Astaforoff force fed to end fast VANCOUVER (CP) — A Doukhobor woman's 18-day fast was halted Sunday when she was force-fed by author- ities at Matsqui federal pris- Thurs., July 21 to Sat., July 23 Receivea on, Mary Astaforoff, 68, was fed a liquid nutrient mixture by means of tubes through her nose, says Doug Mc- Gregor of the Corrections Service of Canada, The woman had been transferred to the federal prison from the provincial Lakeside correctional centre Friday on orders. from Sol- icitor General Robert Kap- lan, who said the federal government would not let her starve. Astaforoff said she is starving herself to disrupt the corrections system and to force release of two other women, members of the Sons of Freedom Doukhobor sect, serving sentences in King- ston, Ont. A search by prison author- ities for a doctor willing to force-feed the woman ended When you pick up your finished portraits. 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First place went to Gavin Ratke. His frog, “Stretch,” jumped 68 inches. In the adult class, Steve Kent jumped his frog “Nitro” 71 3/8 inches to win first prize. Bill Jankola jumped “Froggie Hop” 69% inches for second. Barb Jankola was third with Froggie Hop's jump of 68 inches. Castlegar SunFest queen Paula Pryce and princesses Kim Fry and Lisa Skillings also took part in the frog-jumping activities. Pryce's frog jumped 41 inches, Fry's 20% inches and Skilling’s 16'/ inches. Prizes were also awarded to the “coolest looking” — “Herbie,” owned by Kenton Andreashuk. The king” frog. was “Amy,” owned by Tara McAfee. .. (OE RALLY: * Set in fie Fanos: also held at Pass Creek park, the team! of Steve Miros and Derek Smith won the grand aggregate trophy and a 14-foot Penwood canoe. In individual races, Miros and Smith were winners of the hand paddle race and the in-out race. Bob Walton and Chris Gratham won the back-up race while Martin Andrews took first place in the front end solo race. Rod Irwin was the winner of the Jensenex slalom while the Labatts sabotage was won by the team of Hanna Smid, Cari Anderson and Dave Byers. MEN'S FASTBALL 7 In the men's fastball tournament, Hal Hesketh's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning gave Hi Arrow Arms a 2-1 win over Northwest Homes in the final. Hi Arrow won the championship after dropping its first game of the double knockout tourney to Carling O'Keefe Saturday morning. It then won every game, including a rematch against O'Keefe Sunday morning when it beat O'Keefe 4-3 in eight innings. eveuececvancnacsascsecnoscensesosuscorsessessnrnanscanssesscgonnsoezassiacisesti 9: WHEN YOU DECIDE TO LOSE WEIGHT, Oepartnent of Agricaltare SPECIAL PRICE During August and Free Deliv: on Orders over. HOOD’S RABBITRY 399-4766 Hesketh also won the batting trophy and was named the tournament's most valuable player. Teammate George Plotnikoff, who pitched many of the key victories _ — including the final — was named top pitcher. Northwest's loss in the final was its only loss in the two-day tourney. It came before hundreds of fans who crowded into the Bavarian gardens in hot sunshine to watch the final. CAR RALLY In the first annual Youth on Wheels car rally held Sunday at the complex in conjunction with the SunFest celebrations, four teams competed for the Clay Castle Challenge Cup, which was presented by Mayor Audrey Moore. The Trail Youth Club, represented by Lenny Robson, Tina Le Page, Cathy Hlady and Patti Stoney, | finished with the highest overall score. In second place were Sandy Findlay, Carlos Garrett and Bill and Tina Graham, representing the Castlegar Youth Club. In third place were Scott Goddard, Kevin Pretty, Dave MacCannell.and Marty, also representing Castlegar Youth"Club:’ pets tcas Fourth were Ann's Atomic Wipeouts, otherwise known as the Castlegar A team, with Ann Podd, Fernando Amaral, and Chey and Charlke Podd as team members. The rally consisted of three events: the reverse obstacle course, which tested driving skill; the pit crew event, which tested the ability of individuals to work as a team including changing tires, checking the oil and washing windows; and the three-legged Chinese fire drill, which was a fun event and tested the team members on the finer points of working together under close conditions. Judges for the afternoon event were Bob Brisco, Mark Sylvest and John Pinckney. Timekeepers were Susan Wocknitz and Don Baines. Field marshals were Sandy Reilly and Ange Burgess, : In the list of Saturday's SunFest Parade winners, the Recreational Friends group won second place in the novelty category, not the Regional Recreation Commis- sion No. 1 as appeared in Sunday's Castlegar News. asuacuatsenannvsscccocccocnneccaccoceaneaneenenannanenennasezseees Police Briefs Castlegar RCMP reported a relatively quiet SunFest weekend, with only two major incidents. More than $600 worth of beer was stolen from the men’s commercial fastball Bavarian garden. About 80 cases of beer was taken from the truck which was parked overnight at Kinnaird Park. As well, beer was reported stolen from the Kiwanis Bavarian garden at the com- munity complex. Again, thieves took the beer from a truck parked overnight at the site. Pulp mill emissions increase By CasNews Staff BC Timber’s Celgar pulp mill warned today (Wed- nesday) that sulphur gas emissions from the mill will exceed normal levels, Industrial relations mana- ger Ron Belton said that the higher sulphur emissions are a result of a “mechanical fail- ure” at the mill. And Belton said it will take two days (today and Thursday) to re- pair the problem. He said whether residents notice the increased emis- eee will depend on the wea- ther. DESIGNING A NEW HOME? ASK YOUR ARCHITECT ABOUT C4 * TRADE MARK OF EARTH SYSTEMS LIMITED SYSTEMS WaterFumace is a complete liquid source heating/cooling installation. 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Skelly said that because of the Social Credit govern- ment, welfare and unemploy- ment insurance payments now constitute the second largest payroll in the prov- ince. “The effect of this legis- lation will be to double that payroll — in fact to make it the largest payroll in British Peck rolls back Bennett assistant's wage hike VICTORIA (CP) — A 60-per-cent wage increase awarded to one of Premier ‘Bill Bennett's junior assis- tants has been rolled back marginally by wage watcher Ed Peck. The provincial compensa- tion stabilization commission- er found that the $15,000 wage increase awarded last »month to Mike Bailey, who was making $80,000 a year, was excessive and should be rolled back to $43,604 from $45,000 “exclusive of any benefits,” pending an eval- uation of the position. However, Peck ruled that a 4.7-per-cent wage increase awarded to Communications Counsel Doug Heal was rea- sonable. Bailey received his raise when he was reclassified from executive assistant to executive director. Norm Spector, deputy min- ister in the premier’s office, sald the government had taken Peck's advice. Bailey refused comment. Peck's investigation was at the behest of government services critic Gordon Han- son (NDP - Victoria) who suggested in a letter dated July 6 that the salary in- creases awarded by order-in- council are inconsistent with « Baller works hard to fill rival's canoe with {water before it catches up to teammate's cance during Sunday's Columbia.” Skelly said when the bill is signed into law the govern- ment, with a stroke of the pen, will have eliminated more jobs than it has created or than have been created ‘since 1975. He told the B.C. legislature there is no excuse for the cabinet to tell municipalities, regional districts, hospital party, he would impose the authority of the national government on those gov- ernments‘ and they would have no choice. “In this legislation, we see a clear indication of where this government, with its neo-Nazi tendencies, is fore- ing those local governments to give up authority granted them in statutes far back in boards and Crown corpora- history. tions they must act in the same way as the provincial government by dismissing workers without cause, with- out concern for seniority and without contern for the ser- vice they provide to the peo- ple of B.C. REMEMBERED SPEECH © Skelly: said he was re- minded by a speech by Adolf Hitler to the Reichstag in 1988 “where he said that in order for the local govern- ments to fall in line with the national aspirations of the state and the people, as ex- pressed through the Nazi the Compensation Stabiliz- ation HAS DOUBLE STANDARD Hanson said Peck’s find- ings show Bennett has adop- ted a double standard for dealing with public sector, favoring friends while attack- ing government employees. Noting that the majority of cabinet appointments are not legally bound by the same rules that apply to public servants, Peck said the in- crease awarded to Heal “does no violence to the spirit of the wage restraints program.’ He found that Heal was paid $55,000 when appointed in March, 1981, obtained a three-per-cent wage increase in October which, combined with the additional 15 per And, he said, if any local government refuses to follow the legislation laid down in the bill, each member of that government is liable to a fine of $2,000 for not following the orders of the central gov- ernment. Skelly also accused the as hard-working, positive contributors who produce the wealth of the province while being subject to rigorous market forces that result in layoffs, firings and termina- tions or bankruptcies. DESCRIBED ‘HIT LIST’ He said the government wants the power to look through the civil service to pick out those employees who hold embarrassing pol- itical views and “through their hit list, fire those peo- ple.” 2 Don Lockstead (NDP-Mac- government of using fascist tactics by trying to separate public sector workers from private sector employees by depicting the former as “greedy, lazy and having special privileges.” Non-government employ- ees, meanwhile are depicted cent he got under the ex- ecutive benefits plan, gave him a total salary of $65,147 when he switched titles. As communications coun- sel, Heal is paid a basic $65,000 but his executive benefits equal five per cent, bringing his total salary now to $68,250. INCREASE WARRANTED “I am satisfied that while the new post incorporates elements of the old, it carries a very significant increased CASTLEGAR NEWS, July 20, 1963 = Road opening too aslow, says minister second annual canoe rally at Pass Creek Park. —CosNewsPhoto by Cheryl Wishlow Welfare rolls will double—Skelly kenzie) told the legislature that in 1933-84, the old Pow- ell River Co., which now is part of MacMillan Bloedel, “actually fired people for be- longing to a political party.” “They are asking us to ‘support their local ‘firing squads,” he said. Al Passarell (NDP-Atlin) moved a motion Tuesday to hoist the bill for six. months toallow enough time to study the legislation properly. However, the motion is expected to be defeated: VERNON (CP) — Tourism Minister Claude Richmond has accused Parks Canada of dragging its heels in opening the Rogers Pass section of Highway National . Richmond said Tuesday he had talked to owners and operators of tourist facilities in the area and has infor- mation that the road could have been opened sooner. “Action wasn't taken as quickly as it could have However, William Galla- gher, Parks Canada super- intendent for the area, denies the accusations and says the federal government could not have prevented the washout of the Woolsey Creek bridge and is doing its best to re- place it. Crews have rerouted the creek flow and hope to have a temporary bridge in place by July 22, 11 days after the or- iginal bridge was washed out. Gordon Bell, owner of the Three Valley Gap resort 19 kilometres west of Revel- stoke, said Parks Canada had advanced warning that the bridge was going to be washed out hours before the July 12 incident. “They had all morning,” said Bell, who has laid off 57 employees and is loing $11,000 a day while the bridge is out. Bell said noth- ing was done to prevent the washout and it wasn't until Friday that work started on repairing the bridge. Even then work was slow, he said. WANTS INVESTIGATION Bell is calling for a full in- vestigation of Parks Canada, which he says was respon- sible for replacing the bridge in the park. Gallagher said he sympa- thized with the local busi- nesses, but the accusations are “out of line.” “Everything possible was and is being done to maintain the highway.” He said the problem was not with how Parks Canada handled the problem, but with the large amount of rain that fell in two days. The rainfall was so heavy it started snowpacks melting and that added to the amount of water in local rivers and THANK YOU The Castlegar Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the general public for coming out and taking port In the SunFest events.. We would also like to thank those who par- ticipated in the Parade and those who spon- sored a SunFest event. 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