CASTLEGAR NEWS, August 14, 1983

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CASTLEGAR NEWS

7, 1947

1980
. 42, 1978-AUG. 27, 1980

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PUBLISHER — Burt Campbell
EDITOR — Ron Normon

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Money in the bank

The provincial government's
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new dam building poli

“the pause that refreshes” bya
Vancouver newspaper, sounds like
good news for the Castlegar
district.

As reported in last Sunday's
Castlegar News, Energy Minister
Stephen Rogers has hinted very
strongly that no major new hydro
dams will be built in this province
in the remaining 17 years of this
century.

He said the “old arguments
about it being cheaper to build
now rather than later” are not
sound, and it could well be that
small or medium size projects will
be needed ahead of the giant Site
C dam on the Peace River.

Further, a Hydro spokesman —
in an interview carried in this
paper Wednesday — confirmed
that the power authority will con-
tinue with its impact studies of the
Keenleyside and Murphy Creek
projects and still plans to release
its mitigation, compensation and
enhancement plan to the public for
discussion.

B.C. Hydro will’ study load
forecasts early next year and
decide whether it is feasible to
submit an application to the
provincial government for per-
mission to proceed with the projec-
ts.

Mr. Rogers’ forecast of a fur-
ther delay in the Site C dam results
from the fact that there has been a
drastic drop in the demand for
electricity, while he also wants
time to explore with the Western
U.S. states and California a coor-
dinated electricity generating
system.

The time is past, he said; for
the boom years practice of starting
anew dam before the last one was
finished. (The $1.6 billion
Revelstoke Dam is scheduled to be
completed next year and will
generate power nobody wants. We
don't need the power from it in
B.C., and the export market has
virtually evaporated.)

In fact, the outlook for in-
creased energy use (and thus
demand) is so bleak, we wouldn't

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

be surprised if both Keen|

and: Murphy Creek are delayed
beyond their proposed 1986 and
1988 starting dates.

On the other hand, Mr. Rogers’
suggestion of staggard projects
might well mean Keenleyside
could start within a couple of
years time with Murphy Creek
being delayed for a few years after
it. From the local point of view, this
could be beneficial as it would ex-
tend the construction period and
mean a longer period of. em-

Ifp plans p d, then
start-up date for the $858 million
Keenleyside project would be 1986.
(with completion in 1992) and 1988
for the $1.9 billion Murphy Creek
om (with completion in 1993).

‘ The one thing the Authority is
definitely decided about is con-
tinued planning, so that whatever
happens it will have a package to
submit to the provincial and local
governments, as well as to area

for dam as they
first finished up Keenleyside and
then moved to construct Murphy
Creek.

In the meantime, Keenleyside

- and Murphy Creek are like “money
inthe bank’:.for Castlegar: Not >1

‘only will they undoubtedly be built,
but they will enjoy a much higher

Calling all Carmichaels

aia’
ad casein WN

At Ri Seger paraichae gather-
ing, in Lanarks| id, June 8 to
12, the chief as) that news a oe
inaugural event be reported to

Socred
restraint
questioned

priority (b of their rel
smaller sizes) than more grandiose
ms.

FRED

MERRIMAN

Weeks ago the Castlegar Chamber of
gave me a fair aud! on

the subject of extended store hours,
The directors of the Chamber also
heard me speak on a proposal to alle-
viate the current prob-

- per cent commission on a not likely sale

is not incontive enough to draw
suitable candidates for the proposal.
Many of these gentlemen were corr-
ectly quick in defending the skill and
of

lem.

The first suggestion springs from an
ongoing frustration that I and others
seem to share when we find that many
of our needs for service or merchandise
appear to make themselves known on
weekends or after closing hours. The
consensus at that breakfast meeting

eir steady full-time
clerks and felt quite strongly that a
commissioner would probably do more
harm to the business than good
primarily because of his or her in-
experience.

My next stop took me to the vol-
unteer exchange where I heard a
woman echol the sen-

felt that most small busi! are now
open nearly nine hours a day and that
seems to make most people happy. An

timents of the august members of the
chamber when she said that it is an
which would ue

extension of hours entails i
costs not justified: to service emer-
gency requirements. Idea number one

i because of | n-
cerning minumum wage and WCB,

shot down in flames. F
Continues.

Suggestion number two was
impaled, and rightfully so because I
had not done my homework. The
Proposal in general terms was pre-
sented this way:

“Extend your store hours by three
hours a day and perhaps Sunday after-
noon by permitting or allowing comm-
ission clerks to man the store during
the extended hours period.”

The valid rationale faulting this idea
started with the question; “Is there

g g
clerks?” I could not answer the ques-
tion which has since been determined
to read. Yes. The Workers’ Com-
pensation Board will not permit
Persons to be on the premises as
so-called employees unless their wages
are stated in dollars per hour or month
so that employee is effectively covered
by W.C.B. The meeting also agreed
that very few even desperately un-
employed people would be likeiy io sit
for three hours in an empty phen

She also the opinion that
good people would probably not waste
their time sitting in a lonely store at
night just on the chance they can make
a few dollars in commission sales.

Here are a few more reasons that the
ideas are not practical: Should the
store be busy the risk of shoplifting and
theft would increase greatly as perhaps
one or: two inexperienced clerks
manned the store. There are only so
many consumers dollars in the market
place and extending the hours would
probably draw sales away from the
regular hours. Truly capable and
qualified people are already well
employed and therefore the level of
such commission clerks would probably
quite below average. The regular
employees would see the commission
clerks as a threat or training gound for
their eventual replacement.

Personally, Tatill think it is a good
idea. Not many years ago a friend of
mine was working as a commission
salesman for a large department store
retail outlet and earned a most

waiting for an
tomer to enter. In simple English a :10

y income. ... and for 16
hours that, stock sits in darkness.

this year by twelve percent.
Bill Bennett calls this restraint.

The government will increase pay.
ments to the elite private schools i in
B.C. from 17.8 million dollars to 22.5
million dollars’ (a thirty percent in-
crease). Bill Bennett calls this res-

it.

traint

The government will pay $48,000 toa
public relations firm to polish its image.
Bill Bennett calls this restraint.

One can only conclude that Bennett
the Younger spent so much time ob-
scuring the truth during the election
campaign that he himself can no longer
distinguish between fact and fiction.

Peter

Kagis
School Trustee
Bueberry Creek

members and others,
Efforts:to reuaite, this large feat
and

resigned her position to attend. An
enterprising young man from
Alaska,

Carmichael nn with the peel se

_ of Richard. John Carmichael in the.

Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs in
1981. With the registration of 179
People, the success of the gathering
was

Our” Canadian leader and North
American co-ordinator was Col. Strome
Carmichael-Galloway who also acted as,
standard bearer for the gathering. In
all, 24 Canadians drawn from coast to

arrived by motor-
cycle.

This gathering brought together
family members interest in uniting the
clan, preserving some of the estates

and learning more about their history.

Members were appointed to re--
Present various geographic areas. Car-
and others

35 YEARS AGO»
Frem Rooting 1948
Castlegar News

‘The Village Milk by-law No. 17) has
been approved by Order in Council,
Department of Health.

7 28 6
tlegar Cubs took the Ross-
i Wo sheers tra on Sunday aight lage
The Cubs will meet the Colombo Giants
on the Castlegar diamond on Friday
evening Aug. 18th.
° s .

Beautiful Alexis Smith, Penticton-
born Warner Bros. star, is to officiate
at the crowning of the peach queen at
the Penticton Peach Festival Aug,
18-20.

* 8 6
The ‘Minto recieves publicity on ‘its
60th anniversary.
Astory by ny CE. EL Johnson appeared in
the section of the
Province on the anniversay of ‘the

” Minto and the celebration sponsored by

the Revelstoke Kinsmen Club.

The 162-foot Minto with her 80-ft,
beam, was built in 1896 in the Nakusp
yards when Captain W.J. Troup was
superintendent of the Lake and River
Service and Tom Bulger was shipyard
boss.

25 YEARS AGO
From the Aug. 14,1958

Castlegar News
Every pie imaginable and: prizes
galore were highlights of the senior.
citizens .of the district party. held
Saturday at the Robson home of the

. association's president, J.T. Webster.

* 28 «@

sghinnaled celebrated its 10th year as
ted village

August 6 and
ita citizens thoroughly them-
selves at an all-day:celebration.

Crowds averaged 300 at all times
during the day. They enjoyed them
selves with horseshoes, bingo, softball,
car rides, games, races and—moet im-
portant—food.

. 8 @

Did you know that early Robson was
a railroad and lake transportation
centre, that Robson once robbed Trail
of a General's visit and

re-

+ coast: were ‘in’attendance-while mem- ~~

) bers of the Ameritan contingent came *

+ from 20:states‘and the district of Co-
lumbia. A eine Australian nurse

B.C. V8N 432, or by phone at ATT-4825.
Donn Carmichael, Victoria

Counting the cost

Editor, Castlegar News:

This is an open letter to the manager
of our local Safeway store.

In Wed. Aug 10 paper it was stated
ii Street Talk that “the food stuffs and
ether ‘stock from the old store
(Safeway) will be trucked to other
Safeway stores to' be sold.” ~

I imagine that this sort of move will
cost Safeway extra in the way of man-
power and gasoline for the trucks, etc.

In thses times of economic strife,

would it not be prudent and community
wise to keep the food and “other stock”
in the area to be sold at a reduced cost?
I can see this. would help circulate
money in this area and help all of us,
Safeway included, to make the most.

‘use out of our money.

Tm sure that if more thought were to
be given to this praises H that a happy
medium could be reach

Shame on you Betoearil

Karen L. Kerkhoff, Castlegar, B.C,

‘DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
Search for the minority vote

By PAUL KORING
NEW YORK (CP — “The idea of a
Democrat — who happens to be black
— heading up a new progressive coali-
tion to seek the Democratic party's

presidential nomination, not a third. :

stream.and a legacy of discrimination
and poverty, the two groups face
serious obstacles and some risks in
trying to form a common front.
Despite some co-operation at the
polls, tr notably overturning

party protest or a
has-gone from being considered ridi-
culous to being considered rational.”

That evaluation was made by Rev.
Jesse Jackson who-has positioned
himself carefully to be such a can-
didate.

The numbers argue persuasively in
favor of the political strength of a
possible Hispanic-black coalition and
some minority leaders dream of

ae sertler this year, blacks and
Hispanics often find thoiuselves squab-
bling overthe same small segments of
minority powers and issues.

Traditionally, blacks and Hispanics
have tended to support Democrats but
voter turnout among both minorities
has been significantly lower than the
national U.S. average.

Campaigns to ae voters have

for next year’s pi
election.

' ‘Obstacles to find
a common front’

Others see the most fruitful appli-
cation of minority muscle being within

been -| of both
black and rat organizations. Their
success will likely determine whether
there is even a potential for a political
common front on a national scale.
Even if black and Hispanic registra-
tion levels could be boosted to national
levels, there remains considerable
doubt as to whether those votes could
be in blocks at the polls.

the wide-open Di
race by seeking the best platform from
the host of declared candidates.

Hispanics are the fastest-growing
minority in the U.S. forcing a political
union between the country’s 16 million
Hispanics and 26 million blacks would,
on the surface, seem an obvious way to
benefit both groups.

Heavily concentrated in key urban.

areas, a Hispanic-black coalition could
theoretically deliver such key states as
California, Texas, Florida and New
York.

ani despite sharing a common sense
from the policital main-

But already the growing political
momentum of both groups, and their
successes in city halls and some state-
houses, has produced some political
dividends for the minorities.

A minority candidate running apart
from the two major parties would
almost certainly suffer the same defeat
third-party efforts have always had in
the U.S. At the same time, by crainiog

. votes from the Democrats, it would

hand the election to the Republicans. “

With President Reagan expected to
run for a second term that would mean
the re-election of a president whose
policies have produced little for either
Hispanics or blacks,

The same result would probably
occur should a black candidate actually
surface and emerge with the Democrat
nomination. Defections of white Demo-
crats to the Republicans would in-
crease Reagan's re-election chances.

‘Drastically alter
political allegiances’

In effect the power represented by
the Hispanic-black bloc may ay Ave grea-
test political leverage if it can barter its
support in exchange for policy con-
cesssions from already declared can-
didates among the Democrats.

‘As for the Republicans, their chances
of inroads into black and Hispanic

white candid: among

both Democrat and Republican hope-

fuls have focused greater attention on
minority issues than ever before.

However, should'a so-called black-

brown coalition actually field a can-

didate, it would alter the

seem slim. For Reagan's
party the best Political result would be
division among the D. because

to‘étart the Village of Castlegar-and no
one know whose house he had.
s s s
Two district students have won
Cominco scholarships.
Allen Robinson of Kinnard won a
Cominco maine award’
worth $300 and Fred Hostetter at
Castlegar, won a Cominco $250 award.
15 YEARS AGO
From the Aug. 15, 1968

Castlegar News.

A Castlegar student, Mary Elizabeth
Dalziel, was among winners of schol-
atipe at the University of Victoria, it

announced early this week.

w Miss Dalziel won two scholarships
for her performance at U of Vic.

e e s

Two district scholars were listed
among the top-rated students across
B.C., the department of education ann-
ounced this week.

Cited for their performance in ex-
aminations at the end of Grade 12 on
the Academic-Technical program were
Kenneth E. Guido .of Kinsatrd and
Terry P. Killough of Castlegar.

Ken achieved a grade average ‘of 92
Per cent and Terry a 90.6 per cent
average.

s Ld . .
Arrangements have been. made to
purchase 12 acres of the south end of
Christina Lake for a public beach.
The land was purchased following
negotiations by the Minister of Re-
creation and Conservation, Kenneth
Riernahs with the real estate firm
er and Wilson re; nting owner
Ralph Wolverton. Liber

5 YEARS AGO.
From the Aug. 17,1978 -
Castlegar News

Local Rotarians will receive 800

yards of crushed gravel for their’

planned construction of four tennis
courts, a highways ministry spokesman
anhounced Tuesday.

‘o ° s

Kootenay Strokers ladies’ field

hockey team hosted the Okanagan

ladies for a series of weekend games at

Stanley rey Secondary School.
s s

Danny walks of Castlegar is the

new Rossland-Trail golf champion, fin-

ishing the 86-hole Directors’ Cup

of the black-Hispanic bloc.
Ifa minority coalition succeeds in its

makeup of political allegiances curr-
ently, needed to install a winner in the
White House.

drive and can stay solidly
with the Democrat framework, then
the results could be negative for the
Republicans at the polls.

Sunday with a two-under-
par score of 141. -

Walker, 19, had matched the Ross-
land course Saturday at even Par, and
won his two strokes from the 71-par
layout at Birchbank on the second day.

WEATHERMAN'’S TOOLS

guages. Similar

Jim Richards explain:

the
screen which houses the maximum and minimum

vers,

VOLUNTEER OBSERVERS

Tracking

By CasNews Staff
Some talk about it over coffee. Others merely complain
about it. .

___ Button there are thos hardy souls, who 88 days a
ear, carefully monitor the weather in their area and

ieee records of it for environment Canada;
i ‘They are people like 74-year-old Lomar Keir of
Rossland who has kept track of the weather forthe past
obseevers arons the country wae's obeorvatinns farm he
form the

backbone of Canada’s climate data.
Environment Canada uses the information gathered
by the volunteers to respond to nearly 2000,000 requests
annually for climatic data from planners and decision
makers in the fields of P

weather

A rain gauge sits on the ground nearby and the
observer measures records any rain that may have
collected since his last observations and empties the
gauge. He also measures the depth of the freshly fallen
snow in the area and makes a few notes.regarding the:
Si a omnom eee eirong winds ce

Dome observers

shine.
In a recent interview, Keir said he has been in-
terested in observing weath ar eens for may yess. He

can tell you that the coldest day ‘in Rossland, ‘since:

records were kept in .1905, was minus ‘28 degrees

fahrenheit on Dec. 29, 1968. The hotest temperature he

engergy, construction and forestry.
“They are the backbone of the whole weather
system,” says local weatherman Jim Richards. “We could

di on August 4, 1961 when the mereury soared

to 99 degrees fahrenheit.
“A number of times I've had people callie and ask for
on such and such a date,” said Keir, who

not exist without them, fi lly the couldn't
support that many individuals on a salary.”
In B.C. alone, Richards says there are 500 volunteer
weatherobservers. But he notes that more are needed.
Twice , Rossland’s Keir reads and resets two
thermometers and records the maximum and minium
temperatures, extremes since his last visit to the station.
The thermometers are sheltered in a white box with
louvered sides that allow air to circulate but prevent
direct sunshine or rain from falling on the instruments.
This box, known as a Stevenson screen, resembles a

-beehive and ja perhaps the Linton tentaasinsne: ac

weather: abernvsn,

recalls a day 16 years ago when ‘Red~Mountain Mines
asked him for weather records dating back‘10 years.
“They See ea onaay ne ala fall to Belp them with
their wine.” Keir said. The mining company later
established a molydenum mine which shut down about
seven years ago because of an inventory surplus.
‘Keir joins a tradition of dedicated service that began
well over two centuries ago. The earliest weather
was established in Quebec City in 1765. By 1871, a
network of 126 weather observation stations was in place.

Lie ite Sen over...
ther :

or. “Dense fog all day”::
also have equipment. to record other.”
phenomena such as wind speed and total hours of sun-

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