a2 Castlegar News June |, 1986 Hearing told of day care problems By The Canadian Press Two West Kootenay organizations were among the 19 to make ions at a p 'y hearing on child care Thursday in Kelowna. Judy Pollard and Linda Weir of the West Kootenay the p care services and abusing the conditions « of the Canada Assistance Plan which provides equal federal-provincial funding of day care for only welfare recipients who meet stringent, below-poverty-level guidelines. Cathy Lafortune of Hobbit Hill Children’s Centre in Castlegar said local fund-raising simply to survive, rather than for special projects, is becoming more and more difficult with high unemployment and fund-raising by . charitable organizations. The request for federal dominated the hearings. subsidies for day care TWIN RIVERS Bands, choir entertain 300 The Twin Rivers elemen Coffee and “goodies” were tary school bands and choir, supplied by the Parent Sup- under the direction of Bob port Group with Bertuzzi, performed before earmarked for the adventure an appreciative audience at playground planned for the the school’s annual spring school. concert Thursday evening. Approximately 300 par- ents and friends heard selec- tions by the junior band, senior band, and choir. The choir is in its first year. A special presentation was made to Bob Bertuzzi by the Phipps family for his years of helping young péople learn to play music. NOW OPEN KOOTENAY CASH & CARRY Warehouse Food Store case lots * bulk food * seafood * cheese *froren tod gollon sites juice *proaece GRADUATE OF 1986! in Coll is now accepting ications for the following we year career programmes: Civil neering Technology Finearte (Foundation) “Consider a future with Okanagan College” For further information please contact: Okanagan College : Okanagan College Admissions Office 000 K.L.O. Road, Kelowna, B.C. VI1Y-4X8 Despite the fact the committee had already held hearings in Vancouver, Victoria and Prince George earlier in the year, people came from as far away as the Queen Charlotte Islands, Prince Rupert, East and West Kootenays, and Kamloops, as well as all three major Okanagan cities, to make submissions. ‘The majority of the 19 briefs called on the federal government to change existing financial arrangements with the provinces to solve the financial woes of thousands of day-care centres across Canada. Those include underpaid, overworked and, in some cases, undertrained personnel, as well as insufficient funds to purchase, upgrade or replace equipment and supplies. _ it is time to stop studying this issue and start .” said the O) South NDP i association. “Surely, after almost two decades, the need has been firmly established for a national day care policy.” IN TUNE . tudents at Twin Riv: elementary school entertain about 300 guests with a recorder A recent estimate indicated two million Canadian children are in need of day-care facilities, said the association brief. In British Columbia, child care services are fragmented under three ministries — Human Resources, Health and Education, and should be consolidated under the Ministry of Education, it said. Donna MeNulty, president of the Central Okanagan Day Care Society, told the committee day-care centres could be established in mobile classrooms or vacant areas at public schools to cut costs, but not necessarily operated by school districts Heather Ross of Okanagan College's Kelowna Campus Day Care Society said under the present funding system, in which the centre is totally funded by user fees, it could take years to upgrade the facilities and services. Elizabeth Morris Dunn from the Island Women's Society for the Queen Charlotte Islands said the federal recital as part of the school’s annual spring concert Thursday. Ex-Vancouver mayor considers Socred race VANCOUVER (CP) — Art Phillips, former Liberal MP and former mayor of Van. couver, is considering ano- ther foray into politics — as a possible candidate for the tion to select a new leader, Social Credit party leader- who will automatically be. ship. come premier. “I will decide quite quickly, © When he announced his probably within a week to 10 decision, Bennett spoke of days,” Phillips, 55, said in an the need for political re interview in his downtown newal. office where he currently “If they're looking at re. holds the government posi- newal in terms of new people tion of commissioner of cri- or new thoughts, then per tical industries. haps my sort of a candidacy Phillips, like virtually would be more appropriate,” everyone in British Colum- Phillips said bia, was taken by surprise last Thursday when Premier Bill Bennett announced he would resign this summer. 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By CasNews Staff The owner of Columbia River Shake and Shingle Mill in Nakusp says his company will try to stay in business as long as possible in the wake of last week's announcement per cent tariff on Canadian exports of shakes and shin Platinum Lights A millionaire who founded the successful investment counselling firm of Phil Hager and Yorth Ltd., Phil lips has received calls from “influential” Socreds urging him to run. “I've had a number of people call me,” he said “People who are in a very influential position in the party have called and asked me to give it some consid eration “I'm surprised at the peo ple who have called and asked me to throw my hat into the ring. ART PHILLIPS will decide quickly Nakusp shingle mill tries to survive gies. of the tariff, he said. “But that’s the last resort, “We're going to try to keep I haven't even considered it,” going, but it's difficult,” Dick Jones said. Jones said. “We've cut back a He ruled out a price bit already — 10 guys are increase in shakes and shin- gone so far.” gles to stay in business, Columbia River employed saying “we're not Overwai- about 100 workers in its ea.” Nakusp mill before the tariff “The price has dropped announcement, Jones said. since last week. Everybody's He added that his workers sending shakes across the have volunteered to take a border” trying to beat the pay cut in order to help keep scheduled June 6 imposition the company afloat Ministers to meet in East Kootenay VICTORIA (CP) — Minis. ed Friday ters responsible for the British Columbia Labor status of women will hold Minister Terry Segarty, who their fifth annual meeting at is also responsible for the Fairmont Hot Springs near status of women, and his fed Cranbrook June 4-6, the pro. eral counterpart Walter Mc vincial government announc- Lean will co-host the meet ing. which will be closed to Splendor Spring Venture Night Song MISTY ISLE Aventura California Dreaming” Christy's World Deerbrook* Eterna! Blush ina* Ringiet Roxy *New for 1986 CARL'S DRUGS Other Fine Wedding Gift Selections are and Czechoslovakian Crystal *® Wooden ware and aoneim Flatware Castleaird Plaza 365-7269 =a ALL DRY CLEANING (INCLUDING DRAPES) Offer in effect until Soturday, June 7 eral, Open Monday to Saturdoy! PLAZA CLEANERS Cestleaird Plaza 365-5145 the public The ministers plan to hold a news conference after wards at the B.C. Pavilion at Expo 86 on June 6 Among the items to be dis- cussed are family violence, child care, immigrant and visible minority women, and women and training. The annual meeting of fed provincial and terri torial ministers is a forum to review policies and programs and to make recommenda. tions to decision-makers on ways to improve the standing of women in Canada. me of the responsibility to hould shoulder sot ree well-thought-out ehild care ensure there is a responsible, stra’ - . ‘tex Cursons of the Kamloops and District Labor Council said day-care funding should involve users plus local, leral governments. ee creer sod pais McKay of the Children’s Challenge Day Care in Kamloops suggested federal grants to day care centres of $30 per space per month for children under three years of age and lower fees for older children. Wes Nickel of the Boundary Similkameen NDP constituency association decried the poor ascademic achievement of latchkey children and urged gradual implementation of federal subsidies to eliminate user charges completely. . ; The special committee is scheduled to conelude its public hearings in mid-June and file its report with Health Minister Jake Epp in November FORMER ALDERMAN ‘Curly' Cook passes away Virgil Roland Wallace years. “Curly” Cook of Castlegar He enjoyed prospecting, passed away May 29 at the fishing and was an avid age of 73. rockhound Funeral service will be | Mr. Cook is survived by held Monday, at 11 a.m. at three sons, William of Ross. the Castlegar Funeral Chapel land, James of Abbotsford, with Rev. Ted Bristow offi- and Paul of Victoria; one ciating. Cremation will daughter, Mrs. Elaine Blydo follow. of Castlegar; five grandchil Mr. Cook was born March en; step-son, Ron Mellett 21, 1913 at Vernon and was and family of Christina Lake educated in Vernon and Van- and step-daughter, Bonnie couver Island. Mr. Cook Parsons and family of North worked for Cominco for 37 Carolina years, retiring in 1973. He was predeceased by his After his retirement he first wife, Tannia, in 1972 and moved to Christina Lake his second wife, Viola, in 1982 where he lived until return. and one son, David, in 1947. ing to Castlegar in 1984. He Donations may be made to was a member of the Knights the Cancer Fund, Box 3292 of Pythias, Masonic Lodge, Castlegar. United Church and served as Funeral arrangements are an alderman for the City of under the direction of the Castlegar for a total of 14 Castlegar Funeral Chapel. Lottery numbers The following are the Lotto and 37. The bonus number West numbers drawn Wed- was 48. nesday night: There was no winner of the The jackpot of $115,108.46 jackpot pool of $7,615,630.40. was carried over. The second-prize pool, The eight numbers drawn awarded to those matching were 5, 11, 15, 26, 28, 30, 47 five regular numbers and the and 52. bonus number, had 12 win. The bonus number was 19. ners of $175,642.50. Two winners of the five The third-prize pool, correct plus bonus number warded to those matchiing category win $3,247.20 each. Gye regular numbers, had Forty-eight winners of the 393 winners of $1,705.40. five correct category win $541.20 each, 1,400 winners The fourth-prize pool, of the four correct category *Warded to those matching win $54.10 each and 18,186 four regular numbers, had winners of the three correct 19.831 winners of $65. category win a prize of $5 In addition there were each. 346,542 prizes of $10 awarded Next Wednesday's jackpot to thase matching three reg. is estimated at $220,000 ular numbers. The six winning numbers There was a total of in Wednesday's Lotto 6-49 366,778 prizes worth draw were: 3, 18, 21, 31, 34 $15,147,997.60. HOT WEATHER ENDS FERN HARVEST By CasNews Staff This week's sudden onslaught of hot weather has browned the brackens and the West Kootenay’s budding seasonal fern harvesting industry is shutting down operations today, about a month ahead of schedule, says the area manager of the company running the harvest. But despite the brief and disappointing season, Matsumora Enterprises Inc. will return to the West Kootenay next year to try again. “We're definitely going to come back next year,” said area manager Graham Howard, who added the company is pleased with the good response from local residents. Matsumora pay 20 cents per pound for the ferns which must be picked very young while the stalks are tender and snap off when picked. The ferns are then pickled in a brine solution and shipped to Japan where they are a traditional delicacy. Howard said the company’ had hoped to harvest about 300 tons of the ferns this year but wound up with about 10 tons. Weighing stations set up in Winlaw, Nakusp and Revelstoke will close today, Howard added He said K. Matsumora, the owner of the company who has been coming to the West Kootenay every year for the last five years to check the harvest, said thi is the worst year he has ever seen for the ferns. But Howard vowed the company will be back next year with “more publicity and more organization” in the hope of making the fern harvest a successful West Kootenay seasonal industry tiewed aa mother nature will cooperate next year,” In an interview with the Castlegar News earlier this month, Howard said Matsumora would set up a processing plant in the West Kootenay if the harvests ear become successful. Briefly EXPO REVENUE VANCOUVER (CP) — Expo's galloping atten- dance increases do not translate into better ticket-sale revenues for the fair, Expo marketing vice-president Ray Dagg says. Expo is still budgeting $210 million from ticket sales — the same figure chairman Jim Pattison released in February 1985 — despite the fact attendance estimates have jumped from 13.75 million to 20 million. “We can't change those forecasts too much,” Dagg said. “Even though we are expecting more people, we are not shifting our revenue projections as a result.” CHEMICAL FIRE CANNING, N.S. (CP) — A fire early Saturday at h storing sent clouds of smoke overhead and forced most of the 750 residents of this Annapolis Valley village to leave their homes. The fire was under contro! this morning, but police, worried about the chemical hazard, ordered everyone within two kilometres of the central farm supplies warehouse to evacuate. “People are still being told to leave,” Cpl. Jim King of the RCMP detachment at nearby New Minas said at mid-morning. “We want to get everyone out.” FIREFIGHTERS KILLED Three men fighting a forest fire in northern Quebec died when they lost their grip on the pontoons of three aircraft evacuating firemen pinned against a lakeshore by the flames. The firefighters plunged into Lake Froget, about 800 kilometres north of Montreal, after the rapidly moving fire trapped them on the shore of the lake. Provincial police spokesman Denis Fiset said the fire appeared so quickly that the firefighters were apparently unable to board their aircraft. POST BOXES REJECTED OTTAWA (CP) — The city of Nepean has become the first community in the country to reject proposed Canada Post community mail boxes. After deciding i to withhold consent to set up the boxes, council instructed the city’s lawyers Thursday to start legal action to determine the rights of residents to equal service from the post office. Nepean, a fast-g: 1g bedroom adjacent to Ottawa, has several major housing projects in the works where Canada Post proposed to install community boxes — each serving up to 38 residences — rather than provide daily door-to-door service. MURDER CHARGES LAID SAN ANDREAS, CALIF. (AP) — Three more murder charges have been filed against Charles Ng, previously accused of killing eight people at a mountain compound where authorities uncovered 11 bodies and splintered human bones. Calaveras County District Attorney John Martin said Ng. now in a Canadian prison for armed robbery, has been charged with the deaths of Harvey and Deborah Dubs and their son, Sean, who was 16 months old when the Dubs were reported missing from San Franciso almost two years ago. NUCLEAR SAFETY BONN (AP) — The Soviet Union is willing to accept international safety standards for nuclear reactors, the chief of a Soviet government news agency said in West Germany Valentin Falin, the director of Novosti, said at a news conference in the Soviet Embassy that nuclear power safety standards should be “the same for all countries.” His comments came more than a month after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Ukraine. NOT BOUNT BY SALT MOSCOW (AP) — The Soviet Union said Saturday it will not feel bound by strategic arms controls it agreed to with the United States in the 1970s if Washington exceeds the weapons limits allowed by the SALT accords. A government statment published by the official Tass news agency condemned what it called President Ronald Reagan's “ lly dangerous’ ment Tuesday that Washington will not feel bound by the SALT II treaty in the future. NUCLEAR TEST WELLINGTON (AP-AFP) — France carried out its most powerful underground nuclear test of the year Saturday, exploding a device in the South Pacific equal in force to the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, New Zealand officials said The underground test took place at Muroroa Atoll IN PLOT MONTREAL (CP) —Five Montreal-area Sikhs were arraigned Saturday on charges of conspiring to possess explosives with intent to cause bodily harm, amid reports of an alleged plot to blow up an Air-India jumbo jet leaving New York. The five men clasped their hands together, bowed slightly and chanted “God bless you” to a packed courtroom of reporters, family and friends after requesting a trial by judge and jury and being ordered held in custody pending a bail hearing on Wednesday. Gurcharan Singh Banwait, 38, Chattar Singh Saini, 43, Santokh Singh Khels, 24, Kashmir Singh Dhillon, 41, and Monider Singh Anand, 21, were arrested in RCMP raids early Friday. The RCMP was tight-lipped about the investigation, conducted with Quebec provincial police, Montreal police, the FBI and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. But a Crown prosecutor confirmed that their investigation centred on suspicions of trouble aboard an aircraft. “It appears that it has to do with a plane,” Pierre Garon * said in an interview after the arraignment. He declined to elaborate. United News of India reported that the RCMP and FBI received a tip Thursday about an alleged to blow up Air-India Flight 112 scheduled to leave New York City Saturday night. The plane was scheduled to arrive in India on Sunday, which marks the start of what Sikhs are calling genocide week in commemoration of the second anniversary of the storming of their holiest shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, by Indian soldiers. Pauline Vincent, press secretary to Solicitor General Perrin Beatty, said in Ottawa that a total of eight warrants were issued but refused to elaborate because a police investigation was still underway. Police would not comment Saturday on the three warrants which had not been executed. Defence lawyers said they were in the dark about the case, not having been informed of the charges until the arraignment The first charge, which carries a maximum 14-year sentence, alleges the five conspired in Montreal between last April 4 and May 30 to “either fabricate or have in their ion or in their care or control an explosive substance with the intention of endangering lives or of causing property damage.” The lesser charge, which carries a maximum penalty of five years, alleges that wer conspired to either fabricate or have in their p i pi during the same period. Four guards with weapons drawn stood at the doors to the courtroom while half a dozen others ringed the prisoners’ box as the accused, all dressed casually and wearing the traditional beards and turbans of the Sikh religion, entered no plea on two counts each before sessions Judge Jean-Pierre Bonin. Breathalyser tests in doubt VANCOUVER (CP) — Breathalyser evidence on hundreds of drinking-driving cases has been thrown into doubt after a judge found a “fatal flaw” in certificates of analysis used by the Crown. Judge Robert Lemiski said the certificates are flawed because the Crown failed to redesignate breath- alyser technicians in compliance with amendments to the Criminal Code. The Vancouver provincial court judge dismissed a charge in which Walter Murray Moe was accused of driving with a blood-alcohol reading in excess of 0.08. Moe's lawyer, Michael Bolton, argued that the certificate was invalid because the breathalyser technician, designated in January 1985, wasn't redesig nated when the code was amended last December. Bolton's successful argument was based on the fact the Crown uses certificates of analysis to shortcut the usual court procedure in which a witness is called. The Crown simply submits a certificate showing the blood-alcohol reading and the accused, in what lawyers call a reverse-onus situation, is required to prove the reading is inaccurate. Bolton said the Supreme Court of Canada has said the certificates “serve to restrict the normal rights of an accused to cross-examination and saddle him” with the burden of proof, “They are therefore to be strictly construed and. where ambiguous, interpreted in favor of the accused,” the high court has said. Vancouver regional Crown counsel Bob Wright, advised of Judge Lemiski's new ruling, said the decision will be appealed. Wright said about 500 drinking-driving charges, half of them relating to blood-alcohol readings. are laid each month in the Vancouver area. in French Polynesia, said an official of the i cal Laboratory of New Zealand's Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. SPACE WALK MOSCOW (CP) — Two Soviet cosmonauts took their eighth walk in space Saturday, leaving the Salyut-7 orbital platform to work on a device that Soviet media have indicated could one day be used to link space stations. Leonid Kizim and Vladimir Solovev, who set a 237-day space endurance record in 1983, were shown live for about 10 minutes on Soviet television. They unfolded the same pylon for scientific instruments which they erected Wednesday on the outside of their érbiting Salyut-7 space station and then dismantled OMB KILLS FIVE c sauces (AP) — A bomb exploded aboard a crowded Colombo-bound passenger train Saturday. killing five people and injuring scores more, Sri Lankan railway sources said ‘There was no immediate claim of responsi for the explosion, the third in Sri Lanka in two days. The two earlier blasts, which have been linked to Tamil separatists, killed 31 people, including 20 soldiers, state-run radio said Heat wave rolls on By CasNews Staff More weather records top- pled this week as the mer. Fishwick says the warm cury soared to new highs. weather will remain with us, Saturday's high of 31.3 but will not be quite barely edged out the old “It might be a t« record for May 31 of 31.1 set starting tomorrow in 1983. or Monday.” A touch cooler means only 30 today and 28.30 Monday high was 30.6 and Friday's was 30.8. (Sunday) Weatherman Jim Fishwick said the temperature would have been even hotter Satur Trail gets $2m employment grant ister Flora MacDonald arrived in Trail Friday to announce that the economi- cally devastated West Kootenay com- munity is the first in British Columbia to receive funding under a new federal government employment incentive program. to $2 million over the next few years under the Community Futures program — one of six programs com- prising the Canadian Jobs Strategy. ‘Fhe money will be available to assist new or existing small businesses through a business development cen- tre, a news release describing Program sa ‘Additional i fess esd aaa to help individuals become self-employed and to enhance training, the release says. “We feel Trail has the potential to diversify into other fields,” MacDonald said in making the announcement at Trail city hall before mayors and re- and ond Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco bear is designed to assist communities faced with major layoffs and chronic unem- ployment, is new in that it “recognizes the need for long-term solutions” to unemployment problems. Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco, who hosted MacDonald during her visit to the area, said he is “deli; with the Flora MacDonald Meetid waves tot Troll os tay hood toa @ $2 million job incentive program for the city. programs over into Community Fu- tures,” MacDonald said. That action “will take place within weeks,” she said. MacDonald said the first step for a program. “It's the kind of thing we certainly Brisco acknowledged that the program is “not the entire answer.” “But this is a very signi! step in ing funds under the new program is to set up a Community Futures Committee composed of local business, government, labor and com- munity representatives. In Trail, the bia Paros Trail Action Cs i the right direction.” Responding to questions from repor- ters whether other West Kootenay communities are in line for funds under the Community Futures program, Brisco said: “You can hold your breath, but I don’t think for too long.” The federal government has allo- cated $18 million to B.C. for 1986-87 under the program. MacDonald said communities al ready receiving funding under the serve as the Community Futures cies mittee. “You already have the nucleus of what I consider will be a very success- ful Community Futures Committee,” MacDonald said. The program will provide up to $200,000 over the next two years to the committee for operating costs. There are five program options available under Community Futures described in the news release: oA poxpione dowry initiative baa ContewsProte new or existing small firms. Commun- ity Futures will provide up to $150,000 per year for operating costs, and up to $250,000 per year for investment trust. A maximum of $75,000 can be invested or lent to any one firm. e Purchase of institutional training to provide occupational training cours- es to individuals, employed or unem- ployed, so that they can improve their existing skills and learn new skills. @ Relocation assistance to provide jon and y to workers who find a demand for their skills in other communities. Commun- ity Futures will provide up to $5,000 or $7,500 in special cases. e A community initiatives fund which will provide direct funding to in- dividual firms for the development of local infrastructure. The objective is to support unique or innovative proposals for employment growth and recovery. Community Futures will provide s Local and De velopment (LEAD) program will be first in line for funding under Com munity Futures. The Regional District of Central Kootenay is already re- ceiving LEAD funding. “We're taking those communities (with LEAD programs) and rolling the WATERSLIDE continued trom front poge tions that the waterslide could be ated somewhere else. It has to be there,” he said. “Our professional studies show it can only be in that area to be viable.” Cheveldave said it's crucial the slide be on Highway 3 and be visible for kilometres in either direction. “The kids would have at least five minutes to beg their parents to stop” with the waterslide at the proposed location, he said. “You have to go with No. 1 all the way and No. 1 is exactly where we have picked it now.” Cheveldave also ruled out going to a development permit, which was suggested at one time by Castlegar SCHOOL CLOSURE continued trom tront poge maintenance and utility costs relative to other schools in the district The Castlegar board says it has pared its operating budget bit by bit to meet what it says is underfunding by the government and now must start chopping larger expenses to maintain an acceptable level of school services in the district. “We don't have any more nickle and dime items to cut Pongracz said. “Now we're into the bigger stuff.” Seeretary-treasurer John Dascher said the board could save approxi mately $25,000 by closing Pass Creek trustee Rick day if not for a northerly flow off the Lower Arrow Lake that kept the temperature two to three degrees cooler. Court news y The board could save a further $37,000 each at Ootischenia and Blue berry Creek elementaries and $20.000 The present heat wave also In Castlegar provineial set a new record Wednesday court this week, James Veri when the high was 33.5. The gin pleaded guilty ia im old record for May 28 was paired driving and «as fined 30.3 set in 1983. $300. While the temperature reached the 30s both Thurs. Gerdon Johnson pleaded day and Friday, no new ree- guilty to impaired driving ords were set. Thursday's and was fined $300 at Sh elementary Total savings by closing the four sehools is about $119,000. Farrell said closing the four rural schools would allow the board to: eliminate ali triple split grades: © reduce double split grades to four; @ put all primary (grades 1 to 3) students in single-grade classes; become " self-employed. The craere will provide $180 a week for one year as basic income to the individual while he or she established a business. A business development centre will establish a local investment fund to make loans or equity investment in of $50,000 to firms or indi- viduals. Trail is the second community in Canada to receive assistance under the Community Futures program. Sault Ste. Marie has already been allocated about $1 million under the program. council, Area J director Martin Vanderpol and the regional board. “The development permit is too restrictive and time limiting,” he said. He said interest rates could increase and part of the multi-faceted project could then have to be postponed temporarily. Asked about concerns by some Ootischenia residents that Cetac may only build part of the development if given approval to rezone, Cheveldave said: “It is never our intention to do only part of the project.” He added that the regional district has control over what must be built on the site because of the zoning. Cheveldave was hesitant to say what part of the development would be built first. “Today our intention is to build it all at once . .. to go ahead with only part of the development wouldn't make sense,” he said. However, Cheveldave conceded that “from a priority of one to 10, I would say the motel would be the last thing because it would be the most expensive.” Besides a motel and waterslide, Cetae has proposed to construct a recreational vehicle park, restaurant, laundromat and mini-golf. Cheveldave also had a word of advice for those who said the developers may be out to only make a fast buck. “If anybody thinks they're going to make a fast buck today, (they're) not in tune with present economic condi. tions.” It's hard enough to make a “slow buck”, he said. e provide some staffing flexibility which, depending on future board de cisions, may be used to increase exist ing services or a child care worker or elementary counsellor “With diminishing resources and de- clining enrolment, this consideration (closing the four schools) provides the best learning and teaching situations throughout the district.” Farrell said If Pass Creek elementary is closed. Pass Creek students would be consoli dated with Woodland Park elementary school students. The consolidation would eliminate two triple split grades and two double split grades at the two schools. As well, the amalgamation would allow primary students to be in small one grade classes. But when board chairman Kay Johnson called for an impromptu vote among the Pass Creek parents at the meeting who have children in split classes at the school, nine out of nine indicated they would prefer their children to remain in split classes rather than be bused to single grade classes in the city At one point in the meeting. more than the temperature threatened to overheat the audience when Barb Rainville, one of a group of Woodland Park parents who attended the meet ing. urged the board not to buckle under pressure from the Pass Creek residents. “You don't always have to listen to groups... . you have to make a decision on your own,” Rainville told the trus tees. “You have to make a scientific decision, not an emotional one.” One audience member replied “there are programs in the city that could be cut.” And Pass Creek resident. Ray Tereposky referred to Woodland Park elementary as a “dungeon” that de. pressed the students who have to attend there Commented trustee Ed Conroy: “It's areal sad state of affairs when we have schools within our own district battling against each other” The board has scheduled three more public meetings this week Discussion of Shoreacres elementary will take place Tuesday at Tarrys elementary Other meetings are set for Ootis chenia elementary Wednesday and Blueberry Creek elementary Thurs day All meetings start at 7 p.m