BIRTHDAY CAKE. . . Ri laspberry Lodge's annual Canada Day tea included a seecial birthday cake on the 119th anniversary of Canada's confederation. Cashews photo by Ryan Wilson Chamber wants tourism By CasNews Staff Castlegar Chamber of Commerce has asked the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to put pressure on the Regional District of Central Kootenay to en- courage the development of local tourist attractions. The chamber was reacting to the RDCK’s decision to turn down a proposed rezoning plan that would have allowed the development of a waterslide theme park in Ootischenia. In a letter to Municipal Affairs Minister Bill Ritchie, chamber vice- president Doug Drinkwater says reg- fonal planners in the West Kootenay have been “reluctant to allow develop- ment thereby leaving our area in a low economical status.” “We, therefore, urge you to express WALT SIEMENS SOCREDS continued from front page far only Provincial Secretary Grace McCarthy has asked for it. He added that he doesn't think any other candidate would ask for the list with the selection of delegates less than a week away The leadership campaign was mark ed by a recent controversy over the fact that some of the 12 candidates had_ aceess to Social Credit membership lists while others didn’t About 1,340 delegates are expected to attend the three-day convention for which the party has budgeted $430,000. However, the Socreds expect the convention will result in a $200,000 shortfall. Based on the party's constituency delegate formula, Lower Mainland hs will send about 525 Vancouver Island should send about 226 to 230 delegates while the Interior, north coast and southeast could send 500 or more delegates. the necessity for development in our area and to-recommend to the regional district that development of tourist attractions should be a priority. “We support any application for a reversal of (the regional district's decision not to rezone) that may be made to your ministry.” The chamber is also upset over the number of “casual” signs posted around Castlegar and has asked city council to imipase aban on thé signs. *” “These signs are very threaten VANCOUVER (CP) — The provincial government's 32,000 employees will begin walking off the job this morning unless they receive a better wage offer, says the president of the B.C. Government Employees Union. ‘The walkouts will begin in areas that least affect the public, such as I and tax i WALKOUTS TO START TODAY Gov't employees to strike strike within three weeks. A total walkout by the 30,000 government employees liquor stores could close government operations such as liquor and motor vehicle offices, as well as offices issuing licences and permits. Essential services would be intained said John Shields. “They will start and continue with new groups going out every day until the end of the month,” he said, referring to the escalating strikes. A total walkout would shut down liquor sjores, motor vehicle offices and offices that issue licenses and permits. hile, the chief for the provincial government said he’s optimistic a contract can be reached with the B.C. Government Employees Union, despite a breakdown in talks. Deputy Provincial Secretary Bob Plecas said in statement he believes the two sides can return to the bargaining table and work out an agreement consistant with the pattern set by other major settlements in B.C. “I am hopeful the union will not take any precipitous action while a reasonable avenue towards a settlement still exists,’ Plecas said. the collapse of negotiations, the union said negotiators. Shields said government negotiators walked away from the bargaining table about 2 a.m. Canada Day after the union put forward a counter-proposal to a new offer received from the government late Monday. “I'm just stunned at either the political chicanery or the stupidity of the government at not getting a settlement,” Shields said in an interview.’ He said it’s clear the government was not prepared to give a wage increase to its employees in the first year of a new agreement but was intent on forcing a confrontation. Shields said the union would launch strike action this morning against government administrative ser- vices. He said the job action could expand to a full-scale DISAGREE ON PRODUCTIVITY The union had suggested wage increases based on productivity improvements outlined in a special report Completed Friday by former deputy finance minister Larry Bell. However, the two sides disagreed on exactly how those productivity improvements could be applied to wage increases. “The productivity report provided productivity savings of $3 million in the first year and $5 million dollars in the second year. That's $8 million that could have been applied toward a wage increase in the first year,” union spokesman George Reamsbottom said. “But even though that was there, the government Il not prepared to make a wage offer in the first he added. Reamsbottom said the government offered a three-year contract with no wage increase in the first year, one per cent in the second and two per cent in the third year. He said the union's latest proposal sought a two-year deal with a 2.25 per cent wage increase in the first year and three per cent in the second year. Pleeas said the union's salary demand would have cost the taxpayer an additional $62-million over two years without the necessary offsetting productivity savings. He said the government's last offer depended on the degree to which the union is prepared to accept the employer's productivity savings in addition to the savings identified by the union. But he said the union “refused outright” to consider any productivity savings identified by the employer. “I would urge the union bargaining team to return to the bargaining table and negotiate realistically toward a new collective agreement,” Plecas said. The average BCGEU member is paid $28,280 annually, or $19.11 an hour in salary and benefits, including paid time off, according to government figures. Expo too successful VANCOUVER (CP) — Tourists are spending longer at Expo 86 than projected, a situation that may have an adverse impact .on tourism facilities outside Vancouver. “It’s hard to fault Expo for being more successful than ici d, but that's the ion we are coming to,” said David Hall, president of the Tourism Association of B.C. “Those tourism areas along the main routes into the and usually depict a depressed area,” chamber administrator Ann Stasila says in a letter to council. “Let's take a positive attitude and request that there be a ban on the posting of such material,” Stasila says, noting that there are “specific bulletin boards for the posting of casual material.” Rain douses fires By CasNews Staff A lightning storm accompanied by heavy rain Saturday afternoon in the southern part of the Arrow Forest District resulted in 560 strikes but only five fires were detected. Neil Fitke, duty officer at the Ministry of Forests’ field office in Castlegar said, two of the fires — one at Ripple Creek on the Salmo-Creston summit and Archibald Creek near Salmo — were not found on the ground, but patrol planes are still monitoring the area. The other three fires — the Ral fire near Krestova, the Vi fire near Rossland and the Jon fire at Johnson Creek north of Renata, were all spot fires and were easily contained because of the moisutre, Fitke said. He said the rain helped extinguish a lot of fires, while other blazes were difficult to detect. Fitke said some may never be detected because they were put out by the rain. He suspected that some fires are still burning on the ground and may be detected when the weather turns hotter. Meanwhile, last Thursday night a fire broke out about eight kilometres from Castlegar at Cai Creek towards Salmo but was out by Saturday. The fire was in a slash area where it burned one hectare. Ministry officials suspect the fire was caused by a woodcutter. provi will diy do well but for those off the beaten path, the scenario (of decreased revenues) could well come true,” said Earl Hansen of the B.C. Motel and Resorts Association. Gerald Rotering, mayor of Nelson in n B.C. up our way en route to Alaska and the Yukon have decided that this year they'll got to Expo.” Motels along the main routes to the fair say they are doing well, but some off-the-track operators feel they are being overlooked. Victoria is enjoying a tourist boom that has crept up island as far as Chemainus. Tourist traffic has more than doubled, said Chemainus town spokesman Karl Schutz. “We're getting many people coming through here en route to Expo but no one is staying in the area — that’s the said the world fair “appears to be acting as a tourist vacuum cleaner, sucking everything down to Vancouver.” Overnight stays in the city's tourist park are less than half of last year’s. at this time, a report presented to Nelson city council says. The Alberta tourist industry also is complaining that tourists on their way to Expo are not spending as much money in that province as some busii predicted. Travel Alberta spokesman Sid Nieuwenhuis, an economist with the marketing unit of the main of business people,” said John Moorlag, owner of a service station in 100 Mile House and president of the South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce. “People who planned to stay at Expo for three days are liking it so much that they stay for five. “But we're looking to the future, maybe not this summer. We feel all the tourists going to Expo this year will see places in B.C. they like and decide to come back another year. In the Okanagan, Deanna Merrick, manager of the Scat si provineial government travel authority, said estimates of Expo-related income as high as $160 million are unrealistic. In the Kootenays, Roy Shields, tourist association regional manager, said the impact of Expo is not yet noticeable — “But expectations always were too high.” At 100 Mile House, Cariboo Tourist Association manager Gordon Finlay said some resorts that depend on the Vancouver-area market are suffering this year because people are staying home to look after their Expo visitors. TRAFFIC DOWN In Prince George, Lee Morris, manager of the visitor's bureau, said, although overall tourism is up, the U.S. road traffic is down. “I have a gut feeling that a lot of Americans who drive ‘ourist A said marketing was the key. “The hotels who did their marketing early are the ones who are benefitting.” Association president Garry Sharpe, who owns a Penticton water slide, said his area is hurting due to tourists going to Expo rather than the Okanagan. But Gerry Frederick, manager of Kelowna Chamber of Commeree, has statistics to show that his town is already doing well from fair visitors. “Tourist inquiries in our building — people who are already here — are up 23 per cent over last year,” he said. “There's a substantial increase in U.S. visitors and we think we'll get our share of Lower Mainland residents who need break from the hustle-bustle of Expo later in the summer.” In some communities — expecially those closest to Police file v — the Expo boom has already arrived. Beverley Savoie, a travel counsellor with the Hope and District Chamber of Commerce, said tourist traffic through the area has tripled in 1986, with the chamber handling 3,293 A Nelson man received a in the opposite direction on Expo features VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Pavilion at Expo 86 salutes the Kootenay-Boundary re- gion this week with weaving demonstrations, Doukhobor choirs and live music and dance during seven days of special events and performances at the heart of the B.C. Pavilion site More than 300 performers from 10 Kootenay communities are scheduled to appear in the B.C. Pavilion’s Regional Showcase at the Plaza of Nations. The excitement began Sunday and continues until Saturday at three stage areas — the Bandshell east of Discovery B.C. and the Discovery and Centre stages inside the building. Highlights of the week so-far have ineluded the USCC (Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ) Choir, a 65-voice mixed group from Castlegar that appeared at Expo 67 in Montreal. The singers, who range from their mid-teens to mid twenties, will sing Russian and English songs. Kootenay acts They performed at the Plaza of Nations Monday and Tuesday and will perform at other locations throughout the week. Also appearing is the Krestova Youth Choir, a 60-voice group from Creston Valley that rarely per forms in public. Both groups will broken leg when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle Tuesday after- noon near the Columbia Avenue-Highway 3 inter change. Castlegar RCMP say Paul Neilson, 31, was making a left turn from Columbia Avenue onto the Highway 3 access when he was hit by a 1983 Oldsmobile driven by 76 year-old Wilfred Woodhouse of Rossland. Columbia Avenue when the accident occurred. Both men were proceeding through a green light when Neilson made the left turn in front of Woodhouse, police say. Neilson was taken to Castlegar Hospital. The bicycle suffered $150 damage and the damage esti- mate on the Oldsmobile is $550, RCMP say. The investigation into the tourist req in May, compared to 1,086 req in May 1985. SWEET GOODBYE . . . Nick Shkuratoft (left) and Bill Swetlicoe (right), both custodians at Stanley Humphries secondary school, cut into a cake ata re S Cast! News TREET TALK Local media people were left wondering this past Saturday as to whether or not political guru Patrick Kinsella is all he’s been made out to be by the Lower Mainland press. Kinsella is running Attorney-General Brian Smith's campaign for the Socred leadership and if this past weekend's experience is common, then Smith's in real trouble. ‘Area media were advised a few days earlier by Smith headquarters that he'd be at the Sandman Inn at noon on Saturday if they wanted to cover his meeting with potential Social Credit delegates. When the media people arrived they were politely told the meeting was closed to the press, but if they'd come back at 1:15 p.m. Smith would be available for interviews. At least one media person did return. He arrived at 1:10 p.m. and waited 20 minutes. When Smith was still behind closed doors and none of his people came out to see if media people were around or to tell them how much longer Smith would be, he left In the meantime, Kinsella is probably telling Lower Mainland delegates there's a plot by the Interior media not to cover Brian Smith! AND CASNEWS EDITOR Ron Norman was left wondering just who is writing the press releases for Smith's campaign. Norman received a press package last week explaining Smith's candidacy, a biography and a black and white photograph The covering letter was addressed Dear Mr. Norman” and was under the signature of campaign manager Marilyn Walker Walker closed out the letter with: “Brian will be travelling throughout the province during the next few weeks and hopes to have the opportunity to meet as many of you as possible.” 4 ‘ July 3, 1986 C ‘astlégar News a3 cent retirement party tor the two men. Assis’ ng are their wives Pauline Skhuratoft (centre left) a Ann Swetlicoe. Just how many Ron Normans are there? WHILE CASTLEGAR School District has received $850,000 to renovate Stanley Humphries secondary school, Arrow Lakes School District has received $1.8 million for major improvements to Nakusp secondary school The project will be undertaken next year so as not to disrupt classes this fall. Victoria. has also approved $160,000 for site acquisition and fees for a new Lucerne elementary and secondary school in New Denver. The school district is negotiating with the Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing for property in the New Denver area. GRAND FORKS has adopted Colville, Wash. as its sister city. THE PLIGHT of Kaslo's landmark Langham Cultural Centre was detailed in a recent issue of The Vancouver Sun. As regular readers of the CasNews are aware, the 93-year-old award-winning heritage building is scheduled to close this month unless money can be found to pay off a burdensome mortgage the centre can no longer afford to pay The Sun story, by reporter Kim Bolan, details how Kaslo residents, with the help of Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco, are fighting to pay off the $25,000 mortgage and save the Langham. SILHOUETTE Suntan Studio has opened in Rose's Boutique. The studio is operated by Kellie Tyrrell. PALM DAIRIES has been sold, but word so far is that there won't be any staff cuts or closures at the Nelson plant. Palm was former Burns sold by the Meat conglomerate, now owned by Union Enterprises of Toronto, to a corporation made up of the farmer-owned co-operatives Fraser Vally Milk (whose trade name is Dairyland), the Northern Alberta Dairy Pool of Edmonton, the Central Alberta Dairy Pool of Red Deer and the Dairy Producers of Saskatchewan The co-op bid of more than $60 million topped a bid by Palm Employees. Palm has four plants in B.C.: in Vancouver, Victoria, Prince George and Nelson. — SCHNEIDERS — LUNCHEON MEAT LOAVES BAKED MEAT LOAVES, HAM & CHEESE, LUNCHEON MEAT & OTHERS. 100 6. SLICED, paco SAUSAGE: MOMENT. 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While the city will be branch r si for 's contract, the library board's building committee will look wear their tr jtumes. A special treat for the fashion. conscious is the Selkirk Weavers’ Fashion Show, an exhibition of handwoven clothes modeled by their creators and co-ordinated by the Selkirk Weavers and Spinners Guild. The Nelson Spinners and Wea vers Guild will also demonstrate how fleece, wool, cotton, silk and flax is woven and loomed into clothing. Sunday and Monday nights were special showcase nights at the Plaza of Nations featuring classical and popular music bands, dancers and theatrical performers, fiddlers and bagpipe players. db was travelling BOARD - trom tront pege accident is continuing. projects, community needs, potential prospects and other tion; Enterprise Development Center; ‘ search out, connect with and establish solid working relationships with all funding sources, and present tailored proposals to secure external funding; © assist perspective district. Half of the expansion cost — $200,000 — will come from a grant from the Expo Legacy Committee. Another $50,000 will be taken from the city’s development re- serve fund, while the re- maining $150,000 will be ac- quired by short-term bor. rowing to be repaid from the city’s general revenues over five years. As well, the city plans to meet with Cranbrook archi- tect Robert Mansfield Friday a service contract. Mansfield has already undertaken some “concept work” on the proposed ex- after plans for the expansion. FOR THE RECORD The Castlegar News re ported Sunday that Frank Finney had been placed on probation for four months after pleading guilty to theft under $200. While the name on the list of court appearances the Castlegar News received from the Castlegar provincial courthouse was Frank Fin- ney, in fact the person who pleaded guilty to the offense was Frank Kieran Finney. Hewitt nixes wage clause By CasNews Staff fall within the approved Education Minister Jim budget for the project.” Hewitt has told the Castlegar The board last month school board its inclusion of a fair wage clause in the contract for renovations to Stanley Humphries secon dary school is “not con sistent” with provincial government legislation, superintendent of schools Terry Wayling said Wednes day As a result of the mini ster’s ruling, the board must retender the contract, Way ling said In a letter to board chair. man Kay Johnson, Hewitt says the fair wage clause “is not consistent with the Pro- vineial Wage (public con struction) Act and may have prevented contractors from submitting bids that would JM HEWITT not consistent $1.2 million from West Koot enay contractors they PUBLIC COMMENT INVITED Your School Board is inviting comment on a ‘draft’ Mission and Goal Statement. Reactions will be used in developing a community consensus of the direction public school education should take in School District No 9 were Copies of the dratt’ statement are available at the School Board Office and individuals or groups are invited to pick up one and respond. BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES School District No. 9 (Castlegor) cation Ministry has approved rejected bids of $938,000 and because well over the Edu- week in order to receive bids by the end of July The board is anxious to get construction started during the summer while students are not in the school $849,000 budget the for the renovations. 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