2 a ee The Tory steamrolier chugged across Canedo Tuesdoy with Kootenay West the last constituen- cy in Canada to climb aboard. There ore those who see dangers in such g huge majority (Tories 211, Liberals 40, NDP 30 and one independent) but it is the quality of opposition that counts, not the number of MPs sitting in its benches. Pick up any daily newspaper or watch almost any TV newscast and the same strong party spokesmen speak out on the issues of the day. The good thing about the Mulroney landslide is that it will give our new prime minister the opportunity to govern for all of Canade, as his parli y Tories given chanc ugges % 16 years left in this century, the Progressive Conservative Party should be given the next four of them “in which to start the job of © building for greatness.” With the majority government given Brian Mulroney by the Canadian people on Tuesday, the’ Progressive Conservatives should have no great difficulty in winning @ second term in 1988. Only sheer bad luck (such as a global economic depression), or sheer political stupidity (such as arrogance and disregard for leaiti Lith group truly represents all parts of Canada. It will allow him to govern from a position of strength, instead of with the nagging fear of losing a slim majority if a subsequent elec- tion. This is not to say that he need not be mindtul of the req of | | claims) can prevent this. If Mr. Mulroney can truly make the phrase “the 20th century belongs to Canadg” a reality, he will go down in the history books as one of our country's greatest prime ministers. his caucus, expressing the legitimate expectations of their constituencies and regions. Rather, he must be make sure the PM's Office and his cabinet closely communicate with government members and co-operate fully with them. Liberal ineptitude has left staggering problems, and when the new government gets into | scerelft goede ra ot the 3 it is feared the picture will be for i imagined. Canedo’s new government must cut the federal deficit (cut, not chop it). It must find answers to darker than now is great infusion of new jobs will betray the trust the people hove placed in the Mulroney Tories.” National areas like medicare, social. welfore and @ducation funding must be made more efficient (but not, fair share of influence; even, initially, a disproportionate share The West, shut out for far too long from the corridors of er, must not only receive a fair hearing, but must be treated fairly as well The Canadian people on Sept. 4 gave him that opportunity. Clean house Hf one issue can be said to have signalled the turnaround in the fortunes of the Liberal Party and its eventual rout in Tuesday's jection, it was the patronage issue. Universally, political opponen- ts, fair-minded Canadians, and great numbers of supporters of the Liberal Party condemned the ex- tent of the patronage and its blatant exercise. But as black and as bold as the headlines detailing the total cost of the assorted judgeships, senate, judicial and ambassadorial appoin- tments were, there is still some more public money that should be spent. That money is the dollars it will cost to buy out the contracts or poy for the early retirement of a fairly large number of top-echelon Ottawa bureaucrats. That is not to suggest a purge. But those policy-influencing and policy-constructing positions must be filled by people with new ideas and fresh perspectives if a new government is to govern in a meoningtul way Goodwill and thanks Lyle Kristiansen and Bob Brisco shore a common trait: they are both acknowledged to be good “constituency men” who os MPs looked after the wants and con- cerns of individuals and organizations in Kootenay West. They did this with much the some dedication as did longtime Mem- ber of Parliament H.W. (Bert) Herridge, a Canadi insti or three years’ time. The type of “constituency slogging” reputati INSIDE. LIBYA Terror Editer’s mete: AP (Ci John Winn Miller recently spent nine days in Libya on his second extended visit to the North African nation. The ‘sources for his story asked not to be identified for fear of retaliation or dip- TRIPOLI —i;Four months after surviving a coup attempt, Col. Moa- mmar KI 4 J full control of Libya: walng youthful shock troops, prison camps .and« televised executiéns by strangulation. Diplomats say Klisdafy, 42, has sur- vived at least six coup attempts during 15 years of nearly absolute rule of this North African country. The last one, against Khadafy's heavily-fortified barracks- streets ing anyone they deemed suspicious. Shots rang out throughout the night almost to the end of June. Diplomats — who along with resi- dents agreed to speak on condition they not be identified for fear of re- taliation or diplomatic repercussions — say 12 people were officially executed but the number may be closer to 120. “Seven were brutally strangled with elothes-hanging wire on television,” cone diplomat said. “It was obscene. ‘They died very slowly while the kids slapped them on their faces."— -— The public executions ended because of protests at home and from other. Arab countries, the diplomats said. As many as 5,000 people — Westerners — were rounded up by the Revolutionary Commi and locked home in Tripoli on May 8, was diff. erent. It wasn't the military but a smal) band of civilians carrying out the attempt. Most of the commandos — perhaps a dozen — were trapped and Killed. For the next month and a half, Libya was swept by a reign of terror in- up in concentration camps in the desert. At the end of June, the Revol- utionary Committees disappeared from the streets but they are still around. , fear reign Diplomats believe there are only « few thousand people in the Revolu- tionary Committees, but “As long as you have a big army and the Revolu- tiéhary Coifitnittees it is easy to control the country, There are only 3.5 million Libyans, after all.” Another diplomat said: “The Libyans are not revolutionaries. They are very traditional. There's no wild support for Khadafy among the general publie but they tolerate him.” There is, however, growing frustra- —tion—among the civilian population because of a shortage of consumer goods caused by dwindling oil revenues and Khadafy’s attempts to wipe out all small businesses and replace them with government-run supermarkets. Khadafy, however, has been looking pale recently and “is getting very old, very fast,” one diplomat said. Another said the main problem he may face is with the army, pointing to the number of military coup attempts. gama Teach. roadsatety tees. armed youths prowled the If your child is entering sehool fot the first time this year or enrolled in a primary grade, consider this advice: take ‘The Castlegar News welcomes let- ters to the editor. They should be Castlegar B.C, VIN 384 or hand delivered to 197 Ave., Castlegar. Letters must be signed and bear the address of the writer. A telephone number not for publication would also be helpful. Name and address will be withheld only in exceptional circum. stanees, to be determined by the editor. In any event, the name and address of the writer must be disclosed to the editor. The Castlegar News reserves the right to edit letters for brevity, clarity, legality and taste. First consideration will be given to letters that have not been published elsewhere. that Mr. ffristiansen and Mr. Brisco both share reflects even brighter when compared with the record of Mr. D'Arcy since May of last yeor Mr. Brisco, a stalwart “Joe Clerk man”, could likely be given @n important committee chairman- ship, perhaps even made o who represented this area for so many years in It is in this light thot Mr. Kristionsen con take his eorly retirement from public lite with his head held high, and little in the way of personal animosity. Mr. Brisco goes back to Ot- towa ofter ao four-year obsence with o res mondote and the high hopes of the consitituen- cy. He is part of a government with @ majority so large it frightens some However, while many of his new colleagues will still be trying prime minister and those destined for major cabinet positions meons his effectiveness will be even more enhanced. Mr. Kristionsen, meanwhile, is @ young man still in his mid-40s. Already, there is talk that he might be d to the pr i field should longtime Nelson. Creston MLA Lorne Nicolson decide to retire. consider MLA Chris D'Arcy for Nomination in Rossiand-Trail in two par Y to a cabinet minister. He can be coun- ted upon to accomplish o great deal for Kootenay West during the next four years, and to be in a per- sonally enhanced position in voters’ eyes at the end of that time. He knows like any politician fhot the next election started this past Wednesday morning, even before his campaign workers finished cleaning out his heodquar- ters. All people of goodwill should wish Mr. Brisco well as he again tokes up the representation of this riding, and extend thanks fo Mr. Kristionsen for his term of service. Thanks, Jack The exit of a Liberal gover- nment in Ottawa cannot go by without recognition end an ex- pression of thonks to Senetor Jock Austin for the co-operation he ex- tended to Castlegar os a senior cabinet minister in former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau's last government. Senator Austin gave a great deal of support fo such projects as the Castlegor Industriel Perk, our community's new water system, ond the Pass Creek Park expansion Program. ge of the warm, fall weather to teach them safe walking rules — and on rainy days, provide them with well-fitting, reflective rain- gear. M you drop children off on the way to work, do so within a safe walking distance. Plan to walk children to school for the first little while and meet them afterward. If they take the bus, walk with them to the bus for the first few days and meet them at the stop when they arrive home. Get started in plenty of time, so there is no need to hurry or run. This way, they'll learn to walk To help youngsters get to school safely, parents should map out the safest route, keeping the following in mind: wherever possible, choose con. trolled intersections for children to cross. The control may be a mechanical traffic sigrial, an adult crossing guard or a member of the school safety patrol. Explain the meaning of the red- yellow-green sequence of traffic signals and the walk/don't walk signs. Teach children to start across only at the beginning of the appropriate signal. Instruet them also to wateh carefully for turning cars and explain that while the signal is an aid to safe crossing, it cannot be relied upon totally — they should look in all directions before and during crossing. If the crossing is controlled by a crossing guard, children should learn to watch for the “go” signal, and stay at the eurb until the signal is given. Inthe case of unpatrolled crossings, teach youngsters to look in all directions before stepping off the curb and to proceed only when there is a good break in traffie. On twoway streets, they should check to the left until reaching the centre, and to the right as they complete the crossing. Fred Merriman I am not given arty special consideration for saying this but it behooves me nevertheless to say a few good words for the weekly pewspaper as a Canadian institu. tion. Our local “weekly”, which in fact is published bi-weekly, is really News from the perhaps prej — i J without losing meaning under strict deadline pressure, almost week after week, with nary a single word of complaint. I am quite sure that the many contributors to the letters to the editor section of this weilread view of one freeli who has darkened its pages for more than five years. The editor of the paper has ————— bell does toll for us. Then we read about weddings, births, and victory in the fields of sports and academia. In my personal experience, the larger world is more than well prepresented in timely and infor- mative little articles which are selected from the national news services by someone who obiously has the sensitivity to know a good story when he sees it. Since we get the local paper only twice a week, we look forward to its arrival. What will John Charters so ably write on this week? The Castlegar News has an editorial page — no advertising. The editor and the publisher aiso express their opinions. We have that gossipy little piece called Street Talk. The Arts Council In conjunction with the Father Peyton's Rosary Crusades, Rev. Joseph Barnes, Diccegan Crusade Publicity Chairman ‘and Pastor of St. Rita’s Chureh in was re cently appointed Diccesgm organizer of Crusade Rallies. In a prepared statens Loeblich stated that in vie of is only ition that such a project can be and took a lot of work to earn. We also went on more Camp could now mean a weekend or a week. The last year I was a Cub, Akela (the Cublesder), appointed me to be Keeo. This meant I went to Beavérs @very week, as well as Cubs. It was an honor, I suppose, but also quite a lot of work helping out the leaders and teaching the boys what Cubs would be about. After Cubs, I went up to Scouts. Our leader, Mike, was great. We tried to go out for a weekend a month even in the winter. We would hike, cross country ski, or snowshoe. Every winter Scouts from throughout the region would get together for “Frostbite” and in the summer for a regional camp. Our troop took a first aid course from the local firemen. During this time I was lucky. enough to have the opportunity to travel with two other boys from my troop and nine others from the West Kootenays to Britain. But first we had to raise the money. Of all the boys that went, we three were the only ones that completely paid our own way. For months we worked every weekend getting firewood, fixing pallets, shoveling manure, mowing, rock picking and working with community groups who in turn gave us a donation. ~=.We flew from Calgary to London, spent a couple of days in the Baden Powell House while sightseeing, and then drove to Edinburgh. We met many Scouts along the way on side trips and touring. We then went on a 10 day “Jamborette” with boys (and girls by the way) from throughout the world. After camp we each went home with a Scottish boy for a week then back to Edinburgh, London and home. What a memory. The next year I spent as a “lone” Scout. Although Mike was still willing to lead, there were no boys interested. 1 talked to lots of friends and although I'd try to tell them that Scouts was fishing, hiking, camping and canoeing, 4 was particularly, int eontingent. I have « Phillipine Scout hat that I am parti- eularly proud of. This past year I joined Ventures in the Kootenay Columbia District to which I had moved. We have girls in our company, which is kind of neat. I have been rather lazy and not earned many badges, what with other interests, but seldom miss meetings and still really enjoy the program. To me, even though I am interested in other things, Scouting still comes first. This summer we went on a hiking trip in Montana. It sure was beautiful up there. We've also gone winter camping and rock climbing. Scouting has been very good to me, but most of all it's fun, always was, still is and always will be. I expect when I get older I'll be a leader so I can continue to get in on all these good times. Right now, though, my fondest hope is that I get to go to the Canadian Jamboree in Ontario next year and the Inter- national Jamboree in Australia in 1988. ._ 8 8 Registration for Scouting starts Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Kinnaird Hall, Tuesday at Castlegar Scout Hall, Wednesday at Blueberry School and Thursday at Resker Robson. If you are interested but are not served by one of these areas call 965-2378 or 365-5674 after 5 p.m. If sufficient interest is shown we will endeavor to set up a group in your ICR Profitable courses of action for small and businesses FBDB “Owner/Manager Courses” are a prac- tical way for you to sharpen your business skills in short-order. On the job. The courses — from bookkeeping to advertising, to computers fo b-sales,-to how to start your own business and “much more — are prepared by FEDB to give” ‘ormation that cén be ptietp ng req’ + POur folder “Courses to Business Suctéss’ 5 each course. To obtain your tree copy, of visit your local FBOB office, Community E or Cegep. © Le Banque oltre see services dons les deux langues officielies ane wic2rt Sobth 1th Avenve (604) «2601 Youth were in’ conten ofly last week, @ day Cleaning up at Zuckerberg Island Pork. t 3 p left: liso Wray, Claudette Sandeki, Renaud, Manouve Hebert, Jim Cambon, Lisa Robert REMINDER angie C50 Tin Teasing = 1a pine ter meas — : Sale wm CADETS No. 581 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets First parode of the next training year will be heid in the room of Stanley Humpries Schoo! September 12, 1964 at 6:30 p.m. AIR CADETS No. 581 Squadron Royal Canadion Air Cadets sponsoring Parent Group Committee will meet in Room 216 at St Eric Janosz and Leader Mary Lindsay. CosNews Photo by John Charters Youths help out at park across the Canada World Youth — and their leader Mary Lind- say stopped last week in the Castlegar area for a few days igntation and are now on way to India. There, thpy will meet with their en East Indian colk is cross-cultural learning and government-sponsor- ed organization accepts about 350 volunteers each year between the ages of 17 and 20. A : members of the Indian Na- tional Cadet Corps, to spend are fairly high since the main objective of the organization a i” al education Most of the members are, therefore, high school grad uates or college students. By way of thanks to those who had provided billets and to the citizens of Castlegar, whom Lindsay described as “the warmest and most hos- pitable I have ever met”, the group spent one day on Zuckerberg Island Park doing some’ fall clean-up work. On their return to Cas- tlegar in mid-December the group and their seven Indian teammates will undertake volunteer work in the area. Some will also be giving programs to the Castlegar Rotary Club and are pre- pared to speak to sehools and other clubs in the area as well. ton! nph Scheel on Tuesdey. tember 11, 1984 at 7:30 p.m. All ond interested porties welcome. Retreshments will be served. 7m SCOUT REGISTRATION Is to be held in the following ereas ot 7:30 p.m. Kinnaird - Coming events of Costlegar ond District non-protit be Wsted bare. Tg Bat 10 obese : . Beldtoced words Notices should be Columbia Ave.