blag oe e were. GAMINE, Norm Wakeman's sailboat, is shown here at the entrance to the Painted Cave, Santa Cruz Island. Mr. Wakeman will be at Selkirk College this Tuesday to show his Natural History film, “Pacific Shores.” The film features killer whales, sea atters, ele- phant seals, a great white shark, and many gray whal other forms of coastal wildlife and spectacular = scenery. The film will be personally narrated by Mr. Wakeman who is a biologist and expert wildlife photographer who has worked for many years at Pasadena City College. He has made films for such TV programs as Disneyland, Bold Journey, I Search for Adventure, the Mutual of Omaha Show and Westinghouse Adventure. Films to be Shown Monday Deals with Distribution of Wealth in the World Do Canadians exhibit a “shocking lack of understand- ing” of efforts by Canada and the United Nations to assist the poor nations of the world to develop? Do Canadians even care? There is a group in Castle- gar which does care and is looking for ways to increase its knowledge about development “SHOES THAT MAKE AN IMPRESSION” FOR SAVAGE SHOES AND ALL YOUR FAMILY FOOTWEAR Phone 365-7025 — Pine St. — Castlegar problems and to use this knowledge in an effective way. On Feb, 2 at 7.30 p.m. they will meet at the de Rham home at 113 Pinewood, Castlegar, to view and discuss three films dealing with the subject of the distribution of wealth in the world. The films, all from the Selkirk College film library and . all National Film Board produc- tions, are titled “Tilt”, “To Each a Rightful Share” and *Man and His Resources.” This meeting will be only the first in a series in which films from the college library and from the IDERA Resource Centre in Vancouver will be shown. Anyone interested in at- 25 Year Gold Pin for John S. McCall ~ Recognition of Services John S, McCall, 62,’ of Robson, since 1972 office man- ager at the Kootenay Canal development on Kootenay Riv. er between Nelson and Castle- gar, and latterly Seven-Mile power development near Trail, has been awarded a gold pin signifying 25 years of meritor- fous service with B.C, Hydro, The presentation was made by E, T. Quirk, Hydro's construction manager at the two major West Kootena: power projects, . Mr. McCall joined the financial division of the former B.C. Power Commission in Victoria in 1951, He served the Commission on Vancouver Island unti! 1962, when he transferred to Vancou- ver head office of B.C. Hydro and Power Authority following the merger of the provincially- owned Power Commission and the privately-owned B.C. Elec- tric Co, Soon after arriving in Vancouver Mr. McCall was assigned to costing on the Columbia River Treaty pro- jects. He was Columbia project analyst during the construction of Duncan, Hi Arrow (leter re- named Hugh Keenleyside) and Mica dams, He received a certificate of recognition for this service. In 1972 he moved from Vancouver to the Kootenay Canal project as office man- ager. With construction at the canal now virtually completed, his office was moved early in January to the site of Seven- Mile power development on the Pend d'Oreille River. Mr. McCall and his wife Kathleen have lived in Robson since 1972. While there, he has been a trustee of Castlegar Public Library, chairman of Kootenay Canal division of the United Appeal, and member of the Castlegar Golf Club, tending the gath wel- come and can contact Michelle de Rham at 365-7088 or Ann Holden at 365-6769 for further “Coleco” Regular Price $26.95 Tommy Biln Smart snowmobile drivers don’t lose their heads, {Health & Welfare Canada) Our Downstairs Toyland featuring the Table of + PRICED TOYS Extra Special STANLEY CUP HOCKEY GAMES Special ...... % PRICE “lr RUG Comer of Pine and Columbia Open Mon, - Thurs. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fri. 9 am. to 9 p.m, Sat. 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday end Holiday Hours: 12 noon - 1 p.m. WOODEN ROCKI (Folding Type) Regular Price $12.95 Special . . . Phone 365-7813 6-7 pm, NG CHAIRS .» « 25% OFF John McCall, left, is Congratulated on Completing 25 Years Service with Hydro by Fellow Staffers Lachlan Russel and Gordon Boyd Castlegar Resident for 30 Years Mrs. Polly Makeiv Dies af Age 79 A resident of Castlegar for 30 years, Mrs. Polly W. Makeiv, 79, died at Mount St. Francis Friday. Funeral services began . Monday and concluded Tuesday from the chapel of the Castle- gar Funeral Home. Mrs, Makeiv was born on July 25, 1896 in Russia and came to Saskatachewan in the early 1900's, She moved to Crescent Valley in 1910 and was married there on Jan. 17, 1914. They resided in Taghum, Shoreacres and Fruitvale prior to making their home in Castle- gar. Mrs. Makelv had been a patient in Mount St. Francis since the fall of 1975. She was a member of the Union Spiritual Communities of Christ. Her husband John died in February of 1984 and a son Fred also predeceased her. She is survived by three sons, Pete of Genelle, Harry of Thrums and John of Vancou- ver; two daughters, Mrs. Ann Hollybow of Vancouver and Mrs. Len (Mary) Dykes of North Surrey; 17 grandchildren and several great-grandchil- dren. Burial took place in Bril- liant Cemetery. Possibility of a Local Fly-In Being Studied by COPA Wing A fly-in for the Castlegar area? Members of the West Kootenay COPA (Canadian Owners and Pilots ition) Wing Flight 22 are in favor of one and will be looking into the possibilities. This was one of several matters dealt with on Tuesday of last week when 14 of the flight's members attended the regular monthly meeting at Selkirk College. The 1976 executive con- sists of captain Bob Dale- Johnson, co-captain Jean Dun- lop, navigator Mary Gemmill and directors Hal Swartz, Rick Greene and Connie Nunns. All are of Castlegar except Mrs. Nunns who is of Trail. A committee of two, con- sisting of Jean Dunlop and Denny Hughes, has been ap- pointed to collect information onany changes in tie down fees ag well as other costs a private pilot may be faced with from airport recovery funds. Tt was also agreed a further letter should be sent to Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco reiterating the membership's opposition to the 10 per cent excise tax which is on planes purchased in the States for Canadian ownership. Icy Roads Blamed for Sat. A of The meeting concluded with a talk by Tom Willson of the department of environment weather office, Castlegar Air- port, on anomalies of the weather related to this particu- lar area. t Flight 22 holds its monthly meetings every third Tuesday of the month. Two Passengers In Accident Taken to Hospital ‘Two porsons were taken to Castlegar and District Hospital Friday afternoon following a two-vehicle collision on Colum- bla Ave. in Front of Turbo Station. Taken to hospital were George Fontez and Barbara Uchida, passengers in a vehicle driven by Maria Bacon of Castlegar. The collision occurred when the Bacon vehicle was stopped for traffic anda pickup, driven by Lloyd Anthony Ger- onazzo of Castlegar, failed to stop and rear-ended the Bacon vehicle, Local RCMP say charges are peadieg: Total estimate of damages were not available but damage to the pickup have been estimated at $1,200, Commercial Printing CASTLEGAR NEWS Phone 365-7266 eee ed Will Re-Open SUNDAY February Ist AINSWORTH HOT SPRINGS Ainsworth Hot Springs Ltd. Ainsworth, B.C. Opened Daily PHONE 229-4248 ov FIT-RITE Fremenkos SHOES QUALITY SHOES for the family Fo and Work it Dress — Casual an Our Footwear Will Meet the Need of Any Type Work or Any Occasion AACA A OFFICE HOURS Monday thru Friday 9am. - 1 pm. Payments may be made lease deposit cheque in eral slot located on door. service, Please, if you re- quire service, leave your Waldie’s Plumbing & Heafing Ltd. 61 Crescent Street, Castlegar — Phone 365-7531 between these hours or. name and . telephone number, a8 we pl the tape back at regular in- tervals, Ph, 365-7691 or 365-2563 WANTED USED men’s white shirts for projects at the Adult Activity Centre, 211 Maple St, Castlegar. ~ company from. Final Clearance HALF PRICE & LESS Ladies’ Wear WHISPER PANTY HOSE 10% OFF Regular Price Stock Up Now WINTER ] FABRICS “3 Double Knits & Polyester OFF Regular Price Tey road conditions are blamed in a two-vehicle acci- dent Saturday on Ridgewood Drive in Woodland Park. Police said a 1971 Olds- mobile, driven by Henry De Rosa, was pulling out of a Just Received: MOOD RINGS & PENDANTS driveway and due to vision did not see the second vehicle, a 1969 Chrysler driven by Pauline Nazaroff. Both driv- ers are of Castlegar. The Nazaroff vehicle was unable to stop due to icy road conditions, No charges have been laid. No injuries have been reported. Damage to each vehicle has been estimated -at $300. PODIATRIST Foot Specialist S. G. Fiellstrom, D.P.M. AT HI ARROW ARMS WEDNESDAY, FEB, 11 12 Noon to 8:30 p.m, THURSDAY, FEB. 12 9 am, to 8 p.m. FOR APPOINTMENTS. PHONE 365-7282 Only . . . $5.00 each — NOTICE — Effective February Ist, 10¢ Collection Fee will charged on taland Natural Gas Bills AIR TRAVEL AGENT FOR ALL AIRLINES © Reservations @ Tours @ Hotel Accommodations Use Your Master Charge & Chargex Legislative Library, Parliament Bldga., 501 Victorda, B. C. V8yV 1X4 lev Feb. 28 STLEGAR NEW Published Every Thursday Morning at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays”’ VOL. 29, No. 6 ee SERVING Castlegar - Kinnaird Robson - Genelle Blueberry Creek Shoreacres + Thrums Slocan Valley and City New Denver - Silverton eco eat aera CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1976 . *2O5R re rnd 20 CENTS PER COPY Schools’ 1976 Operating Budget Reflects Projected 3 Mill Increase budgel of °° $4,187,636 was approved Mon- day at a spectal meeting of the board of trustees for School District No. 9. This is an Increase of $844,695 over last car's operational budget of 342,841. Secretary-treasurer John °Dascher’ told the Castlegar News this is a projected: rate increase of three mills. A big increase has been ‘shown in teaching supplles. “An per cent: jump,” says Mr, Dascher, There is also in- creased costs because of addi- © Yonal staff in all teaching and Tender for Casilegar Rola: Villa fo be Announced Teday Yvonne McGuire and Susan Hewer were Flag Bearers for the Weekend Minor Hockey Celebrations DREE Pacific Fibre, a two-man ncouver..has received a $1.5 million DREE grant to set up a chip work Castlegar Potential Site Grant for Plant will cost somewhere’ between seven and. 16.million ‘dollars, The two men. are..presently «* talking with other corporations plant in the ‘Norm Smith and ‘his part- ner Carl Jansen have not yet decided where the operation will be located, but Castlegar, Nelson and Slecan City are potential sites, said Mr. Smith. In a recent news article Mr. Smith has stated that the whole area is good from the : point of view of raw materials and markets, but it is possible for us to go as far north as Revelstoke and as far east as the Alberta border.” ‘The plant, according to Pér. Smith, will employ 68 men and in supplying the rest. of the capital. “All. the” paperwork is ne,”.: Mr. Smith < explained. “Right now we are trying to settle who we are going to be involved with and which site will be chosen.” The: original idea, Mr. Smith related’ was that the plant would be funded jointly by'the Department of Regional Economic Expansion and Tri- angle Pacific, an American firm with operations in-the Slocan Valley. However, Tri-Pac re- cently opted to pull out, leavin, rf i ntl Psi iy _. Mr. Smith. Wiehe 1. K, Barbers. viee-presi:_ Pacific Fibre to look for alterna- tive means’ of- financing. “L was disappointed with ‘Tri-Pac's decision, but I could- n't question their motives,” said dent in charge of operation of Tri-Pac Canada said his com- pany declined to get involved with the chipping plant because of “escalating costs." am Mr. Barber explained that as far as Tri-Pac management was concerned, the present market trends did not -justify the investment of capital in such a venture, “Besides, the plant would do nothing to solve our deca- (continued on 2) Tender for the 16 new units, and the completion of 10 unfinished downstairs units at the Castlegar Rota Villa is to be ~ awarded today. This follows the announce- ment by Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy who stated pro- vineial cabinet approval has _ been given for a $151,250 grant toward this. project. The bal- ance of the $435,750 project,’ handled through CMHC, has also been approved. Mr. D'Arcy says he is very thankful and relieved to have B as wellas general salary increases in these departments, “Bus operating expenses have increased by 42 per cent,” &e-ssid. "While this covers increased gasoline costs it also shows an increase brought about by the added service of busing kindergarten students. Teaching equipment re- placement has been held down for the past two to three years but there is now a need for these replacements as well as new. equipment for new courses. Some. maintenance of schools has also been held down the final formalization com- plete. He is appreciative of the work done by the new minister of municipal affairs and housing Hugh Curtis in pushing this project through. “This represents two years of work by the Castlegar Senior Citizens' Villa Association and in particular its president, Paul Oglow, and EMCO engineer, Ron Ross,” he said, Mr. D'Arcy stated that the arrangement not only calls for the actual construction, but also for landseaping and general beautification. MP Says Short and Long Term Improvements Are Now ‘In the Works’ for Castlegar Airport You say you nearly froze your whatever off while wait- ing for your baggage at’ the Castlegar Airport? Or you almost ‘missed your flight be- cause of the lineup to. get through the ‘security ® check there? Cheer up. Help is on the way. Kootenay. West MP Bob Brisco said Tuesday that short- and long-term improvements to facilities at the airport are in the works. He said he met with Ministry of Transport officials in Vancouver last week and has been ‘assured that a walk- through security device has been shipped to Castlegar for installation at the airport. He said the present system, in which a security officer checks each passenger with a sensing wand, will still be used for backup. Meeting Called To Organize Opening of Centre Castlegar and District Community Centre is scheduled for completion in May. In order to organize an opening program all clubs and organizations in the area are invited to attend a meeting Feb. 16 at 7.90 p.m. in the Castlegar Arena Hall. Recreation director Pat Metge says that many groups, organizations and’ individuals have approached the building committee about’ an opening program for the facility. So as to avoid having a single club or organization handle the open- ing or have a number of events spread over an extended period of time, this meeting has been called. Another subject to be dealt with at the Feb. 16 meeting will be the community. funding for furnishing the new community centre. Intersection Light is Hit Police, are still investi- gating Monday c!.ernoon's in- cident which resulted in the traffic control light at the corner of Columbia Ave. and Pine St. being struck by the raised box of a large dump truck. No details have been re- leased other than the accident occurred at 3.25 p.m. with the driver of the vehicle identified as Paul Kinakin of Castlegar. He said other short-term changes to the terminal, which he hopes the MoT will approve by March, will: inelude more seating in the security area, an a new fire truck, equipped with foam, He said long-range: plans for the airport include greater + waiting room area, a custams office, a cafeteria and a larger work area for airline staff. He said these long-range improve- ments may take up to five years to implement. CanCel Not for Sale; Gov't To Refain Crown Corporation Forests Minister Tom Wa- terland said last week the” government intends to retain all provincial Crown corpora- tions for at least the next year. He made the statement when asked if he intended to recommend that the govern- ment sell its Canadian Cellulose Co. Ltd. (CanCel) shares. not,” he said. “We are not considering it at the moment. It will be at least a year down the road before we are in a position to even think about it.” But while Mr. Waterland said the would and this too must now be done, The only factor that could change the picture of the projected 3 mill increase would be if teachers’ salaries were rolled back to January if held to the guidelines. “This would be a one and a half mill saving,” says Mr. Dascher. ~ Jones Named President Of Local Library Board Don Jones was named Castlegar and District Public Library chairman Monday when its regular board meeting was held at the Kinnaird Branch, i Other officers are vice- chairman Richard Hallett, treasurer Clarice MeKinnon, secretary Catrina Ward and trustees Don Danroth, Muriel Heagy, Fran Jones, Winifred Naylor and Susan Port. : Among the items of busl- ness were the confirmation of new staff, Mrs. Vi Wileox as assistant librarian and Mrs. Pat Livingstone as relief librarian, The library's secretary, Mrs. Elaine Blydo, will work at least one more day a week so as to cope with the rising amount of work as the growth of the brary continues. Volunteer librarian Mrs. Fran Jones who has so ably run the Robson branch, will be replaced by a paid staff mem- ber for six hours a week. An advertisement will appear for this position, Allen Selbie, as auditor for the Castlegar and District Public Library and City Council representative, was commend- ed on his efforts to have work begun on the inside entrance to the basement of the Castlegar branch. : Budget and / furnishings committees were “struck - to Tri-Pac Woodchips ‘The wood chip situation in the forest industry is a “virtual isaster," I, K. Barber, vice- president’ of operations for Triangle Pacific Canada said Tuesday. Mr. Barber, ina news article, has stated that the British Columbia Forest Ser- vice was demanding Tri-Pae and other companies to, log more wood than the market can absorb. on the Forest remain government-controlled he wanted it to be independent. “The government will al- low CanCel to operate inde- “Asa matter of fact, there has been a lot of fon on making the. deci- sions it has to make but within Crown corporations and I must state that there is no intention to sell any of the Crown corporations. other have to work in,” Mr. Waterland said CanCel is a major employer and the workers must be protected. A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS, due to the untiring efforts of many volunteers, was how Minor Hockey chairman Peter [Pat] Picton described the weekend celebrations bringing to an end another Minor Hockey Week. Shown here during the opening ceremonies Saturday are, left to right, Mr. Picton, city representative Ald. Dave Ferguson and master of ceremonies recreation director Pat Metge. Manning the public address system in the background is Peter Johnstone. Mr. Picton stated that one more feature was added to the varied activities usually offered during the Service's recent decision re- cently to drop the allowable cut in the Slocan Valley, Mr. Barber said that unless the industry is allowed to cut only material that is economical to process and chips-are shipped to more distant markets, the situation will continue to de- teriorate. “Railways will have to get handle present matters and other items of business were dealt with. The regular board meeting followed last week's Castlegar and District Public Library annual general meeting and dinner held at the Hi Arrow Arms. This event honored 30 volunteers who help out so consistently to keep the three branches of the library operat- ing for a total of 43 hours a week, Also honored for their contribution ‘over the years were members of the library board who retired this year. They are Mrs, Eileen Woods and Pat Romaine who has been chairman of the board. Attendance at the event was over 70 and included guest speaker Mayor Ed Mosby, Rossland-Trail MLA. Chris D'Arcy, and Miss Mary Leask, Consultant in the Kootenays for the formation of the Kootenay Library System. Although Mrs. Fran Jones, after a busy and conscientious stint as the volunteer at the Robson branch is leaving, the library will remain open for four hours a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. A phone is being installed. in the branch so renewals and other business can be called in. Markel Uncerfain together with the forest indus- try‘and work out ways to economically export chips to the United States,” he sug- gested. Mr. Barber said that, al- | though both solutions would be : difficult to obtain, the Forest : Service would have to “get a : grip" on the situation soon. S Mr. Barber went on to say. : that the Forest Service lowered ~ the allowable cut because Tri- Pac wasn't using enough deca- ° dent wood. However, he stated, it is not economically viable for the company to use that wood. Because of the markets and the decadent wood condi- tions, he went on, Tri-Pac has not cut to the allowable limit for the last two years. To do so, he said, would have “rendered operations uneconomical.” celebrations. This was the pancake breakfast Sunday morning which drew a greater response than anticipated with a turnout of As approximately 200 successful as the entire event peo Proved to be, Mr. Picton says he realizes that there are certain aspects of Minor Hockey Week in this area which could be improved upon. He says he would welcome any suggestions for improvements the public may have that would make next year's €elebrations even more enjoyable for everyone concerned with Minor Hockey.—Castlegar News Photo