CASTLEGAR NEWS, March 14, 1982

ESTABLISHED AUG, 7, 1947

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INCORPORATING THE MID-WEEK MIRROR PUBLISHED SEPT, 32, 1978-AUG. 27, 1900.
LV. CAMPBELL — PUBLISHER AUG, 7, (947-Fea, 18, 1973
Publisher — Burt Campbell

Editor — Ron Norma
Editor —Lols Hughes

—Gary F
: Cireataton Monener — tind’ Kectiene
lice Manoger —Elainelee

TWICE WEEKLY MAY 4, 1900

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Good for he goose ?

{t's a mystery How the provin-
cial government expects to fight
inflation — and have other levels;
of government fight i tT

and a77 per cent hike in rates sin- ~

co July.

While holding other levels of +
} toa 12

when ‘it keeps piling fee, lleence
and rate increases one on top of
the other.

Case in point is the latest round

eight months — which pushed the
premiums for individuals from
$11.50. month to $15 — a 30 per.
cent increase over the current rate

, per
cent Increase, the provincial
government seems to have thrown
the lid off its own rate structures.

We can only wish the gover- ‘: :

nment luck in their contract
negotiations with hospital ‘em-~
ployees, who — having had a whiff
of the 30 per cent fee increases —
may feel that what is-good:for the |
goose is good for the gander.

A rude jolt

. Cominco’s. announcement this

The true state of the mining
Is

week that it plans‘to
shut down ‘its operations in both
Trail and Kimberley came as a rude
jolt to even the most pessimistic in

> this community.

. There were, of course, the ever-

present rumors of a major closure

— rumors that just wouldn't go.

away. Yet, despite those rumors,

there. weren't many who an-
J'a full-scale shutd

lasting a minimum five weeks, And
now there's word we should ex-

pect the plant to be closed a- ‘tll. ea

two months.

if the latter is the case, the of-
fects on the: economy throughout
the West Kootenay will be
devastating. The ripple effect of .
the shutdown is already being felt
at CP Rail where company officials.
Thursday announced: that up :to
one-third of their employees will,
be laid off this summer — due
mostly to the Cominco closure.

In Castlegar, we too often focus’
on the. forest. industry and. its
problems and overlook the’ fact
that the: province's mining sector. :
has been -hurting for nearly as
long. As well, wo forget that
Cominco provides upwards of 600
fobs here in Castlegar — those
residents who choose to live here
and commute to Trail. That's nearly
as many jobs provided by both the
Celgar pulp and sawmills.

America's

The follewing is an editorial reprinted
from The Desert Sen newspaper of Polm
Springs, Calif.

.No two countries in the world
have a relationship quite like that
existing between the United States
and Canada. The current effort by
Canada . to . establish more
economic independence has led to
harsh words between Washington
and Ottawa, but even that strain is
in a class by itself. This seems
more like a disagreement within a
family than a quarre! between
neighbors.

That, of course, Is the Foot of the
F tl

+ 6,300 work

Jin. the reac: *
tlon of Ken G i of

rhs
Canada’s  pesata industry has prob-
|e never been in tougher shape since
ie: Depreaziey of the 1930s.
a tga federal Housing Minister
ie Cosgrove has predicted 180,000
[dele starts this year, many experts are
‘ealling his forecast unrealistic,
Frank Clayton of Clayton Research
Associates Ltd. of Toronto, a private

. firm that ‘analyses the housing indus-
‘try, says 146,000 isa more likely figure

~— provided mortgage rates don't climb

«_ any higher.

I they do, he says, all bets are oft
Earl Bederman, assistant vice-pres-~
ident and chiet economist with Canada
Permanent Trust Co., comey up with a

figure of 160,000.

* Last year, there were 178,000 starta
in Canada, up from 159,000. in 1980.

‘But Clayton notes that last year's.

figure was inflated by an unusual
firathalf surge and a late flurry ‘as.

Gevelopers took advantage of:a stax.

break for multiple residences that was
ended Jan. 1 in the last federal ‘budget.

UBBAN DECLINE

A year ago, single-unit starts in —

~ urban areas were running at a 90,000-

: Great ni ws "The economy. ts falling apart'af a ‘slov er pace.”

a|-year clip. Todsy, they're down. to i

the United Steelworkers of
America tocol’ 480. Georgettl. —
much to his credit — decided to
hold off.on any’ the

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |

shutdown until after the union's
national research office In Toronto

has had a chance to review Comin-, .

co's financial situation.

In those times — whore ‘union
and company leaders, and
politicians all to frequently shoot~.
from the mouth — it is refreshing
to see Georgetti take the shut-
down seriously enough to walt un-
til he’s more fully informed before
he comments.

But we shouldn't be completely
misled by Georgetti’s stance — in
the same breath he adds that he

Disappointed with selection

Editor, Castlegar News;..

I was very disappointed. when I
opened the sports | page of the Sunday
issue and saw the selection of February
Athlete of the Month.

I don't know who makes the decision
of which athlete to honor in this way
but I do know. that they should
definitely re-evaluate their criteria for

making the choice.
“Gy

‘J in. the

still doesn't trust the pany and
suspects they may be using the.
closure .as a prelude to
renegotiating the scheduled May 1
wageincrease. - |

We can only trust that .Cominco
is not using the shutdown — which
will affect many more than just Its.
rs — as a bargaining.
ploy and hope that the closure will
last the announced five weeks and
nolonger, —

Otherwise, what will surely be a
long, slow .summer could easily
carry on and make for an even
longer, colder fall.

stepchild?

with Canada’s goals but with the
measures being taken to attain
them. While it may be debatable
whether the Canadian policies .are
unfair, as many Americans con- |
tend, it Is obvious that policies can
be self-defeating.

Pursuing “Canadazation" too
aggressively will only. drive away
the capital investment:the country
needs. . Already;\the National
Energy Plan has led to.a sharp drop’
in: exploratory oif.and gas drilling
in Canada while. it is booming .in
the United States. The $400 billion,
in “megaprojects”" for resource
Jev which Canada hopes

hat
too many yess especially in
the business world, regard Canada
asa stepchild of the United States
or a 51st state. Americans are not
willing to.;recegnize that :.th
dominant role of U.: .S. trade and in:

to carry out in the. next two

: decades must rely heavily on out-

side capital.
-History, geography, and a com-
mon cultural heritage are more
ible: for. the.

recent B.C, Winter Games is only one
small indication of the high calibre of
athletes we have in many areas of
8

port. %
Why is it, then, that it seems that ~
only heer Players can be found to

Editor, Costlegar No

To all Crestview "C Crescent dog.
owners:

For the second time in ‘two weeks.I
have removed several: of excre-

ment from my lawn (eight alone today).

We don’t own.a dog and I'am fed up
with cleaning up after yours.

Please. keep your dog on your own.

property and away from ours. Have
you every considered a fenced in area
for your pet?

I also suggest the city have a dog
catcher make his/her Founds. more

often. ‘
Renste Belezyk
Castlegar

Mn

All letters to the editor must be
signed and include the writer's full:
name and address, In very exceptional -
cases letters will be published without
the writer’s-name, but the name and
address must be disclosed to the editor,

‘The newspaper reserves the right ta. -

edit letters for reasons of space, clerty.
and spammat,

deserve our recognition, not to mention

+ But-athletes such as these receive

the fact, that the last two athletes’ media coverage in many other. ways.

chosen were not even participating in’ Shouldn't our
support those athletes who are now in
the making in our community?

their sport in the Castlegar area at the

time? . ia

Don’t get me wrong — I am proud of

The difference of ot 000 ) new w homes
between C and
Clayton's belief involves taillions | of
dollars for related industries and tens
of thousands of jobs. i

It there are 84,000 fewer starts than

Ottawa expects there will, for example,
likely be 84,000 fewer new refrig-

erators and stoves ‘needed from

Canada’s beleaguered appliance indus-
try.

The construction industry, feeling
and closures, will

Come .on, we have a great many

the fact that athletes from Castlegar more athletes who we can be proud of
have often acheived much in further in many sports other than hockey!

endeavours such as Steve Bozek and
Gordie Walker.

Hearing impaired meet |

Editor, Castlogar Nows:
Discovering that your ‘child is deaf is
a, very. frightening and lonely exper- =:
Pi gone through |.

these fring Sd with an

Congrats on
trade air

Recently: I ond "the: Canadian
Ladies ‘Curling Championship games
and had-an opportunity to attend a
‘sports show’ in Regina. The Castlegar
Selkirk . Lions. and ‘the t
citizens must sincérely be congratula-
ted -on their “West Kootenay Trade
Fair”. .

‘There was no comparison between

the shows, ahouss similar in content. -
Our

‘better and more exciting our local

“fair” is in production and response.

While - walking through the Sports.””

Show-in the large Agrodome in Regina,
I ‘felt honored’ to be part) of the
Castlegar community and to know. the.
folks who put together auch a fantastic

event.
‘Ann Stasila,
_ Castlegar

. Cammy Lapointe,
No.4, 1692 Silverwood Cres.

invisible handicap have identified a

from
lose an estimated 150,000 potential
jobs.

; The forest industry will face more

“Toases, in potential markets — not. to

mention the plight of people, especially
in urban areas, seeking affordable
accommodation. :

What’s happened? =,

The most obvious answer, of course,
is mortgage rates. re

¢ KILLING DEMAND,

“Clayton says these rates are biting
the demand for homes.

“It’s ‘all:

_noode develop er

1981, the ‘BO. Com-
mittee for International Year of Dis-
abled Persons provided a grant to.an
ad-hoc committee of parents, through
Kiwassa Neighborhood Services Asso- -
elation, fora provincial, spring ‘con.

* ference to launch the Association @

Parents of the’ Hearing

buyers, because they simply can't.

* ‘afford it, And first-time buyers'are the
“hackbone of'the housing’ market: *

. “We're at the stage in the economy
now where there has been an actual
decline in total employment.’ People
who are out of work just don’t buy
houses.”

/ He adds that his prediction for
146,000 starts this year is based on

B.C. (APHI). ect

‘This conference will: be held March
19, 20 and 21, 1982 at the Vancouver
Indian Centre (1607 E. Hastings, Van-
couver, BC.)

Brian Smith, Minister of Education
and ‘Doug Mowatt, Director, IYDP.
have been invited to the conference
which will include finalizing a B.C.

. Fesources kit of services.

A wine-and-cheese social will be held
Friday evening,and a panel of
hearing-impaired young adults will an-
swer questions Saturday evening:

Parents throughout B.C. are encour-
aged to attend, especially those: with
little or no: contact to resources or”
other parents. Your support is needed’
to give this association a ‘strong volce.

at more information contact Kiwas-

hborhood Services ‘A

being in’ the “16.6- to
18.6-per-cent range. Any higher, and
forget it.

It's not hard to see why. At 16.5 per
cent, a $50,000 mortgage to be paid
back over 25 years would cost $677 a
month: At today’s 19-per-cent, the cost
would be $770.

‘That is a $30,000 difference over the
life of the mortgage, assuming it was

“ renewed at the same rate.

LONG MORTGAGES DEAD
Ben Gestrin, chief economist for the
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
suggested the era of five-year mort.
gages may be finished.

He “told a housing conference in —
‘Winnipeg that a one-year mortgage —.

or even something shorter
become the norm.

= could

pales proud put people up against the :

600 Vernon Drive, Vancouver,’ B.C.
‘V6A: 8N8, or telephone 254-6401.
Leo Vs

of rapid shifts in
Seren rates. They would get a break
if rates moved lower, but would lost
long-term protection against rises.

ay

Jn the Ci
is frustrating Canada's sense: ‘of; in-
dependence. : Sate

For seven years a Foreign: in.
vestment Review Agency has been
screening new foreign investment
to assure that it serves Canad!

than the: series of Bol of our
governments, past or present, This
‘offers ‘the hope that the current
political strain can remain. within
the framework of a family quarrel
= with full cespect for the political

interests. The resentment of’
American investors toward. this
regulatory hurdle boiled over last.
year when Canada announced ‘a
Natiorial Energy Plan ‘aimed ‘at
bringing its burgeoning oll and gas
industry — now largely controlled
by U.S:-based multinational oil
companies — under @ 50 percent
share of C hi “by

and sep

national Identity oft Canada,
Americans. enjoying. an open
door for trade and Investment to
the north must accept the fact that
\.Canada is coming of age — that a
greater share of. ownership and
control of business and industry In
Canada must pass inevitably into
Canadian hands. On their port,

1990.

Not unexpectedly, ‘he: Reagan
administration Is crying foul, ac-
cusing the Liberal of

can hardly deny that
re country has prospered *
through its ‘relationship with the
United States. / At this stage of its

Prime. Minister Pierre Elliott
Trudeau “of tactics- of
and p

with ‘an anti-American flavor. Ot-
tawa responds that we are asking
Canadians to acquiesce In a
degree of-foreign contro! ‘of their
‘economy that we would never
tolerate in our own country,

The latter point is well_taken,
U.S. representatives at a recent
‘colloquium on Canada at the
University of Southern California
emphasized that our quarrel is not

w

Canada is
not unlike a son who is old enough -
to assert his Independence but still

. Felles on money from home to ger

through college.

indeed, a. Canadian official at,
the USC colloquium declared that
Canada has come ‘this far as a
nation of miners and lumberjacks
and is now determined to enter the -
technological age on. its own’

That is i

Canada’s destiny, but the United -
States will have more than a little
to do with seeing It fulfilled.

mismanagement.

bers affect
: talk of gloom and doom?”

will operate'a

"FRED: MERRIMAN

Were | the president of the IWA or any other. union who has meine: Bi

. by the so-called “‘slump”. in forest products soles, iit

would behoove me to'ask the fundamental questlér
“What is the sales manager doing to increas:

jes amidst allthe

In business there are no excuses. In business there, is always a:

better mouse trap. A good sales
itable t with fall er

possibilities:

* of years to mature,
has not just as a matter

“high interest rates and ham-: “stringing government Lreaultlen
At:the cisk, once again. of showing my naivete, here are some

}— desp

Ills may be obsolete. Perhaps lumber Is not the best by-

. product from a ‘fallen tree. Perhaps homes built by custom:nalling

* pleces of lumber together are far too labour intensive. to be sold.at a
price with today’s high interest rates.

Perhaps the giants in the forest industry should seriousl fore .

the research Into alternative uses for trees that have taken hune dreds”

I'would ask the embarrassing question why the forest tndstey

forests may be a source of f

© and supplemented wood chips.

se
; farming business. Any yoteet knows full well you sist plant to oxpect

@. harvest. The forest Industry, — with
segulation — has not accepted this basic fact.
-Let's carry the idea one step further. Is it not possible that our

or without government

Recent news items fell of livestock peing fed a mix of vitamins

Forest indoeley mismanaged

The. forest ‘aduatiy ‘slowdown is ‘the \. -diréct: reault of.

facts:- lumber. 4
; veneer 9.7
‘cent; ond all other uses 2,2 per cent.

“The table for uses. of wood in the United States gives the followin
49.5 per cent; pulpwood 33.8 per cent; plywood ‘and
r cent; fuel 3.7 per cents pilings, poles and posts 12 per:

~<) Since Wwe ore Rearlog exc excuses from the industry managers about.
ly affecting the construction industry — then

lumber. Since computer-stored information will probably.”
sed in the paper industry — then

high Interest rates direct

cause ‘a. slowdown in pulpwood as u

‘scratch Pulpwood.
and veneer may be

=

dot,

lye 1 by
: built in yvoed foctory and shipped as is. Perhaps it may be encouraged ky

ticulart
e of wood as a fuel, encept for wae the Canadian west.

Use
‘oihennise useful, Isa. complete waste of valuable material.
posts are perhaps a fair use. Poles for utili

Pilings arid |

use are once ‘againa

ple chosen

peop for the awesom:
placed all their eg:

sin a bas!

jecting
“They must justity | luge. expenditures In pl .
may just be manufacturing an obsolete pioduel: and equipment which

@ standing tree means its material
jot dis d

tn the simplest way I can say | it:
is not 'needed or that some ¢

poor use of a valuable tree — particularly when _
the result Tooke ll like Mother Jones’ clothes li ait
The unemployed forest Worker cee wthowt the la

products that are not
company

is in that position bi bale
sition beca
sibility of directing his tenes
97.8 per cent of their sales.

new use for it.’
Ire

alternative... $

peat, there are no excuses In’bi
rests on the fact that corporate Plestty
beyond their control to change, then we are ind
Every cloud does have a silver lining —

if your future andmine

must walt for factors ,
leed inasorry state. _
its called a reasonable: |

691.

bad for first-time -

v,

Blueberry Creek Elemien-
tary School recently :held .a :
Contest to collect’ computer
core supe ‘assist’ the

lentor Citizéi fis’ A‘shoclation’ 4]
Of Castlegar. to! provide aid‘
for people whoneed the ser- |
vice of a dialysis: machine, 4

Mrs. R. Cormier of Blue-
berry Creek, spoke to the
children and commended
them on their fine effort in’
collecting over 84,000 coded
stamps, She explained that |
these were worth 10 cents’
each when they are sent ’|
away by the senior citizens to
the Kidney Foundation, The
amount raised by the ‘school
was equivalent.to $3,400.

‘The $5 cash prize was pre-
sented by Mr. and Mrs. R.
Cormier to Jenny and. Lisa

for thelr, efforts, -

The following were the: ;

pupils in each. grade who’
brought. the most stamps: |
Grade 1 — Lisa Fullerton —

- 2,416, Grade 2 —:Colin

Brig-'
geman-—. 825, Grad 3 —
Jennifer - Fullerton. 2,416, :
Grado 4.— Justin McLeod —

Stewart Higgins — 1,568 and ‘collected the

Grade 7 — Lori rancid _

* 1,885, Grade 6. — ‘Kevin STUDENTS wita THE | MOSTEST . .  Aar.
Kazakoff — 1,230, Grade 6 — Citizens’ with ‘thi s

Kidney Foundation aided

nd i Mra. 8 R. Cormier of the Castlegar Senior

ith the
nifer Fullerton, Justin McLeod

‘one from each class, which |
most coded stamps. Students are Lisa Fullerton; Colin Briggeman, Jen- -
. in Kazakoff, Stewart Higgins and Lori Pettigrew.

day ‘from the Castlegar Fu-
neral Chapel’ and concluded
Saturday from the Ootis-
chenia Community Hall for,
Elizabeth A, Samoyloff, 81, of
Ootischenia who died March
11 at Castlegar.

“Mra, Samoyloff was born
March 6, 1901 at Benito, Man.
Vand: resided at
Sask.’ until, moving to Ootis-
} chenis in 1940, *

She was an active member
of the Union of Spiritual

Service is held for
Elizabeth Samoyloff

Prayer service began Fri-;

Communities of Christ and
active in Psalm singing. She
took’ part in all activities of
the Doukhobor Community,

Mrs. Samoyloff is survived
by one aon, Peter and daugh-

ter-in-law Polly of Octischen- ’

fa; one daughter, Mrs. Peter.
(Margaret) Obedkoff'’ of
Castlegar; five grandsons
and two granddaughters,

She was precedeased by
her husband, William, in 1961
and. son, Bill, in 1970,

Burial was at Ootischonia
Cemetery.’

Bankruptcies jump:

. OTTAWA (CP) ~ Farm ness bonds offered to unin-
bankruptcies jumped again incorporated: farmers in that
February and now are 64 per budget have proved of little,
cent higher than they were at use to farmers because the’

‘the end of February, 1981, government : ‘has

attached

the bankruptcy division of such stringent bd

‘the Consumer Affairs De-
\ partment said this week.

The statistics add to the
gloomy conditions facing far-
mers who see grain prices
declining to less than what it
cost to produce the grain.
Beef and hog prices remain
low.

The agency said 88 farmers
were forced out of business
last month with 25

rules.”

HOMEGOODS”

FURNITURE |
WAREHOUSE

Tues.-Sat. 9:30-5:30 !
China Creek i

"Drive a Little to Save aLot”

GREGORY R. COLEMAN |

Now located in ne Wes Kootenay, ¢ and
offering professional’ services to private’:
Jand owners.

e Shovestty Management’ Timber Brokerage, 4

Foriurther 1 plecse ph write to:

364-2601 anytime
486 Rossland Ave., Trail, B.C.
VIR SMBS R

For Your Convenience We're:

‘a year. earlier.

So far this year, 68 farmers
have gone broke. compared
wil

Genaral Motors

82 models récalled

TORONTO (CP) — Gener-
al Motors of Canada Ltd. said
this week it will recall almost *
84,000 of its subcompact and’
compact 1982 models to fix a
problem that could lead to
fuel leakage.

David Harper, GM Can-
ada’s supervisor of vehicle
safety, said the company will
replace clamps on fuel: filler,
and vent-pipe ‘hoses of, the’
saa The, smps, whlch have:

weakness in

could. break won Sraed

by road. salt, allowing gas-

oline to drip.or splash out.
Harper, sald that about 290

of the cars affected will also

be checked for* a problem

with their clutch | cables,

“which might result in the loss.

of half ,the car’s braking

power:
In the U.S., the voluntary
reeall affects 485,000 cars.
GM said it noticed the
-problems_ in December: in
company-owned cars and
hasn't: received repérts of,
any. injuries. or accidents.

Both problems have been |.
eorrected in current produc: 5

tion.

‘The cara affected by the |

clamp breakage are Chevro-

‘Assignment
Life’ to be
shown here’

* The ‘film’ “Assignment:
Life,” which discusses both
sides of the abortion contro:
versy, will be shown locally.

Intended for mature audi-
encés, it features interviews
with people actually. involved
in the American abortion is-
sue: Dr. EB.’ Allred’ — who

currently operates his own |

private abortion clinics, Dr.
J. Wilke — a pro-life spokes-
person, employees. _ of
Planned Parenthood, nurses,
worten who have kad abor-

-. Cavalier; Pontiac 6000, Phoe-

ith 41 in the firat two
months of 1981. Last year, a

let Celebrity, “Citation and

‘nix and J-2000;  Olsmobile
Cutlass Ciera, Omega ‘and
Firenza; Buick Century; Sky-

OTTAWA (cP) — The
automated arm Canada ‘do-
nated to the United States: '
space ‘shuttle’ program * will

29, *

The arm, designed by the
Co

lark and Skyhawk and the
Cadillac Cimarron.’ «

About 200 of the ‘Citation,
Phoenix, Omega and Skylark

pick up and handle cargo for
the first time during Colum-
bia’s third mission that be-
gins March 22."

-more sold out before the’

banks foreclosed. Thousands
more had to sell land or part.
of their herds to stay in busi-

‘asng at 9am. POT March ness,

_ Ontario and Quebec con-

tario lost 17 more farmers to

tinue to bear the brunt. On-

models will undergo ‘the «
clutch ‘check, ‘In“ the *
pipic poo care wil und

SE ee crvat ds cate
willbe notified by letter in
the next fow weeks and re-
‘bales will be made free:at itn,
Sealerahips,

sion.

REALTY. WORLD.
Castle — Ltd.

“Comet
the house that sjustr
And buying it will be ¢
cover all the details

information on financing

8 p.m. March 16 and March
19,

In Castlegar the ‘lm will
be. shown at | Selkirk College
‘March 23, room K-11 at 11:80
a.m. aid again at 7:80 p.m.

pOn’s FAY'N
TARIT STORES

° OPENFORYOUR —
“CONVENIENCE ..

gwen riverfront ro) Beau fia SBR
: greentiouve ond oh of

‘Asking $119,000.

PLAN AMEAD AND Invest IN
YOUR BUILDING LOT Using

‘THIS iS A REAL MONEY inieeaas 5
Not only Is it close to city center
scenes but It also con, an. ele
nts

thre
resi tar tints well vnatnelved
-4, lot,

ae ahr aero produce,
ru dairy. Soto foboc-

WwW REDUCED. "10
LL.

The $100-million robot will

shuttle's second mission ist

Realty World first. You tind
htfor you, £

sier, because ss
including helpful

most 3 acres of |:
hone ges fond id complete the setting for: ~- area,
peter

November.

handle’ two ‘scientific pack-
tect ‘each the size of a filing

weighing "864" kild: Ua6% dee Braet

causes in’ space’ and /how vided in the

oil it aa! about ‘half‘of the: bankrup-
Ontter! to ineastre’ teies were in livestock.

pancho EEUKGE'T occa BITRE! al Eee
during: the seven-day mis:

Bis’ ~. Meanwhild:

quickly it dissipates, said Art’ get to help farmers in danger

22 - and the | at:the

- There has never been so many out-
‘standing. opportunities for making a
“GOOD BUY" and many owners are
anxious to sell and wil

reasonable offer on their building lot,
acreage,. home or investment proper-
ties.

365-3336

That tgs are oxomples of some ofthe many exclent beys now eral

BLUEBERRY CREEK —7 ACRES
One of vary few acrea
this® area,
as
joining
aw REDUCED to.only $29,000
LOSS — YOUR GAIN

BUUDER'S
‘This excellent brand new’ hom

in with eating
for dining room, aunken living
foom,: bath, . ut $ :

, double

Must SELL and: will’ look at any
onabl le offer. Asking $119,000,

"| WAS$133,000 NOW $129,900 :
EXECUTIVE HOME #
. Ino new subdivision’ of quality | homes,

This home must be seen

:preciate the suolty of ee conatruclon' &
fanning.

Planning. Ov 4, H. of spacious
Iviny ing a plant room, sauna,
handcrafted nao plan ro ‘and more.
Beculiful view overlooking the Columbia
Iver, bridge andalrport..

The launch is set for 7 a.m. Hunter, arm project manager of bankruptcy dried up early
| PST March‘ unell.

i Febeoaty pe small Best,
365. 3336

° 1444
"Columbia Ave.,
Castlegar

PRICES REDUCED

look ‘at ‘any

- 200 Listings

in our Area
to Choose From

TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF TODAY'S MARKET .
AND: |
°CALLOUR -
‘OFFICE TODAY .

OQUCANTBEAT :
mi home: with heated and

wired addition, tmmoculate throughout.

Priced at only $16,900,

BUILDING OR MOBILE HOME LOTS

South Slocan % acre was: $32,900 —

NOW $31,000.
Robson Of 3112 wan, $29 000 No

INTERESTED INAREVENUE .
ICING iT?
§. Castlegar with vie, 100150, excep,

millioh pro-")
lovember bud-

965-7813

1365-5145.
365-3214
365-3810

965-5353

365-5304

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