ve Castlegar News March 13, 1988 ee 1975 WW Robbit rebuilt motor condition, 365-6108. 3/ 1965 CJ-5JEEP Extensively rebuilt, winch, truck, trades con: sidered, 365.7273 3 1978 GRANADA. ‘oviomatic 2 door, f.S., P.B., 365-31 3/20 1965 PLYMOUTH Fury a8 ex cellent running condition. Ask $1,200. 365-3708 3 70 CHEVELLE SS 396 4-speed. Yery good shape. Phone 368 1978 FORD E150 super wink. yan, 351. V-8. aood condition. 365.3558 20 1978 GRAN PRIX jock int, $5000. 1986 Hyundai Pony, $6s00. 365-6342 or me $109 Lorry or Dianne. #76 CAMARO; lady owned, good condition, 362-5682 atter m. 6494, 8 a.m. 1985 HONDA Shadow 1100, 11,000 kilometers, like new. At ter 6 p.m. 365-7677. $4,300. 6/19 1963 KAWASAKI 440cc, 13.000 kilometers 1 1983 Kawasaki” GPzii00, 7,000 kilometers $3,000 Both mint con dition. To view 365-5218 evenings 6/19 1976 HONDA 360, street, 20,000 miles, $250. Ph. 226-7267. 3/19 1974 440 EVEREST $1,200, 1978 440 Everest $1,000, 198) Citation, $600. 399-4762 1974 440 EVEREST $1,200. 440 Everest Citation $600. 399- 1988 FORMULA MXLT KENNEL “CAB, oF or di medium sized dog. op, ciate Tor WANT older VOR in sale con dition. Phone 368-3695. /4 52/16 BABYSITTER wanted oc cassional Saturdays, South Castlegar area. 365-7: 3/20 your own hours. For more infor mation phone 365-3874 7566. HELP WANTED Adver Enthusiastic plus but not necessary Send complete resume to: x 3007-4 NO PROJECT TO LARGE Gk SMALL; Renovations * ons K * all Poin Shower and Electrica? syApouriting. = Cabinets * Sund Estimates * cheat Jim after si ‘00 7/20 AUCTION SERVICE sold (Goldhmith on Mond) TREE “CUTTING © AND TOPPING PHONE 365-7980. tin /40 ROOFING © Guaranteed Work Fair Prices 30 Years in Business Free Estimates JAMES SWANSON AND SONS Ph. 367-7680 REMOTE mountain resort hotel accepting a ns for sum- full time employment. chamber: s, di bartenders. cafeteria gos attendants. For send self clerks, workers, IG YEAR-OLD, grode 10 student, will babysit, do san part-time work ater, wrSon era Atk for stamped envelope to: Glacier Park Lodi jogers Pass, B.C VOE 280. Attention: John Galt. 72 altitude e cover, helmet GRAND FORKS 7 YAMAHA Phazer Headquarters for the Kootenays Downtown Grand Forks 442-2415 Dealer 6264 OVERSEAS JOBS ALL OCCUPATIONS*TAX FREE INCOME ATTRACTIVE COMPANY PAID BENEFITS. CALL (305) 456-6603 Open 7 De; om. tol pm. OR SEND RESUME TO: WORLDWIDE EMPLOYERS 1126 SOUTH FEDERAL HWY. SUITE No. 322 oat 33316 Open 7 Doys Ye.m.totpm LICENSED AS AN OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT AGENCY 1972 175 cc SUZUKI, $200; 1973 360 cc. Yamaha $400: 365-6024 1983 SUZUKI 50cc motor scooter excellent condition 34 ‘2 1984 SUZUKI Tempter, 650 g.r excellent condition kilometers, $1,500. 36! 1987 "YAMAHA Seca, 750cc 6,000 km., full Vetter fairing geod conion $1900. 365-3674 1978 172 CAMPION 175 H.P. 1/O 9.8 h.p. Top and trailer 365. 6/20 SYRINGA PARK MARINA 365-5472 “2988 CAMPIONS. ae $13,550 Ye$ CORTEZ. 40 np Me $12, 168 188 SORRENTO. w 2¥ Sole Price. $9,400 SALE PRice farsts 750 Sole Price SYRINGA PARK MARINA ales & Service liner Call Sid Smith 365-5472 1975-17 FT. REINELL, 165 OMC inboard. new top, E-Z load trailer, Ph. 365-3246 atter 5 p.m. 319 14-FOOT Lund, 15, hp. Evinrude 359. 7772/ (359. -7045. als WOMAN in 30s willing to babysit in my home in North Castlegar. Reasonable rates. reterentes available. Phone 365 6646. tin /66 SHERMAK CONSTRUCTION co. LTD. ‘Additions — Renovations ALL TYPES OF GENERAL CARPENTRY Ph. 365-2932 MIKE MAKORTOFF TREE Pruning and Brey ing. 10 yrs. experience Bese 7672 days DONE RIGHT FOR LESS con try. renovations, general han dyman. 365-8073 n/) CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION * BATHS © KITCHENS SHOWERS * FLOORS 10 Years Experience FREE ESTIMATES Somples Available Call 693-5530 Jame: NEED a job? High school mu college students may offer their services under this category Drop us a line or phone the Ac- tion Ad number at 365-2212. We will run your ad for 3 issues at no charge. in/83 3-FLUFFY p pure block kittens. as 7154 evenings FREE to to good home ies. a/X your ad for 3 issues tree of tin/67 APEARE cross puppl Ready in approx. 3 weeks. 365- 3/21 aNGEE washer for parts. 365- 6040. sai p.m. Willing to share. gas. 365: 7 after 6 p.m. ; 365-8415, 3/21 ENGRAVED identification bracelet. 36S. 8184 3% 20 SET of GM keys by the in change on Columbia Ave. Ow: may claim at Castlegar News. 3 1-15" WHEEL sever on 10th Avenue. Ph. 365-810. 319 MANS Signet ring, near Post Of fice. Ph. 365-7094 and identity 319 FOUND items are not charged for. If you've found something phone, the Action Ad number 365-2212 anytim business hours. We'll run ‘he ood 3 issues free of charge. /12 DANCE BANDS and mobile disco available for any type o. engagement. 1-362-7795. _tin/65 ALCOHOLICS | Amen pmou Al ‘and Anon. Phone 10477 PROFESSIONAL CAR CLEANING. Wash, interior shampoo, vecuum ee ae Rin: Reasonable rates eins TELEPHONE 365-5210 = FEDERAL Yoon ry to a maximum ‘are BUSINESS DIRECTORY Gon. coe ony eenaes ne 8 Directory ine amegted ete oy = yy iaatch Welee tho anote Oh Rerit 7 a ae For eligibility ines contact Ki Baker St. 2.1933, 3/19 WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROt meeting will be March 7 at 10:30 o.m. Castlegar Community Serv above JAI DR. COLLEEN KRAMER Would Like to Announce the Opening of her New Farm/House Call VETERINARY PRACTICE CALL 357-9468 MR. and MRS. PETER W. PLOT- NIKOFF of Castlegar are pleased GRouP held starting fon Morris of Castlegar. Wed ding to take place June 18, 1988. 217 Rocky View Tax & Bookkeeping Services © Small Business & Contractors * Personal © Farm-Logging No. 06-1545 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, B.C. VIN 11 IRENE MORTIMER * 365-2223 SOLIGO, KOIDE & JOHN CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 615 Columbia Ave. MR. and MRS. DAVID LeFURGEY of Thrums are pleased to an- nounce the engagement of the daughter Patricia to Jam St son of Mr. William 'Strasky. of Creek. Wedding to take place July 16, 1988 in Dawson Creek 7 (Upstairs) Castlegar Phone 365-7745 Henry John, B.Sc.C.A. Resident Partner Optometrist Wa M, L£. LeNoy 8.5. 0.D. OPTOMETRIST 1012 - 4th St. Castlegar PHONE 365-3361 Tues.-Fri. 9.a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m.-12 noon Plumbing & Heating vegielative Library. barliament tertte Victoria, B. C. vav 1x4 Vol. 41, No. 22 501 Belleville St ebi 28 astlegar WEATHERCAST Mainly sunny Thursday with high 14 and lows «1 to -3. Outlook is increasing cloud on Fridey and inte weekend the of Precipitation is zero soc and 30 per cent on Fridoy CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1988 3 Sections (A, B & C) BARTLE “I’m waiting to hear you wipe your feet!’’ saeee School taxes up average $55 By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer astlegar school board approved Monday a six per cent increase in its 1988-89 provisional budget — which translates into an increase of $55 to the average homeowner. Trustees said at a public disclosure meeting of the budget they felt they had no alternative but to increase taxes. “If we don't do it, the education system in School District No. 9 is going to go down the tubes-as far as I'm concerned,” said trustee Ed Conroy. Conroy blamed a lack of provincial government funding for the board's decision to increase local taxes. “The government does not fund education properly in the province so the burden of proper education funding in this province falls on the residential taxpayer,” he said. Based on enrolment for the district, the provincial government will pay $8,475,743 of the $9,152,830 budget. The remaining $677,087 of the proposed budget must be picked up by the locp? taxpayer. The provincial gd ernment will increase its funding for the Castlegar school district by $419,000 this year. But it will no longer provide the fund for excellence program which netted the district about $90,000 last year and $150,000 the year before. Most of the operating budget — 87.9 per cent — is set aside for salaries and benefits. The board wouldn’t say how much it expects teacher salaries and benefits to increase in contract negotiations this year. Declining enrolment of 66.5 students was said to be a major factor in decreasing the amount of money the Ministry of Education provides for the 1988-89 school year. Kin- dergarten students are counted as half a student by the ministry because they do not attend school full days. The district will have the equivalent of 2.5 fewer full-time teachers this year, which “reflects the continuing trend of decreasing enrolment,” according to superintendent of schools Terry Wayling. Wayling said the decrease will be through natural attrition rather than actual “firing” of teachers. No teachers will be laid off. The pupil-teacher ratio will only drop a fraction of a percentage this year. Board chairman Gordon Turner said the proposed budget is only serving to maintain the district as it was last year without any increase in programs. “The budget in front of you is only a status quo budget with some minor increases in costs we know are coming,” he said. Turner said, in fact, more money is needed to increase teaching staff to cope with problems created by “single-par. ent families” and “economical stress” and to keep up with “changing technology.” “T'd like to add at least $100,000 or $200,000 to meet the current needs of the schools, but in fairness to the taxpayer I can't go anymore than what we are proposing,” he said. Wayling announced that the board is adding three special needs school aides and has allowed money for the relocation of the Open Roads School. Trustee Mickey -Kinakin singled out teachers in his support of the increase in residential taxes. He said teachers have “long labored hard trying to achieve a good quality continud on page AZ THE B.C. HEART FOUNDATION with gratitude “In donations which 3023, Castlegar, 8.C /8 CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY. In memoriam donations. Intor- mation Box 3292, Castlegar. 365. 104/15 =A a=SSSSSS=_=—S=== Brian L. Brown CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANT 270 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-2151 NOTICE is hereby given that an application will be made to the Director of Vital Statistics for o name, pursuant to the of th ge ot Act by me Polonikolt of $11:103rd "Ste Blueberry Creek in the Province of British Columbia, as follows: ioniko! Ann Colonthett. Dated this 8th day f March, monICE TO THs puaLiC DEER PARK ROAD Ihe Ministry of Forests and Londs ro ve 8 thet may be stopped oF turning on the rood. KEN E. ARNETT District Manager ‘Arrow Forest District FOR BUTCHERING RABBITS AND PLUCKING CHI exe Phone 226-7420 atter 6 p.m 18 DANIEL'S PAINTING & WINDOW WASHING _Lall 365- 6971 BOAT TOPS © Competitive Pricing © lOyrs. experience * Custom design tops © Repairs & Comper top * Free estimates * Guaranteed work (2 yr.) CALL R. G. 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Septic Servic COLEMAN COUNTRY BOY SERVICE Sump & Septic Tank Pumping PHONE 365-5013 3400 - 4th Avenue Castlegor Westar buys sawmill as complement « By RON NORMAN Editor Westar Timber Ltd. has pur- chased an Interior sawmill to comple- ment its Southern Wood Products mill at Castlegar. Westar purchased a cedar sawmill at Malakwa, midway between Revel- stoke and Salmon Arm, for anf undis- elgsed price. Previously owned by Beau-J Mills ‘Ltd., the mill has 140 employees and produces approximately 45 million board feet of lumber annually. “The mill, together with two forest licences that come with it, will comple- ment_our existing operations in the Castlegar area,” company spokesman David Mitchell-said. Mitchell said the two forest licences cannot provide enough cedar , run the mill totally as a cedar mill, so estar plans to ship cedar from its Tree Farm Licence 23 to the mill. That would in turn allow the Southern Wood Products mill to run as a “100 per cent white wood mill.” The Castlegar mill presently cuts cedar, in addition to white woods. INSIDE Graham retires POPULAR SKIER . . . Canadian ski veteran Laurie Red Mountain. Graham, who announced her Graham was focus of much media uring ¢ today, spoke at length to CasNews the World Cup downhill races over the weekend at sports writer Brendan Nagle (see page B1) World Cup ‘fantastic’ particular areas and have a meeting to discuss a few Writer minor improvements,” Johnston said. “The teams The races are over and the competitors have left for indicated they would like to come back.” the final World Cup alpine event of the season, but there Johnston was cautiously optimistic about holding are still positive feelings lingering around the area another event and said there was an “outside possibility” following the women's World Cup downhill over the Red Mountain would be the site of the 1990 event. He said weekend. the local race committee will have to work hard to “I would say it was fantastic,” said local race evaluate the event and work on a proposal for future chairman Tom Johnston. “Both the off-hill and on-hill events. events were well received by the coaches and athletes.” “It's a possibility (a World.Cup alpine event in 1990),” Johnston said the local i will “It would have to be a committee meet over the next few weeks to discuss the event. “We'll (the race committee) get together to report the Heli-ski grant continud on poge A2 page A3 College on task forces economic development committee. regional committees will go on for some By BRENDAN NAGLE Staff Writer Selkirk College will play a major role over the next few months on committees and task forces connected to the provincial government's region- alization program. College president Leo Perra will serve on two task forces: One task force will study education for the government services committee and one will study manpower for the Both committees were formed to study regionalization prospects in the area for the provincial government. “I looked at those (task forces) I thought were more germane to Selkirk College.” Perra told the Castlegar News. “Namely, the education task force and the manpower task force.” Perra said he doesn't yet know the agenda of the manpower task force. “My understanding is that these time and they asked all of us to make sure that we were prepared to make a commitment to at least Dec. 31 of this year,” said Perra following a college board meeting Tuesday. College board chairman Elizabeth Fleet will also be busy over the next 2% months studying education in the East and West Kootenays for the regional access committee which will continud on page AZ Ball teams could face dry season By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer Local ball teams will find it hard to get a license to operate a beer gardens this summer unless they are willing to turn over the profits to charity. Castlegar RCMP Staff-Sgt. Jack Keddy intends to enforce Special Oc- casion License regulations and has released the Castlegar RMCP detatch ment's new policy-on the licenses: “Emphasis on the issuance of a SOL 6pecial Occasion License)-is the advancement of charitable, education- al, or religious works, or to serve community needs by various societies and fraternal organizations,” the policy states. “Over and above expenses, no profit accrued whall be utilized by the organization or society itself, in order to improve their own well-being.” Keddy said this doesn't mean sports clubs cannot get a license for a beer garden. “It's not that we're trying to cut out the ball clubs, it's just that there’s a legal means of distributing the money, and using it for trips and uniforms is not the way,” he said. Keddy says an organization would comply with the regulations if they agree to give profits to charity. Pete Evdokimoff, a team coach and organizer for the Men's Com mercial Softball organization says he doesn’t know what he will do for funds without the beer gardens. “That's your only money-maker. You can run a concession but you don't make much money on it,” he said Evdokimoff says although Labatts sponsors his team, more money is needed to cover operating costs. “Our sponsor has kicked in money, but that only pays for league fees,” he said. If you want to set it up properly and them maintain it, it costs about $1,000 a year. addition, Evdokimoff says, STAFF-SGT. JACK KEDDY ... enforcing rules tournament costs are very high and the league usually has two per year. Tournaments take place during Sun- fest and at the playoffs at the end of the season, although there will be no men’s fastball tournament at Sunfest this year, Evdokimoff said. As well, he said tournament costs can run as high as $1,000. “There are all kinds of costs, such as $500-$600 umpire fees, balls at about $90 a dozen and rental of a snow fence.” Evdokimoff says he thinks the or- ganization does contribute to the community. “For the past eight years we have run a very successful fastpitch ball tournament” which has brought teams and visitors to Castlegar from all over the Kootenays and the Okanagan. Evdokimoff says traditionally a percentage of the Sunfest tournament profits always goes to the Sunfest committee. “A percentage of our take always went back to the chamber of commerce or the Sunfest committee — as high as 25 per cent.” Council opposes privatization plan By CasNews Staff Castlegar council is opposed to the provincial government's privatization of highways and bridge maintenance, Mayor Audrey Moore assured a B.C. Government Employees’ Union spokes: man recently. Moore told Debbie Offermann, a BCGEU area representative based in Nelson, that council has written to Premier Bill Vander Zalm saying it is “seriously concerned about the priv. atization of highways” maintenance. Moore, a Social Credit candidate for Rossland-Trail in the last provincial election, made the comment after Offermann asked council to write to Victoria requesting that the privatiza. tion of highways maintenance be “put on hold pending comprehensive review of the impact.” Earlier, Offermann told council the BCGEU's position is that privatization is “bad government.” She noted that there are 840 workers in the West Kootenay, and 60 per cent of them are employed by the Ministry of Highways. She said 120 of those governmert workers are in Castlegar. Offermann pointed out that the number of government workers in the region was reduced by 30 per cent under former premier Bill Bennett's restraint program. The BCGEU is opposed to the pr jon of hi because “we are concerned about the job security and are also concerned about public safety,” Offermann told council. She said that the provincial government has left-no room for private operators to make a profit, forcing “something to give”. She also criticized the province's proposal to sell the highways program in 28 “blocks.” “Large corporations will have the 4 a full-time and 250 rs