C6 ‘Survival’, a rugged type recreation CALGARY (CP) — Hordes of Canadians are setting out for the wilderness in search of a rugged type of recreation — survival training. Survival training is no lon- ger associated only with Mount Everest expeditions or trips into the Arctic. Survivalist Vern Cottrell spent 25 years as a Canadian Forces pilot carrying out search and rescue missions and teaching survival tech- niques. Now the owner of Cottrell Survival Consultants Ltd. in Calgary, he says anyone heading into remote areas, whether for work or for rec- reation, should follow a basic survival plan. More people would survive being stranded if they took precautions against the wea- ther, Cottrell said. Exposure is the No. 1 killer in cold weather and many succumb to it through ig- norance. Cottrell advises that warm durable clothing such asa watertight parka be part of people's luggage whether travelling by foot or by car. Dave Young, Cottrell’s partner at the consulting firm, served 32 years in the Canadian navy where he de- signed a sea-survival course for NATO soldiers. Young said most people know little about survival and panic in a crisis. Fear is-a normal reaction to crisis but it doesn't have to turn to panic, he said. Before fear takes control, a person should sit down and think about what they're doing. BIGGEST MISTAKES Young said one of the big- gest mistakes made by those who find themselves stran- ded is trying to walk out of a remote area without knowing where they are or where they’re. going. Searchers have often located an aban- doned vehicle only to later discover the bodies of those who thought they could walk to safety. Instead, they were yy cold, CASTLEGAR NEWS, May 12, 1982 Telephone 365-52 19. business direCTORY Now Insoritons, copy changes-and cancellations for the Castlegar’ \Nows Business Directory will be “accepted before the first week of the month only. DUNWOODY & CO. Chartered Accountants 410 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-2151 We've Got Your Muffler MAIN ST. MUFFLER 1335 Columbia Ave. 365-5411 Caldsét ———, 364 Days a Year 1038 Columbia Avenue {Bottom of Sherbiko Hill) = 10:30 p.. }» Tobacco, Confect nary & General Phone 365-6534 Groceteria & Laundromat OPEN Sat, 6:30 - 10:30 p.m.| Y . We sell & use PROOUCTS. - Soligo, Koide : & John Chartered Accountants 615 Columbia Ave. talrs) ad OLIVER TRUSS ‘PRODUCTS |. LTo. ec ‘ial & Res. Phone Nee 774s * Henry John, B.Sc., C.A. Resident Partner LS ED “The ce a Appliances Sold Maytag — General Electric * Kitchen Aid nn-Air — Gibson — “THE BEST” WARRANTY SERVICE INSTALLATION SERVICE REPAIR SERVICE * enall major appliances including fridges and fear of the unknown. Cottrell said the two most important requirements for. survival are fire and shelter. Not only does fire provide warmth and raise a person's morale, it becomes a smoke signal by day and a light bea- con by night. Fire can be used for cooking, water pur- ification, drying clothes and keeping insects at bay. Every survival kit should include a source of fire: wind-proaf matches in a wa- terproof container and a handful of tinder made of paraffin-soaked cardboard, cotton batting or steel wool . saturated in insect repellent. Hikers planning to go into remote areas should never be without some type of signal, Cottrell said. 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Snares can be made from pieces of wire or insulation off electrical wiring and set where a small trail joins a larger one, A Trail auto dealership requires a fully experienced and certified autebody repalr person. Ap- plicants should hove experience on a variety of vehicles types and have their own hand tools. Wages to $19.00/hr. (2667) A lorge tial Gree tien 1s looking for an electrical design draught- sperson. Five years experience with an electric is necessary. Presen: tanga $2245 + $2806 per month ofter 4 years. A Rossland cab company requit . full and part-time taxl dris Must have class 4 license and prepared to work rotating shifts. fox commission, (2691) , word processor operator is teuired in Trail. Applicants need micom }/ 200 Salary is $1452/monih, CASTLE TIRE (1977) Ltd. SALES & SERVICE Pssssst Don't Miss the Savings During Castle Tire’s SPRING SALE Save 20% ae Tires Hout 365 1050 65-71 23 ——_——— ee GUS ADAMS MOTORS D.L. #7089. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE Open 9a. Hem 9B m1. 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Published at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays” ) sate mre crnmmmererenemeosrrres ieee WEATHERCAST 5°. remain unsetiled for the next few COLEMAN COUNTRY - TOOL & DIE .. : Market sifts :thrauah wide VoL. 39: NO. 39 35 Cents: CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA: SUNDAY, MAY 16, 1982 2Sections (A & 8) Council backs off on tax hike By RONN NORMAN In the face of angry tunes reaction to a proposed three mill tax increase, Castlegar council Thursday agreed to drop i acreere and hold the mill rate to the same level as last whe decision will mean that a taxpayer with an average $80,000 home will save about $26 on his tax bill this year. It also meant council was forced to chop $108,600 from its 1982 budget. Council had proposed a budget of $3.34 million, but with the cutback adopted a budget of $3.23 million, and a mill rate of 53.881. mills. Despite the mill rate remaining the same as last year, most homeowners will still be hit with tax increases this year because of the increase in property assessments. Property assessments jumped an average 15 per cent in Castlegar this year — translating into about a 15 per cent increase in city taxes. Finance committee -chairman Ald. Albert Calderbank told a special council budget meeting that the $108,600 was taken from the city's $400,000 capital works budget. Areas affected by the cutbacks were: e storm drainage work for the replot area in the south end — $10,000 cut from a $100,000 budget. © sidewalks at 1400 block and 900 block Columbia Ave. and part of the five-year program —, $10,000 cut ua a $35,000 budget. e horseshoe pitch ~~ $2,500 cut ‘from a $7,500 budget. ,@ sanidump station dropped completely — $15,000. ‘e improvements to Zuckerberg’s Island — $18,000. © city park plan — $2,000 cut from a $10,000 budget. e parks underground sprinkler system — $5,000 cut from a $45,000 budget. @ parks playground equipment — $18,000 budget. $6,000 cut from an © funding for a new fire truck/pumper cut completely Included in those figures is $89,000 for labor costs ‘tor three works crew employees who would have worked on those projects for seven months. . However, those employees will not be laid off for seven months. Rather, council brought $39,000 from its revenue surplus fund and added it to its public works’ budget to accommodate the employees, The cutbacks were approved by all council with the exception of Ald. Len Embree. Mayor Audrey Moore and Ald, Doug MacKinnon were both absent. Embree told council he is “in somewhat of a quandry.” Embree said the cutback won't solve the p I the city will have to face either next year or two years from now, ‘and will in fact only save the taxpayer about $25. He said council is getting into a “dangerous situation” by cutting its budget to the point it is at now. Embree said he fears that with the cutbacks council will be in a difficult position should an emergency arise. Then it would have no alternative but to borrow from the banks and pay off the money in three years at a high interest rate, he said. “We could be looking very much in excess of four or fi five mills” if that happened, he said. Embree said the budget was a “manlntenance budget” to begin with. “There were no frills to thi However, Calderbank said he agreed eth the thack irate taxpayers wanting the mill rate left unchanged for this year, He said the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce — which had requested the sani-dump station — wouldn't be happy with council's decision to postpone it. “But we can't afford it," Calderbank said. Ald. Carl Loeblich agreed, adding, “I never saw so many | irate people in all my life" as when he tried to talk to the irate taxpayers. “What are you going to do, you have to go with the will of the mob,” he said. Ald. Bob MacBain said he too had received many calls from angry taxpayers and said they accused council of not being “responsible.” “It's not a happy situation we find ourselves in,” he said. He agreed with Embree that the cuts wouldn't solve the situation and could lead toa “buildup of serious problems” in the next year or two. Council was‘also presented with a 400-name petition the three mill increases. noting he had been “inundated” with telephone calls from af PICK OF THE ‘CROP Pests Visitor to Saturday's 's tirst Castlegar | Far plants. from angry Pi ers p continued on page AS —< LABOR COUNCIL REPORTS 5,000 unemployed By CasNews Statf Unemployment in .the "West Kootenay has reached ‘mer’s. a iittta's scarce, but interested buyers made it more than worthwhile were for those who did show up to sell goods. _ Commission office, companies and service organ- nearly 25 per cent and Castlegar is one of the areas hardest hit, according to a report. by the Nelson-Trail and District Labor Council. The report says Castlegar, . with a population of 6,840, has 1,023 on unemployment _ benefits. That's 15 per cent of he population, a figure that ‘includes every man,. woman nee ue 5,000, says the é is based on information from the Trail ee report ty per cent of the carpenters are unemployed, and 22 per cent of the electricians. The United Steelworkers of America reported that 400 members have been laid off, with close to a 100 per cent layoff beginning June 31 for a minimum five weeks. when Cominco shuts down: The report gathered infor- mation from 81 cities, towns, villages and unincorporated areas in the West -Kootenay and. emerged with the fol- w Clerical and related — st ‘active UIC claims; sales — 800 claims; service — 431 claims; forestry and logging - 257% processing Amills} — unions, izations, and took a com- munity by community look at unemployment and its social effects. Labor council- vice-presi- dent Klaus Offermann said the figures are ‘worse than even the .council expected, but he that they British land i in Falklands From AP-REUTERS . Helicopter-borne British commandos blew up as many as‘10 Argentine planes and a big .ammunition dump in their first ground assault on the Falkland Islands, British: officials rep mando attack on Pebble Is- land in the Falklands group, but the military high com- mand in Buenos Aires said a "British battleship opened fire ba ae small island early Sat- ing three Ar- Argentina had no immedi- ate comment on the com- ue aircraft on the ground. It said Argentine Cominco freezes non-union wages By CasNews Staff Cominco ° chairman ~ and chief executive officer Norm Anderson announced this week that there will be no July 1 salary increases for. the company’s | non-union staff. ‘ Anderson made '.the .an- nouncement during?a series of meetings , with company non-union staff in Trail. Between 900° and - 1,000 non-union staff at Kimberley and Trail will be affected by the move, ‘said company spokesman Richard Fish. As well, Anderson told non-union staff that provi- sions for special’ ‘vacations will be cancelled after June 30, except for employees in the Northwest Territories. Up until” now -non-| runion staff. were entitled to three” weeks special vacation after ' five years of service — in addition to regular vacation time. . Anderson also said the company is shelving. the _provision for five and six- + tinue, that," week regular vacations after June 80. Until now, workers with 18 years service were entitled to five weeks regular, ‘vacation, and workers with 28 years were allowed six weeks. “They're going to discon- Fish said, and forces “repelled the aggres- sion.” The A also re- Diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the Falklands crisis ported that an Argentine merchant vessel, with a civ- ilian crew, is: missing and feared to have been sunk off the Falklands’ several days ago by a British missile. British Defence. Ministry sources in London said the destroyed’ planes included Pucara ground. attack air- craft, blown up by explosive charges laid at the Pebble. Island airstrip by commandos who landed Friday night un- der cover of darkness and pulled. out after dawn Sat- urday as Royal Navy navy warships pounded the shore. The commandos’ were re- ported to have suffered two minor casualties. It was the first time British ground troops officially were reported ashore in the Falk- lands since Argentine troops seized” the British:governed allow a vacation. . In both cases, vacations earned up to June 30 will be retained. Anderson also emphasized the principle of a 40-hour week, saying that paid over- time should only be cone four weeks . i in early April. Pebble.Island is a small is- land just off. the northern tip of West Falkland, one of the two main islands in the Falk- lands group. The other main island’is East Falkland, site of Stanley, the capital. NO OTHER DETAILS ered after an empl worked in excess of a 40-1 fie “week. | The announcement will not affect the company's United Steelworkers of ‘America e ployees, who received a 15 per cent wage increase ef- - fective May 1. The high com- mand said the target of the 8° British: warship’ was Pueto Calderon, on Borbon (Pebble) Island, ‘took ‘place at 4:60 a.m. The communique made no men- tion of casualties.and gave no other details. ahd that: the: attack Argentina reporting “some optimism” and Britain's am- bassadors to the United Na- tions and Washington breif- ing the government in Lon- don on the latest a of UN peace talks. In New York, UN Secre- tary General Javier Perez de Cullar said he expects next Tuesday and Wednesday ‘to be decisive for his Falklands peace-seeking efforts follow- ing the ambassadors’ expec- ted return from the Beit capital. ss In Buenos Aires, Argen- tine President Leopoldo Gal- tieri said some kind of rap- prochement with Britain is probable in the next few days. “Argentina is disposed to a dialogue,” he said. The Defence Ministry in. London said its forces raided the airstrip on Pebble Island just north of West Falkland on Friday night, destroying “a number of aircraft on the ground and a large ammu- nition dump.” The raiders returned to the Falklands ar- mada, suffering “two minor - casualties” and leaving an undetermined number of Ar- ntine v British with” ends visit OPORTO, PORTUGAL (AP) — Sharpshooters, bul- letproof glass and a loco- motive checking tracks for ~ bombs protected Pope John Paul as he arrived in north- ern Portuguese wind country Saturday, winding up a trip marred by a rebel Roman Catholic priest who'tried to bayonet him. He ended his four-day visit Saturday night, boarding an Air Portugal jetliner at Opor- to's Pedras Rubras airport at . 9:48 p.m. (4:48 p.m. EDT) for. the flight to Rome. “Viva o papal” screamed wild crowd of more than half. this city’s 1.8 million . resi-’ dents as the Pope rode triumphantly through streets. He later gave a speech Vatican sources called a major statement on labor rights. ‘Well-wishers sang hymns, brass bands played and a 10,000-member chorus sang birthday greetings in Por- tuguese for the pontiff, who turns 62 on Tuesday. Pope John Paul wearing white vestments and his h officials said. British Harrier jet fighter | planes alsg attacked the air- strip at the Falklands capital of Stanley, 65 nautical miles southeast of Pebble Island, on Friday night. ped red hat, re- peatedly: nodded, smiled and made the sign of the cross in the largest and most. enthu- siastic welcome he received during his four-day visit to Portugal. continued on page A3 still do not reveal: the true number of unemployed. ““The UIC ‘statistics show- ing 5,011 on active UIC claims don't include workers who are unemployed but not receiving benefits, or those who’ have to seek welfare,” Offermann said. One-of the reasons Castle- gar is hard hit by unemploy- ment is that workers in the forest and, construction in- dustries top the unemploy- ment‘ rolls, -There are 1,057 forestry workers and 1,028 construc- tion./'workers on active claims. The. International Wood- workers of America report that 85 per cent of its mem- bers are unemployed. Seven- — 270; trans- portation and equipment — 234; and construction — 1,028." The figures do not include all active claims, but were only for the major: employ- ‘ment categories used by UIC computers, the report says. According to age groups, the majority of unemployed fall in the 24-35 age bracket, with a substantial number of the 20-24 age group — a span of only four years. In Nelson, for example, 40.9 per cent’.of the active UIC claims are in the 24-35 age group, while the second largest category — 20.7 per cent — are between 20 and 24 years old. In Castlegar, 26.1 per cent of the unemployed are be- tween 24- and 35, while 21.4 per cent are between 20 and 24 years. In Trail the figures are 29.5 per cent and 29.9 per cent, respectively. Overall, Nelson tops the” list with the greatest number of unemployed — 1,278. Castlegar is second with 1,023 and Trail a district third with 525. However, Nakusp, which only has a population’ of 1,478, 298 are collecting UIC, the report says. Figures for other areas-in- eluded in the study” we: Rossland, 203;, Robson, Montrose, 68; ‘Genelle, 47; Fruitvale, 223; Ymir, Winlaw, 157; South Sloca: Slocan Park, 39; Slocan, 124; Silverton, ee Salmo, 221; Passmore, New Denver, 1135 Sapna 289; Meadow, 33; Kasl lowing unemployment fig. ere Wai-Cre 185; Argenta, 145. ‘The report says the Castle- ” gar Volunteer Exchange has already received reports of increased child abuse, and workers say teenagers are in “an explosive situation.” “It is a difficult emotional — time.for them anyway, econ- omic tensions increase ten- sions in the home, and teen- agers cannot find work; ” says the report. The exchange said one girl who had travelled across the country on a youth Program said friends and acquain- tances are extremely de- pressed because they can't find work and feel the situ- ation is hopeless. “They only, seem to be‘interested in al- cohol, drugs and sex," " the re- port says. - Selkirk College financial ald officer John Green re- _ ported that requests for stu- dent assistance have doubled in 1981-82. The report noted that student costs have in- creased. There has been an increase in student fees and increase in student fees and now students will be ex- cover costs for field trips. At the same time, Com- inco, which usually hires 150 summer students and B.C, Timber which hires 40- continued on page AS: | Human rights hearing Monday in Nelson By CasNews Staff The B.C. Human Rights Commission will be in Nelson Monday to hold a public hearing on discrimination against women, visible mi- norities and the disabled in the West Kootenay. The hearing is set for 7 p.m. in the Peebles Motor Inn, 150 Baker Street and is . part of the commission's province-wide tour to hear investigate discrimination in housing, employment or pub- lic service in B.C. . ‘The tour has already taken a commission to Victoria and Port Alberni. Following the Nelson visit, the commission will travel to Kelowna, Van- couver, Prince George and Williams Lake. Commission chairperson Dr. Charles Paris said in a telephone interview from Vancouver that the commis- sion will be in Nelson to make sure West Kootenay resi- dents have a chance to air their concerns, The. commission was ap- pointed last November for a two-year term, after which it will present a report on its findings to the Minister of Labor. The report will focus tha a professional engineer: with B.C. Hydro, who has served as a director of the Vancouver Multicultural So- ciety and chairperson of the human rights and race rela- tions committee of the Na- tional Association of Cana- dians of Origins in India; Renate Shearer, a UBC social worker and social planner; and Gloria George a former member of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, and native Indian rights on y changes to the B.C. Human Rights Code, or help estab- lish “guidelines” for human rights in B.C. Members of the commis- sion also include Bijou Kar- Paris himself is Pacific Regional Director of the Canadian Council of Chris- tians and Jews. Only Paris, Kartha and Shvarer will be in Nelson. .