ESTABUSHEO AUG. 7,194 "TWICE WEEKLY MAY 4, 1990
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SunFest 62 is off and; “cunning,

and should: just ‘about hit its stride #. was the turnout for the:

today. Yesterday's kick-off was. parade“—''down .from;, ; previous: |

everything we could have; asked: ° years despite. the warm weather.
for — and more. “arid improved quality of Parade en-
The: Rotary Club's ‘pancake Dteies. op?!

breakfast was a surprising hit as It But then maybe we — asa
appeared many decided to stop In’. community —can ‘improve that
‘there before moving on to take in today ‘and through’ the. remaining
the parade.:And the parade was’: eight days’ of SunFest activities.
one of. the best in years, taking’. Let's get out and énjoy the events
about a half-hour:to move by any offered and make Sunfest a truly
one spot and offering a large num-  . community affair. {f really is one of
ber of out-: the best SunFests ina long fine.

or international. ‘All it takes iso
Pen and a piece of paper. s

+ We find through our ‘weekly
“On The Street” column. that
almost everybody has an: opinion

things? Or briny yo
by something thi
covered (or ha:

not let us know. Fite a'letter.to on’ something. Why not let others’ / chamber last Friday’ proved anything, °

the editor.

in‘on your opinions? °
Our letters to the. editor section

The’ only: thing we ask is. that’

provides “our. readers,,access to letters be free of libel and bear.the. ‘

their community newspaper. It's a “name and address of the author.
chance for you to on .The C does: not: allow ihe
anything written inthe Castlegar - use of pen names and‘will.not print’:

News — local, provincial, national letters without a written'signature.

Public account due

The foll Is rep a from break. So the Socreds
the Vancouver Province. =< might think it politically astute to
If the provincial government delay a resumed sitting until next
reully believes: it has ‘nothing to: year. in the hope that. the public
hide; in: the controversy over the might then have forgotten much of
‘of: cabinet it. ‘the bad news: about’ the. cabinet.
should: be ‘prepared ‘to have ‘ministers’. expenses. But ‘they
Auditor: General Erma‘Morrison's. would be doing the: foxpayers a
report on the atfair made public as: - great disservice.
soon as possible: ‘ ;. M's the taxpayers who f pay those:
Her. report is ‘not: likely to be; cabinets expenses, | the: costly
ready until the end of this month or;...wines and so'on, and they are.en-
frionth, But the neice # 3 , titled to'@ proper accounting: Th:
@ government will government: should betheady't0
tempted.to bring the current sitting . “bring the MLAs back soon after the:
of Legislafure to an end before she ..summer break. There should be a
has, her. public:'say, particularly - lot ‘of legislative .work’ to ‘do
about Co Affairs “anyway. io: fight this ‘depressing
Peter ‘Hyndi 's Her. ° as’ well as letting: the
report is to be “indice ‘exclusively to: public into. what) the auditor,
the Legislature. general thinks about cabinet ex:
of course the. MLAs need their “Penses.

(

FRED MERRIMAN
Welfare i isa wolf

“One of, the cruelest acts you can a6 dgatrisi a fellow human being
them to be, utterly dependent upon you, oe we

int: Is
eason contributions never have been | sufficient to‘ cor

‘bes at unfortunate to be so classified. :
in pelt: when the U.I.C, runs.out a person then oppiies for

Brees

in;
and fo'‘hell with tomorrow" nowcomes fully to roost.~
of how: the

\e those
ilies‘ — the women and childrens: A large number of men
jocial assistance simp! Ny. ‘eave: the house, ‘permanently ,

depen lent; unable to support their wives

iment In ‘the name of charity’ is going to keep ‘thousands:
\d workers! on’ assistance, ‘drive the country deeper: into debt’
perhaps until there are no taxpayers left and we are all finally and ut-
tarly dependent upon ‘the iste. for our Hally bread ‘and butter.
“= Vsee only one t of b ‘Reject
any and ail government ofess ror help which fase the singular and
destructive catch to it — you need us. Personally, the market can solve
our problems. You and I can solve our own prob! lems; We will still have.
to eat;‘somehow. We will provide some shelter. despite governments
| and high interest rates. .
‘We can also give much discredit to the‘ media which ‘emphasizes
gloom is’ Not one item. has referred
te the fact that even in Shese times nearly 90 per cent ot the work force
is still on the job and drawing wages. ¢
Just today we heard o banker mid thaf.all | large. loans they have
made to “major ft d by assets in proven
reserves or “in the pond" as they say in the forest indus!

day's ‘only disap-:

that are. to follow ‘should a person

‘have

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4 By FRANK MACKEY
LONDON, ,— (If, Michael: Fagan's
stealthy. entry, to. ‘the: Queen's bed-

it).was that ‘an-terms of security, the
emperor:has no.clothes,

° And ‘while embarrassed . politicians
‘and police, ‘and ‘serious. editorialists,

sputter in outrage at this major breach |

of security, : unofficialdom, after’ the

initial ahock, spares a laugh...

Capturing the lighter ‘side,. the

‘». satirical magazine Private Eye calls its.
. latest issue the royal break-in souvenir.

Its cover. features. a full-frontal

nieture of Buckingham’ Palace with :

orted ‘cartoon bubbles ‘suggesting
that the place is crawling with

‘intruders.

“You nick. the crown ‘jools nosher,
while I-nip up: and: bum a fag off the

Queen,” says one, sof them, an allusion to

‘Fagan’s alleged request'to the Queen
fora: cigarette. ~

Officials must proceed onthe what-

ifs of the affair —‘what if-Fagan has
been an IRA terrorist?, What if he had
2

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Bek KEN BELL . :
The following is reprinted from The
Vancouver
‘\ ‘The’ worst "may y be: over for the
‘Canadian economy.
The trouble is, it might be difficult to

E realize it, at least in. the’ short term.

/“This is not to say:that'a recovery is
under '.way. Rather,’ the’ “economy
appears to have bottomed out. and is’.
now. likely to remain flat, at: least for °
the next‘two or: three‘months, | -

Even .that willbe’ welcome. relief
after the precipitous slide that Canada
shas.

sales stantial jump and

For them it’s.a

village’ where
«' Kootenays ‘meet? th
“Columbia, ‘som:

Ji the: ‘flood-woen!

\ former; river made a
“In the ‘yellow: gravel
by’ the (high :water,

human molten brittle with ‘age, and) ‘a

8 \d | some,
lt alge theskull, and bring th ithem:to

e school to the-Sclence ‘teacher, J.A.
sharter: :

and heads have already begun to roll as” 3 ‘

i into ene.)
of security." :

But for. many: citer ine Mee Nes
.:matter less than the reality, ‘and the f

reality’ is a-send-up.
There were 11 previ
5 the

the S“pala
follower
that‘se

charges for. stealing a

ree ly facing’
‘half, bottle’ ol we: from: Buckingham °

he: manages to ‘bypass

TI is ‘has been. 5 hapa, here’ for at
least. nine moaths, to. the extent! that,

loans have

n reduced. ~ ‘ Sad

ven those who have mug tokeep |-: the: re

their jobs, the inclination has been not -
to spend,-even’on such things as house
repairs.

Lawnmower sales, for. eximple,. were’

“weak: this spring because many ‘con-

sumers decided to 2 put off. that Pur: areaee

chase.

ighout "most of
‘spring. -
But itdoes not mean an

have been repliced.‘The family puts up
*:

return to work for those who unwilling-

‘have joined the ranks of the unem-
‘ployed in the past'three months... ”
‘2: Nor does it meana cancellatiqn of the
‘temporary layoffs that many B.C. em-
iployers —" particularly those ‘in’ the

‘forest and mining: industries - plan 8 7

maintain production at vals"

surplus. inventory, will hav
inated by-the. ‘end of summer.
‘; Already there are the faintest | lim.
fay

‘i merings suggesting th

are getting, into line. ~~

The price of cash lumber.
moved up alittle. /f!:)

¢ Housing starts in :the. US. in’

with the

5 “The. catch-ery becomes, “We can't °
afford it right now."

s2 ins Ontario « and, “iltimately,

copper: concentrate back in+B.C.

‘So fora: while : during ‘an economic ts

downturn, the downturn feeds upon

itself, becoming: self- fulfilling.
A th

te
y willl ‘stop deferrin their: pur-:

ut their

maintain operations.

: When sales beain | ‘to; improve: ‘they: Pies

ry.
The other bit of good: news isthe fact that most C J do
have sufficient resources to wait out'a recession that lasts even two
years. If seems to be a lot of governments and some large businesses:
that are. going. to hurt ‘the. most because they have stretched Me:
Selves too thin: =: i
Then may | say ‘to any who might now be conside: ‘making ap-
plication to become a ward of the state: be wary. The s ingly har-
mless.and’albeit riecessary: assistance is'a_wolf in sheep's .clothing.
4 You will give owey your own’ self respect and” most of ait surrender
our: fi Ow
he ‘alternatives - = even if it means going into business for yourself?
Remember if you “heven't any money then it means others ‘do have

X

money -—~ earn it from them directly and avoid the middleman, ; 2, t

of the problems ofa
‘those:

‘during the recdvery stage aka peat

é Ja; gels, to, be, careful: that Rg tat i Editor,

‘with: deep! saaatralig ‘eyes, i fai
= small nose. and ‘receeding -f

i 5 i
ae whe Starops will bard a DOOD hero :
‘on July 26 for the trip homesdf will be
“the first time that the Canadian Pacific
“Airlines ‘has landed “a = icvamstaetad

plane at Ralpl: West Field...

a ‘The Beilaab CPR: beats will 20 soon be

dlosed. This was announced tomembers
*. of the Castlegar ‘and District: Chamber
of’ Commerce when they met with CPR
officials at the Castlegar Hotel: last
Thursday. : =

+/15 YEARS A

t quality of the ..5
television picture,.or mom continues to ae
cook on ‘a range. that's” ‘ast: its useful

‘ portant for. all” the. ‘
divid

1 and Distriet:Golf Club will

ne a‘rare distinction: when: ‘present

plans are fully realized, president John
‘Landis said ‘this week. °

. Mr. . Landis“ ‘explained ** that- the’

: recently- approved plan for the addition
of nine more holes, will make this the ©

only. course between Penticton and
Banff with 38 holes.

-Gint Gulden of "the ‘Twin’ Rivers
Division spent, a week camping’ ‘at-the
Slocan Lake Guide camp, at the: head of

io: the ‘Slocan Lake, between Maeetiery

and. Valhalla. : ;
+ There were 60 guides
Woodland Pai

Centennial year is a time for rem
bering or rediscovering the past, but to
& group of seven archaeologists ‘work-

ving in’ the Deer: Park aren, 100 years

“ago is a mere yesterday.

‘The ‘party, : composed

from UBC, Simon Fraser, University of

+ Mictoria ‘and | University, of Calgary, is
‘concerned: with ‘the everyday lives of

the Interior Salish Indians, residents of
ne the area a 1,000 to, 2,000 Year go.

Hai ikin Sey second place lana Lorry
Of 713-107thSt.. Blueberry with (a: $35:
;Trowlex Rentals, and third place winner:

“Tony Rego with'a $30 prize from Chang's Nursery.
y:.Rego: accepted on behalf of, his father, Ar-
and Reae,4 4205 ath Ave,

Castlegar and : District’
United Way is gearing up for
ita’ September fundraising’

‘campaign ; with’ a ‘series’ of
public’ awareness programs
to be aired in the local media,
and a rollerskating party to
‘be held July, 21,’

The) ‘rollerskating. party
‘will beheld {nthe Areria,
Complex ‘from '7.'- 9 p.m.,"
(sponsored by. Coca-Cola and.
CKQR. peaks

The United Way. now. is
calling for volunteers to help.
with the September’ cam-
> paign, and’ some volunteers
shave alroady: started to ‘do-

time.
*- They: include: vice-chair...
; Peraon  Harol id Webber; cor-

porate chairperson, Bob Bris-
co, eo hospital hai

is gearing up

United Way painted cut that
bbcause ‘funding and. dona-

tions from usual'sources will

be, reduced this‘ year, “the
demand for more United Way
agency services. will show a
marked increase.”

In ‘addition; ‘the. release
reported, “All of this) —
coupled with the present

inflationary “economy, ‘will’

make this one of the most
important campaigns and one
of the toughest to carry out.”

A“Kick-off Day” Sept. 25
will mark the opening of the

campaign with a free pancake -

breakfast, bingo, dunk tank,
highland’’ dancing puppet
shows and “other entertain-

|, ment. ©

‘Although the © “Kick-olf
Day” is ‘still in the planning

stage, the United Woy would '

for a

Roy

‘McNeal, school district chair-
person, Debra Chmara, ‘pro-
fessional. chairperson ..Bob
“CasNewsPhoios | 2 Streich, city employee chair-
s person: Maureen Fitger and

‘Stang, Al Blessin and Dana
Peterson. '

The United Way: also noted
that Judy Campbell has once.
again’ donated her time as

‘campaign chairperson.

spokesman ‘from’ the local

Council
_skimps on
everything.

PARKSVILLE ~’(CP) —
{This Vancouver Island town
is about to enter,a new era of
austerity that will feature

paperclips | tc mileage on.
town vehicles,

It's what Parksville coun
and Canadian Union of Public
Employees representatives
hope will be the solution’ ta.
Parksville's 1981 ‘deficit’ of’

jatural Gas who asked to re-

main unidentified said in an

‘interview: this* week. that

about .60 homes in Blueberry:

‘and:75 homes’ in Genelle are

converting from ail to natural,

: Dil is approximately twice.
the, cost of natural gas.:. You

* federal, S ctament to help
build:19 projects across the
‘ under the «Distri-*

#8
Program, none of ‘these funds
are: being | used: to -install

to provide services with ut

+. off-last week have been re-
hired in favor of general
cost-cutting after a week of
meetings © of town couneil,
+->eivic staff, union:

liaisons Don. Ellis, Romi,

In: a: prepared release, a,

veutbacks in everything from.

sn ag

white elephant sale that will
also be held. Donations ‘can be
given to Judy Campbell.

A “blitz” night \is.’ also
planned for Oct. 7. And
United Way. spokesman ex-
pect about: 160. volunteers to
comb the city and dlatrict for
donations.

Mail envelopes will again
be used for:.canvassing this
year, except for the blitz
night, when volunteers to will
be calling oni residents to pick
up the envelopes”

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“965-2175:

for those ‘projects. in. rural and a B.C. Labor Relations

~ areas which would be too ex-. Board representatives.

List’ month;  B.C.~Hydro,
Columbia Natural 'Gas,'-and 23:4,
xInland: were awarded a total

of $5.26 million to assist in the
financing’ of the expansion of

natural gas. distribution . sys- :

init tive. of the
federal governments: Nation-
al Energy:Program, the pur-

pose‘of DSEP is to'eliminate

‘Canada’s dependence on im-
ported oil.
Lightfoot. said -that In-
d's

area’ is located on Nelson's
North Shore. :

Costing a. total of ‘a
million,.: it is -slated to. get

underway this fall. Although |

Lightfoot said he didn't know

| how. much of the project: is

Lighten district man-

: ager for: Jntand in: Nelson,..

being funded through: DSEP, -

he said: it is Inland's largest

and is expected to serve over

|e Mike (Helen) Kinakin > of ©

continua to be: sold ‘until a

total. of 1,500". shareholders
have been signed.
White | said ‘ he‘ knows * of

as only, ‘one ‘other comparable

-: co-operative‘ restaurant ‘in

Canada: the Bread and Broth

first- -objective,
was,.to obtain
share owners.

tary ‘dividesas,

hope. to have t the: ress

carried as good duck charms
by British soccer teams.

gas,
osed by “utilities must meet -
cettain ~ criteria, Lightfoot:

BME. Ve kin of Pass Creek

t + passed away" ‘Friday at the

age.,of 72 years. Prayers
begin’ ‘Monday, July19 at 7
p.m, at the Brilliant Cultural
Centre and continue Tuesday

“at: 10. a.m. at’ the’ Brilliant

Cultural: Centre with burial
at Lp. m. at the ‘Pass Creek

"Mr. Voykin is survived by
his, wife Aniie of Pass Creek

and
abr one ‘daughter, Mrs.

Thrums;',10: grandchildren;
one sister, Polly Demoskoif
of Shoreacres: and one bro-.
ther, Jack ‘Voykin of, Pass
Creek.’ >:

He is ‘predeceased. by his
parents, one brother, and one
daughter.: Born ‘in Brilliant,
Mr... Voykin' grew. up: there
and raoved to Pass Creek. in.
1935 where. he has'since re-

sided. He and his brothers for:

matiy years, worked.as. plas-
téring : and.'stucco” contrac:

tors. He was an.active mem-,

ber of the USCC and member
of the Psalms Singers...

Should ‘friends desire, con-_;

cand who use oil for’ heat.

~E EB Voykin
_ passes away

pensive for a utility to’con- “Everybody is going to
struct and operate without pitch in,” Mayor Allen Hus.
financial assistance. The proj- _ twick ‘said.

ect -must “also, reach | cus- Council allowed CUPE Lo-
tomers who do‘not have ac- . cal 401, representing 35 civic
cess to natural gas ‘service, employees, to examine. the
town’s books, he said, and the
two parties agreed to skimp
on everything.

agreement,” union president
Mike Dumler said.

About 20' union members
volunteered to take leaves of
absence ranging _ from -one

‘week to three months to help
- cut costs, he said, | while
tributions may be made to council agreed no one will be
the Brilliant Cultural Centre -taid off this year.-
or Iskra Box 760 ick blamed sloppy
Grand Forks. ‘Funeral. ar-. bookkeeping for. lest. year's
rangements are under the overrun of $601,182.0n capi °
direction» of: the ¢ Castlegar tal: projects and’ a° $225,490
Funeral Chapel. y operating deficit, |

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