oy aa ir News November 5, 1989, OPINION Changes bode well Premier Bill Vander Zalm .announced his new and slightly enlarged cabinet on Wednesday. On the whole, the changes bode well for the West Kootenay region generally, and most certainly tor Castlegar specitically i The of Rita Johnston as highways minister is an in- spired choice, A hard-working, tough-talking politician, Ms. John- ston won many friends in this area when she was the Kootenays' first minister of state. She visited Castlegar trequently in that role, and will be able to be brought up to speed quickly on subjects of concern fous While the decision to close down the Robson terry was a cabinet decision (or so we are repeatedly told), nonetheless we don't believe Ms. Johnston has even offered a personal opinion on that decision. With the likelihood of a bridge a strong possibility, Ms. Johnston, we hope, will look at the’ start-up of the ferry with a tresh perspective. We don't believe she'll be particularly intluenced by the contrary views of cabinet colleagues if she makes the personal determination that the plight of Robson residents is real and the request for rein- statement just. Local and regional environmentalists should be pleased with John Reynolds appointment as minister of environ- ment. A tenacious individual, he is extremely open minded and can be expected to weigh the pros and cons of environmental concerns very caretully and to make fair (if not always popular) decisions. Onthe provincial level, it is good to see such a politically astute individual back in active politics from the non-partisan Speakers position which he has credibly tilled for three years His fairness as Speaker and his ‘well demonstrated non- partisanship have been widely applauded. (On the day of the cabiriet shuttle for example he over-rode’a decision of the premiers” office staff not to allow the media to congregate outside the premier's door. He ruled that the area was under his jurisdiction as part of the legislative assembly area Mr. Reynolds is an extremely astute politician The tact he has so successtully kept his political views to himselt during the turbulent Social Credit upheaval makes him an ideal Vander Zalm so desire) to open up discussions with The Group of Four (the four Socreds who left the caucus to sit as Independent Socreds). Surely his Speakers’ skills of discussion and compromise could get results tor the government in this area Howard Dirks secretary is a bigger promotion than may generally be recognized volved in almost all facets of government, trom the provincial elec minister (should Premier promotion to provincial That ministry is in tion machinery to protocol He follows a former Nelson-Creston MLA in that position (Wesley Black), and a former East Kootenay MLA, the late Jim Chabot of Columbia River, The provincial secretary is involved with a great deal more than just approving lottery grants (which tall under that ministry), and the ways a minister in that position can assist a riding such as Rossland-Trail are numerous. The signiticance of the importance of the office he holds was illustrated by the tact he followed directly behind the premier into the swearing-in ceremony at government house The university and regional college statts will be extremely disappointed with the transter of Stan Hagen out of advanced education and job training, science and technology. Mr. Hagen was acknowledged to be a hard worker, astute and intormed. Selkirk College can only hope that Bruce Strachan (who had Environment betore) will carry on in the Hagen tradition and that he will seek the counsel and the expertise of such institutions, administrations and governing councils of colleges such as Selkirk before implementing any changes. As the saying goes, ‘if it isn't broken, don t fix it The appointment of Elwood Veitch as international business and excellent choice. With regionalization now apparently being down played. it would have been difficult to keep the same minister in the regional and economic development portfolio. Mr. Veitch Reynotds Rim and with other trading partners mmigration minister ts an whose political credentials equal those of Mr 1s the ideat man to represent our _province_in-the Pacitic Mr. Hagen, as the new regional and economic development minister, has frequently while visiting Selkirk College. Being a Vancouver Island member trom a rural constituen cy, he knows the needs and desires of our still largely undeveloped hinterland visited Castlegar The abolition of specitic ministers of states tor areas such as the to be parliamentary government broadly that was good but with a committee of MLAs working. The ( replaced Kootenays secretaries hints pretty regionalization just isnt concept signiticant results are pretty well lacking Mr. Hagen has a real challenge in his new job (and. it as the then Mr. Hagen should spend as much time explaining the regionalization concept as premier is tond-ot-saying perception is reality working to improve it Retention of Jack Davis as energy good Columbia River $s good tor the Columbia River minister ot mines and petroleum resources is news for turther development (and whatever 1s good tor Castlegar), Mr. Davis knows the local players, and local players Of nearly all of Mr. Vander Zalms original cabinet ap pointments, Mr energy responsibility were well mat know him Davis and the ched and it'sa’ marriage we re glad to see is still intact Appointments of former social services and housing minister Claude Richmond as minister of forests 1s another inspired choice While anybody would look good tollowing Dave Parker, Mr. Rich mond ts a quick study who has an analytical mind that quickly goes directly to the heart of a matter and sets detail and extraneous in formation aside. Both Celgar and Westar should be pleased with his appointment and certainly a decision-maker like Mr. Richmond won t cause any hold-ups tor Celgar s ambitious expansion program, which is good news for Castlegar We can only hope that the lateral transter of Peter Dueck out ot the Health Ministry a placement with John Jansen wont un duly delay a decision o pansio at the Castlegar and District Hospital tly came in nearly 50 per cent over estimates what action to take with regard to the ex ) project Tenders recen ‘at $5.5 million com pared with the budgeted figure of $3.7 million). This 1s @ serious problem. even tor an experienced minister, and we can only surmise untortunately — that the change in ministers will result in a longer would have been the case had there not been a review time than change Mr. Vander Zaims cabinet is a strong one and one he has hin next election. If this new cabinet doesnt turn n the public opinion polls within a | have to recognize his es of perception of leadership me, then he w cal problems as truly being ¢ The team he has assembled is — on balance — a good one, and one that should look torward tairly realistically to re-election if all other things were equa a NU) ws Castlégar News AAEIABER OF THE BC PRESS COUNCH PUBLISHER — 6. PLANT FOREMAN OFFICE MANAGER CIRCULATION MANAGER Heather Hadley Kit The Province Letters to the editor Statements rebutted 1 would like to say some » try who called together his servants John Perepolkin who had hi and lent them money to invest. He gave about Phil Gaglardi publishes $5,000 to one, $2,000 to another and astlegar News Oc $1,000 to the last, dividing it in propor © their abilities. So the ones who Jolla, you have a lot of misgoncep- Wise and had their Jesus. He In Mark ¢ says, “He is no bette care. He tions about the teachings of working and multiplying did have a business ion, What i hful and sacarpenter, Mary’s i - ul an and it multiplied to us. His of James and Simon, and His siste CHR ENE NEW. WEN YOU E among us." His He had They ha talks story of amar Extensi pened. He knew what He had to do, so we can be reconciled to God through the shedding of His blood for us There are socialistic plac and communistic places and they do not work That is why there are all these reforms taking Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Why place in create other socialistic es while others are trying to discard them? When you are speaking of Jesus do take passages out of context. Try He was, where He He had and, most im Marie Maloff Crescent V alle sidewalks (whic 9th avenues and e people of 8 ween the 3400 2 punched punched Karen ( ulage Castlegar War games disliked Despite ~peace, disarmar and ¢ yn s Ace se in East-Wes ACEX naval forces pa dina massive ‘onfronta military exercise in the Paci Most information about September and October a ud he Canadian PACEX ‘89 he Japanese largest: military Canadian Pacific since th involving States, ve Second Campa from the South Korea Thailand Japan Philippines Protest draws 11 carloads I must apologize for » letters in your editorial page. t would appreciate this courtesy f more time Last Sunday, Oct. 29, 1! carloa area residents assembled a Park in Castlegar and, de and fog and drove to Met Wash., to fish up with gasoline confusion change iS Kooter ruly a good do minor shopping The glorious bluc sky, the bngt sunshine and the colors of the golden Pat Romaine Castlegar know of Canada’s participation Provocative war game PACEN is Cana U.S. policy in ar anot ja"s escalatir militarization The Castlegar Peace protested to the Hon minister of national defence, over Canadian involvemen necessary and expensive cold wai George Richards for the Castlegar Peace Group Please address all! Letters to the Editor to: The Castlegar News, P.O. Box 3007, Castlegar 8.C. VIN 3H4, or deliver them to our office at 197 Columbia Avenue, Castlegor Letters shovid be typewritte double spoced end no! longer thon 300 be signed ond include the writer must editor The Castiegor News reserves $0 edit letters tor brevity. clarity ond grommar Remember When? 40 YEARS AGO From the Nov. 3, 1949 Castle News Monday night, the Commissioners gave final reading to the new Water Rates and Parks Board By-Laws. The School Board received permission to erect “School Zone" signs on 23rd Street. Stuccoing of the Village Office and Fire Hall was authorized, the price received being $165.00 Castlegar was under the watchful ¢ of the law Halloween night and it pan ‘off, There were no reports of vandalism and the police had no trouble cases on their hands. . . The School Traffic Patrol, organized jointly by the School Board and local officers of the Provincial Police, came into being officially on Monday, Oct. 31 25 YEARS AGO From the Nov. 5, 1964 Castlegar News Castlegar council was to meet with Celgar officials in the village office last night to discuss matters relating to various aspects of the problems associated with pollution The $5,000 B.C. Research Council study on the possible setting up of a district municipality in this area has now been filled with the twin villages of Castlegar and Kinnaird. Water consumption was up in Castlegar during October due to the start-up of operation of the arena. A three-year ptan for development of street lighting in Castlegar was outlined to council at its meeting Tuesday night 15 YEARS AGO From the Nov. 7, 1974 Castlegar News A site for the proposed sewage treatment plant has been purchased by the city for the sum of $66,000 The property, at Monday night’s council meeting, was described as the Robinson property on Connors Road Added usage of the Bob Brandson Memorial Pool in Kinnaird in the off hours during the months of May and June are being looked into Fall clean-up for the city is to take place this Tuesday to Nov. 22 inclusive and will be handled on the normal gar- bage pick-up days The senior Rockettes completed their field hockey season With a 14-1 win-loss record They swept the West Kootenay league with 7 wins and 0 losses.’ The Rockettes scored 31 goals and had no goals scored against them. The formal acceptance of contracts signed by Cominco and its Steel and ACTE locals in B.C. was accom- plished early Friday, marking the end of a four-month strike. SYEARS AGO From the Nov. 4, 1984 Castlegar News A record snowfall overnight Thur- sday left hundreds of Castlegar residents stranded in their homes, unable to get to work or school A total of 38 centimetres fell on Castlegar in a 24-hour feriod from Thursday to Friday mornit ¢, clogging both side streets and main roadways. The Tools for Peace campaign is sponsoring an evening of Latin American song and music on Friday at the Castlegar Community Complex. A possible quick solution to the dilemma faced by a Glade couple who've been struggling since Septem- ber to get full bus transportation for their five-year-old son attending kin dergarten, has been put on hold Ten West Kootenay residents met last Saffarday at Selkirk College for an all-day workshop on the organization and workings of a college foundation Grocery store wanted I took my own poll the other day to find out if the people would like a grocery store in North Castlegar and, out of 100, 99 said they would be very glad to have a store such as Overwaitea in Nelson or any other store The biggest complaint is that the lack of a grocery store downtown hurts People on low incomes such as pen: sioners who need a grocery store within walking distance of their homes. Just take your own survey and you will find out for yoursell Nick Keraiff Castlegar November 5, 1989 Government tables new abortion legislation OTTAWA (CP) — The federal government waded into ‘a political swamp Friday with legislation that lets a woman have an abortion if a doctor believes it's justified And, predictably, opposition par ties and lobby groups on both sides of the issue were ready with big, messy handfuls of mud The government billed the legislation as a compromise, but acknowledged it wouldn't satisfy either extreme — those who would totally ban the procedure or those who believe women should bh ted access, ve unrestric But Justice Minister Doug Lewis said it shoutd survive a court challenge because it balances the women with society’s protecting the fetus The government wants to push the bill through the Commons before Christmas. rights of interest’ in But the New Democrats, who op pose criminal penalties for abortion, began their fight by using procedural Prem VANCOUVER (CP) — Premier Bill Vander Zalm had little to say Friday about a proposed new federal abortion law but others involved in the highly charged issue were quick to attack “‘T really don’t know what some of the legislation might be,’ said Vander Zalm, a staunch anti-abortionist whose three years as premier have been fraught with controversy over the abortion issue. ‘There will be a great rulé to briefly delay the bill's in troduction in the Commons AMEND CODE The legislation would amend the Criminal Code to allow abortion at any stage of pregnancy if one doctor agrees that the physical, mental or psychological health of the woman is threatened Economic or social reasons could be considered if they affect a woman's psychotogicat health, Lewis said The decision in each case would be up to the doctor, acting on what the bill calls generally accepted medical stan dards “We have every faith in the medical profession of Canada, Lewis said, explaining the decision to let physicians set their own rules. Doctors who perform without valid medical reasons would face up to two years in prison A woman could face the same abortions penalty in certain cases if she performs an abortion on herself, has one performed by anybody but a for example doctor, or lies 10 a doctor about the state of her health There was no explanation of how the law will be policed Opposition groups warned that doctors, fearing criminal prosecution, could refuse to perform abortions But Judy Kazimirski, chairman of the Canadian Medical Association, said she doesn’t think the bill will change the way doctors medicine Cindy Moriarty, spokesman for the Canadian Abortion Rights Action League, said the government is engaging in “political trickery" to make the bill look more liberal than it critics and women’s practise is. Abortion foes were also unhappy, promising to fight legislation they believe demand Manitoba anti-abortionist Joe Borowski said introducing the bill is amounts to abortion on ‘like pouring gasoline ona fire Liberal justice critic Bob Kaplan predicted the law would provoke court challenges and said it should be referred to the Supreme Court of Canada for an opinign on whether it is constitution Canada has been without an abor ary 1988, when the country’s highest court ruled the old law Violaied women's constitutional rights Lewis ‘acknowledged the new law will not ensure equal access across the country or resolve the question of whether provinces can ban Tree standing abortion clinics Dr. Henry Morgentale court fighting a Nova Scotia law that restricts abortions to hospitals, also decried the bill Cabinet ministers will be expected to support the legislation, but Conser vative backbenchers will be free to vote as they please The Liberals, who are badly split on the issue, and the NDP, who have a party policy favoring unrestricted free choice, will decide their strategies next week, tion law since Ja before debate begins in the Commons. ier quiet on new bill deal of debate. I'm sure everyone will watch the debate with great interest.” The law, introduced in the House of Commons on Friday, would allow abortion with the approval of one doc- tor at any time during pregnancy when the physical, mental or psychological health of the mother is threatened. There has been no abortion law since January 1988 when the Supreme Court Law likely to face challenges TORONTO (CP) — The federal government's proposed abortion law is bound to suffer years of legal challenge unless it is sent directly to be tested in the Supreme Court of Canada, some legal observers say Topping a long list of probable challenges are the unresolved issues of whether fetuses have constitutional rights, and whether women even havea legal right to an abortion. But legal authorities interviewed Friday said doctors may be particularly vulnerable, because they could find themselves subject to litigation for allegedly rubber-stamping abortions The proposed legislation, which amends the Criminal Code, would allow a woman to have an abortion at any stage of pregnancy if one doctor agrees continuation of the pregnancy threatens a woman’s physical, mental or psychological health “The legislation invites extensive litigation across a whole range of issues,"” said University of Toronto professor Bernard Dickens. ‘It is anti choice, but it isnot pro-life.”” VAGUEBILL University of Ottawa law professor Sandra Rogers said the proposed bill is vague in giving doctors the authority to determine whether a woman's physical, mental or psychological health is at risk While the provision ‘gives a green light for doctors to fill in the blanks’* when they are looking for reasons to approve abortions,| she said, it is probably not so vague as to endanger the constitutionality of the law itself Helena Orton, litigation director for the Women’s Legal Education and Ac- tion Fund, said doctors should not be surprised if their offices are picketed and their decisions challenged in court “*Doctors can certainly be influen- ced, and we could see anti-choice groups challenging (their) decisions,"* Orton said. Jack London, a law professor at the University of Manitoba, said the legislation improperly casts doctors in the role of judges The criminal liability placed upon them would certainly have a *‘chilling effect on their behavior and decisions, he said. ‘One a legal level, it also created a terrible burden for doctors.” Their vulnerability will also fluc- tuate, London said Atany time, he said, a provincial at torney-general may decide to cater to the anti-abortion lobby by prosecuting a few doctors for allegedly rubber. stamping abortion approvals FETALRIGHTS Rogers said the question of fetal rights will inevitably wind its way back to the Supreme Court “If the legislation passes, I think it will be subject to immediate challenge by someone in the pro-life movement in relation to whether it is a violation of the rights of a fetus.”” Winnipeg anti-abortionist Joseph Borowski failed in a recent attempt to assert fetal rights because-there was no longer an abortion law upon which to base a challenge, Rogers said. 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