CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thurs., Feb. 1, 1968

Conspiracy of Silence Was Just a Paper Curtain:

the board's

EDITORIAL

A long-standing problem of the past.J2 months — if
not more — was a springboard Monday night for.a séries
e@ accusations by school trustee Jim Lamont which seem

fo stele ‘directly’ at the integrity of this newspaper's news
policy.

‘It is time to flood both the springboard sod the mental
athletics performed upon it with the light of day.
Sometime last spring a random comment by a trustee
for School District No. 9 disclosed a serious rift between
the board and 3.C. Hydro over the extent of Hydro’s con-
tribution to school taxution, based upon the assessment
value being placed on the Arrow dam.
mn this was pursued, senso board chairman Mrs.
Walter ‘Sacobson asked the new News reporter

prelleont ee relied seamed te bao
Position 6 dispute should not yet become a public
issue’ as pat as an amicablo solution was still aoa

Mr. Lamont, both in the general discussion during
Monday's meeting of the board and in conversation after
weed with this newspaper's reporter, used such phrases

“the paper being too full of other news at that time,”
and “considering the political stand of the Castlegar News.”

The “stand” of the Castlegar News at the first mention
of the dispute was one of “couperation” with school board
members, not one of blacking out the news for any
ulterior motive.

Having been accused by Mr. Lamont in private conver-
sation, and A nearly so during discussion at an open meet-
ing, o£ politic ical hankie Pankle, perhaps it is time this journ-

rted Te

to withhold publication of the i, Because it had been
brought up during a regular school board she

stad.”
The Sarre? News relbehte) name implies — is a

added, she could not forbid publication of the dispute.

But, she continued, it would be in order to aigcoursue
publication of the story because it was the board's expecta-
tion that the problem would be settled amicably with the
Authority without benefit of headlines,

For almost a year now the Castlegar News extended
this co-operation. At budget time last year the Castlegar
News once again discussed disclosure of this tax assess-
ment difference with the board chairman and it was agreed
that the finance chairman of the board would be in the

a writ-
ose was done — but it dealt sony with
ae 1967 schoo? budget and made no reference at all to

assessment dispute.
Even after brief mention of the issue at a local Cham-
ber of Commerce civic night mee!

This same Chamber meeting was cited Monday evening
by trustee Lamont as “proof” that. the dispute had heen
public domain all along “and should have been
sown ino ne Castlegar News. (It was at that same

e dissemination of news.
It is not an ad nthe nor a political organ.
In this 0:

to hold
back on a news story because he ves “convinced” that
public disclosure of the dispute at that time would only
add to the problem, not to its happy solution.

. Lamont’s remarks would indicate that the prob-
Jem is as serious as ever and that his fellow trustees erro-
neously — in his opinion, at least — followed a procedure
of public silence.

if there are School board members who do not remem.

ber the real reason for of
story, pertiaps they. should check with their fellow board

members,

It would appear, in this case, one of two things oc-
curred: either Mr. Lamont was not fully informed on this
matter, or he feels the position of his fellow board mem-
bers’ was the wrong position and rather than attack their
thinking } he prefers to use the red herring of a press con-
spiracy of silence.

We prefer to believe the former of him.

And as for ful to withold at
municipal or coed be board meetings we shall continue to

ct in the fnture as we have in the past: we will decida
on the individual merits of the point in question whether
the holding off of publication of a particular news
until a later date is a reasonable request from the public’s
point of view, or whether it should see print immediately:

We value the of trust. w
municipal council members of Castlegar and Kinnaird and
with the school board trustees as well and we, on our part,
intend to keep it so.

We're not Particularly upset by Mr. Lamont's remarks
because newspapers — like politicians at all levels of Se!
vice — by their very nature invite criticism. And as usual,
when such differences occur, the result is a better-informed
Public on just pews our system of government and_a free

BON BROTHERS REPORTS

This your's dcasion ls ech,
nically known aa‘ the second!
session 0 {the 28th leginlature.

After a provincial election
the party with the krgest
number of members is entitl-
ed to form the government,
which by law may. sit for a

mééts Lt-Gov. Pearkes,’ re:
sumies his seat, andthe ‘Liet-
tenant-Governor enters the
Obamber with his mili
tendants and reads the Spee;
ch from the Throne.

‘This year’s’ S|

period of five years unless it| Te

nas been defeated in a vote of|

sack of confidence in the Leg-
aslature; the parliament | is
Biven a specific number and
inerefore, we are the 28th leg-'
ssiature since our province
was incorporated.

Each session is given a
number and we are now in
our second session.

‘The second session began
Jan, 25 when-Lt.uov. George
rearkes read the Speech from)
ne ‘Mnrone,

Un the day of the opez-|
ang you can feel excitement)

rved
ronicie the attitude of the pro-
vincial government on Uon-
federation and was the swan
song for the Lieutenant-tiov-

In the Speech -from the
Throne Heavy, emphasis , was

chfuon of ish and waldilte are
luded.

brrmrrseek rishi’ dams,
out that

eyecare on these pro-|
jects iticiude substapual ex:

for
and resettlement of persons,
organizations - and businesses
ukely to be affected by reser-'
vow Aevelopmear se

nities
and pene for the. the protec:

nel

Lt-Gov. Pearkes indicat- P +
ed that good progress bas}. 269 Columbia Ave.

veen made on the Arrow dam Castlegar
cob cconin’ operational gover ~ Phone 365-6665

o patra
the stipulat- (Home 365-6704)
Sa Tate of of Heo 1, 1960. vs

piaced in our p ade be-
nef in the "ic yalty to “the
Crown, the federal system of

an tne air and it
ouuds until two o'clock when|
woops are paraded before the
Legsinuve Sivddngs honind

isiaaon which are createng |
quite: a A otir here saw ictonas

tion thst the goverment: will

dating

A steady flow of. accomo-
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land Jadieates, the

strengtnen and expand, tae
present Polluuon Control Act.
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40th Aaniversary Marked

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the affair hon-
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gifts |ted Church Women are hojd,|®

ver,
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New Officers. Elected
For Castlegar. UCW -

A devotional on the topic, | flowers, Mrs, C. Beaulieu. ,
The New Year highlighted a Forty visits were ‘made
recent meeting of the Castle- | bY members during November
gar United Church Women.
Conducting the devotion-| their rena Gel hela at the
al was Mrs. I. McNeil. home of mrs. C. Fodor.
UCW mombers learned The
through correspondence that
the Kootenay Presbyterial Un-

ang their annual meeting in
varview Untted Church in|,
Nelson on ve 6-8.

Theme of the meeting is
Church women United. membership Ino
Mrs.
do.

Que suggestion was to
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0! Sunday, morning ser-
of ot. vaul’s Trimty Us vices to expiain the aims and
Sear cal conduct the Bible objects of tne UCW and to
otudy.

Many members decid
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said
. | Brost, accorfiodations pened
ator for the’ World a Cae Ski-}
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UCw stanas for and wnat they,

pace
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Sul but
coming in despar-

ately needed, he said, are ad be
ters from hotels, motels or
persons with Secomotatian|
for one or more persons.

Mr. Brost expiamed that
commercial umts in the area
will be filled first and then
che private homes, the, only
excepuon bemg in case of
nose persons requesting pr-
vate homes,

we any Harrison of Nel-

sons

Srost emphasizes that;
ie bit of cooperation pos-
Sible be given tnese. ‘people to to| Mike
avoid duplication and confus-
son for the visitors.” -

Other a i
cluded thank you notes and
iors

eTiendsinp Circle
ned: at ithe home (of; Mra.) Be

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There are lively scenes
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stead, 2 the ‘stark silence Bs ‘the
f -Kispiox and the

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