a2 Castlégar News October 5, 1988 CASTLEGAR BOUND . . . Laotian refugee family that will soon berarriving in Castlegar includes: (rear, from left) Khamdy, Bounthavy, the family REFUGEE FAMILY COMING By RON NORMAN Editor After six years in a refugee camp, a Laotian family will soon be on its way to Canada to make its new home in Castlegar. “We hope it will be by the end of October,” says Sally Williams. Williams and husband David and four other Castlegar-area families are sponsoring the Saeneya vong family. “We've been working on this for a year now,” Mary Beth Small, who with husband Hugh is another sponsoring family, told Castlegar council recently. Small said the Saeneyavong family consists of father Khamdy, mother Bounthavy, four children — Manichanh, the eldest girl age seven; twin boys Sourivanh and Sourikone, five; and La, three — and a 19-year-old aunt. The family has been in a UN refugee camp in Thailand since escaping from Laos in 1982. The family fled across the Mekong River at night “under difficult and dangerous circumstances.” “The last little girl was born in the camp,” says Small. The conditions in the camps, which are operated by the UN High Commission for Refugees, are poor Food is limited — there is no breakfast, lunch at 11:30 a.m. is a bowl of rice and there is no evening meal. Water is rationed to a pail of water per person per day and must serve all the needs of the person drinking, washing, laundry and dishes. Small said the five sponsoring families the other three are Pierre and Rosa Sennhavong, Alexia CDE EERE ERE BE %: * “auntie”, (front) Manichanh, La, Sourivanh and Sourikone. and Gordon Turner, and Wendy and Peter Rowsell — are responsible for the Saeneyavong family for the first 12 months in Canada. Small said the five fgmilies have pledged $15,000 to support the family; and are hoping to raise the money through community donations. So far the group has raised about $2,000 through fund-raising events like a spaghetti dinner a few weeks ago at the Castlegar United Church. “We're working on it,” says Small. “We have done many, many garage sales and bake sales.” As well, community groups and two churches have promised their financial support for the refugee family. But the support group doesn't need only money. Williams told council the group will need help from the community for things such as household items, babysitting, English instruction |and a job. She said the father, Khamdy, has a good command of English and will need work when the family arrives. She added that the group is investigating the possibility of housing the family in the Arrow Lakes housing complex. However, she said there is no guarantee the family will settle here for good. “They may not even stay in this community if there is no work,” says Williams. She called on council to take a “leadership role” in welcoming the refugee family to the community. Williams said the exact date of the family’s arrival in Castlegar is unknown. The family was interviewed in the spring by a Canadian immigration officer and in June the Thai government granted them permission to leave. “In early. summer they had their medical examination and were moved toa transit camp closer to Bankok, to await their flight out,” says Williams. She said the sponsoring families could be given as little as five days’ notice of the family's departure for Castlegar. She added that if the family doesn't arrive by the end of this month it will not likely leave Thailand until next spring because of the difficulty it may encounter acclimatizing to the harsh Canadian |; winter 2 POLLLLE EE OLE RIE ELECTION continued from front page He said in the 1984 election voters wanted to oust the Liberal government, so they voted Conservative. That was evident in the poor showing of Liberal candidate Jean Turnbull who garnered only seven per cent of the vote in Kootenay West, Kristiansen said. He figures the Liberals should be able to attract 10 to 15 per cent of the vote this time around — much of it from people who voted Conservative in 1984. He called Liberal contender--Garry Jenkins.a “reasonably attractive candidate”, but suggested because he is a professional he should “bite” into the Tory vote and not the NDP vote. Meanwhile, Brisco said his campaign is off the ground with offices set to open throughout the riding. He called it “a reflection of the . . . improvement in the economy” that ground-floor office space is tough to get. UNION continued from front page Brisco said he will focus on jobs in the election campaign. “The key issue is jobs. There's no question of it,” he said. He pointed out that the unemployment rate in Kootenay West has dropped from 24 per cent to 10 per cent. Brisco said his thrust for job creation will be in two areas: forestry, related to the $300 million Forestry Regional Development Program, and the $1.2 billion Western Diversification Program. He said the diversification program is important because it will help the region become less dependent on the resource sector. Jenkins, meanwhile, opened his Castlegar office in the former Castlegar Computers location on Columbia Avenue. As well, he spent Monday morning canvassing in Nelson, and then the afternoon “burma-shaving” at the corner of Bay Ave. and Smelter Hill in Trail. In addition he held campaign committee meetings to map out strategy Court overturns MONTREAL (CP) — The Con- servative party has opened up a gaping 18-point lead over its rivals in public support, an Angus Reid Associates poll sug- gests. The survey, conducted since Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announced the Nov. 21 election, indicates the Tories have 45 per cent of decided voter support. The New Democratic Party has 27 per cent and the Liberals 26 per cent, according to the survey carried out for Southam News and published today in the Montreal Gazette. But almost one-quarter of the 1,512 people surveyed said they remain undecided. The poll is said to be accurate within. 2.6 percentage points. That means the Tories could be leading by as much as 47.5 per- centage points or by as little as 42.5 percentage points. The latest survey, compared with a Reid-Southam poll pub- lished Sept. 29, indicates the Conservatives have gained sup- port in every region except British Columbia. TORIES GAIN In Quebec, the poll found Tory support at 56 per cent, up 15 points since late September, with the NDP now at 23 per cent and the Liberals at 20. In Ontario, the election is still a three-way race, with the Tories at 36 per cent, the Lib- erals at 32 and the NDP at 30, figures that are virtually un- changed since September. The NDP leads in. British Columbia at 42 per cent, com- Poll shows Tories gain voter support pared with 37 per cent for the Tories and 17 per cent for the Grits. On the Prairies, the Conser- vatives hold 50 per cent, while the Liberals have 23 and the New Democrats 22. In the Atlantic region, it's Conservatives at 53 per cent, Liberals 34 and NDP 12. The latest poll is the third national survey in the last week to suggest the Tories are en route to forming a majority gov- ernment. A Gallup poll released Monday gave the Conservatives 43 per cent, the Liberals 33 and the NDP 22. And the last Reid-Southam poll put the Tories at 40 per cent, the NDP at 31 and the Liberals at 26 per cent. Truck’'s brakes fail By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer A Dairyland truck used Crestview Crescent as a runaway lane last week after its brakes failed, landing on Ron Siflithers's front lawn. The Smithers family were roused out of bed about midnight, last Monday by a “thunderous crash that shook the whole house.” Smithers said after seeing the truck lights shining in his children's bedroom window he ran outside to find “the truck sitting wittrits-wheels up in the air in the middle of the front lawn.” The truck had come to rest there after smashing through a neighbor's retaining wall. “It think his intentions were to glide down Crestview and come to a stop,” said Smithers. Police report the driver, Dwain Pawluk of Armstrong, was heading towards Grand Forks on Highway 3 when he felt his brakes go soft. Pawluk turned around and headed toward Castlegar when his brakes gave out and the motor of the Frazer Valley Milk truck quit. “The driver remained calm and tried to slow the vehicle down by steering it from side to side,” Castlegar RCMP said. Police are continuing its investi. gation. The truck sustained about $25,000 damages. Smithers said Pawluk was out of the truck and had cuts on his head, so Smithers phoned the police, request ing an ambulance. “He had some blood on his face,” said Smithers. The Smithers family and a few neighbors “stood around and wat ched” for a few hours before re turning to bed about 2 a.m. when the truck still had not been towed away. Smithers says his front yard is a “There was diesel fuel soaked into the ground,” he said and the lawn was torn up from the crash and towing the truck away. “It’s interesting the things that happen in life,” Smithers added. Turner promises day care By DON LEGER Canadian Press MONTREAL — A Liberal govern- ment would create an additional 400,000 day-care spaces over seven years, party leader John Turner promised today without saying how much it will cost. Turner said the Conservative plan to create 200,000 new spaces is in- adequate and will do little to help working families find suitable day care for their children. The Tory plan, which died on the order paper when Prime Minister Brian Mulroney called the Nov. 21 election, would have cost $6.4 billion when tax breaks were included. The Liberal plan, when it’s fully developed, would provide tax breaks and would drastically cut day-care costs for middle-income families, while low-income families would pay little or nothing. The Liberal plan calls for new federal-provincial agreements in which governments would share the costs. More spaces would be made available for so-called latch-key ser- vices, for kids who need a place to go after school. Companies would also be encour- aged to provide child-care spaces in the workplace, and provinces would be urged to provide after-school care in school buildings. WRITES OFF COSTS The plan calls for a tax break in the form of a capital-cost writeoff of more than 100 per cent to employers who make space for child-care centres. Better leave provisions for parents would be fostered, and more money would be available for parental leave benefits. As well, a form of refundable tax credit would be made available as the program develops. Turner's announcement followed a meeting with the editorial board of the Montreal daily Le Devoir, which one participant described as tense and not particularly friendly. The latest opinion polls show Tur ner’s Liberals badly trailing in the key battleground of Quebec, where the Conservatives are said to be leading in the battle for 75 federal seats. . funds for the Contras,” she said. “Be CHILDREN’S CENTRE . . . With teacher, Sherry Tadanac since she was 18-months-old. Amy, GIANT SUNFLOWER. . .Now that's a sunflower! Thomas Muzeroll of South Slocan shows off huge sunflower head Muzeroll also grew a giant pumpkin that measured more than 1.5 metres (five feet). CasNews Photc Castlégar News TREET TALK COPYTRON has moved its Castlegar storefront — but not very far. Copytron used to be located at 956 Columbia Ave., but has shifted to 1002 Columbia, in the former ADCO Floors location. ADCO Floors of course has taken up residence in the former Rumford Place store at 735 Columbia. LION'S HEAD Sports is in the process of closing its _doors._The 4th Street sports store is. having a bankruptcy sale this week. CASTLEGAR Plumbing and Heating has opened a new “super store” in the Boundary Mall in Grand ‘Forks. Called CP’s Super Store, it sells appliances such as stoves, fridges and microwaves, as well as a full line of portable stereos and boom boxes. It will also soon be carrying a full selection of. home entertainment parts, according to owner Gordon Soukoreff. THE CITY of Nelson is getting another plug; this time in Imperial Oil Ltd. in-house magazine The Review. Two glorious color photos of Nelson's Baker Street accompany an article on main streets in Canada written by Val Clery called “A Street Called Home.” The photos include a shot of the Bank of Montreal and the second-hand store on Baker Street. ART BEAT, CBC Radio's regional arts program wants to hear about any activities that are being planned or any especially talented or creative residents in Castlegar. The show covers all arts topics including dance, theatre, music, fiction and visual arts. ART BEAT hosted by Ann Pollock. Send your story ideas to: ART BEAT, CBC Radio, P.O. Box 4600, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 4A2. Record number accused LONDON (AP) — Amnesty International accused a record 135 countries today of human-rights abuses ranging from the jailing of draft evaders in Western Europe to the massacre of unarmed civilians in Iraq and Sudan. The international human-rights group said the list of offenders in its annual survey was the longest it has published since its establish in 1961. Amnesty, which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 said it was encouraged by the emergence of more than 1,000 human-rights groups in recent years and laws to protect prisoners’ rights. “In at least half the countries of the world, people are locked away for speaking their minds, often after trials that are no more than a sham,” the 78-page report said. It added: “More than ever before in world history, governments are exposed to the glare of international publicity — the greatest weapon we have.” The report cited the United States, where 25 prisoners were put to death last year, for executing John Brogdon, a man diagnosed as mentally retarded, and Edward Earl Johnson, despite “substantial doubts” about his guilt In China, more than 200 convicted criminals were put to death, but that represented “only a fraction of the total number of death sentences and executions,” it said. The report said at least 760 political prisoners were executed in 39 countries in 1987 but estimated the number probably was much higher because of secret executions. Turkey, Czechoslovakia and East Germany closed channels of information to hide violations, it said, and China, Haiti, Syria and South Africa clamped down on the reporting of abuses by denying prisoners access to lawyers or families. It said the death from torture of a South Korea student, Park Chong-chol, in January 1987 led to widespread protests that resulted in the prosecutions of eight police officers and the resignation of government ministers. Among other alleged abuses were reports that Sudanese forces massacred hundreds of unarmed Dinka tribespeople; the summar execution by Iraq of hundreds of unarmed Kurds; the disappearance of hundreds of Peruvian farmers seized by government forces; and court-ordered executions in China, South Africa and Iran. in British Columbia. 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All we can say right now is we don’t want any war, we want to work.” VANCOUVER (CP) — The B.C. Council of Appeal ruled Tuesday the courts can enforce orders of the provincial Industrial Relations Coun cil. The decision overturns a B.C. Supreme Court ruling in July in which Mr. Justice William Trainor refused to rubber stamp a council de- cision The case began when Citation Cabinets went to court to win en forcement of a council order banning picketing by striking carpenters in front of the company’s suburban Richmond plant. The union, which is honoring an organized labor boycott of the council, had ignored the council's order. Under labor legislation passed last year, the couneil replaced the former labor relations board and was given broader powers than the board to intervene in labor disputes. Trainor threw out the application, saying the council had been acting in a quasi-judicial manner, then asking the court to rubberstamp and enforce its rulings. Genelle, has attended the preschool program at the Children’s Development Centre in the CDC for physiotherapy at 6 months of age. CHILDHOOD continued from front pege health staff meets twice a year to assess the progress of the children. ‘The University of British Columbia Child Study Centre is currently conducting a research project on the centre. It is called “ANCHOR” which stands for Answering the Needs of Children Through Obser- vation and Respanse. Its purpose is to find how parents can work with their children to improve the learning process. The children are filmed through a two-way mirror and parents can watch them learning on a video screen in another room says Weishaupt. She says this is the first time the project has been done with an integrated class and the second time it's been done in Canada. Join with us to support this vital agreement INTERIOR LUMBER MANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATION The Interior Lumber Manufacturers’ Association (ILMA) represents the lumber manufacturers of the Thompson, Okanagan and Kootenay regions Ceutnal Foods YOUR COMMUNITY AWARD WINNING FOOD STORE WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES. BUSINESS HOURS Mon... Tues., Wed. & Sat Fa.m. fob p.m. Thurs. & Fri Fo.m.te9p.m SUNDAY 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M.