‘ Casthaili News November 4, 1967 T.V. game worries teachers, experts Legislative Library. Parliament Bldgs... $01 Bellevil Victoria, B. C. yev ix4 Fevs 28 USINESS DIRECTORY TELEPHONE 365-521 Mow Insertions, copy chengae end conceations or the Centloger News Business Directory wil he eccapted wp TORONTO (CP) — New broadcast technology that lets children shoot at animated characters on television has left teachers and experts on child behavior uneasy. “Children will learn aggression by being aggressive and having aggression rewarded,” said behavior specialist Dr. Catherine Chalin, who viewed “interactive television” last week for the first time. The new technology began on in Canada on the Global Television Network on Oct. 5 with the broadcast of Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future. Global can be viewed in Ontario, Saskatchewan and in Winnipeg. The space-adventure show's producers said it can be enjoyed on its conventional merits — whiz-bang special effects and good guys battling bad guys. With $40 toy weapons kids will be able to fire rockets of light at bad-guy robots on screen. Toy giant Mattel Inc. is financing the program and manufacturing the toy accessories — a relationship that angered U.S. congressmen at broadcast hearings in Washington last month. The show began in the United States on Sept. 19. VIOLENCE CONCERNS ‘The congressmen expressed concern about violence, but focused on the “over-commercialization” of children’s TV. “The Feason it's in this form is that it's the most of tech ” said Novak, a Mattel employee in Toronto when Captain Power is produced. Novak — he doesn't use his first name — is in charge of designing the “play” elements of Captain Power. He says he's convinced the technology has enormous potential as an educational tool. “It's like a typewriter keyboard and we're only using one key,” he said Many experts on child behavior agree, but express reservations about its present application. “I like the idea of an interaction with the TV screen . . . but why do they pick a gun?” said Betty Stark, a Toronto child behavior consultant. “I'm not in favor of encouraging children to play with weapons,” said Dr. Rudy Philipp, a child psychologist. “I think there's enough agressiveness around. What kids need to learn is how to negotiate and compromise.” HARDENS VIEWER Joan DeNew, a spokesman for Canadians Concerned About Violence in Entertainment, said television hardens the viewer's reaction towards violence. “It doesn't bother them as much when they see it or she said. It becomes a “run of the mill, ordinary event.” Rocky View Tax & Bookkeeping Services © Small Business & Contractors Personal © Farm-Logging No. 06-1545 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, 8.C. VIN IJ) IRENE MORTIMER 365-2352 A spokesman for the Canadian Radi and Telecommunications Commission said there's no official record of contact with the producers of Captain Power. The only official reaction in Canada has come from the Children's Broadcast Institute, a voluntary, non-profit organization made up of advertisers, broadcasters and advocates of better children's television. In a statement released last month, the institute expressed concern “about the interactive technology being used in a violent context.” Although Captain Power producers describe interactive technology as “top secret,” it involves light signals encoded on to the video tape’ and picked up by a light-sensitive receiver in the toy weapon. By locking onto a target and firing, the gun emits a beep to indicate a hit. 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Honorary. fire chiefs Thr Studer lucky orea were chosen, Castlégar NDAY CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1987 Vol. 40, No. 89 i News = 60 Cents 3 Sections (A. B & C) 197 Columbia Ave. 365-5210 RADIATOR | REPAIRS recent Moces THRUMS, SHOREACRES Rail tanker cars upset residents. By RON NORMAN Editer in Thrums and Shore- Mater = 365-5161 THE COLANDER POPPY TIME . . . With Remembrance Day just around the corner, Royal Canadian Legion members were out in force Friday and Saturday with the traditional pop- pies. Cathy Tucker (left) pins poppy on Betty Pinter. Funds raised from poppy sales are used to help veterans and their families in need. CasNews Photo by Ron Norman PRICES SLASHED Second gas war starts By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer Castlegar found itself embroiled in a second gas war in less than a week Saturday when the price of fuel dropped almost 12 cents a litre at most service stations. By 1 p.m. Saturday, gas was selling at 39.9 cents a litre at all Castlegar service stations. That was about the same price that gas was selling for during a 10-day price war that ended earlier in the week. That war ended Wednesday when prices shot up to 51 cents a litre, five cents higher than before the price- cutting started. A spokesmam for the Castlegar Turbo station sd Saturday that manager Gordon Paetkau felt the 51 cent-a-litre price was too high, so he dropped his price Saturday morning. “It went up too high before and Gord didn't think it should be that high, so he brought it down to 47.9 this ~ (Saturday) morning. Then Mohawk brought their price down to 39.9 so we brought our price down to 39.9,” said the spokesman. A spokesman for the Castlegar Mohawk service station confirmed Saturday that they lowered. their prices in a response to Turbo dropping its price. “There's a small gas war going. Turbo started it as far as I know. We're at 39.9 right now; we were at 51.6 this morning,” said the spokesman. In an earlier interview Paetkau said the gas war got its start three weeks ago when a local radio station prematurely announced Turbo's special discount day. Paetkau said he had made ar- rangements to advertise a “super Sat- urday” special on CKQR radio on the day of the event, but the radio station announced it one day ahead of time. Paetkau said his “super Saturday” consisted of lowering the price of gas for that one day. But when other Castlegar service stations heard the premature announcement, they also lowered their prices. “The radio station wasn't sup- posed to advertise it until Saturday but they advertised it on Friday,” said Paetkau. “The radio station just screwed it up for us.” He added that Turbo was blamed for the gas war and the high prices following the war. Paetkai said he is trying to get the price of gas to where it was before the continued on page A2 acres are upset about CP Rail using nearby sidings to store tanker cars carrying dangerous goods. More than 200 residents signed a petition. objecting to CP Rail storing toxie chemicals such as sulphur dioxide at the sidings. “As most of electoral Area I is zoned residential, we . . . feel the logical place for storage of toxic chemicals is Central Kootenay board meeting Sat- urday. Area I director John Voykin and Tarrys fire chief Ralph Merriman also voiced their concerns. Merriman said he is concerned “from a firefighting or containment and possible evacuation point of view.” He pointed out in a letter to Voykin that Tarrys Volunteer Fire Department has only two water fill-up stations and no hydrants. Both trucks carry only 2,000 gallons, he said. “In the event of a major incident at either of the sidings, our 625 gallon per minute pumper could use up all of our water in just over three minutes. We would then have to send our tanker three miles away to fill it.” Merriman also noted that the department is not equipped with chemical proof suits, tanker patch kits or fire entry suits. “We would have to rely on Cominco's Emergency Response Team from Trail, which may take at least one hour to arrive at the scene.” Merriman suggested CP Rail store its tanker cars in a “safer, better area.” Voykin noted that when CP Rail was asked about the cars, the company said the cars were empty. “But as soon as the Cominco strike was over, they were all gone, Bo somebody was not telling the, truth,” Voykin said. The regional board agreed to send a letter to CP Rail supporting the residents and asking the railway to government has agreed to upgrade the Robson wharf ag return for the Robson ing the fly om dy ay ale. J director Martin about the wharf this week. Vanderpol later told the News the wharf is not in good shape. He said the wooden pilings are weak, the ramp has been partly burned, and the wooden deck must be replaced. Vanderpol said he doesn't know what the upgrading will involve, but sugges- continued on page A2 Tourism on increase ~ ty BONNE MORGAN More jeops are begins the West Kootenay each year, the Kootenay Country Tourist Association was told Friday. KCTA manager Roy Shields re- ported an overall increase of 36 per cent in visits to the region for the association’s third successful year. All regional representatives said last year had been a good year and they were optimistie for the future. “We have incurred no bad debts,” said Charlie Cohoe, finance chairman. He explained tough sales policies and good collective marketing practices were two reasons for the association's solid financial footing. CREATED By RON NORMAN Editor The Castlegar and District Multi- cultural Society has started work on a community “peace. park” near the Castlegar Golf Course. Society president Colin Pryce said the park, to be called Dove Hill, is located on a southwest slope of a hill overlooking Highway 3A and the Kootenay and Columbia rivers. The society: acquired the land from the province and holds it jointly with the Kootenay Doukhobor Historical So- ciety. Pryce says the park will feature a huge white dove which will be visible to the community and tourists. He added.that a committee of volunteers has started to lay out the shape of the dove. “The dove will be large,” Pryce id, “80 metres in length by 40 metres in width.” It will be built with “football-sized boulders.” “The two-metre wide border will be whitened and outlined with black so the winter thaw will melt the snow and reveal the rising dove,” Pryce said. “The committee feels that this will be an uplifting symbol for the commun. ity.” The open space within the dove will be planted with white flowering plants and shrubs to emphasize the dove shape in the summer months. “There will be a path built around the black framing line,” Pryce said. “At seven positions on this pathway there will be stations of peace.” “Castioger bas done as well asany area in the region,” Cohoe added. “We've seemed to awaken to the fact that we have a beautiful lake that can be used for recreation,” he said. “The golf course has really been well used.” Bob Steckle of Rossland an- nounced, “We are excited about pro- jects to have the Red Mountain Women’s World Cup race jn Rossland.” He said the community needs to raise more than $100,000 for the race and official activities. Steckle also reported that the Rossland museum had received a large provincial grant to build a new wing as a ski hall of fame. Steckle also supported privatiza- tion of Red Mountain. “At least 60 per cent of the He added that Premier Bill Vander Zalm said the government will run a casino in the Miners Hall as a demon- stration project. Nelson reported a good ski season last year. Nelson will have a new chamber of commerce | for next summer and might build a marina. Dodsworth of the Nelson Chamber of Commerce. Dodsworth attributed Nel- son's good year to interest generated from the movie Roxanne, filmed in Nelson. continued on page A2 DOVE HILL . . . Castlegar artist Colin Pryce desi dove for Each station will display an im portant statement on peace by some The will be replaced from time to time by other pathway the Praeeti plans to sow ing the P" peoples of the gitar “It is hoped that the visitors will sow these seeds each spring.” Pryce said. He also pointed out that the word “Columbia” is derived from the Latin “columba,” meaning a dove. And noted that Kootenay means “ “So here at the junction of the two rivers we have the people meeting the dove.” To get to the park, follow the golf course road to the 18th tee, turn left at the marker and follow the road until it widens into a parking area. Walk north, following the road approxi- mately 400 metres to another marker, turn right and follow the path up the hill. Pryce also emphasized the im- portance of community participation in the park.