than in the first, but overall performance was better than anticipated because of a strong U.S. economy and a depreciated Canadian dollar. A Canadian Dow Jones survey of 142 early reporting companies shows that com bined second-quarter earn ings from operations rose 64 per cent to $2.01 billion from @ year ago but the rate of in. crease was down from the 132-per-cent rise reported in the first quarter. Earnings for the first six months totalled $3.6 billion, up 89 per cent from $1.91 billion posted in the 1983 first half. Analysts had been fore casting deflated second-quar ter earnings growth as a re sult of a general economic deceleration that began in late 1983. But Canadian economic growth is closely tied to the U.S. economy and the second quarter was better than ex pected. DOLLAR DOWN Mary Boyes, a Wood Gun. dy Ltd. economist, also cre- dits cost controls and string ent management policies, combined with the devalued cent from a year ago to $4154 million. In the forest..product in- dustry, earn- ings of, 0 sur- veyed rose 208 per cent from the year earlier. period to $90.5 million. For 27 mining companies surveyed, second-quarter profits improved 141 per cent from the yéar earlier period to 104.5 million. Earnings for thé first half totalled $199.3 million compared with a combined loss of $37.7 million in 1983. For the 17 oil and gas com panies surveyed, second quarter profits rose 48 per cent from a year earlier to $577.8 million while first-half results were up 49 per cent to $1.15 billion. Profits for Canada’s two major steel producers con. tinued to improve as a result of strong demand from the auto and consumer product markets. Combined earnings rose 90 per cent to $61 million in the second quarter while first-half earnings totalled $109.9 million, up 225 per cent from a year ago. EXTRA SPECIAL 5/81.8G. Fir. 5/8 Dee Fir 5/8 Dee Sp. ‘4 Dee Fir ‘4 Dee Sp 3/8 Dee Fir 5/16 Dee Fir . WHILE STOCK LASTS! 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The project includes two tunnels, eight new bridges and four major culverts. It is part of CP Rail's plan to double-track its main line between Calgary and Vancouver and is one of the biggest construction projects now going on in North America. No one is more aware of that than those who have been fortunate enough to find work on the project. CASTLEGAR/ VANCOUVER RETURN Pacific Western’s new Day advance booking, Itsavesyou 35%ally information and reservations eall your travel © Stay a Saturday night © Maximum stay 60 days. -arlong. agent or Pacific Western at 365-8488 @ Prices do not include transportation tax © Seats are limited, subject to availability and may not be available on all flights. Some conditions do apply. so for more < Pacific Western Rick Fode, 21, of Cranbrook, is taking home $500 a week, working as a general laborer for Cana Construction Ltd., which has four job site: “Glad to be here? You bet,” put in the footings for a new bridge. s in Rodgers Pass. he said as he was helping to “My wife's expecting a baby any day now. Givena choice, I'd rather be at home, but you've got to go where the work is.” PAYS N Fode said he is living rent up for Rogers Pass workers, and three meals a day (0 RENT free at one of three camps set where he gets his own room David Jack, 32, drove to the area from Calgary recently, hoping to be hired as a driller “Right now the work is here,” by Dawson Construction Ltd he said. “Dawson said Pounds, ‘pints popular TORONTO (CP) — Can adian food retailers, who spent more than $100 million converting scales to metric measurement during the last five years, are starting to slide back into a world of pounds and pints. Finding that hamburger at $1 a pound is more attractive to consumers than at $2.18 a kilogram, more retailers are advertising groceries in both metric and imperial units or prominently displaying im perial units in the stores. Some small grocery are selling only in imperial measurement stores Officials of the Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs say they have re ceived several complaints from major supermarkets that smaller independent grocers are using only im perial units despite legisla tion that says all groceries are to be advertised in both metric and imperial units Kathleen Francoeur Hen dricks, assistant deputy min ister of consumer affairs, says the government has a moratorium on metrie pros ecutions until a case involv ing two Toronto gasoline sta tion operators is settled in the Ontario Supreme Court this September. Timothy Carter, vice-pres ident of the Retail Countil of Canada, says his group has tried to persuade its mem bers to stay with the metric system because of the need for a uniform system of measurement and_ the expense members have gone through to ehange scales to metric they might give me a job, so I thought I'd better get out here to give them a little poke.” Another worker — 48-year-old Dale Linkletter —has been with Goodbrand Ltd., general contractors, of Alder. grove, for the past eight years. “If I wasn't here, I'd be hauling gravel in Surrey,” he said. “There's a lot of money and jobs in this project.” A short distance from the Trans-Canada Highway, work has started on a 15-metre conerete retaining wall being built from the top downwards into the side of a densely wooded slope. The wall is part of the surface structure that will house the ventilation system for the 14.6kilometre Mount Medonald Tunnel, the longest in North America. A vent shaft 366 metres deep will be sunk into the roof of the tunnel at its halfway point to purge the tunnel of exhaust as each train goes through. TUNNEL PURGED A unique system of doors at the midway point enables the eastern portion of the tunnel to be purged while a train is passing through the western portion. CP Rail engineers say this will permit twice the frequency of trains than would otherwise have been possible. For Kelowna natives Alvin Auch, 52, and son Rick, 21, work on the retaining wall is the first job they have had since Christmas. Between them, they are clearing $1,200 a week “A project like this sure helps the economy,” said Alvin Auch. “It means a lot of work for a lot of people.” At the Flat Creek camp, in Glacier National Park, which will house 400 workers when the Rogers Pass project reaches peak production, carpenter's apprentice Mary Salmon, 21, of Cranbrook, has been working full time since June taking home $600 a week “I haven't worked as a carpenter since last September,” she said. “There's just nothing doing. When I got this job I was dispatched for four to six weeks and I've been here for 11, so I've done really well.” Tourism coalition to hire director The Tourism Inland Northwest Coalition has an nounced its intention to im mediately hire a qualified ex ecutive director to co-ordin ate its programs and raise Tourism, was present at the meeting and said he intended to take a favorable report back to Victoria. The tourist regions of Okanagan-Similkameen, Koo + To assist’ with berry-identification, the Ministry of teal, Parks and Housing offers an excellent pamphlet en- titled, “Principal Berries of Provincial Parks.” Free may be obtained from Champion Lakes, Syringa Creek or Kokahee Creek Park headquarters. To learn more about these berries and other trail side snacks, the park interpreter will be leading a walk on Friday at5 pag . from the campground entrance. On Friday evening at 8 p.m. the movie, Portrait of a Birdwatcher will be shown at the amphitheatre. This hour-long film gives everyone a few practical tips on bird watching and offers < glimpse into the life of famous author and birdlover, Roger Tory Peterson. Saturday's children event at 2:30 p.m. will reveal the small world of “minibeast” with the aid of a microscope, followed by an activity related to this seldom-seem world. Meet at the campground entrance for this event. The evening program begins at 7:30 p.m. and features guest speaker, George Murray, an old-time miner from the Kootenay mining era. Murray will have several mineral and gem samples on display at the amphitheatre, so don't miss this interesting evening. 1. There will be a display of the wide variety of evergreens in the park set up in the picnic shelter on the beach from 2:30 - 4 p.m. Sunday. Champion Lakes has the most species of evergreens of the provincial park in B.C. There are 12 species of ever greens in this 1,400-hectare park. Find out what and when visiting the display Sunday Everyone is invited to join the park interpreter Sunday evening on an “ow! prowl.” This may be the last such expedition for the season, as the owls may, at last, be growing “wise” to the taperecorded calls. Champion Lakes is an easy 40-minute drive from Castlegar, so bring your family camping this weekend. There are guaranteed campsites available and the water couldn't be more refreshing! There are no P programs scheduled for Monday. Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. The follow ing weekend is “Great Outdoors Week” (Aug. 16-20) so check the Aug. 15 edition of the Castlegar News for details of scheduled events — canoeing, caving, hiking, star-gazing and more. Recreation news followed from 1980 to 1983. Marrion is optimistic about the future of the arts in weaken of “The flurry of panic (at the closing of DTUC) is over,” Marrion said in a prepared release. “So let's begin | the slow rel process.” He said Summer School is a logical place to start, and if funding is available for a full-fledged summer school next year, it eould provide the building block which including those people who had never taken arts before, he said, adding that most in- Couple wed for 50 years Former long-time _resi- dents Norm and Mary Ever- ard of White Rock celebrated their 50th wedding anniver- sary June 30. A highlight of the cele- bration — held at the couple's White Rock home — was a table display of 50 red roses, the gift of friends from Ore- gon. The Everards’ celebration was organized by their daughters Norma Ryan of White Rock, and Joan Reid of Burlington, Ont. Other highlights of the cel- ebration included a phone call from Mrs. Everard's sister- in-law, Naney Beach, of Wales, a telegram from the couple's granddaughter in Toronto, and congratulatory messages from federal and local politicians. Mrs. Everard wore an ele- gant, sheer Fuchsia -pink dress with a rose corsage for the occasion, and friend Len Park proposed the toast to the couple. “ Special out-of-town guests came from Ketchikan, Alas- ka, and all over B.C. Mr. Everard began work ing at Comineo in 1941, re- tiring in 1972 to move to White Rock. The Everards have two daughters, six grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Sees, isieaiit the gen- “eral public, ond up with tea- the “DTUC Summer School was unique in its artists who en- ‘ability to attract high profile, professional “Margaret Atwood told me that she had 200 students at Banff and got to know none of thém. Here she had 10 stu dents and got to know all of them.” Despite her considerably lower salary in Nelson, Mar. rion said, Atwood preferred teaching at DTUC, a pref erence noted by many other guest artists and writers. A major achievement of the summer school is that it established an international reputation for bringing in people from around the “We brought artists and students from China, Japan, England, Tibet, India and African nations,” Marrion said. “A new summer school or winter institution, set up in the next two years, could take advantage of that repu tation,” Marrion feels the combin ation of arts and tourism is what is going to help bring about an economic turn around for Nelson. The Capi tal Theatre, the only theatre in the region (besides movie theatres) could have a major impact on this. “Even if we lose the cam pus, The Capital could be the catalyst for a new school.” Marrion says two elements are essential. The first is a non-profit society with edu cation as its sole purpose to apply for funds to establish a permanent summer school in Nelson. He stressed that the operating funds. At the INTC'’s general meeting, held in Kelowna re- cently (July 27), the audience of 60 also learned that the city of Spokane and county of Spokane have each pledged $24,000 towards the Coalition and that the State of Wash ington is considering $32,000 as its share of the proposed $150,000 a year operating budget This amount is partly con ditional on the provinces of B.C. and Alberta, and the states of Idaho and Montana taking proportional pledges. Although British Columbia has yet to allocate any funds towards the programs of the INTC, Doug Whyte, a rep- resentative of the Ministry of WEST’S TRAVEL AGENCY 1217 - 3rd St., Castiegar 82 HENNE TRAVEL 1410 Bay Ave., Trail 368-5595 MAPLE LEAF TRAVEL LTD. 605 - 18th St., Castleger 365-6616 Ferestone 721 Steel Belted Radial 25? 215 75R 15 Reg. $123. 27° $96§?° A TIRES LTD tenay Boundary, and B.C. Rockies were well rep resented at the gathering and will be considering their part in the funding Under the funding formula proposed, B.C. would only be responsible for $33,000 of the total first year’s budget, with 50 per cent coming from the Private sector and 50 per cent from government The gathering responded favorably to samples of a ski brochure which showed ma jor ski areas, including a dozen on the Canadian side of the border, and a tour plan ner for 12 simplified travel routes to lure auto tourists. A radio jingle, produced on spec, received limited res ponse and a suggestion that the music be more envir. onmentally in tune was re ceived. The inland Northwest Tourism Coalition has pian wed fits next meeting at ; Comer“D’Alene, Idaho for October 3 and 4 British Columbia's Minis tet of Tourism, the Honor. able Clalide Richmond, has been invited a& guest speak er The best of the summer is still to come. Why hot join us for the following August ac tivities. On Sunday, gather your family and friends for an adventureous day hike up Kokanee Glacier. Mountain. Pack « picnic hunch and board the Recreation Bus for a full day of hiking, fun, fresh air and beautiful scenery. The fee for the entire family is only $5. Island Games If you have not yet ex plored the swinging bridge to Zuckerberg’s Island join our summer staff on Tuesday for a day of games, orienteering, crafts and a scavenger hunt. Bring your lunch and a friend. There is no charge for this event for eight to 10-year olds. All the fun starts at 10:30 a.m. Workshop is free Due to an unexpected grant from Canada Council, the National Exhibition Cen. tre has suspended the fee for the Phyllis Margolin Water: color Workshop, Aug. 19:25 in Argenta. Students will either camp in the field adjacent to Mar golin's home or in a nearby camping ground. The pro gram will include hands-on- work, slides, critiques, and lectures. Limited use of the house is availkble as well as a limited bed and breakfast arrange- ment for those not equipped to 2 ae it.” interested in attend ing gre workshop for ad vanced students only are asked to register as soon as possible with the NEC since registration is limited. Munchie Olympics Pass Creek Park is the place to be for the first-ever “Munchie Olympics.” Carrot race anyone? How about an egg toss, bean race, orange pass, watermelon eating or bubblegum blowing contest? Ifyou wish, enter the hot dog showcase and create a mas terpiece. 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For more information and o Qudtation drop in to. any of two convenient locations 1016-4th Street, Castleger 365-8313 of next year's summer school should begin now. The work done by Johnson & Associates, the consulting team hired by the b referred to, he said, as well as continued communication with those institutions who have expressed interest in funding courses in Nelson, such as Eastern Washington University and Gonzaga. The other necessary ele- ment is a group to take up the slack left by the closing of DTUC. The Nelson Arts Council fell into a “custodial role,” Marrion said. TO BE MAILED TO YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE UNIVERSITY TERM. Only $15 for 8 months. “As Good as a Letter from Home!” Phone 365-7266 i ci aa” The usual of an arts council, such as organ- izing concerts and exhibits, was taken over by DTUC. He hopes that that organization would take the inttiative and perform those functions again, as well ag assisting in the formation of a post- secondary institution. Marrion had some criti- cisms about Selkirk College's administration of the pat summer schools. “The last one was a disaster (1983) compared to the other three. The decision to hold the sum- mer school was made very late, and the publicity which should have gone out in Jan uary was delayed until May. “Not having control over publicity really hurt us. Sel- kirk programs took priority over DTUC's. We were shafted.” REMEMBER LAST WINTER? NEXT WINTER COULD BE EVEN WORSE! THE CASTLEGAR UNEMPLOYM ACTION CENTER NEEDS YOUR HELP... 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