HEADS B00T Powerful Boots for men who work KOOTENAY _ TRACTOR & SUPP TVernon St Melson 352-5304 ya The Castiegar-Seikirk | Lady Lions met at the Fire- side Place Jan. 9 for the in- stallation of their 1984 ex- ecutive, kett as president, Ginny Bas- son as vice-president, Elaine Audit as secretary, and Iris Johnson as treasurer. 1963 was the busiest year on record for the Lady Lions. The Lady Lions are an aux. ilary to the Castlegar Selkirk Lions Club and were kept very busy assisting the men during their busy year. The 1983 projects were kicked off with the District 19E spring eonference at which the local ladies hosted some 400 Lions and wives. These visiting Lions were given tours and talks on the area. Shortly after winding down from the conference the’Lady Lions launched into ssisting the men with their annual events starting with Rodeo in June, Sunfest dance and casino in July. The men's club also added a few new events last year, NEW LADY LIONS EXEC .. . . from left, Corinne Crockett, president, , Elai Ria secretary. Iris Johnson, treasurer, Ginny Basson, September found the lad- ies flipping hamburgers for the Kinnaird Park dedication and helping with “Reno Nights” in November. March also saw the ladies aid the Sunfest committee at their annual Las Vegas Nights. Then fill in your offer between now and Saturday, Feb. 18th, 1984... Your offer may be Accepted! All offers will be attached to all merchandise. Customers will be contacted Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 20th and 21st... if their offer has been accepted STERLING HOME FURNISHERS 52-7711 Sterlings will be closed Sat., Feb. 25th through March 1st During 1983, the Lady Lions donated money to the Infant Development Pro- gram, the Clay Castle for the purchase of two drafting stools, and a hamper for the Legion's Christmas Hamper drive. Further donations are pending. On the lighter side, the presi ladies enjoyed a variety of (2,016 cookies in all), and en. guest speakers, welcomed joyed the annual Christmas two new babies with a potluck supper. shower, had a family fun day Although 1983 was a busy at the D-D with ball games,a year for the ladies, it was hay ride and a barbeque. _— productive and fun. Special thanks went to Ann Zibin, ISLAND RESTORATION . . . Members of Castlegar Zuckerberg Island buildings. Shown trom left are: They invited the men to one of the meetings, held the annual cookie exchange Rae Penman, Linda Krull and Iris Johnson for leading the ladies through it all. Heritage Advisory Committee, with Bill Blaine (seated, centre) architectural consultant, examine present conditions and future plans for restoration of ZUCKERBERG ISLAND Rear, Igor Zahynacz, city works superintendent, George Apel, Bill Sloan. Front: Betty Pryce, Walter Fields and Alex Lutz CosNewsPhoto by John Chorters Pulp talks resume VANCOUVER (CP) — British Columbia's pulp and paper unions, locked out by the industry two weeks ago when they refused to return immediately to the bargaining table, joined forces today when they resumed talks with the employers. The 5,500-member Pulp, Paper and: Woodworkers of Canada and the Canadian Paperworkers Union, represent- ing 7,200 workers, agreed at a meeting Tuesday to work jointly — the first common approach since 1977. workers boss Art Gruntman. “It was upbeat and decisions were made rapidly. The delegates are angry, with the industry and I think they accurately reflect our member- shi Gruntman refused to discuss the diffculties that broke up the 1977 joint bargaining effort, but it appears the tenuous relationship between the two sometimes bitter rivals has been strengthened by the resolve of both unions to reject industry demands for a three-year deal with some concessions. “The decision to bargain jointly was unanimously supported,” said the hard-nosed, but normally reserved Gruntman, who appeared to have been caught up in what he called the “infectuous” determination of the delegates. “I'm going to take a mean pill tomorrow morning.” Don Saunders, chairman of the Pulp and Paper Industrial Relations Bureau, said the employers are willing to meet with the unions jointly. “We've got to get the process going.” The two unions have been without contracts since June 30. The 40,000-member International Woodworkers of America signed a three-year deal last month with a first-year wage freeze, a four-per-cent increase in the second year and a 4.5-per-cent boost in the final year. In demanding more, including improved pensions, the two pulp unions insist the industry is in better shape than the lumber sector. However, the employers, some with joint sawmill-pulp mill operations, refuse to f-vor the pulp unions over the woodworkers. Meanwhile, the lockout — at a direct daily cost of $8 million in lost revenue and $2 million in lost wages — continues to ripple through related businesses, forcing layoffs and slowing economic activity in one-industry towns dependent on the province's major resource. In the north-central community of Mackenzie, the com- bination of the lockout and secondary picketing has idled 1,000 workers. That represents nearly one-sixth of the total population and the reduced spending power is being felt by some of the smaller stores, says Mayor Bill Whalley. “It's also hurting the guys who supply the loggers. This is the time of the year when they make a dollar. A friend of mine who's an agent for one of the oil companies told me he might as well shut the door for all the business he’s getting.” Nearly 100 employees of Seaspan International and Rivton Straits, B.C.’s major tug boat companies, have been laid off. The tugs carry pulp, chemicals, fuel and newsprint from pulp mills on the coast. Plans progressing Plans for the restoration work and further development of the Zuckerberg Island Park took another step forward Monday night at the city hall. The Castlegar Heritage Advisory Committee under the chairmanship of John Charters met with architectural consultant Bill Blaine of W.D. Blaine Group, Inc. to discuss and examine in detail present conditions and future plans for the restoration of the Zucker- berg Island buildings and the im- mediate area. Charters read a letter from Ralph Gillett, senior architect for the Res- toration Services Division of the Heritage Conservation Branch which contained a copy of the initial agree- ment between the W.D. Blaine Group and the Provincial Secretary. This agreement calls for detailed sets of “as found” blueprints of the island buildings, as well as general de- velopment “restoration” recommenda- tions for the project. Extensive and detailed studies of the. blueprints and projected restoration followed between Blaine and the Heri- tage Advisory Committee. A final preliminary meeting will take place on site on Feb. 27. Funds for this aspect of the work have been made to the committee by the Heritage Con- servation Branch of the Ministry of Provincial Secretary and Government Services to the amount of $999. Charters then reported on a meeting held at his home between himself, officers of the 44th Field Engineering Squadron, city engineer Igor Zahynacz, Bob McBain, chairman of the council's parks and recreational committee Alex Lutz, Heritage Committee sponsor for the Katimavik workers on the island, and Gordon Hill, honorary Castlegar Rotarian. The meeting centred on the search by the engineers for a site on which to carry out an engineering exercise in suspension bridge construction. Boel funeral Friday Paul Boel of Castlegar in St. Boniface, Man. Charters was authorized to write a letter to Maj. George Perkin, Officer Commanding the 44th Field Engineer- ing Squadron, to urge that the prop- osed bridge be constructed to the island. As well he was instructed to cite the many advantages and the already ex- tensive support and enthusiasm for the development of the Zuckerberg Island Park. He was also authorized to attend the city couneil meeting to gaim*eity endorsement and support of thesproj. ect. Meantime, a contract has been signed for the reroofing of the “chapel” house as the first step in the $24,000 restoration grant provided by the Heritage Conservation Branch. The Katimavik workers are in the process of a foreshore clean-up and are bulding a model of the island for display purposes. passed away Feb. 11 at the age of 56. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17 at the Belgium S: cred Heart Catholie Church Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Castlegar Funeral Chapel, and Coutul and Co. of St. Boniface. Geer says’ fh fax system ‘* needs changing VICTORIA (CP) — A ¢hange in the Canadian tax ation system and not new legislation penalizing prov “Gnees is needed to ensure the proper funding of post-sec. ondary education, British Columbia Univer: s Minis ter Pat McGeer said Tues. day. MeGeer was commenting on a statement by Liberal MP John Evans who said that legislation similar to the proposed Canada health act may be necessary to stop provinces from diverting fed eral funds for post-secondary education to other priorities. The health act would im pose financial penalties on provinces for allowing health care user fees. McGeer said that the mon. ey received from the federal government is taxpayers’ money being returned to the people of B.C., and not the federal government's money. He said that instead of di verting the funds from post secondary education, the So- cial Credit government has been pumping that money and much more into the uni versities and institutions. The root cause of the prob- lem goes back to the Second World War when the prov. inces gave up direct income tax to the federal govern- ment for the purposes of fighting the war, McGeer said in an interview. After the war those re. sources were never returned to the provinces who have the responsibility constitu. ionally for health, education and welfare. Instead, prov- inces recei percentage of the federal tax. Becausé ‘the federal gov- ernment keeps the fiscal re- sources and the provinces constituionally have respen- sibility for education, we have this continual confronta- tion in Canada through which the citizens lose, he said. “It will do no good to es- calate that confrontation. What the federal govern. ment must do is return the income tax to the province and leave them to properly discharge their constituional responsibilities in the field of health and educatio Evans said another possib- ility would be to amend the constitution to give Ottawa more control, but McGeer said that would not solve the problem. “Education, everybody recognizes, is a provincial responsibility, that’s not going to change,” said Mc- Geer. “What needs to be changed in Canada is our ap- proach to the taxation re- source.” He said federal taxes should be used for federal services, but “don't take fed- eral taxes for provincial ser- vices, and that’s what's been happening since the Second World War.” McGeer did not comment on Evans’ charge that while Ottawa is reducing its in- creases for education fund- ing, some provinces, especi: ally B.C., plan to freeze and cut funding by up to 12 per cent over the next two years. 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