July 2, 1987

ily has committee
rgaining til dawn

By Canadian Press
for the post office and the national letter
carriers’ inion bargained through the night in Ottawa as
Canada Day fireworks exploded a block away over
Partiament Hill.

But despite the strenuous efforts of federal mediator
Bill Kelly there was little to celebrate as weary bargainers
broke for’some rest after dawn today.

Pha much happened,” said Ralph McKinnon, a member

team for the 20,000-member Letter
Carrey Union of Canada. “We're just going around in

pale ca Thivierge, a spokesman for Canada Post, said
he could not on what d at the

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In Saskatoon, local president Robert McBain said
Wednesday that Canada Post officials delivered termination
papers to the employees at their homes Tuesday.

THREE CHARGED

McBain said three of those fired face charges related to
a two-day walkout in Saskatoon last week, but the other two
have no charges against them.

The disciplinary action, he said, “is not giving them
their day in court.”

Dave Byas, a spokesman for the Crown corporation in
Regina, said the decision to fire employees was made at the
national level to “exercise epee over employees who

table but negotiations would resume later in the day.

For the third straight day, the union suspended the
rotating walkouts it has been staging across the country
since June 16.

“That could change later today,” said Mike Villemarie, a
spokesman at national union headquarters. “We haven't
decided yet.”

The union js attempting to fend off contract concessions
demanded by Canada Post to implement a post office
restraint program imposed by the Conservative cabinet last
November.

2 AFFECTED
rh union ters said the count of
carriers disciplined by Canada Post for strike-related
incidents has risen to 49 firings and 23 indefinite
suspensions.

Union president Bob McGarry says no new contract will
be signed until all such workers are reinstated. The courts,
not Canada Post, should deal with violence or vandalism, he
argues.

Some carriers have been dismissed because of charges
laid by police. Others have been disciplined for actions, such
as wearing pins and T-shirts in support of strikers.

Six letter carriers in Winnipeg and five in Saskatoon
have been fired this week after they took part in protests,
local officials with the Letter Carriers’ Union of Canada said
Wednesday.

In Edmonton, a spokesman for the Canadian Union of
Postal Employees said at least 20 inside postal workers have
been temporarily suspended for wearing derogatory
T-shirts and pins. However, a spokesman for Canada Post in
Alberta said Wednesday he is aware of only four 24-hour
suspensions.

In Winnipeg, Mike Shannon, spokesman for the letter

" Local 7 said the six were fired by letter.

“They don’t even have the guts to tell them to their

faces,” Shannon said. “One guy was fired for throwing an

All of the fired Winnipeg carriers were arrested in
picket line activity during the two-day walkout June 22 and
28. The walkout resulted in 17 arrests and the charges range

may have

CHUCK AND DI

In Winnipeg, Canada Post spoken Allan Skrumeda
said the firings are purely an internal matter.

“It (the firings) is normal procedure when an employee.
is involved in defacing corporation property or in violent
acts against people,” Skrumeda said.

He also said the corporation has not finished its
examination of picket line activity.

Recipients
denied benefits

VICTORIA (CP) — Five
Victoria welfare recipients
were told to apply for jobs as
strikebreakers with Canada
Post or lose their benefits,
says an advocacy group for
the unemployed.

Peter Ramsey, president
of the Victoria Action So
ciety, said Wednesday the
five people were told by their
case workers with the Min-
istry of Social Services and
Housing to apply for the jobs.
All refused.

Ramsey said four of the
five had not received their
welfare cheques by Tuesday.
The cheques were due June
24. The fifth received . his
cheque one week late.

The society has filed to ap-
peal the cases with the min-
istry’s welfare tribunal,
Ramsey said.

“Two are pending with the
Supreme Court,” Ramsey
said. “We're trying to get a
ruling in one case which
‘would apply to all five.

“Our feeling is that poor
people have a right to seek
real employment that will
lead to permanent jobs and
decent wages.”

Sharon Russell, ministry
spokesman, said she was not

LONG DISTANCE

BIKER... Harry
Willadsen Jr. Wile into
Castlegar recently to
tell CasNews about his
travels.

Physically, I only have the use of my right hand,” said
Willadsen.
“So I quit college and thought I'd try something

But she said under the

CYCLIST TOURS

PI ial Income A
Act, “we expect all income
assistance recipiehts to be
actively seeking employ-
ment.”

Russell would not com-
ment on whether recipients
would be denied benefits if
they refused to apply for the
jobs with Canada Post.

Lifestyles differ

LONDON (AP) — Diana,
the Princess of Wales, mark-
ed her 26th birthday Wed-
nesday with a visit to the
Wimbledon tennis tourna-
ment as press speculation
grew bolder that her mar-
riage to Prince Charles is in
trouble.

“Just imagine if . . .
Charles and Di did the
unthinkable and got div-
orced?” The Sun, a London
tabloid and Britain's largest-
circulation daily, said in a
front-page headline.

“What would happen to
Charles? Could he still be
king? Would he ever marry
again? What would Di do?
Where would she live? Would
she ever be allowed to see
her kids?”

Royalty is a mainstay of
the London tabloids, and
they have allowed no mile-
stones and few snippets of

centre in London's rundown
East End.

Buckingham Palace re
leased no details on any plans

gossip to pass icled in
the six-year marriage of the
future king and queen.

At 38, Charles's interests
and lifestyle often are at odds
with those of his wife.

Diana, for example, spent
Wednesday afternoon in the
royal box at Wimbledon’s
Centre Court, watching a
match between Ivan Lendl
and Henri Leconte. Fans
broke out in a spontaneous
chorus of Happy Birthday on
realizing she was there.

TOURED CENTRE

Charles, who is involved in
projects to redevelop Brit-
ain's inner cities, toured a job

Firefighters
battle blaze

PENTICTON (CP) — Fire
fighters were battling today
to gain control of an 1,800.
hectare forest fire that was
within 800 metres of some

drews, but said no matter
which way the fire turns, a
few of the homes scattered
throughout the area might be
jeopardized.

homes in the tiny y
of Twin Lakes,

Officials said the blaze,
which began last Sunday 10
kilometres southwest of Pen.
ticton, may force evacuation
of some people who live near
the northwest corner of the
burn area.

But spokesman Norm
MacLeod said an evacuation
was not immediately plan.

MacLeod also said it was
unlikely the fire would reach
Penticton, although residents
of the Okanagan Valley city
could see the flames, and ash
was falling on some parts of
the city.

To the east, residents of
another small community,
St.-Andrews-By-The Lake,
were breathing easier after
firebreaks were erected late
Wednesday.

Forestry spokesman Terry
Watson said firebreaks help
ed ease the threat to St. An

RCMP, provincial forest
service and emergency pro-
gram representatives met
Wednesday night with resi-
dents of St. Andrews and
Twin Lakes to help them
with the largest forest fire
now burning in British Col
umbia.

“In both instances the fire
perimeter is extremely close
to residences,” said Mac
Leod, one of three

for a of Diana's
birthday. Press Association,
the domestic news agency,
said the princess opened
cards and gifts from her
family Wednesday morning.

In recent weeks, some tab-
loids have hinted Diana is ro-
mantically involved with
banker Philip Dunne, a danc-
ing partner at parties she has
attended alone or stayed at
long after Charles had gone
home.

But Wednesday's story in
the four million-circulation
Sun is the first to go so far as

to speculate on the mechanics
of a royal divorce.

Divorce is supposed to be
taboo in the Royal Family,

CASTLEGAR

By SURJ RATTAN
Staff Writer

He's ridden the perimeter of the United States, he’s
fallen in love with long distance bicycle riding and now
he’s looking for women.

Harry J. Willadsen Jr., author and cyclist rode into
Castlegar last week on his way to the United States
whete lie plans to ride around the perimter of several
states.

Twenty-one years ago he was involved in an accident
while on his way to a fishing trip. While he was riding his
bike, a care knocked him off an 25-metre cliff.

“This put me in a coma for two months and in
hospital for 13,” Willadsen, who also goes by the pen
name Solo Joe Nobody — told the Castlegar News.

That accident gave him brain damage and ended a
career in the Navy. He now goes on short bike trips to
help promote his book, One in a Zillion — God's Scapegoat
—an . He also rides for two other reasons.

largely because the
is titular head of the Church
of England, which discour-
ages divorce.

The Queen's uncle, King
Edward VIII, abdicated in
1936 to marry the U.S. div’
orcee Wallis Warfield Simp-
son.

The Queen refused to give
consent to her sister, Pri
cess Margaret, to marry a
divorced man. Margaret's
subsequent marriage to ano-
ther man, photographer An-
tony Armstrong-Jones, later
titled Lord Snowdon, ended
in divorce in 1986.

Police nab

palace intruder

LONDON (REUTER) —
Police said today they were
questioning a man caught
trying to climb into the Lon
don residence of Prince
Charles and his wife Diana,
Princess of Wales.

They said the man was
spotted Wednesday night
trying to climb into Kensing.
ton Palace, London residence
of the Prince and Princess of
Wales, the Queen's sister
Princess Margaret and sev
eral members of the Royal
Family.

Police eonrirmed all were

cations specialists flown into
ist firefighting efforts.

For anybody when you
have a large fire burning that
close it can be a frightening
experience,” he said

Officials doubt an evac
uation would be necessary
and believe they can control
the fire.

MacLeod said about 60 per
cent of the fire was contained
by late Wednesday evening,
but firefighting efforts have
been hampered by the steep
terrain and hot weather.

ia casla day
night.

It was the second time this
year that police has detained
someone acting

ham Palace in central London
and sat chatting with the
Queen for 10 minutes as she
lay in bed before she was able
to summon help.

Two
bodies
found

VANCOUVER (CP) —
Two unidentified bodies were
found by police in the waters
around Vancouver on Canada
Day.

Early in the day, police
were called to False Creek

around the palace. In Feb-
ruary a 55-year-old man was
held but later released with.
out charge because of his
mental condition.

Security around the royal
residences has been increas.
ed in recent years because of
a number of incidents.

The worst incident was
four years ago, when a man
found his way into Bucking:

after the d body of
a young woman was discov.
ered in the water. An aut.
opsy was to be held today

In the afternoon, a wind.
surfer off English Bay bump
ed into a body floating the
water. Lifeguards retrieved
the male body that was clad
only in pants. Vancouver po-
lice detectives are trying to
establish whether foul play
was involved.

“[ don't have a job so I have to maintain my
self-satisfaction and my ambition is to ride the perimeter
of all states as far as Kansas. I'm also looking for women,”
said Willadsen.

diffe and went into writing. I can’t create, I can only
write non-fiction, so I started riding and rode from San
Diego to Portland and kept a daily diary.”

He adds that he had discovered God through his bike
riding.

“I take God along with me. It’s super. Sure I get into
accidents a lot but I always walk away from it. I've asked
God to keep the thieves from crossing my path and he
does so I don't worry about crashing (sleeping) in trees
and bushes,” said Willadsen.

He added that most people think it is “impossible”
for a handicapped person to do long distance bike
travelling.

“This is impossible in the eyes of a lot of people who
think to get to anywhere is to go by motorized vehicle. A
mentally handicapped person riding will make some
noise.”
His autobiography — written in 1984 — contains his
thoughts on current and past topics. One of them is the
Watergate affair.

“Everyone is guilty of their own individual
Watergate. It's just that Nixon got caught. Everyone
wants to know what John so and so did to Judy so and so
but it's none of their business. Same with Nixon. He
wanted to know how the Democrats opened their mouths:
but that’s none of his business. Everyone does that, if you
don't get caught, who cares?” said Willadsen.

He adds that his book also contains four “vital”
messages, or guarantees.

guaranteed to save any marriage;

guaranteed to stop any suicide;

guaranteed to curtail all crime;

He has two degrees, one in busi inistration
and the other in quality control liability and before his
accident worked as an electronics technician in the U.S.
Navy.

“After I got my second degree it dawned on me that I
didn’t have the mental ability to do electrical work.

to curtail drug abuse.

“We are all individuals because you can accept or
reject what I say. If people do not know the truth about
drugs then they'll continue. You can tell people the bad
things about drugs but if they don’t listen to you, they
don't listen to you,” said Willadsen.

YOUNGEST FISHER . . . Jaki Kanishiro won the Lion's
Head Pub trophy as the youngest participant in the
eo Recreation Society's Father's Day ing der-

Fresh Frying

Squaw fish
takes derby

The Robson Recreation
Society sponsored a Father's
Day Fishing Derby with 24
persons participating.
Weigh-ins took place in the
Robson Hall.

The biggest fish caught
was a 3-pound squaw fish,
with a two pound, 12 ounce
rainbow trout as the biggest
game fish.

All prizes were donated by
local merchants and mem-
bers of the community, and
were awarded to those who
participated in the weigh-in.
The Robson Recreation Soci-
ety is considering making the
fishing derby a yearly event.

Following the derby the
Robson Hall was the site of a

Father's Day spaghetti din-
ner. More than 100 people
attended and enjoyed a meal
cooked by members of Rob-
son Recreation Society.

After the dinner, the win-
ning tickets were drawn for
the Robson Recreation raffle.
First prize of a portable gas
barbecue and propane tank
went to K. Muth of of Nelson.
Second prize of two deck
chairs went to Laurie Ander-
son of Robson.

Robson Recreation’s next
event will be a bingo July 21
in the Robson Hall with pro-
ceeds going towards provid-
ing a new heater for the Rob-
son swimming pool.

Workshops focus
on global justice

The Kootenay Centre for a Sustainable Future is
offering a series of workshops, lectures, readings, concerts

and other

on peace and envir

issues, Aug.

5-23, with a special focus on global justice.
“Changing Our Ways of Thinking '87” will be held at

CANADA TURNS 120

By The Canadian Press

It was Perty tive from coast to coast and points
el: hi for C: i the country’s 120th
birthday on Wednesday.

Ottawa was decked out for Canada Day with noon-time
festivities on Parliament Hill that stretched into an evening
music festival featuring folk singer Rita MacNeil of Nova
Scotia.

A fireworks display shot flames of color over the
Parliament buildings at evening’s end, capping a day of
open-air dance, theatre and music.

Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Gov.-Gen. Jeanne
Sauve and Secretary of State David Crombie welcomed
Canada’s newest citizens to celebrations after 40 people from
25 countries took oaths of citizenship on the steps of
Parliament Hill.

“This celebration reminds us that we live in a
prosperous country far from the turbulent conflict that
besets the world,” Sauve said, after an inspection of the
ceremonial guard with the Snowbirds aerobatic team
roaring overhead.

Mulroney later flew to his home town of Baie-Comeau,
Que., for the city’s 50th anniversary. He praised the sons
and daughters of pioneers who built the town, helping to
create a country at peace with itself.

‘FAITH, DEVOTION’

“That is the country all of you work for every day of
your lives, by your faith in Baie-Comeau, by your devotion to
Quebec and by your love for Canada.”

In London, Buckingham Palace opened its gates for a
royal salute to Canada Day.

The Queen Mother greeted a Canadian Legion pipe and
drum band, a youth orchestra, folk dancers, dignitaries and
hundreds of well-wishers for an afternoon of pomp and
pageantry, Canadian style.

“The ceremonies here in London illustrate the unique
historic and cultural links between Canada and Great
Britain,” the Queen Mother told the gatherin

palace spokesman said it was the first time he could
recall the national holiday of a foreign country being
celebrated in the “inner sanctum” of the palace.

In Winnipeg, most events had to be put off to this
evening because of steady rainfall. A citizenship ceremony

was moved indoors but a stage show and fireworks designed
to draw crowds to Assiniboine Park were delayed.
WET HOLIDAY

“We just felt it wouldn't be fair to ask the public to come
and get wet,” said Jim Moore, chairman of Canada Day
activities in Winnipeg.

But the mood was festive in Eureka, N.W.T., on the
northern tip of Ellesmere Island, where Defence Minister
Perrin Beatty celebrated with a group of Canadian Armed
Forces mapping specialists.

“It's pretty hard to go too much further north in
Canada,” Beatty said in a telephone interview. Eureka is
1,100 kilometres south of the North Pole.

Beatty said those in Eureka felt “a tremendous sense of
Canadianism” as they cut the cake to celebrate Canada's
birthday.

In Canada’s southernmost city, Windsor, Ont., the
Canada Day celebrations were part of the Freedom Festival
with the neighboring Detroit, Mich.

A parade moved through downtown Windsor with
marching bands and floats.

In Charlottetown, a street dance and fireworks capped a
day-long party featuring a fashion show, folk music,
sky-diving demonstrations and a board. sailing exhibition.

RELIVE EXPO

The former Canada Pavilion at Expo 86 was the centre
of Vancouver's party.

Edmonton marked the day with a 21-gun salute at the
legislature. Road races, farmers’ markets and a jazz festival
kept party goers sizzling.

By evening, the city’s massive waterfall was turned on,
pumping thousands of litres of water from the high level
bridge over the North Saskatchewan River.

In Toronto, Ontario Premier David Peterson toasted
the country outside the provincial legislature. The lawns of
Queen's Park were transformed into a huge open-air
carnival with hotdogs at five cents and juice for a dime a
glass.

Toronto's downtown core vibrated with rock bands, folk
music and every other kind of rhythm.

Similarly, Montreal was alive with music, exhibitions of
every sort — from kite animation to sand sculpture — and
celebrations were capped by a fireworks display.

David Thompson College in Nelson. Twenty-five nationally
and internationally known, as well as local resource people
will facilitate over 30 workshops.

A three-day weekend forum (Aug. 14-16) of workshops
on global concerns will highlight the program. It will bring
together Rev. Lois Wilson, former first woman president of
the World Council of Churches, Archbishop Ted Scott,
former Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada and
member of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Commit-
tee, and Victoria Bishop Remi De Roo who is the past
Chairman of the B.C. Human Rights Commission and the
author of “Cries of Victims, Voice of God.”

The weekend will focus on human needs and social
justice, as they relate to Central and South America, Africa,
Asia, the South Pacific and Canada. Murray Thomson,
co-founder of Project Ploughshares and former head of
CUSO, will moderate the event.

Bill Devall, who teaches at Humboldt State University
in Arcata, Calif. and is the author of “Deep Ecology,” will
lead an experiential workshop on the topic.

Norm Rubin, director of nuclear research for Energy
Probe of Toronto, will talk about Canada’s nuclear program,
“how we got into it, how we can get out of it.”

Vancouver author and university professor Dr. Fred
Knelman will discuss Canada’s role in American military
policy, and social and technical development from an
ecological perspective. UBC teacher Mike Wallace will
facilitate a workshop on the arms race, the environment and
the Third World: “The Brundtland Report and Beyond.” The
newly-released report on the threats to the global environ-
ment was prepared for the U.N. by a commission headed by
Norway's prime minister.

Larry Trunkey, a Victoria investment consultant, and
the founder of the Canadian Network for Ethical
Investment, will address ethical, local and ecological
investment. Native issues will be discussed with Marie
Wilson, a Gitksan Wet’suwet’en Tribal Council representa-
tive.
Almost all workshops have been scheduled so as not to
conflict with one another. A special program for children —
beyond childcare — and one for teenagers (art, theatre,
discussion groups) will be offered as well.

The Kootenay Centre for a Sustainable Future has
sponsored “Changing Our Ways of Thinking '86” — a similar

rogram — last July, and in April 1987 “Our Nuclear
Backyard: A Conference About Hanford” on the Hanford,
Wash. nuclear reservation. The group offers educational
events all through the year in Nelson.

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