THIS APPLICATION

tiled with the Regional Waste
Manager at 310 Ward St

Nelson, B.C. VIL 5S4. Any per
son who may be adversely af
fected by the discharge or
storoge of the waste may
within 30 days from the last
date of posting under section
3(a) or publication, service or
disploy under section 4, write
to the manager stating how he
is affected

The purpose of this ap.
plication is to open burn yard
waste from a sowmill, a
maximum of four times per
year

1. We Brilliant Lumber Reman
‘and Shakes Ltd. of P.O. Box
3516, Castlegar, B.C. VIN
3W3 hereby apply tor o
permit to discharge retuse
from @ sawmill located at
Brilliant and give notice of
sepplication to all persons

jected

The retuse-disposal site of
approximately | hectare
will be located at Lot 7
Plan 2952, D.t. 4598 K.O.
which is approximately 100
metres downstream of the
Brilliant Bridge

The type of retuse to be
discharged will be Indust.
rial.

The rate of discharge will

the
Management Regulations on
Oct. 14, 1986.

FOR SALE
PUBLIC TENDER
Tenders will be accepted up to
noon, November 4, 1986 tor
the following
1-1975 IHC 66 Pes
School Bus, 392 <
167 000 mi. standard trons.
11977 Ford 66 Passenger

391 cv. in.,
170,000 mi., auto. trans.

Hhegor between the

of Tom. and 3pm. Monday 10

The Boord reserves the gh! to reect
anders

J. DASCHER,
Secretory: Treasurer

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APPLICATION FOR A
PERMIT UNDER THE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
ACT (Emissions)

THIS APPLICATION is to be
filed with the Waste
Management Branch 310 Ward
St., Nelson, B.C. VIL SS4. Any
person who may be affected
by the discharge of the waste
described below may, within
30 days from the last date of
posting, publication, service
or display, state in writing to
the monager how he is affec

ted

PREAMBLE — The purpose of
this application is to discharge
contaminants from a cyclone.

1. We. Selkirk Cedar and

VIN 3H7 hereby apply for
© permit to discharge or
emit conteminent(s) into
the air trom a planermill
locoted at Brilliant and give
notice of application to all

ge oF emission
shall be located adjacent to
the plonermill from o

(b) Average daily
(based on normal daily

will be discharged is 8 hrs
per day, 5-days per week
The type of treatment to be
applied to the contaminant
is os follows: 10 h.p
blower motor — 8° exit
pipe with cyclone

This application, dated on Oct
14, 1986; was posted on the
ground in accordance with the
Waste Management
Regulations

Mario Fehrenberg applicont

For the
record

Information accompanying
a photograph in the Oct. 22
Castlegar News of the Tarrys
Volunteer Fire Department's
fire chief for a day winner
identified Jim Richards as
the Tarrys fire chief. In fact,
Richards is a captain with the
department. The fire chief is
Alec Lawrenow.

As well, an article on the
front page about the tenders
for the new Castlegar and
District Library was head.
lined “Library tenders re-
jected.” As the story made
clear, the tenders were not
rejected, but are under re
view.

Pulpit

& Pew

defeated the Druids in Eng
land and outlawed human
sacrifices. The few remaining
Druids went underground.
Today a growing group of
people claiming to be of
direct Druid descent still
practice their religion, in
cluding buman sacrifice
‘Those in England still per

+ form ceremonies at Stone

cause they originated the
“holiday.”

For several hundred years
before Christ, the Celts in-
habited what is now France,
Germany, England, Scotland
and Ireland.

Celtic priests were called
Druids. These were
eventually conquered by the
Romans. Information about
the Celts and Druids comes
from Caesar and the Roman
historians, Greek writings
from about 200 B.C, and very
early records found in Ire-
land.

Greek and Roman writings
about the Druids dwell heav-
ily on their frequent and bar-
baric human sacrifices.

The ancient Irish texts say
little about human sacrifice,
but detail the Druids’ use of
magic to raise storms, lay
curses on places, kill by the
use of spells, and create
magical obstacles.

Davies, however, a 16th
century writer who traced
his family lineage directly
back to Druid priests who
fought against Caesar, clear-
ly describes the human sacri
fices of his ancestors and the
secret sacrifices still per-
formed regularly by the
Druids of his time.

By 4 A.D., Rome finally

Crib
WASHINGTON (AP) —
The Johnson and Johnson
Baby Products Co. will recall
from the U.S. market three
soft crib toys that could pose
a strangulation threat to in.
fants, the U.S. Consumer
Product safety Commission
said.

The action involves Soft
Triplets, Piglet Crib Gym
and Triplets Marching Band,
the commission reported.

henge.

Nov. 1 was the Celtic new
year. Oct. 31 was celebrated
by the Druids with many
human sacrifices and a fest
ival honoring their sun god
and Samhain, the lord of the
dead.

They believed that the sin
ful souls of those who died
during the year were in a
place of torment, and would
be released only if Samhain
was pleased with their sacri
fices.

Monks Fascinated By Druids

Irish records tell of the
fascination the Catholic
monks had with the powerful
Druids, and Druids soon be.
came important members of
their monasteries.

Pope Gregory the Great
decided to incorporate the
Druids’ holiday into the
church. He made the pro-
clamation, “They are no
longer to sacrifice beasts to
the devil, but they may kill
them for food to the praise of
God, and give thanks to the
giver of all gifts for His
bounty.”

Pope Gregory III moved
the church festival of Oct. 31
to Nov. 1 and called it All
Hallows or All Saints’ Day.
Pope Gregory IV decreed
that the day was to be a
universal church observance.

The term Halloween comes
from All Hallows Eve.

The founding fathers of
America refused to permit
the holiday to be observed
because they knew it was a
pagan holiday. Halloween
was not widely celebrated in
the U.S. until about 1900. In
the 1840's there was a ter-
rible potato famine in Ireland
which sent thousands of
Catholic Irish to America.
They brought Halloween
with them.

The modern custom of
going from door to door
asking for food and candy
goes back to the time of the
Druids.

They believed that sinful
lost souls were released upon
the earth by Samhain for one
night on Oct. 31 while they
awaited their judgment.
They were thought to throng
about the houses of the living
and were greeted with ban.
quet-laden tables.

Pumpkins to Scare Demons

People greatly feared
these spirits and thought
that the spirits would harm
and even kill them if the
sacrifices they gave did not
appease Samhain.

They carved demonic faces
into pumpkins or large tur.
nips, placing a candle in them
to keep the evil spirts away
from the homes.

The tradition of bobbing
for apples and giving out nuts
came from a Roman addition
to the Druidic New Year's
eve

The Romans worshipped
Pomona who was the goddess
of the harvest. They com
bined their harvest festival

toys recalled

The company said it will
refund the price of the toys
as part of a consent agree-
ment settling a i

toys have been sold in the
U.S. since 1979 at prices
ranging from $6.50 to $8
each, the ission said.

filed May 30 by the commis
sion.

The safety commission
charged that the toys could
pose a hazard to toddlers,
while Johnson and Johnson
said that the toys were safe
when used as directed.

More than 1.6 million of the

The commission said it
feared that when the toys
were hung across cribs, in
fants could get caught and
strangle themselves. Two
deaths have been reported in
the U.S. involving the toys,
the commission said.

been found, but there is
excellent agreement between
the Roman and Irish docu
ments.

Both clearly state that the
knowledge of the Druids was
never committed to writing
but passed from generation
to generation by oral teach
ing.

This was to protect their
secrets. In his writings, Dav
ies indicates that he came
under much persecution by
his family for putting in
writing his information about
Druids.

The same is true today.
Nothing is put into writing.
The Druids continue on se-
cretly with much the same
traditions.

The widespread problem of
harmful substances such as
razor blades, drugs, poisons,
needles, ete. being placed in
the Halloween treats here in
America is no accident.

Testimonies of several ex
Satanists show that these
children killed and injured by
the “treats” are sacrifices to
Satan (or Samhain). Satan
ists throughout the world
continue to perform human
sacrifice on Halloween.

Is this something you want
your child to participate in?

Society
issues

OTTAWA (CP) — Hallo

Canadian
Ophthalmological Society
warns that there are many
potential dangers involved in
getting into costume.

The society says parents
should supervise children
when they apply eye makeup
— it’s easy for children to
accidentally scratch or poke
their eyes. It also recom-
mends that you avoid using
old makeup because it can
cause an infection.

Face-paint or makeup
should be specially desi
for that use and care should
be taken when applying loose
glitter — a stray piece can
seratch the eye.

The society, the nati
association representing
per cent of eye physicians
and surgeons, also warns
that hair spray nozzles
should be pointed away from
the eyes and that eyes should
be kept closed until after the
spray's mist has settled.

Two final warnings: be
careful with masks that have
sharp edges and try to find
masks that fit properly so
that lateral vision isn't re
stricted.

SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 7 (NELSON)

BOUNDARY

Public
Boord of School Trustees

follows

All meetings will commence ot
mos! appreciated

ced shortly

REVIEW MEETINGS

School District No. 7 (Nelson) will be held as
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23
W.£. Graham , Gymnasium
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28
Winlaw Elementory, Gymnasium
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Blewett Elementory, Gymnesium
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Bront Kennedy, Gymnasium

Your input at these information gathering meetings would be

Dates and times for other catchment oreas will be announ-

epr
to review boundaries in

7:00 p.m.

BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES
Scheol District No. 7 (Nelson)

Number is 365-2212

WANTED
Clean
Cotton
Rags

Castlegar News
197 Columbia Ave.

INVITATION
TO TENDER

Transportation Service:

service will be received at the
til 15:00 on the specified closing date.

Service: C

Sealed tenders for the following transportation
idress below un

and Nelsotf High

y Service

and Trail,

service

Kelowna & Trail Highway Service

Involved is the conveyance of mail bet
ween Castlegar and Nelson or Kelowna
including

mediate points shown in the schedules

Specifications: One (1) closed von truck 38.2

cubic metres (1350 cubic feet) for each

Details: Tender information may be obtained
from Postmosters at

service to inter

Kelowna, Trail,

Transportation Contracting

Closing Date: 29th October, 1986

bond

accepted

Castlegar, Nelson and Grand Forks or at

Deposit: $1,000.00 for Castlegar & Nelson and
$1,500.00 for Kelowna and Trail by means
of a certified cheque. money order or bid

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be

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CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1986

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4 Sections (A, 8, C&D)

By MIKE KALESNIKO
Staff Writer

idential property in Castlegar are

down for 1987, with an overall average reduction of 10.3
per cent.

And while homeowners may think it’s good news, it’s

of inflation.”

“If your personal assessment drops and nobody else's
does, then you benefit,” Dave Gairns, Castlegar city
administrator, said Tuesday. “But if all the assessments
in all classes are down, it would not make any difference
in anybody's taxes.”

Gairns explained that in order for the city to raise

the same tax revenue it must adjust the tax rate from
year to year.

“In the last two years the rate has increased in the
three to four per cent range,” he said. “Less than the rate

But because the average home assessment is lower
not. this year, the city will in turn have to set a higher tax rate
in order to recover the necessary operating revenue.

“We simply have to adjust the rate to recover the
money we need to run the municipality,” Gairns says.
John Collins, area assessor with the B.C. Assessment
Authority in Nelson, told the Castlegar News Tuesday

that every residential property in Castlegar has been
reassessed.

ment overall is down 30 per cent, but he said that
residential building values have remained relatively the
same. When the property assessment and the building

i Il assess-

the overall

Recreational non-profit is one of tht

an increased

are
ment drops approximately 10.3 per cent.

pointed out that most of

classes dropped overall. He cites as an example the

end.

the hi

Residential assessments drop

business/other class, which is down about eight per cent.

classes with
— up 5.8 per it overall.

Collins said the situation in Castlegar is two-part
since in the north end
assessments are down somewhat more than in the south

of the municipality property

“Collins also mentioned that the exclusion of

y and

as part of the overall assess-

continued on page A2

F
MERCURY

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Mon. - Fri. — 8 a.m.
Seturday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

PUB STARTED . . . Work on Elmer Pellerine's new
neighborhood pub in Robson is well underway. The

foundation was poured last week and this week Joe November

INSIDE

TOP MAN: Castlegar Chamber
of Commerce has a new
president. He's accountant Gary
Pearson. Pearson was chosen
president ata directors’ meeting
Monday following the chamber’s
annual general meeting. Pear
son says one. of his first
priorities will be to have the
chamber set new goals... A2

&

MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP: A 17-year-old Castlegar student has been
chosen the 1986 winner of the Rex Potter Memorial Scholarship
Aé

CHAMPIONS: Stonley Humphries secondary girls field
hockey team captured the West Kootenay under 15 championship
BI

school

COMINCO LOSES: Cominco Ltd. reported a loss of $14.8 million in
the third quarter and $11.9 million for the nine months ending Sept
30 87

The body of a starved two-year
containing three color

CHILD STARVED: CASERTA., Italy
old child was found in an
televisions, two sets of stereo equipment and o motor scooter
police said Tuesday

Police discovered the body after the child's parents took his
four-year-old sister to a hospital suffering from malnutrition. The
they said. Another five-year-old

apartment

mother was in a similar condition
brother is seriously ill, police said
Police said the apartment was filthy. with rubbish and ex
crement on the floor
Police said later the father of the family 1s unemployed and
the rent on the apartment, in a respectable building in Caserta, is
paid by his family

oe

Tumillo and other workers prepared ground for laying
plumbing. Root is expected to be on by the end o!

LIBRARY

By CasNews Staff

The new Castlegar and
Library won't be as large as originally
planned

Castlegar
architect to amend the plans for th
new building, reducing the main floor
by 25 per cent. The library will be 5,100
square feet on the main floor instead of
6,750 square feet

The decision to reduce the size of the
library came after all six bids for the
contract to build the facility came in
over budget

The library has a budget
$400,000 — $200,000 in the
Expo legacy grant and $200,000 from
the city

However, bids ranged from a low «
$447,818 by Nu-Tech Construction Ld
of Castlegar, to a high of $570,323.63 b
Verigin Construction Ltd. of Van
couver

City administrator Dave Gairns said
today the project will not be re
tendered. Instead, the six companies
which submitted bids will be allowed to
submit new bids based on the amended
library plans.

“It should make it quick,
said

[istrict

council has asked the

Gairns

SEVEN CANDIDATES

Lots of choices
or city council

By RON NORMAN
Editer
Castlegar voters will have a full slate
of aldermanie candidates to choose
from in the Nov. 15 icipal election.

Johnson, 2246 11th Ave., is a home-
maker; Turner, 2319 11th Ave., a
college instructor; and Hadikin, an
Ootischenia resident, is an engineering

A last-minute rush of
before the noon Monday deadline
raised to seven the number of
candidates seeking three vacant alder:
manic seats.

The three incumbents have all
decided to seek re-election. They
include Len Embree, 2253 11th Ave.,
a carpenter; Nick Oglow, 801 Lynwood
Crescent, a businessman; and Bob
Pakula, 2218 10th Ave., a sawyer.

The four newcomers who have
thrown their hats in the ring include:
Lawrence Chernoff, 2513 6th Ave., an
ambulance attendant; Gordon Fergu
son, #32-1030 7th Ave., retired; Joe
Irving, #3-1678 Silverwood Crescent, a
coordinator; and Patti Richards, 403
8rd St., a receptionist/bookkeeper.

There will also be a race for the two
vacant City of Castlegar positions on
the Castlegar school board. Incum
bents Kay Johnson and Gordon Turner
have been joined in the race by William
Hadikin

Bus st

By RON NORMAN
Editer

Castlegar's new bus system doesn't
start up for nearly a month, but
already residents are voicing concerns
about the service.

Ald. Terry Rogers told Castlegar
council Tuesday night that some
seniors have expressed concern about
the placement of the bus stops.

He said one stop in the south end is a
steep walk which would be especially
hard for seniors in the winter.

City administrator Dave Gairns said
the bus stops were established by B.C.
Transit planners in conjunction with
Trail Transit Lid., which will operate
the new bus system.

Gairns said a number of things were
taken into consideration in placing the
bus stops, including the distance
between stops and the ability for buses
to clear traffic.

And while Gairns admitted “all of
these stops may not be at the best pos

hile, Area J i bent on the
school board Rick Pongracz, a plumber
from Ootischenia, will face a challenge
from Laurie Anderson, postal clerk
from Robson.

In the Regional District of Central
Kootenay, Area I director John Voykin
was re-elected by acclamation, along
with Area A (Kootenay Lake) director
Charlie Wilson, Area C (rural Creston)
director Marv Henker, and Area &
(Balfour-Blewett) director Wally Pen-
ner.

Area G incumbent Iris Bakken de-
cided not to run again, leaving the door
open to one of two newcomers: Hans
Cunningham, a teacher, and Patricia
Mitchell, a i nurse.

As well, Area K (rural Nakusp)
incumbent Bill Cuthill, a hospital ad-
ministrator, will run against Joyce
Marchischuk, a waitress.

The regional district will also hold
five referendums: two in the Nakusp
area, one in New Denver, one in

Creston and one in South Slocan.

In South Slocan, voters will be asked
if they want to operate and maintain a
community hall. The Nelson school
district has offered to turn the old
South Slocan school over to the
community.

The hall will cost about $1,500 a year

to operate.

In Nakusp and Area K, one referen-
dum will ask voters to roll over the
present assessment for the Nakusp and
District Sports Centre from the capital
repayments charge to the operating
charge. It will not result in increased
taxes.

The second referendum will ask
voters in Nakusp and a certain section
of Area K if they want an animal
control officer at a cost of about $9,000
a year.

In New Denver, Silverton and part
of Area H (rural Slocan Valley), voters
will decide whether they want to spend
$5,100 a year to maintain a cemetery.

And in Creston, and the surrounding
electoral areas A, B and C, voters will
be asked if they want to increase taxes
for recreation facilities.

ops a concern

sible location,” he suggested council
wait until after the system has started
before relocating them

He urged residents to “give it a try
first.” If the bus stops are still unsatis
factory, then they can be moved.

Gairns noted that city hall has also
fielded “some inquiries” about the bus
stops.

Mayor Audrey Moore added that the
stops are not “carved in stone,” and can
be relocated if necessary

Meanwhile, Tony Guglielmi told
council during question period that he's
worried about what will happen with
the bus system when the contract with
Trail Transit expires

Gairns explained that Trail Transit
will operate the bus systém from Nov
24 to Mareh 31, 1987, with an option for
another nine-month renewal. At that
time the contract will be retendered,
Gairns said

Moore assured Guglielmi the city
will not lose the bus system

IF 1986 HIKE APPROVED

WKPL pledges rat

By CasNews Staff
West Kootenay Power and Light Co.
Ltd. said Tuesday it will not seek a rate
increase next year if its existing six per
cent interim increase is approved

An application to that effect has been
filed with the B.C. Utilities Commis
sion, the company said in a prepared
release

WKPI, president Joe Drennan said
the company will appear before the
Commission starting Dec. 2 in Rossland
to seek approval for the existing
interim increase, in effect since last
January

If that increase is confirmed WKPL
will not seek a rate increase for 1987,
Drennan said.

Jack Fisher.

public relations ad

ministrator for WKPL, explained that
if the interim increase is not approved
the company could conceivably be
foreed to repay that amount, but he
added that is unlikely

“Six per cent is not a major in
crease,” Fisher told the Castlegar
News Tuesday. “I don't think this will
be one of the more exciting commis
sions.”

A major factor in West Kootenay
Power's decision was a ruling by the
Commission two weeks ago concerning
arate dispute between WKPL and B.C
Hydro over power purchase and
wheeling rates.

Fisher explained that during the
winter months WKPL buys extra
power from B.C. Hydro. He added that

Meanwhile, a single-zone fare struc
ture has been set for the bus system.

Gairns said children under six years
will ride free, while students aged six
to 18 and senior citizens will pay 50
cents.

The regular adult fare will be 65
cents. However, Selkirk College will
sell special 50-cent tickets for full-time
adult students.

As well, children and adults can save
$1 off the price of 20 tickets by buying a
sheet of tickets.

Gairns said the bus will only take
exact fare.

Ald. Nick Oglow told council ticket
sales outlets will be Carl's Drugs.
Pharmasave, city hall and Selkirk
College. Each of those locations will
supply timetables of the bus route
beginning Nov. 17

Timetables will also be posted at
major locations and delivered to homes
and businesses in the service area Nov
17-21

e freeze

if WKPL wants to run power through
B.C. Hydro lines, it must pay a wheel
ing rate

B.C. Hydro set a rate which we felt
was unfair.” said Fisher We filed a
protest and we felt the Commission's
decision was favorable to us

If Hydro had its way
have gone up as much as 17 per cer
he said

rates may

The press release states t
company has reiterated its belief
its customer rates will not be aff
by West Kootenay Powers sale
UuliCorp United Ine

UtiliCorp has made tha
ment to the Commission prepa

»mmit
story to
hearing into the sale, to
on Nov. 3

a separate
he release

open in Trail
said