Castlégar News October 12, 1008 Secret ballot issue heats up By DAPHNE BRAMHAM Canadian Press VICTORIA — The pressure for a secret ballot of Premier Bill Vander Zalim's leadership increased Tuesday, but one Social Credit member of the legislature said such a vote would have little impact at the party's annual convention later. this month. Cliff Serwa, who represents Okanagan South, said Vander Zalm will get overwhelming support regardless of whether the vote is by secret ballot or the traditional show of hands. “Social Credit members are fiercely independent and nothing will change the way they vote,” he said in a telephone interview from his riding. “They always vote in favor of their government and I believe they will vote for their leader because they recognize that their leader and their government are all one.” Serwa also said the push for a secret ballot — now supported by seven members, including four former cabinet ministers — is the result of “many axes being ground by a lot of different people.” Vander Zalm has said he won't oppose a secret ballot at the convention which starts Oct. 20. people really think.” Ivan Messmer, who represents Boundary-Similka- meen, also said Tuesday that he favors a secret ballot, but won't push for it, “I believe in the democratic principle of a secret ballot,” said Messmer. “I voted for the rights of union On Tuesday, he the di with his leadership as just a symptom of the party's growing pains after more than 30 years of being led by W.A.C. Bennett and his son, Bill. “It's a coming of age of the party in the sense that we've gone through a time, many years in fact, when basically it was the Bennett family,” the premier told reporters. JOINS CALL Doug Mowat, who represents Vancouver-Little Mountain, joined the call for a secret vote on Tuesday. He said it will give the party a “good idea of what the to have secret ballots and I don’t see any difference here.” The move to seek a secret ballot at the three-day convention in Penticton was started by Bill Enefer, the V South president. It appears to be the latest in a series of manoeuvres aimed at ousting Vander Zalm after byt controversial years in office. His outspoken personal winks against abortion angered many party supporters. But what bothered them most was his one-man leadership style that resulted in major policies being announced to the public before cabinet ministers and caucus members were even consulted. A near revolt by caucus members was quashed this summer when Vander Zalm agreed to get rid of his chief policy advisor David Poole and agreed to allow cabinet and caucus more input into policy decisions. At the urging of caucus, Vander Zalm has also limited. his accessibility to the media and the public, Grace McCarthy and Brian Smith — the two ministers who resigned this summer citing interference by the premier in the operation of their ministries — made their call for a secret ballot last week. Other backbenchers supporting the move are Kim Campbell from Vancouver-Point Grey and the two former cabinet ministers from Vancouver - South, Stephen Rogers and Russ Fraser. McCarthy, Smith, Campbell and Rogers all ran against Vander Zalm in the 1986 leadership contest. COMMUNITY Bulletin Board WL BAZAAR October 15,2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Legion Hall, Door prize, tea. 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Crockett feels although local So- creds favor an open vote, it will be done by secret ballot at the conven- tion. “It will more than likely happen. It's going to be a very interesting convention,” he Said. Siemens said he is “undecided as to whether the ballot should be conduc- ted secretly or in private. “I personally feel people might be a little bit hesitant” to show dissatis- faction with their leader in an open vote. However, he defended. Vander Zalm, pointing out that the premier is making changes based on criticism of his leadership. “We'll see how they (the changes) work,” Siemens said, adding: “If they don’t then we might have to get tougher.” MacBAIN continued from front page ers and Albert Calderbank were elected to three-year terms last year. Under new municipal election regu- lations, elections will be held every" three years beginning in 1990. Deadline for nominations for the Nov. 19 election is noon on Oct. 31. The election will be held at the Com- munity Complex with an advance poll on Nov. 14 at city hall. TV debates could be party equalizer By ERIC BEAUCHESNE Canadian Press Still trailing badly in the polls, the opposition leaders may get their best chance to burst Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's protective election cam- paign bubble with two lengthy tele- vised debates later this month. In Ottawa, party strategists and network bosses agreed to the gruell- ing format of three-hour debates; one Oct. 24 in French, another Oct. 25 in English. The debate deal was reached Tuesday, hours before today’s re- lease of a new poll suggesting the Tories are well ahead with support of 42 per cent of decided voters. The poll, which puts the NDP nar. rowly in second place, was gleefully pounced on by New Democrat Lead er Ed. Broadbent as proof that Canada doesn’t need the Liberal Party or its leader John Turner. Turner, mieantime, has become something of a billion-dollar can. didate. He was in Fredericton of- fering the economically depressed regions of the country an extra $1.5- billion-a-year in federal aid. That's what the Tories have strip- ped from the regional development budget since 1984, he told supporters after meeting Liberal! leaders from the four Atlantic provinces. Last week Turenr promised $7.4 billion over seven years to create 400,000 more child-care spaces and $1.65 billion a year to help Canadians obtain affordable and adequate hous- ing. Mulroney has largely conducted a cautious campaign for the Nov. 21 election, refusing generally to res- pond to media questioning. He spent Tuesday in Ottawa on government business then heads to.Toronto today to start his second week of cam- paigning. The Environics poll, conducted Oct. 2-10 for the Globe and Mail, puts Tory support at 42 per cent, the NDP 29 per cent and the Liberals 25 per cent. Only 10 per cent of the 1,515 people surveyed were un- decided. It's the third consecutive poll since the Oct. 1 election call putting Tory support at 40 per cent or more. Two of those polls have also put the NDP in second place. The poll is consid- ered accurate within 2.5 points either way 19 times out of 20. Campaigning in southern Ontario, Broadbent was elated and predicted the Tory lead will be chewed away over the campaign. As he told 300 supporters in the Plumbers Union Hall in Welland, Ont., that it would be healthy for Canada to rid itself of the Liberals and have a two-party system with the NDP standing for those who want. progressive change. The deal on the leaders’ debates, meantime, didn't please either op- position party. Both the NDP and Liberals want more debates, with one exclusively on free trade. 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The prime minister has become “a headwaiter in the White House,” who can’t say no to the Americans, the Liberal leader told 500 supporters at a local -gymnasium. “A man who changes his mind on so vital a subject to Canada can't be trusted,” he added. Earlier, Turner promised a new federal regional development depart- ment and $120 million more a year in federal contracts for Atlantic and Western Canada. In other developments: e External Affairs Minister Joe Clark was accused by ethnic jour- nalists of keeping their party closed to racial minorities despite lip service to multiculturalism.. : Turner said he would abide by a party decision in a Liberal nomin- ation fight in the Montreal-area riding of St-Laurent which effective- ly shuts out William Dery, whose supporters disrupted a party rally attended by Turner on Thanksgiving Day. Candidates lock horns at forum Deadline for Receipt of Recipes is 12 Noon on Wed., Oct. 26 Send in the old family favorite recipe or your newest creation. Send us your recipes for: Main Dishes, Breads, Biscuits, Rolls, Meats, Soups, Stews, Casseroles, Salads, Vegetables, Pickles, Relishes, 1987 F COOK BOOK \ or deliver to: number. Desserts, Squares, Cookies, Cakes, Candy Fudge, Canning, Freezing, Wine, Wild Game, Microwave, or any other recipe ideas or General Cooking Hints. Send your typed or neatly written recipes to: Cook Book, Castlegar News Box 3007, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4 Cook Book, Castlegar News 197 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar REMEMBER: Include your name, address and telephone DEADLINE: 12 Noon, Wed., Oct. 26 Feel welcome to submit as mony recipes as you wish ay new look for fall. 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Oct. 19 is also National Students’ Day. Selkirk College is a member of the Canadian Federation of Students, Canada's national student organiza- tion, and represents over 400,000 post-secondary students. To help celebrate National Stu- dents’ Day, there will be an informal reception in the main lounge im- mediately after the forum. Stationery Modern Bride Let us show you our beautiful collection of comtempor stationery Phone 365-7266 197 Columbia Ave. Castlegai légar News TREET TALK FOR THE second year in a row, the B.C. Federation of Writers is sponsoring a literary competition, with cash prizes of $250 for winners in six categories. The competition is open to high school students, emerging and established writers. Judges for this year’s competition include writers Rebert Kroetsch, Leon Rooke, Phyllis Webb and Jane Rule. Entries may be made in either fiction or poetry, or both. “The Kootenays is remarkable for its fine writers, both amateur and professional,” says local federation representative Sandra Hartline, of Nelson. “I hope many local residents will want to enter this contest.” i length for which must be unpublished, is 2,500 words for fiction and 10 pages for poetry. Entries must be postmarked no later than Oct. 24, and will not be returned. Winners will be contacted by Dec. 3. Send entries to Federation of B.C. Writers, Box 2205, Main Post Office, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 3W2. HALEY PARK at Warfield has been upgraded tremendously in recent years by a number of community and corporate sponsors, and the revitalized sports facility has special meaning for a Castlegar man. Pat Haley of South Castlegar, a former school trustee and immediate past-president of the Castlegar Kiwanis Club, saw the park named after he and his brother, Joe, in 1959. Pat and Joe, dubbed the “Haley Comets,” excelled in track and field and were both competitors in the British Empire Games in the 1930s. Pat was a member of, the 110-yard relay team which won the gold rfedal and set a world record at the British Empire Games in 1937. In the junior Olympic trials in 1936, Pat won the 100-metre race and the broad and high jumps to set a Canadian junior record. Joe was the first Olympic contestant to ever represent Trail when he took part in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He had contacted polio * CREDIT CALLS... B.C. Tel Installer-repairman George Zabawa installs a card reader coin telephone in the Can- adian International College dormitory in Nelson. The phones can be used with a variety of credit and long- distance calling cards. They are the first such phones to be installed for service in B.C. outside the greater Vancouver area. when he was only seven, but that and a club foot were no deterrents to his track skills. Joe won a silver medal in high jump at the British Empire Games in 1934 and held the Canadian high jump record at the time. Pat and Joe were acknowledged recently at Haley Park when regional municipal politicians gathered to view improvements completed at the irk. A CASTLEGAR: area resident, Bob Proctor of Pass Creek, is the furniture manager of the new Home Hardware Centre opening today at Trail across from Waneta Plaza. Bob will be remembered as the manager of the Brilliant Co-op before his move to Tak’s Furniture as assistant manager. When Tak's closed its Castlegar store, he transferred with the company. to Cranbrook. Bob, his wife Mary Ann and sons Danny, Matthew and Eugene, are glad to be back in Castlegar. “The boys ha into fishing again,” adjusted really well and they're laughs Bob. 12 weeks to Gurkey NY y Be, LET'S TALK TURKEY WEEKLY DRAW! GRADE A FROZEN TURKEY = 7) Christmas Giveaway! 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