’ . Castlégar News December 14, 1988 LETTERS TO SANTA WINNERS . Dear Santa, Would you please bring me a tool set and some Zaks, and I would like some Duplo and the fishing game and a train and I would like the game Rockon Robon. I am 3' years old. My mom helped me write this letter. would Christmas. . The man in the red suit was on hand to personally receive letters from the 10 winners of the Castlegar News’ letters to Santa contest. The winners each received a pair of tickets to the Castle Theatre. Back row (from left to right) are Keith Kristian, Marta Koczan, lan Letters to Santa winners This year I have been a good boy. I helped wash dishes. I like a motorbike for From, Keith Kristian Verigin. Front row (from left to Dear Santa I love you. I am 8 years old. My name is Amy-Sue-Brattebo. I live at 103 Prince Ave. I would like for Christmas a crimper, white roller skates size 3, a bike, Getto Blaster, camera, a kitten, a Delchan, Santa, Alexis Rideout, Meghan Gracetfo, Morgan Gracetfo (keeping her sister com- pany in the photo), Ricardo Rizzotttand Jonathan Gibbon. I luv you Santa. From Ricardo Rizzotti XXXX00 P.S. I would like to have a real puppy to. One with big ears. Dear Santa I wish I could fly to the north pole to tell you what I want for Dear Santa I can't remember what you gave me last year But I like it any way. This year I have been a good girl. I help make beds. This year I would like.a talking cabbage patch kid because I like them. Love from Meghan Graceffo puppy, a bed, a fun huts tent, watch, tubaruba, jumbo love blue puppy, barbie workout mane, barbie, purple fashion star fillies, keeper, putter craft sunjammer, Guess who? Love Amy Brattebo Dear Santa Christmas. But I can’t This is what I want. Please can I have a Intendo with After Burner Love Ian Delchan Dear Santa my cat you gave Dear Santa, Thank you for the gifts you gave me last year. I really enjoy my guitar. When my boarder was tuning it a string broke. rabbit. Thank you for the gift you gave me last year I really enjed from Marta Koczan I've been trying to be a good girl this year. this year I would like a camara, G.T. snow raser, a tape player, maybe a doll and a gumball machine I will give you some cookies and milk. me last year! love Kristy Verigin This year I have bee a good girl I have helped do chores, the only thing I would like to have for christmas this year is a real grey Dear Santa, How are you? I'm fine. For Christmas I would like an ALF Amy Brattebo and Kristy right) are Aaron Zimmerman, CasNews Photo and TuBA RuBA. And Fire Ball Island. Thank you. Merry Christmas Love Aaron Zimmerman Age7 Dear Santa, How is Rudolph and the Rein- deer? How are you too? I have been a good boy, most) of the time. For Christmas I would like: 1. Playschool pipe works 2. Fireball island 3. Colour racer Thanks Santa, Merry Christ- mas Jonathan Gibbon Syr. Dear Santa, How are your elves? Please fill up my stocking with goodies! How is your wife? Please bring me a Talking Cabbage Patch. Your friend, Alexis Rideout 6 years old Abortion rate stable OTTAWA (CP) — Canadian women had 63,50€ therapeutic abortions in 1986, up 1.2 per cent from the year before, Statistics Canada reported. But the number was 4.2 cent lower than the 66,319 abortions performed%in 1982 — the highest number on record since the agency began keeping figures in 1970. The figures, based on a survey of 1986 statistics, reflect therapeutic abortions as defined under the now-defunct 1969 abortion law contained in the Criminal Code. Robin Rowe, national co-ordinator of the Canadian bortion Rights Action League, said the survey isn't godd ammunition for abortion foes lobbying for new ation. “It shows the abortion rate in Canada is stable,” said Rowe. “It’s not at an unusually high proportion. Laura McArthur, a spokesman for Right to Life, a Toronto-based anti-abortion group, said the figures are climbing and don't include abortions performed illegally. “To kill over 100,000 babies a year, we can't justify that in a civilized society like Canada.” The law, struck down by the Supreme Court in January of this year, allowed abortions in accredited hospitals when a committee of at least three doctors certified that continuing a pregnancy could jeopardize a woman's health. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has said his government will eventually move to pass a new abortion law. NEW LAW EXPECTED Although he hasn't specified: what type of law he favors, a key issue will be how late in pregnancy the procedure should be permitted. Almost 88 per cent of the women who had abortions were less than 13 weeks into their term. Oly 3.4 per cent of women had abortions after 17 weeks. Almost one-quarter of women reported having at least one previous abortion. That figure has been climbing steadily since 1975 when only 8.6 per cent of women reported a previous abortion. In Quebec, the only province where therapeutic abortions were done outside hospitals, the number of abortions performed in clinics declined in 1986 by 5.6 per cent to 3,498. The abortion rate — the number of abortions per 100 births — was 17.0 in 1986, a small increase from 16.7 in 1985. But it was also lower than the highest rate of 17.8 set in 1982. British Columbia had the highest abortion rate — 27.1 abortions for every 100 births. The Yukon was next with 24.6, followed by Ontario at 20.1; the Northwest Territories at 16.5; Manitoba at 15.1; Quebec at 14.7; Alberta at 14.4; Nova Scotia at 13.8; at 6.0; foundland at 4.5; New Brunswick at 3.7 and Prince Edward Island at 0.7. Some 67.5 per cent of women who had therapeutic abortions were single, while 21.4 per cent were married. The rest were separated, divorced or living common law. About one-fifth of women who had abortions were under 20, compared to more than half who were in their 20s. The report says Canadian women obtained at least 2,612 legal abortions in the United States in 1986. The agency is about a year behind schedule in collecting abortion figures because the federal govern ment cut and then reinstated the survey in 1986. Song sheets of Christmas on a carols and traditional tunes are available now at the Castlegar News. Groups and individuals inter. ested in obtaining the song sheets may do so by calling in person at the Castlegar News. The song sheets are available reserves the quantities. included, as well Song sheets still available first-come, basis, and the Castlegar News right to All the well-known carols are modern pieces such as Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Winter Wonderland. Liberals cut staff MONTREAL (CP) — Six employ- ees will be laid off by the Quebec wing of the Liberal Party of Canada because of revenue problems, says Gilles Dufault, director of the Quebec wing. Dufault, who noted the Quebec wing expects 1989 revenues of $600,000, down from $900,000 for the current year, said in an interview Monday he regretted having to make first-served limit as the more the staff cuts. Weather record broken While it might not have been warm enough for shorts and T-shirts, Castlegar did reach a record high temperature for Dec. 13. The record high temperature recorded yester- day at the Castlegar weather office was 6 degrees, eclipsing the previous record of 4.4 degrees set on the same day six years ago. Jim Richards at the weather office said the unseasonably warm temper- ature recorded yesterday was due to a warm flow of Pacific air. “It was just warm air associated with a warm Pacific flow that came through the area,” he told the Castlegar News. “We'll see tempera- tures start to drop to normal in the next few days.” The record low temperature for Dec. 13 is minus 15 degrees, set in 1978. TEACHER continued from front page She said progress was made at a Crestbrook to build billion dollar mill ATHABASCA, ALTA. (CP) — Businessmen talked about economic benefits and conservationists about # the Alberta mill. Getty said the project will create more than 1,800 direct jobs, and ic spin-offs will create ano mmental “cat phe” after Premier Don Getty an nounced that a tiny British Colum- bia-based pulp producer will build a $1.8-billion pulp mill in northeastern Alberta. Getty told a news conference that Crestbrook Forest Industries Ltd. of Cranbrook got approval in principle to build the mill near Athabasca, a community of 2,000 people about 150 kilometres north of Edmonton. Plans call for a paper mill to be built at the same site in about five years. In a related announcement, Getty said Northern Forest Industries Ltd. of Calgary would build a $16-million specialty-hardwood sawmill in Lac La Biche, Alta. 160 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. Business and civic leaders in Edmonton said the city will reap major economic benefits through in volvement in the engineering and construction stages of the Athabasca project. “I think this is one of the most significant announcements we have had in years,” said Bob McCord, chairman of the Edmonton Economic Development Authority. The Alberta economy is just starting to pull out of a recession caused by: a downturn in the province's oil and gas sector. Crestbrook, 60-per-cent owned by the Mitsubishi Corp. and Honshu Paper Co. of Japan, is the smallest pulp producer in B.C. It will form a new company called Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries to own and operate ther 2,600 indirect jobs. cowitg “Think of it in terms of hardware stores, garages, truckers, loggers,” he said. Environmentalists said the project will doom the. Athabasca River system and jeopardize the area's forests and wildlife. The proposed operation will be a kraft mill, which means chlorine will be used to bleach pulp. Greenpeace spokesman Renate Kroesa estimated the mill will dis- charge 15 tonnes of chlorine-con- taminated effluent into the Athabas- ca River each day. “It's a catastrophe for the Atha- basca River,” Kroesa said. “We are utterly opposed to this. Randy Lawrence, a spokesman for Toxic Watch, said kraft pulp mills are a dying technology that will soon have to be replaced by cleaner designs. New Democrat Leader Ray Martin said the province will have to raise taxes to pay for the investments, He said the New Democrats are not against development, but advo- cate a system of partial provincial ownership in companies that require financial aid. The project was welcomed by Leo Piquette, the New Democrat who represents the area in the legisla- ture. “It’s a great opportunity for the people of Athabasca and the con- stituency,” Piquette said. “We will be able to remain in our communities.” SANTA COMES EARLY . . . Pauline O'Hara of the Castlegar Savings Insurance Agency presents her watercolor of the Doukhobor Village \ to Castlegar Savings Credit Union ws Castlegar News TREET TALK CASTLEGAR SAVINGS Credit Union's 1989 calendar has a definite touch of Castlegar thanks to Castlegar Savings Insurance Agency employee Pauline O'Hara. Her watercolor painting of the Doukhobor Village graces the calendar which was designed by Polestar Press of Winlaw and printed by ROI Printing of Blueberry Creek. “We are pleased to provide our members with a calendar depicting the scenery and heritage of general manager Lorne Myhra at the credit union's staff decorating party. O'Hara's water- color graces CSCU's 1989 calendar. CSCU general manager Lorne Myhra mas came a couple of weeks early for Myhra — at the credit union's staff decorating party last week, O'Hara presented Myhra with her original watercolor as a Christmas gift. For those who have to settle for the calendar, there are a limited number available at both branches of the credit union. KEN GEDDES and Ron Mathews are the new managers of the Monte Carlo Restaurant. Both have several years in the hotel and restaurant business with Ron doing a previous stint at the Monte Carlo as first cook in 1982. Ron's wife Debbie was a waitress at that time so both have been able to welcome many familiar customers back to the Monte Carlo. Job trends studied VICTORIA (CP) — Most workers in British Columbia will be self- employed or working at jobs that are less than full time or on contract by the year 2000, says a draft copy of the provincial government's long- range plan. The study attempts to identify the economic and social challenges the province will face in the next decade. communications aide to Premier Bill Vander Zalm. The study was supposed to have been released during the fall, but Vander Zalm said it requires revis: ions and will not be made public until spring. “If the draft suggests that the trends may be this way, we'll need to discuss it a lot more before anything cisions on some of the suggestions in the draft, so we'll have to wait the final outcome of it.” It says that in 10 years, three-quar- ters of B.C. workers will be employed in the service sector, with the fastest job-growth in companies that need highly trained specialists. “Most workers will be either self- vision reporter Eli Sopow, It was prepared by former tele. now a is put to final paper,” viously people may be making de employed or working at jobs that are less than full-time or on contract,” the report says. he said. “Ob. HANG ‘EM HIGH . . . Workers wrestle with new traffic lights for the intersection of Columbia Avenue and 3rd Street in downtown Castlegar. The new system is fully automated and is iriguered by vehicles on 3rd Street or by pedestrians who must now push a button to cross Columbia Avenue. The signal remains green on Columbia Avenve until a vehicle or pedestrian activates the change. Devices called “induction loops” were placed in 3rd Street and sense when vehicles arrive at the intersection, triggering the change. In memory Nov. 29 meeting, but negotiations fell apart at a following meeting. She said the fact that trustees have not attended the bargaining sessions has really complicated negotiations. “There has been no trustee that has been to every bargaining ses- sion,” she said adding, “I think it makes it very difficult when you go from one session to the next and the trustees don't know what happened in the last meeting.” For the record The Peter Voykin mentioned in court news in the Dec. 11 issue of the Castlegar News is not the Peter Voykin who lives in Pass Creek. KOLESNIKOFF Anton D. Kolesnikoff of Grand Forks passed away Dec. 12 at age Mr. Kolesnikoff was born Nov. 11, 1905 at Yorkton, Sask. He farmed in the Watson area until 1936. He moved to Krestova in 1936 and lived there until moving to Hilliers, B.C., in 1955. In 1973 he moved to Winlaw and in 1981 to Grand Forks. He married Dora Konkin in 1924 at Watson. During his life he farmed, logged and worked in sawmills, retiring in 1973. As hobbies he enjoyed making wooden ladels and spoons, woodworking and gardening. He is survived by his wife Dora of Grand Forks; four sons, Max of Grand Forks, John of Castlegar, Pete of Winlaw and Joe of Port Alberni; daughter, Mary Terichow of North Surrey; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday and today at the Krestova Russian Hall with burial in the Krestova Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. Prince George, BC's windaw on the world. In a province full of spectacular views, it’s no wonder that Woodland Windows of Prince George has enjoyed 20 years of export success. For the father and son team of Peter and John Byl, Woodland’s is also their launching pad for other “value added” wood products such as doors and sashes. In fact, exports of their pine panels to Japan have soared in the past eight years to $5 million. More important, Woodland and Together. A Better B.C. the value of “value added” and our $13 billion forest industry, contact your? MLA, your nearest Government Agent, or write to the Hon. Dave Parker, Minister of Forests, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4. pphnGp te OP the dozens of other B.C. remanufac- turing companies are adding value to our economy. After all, made-in-B.C. products using our most famous natural resource mean new jobs at every step of production. For more information about S December 14, 1988 Castlegar News A3 712 weeks to > Christma Cuvkey Give-away! 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