% oe, PED ee ra) iG ix : CASTLEGAR FIRST—A Robbie Burn: upper complete with haggis is pra here being borne by Mra. Rod Macintosh followed by ‘Scotch’ bearer John Stewart to the piping of Piper Keith Langhorn . of the Nelson Kilty Band. The evening drew a capacity crowd which could well make the supper an annual event. Sponsored by the Legion, the toast to the Queen was made by past president Ed Zorn, toast to the haggis by Bill Watt, with Alex McKinnon giving the Immortal Memory. Al Macpherson toasted the lassies with'his wife Dorothy responding.—Castlegar News Photo.by. Donna Embree Regional District of Central Kootenay Occupancy ‘Rise Makes Finances . Brighter Castlegar and District . Hospital Board of trustees held its regular monthly mecting last Thursday with all members present, Dr, Walton is Medical Staff representative this year and Martin Vanderpol will again represent the Regional Hospi- tal District. Hospital occupancy. has been high over the last two months with a waiting list re- ported. This assures the board ofa year-end surplus financial- Vy. Progress on the extended care wing is. slow with the board still waiting for the re- vised plans from the architect. Date for the Annual Meet- ing of the Castlegar and Dis- trict Hospital Society has been set for March 17, Towards Open Administration As reported in last ‘week's Castlegar News, the board of directors of the Regional Dis- ;triet of Central Kootenay has been having sharp debates and divided votes at meetings as halting steps are taken toward amore open administration and operation. The following editorial commenting on the subject appeared in the Nelson News last Friday: Split Grows At RDCK Some very bitter battles that have raged recently among board members of the Regional District of Central Kootenay have firmed up some inter- , esting alliances. OTTER OP TIES “very clear is a need for more Politics, as the saying goes, makes for strange bed-fellows. g RDCK ‘politics in past .weeks, especially over the garbage issue, have laid bare what might even be termed sinister alliances. : One thing that is becoming openness in the board's doings, and those of the RDCK admin- istration. For example, director : Norm Brewster last week suf- fered some pretty underhanded manipulation of material he wished fellow board members to receive. Brewster submitted the material well in advance of. deadline for the agenda (which goes to the directors in ad- vance}. But board chairman A. K. McAdams had the material held back; it wasn’t presented ata distinct disadvantage, since none of the directors had a chance to read his material in advance. The move effectively “took the wind out of his sails". A very real power is also wilded by the RDCK lowed to watch voting pro- cedures. A’ charge that is seldom expressed, though strongly felt, is that the administrators of regional districts wield too much power. We see an alliance of Vanderpol, Brewster and J. P. Moran fighting more and more against the “powers-that- be” within the RDCK makeup. Another angle of the al- liance develops as a rural-urban split. The three directors are all from rural areas surrounding Castlegar. Board chairman Me- Adams, alsoa Nelson alderman, especially Gene Bodard, who has s ‘hand in putting the agenda together. When director Martin Van- derpol suggested an open vote on election of the board chair- man, there was a furor. Direc- tors do not know who got how many votes. One advantage of opening , up the voting would be to pre- vent manipulation of the re- sults. The RDCK administra- tion is, no doubt, generally trustworthy, But in all other elections, scrutineers are al- has been lly at logger- heads with the trio just named. McAdams, on the other hand, seems to be a natural ally of administrator . Bodard; several other directors appear to dance to Bodard’s tune. Add the interestingly fre- quent use of “weighted” voting on the board recently, which gives population-dense urban area directors more votes than rural representatives, and you can almost hear the board split _ apart like rotten canvas. The final ingredient of this political slew is the fact that only Bodard himself is per- mitted to release information to the news media. Requests for information on even the sim- plest items of RDCK policy or activities must all be funnelled through the administrator him- self, Bodard is not available:for comment a great deal of the time. The ‘board's decision to hold open votes on the chair- mans post is a good one, but only the beginning of a much bigger need for more accounta- bility to the public. To Speak On Situation In.Quebec Are:we about to see the complete break-up of Canada? _ Just what are the facts about the present situation in Que- bec? All questions which must be answered if Canada is to survice as one nation. The man who can answer these and other questions is Patrick Walsh. Local Court News Peter Naychuk pleaded not guilty but was found gullty toa charge of being in possession of stolen property. He was given a suspended sentence and placed on three months' probation, ° s * Marlis Shaw pleaded not guilty but was found guilty toa charge of being a, minor in pos- session of Ilquor, She was fined 15, ' eo # 6 " David Bradley Nicol pleaded guilly to a charge of Flu Shots _ Available ‘The B.C. influenze vaccine program, which was suspended in late December of last year by the minister of health, has not been resumed. ° This bevalent vaccine’ gives protection against swine flu and the A/Victoria strain of influenze virus, West Kootenay Health Unit medical officer Dr. Nick Schmidt says this vaccine is _ totally-different from,that used in the United States. He also noted that even in the U.S, the serious side effects have not - been proven to be caused by their vaccine. The health unit is making the bevalent vaccine ‘available to all persons 65 years of age and over and to anyone of any age suffering from chronic ill- nesses. : Special. vaccine is ‘ now available to cronically il] child- ren three to 18 years of age. All those persons falling into these catagories who have missed previous clinics in the West Kootenay area may now avail themselves of this vaccine by contacting local health cen- ter offices in Castlegar, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Fruityale, Rossland and Trail. A case of influenze caused by A/Victoria strain has re- cently been reported from Vic: toria, B.C, Schools in health unit areas will be monitored for early signs of influenza, Names Area : Representatives ARAM Bab ed SERIES A complete skin ‘care skin type its necessary quota. of moisture and other elements essential to well being. ta hat Exd THE REVLON MOISTURE PRESCRIPTION ot _ NATURAL WONDER & “Exira long Big including “Big Lash” Lash” Reg. $1.99 ... $] 49 » Reg. $8. Night Moisture Balm for Normal Skin 120 ml. - Uncarioned, . $4is : ey vncarioned Honey Peel-Off Masque a $925 Reg. $4. Whole Egg Refining Masque 4 oz. - Uncartoned $925 For Your Valentine Reserve a Heart Box for your Hearts Delight while stock is at ifs bes: t. Delicious Chocolates by Moirs and Pauline Johnson. Boxes priced from 99c to $24.95 . thing in between! . + and almost every- In. the @ of Castleaird Plaza REMEMBER: We're Open Sunday from 1 - 5 p.m. a Ps iz _! tdi’ sponsored ‘by "The “Cana- + dian:League of Rights, and will be in Castlegar at the: Nordic Hall Monday evening. He was born and raised in ' Quebec and knows the political history of such people as Rene Levesque, Prime Minister T:a- deau and Jean Marchand. In fact, for a 20-year period, Mr. Walsh knew Mr. Levesque per- sonally and knows the political background of many of the men and women who surround him. Some people in Western Canada are quite ready to see Quebec leave Canada. But, have they really looked at what the end result will be? What about security and the Atlantic Provinces? Just what sort of government would we find in ‘an independent Quebec?’ All vital questions which Mr. + Walsh will be dealing with. It is time to take a hard look at the facts of the situation in Quebec and you can take that first step by attending one of Mr. Walsh's meetings and bringing your friends. 53 Hydro enrennss) Chairman of ‘the! 1977, wi Castlegar Heart: C: boing ‘in possession of a nar- colle, He was fined $75 or in - default two weeks:in jail. . * . A malo juvenile appeared in court on'a charge of being a minor in possession of liquor. Final disposition was sus- pended, * * * In provincial court Tues- day Terrence ‘Edward Morin pleaded guilty to a charge of causing a disturbance. He was fined $75 or in default 30 days in jail. The charge resulted from an incident in or near the Hi-Lite on Columbia Ave. * . * * Phillip P..Konkin pleaded guilty to a charge of being in possession of a narcotic. He was fined $75 or in. default two weeks in jail. . . . Brian Beliveau pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to submit to a breathalyzer test. He was fined $125 or in default 80 days in jail. é. Council Briefs * School Board No. 9 is to be advised that the. cost of in. ‘ stalling a sewer line to the pro- perty line of Kinnaird Junior: Secondary Schoo! would be be- tween $12,000 and $16,000. -If the board wishes. to proceed with the installation of. the sewer tine, all costs pertaining lo same would have to be borne by the schoo! board. 8 8 Ambient air testing results for the Castlegar:.area have been requested by the city from the-tocal pollution control branch and Canadian Cellulose, These are to be forwarded to West Kootenay Health Unit tnedical health officer Dr. Nick Schmid . Cemetery Bylaw No. 177 reecived second reading. The City of Castlegar Airport Lease Agreement Authorization By- law No, 176 has been adopted. Ce are The establishing of a policy by the city for snow removal of city owned property. used for public parking :has been de- ferred pending the outcome of a fees between‘the Castlegar, : Clab, sand. Regional, “i ‘Mrs, Margaret Pryce, has an- nounced the names of the area representatives which include Charlie King for the northern section of Castlegar and Ernie Mills for the southern section, Other representatives are Blueberry Creek, Mrs. Blanche Michelson; Ootischenia, Mrs. Faith Bonthron; Thrums, Mrs, Jerry Ashton; Pass Creek, Sam Hadikin; and businesses, Norm McNabb. During the month of Feb- ruary, which is recognized as Heart Month, tentative dates . have been set: Heart. Week from Feb. 13 to 20; and WAMM Walk,. sponsored by the Ki- wanis Club, on Feb. 13; with various blood pressure test stations organized by Colleen Metge. Heart Sunday is Feb. 20, at which time the Bank of Mont- real has volunteer staff availa- ble to accepi ‘money from the ~ various representatives for. banking. Lots Soid To Former Owners British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority | land office in Nakusp reports that 53 - of the 85 Ints which. were offered to former waterfront property owners have now been sold. Thirty to 35: lots are still available on a first-come, first- served basis for former water- front property owners. Local land representative Earl Moffat said that no. ap- plicants other than those con- tacted by letter will be con- sidered at this time. Former area property owners -who were displaced by the flooding . of the Arrow reservoir will be Cee ee ee An. increase to staff. salaries in the amount of six per cent effective Jan. 1 to all inside staff employees has: been recommended subject to re- view on finalization of CUPE, ¥ agrcement: * Ald. Len Embree has been * granted a leave of absence from _ council for the month of Febru- ary for the purpose of attendi a course in “What's going on at - SELKIRK COLLEGE. Unti) FRIDAY, February 4°’ e A.graduation show of painting by Shelley Zuback at” Kootenay School: of Art. KSA Art Gallory open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Nelson Campus), FRIDAY, February 4 and SATURDAY, February 5 © @ Hockey: See This Week in Sports on sports page. MONDAY, February 7 to SUNDAY, February 13 e Dial-a-Tape on et to Save Gasoline in Your Car", “* Phone: 366-23 exhibit, ‘at ‘. ‘Kootenay Schoo! of Art. KSA Art Gallery. open Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Nelson Campus) TUESDAY, February -@ Tuesday Night at, the Movies Feature Film Series presents ‘Sometimes a Great Notion” in the Main Lounge (Castlegar Campus) at 8 p.m, . © Basketball: See This Week in Sports on sports’ ‘page. WEDNESDAY, February 9 e Canadian Writer Series presents a public reading by. Shella Watson, innovative novelist, short story writer, and author of “The Double Hook” (set in the Chilcotins) in the Faculty Lounge (Gestleges Campus) at 8 p.m. " MONDAY, | February 4 to FRIDAY, February 18 oA For More Information Contact W/) SELKIRK COLLEGE iN Aj 365-7292 (Local 283) is Democracy- -What:i is. W “the following subject: Democracy;canionly survive if each of »Gee our-14x70 Home, 14-WIDES ARE HERE !!! =| PAN HOMES Playmor Junction, South Slocan “YOUR WHEEL ESTATE EXPERTS"* airscneslsploy: ‘atan introductory Low’ out today and browse through this ‘Fabulous Home. You won't believe '. the spaciousness or the low price. “AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING 9AM. -6 P.M. : Closed Sundays and Holidays Ph. 359-7166 i : Dealer. Licence No. -1372 ‘know, but I will help you find it for yourself,”) ¢ 2) The only label that makes sense to'me is the one that. - questions I asked. in Bet ‘By Fred Merriman : Abra | challenge resders of the Castlegar ‘News to think of us fairly and reasonably expresses our opinion. We can voice » our stand on a subject only after we have thought well and Investigated thoroughly all the facts that may influence our decision to take a stand or establish a value, , One of the definitions put. forth by the etatee ‘y for di this; overn- ment.in which the. supreme power is held by the people" aes « Itis my jcelaion that most of my’ fellow citizens do not fully what di means, It is my contention’ “that democracy should be taught, and practised in our school system. Commencing in the earliest grades, students ‘should -be -encouraged ‘in every way posalbie to ask questions—not merely recite answers to questions the teacher already knows, Most of the teachers I know are fully capable of judging whether a student is ledriing by the interest shown and the questions the student, aske, . ' A-person who has asked a. question will, out of necessity, become a good listener as he or’she awaits-the answer, Then, we may conclude that bsking questions is the first step in the process gathering facts that will; in due course, help us to arrive at a fair opinion. yy, The final step in a democratic sociéty is then for those Pate ‘opinions to be’expreased in public 80 the majority can decide whether or not they are fair and just. answers, Tain then going to point out where I think the enemies of emocricy show themselves: * at Af my elected now ‘a0 must I. ishonest answers—If Taskéan Honest question: ‘then I ‘pect ain honest answer, (or the best;answer of all: “I don't Second guessing—I thinth is) ithe ‘answer he really : { nbs The retarded are ignorant. Businessmen are rich, The working man sweats. Teachers know everything. The uneducated are ignorant. says you and I in a: democratic sotiety have the supreme < power: If we do nét usé that power then, as is the. course of natural things, we become powerless. i Let me leave this with you. In my. own experience I have been Able ‘to get almost; imm ite response to any letter: I have ever written, to cabinet ministers and even Premiers and prime ministers." | af % Thave not always like the answer they gave me, but in every case they acknowledgéd and maybe in some small way they have been influenced ‘by either my. opinion’ or the Domocracy starts with you, the © fonder: of. this’ newspaper. : iWrite to someone either good or}! edn and | ity you ‘can't ‘write, then Please vote, “THE SIGN OF given a chance later: in .the-- jl spring before land is put on the open market, He said - that his , latest orders call for the first round in the spring to once again offer: the lots that are left, along with about 80-90 more to the former waterfront. owners. The, land will then be offered to former landowners in a second round any lots are left, the public will then be invited to vinchicae them. Eighty-five fots, ranging. from one-half acre to 20 acres, were offered by Hydro ranging in price from $1,500 to $12,500, Thank You For your support in the recent local election for Aldermanic position and Direcior - Regional District of Central Kootenay. Albert Calderbank > For tiformation Call + ORE 15 West Rotel . Naturalists who attended he. pevanmiinnet attheHi Artow | Arms Motor. Hotel on the éve- «ning of Jan, 21 were treated to a’ ‘presentation of how ‘to se identify and prepare many. of the‘ edible: foods. provided ‘by the sea. A: eaptive audience: listened as: guest speaker Advertising = clets good’ little “products” Ly . Compete with © ithe p iteicst A MERCHANT- WHO CARES ABOUT PEOPLE... This emblem identifies the clvic-minded businessmen who sponsor “ee, 365-5638 or 365-5542 -, Comments on Visit Editor, Castlegar News: Thank you for your cover- age of the recent donation to the Adult Activity Centre of a cheque from the 2nd Kinnaird Brownie’ Pack. I would like to add some personal observations on that occasion and thought that a letter to the editor might be. the ‘most appropriate medium. « The presentation was made during’a tour of the Activity Centre by the whole Brownie’ pack—some 20 young girls who were courteous, in in- h are serving their penalties by being out of jail during the nerable to: ’ propoganda, especially to that sort which is ing weéek and spending behind the bars where they are being guarded, another stupid tax payer coat, Naturally, these crimes are of a minor nature .and we are overlooking the matter, sympathizing with the culprit. I would like to remind you that our judge and law society is fast losing its sense of values and is becoming far too relaxing when it comes to sentencing people of serious crimes. Now our prison inmates terested and They shared with us not only money that they had earned, but their human concern, They asked questions about our work and they told us things about themselves. Their visit was: such a pleasant experience that I felt 1 had to share some of the feel- ings with your readers, The parents and the pack leaders should be very proud'of their : association with these’ girls. . Norm Wolfe, , Supervisor, Kootenay Society for the Handicapped Castlegar . Disapproves of Prison Editor, Castlegar News: » As a citizen of our com- munity, I’ wish’ to voice my disapproval with a prison any- where around our area, as it -would also involve Nelson’ and Trail. These cities would also be ‘subject to hideouts and hang- outs ‘for these people of our society, who are paying the penalties for crime. In the age we are going through now, and worse to come I believe, prisoners are demanding‘ concessions never before ever dreamed of. In our own area we have a new code of ethics. Some people Edible Foods from Sea Sampled by Naturalists wn: Wayne" Canipbell, Assistant, curator of the‘birds and ‘mam. ‘mials'geetibH Of the Pivihetal’ Museum in Victoria, spoke on the theme “When the tide is out the table is. set", which’ he il- lustrated with appropriate slides, Samples were prepared by Terry Ramsay and Trudy Car- son and then passed around for _tasting—a delight for sea-food . lovers. ‘The enjoyable - event ‘was the result of a great deal of : time and effort on the. part of many West Kootenay Natura- list, Association members. “<<. Phe association also spon- sored an outing at the Kokanee ON louse on Sunday. “Pants, Shirts, : Suits,ete. "= LADY “LEE! Reg, $18.1 are + never mentioned before. Before long these people are going to be demanding weekend passes and of course ‘paying our local- ities a weekend visit. Perhaps I should refresh the minds of these pro-prison people, who visualize the big dollar sign only in their. minds, about the psychic rapist in ~ Vancouver, about eight years ago, who was doing time for ‘rape. He was allowed out free for a weekend, pass and he showed up at a South Van- couver school early Monday morning, lured a nine-year-old gitl away, raped ‘her, then murdered ‘her just for kicks, The prison personnel did not have much to say as to why they gave this man‘a weekend pass, and yet these authorities are responsible persons—but to whom? _ I feel that the coming trend will give the prisoners too much freedom and the communities “around are going to be under continuous mental strain. Every time. your daughters | or younger-sons fail to come * home on time, you are going to. worry about their safety. How many times, do you hear about jail breaks? Sure they do catch the prisoners— after about 10 days. I would suggest. we build these prisons in an isolated area, and instead of preaching about having‘an airport handy, why not construct a helicopter pad at the. ; Belson site and by a few radicals who really don't know what they are talking about, This feature is made apparent by thelr Tran in the past byelection and my. reasons for running were clearly stated, I promised that I would remain available to the citizens of Castlegar and would follow through on any- CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, February 8, 1977 Give your family o A : ally personal, inaccurate, usually false, biased and stereotypical comments, The straw vote. recently i {and the thing of imp: brought to / my attention, Although not elected this time, Iwill still remain avail- able to anyone who experiences “Ing snowball sample), resulted in just sucha perpetuation. The intentions of those involved are * admirable and. good, however, the processes themselves were * bastardizations of the statis. tically precise instruments they attempt to represent. The result was a misrepresentation of facts ‘which promotes: an extremely biased, unrepresent- ative and incorrect viewpoint. If we are to fool with these complex Processes, let us do it Properly. ‘ , UT have lived in. Castlegar many years and’ 1: have ‘been greatly pleased with this area's social, economic and_ political development. It would be ignorance on our part to throw ourselves-and the concern for our city, at the feet of a group of ignoramuses who are leading us, who knows where, with their foolishness. ‘We must be objective and find what is best for us. Is that not the liberal, democratic pro- cess? The Critic Twins Castlegar Remains Available Editor, Castlegar News: .. T would like to take this opportunity to thank Castlegar - News for printing my campaign article for the past civic by- election in its last issue. I would also like to congratulate Mr. - Calderbank on his success, Avgreat deal. of-attention was focused on this election and ‘many. important. issues ‘were | brought before the people. The, most important of these issues was the need for the Arrow Lake water system tobe in- stalled without further delay. I hope that the interest in th Pp with council. Give counci] a chance first and if a satisfactory result is not forth- coming, I will be glad to lend what assistance I can. Anyone wishing my assistance may feel free to contact me. + Itis my sincere wish that it ‘will not. be | through a local disaster such as loss. of an entire upper level. subdivision due toa fire this summer when our water supply.’is critically short that council’ will finally admit the futility of its present objectives and. plans. +> ‘Thanks to the many people who did support me. I will still be available next election. James W. Gouk Castlegar - Good Moming God Editor, Castlegar News: The other. day when we had this little bit of fresh snow that was so white and clean, it brought to mind a little thought that has come to my mind so many, many times over the years—one I now feel I would like.to pass on to you. Good Morning God You're epaene in a brand new ' That's sires and clean and new - And so I've come to ask you ‘God If you'll renew me too, Forgive the many sad mistakes t That I made yesterday and let me try again, dear God ‘To walk the closer way. But Father; I know all too well T can't make it on my own So take my Hand and hold it tight ‘ -For I'can't walk alone. Remember this, all week, Unlike’ present day frends, our prices are not.s Mon. - Fri, 8 = 4:30 ; Service call Chge. 18.00 hr. (Min. 1 br.) ~ Nights &: Weekends Is overtime Service :Call. Chge, 27.00 hr. (Min. 1 hr.) Clip this ad and file fe r. = Information: Site WALDIE’S. “Plumbing & Heating Ltd. » 61 Crescent 365-7531 _ Seedlings!" Order Your Omamental & Fruit Trees ” NOW FOR SPRING! We Are Open Saturtlay & Sunday! | Tropical Phints & Past Saturday &-Sunday" Special Soil for Germination & Propogation 1S NOW. AVAILABLE to the’ t y closest. pikes Is:that’so un-°i4 :viduat4o the, prisoners?: munity. Why do..we have’ to cater to 300 new ‘prison jobs and inherit all the-» prison ‘anguish? ‘We: live: in a ‘good central location, highway-wise. ’ We have'a very fine hospital. We have the tail-end of a Cominco town and a large saw- ‘mill and pulp mill and we will get rid of the pull’ mill smell. Why would we even think of asking for a prison around us? ’', Task you good people to ¥ think about the goof-balls who ‘may be paying your daughters a friendly visit'on a weekend. pass just for kicks. 8. H. Merrifield Castlegar “Needs Both Sides’ Editor, Castlegar News: “+ T must admit ‘that every now and then one needs a good ', laugh, however, the front page * of the ‘Castlegar News’ (Thurs., | dan, 20/77), perpetriated by the antics ‘of several adults;~ was definitely ‘uncalled for. - When an issue regarding the future’ health of the ‘social -, and‘ ‘occupational community in. * Castlegar is the subject of the laugh, itis no longer a laughing matter. The media ‘is a very useful instrument which can be of great benefit to the: people; however the media can also be misused. Las vl Tf Lam to make an ‘ob- jective decision on whether or not a prison would improve.our overall community ‘health, I first of all need the. facts’ and comments from both sides for -me to exercise my democratic rights, i. People are ‘extremely vul- We have a: thriving com-* I need to know the: = @ variables involved, (WE GIVE" YOU PLANE" GOOD SERVICE AT THE LOWEST ‘COST KOOTENAY. *. BUILDERS © 663 Columbia Ave. Phone 365-5155 k ‘Rememt February’ is Heart | Month fidde. ... do something about i it a Let our voices: be strong! and constant, If council has no sense of: direction, let's give them one." “nobody loves me spots.” *.“A- soul would: have’ no rainbow had the eyes no tears.” :: Jack Killough Credit Unions. _ offer. everyone complete al financial services... _ with the ee _ touch Join a Credit _