CASTLEGAR NEWS, July 27, 1 No good STRIKE VOTE CONSIDERED Forestry talks stalemated news for jobless OTTAWA (CP) — The economic recovery will gain Momentum during the next fex months and continue into next year but unemployment will remain high, the Con- ference Board of Canada said today. The economy, which showed strong growth in the first quarter of the year, will grow by 2.8 per cent for the year. as a whole once inflation is taken into account, the board said in its quarterly economic forecast. And next year, the gross national product, the total valule of goods and services produced in the economy, is expected to increase 2.9 per cent. Inflation is expected to de- cline to just less than five per cent on average this year and next and interest rates are likely to remain low com- pared to the record levels of the recent past. Despite the otherwise fa- vorable economic outlook, the board calls for continuing “double-digit” unemployment for this year and next. The jobless rate will average 12.3 per cent this year and 11.7 per cent in 1984. “The slowing of the rate of inflation and of infl VANCOUVER (CP) — Contact talks covering more than 40,000 members of the International Woodworkers of America in B.C. have ground to a halt. There have been no meet- ings between the union and forest industry negolators since last Thursday, when the union insisted the in- dustry drop many of its de- request for a meeting with their senior people, ‘then I don't think we have any ‘ other choice but to go to our members.” Munro was referring to the. union's desire to meet with the forest industry’s key steering committee in/an ef- fort to break the logjam. “We want to talk’to the heavyweights, the top tier of! they're sure as hell prepared request through the media,” to scrap over concessions.” he sald. “Maybe we'll put out WANT CONCESSIONS °Ur own press release an- 1 Mataro sald the industry ts nouncing when the, Pe seeking concessions on Will be held.” pecries pay, travel time, con- tintious operating time and Sees ohh make F the next move, after the in- ith Bennett, Forest In- dustry tabled its latest / dugjrial Relations president, Mating harmewok nee cunpecis tee tans “We made four moves in mands for Union regional president Jack Munro said Tuesday the their said. “We're prepared to tiate an but we're union is now whe- ther to seek a strike from its membership. “We're getting closer to that,” he said. “If the in- dustry doesn’t respond to our not prep to get whipped. We've had a lot of member- ship meetings since last — Thursday, and our member- shi doesn't want a scrap. But Students receive Eleven area graduating high school students have been named recipients of the Selkirk College Award. Each of the students receive $500. Winners are: Valerie Hol- itzki, L.V. Rogers in Nelson; Karen Ludwar, Mount Sen- tinel in South Slocan; Cor- inne Muto, Salmo Secondary; David Picton, Stanley Hum- expectations, relatively low interest rates, and the strong recovery in the U.S. are the key ingredients to this re- covery.” Cheryl Forrest, Rossland Secondary; Sandy Koochin, Grand Forks Secondary; Jon $500 awards Cromwell, Boundary Central, ary and Pascale Huchet, Crawford Bay. 5 The Selkirk College Award is presented annually to a° tih graduate of each of the sec- ondary schools in the college region who the district Board of School Trustees believe best exemplifies leadership qualities and general ex- cellence in their program of study. The first awards were presented last year. Teachers talk budgets By CasNews Staff Castlegar teachers met to- day (Wednesday) to discuss the ramifications of the re- cent provincial budget and controversial restraint leg- islation that will force the school district to cut its bud- get by $525,000 over the next three years, Castlegar and District Teachers Association presi- " dent Mike Rodgers ‘said Tuesday the meeting was also designed to provide in- formation on the newly- formed West Ki “It will be an infc George A was un- meeting on what project Solidarity is and to explain the things the (B.C.) Tea- chers Federation sent on.to myself on what the gov- ernment has done.” Rodgers said he will not know how the proposed bud- get‘ cuts will effect the dis- trict and teachers’ jobs until she and'the: CDTA:executive “I haven't seen how jt (the ition Operation Solidarity. He said the CDTA and Nelson and Grand Forks tea- chers' groups will be respre- sented in the coalition in- volving community organiza- tions from all over the West Kootenays. JULY : Super $peciais! Prices Effective Thurs., Fri. and Sat. 4 JOHNSON & en. down,” Rodgers said;. “It’s the government that has made that decision, I_guess the goard will have to sort it out. It is unfortunate the board has been put in that position.” School board chairman Tou WOME PEAMS efferdent EFFERDENT 32's JOHNSON DENTAL FLOSS 50 yd. 1 59 JOHNSON & JOHNSON BANDAID'S Febrie Asst. 40's VASELINE PETROLEUM JELLY available for comment on the new school funding formula. te meee ices ean our framework and we ex- pected a proper negotiating i response,” he said. ‘But they, “But‘Tm frankly surprised told us we had to do some that‘the IWA has put out its’ more moving. That's not col- a ona and that .Whilé angry trade union- | gother Board early today cleared the way for bus drivers and hos- took “amore -direet', ap: proach Tuesday as i to” the provincial govern ment’s 6 legislative plane con: |. ‘to grow. : Between 60 and 80 B.C. Government Employees: ria Valen members picketed out- ‘Metro ‘Transit Operating Co. side-ministry offices in'Van-' for’ injunctions that would couyer,: New ‘Westminsér, :-prevent the: employees from ‘and ‘Fort St. John. - booking off to’ join'the dem- They were | 1 this day's esour ig written reasons es the -board. said the viworkers' .actions:‘would not aimee 2 pink slips this month. Strong opposition to the * government legislation — al- lowing it to fire public ser- vants without cause, limit their rights, abol- ; ish the Human Rights Com- - mission, terminate rent con- trols and cut benefits to the bot e - bellious < Tuesday,.--when- \it- voted 8 to 2 in favor of urging * the provincial government to withdraw. all 26° pieces of Siaplsfeas but ‘their num- contentious legislation. bers are uncertain in the face Ald. Rankin - said of threats -from employers. city hall willbe flooded with Provincial: Secretary James Chambot has warned VISINE & Visine Ac, 17 YOUR PLAZA DRUG MART CARL'S, DRUGS LTD. 646 - 18th Street, Castlegar 365-7269 all provincial civil servants that:they will:be docked pay if they leave work, early to 4 staggerin burdens placed on the city Too many planners VICTORIA (CP) — vineial government legisla- tion linfiting the powers of regional districts does not go far enough and the districts should be abolished alto- gether, Social: Credit back- bencher Jack Kempf said Tuesday. ‘Speaking during debate oh Bill 9, the Municipal ‘Amend- ment Act, Kemp said B.C. is over-planned and does not bs a ‘SELKIRK COLLEGE SUMMER CLOSURE JULY9 TO AUGUST 7 Pro- need more planners. The act will do away with the planning powers .of re- gional districts,” Kempf called regional dis- trict planning useless and ri- diculous -and: said it has blocked development and job creation in the province. He added that regional districts “are ‘a level of government people do not need and can- not afford. ji lective bargaining. mate playing hardball. “However, maybe a meet- ing with ‘our com: mittee; will at least get. us ‘back to the bargaining table.” The ‘union's three collec- itive agreements with the manding ment with a wage freeze in the first year. of Vancouver,” said Rankin. = “Does anyone think that the 8,000 children in care, the semi-orphans, are going to be in better shape because we | AACA OHNO u CUT JTBACKS Abrams said ree ina RIAN, interview from Victoria that she did not have any figures on cutbacks in = tl or Nelson area; = bay oe sald regional breakdowns of the layoffs had not & yet been prepared soa probably wronliay be ready until = late this She added that not all those who have been = terminated have been notified. hile, the fi service of the provincial Recreation Sport Branch in Nelson has been shut down resulting in the layoffs of a full-time recreation consultant and a secretary. ‘The two provided a resource and referral centre for East and West Kootenay community recreation pro- grams and coordinated training for volunteer coaches and talented, young athletes in the area. “It will be a little bit more imece te for them,” the Recreation Sport Branch director. But Dr. Colin Campbell also said the objective of the now have their & fulfilled their objective,” Campbell said. The regional highways department has not yet bee: affected by the restraint program, according to one spokesman. manager Roger McKeown declined com- = ment, referring the Castlegar News to information office: R.J. Baines. Baines was not available for comment.’ a office in Nelso cut off those He said council had ‘to give $10,000 to tee = ciation to help it cope with = problems resulting from the. = tal abolition of the Rentalaman's Meanwhile, members of EI the Canadian clergy, in Van- = couver for the World Council of Churches assesmbly, and the federal minister of Labor added their voices to those critical of the restraint meas- ures, Boy alive ’ QUESNEL (CP) — A 18- year-old Williams Lake’ boy Cariboo wilderness was found alive today. Provincial Eereeney ee ves said jaseas saad walked out of the bush just before noon. Asked “boy's has also not laid anyone off. That office has 11 employees, = according to government agent Esther McParlon. {; ‘Another spokesman said some positions in the office West End ‘Tenants! Asso- Bic been declared “surplus” and employees in those positions have been given the opportunity to transfer = other Jobs when openings arise. As well, the consumer taxation branch in Nelso The office has z has not laid off any employees. only three workers. kept hiring toa minimum. “That's given health a good deal of credence in th eyes of finance, and because health has been holding back on staff for the last 12 months... there's not too much fat issi to cut in health,” Arnott said. for six days) in the Eerie mitt WKPL wants new rate structure not produce any additional aig" West Kootenay Bower has. {qar er. cent, while large oy applied to the B.C. Utilities, eommereial customers would Bod th their rates unchanged ora impact on individual ly Thursday while horseback ridin, but are. for the ip considered necessary 8 due to its changing cost Director suspended *. By CasNews Staff The director of the Selkirk Health Unit has been sus- pended from his duties after Nelson RCMP charged him with five sexual offences. Dr. Robert Terence Pagan, 52, appeared in Nelson prov- incial court Monday on two counts of indecent assault and three counts of sexual assault relating to three individuals, a Nelson Crown Counsel representative said. The case was adjourned until Aug. 8 when Pagan chooses between trial by judge or trial by judge and The alleged offences occurred between Sept. 1, 1982 and July 1 this year, RCMP say. , Structure since the Sine rates were developed more = 20 aes ago, the com- in a prepared Salmon revised rate structure witen affect different classes of customers in different ways. According to George Isher- ‘wood, supervisor of rates and regulation, residential cus- tomers will pay slightly less for power under the prop- osal, a decrease of ono jer. cent on average; small bus- iness rates would decline by will vary depend- ing on their consumption patters. Details are available from the company. Under the proposed changes, which are intended to bring West Kootenay Power's rate structure more in line with other North American utilities, major in- dustrial customers would pay an additional one per cent for power; wholesale rates (pri- marily municipally-owned distribution systems) would increase by three per cent , ss would irrigation rates. In the statement, the com- pany said its prime concern is the escalation of electric rates ig from the high Police Briefs A two-car collision on Columbia Ave. Monday re- sulted in an estimated $4,000 damage | but no injuries were Selkirk College Castl Closed July 11-August 8 Castlegar Campus Telephone 365-7292 David Thomp: Telephone 352-2241 ond David: Thompson University summer school) in Nelson will be clos: public, for four weeks this summer. The Rosemont campus will be open. Counselling and registration services will be available to studen- ts at the Castlegar campus and DTUC. LIBRARY HOURS ARE AS FOLLOWS: ir Campus— Sune 26 July 8 and August 8-12 Tu and Thursday Noon to 4 p.m. David Thompson University Centre — June 20-July 15 and August 8-12 Tuesday dnd Thursday Noon to 4 p.m. Closed July 15 to August 8. Summer hours 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (May-August) IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL: son University Centre In Trail and Castl Centre (except to the H West Health director Dr. Monty Arnott has been appointed to take over the Selkirk Health Unit director Position in the interim. Castlegar RCMP said Brian Haigh of Fruitvale was charged in the accident that also involved Donald Mis- cayitch of Castlegar. cost of serving new cus- tomers, and it proposes that they be required to make a partial up-front contribution to help pay for needed ex- - tensions and connections. In the past, such costs have been absorbed by all cus- tomers. The revised structure has been simplified as much as possible, to make it easier for customers to determine ex- actly what they are paying and what savings can be achieved through more effi- cient use of electricity. age YOUNG AND RESTLESS come Under: the watchf ankles! him through the throngs. _ ago init been put to a vote? Robins: mother made the nest in the Titford’s back ‘Street talk LIFE'S EMBARRASSING M A gentleman attending the. Kiwanis ee Garden during SunF est was on'medication and although he didn't Pulp Mill was recently presented with'a Wise Owl-Award have too many brews, the combination of the beer, heat and is now a charter member of the Wise‘Ow? lub. and medicine made him tipsy. : Kiwanians Merv Rush and Brian Brown, as good _Institite for the Blind and was formed to encourage the , Samaratins, decided they'd take the chap home. use of proper eye protection and to reduce the number of They each took one side of him and as they walked cases of impaired vision ri : through the thickest part of the crowd (yes. you guessed accidents. it) the gentleman's trousers slipped down around his Looking hiked the: fellows -pants-baek: “Up. -and: continued: ‘Suiding, SHOULD WEARING That's a question the Castlegar News asked a few weeks @he weekly On the Street feature. And the ‘August because of the vacation shutdown. It is aepetad tours will resume on Tuesday, Sept.°6, following the Labor Day weekend. response was a resounding “No.” Well, now it seems that an unofficial survey by a Serene ai Five-week-old robins eof Anne Titford. bs s patio at 2628 Columbia ave: Robi family provides ° 24-hour entertainment — with: feeding, time the highlight (see inset). 77 SatNews Photo by,Ron Norman ULAR READERS of Street ‘Talk will remem- ber iatrae kate oe one of the $5,000 winners in the June 26 Super Loto draw. As it turns‘out; the ticket was given to Peter for his 56th birthday, by-his ‘family. “It turned out to be the best; Present! 1 have ever : ” says Peter. 3 of mono-goggles slightly nonplussed, our two Samaratins eyesight in a “near miss” situation. He was working on a line and was.gi ddenly Sprayed, with, black liquor.—.the | "from atbelts be mandatory? KELLY MAGEE, a pipefitter ‘ at BOTimber’ 's s Colger The Wise Owl Club is associated with the Canadian from Kelly was presented with the award because his use Prevented serious damage to his “was soaring? Brorected his. eyes 1y damage. AaVisvey Univid ss "COMINCO HAS ‘ANNOUNCED that. tours ‘of ‘the ’s Trail O; will not be during "HOUDAY WEEKEND F000 BUYS _AT CENTRAL FOOD MART! | STEAK b ORANGE AUICE a PORK BUTT GOVERNMENT INSPECTED. Save $1.33 kg. ......ccccccsescccgecscees CROSS RIB BONELESS. CANADA GRADE A. Save $2.42 kg. ......0.0ceeeeees OF BEEF Ri be Fed Ry oe GRADEA, Save $202k. -ssceccosscsoes hg 5637/5289 CHICKEN BREASTS «, ae STEWING BEEF, $9] 98 BEEF SALAMI 3] 99 SAUSAGE STICKS $1 99. epee ee CUR son Grant nnea 00 Each 719° PANG erate beg FROZEN. PINK OR REGULAR, 355 ML. MUSHROOMS =F CHUNK LIGHT TUNA 4 09 POPPING CORN $4 39 -2..99° [KERNEL CORN, 69° ap O° | CREAMED con 69° 0 ORANEEIUICE QQ? 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I thought Canada is a free country,” “Lots were thrown Mika Mall is under new ownershop and has a new name — clear and lived, which, if they were strapped in they'd be (Se and “One dislikes being told what to do.” Of the 59 Foepondents, only two said it should be agreed that should I -and the Phillips took out an ad in the newspaper to ask residents will be able to tour the Waneta hydro-electric power what they felt about the seatbelt legislation. The ad asked four questions: How do you seatbelts being compulsory for everyone? How do you. B.C. Day, Aug. 1. feel’ about seatbelts being used at the individual's discretion? How do you feel about seatbelts being compulsory in vehicles? And should the legislation have lant any weekday afternoon at 1 p.m. until Sept. 2. P. feel about There will be no dam tours on Saturdays, Sundays or on The dam is located about 13 km south of Trail near the Canada Customs Waneta border crossing. Visitors will also be able to tour the Rossland Historical Mining Museum to see the Cominco Wing and other exhibits, and take an underground tour of the LeRoi Mine. The museum is open from 9 am. - 5 p.m. every day, tours are iP every half-hour. THE OLD Venus Restavrant in Nelson's Chehko- it's called the Ri The grand opening was Monday. Lump was costly VANCOUVER (CP) — A 68-year-old man who was struck on the forehead by a falling surgical lamp while he was undergoing dental treat- ment has been awarded dam- ages of $82,500 in B.C. Supreme Court. ‘ Surrey farmer George Geddert was also awarded special damages of $3,937 arising from an incident in July, 1980, at the White Rock dental clinic. 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