CastlégarNews lovember 16, 1968 rs MORE LETTERS Free-trade deal confusing After reading all the numerous letters in the Castlegar News and elsewhere regarding the pros and cons of free trade, and listening to the TV gobbetlygook.on same, I am still very confused as to what is really meant by, so-called. free trade. In my mind, the term free trade should only mean the free passage of trade goods from either country to the other, and should only mean the allowance of a free flow of goods without hinderance or obstruction This simple formula for free trade does not seem to have much, if any, bearing on what our governments see as free trade, and each country is trying to find and implement some advantage over the other. To my way of thinking this does not seem to be a very trusting way of coming into a free-trade agreement and when the chips are down I'm sure the US, with its much stronger economy, will win that battle. I believe the agreement should be re-named the “free-integration” agreement. Or is anything really free? Really, I do not belong to any political party, as I feel that if I do not agree with a party's political policy I should be free to vote against it, and if I belonged to the party I should feel like a traitor for so doing, thereofre, I feel that I must keep that freedom. I have noticed many writings in the Castlegar News by a person signing her letter Iris Bakken. Ap parently, she does not have the same feelings about political freedom that I have. In reading her many writings I have noticed a tendancy toward political slavery. It. seems thate if Premier Bill Vander Zalm or Prime Minister Brian Mulroney passed a law saying that both her arms be amputated above the elbows, she would no doubt find that they had very good reasons for the act. Everyone else would feel it was wrong, but not Iris Bakken, Lately, I've noticed a certain group has been running ads on TV directed entirely against the NDP, and not ever a word said about the Liberals or Conservatives and their misdeeds. To me this says only one thing, and should, to all thinking people: The folks who are respon sible for those adds are the huge cor. porations and big businesses. Those people are, or were, afraid that the NDP might possibly gain power and form the government — a terrible thing to have happen in their eyes, as the NDP would close up some of the loopholes which have allowed these same corporations for years to hang onto most of their “hard-earned” bucks and pay no taxes, leaving the paying of taxes for the middle income and poor. Agreement a let down As a person with experience in negotiating agreements I find it im- possible to believe that when the -trade deal was being made, no mention was made of the effect on Canadian social services, especially in view of the assertions made by the Americans during the shake and shingle deal that Canadian companies were “subsidizing” its workers through UIC, ete. If that is the case then Simon Reisman has let us down Insert a provision in the free-trade ‘agreement—“that” Under no circum. stances will Canadian social ser vices be affected” and the agreement will look a bit better to some who wish to vote Conservative but are against the deal as it now stands, i.e. without a solid guarantee of pro- tection of our present social services. Bob Rivers Castlegar If anyone out there had a different explanation I'd be ever so glad to hear it but I don’t think the people responsible for those ads fear the Liberals or Conservatives at all, knowing that either party would allow the same conditions to remain as they always: have. In closing, I shall state my reason for voting NDP. We have, since the beginning of our Canada as a united country, had no political party in power except the Conservatives or Li is. Listening to discussions on politics leads me to believe that no one is happy or satisfied with either party. We have a third party, the NDP, which seems to be in favor of giving the ordinary citizen a break, so why not give them a chance? They absolutely cannot do any worse. They are the party for the better. ment of all Canadians, not just for the betterment of the already bettered. 1. 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Smecher UNSEATS PONGRACZ etre. topped the poll in the six-way race with 1,069 CasNewsPhoto by Ron Norman Hadikin new trustee BILL HADIKIN . landslide victory By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer Bill Hadikin easily overtook incum. bent Rick Pongracz, winning the race Saturday for a seat on the Castlegar school board. Hadikin, a 39-year-old engineering assistant, won the school board seat for Area J with 193 votes. Pongracz received 98 votes. “I feel pretty hyper right now,” Hadikin told the Castlegar News shortly after learning of his victory. Pongracz led in two of the polls, receiving two votes in the advanced poll while Hadikin received none. In Robson Pongracz received 58 votes while Hadikin received 33. Hadikin topped the poll in his neighborhood, VOTERS AG How we voted VOTERS 4.0 VOTERS Pz ADVANCE MOBIL! Pe £ OLL = COURTESY TOTAL BRANNING 166 IRVING 195 MATHIESON 327 RICHARDS 378 SHIELDS 133 SMECHER 366 HADIKIN: PONGRACZ School Trustee (two years) —————_ 9 Ootischenia with 83 to Pongracz’s 14. In Blueberry Hadikin received 77 votes and Pongracz received 24. Only 15 per cent of the 1,957 eligible voters cast ballots this election. “I would think it is probably the poorest turnout over,” said Return ing Officer John Dascher, who estimates he has counted school board votes for the past 20 years. “I would think the federal election and the weather probably had something to do with it,” he added. Hadikin, who has one child in Grade 1 and one in Grade 3 says he would like to see “a little less politics on the school board.” He used the board's stand on the woodroom issue as an example saying the board didn’t really have the right to become involved and later withdrew its support. “The board went a little bit too far on that one,” he said. Hadikin said he had a feeling he might win judging by support he had received during his campaign, but added that running against an incumbent and the fact that there were no “real hard issues” made his confidence a bit shakey. Hadikin ran for the school board in the city two years ago, but was defeated. Pongraecz could not be reached for By RON NORMAN and BRENDAN NAGLE Castlegar school trustee Doreen Smecher made the switch from school board to city council with relative ease last night. Smecher topped the aldermanic poll in a six-way race for three two-year seats on Castlegar council. Regional district, A2 Smecher polled 1,069 votes — 12 more than incumbent Patti Richards, who finished second with 1,057. Former alderman Marilyn Mathieson, returning to council after a three-year absence, grabbed the third and final council seat with 987 votes. The three women easily outdistanced their three male opponents, Joe Irving, Bob Branning and Dan Shields. Irving was a distant fourth, more than 300 votes back, polling just 657 votes. Branning was fifth with 498 votes and Shields last with 432. Smecher said she was “overwhelmed” first-place showing. “I was confident I was going to win . . . but all I wanted was a win,” she told the Castlegar News in an interview at her home. Smecher served nine years as a trustee on the school board, but entered the aldermanic race for the first time this year after several people suggested she run. Smecher said she is looking forward to taking her seat on council. “I want to see what's going on,” Smecher said. “I'm anxious to see the committee structure and just where the mayor is going to put me. I don’t have any particular preference.” Mayor Audrey Moore, who was helping Smecher celebrate her victory, pointed out that Castlegar council will be only the second municipal council in B.C. — after Victoria — where women make up the majority. Smecher, Richards, Mathieson and Moore will occupy four of the seven seats on council. Lawrence Chernoff, Albert Calderbank and Terry Rogers are the other three aldermen. A total of 1,737 voters — just over 41 per cent of the 4,212 eligible voters — turned out for the election. That was down from last year’s turnout of nearly 59 per cent. However, last year's election involved a mayoralty race, which attracts a larger turnout. Incumbent Richards was elated to hear she will be returning to council for her second two-year term. “I'm extremely pleased that people put their trust in me again,” she said. “I promise to continue to serve as fairly and as honestly as I have.” Richards said she will continue to press for an alternate route for trucks which currently drive through downtown Castlegar to get to the pulp and sawmills. She said getting re-elected proved she has been working hard and she added she will continue to work hard. “I certainly hope that getting re-elected has shown the people that I can and will work for them,” she said. “I look forward to seeing the final results of all the issues that I have worked for in the last term.” Mathieson was happy to learn she had won a position on council. “I feel very good,” she told the Castlegar News. After serving 1'/ terms on council three years ago by her MARILYN MATHIESON . back on council PATTI RICHARDS . second term Mathieson moved from the area. She said she has some catching up to do. “T've got lots. of reading and investigating to do, that’s for sure,” she said. Mathieson said she will be exploring environmental issues, such as expanding recycling and hopes to see the tourism industry improve. “I look forward to working with the rest of the council,” she said. For Irving, it was his third unsuccessful try at a seat on council and he said he is disappointed at the results. “No, it didn’t turn out the way I'd like it to,” he said. “I think when you're opposed to the closure of the (Celgar pulp mill) woodroom, you shouldn't expect enthusiastic support from Westar.” Despite being turned away at the polls for the third time, Irving said he has rot given up hope “I will go on fighting for the things I think are important,” he said. “It may not be my last run at council.” First-time candidate Bob Branning said he is happy with his performance, especially since he is a newcomer to the community.” “That was the biggest problem, being an unknown,” Branning said. “I think because of the makeup of the community, being a new person it probably wouldn't have mattered what I did.” Branning added that he will run again. “Two ‘years down the road, after a little more homework, maybe !'ll unseat a few,” he said Dan Shields — another first-time candidate the philosophical approach to his loss “I am disappointed,” he said. “It's the first time around and I guc ss that's what the voters wanted. You can't argue with the voters.” He said he might run again in the next municipal election and added the three selections were good ones. “I think all the people (who won) were good,” he said. “I just hope they'll represent the voters well and do a good job.” He said he would like to get on council to represent the working class. “I'd like to see more representation for the working guys on the council,” he said. “But I think the voters won anyway.” — took admits liability. At issue now are the amount of damages to be awarded. and Woman seeks $4m in suit both agreed that the surgeon inadvertently. pierced the tissue surrounding Mr. Vancouver whether the brai now is in a vegetative state or if he maintains some degree of aware- ness, the lawyers said. Kirkham said Mr. Semenoff, who was working as an electrician at Cominco Ltd. bores iee ome So apd peop accident occurred. tae ore The medically ment involves injecting a serum containing papaya juice into the nucleus of a spinal disc using a long d: man 's spinal column, causing the toxic serum to seep into the in Trail, had home while the defendant feeis the man would be better off in a par no covered by provincial moe said the trial was being adjourned to allow Mr. Semenoff to be taken to a clinic in Seattle “to wean him off resus- citation equipment to see if he can breathe on his own.” pain and agreed to Patiwcaree treatment as an alternative to sur- approved treat-