CASTLEGAR NEWS, Jarivary 24, 1982 B.C. teachers hold referendum on negotiations NANAIMO (CP) — British Columbia's 20,000 teachers will vote on whether they want loca! teachers’ associ- ations to be allowed to choose strike action or arbitration when contract talks stall, says Doug Smart of the B.C . Teachers Federation. The referendum will take place by mail between Feb. 9 and March 12, Smart, first vice-president of the feder- ation, told about 60 teachers in this Vancouver Island community, But even if the teachers vote in favor of such action there is no indi the Telephone 365-5210 business directory New, linsortions,. copy chang i yand cancellations for. the Castlegar News Business Directory will be accepted’ before. the first | Wed- nesay | Issue of each month only, DUNWOODY & CO. Chartered Accountants 410 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-2151 provincial government will amend the B.C. School Act which says salary discussions must go to binding arbitra- tion and working conditions are non-negotiable subjects. During contract negotia- tions this year, teachers fought to have working con- ditions included in some dis- cussions. Smart said the federation would like teachers to have a choice at the local level because there are consider- able differences between school boards. Smart said teachers would not be eager to strike be- cause striking against school boards would be less ef- fective than striking against, for example, production plants which would suffer fi- nancial losses, Optimistic towards economy? OTTAWA (CP) — te sumer confidence rebounded ‘slightly in the final quarter of 1981, after suffering sub- stantial setbacks over the - first three. quarters of the year, the Conference Board of Canada siad. A bright spot in the gen- erally dismal November sur- vey results, however, was that the number of: those surveyed who expected in- .flation to become worse dropped to less than half - 45 per cent compared with 57 per cent in a third-quarter © survey. And 14 per cent saw an improvement in inflation over the coming months, “the highest level in the past year and a half and substantially better than an average of eight per cent recorded in the three previous surveys in 1981.” Board vice-president Char- les Barrett speculated the improvement in inflationary expectations was due to a slowdown in recent months in it in the Soligo, Koide & John Chartered Accountants 615 Columbia Ave. (Upstairs) Castlegar - Phone 365-7745 Henry John, B.Sc., C.A. 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The board's survey re- vealed consumers in Novem- ber were more optimistic about economic conditions than they have been in over a year. Natural gas increases February 1 VICTORIA (CP) — Con- sumers will pay eight-per- cent more for natural gas in British Columbia, effective Feb. 1, Energy Minister Bob McClelland said. McClelland said the in- crease includes a six-per-cent hike in the excise tax c! consumers by the federal government and a two-per- cent 81 ge imposed by the province to offset the federal taxes imposed by Ot- tawa on gas producers Jan. 1. 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READERS ADVERTISING DETAILS 365-5210 Lighting * Bath 368-5302 102 Weneto Plaza, Trail ~ Business _ Directory: Advertising Pays ‘: Phone 365-5210 Dining Under the Palms test 1001 Rossland Ave., Trail. < ne YL cds Legislative) 1 Parliament BL Victoria, .B its 1x4 OL. ah NO.8 WEATHERCAST Cloudy skies es Thursday morning with: occa: ; Periods, Snow fharrlon wal "develop in the afte an 4 Sections (A, B, C & D) B.C. Hydro said Tuesday it is ‘delaying : the ‘completion date for its proposed Murphy _ Creek’: Dam by. two years. In an interview with the Castlegar ‘News, Hydro ‘spokesman Flint Bondurant said the Murphy Creek Dam’ in-service’ ‘date “has been pushed -back to 1991 from 1989... However, Bondurant said the 1988 completion date for installing’ generating capac- scheduled. The studies’ are. due later this summer. However, he ‘could - not confirm .that . construction on the Murphy Creek project would start planned. ’ Bondurant also pointed out that a story reported in the Province newspaper that the | Murphy Creek Dam's gener- ating capacity will be cut back is incorrect. - Bondurant said the. gen- erating capacity of Murpby Creek will be 280, megawatts i in 1985° as based, The changes were included in \Hydro’s latest systems. - plan, announced ‘Tuesday. - - The reduced: forecast: load on which ‘the systems plan is. takes ‘account ‘of the’ projected impact ‘of energy conservation by Hydro's cus- tomers, the Crown-owned utility, said. Cathe « Hydro ‘also said. the ex- pected: cost of Site Cis now $28 billion, up from the orig- inal estimate of $2.64 billion. . Elsewhere, the capacity of Dam is said Keent the “proposed Hat Creek thermal project _the combined cost of the two projects is ‘expected to total $1.94 billion — up from the: » original. ceatimate of $1.78 *- billion, « of that, original total, Mur- phy Creek was estimated at $1.4 billion, and Keenleyside was estimated at $380 mil- lion. ; Bondurant said all environ- mental ‘and social impact studies will continue’ as he added, as ‘the same as reported in the fall. Meanwhile, Hydro also an- nounced plans to delay the completion date for its prop-; osed Site C Dam on ‘the Peace - River. Hydro now says the earl- jest possible in-service date . for Site C is 1988, not 1987. Hydro had at-one point said . 1986 was an “essential” in- service date. will’remain at 2,000 mega- watts, but will comprise four 500-megawatt units, “The first unit is scheduled for mid-1989 and the second for mid-1990; and are ex- pected ‘to cost $5 billion. ‘The third and fourth units will be put into place after Hydro studies pro; load growth ‘and the availability of northern rivers for hydro- electric generation. * ~ Highways still not 3 sure on ee Castlegar * ceounell’s : hopes presse + for -a -new interchange. jat spokesman said the. mishap occurred because of strong winds, but Castlegor weather office reported no winds at the time. © Columbia Ave. and Highway. jin 8 this. year.are. still just ‘that»-iwan'already--shown'ia! — ho Ina Jan. 4 letter to council, what will be in the 1982/83 sty Cant ‘Union manager r Bet'the. tone than 150 © residents, ‘fom Castlegar, the ‘outlying com: munities and even the far- 8, of, > Hew possibilities for the’ local 7 = And they’ all came with a. purpose —: to hear, the economic “experts” and then toss in: their own two-bits warth as to how to develop By RON. NORMAN Editor. ‘With little more than two . weeks ‘remaining. until the -Feb.'18 referendum: on. the proposed: $1 million regional library, the Castlegar library board this week kicked off its series of public information meotings. The” meetings started issday and will run two more days..this week and : snothe three days next raat - , wand the message at each is that the new library ‘is des- -perately needed, and even if fis is comipletely funded by local taxpayers it, still won't cost much more than the old. library. ‘Am’ information” ‘pamphlet © ‘mailed to honieowners in Castlegar. ‘explains: “that: ‘a: Homeowner with'an average’ . > $70,000 -home’ will’ pay ‘just - $6,23 more, each ‘year for the ‘were so pleased with the re-. ‘sults. they are, considering °oking asl publi forums ona nore regular basis. nored | the region's major ‘em: ployer — the forest industry — and focussed -on economy .— and agriculture, A> spokesman’ for | Red Mountain ski area ‘said the ‘key to tourism in this area is ‘said to promote the whole West Nelson have joined forces in “trying to attract skiers to the West Kootenay. Once they're here the two mountains then pe for. them, he ‘bald. “The only way it can be done is ‘if the whole: West Kootenay works together,” he‘said. Sean .Rooney, one of the five’ guest. business consultant and wri- ter from ‘the Slocan Valley, if residents want to stay in the. area “we're going to -REFERENDUM: 82° Library needs space new, That, same ininsowites ow pays $16.54 a year for the old tibrary. He will pay jonly $21.63 a year for fhe : new library. A home “assessed | at $60,000 will pay about $5.50 a year more for the ‘new: library, : while! a. home * as- sessed at $100,000 will pay about $9 a year-more. Homeowners!'in“Areas I and J.will pay about the same as those. in Castlegar. For.” instance, a home assessed at $60,000."in those areas’ will pay about $18 a year — that includes building and opera-’: ting the library.’ » But costs are only one part of the library Both board’ publicity: co- the referendim passes, the new library won't be com- pleted for some months. th ski resort. in. ‘have to get our economy moving.” Rooney said despite. the apparently tough economic ‘times in the valley, residents are seeking and finding niore opportunities, -'. - He pointed to one’ unem- ployed logger who emigrated some time ago from France. Rooney said the logger has _Since returned to France to see relatives and is investi-’ gating setting up tours to the Slocan ‘Valley :to“a “chalet-. ”. resort. “Those kinds of things are happening more and more,” he said. . “It's daunting to people to * have full shelves,” she noted, adding, “It’s going t to be ter- ribl months, she said. Right now, the Castlegar library has room for only 280 more books before its shelves are jammed, ‘Wearmouth. said. But the library receives new: books at the rate-of about ‘T5-80:a month, : ‘That: means’ within:.threé’ months ‘the library” will be “Rooney said he feels strong. about the area’s tourism po-- tential and. added the ‘ Val- halla Park isthe “key to our, tourism strategy.” ‘He said the park could be a destination . spot’ for ‘those wishing two weeks of fabiog and hiking. * He said Castlegar is only a short air distance from’ Cal- gary, which is. growing by about: 200,000 people every year. . “Where are they going to play?” he asked. He said they. will fly into Castiene: nd and spend one or two days there continued on page AZ Fraser said the'design for . the interchange is well under way and.once finished the Proposal ‘will be aoe de for +H Mayor- Audrey Moore ‘ex- pressed surprise ‘that.the-in-. terchanee: design “well under» way,” | when council’ plan that was supposed to be ; final “except for: very. very Highways Minister Alex Fra- : mini er said, “It is too carly.to tell ' jor’ changes.” “I thought the design was final,” she said... Ald. Len’ Enibree agreed and said the interchange is holding up both planning and development in the ares. Ald. Albert” draft ~f3 change, loop t with’ Hradite mal lane on the ‘orks: "Following are ‘the Joca- tions for the remaining five 's_inter- the program.” — Council Tuesday instruc- . ted. administrator Larry Cruikshank to follow up with another letter to highways if there is no response on the inteFchange proposal “ ‘in the near future.” change is pea on the: high- ways ministry's priority list, and noted Trail’s proposed interchange has been shelved. : s “I think we're going to have to really push,” he said. Draft plans for the inter- Court date set BC Timber’s trial date on two charges of pollution at its Celgar pulp mill has been set for April 28 in: Nelson pro- vincial court. - The trial date was set Monday during. the firm's firat appearance in Nelson provincial . court, The two counts charge BC Timber with exceeding its pollution control Permits for waste effluent and air emis- sions between June 15 and Dec. 15, 1881. Castlegar lawyer Murray Young appeared as agent for the BCRIC subsidiary Mon- day, but the company did not enter a plea, hy : She said if the situation iq continues for long the library’ will become “a ‘collection of © best sellers,” with books of - interest to minority readers relegated to storage. - “That's unfair,” she said. Wearmouth said other im- mediate problems include lack of space for browsing, displays to stimulate reading, for puppet shows, book talks, films. forced toremove'a book from: and the shelves for’: every new Book coming ins into the facility. The Kinnaird branch situ- ation isn't as bad, She said it wil be nine. months before shelves’ ‘there: are 100 per cent: full, and ‘staff have to” start’ storing books. + However, :Wearmouth :Wearmouth said even if, ‘ pointed’ out the ‘idea shelf “capacity is 50-75 per cent full, She said attendance at the puppet ‘shows — one of the ‘favorites with the young — will have to be restricted be- cause of fire regulations. She added space for staff is also very cramped. The :workspace ‘for the. - two. Bravchess including three li- is OVER Paeaetinaed ex cage aa Libra volunteer worker Katrina Ward ane crowded - ‘public: meet- inj the Proposed ba ‘ All meetings start. at 7:30 pm., but will be pre- cedéd: by an hour of infor- mal displays and questions (from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.) For’. more’ information contact Sally Williams at 865-3126; Sue Port at 365- 6056; or Mary Healing at 365-6888. Wadeeaae: Feb. 3: Blue- “berry School Thursday, Feb. 4: Stanley- Humphries Secondary bookshelves. Lack “ok space is maior'r reason TSF Feb. 13 referendum for new library. —CortewsPhoto by fd Chernott