_MAROONED? In spite of local RCMP receiving a telephone call that a car was Doating down the Columbia River, an on-the-spot observation revealed the shied i ts what ‘bas been described as an th aqua-car. Poli i who have not been Identified, Baptists Begin New Sunday School Program By LINDA C. HALL The fall Sunday School schedule gets underway this week at Calvary. Baptist church with a brand new curri- culum. The new program incor- porates ideas gleaned from the International Center for Learning, a two-day Sunday School seminar held last spring at Selkirk College. In this program children learn largely by doing rather than by listening. Students will participate in creative activities which will reinforce Bible truths, such as drawing and guided play for toddlers and f the craft and were enjoying a fishing outing. Crafts of ‘ine nature made an appearance in the early 60's but did not become a common prodact. * —CasNewsFoto by Lois Hughes ‘Editon Castlegar News: Re: Bilingualism The Inuits have guts enough to stand up for their rights but minority rights (there ‘Is no such thing, unless they are. ‘French Canadians). And what is happening to them the rest of » Canada should expect the same. ‘Some reporters already say: ‘“French Canada,"” Levesque sent in his riot ‘squad to keep the Inuits in line {are they the Quebec terrorists : who were training’ in guerrilla twarfare and sabotage at a !Soviet-run camp in East Ger- ‘many?) “I will not be black- mailed by the Inuits,’’ says ; Levesque. . 4, Oh, how soon we forget! I "just could not see any difference - between a man who hijacks an ‘ ‘ airliner or Levesque—the way ‘he was blackmailing the pre- milers of other provinces about his Bill 101. Since Canada is no longer ~ bilingual, then why is the fed- eral government in such a > When One “Person Makes ‘A Car Pool A woman in Miami was given a traffic ticket for driving by herself in a lane reserved for car pools. But she beat the rap. “ County Judge Dominic Koo said the woman showed up in court with her newborn baby. She argued she was eight months pregnant when she was cited. Koo found her not guilty on the ground a fetus is considered @ person. f “Therefore, there were two people in the car,” he ruled. Voice of the People © ~ Gives Views on Bilingualism frenzy to teach everybody French? Ontario, alone, spent $23.2 million last year, $14 million this year and $29 million more by 1979 on French instruc- tion. That Is Rot including schools. Since Trudeau assumed power in 1968, -$80 million a year has been spent on French instruction. Also, the French TV stations are coming up like mushrooms all across Canada, Each costs the taxpayer $2.5 million to construct and $1 million a year to run. In B.C. we have one ‘in Vancouver (been in operation since last September), one more going up in Port Alberni and one in Kelowna. There are, outside Quebec, 38 French channels. We hear that Quebec is ‘treated badly financially. Last year they got $1.7 billion. This year’s equalization payment ¢ federal government Is $1.26 billion with $22.5 million * thrown in for good measure. B.C.? NOT A PENNY. Is | that Democracy? Quebec made French the official language and is insulting the Canadian flag. The pay- ments should stop right now. And. Western, provinces should make only English the official language. Then we would not have to pay the 10-25 per cent French tax: (The French labels on ail the items we buy). The ‘cost of living would drop by quite a few points. There would be many more trees’ standing in: our forests today if we did not have to print all our government documents in French: What a waste of natural resources. . Trudeau said: ‘'The Que- bec government would take the VIP Treatment is. Given Castlegar Amputee Cheryl Kristiansen of Cas- tlegar, accompanied Ey her mother, as given. the Ve tours’ of Vancouver and sur- rounding area, an excursion on the Royal Hudson Steam train to week when the was a ere ot the War Amputations of Canada at their 36th bi-annual National Convention. Some of the activities in- cluded attendance at the PNE, and. province back to the ‘Dark - Ages’ if it enshrines in law proposals to deny minorities lnpuase rights." But Levesque doing it. Quebecers ‘should ask themselves and ask Trudeau, “Levesque and the ‘rest of the cabinet ministers where would they be today if they did not learn the English language? So many more ‘Village Idiots’? ‘That is Keith Spicer's term for those who do not want to learn another language, particularly British Columbians. Also, Quebecers, don’t for- get your neighbors are 250 million ANGLOPHONES. Trudeau also said: ‘‘No war with Quebec.’ Then what are the 17,000 gas masks for? And in which direction are the 750 armored cars pointing? Peaceful national unity with two official languages? NEVER! agree with Fred Merriman. —''Bilingualism is for the birds.”” ‘i A.D. Osis for the older children and teen- agers. Sunday School superinten- » dent Bryan Reid is encouraged by this new ptogram and is * hopeful for a good year. There will be a class for every age, from newborns to senior citi- zens. Starting a week from Sun- day, the adult Bible class will be meeting at the Castlegar and ” District Arena and Community Centre. All other Sunday School classes, however, will meet as usual in the church building. Two youth group pro grams also begin this week. The junior youth group, through grade 10, will meet each Thursday evening under the directorship of Mr. and Mrs, Ken Nelson. A supper this evening will start the fall activities, groups and drama . Lioyd Opel will direct the senior youth group which will meet ‘Tuesday evenings. The two groups will combine for a weekend retreat in Grand Forks September 16 to 18. Lioyd, Opel will be the , featured speaker. Further in- formation may be. obtained by telephoning Ken Nelson. A farewell was given for Peter and Tina Swetlishoff who left for Prince George a few weeks ago. The New Bible Dictionary was presented to them by the church, Is Scalped As Braids Get Caught In a bizarre accident in Grand Forks last week, a 29- year-old Indian lost one-quarter of his scalp. Jimmy Enock, a transient, was working on a potato-digging machine when one of his braids- got caught in the equipment. Fellow workers on the scene retrieved part of his scalp and were rushing him to the Boundary Hospital in. Grand Forks when they were met by an ambulance going to the ec of the accident.. The scalp was put in a jar of saline and taken to Trail, along with Enock. Doctors there. will attempt to transplant it back. A doctor in Grand Forks described -Enock ‘awake and alert.” > China Creek Shell Phone. aac ‘Once Again... Follow the Leader and Become a Winner! Gasoline Price: 99 9° FREE COFFEE TOO Top quallty gasoline, plus full service. Good deal on tires, etc., too. Regular hours 6 a.m. to 12 midnight dally Emergency 12 midnight to 6 a.m. — $3.00 charge Witimaees Experienced Carpentry. Aluminum Siding Seamless Gutters Vinyl Siding © Facer Boards (metal & wood) Cedar Siding Renovations & Additions Soffits (metal & wood) Framing & Finishing, etc. “GO ANYWHERE” Phone after 6 p.m. P.O. Box 3972, Castlogor 399-4122 dances. One afternoon, Cheryl, demonstrated her new swim- . ming leg to an interested audi- ence. - The highlight of the con- vention, for Cheryl, was the. if you‘re NEW IN TOWN and don’t know which way to turn, call the Were Mim, at 365-5638 “1 9r 365-5542 I's reception - where she was introduced. to some 1200 people who were in attendance, as well as meeting the Lt.-Gov., W. S. Owen, Mayor Jack Volrich of. Vancou- ver, and Minister of Veteran Affairs, Daniel J. MacDonald. A 30-minute film, ‘‘Play ; Safe’, which has been in the ‘making for the past two years, was shown. The film featured child amputees who hed lost limbs through carelessness, their related experiences. and subsequent warnings to peers to! - be careful. Commissioned by the War Amps’ national headquarters in Cxawa, ‘Play Safe", will be distributed to the general public as a voluntary. project by the National Film Board. 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The Canadian Home Insulation Program of tax- able grants was created to help Canadians conserve energy by the Federal Government. Insulation is easy to do. An outlay of about $525 for: . instance, should purchase ~’ enough materials to do the attic, basement, and some been built before 1941 in British Columbia to qualify for this phase of. the pro- ‘Send to; Canadian Home Insulation Program | | RO. Box 700 cf - J ‘St. Laurent, Quebec iL SAB. cz ae Note: ry parately for i i gram. And onjy purchased and installed after September 1,;1977 can qualify fora grant.” If your home was built after 1941, stay with us. Over the next seven ears, most homes will “| be included. . ‘Check with your (15/9/77) BC, ec ooae le Canadian Home - _Insulation Program "| dovarent ‘Vou 8 2, No,'38 “TWO SECTIONS (AaB) = ; = PPWC CPU | Resume Talks | Representatives of the’ ‘Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada + j ei the Canadian Paperworkers Union are schéduled to return to -the bargaining table. in Vancouver this’ morning. to resume . id swith the Pulp and Paper / Contacted in Vancouver Tuewday, Rudy Martini,-president of he 800-member PPWC Local No, 1 in Castlegar, sald PPWC and “CPU representatives were conducting their own caucus meétings / !-before negotiations began. “Previous “negotiations, in ‘which ‘the PPWC and .CPU » bargained jointly, broke up this'summer after disputes with the - ‘industry over fringe benefits and banking of overtime pay.. In other developments, fhe B.C, Labor Relations Board ruled “ his week that a union can strike legally: ‘over Pensions for retired { ‘employees. The ruling followed a CPU complaint that the bureau was not: bargaining in good faith because it refused to discuss the matter of : Aeontinued on _ Page Al16) Vander Zalm Attacks ~ Proposed Rates Hike “As’ mayor. of Surrey, I continually arguéd that) these : charges were ‘not: proper against this,” the letter. said. In an Aug. 24 letter to the’ ye Vander Zalm said'the i i: posed ‘by Vancouver's Down. wn Eastside Residents Asso- Calderbank’s. motion last’ week that'the letter be received’ for uit: z would cost a. municipal- SMty with ‘a population of 1,000; it land and I. still ‘feel: very ‘atrongly about : “Castlegar, voters will go to “the ‘polls ‘Nov. 19 ‘to elect a “mayor and three. aldermen. f City elerk Barry Baldigara =< sald tity hall will accept, nomi- .) nations from Oct. 1 to Oct, 31 for two-year terms on’ the council seats currently occupied “by Mayor Audrey Moore, Ald. ‘Andy. Shutek, “Ald, Albert _Calderbane and Ald. Dave Ferguso! and’ eligible voters who did not register before the Aug. - 481 deadline may still be added * to the voters list by the court of revision, Baldigara said. “oMIf-'a voter makes an pplication to city hall by Sept.. 80 it will be filed with the court. ‘ of revisions, ‘which: sits Oct.:8 M: >and has the power to’ correct ind revise the’ list of electors,” . “Even if the anys ‘name is for 12 months and B.C; for six, and a resident or real property- owner in the city. Those “who register by Sept. 30 can avoid the new eli- gibility requirement included in the ‘provincial . government's recently approved Bill 42, stat- City to Fight Regional District Planning Levy “The city of Castlegar will have its: day