\ ss: as_Castlegar News 4p: 19, 1989 — TERT NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Ootischenia Improvement District Sat., April 22 T p.m. Ootischenia Hall Election of 2 Trustees trustees report financial report NSIST NG, CON Tree tips Castlegar city employee Armando Rego (centre) gives Grade 2 students from Woodland Park elementary school some pointers on how to properly plant an evergreen tree. The students will cultivate the tree which was provided by the city and planted outside city hall Monday as part of Municipal Awareness Week. Teacher Alexio Turner says she hopes projects such as the t planting will teach child: respect for the property of others and lead to a-decline in vandalism. DRINKING CAN'T ESCAPE ENCES. BUSINESS April 19, 1989 weet 7 | Castlegar News _ 4” Retiring election chief slams federal process OTTAWA (CP) — The man who runs the federal electoral process has given a damning indictment of the “I fear that the system, of which we are all so. proud and So often take for granted, will collapse “under ‘the and the practice of changing returning officers after riding redistributions boundary changes Animpaired conviction could-cost-you-more-than your licence, your job and your self-respect. It could also cost you your freedom. So please. For your sake and the sake of your passengers, don't drink and drive SPRING COUNTERATTACK ROAD CHECKS - APRIL 13+ MAY 4 DRINKING DRIVING COUNTERATTACK Castlegar & District Aquatic Centre 2101-6th Ave., Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3B2 Purchase a brick inscription Your Aquatic Centre — a facility for all ages. For $35.00, your name or message will be in- scribed on a brick which will be placed, at random, on the walls of the Aquatic Centre. 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The tax deductible price of $35.00 makes gift giving easy and unique eee eee ee ere PURCHASER NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE Ltt ptt L11] LI | 11 | METS Tae Ore aT Or ine rules and a cleansing of ‘political patronage In his. swan-song report to Parliament before retiring next year, Chiet Electoral Officer Jean-Mare Hamel warned that the system ts gn the verge of collapse electoral «He mentioned thousands of Canadians being denied their right to don't like third-party adver vote, laws that recognize development lising in which groups unrelated to a political party’ wade into campaigns, and a litany of court challenges over contradictions with the Charter of Rights And it's all being run by a bureaucracy that can’t cope with the load because of a tight-fisted Treasury Board and a government that uses returning officerships as patronage plums, Hamel told a news conference Don’t Be Keep Your ‘'Piece of Mind” by Purchasing A Tax Deductible Brick tor Yourself or a Friend A Unique and Timeless Gift Idea. Program ends June 30. REFORMS SOUGHT Hamel wants reforming legislation that died on the order paper last fall reintroduced because it Will solve many issues he is concerned about, par ticularly on voter eligibility issues. In-the-Aprit-3-throne- speech, the government said it intended to call a commission of inquiry into electoral procedures. But Hamel said that just isn't fast enough ‘Action is urgent by Parliament if we wish to prevent electoral policy being dictated by the courts instead of Parliament” Electoral spending rules have been Virtually untouched for 15 years and need an update on everything from a practical legal definition of election expenses to régulation of third-party advertising, he said But H tention to retire last June, reserved his nel, who announced his in harshest language for the government electoral officer should pick returning officers, not the government through orders in council, and returning officers should be reap: pointed automatically —_ after redistribution. After 1987 redistribution — and the change of power in 1984 — 85 per cent of the 295 feturning officers named by cabinet had no prior experience as elec tion administrators, leading to widespread incompetence in the Nov 21 election, Hamel said “The government has too often taken advantage of the circumstances v replace en masse experienced retur ning officers who have performed their functions with competence, fairness and impartiality with others who have na such experience," he said This is too big a price to pay. Of ficial effective electoral administration should not be held to ransom over a question of political patronage every 10 years Canada Post could get competition OTTAWA (CP) nment is thinking about ending the The Tory gover 121-year-old privilege of the post of fice to -deliver letter mail jwithout serious competition from private couriers Harvie Andre, the minister respon sible for Canada Post, says he has no objection to the change as long as adequate 1 rural and remote regions I service is preserved in Lett¢r mail accounted for 56 per cent of the approximately eight billion pieces of mail moved by Canada Post in 1987-88 “1 don't Want to mislead you — I'm hot working on a proposatto get rid of the monopoly, terview Andre said in an in. But it is coming up. People are suggesting it “Obviously it would be foolish not toexamine it By law, private carriers now must charge at least three times the 38 cents that Canada Post charges to deliver let ters weighing up to 30 grams The requirement does not apply to other forms of mail, such as pare The purpose of the so-called ex clusive privilege, which dates back to the first Canadian Post Office Act in 1868, is to ensure that the same fee is charged for letter delivery in all regions of the country Revenue collected by the post{office in urban areas, where the unit cost of mail delivery is tess, helps subsidize delivery inruratand remote ateas Andre said there is no question that private couriers could deliver letters in densely populated areas at less than 38 centsa letter HOST FAMILIES A- select group of English-speaking teenagers from Europe, Asi and Latin America will arrive in Canada this August - each one‘looking forward “After living among you as a student YOU could be one of these families! 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Wells may ‘add a new stumbling block — fisheries jurisdiction Meech Lake won't be his top priority, but Wells said he wouldn't hesitate. to rescind Newfoundiand’s approval if he had to he said “I'm not doing it to be difficult... but l “I don’t want to do it, will not refrain from protecting the long-term future province “I won't hesitate a moment to do nd interests of this that and, if it becomes necessary to rescind the Meech Lake then OK, so be it, it willbe done.” resolution Wells said he wants shared fisheries jurisdiction, but he did not spel-out his demands Ottawa has jurisdiction over fisheries. Newfoundlanders, watching foreign fleets and Nova Scotia trawlers move in while local fish plants close, have long complained the provinces should havea share FOUGHT PECKFORD There is some irony in Wells's stand. He was the lawyer who represented the federal government against Newfoun. dland premier Brian Peckford fought for control over of fshore oil in the early *80s. Tom Rideout, like Peck when former Premier ford, is a staunch supporter of both Meech Lake and shared jurisdiction Peck ford signed the Meech Lake ac cord only after persuading the first insert a clause that opens the fisheries ministers to automatically question in alt future constitutional talks. Rideout also preached the shared jurisdiction message Tuesday night as he campaigned in the fishing village of Picadilly on the Port au Port Penin sula “L's a fisherman's son that’s ap pealing to you tonight for support to lead Newfoundland into the 1990s;"* he said, his face turning red as his. voice rose ° The—S00—Fories—packed—into™ the parish hall roared when Rideout reiterated his call for a provincial say in major fisheries decisions. **We are people who know where we want to go, we know how we want to get there ... And the first thing we need to do is to have the desire and the ability and the determination to get some control over the most important resource that we have.” He accused Wells of not supporting that call. NOTICE Genelle Improvement District GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING Thurs., April 20 Paying down mortgage smart move By KAREN LEWIS The Canadian Press aying down the mortgage can be easy, painless and ong of the biggest favors you ever do for yoursell You know, it’s not a glitzy thing to do to pay GOWN Your Mortgage,” saf¥ Doug Gunton, mortgage marketing manager at Royal Trust It'S not something you like 10 brag abput at a’ COCKTAIT party OF Over al the Tithess Cb, Bur it really is SEL MONLY MaMEZEMeNt There have never been more choices for home buyers who want (o ensure they pay down their mor tgages quichly, says Toronto law yer Alan Silverstein. No to lenders offer the identical package,” he said in an interview. ‘Small dollars, small prepayments in the early years result in big interest savings. Silverstein, in his new book The Perfect Mortgage, takes home btiyers through various mortgage options, including four ways to cut down the size of a mortgage faster * Reduce the amortization period Paya lump sum against the principal owing Increaseor boost your regular payments Pay more often than monthly Reducing amortization: “For generations, Canadians have blindly accepted the 25-year amor lization as if it Were set in concrete,” writes Silverstein But a shorter amortizayion can mean. dramatic long term savings if you're willing to make slightly larger payments He gives the exaniple of a $100,000 mortgage at 12 The monthly payment is $1,081, or $49 more each menth than it would be if paid over 25 per cent over 20 years years. But over the 20 years, the borrower-would_pay $159,434 in interest — a saving of $50,135 Lump sums: If you can't spare even $50 more a month in payments, perhaps you wouldn't miss your in- come-tax ret ployer little as a quarter-point more than-closed-ones.—The flexibility of making extra payments can often be worth nd or Christmas bonus from your ém: Many institutions @tfer open mortgages for as the extra cost Bur Sitverstein Noles there are Tots OF choices that fall between a fully open and fully closed mortgage Borrowers need to know if there are any limits oy additional money paid before the Mor and if there are any penaltien or it prepaynients {gage comes due Notice is required, He says Ardinahe-surethe prepayment privileges are writ ten into the mortgage agreement, NOL just passed off ay the lender's policy “ Polivy can change overnight,” he says Boosting payments: You can even take advantage Of the annual salary increase you're expecting. Some in. stitGtions have started allowing borrowers to boost their mortgage payments over the term of the loan, by 10 or 15 per centa year Silverstein describes the case of Darryl and Michelle, whose $100,000 mortgage at 12 ‘per cent is amortized over 25 years starting with monthly payments of $1,032. By increasing their monthly payments each year by five per cent, they can pay off their morigage in just 12 years and three months; And they would cut their interest payments in about half to $101,988 Pay more often: Instead of paying monthly, you could pay weekly or twice monthly to coincide with your paycheques. The big ‘advantage is a ‘*built-in"' prepayment plan, says Silverstein, because instead of 12 months you would pay over 13 four-week periods tor-example, Darry! and Michelle could opt, in stead to pay $258 weekly — or one-quarter of $1,032. By paying the monthly amount in weekly instalments, they would pay off the mortgage in about 17 years four mon ths and reduce the interest payments to $133,141 from $209,569. But Silverstein warns that some lenders calculate the weekly mortgage differently — by dividing the an nual amount by 52, Although that means a lower weekly payment, it takes away the built-in prepayment feature and hardly puts a dent in the total interest payments and amortization period Rates differ little from institution to institution, but special options vary greatly, says Silverstein; who urges home buyers-0 shop around even when they're renewing their mortgage Changing’ lenders has never been easier or cheaper," he say Tom Delaney, a Toronto-based financial adviser, advises caution when considering wheiher Lo cash in a registered retirement savings plan to pay down. the mor tgage, since a big tax bite will go straight from the RRSP tothe taxman Look first to any other investments you might have, he says, such as Canada Savings Bonds, guaran teed investment certificates or life insurance policies with cash value. “It would always make more sense to use those to pay down the mortgage before you contemplate RR SPs," he says. Feds may slash regional f FORONTO (CP) The federal government iy set to slash spending on regional development in, Finance Minister Mie budget, the from Ottawa today Hhe-euts Wilson's upcom Toronto Star reported which mean dozens of regional “development between Ottawa arid the provinces won't be agreements newed — are expected as part of a growing trend towards har monizing Canadian and U.S programs, the newspaper said People think that these agreements mast be renewed holusbolus because they are a God-given right,” and in spokesman told the Star, dollars in dustry referring to millions of tederal-provincial programs. But it's not true. The Star, quoting a source close to budget consultations, said cuts will be very serious and very deep.” He estimated Industry Harvie Andre will be left with no more than $250 million in discretionary fun: ds for regional development programs once the full impact of the budget is Minister calculated. The department now spends $1.3 billion antiually on regional develop: ment. while ministries like: tourism, fisheries and transport target other turids to hard-hit regions Andre wouldn't speculate about the cuts Tuesday but noted **poor Mike's got a terrible, terrible problem and all other - questions (about other problems) palé in comparison to the deficit --Sourees told the Star regional development spending will be slashed for three reasons: The cuts-hetp-pare-down-the $29-billion’ deficit, Backlash from Manager admits lying to bosses about not keeping documents VANCOUVER (CR) — A former manager of Western Canada Steel has admitted that he lied when signing a statutory declaration affirming that he retained no company documents after he kept the documents because he he was fired. Stuart Gilbertson, who has alleged Council that. he despite his notarized undertaking In cross-examination by Cominco lawyer Gavin Hume, Gilbertson said kept documents believed Cominco the only steel mill in British Columbia The Canadian Association of In dustrial, Mechanical and Canada Steel illegally locked out em ployees to avoid ‘its former owner of Allied Workers has charged that Western severance obligations, stalled contract talks and ordered a manager to incite violence on Western Canada Steel violated labor law _by bargaining in_bad faith_and committing unfair labor prac a hearing of the Industriat Relations Globe to start magazine TORONTO (CP) The Globe and Mail will si for Western Ca es, told Toronto magazine in September, the newspaper's publisher has announced The monthly magazine, called West, will be based in Vancouver and will concentrate on lifestyles and per sonalities of western Canadians Publisher Roy Megarry told a news conterence in Vancouver the magazine is designed to meet western readers desires lor mo 1 1 overage than Globe can- proside in its daily magazine will cost about $6 million tor the first year of operation A bout 80,000 issues will be distributed with the newspaper cach month ahd another 220,000 through controlled circulation to selected homes in urban centre While the core OF the magazine will be the West, there will be regional editions tor Vie same throughout the Edmonton, and Win ria, Vancouver, Calgary, Saskatchewan nipeg Megarry said the niagazine is part the newspaper's plan tor expanding its presence in Western Canada The newspaper now has tour bureaus in Western Canada with seven full-time reporters ee PUBLIC FORUM Thurs., April 20 7-9 p.m. (Fre Sandman Inn FOR FAMILIES AND CARE PROVIDERS rbrics 10 86 COVERED: + Who ore the elder'y PRESENTED BY MAYRA JONES. SPECIALIZING IN REHABILITATION OF ELDERLY PERSONS FOR MOREINFO. did not have the right to legally bar “the truth" from coming out Gilbertson said he was not prepared to turn over what he considered evidence that might help employees and the public to know what happened inretation to the permanent closure of the Vanéouver-area steel mill in July 1988 the picket line Lawyers for the union and Comin- co, which sold Western Canada Steel to IPSCO of Regina in November, agreed it is highly unusual for a com pany to require such a statutory declaration as a severance condition He has testified he was dismissed the day after he complained to the board CALL 365-2148 Family Allowance J Make your purchase at Carl's Drug with your Family Allowance Cheque and have your name entered for our Family Allowance MYSTERY DRAW! 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