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Double decker tour of Victoria DBL/TW: $825.00 pp OREGON /CALIFORNIA COAST & CRUISE May 13-26, 1991 — 14 Day Travel along the mightly Columbia River breathtaking scenery along the Oregon Coast . . . Dune Buggy Rides at Dunes Notional Park... Sea Lion Caves the magnificent Hearst Castle, California Redwoods and the Magic of Disneyland! . . . San Francisco's Cable Cars and Fisherman's Wharf and then Enjoy 4 pampered days on the Loveboot . . . Princess Cruise's Dawn. While on. board enjoy outstanding cuisine, dazzling nightlife, exciting entertainment, full Casino action . . . all Linchided as we cruise from Los Angeles to Vancouver! DBL/TW: $1815.00 py SPOKANE SHOW TOURS NUTCRACKER Dec. 9 — $69.00 ICE CAPADES Dec. 26, 29, 30 — $55 pp SOUND OF MUSIC February 21-22 DBL/TW: $154.00 p LES MISERABLES April 20-21 DBL/TW: $164.00 pp RENO TOURS JANUARY 19-26 Sands Hotel $289 FEBRUARY 2-7 Colonial Motor inn $299 FEBRUARY 23-MARCH 2 Riverboat Hotel $299 MARCH 2-9 Riverboat Hotel $319 Senior discounts — 60 plus & retirees * Early bird discounts on specified tours * All prices are based on double occupancy ALL TOURS, NON-SMOKING ONBOARD COACH See your travel agent for details or CALL 1-800-332-0282 ALL TOURS SUBJECT TO G.S.T. WHERE APPLICABLE. ENTERTAINMENT Exhibit depicts U.S.S.R. With social unrest in the republics of the Soviet Union, what is today one of the largest nations on earth may not be quite as large tomorrow. Joan Plummer’s photographic exhibit Across the U.S.S.R. — on display at the West Kootenay National Exhibition Centre from Dec. 6 to Dec. 23 — offers the public a panorama of this vast nation which is now in a rather un~ predictable process of change. In the fall of 1988, Plummer, a Vancouver photographer, crossed the Soviet Union twice on the Trans- Siberian Railroad and flew to a number of other destinations in the the country, the NEC says in a news release. The photographs she took depict the faces and places she saw, a colorful cultural patchwork that has no match in the West. “Architecture has a great appeal for me but the real challenge is in trying to capture the intrinsic charac- ter of people,”” Plummer said. “*Eyerywhere, people were so ac- cepting of me and the people I was travelling with, that they were hardly curious, really. Many people there seemed to be happy to be photographed, though. In a few places there were some who would see me taking a picture, and they’d say, ‘Me too, me too!’ ’’ Plummer learned her photographic skills through training and professional experience in Vancouver and elsewhere. She studied at the Emily Carr College of Art and has since worked as a photographer for a couple of Vancouver publiciations. She’s also taken training in Nevada, New Mexico, Florida and FLorence, Italy. The color photographic prints to be displayed at the NEC range from beautifully composed studies of exotic architecture to portraits of some of the numerous Soviet ethnic groups. While the show most cer- tainly reflects the wonderful architec- tural heritage of the U.S.S.R. (par- ticularly its onion-domed churches), it is perhaps the depiction of the Soviet peoples that many NEC visitors will find most interesting in light of current events. Plummer said that in 1988 she saw no signs of any of the struggle for independence within the Soyiet Union that the news media now Across the U.S.S.R., a new exhibit of ph ph Exhibition Centre, depicts life in the Soviet Union. report. “Things were peaceful then,’’ she said She now thinks she might like to at the West return to take another look at this nation in transition. The NEC is located on Highway 3A across from the Castlegar Air- port. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Books explain westerners’ 'beef' By LARRY JOHNSRUDE The Canadian Press Some three decades after Prime Minister John Diefenbaker mused, “‘What does Quebec want?’’ the same question is being aimed at the region where Dief the Chief grew up. What does the West want? Don Braid and Sydney Sharpe take 215 pages to try to answerr that question in their book Breakup: Why the West Feels Left out of Canada. With Canadians recovering from the failed negotiations over the Meech Lake accord, and with the western-rights Reform party rising in popularity, their effort is timely. Aimed primarily at an audience in Central Canada, the book argues — as many westerners have done over the years — that the West was settled 2m Ss ay Brunch 10:30am Reservations 825-4466 Authors are critical of East's treatment of West solely for the benefit of Ontario and little has changed since then. Sharpe, a former member of the parliamentary press gallery, was born in Redcliff, Alta. Braid, Sharpe’s husband and a political columnist with the Calgary Herald, was born in southern Ontario and moved to the West in 1978. Braid believes hey typifies the easterner who hea west and becomes outraged at the shabby treatment the region receives from the establishment in Central Canada. “People in southern Ontario grow up with the notion that the West HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY CORY With Lo Nono & Popo Dube ‘ond uncle Brett COMMUNITY Bulletin Board Christmas Dinner. December 12th ng ents of Castlegar and T two of fl Give Grandma a personalized custom calendar of her favorite work or pictures. Only $5. Call Catrine 365-8448. is first 15 words are $5 and additional words ore 25¢ price and the fourth and fifth consecutive inserti hem, Minimum charge is $5 (whether od is for one *. two or, three UNIQUE CHRISTMAS GIFT isn’t any different than the rest of Canada and isn’t treated any differ- ntly,’’ he said in an_ interview “*When I came to Western Canada, I discovered things were not quite the same. I didn’t have the same say in the way the country is being run as | had living in Burlington.”” Breakup cites a string of federal policies which the authors see as deliberate attempts to keep the West down. These range from transpor- tation rates that inhibit western development to the CF-18 main- tenance contract going to a Quebec firm despite a superior and cheaper Manitoba bid. Programs like the Western Diver- sification Office, which offers money to help western businesses develop, are seen as sops. Although there’s another side to such arguments, it’s not presented in Breakup. Prime ministers don’t listen to the West because they think Quebec voters are more important, say Braid and Sharpe. And when they do listen to western views, as with the free- trade agreement, it’s because Quebec agrees. The book argues that this second- class status arises out of the West’s history as a colongy of Central Canada rather than being an equal BAG SALE St. David's Thrift Shop, December 4-14th SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATION Business meeting December 6. This will be last chance to get tickets for 2/96 CGIT VESPAR SERVICE December 2. 7 p.m. Castlegar United Church. Theme Come share the festive spirit. Refreshments. It Only Takes a Spork 29 ct non-profit organizations may be listed each. Bold faced ions are only half price for the times) ere 5 p.m New at 197 Columbia Ave. ind S p.m tor Mondays for Wednesdays paper. Notices should be brought to the Castlegor COMMUNITY Bulietin Board NEW HOURS 10 A.M.-8 P.M. 182) Columbio Ave. 365-8388 “All this came about because our Fathers of Confederation were a collection of colonial bureaucrats and merchants with little vision of a real country and no notion of how to build a federation of equal citizens,"’ it says. With their particularly Albertan Perspectives, the authors contribute valuable insights into Peter Lougheed’s political manoeuvring in the glory days of the oil boom. They $100 billion Alberta lost because of the national energy program, which kept oil prices artificially low. In a chapter appropriately titled Bitter Allies, Braid and Sharpe detail the uneasy friendship between Alber: ta and Quebec. They heap equal amounts of scorn on both provinces for their treatment of minority languages. As the title suggests, the book doesn’t portray a rosy future for the West in Canada. The authors offer some hope, such as through a triple: E Senate — effective, elected and with equal representation from each Province — but not much. “I’m not terribly optimistic,”’ Braid said in the interview. ‘‘We're not advocating breakup. We're talking about a strong federal system. But Ontario has to realize there will have to be structrural changes and they will have to make some concessions.’ Breakup: Why the West Feels Left out of Canada, by Don Braid and Sydney Sharpe. Published by Key Porter Books; 215 pages; $26.95. REGIONAL NEWS Five ih wer Dowie Smithers, stati Tronele Celia M and Utako Ki Hy at the Canada Music \ Week Recital. From left are Sonoko Kambara, Local musical talents awarded Recently, at the Canada Music Week Recital, five Castlegar students were honored along with ‘other students of the Trail branch of the B.C. Registered Music Teachers. Tammy Francis was awarded the $250 Rex Potter Memorial scholar- ship. She is a student of Helen Dahlstrom and is working towards her associate diploma with the Royal Conservatory of Toronto. Agnes. Inkster Memorial awards for the highest marks in piano examinations were given to Utako Kambara and Celia Mansbridge of Castlegar, who tied with the highest mark in the intermediate category. Sonoko Kambara came away with the award for the highest mark in’ the senior category. Other winners were Brian Teh, Gina Chong and Elaine Chong of Trail. T. Arthur Barrett Memorial awar- ds for high marks in theory went to Denise Smithers, Sonoko Kambara and Francis of Castlegar, and Kathryn Fairweather of Rossland. The recital, held in the newly refurbished music room at the Trail Greater Community Centre, was arranged by Carol Romney, local Canada Music Week chairman. It was taped by Shaw Cable and will be shown on television later this week. Dahlstrom, national chairman of Canada Music Week, spoke briefly before the recital, aii that tion of the public the importance of Canadian music through various means and also to emphasize not only Canadian works but the significance of music generally. December 1, 1990 CastlegarNews 85 Caigary’s Port O’ Call: GOOD SPORTS! Make the Port O’ Call your headquarters when you're in Calgary for a competition. 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N.E., Calgary, Alberta T2E 6V4 a night Fr-Sun with this ad Canada Music Week has been spon- sored each November since 1960 by the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Aims of Canada Music Week are to support Canadian composers and performers and to bring to the atten- Ronald Baker, president emeritus, and professor of Canadian studies at the Univer- sity of Prince Edward Island, will be the keynote speaker at a Nelson Univeristy Centre banquet Dec. 11 to be held in the Hume room of the Heritage Inn at 6:30 p.m. His topic will be The Role of University Education in the World Today. Baker, widely known for his involvement with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and for his expertise in the area of foundational work with beginning universities, has offered his assistance to the Nelson University Centre, NUC registrar George Millar says in a news release. NUC has planned a series of meetings for Baker, in- cluding conferences with the NUC Education Society board of NUC plans for speaker directors, and with the univer- sity’s academic, administrative and faculty councils, in addition to the banquet which is open to the public. Baker, who holds degrees from the University of B.C. and honorary doctorates from the University of New Brunswick, Mount Allison, the University of Prince Edward Island and Simon Fraser University, was the direc- tor of academic planning for SFU in its formative years, was the first president of the Univer- sity of Prince Edward Island and has worked with both Athabasca University and the University of Northern British Columbia (Prin- ce George) group as a consultant. He has visited every university campus in Canada, including the former Notre Dame University in Nelson, Millar said. Baker has been an international consultant, especially to a beginning univer- sity Colombia, in 1989. In 1990, he was appointed by B.C.’s minister of advanced education as consultant to the minister on new post-secondary institutions in B.C. He is eminently qualified to speak on what’s happening in the universities of Canada and the world at this time, Millar said. “*He is also particularly suited fo the role of consultant to NUC regarding our position, policies and projections for the future,”’ Millar added. ‘‘Nelson University Centre is indeed fortunate to have Dr. Baker offer his services to us.”” Tickets to the banquet are available to the public through the NUC office. <6 Fash, te) D reame Mics tran SP SALE Nylon-Lycra Fabric Wholesale +996 /Metre Mon., Dec. 3— Sat., Dec. 8 364-2633 KEVIN LOCKE TRADITIONAL HOOP DANCER Sunday, Dec. 2 7:30 p.m. at the Brilliant Cultural Centre SPONSORED BY: The Bghel |Community * The Multicultural iSoclety The Castlegar Arts Council * The U pe radivonel hoop dance and tute music d. presented in Washingtor $5.00 Students $3.00 * Children 12 and under FREE THE BEST OF SERGE PLOTNIKOFF CASSETTE NOW AVAILABLE AT. 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