‘ a2 _Castlégar News October 12, 1986 EXPO 86: DREAM OR NIGHTMARE VANCOUVER (CP) — The 165-day party, British Columbia's antidote against restraint and recession, is almost over. Whether the dream of Expo 86 will live on as @ pleasant memory or an economic nightmare remains the subject of debate. Assessing the exposition, which ends Monday, may never be anything but a subjective exercise. Some have panned its intellectual content. But the pavilions created a showplace for the world, although some — Cuba, Mexico, the South Pacific — were unanimously regarded as failures. Many people predicted massive traffic jams and a major influx of prostitutes and criminals. None of that turned out to be nearly as bad as some had anticipated. British Columbians may have become more cosmo- politan. The Prince and Princess of Wales opened the fair, and other royalty and world figures, including Margaret ‘Thatcher of Britain, looked in. Expo's popularity, measured in clicks at the turnstile Pt i of i i i d each day The hugh-screen films at the Expo Centre and Canada Pavilion were so popular that people formed lineups outside Expo so they could be first in line at the threatres. and Queues outside the GM Pavilion, the Ramses II exhibit, the B.C. and Canada pavilions and several! others were honest tests of a vacationer’s patience. GOOD FOR PROVINCE Business and tourism officials in the Interior say Expo was good for the province. Investment in British Columbia resulting from Expo won't be gauged for some time. Ted Allan, commissioner general of the British pavilion and spokesman for all the interngtional partici- pants, describes Expo bluntly as a “public-relations exer- cise. ‘The fair's planning, construction and operation were near-flawless — some said ruthless and unbending — under chairman Jim Pattison, the chirpy little self-made ane ire who received much of the credit for xpo. The marketing effort was so successful that major California tourist attractions felt the pinch. Expo was first d in 1981 by then-pr Bill Bennett, who said it would be called Transpo 86 and would cost $80 million. The eventual cost was about $1.6 billion. Pattison says Expo's deficit, to be paid off by lottery revenue, will be $300 million “and change,” although with over 21 million visits the fair had eight million more than forecast. The final days were ironic for a fair saluting trans- portation, as tens of thousands of people on the site created a human traffic jam. With 21 million visits counted, Pattison announced that the site would open earlier for the final four days in an assault on 22 million — not to mention the patience of the crowds. Skelly pledges easy access PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. (CP) — NDP Leader Bob Skelly unveiled an election promise here Saturday that was designed to make access to health care easier for British Columbians residing CREDIT UNION Join Us! Thursday, Oct. 16 FOR INTERNATIONAL “CREDIT UNION DAY” Free Coffee and Pastries at both locations! Castleaird Plaza Slocan Park 365-7232 226-7212 in the northern parts of the province. Skelly, who made the announcement during a tour of a shopping mall Saturday afternoon, was well received during his last stop. CASTLEGAR SAVINGS ELECT He has an off day today and then resumes the cam paign Monday in his home riding of Port Alberni. north and south.” “Essentially, what it does Skelly said the plan, appli is allow for the payment of cable to those living north of transportation costs from the the 53rd parallel, would be B.C. medical plan for those fully insured and would pro- people who are required to vide funding for one accomp- visit specialists in the south- anying adult if the person re- ern part of British Columbia quiring health care in the when those medical special southern part of B.C. was ties aren't available in the under 18. north,” Skelly said. Earlier, Skelly began the He told a receptive gath- day by driving out to view ering made up largely of the condition of a piece of supporters that the principle highway southeast of Prince of medicare allows for access Rupert. to medicare for everyone, not The local NDP “New Democrats will take steps immediately to equalize health care service between ON LYELL ISLAND ISSUE Vander Zalm confusing By The Canadian Press NELSON — Logging on Lyell Island in the Queen Vander Zalm caused murmurs of confusion among some of the 500 people attending a luncheon in Nelson when he gave a rambling response to a question about logging Lyell. “When I flew over Lyell Island I noticed whole areas where trees were not green but black. I was told they were infested with spruce beetle and hemlock weevil and could not be saved.” Vander Zalm said those trees would eventually die and become tinder dry. Once that occurred, he said, the first thunderstorm would ignite them and possibly cause even more damage on Lyell. . “Do you think the fire will stop at the trees that are black or carry on and devastate the trees that are green,” he asked. “The fire knows no stopping.” Vander Zalm admitted the government has to keep a tighter control on companies who are not following proper procedures when logging B.C.’s forests. MUST BE REALISTIC He said there had to be a realistic approach to the Lyell Island controversy and that a solution would include some logging. “We should work out an arrangement where and when trees become: infested with bugs or disease we should be allowed to take them out.” Lyell Island has become the centre of a bitter dispute between the Haida, who claim aboriginal title to the Queen Charlottes, and forest companies, which have timber or tree farm licences to log the area. The dispute came to & need lest fall when the Haida blocked a logging road on Lyell Island and were arrested. A number of them were cited for contempt of court and ordered to stay away from the area. Vander Zalm later told reporters that he and his wife Lillian would visit a Haida Indian village for two days sometime in early 1987. “The logging of Lyell would be discussed with the Haida.” Vander Zalm also announce: been reached with British Columbia's schedule. He said doctors would begin voting on the three-year it Wednesda ~ “Tam erreoaty leppy about both the nurses and the doctors. reaching # tentative agreement. It shows settle. ments can be reached while everyone continues to work. Vander Zalm told 300 people gathered in Rossland that he was disappointed and surpsrised by the criticism Inter national Woodworkers of America president Jack Munro levelled at him for intervening in the forest strike. Munro said Vander Zalm became personally involved in the dispute to gain political points ; “I am disappointed when a responsible man like Munro takes that attitude publicly,” the premier said. “This is what we must get away from in British Columbia. We can't go on fighting.” Vander Zalm's campaign moved to Vancouver Saturday where he officially dropped the puck at the Vancouver Canucks’ National Hockey League home opener and visit the Italian Cultural Centre. one of the topics to be da tentative agreement had doctors on a new fee PREMIER——— Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary without success. “We cannot guarantee all people jobs,” Vander Zalm said, though he promised a Socred government would create a climate for employment. He also joked about the New Democrats’ proposal to switch all railways in B.C. to electrical power. “The one thing I would like to ask . . . what do we do with the electrified trains once we reach Alberta?” Vander Zalm also hinted at the royal lsskon’ fer: edvucaii just for people living in urban Dan Miller, said the road was centres. dangerous and needed re pair. Initially, Skelly hedged RUBBER STAMPS when asked by reporters if upgrading of the highway Made to Order was a campaign promise. He CASTLEGAR NEWS quickly changed his mind and 197 Columbia Ave. declared his party's financial Rhene 566-7906 commitment if elected. Audrey Moore To The Vander Zalm Team Audrey Moore COME AND MEET AUDREY Coffee Party Resker Hall, Robson 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon, Tuesday, Oct. 14. Coffee Party 11 a.m.-12 noon. Castlegar Campaign Office, 1444 Columbia Ave., Castlegar. Ph. 365-2882. Audrey will be in the Office from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, October 14 1444 Columbia Ave., Castlegar. Ph. 365-2882. No appointment necessary. Join the Moore/Vander Zalm Team for Reson Tat yepar CREDIT, which he announced later in the day in Creston. He said a commission is necessary to find out what programs are needed for schools in the 1990s. “We can and we will study the requirements of the education system,” he said. Though he acknowledged that the education system needs more funding, LIBERALS — continued trom front poge field a credible candidate for the provincial election after this. one.” Still, Jenkins had managed to collect some 40 signatures out of the neces. sary 50 signatures to nominate the candidate. The six members at Wed. nesday's meeting also signed the nomi- nation form. There was some concern at the meeting that several of the Liberal party's 160 registered members in Rossland-Trail were being swept into Premier Bill Vander Zalm's campaign. “Social Credit has always consisted of disenchanted Liberals and Con servatives,” Jenkins said. “There is also a number of Liberals who have left leanings and I'm sure will vote NDP in this election.” Still, Rossland member Babs Bour. chier was optimistic. “I was afraid I wouldn't be able to vote this time.” she said. “Or maybe vote for the NDP. I'm so glad now I have a place to put my X.” Jenkins said Esakin intends to speak at the all-candidates forums, but he acknowledged local funds for an exten. sive campaign are limited. The party estimates it has between $100 and $200 for the campaign and is hoping for federal party assistance. Last provincial election's Liberal candidate, Sergio Cocchia, received 394 votes, some 8,000 votes less than the winning candidate, New Democrat Chris D'Arcy. BREAKFAST . . . Lillian Vander Zalm, sporting latest headband, chats with crowd at breakfast in Rossland Friday. he also said education problems can't be solved “just by throwing more money at education.” Vander Zalm praised Social Credit candidate Audrey Moore for her work as mayor of Castlegar, saying she was well-known in Victoria for her tenacity Vander Zalm said that if Moore was involved in an issue cabinet ministers would joke: “Oh no, we're going to be bugged to death. She doesn't give up.” However, he didn't say the same thing about D'Arcy. Vander Zalm said D'Arcy “doesn't give much of a fight for things that need doing.” After the speech Vander Zalm was confronted by a local nurse and asked about problems in the nursing pro fession. Three in CosNews Photo Pam Moro, a nurse at Trail Regional Hospital and a shop steward with the B.C. Nurses Union, questioned Vander Zalm about contract negotiations and wages. She told him a nurse makes only $12.84 an hour in B.C., compared to $17 an hour in Ontario. “You're not going to keep them (nurses) in B.C.,” she said. But Vander Zalm said every one per cent wage increase for the nurses will cost the government $10 million. He also said there are two separate issues involved: wages and the nursing shortage. Moro said later she can appreciate Vander Zalm's position, “but it's not solving the problems now.” running in Rossland-Trail By CasNews Staff Three candidates have officially filed their nomination papers in the Ross land-Trail riding as of the 1 p.m Thursday deadline. They are: Chris D'Arcy, New Demo- erat; Audrey Moore, Social Credit; and Thomas Esakin, Liberal. D'Arcy, 45, is a former local news. paper publisher and has been in the legislature since 1972. He has served mostly as the party's energy critic. He unseated Social Credit incumbent Donald Brothers in 1972. Other Socred contenders he defeated include: Burt Campbell in 1975, Phil Brooks in 1979, and Walt Siemens in 1983. D'Arcy is married with two children. Moore, 52, has been mayor of Castlegar since 1977 and was an alder man for four years before that. She is the former president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities and is B.C director for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities She is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick, and is married with three children Esakin, 25, was the last to join the race. Originally from Grand Forks, he is a third-year political science major at the Simon Fraser University. His occupation is “consultant.” In the last provincial election in 1983, D'Arcy won with 9,661 votes, Siemens had 6,581 votes, Liberal Sergio Cocchia had 394 votes and independent James (Fred) Peitzsche had 176 votes. Voter turnout was estimated at 80 per cert the West Kootenay region families to other cule student: ures, while To ace date the d d tor hy. tk An Opportunity for Crosscultural Friendships... Provide Room and Board for International Students Selkirk College is attracting increasing numbers of international students to International students can expose Canadian loping crosscultural friendships. For the it is most desirable to reside with a Canadian family while studying at Selkirk College in order to practice newly acquired English conversation skills and to learn Canadian customs from one month to a yeor contact Selkirk College Selkirk taking applications from residents of Nelson, Trail and Cast terested in providing room and board for international students for periods of host f 1 Hf the idea of hosting an international student appeals to your family please ———— CASTLEGAR CAMPUS —__J i? Box 1200, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 31 365-7232 Local 346 or 295 Selkirk College is legor who are in > A 21-year-old man ap peared in Castlegar provin cial court Thursday to face charges of sexual assault, and breaking and entering Lorne Horcoff, also known as Lawrence Horcoff, was arrested July 19 in Castlegar. Horcoff, who has been held in custody since his arrest will continue to remain in cus tody until Oct. 15, when a trial date will be set Horeoff has elected to be tried by judge alone. Judge Ron Fabbro has ordered a ban on in. Court news Expo record VANCOUVER (CP) — Expo 86 had a record single day crowd of 235,190 people on Friday, with just three days left before the world’s fair closes its doors forever. The number surpasses the previous biggest crowd of 228,749, on Oct. 4 Friday's figure brings Expo's total attendance to 21,385,187 Tentative agreement VANCOUVER (CP) — Doctors have a tentative agreement with the provincial government on increased medical fees, the B.C. Medical Associaion announced Neither side is releasing details on the fee schedule until doctors have voted on the offer, said association president Dr. John O'Brien-Bell. “It will be going out to our membership with the recommendation to accept,” said O'Brien-Bell. “Once they have received it, we will comment on the offer.” ‘The three-year agreement includes an increase in fees, he said. Summit meeting REYKJAVIK (CP) — U President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev resumed their face-to-face effort Saturday to narrow the dangerous differences between their countries, with both leaders saying they want to find out if the other is serious about securing a peaceful future for the world. On the eve of the session in Iceland, the White House said Reagan is prepared to offer a limit on U.S. nuclear weapons testing The two leaders shook hands and posed for pictures briefly outside the bayside house where they met San Salvador quake SAN SALVADOR (CP) Rescuers clawed through wreckage Saturday trying to save hundreds of people believed buried alive after a strong earth quake in San Salvador President Jose Napoleon Duarte said a prelimi nary count showed 100 people dead and 1,500 injured. Canada is sending $150,000 in cash to El Salvador to aid the victims and their families Mother Teresa safe DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) — Mother Teresa, the tireless nun regarded by admires as a living saint escaped unhurt Saturday from an air crash of a small plane which killed six people at a dusty airstrip in rural Tanzania The aircraft crashed on takeoff, plowing into a crowd gathered to watch the departure of the 76-year old Nobel Peace Prize winner from Hombolo, 320 kilometres west of Dar es Salaam UIC inquiry OTTAWA (CP) federal inquiry into unemployment insurance, refused Claude Forget, Head of a to comment Saturday on the contents of a contro versial report he has prepared for the government issued a statement confirming that the commission he led is split over the recommendations Forge of his main report, saying two Canadian Labor Con gress members prepared their own report which is highly critical of Forget's findings A third commissioner, Roy submitted a supplementary statement but he supports the main findings, Forget said Bennett, also Prayer for Jews REYKJAVIK (AP) — Pelted by icy rain, Jews clustered around a Torah scroll near the Soviet dele gation's hotel on Saturday and prayed for Russian Jews in one of several small, scattered demonstrations on the first day of the superpower summit The sabbath service was joined by Icelandic religious groups, who raised the number in the crowd to about 100. The service was held shortly after U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev ended their first meeting African commandos MAPUTO (AP) — Mozambique’s government ac cused neighboring South Africa on Saturday of sending commandos into Maputo and planning an air raid on the capital and told its citizens and armed forces to keep on the alert In Johannesburg, a South African Defence Force spokesman called Mozambique's charges were specu lation and said Mozambican leaders are apparently suffering “a severe attack of nerves Nuclear demonstration HASSELBACH, West Germany (AP) 80,000 people gathered at a nearby U.S. air force base Saturday to demonstrate against American nuclear At least missiles in West Germany It was the biggest anti-missile protest in West Germany since October 1983, when more than one million people took to the streets across the country in a week of demonstrations Queen in Peking PEKING (AP) — Queen Elizabeth arrives today to celebrate strong Chinese-British relations, promote trade and see sights no reigning British monarch has seen before The Queen, accompanied by Prince Ph Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe. will be the first British monarch to visit China. The only other communist state she has visited is Yugoslavia p and ORIGINAL SHOVEL . . . Jim Gray, the first college board chairman, and college board chairman Jock Colbert are pictured here with charter student Bar- REUNION— continued from front poge Jill Shannon, one of the charter students attending the banquet, said one of the things she remembers most about being at Setkirk College was the cold classrooms in the Celgar bunkhouses We had to stand in class with our boots and clothes (on) and write at the same time,” she said. In spite of the cool conditions, she said being at Selkirk College was a wonderful time “We were all really a close class,” she said. Shannon took university transfer at Selkirk College and then transferred to Notre Dame University in Nelson to teacher. She teaches Grade 3 at Robson elementary school become a Rossland Trail MIA Chris D'Arcy also recalled his days as a charter student at Selkirk College D'Arcy had a young family when he first attended Selkirk College. He was also working full time at the Celgar pulp mill and hadn't been in school for a decade It was very strange, very difficult and I wasn’t really part of the feeling of the, ‘60s revolutionary student radicalism,” he said. At the Celgar bunkhouses, D'Arcy recalls the poor lights in the classrooms “If you were taking math is was very hard to see the blackboard,” he said “| temember the whole thing being a brave new world he said. He also remembers the new facility being so “fresh and clean and new.” “It seemed not real. We weren't used to that kind of a building. “I went there to be educated and to learn rather than to get into an occupation,” he said When he started full-time he took courses such as sociology, history, economies and biology ROYAL MMI N Premier to CRESTON (CP) A royal commission to investigate British Columbia's education system, will be set up in the new year, Premier Bill Vander Zalm promised on Friday Vander Zalm announced the commission to reporters after being questioned about education funding at a townhall meeting in this community of 4300 “The mandate is to find out what the strengths, what the shortcomings, what the needs and what the excesses of the educational system in British Columbia are Zalm told reporters Vander The premier, campaigning for the Oct. 22 provincial general election, credited the New Democrats for being the first political party to call for the commission If you are going to have a really good review of education and I have to give the NDP marks for this because they first raised it you should go through a proper commission which is impartial NDP Leader Bob Skelly said it was good Vander Zalm had promised a commission but he said more was needed such as committing financial and personnel resources to the education system. Skelly, interviewed while campaigning in Terrace Friday, said those resources were needed. “as 4 result of the cuts Mr. Vander Zalm imposed in the first place” when the premier was education minister NEED CONCRETE EFFORTS What we need are concrete efforts by the government to restore quality and a royal commission alone won't do that Vander Zalm said the review couldn't be done by the government because it might be biased : bora Morrison (nee Gray) with the original shovel Barbara used to turn the first sod CHARTER STUDENT Jill Shannon CHARTER INSTRUCTOR David Jones D'Arcy attended Selkirk College part time and full time for about 2/2 years David Jones, a charter instructor at Selkirk College recalls the early days at Selkirk College being times. exciting “Everything was new. The faculty were new, thy students were new, there was lots of enthusiasm Jones, who taught math when Selkirk College f{ started, now teaches computer science He recalls the college didn’t have any compute opened its doors in 1966 “They were just coming around,” he said, adding tha the college got its first computer in 1969 Jones said the students had enthusiasm both for their studies and for college life. But he notes that today's students are more serious about their studies and aren't as involved in student activities “They are bei pressure on the s y more serious,” he says dents to perform investigate He said the delay in announcing the commission was to allow the government to consult with educational groups to whether it should be a one man commission or larger “We wanted to know the makeup and the terms of reference,” he said, “but as far has having a commissior there was no question about it Vander Zalm said he preferred to have a one mar commission because a large body promising the facts But until I get all ministry I can't commit to one or three could gather all the facts he needs and the recommendations would come back factually with the backup to prove it SCRATCHING HEADS The timing of the announcement of the commission, like minimum wage had might end up cor of the information back from the A single persor the announcement to increase the Vander Zalm aides scratching their heads “It certainly wasn't a planned announcement. but its not uncommon because the Premier is his own man,” said one aide Vander Zalm told 300 people at the meeting the NDP deserved credit for being the first party to call for a Royal Commission The premier suggested reviews of the past, carried out by former Education ministers Brian Smith and Jack Heinrich, had been unsuccessful and even wasteful Vander Zalm, who had been hinting about setting up a throug the campaign, hopes its recommen dations will be presented to government in about a year New Democrats had been calling for a commission since the provincial election in 1983. DR. GORDON CAMPBELL + quest speaker ot Selkirk College's 20th anniversary pioneer dinner. Selkirk Principal reminisces By CasNews STaff Being the founding principal of Selkirk College was an immense responsibility, Dr. Gordon Campbell recalled at the college's 20th anniversary pioneer dinner Friday night in Castlegar. Campbell was the guest speaker at the dinner, which was attended by charter students, faculty, staff, board members and other guests of the college. Campbell was appointed as the college's founding principal in 1965, but left shortly after it opened in 1962. Prior to his appointment, Campbell was employed at the college for at least one year prior as a consultant to do research on college curriculum. He left the college to be one of the founding fathers of the University of Lethbridge, where he remained until his retirement a year ago. Campbell, in talking about his experience as founding principal, recalled how the charter faculty members came with “considerble ease and excitement.” He said he felt that Selkirk College could and should attract the best teachers in Canada. Campbell went from coast to coast in search of them, and said he found the “best in the country.” Campbell recalled the “pure joy” he had at Selkirk but added that the job “can be a tough one and can beat g person down.” “There is no way to survive the job without a sense of humor,” he said. Campbell recalled campaigning hard for an archi tectural competition for Selkirk College because he felt the college should be housed in an attractive facility “Buildings are the books which everyone uncon sciously reads,” he said The college board agreed to the competion and Campbell said the architects of B.C. responded with pro- fessional zeal. Working with the architects was a joy.” he said Campbell said there were a number of areas which received criticism such as the individual offices for faculty, the faculty lounge complete with fireplace, and the amount of space given to the student lounge. But just as the college building was inching towards completion came a labor strike. I can remember the board peering at me when we were about to make a decision over what to do,” Campbell said. “If we stopped, where would the faculty members and students go?” Other events of the evening included the pre sentation of a scrolls and cups to a number of people who have made special contributions to Selkirk College The recipients included: Jim Gray, first chairman of the college board; Gordon Campbell; John Hall, who was responsible for getting the college's aviation program started; Frank Beinder, a member of the original board who later became chairman; Betty Richards, who was secretary to the principal and later the registrar; Shelly Wichert, a charter student who went on to university and returned as a faculty member Charter board, faculty, staff and student members | were also recognized Charter board members in attendance were: Burt Campbell (Castlegar), Dick Blythe (Nakusp), John Hall Castlegar), Elizabeth Wallach (Nelson), Frank Beinder Trail), Jim Gray (Trail), Nancy Baker (Slocan Valley) Faculty and staff members present were: Gordon «ll, first prineipal; Don Jones, physics; David ath and physics; John Adams, forestry; George ic. French; Anna Gattinger, Russian; John Mansbridge. who started at the college as assistant librarian: Betty Richards; Bruce Romney, math, Werner Schultz, math and physies; Bob Shepherd, chemistry; van iCur Ratcliffe; John Breckenridge; Joan Rutley; students in attendance included: Ed Conroy niversity Transfer; Tulio Esposito, Business; Quinto Maida, Mechanical Technology; Ingeborg Thor Larsen. part time, Shelly Wichert. University Transfer, Norman Wolfe, University Transfer; Rob McArthpr, Mechanical Barbara Morrison. Transfer: Gavin Jones, University Transfer; Anna May Campbell; Phyllis Del Puppo; Jill Shannon; Chris D'Arcy Charter student Norman Wolfe made an appeal to faculty to help raise another $500 for a fund alled that when the charter students held a Technology University years ago, $500 was collected for the purpose g a scholarship to be awarded annually to a lege student. The student would be one who of prov Selkirk Ce contributed significantly to college life The purpose was to maintain a sense of community and union in our region and pride in our college that the first Selkirk College students had But Wolfe said the scholarship has not been continued. In the past 10 years the money has increased to just over $1,000. But Wolfe said that if an additional $500 is raised, there will be enough funds for an annual $100 scholarship