au (Castlegar News November 3, 1985 oy 4 KEITH HOWARD . what's happening? WORKSHOPS EXAMINE ECONOMY By CasNews Staff Sl Are people in B.C. affected by the poor economy? Who is affected and how are they feeling? These are some of the questions United Church minister Keith Howard and a group of church workers hope to find answers to after touring the province pone a series of workshops on the economy. - Howard, co-ordinator of the year-long project, was in C last ‘kend to give a hop in the West Kootenay. The project is being conducted by the Conference of the United Church of Canada. Howard said in an interview that the church's involvement:in how the economy affects people arose out of “very practical concer: The church was receiving reports throughout the province from people affected by the economy; people losing their jobs or friends moving away, he said. “It’s not a very far step from asking what do we do, to asking why this is happening,” Howard said. “When we began toask why this is happening no one seemed to have a clear answer.” ‘The project is expected to take a year and will end in May at the beginning of Expo 86. The group will! hold workshops communities. “We want to find out what's really happening throughout the province, how people are feeling, who is affected,” says Howard. The group also wants to find out what the church's role can be. “Is it a band-aid role, a social services role or do we have a larger part to play?” asks Howard. The workshop was held last Friday and Saturday at the Castlegar United Church. Workshop participants included both church and community members, retired people, labor, young people, and the unemployed. From the workshops so far, Howard says the results of unemployment are pretty clear. “There is a lot of worry about the future,” notes. “There is a sense of despair, frustration.” and Workshops have been held in Port Alberni, Kamloops, Vancouver, and Crescent Beach in addition to Castlegar. The project heads to Prince George, Penticton, Eagle Ridge, and Williams Lake. ‘Once all the workshops are completed, the results will be compiled into a report and presented at the annual meeting of the B.C. Conference, which coincides with the beginning of Expo. B.C. in 10 to 12 Howard emptiness, SPECTRUM VINYL 1 REPAIR & UPHOLSTERY SAVE 10 ic Respherry V vill sao Do it now before winter! ! | (Offer expires Nov. 17) People’s Insulation Services $500 ei. CONTINUES At 333°. Off Customer Price up to $500. 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Adams explained in an interview Tuesday that the mill plans to use hemtock chips treated with trichloro- phenate. The problem arises when the trich- lorophenate is removed in the pulping process and carried away with the “black liquor” to thé recovery boiler, said. { jis is where the major hazard is created,” he adds in a letter to the editor see page A7). “If the TCP could be burned at a temperature over 2,200 degrees Fah- renheit there would be no problem,” he says. i . at lower chlorophenates change into deadly ‘dio- xins — just a few grams would wipe out the entire Columbia Valley.” Wilf But mill: m said in an interview today the mill ‘will not proceed with the plan if it Presents a danger. 5 If workers’ concerns are “real, ” the mill would not use the'treated chips, : Sweeney said. He added that mill management is discussing the issue with the manufac- turer of the recovery. boiler and “experts” on burning the black liquor. One of the. problems is there is not much information on ‘TCP, Sweeney He couldn't say when a decision on whether to use the treated chips will be made. VOL. 38, No. 89 he pointed out other pulp 50 Cents mills in B.C. are using chips treated with TCP, and “say it’s no problem.” “This is done quite ‘commonly in the industry,” ‘he said, adding that the other mills have TOP residues as high. as 10 parts per million because they use more hemlock-treated chips: The Celgar mill would have residues of less than 1 ppm, he said. Sweeney said the key appears to’be the burning process. If burned too quickly or at low temperatures, dioxins could be created, he said. But Adams says while it’s difficult to obtain an accurate temperature read- ing from the recovery boiler, it doesn’t continued CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, NOVEMBER 6, 1985 WEATHERCAST Thursday cloudy with occasional sunny periods and_ isolated showers. High near 5*. Low -1¥ to -3°. Friday cloudy with occasional sunny peri * = 3 Sections (A, B & C) aa OPERA HUJINKS . . . Dr. Malatesta (Daniel Neff) chases away maid (Shana White) in order to hatch plot with Norina (Helene McDonald) in Vancouver Opera production of the comic mini-opera Don Pasquale. Troupe performed for students Tuesday before playing to more than 180 patrons at Stanley Humphries Secondary School that same night. GUIDE HELPS system. “It's a simplifi understand an overpowering and complex financial ion of jal matters in the district.” MAKE SCHOOL BUDGET A SNAP By SIMON BIRCH Staff Writer If you're wondering where all those dollars go that you shell out every year in school taxes in the Castlegar school district, superintendent of schools Terry Wayling has come up with a neat little package full of the answers. Wayling has prepared A Layman’s Guide to ‘Although the guide is simplified, Wayling said his intention isn't to talk down to people. “I don't try to put anybody down (but) budgets are damn complicated things,” Wayling said candidly. To begin with,’ the guide explains the difference between operating expenditures — the day-to-day expenditures for the school district — and capital — the for fixed items with a life span of more than one year, such as buildings and equipment. The guide goes on to explain that " operating expenditures ii in the district are broken down into seven Financial Matters in School District No. 9 (C: r), a six- page pamphlet that breaks down and explains — in and — exactly what happens to the millions of dollars it costs to run the education system in the district. The guide is available free from the school board office. _ Publishing a financial guide is a first for the school district. and instr garten to Grade 7; instruc- tion-Grades 8-12; special programs — educational and health services for children with special needs such as physical or mental i district i and instruction support services; operations and mainten- uxiliary services — fees to the Ministry of Health, id supplies, district, resource centre, Ministry of Human Resources services; transportation and housing. Capital expenditures are broken down into two “It's my first attempt,” Wayling said, current, capital — used modestly trying to play his Wayling said the guide is a “response to parents, trustees, teachers and the media” who are “striving to to for schools, and debt services — which covers bank charges: interest payments continued on poge A4 CasNews Photo by Simon Burch Youth killed in vehicle mishap By CasNews Staff An attempt to catch a football led to the death of a Castlegar youth Satur- day night. John Farkas, 18, of 2808 5th Ave., was struck by a southbound 1974 Chevelle driven by Harold Chernoff, 18, of 2608 4th Ave. at 11:20 p.m., Castlegar RCMP report. Farkas was struck when he appar- ently ran out onto Fifth Avenue to catch a football thrown from a yard, police said. The investigation into the accident is continuing. Castlegar. coroner Paul Oglow said Tuesday he cannot comment on the case until the Crown decides whether or not charges will be laid as a result of the accident. Board eyes French immersion By CasNews Staff One of the recommendations is the At its meeting Monday, the Castlegar school board agreed to begin the groundwork needed to implement a Frerich immer- sion program for the 1986-87 school year. Jordon Watson, representing Can- adian Parents for French, attended the meeting and presented a report to the board describing French immersion, a 7 and the procedure to implement the aa gram. to. the federal government for grants. In order to receive government grants for next: year, the board must apply for the funding by the beginning of December. And -that created concern among trustees. “We have to be able to prove a need before we apply for grants,” trustee Doreen Smecher said, adding that she is concerned. that applying for the grants too soon might jeopardize the board's chances of receiving them. Although she said “I would be amazed if there was any opposition (to immersion) around the board table,” Smecher added that the last time the board looked into immersion classes “we didn’t have the required 20” students needed to establish a pro- gram. But trystee Gordon Turner said the board should proceed with the ground- work quickly. “I think we should start some of the groundwork 3 as soon as we can,” Turner said. “I don't: know if we can do it in a month (but) we should have the appli- cation (for the grant) in.” Turner added that the board should indicate its interest in immersion “just to meet this deadline.” Watson told the board that the Nelson school district is interested in establishing late immersion (Grades 6-7) classes next year and applied for funding in September. on page A2 Transit | systema hot issue By RON NORMAN Editor Castlegar’s proposed transit system emerged as the hottest election issue at an otherwise colorless all-candidates’ meeting Monday night. But only one of the 10 candidates vying for a seat on council opposed the transit system. Nick-Oglow, one of two hopefuls for the single one-year seat, told about 100 voters at the meeting in Stanley Humphries Secondary School’ that he doesn’t believe the city should subsi- dize a transit system. The transit system should be pri- vately operated, Oglow said, adding, “There should be no tax money” spent on’ transit. The transit Sain is estimated to cost between $115,000 and $150,000 a year. Mayor Audrey Moore told the meeting the city and Areas I and J's share will total about $30,000. However, the other nine candidates jumped to the defence of the transit system. Michael Heard, one of the six con- tenders for three of the - two-year terms, said if there was money to be made operating a private transit system, someone would have started a system by now. He said expecting the transit system to make money is “like expecting to make money off the fire department.” Heard said there comes a time when residents have to decide if transit is inside worth the cost: “I personally think it is.” Terry Rogers, another candidate for a two-year term, said the transit system “would . . . have a lot of benefit.” : He suggested it reflects the kind of céoperation needed between the city and outlying areas. As well, Rogers said the single 30-seat bus would be used by students travelling to and from school who otherwise would be forced to use a school bus. Moore noted the city is starting with a “very, very small transit system” capable of handling 30 seated and 20 standing passengers. One voter in the audience pointed out that Trail's transit system doesn't seem to work and the buses are almost always empty. Moore responded: “I think we should try it... Trail has four or five buses and we'll only have one.” (Trail has eight buses.) Moore also said the city’ subsidizes busing just like it subsidizes other services to the community such as the Community Complex, Pioneer Arena and the tennis courts. “Your bus system is just another one of those services,” she said. Moore fielded the most questions on everything from the industrial park to the recent firing of Ken Miscavitch, deputy co-ordinator of the municipal emergency program. On the industrial park, Moore said, continued on poge A2 UNION BOSS: Lynn Williams, in- ternational president of the United Steelworkers of America, was in Trail Tuesday to throw his support behind Len Stevens in his bid for re-election as districtdirector...A4 MORE FUNDING: Selkirk College received $135,000 from the federal government this week for a Job Entry program . . ~A2 IT WAS WET!: Last month was one of the wettest Octobers on record, says the Castlegar weather office... A4 COSTS DROP: VANCOUVER — The average auto insurance premium for British Columbia motorists will decrease 6.5 per cent in 1986, Tom Holmes president of the government-owned Insurance Corp. of British Columbia, said today. Holmes told a news conference only 1,500 of the 1.4 million private passenger vehicles covered by the government insurance monopoly will cost more to insure in 1986. He said 85 per cent of policyholders -now earning the maximum four-year, claim-free discount of 35 per cent will see that increased to 40 per cent next year. Holmes said the with e rates in Ontario and Alberta which have increased 10 to 20 per cent. The IC- BC rate reductions are expected to range from $25 to $100 for most drivers. SCHOOL TESTED: Stonley Horophries Secondary School is going through a test of its own .