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CASTLEGAR NEWS, December 19, 1979

Untang ling the CPI

The Consumer Price In-
dex (CPI) is constantly being
quoted in the press (“the CPI
rose two percentage points”)
to show how Canada’s rates
of inflation and cost of living
are roller-coasting.

“typical” ng families
surveyed in 61 cities across
the country.

The index is made up of

seven sub-categories (food, .

housing, clothing, transpor-
tation, health and personal

Yet the ser!
vice of Statistics Canada —
the government departmen!
that produces the CPI +
admits that too few Can-
adiens understand what the
Index really.means.

Basically, the CPI mea-
sures the periodic changes

that take place in the prices »

of 400 kinds of goods and

services purchased by 6,000....,i

‘Arcare,

and edu:
cation, tobacco and alcohol)
and‘gach category is given a
“weighting” that is ‘said to

“ fepresent the proportion of a

dollar that average Cana-
dians spend on “a basket of
goods and services” in a
given year,

Food, sfor example, is
aasigned 21.5 per cent of the
dex, housing gets 34.1 per

g tobacco and alcohol,
collectively receive a 6.2 per
cont weighting. CPI changes
are made in these categories
as fresh data flow in from
Stats Can field workers.
Why is the CPI con-
sidered to be important?
Well, adjustments in Per:
sonal tax

index utd be unrellable
because it assumes that per-
sons buy exactly the same
goods from one month to the
next. Also, that it is too
easily influenced by radical
seasonal swings in food
prices and that it does not

differentiate between the |

of various

Music aatanence

Odyssey into the 80's.

The Burnaby Music Ed-
ueators Association will be
hosting the annual confer-
ence of the BOMBA. The

conference {s entitled “Odys-

sey into the 80's” and will
take place on Feb. 14, 15 and
16, 1980, -

The newest ideas and

linked to the index. So ate
government old age security
pensions, family allowance
payments and the cost-of-
living wage increases in, the
contracts of half a million
Canadian workers,
Objective economists

complain, though, that the

age groups.

Despite the criticisms,
Ottawa continues to insist
that the CPI is our best
available measure of the im-
pact of inflation on the econ-
omy.

music edu-
cation will be shared by some
extremely talented and well-
known

music and dance,

An added highlight . of
the conference will be a con-
cert on Feb, 16. This will:

up of students from ail ‘évert!
the province. A gala aaron
and dance will also be held on
the Saturday night

16, 1980.

Conf

include Jane ge
Chosky, Jerry McGeorge,
and Glenn Montague. In
total, there will be over 25
conference clinicians offering

+ workshops jn all areas of

Lois:

forms will be available at’
each school or from’ Grant.
Lapthorne, Music Stpervi-
sor, Burnaby School Boar,

bans Kineaid St. Burnaby,

Check those Dec. 12
Western Express ©

for five dollars’ worth of
Express tickets.

For a. complete ‘Vist of
Express Bonus Draw inning
numbers,. with both: Dec. ‘5
and Dec. 12 eligible, see your
Western Express ticket desl
er.

prizes‘ are 4620628,
56 6116597.

- Savings Bonds —

+ Canadians have suichas-
ed nearly $9.5 billion worth of
Canada Savings Bonds
through the Payroll Savings

member the last six identical
digits, is ‘worth: $1,000; last
tical digits. $100 and

ur identical digits

1
low. the ticket,

wi
: digite, te'redéem that ticket Plan over the past a years,

Doug Pringle

of:

baht tt STILLS WAS THE DEBUT. GUEST o1
ww NBC-TV program Hot Hero Sandwich that made its ,
ls aang Lov

we ‘fret appearance on the tube on Dec.’1;’ Still:
the One You're With and Sugar: Babe: The

n the

ow Is

jo J coordinated musically by Felix Fappelarel producer ot
ck 1,88, A,,member. o!

yal etsutaine back in the sixties ai

Agu wath ‘entre

‘Get into the s swim
of it during holidays

Nelson and ies Aquatic Centre

Schedule for December:
')Event Mon. Te H * Wea.
jan Baely Bird rio, x putes

ult &

‘Thor, ee Sat. & Sun.

12:00 12-1:80 wit 80 ioe 80 seo

"Pre-School p.m. p.m.

Public

p.m.
1:30-8 1:80-8 1:30.8 a8
Pm pm pm pm,

1304 18pm. ,
6pm.
69 89 88 89 189
Pm pm pm pm | pm
Fitness Centre Schedule ©
Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri.
8-11 8-211
am, a.m. am. ,
129 129 129 129 129...
Pm Pm pm. pm pm”
* Swim Lessons and Special Programs “
he q- Feb. 6 Mon. & Wed. 4-6 p.m.‘ Sons prebeg. ;

Mon.
811

WARP
How can a 26 Ib. turkey
in Nelson cost $35, while the
same bird can be purchased

in Spokane #4P $12,' The 4
question was'posed ‘by Vera. }

Kristianson, Nelson WARP

_ (War Aginst Rising Prices)
co-ordinator. “What is hap--

pening to turkey prices in
B.C. since the provincial gov-
ernment sold Panco Poul-

Just before Canadian
Thanksgiving the price of a
self-basting turkey was $1.65
Ib. During a trip to Spokane,
Ruth Hebig, a Nelson shop-
per, discovered the same
turkey was 69 cents lb, Later
in November, she reported
prices had dropped to 59
cents lb, And in December

3,5pokane prices had dropped:

Nelson's turkey was $1.65

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CASTLEGAR NEWS, December 19, 1979

This Wednesday through Saturday Only
DECEMBER 19-20-21822

Good assortment istyles

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IT MAKES SENSE TO SHOR knowledgeable staff backed

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We’ve got the right products departments all in.a location
at the MELE prices. We’ ve got near you!

a and colors in's ock. ;
Stephen Stills ‘
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APPARENTLY: THE RUSSIANS ARE STILL | Jan. 12- March 16 ©
WAITING. FOR THE release of Elton John’s album A ‘Jan. 12- March15
Single Man that was ‘supposed to'be officially released
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diya. ‘John’s papularity reached its peak-in the ‘Soviet -
his sellou! Pin. Mos esto and
ad: in ‘May ‘and Mancino quite..a bit: ress
coverage. The record will be =e but iti ps to
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problems we shall face in the,
“future. Or perhaps we might
be‘able to avoid these prob- .
lems. I call on all concerned | h
consumers to write the fed-

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entitied Decades by the label:and
stop the release of their fourth alb
won a court battle with the Mars!
‘the release of a live album.

XHIBITION OF D PAINTINGS

ym a boo! by. Se inadian
Graphic artist and Mhotogrepher mp ed her who.

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former banker David
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to tell

fomers ‘was an

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