CASTLEGAR NEWS, Friday, July 2, 1976 aan CASTLEGAR BRANCH of the Royal Canadian Legion celebrated |” the opening of its newly-renovated hall and lounge with an open bouse last Saturday. On hand to welcome touring members of the public with a ready smile and hot cups of coffee were Mrs. Will Ledue, left, president of the Ladies Aualliary, the group's first um i First the Olympics, then the Paralympics! < Just’ two’days after the closing ceremonies of the 1976 Olympic Games. in. Montreal, ‘RockyMont MOBILE MUSIC Everything from Glen Miller tothe Rolling Stones. BOOKINGS AVAILABLE FOR * PARTIES * WEDDINGS * SPECIAL OCCASIONS “Danceable Music: to Suit. Your Tastes”. f another group of - equally. ‘dedicated athletes will go after world records 'of their own: this time, in the Metropolitan Tor- onto borough of Etobicoke. These games, officially call- ed the 1976 Olympiad ‘for the Physically Disabled, are for semi-paralyzed competitors in wheelchairs, amputees’ and blind athletes. They start Aug. 3 and end Aug. 11. PHL 2527508 All events will take place THINKING SEWER? Powell Plumbing and Byberg Backhoe, Ser” vice have combined to offer. you a complete: and ressonable system for sewer installation. Qualified Workmen _ FREE ESTIMATES EINAR BYBERG 365-2362 OM POWELL 359-7703 B.C. Hydro’s $31,302,575 Loss Offsel by Special Subsidy B.C, Hydro incurred a loss before baldy of $91,302,675 during the yoar ended March 81, 1976, according to the util- ity's 14th annual report, The loss was more than offset by a special subsidy from the provincial government of $32.6 million, The. Hydro report, made public on Wednesday of last week, aid factors contributing tothe loss were increased costs resulting from expansion and improvement of transit ser- vices, depressed economic con- ditions generally, lengthy work stoppages, throughout the province and’ the. continuing impact of inflation, ~ | ‘The report, which’ shows > net income or loss by service, * :.587,028 was lost on urban and. - if {interurban ‘transportation op- ‘vice-president, Mrs. James Walker, Mrs: Roy irbanl, president Mrs. May Dinner, and Mrs. Ken Crosbie. Kept tba downstairs where they proudly ‘showed off the carpeted ‘and: brightly-decorated ‘lo at one tocation, Centennial Park, a 260-acre oasis in Etobi- coke. The new sports. complex includes an Olympic-standard swimming pool with 1,500 seats, a gymnasium with two basketball courts and 2,500 seats and a second-floor gym-, nasium measuring 25 feet. by. 120 feet. At least 15,000 spectators are expected at the games. Some events, such as fenc- ing, table tennis and weight- lifting, will take place at one. end of the 1,500-seat arena with the other, end. reserved . for media representatives, ‘The ski hill will be used'as background for archery compe- titions while officials and secur- ity people will occupy the sky chalet. ‘ Of the 1,700 athletes from 75 nations expected to compete, 300 are blind, 300 are amputees and 1,100: will be in wheel- chairs. These . athletes are .dis- junge were Ken Crosbie, fete and) Legion sbrendses Ed Zorn.—Castlegar. Ne’ jart ‘Campbell / rations. The: total loss’ on : passenger. transportation was + $98,667,025 ‘leas, an ongoing government. Total operating > subsidy. was therefore | $34.6 ‘million from this source. Electric operations showed ° loss of $2,166,275 but gas, rail freight and miscellaneous oper- tions all showed net income for the year, Hydro extended: urban transportation service to Sur- “rey, Delta and White Rock Ss, during” the year, ‘and the. Buber: of bassengers carries ade i bus ‘operators, and "maintenance facilities were ex: ' panded. ‘ The number of vehicles: in Hydro's urban and interurban transportation fleeta increased to 1,085. Accompanying the report ‘was in a letter to the Hon. J. “Davis, Minister of-Transport and Communications, from Hy- dro chairman Robert Bonner, who said the utility “has in. itiated a financial’ and manage- ; ment program ‘to ‘reverse ‘the unfavorable earnings trend of recent years,- ‘Mr. Bonner said steps have | been taken to reduce operating ‘expenses and. abled, but not sick; and? have trained as hard as “full-bodied" ~ athletés to set their own’ records, some of which} are embarrassingly close to Cana- dian. top marks, Kozuck of Poland, a blind man, has run the 100 meters in 1.5 seconds, just 1.6 seconds «short of. the world:record,~ Jon: Brown, a paraplegic from California, has lifted 562- pounds in the bench press while, an amputee from Germany has . thrown the discus 151 feet. 5° Wheelchair basketball is a high-scoring game’ with few changes from the regular game. “.This .is-one of the events in which. Canada is a favorite. |. Athletes are classified by degree ‘of disability:and com- pete only in their own class, There are distinct divisions for paraplegic, blind and amputee athletes and competitions are open to men and women in. Separate groups. Disciplines include swim- ming, track and field, lawn + bowling, table tennis, fencing, archery, rifle shooting, volley- ball, basketball and others, ‘The: International Stoke Mandeville Games for the Para- ie a newspaper es We're printers as welll ‘We can tikely fill alt your printing requirements «:+'+.65)05: “everything from business cards to raffle tickets to invoices or letterheads. And we print in color, too. : Drop in and see ss .. CASTLEGAR NEWS 191 Columbia Ave. 7) . Phone’ 365-7266. and Ask for lyzed, the original name of the Sompatitions, were foun: 1952 by Sir Ludwig Guttman, a doctor. who originated organ- he disabled. in the Second The games have been held Rome, Tokyo,.Tel Aviv. and: ditures ; where: Possible Heidelberg, each time following the Olympic Games. The 1976 Paralympics will have-blind and amputee com- petitors for the first time. Until ‘this year, only wheelchair ath- ‘letes; were ‘admitted : to the gat “Dr. Bob Jackson is chair- man of the 1976 Olympiad and ‘Richard ‘Loiselle,” national di- tector of the Canadian. Wheel- chair : Sports “Association, is executive director. dian team at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. For’ most’ of: the: partici... pants, it will be a first chance to travel fo.Car Cal Toronto The Smodern city hall, On. tario Place, Casa Loma and the Ontario Science Centre are only a few of the places athletes will visit. village’ of “Ahousat’‘on ‘Flores Island off: the west. coast, of. 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