June 5, 1968 Castlégar News (AARAABER OF THE B.C. PRESS COUNCH ESTABLISHED AUGUST 7, 1947 TWICE WEEKLY MAY 4. 1900 INCORPORATING THE MID- WEEK MIRROR PUBLISHED SETPEAMBER 12.1978 AUGUST 27, 1980 LV. CAMPBRLL — PUBLISHER, AUGUSI 7, 1947 FEBRUARY 15.1973 PUBLISHER — Bur! Compbell EDITOR — Ron Norman N— P PLANT FOREMAI ADVERTISING MANA’ MANAGE! Kositsin CIRCULATION MANAGER — Heather Hadley Have a ‘ripper’ G'day. Is everyone having a ripper’ time this weekend? If not, you should be with all the Sunfest activities to take in. The Castlegar Festivals Society has done a terriffic job coor- dinating this year's Sunfest, with solid support from a number of corporate sponsors. It isn't just that there are lots of events for people who like to participate, as well as for those who just like to watch, but the events are of such top quality. Yesterday's drag boat races were a good example. One of the compaints of the jet boat race held during Trail’s Silver City Days last year was that it wasn't a spectator sport. Watching a single boat shoot past every 15 minutes was dull, many said. The drag boat races near Robson yesterday were anything but dull, with some 35 boats going head-to-head on the Columbia River for hours on end. Suntest spectators came away with their fill of boat racing, But it isn't just the high-profile spectator events that make Sun- fest so popular. It is also the many people-oriented activities — things like the annual Miss Castlegar pageant; the 32-team slo-pitch tournament (with at least 10 players per team more than 320 people take part); the vintner's wine tasting and the Sunfest parade. Suntest is about getting involved It is local people having fun. And today the fun continues with the talent show, the Legion dart tournament, the slo-pitch finals, the sheep-to-shawl com- petition, the boomerang contest, the annual bed races and a host of kids’ games at the Kinsmen Park. Now, if only the weather will cooperate | Taf =e || II __Letters to the editor Tax hike explained Many Castlegar and district rate- payers will now be receiving their 1988 tax notices which include a 1.1 mill increase in levy for school taxes. This amounts to a 13 per cent in crease or $55 for the average house- holder. . Ron Norman For the first time in weeks residents occupying the Castle- gar-Robson ferry are smiling again. Not toothy grins, but smiles. The only question is why? There certainly doesn't seem to be any cause for this newfound optimism. Ministry of Highways resume operating the ferry. But then, that's what everyone around here has known all along. Ald. Len Embree said that very thing back when the issue first began to rear its ugly head. Decisions have been made for decades in this province for “political reasons.” It is a way of life in We all remember four years ago when the province attemp- ted to pull the Castlegar-Robson ferry out of service. It took a political decision by then-high. ways minister Alex Fraser to commute the ferry's death sen. tence. And that only came after Fra. ser was hung in effigy on the ferry deck and the scene was broadcast around the province on the 6 o'clock news. (It didn’t hurt that one of the other ferries slated for termination was also smack in the middle of Fraser's own riding.) Political? This whole ferry issue has been political from the moment the ministry first an nounced that it would not impose tolls on the 18 inland ferries. In the same press re- lease the ministry proposed that the regional district or the City of Castlegar take over the ferry. And just how were the local governments to pay for the operating costs? Tolls, of course, In effect, the province said it wouldn't place tolls on inland ferries, but it would be OK for local government to charge tolls. The province simply wanted local governments to do its dirty work. Politics? You bet. But politics also works. Just look at how the provincial gov- ernment changed its mind in the last two weeks on funding for community colleges and the B.C. Institute of Technology. The colleges were initially told they would receive a budget increase of less than one per cent this year. But after considerable uproar, Advanced Education minister Stan Hagan found another $8.3 million. Politics. BUIT had its budget slashed by $4 million this year. Yet, again, after a public outery the province came up with an extra $3.25 million for the Burnaby- based technical school. Politics. In both cases the provincial government indicated its posi- tion was final — just like the © ferry. But when the political heat was turned up, it reversed itself. I'm betting that for similar “political reasons” some movement on the ferry issue. Perhaps it won't be exact- ly what we want, but it will be something. " The ferry is still not operating (day 40 and counting). The Min istry of Highways is adamant that it won't run the cable vessel. And Highways Minister Stephen Rogers said this week his $1 offer still stands and the Regional District of Central Kootenay has two options: take it or leave it. It is not what I would call good news. So why the happy faces? In a name: Bill Vander Zalm. The premier, who to many appears to run the province single-handed, has agreed to look into the ferry issue. That in itself is reason for the smiles. Until now, Vander Zalm has remained on the sidelines of this issue. Castlegar council wrote a personal appeal to him weeks ago. No response. The Castlegar Chamber of Commerce also wrote requesting that he recon. sider the ferry decision. Again, no such luck. Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy has raised the issue in the provincial legislature on several occasions, and,the major Vancouver newspapers have been following the story for weeks. It wasn't as if the premier was unaware of the situation. So what made him de- cide to get involved? Politics. Vander Zalm finally agreed to personally intervene in the con. troversy only when confronted in Osoyoos by a group of placard waving Robson residents last Saturday. The group's timing couldn't have been better. It met Vander Zalm in front of tele vision cameras in the heat of a provincial byelection campaign. (Voters in neighboring Boun dary -Similkamee} go to the polls on Wednesday and early polls show it's a close race). The premier had hinted at his personal intervention in the ferry issue in an interview with Nelson Daily News editor Ryon Guedes at the Canadian Press regional conference last Friday in Vancouver. Vander Zalm may have given away more than he intended when he said: “There is no evidence that, really, other than for perhaps political rea. sons, we should resume that ferry as a part of the provincial highways system.” Translation: It is going to take a political decision to have the Taxp might well ask — as you did, Mr. Editor, in a recent editorial — why the increase? Or what additional services do we get in the schools for this added cost? The simple answer is not much more than we had last year. Basi- cally, this tax increase maintains the school system as we operated it in 1987-88. I'd like to be able to say we've added some wonderful pro- grams, but we have not been able to do so. In fact, there will be three or four fewer teachers in the coming school year — down from 125.5 to 121.5 teachers. In 1986-87 and 1987-88, the Min- istry of Education provided Castle- gar school district with $191,000 and $84,000, respectively, in a fund called the Excellence in Education fund. We were allowed to spend this money only in specified areas — staff devel- opment and computers being two of the major areas. This year the min- istry cut off the Excellence in Edu- cation money. Thus, though the ministry has indicated we will receive extra money for, computers in the year ahead, we have had to budget our- selves for staff development and professional development which for two years had come from the Ex- cellence in Education funds. At that, the amount we've designated for these activities is modest — roughly equivalent to last year's allocation. The trustees believe that it's important in this rapidly-changing world to keep teachers up-to-date in new curriculum and new technology and to continue to pursue teacher excellence. We make no apology for having budgeted funds in this area as our children deserve the best edu- cation that is available, and we must keep our teachers “current” in their disciplines to do so. I disagree 1 with those the education needs of “all the children.” The number of teacher aides and personal attendents has risen in the past few years because parents and special education groups have made districts aware that dis- advantaged children deserve our best efforts, too. To this end, the school district has budgeted to add three teacher aides to the support services for the year ahead. Throughout the province, ongoing costs within school districts are in- creasing dramatically. Benefit costs — which are parts of contracts and collective agreements — are going up as much as 40 per cent. Supplies and equipment costs are rising by 10-20 per cent. Rates for power, telephone, and gasoline are moving upward. Our CUPE workers by collective agree- ment receive a two per cent pay hike as of July 1 and then will be seeking a new agreement for January, 1989. We must allow for these costs and possible future costs now. As well, the school district is in the midst of negotiations with its teach- ing staff for 1988-89. For the first time we are negotiating a collective agreement with these key people in education. The district has budgeted a modest amount to deal with possible increases that might emerge from these talks. One area of change that we have budgeted for that may be slightly controversial is the partial opening of Ootischenia school. We have decided to move the Open Roads program (basically a junior high-high school alternate program for youngsters having difficulty in the regular sys- tem) from rented facilties in the Scout Hall to Ootischenia school. As well, we will move the District Re- source Centre from the basement of the school board office to Ootischenia school. There will be no additional staffing costs, but the cost of opening and maintaining the portions of the school in use will be $15,000. It may seem that your trustees are not being fiscally responsible in placing an additional tax burden on each of you, but we are simply intaining the system. We are not who have phoned me to tell me that our schools and programs and tea- chers don't need to be modern and first-rate like those in Vancouver. My argument is that our children must be able to compete with others “out there” when they complete their education “here.” Our children need access to what the world out there will be demanding that they know if they are going to succeed. Why should we accept second-best for our children and their future? Our schools and the way our children function in them are chang- ing. The kind of support that is es- sential to deal with special needs children and emotionally disturbed youngsters is increasing yearly as school districts strive to respond to providing much in the way of addi- tional services. Though most of the trustees voted for the tax increase to provide a “reasonable” education for the district's children, we were not very happy about having to do so. The main probiem as I see it is that the Ministry of Education's allow- ance for each student enrolled (FTE — fulltime equivalent) is not enough to meet the current costs. What are the prospects for the next taxation year — 1989-907 If or u that will help. The Ministry of Edu- cation pays the school district about $3,000 per year per student in direct grants. However, in the upcoming year, we project a loss of 70 students, and thus, we will have to work with Sad situation Having been a Robson resident until recently, I found it most dis- couraging to attend the bingo put on by the Robson School Parent Group last Monday. One would think I should be happy, having won the last sack game. I can only say that the winning aspect of it is small. in comparison to the sense of a good feeling knowing the money was going for our children who attend Robson school. We now reside in Castlegar and minus the ferry managed to make our way to Robson Hall. Where were the local parents of the other 108 students who attend the school? Out of the 45 people who did attend and give their support, I think it’s safe to say only half a dozen were parents of students in the schools, the rest were avid bingo players — thank goodness for their support. I find it sad that the money needed for the playground is not there for the parent group due to the lack of support from the parents. It's going to be a sad situation when the parent group (which our children desperate- ly need) dissolves from lack of support! Is this when the parents will stop and think “maybe I should have re-arranged my priorities?” Or do they even. care? E. Whitehead / Castlegar $210,000 less from the ministry. The Ministry of Education has promised that in the next taxation year (1989-90) that it will increase the school district fiscal framework by some yet-to-be-determined index- ing or formula. A regular boost each year would help. To be fair to the Ministry of Edu- cation, it has made an effort. This year, we received an additional $571,000 in supplementary grants. However, when the loss of revenue because of lower enrolment is con- sidered, the disappearance of the Excellence in Education funds is rec- ognized, and the fact that $155,000 of the supplementary grant can only be used for renovations. to buildings (money we would have received any- way in a different allocation which we've received sephrately for years), then the district has very little of this new money left for its operation. An axiom we've learned to live with is that the ministry giveth with one hand — and taketh away with another. Lest you should think that Castle- gar school trustees are the only group in the province increasing taxes, let me indicate that we are not alone. Elsewhere in the province the increases run as high as 20 per cent. In the Kootenays alone the increases were as follows: Nelson 13.7 per cent, Arrow Lakes 10.1 per cent, Grand Forks 6.6 per cent, Creston-Kaslo 11.1 per cent and Trail 1.7 per cent. Trail's increase would have been quite substantial too except that the Trail district has been carrying a surplus of $700,000 or more for several years. This year Trail had to use up that $700,000 to keep its taxes down. Can all of these school districts be wrong? Or is there a problem with the provincial funding formula? I believe the Ministry of Education is making an effort to adjust its thinking and funding priorities. but in the meantime we as taxpayers are having to kick in that little bit extra needed for the “real” cost of educa- tion. I trust this is some of the infor- mation needed to help taxpayers understand the increased levy. Gerdon P. Turner Chairman, School District No. 9 Not only consumer The May 28 letter to the editor “Businesses too smoky” was unjus- tified. Mrs. Marquis and others have every right to a non-smoking en- vironment. However, she is not the only consumer in Castlegar. We cannot please everyone, but we do try to cater to all consumers — smoking or non-smoking. My staff and I have designated smoking areas, which is not, in the styling area or hair-washing area. We canot ask our clientelle to hide in the designated areas. The Hair Annex has a clientele of smokers and non-smokers, and we have never had any complaints. If the fact may be stated, Mrs. Marquis has not been a client of the Hair Annex since new management took over on March 23, 1987. We would like to acknowledge and congratulate Mrs. Marquis and other successful non-smokers, but again, we as a business try and cater to all consumers — smoking or non-smo- king. Remember when 35 YEARS AGO From the June 4, 1953 Ne Castlegar News Castlegar district residents flocked to Castlegar in record numbers Tuesday to celebrate the Coronation of their Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II and lend their wholehearted sup- port for the proposed Castlegar District hospital, at the gay and colorful Coronation Day festival here. * * « A stirring presentation of the Liberal platform, ideals and leader- ship was given to an audience of 50 people in the Legion Hall here last night by Douglas T. Wetmore, Lib- eral candidate for Rossland-Trail in the June 9 election. * Clinging to their overturned boat, two Castlegar residents were carried down the Columbia River for about two miles Sunday afternoon, before being overtaken and rescued by another boat from Castlegar. * 8 « Students of Kinnaird elementary school won top honors at the Castle- gar District Teachers’ Association Elementary School's track meet on the grounds of the Castlegar Number One Elementary School Friday. . #e Building permits issued in the village of Castlegar during the month of May totalled $16,440 including permits for one residence, one com- bination store and residence, one religious meeting auditorium and re- sidence and 11 smaller alterations and stucco permits. . The Board of Commissioners of the Village of Castlegar set a new record in short meetings as far as they were concerned Monday night, winding up all their business by 9 p.m. 25 YEARS AGO From the June 6, 1963 Castlegar News Council dissension in Castlegar over subdivision policy, or lack of policy, broke out afresh at Castle- gar's council meeting Tuesday night. * 8 « The legality of Mrs. Clara Saund- ers representing the Village of Castlegar on the hospital board was questioned at Tuesday night's council meeting. * 8 « Official opening of the Castlegar Rotary Health Centre will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. with a public cutting of the ribbon by Hon. Eric Martin, provincial minister of health. . . Eight hundred and 12 ft. of side- walk along with 820 ft. of retaining walls were constructed in Castlegar during April, the last month of the winter works program, works super- visor Norman McNabb told council at its meeting Tuesday night. 15 YEARS AGO From the June 7, 1973 News A raging fire at Celgar's lumber division. Tuesday night destroyed three of the company’s 13 dry kiln facilities, but no lumber was lost in the nine-hour battle with the blaze. * A group of Stanley Humphries secondary school students who cleared an area of riverbank in Castlegar of debris and litter are to be recommended by the town for a special award. * 6 «6 Commencement exercises, with over 150 candidates for graduation, will take place tonight at Stanley Humphries secondary school. * Castlegar council gave quick as- sent Tuesday night to a request from the Town of Kinnaird asking for approval of a plan to carry treated affluent through a buried pipeline on land'to be purchased by Kinnaird from a Castlegar resident. * 8 «@ Unestimated damage to the Kin- naird Hall was reported Tuesday night to council by Ald. George Bon- daroff who, unable at this time to supply costs of complete losses, stated damage could not possibly be covered by the $25 bond required paid by all lessees of the hall. Mediator Richard Longpre has been asked to book out of a contract dispute between the United Steel- workers of America and Cominco Ltd., in a move by the union to file 72-hour strike notice. * 8 « Castlegar Chamber of Commerce president Mike O'Connor was elec- ted to the B.C. Chamber of ‘om merce board of directors at the Provincial body's annual general meeting May 27-31 in Cranbrook. * 8 « Negotiations between Selkirk College and two college unions are at bg , the Castlegar News has learned. x June 5, 1988 Castlegar News MORE LETTERS « Militia needs help | In June of last year the Minister of National Defence tabled a new white paper on defence for the Canadian Armed Forces. This new defence policy included the revitalization of the reserves with an almost three. fold increase its paid members and improvements to conditions of ser- vice. A pay raise for the reserves and the first of a series of annual in- creases to the strength of the reserves have been announced and are inkeeping with the stated inten- tion. This area of the Kootenays has a long history of military units, includ- ing the infamous 54th Kootenay Bst- tallion, the 24th (Kootenay) Field Brigade, RCA and the 24th Anti: Aircraft Regiment. These units have all been disbanded. However, on June 5, 1947 the 44 Field Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers was formed and is still active, It is now known as 44 Field Engineer Squad- ron, quartered in the Trail Armoury on 7th Avenue. (Shavers Bench) and an active militia unit of the primary reserves. The unit is, however, looking for new members. The militia provides pay, uniforms, training and all equipment and stores required for members to perform assigned tasks and duties. 44 Field Engineer Squad- ron is specifically looking for per- sonnel to learn skills as field en- tions and the funds to go with it. There are several programs avail able. Programs are also available for officer training, specifically engineer or engineer technologists, and gen eral recruiting for training conducted locally on Thursday nights and a weekend per month, The militia provides a part-time service which offers a chance for self- improvement, comradeship, pay and @ sense of doing something while learning new skills that are worth- while and i for our coun- gineer, . radio mechanics, medics, cooks and dri- vers. With the increase to the strength of the reserves, the unit is recruiting now to meet openings for training this summer and to ensure this area receives its share of the new posi- Ferry route At the time of writing the Castle- gar-Robson ferry vigil continues. In addition to the socio-economic impact of the provincial cabinet de- cision to close the ferry operation, I wish to point out in the strongest possible means the elimination of one of four possible emergency evacu- ation routes in the event of an emer- gency situation in the City of Castle- gar and surrounding communities. Castlegar is a transportation hub of the West Kootenay, a highway connecting point, aa air terminus, a CP Rail route from Cominco, and lo- cated at the confluence of the Columbia and Kootenay rivers. Should any of these modes fail due to an accident, the results could be catastrophic and horrendous. Already this year at least two highway tanker trucks have over- turned spilling their chemical con- tents. Both these mishaps occurred in the area of the Castlegar overpass in the centre of the city trans- portation route and close to high population densities. I have been ad- vised that at least one large or tandem truck passes through the city every five minutes. Freight trains travelling to and from Cominco (approximately two trains per day) and carrying a myriad of goods and chemicals always have the potential for derailment or other failure that could pose a dangerous, emergency situation. Stink bug not ministry's fault I would like to clear up some misunderstandings concerning a rumor that the B.C. Forest Service introduced an exotic stink bug to control the mountain pine beetle in the West Kootenay. This rumor, totally false, has been going around Castlegar for the last few years and it recently turned up in a letter to the Vancouver Sun from Joan Cochrane of Silverton (Vancouver Sun April 8). I visit the Castlegar area quite often and the “stink bug” in question is L it jis, the bug is handled. The seed bug periodically occurs in very large numbers, as it has the last couple of years and previously in the early 1970s in areas of the West Kootenay. In early fall, the large and clumsy adults look for sheltered places to spend the winter and during years of high populations they often turn up inside peoples’ houses. It is very difficult to predict what the seed bug population will do in the next few years but if the past is any indicati ions will probably western conifer seed bug. The seed bug is native to British Columbia; it was not introduced by the Forest Service. It does not prey on other insects but feeds only on the seeds and occasionally the foliage of Doug- las fir and other conifers. Strictly speaking, the seed bug is not a member of the stink bug family, but it has a large pair of scent glands that give off a disagreeable odor when the —— not continue at the high levels seen in 1987. More information on the western conifer seed bug is available from the Canadian Forestry Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, West Burn- side Road, Victoria, B.C., V8Z 1M5. plus $2.00 sitting fee Package 1-8x10 2-5x 7's 10 wallets| background. 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LeBlane vital Letter flunks I thank Tim Barry of Nelson for his recent letter in the May 22 Castlegar News entitled ‘Thanks for the en- lightenment, which he takes issue with a small part of my earlier letter — “Political charades.” He deserves — WANTED — CLEAN COTTON RAGS Castlégar News 197 Columbia Ave., Castl CENTRAL FOODS SPECIALS full marks for dramatic pi but much lower marks for content. My first inclination was to respond at length to Mr. Barry, but I decided that this would only be a repetition of what has been said numerous times before — over the past two years — by many concerned citizens . in numerous Letters to the Editor of newspapers throughout the Koot- enay/Boundary/Okanagan/ Similka- meen regions. By looking at back issues of any of these papers Bob Brisco's special assistant will not find it difficult to determine where the majority opinion lies — and at the same time he might achieve even higher levels of enlightenment. I shall limit my reply to two sen- tences: Foreign ownership of electric utilities in the U.S. is prohibited by law. So why do we not have similar protection? “Only banana republics ‘(and now apparently Canada) sell Two major airlines — Canadian International and Air Canada (Time! Air) — have regularly scheduled daily flights in and out of Castlegar to. and from Vancouver and Calgary; a private charter air service and flying school also use the MOT facility, and Selkirk College at Castlegar uses the facility for its commercial flying pro- gram. Unofficially, the Castlegar Airport handled 27,655 take-offs and landings in 1987. The geographic location of the airport is in a populated area, and the take-offs and approaches pass over populated areas. I need not expound on the pros and cons of a potential emergency situation in this area. And finally — ferry or nor ferry — consideration must be given the pos- sibility of failure of any of the many their public utilities to foreign own- ers.” — Mel Hurtig. P.S. To alleviate the Castlegar News’ concerns over the frequency and length of my letters I shall comply with its unusual request for a lengthy break from my letters — and am presently advising my fans of that decision. However, I would hope that it is not the intention of your newspaper to serve as a regular forum for Bob Brisco's special assis- tant, either. In conclusion, let me assure you that I receive a great many favorable comments on my letters and will explore other ways and means of =~ 66° MARGARINE ane 999 TISSUE nue $159 SCHINIEDER'S: MEAT LOAVES TOWELS 88°)... 99° | $2289 CIGARETTE’S assonreo. ry We reserve the right to limit quantities Prices limited to stock on hand. 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