Wednesday, February 16, 1994 money pavalene than saving money. Cistlegar Savings doesn't want you to lose sight of what's really important, and that's Your future. Especiajlv your retifement. That's ‘vv you should have recreated money start working for you now, with a Regi: Retirement Savings Plan. Come and visit with one of out ionals and they'll help to work out an RRSP that's just right for yout Sud 2. wehere pout, Semel ste Pnecuat Castlegar Savings Credit Union Ke , “s . , STEPHEN BIEBERBACH © This award has ian = fora JOB W! bei: = ad aa PR toa an pe plaque, lunch at roe {maximum Value $6.00), and a theatre pass. Stanley Humphries SUN STAFF Two former Stanley Humphries Secondary Students were recognized for their out- Wendy Closkey ‘was awarded a $500 Methber scholarship from the B.C. Principals’ ‘and Vice- Principals’ Association. The award, d to the scholarsh neg nes by Minister of Education d academic at a special ceremony held at the Simon Frazer University Burnaby campus, February 3, Janet Leanne Kal ff was was in recogni- ‘score high. academically | School District No. 9 Superinten- dent Everette Surgenor praised the three former students’ academic. accomplishments, “In order to win they had to be the top academic student in SHSS. These students exhibit top ” The orca of Closkey's di achievements and leadership qualities. Closkey is soba 4 two hi the President's Secondary School entrance scholarship for $10,000 and the Canada scholarship for $8,000, while Bric Ryan Ruljan- cich was awarded ‘a President's Secondary School entrance scholarship also worth $10,000. In a separate ceremony for- mer Stanley Humphries student 0 sUbMItieD Wendy Closkey is pre- sented with a scholarship by Minister of Education Art Charbonneau (I) and Association President Nick Parker-Jervis. we science at College. winners of ate and faculty. awards. al event, held in Images Theatre onthe Burnaby campus, honors eg "Janet Kalesnikott Now it's time for the rest of the Trail schools link with Internet of the ti join the electronic world, says teacher Ken McClean. Local been talking to each other and their counterparts around the werld since the fall besiay alt a Brod called aad (Ce ry In addition to putting Trail on the electronic map, other economic benefits envisioned are: \pw- cost electronic mail, closer links between Trail and As part a rege! area's Gatalopeicat strategy, the school district and economic development commis- sion want to open up CIAO to the ity to and their suppliers and inexpensive access to date bases around the world. The cost of such fi*service will'not be cheap. form Canada's third “free-net,” or community com- puter communications system. "The object of CIAO alll along has bee: to have bay: mah 3 8 he me said » the. school district's computer co-ordinator, array = ray on fiaysr ence aT the project, McClean hopes the major institutions in the peorrypastd such as local governments, chambers, and others will plug into the wane which will then be shared with the world i J But CIAO must come up for a line to plug into Internet, plus another $100,000 for staff costs to support thé local nets * work. "If CIAO is seen as just a'link to Intemet then it isn’t achieving anything,” McClean said. “There has to be a ‘viable local network that is just as dependable as the telephone.” CIAO has received provincial funding to be set up in the schools and McClean is hopeful that more will be forthcoming to wire the project into the of 6,000 overriding is to bring a slice of Trail to Internet,” said McClean.”That is what is unique about CIAO — making our Community part "When you live beyond Hope, you have the right to pay the same taxes but we don't have the same services as they do in the Lower Mainland. CIAO gives us that opportunity,” said McClean. SUN STAFF PHOTO /John Van Putten Over 100 people took part in this year's Dance for Heart, raising pver $4,700. 4 “Wednésday, February 16, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Health Minister denounces tobacco tax cut Finance Minister claims. strategy to discourage smugglers unhealthy po British Columbian smokers * who thought the federal govern- ment's strategy to cut taxes on. tgbacco would mean cheaper cigarettes have seen their dream go up in smoke, British Columbia Minister of Health, Paul Ramsey, is refusing to go along with the federal gov- ernment'’s initiative (9 out taxes on t le The Government of Canada recently introduced the tax cut © stating that the measure will reduce tobacco smuggling in Canada. But Ramsey is con- cerned that instead of reducing smuggling, the proposal will have far-reaching negative offects “Tobacco-related illness kill 5,300 British Columbians evéry year and cost our health system nearly $1 billion annually. To combat a prob ment for not implementing an effective anti-smuggling cam- paign and said the federal gov- ernment is instead choosing to cater (0 a minority of Canadians, “B.C. is very concemed about the growing problem of tobacco smuggling but the idea of reduc- in Quebec, the federal govern- ment is asking B.C. to encourage @ proven health risk, while cut- ting provincial revenues of $85 million—or the annual cost of running a h Lion's Gat Fina Ministe Cull blames the federal govern- ing taxes to combat the illegal activities for a minority of Canadians is unsound and unhealthy. I'm sorry the federal government did not follow our lead in implementing an innova- tive anti-smuggling measure before looking at tax cuts.” Ramsey said that instead of decreasing the tax by matching the fone government’ 's cut dol- lar-for-doliar he is planning on raising the tax to keep tobacco taxes at par. Last" week, Ramsey wrote to Health Canada Minister Diane Marleau and to Finance Minister Paul Martin about his concern that the action would have @ direct and negative impact on Canadians’ health as well as the provinces’ fiscal circumstances. Ramsey said the tax change will impact the provinge finan- cially with tobacco-related illness as well as.carrying a heavy human cost, “Nationally, the impact of the federal govern- New membership to library increases drastically RDCK grant allows residents of Areas | and J free membership KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff Over 140 rural residents have benefitted from a $25,000 grant from the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK). The residents were able to obtain free membership to the Castlegar Pub- lic Library. The grant was given to the library so residents of areas I and J—which include Robson, Pass Creek, Ootischenia, Blue Creek, Fairview, and Brilli could apply for free ip. which until now cost the $30 annually. Jean Sylvest, Castlegar Public Library board chair, said that since January, when free mem- hours of the library staff. It would bea bership first b the library has been kept busy processing memberships and other related work. “It's swamping the library. One hundred and forty new members represents quite an increase in work load.” Sylvest said it is hoped there will be an increase in funding for next year’s budget so rural resi- dents might continue to receive free membership. If that occurs there will still be the problem of the increased work load to contend with, said Sylvest. “We hope there will be suffi- cient funds so we can increase the Tax cut “irresponsible” claims Lung Association Submitted The cigarette tax cut announced by Prime Minister Jean Chretien is_an irresponsible act that will not be balanced by some positive elements Of the new federal anti-smuggling plan, according to the British Columbia Lung Association. “Tobacco smuggling can and should be addressed without a tax reduction that will result io more minors becoming addicted to tobacco resulting in a greater drain on the health care system,” said B.C. Lung Association Pres- ident John Borthwick. Pending a detailed Lung Asso- ciation review of the plan, Borthwick gave. conditional approval to other measures announced by Chretien, includ- ing: an $8-per-carton cigarette export tax, tougher action against smugglers, more regtsic- tions on tobacco packaging and $200 million for-tobacco educa- tion and related programs funded by higher taxes on tobacco man- ufacturing profits. “But those few positive steps “Our research shows that pre- teens in B.C. can already obtain tobacco easily.” He noted a 1992 B.C. Lung Association survey of grade 5-7 students in which 27 per cent admitted buying cigarettes on their own, with about half of those reporting little or no trou- ble making the illegal purchases. “Our province now spends $1 billion annually on tobacco- related illness. and the Chretien cigarette tax cut will add mil- lions more to the total,” said Borthwick “Beyond that. there is the human cost of adding to the annual toll of 5,000 British Columbia tobacco deaths and to the thousands more who will live with disability and other effects of tobacco addiction. “The only sane response to the cigarette tax cut is to con- demn it unequivocally, and this is the positién of the British Columbia Lung Association,” said Borthwick. rful thing if we could increase some positions to full time.” Not only has the library 140 new members, but in the last year Sylvest said the library aver- ages two to three new members a week which she attributes to the increasing population of Castle- gar and area. YOU ARE INVITED TO A TOWNHALL MEETING The Politics of Peace in the Post-cold War World The moral, political, and military implications of reventive and peace-k YP Dr. Michael Oliver, Ne Saturday, February 19, 1994 Brilliant Cultural Centre 7:00 - 10:00 pm Admission $5:00 per person FEATURING Dr. Elinor Powell, Association of Canada, Ontawa , United Nations Canadian Pb Defence, Chilliwack {for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Victoria Lieutenant - Colonel Lorne W. 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