2 A2 For th}'®RECORD Astory Sept. 25 incorrectly stated that Lisa Ann Allen of Castlegar was charged for fail- However, Allen said Schmidt was in fact turning on to Columbia Avenue from ing to yield when in fact the Safeway parking lot and Ronald Lawrence Schmidt of collided with Allen. Castlegar was charged. eee The News regrets any in- A news release from the convenience or embarrass- Red Cross gave an incorrect ment the error may have date for an upcoming emer- caused Ms. Allen. gency simulation exercise at As well, information pro- Kinnaird Junior secondary vided to The News stated that school. ; ; Schmidt was attempting to The exercise will take place make a left turn into the Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to noon. Woodland Park Shell service vere station on Columbia A The i ion of a story and that Allen, southbound on appearing on page C1 of to- Columbia Avneue, collided day’s issue is on page C8, not with Schmidt. page C4. 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Letters oTWHE EDITOR Delays regrettable I would like to reply to Daragh Carter’s letter expressing concerns over the lighting on her street and about the Columbia A i ion near the Kinnaird true in the Rossland-Trail riding today. Who would ever have thought that Chris D’Arcy, who has been the NDP candidate, and the supposed representative of union people, would be running as an Community Hall. The city currently has a policy of replacing mercury-vapor lamps with high- pressure sodium lamps. It is a matter of considerable controversy which of these types of lamps is superior and neither type of lamp will provide her children with absolute protection if they must be on the road at night. I am afraid that she must take some responsibility for training her children to live effectively in their environment. I strongly resent the suggestion that I was somehow weighing the cost of a light versus the lives of her children. If there was any evidence that changing her light would guarantee the safety of her children, I would pay for the lamp out of my own pocket. Her statements are particularly malicious to a person such as myself who has worked tirelessly over the last 20 years to help children of all sorts through the Lions Club. As for the matter of the traffic light, Columbia 4 is a provincial highway and this has caused regrettable delays in dealing with this problem. I assure Daragh that I am looking into the street light issue with renewed vigor and hope that it can be brought to a conclusion swiftly. Ald. Jim Chapman Castlegar Sitting on the fence I believe there is a saying, “Politics makes for strange bedfellows.” This is so it with the support of Iris Bakken. We all know who Iris has been a strong supporter of. I have also noted that Chris intends to hold on to his NDP membership. It makes a person wonder what side of the fence, or should I say bed, these people are on. What makes Chris believe that the NDP members would want him in bed with them any longer, especially with Iris there. The NDP has a candidate, Ed Conroy, who was chosen by the membership. It should also be noted that Chris, in the recent past, made comments less than favorable about the NDP and its leader in the press. I believe the best person should be elected whatever his or her party. That person should have certain qualities though, and one of them is integrity. If he has believed in something for years, he shouldn’t change his mind because it is no longer convenient, or it no longer pays. Albert Baker Castlegar NDP policy opposed “‘T've lost a kidney to cancer but I’ve gained a whole new respect for life and what we have to make of it,” said Mr. Ed Conroy, local NDP candidate, referring to the removal of his cancerous kidney. The NDP’s avowed policy of abortion on demand — the tearing apart of children in the womb or burning them with injected salts at all stages of pregnancy; horrible tortures crying for God’s vengeance in His justice — is totally opposed to Mr. Conroy’s statement above, Anyone who votes for or supports the NDP is guilty of murder before God. The degree of guilt depends on the knowledge of the extensive media coverage over many years of the NDP policy of supporting abortion in clinics and hospitals. Thus very few have some reason not to know or understand. The NDP position on abortion, acted-out homosexuality (wanting to legally recognize same-sex partners and advocating special preferential rights to homosexuals), euthanasia, premarital sex, forced school teaching on contraception and use of condoms — all most serious sins against God’s laws and love — have been clearly stated by numerous NDP functionaries and are in the process of enactment in Ontario. Thus anyone who wants to profess respect for decent family values and faith in Jesus Christ and obey His word can only support a candidate for MLA who unequivocally states to respect life fully from conception to natural death. If the Family Coalition Party of B.C. fields a candidate in a riding, that person will protect Christian family values. An NDP government would have to increase our debt and/or taxes to pay for unwarranted social spending on excessive staffing and pay raises in education, health and other government departments. The inevitable favoring of unions in labor legislation and restrictive regulations on all sectors of the economy will result in a disastrous exodus of capital and companies out of B.C. as happened under former NDP premier Dave Barrett in B.C. and now in Ontario. H.J. Kemperman Castlegar Norman continued fom page A6 their provincial coll not to selves unable to support either of embrace of that support. . bhi run someone in this riding. hed parties: former roy because his name is first on Asa political move, it seems the _ the ballot). Then again, maybe it’s stretch- ing things to tie D’Arcy, Bakken and Simpson all together in one neat Liberal package. But it’s not stretching things to say that if D’Arcy ran as a Liberal he wouldn't get near the support he would get as an Independent. As an Independent candidate endorsed by the Liberal party he will, of course, attract a certain number of Liberal votes. As an In- dependent he can also attract votes from those who find them- federal Tories, Reform party mem- bers; Western Canada Concept supporters; and Zalmoids upset at the Social Credit party's treatment of the former premier. But don't bet on too many New Democrats voting for D’Arcy — not with Iris Bakken in his ranks. Bakken comes from the Social Credit party’s far right, about as foreign to New Democrats as pin- striped suits. Her public endorsement of D’Arcy is curious. But even more curious is D’Arcy’s enthusiastic equivalent of leaning into a right hook. While every Socred in B.C. is ing to di h 1 from But a mass exodus from NDP ranks? Forget it. Few New D would want to be seen Vander Zalm, D’Arcy is moving closer. Granted, there will be some “leakage” of NDP votes simply be- cause D’Arcy has been the New Democrat MLA for the last two decades. And some New Democrats will see his name on the ballot and mistake him for the NDP candi- date (probably about as many as the number who will vote for Con- within a stone’s throw of Iris Bakken. (And despite Simpson's en- dorsement, few Liberals see them- selves and Bakken as political soulmates.) If anyone should be worried, it should be the Socred candidate, Walt Siemens. Bakken could act as a lightning rod for the far right, traditionally those who support the Social Credit. Beyer continued from page A6 But while the government might get the court to order Doo- nan and Sullivan to return the grant or what’s left of it, it might prove to be a tad difficult to get anything out of Reid. NDP justice critic Moe Sihota, who tried to prosecute Reid pri- vately over the two-year-old scan- dal, says it’s virtually unprece- dented for government to seek punitive 3 But deputy att: 1 return of the lottery grant is the main goal, punitive damages shouldn't be ruled out. The writ alleges that Doonan and Sullivan set up a scheme to use Reid’s position to obtain pay- ment for their benefit, and that they knew Reid had a conflict be- tween his public duties and his interests. Reid of approving a grant travened most of the published his relationship with Doonan and Sullivan. “ It’s difficult to gauge whether this latest chapter in the Reid lot- tery scandal will harm or help the Socreds’ ch for re-election. It For Reid it isn’t good news, whatever the outcome of the law- suit. is Once again, he finds himself embroiled in a scandal of his own king, all but lling out his could work either way. On the one hand, the rehashing of this two-year-old scandal could be detrimental to the Socreds. On the other hand, the impres- sion of decisive action against Reid may convince some voters that the Bob Edwards says that while the and disguised some of the funding, and failing to disci ds have put their scandal- ridden past behind them. achievements as MLA. For all current and future politi- cians, the Reid case should serve as a warning that the public is no longer willing to tolerate what comptroller general Brian Marson in his report on the Reid affair last year called “irregular and improp- er behavior.”