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to band together

By JUDY CREIGHTON
The Canadian Press

Canada’s senior citizens should
become better organized to protect

united action among its

organizations, except in a crisis."”
The seniors’ movement has its
roots in groups such as Canadian

their own interests, sach as imp
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‘ion, says a retired
professor from Halifax.
“The movement has work to do

P Cc the Counci
of Senior Citizens’ Organization and
the Royal Canadian Legion, Gifford,
72, said in an interview.

There are at least six types of
seniors’ i involved in

and to gain in
its own interests and those of
generations of seniors to follow,”
says C.G. (Giff) Gifford, author of a
new book, Canada’s Fighting Seniors
(published by James Lorimer and
Co., $16.95).

“Although seniors have clear
common interests, the movement is
not yet at the stage of Canada-wide

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non-partisan political advocacy, he
writes.

“There are federations of social
clubs, groups concerned about the
large numbers of poor pensioners,
employment retiree groups, mutual
help or self-help groups,  self-
organized seniors’ learning groups
and special interest groups concerned
about problems in the wider
society.""

And, Gifford says, the retirees in
these groups ‘‘constitute a reservoir
of expertise and of seasoned capacity
for coping with personal and social
problems.

“We have widespread experience
of our country’s political processes
and the numbers now to carry
political weight. Above all, we have
the time

“Most citizens can look forward
to spending at least One-fifth of their
productive lives in relatively good
health with about 2,000 hours a year
of time at their own disposal.’’

Gifford applauds’ fellow retirees
for their gumption in fighting the
federal government to maintain
universality of social programs.

For example, he says, seniors’
protests against Ottawa’s plan to de-
index old age pensions was an over-
whelming success.

But he sees a more established role
for the more than 3.5 million retired
Canadians.

“What is needed is a permanent
counterweight of mobilized senior
power.””

Gifford says it is important to
establish a long-term seniors’ agenda
to serve as a rallying point over the
life of several governments.

chas. to be a long-
term way of “organizing a truly united
impact on politicians.

“The forces trying to reduce the
corporate share of taxes and,
therefore, to decrease services never
sleep.””

Gifford says one of the reasons the
various seniors groups haven’t joined
nationally under one banner is that
many have been formed in areas tike
social services, health and education,
which are provincial responsibilities

He says he'd like to see a national
umbrella body similar to the 25-
member Leadership Council of
Aging Organizations in the United
States. The council represents a link
between the 31-million-member
American Association of Retired
Persons and many union retiree
groups and church-based local clubs
in that country.

Also represented on the U.S.
council are the Grey Panthers, which
fight the ‘‘evils of ageism,’’ and the
National Council of Senior Citizens
for Health Care through Social
Security, which aims to create a net-
work of seniors’ groups

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IN MEMORY

Polly Shmoorkoff

Polly Shmoorkoff passed away Monday, Nov. 26, 1990, at
Mount St. Francis Hospital at age 87.

Mrs. Shmoorkoff was born Sept. 3, 1903, in Saskatchewan and
came to B.C. as a teenager, settling at Pass Creek. She married Fred
Shmoorkoff in 1922 at Trail. She lived for a time in Trail and then
moved to Major, Sask., where they farmed. After her husband passed
away, she returned to Pass Creek. She enjoyed gardening and her
grandchildren.

Mrs. Shmoorkoff is survived by two daughters, Dorothy Gregory
of Vancouver and Marie Atherley of Burnaby; two sons, William
Shmoorkoff of Victoria and Alex Shmoorkoff of Pass Creek; 10

12 g two brothers, Mike and
William Plotnikoff of Castlegar; and one sister, Pearl Voykin of
Blairmore, Alta. She was predeceased by her husband in 1936 and one
son in 1939.

Funeral service will be held at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel
beginning Thursday at 7 p.m. and will continue Friday at 11 a.m. with
burial at noon at the Pass Creek Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Castlegar
Funeral Chapel.

Jack MacDonald

Jack (Jocko) MacDonald passed away Nov. 26, 1990, at age 65
after a lengthy illness.

Jocko was born in Winnipeg, Man., on May 11, 1925. He served
in the Canadian Merchant Navy during the Second World War. He
resided for many years with his sister, Alice, and her family in Calgary
before they moved to Castlegar in 1983.

Jocko was an avid pool, dart and horseshoe player and won many
trophies. He was an artist, handyman and carpenter and he left behind
many reminders of his trade.

He was a member of the Castlegar Legion.

Mr. MacDonald is survived by brothers and sisters-in-law Jim and
Kae MacDonald, and Robert and Winnie MacDonald of Winnipeg,
and David MacDonald of Olviston, Ont.; sisters and brothers-in-law
Alice and Albert Dyck of Castlegar, Ruby Smith of Rossland, and
Lillian and Ray DesRosiers of Winnipeg; and many loving nieces and
nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Kathleen Medlicott, in
1963

Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at
a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the
Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.

Emmett Nephin

Emmett Joseph Welland Nephin passed away Saturday, Nov. 24,
1990 at age 50.

Mr. Nephin is survived by Carol and daughters Linda, Kathleen,
and Christie, and son, Emmett Jr.; also, Penny and children, Robert,
Tina and Kelly; seven brothers, Hubert and Thady of Chapeau, Que.;
Bernard of Elliot Lake, Ont., Adrian and John of Calgary, and
Lennox of Red Deer; sisters, Myrtle of Sheenboro, Que., Ivon of
Kitchener, Ont., Sharon of Radville, Sask., Claire of Bowmanville,
Ont.; and many nieces and nephews

He was predeceased by his parents, John in 1985 and Lilly in
1990, and brother, Shelton, in 1944

During his life Mr. Nephin worked_as an iron worker.

Funeral service was held today, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 1990, at the
Full Gospel Fellowship Church with Pastor Barry Werner officiating.
Burial was at Park Memorial Cemetery

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar
Funeral Chapel.

Lionel Croteau

Lionel A. Croteau of Castlegar passed away in Trail on Nov. 20,

Born in North Dakota, he came to northern Saskatchewan with
his family at age two.

Mr. Croteau worked at Cominco for three years before joining
the army in 1943. He returned to Duncan, B.C., and worked at the
sawmill there. He returned to Cominco in 1951 and worked in Trail
for 28 years before retiring due to ill health

He bélonged to the Kinnaird fire department for several years
until 1965.

Mr. Croteau is survived by his wife, Lena; daughters Marlene
Kirby of Castlegar and Kathleen Mailey of Calgary; sons Gary of
Burnaby and Ron of Calgary; brothers Michael of Toronto and
Marcel of Debden, Sask., sisters Ceciel Arbour of Thunder Bay, Ont.,
and Marie Croteau of Prince Albert, Sask.; five grandchildren; and
five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

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Co-op Eduction Week Nov. 4-10.
. Valerie Walker,

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Photo by Tanyo Martin

Selkirk College marks
Co-op Education Week

In Observance of National Co-
operative Education Week Nov. 4-10
Selkirk College celebrated with a
wine and cheese reception Nov..6 at
the Castlegar campus that brought
together students, instructors and

perience hiring co-op students from
Selkirk College programs in elec-
tronics engineering technology,
business information systems
technology or accounting and finan-
ce majors, or marketing and general

who have i i

co-op education programs.
More than 75 people attended thi
afternoon reception which featur:

majors from the
college’s business administration
program.

Students presenting their im-

eight by and
students who had participated in co-
op work placements. Selkirk College
adopted the co-op format for some
diploma programs in 1985.

The assembly heard from Bev
Kennedy, manager of the Castlegar
Chamber of Commerce, Lance
Whitley and Joe Duarte, service
representatives with Xerox of
Canada, Val Walker, development
superintendent for information ser-
vices at Cominco, and Eric O'Dell,
branch manager of the Underwriter’s
Adjustment Bureau Ltd. All had ex-

Students
to stage
fundraiser

For the second consecutive year,
Selkirk College hairdressing students
and instructors are staging a fun-
draising cut-a-thon at the Nelson
campus salon.

The hair cutting fundraiser is
slated for Dec. 5 and 6 from 12:30
p.m. to 5:30 p.m. when students,
under the supervision of the instruc-
tors, will be cutting hair foj
donations. Minimums requested are
$2 for adults and $1 for children un-
der age seven.

The proceeds of the cut-a-thon will
be used to purchase a Nintendo game
for the children’s ward at the
Kootenay Lake District Hospital.
Last year’s cut-a-thon raised $300
which was donated to the Salvation
Army Winter Appeal. The hair-
dressing program extends an in-
vitation/challenge to other students
at Selkirk College and to the hair-
dressing profession in the area to
meet or beat its fundraising ¢ffor-
ts.

“It’s all for a good cause,” said
Nadine Hatherley, Selkirk College
hairdressing instructor. ‘“‘Groups can
donate to the cause of their choice,
but now is the time when we'd like
to start everyone thinking about the
needs of those less fortunate, and to
do something about it.””

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of the co-op work ex-
perience included Bruce Campbell, a
mature student in his final year of
the electronics engineering
technology program who spent his
work terms employed by the Ministry
of Forests in Nelson and a four-
month stint with EMCO Engineering
in Castlegar.

Accounting and finance major
Tony Ozeroff entered the program
right out of high school and spent a

work term with the Ministry of
Forests in Nelson and three terms
with the firm of Soligo, Koide and
John, Chartered Accountants of
Castlegar.

The most well-travelled of the co-
op students to be heard from was Cy
McCargar who is in his final year in
the business information systems
technology program. McCargar
spent one work term with the
marketing firm of Morris Inter-
national in Australia. He has recently
been hired by the firm's Canadian
branch in Delta upon his graduation
in December.

As was evident by the turnout and
comments made by students and em-
ployers alike, co-operative education
is doing a great job of meeting the
goals of both parties, the college says
in a news release.

Workers must ‘fight’

VANCOUVER (CP) — Workers
must fight to preserve their jobs and
rights during this economic down-
turn, the president of the B.C,
Federation of Labor said.

Ken Georgetti opened the
federation’s five-day convention by
warning that workers cannot let
governments repeat their recession
agenda of the early 1980s.

“We'll have to fight like hell to
ensure that everyone who can work
gets to do so.”

The labor leader said maintaining
employment levels is a priority of the
labor movement during ‘‘this phoney
recession.””

Job losses prove that free trade
and government privatization
policies are not working, said
Georgetti.

The federal and provincial gover-
nments, plus the Bank of Canada,
“Think they can weaken our resolve
and weaken our goals by plunging us
into a recession,”’ he said.

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