April 17, 1988 Special events ‘planned By CasNews Staff This is the week for Castlegar to become aware of its local government. April 18 - 24 is Municipal Awareness Week. The week will see a number of special events, including council for the day, an event where seven Stan. ley Humphries secondary school students will hold a mock city council meeting complete with agenda and Shaw Cable TV cameras. The meeting will take place Tuesday at 7 p.m. at city hall. The public is invited to at tend. There will be a town hall meeting at the Community Complex Thursday night. “It's an old fashioned meeting where you can speak your mind to council,” says Ald. Lawrence Chernoff. Chernoff says the meeting “will give us a lot of input because it's not like a formal council meeting” where people might feel more re- stricted. There will also be displays from the Castlegar and Dis. trict Development Board, the Castlegar Festivals Society, the Heritage Advisory Com mittee and the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce. Chernoff says 17 of Castle- gar's former mayors and aldermen will attend the town hall meeting and there will be refreshments avail- able. As part of Municipal Awareness Week, elemen- tary school students are par. ticipating in a poster contest and high school students can enter an essay contest: en- titled “What does local gov ernment mean to you?” NEC gets $5,000 By CasNews Staff Castlegar council agreed this week to give the West Kootenay National Exhibi tion Centre a $5,000 grant That's about double the NEC's usual grant from the city, but Ald. Len Embree explained that the funds are a “one-time grant.” “We usually contribute $2,500 to $3,000,” said Em bree, chairman of the ad ministration and finance com mittee. However, he said the NEC has indicated it needs the funding to obtain match ing Provincial funding. The NEC has applied to Victoria for a grant under the B.C Arts Challenge Fund which Provides grants to arts or. ganizations on the basis of $2 for every $1 raised by local or regional governments. The funds will be used to clear away accumulated deficits. AR WEEK... .C th oh week com- ‘) mittee plans special events for this week. Members include: (from left) Margaret Green, Fran Farkas, Lawrence Chernoff, Ray Picco, $500,000 for student By CasNews Staff The federal government will make nearly $500,000 available to West Kootenay students under this year's student summer employment program, Challenge 88. Funding is allocated to “the private, public and non. profit sectors and to museum projects” for student job creation programs under area youth employment cen. tres Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco's office said in a pre. pared release. Trail and surrounding areas, which includes Castle gar, Trail, Rossland and Fruitvale, will receive a total of $279,873 for 149 jobs. A total of 71 applications from potential employers were ac cepted. The Nelson youth employ ment program, which helps students from Slocan to the Nelson North Shore and Salmo will receive $216,202 in funds for a total of 128 jobs. The funding will be avail able to create jobs for high school and post-secondary students enrolled as full-time students for the next school year Eligible employers will be contacted by a CEIC officer in the near future for con. firmation. Harry Stan and Betty Price. Missing are Grant Lenarduzzi, Ken Gee Dempsey Mcinroy, Pat Metge and Robin Tomlin. ‘ CasNews Photo by Chery! Colderbank Task forces started meeting this week By CasNews Staff The task forces established last month by the Kootenay Development Region began their first meetings this week. The task forces are the working groups which are examining key aspects of economic diversification and government services in the Kootenays under the provincial government’s newly-introduced decentralization program. There are a total of 17 task forces — six that report to the government services committee and 11 that report to the economic diversification committee. Selkirk College president Leo Perra chairs the education task force which met Wednesday in Creston. The forestry task force, of which Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore is a member, met Friday in Nelson. Moore is a member of five task forces: parks and recreation, sewage treatment and water systems, electrical power, and gas. As well, Castlegar economic development officer Harry Stan is a member of the highways task force, which also met Friday in Nelson, the air access task force and co-chairman of the parks and recreation task force. Two of the task forces will meet Wednesday in Castlegar: social services, and government services. Appointments to the task forces will run until December, at which time they will be reviewed. The task forces will take inventory within their assigned areas of study, examining the merits of specific projects and making general recommendations on priorities. During the initial meetings, the task forces will formulate plans on how they will go about their tasks for submission to the minister. Subsequent meetings will be held elsewhere in the region according to the information needs of the task force. The task forces will eventually report their findings to the two new regional advisory groups on economic diversifi cation and government services, respectively. The groups and task forces are composed of represent atives from the broadest possible spectrum of interest groups as chosen by locally-elected officials and other You and Kirsch The latest trend in window fashions The freshest colors and designs. O INT & WALLCOVERINGS Micro -blinds Duette’ Pleated Shades Buy with confidence from “your home decorating centre” ‘S Court news In Castlegar provincial court this week, Daniel Lyn um received a one-year jail sentence after pleading guil ty to theft over $1,000. He also received a one-year con- current jail term for mischief, one year concurrent for as. sault and six months con current for failure to comply with a probation order. Michael Anderson received seven days in jail for theft under $1,000. Get Your Message Across Fast! organizations. Within the regional services group, task forces will examine the regional delivery of hospital programs, health programs, social services, justice, education and other government services. Under economic diversification, task forces will look into regional infrastructure, natural and human resources. “I am-very pleased with the rapid development of these groups,” said Rita Johnston, Minister of State for the Kootenay Development Region. “People in the Kootenays are obviously ready to take advantage of this excellent opportunity to assess the region's concerns and to prepare a strategy for the future.” Johnston and parliamentary secretary Howard Dirks will ine the groups’ dations, and determine possible courses of action which lie within the range of influence of the provincial government. Dirks reiterated that the overall aim of the initiative was to improve communication on issues affecting the region as a whole and to create a consensus-building mechanism within the region. The schedule of task force meetings is as follows: Justice, April 19, Provincial Building, Nelson, 7 p.m.; Social Services, April 20, Castlegar, 9 a.m.; Other Provincial Services, April 20, Castlegar, 1 p.m.; Agriculture, April 26, Council Chambers, Creston, 1 p.m.; Parks and Recreation, April 30, Creston Valley Recreation Centre, Creston, 1 p.m.; Air Access, May 3, Fairmont Hotel, Fairmont, 11 a.m.; Minerals, May 11, Nelson Provincial Building, Nelson, 1 p.m. The time and locations of other task force meetings will be announced. The public is invited to attend the meetings. STEPHEN LEWIS . . . Speaking here CANADA'S UN AMBASSADOR HERE IN MAY Stephen Lewis, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, will be coming to Castlegar early next month. Lewis will be speaking May 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Brilliant Cultural Centre on the topic of Canada and the Third World: Sharing a Shrinking Planet. His talk is part of the college's Distinguishéd Speakers Series. Lewis's appointment’ in 1986, as special.advisor on Africa to the secretary-general of the United Nations, gives him a unique vantage point from which to evaluate the impact of Third World development/dependency on the in- dustrialized West. Prior to his appointment as ambassador and permanent representative of Canada to the United Nations in 1984, Lewis was a noted radio and television commentator on issues of public concern. Lewis first stepped into the public eye when, in 1963, at age 25, he was elected to the riding of Scarborough West, becoming one of the youngest members ever to sit in the Ontario legislature. He was re-elected on four successive occasions and, in 1970, he became provincial leader of the NDP. With Lewis as leader, the NDP became the official opposition in the Ontario Legislature after the 1975 election. He stepped down from the leadership some two years later and resigned his seat in 1978. Since then, Lewis has been awarded numerous honorary degrees from universities across Canada, as well as being made a Fellow of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute “in recognition of outstanding work in the development of public policy.” In 1982, he won the Gordon Sinclair ACTRA Award for “outspoken opinion and integrity” in broadcasting. He is also the recipient of several Human Rights awards from organizations such as B'Nai Brith Canada and the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews. Lewis was born in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 1937. He is married to Michele Landsberg, author and columnist for the Globe and Mail, and has three children. Advance tickets for Lewis's talk are available. There is no reserved seating. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., a reception will follow Lewis’ talk. Council OKs planters By CasNews Staff wattage mercury vapor Castlegar council plans to streetlights recently re spend $3,000 on planters for moved from the Woodland Columbia Avenue. Park subdivision. They were “This part of the replaced with high pressure beautification scheme,” ex- sodium vapor lights as part of plained Ald. Albert Calder- the city's ongoing streetlight bank, works and services upgrading program. committee chairman. The rest of the used units Calderbank said the Cas- will be included in the ci tlegar and District Develop- next sale of surplus equip- ment Board will be in charge ment and if not sold then, will of the work and will use the be taken to the dump, $3,000 to purchase materials. bd bd Ed The board will supply the labor. The city also sold a 14- year-old mobile home for $750. mended the centre on its District Community Services philosophy and goals and Centre Society and a $200 wished it success grant to the Castlegar Pee bd * . Wee Rep hockey team, which = The Kootenay Doukhobor represented the region at the Historical Society has re provincial championships in quested a $5,000 grant from Kimberley. council. However, the ad * ministration and finance com mittee has asked the society to provide a financial state- ment and to meet wjth the committee to discuss fhe grant request. grant to the Castlegar and * Council turned down a re quest for a grant from the Kootenay Centre for a Sus tainable Future. However, council com Funeral held \ April 17, 1988 Castlégar News 4s The city plans to sell four vacants lots by public tender. The lots are: 673-11th Ave., 649 11th Ave., 873 9th Ave. and 1480 Selkirk Ave. * «© « The city sold 10 old street. lights to the Creston and District Community Complex The city acquired the mo- bile home when the owner was delinquent on his taxes and there were no bids at the annual tax auction. The home has not been oecupied for three years and has been partially stripped of doors and windows. . for Soukoreff William J. Soukoreff of Tarrys passed away Tues- day, April 12 at the age of 87. Funeral services were held at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel on Friday and Satur- 613 Columbia Ave. CALL Classified Ads for $750. The lights were some of the 26 used low 365-2212 eee FULL GOSPEL BIBLE INSTITUTE ON TOUR Anointed Ministry — Music — Testimony Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: Thursday, April 21 Place: Full Gospel Fellowship 1801 Conners Road, Castlegar (Below Dairy Queen) All Are Welcome! 365-6214 Couneil approved a $2,000 day with burial at Park FINANCIAL PLANNING — SEMINAR — Place: Selkirk College (Behind Riverside Video) Time: 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21 INCLUDE: R.R.S.P. © R.R.I.F. © RETIREMENT PLANNING ® INSURANCE * MUTUAL FUNDS * TAX PLANNING * ALSO OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN A FINANCIAL CAREER COST: Free. SPEAKER: Kevin Zirk VICE PRESIDENT OF A.1. aco. Information Cail 365-2349 Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Soukoreff is survived by his wife, Hannah of Tarrys and many nieces and nep- hews. He is predeceased by one daughter in 1953 and one son in 1966. He was born Feb. 15, 1901 at Yorkton, Sask. and moved to Brilliant at an early age with his parents, Mary and John Soukoreff. In his earlier years he worked as a sales- man for the K-C Jam Fac- tory. Later he worked as a log sealer for Waldie’s Sawmill and for a short time -for Celgar after the new mill was built. He was a member of the IWA and retired in 1962. He married Hannah Shel- off in February, 1927 at Thrums. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. Fonyo enters plea VERNON, B.C. (CP) — Steve Fonyo was driving erratically last Oct. 25 and later stumbled and fell to his face on the floor of the local RCMP detachment, a provincial court judge was told. The one-legged runner, who raised $13 million for cancer research in his 1984-85 run across Canada, has pleaded not guilty to charges of impaired driving and driving with a blood-aleohol content of more than .08. A charge of failing to stop for an emergency vehicle, laid under the provincial Motor Vehicle Act, was added later. Fonyo has indicated he will plead not guilty to the third charge, which is to be dealt with separately. Committee formed VICTORIA (CP) — Don Munroe, a former chair- man of the labor relations board, has been named chairman of a Workers’ Compensation Board advisory committee. The committee has been set up to look at structural improvements to British Columbia's workers’ compensation system. The committee has until Aug. 31 to provide Labor Minister Lyall Hanson with its recommendations. Twelve other people were named to the committee, including Ken Georgetti, president of the B.C. Federation of Labor, Jim Matkin, president of the Business Council of B.C., and David Weller of the B.C. Construction Association. Charges laid VICTORIA (CP) — Police said they have recommended that child sexual abuse charges be laid against three members of the Community Chapel and Bible Training Centre of Canada. The recommendation follows an investigation into 11 complaints which police began receiving last October. Last year, four members of the chapel's headquarters in the Seattle suburb of Burien were convicted of child sexual abuse, and three of the Burien chapel's ministers were convicted of failing to report child abuse. Policy switch OTTAWA (CP) — An NDP government would wait until after its first term in office to implement a controversial policy to withdraw Canada from NATO, the party's powerful federal o6uncil decided Saturday. The council set no specific time for delivery of its longstanding commitment to pull Canada out of the 16-member military alliance, a move that polls indicate most Canadians oppose. But NDP Leader Ed Broadbent 4 sug: VANDER ZALM VISIT... Premier Bill Vander Zalm was in the West Kootenay Friday and made stops in Castlegar, Rossland and Trail. (Top) Vander Zalm addresses an SHSS student's question at an assembly. (Middle) Following a sod-turning ceremony at Castlegar and District Hospital the premier autographs a shovel for hospital board chairman Merv Rush. (Bottom) Vander Zalm loses his hard hat while turning the sod to mark the beginning of construction for the new West Trail Approach Castews photos by Brendan Nogie Reps talk to premier By BRENDAN NAGLE Staff Writer Selkirk College board chairman Elizabeth Fleet and former chairman Dr. Jack Colbert met with Premier Bill Vander Zalm Friday to discuss the college's funding. Both Fleet and Colbert said they “are hopeful” their conversation with the . premier will bring increased funding. In a 30-minute closed-door session with Vander Zalm the college repre sentatives expressed their concerns about the quality of education and funding and the need to maintain a good standard at Selkirk and other gestions that the party has weakened its stand to increase its voter appeal in an election widely expected this fall. GATT meeting QUADRA ISLAND, B.C. (CP) — Trade ministers from Canada, Japan, the United States and the European Community met in a secluded fishing lodge surrounded by towering fir trees Saturday in an attempt to push ahead reform of the world trading system. There are fears that negotiations to bolster the 96-country General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade — the global trade watchdog — are bogging down in Geneva. The four ministers from countries accounting for two thirds of the world trade began meetings early Saturday morning after a dinner session Friday night. The quadrilateral meeting on the scenic island between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland wraps up today. PLO chief killed TUNIS (AP) — Eight masked commandos stormed into the home of PLO military chief Khalil Al-Wazir on Saturday, opened fire with machine-guns and killed him and three bodyguards. Leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organization blamed Israel for the killings in suburban Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. Palestinians protesting the slaying rioted in the Israeli-occupied territories, and Israeli soldiers killed more than a dozen in the worst single-day toll since anti-occupation unrest began Dec. 8. Al-Wazir, 52, also known as Abu Jihad, or Father of Holy War, was the most senior Palestinian official assassinated since the founding of Fatah, the largest group in the PLO, in 1964. FBI investigation NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — FBI agents, investi- gating a possible link between the arrest of a Japanese man carrying pipe-bombs'on the New Jersey Turnpike and the fatal bombings of a USO. club in Naples, went to Italy on Saturday, officials said. Forensics experts and other FBI agents travelled to Italy at the request of Italian authorities, who believe the bombing was carried out by members of the underground Japanese Red Army, said FBI agent Jeff Maynard in Washington. Yu Kikumura, identified by the Japanese foreign ministry as a suspected Red Army member, was arrested Tuesday at a New Jersey Turnpike service area in Ridgefield after a state trooper found three homemade bombs and falsified papers in his possession, authorities said. Soviets withdraw PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Afghan Muslim fundamentalist rebel leaders told supporters Saturday they will fight on despite an accord to withdraw Soviet troops from Afghanistan. But Afghan President Najibullah, speaking in the Afghan capital Kabul, warned the rebels they will face the “iron will” of his people after the Soviet troops leave. In Islamabad, Pakistan's acting foreign m returned from Geneva on Saturday and predicted Afghanistan's government will fall quickly after the Soviet withdrawal. On Thursday in Geneva, the United States, Soviet Union, Pakistan and Afghanistan signed an agreement to begin withdrawing Soviet troops from Afghanistan on May 16. colleges around the prov ince. “We met with him (Vander Zalm) to discuss the implications of the recent budget in terms of Selkirk College and the college and institute system as a whole,” Fleet told the Castlegar News following the meeting. “We also wanted to reinforce the fact that we are concerned for not only the financial realities, but also the preservation of the quality of education.” Fleet and Colbert said there are some proposed programs at Selkirk this year that will not begin under the current 3.5 per cent increase the college received. They would not say what proposed programs will suffer, only that these programs will not be initiated without more funds As well, the college representa tives told the premier that additions to current programs will not be possible without more help from the province. Again, they would not be specific about the program additions. Fleet and Colbert said Vander Zalm listened to their concerbs and assured them he will look into college funding for Selkirk and colleges around the province. “It was an excellent half-hour,” said Colbert. “We felt we were able to make some valid points in favor of some of the proposed new programs.” Fleet said the current budget is making things a little tight financially for Selkirk, but added that the college is doing all it can to maintain its current curriculum. “We should be able to maintain the quality of education offered in our current programs,” she said. She termed the meeting with Vander Zalm “valuable.” “We were able to meet the premier face-to-face and that was valu able to our interests.” PREMIER continued from front page were at the airport showed up at the library, this time chanting, “Vander Zalm has got to go” as the premier entered the library. He was met by librarian Judy Wearmouth who gave the premier a guided tour of the facility. The protesters entered the build ing carrying signs reading “Vander Zalm hates women” and “Suffer the children says Vander Zalm.” One of the protesters, Dr. David Lethbridge of Castlegar, said: “We're protesting Socred policies because they favor the rich and the poor get shafted.” Lethbridge, who was wearing a black armband, said the band marked “the death of democracy.” Once Vander Zalm finished his tour of the library, mostly out of sight of the protesters, he left the building and was off to Rossland to meet with the Rossland Chamber of Commerce, party members and business groups. The premier then toured the Cominco zinc smelter and the $350 million in expansions which are cur. rently under eonstruction and _ said, “It’s very encouraging to see this kind of capital expenditure coming from the private sector.” Following a tour of Cominco the premier took part in another sod turning ceremony. The ceremony marked the beginning of construction of a new west Trail approach at the bottom of the Smelter Hill. Trail Mayor Marc Marcolin said the road will be completed in three phases. First a culvert, currently under construction, is to be built to djvert Trail Creek, then the pipelines running from Cominco’s Tadanac operations to the fertilizer operations in Warfield will have to be buried at one section so the third phase, the road, can be paved. The right of way for the road at the bottom of the hill has been available for the last eight years. At the ceremony, Vander Zalm presented Marcolin with a $66,000 cheque as the final part of a $200,000 Expo legacy fund grant to help pay for the development of recreational fac. ilities at Haley Park. “I am pleased that the legacy fund is able to assist the many volunteers and community organizations that have devoted their time and effort to improving athletic facilities at Haley Park,” said Vander Zalm. After turning the sod at the bottom of Smelter Hill Vander Zalm left for Trail City Hall where he met with area mayors to discuss their concerns. Montrose Mayor George Klit said the west Trail approach should have been started eight years ago. “I think we've been neglected,” Klit said. “They would move faster if the area had been Socred.” Following the meeting with the mayors Vander Zalm met privately with Selkirk College officials to discuss the college's budget for this year and the effect of the provincial budget on the province's colleges in general. During his meeting with college officials, Vander Zalm was raked over the coals by a large group of demon strators rallying in the Cominco Arena parking lot who carried signs reading “Go help Botha” and “Holland needs you we don't.” The group of about 150 heard speakers including Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy, Castlegar council Ald. Len Embree, and NDP candidate Corky Evans trounce the Social Credit party and Vander Zalm himself. “I look out on this parking lot and I see reality gardens,” Evans declared. “If only the premier new what reality gardens is, but he doesn’t he lives in Fantasy Gardens.” Nelson-Creston MLA Howard Dirks was at the demonstration and at times took direct shots from Evans who was regaling the crowd with anti-Socred messages. But he said he didn't mind “This is great,” said Dirks. “This is what democracy is all about.” Selkirk students visit Quebec By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer Fifteen Selkirk College students studying French returned from Gaspe, Quebec last month with a better understanding of the Quebecois culture. The goal of the trip was to encourage interaction between the two cultures and eliminate some of the gaps and misconceptions between Eastern and Western Canada. The Castlegar students spent almost a week in spe which is right on the tip of the Gaspe peninsula. They learned everything they could about the small Quebec town in turn hosted a visit by 15 Gaspe students to the Castlegar area. “It was an opportunity for us to go and see something we hadn't seen and be a part of something we hadn't seen,” said Nori Depretto, student at Selkirk College. Most of the students stayed with families in Gaspe, spending their days sightseeing and evenings enjoying French-Canadian hospitality. “All the Gaspe students came the whole time we were there and the atmosphere was great,” said Cathy Nixon another student at Selkirk College. After Castlegar's spring weather, getting off the train in Gaspe into about three metres of snow was quite a shock “It was freezing cold,” said Nixon. “The roads are salted so you can wear your shoes,” said Depretto, adding that walking beside straight-edged snow drifts was “like being in a maze.” Gaspe is “rural,” a little bit smaller than Castlegar, but not as flat, the students said. “All the streets are like roller coasters,” said Depretto. While there, they toured Gaspe and the surrounding area, visiting churches, schools, museums, and parks. Nixon and Depretto were impressed by the Gaspe schools which they found to be much more modern and well-equipped than schools here. “The facilities were outstanding,” said Depretto, “I think the government heavily subsidizes education and it Gaspe students have access to facilities and equipment in order to further their interests in everything from arts to sports, they said. Students are encouraged to spend more time in areas of personal interest and talent. Nixon and Depretto said if a student is interested in badminton or gymnastics, for example, they can take that for an entire year of physical education. “All these people we thought were so talented, but it was because they had a chance to develop their skills,” said Depretto. “The opportunities are there and they are definitely using them.” Fishing is a big part of the Gaspe area economy, according to Nixon and Depretto, who visited a specialized technical school devoted entirely to fishing. They say there are courses on everything from net repairing to processing. The students spent a day ¢Ffoss-country skiing at Fourillon national park and also went downhill skiing One evening was spent at a school auditorium where Gaspe students put on a show of singing and dancing After spending a week in a community which is mainly Francophone, the students noticed an improvement in their French. When Gaspe students arrived in Castlegar they were taken on tours from Balfour to Rossland “What we tried to do was centre activities around each town,” said Depretto. Students were taken through Castlegar, Trail, Nelson, Slocan, Silverton and Ainsworth. The highlights included the Doukhobor museum, the Rossland Miner's Hall and Red Mountain. “They were just awestruck by Red Mountain,” said Nixon Nixon and Depretto-said that the Gaspe students found qualities in the Castlegar area that are often overlooked by people who live here. “I think it sort of allowed us ‘vu see this area in a different way,” Nixon said