BCGEU strike hits Castlegar | By RON. IN NORMAN ban 100 previncal sorocomert empires a Custega reed 1 job toda; 1,700 fellow employees in the West Kootenay tnd 40,000 other B.C. Government Employees’ Union members inthe second f a province-wide "The trike has lected almost every provincial “‘Sitike countdown, Ad ferernment opertion tn Castlegar. Government = since they are operated by Ministry of Highways employees. However, regional BCGEU spokeswoman Debbie Offerman said the union is not picketing the ferry sites. Offerman said the union has decided not to picket the ‘operate the She said the union has had just one emergency call — from a ident who needed to get to Castlegar Soop for an operation, Bho sald the ‘lade fe ferry picket picket captain has arranged to meet the women and ferry them across when ine ne “Merman added thatthe ‘union had offered to include ial service, but the 7 neve saked ‘he union to delare the ferry 1use they like to see the union take the Meanwhile, tho Human Resources Ministry will have 1 tow ulepoos emergency number fred protec All ministry employees are now ff the WEATHERCAST comme, Ofernee aie, 1 ional headquarters in itive,” with Glade and rman said union lawyers will challenge the Injunction Thraday orang. trike also affected the priva unionized log walers employed by the Forests Ministry loyees have shut down the que store, Forest As well, only a few Nghrays supervisors r in on Ministry office and Human Resources Ministry cific, ‘captain was not the job, though the union has pledged to remove snow on Caeind errs cre where they operated, including among others. she said there a are a couple of pregnant area highways in the event of an emery Ateo Lumber in Fruit The Glade, Harrop and Robson ferries are all down —_ women in Harrop who are overdue. She said ihe Harrop ’e union will le what is and a not an i Four chase BY STUDENTS, FACULTY after three Pie rT e b r it t Store city seats — Closed settle strike : vacant aldermanie seats on city council. ‘The four: include former alderman De CREATE CALDEREANE Heme Kahohhed otapon 20 an (Albert Calderbenk, a besinogeman we iy lamella Bs) it 1038 Columbia Ave., and the ak COVER, the Cast pDTuc faculty work a bit closer with thre incumbents Wahor Pade ae en = 1, rely tired resident of 215 bee Ave.; Carl lot of int vithi he - Dr. and James MacBain, a qos grams, such as theatre and music, Gib- we fod on adn ofthe As well, students honoring the ‘The four will battle for three vacant Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of picket line makes it more difficult to two-year terms, ‘Canada. conduct classes especially in rehears- Voters will ‘not Per fe chines’ At an open board meeting at the i ‘mayor this. year. MAE campus, more than 75 stu. Some 75 to 80 Faculty Association Audrey Moore was pec) by ‘dents and ped K plod up - ask members were present at the start of fie nomination papers for the union. But: the v« mayor's position by Monday's noon taken by phodhy ballot 1% bouse ater, deadline 68 penbes remained. she defeated then-alderman Ji \ et ns : ‘Ministry of Labor to help resolve the why the association shouldn't go back \ Castlega “Everybody lereired had their own \ and with paca y and the union reasons. Ther . \ He will be joined in the election race today. DRIED Costlegor Ltt store employees ars ployees' Union members off the job for the second day Meanwhile 1 i in the barg by homemaker Linda Krull of 103 Sh Lora i Gomis wren ranwhile vocational instructors, on in the Ferry Ave, asd incumbent Doreen are more than 100 local B.C. Ge ent Em- today in a province-wide strike. —castewPnee! both sides are not bargaining in good Beech, pe ry 2 penmtien, of 2840 faith,” Gibson said. reedomite trio return Shas jo ss cnt J ‘Tuesday night the effect the strike is > Matsqui centre. They were serving A re ¢ - what Ts dag” Anat Asked if he thought his re-lection by acclamation was a show of support, he replied, “At least I hope kee Voting in Castlegar between 8 a.m, and § pam. Hew feat the Community Complex will to he's mabe poll Gaspar and patients po tbe dey al Ge oat ‘Aa edvance poll wil be bed Lag “ at sity hell from 9 a.m. than anble to make tothe eis on election day eae 4.089 registered voters in simply go the courtesy polling booth and fill out the necessary infor mation. That will automatically place them on the voter's list for 1984 For the first time in several years will bea fight for the Area J seat 1a the Central Kootenay Regional District board. Ineunbent Martin Vanderpol is telag, challnged by Water Tyme. Vanderpl I, a teacher who lives in Robson, has been on the board for 10 years. Tymofievich is a salesman who lives in Raspberr; Elsewhere un the regional boerd, logger Corky Evans was re-elected by acclamation in Area H (rural Sloc Valley), while incumbent George Cady, retired, was acclaimed in Area D Wardeau Valley) In fay Aasen in Area B tal Creston Valley) wil face ight John A By DIANE STRANDBERG Stalf W teewsay ees ester of the Sons of Freedom sect, are recuperating in Castlegar. and. District | Hoophal today after being released this week: ‘end on a conditional pardon. Dr. David Bulloch, under whose care the patients are recovering, said Tues- “Smith's reaction, AZ thas Tina Zonal, $8 and Mary 1g & “normal vege- elderly women were re- eased Saturday along with Mary Astaforal frm the Maal Beponl Psychiatrie Centre in A weeks of negotistions Letweea federal Solici Robert B.C, Attorney General Brian Srsith Astaforoff, 68, is resting at her sisicr Lucy Hoodicoff's homy in Grand Forks. Astaforoff, who spest last week at Vancouver General Haeplal after her weak and emaciated, ia stil on liquid diet ‘And Hoodicoff says it is stll too early ‘gone. Hoodicioff said she is refusing inter. views and will not comment at length on her sister's cond ‘says she didn’t do it (fast) just roadeasted.” Tve told others that. I can't say anything any more, I'm alone Noodle sald she ‘arned sway representatives of vi media Monday and” them.” the three woman started their latest hunger strike in August but wer tne fr arson agaist members of al Doukhober llter General Kaplan made the offer of conditional pardons more than rim Astaforoff, wh has gone without food for more than 200 days during her last 18 months in prison, was serving a Ahreeyear sentence for arson involving e Doukhobor Historical Res taurant Aataforoff's son, Peter Astafooroff, says he is “definitely” pleased to see his tauthertcleseed foc prsuns Aad be noted in an interview that her release Teachers By CasNews Stalt Castlegar and District Teachers Asso ciation, said Tuesday that bai y last minute changes to the govern: ment’s restraint legislation. the strike will go ahead es planned. “Looking at what the government is doing, it certainly does seem that we'l be going on strike Tuesday,” Rodgers id It appears to me the government is out to break all unions and associations tablish a low cost labor pool,” he strike goes ahead, Castlegar teachers wil join 28,400 teachers from could improve the tone of tks being orthodox Doukhobors the Frvedaaiie delegation (0 the ‘ootenay Committee on Intergroup Relsony i concerned with examining the causes of arson that has plagued this area for years. “T think there will be a better tone at the meetings because of this,” Asta. gen ‘member of the committee, agrees that the release of the three women is a step in the right direction for intergroup relations. continued on poge A2 out Nov. 8 DLC. 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Federation excite to pull members off the job as terica ‘of ecalating jb tisn which began Mondsy with a walk out by government employees. ‘The vote favoring a strike is the first time since a ore-day walkout over pen: sions in 1971 that teachers have opted to leave their classrooms. the taschars would he Mrs day of te wrke wil se all teaching staff manning picket lines Strike teams will be organized to picket specific schools in the succeed. ing days, Rodgers School distriet support staff, mem bers of the Canaan Union of Publi Employees will join teachers Nov. the strike prteating the poliaici legislation tha bargaining rights and allows mass dismissais of public sector worker Sunday, But classrooms at DIU aul empty cully Association president Gor- don Gibson snid Tuesday alls docen fealty members are tl honoring the picket line at Castlegar, as wel as some inside BRISCO'S BACK: Former Kootenay West Conservative MP Bob Brisco .1as decided 10 take o Fun at the Kootenay West Tory nomination... AS STRIKE SPECIAL: CasNows provides special coverage ofthe vices are still availabe ond how the tise is affecting small busi AS ¢. nearby coal der oat \FFECTED cit said the comunity is denied ibe college either by its ity te ress picket lin o det , such as audio visual, inary, reat ae ‘ad i szrmuanue continued on United Way 1983 Goal $62,000 $37,005 This represents 59 por of the goal \