hy... Castlégar News __ September 23, 1987 Gretzky makes history books HALIFAX (CP) — A quiet revolution in Canadian text- books has turned the Grade7 history lesson n— and brought Wayne Greteky into the classroom. In the last 10 years, the provinces have checked school texts for cultural and sexual biases, Under new guidelines, many texts print- ed before then would never have been allowed into the classroom. Take the Grade 7 textbook Fair Domain, for example. This 1960 volume, which was removed from the authorized list of books for use in Nova Scotia schools a few years ago, includes such lessons as What We Have Learned From the Indians: “From the Indians we have gained much . . . learned how to build and paddle a canoe, hunt and trap wild animals, tan hides, travel silently and how to fight in the forest. “(Settlers) gained even more from Indian farmers who cultivated corn, beans, pumpkins (and other vege. tables). In addition, they were introduced to several products that cannot be classified as foods. These in- clude tobacco, quinine and cocaine.” Critics say the suggestion that what “we” got from the Indians amounted to fighting skills and new vegetables points to an obvious Anglo- saxon perspective and anti- Indian bias. Like many other texts written more than 10 years ago, the book was boring to young adolescents. The next generation of school texts is a different breed of book. “What you'll find in com paring books is that more is expected of students and teachers — we've gone into values,” says John Stone, a professor at St. Mary's Uni. versity and social studies consultant to the Nova Scotia Department of Education. One such example of the new texts is Discovering Canada, Book 1. The history text, introduced into the school system in 1983, now is used by more than half of Nova Scotia's 12,000 Grade 7 students. “In the early "70s, we (tea chers) saw a new thrust in educa — the inquiry ap- proach,” says co-author Peter McCreath. “Kids learn from what they do, not from what the teacher tells them. “In history teaching, the objective became not to push facts at kids, but have kids do what historians do.” Discovering Canada seeks to involve the student. They're asked to wonder: “What was it like to be a farmer in New France?,” and “Suppose you are Columbus.” Headings include Co-Op- erating and Conflict: What Happens When Different Cultures Meet? and History Can Be One-Sided. McCreath, an executive with the Nova Scotia Tea- chers’ Union, said recently the book was revolutionary when written in the late "70s but many more books now are ‘being prepared in the same style. “We wanted to develop general thinking skills, so you have a problem to solve,” McCreath says. “First you have to distil the facts. Grad- ually you get a hypothesis. Then you test it, ultimately draw your conclusions and write it up. “These are skills, ap- proaches to thinking, to problem-solving, that kids could get out of history and use throughout their lives.” But besides teaching his- tory, McCreath says the authors were also deter. mined that the student should also enjoy history. On page 26 of Discovering Canada is a picture of Gret- zky — included, McCreath says, because the Edmonton Oiler is living history. “What history really is is a study of people and how they got along over the centuries. The thing that makes history interesting is interesting people.” History, McCreath insists, is not just a regurgitation of stories about the past, but a way to understand the pre- sent and the people who make up the present. Ethiopia faced with yet another famine ADDIS ABABA (Reuter) Haunted by the great famine of 1985, Ethiopia is locked in a race against time to avert another food dis- aster. Drought has destroyed food crops in the heavily populated north and dam- aged them in several other regions, while locusts may yet prove a menace. “{ think. the problem: is going to be fairly wide- ter carrier service). The price on newsstands is 60¢ for each edition. The price delivered by newspaper carrier for both editions is only 80¢ a week (collected monthly). Second. class mail registration number 0019. ERRORS The Castlegar News will not be responsible for any errors in advertisements after one insertion. 11 is the respon: sibility of the advertiser to read his ad when it is first published It 1s agreed by the adver. tiser requesting space that the advertisement is accepted on the condition that in the event of failure to publish any ad vertisement of any descrip. tron, or in the event that errors occur in the publishing of an advertisement, that por tion of the adver spread,” said David Morton, director of operations for the World Food Program, which was among the first aid agencies to sense a new crisis looming. “But it’s too soon to quant ify precisely,” he said. “I can't say if it’s going to be better or worse than 85.” The government's Relief and Rehabilitation Commis- sion warned a month ago that no matter how much rain fell in August and September, it envisaged a significant short fall in food. Earlier this month it esti. mated Ethiopia would need 950,000 tons of relief food in 1988, a figure that suggests at least five million of its 46 million people could be at risk. Many relief agency work ers, while saying it is too early to tell just how bad the harvests will be, believe the commission estimate could prove conservative. “I would certainly say it is not exaggerated,” said Ingo Loerbroks, the Food and Agriculture Organization representative in Addis The relief officials said farmers in the worst-hit northern province of Eritrea, where ionist rebels are at war with government forces, face near total losses. The only hope is that recent erratic showers may mean the rains will continue beyond mid-September, when the year's second seasonal downpours usually end. 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Show continues today 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Community Complex. to by Ran Norman CAUCUS IN NELSON Privatization tops Socred list By The Canadian Press In Nelson, the 46 caucus members also will be briefed on the govern- y British Columbia's plans to sell off region would be given $1 million in start-up and operational A some of its Crown corporations and ment’s plan to government programs and services is getting close to reality. / Premier Bill Vander Zalm says the issue of privatization will be at/the top of the list when the Social Credit caucus meets in Nelson on Tuesday and Wednesday. “Caucus will certainly have an opportunity to. review the list of things that might be Vander lumbia. The powers through the creation of eight regional districts within British Co day, Souk tavatte appointing eight existing cabinet ministers as ministers of state to each of the regions. Each fundings. in the premier’s office said the eight ministers of state would likely be named at the caucus meeting in Nelson. The fall legislative agenda and budget preparation also are. on. the agenda in ani of the. next sitting of the legislature, expected in mid-November. ‘ogram, announced Thurs- Zalm said in an interview, “to assure employees ‘receive fair protection.” * The...govertiment has indicated pyerything. frou theB-C. Ferry: Corp: to Vancouver's domed. stadium’ to hydroelectric dams could be up for grabs. Some ambulance and police services could also be contracted out. Following discussions at a cabinet retreat last month, Vander Zalm said the plan would involve a mix of employee share purchases, direct sales and public share offerings. A inrmtaerahagare Allegec will appear By CasNews Saff and News Services An Alberta prison escaper charg- ed with-kidnapping a Grand Forks woman was remanded in custody until Oct. 5 when he appeared in d kidnappe here manded there until Oct. 5. Watson was charged in Nelson because some of the alleged offences took place in Sparwood and Grand Forks, which are within the Nelson RCMP subdivision. An order was made at an earlier “I rate very important,” Vander Zalm said *t the time, “because I believe strongly Nelson pi Robert Watson, 48, faces a total of 14 charges. 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Editor he region's Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore says Premier Bill Vander Zalm’s pro- posal to create eight regional districts in B.C. to foster economic development is a good idea that needs closer examination. “It's worth looking at,” Moore told the Castlegar News in a telephone interview Friday from Vancouver, said. Norman column, A4 Vander Zolm, B7 where she was attending the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities conven- tion. However, Moore cautioned that she needs more details before fully commiting herself to the plan. “It's like having the dinner put in front of us and we haven't tasted it,” she said. Under the Vander Zalm proposal, Castlegar would be included in the Kootenay region, along with Nelson, well. that will move to the years. boundaries will stretch from the Alberta border west to the other side of Grand Forks, and from the U.S. border north to Golden. “I Moore said a key to the de- centralization plan is for Victoria not only to hand over its “problems” to the regions, but also the solutions, sources and financing. “Quite honestly, we need more re- sources out there in the Interior,” Moore said she has heard com- plaints from Victoria Mayor Gretchin Brewin and Vancouver Mayor Gordon Campbell about the loss of jobs their cities face because of decentralization. However, she pointed out that the province as a whole can’t prosper with only two or three large eentres doing She also said the government jobs because of decentralization will help the region's resource-based economy, which has been battered in recent “We are one of the most depressed areas in the province,” Moore said. She also said she hopes the new regions will not simply be another level of government. don’t want another level of government,” Moore said. “No way. No way.” In addition, she said the $1 million funding Vander Zalm announced for each of the regions will not be enough. “The million dollars isn't going to pay for all that much,” she gaid, adding that the province must be. planning to move some provincial resougees. into the regions. Finally, Moore said Castlegar — and not Nelson — would be the best place to locate the new region's ad- ministrative centre, “I think it would be ill-advised to have the new working group in a place where we already have a regional gov. ernment,” she said. The Regional District of Central Kootenay's office is located in Nelson. “We're practically on neutral, ground,” Moore said, adding that Castlegar is the “logical” location be- cause of the airport. re- she West Kootenay Inquest rules on death By CasNews Saff A Slocan man was killed last year when a load of lumber on a passing transport truek slammed into the cab of the chip truck he was driving, a Nelson's coroner's inquest ruled this week. The four-man, coroner's jury h that Barry Edward Altman, 29, died of massive head and chest injuries May 6, 1986 in a two-truck accident on Highway 3A at Shoreacres. ‘The jury also found there was evidence suggesting the condition of the lumber truck was “well below safe operating standards.” However, it noted that the truck's driver may or may not have been aware of the truck's condition. “drivers should share some responsibili The jury recommended that in view of that fact. ity for operating vehicles on the public highway without fear of repercussion from their employers.” ‘The jury also noted that new truck regu‘ations have since come into effect which should prevent future accidents. Under new regulations, the Ministry of Transport requires truck inspections be carried out every six months. Castlegar coroner Paul Oglow conducted the inquest Tuesday at the Nelsor courthouse. The jury learned that the accident occurred about 10:45 p.m. when a tractor trailer driven by Rick Zimmer of MST continued on page A that i » whether they're union or ion, are much more i and much more produ¢tive if they own a piece of the company for which they work.” The premier says feedback he's received since making that comment has been positive, adding some civil servants have even suggested which functions of government could be sold off. in Cast! large. Some $10 billion in programs were reviewed at the retreat. Vander Zalm said decisions about which services or corporations will be sold or restruc- tured will be based on cost savings and legar. The charges include kidnapping, attempted kidnapping, firearm during « kidnapping, carry- ing a weapon for the purpose of kidnapping, sexual assault with a weapon, unlawfui confinement, car theft, theft of a van, breaking and entering and being unlawfully at Watson was flown to Nelson on Wednesday from the Lower Main- land where he had appeared in West Vancouver provineial court charged with three offences. He was re- 1 court and forced to drive to West Van- couver. The woman telephoned police Sept. 12 after she escaped from a car parked at the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal while her abductor was sleeping. Watson, formerly of ccc 4 B.C., and Patrick Peterson, escaped Sept. 2 from a satay security prison at Bowden, Alta. Peterson was later captured at Innisfail, Alta. ‘Watson had been serving a 14- year prison term when he escaped. using 8 efficiency. RED MOUNTAIN SKI SOCIETY rates: one for the members and the other for the general public. . A single adult member ‘would pay $245 for a season's pass, and a single adult non-member would pay $360. “Instead of paying the bank interest, we feel the WOOS MEMBERS By SURJ RATTAN Stall Writer Faced with a $1 million debt and a refusal by the Bank of Montreal to provide any more funding, the Red Mountain Ski Club Society is going to its members in a bid to raise a minimum of $250,000 to keep the society alive. Society. president John Peregrym told a press con- ference Thursday that if society members reject a proposal to put their own money into the ski hill, Red Mountain will be sold to outside investors. The Bank of Montreal has been the major source of funding for Red Mountain, but Peregrym said the bank is no longer willing to accept the financial risk. He added that the society will outline two proposals to its members at an Oct. 1 meeting which are aimed at keeping the ski hill operating. The first proposal, the one the society's board of directors prefers, is for members to pay an annual fee in order to taise beween $250,000 and $500,000. That way Red Mountain would remain in’ the hands of its members. However, if that proposal is rejected, then the ski hill would be sold to outside investors. Peregrym said four different investors have already approached the society with an interest in Red Mountain. “The ski club has the potential for improvements but will require capital. The bank is not willing to help the society any further, We must find alternative ways of financing,” said Peregrym. If the proposal requiring members to pay yearly fees is accepted, ah adult member would be required to pay $1,000. The proposal also provides for two levels of season pass should benefit from the interest,” said Peregrym, adding that skiing should be “excellent” this season. Society treasurer Steve Ash said that while the club does have a cash flow problem, it is not bankrupt. Ash said the club is valued at $1:6 million at the present time. But he maintains that an alternative source of funding the ski hill must be found. “The bank believes it's time for others to take the financial risk. We have either the options of selling to the members or to an outside interest. In January we have to pay back the bank $120,000,” said Ash. He added that there are “substantial benefits” by selling the ski hill to its members. “It would give us time to consider if the club should Hi ly be sold t id . We believe there is good i PPX to the There is a risk but we believe the risk is minimal,” said Ash. He added that there is “potential for a significant gain” and that whichever option members decide on, it must be a long-term solution. “We're looking at the whole way the hill is structured,” said Ash. The society's membership totals 2,000, of which 800 are adult members. Ash said he is optimistic about the proposal to have members purchase the ski hill. “I think the membership oftion will work. What we're sure about is that there must be a change. The bank is concerned that a decision be made. They are not prepared to operate under the present condition,” said Ash. Peregrym said he does not know how the membership will vote on Oct. 1. “The reading (of the members) right now is from positive to negative,” Peregrym said. continued on page A2