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CASTLEGAR NEWS

Foc CASTLEGAR
f=) MULTICULTURAL
SOCIETY

CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP CLASSES
SPONSORED BY THE
Castlegar Multicultural Society

Filling out forms for citizenship will take

" NEW-BEAVERS . . . New members were invested in
place at Castlegar Primary School Second Castlegar Beavers last week. Pictured are
(from left), back row, leaders Dean Carter, Mark

Hamilton and Marg Furtner. Bottom row, new mem-

bers Aaron Jankola, Mark Bosse, Tim Ady, Ryan Car-
ter,, Jamie Furtner, Ransome Hall, Justin Maddocks,
Lauchlin Jankola, Chris Jack and Kevin Carlson.

Cold weather |
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fur trade ©

By NELLE OOSTEROM

WINNIPEG (CP) — Arms waving, feet moving,
Prof. Tim Ball talks excitedly in front of th crowded
lecture theatre using words like “amazing.” “remark-
able,” “fantastic” and “wow.”

The University of Winnipeg geography instructor is
talking about the weather.

An enthusiastic observer of weather trends past and
present, Ball spouts climatology trivia that sound as if
they came from Ripley's Believe It Or Not. :

Did you know, for instance, that during the last nine
years, “the world has recorded three of the coldest and
three of the warmest winters on record?” asks the portly,
balding instructor.

But before anyone: gets~ too excited about such
extremes, Ball reminds them that the world’s weather
has its history marked by periods far more fickle than

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Marti McCaffrey, 365-3029; Alexia Turner, 365-
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Gov't stingy with science?

OTTAWA (CP) — Despite
much talk about the job po-
tential of research and. de-
velopment and election pled-

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ges that the Conservatives
would lead the country to a
New Jerusalem of high tech-
nology, the government is
getting stingier with science.

The government studies
many things, from the per-
versity of criminals to the sex
life of claims, to new ways to
kill people and new ways to
save. them. And with the
lacklustre support for re-
search by Canadian corpora-
tions, government remains
an important fountainhead of
scientific support.

But figures released by the
Department of Supply and
Services show Ottawa is con-
tracting for fewer R and D
projects and is generally
paying less for the projects it
supports.

In the seven-month period
from April 1 to Oct. 31, 1985,
the government spent $128.6
million on 2,274 projects con-
tracted through the Depart-
ment of Supply and Services.
During the same period in
1984, Ottawa spent $160.1
million on 2,672 projects.
That's a reduction of 19.7
per cent in spending and 15
per cent in total projects.
INDICATES TREND
Supply and Services farms
out much of the R and D
work for the various depart-
ments and while it is not
responsible for all. govern-
ment science, its contracting
pattern marks a _ general
trend within government.

The budgets of in-house:

departmental laboratories
have been slashed, and the

Conservatives are retreating
from their election promise
to double the country’s re-
search and development ef-
fort during their first man-
date.

Science Minister Frank
Oberle, giving his blessing
last week to zero budget
growth for the National Re-
search Council, said — he

. would be “very surprised” if

the goal was met. He admit-
ted that even if the govern-
ment went flat out to double
spending, there aren't
enough trained scientists to
do the work. y
Only two of the big-spend-
ing departments have asked
for more research this year
than last. Energy, Mines and
Resources, the biggest. con-
tractor for such work in the
government, put out 497

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Beginning December 1, 1985, AirBC will provide non-stop
Dash 7 service between Castlegar and Vancouver twice a
day on week days and once a day on weekends.

The Ideal Aircraft for Castl

AirBC will be flying the de Haviland Dash 7, the ideal

jancouver
ce a Day.

The CP Air Connection.
K€ CP CP Air and AirBC are working together
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Air flights. Advance check-in service, through
‘baggage check-in and pre-selection of your seat on your

connecting CP Air flight are all available through AirBC at
the Castlegar Airport.
The Best of Times.
AirBC also offers prime time departures and arrivals;
Depart Castlegar Arrive Vancouver

8:35 am 9:55 am

aircraft for service into Castlegar. Mountainous terrain and
adverse weather can play havoc with flight schedules. But
there will be times when the “Short Take-Off and Landing”
capabilities of the Dash 7 will eniable it to get into and out
of Castlegar when conditions force cancellation of jet service.

$179 Return Excursions.

worth almost $34
million during the period, up
from 454 projects and $32
million last year.

National “Defence, which
the Conservatives promised
to bolster, is getting more
than its crisp new uniforms.
The department has let the
same number of contracts as
last year at 211, but this year
they’re worth more, $19.5-
million, up from $17.7 million
in. 1984.

But most of the other re-
search biggies are shrinking.
Among the hardest hit has
been Communications, where
spending is down more than
$9 million from the 1984 total
during the period of $14.5
million.

Environment -Canada, in
the seven-month period dur-
ing 1984, let 481 contracts
worth $15.3 million. This
year, the total has sagged to
341 contracts and $9.9 mil-
lion, a dopr of more than 35
per cent.

At Fisheries and Oceans
spending dropped during the
period to $25.9 million in 1985
from $29.4 million in 1984 and
69 fewer projects have been
supported.

The National Research
Council, for years a key

that. ~

For example, in 1816, known as the “year with no
summer,” the ice didn’t leave James Bay, the snow didn’t
melt in the: northern Manitoba woods and temperatures
dipped below freezing at night in Quebec City in June and
July. i

Yea we had a similar summer now, there would be no
harvest in the Northern Hemisphere.”

But what interests Ball the most is the effect a major
climatic upheaval known as the Little Ice Age had on the
development of the Canadian fur trade.

“Nobody ever asks, ‘Why the fur trade? Why did it
develop?’ It wasn't just for the hats.”

WAREHOUSE FULL

‘The fact is that in 1694, the Hudson's Bay Co. had
93,000 furs in its London warehouse that it didn’t know
what to do with because there was no demand.

But a couple of particularly severe winters later, the
company couldn't skin enough animals to keep pace with
the demand for fur that resulted from the downturn in
weather.

“It got so cold the French were wearing fur
underwear.” : -t

The miniature ice age started in the early 1600s and
ended at the tail end of the 1800s. The most severe
periods came during the low ebbs of 100-year cycles that
occur during the last two decades of each- century.

Ball, who is also director of the Rupertsland Research
Centre which preserves and studies the Hudson's Bay Co.
archives, has concluded that a sudden, dramatic change in
climate ultimately forced the company to move its fur
trading posts south. a

Historians believe the company moved from York
Factory on the shore of Hudson Bay to posts further
inland to escape fierce competition from the Northwest
Company. os

But Ball doesn’t think that alone was enough to
uproot the Hudson's Bay Co.

To prove his point, he hauls out reports prepared
during the latter half of the 1700s by the company’s chief
factor at York Factory.

INDIANS STARVING gn

In 1760, references began: appearing about the
scarcity of, ptarmigan. In 1763, Indians were reported
starving:

In.1764, the company's own men had scurvy, all game
was scarce and there were frequent exclamations in the
log book like “God send us better times” and “Bad: times
indeed.”

Ball explained that the Arctic front was spreading
south, and with it came cold, dry weather.

In 1773, the factor reported that Indians were
complaining that the land to the south had been on fire all
summer. In 1774, cattle were killed off because there was
no hay.

By the 1790s, Indians near York Factory were said to
be eating their leather clothes to stay alive and there
were reports of cannibalism:

Ball estimates that two-thirds to three-quarters of
the native population in that area at that time died from
starvation and smallpox.

The cold spell was not confined to Canada. European
artists of the period portrayed scenes of deep snow and
ice in areas of Western Europe where today the snow
usually. disappears before it touches the ground and
rivers rarely freeze over.

The beginning of the 20th century marked the start
of one of the calmest periods of weather history — but it’s
a period that seems to be ending. -

December 4, 1985

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WINTERING WILDLIFE . .

| Witnesses
meet on
weekend

Jehovah's Witnesses will
hold a convention in the
Cominco Gym Saturday and
Sunday. iy ed

The convention theme is

feature talks, symposiums,
discussions, with some parts
being acted out by a cast of
Witnesses from different con-
gregations in the Kootenays.

Subject themes thus dealt
with will be: “To Glorify God
Keep Strict Watch On How
You Walk,” “How To Impale
Fleshly Desires,” and “Fear
God And Give Him The Glory
Now.”

Sunday's program will fea-

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terpretive trail on Dec. 10 at Calbary Baptist Church.

Recreation news

Santa and Mrs. Claus have
notified us that they will be
making an early stop in
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photographer will be on hand
and treats will be given out
to all the kids. This event is

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will be in the complex hall at
10:30 a.m. to share cookies
and milk with all the chil-
dren. So be sure to come
down to the complex to visit
with Santa and his wife. A

gar Recreation Department,
DBA and the chamber of
commerce.
Winter Program
The winter recreation pro-
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process of being planned. We
are in need of instructors for
tots gym classes, adult crafts,
fencing, etc. If you are inter-
ested please call the rec-
reation office at. 365-3386.

Fitness Classes
A reminder to all fitness
participants that are regis-
tered in classes that happen
only twice per week. Satur-
day morning fitness classes
are cancelled for the month of
December but they will re-
sume in January. In order to
pick up your third fitness
class you may attend the Be-
fore Supper Aerobics held
Fridays from 5-6 p.m., at

Kinnaird Elementary.

Rebel Hockey
Catch Rebel hockey action

“Saturday when the Nelson

Jr. Maple Leafs are in town.
Game time 8 p.m.

Ice Available

If you would like to book a
Christmas skating party
there are ice times available
at the arena complex and
Pioneer Arena. Phone - the
recreation office for more in-
formation.

ture the key address at 2
p.m., “Global Peace — From.
What Source?” delivered by
Wayne Johnson, representa-
tive of the Canadian Branch
Headquarters of the Watch-
tower Society.

Other main talks Sunday
afternoon will be: “Idols to
Guard Against,” by John
Kobyluk, Kootenay Super-
visor of Jehovah's Witnesses
and “Go On Reflecting God's
Glory” again by Wayne John-
son.

Pavilion
to throw

party

VANCOUVER (CP) — The
B.C. Pavilion at Expo 86 will
open next month with a
three-day Christmas Party
that will give British Colum-
bians their first glimpse of
their pavilion.

There will be candy canes,
carols and Santa Claus at the
big public party Dec. 12-14.

There will also be
Vancouver's largest Christ-
mas tree — up to 50 metres
high — helicoptered in to the
site.

The free party will be held
in the Plaza of Nations, which
is part of the B.C. pavilion
complex, fronts on False
Creek and is capable of ac-
commodating 10,000 people.
It has a glass canopy over-
head but is otherwise open to
the elements.

“This will be the main
ceremonial centre of Expo —
where all the national day
events will take place,” said
pavilion publicist Rod Cam-
eron. “We hope that our
Christmas party will start a
tradition of this plaza being a
gathering point for British
Columbians to do things be-
cause the B.C. Pavilion will
remain after the fair as a
heritage building.”

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