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VOL. 34, NO, 29

35 Cents

‘rate inefeaso needed to pay».
for it;,and Vanderpol even:

| directors: on the | Regions.
tually supported them,’ “

i ip
f istrict of ‘Gentral Kootenay’ board

‘At one ‘point, “ Vanderpol
“said any municipalities that’
opt out of the function cannot

“cover part of the\cost;'th A
to rais their

~The controversial issue in the proposal. is.
cost: with directors disagreeing about how -
much will be covered by planning grants and.
budget surplus, and how much:would have.
be covered by a'raise in'the mill rate.
Astra vote taken early in .
ie board: meeting Saturday
showed, three + municipalitiés,

estimated “373,000 surplus. in

the proposal, five muni
palities favor:it, and one hi
‘given no‘indication,. -

: Several. municipal _ dir
tors changed their
aft

KINNAIRD GEAERTTARY school is nearing Snsbelion:
- The move into, the new school will take place May 1,-
says schoo! board Secretary:Treasurer John Dascher. A

semi-final inspection of the east wing took place April.
8. Furniture is now being moved into this wing. Shelves
have already been installed in the library. The west

wing was to have, been completed by yesterday.
Corridors and the i re.yet The
original move-in date was April 21, which isn’t possible
now,’ says Dascher.. Construction of the. schoo!
delayed early Ist month because. of a strike, by;.

“In return, the rounteipal- ie
ities would get better access.”
to. planning, ©. the; ‘planners

-—EtaNemete by hahah ‘ would improve regional dis..

local 1527 glazers’ union. ©

HOUSTON (REUTER) —
The space shuttle Colymbia,
its blast-off postponed | Friday >|
after a last-minute computer
Ree ‘will. be launched at'7-

‘OUVER (CP) = Mr.

Justice E. Davie’Fulton of

- the B. upreme Court has
been charged with driving
witha blood-alcohol level
over the legal limit.

Fulton was arrested Fri-
day night following a-routine
traffic check and taken to
police headquarters for a
breath analysis test.

*. §.Sgt. Donald aradon said
the test showed, that. Fulton, ©
65, had‘a blood alcohol level
above ‘the legal limit of 80
milligrams of alcohol in 100
millilitres of blood.

Paradon said’ the judge
was allowed to go home after
the test. Formal charges
were laid Saturday morning.
Paradon said it is. not un-

common for police to send ~

the computer problem, which

» involved ‘the failure | of: Col-.~:

umbia’s four “ primary. com-

ippen
-the green iets Saturday ‘to
“fly the shuttle Columbia into.

orbit today after specialists

corrected a’
lem in the’spaceship.

The: problem: forced post-

launch ‘on

nicians: worked through’ the
night to correct | he computer

Launch crews were ‘in-:

structed to resume the count.
down at 6 p.mi today.’ ---

Experts .at the” Johnson ~
space Centre ii Houston

erly with a: backup compute:
., The. Space, agency oa th hat
the’

. trict planning,and a present

: iY:
CTY Television Network
- Ltd. will begin coverage at
6:80 ‘a.m. and: Canadian
Broadcasting Corp.
: begin covering the stiuttlo
“at 6:45 a.m. ~

Sunda:

sion networks |
ABC: plan ‘to
begin: coverage at 6 ‘a.m.

were in charge of Nvil

-Salmoarea residents are
being supported by the Re-

gional District of Central ©

Kootenay in their effort to
prevent the ministry of high-
ways from using. herbicides
along local highways.

. The directors voted Sat-'
urday to write the provincial

jome following. a
breath test pod apply for a
summons

- “It doesn’t happen alt that

of en

and 22K), are " uded in ‘their

hazard, and they suggest |
alternatives _:to spraying,
added Len Embree (Castle-
gar). He added the directors
are elected’ to Feprese
residents, ~-

Dorothy Kihakin (the area

and
the pesticide. control branch,

Salmo) said the
people asked to send a del

onThey feel the’ chemical i isa ga

ee

“use, she continu

‘Aasen argued

thi
approved. the-:functio!
understanding, it sould ls

Canadian ‘Cellulose -

‘sawmill operation has. take:
tepa. to: minimize ‘damage:
in; the | future’ by.

last week that a

separ ump failure at the mill re-
-and the federal department egation' to the. meeting, ‘but motion; ‘saying ‘the.ministry ea y in oil spilling into the.

often, but it does,” he said. of health and welfare, saying, - were turne [down because of. of « highways uses» minute

Fulton was charged in”

February, 1979, with’ :im-

paired’. driving ‘following .a

thinor traffic accident. No oné
-was-injured in the accident
and damage was minimal. ©

_ He-was convicted in pro-
vineial, court about a month’.
later and. ‘fined $500, His
licence was also
‘for three months.

“|. While his case. was before. ..’."

‘“<the courts, Fulton was sus-
pended from the: bench’ by.

Ghlet Justice Allan’ McEach- ':

"The punishment for a sec:
sond offence is a jail term‘ of
not more than one year and
not less than two weeks,

Fulton is a former federal
justice minister and former
leader of the; B.C. Progres-
sive Conservative party,

they endorse the residents’
request not to use herbicides,
and. to look for alternatives.’

Directors Ray Aasen.(Kit- »

chener-Yakh) - and’ Davé
Pearce (Nelson North Shore)

voted against the motion, ©

‘saying minute amounts of the
“herbicide would ‘be used, and,

‘sfispended “, au

ate submitted “
+ petitions with more than 100

>An initial motion; ‘to ‘turn
« the. petitions over ‘to: their:

of direc-

B.C. ee

gives approval

t

** VIGTORIA’ (CP) —/'the:
‘British Columbia cabinet has .

approved borrowing; of up.to
$200 ‘million in 1981-82 for:

-and.-colleges.
— ny

directors, representing the :

areas, was ‘defeated.

i Martin Vanderpol (Lower *:

Arrow \Lake) argued the
residents have the right to
decide if herbicides, in this
sease Picloram (Tordon 10:K

| Armed robbery -
being investigated

motel and asked ‘for money.

Police. says a knife was
shown and: the night «clerk. .
refused: the’ request.

A- complaint of an
attempted armed robbery is
being investigated by Tocal
RCMP.

“ The attempted ‘robbery
was reported Thursday by
the Monte Carlo Motor Inn
where three males:,
reported to have entered the

are!

‘The three then fled in‘a -ties have Curtis as’ their | was held at the National Extibitien Cen.
tre Saturday with about 17 par

small yellow. vehicle. No
further information has been
released. °

Educational Institutions Cap-
ital Financing Authority. 2

> authority may borrow up to
$100 million’ ts provide ‘for:

‘capital requirements of B.C.
‘schools, universities, college:
and: technical institutions,
~ Canada Pension Plan funds
are borrowed at lower inter:
“est rates than those available
On. the public market, |...
“Both .the’ School. District
and Educational Institutions
‘Capital: Financing -‘Authori-

chairman. ‘Education Minis-~

quantit les and it is efficient.

Knapweed is'a bigger hazard 5
» than the herbicid idde

chairman. .
‘the grants would

sail the ‘cost of

UKRAINIAN EGG {

Sat

three, participarits eat 4

their wax ne by way of Ekin. while

ter Brian Smith is 8 board The workshop was taught by Sophie:, on hore.
>. Janickt of Castlegar. Shown above inthe -

member.

jaces wax
Eadie ate

mill will avoid, the long. delay
in repairing it, ‘Repair. of ie

‘Dinning said |
ther, pump. in the: mil
de

imp. that caused the
8 “£61

machinery :was. delayed be- ,

cause of the long waitfor the:

‘Disning ad ‘that. “because”

e-past with the

of effiuent it.
up. produces, staff members did
:not ‘know: the. correct pro-

cedure to follow .when the
spill was.found. ..-:../

A: waste manogoment.

Contract negotiations ‘be.
ween the city of Castlegar
and its employees have: been

president, of the. local. bar-
gaining unit is ill, said
administrator Bill Kru
” Wednesday.” 1