NEW IN: TOWN?

LET US PUT
OUT THE MAT
FOR YOU!

tet fama Bonet eon

Brenda 365-2531
Debby 365-8265,

‘ By ¢
WATER KREVENCHUK
EDMONTON (CP) — Jim

Helwig, one of the co-ordin-
ators in Alberta's work-for-
welfare experiment, says it
‘isn't the answer to our pray:
ers’ but it is working to help

‘elderly Albertans like him. .'

The program assigns able-
bodied welfare recipients to
chores such as snow shovel-
ling and yard cleanup for
elderly people and the handi-
capped in return for social
allowatico benefits.

-‘ Organizers say no recipi-
ent has refused to take part

-in the program without good .

reason, so there are no re-
corded cases of benefits be-
ing cancelled.

Helwig, who helps. co-
ordinate the program in
Lethbridge, said it is a step in
the right direction. |-~ ,

The ‘experiment began last

' October in Taber and Coal-

dale,

HOMEGOODS

FURNITURE.
WAREHOUSE

Tues. - Sat., 9:30 - 5:30
China Creek

“Drive a Little to Save a Lot”

in then-'

social services minister Bob”

“Bogle's -riding* in southern

Alberta. ‘It was extended to
Lethbridge and Cardston: in
January.

A. decision to expand or
scrap the program ‘was to
have been made on March 81
but, Social Bervices Minister
Neil’ Webber announce

\ So far, ‘about 100 , welfare"

recipients’ have helped. about!

116 elderly citizens ‘in the t

four
with ‘snow shovelling. One
problem has been a lack of
snow — Alberta had ‘an un-
usually mild winter.

the
tracted: a fair ‘number ‘of
volunteers, © ‘particularly in

Cardston,” where: ‘about 40

MONTREAL (cP)

Claiming he is a victim of age

discrimination, a’ former
RCMP officer is taking the
force and federal government.
to court in an unprecedented
legal challenge to’ regulations
that. oblige lower-ranking
Méunties to retire pelcre
their superiors,

Zephrien Fortin, forced ‘to
retire on his 56th birthday on
March 17 after 82 years on

-the force, has asked Federal

LONGVIEW; WASH. (AP)
— Two in cities

high School studer

Court in Ottawa t d

a hay alao'at-- Ray’
‘ordinator in Taber, where 16
«welfare recipients have

than two hours a ae or 10
hours a. week.

“Thore has been an excel-
lent reaction... the: workers

” have been very Bokresist said

‘ Helwig, Evanson and other.
co-ordinators expect the pro-
gram to continue in ‘one.form

OF, pe another Docauige’ ‘there

nen . Lethbridge, for.”
stance,-there are. 8,000 dee
ly-residents among the city’s
65,000 : inhabitants’ —” the

turned out to help: i rest:

Oe Rute te

‘the’! validity: of the | regu-

lations. .:
The regulations’ oblige « cor-

i porals — the|last rank Fortin

held — to retire, at age 56 if
they have less than 36 years
service. The. higher the rank,
the. longer: officers. are: cal-

an, individual ;

work until they ‘are 62."

In @ written submission to”

yer Jack _' a

policeman Y

Part of Porte: case is
based on Article 165 of.the
federal: Charter “of: Rights,
even though’ the « article
doesn't take’ elect, until

| April, 1985, ;

‘The article ts ogeal :

Fedetal Court, | Fortin’s: by. i

St. ‘Helen's —
a warning»

“We're standing on the

A

‘PACIFIC
HOMES

z . ON 740 industrial Road No. 1.
Cranbrook, B.C.

VIC 4C6 ‘
Tel. (604) 426-3971

{ Homes of

“YOUR PLANS OR OURS'
Local Rep:
JORGEN MUNCK
Phone 354-4973

“ation,

“near Mount St. Helens say

God is using the volcano and
the economy to teil area resi-
dents to be more religious,
charitable and.caring of their
families.

“We feel that God is using
the Spirit Lake flood situ-
the: river.’and the
mountain and the bad econ-
omy to get people's attention

and get the community back’
-to its spiritual moorings,”

said Rev. Dave Minor, pastor
of Columbia Heights Assem-
bly of God Church in Long-
view.

He and Rev. Sam Poe, pas-

| tor at the Bible Truth Chris-
fan. Fellowship in- nearby E

of these cities if we listen to
what God has to say.”
The cities along the Cow-

- litz River are within 72 kil-

ometres of the volcano that
erupted with the force: of a
hydrogen bomb. May. 16,
1980. While, living with the
threat of more

and, “in ‘particular, without
discrimination | based on race,

national 'or- ethnie. origin, Simmonds’:

color, religion, sex, age or
1e ital“‘or physical disabil- |

Fortin's liwyer argues the

“By JUDY MONCHUK 4
EDMONTON (CP) — Vis-

- wal display. terminals (VDTs)

are no more d than

about 45,000 people -in’ the
valley are threatened with a
wall of water that would rush
down the Toutle and Cowlitz

rivers if a debris dam ‘breaks ©

at Spirit Lake. .-
. The Army Corps of Engin-

. eers installed an emergency

pumping operation : on. the

lake near the . volcano. to

lower the lake level; until a

permanent solution is found.
d

i and brimstone in the at

cano's eruptions. °
, “We're not saying it’s
day,” Minor auld.

he timber
area also has been blasted by.
the recession.
“I believe God_is in control
of those things,” ‘said Minor,

video games and home com-
puters iwhen it comes to ra:
diation emission, says ‘An-
thony Cullen, professor of

o- \highest:p

__ other: Mountie:

of any of
the ‘province's 's major centre:
In: ‘Taber, ‘which » has

population of 6,000, there are i

800 senior Sitizens | Uvin

oir’ éwn homes. Cardston;
ith a, population of 8,100,"
800 seni “ng in thelr

in’
The experiment, has been peo)

ina’ state: of limbo in Card-
‘ston, ‘sald ‘co-ordinator: Leo’
Stetz, because of a lack of
‘Snow and the fact that there,
were no able-bodied welfare
recipients available, but. re-
luests now are coming in ‘for
help with such tasks as tree
feimening, and awa works,

f ‘says fe the “taiton of the article ‘was to A federal lawyer defended
: ie reg a 8 fhe f former '

type of assistance \
ask for.’ bi

Doug Shepherd, a. public
relations: spokesman forthe”,
Social Services - Department,
said’: the ‘program. ¢gncen-

“trates on menial jobs « outside

the’ house not normally done.
ara tradeamen, Re

“provide Sand *
their “departments time to
adjust ‘programs and. regula-
tions to conform with‘ Article
16 and Prevent costly court:
cases., ‘
Waissman also cites a let-
‘er from Gordon. F.

ather, chiof cao }

2. the Canadian’ Human

Commission, in which‘ he
“missed a complaint from an:
‘case
similar to 'Fortin's. |
.Fairweather's letter to
-RCMP Commissioner Robert
suggests .“the’

the’ es "at, a
hearing last week, arguing
that high-ranking afficers are:
permitted .to retire later be-
cause. their. tasks’ involve
‘more . “policy: making” thin
streetileyel: enforcement,
S wheré younger’ ‘age is consid-
red -a “bona.” fide | occu-
pational requirement.” “
In,'an: interview, Fortin
aaid he wants a ruling to de-
‘cide “once and’ for all” the
issue of- forced ‘retivement,”
“We haye | been fighting, this
for y
The father of four sald he

force ‘ ‘amend ‘its regulations ‘has had ‘to’ change ‘his. life-

consistent with the spirit and - style: drastically because he ported

* principles of the Charter-be-" was. * earning. more than
fore the,. rid : of ‘the three. $30,000 in his ‘Inst year with

decision to delay PERE ¥
day in the history - ‘

writer, keyboard — do ‘emit
‘radiation but “not ‘at levels
high enough to be harmful,”
said Cullen, who holds a PhD
in radiation biology and vis-
‘ual science. 4

VDTs, he said, have devel:
oped a reputation for being

y at the Uni

of- Waterloo in southwest
Ontario, a

“It's been all ‘blown out of
proportion,” Cullen .told ‘an
optometric. symposium “ on
vision iffithe workplace Fri-
day.
VDTs, but don’t worry about
video games and home com:
puters.”

The terminals:— a tele-
\ vision combined with a type-

YOUR VOTE. YOUR CHOICE.
IF YOURE REGISTERED.

~The PROVINCIAL GENERAL ELECTION has been called for May 5, 1 983
This means that you will soon receive your “You are Registered” notice in the

mail.

Take care of it. It’s priceless.
It's your right — and responsibility — to express your choice i inthe formation
of the next Provincial Legislature.
Watch for your form in the mail. And. watch this newspaper for further

details.

REGISTRATION CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT, April 20, 1983

oe

Province of
British Columbia

Chief Electoral Officer

there.
has “been no conclusive evi-
dence to back such a claim,

Brian Phillips, a radiation
protection officer. with the

“People cry about .

“Everybody says there isa
problem with the VDTs, and

we -believe. there’ is some-"

thing,” said Phillips. “But
until we establish what it is,
we're in the dark.

“Is it stress,

~ quality terminals,

the force — compared, with

problem is knowing who and
what to believe among the

horror stories, of VDTs. “It *,

seems. everyone speaking
about VDT's is an expert.”
MAY CAUSE STRESS
Dr. Michael Smith, a lead-
ing’ United States .occupa-
tional health specialist, told a
Toronto symposium last fall
that while the rad haz-

ree: ‘aan ‘amounts

- to 62 per cent of the a’

rage
galary he’ was paid: ifor the.

“Jast six years he was on duty.

Officers with 35 years service
are eligible for: the full:pen-
‘slon of 70 per cent. (.
“Considering my ‘age and
the’ availability.- of . jobs;:\I
don’t stand. much. of chance

“But then why should Bs be
forced to look when: I’ could
gontinus ‘what T° was ‘already
doing.”
Fortin’s fight is being ‘sup:
by the Association of:
17. Divisions,” which | repre-
sents more’ than 2,600, Moun-,

VDT radiation level low

but results in no permanent
eye damage.’

The author, of the study
also said that many early dis-
comforts ‘suffered by. oper-

"ators of the terminals tend to _

go away after a time. -

Ray Gall, a vice-president
of the Federation of
Labor, “estimated: that
350,000

ard from the. terminals. is
small, there are other “ser-
ious. roblems”, associated

BI :

and stress. *
Smith of the National In-
situte | for ; Occupational
Health.and Safety said poor-
» improper
lighting and inadequate .fur-
nitare may ,be to blame for

some of the

ultra-violet radiation? It's a -

an inch of
ints, a

situation where
truth - has

year study by. Quebec

mile of rumor.”
Cullen: said the biggest

that extended use of VDTs
can cause severe eye fatigue,

A recently released five- .

use VDTs, ,
a figure rising at the rate of

-85 per cent a year. |.) ‘
~ With this many people in in:

afety

volved, the "the Pid
ined must?

derstood, he told the sympo-

sium, y

.': “The entire country will. be

affected by. high technology.

in the future,” said Gall. who

stressed.that workers should

:be involved with the changes

taking place,

Gall also said more ; re-
search needs. to be done. on
VDTs so workers are aware
of any dangers they may be
facing by using them.

Developing countries
‘are key to recovery

VANCOUVER (CP)
key to long-term print

recovery and stability J lies ‘in’

tapping. the vast and rapidly

+ growing market of develop--’

ing: countries, says. Maurice
Strong, chairman of the Can:
‘ada Development Inves'
Mient Corp.

“The main potent
vigorous and sustained resur-
gence ‘of the world economy
lies in converting the- vast,
unmet needs of the develop-
ing countries into “markets,”
Strong ‘told the Vancouver

. Canadian Club recently.

The d

for a

_ who | resized that'a new era:

‘of prosperity: was possible. by

meeting the needs ofthe or.’

dinary' working man.
“But this.could only be

achieved by ensuring that ine.

lustry pi

“Not only: are markets for
the’ miore. traditional goods

based, levelling out in indus:
‘trialized: countriés. But more

goods. and ‘services and - by:

“making ~ sure the ordinary

worker -. had. purchasing
power. It worked then and it
can work today in Third
World markets.”

Strong, who heads: the
federal Crown corporation
-charged with . esponsibility
for overseeing . the ‘govern-
ment’s i

have already improved their
economies considerably over
the last $0 years, he said, and

. currently represent one of

the largest and fastest-g

Havilland Aircraft and Mas-
sey Fergusén, said he thinks

“ing markets for” Canadian
; products. ae

_ He compared today’s situ-
ation with that faced by Hen-

ry. Ford, early. this seontiry,

WE HELP YOU ALL.

~-MINYL SIDING

- AMUMINUM SiDING — SOFFITS :
—FACIA cy

the current is more
than just a cyelleal dip in the
economy,

It isa sign ‘ofan important
transition now occuring in

the ‘world’economy, he said. :

in’ such ..
operations as Eldorado Nu-.
,clear Corp., Canadair,, De

and

developing ‘countries,

producing them.”
+\In,the future the greatest

_ opportunities for growth will

be in products and services

primarily ‘based’ on technol- “

ogy combined’ with ‘increas- ©

ingly sophisticated market-
ing, finaneing nad manage.
ment. -

Strong said Canada can not
rely solely on its natural 're-°
sources and. in-fact it has
been the ‘resource-based
‘economies that have been
hardest hit by. the’ current

‘recession “while those that.
* are’ more technology-based, 5

of which Japan is the prime
example, . are Performing |
best.”

DO-IT- ous One CENTRE |

NO ONE BEATS QURPRICES :

WINDOWS
‘AL ROOFING.

{oJ
INSIDE STORM WINDOWS
DOUBLE GLAZED
skvuoHrs:

SPRING. SPECIAL
Vinyl ze

per
weaison INSTALL ALL TH nee ‘PRODUCTS Be i

COLUMBIA VINYL Com 365- 3240 anyjtimé

» Castlegar

_ BUILDERS WELCOME ER

ESTIMATES

NO OBLIGAT ION

Ask about’ the CHRP: GRANT

9

s Boparly: uns -

pare

and ‘services,.on which our -
: economic: growth has been

/

; THE! FAMILY ates win i
THAT HOMETOWN FEELING!

“TWIN- DOUBLE size

COMFORTERS .
” Special ‘3, lL 4.

(WITH courON

THIS WEEK'S § SPECIALS

Fir 25 % OFF
‘WooncRart AND

et STAINS 2 7 % OFF

April 3rd.
"Gal. cotoneaster
* (good for ground cover)
Js Reg. $4.50 Now.

gos

1Gal. pyramid cedar
Reg. $4.50, now

$Qos

. _,Full Landscaping
F Service ¥
Free Estimates

Mrxoric

PARROTS

’ JUST ARRIVED
, ‘Mexican Redhead maxon

aii 599 eine voreys :
rane can

hog. $3 99.. NOW. EA. ..... $209.99
2Senogal Parrots *'

Reg, $99.99. NOW EA...
1458 eae Ave.

CONVERSIONS —

— Reduce.Cost Per Mile by 50%
— Free Estimate to Convert

— $400 Rebate if: You Qualify

‘ SEE OY

LAWRENCE AUTO SUPPLY.
1507 Columbia © 365-7787

: PAMPER.

- YOURSELF

Callus fora
Beguty Break!
When the. world is tum-
bling aro¥nd you we can

help—
; SCALE
- Tho Hair Annex

NOW

365-3744

: 2Al-Srd Sti, cates

» the 6 :
Mirrored wall

Introducing }
0 minute

*@No mirror culting.

elrsalmostas

easy as

panelling a wall.

ON SALE NOW
ONLY

$169 a
Bartle & Gibson Co. tt.

_ 2317 6th Ave. Castlegar 365-7702

Jazz up your old Bike
for Spring. .
Take advantage of our
' Spring Tune-up Special
2! Only $47Q° (plus Ports):
OFFER EXPIRES APRIL 28

s or: seé our wide selection ot New 5

and. 10 speeds’ and motocross
Bikes trom marae:

\ a EREMENKO | , Ag

FIT-RITE SHOES
365-7353
© LADIES FEELINGS Sandals.

In a large variety of styles & colours: white,

beige, tan and brown, and different heel

heights! !

The most comfortable shoes that we recommend
priced at $29.99 & up.

Ladies Celbys or Joyce shoes & sandals ina

variety of styles & heel heights Sale Price $25.00

to $29.00. .

Dress Shoes men's... Ritchie brand .

black Tie-up & slip-ons Sale Price $34

Pat Keller, ; , z
_.our 9th Ca$Bucks Winner

You, too, can win @

$200

Shopping ©
. Spreet

Watch for Contest

in
son, Dianna Kootnikoff.

Pat Keller: ‘is shown her ‘receiving $:
fro ad

fi.

sour al ped
‘de bepger It fearares & die-cast

Webeticves
ete eee youda,mo.

HENNE'S MARINA,

191 Columbia Ave.’ 365-3219 ©

MACLEODS

Save $46 4
PAL PHONE
Bale price sesccseeeoneees PMO
Features — Press Button Control, Last, number redial .
memory, Sofetone, on/off button.

MACLEODS

397 Columbia Ave. 365-3412

Solve:your
peed :

~ Entry Every Sunday!

All Sizes
Chest and

Uprights
“WE URGE YOU TO

COMPARE OUR PRICES
ANYWHERE"

iJ nse Street
365-2101
Downtown Castlegar

so &

MasterCard/Visa
Monthly Payments

ALL KNIVES

(Hunting and Fishing)

25% off.

Have atook at the

LYEMANC

‘oals Out Weather Top sealing fireplace dampor

Your empty

ponte $3.00
55.99.

my
‘CARLS DRUGS -

Castleaird Plaza = OPEN TODAY 365-7269

TROWELEX.
SALES & EQUIPMENT RENTALS :

os secvincnet

ea 4450 Columbia Ave.
Castlegar, B.C.

Harber-craft $ :

top line aluminum boats 6

ore now in stock starting at..... 3)

No Frills just Good Deals
365-3315

THIS WEEK’S SPECIALS

: SHOP IN A NATURAL FRIENDLY. ATMOSPHERE

‘Medium White
Cheddar,

os Healthy Phg. 7
: ’, Shampoo/cond.{vit.
6.37..$2.98.. ;

caren: , "
Almond Clusters : MOT ANTRY s
$8.79 «..$3.99 ». e iis columbia Ave,
Ginseng tz ie

nop 214.28 species $1.2.

. aoe Sports Wear
igby Clothing
tball Gloves
‘ennis Racquets
© Fishing & Camping Gear
© Footwear

“The tet People"
Coates ied viene

,, MITCHELL SUPPLY

9
“Mitchell Supply”
everything for
home and
garden...

pr) MITCHELL SUPPLY

490-13th Ave.

APRIL IS
DIAMOND MONTH

Bosse’ s Jewellery
: 1104 3rd. Street
Castlegar, B.C.

Men's Tyme Jeans

Style 846529
sizes from 28 to 36

Reg. 35.00 99
Pric@ ....seseeee $ 5
WITH THIS AD WHILE STOCK

s.

Betty’s Boutique
365-2252 ©

“Cellophanes”’
New Transparent
hair colouring
Riches beyond compare
FOR BOTH MEN & WOMEN.

The diamonds have competition, from hair that
sparkles:and shimmers and glitters with rich,
vibrant life. Nothing but the most fantastic
shine. For more information phone Betty and
make your appointment fener

1 HOURS
- Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Fri.
9.a.m. to 5 p.m. 12 noon to 8 p.m.
Styling for men and women.
418 - 104th Street, Bluebarry Creek.

Castiegar's Enchanted Florists 1125 4th Ave. Castlegar