CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Dec. 16, 1968 Two Leiters from WKPSL Wee. Castlegar council has resolv- ed to contact other municipali- ties in regard to contracts un- dertaken and’ rates paid for power and light services, The action was prompted by two letters received from the WEP&L A The letter expressed the feeling that we ‘was a very “reasonable” rate. “All municipal items, oe letter continued: “served L on this rate look after the work of replacing bulbs and WwDpoOr rrompis Action by Counci “We understand that a con- tractor in Castiogsr pis: ut able equipment and ersonnel for the wor! Inued, In concluding, the letter suggested that council make ar- at con: an inquiry by council 1 as to charges for var- ious spvicen within wey town, “Since coun- cll was advieed | by ME RESL aking a study to determine a suitable charge for this work and, subject to approval of the we may be able to offer this service.” The letter further advised that “our street lighting eate, approved by the PUC, is d signed to cover only the instal- lation costs, the costs of energy and the cost of replacement parts other than Jamps, glass- ware or equivalent.” ave & and main- Council was told that when it Wi ecial ¢ as ¥ this equipment could be readily e|obtained and was useful for other municipal maintenance such as tree trimming. The letter stressed that the company has avoided taking on work that may be done by ‘Tocal contractors and as the reservic- ing requirements differ with the le-| type of lighting and depend so much on the municipal organiza- tion, ‘‘we have in the past con- sidered it impractical for the power company to provide this service. New Trustee Is Welcomed To School District No. 8 ‘Welcomed to the board of; school trustees, School District | tries. No. 8, Slocan, was Mrs. E. Jupp. Mrs. Jupp was elected to com: plete the term of office left vac- ant by the resignation of Mr. . L, Wilson The regular monthly meet- ing of the board was held in the board office at Slocan with act- ing chairman, W. Thring, presid- | Janu: The board approved in pr in prin- cipal district schools participa-| ¢ tion in Centennial Project 100, at the princlpal’s discretion. The|o project, approved by the min- ister of education a8 a centen- nial project, will see partici ipa. tion of students in ‘the ising’ of a fund, province-wide, which will assist in providing better educa- tional facilities in . Common- ‘wealth underdeveloped coun- 8. 5 sear board) confirmed: the porary appointment e end of December, 1966, A. M. Swayne. as teacher at the Passmore Elementary School Mrs. V. Gray is expected to re- turn to Passmore School after recuperation from her illness in ary. Mrs. F. P. Levirs, superin- tendent of education, has inform- the board that the School District of Slocan is a total of of five teachers over entitlement. The district employs a total of 46.1 teachers, 41.1 being within entitelment. Lucerne Secondary at New Denver and W. E. Graham El- ementary-Secondary School at Slocan are both two teachers over entitlement; Mt. Sentinel New Officers, Men For Fire Department A list of new officers and men of the Castlegar Volunteer Fire Di ent was presented to town council last week. The list, approved by council was as follows: . Bigsby, and Lieuts. Ken Price and S. G. Soukerorte Firemen — J. J. Schnell, Ly Fomenoff, - E. Bonnett, G. W. Johnson, ‘J. Walker, N. A. Me- Nabb, L. D. Mclnroy and J. P. Rookies — E. Newman, N. Bonderoff, "G. L. Renz and L. there been one more pupil en- rolled at W. E. Graham School they would have been only one teacher over entitlement. the r rangement of grades at South Slocan-Crescent Valley Elemen- tary Schools and New Denver- Silverton, Elementary Schools | will: prove very successful both in work results achieved and in thes social aspects for the chil- Results are very favourable concerning the two special class- es being operated, one each, at the aformentioned nentioned groups. Hydro Appoint: Appoints Lome MacDougall BEI INSURANCE AGENCIES. ser AND REAL ESTATE oNEEDS Phone 365-7944 ae ane ne 2a o Flawage Engineer Lorne W. MacDougall of North Vancouver has been a) as vuirs aby out of Vanco ver until next summer, then serve Seroughout Coltinbia ver are: hae: deen Mr.’-MacDougall with Hydro’s Peace and Colum- bia construction staff for the past three years. ae an ideal af as ift for” riomas BANK 9 OF fin had = TiGiLMriA oI EAD gro’ fonance’ ‘program carried out to bring town lighting up to stand- Be a second letter to coun- advised * upteot is dec- ades a a the times,” nye Howard picker field servi educator wn ft Alcoholism ioe British C “The pontifical age is ov- er, and has been for quite some time in terms of effectiveness, What is necessary today is for people, within the community and family, to be able to recog- nue when someone near to them cil, the pow frat, ‘ae is ‘evident to us that your lamp maintenance is not being carried‘. out properly” and suggested that council re fer as rhe contract, uu will realize the power rari nis responsible for in- Atallation: of fixtures and the supply o} sbawer: The letter further pointed that “we va repair broken fix- tures at the expense of the town, but wou are responsible for relampin; In. con luding, the letter eomed resentment over pub- ity reported in the press from remark at council. “They are,” council was told, “both misleading and inaccurate, and in order to reach a amic- abie settlement of prob- lems, we suggest that « ane of our men meet arith council Coun sacther advis- ed that ithe Firat stage of the street lighting program would be completed early in December and stage two would be complet- past three years. er. This means ‘we must wt the heavy © emotional atmosphere}: clouding the whole subject of alcohol,'so that people can feel tree to scak information on this tople as they now do on other public heal matters such as cancer and tuberc Mr. Hickens eaye! there are 25,000 people ad- dicted to‘alochol in B,C., and an ices} even larger number of the @ Bop: ulation. who are -wo-stock-o-fyll seluction of _; E-SHOES- Tor child en Maddocks Shoe Store ors. Mr. Hickens says there are almost as. many drinking pat- terns as there are problem drink- ers, but the following signs are common: The problem drinker drinks to relieve feelings of discomfort drink-| and inferiority at social and busi- hess engagements, He drinks faster than the accepted social drinking pattern. He “becomes aggressive’ and Dutch Maid Bakery WEEKEND SPECIAL SHORT BREAD, Dozen ......... HOMEMADE BREAD, 6 loaves In our Bakery Across from Liquor 39c Frosh: Denuts Every Morning at 9 when and he looks for excuses to drink, The foundation's education Cemetery Maintained Bolter Than in Past S. Rust of Kin- naird ‘sald. ust week that ‘Park Cemetery ‘was maintained in 2888 be patter then any past year st, sped ing at th ae ee, forum, felt this was due to an adequate water supply. Some. minor improvements, is based on the pre- mise that ‘drinking is a person- al concern while problem drink- ing is a community responsibili- ye All the answers to this public health problem. are not yet known, but the foundation can serve ‘to increase’ the communi- ty’s awareness Site how better to eal with it in. the light of a more responsible attitude. . Any member of the public wishing information ..or coun- selling can write to. any of the foundation’s three loc he noted, are being planned such as a iron with ‘the cemetary name over the entrance and further beautl-, fication of the grounds. ons: In (head office) at 175 West’ Broadway, in vie toria at 1080 Meares ean and i Kam- P & G Builders Supply ACROSS FROM THE ARENA YOUR BUILDING SUPPLY .. HEADQUARTERS * Ph, 865-8151 loops at 561. Canada L Pension Plan _ RETIREMENT PENSIONS BECOME PAYABLE IN JANUARY 196 Are you eligible? If you have been contributing to the Canada Pension Plan, end if you will be age 68 or over by March 31, 1967, contact your Canada Pension Plan District Office now. Contributors who.are under 70 years of age must h: d ol qualify. Those, who are age We or - over 1 f may q = SAVINGS 2 ~Referring' to. the Nelson News editorial, Mr. said it was full of “misrepresen- tation” and was an_example of uninformed opinion on an im- + | portant: subject. " Mr. :Loeblich’s attack-on the e came-in: the}'g steering. committee ebuttal period which closed the forum. First felting ithe’ @, budgetery, eby-f Castle; re ie noted | ‘that committee ch Jack ‘Hipwellhad written‘ a''let- ter to: the Cesecar News) week favoring’a cipali hea ited % n| With his support of a DM. Since the committee was set ‘up 8s an unbiased ‘group ‘vestigate both the pros and ‘cons ofa DM, concluded Mr.: Loeb- ximately fue residents to ria for sideration ‘;had. been. ae to:comment by the provincial government, and. the Stgenative had suggested - an from Forum ‘chairmai ) John Ohliger, director. of. con- othe Ee vocament aaa the boundaries in’ accordance:‘with in’ the recent elect! election here, John. Moran of Thrums won the area spot. -by.acclamation while in‘ area ‘J, Basil Macalister: nde x Youngsters: have been. tak- ing colored Christmas tree lights and: have’. been’. breaking-: the. lower. branches on:the commun- ity. Christmas tree’erected at the astleaird Plaza in. Kinnaird. A merchants’. ati spokesman ‘this: week: urged all arents to ask their children not -to touch the’ tree? He said the erection of the Christmas tree? had = been ‘oject vith "the education at,. Selkirk, while participants were. Me ‘Loe- blich,:’ Castlegar.“Mayor. = ‘al Maddocks,:: Mr. : "Little, invaisd village* clerk Allen’ Selbie,’: Hipwell,. Selkirk’s dean’ of. wo- men Miss Helen. Milton, and several Selkirk faculty -mem- bers who conducted.:small re- presentative groups in half-] pour DME area’ attended “the forum ‘was? ye be $600,000 year! ope with pet 000 being received through per. (continued ‘on page seven), wher were ane for: presentation: $o the e] é old- “ fuploned sense...\Those partici- pating are: offering themselves provide a proxtiwhtie ced ediuce. ; _ tion in recard to in favor “Of a_DM, ‘stressed ‘that e final decision’ would have a the final effect | on the areas considered. He: cautioned that. the :en- tire subject should be ‘Approach ed with'an open’ mind: “We must “Hf we can anticipate that no further growth will take place ‘then «the question’ of ; ia; ZDM is ‘Rot one Gf pressing: co: “If-we can auticipate | that the-district/is' rapidly. assuming a role of major anticipate. what the |> future * Holds te for: the district,” | ° “the membership of Local No. Sd Pulp and Paper ‘Workers of Ca fect an ex Sidates Aline pris ey trustee posts. open are G. Cawte, A. Grant, G. Laycock and. .Ed Sorge. aN rilett, Rudy fin, D, Sallis jane ts 1° Zurek. the ‘position in: the fire ‘department putting. it in Place: and i the Plaza | Paper. -- Castlegar News Photo ing it and looking after ae we must ee future status.” “In looking ‘to the future of the district, Mayor Maddocks _ [stressed that “Robson and Blue- orn the runner-up becoming the ioe ‘representative,