Saturday, October 10, 1992 @ TravelGold offers seniors CAA has good news for se- Re niors who travel outside the province. The popular Travel- Gold annual out-of-province medical in- surance coverage is now available to members up to the age of 80. Single trip coverage is also available to members of any age. in early August members were ad- vised that the underwriting company that provided TravelGold to BCAA members, stopped offering coverage for people over 69. “We were disappointed at having to remove annual coverage for members in this age group, SO we're very pleased that we've been able to work with a new un- derwriter to bring back this essential in- surance product,” says BCAA Insurance Product Manager Susan Bigelow. Long-term coverage (policies covering trips to a maximum of 60 days per trip) is available for less than $400 per year. “The rates have increased, but the fi- nal cost is still very reasonable when you consider the potential medical costs in- volved in out-of-province claims,” Bigelow more security Two types of annual policies are avail- able for members between 70 and 80. Long-term coverage (policies cover- ing trips to a maximum of 60 days per trip) is available for less than $400 per year. Short-term coverage is also available, in the form of a new policy that covers any number of trips per year with a maximum of five days per trip, and one trip of up to 25 days. The new policy will cost $78 an- nually. Members who want more information on out-of-province medical insurance and the TravelGold program should feel free to contact their local BCAA office or call the BCAA TeleCentre toll-free at 1-800-663- 1956. 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Highs in the upper teens. @ OUR PEOPLE The Kootenay Society for Community Living is making a difference in many lives — none the least of which is its own director, Dennis Hutchin- son. @ LOCAL SPORTS Duplicating last week's effort by the Stanley Humphries se- nior boys, the Mt. Sentinel se- nior girls volleyball team cap- tured the title at their own tour- nament over the weekend. page 12 @ ARTS & LEISURE Kinnaird Middle School got a first-hand look at recycling this week, thanks to a visit for the province’s newest environ- mental crusaders — The Green Team. preview 3 Our People Local Sports Action Ads Calender Arts & Leisure TV Listing preview 6 Anti-abortionist and local church groups formed a Chain of Life along Columbia Avenue near the Castleai X ’ leaird Plaza Saturday, protesting the danger that abortion poses to both women and unborn children. The peaceful demonstration, complete an information booth, was just one of many staged across British Columbia. —? pe News photo by Corinne Jackson Candidates’ credibility questioned Neil Rachynski NEWS REPORTER | Candidates speak, page 4 | been better not to have nominated a can- didate because they won’t let him forget Accountability and credibility were the focus of Castlegar’s first all-candidates’ forum. Hopefuls Doug Green, Renee Read and Dave Gairns were taken to task Monday for either memberships they belong to or past reports on their performance. A former Castlegar city administrator, Gairns was pressed by Coalition Unaccepting Rash Bureaucracy President Mike O’Connor to explain his involvement in the Price Waterhouse report. O’Connor said the report stated Gairns distanced him- self from staff and outside workers. “I’m not running for city administrator,” Gairns replied. “Get this in perspective. IfI’m elected I’m not going to be mak- ing changes at the staff level — that’s the administrator's job. “It doesn’t take a genius to say who the backlog was. It was the staff, the senior staff. Everyone was doing the best they could do at the time.” Gairns also admitted he is a paid member of CURB, but dis- missed any political ties. “I attended their meeting to see who they would nominate as a candidate,” Gairns said, following the forum. “I asked if I could sit in on the meeting and (O’Connor) said ‘Don't be so cheap and throw $5 in the shoebox.’ “I owe absolutely nothing to CURB. I think they would have = roa esvciggh Chri or the media.” ug Green disagrees. ough his campaign is being fi- nanced by CURB, Green said he may not follow the Gtisen group’s agenda. “I will go against CURB if I disagree,” Green said. “I'm not a puppet ina raters em a candidate of CURB. treat Mike (O’Connor) the same as an: rson,” he said. “I know CURB has a large enough abort and council is~ not taking CURB lightly.” Even Renee Read had to defend herself numerous times. _ Read’s aspirations for public office were questioned as be- ing in conflict of interest with her management position for the a = District Chamber of Commerce. Read says er’s is a part-time position and she does not make poli the chamber. wc a “Legal counsel has been sought... and there is-no conflict of interest,” Read: said. “The contract (between the chamber and the city) has been signed and agreed and is good till 1995.”. One local resident doubted whether Read could responsibly make financial decisions for Castlegar residents because she lives in Blueberry Creek. “Oh, you’re wrong,” Read said. “I pay probably more taxes through my business than most Castlegar residents.” SIHOTA SAYS YES, GOUK SAYS NO TO CHARLOTTETOWN ACCORD, PAGE 8