) A6 CASTLEGAR NEWS, November 4, 1981 [ One man's opinion Libraries By Fred Merriman Here are a few of my thoughts on the proposed new library for Castlegar and district: Yes, | am in favor of a large, well-stocked library. One of the first places | head when | reach Vancouver town is that rectangular piece of concrete and steel called the Vancouver Library. Trail struggles valiantly onwards against Mt. Sentinel odds and Nelson wallows mingled with hockey and curling to get the latest copy of Macleans, | feel sorry for the library boards in those more populated communities, Libraries are just now a priority item except to children, the already reasonable literate, and a few high school students late for the lineup at Stanley Humphries Senior Secondary School. (am quite sure the world and this area would survive reasonable well with the facilities we now have. am also sure the underpaid, overworked and unappreciated staff for what passes as library facilities would continue to ser- ve because they are dedicated. : | can also see that foot traffic is fully capable of trecking to Selkirk College and come away with most g books on Physics, Forestry and an armful of Hansard. We are most fortunate that Selkirk Library is in the area and | have received excellent service and assistance from the Selkirk staff and library management. However that library which is designed to serve the y in an academic sense, with special emphasis as a reference centre for the enrolled student body, does not pretend to replace a community library ina promising, growing city that could well replace both Trail and Nelson in arrived, swimmin: nasiums. in this beautiful valley? Williams, Dr. Ward ani propose that a private ts be made club rich. would like. It has clay for the children and/or clear All others could purchase their reading material at the book stand. ! have stood against government grants and subsidies in earlier colum- ns, and would do so even in this case. However, | know of few other windows so wide to a curious and seeking public as those available through books. Libraries are the keepers of those books and they dispense them nearly free. The people will decide whether it shall be free or a preserve of the country population and importance. Cultural pursuits are any city's main way of showing the world that civilization, sophistication and maturity have finally There should be room in any major centre for the athletic with their pools, hockey arenas, golf courses, tennis and soccer. We have parks and several facilities for the sports and sports-minded. Nowhere do | see an important library, museum, art gallery or performin three-mentioned cities we must rely on the National Exhibition Centre, which is a good start towards the only culture available, and various schol gym- Wouldn't it be just a point for good old Castlegar to put up the first tangible evidence that civilization in the form of a well-read citizenry resides Yes | am definitely prejudiced. | use the library; not nearly as much as | 's amazed me that people like Judy Wearmonth, Sally a long list of people work as tirelessly as they do that knowledge and entertainment should be available. 'f the public does turn the library referendum aside then | would rl Jeb arts centre. In all ship be drawn, manner as golt clubs do, Annual dues could be struck and special arrangemen- ly underprivilssed to use the facilities. in the same y, Have filed proceedings VANCOUVER (CP) — B.C. Forest Products Ltd. and Western Forest Prod- ucts Ltd. said Tuesday they have filed proceedings in Federal Court to prevent Ot- “tawa from compelling them under the Foreign Invest- ment Review Act to declare Western Forest Products. B.C. Forest Products said the court action result: from demands from the foreign Investment Review Agency that the company file notice of its acquisition in 1979 of 42.7-per-cent interest in Fin- lay Forest Industries Ltd., and its isition. of the as- the assets of the Rayonier Canada divison of ITT In- dustries of Canada Ltd. in 1980. SEEK INJUNCTION Both firms seek an in- junction to prohibit Herb Gray, minister of industry, trade and commerce, from in two tly acquired companies. B.C. Forest Products,-Do- man Forest Products Ltd. and Whonnock Industries Ltd. each own one-third of sets of Elk River Timber Co. Ltd. in 1980. Western Forest Products received a similar demand regarding its acquisition of New home for national mascot NANAIMO (CP) — Gordon Santics wants a new home for Canada’s unofficial national mascot, the beaver — any- where but near him. Santics said a beaver fam- ily near his Vancouver Island home has chomped down an apple tree, a couple of rows of raspberry canes and a willow tree. With recent heavy rains “and theb buildup of beaver dams, Santics says nearby * ,Long Lake has risen more than half a metre. He's even written an ad- vertisment to publicize the problem: “Beaver family wishing to relocate. Capable of raising lakes by 24 inches in a mere overnight job. Loves apple _ ATTENTION CURLERS Now Till Nov. 14'81 the “KQothes TKLoset and 3.2.'s 339 Columbia Ave. trees, weeping willow, most ornamental trees and rasp- berry canes. Eliminates fall pruning and selective logging netirely. Interested countries or out-of-province parties please contact Gordon San- ties.” He claims the problem has worsened in the last two years because of residential development around the lake. Stan Devereux of the province's fish and wildlife branch said he is aware of a couple of colonies of beavers in the area. ’ But he doesn’t see any immediate crisis at Long Lake, saying if the beavers are a problem, they could be relocated or trapped. Sweaters 20° OFF Colours: White, Natural, Burgandy & Silver Grey. Castlegar with the de- mands, Gray's ministry is i responsible for administering the act. B.C. forest Products major shareholders are Alberta Energy Co. Ltd. of Calgary (28 per cent of its shares); Mead Corp. of Dayton, Ohio (15 per cent); and Brunswick Pulp and Paper Co, of Bruns- wick, Ga. (26 per cent). The remaining shares are held primarily in Canada. Under the act, a company controlled by non-Canadians is required to file notice of its intentions tomake an 4qc- quisition in Canada and ob- tain government approval John Stevens lauded A formal visit by Lion A.E, (Buck) Baker, 19E District Governor, highlighted the special ladies’-night dinner meeting of the Castlegar Selkirk Lions Club Tuesday at the Hi Arrow Arms Motor Hotel. The meeting included a presentation of an “Appre- ciation Award” to Castlegar RCMP Staff/Sgt. John Ste- vens for his unselfish hard word and co-operation ex- tended to the Lions Club in making the recent “Musical Ride Project” a community success. Proceeds from the event are earmarked for the Year of the Disabled. Musical Ride chairman, Lion Marcel Alternatives worse than regulations QUEBEC (CP) — Canadian airline operators don't like the mass of rules and regu- lations they have to live with, but they like the alternative less, says British Columbia charter operator Daryl Smith. 2 “The licensing procedure is so slow and cumbersome... by the time we are successful in getting a licence, it’s re- dundant,” Smith said Tues-’ day in an interview at the Air Transport Association of Canada general meeting. His company, Powell Air, fought for about two years to get Canadian Transport Com- mission and Transport Can- ada approval to operate from Vancouver instead of from Powell Rive,r about 100 kil- ometres up the British Col- umbia coast. By the time he won his battle last March, the cus- tomers he expected had given up and gone elsewhere for their charter service. “My customers, the log- gers, don’t understand this kind of thing,” Smith, 42, said ruefully, adding the new ser- vice will still succeed some- day but “the cream is gone.” Yet the alternative of cut- throat competition in an in: dustry free of government’ regulation offers no appeal. “We're stuck with it,” he said. “I can't see a way out of it. “In all fairness to the bureaucrats, we're the au- thors of a lot of our own problems.” It is the air carriers who clog the system with argu- ments against each others’ expansion plans and who would disrupt their own market if the government wasn't regulating them, he said. MacKINNON, Douglas D. ALDERMAN Audet, reported that the Lions Club is awaiting con- firmation for an Easter Seal bus for the Castlegar and District Hospital. In attendance were visit- ing Lions from Rossland, Trail, Kelowna, Spokane and North Pende Oreille; Castle- gar Lady Lions, honored guests Sgt. John and Anne Stevens, Zone Chairman Gar- net Smalley and his wife Anne. Guest speakers were Lion Fred Polenietz of CNIB and Glen Haran of Parorama Re- sorts, Lion District Governor “Buck” Baker, who works as an Insurance Rating Bureau Adviser for Washington State and a member of the Spokane Shadle Lions Club, gave greetings from District 19E and spoke on the need for continuing communica- tion between clubs — by being involved through visi- tation and co-operation in Projects such as the Lions Youth Exchange. “1Here’s: Lion “Buck” Baker pre- sented Castlegar Selkirk Lions president, Dave Rid- dington with a banner, from Spokane Shadle Lions, Lion Lawrence Popoff thanked District Governor Baker and his wife, Cathy, and as a token of appre- ciation, they were given a set of Lions “Indian Coins.” Later, it was revealed that Staff Sgt. Stevens was work- ing undercover and he was found to be a former Lions president of Comox Valley Lions Club, with 20 years of. service, prior to his arrival into Castlegar. Prevent Blindness The best weapon against blindness is still prevention, The Canadian National Insti- tute for the Blind reminds you that safety and common sense save more eyes in Canada than all the research in the world. Aircraft sales show in Imports showing the larg- est increases were aircraft and other transportation equipment, up by 41 per cent or $100 million to $840 million; industrial machinery, up by 17 per cent or $95 million to $660 million and Precious metals, up by 167 per cent or $95 million to $155 million. Major import declines were recorded for crude oil, down by 26 per cent or $205 million to $595 million and motor-vehicle products, increase down by 14 per cent or $215 million to $1.35 billion. Exports to the United States, which accounts for almost 70 per cent of all - trade, declined by 7.13 per cent or $360 million to $4.54 billion. Experts to Japan decreased by 6.5 per cent to $345. Imports from the U.S. in- cresed by 8.6 per cent or $385 million to $4.85 billion, Im- ports from Japan rose by 20 per cent to $400 million. uch selection and variety of flowering and green plants. ttentive staff to serve you personally. elaxed Gres phere _ i no pressure sel ots of experience in designing and plant care. esigners, Mary and Lida will assist you with all your floral needs. tranging for ani dings, banquets, funerals, etc. ] at 1245 - 3r top by and give us a try St. or call ing. occasion, wed- 365-3117 before p B.C. 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For some — Moore, who is facing a challenge from former alderman Jim Gouk — it could be a short term. ‘ ON THE LIGHTER side of politics, most letters to council are of two kinds: complaints about service; or requests. But a recent letter from Travis Cahill didn't fit either category. Travis is a young student at Twin Rivers Elementary school and he wrote to thank Mayor Moore for the visit to city hall. “Thank you for letting us visit city hall and telling us all those things that we really wanted to know so very much,” he wrote. “We're all really glad that you let us come. Everyone was Delighted to see you and try your chair. We like those pins you gave us and we like what you told us about you being the Mayor of Castlegar and letting us take a tour of city hall. “We loved seeing the Fire Hall and firemen's retreat. I loved the planning office and I'm sure others did too. We ..liked when you told us about when you were chairman of |. the board at-city hall. “Thanks again. Your friend, Travis Cahill.” THINGS COULD BE looking up for loca! cross-country skiers who don’t want to travel far to ski. Castlegar Golf Club is reportedly thinking of allowing skiers to use the club during winter. A decision should be coming soon; only one word of caution — watch the 5th hole — it's a 1S THAT A NEW second-hand store our Street Talk informers spotted? The store is next to The Wizard's Palace on 2nd Street — though there isn't any sign up t. 7 "REMEMBER THAT GREEN Martian-like dust at the Cc rial Park we ioned in this space a few weeks ago? It’s stil there — but it’s not from Mars, ding to ‘ city Igor Zabynacz says the dust is actually flower. power — a mixture of wild in flower séeds. the mixture is such that flowers should bloom at-the park all through the season and is part of an overall landscaping with the decision to install generating power at Keen- leyside Dam. It’s just un- fortunate there hasn't been any power in that dam for the last 15 years, she said. Moore and council have re- peatedly pushed for Hydro to develop the generating cap- Lowest level 424-metre level was chosen for preliminary design pur- poses in order to minimize the number of residents whose properties would be affected by the reservoir,” he added. He said the dam will-be a 37-metre high earth or rock acity of Ks Dam in conjunction with the prop- osed Murphy Creek project. Meanwhile, Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy said, “I'm delighted. This is a real break for Castlegar.” D'Arcy said it’s evident Hydro listened to the people at the local level. He said with the lowest reservoir level, the Castlegar sewage lagoons shouldn't be affected. He also predicted that he mud flats and dust storms resulting from the dam won't much of a factor with the water level ‘at 424 metres, because “drawdown” will only be only four metres. Best of all, D'Arcy said, people will now be able to plan. ‘The way it's been, people simply couldn't make plans.” D'Arcy noted that Hydro loses very little in terms of total generating capacity with its decision to install a generator at Keenleyside Dam. 4 e At the same time, the low- est reservoir level means the Brilliant Dam head will not be reduced, and will retain its present ing capacity. program that should make the park look very Nice idea, huh? GATE NIGHT and Halloween around these parts were pretty quiet this year — and some of the credit goes to all sin we had, Who wants to be out tearing up the it’s pouring. j oot, ip decided: to advertise the occasion with florescent black spray paint. Their Randle aves = on the lows most cane Laced edge Hh a good education won'd do. LOOKING FOR somewhere to store your sports car for'the winter? How about your snowmobile next spring? You'll soon have a spot when) re ee Loree 5 its doors weel et See Se that te building under con- struction just north of the Genelle turnoff on the west the road to Trail. f a on hei 26 units in this, the first phase. If the idea is well received other phases are planned for the five-acre site. The building is owned by Castlegar Enterprises, of which Hans Gustavsson is one of the principals: : But why the China Creek location? Because it’s halfway Sen Trail and Castl said one Pp spokesman — and they want it to be geared to both Meanwhile, Mykes said Hydro selected the lowest level “as the option most likely to provide a favorable mental. and social impacts and full utilization of the po- tential ‘river generating cap- ability. “Although the higher res- ervoir levels would provide more economic benefits the communities. But that same spokesman decided to keep We Can Repair e Colculators © Photocopiers © Dictating Equipment Transister Radios e Typewriter a e Registe: a crRad all other Systems INQUIRE AT y SROADS sz he STATION 365-2167 1013 2nd St., Castlegar mum on what it all cost. Estimates Reasonable VVVVVVY 357-9761 Interior Construction Exterior Construction Renovations Cabinet Making Cement Finishing “No Job Too Big or Too Small’’ Anis CONSTRUCTION LTD. and 25 kilometres south of the Kootenay River-Colum- bia River junction. The reservoir will extend 35 kilometres upstream to pushed back the date when it will decide whether. to apply to the B.C. Utilities Com- mission for licencing — the date when it effectively gives .the dam the go-ahead. Last week Mykes said the corporation’ would decide whether to apply for licen- cing early next year but Tuesday he said Hydro ‘won't seek government approval until mid-1982. He said the earliest con- struction would start would be in 1985 and the earliest the ,Keenleyside and Murphy Creek projects would be in service would be 1988 and 1989, respectively. The reservpir will not be filled before 1988-89. Mykes warned the project dates could change, depending on Hydro’s annual load forecast. Elsewhere, results of the environmental and social im- pact studies are expected to be available this summer. The studies will show the effects on socio-economics, balance between environ-- hydrology and river morpho- logy, climate and down- stream water use. Transmission line and en- gineering studies are con- tinuing, Mykes said. Rates 357-2042 How Does Our child's education." 1) 66 2) 62 3) 64 sizes, pupil on instruction. approvals. 5) 61 6) 48 student/teacher ratios. 7) é Sponsored By There are 75 School Boards in B.C. school boards have smalier class school boards have better tion School Board Compare? "The amount of money school boards budget can affect the quality of your school boards spend more pe school boards spend more on teacher salaries per pupil. 4) 44 school boards havea higher | proportion of special educa school boards have a higher mill rate, despite our tax base. eo Since 1972 our school board's provincial ranking in terms of | gross operating expenditures has plunged from 32nd to 54th. (based on Ministry of Eduction figures for 1980-81 school year) ~ .classroom cond i are Teachers of Ca tlegar Teachers care about teaching. We.care about the school m. ee all, we care about kids. That's why we're teachers. ‘And that’s why we're trying to make.some changes in our se goidiz individually; changes that will help usto do a’ better.jab of educating our students. This year we're asking local school boards to negotiate with us — not just on salaries but also on the conditions under which we work. We believe we can do our job better, and that your children will learn better: Sponsored By The Teachers of Castlegar ei If our classes are small - enough that we.can spend more time with each student If we have some time during the week to,prepare our lessons, mark assignments and _ do our other necessary. out-of-classroom tasks; If we.are,relieved of the duty of “supervising students at recess | and on our lunch periods. We believe these are‘ reasonable requests. : We hope you will support. our efforts to negotiate them — with your local school board. Please ask your school” ’ trustees to negotiate working and learning conditions with your local teachers’ eV 1 3 | a as al MR. DOUG PINKERTON, TEACHER KJSS " association. enon nan eH. AEE VIS BUS SURO NE ae OM