aa duly 20, 1986 i, AUG 71947 PLANT OFFICE MANAGER to Costie Mews Lid. provided estAmysHeD INCORPORATING THE AMID WEEK MIRROR PUBLISHED Ber PUBLISHER AUG 7 1947-468. 15, 1975 PUBLISHER — Buri Compbell EDITOR — Ron Norman FOREMAN ADVERTISING MANAGER — Corol Magow CIRCULATION MANAGER — Heother Hodley NOTICE OF COPYEIGHT: Full, complete ond sole copy: .gh vested «9 ond belongs ory odvertadment prepored rom repro prools, engravings Belong to the odveriner — Peter Harvey — Linds Kositsin ted motier produced by Costie News Lid. = ‘Spyright in thot part and that port only of ded by the edvertiser shall remann in ond S/S Ideas for SunFest Another SunFest is over. Thanks to a hard-working SunFest commit- tee headed by Gary Pearson and the community groups which spon- sored events, this year's summer celebration was one of the nicest in years And the reason is simple: there was more to do. Recent Sunfests have suffered from lack of events. A common complaint in other yeors was that once one event en- ded, another wouldn't begin for hours® Residents who had come downtown to watch the parade, for instance, would wander home and not return to take in other ac- tivities. That changed this year. Par- ticipation increased signiticantly And while there were still some “holes” in the schedule of events, they are nothing that can’t be filled next year. Sunday in particular was full of things to do. The day centred around the hugely popular firemen's competitions at Pass Creek Park. The ladies auxiliary to the Robson Volunteer Fire Depar- tment has really helped make the event a success. From there, residents were able to take in the final day of the dog show at the Community Complex, the sail past on Arrow Lake (where they could also try their hand at sailing themselves), return to Pass Creek Park for the annual frog jumping chompionships and then cap off the day with a beer while watching the final game of the men’s fastball tournament at Kin- naird Park. Friday and Saturday were also chock full of things to do, though they weren't quite as well timed as Sunday's events. For example, the steod of starting at 7 p.m. that night in the same vein, the Kiwanis Funtest Saturday could have been moved ahead to 1 p.m. from 2 p.m. to catch more of the parade crowd. It would also be nice to see the chamber of commerce’s yard beautification contest given a higher profile. Residents would enjoy something like a tour of the city's nicest gardens with the con- Remember days construction of Corporation of America. The corporation is said to be completing details of its application for a forest management licence to cover more than 1,000,000 acres of forest land. ‘This would include both sides of the lake to Arrowhead and both sides of the Columbia past the Big Bend. ._ * @ Robson's Strawberry Festival took on a new event Saturday when a regatta was added to the agenda. Speedboats from Trail and Nelson joined local boats in the races. Letters to the Editor test winners featured pr ih But for all of SunFest’s good points — and there were many (like the Queen's Pageant which was another hit) — it still lacks something: A focus. All of the events on the weekend are solid community-oriented events. But they're the kind of events that flesh out a summer celegration rather than act as an anchor. Next year organizers should consider some sort of theme for the three-day festival. If not, then they might try to make SunFest more of a summer party with a street dance, fireworks and other similar events. As well, SunFest would really benefit from a midway. The rides would act as a magnet for people from the outlying communities. SunFest organizers say the reason there isn't a midway here is because SunFest doesn't coincide with the midway tours of B.C. If that's the case, organizers should look at moving SunFest to a date that could accommodate a mid- way There are other advantages to shifting the Suntest date besides a midway. Residents who head to the cottage or lake in July might be in town for a@ community car show at the d Super- Valu Saturday might have im- mediately followed the parade in- SunFest re staged in mid-June. And parade entries would surely benefit from an earlier SunFest. parade good, but... This year's SunFest parade had a number of good things going for it, not the least of which was the colortul visiting royalty here to celebrate the crowning of Miss Castlegar the night before. The S.S. Moyie float out of Kaslo was also impressive. It was only the second parade for the newly constructed replica of the paddiewheeler that used to ply the waters of Kootenay Lake, and it deserved to capture the parade’s top prize Century 21 Mountainview Agen- cies’ float was certainly the class of its category and it was good to see Westar Timber's Southern Wood Products in the parade. But for all the high points, the parade also hit a couple of sour notes Most notably, the parade was just too short. It took only 20 minutes for the parade to pass any one point. That's barely enough time to sit down and drink o pop. As well, the entries were too close together, often nearly bum- ping into one another as they made their way along Columbia Avenue and up 3rd Street. The parade was also hurt by the absences of a number of entries. Perhaps the most glaring absence was in the band category. A parade is first and foremost music. The name of the song is 76 Trom- bones’, not ‘76 Floats As a letter elsewhere in this shame Cast! 9 writer issue, it says is a No wish for conflict Editor, Castlegar News: Re: Your July 13 editorial regarding proposed legal action to have rural schools re-opened and to stop the injustice now in progress. You suggest we approach the rural trustees and school board in hopes that we might be able to convince these people to consider other options. At this point, I find it hard to believe that you are as misinformed as most area residents in regards to the initial proceedings or the subsequent meetings with the trustees and board. In most cases, if a problem does not relate to our immediate concerns we tend to ignore the problem without getting involved. It seems to be a fact of life. The problem is directly related to rural areas as these are the schools to be closed, but what we fail to see are Editorial cowardly criticism Editor, News: I would like to comment on the editorial, “More Harm Than Good” in the July 13 Castlegar News. Though I am not personally affected by the closures of the four rural schools, I know many who are. I feel that the editorial comment on Parents for Quality Education was a cowardly criticism of those who are trying to resolve a complex problem. It appears that several attempts at a peaceful, co-operative agreement with the trustees have already been at tempted, with unsatisfactory results. Suggesting that a court battle would “tear the district apart” is rather ludicrous in view of the present situation. Emotions are running high in this issue and the rift is already apparent. People must be prepared to fight for what they believe is right if they are to avoid falling into a state of apathy I'm sure ‘we are asking ourselves the question: “What happens next year when the budget is cut back again?” s Kinnaird Junior secondary schoo! marching band couldn't be in lost Saturday's porade Extra billing just means extra cash Editor, Castlegar News: Apparently there is quite a debate going on among Canadians both in the media and in private about doctors extra billing patients. It appears the doctors themselves are not unanimous in their opinion because it is a very controversial subject The fact is that the doctors in Ontario and probably in other provinces — are pressing for extra billing. At the same time they say they are not after extra money, but want extra billing because they don’t want to become civil servants as though being a civil servant is a sin and degrading to the position of a doctor. In any country, including Canada, a large number of citizens are civil servants. Even the prime minister is a civil servant. It is an honor to serve your own people, versus dictators who serve themselves. The doctors’ refusal to become civil servants is nothing more than arrogance and disregard for their responsibility to the public To the average Canadian extra billing means only one thing — pursuit of extra cash. To da‘z, the doctors have not divulged to the public their average net income to justify their extra billing claim. One can assume that the average income of a doctor is about $100,000 a year, which provides a very good standard of living. I hope someone will correct me with the exact figure. A lot of people in the country make do on much less. In Canada a great majority of people approve of and are proud of their medicare plan. It accomplishes two very important matters: It provides and makes accessible medical services to people regardless of their income or social status; and it assures doctors of payment for their services. What could be better for the doctors and patients? If someone abuses the system, it is not the fault of the system, but the immoral nature of the abusers. We should go forward, not backward and not allow the winds from the south to erode and destroy the good system we have. We should not indulge in middle age thinking patterns to deal with 20th century problems and realities. W.J. Lebedoff Glade has to draw the line some where. We are past the stage of accepting the rulings of a few without question. I think the for Quality tion taken by Parents jucation is not only appropriate, necessary if we are ever to have control over our fate and that of our children’s. J. Smiley Castlegar the implications involved in moving these children into city schools: ‘The overcrowding, the busing; the list continues. Believe me, it involves city residents as much or more than you can imagine. It is not our wish to split the two areas and cause any conflict. We merely wish to have a fair and equitable solution brought forward by our school trustees. We elect these officials and they must be responsible for their actions. Following the school board's initial meetings with rural areas, the board passed a resolution to close four rural schools and requested the Ministry of Education to approve this decision. This decision was passed by four city trustees and opposed by three rural trustees — a close decision. An ad hoc committee was formed in order to pursue this subject further and a request was made to trustees to re-open discussions on this subject so that additional information could be provided in hopes of changing the original decision. The school board held a closed meeting and we were invited to attend the regular meeting which followed to hear its decision. We were advised at that time that the board had decided to re-open this issue and allow our input along with other parent groups and interested parties, and a date was set for this purpose. We, as a committee for rural parents, prepared a very extensive brief which covered all aspects of operation and provided viable alterna tives. Parent groups from city schools along with the Castlegar District Teacher's Association and the Cana- dian Union of Public Employees were also in attendance and presented ad- ditional material. And although it was not as detailed, it had the same basic intent: To have an equitable solution for the children. We provided this information in the belief that it would be discussed and analyzed and also be put to a proper vote. That was not the case. The city trustees did not move to re-open the motion as was required and the issue was sent to its demise. Our next step is to create a Society for Quality Education so that education for our children becomes a fact of life and not a memory of the past. These decisions to close schools are being reversed in our courts and as I write this letter another district (Kelowna) has applied for a court order to stop closures in their areas which repre- sents only two schools. Any elected body must understand what is expected of its position and must answer for its decisions. Pro- cedures must be followed; that is why we have rules and courts. We asked for a fair hearing before our school trustees and we were not given this chance. Now we can exercise the only option left at our disposal. Get involved, join our society or write for an information pamphlet to better understand the problems and implications of these closures. Call the rural area parents group in your area. Graham Read, Society for Quality Education Castlegar Vander Zalm visit helps boost Salmo Editer, News: Bill and Lillian Vander Zalm visited Nelson, Salmo and Trail July 10. I wish everyone could have had the oppor- tunity we did to travel with Bill and Lillian for a whole day to see what real, genuine, wonderful people they are. Each visit was very enthusiastic and encouraging. In Salmo at Trapper John's we pre- sented them with a cake made by Valu-Mart Bakery, that said “Welcome to Salmo” with a windmill, shovel and flowers done in icing. We also gave them T-shirts that said “Vander Zalm for Premier” on the front and “I visited Salmo the little town that didn’t . . .die” on the back. They were very impressed and enjoyed their visits immensely, promising to come back real soon. The next day, I, was very impressed to hear Kootenay Broadcasting System announce on the news that Bill Vander Zalm had visited three “major” cities in the West Kootenay: Nelson, Salmo and Trail. Not wanting to miss an op portunity to promote Salmo, and seeing that just a visit from Bill Vander Zalm could turn Salmo into a major city, we decided to have T-shirts made up that say “Bill Vander Zalm for Premier” on the front and “Bill visited Salmo the little town that didn't ‘die” on the back. Iris Bakken from the “Majer” City of Salmo Letter creates confusion Editor, Castlegar News: In a letter to the editor published June 29 Lisa J. Kershaw, a public relations officer with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C., cor. rectly pointed out that Gary Exner is not a “chartered general accountant” as there is no such designation. Ms. Kershaw then attempted to make a distinction between, in her words, the C.A. profession and “other accounting I wish to thank Ms. Kershaw for pointing out that Mr. Exner is not a chartered accountant. I am sure that he does not wish to be confused with any other accounting body besides the Certified Accountants Association, of which Mr. Exner is a member Ms. Kershaw closed with the state ment with “I hope this clears up any confusion.” However, it appears that confusion was one of the results of her letter. She states that the i of fessional accounting organization rep- resenting almost 6,000 members and students. Do the numbers make it the leading organization? If so, it is public information that the C.G.A. Associa tion of B.C.’s member and student roster stands at a number closer to 6,800. She also states that C.A.’s set the accounting standards required by the Superintendent of Brokers, stock ex. changes, and government regulatory bodies, which other accounting groups adopt as their standards. The fact of the matter is that these same regu lators also retain as standard setters both CGA's and RIA's. I do agree that there are differences amongst the various accounting bodies. I am quite proud of the fact that the C.G.A. Association is Canada’s fastest growing professional accounting or ganization, that we are beginning to C.A.’s is the province's leading pro- a new ii program of studies for our students entitled Program 90 (where the students use computer hardware and software as an integral part of the curriculum) and that we have had a mandatory professional development program for members in public practice since January 1, 1981. In all fairness, the B.C. Institute of Chartered Account ants is planning to adopt this as part of their professional development pro- gram (The Bottom Line — an accoun tants periodical — June 1986) in the near future. If Ms. Kershaw chooses to use the of making a distinction between accounting bodie: it is in her interest (and the Institute's) to present the facts, not mere opinions. Indeed, the reading public deserves not More letters, AS Tl gh: the day, youngsters were occupied riding miniature cars and horses from Castlegar, and en tering sports events. . 8 The Yanks moved a game closer to the Midget Pennant on Tuesday as they downed the Red Sox 63. The Yanks had nine hits in registering their eighth win of the season. Kravski and Kirby each had two hits and Stafonick also had two hits, a double and a triple. Plotnikoff set the Sox down with three hits. . 28 6 A surprise party was held recently in honor of Mrs. Tom Easom of Kinnaird who is leaving shortly with her husband to take up residence in Victoria. Affiliation of Notre Dame University College of Nelson with St. Francis Xavier University of Antigonish, N.S., a move designed to give Notre Dame the status of a full arts-degree univer- sity by 1966, was announced Tuesday. The affiliation, culminating many months of study and negotiation, is designed to facilitate the addition of third and fourth years to Notre Dame's current two-year curriculum. ° Castlegar’s municipal clerk, Joe Logelin, has obtained his municipal administration course senior diploma in administration and law. . 8 * A six-unit apartment building is now under construction on Ist Avenue in Castlegar near the cenotaph. It is being built by Southwest Construction for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Logelin. . 28 6 Travel editors from east and west coast daily newspapers were guests of Celgar Monday for a tour of the pulp mill and a luncheon. * Twenty-four Guides and Leaders of the First Castlegar Girl Guides Com- pany spent a week of pioneer camping at Long Beach Ranch at Syringa Creek, property of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Martin of Robson. 15 YEARS AGO From the July 22, 1971 Castlegar News Tenders have been called by the federal Department of Transport for the new air terminal and operations building at the Castlegar Airport. Estimated cost of the project, which includes an aero-radio and meteor ological section, is $261,000, reports Castlegar Airport committee spokes- man S.C. Muirhead of Kinnaird. ._ 8 @ A highly respected citizen of the Castlegar district, a dedicated com munity worker and a pioneer citizen, Ralph A.D. West, 70, passed away early Tuesday morning in the Castle- gar and District Hospital. He died on the 100th anniversary of B.C.’s entry into the Canadian con. federation and the day he would have celebrated his 71st birthday. *_ 8 « The forest fire hazard rating in the Castlegar Ranger District has gone up to moderate and is increasing. . 8 6 The Stanely Humphries Secondary School Doukhobor Choir returned recently from a trip to Blaine Lake, Sask. where they participated in the annual Peter's Day celebration which commemorates the burning of arms by the Doukhobors in Russia. While in Saskatchewan the choir put on a 2':-hour concert in the Blaine Lake High School. Leona Sorenson was crowned Miss Castlegar 1981 at the queen pageant Friday night. Her princesses are Colleen Dascher and Leanne Smajiey. . 2 6 A highlight of yesterday's SunFest ‘81 activities was the bed races, which resulted in West's Powder Puffs winning with the B.C. Tel girls runners-up. The regular bed race was won by Castlegar Ambulance with B.C. Tel placing second and the Kiwanis bed coming in third. MORE LETTERS No KJS Editor, Castlegar News: SunFest has come and again and a great deal of credit is due to the hard-working committees who ar- ranged the many activities that took place during last weekend. Well done! As usual I enjoyed the SunFest Parade. The Maple Leaf Band from ‘Trail has been in the forefront of band playing in this area for many years and they made an impressive contribution to the parade. The Kiltie band from Nelson set our toes tapping as they marched past. But, where was a Castlegar band? The Kinnaird Junior Secondary school Marching Band apparently dis- tinguished themselves at the Lilac Parade in Spokane earlier this year, S band and also at the parade in connection with the Sam Steele Days in Cran- brook. Why were they not marching in the SunFest Parade? I know it is in the summer holidays, but surely with a little organizing a good representation of the band members could have been there to show the people of the area, who support their fund raising activities all year, what they can do. Is it not worthwhile to let the Castlegar people see them march, as well as folks in Spokane and Cran- brook? Let us all hope to make this district live up to its potential. Ruth Waldie Robson Thanks Castlegar We would like to take this oppor- tunity to express our sincere appreci- ation to all those people who helped to make our fashion show and pageant such a success. Without such tremen- dous community involvement we would not be able to function. The aim of our committee is to provide the City of Castlegar with a P' ive to act as an to other communities in B.C., as well as give the girls a great learning experience, but it provides something of which we all may be proud. We spend much time and effort to reach our goal but we could not succeed without community support. Last Fri- day night showed us we had that support. Thank you Castlegar! Bev Pongracz, Ruth Townsend, Caron Fae Lee, Penny Hurd and Dascher. to attend special functions within our own community. Not only does this ON EXP, Church member sliding away tolding door. The door was installed in place of a wall which di the two rooms. The growth of the church made it necessary to increase the seating capacity. Delegates wined and dined by candidates | By GARY KINGSTON VANCOUVER (CP) — They are farmers, account- Indian woman walks to Victoria to see son PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. (CP) — A Terrace, B.C., Indian woman says she is walking to Victoria to see her son, in foster care, and to draw attention to all native children taken from their parents by provincial author. ities. Darlene Wright, 30, started her walk July 1 in Terrace, in north-central British Columbia, and plans to travel 1,400 kilometres to see her son Douglas, aged 12. Douglas has been under the care of the provincial Ministry of Human Re sources since 1979, when he was taken from her husband in Victoria while she was visiting relatives in Terrace. LOTTERIES The winning numbers in Wednesday's Loto 6-49 draw were 7, 17, 29, 31, 38 and 47. The bonus number was 27 The jackpot pool of $1,511,580.10 goes to the holder of a single ticket bought in British Columbia The second-prize pool, awarded to those matching five regular numbers and the bonus number, had eight winners of $71,380.10. The third-prize pool, awarded to those matching five regular numbers, had 308 winners of $1,417.80. The fourth-prize pool, awarded to those matching four regular numbers, had 15,862 winners of $52.90. In addition there were 266,274 prizes of $10 awarded to those matching three regular numbers. 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Reg $729 —— Wright, now about one third of the way through her walk, said her husband had left Douglas with his sister while he went to work in a logging camp. Douglas was living there when ministry officials took him, she said. Since then, Wright said she’s made several attempts to regain custody but has been rebuffed by child care officials. “They keep asking me what I can give my son,” she said. “The only thing I can give my son is my love and caring.” If the ministry believes she is a bad parent, why did they allow her to keep Douglas’ 10-year-old sister Penny, Wright asked. Wright said she was prom- ised Douglas would be sent to a foster home in Terrace for the summer so she could visit him. But after school ended she was told he wouldn't be coming because there were no available fos ter homes in the community. 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