A4 March 13, 1968 r STABLISHED AUG. 7 LV, CAMPBELL ADVERTISING MAI sy aden ra sansanen OF THE A.C. PRESS COUNCIL INCORPORATING THE MID. WEEK AAIRROR PUBLISHED SEPT 12, 1978 AUG. 27, 1980 PUBLISHER AUG. 7, 1947.FEB. 15, 1979 PUBLISHER — Burt Campbell EDITOR — Ron Norman FOREMA’ CIRCULATION MANAGER — Heather Hadley TWICE WEEKLY MAY 4, 1980 — Gary Fleming educed by Conte News Ltd. of First-class affair The Husky World Downhill closes out its week-long stay this morning with the super giant slalom race on Granite Mountain And this afternoon the host of in- ternational women skiers who have graced our communities leave for another race on another mountain It is not without some sadness that we say goodbye to those 50 or So skiers. Now comes the cold splash of reality: the party's over But this is also a proud moment for area residents, for the hundreds of votunteers who worked countless hours to meticulously prepare for the event, and tor Red Mountain staff The Husky World Downhill was a first-class affair, in no small part because of the glorious sunshine that poured down on the skiers, the spectators and the course. In the afterglow of such a suc cesstul race, it doesn't really mat- ter whether or not the event at tracted hundreds of out-of-town spectators as had been an- ticipated. And it doesn't matter a Walking a Castlegar school board will bring down its 1988-89 budget tomorrow and just what it holds in store for Castlegar ratepayers is still unclear On the one hand, the board will receive $415,000 more trom the Provincial government than it got last year. But while Victoria gives with one hand, it takes away with the other. What that means is the Castle gar school district will not see all of that $415,000. The problem is the district's shrinking enrolment. This year the number of students in Castlegar schools tell by 67 from last year Fewer students means less money from the Ministry of Educa- tion, which bases its funding on the number of students in a district However, jyst because there are fewer students doesn't mean costs fall proportionately. Opera- whether Red Mountain will benefit on the world stage to take a place besides other famous ski resorts. Instead, what many in Castlegar can savor will be the wonderful banquet Wednesday night in the Community Complex and throngs of fans crushing around the skiers seeking auto- graphs. Whomever thought of ne idea Gas eru lot! And give orp tailgunner an eye test! Remember A fire of unknown origin des- troyed a goodly portion of the Castle Bakery on Sunday night. Smoke was noticed out of the building about 11:40 p.m. by Miss Masie Campbell and she immediately Notified Mr. Cliff Wanless, partner in the Bakery Co., and he turned in the firm alarm. *_ 6 * In May of 1947 a general meeting ofall the library representatives of local organizations was held at the request of Mr. C.K. Morison, Super- of Public C issi Vie- toria. It was his intention to assist in the establishment of a library in this village. He recommended the appoint. ment of five members. . On Tuesday night some 250 persons attended the Catholic Wo- men’s League St. Patrick Chicken and Spaghetti dinner and concert-in the C + ot each « unity — Castleg Rossland and Trail ndsting the skiers tor a day, was a genius. The concept brought the skiers down off the mountain and into each community where their presence was all the more viable Over the next few weeks and months, race organizers will have to take stock of how things went and guage the prospects of staging another World downhill event sometime in the future Just one'word of advice: This was the first time in 20 years Red Mountain played host to a World downhill event. Let's hope it isn't another 20 years betore the event returns tightrope ting costs such as busing, main- tenance and staffing remain pretty much the same. In fact, there is pressure on the board to increase programs and staffing. This week the Castlegar and District Teachers’ Association presented a list of its priorities, among them increased stafting. At the same time, the Castlegar Primary Teachers’ Association called on the board to provide a bridging year’ tor kindergarten students who have difficulties coping with Grade | studies Earlier, parent groups pushed for increased Russian Immersion classes and the introduction of a French Immersion program What is clear is that Castlegar school trustees have to walk a tightrope between providing adequate programs while holding the lid on taxes Just how well the board can do that will be known on Monday Ron Norman I call it the Americanization of Canada. Every day we are becoming more and more like the U.S. Historically, Canada’s ties with the U.S. — economic and cultural — have been a bit like a rudderless ship on the open sea. Depending on the issue and the general climate of “the times, we have drifted towards or away from the U.S But today we seem to be drawn closer and closer into the American scheme of things. I think it really started to become evident with Pierre Trudeau of all — the quin tessential Canadian. His Charter of Rights has made us more and more “court-driven”. Instead of decisions made in govern. ment by elected representatives, we have the courts of the land making the key decisions. The abortion law the Supreme Court of Canada struck down last month is a good example. And Premier Bill Vander Zalm’s attempt to form his own abortion policy is another. The provincial courts qua shed that bid The American way of life has long been governed by their courts and we seem to be following them down the very same path. And I fear free trade will accelerate that pace. When we all begin playing on a “level playing field”, I can’t help but think it will be the American playing field and not a Canadian field. The American economy is unique- ly market-driven. In the U.S., what is good for the market is good for the country. Canada, on the other hand, has a blend of market forces and govern- ment intervention. Recently, even our education system is becoming styled more and more along U.S. lines. Teachers can now form unions and negotiate not only salaries, but working con- ditions. Stanley Humphries secondary school principal Gordon Shead was one of those who saw the writing on the wall during the B.C, teachers’ work-to-rule campaign last year. The teachers initiated the instruc- tion-only campaign as a protest against the provincial government's new education bill. Shead said at the time that it could lead to extra-curricular activi- ties becoming one of ;the items on the bargaining table. He noted that U.S. teachers bargain extra-curricu- lar activities like coaching basket- ball and have for years. And sure enough, late last month the provincial government announ- ced changes to the regulations outlining teacher duties to include a whole list of extra-curricular items. “To the extent ‘that (teachers) have to do these or when is up for negotiations,” said Education Min- ister Tony Brummet. One more step down the road toa Canada shaped in the U.S. image. Letters to the Editor hall. . * . Monday and Tuesday at 7 and 9 p.m. Hedy Lamarr, Dennis O'Keefe, John Loder and Morris Carnovsky star Grad causes concern After reading the grad 88 infor. mation sheet that my. daughter brought home Friday I was greatly concerned. That's why I'm writing this letter. Attention grad parents! What's all this coming to? Only six grad guests are invited to the grad ceremonies. What about all the distant relatives or friends from north, south, east and west, or for that matter the ones that have to come 800 miles or more, who would like to see their niece or nephew graduate? What about the grandpar- ents? Six guests, indeed! Are they not to see them graduate because the number of guests is restricted? I really don't think it’s far to the grads. This is his or her day; they would like to have their friends and relatives partake in the ceremonies. Yes, 12 years of school is a long time. It means a lot to them. They want to Save Moyie first The S.S. Moyie, last of the colorful sternwheelers to ply the waters of the Kootenays, is rotting on the beach at Kaslo. This, despite promises by successive federal governments to undertake the expensive and urgently needed hull stabilization and restora. tion of her superstructure after the ship was declared a national historic site in 1978. Despite its small size and hard-hit economy, the local community has been told it must raise $175,000 if it is to receive sufficient federal matching funds to save the ship. The Kootenay Lake Historical Society's Moyie Preservation Fund, chaired by Kaslo's Isabel Butler, has collected nearly $40,000 so far, but it has taken a great deal of volunteer effort to get that far. Moreover, it is frustrating to watch the ship deter. iorate as the fundraising continues. It should not have been a surprise, then, that Mrs. Butler refused to accept her award from Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco at the “Celebration '88” ceremony held at the Kaslo Legion Feb. 27. She told him that she would not accept the ward until the federal government cofnes through with the $175,000 it has promised. Whatever one’s opinion of the federal govern. ment’s handling of the S.S. Moyie re. storation, it is clear that the message from Kaslo and the surrounding com munities is, “Save the Moyie first the awards can follow!” Donald Scarlett Kaslo Editor's note: Mr. Scarlett is a candidate for the federal NDP nomi- nation in Kootenay West Revelstoke. Costly lesson A couple weeks ago I was ex pensively informed there is no fishing below the Brilliant Bridge. This also ineludes the distance from the Brilliant Bridge to, and including, the mouth of the Kootenay River at the Columbia River. Just because I missed the fine print in the fishing regulations, you shouldn't. (No fishing Jan. 1 — April 30). Chris Nolan Castlegar share their happiness with everyone. What are parents with more than one children in the family going to do? The parents can come, the brother or sisters. But their only grandparents can't, come because they have six guests already. That's a bunch of non- sense. The Brilliant Cultural Centre hasn't got the seating capacity as that of the Community Complex. You're lucky if you can get 900 to 1,000 people in. There shouldn't be a restriction on the ceremonies because relatives and friends, from near and far, would like to come for that day. What is there to celebrate with the grads if they won't see them on stage, getting their dip- lomas and their scholarships? All this means a lot to grads. They would like to share the moment, not just with the six guests, but with everyone. E. Sicotte Castlegar Ed Conroy taught to help community Young Ed Conroy grew up in Castlegar in a hard-working family environment. He was taught to speak up if he thought things were not fair; taught t6 éohsider other people as well as his family; and taukght to do what he could to help in his community. Ed's background led him into union involve- ment and school board trusteeship: good qualifications for any community- minded person. I think Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco has to justify postal scabs being employed during a legal strike and using my tax money to do it. This attitude alone turns the working place into a battleground — another saga in Canada Post labor relations. Where decisions such as this are made, who is then really re- sponsible for trouble? Legislation has been passed since the 1930s to remove confrontation from the workplace. Why are charges being laid against Ed — a local high-profile school board representative — and then, only at the end of the time limit? (And not at the time of the strike?) I support Ed Conroy as a good, moral citizen in doing the things to help his community. It is going to take most of us supporting the Ed Conroys to get things back to basically fair treatment for all citizens. Mex McMullen Castlegar Clearing.away the Star Wars clouds Most people are concerned about the possibility of accidental or intended nuclear disaster but few seriously investigate why we are in such a dangerous situation and what can be done about it. It's frustrating and confusing trying to make sense of the media, but did you know they often complicate issues by bringing wrong or misleading information to your attention at the expense of the truth? Star Wars is a typical example of an issue where underlying truth is lost beneath a dark cloud of wrong, twisted and irrelevant information. It is also an issue that can have the greatest positive effect on our fragile nuclear situation. Enter the cloud: e It will cost trillions right? Wrong, $30 to $60 billion total could provide complete nuclear defence. That's two per cent of the U.S. military budget per year over five years. e It’s all futuristic lasers and can't be done, right? Wrong. Simple low technology, non-nuclear systems could have been protecting North America years ago if there was a will. e It will cause a new escalation in the arms race, right? Wrong again. These systems would be useless offensively and be useful only against nuclear attack or an accidental launch by any country. Mutual Assured Defense is a real possibility! This should be exciting news for anyone opposing nuclear weapons. They would be totally obsolete. Sav. ings from scrapping missiles could more than pay for the system. Not long ago I thought Star Wars was just another military-industrial complex mechanism to milk more megabucks. Now, I favor deploying the type of defence mentioned. It is the most logical and practical means of achieving substantial disarmament while creating security and long: — peace in this time of in Dish d Lady. “Men worshipped, cursed, hated and loved her.” 25 YEARS AGO From the March 14, 1963 jar News Castlegar council started the wheels moving at its meeting last week to set up a suitable project to com- memorate Canada’s centennial which is being celebrated in 1967. . 8 « Castlegar council moved unani mously at its meeting last week to present “a new sewer bylaw refer- endum as soon as possible” with i ion given to reducing the residential connection charges by ab- sorbing a portion of these charges from general revenue. ._ 28 « A meeting to consider setting up a volunteer fire department to serve the Robson area was held Sunday evening in the Robson Community Hall. A steering committee, under Jim Leamy, was set up to probe the prob- lems of forming an improvement dis- trict in order to set up the volunteer fire department under the district. * The Soroptimist Club of Castlegar- Kinnaird-Robson has been engaged in its 1963 search for this community's best young citizen, in conjunction with the annual Soroptimist Foundation Citizenship Award. This week it announced the name, of Joanne Bernick of Kinnaird as its official nominee. 15 YEARS AGO From the March 22, 1973 Castlegar News A six-month Columbia River-bot- tom study carried out by Celgar at the request of the Pollution Control Branch has indicated “a healthy river bottom condition.” This was disclosed last Friday by Celgar's vice-president of interior pulp operations, Orjan Burchardt, in re- sponding to charges by the vice-presi dent of the West Kootenay Outdoors- man’s Association that the company is “poisoning” the river. * 2 6 School District No. 9 has made an application for 190 acres of crown land Communist domination worldwide. I learned a great deal at a con ference on freedom in Montana and puchased videotapes of the forums. . You have a rare opportunity to examine the unseen side of the coin on this subject by seeing a repeat broadcast of “To Deploy or Not to Deploy” on Channel 10 March 23, 25, and 27 at 5:30 p.m., 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. respectively. I welcome any questions before or comments after you see it, and am willing to lend my tapes of this and other forums. Vincent Joseph Trail Alcohol program applauded Re: Alcoholism program. Congratulations to those of the USSC responsible for arranging the program held in Grand Forks and Castlegar. It was an extremely pol- ished presentation and generally scientifically sound. I was pleased to see such an interest. It is through educational programs like these that we can learn that alcohol and drug dependency are diseases, that there is effective treatment, and that earlier intervention and treatment improves the outcome. Jon VanViiet, MD Castlegar on which to an outdoor study area. * 8 « The provincial government is cur- rently negotiating with Canadian Cell- ulose Co. to purchase Celgar. This was confirmed Monday in a telephone interview with Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy. . . There will be no extension of operating hours for the Castlegar Ferry as requested by the Town of Castlegar in January. 5 YEARS AGO From the March 9, 1983 Castlegar News Tuesday's decision by the United States Commerce Department not to impose any major import penalties on softwood lumber products from Canada was more than just a relief to BC Timber Celgar lumber division mana- ger Al Thornton. It was a lifesaver. . * First City Investments Ltd. Tues- day unveiled to Castlegar council its latest proposal for a mall development in the 1500 Block Columbia Ave. The new mall is essentially the same as the Vancouver firm's earlier mall, except that a separate 5,000- square-foot building located adjacent to the mall and fronting on Columbia Ave. was eliminated from the plan. *_ * «© West Kootenay Power and Light Co. has been granted less than half the rate increase it asked for in its submission to the B.C. Utilities Com- mission last month. * 8 The provincial Environmental Ap- peal Board has granted BC Timber's Celgar pulp mill a three-year extension on its present pollution control permit. a RRR AE Fe EE MM Re we meee ‘< News as March 13, 1988 Press OTTAWA — It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it, Four MPs and two senators recently trudged off to tropical St. Lucia for a seminar on parliamentary practice. : They missed a chunk of the prime skiing season, being away Feb. 13-21, and only now, with the memory of the scent of suntan oil driven from anguished souls and the white sand emptied from their sneakers, has their account of the visit been published. On the first day, writes Lloyd Crouse, the Nova Scotia Conservative MP who led the delegation, the Canadians were taken to a water development project. “The delegates were taken to the site where the dam will ly located, although the steep and slippery path to the summit of the escarpment caused a few tumbles in the mud,” he wrote. St. Lucian politicans were told about the effective- ness of our Parliament. Liberal MP Robert Kaplan, who the report says “stepped into the breach” when NDP MP Margaret Mitchell was ill, “gave an account of the basic tactics of an opposition, underlining the well-known dictum that the job of an opposition is to oppose.” St. Lucia’s current parliamentary system dates back to only 1967. The all-party delegation heard that women politicans there feel they still face “strong male prejudice Capital Notebook and that many men did not believe. that women had a place in public life. Some women politicians had even been the victims of violence.” In submitting his report to the Commons, Crouse noted that the sessions “were well-attended, the discussions were frank and the questions were pene- trating.” In particular, opposition politicians seemed to believe that “their insight into the Canadian system would equip them with the means to become- more effective.” No doubt, MPs will wish to monitor the situation in coming years. If only the demands of such all-expenses- paid work wouldn't interfere with their enjoyment of the Canadian winter. NO TANKS, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said. During his recent visit to the Canadian Forces Base in Lahr, West Germany, Mulroney was told he'd be riding in a-tank — perhaps even driving it — as part of his tour. Fabulous photo opportunity. Just the sort of stuff to warm the hearts of the boys back home. Too cold, a Mulroney aide told the organizers. Mulroney later got all dressed up in tank overalls, with no place to go. RETIRING GUIDER . . . Roberta Zurek, (centre) who is retiring as district commissioner for Castlegar-Robson District, was given a surprise luncheon this week at the Hi Arrow Arms. Area Commissioner Merle Mac- Donald (left) presented Zurek with a 10-year service Mt van! bar and blue “thanks” pin for her outstanding con- tribution to Guiding. District guides presented her with a wooden bowl. Zurek, who Was district com- missioner from 1982-1988, will be replaced by Frances Ritson (right). Riis presents ECA petition enjoyed by Americans. It asked the federal govern- ment to pass a law requiring sented a petition in majority Canadian owner- House of Commons Feb. 24 ship of hydroelectric facili- on behalf of the Electric Con-_ ties. sumers Association decrying the, sale of West Kootenay Power and Light Co. to comparable to the legislation U.S.-based UtiliCorp United in the U.S.A. which express- Ine. ly prohibits outright pur- The petition, signed by chase of hydroelectric gen- 8,673 consumers, requested erators, dams and _trans- that Canadian sovereignty be given protection equal to that By CasNews Staff NDP MP Nelson (Kamloops-Shuswap) “These laws would who are not American citi- “T'll keep them for the next time,” M the troops. BRACE YOURSELF: Newfoundland Liberal MP Bill Rompkey is about to try to be funny. Clearly not favoring the imminent introduction of double daylight time in Labrador — which will make that region's time up to two hours different from that of its neighbors to the south — Rompkey has been gathering signatures on a petition that bears no small number of puns. Preceded by the usual “whereases,” Rompkey notes that the government of Newfoundland and Labrador will ring in double daylight saving time; that the people of Labrador are ticked off; there is cause for alarm; the only daylight to be saved is that between the ears of provincial ministers; the people of Labrador are wound up to clean the clocks of the government and the people need to take a timely measure. Rompkey says you can write for a copy of the petition. As an inducement, he notes there's no postage required. YOU MAY CALL people a lot of things in the Commons, but “liar” is not one of them. Liberal MP Jean-Claude Malepart has found a way to accommodate such feelings — say it, say you didn’t mean to say it, say you think it. He took on Industry Minister Robert de Cotret in the Commons recently on federal development at the Old Port in Montreal and wasn’t getting the answer he wanted. “Liar,” Malepart shouted. Foul, de Cotret cried. Right you are, Commons Speaker John Fraser agreed with the minister. To his feet the burly, beefy Malepart rose following the daily question period with a new twist on a recant. “I can understand that the truth would hurt the minister,” the Montreal-Sainte-Marie MP declared. Out of respect for the House, he said he was withdrawing his remarks. “But I maintain what I think because I know that I was right.” y assured ea MORE LETTERS Brisco helped with pension avail. That's when I con- tacted Mr. Brisco! Within a reasonable period of time, he had solved my problem. I am delighted! 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