ESTABLISHED AUG, 71947 sasnaeh OF THE B.C. PRESS COUNCR TWICE WEEKLY MAY 4. 1980 THE MID: WEEK Ly CAMPRELL PUBLISHER AUG. 7, 1947-468 15) 1973 PUBLISHER — Burt Compbell EDITOR — Ron Norman PLANT FOREMAN — Peter Horvey OFFICE MANAGER — ADVERTISING MANAGER — Carol Magow CIRCULATION MANAGER — Heather Hodley 2 1978-AUG 27 1980 indo Kositsin 1 printed matter produced by Coviie Mews tid. # hot copyright om thet port and that port only of ‘procided by the edveriwe shall remaoun in ond High-stakes poker In the high-stakes poker game they call contract negotiations, John Shields, president of the B.C Government Employees’ Union proved this week he is a card shark Mr. Shields managed to turn what at first appeared to be ao losing hand into a winner. And he did it, not by calling Premier Bill Bennett's bluff, but by knowing when to fold. Contract negotiations between the BCGEU and the government hod reached an impasse. Union negotiators said they felt the government had more to offer, but was holding back, so an escalating strike was put in motion. Government negotiators charged the union with playing politics. And there's likely an element of truth to that. But it is also plain and simply a bargaining play. The union started the strike action in the midst of a Social Credit party leadership race. The. il rike would have reached all provincial government just one week before the leadership convention at Whistler and would have gained a full head of steam during the convention. lt would have given the party. which is trying to get out from under the confrontational image of Mr. Bennett's tenure, a black Mr. Bennett wouldn't have any He played his ace: either the union call off the strike or he would recall the legislature to pass co law ordering a return to work and the bargaining table. It appeared the union had little room to manoeuvre: to fight the government would have been fruitless; to back down would have been suicide Mr. Shields returned with a different tactic. He said the union would call off the strike that began Thursday os Mr Bennett demanded, but would retuse to resume negotiations until a new premier is chosen later this month While it may not be immediately clear how waiting until a new premier is chosen will benetit the union's bargaining position, it will. In a month's time the new premier will have barely taken the oath of office when the BCGEU will likely present him or her with a difficult situation. The union is probably hoping a new premier will want to avoid a confrontation and so increase the contract offer. if not, the BCGEU can resume its strike and force the new premier to show how he or she would +, " EConeMiC SANCToNs | NICARAGUA Remember When? 35 YEARS AGO From the July 5, 1951 Castlegar News The Minister of Transport, Hon. Lionel Chevier, has okayed an additio- nal expenditure of $10,000 for surfacing of the Castlegar Airport. The work will commence immediately. Leveling of the field has just been ECONOMIC, SANCTIONS [ Letters to the Editor Questions need asking Editor, Castlegar News: Concerned citizens should be asking several important questions following the Castlegar and District Hospital annual general meeting (Castlegar News, June 22). What are the “certain criteria” that have to be met before an abortion is approved? In July 1984 the Trali Regional Hospital finally adopted ie idelines which state a real risk handle the tuati than the former premier. The people of B.C. would see first-hand how different the new premier really is And for Mr. Shields and his workers, they really can't be any worse off than they are now. Holding their own Steff and students at Stanley Humphries secondary school and the support the school gets from parents, students and the deserve congratul for achieving eo four-year accreditation. They are clearly doing a lot of things right. It's especially refreshing to know that amidst the gloom that seems to envelope education these days, things aren't all bad. 2 Certainly, there i's room tor improvement. The external evaluation team identified the need for a long-range professional development program as one area that needs attention. But a solid professional development program costs money — money that just hasn't been there in the last few years. Similarly, the evaluation team © The evaluation team was thorough in its review. It even contacted the Castlegar News for a report on the paper's relations June showers Is it any wonder that despite South Africa, the Social Credit leadership race and Expo 86, the most talked about subject is still the weather? That's because the weather has been dreadtul. While June is identified the need tor upgrading school facili and _ another budget item. Yet, in this case, upgrading is already in the works with the planned $850,000 renovation of the school only awaiting a successtul bidder. What was good to see is that there is such a long list of things the staff, administration and students are doing well. Things like solid academic pertormonce with the school — which have been good for the most part. These are trying times for educators and for students in British Columbia. It's gratitying to know those at Stanley Humphries are still holding their own. lly a month that brings showers to the Wesf Kootenay, the rains we've seen recently could be called a lot of things, but showers isn't one of them. We saw a new record set for the month on June 28 and 29 when 45.2 millimetres of rain fell on Castlegar — that's more than 1'4 inches. Even the phrase “a hard rain” takes on new meaning in that type of downpour Perhaps the best thing that can be said about June is it's behind us. Now we can look forward to July and August, two months ot traditionally hot weather. Better keep our fingers crossed just to make sure. Quotable Quotes NUCLEAR ENGINEER Lawrence Lidsky, a professor at the Massa chusetts Institute of Technology, told a House of Representatives panel: “In the last decade, no one has ordered a reactor. Every utility executive we speak to says he will never again order another reactor and in fact some have left orders that if they do, they should be taken out and shot.” PAULINE SHEPPARD of Surrey, after she won $1.1 million in the Lotto B.C. draw: “It will allow us to live comfortably.” Added her husband, Jack Sheppard: “A million dollars doesn't change much.” SOCIAL CREDIT party leadership candidate Stephen Rogers on the need for renewal in’ the party: “As Jim Nielsen says. if you get enough renewal and spread it in your window boxes, your fuscias should do well.” A WEST German tax inspector who said he only stole from the rich: “I felt it was a case of take what you can get.” Henri Karl Kleinworth, 27, was jailed for 3% years for embezzling the equivalent of $4 million Canadian in other people's tax refunds last year. MONTREAL STUDENT Kar! Hasse, commenting on a Canada Day stunt which saw him step off the 400-metre high CN Tower in Toronto: “Walking off that edge was one of the hardest things I ever did in my life — besides eating broccoli.” PRIME MINISTER Brian Mulroney on the raucus debate in the House of Commo ‘1 don't conduct myself like a boor in private life, in my personal life, and never have. And I don't enjoy a setting where people are called upon to do that.” policy to the physical or mental health of the mother must exist such that competent medical or psychiatric practice could not resolve the diagnosed problems, if an abortion is to be granted. Does the Castlegar Hospital have any policy guidelines? Every patient does not have the right to decide, with her doctor, to kill her preborn baby; that is abortion on demand and is against Canadian law. Abortion has been legalized only if the mother’s life or health is endangered. With medical advances today, a woman's life is rarely endangered by pregnancy and she can be treated without abortion although it may mean travelling to a better equipped hospital. Psychiatrists tell us that there is no disease or illness treatable by abortion — competent psychiatric practice could resolve any di problem. The newspaper report said Castlegar had the highest number of abortions in the area last year. How many abortions were there at the Castlegar Hospital? Are we being asked to believe that the Castlegar medical staff was not competent enough to safely deliver those many women who had abortions? Ask the hospital abortion committee how many applications it received last year and how many refusals it made? ‘Abortion on request is against the law. For what reasons are abortions approved by the committee: teenage, unwed, already have two young children? These are reasons some Trail doctors support. Social-economic reasons are not legal. It is easy to say, “The issue is dealt with stricly according to the rules” but the Ottawa Civie Hospital's abortion committee was criticized by the Ontario Crown Attorney for “following the letter of the law but certainly not the spirit of the law” after the January death of an 18-year-old Ottawa woman during a hospital abortion. Like Ottawa, if Castlegar Hospital is approving virtually all abortion applications then it is ignoring the intent of the law which was made to protect innocent preborn life. I remind you that a pregnant woman's life or her health is rarely, endangered by pregnancy. Local An amazing sight Editor, Castlegar News: There are people who will not believe this, but it is true none the less. Yesterday, I saw the strangest sight — what appeared to be a black and white four-headed creature. It was crossing my lawn and I stopped short in absolute disbelief. When I advanced cautiously | saw four young skunks in “close fi jon”, exactly uniform (no pun intended), but abreast, not ‘single file. They moved in absolute precision — straight as a rake, and took shelter under a low branched cedar where I left them undisturbed. I can only assume their mother had been killed and they had “taught themselves” to move in formation for protective reasons. They were so close together and moved in such complete precision, that in the 20 feet of their little journey they appeared to be one single creature. It was an amazing and touching sight. Betty Leitner Co-op membership now open to public Editor, News: Recently the Castlegar Co-operative Transportation Society changed its business ‘diregtion. The Coop has opened its mefitbership to the general public and with the change, I wondered how many of your readers would like to know something about the coop movement. Co-operatives are to be found in almost every country in the world. It is generally agreed that the origin of today’s co-operatives can be traced to Rochdale, England. In 1844, a group of 28 people of that town opened a small co-operative trading store. Consumer co-operatives are built and owned by people who work together to provide themselves with the goods and services they need. Consumer cooperatives of the Canadian west follow principles and methods not unlike those, of the Rochdale pioneers. The more import ant features are: @ membership is open to all. No one is barred because of race, color, creed or occupation, and the co-operative is neutral in political matters, © co-operatives serve members at the usual market price, but return surpluses to members according to the patronage each has given, after the amount of the surplus is known, e@ each member has but one vote regardless of the number of shares he may hold in the co-operative. Members vote at annual meetings and elect a board of directors which is responsible for operating their co-operative busi- ness. ‘There are over 12 million people in Canada who are members of co-opera- tives. Eighty per cent of the people in Saskatchewan belong to at least one co- operative. Sixty percent of the people in Alberta belong to at least one co- operative. Forty percent in B.C., forty-five percent in Manitoba. About one in every two Canadian adults is a co-op member. The Co-op is involved in oil refining, production of fertilizer, the manufac ture of plywood, foods, hardware and service stations, to mention just a few doctors and hospital board members are at serious legal risk when abortions are performed for social-economic reasons. Fortunately, many helping groups exist today to offer assistance to women with distressed pregnancies. Carel Albo Right Te Life Society Rossland Violence concerns society Editor, Castlegar News: On the occasion of our St. Peter's Day celebration commemorating the burning of firearms in Russia on June 29, 1896 by our forefathers in protest against militarism and taking of life on the basis of ‘the commandment “thou shall not kill”, we wish to express our concern about the existing tension in the world. In many places, violence and killing are still taking place. There is also a threat of a third world war and a nuclear holocaust. In view of the fact that the whole world is in a turmoil, we feel Javiar Perez de Cuellar’s position as. Sec retary General of the United Nations is extremely difficult and important in achieving peace. We wish to thank and give our moral support to him and all other member nations for declaring 1986 as a Year of Peace. May God help him and the United Nations to achieve success in this very No slight intended Editor, Castlegar News: To ease the concern of some KJSS students I would advise the students to read my letter of June 22 over again, with care. They will see that there is no such implication that they accuse me of. There was no such thought in my mind to degrade the non-Russian or to elevate the Russian Both pleted at a cost of $25,000 and the additional work will put the field in first class shape. . * * Mr. and Mrs. J. Raine motored to White Rock, where they will spend a few days at the home of the latter's sister Mrs. Sudess. Accompanying them were Mrs. Teasdale, the latters’s mother, Mildred Raine and Dawn Waldie. * . The high school team under a new name and a new coach came up with a 17-12 vietory over the Kats on Monday. ‘The Castlegar Comets coached by Ken Dergousoff made 11 hits but committed 10 errors. For all these errors, the Kats still couldn't get the players around to score. . * 6 “Well done, fellows” was the theme when the Kiwanis Club tributed the boys who had participated during the past year in one of its pet projects, the School Safety Patrol Led by Sgt. Burt Campbell, the five boys of the patrol, Bill Kanigan, Arthur Robinson, Don Ellis and Ivan Ogiow, joined the Kiwanians for dinner and afterwards enjoyed a film of the 1950 World Series between Philadelphia's “Whiz Kids" and the too powerful Yankees. 25 YEARS AGO From the July 6, 1961 Castlegar News A sewerage system for Castlegar costing $407,000 and having an sera- tion plant instead of a lagoon for the disposal of sewage has been recom- mended to the Village of Castlegar by Wannop, Hirtle and Associates of Kelowna. . 28 «© P and G Construction of Castlegar was the low bidder for the Woodland Park elementary school when tenders night by the Castlegar school board. The contract is still to be awarded. . 28 @ T.N. Beaupre has resigned as president of Columbia Cellulose and Celgar to accept an executive position with another company. Mr. Beaupre, 43, takes over the presidency of B.C. Forest Products on July 15 from Charles D. Dickey Jr. Castlegar Six SHSS students left Dominion Day for a tour of London and six European countries under a Youth Hostel Charter. Hal Hesketh, Sue Tipping, Margie Thors, Melanie Mac- Bain, Diane DePaoli and Judy Marshall joined a group of 14 Okanagan students who are travelling for the next four weeks with tour guides Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jollymore. . . The Harmony Friendship Unit of the United Church Women held its May meeting at the home of Mrs. W. Shmoorkoff. Visitors were Mrs. F. Bonacci and Mrs. Feitz. . 28 « New president of the Castlegar Rotary Club is George Paulson, man ager of the Castlegar branch of the Bank of Montreal. The club's new executive was installed in office last week at a barbecue held at the home of Rotary bulletin editor Allen Selbie of Kinnaird. . 8 «@ Well-known Castlegar accountant James M. Macbeth has been elected a fellow of the Certified General Ac countants’ Association of Canada in recognition “of his outstanding con- mothers are crying equally loud — the Russian mother and the non-Russian mother — of what is ing of their tothe iation and the pro- fession.” The election took place at the annual ¢hildren in the centralized schools. No, I do not think that the Sons of Freedom are perfect for burning historical artifacts, homes and build- ings. But neither are the satanists perfect who have accumulated enough nuclear weapons to destroy the human race 1,000 times over. Do not get to disgusted and maybe after you have graduated from KJSS we will have a chance to discuss the “real world.” Mike E. Chernenkofi Crescent Valley of the City. The Castlegar Chamber of Com merce reports the SunFest ‘81 parade is expected to be a success this year. Over 40 entries have been received. Out-of-town entries will be arriving from Colville, Kettle Falls, Nelson, Warfield, Kelowna, Rossland and Cran- brook. Bethel No. 60, International Order of areas of involvement. This means a major source of employment and continuing employment creation. There are 30,000 employed in co operatives in central and western ly directed businesses wence. That is really unusual and certainly important. Ken Larson Castlegar Please address all Letters to the Editor to: The Ces ie News, P.O. Box 3007, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4, or deliver them to our office at: 197 Columbia Avenue, Castle- gor, B.C. Letters must be signed ond inciude the ‘oddress. Only in very tlegor News reserves the right to edit letters for brevity, clarity. legality ond grommor Job's Daughters, d guests to the Public Installation Ceremony at which Honored Queen Janna Syivest, and her officers were installed June 20 in the Woodland Park school. . °* « At the Rossland-Trail Gold Club this past weekend, Castlegar golfer Ruth Trickey won the coveted B.C. Canadian Ladies Golf Association Rosebow! Trophy, symbol of the East and West Kootenays District No. 4 Ladies championship. A number of parents and friends attended the annual Woodland Park School awards day June 23, when Principal John Plotnikoff and the teachers of Grades 1, 2, 3, 4/5 and 5/6 presented certifi- cates to students. Physical Education teacher Linda Beales presented rib- bons to students and tea- chers who had “run across Canada”, a self-improvement contest where students and teachers of the primary grades would try to com- plete 250 laps around the playing field, correlating and plotting their progress onto a map of Canada. Many stu- dents and teachers ran from B.C. to Newfoundland. Students who were out- standing in academic and physical endeavors ‘and stu- dents who achieved success in the arts or citizenship included: SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT Grade 1: Amanda Laurie, Susan Hayashi, Darby King, Ryan Leckie, Cheryl Scott and Karen Shingler. Grade 2: Selena Fodor, Alison Lebedoff. Grade 3: Tyson Sherrett, Rachel Phillips, Darren Pot- tle and Billy Phillips. Grade 4: Simon Laurie, Mark Perrier and Jon Austin. Grade 5: Christina Evdoki- moff and Marcel Dusseault. PENMANSHIP-PRINTING/ IG WRITIN' Grade 1: Lisa Blackwell, Kriste Draper, Jeffrey Har- dy, Heather Holdsworth and Eric Perrier. Grade 2: Tanya Hopkins. Grade 3: Jeremy Ross. Grade 4: Brandi Heavenor and Christie Nephin. Grade 5: Tammy Acker- man and Roddy Hayashi. Grade 6: Lise Chernoff. PERFECT ATTENDANCE Grade 1: Ryan Phillips and Amanda Laurie. Grade 2: Ryan Hardy and Jason Martin. Grade 3: Robert Case and Daphne Jackson. Grade 6: Kelly Davidoff, Erin Hitchens and Mark Kyle. ATHLETIC AWARD Grade 2: Glen Burlingame, Cyril Soukeroff and Bradley Maloff. Grade 3: David Shingler and David Pereversoff. Grade 4: Mark Perrier and Tami Pion. Grade 5: Roddy Hayashi, Past Fireside Motel Pastor: Alan Simpson Morning Worship 11:00 a.m Evening Service 6:30 p.m WEDNESDAY NIGHT AWANA | Childrens Progrom Kindergarten 10 Grade 8 Study & Prayer — 7 p.m Church 365-3430 Pastor 365-6170 [ot CHURCH OF GOD 2404 Columbia Avenue Church School 9:450.m Morning Worship liom Pastor Ire Johnson Phone 365-6762 ETT ae ST. RITA’S CATHOLIC Rev. Herman Engberink Ph. 365-7143 WEEKEND SERVICES Saturday 7 p.m Sunday 8 and 11. 0.m ST. MARIA GORETT! GENELLE Sunday 9:30 a.m ——=——— UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA 2264-6th Ave 1 Blocks South of Community Complex 10. a.m. — Worship and Sunday Schoo! Rev. Ted Bristow 365-8337 or 365-7814 & diand Park el y intermediate students” with awards presented by Christina Evdokimoff and Faye Burgess. Grade 6: Mare Santos, Warren Maloff and Jason Harker. EFFORT AND Grade 1: Kerwin Farko, Soleil Pattishall, Kevin Plot- nikoff and Tommy Varga. Grade 2: Jamie Milligan and Emmett Nephin. Grade 3: Harry Dhaliwal and Nikki Perrin. Grade 4: Anne-Louise Rob- inson. Grade 5: Jeremy Fleet, Amy Harshenin, Matthew Scott, Rob Pena, Sheri Grew- cock and Danny Perepolkin. Grade 6: Kent Southwell, Richard West, Steven Eng- lish, Michael Miller, Jeff Evdokimoff and Mark Kyle. Warren Harshenin and principal John Plotnikott. assos and Daphne Jackson. Grade 4: Simon Laurie, Jon - Austin, Jennifer Fayant and . Anne-Louise Robinson. Carter. Grade 6: Kathleen Nephin, Melani Abrahamse and Kris bault, David Condy and Eric Perrier. Eugene Voykin and Robert Grade 4; Mark Perrier. Grade 5: Jeremy Fleet, Tammy Ackerman, Shawn Murison and Laura Peterson. Grade 6: Erin Hitchens, Carly Lychak and Nancy and Chris Rempel. Grade 2: Joshua Bonderoff. Grade 3: Brent Green. Grade 4: Jennifer Fayant, Lori Baker, Greg Young, Sunday Services 8:00 a.m. & 10:000.m Rev. Chorles Balfour 365-2271 Porish Purpose: “To know Christ and make Him known 914 Columbia Ave. Family Worship Service 100.m Bible Study & Prayer Tues. 7:30 p.m Pastor: Tom Mulder Phone: 365-2281 PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE 767 - 11th Ave. Ph. 365-5212 New LIFE ASSEMBLY WL BE t0eh MAMA OF OUR NEW CHURCH Sundey Morning Worship 8.150.m. &11:000.m Christan Education 9 45 0. Evening Evangelistic 600 em Wednesdoy Bible Study Prayer at 7:00 p.m Friday Youth ot 7.30pm Wee College * Women Minsstries * Young Married Worship Services 7 p.m Every 2nd Sunday July 6 20. 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