A.M, (LES) CAMPBELL, 1912+ 1977 — Publ eurt lisher from Aug. 7, 1947 10 Feb. 15, 1973 CAMPBELL, Publither ry ‘Mar. © Me Office Mgr. © LINDA KOSITSIN, Cire, Mgr, mbar of 1 Citculatlons, the Cenedion Community . nea TIE Ssloger Mews 19 a member of the Audit Bureau at Cite aien Community 4X55 210 8 memes of Wortern Regional Newspaper ng: Dogg Representatives Lid.) 207 W. Hatlings ‘acgresed 10 The Edit ‘AOKEPS. phone (604) i Drawer 3007, Costieger, ne correct name ang aagress of the writer uit bo Aubenlted. The Ceatlogas Now’ good Taste, ate : COMMENT Thursday Morning, April 5, 1979 * [n this traditional spring season of rebir- th and growth, we're extremely excited with the new directions taken by our sister publication, the Mid-Week Mirror, this past Tuesday. . After receiving an incredible response ovgr the fast soven.months from readers and ‘advertisers in the West Kootenay and Boun- For Loyalty’s Sake We have no illusions about the key to our growth and success. It has been the 32 years of community support for the Castlegar Nows which has made these advances possible. $o we have no intention of lopsing Into the complacency so common today among newspapers which—rather than being more in- the ketpl —_ have in which it The d profits at the expense of their Ppet f re “Mirror is now g the of readers in the major population centres of Trqil, Nelson and Rossland, therefore becoming the largest circulating newspaper In the B.C. interior. of this second has products. In addition to continuing our coverage of Castlegar area news we will provide readers with more exhaustive news from the Slocan Valley. And recognizing the Important not been easy. Additional staff hove been hired, while distributors have been recruited and carrier systems have been Sstablished Additions! h ‘and ‘devel pe jn The Mirror's advertising potential and editorial policy have been monumental tasks requiring thousands of hours of hard work for the people producing it. : And those people are ready for the challenges of the weeks and months to come—ranging from the initial problems of circulation to competitive reaction from established newspapers. a warm Ip 75,000 readers who will see The Mirror each week, we haven't forgotten where our own backyard is. But while we look forward to developing i i hip with the esti d social and graph bond formed between Castlegar and Salmo in Oc- tober with the opening of the long-awaited highway link, we have extended the same service to our southeastern neighbors. We're proud of the product that reaches nearly 6,000 doorsteps every Thursday and the loyalty it has won over the last three. decades. And we're more committed than ever to ensuring that loyalty is justified. Earthquake Il There's no truth, by the way, In the rumor that disaster movie mogu! trwin Allen wants B.C. Grit leader-turned-Trudeau alde Gordon Gibson to play a major role In a feature fllm about the federal Libera! arty... _ Dam Stand Damning = + (From an editorial in last week's Arrow. Lakes News.) =_ Chris D'Arcy, MLA for the Trail area, clearly shows where he stands as far as the Murphy Dam proposal is concerned in a let- ter to the editor and a press release in this week's paper. He, like most of the lower mainland -people and ivory tower Hydro people, dont really give a ‘damn about the Columbia River, E All they can see is the continuing jobs the new project will create as the Seven Mile project winds down. It doesn’t matter to.him or to Hydro if they flood out some more of the valley bottom between Oasis and Castlegar and part of the city of Castlegar, as well. (It doesn't matter to them that they will harness one of the last stretches of free- flowing river on this side of the border. _- Itdoesn't matter to them that they are destroying wildlife and waterfowl habitat as well as killing the clear, cool water of the Columbia and its fish life support systems. A . to him it is, damn the objec-. tionists, full speed ahead. Jobs, jobs, and more jobs! . We find Mr. D'Arcy's position hard to justify in light of the fact that the New Democratic Party has long been a vocal i to dam ion in this province and has long bad-mouthed the Social Credit dam builders. - : From the days of Bert Herridge and General McNaughton, the NDP hos been the staunchest defender of the Columbia River. Now, Mr. D'Arcy is one of the dam advocates. The previous mentioned gentlemen would certainly not support such a position by a member of the party. Mr. D’Arcy’s final paragraph in his let- ter indicates the benefits which may or may not accure to Nakusp and environs if there is a dam constructed at Murphy Creek, It may or may not put a power priority on the Arrow reservoir which may or may not save us from another summer with no water. We have been assured by Hydro of- ficials as high up as Charlie Nash that this is just not possible and to back up their statements, Hydro have changed their mitigation to communities on the Arrow reservoir. : Our advice to you, Mr. D’Arcy, is to forget about the short-term prosperity which comes from the jobs and the few voters which may or may not stay in your riding. Think of the Columbia. Think of the eople of this valley who are going to live fers long after the migrant workers - of Hydro dam building hove left. You support us, and then maybe, we'll support you. By GARY LAUTENS (From a column in the Toronto Star.) MANY EXPERTS AGREE the Conservatives could set a new record this year for blowing a federal election. Usually the Tories wait until almost the last moment in an election campaign to surge to the middle, but here we are months from election day and they are already showing signs of grabbing the silver medal, ONLY HAS THEIR Gallup poll rating slipped, lead- er Joe Clark has been squab- bling on page one with some of his top associates over every- thing from fiscal policy to Quebec's sovereignty associa- tion. We've witnessed verbal jousting between Mr. Clark and David Crombie, Mr. Clark and Sinclair Stevens, Mr. Clark and D'Arcy McKeough, Mr. Clark and Dalton Camp. A SOURCE OF MINE claims what is happening to the Tories isn’t an accident. “The Conservatives have always had a knack for suicide but this lime they're gelling outside help,” he states flatly. “Even they’aren't this good at blowing what has appeared to be a sure-fire lead over Prime Minister Trudeau.” “What are you suggest- ing?” I asked. “That only one man could have planned for Joe Clark’s round-the-world trip, the one on which he lost his iuggage because of bad if Clarks Getting Outside Help { walked into a bayonet, cooled his heels 90 minutes waiting for King Hussein, blasted the press for unfair reporting, complain- ing that as Opposition leader he talking about?" should have a jet provided by Canadian taxpayers... 0") ys ““I CAN'T STAND THE suspense. Tell me, who are you —Tory Suicide a Liberal Party 2 vu “Keith Davey," he answer- imply. “You!mean Sen. ‘Davey, Prime Minister Trudeau's poli- tical advisor?" Plot— “ "Yes, He has obviously infiltrated: the Conservative party organization and assumed (J a key role in handling Mr. ‘4 Clark's campaign. “T susp 1s fo keep you, Crombie ana Stevens under wraps — tl after the election ~~ The new gptne plan.doe, ] CONSERVATIVE ELECTION By STEWART MacLEOD (From a regular column written in Ottawa for the Thomson News Service.) BEFORE I SAT DOWN with Max Saltsman (NDP — Waterloo-Cambridge) and He- ward Grafftey (PC — Brome- Missisquoi) I had been reading about Liberal plans to fight the forthcoming election on the issue of national unity while the Tories’ were determined to keep attention focused on the economy. “And you know what the single most important factor will be between the two?” asked Saltsman. Answering his own’ question, he said, “it will be how Pierre Trudeau looks compared with Joe Clark.” SALTSMAN, WHO ISN'T running again, went on to say that countless issues will affect the outcome of any election and in the next campaign the prime minister is starting out with many strikes against him. “But. if I had to pick out the most important single thing affecting + the outcome, I would have to select appearance.” “It's going to be a question of which man looks the best.” GRAFFTEY, WHO FIRST. entered Parliament in 1958 and made an unsuccessful bid for his’ party’s leadership three years ago, was listening atten- tivély. He would obviously like to fight a campaign on gut issue The Public Won't Buy Short, Fat, Bald Leaders May the Best Looking Man Win’ that could be argued with intelligence or emotion. -' But, with reluctance, he agreed with much of Saltsman’s assessment, “When I ran for the leadership, I'll never forget this TV guy in Toronto who told that ‘You can never be pack- aged properly — not with those thick glasses.’ " eo Saltsman continued with his theory. “Just look at the 16 new members who came into Parliament in last fall's by- elections, Every one is good- looking. In fact, most of them look alike.” “YOU CAN EITHER BE very good-looking or very dra- matic looking. Trudeau is a dramatic figure. And the run- have to be able to wear clothes well, and it’s better to have large eyes with all other features being regular. And if they are not all regular, then + they must be dramatic.” : SALTSMAN, INCIDEN- tally, still thinks that it was the rather frumpy appearance of Lester Pearson — when com- pared with the looks of John Diefenbaker — that kept him from winning a majority gov- ernment. And he thinks it was - the unshaven face of Richard Nixon” that- cost him that when Joe Clark visited Toronto Island and fell of a picnic bench while the TV cameras were | grinding away. After this past, two weeks, I'm sure of it. “| DON'T. KNOW WHAT. f name Sen. Davey is using but: r obviously he is now in charge of the Conservative campaign. I wouldn't even be surprised if he. is responsible for picking out: Maureen's wardrobe and mak- ing certain newspaper photo- graphers always get those pro- file shots of Mr. Clark, the ones that show his lack’ of chin:" “You must be wrong,” I protested. "Sen. Davey would be spotted at Conservative headquarters right away. His ‘Vote Liberal and vote often’ button would be a dead give- “| DON'T KNOW HOW he's managing it,” my infor. mant conceded, " but. it's the only possible explanation. Who's talking any more about the Francis Fox affair, the RCMP scandal, the Otto Lang trips, the 84-cent dollar, the Mackasey appointment, the Munro resignation and so on? Nobody. “The Conservatives should be leading the Liberals by 10 percentage points and, instead, it's neck and neck. Trust me, even Joe Clark couldn't manage that alone.” famous television debate with John Kennedy. “Look at every Canadian premier,” he went on. “They are all good-looking.” He thinks television has had the, greatest influence in increasing the importance of — a trend he We Have Cultural Champions as' Well {An editorial in the Hamil- ton Spectator.) 4 CANADIAN PIANIST Andre Laplante tied for second place in Moscow's prestigious Te her-up in the Liberal leadersh race 10 years ago was the Robert Winters, one of. the most handsome figures in Cana- dian politics at the time.” Okay, Salisman was asked, what constitutes good looks in politics? : “Well, you have to be.slim — there is no such, thing as a’ good-looking fat man — and it’s better to be tall than short. You Implicat By ART BUCHWALD - (A column in the Los Angeles Times.) WITHOUT TAKING A position on the Lee Marvin. case, I'm willing to discuss it, Marvin is being sued by Mi- chelle Triola Marvin for $1 million because she claims she should have the same property rights as if she had’ been married to Marvin for six years, instead of living with him out of wedlock for. that period of time. The case hinges on wheth- er Ms. Marvin shared Marvin's bed and board for fun or for real. If it was for fun, then there was no contract implied in their housekeeping. But if it was for real, Ms. Marvin could share in all the material things Marvin acquired during that period. HOW DO YOU PROVE it? The plaintiffs lawyer is trying to do it by producing letters and other evidence showing that Marvin was dead serious about the relationship. He allegedly told his roomie on many occasions that he “loved her” but on the stand Marvin said that these were “common show business expressions” and “idle male promises.” Also Ms. Marvin's lawyer produced love letters from Marvin, one which read ‘ "I - ‘guess we'll have to spend the rest of our lives hiding in bed.” The lawyer said this gave rise, she would receive continuing financial’ support. But Lee to his clients expectations that minding. his countrymen that not all of Canada’s international triumphs are attained by peo- ple wearing skates or piloting bobsleds, In competition with 91 out- standing pianists from 23 coun- tries, the 28-year-old artist from Rimouski, Que., brought: world-wide honor to Canada.. CANADA VOLUBLY — Marvin claimed that this state- ment was an “idle sexual promise” — “I think we've all “said things like that.” WHAT WE HAVE HERE, then, is one of the most difficult legal questions any judge has been asked to answer. When someone says, “I love you,” does it mean not for just a day, not for just a year but until a property settlement is made between the two bitter parties? When you write to some- one, “I guess we'll have to spend the rest of our lives in bed,” is this a serious promise or is it the same thing as i “Having a and justifiably — acclaims its sports heroes for their achieve- ments on the rinks, slopes, playing fields and tracks, and in - the swimming pools of the world. But we tend to take secant notice of the Canadian artists who have earned the praises of international: audi- ences. CANADIAN ARTISTS OF world stature ‘enhance: their country’s image abroad and give to people of all nationali- ties a pleasure that knows no nationality. All Canadians should be proud of them. It All Depends on the Time Frame ions of ‘| Love You’ from the bank she would mind sticking it up and giving him the money in a plain brown paper bag. Mille told the judge ‘she wouldn't have done it if Fred hadn't said he loved her. “THE JUDGE RULED that when Fred told Millie he loved her it was the same thing’ as if he had said ‘Have a nice day,’ and therefore Millie was under no obligation to stick up the bank.” Professor,” I said, “there is one thing that bothers me. In many cases a party may say ‘1 love you’ and then immediately follow it up with the question doesn't particularly like. \ “| THINK THE MOST impressive Liberal in Parlia- ment. right now is. (External Affairs Minister) Don Jamie- son, But he will never be prime minister," because he could never be packaged. However, if we were back in the days of radio, when it was possible to” elect pédple like William Aber- hart, Jamieson would be ‘the next prime minister. ‘ “And who can remember when Ron Basford (former cabinet minister) ever made a serious mistake? I can't. But he couldn't become a leader be- cause you can't sell a chubby, baldheaded man." SALTSMAN WOULDN'T | make any predictions based on his theories because too many other factors are involved. ‘Do you love me? In that situation, unless you want a really good fight, the person asked must say ‘yes.’ Does this ‘yes’ legally constitute a con- : tract or can the person claim he or she was forced to say it under duress?” . “IN CHILBLAIN VS. SY- Tup, a judge ruled that Syrup’s , ‘no’ meant ‘yes.’ But in Harro- way vs. Murphy, Harroway's ‘yes’ meant ‘no,’ The rule of thumb when you are dealing in love is the time frame.” “How long a time frame?” “Anywhere from six years to six minutes.” time. Wish you were here?” I don’t know the answers so I sought out Prof. Heinrich Ap- plebaum, director of amorous law .at Cat Ballou University. “Professor,” I said, “Le- gally speaking, if one person tells another person he loves her,, can someone make a federal case of it?” PROF. APPLEBAUM ‘took a few puffs on his pipe. “Well, it is a show business expression which has become part of the: common language and, certainly cannot be copy- righted. But there are situa- tions where it could-get some- one in trouble.” ° “When is that?” -“If one party wishes the other party to de something the party may not want to do. For example, in the case of Sand- wich vs. Mayonnaise,. Fred Sandwich told: Millie Mayon- najse ‘he loved her, and then asked her if on the way home 1979, Punch Pubis. Lid. ‘Silver's shoulder?” "Do you seriously expect this court to believe that a ‘nessed no illegal acts during your eight years es ae dit tast summer "f° HOSA etealG Prey ea we “PariTament By RYON GUEDES T_CASNEWS EDITOR. ” (First of two ports.) Bldgs., 501 Bel MARCH, 1960: The Village of Castlegor signs an ~ agreement to withdraw from the Columbia River as a water ‘“} supply and turn to wells in return for about $40,000 and a : commitment from Columbia Cellulose to ald the community {In securing a new supply if within 20 years groundwater = sources should iprove inadequate. : . «MARCH, 1 79: Ina split vote the City of Cas Hlegar coun- spell decides to approve in principle the rough draft of an agreement covering the.terms 0! } the municipality's tie-in to fhie'‘Lower Arrow Lake pumphouse owned. by ‘CanCel, * ColCel's successor. -While city solicitor Galt Wilson and company counsel Roger can prepare’ to draft the final version of the agreement: Inferided to provide Castlegar with 10,000 gallons of soft water daily “for” 25° years, ‘council members have: failed to agree on whether the agreement is a timely victory for the city or an ambiguous pact favoring CanCel. ;. - Recent interviews with participants in the controversy — Ald, Albert Cal: involved in with‘ the ‘company ; Since thay first -started and'Ald, Len Embree, a’ former CanCel pulp’ mill’ employeé. who has consistently opposed’ major } concessions in the agreement, ‘as well as the two lawyers — : dndicate +} the agreement. Ived differences.in ¢ and of > etasttestn seh sat» having one, yet not only do we buy the pump but we pay the full : coat of all major repairs, : Dae : “They can’t be held responsible for anything, like quality of water; problems of flooding or a burst pipe,” he said, “We'll be able to control pressure tothe city lines here, but J don't know how big a bump we can take. [f they have'a power fallure or something and the pressure’goes down we have to pick up that slack.” ; An additional disadvantage to the city in the agreement, he said, is the five-per-cent annual depreciation clause giving CanCel “right of first refusal” to: purchase. the pump in the event the 4 is Under the ag: the company is not only reserving the right to buy the pump, but dictating the price as weil, he said.: « - Seaeen " ae +, “It within 10-years they sefve us three years notice they get that pump for $125,000," Embree said, citing Section 18 of the i agreement, “I could seo-us dolig. those things if it were in our interests to do that, but I can't when [look arid see us buying them a pump for $250,000, giving up‘o ef rights to the. Columbia River for $47,000 and then cance 1960 agreement that binds them to at least: negotiatin i ing with. vis.” Satedde “What people haven't been irifarmed of in the city and which council isn't being too explicit about is there's $6-million-in funds’ ” but there's 25 per cent of $1.5 ‘million plus 2.5 mills, which ‘is another $50,000, to be paid by this city,” Embree pointed out. “Our ae atone water is going to go.up ahell of.alot.” * Duncan said the operation of the.fifth pump by the company +» For Embree, a major di Back to the nent is the :eonditions for the operation of ‘the pump the city is required to : Purchase and lease to CanCel for $1 to supplement ‘tho pump- house's existing four pumps. “The city shall obtain and maintain at its expense, all - ,/ Recessary water licences and yet we can’t go in the pumphouse,” said, citing Section 2 of the agreement. "We're going to buy a ;- $250,000 pump for CanCel and they're giving’us our water.” +0. “And the city shall reimburse CanCel for all major repairs,” he _. continued. “I worked out there for nine years and it’s not a matter : of -prejudice, I. know CanCel, doesn't have a + would be, more convenient for the city “because it would: be p identical to the four existing pumps and it would be far cheaper for everybody concerned for us to-do.it rather than for the city to have its.own man In there.” He said the clauso providing for the purchase of the pump from the city in the event the agreement is terminated “was put in at_the request of the city.” obvioi oyfously if they are paying for the ‘fifth. pump, and, fy if the dgreement should be terminated because of our- need, then it’s only fair we should pay the city for the depreciated value of:their equipment,” he said. ~ : And Calderk the city’s purchase of the pump Jnaintenance program. They're notorious in the industry for not +1: ‘Phe Social Credit candi- _ date. for’ .Rossland-Trail has ‘5 announced Tuesday the release of $120,000 in tourism ministry . funds for coristruction of a ual arts centre in the Koote- nay Doukhobor: Historical So- iety’s Doukhobor Village com- plex, a party spokesman re- Ported this week. - RS ¢ Walter Tymofievich, Cas- tlegar chairman for Phil Brooks’ campaign’in the May"10 pro- ~ di An official sawmill open- sing ceremony attended by Economic . Development Minister Don Phillips and a speech at a joint service club dinner are on the agenda for CanCel president Don :Wat-, son's visit to Castleggr riext week, a company i eS said Tuesday. . George. Lambert told the Castlegar News Watson ‘ *] is. scheduled to address Kiwanis, Rotary’ and Lions . club members after the 5:90 2 p.m. dinner at the Hi Arrow gar News that in addition to 4 ing the gov Ps ‘will build in a safeguard against the possibility of the existing ‘KDHS to Get $120,000 Socreds’ Brooks. lease of the funds followed’, commitment to cover the cost of necessary paving at the complex, the -Social Credit candidate said at the .KDHS ‘annual meeting Tuesday funds would be provided for a centre which would allow the KDHS to put on - multi-media presenta- tions.on the D. cul s between Brooks and a ‘number. of provincial ‘govern- ment ministers visiting : the Castlegar area recently. He ~ noted the KDHS had been trying to secure funds for such a facility since. 1976, "The KDHS membership, ut ture and contribution to Cana- and officiate at 2 p.m. Wed- nesday at the official 'pro- cessing of the first cere- monial log through the re- built CanCel mill here, which was gutted in a June 17 fire. Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco, Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy ‘and other elected representatives - of the area are expected to take part in the activation of a-control panel which will sound the . plant's steam whistle, taken from the . former CPR steamship Min- :—. operating unofficially ~ since December. — will be Elmer. Pn pe pt fet oe Yon : Differences in Opinion ‘pumps’ failure to supply Castlegar's needs as well as its own. "If we didn't have the pump, if they had a breakdown we could have troubles," he said. “Not because they would cause the troubles but. because their machines are 10 years old. From an || engineering point of view — and I looked at it at that angle — it was pretty good policy to'have it in.” Not that all the fine points of the pumph pact have been tiled) she senidi “One of them Rhy h fact.that we don't want them running our pump ‘and leaving theirs ‘sitting idle fust‘because they're old. In’. other words they must use thoir own equipment as they've always - used it and ‘ours basically should be run’ to keep it ‘in good condition.” < ty (above) and 9; . That and such other points as pressures, and flows should be i MCR, Hl ae 2 -) UNDER THE AGREEMENT opproved in principle:by city council last month, CanCel would retain sole access to its pumphouse rate on Castlegar's behalf a $250,000 pump purchased by the city. While proponents of the agreement say 1 covered by the actual schedules in the final agreement, he said. Yet Embree argued that an agreement in principle “means just that.” : R “You can do other little things in the actual agreement but there is no way you can affect the principle of what this agreement says,” he sald. “You can’t tell them that they have the complete right to'use that fifth pump and then write into the actual agreement that they can’t use it.” *“*According to Duncan, the agreement in principle “could almoat’be retyped as an agreement.” : «\He sald that if it were not for the single point raised by the city which he declined to name — “it would be just a lawyer's job to formalize it'a bit.more.” ; i ° é :: More on Page A2 the arrangement would be more convenient for the city, critics of the planned pumphouse pact claim it amounts merely to Castlegar paying all the bills. Verigin, was “etstatic" over.the oes * dews, the Social Credit spokes: Les mill’s chip-and-saw section, Lambert said. ° The CanCel spokesman. said the Wednesday cere- mony, will follow an 11:30 a.m. luncheon at the Fire- side Place restaurant, and tours of the rebuilt sawmill conducted after the official * opening. Public tours will be conducted the next day, he said. ! . Arms Motor Hotel Tuesday, * Hydro Settlements, Deer Park Rood Among Key Issues NDP’s D‘Arcy ‘Welcomes’ Fight “Thirigs which I've worked © for and have not come to pass” ‘will be key issues in incumbent Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy’s bid for re-election May 10, the Castlegar News was told last week. D'Arcy, scheduled once more to seek the New Demo- cratic Party nomination in Trail last night, listed Arrow Lakes residents’ land claim settlements, improvements to ee CITY CREWS were still. ruggling yesterday afternoon to lower the level of water backed Y. the road to Deer Park, approval ti ‘ "“T would insist if a New si y of a joint: pri gt office building project in Trail among the goals he will stress in his campaign. 3 He said the present gov-. ernment “has been sitting on. reports” on the displacement of property owners in the con- struction of B.C. Hydro’s Hugh Keenleyside Dam and “never wanted to deal‘ with it in a “responsible wa: government is elected that people who were displaced because of the con~ ‘ion of the dam bi ed," day: arning the B.C, . municipal ‘affairs.’ thinister. is: powerless :to ‘implement ‘ but eager to discuss ‘proposed. cost- sharing changes. Council approved a recom: méndation by planning commit- tee chairman Ald. Albert Cal- derbank that the city make a, formal application’ to’ the Re- gional District of Central Koote- nay for a decrease in the city's $27,000 share of overall plan- ning function costs after being urged in a March 20 letter from Bill Vander Zalm “to seek the changes which you see as being necessary through the channels open to your council through its membership on the regional board.” Calderbank stressed that the city — which’ budgeted .$24,650 last year for the opera- said, “because the road as it exists is a joke.” He -said Trail's proposed joint building venture which would h: retail and he said. D'Arcy, first elected to the legislature in. 1972, said he wanted to see a “major amount” of work done on the Deer Park road. Some relocation of the road would be necessary, he More on Page A2 H3s-being -f ry. bud situatidn: 's far Loo much money to jj be paying for no service," he told council. “If we had any way + of not paying this I would ti ath Len Embree “don't often agree on anything byt! we certainly * n this.” He urged council: 46° %% _ ug! te." i “who as’ acting ar'director’ was sched- uledjto: attend'a’RDCK board meeting. yesterday, told couneil he ‘would discuss the iapplit tones wellsns-Vander. Za r-with the: othér directors but: "I:have no illusions -as to what,the position of the board is.” More on Page A2 ired- for Job ‘Reduction, Loss. of Preporation Time : District Officials Defend Cuts Two School District ‘No. 9 officials. faced. two hours. of, questioning Monday night by. more, than 200 district parents arid’ teachers concerned about 1979 budget cutbacks providing for the ‘elimination of 10 ele- mentary teaching positions, Ata meeting sponsored by the Kinnaird-Valley Vista Par- ent-Teacher Group, district. su- perintendent John Holden and (ruslee Anne Jones, school board. education committee chairman, defended the board's - decision to eliminate the posi- tions and fielded. questions on the effect the discontinuation of elementary teachers’ prepara- tion time would have on the, quality.of education for district “students. Both Holden and Jones named declining enrolment and the prospect of a ill tax inerease as the main reasons for the reduction in staff. Holden noted the decline in school enrolment throughout the ‘province ‘and traced the changes in the local district’s elementary student population since 1974, ot From 1974 to 1975 enrol- ment dropped by 48 students from 1,690, he said, while the number of elementary teaching staff at that time was 74.1, and the district lost another 59 students between 1975 ‘and 1976 while increasing its teach- ing staff to 77.1. t From 1976 to 1977 ‘the student population dropped again by 37 while staff in- creased to 82, and from 1977 to 1978 the district lost a further 71 students .while retaining roughly the same staff, he said. Holden said the district _ Local Newsman Seeks Rossland-Trail PC Nod Castlegar radio = £ rent i had totally blocked off the culvert by Satur- day. The resulting flood, at which crews Ayye up from the: three-foot ‘culvert ‘conducting - Merry: Creek under Columbia Avenue. Ald. Gerald Rust, works and services chairman,” scid the blockage, believed to be ac- | cumulated garbage which forced its way manned pumps day and night since Sunday, damag tion of Columbia as well as damaging the creek bank, peo News/MirrorFoto by Lois Hughes and threatened to collopse a sec- |. Dale Drown announced yes- - terday his intention to seek the Progressive Conservative Par- ty nomination in Rossland-Trail for the May 10 provincial elec- tion. In making the - announce- ment Drown, news director for station CKQR, said the need for a third alternative in. the Rossland-Trail election race is absolutely essential and with his experience and close contact with the numerous problems and concerns of the area, he felt - hé could be of maximum benefit” - to the riding. "He added that the polari- zation between the Social Cred- it-and the New Democratic parties is coming to an end in ' B.C. and never has a better time existed to’ elect a Tory MLA. in Rossland-Trail,- than now... Drown flew’ to . Victoria yesterday to review some rid- and he is through inadequate grating In the culvert, © -ing matters with Tory Vie f hedaled DALE DROWN: ++ hatin sing to fly back into Castlegar on next Thursday's morning flight. The nomination meeting is slated for 7:30 p.m, here next Thursday in the. Portuguese Society Hall at 421 Front Street. ‘y dropped « again. by* 38 students . while teaching staff were increased to 83.4 from 1978: to 1979. The district is ‘expected to gain about six students while re- taining about the same number of teachers. between 1979 an 1980, he said. * Explaining that the pro- vincial government's share of school district costs is based y\ hig directly -on the number -of students in the district, Jones told the audience that between summer and fall 1978 the dis- trict. lost a total of four instructional units — groups of about 20 students which were worth about $29,000 in provin- “cial funds. : “It looked as if we were facing an increase of about $250,000 over and above what the provincial government would share with us,” she said, Watch For . ‘Local Stores’ Opening Hours With tomorrow being Good Friday, many persons are plan- ning for extra company so today will find shoppers turn- ing out in number to prepare for the weekend's activities, To accommodate thie shop- per, some local stvres will be observing longer hours. Before shopping check the various store advertisements in this paper to see what hours the store or stores you are par- ticularly interested in are keep- ing. “We're anticipating an addi- tional drop of two or three - instructional units at least in: the next year, and so’ our revenues coming ‘in are not keeping ‘pace with our costs, . Something had to be cut.” The president of the Cas- ° tlegar District Teachers Asso- ciation — one of two groups which were scheduled to pre- sent briefs on the matter to the trustees in a closed meeting — Tuesday — said teachers were concerned about the impact the cutback would have on the quality of education in the area as well as about the planned .. disappearance of 10 teaching jobs. Jim Norris said the teach- ers’ preparation time “provides a certain number of poten- tialities for your board to im- : - plement” in allowing teacher to develop more effective pro- grams. The hiring of extra teachers who are specialists in certain subjects and circulate among district classes gives other teachers the two 40- minute periods of time to work on curriculum development, he said. “There's a potential if you decide it’s worth it,” he told More on Page A2 DEBATE - ce 8.C. Taxpayers deserve one, ‘i DECOLLETE cl Morgore! Trudeau tells where Prince Charles should not have looked. Bridge Beat .. . Classified Ads, Real Estate and Automotive. . . Pages AG-A7-B8-B9-B10- cs Erma Bombeck Interior Ti Job File ( \ O77 THE STORY WEEKEND WEATHERCAST “SUNNY SKIES with a mix- ture ‘of clouds and sunshine in the afternoon. Unsettled weather is predicted for the Easter weekend. Tempera- ture highs- 13° to 15° with overnight lows of 0° to -2°, Parliamentary Playoffs... . i Page B3 People and Places . Page C10 PulpitandPew . . Your Turn —News/Mirrorfoto by Lois Hughes |: © 1