Castlegar News April 8, 1987 Church migierator By SURJ eels Stafl W: The United States should Ter Ce ertede thw Conted according to the Canadian moderator of Charles Hay, a former prineipal of Knox College in Toronto, which is one of three Presbyterian seminaries, and the current moderator of the Presbyterian Church, spoke to church members in Castlegar and Trail over the weekend. In an interview with the Castlegar News on Sunday, Hay spoke on topics ranging from in Central America to the recent scandals involving some television evangelists in the United States. Hay said he has visited Central America and expected to find “some sense of chaos,” but was not prepared for the things he saw, especially in E) Salvador. “El Salvador is really a horror story. You have a duly elected government, and apparently a democracy, but the country is really run by the army and by a group of rich people. The rich have traditionally run El Salvador and the poor have been kept poor,” said Hay. He added that the death squads Castlegar residents have read about are still operating and that the security police can arrest people at will and throw them into prison. “They ean throw you into prison without any judicial process, they can torture you before and they can keep you in prison for as long as they like,” said Hay. Hay spent a day in a prison in San Salvador where he talked to political prisoners, including one who was only 13 years old. He had been picked up as a suspected guerrilla. He added that the human rights commission in El Salvador is considered to be a subversive group and that four of the 10-member commission are in prison. “You really have a sense of oppression and terror. It was rather interesting, I went down there as a moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada and not too many of them know very much about the Presbyterian Church in Canada; in fact, they don’t even know what a moderator does. But, nonetheless, they knew that I represented the Church and that’s why they were willing to open themselves up. They were willing to trust me,” said Hay. He added that they spoke to him in confidence and he was able to hyper from them what life is really like in El Salvador. “It really is a horror story,” Hay said. “If you speak out at all — even if you get involved with work among the poor — the Church is involved with work with the poor and the Church is regarded as subversive, as being communist. “The fear that comes from the death squads, the fear that comes from the security police, the fear that comes from the possibility of being thrown into prison, the fact that you don’t know what is going to happen to your sons or even your daughters, you get whole families that have been oppressed,” said Hay. He added that the Roman Catholic archbishops in countries like E] Salvador and Nicaragua are active in trying to mediate a solution for peace and an end to the conflict between the government, army and guerrillas. “They (archbishops) work very hard in a place like El Salvador or Guatamala to try to mediate and to try to lift the oppression.” Hay said he is opposed to the United States’ support of the Contra rebels in Nicaragua because “it’s adding to the pain of the poor.” , CHARLES HAY . Presbyterian moderator Nicaragua told him that he is convinced that the United States will invade Nicaragua before 1990. “The Contras are simply inflicting more and more pain and making life more and more, difficult for the poor and it will not lead to any new resolution of the problem,” said Hay. Although some governments and political leaders think the Church is subversive, Hay said they have respect for the institution and even fear its influence. “They know, for example, that when the archbishop is talking, the Pope is listening, the world is listening-and so they're fearful of the kind of influence the Chureh can bring to bear. They know that the Church, by and large, has the support of the people.” He added that it is still difficult for the Church to try and bring peace to a region, saying that the Church cannot dictate terms to governments. Ce ing on the di ance of Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite, who had been trying to secure the release of hostages in Lebanon, Hay said he approves of what Waite is trying to do “because nobody else seemed to be doing anything.” “I admire his courage, I regret tremendously what happened and I hope that he'll come out of that alive. I would think Terry Waite himself, whether he does or not, would still think that he had to do what he did.” Speaking on the internal conflict in South Africa, Hay said the hope of South Africa lies with people like Bishop Desmond Tutu. “Tutu knows and understands the situation in South Africa. He lives with the people of South Africa, he’s not a government person, he actually lives with the people of South Africa and understands their feelings and can speak for them in an authoritative kind of way,” said Hay. He added that he cannot understand why the government of South Africa “doesn't come to its senses” and realize its greatest hope lies with Tutu. Commenting on some of the recent scandals that have He added that it is hard to tell where the Sandi government will take the country because it is involved in a war with the Contras. “They've (Nicaragua) been invaded, so 50 per cent of their budget is going to fight the Contras. They live in fear of an American invasion,” said Hay. He added that a “very prominent church leader” in affected TV in the United States, specifically the allegation that evangelist Jim Bakker had sex with a former church secretary, Hay said the cover ups that follow the incidents are the most serious problems. “I guess everybody knows now that people are referring to that scandal as Pearlygate and one of the sad things about it is the fact that it's beginning to take on some of the characteristics of Irangate and Watergate,” said Hay. “The fact that an alleged infidelity took place is sad. But nobody wants-to rise up in judgment because we're all members of the human race,” said Hay. MALL SKETCH . . . Architect's sketch shows mall on 13th Avenue with city hall on right and parking opposite, beside Mitchell Supply. MALL continued trom front pege scheme of this nature if asked to do so by a private developer or developers.” In an interview Tuesday night, Mayor Audrey Moore called the pi ” but was i about swapping city land for the eliptical site. She said deal assumes both parties are willing to exchange the land on its assessed value. As well, she said First Commercial has the right to develop its own property. “To start interfering with an owner's right to his property is very serious business,” Moore said. Bosses proposal for an 82,000 square foot mall would be smaller than First Commercial’s 132,000 square foot mall planned for the eliptical site. The downtown proposal includes 22,000 square feet for a food store, 48,800 square feet for’a department store and 8,100 square feet for retail/commercial outlets, along with storage’space an@ a courtyard area. “Tt is a little bit smaller, but we really don’t need a really huge store,” Bosse said. The department store would be two stories where it faces Columbia Avenue between the Bank of Montreal and city hall, and one stgrey where it opens onto 13th Avenue. The food store is proposed for the old Castlegar Hotel property with retail units connecting the food store with the department store. Bosse said the land swap between the city and First Commercial would be based on the assessed land values, which would mean First Commercial would have to pay the city an additional $56,700. The remaining five lots would cost another $200,000, so in total First Commercial would have to pay more than $250,000 in addition to the eliptical site. However, Bosse said he was told it would cost First Commercial that much to develop the eliptical site. As well, the downtown property comes completely serviced. Planning committee chairman Ald. Nick Oglow supported the proposal, saying it would be in the city's best interests to encourage any “bona fide developer” who wants to-expand the existing major shopping areas; “I am very concerned about the prospect of establishing three distinct small shopping ateas in Castlegar,” Oglow said. “If customer traffic is diluted to the three areas, and the same goods and services are offered in the three locations, then everyone loses.” He also pointed out that the downtown mall would the ildi: along 13th Avenue. Police file He added that he can understand and forgive Bakker's actions but he cannot forget about the cover-up in relation to Two unrelated accidents involving youths have re- sulted in a combined total of $10,000 damage to both ve- hicles. RCMP say a 17-year-old driving a 1986 Honda, left Broadwater Road Saturday ternoon. morning and plunged into * A home in Robson was broken into Saturday and a toolbox full Pass Creek. Neither of the vehicle's two occupants were seriously injured and an investigation continues. Meanwhile, year-old, driving a taken. another 17- 1981 ECONOMIC PLAN continued from front page “If no cooperation is seen to be forthcoming, the city should enact a bylaw similar to many communities where civie action will clean up the necessary untidiness and costs be STUDENTS continued from front pege diseases and responsible decision ma king. The “program, based on the provin. cial framework, will be offered for pupils in Grades 7-12 inclusive. ‘The primary aim of the program will be helping students develop a “sense of responsibility to themselves, to their families and to society” and emphasis will be on postponement of intimate sexual activity. Information about ways to avoid or to minimize sexually transmitted dis eases will be presented including use and limitations of condoms. Abstin- ence will be underscored as the only effective method of disease p: Dodge pick-up lost control un Fire Hall Road Saturday af- The vehicle sustained some $5,000 damage and the youth is being charged with driving too fast for road conditions. The value of the theft is unknown and the investiga- tion continues. “It is what foll very bizzare attem| a preacher being preachers and you ball game,” “The fact that for the support of o « have we? If you of tools was money which followed the scandal. lows it that causes the problem. It is the pt at blackmail, I mean who ever heard of iled? You try to blackmail most ‘Il be lucky to end up with a ticket to the said Hay. they could find all that money. Where did that money come from? Did it represent using funds sent in ministry? The attempted cover ups, the refusal to come out and be open and honest about it. If the church isn't going to be honest as an institution, what hope can't find honesty and integrity and credibility there, what hope is there for the world?” Hay was born in Northern Ireland and moved to Canada in 1929. He has tau, living in Toronto. ght at Knox College, a theological college for 23 years, eight of them as its cae and he is currently added to taxes on the property,” the plan. But city adminstrator Dave Gairns cautioned against the city getting in- volved in asthetics. “Td hate to have to draft a bylaw that dictates asthetics,” Gairns said, adding council could also have “political problems” with such a bylaw. “You might find moral suasion more acceptable politically,” he said. Stan pointed out that communities on Vancouver Island have a bylaw for things like cleaning up weeds and re- moving old fences. City clerk Betty Price said Castlegar has a similar bylaw but the process is quite lengthy. She added that the bylaw was used to help make the old Castle Hotel property safer. However, Gairns said that while the bylaw allowed the city to demand the hotel site be made safer, it did not make the property look that much better. The plan's proposal for a feasibility study on possible “road bridging” to the “bottk "at the rail says Parental permission will be required before students partake in the pro- gram. crossing near 17th Street also drew some queries. “As Castlegar develops, traffic to the downtown core will increase if the city enforces its plan to control sub-centre commercial development,” the plan ex- plained. Stan explained that the plan only says road bridging should be “con- sidered.” “It's not saying that has to be done tomorrow,” he noted. The Board's plans for the next year were also outlined and include: exploring and securing grants and programs for external funding; promoting industiral and business development; © becoming self-sufficient; contacting, connecting, coordinat. ing, cooperating and providing leader. ship with other groups; policies p es Pe a new legal structure. Stan also said the Board is looking at setting up an investment corporation this year. He added that the Board plans to be involved in tourism, though only in an “entrepreneurial sense.” It will leave marketing and other aspects of tourism development to the Kootenay Country Tourist Association and the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce. Brisco not worried By CasNews Staff Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco says local labor leaders are over reacting to the removal of minimum wage sched- ules from federal construction con- tracts. In a prepared news release, Brisco said workers will continue being pro- tected, despite removal of the min- imum wage restrictions, because fed- eral law requires contractors tq pay a fair wage. “Labor Canada will continue to clos- ely monitor all federal construction projects,” Brisco states. “And if a contractor is not abiding by the rules, appropriate action will be taken.” Brisco also refuted claims that the plan to drop wage schedules will ad- versely affect the ability of area con- tractors to bid on a federal contract like the expansions of the Castlegar Air- port terminal. “I have no idea where that idea came from,” he states. “This change has nothing to do with a contractor's ability to bid. Local contractors have managed to win federal construction contracts in the past and I have all the confidence that they will continue to do so in the future.” Lan Bisbee bastaises agent for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 2300, ex- pressed concern in an interview with the Castlegar News about the changes. Brisco explained that the minimum wage schedules were discontinued by the previous Liberal government which considered it “inconsistent” with the federal ‘six and five” inflation restraint program. “The schedules have not been updated since 1982 and during that time there have been few complaints,” Brisco said, adding that the wage hedules were “By the time the wage survey is taken, the data compiled, and the schedule prepared and implemented, they are usually out of date,” he said. “Therefore, the schedules do not accurately reflect current construction labor markets.” The Fair Wages and Hours of Labor Act was passed in the 1930s to ensure that construction workers on federal government contracts were paid and treated fairly. Following a review of the 50-year-old act, Labor Minister Pierre Cadieux decided the wage schedules were no longer necessary saying such things as market, government and trade union forces are in place today to guarantee workers a fair wage. City By CasNews Staff About 350 members of Lions Clubs from B.C. and Washington State will converge on Castlegar Friday and Saturday for a District Governors Conference. Tom Crockett, spokesman for the Castlegar Selkirk Lions Club, said he expects at least $10,000 will be left behind in the community after the conference is over. District Governor Don Shove of Spokane, Wash. will chair the conference. He has been a member for only eight years and joined the organization as the charter presi- dent of the Crescent Bay Lions Club in 1978. He has been a zone chairman twice as well as a cabinet secretary. Among the awards he has re- ceived are the International Award of Merit, the Membership Achieve ment Award, the Lioness Extension Award and the Club President Appreciation Award. Past International Director, Jo- seph J. Camarda of Leichester, hosts L JOSEPH J. CAMARDA . Lions director Massachusetts, will also address the coriference. He has served a two-year term as a director of the International Association of Lions Clubs after his ions election at the association's 65th convention held in Atlanta, Georgia in 1982. Camarda is the treasurer-general manager of the Worcester Awning Company in Worcester, Massa chusetts. A member of the Leicester Lions Club since 1968, Camarda has served in a number of positions in Lions, including zone chairman, deputy district governor, district governor, extension chairman and secretary, treasurer and chairman of the State Council of Governors. For his service on behalf of the Lions, Camarda has received numerous awards which included the 100 per cent President Award, 100 per cent District Governor Award, Three District Governor Extension Awards, five Interna- tional President's Awards and the association's highest award, the Ambassador of Goodwill. Conference members will discuss Lions Club projects and hold several panel discussions on topics such as drug and alcohol abuse. IG + Robson Brenda Morris (right) was the winner of the theme contest for this year's Sunfest. The winning theme Morris came up tlégar TREET TALK YOU DON’T NEED to be an astronaut to join this year’s Zellers Moonwalk. The Moonwalk, a 16 kilometre walk around Trail, is designed to raise money for cystic fibrosis research. The walk is routed through Sunningdale, East Trail and Glenmerry, and with 115 participants per Zellers store, and each person walking 16 kilometres, the total tance should equal 386,282 kilometres which just happens to be the approximate distance to the moon. Cystic fibrosis is the second leading child killing disease in Canada, affecting the lungs of one in 1,800 children, causing mucus to develop at 50 times its normal thicknes: Last year, Moonwalk raised $630,000 for cystic fibrosis and this year their objective is $1,500,000. SUNFEST ‘87 has a new theme: “Rainbows and Roses. Brenda Morris of Robson dreamed up the theme and won herself dinner for two at the Hi Arrow Arms. Of course, everyone knows by now that SunFest has been moved ahead more than a month to the first weekend in June, the 5th, 6th and 7th. THE WEST KOOTENAY got two huge plugs in The Globe and Mail's Saturday, March 28 edition. The front page of the Globe's travel seetion is devoted to “Kootenay Country.” n GloBe and Mail writer Wallace Inmen spotlights Kaslo and the S.S. Moyie in his column called Wallace Inmen’s Great Canadian Road Show. Inmen goes off the beaten track on a cross-country odyssey in search of overlooked and ignored corners of Canada. (Where we certainly qualify). Inmen starts his piece on Kaslo with: “Deep in the B.C. interior, the mountains were up to their usual tricks. Without a sound, tall peaks sliced through unsuspecting clouds that were riding the breeze.” with was “Rainbows and Roses”. Chamber of Com- merce member Ann Stasila presents Morris with two tickets for dinner at the Hi Arrow Motor Inn, Inmen later adds: “If you ever wished you could escape from the express line, Kootenay Country may be the cure you're looking for. People here are anxious to chat and ‘got a minute’ might open two hours of banter. The friendliness is contagious.” The edition doesn't have just one, West Kootenay story — but two. Featured inside is an article on the Doukhobor museum across from Castlegar Airport. Glade’s Rob Voykin, along with Christine Faminoff are quoted in the story, also written by Inmen. FEDERATED COOPERATIVES Ltd. has a new vice-president of the B.C. Region, which includes Castlegar. Bill Keenleyside of Terrace takes over. has been an agent in Terrace for a years. 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Hewett and his wife, Mar- garet, both recipients of the annual award for distinguish ed service from the Interna- tional Association for Rell. gious Freedom, will be visit- ing the newly-formed Koot- enay Unitarians. A pot luck dinner will be held on Saturday, at the home of Jess and Roy Franks, 505 Nelson Ave. Hewett was educated at Oxford, receiving an MA in 1951, and then graduated from the Harvard Divinity School. An assistant minister in Boston and_ Montreal, Hewett was minister of the Ipswich Unitarian congrega tion in England and ‘since 1956 has been the popular minister of the Unitarian Church of Vancouver. Having served on several denominational boards, in cluding chair of the Mead ville/Lombard theological school in Chicago, Hewett Inventory Reduction Sale 20-40% Off All in-Store Merchandise. 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