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OPEN THIS SUNDAY: 12-1 p.m. & 07 pm

and rates. charged for other |
| postal services ‘also'will go up,

Postmaster - General Jean-
Jacques Blais said Monday ,in
the Commons,

Blals said the acrossthe- .

board increases are needed to
combat a rising deficit and “we

estimate that for the 1978-79 -

fiscal year, Uhe increases will
bring i» about $125 million in
additional revenue.”

It: now costs. 12 cents to
send a first-class letter in
-Canada,

“Iam sure that members
will recognize that no politician,
least of all youre aly, will

However, he told the Com:

mons «that “even :with these -.

price. increases, Canadian post

al rates ‘will'still be among the _

lowest ‘in major. Western coun:
tries.”

dollar equivalents, Australians
pay 21 ‘cents -for’a first-class
lotter and so do the. French. It

costs the British 16 cents and

Aimericans 14 cents.”

Blais sald. rapidly rising

costs have outstripped the
growth ‘in revenue.

The post office deficit was
$568.8 million.in the 1976-77
fiscal year and “it could in-

Castlegar. Socials

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Father James MeLuckie
spent several days in town
visiting his patents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim McLuckie and other
friends. White in the district,
Father James baptized his
niece, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
L(Debbie) Cooper in Nelson.
He left last weekend to return

to his home.in San Francisco,
Cal.

Mrs. B, Nelsen of Edmon-
ton. and Mrs, B. Dickinsin of
Sundance, Man; arrived by
plane on ‘Sunday. to visit. with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Rourke and other relatives |
in the district. They left today.

to return to their homes,

mesticand international rates!

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The post office will “im-

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“Tours

Thursday, November 24, 1977 ‘

j.s700 BOOST has be ‘given to the Muscalar Dystrophy ty

[ete of Twin Rivers, Robson and Tarrys elementary. echools.
hown here are Grades five and six of Twin Rivers School, flanked

the left: by. prine

principal Mike Lauriente: and on ‘the. right ‘by

goatee fe expel Sri Landay Andere These
tte posed far thie camer [at roetesentatives fall! thes

‘sebools who took’ part. ia 'Robsoa eatery i was’ divtaions
three and four and lai Farry; divislons one, two\and three: This
money, to ce _ medical research, operate diagnostic
clinics and supply patients who have MD with wheelchairs, braces,

hospital ‘beds and numerous other: ‘items. The campaign is
1 Fire D

Eases

_Ascorting ‘to aa Resobtion. on Root Diversion

‘ ‘The phoviaeal gavcratlont
ould | hold:’ public’ hearings

a throughout the' East and: West

‘ootenays ‘to. receive briefs on

e possible environmental and °

conomic ‘impact of. B.C.
dro’s ‘planned Kootenay Di-
oo Project. before onder:

. hing water. nce hearings,

: according to the. Regional Dis-

trict of Central Kootenay board
of directors. *

The; board last Thursday
approved Area E director Clive
Paul's motion that the govern-

. ment set up the hearings while

i ” First the Paramedics,
Then the New System

dequate’ 7 training for
dani

tural. areas: of the. province."

terrain before the provincial

health. nies 8 Armplements:
‘tion’ “of: ted

Additional study of the system,
currently, being tested in-the
Capital Regional ” District,

. would be required to determine

its effectiveness in this region's

Bob Mena is'aware high

rises affect broadcast but not
‘that mountains: affect them as
* well,” committee | eiaieinan

ambulan
iH iqualified p

tire adequately: trained. para-
particularly>‘in' ‘the.

The Castlegar. News: an- ‘

ne aoa funding
for hand of:

ment ‘report on. the jeek last

public interest briefs-and com-

munity organizations” and give,

public interest groups full ac-
cess to Hydro's project infor-
mation.

In his: preamble to the
motion, Paul said the social and
environmental impact of the
project's decrease of water flow
in Kootenay Lake and Koote-
nay River “could: be devasta-
ting.’

Paul -said ‘ Hydro—which
issued a preliminary assess:

a series of public relations
“open house”, meetings to fol-
low up) the, report,. Those
meetings would not allow input
from legitimate public: interest
groups, and would amount to
little more than “a cup of coffee’

sand a sticky bun.”

“A public hearing is a legal
entity,” Paul told the board,
“While an open’ house can be

disregarded completely,.a pub-

lic pearing (a cannot.

CREDIT UNION

CASTLEGAR 365-3375 — SOUTH SLOCAN 359-7221

~ The. Village: of Nakusp in
conjunction with ‘the Nakusp
and District: Chamber of Com-
merce will apply to the Devon-
ian Group of Charitable Foun-
dations for aid on planning and
improving the main street in

Nakus;
Ts Calgary based foun-

Personal Loans

Villoge Seeks Assistance from Devonian Group

Nakusp Applies for Fun : Ss

dation grants funding for main
street improvement through-

out the weat and just recently

showed an interest in coming
into small towns in B.C.
The Chamber of Commerce
president Floyd Lillies and Hot
Springs manager Doug Boxee
told council of the

the regular meeting held on
Monday.

The foundation will’ pro-
vide planning aid and capital
funds for main street improve-
ment projects, -*"”

Couneil discussed the

pos-",
sibility of funding through this
foundation for

While . the Village of

“funding to upgrade its main
street, the city of Fernie has

the organization “has ap-
proved a grant of $70,298 for
enchancement of two areas
of the city—the Second
Avenue business section and
the area along Highway 3
within the city.

Lenardon, associate DE.
Lewis said:

“We are very. ‘pleased

already been done and there
is no doubt that the program
will enhance the downtown
district of Fernie.

“This is the first grant
that -has . been approved
within the province of Brit-

ish Columbia and‘ you can~

- Foundations Funding
Facelift for Fernie

Nakusp sought Devonian.

received notification that"

In‘a letter to Mayor :

with the. work that has -

. $40,000, a program for pav-

certainly be proud of the
work that the Main Street
Committee has done in‘ this
connection.”

Included in the plan as
accepted are mini-parks, or-
namental lighting,’ planters,
garbage receptacles, bicycle
stands, an ‘illuminated sign
adjacent to Highway 8, dir-
ecting traffic to the main
street area, a community '
events sign installed by the
city.

The city. capital works
program is included in the
overall ‘plans and in this
section works to be done
include a’ new. sidewalk
program for 1978 at a cost of .

ing back lanes in 1978 at a
cost of $20,000 and painting
of light ‘standards, already
completed, at a cost of

lt Cesta News '— Hi Arrow, Ares Christmas. Promotion,

nual. Christmas’. promotion,
joined this year by the: Hi

‘Arrow:
‘already ‘had-six’ lucky winners
who :hay h “claimed : ‘their

-RDCK to Participate —
In Lower Arrow Study

Planning ‘technician Gor-

don Isherwood will participate _

on ‘behalf of. the ‘Regional

© District of Central Kootenay in «.
the jn of a land-use

the WIN Battery
: 5
Electric: LIGHTER.
‘:Flints ard wicks are dor’? ‘away
with. The power source Ista
tiny: electric battery. Ata “posh
button: action © this’: electropack
releases an electrical spark whi-
sses through: the burner
valve and. “ignites: the: gas,* all
th, “silent motion.

REMEMBER .

allocation’ and ‘resource man- :
agement plan for the south end *

of the Lower Arrow Lake.

{Isherwood was appointed :

° RDCK: representative last

land manager for the provincial

. environment. ministry, asking
the RDCK hoard of directors to.

* assign a member of its planning

inthe letter. “So. that ulti. *:
mately an integrated plan for.
both Crown and private lands

might be. developed, or,» at.

least,. the ‘plans’. might ‘be ©

mutually" acceptable - to the

agencies ‘having jurisdiction.”
Bose’said in the letter the’

‘subcommittee intends to com-

Thursday, in response’to a 5 Plote its report by March Bh

“letter from R:'N. Bose; : regional Le -

staff to: the Land Use and)":

Resource. Management’, Plan‘:

subcommittee.

“It:is desirable that plans -

* for use of Crown lands may

“prepared in. consultation ‘with,

the regional district,” Bose

Reconstruction

” "Latest report.on the USCC:
Community Centre Reconstruc- |

tion Fund’from fund ’ sdmini.

atrator, Steve’ Babakaiff,.re- |

veated that it! totalled $11,661.-

y:
Contributions to the ‘fund .
“can'be’ made at Grand Forks
+ City Hall, The. Gazette or,'the

To Book X-mas ad New iene’ 5
Appointments aly

“The Hair

7 Pine St.

— Hours 2
Mon. - Sat. 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |

‘Anne

365-3744

° Distinctive Styling for

Today’s People

‘The Regional Hospital Dis-

‘trict of Central Kootenay board
.voted last Thursday to ak the
id: < provincial’ health’ minister. to
” “revise.its hiring policy to allow
easier recruitment of psychiat-

Fists to work in the region.

“Arms Motor Hotel, has f

Hi
‘Arrow, Arms: ‘Motor. Hotel.’

‘The ‘contest runs for eight”
weeks ° before/‘Christmas’ and
two names of district residents

are, placed ‘in advertisements

each week.

All a person has to do to
win is to find his or her name in
the advertisements, phone the

office at'191 Colimbia’ Avenue
ready. fc them: to: pick up.

Win rs to date: include:
v. 8—Francis McDonald, No.
5. Columbia Avenue who.

The: board supported the’

motion, made. by. hospital ‘ad-

visory: chairman Martin’ Van- -
derpol, in Fesponse to a letter ~

xt few days:
i'The job of your carrier
“is made eaalet ifthey don’t

‘ her tiame in Sam's Nur;
sery.ad and Sam Paluck of 1049 i
-Columbia’ Heights’of Robson! :.:
who found his name in the ad of. - ~

Mitchell Supply.

‘Nov. 10—Mrs,
of .1725.-) 8th’ ‘Avenue, 8.

(Safeway). and Mrs.-E.C...

‘Ackerman , of. No. 1,°-1

Columbia Avenue (West's De:

partment Store).

Nov. 17--Mrs.’ Ken Sper:
ling of Pass .Creek- {Klothes -

Kloset) and Peter‘K. Zoobkoff

of 681:., ‘10th: Avenu 8. (GLS
E a

‘W. Meyers :

ment’ and see what they can
‘come up with. A committee will

be formed to meet’ with this, :

representative. and carry’ the.
matter forward.

» PODIATRIST

“FOOT SPECIALIST

during the

tion project on broadway which

has already been approved by

. Teferendum several years ago.

Mayor Ernest A. Harding

suggested that a letter be sent ©

to ‘the’ foundation” asking a
representative ' to’ meet ° with
courcil and the chamber to
discuss Broadway improve-

“at the.
Hi Arrow Arms
‘Wednesday, Nov. 30
12 noon- "6:30 p.m. 2

30 Pp: P
Ph: 365-7282:
Foran appointment. 7.

Offer some )

This message for the eteny Soctety for the
licapped red by

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