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Enough students for housing

By CasNews Staff

Selkirk College has enough students to warrant a
small student i says a ive from
Western Student Housing in Nanaimo.

Dom Hanley presented preliminary drawings for the
student residence to the college board Tuesday night.

Hanley told the board Selkirk College has a smaller
student population than Malaspina College where
Western Student Housing operates residences. However,
the college still has enough students to warrant a single
building at this stage, he said.

Western Student Housing is proposing to build a
three-storey building which will accommodate 92
students — 30 on the first floor and 31 on each.of the two
other floors.

Western Student Housing had hoped to have
residences operating by Sept. 1, but since that won't be
possible because of certain approval Hanle:
said his firm is now looking at a target date of Jan. 1,
1986.

“We intend to involve local tradesmen (in the
construction of the project),” Hanley said.

The residences would be operated by Western
Student Housing. The college's only involvement would
be leasing the land to the firm.

The college board was to review lease documents in
its in-camera meeting Tuesday night.

Other features the residences may include are: a
small convenience store for the students living in the
residences and a large lounge area and cooking facilities
in each unit. These special features were requested by
college bursor Dale Schatz after consulting with
students.

The conenience store if established, would be
operated by the student council and business admin.
istration students who would rent the space from
Western Student Housing.

The room sizes would also be increased by .60 metres
to approximately 4.2 metres by three metres.

Hanley said plans for the residences will be
submitted to the board for its approval before applying
for a building permit.

He noted that student housing caters mainly to
first-year students.

Hanley said the administration of the facilities are
“very efficient, first-class.”

“Students feel extremely comfortable.
them as mature people,” he said. ;

In answer to a question about facilities for special
needs students, Hanley said there will be facilities for
handicapped students on the main floor.

Hanley noted that rents will be $225 per month,
pre-paid for each semester. This includes all utilities.

But he added that his firm is “meeting with some
objection to that.” .

“We would be looking at a different financing
proposal for Selkirk,” he said, adding that Western
Student Housing hopes to drop fees to $175 per month.

Questioned about security, Hanley noted that all
doors are locked at all times and each student is given a
set of keys. There is one buzzer at the main entrance.

‘There are also floor captains who work closely with
the administration.

“Security is as good as it can be,” Hanley said, noting
that there has been only one theft at the Malaspina
College residence.

We treat

Combined service of 21 years on the board

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other years they

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Caribou herd packs

VANCOUVER (CP) — The
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TWENTY-ONE Y'
of directors of the Castlegar District United Way was recognized last
. John Michelson (left) Dana Peterson (second from lef:

Y as board and the i
spent as United Way volunteers. Both Michelson and Peterson are
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WCE failing, panel told

TRAIL, B.C. (CP) — The
Workers’ Compensation
Board has adopted a “simplis-
tie business management
approach” and should return
to fundamental principles, a
United Steelworkers of Am-
erica spokesman said Tues
day.

Economic pressures have
caused the board to ignore
social considerations, John
Weir, financial secretary of
the 2,600-member Steelwor-
kers local at Cominco in Trail,
told a B.C. Federation of
Labor inquiry into the com-
pensation system.

Citing a 1913 Ontario royal
commission report, Weir said
the principles of compen
sation should be universal
no-fault coverage, indepen.

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dent administration, compen-
sation for earnings lost to
both injuries and industrial
diseases, and speedy resolu-
tion of claims.

The WCB is failing on all
counts, Weir said, ial:

ted changes to the compen-
sation system now being con-
sidered by the provincial
cabinet will move the WCB
further from the 1913 ideal.
Another submission to the

ing thi federa-

Len Embree, business
agent for the Carpenters
Union in the West Kootenay
region, said union members
routinely face waits of 18
months to two years when

in maintaining independence
and compensating workers
for job-related disease.

He predicted that anticipa-

tion panel charged that the
WCB seems to try to drag
out each compensation pro-
cess until the claimant dies.

Flater funeral
service Friday

Mabel Ann Flater of Cas-
tlegar died March 19, aged
95.

Mrs. Flater was born Feb.
22 at Owen Sound, Ont., and
grew up there. In 1911 she
moved to Saskatchewan, and
in 1912 married Arthur Fla-
ter at Owen Sound.

The couple moved to Swift
Current, and Beaver Flats,
and finally moved to the
Herbert area of Saskatch-
ewan where they farmed
until 1945.

After retiring, Mrs. Flater
moved to Chilliwack for a
short time, and then return-
ed to Herbert where she
lived until 1969, when she
came to Castlegar.

Mrs. Flater was a member

of the United Church.

She is survived by one son,
Fred Flater of Islington,
Ont., one daughter Mrs.
Ralph (Helen) Clay of Cas
tlegar, four grandchildren,
four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Flater was predeceased
by her husband in 1963.

Funeral services will be
held Friday, 1 p.m. at the
Castlegar United Church,
with Rev. Ted Bristow of-
ficiating. Cremation will fol
low. »

Should friends desire, don-
ations«may be made to the
Heart*Fund, Box 3023, Cas-
tlegar.

Funeral arrngments under
the direction of Castlegar
Funeral Chapel.

ICBC made a

profit

VICTORIA (CP) — The
Insurance Corp. of British
Columbia made a profit for
the fourth consecutive year
in 1984, according to its
annual report tabled in the
legislature Tuesday.

in ‘84
$834 million, with net income
of $9.9 million.

There was a decline in the
level of coverage purchased
by B.C. motorists, which
ICBC attributed to a slack
provincial economy.

The number of autoplan

com-
pany’s motor vehicle insur-

policies at 1.8 mil-
lion.

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Tomilin
passes
away

Annie Tomilin of Ootis
chenia died March 19, aged
83.

Mrs. Tomilin was born
Sept. 10, 1901, at Yorkton,
Sask., and came to B.C. as a
small child with her parents,
settling in Ootischenia. There
she married Mike Tomilin in
1918. The couple lived in
Ootischenia all their lives.

Mrs. Tomilin was a mem
ber of the Union of Spiritual
Communities of Christ, and
enjoyed singing, sewing and
gardening.

She is survived by three
sons, Mike of Ootischenia,
and John and Fred of Castle.
gar; two sisters, Polly Mar
kin of Slocan Park and Nastia
Lactin of Winlaw; 11 grand
children and 16 greatgrand
children. Mrs. Tomilin was
predeceased by her husband
in 1983.

Funeral services will begin
Friday at 7 p.m. at the
Castlegar Funeral Chapel,
and continue Saturday at 10
a.m. at the Ootischenia Rus
sian Hall. Burial will take
place at 1 p.m. at the Ootis.
chenia Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements un
der the direction of Castlegar
Funeral Chapel.

Ltd.

Phone 365-5689

DISTRICT'S
NEEDS BUDGET

By CasNews Staff
and News Services

There's been no word yet on the $8.9 million needs

budget sent by Castlegar school board to Victoria last
Thursday.

District secretary-treasurer John Dascher said Monday
the Ministry of Education probably hasn't yet received the
1985-86 budget, which exceeds government guidelines by
$645,000.

Meanwhile, more than 1,000 teaching jobs and $70

. million are at stake if Education Minister Jack Heinrich

rejects the needs budgets submitted by 35 of B.C.’s 75 school
districts.

The budgets exceed provincial guidelines by amounts
ranging from $110,000 in North Thompson to about $14
million in V: . Rich d and Cs itl exceed their
limits by about $7 million each and Victoria and Surrey
exceed theirs by about $6 million each.

The needs budgets represent the amounts the school
boards say they need to maintain existing levels of service.
The 35 boards have deliberately submitted budgets in
excess of provincial guidelines as the battle between the
ministry of education and B.C. school trustees accelerates.

“I think it’s very significant that we have 35 boards out
of 75,” Vancouver board chairman Pauline Weinstein said.

The defiant boards represent more than 75 per cent of
B.C. school children, Weinstein estimated.

“It really is a representative group of the trustees in all
areas of the province. I think that it's incumbent on the
minister to look at the whole question of funding for
1985-86.”

The Vancouver school board has submitted a 1985-86
budget of $173.2 million, $14 million more than the education
ministry's limit

Taxpayers urged
to file early

OTTAWA (CP) — People can expect their income
tax refunds within three to four weeks of filing their
returns if their returns are error-free and contain all the
required information, Revenue Minister Perrin Beatty
said Tuesday

Other returns, which require additional contact with
taxpayers, take an average of six to eight weeks between
the time the taxpayer mails the return and a refund is
issued, Beatty said in a news release in which he urged
taxpayers to file early.

More than 1.7 million refunds, averaging $602 each,
have been issued to date compared with 252,000 refunds
at the same time last year.

Taxation centres have already received 4.5 million of
the estimated 16 million returns expected to be filed for
the 1984 taxation year.

The total amount refunded so far is $1.04 billion. The
increase in the number of refunds issued so far is due to
an earlier start by the department in processing them
this year, Beatty said.

As well, extended hours for the department's
telephone service during the filing season, and the setting
up of 35 temporary offices across the country to provide
over-the-counter service to taxpayers, have contributed
to the increased speed with which returns are being
handled, he said.

The deadline for filing is April 30.

Way chairman Dale Nielsen in recognition of their 21 years of in-

LEAD SMELTER MODERNIZATION
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Cominco meeting vital

By CasNews Staff
A high-level meeting later
this month could make or
break Cominco's application
for a $60 million federal grant
to modernize its lead smelter.
“That's the final shot,” said
Kootenay West MP Bob
Brisco in an interview.
Brisco said the meeting —
set for next Wednesday and
Thursday in Ottawa — will
involve several federal cab-
inet ministers, Trail Mayor
Chuck Lakes, Cominco ex-
ecutives and Ken Georgetti,
president of the United Steel-
workers of America, Local
480.

Brisco said he's “positive”
about the Cominco applicat-
ion in light of the provincial
budget handed down last
week.

“I think it's positive... I
still think there's hope for
Cominco to make a deal,” he
said

The budget contained tax
cuts and incentives for in-
dustry and business, includ-
ing removal of property tax
on new machinery and equip-
ment, which should directly
benefit Cominco if it goes

ahead with its
smelter.

As well, the budget elim-
inated school tax on existing
machinery and equipment
over a three-year period.
Industrial and commercial
school taxes will be reduced
over the next three years and
provincial water rental rates
have been frozen for five
years.

Cominco had sought a
reduction in water rental
rates.

Brisco said it would have
been “nice” to see the water
rental rates dropped some-
what, but said he feels
Cominco can still negotiate
that.

Brisco said it’s a little early
to predict how the budget
changes will affect Cominco
because the budget is “still
dealing in generalities to a
degree.”

Georgetti, agreed with Br-
iseo that the budget should

new lead

sounds pretty promising,”
Gerogetti said Tuesday.
“I think they (Cominco) got

Streetlight
change costly

Converting city street
lights to high pressure sod
ium lamps from mercury
lamps won't be cheap, Castle-
gar council has learned.

West Kootenay Power and
Light Co. told council it will
cost $50,000 for the first
phase of the conversion over
a three-year period.

Council learned that the
high pressure sodium lamps
give off the same amount of
light as the mercury lamps,
but cost only half as much to
operate.

West Kootenay Power said
the city would own the new
sodium lights, but the lights
would be maintained by
WKPL.

Council agreed to have its
treasurer undertake a cost
comparison if the conversion
was done all at once, over a
three-year period, or over a
five-year period to determine
which is the cheapest.

Meanwhile, council has de-
cided that it needs a new
five-ton dump truck more
than it needs two new
pick-up trucks.

Council agreed to delete
the pick-up trucks from its
capital budget for 1985 and
instead put the dump truck in
their place.

As well, council has asked
city staff to collect and sell all
equipment no longer used.

more support than

$28 million — even if it only
receives part of the $60
million grant it is requesting.

He said the company has
received enought support
from the area to warrant «a
new lead smelter.

Meanwhile, Brisco down-
played the fact that the
federal government rejected
a similar application from
Domtar for a $100 million
grant to upgrade a Quebec
pulp and paper mill.

“Domtar’s situation is qu-
ite a bit different,” said
Brisco.

He said Domtar is 40 per
cent owned by the Quebec
government, which has just
reached a $1.6 billion agree-
ment with Ottawa.

Brisco said Ottawa feels

Council
considers
crossings

By CasNews Staff

Castlegar council is con-
sidering installing two more
pedestrian crosswalks on Col-
umbia Avenue.

Council has asked the
public works committee to
consider installing a cross-

at 10th St. and Colum-
bia Avenue (the bottom of
the “hospital hill”) and at 8th ~
Street and Columbia Avenue.

Ald. Albert Calderbank,
chairman of tke protective
services committee, explain-
ed, “It was felt by the police
and the committee that some-
thing definitely had to be
done” with the 10th Street
Crossing.

As well, the committee is
looking at banning truck
traffic along 27th Street
between Columbia Avenue
and 6th Avenue by the new
Castlegar Import Centre.

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for Domtar.

As well, he pointed out
that unlike Cominco, Domtar
has enjoyed healthy bottom
line the last two years —
posting a $150 million profit
last year and a $100 million
profit the year before.

As well, Brisco said Dom-
tar is one of a number of pulp
and paper companies in need
of upgrading.

“If they open the door to
Domtar, they're looking at
five other companies who
would expect the same treat-
ment”, Brisco said.

In addition, the federal
government is concerned ab-
out proposed U.S. tariffs on
forest products.

He noted that Cominco is
the only Canadian company
seeking to upgrade a lead
smelter .and there. are no
tariffs being proposed ag-

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cribed as the “economic re-
newal train.”

A convoy of 78 houseboats,
all built locally and valued at
more than $5 million, left the
Canadian National railyard
here bound for eastern Can-
ada.

Among the scores of peo-
ple at the sendoff were David
Steele and Phil Carroll, own-
ers of Three Buoys House-
boats Builders.

Bennett, who christened
the caravan by smashing a
bottle of champagne against
the caboose, lauded the com-
pany’s owners for their econ-
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midst of a recession. The two
men have build the company
into a multi-million dollar
operation in the three years
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Woods, a wildlife biologist
in the ministry's Kootenay
region, said scientists do not
know why the last herd of
about 30 caribou to range
into the U.S. now spends
most of its time in the
southern Selkirk Mountains
west of Creston.

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years.

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