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heastlegar: resident Fl

.- women who attended the reunion,

and during that time renewed old
friendships and relived some past

was only 17-years-old when

Sh6 joined the Armed Forces dur-

ig the Second. World War, She,

along with 21,000 other young

Nn. were quick to sign up for

a, immediately after Prime

ister McKenzie King stated

women were allowed to join

ao in 1941, This however,
sei did not include combat duty.

3¢That was 50 years ago, and to

elebrate the anniversary of | this

» the C
Women Army Corp held a
feunion in Calgary, September
-22.
= Dow was one of the 602

“The whole weekend was
absolutely wonderful. It was great
to sec the girls I first met in the
1940's, and hadn't scen since,”
she said.

Dow, who is originally from
Wynyard, Saskatchewan, joined
the corps along with seven others
from her home town. Although
policy stated that anyone who
joined had to be over 21-years of
age, Dow managed to swindle a
few people into believing she was
a lot older than she looked.

“Out of the cight of us who
signed up, only one person was
close to being 21, and she was the

erveits i in the Canadian

”

in Vermilion, Alberta, ‘Dow. ca
posted in Ottawa at the: Glebe:
Barracks as a general duty clerk, ||

“While I was at the Glebo Bas
racks I met girls from all wi
life.”

many young women she ‘met
from Britain, many of whom
married Canadian soldiers, ; ;,

“We were treated very well,
and we were respected, I don
think there ‘was ever onc jeer
one insult towards a woman who

was in the Corps from‘the sol- ' i

diers,” said Dow.
There were 460 women housed ;

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members of United Way, offer our
heartfelt thanks for being caring
individual and business citizens.

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Dow especially’ remembers the

sia

Florence Dow (right) ‘anda ae

friend, Martha Sally, at the

: Glebe Barracks in 1946.

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she co:

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Who spearheaded
the drive to have the

‘Job Protection
Commissioner’

operations?

review the Cominco

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fied people will not attend a college, institute or
university. Many will not attend because there is no
more room in our institutions or because they sim-
ply cannot afford to go.

That's a shame,

Inarapidly changing world, if youdonothavesome
advanced education, you are likely to be left withouta
job. You will also earn less than others who have some
advanced education. In short, you will lose out.

And British Columbians have lost out in the last
decade. Even with the Access For All Initiative,
thousands of qualified students are being turned
away from our institutions and yet, B.C. ranks

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This year in British Columbia, thousands of quali-

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Not only is there a crisis in access to advanced
education, but quality is suffering because govern-

ment will not properly fund advanced education .

programs. _ While overall government spending
above the rate of inflation increased significantly
during the 1980s, spending on ‘advanced education

was slashed. For example, betw mn: 1982/83 and.

1990/91 our colleges and institutes Teceived an af-
ter inflation increase in operating funding of only
2%, and with this, they: were educating

more students: It's time for’ our government to tru-
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Castlegar resident Florarice Dow 5 prandhy howe the
plaque she received while attending the 50. anniversary
of the Canadian Womens' Army Corp, held in Calgary,

September 19-22.

: ‘The ‘war ended in 1945, and
Dow was later discharged in
1946. After leaving the army, she
travelled throughout North Amer-
ica and eventually married and
settled down in Vancouver. She
relocated to Castlegar not long
after and has been living here for
the past 28 years.

As she looks back to her days
in the Corps, she realizes that the
reunion in Calgary gave her a
chance. to relive those memories
with friends who can relate to the

era,
“The saddest part of the

reunion was on the last day when
we left. It's hard to say ‘good-
bye,” she said.

There are other women’.in
Castlegar who served during the
war, and Dow feels they. should

be recognized for their contribu- ° :

tions towards freedom. 4:

The women are;* Anne
McFarlane, Dorothy McPher-
son, Edna Dodgson and the, late
Dorothy McNicole. Dow says
there are others from this area
who served in the CWAC but

they are no longer living in the ’

immediate area,

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Can you blame your cat prob-
lem on Robin Hood? Well we
can try. While King Richard was
away fighting the Huns, his
brother John made an awful
mess of things in Britain, With
the likes of Robin Hood fighting
for good, justice for all was
inevitable, hence the Magna
Carta.

Now, .when Richard’s men

ships carried a lot of plague
bearing rats. The plague was
killing off so many people that it
swayed the balance of power in
Britain. Cats catch rats! What
better way to control the rat pop-
ulation than to protect felines
under the new law, the Magna
Carta.

” What does this have to do with
us? Don’t forget Britain’s law
was brought to Canada under the
British North America Act.

came:home from the crusade his’

Oh, the troublesome feline |

That is one theory behind
feline control or lack of it. The
other of course is the practical
side of things. Cat by-laws are
virtually unenforceable. The
City of Castlegar does not have
a Cat Control By-law. Where
does a cat carry his tag when it
is considered to, wear
a collar? Identification is a
major problem in enforcing a cat
by-law. Many municipalities
have tried and failed.

You may not go into some-
one's yard to pick up a trouble-
some feline but if you have a

stray, the SPCA in Trail will] -

accept it and there is no charge
for the service. They will keep
the animal for four clear days in
case the owner inquires and
claims it. After this, the animal
is put up for adoption. SPCA
hours are 8 am. -4 p.m, Mon:
day to Friday.

Social Credit

doesn’t deserve
another vote.
of confidence...

Te Ss time for a change.

Wednesday, October 9, 1991

The Castlegar Sun

On October. 4, the Kootenay
Savings and Credit Union had a
window broken. Police have no

s and the incident is still
under investigation. Estimated
damage to the credit union is $800.

ee

A.51-year old Nelson woman
was taken to the Castlegar RCMP
‘detachment at 9:40 p.m. on Octo-,

iberi4, fora tt
‘After testing in excess ‘of the legal”
limit, she was released to appear
in Castlegar Provincial court on
December 4. Police did not
release her name as no official
charge has been laid at this time.
aso

Saturday, October 5, Castlegar
resident Keith L. Watson, 33,
was charged with following too
close after a two-vehicle accident
on the off-ramp at Highway 3A
to Columbia ave. There were no
injuries but damage to the vehi-
cles was estimated at $600.

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‘Castlegar Hospice Society

plans upcoming events

‘The Castlegar Hospice Society ,
executive met on September 17. —
to discuss their program for tie: ;
ensuing year,

‘The Hosp! Jospice ‘Training program
will commence with an introduce
tory Iecture at Selkirk College on.
October 1 at 7 p.m. The training «
program will comprise of ten
additional Iectures at a total cost ;
of $10. |

The proposed Family Room,
including decorating and fumish-
ing, at the Castlegar and District |
Hospital will have to await fur-
ther discussion with the Adminis-
trator to resolve staff routine
problems.

The ‘Celebrate a Life’ Christ-

Who assisted the
WINS Society with
numerous Grant _
requests?

Walter Siemens.

Mas Tree project will be repeated
this year in early December. Per-
mission to use the fund raising

+ title has been applied for from the

; Victoria Society. Another fund
raising project is the sale of ‘The
Book of Rita’s Living’ available
from Anne Fomenoff at a cost of

| $10.

This is the inspiring story of

Rita Savinkoff Koerber who was
born and spent her carly life in
gar. :

Plans for a medical profes-
sional conference for Doctors
and Nurses only on the work of
Hospice were discussed, It is
hoped that this conference will
take place in the early part of
the New Year,

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COURT

VIR. HAR
IS NOT TELLING THE TRUTH:

He promises fiscal responsibility and a balanced budget.
He promises to implement the NDP manifesto. He can't do both.
The NDP debt plan would cost B.C. $15.3 billion dollars
over 5 years. He simply cannot deliver these promises without

a dramatic raise in your taxes.

THE NDP PLAN
WOULD COST EACH

B.C. FAMILY* AN EXTRA $314.00
PER MONTH OVER 5 YEARS.

*Assumes a B.C. single income family of four.
15. 3 billion. dollars divided by every four British Columbians = $18,860.00.

OCTOBER I7TH ELECT —
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