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Panta ‘ q Sto NS est oe { s : ' E ees = = : VOL. 36, NO.'34 -, ? bey (ATR . : p t : - — ; ¥ WHAT DOYA THINK OF VV ow" "Th LAKE! 8 Qualified, Licenced 1AT ONAL: tanh Line “ELECTRICIAN : TT.V., PROGRAM ? | Contract or Hourly Bans \ ' Ph. 365-8121 FIREPLACES, Bricks, 4 Sections (A,B, C &D) ° : Certified G neral: Accountant 970 Columbia ‘Ave. | £ Castlegar: i » Ph, 365-2151 “:MOROSO, MARKIN & BLAIN: Certified General. tlegar airp ‘ a Cre ed candidat ‘Howard Dirks apologized Bohs said "| he didn’t kn why a ch | ; itinerary. ss nf Dirks noted the: Right was cipeokicictaly 2% hours late because of Poor weather conditions in Kelowna, where the He flight \ Despite the delay, Bennett! had a chance to. do some mainstreeting at the Chahi fo Mika: Mall and rest up Prior to, the evening's rally... Meanwhile, Bennett. took his message about’ Tesource SPAYED female husky. Mele! terrler, 365-3085. FEMALE lob cross. good farm home. 3 If you have an you'd. like to ; give away, please drop us a ine or phono 221 fell run. your ad for two Issues Uniese not othorwit tn/32 ONE Yr. oid male part Husky dog. 399-4349. : 71 $9 2P oI ai “ os) Bennett's feet barely touched the tarmac before he ‘and about: a ‘dozen: radio, nd "Service You - Can ‘Count On!. Repalring appliances © : KRAMER AUCTIONS AND. SALES (UCENSED, AND. Two buses sporting ‘banners that read “Premier Bill Bennett”, in large red. letters wheeled off the runway, and ‘drove towards Nelson where the premier, was expected ¢ wo . Is our business! nptate Aucti poe Esiates "Cal all Marthe 65-6868 Wedding and. family ‘rings-in’. taste ziplock pouch’ somewhere rr e ese, ewan shored 278 - ONE g lawnctowers between and Ootischenta area. 365-6716. 22/32 Sich Real Ele! id wedding ri in nao we io “ban ers Sis 2/32 FO ‘oth bog © wath clothes ‘ond hikise Door’ 365-7822. 2/33 REGISTERED ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELS. Liver and white. Many field trial champions in peal ree. Excellent pats and hunting dogs. Borie ion) sale. $275, Phone 1 a PERATOR FOLTIME? PART TIME Employ yourself or. hire 003 manager. You can, earn Per year and more: No "inventory fosivek, Protected tert tory. Bird’ East Hosting WEDDING. ue “Blindhill”, me, and. Book now, 365-5537 or Seacera i 61 5 Columbia Ave: , Catilegan: : -Phone 365-7745. : Henry: ‘John, B.S¢.; C.A.: , Resident Partner | INTHE WEST KOOTENAY Trond terge r For the Home ‘Handyman’: We have the ‘ LARGEST STOCK ' OF APPLIANCE PARTS: ‘Household x, cas Liquidation » ne Site ja! Our Auction Yord Turn. Your Unwanted Items into Cash. Consignments Welcome. Floor Sales — 7 Days'a Wi Contact: Orville Kramer at 357-2058, Box 607, Salmo, B foae Upholstery Studio: ‘For all'your : ‘\ase ‘Columbia Ave- .- Castlegar 365-5223 “WITCHELL AUTO PARTS” }-#: Complete Masoniy Work | . ~- RUMFORD PLACE. i Super Sweep Chimney Services Usd. himney Lining © Certified Fire Satoty Inspections _ 1406 Columbia Ave » (965-6141 Grocetoria & Laundromat OPEN ‘ 364 Daysa Year sl M, 1038 Columbia'Avenue Mon.-Fri, 6:30-10:30 p.m. : Sat. 8:30-10:30 p.m, . - Sun. & Hols. 9-10:30 p.m. Groceries, Tobacco, Confectionary & General Phone 365-6534 “For AllYour Aule Newds “The Complete. ‘Appliance (po Ce ft MAYTAG "Appliances Sold I Electric HOBBIT HILL Children’s Centro of- fers quality, jicsnze d care for ears, 7 a.m. to = Mon. tRrG EN Bh 385:7200" 26/80 DANCE BANDS: and mobile Disco available for ony type: of Suatgement< 362.7: Print 9365-8060; Chitsine Ne, saat, Nada L.. 399-4419; Patsy P., -pb-B02; Ai: Atoan, Helen, 565-204, e2/44 BIG GROTHERS of Cosilegar, Share a moment with a Uttie brother, it will last forever. Mi — bea big brother toa fethariees ‘olunteers are needed. Ph. 6103, 365-5847, 365-2936. 52/88 ALCOHOLICS Anonymous, 365- 3663. . Saiz EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS: Fridays, 10 a.m., Lutheran Chur- ch; Tue: o Riche Ald — Jenn-Air : —Gi * “THE BEST” WARRANTY SERVICE INSTALLATION SERVICE EXPERT REPAIR SERVICE’ onall major appliances . including fridges “CASTLE TIRE 365-7248 (1977) Ltd, Si ‘g wine Change Overs... ALLTIRE'S AT FANTAMTC SAVINGS, PTO OE OFF ‘seu, SS 365-7145 by qualified Authorized Repair Service | Large Stock of Parts 365-3388 Castlegar Plumbing © “-& Heating +1008 Columbia Ave.’ - NEEDA TAUGH? Phone} your! ace radio station and okt hem one?”. It's all, nett, Borrett and the comin 5 elec. tion, The record is available: ag record store near you. "BJORN A. EDBLAD | RA.(8.C.), RPLAL; Real Esiaie © Appraiser’ 2 : Investment Consultant Phone 365. 39336: ir, and Mrs. Danny Hughes are proud to. announce jament of their Seungeut ter, Rhonda Louise, to Ar- den Bradi of Mr. and Ray Mclean. The wedding to Take place May a Mr, SF Mrs. Mike Taranoff of Glade are pleased to’ announce the engpgement of their son, Rick, to Suson Christmas the hter of Mr. and Mrs, es Torgerson of Elkford, B.C. wedding will teks place at te ford, July 2, 1983. @ Kinnaird Scout Troop would ine to "thanke wale porents, everyone who donsted items to: e garage sale and a special then to CKQR for thelt added support, 183 Command. In eae eace he passed away, Into the Better ly missed by your family. Sod Polly, Ma Marcia, Soroh 2/32 THOMPSON GUITARS: Custom building, restorations) eng repairs. Finest quality, n used guitars, ais Kootenay St Nelson, 952-3924 tins7 HOME APPLIANCE. of REPAIR LTD. ford Ave. | TRADES, WELCOME TOP QUALITY CLOTHING INFLATION FIGHTER PRICES: NEARLY NI NEW SHOP pad Ave: Heel Tral Giethes rekon on cons TERRY'S DRYWALL Boarding, taping & filling. Textures and . \ -hand-stipple ceilings . A “367-7756 DISCO a * tees . DISCO-- DISCO. at the Terra Nova * Custom-made Drapes © In-home Service: *. Drapery Hardware © Singer Sewing Centre Castleaird Plaza 5-3810 “MAIN ST. MUFFLER : “Located at 2 stlegar Turbo UROR » DRYWALL . CONTRACTING LTD.: © Residential -© Commercial » © Drywall _ Call 365-3783 Savings ‘Loans Mortgages Insurance “JOHN'S BOOKS x 1570: 2nd Ave.,° ‘Trail — 368-8078 _ cross from Safeway)... OVER 10,000 BOOKS INSTOCK AT. A) OF NEW PRICE | |e Pash Contracting 2048 Columbia Ave., Trail WISE'S ; HARDWARE + 2044 Westiington St. ossiand " : Sghoigtns & Rifles’ 382-5171 ¥ : . We sell:& use - PRODUCTS. “The Hair Annex’’ 1241 - 3rd St.-.365-3744 TRAIL HONDA We don't make a lot of noise but we service’ what we sell and aur ‘ prices are right. Don't buy another Honda until you, check our price or you may be paying too much. Elliot Motors Ltd. goes Teall Honda . 3377. Dealer D6014 Invite you to'call them fora free moving . estimate. Let our representative. tell: you about : B. 5. o.. : OPTOMETRIST a 1O12- at St., Castlegar Phone 365-3361" Tues.-Fri, 9.a.m.-5'p.m, Saturday 9.a.m.-12 noon mee SA ALLEN, 8.Sc. O.D. OPTOMETRIST 366 Baker St. Ni B.C.: Phone 352-5152 : Custom-Built - Kitchen Cabinets ® Residentiol & Commercial © Big Job or-Small 368-5911 Kootenay _ Savings ~- Credit Union Castlegar - a Bring in this Coupon AUTHORIZED SERVICE DEPOTFOR... *Hotpoint ¢G.E. *inglis. . ©.Moffatt WE HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF PARTS. 365-5451 or 364-0417 = SHELNON'S CARPET CLEANING ‘PROFESSIONAL a SERVICE Forcorpets and Uphalstered furniture FOR FREE ESTIMATE CALL 365-3260 For:* Weddings © Banquets © Meetings Groups lorge or small Magic Moments 1251 Cedar Ave., Trail 368-8117 BOBCAT SERVICES SNOW REMOVAL Septic Tank, Backhoe Landscaping Trail Fruitvale Castlegar Salmo South Slocan ~. Nakusp New Denver Waneta Plaza “Bartle & Gibson. |. Co. 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CARPETS ‘WE SELL ED RINSTALL WATERBEDS & QUILTS = D WICKER ‘a THINGS - QUALITY WICKER ‘AT LOW PRICES Mon. to Thurs. & Sat.10-5:30 SS Fr 109 1403 Bay Ave. Trail Of Seb cass MITCHELL AUTO PARTS al 365-7248 1402 Columbia Ave. Whether ~ your name. -AorM, or x, VorZ THE COLANDER SPAGHETTI HOUSE. Specializing in Italian cuisine. ee For Reservations Phone 364-1816 1475 Cedar Avenue , Trail, B.C. COLEMAN COUNTRY BOY SERVICE Sump & Septic Tank Pumping Phono 365-5013 3400 - 4th Avenue .. Business - Directory ‘advertising pays. PHONE 365-5210 Castlegar CHOKERS — MAINLINES =, & CHAINS ~ starts with ‘You'll find at Marytall at the David Th workers for R didate Walt Siemens, had been waiting since about 1:30 p. “for the premier, and his entoura: p.m ‘The campaign workers were. later + joined bya fow. other ‘supporters to see. a" glimpse t) t Later, during an alljcandidates necting, Siem ns said “he was. “surprised” that Bennett didn't speak to the local media. But ‘he explained that Bennett lost time because of the flu last week and his. tour, has been cut short. “It would not have been an ed short time in Rossland- Trail,” Siemens noted, pointing. out tage to spend sucha that Bennett had planned to stop briefly in, the area but wi talked out of it because “it’ Just didn't seem to make se! ee results, which show a ‘ profit/of $182,000,’ compared with a loss ‘of $18 million ‘in se pe as ‘three months of ee NDP Leader Dave Barrett, who was campaign- ing for:the*May 5 provincial election in Prince George on’ Tuesday, ‘commented on the creation of the corporation by the Social Credit government — compass all’ the Crown cor- porations formed when the NDP government. purchased various resource-based com- panies during its three-year term. which ‘ended’ in: 1976.: After the election, the hold- ig’ company ~was made: ‘a public company, . with ‘five free sharés ‘going to every. eligible British Columbian,” ‘The shares opened trading: at $6 and eventually rose to about $9 before ‘starting a gradual all-time low of $2.40 last year. They closed at $2.95 Tuesday on the Vancouver Stock Ex: change. Barrett said Bennett, “the father of BCRIC,” have been present ‘at the shareholders’ meeting. He also said an NDP ‘gov- ernment would have amoral obligation” to shareholders of the corporation but he would not explain what he was in- tending, saying.that market sensitivity prevented: him from defining the term. DEPENDS ON MANAGEMENT Bennett, who was touring through ‘Kelowna Tuesday, was asked by reporters if he felt any moral obligation to the shareholders. He did not answer directly, saying only that BCRIC’s future “will de- pend on management de- cisions and having a positive government climate that en- courages the private sector.” All private sector com- panies have suffered during continued on page A2 op. that hit an: + Fedunec (le! ‘SPRING FUN. arrival of spri eft) an sl: Trail Socred can ve until 3 premier from behind a to'Nelson, praising his government's offorts in the marketing of. forest Products « and blasting NDP mining Policy. , renak During a rally st. DTUG, he said punitive taxation by” the. NDP: government SATS had driven. mining companies. from the. provi and’ left’ B.C. lacking in highly-skilled geologists and. ‘Wehnicians. ocial. Credit: has ;buil that expertise in the past ears and despite: difficult’ international: markets for “some. metals; . the, B.C. mining cominunity : is “feeling ident with ‘this. governme nt and our policies,” Bennett ° said, “Mines 1 are re-opening, ne mines will develop and the opportunities are ;best. served “by having a Social Credit Sovernment that. has clear, fair ¥ A sure sign oft warm Geciner and the... a kool-aid stand, Enterprising Nan- and Kelly Fry show off some ot: the in that will encour- dey: in south Cc tier ‘Bill- Bennett arrives at the th bis B. has a ey had to fer passifig residents-on.a sunny should : “Candidates sound off By DIANE iE STRANDBEEG. The ton: Reseda candidates vying for'a seat in the upcoming provincial elec- tion offered a mixed bag of election issues, promises and party rhetoric toabout 80 Pass Creek residents during an all-candidates. meeting Tuesday. The meeting, held at Pass Creek school, saw incumbent NDP MLA ‘Chris D'Arcy, Social Credit candidate Walt Siemens, Liberal Sergio Coc- chia and Jim Peitzsche, the lone Independent Labor can- didate in the province, sound off on ‘issues ranging from school taxation to Pass Creek road improvements. Choosing issues dear to the hearts of most Pass Creek D’Arey denounced the Social Credit government's record. ‘He pointed out: that the Socred. restraint program al- most resulted.in the closure of Pass Creek school and ‘he noted that the government “threatened to prosecute” municipalities that held a asked the low-key audience, And -he ‘said. the NDP alter- native to borrowing funds for welfare and. government's Triple A credit “rating — which determines the rate of ‘the interest paid insurance benefits would be to “take that money and put it into projects.” Some of the projects would include exploration and de- . He said. that property owners should be allowed to build and subdivide without” “some authoritarian govern- ment telling you what to do.” And he called for an end to water licence fees, which he said pe a tax on production. of high- way ‘improvements, erosion control and on r loans -— proves that the province is in a good financial position, “We havea Triple A rating which means we can still get loans at an attractive interest rate,” Siemens explained. He added that Social Cred- In a2 10-minute speech, Siemens defended the gov- ernment's record and noted that an.:NDP government would’ ‘scare away invest- ment. Referri ed ee year that it would triple the fees Jan. 1 and double them a orain by 1985. “Are we to have another five years of Social Credit NDP D'Arcy ig to an article ina prominent ‘By C. mining mag- azine, Siemens said that mining industry is “almost terrified” of an NDP gov- ernment, Siemens also said that the it g “will encour- age investment that will pro- vide jobs.” On the issue of education he noted that both the B.C, Teachers’ Federation and the Socred government are to blame for the at: yh palgn, organizers and travelling media. Bennett was inmadlately wisked off to Nelson for campaigning there. Those ‘terms isi widening Colpmbia Aye. — of ‘néatby ” Properties * should the mall go ahead. iy has ap- ; Plied to have theG terete rezoned; from:-residential. to If First City does not pro- ceed with the development in that time, it’must forfeit the money. : But former -alderman Al- bert Calderb said the 18 Tim Clark told the 18 Fesidents at -the hearing that the Vancou- ver-based development’ firm greed. to the terms of the city’s Sevelopment per- ba : month time limit before First City has to begin construc- tion will-only give the de- veloper 18 months to sell the property. However,’ Clark said the Council wants By CasNews' Statt ’ Castlegar council indicated Tuesday that it will try. to pressure the federal gov rn ment into re-opening : the’ Canada Manpower. Centre: in - : depend on which, power. The city has until May 16 to bring down its budget. Meanwhile, Ald. Bob Mac- Bain suggested that the , delay with the varieble tax, The centre, which was lo- cated in the office adjacentte the post office, was open two ° days a week until last Tall, when federal budget we straints forced its closure.- Mayor Audrey Moore told council Tuesday night that cunemployed workers ‘in the area have told her it‘is-costhy for them to travel-to Traikfox unemployment Anaursnce Sa manpower queries. ‘~ Moore said thé office, ae needed and noted thst if served 15,000 residents when it was open. Council agreed ta. write $3 Minister of Manpower aid Immigration Don Jon Johnson asking for the office to be reopened. “It's very dislocating and very costly for our people to travel to Trail,” Moore gaid- In other council news: e Moore said the 1983 ¢ity budget will probably not be brought down until after the incial election. confrontation and he called for cooperation between both sides to settle education is- sues. In defending his party's ed on page A2 She sald ‘the provincial gov- ernment has proposed a variable mill rate system, but the rate has not yet been made law. The new system may also system may-cause'a delay in the.tax notices. “Tes goitig ... to make.our tax rather Jate in getting out,” he said. But Moore said she hoped ‘the notices: will still go out on time despite the delay. ' . ‘Negotiations between the city and the Canadian - Union of Public Employees, ~. pages B6and B7. ! Hawks, page 81. _include inside © Tricia Janzen was one of four winners in the Castlegor Writer's Guild's first annual student short story contest. Winners and their stories cre found in a special feature on Would you believe that four fanatical Chicago ‘Black Hawks fans from ‘Castlegar travelled 35 hours non-stop to Minnesota just to watch @ playoff. game between the Hawks and North Stars? Turn to page AS5 for details. Though the Black Hawks may have done well against the North Stors, they have run into a scoring machine in the Edmonton Oilers who have scored 16 goals in two games against the — Contes Photo by Phil Colderbonk property has $1.3 million in- vested: in the property. and the land is now “not. worth | _ nearly what we paid for it.” : As well, city administrator 5 Cruikshank within’ 18. months ‘or! the” property would-revert back to its original zoning. Calderbank © qusctionéd whether the mall will ever’ get off the.ground. He asked Clark if in fact any space in the mall has been rented yet and: when the ‘developers plan to start construction. ~ Clark said First City has been negotiating with Super Valu and “a number of other stores” over the last three or four years, but so far has not signed anyone to a lease. He said tenants will be ina continued on page A2 ffice representing the city’s. unio: workers, are at a: standstill, Moore said Tues- day. The negotiator for the union will not be available until after. the provincial election, she explained. The city has asked to meet with union negotiators three times, but no. meeting has yet been arranged. City administrator Larry Cruik- ~ shank said, “The ball is now in their court.” The contract between the city and the union expired Feb. 28.