wouted in ond belongs to Gustle News Lid., provided, however, thot copyright in thet port and thet pert only or edvertnement trom repro prooks, engravings. etc. provided by the edvertiser belong 10 the over iter remote in end Nothing is simple Why aren't things ever simple anymore? Not too many years ago a Canadian ski championship race could be run without much trouble. The country’s best skiers showed up at the mountain, strapped on their skis and sped down the cour- se at least not Not anymore ski came to_race. There was no mention of his-having to accept a cup he really didn't want. It was a personal decision. The disappointing part of the whole week was that the race it- self was overshadowed by the anti-smoking shenanigans. Lost, too, in the tobacco controversy was the remarkable performance by West Ki y skiers. this year on Granite where the national men’s downhill championship was staged this week. Instead, we ended up with the focus more on anti-smoking than downhill racing. Even before the race began, there was controversy. Federal Health Minister Monique Begin had threatened to withhold $2.5 million in federal subsidies from the Canadian Ski Association unless the association rescinded a five- year, $1.7 million marketing arrangement with RJR Macdonald tobacco company, sponsors of the Export A Canadian ski race cham- pionships. World Cup champion Steve Podborski backed Begin, going so far as to say he wouldn't take part in the downhill race at Granite Mountain. After some persuasion, Pod- borski relented and showed up at the course, saying he was racing to help the younger skiers — not to promote RJR Macdonald. And that's where the whole issue could have ended, as a sim- ple case of Podborski acting as an individual. But it didn't end there. The B.C. Medical Association got into the act by threatening to take the ski i and RJR di Id to court over its banner at the (Mish We. ee Te sewn felt ‘the’ Mac- donald's fogo on the banner represented tobacco advertising, which is banned in B.C. The issue wasn't nearly finished. Podborski had the final say Thursday when he refused to accept the Export A cup awarded to the downhill champion. That was fair enough. Podbor- Perhaps, as a final thought, it is time the whole idea of corporate sponsorship was reviewed, with an eye to consistency. Critics of the RJR Macdonald sponsorhip of the downhill race were not so vocal last year when the National Exhibition Centre brought in a special art show spon- sored by Rothmans — another tobacco firm. That show toured Canada without so much as a whiff of com- plaint from anti-smoking lobby. If we are to say ‘no’ to tobacco com- pany sponsorship, then it must be ng to their sponsorship in all areas and no just high-profile sports events. Joint talks? From the Vancouver Province The most troubling aspect of the current labor dispute in the B.C. forest industry is that there seems little prospect of things get- ting better in the future. If 1984 is a foretaste of in- creasing labor difficulties, there may be one solution — the establishment of a joint council in which the unions would have to bargain together. It's a radical option but not without precedent. A joint council was imposed years agé‘in ship- building. Six yéars ago construc- tion unions were brought together in a joint bargaining setup. They've worked well. The Labor Code allows govern- ment to direct the Labor Relations Board to impose a joint council. If the forest industry players can't solve their problems, perhaps they should have a solution imposed. Fred Merriman An amusing incident occurred in Trail today that bears reporting. I had stopped at the book store to pick up tickets for the Rossland Light Opera Finian's Rainbow and the ensuing dialogue went some- thing like this: “May I purchase two tickets for Finian’s Rainbow. We would prefer the Friday evening performance.” “Yes. Are you a senior citizen?” “No, I am only 53.” The nice lady patted me on the hand and said quick as a wink, “I thought you were buying them for your mother.” She went on to explain that senior citizens want to be advised if senior citizen prices will apply. Then true to my negative self I embarked upon a short speech which attacked the myth that all senior citizens are needy and/or living on poverty-level fixed in- comes. Admittedly, many old folks are barely existing on the little they have ‘been able to save or on pensions which will not allow such luxury as a $6 ticket for a most worthwhile evening of entertain- ment. However, it is also my obser- vation that many people classified as senior citizens by reason of an ac- cumulation of years exceeding 60 are in fact doing quite well, thank you. Case in point, 85 per cent of the personal wealth in the United States is owned by women. Dad has gone on leaving his beneficiary — his good wife. Ex- ample number two: a young bache- Jor booked on a‘ cruise ship which would gail among the islands of the ulcer-earned estate to the surviving _ Caribbean. There were no fellow passengers under 60. There are a few other myths about the elderly. They are not all sick and making their respective peace with the Maker. A tall, re- tired U.S. Forest Service chap from Colville, Wash. aged 68 beat yours truly in the Rossland Grind. My mother is 71 and likes to go gold panning and clambering around the West Coast Trails. A contingent of golden oldies cycled across Can- ada this past summer and I hear they are planning a 2,500-mile bike trip in Australia. Income tax favors senior citizens. Ticket sellers and retail stores, movie houses and transit lines treat the wealthy old with special dis- counts. Some of the elderly need and ap- preciate all the welcome benefits which do help in closing their re- maining years with a few affordable pleasures. However, at the risk of alienating yet one more segment of society, I think the wealthy senior citizens should be downright ashamed of themselves for accepting all the economic benefits that society pushes at them simply because they have attained the qualifying age of 60 or 65. Some do reject the unrequested benefits. A quite comfortable widow in a neighboring city accumulated all her government pension cheques and returned them to Ottawa with a simple note refusing the pension as y in her ci She had other reasons which had something to do with paying the entire proceeds back in income tax. Her point was well taken — and accepted. Letters to the Editor Castlegar got funding Editor, Castlegar News: I hope your readers didn’t get the wrong idea in your Feb. 22 issue when a news release I issued appeared under the headline, “No extra funding for Castlegar.” The headline, of course, cannot tell the whole story, which includes $31,749 in twe grants for Castlegar under the original allocation of the Canada Works employment Program. These were Arrow Building Supply, which received $8,174 to expand and thus allow it to hire an extra person, and $23,575 for improvements to Pass Creek Park. Further, I had the government set aside $55,000 for a Castlegar hotel project, but this money could not be granted when other funding for the project fell through. As your readers might know, I transfer my say in federal grant allo- cations to a committee of citizens that always includes a Castlegar represen- tative, usually a member of council. These people ensure their respective areas are treated fairly, as Castlegar has been. Further, I maintain a geo- graphical breakdown of where federal money goes to ensure fair distribution. In the past four years hundreds of thousands of dollars of Castlegar's fed eral taxes have been brought back to the community through various aid programs. I'm proud to have helped make some of these grants possible, easing our unemployment. While readers might otherwise be uninterested, I believe the headline Bridge needed Editor, Castlegar News: Ihave been living here since ‘39, and I'm well acquainted with the ferries. _I know (Mayor) Moore has been talking with Mr. (Highways Minister Alex) Fraser. They should put a steel bridge in where the ferry is now. Jacob Pedersen Castlegar might lead them to wonder what aid there has been, so I include a summary list. Thanks for allowing me to explain a headtiné that otherwise could have led Castlegar to think it had not re- ceived a fair share. $162,500 Travel Industry Develop- ment Subsidiary Agreement (TIDSA) $240,000 New Employment Expan- sion and Development (NEED) $70,800 Employment Bridging Assis- tance Program (EBAP) $228,300 Canada Works Program Fe fomechapase sy ara ‘Teachers in a broom ball Opening ‘J last Thursday evening in the Parish Hall. Mr. R.A.D. West reported on the airport and the trouble due to snow conditions. Mr. A. Anderson suggested an Agricultural Commitee should be added to the board's slate of com- mittees. This has been done and Mr. Anderson appointed chairman. . * 6 The A.B.C. Bridge Club held their semi-monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. C. Appleton on Monday evening. High score went to Mrs. C. Appleton, while Mrs. C. Saunders took second, Dainty refreshments were served at the close by the hostess. ._ * * Pitts Drug — It’s new Double Dan. derine, the newest in dandruff cures. We suggest a good shampoo with castile soap or a good liquid or cream shampoo. 25 YEARS AGO under section 38 of UIC Act From the Feb. 26, 1959 $300,126 P Prog C News seasonal Process engineering for the Bleached $1,000,926 total over four years for these programs. Not included are several programs for which there is no community breakdown, but under which Castlegar benefitted. Lyle Kristiansen, MP PM's peace mission needs moral support Editor, Castlegar News: Canadians should be proud that their Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau is an intellectual and has a vision of peace. He is taking his own initiative to pursue this noble objective for the good and benefit of all humanity. In his good efforts, whether he will succeed or not, he deserves the moral support of all who cherish the sacred- ness of human life. The prime minister has the sagacity to see through the ramifications of intrigues in world pol- ities that aggravate the world tension leading to military confrontation. Like in everything else, when a person tries to do something good, there will always be people found who will try to sabotage the good deeds of good people. So it is not surprizing that we hear a chorus of growls from some sections of the society, who are trying to down play and if possible, to sabotage the good efforts of the prime minister. Why do we hear these voices down- playing and indirectly discouraging the peace efforts of the prime minister? The reason is very obvious. What if if fact the “horrible” thing did happen, that the peace will actually ensue? Then the elements in our society that thrive on defence budgets would not have anything, or at least much less, to thrive on. Apparently, from the point of view of the invested capital, spending money on social needs of the people is equiva- lent to paying for a, dead horse, because that money is not flowing their way. So in order to keep the money flowing their way it is necessary to create a myth that “the Russians are coming and threatening us.” This justifies more money for defence and more restraints for needs of the people. So the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. This is supposed to be the workings of a democracy and freedom. Who is the beneficiary? It seems that the tense and volatile world situation is in most part artificially created and manipulated to produce .a good climate for the arms merchants. If the real interests of people were taken into account, then we would spend more money for peace efforts, thereby reducing the need to spend more on defence. Peace efforts are less costly and cheaper than expenditures for arma- ments. With money thus saved we could give more help to other people in other countries that do not have enough to eat. This is what the people in the peace movements want and this is what our prime minister wants to achieve. W.J. Lebedoff Shoreacres Ideas. on beautification Editor, calles: In last Sunday's paper I read a very impressive article, where Clive Justice, the landscaping consultant, stressed the point where we citizens of Castle- gar should have input into our city beautification program. I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Justice. The residents of Castlegar should come up with ideas to greatly improve our fast-growing city. There is no doubt in my mind that some ideas may be somewhat costly and other projects would only require better management. Let us have a fast look at our Columbia Ave., the one and only street that.connects our downtown to the Pl rea. This is only a suggestion, but Would it not greatly improve our most important street if we the owners of property adjacent to Columbia Ave. took greater pride in our locations and each one of us kept our certain footage clean along our property by occasion- ally pick up scraps of paper, coke cans, ete.? It only takes a few minutes and need not necessarily be done daily, although T can vouch for the fact that some areas are maintained in such shape daily. How many of you will agree that such small efforts would catch the eye of most of our tourists and visitors, not to mention gain the appreciation of our own local citizens? Now let us have a look at some of the vacant properties adjacent to Columbia Ave. Having lived in Castlegar for the last nine years, I have constantly been eyeing such a case. It's a nice level unoccupied parcel of property that has been left unattended from spring to late fall and has not even had as much as the grass and weeds mowed. Off hand, I cannot tell you how many of these friendly creatures I have trapped in a trap box the last couple of years. And I don’t have to mention how often my neighbor borrowed the box when I wasn't using it. A city inspector could very well spot the problems given the authority to do so, and by so doing the city could enforce backyard clean-ups. In the past, a couple of residences have been remodelled and are now Let us, the citizens of Ci . authorize our city officials to send out clean-up warrants. Those who do not adhere to the regulations will have the job performed by the city crew and be billed for the same. Perhaps this is not the best idea, I do not know. But, please, if anyone has a better idea then voice your opinion. 1 also know that in certain localities a city or a town is authorized to serve removal notices to occupants of old, undesirable, unkempt structures — be they in use or abandoned. And as much as I hate to say so, if one looks around you can spot them not only in the downtown area but also in the residential areas. We can also greatly reduce our friendly skunk infestation by clearing out old junk and splitting and °piling wood in a manner that would not provide a perfect skunh habitat. I have yet to see a personal dwelling by a simple process of remodelling be transformed in a manner that would add beauty to a growing city like ours. Thank ‘you Mr. Justice, you have given me the incentive to express my opinion. I feel confident that we would all love to see a nice clean, béautiful city and it is up to us citizens to help make Castlegar a model. We have some very outstanding businesses now. The new modern Safeway store will be a great asset to the city and it appears that the Sandman Inn is also nearing com- pletion. Bill Sookereff Castlegar More letters page A5 Kraft Pulp Mill of Celgar Ltd. at Castlegar has been completed during the winter and detailed engineering by H.A. Simons Ltd. consulting engineers and is now progressing rapidly. Con- struction work will continue at the mill site next month. Celgar’s plans include a 500-ton pulp mill and an adjacent sawmill at an estimated total cost of $50 million. When Celgar Ltd. was issued a tree farm licence in the Arrow Lakes Dis- triet, it undertook to build a pulp mill which would produce at least 300 tons per day. . 8 © Queen Scouts badges and cords were presented Sunday to Bob King and Wayne Groutage. Roger Toogood re- ceived his a few months ago. The boys will go to Victoria at Easter to receive the’ personal commendation of the Lieutenant Governor. Castlegar Snoopy was a favorite character among the many’ entries in the Grad Winter Carnival snow sculpturing con- test and was produced in several sizes and poses. Schools participating were Stanley Humphries, Kinnaird Junior Secondary, Twin Rivers, Woodland Park, Blueberry Creek, Kinnaird Elem- entary, Robson and Tarrys. . 8 « The Robson Recreation Society de- cided at its recent annual meeting to take over the swimming pool built by B.C. Hydro and Arrow dam construc- tion, firms above the Carter subdiv- ision, as well as ownership of the tennis court and adjacent lot. It was also decided that a number of functions would be held in the next few months to raise funds to bring the pool up to government standards. . . 8 The date for the special ceremony officially marking completion of the Arrow dam has now been set for June 11. It is expected that Premier Ben- nett, members of his cabinet, federal government and representatives of the U.S. government, as well as B.C. Hydro personnel, will be in attendance. . . 8 A new tow rope has been installed at the ski tow located on the Grassy Mountain ski slope near the Castlegar golf course. Regional recreation director Buck Pacholzuk reported that the road to the ski slope is in good shape and «x- pressed disappointment with the turn- out of skiers using the facility. 5 YEARS AGO Castlegar City council Tuesday approved three ‘7th south residential lots as the site of a planned 115-room $2.7 million Sandman Inn. Before an audience of mote than 100 — many of whom were area trade unionists who picketed city hall before the Tuesday meeting — council voted to approve and refer to the highway ministry a bylaw allowing the rezoning of 336,340 and 344 7th Ave. S. to com- prehensive commercial use. * 8 @ Up to 300 children between the ages of six months and 15 years have been vaccinated since last Thursday in an attempt to control the local measles epidemic, a West Kootenay Health Unit nurse reported this week. The measle outbreak kept 109 stu- dents, approximately 27 per cent en- rolled at Kinnaird Junior Secondary School, home two weeks ago. It showed signs of subsitting. Selkirk College-bursar plus Dr. Petch and Dr. Farrell from the University of Victoria. At this meeting we were assured that all was well at DTUC, that the University of Victoria and Selkirk College were satisfied with the pro- grams and future -direction of the Centre. BC Timber attitude an issue Editor, Castlegar News: A bone of contention in our latest round of negotiations with BC Timber is the company’s attitude toward longtime employees. Anyone who has been an employee since 1966 was given the option of joining a life insurance plan called 6-A. Both the and emp! fi me) ry e+, ae betrayal On Jan. 4, with absolutely no warning, the minister of issued a statement that DTUC will be closed on May 1. We learned later that this decision had been made in Cabinet in D ber. The senior g leaders left on holidays while our area ra atte this wee ‘8 pew effort. to ment and of Para- for to ox- ercise basic rights. The Castlegar group of the reeléd from this d ting ment. It wasn't until Feb. 8 that Mr. Heinrich was available for a meeting On Feb. 8, the minister of education received the West Kootenay delegation and guests with courtesy. He indicated that he would consider a submission by the Nelson group suggesting ways and means by which the David Thompson University Centre could become more cost-effective. He also promised us that he would ask Cabinet for a two-year reprieve while a new financial formula could be put in place in accordance with ity plans and i Eight days later, just as this report was being completed and would have been on its way to Victoria the next day, Mayor Maglio of Nelson received a telephone message from Mr. Heinrich that Cabinet would not reconsider its decision and that the Centre will be closed on May 1 as planned. Many questions remain unanswered through this recent unbelievable series of betrayals: 1. Were the two ministers and their deputies, Selkirk College administra- tion and the board officers aware of the critical threat hanging over DTUC and, if so, why were board members and citizens in the area not warned, and not asked for submissions long ago? 2. Why did Mr. Heinrich not wait for the community's report after the Feb. 8 meeting, before asking Cabinet for a two-year reprieve? 3. To what institutions is the minister referring when he assures contribute to cover the premiums. Effective July 1, 1983 the company sent a letter to all concerned, cancelling this life insurance plan 6-A even though the union (P.P.W.C. Local 1) had won the arbitration case. with the Labor Relations Board stating that Local 1 had the right to negotiate the con- tinuance of the 6-A plan. The com- pany’s form of negotiation was a letter of cancellation. The 6-A plan covers (or covered) 105 hourly personnel at the Castlegar Pulp Division, about 60 at the lumber division, about 50 at Prince Rupert Pulp and a lesser number in the woods division and tugboat crews. Anyone on this plan would have at least 18 years or more of service with BC Timber and all of its aliases. Perhaps BC Timber does not under- stand the meaning of loyalty and how to properly express their gratitude to local that the DTUC can relocate and complete their cour- ses? Most programs at DTUC are unique and these students have nowhere else to go. 4. Why does this government fail to account for the federal government transfer funds for education, which have been increased, while the B.C. education budget is being decreased? 5. Why has Nelson only one repres- entative on the Selkirk College board, while Trail has three and Castlegar two? Residents of the southern Interior have contributed untold wealth in resourees and hydroelectric power to the B.C. treasury over the’ past century. We do not deserve the kind of treatment we are receiving y at the hands of the government. The fight against the closure of the David Thompson University Centre continues abated. long-term employees. Fran Horan, Wayne Sutton School Trustee, Castlegar School District No. 7 [Nelson] ae marked the start of a drive by members of the move- ment to press the Paragua- yan authorities to stop the abuses and account for scores of political | prisoners who, - fore si Mu ‘i \ jehildren and old people re- ported to have been seized in government efforts to sup- press meni group’ n Paraguay more than 21 years. Ovando was a driver for an alleged one-time rival of General It names a police annex known as the “Laboratory” in the capital, Asuncion. In night torture sessions there, according to consistent re- ports Ainnesty International, says it has received, political suspects have been beaten, whipped, given electric shocks with cattle prods, had their heads held under water polluted with excrement, were hung by the ankles, and were confined for long per fods in cramped boxes. The United Nations Com mission on Human Rights, meeting in Geneva, has be- it a recommendation from a Sub-Commission pointing to abuses committed under the “state of seige” have d” while in custody. The new report, published in the series “Amnesty Inter- national Briefings,” describes the cases of pregnant women, IN LETTER pr The Amnesty Internation. al report cites the case of Guillermo Escolastico Ovan do, a former army sergeant who has been imprisoned for USCC protests DTUC closure By CasNews Staff The Grand Forks-based Union of Spiritual Commun- ities of Christ (USCC) has written a letter to Victoria protesting the proposed clo- sure of David Thompson University Centre, calling the move “political expedi- ency.” “We all recognize, and can live with the need for re- straint spending,” the letter says. But the closing of DTUC “.. . serves to high- light the fact that the rich- ness of our society is at times theasured in terms of balance sheets ‘arid political expedi- ency.” The letter, dated Feb. 22, is signed by honorary chair- man John Verigin of the USCC, ‘representing the Doukhobor Russian com- munity, and is addressed to Education Minister Jack Heinrich. the leadership of the pro- vincial Party will stop in Nelson on March 18. garet Birrell, Bill King, Gra- ham Lea, Bob Skelly, Dave Stupich, and David Vickers. release Thursday that can- NDP candidates to visit Nelson A tour of six candidates for dates’ New Democratic The candidates are: Mar- Kelowna, The NDP said in a news didates’ leadership tour ex- penses will be paid by the party, and the spending ceil- ing for each candidate is x ,000. Candidates can't accept more than $1,000 in contri- butions from any single do- nor. The party policy of not accepting corporate dona- tions will be in effect during the campaign. This weekend the candi- tour covered Van- couver Island. Other dates and locations are: March 3 New West- minster, March 4 Mission, March 9 Oliver, March 11 Kam- loops, March 17 Cranbrook, March 24 Prince George, March 25 Terrace, and March 30 Vancouver. In the letter, Verigin pro. oses that DTUC be kept open, and that a multicultural heritage centre be estab- lished there as well. “DTUC should not be closed, but new life should be injected in the form of com- munity supported cultural events, as well as a first- class theatre group and arts and crafts centre,” the letter reads. If DTUC is closed “our children will . . . have to flock to the west coast univer- sities, which are already ex- periencing difficulties due to large enrolment and lack of funding. “Furthermore, the decision te close DTUC seriously ag- gravates the acute problem of regional economic dispar- ity — for example, unem- ployment in the Boundary, and West Kootenays is much higher than the provincial average of 13.8 per cent,” it says. , Captain Napoleon Ortigoza. Ovando and Ortigoza were among a group arrested in 1962, accused of responsibil- ity for the death of a military cadet and involvement in a conspiracy to overthrow the president. They were convicted on said OFFICE AID 00-1 9h amtone, Caaeaer, © c. Ph. 365-6658 Bookkeeping, income Tax Independent NEC Authorized Dealer RRSP’s: Payments Jan. | - Feb. 29/84 deductible for 1963 or 1984. Investigate the regulations . dollars. .. you may save tax the basis of to have been extracted from one of the defendants by tor- ture. The defence lawyer was publicly threatened by the police chief and was later im- prisoned, beaten and ex- pelled from the country. Ovando, reported to have been tortured after his ar- rest, received a death sen- tence, later commuted to 15 years. He completed the term in 1977, but is still being held. Ortigoza is also still in prison. Among prisoners who have testified to recent torture are staff members of a research institute, the Banco Par- aguayo de Datos (BPD), and people accused of belonging to communist-inspired organ- izations. The report names some 45 people who “disappeared” after being arrested or ab- ducted, or whose known deaths the authorities failed to explain adequately. Among them were 10 peasants killed by the army in 1980 in Caaguazu depart- ment. They were among a group who took over a bus and tried to go to the capital to protest against threatened eviction from their land. 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