y xots 2 3 oe CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, August 15, 1974, “Next Year We're Going to Win for Surel” Foresty, fire’ prevention, rifle safety, woods safety, back- ‘packing’ and hiking are not ‘ugually the type of things girls (do while at summer camp..- ‘However, at’ the ‘Silver Lake * ‘Summer Training Camp eight tiles west of: Peachland, girls «were attending the camp dur- ‘ing the period of July 21 to 27 sand they thoroughly enjoyed ~ {themselves. yo) The camp, which is oper- sated by the Canadian Forestry, — {Association of B.C,, has been built for the “sole ‘purpose of {teaching youngsters about our trenewable natural resources tand how toappreciate them and tuse. them wisely. - vo" Twenty-two girls from the ssouthern interior attended the . tone week of camp, which was ithe Girl Forest Guard Regional ‘Camp. ‘Each year, summer ieamps are. run for. the’ Girl ‘;Forest Guards and others. The ¥ igirls came from such places as ‘Castlegar, Summerland and, Kelowna. A local girl attending his session was: Gail Aubert of innaird. : The training. program car- ed'on at the camp is similar Ho that’ of the boys summer }training ‘camps. The ‘first. year tthe girls attend camp’ they: ‘learn basic camping techniques. “The second year includes rifle * isafety and a fair amount of outtripping is done. Other Casilegar Girl. is One of Many Afending Forestry. Camp Usually Reserved for. Boys ‘subject taught are: mapping t and orienteering, tree and plant ning is rounded out with a sing-song. . a C Pdi i fire prevention, weather’ interpre- tation, ‘first aid on the’:trail, hiking and’ backpacking. Each evening, whether the girls'are out’ on ‘the’ trail camping over night or at the base camp at Silver ‘Lake, a ane is ied and the eve- Gray, has indicated the ‘camp. enrollment,at the Silver, Lake Conservation Camp has’ been increasing every year, and‘he ‘feels it is a result of the-type of - isn’ programs carried ‘on at Silver Lake andthe high calibre of staff and camp counsellors. Sockeye Salmon, a Living Drama on the Adams River ‘The spectacle of salmon fighting their. way upstream to the spawning grounds is among the most dramatic and’ moving sights in nature and’ one that attracts more and more people annually.as appreciation for natural processes. grows. Sockeye salmon leave their native streams, then return. four years, later to spawn, die’ - -and contribute their life to the ‘perpetuation’ of the species: © One ‘of the greatest’ salmon’ . spawning streams is the Adams’. * River and this year, 1974, will’ mark another of the “big runs” as millions of these remarkable’ fish return from their four-year life far in the Pacific Ocean and come home to spawn and die. The process may be: seen dramatically’ on t ‘on the Adams. A : i) “SHOES THAT MAKE AN IMPRESSION" FOR SAVAGE SHOES AND.» ALL YOUR FAMILY FOOTWEAR: Phone 365-7025 — Pine St. — Castlegar “ during one of the big ‘seemingly endless parade of bright-red : fish, : sometimes stretching solidly: across the’ * river appears before you. Some * ‘go splashing noisily across the rapids, moving ‘ong: more step. toward their final destiny. ’ * Thousatids’ le’ almost’ mo- i tionless in pools ‘waiting for mass nightfall -before anothe migration '‘upstreain. \*!4>: 2 And.all down: along the, miles of the ‘Adams the extra: ordinary drama is taking place. At times there is rustling 3 sound like: wind. in: the’ trees as...hundreds of thousands’ of salmon move relent! to 50 Years! Ago 185; Now: Over 1 100° ~ Museum Explosion. Thoro's an explosion pane on in Canada, A museum explosion, Once upon an ombarias- singly. short time. ago,/Canada was short of musqums, In 1903 there were 87’of them, ‘thinly stretched across the vast land. ~ Fifty years later they'd inched up to a mere 185:in ‘number, Now there are over 1,100, The growth began to'be' noticeable after the Second World War, It’ became an explosion) in the . , period just before’ Canada’ Centennial Year, 1967, ':")' Museums'can't be stopped now. Every organization worth * its salt, every county: with'any. “pride in itself, is busily putting together an object’ here,:an ‘artifact there, with ‘dreams ‘of opening a museum, 50 5). \ Not all succeed. A genuine + museum conforms to a’ defini- tion, not to be tampered ‘with, Museums are a whole lot of : things, big as a National Histor- vas de! Park, small. asa’ roadside /ehildren’s museum with:barely ene room for insect’ dis-: - , the word Gitaksan,’'meaning*; * *Four' walls don’t’ make ‘a museum Azghost. town,"an Indian village, a military, fortifi- bark a botanical garden, a /\ ship—all can: be‘museums,* C. W. (Chic) > - What's ina museum? Ani- mals in the zoo, a collection’ of paintings, relics of the past, projections of the future. ~ jut it. really. <2) 00% ‘The International; Council of: Museums’ settled "on definition back in 1947..““The' word ‘museum’ shall include‘all collections, open to the public, _ Of artistic, technical, scientific, ‘historical’ or archeological ‘ma- “ terial including 2003, botanical gardens, but) ‘excluding’ ibrar- ies, except, insofar as‘ they maintain’ permanent ex! ibitton rooms." . Basi cally, a museum init an institution’ which ‘collects, thenticates, preserves’ and: int terprets objects of nature’and artifacts ‘of ‘man, primarily the: public interest; ; former. irector of the cee their birthplace, where they in turn’ will leave their’ eggs -so that a new generation will come from the gravels in the spring. One may walk’ along the banks ofthe’ Adams River. for: © miles and seé the spawning story in many different aspects. In essence: you: are: in: the presence of life and death on a massive scale.’ Life’ is in‘ the eggs, safely fertilized and in the “gravels. Death in the countless: fish ‘as they drift downstream: when spawning is ended. i “OUtAcviait tothe: Adams: job is a ‘matter. of, "education and Showbiz.” ., Museums have had a ‘bad: press. set : New Air Tax - Could Add $5° cost of many. airline tickets was” announced last week in Ottawa, years is an unforgettable exper- fence. Tho timé to visit will’be saround the end of ‘October-- ‘The’ Adams ‘is some 85 “miles' east of Kamloops. Signs * show-where to leave 'the:main:~ road and how to reach the area. 0. 16, the tax replaces a previous! announced across-the-board air-/) * port’ Tees of $2.80. SEPTEMBER 1974 Tommy Biln Open Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. SUPPLIES We've Got ‘Em All SCHOOL LISTS AVAILABLE Phone 265-781 + Fridays Open 9 a.m.‘to 9 p.m. , Sunday and Holiday Hours: 12 noon to 1 p.m, and 6 to 7 p.m. Corner of Pine Street and Columbia Avenue St. Pierre and Miquelon off the Atlantie, coast. > > Ai Mlat’ fee: of $5. will be charged on flights to any other ./ i z estination. » to impose the tax rather: than othe airport levy: was in re- The common view of a muscum is of a ‘dank’ temple! paying homage to'a musty past. Exhibits never change, nor’ do the “do ‘not: latch" signs.;: In’ recent ‘years, museums have striven to change all that, to bring people inside, ‘let’ them have’ fun,: let them’ feel wel- come. quiring new display techniques to capture people's interest. | Unfriendly “'Do Not’ Touch’ signs have largely: been re. moved. In fact, many museums welcome. touching,”:as: part of the ‘learning’ experience, “Today, they: know they ‘have to take'a calculated risk," explains’ Mr. Key "thoro's greater freed village. Canada tas several, ‘At:Hazelton, 700 mil north of Vancotiver, an auth tic Indian :Village has'be people of the’Skeena, })” * The| project'is' believed to ~ be unique in'North America: . the? village ‘are ‘a: treasu: house, the/replica :of a’ native community: house, feast’ house from potlach'days, totem poles, canoes, native symbols and implements—all making po: sible the: recreations of: rituals . and ‘symbolic festivals.’ As well,\/Ksan' serves as_ a. as training’ ‘center enabling bling young: Indians to become ‘artisans by learning the authentic: way: of performing the ancient art’ of carving, beadwork, leather: work and painting: fee Upper. Cariada Village,’ on the north®shore ‘ofthe St: i Lawrence River, is a reco! stracted village, alive onl: _ Barry: Sullivan, Movie ‘and ‘television. fans. will havea chance to see Barry: Tuesdays through Sundays at 8 < p.m.,' playing’ under. the ‘direc- i hus! ‘of Joan. and Rober! AY Walch i ©. : . prospect of tax relief: through the enlargement of the tax base: by assessment: of tl Dam. in late at - the ‘earlie: ‘ “The glass product is, af, : course, “also ‘critical: "Weare ‘not: optimistic aboit the availability of any more products for the 1974 ; Season.” Meanwhile, the Hon. Phyl- lis Young, B.C.’s minister of consumer: ‘affairs, has day night, “Aug. 27. ‘The trend was obvi us in’ Mareh:Why wasn't obvious to the: manufacturers? Do they ‘need to be led by the’; corporate, hand to see the Flood Damage. Assistance cls Promised by. Nicolson pulp and lumber ‘operations. The strike lasted about 2 1/2; days and:'ended after company and union negotiators met for five hours on\Tuesday night and all day -Wednesday. = Both union and Can-Cel Lorne declined’ to reveal MLA: forsNelson-~ id the: on thei severe aa which occurred this’ year. y 1 believe ‘that such an ji program’ is fully in heavy seed’ sales in’ the sp i: and home scanning inthe summer?: Where ‘is’ their. marketing ex: pertise?, “Twill have a. further report when my research’ divi- sion has-completed its ivesti- Ly tion.” " 4 July, Weather Was. Far From: Normal for. Month “Normal” July” ‘weather € + was not realized until the tast week of the: month when’a-°: : summer-like ridge of high pres- *: sure finally, cleared: skies’ and allowed temperatures to warm. The results of all this: was record low:sunshine totals, record high’ days with precipi- tation, cool temperatures and a few new daily precipitation ‘records set.” So Phese-are the fi findings of the “atmospheric: environment service ofthe federal Depart Castlegar News Photos By Bill Turner iment. ofthe Bavicneeat located at: Castlegar Airport. Low maximums: On July 8, 61° broke the old record. of 64° set. in’ 1972; ‘on: July 16, 71° broke the old record of 75° set in:1968; ‘on July 17, 62° broke the old record of 63° set in 1962. Daily ‘precipitation:’On ‘July 4,65" broke the old record of AT” set in. 1989; on July 9, .68” broke the old record of 38” set‘ in-1972; on July °17,..23" broke the old record of .15" set in/1962. ‘Monthly records tied or broken: Total sunshine of 281.5 ~ hours for the month set a new ‘low as.compared {o the’ old -Pecord of/294.7. hours set in 1972. The number. of days of precipitation totalled 12, break- ‘ing the old record of nine set in 21965. keeping with the NDP govern- ment’s desire'to take action whichis of direct benefit to people in need,” he said: Under. ‘the new program, the appraised damage. to dwell- ings, ‘small businesses, selected services and protected works will be fully Peragniaed: the minister said. Other losses, such’ asmovable ‘items, farm crops and private roads will be considered at 50 per cent of the adjusted ‘damage evaluation: ‘Mr. Nicolson 'noted that in ition: the :Water. Resources Service hast been authorized to legislative standing committee ‘on health, education and: human resources will hold an open. heating here on Sept. 16. : clearing iin areas: still : pat” sharing ‘basis aie wuseiiea uals“ who ‘wish: to“ con- strict’ erosion protection works serious ‘flood shea _year,"” Mr. Nicolson sai: know that these people will re as glad as I'am to'hear of this new assistance: program.” company had o increase. of 12\per: cent in a one-year agreement with a $112 ‘a’ month! minimum. The’ union wanted parity on the base rate with’ hourly-rated employees, technological change provisions and a four-day work’ week during’ the’ summer: months, and second, Alberta on the second and third base line, and our local boys along the third to home plate. (continued: on page: 11) Castlegar’s Exact Spot On the Globe Have you ever’ wondered’ - in’, the ‘monthly, stecrological year by the-atmospheric en- vironment service of the feder- jal Department of the Environ- ment, ‘located’ at Castlegar Ai rt. The elevation of Castlegar; Airport is:1,619 feet above sea* level while it's located ‘at.’ latitude 49° 18" and longitude 7° 38", It will also hold hearings in> $43 Smithers ‘Sept. 4, in Dawson Greck‘ Sept. .5,. in| Vancouver Sept..6’and.in Salmon Arm Sept..17. {The committee will hear submissions from school trus- feus, teachers and individual citizens‘on, their views of the Present education structure. ‘ Stier: of Robson, - p of wit. Enthusiastic ; Fan, Were on Hand at Kinsmen Park on Mond Night to elcome. the Castlegar Bronco All- Stars; Western Canadian Senior. Bronce Baxeball Champion Barry DePaoli Won the Men's Singles in the Castlegar Tennis Club's Closed Tournament at the Weekend. He Beat Out Jeff Pantages in Three Hard Fought Sets 3-6, 6-0 and 7-5. For Further Pictures and Full Details on the Tournament Please Turn to Page Eight