ne ne ee Ale EIN te Ne e ‘ CASTLEGAR NEWS, May 15, 1983 a tn CASTLEGAR NEWS" RAL ADVI COMPOSING ROO! U2, BANG. 77,1900 LV, CAMPBELL -— PUBLISHER AUG. 7, 1947-FEB, 15, 1973, PUBLISHER — Burt Campbell EDITOR — Ron Norman PLANT FOREMAN — Poter Harvey OFFICE MANAGER — Linda Kositsin ERTISING MANA ROOM FOREMAN — Mickey Reod \ CIRCULATION — Sherry Anderson belong to the advertiser, vvesied in and belongs to Castle News Uid.; provided, however, fal copyright Wat port bod teat pert only ef ay odverisementprepaved I repre proots, engravings, etc. provided by the odvertiser shall remoin in and : Part of the solution Castlegar council deserves full marks for the 1983 budget it brought down earlier this week; it was just what Castlegar property owners needed, The budget provides for a 3.2 per cent increase in city expendi- tures this year, well within'the pro- vincial government's restraint guidelines of five per cent. And that increase includes the city’s repayment of long term loans for recent water and sewer proj- ects. Under the provincial gover- nmen ects, Under the provincial govern- ment's those owners — including homeowners and small business people — just can’t beara hefty increase in muni- cipal spending at this time. ; So council opted instead to dip Into its reserves and freeze taxes at last year's level. The move has given hard-pressed homeowners and business people some much needed breathing room. Council's tough approach to this year's budget became clear earlier this year when it placed a hiring freeze on the city works crew. Council simply stated that salt quitting or retiring would not loan repayments do not need to be included in the five per cent limit. If that is the case, ‘the city ac- tually approved a budget that was a 4,3 per cent decrease from last, year. In simpler terms, under the provincial restraint program the city could have increased this year's budget by another 9.3 per cent and still come in under the province's restraint ceiling. But it’s to the council's credit that it recognized city property f That was a difficult position to take, but one with which every local business person has had to grapple at some time during this recession, Finally, Mayor Audrey Moore showed that council recognizes the probl of local h and business. people when she commented after the budget was brought down, "We want tobe part of the solution, not part of the problem.” The remark Is fitting. Auspicious start There are times when a person is particularly proud to be a British Columbian. Such a time was Wednesday evening when the travelling scale mode! of Expo 86 was displayed here in Castlegar. Complete with audio-visual presentation, a talking and moving robot (Expo Ernie), a detailed scale model of the Vancouver Expo waterfront site, and an extremely anf. that theme is particularly appro. priate for Vancouver, a city that isb jing the hub for a tation and communications system covering North and South America and the nations of the vast Pacific Rim. West Kootenay residents should have a special interest in - Expo 8&6. After all, warm memo- ries of Spokane’s successful Expo 74 are far from dim, while the fact that Trail native Bruno Freschi is p a commentator, the exhibit is first- rate. More than 35 nations plus Canadian provinces and American states are expected to take part in the 5% month exposition, running from May 2 to Oct. 13, 1986. Its theme is transportation, and as Canada’s gateway to the Pacific, chief arch for the Expo 86 site design, should stir a goodly amount of hometown pride. The travelling Expo exhibition is an auspicious beginning in gen- erating public awareness of this world-class undertaking. Undoubt- edly, similar presentations will be in our community as the count- down to May 2, 1986 continues. IN THE SOVIET CONTFARY r PPUAR OPINION, THERE ib A VAST AND GROWING. NUCLEAR FRGCLE MONET UNION. fc SILENT wader Y suruimrueictgnn vances nnccgeanan LETTERS TO THE EDITOR evsnseneananneaeeeanezenesseanezncntonageoenganen asec ace uesacanaseaceaesueatunesesaueeneesueternigeuecees.nen aan Uaronaranesenecraestuauasasaenersuese Hence Post office move opposed Editor, Castlegar News: Attention residents of Crescent Valley and South Slocan areas! Do you know the Crescent Valley Post Office is ‘being moved out of that area as of May 31, 1983? The proposed relocation is ‘at Rose's, Restaurant, 1,000 yards in from Playmor ‘Junction. The South Slocan Post Office is already established’ less. than two miles from the proposed relocation. Will this affect the convenience of postal services to you? Will this mean a change of address? (Can Crescent Valley Post Office keep that name if it is no longer located there?) As no rural post boxes are allowed within ‘4-mile of any post office, several post boxes. serviced by South Thanks: for the cooperation Editor, Castlegar News: On May & we had the pleasure of hearing Diane Strandberg and Cheryl Wishlow speak to Mr. Beales’ Creative Writing class in the library. Firstly, on behalf of our students and staff I would like to thank you for allowing these two very capable young ladies to come to us. It is good to have such between the commu- FRED MERRIMAN We are well into spring and the season for do-it-yourselfers to begin all those projects waiting in the winter closet. Around our place we plan to reroof. The materials were picked up when the price was right. We needed a new kitchen door and it is already installed. A local lumber broker had a good buy on No, 2 or better cedar channel. Our place is now becoming quite woodsy on the interior. The best part about these various do-it-yourself projects is the satisfaction gained from knowing you have nailed each nail and measured each length. However, the most ambitious project. already commenced is the idea to ex- eavate 56 cubic yards of earth, rock and boulders by hand from under the sun deck and hopefully knock a doorway through the concrete foundations of this place to add a cold room or perhaps just additional storage. I now know what it is like to begin excavation projects while shovelling from the kneeling position. The deck is perhaps 30 inches above the ground level. The negative side of these various projects is the fact that this particular golf fanatic must take a year of absence from my favorite sport. I will be thinking about the green and cool of our beautiful Castlegar Golf Course as I push one more wheelbar- row of rocks and boulders towards old Mercury. Some time ago I sang the praises of the general population here in Castle- gar because there seems to be a particularly high incidence of indepen- dent do-it-yourself types. * What this means, of course, is that many of the journeyman construction trades workers utilize the breaks be- tween major construction. activity by building their own homes or helping their friends and relatives build their homes. Many ‘families around here have arranged their affairs so that sons and daughters are assured a few acres from the family property. we heard much of teeth about interest rates and difficult times, but Castlegar and its senior partner, Nelson, and even conservative Trail seem to weather storms of economic trouble because a large proportion of the population has learned to live within its means, display enterprise, initiative, and has a great talent to find a way to make good business deals, If the price is too high, then build it yourself. If your neighbor needs help, then help him, because it may turn out that he has a particular skill that can be * equally useful to you in due course. Yes, it is spring and the building supply houses are doing a land rush business as the ladders and paint buckets flash in the noon-day sun. You can hear the chainsaws go as people continue to build up winter wood supplies. Ham- mers are banging on Sunday afternoon, and lawns, shrubs and gardens are- being tended with loving care. T like all this independence, activity and enthusiasm. It’s encouraging and catching. nity and the school. Secondly, I would like to congrat- ulate you for having such able repre- sentatives on your staff. We learned a great deal about the preparation of the newspaper for printing, not only how it is done but why and as a conse- quence, have a much greater appre- ciation for our community newspaper. (Mrs.) B. Charters, Librarian © aaah address Letters to the Editor rhe Gaslegie’ News, P.O. Box 3007, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4 or deliver them to our office at: 197 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, B.C. tne il sc Letters to the: Edi mtist be signed ito and include the: writer's full name and. address. Only in very exceptional cases will letters be published without the writer's name. Nevertheless, the name and address of the writer must be dis- closed to the editor. The Castlegar News reserves the right to edit letters for reasons of brev- ity, clarity, legality and grammar. Slocan and Castlegar will have to be relocated. Does this affect you? Apetition against the removal of the Crescent Valley Post Office from that area, is being set up at both the Crescent Valley store and the South Slocan Village store for anyone who wishes to sign it. Nan Cohen and Tom Sanders South Slocan May is ‘Be Kind to Animals Month’ I am writing to inform the com- munity of the activities of the local branch of the Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). As the .month of May is deemed “Be Kind to Animals Month,” we would like to focus attention on the needs of tivities, such as raffles and bake sales. It should be stressed that the SPCA is a totally volunteer group. The activities of the volunteers range from manning bake sale tables, to to actual animal xt animals in the Castlegar "The local SPCA is a totally volunteer ‘utgroup who devote time and energy to a --number of activities, including finding homes for unwanted animals; develop- ing a. spay/neutering program; and encouraging the development of an at- titude of community responsibility to- - wards animals, A major goal of the SPCA is the establishment of a small shelter for animals in Castlegar. At present, animals are placed in local foster homes, which are difficult to find and maintain. Toward this end the SPCA is involved in numerous fund raising ac- such as ii and ~ assessing: animal gare, -. The.- SPCA works closely with-and appreciates. ‘the work of the local veterinarian ‘who provides shelter for animals and sup- port for the group. As no provincial funding is available, the SPCA can only operate with the - support of the community. We would like to thank the people of Castlegar for their continued support and hope to maintain a high level of service in the community in the future. Julie Daweon President of the Castlegar Branch of SPCA Monarchy central issue for leaders Editor, Castlegar News: It is evident from the current leadership race of the Progressive Conservative Party, and from the prime minister's stated intention not to lead the Liberal Party in another election, that Canadians face a new generation of political leadership who will, for good or ill, guide our Dominion's fortunes through the 1980's and beyond. A central question which must be put to all contenders for office, and especially to the leaders of parties, is as to their stance on maintaining the con- stitutional monarchy, that pillar of Canadian democracy of which rests so much of what is just and decent and traditional about our country. Rejecting the monarchial minimal- ism of the past decades, which has seen an often subtle erosion in both the sub- stantive powers and symbolic presence of the Crown in Canada, the Monar- chist League of Canada has prepared a manifesto, listing eight reasonable demands which, we believe, Canadian loyalists should make of their public officials with respect to the monarchy. For instance, we want the Canadian Citi: i to be to remove any doubt that the members of our Royal Family are indeed Cana- dians; we wish the status of God Save the Queen as Royal Anthem to be en- shrined by statute; and we wish to see the proud, indigenous name “Dothinion Day” restored as our national holiday, rejecting the sleepy duplicity by which “Canada Day” was imposed upon us. Readers who might wish to obtain one or more copies of this Manifesto for their own consideration and, hopefully, for passing on to their provincial and federal legislators, should write to The Monarchist League of Canada, 2 Wedgewood Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario K1B 4B4. John L. Aimers, _Povainion Chairman and Founder FO oe Sometimes leaks help By PAUL KORING NEW YORK — Sometimes an open secret serves its political authors better than a real one. The U.S. administration has made a point recently of leaking details of its covert actions in support of anti-government and A applied to different parts of the world. In the 1970s, appalled at the excesses of Central Intelligence Agency oper- ations, which included plotting to assassinate Cuban president Fidel Castro and helping to destabilize Chile, . Congress clamped down. forces in Ni The leaks were hardly hs Covert were limited. Dis- closure i stiffened. The Observers had expected as much and the United States has a long history of installing governments friendly to its interests and toppling those it doesn't like. Still the latest details prompted new debate over the merits of covert activity and underscored the inherent in U.S. policy as it is agency fell from favor and the number of its operatives cut to 200 from more than 2,000 in the 1960s, Opponents suggested interference in the domestic affairs of other countries aborted Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, covert actions have a nasty habit of coming home to roost. Among the supposedly successful ones that the passage of time has cast in less favorable lights is the instal- lation of the shah in Iran. But President Reagan vowed to inject new muscle and money into the agency. And the CIA has been active. In addition to Nicaragua, intelligence oe Bee Castlegar Ne “The Variety Concert hold in the Castle Theatre on Sunday night drew a capacity house and was enjoyed by all. Every number on the program was well received by an appreciative audi- ence from the first tiny tot at the piano to the final march by the band. «.: Those taking part were the pupils of Mrs. Eva L. Shea, Mrs. Kay -Andrea- shuk, The Russian Ladies Choir,” Ac- ‘cordian Band, Miss Nettlio Brodman, Mr. J. Hawkins and the Legion Band. . * * . The Castlegar and Robson Boy Scouts are very active now since the of the gro “with Mr. LP. Payler os as president and, Mr. G. Atchinson as secretary. Mr. A. Read is acoulinester, Will the ne tak took the tan pigtex gloves from the board in the Post Office please return them ‘to the Post Office as they belong to Mrs. W.O. Devitt. ee Acommunity Mother's Day Service was conducted by Major and Mrs. Moll. Fifty-four children held a special cere- mony and each mother was presented with ared carnation, Mrs. George Bird, as the oldest resident mother, was presented with a plant. 25 YEARS AGO From the May 15, 1958 Castlegar News The first anniversary of the Senior Citizens Association was celebrated Friday evening in the Legion Hall with a Pot Luck Supper. , * *. * Proud parents of the Castlegar and District Centennial Baby, Mr. and Mra, Norman McNab, have received an im- pressive array of useful and: beautiful gifts for their new daughter, Robyn. . 2 «© A helicopter “just stopped for the night” Tuesday evening in the new park behind the Bloomer residence where the Centennial fire burned. - The helicopter belongs to Okanagan Helicopters and was flown by L.M. Tillotson and D. Rhodes. They are doing survey work in the area before flying to Groweneat: . 3 “Forestry ranger H.R. Wood prom: “fséd.he wotild show visitors “the. Phat setup” when B.C.’s Forest Service holds-open house May 17-24. He felt the public would gain a lot from visiting the forestry station and said his staff would be “only too glad to answer questions.” 15 YEARS AGO From the May 16, 1968 News — Fred Howes, School District No. 9 works foreman has a problem that makes him see red, and he is looking everywhere for the answer. - Reporting to a meeting of the schoo! board Monday, Mr. Howes explained his trouble. “It’s a woodpecker — and he's just tearing that building apart.” “That building” is the' Shoreacres school which is being disturbed these days by a red-headed nuisance. It's no dumb bird though. “He comes around every morning, about the time classes start, and makes an awful racket. He's punching holes in everything. “I went out there last Saturday with ashotgun and waited for him until nine o'clock,” Mr. Howes related. “But the son-of-a-gun never showed up.” . . . After two years of history-making operation, Selkirk College again made history last Saturday as the institu- tion's first class graduated. 5 YEARS AGO _ From the May 18, 1978 Castlegar News Clinton Giles, a graduate of Stanley Humphries Secondary School, is one of 20 students at the University of Vic- toria awarded a $6,360 scholarship by the National Research Council. = © «& Work on the new $6.25’ million Taghum bridge across the Kootenay River, 9.6 km west of Nelson, will begin soon following the award of the firat two contracts for the structure, High- ways Minister Alex Fraser announced last Thursday. * 8 « A meritorious services award for the West Kootenay in recognition of the provision of outstanding services to patients at the hospital was presented to the women's auxiliary of the Castle- gar and District Hospital. 2 8 . Cheryl Kristiansen, a 14-year-old member of the Castlegar Aquanaut Swim club did well on the weekend in the Washington Games ioe the Physi- cally Handi at §, analysts believe it is sub- versive activities in 1 Libya and ignoring was not only in ion of inter- national law but it simply didn’t work. Aside from obvious fiascos like the a ition on support- ing pro-western | factions in Angola. {Canadian Press) She came in second - the ladies’ 100-metre freestyle, backstroke and 200-metre individual medley. CASTLEGAR NEWS, May 15, 1983 $695 YOURS! from the Government of Canada... te Help You Convert from Oil to Natural Gas on Inland/Dealer ‘Special Limited Time Price Offer. 7 E is based on period of 60 months at 15% interest per annum on the redu- cing balance. Total carrying charges for this comple — $266.10. oncurrent may vary di prime sme rate on the date contract is signed. may be d for 12, 24, 36 or 48 months and may be paid without ‘penalty atany time. Until July 20th... ae een sarod oroing eng oron Federal Government Canadian eae Oil Substitution Program The Department of Energy es and Resources Canada Oil Substitution Program offers a 50% grant to homeowners conv from oil to . gas and certain other forms of energy, This erent will cover half the eligible costs for all materials and labour for conversion of your ‘heat- pay, and Inland ce (to approved o creat are eligible. C.0.S.P. information kits with full details of the grant program are available at your local Inland Natural Gas office. cost estimates. Inland Natural Gas Co. Ltd. I would like to have an Inland representative explain the Furnace ‘ Replacement Program and tell mein writing how much I can save. 1 d there is no obli; ver. r a ADDRESS. CITY OR TOWN oO PLEASE PHONE ME: PHONE NO. Oo PLEASE SEND ME INFORMATION ABOUT THE C.O.8.P. 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