4 A2 CASTLEGAR NEWS, December 20, 1981 4 a LUCKY WINNERS in the Castlegar Ne are these 10 young people. Their letters appeared in the Dec. 9 sup- plement of the Castlegar News. Each winner received a pass to the Castle Theatre good for two admissions. Winners are (left to right) y ae b ws letters to Santa Claus draw Miscavitch, Baker. In. fore: a Brian Acherman, Jeffray Nielsen, Nancy: Perepolkin, Nicole Poz- nikoff, Colin.Briggeman, Justin Maddocks, Karrie Faucher and Lori of this paper were astute ground kneeling are Helen Kabatoff and Shelly enough to realize that a —CasNewsPhoto / Voice of the People Minor Hockey: on the decline Editor, Castlegar News: As past executive of Castlegar Minor Hockey As- sociation and someone who has become deeply involved and interested in the devel- opment of amateur hockey in this area over the past num- ber of years, I feel that I must express my concern re- garding the direction that I see our hockey system head- ing and the criticisms that are being directed at it. Like many of the other volunteers, mine is a labor of Judges dog k Editor, Castlegar News: love. The time and effort spent for kids and the game itself is my sole motivation. As anyone who has been in- volved with amateur sports known all too well, there are always those who will sit back and constantly complain but only a handful who. will step forward and offer their services, I do not blame anyone who is not inclined to take on a volunteer position. Like all of a hound of today, in the Following is a summary of active pursuit of game for his a judgment of a tiral heard in Duncan, B.C. Feb. 10, 1981 involving the killing of a hound dog. Two cougar hunters, Mor- ris Trace and Doug Ford on Feb. 3, 1979 put two experi- enced hounds en a cougar track. The two hounds treed the cougar near the edge of a clearing, part of Burno Win- nig’s farm. Mr. Winnig heard the dogs treeing, grabbed his rifle, went to the tree, killed one hound, scared the other off and then wounded the cou- gar. Being aware that he was soon going to have to defend his actions in an extremely hostile environment, he quickly contacted the RCMP and the local conservation of- ficer. Mr. Bruno Winnig was charged with illegally killing a hound. In passing judgment, his Honour Tyrwhitt Drake noted, “No person has the right to kill any dog except in certain circumstances which are clearly defined in certain statutes. Two factors must. be present before a dog can be ripe for slaughter; it must be running at large and in addition attacking or vicious- ly pursuing a person or do- mestic animal. If either of these factors is absent, the killing of the dog is not justi- fied. “It can hardly be said that OW OP’ Sun Crest & 24 — Reg. in Case 12 — 26 oz. (750 mls.) $6.00 to $6.25 Case PLUS DEPOSIT BOB'S PAY'N TAKIT STORES Open ’ ‘ master, a co-operative en- deavor for which he is bred and trained in running at large. He cannot be said to be out of control, because he is in direct and continuous charge of a person who is competent to control him. “Neither of the factors justifying the killing of a dog was present, then and so the defendant killed the plain- tiffs hound without jutifi- cation in law and is liable in damages therefore. “There will be judgment for the plaintiff for $5,000 and MALCOLM J. SCOTT, PRESIDENT : OF CENTURY 21 BIG ROCK REALTY (1981) LTD. iS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF us who have, we wouldn't be doing it ourselves if we didn’t really enjoy it (deep down). The phone calls at all hours, complaining parents, and unhappy coaches all make our lives a bit more exciting — for lack of a better word! Why is minor hockey on the decline? Why are there so many problems, especially in the last couple of years? I would have to sum it up in two words — communication and co-operation. illing costs, with prejudgment in- terest at the rate of 11 \per cent annum from Feb. 3, 1979 to this date.” The whole subject of dogs is for many people quite 1 emotional and they have } difficulty dealing with the matter rationally. My asso- ciate sportsmen and pro- fessional hunters ‘take this matter of dogs with extreme seriousness and before one does something rash or in- 4 discreet, I suggest they ponder the implications of their actions. The lack of both of these ingredients is quickly send- ing minor hockey, and prob- ably many other amateur sports, to an undeserved death. I would at this time have to question whether individual associations are doing their jobs properly. Why aye there so many coaches and man- agers, and even association executives that don't even know the rules that we have democratically agreed to live by? Could it possibly be that your lines of communication aren't the best, or are non-existent? - It may be time for all of us to look in the mirror and ask ourselves why we are in- volved. Is it really for the uninvolved! With the inflated egos out of the way, perhaps the com- munication and co-operation will come naturally. The game, and kids, deserve a better break. Earl Salekin pastExecutive member Bicycles banned on transit : CALGARY (CP) — Out with the new, out with the old, City council has agreed to ban bicycles, tricycles, mop- eds and motorcycles from its rapid transit system and de- clded horses didn't belong either. Transit officials have com- plained people trying to bring bicycles on the system were creating problems and causing safety hazards. “This doesn't affect jack- asses or burros,” noted Ald. Larry Gilchrist. - “Nor do I see anything about elephants,” added Ma- yor Ralph Klein. College Library academically organized : Editor, Castlegar News: In the report of Sally Williams’ presentation to the * Chamber of Commerce in the f Dec. 18, 1981 Castlegar News, Mrs. Williams is re- ported as saying that the “Selkirk College Library — is not academically organized.” Tam sure all of the readers gremlin had slipped in there and placed a ‘not’ where it shouldn't be. Selkirk College is of course academically or- ganized. Mrs. Williams is quite cor- rect in saying that the Sel- kirk College Library is geared towards the student,» although the public is wel- come to use it. We have only a handful of children’s books, little popular fiction, no books to speak of in the ‘how to’ area, and only a few non-fiction books in the pop- ular category. We are aca- demically organized as Mrs. Williams would say. John Mansbridge College Librarian North Delta school Editor, Castlegar News: North Delta Senior Sec- ondary School, Delta, B.C., is 25 years old in 1982, and a celebration is in the planning stages. It would be appreciated if you would find a space, per- haps in your “Letters” col- students, who may be living in your area that a reunion will take place May 3-8, 1982. Further details may be ob- tained by contacting the school at 8270 - 114-Street, Delta, B.C. V4C 5J6. J.F. McGuinness, kids? If not — please get umn, to advise any ex- jubilee co-ordinator DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR . _ 1914-3rd St. (80 steps from lots of free parking) FurnitureVillage . Phone 365-2101 YOU DON'T THINK WE HAVE CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS?? WE HAVE LOTS PICTURES: — Small, Large, Inbetween Size — Original Oils, Prints, Glass Covered, Kitchen Prints, Norman Rockwells — Priced from , $9.95 to $200.00. ORNAMENTS — Silk Floral Arrangements, Porcelain and Cast Figurines, Solid Brass one of a kind. 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He said the local associa- tion asked Trail council for support, but was told the issue is between individual homeowners and _ the federal government. “That has to be the largest piece of hogwash I've seen put into writing by the city council of ‘Trail,” Kassian said. Councils must be made to realize the problem is/more than just one person's, he added. Kassian said the association is still working on opening an office and answering service and will approach Rossland- Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy for, help. “Right now we're still out in the cold,” he said. He noted he had -under- stood the group could use West Kootenay MP Lyle Kristiansen’s Nelson office, for“a$10 ° but that didn't work out. 1K said four area homes, have); been ; tested upder the federal govern- ment’s testing program and, the Igcal association fs” still awaiting the results, He said he estimates 100- 200 homes in the Nelson- Castlegar-Trail area have urea foam insulation instal- led — yet the local action group is having trouble getting people out to meetings. Area assessor Derek Turner (right) local with Al Kassian, Idehyde foam He said only seven attended the last Nelson , meeting, and 15 the night before in Trail. “I don't know, it seems to be a problem of apathy.” He admitted fear that homeowners won't'be able to sell their homes once they have been identified with the foam is a factor in the low public turnout. Kassian said he knows of one Trail homeowner who spent $2,000 putting siding ‘on the outside of his home to cover up the holes drilled when the foam was installed.. He's now trying to sell the home, he said. One woman at the meeting said she is caught between not’ being able to sell her home, not being able to afford to remove the foam, and not being able to live in it because of the ill effects on her health, She said she is currently living in a shed on her property. urea for- action Constitution bill to be tabled y MACKEY LONDON (CP) — The bill to amend the patriate Can- ada’s constitution will be tabled in the British Par- liament on Tuesday, officials indicated Friday. The move, a mere formal- ity involving no debate, should be over in seconds. But Canadian Indians op- posing the measures are planning to present a petition to the Commons, in con- junction with the tabling. of. the bill, for changes to be made to protect Indian rights. The petition will be pre- sented by Conservative Mp Sir Bernard Brajne on behalf of Canadian Indian chiefs, spokesmen for the Indian Association of Alberta, said Friday. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Federation of Sas- katchewan Indians vowed that the Indians will use “every possible means” in the parliamentary rule book to have the constitutional bill changed or thwarted. Besides the political lobby, the Indians have also re- sorted to the British courts. On Monday, the Court of Appeal is to hear an appeal -by. the ,.Alberta Indians,. against. a lower-court ruling;, Dec. 9 which denied their application for a hearing to challenge the British gov- ernment's stand that it has no responsibility for Can- adian Indians. The Saskatchewan Indians were to file a court action this week but have decided to postpone it, preferring for the moment to concentrate their support on court action launched last week by 78 Indian chiefs, mainly from British Columbia. Those chiefs are seeking to have the court established that they have to veto power over constitutional changes. EXPECTS PASSAGE Despite the opposition to the measure from the In- dians, from the Quebec gov- ernment.and from their sup- porters. in: the: British Par- liament, Sir Anthony Ker- shaw said this week he thinks the bill will go through “with discussion but without dif- ficulty.”, Kershaw, chairman of the British Commons Select Committee on Foreign Af- fairs which reported on its study of the Canadian ques- tion last Jan. 80, said the committee will soon ‘issue a final paper in time for debate on the Canada bill. Despite the hopes of some Indians, the it has By Jerry Collins VANCOUVER (CP) — Changes to the Nov. 12 bud- get announced in Ottawa Friday were merely “house- cleaning" moves which avoided altering the funda- mental direction of the bud- get, the director of The Fra- ser Institute said Friday. Michael Walker, who heads the i free far as they go — but they do not go far enough. . MacEachen, who has al- ready adjusted the budget twice, said he would delay some measures, water down some and allow others to be sent to a parliamentary com- mittee for study. MacEachen promised to change measures limiting tax enterprise-oriented research group, said the changes to Finance Minister Allan Mac- Eachen's budget are good as for who borrow to finance new in- Sent t i " CASTLEGAR NEWS, December 20, 1981 A3 Budget not enough build-up in whole life insur- ance ‘policies every three years and new rules on cor- porate reorganization. Walker said the changes were made mostly to help individuals and corporations “caught in the transition” — between Nov. 12 and the ene of the year. He compared the changes to the extension of the Multiple Unit d 1 of tax loopholes to individuals and corporations. “I think the government is moving in the right direc- tion,” Walker said. “But the $1 billion that'll be raised by the Nov. 12 budget should have gone into easing the transition period in 1982.” Walker also said the ten- taive nature of the changes Building tax deduction shel- if Parliament agrees, would be measures to tax interest Library not dead continued from page Al with an $80,000 home, it will mean only $2.72 more, Ward predicted. He said if ‘Areas I and J- agree to fund the library, the cost will be low because 75 per cent, of Area I's as- sessment is the West Koot- enay dam. Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore said she ‘ disagreed with the province's move. “If I.were going to cut something at the provincial “level, I wouldn't. have cut! that one,” she said. She noted the program local practical.” Applications will not be accepted or approved until the end of the 1982-83 fiscal year. The program's budget for 1981 was $10.5 million, which provincial spokesmen say will not be entirely spent. During the last fiscal year, ending March 31, govern- ment figures show that $11.6 million was contributed to 128 projects valued at $85 million. The program was set up in 1978 by the New Democratic Party government and since ter d two days after the budget was brought down. NOREACTION Meanwhile, B.C. Finance Minister Hugh ‘Curtis de- clined to comment on the federal budget alterations. Curtis said he will need a few days to assess them. Walker said he was par- _ ticularly pleased to see that deductions for business in-- vesting in new plants were reinstated. He said he was also pleased that plans: to limit the amount investors can deduct from their taxable income for interest on loans will be eased. Both moves will aid small the “really meant what said when it altered\the general thrust’ of taxation on Nov. 12." ’ 4 APPROVED CHANGES Robert Hallan, president of the B.C. chamber of com- meree, had only good words for the minister of finance. “MacEachen is to be con- gratulated,” Hallan said. “I think he's backtracked from the budget’s original political stance and showed some common sense.” i Hallan was _ particularly. pleased with the measures brought in to help small business: “This shows he is flexible. It looks to me like MacEachen’s a fair-minded man.” Walker added. But he expressed disap- pointment that changes will not substantially affect the $1 billion to 'be reaped by the in smaller areas and affects almost every citizen in the province.. \ “I think it’s just drastic,” she said. Moore also said the library board should be given con- sideration for a grant, saying they “had a foot and a-half in the door.” She said the library is too then has pi $98 million to 1,400 projects. Meanwhile, Oppositon leader Dave Barrett called the. government's decision “the most foolish move that they could possibly make.” Barrett noted the projects are locally-initiated involving municipal, private and gov- ernment funds. “The spin-off from these more than ~ g from the closing tax David Eriks said the best change was allowing as much as $10,000 in deductions on the interest on money bor- rowed to invest-in Canadian corporations. Hearing requested on mill sale NELSON (CP) — Provin- cial Forests Minister Tom has been asked small and almost at its present size. “I'm not sure how long they will carry on,” she said. not reconsidered its original view that Britain no longer has any responsibilities to- wards them, Kershaw -‘indi-’ cated. Kevin McNamara, a Labor MP on the Kershaw commit- tee, said passage -of-the bill will -depend - on’ how: it-is handled by the British gov- ernment’s business man- agers. “They must not try to rush it,” he said. Debate on the bill is ex-, pected to take place in Jan- uary, shortly after MPs re- turn from their Christmas break on Jan. 18, In the cutback, Wolfe said, “We are facing reduced revenue projections which force the government to.respond by i ducil in terms of recreational facili- ties are not only social but economic. They employ local people on smaller-scale proj- ects, and involve supply and services at. the local level from existing secondary and where tertiary || or * No‘foul play A Castlegar coroner's in- quiry ruled Thursday that a car driven by Bruna Maz- zocchi, 53, of ‘Trail went out of control Dec. 4 on a curve along Highway 22 just north of China Creek Shell Station. Coroner Paul Oglow said foul play is not suspected. Mazzocchi’s fatally injured body was found down an em- bankment near her over- turned vehicle. The inquiry ruled that seat belts were not used. : Wi tohold a public hearing on the proposed sale of the Thom- pson aad Howlett sawmill at Kaslo and the transfer of its timber quota to Crestbrook Forest Industries Ltd. The federal cabinet ap- proved the sale last month. Waterland holds final power of -approval, although his ministry did not opose the sale when it-was under: con- sideration by the Foreign In“ vestment Review Agency earlier this year. : Kootneay West MP Lyle Kristiansen, federal forest critic, -and Nelson-Creston MLA Lorne Nicolson sent a telegram Wednesday to Wa- terland asking that he hold hearings before approving the sale. Area residents are upset that 70 jobs were lost near Castlegar when another small’ mill, Hadikin: Bros. Lumbering Ltd., was pur- chased by Atco Ltd. of Fruitvale. . The office of the B.C. om- budsman now’ is investigat- ing that sale, The Kaslo sawmill employs about 50 workers, and is one of two’ major employers in the small town on Kootenay tries Ltd: is controlled by two Japanese firms, Honshu Pé- per Ltd. and Mitsubishi Ltd., both of Tokyo. With acquisition of the Kaslo mill's timber, Crest- brook would gain’ access to 38,000 cubic metres of Crown timber, more than doubling its timber rights in the area. fm BOMB RIPS SALISBURY SALISBURY (Reuter) — Political and racial tensions have risen in Salisbury after a bomb ripped through the h ters of Ss g party Friday, killing six people and injuring up to 150. Some members of the black crowd hing the dead NEWS IN BRIEF than $300,000 in October and about $200,000 for both and injured being carried into the rubble-strewn streets turned their anger on nearby whites. A television cameraman was beaten and cars driven by whites were kicked. “You are the ones who have done this to our people,” one man shouted. ‘A sunny th hf hronged with C shoppers was transformed within minutes to a grim reminder of the bitter war from which Zimbabwe emerged two years ago. , Prime Minister Robert Mugabe has pursued a policy of reconciliation between former enemies since coming to power in elections after the seven year- war between his black nationalist guerrillas and the former Rhodesia's white-rulers. 5 FISHERMEN WANT COMPENSATION VANCOUVER (CP) — Fraser River gillnet fishermen want compensation of $10,000 each for every season they cannot fish the river because it is closed to conserve dwindling chinook salmon runs. The fishermen also want the federal Fisheries Department to buy their chinook.nets and tackle which they say will deteriorate if stored for that long. And in addition to the compensation they want chinook fishing on the river to resume when stocks improve. A resolution of the Fraser River district council of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers’ Union which outlined the wanted by fish was given to Fraser River fisheries manager Fred Fraser this week. Fraser said Friday it would be forwarded to department policy makers. gy NURSES POISED TO STRIKE EDMONTON (CP) — The United Nurses of Alberta has broken off contract negotiations with the Alberta Hospital Association and its members are poised for a strike, of think a strike is inevitable if they don’t have a concrete proposal to offer on hours of work,” Simon Renouf, executive director of the union, said Friday. The nurses are asking for a pay schedule of $13.50 to $17.50 an hour. The association has offered $11.50 to $13.04 as of Jan. 1 and another 40 cents an hour next July, and August, co-op president Murray Haworth said Thursday. In 1980, the organization recorded its largest single loss in 55 years — $635,000 — and this year has lost money every month. R VANCOUVER HAS HIGHEST INFLATION VANCOUVER (CP) — Vancouver had the highest rate of inflation in Canada this year, with a rate increase of 14.5 per cent for the 12-month period ending Nov. 30, Statistics Canada figures show. Vancouver led the country with an 11.7 per cent cost of living increase for the year enging Nov. 30 of 1979 when statistics are compared with Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. ‘i In November 1980, Statistics Canada figures indicated that Vancouver was in fourth place, with an inflation increase rate of 7.5 per cent. Toronto follows Vancouver with an increase of 12.7 per cent for the 12-month period ending in November. * Calgary is next with 12.5 per cent and Montreal with 11.4. DAILY NEWS FOR SALE NEW YORK (Reuter) — Owners of the Daily News announced Friday that the paper, the largest-circulation daily in the United States, is for sale. Word that the newspaper, locked in a bitter battle for survivial with the city’s lone afternoon paper, The Post, is looking for a buyer shocked staff members. About 150 reporters and editors gatherin the city room where they were briefed by editor Michael O'Neill, who said: “It seems everytime I talk to you, I have said news.” : Industry observers said there could be a heated battle between potential buyers for the paper which sells an estimated 1.5 million copies daily and two million copies Sundays. Both The News and The Post are reported by industry sources to have suffered heavy losses this year. $5 WILL SAVE A CHILD : UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Five million children could be saved from dying each year by spending $5 a . child for immunizations, says James Grant, executive director of the UN Children’s Fund. Quebecois will be asked to vote between Jan. 11 and Feb. 1 on a referendum that Premier Rene Levesque is hing of a hip review by mail. In making public the wording of the three-part question Friday, L P d that he will resign as party president and possibly premier if party members don’t answer yes categorically. But he wouldn't say what percentage he would consider a clear answer. BREACH OF TRUST LANGLEY (CP) — Former Langley city mayor Bob Duckworth and Langley city administrator David Christensen are to appear in provincial court Monday on . charges of breach of trust and false pretences. Duckworth, mayor for eight years until he stepped down last December, is.charged, with one count of breach of trust and one count: of falsé pretences. - Christensen is charged with,three counts of breach of- trust and ‘one ‘count iof false p The charges followed an in July and City D Corp., a iP deals on behald of the city. MAYOR TO STAND TRIAL DELTA (CP) — Former Delta Mayor Tom Goode will stand trial April 26 on eight fraud-related charges and one count of theft. 3 The trial was set Friday when Goode appeared in Delta provincial court. It is scheduled to run until May 7. The charges — five counts of fraud, two counts of intent to defraud, one count of making a false statement and one count of theft over $200 — resulted from an RCMP investigation of Goode’s company that began in June, 1979. - LIVINGSTONE HEADS BC COAL VANCOUVER (CP) — Gary K. Livi was RCMP investigation into 1978, by the Langley y that cond d land Non-government sources set the figure even higher, the subcommittee said. CRIPPLED CANADIAN ECONOMY OTTAWA (CP) — Statistics Canada produced further evidence Friday of a crippled economy. Industrial production dropped at an unprecedented rate of more than one per cent a month from July through October. The four-month decline left the index which measures industrial output at 182.8, its lowest level since August, 1980. The index is based on the average industrial production in 1971 equalling 100. ALBERTA DOCTORS MAKE PROGRESS EDMONTON (CP) — The sometimes bitter dispute over fees between Alberta doctors and the provincial health insurance plan showed signs of progress Friday. Hospitals Minister Dave Russel and Alex McPher- son, president of the Alberta Meeical Association spent more than five lhours discussing the situation in private and emerged to say they had found areas of encouragement., \ ‘We've had an excellent day of meetings,” Russel said. “We,re not finished.” 5 * “I. think we've made substantial progress,” said McPherson. j EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROAD QUESNEL (CP) — Driers on Highway 97 contending with a snowstorm faced a new hazard Friday — a small plane making an emergency landing. RCMP said the single-engine Mooney Ranger apparently was forced down, five kilometres south of here, by an iced-up carburetor intake. The pilot and a passenger escaped unhurt, police said, but several vehicles either were hit by the plane or ran off the road to avoid it. Several motorist received minor injuries. ; OIL SANDS PROPOSALS EDMONTON (CP) — The future of a $13-billion oil sands project near Fort McMurray, Alt., appears to depend on how members of the Alsands consortium react to proposals made by the federal and Alberta appointed president of B.C. Coal, its parent company, B.C. Corp., d Friday. i Friday. Federal Energy Miniser Marc Lalonde, his Alberta counterpart Merv Leitch and Alsands President Ed Czaja Livi previ was of mining operations at B.C.. Coal, formerly Kaiser Resources. He succeeds Walter J. Riva who becomes chairman and chief executive officer. For $100 a child, 17 million deaths could be for d next year by CANADA SHORT ON MILITARY plus a cost-of-living increase Jan. 1, 1983. NOCA TALKING MERGER VANCOUVER (CP) — The North Okanagan Creamery Association is beginning: merger talks with Dairyland, B.C.’s largest thilk operation. The $40-million-a-year creamery association, known as the NOCA Dairy, is based in Vernon. It is owned by the Ok Dairy Industries Co-operati NOCA the province's third-largest diairy, lost more q Association. P Pp mothers and children in the Third World, says UNICEF, which marked its 35th anniversary Friday. Last year, “it proved too high a price for the world to apy,” the Fund said. “And so, every two seconds of 1981, a child paid that price with its life,” said a report entitledthe state of the World's Children 1981-82. 3 : LEVESQUE REVIEW QUEBEC (CP) — The 300,000 members of the Parti OTTAWA (CP) — A Commons subcommittee says Canada would be seriously short of military reserves to defend the country in the event of war. The subcommittee report, tabled in the Commons Friday, says more reservists, more money and ‘better training and equipment are needed to make sure the reserve forces can carry out their tasks. The report said military commanders admit the Canadian Forces are short about 11,600 reservists, Pp d pleased as they from a closed meeting. The Alsands consortium has said it requires a 20-per-cent return on investment to make the poject economically viable, a return the Sept. 1 energy agreement does not provide. RUMORS EXAGGERATED QUEBEC (CP) — Liberal Leader Claude Ryan says he's still the best man to lead his party and rumors of internal dissatisifaction with his performance are exaggerated. t Ryan told a news conference Friday that his party has mended the rift that developed in October when nine Liberals broke rank and voted against a dipartisan motion Clings tui stand. } |