be called.

To make the vote completo,
he Rie ita shouted) be de

Telephone Gables
Melted into Solid

Mass From Barn Fire

asthe Phone zervice between
tlegar and Trail was. inter-
ca for. five hours last Satur;

day. after a fire on a farm
aby Cominco Lid, ‘melted tele.
phone cables into a solid mass.
in Champion, district man-|
ager of B.C. Telephone Com:
pany, said that the Bables sehich
Provide telephone service bet-|
een Trail and legar, and
Sse the Oasis-Trail service, run
. | directly adjacent to the barn
q | where the fire started.
The intense heat from the
blaze—which apparently started
ina of spon-

acks
approximately $5 pounds each.
These will supply two persons
for two days.

Radio contact was kept with
base station one mile below. Mr.
Sidoni head of search and res-
cue remarked that the exercise
was very
that it showed what the packs
would supply if needed in "the
event of the real thing.

AS thls ae the last gate

cramp little bones- "inv thes
making. When

togeth the spring sessio:
the none and their wives met
for an informal banquet in the
City Centre dining room.

Those present for the day's
activities were: Sid Sidoni, Roy
Percival, Andy Grant, Morris
Pacula, Ben Thor Larsen, Al An-
derson, George Doi, Ray Lund-

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PUBLIC NOTICE

| Silver Birch School Invites par-
ed

all ant
‘Hill School, ‘Nelson at Birehbanie,
On. Tuesday, June 6th,

Selkirk Valley Junior  Giri’s
softball meeting Thursday night,
June ist, 8 pm. Marlane Hotel
basement,

Strawberry Tea at Macbeth
home, oe Ave. Kinnaird,
June 8, Pm. women ots
Grace Sresuytenanr

come all, Plenty of room insige
fr we weather is poor.

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successful in the fact £0)

0 | the

taneous combustion—caused the

itlegar.

One of these units was sta-
tioned at the B.C. Tel oftice in
Castlegar, the second travelled
around the town, to provide on-
spot. telephone _ service
where necessary and the third
bi stationed at the scene of the
laze.
Tt required 10 Q repairmen to
restore service,’ Champion
said. He cplstied t that the total
of five hours was not all working
time’for the men, however.
‘This was the time from first
interruption ¢ of the service to the
tore when service was fully res-

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June 18

Gi Mr. and
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STEFONIUK —
Mrs. William Stefontuk of Kin-
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HUPPEE —
Mrs. Paul Huppee of “Castlegar
;May 28, a son."

‘John Eaton of Kinnaird, May
28, a daughter.

SOBERLAK — To Mr.
Mrs. John Soberlak of. Castle-
gar, May 30, a daughter.

The Castlegar News ‘has
learned of a serious accident

son was seriously Injured and
ih in Royal Victoria ospital in
New. ‘Westmins!
tempts fo sentact hospital
‘police officials regarding
furt er details of the accident
were not successful.
At press time today, furth.
er details of the

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NEWS

VOL. 20, No.:23 ,

CASTLEGAR, BRITISH: COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1967 :

Columbia River Wat
May Stop Ferry Saturday.

The service of one or both

continued sometime. Saturday,
of spok-

sensatt said Tuesday. ,

Thomas McEwan. of Roas-
land, distriet superintendent of
highways, sald
continued rising at the rate’ it
has for the past week or more,
“that would: be about the timo
we ould close them (the fer-
ries),’

>The last.time service. was
curtailed was during the 1961

‘assistant. -manager a

it’ union for four

lenced in-all phases of

) tlegar Savings Credit Union oper.

ation.

“Also announced by. ‘tie
board was the ‘appointment of
M.D. H. poe ‘as bookkee

posed
‘Arrot ompaled
by unauthorized ‘pi Belay eam
of garbage and by the moet
cutting of trees.:.:

RCMP are sueekin ‘the arey,

with no| things that will
alternative to ‘the Social Credit | visited th

fae 3 ld these signs not be

heeded, ewserueee tay follow. |:

at if the rlver | worw;

‘}amade. by...
party: offici

| out the

nie

the time of closing, pala !

Mr, ‘Melnick the: level of t
water was 93.8 feet, 4
‘The level was three to four
feet below this on Tuesday, said
an,
“[- will run the ferry until
the last ‘ltch," ™ said Melnick. ‘I
am not going to shut it down un-
til cars can no. longer get on
it. We hope this won’
Since. the water ‘beata ris-
ing several days ago, repeated
raising 0: of the roach aprons
on both shores been nec-

a KJSS, Part of the Centennial display es
-y. school,- the

Food) said Steve Melnick, opera- |
ferries here may have to be dis- | to iene ferries i

happen.” |

. COLONIAL LIVING ROOM setting and ‘at ? the authentic’ and the original to make up

| No Danger at Arrow Dam

Flooding conditions on the
Arrow Takes will present it Kittle

dam.:
Sam Walker, B.C. Hydro’s

construction manager at the dam

S| told the Castlegar News Tuesday,

the “worst expected” water level
at the: di damaite would be 1,404
feet, ‘six feet below the top ‘of
the present cofferdam.

The ~height indicated

table of surgeon’s tools were among fe their effort. "The show: was the school’s

items: displayed, Friday. and

Saturday’

by stud of ‘the

two. groups ‘above illustrate | the’ resource- { coming years.

this, the ferries must cease op-
eration... 92:

look at the past during Centennial year,
before looking to the future during the

An estimated 500 people

fulness of the students’ in their’ quest for x,attended. — Castlegar News Photos

| ie se Must be er to Form Gov't.

i «operation. ‘Factfind” is the |
theme ‘of a Pro rovince-wide tour
‘at present being undertaken by
‘Liberal ‘leader? Ray, Perrault.

gar: and’ that it “app (ei
party decked out, with no Place to|<
‘| go." :

Batata be for the lunch-

ep eon and Mr. Perrault’s visit were

Mitch :Warford, local

Sh
at party in BC

rut
that the: hard, co “cold: ‘facts: of pall: cy
«| tical life‘ is: that }“parties’ never |

get elected — people just throw.
ou e partyin rand look
Yan

are doing now, all: across *B.C:
‘They are trave! , seeing peo- | 1
ple and places, getting: to: know.

make _them’an

government. °”
“We-are waiting for: Premier

. | THE BIG THREE

Castlegar’s blood‘ donor clinic opened pats with
members of service clubs among’ the first to make:

donations. Barrie

Hill, foreground, Sam Muirhead,

‘-eentre and Peter Christiansen, left, are’ shown in
the recovery. section of the blood’ clinic which was
held in the Kiwanis Scout Hall

Se =a Oesleaer, News: Photo...

alterna tl
: that is what ‘the Liberals | g

Bennett to be thrown 0 mut?
jrhe image of B.C.’s Promler
is “becoming tarnished, he’ as-

| serted, and it is: the: function

of the Liberals to be ready: to
T: n Bennett: is’ un.

~The: rovinelal Liberal, lead:

er observed that he‘had examin-

ed‘ the “Kin ‘overpass’ com:
plex while into: ‘Cat

eared. “all

bridge struc-

ture,’ I. followed “some : of’ ‘the

roads and there ‘seemed:.to‘‘be
Many,” that’ le

‘ tourists put ‘also

to residents’ of
the Salmo’ area. wish ‘to‘at-
tend Sellars Co Solleae, pointed out
Dr. .C;. S::“Paty’: Fowler, presi-
dent of :the: Castlegar and: Di:
rict Chamber o! -Commorce and
Liberal candidate “1 last? Sept-
nclal ‘election,
le: have no‘safe

i tee trt, ‘si

jto ostiaae or. the Nelson route,

swith: :the®. necessity! of crossing

the narrow, old Brilliant brid, 8.
“A direct link would cut

st-| and: distance considerably, cons

cluded Dr. Fowler. ‘“The distance
would. then. be about: 20 miles.”
-This is of: double interest to

the piberal party, noted Mr. Per-
th interested | °

se [ ‘ever-begun, ‘Toad Fantes in the
Kk West Kootenay:

i
among the matters Mr. Perrault
promised to ‘bring to the atten;

e
would be of benefit not only to

The text of Dr. Schmitt's

statement follows: *
d After:

flood ‘waters have re-
it hay

All mud
removed by. scraping and wash-

‘or walls, floors and cellars,
disintent by thoroughly washin, ing

|,’ Where there

impervious:to
the. ‘product should be regarded | n
as unsafe, ©: >

and as Been ralsed to 1,250
in dam ‘area, the’ actual

or no problems to the Arrow]:

is 160] °

foot for every. foot of rise, thus
continuing the six-foot safety

“We have the men‘and equip-
False the coffe

e
enough, and the equipment to
keep any seepage from accumu-
ing.
“There is no problem as far

as we are concerned.”

is the Tery, worst we
said. “It rill Probably: not’ go
that : hi;

yy ard 0 ne.

Pe This -is ‘based on the 1894
Fiver spunea. worst on record,
the water goes one foot

ha the highest expected p
level — 1,408 — we would add a

- Kinsmen Pool
Won't be Filled
For the Summer

No. ‘adults, or br, teenagers. will
to: supervise
eo: Kinsmen

SNE
and the pro-

handling
should be. thoroughly ‘scoured
and washed : ‘and : then -treated
with a: disinfecting solution. mix-
in accordance with the above

be several minutes.

‘ , Schmitt “expressed the
hope — as ‘did: other public. of-
flolals — - that no flood would oc-

cur., Preparations. ast ‘be made,
and’? Procedures : ed, tin
case a flood makes ae neces-

of. fencing p
a hazard to tots, Ald. Zinio rea-
soned, and.use of the area with
an‘ unfenced slope in the vicini-
‘ty would present a safety hazard

if young ro le were. to use
ding i.

wai pool. 2
‘A better idea was for: fhe

rides snd grassed areas to

main accesaible but the pool not

if | sary, “He said.”

be used, 2 he concluded.

Blood: Clinic
“Here Goes
Over Quota

Castlegar’s Red Cross blood

+ donor: clinic has surged over

the? top, with ‘the hoped-for.

quantity’ of
exceeded by 40 ui

A-local Sfficial ed Tues-

! day ‘that ‘results of the one-

cay. drive was 240 pints collec.

‘Expectations for an excel-
lent. showing. were high even
before the clinic was opened.’
This -year’s total was better
than © last’. year’s, : which - ex-|
ceeded the quote, | but by ‘less|

than. 40 pints.

:200 “pints being of

of
bleach, according tof the follow-

ing directions:
— Using, Chiorine bleach such
as Perfex, Jayex, etc.'con-

cup of bleach’ to L gallon
‘of water.

— Using FRESH Chloride ‘of
Lime, make’a solution us-

1 gallon of.water.:
—_ Using: a (high ‘test ‘hypo-

APP!
ximately 70 per. cent ’avail-
able chiorine, make a so-
..lution using.four teaspoon-
fuls to 1 gallon of water.

niture be-scoured with soap and
water and -placed ‘in the sun to.
dry. The house ‘should be. tho-

“before .occupa-

ion.

“Since foods exposed to flood
waters may constitute a health
hazard, the following is-intend-
ed as. a* guide “in making’ dis-
positions of such: contaminated

‘Canned goods: should. be

closely “6 ‘checked » for. STeakers: ;

and “swells.” Particu: atten-
tion should be paid to cone and
Joints for‘ signs‘ of erosion.: i
Home-preserved + fruits in
jars and sealers: which

evidence’ of .contamination aro:
und the tops should ‘be: discard-
ed. Although many of these jars
may be Safe, there is'a danger,
wach may not be manifest, from
hysical changes” in the

Eontent
Soft

kinds of meats. ‘and’ dairy, >
ducts, should be ‘discarded, "se

. dng three tablespoonfuls to their

It is recommended that fur- |°*°*

roughly’ aired and. be dried after’:

tt foods, including au :

The city, of. Nelson: intends}
‘to underwrite the cost of restor-
ing’ the Brilliant bridge and’ one
or.more--Doukhobor community
houses in Castlegar district’ for
historic value.

In’a letter read Tuesday to
Castlegar ‘council, - the . Nelson

re. | city city council expressed: their de-

estore the bridge be-
cause of its historic value in the
development of) the Brilliant

‘All costs would be borne

Nelson is to Underwrite.
Bridge Preservation Cost

by that city, the letter said. >

“This re | abi
expect the water rise to be,” Te

The .proposal received the
unanimous supporto! of C:
council. ©

A meeting is to ‘be set up.
involving®:, representatives: of
Castlegar and Nelson:and Douk-
hobor the

recreation
body brought the problem
Ught s several months ago.

.S. Rust: of ;Kinnaird-"

cost ‘and Bther factors of the
proposal.
«No. date was set, for. this
meeting © at ens council
LL mesting.

an unofficial pret
sure pour unless Co

er, Tuesday at a luncheon:
Travelling. on’what he has

LIBERAL LEADER Ray Perrault was the guest speak-

held by Castlegar. Liberals..
called’ Operation Factfind,

Mr. Perrault is touring the province in preparation

gar ‘and ‘district by provir- ,
cial and fod ral jpanorities, one}

C ir. ferry la
dy afternaan ve y tere STi
in i Sal

-. Steve Mainick. xt ore

for the time, in.his words, “when Premier Bennett
is.thrown | out.”-Dr. c. 8. Fowler, recent Liberal can-
didate in this area, is seen at left, while at right is;
My. J.-A. Lebar, from Pennsylvania, Dr.’ Fowler’s

: father-in law. — Castlegar News Photo

side ning the ® past: year, The
as judged the best in Canada food wat is evidence of contact with
competitions last year, beating |: © Foods.which have been wrap-
ped re motsture-proof’ wrappers

eae much for our now ci drons: fi ich] tres,
now what } ; ‘out squadrons- from ‘much“larger’ cent chould be examined for breaks
sie ms — = . . ET — Co rdinn Ai ats, Castlegar, were pre- "Castlegar News Photos fnvthe wrapper. Itzet wrappers

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