u a] zi February 19, 1989 Student Placement RESPONSIBLE 49-year-old student will babysit in your home, 365-6442, Irenet 313 00-JOB-LAD—. 13-year-old looking to do yardwork, etc. Call 365-2375 ask tor ave tin 01 14-YEAR-OLD STUDENT willing jo. do odd jobs, babysitting, yordwork, etc, Call 365-2375 ask for Kirk tino} NEED @ job? High dthool and college students may offer their services under this category. Drop us a line or phone the Action Ad number 365-2212. We will Fun your ad for 3 issues of no charge Hn 76 Giveaway 5 BORDER Collie-cross pups. Ph. 365. 7574 3/15 FULLY grown spayed female. \Lab good watch dog. 365-6676 a4 Lost 8-MONTH-OLD spayed female, blue point Siamese kitten, answers to Bailey icintly, 4th Street, 9th Avenue. 365 5453 3/14 MISSING since Feb. 10. small female light multi-colored poodle terrier cross South Columbia Avenue orea, 365-3787 3/1 Found RED Persian cat found several days ago nm Connors Road, (Behind. SuperValu Ph. 365-3680 RED BARON COINS: Buying — Selling Trading p ener. Bros. wellers, Trail > phone for.an. appointment, 368:5828 52/83 FOUND items are not charged for. if you've found something phone the Ac tion Ad number 365-2212 anytime during business hours. We'll run the ad 3 issues tree of charge Business Oppor. RETAIL SPACES FOR LEASE in Downtown Castlegar. Excellent rates 365-714) or 365-5591 719 JOBBER WANTED For wholesale food distribution route in- the West:Kootenays, Must have experience in selling and must have ‘approx-$20,000 to invest for stock Job requires 5-ton reeter truck. We have one available 860-3911. 860-8874 ABSENTEE owners 5 unit apartment must sell. $70,000. Call 1-860-6592. 7/15 Business Oppor. BE INDEPENDENT with financial suce Opening wholesale tail outle! dealing with nd products. 2A n bi Please phone 693.2261. Notices CHAPEL HOUSE Heritage Park Zuckerberg. Island ot STATION -- Monday through Friday tin. PREGNANT? NEED HELP? There are caring people to help you atthe —~ CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTRE 354-1199 24 Hour Hotline 577 Baker St, (Upstairs) Nelson + FREE PREGNANCY TESTING DANCE BANDS and mobile disco Available for any type of engagement 1.362-7795. tin 65 WEST KOOTENAY. KENNEL CLUB annual sanction match Sunday, February 26 Kinnaird Hall, Castlegar infor mation call evenings 365-8150, 357-9590, 359-7154 313 WE wish to thank our children and thelr fami heir expression of love on our 50th Anniversary, also for their gifts. flowers and humor, Special thanks to neighbours and good wishes. God Bless You All. Walter and Margaret, Lebedott. 15 In Memoriam THE B.Cr HEART FOUNDATION accepts with gratitude “in Memoriam” donations which help promote Heart Research, Cards sent to next-of-kin, Box 3023 Castlegar, 8.C 104/81 Our Action Ad Phone Number is 365-2212 school trips, weekly shop! CasNews Printing * Letterheads Envelopes Business Cards Brochures Business Forms Invitations ing. 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IN THE CASTLEGAR AUTO MALL PHONE 365-7241 COLLECT D.L. 7956 > Stk. #YT1584 Geneticist calls for toxics study Pesticide director blasted at meeting in Nelson By SIMON BIRCH Edi Ah associate professor of genetics said Monday the British Columbia government has a ‘*moral obligation” to study whether toxic chemicals cont along railroad right-of-ways have seeped into private ned in herbicides used properties ‘I think they (government: officials) have a moral ebligation because they wrote the permits which allowed this procedure to be employed,”’ Joseph Cummins of the University of Western Ontario said, referring to the prac tice of companies such as Canadian Pacific Rail and B.C Rail 1o-use herbicides to-controt vegetation growing along their tracks Speaking forum on the use of pesticidés, Cummins advised the ap. t the Capitol Theatre in Netson during a proximately 60 people who attended the forum to do their own testing if the government won't “If they won't, tools are becoming available so we can doit for ourselves,’ he said Cummins said quick, easy and inexpensive tests to detect pesticide residues in food, water, soil and plants are already on the market and similar tests for dioxins and PCBs may be available by the end of the year He said the tests — known as consist of a coloring agent which is added to “immunoassays mple of the The degree to material suspected of containing a pollut which the color changes indicates the level of the pollutant in the sample, he said **1t’s a good test and it should stand up in court,”” he said Cost of. the tests currently available from Biotech Transfer Consulting, Inc. of Waterloo, Ont., $325 10 $475 per kit with each kit containir But Cu tually market individual tests foras little as $5 to $10 each range from O tests. mins said he expects the company will even Cummins was one of three featured speakers Tuesday He was joined by John Ross of Kootenay Citizens for Alternatives to Pesticides and Ron Kobyinyk, director of the provincial Pesticide Control Branch and administrator of the Pesticide Control Act INSIDE Officers ROB KOBYLNYK Is the heat Kobylnyk was the target of criticism during much of the 90-minute question-and-answer session which followed presentations by the three speakers In particular, Kobylnyk angered several members of the audience by quoting one scientist who said the chances of getting cancer from PCBs which are not used in pesticides — is about one-fifth that of getting cancer from chlorinated drinking water. In addition, he said the chances of getting cancer from wine and beer are much greater than the chances of getting cancer from the chemicals found in pesticides at everyday exposure levels *So when you look at it in perspective you begin to ? ‘I mean wonder, well, why are we here?" he said we're here for the rest of my talk to discuss less than one-tenth of one per cent of those chemicals that cause cancer.”* Kobyinyk said he was attempting to put things in per Pf Pective, but his statements were challenged by the audien *My assumption is you'd have no compunction about continued on page A2 Board ponders visit to Japan received a delegation from Embetsu leaving 4x4 hardtop, 1.6 titre, 5-speed, red or blue. 2 in stock *14720 Stk. #YP2502 ONLY 1989 Chevy %-Ton 305 automatic, AMIFM cassette 515734 ONLY. UR aay. Stk. #YS0550 1989 Chevy $10 Pickup Extended cab, 2 wheel drive *129 ivervie chevrolet oldsmobile itd. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday in The Pick lottery were 23, 24, 31, 42, 43, 44, 46 and 56. By CasNews Staff Castlegar school board is con sidering participating in a visit 10 Japan in June along with represen tatives from the City of Castlegar and Selkirk College The board received a letter from Selkirk College principal Leo Perra suggesting that the school district may ant to get involved in developing a Fepresentative trict in that city neluding a from the local education d This June, City of Castlegar and Selkirk College representatives from the will travel to Embetsu to sign a twin ning agreement Perra said Selkirk College currently has a sister institution agreement with the Rokkoh Gakuen Educational activities and displays Pete Oglow demonstrates the fine art of carving traditional Doukhobor wooden ladles as Frank Zak and Peter Oglotf look at the Castlegar Rail Station. The station is the centre of luring Heritage Week which got underway Monday. —cossiews photo by simon Biech Trustees eye heritage funds By CHERYL CALDERBANK Castlegar school board is attempting to get a jump on obtaining funds under the provincial government's heritage language pilot projects. The board Monday passed a motion Evelyn Voykin to schools by trustee have superintendent of Terry Wayling Minister Tony Trail MLA Dirks, minister of state for the Kootenays, Steve Babakeiff ber of the city's write a letter lo Education Brummett, Rossland Chris D'Arcy, Howard a mem Heritage Advisory Council and other applicable officials describe Russian express the The letter will Castlegar school district language district's funds for Program an¢ strong interest in obtainin, I realize we have not received full information from the ministry regar ding ‘any policy taking,”” Voykin said said-the-beard- should take advantage directions they are However, she of any opportunity to get a jump ob- taining funds Maybe we could get a jump on thi and get some money,” she said She noted that in the past year the board has applied for two programs One for a special needs centre and the school. The other a correspondence district didn’t get either one of the Programs However,-Voykin stressed that the board at this point is not applying for the heritage funds but Jom the minis. simply trying wuihe bilingual “We can’t afford to wine and dine ministers but atleast we can write let ter,"’ she said. trustee. Doreen Smecher Russiar never beer However noted that the program has heritage language t think the She noted tha she didr program would qualify the Ontario definition of a heritage pre cludes the teaching of culture in its Smecher wanted any letters > ge out without the heri designation attached But Mickey Kinakin ¢ the Russia pieserving the Janguage Canucks set record page B1 Citizenship ‘ winners page B3 Tetatronstiprwith the cacation district in Embetsu, Hokkaido, Japan Perra_ noted thatlast Junethe city Foundation. The chairman of the foundation has been an active suppor continued on page A2 the program and participatior establishment” gf heritage language pilot projects Stract The bids the Community Complex centre facility the final bid figure structured, Castlegar and president Ron Ross explained today companies also hal to bid I things as flooring, lighting dehumidifier units After deciding priorities, bid prices week before the centre’s building committee adds up all the numbers and recommends to the Regional District of Central Kootenay which company should get the con which were opened today at ranged from a low et $1,764,533 toa high of $2,070,000 for the basic aquatic The reason for the week-long delay in determining results from the way the bids are District Ross said companies submitting the bids had to en ter a price for the basic aquatic centre facility eparate prices for such a public a which items they want to make the building committce member the bids each company has made to determine the Final the right to build added As well, the final decision on RDCK board which is scheduled to discur pam. at tee’s recommenda he followin, (igure price © William $1,802, 827 © Fame Construction ot Trail Project Society * Nu ,764,553 But the 800,000 © Advance 939,274 address system and 2,070,000 © Vic .797,891 before deciding which company to are for the basic facility only Van Isle Construction of Seven firms bid for pool contract By SIMON BIRCH ditor Seven companies have bid tor Castlegar’s new aquatic centre — but it will be about a “Itwill takea fair bit of evaluation ic Even after the committee comes up with the final numbers, itmay not recommend the towest bidder, Ross commitice_must check references recomniend: The awarding the contract rests with the the commit tion at the March 4 board meeting eB companies have bid on the project s for the separate items): Berg Construction of Castlegar $1,844,000 Construction of Castlegar © Marbella Pacific Construction West of Delta Building Systems of Kelowna * Actes Construction Engineering of Vancouvet Revelstoke program in Castlega Fleet as cha By BRENDAN NAGLI Staff Writer College board chaitman Elizabeth Fleet retained her seat as chairman and Gary Exner was elected vice-chairman Tuesday during Selkirk Comepe’s vtec tion of officers at the Castlegar Can Jack at last year’s election — and Exner were both swiftly ushered into their executive positions in the first five minutes of the mgnthly college board meeting Thank you for that vote of cor resuming her’ pps head of hespoke with reporter the board table he meeting I'm really happy aby Weer joyed the last year,” she said. “found it very challenging learned an awful lot and ['m very enthus about -Setkirk working on their behalt Conege and 1 enjoy Hleet said the next year will be busy for her as board chairman and she is of the people back irman hopetul the college car pand I'm hoping that pe ding situation will be than last year and SeOpPe tT LO-ahert programs that on," Fleet said Tt was also Fane m in But Ex onthe the vice-chairman’s her took a one-year hiat position last year when he turned down the nomination for leaving Fred Merrimat Viee-chairman’s respon: ner said he Was glad to be returning as Vice-Chairman ooking I teel veryegood, Ir forward to being back in that capacity and working with Elizabeth Selkirk rdinator Dennis Following the electior special education co-« Anderson’ spoke to the board on Setkirk’s Special education offerings. He told the board Selkirk ny ranked third provincially for special education course offerings‘’and added the college should continue to-work-arbecoming continued on p 2