; e aa__ Castlegar News Morch20.1985 GBerilax™ Discount Centre FAST CASH REFUNDS Quality Tax Preparations MON. - FRI. — 9.a.m. - 5 p.m. ALSO OPEN SATURDAY 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. WELSON — No. 1-609 Baker St. 354-4515 TRAIL — 1300 Cedar Ave. 368-3333 Kootenay Columbia Cooperative Society Sun., Mar. 24, 1 p.m. OOTISCHENIA HALL eal Annual General Meeting 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 ‘ other years they DOWN TO U.S. Caribou herd packs VANCOUVER (CP) — The United States Forest Service 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 Thursday. it) di of the oF i and Al Blessin (right) were presented with certificates by United breil which funds a number —CosNews Photo animals has never been att- past p of local charitable groups. empted. NO WORD ON LEARN TO FLY For Pleasure or Career PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL PILOT COURSES ADVANCED RATINGS Night, Instrumental, Multi-Engine, Instructor NEXT GROUND SCHOOL STARTS APRIL 9, 1985 TRY OUR INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT Gov't. Approved Flying Schoo! CASTLEGAR 365-3035 AIRPORT 365-7701 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. |) Use your Kootenay Savings Cash Card at least three times. a month and you could win one of four $1000 term deposits! Details at all branches. 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. Do You Know? Adco : 1002 Columbia Ave., Offers Complete Service New homes or renovations Floors ion de. cisions. The next stop for the labor federation panel is Nelson today. 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 e' e 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. CANADA WORKS GRANT there should be money avail- able in the new agr House boats go East KELOWNA, B.C. (CP) — A company that constructs 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- INTEREST FREE — INTEREST made history Tuesday with what Premier Bill Bennett des- 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. 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