CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, April 13, 1978 Legislative Library, Farliament Bldgs., 501 8 April is designated as CANCER MONTH by the Canadian Cancer Society. During the April campaign focal volunteers will be:calling on.you asking for financial support. We urge you to give generously. The cure for cancer is probably the most eagerly anticipated medical breakthrough of our time, Cancer is not one disease, It is a a complex system of diseases, each g unique probl and all chi d by the and unregulated growth of cells. Thus, cancer research is directed in a mult tude of channels frorp basic cell research to epidemiological studies, Canadian scientists are involved i in some of the most sophisticated i in vestigations in the world. British Columbia's exciting TRIUMF project will experiment with the use -of a new type of radiation — negative pi-mesons — which holds great promise for the treatment of cancer. In Quebec, Drs. S, O. Freedman and Phil Gold have developed a blood test for cancer of the lower bowel, a test which may also be effective in detecting cancer of the lung and breast. Still under investigation at McGill University, ithas opened up anew avenue of research, Several scientific teams‘in Ontario are working on various aspects of leukemia, Dr. W. M, Mak'and Dr. A. F. Howatson of the Ontario Cancer In- stitute have eared international distinction for isolating virus-like particles from the cells of leukemia patients. Among a number of projects in Alberta is one of the control of tumor antigens, These are a mere sampling of the research now underway in Canada. Many = Canadian sci doctors, i physicists, bacteriologists, and technicians are devoting their energies to solving the mysteries of cancer.. Continued research promises to bring more forms of cancer under. con trol but Canadian scientists need the financial support of the public to carry on with their life-saving quest. Last year a record total of $9,144,000 was granted to research workers by the National Cancer Institute of Canada, This was an increase of 20 per cent over 1975. The NCIC, which directs cancer research in Canada, is fur ded by the Canadian Cancer Society's annual public campaign. . o e hy Join the fight... When.a canvasser from the Canadian Cancer. Society..calls on you vet TH during the April.campaign, be generous. Don’t just sit back.and wait for ch cancer to be beaten — join in the fight. +N Canadian Cancer Society | Canc r: The number two kil in North America! Junction Shell The Businesses Listed Below Join With the Castleaar Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society in Urging You to Join the Fight Castlegar Equipment Rentals Coleman Excavating and Country Boy Service Arrow Laundry and Dry Cleaning. Blue Top Burger Raspberry Lodge Basran Holdings Columbia Coiffures Canadian Propane Gas ond Oil Kinnaird Transfer ? Bill's TV Rebuilding Harry Smith Oil Distributors Cameo Hairstyling Adastra Aviation Cedar Crest Beauty Lane Salon Mobile Homie Park Castle-Craft Woodworks Kalesnikoff Lumber Victorian, B. C. Val 1X4 EGAR NEWS * Distributed Bright and Early Every Thursday Morning at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays” (gy . VOL, 81, No, 16 TWO SECTIONS (A&B) > CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, APRIL. 20, 1978 25 CENTS By RYON GUEDES Edito: Regional districts provide municipalitics with many ser- vices which are better provided by. the municipalities them- selves. And they would be. more useful if they merely acted as financing agencies and let the municipalities operate their : own regional functions, That was the criticiam Mayor Audrey Moore levelled at regional government in a to the City Brief Hits Duplicated Costs, Services municipal affairs and housing ministry's regional district re- view committee last Thursday, Moore said she d ipalities not wanting to receive them or pay for them. The mayor named planning as an example of duplication of services and costs to growing their provision of services to non- municipal aress but questioned provision of services to muni- Better Off In RDKB? Inclusion of Castlegar in : the Kootenay Boundary Re- : gional District was among the ‘ + proposed boundary changes * discussed at the regional dis- * trict review committee hearing here last Thursday. & City of Castlegar and Re- : gional District of Central : Kootenay officials provided the : five-member provincial govern- + ment-appointed committee : with differing views in dis- ; cussions which arose from + Mayor Audrey. Moore's state- + ments that the city may have + stronger ties with Trail than + with other members of the : Regional District of Central : Kootenay. PEP Plan Noting the two munici- palities’ close proximity and similar heavy-industry ‘econo- mic bases, Moore suggested inclusion of her city in the RDKB would aid develoment of the. “Castlegar-Trail corridor.” “Not only are we in closer proximity, but—Castlegar has 300 to 400 families working at Cominco," she told the com- mittee. “So we're a dormitory city for that industrial city.” City administrator Bill Krug told the committee that even if Castlegar were to join the RDKB it would still be part of an oversized regional dis- trict. He said excluding Grand {Con't. Pg, Al2,.Col. 4) Underway For Castlegar Area Work has. begun on an + overall emergency plan for the + Castlegar “‘area “and | Central ‘ooténay, a Provincial Emer- “gency Program spokesman told 5 “city council last week..... “Regional co-ordinator Ean: » Gower said PEP staffare Working. ona plan i.fe community, ani pr so far has and proweasin vance and credibility: to the program in Castlegar.” Gower explained it was his responsibility to ensure East *and West Kootenay communi- ties have some sort of emer- gency program. He said Castle- gar PEP co-ordinator Ted Cow- lin was responsible for day-to- day routine in the city and could obtain provincial and lvy Street federal agencies’ assistance through him if necessary. In the event of an emer- gency, the provincial, govern- ment would fund 90 per cent of >the local cost and the.city would ~ pay 10 per cent, Gower said. He .,8aid both federal and provincial governments would contribute el'in the ‘event, ofa major: émer- gency. Gower said courses are available in Victoria year-round own planning staff. “The: every-day activities of a growing municipality de- mands an in-house. planning department resulting in a dupli- ,cation of services,” Moore said, a-plgnning function’ not only tends to create 2 duplication of services but results in a ludi- crous situation where the tax- payer is faced with paying twice the required levy." She said the idea that regional districts would provide more efficient and economical services compared to what indi- vidual municipalities could pro- vide “sounds logical,” but such centralized service ‘results in conflicting interests, duplicated services and additional adminis- tration costs. Centralized services may be necessary in non-municipal areas for such functions as planning and building inspec- tion, she said, a municipality should be allowed to decide whether it wishes to participate in them. A large regional board can a majority of members forces another member into a regional function, Moore said, citing as an example the Regional Dis- trict of Central Kootenay board’s refusal to grant Castle- gar a partial exemption from its planning function, “Usually the only reason for such a move is to obtain that member's funding,” she said, “In the case of Castlegar that amounts to 20 per cent.” “The statutory requirement for GIANT i ony i B Ne “make voting a mockery” when cao” Ux g AB 22) $10, 000 IN PRIZES awaits those taking part In the Castlegar Rotary Ciub-sponsored first Annual Rotary. Car. and Boat Bingo to be held April 29 at the Regional Recreation Com- * plex. Shown here with the two major prizes made possible through the cooperation of Maloney § Pontiac’ Bulck GMC and Henne's Marina Is, 8 ‘prize oft ‘aul Oglow, left, and chairman of the "atngo ‘committes, Min Anderson. Other prizes are, a microwave oven from West's, ,Stereo-from Pete’s TV, $200 value st A tatatlor paint rom . Oglow's' Paint and “Don’t Force Functions On Municipalities’ The mayor also mentioned the RDCK board’s unsuccessful attempts to establish a garbage disposal function, funded by all RDCK members, to haul com- pacted garbage to the Qoti- ‘sehenia refuse site. Castlegar, and Areas I and J, already operating the site on a defined- area basis, “were about to be given no example of the kind of service municipalities should be paying for on a contract or formula basis, | “Castlegar is a growing community and requires its own planning department at the present time, however in five years’ time.as the boom slows down we may wish to avail Ives of the regional other than joining the overall ‘tune: tion,” she said, She cited the planning function again as a typical planning services and should be able to do so for a fee,” Moore said. “Thus accepting the philo- (Con't. Pg. At2, Col. 2) Consumption Could Mean Trouble A 5,237,618-gallon first- quarter increase over water consumption in the same period last year could mean a dry summer for Castlegar, accord: ing to Ald. Albert Calderbank. Calderbank, chairman of city council's works and ser- vices committee, said figures for water consumption between January and March show a significant increase over last year's total of 77,953,282 gal- lond despite this winter's heavy « rain and snowfall. He named the near-com- plete Castlegar South sewage system as a probable cause of the increased demand on the city's water supply, although some construction over the three-month period may also be responsible for the consump- tion increase. “¢ Super-Valu, deepfreeze trom ‘aerieey Hotel, dishwasher trom Twin Rivers Motel, $200 in groceries from Sateway, and a cut-off saw from | Mitchell Supply. —CasNewsFoto! by Lols Hughes After: a ee tes sellout ae booth spaces the Selkirk Lions: have scheduled more than 75 exhibits for the 1978 West It Trade Fair on dealing with such p: as oil spills, bomb "threats, marine rescue and handling of hazardous materials—of special interest to Castlégar because of the shipments of sodium diox- ide trucked through the city. Courses are aimed at applica- tion on a local basis, he said. Extension Discussed at Meeting Plans for extension of Ivy. Street, a proposed alarm sys- planning committee and the School District No. 9 building Er Saturday, a spokesman said this week. Alex Cheveldave, -Trade Fair chairman this year, said the club still has a waiting list for spaces in more than 40,000 square feet of display area at. the Regional Recreation Com- lex. “We expect. better and more attractive exhibits than last year," Cheveldave said. “This year the exhibitors are better prepared and are going out of their way to display their * products.” “I think it will be a good for people to see tem tie-in and the it of new subdivision construction in Castlegar were among topics discussed Tuesday at a special joint meeting between the city and grounds School trustee Ernie Mills described the meeting as “very good” and said school board were d that PWA Workers Back on Job Early Tuesday Pacific Western’ Air- lines’ ground workers re- turned: to work Tuesday after their: union -and the Alberta government-owned airline reached a tentative agreement. The ground support personnel, “members of the Canadian Airline Employees Association, returned to work at 12:01 a.m., an airline spokesman said. Brian Johnson said the’ tentative agreement is sub- ject to ratification. Details and-terms are beitig with- held until that time. The agreement was reached Monday with federal media- tor Don Crebbe of Van- }; couver: The 650 workers in 50 centres in British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwest “Territories had been with- outa contract since Aug. 31. ‘* Rotating strikes began on March 20 but the airline said it had been able to main- tain normal schedules. A CALEA member at PWA's Castlegar Airport terminal Tuesday confirmed that the six local employees involved in the. strike had returned to work. raising the level of the Ivy Street section between Third Avenue North and Fourth Avenue North would not cause any problems in school board property on the westside of the oad. 1 He said school trustees had expressed concern at their . meeting Monday that city snow removal operations could dam- age a fence on the property. But planning committee mem- bers said the retaining wall for the raised road section would not be near the fence, he said. Planning committee chair- man Ald. Len Embree said the meeting included discussion of the possible incorporation of school district building alarms and the city's water level and sewer alarms, He said dis- cussions of the proposal were atill at a preliminary level. Embree said the commit- tee had called for discussion of the school board's plans for + accommodating needs of new residents who will occupy the estimated 400 to 500 buildings expected to be built in Castle- gar.in the next three years, “Our concern was that it didn’t make much sense to us to try to look ahead at some perspective without _ knowing the school board plans,” he said. He said his committee had established a dialog with the school board and is prepared to co-operate in solving common problems resulting from the the products and talk to the - exhibitors and see what is available in the West Koote- nays’ within a very. short driving distance,” he said. oducts on display will include homes, home improve- ments and furni: More Than us Exhibits On Disp wigjaes "Specialty. ‘shops, gar: den equipment and supplies, dairy products and health foods, he said. He said special attractions will includé a daily $1,000 cash draw, Bavarian Gardens, free door prizes, a vintage car display, the RCMP BATmobile, the Insurance Corporation of B.C. seat belt convincer, and the provincial tourism minis- try's Captain Cook display, as well as exhibits from the’ * economic developient and for- estry ministries, the provincial © Emergency Health Service Commission, the parks and fish and wildlife branches, and the federal Pacific region supply centre, Musical entertainment will include fiddler Roy Brady's Kootenay Four band from Creston, the Trail Kiltie Band, the Stanley Humphries Second- Compulsory in Meet Official Sunflower Fest - equipment will be mandatory in Frisby-throwing competitions in late July, a Sunflower Fest Y said this at the West Kootenay Trade Fair in the Regional Recreation _ Complex, will qualify for the competitions to be featured asa week. Chairman Charlie Cohoe said only competitors using official Sunflower Fest frisbies, on sale tomorrow and Saturday Fost Cohoe said proceeds from sales of official frisbles and T-shirts will go toward Sun- flower Fest parade prizes and expenses. : DISPLAYING ATTRACTIONS to be fea- tured at the Selkirk Lions’ West Kootenay Trade Fair tomorrow and Saturday Is event chairman Alex Chevelda Wiest west woorenn ; CaSTUGAR Wi Me An COMPLEX vo MBean ng camnarts anise Cheveldave sald, ‘and stillhave i walling fe for spaces In, the 40,000 s joe! display area. Products on ‘display at’ the ations Trade Fair will range from health foods to ary School Stage Band and the Kinnaird Junior Secondary Schoo] Jazz Band, Cheveldave said. Also on display will be Cominco’s $435 million plan for | expansion of its Trail smelting operations, he said, and a fashion show will be presented in the Bavarian Garden. Cheveldave said the club expects crowds of between 10,000 and’ 20,000 will exceed last. year’s 12,000 admissions. -“Costs this year will be basically the same,” he said. “The booth rate has increased but the admission remains the same.” is He said revenue from the Trade Fair will be directed toward community needs but will mostly be devoted to the Lions’ recently-announced Kin- naird Park project.” seems to College Waits For Education Ministry Letter +2) Alletter setting the, muni- cipal and housing affairs minis- try’s conditions for paying for renovations. to’ the’ rundown student residences at Selkirk College is expected this week, college principal Mitch Ander- son said Tuesday. Anderson told the Castle- gar News the education minis- try had already sent “a letter indicating that funds will be made available,” but he said it had not yet been determined whether the conditions will be acceptable. He said he believed terms in the letter were based on a R Fecenh inspection at the resi- have. gone up at a faster rate than one would anticipate,” Calderbank said. “It'll be counteracted to a certain extent by a new water tank,” he said, “But if it gets out of hand it could cause problems.” : He said the city is watch- ing consumption carefully, but the situation “hasn't improved and it’s likely to get worse.” Figures for snowfall in the quarterly report showed an increase of 67 centimeters over the 66.9-centimetre total for the (Con't. Pg. Al2, Col. 4} THE INSIDE “STORY alternative t to regioul dis-* tricts? . @ BUDGET: Providing edu- cation, programs in’ local seh ols, Page Al5 ° SCHOOL: It's report card time again. . :*~ Page B10 « RESTRAINT: Let's show a little when the controls come off. "Pa ge B13 e PROPOSED: Election of rural advisory councils, more autonomy for re-| gional hospital districts and local mansgement of area recreation. - Page BL . GROUNDWATER: T The sinoco in repairs—but said he would not know the extent of the renovations “until we see the fine print.” Students were moved out of the residences into local hotels and motels, at housing ministry expense, in early January because of leaks in the buildings’ roofs, City, Health Unit Views Included in PCB Brief The city will submit a brief expressing recommendations of the West Kootenay Health Unit as well as the “thoughts of the community” at the Pollution Contro) Branch hearing May 16 on CanCel's appeal against the terms of its pulp operation's air emissions permit. Ald, Bud Godderis, health and welfare committee chairman, told city council last Tuesday his April 4 meeting with health unit director Dr. Nick Schmitt and engineering consultant D. G. Levang resulted in which will be with ; of well location in the Columbia River Valley. Page B9 One Man's Opinion. . . . . Page BIO Ann Landers ... Page AS BillSmiley . » Page B2 Classified Ads, Real Estate, and Automotive. . . Pages A16-A17-A18-A19 Editorial... .. Entertainment Pages A4-A5 Sports . . Pages A6-A8-A10 Telenews Pages B3-B4 Weekend Weathercast CLOUDY with occasional showers and some sunny periods, A similar trend is expected throughout the Poge Al2: : weekend. * y, the city’s brief at the hearing—rescheduled from May 9. Godderis said the brief will be presented to council for _—— at its May 9 meeting. For convenient home delivery of the caren News, call, 365-7266. booked more than -75 its Int Regional Recreation Complex this oe moblle homes, —CasNewsFoto by Loic Hughes The labor relations offi- cer five school boards and Selkirk College have decided to hire will probably be based in Castlegar, a Schoo} District No. 9 trustee said this week. Ernie Mills, the local board's negotiations and _ grievances committee chair- man, told the Castlegar News Tuesday the negotia- tor—whose hiring was ap- proved in principle last week by a steering committee of representatives from the Castlegar, Nelson, Trail,. - Grand Forks and Arrow Lakes Boards as well as the college—will probably Oper. ate out of the city because of its central location. Although a B.C. School Trustee Association nego- tiator will continue to repre- sent the local board in 1978 contract negotiations with district employees bel ' Castlegar the Probable Base: ! 1 For Board’s Labor Negotiator | Representation by the BCSTA in bargaining usu- ally involves flying in the negotiator for a week to 10 days of negotiations irooghout the region, he Mills announced the steering committee's deci- sion to local trustees Mon- S to the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the full- time local negotiator is ex- pected eventually to “take a lot of responsibility off the boards’ hands,” Mills said. ma day. John Dascher told the board further details on the-hiring of the negotiator would be discussed at the BCSTA annual meeting in Prince George May 7. Pant ica oe