VOL. 34. NO.79

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College workers dump CUPE

Support pulp and
paperworkers union

HEARTY APPETITES wo

evident Sor
residents turned out for United Way

By RON NURMAN
Castlegar etands to lose its
serv

Plaza Texaco station at the
corner of Castleaird Plaza on

Columbia Ave. and the move

slowly rebuilt the clientele
until it reached a point where
they felt they should extend

the station's hours.

ing hours simply on gasoline
sal

‘They started by staying and ol!

ne xplains Gerry.
‘But it didn't take long before
the Ashtons realized they
coulda’

't remain open during some,
those late-night, early-morn-

We lost some and
some," said irv. “It paid ita

te bars, magazines.
“It worked out quite well.
gained

sturday morning as more than 300 Park. Michael py peti Cohille | dig into oe of
pancake breakfast at Kinsmen sausages donated by Castlegar ile dng eee

By RON NORMAN

Reporter
_pStittk Coleg mainten

were concerned that they safeguarded in the union's
did not have adequate local constitution.
representation through tht “Weld very much sit
union. wo saw (in the

Te ile sad peourveck+ Teoiad Ciceeaien.

lie ers union began raiding The union spent July and

ing agent in favor of the Pulp,
Paper and Woodworker
Canade

Roger Christofoli, spokes-
man for the PPWC, said Fri
day employees voted 6457,

cent, to change
unions in a ballot conducted
‘Thursday and Friday by the
B.C. Labor Relatio L.

Cheha aid 12) of the

igi

oy tentaman PE

No more 24-hour service #

but the late-night
to

‘They
i ot pm ing

way, It wasn't a money the

IRA ends hunger str strike

BELFAST (AP) — Irish

more deaths. “Who

fective proeat weapon pein

rela-
tives by the (Roman) Catholic
hierarchy, aided and abetted

to by the Irish establishment;

ists,
He was the first to die, on
xy 5, and nine others fol-

lists ac May
- lowed before the fast ended.

relatives stepped in and t
‘on medical grounds. A month
ae, the I he National Lib-
era ped out of
the roy ‘arhe campaign
ref

Father Denis Faul, an as
sistant Roman Catholic chap-

SMUGGLED STAI
Richard McAuley, chief
spokesman for Sinn Feia, the

their
the fast ina statement smug
from the prison's H-
shaped cellblocks,
“We the protesting: polit

Danay Morrison, editor of

exclusively
Roman Catholie IR.\ is fight-
ing to end British rule in

Northern Ireland and to re- conf

JO unite the Proteiatdonis

Jessness among our kith and

“The success of this cam-
paign meant that the British

tement said: “She

Been deeply distract the

loss of young lives inside and
oe

cal prisoners fa the Heblocks outs

the men on hunger strike
fave reluctantly deeded in
the seventh month of the

met ier ‘ete to
the

wing to stand Dy and allow

the buager tre

mouthpk :e of Sinn Fein, re-
-i earlier that “pressure

‘on the British government to sald

resolve the crisis .

never been at a lower ebb.” en

ated province with the Irish
republic, which is 97 per cent

The tanger stashed
sought, unsus
demands: the right to Jo 20

associa
td torecelve more mall and
visits,

The government
maintained that granting the
demands
guerrillas political prisoner
status and legitimize the
IRA's bloody campaign. It

changes could
atthe prison unt the rotest
ded.

RSE ao RS

PM to seek patriation when House sits

By The
Prime Minister Trudeau
said today he will seek final
spol for his constitution

reacted cooly t 3
offer to stop over in Van-

couver Oct. 9 0n his way back
to Ottawa to discuss the Lib-
eral government's consti-
tutional packay

Bennett, chairman of this
year's premiers’ conference,
told reporters Friday he is
scheduled to meet that day
with Alberta Premier Peter

I see the

“Ws le
uther premlers before I meet

whirlwind visit with seven

premiers
In Canberra, Trudeau said
be wil [aay as Stat 2s
few the provinces
come oe ith concrete prop-
cosas to improve the package.
But he has made it clear he

with a charter of rights and

an amending formula, must
bedebated for twomoredays_ co
in Parliament,
‘Trudeau's’ majority guar-
antees he would win a vote in
Parliament on the package,
Te sald then be oon
few days to Britain
ie eal appro

. special ses-
on of national assembly in
Quebec City ended with a
I1L-to9 vote in favor of a
strongly worded motion con
demning Ottawa for its plan

jest that ly lasted wat
Wednesday when Gulf

Paste ‘again contacted

‘co with orders to remove all

items in the

station Inning choesate

bars, cigarettes

tee: Tehy ae a be oat, y

tomorrow.
Paced with no confection-
customers, the Ashi
say they just can’t afford to
remain open 24 hours selling

= it just isott

worth it.
“We felt we were doing the
people of the town a service,

We've put so
smock blood ad aweat

‘Ashtons are also faced
with upg af ve af ae
seven emplayees — three of

1m fulltime. They appealed

More on poge BS

to unilaterally patriate the

Nine Liberals

broke party ranks and voted

‘against the motion which was

supported by party ieader
jude Ryan.

conference, warned he will
not compromise with prov-
inces over the controversial
charter of rights which he

still considers essential to the ost s.
packay

‘Trudeau also told a news

CO RRO

Kristiansen
goes against
party line
‘CasNews Staft
Kootenay West MP Lyle
intiansen said Friday

isters’' meeting be
the federal government takes
ia evan! peckage to
Partaomat bar 9

an
bets ihe olla New Demo
eratle Party eaueus decision
Weedneaday to withdraw sup
port from the Liberal cor
Fututloeal resoutloa inthe
Commons unless Trudeau
1a a first ministers’ meet-

‘ity postion dosn't change

L008 despite the caueus decisiox,

Kristiansen told the Castle-
Nezs in a telephone
interview from Ottawa. I'm
not going to insist there be a
conference, he added.

CUPE ranks in July after a
group of employees invited
the union into the college.
‘Tae CUPE local, of which
Christofoli was ' president,
was then put
direction.

Selkirk College is the first

community college in ‘the
provisce 10 have employees
| under the Pl

— and that accessibility was

Community crime
prevention forum
resident

Transpo won't
be cancelled

Expowelated light rail
transit.

cated, Sen cote Ray Perghult

Per gore
er in the
cl fle

Kristiansen said if the

package goes to Poteonst
for a vote he will aps

Teach us O Lord, to num-

most important day to
remember Your abundant
mercy.

conference he will meet Mon-
day with Prime Minister

it, net even talking in those

province's please for more
terms.”
Negottioas now centre Provincial Secretary Evan
‘on an increase in the federal Wolf

commit-

currently is $160 operation.” The Expo deficit
million — $100 million for the currently is estimated at
fair itself and $60 million for million.

Margaret Thatcher of Britain cial

and tell her that because the

peets the Briish Parliament
to act without delay.

‘The court ruled 7-2 that
‘Ot.awa is legally entitled to
pu ahead with its prop-

dcag 80 would be “unconsti:
ts Jonal in the conventional

oh Ae

changes affecting the prov

Last April the provinces
ppposing ‘Trudeau's patria:
ten plans agreed to promcta

coding fre

But it also said that pas

the legislatures of at least
seven provinces with at leas5

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