NO A by ne ce ne News Aprii6, 1991 LOCAL NEWS Castlegar Medical Associates would like to welcome Dr. T. Milia back from maternity leave. Taar-ded st Castloger, Be SD, YEAR ONE PRIMARY (KINDERGARTEN) : WASHING IT DOWN What does a cchael bn drives du'on spibighvendet WON. ta Was cate st Sean Selliners REGISTRATION he didn't stray far from the school yard as he and a crew cleaned up around Stanley Humphries school last week. — cosiews photo by Ed Mills For September, 1991 Parents wishing to enroll their child in either the English Year One Primary (Kindergarten) or Russian Year One Primary (Kin- decgatteh} for September 1991 are asked to register their child at the elementary school indicated below: Castlegar Primary (Twin Rivers, Castlegar Primary, Cottechenia) Socred DATE: Mon., Tues. April 15, 16. TWME: 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p. Kinnaird Elementary (Kinnaird Elem., Valley Vista, Sivebscry rk. ) DATE: Mon., Tues., Bet 13, 16. TIME: 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. son Elementary DATE: Thurs., April ‘ava 9a.m.-11: io, m. & 12:30-2:30 p.m. Tarrys Elementa: DATE: Monday, April 15 TIME: 8:00 a. m.-2:00 pum. Woodland Park (Woodland Park, Pass Creek) DATE: Thursday, April 18 TIME: 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Children may enroll in Year One Primary on the following entry dates: whip to visit Dan Peterson, government whip and parliamentary secretary to Minister of Education Stan Hagen, will visit Trail, April 8th, Walter Siemens, Social Credit candidate for Rossland-Trail said Thursday. By CasNews Staff A Castlegar man was found not guilty on all three charges he faced in connection with an incident in Castlegar last April. A jury acquitted Gordon Jack Benton on charges of breaking and entering, abduction and assault, bringing to an end the four day trial in B.C. Supreme Court at Nelson IN MEMORY Siemens said he is hopeful Peter- son will bring treasury board ap- proval for completion of the Rossland High School Gymnasium which -was destroyed by fire last spring. Costs are estimated to be about $2 million to complete the gymnasium. “This is a further example of the ii shown in our constituency by Parents are asked to bring with them their child's birth or bap- JF interest sh : - tismal certificate or cther lege | proof of age. our Social Credit government, Siemens said. Board of School Trustees A reception will be held at the School District No. 9 (Castlegar) Trail school board offices. The — Ifa child’s fifth birthday occurs in the period from May 1, 1991 to October 31, 1991, they enter on the first school day of September 1991. — Ifa child’s fifth birthday occurs in the period from Nov. | 1991 to April 30, 1992, they enter on the first school day of January, 1992. 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"85 FORD RANGER 4x4 "85 FORD BRONCO XL, V-6, 5-Speed. V-8, 4-Speed, Real Clean Unit! INTERCOAST TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT SALES 32°5-7133 2816 James Walker James (Jim) Walker of Kelowna, (formerly of Castlegar) passed away Tuesday, March 26, 1991 after a lengthy illness at age 73. Mr. Walker was born Nov. 15, 1917 at Whitla, Alta. He came to B.C. in 1936, and settled in the Burton area, where he was a logger. During the Second World War he served in the Tank Core. On Jan. 9, 1943 he married Thelma Amy Johnson in Penticton. They lived in the Castlegar: area until his retirement from Cominco after 33 years of service. He was a member of the Legion Branch No. 170, and also a retired member of the Castlegar Fire Dept. He loved fishing, hunting and outdoor life, and was always happy and willing to give anyone a helping hand. Mr. Walker is survived by his loving wife Thelma; one son Doug and his wife Lynne, of Powell River, B.C.; two daughters, Janet and husband Don Goldie of Campbell River, and Sheryl and husband Harold Saliken of Thrums; seven grand-children; and five great- grandchildren; one brother Jack and his wife Betty Walker of Nakusp; B.C.; and two sisters, Phyllis Nowacky and Lillian Walker, both of Vernon. Jim was predeceased by three sisters and one brother. A private family service was held March 28. Arrangements were under the direction of the Memorial Society of B.C. and First Memorial Funeral Services of Kelowna. Cremation followed the service. (Coming to Trail ... more information ‘ SNOWTRAILS SALES & SERVICE e LAWN BOY « LAWN MOWERS SALES & SERVICE 693-2382 Salvation Army Melbourne Staff Band Tuesday, April 16 7:00 p.m, Cominco Gym This 31 member brass band has appeared at such diverse places as Buckingham Palace and Disneyland. They will be pe:forming in concert. Tickets are $7.00 and are available from The Salvation Army Thrift Store or L&J books. Phone 368-3515 for Hepatitis reported in Robson By CasNews Staff Some Robson school children have been infected with Hepatitis A, 4 viral infection that can affect the liver, a Castlegar Health official said Friday. “There have been one or two cases, but I don’t consider that an outbreak;"’ said Marcella Mugford, public health nursing assistant ad- ministrator at the Central Kootenay Health Unit. She said health authorities suspect the original contact came from another community through , casual contact, but would not give the name of that community. “It's contagious, but not highly contagious,’’ Mugford said. “People can avoid infection by washing their hands before eating and before handling food,"’ she said. “The kids in school have been reminded to wash their hands and that’s the best precaution,” she said. Jury acquits Castlegar man March 29. Daniel Sydney Haack of Castlegar, who faced the same charges in the incident, pleaded guilty to being unlawfully in a dwelling house in Castlegar provincial court in Decem- ber. He was fined $150 and placed on probation for six months. The charges stemmed from an in- cident April 24 when a Castlegar man alleged he was taken hostage at gunpoint by two men who then drove him to a secluded area west of the city. The man alleged that he was told he would be shot if he did not divulge the whereabouts of a stolen snowmobile. Police reports said the man claimed a shot had been fired, but he was returned to Castlegar with only minor injuries. More locals lose jobs By CasNews Staff Castlegar’s unemployment rate in- creased to 16.7 per cent in March, up 1.6 percentage points from 15.1 per cent in February, Statistics Canada said Friday. Trail’s rate dropped 1.4 percentage Points to 15.2 per cent from 16.6 per cent in February. About 6,000-people were out of work in Castlegar’s economic region in March out of a total labor force of about 36,000 Statistics Canada said. In Trail’s economic region, about 19,000 people were unemployed out of a total labor force of about 122,000. Castlegar is part of a Statistics Canada economic region that in- cludes Nelson, the Slocan Valley, Creston and the Columbia-Shuswap region. Trail is part of an economic region that includes Grand Forks and the Central Okanagan. CROISSANTS Are Back Ac Egg Salad Crolss AVAILABLE AFTER 10:30 a.m WE ACCEPT WESTAR, CELGAR AND COMINCO MEAL VOUCHERS 1004 Columbia * Ph. 365-8155 Canada warns that figures for economic regions should be used with caution due to variability of sampling from month to month. Guess Who Is HAPPY BIRTHDAY! M April 6, 1991 LOCAL /PROVINCIAL NEWS Vander Zalm repeats past By DONNA ZUBER Staff Writer History has a way of repeating it- self, but, Ed Conroy, NDP can- didate in Rossland-Trail, quipped that Castlegar residents should take pride in them. Former premier Bill Vander Zalm announced last Friday, Good Friday, that he would resign as premier once a leadership convention was held and a new Social Credit party leader was chosen. On March ‘25, just four days before his announcement, Vander Zalm and his wife Lillian had visited Castlegar. On April 1, 1983, Good Friday, Vander Zalm announced he was. stepping aside from politics as soon asran election was held, He was then Minister of Education, and Bill Ben- nett was premier. Four days previous, on March 28, 1983, Vander Zalm was in Castlegar to negotiate funding with the Castlegar school board. “I think we should say we're the Political teaders, that we have some kind of insight into what's hap- pening in B.C. politics."” wasn’t leaving politics permanently, but simply taking a sabbatical to pay more attention to his wife and four children and to his business interests. And, sure enough, back he came. But it was business interests that forced Vander Zalm out of the @ woman and her doctor. other women. Johnston said Thursday she per- sonally opposes abortion, but does not believe in forcing her views on Bill Vander Zalm sparked an uproar in 1988 when he arbitrarily banned government funding for abortions after the national abortion law was struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada, Vander Zalm was criticized at that time for imposing his own religious views and his policy was eventually struck down by the B.C, Supreme Court. Johnston had declined to answer questions about her position on abortion during her first news con- ference as premier on Wednesday, premiership earlier this week when conflict-of-interest commissioner Ted Hughes concluded Vander Zalm had violated conflict-of-interest guidelines over the sale of his Fan- tasy Gardens theme park. Chris D'Arcy, NDP MLA for Rossland-Trail, said it’s possible that Vander Zalm may be back again. “*He’ still in the legislature, for all I know he will even hold a cabinet position in the (Premier Rita) John- ston government,”’ D*Arcy said. “I mean, I don’t know, I’m not ruling him out. He's only resigned as premier, which means he’s not only out of the premier’s office, he’s out of cabinet, but that doesn’t mean that Mrs. Johnston can’t reappoint him to a cabinet position. “I don’t say she will, or that he will-want it, but he’s still a member of legislature until he either steps Poe Part St Me When Vander Zalm made his an- nouncement in 1983, he said he decision,’’ D’Arcy said. down or the voters make that Convention chaos predicted by Rust VICTORIA (CP) — Fears of losing power will prevent a chaotic convention when the Social Credit party chooses a new leader July 20, says party president Hope Rust. But a dispute is already developing over the way the new leader will be chosen. “I do not think it is going to be a bloodbath because we know that we have to go to an election by October of 1991,”’ Rust said. ““We know that, so there is no way any of us want to see this province turned over to the NDP, to the left wing.”’ The party’s board of directors decided Wednesday to hold the leadership convention in Vancouver on July 18-20. As she has done previously, Rust compared the Socreds to a “*family’’ that ‘‘will stick together and support each other.”” The Socred board has agreed to form a committee to report on allowing all Socred members‘— not just delegates — to vote in a leadership race. Rust said the need to give 60 days notice before changing the system makes it impossible to make the change now. The decision has.angered some party members Jay Rangel, acting president of the Socred Saanich South con- stituency association, said the party board ‘‘missed a golden oppor- tunity to take the high road’’ by implementing a one- -member,, one- vote system of choosing the next party leader. “*They have taken the easy way out, saying the constitution does not provide for it,’’ he said, ‘‘but they should at least look seriously at it.’” Rita Johnston, chosen by the Socred caucus as interim leader to replace Bill Vander Zalm, said she is not ruling out running as a leadership candidate. Johnston replaced Bill Vander Zalm, who resigned Tuesday after a scathing report from the conflict-of-interest commissioner which said he was in a conflict over the sale of his Fantasy Gardens theme park in Richmond. About 2,300 delegates and alternates are expected, including bet- ween 50 to 70 youth delegates, said party executive director Dale Drown. 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Netson RCMP Detachments, Phar. {tise Carl's Drug, Macleods and Johnny's Grocery. . Join us ond (DBL/TWIN: $2829 out on the monkey bars in the MONKEYING AROUND (From left) Melanie Warner, 9, amano pth % and Sherpa Werner, 5, were hanging CasNews photo y school last week: Airports expect flight delays OTTAWA (CP) — Government penny pinching could cause flight delays at airports across the country during the busy summer travel period, said the president of the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association. But the head of air traffic control for the Transport Department said it’s premature to predict delays and cancellations. And the head of the airline association said air traffic control at Canadian airports is probably better than last summer. Control association president Carl Fisher said the government has slashed the Transport Department budget by $100 million and that means there could be less overtime for controllers. 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SHonus cms $1 1A try your PANNING done the way BAINKS Vide the RIVERDOAT DISCOVERY and dodge in on ALASRAN SALMON o " GLACIER ond 0 day on the QUEEN OF THE NORT NORTH down B.C "+ INGIDE PASSAGE ay ad the fast rugged days of the GOLD RUSH ERA Senior discounts — 60 plus & retirees * Early bird discounts on specified tours * All prices are based on double occupa ALL TOURS, NON. ONBOARD COACH See your travel agent for details or CALL 4-800-332-0282 ALL TOURS SUBJECT TO G.5.T. WHERE APPUCARLE. West's Travel 365-7782 CUSTERS | BAT CALAMITY JANE and enjoy o he YUKON. at GERTIE'S in DAWSON CITY In FAIR. to view the mi; COLUMBIA developed in the mid-1980s when the government stopped training con- trollers because it thought it had too many. At the same time it sparked a boom in air service by relaxing tran- sportation rules. The system soon ran critically short of controllers, especially in key centres such as Toronto and Van- couver. Controllers worked extra shifts to keep the airports running while the government cranked up the training system again. Fisher says there still aren’t enough controllers and overtime is needed to prevent backups and delays. “To avoid paying overtime, they are running with fewer controllers than there should be and that means delays,’’ he added. Premier supports choice VICTORIA (CP) — B.C. Premier Rita Johnston says she considers abortion a ‘private matter’’ between and has never discussed her views publicly. When asked again Thursday, she saidlghe was personally opposed. “But when I wear my government hat, my personal feelings go in my pocket. When all is said and done, I would take the position that it was a Personal matter between a woman and her doctor. Johnston wants apology for B.C. VICTORIA (CP) — Former premier Bill Vander Zalm should apologize to British Columbians, Premier Rita Johnston said Thurs- day. Johnston took office Tuesday, only-hours after Vander Zalm quit after a scathing report by conflict-of- interest commissioner Ted Hughes on the $16 million sale of Vander Zalm’s Fantasy Gardens to a Taiwanese billionaire. Hughes found Vander Zalm played a dominant role in the sale and was in conflict with the guidelines he himself had written for elected members. “I don’t think it would hurt if he expressed some type of regret over the events of the past while,”’ said Johnston, the first female premier in Canadian history. Johnston said she had no inten- tions of distancing herself from Van- der Zalm’s government because he did a good job. However; she seems to be trying to do that. ~~ “I think there is some confusion between party responsibility and Bill Vander Zalm’s responsibility,”’ she said. “I believe any apology should come from Bill Vander Zalm."* She said she did not want to talk further about the conflict report. “I think we should now look at what the government’s going to do and rerhember that Bill Vander Zalm paid the price, a very high price, for his actions and why can’t we just ac- cept it."’ a i £4. 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