As _ Castlegar News November 24, 1990 a GST will up education costs, federation says OTTAWA (CP) — The goods and services tax will boost administrative costs for school boards and could drain away money that should go to the classroom, the Canadian Teachers’ Federation says. Harvey Weiner, a spokesman for the federation, said a number of school boards have hired or are con- sidering hiring staff to ensure the boards receive all tax credits they're eligible for‘on the GST they pay to suppliers. “The concern that we have is that there is this trickle-down effect and everything seems to have an impact on how much money is eventually available for in-class services to youngsters,’’ Weiner said. The provincial and territorial teachers associations which make up the national Pp almost 230,000 elementary and secondary school teachers. “There will be significant sums that school boards . will have to allocate for that tracking purpose, that administrative purpose,” and that -may mean higher education taxes after the GST takes effect. “The cost of administration at the school board level has the potential of draining much needed funds from the classroom and incréasing the burden on local ratepayers."" Asked whether the quality of education may suffer, Weiner said: “It’s conceivable.” Small school boards in particular will find GST monitoring a con- siderable task, he said. The is also opposed to the GST being applied to reading materials. The proposed tax on books, magazines and newspapers is a tax on literacy which will weigh more heavily on the poor and their children, it says. ‘The statistics that we have show that there are approximately one million children who live below the poverty line,"” Weiner said, adding the credits set up by the government to soften the impact of GST on the poor are inadequate. The basic credit is $180 for each adult in the household, plus $100 for each child under 10. Credits decline for people earning more than $24,000. Dialing to cost more VANCOUVER (CP) — People who keep their rotary-dial telephones instead of switching to touch-dial telephones will be paying higher bills if B.C. Telephone has its way The suburban Burnaby-based company says it wants to make touch calling part of basic telephone service for all residential and business customers. If the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Com- mission approves, basic monthly telephone bills for current touch- calling customers will decrease. But the monthly bills for those who do not subscribe to touch calling will in- crease. The change would not produce any extra revenue for B.C. Tel, product manager Diane MacFarlane said. All telephones in the B.C. Tel system generate one of two types of signals: tone or dial pulse. A B.C. Tel touch-calling line, which is tone, can carry both types of signals but a dial-pulse line cannot tone signals. More than 60 per cent of the customers eligible for the service already subscribe to touch calling, MacFarlane said. She said dial-pulse lines and associated rotary-dial telephone sets are more expensive to repair and carry maintain. If the application is approved, touch-calling surcharges will be eliminated, but basic rates will in- crease, so current touch-calling sub- scribers’ bills will decrease by 40 cen- ts a month. Business customers in this category will see a net decline of 65 cents in their monthly charges. For residential cutomers who do not have touch calling, the monthly bill will have a net increase of 90 cen- ts a month. Business customers’ rates will rise by $1.90 a month. B.C. Tel said full touch-calling service should be available by the third quarter of 1991 Money not accounted for OTTAWA (CP) — The External Affairs Department is trying to properly account for millions of dollars in outstanding cash advances, including eight payments totalling $4,558 to External Affairs Minister Joe Clark, officials confirmed. Former trade minister Pat Carney and Derek Burney, the Canadian ambassador to the United States, are among hundreds of department staff and officials who hadn't accounted by March 31 for expense money ad- vanced to them, officials said. “We've already talked to the minister’s office,’* Garrett Lambert, assistant deputy minister for cor- porate management, told reporters following a meeting of the Commons Public Accounts committee. The government’s own books in- dicte Carney still hadn’t accounted for two advances totalling $3,497 and Burney had an advance of $11,871 outstanding as of March 31 Carney, who left the government in 1988, was appointed to the Senate this fall. The advances are mainly paid to cover travel expenses such as air fare, hotels and taxis. In one case, the money involved support for the francophone games in Morocco. Some advances have béen overdue for up to five years. In a few cases, the employees involved are retired. Auditor General Ken Dye first made the problem public in his an- ARROW LAKE ELEVATION 1441.27’ on Nov. 23 Forecast of Elevation 1440.61’ by Dec. 7 Christmas Trees ' ROTARY CLUB CHRISTMAS TREE SALE | (Starts Sat., Dec. 1) “Come early for your best selection in both cultured & natural trees” LOCATION: West Kootenay Power & Light Compound Columbia Ave., Castlegar Everyday 10 a.m.-7 p.m. CASTLEGAR nual report on government spending last month, but the department has been working since the spring to correct the problem. Dye said the department hasn't been adequately accounting for about $25 million a year in cash ad- vances to employees — about half of which is overdue. 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The senior girls team left Thursday for Comox and will not finish their bid for another title until later today. Meanwhile, closer to home, junior boys volleyball squad is hosting the West Kootenay Junior Boys AA championship at SHSS, starting today with the finals going at 6 p.m. Rookie coach John Josafatow said if his players focus on their defensive play they have as good a chance as any of claiming the regional title “We have to be a Very good defensive team, this will be our suc- cess,” Josafatow said during a Thur- sday practice. ‘‘That’s what will make it or break it for us and hopefully they will get out there and do it.” in preparation for this weekend, Josafatow has made a few key changes in the rotation, the biggest being the switching of Mike Stewart and Jason Ozeroff. In the past, Stewart has been used as the setter while Ozeroff provided the killing touch with his spike. Now, Stewart will be the spiker and Ozeroff will provide the creative offensive touch at the net. Not only does this move strengthen the offensive, Ozeroff said, it also helps out on the defence as well. “I’m able to help out more in the blocking because I’m playing in the middle now,”’ he said. As for the junior girls, they are in Trail today to defend their title as they make a bid to win the regional honor for the fourth straight year. Meanwhile, the only team not playing this weekend is the senior boys. The seniors played last weekend and were beaten in the finals by Mount Sentinel for the AA regional title. The Castlegar crew watched in agony as they let the provincial berth slip away, losing out to Sentinel three games to two in the best-of-five By CasNews Staff For the Selkirk Saints men’s volleyball team, this weekend's action in the British Columbia College Association will _be crucial for the team as it hits the midway point in the season, currently sitting fourth in the division. “This is a big weekend for us,” said Saints coach Gerry Frazer. ‘And, I’m confident that we can win three of the four matches if not all four this weekend."” The Saints will play hosts to Cariboo College, Douglas College, New Caledonia and the Christian Bible College. After today’s play, Frazer wan- ts to be holding on to third spot Saints host tourney in the league and he’s counting on his big players such as Todd Lake to provide the killer instinct Complimenting Lake’s offensive prowess is David Norman who facreates the openings for Lake and the rest of the front line. Those two must be on track, Frazer said However, inconsistency on the serve has hurt the club and Frazer wants to put a stop to that and get his team winning more games. “The big thing is to keep the offence simple,’’ Fraser said Friday. ‘‘Our passing and serving has gone well as of late. However, the serving has been inconsistent and that needs to get better.”” series. At one point in the match, the SHSS squad led two games to nothing. “We had high hopes for them,” said Doug Hickey, athletic director at the school. ‘Our program has been building the last couple of years and we were hoping to peak with a provincial berth.”” For the senior boys, the year is over. However, Mount Sentinel is off to Revelstoke this weekend to try to win a provincial championship. In other volleyball news, the Kin- naird Junior secondary school girls and boys Grade 8 volleyball teams are on the road as they take a run at the West Kootenay Junior secondary title. The boys play at Mount Sen- tinel today while the girls are in Nelson. Diane McAfee, coach of the boys team, said she is optimistic about their chances and feels that the girls team should have no problem in its bid Rebels hope to extend win streak By STEVE PEDEN Staff Writer The Castlegar Rebels have the op- portunity to build on their three- game winning streak and the chance to temporarily secure fourth spot in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s West Division, which is separated by seven points top-to-bottom going this weekend. into Last night the Rebels hosted Grand Forks Border Bruins, a team tied with Castlegar for fourth with 17 points in the west. (Results of the game were unavailable at press time.) Tonight the Rebels play another in- ter-divisional game against the West’s third-place Trail Junior Smoke Eaters. ‘We are determined it takes more than motivation from the coaching staff to win these games,"’ Rebels’ manager Don Joice said. “They (the players) also have to motivate them- selves.”” And with the fresh blood of Remi Lavalee and others interjected into the lineup, a positive mood has creeped slowly into the locker room, a feeling which has the players believing in themselves and their ability as a functioning unit out on the ice. Joice added that his team is reaping the rewards of their defen- sive efforts, something which has been slow in coming but has finally shown itself. The Rebels manager also noted that defence can never be preached enough to the players, and by adhering to ihe discipline of defence the team has: accumulated three- straight victories to put them at seven wins, 10 losses and three ties. And while the defence has remained stingy in the last several outings, the offence has been equal to its task. Besides the offensive talents of Dave Green, who is the Rebels’ leading scorer with 35 points, second best in the KIJHL’s West Division, the addition of Lavalee and players like Jarret Watts and Glenn Ormsby also provide a greater range to the club’s offensive arsenal. However, Joice explained he’s still not finished looking for new faces and one or two players out of Chilliwack’s Junior A program have caught his attention NOTES: Rebels netminder Lorin Healy, who suffered a bruised shoulder in the game against the Cranbrook Colts Nov. 17, will be back patrolling the crease this weekend. McLean gets nod for Cup game Will start at outside linebacker for Eskimos VANCOUVER (CP) — From ob- scurity to . well, Mike McLean says it all depends on who wins when his Edmonton Eskimos take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Sunday’s Grey Cup. McLean, the 77th player taken in the 1985 CFL college draft out of the University of Alberta via his home town of Red Deer, Alta., will start at outside linebacker in the 78th cham- pionship game. “I’m coming in the back door a little bit, I guess,’ he said Thursday, fending off the jokes of teammates teasing him for some unaccustomed media attention Normally a special-teams who. backs up linebackers Braswell, Danny Bass and Larry Wruck, McLean will replace Braswell, who broke his ankle in last week’s Western Division final victory over Calgary “Any way you get there, any way it happens, you've got to be ready and you've got to be thrilled,’’ said the 28-year-old, a teacher in the off- season “Pm a little nervous and a little excited, but I prepare every week like I will step in and play, so it’s just a matter of getting in there and getting into the flow of the game.”” player Jeff Signed in 1985, released, and signed again in 1986, McLean will be trying to fill some big shoes — Braswell was third on the Eskimos with 53 tackles in 1990 and is the te im’s most aggressive player. McLean said if Winnipeg considers him a weak line in the Eskimo defen- ce, Burgess should run some plays his way and give him a chance to * prove he has the talent to perform as a CFL linebacker. He admitted Braswell plays the run extremely well while his strength is helping defensive backs stop the pass attack. One of Winnipeg's main weapons is running back Robert Mimbs, the league’s leading runner “I'm not sure if I'll be as physical on the run,"’ McLean said. ‘I hope I can, I think I can. But I should help out in the pass secondary. I think that would be my strength.”” He said the defence will have to try to contain slotback Rick House, a. former Eskimo, and quarterback Tom Burgess. And he said it’s foolhardy to talk about Winnipeg's offence being only a minor threat “1 don’t think you'll find anyone in our dressing room saying that,” said the short, stocky linebacker “We've been watching film and we know exactly what they can do."’ While the Eskimos went through their practice paces Thursday before a throng of reporters at B.C. Place Stadium, the Bombers held a. closed practice. But at a media breakfast earlier, Winnipeg cornerback Less Browne > mh as 2) x Zz < VU ay said both he and the Bombers used the 1990 season to prove the critics wrong Browne was released by Hamilton in 1988 and then by Edmonton before catching on with the Bom- bers. Like Winnipeg, which finished 7-11, Browne had a poor year in 1989 three interceptions. But 1990 was different. Browne led the CFL with 14 interceptions, one off the league record, and the Bombers finished first in the Eastern Division. “This is a team that likes to prove people wrong,”’ said Browne, 31, named with fellow Bomber corner- back Rod Hill to the Eastern all-star team. ‘‘We've been the underdogs all year, but we don’t mind."” A veteran of three Grey Cups, in- cluding Hamilton's 39-15 upset win over Edmonton in the 1986 title game here, he said the Blue Bombers would like to silence the critics again “There are a lot of veterans who have been here before,’’ he said. “We don’t want to be here for the show — we want to be here to win it” By GAREY RIS Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA (CP) — As soon exits the ice surface at McNabb Arena, the players take to the ice with varying degrees of success. A few Gold medal fosters WEEKEND FEATURE as the Zamboni are improving. At least five women now have Level 3 certification for officiating growth of sport learn the basics of hockey, playing different kinds of fun games."” Joan Moriarty, who has been involved in women’s hockey for 18 years, is head instructor for the mini-blades program and says women need their Aspiring players will learn the art of stopping and the skill of passing. By the seventh week they will learn most of the skills required to play the game. “When we had the initiation program at the worlds and when I saw the sparkle and excitement in begin skating around the rink, their long hair flowing in the breeze, their sticks — decorated with florescent pink hockey tape — firmly within their grasp. Pink hockey tape? What in Lord Stanley's name is going on? Welcome to women’s hockey. Canada’s 5-2 victory over the United States in the gold-medal game of the world championships has fostered enourmous growth in women’s hockey and in particular, at the younger level. The first meeting for girls in the mini-blades program — girls under 10 years old can participate — had 26 skaters, even more than the optimistic projections of its co- ordinator, Heidi Sprung. “A lot of people think it’s the result of the women’s worlds,’’ Sprung said of the sport's hed a lot of it and enjoyed Cathy Champion-Demers, president of the Ottawa District Women’s Hockey Association, says women’s hockey is growing more rapidly in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta, but all provinces are seeing higher numbers this year Most women’s hockey in the region is played in Ottawa, but you can also see action in Russell, Brockville and Smiths Falls. Most teams practice once a week and play about 20 games, excluding tournaments and exhibition contests. The rules are the same as for men’s hockey except that body contact is not allowed r “Now people have seen what women’s hockey is like, and it’s exciting to watch. We're finally getting the attention we deserve,”” said Champion-Demers. lades 17-week program, costing $25, year run. Girls will be own hockey schools. “There has always been a need for hockey schools for girls, and only the occasional girl has gone to a school for boys and has felt comfortable,” Moriarty said. ‘It’s probably been thought of, but with the exposure we had with the world championships being in Ottawa, it seemed appropriate that we should start at this time. “The interest is indicated in the registrations in Ontario and across Canada. It (the women’s worlds) was such good hockey, and maybe it was exposed to the fathers who never thought that their daughters should be able to play."” The girls receive a lot of individual attention because of the low (4:1) instructor-player ratio. The pace is quite relaxed and the emphasis is on fun. Stickhandling and punckhandling, balance and agility are all part of the learning process. Yo wirese carry! hn n University in ona Hockey scholarship, is elated at the chance to teach the game to the girls. their eyes it’s why I'm involved with the little kids. 1 want them to have a lot of fun.”” The girls looked pleased in their new environment, and all expressed a willingness to learn the game. When asked why she was taking part, Sandra Pioro, 7, said: ‘‘Because I like it. I played it once on the ice and played with my friend on the road.”* ‘Ana Marie Kenah is a six-year-old who is eager to play the game. Not only that, she gives one the impression she knows the game, too. Chantal Levesque, 10, said an older friend encouraged her to learn hockey “Since my friend was always talking about hockey, I thought I should get involved,’’ Chantal said Although she has played baseball in the past, “I think I like playing on the ice better."" ““Eyery time | fall. down she comes caittl says, ‘You all right?’ So I think we're going to good. 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