10 the odyertisar Sincen or area ee Castlegar council appears to be moving full steam ahead with its plans to beautify the city. Earlier this year council spent $2,000 to fly Vancouver landscape projects planned for the Com- munity Complex, No one can argue the value of proper planning. But while council commissions studies on how to beautify the city, it to rloak “smatier” architect Clive Justice to C i appearance. This week council hiréd local landscape architect Nancy Felde at a cost of $2,800 to update the Community Complex master plan and complete a site enhancement study: No doubt Mrs. Felde's report will contain a@ number of usetul recommendations — such as where to locate the proposed in- door swimming pool, rodeo groun- ds, mini-campground and the assortment of other recreational details — such as maintaining our city streetscapes. The streets, traffic islands and corners are looking a mess these days, mainly from the fact weeds and grass have grown tall around power poles, street signs and traf- tic posts. The photographs at the right show some of the trouble spots around Castlegar — spots which stretch from one end of town to the other. Come on council, let's take care of what we've got. A fresh start This weekend marks the end of an unforgettable era in Canadian politics and a new beginning. It is a fresh start for the Liberal Party with John Turner at the helm. His is a'face not closely con- nected with the Liberal Party. It's a new face, giving the impression (rightly or wrongly) that the Liberal Party is a different party than the one guided for 16 years by Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Whatever anyone says of Mr. Trudeau, they can't deny that he left a unique legacy. In some in- stances, it's a legacy worth remembering — such as his repatriation of the Constitution. In other instances, it is a legacy well worth leaving behind — as is the case with the way he handled the national economy.” In any event, there are positive and negative aspects to Mr. Turner's arm's length relation- ship with Mr. Trudeau and the Liberal Party. The positive side is that Mr. Turner does not have to detend failed Liberal policies, while he can accept Liberal actions that have been successful. At the same time, Mr. Turner must combat the image that he turned his back on the Liberal Par- ty and Canada when he left cabinet in 1975 to return to work as a cor- porate lawyer; an image that he is a representative of business and not the people. Mr. Turner will also have to face the difficult task of trying to bring Western Canada back into the Liberal fold if he intends to make the federal government truly representative. . !t, is ‘encouraging for us in Castlegar that Mr. Turner has pledged to do just that. Fred Several hundred of us had the opportunity to hear Christian Terry Talbot in concert this past week. The music and the message pre- vailed despite the adverse audio conditions. An ice hockey arena with concrete floors and metal ceilings does things to the music and the spoken word. We find more and more evan- gelists and spokespersons singing and preaching to us these days. The audiences are becoming larger and should I say more confident? The majority attending appear to be 40 and healthy. Not many years ago a casual observer would study the grey-haired heads in the average congregation and assume that the elderly were making peace with their Maker prior to the closing curtain. If that assumption could have been proven correct — and that is doubtful — then a casual observer in 1984 will of necessity have to make an updated assumption to explain why the majority of church con, rs appear to be by the young. Perhaps those congregations are served by an army of good hair- dressers. More seriously, though, the under-40's group gives me the impression and understanding that they have found a new Leader. A Leader they can trust. Many of them have tried the usual ways to find happiness and purpose in life through wine, women and song, or skiing, golf and fast cars — all to no avail Others married someone who attended church regularly and stop- ped in Sunday morning because nothing else was open. Mostly, though the uncertainty facing our world as the elderly continually and steadily botch things up has caused the young to look to the ultimate Leader and the promise of His return. @ Some would say that these young are Merriman -F 7) \ the same kind of escapism that attracts many others to drugs and alcohol. At least one ideology refers to religion as an opiate of the masses; a misuse of the word religion (perhaps not) if that idealo- gy refers to all and any form of religion from curling to Christianity. To some, golf is a religion. But in my opinion, the young that I observe at a typical concert like the Talbot evening are not escaping from anything. They are bringing instead purpose and a sense of direction into an otherwise uncer- tain world populated by people unable to get along with each ather. Men may éome and go. Leaders shall rise and fall. The famous so quickly fade into oblivion. They all become yesterday's news. The young know that the future has possibilities. They are no longer convineed that those men and women now holding positions of power and prestige are any better placed to remedy justice and fair play than the lowest man on the totem pole. Even the young admit that they do not have many better ideas than their own grandfathers. The spirit of a sense of value, ethics, principle and, most importantly, the oldest and best rule: Love your neighbor as yourself, attracts them to its spokesman and personification. As one who must take a fair amount of blame for the state of at least a small corner of my society, I am encouraged by what I see in the young. It will be a better world up ahead, despite our greed and self interest. Granted, my view of the world comprises only the range of my travels in B.C. and the western U.S., but I am encouraged and confident that our young people will be able to do a much better job of it than we did. Many millions of them will have a Leader they can trust to be selfless to the ultimate degree. STREET SCENES . . . Photographs of Castlegar corners and streets show weeds and'grass could teen trim, Letters to the Editor Kinnaird | Bril- Castlegar, peter Hant-should be in operation by Dae. 1. ‘Two B.C. Telephone men will artive in Castlegar on June 20 to take @ sur- vey of the district as to the number of phones required. . . Plans to pare a small ball diamond and playground this .week were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Kinnaird Improvement Society, held in the community hall. R.C: Morice, chairman of the grounds committee reported that the big ball diamond had been completed and was now being used by the junior softball league. . 28 «6 The fifth annual Rose Ball was very successful again this year anf’ we hope everyone had a good time. Owing to the shortage of fresh roses, the decor- ating committee deemed it wise to go ahead and make paper roses and be safe. . 28 « The Kinnaird Anglican Church ser- vies was held on Sunday, June 12 when the Rev. Archdeacon Resker gave his farewell message before leaving for a four-month holiday in the Old Country. 25 YEARS AGO From the June 18, 1959 News The Castlegar-Kinnaird Kinsmen Club has reckived permission from the Village of Castlegar to develop the children’s park and name it Kinsmen Kiddies Park. Tuesday night Kinsmen president Danny Gerranazzo and Kinsman Richie Geronazzo attended council's regular meeting and offered to develop the whole park. eo 28 6 A new business block to house Mad- by Pettit Figtos. . Three sues District Ne 9 teachers were honored by the Castlegar and District Teachers Association at 3 din- ner marking their retirement. The are, Miss Ella Martin, Dr. Ft Thorne and Mise A. McKinnon. . cutstiiiteg scoot citizen of Stanley There is no recovery News: Let's stop trying to fool ourselves with all this asinine talk about economic recovery. There is no recov- ery. What we see, whether or not we have the ability to comprehend what is happening, is the accumulation — the agglomeration — the amassment of the nation’s wealth into the coffers of the wealthy, the super wealthy. fhe “new reality” is nothing more than the old depression, nothing more than the mismanagement and waste of resources and talent in a new setting through the same philosophy practiced by the same type of people who have brought social chaos down on the heads of less fortunate down through the ages. Mind you, it’s not without considerable belp from many of the less fortunate. Who ‘could, disagree with the sage whio observed that “those who refuse to learn from history are bound to live it over again”. There is a catch, however. First of all, history must be learned, and seemingly we have learned little. Today, our greatest source of untapped wealth is not undiscovered mines or virgin forests; it is that one and a half or two million unemployed people and we can add the under- and services with a multiplier effect. How does it bring about recovery and prosperity to have goods and services priced beyond the reach of people? To talk about economic recovery while paying out $45 or $50 million dollars a day in interest and dividends on foreign ownership is meaningless drivel. A great fog of national apathy has fostered a situation where 45 per éent of what we have left of our industrial capacity and 75 per cent of our oil and gas industry is now in the hands of foreign owners. Shame on us. Shame on us. Those responsible for this sick situation continue to work with sub- versive diligence to sell out what is left of our industry and resources and have the audacity to call.themselves Can- adians. For the information of those who are interested. A sales commission on a foreign made product is not new money in the land, it is just a few dollars that didn't leave the country with the original purchase price of the item. It should Be loads of fun trying to calculate what this kind of business is doing to our economy. Certainly it has produced a bitter harvest for many. Surely, by this time enough people must realize that it takes more than daids, B.S. and lotteries to build a employed and the d. Would anyone care to put a dollar value on this shamefull and horrendous loss. And how about the social cost? Can you imagine the howls of pain and indignation and the screams about the loss of production if all these people went on strike? That is, providing they And, pray tell, how does Increasing interest rates — the price of money and ¢redit — lower inflation and encourage recovery when this excessive financial burden is injected into the cost of goods for a sound There will be no recovery until we recover some sense of national purpose and And h fully. regardless of what some wotild have us believe, is not a sinful affliction‘ To begin an economile recovery we could, in fact we must, put an end to the hemorrhaging of money that flows out of the country in‘ the form! of interest and dividends to our absentee landlords. We must recover and rebuild our industrial base — here — in. Canada. Uniess we are prepared to suffer even the eriés of “shame on you, you are a rotten nationalist” and “we can’t afford isolationism” and “GATT will get you for this”. We aren't living in a have-not land — well — at least not yet. We still have sufficient resources to meet practically all of our industrial needs. We have capable people and we have a domestic market that is being served largely by foreign imports. A large part of this market is now in limbo, thanks to “restraint”, another name for economic, financial and political ineptitude. It’s all here my friends. With some rational thinking and serious planning we can have full employment, plus. But guess where the initiative must come from. If we can mobilize our people and resources for full employment, pros- perity and war (a historical fact), surely it stands to reason that we can mobilize for full employment, pros- perity and peace. I will list just one of the alternatives to this: longer and longer lineups at larger and larger soup kitchens for thinner and thinner soup. Jack Currie, Cranbrook Please address all Letters to fhe Editor to: The Castlegar News, P.O.Box 3007,,Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4, or deliver them to our office. at: 197 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C. SOLACE: IRR E AOTE AEE Letters must be signed and include. the writer’s full name and address. Only in very exceptional cases will letters be published without the writer's name. Nevertheless, the name and address of the writer must be disclosed to the editor. “ The News reserves the right to edit lettets for’bhévity, clarity, legality and grammar. High School for the past year is Emily Killough. Miss Killough was presented with the Stanley Hum- phries award at the school’s annual awards day ceremonies last Thursday. Castlegar The Castlegar ladies golf club held its open tournament last week with 72 ladies taking part, from as far away as Christina Lake, Nelson and Trail. Los gross A flight was won by Is- sabelle Morris of Trail with 101. * 8 6 Doukhobor Days was the name chosen from the many entries sub- mitted to the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce for its three- day celebration to be held Aug. 2 to 4. Submitting the winning name was Donna Guillemin. Activities scheduled include a golf tournament, open air dancing with two bands, a show of radio controlled plane Russian dinner, a bazaar, as well as Doukhobor choirs. . New manager of the Castlegar Savings Credit Union is Archie Mc- Leod, who took up his duties here this week. * 6© « Lt.-Gov. John Nicholson will spend aboot four hours in the Castlegar- Kinnaird area on his visit here July 6. 5S YEARS AGO From the June 21, 1979 News Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco has been appointed chairman of the Pro- gressive Conservative national caucus by Prime Minister Joe Clark. * 2 « A sod-turning ceremony for the con- struction of the Robson-Raspberry firehall was held Sunday. Glady Thorp, 80, one of the community's pioneer citizens, turned the sod. * 6 « Newly-elected trustees of the Castlegar and District Hospital board at last Thursday's annual meeting are Margaret Nickle, allied health chair- man at Selkirk College, and Carl Henne, who wag re-elected to the board. 7 8 «© The Royal commission inquiring into the safety of 4aniummining and ex- 14 West Kootenay individuals and groups. 15 PORTRAIT PACKAGE 5. Composite a priceless. memory of your ‘Castleaird ee ~ NEWT COMPOSITE PC IRTRAIT 2(8x10s) » 3(5x7s) wallets 1 4% (95¢ DEPOSIT) Poses our selection Beautitul backgrounds available Groups $1 00 extra per person A stunning variety of pases in one ore makes the PHOTOGRAPHY DAYS & HOURS THURS., FRI. & SAT., JUNE 21, 22, 23 Thurs. — 10 - 1; 2'- 5:30 Fri. — 10 - 1; 2- 7:30 $at., —10-1;2-5 For value-minded families . . . The Sale you've been waiting for! 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