CASTLEGAR NEWS, July 27, B4 1983 [UTtTOOOtHtHC OOO RR ALEXANDER ZUCKERBERG The man and his island PART TWO Editor's Nate anes Is the < conctusies of columnist John Charters’ Intimat i Feodorovitch 2: end: ‘Lest st ook € sed on Zucke: mak to acquire the his early days on the k The road was intended for his electric car, but while the car ran well on the level it was considerably less successful on hills. As a consequence he spent most of his time on his beloved island, receiving an increasing number of guests, teaching Russian and coaching high school students in “the mathematic” and receiving monitoring phone calls from Alica. The island, the house and their owner became increasingly well known in this time and he enjoyed himself thoroughly, for he was a complex man with simple tastes, doing the things he liked best in the place he loved most. He then made the mistake of offering the islatid to , the town as a children’s park, subject to certain conditions, mainly for safety, and was both turned down and humiliated in the process. It was a crushing blow toa long maturing vision. The second blow came when the town put in the Bloomer Creek outfall and the storm sewer outfall to the pool, through the lane allowance, tearing up his water connection in the process. They also refused to reconnect the hook-up on the grounds that the island (which they could have had for very little) was not a part of.the town proper. Without irrigation, the orchard and gardens suf- fered and again the island became a “non-place.” After a long illness, Alica died in 1960 of a stroke, ALEXANDER ZUCKERBERG . . . circa 1908, in his Russian teacher's uniform. JOHN CHARTERS’ Reflections & Recollections and the regular evening phone “reporting-in” ended. He built a high relief monument for her in the uniform of a Russian nurse of the First World id placed it ina kind of wayside shrine at the hi; it of the island overlooking the river. He also asked Gil. that when his time came, to place his ashes neatby., In the following year his time did 6 ‘come and his ashes were laid beneath a bronze marker next to the monument and reads simply “Alexander Zuckerberg, 1880-1961.” In the 20-year interval following his death the house and monument became a frequent prey to looters and vandals, while the island deteriorated into.a veritable’ jungle and fire-trap, despite the efforts of Gil Zuckerberg and a few of us concerned neighbors to check it. Happily, when Castlegar became a city, the council had the great good sense and foresight to purchase the island and the mainland foreshore as a designated park. Unhappily, they posted it with “Private Property — No ‘Trespassing” signs —-a piece of legal over-kill ‘which almost cost them $21,000 in Rotary and federal project . development funds. At the present time the Rotary Project team is pushing back the neglect of years, rediscovering the many Indian pit houses,.the orchard and the flower gardens and carefully grooming the island as Alexander Feodorovitch might have envisioned it — a quiet, soul- restoring “people-place,” while the two-person city-spon- sored team of George Apels and Elizabeth Duckworth is recording its late and early history before it too is lost. What then, you may ask, is my concern? My concern lies in the fact that the island is small and fragile. Once again it is rising to a new existence like the phoenix out of its own ashes and bajayiss more interest and popularity than ever before in its history. However, since it is small and fragile, it can be destroyed just as easily by over-zealous attention as by vandalism and neglect — and much more quickly. It has the potential for becoming a miniature, natural Stanley Park —.a small jewel in the Kootenays. It can, just.as easily, disappear once again, for b In my story of Alexander Zuckerberg in the “Dragon Tree” I wrote: “His favorite expression was “the life is the play” and probably best symbolizes his own unique outlook and his English. In retrospect perhaps that plaque should read: “Alexander Zuckerberg 1880-1961 Teacher, scholar, humanitarian. He loved life, he loved children “For many years Mr. Bickeriety, had a ats of a painting by a famous Russian artist hanging on his wall, It showed a small Russian chapel with peaked roof, onion dome and all, located on a piece of land overlooking a wide. river, with low hills in the distance and, on a slightly higher place behind the chapel, a small graveyard. Coin- stasnee’ I doubt it.” Once again — the stories of the island and its former owner are intertwined — of one spirit. There will be still much work to be done when the Rotary team and the historical team return to their studies in the fall. The two houses need much restoration, a fire hydrant needs to be installed, ground trash raked up and ground-covcr HISTORIC PHOTOS . . - Jop photograph shows Zuckerberg with one of his local classes, whi le the ‘ bottom photagraph shows him in his later years on the island he loved. planted. The pits need the skill of trained archeologists —all of which can be done — with care. Iam reminded, therefore, of a poem by the Irish poet Yeats, “Aehd Wishes for the.Cloths of Heaven” which concluded with the warning line, ‘Tread softly for you, tread on my dreams.’ TTT ToT RMNeTNOCcONReRMNONNAEMN SUMMER FUN... . Youths put newly-built playground apparatus at Pass Creek Park to the test. —CasNewsPhote by Chery! Colderbank DIVORCE IN THE '80s Lawmakers finally catch up to public opinion TORONTO (CP) — As stigma. People worry when marriage, only certifies that said. The institution won't be DONATION College. Th: +. Jean Jardon of Rivervale shows fossils donated to Selkirk ils belonged te husband James. fo Displ ined b geology student Mark Andr splay wos organized by Collegé receives fossils A fossil ‘of: a squid-like organism called ammonite a Stgeteg the pearl of jardan lection ‘which belonged to. * aloi her husband James. He collected fossils as a eee for more than 30 perfect lam ‘hell in ‘trix partially en- e a mud :shell and- dinosaur, bones were bes to'the college with several books. “We're pleased to have the specimens, particularly those from Alberta where digging for fossils now is illegal,” ‘said Lesley An- derton, an instructor in the ‘Environmental Sciences department. - Society holds meeting The Castlegar Villa Society will meet periodically during the summer, if not regularly fund be set up as equity for future expenditures to pro- vide continuity in the Rota on the third Monday of each Villa. month. The first’ board meet- ~ ing on July 18 resumed the status of table officers with Brita Haley as chairman. The 18 board members in- ‘The planning of an efficient fire-alarm system is ap- proaching reality with $11,000 having been ap- proved recently under the clude Andrea McCullagh as RRAP the new financial secretary, appointed to replace Terry s Sabourin ‘who has departed for Summerland. In a letter from B.C.” Housing, it was that a $15,000 maintenance - Ann Janzen of Glade passed - away Monday, July 25 at the age of 68 years. Funeral services were held Tuesday and today (Wednes- day) from the Castlegar Fun- ° eral Chapel with burial in the Glade Cemetery. Mrs. Janzen was born Oct. 8, 1919 at Glade, and lived for a time at Honeymoon Bay where she married Jacob Janzen. She lived at Lake Cowichan for five years and after her husband's death she ’ Chamber sets up booth The Castlegar Chamber of Commerce will be setting up a tourist information booth near the area of the Douk- program. Social amenities include provisional supplies to the new patio. The newest ex- tension’s flower boxes, hang- = ing pots and the flower plots g returned to 0 Glade, where she has: since resided.. Mrs. Janzen enjoyed handicrafts and crochetting. - She is survived by one son, Larry Wasilenkoff of Glade; three grandchildren, Debbie, Walter sad Larry Jr. all of Glade; one _ sister, Legebokoff of Glade. She is predeceased by her husband Jacob, one brother, Nick Wasilenkoff and one sister, Polly Koftinoff. Funeral arrangements under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. for the social life committee that replanting has taken place; pots and hangers re- trieved, and former splendor resumed. = Entertainment is curtailed until September. Under Myrtle Thomas, some form of courtesty may be -extended to -former board members still residing in this area. sgpsucuecaneaenseraecnsrevieeseateaneneneececsonncase ‘were two of his No extra risks OTTAWA (CP) ‘— The federal banking watchdog can eee a close eye on for- Service held for Dora Voykin Dora F. Voykin of Glade passed away at the age of 71 years.: ‘Funeral services were held Monday and Tuesday at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel; and the Glade Russian Hall, | - with burial in the Glade Cemetery.:: | Mrs, Voykin was born Sept. 28, 1911 at Kamback, Sask. and came. to Brilliant eign subsidiaries operating in ’ Canada but not on the actions of their. parent banks, the Commons finance committee was told Tuesday. As a result, the agency can’t insulate the subsidiaries ona crises their parents might face, said Donald Mac- pherson, assistant Inspector general of banks. He said the banking sya id .tem works on confidence: , if. confidence in the Peet faced Those deposits are protec- ted the federal Canadian Deposit Insurance Corp. for up to $60,000. “The depositors, tha really, Mr. Peterson talking about in large degree are foreigners who are mak- ing their deposits in foreign currency and there is no protection for them. “The deposit insurance does not cover the deposits to non-residents nor does it )- cover deposits in foreign cur- ents, though widely. gi through letters of comfort, ‘is not a legal or foolproof guar- antee. that the parents will stand behind their Canadian subsidiaries, Macpherson conceded under questioning by Liberal Jim Peterson, MP for Toronto Willowdale. :, He added that it would -have to be an extreme crisis by -before a parent bank would ters, (Mary) Markin and Mrs. Pete (Doris) Planidin, both of Mrs. Fred (Lorna) Sofonoff';of, Pass- more; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three nephews; two. niecs; and two brothers, Ed Parkin of . Glade and Pete~Parkin of Nelson. Mrs. Voykin is pre- leceased by sist Service Friday vols Han : pie aa ‘World Jamboree in Alberta. Sailing and beekeeping other many Range ployed by B.C. Pata ‘on Saturday, July 23. He was camping with his family at Gwillim Lakes and climbing with his son Colin and a young neighbor at the time of. his death.'A rock fall was the cause of the accident. Mr. Hamilton was an avid mountaineer having climbed extensively in Europe, Baffin Island, the Rockies and many of the local peaks. He always had a-keen interest in young people and was a Scout- master in Castlegar for sev- eral years. He had just re- cently returned from the Announcement! manager = B.C. until this Canadian lawmakers appear to be on the verge of making a divorce easier to obtain, Canadian society appears to be making oné easier to live with, Federal Justice Minister Mark MacGuigan has said he wants to reform the Divorce Act this fall to make it quicker, easier and cheaper to get a divorce and he seems to have the support of the provinces. Ontario Attorney General Roy McMurtry has compared uncontested divorce court proceedings to cattle auc- tions. A spokesman for his ministry said that despite some small differences of . opinion the provinces’ are anxious to make it less gruelling to undo the ties that bind, including doing away with court appearances in some cases, The liberalism of the le- gislators is catching up to a society that has, in the past few years, removed the stig- ma from divorce that once made the newly single feel like pariahs. “To many people it is worse to lose a job now than to lose a partner,”.said Mar- ion Meyer, a professor of sociology at Queen's Univer- sity in Kingston, Ont. “Divorce has lost a lot of its there are children involved but the divorce is accepted.” LAW IS LAGGING Meyers said divorce law is lagging behind the mores of society because of the Roman Catholic church’s opposition to divorce, especially in Que- bec, but that has changed as church and state themselves have drifted apart. Until 1968 Quebecers and Newfoundlanders had to go to Ottawa to have a Senate agency hear their case and the other provinces had a hodge-podge of divorce pro- cesses, That bas bachelor Justice Minister Trudeau guided a Mh through the Commons that broadened the grounds for divorce from ad- ultery to a variety of causes and in the decade that fol- lowed Canada’s divorce rate rose 600 per cent. A statistics Canada study released this spring said four marriages in 10 will probably end in divorce. There were 68,000 divorces in 1981, or 280 for every 100,000 Can- dians. a The divorced come from every walk in life and it is estimated they spent $600 million in legal fees in the 970s. The study emphasized that a divorce decree doesn't kill a it is dead and it is this attitude that is prompting the new volley of calls. for reform. The Law Society of Uppes Canada, the august bod: governing Ontario angers ¥ voted several months ago in favor of a proposal making uncontested divorces cheap- er and speedier, although the proposal must be adopted by Parliament. “The law society has taken the view a divores action is not an appropriate procedure for a court when it is un-° contested,” said Lee Ferrier, a Toronto, family lawyer. Ferrier, who helped formul- ate the proposal, predicts it will be accepted by Mac- Guigan. “By the time a divorce gets to court the marriage is dead and all the parties want to to do is bury it.” Meyers said adversarial divorces, where parties have to produce evidence even though there is no contest, are destructive. “It is not productive to look for fault. A marriage break- down can be devastating and it is unnecessary to disect it if the parties mutually agree it’s over.” The easing of divorce law won't affect young people's view of marriage, Meyer weakened because more Be: ‘ple. are living together and changing partners before walking down the _ aisle, which means they will likely make a better choice of a spouse. Rev. R.C. Murcar, a Pres- byterian minister who pre- pared a report two years ago on marriage and the church for the Canadian Council of Churches and the Council of Catholic Bishops, said some churches have come to be more accepting of divorce. “About 20 years ago div- orce had a real stigma at- tached to it, but now I would like to think no church or no congregation would know- ingly turn its back on one who was divorced.” Murcar, a marriage and family therapist for 25 years who runs’ the Family Ser- vices agency in Richmond Hill, Ont., is leary of divorce law reports, fearing they may encourage people to give up working on a marriage that’ is floundering. However, hé acknowledge that grounds for divorce should be broadened to allow those that have tried and failed at reconciliation to start new lives. “I think it should be harder to get married and easier to get divorced,” he said. hobor Village Restaurant in order to welcome and dis-! tour of the Vintage Car Club. Gord Bos, chairman of the project, reports that he ex- pects between 100 and 150 vintage automobiles to be on the tour arriving in Castlegar in the late afternoon on Aug. 2 and departing Aug. 3. Anyone wishing to view the cars can do so in the evening of Aug. 2 at the arena complex. TRAIL FRUITVALE CASTLEGAR —— NAKUSP sours: ‘SLOCAN with the credit union at Surrey year. yiee, 2 1200 he Hele Various finenciat NEW DENVER WANETA PLAZA Castlegar for many years. He was full of energy and always ready to lend a helping hand to those around him. Mr. Hamilton will be fond- ly remembered by his wife Roberta, sons Colin and Mark and by his many friends in the Kootenay Mountaineer- ing Club, the Red Mountain Ski Club and Boy Scout Ass- ocation. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.-Friday July 29, at the Castlegar United Church, 6th Ave. South, “risk its reputation and let a subsidiary go under. 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