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Highs near 30*, over- night lows between 12" and 1a’. 3 Sections (A, B& C) VOL. 35, NO. 50 35 Cents CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1982 By DIANE STRANDBERG ' Staff Writer After 18 years of nurturing the seed, Koozma Tarasoff will finally s see his plans come to fruition as the International Douk P gets underway in Castlegar this weekend. Billed as the first- ever how their skills can. be used in modern times.” Tarasoff, an anthropology and sociology major and author of several books on D. ing a newly and Carleton University in Ottawa, he met many scholars whom he was later to approach with the idea of the i Five years ago, the consensus was that the published history of the Doukhobors,’ called Plakun Trava, first came up with the idea of a symposium in 1964. That year, he attended an anthropological Molokans, Mennonites and Quakers, "Taracoff expects over 1,000 people to attend the four-day conference beginning Friday at 7:80 p.m. at. the Brilliant Cultural Centre. Participants from Canada, United States, and Europe will gather to “look at how people who have been minority groups at one time have reacted against the: establishment,” Tarasoff said in an interview this morning. ( UC: “The groups will share their experiences and discuss in Moscow where scholars gathered to discuss ways in which people could work together for a common goal. As a student é from the of B.C., Tarasoff had hoped that some day-he too could bring together scholars and people of diverse backgrounds to discuss the future. Born,in Saskatchewan of Doukhobor parents who came to Canada in 1899, Tarasolt bas has been researching Doukhobor history for over 30 y In his studies at UBC, Univeristy of Saskatchewan time was not “right” for such a gathering. But one year ago, he met John Verigin, Jim Popoff and Jim Kolesnikoff — all from Grand Forks — at an Operation Dismantle ‘conférence in Ottawa, where he ‘lives, Together, the four men decided to go ahead with the symposium which took an entire year to plan. The format of the symposium has been arranged to include panel discussions, feature speakers, an open forum and entertainment — such as a picnic and a bus tour of Kootenay sites of interest. Although the panel discussions on such topics as the Tolstoyan and Quaker Historica! Ties, the Cultural and Historical’ Heritage will remind the groups of their First-ever symposium here historical links, Tarasoff says the emphasis of the symposium is on the future. And while the participating groups are known for their pacifist stances — which will be underlined by the appearance of representatives from Project Plough- shares and O ion Di — the ium will have a wider scope than pacifism. “We are looking at a wider spectrum of social issues,” said Tarasoff. Many of the panel topics will concentrate on how minority groups can work together for an ideal world. An an open forum at 8 p.m. Sunday on the desired state will invite participants and the audience to share their views on the future. Scholars from Russia will exchange ideas with scholars from Canada and the United States. And Ilya continued on page A2 weather to ‘cool off under hose: AFTER SEVEN MONTHS New noise bylaw ready By RON NORMAN Editor After more ‘than seven months of ‘study, Castlegar's controversial noize bylaw has < resurfaced‘ and is on the verge of becoming law. Castlegar\council Tuesday gave third reading to the new noise bylaw and will likely adopt the bylaw at ita: next By CasNews Staff Castlegar has been experi- neing some of the hottest lays on record this month as the weather office reports that mean daily temperature records have been broken for S12 of the last 17:days. Weather office spokesman Tom Wilson said tempera- :tures reached $4.2° June 19 ‘as compared with a record high of. 33.6° set in 1977. Another record was broken June 15. as the mercury reached 82,3°, compared with a record of September and given third reading in’ early October. However, that. bylaw’s am-~ biguity sparked a public out- ery and council was forced to rescind third reading. - Council ped that by- ‘residential areas and defines prohibited noises. And unlike the original by- law, the new bylaw spells out just what noises are exempt and provides residents with law over the next seven months with much public input. The new noise bylaw is but shadow of the original. The far lengthier and, far. miore explicit. It is ve atu: cOxcessive noize in an opp to apply for a noise permit, exempting them from the bylaw res- trictions for a specified time period. Under the old bylaw, oper- ating a lawnmower was out-- lawed fromi 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.” Monday” through . Saturday and from 7 p.m..to 9 a.m.:'on*; Sundays. But lawnmowers ded, zin the new... ‘ noise rest ietlons, been wondering about the. high humidity in the area can rest assured that it’s not the humidity; but an innefficien- cy-of the body's cooling me- chanism that keeps people soaked with perspiration, ‘Wilson says that when the air is cool and the humidity is high, the sweat evaporates easily and the body is com- fortable. But in hot weather, the body's high perspiration Ald. Carl Henne, who as protective services commit- tee chairman is responsible for the new noise bylaw, said he intended to simply give council a copy of the bylaw and bring it back for third reading in July, with final adoption after that. But council decided instead to give the bylaw third read- \ing Tuesday. Ald. Len Em- bree pointed out that without a. noise bylaw in place, to lay-any charges. Embree called the bylaw “well needed and said police Castlegar. RCMP are unable, ti need it to act on noise com- plaints.. He added that “the intent of the bylaw is to control nuisance noise . . . not in- fringe on civil liberties.” He called it “unfortunate” that residents can't regulate themselves without the need for a noise bylaw. The bylaw was originally introduced ‘last September - after council received com- plaints. about . motorcycle noise and’ noisy house par- les. The new bylaw provides fe e. penalties as the “cont ued on pega Ad ‘ “Counell still supports nuclear referendum Despite a letter of caution in section 283... “The council y by bylaw, ptovide a referendum at the time pres- from the p of Municipalities, Castlegar council Tuesday agreed to proceed with its November referendum on nuclear. dis- — at least for now. rate, with high temperatures, keeps the body damp even though the relative i is low. $2.2° set in 1967. Wilson couldn't predict whether this was the hottest June on record, but he said “As things stand right now, Wilson said the relative humidity has been around 30 in the heat of the day — which is not abnormal. He said he expects the crepe: we are going to beat-the current hot spell to continue FUN IN THE SUN’. jodie Daschamps, 6 of Robson takes advantage of recent hot mean temperature. of June.” erate : And who have FIRST TIME SINCE 1911] Robson Store closes for the next three or four days with temperatures in the. 20s. In a June 8 letter to council, Inspector of Munici- palities Christopher Wood- ward wrote, “While I cannot, and would not, take issue with the sentiment inherent cribed for elections in section 85 to obtain the electors’ opinion on a question that af- fects the municipality and with which the council has power to deal.’ “While it is not for me to advise local government on whether or not referenda should be held, I feel Ihave a responsibility to bring the - words of the statute to your in nuclear there remains the matter of the holding of on said. His comments ati ear. lier i federal responsibility and- said ‘councils could face a charge of breaching the pub- - lic trust by paying the cost of holding the referendum with public funds. Ald. -Len Embree, who’: first suggested the. refer- endum, said the Union of B.C, -. Municipalities is researching the issue and will be taking a. - position at its September an- nual meeting. Embree said it wouldn't be useful for council to challenge the issue — either for or. against — at this time. this subject by local gov- ernment. “The Municipal Act states Affairs Minister Bill Vander Zalm in which he warned | that nuclear Ald. Car] Loeb- lich said he is concerned about the legality of using Mini Carrots): 719° seeGrace’ S45 3405 9 (18 02.) Package ........- : carrot. Gat /. 2K. Jewel Yams Colifornia Gtown Neo. 1Grade al ce 29 Beet 97/49 Fs ‘ prices effective . EA June 2ist - 26th, 1982 n Casteaied Plaza Sawa Store ony. Wo Reses. «fe the MAE Os Len Si Retail Quantities. By CHERYL WISHLOW Staff Writer The'doors of Robson Gen- eral: Store have officially closed for the first time since the store began operating i in 1908. # The store — located in the Robson townsite — was forced to close June 7 be- cause of a writ of seizure and sale by the sheriff's office. Ron Lampman has owned the - store for only 2: years. The sheriff's office said this week there was an outstand- ing debt and the only way out. would be to seize all the mer- chandise and sell it. Asale in.which 35 per cent was marked off the retail price was conducted last Monday and a 40 per cent sale was held Monday. The ‘tems consisted smainly of sroceries and’ sundries. -ceries and: sundries. The sheriff's office. said Lampman would recover any money over and above the cost. Lampman told the Castle- gar News he hasn't: heard from his lawyer.on what will become of the store and the land. ; “He said he doesn't know what the future holds, but he doesn’t intend to leave the area. Robson General Store was started about 1908 by a man by the name of Mr. Farmer, said Jean Fowler who also arrived in Robson in 1908 and has resided there most of her ‘life. Fowler said that starting about 1909 the store was run yy Joseph Johnson for a year or two. Willy Wickhma, was John- son's ‘suecessbr. “He had a little store up at Shield’s Point, across the Columbia River,” said Fow- ler. “Then he came down here’ and. took the_ store “over.” ‘Wickham | operated ‘the store until some time in the 1940's. Since.then it has seen a succession of owners. “He was a very obliging store keeper,” Fowler says of Wickham. “He had every- thing. ” “As teenagers we were doing fancy work. He would- get any color of embroidery thread you wanted. Anything you wanted, he would send and get it.” Fowler said Wickham had a ‘large collection of tools which he would ‘sometimes lend to his customers instead of selling them. “He also used to get a travelling library in there,” she said.’ The Robson post office was also in one ‘corner of the store. And Wickham, who was never married, would let anyone charge items. During the ~Dirty 30's, Wickham would take lumber for money, owed by people working at the sawmill who had charged items but couldn't pay cash for them. By this time he had also pur- chased the hotel in Robson, which was located in front of -@ Robson Hall. With the lum- ber he built the hall. Fowler said the store al- ways has been important to Robson, especially when it was the only accessible one in the town. When Wickham had the store, for years there wasn't the ferry so Robson residents travelled to Castlegar over the train bridge or by row- boat. ‘ “You didn't go to town,” Fowler says. “Nobody had cars in those days.” Fowler : said | Wickham’s generosity. would go as far as giving sweets to children on their birthdays. = She recalled thatthe first words spoken by her sister, whois 11 years younger than’ ~ herself, were “Wicky Chocky.” EARLY DAYS... Robson Ganga Store circa 1920 with one of its first proprietors, Willy Wick Jing in fore! x Thote courtesy Jeon Fowser