“8 >. FOR YOU Monday, Tuesday. -. and Wednesday - this week LOCAL FRESH EGGS 09" CASTLEGAR NEWS, March 20, 1983 | NEW WESTMINSTER i (CP) — In the wake of this week's collapse of negoti- ations between the govern- ment and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, Education Min- ister Bill Vander Zalm . of- fered Friday to negotiate Miracle | Whip _ $499 CORN BEEF 12 oz. tin.. $99 ORANGE PEKOE TEA BAGS er, $999 Box 144... 0000 CENTRAL re JOP seeseee 2717 Columbia Ave. 2 CASTLEGAR i with every school district in the wonacah “I will sit down with every: district, on Sunday (today) and on every day next week or whenever,” he sald. “If that’s what it takes to get a solution, I don’t. mind.” The first such meeting was in Kelowna where; Vander ahs talked ae Central Okanagan school dis- trict teachers and trustees. Vander Zalm’ said that ‘al- though there are 75 districts to deal with, “I'm willing to work 20 hours a day — I'll jake. four sr, _ eating ,and a Bird clowns for. family’s attention By CasNews Staff Peter and Jean Letkeman have had an unwelcome visi- tor at their Robson home for the past few days — a red- breasted robin who has per- formed all kinds. of ‘stunts, either to attract attention or simply totry to get into their house, The bird has attracted at- tention by sitting outside on the kitchen window sill and tapping its beak on the glass. He also takes off from.a tree branch and makes a dive to- wards the window, , slowing: down at the last minute. The bird’has also ‘taken ‘over the Letkeman’s land, Alfonso-Apa Ladies’ & Men's Wear Ltd. INTRODUCING “Primase SUITS — JACKETS ‘and RAINCOATS Arriving Daily Exclusively Oringinal Designs for women of taste & style All outfits in stock made to measure. “WHERE SERVICE BEGINS” 1364 Bay Ave., Trail _ Phone 368-6314 chusing away any bird that ° lands on a tree, says Jean. Jean has no clues as to why. the bird would bother her house, marking up the win- dows ‘with mud. “When it was in the south for the winter maybe some- one made a. pet of it,” she” guesses. The bird seldom leaves the window, flying away only for food and water. ‘ : “What a nuisance,” Jean says. “How did it choose us? It must have been someone - . we're going to miss it,” she down south that gave it our address.” . ‘TORONTO (cP) A Gal- lup poll taken early’ last month suggests a majority of © Canadians believe a. married couple should be:allaowed to claim a non-working partner as a tax deduction, even if therg.are no children in the home. The figures cited by Gallup from a poll of 1,071 adults from across Canada suggest: that 56 per cent: feel: the non-working spouse should ‘not be considered single as far as income tax exemptions + Jean says that a: couple of | years. ago ‘she found. a’ bird pecking ,at: her ‘window. Shortly, after, her. sister-in- law. died. A later-an-" other bird began pecking at her. window,’ then. her brother-in-law ‘died. “L hope it (the bird) doesn't wipe away the whole family,” she says. Jean noted that in spite “of it being a nuisance, the. bird is comical to watch. “When it's gone 1 think says. . ‘ bex single, “while n ‘ Zalm's offer can’t’ ba’ taken ‘seriously: because there is no’: way he could negotlate) in- dividually with 75 districts. “That should take him as Sp burrieals changes and personnel: practices’ that. ;. _ were on the ‘agenda for: the “BCTF-goyernment talks, Kuehn said. *. Speaking to opttees ter Participating at the offi. menting on ‘them’ publicly, t It, also said that it wanted to respond publicly ‘to, om: ments by. ‘Vander Zalm and “the. B,C. ‘School: Trustees’ » Association about: the. talks... Vander Zalm lenied:; Fri- A school librarian hoe orn ra field: and education have to spen responding or buckling under edicts from hi 'Howover, Sager pointed out that his ine! dea atudy. of tho education mialpley, procedures, “They neatly put it outalde our mandate,” é The and trustees’ Anne Jones sie Doreen Smechor joi ed 20 other West Kootenay school trustees for mor talka \dmi . “Again, trustees had-few comp! said she thought the commission was.a “bit