eh Weaewone avi. - een 24s SCIENCE TESTS = EA Legislative: LAbratye» « Pe i : ' Parliament Bldgs., SOL Bi * ’ } ry ” : ‘ellie + i ‘ ee EE Vietoria, Bah. () Bibs ae hg _ , , ; Had, , “a Rt vay 104. : n 1 oe ie Pgs 4 yt ‘ Y u “ j wig 7 y “ty Mi ECTC S ae Frozen frogs jump OTTAWA (CP) — Wood frogs, spring peepers and tree frogs around the coun- tryside are stretching out their joints after spending months in a natural deep freeze. Ken Storey, of Carleton University’s biology depart- ment, is trying to find out how they do it. Storey sends 200 frogs to the deep freezer every year in the biochemistry lab at Carleton in Ottawa as part of a cryopreservation experi- ment. Only frogs — and only’ cer- tain varieties — can naturally freeze, thaw and spring back to life. Scientists — by re- placing blood with a substi tute liquid or injecting agents known as cryoprotectants — have managed to freeze hamsters, and most recently in California, a beagle. The modern field of cryo- preservation wes born in 1949 when scientists discov ered the effects of a molecule called glycerol. Scientists have been able to freeze single cells, like blood and sperm, and simple tissues, like the cornea of the eye, without damage. One day, scientists may be able to use the frog’s natural mechanism to preserve hu- man hearts, livers and other organs donated for trans- plant. “All we have to do is figure out how, and transfer the solid. You'd need a chisel to take a tissue sample, says Storey. Once thawed, the frogs are fine, suffering no adverse effects from a treatment that would kill humans or any other animal, he says. They have a unique mole- cule or a ntural eryoprotec- tant — which protects their cells from the damage of freezing. Stimulated by the forma- tion of ice outside their bod- ies, the cells are packed with extremely high levels of glucose — the blood sugar of humans — which P cells from i organs that we have,” he donor to A human liver can last six to eight hours; a heart and lung, only four or five, hours. Kidneys last up to 48 hours, reyes can last a couple of days. Organs might someday be able to last. months, even years, part of an organ library waiting for an exact match, says Storey, winner of the Steacie Award in 1984 as one of Canada's most promising * Small Business & Contractors * Personal * Farm-Logging Ne. 06 1648 Calvan Avenue Castlegar, 8.C. VIN 11 365-2352 An eight-member research team began work about ‘two years ago with money from the Natural Science and En- gineering Research Council and the Canadian Liver Foundation. The scientists still don't know how the frogs produce being cut, or sustaining other damage that could result if ice formed inside their cells, says Storey. “A lot of insects are cap- able of freezing and we've learned a lot from studying them — but those are little tiny bugs not vertebrates, with a backbone and all the such high its of glucose so quickly or exactly how it protects the cells. Storey's research team is also studying other hiberna- ting animals — such as tur- tles, snails and ground squir- rels — which go into a kind of MOROSO, MARKIN & BLAIN CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS 241 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-7287 when faced with adverse condi- tions. Restoration called for LONDON (AP) — Dom inique Charles Janssens, who owns the house just north of Paris where Vincent van Gogh died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, has given up business to. concentrate on renovating the rickety build- ing as a memorial to the cele- brated artist. “I still travel to meet other businessmen, but this time I ask the for money for my project,” said Janssens, a former Belgian food exporter who lives in Paris. On March 30, the occasion of the painter's 134th birth- day, Janssens was present in London when Christie's auc- tioned van Gogh's painting Sunflowers to a Japanese in- surance company for nearly $40 million. Van Gogh lived in poverty, unable to sell his pictures and existing on handouts from his brother, Theo. The brothers are buried side by side in the cemetery at Auvers-sur-Oise, where the artist spent the last two months of his life. It is a village off the beaten track, seemingly little changed since van Gogh's day. When the artist rented his tiny room in the Ravoux Inn and Cafe, the building was primarily frequented by rail- road workers and the villa- gers. It also from time to time attracted such artists as Jean Corot, Charles Dau- bigny, Honore Daumier, Paul Cezanne, Camille Pissarro and Paul Gauguin. The cafe was renamed La Maison de van Gogh in 1962 by the late owner, Robert Tagliana. It is more than 100 years old, the roof leaks, and cracks in the walls reach up to the room where van Gogh lived for 70 days, did 70 pain- tings and died on July 29, 1890, two days after he shot himself. During Tagliana’s time, 1956-81, the house had 40,000 to 50,000 visitors a year and there was free access to van Gogh's room. ACTOR OVERCOME Lust for Life, the 1956 movie about van Gogh, was partly made there. Kirk Douglas, who portrayed the artist, has said he was ove- reome by emotion the first time he stepped into van Gogh's attic room. “It's so small, there isn’t much room beyond the single bed,” Janssens said. “I have his bed and his easel, and I know where the billionaire which his body lay before funeral. “The government has des- ignated it as a historial landmark. I want to restore it, as Claude Monet's house has been at Giverny. For Your Convenience We're OPEN MONDAY WIN TICKETS Two re it your Provincial ticket good for draws for the next five Fridays! To pick up your FREE tickets, drop into the Castlegar News office Tuesday or Wed- nonday until §p.m., or phone 365-7266 by § p.m. Wednesday to claim. Find your name below Ave (CASTLE TIRE (1977) LTO. 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But Rodgers maintains that if strike action is necessary, teachers are prepared to act. “We're hoping the government will talk,” said Rodgers. “But we are quite prepared to go ahead with it (the walkout) Instructor says labor law ‘scary’ By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer The president of the Selkirk College Faculty Association says the provincial government's new labor legislation is “seary” and will destroy the public bargaining process. Speaking to the Castlegar News on Tuesday; Jim Howard said the provin- cial government will be allowed to veto most collective agreements. “It (Bill 19) has a lot of dangerous potential. The more we analyse it, the more we find there are more and more problems with it,” said Howard. “It will allow the government to override any clause in our constitution.” He added that the provincial gov- ernment can cite their new statute “and void our clauses. That's pretty seary.” In addition, Howard said he does not like the way Industrial Relations Com- missioner Ed Peck can veto any negotiated settlement. “Peck can intervene into any nego tiated settlement and reverse it which makes a mockery out of the collective bargaining process.” Another aspect of Bill 19 that wor- ries Howard is that unions can no longer poll their membership without the results being made known to the employers. “It (Bill 19) is designed to weaken the public bargaining process,” said How- ard, “Our group is analysing this and getting frightened by what's in it. It really is intended to hamstring unions, especially in the public sector.” Howard said the faculty association is not affected by Bill 20 which does not allow members of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation to strike but added that his organization remains cautious. “We already have the right to strike. continued on page A2 and escalate rotating willing to cooperate.” Rodgers said the t a < strike action if the government is not biggest sore’ point with the government's proposed B.C. Teachers’ Federation. ding to Re yed Bill 20 is the damage it will do the dgers, the dissolve the, BCTF by creating « Teachers, run by the government, which will carry out usual duties of the BCTF, such as staff ia trying to so-called College of and discipline professional development, in addition to added powers of teacher certification and teacher dismissal. Joining the college would be mandatory and teachers would also be expected to join a local teachers’ union. Rodgers explained that after teachers paid dues to the college and thén to the local union, the “optional” dues to the BCTF would-be unaffordable. “The government is basically trying ‘to destroy the association. BCTF,” said Rodgers. “We have a right to form our own “That is freedom of to the Charter of “It’s not the government's right to decide that,” he said. without any representative association. Rodgers said Castlegar’s school principals voted 100 per cent to remain in the BCTF. “They realize without an association they must bargain individually for each contract every time,” he said. “(Premier Bill) Vander Zalm wants to run the schools like a factory floor. He wants principals on one side of the fence and teachers on the other,” said Rodgers. “We as teachers don't believe that children are a product to be churned out in a factory.” Vander Zalm has said he is willing to examine the “specifies” of the teachers’ complaints with the, bill but he continued on page As GEST DONATION B FAIR. ASSOCIATION A DONATION BY MONEY FOR RICK . . . C bul: d Lawrence Chernoff (left) and RCMP Const. Mike Pope show some of the $1,405 raised from a weekend car wash for Rick Hansen's Man in Motion tour. Money brings Castlegar total to more than $12,300. CasNewsPhoto by Mike Kalesniko Castlegar population falls off By CasNews Staff Final population figures for Castlegar and surroundinig muni- cipalities, released last week, only serve to reaffirm preliminary cen sus figures — residents are moving out. Castlegar lost 517 residents be tween 1981 and 1986, with a new official total of 6,385 people in 1986 compared to 6,902 in 1981, or a population drop of 7.5 per cent. Trail’s population fell by 1,651 residents. The total in 1986 was 7,984 compared to 9,599 in 1981, or a loss of 17.2 per cent of the popu: lation. Nelson's population also dropped by some 1,030 residents. The total in 1986 was 8,113, compared to 9,143 in 1981, or a loss of 11.3 per cent. Nelson now is officially the largest city of the three. Official figures could not be ne leased until all those residents ab- sent on June 3 of 1986 were tallied. This would include those on holi days, those in military service or employment outside their home town, and even those hospitalized at the time of the census. It's trade fair time By CasNews Staff It’s trade fair time again in Castlegar and this year's edition promises to be one of the largest in recent years. “We've been sold out since the first of April,” said Hugh Wilson, chairman of this, the 11th Annual West Kootenay Trade Fair. There are even as many as 10 exhibitors on a waiting list for inside booths, Wilson said. The fair sponsored by the Castlegar Selkirk Lions Club, kicks off at 5 p.m. Sunday. Lions volunteers were busy erecting stages, installing lighting and hanging banners Tuesday night and this morning. The fair will total more than 41,000 square feet — 23,000 square feet inside the complex and another 18,000 square feet outside. Wilson said that-while there will be many exhibitors outside, he is mildly disappointed the area won't be com pletely filled. “If it was fuller it would look better,” Castlegar to twin with Japanese city By CasNews Staff Castlegar will soon be getting a sister city. Council recently passed a motion to link Castlegar with the city of Embetsu, Japan after Selkirk College president Leo Perra conveyed messages between Mayor Audrey Moore and representatives of Embe tsu. A Japanese delegation of eight people, including Embetsu Mayor Saki, will arrive in Castlegar June 4. It is expected that Saki will ride in the Sun Fest parade with Moore on June 6. Embetsu has a population of 2,000 and is located on the coast in the northern half of the Island of Hokkaido. Its industries include agriculture, fish ing and woodworking This summer 15 to 20 students from Japan will be studying at Selkirk College and visiting the area for 14 days. It is also anticipated that several Japanese students will be enrolled at the college in the fall. In other news, council has approved a Castlegar Selkirk Lions Club prop- osal for construction of a 9.1 metre gazebo for Kinsmen Park. he said. Still, he said there will be more than 100 exhibitors, showing everything from cars, trucks, RV homes, home- building and wooderafts, to health foods, jewelry and musical instru ments. And then there's a wealth of enter tainment. “We're very pleased with the enter tainment we've been able to get,” said Wilson, adding that much of it is local. The Maxwell Dancers will be per- forming throughout the weekend, both in the beer garden and on the stage. The Kinnaird junior secondary school band will perform outside at 5 p.m. Friday and the Novatones from Trail will be on stage at 9 p.m. Saturday. The Stanley Humphries secondary school senior band will operate the concession, while the junior band and jazz band will sponsor the pancake breakfasts Saturday and Sunday. Pro- ceeds will be used to help offset costs of sending the bands to Ottawa in May for the Canada Music Festival. One of the highlights of the enter tainment will be the Rossland Can Can Girls, who will perform Saturday. In addition, there will be Frank Webster, the “man of many faces,” magician Ron Mandrake and the Punker Pine Puppets. The theme of this year's trade fair is “Echoes of Time.” It will focus on the continued on poge A2 " ue i ” 4 Sections (A, B.C &D) ansen due to arrive Editor Rick Hansen will wheel his Man in Motion world tour into Castlegar May 1 Pat Metge, chairman of the local Man in Motion organizing committee, said Hansen is due to arrive in Castlegar on his way from Nelson to Trail. Hansen wil} not stay overnight in Castlegar, as organizers had hoped. Instead, he will spend three days in. — Hegsen crow, A4 Nelson. He will arrive there via the Kootenay Lake Ferry on Tuesday. Wednesday will be a rest day and Hansen will spend Thursday attending various functions, in particular at Nelson area schools. He will wheel to Castlegar Friday morning on Highway 3A, visiting Tarrys elementary school along the way. He will head onto Broadwater Road at the turnoff just before the Brilliqnt Bridge. Heygvill wheel through Brilliant, Ras y and Robson to the Castle- gar-Robéon Ferry where he will cross into Castlegar. He will then wheel up Columbia Avenue to 6th Street and wheel down 6th to 7th Avenue — which will be closed to vehicular traffic. He will proceed down 7th Avenue to a civie reception outside Stanley Humphries secondary school. Metge said earlier plans to visit the special needs centre and cut a ribbon opening inside— PAIR CHOSEN: Taylor Har- ding if one of two Castlegar bantam hockey players off to Summerland Thursday to play for the Kootenay Selects Under 17 team in a special province- wide development camp . . B81 the new SHSS gymnasium Have been shelved. 2 Hansen will only spend-about a half hour at the reception before wheeling down 7th Avenue to 10th Street where he will wheel past Cas' and Dis- trict Hospital. The hospital's extended care unit asked Hansen to wheel past the hospital so its patients would be able to see him. Hansen will then head out Columbia Avenue to Highway 22 to Trail. His plans include a rest stop in Genelle and a short visit to the Children’s Devel- opment Centre in Tadanac. He will arrive in Trail in the early evening and stay overnight before tackling the Trail-Rossland hill Satur- day morning. He will pass through Rossland, travel 16 km up the Nancy Greene Highway and then return to Rossland for the night. The tour is expected ‘to finish in Vancouver May 22 at a mass rally at B.C. Place. SUPERVISOR KILLED: A Cominco supervisor was killed Saturday in an industrial accident at the company’s Sullivan mine near Kim- berley... AS FIDDLE WINNERS: Two Castlegar area fiddlers came oway with trophies in the recent B.C. Oldtime Fiddle Championships . . . AS BRANTFORD-BOUND: Two Costlegar players left today with the Nelson Sr. Maple Leafs to take on Brantford Mott's Clamato for the Allan Cup in Brantford, Ont... . 81 AIDS CURE: SEOUL (Reuter) — A South Korean herbal doctor said today he thinks he has a cure for AIDS and is inviting 20 sutterers from the disease to try out his potion free of charge. Kim Hak Bum, who has set up an Incurable Disease Research Institute in Taejon, is so confident of his product that he is advertising in the Korea Herald newspaper offering “Liberation from AIDS”. Kim said he hod already cured one patient, o bar hostess in her 30s who showed all of acquired ii deticiency syndrome, a viral in- the sy fection which breaks down the body's immune system. menace