TROWELEX Trade in your old shovel and save $60 ON A HONDA SNOWBLOWER VIEW LOTS for sale. 5 miles from Nelson on Ti Hill, Paved road. ing West Arm. Phone 352-3468. fin/75 FREE Property Evaluation "or property withou! abhgonon ot ony ime DAVID DAME —Office 345 Sclet Asseciote es. MUST —S$ . $15,000 firm, 365-4011, ae Stinres WESTLAND TRANSPORT 365-3551 A great little unit. Priced right for you! Trade and Terms as low as $100 vown CASTLEGAR HYUNDAI OL. 7956 “What's the matter with you? That's the third time you've knocked over the coffee.” Central Vacuum Systems $399... (Interest Free Financing OAC) CARTER’S SEWING CENTRE LTD. ‘rail’s Towne Squere SENIOR GIVING UP DRIVING. 1984 Pontiac Scooter mi . On warantee, door, hatch-back, cloth interior. rent ee eorgens undercoated, coated, , S-speed, pin stripe Sides. 5e5-7068, wv 1978 FORD %-ton 4x4 u 0.8.0. Good condition. 367- 6164. 3 1967 650 diesel bock-hoe, win- 3 terized, chaines and light snowblode. 365-7042 BRAND NEW HYUNDAI PONYS FROM +136" 365-7241 Or Toll Free 1-800-332-7087 3 ttn/2 1976 PONTIAC Grand Prix, LJ, V- 8, 2-dr., auto., buckets. Many tions,” 64,000 miles. “Asking $8600, 0.8.0. 365.2368. 7/10 1981 FORD FAIRMONT 1975 JMMY 4x4 new tires, $1,900. 365-6290. 3/3 FOR SALE OR TRADE: 1976 Dat- sun pickup, excellent. 226-7473 /3 1962 JIMMY SIERRA CLASSIC. Trailering special, 4-sp overdrive, 365-7834. WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE Used Appliances! Fridges, Stoves, Washers, Dryers, Microwaves, Dishwashers REWARD OFFERED Phone: CASTLEGAR PLUMBING & HEATING LTD. 1008 Columbia Ave., Castlegar Phone 365-3388 AT AEN $ CASH $ at Ten! all 1978 CHEV Monte \ km, Excellent condition, 35: SYRINGA PARK MARINA * Sales & Service Sid Senith Ph: 365-5472 1978 ARCTIC CAT Cheetah with troiler, $1150. Without trailer, $950. 359-788) 3/2 SCRAP TV7RADIOS, worki . condition or not. 365-5996. _3/ WANTED Gos or Dice 600 CFM Compressor 7. be 71 LIVESTOCK corcosses picked “Bs 357.9904 evenings. —_tin/103 VIN Please bring resume & apply b the hou 198) SRV-540 YAMAHA 1,800 km. double wide tilt swing steel trailer. 365-70% atter 5 p.m._3/3 1981 SKI DOO, 500 Everest L/C 800 miles, Good condition. 365- 5574, 365-2600. 3/3 SECTIONAL CHESTERFIELD in good condition. 359-7238. /3 or metol stocki 3278. 03 tlegar News 197 Columbia Ave. USED CANNISTER vacuum ¢ with ‘attechment Top condition. 365-7342. SHARE REN’ COMODATION, Castlegar ¢ ible tidy per- ge attractively home Zieh view, ofl conveniences. Have pets. Preter non-smoker. Reterences please. 365-7342. wv rs of 12-9. 1800 - 8th Ave. Costleger Phone 368-7365 START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT! . gifts, friends, Avon hos them all. Best time to start your Avon Career. Phone 365-8281 or 365-3874 for more information. ie) SITTER to care for 2-year-old, PAINTING — For quality and ex. @ at competitive prices. wr Pointing. 359-9964 evenings. tin/73 365-3015 BABYS! over 30. TTER AVAILABLE. Woman |, willing to sit Snrtime in my hore. “< SrRAV PAINT those prey, . Call Falcon Pointi Ses.386a i TS-VEAR-OWD a ai responsible boy with experience willing to babysit. 365- 3/2 Need a job? High school and otfer their Drop us a line or Ad ° tion Ad number ot 365-2212. We will run your ad for 3 issues at ge ttn OCCASIONAL SITTER for week- 4 in South Castleger please. 965-7868. 3/3 “4 7193. ferences HUSKY weeks-old 2” BACK & White TV 7 3/3 — Blue Heeler pups, 7. 3597-7904 otter 6 p.m. Y working order. 365-3409. 3/1 Our Action Ad Phone Number is 365-2212 SELF-SUPPORTING RN with port- i x work, ” EMOTIONS RWOWYMOUS: mm. Castl % rusetey 2 2 jegar Service. 365-2104. Say ARCHERY CLUB Thursday Nights 7:30 - 7:30 wailable for ony type of oval Ma dVOe, GRANGE AND TOPAZ long heired cat. "¥-yeor-old. Answers to Ginger. 365-3137 after 4 p.m. v3 1985 HYUNDAI PONY Only 10,700 kms. still under warranty Trade and terms aw low es ON COLUMBIA AVE (Neor hp Hospital Hill). Men's navy bive $100 2 4 are Og Down sive Coop ‘ofke 1 CASTLEGAR HYUNDAI OL. 7956 ienabaatinae a 3/2 Phone 365-7241 ONE PAIR LADIES oF girls pink of Town Call framed prescription glosses. 800-332-7087 365-7038. 3/2 WANTED CLEAN COTTON RAGS Castl Sar N 197 Columbia Ave., Castlegar MEN'S GREY JACKET at to Maison on Dec. 28. 365-6265. TREE CUTTING AND TOPPING 1980 FORD Ph. 365-7980. tin/40 LTD. S.W. Don't Miss this One — immaculate! PLUMBING and HEATING Trade and Terms as low as $100 Down CASTLEGAR HYUNDAI OL. 7956 399-4762 MIRACLE DEAL FULL TERM FINANCING NEW 1986 PONTIAC ACADIAN FROM $1 7 7 curs 48 MOS. 0.A.C. MALONEY 364-0213 PONTIAC BUICK GMC LTD. 365-2155 pm ae AUTO BODY & REPAIR WANETA PLAZA TOYOTA Complete Car and Truck Repairs AUTO BODY & P. Bear Creek Road, Trail 364-2588 AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES (#=2) BUMPER To BUMPER. Fighting Inflation For Motoring Needs 6 Days a Week! 1507 Columbic Ave. 365-7787 USED AUTO PARTS ERNIE'S TOWING Ph. 365-5690 — 24 Hours DEALERSHIPS WANETA PLAZA TOYOT. A Bear Creek Rood, Trail 364-2588 ond CASTLEGAR CHEVRON 425 Columbia, Castlegar 365-2912 Kootenay Honda (across from Waneta Plaza) 368-3377 Dealer No. 7724 MAIN ST. MUFFLER 613-13th St., Castlegar Ph. 365-5411 CAR & TRUCK RENTALS CASTLEGAR CHEVRON WANETA PLAZA TOYOTA 365-2912 364-2588 CASTLE TIRE (1977) LTD. SALES & SERVICE 365-7145 Columbia, Castlegar aeccsrne Se Gy OE K & A TIRES LTD. Open 6 Doys o Week from 8:30 0.m.-5 p.m taRRy 1507 Columbbie Ave... Costieger ‘Sight Treck Tires Call 365-2955 re, Deatere te Mi _ Twee Parts — Accessories Achonwlds Names canD or Tuam BALL , Feb. 15. Cocktoils 6:00 3 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS ond ver’ AL ANON 365-3663. HAIR HUT Now open in Winlaw or write us at 4463 Highway, Burnaby, B.C. V! TERRY AND KURT ROBERTS wish Feeney. Marriage took place on Dec. 31 at Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Church in Trail, 3 PARTY or dance coming up? GOOD THAE MUSIC hos the bo sound. 365-2539. __ 7/102 WE WISH TO EXPRESS Our heor 0 Castlegar’ and District Hospital and Mike O'Connor of the 104/95 on TNO. 1 PPL BRITISH COLUMBIA TRUCK ff T RULES & REGULATIONS TARIFE NO. 1A The requested stectwe dote is on oF cher Jonwary 20, 1986, subject to com sent of the Motor Carries Commission informanon pertowning 10 this op Picolion may be obterned trom By ROBERT McLEOD The Canadian Press Canada's retailers had their most fervent Christmas wishes answered this holiday season as consumers hauled the away gifts by the sackload to gratitute to the v ° the Brilliant Culture Centre through the Stoushnow A SPECIAL THANKS Fred & Jack and Plaza Bakery trom the Unemployment Action Centre IAPTER of Beto y jine’s, Picture Place, Cor Store, Mother Homestead every Wednesday GL ested in get Please contact me with details Nome (Please Print) Address 2 _ i Or better still, phone the CosNews ot 365-7266 EM HE Rho = = Se Se give storeowners their best December of the 1980s. Preliminary reports to the Retail Council of Canada indicate sales were up at least eight per cent last month from a year earlier. “After inflation in con sumer goods is taken into account, that works out to a real increase of about five per cent — the best this decade,” said Alisdair McKichan, pres ident of the Retail Council of Canada. “The strength is evident right across the board, from both the high and low ends of the market.” Dylex Ltd., which owns a stable of retailing outfits including Suzy Shier, Tip Top, Fairweather and Harry Rosen, did even better. “Sales maintained them selves at between a nine-and 10-per-cent increase on a store-for-store basis,” said Dylex president Wilfred Taking along « big wad of cash or traveller's cheques 8,000 bank machines. Plus network, which has over 6,000 U.S. machines. Both American systems allow cardholders to withdraw the equivalent in U.S. funds of up to $500 Canadian from their accounts in Canada for a $2 fee. “The bank's computer instantaneously does foreign- and the equivalent amount is withdrawn from your bank account in Canadian dollars,” what you'd get over the counter at bank. ‘And the ultimate travel convenience, access to bank machines in Europe, is only a year or two away. The technology.” IN MOST LANDS Visa and MasterCard holders can get a cash advance in most countries, Visa boasts more than 166,000 outlets worldwide that will issue an advance. And the number of a Fly ; In some cases, a credit card can nearly impossible, in fact, to rent a car i i And many hotels insist on an don't have a card. made. The rate is generally the same charged overdue accounts — which is steep. The Bank of Montreal annual rate of 21 per cent for balances. Visa interest rates are around 18.5 per cent. Some premier credit cards, such as those from Visa or MasterCard, offer features that might interest people who travel a lot. But note that premier cards carry an annual fee of $60 to $90, while regular bank cards are free or carry small transaction fees. Premier cards generally allow you to buy traveller's cheques without paying a commission. They also offer higher spending limits — usually at least $5,000 — as well as « personal line of credit. SAVE ON INTEREST Some premier cards also charge lower interest rates. For example, the Bank of Nova Scotia premier Visa rate on unpaid balances is 15 per cent. Unpaid balances on a Bank of Montreal gold MasterCard are transferred to a personal line of credit, on which the interest rate is generally lower than @ typical personal loan — and much less than 21 per cent. bank machines that can give cash advances is growing. You also get free travel insurance when you charge Christmas sales a boon to retailers Posluns. “That was about what we expected or even a little better.” The strength was spread right across the company’s more than 1,100 outlets in Canada, he said. The Bay's sales in Dec- ember improved 20 per cent compared with the same period a year ago. Simpsons, also owned by Hudson’s Bay, reported a more modest, but still resp- ectable, 11-per-cent increase while a spokesman for the Eaton department store chain would only say the company enjoyed a strong growth in business. COMPANY REORGANIZED The improvement is part- icularly gratifying for Hud son's Bay. It comes just one year after the company re- organized management and marketing of its two depart- ment store chains to focus more energy on selling soft goods such as fashion rather than consumer durables. The strategy appears to be working, said George Kosich, the Bay's executive vice- president. He said he is now waiting to see what effect the increase in sales has on the company’s annual results, to be announced at the end of this month. In 1984, the company lost a whopping $107.4 million. A good Christmas sales season can make all the difference as the bulk of a retailer's profits are earned during the last three months of the year, says Len Kubas, a Toronto-based consultant. This year, Hudson's Bay and other retailers got a helping hand from the im- proving economy in western Canada and the climate as cold winter weather boosted sales of coats, gloves and scarves. The former was particul- arly important in aiding the recovery of Woodward Stores Ltd., the Vancouver- based department store chain with 25 outlets in Alberta and British Colum- bia. “We had double-digit sales increases this Christmas,” said Woodward president Frank Robertson. CANADA WORKS GRANT NOTICE CENTRAL KOOTENAY COMMUNITY ADJUSTMENT COMMITTEE Applications ployers to create new employment opportunities Regional District of Central Kootenay. Applications for the next allocation of funds will be accepted until February 14, 1986. This will be the last allocation of grants under this program. Projects must provide full-tinn: of three workers for a period not more than fifty-two weeks. will be received for grants for eligible em- in the e employment for a minimum of not less than six weeks and For further information and application forms, contact Em- ployment and Immigration Canada offices: CRESTON: 2238 - 10th Ave., N. NELSON: 514 Vernon St., telephone 352-3155 TRAIL: 835 Spokane St., telephone 368-5566 428-5366 minimum balance. So cardholders can, in effect, pre-pay expenses they expect to charge on a long trip without losing interest on their ' money. Of course, plastic has its risks. Any card can be lost or Transplant patient feeling fine VANCOUVER (CP) — The new year signifies a new beginning to a British Col- umbia man recovering from a heart transplant in Ed- monton. Wayne Yee's new heart, received in a transplant operation Nov. 13 at. the University of Alberta Hosp- ital, is beating a strong and regular rhythm in the 38- year-old Prince Rupert man. “T'm feeling pretty good,” Yee said ina hone inter- bicycle or walking. I can walk a lot farther.” Yee, a line worker at Canadian Fish in Vancouver before moving to Edmonton in August to await the transplant, was dis- charged from hospital Dec. 26. CASH REBATE Towards the purchase of 1985 Hyundel, Pohty oF Stellar still in stock! SO HURRY! DON'T MISS THIS FANTASTIC OFFER! 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