os as_ Castlegar News _ June +, 1989 ‘ OPINION Disappointing We were indeed sorry to hear Minister of State for Kootenay Howard Dirks say last week that he and the provincial government consider the reinstatemeni of ferry service between Castlegar and Robson a ‘dead issue. Speaking on Shaw Cable's live Open Lire show, Mr. Dirks said Cabihet has twice considered and twice turned down a resumption of the service, so that's that said he is working on a "fixed link end of consideration Instead, Mr. Dirks that is, a bridge between Robson and Castlegar as an alternative to the ferry service across the Columbia River But he flatly rejected a reinstatement of the service in the in terim until a bridge can be built meantime, Robson residents and the disabled especially senior citizens are put at a distinct disadvantage when it comes But that could take years. In the children to quick and easy access to vital services located across the river in Castlegor particular concern lawyer, services such as doctors, dentists, the hospital and — ot emergency services such as an ambulance: As the Robson-Raspberry Ferry Users Ad Hoc the tenacious Terry Dalton, Committee's keeps pointing out, it is especially hypocritical of the government to make a great show of its task forces on the disabled, seniors and transportation among others, saying how concerned it is about providing adequate ser vices, while rejecting out of hand the reinstatement of the terry ser- vice a readily available and relatively inexpensive service with which the government could prove it means what it says We hope Mr Cabinet were out Dirks was being hasty in speaking for the entire Surely in this game ot politics two strikes doesn't mean We apologize tor sounding like a broken record but, until we see @ shiny new bridge spanning the Columbia River back we want our ferry Wilson seeks untapped revenue By MARILYN RONALD OTTAWA (CP) — It’s clear why Finance Minister Michael Wilson decided to impose the new federal sales tax on financial institutions, tax analysts say And it’s just as clear, they say that those institutions will bump as much of the cost of the tax on to business and individual clients as possible John Evans, president of the Trust Companies Association of Canada, said recently those firms will pass on every aspect of the nine-per-cent tax “We're just trying to figure out exactly how to do it The tax will take effect in January 1991 In bringing financial institutions under the goods and services tax as announced in last month's federal budget, Wilson is embarking where other governments have feared to tread An analyst with Coopers and Ly brand, writing in the Canadian Tax Journal last autumn, said New Zea land researched a comprehensive consumption tax on financial services very thoroughly But when it introduced ‘its goods and services tax 1 1986, the whole idea of including financial institutions had been scrapped Although applying consumption taxes to financial firms is extremely complicated forging ahead is simple untapped revenue Satya Poddar, a tax consultant with Clarkson Gordon, estimated just be- fore last month's federal budget was released that a nine-per-cent rate would collect about $1.8 billion in annual revenue from financial instit- utions “If provincial taxes also applied, collections could be well in excess of $3 billion — more than is generated from any other form of tax now payable by financial institutions.”” Exemptions for the institutions, described briefly in the budget pa pers, reduced the estimate of federal revenue by half. But the Canadian Bankers Association still calculates its members alone will pay $350 million annually The tax means that financial instit- utions will pay tax on their purchas es. But financial intermediations. such as loans, deposits, mortgages, life insurance and related services will not be taxable Wilson’s reason for — plenty of Priorities misplaced ‘ollowed with some interest the brouhaha which the Ministry of Environment has instigated at the old The apparent contradic tion of terms leaves me somewhat baf fled The ministry has stepped in and flexed its muscles to persuade Texaco to clean up its residual petroleum products, and rightly so. But at the same time, they are prepared to do Texaco site nothing about a heap of old cars per ched on the bank of Pass Creek, just a short distance upstream of Robson: Raspberry’s source of drinking water It would seem that, in the ministry’s eyes, a dry plot of soil far from any source of drinking water takes priority over the protection of watersheds. George Stein, trustee Robson-Raspberry Improvement District Travel questioned Why is it that a politician once elec ted to municipal, provincial, or federal office deems it necessary to traverto Victoria, Ottawa, or abroad to con duct his/her tenure of service? It appears that our mayor has been successful in bypassing the levels and is now going directly to Tokyo and Beijing to represent the in: Inquiry Our finance ministers are constantly telling us about the huge national debt while at the same time thousands of dollars of taxpayers’ money are being spent ‘on this stupid Dubin inquiry, And to interim which seems never ending what end? The people accused are just plain cheats who have made millions of terests of Castlegar taxpayers Does this mean that one day we can expect visits by politicians from Tokyo and Beijing to look after our pollution, access roads, administrative spending, future developments, and Robson ferry issues? Paul Moroso Castlegar ‘stupid’ dollars from their commercial endor. sements and will probably continue to do so. Tell them to climb into their expen: sive Ferraris and get lost! My guess is that enough of our tax dollars to keep the Robson terry open for the next 10 years has already been spent Bob Rivers Castlegar 2),, Castlégar News MEMBER OF THE B.C. PRESS COUNCIL ESTABLISHED AUGU! INCORPORATING THE MID Wi Lv CAMPBELL PUBLISHER EDITOR SEIPEMBER 8 AUGUSI 27, 1980 Burt Campbell Simon Birch FOREMAN — Peter Horvey ADVERTISING MANAGER OFFICE MANAGER CIRCULATION MANAGER Gary Fleming Linde Kositsin Heather Hadley KEPORM N o— Letters to the editor NDP MPs worry about tax hikes British Columbians have now looked over the recent federal budget, and have started to telephone and write to us in response. Their biggest con cern is with the sharp increases in in- dividual taxes, and the continued un fairness of the federal tax system. Some of the Conservative tax hikes will be obvious to all of us right from the start. We'll pay more in income taxes, gasoline taxes, and Unem- ployment Insurance premiums. The budget has also increased the federal sales tax on manufattured goods by 1.5 percent Finance Minister Michael Wilson once called this tax a “‘silent killer’” because of its effect on prices. Now he’s raising the sales tax, and he plans to apply it to a much wider range of goods and services in the next two years. Mr. Wilson has admitted, in fact, that his new sales taxes may in- crease our national inflation rate by a full three per cent by 1991. In the 1988 election campaign, Brian Mulroney promised to protect the universality of social programs, but it’s clear that an increasing number of pen- sioners will come under attack in the coming years. The budget imposes new taxes on pension income and ‘on family allowances for Canadians who earn more than $50,000 a year. This will af- fect more and more of us as income rises with inflation. A 30-year-old worker who now makes $30,000 a year can expect to have most of his or her federal pension income ‘clawed back"’ in the future. A single-income family now earning $40,000 can expect to start losing Family Allowance benefits by 1997. These examples illustrate the in- justice being done to Canadian families, children, and seniors. While ordinary British Columbians * are paying higher taxes, the budget leaves many Canadian corporations untouched. More than 60,000 profitable Canadian companies will not pay income taxes this year. The corporations owe the government more than $30 billion — an amount equal to the annual federal deficit. The Conservative government is cutting back on government programs as it raises taxes. We face a housing crisis in many British Columbia cities, but support for co-op housing and ren: tal housing has been slashed. Federal support for health and higher education is also declining. Some of our most important reforestation programs are threatened by a’ 28-per cent cutback in regional We're especially concerned about the government’s failure to come through with a program for child care The policy introduced in the last Parliament. was roundly rejected as being inadequate. There is no sign in this budget of any new program to respond to the concerns raised by the providers and the users of child care. Several provinces who had planned to provide new spaces have had to aban- don those plans. Brian Mulroney promised $6.4 billion for child care during the last election. Now we learn that the federal government has no money, and ap- parently no interest in families What's wrong with this picture and why are British Columbia's Conser- vative MPs so quiet on these important questions? The Conservatives are spending millions on TV advertising. It’s designed to make Canadians forget the promises that Brian Mulroney made last fall. We're hoping that British Colum- bians don’t forget, and we're asking them to write to us, care of the House of Commons, Ouawa, their thoughts on the budget with funding. and 18 NDP MPs Field uses clash In this age of fitness and health any form of physical activity is to be ad: mired. Unfortunately, sometimes ac- tivites clash with one another and entially dangerous situations oc I coach a soccer team of 9- and 10- year-olds. We practice and play on Monday and Thursday nights and have the field at Stanley Humphries secon- dary school booked for this team and two other teams of 9- and 10-year-olds. Unfortunately, a group of adult sof- tball enthusiasts also think they have rights to this field and last Thursday night exercised this right. Twice young boys were hit with the ball, not seriously, but a few inches either way could have madea difference. At the time we were discussing a tournament on one side of the field Twice the softball players are ap- proached about waiting until 7:30 p.m. to no effect (it was 7:15 or so at the time). Further use of the field by our group was of course unwise at that time and we went home 1 am sure. these softball players are not typical of all softball players. Un- fortunately, unless consideration can be shown by the stronger for those not as strong “‘might becomes right”’ and we get into a very different society than we have today. Let us hope that this situation is not repeated John Mansbridge Castlegar Cuts made care harder to give Nurses have absorbed many non- nursing functions which infringe on our patient care time Staffing cuts make it harder to deliver optimal care. Generally, weekends are worse. Nurses do desk duties normally done’ by head nurses and ward clerks in addition to their nursing work Working weekends and nightshifts causes disruption to our personal lives Dumping unwanted Does downtown Castlegar have a dump? It sure looks that way. In between the Inland Park ballfield and Zuker berg Island there is a piling up of trash that’s unbelievable! The people that reside on Sth Avenue can notice this if they walk down the street by the Twin Rivers school No Dumping” signs are posted in areas where excessive dumping has taken~ptace,—and-stitt-it—comtinuest Maybe this land has no direct use, but I've seen kids playing in it People walk throughout the area, and general health. Are we not worth some compensation for this? My patients tell me we are Nurses not only provide basic care. Weare the first line of communication between patients and doctors. We are responsible for administering medications, treatments, monitoring and care of multiple tubes and equip- ment We observe patients for signs of and bicyclists and joggers often take advantage of the trails and roads. It's probably a convenience for people who live in downtown Castlegar to dump their trash there, It sure saves a long trip out to the Ootischenia lan. dfill which may not be open when people want to do their dumping. Maybe it would solve part of the problem if the dump was open longer hours of the day. The people who work Guring- me week can then have some time to get to the dump before it closes Peter Wulowka Castlegar complications and response to trea ments. We attempt to address patients’ total needs: physical, emotional and spiritual. This is optimal care! It’s hard to accomplish while answering phones, cleaning equipment and setving meals Should not hospitals have sufficient staff to ensure safe conditions and provide to you, the public, the kind of care we are trained and committed to give? Paula Neilson, RN Kootenay Lake District Hospital Remember When? 40 YEARS AGO From the June 2, 1949 Castlegar News The honorable George Drew, leader of the Progressive-Conservatives, and Mrs. Drew will arrive by. plane this morning to address the residents of Castlegar and district’ at an informal picnic, which will be held at Eremeko’s Park. Immediately after the meeting, Mr and Mrs. Drew will motor to Trail to address a meeting in the Strand Theatre there. An old landmark of Castlegar is in the process of demolition. This is West's Old. store, which was built some 35 years ago and used to be used for church services and dances. It originally was known as the W. J. Farmer Building and was taken over 20 years ago by Mr. R. A. D. West. The building is now owned by the Knights of Pythias 25 YEARS AGO From the June 4, 1964 Castlegar News Plans for a 10-store $140,000 shop- ping development in downtown Castlegar were disclosed yesterday by Cec Gorse, owner of the City Centre Moteland Dining Room. The development would be located across from the motel on the old William’s property next to the Castle Bowladrome. Six stores would front on the Main St., one would have its entrance at the corner of Ist and Main, and three stores would front on the Ist Ave se. There has been 14,000 ft. of sewer line laid so far in Castlegar, 21 per cent of the 65,000 ft. that will be laid under the contract. Comm. Gwilym Hughes told coun- cil Tuesday night that 95 of the 750 ser- vices have been connected and 27 of the 216 proposed manholes installed while 10 per cent of the total line laid so far has been tested He added that 40 per cent of the time alloted under the contract has elapsed. 15 YEARS AGO From the June6, 1974 Castlegar News Castlegar council on Tuesday night established a split municipal mill rate covering the former towns of Kinnaird and Castlegar. A general mill rate of 27 will apply throughout the whole city. However, the paving debt retirement of 4.93 mills will be added in *‘old’’ Castlegar while the paving debt retirement of 1.5 mills will be applied in the former Kinnaird area giving effective municipal rates of 31.93 mills and 28.5 mills respectively Opposition leader Bill Bennett will be guest of honor at aluncheon here on Friday of next week This was announced by Rossland. Trail Social Credit Association president George MacAndrew, who said Mr. Bennett will be visiting Castlegar as part of a one-week visit to the Kootenays The Social Credit leader will meet with various community groups while in the riding and will be guest of honot vat a wine and cheese party in Trail following his noon visit here. 5S YEARS AGO From the May 20, 1984 Castlegar News The Zuckerberg Island Park suspen- sion bridge will be officially opened in a formal ceremony at 3 p.m. today. The pedestrian suspension bridge, which measures 100 metres long by one metre wide, connects the island park with the mainland Members of the 44th Field Engineer Squadron of Trail were putting the finishing touches on the bridge this morning in preparation for the opening ceremonies, after more than two months work In a two-day election-style swing through the West Kootenays federal Progressive Conservative leader Brian Mulroney hammered away at a favorite theme: the “unholy alliance"’ between Liberals and New Democratic Party. “They eloped on us,”’ he told about 25 party workers at the Kootenay West Please address all Letters to the Editor to: The Castlegar News, P.O. Box 3007, Castlegar B.C. VIN 3H4, or deliver them to our office at 197 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar Letters should be typewritten. double-spaced ond not longer than 300 words Letters must be signed and include the writer's full name and address. Only in very exceptional cases will letters be published without the writer's name Nevertheless, the name and address of the writer must be disclosed to the editor The Gastleger News reserves the right to edit letters tor brevity, clarity, legality ond grammar cy office on Columbia Ave. Thursday afternoon. The principal of Stanley Humphries secondary school attacked the provin- cial discussion paper on high school graduation requirement Thursday, calling the proposed changes ‘‘nothing more than a tinkering’’ of the curriculum. Principal Lach Farrell, making a presentation on behalf of the Castlegar school district at a public hearing on the controversial “white paper," suggested that a royal commission be established to examine high school education in B.C level. on a comprehensive Sone COMMUNITY NEWS June 4, 1989 Castlégar News _as GOOD SHOW . . Ca stlega r reg' cent in last Above, a grou; "s out the City of Trail which had to fly Castlegar's flag tor the remainder of Fitness Week. Right, Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore and Trail Mayor Mare Marcolin untur! the flag. from the C around Z g Island an: ip Hospital area led tty Citizen of the Year Ron Ross walked over Trail. By CasNews Staff Castlegar out-exercised Trail and the city beat its numbers from last year but just couldn't top Nelson in last Wednesday’s Par- ticipaction Day Castlegar residents walked, jogged and swam in record num- bers, boosting the level of par ticipation to 74.1 per cent from last year’s $8.52 percent That was more than enough to beat Trail’s 65 per cent turn out, but Nelson did the best of all three to Castigar's win Castlegar out-exercises | Trail West Kootenay cities coming in at 74.36 percent. That figure is down, however, from the 77.27 per cent Nelson registered last year in admitting defeat, Trail had to fly the Castlegar and Nelson flags at its city hall for the remainder of Fitness Week. Castlegar recreation dinator Susan Campbell said part of Castlegar’s success came trom the **Walk-a-Block"” campaign that saw about 1,000 people walking in their neighborhoods Wednesday evening. coor , ea CORRECTION SAVE, $1.00 Present this coupon and rece of & MOMAWh y ona am ine Valid only at Castlegar station on casol™ five to: June 17, 1989 OPEN HOUSE SHOWING Crawford Bay Clothing Company Mon., June 5; Trail Noon - 8 p.m. Terra Nova Hotel, Salon B Tues., June 6: Castlegar Noon - 8 p.m. — Fireside Inn Meetit HAVE A LOOK AT OUR TEMPTING COLLECTION OF MADE TO ORDER CO-ORDINATED SEPARATES il For More Information Lwhanedat SIZES 14 PLUS! Tracy Burgess belore Tracy Burgess after INTRODUCING WEIGHT WATCHERS” NEW 1989 QUICK SUCCESS PROGRAM. SAVE $11.00 pong sree oes parla Fats vu er® Pp vm bt font Pay only $11.00 to join Weg tatchers. panos yeni iy (GOIN NOW FOR HALF PRICE] Join by June 17 at these convenient times and locations: Nordic Halt *Tue. 6:30pm MORE LETTERS Pollution disturbing {twas very disturbing to learn about the extent to which Celgar Pulp Co. is polluting our environment 1, and I’m sure many others who live in the Castlegar area, have known our area has been getting polluted by emissions and effluent for years, but not to the extent that now has been brought to the public's attention. How many years has this been going on? And not until now does it get brought to peoples attention. What is said to the people who have been fishing along the banks of the Columbia River below the mill for years? How must they teel, thinking about the amount of dioxins they have been eating for years, wondering what the effects on them are going to be in time? All the money Celgar makes isn’t going to bring them their health back If the water is being polluted to that extent, what amount of chemicals are we breathing everyday ‘on those days when you go outsidé to be out in our great outdoors and you turn around and go back inside because it stinks too much Now that the extent of the pollution is finally being brought to people's at- tention, I'm sure people are going to start getting adamant about this problem being cleaned up. -Asid they should be Celgar is making more money than poisonous they have ever made. | think it's time they put enough of that profit back in- to the mill and fix it uplikeitcan beand — hasn't already been given tothem. should be done to the point where it D. John doesn't pollute our water and air as Castlegar THE SESAME STREET EASURY FEATURING JIM HENSON’'S SESAME STREET MUPPETS! 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