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ard Kayler’s invention ene t

someday be to feline fanatics

what light beer is to. arm-

chair quarterbacks. :

The Calgary native's firm
produces Kitty-lite, a new cat
litter that weighs 80 per cent’

lesa than the
kind, The product, started on’
his savings and a lot of advice
from Alberta Economic ‘De-
velopment, can be bought in
Edmonton.

Kayler sees his product as
an alternative for cat owners

weary of lugging home cum-
bersome litter -bags from
supermarkets and on a more
grandiose scale, as a possible
catalyst for Canadian pro-
ductivity.

“Most people don’t even
realize that most pet care
items come ‘from the’ U.S,"
said the 98-year-old: agricul
tural science graduate.

If) Kitty-lite’ catches « on,
Kayler says his company may.
be able to provide more jobs
at the » Western. Industrial

Research and Training Cen- ©

tre, where: the; product ..is
ged.

to the idea for the new, light-
weight cat litter.-.

HAS NO CHEMICALS “’

Made of expanded © mica,
Kitty-lite has no chemicals or
deodorants added, so it is
safe for pets. A full-size bag,
equivalent tothe volume of.
other litter products'on the
market, weighs only 1.15
kilograms.
“Tm still amazed that no
one ever thought of using ex-
panded mica for litter boxes
before this," he says. “It
shows there's still plenty of
scope for invention.”

Although ''Kayler didn't
have cats himself, he'd heard
friends and neighbors ‘com-
plain about’ dragging :-heavy
bags of litter home from the
store. Those friends are the
market he decided to cater
to.
yo Kayler also: apent many
“hours .in supermarket... pet:

sections questioning custom- ©

ers about their choice of lit-

“I discovered there was no
other Canadian manufactur-
er,” he says, adding his re-
search has shown there is a
considerable market — 23
per cent of. Alberta house-
holds have cats and use 80
kilograms of litter per year.

Kayler has now turned to
experimenting with uses of
wood wastes for the oilfield
industry.

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of his pen when the. small
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‘Area. unemployed ‘workers

being asked to. help. out

|-referral centre. getting
way, in Trail.

vices will be for ‘all jobless“

people in-the area.
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all,":he +
Goddard hopes the centre

* a cup of coffee and a chance

to vent their frustrations.

But before the centre can.

open ‘its doors: next mont

teers,
through'a series of seminars
which. will feature speakers

tres in other. parts of the.
province.
Goddard, who moved to.

from 1 Insur-
ance and Social Services, -in
addition to speakers from

psychology and volunteer
‘groups.

The'aim of the committee
is to'staff the centre with
unemployed workers because

f ther re understanding,”

| “needed to staf the office. Te

that end, the action commit:
‘tee is holding’ a“ meeting
Tuesday at 7:80 p.m. at the
Steelworkers Hall to solicit

*: volunteers and. ideas on how

“Trail when it. opens Dec. 7,
‘Goddard maintains the ser-

’

to proceed with the centre.”
¢-With this meeting, which is -

for all ‘area unemployed,

Goddard “hopes: to ' interest ‘

| ‘people “in vohinteering ‘one
afternoon a week to help fel-
low ‘jobless.

do slow burn

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The Robson-volunteer fire

¢ before you dial.
That's the message a fire

kesman. He noted that
fire department was:re-

ing an average of about’:

jwrong numbers. °-
The Roeser pointed

partment telephone rings
three times, the call is auto-

phones for 20 volunteer fire-
fighters.

“Sometimes if we're in an
important meeting or some-
thing we're tempted to turn
the pager off because there's
‘so: many. false alarms,” the
spokesman said. vi

If, the , problem doesn't
‘clear up, the fire department’
will be forced to change its
emergency’ number © which
would be troublesome as the
new number would have to

“be. distributed.

dial the wrong number in
times. of real emergency.

‘The telephone:number for
Sears is 365-8331 and Trowe-
‘Nex’ is' 865-8315.°

says “They. know

eat’ everybody ts “going:

through.”

The centre is being spon-
sored by Local 480 = which
provided the office space.and
$1,000 seed money — and the
Nelson-Trail District. Labor
Council.

And” Goddard says ihe

hopes ‘other centres will’ be to.”
established in Nelson, Salmo °

snd Castlegar.. He “expects

~-the B.C. Federation of Labor,

Will: see the’ need ‘for other
centres in the ‘West’ Koot-.
enays and will‘provide fund-.

ing to set them ‘up. The B.C.
Fed has funded similar cei-

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Ci from Calgary. with:
his wife and child about two:
years ago, lost his job with:
Cominco after working for:

“the: company. for a-year.

Since’ then, it has been
seven months of frustration:

what: benefits and. services
are, ‘available.

The: idea for: the contre,
grew. out of this frustra!
Goddard said..He adds: “Its
the first: positive thing ve
seen in seven months, It’s.a: -
relief to see in my case, and.
everybody else I've. talked

The centre will open Dec. 7

at the Local 480 Union Hall’
located’ at 910 Portland?
Street, and will be open>
Monday through Friday from
noon - 4 p.m., and Monday
and Wednesday, from 7 '--9
“p.m.

Care Unit celebrated-its third ”
anniversary Thursday ond the
CasNews’ Chery! Wishlow
was there to interview activity

«ald Wene Tamelin, page 85.

Meantime, ’ people might :

body's favorite, page Bi

The 73-year-old Castlegar Hotel was torn down
this week, for photos, page A3.

Linda Hall: features the Castlegar branch of the
SPCA in her Sunday morning column, page BS.

Selkirk College, Saints., men's’: and’ women’s
basketball teams, opened their regular season
schedule this weekend, for results, page BT

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