Castlegar News January 29, 1989 cE SCZ Ee PCH, y poo. jz ma m ~ iy POOL DONATIONS (from left) Sandy Donohue, Robson River Otters president, Shirley Salekin, Robson pool committee treasurer, Dennis La Hue, committee president, and vice-president Keith Watson celebrate the latest donations to help pay the costs of renovating the Coralee Schvepter, Pool in Robson Pool gets money By CasNews Staff began in early December The B.C. Lotteries Corp. will pay Castlegar News. “All the clu “It's going very well,""_LaHue told ubs for 33 per cent of the cost of reno- the vating the Robson Pool provided the Robson Pool Committee can raise the cent of the’ $23,000 aging outdoor other 66- per needed to restore the facility in Robson seem to be piching in. It tooks like it’s going to turn out well The Robson River Otters swim club has contributed $1,000 to the fund along with $1,000-donations from the committee assured it will the lottery fund provided the can raise the other $15,534 the committee has $4,000 ges since the Skoret rezoning to facility Dennis LaHue. spokesman for the said the group has been $7.767 from and the er ects Society group To date Renovations to the about with another-$2,000 in pled pool will received clude a new filtration system water system LaH fund-raising drive fem and new septic system Regional District of Central Kootenay Castlegar and’ District Proj in a new a new chlorination sys ue said the committee-hopes to have the new filtration system in by May 1 He added the commitice is on target for all the funds required for the full project by that time LaHue said there will be more fund-raising drives. coming up. The River Otters will be selling chocolates for Valentine's Day and will also be sponsoring three ‘‘save the pool" all-cash paper bingos. There will also be a pool dance in the Robson’ Hall on March 17 and volunteers will be canvassing door-to-door in Robson Local artists have pitched in by donating art works for a raffle Rezoning erty, is the only lot in Castlegar th He told t continued from front poge suits his requirements. that. if he application Raspberry Lodge, just that there are crowd places fn-town to put one rezoning approved renovate t 36-bed Raspberry Lodge or try to fi another city to build a new one Lodge owner Eugene would either have to applying for the build the $2.6-million 14th Avenue prop: Raspberry said the hat he didn't, get his he he nd Skoretz, has’also said he will put a Values continued from front page should not decrease in value. He indicated property values may increase once the facility is completed If they're going to maintain the esthetics on the“outside of the property and build inside it, there shouldn't be a problem,”’ Bell told the Castlegar News. ‘‘If anything, it may benefit the community. It neighborhood even will create jobs. The plan for the facility calls for a 22,000-square-foot, one-storey structure to be constructed on a three-acre site in the middle of the shaped The~ building hitect Chris Fairbank’s plans, will be entirely surrounded by trees seven-acre_pie-slide property according to Bell said the Nelson Willowhaven home hasn't affected land. values." He added people bought lots and built homés in the area after the home went up. QWayle at the Authority in Bell's claims cated six miles outside of Larry Assessment Nelson echoed In our experience with similar facilities we have not isolated any where Quayle adding that the development would probably muffle the noise from the highway@as well. But Quayle -was quick to point out that it is important the facility's design include a ‘‘buffer zone I think a well-bufferé&development would not bring down property values at all."’ Quayle said. He said a well-buffered develop. ment should include trees and landscaped areas incidence property values have gone down said WE WILL BE CLOSED Ken’s Auto & Wheel Alignment will be CLOSED due to illness restrictive covenant on the rezoning application. limiting his project to a 22,000-square-foot_one-storey struc ture surrounded by trees. While most of the residents at the meeting ‘were against rezoning the lot for the facility, others equally vocal in accepting the prop. were osal “Peei!I look at this place 24 hours a day."’ said Greg Huestis whose prop erty borders on the lot. “I'm glad to have them in my back yard. I want them there Following the residents’ contribu tions to the meeting. architect Chris Fairbank told the crowd he would like their input in the facility's design Our intention is to receive input from neighbors on construction,’ Fairbank told the crowd Following the presentations from the residents and the developer, council members were given the op portunity to quiz Skoretz and Fair- bank-on-the-proposed-faeility Aldermen Albert Calderbank Terry Rogers and Doreen Smecher all questions had been an swered during the meeting. Ald Lawrence Chernoff asked Fairbank if there was room for expansion in the facility without building or adding on._Fairbank said the_facility—eould. but Skoretz facility more said their expand ‘as per design” said he couldn't see the expanding to accommodate beds. Chernoff also asked about staffing Skoretz said, there are 38 full- and part-time staff at the Raspberry Lodge for 36 beds How many for 55? It varies with the level of care," Skoretz told Cher noff. ‘Staffing usually number of beds Council will decide on the rezoning application at_a meeting on Feb. 14 exceeds the |__ January 25 to February-3- Sorry for any inconvenience this might cause our customers Lottery numbers you... To visit us in our NEW LOCATION Carter's Sewing Centre will be open for business Feb. 1 at 1114-3rd Street in Castlegar, formerly LaMaison Fashions. APPROVED (NDEPENOENT DEALER s INGE es Have Serger World: Watch for our Grand Opening | CARTER'S SEWING CENTRE TRAIL NELSON cane Towne Sque 670 Boker St "Me 3810 364-1744 352-5414 Hope to See You in our New Store! The following are the winning numbers in Thursday's lottery The Pick — 8, 14, 17, 39, 42, 43 S3.and SS Fhe—following—are—the—winning numbers in Wednesday's lotteries: Lotto 6/49 — 7, 9, 11, 24, 31 and 49. The bonus number was 1 The four, Extra winning numbers for British Columbia were 2, 23,68 and 72 The jackpot of $6.762,962.70 was divided into three prizes of $2,254 320.90. The Pick — 6. and SS. These numbers. Canadian Press unofficial provided by The must be considered KAMLOOPS (CP) — Weyerhaeu ser Canada will spend $20 million in the next two years to fight toxic dioxins from its Kamloops pulp m company vice-president Bob Ryan sai Wayerhaeuser's announcement comes on the heels of MacMillan Bloedet's that it will will not. adopt oxygen bleaching, a aper-making process believed to virtually elminate dioxins, which are thought to cause cancer. “There's only inconclusive data that oxygen bleaching will actually eliminate dioxins," Ryan said. “At this stage of the game, there's no spend $68 million fo eliminate diox ins at the company’s pulp mills in Nanaimo, Alberni and Powell River. Fletcher Challenge ‘Canada earlier said it will spend $30 million on its mills near Campbell River and at one of its Mackenzie mills in the Interior, reduce the pollutants. The federal Environment Depart ment sent letters to 47 pulp , mills across Canada last month giving them until Jan. 30 to come up with a plan to show how they would reduce toxic emission. Weyerhaeuser is changing its chlorine»pulp-bleaching process, but Task force continued from front page the industry is moving to the chlorine-dioxide route Weyerhaeuser will increase its | Companies to fight— dioxins from mills at most British Columbia pulp mills, is blamed for the production of dio- xins and furans, the most toxie com. pounds created by humans. The ef. fects of dioxins on humans are not fully known, but they cause cancer and bifth defects in laboratory ani: mals. Weyerhaeuser has sent copies of its proposal to the federal and prov incial environment_ministries. Both chloritie-dioxide _addit to the chlorine pulp-bleaching process in both its mills at~the Mission” Flats site, he said Chlotine dioxide reacts RB ments have that B.C, mills submit their plans for dioxin reduction by the end of this month from chlorine with the chemi used to make white paper, he said. Tests show chlorine dioxide reduces dioxin levels, Ryan said. Company tests revealed. dioxins were found in Weyerhaeuser's pulp and effluents Chlorine bleaching, currently used ial EB Minister Bruce Strachan has promised tough legislation, including million-dollar fines, to force pulp mills to reduce dioxins. The federal government closed parts of the B.C. fishing industry .after unacceptable dioxin levels were found in shellfish near coastal mills will be into integrated think they are well qualified to pro vide excellent regional input to the provincial planning initiative. Key aspects ‘of their recommendations Pulp mill continued from front page sale because Stone Container Corp., they say, is notoriously anti-union The deal, which requires the ap proval of Investment Canada, is. ac cording to the Canadian Paperwork ers Union and Quebec's Confedera: tion of National Trade Unions, a sign of things to come under the Canada U.S. free trade pact The sale prompted the Canadian Labor Congress to demand a recall of Parliament “‘to deal with the corpor: ate takeover of Canada."* Canadians are in danger of be coming tenants in their own nation to a few industrial landlords,” CLC president Shirley Carr said in a state: ment An official of the Canadian Paper. workers Union, said Stone Container has a bad record in dealing with labor. About 3,500 of the 68,000 members work for Consolida ted-Bathurs “They're (Stone) notoriously anti union and demand (wage and bene: fit) concessions even when they're making —récord~profits;—said- Keith Neman, the union's research director. in Montreal Power Corp. of Canada stands to make between $1.25 and $1.5 billion from the sale, the announcement of which pushed the value of the com? pany’s shares to almost $24.50 from $16:63-on- Thursday: The stock closed $24.50 on the Toronto change on Friday Newman said he hoped the com pany will adjust its labor-relations policy to suit what he called Canada’s ‘completely different ces, union's unchanged at Stock Ex circumstan. However, a vice-president of the United Paperworkers International Theatre classes begin The Light and Power Theatre Com- pany begins classes again on Tues day Jan. 31 at Castlegar Primary school gym. The company will meet for-eight weeks and_ perform locally in April The theatre company has been established in Castlegar for two years and has added a group in Nelson and one-in-Trait Classes are open to people of all ages and abilities Families may participate in the classes. There is a special discount rate for families and the first class is free. ‘‘We need dynamic. fun loving people toxjein.”’ said Margaret Car- roll of the Light and Power Theatre Company CASTLEGAR SAVINGS INSURANCE AGENCIES L regional transportation plan." The committee will hold its first meeting Feb. 4 .in Nelson and the Union in the U.S: said he expects Stone Container president Roger Stone to use the same tactics north of the border. ‘l feel sorry for the Consolidated- Bathurst workers,"’ Francis Pothier said in a telephone interview from union offices in Anaheim, Calif. “I think he'll be after the same conces. sions up there as he’s after down here Pothier said Stone has used strike breakers to help push for salary and benefit cuts from employees while “the profits have never been bet ter.” “Stone gave himself a| 70-per-cent wage raise last year while squeezing us for concessions,"’ Pothier added regional plan is expected to be pre- sented to Vant for “technical and budget review’ by summer. The meeting in Nelson will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in the third floor confer. ence room of the Government Build ing, 310 Ward Street Ahe following people were appoint ed to Me committee: Mayat Sack-White, District of Elk. ford; Ald. Paul Peterson, New Den-, Rusty Basil, Kootenay Indian Area Council; Mayor Toto Miller, District of, Sparwood; Stan Cuthill, Kimberley; Peter Duck, Kootenay Country Tourist Association; Mayor Randolph Harding, Village of Silver ton; Maureen Herbert, East Koote nay Economic Development Commis. ver; sion; Mayor Rick \Jensen, Cranbrook; Don Vockeroth, Rossland; Elvin Masuch, Regional District of Central Kootenay; Mayor Jack Morris, Vill- age of Kaslo; Mayor Jim Ogilvie, Kimberley; Harry Stan, West Koot- enay Econoimc Development Com- mission; Neil Surgenor, Nakusp Chamber of Commerce in memory a 10-month illness. Young Bill attended In 1935, e In 1970. basis after his retirement in 1982 Ernestine Knoth_at Fi they attended St Chantal, Devonshire fiancee daughter of DeBecerra, her Florence, Italy; and a sister-in-law Manchester. England. who died in infancy 92. years. Trail; two sisters in Chapel at 1 p.m. with Rev Should friends desire. Funeral Chapel Faviell William Frederick Faviell of Castlegar passed away Jan. 24 after Mr. Faviell was born Nov. 22, Faviell and his wife, Aida Ernestine Seidle, in Perth, Scotland school Berkshire, England, and then in 1928 enrolled at Eton College, Eton, Buckshire. His training continued in 1932 at Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Camberly, Surrey, from which he graduated in 1935 he traveled to Argentina where he worked as a rancher and then served as a sheriff in the province of Corrientes From 1939 through 1945, Mr. Faviell served in North Africa and Europe during the Second World War as a major in command of a special paratrooper unit in the British Army served in the Kenya police in East Africa as the chief inspector In 1958, he moved to Canada and joined the Municipal Police of Bellevue, Blaimore and Cardston, Alta. where he served as the police he retired from the police force to serve as a social service inspector. He continued to do security work on a part-time On Dec. 31, 1973, Mr. Faviell was married to Waltraut Dorothea Lethbridge from 1973 until 1987 when they moved to Castlegar where Peter Lutheran Church Mr. Faviell is survived by his beloved wife Jakel. his wife Betty and their two children, and Folker Jakel and his sister-in-law Christine England; one husband Antonion and He was predeceased by his parerits, brother Harry, and a sister Funeral services were conducted Friday with Pastor Glen Backus of St. Peter Lutheran Church officiating Graham George Samuel Graham of Castlegar passed away Jan. 26 at age Mr. Graham was born on Oct. 29, 1896 at Port Longfield, County Leiprum, Ireland. He came to Canada in 1919. Mr. Graham was self-employed in many businesses throughout the province in Vancouver, Port Alberni, Cumberland, Kamloops, Nicola Valley, Salmon Arm, Delta, of his businesses were clothing manufacturing, a dry mining and men's and ladies’ wear. His hobbies included hunting, fishing. prospecting and travel. In his lifetime, he travelled the world twice. Masonic Lodge and lived at the Columbia View Lodge for the last 1% He is survived by his wife Marguerita of Columbia View Lodge. Ireland; and two Castlegar and Olga Ellis’ of Vancouver Funeral service will be Friday, Feb. 3, at-the Casttegar Funeral Jim Ferrier and the Masonic officiating. Burial will be in Park Memorial Cemetery contributions Columbia View Lodge. 2920 Laburnum. Trail, B.C Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Castlegar 1914, to William Frederick Oliver at Clewer Manor, Windsor, In 1947 until 1958 he his—wife—ti two sons, Thomas Faviell and her son and daughter, Aida their three children, of Ursula Lightfoot and her family of Inez Grand Forks and Castlegar. Some goods store, He was a life member of the nieces, Ellen Menzies of Lodge may be made to the Defence spending being cut PRAGUE (AP) — Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria announced they will follow their Warsaw Pact allies and cut troops and defence spending Only Romania, increasingly isolated in the Soviet bloc, has not made a similar announcement Czechoslovakia said it will cut defence spending by 15 per cent and trim its armed forced by 12,000 men; 850 tanks, 165 armored vehicles and 51 fighter planes in the next two years. Hours later, the Bulgarian state news agency announced the State Council and government approved a motion from Communist leader Todor Zhivkov to reduce the country’s 1989 defence budget by 12 per cent and its armed forced’ by 10,000 men Parties to hold meeting EDINBURGH (REUTER) — In a reflection of growing Scottish nationalism, opposition parties have agreed to hold a constitutional convention to prepare plans for home rule The meeting; organized by the Campaign for Scottish Assembly, brought together all Scotland's opposition parties, which are sharply divided on Scotland's future. Setting aside their differences, they agreed to set up a constitutional convention in March. The: 151-member convention will include Scottish and European members of parliament, clergymen, trade unionists and town councillors Company awarded contract VANCOUVER (CP) — A Richmond ‘construction firm has been awarded the contract to build a 140-bed women’s prison facility in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby PCL Constructors Western Inc. will begin work immediately on the $38.7-million institution, which will house both “provincial and federal prisoners. PCL's portion of the job worth $27.4 million. The facility will replace the Lakeside Correction! Facilities for women on the Oakalla proviricial prison site Avalanche closes highway TERRACE (CP) — Another avalanche -closed Highway 16 between Terrace and Prince Rupert Saturday, one day after it was reopened after,a huge slide Thursday night Highways spokesman-Keith-Windsor_said_a snow slide blocked the highway: aboug 82 kilometres west of Terrace, near Thursday's avalanche site. The road was closed until further notice. Premier rules out election BRANDON, MAN. (CP) — Calling poll rumors ‘unintelligent pieces of speculation,’ Manitoba Premier Gary Filmon has ruled out an election this spring “It's just not on my agenda,’ the premier said at the start of the provincial Conservative party's three-day annual meeting in Brandon. “I can’t think of any reason the party would want an election this spring or in the near future," he said That news sits well with Liberal leader Sharon Carstairs, who has said her party does not want a campaign Victoria gas division sold VICTORIA (CP) — A large chunk of B.C. Hydro’s gas division was sold Friday for $16.7 million amidst promises of more jobs and better service to consumers. Energy Minister Jack Davis said the purchase by Vancouver Island Gas Company Ltd. of Hydro’s Victoria gas division would help ensure the completion of the Vancouver Island gas pipeline Under the deal’s terms, Vancouver Island Gas-will- pay Hydro $6 million now and another $10.7 million when the pipeline is completed Teachers reach settlement TERRACE (CP) — Teachers in the Terrace school district have ched a tentative contract settlement with the school board, setting the stage for an end to the district's four-week-old teachers’ strike. Teachers’ association president Helmut Giesbrecht-said agree ment-was reached after 15 hours of bargaining upder the supervision of independent mediator Vince Ready Giesbrecht said the association's 310 te puld hold a ratification vote today and if the agreement is accepted, teachers could be back in their classrooms by Monday Police investigate reports THE HAGUE (REUTER) — Art&terdam police said they are investiating reports that an organized ring was selling human heads to anatomy students and sex perverts The. investigation came after a crew from Dutch KRO television videotaped five human heads they said they bought from the ring for prices ranging from $375 US to $625. One member of the ring. whose features weren't shown on videotape, was recorded at an Amsterdam hotel where the transaction occurred. He said his main clients were medical students and people who wanted to use the heads for bizarre sexual games Provincial premier replaced MOSCOW (REUTER) — The premier of Soviet Azerbaijan has been_replaced, less than two weeks after 2,500 officials and party workers in the republic were disciplined over ethnic-anrest. “Comrade Seidov was relieved of his duties as chairman of the Azerbaijan Council of Ministers to retire for health reasons,”’ said a decree issued by the presidium of the Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet The decree named the successor to Gasan Seidov as Ayaz Mutalibov, one of several deputy premiers. A committee set up under Kremtin envoy Arkady Volsky to administer the province had begun work, but it would take some time to tackle the problems, it said. ‘Wonders will not happen.” About 300,000 Armenians and Azerbaijanis who had been living as minorities in each others’ republics have fled across the border, the newspaper added Airplane loses part of engine TORONTO (CP) — Part of an engine fell from a Boomerang Airlines cargo plane shortly after takeoff Saturday forcing the DC-3 to return to Hamilton Airport, said a Transport Canada spokesman Neither the pilot nor the co-pilot were injured as the plane landed safely 10 after takeoff, said Transport Canada's Rene mercier The plane took off for Toronto at 11:01 a.m. but six minutes later the pilot radioed Toronto's Lester Pearson Airport to say an engine minutes was burning, he said The fire was out by 11:09 and the DC-3 was back on the ground at 11:11 he said. Hamilton police had_calls_from_people who found_parts_of the engine on their property in the downtown area. The Canadian Aviation Safety Board is investigating MAYOR ALDERMEN PARKING ONLY January 29, 1989 Castlégar News 43 HEART MONTH . . . Mike Kurnoff, local campaign chairman for the Moore-prepare to raise flag at City Hall for Heart Month The local B.C. and Yukon Heart Fund Foundation, and Castlegar Mayor Audrey Schools to undergo changes VANCOUVER (CP) Major changes to British Columbia's school system will be bolstered by an in jection of almost $3 billion over the next 10 years, Education Minister Tony Brummet said The changes follow a royal com mission on education, conducted by lawyer Barry’ Sullivan, and published last, August ‘immet said the government will spend $1.4 billion in the next 10 years to implement new education policies and 1.5 billion in the next six years to build and improve schools He said the new policies include — A new curriculum to be de. veloped for kindergarten through Grade 3 that specific grade levels — New Grade 11 and 12 courses. including the option to finish school through business or technical-orien ted private schools, will be developed to provide-“*a~ choice of pathways” for graduation; — Registering all independent schools with the Education Ministry Currently only schools getting money from the government are registered The new policies also say children schooled at home will have to regis ter at a local public school, indepen- dent school, or a regional corres pondence school The minister said school districts will have to give public reports to show how their schools fared in comparison with provincial stan- dards. Provincial exams will be expanded to include more subjects. The exams will only count for 40 per cent of students’ final marks instead of the current SO per cent i The royal commission recommend ed they count for one-third _. Charles Hingston, president of the School Trustees Association, said the government's acceptance of the recommendations is a very good Sign for education in the province The most immediate change par ents would notice involyed a new entry system for kindergarten chil dren Children whose fifth birthdays falt between May 1 and Oct. 31 will start kindergarten in the fall. Those with birthdays Nov. 1 through April 30th will begin their school term in Jan uary Children whose fifth birthdays fall in Nov. or Dec. of this year have the choice of starting this September or next January Parents would be able to hold their children back from kindergarten for two entry dates past the registration date This means children born in the first four months of the year will have a better chance to start school eight months earlier than previously. Chil dren born in the last two months of the year will start school four months later than previously Brummet also said grants to school boards will be increased by $129 million for the 1989-90 school year Last-year,-grants-were increased by $106 million Hingston, however residen tial taxpayers should be guargedly optimistic about the $129-million increase and whether it would enable school boards to hold down resi. dential taxes. eliminates said committee has a number of fundraising events planned for Februar Bennett VANCOUVER (CP) — Bill Bennett, whd has avoided publicity since -he-retired-as-British-Cotum Nsia premier in 1986, has become front-page news again after being charged—with—viotating insider trading legislation Also charged under the B.C. Securities Act were Bennett's brother Russell, Doman Industries chair man Herb Doman and Bennett Equities Ltd the charges follow a joint investigation by the British Columbia and Ontario securities commissions into Nov. 4 trading of Doman Industries Ltd. shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Doman Industries, which grew from 4 small forest company on southern Vancouver Island, had been the target of a takeover bid which fell through Nov.|4 by U.S. forest giant Louisiana-Pacific Corp. Insider trading means the three defendants are accused of benefitting from information not available to all investors in Doman Industries, the province’s largest locally owned lumber company with 1987 sales of $230 million Lawyers for all three denied the charges in terse statements issued late Friday. Peter Butler, lawyer for. Bill Bennett, 56, said his client will plead not guilty DOMAN SHOCKED Marvin Storrow, lawyer for Doman, said the charges “‘have come as a shock to him'’ and Doman also.will plead not guilty Doman, 56, faces an additional charge of being the informant relating to-the insider allega tions. The three have been summoned to appear in provincial court on Feb. 10. The charges cafry maximum penalties of five years’ imprisonment and-or $100,000 fines Doman shares soared to the $12 range on the basis of the Oregon company’s takeover bid but shortly before trading was halted, large blocks of shares were sold at $11.75 each The share price later dropped by about $4 which charged meant the sellers avoided losses suffered by the buyers . The charges against-the-Bennetts-fottow-weeks of speculation. Doman,. who controls $2 per cent of the company. is a longtime family friend and Social Credit party supporter. He and Russell Bennett race thoroughbred horses Following the charges, the B.C. Securities Com- mission suspended the Bennetts’ trading rights on the Vancouver Stock Exchange as well as other forms of securities trading by them in the province. The action is in effect pending the Feb. 10 proceedings The trading is alleged to have occurred just minutes before Louisiana Pacific announced it was withdrawing a $200-million US proposal to take over Doman’s forest company CLIENT SCRUPULOUS “During the negotiations with Louisiana-Pacific over purchase of Doman Industries Ltd.,.Mr:-Doman maintained extremely scrupulous relationships with everyone involved," Storrow said in a statement “‘We are hopeful that an early court date can be ebtained so that Mr. Doman's position can be aired publicly and. without delay.” Records from the Toronto Stock Exchange show more than 380,000 shares, valued at more than $4.3 million, were sold shortly before trading was halted and the announcement made that the deal had fallen through No reason was given for the collapse of the deal Louisiana-Pacific had offered $12 a share for all gf Doman's outstanding shares in a deal that would have given the company five Doman sawmills on Vancouver Island and in the Vancouver area with annuat capacity of S50 million board feet Doman, which employs 825 people, also had a 20-per-cent stake in Western Forest Products Ltd.. a consortium that operates two pulp mills in British Columbia Gaglardi denies report KAMLOOPS (CP) — Mayor Phil Gaglardi has denied offering the vacant city administrator's job to another city employee on an interim basis, despite the employee's con trary version asked a reporter Joe Martignago, city industrial re lations director, said Thursday that Gaglrdi_ offered _him_the-city-admin—+ istrator’s job only hours before Pat an interim basis.” Anderson officiatly resigned from the “I position two days earlier “Who told you Martignago said _ - proached him and asked be interested in filling the position on But Gaglardi was adamant “Absolutely not don't even know talking about Anderson resigned his $81,000-a job Tuesday and the council gave him $100,000 in-severance pay Ron Kask, assistant city administra tor, was appointed acting adminis. what you're that?’ Gaglardi year Gaglardi ap if would ago said he would accept the administrator's job, but only tem said Gaglardi. _porarily Family continued from front page of the camp, which measured about four kilometres When there was not enough foed at the camp Khamdy would leave to fish and to collect dry “firewood, being careful not to be shot at by Thai soldiers “A Thai soldier tried to catch me but I got away,”* he said, pointing to a scar pit his face which resulted from a fall while he was being chased by a If caught, the soldiers would extort money from the refugees, promising to let them go if they paid the soldiers If they didn’t faced a three-month jail term Conditions at the camp were poor Each person was limited to 20 litres of water a day for drinking, bathing and washing. One pound of fish had to last the family three days. They also received two pounds of rice a day for breakfast Tunch and supper “Sometimes the Thai soldiers would take the food the United Nations brought to_thecamp,"" Khamdy said In 1986 there were three weeks when the camp ran out of food, he said The family tived in. tong huts at the camp Khamdy said. Each 20-room house actommodated about 100 people. Each room was smaller than an average-sized_living room and had to accommodate soldier. have the money, the refugees about five people, he said. Khamdy’s youngest child La. was born at the camp While living at the camp, Khamdy studied English and learned to fix cars and to sew. The classes were for refugees who could afford to pay the teachers from Catholic and Christian churches, he said He added t classes over the four he took about a year of English years the family was in the camp His wife Bounthavy from friends in the camp Their children went to school in the camp, but hours a day because there shortage of teachers, he said The process of bringing the family to Canada began in October 1987 We were really worried at times," Williams They would get sick. There was very little water in the camp also learned how to knit only for two was a said It was a relief to see you all on the plane."* she said-_to- Khamdy Khamdy still has his parents, a brother back in Laos and an uncle in a refugee camp in Thailand. He said he doesn't have any firm career plans for the future, although he likes the idea of being a mechanic or a tailor “IL feel I can-do anything."* he said sister and