CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, February 28, 1974 School District No. 9 Briels | + Stanley Humphries Sec- ondary Schoo! has received full creditation status from the cepertment of jeaneatlens : Maintenance supervisor Nick Bonderoff reported that all fire alarm systems and latruder warning devices in the area schools have been check- $2. . . s : Approval has been .re- ¢eived from the department of sducation to dispose of the old Pass Creek Schoo! by public fender. Chairman George Ril- Koff suggested that the board femove all items which are useful to cther schools in the ‘area before it disposes of the building.. Tenders’ are to be called sometime in March, : Additions the ‘Bhubkeiry ‘Creek and the Stanley Hum- phries schools are ready to be submitted to the department of education. s s A new professional dev- elopment fund has been set up to cover workshops, seminars and conferences for the teach- ers. So’ far five workshop applications have been - ap- proved by the board, * e ° Tarrys and Glade trans- portation is still under investi- gation and study along with the kindergarten transportation: Superintendent of schools, T. G. Ellwood, reported there are ten children from the Pass Creek area for kindergarten and that the Robson School still does not have enough children to warrant a class being held there unless the children from other areas are bussed * to Robson. Three Accidents Saturday Three people received in- ‘juries and two others were ‘charged following motor veh- ele accidents’ in Castlegar ‘Saturday. be ‘Thomas John Hughes of ‘Kinnaird suffered a’ broken Jower left leg due to a rear end collision on Columbia Ave. Saturday at 8:30 p.m. He was teleased from Castlegar and District Hospital Tuesday. The accident occurred ‘when Malcolm John Scott of ‘Castlegar made a sudden stop “to avoid hitting a cat. 2 “Hughes, following the Scott ehicle, drove into the back of ‘Mr. Scott's car. Damage to the Scott i vehicle was estimated at $150 {while the Volkswagen van of Mr. Hughes was described as a hwrite-off, No charges were laid. Earlier, at 4 p.m., Edward ‘Lloyd Plante of ‘Kinnaird was veharged with driving with a ood alcohol content of over .08 vafter the vehicle he was driving hit a lamp standard on 7th Ave, in front of the Junction Texaco service station. Mr. Plante's wife sustained minor head injuries in the accident and was treated and rel Damage to the Plante vehicle was estimated at $1,600. At 4:30 p.m. a single-veh- icle accident resulted in Thom- as Henry Stuckless of Kinnaird being charged with driving a vehicle with insufficient brakes after his car slammed into the washroom wall of the Junction Gulf service station. Mr. Stuckless’ two-year- old son Michael, who hit his head on the windshield of the ' car, was treated for minor cuts at the Castlegar and District Hospital and released.* Damage station building has not been estimated but was described as extensive. The Stuckless veh- icle . sustained only minor damage. : to the service Adventure Films at Castle Theatre Three adventure films will be shown this weekend, Friday and Saturday, at the Castle Theatre, These are North of the Sun, Sosqittch and Ride the White Trail. North of the Sun. shows ’ you the way of life of the real children ‘of nature, the Eski- mos, Though you will see the hunt of the eider duck, Ugaruk the seal, a giant bear ‘and a 120,000 pound bowhead whale, - North of the Sun is more than a hunting. movie. It is: a’ film . documentary for the whole family on. the hunters them- selves., Legend of the Sasquatch will be fe rofesstonally narrated and feature sightings by John Brinksley of Nelson and Albert . Ostman of Vancouver, Experts believe 250 Sasquatch’ live in B.C. y Sasquatch were sighted last August ‘by’ five Calgary Power Big Horn Dam construc. tion workers. The terrain in the Big Horn Dam ‘area of the Kootenay Plains west of Rocky Says Purchase by Government Saves Areas From Brink of Major Economic Depression Minister Bob’ Resources ‘Williams told the Legislature in @ speech Feb. 19 that ‘govern- ment action to purchase the Columbia Cellulose plants in northern and southeastern Bri- tish Columbia “saved . those areas from the brink of major economic “That region, toa ‘very great degree, was dependent almost always: on decisions : made in board rooms ‘in'New York or Finland. The future of. the’ people who work in’ that region was determined general- ly by a management elite in a highrise. Jobs) in “We would have faced a major econonile depression in northwestern British Columbia. The only alternative was acquisition (of Columbia Cellu- lose ) by the government. - In that single step, we avoided single industry dominance in southeastern British Columbia; and we avoided a depression in the north,” said Mr. Williams. He said the economy of the -> north was “teetering inthe balance” when the New. Demo- cratic are Government was elected in ‘I - Beauly (are peas Re Special’... Waeshing Grains: cand Water Lily Pore ‘Lotion Regular $5.25 Special srcecrnsers SLAI5 Skin Dew Moisturizer Cleaner and Gentle Freshner Regular. $7.75 Special . Hand Lotion *)Ultra ‘Feminine Special suinrsceceras Sls) $4.50 MAX FACTOR SPECIALS Double. Deep Cleansing Cream Regular $5.50 Special $2.15 Skin: Freshener Regular $5.00 Special $2.50. Moisturizing Liquid Cleaner Regular $5.00 Special $2.50 Cup of Youth Cream: Regular $7.00 Special $3.50 ig! Terrace, Kitwanga, Nascall and Prince Rupert depended on the whims of absentee owners ‘in New York,” said Mr. Williams. He said the private market system ignored the . sucial concerns of those areas, ‘and was about to let areas such’as Ocean Falls and the Colcel mills die because they were economi- cally unproductive. “But’ the social concerns regarding the people of Ocean Falls, the people. of. the northwest, the. people ‘of :the Kootenays are indelibly inter- twined in our economic think- ing and economic planning as a government in ‘this ‘province,” id. Mr. Williams. © é Mr. Williams went on: to point’ out. that government pl of. forest. industry, previous year under private ownership. Mr. Williams said the protection of the above indus- tries‘is reflected in the moat _one family of four Mountain House is tess densely forested making a search’ less difficult, Indians in the Koote- nay Plains say there Is at least Eremenko’ FIT-RITE: QUALITY SHOES fort the family Dress — Casual and living in the area, Legend of the Sasquatch is Roger Patterson) nGalltornla ‘Bigfoot film seq! Ride the WI White ‘Trall is an exciting short on snowmobiling in northern British Columbia, Ride with this new breed of man through some of the most outstanding scenery. in the world, Each film could entertain ‘on its own, All three add up to ~an adventurous evening. Local B.C. Tel ‘Workers "Off One Day: Hundreds of British Co- ‘lumbia Telephone Company ‘employees ked off work “around the province Friday to ‘protest company plans to open ‘a “phone “mart” store» in ‘Vancouver. *\ valid for use (without fee) in the Castlegar: Library. Cc To Study Possible The Provincial ‘Emergency j Program (Civil Defence) execu- tive would like to take another look at its proposed plan drawn up as a guide to follow’in the event of a possible chemical spill: from: a rail car. In.a letter. from’ coordin- tor: H.J. (Red) Warner, council was told since there has been many changes in ideas, person- nel and modes of transportation since the earlier meeting. dating “back lo the Fall: of 1963, the executive’ of. the’ Provincial Emergency: Program feels this should. -be.. given up-dating this plan. Ald. Carl Henne and Ald. John Pinckney will attend a meeting. with. Mr..) Warner h 20 in the Kinnaird Fire Hall to. look into this matter. _ Three Way Mayoralty Contest — Assured in March 30 Election The mayoralty contest in Castlegar is now a three-way race with the filing of papers by Ald. George Bondaroff, who had been ‘successful in the Kinnaird’ mayoralty ‘race in December. Mr. Bondaroff joins ineum- bent mayor John Landis and veteran alderman Ed Mosby in the March 80 election. The. intent of. present council members were made known Tuesday night with the exception of Ald. Carl Henne ‘who was absent from ‘the council meeting due to business and who had not, as of 10 a.m, yesterday, filed papers, All other council members : except Ald. John -Pinckney, who stated “at an meeting his work responsibil- ities have made it necessary for him to drop out from council duties at present, will be secking re-election, Ald, Mike Livingstone was the first to make his intentions known when he made an announcement at the mid-Feb- ruary council meeting he would stand for re-election. Ald. Andy Shutek Tuesday night said he has submitted his- name in view of the stand he took on amalgamation while Ald,. Audrey Moore said her decision to run was hinged on the many things that were happening. 5 ~ Casllegar Arena to Officially Close Doors at End of March Castlegar Arena ‘will be ‘closed for ies activities ‘at the vend of. This is the way it looked to ‘ata’ recent cimeeting. when it- gave permis- » sion for use of the arena for the “March 29 to 31’ Pup Tourna- “viment which’ immediately fol- :) lows the windup activities of J, the Minor Hockey season. ‘Though operating © costs - have risen during the past year, ‘Though operating ‘costs have risen during the past year, counci)” said ‘the same fee Heuetire used last year during ie Pup Tournament. will be towed for this year’s tourney. 5 Minor Hockey, “during its windup activities ‘is granted permission to use‘ the Arena verning ‘Selkirk ~ College; /voted | ‘on Tuesday: of ‘last week,’ “com- plete lack of confidence’; in the charge. The ‘ < place the usua! damage deposit and to clean up after each use, A> slight: extension was granted the life of the ‘ice in the Castlegar Arena at Tuesday night's council ‘meeting when Ald. Mike Livingstone said a ‘request from the Kiwanis Club had been made to hold a Jam Can Curling Tourney for the kids on the last’ weekend in March. Since that weekend is already booked for the Third Annual Pup Tourney, it has been agreed to officially close the arena March 31 but retain ice for the following weekend so the Jam Can Curling Tourney ean be held. One man will be kept on to: check and maintain equipment at that time, ss administration. ‘The’ three col: leges.are geographically separ- PP of the Inquiry into ae Pert ae Education’ in the Kootenays insofar as the proposals relate to the: West Kootenays. A statement on the coun- cil's views was carried in last .. week's Castlegar News. Selkirk. College Principal Dr, Bruce; Fraser has) since éxpreased the opinion that. évery Kootenay community has some un{que qualities to contri- bute®;to':the overall college system which he says he hopes by iworking . co-operatively, these unique qualities will enrich. the whole system and not be bottled up into separate units. + |. -The following is a. state- ment released by Dr. Fraser: “The Commission Report crystallizes the differences be- tween ‘Kootenay towns «and educational institutions and perpetuates them by means ofa competitive college model. If the'Kootenay Institute for Post Secondary Studies were to become a reality, endless inter-town and inter- college rivalries could result, “The ie ate and they potentially segre- ithe academic,” 4 and technical students with all of the hints of class distinction that this can bring.'I can easily imagine the difficulty. of the public members of a governing council who must deal with the inevitable conflicts between the three distinct colleges. © The ‘Kootenay Institute’ would too easily allow each college to maximize the benefits to their own campus, region and town at the expense of the others by competing at council level. “I am deeply convinced that the college system for the Kootenays should. emphasize our common, educational goals and should build on’ our local strengths rather than sone them. “Over the long term we should be striving for a number. of regional centres that are completely integrated in.their services to Kootenay citizens. In my view there should be a single. management group re- porting to an all-Kootenay Council and that both of these. two. groups be charged with the report advocates three. separate: col- EXECUTIVE MEMBERS of the Local No. 1 of the Pulp and Peper at the Installation Dance beld Workers of Canada were introduced Friday at the Castlegar Arena Hall. The new executive consists of front row, left to right, 8. committee chairman lent Rudy Martini, social John Stewart, Bill Hubert and Jack Baldassl. ibility of serving all the Kootenays equally -well.” Back row Alex 1. Naychol, Gerry Markin, corresponding secretary financial secretary Russel Leamy, Art Dusseault, Richard Martini, earlier Ald. Jack Chernoff feels he is still very much involved in many avenues of council busi- ness which he would like to see through. He particularly noted the area of recreation. Ald. Steve Jankola says the council coming from the March 30 election will have a real challenge and he wants to be a part of that challenge. Mr. Bondaroff had no comment to make at Tuesday night's meeting but a check by ithe Castlegar News yesterday morning revealed he had filed papers for the mayoralty seat. At that time the only other paper to be filed were those of Albert Calderbank who will be seeking an aldermanic seat. To assure a good turnout of voters two polling stations will be set up for the March 30 election. One is to be located at City Hall and the other in the Kinnaird Fire Hall. Traffic Signal Light Available — For Congested Plaza Intersection A traffic” signal light is forthcoming for the Plaza papain (7th Ave. and 2nd jt.) Word was received by city. council Tuesday night from highways department senior traffic engineer J.H.. Hardin stating should the city be prepared to accept a 50-50 cost sharing proposal on installa- tion, maintenance ‘and power costs, this signal light would be included in his 1974 program. Total cost would be $8,000 with the city paying $4,000 as its share. \ A jubilant council readily agreed to accept the financial commitment for a suitably designed traffic signal but requested the design be dis- played to council prior to installation. Ald. Andy Shutek, who made the announcement, dis- played extreme pleasure with a Httle disbelief at seeing the problem so close to being resolved. He also stated the cost was well within reason, noting: a consultants service in designing works for such a signal light could -have amounted to the $4,000 the city is paying for in stallation. Bylaw Renaming City’s Arterial Highway Tabled The main highway’ which runs through the two former . towns which now constitute , the, newly amalgamated City of ‘Castlegar, ‘May one day have a z vee : former Town’. of Kinnai hil highway once in the of the. original “Town: Castlegar» bears the \ name Columbia: Ave. A bylaw designed to create one name for this piece ‘of highway was tabled at Tuesday night's meeting to be called to Opportunity for the attention of ine new council elected -March 30, The tabled byw bore the innajrd A cart aS, experienced.) .with; changes. City clerk Alien Selbie said. he. was” looking forward. to getting the address clarified as there are letterheads to’ be ordered and he wanted them properly _ addressed without : taking a chance on a change. Local Talent; cond Castlegar Has Day af Expo'74 : Castlegar and* District Chamber of Commerce presi- dent. Mary Anderson has announced Castlegar and dis- trict has been given July 2 as their day.at Expo. There is to be a 45 minute entertainment slot every other hour during . the day with entertainment coming from the Stanley Humphries Doukhobor. Choir, Serge Plotnikoff and the winners of a talent contest to be held here in April. Initial inquiries about such a program were made by. the chamber last spring but plan- ning for it has been turned over to-Mr. | Plotnikoff who is associated ‘with different groups in the area who may want to participate. At the present time Stan- rate te Doug McKinnon and second vice-president Frank Ki Missing rons the picture are J. Jonasson, Ben Thor-Larsen, iy bla and first vice-president Jim Sloan.—Castlegar News Photo ley Humphries Choir, being the’: only: large group invoived, has started fund raising to defray their expenses but the chamber is concerned that local resi-: dents will end up contributing. twice or be asked to do so if fund raising is not co-ordinated, A meeting to finalize plans for the trip is to be held some time in the next week and Mrs. Anderson, at the request of the chamber, is to ask that someone, be put in charge of all fund. raising. Donations will then” be incorporated into one large. fund to cover the expenses ‘of all those participating. This will” also relieve the business com: munity of being asked - to contribute to each group.” 7. A> full report will be, presented by Mrs. Anderson at the next meeting. IWA Reaches : : Agreement With Clerks The International Wood: workers of America, Local 1-405, and. Canadian Cellulose. Company, have recently negoti- ‘ated and signed a one-year, collective agreement retroac- tive to July of last year and covering, at present, 10 clerical employees of the company's sawmill operations here. The agreement provides for an improved vacation schedule, one additional statu: tory holiday and application of the IWA Forest Industry Pension Plan. Wage increases for the above 10 employees affected amount to an average of 15 per cent retroactive to July 1, 1973, with a further 10 per cent increase effective Jap. 1 of this year. The’ increases include ‘deferred “catch-up” adjustments for certain cate- gories in the bargaining unit.