veneer ee

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BUD GODDERIS

Most of Bud Godderis’ life
has been spent in the Kootenay
area of B.C, He graduated from
Rossland High School and at-
tended Notre Dame College in
Nelson during: its pioneer
stages; after’ which he was

principal of Immaculata High
School in ‘Kelowna for some
years,

Since ‘returning to the
Kootenays, he has been heavily
involved in working towards
the establishment of a com-
munity TV channel and greater
accessibility for ordinary
people to the media, He is
presently employed as‘a child
care worker,

His reason for entering
into civic politics at this time is
quite simple:

“The people who live here’
are important, The completion
of the new highway between
Castlegar and Salmois a sign of
the future development which
is to take place here; a develop-
ment that will result in our
living up to our name as the
“Crossroads of the Kootenays”.

“It is not a time for helter-
skelter planning. Important ‘de-
cisions have to be made. ‘The
people of Castlegar and district
need to be given full informa-
tion as to the possible alterna-
tives open to them and they
have to be givefi a voice in the
decision-making process so that
their quality of life is assured,

“in this context, maximum
self-reliance, local control and
autonomy by the people is
essential.”..

.As 8 person who. has

eerie nt

“is not satisfied that our

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present world is what it should»

“There can be no question
that the inequality that exists
on the international level is
unacceptable, The same in-
equality exists, it is, only a
question of degree, on the
national, provincial, and local
levels,”

He is committed to créat-
ive and constructive change of
the structures which contribute
to that inequality.

He believes those who
enter into political life ought to
be accountable and responsible
to the people they represent
and not the other way around.
“Individuals cannot do anything
to bring about the necessary
changes without the involve-
ment and support of the people
they seek to represent. Change
only occurs when people work
together to bring about that

Specifically, he is commit.
ted to work for the following:

e There is a need for the
establishment of a stable em-
ployment base for the people
who live here, Bigger is not
necessarily better. The de-
velopment. of. diversified in-
dustry with more local involve-
ment in the processing of our
resources makes more sense
than “boom atid bust” develop-
ment,

In this connection, recent
events in Thompson, Man. and
Sudbury, Ont., with the sudden
laying-off of working people by
Inco Corporation, are an omi-
nous threat to workirig people
here whose lives are similarly.
dependent on large scale in-
dustry.

eThere has been much
talk but little action about the
establishment of an integrated
water system for the Central
Kootenay region. He would like:
to see that trend reversed,
without Castlegar residents
having to pay higher taxes.

eWhat agricultural lind
we have must: be clearly
designated and. preserved as
such, This land is an

Five Candidates for Three Seats

DAVE FERGUSON
When asked why he de-

- elded to run for re-election as ,

an alderman Dave Ferguson
stated: A
“T held off making any kind *
of a commitment until I was
sure, within myself, that I was
Teady to carry the heavy load
which will be imposed on any
alderman during the coming
two years.

“For a number. of reasons,
it will require someone with a
lot of; dedication; time and
perseverance to carry ‘the res-
ponsibilities which will be im-
posed on the incoming mem-
bers of council. I-believe I have
the time and the ~ qualities
required for the job." -

Every citizen within the
city ‘is well aware of our
problem regarding the water
shortage and the difficulties
experienced to date in obtain-
ing an adequate supply. This -
has been fully documented and
reported to date and there is no
réason ‘to .re-hash:'what has
gone: on up to now. T Bélieve
that’ there is’ an awful lot: of.
hard work and bargaining to be
carried out before’ we ‘get a

: plentiful supply of good water.

‘There’ are some. pressure
groups who are now pushing
for'a frontal confrontation with
CanCel, B.C. Hydro and :the
of muni-

resource for ‘our present and
future development.
eInvestigation into the
possibility. of providing, an
adequate transportation sys-
tem for Castlegar residents is;
necessary. This is a special
need for senior-citizeitiM e
“These itters, Sure,
are not solely in the hands of
municipal government but
there is no better place to begin

* than at home.”

In summation, Bud God-
deris is especially committed to
work for working people, the,
unemployed and those unable’
to work.

helps you find
exactly
what sat need.

‘tnaybe

cipal affai

. My*answer to
them is né

jyto attack until all

avenues ‘and -qll bases have ©

been covered and.explored,, A
little bit of tolerance and under-
standing buys _a lot ‘more

cooperatio’ and assistance than

tion,
will admit,
ere ris a point. nh
sweetness and light is not
enough and other tactics must
be employed. ~
Although we have been a
city for a number of years now,
there are still those who cannot
forget that we were once
divided into two separate
towns by'the railway tracks on
7th/Columbia Avenues. [live in
the south end of town and work

abase
me But,

“inthe north’ end and. believe
..that-we do have one city.

During the past two years

At key points in history,
ey points in Kistory

IT have \had..the -pleasure of

--representing, and dealing with

problems from both sides of thie™”

track, believing that I was

serving all the citizens of:

Castlegar. I shall continue todo. |

80 if re-elected and will keep on
promoting a City of Castlegar.

I would like to point out to.

every taxpayer in our city that
we are now coming under a new
assessment act. Our city has
‘recently been: re-assessed re-
garding .property and land
values. This could mean quite a
few changes in our taxes in
1978 ‘and the years to come,

T have been a member of
the finance committee and have
worked with that committee in
1977: to ‘keep: our tax load
acceptable to all of us. I must
admit that dodging an issue is
not my long suit and, therefore,
I must put all taxpayers in the
city on notice that there is just
no way our taxes will not
increase. But, I believe with
sound management and close
scrutiny, any increase can be
kept to a minimum.

There are so many major
expenditures, pending which
can only force up the mill rate
you and I pay’ that without a
common sense influence, which
I know I can apply, our tax load
on the ordinary home owner
could soon become unbearable.
Return me to office and I will
continue to give my backing to
restraints in municipal spend-
ing over the next two years.

As I have stated before, I
live in one end and work in
another end of our city. I would
. like to assure one and all that I

: do not represent any one
faction of the city or any
pressure group, nor do I have
any axe to grind in seeking
re-election:. +

.. If may, I would caution
“vethe voters of our city that I do
t believe there is room on our
city couinell for representatives
of pélitical ; jparties, factions,
groups:.‘or”* ‘self-interest | indi-
viduals. Any member sitting in
our city chambers should repre-
sent all our citizens and have
only their interests at heart.
There is a great potential
for the future of our city. With

and Salmo to become completed
in 1978 and other developments
«which I do not believe are too
ir off, Castlegar, ean qaly
welopsand i

In order for to go!
route we require competent
and- responsible individuals on
our council. I say I am one of
those and I ‘offer to ‘you, the
voters of Castlegar, my time,
experience, training and know-
how to guide us over the next.
two years.

Believe in me and vote for
me, David Ferguson, for alder-
man on Nov. 19.”

Mr. Ferguson and his wife,
Lois, live at 1912 - 4th Ave. 8.
Me) They have one son, David, who

is a captain in the Canadian
Forces:.in New Brunswick.
David Jr.” ia married. to the
former Eileen~-Wishloff of

ne Castlegar and they ‘have: two

d’s even-"

ity’s

ized by the a ae ofa unique

individual whose influence and char- to be found in the

acter far exceeded human capacity.
Such have been the Frophels >

Moses, Buddha, Christ,
mad, and in the last cen

‘Bahé’u'llh, Prophet-Founder of
the Bahé‘f Faith. Through them
God has directed the course of
human develop and

tual arrival at cn age of maturity is
acred Seri ures
of all the world’s religions.
New Jerusalem”, “The Kingd ai of
[uham- God”, and the “Garden of Allah”
tury, all refer to the same God-given
promise when after a period of un-
paralled conflict and suffering,
mankind will complete it its transi-
tion from adol

Fis purpose for man.

revelations have impelled

mankind

through successive stages
of spiritual and moral evolution in
mich the same way as an individ-
ual passes through infancy, child-

and enter an age of justice and peace.”

Through the Revelation of
Bahé’u'liah, God has set in' motion;
those forces through which man-
kind will ultimately attain maturity.
The promise has been kept.

The Baha’i Faith

/ ———— —_ —_ —-A Promise Kept.
The right and duty of the individual to investigate truth for himself is a basic principle of
er informati

the Bahé'l Faith. For

ion, please write:

Box 9323, Casilegar, VIN 3H4 or feel freeto phone usat 385-9773 & 365-9230

NAME

ADDRESS

‘CITY:

Sons;

Mr. Ferguson is’ the ‘ac,

countant with Mitchell Supply
Ltd, a member and past
.president of the Kiwanis Club
of Castlegar and a member of

the new highway between us,

JACKSON J. CHERNOFF

Candidates Seek Two-Year Terms on:City Council,

© must Ynerelise"éar our lax

says. "Yes, that sounds simple
enough if you say it quickly.
However, there are options ;
open to us to broaden tliat all-

E important base:

(1) We must entice second.

‘\ ary industry into our area. In*
. the immediate future. the

/)

‘warehousing-distribution sec:
tor looks most promising, as we
are presently In a position to
accommodate, this sector of
industry without Sost to the
taxpayer,

_ sThe added plus in iis area
is with the completion of‘ the
highway between “Castlegar
and Salmo scheduled for; late -
1978, ‘which will’ truly: jnake

toad of the: ‘Kootenay’
Cc

A former city Nd
Jack Chernoff, is seeking elec-
tion for the two-year alderman-
ic position. Mr. Chernoff offers
experience and a lively interest
in public affairs in representing
the citizens of Castlegar on city
council.

“The procurement of a
main water supply for our
community .has been’ talked
about for-almost two decades.
However, to this date, we have
seen no physical results to that
end. Our history indicates that
ifsentor governments are prop-

erly persued with some ghusto, "

they generally come through
with the necessary assistance.”

Mr. Chernoff stated that if
elected on Nov. 19th he will
provide a rejuvenating in-
fluence with much ghusto and
more. “But let us be honest
with ourselves, the real cata-
lyst lies with all of us. If we pull
together, we could move moun-
tains, not only achieve a major
water system.”

“We must be: heard’ in
Victoria and Ottawa. It is easy.
to say ‘no’ to one member of the
opposition party and very diffi-
cult to say ‘no’ to 6,000 or 7,000
voters by ahy government.
Therefore, ladies and gentle-
‘men of the City of Castlegar
and the surrounding area, I
urge you to: get involved, be
heard. Let us use our biggest
clout to achieve a very impor-
tant commodity.”’

Mr. Chernoff is of the
opinion that- our taxes are
escalating far, too quickly for a

ize and. that they

incomes and ‘the effect higher

“taxes have on them.
“In order to curb taxes we

Grand Forks
Is Given
Court Writ.

Mayor Yasushi Sugimoto
has confirmed the City of Grand
Forks has now been served
‘with a writ .in connection with
the Supreme Court action ini-
tiated by the solicitor of Grand

Forks restauranteur Bill Gian- ©

nikos.
Giannikos is seeking a

court decision that: an agree-"

ment he entered into with city
representatives this summer is
still binding on the city; that he
is entitled to obtain a building
permit to expand his premises;

the Castlegar'and District Golf ~~ that he is entitled for damages

“Club.
Quality
_ Commercial
Printing
is always
available
at the

CASTLEGAR NEWS.

‘from, the city for breach of
contract;.and costs of the court
action.

Giannikos’ is’ “taking legal
proceedings to try to force the
city to live up to the agreement,
signed.by the city clerk and
acting mayor, which -sets out

conditions under which Gian- *,
nikos - could be allowed“ to.

construct an addition onto: his

growth ‘must be continued
without any hindrance from .
moratoriums or other factions,
as this is an important source of

Fevenue.,For example, a new |

home coming on line in 1978
valued at $50,000 will generate
$757 in ‘taxes; a $70,000 home
will ‘generate $1,06:

‘ As our population grows,

‘our business sector expands to
‘meet the. demands, thereby
: creating additional tax dollars

hich we vitally require.”
Mr. Chernoff makes no
promises but, if elected, he will
explore every possible avenue
to increase our tax base and
expedite each source. Castlegar
offers a tremendous potential in

3 many, areas and these poten-

tials should be developed.
He is of the opinion that we

must. continue to improve all

our services to further benefit
our citizeps. Some of City Hall's
policies ghould be changed in

Paul Kupler at Denver was
awarded $45 after persuading a
small claims court judge that
hig bank owed him money for
the time he spent straightening
out a bank error.

» Kuper's problems * arose
when he o deposited $1,843 in his
bank account. The bank record-
ed ‘the deposit, as $18.43.
Several. phone calls and’ over-
-draft: notices “later, . Kupler
finally got credit for his denosit,

“But Kupler figured ‘he was
owed something for the time

lost ' from’ work. Small-claims’. +
judge Theodore: Soja agreed. -
He ordered the United Bank of
Denyer,to pay Kupler for three’

hours at 8 an a Ber. 4

ty you're

‘NEW IN TOWN
y and don 't Rridw
_ which vs way to turn,

request your support to gain a
position on the city council.
Last January, I maintained
a fairly single-minded campaign
based‘ on our critical’ water
shortage. It’ was’ this "issue
which caused me:to stand {¢

better usage of our
tive staffs, whereby eliminating
much of the red tape on many

general requests.
Mr. Chérnoff is employed
Department of

wife Bev,-and, gon, Jason.
He solicits your supportiat
the polls. Elect Jackson J.

i
%

‘Dogs Running Big Game.

Owners of dogs take notice that from December
Agr to March 31, eae int in the area of Region

F Constable, wii without’

any
Mabitity may destroy any og found runnteg at:
large and harassing blg game.

Signed

D. J. Robinson:

Acting Director = ris

Fish and Wildlife Branch, :
i q
x

{__ issue is how very popular, you_
= may .remember : that, in the.
beginning I: was the only one
who considered it to be a major
issue. .
% ee predicted ‘many problem
water,” long
before it was fashionable to'do
so. Many people felt then that I
was carried away. with the

been too mild.
Some ‘people felt that. 1
should have spent more time on

only knows; ‘we have. enough.
My feeling with ‘this is that if
you'are'in an accident in which
you break your right arm and-
cut your left, you would have a
tendency to ignore the cut to

For Each $4 Sole

Chernoff for city alder:

wns
pak

eitaun And
inet fonney

todo ban
an od Nive anal

cup. SHOPPING ONLY ~

Backgammon game
Beat Santa at his own game! Give this com- .
plete. ‘backgammon game 40. aloiding boards

building that would sit over,a |.

major city water main.

But council has since nulli-

fied the agreement, on grounds
it was precipitated without the
knowledge or consent of coun:
cil.

ELECT

«Area J

“In Your Children

George .
Anutooshkin

School -
Trustee

ond Your School

[ANUTOOSHKIN, George | x]

k
Foes es
finclive ott wrap.

SALE 1.49

‘You shout
a those cnnatmas
inch by 900

t
1 look wrapped in this oe

ntape
for
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For’ holiday: dinners, or .g
ethers. a pertectt va variety |

Ave soil. 19.

> Av program to provide a
ie of revenue for British
. Columbia school projects while
‘increasing’ the: circulation ® of.
Beautiful British’ Columbia
narra was ‘announced  re-

Vintage Paving”
Company Utd.

Fai Free, Estimates
Hl Dennis or’:

other probléms ‘and, Heaven «

injury. 3). ctp
‘It ts the sanie-with our
water problem. With ‘such ‘a

‘serious’ situation in front of us,

what elue do wo need to w
about?, bait

i Lait’ summer our fire pro-’ \
tection’ ‘was. below; minimum |”

restricted—a water. "problem
ho light industrial development
took place—a ‘water problem;

‘due eS the last situation listed,
“no. break in’ our’ ineredible

“1 don't’ wish to have it
thought that I don't care about *
anything élse and that I intend
to, reat; upon obtaining’
tion to:the wat ‘prol
just’ that this ‘problem is so
serious ‘as’ to preclude any
length expansion - on ‘other

lems at this time,

‘Just as the water issue

‘ou will
i heal much about it pyon

| Although the water other >candidates. “Please. re-

-mneotiie: © often appearing be-.

+ fore council regarding different.‘

issued, Ihave also been on local

*padio. with: editorial’ comments

on. subjects of. public interest..
Thave lived in other towns ©

_ where problems
problem, but as'it came to pass
during the last year, T may have r

i hi
Water rationing, increased un-
employment, and eyén higher

future problems. The. fine’ to.
act is now, ::;

2 On'election day, Nov.
support me in my effort to end.“
these problems. Vote dim Gouk ©
for Alderman.

School Projects Get $1

are invited to sell ‘aubstriptions

4 to the magazine and for each $4

subscription: sold,’ the school :
will retain; $1 for any. desi
nated school project;

band" auxiliaries and otter

British’ Columbia ‘to as. many

people.as possible and what

better, way

own \magazine, \ )
as being one of the

recognized
* finest of its kind in the world.”

‘The ‘minister. said “that -

: more than’a million'copies of

‘the magazine are sold ‘annually

and it was her aim to double the. -
ti

. to influence ‘council to improve ,
‘numerous things tha

great concern’ to me
The fight for contro} of the
garbage dimp was firially won,

» A Veat amount of work has:
been accomplished with regard ~

to our.,water supply, and the
fight still continues to

vin
the Water Rights Branch and :

Minister: of Municipal ‘Affairs,
_ of our desperate summer need.
Our, city council’ meétings

are more.open'than they have

ever been, and it would be my
tank to see that they reuiain so.
We? still 'need, 4° light

~ industrial park which

at of priorities,

vice, and this can become a fact
if vigorously pursued.

In the area of ppblic health, .

we badly need denfal ere

‘available without any extra
‘cost to the taxpayer, if council
‘support is givenito requests ‘by
the Union’ Boafd of Health in
2 this area of, ‘thelr responsibility.

“The fact fhat council has
+ elected: to spread over four.
“years inevitable tax increases
caused by the ‘re-evaluation by
th ent Author-

ity, does not mean that council’
has done all it can:

Great, has to be taken

when; iplanning and. preparing
the next. t get, to ease; the

still. elfictently

derbank was
d and lived many
ntral and West
to coming to
Canada ang Castlegar in Bad
He beca dian citizen:

aoe

He yas nha years Disiiet
ioner: of : Boy

Ger is past oer ane of the By C $
He

‘oundation. He has been
in):many — community
tions and projects and

mei clal Sliver

: formation kits and order
forms are going. out to. 1,808: G
setools. in the province and the :

21: has

poi
must prepare for: the
-sightedniess

‘npdeat growth,

e e plague, tnkquely Cana in
terials,

dian in. design and ‘mat

was fashioned in different parts
of Canada by akilled artisans, Tt
is in the'thape of a maple leaf, .
‘the emblzm of Canada, |

5!) It Incorporates the official
\ ibadge’of: ihe ‘Baral Cana ‘Canadian ®
wi

‘The maple leaf ts moxinted
‘on a’ base: of ‘solid bird's-eye
maple, a alstinetive Canadian

The Royal Canadian Le-
gion has ‘over .a° half.

Construction of. tNalaop Arts Foci Prepon

A board ‘of directors has i

been named’ for the newly-
formed Arrow Lakes. Cultural

_ Society...

The board includes a pub-

lisher,. a bank’ manager, hot .

springs. manager, lawyer,
school ‘teachers, assistant. 'ad-

*. ministrator, assistant publish-

potter, housewives and
artisan

‘At the annual meeting held
on Wednesday, the 31 society
members chose Doug .Baxter,
Bev Baxter, Bert Gardner,
Hildegard Wells, Desi Kantrim,
‘Ann Stanley, Wayne McAlpine,
Denis Stanley,: Don Cunning:

ham, and John Stowell as the

new board of directors,
A lot. of enthusiasm was

- shown at the meeting under the

direction of interim chairman
Doug Baxter, for the: proposal .
to build a facility for the arts in
Nakusp. f
Baxter told the group of:

the plans: for ‘an: intimate <>

theatre, street ‘level gallery,

3 ‘Meeting rooms, ete.

attendance and told. 'the as-.

sembly they “had hopes ot aE

‘Stuck With
‘Slow Growth

For 5 Years.’

Canada will be stuck in the
tracks ‘of ‘its- current slow
growth for the next five years,

~; the Economic Council of Canada |

predicted’ last week. °*- ‘
* Continuing high unemploy-

i ment and’ persistent inflation
will be the result, i

“The tcouncil,* an’ indepen-
‘dent panel of economists, btisi-

“ness ‘executives'and educators

financed by. the federal govern-

: ment,‘recommends four coun-

termeasures in its 14th annual

"review ‘of Canadian economic’

policy.

~ But it ‘also concludes that
+ drastic long-term changes must

be made if Canada is to
Tecapture econoinic strength or.
‘reduce: xisting unemployment

‘The recommendations:”
: ‘ederal’ and: provincial
governments cut. personal

< taxes. by a ‘national total ‘of $2
* billion more than the reductions

now ‘available through : tax
indexin
eThe péovinces aduée

‘sales: taxes by.-at ‘least one
“percentage point. ae
The *: Bank®: of Canada:
“continue to closely. control the
“money supply, cutting interest’
rates: only. if: inflation: rates:

‘declines...

e The federal government’
form an advisory body to deter-
mine long-term © strategy .,to®

shore. up ‘the weakening eC0- ;

nomic’ structure. ~

i Te putlook for, the naa
is’ for,

persistent’ in- .

flation, high Unemployment and -

very. large current (account, 9}:

deficits,” the report says.:;

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via Sout Travel:

yea,” pimp be man tt 18, not a
yoga, b laphys!
o . Tout sclera Wile

building their own bolag and

groups at this time,

tary, Kinsmen," Lions
and other clubs have shown an‘.
interest in a

a sharing a railiey with other ‘ facili

ibolizes | its

million
members in its 1,800’ branches’:
Canada. ..

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