f rcgere? laws needed for drunk drivers By JIM BROWN OTTAWA (CP) — ‘Throwing more people in jail will not in itself reduce fatalities or keep people from drinking and driving, says the head researcher for the Traffic Injury Research Foundation. ° Tougher laws may help in the fight against drunk driving, Alan Donelson said in an interview Friday. Suggestions that blood samples be taken from impaired drivers and unconscious accident victims are a step in the right direction and would probably not violate civil liberties. And a new offence may need to be created under the Criminal Code for drunk drivers who kill or seriously injure people. datory jail for drunk drivers, as suggested by at least one lobby group, would only fill the jails’ without solving the problem, he said. Legal reforms must be complemented with commun- ity-based education programs to change social attidues. Otherwise, said Donelson, the current political levels is unlikely to reduce the 2,500 deaths a year attributed to drunk driving in Canada. The taking of blood samples to supplement the present breath-analysis tests has won the support of most provinces and the Law Reform Commission of Canada, and is being studied by Justice Minister Mark MacGuigan. UPHELD IN U.S. Donelson acknowledged such practices could be challenged under the federal Charter of Rights, but said U.S. courts have consistently upheld similar laws against constitutional challenges in that country. MacGuigan has also suggested there be a new Criminal Code category for impaired drivers who cause death or serious injury, with possible penalties ranging up toa lifetime ban on driving in the most serious cases. At present, drivers involved in fatal accidents are often charged only with impaired driving, which carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $2,000 fine for first offenders. Donelson, ata confe by the Canadian Association for the Prevention of Crime, noted the recent proliferation of lobby groups such as PRIDE (People to Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) and MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). One Ontario-based group, known as ADD (Against Drunk Driving), founded by a Peel regional police sergeant whose 14-year-old son was killed by a drunk driver, wants a mandatory one-year jail sentence even for first offenders. NO IMPROVEMENT - But Donelson i against such a The have poral mandatory sentences ranging up to 30 days for first offences, with the result that jails are overflowing but. infractions are not declining. In Canada, only about 10 per cent of drunk drivers are jailed, mostly for repeat offences. ~ ‘-MOROSO, 241 Columbia Ave. Brian L. Brown Certified General Insertions, COPY ‘and cancellations Castlegar News ss Directory will ted up to 5 p. ee Ded: 27 or the month of January. 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Cs V8V 1X4 501; _ VOL. 36; No. 98 40 Cents CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1983 WEATHERCAST Cloudy skies with occasional periods of light snow. High bet- ween -' aN and -3° and lows bet- een -6° ond Outlook towar- is continuing dry, c weather with occasional snow flurries. 4 Sections (A, B, C & D) Brisco wins Tory nomination Bomb scare disrupts flight By CasNews Staff A Pacific Western Airlines flight carrying 80 passengers and five crew members destined for Castlegar Mon- day was forced to turn back arid land in Vancouver International Airport be- cause of a bomb threat. Pacific Western's Castlegar office received a call from an unidentified woman Monday morning who said a bomb had been placed on the Castlegar plane and was set to explode at 10 a.m. Flight 190, scheduled to arrive in Castlegar at 10:15 a.m., was redirected to Vancouver where it was met. by an RCMP emergency response team. All passengers’ and crew members. were evacuated without incident prior to the 10 a.m. deadline. Pacific Western. spokesman. Lorne Perrin said today from his Vancouver office that the plane was isolated in an area away from the airport terminal and was searched by the emergency. team. Perrin, PWA. corporate relations manager for the western region, said the cargo was not searched by airport personnel but was simply placed in isolation for 24 hours in the event there was a hidden bomb. The aircraft was searched .. for unusual: packages or. objects and’ was back in service by noon when nothing out of the ordinary was found, Perrin : said. t “Once everything was.clested, the : 4 plane remained isolated- until noon Monday,” he said. Passengers on the disrupted flight were directed to the next available flight at 1:35 p.m., he added. _City to ask businessmen to help out By CasNews Staff The city of Castlegar will seek the help of the business community to try to market its industrial park in 1984, Mayor Audrey Moore said Monday in her inaugural address to council. “We have serviced land ready for both residential and industrial growth,” Moore said. “Some people have questioned me about our indus- trial land. I am confident that this land will be taken up when the British Columbia economy improves, “I would propose in 1984 to involve a group of interested, talented bus- inessmen from the community to work with council in attracting commercial and industrial firms to our area.” Ina far-ranging speech that touched on past achievements and future plans, Moore also said that 1984 “will be a year when all of us must be creative in solving problems.” She said council is already taking a WINNERS ... . Nine of the 10 winners in the CasNews Letters to Santa draw. —CotNewsPhoto by Dione Strandberg: HERE ARE THE LETTERS TO. SANTA WINNERS We've drawn ‘the 10 winners of "Letters to Santa contest. The winning letters were chosen at random. The winners, each of: whom will-receive two tickets to the Castle Theatre, include: Roxanne Wiebe,’ Ryan Gustafson, Tammy Bradford, Neva and Chad Kootnekoff, Justin Zimmerman, Erik .Petersen, Justin Maddocks, Carrie Markin, Ryan Benedict and Kristopher Burns. Following are a sample, of the letters .we received. The rest of the letters can be found in a special supple- ment in the C section of this paper. Each letter will be forwarded to Santa Claus at the North Pole in plenty of time for Christmas. Dear Santa. I would like a helmet (blue) with a mask, 1 eggo, walkie talkie. I have been a good boy. I am 4. From Scott Carlson Dear Santa My name is Christopher Popoff, I am 4 years old and T have been a very good boy this year. for christmas I - would like a racing car set and Playdoh. Also I would like some sort of toy for my baby sister-brother who hasn't been born yet. Merry Christmas Luv Christopher Age4 P.S. I will leave you some pop and sugar for your raindeer on Christmas Eve. Dear Santa: Tam 4'/ years old and have been a good girl all year. For Christmas I would like a slinky and a cabbage patch kid. My brother Lane is 112 years and can't write yet and he would like an airplane. Thank you very much. Love Brooke and Lane Feiiman Dear Santa. my name is Shannon. I am six year old. I go to Set for rematch e e e with Kristiansen By RON NORMAN Editor Former Progressive Conservative MP Bob Brisco turned back a challenge from newcomer Judith John Sunday to win the federal Tory nomination in Kootenay West. Brisco, a Castlegar chiropractor, polled 467 votes while John, a Beaver Valley music teacher, managed just 135. The nomination meeting drew so many Conservative supporters to the Fireside Place banquet room that the proceedings were help up for nearly an hour while delegates registered. Line- ups stretched outside both entrances to the banquet room. Eventually, organizers were forced to hook up a public address system in the dining room and seat some of the - BOB BRISCO . . gratified by response : Warm yeaponse from the crowded ban-... sérious.d! -supporting its posi-. quet room. In a brief victory speech tion on the National Energy Program. Briscosaid, “It’s been a long day for all He noted that the NDP draw itself of us.”" = mitch of their support from blue collar. He added he“couldn't help but notice workers, but blue collar workers were + +. this party has a truly rep- the first to lose their jobs in Alberta resentative cross-section of the peoples when the National Energy Program of Kootenay West.” © went into effect. In an interview afterwards, Brisco “They (the NDP) have a lot to said he would probably begin cam- answer for,” Brisco aid. paigning “in 24 hours.” continued on page A2 He said he was “gratified” by the response from the delegates, and was not surprised by the results — which saw him win by nearly a 4 to1 margin. He conceded that he had known John had worked very hard to get the votes she did. John had recruited a number of new Tory members in her bid to unseat Brisco. Brisco thanked John for bringing in new members during his speech prior to the vote. Brisco also said he looks forward to e e —inside CALLING COLUMBIA: Castlegar amateur radio operator Rudy Mar- tini tried to contact the space shuttle Columbia Tuesday . . . NOW THAT'S BIG: A Brilliant man is getting a bumper crop of lemons off his only tree — and it's growing indoors... A3 CHEAP, CHEEP: EDINBURGH — A furore erupted in Scotland on Tuesday over a Swedish state railway ad depicting a new cut-rate fare so cheap even Scots won't try to avoid paying it. Winnie Ewing, member of the European Parliament for the Scottish Highlands and Islands, was quoted by the British national newspaper, the Guardian, as saying: “This mcy seem comic to out- siders, but it doesn’t to Scots. The advertisement, for a two-for-the- price-of-one fore, depicts a kilted hiding on the | rack of aS train while another Scotsman slyly offers the collector his ticket. Ewing, who is a member of the Scottish Natonalist party, was quoted as saying she's written to the Swedish ambassador in Lon- don, Leif Leifland, and the Swedish State Rail authority demanding an apology. Making fun of Scots is a national pastime in Sweden, she said. It is not only the railways. The Swedes have cut-price stores called Scots shops and Scot is used to describe everything cheap. look at new directions in energy con- servation and an energy audit is now in | Robson school. I go to gymnastics at Robson. School. Thave lots of friends. I usely play on the teater ter. T love you and, your raindeer. Merry Xmas! Shannon progress at city hall. As well, the city has converted one continued on page A4 reindeer. We- would like anything from Masters of the Universe. Thank you for the toys you brought Jast year. love Seamus continued on page AS THE MOUTHS THAT ROAR: European viewers of ABC’s Monday Night Football get something we don't — a chance to listen to Dan- dy Don, Howard and Frank during the commercial breaks. And what the trio has to say is interesting. . 12 days of Christmas can be pricey By DIANE STRANDBERG Staff Writer Castlegar residents who would like to bestow all 12 gifts on their true love at Christmas had better be prepared to go through a bit of a song and dance to acquire them. And they'd better be fairly well-heeled because they will have to shell out about $16,000 even if they just wanted all 12 for an hour. However, the Christmas carol Twelve Days of Christmas calls for these items to be given on an ascending scale, which means an ardent lover would need to drum up 12 partridges in 12 pear trees, 22 turtles, doves and so on, to demanding paramour. eer OLtinisly: Whosver wrote the carol didn't take into account five per cent inflation and travelling expenses when he tallied up the gifts in this traditional Christmas carol. substitute an apple or cherry tree. about $75. Laughing Doves for a five-spot each. Landscape Nursery near Winlaw where a pear tree can be picked up for $11.99 on sale. The.bad news is the owner has run out of pear trees, but for the same price you could On the way back, stop off at Stan and Daphne Angus’ place in Slocan Park to pick up a pheasant for about $10. A pheasant is the closest thing we could find to a partridge. If that bird doesn't suit the occasion, a peacock can be had for | Turtle doves are about as scarece as bikinis in winter around here. But Daphne and Stan will sell two Ring-necked SNEWS FEATURE Cornish game hens at Central Foods? Mike at Central Foods says French hens are “stupid” birds to begin with so, perhaps a frozen Cornish game hen at $2.50 a pop would be better in the long run. Says Mike: “I had a calendar with a silly looking chicken on it.” It was a friend who told him it was a French hen. Next stop is KC Pet Mart Ltd. where owner Margo Troup will put in an order to four noisy Cockatoos which could be classed as “calling birds.” Prices for Cockatoos range from $699.99 for the your basic Goffin to $2,300.99 for a Greater Sulphur Crested. If you want to go Cadillac on calling birds, it will set you back a total of $9,203.96 plus tax. catch is, says Daphne: “They must go to a good home.” She'll also find seven swans a-swimming for between $50 and $60 each if you have a permit to keep them. In this day and age of high-tech food production, eight maids-a-milking are difficult to come by. We gave a call to Hanson Farms Ltd., the largest dairy farm in Creston, and Columbia Dairy in Trail but neither of these two operations employ large numbers of milkers because they use milking machines. And though you might convince the Hanson brothers or Jan Douma to lend you a couple of hands at $25 a milking, . you might not get a drop for all your trouble. A spokesman at Columbia Dairy says cows don't like to be milked by strangers. “It disrupts the cows,” he says. Nine ladies dancing can be found at a number of local dance studios and it won't cost you a cent. All would just Nevertheless, most of these items are available in the Kootenays — if one is willing to put in a couple of hours on the telephone and a few more hours on the road. First stop on the Christmas gift list would be Valley Like Turtle doves, one French hen is hard to locate in the Kootenays, let alone three. Daphne says she has similar birds called Guinea Fowls for sale for about $10 each. But if it’s a cooked hen you fancy, why not pick up some Ltd. for about $225 each. love the experience says Rechina Torto at Lynette Lightfoot Dance Studio in Nelson. 5 Castlegar's Audrey Maxwell of Blazon fame and Debra continued on poge A2 Five golden rings can be purchased at Bossie's Jewellry And then it’s back to Stan and Daphne's for six geese-a-laying which they will sell you for $15 each. The only