CASTLEGAR News; Noveniber 28, 1982 i

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Plowing a priority

Castlegar. council’s decision to
cut back on snowplowing this year
is understandable. Spurred by

but.wonder obout the safety factor

_with streets left unplowed over the

weekend and from, 3-11. p.m,’on

», about
property taxes, the city council
chose to cut’back: services this
years.

. While. we understand the
reason. behind the reduced
--snowplowing, it's difficult for us to
agree with It. We wonder If there
wasn't another part of the city's
\ budget that couldn't have been put °
“under the knife — for instance the *
°.$12,000 the city has set aside for
planning its new works yard in the
south end. That’ $12,000 would
provide for a number of plowed
streets this winter,
 Onanother level, we can’t help

of the cutback
on the afternoon snow, plowing
shift.) ls the city willing to accept
partial responsibility should the ac-
cident toll increase this winter?

We would d. that

snowplowing is one of the few city
services that affects almost every.
resident directly, and.that igahioen
safe ‘city streets area. major:
priority for Ca: jegar taxpayers.
Perhaps it's. time the city reviewed
its snowplowing policy and took.a
look at its budget to see if: there -
thes H another area that could be cut
cK,

No hollow threat

’ The National Exhibition Centre
is in serious financial.trouble. But
then ‘that’s not, news to anyone
remotely connected with the cen-
tre. The centre has been limping
along on “bare bones” budgets for
the.last three years — only now.
that consistent: underfunding is
beginning to take: its toll., And: if. :
something isn't done quickly, this
area will lose a mojor cultural and
tourist attraction by next spring.

NEC director Bernie Bloom
outlined the problem very well this
week (see our front page. story)

ber of Commerce,."I think the big:,
thing is that ‘everybody has been
getting a free bloody ride.” The
facts bear thot out.

’- Last year the NEC operated on.
a $80,000 budget and received
$66,000 of that in the. form: of
federal, land

local area 2 cated iene

decided to tighten their belts and ‘a viable eit in-wal

are contributing even less.— just!
$3,650 — and all of it coming from
Castlegar, Trail and Slocan. That
has: prompted the:federal gover-
nment-to.decide:— and rightly so
— that if local residents and their.
elected representatives really
want'a National Exhibition Centre
in the West, Kootenay,: then they
should pick up.a larger: portion of
the costs. If they don’t, the federal

: grants will dry up and the doors

LEADERSHI

jturning
public brawl despite efforts t
in-the family,

The cam towards ‘tho Jan, 28

review of Clark's Jeadership. i is fainted ty

choosing Quebec "delegates oni and public
rifts that threaten the party's

will be dumped Thee that ‘too: much

publicity. could’ ‘work “ against'‘their
ste ‘ :

convention. 0” s
‘the. thing too

would be counter-productive,” pa oS

Tory MP Elnier MacKay.
Nonetheless, quiet buttonholing has
given way to: trench, warfare | as the

will'ctose. That's not .a hollow,
when he ‘told. the Castlegar Cham-.-..threat. ‘Last year-alone,. u

"gov

ome "are.
about. the benefits of the NEC.and
contributing local tax dollars:to it,
they ‘should ‘take a-look ‘at the:::
».figures from the Toronto consulting
firm. They show the NEC directly

gronis. GF the $66,600, only $3,950
_ | (or barely 6.5 per cent) came from
tocal area municipalities — $3,000
from the City of Castlegar.
Thot, was last year. This year .

d $231,743 in the West
Kootenay. — $60,000: of it outside
Castlegar, If that isn’t incentive
enough to: provide a: couple of

: thousand dollars more in local fun-

ding, then nothing is.

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FRED

MERRIMAN.

-It’s been quite a long time since I
have sounded off about booze, tobacco
~and a broad range of drugs from heroin

‘to Aspirin tablets.

It’s all a matter of degree. Caffeine is
a drug and many people I know. are
simply unable to make it’ past eight
o'clock in the morning without a caf-
feine fix.

;, For others, the stop at the ber after
work is an absolute must. How many
reach for an Excedrin at the first sign
of.a headache. Our own g
retails booze, super-market style. and
at least they claim they have two ex-

: + euses: a form of indirect (7) taxation

jand. apparent control over quality,
price, and distribution.
¥, Now. to the. serious matter .con-
cerning hard drugs in Castlegar.
T understand, or should I say, that
rumor has it that a local place of leisure
, for the young people is earning jitself a
reputation for. permitting those who
‘use, sell and buy the heavy stuff to
: frequent the location and thereby bring.

May I suggest that the problem is of
sufficient gravity that all those who
might, should ‘involve th

"delegates because of irregularities. the.
first. time ‘around ‘ and” several ‘more |

protests‘have been filed.’

-Party and caucus members are lining ;

up on either side of the issue. Former
cabinet minister John Crosbie and sev-
cereal MPs have indirectly called fora
leadership convention, Others, such as
Menttobats Jake Epp and whip Bil
Kempling, are’ urging mnpport for
Clark.

JOE CLARK }
+>. Several options ;

And Brian Mulroney,’ the: champion.
of most anti-Clark forces in Quebec,
pushed the rift into the spotlight ‘last

weekend by complaining that an: invi-)::

tation ‘to introduce ‘the: leader,.at a

Montreal dinner was vetoed bya Clark

when 66 per cent of delegates voted
against a leadership convention. Most

observers: feel katie higher: will):

2) leadership convention. °
Pro-Clarl

a feees te bung 8 os

Clark, .. project like

» Hospital. Thanks’ boyal

‘They’ argue ‘the perty 8 should turn
unstable’ and: fractious”

around. its

“image by sticking with a° moderate
leader, especially when the party's lead
in popularity :polls would appear. to

raffle. of the
A nica ta voor EASA At tae
i sunt of $2.08 to be used where it will do
good,

3 and Ji ‘Cum-
_talags helped sell the tckats and” ‘our

hats are off’. to these citirens of the
future, who have shown us that every-
one can n help in. a“.community-wide
the Castlegar’ and District

s
Mr. and. Mrs. ia: Webster cele-
brated their’ golden wedding anniver-
sary over the weekend. Mrs. Webster.
was formerly Miss Hitchen of Norland,.
and came to Can--

‘if.an election: were held today.
‘Anti-Clark' forces reply that the
‘current 16-point lead in the Gallup poll ‘:
wuld turn around quickly if Prime: :
Trudeau gave way to a new

leader.’

‘As: Crosbie said recently, delegates”
hould make a “careful assessment” of
the leadership question because “we're
in-a:very. vulnerable position.”
Crosbie's warning harks back to his
‘unsuccessful attempt as a Newfound-
land Liberal to oust then premier Joey

Smallwood.'In the hit:play Joey, the .
«47 Crosbie character declares: “It is a sad,

sad day when a-man stays beyond his
be (Canadian Presa)

Economy getting better :

By KEN SMITH

Tf you: ait bring Futeelf to look on:
the economy as a kind of game, you can’
see the good guys are showing signs of |

coming on 2 bit, after being clobbered
for more'than a ‘year.

But they've’ got: a long way to go
before they catch up.

“The! best thins the good guys’ —

have going’ Sor them is the continuing

trend toward lower. interest rates.

in

stopping the misuse éf drugs in its
tracks while they are still able.

‘The most effective way that comes to.

mind is this: use every effort to discon.

stinue the use of the “accepted” drugs _

which, by our example, encourage our
children to proceéd to experiment —

with hard droge as the final outcome. _

It's all a matter of degres.

As controversial as it may appear, it
is my contention that all M all drugs should
be. le; and - under. the. strict
control of. trained specialists in:.the
government food. and drugs section,
who would impartially advise of the ef-
fects of a specific drug in detail,

This single manoeuvre would effec-
tively ‘reduce the control and sale of
drugs by the: criminal element. The
problem of drug abuse could then be
brought front and centre where ‘the
reasons for experimenting could be

: the ‘business’ perhaps an
putation. If this is so, I would
encourage the owners to weed out the
good customers from the doubtful ones
ly ruin the
:Meantime, on a positive note. I
derstand, also, that many ‘mothers
jare quite concerned about aleohol and
‘drug abuse. In conjunction with at least
one local school they are spearheading
iawareness campaigns to alert
parents and others so interested tothe
ing and

and proven with
case histories and scientific ‘analysis,

Human nature seems to say it is ©:

more fun to try something — somehow
illegal and tinted with danger — than it
isto. walk’ into: a retail store. and
purchase cocaine or a case of rum to
commit chemical suicide.

This legalization controversy is pre-

sented to make all of us more aware of :

the local drug scene, ‘which now has
many parents concerned enough to

‘use’ of ‘the “bottom-of-the-pit” drugs.

become invol
abuse. :

d in the matter of drug '

iby: ‘the ch
banks’ prime’ rate,the charge levied on

top-rated corporate customers and the:

guide. for: consumer ® loans ‘such -a5

brings it down to 18 per cent,

the lowest level in’ nearly two. years.
“There are other developments, too,,

* that can raise some cautious hope if not:

wild cheers.
Take the country’s trade situation,

“for ‘example.’ Latest figures show that

in'the first seven months of this year

Cea pen Sb recary TurDhie of $08

billion ‘by exporting more to’ other

: countries than it bought from them.

* This surplus was achieved despite an
international: recession that) has
chewed ‘into Canadian’ shipments of
vital basic commodities such as forest

‘stronger after hitting its lowest level, a
couple of months ago,'since the early

“days of the Depression. '-

‘Then ‘there's something economists:
‘call the level of inventories.’

goods and
in various stages of manufacture that ©
are held ‘by industries. ‘If inventories '

are high, the economy will slow down
until they can sell the stuff they have
on

‘In the 'April-to-June period, the ratio
between inventories and sales dropped

: ‘ De
buying & outside’ the

froma peak ‘of 2.27 to 2.16, That's still
well above the 1.8 ratio economists like
to see, but the trend is encouraging in

Inflation, a as measured by. the con-
sumers’. price : index, has dropped to
108 ber cont from 11.8 per cent fa May,

that
turing to build up deleted stocks | nay
be in the offing.

LETTERS TO

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THE EDI OR.

a sensitive. issue”

, Castlegar News:
I write on bohalf of! tho’ Kootenay
Cc on
After, the. Extended © * Committee's
meetings of Oct. 27-29,.a report. was
published in’ the Province of Oct. 31
izing part of the mee
cussion and. findings..\The .Provine

* headline, fairly. and accurately, read:

“Belief Key to Kootenay Terror.
The article went’ on‘to stress : ‘the

of
and’ included ‘allegations “that Douk-
hobor leaders ‘had given‘ or were'.be-

lieved to have given instruction for‘de- 5

predations.":

On Nov. 8, the Castlegar News pub-;
Jished the slightly abridged: wire-ser-

vice' version of this story, but chose'to .
headline :it:\“Leaders' Behind Fives.”
This headline is an untrue statement

> ofthe’ finding.’ of the)’ meeting: and,

pears.
wise. Shame, sir. We trust yeu: a.
correct this unfortunate ‘error.
Dr. Mark Maling
Chairman/K

giving ‘Day,-and.I felt .20 lated and
thankful that I just had to write to you
to express my thanks and:appreciation..;,

for. your excellent editorial about the :.

recent

Lalso wish to thank every one who so

iS over

voted. “Yes”. to, the

his: vote,

fix. blame without evidence. I have z

‘ways supposed the task of the: press)
‘was sto seek’ ‘and Presént” truth,, and (5

demonstra “ALL that):
“we are aang nga pence chanen”
Pat Romaine

Castlegar

England,
ada in 1906 at the age of 21 and settled
in Montreal till the spring of 1970.when

on’ Trent: Staff pera in et and:
made his home in Winnipeg where he:
was employed as a mail-carrier.’ Nov.
30,1907 Mr. Webster and Miss Hitchen
were married. © -/.°: SS, 5
15 YEAERS AGO
From the Nev. 90, 1967
Castlegar News See
‘Three of the leading citizens in the
Castlegar-Kinnaird area © have . been
ren Centennial raedals and cltatlons
for, their “valuable. service to the
country.” =
Presented -with, the medals were
mayor R.C. Maddocks of Castlegar and

Commenting on the award, Mayor.
id he saw the
as “symbolic as a reward to the entire
council for their work during’ ‘Centen-
nial year.”

Pant See se

Bill Striloff of Pass Greek thas been

* appointed the school board Fepresen-

tative for that area.

Mr. Striloff, who has been the rep-
representative for. 1967,. was re-
appointed to the post after. insufficient

“voting for the position made. appoint-

ment necessary.
° s .

9 ‘The Town of Castlegar will conduct a

i “door-to-door canvass very. soon to as-

sure that all dog owners have compiled
with the town’s requirements tolicence

the last meeting of council that dog tag

receipts were down drastically’ from
the total purchased the same time last

eo eons were auctioned ‘off Mon-
day-by city clerk: Barry Baldigara at
the eity pound. The animals, owned by
ee

city: and later
fapenied. Banc see
by Slocan Park resident A.C; Saunders
for $285 from which the city will deduct
‘impounding, ‘maintenance: and adver-
tising costs and’ send the remainder to
ithe owner,

* s

Dea Goeting Wes otic pes’.

‘dent of Kinnaird’ Women's ‘Institute
when: members met for. their
ednesday

Gootting ot director Balle den

; Clelland said che opposes Rocce
lation’? Practiced in some parts of th

‘small business when times | get Mane
a earere tare det fo ths tatare) he'n

‘bargaining’
democracy of the workplace. If the
majority af the workers in a shop wish to belong'to a

and they, probably need ‘to be‘rectified.”
d's, pee centred on the need fora more

“then I think (we've got) some short-_

thing different. He ‘said ‘labor and governmen
“forget

a ditterenees. “In tough ‘tim:
it's

0 fe d (
have been“ “irresponsible” in the way they have hee y

gained with their,

his

halt the procedure ort,

McClelland Told a pasate

Credit Party members ‘that’ he. is considering:
changes to the provincial labor code: > |

La! inister Bob
‘ossland-Trail Social

~ Castlegar: Downtown:

Businessmen’s Assn

_,

MacBlo_
closes |

as president of the Rossland- ee :
‘Trail Social Credit’ constitu- mi | |

ency: ‘association at the
party’s annual general meet-

VANCOUVER: \(CP)':
More than 1,000, people were
laid off by MacMillan Bloedel
Ltd. on> Friday.’ as’ Canada’
lace forest, products, com:

:: closed’ a’ Vancouver

ss Fasapes mill ‘and its central ;
yop Vancouver “Island. logging:
‘operations. . :

‘The company also sent let-
; ters toallits North American

salaried | employees, saying.

’ there will be more

‘Company ‘vice-president
Gary Johncox' said the ‘Can-

 adian White Piné lumber mill

in southeast svansouver, will
be'closed.

He said that closure affects”
700! workers. 000053)

> The decision: ‘to: shut: the :
- central: island ‘logging’ oper-"’

ations: will ‘ put: 370 loggers
out’ of work. The * ‘seasonal

to bo ealied back to work .

until: May, making ‘it. the ,

longest winter.
since the 1930s.
Logging operations _ are

shutdown;

* normally down only. during.

December and January.
And, ina letter Friday.to

all. the company’s salaried

( in:

pany is still in economic dif-
ficulties. He says an im-
provement . is still. six or

ygeven months away.

Effective Jan. 1, there will
be ‘no ‘salary increases. for
U.S. or D salaried
personnel and there will be
further reductions in their

North ‘America, company,
chairman. Calvert. Knudsen
further

closuré this year

Johneox would not say.ex-
actly how many, but com-
mented it would be “a fair
number.”

Dec. 21
7
to
9

ing’:Wednesday ‘night ‘in |
Trail.

v
+ Joining Brooks on the ex-
ecutive are Fred Merriman of
Castlegar as’ vice-president
and ‘directors Cal Hockley,
Audrey Hague, Walt . Sie-
mens, Car]. Price, Judy
on te and Bill Horvath.
¢ local ‘association has
ut 00 Bald AB a
EepRmeaen a
a About "BB: tab
turned, out for the’ meeting.
Brooks told the ‘meeting he
has ,been: too’ preoccupied : ;
with: ‘funding for..the party. ",
and would like to concentrate
on other. things. On his’ sug-
gestion, a :committee was
struck headed): by’ .. Martin
Kruysse to organize a fund-
raising ‘dance in the new
year. }
One member. told Brooks « -

WY, nary it

“he has found it. difficult ‘to

drum up new members for
the: free | enterprise: party,
“when we've got a govern-
ment in Victoria that’s acting
like the NDP.” =:

He said small business isn’t
receiving. eovernmient: sup-
port.

‘Brooks told the crowd that

, small © business ‘people ‘are

“the grassroots of the Social
Credit party.”

He said members shouldn't
blame labor for the demise of
the party locally: because at
least’ labor’ gets out and
works for their party.

Meanwhile, Labor Minister
Bob’ ’ McClelland © suggested
the party association choose
a candidate torun in the next: -
election ‘and not ‘wait until
the election writ is dropped.
- \McClelland’said:once the
writ’ is’ ‘dropped | the ‘associ-
ation will have have a month
to elect. a candidate‘ and or-
ganize'a campaign. He’ said
that'system is fine for a con-
stituency where the’ candi-
date is usually easily elected,
but) not. .in''a “riding like
Rossland-Trail ‘where “you
are going to face a’ tough

ht.” ; seis

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