co Castlegar News september, 1967 Consumerism on the decline ; TORONTO (CP) — The consumer movement that burst into prominence in the 1960s with Ralph Nader's fight for safer cars is on the decline in Canada, consumer advocates say. After two decades, or- ganized consumerism is beset by lagging membership, fin- ancial crises and a perception business has become so re- sponsive that activism is no longer necessary. Ironically, the decline comes at a time when people are spending record sums on cars, television, stereos and home appliances. The aver- age Canadian had a dispos- able income of $13,425 last year and saved only 11 per cent of it. “If they don't get what they want, they have the in-, telligence to write to the president themselves or go somewhere else until they're satisfied,” says John Winter of Clayton Research Assoc- iates in Toronto. And because people are more aware of their rights, “they have no one but them- selves to blame when they make a bad purchase,” says Leonard Kubas, owner of a Toronto consulting firm. The typical reader of con- sumer magazines is a mar- ried male professional who is over 40, has an average-to- high-level education and lives in a city, says Protect Your- self, a Quebec magaine that compared consumer publi- cations in 27 countries. HURTS GROUP But even this traditional middle-class audience is not expanding, and that's hurting the Consumer Association of Canada, the country's largest independent organization. ‘The group needs at least 200,000 subscribers to its Canadian sumer, just to break even. But circulation has recently slipped to about 130,000. “If more people were will- ing to plunk down $25, we'd be a lot better off,” says Sally Hall, 54, of Edmonton, now in Egg- art takes painstaki CALGARY (CP) — Susan Lusk knows eggsactly how to hatch her unique ideas. From ostrich egg clocks to duck egg lamps, the geophysical technician has perfected her longtime dream. Her heirloom eggery col- lection might even make Peter Carl Faberge envious. + Faberge was a 16th-century goldsmith who — with the help of artists and craftsmen — created egg-shaped trea sures. His shells were fash- ioned from gold, silver, cry- stal and jade. For the last 15 years, Lusk has created a stunning col lection using eggs from chick- ens, geese and ducks as well as harder to obtain ostrich, emu and araucana hen eggs, which she imports from Africa. After sketching an idea, Lusk painstakingly cuts, pastes and shellacks decal ing care designs on the delicate sur- face. A diamond drill is used whenever a shell needs sheering. But if the power drill spins over an imperfection in the shell, it cracks. That means countless hours — as many as 200 with just one egg — are wasted, she says, adding that she once hurled a nearly completed egg against the wall. “It was ruined,” Lusk says. “And to tell the truth, it felt good to smash it up. I was so frustrated.” Lusk has designed eggs that hold pot pourri, with minute holes drilled in them so the aroma can escape. Eskimo art eggs. eggs with nature scenes inside, jewelry egg-hoxes, a clock and a recent invention — an egg lamp — aré among about 30 heirloom eggs that adorn shelves in her home. her fourth year as president. The association, founded in 1947 by women pledging to fight inflation and improve living staridards, has a $4-mil- lion budget and staff of 50 in its Ottawa headquarters. “Although Sally ‘Hall is as good a president as any, the day when she can make a speech and be credible is long over,” says Andrew Roman, ‘a lawyer who used to work for the association and now heads the Public Interest Advocacy Centre in Toronto. “The bureaucracy expects more professional advocates. We live in an age of the expert.” Roman says the group is failing to draw young mem- bers because “it's seen as a little old ladies’ club.” But a survey by Decima Research of Toronto indi- cates Canadians are simply more satisfied with the qual- ity of products they buy than they used to be. Eight out of 10 consumers believe products quality has changed for the better or re- mained the same in recent years while fewer than 20 per cent feel it has deteriorated. 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The tree play winning number winning numbers drawn in The Pick lottery Friday and 48. The $500,000 winning number in Friday's Provincial lot- fo Fone —_ 60 Cents, 2 Sections (A & B) By RON NORMAN Editor High winds resembling a tornado 1 EADY AEYHE SE (AS aA Sf” CEMA ARS LED ASBDG fit AP DOWNED SIGN . . . Lois Hislop with sign blow: at her campground on Highway 3 just west of C toppled a large sign and uprooted a telephone pole Wednesday afternoon at the Hislop Campground on Highway 8 just west of Castlegar. ‘The “twister” was the ‘second reported in the West Kootenay Wed- nesday. Earlier in the day a Riverdale resident said a twister lifted several jects into the air, including two POLE UPROOTE ‘Twister’ topples campground sign. The twister then quickly dis- appeared over the Columbia River, Fishwick said. Lois Hislop, owner of the Campground, said another twister hit her place about 2 p.m. “I was vacuuming and I looked out and I could see the dust blowing,” she said. She then shut off the vacuum cleaner and went outside to see what four-feot by eight-foot pieces of quar- ter-inch plywood. Jim Fishwick of the Castlegar Airport weather office investigated the Riverdale report Wednesday evening. He talked to a number of residents who witnessed the twister, which occurred about 11:15 a.m. “It certainly appeared to be a funnel cloud of some sort,” said Fish- wick. 7 it) went quite high into the air with a spinning motion.” was Although she says she never actually saw a twister, a large sign on the highway advertising the campground had been blown over. The sign is supported by metal poles sunk into about 15 centimetres of cement. “It must have been quite a wind to blow that over,” said Hislop. As well, a telephone pole near the campground office was knocked over, taking down telephone lines and another large sign as it went. Fishwick said the Castlegar News’ account of the Hislop Campground 60 PER CENT rolment.up at By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer Enrolment at Selkirk College is up by at least 60 per cent over last year, according to college registrar John Aslin. But Aslin said he is skeptical about reports that some Vancouver-area col- leges are being forced to turn people away due to heavy enrolment. “So they say, but I doubt it very much. In pre-registration courses be- down by high winds Wednesday afternoon Hagen, A2 Schools set to open By MIKE KALESNIKO Staff Writer With schodls ready to open their doors on Tuesday, Castlegar School District still has some problems to be Through the Castlegar district did not follow the examples of other districts by putting letters of repri- mand in the files of those teachers who participated in the one-day walkout last May, work-to-rule is still officially in effect and is only expected to end once those letters have been removed. According to superintendent of schools Terry Wayling, those re maining districts seem to be eoopera- tive and he hopes extra-curricular activities will once again be part of the school activities. * “This will have some impact on extra-curricular activities,” said Way- ling. He explained that the Castlegar teachers can technically end. the work-to-rule campaign a8 soon as the letters are removed. “That's our hope at the school board,” said Wayling. “We want children to benefit from both their studies and all the activities outside the usual instructional hours.” Mike: Rodgers, president of the local teachers association, could not be reached for comment. #The shipment of two new buses from Ontario, expected for the first day of classes, has been delayed for two or three weeks but Wayling expects. that* will cause only a minor disruption with transportation. In addition, a part-time teaching position at Twin Rivers elementary school has yet to be filled and Wayling said some floor tiles at the new gym at Stanley Humphries Secondary School Ministry issues mercury warning By CasNews Staff The Ministry of Environment has issued a warning against eating Walleye over two pounds caught from the Columbia River. Carl Johnson, spokesman for the Environment Ministry in Nelson, said that Walleye in the Columbia contain mercury, and while it is safe to eat small Walleye, residents should limit themselves to one Walleye per week if it is over two pounds. “We are concerned with larger fish, anything over two pounds, There is a possibility that the mercury level in larger Walleye could exceed the acceptable level,” Johnson said in an interview. ; He added that the ministry is trying to examine as rhany Walleye over two pounds a8 possible and said if anyone has a Walleye two pounds or larger, they should bring it into the ministry. Johnson said the Washington State Fish and Game Department has denied issuing a statement sa: it is unsafe to eat Walleye from the im bia River. , panacea come filled but. more sections can be * added,” Aslin said. According to a Canadian Press report, more than 1,400 would-be. stu- dents have been turned away from schoo! year should be just like any other, Wayling said. This year, enrolment projections or two courses and not all the re- are set at approximately 2,200 stu- quirements they need to complete dents, about 40 to 45 students less than last year. Wayling noted that the kinder- garten levels are exceptionally high this year, but he expects that to be merely a fluctuation quirk. He said next year’s levels should taper off again. other students are ending up with one catee Official numbers of those regis: tered will not be known for at least one week. Wayling explained that the sehool board must gather the numbers from each school individually, but he |. ul said those figures are not always accurate since some students in the higher grades may be undecided about returning to school, while others may postpone registering to squeeze in one or two extra weeks at their summer eee jobs. Wayling said some course changes are expécted this year, including a Family Life program for Grades 7 through 12 which will also include s section of AIDS. Wayling said the AIDS course ‘will compared to the of allowing their children to attend. ‘The first day of school on Tuesday is expected to be more of an orientation day. Classes will start two hours later than usual and will end one hour earlier, But Wayling said Wednesday will be the first full day tative vegas’ career and universi ity transfer pro- Aslin said no students are being turned away at Selkirk College, but added that because of the heavy enrol- ment the size of some have had to be increased. Aslin also poiffed out that over the last couple of years he has noticed fewer and-fewer students going into computer and electronic courses. “There seems to be a swing from calculus and computer sciences back into biology. The trend this year seems to be out of areas like computers and electronics and I don't know why really because there are still jobs in those, areas,” said Aslin. He added that college president Leo Perra, whos recently returned from a vacation in California, reported that colleges.in several California cen- tres, including the Silicon Valley, are also seeing students move away from the areas of and el i Focus on Trail Canadian Press reporter! Steve Mertl takes a look Trail's future... 83 twister was the first he'd heard of it. However, neither the Hislop nor the Riverdale twister was a tornado. nado,” said Fishwick. “I would call it a whirlwind ... a rather severe ground whirlwind.” Fishwick said the twisters were part of a severe storm that started about 6 a.m. in the Lower Mainland. The storm moved into the Interior, reaching Princeton about 10 a.m. and Castlegar about 11 a.m. before heading east. The storm brought with it winds gusting to 74 kilometres an hour, “which is fairly strong for Castlegar.” He said the storm isthe same one that caused about $150,000 damage in Osoyoos. Most of that damage was to three motels along the shore of Osoyoos Lake. down there,” said Aslin. He added that more and more people are going or returning to college because of the bleak economic sit- uation, especially in the West Koot- enay. “Our application rate is up by 18 per cent as of Aug. 31. I think that’s because there aren't a lot of jobs out there, as well as it's easier to get a student loan.” Allan McMillan, acting registrar at the University of B.C. said the uni- versity has denied admission to about 200 qualified first-year arts applicants this year after reaching its quota of 1,500. While Aslin doubts there is a registration problem at Vancouver- tions are that it is not a “I don't know why that is because that is their (Silicon Valley) lifeblood localized to our college. It seems to be a pattern throughout the