Review looks at special ed in local schools @ Members of the Learning Disabilities Association learn of district’s plans from guest speaker at meeting Bernice Beckstead Lach Farrell; assistant su- perintendent of schools, was the guest speaker at the Learning Disabilities A ia. Saturday, November 2, 1991 @ External factors trigger migration Part two of a four-part series ex- amining bird migration. Gary Davidson ae How do birds know when. ite time to migrate? Even the experts have no sim- ple answer to this question. It is known that birds do undergo certain physiolog- ii i before mn linked with the re- In some instances there are several ob- vious external factors that may be the trigger. In the fall the dimini food supply, changing weather and shortening days are likely all contributing factors. In the spring, however, birds prepar- faced with none of these difficulties. Even the lengths of the days do not vary much in these regions. There is some evidence to suggest that the changing star pat- terns are meaningful to the birds. Or- ahainahits ane i rts aware of an instinctive sense of time that birds display. It may be this “internal clock” that tells them when it’s time go. Birds kept in alaboratory continue to exhibit the phys- iological changes associated with breed- ing and migration. While most ornithologists agree that the internal clock does exist, they also ican waterfowl, breed in the deciduous for- and winter further north Some species exhibit a vertical migra- tion. They breed at high elevations and move down into the valleys in the win- ter. There are a few species that exhibit quite unpredictable move- ments. The crossbills are a good local ex- ’ @ Saturday, 2, 1991 Part one of three parts. Old notes spark memories of train journey long ago folk, temple or just a particular combina- and Reflections mouth water in anticipa- tion: The reality was less savory. Nonetheless, as in all experiences, there are always some good memo- ries, something to cherish and enjoy in retrospect. Let me therefore share (from perience before it is entire- ly gone from collective con- * Open 4 p.m. Daily « Coigar. Located 1 mile South of Weigh Scales, O my notes) a little of that ex- [“ i i le. Their movements are tied to the feel that some other external stimulus is emp le. pr cet ti for - When discussing bird migration we winter food supply could take them in normally that the i some North Amer- of the Arrow Lakes Naturalists Club. ing to leave warm tropical reg’ are in any the spring is northward and in the fall, Bird expert Gary Davidson is a member tion meeting last week. Farrell's address outlined the purpose of a special educa- tion review currently being conducted in the school dis- trict. The purpose of the review is to undertake an external study of all the special educa- tion programs in the Castlegar school district and from that, to develop recommendations for possible changes to service or program delivery for learn- ers with special needs, he said. The district plans to have a group of three educators from other school districts in the province observe the programs the students and programs in place; meet with educators, parents and interested groups; and address questions prepared by school and district personnel, Farrell said. The external team will visit the school district during the first week of December and provide recommendations to the board. In the meantime, Terry Wayling, superintendent of schools, will form a represen- tative group, including a member of the Castlegar Chapter of the LDABC, as an advisory committee for the re- view, Farrell said. The committee will be asked to review questions and offer suggestions for refine- ment. Also, it will be asked to tt on the didat nominated to serve on the ex- ternal team. And, once the ex- ternal review is completed, the advisory committee will study the report and offer sugges- tions for the school board’s consideration, he said. nted The P PP member Patricia Foodikoff as their representative to the comunittee. ready to be printed. pondence included a © 10% Discount On Package Tours © Toll-Free Telephone Service © More! 3000 FREE POINTS FROM CLUB Z WHEN YOU JOIN ADVANTAGE 60. APPLY TODAY" *ASK FOR DETAILS AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DESK. ‘SOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY. N E W BEN E (TS! For ADVANTAGE 60 Cardholders: PLUS! © Point Reduction On Zellers Gift Certificates, Zeddy Birthday Parties And Famous Players Movie Passes © Discount On Membership © Emergency Road Service, 24 Hrs. A Day, Anywhere In Canada Or The U.S. © Special Rates & Bonuses From Best Western, Avis And Goodyear © Much More! Because 1280 Cedar Avenue Trail, B.C. | HOURS: Mon., Wed., Thurs., 9:30-5:30 Fri: 9:30-11:00 » Sun. Noon-4 ... the lowest price is the law! John CHARTERS tion of landscape which will unlock Recollections sciousness, for there is still something magic about train travel which sets it what is already.’ Simyata MacLean (Canadian poet) — Poems to Define the Corona of Silence, 1970. I almost lost the Via Rajl journey in the mists of memory. As a matter of fact, I am forever losing things, and finding them days, months, even years later. This applies particularly to names and addresses, as well as things to do, and notes on things I have seen and done, which at the time were so important, so impressive, that I had to record them for immediate use and then I lost them. Moreover, these latter are always the first to disappear and the last to surface again. Take for example that Via Rail train trip to Winnipeg. I was searching one of my chaotic notebooks for some reference to the Castl Rail Station M now closed for the winter, when I ran across notes writ- ten several years ago when I had won the Canada Parks Centennial Heritage Essay “Award (English Division). The subject of the essay had to be a local historic event or the biography of some local significant per- son in our heritage, so I chose Alexander Zuckerberg. The top prize included a Via Rail trip to Winnipeg, a journey I had not made since going overseas in the last War. Like many members of the older gener- ation, I had grown up with trains and train travel and they formed a vital part of my memory-store — the rituals, the sounds, the smells, the unveiling of an endless, changing landscape, particularly the won- derful catering services — even on the old Kettle Valley line coming into Castlegar and the always-memorable S.S. Minto. The thought of one more such journey made my aside from other forms of transportation. The diminishing of individ- ual freedom of movement in cars, buses and planes is not compensated by their speed or flexibility. The earth moves in its unchang- ing diurnal rounds and appointed orbit as the train travels on its tracks, but on our earth and within the train we move about at will, change and expand our points of ob- servation, a kind of reality with relation to our envir which is i ible else- where. In effect, it stirs the deep roots of our past against the ever changing vistas of e pi t and the uncertainties of the fu- ture, which we remain secure as both par- ticipators and observers within our small world. ba If you are still with us after that long in- troduction, let us now take a look at these ancient, dusty notes: The Via Rail official responsible for the preliminaries for the trip did not inspire me with any great fid — far d "The perfect way to feed your family!" 2816 Columbia Ave., Castlegar 365-5304 A CO; rag ey Se EROS Le », “WEST KOOTENAY POWER LTD. €s cow’ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RESCHEDULING THE APPLICATION West Kootenay Power Ltd. ("WKP") filed for from the scene of action (Winnipeg, I think), indecisive, bumbli h ile. lho whe a good example of what ails government- run monopolies. Eventually, however, we arrived in Vancouver and at the station from which we were to make our departure. The past glories of a CPR passenger terminal, all brisk bustle, shine and efficiency, was buried under an acre of bureaucratic desks in the back of the once-opulent station and a sort of slightly grubby amateurishness in the main lobby. It almost screamed for a sharp boot in the butt and a major overhaul by someone who know what he was doing. See the Wednesday, Nov. 6 issue of The News for Part II. ~—] Here’s My Card... 2849 Fourth Aven Castlegar, B.C. Vin 251 385.3563 Cc approval, as an Energy Supply Contract pursuant to Section 85.3 of the Utilities Commission Act ("the Act"), power supply agreements with Cominco Ltd. ("Cominco") entitled: 1, Long Term Firm Power Supply Agreement 2. 1999 Firm Power Supply Agreement THE PUBLIC HEARING As a result of representations made by The British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre, i ing the C 5 jiation of Canada, B.C. 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