CASTLEGAR NEWS, Morch 19, 1980 ~ B2 , One man's opinion ‘Too many debts. ...¢, By FRED MERRIMAN The concept is called “creditor supported debt consultation,” The name is the only thing that)! don't like about the idea which In my: opinion is long overdue. ots hf If you are in hock up to your ears and find that the income does not keep up with the outgo then help is now tabi: e provincial gi afew major financial institutions have finally come to realize that people with money problems are not good for business and ‘usually help to Increase the case load down at the welfare office. |! 1" , f It is now possible for you and | to call the Credit Bureau in downtown Trail, which is one of only, two places in British Columbia which offers such a service. and it won't cost you a,cent fram your.averdrawn bank account. The Credit Bureay will take. your,call,far help and turn your name and telephone number to a debt counselor whose. time and salary is donated by one or more of the various participating financiers.in Trail, The office space, printin costs and telephone arg provided. by the human fesources ministry — whic! means the taxpayer, it pas eae : . The counsellor will ask you to list your debts and prepare a list of the ex- penses you must pay each month including the Sdturday night beer. If he or she thinks you ore serious and really.want to get, cut of the mess you are in, or bet-. ter yet stop the Black Day from visiting you altogether, then he will-help you draw up a repayment program, plan a budget and best of all will contact each of your creditors on your behalf with your financial health in mind. tam writing this because from personal experience | know money matters . help break up families and I Glso feel strongly that banks, credit unions, finance 1) CONVERTED AND.‘ mer request, 2). RECONSTITUTED LEMON: AND'LIME JUICE 8): COO! 1 Another: high: ‘sugar 0 item. ° Real: whipped seu. . — Sharp increases in price. .i “since spring, 1979. Another consumer request. Sic 8) INSTANT PUD- DINGS — Sugar is first ingredient listed; there are’ six when considered you. add three cups of milk to a six-oz, © package-of pudding. Confus- ing sizing by one company, a. four-oz.,'118-gr:' package and, a $-8/8-0z.; 96-gr. ‘package: Not individually priced in‘one ‘ket, unable to make companies and in fact all and-any credit granters have not been di ig social responsibility in their-daily business. ; You see it is to their interest to say yes to your loan application. It is admit- ted they also feel you will pay. However, how many banks of credit unions will say no to somebody with the.ap; nt ability:to-repay and then discuss alter- price“compatison:' This iteni is’ very‘ high’ ~ sugar content and prices are ppease ‘us. - They have made their profit! for What they should do it de- crease’ retail: prices 85 por” > < cent, not 10 per cent, to make |. more’ discerning ‘shopper. up to the consumer for their 2). Check’): sizes has 4 baby ‘foods ‘but not from all natives to the loan application, Leys i The debt couneel ling idea“and the-dedicdtion’of sign of social S banking b this pilot project deserve our favorable response because it may just be the first responsibility and even hymen concern creeping its way back into it ma spank: he people spearheading and. loan officers will start saying “why don’t you set-aside eve borrow, save for it.” eee your books. Telephone 368-6494i' * ay. day for your dream car? Don't The whole idea may even slow inflation and draw people away from the “spend today ‘cause the price goes up tomorrow’, philosophy. a At least it’s worth a pHone call to'talk to somebne who can help you balance _ Crash simulator on tour {ioe ni 'Nov.! 29; the Insurance: Cor- iporation: of British Columbia ‘is taking the Seat, Con- ies as The Seat Belt Convincer, a crash simulator which graphically demonstrates how seat belts help save lives from the enthusiastic public response to. ‘convincer’ ap- pearances at last summer's Pacific National Exhibition in and prevent serious injuries, a is taking to the highways of | | British Columbia. aot From March 26 through /Erma ~Bombeck ene | love dhouseful of plants as wall as the next person Biuk rakty. at sik and tired of people felling me'how eaay Ht'ls to’ Thamntal in.an indoor jungles” Oh sure, there are a few plants that thrive on neglect and take root on my kitchen tile, but generally plants .take a lot of care. | must have 15 or 20 plant books that - divide species into ‘‘Easy to Grow” and ‘‘Takes a Little xtra Care." The species is so demanding that many women are ooking for options. A friend of mine said she would not have a Boston Fern thls year, but would have a baby. She explained, ‘‘I'm getting too old for ferns."” The Euphorbia pulcherrima (Christmas poinsettia) would take another miracle out of the East to keep it alive after Christmas Day. * Once you follow explicit instructions to set It in a cool, dark room until spring In a dormant stage, It slips off into a‘sleep of death-and you're stuck with a stupid pot of dirt and a dead twig in the closet for six months. (Poinsettias have been known to die on a church altar attended by four priests and three bishops.) Euphorbia grandicornis (cowhorn cactus) are born- dead. | have never known of a person who had the courage to pull the support systems on a cactus and say, “*Throw it out! It’s gone!'’ . Saintpaulia (African violets). | had one that lived for three weeks once only because it had the perfect blend of light and humidity. 1f | had one that lived for three weeks Saintpaulia (African violets). | had one that lived for three weeks once only because it had the perfect blend of light and humidity. If | had just been able to keep the oven door ajar, flick the light on the toaster 20 and foll |p ap- Is- “your own fruit this coming ‘ ZEN summer. (With B.C. grown 3 ity expensive. Plan now to can ~ “unjust a prices of ‘packages TOP: SUPERHIT° fruit, of course.) - 5) BANANAS — Up in @ price, now 55 cent lb. Quality is sometimes inferior, with Nelson's NLCC_ formidable SURVEY. A look at the 20 most popular recording hits and artists. Brought to you each week by: ee PETE'S TV LTD. “1 The Wall? 2 Damn the Torpedoes 3. Regattade Blanc - 4 ThelongRun.).): *§ in the Heat of the Night . Soot places first Word has just been re- ceived from National Council, Navy League of Canada in Ottawa that .NLCC Formid- able of Nelson has‘ placed 6 ‘In Through the Out Door first in the National recruit. |. 7 Drums and Wires ° ‘ -. >, The Police on V Organized by the Road c Safety Department of the In- surance Corporation, the up- coming demonstration pro- gram will visit every area of the province. The public will also be invited to view a_ brief audio-visual presentation on the importance: and proper use of seat belts and ap- proved child restraints, bi ry # “nat ROR SOE OR STU of seat belt-use will be. lo- cated near the ‘convincer’ at each tour location. Seat belt and child restraint brochures will also be available to the public. Vegetable growers meet in Creston The annual Vegetable Production Guide _ be awarded the corps. ing 8 Armageddon ~ The corps, under the -"9 Uncut command of Lt. R. Dorman, 10 Flying Colors. started the training year | 4] Keepit Alive : with two cadets and has 12 Cornerstone increased to a present en- 1 13 BebeLe Strange ”° Folment of 20 cadets between 14 Freedom at Point Zero the ages of 11: and 13, 15 Tusk Ad tated Formidable, named after. 16 Hyd Ss the ship Hampton Gray sail- yora ed, lias. never won the re- eruiting award. A plaque is to Come in During: Bonanza Days and Enjoy BIG BONANZA DAYS SAVINGS on Popular . \— RECORDS & TAPES © growers meet - in Creston The Tree Fruit Growers Production Guide meeting . for the Kootenay area is to be held in Creston at the Cres- ton Valley Recreation Cen- ter, Erickson,Room, at 7:80; p.m. on March 18, This meeting is an an- nual event and of utmost importance to tree fruit meeting for the Kootenay area is to be held in Creston at the Creston Valley Rec- reation Center, Erickson Room at’8 p.m. on March 18. This is two hours later han earlier announced to fit _ with the arrival time of members of the B.C. ministry of agriculture from the Okan- agan. Marney James-Thom- Je specialist. for out of every hour, keep the vaporizer going and the earth from ravolving on its axis, | felt | could have sustained life. 1 do not want all of you gardeners who have had success with these flowers to write. It is depressing and | wouldn't believe you anyway. son, veg the interior; Dr. John Yors- ton, plant disease expert; and . John Procter, insect special- ist are expected to attend. If you are growing vege- tables s} or plan + Face it: When my M: ( l (Prayer Plant) turned its nose at me. . . | knew It was all PB to do so, please plan to at- tend. The Castlegar News/ Mid-Week Mirror In co-operation with g of the B.C. ministry of agriculture . and Agriculture Canada from the Okanagan will be on hand to discuss production guide changes and any other topics of current interest. New or future growers are welcome. This Thursday, Friday & Saturday PETE’S TV LTD. CASTLEGAR Ph P Tom Petty, ah train'y untirst year if y i WaEeKs' OXp pat Unlimited advancement oppor q’exceptional Pension Plan ; y Ks ate fast a caer ets international organization needs: “+40 service and increase’ establishe Equal Opportunity Company M/ Thursday, March 20 ‘Saturday, March 29 HEBe. Du ythe Saiv OPEN from 9 A.M. to 9 PLM. MONDAY thru SATURDAY iy i wg) “k incredsed fundin Teg uyt centives ig for. « id. local: government ‘assistance’ programs,: lew statutory and revenue surplus‘appropria-: ions for special projects and: programs, i panda ‘oad ‘range of tax reducti tid ; in p were announced March 11 by Finance Ministel : é ‘6 Hugh Curti ‘ : Curtis ‘proposed isevernment, initiatives in delivering to legislative assembly ‘his’ first.’ budget: ‘asi’ min f finance. He described the. budget: Qs."a strong statement of confidence in British; ~ministel «Columbia." ft > “It is a budget which builds forour people: ‘in the. Merde lp prepares ‘for: the; oppor-. Sith these and:man by the! xs ni all, a budget which bia i serves’ the people of british Col i and forward-looking way." nae Fay A-major theme iof the te, ..tax:: on >. 20,000». small-and medium-sized ‘busi- ‘nesses to 10 per cent from 12 Ber‘cent which will cost the government $21 million or 000 ‘a business. ns ies and some patent med- igines, costing $4 million and $680, ‘in the homeowner grant .paid to the elderly,: handicapped ‘and veterans. The grant to other home- buyers remains $380 @ year. * The long-awaited den- tal,coro, program, firat_men- one pril,- 1979,- ge! dn. . for its start-up year. Where to direct your complaints, inquiries it! Most justified consumer Dry Cleaning —.: B.C. itis, most of: sensitive: z tis ABS IN THE. NEWS“AGAIN are the destructive properties of the Bic disposable lighter: The Air cleaner for Nels CASTLEGAR NEWS, March 19,1980 on residents, thanks to KFP burner improvements The teepee burnor ‘at Kootenay Forest | Products’ lumber ‘and plywood ‘mill in Nelson is burning more clean- ly than ever before, ' the d Friday. Lat NewsSide yy we can make final our power _| According to ‘a .KFP press release construction‘at @ cost.of $50,000 of a smaller waste burner inside the’shell of the original teopee has resulted ‘ina more con- centrated, hotter fire burning up most of the particles ‘that cause smoke. ° Although operating only since Feb. 4 and still boing tested, the new burner. has already made a striking dif- ference for residents of Nel- son's Fairview district. The grey pall that often; ‘hung: over that area is gone,; Results of the, project yet plant,”,’ Sigalet said in a recent. interview. “This is approaching the job we want'the burner to do. We'll be making some more modifications to the air flow that should make it ‘smoke- less for most of the operating day.” 2 The | $50,000’ improve- ments to the waste burner. are only the latest and. most successful of a long string of projects by KFP to solve, or at lease alleviate, the prob- lem of smoke and fiyash - drifting over Nelson. “The community: has been quite patient, but the company. hasn't just walked away from it,” Sigalet said. “The problem is a difficult one when you're causing a condition. you have little power ‘to prevent.” Since” the’séarly: 1950s, ° Fairview residents have com- ‘plained ‘that KFP ' produced sampke ' arid cinders: Which prevented them full “enjoy- ment, of. their homes and properties. iia The forestry firm didn't deny the fact, and on occasion paid some homeowners for | their Buteven Kootenay, Forest for causing a nuisance. i) Thysughout this: period,’ KFP kept working to reduce ‘the’ emissions from its bur- BS’ Products _ ner. Between 1965 and 1970 © alone $500,000 was spent in ; various efforts, s ‘ ! True relief came only in ‘December, 1974, when KFP ‘Wiste was diverted to create waterfront landfill. For. two happy years the burner was idle — there was no smoke. * But today no landcells 6 being created. There are then one resident took . the firm to court in 1969, winning a $50 settlement: against n for 800 -cuble. ~ yards of sawdust, wood slabs and mulch daily. It must be ‘burned. Wey _aummer.. In. previous summers, when’ smioke trapped by air, inversions, causing. ‘it\-tq. obscure , the entire’ Kootenay Valley: at Nelson. That should nolonger occur, ! ; An added benefit is. reduction of “fallout” — bits of charcoal and half-burned sawdust that on occasion have rained on the city as the burner. consumed its. .800 cubic yards of wood waste daily, KFP President: Jack Sigalet says he is happy with the results, but the move is only an interim measure until . the company can, afford an $18 million electrical power- generating burner’ that re- “met r with 1 : KCIR retains _ present- Members of the Kaotéi oni Intergroup Relations report they have size” leases no smoke y , +. Ce-operating with the pollution control branch, KFP. has made the changes to its burner pending a decision by its parent company, the B.C. I Cor- J with pr re Sons of Freedom’ and submissions regarding historical and social factors that have led to contihvousninres?:: j Aside from these iss USEC OMS: dox) have also met with the KCIR to discuss their concerns for an expanded: leadershi said ina March 10 press rel * “At present the KCIR' Wi present size while continuing Pi oF the. other sects to review poration, on the power-gener- ating plant. Sigalet hopes a decision on that proposal will be made within two years. “Hopefully these changes will be more than adequate to - ity -until ¥, Committee |) But if it must be burned, atleast it can be burned cleanly, and that's the aim of Sigalet and his’ superinten- dent in charge of the disposal system, Bob Strautman. “We've’ gone through several types of syatems over the years,”. Strautman said, standing in the shadow of the _ huge burner recently. “We're all hoping it will work. We | want it to work more than . anyone else does.” be Just beyond Strautman,, - deep within the towering -outer burner shell, a flame of 850 degrees Fahrenheit con-" {sumes various wood wastes. Not a wisp of smoke leaves the top of the burner. While the old burner is 82 feet-in diameter, the new inner shell that houses t§e flames is only 56 feet a its “| Natural gas pozzles pump millions of BTU of flame into the burning chamber, -keep- ing. the fire hot and thus smoke-free. Below the burning wood, air is pumped into ‘the blaze from underground pipes, and similar pipes overhead feed flames above the burning satisfy the The: managing director of the: B.C. wad yey also the SBCTA regional at thor of Tourist. A fon will be February issue of Orbit, Cominco's | publication, reports employees at-‘Alcan’s aluminum smelting plant‘in Kitimat are for- bidden to bring lighters onto ‘company P can be by a logical, well-organized com- aint‘ to’ithe retailer or, jifacturer. concerned. But