CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Oct. 27, 1986 CASTLEGAR NEWS ” *Here let the press ¢ the ‘People’s pee Intat d by infl bed by gain” i and Forty- seven : Keep Road Speeds Up But Install Walks ‘ Refusal of the department of high- ways to lower the speed limit frou Cc is to be ded. In this day of rapid transportation there should : be a greater liberalization of our laws re- ‘garding speed limits, rather than a tight- ening up of them. In this ared we have all cried for many years for needed improvements to the road to Trail with the shortening of ‘the driving time to that centre as much, or more, of a concern to us than the safety angle. Dropping of the speed limit through Castlegar, and presumably.Kinnaird, would only increase the driving time. The long- est part of the trip between Trail and Cas- tlegar at the present time (or at least it seems that way) is the time it takes to drive from downtown Castlegar to Blue- berry. This is a frustrating few miles for tourists as well as local residents, partic- ularly the stretches through the Sherbiko area of Castlegar and the straight stret- ches through Kinnaird. - On the other hand, the highways de- Keep Up Good Work , Reactioniof members of the Castlegar and District Chamber of ‘Commerce at their last meeting when. a telegram sent by Highways. Minister. Gagiardi. to MLA Don Brothers about the Castlegar-Trail highway . during .the 1963 election _cam- paign, was read was’ ‘interesting to note. , The - telegram promised top: priority on reconstruction of the important high- way by. the pighwoys ¢ department, wa le resurrected. telegram varied from. the view that neither the spirit nor intent of the wire had been lived up to, through to a feeling , -best ized by. Ki partment should be more ready to install pedestrian and school crosswalks than it is at the present time. It is all too true that the department seems to prefer a. death to occur before it installs crosswalks. Pedestrian crossings are needed in several places in Castlegar, as town coun- cil has pointed out to the department, and certainly the Crest View. subdivision area of Ki , particu- larly for school children. Properly marked crosswalks with suf- ficient advance warning signs for motor- ists do not delay vehicular traffic that much. There are usually certain specific periods of the day, such as when school goes in or lets out, that crosswalks see heavy use and for the rest of the day motorists can usually get through them by slowing down slightly and being alert. The highways department should con- sider these facts when making decisions on requests from icipal gov ts and school boards for more crosswalks and lower speed limits. on Highway to Trail we certainly endorse wholeheartily the view that Mr. Gaglardi did not fulfill the promise of his wire inasmuch as top prior- ity—to our way. of thinking—means a quick start with continuous work.done on a job until it is finished within a short and reasonable length of. time. This hasn’t been the case with Cas- tlegar-Trail highway reconstruction, but at the same,time a very good start. has made. with the work at Murphy Creek, Genelle and at Poupore Corner near Blue- erry. The highways department deserves I for the work done so far and en- E. C. A who re- ’ marked that the government ‘should be congratulated on the progress to date but not be allowed to forget to finish the job.” We tend to.agree with Mr. . ‘Acker- man’s more pragmatic attitude, although B.C. FOUNDERS couragement—such as that expressed by Mr. Ackerman—to. keep up with the: job. At least we in the Castlegar- -Kinnaird-Rob- son area should be pleased | that the con- siderable. amount of work that is being done is being done on our half of the road. Gilbert Sproat Was the Kootenay's Own joneers Sites influence .was poner be felt in many fields ot he declined to run for. mayor ed a He declined a seat lature as well, but justice of the Beace Stamp. as but found time establish to be almost of his pee fete He worked hard to attract new settlers and even published a hendbook for em- migrants. Returning to the pro- vince as Indian Commissioner in 1876. he. fought disposses- sion ofthe Indians by whites during the iate 1870's. ; Im 1883 he, went ‘to the Kootenays to report on land and railway schemes and. at Revelstoke in 1885 che became - stipendiary’ magistrate. A year later he was gold commissioner and assistant commissioner of Jands and works, ranging over most of: the Interior, where he was known as “The Judge.” . ‘He left government serv- ice ‘in 1889 but stayed in the where Sandon, New Denver and Nel- son each claimed him as their own. Returning to Victoria in ~ 1898 he wrote several historical insurance and commission ‘bus- inesses at Vi ‘ictoria as Active in Vietoria erin agent-general i ith --: ar in- 1871 he became B.C.’s first interrupted . by his. death: in- at London, a 1913. Anti-Americanism (In Public Anyway!) The foreign minister of fort “After the speech I would one of the major Latin Ameri- have opened .a. bottle of over for a private victory cel- . ebration.”. — oe (Wyo.) can countries is quoted as tell- best whisky and invited you Standard ; ing an American ambassador: sy § wish "Guba had moved in BRITISH astern 2a wun wy “BLESS YOU." Abolish Charge _ Ons Ladies A orer ¢ at ¢he;entran i t toilets are cateage eos undl i: . nifled. . 7 : Nearly. all of ‘hom rave now been removed. And those Ae ‘today’ pen- nies. collected’ cannot pay for maintendnce, nor. tan they. cone tribute in ‘any ‘degree to th f building new eonven: ences. >. : It is inconceivable that these charges should be increased to an income level. So let the councils make a human gesture by ridding wo- men of this wretched embar- rassment, = Maidstone (Eng) Kent Messenger. Faculty lnterference in Student Affairs Kept at Minimum At Selkirk as Students Encouraged to Find Own Footing | The emphasis at Selkirk College is on technology rath- er than arts s sense than at the Som institutions. in. Ontari the east the jo the student ratio 8 tilted heavily in the girls’ favor with about two boys! to every gi gi student. at the College vary between 17 rand is wath the sen. member the student boay hailing “From Genelle. There are over 100 17-year-old students, only three .18-year- olds and 108 aged’ 19. -Fifty- six Of the students are between ter spending betwen four'and 20 Pages either in the forces in industry, ‘Steve tera, -stadent has been out wot the classroom for a considerable ume. and bas just recently left the air , ite the worldly experience of se of, the stu- gZ. committee ate its. freedom culty: interference tos: {The choosing. of the .Col- jeue colors.and the motto, still e Secided, is-an example ereas at Simon Fra- own colors and even made their, own flag and cut their. corp: Sane f adult student accord- ing ton a faculty memorandum, is: one who is 19 years old or taking £ four courses or less. The concept of letting stu- dents look after themselves under the watchful faculty eye ever | in B. c. ere a boy from Kifiberisy ‘who ¢ came hare with visions of shining portals and group — an entity — and as such can be expected to even- ‘tually have a tremendous im- pact: on the community. ‘This broad education ‘will be a basis for univeraity.train- ing at a later date or a basis for employment. ‘In one instance a student has come here after graduat- ing fro! were more than 1,000 applica- tions for the 43-initial teach- ing positions and more than 40 for ore forestry post, said Saas pointed out. that the basic teaching quallcieas tion was master's .. degree. “We have ¢ a sprinkling of Ph Parfect Squelch ‘his girl friend, bok. Front daying onthe. Gold Coast, thi young .man ; Hao ia esi happily on the beach and forlorn. ¥t_ appears ber of applications for. teach: ing posts at the College that both etude yts- and : teachers realize the unique and import-. ant role of the College. There they ke ever were and and, Jeers, of cannot: affect their valle etic | Christians La Her, letter said: see, how Jonely I am without, yon And he was ‘That is until a cys look- ed at it and-commented: ‘Yeah, * put whe took the photo?” not to’ make eae, images, . a particular: sin of theirs. It too, was a,'sin against. truth. ‘And ‘when they. were told not to take the name of their God ‘The; Jew ‘to o-hovees.if-29 decidea by: its citizens — should ‘represent all the elements of: a state and‘not be’ “forced ‘into, drawing its. membership ‘chiefly. i from the densely. populated ' areas. - one. vot Congress of the United’ Stat W theory.’ were valid, then the: ‘as’ Well as the United Nations, : could algo ‘come under this ruling: If this international body. |: were set up ona “one man — ‘one, vote”. basis, the United States! would be badly outvoted.on almost’ all iséiies. Rural population ‘is entitled'to:the same volce as city popu lation, and the only way for their voice'to be heard is’on a geo-'* for the elty'd dweller. - graphical, ees paaanaee as hard as that bord be to Understand | ilitarily didn’ left caus you" ve. Castro ro “able to Sporate® safely. the valu Korea, “OE ace? if you had have immed- dt ing in the internal affairs Latin American country. r Hae : Kissin’ Cousins Good time ... it reminds us of the fellow who showed up at the wrong family reunion and didn’t realize it until he began to enjoy the kissing from are the cousins. — Thomatson (Ga.) . ince’s most makers. 4 them. for the chamber of the prov- Before that women were only deemed important enough to run for school . There still old-fashioned fogles who Selleve that women have Be VICTORIA REPORT 16 Women Have Been Elected to B.C. Legislature; Spinsters are Best Scrappers no place in the legislature. At the next Jepislative eS- gion tere be four women. From 1941 to 1945, however, there were five: ‘Liber ‘al Mrs. Nancy Hodees of Victoria, Con- servative Mrs. Tilly Rolston of Vancouver .- ‘Point Grey, and socialists Mrs. Dorothy Steeves, Mrs, Laura Jamieson and Mrs. Grace MacInnis, all of Vancou- ver ridings. That was a great legisla- tive era, though politically op- given the vote, thus entitling to. run important ‘law- men ganged up on the men. I only a little less so, at the com- ing session. The four now on their islature: of Vancouver - Little Mountain, Mrs, Patricia Jordan of North Okanagan, Mrs. Isabel Dasreot of Mackenzie, and NDP. Mrs. Eileen . 'Dailly of Burnaby North. Of the 16, the socialists are ate? seven posed, sometimes the five wo- . daresay it will be the same, . ¢olearnt, ‘thor Long a mystery to me is why a spinster has never been elected to our paeisleete. The public of British —Columbia seems to have more aaith in married women. turous in so many wa: tainly in politics, prefer men who are, or have: 1. marvied.: Perhaps they- figure that makes « them In the east” mors: Be: ’ much hor ti time getting elec ted: than ‘There still Brefudies og against onan -in publi Here's the rarified list of those who belong in our female Legislative hail of fame:, Mrs. mn Smith, I took and hagene, the:four! new wo- men ‘MLA’s in’ action:in a few * Mrs. Helen + We ;. Shall.see ,..! The Free Press TA Smart Santas Shop Here! 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