SPECIAL this week CANADIAN BRAND CIGARETTES ~in ee PUDDINGS OR YOGOURT front 1100 10.1400 maters 2 A broad band of clouds stretches across the province ino northwest/ southeast orien. tation resulting in pockets of precipitation a the southern interior from time to time. A ridge of high pressure just off the coast is very slow & the jor some time yet. Temperatures will remain fairly mild as freezing levels will vary wild, therefore not much change is expected in SUNRISE: 6:46 A.M. aa SUNSET: 5:22 P.M. reed CENTRAL FOODS A public forum to discuss full-day kindergartens will be held at Woodland Park Elem- entary School gym Feb. 27, from 7:30 to 9:30. The event is sponsored by ¢ ONSID atl na esto ent onGronts Ly fe) Le) LS) fe) 18) Public forum on full day kindergarten system the District Parents’ Com- mittee, and will feature a panel of parents and teachers involved in full-day kinder- gartens speaking for and against them. Close-lipped on protest By CasNews Staff to the panel. ated by Ab Dunn. Castlegar school board and the teachers’ bargaining committee met Wednesday to discuss issues related to teachers’ ongoing work to rule protest. But both sides are close-lipped on how negotiations are progressing. Lisa Pedrini, vice-president of the Castlegar District teachers’ Teachers’ Association, said Thursday that grievances haven't yet been resolved. She added that “discussions are contifiuing,” and said a meeting between the teachers and the board is scheduled for Monday. Pedrini declined to comment further. There will be a question- and-answer periud when the audience can direct questions The forum will be moder- SAVE +1000 On all remaining new 1984 Suzuki 4x4s in stock CHECK OUT THE NEW 1985 SAMURAI 4x4 NOW IN GOOD SUPPLY! , Downtown Trail Give yourself o breok Call Vince 364-2555 OL. 7819 1205 Bay Av: The teachers began their work to rule action Feb. 11 to © protest the board's decision to fire all district lunch hour supervisors. The move was also to protest cutbacks in general, and the fact that two teachers on MILLS TO RUN continued from front page Although the company was origin- ally scheduled to submit a new plan be- fore June 30, 1984 with final approval set for Jan. 1, 1985, Westar now has a one-year exténsion from the Ministry of Forests, and must get its plan ap- proved by Jan. 1, 1986. Prior to final approval, public meet- NO TRACK continued from front poge an insurmountable problem” that could have been worked out. But these loose ends, he added, could have led to the MILAP grant being rejected. “That was part of it, I guess they didn't approve it. There were things still not done.” Michael Berg, chairman of the re- gional MILAP committee, said recent MILAP grant applications were “pri- oritized” at a meeting Jan. 19. He con- firmed that Wills’ application wasn't one of 15 that were approved. “We had far more applications than we had money for in that first project,” said Berg. The eight-man committee (including two Castlegar representatives) had $480,000 in grant funds to allocate. Committee member Len Embree of Castlegar said that although he couldn't recall Wills’ application, there were requests totalling over $1 million. Berg said all applications were given a rating from one to 10, and were then CHAMBER continued from front page pay the chamber more money for taking on certain functions. Presently, the chamber receives a $7,613 grant from the city. However, the city also gives the chamber funds for staging SunFest, putting out a city map and a city calendar. The city has budgeted a total of $15,613 for 1985 for the chamber, in. cluding the $7,613 grant. Chamber president Paul Moroso told the monthly chamber meeting this week that the chamber has requested $14,800 from the city — or about double the current grant. If the request—is -turned—down, Moroso said the chamber will have to “go back to the drawing bOdrd.” $45,000 STUDY long-term leave have been only partially replaced. School board chairman Doreen Smecher also refused to comment specifically on the latest meeting. However, she said the meetings are “definitely friendly,” and the board is encouraged to meet further with the teachers. Meanwhile, the teachers’ work to rule continues. Diaries are back ings on the proposed management and working plan must be held both by the Ministry of Forests and Westar, to give the public'an opportunity for input into the plan. Embree said city council wants to get a copy of the plan before Westar's public meeting on the plan takes place. This will likely happen in June, he says. Once council has studied the plan, it will take a more active role in the issue of Westar’s tree farm licence man- agement, according to Embree. “If (the plan) isn't in the hand of city council by the first week in May, I'm sure city couneil will follow it up, looking for a copy,” Embree said. further divided into a priority list. He said he couldn't comment specifically on Wills’ application, but added that the applications were judged on the number of jobs they would provide, whether they would provide long-term work, and how much projects would benefit their communities. “It’s always the thing — when you have a number of them, some of them are going to make it, and some of them aren't,” Berg said. He said the applications were exam- ined several times before decisions were made at the full-day meeting on Jan. 19. “They were all given a full scrutiny, and all given the same opportunity when we looked at them.” Berg added that he couldn't reveal what the approved applications are until they've reached final approval from Employment and Immigration Minister Flora MacDonald. Wills hasn't given up on his race- track. He says he'll approach Castlegar city council about the possibility of taking over the old Calamida Speed way here — just northwest of the in- dustrial park. Although Wills previously got city council approval to use the Calamida Speedway in 1983, he rejected the idea then because council wanted him to pave the access road into it, and install storm sewers. And Wills didn't have the money. This time, Wills hopes these difficul ties can be overcome. He says another alternative would be building a track in Salmo where, says Wills, there are no zoning rules to interfere with his plans. Wills — who has received a dozen phone calls from area race car buffs supporting his efforts — is still keenly interested in his racetrack despite a setback. “T'm in love with racing anyhow, and I think it'll be a good money-making venture,” he said. i Febwoy 24.1905 CastégarNews 43 However, Peacock said he's “optimis- tie” about the fee for service agree- ment. He said chamber recently met with city staff and a proposed agree. ment will be taken to Castlegar council for approval in the near future. Moroso also pointed out at the cham- ber meeting that the chamber has applied for another grant to help fund the new office building. The chamber expects to hear something about its application shortly, Moroso said. The chamber hasn't “given up the ghost completely” on the new building, he added. Plans for the 1,140 square foot build. ing have been submitted to city staff for review, though the chamber must still prepare a development plan show. ing things such as parking and land. seaping. The building will include a full basement and offices on the main floor. Meanwhile, the city has extended until June 30 the chamber's temporary occupancy permit for its trailer. The trailer is located on the property near the Community Complex. The chamber at one time was asked about building a joint chamber office. library. However, at a meeting with city council last fall, both the chamber and library board rejected the concept. At the time, the chamber said its best interests would be served if it was independent of other facilities. The library board also said it couldn't see any “logical” link with sharing space with the chamber. New program for forestry CALGARY (CP) — Diaries are making a comeback, say several Calgary book sellers. Over the year, diaries have opened the door and shown the world intimate details of the private lives of the rich and famous. Judging from recent in creased sales of diaries and manuals teaching people how to keep journals, “It seems to OMMERCE THE RRSP LEADERS MAKE IT EAS FO YOU NITH ANEW -HOICE OF be the up and coming thing,” said Jacquie St ‘Kootenay Savings By CasNews Staff The Central Kootenay Manpower Adjustment Com mittee has undertaken a program to encourage investment in the region's forest industry. The program will include an analysis and a development strategy to determine, among other things, potential “development options” in the forst industry, the committee said in a news release. The study will also identify ways of ochieving the development options and will map out a orn to promote “viable opportunities to the private secto ‘The $45,000 study is expected to be finished by April or May. The committee noted that the intent of the study is “not to undermine the competitive position of the existing operations, but to enhance and diversify the forest industry in this region.” However, Wilf Sweeney, manager of Westar Timber's Celgar pulp operations, questioned whether the region can support additional forest operations at this time. “I honestly can't see anyone building today market is so tight,” he said. Sweeney doesn't disagree with the study. “These things should be studied,” he said, adding that “there's no doubt in my mind the forest industry is and should be . very viable industry.” He also said there is enough fibre in the Central Kootenay to support viable forestry operations, but he pointed out that there isn't any point in going into the pulp or lumber industry if the firm can't sell its products. “The problem in the industry is there is just too much (inventory),” Sweeney said. He added that he would not want to see a pulp mill similar to Celgar start up in the region. “All that does is cut into our markets,” he said when the Dana Walsh was sentenced to 12 months’ probation and 100 hours of community ser. vice work after being found guilty of breaking and enter. ing this week in Castlegar provincial court. Insurance Services AUTOPLAN RENEWALS Fast, friendly, professional service for your 1985 Autoplan renewal We value your business TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOu: Castlegar — 365-8313 4th Street Trail — 368-9174 — DEADLINE-MARCH I. — y noted that B.C. firms must overcome their reputation as unreliable suppliers before anyone will invest in the province. He said the B.C. labor situation and the costs encourage people to build anymore.” “We're not reliable suppliers... and that's one of the problems.” But committee chairman Charlie Cohoe said in the news release, “This strategy will be the tool that the community can use in encouraging new investment in the forest industry in Central Kootenay leading to new jobs and ensuring continuing employment for those already working in the industry.” Cohoe, a Castlegar businessman, also mentioned that a number of senior geovernment development agencies have expressed a “keen interest” in promoting the identified business opportunities to the Canadian and international investment community. “don't Baby Chicks We are now taking orders for Baby Chicks TO SERVE YOU BETTER WE SUPPLY Groceries Hardware Garden Seeds Fishing Supplies & Bait Hunting & Fishing Licences Newspapers & Magazines Lottery Tickets (649 & Lotto West) Gulf Gas and Oi! Propane Depot (metered propane) Ph. 365-7941 Robson BRIEFLY HIJACKING BEIRUT (AP) — A disgruntled airport’ guard hijacked a Middle East Airlines Boeing 707 at Beirut airport Saturday, forced it. to fly between the Lebanese capital and Cyprus and then disappeared about 30 minutes after the jetliner returned to Beirut. Airport officials said they had no idea where the hijacker went. It was possible he may have jumped out of the plane and fled to nearby slum neighborhoods, just as two hijackers did two weeks ago, they said. After he fled, the plane taxied slowly from the far end of the runway to the terminal area. Two people — apparently the pilot and co-pilot who had been held hostage — disembarked. Ambul- ances rushed up to the jet, along with dozens of armed men in uniform and civilian clothes. DOLLAR OKAY REGINA (CP) — The Canadian dollar's nosedive “doesn't hurt Canada at all,” Saskatchewan Premier Grant Devine said. In fact, the devalued dollar is bound to help Canada improve its competitive position in world markets, the premier added. Devine is among western Canadian premiers pushing for increased world trade through reduced tariff barriers. He maintains the country's competitive position has been hurt both by high tariffs on imports as well as high prices. The Canadian dollar dropped to a low of 72 cents against the U.S. dollar Friday. Because of the dollar's fall in comparison with U.S. currency, Canadian goods will be cheaper in the United States and competitive with American goods on the world market, Devine said. NUDE APPEAL VANCOUVER (CP) — An appeal by Abbotsford teachers John and Ilze Shewan against six-week suspensions they were given for their parts in a nude-photo affair will be heard April 9 and 10. The Shewans’ lawyer, David Tarnow, said that Vancouver lawyer Marvin Storrow has been ap- pointed chairman of a three-member panel that will hear the appeal. Under the School Act, teachers suspended or dis- missed by school boards for misconduct can appeal to the Education Ministry's board of reference within 10, days of hearing of the penalty. That decision can be appealed by either party to the county or supreme courts. ABORTION WINNIPEG (CP) — The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons has told Dr. Henry Morgen. taler he must not perform abortions outside of while pi g in the p . says a spokesman for the Manitoba League for Life. Pat Soenen said her group received a Itter from the college's registrar, Dr. James Morison, to that affect. Soenen said Friday she wrote Morison earlier this month criticizing the college for not taking a stand against Morgentaler and his plans to resume perform ing abortions at his Winnipeg clinic next month. PRAYER DAY VICTORIA (CP) — The provincial cabinet has proclaimed April 6, 1985, “Prayer Day” in B.C. so British Columbians can pray for “repentance, peace and prosperity.” A cabinet order signed this week by Premier Bill Bennett and Provincial Secretary Jim Chabot and made public Friday states that prayer is “a personai extension of the Judaic-Christian tradition.” Rev. Yasuo Izumi of the Vancouver Buddhist Church said he agrees with the idea of creating a day for prayer. However, he said it is somewhat disturbing that Chabot singled out the Judaic-Christian tradition for comment since followers of other religious orders also worship through prayer. Gurdeep Singh Atwar of the Akali Singh Sikh Temple said he welcomes the proclamation and is pleased that the provincial government is encouraging prayer. 50 DIED NEW DELHI (AP) — More than 50 passengers, including a bride and her bridegroom, were killed Saturday in a pre-dawn fire aboard a packed train carrying almost two dozen wedding guests, the United News of India reported. The news agency quoted the bride's family as saying that 20 of 23 members of the wedding party aboard the train in central India were burned to death. The bride and the bridegroom were identified as Kuntal Devi, 22, and Rajan Kanojia, 31 WOLF BOY DEAD NEW DELHI (REUTER) — Ramu, India’s so-called wolf boy who was captured in northern Uttar Pradesh state nine years ago, is dead, the United News of India reported Saturday. The news agency said Ramu, who was being looked after by nuns at a home for sick and dying destitutes in the state capital of Lucknow, died Monday after developing cramps earlier this month and not responding to medical treatment. Ramu was discovered in 1976 in a forest playing with three wolf cubs. He walked on all fours, had matted hair and long nails. His palms, elbows and knees were calloused. For some time after his capture by a local villager, Ramu ate only raw meat, raidi any chicken coop he came across. Castlegar honors scout founder y ae SHILEEN GRANT DARRYL FURE By CHERYL CALDERBANK Staff Writer Girl Guides and Boy Scouts this week celebrated Founder's Week, marking the birthday of Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. Groups in the scouting and guiding movement in the Castlegar area held celebrations of their own during the week, but scouts and guides as a whole will mark the occasion at 6 p.m. tonight: with a torchlight parade beginning at the Safeway parking lot and ending at the Castlegar Community Complex where an_ indoor ceremony will take place. This week has been an important one, for War, where he was a general. At Mafeking, Baden-Powell used boys as messengers. It was this activity that Baden-Powell got the idea of a boy scout organization. After the war he went back to Britain and produced a series of articles on scouting. On May 7, 1910 Pidpener General Baden-Powell ended his career to dedicate himself full-time to the boy scouts. Canadian Guiding first began in 1910. Today there are more than 275,000 members in the organization, making it the largest women and girls organization in Canada. Guiding began in London, England a year before the Canadian-organization started up when a few staunch- hearted, self-labelled “girl scouts” stormed the great Crystal: Palace Boy Scout Rally. They wanted the chief scout to accept them as scouts. Lord Baden-Powell was impressed by their deter- mination, but he made it clear that “scouts” were boys. Girls, he decided could be “guides” and his sister Agnes would be their leader. The scouting movement in Castlegar began in 1931-32 and with the first scout troop of between six and eight boys. The troop was led by Leighton Cook, who was a teacher at the local school. The first scout headquarters were located in a log cabin opposite the CP Rail station. Members of the original troop included Jim Killough, Jed McGauley, Stanley Dams and Bill Davidson. It is not known for sure when Girl Guides began in this area, but Tanis Killough was appointed the first Guide i for Castlegar in 1952. the Guides who this year are celebrating 75 years of Guiding in Canada. The Scouts had their 75th anniver- sary in 1962. Scout and Guide founder Baden-Powell was born in London, England on Feb. 2, 1857 — the sixth child of Rev. Baden-Powell, a professor of geometry at Oxford University. When old enough, young Baden-Powell’s parents encouraged he and his brothers to go camping, hiking and to study nature. It was his love for the outdoors that led Baden-Powell to break bounds and he spent hours in the woods increasing his knowledge of wooderaft. In 1876, after graduating from high school he entered the army. After the army exams, he was commissioned sub-lieutenant, and then sailed for India to join his regiment, the 13th Hussars. After basic training he d to ialize in and scouting. In 1897, now Col. Baden-Powell received command of the 5th Dragoon Guards where he had full opportunity to develop scouting as part of the soldiers’ training. Records also say that scouting ‘began under Baden-Powell in Mafeking, South Africa during the Boer Today, there are approximately 120 boys involved in Scouts in the Kinnaird, Castlegar and Robson troops, says district commisioner Gordon Soukeroff. All levels of scouting are represented in the area. Scouting starts with the Beavers group at ages five to seven. Wolf Cubs begin at ages eight to 10, scout age is 11 to 14, Venturers are from ages 14 to 18 and Rovers from ages 18 to 23. There are Beavers and Cubs at Robson. In north Castlegar all groups are represented except for Ventures and Rovers. South Castlegar (Kinnaird) sponsors all groups up to Venturers. The Guides consist of 44 Brownies and 21 Guides, says District Commissioner Roberta Zurek. Brownies start from ages six to nine; Guides from ages nine to 12; Pathfinders from ages 12 to 15; Rangers from ages 15 to 17, and Cadets ages 17 and up. One local Guide is 11-year-old Shileen Grant, a member of first Kinnaird Guides. Grant has been part of the Guiding movement for four years. Activities for Guides include making crafts, camping, snowshoeing, hiking and skiing. Grant says her group recently went on a skiing trip. But Grant says one of her favorite parts abel” Guides is hiking. She also enjoys doing crafts. In the summer, Guides attend the provincial guide camp at Camp Rory near Rossland. Grant has also camped at Syringa and “cooked on an open fire.” Darryl Furey, 13, is a member of Kinnaird boy scouts, a group of about 13 boys. Furey says being in scouts means going camping @ lot. As a scout Furey has been to a jamboree at Sooke, B.C. and another one in Montana. This year he hopes to go to the Canadian jamboree in Guelph, Ont. ‘Furey says being in scouts means going camping a lot’ Presently, the group is rai Scouts raise funds through acti and garage sales. Other scout activities include learning how to tie knots, swimming, first aid, moto-cross and archery. Furey says he prefers swimming. He also learns survival skills as a scout and enjoys meeting new friends at the camps. “We also have district camps,” he says. “We meet kids from all around in the Kootenays.” The scouts meet every Wednesday when they work on badge requirements, play games or organize meals for camps. Furey too has earned his share of badges, badges for skills like swimming, winter camping, personal fitness. Robby Montgomery is a member of Kinnaird Wolf Cubs. Montgomery, 10, enjoys working on badges and playing games, and winter and summer camping. Westar licence cut in Terrace College cuts probed By CasNews Staff Representives of three col- lege’ groups met with Ross- Employees Union local 57 also discussed with D'Arcy, the “political means to pre- vent it” D'Arcy learned that 13 out Of the 88 facility members will be affected by. the cut college region are being [i- vited to the MLA Day. month. All MLAs from the VICTORIA (CP) — Westar Timber's tree farm licence in the Terrace area is to be re. duced by one third, says For. est Minister Tom Waterland. He said the company was unable to make economical use of all of the allowable cut on the licence so he has de. cided to make some of this timber available to others, and has invited proposals for forest licences in the Stewart-Meziadin area of the Prince Rupert forest region including land removed from the Westar licence. The minister said ina news release the timber is over land-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy this week to discuss proposed funding cutbacks to Selkirk College for 1986-86. The mature and very d and except for Highway 37, the area is undeveloped. “For these reasons, the government is prepared to consider all reasonable prop. ig the timber the rehabil- itation of the sites.” Deadline for submission of proposals is Aug. 29. of Selkirk College Faculty Association, along with rep (the cutbacks), the faculty association said Fri- day in a prepared release. At the meeting, D'Arcy was informed of the students’ and faculty's demand that the college board publicly “take a backs, with the prospect of more layoffs and reductions to come. He was told of the “serious impact” the losses will have on the local econ. omy. D’ARcy told faculty rep The Faculty Association indicated to D'Arcy its hope that the college board will have responded to the peti tions from students and faculty by the end of the month, and will present a resentatives from the col- lege’s curriculum committee and the B.C. Government stand” against the $1 million reduction in the college bud. get for next year. resentatives that he would be attending an MLA Day to be held at the college next plan of public action to save Selkirk College, ciation news release said. Cruise test postponed once again GRAND CENTRE, ALTA. (CP) — The latest test ofthe U.S. cruise missile over northwestern Canad was de. layed again Saturday, with the military targetting Mon day as the earliest possible time for a new launch Maj. Dick Adam of Can adian Forces Base Cold Lake blamed bad weather for the latest delay in the second Canadian test of an unte thered, unarmed cruise mis sile. The first such test was conducted earlier in the week. The second test, originally scheduled for Friday, was postponed once because of maintenance problems with one of the American aircraft involved. A second delay Friday was also attributed to weather and the test was re scheduled for Saturday A Canadian Forces spokes man announced late Friday that Saturday's test run would be delayed again. Ice fog at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington state prevented the takeoff of one of the advanced range in strumentation aircraft that was to monitor the missile, said Maj. Norbert Cyr The test was rescheduled for Sunday morning, but that was delayed again by wea ther. Members of Greenpeace have been staying with local residents in Athabasca, Alta., along the missile’s route, while waiting for the test, the third and final one for 1985. When the flight does pro- ceed, the protesters plan to be in Wandering River, Alta. with their “cruise catcher” — a fishing net attached to bal. loons and reflective tape — which they hope will disrupt the missile’s sensitive radar guidance system or force it to fly above its combat altitude of 60 metres. An American arms control expert doubted, however, that the disruption would work. Thomas Longstreth, dir ector of research and analysis for the Arms Control Asso- ciation in Washington, D.C., said the missile’s Tercom guidance system can be ade quately tested at “all kinds of altitudes.” Gayle Dieleman of the Winnipeg Co-ordinating Committee for Disarmament said Saturday there would be a protest on the day of the test, whenever it happens. In Ottawa, about 30 people turned out in pouring rain on Parliament Hill to denounce the tests. 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