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for-television movie about
the horrors of huclear war,
will be shown in the Soviet
Union, ABC announced Fri-

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The Royal Canadian Legion

Back row — W. Leduc, E. Rourke, D. Rouke, S. Koreen, R.
Rourke (Hamper Charimen), L. Urbani, E. Zorn, H. Leduc, D.
Fleming, L.A. President, A. Moore, Mayor, D. Tucker,
President. Front Row — R. Urbani, K. Koreen, J. Rourke, D.
Moore, P. Zorn, J. Moore and L. Ashton, not in picture.

On behalf of the community Christmas Hamper
Committee, we wish to thank all organizations
and the community for all donations given, large
and small, for making the 1986 Christmas Ham-
per distribution to needy individuals and
families a tremendous success. Thank you.

Hamper chairman Ruth Rourke said that 130 ham-

pers were delivered and picked up on December
20. Ruth would like to personally thank all her
committee, workers, Castlegar Fire Depar-
tment, Tarrys Fire Department for all their help,
effort and assistance.

MOVIE BOOM

IN B.C

WON'T BUST

By DAVELANG
Presse

Canadian

VANCOUVER — Burt Reynolds and Daryl Hannah
made movies in British Columbia last year. So did Steve
Martin and even Premier Bill Vander Zalm.

All of them contributed to a film industry boom in the
province that refuses to go bust.

Reynolds shot the thriller Malone, whilé Martin and
Hannah starred in the comedy Roxanne. The flamboyant
Vander Zalm was making a semi-autobiographical flick
called Sinterklaas Fantasy.

And there's more,

Director Bill Forsyth of Local Hero fame set up
Housekeeping, the title of his new drama, in Nelson.

The murder mystery Backfire was filmied in Victoria
and the drama Tripwire went before the camera in
Vancouver. ;

There were a total of 25 projects, including feature
films, made-for-TV movies and TV series. The B.C. Film
Commission says these productions left $82.5 million in
British Columbia in 1986, up from $70 million the year
before.

In contrast, movie producers used Ontario to shoot 30
projects worth about $100 million.

REFLECTS AFFAIR

The action in British Columbia reflects the continuing
love affair between the province and Hollywood moviemak-
ers. Not only do the Americans get a break on the exchange
rate of the U.S. dollar, they also get experienced crews at
low rates and scenery that just won't quit.

B.C, locations have passed for everything from
prehistoric earth in Clan of the Cave Bear to futuristic Los
Angeles in Runaway.

However, it's the 3,000 workers who get the race

reviews. American producers say British Columbia crews
are talented, co-operative and enthusiastic.
One of the biggest boosters is Bob Rogers, who did the
Oscar. it i War in V: for the
Canadian Pacific pavilion at Expo 86. He was so impressed
that he took out full-page ads in the industry tabloid Variety
to praise local talent.

“There are a terrific bunch of people up there,” he said
during a visit to Vancouver. “They get excited about What
they do... and as a result they really create a sense of
ensemble and performance.”

They're also hard-nosed business people who prefer to
keep their rates down instead of becoming “the highest-paid
unemployed film technicians in Canada,” says George
Chapman, business agent for the International Alliance of
Theatrical Stage Employees.

BUILDS INDUSTRY

Chapman, a major player in building the B.C. film
industry, says that in order to attract business to the
province technicians have “left the money on the table,”
meaning they charge $4 an hour less than their Ontario
counterparts. -

That difference is not only good for business, it’s an
essential element in protecting the B.C. industry from the
ravages of a new federal tax.

- Seal oe
DISCOVERING B.C. . . . The film industry boom
throughout the province involved such locals as
Princeton, Nelson and, of course, Castl ~ Pic-

tured above are Sara Walker and Andrea Burchill,
two young Vancouver stars in the Bill Forsyth movie

The tax holds back 15-per-cent of the Canadian earnings
of American actors and producers. Although Ottawa has
eased some aspects of the tax and will allow certain
exemptions, the measure still applies to the salaries of U.S.
stars.

It was feared that thé tax would scare American
productions away from British Columbia and, in fact, a Perry
Mason TV movie that was set for Vancouver switched to
Colorado. Chapman says most other productions are dealing
with the tax by underwriting the tax losses of their stars.

He said the lower rates of technicians offset cumulative
effects of the tax, so an American production can come from
Toronto to British Columbia, pay the 15-per-cent tax for
their American stars, and still come in on budget.

“It turns out to be a windfall for us because producers
are simply looking at B.C. as being more cost-efficient,”
Chapman said in an interview.

BOOKS FACILITY

He added that provincial production facilities are
booked into May.

The CBC has two series, the Beachcombers and Danger
Bay, and the U.S. pay TV service Home Box Office is
shooting Hitchhiker Stephen Cannel of The A Team has two
projects in the offing, including one called Stingray featuring
Canadian Nick Mancuso. And the cancelled NBC series
Airwolf has been resurrected in syndication at Airwolf II.

Diane Neufeld, director of the B.C. Film C ission, is

However, Neufeld admits that most of the TV and
movie activity depends on the Americans while domestic
production is handicapped by a lack of money.

She said the eastern-based banking and inveStment
systems make it tough to find start-up cash for B.C.-made

“movies.

Sandy Wilson, who wrote and directed My American
Cousin in the B.C. Interior, says she went as far afield as the
Grand Cayman Islands in the Caribbean searching for
financial backing before finding the support in Canada.”

NEEDS MONEY

She said that to encourage a truly B.C film industry, the
provincial government should make money available at the
development stage.

“Development money is the hardest to get and yet it's
the easiest place to start,” she said.

Chapman said the industry has lobbied the B.C.
government for a film development fund like those in
Alberta and Ontario. He said a fund would be a major spur
for the industry and allow more co-productions involving
other provinces with similar funding agencies.

“We can then see ourselves bankrolling our own
productions in our own province,” he said.

The provincial Tourism and Culture Ministry is working
ona proposal for a B.C. film fund, but it’s uncertain when the

pleased with the increasing number of TV series setting up
shop in British Columbia. She calls them the “bread and
butter” of the industry.

r ions will go to cabinet for a decision.

Meantime, the industry has to rely on the Americans,
and stars like Reynolds, Martin and Hannah, to keep the
cameras rolling in British Columbia.

”

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Is Coming

Jan. 26 - 31

HULL QUE. (CP) — Small.
town residents would be al
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local television stations
under new rules released
Friday by the federal reg
ulator.

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can run
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The leaner, more flexible
television rules — which take
effect immediately — affect
the TV industry in areas
from advertising to audio
services.

But one key proposal on
revised Canadian content
quotas was ditched because
of a lack of enthusiasm, said
Andre Bureau, chairman of
the Canadian Radio-televi-
sion and Telecommunications
Commission.

The Canadian Association
of Broadcasters, represent
ing 80 per cent of the in
dustry, was eager to see the
flexible new quotas and
hopes to reopen the idea for
discussion soon.

Bill Roberts, association
vice-president for TV, wel
comed new provisions giving
industry the freedom to de-
velop its own standards in
lieu of CRTC rules.

But he said the job is
usually given to the associa:
tion, whose members foot the

bill for ping standards.

Page

hosts

popular show

NEW YORK (AP) —
George Page, host and nar
rator of Nature, is one of the
few people at the Public
Broadcasting Service who
doesn’t mind talking about
ratings. That's because Na
ture has been the most popu
lar series on PBS since it
started five seasons ago.

Most of the time, Page
says, Nature out-draws Mas-
terpiece Theatre, which it
precedes on most stations on
Sunday nights, and it's doing
even better this season than
last.

Page thinks that’s partly
because CBS’ popular who-
dunit Murder She Wrote,
which is on at the same hour,
has slipped a little.

“And I guess our programs
are a little bit stronger this
season. In the New York

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Nature was Page's idea.

He decided there should be
a series called Nature about
flora and fauna. Page also
decided there should be more
iminiseries, which he calls
maxiseries because they cost
so much. In production now is
The Mind, an $8 million
nine-part sequel to 1984's
The Brain, to be shown in
1988.

Except for the National
Geographic specials, Page
says, “American TV had no
regularly scheduled natural
history series that was a ser-
ious — hopefully, not boring
— look at the environment
and the natural world... We
decided Nature wasn't going
to treat animals like cuddly
little human beings.”

The first three shows on
Nature were Flight of the
Condor, about the Andes
Mountains.

“We got a frantic call from
PBS in Washington saying,
‘This is so slow and pon-

CYBILL SHEPHERD: She's in and so are off-the-
shoulder dresses.

AUDREY HEPBURN: She's in.and Katherine Hepburn
is out .

What's IN and
what's our in’87

In the W. Post

What's in, and what's out for 1987?

Romance is in the air. Which is a good thing, because
everything else is so expensive. Off-the-shoulder dresses
are back, and so are crinolines. Masses of flowers are a
must, and the single exotic flower is a must-not. Off-white
is gentler than stark white, candles more calming than
direct light, country cooking more hearty than nouvelle
cuisine.

Crocodile Dundee is a more graceful macho than
Rambo, Cybill Shepherd is softer than Linda Evans. And
long hair, even on men, reflects another more romantic
era.

‘There is a recurring intrigue of far-off places. Vienna
more so than Paris these days, foreign correspondents
more than columnists, foreign news rather than domestic.

Love is in the air, but not sex. Letters say it bettre
than car phones. And this year you can put away your
Filofax and start making lists.

From food to fashion, entertainment to furniture,
here’s a sampling of the ins and outs:

IN: Off-shoulder dresses

OUT: Strapless dresses

IN: Crinolines

OUT: Shoulder pads

IN: Underwear as outerwear

OUT: No underwear

IN: Bows and buttons
OUT: Chains and zippers
IN: Audrey Hepburn
OUT: Katherine Hepburn
IN: Vienna
OUT: Paris
IN: Caviar
OUT: Pate
IN: Silk damask
OUT: Textured cotton
IN: Private dealers
OUT: Auctions
IN: Black and white
OUT: Colorization
IN: New spirit
OUT: Postmodern
IN: Green walls
OUT: Peace walls
IN: Mahogany
OUT: Pine
IN: Off-white
: Stark white

: Raises
OUT: Deductions
IN: Chestnuts
OUT: Hazelnuts
IN: Breasts
OUT: Lips
IN: Romance
OUT: Sex
IN: Cybill Shepherd
OUT: Linda Evans
IN: Billy Joel
OUT: Christie Brinkley
IN: Martin Seorsese
OUT: Steven Spielberg
IN: White Trash Cooking
OUT: Square meals
IN: Hippies °
OUT: Yuppies
IN: Extra women
OUT: Extra men
IN: Jack and Meryl
OUT: Sean and Madonna
IN: Crocodile Dundee

LINDA EVANS: She's out
along with Christie
Brinkley.

OUT: Rambo

IN: Waxed finishes

OUT: Lacquer

IN: Bon Jovi

OUT: Twisted Sister

IN: Running tights

OUT: Sweat pants

IN: Race walking

OUT: Jogging

IN: Swimming

OUT: Aerobics

IN: Old golfers

OUT: Old tennis players
IN: Georgia O'Keeffe

OUT: Andrew Wyeth

IN: Georgia O'Keefe

OUT: Andrew Wyeth

IN: Floral arrangements
OUT: Exotic flowers

IN: Victor Hugo

OUT: Charles Dickens

IN: Doug Flutie

OUT: Jim McMahon

IN: Letters.

OUT: Car phones

IN: The '40s and the ‘60s
OUT: The ‘50's and the "70s.
IN: Saab 900

OUT: Audi 5000

IN: Muffs

OUT: Mufflers

IN;_ British musicals

OUT: American musicals
IN: Long hair

OUT: Crew cuts

IN: Clean looks

OUT: Heavy makeup

IN: Cash

OUT: Credit

IN: Mashed potatoes

OUT: French fries

IN: Dried porcini mushrooms
OUT: Sun-dried tomatoes
IN: Fish

OUT: Poultry

IN: Secession

OUT: Art Deco

IN: Long histories

OUT: Trashy novels

IN: Foreign correspondents
OUT: Columnists
IN: Orthodoxy
OUT: Fundamentalism
IN: Candles

OUT: Direct lighting
IN: Early dinner
OUT: Midnight supper
IN: Hot desserts
OUT: Frozen desserts
IN: Doughnuts
OUT: Cookies

IN: Black beans
OUT: Baked beans
IN: Root vegetables
OUT: Baby vegetables
IN: Fennel

OUT: Celery

IN: Flamenco

OUT: Tango

IN: Sweet dessert winies
OUT: Champagne with dessert
IN: Age

OUT: Youth

SYLVESTER STALLONE:
Rambo is out and
Crocodile Dundee is in

Filofax.

Laurence:controversy
lingers in smal

NEEP AWA, MAN. (CP) —
Despite the passage of nearly
18 years since Margaret
Laurence publighed a major
work, a lingering contro-
versy in this small Manitoba
town over her novels raised
doubts about the turnout at a
memorial service Saturday.

“There's a lot of mixed
feeling about Margaret Lau-
rence in the community over
the contents of per books,”
said Rev. Jim Penhale of the
Neepawa United Church.

“I think a lot of people
don't understand what she
was trying to do.”

Both Margaret Wemyss in
Neepawa in 1926, the inter-
nationally-renowned writer
died of cancer Monday at her
home in the small Ontario
town of Lakefield.

Ivan Traill; a former high
schoool principal and the

head of a group that is re-
storing one Laurence's
childhood homes, said some
hard feelings still exist over
the portrayal of the town in
her books,

“I think some of the old
guard think she could have
portrayed the town in a bet-
ter light,” Traill said. “She
tended to write about the
people who lived on the
wrong side of the tracks.”

The Diviners, Laurenée's
last novel, was published
in 1974 and was the last of
five works set in the fictional
town of Manawaka, modelled
after Neepawa.

Traijl said Uespite some
dissatisfaction with the
town's image and the raising
of sexual issues in several
novels, none of her books was
ever banned in local schools.

“I think deep down the

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who invoke your aid. Amen.

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Thank You

To the U.S.C.C., also the Canada USSR
Asociation (Kootenay) and especially
the Youth Choir Parents, for all the help
and the great banquet we all enjoyed at
the Brilliant Cultural Center, while
hosting the Russia-Canada Tour ‘86
Hockey Game.
Many thanks,

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