E4 CASTLEGAR NEWS, November 21, 1979 Ann Landers “= Dear Ann Landers: So you are opposed to castrating rapists, are you? Well, | wonder If you would feel the same way If you were In my position. Have you ever had to go to police headquarters with a little sister and hold her hand while she read a statement that would make your hair stand on end? Well, thave, and It left a mark on me that will be there forever. The man had been convicted and put away four times for similar crimes. He was released after serving two years for each cf the offenses. He passed psychological tests and declared him fit to run loose In society. God only knows how many tives of other Iittle girls and women he ruined, Many people do not report these incidents because they are afrald of the publicity. It's just too humiliating. lam not a person who Is vengeful, but my heart aches for my little sister and for all others who are violated In this manner. | keep wondering who will be the next victim. Releasing a person who does this sort of thing is like letting a wild wolf loose among a flock of lambs. Something needs to be done to protect the Innocent, (f castration is the only way, then | am for it — especially after the second or third conviction. Print this If you dare. - — On Tho Side Of Future Victims Dear On the Side: | agree that soclety must be protected against these but Is not the solutt When a man found gulilty of rape for the third time Is turned loose, we must place the blame where It belo: — on the Justice system. How many times have we re. about brutal killings only to find that the murderer had a long history of previous arrests — or that he was out on bond awalting trial for a similar crime? Our laws must be changed, and they WILL be changed when enough people put heat or thelr legislatures to change them. This means you — and YOU and YOU. Dear Ann: I'll try to make this short although | could write a book! | love my husband. | am (| hope) a healthy, - normal woman who becomes unhappy, tense and frustrated because | am not getting enough sexual attention from ‘‘George"’ 5 the Saivie age. Fe has lo Salmo Elementary School holds its first major assembly By LLEWELLYN C. FLETCHER . On the morning of Oct. 81, Salmo Elementary School held its first major During Oct. 91, each class in Salmo Elementary School had its own Halloween program. One of the features of the day was a Halloween flashlight. A special feature for the day was a French Halloween presented by Grades 6 and 7 of the “Open Area,” whose af the school year, to which the parents of the students were also invited. The first item on the program was the introduc-” tion, by Bob McLure, of the “Announcers’ Club,” spon- sored by Mrs. Bonnie Klo- vance, The responsibility of this club is to announce to all the. school over the public address system the various events of each school day. The second event was the presentation by Lorne Wuori of mileage certificates to members of the Joggers’ Club. This group of students meets in the morning before classes begin, to jog around Jap Mountain. Some stu- dents have already jogged 80 miles or more. There followed a presen- tation by Bruce Schimpf and Lino Muto of prizes for the best fire prevention posters. All funds for trophies and plaques were donated by Salmo Fire Department. Dean Curtis and his Grade 6 class showed the fruit of their. efforts in a school anti-litter pi poetry for which prizes wore presented by the student council. Each winner received a certificate plus a Children's art are Mrs. Exner and Mr. Gris, Seven pupils sang a French song with Halloween characters. Exhibition begins provincial tour British Columbians in 12 communities throughout the province will now have the opportunity to view the B.C, Exhibition of Children’s Art 1979, which was seen by more than 6,000 people in Vancouver during October. The exhibit will be seen at the National Exhibition Centre in Castlegar, May 4-26. One regions (Northwest, Okana- gan, East Kootenay), the exhibition will be split among several communities because of the smaller galleries lo- cated in those areas, Information on exhibit hours are available from each exhibiting institution. A lim- ited number of catalogues, printed by Talonbooks of Vancouver, will be on sale at each exhib ing on the “freshness and spontaneity” of the paintings, prints and drawings, called the exhibition “sunshine on a cloudy day.” Visitors to the exhibition will see 192 outstanding works created by students from age two to 18 years in TTBS. ies. in three The works in the 1979 British Columbia Exhibition of Children’s Art were sel- ected from the more than 5,200 submitted by students in public and separate schools, in the correspon- © dence programi and in- dividuals throughout B.C. eariier this year. VALLEY COMFORT WINLAW, B.C. 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Although First City De- velopments, a subsidiary of shift for its planer section, according to industrial re- lations officer Dave Lloyd. “We have pretty high ’. inventories’ on the rough | lumber end and’ we're trying to get those inventories ‘re- duced a -bit," Lloyd said- Tuesday. “That necessitates operating the planer mill in order: to finish the lumber.” The third shift, between 30 and 40 workers, will probably continue at the planer “at least another week — maybe more” until some of | Committee chairman Brisco stresses ‘non-partisan’ role After more than five years on the Commons committee on- regional economic expansion — mostly as an opposition member *— Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco is now chairing the committee as a government member, In a recent interview Brisco — elected chairman by the committee early this month — said the regional economic. development ministry's programs have already reflected the new government's sensitivity to the needs of Kootenay West and other underdeveloped areas in B.C. Yet despite the ministry's reputation for ‘partisan motives under the Liberals and the May 22 election's transfer of power to the Progressive Conservatives, the function of the parliamentary steering body will be essentially a non-partisan one, he said. The main function of the committee,‘ comprised of PC, Liberal and New Democratic Party repr i i of new policies and legislation introduced specifically by the regional economic expansion minister, presently Elmer MacKay, the Kootenay West MP said. But the committee's KOOTENAY WEST MP BOB BRISCO --. cites PC government's ‘sensitivity’ bility for operation of Castle- Serene ricnawacciemaid osama al the backlog ‘of lumber re- quiring finishing is’ reduced, he said. The extra shift brings the current number of em- ployees at the sawmill to about 340, Lloyd said. Contacted at the CanCel head office in Vancouver, spokesman George Lambert said the company does not. anticipate “any slowdown in production, any layoffs or any long-or-short-term shut- downs in the forseeable fu- ture.” |. Lambert said one of the reasons the company has been able to maintain the production level at its Castle- gar sawmill is its practice of shipping a variety of speci- alty products in “mixed cars” rather than confining. its products to dimension lum- ber. i gar Airport. to the federal transport ministry this year “thus reducing the chance of any potential liability resting budget and 95 per cent of city eucd'” activities. jal use of tor of municipalities to investigate Gouk’s ests of James W. Gouk during his term as alderman for the city.” Attached was a chron- ological survey of some of Gouk's activities “and sup- porting documents to back up‘ ‘our request,” the jetter said, Godderis told council he had been “concerned for some time" over use of con- fidential ,-i fon avail- ion by council b basis for requesting the investigation. for. It may be that the, conflict of interest clauses are very weak and very in- effectual.” But Gouk suggested pol- itieal motives rather than a need for clarification were behind the request for an inquiry. “There were certain par- ties and certain people in the able to aldermen, but facts uncovered in his own re- search and by others prompt- ed him “after a great amount. were Gouk said. “With the favor- able interest rates the city's with the of Castle- gar.” The finance _ chairman also noted a joint agreement between the provincial and federal governments in 1979 *provided’ Castlegar with .75 pay ‘per’ cent of the. capital: fund- “2 ing ‘for.its-new: $6 million’ S, Lower. Arrow. Lake ' water system, TAs at Oct. 31 all city department e. ithin Prateodany ‘Extra shift hired at.CanCel sawmill Z * “We can mix up a whole batch ‘of different kinds of things ina single boxcar for a particular dealer in the.U.S. or Eastern Canada,” he ex- plained. . “And the way it works out is that although housing starts dropping because of the high interest rates a person will decide to fix up his house. There may be a recession on but somehow, while it's put off huge proj- ects, it doesn't seem to have. had an awful lot of impact on renovations and that sort of thing.” : Orders “are still coming in” and the company’s: in- ventory is not presently ex- cessive, Lambert said. “Who's to say what's going to happen in ‘six months, but your order book portfolio will show a marked increase for 1979,” “Monies received from the senior governments for the new. water system are received in advance and are thus earning substantial in- terest,” he’ added. “To the end of October this amounts to approximately . $120,000 and will be applied against the city’s share of the proj- ect.” a ORE ne a nstung by interest rates usually doesn’t go. that far forward,” he added. The CanCel spokesman said sawmills which appar- ently "are being hit the. hardest” by the interest rates increases are those at whith production is not in- tegrated with pulpmill pro- duction as with CanCel's operations here. of soul: ig” to request Mayor Audrey Moore sched- ule an in-camera meeting to . discuss the matter. Moore, who was not at Tuesday's meeting, said the proposed closed hearing was not necessary, Godderis said, and recommended he pursue the matter under Section 728 of the Act, which provides for inquiries by the municipal. affairs ministry. Questioned by the Cas- tlegar News on the intent of the inquiry sought i ul pose was “simply to have a look at the facts just to get some feedback as to what the legalities are, what the con- cerns are and what the Municipal Act allows in terms of being involved in a development -while being a member of city council.” Explaining the timing of the inquiry request, Godderis said the issue “has been brought up by others and by myself previous to this time." “When I became aware of the facts I did approach the mayor and asked for an in-camera meeting because I felt the ity for this “The mill gets income by selling its chips to the pulp mill," he said. “So that helps too, particularly at a time when the market goes into a flatter period.” Among the interior saw- mills feeling the sting of the flat period is Kootenay For- est’ Products, which has laid off 36 workers already and is expected to lay off another 47 Dec. 10 as a result of a slump in the North American ply- wood market. Attendance of 30 members crucial to chamber’s future Legal registration and plans for a provincial govern- ment-funded office are on the agenda of, the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce an- nual general meeting slated for 7 p.m. Thursday. Chamber vice-president. Tom Oglow said 30 members must attend the meeting at! the old arena hall to supply - the signatures needed for the chamber's registration with the federal government: un- office space, he said, used jointly for ministry and local chamber inquiries. Oglow said the chamber has “between 33 and 36" members paid an averaze of $100 each in membership dues. : Should 30 members fail to turn up at the meeting, those who do attend would vote on whether the chamber should continue or be dis- solved, Oglow said. “If they want to fold it they'll fold “it,” he said. “If they want to carry on it'll be up to the executive.” was not just on my shoulders but on ‘the whole council's,” he said. Instead, Godderis said, he was advised by both the mayor and the city solicitor to take “the next level,” seeking clarification under Section 728 of the Municipal Act which provides for in- vestigations. “That's simply what I've done,” he said. “I've asked the investigator to take a look at the facts and get his reaction and some clarifi- cation on what is involved in terms of an alderman who is involved in development.” jodderis said he has been unable to find a clear answer on what legally con- stitutes a conflict of inter- ests. “For example, I think there is a conflict of interest in any investigations I've made so. far,” he continued. “It hasn't come through clearly what the legislation is saying and it's that kind of clarification we're looking by the e. doc... , pent a lot of time trying to dig up some- thing against me in case I ran again,” said Gouk, a member of the Castlegar Non-Parti- san Association executive. “I guess I disappointed them by. not running and I guess I annoyed them by still “being involved in the elec- tion. When it got to the point where none of their people got elected I guess they felt they had to retaliate in some way.” = BESS He said he had no fears about what the investigation would reveal ‘if granted, by the inspector ‘of municipal- ities. “Tve investigated and I've, conferred ;with Jawyer ry ‘move I've “taken,” he said. “There's been the odd one where. I've gone ahead -and I've. made retro- active inquiries and* many others where I've inquired in advance, whether I would be in conflict or accordance with - the Municipal Act.” Gouk said he was con- fident that he had not been involved in any conflict of interest as defined under the Municipal Act. More on page A2 Count alters margins. but upholds wins Tuesday's recount of bal- lots cast Nov. 17 confirmed the election of Charles Cohoe, George Bondaroff and Albert Calderbank to city council for the next two years. Returning officer Barry Baldigara released at Tues- day's council meeting new figures which altered the successful candidates’ win- ning margins but did not change standings in the five- way race for three alder- manic positions. Cohoe, who topped the polls with 882 on election night, received one extra vote in the recount while Bondaroffs total of 853 votes grew to 857 and Calderbank's 808 votes dropped to 804. Still trailing were Har- old Leslie, who requested the recount, who had 769 votes on election night but gained four votes in the recount, and- Bud Godderis, whose total dropped from 752 to 751. Sa URE ng HAC He THe MAS toRY Bridge Beat . . . Page C4 Erma Bombeck CLOUDY intervals Thursday Classified Ads, Real ‘ob File morning otherwise sunny and Estate and Automotive cool. There will be a w: Pages D1-D2-D5 3 trend into the weekend with a Sees pal Sete plies eis oug Pringle . . . Page ord Tras A ight I -4° with 8 Entertainment . . Page Cl Showbiz Nee e lows ith high That's why the new EA.LR. program includes a Driver Accident Premium. Theimplementation of the Accident Premium will place the principal responsi- bility on the driver who causes accidents. : And that bringsus back to ourmultiple-accident driver. Obviously, any program that sets a fair base premium is goingto cost money. - So who'll make up the difference? The bulk of the money will eventually come from those who are responsible for accidents. They'll pay higher premiums. And the more accidents they have, the more frequently they have them, the higher their premiums can go. Isn’t that the way it should be? Thats EA.LR “der the Societies Act. The bylaws listed in the cham- ber's previous application were “antiquated” and in- adequate, he said, “so they sent everything back for us to start over again.” concerns are not limited to those duties, he said. An unusual recent appearance by Finance Minister John Crosbie before the i to their concerns over his upcoming budget was an example of the flexibility of members’ terms of reference, Brisco said. As well as ill ii g “sensitivity to the concerns of the committee,” the dialogue with Crosbie was also evidence of the non-partisan nature of its the Kootenay West MP said. Pierre DeBane, the ‘Liberal regional economic expansion critic, was the committee member who sought the finance minister's appearance, he said. “I didn’t suspect him of any duplicity in wanting the minister of finance to appear before us before the minister of that particular committee (Elmer MacKay of regional econom- ic expansion} appeared before us," he said. “Generally there is an accord and an that we have a job to do and we’ try and do it.” An occasional partisan dispute “flares up in policy" but all parties represented on the ittee share a “I honesty,” he Afternoon Deliveries Good Exercise Circulation Dept. Mid-Week Mitror Box 3007 Costlegor, B.C. VINJH4 Name After completion of reg- I. istration the chamber will then be free to set up an economic development min- istry-funded small busii information centre here through the central B.C. chamber, he said. The B.C. chamber will provide $300 monthly for i of Mailing said. Moll “It would be very nice for'me to have some ress : ‘ kind of g by the ministry to Kootenay West,” he said. “But if it didn’t mean anything other than physical or material implementation what's the point? You've got to be very practical about this, plus the fact that we're looking at a very tight budget.” More on Page, B3 SUPPLEMENTS. Canado Safeway House of Christmas Gifts’ Beaver Lumber: ‘Christmas Spectacular’ SuperValu CasNews/Mirror: ‘Christmas Train’ G (Not all supplements are included in all papers.) Speaking of Your Health Page DS TV Week . . Special Section Vital Statistics City Phone Or phone 368-9800 toll free. 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