SSS a2__ Castlegar News December. WEATHER shower may occur but no accumulations will result. SYNOPSIS: A strong flow from the ncrth 1s bringing somewhat modified arctic air to the interior of the province. Very weak systems embedded in this tlow will give cloudy periods to much of the Kootenays, and in addition many valleys will be tilled with low cloud. The very occasional snow sl [2] 2) Et Carol sing downtown The Christmas _ spirit comes to downtown Castle- gar Friday night with-a carol sing under the Christmas tree on Columbia Avenue next to Dixie Lee, The Downtown Business Association is sponsoring the event in conjunction with the Castlegar Ministerial Associ- ation. Ministerial Association spokesman Terry Defoe said all the churches in Castlegar will be participating. The public is also invited to join in the carol sing. Hot chocolate and refresh- ments will follow the carol sing, which is slated for 7 By RON NORMAN Edftor We're on the map! The B.C. Games has inserted Castlegar on its zone map and included the Crossroads of the Kootenays in its list of major centres in the Kootenay zone. But_not without some prodding. oe Ald. Albert Calderbank first pointed out Castlegar’s omission from the map and list of major centres at a Nov. 26 council meeting. Council then fired off a letter asking the Games staff to remedy the situation. In a letter to council, B.C. Games office manager Glenda Rae replies, “Please be assured that this was simply an oversight; in fact we did not realize that Castlegar was not on the map and would have corrected it OBR MeO RIE zs sta CASTLEGAR BACK ON MAP immediately had we known.” pas by inserting Castlegar on its new zone map. adding the whole affair “caused quite a littl omission and was “amazed” at the es of people who turned up at his store with letters, periodicals and maps” that omit Castlegar. of B.C. doesn't include Castlegar or show Highway 3 as a major route. asking them to include Castlegar. p.m. WEAR I cere SEEKING: SUGGESTIONS . 7 - Joe Irving (left) of the ae points out the B.C. Games has corrected the faux Calderbank was pleased with the quick, action, fit of fun.” He said he was interview about the But Calderbank wasn't through. He noted that the National Geographic Society's map Council agreed to fire off a letter to the society eeup upsets parent By SIMON BIRCH Staff Writer A parent who complained to the Castlegar school board about political groups presenting their views in the classroom wants the board to adopt a policy 6f neutrality.in the district. Rod Kennedy appeared before the board's education ‘ee Monday to complain about the Kootenay ition for Aid to Nicaragua which he said made’an overtly al pr ion at Kinnaird school. “I felt my-son was given a slanted point of view,” said Kennedy, who also voiced his complaint last month in a letter to superintendent of schools Terry Wayling. “There doesn't appear to be a policy in this school district_about political groups going into the schools,” Kennedy said at the meeting. “People want to get into the schools and influence the children,” he said. “There is a real invasion of people trying to get to our children and give them a lot of confusion.” In his letter to Wayling, Kennedy says he “must object to use of our public schools as sounding boards for political groups of the day. “When I send my son and daughter into the schoois of district No. 9 they are to be-on neutral ground. ABUSE continued from front poge In addition, superintendent of schools Terry Wayling said the cost of implementing the program will have to be investigated. Wayling estimated the cost of the CARE program at Woodland Park alone at $1,000 to $1,500. A total of 66 of B.C.’s school districts have already introduced the CARE kit into the. classrooms. The latest statistics indicate that one in four girls and one in 10 boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18. In the videotape ea at the meeting, Eric Ed an in Surrey, described some myths about child sexial abuse. Edwardeon said it is a myth that child sexual abuse is rare. In Surrey, 63 per cent of child abuse cases are sexual abuse, Edwardson said. He also said the victim is on average between four and “Asa parent, I feel if the school system is to retain its professionalism and credibility, our schools must become immune to the invasion of belligerents.” Kennedy told the trustees at the meeting that “political or quasi-political groups should be eliminated” from the schools and suggested trustees set up a review board to screen groups wanting to make presentations in the schools. But trustee Gordon Turner said restricting political groups from the schools would deprive students of an important aspect of education. ‘e'd be making education much too narrow if we simply said education is dealing with books and what's in those books,” Turner said. “Education is expansion rather than narrowing in like that,” he said, adding, “I'm concerned that we'd become a censoring agency” if the board restricted certain groups. Wayling said the district already practices neutrali although there is no specific policy in place requiring “It's difficult from my. point of view to put a policy in place that administrators must be neutral. They know. that,” he said. “My instruction to principals has been to screen these (groups and presentations) completely.” Wayling also.said he backs the decision of Kinnaird elementary principal John Phipps and Kinnaird. Junior Secondary ‘school principal Bruce Gerrand to allow the Nicaragua coalition to make its presentation. Gerrand accompanied the group for part of its presentation and “Phipps felt the presentation was one of neutratity,” Wayling said. He added that a parents’ group felt the presentation was suitable for the students. Trustee Doreen Smecher said she is concerned about outside groups going into the schools but came up short of backing Kennedy's position. “My major concern is the amount of instruction time taken away from the classroom ‘(by outside groups),” Smecher said. She referred to the board's desire to implement new programs such as the child sexual abuse program CARE which the board has endorsed as a pilot project at Woodland Park elementary. “One way to make time for these programs is to limit the time we allow outside agencies into our schools,” Smecher said. But Smecher added, “I agree that we don’t have a policy Action Centre and union PoreEnsaed representative Len Embree listen to comments on the Unemployment Insurance Act. at a meeting this week. BETTER ANALYSIS CALLED FOR CosNews Photo UIC changes wanted By CHERYL CALDERBANK Staff Writer More i that unemployment is a ser- ious problem in the area. He added that anyone can analysis of the unemploy- ment rate in Canada should be incorporated into the Un- employment Insurance Com- mission Act, says Castlegar _ lawyer Terry Dalton. Dalton was one of four re- source people speaking at a meeting Saturday in Castle- gar to discuss the UIC Act and to suggest changes. A.UIC commission’ of in- quiry will be in Castlegar Jan. 9 to accept formal sub- missions. The meeting was sponsor- ed by the Castlegar Unem- ployed Action Centre and about 20 people attended. Dalton explained ‘that something like a door-to-door survey could be done in order to give a more accurate pic- ture of the unemployment rate. Currently, only those actually registered as looking for work are counted as un- employed. __ ES Dalton also said that when the UIC inquiry commission- ers come to the West Koot- enay, it is important they leave . with the ‘impression present a ission to the commissioners. The six-member inquiry commission is headed by Claude Forget of Quebec and includes International Wood- workers of America presi- dent Jack Munro, who sits on the commission a8 a labor representative. Dalton said that only three commission members will be coming to Castlegar. The other three will be in Prince George to hear submissions. Saturday's meeting cov- ered three. main.aspects of UIC: The purpose of the UIC Act, the mechanics of the act, including benefits and eligib- ility periods; and job.creation and job security. Besides Dalton, resource speakers included Nancy Henne and union represen- tatives Len Embree and Rick Pongracz, Joe Irving of the Castlegar Unemployed Ac- tion centre chaired the meet- ing. Dalton quoted unemploy- ment statistics released last Friday which put B.C.’s un- employment rate at 14.5 per cent, up from 14.2 per cent the month before. Overall in Canada, the rate declined to 10.2 per cent from 10.3 per cent. In the West Kootenay most recent Statistics show the unemployment rate for the Castlegar, Trail and Nel- son area at 17.2 per cent. Dalton noted that this area has. the highest unemploy- ment rate in Canada with the exception of some areas in New Brunswick and New foundland. Statistics also indicate Ontario has an un- employment rate of 5.5 per cent — almost three times of the UIC Act. These include the fact that UIC, in affluent times, has vigorous job search requirements. Henne also said that .UIC appeal procedures require a lot of paperwork, and writing and presentation skills. “If you're not. skilled in speaking and writing you can lose your case on that basis,” she said. ‘Another problem with the UIC appeal is that the tri- bunal bases its appeals. on precedents, leaving no. room for new decisions, said Hen- December 11, ws Castlegar News 2 ESS TREET “TALK MULTICULTURALISM Minister Otto Jelinek’s assurances to.the House of Commons last week that the federal government will never renege on its election a 16-minute documentary based on his autobiography Torn Canvas. Kujundzic was born in Yugoslavia and emigrated to Canada in 1958. After founding the Kootenay School of Art he later moved to Kelowna and taught art at the Rutland secondary school. He now divides his time between studios in Entiat, Wash., Acapulco, Vancouver, Toronto and Kelowna. MARY ANDERSON held her annual Christmas pledge to and who were interned in camps during the pee World War coincides with publication, in paperback, of Joy Kogawa’s “Obasan.” The book, which was awarded the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 1981 and the 1982 Book of the Year Award, is semi-biographical and has strong local interest because’ the impetus for it came from a short story -Kogawa wrote about her experiences as a young Japanese girl interned in our own Slocan Valley during World War II. The short story became a novel after a series of coingidences took the author to the archives in Ottawa gourmet CI party last Friday evening and.two of her partners in Century 21 played scenes right out of Wuthering Heights. Adding a dash of elegance to the evening, Dave Daniels arrived in a tuxedo, but Dale Bradley managed to steal the show by “stealing” parts of the tux. In” Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, the very refined Edgar Linton of Thruscross Grange is constantly stylishly dressed while the brutish -Heathcliffe trys always to ape Edgar's refinement but never succeeds: In the book, both men vie for the love of Cath ad>3 0007 OF BEEF BONELESS BEEF ROUND. CANADA GRADE A........---------+-++- BAR 5 $637] 2 oe but never win her. If there were Catherines around Friday evening the nod would have to go to Dave Daniels, where she was given a collection of essays, poems and short stories written by other but the rakish’ Dale Bradley was pressing much harder than hliffe ever did. Jelinek told MPs sibs aaa must wait witha AREA until the government has “broad tion” of Cc i i di the provinces, before action is taken. Thus, the author of this novel about a school teacher coming to terms with her internment as a young girl, must wait a while longer for justice to be done her and her people. AN INTERNATIONALLY-known — sculptor~-who- founded the Kootenay School of Art in Nelson in 1960 was featured on a Seattle television program recently. Zeljko Kujundzic was interviewed by KOMO-TV for Turner and his wife, “Woody,” are enjoying their new home in Sooke, on Vancouver Island. Ina Christmas letter to friends, Woody says they're living in a co-op housing development where everyone gets involved. As an electrician, Bill helps out in keeping overall expenses down. Both Bill and Woody are enjoying drives along the ocean, and Bill has taken a lot of pictures. Woody recently caught her first salmon, a nine pound Northern Coho, while fishing with her sister in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. It's in the freezer awaiting a special occasion. less than the West Koot- enay’s unemployment rate, he said. Dalton also said it would be e. UIC also makes no dis- tinction for individual needs and requirements, she said. UIC is based on a percentage No bids on timber quota By CasNews Staff The Kootenay Forest Products’ timber quota was retendered nearly a month ago but so far no bids have been received. Tenders for the 310,000 cubic metres of timber in the Nelson area were put out for the second time Nov. 14 with a closing date of Mach 27, 1986. Earl Sept, timber coordin- ator for the Nelson forest re- gion, says although no bids have been received, there have been people requesting information. “I would expect we wouldn't get any (bids) until the closing date,” said Sept. adding that they would be Counci By CasNews Staff Castlegar council has agreed to give Castlegar Community Services an addi- . tional $250 grant. -The grant will be used to cover office rental for Decem- ber. The organization's 1986 grant-request will be con- sidered ata later date-with other applications. | awards grant $4,000 towards the Doukho- bor Village expansion study. It added it will consider the grant request in its 1986 budget. NO THANKS Council also decided not to take part in per capita fund- ing of the Crowsnest High- way. Association. However, council said it still wishes to OUNCIL BRIE NO FUNDS Council turned down a re- quest from the ' Kootenay. Doukhobor Historical Society for a $2,000 grant. Council said it realized the loss suffered as a result of the recent fire at the Doukhobor Museum, but cannot grant the request because funds maintain membership in the Association and will consider taking part in functions on an individual basis. _ THINK TANK ~The Castlegar Industrial Commission plans a two-day “think tank” early in the new year. However, council must still decide whether to. ap- industrial park. TIE-IN The Castlegar Airport fire alarm will be directly tied in with the Castlegar fire de- partment’s. radio-telephone system on a one-year trial. NEW LIGHT The ‘city will install a pole and streetlight at the inter- section of 24th Street and llth Avenue. NO LIGHT A request for more street- lights on 14th Avenue be- tween Highway 3 and Kin- naird Junior ROUND STEAK ROUND STEAK NELESS. INSIDE. INADA GRADE A........--- kg. $682). 230° 7.2 De? TENDERIZED. INSIDE ... kg. ORK LOINS: WHOLE OR HALF. CUT INTO CHOPS OR ROASTS: VERNMENT INSPECTED xa. 9A he. $ 1 2 HOT CAPICOLLI FANCY, WHOLE OR HALF .. $419) vnc PINK SI SALMON NEADOFF cee kg. $354], 2 1 Ss COIL GARLIC RING on 60° PASTRAMI FREYBE ..............--- 100 GRAM 98° SAUSAGE $119 }00 GRAM GARLIC RINGS FREYBE. 375 GRAM ie ae DINNER HOMESTYLE. 10 LBS. OR OVER ..-..-------00-+ OYSTERS FORTUNE. SMOKED. 104 Gi cae kee ¢ 24h 99 5- Ame PA $319 PINK SALMON CHALLENGER. 220 GRAM TIN $459 MUSHROOMS $929 DELNOR. FROZEN, SLICED. CORNED BEEF LOAF BOSTON. 12 OZ. TIN .....-..------- OVATION LOWNEYS. MINT OR ORANGE STICKS. 125 GRAM . CHOCOLATES POT OF GOLD. DARK OR MILK. 450 GRAM $198 $949 $499 School, and on Meadowbrook Drive was turned down. Council noted the present streetlighting meets city standards of a light on every ; second pole. MEETING SOUGHT Council has asked to meet with the Castlegar Gyro Club helpful to point out to the commission that a radical change in.the UIC Act may be contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Free- doms. That says everyone has a right to the.security of the person, which is defined by the United Nations as meaning that _a_ person's Standard of living should be adequate for health and well-being of his family. Henne pointed out some problems with the mechanics of earnings, which means that a single person who made more money before he was unemployed. can get more UIC money then a per- son with dependants who made less. Embree, who spoke about job creation programs, said the programs are just ano- ther symptom of the prob- lem. “They're really not a solu tion,” he said. sealed tenders. was put out to tender last spring, five bids and a letter of interest are not available at this time. Whi he timber licens: ene eaeeet Council pointed out the city has already contributed prove the $2,000 cost. The workshop will include re- source people and will exam- ine ways to market the city's plex. to discuss the club's plans for developing the ball field be- side the Community Com- from. ~Carrier Board comes up dry By CasNews Staff The Castlegar school board has come up dry in its at- tempt to pump some extra funds into the school district from outside sources. At the request of the board, superintendent of schools Terry Wayling sent letters to the Vancouver Foundation and the Lottery Grants Branch of the provin- cial government asking if funds could be made avail- able to the school district for child care workers-and coun- selling staff. Both sources of funds said no. “While we greatly appre- ciate the need of these posi- tions in the school system, we have neither the mandate nor the resources to be able to sustain salaries nor fill the gap created by government restraints,” said Lynn Leboe, research officer for the Van- couver Foundation, in a let- ter to Wayling. A terse reply from .the government gave the same message. “Attached please find a not accepting funds from the copy of the Lottery Fund sources mentioned in your guidelines. You will note that grants are not approved for school programs,” E.R. Or- chard, director of the Lottery Grants Branch, says.in a let- ter to Wayling. The Ministry of Education does not oppose school boards seeking funds from outside agencies. Ina letter to Wayling, L.A. Rudosky, director of school operations for the ministry, says “we see no reason for letter. “Further, there is no ap- parent reason for not spend- ing the money to pay salaries and employee benefits; ex- penses of that nature are ex- penses a board can incur.” The Vancouver Foundation is a non-governmental com- munity foundation which holds as a perpetual endow- ment the capital gifts, be- quests and assignments of the more than 265 trust funds under its administration. Lumber in Prince George were received. But the only interest in the entire 310,000 cubic metres was from the Prince George company, Sept said. This time around, ‘a few changes have been incorpor- ated in the tendering. For instance, last time the re- quest was to have the timber processing facility within 30 kilometres of Nelson. This time the criteria is to have it in the vicinity of Nelson. Sept also said, that al- though the wor hasn't been changed-thime, For- ests Minister Tom Waterland has said if there is no bid for the entire timber, he would consider dividing the quota up. Sept said there are “lots of rumors going around” about who is going to put in a bid, but he wouldn't comment on possible companies. “Anybody that’s interested . . anybody might be ser- ious,” he said. Sept said the minister will look at many factors, includ- ing the kind of areas the company will be operating in; whether the mill will be It Took Stan Lajeunesse 44 Hours to Drive to Work uty Sita haaty Sin ASSORTED FLAVORS POTATO CHIPS 8° 200 GRAM ......---- PACIFIC EV /APORATED MILK PEACHES, PEARS OR FRUIT COCKTAIL IN PEAR JUICE. 398 ml . ARDMONA 99 ¢ STONED WHEAT THINS $949 WESTONS. 600 GRAM CRACKERS WESTONS. COUNTRY HARVEST. 250 G PARKAY ease Ib. 1? 385 mL .....-------- pack HILLS BROS. SCHNEIDERS MEDIUM CREAM OF MUSHROOM CAMPBELLS. 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In fact, 85 per cent of abusers are known to the child, Edwardson said. The abuse frequently occurs in the child's own home or the home ofa relative or friend, not in isolated places such as woods, parks and playgrounds, he said. Finally, Edwardson said child sexual abuse more of neutrality and I agree with: Mr. Wayling that this is a neutral school district.” Trustee Rick Pongracz backed the Kootenay Coalition for Aid. to Nicaragua, saying it is a community group supported by a number of local churches. “Exposure of our children to these groups is important to their education,” he said. The education committee referred the matter to the commonly occurs repeatedly — sometimes over a humber of board's policy committee with the suggestion from Smecher years — and not as a single, isolated incident. that Kennedy be allowed to have input to the committee. 2 Smecher also suggested that the board consider allowing parents to withdraw their children from the continued from front page - IMMERSION UNLIKELY continued from front pege After the meeting, Wayling said “funding is fairly generous for start-up costs” of immersion programs but “down the road two to three years the board may not be able to afford it.” The second languages committee is composed of director. of instruction Lach Farrell, trustee Tony Guglielmi and Castlegar’s Canadian Parents for French representative Jordan Watson. Also sitting on the committee but not yet appointed will be a parent repre- senting the Russian language. com- munity, a French teacher and a located on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake or elsewhere; how accessible the areas will be; the suitability of the mill; the kind of proposal and how it matches up with the area. The mill will also have to benefit the economy of the province, although Nelson isn’t mentioned specifically in the tendering. and appeared frustrated with the board's go-slow attitude towards im- mersion. As she did in November, Watson told the trustees that grant money is avail- able from the federal government for immersion programs and urged’ the board to take advantage of it. She said the board should “not just be kicking it (immersion) around the board table.” She added that the “number to implement (an immersion program) is 24 students. . “Do you think we'll have trouble Poncracz also expressed concern about where the immersion program would be located, saying “busing is the biggest"problem,” especially if parents from rural areas wanted their children to’ take immersion. In the brief Watson submitted to the board in November, French immersion is described as “a classroom situation in which all instruction is given in French initially. and with each successive year, a a larger portion of the curriculum is taught in English until a. balance is reached in the time devoted to instruc- Ceutnol Fresk Produce REDGRAPES — .,«,, 8° |CHINESE ORANGES $695 CALIF. GROWN. No. 1 .- kg. Ib. BY THE BOX . CELERY 1. D9° COOKING ONIONS ,,., 19° CALIF. GROWN. No. 1... MEDIUM. No. 1 ween ee keg. PRICES EFFECTIVE DEC. 12, 13, 14815. cae When millwright Stan Lajeunesse got the call to come back to work at the Bell Copper Mine near Granisle, he drove across Canada to return to the job he thought he had lost when the mine closed. Stan and 210 of his fellow employees are back on the job thanks to B.C.’s gram. “Talk about overstuffed!" . . But not over priced! Come sample our Astronaut named said she also understands that Pacific Western Airlines, Time Air and Air B.C. have also voiced Moore support for the landing system. Council agreed to write to Brisco, the three airlines and Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy asking that the microwave lapding system be installed. A twin-engine Piper Navajo aircraft chartered by Loomis Couriers crashed on the north side of Mount Sentinel last Tuesday while approaching Castlegar Airport. The pilot and lone occupant of the plane, Steven Hollis, died in the a nt. The Canadian Anite Safety Board is investigating the accident. OTTAWA (CP) — Steve MacLean, of Ottawa,.a laser physicist a1 and one of Canada’s team, launch on March 24, 1987. An apparently overwhelm- ed MacLean, who turns 31 on will become the second Can- adian to be into y, told a packed news conference in a giant. Na- space aboard the U.S. space shuttle, Science Minister Frank Oberle said Tuesday. He will fly aboard the shuttle Columbia on a seven- day mission scheduled for tional Council air- craft testing facility that he is “elated and quite honored” by the announcement. “I guess you didn’t notice that I floated into the room,” MacLean said. Russian teacher nominated Castlegar District Teachers’ Associa- tion. Watson is spearheading the drive for a French immersion program in the district and it was her letter and a brief on, French immersion presented at the November education committee meet- ing that spurred the board to begin the groundwork on French immersion for Castlegar schools. Watson attended Monday's meeting by the trustees. But trustee Rick Pongracz said the board is not ready to ask for grant money. the grants. year. finding 24 students?” Watson asked the “Realistically, at this point in time, we're not able to take advantage” of ‘The board needed to apply for the grants early this month in ‘order to receive them for the 1986-87 school tion in each language.” More than 12,000 students were registered in immersion classes in B.C. in 1984-85, an increase of 25 per cent over the previous year, the brief states. A total of 37 school districts in B.C. now offer French immersion. 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