Letter to the Editor B.C. Tel Helps Dam, But Not Dear Sir: Wildlife Federation Charges Key: Hydro Decisions Made Before Hearings Held Public involvement after the key. decisions have been made is not public participation at all, aye ec B.C. Wildlife in t on notice of a recent public meeting, an social studies can be included, Tho fon would like impact study begun in May and ending in September, a lack of B.C. Hydro's proposed con- atruction of the Seven Mile power project on the Pend @ Oreille River, The federation feels that Hydro's exercise in public not for the social impact of the development and claims the basic detisions have already been made as major objections, They feel the public is left with ithe options of attempting from the beginning, They cite the three days’ losses may ce or oppose the project until proper environmental and Ootischenia Meeting Benevolent Society Set Up To Heip Doukhobor People The first general meeting of The Doukhobor Benevolent Society was held in the Ootischenia Community Hall a month ago. The meeting was ‘con- ducted as an open forum and the 40 or so members and guests responded with many questions and suggestions, The directors explained the aims and objectives of the society and how the society came about.’ The society was incorpor- ated to provide assistance to members and their dependents in times of need. It will also act when necessary in times of natural disasters. Membership is open to all who desire to join, . pay the initiation fee of $5 per family per year and abide by the constitution of the society. The seven directors and gar and Alex A. Wishloff, Cowley, Alta. Conscience ond Comment By Rev. K, Neill Foster In a publish. mm ed editorial the Rev. W. Kent Mechem of the Westsyde Church of Christ near Kamloops, has * stated that “Jean Dixon, the American prophet- ess, predicted a wiretapping scandal in the Nixon adminis- tration in 1966 and repeated this prediction nee She is to know what would happon if it were not built, what are the options, sacrifices, risks and possible consequences, Who will decide: power engineers or the public? A fishery, the federation says, is not water containing . fish but an opportunity to catch fish in a challenging manner in an attractive environment. The impact of a sudden large influx of people during construction, the effects of haul roads, camps, crushing plants and storage areas should be considered as well. The loss of the last major turbulent river in southeastern B.C. would be a “tragic loss” of a potential recreational re- source, says the federation. The effect of a short-term construc: tion project on the long-term economic and social stability of the area are further considera- tions. Inconcluding the brief, the Wildlife Federation considers the loss of the last section of large, turbulent river to be too great a sacrifice in return for a brief respite in the province's Eremenko’s We Are Taking a Holiday This Store Will be Closed July 26 to August 5 inclusive Castlegar Custom Upholstery | =~ Across from the Castle Theatre — Ph. ee SHO FIT-RITE | QUALITY SHOES for the family For Dress — Casval and Work HR TTT ATT CONCRETE Our Footwear Will Meet the. Need of Any Type Work or Any Occasion NAC FINISHING PATIOS — DRIVEWAYS — WALKS AND BASEMENT FLOORS EASONABLE RATES 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE Phone Ralph Bird at 365-5886 Castlegar req for power. They recommend that the B.C. Energy Commission ini- tiate an immediate study to determine the options and evaluate the real power needs against a traditional conserva- tive approach. They also recommend that the Seven Mile project be d until such time as officers of the society for the coming year are: Peter J. Popoff, Grand Forks, president; J.J. Verigin, Grand Forks, first vice-president; Alex N. Ata- menenko, Saskatoon, Sask., second vice-president and: K. Konkin, Vancouver, secretary- treasurer. Other directors are J. P. Nevokshonoff, Grand Forks; William A. Stoochnoff, Castle- Area People who live on the new type with 50 lines would provide private long distance calls between Nelson and Vancouver. How come B.C. Tel sud- denly. inherits a large sum of monies and provides B.C, Hydro a tremendous favor? At the same_ time. the B.C. Tel has been busy installing communication facili- ties at the B.C. Hydro Koote- nay Canal Project site on the Kootenay River in keeping pace with the large expenditure and influx of people to this area. It was understood that a We Serve You First INSURANCE for personalized insurance service on all classes FIRE AUTOMOBILE LABILITY BONDS Hugh Nicol “SHOES THAT MAKE AN IMPRESSION® at ANDERSON AGENCIES Castlegar, B.C. FOR SAVAGE SHOES AND ALL YOUR FAMILY FOOTWEAR Phone 365-7025. — Pine St. — Castlegar outskirts of Nelson for the second time have been done in ~ by B.C. Tel as they provided toll-free service for Thrums subscribers up to the Shore- acres Bridge. As for the remaining 359 and all of the Vallican exchange, subscribers still pay long distance. tolls to Nelson and Castlegar. In February 1971 a Tele- phone Improvement Society .was formed with a membership of 92 per cent of subscribers in the valley. Also, a survey with merchant retailers and busi- nessmen in Nelson was taken and 95 per cent agreed that toll free dialing was necessary for this area. The committee met with the B.C. 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It seems to the committee that the subscribers were here first and will stay for a long, long time paying through their noses while B.C. Tel will provide special services to fly-by-night construction, companies which will leave this If you run out of glue for dandy substitute.” the the death of John F. Kennedy.” The Kennedy prediction is well-known, though the wire- tapping one is not. But there can be no denial that Mrs. Dixon has been able to exercise uncanny abilities. There are some, of course, who are willing to attribute her prophecies to God. But we are not quite willing to go that far. For several reasons. - First, Mrs. Dixon, though openly adhering to a Christian denomination used the para- phernalia of the occult in her prophecies, specifically the erystal ball. Secondly, not all of her prophecies have come true. She predicted a Nixon win in 1960 though she hedged it with a warning to watch the polls lest the Democrats steal the elec- tion. (Some’ might insist that she was right in 1960.) She also has incorrectly predicted elec- tion results in Britain. Thirdly, the scriptures teach there are two kinds of false prophets. It rules out those whose predictions do not come to pass. And then it rules out those whose predictions do come true but at the same time lead people's hearts away from following Almighty God. Jean Dixon not only cannot claim total accuracy, she fails on the second count as well because she draws people to the occult instead of Christ, the living Saviour. But if Jean Dixon is not a prophet of God, who gives her the power? There is only one answer to that, And if Jean Dixon is inspired by evil it is not a lesson without value. The Bible predicts just such pheno- mena in the last days. -Jean Dixon is a sign of the times alright. An ominous one. area in the next few years, The committee wonders what B.C. Tel will do with these special facilities in the not-too- distant future. 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Parliament Bidgs : : Victoria, B.C. ; Published Every Thursday Morning at “The Crosaroads of the Koctenays” * VOL, 26, No. 82 Joint Town * Float for Expo Gets Studied © The preparation of a joint float by the twin towns of ; Castlegar and Kinnaird for Expo ‘74 was to receive the consideration council] Tuesday night ‘at a committee meeting of aldermen following the regular meeting. Also on the agenda was a joint effort to provide park benches for the World's Fair as requested earlier by the City of Spokane. Other items on the agenda for the committee meeting : were , the-: fire. department. (stipends, clething ., allowance of- Castlegar and’ pension’-plan) aaa a letter. from’ the, Regional Recreation Commission “:.egaraing: the Kinsmen Park wading poo! and the Arena Hall. ’ B & E’s Under Investigation By the RCMP Two break-and-enter inci- dents are under investigation by Castlegar ROMP. The first was discovered in evening while the } incident took place at Cross- : roads Datsun on Monday between 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Entry to the fire hall was gained by breaking a latch on an upstairs door. The thieves : also axed the door between the activity room and the kitchen. A quantity of liquor was stolen, along with some $70 in bills and change. The Crossroads Datsun break-in, which occurred dur- ing daylight hours on Monday when the garage is closed for the day saw only some dealer's licence plates stolen. Entry was also gained into the apartment of Jim Waldie above the garage.. Police say $30 in change was taken, Bomb Victim Mike Chernoff Stands by Hole Blown in Foundation of His Home CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1973 Department Answers Call Out cf Town The Castlegar Fire Depart- ment responded toa fire at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday that turned out to be outside the town’s municipal limits. However, it was a good thing it did because fire chief Ed Lewis says “it'd have been in town in five minutes and out of control.” The fire started in a ditch on the mountain side of the Celgar Road. By the time the fire department arrived “it was 100 feet back into the bush,” Mr: Lewis blamed the fire on a careless smoker. He said that although residents on the lower side of the Celgar Road voted to come ‘into the town five years ago, those on the mountain side did not. Thus, the fire department has a’ responsibility for the river ‘side of the road out to the ‘Accident At Ferry Claims Life A freak accident at the Castlegar ferry has claimed the life of a Robson woman. Mrs. William Pickering, 46, isdead following an accident on the ferry which occurred at 12:10 midnight yesterday. RCMP say Mrs. Pickering was the driver of a. Jeep Wagoneer which was making - ‘the ferry. crossing from Castle- gar to Robson. As the ferry. approached the Robson wharf the wehiele drove.up the ferry pping to the Robson ‘wharf in we feet of water. Band, B ebicle,. was also taken to ospital with minor injuries. . ‘The cause of death has not et, been determined: and a poroner’s inquest is expected to e held. No. further details were wailable as of 10 a.m. yester- Hay. . Dt hel Dam, but not for the mountain side of the same road. $75,000 Highway Project for Deer Park to Syringa A = $75,000 project - t complete construction and gra- vel new sections of the Syringa Creek-Deer Park Road has been announced by Rossland- Trail MLA’ Chris D’Arcy. RCMP‘s D Squad Locates ... Dyn : A well-known Castlegar businessman, Mike Chernoff, was lucky to escape with his life early Monday morning when ite rocked his it wee Spring Used in Bomb Timer mite Rips guest speakers. He said his remarks centered “on the unification of all Doukhobors in Canada’ on the basis of Christianity and the command- ments of Christ”. As well, he strongly stressed “that our recognized leader is Jesus Christ and He is the only leader and Saviour”. The RCMP _ investigation tion home and office on Columbia Ave. The blast, which occurred next to Mr, Chernoff's bedroom wallon the Cedar St. side of the - § building, tore a four- by five-foot gap in the cement foundation and broke windows in homes within a_half-block » radius, The blast occurred at 12:25 a.m. The local RCMP immedi- ately responded to the scene. ‘and the force's special D Squad arrived from Nelson at 1:30, Cst. Mike Krevesky of the ; D Squad says the explosive device “was definitely dyna- mite". He said that he and his men found “what we believe to be the main spring of a pocket watch” used in the timing -mechanism of the bomb. He said “a large amount” of , dynamite was probably ysed in the bomb, - Mr. Chernoff had returned home from the Declaration Day celebration held earlier at ;Brilliant. He had gone into his room, changed his clothes, and had then sat down in the ‘darkened living room to watch TV. He fell asleep watching television, a fact that possibly saved his life. At the very least, pez SAYS 3 Sgt. Stan Partridge of the a Castlegar RCMP detachment, Mr. Chernoff would have been - seriously injured. Mr. Chernoff told the Castlegar News he has no idea who would have made the attempt on his life. “I can't suspect anyone. It's up to the police to look into that,” he commented. ‘Until last fall, Mr. Chernoff had been a prominent member : of::the “Doukhobor Society: if Candda‘ although: Officially belong:to ‘any gré on present.-He says he trys “to f wie friendly with all of. them.” The celebration of Declara- tion Day recalls the day in.1934 - “wis when the declaration of funda- 7 Commission on Education Here Today and Saturday ~. The Commission of Inquiry into Post Secondary Education in the Kootenay Region will be holding public hearings. today and Saturday in Kinnaird. The. hearing scheduled to start at 9 this morning will hear Selkirk College ‘submissions only. It will reconvene at 1:30. Both sessions are at the Hi again scheduled for 9 a.m. and 1:30 pam. The public is welcome at the hearings, says Commission © ti Dr. F. The $75,000 will be used on = | the section of the road between Gray Wolf and Cayuse Creek, and one mile immediately east of Deer Park. Mr. D'Arcy, in making the “announcement, said it “seems , unfortunate that the govern- ment has had to spend $420,000 to rebuild a road. that the. people in the riding had use of before the flooding of the Arrow Reservoir. However, I am happy. that we will-once again have use of this road after 0 many years.” The access road to. the ~ -Doukhobor Historical Society's Kootenay Doukhobor Village is to be graded and oiled. THIS WAS THE SCENE at the entrance to Can-Cel’s lumber division at about 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday of last week when picketers from Local No. 1 of the Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada put up a line at what the union claims is a second route of entry into the pulp mill. IWA members arriving for the afternoon sawmill observed the picket line, effectively closing that operation down. The - sawmill workers met at the arena Friday morning and plant chairman Harold Leslie said afterwards that members are annoyed at the provincial government's earlier stated position that it was turning operation of the | company over to a board of directors who would have sole je sal Ellis, and individuals and groups who have made sub- stantial written submissions will be offered the opportunity to speak to their. briefs. The beavers ‘of Inquiry mentals of religion and instruc- tion to all named Doukhobors of Canada was made. : At Sunday's observance, Mr. Chernoff was one of the Two Grants Approved For New Denver Two New Denver organi- zations are the recipients of grants made under the provin- cial. government’s Community Minister Eileen Dailly -in’ . February. It was charged with #3 Facilities Fund Act. The New Denver Arena the is to receive $13,000 the respective fhe of Selkirk ‘efor arena construction and. College and of Notre }Dame University in providing: por Bt. secondary. educational oppor- tunities for the Kootenay region. Chairman of the ‘Commis- renovations while the Silverton ,Slocan Historical Society will “receive: $2,000 for a museum building. « The two grants are among 41 such grants announced this week: by Minister PICKET LINE at Can-Cel's pulp division here went up at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday of last week. The strike, now in its ninth day, is one of two taking place against the company. The other strike took place some weeks ago against Can-Cel’s Prince Rupert mill. for into the bombing continues. Local No. 1, Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada, and the company appear at odds over’ reasons Cancellation of-Canada’s Pavilion at Expo Attacked by Landis; Letter Campaign Starts deral government's “eancel. Canada’s ibedyas 7: ing forthe: "west" By May Landis/on Tuésday ight, .*- Mr. Landis told his couneil that the decision to cancel this million: more: than the guar- ante “Tn his lettel mayors, .} eal “Canada was the first to make a commitment and consequently | chose‘'the best site. Now the government sees fit not to keep " He'terms this “country’s partici was: "a political manoéuver—a game : of politics.” He said he has sent letters to 22 mayors in B.C. and Alberta asking them to write Ottawa protesting: the cancel- lation. Ald. Ed Mosby noted that when Expo ‘67 was held in Montreal the federal govern- ment guaranteed it $25-million. In-actual fact, Canadian tax- payers ended up paying $100 Kinnaird Council Meet Postponed Kinnaird's regular _ bi- monthly council meeting, sche- duled -to have been held Tuesday night, has been post- poned to next Tuesday. Holidays prevented a quor- um of council members being available this week, explained municipal clerk Allen Selbie in oa is’ Dr. Tan f UBC. Jack Radford. Grand total of all the grants is $5,920,560. the meeting date change. for its shift at the of News Photo Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy. were distributed to men at the m “a strange form of: diplomacy”. Ina letter: to, ndustey Gillespie. ing and fature aneey, gain through tourism” Superintendent of Schools: Appointed for this District The director of instruction for the Saanich school district has been appointed district superintendent of schools for School District, No. 9. T. G. Ellwood will succeed retiring superintendent Claude Bissell, effective Dec. 1. Mr. .Ellwood will also become superintendent of schools for the Arrow Lakes School District, a post also held by Mr. Bissell. Board chairman George Rilkoff welcomed Mr. Ellwood’s . appointment and noted that he has had “the rich experience not only as a director of ‘instruction, but also as the principal of a larg. :: condary school.” He has also had experience in the elementary school system. opinion at the wai was that any agency that owned 80 per cent of a company ‘ought to have some say in its I thro: rough B.C. ie Cellulose, owns 79 per cent of Can-Cel.) Mr. Leslie said letters to this effect are being’ sent Premier Dave Barrett, Forestry Minister Bob Williams, ond The plant chairman said company pay cheques ting. The IWA has asked all employees to keep in touch with the union if they leave the area so they can be advised of any plant start-up “and get back as quickly as possible to an operating mill”. s castleaes Noting that Mr. Bissell! retires at the end of November, Mr. Rilkoff said Mr. Ellwood and Mr. Bissell will make the necessary arrangements for the transfer of duties and responsi- bilities. Windows Broken Saturday A number of windows ‘in - Castlegar business places were broken early Saturday morning. RCMP say windows were broken at about 1 a.m. at Park: Electric on Maple St., in the door of the post office, and in the UIC office which is also in the pest office investigation. Curb & Gutter Program Slated © To Go Ahead Castlegar's long-awaited curb and gutter program will definitely go ahead. . This was the word brought to council's meeting Tuesday night by Ald. Ed Mosby. However, Mr. Mosby did not report who had given the town the assurance and no correspondence was read on the subject. Mr.Mosby added ‘that. al- though the program will defini- tely go ahead, “none of us know when they [the highways department] are going to start, or when they're going to finish.” x Later in the meeting Ald. Andy Shutek reported the Regional. District of Central - Kootenay has approved “a Tequest. to the Municipal Financing Authority’ ‘for $150,000 in debentures for the town's storm and gutter, and “ornamental y lighting” programs. a