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Taking stock

There is definitely something to
be said for small communities. We
may lack some of the advantages
of living in big cities — such as
almost unlimited shopping, and
national and international enter-
tainment and sports events — but
we more than moke up for that in
other ways. ny

And one of those “other ways”
is our community spirit. A case in
point is the recent mobile home
fire in Robson which saw a young
couple lose almost all their
possessions. In: the big city they
would have been just another
news story in the daily paper or on
the six o'clock news. Not so in Rob-
son,

Residents there pulled together
to hold a shower for the couple,
and next Saturday plan a benefit
dance, with the proceeds to help
the couple get back on their feet.

It's the type of reaction that only ’

comes from a small community like
ours,

Another case in point is the work
by teacher Colin Pryce, the Robson
volunteer fire department and the
Robson elementary school staff to
raffle off a painting. The proceeds
from that raffle will mean close to
60 youngsters from Robson
elementary will have the chance to
cump out at Blue Lake — an oppor-
tunity they wouldn't have without
the work from community mem-
.bers.

Of course, this type of com-
munity work goes on all the time
— and for the most part unnoticed
— in Castlegar and the surroun-
ding area. But it’s nice to just once
in a while stop and take stock of
the certain advantages we do have
over our big city cousins,

- Acloser look

The problem with the Western
Canada Concept party isn’t so
much that It's a i

ds for a referendum onthe form of
government, a complete free en-

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ation seeking independence for
Western Canada. If that is all it is,
then supporters of separatism for
Western Canada would know
exactly where they stand and for
whom they're voting. But that's not
all the WCC is — far from it.

In fact, independence for West-
ern Canada just happens to be the
party's springboard into the politi-
cal arena. But from there, the par-
ty stands for a mish-mash of ideas
that haven't” been explained
enough for most: people. to. really...
make any decision. :

The party says it stands for one
official language and an elected
Senate — both of which are con-
cepts supported by many people in
Western Canada and Eastern
Canada; by French and English
Canadians. But it also says it stan-

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terprise y, free trade with
the world, the monarchy, and
citizen's rights for individual
initiatives and recall of their elec-
ted representatives. |

Could it be that some supporters
of Western separatism just don't
go along with the other planks of
the Western Canada Concept's
platform?

Voting for a party candidate
because of that party or can-
didate’s stand on a single issue can

“lead to larger problems than some

electors may have anticipated.
Separatism® for Western Canada
should be argued on its own
merits, with substantiated
statistics and without thinly veiled
racial overtones and character
assassinations — something the
Western Canada Concept party has
so far failed todo.

sit waiting the 20.

( FRED MERRIMAN
We are guilty of
incredible waste

Everywhere about me, I see incredible waste and down time.
Many-roomed mansions sit braving the elements unoccupied by
human beings most of each day. Acres of silent monolithic monsters

of the

depreciating and at the same time

Stay in any motel for a single
estimate yourse!
the cat and the goldfish.

time passenger-free.

only one reporting loneliness for

How about business. Trail has

operate, little evidence exists from

hor

from poor planning and scheduling.

not actually lifting.

waste around us. Think in terms of

assets really cost in pure hard cash.
fe]

of Hait

gluttonly ric!
.0f living.

interest and ilized

capital. Many are perhaps not aware that transportation costs $5 on
hour whether or not the quiet servant turns a wheel.

night fora ten 4 twelve room with maid service and a shower — and
If the cost of your vacant,house. Sorry, but don't forget

We see school buses driving four trips daily, 50 per cent of the

_,, The Urban Transit Authority: must be embarrassed to report the’
utilization rates on the Trail transit system. | thought Maytag was the

should scrap the monster machines which drink fuel at six miles to the
gallon and replace same with motorcycles equipped with side cars for
the two passengers now presently slumped in their seats. | understand
Castlegar has the same idea for a smaller bus outfit. More waste —
and somebody said we are having hard times?

business and it is now legally possible for all businesses to remain
open practically 24-hours a day, six days a week. Sunday is still con-
trolled by the Lord's Day Act provincially. Despite this freedom to

ter service through increased hours is on the drawing board. Most of
us must purchase our tires 15 minutes before closing time and do our
banking in a 30-minute lunch break. In fact most of us are
credit unions which are concerned with service to the
initiating creative ideas in service — and best yet — have fc

urs.

Think of all that inventory costing a fortune in insurance and in-
ferest costs and sitting behind locked doors 16 hours a day. Big in-
dustry hos equipment sitting idle for long periods of time — mostly

the public. 1 have in mind semi-tractor rigs waiting at dockside for
loading and offloading procedures, large cranes placed in position and

We are all guilty. Even me. In fact, mostly me. Perhaps these
austere times are a good time for all of us to look at the incredible

church bulletin advised that the average income for a native
s $200 a year. Most of us blow that much a day before we get
out of bed in the morning just to keep a roof over our heads. Despite
the ;media-presentad’ hard times, our lifestyles indicate that we are

and moaning all the time about unfair rates and the cost

|— for one — am glad that unfortunates in two-thirds of the world
are not being shown pictures of our greed in the same manner we wit-
ness their desperate condition of poverty and starvation.
lam very glad, indeed, because one does not have to be an ac-
countant to see and question with our eyes the unimaginable waste. y,

night at today's average $40 per

its service people. Maybe they

stepped out of the closing hours

the business community that bet-

LETTERS

_ Thanks
_ for help,
support

Editor, Castlegar Newa:

On behalf of the Kootenay Society
for the Handicapped, I would like to
thank the following for their help and
support at the 1982 West Kootenay
‘Trade Fair:

B.C. Timber for once again spon-
soring our booth.

Richard Card, Dale Jenner, Keith
Stetsko, Darlene Love and Jim Daigle
for helping put up the booth.

Suzanne Murison for giving her
talent and time to do our signs for us.
Wally Bowey of B&W Signs for
donating the material for the signs.

The volunteers who manned the
booth for us: Renee Gallo, Selena
Berquist, Bill Bird, Thelma Dorman,
Thelma Ehman, Gerry Ehman, Keith
Fitzpatrick, Gwen Bristow, Carolyn
Hall, Jackie McNabb, Jim Daigle, Dix
Randall, Norma Collier, Clara Hancock,
Jean Fitzpatrick, Vianne Timmons, Bill
Kelley, Louise Bate and Lori Collier.

The staff at the Clay Castle, Norm
Wolfe, Kathy Graham and Bill Kelley.

I would also like to extend a special
thanks to the Selkirk Lions Club and
Ann, Stasila for their always super
treatment through-out the whole trade
fair.

Evelyn M. Gallo,
Kootenay Society
for the Handicapped

Letters to the editor should be sent
fo:

Box 3007,

Castlegar, B.C.

VIN 3H4

or delivered to:

197 Columbia Ave.,

Castlegar, B.C.

MORE TO BE CHOPPED?

Tough times for megaprojects

By NORMA GREENAWAY .. _
OTTAWA —: Although there are

dozens of oil, natural gas, coal ‘and

hydroelectric projects on the drawing
boards, tough economic times could
result in many being abandoned, scaled
down or postponed.

The collapse of ‘the $13.5-billion
Alsands oil sands project last week and
the decision to delay by at least two
years the costly Alaska natural gas
pipeline has highlighted the vulner-
ability of major projects in the light of
high interest rates, high inflation and
falling or flat world oil prices. .

Government critics acknowledge the
impact of such factors, but say federal
policies have exacerbated the problem.

The decision to ditch the Alsands
project in Alberta casts grave doubt on

mergency debate on the \Alsands and
‘pipeline projects. i
The government has tried to divert
criticism over Alsands and the pipeline
by flogging other projects in the works
which they say could help pull the

: of substantial discoveries at the Hi-

pipeline -to. Quebec City and the:

bernia oilfield off. the ‘east ,coast of , ‘Maritimes at-an estimated $2.3-billion:

Newfoundland, at about $8 billion,
But the project is fraught with such

uncertainties as the dispute between

Ottawa and’ Newfoundland over re-

country out of its
and still make Canada oil self-sufficient
by 1990 as planned.

Lalonde has said cancellation of Al-
sands means more emphasis must be
put on heavy-oil recovery in Western
Canada and oil and

ip and the lack of a firm
pricing, taxation and royalty scheme.”
Also unknown is whether the recent
sinking of the Ocean Ranger drilling rig
with the loss of 84 lives will slow de-
velopment.

gas

in the North and off the East Coast.
Among other things, the govern-
ment is relying heavily on a report
prepared last year by a committee of
business and labor representatives
which identified almost 350 projects in
all sectors — mining, manu-

whether of the pi '3
huge oil sands deposits is an economi-
cally viable proposition for several
years.

It also puts into question the feasib-
ility of so-called mega-projects, defined,
as projects requiring investments of
more than $100 million,

Ottawa has brushed aside repeated
opposition attempts to blame the
demise of Alsands and the precarious
state of the more than $40-billion
Alaska pipeline on foundering energy
and economic policies. ;

Prime Minister Trudeau and Bnergy
Minister Marc: Lalonde say ‘the pet-
roleum industry, throughout North
America is encountering difficulties
and point to Exxon Corp.'s. decision
Sunday to withdraw from $65-billion
Colony shale oil project in Colorado as
proof.

The opposition argues the heavy
handed taxes of the national energy
program have stripped oil and gas
companies of the cashflow needed to
invest in major projects.

Opposition Leader Joe Clark succ-
essfully i Cc Speaker

ig to
ublic by
jar better

Those costs must be passed on to

down time and what our standby

Jeanne Sauve Tuesday to approve an

- Score one for

By W.ROGER WORTH .

Finally, at least one federal bureau-
erat has been put in his place, but not
before exhibiting to the country the
colossal gall and arrogance that exists
in the ranks of the nation’s mandarins.

The story goes like this.

As part of a de pro-

‘ing, transportation and energy —
worth $440 million that could come'on
stream before the end of the century.

Following is a list of some of the
projects, several of which face uncer-
tain futures.

© With Alsands dead, commercial
development of several pilot oil sands
project in Alberta seems unlikely in the
near future.

Imperial Oil Ltd., which shelved its
$12-billion, heavy-oil plant at Cold Lake
last year, shows no interest in reviving
it, although its pilot plant continues to
produce up to 14,000 barrels a day of
synthetic oil.

A proposed $15-billion project’ spon-
sored by Shell Canada Ltd. at Peace
River appears doomed. Shell pulled out
of Alsands and there is no reason to
think it will go ahead with a different
oil-sands project, “

Other doubtful starters include: the
$14-billion Canstar oil sands develop-
ment, jointly sponsored by Nova, an
Alberta Corp., and Petro-Canada; and
Gulf Canada Resources Inc.'s $14-
billion Sandalta oil sands mine.

eGovernment optimism is increas-
ingly focused on development by 1990

About a month ago, Jack Morrison,
the man who headed up the office,
decided to resign, Don. Brooks, Direc-
tor of the department's Verjfication
and Collection Division in Ottawa was
about to get the job.

So far, it's a fairly gimple tale. For

gram about three years ago, Revenue
Canada moved its 17-employee Ontario
regional tax office from Ottawa to
London, Ontario, The scheme was
successful, the employees were happy,
and everyone concerned complimented
the cabinet minister involved on a wise
decision.

Books, though, the decision
was not at all simple.

He wanted the promotion, but he
apparently didn’t want.to move to
London because of a “family commit-
ment” in Ottawa,

The solution. for Brooks: move the
Ontario regional office and its em-
ployees back to Ottawa.

tankers through the

e Dome P Ltd., the major
player in exploration in the Beaufort
Sea, shares Ottawa's view that so-far
unproven commercial finds in the
Beaufort hold the key to self-suffi-
ciency by 1990.

Dome, along with Gulf and Esso are
investing about $1.3 billion in explor-
ation and Ottawa estimates $44 billion
will be spent if commercial develop-
ment proceeds, A major question is
whether Dome, steeped in debt as a
result of recent acquisitions, will have

. the money for such a project.

e A $1.2-billion plan to expand oil

production at Norman Wells, NWT to,

25,000 barrels a day from 3,000 and
ship it to the Alberta border in a buried
pipeline has been approved and should
be completed by 1986.

e A $2.5-billion proposal by a consor-
tium of oil companies, led by Husky Oil
Ltd., to recover between 30,000 and
60,000 barrels a day of heavy oil in
Lloydminster area on the Alberta-
Saskatchewan border and to build a
refinery to upgrade the oil is on the
books but shaky.

e A $2.4-billion plan, known as the
Arctic Pilot Project, to move Arctic
liquified natural gas in iceb

is proceeding. The line also probably
will be extended as far west as
Vancouver Island for about $230
million. .

e A major grain and coal develop-

‘ment at Ridley Island in northeastern

B.C,, including $2-billion in mine, rail
and port facilities, is behind schedule.
Sponsors have contracts to sell $8
billion worth of coal to Japan in a
16-year period.

e Potential development of the
Lower Churchill River in Labrador, at
about $9 billion, is being held up largely
because of a dispute between Quebec
and Newfoundland about possible
lucrative export deals.

Silent killer

Everyone needs blood pressure to
move blood through the cirulatory
system. Blood pressure is created by
contractions of the heart muscle, which
pumps the blood through the vessels,
and by the resistance of the arterial
walls. With each beat of the heart,
blood pressure goes up and down
within a limited range. When it goes up
and stays up, it is called high blood
pressure, also known as hypertension.

High blood pressure is a silent,
mysterious killer . . . silent because it
has no characteristic symptoms; mys-
terious because in more than 90 per
cent of the cases, the cause is unknown,
and there is no cure. If hypertension is

Pas-

not led, serious cardi

sage to a southern, terminal now is
before the National. Energy Board.
Despite opposition, it appears the
project will get the green light to
begin.

e Extension of ‘the natural gas

may result. Hyp:

sion, or high blood pressure, affects
nearly 2,000,000 Canadians and in
these persons the pressure puts an
extra work load upon the heart which
is responsible for the development of
hypertensive heart disease.

the taxpayer

The plan was well under way before
someone blew the whistle, creating a
furor in London. :

“On the surface, it does look
strange,” said-a department spokes-
man at the time. Strange indeed.

Following. a spate of pi

What's really significant is that
Brooks’ attitudes and mind-set are
similar to those of many other bureau-
erats, all supposedly servants of the
public, |

The fact is, many of our mandarins
as mini

Revenue Minister William Rompkey
stepped in to veto the change. Score

. one for the public.

What's important is not that Brooks
wasn't allowed to move the office,
although'Rompkey’s decision undoubt-
edly saved Canadians at least $100,000
in employee moving expenses.

see th Gods, making
decisions that please their own fancy
and convenience, rather than using
common sense and protecting taxpayer
dollars.

Brooks’ scheme was shot down bya
politician, Perhaps it's time more
cabinet ministers followed Rompkey's
example. Sea

PASTS TNO NE HOTT

CASTLEGAR NEWS, May 9, 1982

Meet B.C.'s top
junior debator

Vag N
Crime doesn't pay, Or does it? Think about it. That's

what 16-year-old Cheryl North had to do last month. She
and teammate Ruth Ehman were given threo weeks to
think about it, They thought about it. They researched it.

They looked at the question from different angles. They
di

d it between and came up with
agruments for and against. Finally, thoroughly prepared,
they travelled to Chilliwack to compete in the provincial
debating tournament. °

And Cheryl came home with a gold medal and top
honors. When she found out that she had won the award,
Cheryl was surprised. “I really didn't expect to win,” she
said. “It was the last thing on my mind.” She also says she
was “very, very nervous!"

Travelling to the coast with her mother, her debating

partner Ruth Ehman, =:th's mother and their coach and -

high school teacher Jeremy Palmer was an exciting
experience for Cheryl, one that she will long remember.
She met both junior and senior level debaters and had to
compete against some of the finest. ,

The weekend started off with four rounds of debates on
Saturday, two in the morning, and two in the afternoon.
For two rounds they argued that crime does not pay then
for two rounds that it most certainly does. And
constantly they were being assessed and critiqued both
individually and as a team by a panel of judges made up of
local lawyers, The organization of their material, how
they ask and answer during cross
the construction of their rebuttals their speech and even
their appearance were rated and given marks from one to
seven, E

On Sunday there was impromtu public speaking,
followed by the final awards banquet where Cheryl was
presented with her gold medal. The team of Cheryl and
Ruth came third out of 36 teams. 3

Debaters in grades 8 through 10 compete on the junior
level and students in grades 10 through 12 debate at the
senior level. Debaters in grade 10, such as Cheryl, choose
whether they want to compete as Juniors or Seniors.

T learned a lot about debating from Chery] during our
brief talk, She told me that there are mainly two types.
The junior teams debate according to Oxford rules, and
the senior teams use the Parliamentary style in their
debating. In the Oxford system there is a set time and
place for each team to speak. The affirmative side begins
by speaking for the issue for three minutes. Then the
negative rises to argue against the issue for four minutes.
Then the second member of the affirmative team speaks
for six minutes. The second negative is next. Three
minutes of cross examination’ occurs between each
speech. After a two-minute break, the negative gives its
final speech, followed by the final speech by the
affirmative team. The entire debate lasts approximately
50 minutes.

In Oxford style, the affirmative side always goes first
and last. “That's good,” said Cheryl, “because the
affirmative has to define. They always have the hardest
part, the onus of persuasion.” I learned that it's always
easier to argue against something than it is to argue for
it. A chair person or “referee” keeps time and carefully

jistens to both sides and decides the winner.

‘According to" Chétyl,” Paria

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research before they are ready to present their
arguments. They “try to get everything down” on three
by five inch cards, Then they practice their speeches. It's
important that their speech does not sound memorized.
Chery! says they try to “look for something that not too
many people think of. It's challenging,” continued Chery),
“you really have to use your mind in trying to figure out
your opponent.”

What about crime? I wanted to know. Does it pay or
doesn't it? Their arguments for crime were: §) today’s
lenient legal system, 2) there's money in crime, and 3)
crime will make you famous. Arguments against? 1) Very
few people get away with it, 2) “it may make you famous,
but what are you famous for? There's a lot of hatred and
ostraciam toward the criminal," and 3) the poor
conditions in the prisons.

Cheryl's debating career began two years ago in Grade
8 at KJSS, A Debating Club meeting was called and
Cheryl decided to attend, “It sounded so different, just so
interesting." When Cheryl went to Stanley Humphries
last year, she kept on debating. Now with a different
coach — Jeremy Palmer — but the same partner. It was
Mrs. McEwan, the coach at KJSS, who originally paired
up Cheryl and Ruth. “We work well together,” says
Cheryl. Right now there are four members on the junior
debating team so a lot of her time is spent in practice
debates against each other.

Cheryl and Ruth have travelled to meets in Nelson and

\

idtary'debate’is more”

difficult, “It's what ‘they do'in thé House of Commons.” .

They're allowed to heckle.” I asked for the definition of
“heckle;” “little comments and remarks, not rude, but
that point up the other's flaws.” Even though it is more
difficult, she describes this kind of debating as “more
interesting, fun” and she looks forward to debating
according to Parliamentary rules next year.

q It usually takes Cheryl and Ruth about one full day of

CHERYL NORTH .. . Displaying her Gold medal for debating, Cheryl poses with

Grand Forks. By far the most exciting meet was their
second trip to Grand Forks. They did poorly the first time
they went, but the second time they won. They have also
debated in front of the Grade 12 Socials class, which,

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according to Cheryl, is more difficult than
front of judges! 9

Some of the tonics they have debated have been; the
seal hunt, should it be banned?; should gun control
legislation be more stringent?; should the driving age by
raised by 19?

Chery] was born in Vancouver and moved around to
various Lower Mainland locales before coming to
Castlegar when she was in Grade 2. Her favorite school
subjects are French, Math, band and Chemistry. “I really
like Chemistry. I'm hoping to continue in Chemistry.”
When I asked her if there were any classes she didn't like,
she hesitated for a moment and said “no, not really. I like
them all.”

Besides her debating, Cheryl is a pianist and also plays
the bass clarinet in a woodwind quartet. The others in the
group are Shannon Smithers, Kathy Sherlock, and Lee
Syrja. “We get together on our own. We pick a piece we
like and learn it. It's nice to work toward something.”
Chery] also likes downhill skiing, crafts, and she reads “a
lot!” She lives with her parents Diane and Fred Merriman
and has two brothers Kevin, 13, and Brian, 11.

And what does she want to be when she groes up? A
lawyer of course. .

her coach, high school teacher Jeremy Palmer.

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Fora crispy crust on a
cherry pie, sprinkle plain
bread crumbs on the bottom
erust before adding filling.

For the Kootenay Society
for the Handicapped
Donations may be
mailed or put in the
Kootenay Society red
and green boxes at the
following locations. -

Johnnie's Grocery
(Robson) i
Bank of Commarce
(Downtown & Plaza) .
Bank of Montreal
Kootenay Savings
Credit Union
Dixie Leo"
(Downtown)
Castlegar Drugs
Clay Castle
Castlegar Savings
Credit Union
Dairy Queen
Thank you, Bill Gattrell
for growing the mari-
golds that are planted

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Editor, Castlegar News:

Canada. I

at all costs,

J hockey.

Hockey should
be fun for kids —

In the past few months there have been articles in the
paper about minor hockey.

T have coached hockey for more than 15 years all across
have been in Castlegar for two years nov.

I have never seen minor hockey run the way it is in this
town, After the Atom Division — and up until the Christmas
holidays — you might be able to teach the boys about the
game of hockey. I refer to the boys that don't make the A or
Brep team for Castlegar. This last year I. have had my fill of
Castlegar minor hockey, and a few of the parents and
coaches. Most.parents just want the boys and girl to have
fun and to learn about hockey. But there are a few parents
pressuring 10 to 12-year-old boys and girls to win just about

I know that they know who this letter is about. This isn't’
fun for these boys. Last season they also -had‘some of the
boys playing above there own ability. How could this keep

- minor hockey on the increase? It is on the decrease. Children
just don’t want pressure on them. They want to have fun,
win, lose or cheer them on in a good sportsmanlike way.

For this reason, if minor hockey still wants me to coach I
will still fight for the youngster to have fun, and learn about

‘William Hoover

$6,210 for da

care centres

By CasNews Staff
Two West Kootenay d:
care centres have receiv

y

ay
ed.

grants totalling $6,210 from

the provincial Ministry
Human Resources,

tre in Castlegar received

and sprinklers.
Meanwhile, Appledale D:

also received a $1,210 gra

of

Hobbit Hill Day Care Cen-”

a

$5,000 grant to upgrade its
fire protection system. The
centre plans to purchase fire
equipment, an alarm system

ay

Care Centre near Winlaw
nt.

COMMUNITY 0

Bulictin Board

: SENIOR CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION
The senior citizens of Casjlegar cordially Invite you to
have tea with them on Fri., May 14 from 2 - 4 p.m. There
will be o boke table as wall as bazaar items. Door prizes
willbe drawn:

LA LECHE LEAGUE
Will be holding its 4th in a series of 4 monthly mi
on Thurs., May 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Dale Ingram's residenc
in Robson. Topic: "Nutrition and Weaning". All breast-
feeding mothers and babies and pregnant mothers
welcome, For more information call Jodi Parsons , 365-
2437; Arla Rourke, 365-7671 or Patti McMillan, 352-2016.

’

KOOTENAY TEMPLE #37 PYTHIAN SISTERS
Will hold thelr first meeting of the month on Thurs., Moy
13 at 7:30 p.m. In the Masonic Hall.

Coming events of Castlegar and District (immediate area)
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364-1258 8 o,m. to 5 p.m.
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diseases, feeding and management.

spent on broiler operation.

Agriculture & Food, Abbotsford,
DATE: Wednesday, May 27; 7 - 10 p.m.

May 14. Toll Free: 352-3010 (Ne
Castlegar,

” SELKIRK COLLEGE
Box 1200 .
Castlegar, B.C.

CHICKENS, TURKEYS, DUCKS, GEESE.
A short course which will cover brooding, rearing, pests and
The' emphasis will be on laying flock, but some time will be

INSTRUCTOR: Doug Hamilton, Poultry Specialist, 6.C. Department of

PLACE: Selkirk College, Castlegar Campus. FEE: $5
REGISTRATION: Call Selkirk College Continuing Education department by
son), 368-5333 (Trail) and 365-7292 in

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