“(Casthii News May 17, 1987 D’Arcy opposes Bill 19 By CasNews Staff West Kootenay residents are worried about Bill 19, the Industrial Relations Reform Act, Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy recently told the provincial legislature. “T suppose we could all get very philosophical about why we on this side of the House oppose the bill and why people on the other side can support it,” said D'Arcy. “But the public, at least in my constituency — not those with ah axe to grind — are concerned about this legislation.” He added that there is a lot of opinions and “rhetoric” about the bill and “there is a lot of just plain concern that the government doesn't quite know what it's doing with this legislation.” “There is a lot of concern that the government took its own philosophy, its own ideas superficially acquired over a period of time; yes, sought submissions from the general public and out of every hundred perhaps took the five that confirmed the government's own prejudices and trashed the other 95, whether or not they came from knowledgeable people in a particular field,” said D'Arcy. He added that employment is not increasing in B.C. at a fast enough rate and said that the latest figures show only 6,000 more people working in the province this year compared to last year. “This represents a .5 per cent increase. That's not much real growth, only a tiny, fraction of the. total number of jobs created in Canada over the same period of time,” said D'Arcy. He added that the average weekly earnings in B.C, have gone down in the same time petiod. D'Arcy labelled the government si Bill Vander Zalm “confrontational” and added that:Bill 19 will not do anything for labor in B.C, “Legislation such as this -- one of the fundamental reasons why,I oppose it brings back the feeling that this government is confrontational, that it is shrill in putting forth its ideology, in imposing the personal beliefs of the cabinet and the back bench on the body politic of British Columbia,” said D'Arcy, “That's not what any of us —~this side or the other side-— were'élected to do.” D'Arcy also suggested the. new labor bill will wipe out collective agreements réached by unions. He called Bill 19 “the road to authoritarianism in this province and a direct intervention not only inté individuals’ lives bet a direct intervention into the economy itself.” ‘Arcy added that it is not too late for the provincial goveremen to begin a process of consultation over the new labor legislation “where you listen to the things that you don't quite agree with as well as the things youdo agree with” Funeral Monday. for Barisenkoff Alex Barisenkoff of Kres- tora Passed away May es the age of.57, He was born April 8, 1990 in Krestova and grew up there. Mr. Baris- enkoff. worked ass truck driver for many years and as a millwright and welder in the construction trade. He married Helen Hlookoff on July 25, 1953 at Grand Forks. They lived at Grand Forks from 1953 until 1977 when they retarned to Krestova_ He loved fishing, camping and shoe repair. He is survived by his wife, Helen, of Krestova; three sons, Peter of Nelson, Fred and wife Lydia of Crescent Valley, and John of Harrop; daughter Betty Ann and’ husband Bob Watson of Fruitvale; four grandchil- dren: two brothers, Mike bie gray of Grand Forks Ceoeil off -of Tillie Kruger of Creston and Mary Ann Kooznetzoff of Edmonton; and numerous He was predeceased by his mother in 1982, Funeral services begin Monday at the Krestova Russan Hall from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. They continue Tuesday at the Krestova Russian Hall at 10 a.m. with burial at 1 p.m. at the Krestova Ceme- tery. & Breakft close to downtown, eservations Garden St. 104 No. 206)671-7828 Bellingham, WA 98225 MEETING ELECTION OF OFFICERS Five to be Elected, Five to Be Appointed from various clubs & organizations. Monday, May.25 — 7:30 p.m. In the Lounge Room of the Rota Villo CASTLEGAR VILLA SOCIETY Two local books published Kathy Armstrong of Bear Grass Press of Robson re- cently announced the addi tion of two new books to its spring list: The Osprey’s Nest 1987, an anthology of the Castlegar Writers’ Guild and Virgin Furrows and Whittlin’ Stories by George James. Armstrong invites the public to a reception/reading Friday evening at the Home- stead Souppe and Sandwich Shoppe in Castlegar. James and members of the Writers’ Guild will be available for autographing. The anthology includes short stories and poetry by such local writers as Mark Mealing, Vi Plotnikoff, Jim Chapman, Mary Pyne, Alexa West, Gordon Seward, John Charters, Kathy Armstrong and Gordon Turner, as well as the 16 winners in the an. nual short story contest for kids. The Osprey’s Nest is the annual major work of the Guild and is the reflection of Ministers discuss liquor hearing By Pastor MORLEY SOLTYS Seven ministers attended the Castlegar Ministerial As- sociation’s May meeting on the 12th at the Castlegar United Church. The devotions were done by host pastor Ted Bristow and the theme was “Every thing Good.” A litany of cre- ation and faith was handed out and read by the min isters. The minutes were read and business arising from the minutes included: The print- ing of the church brochure to be used by the Welcome Wagon; the involvement of ministers in SunFest ‘87; ~ the report given by Pastor Bristow regarding the recent visit to Castlegar by the provincial commission on al cohol consumption and privi tization of liquor sales. A stand was made against this, but it was felt the provincial government has likely al ready made up its mind on this. The meeting continued with new business, including a ministerial fellowship, where pastors and their fam. ilies could get together for a picnic and a time of fellow ship. The suggested date is Sept. 6. An urgent request was made regarding attendance and a few handouts were given and items discussed. ALL TYPES OF COMMERCIAL PRINTING * Letterheads * Envelopes * Brochures * Roffle Tickets Castlegar News 197 Columbic Ave 365-7266 and all should be well! Yes, by 9 a.m. Sundays you should be enjoying your Sun day Costlegor News It you're not, we want to correct the matter Hf you fail consistently to get our Sundey Castlegar News bys om. then phone us Mo: jain. Cat! 365- 726 iad” “ook for cir- culeti Cather News 197 Columbie Ave 365-7266) The financial report was given by Pastor Jim Ferrier. The next meeting will be June 9 at the St. David's Anglican Church. Before ad journment, it was brought to the ministers’ attention that Pastor Morley Soltys just got engaged to Lorraine Haffner and that the wedding will be June 27. The meeting closed in prayer by Pastor Ira John son. the growth in skills of. these writers whose work has be- come popular at readings in the local area. “We welcome new mem- bers and encourage students to save their best stories for the next contest to be an- nounced in January, 1988,” says Armstrong, also a mem- ber of the Writers’ Guild. Virgin Furrows and Whit- tlin’ Stories by George James is a collection of poetry and short stories written with an ethereal quality in an easy- to-understand form. Line drawings by David Craig set the stories off. James has been writing for many years, drawing much of his subject matter from nos- talgic experiences. Born and raised in the cattle-ranching area south of Kamloops where the V's of wild geese mark the beginning of spring and the “Crowbait” fails to drag his old bones home after a winter storm, James joined then spent 14 Congo with his wii missionaries. The winner awards from the published regularly in B.C. Outdoors and The Islander. He is currently working on the manuscript for a book of nimal stories where nature “gets the better of man and teaches him respect.” Both books are available through local outlets or can be ordered from Bear Grass Press. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Selkirk College department of Allied Health acknowledges the contributions of the West Kootenay Medical ‘Association to the education of student nurses through their involvement department and the students = preciate the level of committment demonstrated by the 8. as guest lectures. The hysicians Or. Troll, B.C. eat . "cer, Te rail, Dr. K. Wegner, T —— CASTLEGAR CAMPUS——. Box 1200, Castlegar, B.C. 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BEV, LUCY, ZELLA, BARB & LISA Where You Belong WHY FLY SOUTH WHEN YOU CAN NEST IN OUR Open a convenient U.S. Dollar Account. Oilers hoping to win game one EDMONTON (CP) — In looking towards today’s first game of the Stanley Cup final, the Edmonton Oilers have one naggittg.concern — in two of the three previous series they've given away home-iée advantage by losing Game 1. It wasn't a serious problem as they prepared for the best-of. NHL round against the Philadelphia Flyers, but it was annoying, especially since the losses were to the Los Angeles Kings and the Detroit Red Wings. “Every game ina final is pivotal, you just can’t afford to make mistakes,” Oilers’ coach Glen Sather cautioned his troops‘as they prepared for the final for the fourth time in give years by beating Los Angeles, Winnipeg and Detroit in 14 games. The Flyers, who lost to the Oilers in five games in the 1985 final, needed 19 games | to knock off both ose York teams and then defendi di years ago, but so are we,” said Edmonton defenceman Paul Coffey. “I don't know how long this series is going to go, but it's going to be a darn good series.” Flyer defenceman Mark Howe says his club is healthier now than it was two years ago when they were without Brad McCrimmon and Tim Kerr and later lost goaltender Pelle Lindberg. Kerr is currently out with a separated shoulder but he may play later. Dave Poulin, who has missed most of the playoffs with a broken rib, played Game 6 against Montreal with a flak jacket and is expected to do the same tonight. Coffey, who has played a solid defensive game while slowly regaining his offensive touch through the first three playoff rounds, cautioned his teammates about the disadvantage of opening at home. SEES PROBLEM “I would say we're the underdogs now,” oes captain Wayne Gretzky said without a smile. “They knocked off the champions.” There's probably no underdog in this series between the teams that were 1-2 in the overall standings all season. Edmonton finished with 106 points and Philadelphia with 100, although the Flyers-beat the Oilers in two of three games. FINISHES FIRST Two years ago the Oilers were the reigning champions and the Flyers, although they had finished first that season, were still the underdogs. “Two years ago we were kind of pinching ourselves about being there,” said Flyer defenceman Brad Marsh. “This year it’s different. “We've had to work hard to get back and we really think we have a chance.” So do the Oilers. “Philly is a better team than when we beat them two in the Stanley Cup final, playing the first two games at home is a disadvantage because you get so wound up and pumped up you want to get out there and get goals and you end up getting a couple scored against you,” he said. “We have to be really- disciplined and be patient (and) play the exact same way we did against Detroit.” The Oilers look at the tight-checking Detroit series as a good preparation for the final, saying the Wings played a similar style to Philadelphia, but without the offensive punch. “We've been good defensively,” said Gretzky. “But let's face it, we're going to see a whole lot more offence this series. “We're going to be forechecked. We're playing against a team that’s not scared to gamble a little, so now we really have to bear down defensively.” ene GOLFING ON THE GREEN . . . Local golfers are heading to the local greens in huge numbers as the weather gets warmer. Several tournaments are coming up at the Castlegar Golf Club. CasNews Photo by Sur Ratton Tonight's game is an 8 p.m. EDT start. V Game 2 will begin at either 9:30 or 9 p.m. EDT, depending 05 on television requirements. ¥ Td eehar IN OUR BRANCHES? Open a convenient Kootenay Savings If you're constantly exchanging U.S. and Canadian funds, think about the advantages of our U.S. Dollar Chequing/ Savings Account. You'll save time, avoid » ‘ we any a te ee Ry tp Bo ia a U.S. Dollar Account. inconvenience and keep your money at home. Best of all, you'll ‘KS avoid fluctuating ex- change rates. Ask about the U.S. Dollar Account Where You B Belong TRAIL * FRUITVALE * CASTLEGAR at your Kootenay Savings branch today. * SALMO * SOUTH SLOCAN * NAKUSP * NEW DENVER * WANETA PLAZA * KASLO Surj Rattan The other day I got into one of the Castlegar News vehicles and was about to pull out of a parking lot when the passenger sitting in the van in the next stall turned to me and asked, “So who's going to win tonight's hockey game?” I glanced towards him and re- plied, “Who really cares?” I know I certainly don't — any- more. The reason is because the Stanley Cup playoffs are being dragged on and on and on. They should have been over by now. Do you realize that come June 1, there is a good chance Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers will still be battling for the Stanley Cup? June! Who in the right mind plays hockey in June? The National Hockey League gets underway in September with exhi- bition games but come June, we could still be watching the Stanley Cup playoffs. Correction. You could still be watching the Stanley Cup playoffs in June. I've had enough of hockey. Although the playoffs are always exciting, they've now become bor. ing because they're being dragged on for so long. And it's obvious that the guys who play the game are getting pretty tired of the playoffs as well. Larry Robinson of the Montreal Canadiens sat in his team’s dressing room on Friday and said that the only thing he wanted to do now was to go fishing. John Kordic spoke of a July vacation in Hawaii while Bobby Smith came out of the dressing SOVIETS MAY Its performance was capped by the suspension of the team and most of the players from international MAKE MAJOR ition for at least 18 months following a brawl in the final tournament game against Canada. The national team has lost two of the last three world CHANGES TORONTO (CP) — The Soviet Union is contem plating a major shakeup of its famed and highly successful hockey program because of the failure of the national team to win the world championship in Vienna, The Globe and Mail says in a report from Moscow. Changes are being debated that could lead to the dismissal of Soviet hockey director Anatoly Kastriukov, ‘Critics say Tikhonov made the mistake of not resting some of his top players’ national team coach Viktor Tikhonov and other top hockey administrators, The Globe said Saturday. The current structure of the Soviet hockey league is to be overhauled and major changes are in store for the junior hockey system, the newspaper says. In the two weeks since the Vienna tournament, the Soviet sports media and hockey establishment have been unanimous in thier demand for change. Kastriukov is certain to be fired, the Globe quotes private sources, while Tikhonov’s future is undecided. The Globe also says the shakeup will see the breakup of the Red Army dynasty — a team that has won 11 successive league championships — by dispersing some of its players to other teams in the 12-team league. The Globe — without naming names, says planned changes will see new training methods for juniors and greater emphasis on luring Soviet youth to the game. LOSES FANS. Because of the predictability of the outcome in the Soviet league, the newspaper says fans interest has declined rapidly as has participation by young players. The Soviet junior team posted its worst finish in the last world championship — sixth place. . the last Canada Cup series and the Izvestia Cup in 1985. In Vienna, the Soviets went undefeated. However, two ties and only one win in the final round relegated the Soviets to second place behind Sweden on goal differential. Critics say Tikhonov made the mistake of not reating some of his top players in preliminary-round games so they would be sharper for the championship series. More substantive criticism of the Kastriukov-Tik- honov approach involves the treatment of the regular Soviet hockey league season as a training exercise for the more important international tournaments. Tikhonov coaches Red Army and the national team. The Globe says Tikhonov and Kastriukov have developed the cake-walk concept wherein Red Army has an easy regular season and no playoffs and is thus well rested for the world championships in mid-April. BLAMES SYSTEM Many critics say this system damages the league and they blame it for the lack of consistent results in international play. In an article entitled Ice Hockey — Cause for Concern, Nikolai Epstein, a former Soviet coach and top theorist, said top-line Soviet hockey administrators seem to view the national league season as a warmup for internationa! events. Interviews with Soviet officials uncovered no leading candidate for Kastriukov’s job. Former star goalie Vyacheslav Tretiak is among the contenders, most agreed, but not a clear-cut favorite. In this era of glasnost (openess) and perestroika (rebuilding) in the Soviet Union, the Globe says change is in the wind everywhere, thus causing further concern for the Kastriukov and Tikhonov. Tikhonov has been targeted for his failure to develop a top line of youngsters to succeed what is by far the Soviet's best trio — Sergei Makarov, Igor Larionov and Vladimir Krutov. The Globe quotes its sources as predicting the pending changes to Soviet hockey should be announced within the next month. MEMORIAL CUP room with a fielder’s mitt on his left hand and a softball in his right. As my colleague at the Castlegar News, Mike Kalesniko, put it: “The Canucks have it pretty good. They're out on the golf course before anyone else.” The NHL really has to get its act together in a lot of areas concerning hockey, but especially when it comes to the playoffs. They seem to be stretching the length of the playoffs every year. Watching playoff hockey in June when one should be out on the golf course or fishing at the cabin is ridiculous. One of these days Ill turn on the tube on a sunny day in August and there will be Dave Hodge dressed in Bermuda shorts, a T-shirt and sun glasses on doing the play-by-play That's when I'll throw my pencil in the air. . # 6 Still sticking with the Stanley Cup playoffs, it’s nice to see how some things never change. In this case I'm talking about how some hockey players tend to remain children forever. It seemed like players for both Montreal Canadiens and Philadel phia Flyers were in a playpen last Thursday night instead of an ice rink as they engaged in a bench clearing brawl before the game even started. What were the two teams fight ing over? Did a player on one team attack another player? Is that what started the brawl? No Claude Lemieux of the Canadiens has this pre-game superstitious habit of firing the puck into the opposition goal at the end of the warmup. He's been doing this for a while and no one really seems to mind — no one, that is, except Ed Hospodar of the Flyers. When Lemieux fired the puck into the Flyers’ net again Friday night at the Forum Hospodar attacked him and well, we know what happened next. The league levied fines against the two teams and police are think ing of laying criminal charges. In. stead of laying charges, why not just send the kids to bed without any supper? Medicine Hat takes title By ALAN ADAMS OSHAWA, ONT. (CP) — Trevor Lindon scored his first two goals of the Memorial Cup tournament Saturday, leading the Medicine Hat Tigers to a 6-2 triumph over the Oshawa Generals for the national major junior hockey championship. Linden’s second goal of the game proved to be the winner. Guy Phillips, Dale Kushner, Ron DiMaio and Ron Bonora — ona breakaway with 1:42 remaining — also scored for the Tigers, the Western Hockey League champions who were making their first appearance in the Memorial Cup final. Scott McCrory scored twice for the Ontario Hockey League's Generals, who last won the title in 1944. Take away the scoring chances Oshawa had on the power play in the game, and the Generals were held in check through most of the afternoon. The Tigers scored the game's first two goals. Linden tapped a rebound past Oshawa goaltender Jeff Hackett at 1:47 of the opening period after Medicine Hat broke out of their end on a 3-on-2. In the eighth minute, Oshawa defenceman Jim Paek dropped an opponent at the Tigers’ blueline with a punishing check, but it was a costly check as Phillips and Keith Van Rooyen skated away on a 2-on-1, with Phillips's shot catching the upper left corner of the net 8:38. Van Rooyen’s assist was the first of three he had in the game. Neil Brady's first of two penalties that led to both of McCrory’s goals brought the Generals to within one goal at 14:06. McCrory went end-to-end with the puck, finishing his rush with a backhand past Mark Fitzpatrick in the Tigers’ goal Linden, however, silenced the packed crowd at the Oshawa Civic Centre with 4:12 left in the opening period, slipping a rebound into an open net In the second period, Oshawa's Dean Morton took a run at Fitzpatrick and was rewarded with a charging penalty that proved costly when, on the ensuing power play, the Tigers scored again to restore their two-goal lead. The penalty came just under six minutes after McCrory tipped a shot into the Medicine Hat on the power play to narrow the gap to 3-2. Morton's penalty, however, was the break Medicine Hat needed. The scoreclock had 40 seconds left in his penalty when a rebound rolled to Kushner. He swept the puck into the net with 2:50 left before the second intermission. The stereo system in the arena was blaring Lets Go All the Way at the start of the third period, but the Generals didn't get much going in the final 20 minutes of play. DiMaio took away whatever steam Oshawa had built with his goal at 7:23.