tte tee cece cate e ween eee tea eee ee FANT MOE OT ERE en OE NOTE

Norman Brewster
Area H. Candidate

Norman Brewster came to
South Slocan in 19§0 as the

Canadian Pacific Railway agent,
Having already worked in no.

less than 20 other B.C,
communities he said he was
able to sce clearly the special
beauty of the area and to
appreciate the life style of the
people living in it. Hé said he
has formed a deep sense of
attachment to its communities
and its general welfare.

He became interested in
school affairs and served as a
trustee for 10 years, as well as
being secretary-treasurer and
later chairman of the local
water district for the past 20
years,

His office on the Slocan
school board was during a
controversial and widely publi-
cized era of local history when
the board was prone to
spending the midnight hours
completing its regular agenda

after having heard detailed -

complaints and representations
by local delegations. Mr.
Brewster was impressed by the
fact that the members were
unpaid and were in no way
furthering their own material
interests.

“I formed a conviction that
this humble, painstaking pro-
cess was fundamental to our
form of government, I like the
straightforward way this was
put by Maureen Argatoff a
candidate seeking an alderman
seat who said, “We need people
who are willing to listen to the
whole community and to
discuss openly before making
decisions which have long term
effects.”

“This is a good prescription
derepreseniavives at any level

vernment, and it is the

Bs In-plank of my candidacy,”

‘gaid-Mr, Brewster.

“Somehow the Regional
District has achieved the image
of being both unreceptive and
unresponsive to the people of
my area,” he said. If this is due
to the kind of representation
we have had I believe I can

Z recent legislation
creating a land use commission
has placed a heavy hand on the
narrow confines of the Slocan
Valley; its modification to suit
the local need will require
patient, sympathetic and far-
sighted consideration in which
the Regional District must
play a leading role," said Mr.
Brewster.

“Up to now it has shown
little interest in-reclamation of

the flood lands of the Slocan

iver in’’spite of continued
pressi by the valley Agri-
cultural Association.”

“In some’ “localities pro-
blems .of community water
supply must be dealt with, and
in others well-developed water
systems may be threatened

_ because there are no effective,

legal means to control the
careless exploitation of small
watersheds.”

“These are some specific
questions which concern me
and upon which I would like to
represent the views of the
people whose interests are at
stake,” said Mr. Brewster.

Paul Markoff
Area H Candidate

“If the government is
sincere in its desire to preserve
farm land for agricultural
purposes in the Slocan Valley,
it should start by dredging the
Slocan River.”

This is the opinion of Paul
Markoff who is seeking re-
election to the board of the
Regional District of Central
Kootenay in the Nov. 17
election.

He says the Slocan river
should be dredged, “because
the river has been washing
away acres of good flat land
down stream every year.”

“The Slocan is over a
half-a-mile wide’ at Lemon
Creek. Log and rock jams back
up the water, flooding the
lowlands which are good
farming and grazing areas.”

Mr. Markoff also feels the
province's land freeze scheme
won't work in the Slocan
Valley.

“The land freeze cannot
serve a useful purpose because
the parcels of land are too small
to sustain a family on a farm.
The only thing the land freeze
will do is cause additional
hardship for the residents by
prohibiting them from building
on flat land and it will force
them up the mountain as
building permits will not be
issued for most fiat land, it will
be reserved strictly for agri-
cultural use.”

Mr. Markoff said he did not
oppose land freeze in prime
producing areas like the Fraser
Valley, Okanagan Valley,
Grand Forks or Creston, but
land freeze is not good for
Slocan Valley because acreages
are too small to sustain a family
on a. farm. Even dairy farms
cannot make a‘go of it he:said.

‘They’ caniiot, grow’ eriough hify ©

so have to import both hay and
grain on which the freight is
from $8 to $12 a ton but they
get no more for their milk. This

has resulted in a closure of.’

these dairy farms.

Mr. Markoff has lived and
operated the general store in
Slocan Park since 1940. He has
been a director for two terms
on the board of the Slocan
Valley Golf club; has served as
a school trustee for six years;
and has been a trustee with the
Slocan Park improvement dis-
trict for five years.

As incumbent for area H,
he counts among his accom-
plishments the establishment of
a planning commission along
with its representatives Fred
Hinitt of South Slocan, Mike
Poanikoff of Crescent Valley,
George Swanson of Winlaw,
Walter Katelnikoff of Apple-
dale and John Poznikoff of
Hills; organizing Project Sam,
(the removal of old derilect

ssisting recreation com-

isting: needy com-

h monies from

grants-in-aid; the installation of

flashing warning signals at the

Crescent Valley crossing; as-

sisting in the resolving of

right-of-way problems between

land owners and B.C. Hydro;

and negotiations for a new area

refuse disposal site, among
other things. :

-elecled he plans to

Letter to the Editor

Ex-Librarian States Need for New Facllities

Dear Sir:

Having been tho librarian
in.Kinnaird Public Library for
over a year I feel I can

dofinit

As pointed out in last
year’s annual report wo are far
behind the minimum standards
as set forth by the Library
Devel Commi:

ni say
that a new library building is ot
the utmost urgency.

The existing facilities are
inadequate in size. The flight of
stairs that must be climbed to
reach the library makes it
inaccessible to many of the
senior citizens of Kinnaird,
There is no work room for the
Nibrarian and staff in which to
do the day-to-day ordering and
processing of new books,

Patrons already using the
library find the shelves
cramped and cither too high or
too low to make browsing
enjoyable, There is no room to
provide study tables for stu-
dents and = Storyhour has
become cramped and very
confining for both the children
and story leaders,

Due to lack of shelving
bonk exchanges between Cas-

Castlegar Council Briefs

Council agreed to officially
declare the week of Nav, 15 to
22 as Young Canada Book Week
in Castlegar to promote reading

7. * 8

A request was received
from the Kootenay Columbia

Child Care Sovicty for exemp-
ion from municipal taxation,
Ald. Carl Henne said he was
sympathetic to the request on
the basis that the society
provides an educational service
lo the community. However, he

continue working towards cor-
recting river erosion, establish-
ment of a CBC outlet for the
Valley, and better telephone
service for the area,

d the town delay
acting on the request until the
sociely receives a reply from
the Department of Education
on ils request for exemption
from school taxes.

Ulegar:Library, Selkirk College
and Trail Municipal Library
have had to be discontinued,
This fs o step backward not
forward In the growth of the
library.

In the 14 months I worked
in the library circulation of
books doubled, membership
increased by 35 per cent, of
which half are adult readers,
and the book stock has grown
by 30 per cent. As well, the
library has been recatalogued
under the LIP program,

The next step is a new
library. Then new programs
can be initiated to better serve
the needs of the community.

Ifthe library remains in ils
present quarters ils growth
will be non-existent, thus
children and adults alike will
suffer. I firmly believe that the
people of this community
deserve a new and bigger
library. You and your children
will most assuredly benefit
from it,

Therefore, I urge you all lo
vote 'Yes' on November 17.

Jean Turner
Quesnel, B.C.

Russian Exhibit
Shipping Costs
Total $300,000

The Russian exhibit in the
Expo '74 World's Fair at
Spokane will weigh 1,000 tons,
It will cost $300,000 to send it
here.

The exhibit material is to
be shipped from Leningrad in
February. Total cost of the
exhibit is about $2 million,
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Korea,

The Soviet exhibit will
include three cinema halls, in
which the Soviets will show
how they are trying to solve
their environmental problems,

A Soviel restaurant will
serve food in styles of the 15
Soviet republics.

The Soviets will also
present dance groups from
various republics and they are
discussing plans to bring
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” Pat R. Haley
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‘Can
Pat'Haley is a professional

engineer (electrical), superin-. :

tendent of Trail, Rossland,
Salmo, Grand Forks and Green-
wood areas for the West
Kootenay, Power» and Light
Company, and company safety
officer.

He hasbeen a trustee for
four years representing ‘the

‘Town of Kinnaird ‘and is

presently on the finance. and
policy committee of School

“District No, 9.

«oo Mr Haley. feels this .dis-
trict’s teaching personnel and
facilities are comparable to any
in the province and offers a
very diversified school pro-
gram. He strongly feels that
moncy spent on education has
been spent for our greatest
assel, our youth. He also
believes that we should get full
value for every education dollar
spent.

Mr. Haley has been activ-
ely working with the youth in
their sport projects and be:
Neves that more fields should
be made available for playing
facilities,

The Haleys have three
sons: Lawrence, 20 years of age
and in Medical School at UBC;
John, 19 years of age in
engineering at Washington
State University and Harry, 17,
at Stanley Humphries. Harry
was selected this past summer
to represent the Canadian
Youth when he carried the
torch that opened the Canada
Summer Games held at Burn-
aby in August.

Mr. Haley attended the

and high schools in
ail—and when in grade 11
represented Canada on the
Empire Team that travelled to
Australia. He returned with a
gold medal in track.

Mr. Haley also served with
the Canadian Navy. He grad-
uated from Washington Biale

Dennis Johnston
Schoo) Board
Candidate—Kinnaird

Dennis Johnston is ao
professional educator who is
:deeply ‘concerned with educa-
tion in the West Kootenays. He
is married, with three children,
and has been devoted to
education since leaving busi-
ness and industry several years
ago.
Since that time, Mr.
Johnstone completed a degree
in education and has taught
successfully in both secondary
and post-secondary institutions
in Alberta and B.C, Also, he has
been director of the Edmonton
area PTA and vice-president of
the Garneau PTA,

Mr. Johnston has been
involved in the Kinnaird com-
munity as coach in Sandlot
Baseball and recently director
of this division, He is also a
member of the local Commer-
cial Hockey League. Mr. John-
ston is presently instructing at
Selkirk College and is actively
involved in developing pro-
grams for local business and
industry,

Since the educational sy-
stem has become so large and
complex, Mr. Johnston feels
that a major effort of the school
board must be to open lines of
communication ‘between par-
ents, teachers, administrators,
and school trustees. He sees the
basic job of the schoo! board
member as developing a co-
operative spirit between the

various members of the com- /

munity and the schools to
examine the following ques-
tions:

Canada Will _
Play Big Part
In Expo ‘74

Canadians are among the
largest. contributors. to the
Expo '74 World's Fair, which
begins a 184-doy run in
Spokane May 4,

They will seem to be
everywhere—most visibly on
Cannon Island, the exhibit will
cover the island's 40,000 square
feet,

The federal government *
will landscape it and British
Columbia and Alberta will take
the tend in building a pavilion
on it,

Canadian entertainers will
appear throughout the fair—
notably Gordon Lightfoot (of
Orillia, Ont.) and choirs, -pipe
bands, dance groups and string
quartets from most of the
provinces.

The man responsible for
signing these acts, Mike Kob-
luk, is himself a Canadian, a
native of Trail.

Mike learned international
show business as a member of
the Chad Mitchell trio, which
toured the U.S., Canada and
Latin America for several
years,

And another Canadian,
Gordon Hilker of Vancouver,
serves the Expo '?4 corporation
as interpretive planning con-
sultant,

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Sam Konkin
Candidate for Re-Election
School Board—Area I

Having served on the
school board for 12 years and
lived in Tarrys for 45 years,
Sam Konkin, who is seeking
re-election as trustee, says he
feels he is aware of the need of
the people in the area,

He is presently chairman
of the building committee and a
member of the — personnel
committee,

Among some of the accom-
plishments while Mr. Konkin
chaired the building committee

are the library and electronics |.

lab at Stanley Humphries
Secondary School and the new
school just being completed at
Pass Creek,

Mr. Konkin says he is very
interested in’ providing. lib-
raries to all schools where it is
feasible.

He is presently busy with ©

the school loan bylaw which he
hopes will be passed. Among
other buildings it will provide
three more libraries in the
elementary schools, namely;
Blueberry Creek, Woodland
Park and Tarrys,

" Mr. Konkin says as a
member of the board he has
always believed a board should
work together as a unit to
provide the best possible
educational opportunities to all
the students of School District
No. 9.

He says he solicits the
support of the people at the
polls, not only for his re-elecion
but for the passing’ of the
eurrent money bylaw. -

Re-election, -he says, will
also allowshim to follow and

of industry and What
are its needs? What are the
needs an of

by the Castl
News.

parents? What are the future

needs and proper expectations,

sysem. | does. not, allow. othe

“A major problem that: is
developing is the inability of
students to read and write

3 ” says Mr. J hnst:

sources’ for the teachers to a0
“what” they “seé” as necessary.
The job of the school trustee is
ie provide the opportunity for

and
ey to be canipleved by the
West Kootenay Power and
Light. He has lived in Kinnaird
for the past 19 years.

: Vote

FOR, COUNCIL

“Serious deficiences in these
basie'skills are showing up at
the college and university
levels, as well as in our young
people entering the labor force.
Even though this problem is
widespread in the province,
there is no reason why. we
should not do something about
it.

“The suggestion is that the
present of our school

pr staff and
advainatyation to develop flexi-
bility in our present system to
meet these and other needs of
individual students at a reason-
able cost.”

Mr. Johnson says he does
hot pretent that this change of
philosophy and direction can
happen quickly but says now is
the time to get together and
start in this.direction.

d Rec

AS KINNAIRD MAYOR

GEORGE BONDAROFF

will co-ordinate council efforts toward . - .

Including an Early Start on a New Arena

Development of the Total Civi ic ‘Center Plan
Beginning with a Town Hall - Library: Complex:

A Study Involving the Arrow Lakes asa Domestic
:Water Source :

a building program
which has already been em-
barked upon to ensure a good
education for all the students of

youngest is in iad 9.

Federal Gov't.
Nixes Daylight —
Time All Year _

The government does not
appear to be having second
thoughts about using daylight
time Lo conserve energy during
the cold winter months.

A spokesman for Energy
Minisler Donald Macdonald has
stated he is unaware of any
move to review the minister's
recent rejection of the idea.

He. was commenting on
President Nixon's announce-
ment that the U.S. will bring in
year-round daylight time to
help meet the fuel crisis.

Mr. Macdonald told report-
ers that disadvantages out-
weigh benefits of: slicking to
daylight time in winter. The
country reverted to standard
time‘three weeks ago,

The energy minister said
that with daylight time, more
people would ‘get up before

‘sunrise, creating an incrased
The’:

demand for heating oil.
coldest period of the day comes
just. before daybreak:

Peter Popolf
Candidate for Election
Schoo! Board-Area I

A native of Thrums, Peter
Popoff is a school board
candidate for Area I,

In secking election Mr.
Popoff said he feels strongly
aboul having a responsive
representative giving good
communication to the people in
the district.

““New blood in the school
board to put new vitality not
only into the school system but

* the whole district is vilal," he
ys. ‘

Mr. Popoff, who is a
Stanley Humphries Secondary
School graduate and now works
for Hydro on the Kootenay
Canal, is ma and though he
has no children he says he has
always been interested in
education, In wanting to see
better communication, he
would like to see a Parents’-
‘Teachers’ Association formed

Primary Teeth
Very Important
To Children

Primary teeth appear in
the child's mouth in infancy and
are there for a definite reason,
It is nature's plan that they
remain there until the per-
manent teeth ‘which follow
them are almost ready to erupt,
Premature loss is abnormal and
often the forerunner of serious
trouble and unnecessary ex-
pense to the parents.

The baby teeth are impor- iH

tant and should be kept in a
healthy state. This: means:

Brushing the teeth right.: £

after every meal as well as
after snacks. Rinsing the mouth
with water after brushing and
always after’ eating, if you
cannot brush.

Reducing sweet, sugary
foods to an absolute minimum,
especially the sticky | kinds,
Avoid them entirely between
meals and before gaing to bed.
Instead of candy, jam, soft
drinks, gum, chocolates, cakes,
sweet cookies and chocolate
milk, substitute fresh fruit, raw,
vegetables, cheese, peanut but-
ter, milk and unsweetened
fruit juices.

Regular dental examina-
tions from age three years to
permit early discovery of

cavities before they progress to,

the state: where infection
endangers the child’s health or
results in the premature loss of
teeth,

Fluoridation of water sup-
ply, is an inexpensive way to
prevent at least two-thirds of
the tooth decay in baby teeth

aud in permanent teeth as well.

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