CONSIDERABLY MORE than cubie yards of fill material required for Mica dam, 85 miles north of Revelstoke, has now struction season draws to a than 135 feet above the original C rive! from one quarter of the 42 million been placed as the 1969 con- close. The dam is new, more and about 285 feet above bedrock. The huge structure will Mining Assn. Pledges | Help in Pollution Battle The Mining A of British Columbia said last week that it strongly 3 supports government effo! trol and eliminate paints of the environment. An association brief pre- sented to the cabinet sald that members of the mining association are ready at all times to extend full co-opera- tion to the Pollution Control Board and other designated authorities ‘with the objec- tive of achieving the abate- ment and elimination of pol- lution arising from our op- erations.” e brief also recorded e association’s he support of the policy of use to tower 800 feet from bedrock to crest by its scheduled .com- pletion date in 1973. Workforce‘at the project peaked: at about 1,450 persons during the construction season. Aerial photo of the damsite looking upstream shows discharge tunnels near bottom center of picture, — B.C. Hydro Photo ol tan. the: highest ssible yee of economic ant nefits from natural re- sources. The association also pre- sented to the cabinet mem- bers copies of a new inde- pendent survey of the metal and asbestos tion agronomists and others have been retained. In the case of Projected rations, Mr. Roi rged a policy of prior consultation with BV ernment agencies and o' experts in the field of pollu. tion control, “in order to el- iminate or ‘to reduce to ac- jceptable limits any pollution hazards.” The brief said that the economic and social demands of modern. society inevitably generate increased competi- tion and conflict in the use of natural resources. ter is articularly -so in Britis with its Another quality product trom the Fraser Valley Bitk Producers Association rapidly expanding population, le geta good thing going ““trom:'the consumer service its f£ primary resource-based in- Gudtties which open for for public use and enjoyment Eitherto inaccessible areas of the province, and the increas- ed leisure time now available te pursue a broad spectrum mining in B.C. which shows its im- ‘pact on the growth and wel- fare of the province. . it shows that sales dur- dustry had a record net en in- flow for the year of $180 million. Association president Saul SUGAR AND SPICE By Bill Smiley Bill Smiley zs Legionnaires Can Celebrate — They Licked Death. There’s noth-jout in ald que resembling sweats have planned to make h.{a day of it, even though they. ing more bore eulng "to 8 might need plasma the next morning. I don’t mean it’s an or; Far from it, But it is a shack- you iepee to be an old, Sweat, as we cla svete are called. brance Day. Don’t think of it as a brood of middle-aged atl elderly men sitting are day, Nov. 11th, “remem their “fallen com- a trades” Liars each other ve every man live could scarcely believe t. {the Trail Canada Manpower tears in_ the ' ‘And ‘ote they swing, purg-|recapture, fragment get down to the serious ob- servance of Remembrance it Day. Peet at the Legion Hall. A few of the smart. ones, 2|the timid ones, and the wife-|their noses and seared ones go home for|whole contorted face, ang a fewling off of the daily rut and two minutes'|routine, a once-a-year Bebto: yourself | silence. But then there's the| gether where you can triumphant, jaunty sound ofjold stories with fresh ical Reveile dery, and laugh a lot, and ,ed once more, and ready to|feeling thet eon 20 “esi, had. thing _ childish. Of lunch, but most of the old!course, it is. But there's a People Seeking Jobs Bruce King, manager of; ment Centre, reports that last sons seeking fulltime employ-| chemical Down Over Year Ago re yr. month there were 535 per-| facturing, smelting and heavy industries. Most em- ment in the Trail area, as|ployers demands were made for tradesmen or And there’s nothing lug-|compared to 680 a year ago. be! ubrious or mou! about, During the the ceremony. There's a cer-|persons were month. 112 successfully workers. Sufficient manpow- er was not found locally or nationally to fill, all require- ments by: time. - tain pride as the oldsters step|placed in fulltime employ- S-T-0-P from 375 hp engine to 155 hp 6-cyl., call white tor John Lockyer DICK IRWIN CHEV & OLDS 845 Marine‘ Dr., North Vancouver Phone 987-5231 For a real buy on a Chev, Olds, Chevelle or Camaro Lees or | Mr. King stated his coun- sellors continue to increase/a Manpower-sponsored OTA op- During the month 52 apti- tude ‘tests were administered and 18 clients entered Tule time OTA training courses. He. stated in addition to re- ir day courses :72 other | adults are receiving upgrad- ing in part-time academic or. Veeational courses provided portunities for local people. Tinpe! through the local night school WHAT'S IN A : NAME? Well — to two lucky Castlegur ‘a News readers, it’s ‘$5.00 ‘apiece from now until Christmas — all you have to do is look through the advertisemente in _ this paper each week until Christinas. If you : find your name, phen 365-7266 bond there (and it doesn’t matter which war you were in), that you can’t find any- where, else. as child- middle-aged people who nev- er did know each other very well, get stoned and ia M. Rothman, who led the as- told the e req ments of the. saamendaients to the Mines and the Coal Mine Re; Act Passed earlier year, it is the desire and in- Str, Rothman said. _ Children Need Friendly Uncle When Dad Away The father who has to be absent from home for long Periods of time needs to be kept closely in touch with his growing family, says the fed- an health th department tub: lication “Up, the Years One ta Six.” Letters should be as fre-' quent as the mother can man- fully with the government in the effective implementation dlin Benes companies who are of fis. jesislation.s d' that all it. reclama- ing apa something they never Nor is it as childish as business conventions where a lot of people get drunk and to capture tion proposals have done this by the due date of Oct. 2. “Such compliance requir-| es, and will continue to’ re- ere are tots of things a can be consulted about. Frequent news of him and what he thinks ke the children acquaint thet father. while he is away. the moth- pt they never will have. That's because these men did have something and they retain some part of it, even though it might be 50° years old or more. a ute, mud, snotty officers and ie Stupidity could not quench them. The only v4 that could do that was death‘ And they licked death. So they have. something to lie about, and laugh about and bandy insults about, and ius plain celebrate. Canadian Legion celebra: songs, as you might find in German ‘veteran's organiza- who ven to iB perary” would prgbaoly be? slung out into the alley. that's beginning shadow over ite They're be- ginning to let the women in on it. This is. going to enrage the ladies of the Legion Aux. a little ‘green around the next day, and you don’t speak to him for two days,’ I think he’d appreciate it. Taking women to a legion party is like taking your mo- ther on your honeymoon. On Remembrance Day, r Give the pgor old devil a chance to be 20 again, for a few hours. FAST TV SERVICE @ PROMPT @ COURTEOUS ¥ Color, Black-and-White TV and’ Transistor Radio Specialists. — All Makes & Models — , SEE COLOR TONIGHT FREE HOME TRIAL GLS Electronics Visit Our Color Booth Castlegar — Ph, 365-5351 Nolson — Ph. 352-7111 "Radio Controfled Van an ‘a military system of in-|. uire, es on the part of our member companies,” he said. “The ser- vices of professional and tech- nical advisers, including min- a teat do well to have some friendly man, perhaps an uncle, give the children tne Tegularly as possib- no? WHERE THe SPAGHETTI, Catelli MACARONI, Catelli FLOUR, Dutch. Oven TISSUE PAPER HOOVER APPLIANCES 20% OFF CHARGE ITI _member Johnny’s Grocery & Gas Sales Ltd. On Robson Side of the Ferry Open Sunday 9 a.m. — 9 p.m. SIG - 5 Ibs. 79c - 5 lbs. 79c 20 Ibs. $1.39 svaiia race ou sersove® users. “All Credit Card Programm” Open 7 a.m. — 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. ing consultants, soil stabiliza-|1 British During the past year, the Workmen's Compensa- member,-it’s only once a year.| amount. rep! the = which is to be remitted to the Board. tion Board has conducted analyses into every _ major phase of its operation aimed at streamlining internal administrative practices in view of the industrial growth of British Ci Announcement to -Columbia Employers to divide employers into two categories to minim- ize the number. of transactions. Many emrloyers who are assessed by the Board once per year now will be in industry types which require only annual in existe of one of these studies lias been to aon and Asa 8, “multiple ‘call’ procedures now will fall into result of this latter study, effective January 1, 1970, a totally new method of collecting assessments wi be The new dramatic departure from’ past practice and the procedures of other Boards throughout Canada. The new system represents a_ significant step. towards ments and_ streamlining administration. ASSESSMENTS ON ACTUAL PAYROLL Under the new system, the Board will collect as- sessments based on actual payroll rather than payroll will be. to cycle. ae to the’ are of the necessity to estimate Payroll. for future periods and: payment cf. assessments ‘after. the -.- period rather than in advance. This method of assessment based on actual payroll Is of particular. benefit to employers who are subject to seasonal payroll Equally: | ant. :Is\ the jf ‘the new p will have’on the _ Board's internal operations. : LABOUR CONTRACTORS MUST REGISTER Another change, in conjunction with this new advise the Board periodically of their payroll. and calculate their assessment’ due. Tne period of » remittance will depend on the type of industry coverage held. This approach, while radically new to. compensation boards, is certainly familiar to It the the of of many other - e applies to labour contrac- tors who employ their own crews. In past’ years labour contractors were. often treated as workmen. ~” of the person who supplied the materials and had the work done. .In future such contractors will be looked upon as employers In their‘ own right and required to remit assessments with respect to their provincial Social Services tax. The new Stem is based on two key concerts y em- ployers end - Rinne Capability to deal ae non- remittance transactions. EMPLOYERS .CALCULATE AMOUNT Under the new system, employers will be asked. to calculate their assessment at the end of each period based on their actual payroll expended. To simplify catculation, the Board will send to the employer each period, a remittance notice. This notice will indicate rates and {f you are. such an employer and are not with the 8 Ci Board please contact the Board: and complete registration before the end‘of the-year. This brief outline will provide empioyers with some Insight into the new assessment procedures which we will follow as we step into the séventies. Very shortly, the Board will be sending to each regis- tered a 1970 bulletin which will provide more details. 7 The Board will also be making ‘available: assessment. depart- -ment officials to’ meet’ with -individual’ employers, employer groups, members. of the legal. and. ac- payments. The employer has only to enter his pay- roll amount and multiply this by the given rate. The due Any transactions other than the- periodic remit- tances.will be handled through a billing procedure. ‘This would apply to collection of penalties, confir- mation of audits, etc. The cycle of remittance notices will. be either quarterly or annual, depending on the type of industry coverage ‘held. The Board has attempted Lhe i ‘and ‘other inte parties to on the new p: DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS IN JANUARY Detailed ‘instructions ; will:-accompany.. the first remittance notice to be mailed to employers in January. The Board looks ‘forward -to< your. co- operation during the Imptementation of this new. system. New claims relating to ‘and doctors will be.announced shortly in our,continu- ~ f ing oe to simplify and inprave administrative. method: WwoRKmeris: ‘compensation BOARD ti 707 West 37th Avenue, Vancouver13, "B.C. Cyril White, Q.C., Chairman Hector Wright, C Telephone 266.9211" Telex 04-507765 R.B. Car —— Ss — By Lois Hughes Unseuctied Mail & vibe! You Ds if You Receive It in some received and information branch of corporat seemed just. the thing many’ of us would appreciate hav- ing spelled out for us. On record and book clubs it says the common complaint here} is getting re- cords or books that are not wanted. In the case of those falls to return the card. some cases, when the con- mer has cancelled his membership, the record or} i A ‘WEST'S TRAVEL AGENCY. Phone 365-7542 WHERE WILL YOU SPEND YOUR VACATIONS! EUROPE, ASIA, Hawaii, Mex- folders. Information available |j on regular fares, excursions, tours and accomodations. WEST'S ARE AGENTS FOR ALL MAJOR AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC Call 365-7542 for your: : reservations. | seals, key tag services, etc. to miniature cameras sent to ephone e: d persons (is a particularly objectionable 5 the ne eon te \hotd. often accepts the goods believing they were actually ordered by the be a; postal regulations. , It is entirely up to tl the! to’ decide whether he ‘or she should. keep or return unsolicited. material. your own best interest however, it. would be in most cases to return ‘ie material to the post office. ditions of aceéptance of any unsolicited proposition. You aré not ‘required to Pay fer unordered merchandise. I the law to’ send te t| ondored merchandise — by Check ‘all invoices care- fully. If you do not wish to Boints, the consumer service and information branch re- minds us, should be kept in mind. F Read all offers care- law to send any article by COD which has not been or- dered or requeste: Charity mailings, items such as Christmas and Easter are sent to households un- solicited with a request for a donation in some cases, or a definite sum in others. 'Ths is a generally accepted method of raising funds for 4 charitable purposes, and therefore results in few com- plaints. Grecting cards could ap- pear at this time of.the year. Packages of .cards are mail- ed to-the home and the re- cipient is requested to mail his payment to the firm. Of- ton. ten the request for payment, hints that it will ben- ql notice ‘be included “with: th shipment stating that you ‘do not have to pay the return postage and in fact, ‘you are under no obligation either to pureliase the cards or to re-| turn them, ther joods the con retain mark it “Refused” and re Port ai the i Department, Ottawa. Those Who Dear Sire : good many years have since the Second ay joich aad at rejoicing . an thamerdiness, It is only natural that! with the pascing of each Re- membrance Day as it comes around each year, it should receive less and less atten- Iam glad a some cer- emonies are still held. We must nave forget that. during the first half of this Century millions of men e| and women died fighting for their cot 'e nwho live today comparative peace and secur- ity ane them a great debt of de that we can never) ears have won in| And peace on earth has now “We Must Never Forget. Died for Us. and a tragic waste ‘of human life and human resources. seems to win’ a modern war, victor and loser suffer ale: But ‘Remem- brance Day" in oh of this, we need to be grateful that we have never suffered the ig Wl That guard from sleep Rest you in peace, the task is done The fight you - left, we In Flanders Fields.” -War is a terrible evil Margaret Campbell, Kinnaird. : reported range from evel ous music sent to churches, names chosen from local tel-; directories. From the individual point] of view, the post-office act states that once an article is P©O-/the West Kootenay the Canadian Institute of 'In- po mail. ternational Affairs will be; held tonight at Selkirk Col- posed of in The November meeting of, branch of lege. The satura’ speaker is dis-lr “Frank 2 Notestein, world: Don ~ + MQORE BUSINESS FORMS . Agent CASTLEGAR NEWS ection, of the office af popula- a He Dr. Notestein is presi- dent emeritus of the Popu-| lation Council. 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