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Jacques Hebert decided to give up

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Times still tough

address to the shareholders this
the new lead smelter for

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A “come and go” tea was
held at the home of Mrs. G. Reith. A
buffet-style tea was served on a very

table centred

gram. I thought it was a very foolish
and dangerous action as it set a poor
example for those about whom the
senator claims to be most con-
cerned: our youth.

And, I thought it was sad to see

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Brace yourself,
Cominco Ltd.'s
hemorrhaging isn't over.

Faced with operating losses of

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The operation would not only

more than $27 million in the first
three months of this year, the
company said this week it will con-
tinve with staff reductions, tem-
porary plant closures, salary
freezes and the sale of some

Times are still very tough for the
world’s leading producer of lead
and zinc.

Even the chemicals and fer-
tilizers business — which until now
remained untouched by the red ink
that has splashed across the bot-
tom lines of the company's other
operations — suffered a loss this

year.

The fertilizers segment lost $5.8
million over the first three months,
compared to a profit of $9.1 million
in the first quarter of 1985.

The reason: low prices and
falling sales.

Normally, as prices drop,
demand would begin to level, out.
But that hasn't been the case with
fertilizers. Prices fell alright, but
soles over the first quarter of this
year also continued to plummet —
by a whopping one-third.

Yet all isn't doom and gloom for
the West Kootenay's major em-
ployer. As Cominco president Bill
Wilson pointed out in his annual

provide much-needed construction
jobs Sand improve working con-
ditions, byt would save Cominco
$20 to $30 million a year.

Mr. Wilson remains optimistic
that negotiations with the province
for tax concessions on the new
lead smelter will be successfully
concluded within the month.

But the good news doesn't stop
there. Cominco is expanding its
operations in a number of areas.
On the prairies it has joined the
Alberta Energy Corp. in construc-
tion of dn ammonia plant at Jottre.
Plans are also proceeding toward
development of the Red Dog zinc,
lead and silver project in North-
west Alaska.

And the company has formed a
partnership with Lornex Mining
Corp. to create one of the country's
lowest cost copper producers.

it was interesting to note thot
. Wilson and Cominco

surprisingly optimistic in their an-
nual reports. Both see brighter
times ahead for the company.

Castlegar residents con only
share in that optimism and hope
that those better times come
sooner, rather than later.

Ludicrous method

The provincial go

of the last-minute

has
made a mess of education funding.
This is supposed to be a govern-
‘ent of money managers; people
"who know how to properly plan
the province's finances.

Yet, time after time the govern-
ment acts like it's flying by the seat
of its pants when it comes to
education funding. There are two
clear examples of that in Castie-

gor.

In the first, Selkirk College of-
ficials were shocked to learn the
community college would receive
only a one per cent increase in its
1986-87 budget.

The college had been led to
believe that a one per cent in-
crease for inflation included in lest
year's budget would be part of the
1986-87 base budget.

Why would it believe that?
Because every other community
college had been under the same
impression, thanks to provincial
education officials.

The college dutifully prepared
its budget for the upcoming year
on the basis of that one per cent
increase. Then last Friday college
otticials met with Russell Fraser,

budget change, Selkirk College's
programs for the next year are in
limbo. The college does have an
alternative: To apply for tunds
from the Excellence in Education
fund.

Castlegar school district is
faced with the same situation. The
district's 1986 funding from the
provincial government fell
$300,000 short of last year's level.
Yet, the board had been led to
believe that operating budgets
would remain at last year's level —
including an increase to take intla-
tion into account.

And like the college boord,
Castlegor schoo! board is told to

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Lefters to the Editor

Embree the problem

Editor, Castlegar News:

Len Embree is Castlegar’s problem.
Throughout B.C. the story has been
heard for years that people are not
welcome in Castlegar. As an out-of-
town businessman, my employees and

\ myself have never felt so unweleome in

4 town in all our tives. Do businessmen
coming into this town have to have
armed guards? Is Mr. Embree trying to
create a Libya of his own? To improve
this town he should be the first to take
leave — not the out-of-town business-
man.

Mr. Embree is concerned about
money leaving Castlegar. Why doesn't

Actions a
challenge

News:

People like Senator Jacques Hebert,
Steve Fonyo, Rick Hansen and Terry
Fox inspire in me great respect and
admiration. I commend their strong
commitment to the greater common
good. Their actions do not hold me for
ransom but challenge me.

By their actions I feel challenged to
stay equally strong and equally com-
mitted to my convictions and goals as
they are — and have been — to theirs. I
believe that Senator Hebert, with his
hunger strike, has held no one for
ransom but our conscience and that of
our governments’.

Christ gave us the ultimate example,

apply to the e in
Education fund for more money.

It’s apparent that in order to
maintain programs at lost year's
level, both the college and school
board will have to apply for money
from the Excellence in Education
fund.

But they won't know until much
later whether they will receive
those funds. That's hardly enough
time to properly plan and carry out

of Post dary Educa-
tion and were told the budget
didn’t include the one per cent in-
flation increase.

One per cent moy not sound
like much, but when a college is
cutting costs and programs os
close as Selkirk College, one per
cent — or $100,000 — is a large
chunk of money.

prog! .

The province hasn't any long-
range funding program tor
education. instead, colleges and
school districts lurch from one year
to the next in a fog, not knowing
which programs will continue and
which will fall by the wayside.

It's a ludicrous method of
allocating funds.

Quotable Quotes

RICHARD (KINKY) Friedman,
founder of the offbeat, country-western
bank, Kinky Friedman and the Texas
Jew Boys, on his election bid for justice
of the peace in Kerrville, Tex.: “This is
not Carmel-By-The-Sea; this is real life
here; this'is Texas . . . I've never been a
political animzi. In the past, I've just
been an animal, I ”

MEL FRUITMAN, director of re
search at Menswear of Canada pub-
lications, commenting on the introduc-
tion of silk underwear for men:
“Yuppies will buy anything.”

FORMER BEATLE George Harri
son on ex-Philippines president Fer.
dinand Marcos: “Old twit, he was.”

ELEANOR TROTTER of-
Mississauga, who“*was the first to
report moths and moth larvae in a box
of Cracker Jack candied popcorn: “The
box said ‘surprise inside’ and they
weren't kidding.”

THE FINAL qualification for the
uitle of 1986 International Possum

Queen in Clanton, Alabama was the
ability to hold and show a live possum
named Beauregard III. f

“Hf a contestant cuddles the possum
and has a lot of poise and confidence,
then the possum will usually begin to
grin,” said Frank Basil Clark, founder
of the International Possum Breeders
and Growers Association.

AMERICAN John Weymouth, who
wandered across the frozen Bering
Strait and into Soviet custedy, but was
released two weeks later: “I didn't
want to come back.”

ECONOMICS professor John Crispo
to publisher Mel Hurtig during a de-
bate on freer trade with the United
States: “If you think any. of those
rinky-dink branch plants are going to
survive without free trade, you're

fingér at Hurtig.

his er . in the hope to free us
from our selfishness and our greed. It
is a pity that having the strength to
stand up for one's belief is considered
by some Christians as going too far.

I believe that our society's business-
like drive to promote profits and per-
sonal material gains at the expense of
human spirituality even at the cost of
human suffering. has not only gone
too far, but it is far too un-Christian.
The business-like protection of person-
al and corporate gains, at the expense
of social services and society's ethical
enhancement, is un-Christian.

I understand why some people feel
uncomfortable when rudely awakened
by actions such as hunger strikes,
when rudely awakened to the fact of

having a the Christian duty to
be one's brotiler keeper.

To Senator Hebert, and to those who
have shown, dgtermination in pursuing
their goal, my thanks for the spark that
revives my courage and my commit-
ment to my goals.

Antonio Guglielmi
Castlegar

he tell the Canadians — let alone those
in Castlegar — that the union money is
banked in the United States and a cer-

don't get hassled. Why me? I'm a
Canadian and I'm darn proud of it.

in most motels. We are eating in a res-
taurant in Castlegar, we have hired a
person from Castlegar to do all the
mechanical and his men are from
Castlegar. The engineer is from
Castlegar; our gravel is being bought
in Castlegar; our concrete is being
bought in Castlegar; Land M Bobcat is
from Castlegar; the house we are
paying $500 per month rent for is in
Castlegar; the money for the building
permit stays in Castlegar; my business
license money stays in Castlegar; the

the U.S.A., but we are quite
. Yet it

Mr. Embfee’s statement in the April
13 Castlegar News thal we have 10~

don't find in many motels), and we have
peace and quiet — which you don't find

Senator
couldn't be

removed

Editor, Castlegar News:

I would like to respond to Harold
Ruby’s letter to the editor in the April
13 Castlegar News.

Apparently, Harold Ruby feels the
Christian expression of disapproval to
Senator Jacques Hebert’s hunger
strike is to make disparaging remarks
about Mr. Hebert and those who
backed him. I do not.

the insults leaves us with

Hebert is a senator and could not have
possibly been trespassing by being
present in the Senate chamber. There-
fore, he could not be “removed,” im-
mediately or 7
Michael Gifillan
Thrums

i natural gas expenses
stay in Castlegar. Some of the machine
operators are out of Trail, which is
apparently against your. law. One
question for Mr. Embree: Does he do
all his shopping in Castlegar? He
should tell the public where he bought
his vehicle.

‘The men I have employed have been
with me for years and I do not pay
them $8 per hour as you suggest. The
only time this comes about is if hire
WHE DAT BA ora Tew hGtirs: 1 Bid wor
buy the lanibér frorh Castlegar becuse
I gave Arrow Lumber and others a
chance to quote on it and their quote
was $3,500 higher than Beaver Lumber
out of Penticton.

Does Mr. Embree ever stop to think
that he and his union are responsible
for the high unemployment in this
town?

Mr. Embree should stop brainwash
ing his members so he can eat big fat
steaks — tell them the truth; as he's
going to have to take his tanks off the
entrances of Castlegar.

If the shoe fits wear it.

Editer, News:

In the April 13 edition of the
Castlegar News it was reporteed in the
court news column that a man was
charged with “driving with undue care
and attention.” This is of interest to me
because I do a lot of driving and I was
not aware that such an offence existed.
Thank you for informing me.

From now on I wilt make sure that I
do not exercise any “undue care and
attention” while I am driving. i
sincerely hope this reassures you, the
motoring public, and the local constab-
ulary.

Michael J.Gray
Castlegar, B.C.

Food for thought

Editor, Castlegar News:

Kindergarten registration time for
September is here! Before your read-
ers all rush out to join the queues, we'd
like to offer them some food for
thought

Not a word of Russian do my
husband and I speak, yet our son is
attending the Russian immersion kin-
dergarten, held at Castlegar primary
school. And we are so glad

Yes, we deliberated long and ecare-
fully before deciding on Russian im-
mersion instead of regular English
kindergarten for our son. Would he
flounder in insecurity, being thrown in
“at the deep end” of an unknown
language? (Many of the children in the
program speak Russian at home with
one or both parents.) Learning from

seratch how to speak, as well as to read
and write, seemed to us a more self-

i form of education than the
usual kindergarten approach.

Russian words and language construe
tions? Would there be time not only for
a full kindergarten curriculum but also
for the social fun and varied experience
that are a part of all traditional
kindergartens? Would our boy be able
to make good friends in class and really
feel part of things, startin, g from such a
linguistic disadvantage?

Good news! We have been more than

more and more until now he parti
cipates fully in class. (All the usual
areas of the kindergarten curriculum
are covered: colors, numbers, pre-
reading skills, ete. — but in Russian —
a Russian academically acceptable
anywhere in the world.)

At home the songs Daniel sings are
as likely to be in Russian as in English,
songs which his younger sister learns
under his exacting tutelage! Nowa-
days, when asked where she is, he will

Low
8.8. Minto as this is the most practical
arrangement.
. .
The B.C. Forestry department has
purchased the property held by the
school board on the highway near the
Modern Dairy. It is their intention to
call for tenders soon on the construc-
tion of offices and equipment buildings.

25 YEARS AGO
From the April 20, 1961

Castlegar News

Violence continued to flare in the
West Kootenay Sunday afternoon after
a 48-hour lull in the bomb threats and
bombing which occurred in the ares
Friday.

An estimated $10,000 damage was
done to 11 vehicles that burst into
flames a quarter of a mile outside
Krestova.

The burnings followed closely on the
heels of bombings in two other Koot-
enay centres on Friday.

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The new highway between Kinnaird
and Christina Lake .will probably be
blacktopped this year, Fred Pressaceo,
chairman of the group's roads and

Lancet of England, leading journal of
the medical

Mention of Dr. Goresky’s work in
psychiatrics was first made in the
March 4, 1961 issue of The Lancet and
he was asked to submit the article
which appeared in the April 1 edition.

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‘The speed limit through Kinnaird to
Castlegar’s boundary may be increased
to 35 miles per hour.

Municipal.clerk Allen Selbie told his
council Monday that the RCMP had
made radar checks of traffie through
Kinnaird and 85 per cent of the traffic
travelled perfectly safely.

A major park development program
at Syringa Creek Park costing $110,000
was d on Friday by
Minister Don Brothers, MLA for

Brothers said the program will be
carried out by the Parks Branch of the
Department of Recreation and Conser
vation and includes construction of
general park facilities including 62
camping units.

.

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Mrs. Bert Donnan is retiring at the
end of April as librarian at the Castle-
gar library.

Castlegar council decided at its
meeting Tuesday night to suitably rec-
ognize Mrs. Donnan’s 10 years of ser
vice.

The library board appointed Mrs.
Audrey Moore as the new librarian at a
board meeting Tuesday night.

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A bomb found on Wednesday night
of last week at Selkirk College has
been confirmed by police as the real
thing and the equivalent of five sticks
of dynamite.

.

Adastra Aviation Ltd. when Pacific
Western Airlines takes its Nord air.
craft out of operation this Saturday.

Fifty varsity lettermen, including
four from Castlegar, in four Northern
Michigan winter sports have been an-
nounced by athletic director by the
university.

Four Castlegar men, all Stanley
Humphries school gradu-
ates, received their letters for hockey:

Steve Bozek, third; sophomore

ponsible decision of a democratically
elected

government.

The government's decision to dis-
continue funding for the Katimavik
program was not an easy one. The
fact is, however, that Katimavik did
mot address the problem of youth
unemployment. It was 2 “Cadillac”
program, benefiting some 2,000
participants a year, at an annual
cost to the taxpayers of $20 million.
$10,000 per participant is a lot of
money to spend to help eight-tenths

Senator Hebert served as chairman.
I expect now that report will make
its way through the normal channels
of the Senate toward adoption, and I
hope that it will result in some

thoughtful

recommendations on

how to further improve the op-
portunities for our young Cana-
dians.

practise, to use his Russian naturally in
conversation when the opportunity
arises. Of course! But in much broader
ways too we encourage him and his

tunity like this to share the flavor of
other parts of the great Canadian
stew? Come to think of it, ean you think
of a better way to train our children to

even better in their own as a result.

Yes, we encourage

begin to think
Consider your child —

Russian.

our boy to

C. June Lepsce
Castlegar

speaking

- CETAC seeks support

Selkirk College has re
ceived a request for a letter
of support from the devel-
opment company which
wants to build a waterslide
park in Ootischenia.

But the college board de-
cided at its meeting this
week not to respond because
the project has no direct
impact on Selkirk.

CETAC Development Ltd.
is proposing to transform a
6.16-acre sand pit on High-
way 3 in Ootischenia into a

cluding a waterslide, health
spa, recreation vehicle park,

The project is expected to
cost $2 million, and provide
90-45 seasonal and long-term
jobs, with an annual payroll
of $750,000.

In a letter to the board
CETAC states that the devel-
opment will increase the tax
base, enhance a tourist
trade/spinoff and comple-
ment existing and future

recreational, commercial and
institutional facilities.

CETAC has made applica-
tion to rezone the property
from R2D3 to commercial
recreational and is attempt-
ing to gain letters of support.

CETAC is headed by dir-
ectors Alex Cheveldave, a
surveyor, Gary Exner, a
chartered genera! accountant
and also a member of the
Selkirk College board, busi-
nessman Nick Chernoff and
Giulio Ambrosone, a profes-
sional engineer.

Rotary announces award

By JOHN CHARTERS
It was ip, citi-

equals” for whom the details
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zenship and hospitality at the
last meeting of the Castlegar
Rotary Club.

In this Expo year with (it is
hoped) courtesy and hospital-
ity much to the fore, the
Rotarians have decided to
initiate a courtesy award in

Committee chairman Jim
Young, announced that there
will be two courtesy candi-
dates selected this year from
the public and community
service fields — one in June
and one in October. Each will
be honored at a dinner and
each will be presented with
an appropriate award. More
details will be released later.

‘The speaker for the even-
ing was club charter member
Jim Lamont who reviewed
for the benefit of both new
and older members the pro-
cedures for nominating, clas-
sifying and instructing can-
didates for membership.

He was thanked by Dr. Pat
Fowler who spoke of the Ro-
tary club as “an association of

Discount
to senior citizens
© ICBC Cloims

were secon-
dary to service and fellow-
ship.

Dave Gairns, community
services chairman, and lead-
er of a group of Rotarian
volunteers at last week's

dinner, under the direction of
the multicultural society, fea-
tured Nordic and Portuguese

cuisines.

At the request of John
Charters and in keeping
with their continuing interest
in the Zuckerberg Island

cribed the program as “well
worthwhile and well done.”
Particularly appropriate, he
thought, was the fact that the

come

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Prices effective Sun., Mon.. Tues. & Wed.

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lub will substitute a “dirty
hands” cleanup opera’
April 29 for its regular dinner
meeting .

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