‘omenoff of 507-4th Aven N., Castlegar, at Frenchman's pty at Campbell River. 7 Maki 45 inches in length with a 30-inch girth, it tock Betty 20 minutes to land this beauty using a grey ghost Mlashtail and a 30-pound test line. Hydro Launching Project To Eliminate Dust Storms -B.C. Hydro is going into she grass- growing business. Project ° involves planting 370 acres‘in selected areas around Nak ‘he I project -in the Arrow Lakes reservoir “region is designed to get rid of dust storms which plague the ‘area in times of low water and wind. Starting last week, the p and Burton with a mixture of grasses. The objective is ‘to find a species of grass which will sur- vive cold winter weather and flooding due to fluctuating reservoir levels. In June, representatives from Nakusp went to Victoria and presented Premier Bill Bennett and his cabinet with a brief’ outlining grievances against Hydro and suggesting that the bottomland around the original Upper. and Lower Arrow Lakes be reclaimed as fermlend: And You Can. with a Comb and Mirror Set © Functional, attractively Inathick, simulated leather pouch. ‘designed — Reg. $3.98. Save $1.00 Ot veccsssssscoss $998 For sinus hea cold symptoms 50 Tablets. Reg."$5.15. Save Over $1.00 at “Nakusp mayor Ernie Hard- ing and his colleagues com- plained that thousands of acres oft ‘mud, gravel and stumps are exposed when reservoir water levels drop by up to 40 feet. They said that ‘when this mud dries out, dust. storms blow as far north as Revel- stoke, 30 miles from the north end of Upper Arrow Lake. The Arrow Lakes became.a reser- voir when the Hugh Keenley- side Dam was completed in Nakusp. newspaper pub- lisher. Denis Stanley, a member of.the delegation to’ Victoria, said that: about 180 miles of very fertile waterfront land i: is involved. The. June meeting was followed by another in July in Nakusp at which Hydro told the mayor it was going ahead with a re-vegetation plan. The result was the plant- * ing program due to start; this week on 40 acres in the Burton area, which is 28 miles south of Nakusp. In subsequent weeks, 70 acres will be seeded in Nakusp and 260 acres in the Revelstoke area. Offered to Barty © Chronically 18 at Health Unit Vaccine for Castlegar. : An adequate supply of the’? + currently available A, Victoria, B Hong Kong, influenza vac- cines is expected to arrive at the West Kootenay Health Unit within the next week or two, The announcement, was made by health unit director Dr. N. “Schmitt at the regular meeting * of the West Kootenay Union Board of Health held Wednes- day of last week. This vaceine will be offered free of charge at local health centres to persons over 65 years of age. It will also be available, at a physician's re- quest, to persons of any age suffering from such chronic conditions as heart, pulmonary, and renal disease or diabetes and similar disorders. : The exact dates and ines ¢ ‘centre ‘and the hoalth unit. He reported on the very successful {Summer Student ‘Program Uwhich . provided an. activity- therapeutic. program . for 18 children: under two Trail stu- dents, Kris DeMarco and Tim Eccles, i The importance of the .program was emphasized and in response to’ Mr. Cameron's report, the board passed. a ‘ ‘Comparative Costs Sought By Committee Regional district directors to incurring large covital equipment costs for of clinics will be soon as possible. * ‘ The Audiology Clinic at the West Kootenay Health Unit is’ pleased to report that their previous waiting period. for hearing assessments and hear- ing aid evaluations has been significantly reduced from one- and-one-half years to one month. This reduction was made possible through the , addition of a second audiologist in’ April, 1977. f People requiring the ser- vices provided by this unit are seen on a referral’ basis only. Referrals are accepted from physicians, public health - nurses, speech pathologists and audiologists. Dr. Schmitt further an- nounced that Barry Willough- by, public health inspector for the. Boundary area, was pro- moted to the position of chief public health inspector for the - Coast-Garibaldi . Health’ Unit and will assume his new duties at Powell River as of the first of November. Mr. Willoughby. has been on the staff of this health unit for the past 10 years and has made a significant contribytion to the promotion of environ- mental health services in the area, particularly with regard . tothe’ maintenance of-a high, standard of, water quality in local lakes‘and rivers. ‘The Trail Mental Health Centre report ‘given. by. R.; Cameron drew attention to the. “@otitinulng’ close ‘shd-coopera-" tive relationship between‘ the Literate Bank | ‘Robber Went: By the Book. A man ‘carrying a gun inside a hollow book almost got away with $1,960 from the Community Savings and Loan Association in Mount Vernon, N.Y., police reported. Police said Norman Lov- ing, 30, carried the book into the association office, opened. the book to show a teller the gun. inside, handed ‘her. .an empty envelope and ‘ordered her to fill it with currency. The teller surrendered the cash but also triggered a silent alarm. Police said that when three 5 unarmed civilians seized Lov- ing minutes after the holdup, Loving was carrying, the cash, the gun and the book, entitled The Rich Are Different. South Slocan Notes A farewell party was held recently at the home of Mrs. , Vera Johnson for Susan Good- child. Members of the Study Group were in attendance and Sadie Hammond presented the group's farewell gift. The Goodchild family has moved to Dawson Creek. =~ oe © Mrs, Harvey Stone was an overnight guest at the Ham- mond home, en route to visit . her sister in Fernie. * * . The Hendrie family and Brent Jopp have recently re- turned from a holiday in Scot- land. Mr. and Mrs.’ Jim Stewart of Kelowna spent a few days at the Axworthy: home renewing old friendships. * * s The weekly Bible Study Group started its fall session this week. The next meeting is at.the Hammond home, with Mrs. Ed Jones leading in the. first lesson. } eo 8 s The Church Guild met at the home of Daisy Harrison. Plans were completed: for the group's fall tea Sept. 24. Rt. Rev. J,'Alan Jackson was a guest al the meeting. garbage ion in the “ district’s rural areas have won a victory, the Castlegar direc- tor announced last week. Mayor Audrey Moore re- ported to city council the Regional District of Central Kootenay board at its last meeting i instructed its sacbage motion to write tq ‘the minister of health strongly: encouraging continuation. of the program next year, Mr. Cameron ‘also advised the board that Ruth MacCal+ lum, » Community." Mental: Health Nurse, would be ‘trans- ferring to the Nelson Mental Health Centre as of Oct. 1. Miss MacCallum. joined the. centre four years ago and has been extremely valuable to the team in providing services to clients “and groups within: the region. The board moved to write to the minister requesting that, every effort be made to ensure that Miss MacCallum’s position is filled immediately. The Board also received Mr. Cameron's report in regard to provision of improving ser- vices to the Castlegar ares, Pending approval, this- would mean the opening of an office in Castlegar ,and the addition of one, and possible two, qualified mental health professionals, He. indicated that he was encouraged by the continuing efforts of local groups and the to get comparative costs for doing the job itself or contracting it out to the private sector. . of a brief to support the need for'such staff, particu- larly in the area of preventative services, wi Members Discuss Growing of Roll. cal): atthe ‘first fall meeting of the Robson’ Wom- ‘on’s Institute ‘was anawered with tho results of the growing of plants not nalive to this area, ‘Tho: 14° members present re- ported on'such ilems as Ttalian vogetabte cardioni, soya beans, - ‘erosked ’zuceini ’and spaghetti plant—vegetable and garlic, . Flowers cin’ ‘the | experiment included a © double | blossom spaticnce. plant and Love. Lies Bleeding. Plans’ were mado for the gel-acquainted tea‘and display of-prizo-winning P.N.E. handi- craft articles to be: held ‘next Wednesday ‘afternoon -at the Robsén Community Hall. Two ‘Institutes are to be invited to Plants the teu and all, ladies are welcome, A roll call at a later dateds to be clothing: or stuffed toys for the Vancouver Childrens Hospital. Gifts. were taken to ko sick membors in hospital, of whom, a long-time ‘standing’ member, was celebrating har #0th birthday.” Twelve handicraft article were entered at the P.N.E. by” our, members, with: pleasing resulls, Of the 12 entries, there were two firsts, four seconds, one-third and two honorable mentions, ita The next mecting will beat ‘the home of Mra, Crawford in Robson and new members art welcome. 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INCLUDING Low Cos Personal Loans Admission Requirements ighten “The University of B.C. will tighten ‘up’ its ‘admission _ re- quirements for Grade 12 grad- uates starting September, 1978, The UBC senate, at. its meeting last week decided on'a three-slage - plan. to. increase academic’ qualifications: for high-school graduates that will see a-return to . mandatory academic courses required for entrance to UBC. The move, which the sen- : ate hopes will make UBC the toughest of B.C.’s three univer- sitles to enter, followed com- plaints from secondary ‘schools and students that they are not being told how to prepare for entrance to UBC. The plan will be adopted on Srevenue to Sept. 9 of $568. He | ceaid.-10 ‘tickets “are in the itprocess of summons, two sum- «mons’ were issued, and “40” Stickets have. yet to be paid. With regard to water -! ‘New. Denver. ~ Seeks. :Grant For Project. ‘With a-view to’ upgrading tthe skating arena, the village of New ‘Denver has applied for a grant under the Canada Works zprogram. A grant of $40,404 would Zemploy nine on the arena ‘project, cover: repairs to side- stream. aide, the Powerhouse is _designed to contain four 4 teagan " z_aNewiFotn ie RyenGnedee Swalks damaged during installa- ” < Stion f the ‘new water system, has well.as the possibility of con- Setructing some new sidewalks. =.) Plans for a walkway along ‘ithe lake and welcome signs to She posted on the outskirts of ithe community also were in- ~ Mini-Coravan Well R Members of the Crowsnest - Highway No.3 Steering Com- s mittee all ‘agree that the eae driven by members of. the _ Steering committee, let P .) escorted into the community by. :: 2o8 “According. to: steering * ‘committee chairman Ea _ Hansen of Kimberley, the mini- caravan was given a warm and astic reception all along Schools Act introduced in’ the legislature ‘August 30° by Education Minister,: Dr. Pat McGeer will ensure: that in'the future, regular“ meetings of boards of school trustees veil be open to the publies) 7 “While the public had access _ to the ‘minutes’ of: meetings. in the’ past, there was ‘no. clear... .: statement that they’ could ‘at- - tend, the actual. proceedings. :: The new legislation. is* “identical to existing provisions in the.Municipal Act. Another, amendmen + tablishes the right of any “four or more electors to permanent highway three’ or- - a vintage’ Rolls’ Royee.: aka Amendments to 6 the Public te ‘warmer: neat the reception was the: weather,” said: Hansen.‘ “In'spite of the hot weath- police cars, ane truck’ at. Nelson: this schedule: For admission in Septem- ber, 1978, calculation of stand- ing (C-plus or better) will be based on the student's 10 best academic subjects, and the student: will be required to’ complete English 11 and 12 and social studies 11—now required for graduation; : For admission in Septem- ber, 1979, three elective aca- demic courses at the Grade 12 level will also be required: By September, 1981, stu- dents will also be required to complete Maths 11, a Grade 11 ‘scince and French or another language at the Grade 11 level, The plan's author, zoology ‘ professor Cyril Finnegan, the senate admissions committee chairman, said’ UBC entrants have ‘not. been required to “complete. mandatory. high- school academic subjects since 1970. But, Finnegan said, the standard last year was raised to require entrants to shave: a C-plus average. “The more stringent stan- datdg imposed for. September, . 1976, had the desired effect of “reducing failures in May, 1977,” he said. Finnegan said :the UBC registrar's office has had com-" plaints. “in “large quantities” that UBC has been negligent in not telling students and schools :, what they should do to prepare: for university, “And we have had an increase in’ directionless indi- viduals’ at. the’ university who ” don't know’ what's’ going on,” what they want here,” he.said. “They've taken the easy way | : “out unless they have some kind) of discipline—it's human na- ture," By including additional mandatory subjects: and the C-plus average, UBC hopes. to become the “toughest” univer- sity to enter by 1981,/he said. Finnegan said the 1981 deadline: was set up so that students now in Grade 9 can start to prepare for university courses. “The -significance for our Grade 9 or lower ‘students is that a language will be required ». for entrance:to UBC-in 1981,” Tom Good, Schoo! District No. 9 supervisor of instruction, od Monday. “The significance of the . UBC requirements on.the ele-.- mentary school is to Indicate the -increasing importance of second fanguage instruction and the need to acquire those second language instructional capabilities within the teaching \ staff,” he said. Good said UBC registrar Jack Parnall ‘has * indicated * students entering UBC sciences in 1981 may also be required to have’ Geometry 12, as well as ‘Algebra 12. The registrar ex- pects’a ‘decision on: this re- quirement in December, Good said.. ~ The registrar said the new requirements will be sent to the education ministry, this week for distribution to all schools -within a month, Good said. Paving Tenders Called For Highway Bypass ‘ Paving tenders have been called.for return Oct. 5 for 26.6 kilometres ‘ (16: miles) ‘of ‘the Southern Trans-Provincial Highway from Ootishenia to.’ Meadows Siding section, High- ways and Public Works Minis: , ter Alex V, Fraser announced fast week. . “This is part. of the new highway. by-pass which | will connect Castlegar to Salmo and - provide an alternative to the _ Present Casilegte, 7 Trail, Mont- Where Do You Buy Your Gas’ Try K-C Co-op - in Brilliant Regular is Only K-C CO-OP put sf er at Osoyoos and a lot.of other * /; communities," said Hansen, “the people turned ‘ out “to welcome. us: and: we certainly appreciqted it ‘The: steering committee ported that about 90 vehicles joined the mini caravan for at 3 ‘least ’a. portion of the ‘route, including many vintage cars, oe However once the propos- at’ has been approved by : the board andthe ‘ministry,’ the’ new provisions will speed up administrative, procedures by. reducing the period time during - which the. proposals ‘may be 4 challenged i in the courls from 30 days to.10. 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