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There are also subsidiary prizes. is teatured in John Char- ters’ weekly column... 83 ores Castlegar's will be amongst celebrities at a mid- summer hockey game in Castlegar next month . Al Wis su Castlegar News wkatuercass WKPL PURCHASE Today mainly sunny, highs 27° to 30°. Chance of precipitation zero percent CALL FRED 365-2522, MARCEL 365-2537 Restaurants GABRIEL'S BUD SMITH . .. Kamloops still home THE MAN WHO WOULD BE PREMIER VANCOUVER (CP) — The name Stuart Douglas Boland Smith may look impressive on his law diploma, but Smith prefers a simpler moniker: Bud. But whether he goes by the mouthful (he doesn’t) or Bud, Smith wants to add premier to his name. One of two Smiths in the congested clutter of 12 candidates who want to lead the Social Credit party and replace Bill Bennett as premier, Bud Smith hails from the Interior. At 40, he is one of the youngest candidates in the leadership race. 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He went to Clearwater Senior secondary school for grades 7 to 13, but left before graduating. “I wanted to go to work in construction,” Smith said during an interview in his cavernous Vancouver campaign office. “I thought there was an opportunity for me,” adding that many of his peers had already left school for the allure of high-paying construction work. Smith has also worked on the railway and as a restaurant supply salesman on Vancouver Island. Along the way, he picked up the necessary credits to graduate from high school, completed a bachelor of arts in political science and urban geography and graduated from the University of Victoria's law school. THE CANDIDATES Smith is a handsome man with brown hair and a slight paunch, the result undoubtedly of too little time lately for one of his interests, racquetball. On a quiet weekday in his campaign office, more than 20 men and women are seated in front of desks down both sides of the huge room. Each desk is labelled for a certain function — everything from lining up volunteers to media coverage to delegate contacts. Another section of the office is set aside for “regional desks.” Smith, who has a warm smile and pleasant demeanor, has never used his charms to get elected to any office. But he knows his way around the ring. He worked on the national campaigns of former Conservative prime ministers Robert Stanfield and Joe Clark and was campaign manager for former Socred cabinet minister Rafe Mair and Tourism Minister Claude Richmond. In 1983, he was campaign tour director for Bennett before being appointed principal secretary to the premier in 1984. He resigned from that position Since then, he has been filling in as a talk-show host for a Kamloops radio station. 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Provincial Secretary Grace McCar thy shows her determination to capture the leader ship of the Social Credit Party and become premier McCarthy promises new era for party By SIMON BIRCH Stafi Writer Provincial secretary Grace McCarthy promised Friday to restore the role of the Social Credit Party's grassroots and head a government that will be more accessible to the people if she is elected party leader and premier after the Socred leadership convention July 28-30 at Whistler Speaking to about 40 party faithful during a break fast meeting at Castlegar's Sandman Inn, McCarthy. 58, praised and defended the Social Credit government of the past decade, saying Premier Bill Bennett has led the province through the worst recession since the 1930s and has left the party strong But McCarthy, who helped rebuild the party after its 1972 defeat by the New Democratic Party, added it is time for Social Credit to “go on to the next era.” McCarthy, wearing a lemon yellow jacket and shoes that matched her upbeat speech for brightness, noted of British Columbia in a speech to party members in Castlegor eattews prote & . Social Credit was built on a coalition of “ideas, ideals and people” and “made a home” for Liberals, Conservatives, “disenchanted” New Democrats and “those with no federal ties.” She said the time has come to “restore the balance” in the party. I believe I'm the one who can do that,” she said During her speech, McCarthy also took a not-so subtle swipe at fellow leadership candidate Bud Smith, Bennett's former aide who has never held elected office She said now is not the time in the history of British Columbia for the leader of the Social Credit Party and premier of the province to be “learning on the job At a press conference after the meeting. McCarthy was asked about rumors she would team with former MLA and cabinet minister Bill Vander Zalm, also a frontrunner in the leadership race, to stop a Bud Smith vietory “It's no secret I believe anyone who has not had legislative experience cannot lead our party at this time she said. “This is not the time for apprenticeship and on the job training. It's the time for experienced leader ship to bring people together.” However, McCarthy discounted suggestions she is teaming with Vander Zalm to stop Bud Smith I'm running my own campaign. I'm working hard to said McCarthy, who added that she speculate” on whether she's a frontrunner or if delegates continued on page A3 win,” can't bia forest industry resumed Saturday, less than a day after they broke off with the International Woodworkers of America angrily cross” independent IWA Local 1.405 and Westar Timber Lid IWA talks resume By CasNews Staff and News Services Contract talks in the British Colum Products Thursday Zammit sawmill charging “double on the part of the industry Zammit said he expects the talks to begin sometime before the end of July but couldn't give a more specific date However, all is quiet locally pending negotiations between “We're just as gentle as pussycats we don’t think we should beat each wher up.” Wade Zammit, general manager of Westar's Southern Wood in Castlegar has yet to sit down with negotiators for the IWA local but he said. any major problems.” He said he doesn’t think the current negotiations between the 31,000-mem. ber union and representatives from coastal, southern Interior and northern Interior forest companies would affect the independent local negotiations. Klaus Offermann, business agent for Local 1-405, said Friday the local negotiations will be handled by the union's provincial negotiating mittee and that the start of the talks is a “question of the two parties finding the right and together.” said West Kootenay baer “I don't foresee time place to get Meanwhile, negotiators for the three industry groups, representing workers on the coast and in the northern and southern interior, met separately with the 31,000-member union continued on page AS Regional boards. won't stop study By SIMON BIRCH Staff Writer Four regional districts in the Koot enays and Okanagan will proceed with their attempt to buy West Kootenay Power and Light Co. even though Municipal Affairs Minister Bill Ritchie said this week he won't allow the purchase The regional districts of Central Kootenay, Kootenay Boundary, Cen- tral Okanagan and Okanagan Similk- ameen have commissioned the Van- couver consulting firm Coopers and Ly brand to conduct a $10,000 feasibility study of the purchase. That study is underway and a report is due July 23. “It would be foolish to stop halfway through,” RDCK chairman George Cady said Friday, referring to the study. “We're progressing until some- body tells us to stop.” The four districts must submit a tentative bid on WKPL by Aug. 1. Ritchie announced in Kelowna Wed. nesday he would not amend legislation to allow the regional districts to buy the utility. But Cady, who is the head of a special WKPL purchase steering com- mittee. composed of. the four. regional. district chairmen, said the districts have had “nothing in writing” from GEORGE CADY nothing in writing Ritchie indicating his opposition to the purchase. The four chairmen will meet in Grand Forks July 30 to discuss the feasibility study and decide whether to “ with or stop” the attempt to buy WKPL, Cady said. However, if the Coopers and Ly- ment’s attitude toward the sale. He said that until the leadership issue is decided, officials in Victoria are reluctant to get involved in the WKPL purchase. “NoBedy will make any decision while the circus is on,” said Cady. referring to the Socred leadership campaign. Cady also refuted accusations that the regional districts are not com- to change management and staff at West Kootenay if the districts do buy the utility. Noting that WKPL made a “15.7 per cent profit” last year, Cady asked, “Why should we interfere and change a thing?” He said the only change would be the addition of one director from each district board to the West Kootenay Power and Light board of directors. Witnesses gather By CHERYL CALDERBANK Staff Writer The population of Castlegar has gone up by nearly 2,800 people this weekend as Jehovah's Witnesses from the Koot- enays, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and several states in the Pacific Northwest are gathering for a four-day con- vention. The district convention entitled, “Divine Peace” is taking place at the Castlegar Community Complex. The Wateh Tower convention opened Thursday and ends this after noon. This is the second year that the district convention has been held in Castlegar. And attendance at this year's gathering is up considerably over last year. At Thursday's opening day there were 2,700 delegates and the number increased to 2,768 on Friday. Atten dance could reach as high as 3,000 people at today’s session The arena has seating for up to 3,200 people. Last year, attendance reached only 2,200. Abram Unruh, of Kimberley. assis tant news director, says one reason for the increase is the U.S. residents in attendance. Unruh explained that some U.S. residents found it too far to travel to their own assembly in Tacoma. Wash. and have come to Castlegar instead. In addition to it it is also more financially advantageous to come to Canada, because of the difference in the American and Canadian dollars. Besides being a spiritual boost to its members, the Watch Tower Con vention is also a financial benefit to Castlegar The visitors have booked up most hotel rooms and campsites in the city and are also frequenting restaurants and other stores in the area B.C. Ministry of Tourism estimates suggest each tourist spends about $38 each when away frem home. If so. this means over $400,000 is being spent in Castlegar during the four-day vention. Urah says that as much of the food as possible at the convention's snack bar is bought locally. The convention's con cession offers breakfast and lunch to the Witnesses. Witnesses at the convention come from as far away as Invermere and Fernie in the East Kootenay and the Castlegar Trail-Nelson area in the wes! continved on pege Al con DIVINE PEACE . . . John Kobyluk chairman of s Witnesses district convention, addresses crowd during Friday atternoon session By CasNews Staff If you thought the weather so far this month was suited to October, take heart; things are supposed to get better Jim Richards of Environment Canada at the Castlegar Airport weather office says a pacific ridge is building more high pressure system This will mean sunnier and warmer weather at least until next week The temperatures and showers have been caused by a series of upper cold whieh moved into the southern Interior cooler lows and the prairies. Asa result of the dismal weather. all three concerts in the park have been held indoors. In addition, the rain barely held off for last weekend's SunFest '86 celebrations. Although the cool and wet con ditions are in direet contrast to last year’s hot and dry July weather. Warm weather in forecast this year's weather is not far off normal So far, 61.2 millimetres of rain has fallen on Castlegar this month. This compares with the norm of 43.1 And it's a far ery from last July when only a trace of rain fell on Castlegar Richard says people only think Castlegar is having a wet July. In fact, the record for July is 107.9 mm set in 1983. In addition. only about four normal. Castlegar aging 16.2 degrees while the mean temperature is 20. Last average for July was 23.6 degrees temperatures are degrees below has been aver year's Only two records have been set this month. On the third, a daily precipitation record was set when 17.8 mm of rain fell. The old record was 13.3 mm set in 1966.