AMBASSADORS for Castlegar are these members of Alpha Phi Sorority who headed forthe 1978 Regional Convention of Beta Sigma Phi Friday at Kamloops. They will not go unnoticed with their large Sunflowers and Capt. Cook T-shirts. The convention, as well ‘as being informative, will include golfing, shown here are, and left to right, ding. Pattl Richards, Carla Josephson, Eileen Akselson, Donna Van Vilet, Lynne Lalonde, Carla Belton, Suzanne Carter and Alta Perrier. Nelson Merchants Crack Down on Shoplifters Don't Count on Getting Away By LECIA STEWART SHOPLIFTING ON RISE (Reprinted from the Nel- son Daily News.) Next time you casually scoop an item off a store shelf into your pocket and saunter on out the front door without pay- ing, don’t count on getting away with it. Someone may be . watching you. Shoplifting is on the rise in Nelson and merchants around town are filling their stores with the latest anti-theft gad- sgetry and advising staff to be ona constant lookout in an attempt to help ease losses from theft. The five. and 10-dollar ‘items which, oh so innocently, find their way into the arms and jackets of the nation’s absconders add up to an estimated $1 million a day in losses for Canadian stores, Stores of course are not the only ones affected by light-fingered patrons. Con- sumers can rest assured almost every item bought has 15 per cent tacked onto the purchase price lo cover shoplifting losses. The majority of retailers feel the only effective deterrent is prosecution, Slapping little Johnny the thief on the behind and calling mommy has gone Wedding Invitations e Raffle Tickets CASTLEGAR NEWS the route of pickles in a barrel and dollar-a-pound coffee. With few exceptions, most store owners and managers make an automatic call to the police regardless of who they catch steajing. SECURITY INCREASED A recent rash of shoplifti incidents around town spurred sev veral busine: Macleod’s on Baker Street decided to bring in security personnel two months ago, Manning an eight-foot strue- ture with two: mirrors all around, curity staff there b ble to cut shoplift nto about $100 a Jess than store “security in he moved anywhere in the store and anding. room for one pe "s appearance is deceiv- ing since it looks like part of the store decor. Only the most experienced of thieves would the booth for what it ere are three other two-way mirrors strategic placed around the store. Fortin als dicated here is a busy pipeline between merchants pointing out those have been caught where ani allie Anderson, at Raraphett » said that store even keeps a list of names. 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It's sue rate is phenom- enal, You'd have to be outright stupid to steal from Feather of Hawk say staff there, Many stores in town say they simply do not have the ti cated gadgetry. The ma: of a local hardware store approach every customer toask if they need help and let them know there's staff in the store - itlia stations one back of the the front who stock “very closely.” All store employees and owners seemed to agree the way a person act is often an indication of m SHOPLIFTERS " PROSE- CUTED While stores such as Wool- worths, Western Drug Mart and Lith John’s Discount prosecute shoplifters almost ss of age, most other esses take a sofler approach lo youngsters, ‘The rule of thumb is to call the parents of children under 13 years of age. If you get caught and you're older than that, it’s likely to entail a visit to the city polie ation. Any adult convicted of shoplifting will carry a criminal record. The penalty for theft over $200 is a maximum 10-year prison sentence, with no speci- fied minimum. Theft under $200 could get the accused two years in prison or any lesser penalty the court may impose. Maximum penalties are unlikely and more and more the trend is lo refer first time offenders to the probation office, SHOPLIFTING SEMINAR. To educate those . people who have suddenly surfaced in a rash of shoplifting charges around Nelson, the probation We Are Open Tuesday - Saturday - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Thurs. to 7:00 p.m. 365-3744 ofice in that town sponsored a shoplifting seminar last week. Like the course offered for drinking drivers, the program was designed to explain some of the consequences shoplifting ean have on both the offender and offendee, namely the shop owner. Hammering home the point that shoplifting reduces their salaries, were a local store manager and owner. Roth indicated that as losses to shoplifters rise, per- sonal salaries drop. One man likened the offense to pick- pockeling and said, “it’s like someone coming in and taking something of yours that is really important.” AGES AND REASONS VARY A film made by the federal RCMP reduced the problem of shoplifting to a lack of under- standing of the rights of property. The wife of a successful businessman, peeling off five pairs of panties for a store detective was but one scenario in the film to show that shoplifters do, in fact, come from every walk of life. Security experts, psycholo- gisls and slore owners agree th no real profile of a shoplifter The excitement Lo stealing is one that can be experienced by young and old, rich and poor. Reasons why people steal will vary, depending on whom you talk lo, Merchants are quick to blime the parents of juvenile shoplifters, “If parents did their job at home properly and taught the child to recognize propertly rights, then the of- fense would not be so preval- ent,” ulter many store owners, TOO MUCH TEMPTATION John Kirkhope from the Nelson probation office does not buy that theory. “Mer- chants, too, have a responsibil- ity.” he said. “Display tech- iques invite us to help our- selves.” Unlike European mer- chandising displays where goods are often out of custom- ers’ reach, North American stores leave ilems within an arm's grasp. And it is the most natural thing in the world to pick up an item. One Nelson businessman agreed merchandising tech- niques have created an ideal climate for shoplifters but had no solution for the problem. So, short of a philosophical upheaval of the North Ameri- ean way of life, store owners cannot be counted on to reduce the temptations. PROSECUTION COSTLY Which brings us back to prosecution as a deterrent, Prosecution, a solution which only further ties up our already overburdened judicial system, often costs taxpayers thousands of dollars, dozens of man hours and can effectively close employment doors for even the youngest accused. And sometimes it's all for an 89 cent ilem. Glenmerry NEW ANO USED FURNITURE 3191 Highway Drive PHONE 364-1822 Service Held in Kaslo For H.G. MacNicol, 64 A memorial service was held in Kaslo recently for H. G. (Jack) MacNicol, long-time resi- dent of Castlegar, who. died * June 2 at the age of 64, Mr. MacNicol came to the Castlegar area in 1949, when he began work at Cominco in Trail. He retired in the fall of 1977, - moving to Langley, B.C. He is survived by his wile, Elaine; three sons, Bruce, Glen and Wayne; daughter Barbara; and 11 grandchildren, Also sur- viving are his mother; five brothers, (including Bert, of Castlegar); ‘and three sisters. Rising Gas Prices May Cause Closure Cominco Ltd. says it may have to eventually close its am- monia plant in Trail if the cost of natural gas continues to rise. The warning is contained in a brief to be presented this week to the British Columbia Energy Commission, which is holding its annual hearings on the province's oil and gas in- dustry.- Roout 75 people are em- ployed in the plant and its re- lated activities. Cominco says the gas bill for all Sy operations at Trail— monia ‘plant -doubled between dan. 1, 1976 and March 1, 1978 to $2.8 million. “Closure of the natural gas ammonia plant in Trail would cause a reduction in the number of jobs, and an economic loss to the city and the province,” Cominco says in its p L “But we are looking into the future to see if natural gas prices get out of whack.” The ammonia made at the .Plant, using natural'gas as the taw material, is used to manu- facture fertilizer. “If gas and labor rates in- crease appreciably, it may be cheaper for Cominco to pur- chase its ammonia require- ments from a large plant such as our Carseland lant in Al berta, at the going price, than to make ammonia at Trail,” the brief says. Ammonia production re- quires nearly half of the total natural gas used by Cominco in ils B.C. operations, and takes up more than half of the gas used at Trail, “If necessary, fuel oil could be substituted for natural gas for essentially all uses ate tion. Cominco's chairman G. H. D. Hobbs, said in an interview last Thursday that “we don't see the ammonia plant shutting down at this juncture. ‘ for ammonia p! ” the brief says. However, changing from gas to another energy source “is not likely unless the price of gas approaches or exceeds the equivalent cost of fuel oil.” I’ve just been purchased from Oglow’s Paint & Wallcoverings. 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From now on, immigrants and those visitors who come here to work or study must make all immigration arrangements before arriving in Canada. No one may changehisorherstatus whileinside Canada. Remember that money can't buy your way into Canada. All the help youneed is free at any Canadian Government ’ visa office or Canada Immigration Centre. Canadian immigration officers do not discriminate on the grounds of colouy race or religion, Ever. ‘ A new adjudication system gives greater protection to the civil rights of people involved in + : immigration proceedings. And deportation will no longer be the only possible penalty. There are now less drastic alternatives for minor infractions of » but it does make it more pre- dictable. If you need to know more, ask at a Canada Immigration Centre, If you know someone abroad who needs information, tell them to contact their Canadian Government visa office before they make a move. That way, they'll know exactly where they stand when they step off the'plane. | + Employment and Emploi et Canada Canada Bud Cullen, Minister Bud Cullen, Ministre recently on a rainy weekend at Camp Cayuse. Top photo shows the camp after ' WINDUP of the Kinnaird Cubs took place being set up wlth the bottom photo showing - {he boys at thelr choras which even follow them to tem Cubs Photos Pilot Project Testing Full Disclosure Scheme The consumer and cor- porate affairs ministry and the real estate industry will con- duct a pilot project in Victoria and North Vancouver requiring vendors selling their homes to fill out and sign a disclosure statement, consumer and cor- porate affairs minister Rafe Mair said Friday of last week. Mair said during taping of the television program Capital Comment that the procedure ‘#1, 401 Front St., Castlegar would act as a listing exercise to provide potential buyers with information on the house. He said that the vendor will have to describe his house “with some particularity so that a person in Halifax, who wants to compare houses through the computer back there, will now be able to know what that house is like and the vendor will be stuck with his answers.” Mair said the procedure would not stop people from lying, “but it is going to put anybody who is selling a house on the spot.” “I think it will be quite a step forward, and if it works, I am assured by the real estate people that ona voluntary basis they'll use it right across the province,” he said. P.O. Bi Re Water & Commercial Well Drilling Ltd. TRAIL, B.! c. Vin aL Call R. Watkins AEE Trail 693-246 7 macrnconenennsenans Castlegar Ferry Traffic Shows Upward Trend A general upward trend was indicated in five classifi- eations of traffic using the Castlegar Ferry during the month of May, 1978, as com- pared to the same month from the previous year. The following categories showed an increase, with last year's figures indicated in brackets: Number of round trips 3,443 (3,374); automobiles and drivers 31,247 (30,825); all types of trucks 14,259 (18,092); trailers and semi-trailers 642 (841); and motor buses 234 (141). A decrease was shown in the following classes, with last year's figures in brackets: Number of passengers not drivers 40,103 (42,284); motor- cycles 175 (195) and livestock 12 (38). chairman Jack Walker, and vi the plant Listen, Mr. Watson By FRED MERRIMAN © A letter appeared last week +H the Gastloger News over the signatures of plant should committee at CanCel. | would like to comment Jack Walker moved up a couple of more pegs on my opinion scale. | don't know Corey, but he must be all right, too. don't know Don Watson. But if he is the kind of top executive that | think he Is then ar geta ject. If | could be classified on the political spectrum, | would probably tend quite strongly right of centre, But, | repeat, | liked that letter which seemed to caft out for a listening ear on the part of senior management before the tempest In a teacup becomes waves on the Even though | feel strongly that some of the more militant unions have gone too far in the power and Influence they wield, | think Jack and Corey seem sincere in the public request for some attention to the “aittle things’ in life. (agree with them that it might be well for Watson, himself, to take a personal look at the conditions where the men have to work. As | recall, organized labor made its first strong stand on working conditions long before even mentioning the Idea of better wages. | sounds like we are back to square one at CanCe!, which | believe Is heavily financed by the people of B.C. So, as a right-winger, | would like to throw my support behind the plant committee and Jack Walker, who is the kind of man who means what he says. is a union man through and through yet the optimism that ! see in the letter, entitled ‘‘Good Relations,’’ gives me the definite opinion that the committee Is sincere and really does want to help management. It is now public knowledge that the men want to work as a team and that is the way it is supposed to be, for all of us. So please, Mr. Watson, listen to what the men have to say. It may not be important to you, but it is to them and us, the public. after he has read that letter. The letter was human, to the polnt and took a fot of guts to write bese as all good unlon men know, noise Is ‘acceptable but trouble makers can be replaced. ems to me that the issues ralsed In the letter seem reasonable enough and could probably be solved quite easily—if only we could keep personalities out of the , WA Local 1-405, sawmill CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, June 15, 1978 Now, In Castlegar... CONTINUOUS EVESTROUGHS © Aluminum © White or Brown Baked-On Finish Kelowna Aluminum Gutter & Soffit Co., at Earl’s Private Pools Call now, at 365-6774 Help the Youth Centre The Castlegar Youth Committee Is asking for your help. We need people who feel comfortable with teenagers to help supervise the activities at the centre. Supervisors will spend three hours at the centre once {or twice) a month, starting the last week In June. The youth of this area will really appreciate your help. If you can participate, please dial 365-7865 or 365-6988 Court News In provincial court on Tuesday of last week Gordon K. Popoff, 24, of Crescent Valley pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while his driver's licence was under suspension. He was fined $250. * # 8 Kenneth Paul Jackson, 19, of Castlegar pleaded guilty to two counts of break, enter with intent to commit an inductable soffence. He was placed on 12 months probation. “ 8 8 Darrel G. Danchella, 18, of Castlegar pleaded guilty to a charge of theft over $200. He was placed on six months probation. * *# Kenneth R. Santano, 19, of Castlegar was placed on 12 months probation after plead- ing guilty to a firearms offence. * # « Brian Lorne Fietz, 22, of Castlegar pleaded not guilty but was found guilty to a charge of consuming liquor in a public place. He was fined $50. “ * © A male juvenile was fined $25 for being a minor in possession of liquor. 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(5) HELP your air conditioner on hot days: draw the draperies or blinds west kootenay power on your unit need an said they have natabied successful reversal operations on 10 men in the last eight months. + The patients, ranging in age from the mid-20s to mid- 40s, underwent vasectomies to render them sterile about six or seven years ago, the doctors aid. *saic A physician can perform a vasectomy in his office in about 30 minutes, but reversal of the surgery is a complicated two- hour procedure which requires a three- or four-day hospital stay. Surgeons performing a va- sectomy reversal must recon- nect each of the severed vas deferens, the tiny vessels through which the semen flows. “What we have done is perfect our own surgical tech- nique; we've modified someone ——e—y work,” Thomas said. pu si Paving Company Ltd. © Parking Areas © Driveways © Tennis Courts, ete. 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This year the foundation has awarded some 35 grants in aid of research, as, well as five research fellow- ships for a total in excess of $825,000. “Recipients include pedia- tricians, pharmaceutical scien- tists, pathologists, chemists, Bieta: bt h and physiolo- although heart disease is still Canada’s number-one kill- er, the long-term effects of this continuing research can be seen in the fact that the death rate from heart disease has dropped nearly 12 per cent in the past 10 years, With continued public support of heart foundations aeross Canada, we are confi- dent that these statistics will continue to show improve- ment.” MacLaren pointed out that the foundation's work also in- cludes extensive programs in professional and public educa- tion, as well as community services. The Coffee’s On... 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