CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thureday, J Sanuary 27,1977 LINO Mail to: CASTLEGAR NEWS Drawer 3007 eee LL leteteieies-t) Castlegar, B.C., VIN 3H4 Aone nee enone ee eee eee eee travel to any one of the’ 21 DEADLINE: FRI, JAN, 28, 5 P.M. * Results will be tabulated and forwarded to Castlegar City Council DO YOU FAVOR A FEDERAL PRISON HERE? Fal YES COMMENTS (if any)’ orks Branch Youth Crew A Place for Students Wouldn't it be great to spend a summer living in an outdoor environment? Imagine the vigorous feeling of rising at an early hour to jog along a woodland trail or dive into a nearby lake or stream, then sitting down to a breakfast ‘of pancakes, bacon and eggs or cereal. After filling lunch boxes, the day's: work, which lies ahead, docan't appear to be such a problem after all. Although not everyone can share such an experience, a host of school students from the Kootenays, aged 16 and 16, are going to have the chance. The opportunity.comes through the Provincial Parks Branch Youth Crew Program, a program that sees more than 800 students Involved in an experience that is seldom duplicated, Each year the Parks Branch invites young men and women to apply for positions on the crew. If selected, they will camps. scattered. throughout’ the province. Buttle Lake, © Manning, Wells Gray and Mt. Robson Provincial Parks aro but a few of the areas. It is within these areas where crew. members work, live and play in a camp-like atmosphere during July and August. Some will stay in cabins in low elevation parks, others. will live in tents in wilderness-type camps. Tenting has become an im- portant part of the program and’ most crew members will find st least part of thelr summer associated with this stye of accommodation. Although applications are open to both girls and boys, there are fewer girls’ camps, The first girls’ crew was not established until 1970, but has since expanded to accom- modate 90 girls in seven camps., Eventually,.the branch plans to establish an equa) number of camps for boys and girls. Weekend Tipsy Taxi Service for Salmo Those who celebrate their weekends in Salmo will be happy to learn of a service being organized by local RCMP. Starting Feb. 4, a taxi will be available to bring drinkers home (but not to the bars) on’ Friday and Saturday nights. _ Using a Lions Club van, a volunteer driver, gas and main- tenance courtesy of the police, the van will drive up to 10 miles from the village to bring home people who would otherwise be drinking drivers. “Hopefully it will cut down on our impaired drivers,” Cpl, Martin Sarich said Wednesday Discovery of last week, “and even save a life or two. If you get to the bar and happen to go overboard, then’the bar man will call the bus and it will take you home within a 10 mile radius.” . On a three-month trial basis, the service will be availa- ble from 10 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on the two weekend nights. Doug Gibbon has offered to drive the non-paying tipplers home, but he will accept donations toward paying for fuel. “We're going to give it a try and see what happens,” Sarich said. “Who knows, some- body might see all the business and start a taxi.” Ghost Town in B.C. The “ghost town" of Dis- covery in British Columbia's far. northwest corner is almost cheek by jowl with the bustling town of Atlin whose isolation is its chief attraction for visitors. - Discovery is full“of aban- doned buildings and equipment just as they were left 50 years ~' ago when the gold rush sub- sided. SALES & SERVICE Sewing - Machines, . Typewriters, TV's BBW and Color TV’s for rent by week or month Union Peters 1834 Cedar Ave., Trail - Telephone 368-6331 The fortunes of the two towns went up and down with the gold: placer mining, fol- lowed by hydraulic mining, followed by lode mining. - But now the gold is almost gone, although you can_still see. people panning the creeks ‘at Atlin country every summer, trying to find just one square foot of gravel that has escaped notice. Travellers on the Alaska Highway often take a side trip to Atlin and Discovery, capti- vated by the charm of the scenery surrounding Atlin — Lake, the largest natural lake in British Columbia. They may make a visit to the Tarahne, the steamer built in 1918, retired in 1936, and now beached on the shores of Atlin Lake, See Seen ene While in Spokane Try The Very Best And t Save. ‘OTTAWA and Small Business Curing the consumer binge By KENNETH McDONALD Governments, like peo- ple, learn as they grow older. During the last eight years, the present one has learned a number of things the hard way — for us. eee - In 1969 it recognized the dangers of inflation. It then applied corrective measures, by holding wage gains to pro- ductivity increases, by trim- ‘ming the money supply to the rate of real production, and by putting a lid on civil service growth. eee The measures were right, for the long term. In the short run, however, they The businessmen and investors don’t know what to expect from one year to the next. eee In its response to the debate on future public po- licies, the Canadian Federa- tion of Independent Business has adual ap- Listening to . from previous crew members one might get the impression that camps are a virlual para- dise. To some, it js, But not every crew member comes away with an elated feeling. For this reason, the branch urges’ students to come pre- pared. Prepared to work at a variety of tasks, prepared to participate in Se eatlaval activities, prepared to accept supervision, and prepared to be compatible with other crew members. Basically, the purpose of the Youth Crew Training Pro- gram is to offer young men and women a healthy, wholesome introduction to outdoor work and. recreation in a grou proach: sound, long-term, fiscal and monetary policy to control inflation; and a flexible small firms policy to create the necessary employment and regional development. eee The hardest task the gov- emment faces is the short- term political problem of urning to fiscal and mone- caused government.was severely cri- sfary. responsibility, which is ticized by Oppo mem: bers and by, the, p press..It,re- treated. The pressure was relaxed. The money tap was furned on again. coe "Deficit spending — living on borrowed money — cre- ated an artificial feeling of affluence. Everyone wanted more. The country went on a consumption binge. eoe “But the country was con- suming more than it pro- duced, Imports ballooned. So did trade deficits. So did borrowing abroad to cover them. Canada’s costs moved out of line. Exports suffered. THE TRADE WihD$ MOTELS 2 LOCATIONS TO SERVE you DOWNTOWN & NORTETOWN : Srd_ at Lincoln N, 2083 Divisi Spokans, WA ‘Spokang, WA SPECIAL, OF WITH 1 BED $14.00 or 2 BEDS $18.00 EXPIRES FES. 28, 1977 COLOR T.V, — SELF DIAL PHONES — POOL TABLE as “fine tuning” — short term changes in fiscal policy (tax adjustments, “incentive” programs, etc.) and in mone-- tary policy (speeding up or slowing down the supply of” money in circulation). eee The. paradox is that fine tuning, which is a ‘prime example of central goverh- -ment. “planning”, destroys business confidence, because TZ SZ AZ ’ a4 to-:long-term ‘eecovety. It will be accused again of heartlessness, of throwing people out © of work, of cutting back on “essential” programs, eee But that’s the point. Many programs are not essential. They were: spawned during the national binge and Cana- dians can’t afford them any. more, Already, with exces- sive social spending and too . Many imports, we're a long way down the British road. We must produce more of what we consume and ex- port more goods and services to pay for imports. Over Seventy Generations Of Canaries What has 300 legs, eats 3,240 eggs and 600 pounds of birdseed a year, and keeps Charlie Xuereb of. Detroit, Mich. at home? : Xuereb's 150 canaries, of - course. The song of the canary is the sweetest sound in the world to Xuereb, in his 70s, * “I cannot live without it,” he said. “If they ever stop singing, I would go crazy. They sing here all day bringing life and musicinto the house. When they stop singing; I stop.” * Xuereb came to the United States from Malta in 1937, and went into the bird-breeding _; business, spending $12 for three canaries. . Since then, he has raised more than 70 generations of several breeds of canaries: the TRUSSES ... for Carports, Garages, Homes, Apartments, Stores- -— You name it, we make itl Singer, Border Fan- cy, -Norwich, Yorkshire, Red Thatcher, European Gold Finch | and French Canary. “Today a nice male canary would cost about $50 (only the : males'sing) and a female would cost about $10," Xuereb said. “A fancy canary would cost between $85’ and $100.” After: leaving school, this training may assist them in adjusting to the de- mands which will be made upon _ them-in their chosen occupa- ‘tions. : An additional and equally - important purpose is to engage members in an active. role in. conserving the natural re- sources of British Columbia; to “foster an appreciation and, in particular, in the recreational opportunities afforded by*pro- vincial parks, Applications for the Youth Crew Training- Program must be submitted before: Feb, 28, ‘Application forms are available from the Parks Branch Region- al Office, 803 Victoria Street, Nelson, B.C., or by writing: The Director, Provincial Parks Branch, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C, V8W 2¥9, At- tention: Youth Crew Program. Only Log Opera House In the World The tiny town of Canmore, 65 miles west of Calgary, Alta. boasts of possessing at one time what was probably the only log opera house in the world. _ _ Built back in 1896, because the Canmore band needed a place to practice, it measured , 40 feet by 20 feet, with a 16- ” foot stage. Internationally famous stars played there at one time or another—including Madame Melba, Jack Benny, and Beat- rice Lillie. ~ The British National Opera: staged The Bohemian Girl there, and the International . Welsh Choir sang there. Converted. to a movie house in 1918, it was found particularly well. adapted to sound pictures when they ar- rived in the mid-20s, "The pine logs provided al- ‘most perfect acoustics and, even now, a dropped pin can be heard all over the building. In 1666, the Canmore Mines donated the building to Calgary's Heritage Park, where it has become a year-round centre for old-style entertain- ment. It was carefully dismantled log by log in Canmore, then transported and rebuilt at Heritage’ Park, a replica of a pioneer prairie settlement, covering 60 acres of land bordering on Glenmore Dam in southwest Calgary. Dr. Keith Marling VETERINARIAN From’ Creston) Will be at Ron‘s Motel Fri., Jan,’ 28 From 11 am, to 2 pm; For the purpose of examinating and: vacrinating pets. NO APPOINTMENTS NECESSARY. Plumbing & Heating Ltd: Sales & Service We Suppl “& Install , SEPTIC TANKS. & FIELD Site 5, Ce av S$.) Mike Tomlin “OWalter Tomlin 365-5531 365-5034 _ See: ANDERSON Insurance Agencies Ltd. 61 Maple St., Castlegar Phone 365-3392 Open Monday through Sutrday to serve You FLEGAR: ONDAROFF will co-ordinate Council efforts toward... Providing the community with a sense. of direction and strong leadership. Communication of boin Counci attairs, policy and Regional District matters to you, the taxpayer, on a regular and ‘open basis. Boundary eae to include land essembly for an ‘Industrial Park to attract clean, light industry in conjunction with the new Castlegar-Salmo highway.” Continuation of the overall development of the Civis Centre Property, bavalving : -School District No. 9, Service on Gobet Ga athens Greater occountaiity and responsiity of each Alderman best his or her serio: Working fo encourage the. Provincial Government to remove Edenton and Wettare costs: from Municipal tax rolls. : " General beautification of the City ond a sidewolke programme, particularly in orecs of cone schookage petecrins : I believe that my ‘concern for the future of Castlegar, my experience in business and previous Councils, my regular contacts with a cross-section of City residents and my Engineering background can be put.to the: service of the Community and | therefore:ask..: ' or Round Bone. Gov't, inspected, Gov't. - inspected,. CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thuradny, January 27,1977 inspected, ' Ib. aeun wv Start your day » the Citrus way “Fink or- white. - you to vote for me as your Mayor. this Saturday: - For More Information Call 442-2511 |” oe ae : ; (Evenings 442-8483) HERITAGE INDUSTRIES LTD. to Saturday, Hane 29 P.O. Box 1917 — Grand Forks, B.C. ~in all Super-Valu Stores in, Trail, Rossland, "Castlegar, Nelson, Grand Forks, Cranbrook, Eikford and ‘Femie.