Team scores 25 goals and al/ows only five/9A WEDNESDAY November 4, 1992 Committee travels to Spokane for rey ‘Leading the way in supporting local business’ Lindsay Barlow (front), age 9, part of Castlegar’s Highland dance troop, practices some steps for the upcoming exams. The tester comes once each year from Scotland. In a recent competition in Victoria, Barlow came home with two golds and two silvers in the under ten novice class. SUN STAFF PHOTO / John Van Putten Strong parental support for grad ceremonies stressed by SHSS principal A tentative agreement has been reached between David Hogg. principal of Stanley Humphries Secondary School, and parents of this year’s graduat- ing class. “We're so close to reaching an agreement. If we have the active involvement of parents, then we would be amenable for sponsor- ship,” said Hogg. Parents and graduates are ask- ing that the school administration continue to sponsor graduation functions, despite a n earlier rul- ing that they would no longer do so in the same capacity. A letter was sent on October 8, to Hogg, requesting that a meeting be held between himself and the parents of graduates. There were 82 sig- natures on the letter of request, and over 60 parents attended the meeting, held Tuesday night in the school's library. One of the deciding factors in Hogg’s agreeing to possible spon- sorshipy was the stromg support of parents, ‘and their willingness to work with the administration to avoid a repeat of last year's events, which involved alcohol consumption by youth. “The support of parents this year is much greater than it has been in the past few years.” Norm Wolfe, a parent of a grad, is willing to go to bat for his child. However, he pledged to fully support the administration should his graduating daughter should overstep the boundaries set by the school. “If my child does something stupid, and she is told by the school that she can't be at the cer- emonies because she broke the rules, she knows she would have my love, but not my support. I would be with you.” Hogg also feels that graduation functions are getting too big for the school to manage without more support from the parents. “We aren't interested in putting on the dance, we're interested in ing parents to put on the dance. JASON KEENAN Sin staff The biggest winners in last- week's settlement of the 15-week long labour dispute at West Kootenay Power might be the utility's consumers: Though it will be a few weeks until the financial impact of the strike is tabulated at the central Interior power utility, Mike Brad- shaw, the company’s director of community and public affairs, said there's a good chance that consumers will see some benefits from the strike. “We suspect there was a small cost ‘savings due to the strike,” said Bradshaw. If that is the case, consumers will benefit. “It will be used to offset incréases to consumers in the future,” he added. WKP will have to apply to the B.C. Utilities Cominission for approval of such’ a plan. Figuring out the savings or costs Of the strike is. part of the catch up’ work that WKP will be engaged in for the next few ‘weeks.~ “Tt will be a few weeks before we get rid of some of the paper in some Of the offices.”: Catch-up for the utility will inyolve-getting to work on a numbef# of Power Smart initia- ~~“ which were put on hold due aS Oglow's Paint and Walicoverings shines bright/3B The Catllegar Su to the strike. Getting to work on home guard energy audits and sending out refrigerator rebate cheques are a few Power Smart projects they can get to work on a full staff. “ustomers should start seeing a response to pent-up needs,” added Bradshaw. Talks between WKP and the Office and Technical Employee's Union broke down after the utili- ty refused the union's Oct. 15 call for the replacement of province ly-appointed mediator Don Cott. The two sides returned to the table after Brian Foley, the chair- man of the disputes resolution branch of the Industrial Relations Council called the parties to meet at the IRC office in Vancouver. “He brought the parties togeth- er and got them working on terms of a final arrangement.” The three-year agreement was approved by OTEU members last Thursday and Friday, and the contract will expire Jan. 31, 1995 The OTEU’s main demand for an improved pension plan was mét. WKP will improve their contributions to the pension plan, and will now allow employee contributions to the plan. As well, the three lowest satay groups will be eliminated in the third year of the contract to partially See WKP Police question youth in mailbox bombs KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff Castlegar RCMP have questioned a 16-year old Thrums youth in connection with the recent bombing of two mailboxes. On October 29, local RCMP executed’a search of a Thrums resi- dence. As a result of the search, a quantity of black powder and some metal pipes were found. It is believed by police that the powder found was the source of the powder being used to construct the pipe bombs that were recently detonated in the Castlegar/Thrums area. Pipe bombs can cause devastation to personal property and to innocent victims. Corporal Brown of the Castlegar RCMP detach- ment noted that there is a potential for bombs to explode while being made. “They're dealing with very explosive ingredients. They don’t real- ize what they’re playing with.” Although bombing in the Castlegar area is an anomaly, it is not uncommon in other cities. “Apparently kids experimenting with explosives is becoming common in several areas. within the province,” Needles again! said Brown. MIXED Weather 3A 75 Cents + G.S.T. Deadline changes Due to the Remembrance Day holiday o Wednesday, November 11, deadlines for advertising in the Castlegar Sun have changed. The dead- line for classified advertising will be Thursday, November 5 at 11:30 am., while the dead- line for display advertising will be Thursday November 5 at noon. Papers will be deliv- ered Tuesday, November 10. Colouring The Castlegar Sun will be publishing the names and pho- tos of the winners of the recent coloring contest in its next edition. Winter driving course The Crescent Valley Centre is offering a three-hour Winter Driving Course on Monday evening, November 9. For more information contact the centre at 359-7564. Bill Bisset presents Canadian Poet Bill Bisset will present a reading/performance of his work at the Castlegar Campus Thursday, November 12, from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. in the Sentinel Lecture Theatre. The public is invited to this free reading. Bisset's appearance is sponsored by the Canada Council and the Language and Literature department Seeking odd jobs The Adult Special Education class in Nelson is seeking odd-jobs in order to raise funds for a class trip. Willing students seek work raking leaves, washing cars or win- dows and tuming gardens. BEESSSASs SUN STAFF PHOTO / John Van Putten, Amelia John, 11 winces as she receives her Hepatitis B immunization. The Kinnaird Elementary School grade six student was told by Carla Streich, a Public Health Nurse with the Central Kootenay Heath Unit, to think about something she really likes. For all the local news and sports the Castlegar Sun