CASTLEGAR NEWS, August 13, 1980 Introduces new public service pension bill ae 269 + Provincial Secretary Evan M. Wolfe last week in- troduced Bill 43, Pension (Public Service) Amendment Act, 1980. fe + In Introducing the new bill, Wolfe indicated that the security of public sector em- ployees’ pensions is a vital concern of the government. “The government. be- blieves an employee repre- sentative should be appointed to the investment committee which over-sees the invest’ ment of the Public Service Pension Fund,” said Wolfe, “This appointment should be made in the next few weeks and I will welcome employee participating in this: commit- tee,” ‘Wolfe added that the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation has also been in- vited to nominate a teacher {representative to sit as a member of the investment committee. z Wolfe indicated that three Important changes aro incorporated in BIl 43: i 1, The bill provides for establishment of a consulta- tive committee composed of representatives of govern- ment and employees, 2. The bill provides that in future when an employee quits and takes a refund, the matching employer contribu- tlons will remain in the pen- sion fund; at present these employer contributions are returned to the general rev- enue of the province. 3. The bill provides that out of the seven per cent which is now to be ‘contri- buted by employees, 1% per cent will be allocated to fi- nance indexing. In .announcing§ the changes, Wolfe stressed that the legislation has one fund: mental purpose — to ensure’ the pensions promised to em- ployees wilt be secure in the future. Wolfe noted that the basic benefits under the Pub- llc Service Plan‘are exttemely well funded and that the proposed legislation’ will en- sure that the indexing benefit is also well funded in the future, Wolfe also pointed out that the same controlled in- dexing system will apply to Members ‘of the ‘Legislative Assembly. In, announcing — the changes related to employee consultation: and employee: participation in the invest- ment process, Wolfe ex- pressed optimism that these steps will result in a much better dialogue between em- ployees and government in the future Finally, Wolfe indicated that he intends to introduce an amendment to Bill 27, the bill amending the Pension (Munlcigal) Act to bring the retirement provisions for mu- nicipal employees Into line with the provisions which now apply to teachers and public service employees. ° - He said that the Union of British Columbia Municipali- ties had officlally requested such a change a few days after Bill 27 was introduced. ‘Wolfe said the employees and employers had agreed to share equally in- the cost of this change. TV: ONES ARE WE READY TO TACKLE THAT MIGHTY Ol MOUNTAIN?" 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The number of passengers ac- commodated per year at the airport has tripled since the airport opened in 1972. : “Consequently from time to time the number of people in the terminal Castlegar may Ele) Oe 35 Cents building appears’ to exceed that for which it was designed,” the letter reads. The letter adds that on occassion standing room in the terminal building “is at a premium," a cause for concern for the comfort as well as the safety of passengers, Of: five ‘existing exits in the terminal, three open towards the air- strip. Of those three, only the one located in the security area can be opened from inside the terminal. One of the two remaining exits is adjacent to the airport manager's office - and although it is signed it is not visible to those in the terminal building. The letter also requests that the terminal building “be examined with a view to what is the safe maximum number of persons which may be accommodated at peak periods.” host musical ride Castlegar may host the RCMP Musical Ride in conjunction with Sun- Fest next year.- Council passed a motion at its meeting this week to authorize RCMP Staff Sergeant John Stevens to invite the ride to the city. Ina letter from Stevens to Mayor Audrey Moore, Stevens asked that he “have confirmation of invitation as soon SUPPLEMENTS.’ Hudson's Bay - “Buck to School” iafewa: ry Shoppers’ Drug - “Money Saver” Super Valu as possible to preclude the possibility of losing out.” “It is an excellent show that I am sure the community would enjoy see- ing,” Ald. Len Embree said. Ald. Albert Calderbank added it is “an excellent idea, We sure need something.” The motion passed by council is contingent upon arranging suitable stabling for the horses. ‘Waterloo Landing’ Page A3_ {Not all supplements included in all papers.) Ann Landers Classified Ads . My Answer ..... Reflections and Recollections ......... Page BS .. Page B6 . Page B4-BS .» Page B2 Britain's Incredible Boy Spy... Published at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays” ,CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AUGUST 17, 1980 Castlegar’s Ghost Town steceeees Page BY You're Getting Closer .. ad Be. nation of airport terminal exits requested TODAY'S PRAYER God, teach us to be thank- ful of those’ things’ that we have and not to covet the things we have not. 2 Sections (A & B) VANDALISM at one of the city's water storage. tanks could prove a dangerous prank. Here public works supervisor Alex Lutz takes a picture of the hole that appeared to be deliberately chopped into the wood tank. Residents did not experience water shortage since it is a reservoir to act as a back-up in case of an emergency or fire. The tank holds 150,000 gallons. —Nowe/ticrecFate by Leis Hughes Local schools participate Castlegar is among the 12 school districts in the province’ that will participate in a microcomputer pilot project starting this September, an announcement from the ministry ‘of + education says. The project is designed to explore the use of microcomputers in public school classrooms, the release said. One-hundred Apple II computers will be installed in participating schools at a cost of approximately $200,000, education minister Brian Smith an- nounced Aug. 7. *e y At Pe: sie Si The provincial government hopes to obtain information regarding the value of the’ microcomputers as a teaching/learning aid for instruction, tutorials and to “give students general knowledge of the use of computers in every day life.” 5 A three-day conference for super- visors was held in Vancouver last month for training. Rik Hall of Castlegar attended on behalf of Schoo! District No. 9. Planned usage for the: micro- computers will likely be “48 per cent in elementary schools, 31 per cent in junior secondary schools and 21 per cent in senior secondary schools. About 39 per cent of usage will be for tutorial and special education, 28 per cent for enrichment and the remainder for general literacy and computer science studies.” The computers. consist of type- writer-like keyboard, a television screen to display words and pictures and a memory. “Microcomputers are a new tech- nology which may have major impli- cations for the learning process in schools, colleges and universities of this province, Dr. Walter Hardwick, deputy minister of education, said at a March conference. Ootischenia dump — “Asin many new technologies the hardware is ahead of the software course development. The arrival of the microcomputer can be compared with the early days of television or the large time-shared computers of a decade ago,” he added. “However, unlike the previous advent of technology where adoption was random, the ministry proposes to approach the use of the microcomputer in a systematic fashion. The pilot Projects will be applied to various grade levels and subject areas and will be managed by control groups so that evaluation can take place.” The other school districts taking part in the pilot project are Kimberley, Castlegar, Vernon, Delta, Maple Ridge, Howe Sound, Peace River North, Greater Victoria, Nanaimo, Terrace, Richmond and Penticton. Members of the public will have an opportunity to view the microcompu- ters in operation at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver. They will be demonstrated in a simulated classroom in the B.C. Building, part of an education exhibit sponsored jointly by a number of the province's. post-sec- ondary institutions and the. ministry of education. Requirements not met The Ootischenia landfill operation is “being operated in violation of the operational requirements” of the per- mit government that site, according to a letter from the ministry of environ- ment, The letter, composed by James Jensen, technician with the waste management branch of that ministry, was sont to directors of the Regional District of Central Kootenay, the body responsible for running the site. The letter outlined three areas in which the dump is not being properly run, The first area dealt with a section of the dump that has not been covered since May, 1980. “The refuse in this area has caught on fire on several occasions and has been the source of numerous bear sightings.” It is recommended the area be covered with two feet of suitable cover material, “Refuse is still routinely treated ublic access to the site not being restricted. At the regional district meeting last weekend it was decided that a meeting be arranged between Jensen and those members of the RDCK involved with the Ootischenia dump. “We asked for the meeting to thrash points out,” director John Moran said Tuesday. “Maybe we just don’t agree with those points,” Moran said. Regional district has also made an application to the waste management branch to have the dump downgraded from an “A” class dump to a “B.” The difference in the two classi- fications is one of how often the dump is covered. An “A” is covered daily, a “B” is covered every second day of operation, Jensen said. “It is likely an economic consider- ation,” Jensen said as the “B" dump would. require less money and less work, . Notice of application for the Win DEPARTMENT STORES ‘A DIVES IOM OF F.W. WOOLWORTH C9, LTD, i a . COMPETING in the B.C. Summer Games. this weekend are these swimmers from Castlegar, Trail and Nelson. From {eft to right are: Dave Ure, Bjorn Gustausson, Steve Kruetzky, Steve Lintz (coach), Drew Standidge, David McPhee, Scott Hall, Maria Simmonetta, Sarah MacDonald, Beth Krug, Lucianna Alvarez, Heather Riley and Colleen Wild. Missing are Andrea Kari and Cari Anderson. Cy) FROM LIGHT SNACK TO MEALS... s by open burning. Only regulated burn- ing is permitted at the site,” the letter stated as the second violation. The third area of concern regards Permit change has been posted at the site and published in this newspaper. The notice directs interested citizens as to how to have input on the decision. Woolco Store Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 pm. Thursday and Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. —NewssMirrorfoto by Terry Giibert