ty CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, February 6, 1976

Letter to the Editor

Approval Given

Dear Sir:

Td like to express a vote of
thanks to the woman who
wrote the letter in the Castle-
gar News about snow removal
in “days of yore",

Thave, for some time, been
contemplating a similar letter
to voice my Indignation over
the way the necessary snow

—_—_—_———
Castlegar Socials
pect fea teat
Mrs, H. Johnson 365-8294

Mr. Wayne Jackson of
Vancouver spent last weekend
in town visiting relatives and
his fiance, Miss Mary Kerr.

irs. F. Bonnett and son,
Brian, returned home Sunday,
after spending a few days in
Vancouver.

Avold Unmetered Taxis

Ifyou're planning a trip to
a foreign country, the B.C.
Automobile Association sug-
gests you avold airport cab
drivers with unmetered vehi-
cles. Your best bet is to take
the regular alrport bus, which
usualy costs $1 to $2, to your

otel,

"Days of Yore”

plow so ruthlessly heaps two to
four-foot drifts in front of our
gates and driveways, To the
able-bodied, this is only an
inconvenience, but to the elder-
ly and incapacitated, it can bea
hardship, if not a tragedy.

In early January, my hus:
band was in the hospital and I
was suffering from a shoulder
that was out of place and had
been told to do no lifting,
pushing or pulling. Then the
mailman told me that I'd have
toclear that four-foot drift from
my front gate If I wanted mail
delivery.

At that time of year it was
snowing every day. To pay
even the minimum wage would
be a hardship to those living on
the Old Age Allowance, as
Anyone can agree.

So I heartily echo Mrs,
Schwartzenhauer's plea for
‘something to be done about the
situation. Her suggestion has
sense as well as merit, Why
should we taxpayers pay wel-
fare and get no better benefits
than we do, when we grow
elderly and infirm,

Lay Ellen Eaton

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STORY HOUR, a regular activity for preschool-
ers, is held by Castlegar and District Public
Library Association at all threo of Its branches,

In Castlegar it {8 on Wednesdays at 1 p.m; at
Kinnaird it ie on Tuesdays at 1 and 2 p.m. and at

Robson on Tuesdays at 1 p.m, Shown hess ts
‘Amy Simpson with some of the young Listeners
attending the Cestleger branch Story Hour.

Further Talks on Metric System by Southern
Interior Construction Assoc. Held Tonight .

‘A general contractor from
‘Nelson, Paul Schwab, was
asked to speak at the December
meeting in Trail éof Southern
Interlor Construction Associa-
tion, on the subject the “Metric
System", Mr. Schwab opened
his remarks with the state-
ment, the public does not scem
to realize Canada is going
metric.

The subject was Innocent,
but when the public heard his
assignment, he received phone
calls and was stopped on the
street by people telling him
there is nothing wrong with our
present system.

Early in 1970, it was.
announced that the metric
system of weights and mea-
surements would be introduced
Into Canada within 10 years,
Many of the conversion pro-
grams are expected to e
operative in 1975. This would
result in increased public
in

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Pefifion Asking for Provincial Funded
Breas! Screening Program Circulated

‘The local Canadian Cancer
Unit has clarculated a petition,

40 coples in all, in the area

taken in by School District No.
9, asking the residents to give
their support to this program.

‘The controlled screening
study would be launched in
three phases: setting up clinics
in Vancouver and Victoria in

the first phase; expanding ,

clinics to five or six larger B.C.
communities in the second
year: and finally, equipping
travelling vans to carcy clinic
service ta smaller communities.

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‘The pilot sereening project
earlier - won ‘support from
Health Minister Dennis Cocke
but was turned down by the
provineial cabinet because
there appeared to be no publle
support for such a program.

At a news conference in

. Vancouver, both Dr. Hector S.

Gillespie, president of the
BCMA, and Adrian Carrick,
executive director of the B.C.
and Yukon Division of the
Canadian Cancer Society,
urged the public to support the
proposed program.

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‘They said that citizens and
organizations should write to
the health minister urging that
such a program be undertaken
in the interests of the continu-
ing fight against cancer.

Breast cancer is the lead-
ing cause of death among all
female cancer patients and
current statistics predict that
one in 15 women in Canada
have, or will develop, breast
cancer sometime in their lives.

‘The breast screening pro-
gram, initially proposed by a
committee of Vancouver physi-
cians, is estimated to cost,
(when fully operational) about
$1 milliona year. The provincial
government has been asked to
finance the project.

Dr. Gillespie said that ‘the
medical profession firmly
believes that its role is as much
concerned with preventative as
with curative medicine and that
the pilot screening program is
one that deserves strong sup-
port.

“The provincial cabinet has
indicated: that. there is. no
public support for this pro-
gram,” he said. “However, we
are saying that there is strong
support and a strong need as
well.

“This is a trial pro;
but when there is a chance of
saving imore lives, it deserves
support.

“It offers a new technique
for the early discovery of
breast cancer and has the
potential of improving mortal-
ity from this disease.

Mr. Carrick said that the
Cancer Society supports
screening programs that offer a
chance of improving cancer
detection and treatment,

“We are not medical peaple
and do not pretend to say that
any particular technique is
best,” he said. “However, the

. Cancer Society is dedicated to

beating cancer and we support
this program as one that offers
some hope in improving early
detection of breast cancer.”

The presidents of both
organizations said they are
urging the government to fund
the sereening program. *

The proposed screening
clinics, which initially will con-
centrate on high-risk groups,
will employ physical examina-
tion, mammography (examina~
tion of the breast by X-ray) and
perhaps thermography, a tech-
nique of picking up heat rays
from the breast and translating
them inlo a photographic im-
age, and other possible sophisti-
cated techniques. The services
of nurses, interested lay groups
and the medical profession will
be used in these clinics.

The only well-controlled
study on breast sereching—ono
undertaken in New York in-
volving 62,000 women—sug-
gests that a screening program
has the potential to reduce the

‘mortality by one-third in the ,
sage group 45-64,

Any person who would like

* to support the proposed breast

screening program, and have it,
financed by the provincial gov-
ernment, is asked to sign one of
the cireulated petitions or write
to Hon, Dennis Cocke, Minister
of Health, Parliament Build-
ings, Victoria, B.C. VP 283.

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gram—

and
the change.
The following years are
expected to be a period of
active implementation and by
1980, 75 per cent of the nation’s

+ activity will probably have

been converted to the metric
system.

As simple ‘as the metric
system in day to day applica-
tion will prove to: be in th
future, it ia the change-over
from the Imperial System that
will bring difficulties, confu-
sion, sweat and tears.

The metric system is en-
tirely decimal and has ‘inked
units for the different classes of
measurement, The idea of the
system was born in 1585 by the
Flemish scientist Simon Ste-
ven. The system became fur-
ther advanced at the end of the
18th century and was declared
a legal system in France in
1801. Only in 1840, it was forced
on the’ French people as the
only legal system.

Even if 90 per cent of the
world is using the metric
system today, it is interesting
to note that nobody accepted it
out of free will, This was the
argument of the English speak-
ing part of the world. Force had
to be used to make people adopt
the system, So we are the last.
It will be costly, but it has to be
done if we, want to kéep our
share of the world market.

‘To support this statement,
‘a construction metric measur:
ing tape sells for $11.25, a
comparable tape for the im-

perial syatem Is $6.25.
Tho association will have

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syatem tonight when it holds its
meeting in Nelson at the Lord
Nelson Hotel,

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VOL. 28 — No, 7

CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1975

“Hostel for Castlegar
Area to be Discussed

The possibility of devetop-
ing a hostel in or near Castlegar
fs to be discussed informally
with city officlals and federa-
tion hostels ‘program co-
ordinator Doug Findlater at a
date yet to’ be set.

A meeting was agreed
‘upon Tuesday night after coun-
cll was told the secretary of
‘stale department requires mu-
nicipal approval of hostal so-
ciety applications for grants
and that’ Castlegar was being
considered because ofits logiea!
geographic location for the
development of a hostel opera-
tion,

“Since the summer of 1970,
the secretary of state depart-
ment has funded summer youth
hostel societies in many com:
munities across Canada,” say:
Mr, Findlater. “The number of,
communities with hostels has
varied between 100 and 130.
Last year.in B.C., about 25
communities had hostels under
this program. -

“For the past four sum-
mers, hostels have operated
successfully, and without inci-
dent'in both Nelson and Trail.

: “Declining ‘numbers of
youthful efficiency drive have
forced hostel societies in both
communities, and my depart-
ment, to consider amalgama-
ting the two hostel operations

Into one in a more central ,

location.” .

It is for this reason that |
Mr. Findlater requests the
meeting-with council.

Asks MLA

To Support
“Legislation”
=: Proposed legislation could

an ‘effect ‘on financial
assistance available for ‘the
collection and treatment of
sewage.

At its Tuesday night's
meeting, council was, informed
on the main, points of the

. legislation through a
ea the Union of British
Columbia Municipalities which
contained information for-
warded by Central Mortgage

"and Housing Corporation.

«- Rossland-Trail MLA. Chris
D'Arcy is to be asked by the
City of Castlegar to do his

Resource Minister Norman Levi,

Ho eaid there aro many persons

housing the centre,

} right,
and expervisor of Sliver Birch Adult Activity Centre, Bsanis Grant, look ca, The
the building

cheque

represents one third of the capital cost of

freghet esd by Sear tty Levi, who has been travelling the area looking st

the va

ganquille and Woodland where pre

statement on mental retardation when the Iegslatare

paration programs are taking .
tees may continae in the type of program offered by the centres.
very rpecal

-—Castlegar News Pools

< Six applications gona
were received by the directors
of Castlegar District United
Appeal when its: February:

- meeting: was’ held Tuesday

evening in the Hi Arrow Arms.

‘Axelson, Nick S
Crawford, Don Grate

Karl Koreen and Peter Popoff, :

“Committees for the year
were named, Chairmen are as
follows: budget, Don Carmi-

from Castlegar Athletic Associ-
ation, Castlegar and District
Library Association, Royal Ca-
nadian Air Cadets Squadron
581, John Howard Seriety and
C.A.RS, As well as a letter of
thanks from the Salvation
my.

Those present were chair-

man Clarence Ackerman,

tmost in this legis-
lation proposal to assure its
passage.

Music Festival

ry jarjorie -
MacBain.and directors Bob

MacBain, Helen Strelioff, Arnie

Based on 1974 Assessment;
Grant of $280.80 Requested

‘A request from the Koate-
nay Music Festival for a grant
has been referred by council to

. Its finance committees. -

+=" This step was taken Tues-
day night after a letter outlin-
ing expenses and suggested
funding was studied by council.

It is proposed that the
surrounding municipalities be
assessed on a population basis,

based on 1974 assessment fig-

res.
Castlegar’s assessment
would be $280.80.

Finance chairman Ald. G.
S, Rust said the request tekes a
new approach from that in the
past and likened it to KIDA’s
assessment which is on a per
capita basis.

When the question was
asked if there was.a large
number of children in this area
that take. part, Ald, Allen
Selbie replied, “children in this
area always do so well it looks
like we have a lot of children

“Below Normal Temperatures
Causes Build Up of Snow —

If your Castlegar News was late being delivered by your
carrier this morning, there’s likely a good reason:' the heavy
snowfall that began falling Tuesday evening and continued

shronghaut yesterday.

0 clock Wednesday morning, the weather station at
Castlegar Alport reported 10.3" of snow had fallen since Tuesday
evening with “another three or four inches, possibly more, yet to

com
“As of yesterday morning’ 116.5" (approx. 9%") of snow had
fallen so iar this winter—only six inches above the normal

snowfall for this time of year.

However, because temperatures have been a bit below normal

chael; Jack Dunn;
publicity, Peter. Popoff; social,
Kar) Koreen; human resource

liaison, Don Carmichael; and. -

campaign co-ordinator George
Bondaroff.

A voie of thanks was given
to retiring directors Dan
Shields, Bobby Cavite and Ron
Belton.

The evening concluded

with coffee served by the social ~

committee.

The newiy appointed infor
mal pollce committee, which”
was asked by: coumeit mid-!

a

saannl tenire

January: to. livestigate the
3 Guys. and Dolls ‘Amusement
* Centre on Front St., will be

Schoo! District ‘Requests Year's

Deferral on’ Swim Pool Question -*

‘A request to defer the!
proposal of a swimming’ pool, |
which was to be jointly financed
by the city and School District
No, 9, has been made by the
school district's ‘committee re-
presentative.

In reporting on this stand
to counell Tuesday night, Ald.
Mike Livingstone stated the

Public Freightways Congestion
Brings Action from Council

Congestion on th Ave. i
the Kinnaird ares, ca
the operations at "Public
Freightways, brought strong
objections at Tuesday .night’s
council meeting.

‘Ald. G. S: Hust stated he

was nat trying to chase indus-.

try out of the community, but it
was’ time this problem was
resolved,
He called attention that

the problems existed before
amalgamation and steps.were
to be taken even at that date,
but ‘nothing has oceyrred to
improve the situation:
Johnston Terminals of
Vancouver is to be written

protesting the situation at its.

facilities here. Council. will also
ask for an updating of its plans~
related to the terminal and any
future plans for improvement,

school district, at a meting
Monday, had Indicated it can
rot afford to take part In the
project at this time.

Rising costs in all areas
which make it difficult. to
malntain ils present programs
without the additional burden.
of a swimaming pool were cited
as the reason for deferral.

Mr. Livingstone noted in
his report that the Chamber of
Commerce survey, which! was
recently presented to council,
indicated a very strong interest
by elty residents in an indoor
pool facility.

In coneluding his report
Mr. Livingstone stated, “In
light-of the decision of the
sehool board, the eity commit-
“tee can only recommend that if
council wishes to proceed with
‘a swimming pool proposal, that.
it requests its representative to
the Regional District of Central
Kootenay explore the possibil-
ity of the regional district
constructing this facility.”

holding a ‘farther, meeting to-
night at city: hall
1 In reporting to couneil

. Tuesday night, Ald.” Andy,

Shutek said the committee has
visited the area in question and
obtained information from the

health department and’ the

‘Mayor Ed Mosby said he’.
had: received ‘a telephone call
Monday from the. centre and
suggested at Tuesday's meet-
ing that those persons that
sigried the petition, which lead

to the decision to have the ,

committee investigate the sit-
uation, drop in and talk to the
young people there.

He said there was great
concern felt at the centre, but
he has assured them the
investigation is taking place
only because of the petition
which is not full of recent facts
but of what happened months

Bo. =

“I feel the group is being
tarred with the same brush
because of a few, but I do feel
we were right in handling the
fatter in the manner we did,”
said Mr, Mosby.

Ald. Mike. Livingstone
stated he felt that the commit-
tee was sincere and that. its
decision would be fair.

The acceptance or rejec-
lion of the committee's revom-
mendation rests with eounel

by Burt Campbell
Editor, Castlegar News

ASL ‘million residential
aubalviiy ih would see 50
lots mi lable for home
building this fall with o further
50 lots developed in the fall of
next year has been placed in
jeopardy by a “restrictive,
subdivision control bylaw!
receiving the continuing consi-
deration of Castlegar city coun-

Local realtor Jack Hipwell

the subdivision is pro-
posed as an extension of
Kinberry Heights. H id
developers are backing away
from the proposal because of
tough municipally required {m-
provements likely to be forced
by the city upon the developer.

The subdivision is pro-
posed for 60 acres of land
owned by Omar Lightle of
Castlegar, disclosed Mr. Hip-
well. The realtor said two offers
made by developers to Mr.
Lightle for the property have
fallen through wuse of terma
and conditions in the proposed
contract. He said the most
difficult term is that making the |
deal subject to the city issuing a
development permit.

Mr. Hipwell said the sub-
division could normally expect
to be developed for between
$500,000 and $750,000 but the
difference between those fig-
ures and the estimated
$1,110,000 cost is added by
__requirements ‘of the ‘proposed

a

her local realtor,
aio resin, said the pro-
posed bylaw and the provincial

a 's land freeze have

mena
‘combined to double, triple and ”

even quadruple the value of the

.2.few residential b building lots left.

in.the ty.
ears eaid Tota th
selling for only $2,500:a ye
"ago now carry asking piles of
up to $10,000.

“Mr. Edblad said the city’s
propésed bylaw. is preventing
ubgivision development, thus
forcing up existing land values,
while-the land ‘freeze has
stopped residential building
outside the municipality and
forced up the values of lots
“inside the city.

Mr, Hipwell'said the city
claims there are 180 residential
building lots in Castlegar, but
he disputed this, claiming many
aren't suitable for building on
while others have only 30-foot
frontages.

Mr. Eéblad said reallora
met with eity council to discuss

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the 35 foolscap-size page bylaw
in September and were prom:
ised at that time another
meeting would be held, He said
realtors are still walting for the -
second meeting.

Both real “estate salesmen
claim they are not against @
subdivision control bylaw, atat-
ing that the fault with the one
Castlegar council is considering
“is that {t goes too far too'scon,”

“We're for long-range plan- <
ning and trying to improve our
district and:the town,” said Mr.
Edblad, “but you don’t justigo
and copy the most complicated
bylaw in the province.”

‘Mr. Hipwell said he.and
Mr, Edblad didn’t mind admit-
ting self-interest in the subject.

“We can't operate where
there's no land for sale,” he
said, adding: that bylaws like
the Castlegar proposal will not -
only escalate dramatically the
cost of land, but could force
realtors out of busineds.

Ninety-three per cent of all
land in B.C, is held by the
crown, continued Mr. Hipwell,
while the provincial govern-
ment has now frozen four per
cent of the remaining seven per

cen
i * ocaly, he anid the land
freeze has frozen the Horeoff
property next to the Castle Bar
“Subdivision, other land near
Blueberry and around the Falr-
{continued on page 2)

City of Castlegar:
To Tighten Up
“On Dog Control

+ Bleven dogs were picked
up by the eity in January and of
-(hese, seven were destroyed.
‘osfBhese are the figures re-
leased by Ald. Allen Selbie
Tuesday night: when reporting
to couneilon the eurrent dog
situation:

Not wanting to have-a
similar experience as reported
in other centres. of small

*children being attacked by

: dogs, the city is tightening up

its dog control.

Fee for unineutered dogs is
«to be $20 and for neutered dogs,
$5. To retrieve an impounded -
dog that is licenced the charge”
is $15 and $20 for the un-
Hcenced dog.”

For those that are re-
peated offenders the charge of
retrieving the dog from the”,
pound is to escalate by'$10 on
each occurrence.

First Steps fo Street Naming
And House Numbering Taken

Preparing of a street nam-
ing and house numbering plan
for the City of Castlegar could
be completed in 1975,

In reporting to couneil
Tuesday night. Ald. Audrey

foore said the city’s request
for a revised and updated
composite map and the ptepar-
ing of street naming and house
numbering plan had been
adopted by Regional District of
Central Kootenay at its meet-
ing Saordhy in Nelson.

The city, which contributes
financially to the planning
department! of RDCK has
requested such planning’
assistance.

‘The amalgamation of tho
two former towns has resulted
in some confusion in atreet™
numbering. The first step is to
get.a single map of the two
former towns into one scale’
then proceed with an orderly
plan for street. naming and
house umber.

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thls winter, the snow is not melting as much as it usually does.
Consequently, itis sitting on the ground giving the impression of
abnormally high snowfalls.

‘As of.10 a.m, yesterday, 21.6” of snow had fallen so far this
month, A total of 44.9” fell in January with the other 48.7” having
fallen during November and December.

NEW AND USED
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village will be the construction of the second block building.

NEW STRUCTURE appears on the horizon at the Doulhobor visitors by sppointment and will carry on with regular visiting
—Castlegar News Photo

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