ns _CastlagarNews _vecember 2.1907 GO SOUTH TO SOUTH DIXIE LEE Specializing in the Best Chicken, Fish, Pizza & Burgers CALL US TODAY 365-5304 2816 Columbia Ave. COMINCO & WESTAR MEAL TICKETS ACCEPTED SOUTH CHICKEN & HOMEGOODS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE Tues.-Sat., 9:30-5:30 China Creek “Drive a Little to Save a Lot” The Songs of Christmas Christmas Song Sheets are available from the Castlégar News Ye 197 Columbia Avenue Wet weather comes back to Castlegar By CasNews Staff After near-drought condi- tions throughout October, precipitation in the Castlegar area returned to near normal in November, according to the airport weather office. There was a total itation of 83.7 millimetres — 96 per cent of normal — in November. More than 16 mm of that fell on the first day of the month and the remainder of the month saw light but frequent rain and snowfalls. Measurable _ precipitation fell on 15 days, while the number of hours of sunshine was only 38.3 — 69 per cent of normal. Despite the reduced sun- shine, temperatures re- mained very warm. In fact, the only record set in No- vember was for the mean temperature, which mea- sured 4.8 Celsius, topping the old mark of 4.3 set in 1983. The month's highest temp- erature was 14.6 on Nov. 3 — well off the record 19.2 set on Nov. 4, 1975. And the low temperature of -2.6 in Nov. 18 was a far cry from the -20.2 mark set on Nov. 21, 1977. One bright spot was that snowfall was about half the normal amount. Only 17.4 centimetres fell in Novem- ber, just 52 per cent of nor- mal. Service set for Castlegar woman Katherine Strange of Castlegar passed away Nov. 30 at the age of 69. Funeral service will be held at the Castlegar Funeral Chap~l on Thursday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Ted Bristow offi- ciating. Cremation to follow. Mrs. Strange was born at Revelstoke, where she grew up and received her school- ing. She married Edwin Strange at Fruitvale in 1939. She lived at Fruitvale and ‘Trail and came to Castlegar in 1948. She worked for many years as a hairdresser in her own shop located in her home in Kinnaird. She was a member of the senior citi- zens, and she enjoyed gar- dening, rug hooking, cro- cheting and sewing. She is survived by one son, Ken of Kelowna; two grand- children; one sister, Mary ADVERTISEMENT developed a simple automotive accessory that increases gas mileage by R% Gesaver, which takes ‘onl 10 minutes to install, releases microscopic quantities tu ability of making unburnt fuel burn. 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These independent parties often make stronger claims for the Gasaver than does its developer, Notional Fuelsover Corp.” The government had already confirmed in 1964 that the Gosaver raises the octane of soline, eliminatin for premium tue! Joel Robinson, the developer comment ri sold over Ironically, we find more people the Gosaver for its third ‘out carbon i fe than buy it for its fuel savings or octane boosting. For further information call TOLL FREE 1-800-363-3833 MONDAY TO FRIDAY Cummings of Revelstoke; five brothers, Nick Kinicki of Revelstoke, Fred Kinicki of Castlegar, Adam Kinicki of Coquitlam, Andrew Kinicki of Sacramento, Calif. and John Kinicki of Hamilton, Ont. She was predeceased by her husband and one son Thomas. In lieu of flowers, con- tributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. Act attacked VANCOUVER (CP) — Canada’s Multiculturalism Act has no credibility be- cause it doesn't deal with abuses suffered by Japanese- Canadians who were intern- ed during the Second World War, the National Associa- tion of Japanese-Canadians said Tuesday. Association president Art Miki said the new bill is just window dressing until those abuses are addressed and the act won't prevent the same thing from happening again. He said there is no pro- tection in the Charter of Rights and ethnic minorities, religious minorities and even AIDS sufferers could be per- secuted. How to go back to school without leaving home or quitting your job. With the Open Learning Institute, you study at home for credits that can earn you a recognized University Degree, Career/Technical Certificate or High School Diploma. Or you can transfer OLI credits to other colleges and universities. Course packages come in the mail so you study when it’s convenient. Tutors and advisors are available through toll-free telephone to help you with your Casts News TREET TALK CASTLEGAR RESIDENT Marvin Sommers was honored recently by the Workers’ Compensation Board for his “fai and ” in ing and P hing zone and pi first-aid iti during the past decade. Retired from the first-aid department at Westar Timber’s Southern Wood Products, Marvin has photo graphed zone finals at Nelson and Fernie, and has travelled to provincial finals on Vancouver Island, at Nelson, and at Cranbrook and Kamloops. Eight zones are represented at provincial finals and there can be anywhere from five to 13 teams in zone competitions. Marvin, for each of the past 10 years, has given each team at both the zone and provincial levels a photograph of itself. In addition to a scroll which is pictured here, Marvin also received a letter signed by all 31 members of the WCB's first-aid section. Marvin and his wife, Shirley, moved to Castlegar from Rock Creek in the early 1960s. They are well-known for their Christmas decorations and lights on their home and always rank high in the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce's annual competition. COLUMBIA AUTO, owned and operated by Phil Zaiteoff and Larry Webster, is undergoing a facelift. The Petro-Canada station has had a new paint job while flags are being put up. It’s also hoped to do some paving in the spring. FORMER CASTLEGAR school board chairman Kay Johnson just couldn't get politics out of her blood. Johnson and her family moved to the Langley area earlier this year where she decided to run for Langley school board. However, she finished sixth out of eight in the Nov. 21 election, losing the battle for the fifth and last trustee position by only 142 votes. CHECKER'S PUB has a new owner — or rather, owners. Mike and Vickey Bann, and Lee and Patt Boyer have taken over the nightspot located in the Fireside Inn. They plan to change to a country format. THERE'S A HOT new band out of Vancouver calling itself Sons of Freedom. Province music critic Tom Harrison, whose brother Don happens to be one of the AWARD WINNER... Marvin Sommers displays award from the Workers Compensation Board. CosNewsPhoto four members of the rock band, profiled the group in Monday's Province. TRAIL LAWYER Don Sperry has been elected a bencher on the Law Society of B.C. for 1988. Dawson Creek lawyer Dennis J. Mitchell is the treasurer, or chief bencher — the society's top post. THE OLD Fletcher General Store in Ainsworth Hot Springs is being restored as part of a joint Heritage Trust and Jobtrac project. ‘The first store was established by G.B. Wright in 1888. It was log construction and situated on the corner of Wright and Sutton streets in the middle of the business section. Lindsay and Fletcher Mercantile purchased the store from Wright in 1891 and that same year Heary bought them out. Griegerich pursued his interest in mining, as well as opening up three new stores in Three Forks, Sandon and Kaslo. Helen Giegerich was the first white child born in Ainsworth. Jack Fletcher eventually bought the store in 1920 after years of managing it. A local legend, he served the public from the same location for 60 years. The restored building will feature all the original fix- tures, as well as historical objects from the surrounding area. PROCTOR-SILEX Canada Inc. has voluntarily recalled certain drip coffeemakers made prior to April, 1986 because of the potential fire or shock hazard the coffeemakers present. IN CASE all you smokers out there missed it, the smoking ban on all domestic flights of two hours or less takes effect a week today. For anyone flying in and out of Castlegar, that means all flights will be smoke-free. ‘The ban takes effect Dec. 9 and also applies to all trans-border flights of two hours or less. The ban does not apply to certain international flights originating outside Canada, nor does it apply to foreign carriers. ‘The new regulations carry fines of up to $5,000 for violators or fines of up to $25,000 for carriers that fail to enforce the regulations. In addition, violators who refuse to comply will be removed from the aircraft as soon as it touches down from a flight, or a segment of a flight. JOHN RUSSELL of Russell Auction was presented LUMBER GIFT . . . Westar Timber donated some lum- ber to help with the ‘estoration of the CPR station. Pic- tured from left are Al Ambrosone, a city worker, Alex Lutz, of the Castlegar Heritage Advisory Committee and Nelson Newlove, a city foreman. — Contiews Photo by Sur Ratton Softwood Fulton, who represents the British Columbia riding of Skeena, said he expects Mulroney and B.C. Premier Bill Vander Zalm will use the agreement as part of a political sales pitch for the free-trade deal. Agreement would mean about $600 million in direct revenue to timber provinces and $350 million for British Columbia. Ottawa has been collecting the export tax and then transferring it to the provinces. Fulton said a new agreement would be the result of botched negotiating by Carney last year and should not be looked at as a government success story. It helps to end a problem which Carney bumbled Fulton said in an interview. “She chose to crumble to U.S. interests.” Fulton said Ottawa should néver have given in to U.S. counterveil threats. He said he passed a note to Merrithew in the Commons on Tuesday asking if the export tax would be lifted soon. “Negotiations going well,” Merrithew replied in writing on the bottom of Fulton's note, a copy of which Fulton gave to The Canadian Press. tax to end OTTAWA (CP) — The federal government is close to an agreement with Washington to end Ottawa's 15-per-cent export tax on softwood lumber for British Columiba and Quebec, Forestry Minister Gerald Merrithew has indicated. Merrithew told New Democrat MP Jim Fulton in a note on Tuesday that the two sides only have to agree on a date to implement the agreement which may be announced by Christmas. ‘The export tax has been used as a political weapon in opposition attacks against Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's free-trade deal with Washington. It will be replaced by higher provincial timber fees and other costs to meet American demands. Trade Minister Pat Carney agreed to the tax in 1986 after the United States threatened counterveil duties on Canadian lumber exports because they were undercutting American lumber prices. Carney’s agreement with the United States included isi for jating new timber fees with the provinces to a level which satisfied the American industry. Dispatcher irks premier VICTORIA (CP) — An ambulance dispatcher who spoke abruptly to an employee of Lillian Vander Zalm should not ‘be fired but he faces disciplinary action, Premier Bill Vander Zalm said Tuesday. ‘The premier told the legislature about the dispatcher during Monday's debate on privatization of government He said a baby was found choking in his crib a few days ago by his mother and grandmother, who works for Lillian Vander Zalm at her Fantasy Garden World theme park. They called the ambulance service in New Westminster. ‘The premier said that after waiting for several minutes, the grandmother, Freesia Schembri, called-again to ask where the ambulance was and said she lived three minutes from the hospital. She was told: “Call the government.” Health Ministry spokesman Andrew Hume said an investigation showed the ambulance arrived 11 minutes after the call. Hume did not identify the dispatcher but said the response time was “quite acceptable under the circum- stances. Unfortunately the actions of one individual do have a negative impact but it is not indicative of the level of service generally provided. We heard the tapes and decided that the of this person was unacceptable and that's going to be dealt with.” BABY RELEASED ‘8 k-old Brendan Nichols, was taken to the emergency ward at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster where he was diagnosed as having an air bubble in his stomach. He was subsequently released. Vander Zalm said Tuesday he hopes the matter can be resolved by an apology from the dispatcher. “I don’t wish him any ill, I don’t want him disciplined in a way that affects him or his family. I don't think anyone wants that. “It's unacceptable behavior and this needs to be brought. to the attention of the person and hopefully there's a message in that for everyone.” Asked why he mentioned the incident in the priv- atization debate. Vander Zalm said that when there is un- acceptable behavior in the private sector, the contractor can be told “you either perform according to what the contract says or it’s somebody else in your place. “You don’t have that opportunity in the public sector, at least not in the same way, although I'm pleased to see that there is a follow-up on this one and that perhaps alters my thinking some. There's certainly been a quick response to it. “When you're talking to the government and you're told to complain to the government, it's not the same as when you're talking to a private sector company and you're told to complain to the goverhment.” JUSTIFY SALE In V a ¥ said the premier is criticizing emergency dispatchers to justify selling ambulance services to private industry. “If there's going to be any attempt to privatize us then the government is going to have to try to discredit us in the public's eyes,” said Adrian Kroll, secretary of the Ambu- lance Paramedics of B.C. JOHN CARPENTER, MICHAEL KEW & DIANE PIKET of ‘MORAN & COMPANY Barristers and Solicitors Are pleased to announce that they are Joining in partnershi; in the practice of law with JENNY GHILARDUCCI Borrister and Solicitor Effective December 1, 1987 with offices at 1223-3rd Street 1460 Bay Avenue B.C. Trait, B.C. Phone: 365-7741 Phone: 368-6455 te A 15 ARERR eB AL ARGO ON 364-2212 with a special wall plaque by the Castlegar Kiwanis Club last night in appreciation of his assistance through the years with the club's annual spring auction. Kiwanian Andy Rewe, in expressing the club's thanks, said he believed John Russell has missed only one auction in the past 10 years. coursework and program planning. We offer continuous enrolment, so you can enrol right now. 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Under the bill, the federal government will hand over money earned through the export tax starting Jan. 15. That money will be put intoa special fund to compensate companies for export taxes paid on lumber shipped from a mill or remanufacturing site after Nov. 1. Any money left in the fund will be put into general rev- enue. “The final design of the program will depend on the outcome of the negotiations Give your community volunteers the recognition they deserve! he XV Olympic Winter Games open in Calgary on February 13, 1988. These will be the first Winter Games to be held in Canada. with the U.S. g and compensation will not be paid until these inti To share the spirit of our Olympics, ities across Canada are recognizing citizens for their support of amateur sport and for their are completed,” said Finance Minister Mel Couvelier. Our Action Ad Phone No. 365-2212 : Children’s Xmas Party! Come Visit Santa... contri to the as a whole. 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