Conner April 11, 1990 ee a ae Over 250,000 in B.C. vote against the GST _ TELEPHONE 365-5210 VANCOUVER (CP) — More than 250,000 people in British Columbia voted against the proposed federal goods and services tax during the weekend. “We're very surprised and overh- welmed,"’ said Angela Schira, a spokesman for the Campaign for Fair Taxes. “I think the government is going to have to listen. We've got a national vote and it’s up to 2 million and that definitely is not a finished vote yet. Two million people actually made it to some booth."” A total of 251,846 votes against the proposed seven per cent tax had been counted by Monday evening, Schira said. The B.C. protest organized by the Campaign for Fair Taxes, part of the Pro-Canada Network, asked people to mark ‘‘no”’ on a ballot opposing the tax, There was only one choice. Polling stations were set up at malls, liquor stores, churches and transit stations during the weekend. The committee was not allowed to set up at four Vancouver-area shop- ping centres, Schira said, and this up- set some people who went to the malls to vote. “They were very angered because they went there looking for us,”” she said. Opinion polls already indicated 80 per cent of Canadians oppose the fax. It is expected to get final Commons approval this week, although it could be stalled in the Liberal-dominated Senate. Meech meeting planned Getty says EDMONTON (CP) — The western premiers will hold a special meeting within two weeks to consider ways to restart the Meech Lake constitutional talks, says Alberta Premier Don Get- ty. Getty told the legislature he is not optimistic the constitutional accord can be saved. “It’s not going to be easy and it doesn’t look good,’’ he said. A committee on Meech Lake for- med~by~ the western premiers has completed its meetings and is drafting a report. Getty said the committee's i will be i at the special meeting and again at the western premiers’ conference May 6-8 in Portage la Prairie, Man. During the weekend, delegates to the Alberta Conservative party policy convention voted down resolutions calling on Alberta to rescind its ap- proval of Meech Lake. On Monday, provincial Liberal Leader Laurence Decore noted a recent poll found 64 per cent of Albertans oppose the deal and only nine per cent support it. Getty said the Alberta government will not abandon Meech Lake, but in- stead will work toward a companion agreement to address outstanding concerns. “We will look at every possible op- tion to make sure we haven't missed any chance of working together as premiers and leaders in Canada to hold our country together and to get the kinds of things we want,”’ he said. Hospital pens policy on death VICTORIA (CP) — A new policy at Victoria acute-care hospitals will allow patients or a doctor to order no attempt at resuscitation — in effect giving patients the right to die. “*You can’t leave a life-and-death decision to the nurse on the ward,” said Dr. Miles Kilshaw, vice-president of medicine and clinical development for the Greater Victoria Hospital Soctwy. “*The society has developed a policy so everyone is aware how that kind of decision is made.’” The policy provides for no resuscitation either at the patient's ee BEAM Ee Don't lug a vacuum Plug ina BEAM request or if a physician — in con- sultation with the patient or family members — deems it best. The reason for the order must be documented and a second physician’s opinion obtained if there is any doubt or disagreement. Nurses or doctors can rescind the order if the patient’s condition im- proves. Kilshaw said patients who opt against resuscitation will be! free to change their minds. 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SELKIRK HOME CARE SERVICE 365-5087 Cg Please recycle The NEWS Districts given more time VICTORIA (CP) — B.C. districts will get an extra week to school The legislation will make school funding more predictable because prepare for if they want more money than provincial allot- ments -allow, Education Minister Tony Brummet said. Brummet said school boards can ‘arrange to hold referendums on May 5, but in subsequent years such votes will be on the second Saturday in April. ‘“‘Because of the education budgeting system we have to have it done in the spring,’’ he told the legislature. He made the announcement after introducing Bill 11, legislation outling school funding and the new referen- dum process. “It (Bill 11) will ensure stability in that all actual expenditures have been incorporated in a base budget,” Brummet said. will be spelled out more clearly, he said. And, he said, school boards will be accountable for how they spend allocated funds and for referendums to get extra money. “I think we've provided everything Possible to assure an adequate education systsem in this province.” Meanwhile, boards going to referendum to fund programs not ine cluded in the basic government allot- ment will get money for one year only, Brummet said. “School boards would be well ad- vised not to build it into their base (funding).”” Boards wanting to continue such programs from year-to-year will have to go back to referendum annually, cut out something else to make way for the new program or fund it out of any budget surplus. School districts must pay the cost of holding referendums and the ap- proved funding must come from taxes collected in same calendar year *Referendums will replace the system that Saw school boards raising additional funding primarily through increased residential taxes spread over two years years. Brummet originally announced referendums would be held on April 28 School trustees, teachers and the NDP Opposition are opposed to the referendum scheme. But, Brummet has defended the concept, saying education spending has increased by more than double the rate of inflation. The government payers’ revolt if feared a tax- spending on Courts may be only way to keep post office WESTWOLD (CP) — The courts may be the only way for the tiny community of Westwold to. fight the closure of its post office, residents learned last week. More than 120 Westwold residents packed their community hall Wed- nesday to vent their frustration at the decision by Canada Post Corp. to close the local post office on June 15. ° They listened to speeches and pep- pered Canada Post spokesman Fred Morley with questions. Then they voted unanimously to fight to keep the postal service. The B.C. Interior village of 600, 60 kilometges east of Kamloops, has had ~ mail service since 1885. The community plans to meet with Kamloops MP Nelson Riis this week and may approach the Thompson- Nicola Regional District to seek funds to fight the closure. However, resident Larry Mc- Donald urged. the community to forget about forming committees to petition Canada Post or the federal government. He said the only means to stop the closure is to take the mat ter to court. . Unlike most federal agencies, there is no independent adjudicator to which citizens can appeal Canada Post plans, he said “The only other adjudicator open to us is in open court," said Mc Donald. ‘‘They have made up their minds and we have to deab with that."" MEETING PLACE CP difficulties hold up news Due to technical difficulties originating from Canadian Press's transmission stations in Toronto, the Castlegar News has not been sup- plied with all the current news and sports items normally run in the Sun- day edition The Castlegar News apologies to our readers for the lack of coverage tod: The post office, located in a trailer, is the heart of the com munity and is its only meeting place since there are no cafes or other retail businesses, citizens say Morley told the audience that Canada Post has to remain com: petitive and ‘‘is changing to reflect what is going on in the world."* “Westwold has other means of communication it didn’t have a cen tury ago when the mail was brought in daily by horseback,"’ said Morley “You were looking at a Canada that didn't have telephones, continued on poge A2 education continued unchecked, he said. He has said referendums shouldn't be necessary this year because provin- cial funding increases should adequately cover district budgets. Teacher needed for French class By CasNews Staff More~ than 30 students~are now signed up for a planned late French immersion—program at Kinnaird Junior secondary school and the program will go ahead in the fall if a suitable teacher can be found, Castlegar school board chairman Gordon Turner said. Teachers capable of instructing 90 per cent of the Grade 7 curriculum in French are in demand and hard to find, Turner explained. For that reason the board has become involved with a consortium of about 38 school districts, run by an Alberta group, that sends a recruiting team to eastern Canada to interview immersion teachers, assistant superin- tendent of schools Lach Farrell said. Those selected by the recruiting team are then invited to B.C. and the school districts in the consoritum travel to Campbell River to conduct their own interviews, Farrell said. Castlegar’s interviewing team, in- cluding Kinnaird Junior principal Bruce Gerrand and KJSS French teacher Doug Pinkerton, will be travelling to Campbell River at the end of the month, Farrell said. If they do not find a teacher during those in- terviews, the recruiting team will be returning to the east again in May, he said. Gerrand said he would like to see the teacher-hired before the end of this school year to allow him or her time to prepare teaching and resource materials for the fall. The teachers’s salary will be covered by funds the board has set aside to add a teacher to the KJSS staff, Turner said, but the district is also receiving federal funds for the program. Ottawa provides $13,000 as a start- up grant for such programs, Farrell said, as well as $2,000 in additional Brants and $70 per student in the class. Farrell said he has also applied for and received an additional grant of $10,000 for library materials for the program and he is in the process of applying for various other grants as well. Castlegar may also apply for a federal program that brings young French-speaking Canadians west to work with French immersion classes as teacher’s aides, Farrell added. Earlier in the year Farrell said the immersion program would probably not be implemented in the fall because continued on page A2 SAFETY FIRST. ... Tarrys y school taught to use their new frees left to right: Rya Justafatow, niela Soltesz. while they have been Th Bold sta hotds boc ck traffic. ard Vanesa Kosteukotf, Nadya Wilson, Natasha Grbich and Tarrys crosswalk light now in operation By CasNews Staff The new pedestrian-activated crosswalk lights on Highway 3A in front of Tarrys elementary school are now “‘in total operation” after the Ministry of Highways complied with a request from the school to have an in structor train the crossing guards who will run the system and assist students across the highway, principal Russ Rilcof said recently. The children have also received in struction on how to behave when using the crosswalk, Rilcof said “T think the driving public will be impressed with our professionalism,” he said However, the parents and staff of the school are not convinced the new system, which was installed last year but not activated because of safety concerns, will be as safe and effective as Mipistry of Highways officials haw @ssured the school it will be. The school will monitor the closely, he said. “The ministry even says the kids should be able to do it (activate the lights and cross the highway) by themselves,"’ he said. “But we say that's not safe in all conditions and not with all kids." “I'm optimistic this will work,” Rilcof said, but parents and sta’ members are worried about ‘‘that day continued on pege A2 system