OPINION WEDNESDAY, Septe SHARLENE IMHOFF EpiTOR MARGE LAL: CIRCULATION MANAGER: Sy The Cast! gar Sun o SS ZS PUBLISHER JON JARRETT CATHERINE ROSS ADVERTISING REP. ONDE DONNA JORY ADVERTISING MANAGER ADVERTISING REP. Direct Department Phones General Office .. . Circulation ............ Classified Ads .... Display Advertising Newsroom ... FAX occ editorial comment City is losing one of its best As a city councillor, Marilyn Mathieson has faced some tough questions regarding decisions which effect the com- munity as a whole. From the costs of downtown revitaliza- tion, to the dilapidating sewage and water systems facing Castlegar today, Marilyn was prepared to provide a correct and to-the-point answer, which often caught those who scru- mun rearunes tinized her performance a bit off guard. If anything, Marilyn will be remembered as one city councillor who did her homework. Always ready with an eloquent response when called upon, most will agree that she has probably never faltered— except during last night's council meeting—the last of which Marilyn will be attending. Her farewell message to fellow city councillors and the ity in general was an emotional, straight-from-the- heart display of both thanks and concern. She It's open season on deadbeat dads! I cannot remember how old I was when I first heard the phrase “Our children are our most preci "Ido ber I was very young, so it must have been a long time ago! Long since I was a teenager, and responsible, then, for a number of small children, I have wondered why society accepts that our little city council for its job in leading the community during a time of political grumblings and tough decision-making. She also said she hopes that.her replacement will not take her seat by acclamation, and that the new councillor, once elected, will represent the views of all taxpayers and not a select few. Marilyn was a vocal and active member of city council for seven years and always worked diligently for the people who elected her. She always had Castlegar's best interests at heart—and it showed once again as she said good-by. Just another dog and pony show? Last week, the provincial government hosted a senior's forum in Castlegar hoping to gather knowledge from mature citizens about whal concems them the most. Castle- gar and area senior citizens were invited to sound-off on such issues as Pp of information and so on. These concerns, said the Seniors Advisory Council, will be presented to the government who will act upon them. Pardon? Maybe Castlegar seniors (and their peers across the Province for that matter), should question how serious the Provincial government truly is when it comes to under- standing and acting upon the needs of seniors Have you ever as imp as the needs of seniors is grouped with that of the Ministry of Health? Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors, Elizabeth Cull, whom the Seniors Advisory Com- mittee reports too, is so wrapped up in the mega-issues of health care, it's a wonder she realizes that she is in charge of two portfolios! Senior citizens, who have paid their fair share of taxes, are tired of getting the short end of the stick when it comes to both money and attention from the government in regards to the needs of the aging! housing, , availability why ap By Don Addis © 1982 Creators Synescate, inc wy The Casti gar Sun 7S IS POLITICALLY INDEPENDENT AND A MEMBER OF THE STERLING NEWS SERVICE Established Novembér 28, 1990 Published by The Castlegar Sun Weekly on Wednesdays 465 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, B.C. ViN 1G8 hild: are p , and yet we continue to Permit a segment of society to do precious little to ensure that our children grow up with as much physical, psychological and monetary support as possible. I am tired of hearing about the break down in the family unity because mothers are in the paid work force. It is time we stopped bashing women, physically and psychologically, and started to do something about the men who refuse to support their families. Anyone, man or woman, who does not support their family, is guilty of the most grievous derelictign of duty. Their irresponsibility affects society as a whole and, particularly, the taxpayers who pick up the shortfall. The sum of tax dollars spent on social programs to help support families is huge, they come directly from general tax revenues, and they are necessary because many parents are not paying for their children Society does vilify the woman who abandons her children. Does society vilify her! But statis- tics show there are precious few derelict moth- ers, and those who are, are social pariahs. Through some quirk of social conscience, men can marry, have a family, desert them, marry again, have another family, and never see his first family again nor provide for one dot of their care. We actually have a segment of soci- ety that thinks he’s a real cool dude! Well, I think it is high time we, collectively, as a soci- ety, go after these “deadbeat dads”. We can begin by making it socially unaccept- able to be a deadbeat dad! If you are raising hil who are p ially deadb think about the your growing up with the idea that society, including women, Owes him respect, regardless of his actions 2, Are you grooming a little prince who will expect his princess to take on her share of family duties and responsibilities, and his as well? In our communities, during the recent labour strife, cash registers in local bars and hotels were ringing soundly, but were Susie and Johnny being fed? There is a reason why caring, responsible unions give striking members food hampers and not cash! We have seniors in our communities who are raising grandchildren while their mother works to support them. The father is nowhere in sight. Why do we believe that our grandparents should be made to do double duty, while the deadbeat dads go freely about with their second families. Some of us even coo over his second family and his accomplishment at bilking the rest of us! Have our grandparents not earned the right to a rest? To think that men are able to dump their responsibilities not only on their women, but on their women’s parents as well, make me extreme- ly cross. So cross, that I could very easily be irra- tional and emotional about the issue. There are a lot of people out there who can relate! There is much we could do to expose these deadbeat dads for the villains they truly are. We could incarcerate them, or stone them, like they do to women in some societies, for dereliction of duty. I could think of still other punishments but my distaste for violence restrains me. Canadians are attempting to collect monetary support for their families from these dead- beats,with some measure of success. But I would advocate a simple procedure. Whenever you hear of a relationship breaking apart, simply ask “Who's supporting the children?” If he’s left the family unit, find out if he is supporting his kids. If he is, commend him for his support and help the family unit. If he is not, tell him he’s a jerk, or worse! Why is he a jerk? Because in modem society, we know that children who are refused physical, psychological and financial support grow up disadvantaged, bitter and resentful, and often, overly aggressive. So let's put the blame for the breakdown in the family unit squarely on the shoulders where it belongs — with the deadbeat dads. We can do much to commend those caring, sensitive, family men who are part of the strength in our social fabric. Women, and soci- ety in general, have no quarrel with them. Let’s declare “open season” on deadbeat dadst B.C. politics: achievement modest and imagination disadvantaged JIM NIELSEN It was a somewhat astonishing remark made by our constitutional negotiator. Minister of Labor, Moe Sihota, the other day, was explain- ing some details of the accord reached by those at the meetings. When the 25 per cent formula to accommodate Quebec was men- tioned, our minister said, in effect that matter can be dealt with again in 30 or 40 years. I took the remark to mean we have achieved a deal. for today to serve today’s political needs. If a problem surfaces later in Canada's history, then let future generations take care of it. That is one way of looking at the stability of a nation There is a real problem in entrenching certain status for some in any agreement — and when it is a Trade agreement must give proper weight to FRASER INSTITUTE The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which Canada signed last month looks like a document written by producers, for producers This is not surprising. Con- sumers have never had much say in the regulation of trade. This shows in the government's public statement on the NAFTA agree ment: “Canada’s goal in ... these negotiations has been a simple one: gain as’much access to world markets as possible for competitive Canadian producers, workers and investors.” The statement goes on to explain that nation’s constitution then it is that much more serious. Whatever impurities are mixed in with today’s accord may later become a toxic disaster for the country. But walked away with nothing more than we were permitted to, no mat- ter how clever the negotiators may have been. W.A.C. Bennett under- stood the ways of federal-provin- then there is political exp y: cial He didn’t attend. isn’t there? I suppose there is only one set of “Fathers of Confederation” for any one country and we saw those peo- ple appear in 1867. Those who have followed seem not to have the needed ingredients to plan ahead for the next century. It is a terribly confusing country. No permanent mission in life and still needing the approval of out- side cheerleaders. Come on, let’s grow up. Take a poll. Are you in or out, but let us stop treading water. I’m not overly critical of the job Mike Harcourt and his people did in Ottawa. I believe the deck was stacked from the beginning and we the three basic goals of the nego- tiations were to gain access to Mexico for our produce, find a better way to resolve trade dis- putes, and ensure that Canada remains a good place to invest money. The attention on producers is one reason trade talks take so long and are forced to deal with complicated “technical” ques- tions. The army of legal and eco- nomic experts who work on the details has earned such talks an undeserved respect. If the interests of consumers came first, the matter would be simpler: remove most govern- ment granted barriers to trade, such as tariffs, quotas, product B.C.’s chair was usually empty. After all, it’s September and we can’t spend that much more time with summer activities. Autumn lies ahead; important things to con- sider. Will the Canucks find a big, strong centre? Will the B.C. Lions find a new owner? Will there be enough snow this winter to ease the water rationing problems we saw this year? Will a female get the job as General Manager, Liquor Control and Licensing? (Yes). Spring madness behind us, sum- mer doldrums fading away, fall expectations ahead before the blahs of winter. What a time to be alive. quality standards, rules-of-origin i , and anti-dumping q laws. Such simplicity is not viewed as realistic by many because industries are said to need time to adjust to a change in rules. Tech- nology, business practice, and worker skills cannot be upgraded Overnight. Rapid change is costly. Five to 10 years seems to be the standard notice trade negotiators like to give an industry before free trade kicks in. The stark division between consumer and producer I am drawing here is of course only a charicature. In practice all pro ducers are also consumers. This is why many analysts of free I expect and even demand more excitement from the B.C. political scene that we have seen over the past several months. It is not fair to the citizens of our province to deprive them of the longest run- ning soap opera in our history Where are the characters when we need them? Why is Gordon Wilson known as Mr. Excitement? With 75 members now in the B.C. Legislature you would think one or two might surface amidst bubbles of interest or intrigue but so far there seems to be little chance. It could be we have achieved the ultimate in homoge- ization in elected ives. Standard issue grey pallor, gender neutral attitudes, vertically aver- age, achievement modest and imagination disadvantaged. Did I hear you say, oh! for the good old days. consumers trade find it natural to focus on one side of the ledger; the pro- ducer side. An old-fashioned prejudice that consumption is bad and production good, may also be at work here. What we miss out on by this focus is that ‘current trade laws are a grant of monopoly power. Almost everyone agrees that monopolies give one group of people the right to coerce another group, and that monopolies are a ne gative-sum games which lessen the wealth of society. A trade agreement that does not give proper weight to the interests of consumers foremost compromis- es itsclf to the interests of these monopolies Wednesday, September 16, 1992 The Castlegar Sun Letters to the Editor Locals urged to place more value on cri Dear Editor: If we are to place this proposal (new RCMP building) into it's proper perspective we must look at some recent events in our Community Our Selkirk College is contin- uing to invest millions of dollars to improve and expand this edu cational facility. Our School Board has invested more millions to improve Stanley Humphries High School. With the approval of the Province and the Regional District, our Hospital Board expanded their Health Services with the construction of a long term care facility Unsigned letters have no place on this page Dear Editor: I am shocked that an unsigned letter which criticizes a local ser- vice agency would be printed in this newspaper column. It is normally expected that statements of personal opinion be identified in letters to the editor Although the writers are not identified, I wish to state clearly that Early Childhood Education instructors were not involved. If people responsible for this letter have concerns about hiring Practices in loCal agencies it would seem far more “profes- sional” behavior to directly approach the agency in question rather than present misleading information to the readers of the newspaper. Judy Pollard Early Childhood Education Program Selkirk College Today, this investment in Edu- cation and health can be a source of pride in our community Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for our Police Headquar- ters. To describe them as less than adequate would still be an under- statement However, we the people of Castlegar have an opp ity to and law-breakers is one aspect that most people recognize. How- ever, there is another aspect that is far more valuable, in both the saving of money and of human suffering, and that is THE PRE- VENTION OF CRIME. There is no doubt in my mind that a visible and an active police force, Ived and app d remedy this lerabh long overdue as it is. I wonder how many of us truly recognize and appreciate the value of an effective police force in our com- munity? The apprehension of criminals by the c ry, can be a very significant deterrent to crime In the Health Field it is now recognized that prevention of ill- ness is far more cost effective than the cure. In law enforce- ment, the very same formula will Local businesses thanked Dear Editor: On behalf of the Castlegar and District Heritage Society, I would like to publicly thank Celgar Ltd. and Argo Industries for repairing and resurfacing the Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park causeway. Because of their generous donation of materials, equipment and labour, the island is now accessible to emergency vehicles and those persons with handicaps or disabilities once again. John H. Coyle President me prevention On Tuesday, September 8, 1992, Teresa Anderson of Castle- Obituaries Anderson gar, B.C. pa of 56 years. d away at the age McDonald On Wednesday, September 9, 1992, Lyle Noble McDonald of Castlegar passed away at the age of 49 years. Mr. McDonald was born September 1, 1943 at Bellevue, Alberta. He grew up and received his schooling there. He married Catherine Levy on August 28, 1964 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. He joined the Navy in 1961 and after three years of ser- vice he moved to Rossland and began working as a Pipefitter at Cominco. In 1977 he moved to Castlegar. He was a member of the Steel- workers, Local 480. Lyle enjoyed fishing, hockey and camping. He is survived by his wife Cathy, one son, Dean of Castle- gar, one daughter, Debbie Ann St. Germaine of Surrey, brother, Melvin of Burnaby and sister, Carolynne McKee of Burnaby. There will be no service by request and-cremation has taken place. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel Shaw On Thursday, September 3, 1992 Violet Jane Reid Shaw of Castlegar passed away. Mrs. Shaw was bom at Pense, Saskatchewan and moved with her parents at an carly age to Washing- ton State. After living at various places in Washington the family moved to Llacombe, Alberta. She married John Shaw there in 1932 and he passed away in 1962. She came to Castlegar in 1980. Mrs. Shaw enjoyed her family especially her grandchildren She is survived by one son, John of Castlegar, two daughters, Ida Green of Princeton and Shirley Vigue of Castlegar. Ten grandchildren, seven great grand- children, one sister, Florence McDonald of Calgary and sister- in-law Evelyn Caithness of Van couver. There will be no funeral at the request of Mrs. Shaw and cremation has taken place ments were under the directions of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel Soukoreff On Saturday, September 5, 1992, Christina Soukoreff of Castlegar passed away at the age of 86 years. Funeral service was held at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel on Tues- day and Wednesday with burial at Park Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Soukoreff was born October 7, 1905 at Benita, Saskatchewan. She married George S. Soukoreff on February 7, 1922 at Ootischenia. They lived at Brilliant and operated a General Store until moving to South Slocan in 1951. In 1981 they moved to Castlegar. 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H & R Block — 1458 Columbia Ave Castlegar, BC VIN 1H8 Funeral service was held Fri- day at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ira Johnson officiating. Cremation has taken place Mrs. Anderson was born Jan- uary 17, 1936 at New Denver, B.C.. She grew up in South Slo- can and Nelson. She married Ray Anderson June 30, 1962 at Sand- point, Idaho. They lived in Nel- son, Kimberley and came to Castlegar in 1968. She enjoyed reading and bowling. Mrs. Andérson is survived by her husband, Ray, one son, Dale of Castlegar and one daughter, Tracy Lee Molner of Cranbrook, sister, Noralee Fairless of Camp- bell River, Aunt Victoria Harding of Silverton, and numerous cousins. She was predeceased by her parents, Bert and Elsie Mar- shall. In lieu of flowers contribu- tions may be made to the Heart and Lung Association, Box 3023 Castlegar, BC. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castle- gar Funeral Chapel. SUN CLASSIFIEDS SELL apply. The prevention of crime is far more cost effective than pun ishment. I am sure it will be in the best interests of all citizens of Castlegar to provide our police force with adequate facilities and appropriate staff to do their job. Please do your part to inform your neighbours and friends to support this very essential pro- RO ject MECHANICAL HEAVY DUTY AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ° GENE WADDINGTON 365-7006 PUBLIC NOTICE The Returning Officer for the October 17, 1992 By-Election and Referendum is Barbara Jankola - phone 365-5848. Mrs. Jankola would be pleased to answer questions regarding eligibility as a candidate or elector as well as the election process and she may be contacted at the above phone number. 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