Castlégar News November 15, 1989 Worker shortage top concern TORONTO (CP) — The No. 1 con- cern of Canadian retailers is finding and keeping good workers, a new sur- vey suggests. Almost half of retailers surveyed in dicated they are lowering theit hiring standards togope with the shortage. The poll \of 170 large and small retailers across Canada was conducted by the accounting firm Touche Ross in September and October, and: was released at a business conference Eighty-three predicted labor shortages will have a moderate or major impact on their business in 1990, versus 69 per cent in a poll taken the previous year when fear of labor shor tages wasatsothe topconcert The study also found 76 per cent of retailers have boosted wages and 65 per schemes to per cent cent keep workers, Forty-nine per cent have changed their hiring standards, Ross specialist Brent Houlden said is likely to result in more employee theft used incentive-pay a trend Touche and poorer customer service About 17 per cent of retailers said they had hired more retirees OLD POOL **1 think we're underestimating that pool of labor,” said Houlden, Student who noted that indicate Canadians will live 25 to 30 years after want part-time projections retirement and may employment Other findings Few retailers said they plan earlier price markdowns this year ‘to clear merchandise as Christmas approaches. R s are keeping inventories 40 per planning pre-Christmas stocks leaner, with cent lighter season than last year and 30 per cent planning no change Retailers are pessimistic about the Almost 39 per cent said the versus 15.3 per economy economy would sour, cent last year Thre proposed BOOUs ang Services tax favors big computerized therchan: ts, who can alter existing programs and equipment to cope with the nine-per cent federal levy Eighty-seven per cent said free trade has had no effect on sales. Houlden said the mergers and acquisitions among U.S. retailers has saddled them with debt and hampered their ability to expand recent Wave’ of into Canada The department stores have self destructed in the States, which is good news for Canadian reta interest in Japan booms OTTAWA (CP) years ago John Brownlee had to invent an unrequited with a mysterious woman from the Orient to explain his Japanese Twenty-seven romance studying interest in Today, Canadian university studen ts are beating down the doors to learn Taxes too high, poll says TORONTO (CP) nine per cer eyed believe tax Gallup poll has fo The figt ded since the asked by Gallur The poll, Toronto Star, s felt by 85 pe Ontario, 81 per accurate within points, 19 time vunta Fishi aths throu: % rooms and suite ome with fireplace * Ind Wo The Perfect sation! The Ideal Hotel! 1or pool and whi reasonable 4 KANMANAIC Kananaskis Village, Alta. TOL 2H0 (403) 591-7500 history and history about Japanese culture, language, said Brownlee, a professor specializing in Japan at the University of Toronto. ‘An interest in Japan used to be regarded as not normal and actually weird," Brownlee told a meeting of the Japan-Canada Trade Council “In the 1980s, when Japan is No. 1, nobody has to defend his intérest in Japan,” he said. “You are normal and probably smart.”” Trade. Minister been urging more Ca John Crosbie has nadians to study Japanese and other Asian languages to fit his government's policy of expan ding trade across the Pacific Japan is Canada’s second_ largest partner United States, accounting for $20 billion in business after the annual business, However, while there is strong in there is a lack of o-ordination of Japanese said Brownlee t t by students, money and studies in Canada. said there are no Japanese example, he es in Canada niversity of Toronto, irse in Japanese had to be expand 15@students from 108 and, he said sociated with the as a grea the world,”’ New home prices on the rise OTTAWA (CP) — New home prices climbed by 0.5 per cent in September over August with in- creases in Vancouver and Calgary contributing significantly to the rise, Statistics Canada reported. Nationally, September new home prices stood 11.5 per cent higher than in the same month last year, the federal agency said. 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Castlegar News 365-5210 NHL scores Results from Saturday night's National Hoc key League contests BI Rockettes win Stdnley Humphries secondary school’s girls volleyball team captured a berth in the provincial champion ships LOTTERY NUMBERS The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 6/49 draw were 17, 20, 34, 39, 41 and 49, The bonus number is 24. Rare agreement The—New—Democrarts have joined with the Socreds in pushing for @ university for north ern British Columbia -A2 The $1,000,000 winning number in Friday's Provincial lottery draw is 5095028. The winning numbers in Friday's B.C, Keno lottery draw are 2, 8, 19, 22, 26, 37, 50 and 51. Sunday Vol. 42, No. 99 2 60 Cents WEATHERCAST Today; Overcast with periods of rain. Highs near 5. Lows near 2 Monday: Mainly overcast. Highs near 6. The outlook is for moist and unsettled conditions. Probability of precipitation is 90 per cent todey dropping to 70 per cent Monday CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, S\INDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1989 3 Sections (A, B & C) at the C Public BATTLE AGAINST DRUG ABUSE . Kay ling (left), a lib Library, accepts a new video called Wheels from Eleanor Elstone, coordinator of the Community Tosk Force on Substance Abuse, as the task force launches a week of activities in ion with Drug A Week. — Is, a video Lente f toonoue ening and driving, is available from library's audi DRUG AWARENESS WEEK Campaign kicks off Information on the full range of drug abuse, from will be covered in public ac Awareness Week pharmaceuticals to alcohol, tivities planned in! Castlegar for Drug starting today and continuing until Nov. 25 ‘We're really ple ased with the cooperation within the community and participating in all our events, said Eleanor Elstone, coordinator of the task force recently to analyze and address the problem of task force is ta activities are for formed in Castlega substance abuse. Although the geting adolescents, Elstone explained the week's everyone ‘For example, our local pharmacies are participating ina ‘Medicine Chest Check-up’ for anyone taking prescrip tion drugs or using over-the-counter preparations,” Elstone said about dosage The pharmacists will answer your questions expiry dates, and side effects, as well as in teractions between drugs Those interested in the service can call Castlega Community Services for dates and times Castlegar Public Library will host brown-bag noon time videos each day of the week, with topics ranging from alcoholism, substance abuse and work performance to street drugs, such ay marijuana and cocaine, and prescription drugs Selkirk College, the RCMP and ICBC are also providing presentation space or giving presen The schools, tations on alcohol and drug-abuse issues, Elstone said Elstone explained the problems of abuse tend.to be pervasive in communities, and that a ‘whole community response had been shown to be effective in both preventing further abuse and in encouraging those abusing drugs to seek treatment willingness of these **For that reason, the agencies to assist is very significant and we're very pleased with such a sitive response,” she said The task force sponsored by Castlegar Community Services. the agency hopes the task force will became its own entity a which began meeting in September, is However it continues on beyond Drug Awareness Week, Elstone said **We've been talking abqut further pi some big ideas for Castlegar. We don't really know the full he ex ork this lifestyle economic cost of substance abuse, nor do we know ent of the emotional cost, but we do know the w« community does to create healthy, non-abusiv can bring substantial longterm benefits continued on page A2 Renata man shot By CasNews Staff on hi A Renata man charged in connec tion with a shooting that sent another Renata hospital was B.C released on his firearms his possession resident to own recognizance Friday after a bail hearing in Nelson Crown council Hugh McSheffrey said. ded Arthur Fehr, 36, intent’ and George is charged with wounding with aggravated assault after a shooting in cident Wednesday night in Renata, a northwest 0 small community Castlegar on the west shore of Lower Arrow Lake RCMP said David Ballabuck, 37, was in condition Saturday in Trail Regional stable Hospital after undergoing surgery for a shotgun wound, a hospital three spokesman said proposals to Organizational review of the city’s ad allegedly stemmed RCMP said Fehr was released by the court under The shooting ministration. froma land dispute Associates, conditions that he advise the court and the Castlegar RCMP of any change of ney address, that he have no contact with Ballabuck or his wife when Fehr isnot the review own property ammunition or explosives in and that he remain in Jan. 9 . McSheffrey said If Fehr breaches the conditions he is subject to a $500 fine, consulting Council has asked George Cuff and Price Stevenson, Kellogg, to determine earliest start and completion dates for that he have no Fehr will not appear in Castlega provincial court on the charges until Ballabuck the Crown attorney said. The to give lime to recover, maximum penalty for wounding with McSheffrey ad RCMP intent is 14 years in prison, said Council calls for review By CasNews Staff Castlegar city council has invited do,’ “think it's a good, healthy thing to Mayor Audrey Moore Saturday The mayor says the review is not said firms to submit carry out an required by law and has not been any problems with the city’s Moore that quite a few municipalities under take such reviews and that Castlegar prompted by administration noted Waterhouse and Ernst and Whin by Nov. 23 the has not done so for ‘*a while “It's time we did,"’ she said. continued on page A2 Injunction to stand By CLAUDETTESANDECKI Staff Writer An injunction obtained by the Ministry of Transpor An injunction obtained by the ministry allowed the Highways Ministry and its | access to the e work proceeded tation and Highways that allowed a road to be built beside Barry Eastman, Kootenay regional manager with the an in the Slocan Ministry of Highways in Nelson, the road and bridge is about two weeks behind the original contractors road siteand 1 native Indian burial ground near Vallicz aid Friday completion of Valley will stand following a review by the B.C, Court of Appeal of an earlier court decision, said Norman Evans hedule that was disrupted by the battle over the burial-site area ‘But he said the December the lawyer for the Arrow Lakes Indian band which was seeking to appeal the injunction The court ruled Thursday its initial rejection of the new route will likely be open by early and may only need he said. The bridge deck was poured a week ago and the contractor is finishing request to appeal will not be changed because the The road is “virtually finished’ some touch-up work in the ditches, band’ road in dispute is nearly 90 per cent ¢ Friday, “academic.” Any rights © province to build roads where it deems them necessary smpleted, Evans said and the court considered the injunction now to be the rails and sidewalks, he said that need to be defined, such as the right of A contract will be awarded next year to remove the old bridge, Eastman added or the rights of aboriginal peoples, can be decided by trial 4 Friday obtaining the injunction was a “‘tac Evans said the court concluded part of the government The band’s land-claim case, which Evans said will used the injunction to meet their goal of w likely asthe at nc ty io go to trial for some months, will 1 1 and (ministry officials think) all other con include the dispute over the ministry's injunction, can be dealt with down the road because they torney general has suggested can pay damages,” he The band’s contractor for the project, injunction against the But he indicated completion of the road will not'end Bill Berg of William he band's fight against the project Who knows, at the end of the day request for ar general Berg Construction Ltd claim trial, he added ping may also be included in the land they may be rip: out that road,"’ Evans said. ‘Anything's possible a number of court with land claims of Highway The band has filed its and thi The band became embroiled in of claim in the case Don't last summer when the Ministry statement challenge 2 to be, n building a bridge and road to connect Vallic current Vallican — sucu province's 17 the feder Ourawa will like an and “Page defence **seems smore and eliminate the need for al government,’ "* he said Evans adued> a whole raft of defendants’ ridge that is generally considered dangerou be named in the case The band blockaded the road site in August to prevent and plans to name rk near the burial ground, designated a heritage site t he tria ¢ provincial government, which the band says is part of 4 ial date will be set when all the evidence for the ger village site directly in the path of the new road continued on page A2 Program to prevent sex abuse proceeds h was conducted over By CLAUDETTESANDECKI e Touching program, wh Staff Writer five-week p 2, provides lessons on per ouching childrer Castlegar sche str Terry r Y he cU'S princif including nd he A new prog the Grades 4 preparations to put in p sexual abuse for all students ir 1 will appre e cluded s are projects the pectation that the school boar¢ program mplete with their Castlegar’s s Talking About Touching pre the recommenda committee that the board appr. Rogers said he is asking the board f¢ the budget for programs on personal sa ° $3,500 to accc About Touching $2,000 per year hool teust sing fami ion by the se ove the program ran in: abou »mmodate thi program. The board now allocates teach the Care program ch is similar to. the also included a provision for Touching program but is taught in the primary grades arents r children out of the program and The funding is n > pay maintained whe gram is substitute hat provision will be training expanded to the entire distric necessary to teach the program and for the training per However Roger teachers when classroom tea 50 students am asked that sonnel and materials for the classroom lessons ed in last year’s pilot prog said ded, Roge Although the Touching program is optional fe esponses from the as is the Care program which the distric parents, he saic¢ 3 »f 46 replies to a teach Care and safety will likely become a district in place since 1986, most districts now questionnaire sent out after the program was com such programs on personal pleted were positive and there were no negative respon: regular part of the new school curriculum the Ministry ses except from one parent who said the boys and girls of Education is currently writing, he explained should have been separated for the lessons. ang can acher at Touching, which was piloted last year in Kinhaird Students also respond well to the program awareness about relate tid Greg Archibald, a Kinnaird elementary school he di partially due elementary school, is meant to create to the topic potentially dangerous situations in which children can find themselves and is not intended to shock, scare or Students in have an awareness of the subject of abuse to taking the Care Program, he said portant an outside destroy the healthy relationships in children’s lives. Rogers said The intent is not to make everyone a bogyman bu adding that the teachers feel it is im to the classroom doesn’t teach the to make kids aware of situations they could come across _ lessons I know how my kids will respond and they know * explained Archibald, who. s the school district contact on sexual abuse for the ona daily basis,"* he said Both Care and Touching use picturg cards depic- how I'm going to respond, ting situations a child may face, such as taking a shortcut Ministry of Social Services and Housing. through the park, and provides the teacher with a story to read and questions to start a discussion continued on page A2