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Raise awareness
as well as money

A recent edition of CBC TV's
newsmagazine program the fifth
estate raised some disturbing
questions about Rick Hansen's Man
in Motion world tour. The
questions are disturbing, not so
much because of what they ask
about Mr. Hansen, but of what
they ask about us as a society. And
they are questions of particular

given that Mr. Hansen will bring
his world tour through here this

pring.

One of the qué@stions concerns
the legitimacy of funding
charitable causes through events
like the Man in Motion tour and
Steve Fonyo’s cross-Canada run.
There is a concern that only attrac-
tive causes with appealing heroes
will be funded — and then only on
a one-time basis during the event.

The question isn't intended to
cast a shadow over Mr. Hansen's
tour; he. is undertaking a
staggering feat and it is obvious he
is a remarkable individual. But the
question still needs to be asked so
that it forces us to reassess how
we as a society fund charitable
organizations.

A second and more immediate
concern the CBC program raised is
the preoccupation of the media,
community groups, business and
government with the tour's fun-
draising aspect. The success of the
tour seems to be gauged by how
much money can be raised for
spinal cord research. And the suc-
cess of a community is measured
by how much money it can raise for
Rick Hansen.

We asa society — and the media
shoulders a large portion of the
blame — did the same thing with
Mr. Fonyo’s run. We put a price tag
on it. Maybe that's because that is
how our society determines value.

But what seems to be lost in the
rush to raise funds for the world
tour is the fact that Mr. Hansen
himself stresses the need for in-
creased awareness of disabled
people and a rethinking of our at-
titudes toward the disabled.

A quick look around Castlegar
tells. us that we don't treat the
disabled all that well. If Rick Han-
sen, lived here he would find it dif-
ficult to do many things. Just going
shopping would be a problem.
Most stores have heavy doors that
must be opened outward — not
something easily done by a person
in a wheelchair.

And if Mr. Hansen wanted to
take in.a Castlegar council
meeting, he would find it im-
possible unless someone hauled
him and his wheelchair up the
steep stairs to the council cham-
bers.

(To the city's credit, Mr. Hansen
wouldn't find it much trouble

heeli around Castl . City

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Letters to the Editor

PWA’s

Ihave read with interest a column by
Ron Norman from your Jan. 4 edition
concerning his flight from Castlega¥ at
Christmas.

While I can understand Mr. Nor-
man’s concern for flights operating
over Christmas at Castlegar, J feel it is
only fair that the whole picture be

crews do a good job keeping sid-
ewalks clear of snow. And though
he wouldn't be able to get to the
council chamber he would be
able to get into city hall, thanks to
a wheelchair ramp.)

So when we donate our nickels,
dimes and dollars to the Man in
Motion tour, we might also
remember that it isn’t just a tour to
raise money. It's a tour to raise
awareness.

With that in mind, we might
want to ask ourselves what we can
do to improve conditions for our
own disabled residents here in
Castlegar. It's a sate bet Mr. Han-
sen would be just as pleased —
maybe more so — with those im-
provements as he would be with a
large donation to his spinal cord
research trust fund.

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‘The law

I would like to make a few comments
in regard to some prominently
displayed recent news items in the
paper, starting with the following
quotation from Charles Dickens's novel
Oliver Twist:

“If the law supposed that,” said Mr.
Bumble, “The law is a ass, a idiot.”

“Mr. Bumble was basing his observa-
tion on the fact that the law (of that

Ron
Norman

There are times when I'm parti-
cularly proud to be in the news
business, to be called a journalist.
Sometimes it’s when other repor-
ters — usually in larger centres —
expose a wrong-doing or ferret out
corruption in high places. Though
I won't have had anything at all to
do with it, I still feel a kinship
knowing that I am a member of that
same profession.

The pride also comes in doing a
solid reporting job locally, whether
it is helping to shed some light on
the Dixie Dee Powers pyramid
scheme or getting the latest word
about local students in Kiev at the
time of the Chernobyl nuclear
accident.

But there are times when I'd
rather not be identified with the
news profession. Though these
occasions aren't frequent, they do
occur. And one took place this week
in Toronto.

It involved a prostitute suspected
of being an AIDS carrier, her
husband, some mall security guards
and members of the news media (a
term used loosely in this story).
According to the Canadian Press
report, the 21-year-old prostitute
was given a suspended sentence and
placed on one year's probation for
communication for the purpose of
prostitution.

and reporters. When the elevator
doors opened on the first level of a
shopping mall located in the same
building, the couple had to push
their way out.

Still trailed by reporters, the
couple took an escalator to a lower
floor before eventually giving up
and huddling in front of a fast food
outlet with their backs to the
cameras.

One bystander shouted out for
the reporters to leave the woman
alone. Mall security guards finally
arrived and ordered thernews media
to leave because they were “creat-
ing a disturbance.” But the report-
ers and camera crews wouldn't
budge. The security guards moved
into the crowd to disperse it and one
of the televigion reporters took
exception. A Tight ensued.

The reporter said later: “We were
there doing an interview and these
goon8 (the security guards) came
along and started yanking on us.
They were all over me, no question
about it.”

The director of mall security had
another version: “I just think it was
totally outrageous. She (the prosti-
tute) was cowering there like a
trapped animal. I've never seen
anything that extreme.”

Such incidents are bound to
happen, especially in the highly

iti here of Toronto.

Dozens of paper, radio and
television reporters, along with
photographers and TV camera
crews converged on the woman and
her husband as they emerged from
the second-floor courtroom in down.
town Toronto.

Both the woman and husband re.
fused to be interviewed and ducked
into a nearby elevator, followed
closely by a throng of camera crews

pe
But that’s still no excuse.

It seems the news media are at
their worst when they lose ail sense
of what is right and proper in the
search for “the story”. It makes me
ashamed and disappointed.

Even more importantly, such inci
dents appall the general public and
impair what is left of the public's
confidence in the news media.

time) p that a husband was
responsible for the actions of his wife. I
very much doubt that had he observed
the recent encounter of a local teacher
with the law in Castlegar that his
opinion would have improved.

I, and many others, feel a sense of
outrage at this seemingly ill-consider-
ed action by the Crown in laying so
serious a charge agginst the teacher
and then just as cavalierly dropping it
at the last moment because it decided it
could not substantiate ‘the charge in
court. It was an ievably callous

to our While,
we make our passengers reclaim their
own baggage before boarding and upon
deplanement of the bus, this is a

is a ass’

is even more monstrous, for not only
has it caused him great mental anguish
but has shadowed his honor and good
name. It might be well for all'involved
in this fiasco to be required to commit
to memory the following lines from
Shakespeare's Othello?

“Good name in man and woman, dear
my lord,

Is the immediate jewel of their souls:

Who steals my purse steals trash;
‘tis something, nothing;

‘Twas mine, ‘tis his, and has been
slave to thousands;

But he that filches from memy good
name

Robs me of that which not enriches
him,

And makes me poor indeed.”

Neither the law, nor the community
was well served in this case and I for
one am ashamed. Little wonder that
teachers are leaving the profession in

action.
Furthermore, to torture the teacher
on the rack of the machinery of the law

Hearing

The public hearing at Ootischenia on
the proposed waterslide park was
disappointing’ The majority of the
residents rejected the proposed pro-
ject.

I went fogthe meeting to see if
CETAC was #ffering the i a

unpr numbers. What is
more, it could have been any one of us.
John A. Charters
Castlegar

requirement necessary in order to
deplanement of the bus, this is a
avoid lengthy delays of operation. In
the past when we automatically
transferred the baggage, delays were
encountered, as passengers changed
their minds from using the bus to using
other means of transportation or ¢an-
celling the trip, causing our ground
handlers to completely unload and
reload the baggage each time.

While there are some differences
between the operating limitations of
the Boeing 737 aircraft when compared
to the Dash 7 aircraft, be assured there
is not at this point, a total solution to
make the operation at the Castlegar
Airport 100 per cent reliable during
inclement weather. Our competitors
have also encountered problems with
operation at this airport.

Pacific Western Airlines will con-
tinue to offer the best service possible
within the operating limitations of the

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Letters must be signed and in-
clude the writer's full name and
address. Only in very exceptional
cases will letters be publishd
without the writer's name. Never-
theless, the name and address of
the writer must be disclosed to the
editor.

The Castlegar News reserves
the right to edit letters for brevity,
clarity, legality and grammar

disappointing

with nice big pieces of property with
lots of privacy, and most of properties
lie far back from the waterslide and
highway area. There should be little
effect on their lifestyle. People going to
the waterslide will have no reason to
enter Ooti: ia’s residential area.

fair proposal. It turned out the
proposal was much better than the last
one. It reassures m4ny of the doubts
people had in the last hearing:

Strict guidelines have to be met now.
CETAC has to be able to guarantee it
will not affect the Ootischenia water
supply in anyway. Also, the sewage
from the site must not affect any
residents. If these areas are affected,
CETAC must discontinue the project
immediately. CETAC must also build
the project in stages to guarantee the
full completion as planned. The plans
also show a safe entrance and exit from
Highway 3.

These were major concerns in the
last hearing and now these concerns
have been met. With these assurances
given it now seems there should be
little effect on the community, except
for the fact Ootischenia people will
have to contend with some “commer-
cialism”. This is something Ootischenia
people don’t want, and they have said
loud and clear. They are worried their
tranquility and peaceful lifestyle will
be jeopardized. I agree with them. But
I think they are a little overly worried.

When you consider that the water.
slide will be right on the side of the
highway, it shouldn't take away mueh
at all from their peaceful lifestyle. Most
of the people in Ootischenia are blessed

Of course, there will be some people
affected and those are the people who
live right by the site. But isn’t that to
be expected when dealing with a
project such as this? Look at the people
who live by the proposed mall location.
I'm sure they are not crazy about
having a mall in their back yard. But
it's being done and they weren't even
asked.

The economy in this area has been
hurt badly in the last few years and
people are in need of jobs. With the
waterslide park project, it's not only
jobs alone although it would give a lot
of part-time jobs to students who need
them. But the big advantage is the
drawing card it would create. It would
give people a reason to come to the
Castlegar area.

People in business need people to
buy their products or require their
services and this project will bring in
people from all around the Trail,
Nelson, Castlegar area. And vacation-
ers will stop there and maybe during
their stay at the waterslide park they
will become acquanted with the
magnificent West Kootenay and stay
here for their vacation, helping our
local businesses — which need it — and
encouraging bOsinesses to start up.

Ootischenia people enjoy the conyen-

ience of filling all their business needs
in Castlegar. Businesses are what
create much of the economy, but the
businesses of Castlegar can't do it all.
They need support from the outlying
communities. And this is a way that
Ootischenia can show its support to our
local economy and businesses.

During the hearing many people said
they would go along with the project if
it was built in Castlegar. Suggestions
were made to build it on the lot
between the Monte Carlo and the
Highway 3 overpass. But that property
is not big enough for this project. It is
owned by the Ministry of Highways
and earmarked for a future highway
approach to Castlegar. Other than that
property on Highway 3, there is none.
It's back up into the mountains.

I hope Area I director Martin
Vanderpol, during his week of review.
ing the comments at the hearing, wil.
consider more than the higher percent-
age of no votes given at the hearing.
Hopefully, he will also the consider the
economic value this project will bring
the whole West Kootenay, as well as
our community.

But I think things would be a little
fairer if Castlegar would also have been
able to have a public hearing and not
only Ootischenia. We are all in this
community together and we are all
affected. ‘

P. Laurie

More letters, AS

munity in B.C.”
, . *
A record gathering turned out for

the Kiwanis annual installation and

ladies night at the Twin Rivers hall on

Tuesday.

They saw and heard the new. exe-
cutive of the club installed for 1962 by
visiting Lieut.-Governor Carter Porter
of Colville, Washington.

6; ew

Playing at the Castle Theatre is
Vengeance Valley starring Burt Lan-
caster, Robert Walker, Joanne Dru and
Sally Forrest.

. 8 @

At the Coop store ketchup was
selling for 29 cents a bottle, salt sold for
14 cents for a two-pound bag, spiced
beef loaf sold for 37 cents a tin and dog
food went for 25 cents for two tins.

25 YEARS AGO
From the Jan. 18, 1962
Castlegar News

A strange object, “alternating in
color between red, orange and yellow,”
was last seen Thursday at about 9:30
p-m. by Kinnaird resident Bill Voykin,
his wife and neighbors from their home
located a short distance up the new
highway.

A “red ball of fire” that “seemed to
stay the same color” was also seen by
Kimberley Heights resident Gordon
Ballie and several of his neighbors at
the same time.

. 8 6

Unless financial assistance is re-
ceived from the federal department of
transport “in the very near future” for
the Castlegar Airport, turning over of
the total operations of the field to the
department will be recommended by
the Castlegar Airport Committee.

The Airport Committee ‘ig formed of
representatives from’ the’ ‘ttmicipali-
ties of Castlegar and Kinnaird and the
City of Nelson.

* 8 -«

Minor Hockey Week starts Saturday
and a number of district residents are
busily engaged with minor hockey all
season long.

Commissioner Murray Little pro-
vided Castlegar council with a list of
executive members, coaches and man-
agers.

15 YEARS AGO
Fronrthe Jan. 27, 1972
s News

Castlegar Town Council has received
the go-ahead from Municipal Affairs
Minister Dan Campbell on the question
of implementing a business tax.

This work was given to Mayor John
Landis during a hectic round of visits to
government offices in Victoria last
week.

+ © «

A proposal to set up a boarding
house for retarded adults in Kinnaird
has been laid before town council by
Mr. and Mrs. Geronazzo.

Before the plan becomes operative,
however, the property on Seventh
Avenue must be rezoned for multi-
family dwelling.

* © «

A delegation of mining and metallur-
igal experts from the People’s Republic
of China passed through Castlegar
Wednesday afternoon.

5 YEARS AGO
From the Jan. 24, 1982
Castlegar News

After a very slow last quarter in
1981, the Castlegar real estate market
is finally starting to move again,
according to local real estate agencies.

Greg Nichvalodoff, manager of Cen-
tury 21 Big Rock Realty, says real
estate sales have picked up consider-
ably in the last two weeks.

. .

Assessment appeals in the West
Kootenays more than tripled this year
and have forced the area assessment
office to consider extending the courts
revision to handle the work load.

* 8 6

The fate of Rossland-Trail MLA
Chris D'Arcy is set to be decided later
today by more than 800 NDP riding
members at a general meeting in
Castlegar.

But if events continue as they have
this week, the membership just may
find they do not have anything to
decide.

The much anticipated showdown to-
day between D'Arcy and his 20-mem-
ber riding executive seems extremely
remote now, after the two sides appar-
ently patched their differences at a
meeting earlier this week.

ren

and tasty food. We were accepted and
treated with every courtesy and I fell
in love with all their beautiful

service at the principal Catholic Church
— a moving experience. The padre,
Father Wong, who officiated was a
newcomer to Mexico from Hong Kong.
1 was informed that he spoke very bad
Spanish, © a

After midnight, our. hostess’ -next-

"door family held open house at which

Senor Santa Claus made his appear-
ance. The combined assembly sang
“Casabella” — Jingle Bells — and other
Christmas .songs. The children,
Migeilito, Sabrina and Maria Jose
stayed up with the adults as Christmas
Day dawned.

Another evening, our host invited us
over to witness the traditional state of
Yucatan dance. The “Harinja” was
performed by his two exquisite older
daughters (20 and 17 years old) who

Tax system fair?

reduce taxes for those who could not
afford to pay.

While looking at the new taxation
form I recently received I commented
to my non-wage earning spouse that it
sure seemed about time that they
changed the exemption for dependent
children since it had remained at $710
for a number of years. Sure enough,
the Tories heard my prayers and did
change the exemption. For 1987 it will
be $560.

So I pulled out my old tax forms and
son of a gun in 1983 I discovered that
you could claim the full child tax credit
($343) with a combined net income of
$26,330 but in 1986 the net income limit
was $23,500. Yes, they did raise.the
credit to $454 but I am sure they cut a
lot of families out of the action by
dropping the income limit so low.

As the sole wage earner for my
family I could claim $200 for my
spouse's unused tax reduction in 1964.

Proposal

mn

Ri ‘the proposed wi
development in Ootischenia, I find it
amusing that ‘we are expected to
believe such a facility would give our
local economy a boost. Employees in
such an operation would get a

ini: wage for ii work.

In 1985 it dropped to $100 and in 1986 it’

taxable income of $1,440 was $4 in 1985
while in 1986 it was $149.70. That's a
3,600 per cent increase. Not only that,
but this year you start paying

tax when your taxable income is $10
($1 tax) and tax when your
income is $0-$10 (10 cents tax).

In other words, even if you don't
make a dime you owe one to the
provincial government. /~

As for the minimum tax on the rich,
it seems a bit pale when it is combined
with a $500,000 capital gains exemption
and healthy increases to RRSP
contributions. How many of you low
income people can afford to contribute
your limit?

I don’t know about you but I'm ready
to go back to the old unfair tax system
anytime.

Rod Retzlaff
Glade

‘amusing’
a chance te make-a decent living, buy a
home, ete., this is wishful thinking with
no basis in reality. The developers,
however, could probably add a few
more summer homes to their personal
inventory.

People who built homes in this area
did so expecting a little peace and
quiet. This, of course, would be nothing
but a fond memory once this develop-
ment was allowed to go ahead.

To the young person who felt people
were selfish in denying him and others

this is now a
dead issue. I compliment the people of
Ootischenia for standing up for their
rights and not being bulldozed into
oblivion in the name of “progress.”

L. Morrison
Castlegar

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and the library board have
their own way about our
proposed library, it would be
interesting to know how
many council members, li-
brary board personnel and
their families, as well as
every person who has a
Castlegar library member-
ship have gone to view the
library facilities at Selkirk
College. The college library is
available to everyone in this
area and is open many more
hours per week then the local
libraries.

Castlegar taxpayers think
nothing of driving to Trail,
Nelson, Kelowna or even
Spokane to shop, attend hoe-
key games, play bingo and

even dine out. “But they
cannot drive across the Col-
umbia River for library
books. For those who do not
drive, there's a bus service
from 8 a.m. until late after-
noon.

The apathy towards Sel-
kirk College shown by the
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