CASTLEGAR NEWS, July 13, 1983 Slocan Recreation One hundred and fifty people attended the Seniors and Handicapped Canada Day Tea July 6 at Passmore. Hall in the Slocan Valley. The belated birthday party was co-hosted by Regional Recreation Commission No. 8 and the Nelson Strokeres Club and funded by both or- ganizations as well as a $150 grant from the Provincial/ Territorial Committee for Canada Day and ‘the Secre- ada. tary of State of Canada. Welcoming speeches were given by Mike Ford, pres- ident of the Strokers Club, and by Zena Ursuliak, Dir- ector of Recreation for Re- gional Recreation Commis- sion No. 8, Ursuliak commented that this event was a gift for the seniors and it was special be- cause it brought so many seniors together. She tear- fully thanked them for their contributions to their fam- ilies, communities and Can- A concert was then pre- sented. Seven-year-old Kevin Markin recited a poem about | fg Employment and Immigration Canada peace, in Russian and lish. Holly Demoskoff sang two songs. Susan O'Conner,, violinist, Tom O'Conner, .vi- olinist and Ed Fuzzen, cello- ist played three classical Pleces. The Slocan Valley Douk- hobor Choir sang four mel- odious hymns and a trio of Suzy and Bill Voykin and Mabel Osachoff sang “What A Friend We Have in Jesus.”’ Joanne Longden and Tricia Miller each performed two Highland Dances, which the audience enjoyed. Chris Smith played three competent recorder solos, Tonia Fominoff's rich alto voice was appreciated in her rendition of Russian and English songs. Mother and son joined forces when Susan and Chris O'Conner played a violin duet. Zena Ursuliak did a colorful Ukranian Dance to end the concert. Bob Dean and Sbitney impressed the seniors with their lively fid- dle and accordian playing during refreshments. They set a friendly, toe-tapping at- mosphere for old friends to visit. Noreen Burk is the co- ordinator for the Nelson Strokers Club and adminis- trative assistant for Recre- ation Commission No. 8. She did an excellent job of organ- izing the Seniors and Handi- capped Canada Day Tea and was mistress of ceremonies. Thanks went out to Larissa Chenenkov, Della Peterson, Kari Essery, Teresa Voykin, Karen Markin and Marcie Voykin for serving tea and all their assistance. The seniors were excited by the many prizes donated by RRC No. 8, Nelson Strokers Club and many local merchants. The oldest lady present was Mrs. Stoopnikoff who was 98 years old and the old- Eng- est man, 92 years old, was_ Mr. Allen Merry. They both left the tea wearing new hats donated by Smaxi’s. Florence Layclock and Bill , Popoff won lawn chairs do- ’ nated by Slocan Valley Co- Op. Helen Argatoff won a gift certificate from! Rose's Res- taurant; Mary Stoochnoff — a mug from Allen's Art Shop; Mable Voykin won a flower arrangement from RRC No. 8; Mr. and Mrs.’Fred Pozni- koff were both lucky winning a soap set from Shoppers Drug Mart and a souvenir spoon from the Strokers Club. / : Mrs. Smith and Fred Re- balkin won prizes donated by Joan's Store.’ Slocan youth dies Brian Lein Wenje, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wenje of Slocan City, passed away Saturday, July 9 at the ed age of 16 years. Funeral ser- ete vice was held today (Wednes- ge day) at 1 p.m. from the Si- [fx = Sloean is son officiating. Interment in Slocan City Cemetery. Besides his parents, Albert and Bonnie Wenje, Brian is survived by one brother, Brent; one sister, Lorianne; _ his‘ grandparents, Albert and ther Mrs. Lucial Gilmore of 1 srt aot muna, Man, and nu: MOVING TIME . . . Bernie Hill prepares to merous aunts, uncles and cousins. lower pine.tree into Brian loved the outdoors, "@W city works yar round at the site of the just behind the com- enjoying fishing and hunting. Munity complex. Hill and a partner from a He also obtained anumber of Lower Mainland tree moving firm relocated a awards in industrial arts at_ number of trees last week and early this school. Thompson Funeral week to provide a screen along the yard’s Service Ltd. of Nelson is in north side. Work on the new yard site con- care of funeral arrange- tinyes. ments. Emploi et Immigration Canada and employment program changes Lloyd Axworthy, Minister Lloyd Axworthy, Ministre Major Unemployment Insurance to help Canadian workers The Government Gans has made major es to Unemployment Insurance (UI) and employment Programs. Improved Fishing Benefits Inland fishermen can now get UI benefits. In addition, those paid to all seasonal fishe: have ed. Seasonal fishing be paid between May 1 and November 15 as well as between November 1 and May 15. If you're a seasonal fisherman with at least 1S saeeks of fisting, you benefits will now be calculated on jerman must work to qualify for UI benefits remains the same, but at least 6 of those weeks must now be in fishing. New Adoption Benefits January 1, 1984, UI benefits will be available to an adop- tive t for up to 15 weeks. If it isa legal adoption, and you are an adoptive parent can demonstrate that are needed at home, you may qualify for benefits. Improved Maternity Benefits for Working Women As of January 1, 1984, the UI rules for pregnant women will become simpler and more equitable. ‘The elimination of these rul make benefits easier to get for it 100,000.women every year. Extension of the Variable Entrance Requirement The 10 to 14 week variable trance requirement were signed, invo! over 260,000 workers, to prevent Up to 100, layoffs. New Work Sharing for Training and Job Placement ect, without affecting your eligi- ility for regular UI benefits. rovements will also ( brsigace Of training opportunities on en you are not working. While on work sharing, you could take part-time courses at your workplace or in a training institution. And these new features help employers avoid layoffs while. adjusting to structural and technological change. Improved Training Allowances for Women More money for Canada’s National Training 1983-84" : coe Means more unt workers, Women can learn the skills of the future. uu aren't eligible for UI more. The fal to $50 Boone ah two and $65 to $130 for five children. Improved Training in New Skills for Women More women will be trained for Careers in the new technologies than ever before, The seats reserved for them on courses for non- traditional jobs will increase su! stantially. A new feature of the Skills Growth Fund morals womiell# groups can apply for up to $50,000 to develop to set up training courses for ‘women. fi — CosNews Photo by Ron Norman L war no possible LOS ANGELES (AP) — Atomic war would erupt in Europe within a few days of any Soviet invasion and gen- eral nuclear war would follow in a matter of days — Initiated by the west — says the U.S. Army’s supreme Al- lied commander in Europe. Gen. Bernard Rogers, who commands the North Atlan- tic Treaty Organization for- ces, said that a lack of con- ventional forces would trig- ger the initial use of nuclear weapons, “We have mortgaged our defence to the nuclear res- ponse, he said. If the Soviets invaded Western Europe, under today’s conditions .°, . T'd have to request fairly soon: the release of theatre. (intermediate-range) nuclear weapons ... I'm not talking about weeks, I'm talkin about days.” 2 The next step would also follow quickly, Rogers told The Los Angeles Times in an interview. “I do not believe that you can have a limited war in Western Europe,” Rogers said. “I do not believe that you can fight long with nu- clear weapons without escal- ating toa strategic exchange. “Here, again, I think it would be a matter of days, only a matter of days before there would be that escal- ation...” THE NEW STANDARD IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY * * * Super Insulated Passive Solor Home currently nearing completion in Birchland ‘at 3504 South: By KESTREL DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION 3359-7650 To View, Contact: 365-2111 Student job column in the centre and seeking employment. These students attend high school, college, university, or a technical institute. Some of the students who have found employment through the Student Centre are working on federally. funded Summer Canada projects sponsored by a local non-profit organization. The Castlegar Rotary is sponsoring a project which employs four students who work on Zuckerberg Island developing a historical park. Eight other students are working with handicapped Paper and on the radio, students visited the office dften. The Castlegar office of the Student Employment Centre will be closing for another summer July 26, Students can continue to use the office and its services up to that date. In August, the students will be encouraged to check in the Trail office for available Positions. This summer has been busy and productive, despite the local economy and labor disputes. The staff of the Canada Employment Centre for Students would like to take this Opportunity to thank all those students and employers who used the Centre and make its opening worthwhile. A special thank you is extended to the Castlegar media and all-those who were instrumental in the set up and operation of the Student Centre. Before closing for another summer, I would like to wish the students a successful summer and Castlegar residents a Prosperous. ~ NOTICE Men's Commercial Softball and Beer Garden . - Cancelled Fri., July 15 Only On as scheduled, Saturday and Sunday. Cloning shortens gap © KELOWNA (CP) — Too many rotten apples spurred a 62-year-old local nursery to develop a revolutionary tree- production process that could turn the company into an ex- Porter of high technology, Kelowna Nurseries Ltd., had been having problems with purchased rootstock, so in 1979, with the assistance of various provincial and fed- eral agencies, it established a laboratory and other facil- this spring and last fall and 60,000 last spring and in the fall of 1961. It will harvest its first cloned cherry and apple tootstocks this fall for sale to orchidists and other nur- series. os Howard Resh, a horticul- turalist and company general manager, said there is enough interest in the pro- cess from other companies and” domestic and foreign government agencies that Kelowna Nurseries will. try to spin off a research and de: velopment company. The nursery’s tissue cul- ture process dramatically speeds up the pace of de- veloping a new species or variety for commercial use, Resh said. GAP BRIEF At one time, the gap be- tween laboratory and com- mercial application was 15 to 20 years. The new process can shorten that toas little as one year. Cloning also ensures a con- stant quality in the root- stocks, because each plant is genetically identical. A ves at the ieee Nursery | 3} a bud rather Berd ele bud is cut, sterilized, and peeled down {oa core of ope to two millimetres.{ The work is done under a microscope in sterile conditions, The peeled bud is placed in a jar or test tube with sterile jellied growth medium con- taining nutrients and growth hormones. MP. attends international conference Negotiated nuclear disar- mament was the focus in Copenhagen recently when Kootenay West MP Lyle Kristiansen attended an in- ternational conference. The NDP representative was one of four Canadian House of Commons delegates % to the North Atlantic As- sembly, the parliamentary wing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Kristiansen took part as a member of both the military and political committees, which debated the current START nuclear disarmament talks, East-West relations and the political situation in Europe. 257 oye; -) = * many delegates‘ were ‘cau- tious in order not to disrupt START talks, but they ex- pressed concern that until mi now not enough emphasis has been placed on negotiation, as opposed to new missile deployment. A previous Assembly con- ference in 1979 had endorsed the “two-track” policy of sup- porting deployment while putsuing serious disarma- ment negotiations. Discussions were held on LYLE KRISTIANSEN ... Seeks peace Nuclear Weapons-Free Zones, prospects for arms. gn, control, the. etate...of--the- military balance, Poland's internal situation and the Williamsburg leaders’ sum- t. During a plenary session, Kristiansen said he heard the Danish Prime Minister, and heard a presentation by Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Palme, who doubles as chair- man of the Independent Commission on Disarmament and Security Issues, regard-_ ing nuclear-free zones; pos- sibilities and limitations. ne mm ry. Temperatures below average By CasNews Staff A trough of cold, moist air settled over the Kootenays for most of the month of June resulting in below normal temperatures and rainy wea- ther. But no records were set, the Castlegar Weather. office reports. A rainfall of 9.8 mm on the first day of the month was complemented by one of 5.7 mm on the last day, and in between another 18 days of measurable precipitation were recorded. While not a record, this was well above the normal of Alfonso 11 days. The precipitation figure of 74.6 mm was also above the normal of 57.8, but well short of the record 116.4 mm set in 1981. The average temperature for June was 16.2 degrees celcius, short of the normal of 16.9. Just one daily record high was set, while several record minimums or low daily means were recorded. The mean wind speed of 7.8 kph was below the normal of 8.5, while the total sun- shine for the month, of 228.4 hours, was below the average 241.8 hours. ; Apa Ladies’ and Men's Wear Ltd. “where Service Begins” jen’ Garments Remember... Wedo alterations for men and women. Ph.: 368-5314 Once the bud is trans- ferred, the bottle is sealed and placed under artificial light. Workers experiment with growing conditions and with the mix of hormones, trying to stimulate growth. “This may take up to six months to find the exact recipe,” Resh said. If about 10 shoots appear, they know they’re on the right track. , Once they reach a height of two to three centimetres, the shoots are culled and the best ones are placed in a new medium. The nursery builds up the number of shoots, as many as 100 shoots in a jar. The pro- cess can be repeated indef- initely. TO REAL WORLD Once multiplication on this scale is under way, the shoots can be transferred to the non-sterile world, usually a medium of peat, sand and voleanic ash in a greenhouse with 100 per cent humidity. They stay there. until they put down roots and grow leaves. Convinced its process works with fruit trees, the nursery now wants to branch out to other varieties of trees MEN AT WORK ‘Cargo’, each SYLVIA ‘Snapshot’, ea. Wolo DEPARTMENT STORES ‘ADIVISION OF #.m WOOLWORTH CO. LTD, and export the technology to other countries. Resh wants to use the technology, now patented in two countries, on date palms which are difficult to prop- agate. He thinks the govern- ment of Paraguay is a po- | tential client. This kind of work, perhaps with the help of the B.C. forest service or a large cor- poration, will be the key toa separate research and de- velopment company, Resh said, “If we can secure one of these major contracts, we're on our way. Kelowna Nur- series can't put a lot of money into research without being sure of results. It is a whole- sale nursery after all.” The tissue-culture experi- ment wouldn't have been possible without government money, said vice-president Reg Tomiye. A National Research Coun- cil fund pays the salaries of. staff involved in the experi- ment — $150,000 annually. A federal-provincial fund put up $200,000 to purchase equipment. The federal gov- ernment’s enterprise devel- opment program provided an SUMMER READING additional $170,000 in inter- the Around B.C. in Kinnaird Library. Once children chart ¢ est-free loans. MEN AT WORK ‘Business As Usual’, each WANETA PLAZA Highway 3, Trail, B.C. 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