192 BAGS, representing approximately 2,000 pounds of Iilter, Saturday by Stanloy Humphries Senfor Band students during thelr Garb-A-Thon. This project was a wa wey endeavor in which collected pledged so much per bag. The students, covered the Blueberry-Castlegar area con- centrating particularly In the busine: up. which generously supported the Witnesses Hold Spring Meet In Castlegar Residents of Castlegar and surrounding districts are in- vited to attend the spring cir- cuit convention of Jehovah's Witnesses at the Regional Rec- reation Complex, May 18 and Mu. Two guest speakers will be Tom Didur and Mervyn Kreish- tion of the support shows the quantity of litter that was picked The students, upper photo, require $2, 200 for bus tickets for the May 15 band trip to. Esquimalt where three performances are to be held. A spokesman for the group stated the Garb-A-Thon came very near to ralsing the needed money and Merritt Range Land. Site of Scout Jamboree Boy Scouts of Canada, provincial council for British Columbia and Yukon, will hold their third provincial jamboree duly 8 - 14, 1979 near Merritt, At that time, an instant town complete with water, power and sanitary services, telephone and radio systems, supply stores and 3,000 eager, energetic inhabitants will come. inte existence on the high range country north-east of Merritt. A jamboree site has been selected on the big ranch of the Douglas Lake Cattle Company of Douglas Lake, B.C. The given. Lower "photo Voice of the People Where Were Parents? Editor, Castlegar News: On the evening of April 26, I, along with 15 other parents, had a most enjoyable and informative two hours at KJSS at the invitation of Mr. Terry Rogers. We learned much of what our children, entering Grade 8, will be doing and had all our man from_ the Society in Toronto. Didur will deliver the key public address entitled “Have faith in the Good News" on Sunday afternoon and Kreishman will speak on the subject “Through Love Slave for one Another.” Enlarging on the assembly + theme “Do ail things for the sake of the good news", the importance of the door-to-door evangelizing work will be em- phasized to elders, parents and younger ones in the congrega- tions to share in this preaching activity to the fullest extent their circumstances permit. The various Bible lectures, live demonstrations and inter- views are expected to impress upon the 1,000 or more dele- gates the dominant feeling and attitude in today's society of violence, uncleaness and im- morality. In attendance will be the newer Witnesses who have made their choice to work with Jehovah, indicating this. pub- liely by water baptism on Sunday morning. Refreshments will be pro- vided at the assembly site, There is one thing that puzzles me, however. There will be approximately 270 new. students entering KJSS—all of whom took home to their families the very same invita- tion. Where, therefore, where the other 270 (approx.) par- ents? Some, no doubt, felt that they had already seen a child through this school and there was no need to attend. To them I say: there could be something different this year that'you will not know about unless your child remembers to tell you! Others, perhaps, felt that a _ previously-made engagement was more important. To them I say: nothing is more important than letting your children know you care about their education and where they are receiving this education, And then there are per- haps some to whom the effort to attend would have been too great, To them I say: you have tmy sympathy. To Mr. Rogers, Mr. Ger- tard, Mr. Medvedoff and Mrs. Rainier, 1 would like to say thank you for giving up one of your free evenings. I enjoyed myself. * Janet P. Miller Pass Creek, B.C. Writers Offer $250 To Top Ple As 1979 is Richmond's Centennial year, the Richmond Writer's Workshop is spon- soring a playwriting contest which is open to all B.C. resi- dents. The play should provide an evening's entertainment (ap- proximately two hours), but shorter lengths will be con- sidered, and it must have a centennial theme—preferably about Richmond or one of its righ rignt colorful or historical personali- ties. One award of $250 is being . Offered and the three top plays will be chosen by professional adjudicators for public read- ings. For further information and rules, send a stamped, self- addressed envelope to: presi- dent Pat Disher, 10791 South- ridge Rd., Richmond, B.C. Give Mom Our Best! When you give your mother our best... you sure have a lot to choose from! Our selection ‘of giftables is remarkable, and a quick browse through Castlegar Drug will prove it. Mom's day is rapidly approaching, sure to shop early whi best. Remember: Mother’s Day '78 Sunday, May 14 ® Hair Blowers and Stylers * Ladies Electric Razors © Timex Watches ® Jewellery Boxes so be le selection is. at its ® refines Colognes, Soaps, and Bath Products © Beautiful Mother's Day Cards © Buxton Wallets © and much more! range land with trees and lakes is regarded as an ideal setting for this adven- ture for scouts and leaders. Wilson Nicolle of Burnaby has been named jamboree genefal chairman. The camp chief will be Art Bowes of North Vancouver and Jack Booth of Maple Ridge {s jam- boree co-ordinator, Teams of volunteers in all parts of the province are being formed and are busy preparing program, commencing site de- velopment and working on the many logistics of equipment, food supplies and organization of this major event, Dubbed the Big Country Adventure Jamboree, this will bea gathering of 11- to 14-year- ald scouts from communities in every part of B.C. and Yukon, as well as from other provinces and the U.S.A. Eliminate Potential Hazards Chief issues Fire Warnings Chief Rene J. Archambault of South Castlegar’s Fire De- partment, has released the following statement to assist the public in the prevention of fires: i 1, Gasoline is tricky stuff. It vaporizes very easily and the invisible vapors are heavier than air. They can spread along the floor to a water heater, an electric motor, a car’s engine, or something else that can ignite them. Your fire chief warns you to never use gasoline as a cleaner, a charcoal starter, or a, solvent—not anything, except fuel for a gasoline engine. If you should ever have a_ gasoline fire, it's usually best to forget about fighting the fire + get everybody away from it and call the fire department, Anyone who uses gasoline at home should have an ex- tinguisher marked for “type B” fires—gasoline and other flam- mable liquids, If you ever have to use an extinguisher, the manufacturer's operating in- structions should be strictly followed. So familiarize your- selfand others around you with how to operate your extin- guisher! 2. 1f you use gasoline around your house, your fire chief advises that the following precautions should be taken: + first, keep it in approved- type ‘safety containers. These are expensive cans, but cheap fire insurance; - second, keep only a small amount—enough for your im- mediate needs. No sense having five gallons around the house if you use only a gallon a month; - third, put the can in a place that's well ventilated and away from any ignition source; for example, away froma water heater, an electric motor, a car engine, ete. The best place would be somewhere separate from your living area, like a . detached garage or shed; - finally, never carry it in the trunk of your car. 3. If you use gasoline around the house, keep it out of the reach of children at ail times—even if you have to lock it up. If your child should ever swallow gasoline, take the following steps: + first, gel gasoline and child apart. He might drink more. If he spilled it on himself, get the wet clothing off and wash him with warin water and lots of soap to prevent chemical burns; + then, call a poison center or a doctor right away. Get these numbers now and list them along with other emer- gency numbers—police, fire, ambulance—on or near the phone; + Now what not to do! When someone has drunk gaso- line, do not make him throw up unless the doctor or poison center tells you to, Sometimes throwing up can make it worse. The same is true for kerosene, lighter fluid, and fuel oil; - Of course prevention would have been better. Keep gasoline away from children, When you have the gas can oul, don’t leave them with it for a second. One teaspoonful can be fatal to a small child; - finally, never start sy- phoning by sucking on the hose. Kids aren't the only ones who get poisoned! 4. Fire can be your enemy --and almost two-thirds of all fires occur in the home. The fire chief says “Make your home a safer place. Don't give fire a place to start. Now is a good time to clean out that. rubbish from the basement, garage or: wherever it has accumulated over the winter. "Get rid of oily rags too Forestry Booth-Stoppor: at Trade Fair zB was this Glant Mountain Pine Beatle Display and those old paint tins, Most fires are caused by careless- ness. For your own family's safety... make this cleanup time at your home.” 5. Make a family escape plan now. Know what to do if fire occurs, it —CasNewsFoto by Ryon Guedes: - - Quality Shoes » -for the entire family Dress — ces _ avo Eremenko’s sq 5 Hy RE > Show her you love her, with help from... DRUG Corner of pine | m coum Ave., oper Thi Sunda 12 noon-1p.m. &6-7 p.m. Canadian Cancer Society In Memorium Donations Please Send to Box 3292 Castlegar, B.C. 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A representative of the striking Canadian Union of Public ph said last ken pipe is allowing sewage from Rossland to escape into Rail Creek and thus into the Columbia River, while a broken lift station has allowed Sun- ningdale waste to bypass the treatment plant, The populations of the Sun. ningdale subdivision and Ross- land total about 6,000 people. The sewage of all of them is passing into the river without Tuesday all sewage from 25,000 people in the Trail region is bypassing the treatment plant and going direct into the river. According to Baillargeon, .. the Trail regional sewage treat- ment plant is operating nor- mally and is accepting most waste, but sewage from Ross-. land and Sunningdale, a, sub- division in East Trail, is not reaching the plant. Trail city manager Ken Wiesner confirmed that a bro- of any kind. So far, Baillargeon said, there is’ no serious health hazard and his office plans no action, In the meantime super- visors at Trail, including the city manager, are working to correct the problems, but it will, be several days before the untreated sewage ‘stops es- caping. The civic: workers strike‘at Trail has left the city with no mai for the CROSSWALKS, thelr usage by pedestrians and the lack of concern by motorists, have often come under fire. Here, lett to right, Lube Sapriken, Sean Langley and Lisa Boubette demonstrate the Instructions presently being taught In the local schools as to the proper way to enter and use a Term Deposits with Higher Interest Rates are Now in Effect. More"Opfiohs, Too! Call Us Now for the New New Higher Interest Rate Schedule. Note the arms thelr Intent. By the arm 10 motorist she or he fs not ain ata corner of an intersection but seeks use of the crosswalk. —CasNewsFoto by Lols Hughes entire sewage system: ~ Nakusp. Budget Jumps 6 Mills to $950,000 The budget for the Village of Nakusp has. jumped by $135,000 as council struck the new mill rate and approved the budget for next year. At the regular council meeting on Monday of last week, the budget was reviewed and the bylaw ‘given three readings. The total budget which has yet to be given final adoption is _set at about $950, 000, up from ~ $816,874 ‘last' year” The mill rate has jumped six mills from 83.76 last year to 89.877, ° For the first time in three years the municipal mill rate has jumped two mills which can be accounted for in the general inflation and the inclusion of the Broadway project in this year’s budget. The municipal portion of the mill rate is set for general purposes at 22.240 mills and for debt charges at 9.760 for a total of 32,000 mills. Last year and the year before the municipal mill rate was 30 mills, Schools have taken anoth- er jump this year by 3.361 mills to a total of 45.614. This came asa pleasant surprise to council who had been warned that the ‘school mill rate may jump as much as 10 mills. Hospitals ‘have dropped from 3.38 mills .to 2.590 mills and the regional district rate has risen from 7.11 to, 8.210. The B.C. Assessment’ Author- ity and the Municipal Finance >. _ Authority account for 1.445 and .018 mills respectively making . the grand total of 89.877 mills. The total budget in the general fund for the village is $860,000 and includes $160,000 for the Broadway project, $170,000 for schools and $100,- 000 for the hot springs. The hot springs works on a break even budget while all the others have to be financed by the tax dollar. Also included in the budget are the regular expenses such as_ insurance, fire protection, general government, transpor- tation, ete. and $15,000 for the Powell Creek project. Health Ministry To Pay Share Of Clinic Costs The provincial health ministry will repay the Village of Slocan for 70 per cent of past and future costs of its weekly medical clinic, Central Koote- nay Regional Hospital District Board members learned recent- ly. : Aletter from Roy Livesay, dministrative assistant for the ministry's public health pro- gram, said the ministry would pay the village $1,579.80 to cover 70 per cent of the clinic costs from April 1 to Oct. 31 in 1977, and would continue to pay 70 per.cent of the expenses. The letter indicated the CKRHD would be expected to pay the ining 30 per cent Nearly 80 years of history came to an end at Radium Hot Springs on April 21 when members of the Kootenay Boundary Chambers of Com- merce voted to adopt a special d at the Members Vote to Disband KBCC Ends 80 Years’ Service being available to the organiza- tion, ‘local chambers were having to put more and more dollars into the pot to cover the costs of brochures, travel shows, and other promotional organization's annual general meeting and calling for the dis- solution of the association. Delegates from nine cham- bers of commerce and boards of trade in attendance overwhelm- ingly approved the special reso- lution to dissolve the organiza- tion which was established in the late 1890s, KBCC president Bob Nu- yens of Trail told delegates attending the Radium Hot Springs meeting that the asso- ciation had made many con- tributions to the betterment of the Kootenays over its long and colorful history but he added that the time had come to give it a decent burial as its only major function in recent years has been tourist promotion, . Nuyens stated that in the future the promotion of the Kootenays would be divided between two recently formed visitor associations, The Kootenay Boundary_ Visitors Association would be looking after the promotion of the area between Creston and . Greenwood while the B.C. Rocky Mountain Visitors Asso- ciation would cover the East Kootenay area. Nuyens, who has served as the president of the KBCC for the past two years, said that dwindling support from local of the cost. PALM DAIRIES LIMITED Everyday goodness. Sour Cream. in recent years made the dissolution move virtually inevitable. He said participation had dropped off to the point that it was barely possible to raise a quorum at a general meeting, Nuoyens attributed some of the drop-off in interest to the heavy burden local chambers were shouldering with respect to tourism promotion as it became the major function of the KBCC. He said even with pro- vincial government grants a the Pentax M.E. y! bea tourist to take pictures. ute inat Pettitt Photos where Gordon and Vicky willbe pleased to show you “Photography Fun" with the M.E. Check it out: The M.E. has-a lot to say to you . “Put ME in your pocket. Take ME in your purse. There’s no excuse for leaving ME at home, Cause I’m the Pentax MLE... «4 See ME now at: 74 Pine St. Pettitt Photos The businesses who bene- filled: the most from these promotional efforts, he added, were_in many cases not sup- porting the chamber and there- fore leaving the burden to fewer and fewer people. Sup- port from municipalities, he added, had also fallen. Negotiations Break Down Over COLA ” Negotiations “between Cominco and the unions which represent its Kootenay em- ployees broke off last Tuesday. . Union spokesman Marv McLean said a further meeting was scheduled for Monday, hut he is not expecting a settlement will be reached then either. The union joint bargaining council represents some 6,000 members of eight locals. They have already rejected a com- pany offer of .a . 3.9-per-cent wage increase by a 90.7-per- cent vote. Monty Alton of the Steel- workers said after the break last Tuesday that “it appears Cominco wantsa strike, as they are attempling to take away the cost of living clause now in the collective agreement.” McLean, chairman of the joint bargaining council for the “The COLA issue, with its financial uncertainty, is a major problem for the company,” he said. “Our costs continue to rise, bul we can’t pass our increases With the new visitor asso- ciations taking on the tourism function, Nvyens said the local chambers would be able to devote more effort to other community concerns which should rekindle interest in the chambers. Nuyens said the B.C Chamber would still be a. mechanism through. which chambers could work together on matters of common interest. Closer contact with the provincial chamber with -its Kootenay Savings Credit Union — _Term Deposits... Dp CRAFT SOLID COLOR STAIN staff and would be to the advantage of all chambers and boards of trade in the area, he continued, Nuyens ‘and the other bers of the i ontoour in the same manner. as other businesses. We consider our offer is very realistic in terms of current conditions,” Wages and COLA are the only items under consideration at this time. A current two- year agreement is only a year old, but it contains a condition that wages and COLA would be d for jation after coun- cil of the Kootenay Boundary group will continue to serve in their positions until the affairs of the organization are com- pletely wound down. After the preparation of an audited financial statement and the meeting of all outstanding obligations, the executive coun- cil will divide the assets of the rr between the two the ‘first year. unions, said that Cominco did - fj not indicate any move from their original offer, which he said is “less than what the present COLA clause, would produce if the cost ‘of living continues to rise at the same rate.” A Cominco spokesman con- firmed that the company posi- tion was relatively unchanged at the meeting. Commission In Rossland On May 18 The Royal Commission on Electoral Reform in B.C. will visit the Rossland-Trail riding May 18 during its extensive tour of the province. The commission’ is headed by Judge Lawrence S. (Larry) Eckardt; it starled on its current tour in Vancouver- March 16, and will have cover- ed all electoral areas by May 26. The Rossland-Trail hearing will open at 9:30 a.m. May 18 in the main court room of the Rossland Court House. 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