Z co _Casthégar News June 10, 1987 Language Proficiency Index (English Placement Test) An English Placement Test will be held on Tuesday, July 7, 1987, 7 p.m., Room K 11/21, Setkirk College, Castlegar Campus. Pre-registration is required and forms can be ob- tained at Student Services, Castlegar Campus. Registration will close Friday, June 12, 1987 at 4 p.m. and no “walk-ins” will be permitted at the test centres. A user fee of $20 will be charged at the time of registration. The English Placement T. is an enrollment requirement of UBC, University of Victoria and many. colleges. For further information contact Jim Howard at local 346. —— CASTLEGAR CAMPUS —— Box 1200, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3J1 365-7292 Te New student grant program tied to work By DAPHNE BRAMHAM Canadian Press VICTORIA — Smack in the middle of the liberal 1970s, British Columbia's hu- man resources minister had a warning for people who wan- “If welfare recipients don't have a shovel, they should get one because otherwise we are going to give them ” the minister, Bill Van- der "Zalm, declared in Decem- ber 1975 as he sipped cham- pagne after being sworn in. Braving the outraged ar- rows fired by pundits and BILL VANDER ZALM . .. Seems moderate cartoonists, the tron ba Room M-14/24 — PROGI Dr. Bruce Fraser, Inter 1 Edi ion C Juvitation to A REPORT AND A FORECAST on INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AT SELKIRK COLLEGE June 17, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. Selkirk College, Castlegar Campus ROGRAM — : "The Signifi International Education”. Rorri McBlane, Executi Report on international Education at Selkirk.’ Reception to follow. Director, International House, University British Columbia: “The Significance of International Students.” Craig Andrews, Director, International Education at Selkirk College: “ Sponsored by Selkirk College and Ass: of C Colleges (ACCC). @ le RSVP, Selkirk College, International Education Office CASTLEGAR CAMPUS Box 1200, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3J1 remark: he sold eaoareds of of sterling silver, shovel-shaped lapel pins at $9 each. He also raised money for the Social Credit party by auctioning off gold spray-painted shov- els at party functions. Now in the conservative "80s, Bill Vander Zalm is premier of British Columbia and no longer allows in his view that people shouldn't get something for nothing. If anything, Vander Zalm now seems moderate compared teer work would qualify or how many hours of work must be done. Program director Mary Browning says there just wasn't time to decide on those details. But the intent is to have at least 30 hours a week at a non-commercial business. It's also not clear whether political parties will qualify as a non-commercial bus- iness. Hagen says he doesn’t think they should. Browning says she doubts they would, but adds: I don't know for sure because we are just Although the premier isn’t flogging lapels pins this time, the NDP Opposition says the old Vander Zalm is back. “The government is asking people to be exploited and provide free labor,” says Darlene Marzari, NDP mem- ber for the affluent Vancou- ver riding of Point Grey. “They are like patriarchs watching over and making judgments.” Marzari said the student loan program is just the beginning. “If they can get even 5,000 ‘ing full with his in Alberta and Saskatchewan. AIM AT STUDENTS Memories of his comment 12 years ago have been stirred by a recent move by Vander Zalm’s Socred gov- ernment to target student aid for a shot of self-suf- ficiency. A new grant pro- gram requires recipients to work full timé in the summer or do full-time volunteer work to be eligible for grants of up to $2,800 for single students. Advanced Education Min- ister Stanley Hagen says that time throughout the pro- vince, upsetting the work- place, then they are achiev- ing their political ends,” she said. “And I have no doubt they will carry their model forward to welfare settings in other areas where there are vulnerable poor needing government assistance.” NOT ALONE British Columbia, with an unemployment rate of almost 18 per cent, is not alone in looking at ways to ensure people aren't getting some- thing for nothing. katch , where un- by doing work, students show they are sin- core and prove “their per- 365-7292 Local 261 sonal ili The hastily prepared pro- gram lacks regulations set- ting out what kind of volun- FOR GRADS =i DAR DADS! employment is nearly two percentage points below the 9.8-per-cent national aver- age, has a $900,000 pilot project in Prince Albert where welfare recipients work: a couple of weeks a month clearing dead trees along roadsides. 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Don Getty's Conservative | government will pay 75 per cent of the wages of employ- able welfare recipients to a maximum of $4.50 ap hour for one year. VOLLEYBALL MATCH... Catherine Merlo, student employment officer at the Canada Employment Centre for Students, sends ball flying during fun contest last week between area employers and students at Kinnaird Junior secondary school. — CasNews Photo Free park programs for school classes This year the West Koo- tenay District of the Parks Branch is once again offering free interpretive programs to interested school classes. The programs will be delivered at Syringa Creek Provincial Park and are aimed primarily at elementary school-aged children. Students will be able to learn about natural history, geography, ecology, recrea- tional opportunities and park a7 CHU. By contrast, none of the Atlantic provinces, which suffer the highest unemploy- ment rates in the country, has considered work for welfare. That, says Norman Ruff, a political scientist of the Uni- versity of Victoria, shows a cultural difference between the two coasts, with the in- dividualists on the West Coast showing a harder line than the more community- spirited residents in the East. ey» NeED To KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR NeW COMMUNITY? Call N Velame Wagon ao 365-7601 Joyce 365-3091 Our hostess will bring gifts and greetings, along with helpful EP) 809 Mery “Cook Road Past Fireside Motel Sunday School & 10:00 a.m Morning Worship Evening S Service ee igre 's Program Kindergarten to Grade 8 WEDNESDAY NIGHT Study & Prayer 8 p.m Church 365-3430 or 365-5052 FREE CHURCH EVANGELICAL ‘community information. 914 Columbia Ave. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Family Worship Service a.m. Bible Study & Prayer Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Ladies’ Bible Study Thursday, 9:30 a.m. Youth Ministries Phone 365-3269 or 365-2605 FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP (A.C.0.P.) ethics, all in a pleasant outdoor setting. This in-park program is designed to be relatively fast paced ‘and from 45 to 60 minutes in length. It will be delivered by trained natural- ists and is intended to instill a deeper understanding of the provincial parks system. This interpretive service will be available to elemen. tary schools in Castlegar “ANGLICAN CHURCH _ 1401 ‘Columbia Avenue Sunday Services 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Rev. Charles Balfour 2271 Parish Purpo: “To know Christ and make Him known" 4km. W. of Castlegar Huy. 3 towards Gren Forks Stuart Lourie Ph. 365-3278 Sunday School — 9:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship 00 a.m Piayer & Bible Study Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. cc! “Sd Courses from June 15 to 23. To take advantage of the program contact Ric Careless or John Lindhorst at 489-4477. Due to the past popularity of his program it is recom- mended that bookings be made early. In case you are unable to take advantage of this offer, similar programs are offered to the public throughout the summer by the regular park interpretive program. “ST. PETER LUTHERAN 713 - 4th Street Office 365-3664 9am. Worship Service Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Rev ei T Backus Listen tothe Lutheran Hour | Sunday ‘mon Radio CKQR MEMORIAL CHURCH Ist Sunday, 7:00 p.m. 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays, 10 a.m. No service 5th Sunday CHURCH OF GOD AN Family Chucehe Preaching the Word of Faith GRACE PRESBYTERIAN 2605 Columbia Ave. Rev. J. Ferrier Phone 365-3182 Morning Worship 11:00.a.m. Into: 365-8292 or 365-3182 THE NEW LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Below Costleaird Plaza Phone 365-6317 Pastor: Barry Werner Phone 365-2374 — SUNDAY SERVICES Open Session 10:00 a.m. ‘Morning Worship 10:30 Evening Fellowship 6:30 Wednesday: Bible Study ahd Prayer 7:00 p.m. Friday Youth Meetings 6:30 p.m. HOME OF CASTLEGAR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 365-7818 602 - 7th Street Phone 365-5212 Christian Education 9:15 a.m Morning Worship 10:30 a.m Evening E Evangelistic Wednesday ‘pible Study Prayer at 7:00 p.m. Friday % Youth at 7 50 p.m Wee College * Women's Ministries * Young Married ‘A VIBRANT, FAITH BUILDING. SRIENOLY ATMOSPHERE Pastor: Ken Smith Assistant: Morley Soltys 2404 Columbia Avenue Church School 9:45a.m. Morning Worship lla.m,. Pastor Ira Johnson Phone 365-6762 UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA 2264-6th Ave. 1 Blocks South of Community Complex 10 a.m. — Worship and Sunday School Mid-Week Activities for all ages. Phone for information: Rev. Ted Bristow 365-8337 or 365-7814 SEVENTH-DAY -ADVENTIST CHURCH_ 1471 Columbia Ave., Trail 364-0117 Regular Saturday Services Pastor Cliff Drieberg 365-2649 Editor’ note: In a country where animal fat is eaten like candy, Soviet officials are trying to encourage health and fitness. This is part of a series on aspects of life in the Soviet Union today. By CHRISTINE MORRIS KIEV — You are what you eat, goes the old saying — and that’s why so many Soviets are overweight. In the Bessarabskaya market in this old Ukrainian capital, huge slabs of pork fat are displayed on butchers’ blocks. Rolled in salt, the soft, white fat is considered the best in the Soviet Union, and people chew on hunks of it as they stroll past the stalls. It’s hardly the-kind of stuff dieters would find in a Canadian guide to nutritious food. But Soviets love their fat. They eat animal lard like candy, and turn up theit noses at cuts of meat that aren't generously marbled. The main course in restaurants is usually some unidentifiable fried meat, served floating in a mass of semi-congealed fat. Health officials know they've got a problem. “It's a pity, but our population likes to eat fat, a preference that probably dates back to the food shortages of the Second World War,” says Mroslav Mukharski, ‘Our population likes to eat fat' deputy chief of the Kiev health department. “We're encouraging farmers to supply more lean meat and poultry, and people are eating more fish. But it will take time to change habits.” DYING YOUNGER Heart disease is the | ing cause of death in the Soviet Union, and Mukharski says the average weight of people has been increasing during the last decade. Mortality rates are also on the rise for men, and toa lesser extent for women, in the prime of their lives. Life expectancy for Soviet men is 62 years. It's 72 in Canada. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has included upgrading of health and fitness programs in his ambitious _plans for the social and economic reconstruction of the USSR. His main target is alcoholism, which is widespread in the country, but there are also anti-smoking campaigns and every morning on Soviet television, aerobic workouts attempt to move the masses into the rhythms of exercise. When Russians are asked what is the most obvious change they have been since Gorbachev ushered in the era of reform two years ago, they usually answer: “the crackdown of alcoholism.’ LINES ARE LONG * Shorter hours for liquor stores — from just 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. — have meant longer lines. In fact, the queues at Moscow liquor stores are second only to the lineups at Lenin's tomb. “It was the first change I noticed,” Gregory Sandalevsky, a tractor-plant worker in Leningrad, said through an interpreter. “The lines are so long at liquor stores now, it's not worth while for me to try to get a bottle of wine for supper.” Taxi drivers like to joke when taking people to the liquor store: “Here's the shop. Now for another two rubles, I'll drive you to the end of the line.” Despite the grumbling, officials say the crackdown is working. Vladimir Egonov, chief of drug and alcohol addiction at the Health Ministry in Moscow, said about 500,000 Soviets admit health problems alcoholics are currently drying out at hospitals around the country. In addition, about 9,000 drug addicts are treated every year. ATTACK SMOKING nov, who uses the term “narcomania” when talking about addiction, said that since 1985 when the anti-drinking program started there have-been fewer cases of heart disease. He attributed the improvement to a decline in the consumption of vodka, still the most popular Soviet drink. As well, smoking is banned on all domestic flights and on trains and in stadiums. Offices and industries are being asked to establish smoking rooms. Still, the obsession with fitness that’s so much a part of life in North America doesn't exist here. The fashion craze in the Soviet Union these days is jogging suits and running shoes. But while Soviets dress the part, they don’t practise it and it’s rare for a Russian to actually use his prized Adidas for running. But if there're not fitness faddists in general, there are exceptions. GO FOR ICY DIPS Take the Walruses. Every Saturday and Sunday during the winter and spring, large crowds gather on the banks of the Neva River in Leningrad to watch the Walruses frolic with their young. Walruses are the equivalent of Canada’s Polar Bears — men and women who swear by the restorative powers of freezing water. In Leningrad, they plunge newborns into the icy river as well, a practice which they say strengthens children’s resistance to respiratory illnesses. There's growing controversy about the Walruses, who number about 500 in Leningrad, and a hot debate is ‘Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the Soviet Union’ raging in the Soviet media about the pros and cons of icy baths, especially for infants. “I don't pay any attention to the fuss,” says one shivering Walrus, a man in his 60s who quickly dries himself after a one-minute dip in the river. “I've been coming here for five years, and I haven't been sick at all since I started.’ TREATMENT LAGS For Soviets who do get sick, medical ‘treatment generally lags far behind that available in Canada. Drugstores are hard to find and are poorly supplied. They're not self-service, so — as in almost every Russian store — customers have to go up to the women sitting behind the counters and ask for the medicines they want. They then have to go to a separate cash counter to pay, then return to other counters to pick up their packages. At every stop, they have to wait in line. Soviets consider AIDS a western disease that won't spread through their country. They'd better hope that’s the case considering the shortage of condoms and the widespread use of old-fashioned, reusable hypodermic needles. Health officials, like so many Soviet bureaucrats, believe they can keep the dreaded disease at bay by flexing the state’s legislative muscles. “You have to remember that homosexuality is against the law in the Soviet Union and it's rigorously prosecuted,’ said Egonov, looking slightly amazed when asked about the AIDS threat. “There have only been 32 cases so far, and I think most of those involved foreigners.” Canadians are getting richer OTTAWA (CP) — Canad- ians are getting richer faster but falling deeper into debt, Statisties Canada figures show. The national wealth of Canadians — the value of all tangible assets other than the land they live and work on — was $1.665 trillion at the end of last year, 7.8 per cent more thana year earlier. That's the largest annual increase in national wealth since the 1981-82 recession and much of it was due to the purchase of houses, cars and other big-ticket items. As the wealth of tangible goods piled up, however, so did the debts. Among households, the acquisitions were matched by rising indebtedness, the agency said. “In 1986, consumer credit Stay on Top of the World from $59* per room and mortgage borrowing ad. vanced sharply, pushing their ratios to personal dis: posable income close to pre recession highs of 19 per cent and 51 per cent respec: tively.” At the same time, how- ever, the financial assets of households — the money they have in cash, bank accounts, invested in stocks and pensions and life insur- 1-800-661-1363 Ride the Gondola to the Sunshine Inn, relax in the . licensed dining room, lounge, patio, whirlpool and sauna Enjoy serene alpine meadows, beautiful Rock Isle Lake, walking trails and the majestic Rockies. A place of rare natural beauty. 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