« IRST-HAND onic ae on various aspects of a dog show, wi from grooming to o! demonstrated to Grade 7 visitors from t Elem ry by ‘club. The visitors, Ted Goodman, Shih Feu; M Maud, a standard pood evident amongst the studen Irlsh Setter. who will apply study of the novel ‘Big Red. '—Rik Hail Photo wi ly what they learned fo the Low-income Students 1 To Get UBC Grants. The University of British Columbia -will spend another $250,000 over the next five years on grants to low-income students to ensure that they will ‘have enough money to cover basic. expenses while studying at UBC, URC president Douglas Kenny. said the university now will allocate more than $450,000 each year to aid low-income students or to supplement financial awards made under the B.C, Student Assistance Program. “We are making it more and more difficult, academi- cally, to get into the University of B.C.," Dr. Kenny. said, “and by 1981 we will have probably the most stringent entrance requirements in Canada, We _ Nuclear Critic Speaks Here . John Moelaert of Kelowna Castlegar to meet with leaders and address a Public meeting this evening at Si. David's Church on the ie gDbject of uranium develop- htent. +t Appointed by the United Church as an educator on the uranium question, Moelaert has United Church Educator John Moeluert that, in spite of such hesitations from many people, uranium de- velopment in the province of British Columbia might pro- ceed. Several areas in the southern part of the province are of interest to mining com- panies as potential uranium mining sites, and it is felt that this spring might see con- studied issues for several years, He takes the position that uranium mining is, at the moment, unsafe, par- ticularly because of the long- term effects of low-level radia- tion. He feels that contamina- +, tion of air and water from dranium mining is a health », Bazard to this and future " generations. The B.C. Conference of the United Church of Canada, which is sponsoring his visit to " Qistlegar, has stated that the uiry into its safety. * A number of national .+Broups, including the Canadian +2 Medical Association, have simi- . larly taken the position that ‘. there are more questions than answers concerning the safety of uranium, and that there should be a moratorium on its +,:mining and processing while * More investigative studies are . conducted. The United Church fears PWA Jet Sets Company -. Speed Record A Pacific Western Airlines Boeing 707 on Monday of last - week is a company by such companies into explorative, on- site investigations, Moelaert recently return- ed from Victoria where he discussed these possibilities with Mines Minister Hewilt and Environment Minister Mair. He hopes’ his visit to Castlegar vill further raise public interest in this topic. At the meeting will be several local residents who are pre- pared to assist community groups in further studying the uranium question and in pre- senting their views to the proper authorities. Moelaert will have the latest information on the in- quiry into safety standards for uranium’ mining announced by the provincial government. ( Voice of the People Meaningful Taxation This letter is in favor of i¢ deci- The disadvantage’ of this fe piset-dales sion procedure in the spending of our tax dollar on the basis that we all have something to offer. Income tax is presently paid from our paychecks or at is that disproportion of our gross national salary is in the hands of a few not necessarily de- serving it, However, this would be a procedure to aol with these the year's end as Hed by law. Our decision as to the use of this money is turned over to our elected representatives, We have this channel to affect the quality of spending. The advantage of having our representatives decide need priority - taxes through par- cally, eee ne individual. I would not direct my percentage portion into: 1) solitary confinement prison programs, 2) life-threatening nuclear energy, 3) industrial military complex aggression, 4) i crime prosecu- is that they are in a ‘position of contact with agencies and us on a broad scale, tion. I would direct my per- ene Portion into: 1) contact programs for pri- The di ge of rep- resentative tax decision is that we, as individuals, can’t con- Speed record between Honolulu sand Calgary. Pacific Western/Suntours flight 7062 covered the 3,251 *; Statute miles in five hours and * seven minutes, for an average ground speed between Hono- “Wily and Calgary of 639 MPH. The average flying time ~ between the two points is six * vhours and 10 minutes, for an » average ground speed of 525 ‘MPH. Captain Jim Dunbar cred- ited the rapid crossing to . favorable tail winds at his cruising altitude of 37,000 feet which, at times, were in excess 7+0f-100 MPH. The Pacifie Western/Sun- *ttours charter carried 164 pas- _.Sengers returning to Calgary ~. from a vacation in Hawaii, tribute our detailed specific ing of indivi family, community, regional and national need priorities. What a tragedy for active minds to be unheard. This is a procedure that I . suggest: 1, Thata figure sheet with the previous year's budget be included with each income tax form. In corporate language this is an “annual report." 2. That a new year budget be included and that we have a “choice form” for the direction of a portion of one’s tax into specified budget items. This portion could be any size, say .01 per cent, divided among the items of our choice. With feedback from repre- sentatives and each other we could vole for change of per- centage. soners and victims, 2) recy- cling, passive solar energy house. design, public trans- portation and food storage, 3) care programs for home and abroad, 4) restitution for our present “victimless crime laws” victims, Advocates of our many choices would give public re- port and debate. I hope that eventually, my taxes will support actions of care, and not fear. If you | support “annual report” and/or “choice form”, please express this opinion around. Doug Jack Castlegar, B.C. Your Carpet Headquarters . . Carpets by Ivan Oglow tion, A question period and coffee will follow his presenta- must be absolutely certain that no student who qualifies will be kept out of UBC for financial reasons.” Under the B.C. Student Assistance Program, an under- graduate student at UBC can receive up Lo $3,500 a year —a maximum of $1,800 of federal money in the form of a loan after graduation, and a4 maximum of $1,700 as a non- repayable provincial govern- ment grant, Byron Hender, director of student awards at UBC, said more than 7,000 students now receive government assistance, with the average award about * $1,800. He said $8,600 is the bare minimum for a year at UBC for a student living away from home. Hender said the extra money the University is putting up will be distributed as bur- saries — that is, according to financial need. It will go as grants, ‘not as loans, Apart from the actual dollar amount of aid, the UBC president said he felt that a key recommendation was one call- ing-for a stepped-up informa- tion program throughout B.C. secondary schools to let stu- dents know what is available in the way of financial aid and the procedures for obtaining it. “Students in Grade 8 and Grade 9 should be told what they'll have to take for uni- versity entrance, and the whole student aid picture should be then, as well.” . Complete Optical” jervice . © All Prescriptions Fliled © Emergency Repairs 8-87'27 oF 384-201 TROUBLED BY HIGH PRICES ? STAY AND SAVE ATi THE MAYFAIR HOTEL | still only from $19.00 up. Mostly with full kitchens * —at no extra cost.