‘ n4_Casthégar News _ 022.17 STUDIES At Selkick, College », May 4, to June 26, 1987 Castiegor Campus Computer Science 100 — Mon., Wed., Fri. 10 o.m.-12 p.m, Labs — Tues. Thurs, 2-4 p.m. Math 101 (Caleutus) — Tues., Thurs. 6-9 p.m. English As A Second Languege — Mon., Wed., Fri. 1-4 p.m. Office for reg! "1 &% —— CASTLEGAR CAMPUS—— Box 1700, Castlegar, B.C, VIN 31 965-7282 Contact the EDUCATION FOR THE WHOLE CHILD Academic, Spiritual, Emotional, Physical Now Taking Registrations For Students Grades 1-7 For 1987 Fall Term Alpha and Omege, | - 12 Beginning to the End. © Meeting all Requirements to. o Complete their p on proposed major changes to the education system. 4 ‘The stalemate could mean schools will be closed next ‘Tuesday by a one-day, illegal teachers’ strike. It could also mean an end to activities such as sports and ‘Trustees Association could discuss the Teaching Profession Act. “Al I can say is that'l hope we won't have to take job action,” said teachers’ federation president Elsie MeMurphy. “But I can't offer any guarantees.” - The education minister was even more vague. “T've simply said we are going to try to keep discussions going to try to avoid difficulties,” Brummet said. “But, at the moment nothing has changed.” debate on it has not started. Let hain ‘The trustees have some minor concerns about the bill but trustees assopiation president Eric Buckley sees its role more as a mediator in the dispute between the government the teachers, it . “I have always believed that the way to resolve these open for further action.” Last week, the teachers voted 70 per cent in favor of protesting the legislation by holding a one-day illegal strike that was to have been held today. That was delayed until next week after the meeting with Brummet was arranged. ‘The teachers also approved other job action including refusing to supervise extra-curricular activities. HANSEN CREW ‘LOOKS FORWARD Into Further Education © Registered With the B.C. Ministry of Education Examination Branch Castlegar Christian Academy 365-7818 — 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. 0% Off Regular Room Rates (suites excepted) at Waterton’s Lakeside Resort SUNDAYS THROUGH IDAYS TO JUNE 12th (excluding May 15th - 17th) Added bonus: Fun Book offering discounts on recreational facilities and purchases in Watertor town-site. 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Winners will be requ testing que Reserve Now To Avoid Disappointment Beargshane: Imm i“ Box 38, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta Canada TOK 2MO Phone (403) 859-2211 Toll-free reservations from Alberts, Saskatchewan and TO GOING HOME By DEBI PELLETIER Press RADIUM HOT SPRINGS — With only four weeks and 1,400 kilometres to go, members of Rick Hansen's Man-in-Motion tour crew are allowing themselves time for reflection and a look to the future. But they are trying not to think too much about the fact home is so tantalizingly close as the tour resumed wheeling toward the West Coast today after a rest day here Tuesday. Mike Reid, 25, the man responsible for the wheelchair crusader's safety on the road, says reaching this Rocky Mountain resort pushed crew members over another psychological hump. Reid said Tuesday it was a relief when the entourage reached Australia, the halfway point of the world tour to raise money for spiral cord research and promote the abilities of the disabled. Now that they are halfway through British Columbia, it’s tough not to think about home. “We didn't allow ourselves to think about Vancouver throughout the tour, simply because if you looked too far ahead you'd just get lost at the task at hand,” the tall, dark-haired Reid sgid-in_an int i < Reid, whose sister, Amand: iso a member of the \\entourage and Hansen's fiance, said that until recently the crew i intai that disci o FOCUS CHANGED “But ever since we crossed the Alberta-B.C. border I think we've all sort of had that focus on Vancouver. It's a very tangible goal now and it’s very difficult not to look at it.” after finishing his university degree in political science. “| never thought when I started that I really cold do it,” said Bondi who is nursing a cold. “I think it will prepare me for when I get back into Vancouver go to out and find a new challenge . . . and not be seared to go after it.” Advance man Simon Cumming has a degree in international relations from the University of B.C. and worked as a waiter before joining the tour in Miami. A cousin of the Reids, he had some experience as an advance man with an'A musical organization but schoo} boards the notice. Under legislation, boards can only fire ‘a teacher after ‘unsatisfactory evaluations over » period of not legs than year and not in Vancouver newspapers Tuesday urged parents to ask the government to delay passing their chi the legislation for the good of ildren. It says that the bill lor and the edueati Ae the ad y role hb have p d fc system. TEACHERS continued from front pege said he is unwilling to change the “philosophy” of the bill. “They want to control completely, that’s the phil- osophy,” said Rodgers. He emphasized that neither parents nor teachers would have any control in how a school is run. “This is the worst attack on teachers since restraint started,” he said. “I've never seen anything like this, his career was in a state of flux and he jumped at the chance to join Hansen. Cumming, 25, said the public’s response arid the intensity of the tour is no surprise. He also doesn’t think it will be a big letdown when it's over. “I don’t think about it that much. I don’t think it will be hard for me personally to sort of slip into another lifestyle . . . I don't think it's going to be really tough for the rest of the crew either.” CONCERNED FOR RICK Cumming said he’s confident everyone will find something else to do, but he has some concerns for Hansen. “He's the identifiable one, so it’s going to be kind of tough for him I think to sink back into a state of semi-oblivion if you will because people are still going to recognize him.” But 27-year-old Amanda, who joined the tour two years ago as Hansen's physiotherapist, said she believes they ean regain the privacy they cherish. “The biggest sacrifice of this tour has been the loss, to a large extent, of that private life.” The poised, auburn-haired Reid admits there will be a difficult period of adjustment when the tour ends. “Rick and myself, we are everyday average people and we will continue to lead a life like that. And I think when things start to calm down and wind down a little bit, I would hope that probably people would allow us to do that as well.” - Everyone in the entourage will be looking for work or other challenges after the tour, which has raised more A ‘across Canada haven't seen anything like it. “No other province ‘in Canada has a College of Teachers,” said Rodgers. “We're even a topic of discussion at the World C of Teaching P is.” Rodgers said local teachers voted on the bill last Tl day. The vote ded the pi | average of 70 per cent in favor of strike action, but exact figures were not released. Rodgers said further job action will depend on the outcome of the meetings between teachers and government. ‘The first meeting between BCTF president Elsie McMurphy and Premier Vander Zalm ended in a stalemate. “We're hoping these meetings might be a face-saver for everyone,” said Rodgers. “But to drop this on us without consulation goes against everything he (Vander Zalm) said during the last election.” Rodgers is: uncertain how the bill will affect the Royal Commission on Education, but he thinks the disruptive effect on education will be evident to Barry Sullivan who was named to chair the commission. “['m hoping Mr. Sullivan will be honest enough to say Vander Zalm was wrong,” said Rodgers. RCMP investigate police shooting KIMBERLEY (CP) — RCMP are investigating an headquarters in Nelson. The newest member of the Hansen 25-year-old Rico Bondi, who joined in Saint John, N.B., entourage is than $9 million, reaches Vancouver May 22, but Amanda Reid is cautious about making too many plans too quickly. Richmond firm gets order By CasNews Staff A Richmomd company has been awarded the contract to build the largest component of Cominco's new sophisti cated lead smelter at Trail. Lurgi Canada Ltd. has placed an order worth about $1 million with Ebco Indus tries Ltd. to construct a.210 tonne steel shell for the smelter. The smelter is expected to go into production in 1989 and is thought to be one of the most cost-efficient and environmentally clean lead smelting operations in the world. The new technology being used for the smelter is called QSL and the process uses oxygen at high temperatures to perform all the smelting functions in one vessel, a re- actor that replaces the Sinter Plant and blast furnaces used in the old smelter. The 41-metre-long, cigar- shaped shell for the reactor will be shipped in eight sec- tions, the largest reaching a diameter of 5.28 metres. The thickness of the steel will range from 30 to 50 milli metres and because of the oversized dimensions of the sections, they will be shipped by rail and special trucks. to Trail during the first few months of 1988. Cominco is providing the engineering, procurement and construction of the $171 million modernization project ‘now underway in Trail. incident in which a Mountie’s service revolver discharged, shattering a pickup truck window and sending shards of glass into the right eye of a teenaged passenger. Gary McIndoe said Tues- day that RCMP have not ex- plained how his 17-year-old son Todd, who is in good con dition in Kimberley Hospital, suffered the injury. “He has a serious eye in- jury.” said McIndoe. “We're just hoping he doesn’t end up blind.” RCMP in this southeastern B.C. community referred in- quiries about the Sunday night incident to regional There, Staff Sgt. Jerry McCrae said the teenager was a passenger in a truck that ran a police roadblock set up to catch drinking dri- vers. The truck was chased for 10 kilometres by Const. Craig Kirkpatrick who forced it to pull over in rough ter- rain. Kirkpatrick, who was with an auxiliary policeman, ap- proached the vehicle with his revolver drawn but the con- stable tripped and the gun went off sending a bullet through the rear window of the truck, said McCrae. The flying glass hit McIndoe. Kirkpatrick has not been suspended. FIDDLE FUN . . . Jack bo ie of Trail wails away on his violin during the Oldtime Fiddling Champion- By CasNews Staff Two Castlegar area fiddlers captured trophies at the 1987 B.C. Provincial Qldtime Fiddling Championships April 11 at the Community Complex. Crystal Verhaeghe of Castlegar took top spot in the Junior category while Curly Ratcliffe of Blueberry Creek nailed down second place in the Championship division. Summerland’s Cy Lovell won the overall Champion ship title. Les Rattray of Penticton took the Open title, while Dave Dyck of Vernon and Kevin Keinlein, also of Vernon, took the Seniors and Limited titles, respectively. Complete results are as follows: First — Crystal Verhaeghe of Castlegar. LIMITED First — Kevin Keinlein of Vernon; second — Herb Johnson of Vernon; third — George Hayes of Kelowna; ships at the Community Complex. Regnier came up with a third place showing in the seniors category. — CosNews Photo by Rick Grahom ~ Area fiddlers win fourth — Mervin Makaroff of Trail; fifth — Cec Sveinson of Maple Ridge. ‘ SENIORS First — Dave Dyck of Vernon; second — Alfie Taylor of Kelowna; third — Jack Regnier of Trail; fourth — Percy Ferguson of Parksville; fifth — Frank Siebert of Trail. OPEN First — Les Rattray of Penticton; seeond — Joe Berton of Surrey;,third — Les Brooking of Peachland; fourth — Arthur Waite of Kamloops; fifth — Tony Smandych of Creston. CHAMPIONSHIP First — Cy Lovell of Summerland; second — Curly Ratcliffe of Blueberry Creek; third — Charlie Prest of Abbotsford; fourth — Glen Hiebert of Cumberland; fifth — William Werbenuk of Penticton. She was not hurt, but the car sustained $1,000 in dam- ages. A Also on Monday, a youth fell asleep at the wheel of the 1977 Vega he was driving and drove it off Highway 22, roll- ing it once. 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