6B CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, December 2, 1976 Demonstrates Community Spirit By John Bohle Charity be- gins at home, A sum of $2,- 300 has been raised by Slocan Valley residents for charitable and good purposes, ‘Two groups should be given credit. The first is a body of people from Valllean way who, seeing a need, held'a “benefit” in the Vallican Community Hall and raised $1,100 for the widow of John Nelson, who lost his life by falling from a truck. The $1,200 was raised by members of the Lions Club and friends.who took a contract to clear a right-of-way for the municipality, ‘The work was done by volunteer labor and the proceeds dedicated to local Lions’ charities, The end product lies not only in the money raised, but in leadership, perhaps accounts for its expansion during a time when most lodges and clubs have difficulty holding their own momentum. A survey of what Lions Club members are doing Ilterally boggles the mind. Here is our area, they have built homes for the aged (Beaverdale Manor) near Fruit- «| dale, They operate the largest fleet of busses and cars to help crippled children in the world (four operate in the West Kootenay); they operate the largest eye bank in the world, providing corneal transplants for needy sightless, Should you wish your vision to serve alter your demise, the Trail branch will provide the necessary papers and directives. They provide four summer camps for children with the nearest one being located in the e of spirit for community “help one another" philosophy. ‘The Vallican group has in- vested 1,800 hours of work in its community hall, plus $2,800 raised from its own ranks. The Lions Club, which. is the latest, club instituted in the valley, has a policy that money iraised in a district is spent in ithat district. This policy ‘and the inter- national services provided by Lions Clubs, plus an inspired Digs Up Street All For a Ring +, Linda Kroeger accidentally , dropped her 80-year-old dia- {mond ting down the toilet. So her husband John ; sprang into action. ‘ John, an electrician with ‘little desire to be a plumber, ‘ripped the toilet from the floor ‘and checked the trap. : He then cut a three-foot ‘hole in a garage wall and inspected a second trap. No ring. | Then Kroeger started dig- ‘ging his way to the main sewer “line. Withina few.hours, he had dug. a six-foot-long, two-foot- wide, and five-foot-deep trench. Still no ring. CE Next day, the family called in the local sewer department in Hayward, Calif. ‘And after digging up the street they finally found it. - In Victoria, they have a cleft palate clinic and in Van- couver, the Easter Seal House ‘provides direct aid and medical services to handicapped child- an their Leo Club program for teenagers, they, take po- tential teenage delinquents olf the street and with supervision and delegation of responsi- bility, guide them jtoward ‘be- coming good citize In British Columbia they are the major fund-raising medium for the Canadian In- stitute for the Bllad. With, their Lions’ Inter- national Fund they finance schools, hospitals, ete. in Third World countries. Their Disaster Fund can provide instant aid to disaster areas anywhere in the world. Their supervisors follow.up the pee and can act without They hold public forums to promote understanding, har- mony and tolerance in sensitive areas. Their programs have room for any citizen to express his concern for his fellow human beings in an organized manner. Lastly, they state that there is no administration costs levied: against donations. All. funds are used 100-per cent for the intended purpose. . 7 Hats off to all who devote time, money and devotion to humanitarian causes. ° imiles Si a The thing most needed in the home today is. the family. Price Isn't Right—Fight; Consumer is Vital Part The price of every product — whether itis a tube of tooth- paste or a bran muffin or a snowplow — includes the cost of producing it plus a margin profit. The Anti-Inflation Bod has been attempting to cregulate both costs and profit margins so that the pace of price increases will slowdown, This system of price regulation has begun to work, but it will ‘be awhile before its effects are obvious to the average shop- per. Some price increases take longer to affect the consumer cthan others. For instance, cloth that is being sold to manufacturers now will not be made in clothes until next ‘spring and won't appear in the stores until a year from now. So if the price of cloth goes up: this year we won't notice it in the cost of clothes until next On the other hand, if cloth- ing scems to be priced higher now it is probably because of the increase in workers’ salaries. and the cost of raw materials that occured last fall.- But if the cost of producing some- thing like toothpaste goes up today, we will likely notice a change in the price on the gro- cery store shelf this month. The Anti-Inflation Board can usually detesmine if a price increasc is justified by examin- * ing the reason, perhaps labour costs have risen, Perhaps im- port prices are up, the Board cannot establish what a Sair. price is. You can help keep prices down, by refusing to buy pro- ducts ‘that are over-packaged. 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The new upstairs council chambers, used for the firat time for a regular meeting, was Mayor Ed Mosby - Selkirk Seeks 18 Pet. Budget the setting for an emotional announcement of the resigna- tion of Mayor Ed Mosby, Ina letter written from Shaughnessy Hospital: the mayor,asked that his resigna- tion be accepted as of the date of his letter, Dee. 5. He also attached a more personal letter to his. council members thanking them for the assistance given him while in office, Acting Mayor Andy Shutek spoke of the generous amount of work given by the mayor and of his devotion and sincerity touching also on the ‘humor that Mayor Mosby could not resist allowing to seep into counell chamber 5 i : ies AZION OF: GIFTS was made to two The most. recent re| Ms ea has been ‘dis- port members of Castlegar | Votunt “from the hospital indieated that Dy iteer: Fire Department arog its anual Christmas party Saturday night in the Canadian _ Livingston Will Run; Vacancy Controversy ‘The resignation of Mayor Ed Mosby and the filling of a > vacant. seat on council, ‘re- sulting from imadequate nominations prior to the recent election, has led to a byelection for the: mayor's seat; and a request for applications to fill the vacancy that occ following the nominations. ‘At Tuesday night's council meeting, Ald. Mike Living- ° stone,’ who following nomina- . tions ‘earlier this year declined seeking re-election, announced he was handing in his resigna- tion so that he might file papers in the forthcoming mayorality election. The resignation is to become effective on the date a successor is sworn in. Ald. Livingstone said he regretted very: much the _ Hike While Holding Services Selkirk College council will ask the provincial government for an 18 per cent increase in its budget this year, aithouat there will be no increase in services, “This budget is easily. de: fended,” college bursar Alex Reibia anid Jost ‘Thursday night. is avery’ ‘teh budget in terms of operation’ and staffing.” “© ‘The proposal now . ees to the Department ef: Education * assumes an increase of 8 per cent in salaries which is in line with’ the current local - school districts’ teacher which are a film library catalog, © the development of Learning Resource Packages, the clear- ingupofa backlog Principal Mitch Anderson said, “although the AIB maxi- mum for this coming year is 6.5 per cont wage-wise, the other provinces are running higher, rae ‘we judged it more realistic to budget for.an:8 per cent salary incresse.") and a program for college promotion. A decision. was made to give the activity fees collected from Selkirk'College students on the Notre Dame campus to ° the N.D.U. Student Society, which been * istering +. their affairs. . }/Concern by" coiunedl over the ; financial « zposttion poly ethe For the Record ee In last week's lead story on the subject of a possible federal penitentiary for Castlegar, it was reported that CKQR mana- ‘ger Gordon ®Brady had ‘di: cussed the matter with a number of local’ groups, in- cluding members of the Selkirk on Club. esman for the club said ooasy night that while the matter may have been dis- cussed with individual’ Lions Club members as private citi- zens, the subject was not dis- cussed by Mr. Brady with the club. The spokesman said the service club does not take posi- tions on controversial public topics. budge’ wills proved. Last year.an 8.5 per ‘cent | rise | over: the previous year’s budget was granted, v“This. year,” sald © Mr. Anderson, “we may be looking dis- ~ at less, even though we ‘need more to maintain our present level of operation.”' He added that, “we may have to prepare ourselves to’ operate on a budget that will be far below that we consider to be our realistic need.’ Council approved a re- allocation of 1976-77 unexpend- ed funds for the Castlegar campus. These funds result from ‘not implementing some propel that'were budgeted for. this y A taal al of $51,740 was al- located to. 12 items, some of projected > $18,000.” ‘Alter’ = that a? budgeted: defielt of. $10,000 for. this year is. tows to Hed: Closer out. three-goals, stat Thanks fo a Few If an enthusiastic interim committee has its way, there will continue to be a Castlegar and District Chamber of Com- merce, ‘Thursday evening a smal! group met for the chamber's December meeting to decide the fate of what many persons have classified’ as: a gefunct , focal chamber. President Albert: Calder- bank's report indicated a year with few. v.general meetings and % - fower members attendin: It showed, “however, that hardi wotk{by /ai lew had also. been done. « The 1976 executive had set Calderbank:'‘ to’ manufacture d ete at least {the stated; Mr. struct a tourist booth and to produce a city map. Mr, Calderbank said that with the cooperation of CanCel for the purchase of the lumber, the work of volunteer carpen- ters, as well as that of chamber member Joe Van Dugen, one sige of the attractive sign with routed lettering, has been built. % “A purchase of more lum- betis needed to complete the * other side,” he said... bing that nade it impos- .. hues to have'this sign’on ae play,” said Mr, that have com- pelled Mayor Mosby to resign for he has served the com- munity in a very dedicated manner for many years. Ald. Livingstone tendered his resignation Tuesday eve- ning stating he had been in- formed that if a member of council wanted to be a canii- date for the office of mayor he must resign from office before Dec. 11, 21 clear days before nomination day. Acting mayor Ald. Andy Shutek announced that anyone wishing to become an alderman to send ,an application :in for. “consideration.’ These ‘would ‘be accepted uP to and on Dec: 21 he be candidate for the balance of Mayor Mosby's term of office so that some continuity of the successful policies and pro- grams initiated by this council ‘can be guaranteed. “I have worked on the pro- duction of these policies and programs, and I hope the voters of Castlegar will support me at the polls and give me the. opportunity to once again serve them to the best of my ability,” sald Ald, Livingstone. Nomination for the mayor's office close 12 noon Jan. 12, If an election is necessary it will be held Jan. 29. Between renovations being planned to the old council chambers in January and the hardship the flight of staira to the new chambers could cause to some voters, polls will be set up at the Canadian Legion Hall and. the Kinnaird Fire De- © partment. Don't Forget! New Zoning Bylaw Public Meeting Tonight Twin Rivers School — 7 p.m. Municipal Election Picture is Explained A capsule look at the com- plicated municipal situation in Castlegar: Mayor Mosby: has. re- signed, due to illness. A by- election to fill this vacancy will be held‘ Jan. 29; with nomina tions closing Jan. 12. At the time of aldermanic nominations’ in: November, there were: insufficient ‘candi- dates (only one candidate and better to make a council ap- pointment at the inaugural meeting on Jan. 3 then leave the appointment to the cabinet. Persons “interested in being appointed to the vacant aldermanic post are to submit their bolleations by 5 p.m, Dec. 2! ‘Ald, Mike. Livingstone, ‘whose term was up this year, “ chose not to seek re-election in peat x two, e ~ ton of otic ot the Municipal ig extremely’ attractive." The | tourist . booth, : made Jan by the newly: warn es report structed | by: Gary Rainer and alternatives, council moved to raise meal fees’ fot resident students by 10 per cent, It felt (continued on page 2) Chamber “three signs needed to welcome visitors as they approach. the entrances to the city; to con- Told Pen Would Employ 200 A brief outline on’ the establishing of a maximum penal institution in the Castle- gar area was. presented to members of the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce by Gordon Brady at their meeting Thursday evening. An already lengthy meet- ing curtailed any debate, but Federal Government Cancels Plans for $15M Pen at Surrey Solicitor-General Francis Fox said Friday the federal government has cancelled plans to build 'a $15 million prison in Surrey. “We don’t intend to build penitentiaries in places they aren't wanted,” Fox said. Surrey council had decided ‘on Monday of last week:to re: ject the prison unless “the ' Canadian Penitentiary | Service included a prison guard and . ROMP training ‘college. Fox said. the | council decision influenced the govern- ment to cancel the, project, part of a plan to replace the B.C. Penitentiary with” smaller “The general level of sup- port we would like to see, does not exist (in Surrey),” Fox said. Several other’ municipali- ties have expressed interest in providing.a site for the prison, he said. Golden and-Castlegar are among those who have re- _ quested the. prison. Fox also, said the: com- pletion dates for the four: B.C. prisons slated to replace the B.C. Pen have been ‘me to early 197 The ‘a6 million rent construction program includes a medium’ security prison in Kamloops to house 180 inmates and maximum security prisons for 192 inmates in Agassiz, Lillooet and the undetermined site. Earlier last Friday Fox an- nounced a $1.5 million special handling unit is to be built at the Saskatchewan penitentiary at Prince Albert. He said the new. unit: will be designed to hold - the most dangerous—. No charges have been laid as the result of of a disturbance which occurred Saturday eve- ning at the Castlegar and Dis- trict. Arena and Community Centre during a junior hockey * game between the Castlegar Rebels and a visiting Spokane team, Commanding officer of the local RCMP ‘detachment Sgt. Jerry “Bomba, who did ‘not release details, stated the mat- ter is under investigation. . ‘The incident, however, has led*-to ‘some ‘discussion | by > ‘recreation ‘director Pat Metge’ with both the’ RCMP and the Junior Hockey.Club. those who pose'a threat to the safety of staff and other. pris- oners. . He said the new unit is part of an accelerated con- struction program planed for the prairie region. The aim of * the.'program is to locate a maximum : security prison in