Legislative Lib Farliament Bldgs... Victorians Be. Ce VV 1X4 x Distributed Bright and Early Every Thursday Morning at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays” SERVING Castlegar - Kinnaird :: Robson - Genelle < Blueberry Creek Shoreacres - Thrums: < Slocan Valley and City® New Denver - Siiverton_J VOL, nah No. 18 TWO SECTIONS (A&B) <@hB CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1978 | Early 16-Mile Castlegar-Salmo_Link Completion Seen Sal of the Castleg: highway link could be more pir a_weck ahead of its Sept. 4 deadline, according to Rossland-Trail MLA Chris. D'Arcy. D'Arcy told the Castlegar News Tuesday he had learned from " , conversations with highways ministry officials and contractors working on the.16-mile stretch of highway the construction could be completéd‘as carly a8 Aug. 26, “They hoped to have it done by Labor Day," D'Arcy said. “But - » if everything goes well we'll have it earlier.” dey dsut He sai remains nm a two-mile section of the road and is expected to be completed by , Sune 80, Work on bridges at Meadows Siding and Beaver Creek, postponed during the.winter, will resume May 23 and is scheduled for completion’ Aug. 4, he said, > |) Rock is already being® crushed at Ootischenia for “the gravelling. stage, wich al eure around June 15, D'Arcy said. _ Columbia after the gravelling, is areca to ee paving the | highway July 31 and . finish: Aug. 26, he said. “The speed of the paving will depend on he weather,” D'Arcy sald. “But usually the period from late July ta Inte August is pretty dry.” “s, . The organization set up to'replace the recently-dis- sdlved Kootenay Boundary ? Chambers of Commerce will be more:effective than its predecessor in boosting area tourism, the president of the Kootenay Boundary Cham- ber of Commerce said Mon- day. * *Commenting on KBCC' members’ April 21 decision to disband the 80-year-old organization, Searle Sheldon said the Kootenay Boundary | Visitors A would New Tourism Body - An Effective Voice Won HAS BEGUN on a atannemed davslspunanl’é ata site adjacent the Cloverteat Motel near the Elghth Avenue South 200 block. Groundwork for the project, as pictured above, started in mid-April and construction of a foundation -on reports that the began this week. Newt Smith will house a —CasNewsFoto by Lols Hughes most with fourism” and received little input from West Kootenay chambers. “It's a shame seeing an old organization like, that go,” Sheldon said. “But it will be better in the long. run.” He said the B.C. Cham- ber will provide the means for chambers to express views-on regional develop- ment and deal with various levels of government. The take on the'function, without totally will Spromote grealer interplay time with tourism. He said the KBCC had become “al- between e said. (See earlier story on Page Bi.) City, Owner Get Appraisals on Lot Sagging Wall Purchase Eyed City council’s works and services committee is consider- ing the purchase of the private lot behind the 30-foot-long sagging section of the retaining wall at 2 Columbia Av College Still Awaits | BOA we Selkirk College. is still awaiting a letter setting out the municipal affairs’ and housing ministry's conditions for paying . the “cost. of - renovations “to. rundown Castlegar campus re- sidences, principal Mitch An- derson-said Tuesday. Anderson told the Castle- gar News education ministry officials indicated last month’ they had sent the college a letter saying funds would be available for repairs to the residences—costing an esti- mated $45,000—but that he had not yet received the letter. "Obviously something has gone haywire,” he said. Students were moved out ‘Letter on.Repairs.. of the residences into local,” hotels. and, motels, at housing ®: in. early 2 4 ministry expense, January because of leaks i in. the buildings’. roofs, . The college is also-waiting to discuss with the housing ministry the conditions for = renovations at the three stu- dent residences on the David Thompson University Campus in Nelson, Anderson said. He said at the college council's recent meeting last month that the ministry. was “prepared to sit down and talk with us” to discuss the manner in which the residences would be repaired and operated. Leave Park Alone, Say City Residenis City council has referred to the Selkirk Lions Club letters from two city residents object- ing to the club's $300,000 upgrading plan for the’ city- owned Kinnaird Park. Forwarded last week to Bylaw Would Cut City Seats "On Board A proposed bylaw will reduce city council's repre- sentation on the Castlegar ‘and District Hospital board of management from two seats to one if adopted, Ald. Bud Godderis said last Tues- ay. - Godderis, the city's jiealth and welfare’ commit- tee chairman, said Bill Ole- ski. and Marilyn Cooper, council's representatives on the board, reported that the bylaw—approved by the provincial health ministry— will be .presented to the Castlegar and District Hos- Hital Society annual meeting June 15. He noted Oleski and Cooper had made a special request to the board that council members be allowed toattend the annual meeting to speak against the pro- ‘posed bylaw. + The hospital society is scheduled to elect two new board members as well as discuss the proposed bylaw at the annual meeting. “the ¢lub were letters” from Jackie Anderson’ and - Doris * Sweeney criticizing the Lions’ plans “to turn our few acres of wilderness right here in Castle- gar into another spot of civiliza- tion.” -.. Anderson said in her letter that “with all-due admiration . and gratitude to the Lions Club members,” she was disappoint- ed in the club's decision to further develop the park. “] have taken walks through this particular area, and loved it exactly the way it is now—quiet, isolated and un- marred by empty cans, beer bottles and litter," the Ander- son letter said. “Should we not preserve this unspoiled area for people who do not want every facet of their lives organized, mapped out and planned?” ‘The letter asked that if the project did continue the walk- ways not be paved. “We may as well walk on our own street,” the letter said. The Sweeney letter said Kinnaird Park is already fun- ctioning as a recreational area “in the true sense of the word.” “This small. piece of .un- spoiled bush provides a lovely peaceful area for citizens of all ages-to enjoy,” the letter said. “Do we have to civilize the place all to Hell?” The Lions’ Kinnaird Park plan, unveiled in February, provides for large open turf is areas, paved walkways, a Ja- panese garden, two’ tennis courts, and: open-air amphi- theatre and an automatic irri- gation system. PROPPED UP with Committee chairman Ald. Albert Calderbank told council last Tuesday repairing the wall, . currently supported by con- crete blocks and sand, would require lot owner Lucy Brod- man to replace the septic tank . on the property with a sewage’ pump connected to the city” sewage system. Calderbank -said his co "mittee had decided purchasing ° supports, the sagging rolalning pre at rf is considered costlier to” repair than to. replace. City staff and the Columbia Ave. owner of the lot behind the wall are seeking Cominco Strike‘ Possible Workers Hear Report Workers for Cominco in three Kootenay locations mel yesterday in Trail to hear a report from their bargaining committee. It is not known what the bargaining committee has to ‘report afler ils: Monday and Tuesday. meetings with man- ‘agement, bul a strike is con- sidered possible. - In the most recent union demand and company counter- offer the United Steelworkers - of America had-been calling for wage increases of 16.per cent, while the company had offered only 3.9. World prices. for Comineo's main product, zine, are low. While the firm is still earning millions, ils return per share has dropped sharply in the first ‘ three months of 1978." A strike vote has already, been held among USW mem- bers, and the Association of Ce ial and ical Em- ployees, whieh has ae . i Only wages, are. under intioris because. the com- hundred pl Cominco. In that vote, taken April 20 and.21.in thé three Cominco locations, 90,7, per cent“of the workers voted in favor of strike action unless a contract is soon agreed upon. pany and-unions ‘are in the . middle ofa two-year contract. All other-parts of the contract remain, in effect regardless of jons on wage rates. ° (See earlier story‘on Page BI.) iS ‘on the lot in the event . city council’s works and services committee decides to purchase the property. (see story above)—CasNewsFoto by Lols Hughes the property would probably be less expensive than repairing the present structure. A new “.wall sloped toward the proper- ty’ could be built by the city to replace the existing one if it * .purchased the lot, he said. The works and services committee chairman told coun: ° cil he had asked city staff and the lot owner to seek separate appraisals of the Property. ae Council voted in February to “ roceed with the. ‘plfective repair” of the wall after being .told’ by. city’solicitor “Robert Bauman the city could beheld _ ci-liable: for ‘ injuries or danger: d he H.-* | CanCel to = Tie- To Meet With City - ¢ Plans to present the city in the near future with an ap- praisal of the cost of adapting the CanCel pulp mill's Arrow Lakes water supply: to accom- modate the Castlegar area; e The promise of early meetings between city, CanCel and municipal affairs ministry representatives; eA potential saving of $11,000 to $12,000 for Castlegar under newly-amended legisla- tion. Those were this week's developments. in the city's continued . attempts to’ win finanetal aid for installation “si its proposed new water ayaa: Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy. told: the Castlegar News Tuesday he had learned from CanCel spokesmen. this week that the company was . preparing to give the city the technical and financial require- ments of a tie-in with the pulp "mill water intake. “They - believe there ‘is enough potential lying in thet rey Moore, contacted yeater. day, said they were unaware at: plans for a meeting’ today. but confirmed that? the’ city aud company... expected -\t0 ., sometime next week, Swenarchuk said the. com: pany had been working, onan appraisal of: the “Arrow-] ‘Lakes. tie-in and said CanCel would be having further. meetings with the city. He said “a couple of people” would be in Castlegar next week, but added he was. “reasonably certain” there was no meeting scheduled for ibis S week. He said the company's zi main concerns about the Arrow Lakes system as an alternative to the Selkirk College well -currently being tested as a potential source were the length of the tie-in and whether the needs of the outlying areas ~ as well as those of the pulp mill could be ‘met. é Swenarchuk also said Can- Cel has approached the econo- and system to long-term needs of the city hay the surrounding districts as well as‘their own future ex- pansion,” D'Arcy said. + “They want to discuss with : the city the costs involved in -adapting | the Sen for this purpose.” He said he considered the company's move a significant one. * “L think the main change that. has occurred is that CanCel has decided they do : have the potenitial to supply. the - area as well’ as: their -own needs,” he said. “But the city's own system would have to be modified to tie into’ the single water source." ‘D'Arey said Cancel repre- :, sentatives were expected: to discuss the company appraisal the ‘city today while siting Castlegar on routine business: _CanCel: ‘spokesman Bob. .. Swenarchuk and Mayor Aud- Business Sector. Gets. '¢19:7NG to Start Johs. Bea sited J fruwwiiv. nected "A total of $18,708.50 has been allocated to create 19 jobs in the Castlegar area business sector ‘under the provincial labor ministry's Youth Employ- ment Program. The program, operating * from Nelson, is organizing new projects which . will provide summer employment for youth. Susan Charlton and Ken Babcock, the two co-ordinators for the programs in this area, announced the figures for the projects to date. The business program, whereby the govern- ment shares approximately half the youth's wages has com-. “fnitted $147,647 in the Koote: nay. Boundary and’ Central ‘Kootenay Regions fora total of F 165 jobs. College's KSA Relocation Not Seen Until Early 1979 Relocation of the Kootenay School of Art in Patenaude Hall at Nelson’s David Thompson University Centre will prob- ably be delayed until early 1979, according Lo Selkirk Col- lege principal Mitch Anderson. Anderson said at the Sel- kirk College council's last meet- ing that the college had re- ceived 7 } government Council, CUPE Ratify 6% Hike Agreement granting a six-p! t raise for o att 20 outside city workers gained ratification by city council in a closed session last Tuesday. City administrator Bill Krug told the Castlegar News this week that the increase provided in the one-year ‘Agreement with Canadian Union of Public Employees ‘Local 243 is retroactive to March 1 and within federal ‘Anti-Inflation Board guideli es. He declined to discuss further details of:the agreement. Outside employees have also ratified the agreement, which expires Feb. 28, .1979,:and are expected to-sign a collective agreement with the city around the end of May, Krug said. approval for $65,000 in archi- ° tectural fees to plan the $300,- QOD Lo $400,000. move, but it would be “very difficult to have any move take place before the beginning of 1979” rather than Four Million Eligible for Tax Refunds Taxpayers are getting larger ,average income tax refunds this year than last, latest statistics from the reve- nue department indicate. The average payback so far to about four ‘million tax- payers eligible for refunds was $301.40, compared with $277.59 for the 1976 tax year. That is an 8.5-per cent increase. The latest count shows that 9.5 million of an estimated 12.9 million Canadians who are expected to file returns have sent their forms in. Monday was the deadline for filing. dale. “We can keep trying * and maybe a miracle will happen,” he told college, council mem- bers. “But I can’t see it hap- pening before then.” * $1,000. “The farm program, which a ‘is also a-one half cost sharing. arrangement, has committed -: $55,348, of the government's. money in the two regional districts for.a total of 54 jobs. “The: response has“ been about the same as last year's programs,’ " Babcock said. The money that was spent by these two programs in this area was: inder the” recom- mendation ‘of a ‘committee of local’ people chosen for their knowledge of the. area., Unit Tops .” 1977 Total _With $7,130. ‘The. Castlegar unit of the~ Canadian Cancer Society has ‘topped its.1977 fund raising « campaign total by more than Campaign chairman Nor- man New expressed the local . unit's appreciation for total > the original Sept./1 completion ts donations of $7,130, as com- pret to last year's figure of $6,0: Ptr’ Daughters ‘and about - “80: to 100 other ‘volunteers turned out to canvass in. the one-day blitz April 16. ~ mic affairs ministries on behalf of . the city and is waiting for the ministries to set a date for a meeting with the company. — - " Moore said CanCel presi- dent. Don Watson would prob- ably discuss a company ap-° praisal of the proposed tie-in in a meeting with the city here May 10.. The mayor also said this - week Municipal Affairs Minis- ter Hugh Curtis:told her Satur- day at an Association of Koote- nay Boundary Municipalities meeting in Creston he would be interested in meeting with Can- Cel and the city regardless of (Gon't. Pg. A2, Col. 3). THE INSIDE STORY ,. 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For convenient home delivery of the Castlegar News, call 365-7266, z Instruction in Portuguese To be Considered by Trustees The School District No. 9 board -of trustees’ education committee will consider the introduction of Portuguese lan- guage instruction into the school curriculum in Septem- ber, Ald. Bud Godderis told city council last Tuesday. Godderis, council's health and welfare committee chair- man, said a recommendation that the school board offer instruction in the language to students of Portuguese descent was the result of a “very positive” meeting earlier last month between himself and school district superintendent John Holden. Under the recommenda- tion two classrooms at Twin Rivers Efementary School would be allocated for instruc- tion in the language after schoo! hours, Godderis said. One room would be used to instruct younger students while the other would be allocated for an . older group, he said. The course would: be taught by two qualified teach- ers, and members of the Por- tuguese community would pro- vide textbooks and other mate- rials, he said. Godderis said Holden was receptive to the possible expan- sion of the program in the future, although it would de- pend on the availability of qualified teachers.