aoe OTR CAMPRELL, — PUBLISHER AUG. 7, 1947-FEB. 15.1979, panes COUCH eet ss, vented in end balenge 1 Canto Mowe U1: provided, ony odvertiement Soong to the edvertiner however repre prooks, engravings, etc. provided by the ‘ that copyright i that pert and thet port only of edvertiver shall remein in and College changing 11 is time Castlegar residents took a keener interest in Selkirk College. The college is undergoing some dramatic changes which will have significant long-term effects on this community and its residen- ts. One of the major chaiges in the works is the college's proposed change to a “core campus” fermat. Currently, the college has a kind of multi-campus approach with major facilities in Trail, Nelson and Castlegar and minor facilities in Grand Forks, Nakusp and Salmo. But the college has proposed to change all that by concentrating the majority of its programs in Castlegar — the “core campus”. The change in part caused by the provincial government restraint program — the college says it can operate more programs for less money out of one major centre than out of a number of small centres. A story on the front page of this issue focuses on changes caused by restraint. The college must reduce its budget by $2 million — or 20 per cent — over the next four years to come into line with province's new funding guidelines. The new guidelines are sim- ple: the more students enrolled, the more money the college receives. The guidelines are the same as those which forced the closure of David Thompson Univer- sity ‘Centre. By the province's ac- counting, DTUC had too few students for the money it received. Selkirk College is finding itself in much the same boat—though with not quite the same con- sequence. The province is giving the college four years to adjust to the new guidelines. By that time the college will have either in- creased enrolment by 400 students to maintain its funding or have trimmed $2 million from its budget. And just how can the college increase enrolment by 400? It has suggested providing more specialty courses to attract studen- ts from out of the area. That in turn will affect Castlegar students wishing to at- tend the college for general in- terest and university transfer cour- ses. As the college tries to attract students not only from elsewhere in B.C., but across Canada, it will change from a college in the true sense to a provincial or even national college. Drivers saw red (light) It didn't take long for problems to come to light (so to speak) at the new traffic signals on Columbia Ave. at 17th Street. The first few days after the lights were installed, the signal at the inter- section worked fine, but the signal north of the railway crossing didn’t work at all. That confused some drivers Who kept expecting the light to turn some color at any time. No sooner was that problem solved than another cropped up. Last Sunday a train made its way through town, setting off the railway crossing lights on Colum- bia Ave. The crossing lights are connec- ted to the two new traffic signals so that when a train approaches, the two signals turn red, stopping all northbound and southbound traffic. So far so good. But there was just one small problem. After the train had made its way sately through town the railway crossing lights wouldn't stop flash That in turn meant the traffic signals were stuck on red. Slowly, traffic began to line up on either side of the tracks until one venturesome driver pulled out and went through the req light and others quickly followed. That temporarily solved the probl until switched off the crossing lights. It doesn't take much to see that just such a problem will occur again, especially considering the number of times the railway lights at that crossing flash when there isn't a train approaching. Isn't there any way to completely solve the problem? Fred Merriman We had the great opportunity to attend live theatre this last week- end. The theatre department of David Thompson University Centre in Nelson staged an excellent per- formance of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. The emotions that come to mind these several days later may be best summed up with words like . . . an event . . . a tough act to follow... surprised. Honestly, I expected the actors and actresses to be good, but not that good. Certain performances appeared to be outstanding and perhaps that may be attributed to the character played — and of course Shakes- peare’s worthy writing. I think particularly of an ex change between Kate and Pet that lacked absolutely nothing in timing and delivery. Each member of the cast put on a sterling display. Every word was clearly spoken, gestures and movement around the stage just amazed me. The only thing the play lacked was audience participation. We are an inhibited audience, not given to the spontaneous nature of theatre- 4 i. te a f/ om atre but so sadly a swan song from the faculty and students of David Thompson University Theatre. Theatre has always had to suffer through the moments of elation and the valleys of defeat and depression. It was a mark of the dedication and professionalism of those on stage and I am sure behind the scenes as well, that the cloud of demise over DTUC did not destroy the enthusiasm, energy and just plain good entertainment on display April 13 in the Nelson Civic The- atre. I am so glad that I was able to attend. Since the subject is theatre, a Monday night concert featuring the now well established and favorably recognized Nelson Choral Society is more than worth mentioning. We were treated to an enjoyable evening of entertainment by the Chorus and the DTUC Orchestra. Bruce Hunter did a fine job of dir- ecting the performance of Handel's “Messiah.” The audience gave a three curtain call standing ovation to the five fii rst class soloists, members of the a and the choir members. goers of the era of Shakespeare's days. My nod would have to be given to one George Palmer, the Director. It is important that the word Director should be capitalized because Mr. Palmer is entitled to our respect and admiration for moving the members of the cast through an almost fully Yecognized professional perfor- mance of The Taming of the Shrew. I have seen nothing better. We were ‘witnessing not only fine the- Here, again, we were privileged to hear the last co-operative concert of these two groups of singers and musicians. So much joy and so much sadness intermingled. It is always thus. The arts have always required bene- factors. Thank you from those of us who did attend. We are proud of you and deeply grateful for two fine even- ings of live theatre entertainment. Letters to the Editor Upside-down logic Editer, Castlegar News: Last week, Ronald Reagan urged a world-wide ban on chemical weapons. His real aim is to squeeze the money inte. ay Be USA (which Nixon stopped pack ia in a early 70s). Reagan's theory is that by gt Sew All this upside-down logic is very confusing to the public, and it seems we are helpless to stop it. So here's a sug- gestion. . elf We wee schizophrenic, let's at least 36 the contradictions be- tween the words and the deeds. Let's sina that we want a world chock-full of building up Pp we seare the Russians, and they then agree to a ban on chemical weapons production. Mr. Reagan also proposes that we build more nuclear weapons (over 8,000 cruise missiles alone), again so that we can end up with fewer missiles. This is what Senator Edward Kennedy called “voodoo arms control.” The Russians of course will respond by “countering” our buildup, and to no one’s surprise, the world will end up with more nuclear weapons on both sides. Mr. Trudeau desperately wants the arms race stopped, and so he went skittering all over the world with his peace initiative. In order to demon- strate just how much he longed for disarmament, Trudeau put $50 million tax-dollars into Litton Industries to build the cruise missile guidance systém, he agreed to test the cruise missile in Canada, he opposes a “no-first-use” policy for NATO, he opposes the idea of Canada becoming a nuclear weapons free zone, and three times he voted ip the U.N. against a mutual, erifiable nuclear weapons “feb. OMs © tr weapons, but refuse to build them in order to deter the Russians from not building them. Let's demand that every ounce of the world’s uranium be made into nuclear weapons, but refuse to build any nukes ourselves in order to make sure the Russians don't leave any fissionable materials lying around uselessly in the erqund, or waste it fri ly by the home-cooking, toy and white ele- phant stalls were s0ld out. The sum of $39 was realized. a et & Mr. Lina Manarin, travelling on the Queen Mary from Italy, arrived in Kinnaird two weeks ago and is staying with his brother, Mr. J. Manarin. . 8 6 Just before Easter, the Scouts and Cube, 80 in number, turned out to clean up the downtown part of Castlegar. In two hours work they picked up two piled-up loads of rubbish in the village truck. . ° . Folk dancing is still proving very Castlegar News The Canadian Pacific Railway has a new station on its Kettle Valley — This has been the name chosen for tion of a station at the making“ elettticity. Let's insist vehemently that the arms race go on and on forever, and to prove the depth of our conviction, let's trot on down to the U.N. and vote in favor of the freeze. T. James Stark President Operation Dismantie Ottawa Slocan Valley plan presents a paradox Editor, Castlegar News: The Slocan Valley plan presents a very real paradox in that most reason- able and prudent people generally believe in planning. Why, then, are so many normally reasonable and prudent people vehemently opposed to this plan becoming a reality? ‘ The answer, I believe, is that most of us plan to give ourselves an advantage in dealing with a future situation. However, the Slocan Valley plan does not seem to do this. Rather, it seems to put residents and property owners at a disadvantage in future situations as it curtails em- i and ploy Prospects for our children, limits what we can do with, and on, our own property and gives control of our valley to special’ interest groups that fail to grasp the principle of the overall good for the greatest number. I cannot help but be reminded of a quotation from the English master of paradox, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, in his work — The Man Who Was Thursday (1908). “Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfcetly respect it.” ~ BRE. Soviets blow smoke By AL COLLETT! NEW YORK — The impasse in U.S.-Soviet relations has spread to the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, raising the spectre of a Soviet boycott if anti-Communist protest groups are given free rein. The Reagan administration says it won't muzzle people protesting Soviet repression as long as they operate within legal bounds. This makes the Russians even more furious. Soviet sports officials generally are unhappy over what they say is a growing anti-Soviet Olympic bias. The Soviet National Olympic Com- mittee filed an official complaint with Policing the Games would become even more difficult if California per- petuates itself as a feeding ground for political dissent from the ultra-right and the radical left. This is already happening, drawing widespread publicity. Out of the blue, an East European emigre group calling itself the Ban the Soviets Coalition announced it plans to demonstrate outside various Olympic sites while encouraging Soviet and Eastern-bloc athletes to defect. The United States said it would not interfere with the group's activities. “We cannot muzzle groups as long as their activities are legal and carried out the International Olympic C: governing body of the Games, claiming “gross violations” of the Olympic Charter by the United States. The IOC meets April 24 to discuss the charge. The 16-day Summer Games open July 28, the first with United States as host since Los Angeles in 1982. Venue sites for 26 sports competitions in- cluding exhibition tennis and baseball are scattered over southern California, posing a large-scale security headache for authorities. within the fra k of U.S. law,” said John Hughes, States Department spokesman. Right now, the Kremlin is blowing a lot of smoke about a boycott a months before the Games, | h Oleg Yermishkin, Soviet Olympic at- tache, was denied a visa on grounds that he was an intelligence agent. The Soviet press and television charge that reactionary political emi- gre and religious groups are using the Olympics to gang up against the Russians. Soviet officials say the Games have become too commercialized, a com- plaint also heard from some Americans dissatisfied with this “commercial sideshow.” The Russians call it “uncontrollable commercialization. Unlike the 1975 Games, where Mon- trealers got stuck for a $1-billion debt they are still paying off, the City of Los Angeles decided early in the planning stages to have the corporate sector foot the costs As a result, advertising and corpor- own ganda campaign against U | ri handling of the Olympics. The Kremlin professes outrage over Washington's insistence that all Soviet officials and athletes must have secur- ity clearance to make sure the KGB hasn't planted agents among them. ate pr are cropping up all over the United States. Official sponsors and suppliers paid $140 million in cash and goods for Olympic rights and budgeted more than $500 million for ads using Olympic themes. (Canadian Press) tion in the Sheep Lake area on the Christina Lake-Kinnaird Highway. * 28 « According to Mr. Ian A. Barelay, secretary and assistant to the presi- the bleached kraft pulp mill and ad- jacent sawmill being built by that company near Castlegar, will install two Kamyr continuous digesters and an Airborne Flakt Dryer which carries the pulp sheet through the drying chamber on a cushion of warm air without touching moving or mechanical parts. Both of these installations will be firsts for B.C. * 6 6 A Kisiamen club has been formed in night was held last ney the Kinnaird Improvement Sotiety Hall. A peitition bearing some 35 sig- natures was received by Castlegar council at its meeting last week pro- testing the possible granting of a a bee. iness licence for a operate in the former Jack's Pion Pie building. The petitioners charge that estab- lishment of such a business at the location chosen would be “most injuri- ous to the surrounding neighborhood,” would be a nosiy-type operation and presented the possibility of young girls and women being Deena Contlogar’ ‘8 ate oe department has been considering Columbia Ave. from the aesthetic point of view and hopes to eliminate or reduce the impact of “eyesores that man this thorough- Castlegar Two office seekers in the upcoming provincial election view a name change for the Rossland-Trail riding as a high priority in their bids for representation of the riding. . Both Phil Brooks, Rossjand-Trail Social Credit candidate and Dale Drown, seeking nomination as a Pro- gressive Conservative candidate said in a recent interview the riding should be renamed to reflect the entire con- stituency. s 8 # The board of school trustees of School District No. 10 Arrow Lakes, has appointed Terry Wayling as prin- cipal of the Lucerne Elementary Sec- School. Wayling is currently the supervising principal of the M.V. Beattie School in Enderby and prior to that, handel cipal of the Salmo figure meant to depict Canada's links with the Queen. All these stock figures are modelled before the familiar silhouette of Parliament Hill. But who is that short stoutish man waving from the |{ Columbia MP Ian Waddell yolees s more common All-Types of Metal Sroup's contre? navel aie when he sere NDP corporis it be "fighting for our life as ‘NDP will be fighting for Its life and Mostis Coated Woven fll many Americans recognize y @ party next in Lik. minister of state for small business and tourlam? Or is “Lf we get munched, we will have to face the question of in the next election’ MOUSTRIES LTO Smith just hoping a few Canadian voters will get a whether or not we ean survive as ® perty,” paid Waddell, perceived as ideologues at a time when voters want WINLAW CASTLEGAR glimpse of him? first elected for the Vancouver-Kingway riding in 1979. problem-solvers. 226-7270 365-2262 ) WHO'S rem jl cerry Caplan, the party's federal secretary, recently Conway, longtime political observer and author of a Bnteti hip can. he would be satisfied with the party's book on western Canadian polities, said the NDP is Bae fit aah is ‘ p > - Af ' ’ as #3 ‘be trouble? rsh er rosea ‘ Py 2tor oot. & Reguicr Prints & Siz6e Several MPs have suggested the next election will be 1106-31 $1." "565 Boker St Ed Broed- Broadbent's last as leader, unless the NDP makes substan- Ts Cantleger 365-7515 -Nelaon 984-400 tial gains. Voters, rather than the party, have a way of disposing of unsaleable leaders, added one insider. But Gregg said aim is being taken at the wrong target. The NDP’s main problem is that it has lost credibility as an alternative to the Liberals and the Conservatives, he added. Saddled with outdated policies, the NDP has failed to persuade voters it has any new ideas for curing the country's malaise, he valley landscape nursery ‘ellan Supply Ltd. For All Your oo art NEEDS And its are WwW But Broadbent's optimism is shared by few. British didate Don Tonaston has a able on Net many people seem to know who he is and that may help explain why he has been more outspoken than his rivals on issues. But it isn't easy. For example, at a recent Johnston meeting, one reporter asked an aide whether the candidate had Capital Notebook ing on the 16 ridings they think they can win. if it lost only five or six seats, overjoyed if it held its own pay staggered if it gained. Pollster Allan Gregg, president of Decima Research Ltd., the Progressive Conservatives’ main source of research data, said NDP election strategists are concentrat- considered old-fashioned because it spends too much time \ \ defending social programs others take for granted. . The party must stop reminiscing and begin exploring new frontiers, he said. But first it needs a leader willing to chart a new course to replace Broadbent, a moderate, he added. Waddell, like many other NDP supporters, insists party polls in selected ridings are more ‘encouraging that the Gallup. And he said the situation will improve in Western Canada when the Liberal's choose a new leader. “It's desperation time, isn't it,” he said in a telephone interview from his Toronto office. Prof. John Conway of the University of Regiria said the party will be lucky to hold two of the seven seats it has in G. PERRIERE a tradit 1 NDP stronghold and birthplace Before Trudeau's r the NDP was expecting a ORK arrived. “Well, er, he's the tall standing a the party's pre the Co-op C Tory sweep in the West where voters had grown increas- e CONCRETE Ww os ei F ingly disench with his administration, Waddell said. © SEPTIC TANKS CLARK MOVING The Joe Clarks had to move last year when Brian Mulroney won the leadership of the Conservative party. From Stornaway, the residence of the leader of the official Commons Opposition in leafy suburban Rockcliffe, the Clarks bought a three-bedroom house in the New Edinburgh area not far away. Reports say now the house it too small for Joe, Maureen and daughter Catherine use, as a friend says, “even with a den a they don't ly have room for live-in help or guests.” There has been talk the Clarks will sell and one unconfirmed sales figure is $296,000. They are reported to have paid about $200,000 ‘arid added $25,000 in renovations. It’s a hot area. The house sold in 1979 for $140,000. SOVIETS INTERESTED Speaking of hot areas, a big Ottawa lot has been sold for $1.5 million and the Soviet Embassy has expressed interest in its future. The Soviet interest is credited to security and expansion plans, but the price may be too high. The lot is the one-hectare site of the stately home of the late Norman McLeod Paterson, Thunder Bay grain merchant and longtime senator who died last year just short of his 100th birthday. The house stays for sale or rent as a heritage structure but the rest is destined for condominiums, says the company that bought it from the Paterson estate. Enter the Soviet, Union, maybe. The site borders thé ‘dour’ Soviet Embassy and Paterson erected a tall flagpole on his property to try to warn off anti-Soviet demonstrators who tended to mistake his property as part of the Soviet spread. A Soviet spokesman admitted interest in the land but said the asking price now is $12 million. That's nonsense, says the new owner, who complains it takes the Soviets too long to make up their minds. So if the condominiums do proceed, some residents will have a birdseye view of Soviet Embassy's life unless the already-high walls are made even higher. Liberal leadership candidate John Turner may still be the behind a pr ion to him this week in Halifax of an oilskin rain garment. Liberal Vince MacLean of the Nova Scotia legis- lature is quoted as saying the oilskin would be the only part of the Turner image that isn't plastic. Support for the federal NDP is dwindling in other western provinces as well, he said, largely as a result of a widespread belief that Broadbent has been too cozy with the Trudeau Liberals. Questions about Broadbent's future cropped up this month when a newspaper article quoting NDP insiders said party mil were the of a snap leadership convention after the Liberals select Trudeau's successor in mid-June. Broadbent tackled the rumors at a weekly caucus meeting, telling MPs he has every intention of leading the party in the next campaign. ‘Although the MPs gave their leader a strong vote of confidence, party sources said “it might have been a different week” if former Saskatchewan attorney general Roy Romanow had volunteered for the job. Romanow, now working in a Saskatoon law office, has rejected the notion of displacing Broadbent, but has not publicly ruled out the possibility of diving into federal politics. But now the party is anticipating a three-way race in several western constituencies which might allow NDP can- didates to win with only 30 or 36 per cent of the vote, he said. Conservative MP Bob Wenman, national campaign or- ganizer in British Columbia, said an increase in the Liberal vote likely will draw from both the Tories and the NDP. Box 188 The NDP, which now holds 11 of the province's 28 seats, Slocan, B. is in “a very shaky situation in B.C.,” said the Fraser Valley West MP. House Leader Ian Deans, one of the NDP’s six Ontario MPs, admitted the party isn't “oozing optimism” with the polls as they are, but said all of the MPs have a 50-50 chance of re-election. The party recently launched a $250,000 ‘pre-election campaign and the MPs are spending as much time as possible in their ridings, often leaving little more than a skeleton caucus in the Commons. The longer the new Liberal leader waits before calling an election, the better it will be for the NDP, he said, predicting the electorate will soon tire of the Tories’ reluc- tance to talk policy. In any case, the NDP is not to be headed for extinetion even if it fails to capture the 11 seats necessary to retain official status in the Commons, said Deans, MP for the Hamilton Mountain riding. XCAVATING -t LANDCLEARING © TRUCK SERVICES Ph. 355-2473 Cc. 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TI ore staffing uncertainties, but the board must know the level of parent interest in the community, so when fegierering your child for kindergarten, please be aware the School same on the form. Please note that a birth or baptismal certificate must be shown before a child can be registered. Kindergarten pupils must be tive years old on or 1984. Grade One pupils must be six years old on or before December 31, before December 31, 1984. COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE: In accordance with Section 113 of the School Act, every'child over the age of 7 years and under the age of 15 years shall attend some public school during the regular school hours every school day. 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