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CASTLEGAR NEWS, November 16, 1980
; hae ohare

“UNEBBON = ee

‘ers ‘enitrged from +a *fact-

finding!‘ hike along’ Nemo
Creek and Wee Sandy Creek
in the proposed Valhalla Wil-
derness Park with as many

questions as findings.

d to

CIGARETTE has been
in the Friday morning fire says ‘fire chief-
Rene Archambault. Ten members of the
Squth Volunteer, Fire Poccooen an atten-

ded 'the'tall placed’6

Spelicer! Ate RunABa

ceaupet Canhid” fonts:
‘Who wishin « Property ‘Sara
the loss between $1,200 and $1,500, said _ Manogaltient of eaitehtor: th Georg New Deni

it is f

som
damage to the floor, ‘a’ window ‘and
pasevy, smoke damage. It is raported the
t carried no insurance on the coh-
Thet apdttnalit* is uitdér'tthe | dene

The six-man party of
forest service and forest in-
dustry experts know’ they
will have to retrace the steps
they tok in: October’_to
deterniifie the effect logging

1 RMN rea

+ yi
wo

- would lave on ea

wildlife;water ‘quality. and
the environment.

“More fictd work will be.

required, although we have
identified many problems
and alternatives,” says Rein-
er Auguatine, resource offic-
er‘with the Arrow forest
district, .-

In the :meantime the
forest service:is discussing a
Fens, extension of the

Mant

tet Statistics:

8]

Eapievybas argue
sonrborante:

{EE — To Mr. and Mrs, Stephen
tse ot Nelson, a son, born Nov.
ete

MORRIS — To Mr. and Mrs. Bru ruce
Mortis. of Belson, @ -daughter,
born Nov. 1 5

NUGENT — ToMr. and Mrs. Kevin
fuse of Trail, a daughter, born
‘2 os

Mr. and Mrs,

PERCIVAL —
- David Percival’ of Nelson; a

daughter, born Nov. 8.
PIANEZZOLA - To ir. ond Mrs,

. Louls Pianezzola of Trail, a son,

Py *
QUIRING — To Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Quiring of Nelson, @ son, born
_ Nov. 6. Bien

OBITUARIES
BIRD — Former Trail resident,
John william Bird, 35, died Nov.
in. Calgary. Services -
cremation were held In. be
hepetin Catgary, *.

gnd

—CasMewsFote by Lois Hughes

/ COURT NEWS -

in provincial court Nov.
6 Randall Skublen was given
a 12-month suspended sen-
tence after pleading guilty to
a charge of mischief.
. La

Franco Webber was

fined $400 or in default 30

- days in jail after pleading
guilty to a charge of driving
with a blood alcohol count

yard......
Rads ........3.
Copper No. 1.
Copper No. 2.
* Brass.......

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visual inspection,
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‘Scrap Steel size 4x2 ft. delivered'to.

our yard ...........$40.00 per ton
Oversized Steel .........$25.00 per ton

Columbia Sal baie bt 1

Industrial Park, Kimbe:
Ph, 427+:

over .08.
rd * bd

- In provincial court Nov.
4 three separate charges of
driving with a blood alcohol
count over. .08 were heard.
All entered guilty pleas.
George Evin was fined $50 or
in default two days in jail.
Denny Bozzer was fined $700
or in default 80 days in jail.

-. «+ $5.00 each +
. 35¢ per lb. ~
..- 65¢ per.ib,
. +. 53¢ per Ib.
- 30¢ pér Ib.
- 20¢ per Ib.
1115 146 per Ib.

+ obRRRE Ts idwing
ldwithliré 20-mite
with niajor
repairs.

We have

ais

$650 or in default 30 days in

jail.
Poaed ee

Neal Dermody pleaded

guilty toa charge of being in .

possession-of a narcotic. He
was firied $75 or in default

+ three days in jai

Ba separate charges of
being minors in possession of
liquor were. heard. Each
pleading guilty. Larry Wyn-
nychuk was fined $125 and
Neal Dermody $150.

._ * 8

“+ Walter Borau pleaded gs;
|. guilty to a charge of refusing

to take a breathalyzer test.
He was fined $300 or in de-
fault 20 days in jail.

x GEVATKO!

Donald J. Shaw was -fined

Ree Bente alee Nee:
to in Slocan Community Hospital

in her 7oth yes ear. Service was held
Now 14 in New Denver United
Chui with Rev. Derek Parry of-
ficiating. interment was in New
Denver Cemetery.

Ww — Former Castlegar

seph

nis.
jome in Surrey, B.

in Nov, 13 and concluded

Nov. 14 from the Krestova

ith burial ot the

HLOGKOFF . Hlookoff,
79, of Nelson, Sted lov. 11 in
Kootenay loko District Hospital.
arvice. was held Nov. 14 in the
faghum Community Hall with in-
terment in Nelson Memorial
i

JORGENSGN — Clora ‘Margaret
Jorgenson, 77, of Nelson, died
Nov. 9 In Koofenay Lake District
Hospital, Service was held Nov.
13 in the .chopel of Thompaon
Funeral Home with Rev. Reg.

was

12
anal meni a ai ‘Memorial “ser.
ean yet imoatlegatlia tice bucs hele How, 14In Faleview : ‘one square

ice was held Nov,

"Sa avid's Anglican

aiee Wh. Rev. Desmond

Carrol! se jal ‘was In”
smetery.

sey Sharp, 92, .
in Mt. St.

United Ghysch : me
shins kab Gordon (rnitty)
Smith,'66, of Nelson, died Nov.

Hon iS inthe chapel sei hel
1: ihe
mean Puttin Meee vith "nev
‘Sri clating, ¢ Cremation.

er
_ earl A. A. Tumer of.
euied. "hey. 10 “In Troll,
pital after. a lengthy

eral service
request ‘and cremation is. seat

f

park area.

-equirédmm

moratarium,on RS in the

- Forest service engines eee
Dave Grant was rotieasho
party and e reports-bultd| ing
ceeaee roads into these,yaloy
leys owuld would beriay Gifts,
ficult and expensive; ned

+. The: access route’. he:
plotted from the nild-point of.
the valley where the hike
; began to the, shore-of;
Lake runs a course’

3 valley. floors, steep slopes

needed to
to. rater sloration polatolg

-The . resparchearboAlfinihy
reach the h

WORRIED about
CHIMNEY FIRES

vibe

being, klowdown due to root
rotandare under attack by
inped'
eaxtent.of ingect and
disease damage ls being
studind ahis.perk by & A eure,
vi gq
store ‘hae baa ae
ey iy balsam’ stands
along the length of the valley.
was deleated
inj hoose the Best
amen road along

oun pe Creek pets A

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valley
hint of :
areata loss to

- aratue. of an ecolg;

@ Pro}

of 2 posed by,
istry of the environomnt

ecological reserve: would
€ nk’

estate half wi

ay 4
* set aside for srrentleny

10° : The volume bg
the valley is not ‘yet ae :

mined but there would Hive?
‘to be enough, timberstalpay Y
lor the high costvoflarbady

ershiauiaiones House of Christmas Gifts
flysHinserted in the Castlegar News.-

a: on page 52 item “A” Oil Pain:

‘easy now reads: includes 5

‘it ‘color and 2 artist's brushes at

bes of oil color and one artist's

Most of this wood is de-
cadent. y

| Merchantablis fir,
larch and pine along the

lakefront. are cae to’

Prayer service began
. Thursday evening and con-
cluded Friday afternoon from
the Krestova Russian Hall
_ for former Castlegar and dis-
" trict resident, Joseph Gevat-
kow, 52, who died suddenly
at his home in Surrey, B. Ce
- last Sunday.

«« (Mr, Gevatkow wae'bern- =

at:Poupor; BiCe-ow Avigh ait?

1926 'dnd“tved sity) thio Mestl | 3

Kootenays until 1961, when
he moved to the Coast. For
the past 11.years, he had
operated Gold Stream Paint-
ing -Contractors: of Surrey. ©

aoe ae:

‘tava’

burled at reson

He asa
International Eee of
Painters’ and Allied ‘Trad
Local 138, :

Surviving | are’ ‘th:
daughters, Mrs. Alex (Janut)
‘Kabatoff of Brag Creek, A

Larisa’

iT
and two brothers,
sea Hae |:

Burial was in Krestova.
Cemetery, with’ Castlegar
Funeral Chapel--in care: rot
arrangements. ;

Wo

CORRECTION
_ NOTICE

In the Tseasure House of Gifts Book which!

in n Nelson Memorial Park.

KILLOUGH — Tannis Strickland
Killowsee 75, of Castlegar, died
Nov. 12 ot * Castlegar and. District

/Police Briefs -

Four persons were taken
to Castlegar and District
Hospital following a single
vehicle accident’ Thursday
morning seven km west of

* Castlegar.

The driver Dennis Men-
ard, 20, suffered shoulder in-
juries while his passengers,
Jaques Savard, 20, Jacelyn

Tremblay, 20, and: Claude
fs

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injuries.

Police said the van left
the road and rolled into a
ereek. All are of Quebec.

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venience this may have caused, se

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COMMUNITY

Bulletin Board

SENIOR coma NS:
Se eaenagar’ ‘Senior Citizens Assocation will hold, Its mon
thly social meeting at the Corer 2p.m,, Thurs., Nov. 20.
tn Entertainin int chairman Mrs. Hi
somethi resting planned for 4
what Is going on, &

* New Parents Grop mwilibe
FRSA. DTEFHer GHics BAM

oy DAVID THOMPSON STAMP CLUB
Swap and auction session will be held by David Fheminos
Stamp Club, Sun., Nov. 16 at 1:30 p.m. at St. David's Un-
dercroft. Everyone is. welcome.

“CASTLEGAR. BROWNIES &GIRi Gull DES
1) Boke sale fa bs field at the Scout Hall, Sat., Nov. 29.
from 10.a.m, to 2p,
2a Newspaper ‘Blige will be held‘at the Scout Hall Nov.
emery i Please drop off newspapers between 3:30 and 8:30
Es lewspapers must be tied or in poper bags or _
xe:

BROWNIES & Guipes

2 Wolding their next mesting
the Recreation Center. All mothers *-

W.A. TO CASTLE
W.A,. to Costlegar and oe ach Howl bi ey holding
their snnual Nut Drive on Wed., 19. Please support
this sol te by purchasing any of tine irems available for $2:
from the Cadets or Boy Scouts. Please leave an outs!
light on to assist the boys ond, girls when they come 19 E
your door,

. :
St. David's Anal Church women wil hold their Pra:

Christmas Tea and Bozcar on Sot., Nov. 29 in the Legion -
*Hall from 2 104 p.m. Everyone Is welcome.

FALL FASHION SHOW A
There will be a Fall 1980 fashion show Nov. 17 at7 p.m. in’
+ the.cctlvity room at SHSS, Price is $1, and proceeds will
go to the Student.Fund. Sponsors are the Klothes Kloset
and Avenues Holrdesign.

eure AWARENESS sockTy

‘The Soci jety
workshop {ith Bethel Phaigh fromm ‘the raiser Valley and

jawail. On Thurs., Nov. 8 p.m m, in the faculty lounge
at Selkirk College, Seihel el sive G workshop titled
“Working With Your Dreams" using her Background os a
Gestalt therapist. Everyone is welcome. .

There will be a esting ot ‘he Castlegar and District
Chapter of the Registered Nurses Association of B.C. o
caige Nov: 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Room L12 at Seliirk
dim: Patterson, Audiometric Technician, and ©
Senet of Holland, Audiologist, of the Provincial hearing
Program willbe guest ‘speokors,
CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAI

The nal Christmas Craft Fair will or held at the Com-
BN hor a on Nov, 21 from 10.a.m, to 9 p.m. and on

jov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Buy unique han: *
. dmade crafts from 50 eels This Is is sponsored by -
Blueberry ¢ Creek Recreatio:

27, 28 and 29: Rossland Gh Opera's production of
Sliver Trail Junior High auditorium, 8 p.m. sharp.
Reserve tickats goon sale Nov. 18 at 18J Books in Trail.

i ee ite we
The regular mee! of Twin: Rivers No. 70 Knights

. .Pythics will be Raldron Mon.. Nov. 17 ot 7 p.i min the

* Masonic Hall,

anv VENT TI
Nov. 22, Hard p.m. of St. Peter Totiercn Church, Bake sole’

News:

Page 25: item J, now reads’ price ‘each
13.50, should read price each $7.00.

Sorry for ai inconvenience this error may.
have caused. :

WANETAT PLAZA AZA stores CENTRE" Hi
Woolco sae Moueer a0 an
Thursday and Friday: 9:30

Wah DEPARTMENT STORES & :

DOD DODD DODOOD DD) ars

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}. to 6:00 pim.
\ to 9300) m.

a

ish pond and white elephant table. Admiuen
is S0t. Everyone welcome,

ARTS ANTIQUE auctio

Nov. 2, 1-4 p.m. at ‘the National Bthibition Center. °
Donations of Act or r-Antique items required. For infor- .
mation call 365- : ¥

Coming events of Castlegar and District non- protit :
organizations are listed here.through the courtesy-of |
Canadian Cellulose’s Celgar Pulp and Celgor Lumbe
< Divisions, submit. notices
y 5 p.muThursdays.

A Public Service of Celgar But
Pivision and Celgar Lumber Division

Canadian Cellulose

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By LAWRENCE, MOULE ae
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The ‘announcement of:
temporary layoffs by -Chry-
‘sler Canada ‘Ltd. last Week
has under-scored a crucial

industry.

.~ At a'time when. the in-
dustry is scrambling to meet
demand for small, fuel-efficl-
ent cars, the bulk of Canadian ~
production by the Big Three
auto‘makers is in intermedi-
“ate and ‘full-size models. .

Chrysler's car plant’ in
Windsor, Ont., will lay off ita
8,600 workers for two weeks
beginning Nov. 17 because of
a drop in sales in the United
States. Another 2,600 work-
ers will be laid off at the
truck plant. ‘

Total indefinite layoffs in
the Canadian industry still
number more than 8,000. The
future of those workers as
well as their industry cannot
‘depend on the suecessful sale
of small cars alone. \

* Maryann Keller, an an-°
alyst.. with the investment
firm of Payne Webber. Mit
chell Hutchins in New York,

* qill cell all of their capacity in

front-wheel-drive cars but it
will not. be enough té make
those companies profitable,
“They have huge excess -
capacity in-larger cars that.
will probably never be util-
ized.

“They all are

we Lisaea to ee pak og is wi ae ot ‘report

strong at all,

* “I think the Ks dderote?
and world cars'are gettihg‘a :
dot, of press, not only *ftoin’

‘from

Balan statistics show the
increasing ,dominange of °

ig
i: ‘IMPORT SHARE UP
2siPigures from Ford Mo-

J tole Car ‘of Canada Ltd. show

sure. Peop!
or less bri

Oe + vhs iii sen

OTTAWA (CP) — Pol} pi
tical arguments about the si ant
called “hidden” unemployd
will likely escalate over thee
winter, now that the latest.
jobless figur,

again, ¥
Statiati

reir sid:
a” ERY aby

thi while new car sales in
dai

I
10 Ition,
said wae

‘says

Bane us

gn. jobless

loydai'the NDP believes
i yfaes misleading sta-

tay ikY'TO IDENTIFY
sia Biatiaies Canada
i f8 questions on the

janada “re" didcour
ported Wednesday that the

number ofSunemployed Pose,
to .759,000: in October, t!
first increase ‘in ve
months, resulting,in. sea:
sonally-adjusted, jobl

“hidden

were no ‘longer interested in

-} working,.often’because other .
*; members. of the: family had

regained employment.”
-veelmadeition 48,000° peo-

kers so digeesagoa ame
have ‘stopped hited
jobs. sow

In commenting on, the
latest montbhy ffigares, NDB}
finance critic Bob Rae arguéd:)
that a more? accuraté esti

ly- hoping that showroom
traffic will increase and that:
while people are there, the
will be- tantalized into buyinty |
big cars.”
Focus ON NEW CARS
“But the public's mind ist
on "fuel-efficiency and atte
tion is focussed on the in

dustry's small lines of front- Rae's higher ‘figute! is! n 6 ocrisy,
_wheel-drive. cars, -including - valid because it includes: DuVe Barrett said‘ Friday.

the “K” cars of Chrysler, the
world cars of Ford Motor Co, «
and the “X" cars of General
Motors Ltd. :

Jim Souch, president of,
Oshawa Motor Sales Ltd. in
Oshawa, Ont., a GM deal-

mate of is a Wes
million people. el
‘by Sait ae fe
t one
acs i Me jobs or

ce ect oc one?

iit didomngd Canada « say

people who, whether laid off
-or having lost their jobs,
‘were not looking for work in
the month prior to being -
surveyed. ~ ees
The key to the dispute is
if people, whether laid off or

d worker; Sta-
"Canada says.

‘the:

4

EDMONTON (CP)
Alber§ Prerhier Peter Loug-
heed’s ig ier with Ottawa
over energy pricing and con-

A pyer natural resources is
Hasterfal ‘work of. hyp-

B.C. NDP leader

a®

“I offer myself up'as a
healing. social worker to
cleanse this: blatant hyp-'
ocrisy from the Alberta leg-
islature,” the former B.C,
premier : ‘and social worker
told’ a boisterous crowd at

ership, and vice-president of without work, say Hore, twin, NDP Romiiation meet-

the Automobile; Dealers : As-:
sociation-of Ontario, says:¢
s@ing to’ sinaller’cars‘ which

\dgoking, for employment.
+ ‘Those-who.say: yes, .eveng
if" they've” only stiidied the?

7B INGS perp. oto!

pa Loughests a aati

's language’

hit the U.S. ‘last year has want ads, are counted as: as rhetoric — in British Col-

come to Canada too,
“There is no, question

that sales of the new cars are

definitely eating into the old
reliables,” Souch says.

“It looks like the family of the labor force and thus do when; his government was .

car, the bread-and-butter car

early i in January.

In a telephone interview
toria, Urban Transit Authority
Steve New said he .and

planner, ‘Don Boyd, will begin by

studying Castlegar and Areas

“The emphasis will be placed on
Castlegar and Areas I and J. That has. .

been identified as, the area of
need,” he said. ~
New said Castlegar. and

rounding areas have thegreatest pop-

ulation density within the

Kootenay and so have the most poten-

v

VANCQUVER (CP) *—
The Insurance Corp. of B.C.
had a message for. B.C.
motorists Friday, and it hurt
like a whiplash injury.

Open wallets and. purses
wide if you want to drive in
1981."

The Crown corporation,
citing rising accident and in-
jury costs plus spiralling in-
flation, announced an aver-
age.rate increase of 38 per

cent for basic automobile —

coverage in 1981.

Actual increases will
vary widely because of elim-
ination of age discrimination
through the Fundamental
Automobile Insurance Rates
(FAIR) program, which al-
lows every driver to start at
the same rate regardless of
past driving record. ‘

Seniors. and accident-
free drivers between 25 and
64 years old will be hardest
hit, while those under 25 —
traditionally, the worst driv.

members of the work force
and thus part of the un-°
employed.

But if they say no, they -
are not counted as members

not rank among the unem-

system:

ite Vic-
planner
another
Tand J.

service,” said New.

: tial for financially supporting a transit

New and Boyd will be speaking to
officials, planners, politicians, employ-
ers and heads of community groups to
learn how and when people travel now.

“We need to answer the question;

+ who would be riding a public transit ©

“We'll try to speak. to as many’:

umbia, we call it B.S.”
Barrett said the Loug-
heed government was quite
happy to‘export its natural
gas at, .Tidiculously low prices -

fii ee for “a realistic price”

‘ Import sales in 1979, -how-

_ Per cent and the

‘on separatism

rere
Se

dropped to 21 oe nip
26 per cent.

Industry spokesmen say
the trend towards smatler
cars is irreversible but, not.
alarming. ‘

Yves Landry, vice-presi:
dent and general manager ‘of
Chrysler Canada in Windsor,
said: “The small car is defin-
itely the car of the future but.
it won't happen overnight,

; “There is a place for
every segment of the market:
In-the West and some;jparts
of the Atlantic provinces, the
re car is still the: oe buy

year fell. to® about 989,000
from 998,000, the, share oc-
cupied by” small -imported
‘cars jumped to 20.9 per! cent
from 14.8.per cent: in, 1979. °

ever, were unusually low, .
due to higher prices because
of currency differences.

The total small-car seg-
ment of the market was 55.1
per cent in the 1980 model
year, up from 48.2 per cent
the previous year. The mid-
size segment, declined to 25
per cent from 28.7: per. cent
and the sharo. taken by
full-size arid luxury-cars- fell:

to 19.9 per cent fre 1. per
cent. ome Ts (8s
A similar trend is .ap-..
parent in industry; faye
ffom the U.S., to. etait
70 per cent of Caltatlia
production is shia na hiss
For the calendar
through’ October;"total U,

sales dropped to, 6,6. 1 d
cars from 7.2 million’ ifthe, ci eo nes a

KELOWNA (CP).— Cit
tical labor shortages In B.C,
are a result of some employ-
ers, not. “carrying their
weight,” says Labor Miniater -
Jack ‘Heinrich,

Heinrich told a. chamber
of “lunch: em:

CASTLEGAR NEWS, Noverniie; 16, 1980

Not doing its share

ploy up to 900: people, have
only 15 to 30 apprentices,
“Our problems do not
arise stick of quali.
fied cariditiates for appren-
ae
Mdeh

Beal le

‘ ployers must take on the

responsibility of training ap-
prentices to ensure future
labor, supplies. .

There's something
wrong, said Heinridh, when
major industries, that em-

i 4
onlya

_ CHURCHILL® Man (CP)
= - Super - - Arctic . tankers

same period last‘ yed? ahd’ want that kind®of Frey
import sales rose to : abou 2 we,-believe, that _

per cent from 28 per ce: will:still-be there for-the-for-
the market * sess ‘seeable future,” Whitbread

. ‘The total small-car, 4
ment climbed to mills ee per’ Gif Gaiutin accoust? for
cent from.44 per cent, while about two-thirds: of ‘sll “ha-

intermediates slipy About.” tional sales of ‘i

quipped with nuclear power
may only be a decade away,

», says Capt. Albert Piercey,

‘skipper of the Canadian ice
breaker Franklin.

Piercey said in an inter-
view aboard his. ship that
desighs of these : nuclear-

28. and full.sized cars, and Whit-
sears -bread said: “From where we
.., Sit today, we cannot say we
are going to have a’horren-
dous supply of mid or large
cars in dealers’ ‘showrooms
’ through’ the - winter . and
~spring” -
: Len Sanei, president of
thé Toronto ‘Automobile
Dealers Association and of

one percentage t 40.

during its ‘four-year term.

Oakland Lincoln Mercury

“By refusing to accept -Ltd., said he has-noticed one

‘+ forced the price’up from 32 ©

the ‘massive shrug that ot striking trend‘in large car
tawa.and Edmonton was giv- sales and that other Canadian
ing: to our hopelessly un- dealers, who met reeently at
realistic’. export - prices be- convention in Quebec City;
tween 1978 ‘and 1975,: we -have seen the same-thing.
“The man who tradition-
cents to $2.15 per thousand ally bought a top-end luxury
cubic feet,” he said. . car. is ‘still, buying,” “Sanci
“I have yet to hear said
Lougheed or ‘(current B.C. Family cars, large cars
Premier Bill) Bennett, come,
out and tell those who are’ selling. Family buyers are
flirting with ism that ©
welll, have ta,part.of that: in Tony pee publie;-res,,
Westexn, Canadai—.ag. pies lations spokesman for
bothtold- Quehecers, during;
their referendum. ‘his company sees mid-size
“Fm not,a centralist as cars as a growth segment,
my Tory.and Socred friends “Our market research
have branded me. I'm a. tells us people accustomed to
Canadian whohappenstolive big cars are more likely to
in B.C. and I won't allow any move down one size, rather
premier to attempt to make than jumping two sizes down
me feel shame for that view." to small cars,”.Fredo said,

in ‘the base models, are not 5

Canadain Oakville; Ont sald>

capped and the elderly. That can. be

followed up at a later date.”

study.

‘ The two planners hope, to use
studies already completed by . the
regional district or the province to
determine land use and activity pat-
terns. They will also do’some direct

“We'll be looking at the commun-

greatest sible.”

New said requirements for service
to the disabléd will be looked at but will
not be a major issue.

“We'll be indicating if there ‘is a
need for social services for the handi-

‘its sur-
central

ers in a province. whose
drivers are statistically the
worst in: Canada — will be
getting a-break." “

‘For example, consider
the $828 premium for a
two-year-old small car for
pleasure use only in the Van-
couver area with basic cov-
erage $500,000 third-party li-
ability, $200 deductible col-
lision’ and .$50 deductible
comprehensive.) © #

PENSIONERS HIT’ .

That will be a $186
increase for a pensioner over
1980 rates and a $96 increase
for the 25-64 driver with no
claims in the last three years. ‘
The under-25 driver who has.
had no claims in the last
three years faces a‘ $14
increase, while the under-25

»+ driver with-one or more acci-

dents can look forward to a
$138 reduction.

Bad drivers won't get
away ‘unscathed, though:

2 The, penalty, points pre-

as’ pos-

ity, at how streets and facilities are
a” "

After looking at Castlegar and

mium assessment i is being in-
ereased:by 80 per cent and
each actident in 1981 will cost
the driver $390 — a $90 in-
crease over the originally in-
tended $300 an accident.
Holmes rejected sugges-"
tions the FAIR program ‘is
solely responsible ‘for in-
creased rates.

The increases are nec-
essary, he said, to offset
rising claims.costs which one
year ago were running at
$900,000 a day and now are at
$1.2 million‘a day and which
will leave the corporation
with a $69-million deficit this
year. The deficit will be
wiped out by a Previous
surplus,

Holmes said federal fac-
tors have combined to push

area the planners will proceed to the
two other portions of regional district
to be studied.

Next to be tackled are Creston/
Salmo and Areas A, B, C and G, plus

believable increase in cost of
car parts, he said, particul-

arly because of the make-up:.

of new’ cars which are using

lighter, more expensive mat-

erial.
.- Cost of claims in the first
10 months of this year in-

creased 31 per cent, Holmes -

said. ICBC .had forecast a
16-per-cent increase.

Holmes «said ‘the new
rates are designed to give
ICBC a $4-million surplus at
the end of 1981.

The increase is. made up
of an average 31 per. cent
higher premiums for liability
insurance and. an average
48-per-cent increase in colli-
sion and comprehensive pre-
miums.

Despite: the’ fact hefty

d‘been

up claims costs; i cl in-
flation, ‘restryling* of ;.cars,

. court awards and driving,

skills,
COSTS INCREASE

~yhere, bag. been.an un-ii0)s.

for some tee Holmes said
he still expects motorists to
be shocked by Friday's an-
nowncement.

find them, (the pew

sete!

Areas E and F around Nelson, They
will conclude with Slocan Valley/Kaslo

and Areas D, H and K.

The planners will report to the -
regional board after each portion of the

district has been studied.

_ _ 1 "We'll be coming back to the.
regional board with .some
outline of cost and type of service
recommended,” said New. This could
be “conventional fixed-route bus’ ser-
vice or dial-a-ride, door-to-door.” .
Should a transit system be recom-
mended and approved regional district
would advertise for an operator.
“That operator might be a private
individual or company or it might be

rates) difficult to accept my-
self.”

The rates take effect
immediately to prevent peo-
ple from cancelling their
present coverage and buying
12 months of coverage at the
1980 rates, Motorists whose
insurance expires normally
between now and the end of
the year will still receive
1980 rates on renewal.

‘ SYSTEM CHANGED

Changes in penalty
points assessment involve
starting the penalty at five
points instead of six and
running to a maximum 25
points rather than the Pres:
ent 20.

Under the system, a
driver with 10, points now
pays $100.-The new penalty
adds 30-per-cent to that,
meaning 3 $180 added pre-
thium for a driver with 10
points, and an $815 penalty
for a driver with 25 points or
more, a.$416 increase...

drawing boards but may take
as long as.10 yearg to become

on the ~

ny i
brent 4n 1980, ng te
needed to fill-the province's
critical trade needs.

He called on employers
to provide more. opportuni-
ties, saying claims that costs,
unions and other conditions

to train apprentices

create barriers are just ex-
cuses,

Where barriers exist, he

said, the government will act

* to do something about them.

Heinrich said a $14.4-million

; wage assistance program be-

gan in September following

‘recommendations from a pro-

vincial apprenticeship board

to assist employers with

training costs. ‘

Through the program,

the government will pay up
to $2.60 an hour. .

Arctic fankers

decade

metres of ice in the Melville
Island area where major na-
tural gas-pools have been
found. -
“Only'a ship the‘size of
the super-tanker could pos-
.sibly get through it.’ There
would be no ice-breaker that
we know of now that could
possibly assist it.”

He and his officers agree
that'the super tankers could
not rely on diesel because’
there’ would not ;be enough
room left for cargo on a 3,200-
kilometre. run theo ice.

away? —

The Franklin shared
dock space this week with...
the Arctic, a newly designed
ice breaker and cargo ship
which arrived last Sunday to
load 24,500 tonnes of wheat

for Italy.
NEEDED
‘ Capt. David Deer, co-
skipper of the Arctic, said in
an interview that developing”
an arctic fleet would be an*
ideal way: for Canada to
establish itself in world ship. ;_
ping.
“We've certainly got the
expertise in. this field.”
His co-skipper, - Capt.

"Dennis. ; Scholfield, - agreed,

Tee bridge

saying. the Arctic’s perfor-
mance in recent ice trials
demonstrated that Canada is
far advance; in’ aretic, trans-
port.

Built. to rigid shipping

A major b
the Castlegar-Nelson. high:
way was

the ateel-and d con-
crete” bridge “has an 8.54-
metre anda 1.83-

afternoon when the new $4
million Taghum bridge was
opened to traffic. TOM
- The, bridge replaces. the.»
old, narrow structure’which ‘

. is destined for removal with:

ctions used to replace sev-.
eral old bridges across the“
Slocan River at Slocan Park,
Passmore and Vallican. -: .

a: Highways Minister, Alex. .

Frasershad hoped.toofficially --public school’ teache:

open the bridge but because -
of

‘metre’ sidewalk. ‘Its west
‘structure measures 299 ‘me-
trés in length while its east
structure is 4087: metres
long. .

Teachers settle

. VANCOUVER (CR) —
Eighteen, -Beitish,; Columbia
rai bar —
gaining units will have: their

and pre-legislative commit-
tee ‘preparatory work” for
the Dec. 4 opening of the
legislature this was not pos-
sible.

Crossing the Kootenay

River and the CP Rail tracks,

been received.
groups.”
general

service.”

established.

ICBC rate hike averages 38:

‘The current safe driver
discount, which ranged up to.
$2 per cent, will be applied to
all qualifying renewals in
1981. 3

A modification ‘to the
FAIR program involves busi-
ness and commercial rated
vehicles’ remaining on the
safe driving discount system.
Drivers of such vehicles
won't receive driver-accident
premiums.

Holmes said ICBC de-
cided it would be unfair to
charge a driver-accident pre-
mium to an employee who,
drives a company car.

He also reiterated past
criticisms of British Colum-
bians’ driving habits, saying
.there appears to be more ag-
gressiveness which leads to
more accidents.

In October, he said,
there was a’ record 45,496
accidents — an increase of
9,000 over the same month

lastygar-.

Ra Noe

the city or “regional district. That
option is open to the city or the ‘re-
gional district once some tenders have

“They could wait until “they see
what prices are like from private

New said when Trail was ‘setting
up for the 1976 restart of their public
transit they felt bids were too high “so
the city. now is operating the bus -

New said UTA,
by the legislature in 1978 to develop a
province-wide transit policy, will play a
continuing role in any transit system

decided by
binding arbitration.
Deadline for settlement
for the 79 bargaining units in
the province's 75 school dis-
tricts was Saturday. Thir-
teen districts have contracts
carrying over into 1981.

uses in

the Arctic, which
went into service two years
ago, was designed to operat

in the High Arctic indepen-
dent of ice breakers.

> During the trials, Deer
said 12 specialists studied the:
effects of ice presstre on the
‘ship. which’ had to plow
through ice three metres
deep. Some ice it encounter-
ed were ridges as thick as 11
metres,

‘= One:-of, the | specialists.

_~was from the. Melville ‘Ship?
ping Co. which is seeking to
able of carrying: liquid nat-
ural gas from the High Are-
tie,
These new super. tank-
ers would be at least twice
the length of the 21-metre-
long Arctic with 10 times its
engine power.

“January start for transit study:

‘ Work on the’ recently-approved -
regional transit study should begin

The UTA. owns all the buses in the

. province (the Unified Provincial Fleet)
and leases them to local operators...

New said this permits UTA to. buy.

large numbers, getting better

rices, and to use cent

and. maintenance facilities.

“Also once the service is started,
we provide ongoing planning services,”
said New.

‘The planning services must be

accepted if the municipality or district

which was created — wants

provin
'

Autogiaat * agents
fh the Ve

to take advantage of the

cost-sharing program offered whereby
UTA pays 65 to 75 per cent of the
operating deficits on behalf .of the).
cial government,

managed to cancel their old,

area found their’ ‘offices

packed wall to wall Friday as *

motorists sought to avoid the
stunning increase rate in-
creases by renewing their in-
surance at 1980 rates.
‘In the suburban Delta
Shoppers mall, the line at one
office began? in-<
afternoon and by ‘6 p.m.
stretched oufajde the build
ing and down ,the block:
“We issued every licence
plate decale we had and.still
had to turn away about 100

“ , people,” said one employee of

Atkinson and Terry.
“We were on our feet for
four hours straight.”

_ The insurance rush be-
gan in the early. afternoon
when motorists heard news
reports that their insurance

rates would be going up as”

much as 70 per cent at
midnight Friday.
The fortunate, ones who,

and renew it for
another year will have the
balance of their old premiums
refunded.
“It’s just not cricket,”
said one woman waiting in a
line. “I haven't had an acci- |
dent all year and I'm paying
about’S0 per. cent more.”
Another driver, May
Skelton, said she renewed
- her insurance Friday to avoid
paying a $96 increase in 1981,
“I was driving... when
I heard about the increases
on the radio so I just kept
right on driving to the first
insurance office I came to.”
The Federated Legisla-
tive. Council, an umbrella
group representing most se-
nior citizens groups in the
province, said it will draft a
resolution to the provincial
government opposing the
dropping .of the 25 per cent.
xa Aiscqunt, for; seniors... case