OPINION wy, Tine Gaetlegar Sun AWS PUBLISHER/SALES MANAGER JON JARRETT CHARLENE IMHOFF DONNA JORY EDITOR ADVERTISING REP, JOHN SNELGROVE CATHERINE ROSS DENISE GOLDSTONE - NICOLE BEETSTRA CIRCULATION MANAGER: PRODUCTION CLIFF WOFFENDEN PRODUCTION JIM_ZEEBEN REPORTER BRENDAN HALPER MARION ANDERSON REPORTER, STION/REPORTER Direct Department P Phones Goneral OFFICO sessecsessssersesesseeeDBS-5266, ¢ Ads Display Advertising editorial comment Those of us who can be considered as able-bod- ied have a lot to be thankful for. Unfortunately, we are not always aware of just how fortunate we really are. That is why a promotion such as ‘National Access A ‘Week’ is so imp Individuals all across this nation will be enlight- ened about the hardships that the handi d face each and every day. Not the hardships imposed on them by their handicap, although those deserve increased educa- tion as well, but the hardships imposed on them by a sometimes uncaring society. Have you ever tried to manoeuvre a wheelchair into a building that hasn’t been made wheelchair accessible? Have you ever tried to assist a handicapped indi- vidual into a washroom stall that hasn’t been made handicapped accessible? The chances are that you answered ‘ no’ to both of these questions. That doesn’t mean that you are uncaring, it simply means that you are not aware of the day-to-day hardships faced by these people in trying to exist in our society. That is where ‘National Access Awareness Week’ is so vital to this community and many oth- ers across Canada, it enlightens all of us about what can and should be done for the handicapped of our community. Nobody is asking for special favors here, they are simply asking for equal access. ‘National Access Awareness Week’ runs from May 27 to 31, please take a few minutes to leam about what can and should be done to assist the handicapped individuals of our community feel at home. A Little dade 1) From which language to we get the word May, as in the month of May? **. 2) How many acres in a square mile? 3) What is the difference between an ode and an cpic?. 4 Wiss is cts? 4) What is alfaiin' Se) 5) If you are handed | an invitation with the initials “RSVP, what does it mean? Answers Tate, Mahe: Meus the growing emt. recounting a type of fodder ) Respenter Sl vous ‘plait, or “Reply please’. On the matter of bodkins: Apparently the ward “bod.” kin’ is nowhere near as archaic as I had assumed and sev- fal readers Have maied ioe that it has a conteenporaty ‘The Oxford ‘defines it thus: ‘Blunt | thick needle for drawing tape etc. through hem; Tong pia for fastening bai. ey: ‘We don't call it ‘A Litle Knowledge’ for nothin By Don Addis All dresee oe Ron Jeffels Syndicated Columnist :° vd wa crafty bit of but what to do to any channe! offering the latest offi- cial about a cabinet ha shuffle, an jncresae in the tax on if myp rugged determination, ‘muscular visti and robust dedication to the Missica. What I don’t understand is the way he’s dressed for handling the I don't expect my favorite conduc- tor to lead the symphony orchestra through Beethoven’s Fifth dressed in a leotard, motorcycle boots’ and bowler hat, brandishing a cattle prod as a baton. Neither do you. ‘That would be, . .. well. , just a bit infra dig, incongruous and to the audience, the ushers and the orebestra. Doesn’t do much for Lud- wig, either. So tell me, why. is it that other insults and affronts to sartorial niceties are received without the slightest lift of the brow or minimal grimace of disapproval? Here's an example. A politician, any politician, attends the ground-: ~ breaking ceremony for a dam, a road, a bridge or one of the hundred arsenals Gousing records of the national debt. The flacks and the PR boys put him, always put him, at the controls bull. He’s g the Anthony Eden fitted overcoat with velvet collar, a double-breasted pin- stripe with just a threat of Italian silk at the throat, with matching pouf in the pocket. And he's also sporting. . . ayellow bardhat, which never fits. He smiles triumphantly for the cameras, happy as a boxful of birds. And be looks like an unreconstructed. nerd. He is seed to Russia. It's a mania with me. ‘Think first of the essential decor: ithe ambience and the atmosphere the boys want to create to match the mood ‘and the moment. Forget the bulldozer. We've already seen that one: the wild, ecstatic joy of power and progress; Or maybe it’s just the forbidden Bicseae of playing in mud. ‘Who knows? The PR boys want a sedate and solemn moment this time: the news is not good. That demands that the be seated behind a gleaming out of place — has a partial pulse and the primitive sense of dignity his mother taught him, he’s suffering scalding shame and terminal malaise. I must be a closet sad ih desk, half- furled flag and hotline to NATO headquarters on the left, discreet for- your-cyes-only dossier on the right. But it’s the background that counts. That's what sets the tone: ser- ried ranks of uniform, leather-bound, gold-lettered tomes that encompass I take slavering delight in esntirn the image-makers build the props, set the scene and order the tone for the latest photo op. I'll give up The Gold- en Girls, even Cheers, to tum the dial Man's wisdom from Plato to Pauling. The books are mock-ups, of course, and there’s a copy of this month's Playboy in the top drawer. But what you see is what you get: profound learning, measured ils or the sale of rape” ht, hard-won Soe a ee katie speaker by inference and intention. ‘And now, change the tonc slightly, Make it intimate, friendly, down- home. Sure, the news is bad but together we can-meet the challenge: brave. new world, sanctity of the nation, shared adversity, thin red line, in defeat defiance ~ that kind of thing. ‘And the tax on imported gerdils might have been higher, y'know. He rises, casts aside the half-glass- es to show he isn’t reading from a ghosted script, moves in my direc- tion, seats himself Sronmily 6 on the edge of the mahogany and has a pri- vate, confidential, bend-the-elbow chat with me and with me alone. He has my vote, he thinks. He’s wrong. I don't like his sox. I can forgive the manipulation: the phoney decor, the Orson Wellsian voice, the newsreader's haircut (or is ita mug?) va ghosted script. But, damn it all! I wish’ be hadn’t smug- gled in ‘bat tated smile when he taxed the gesbils. Now, gerbils I like! RR. Jeffels is a Richmond freelance writer and former principal of The Open Learning Institute. Slings and arrows Whatever the South African police might have been like during the worst days of apartheid, the actual court system in the republic always showed a pend. of the g Te i Nigel B Hannaford Syndicated Columnist can truly be said to have been untainted by the sys- tem and so far as it is possible to administer an unjust law justly, did so. It also successfully resist- ed the government's various attempts to encroach upon its mandate. Consequently, the conviction of Winnie Man- dela for her part in the abduction and torture of some black youths cannot.be written off as a piece of white man’s malice. The evidence clearly shows a vicious streak in the woman who styles herself, ‘The Mother of South Africa’. The sense of satisfaction which ber will bring to the white community will be echoed by many black people, especially those who resent- ed the strong-arm tactics which the ANC has used - and continues to use - against the citizens of the black townships to ensure their ‘support’. It was a seamy case, in which she supervised and to some extent participated in the brutalization of four youths suspected of ratting on the ANC. Indeed, one Stompie Moeketse, was murdered by members of the so-called Mandela United Football Club. (Although only twelve, Moeketse wielded considerable influence in Soweto as a gang leader and hid organizational ability heyand his years, ‘There may have been an element of jealousy here.) The others were worked over with a cattle whip and generally knocked about. Of course, it should come as no surprise to find that the African National Congress has vicious intemal politics. This is the organization which has ‘necklaced’ hundreds of black South Africans, causing them to die painfully with a tire full of burning gasoline around their necks. (Later they switched to diesel fuel, as it evidently sticks to the skin better, thereby making the last moments that much more excruciating.) Winnie was an enthusiastic supporter of this and boasted that the ANC would ‘liberate South Africa with our necklaces and boxes of matches’. Meanwhile, husband Nelson Mandela seems to enjoy a sympathetic press. He is portrayed as ‘shaken’, ‘stunned by the news’ and gives every appearance of taking it hard, though he was not in court with his wife, He is very much playing the Senior statesman, embarrassed by the doings of his radical young wife. Well, how short our memories are. Mr Mandela was jailed for i: to place exp devices in public places, with the object of killing people. That was in 1961, of course, but he too has been a radical in his time. So looking at the Mandelas and their organiza- tion, we bave to conclude that the recent proceed- ings of the court were a useful window on them all through which we see that there is nothing saintly or glamorous about them. Our bishops and politi- cians who have been so quick to condemn the vio- lence of the apartheid system should make a note to themselves that if they are going to oppose oppression, they don't have to support gangster- OT What they might choose to support is the pro- cess now in hand, whereby the South African gov- emmment is attempting to bring to an end the killing in the townships and extend the franchise to all the black peoples in such a way that no one group is going to be able dominate the others. Slow and dif- ficult as it is, the course of minimum bloodshed is the one which we in the west must hope for in South Africa and it is hard to imagine how people who think like Winnie Mandela can tread it. 0 Usa te QueBec's Political STRATEGY TO GET THE REST OF CANIADA To AGREE fey sae SovEeR tiGNT ASSOCIATION @the GsHlesor Sun New session brings sad faces a disaster for all us Liberals if he were to step down.” Liberal MP's were grim-faced as they left their first caucus of the new There was talk of a leadership change in the air, and they didn’t like it one bit. Prince Edward Island MPs George Proud and Lawrence MacAulay were the Gsst to say, Sloud what many Tab eral MPs feel. “His staying on is important to our “ fatures” said Proud. MacAulay was even more blunt: “I think it would be a disaster for all of us Liberals if be were to step down. We want him to remain as leader at leasi until the next election.” No, the man they were talking about was pot Jean Chretien, but he Rt. Hon. Martin Brian Mulroney, prime minister of € ‘Canada. *s house pant bere since the cabinet shuffle, and that set the cat among pigeons, minds have been asking what caused Joe Clark to overcome his reluctance to leave external affairs and take on federal-provincial rela- tions? ‘These creative thinkers have con- vinced themselves that a deal was stuck between Clark and the prime minister. A deal which cet as the Price for taking on the national unity portfolio a promise from the prime minister to step aside before the next election. The way these people see it, Brian would step aside after a new constitu- tional deal with Quebec is signed. Joe would | lead the surging Tories out of ly ental fy posing that tough little guy, Jean Curetien. It would be a kind of Cana- dian version of “Rocky.” And those who are pushing this Scenario, are quick to warn that before you brand it all BS, remember Trudeau's comeback in 1980! They say it could happen again! Well I guess in politics, as in life, ing is possible. But what would organ, the Toronto Tsar (sic), head- lined the : Speculation | that’s been ram- all of the other would-be Tory leaders say about this? Extemal Affairs Minister Barbara MacDongall, and Justice Minister Kim Campbell, two of the women most likely to run for the sniffs. “She'd never move there — Hudson doesn’t have a Holt Ren- frew!” when it does come open, wouldn’t be happy with such a deal. Nor would other potential candidates Micheal Wilson, Don Mazankowski, Perrin ter with his toughest Opposition ctit- ics and looked for all the world like a man who had a secret plan. Not a plan to retire, but to put the Canadian and Clark would be dead in the water, to say nothing of the intemal back on its feet, tesolve the national unity crisis and fight Jean Chretien and Audrey for the bearts, minds and sine tas ads tan ot ta ten he's planning to retire to Hodson or some other quiet community West of Montreal. “Imagine Mila in Hudson,” be Is {Established November 28, 1990 Weekly on POLITICALLY >ENDENT AND A MEMBER OF THE STERLING NEW NEWS SERVICE votes of Canadians in the next elec- tion! © Mike Duffy is host of S Editi OnCIV. of Sunday ion on Perk Pending aoa in A865 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, B.C. VIN 1G8 Wednesday, May 22, 1991 The Castlegar Sun Letters. to the Editor. in coming 'goods' are not necessarily good To the Editor: As chairman’ of St. David's Thrift Shop Committee I am pleased to see columns on recycling in some of the papers, and the 'sug- gestion that clothing and kitchen utensils can be recycled at the Thrift Shop, ‘However this seems to have resulted in a deluge of boxes and bags ot our shop almost to the point of dumping. I must remind the good people out there that only the best will sell. Clothes must .be clean and not have tears and broken zippers, and have lots of wear left. Kitchen utensils and dishes should be in working order and not be cracked and broken. We have been so over stocked that we can't accept more | donations “ until after June 18 80 we can get. caught up with sorting the goods: already in, Also please don't leave dona- tions at cither door when the shop is: / ‘ Frances Hunter Regional youths meeting in forums to gather opinions on national unity VICTORIA (SNS) - The B.C. Youth Advisory Council will be holding regional youth forums ‘Council. into the first week of August in 13 “It is very. imp ¢ that the youth of our province have the the to gather young people’s opinions on national unity. _ The announcement was made Tuesday by Dean Crawford, chair- person of the B.C. Youth Advisory to make their views known on issues affecting our national unity,” he said. ‘The forums of 50-100 young peo- ple between the ages of 15 and 24 will be held from the end of June Recommendations will then be submitted in a report to the Cabinet C 7 Letters Policy Letters to the Editor, are wel* come on any topic of local ‘or, general interest, Letters should be.double-spaced, typewritten, or legibly handwritten, and; no: more than two pages If possible, Letters will be edited:in the interests of brevity or taste. if necessary. All: letters: must be signed, ‘with address and ’tele- phone. number, although names may be witheld from publication for valid reason by. the approval Of the editor, Send letters to: The Castlegar’ Sun, 465 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, B, .C., VIN.1G8, ordrop them off at the office. °- the next two weeks, Those wishing to Participate will be asked to pre-: register for the forum i in their community. After on by September 15, 1991. Detailed information on the forums, their locations and dates, and registration will be sent out in they will be sent a pre- workshop Package to prepare them for their session. oon Auditor General decries forestry’s effort SVE WETHERBE Mr. Morfitt said there were “sig- VICTORIA -. Auditor General George. Morfitt called Forest Min- ingy efforts to monitor the forest industry “inconsistent” and “uncer- fale ie teat report to ue leBis: Esther Gouldie On Monday, May 13, 1991, Esther Gouldie of Blueberry Creek, BC passed away at the age of 14 years, Funeral service was held at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel on Fri- day, May 17, 1991 at 11:00 am with Rev. Ira Johnson officiating. Cremation had taken place. Mrs. Gouldie was bom Novem- ber 13, 1916 at Aneroid, Saskatchewan. She grew up in Aneroid and, Melville, Saskatchewan where she began her schooling and finished the rest of ber schooling in Swan River, Mani- toba. She married Donald Gouldié~~ ~~ at Swan River on March 1, 1938. As Mr. Gouldie was in the construc- tion business the family moved to many communities throughout Canada. They lived in Toronto, Mission, BC, Kemano, Bridge River, Kamloops, Surrey, Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Vancouver, Gold Bridge, Hudsons Hope, Mica Creek, Nelson and finally settled in Castle- gar in 1977. While at Hudson’s Hope Mrs. Gouldie worked at Rod’s Mens Wear. She enjoyed craft work as a hobby. She id embroidery, afgans, jewelry and shell work. She also liked travelling and the out of doors. nificant p -in the ministry’ ’s monitoring of road building and maintenance, harvest- ing, and silviculture.” * He said inadequate staffing was partly to blame, noting that person- nel had been cut from 5,500 to 3,400 over the past 10 years. But be also Obituaries She is survived by ber husband, Donald of Blueberry, one son, Vic- said that the lack of co! stan- dards and directives made the job of the field staff more difficult, ‘The Forest Service, in its response to the report was to repeatedly cite its staff shortage, and argue it had focussed its efforts on planning its objectives rather than on field moni- toring of the forest industry’s perfor- BC before coming to Castlegar in 1969. Mrs. Poohachoff enjoyed tor of Hudson Hope, one d: Donna Hicks of Stewart, BC and five grandchildren. One brother, Harry Monson of Parksville, BC. Should friends desire, contribu- tions may be made to the ALS Society of BC, 2nd Floor, 411 Dun- smuir Street, V BC V6B Bs ing and arts and crafts. She is survived by her husband Alex of Castlegar, one son, Steve of ' Beaver Creek, Yukon, and one daughter, Roberta Simonen of Castlegar, five grandchildren, three Gillis Derrien of Rich- 1X4, Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. lrene .Pochachoff. . On Monday May 13, 1991, Irene Poohachoff of Castlegar passed’ 4 away at St. Paul's Hospital in Van- couver at the age of 53 years. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday May 18, 1991 at St. Rita’s Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. Herman Engberink as celebrant. Burial was at Park Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Poohachoff was born December 8, 1937 at Ashern, Mani- toba and moved with her parents to Steveston, BC in 1941, Sbe married Alex Poohachoff there on April 18, 1959. She lived at Steveston, Lake Tahoe, Cali and mond, Charles Derrien of Surrey and Laurie Derrien of Sidney, BC and one sister, Sylvia Phillips of Bumaby, BC. She was predeceased by one son, Wayne in 1975. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel... a8 CORRECTION Aphone number was print- ed in our May 15, 1991 paper by accident. The number appeared in an article titled; “FACTS*. The Trail number should not have been printed. The Castlegar Sun apolo- gizes for any inconvenience to all involved. It's in the classifieds -10 words or less for only: $2.45 for one time. $3.45 for two insertions $4.45 for ipiee issues. SS The Sse idar Sun ; TS CALL 365- 7848 Now mance. Mr, Morfitt applauded the forest service for clearly communi- cating its objectives to the industry. Forests Minister Claude Rich- mond said “I don't think there’s any- thing we can’t live with in this report.” FOR ONE BILLION _ PEOPLE, ° THIS IS A TOXIC SUBSTANCE. Mons still die every yaar from unsafe water supplies. Through our water projects, CARE Canada helps. improve health conditions in developing communities. Please support our work - give to CARE Canada now. . 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