v “he ___ Castle News Jonas, sLalative Library. Study: of polar bears helpful to research EDMONTON (CP) — A study of polar bears could do for obesity, anorexia nervosa and kidney disease what the discovery of insulin did for diabetes, says an American medical researcher. Dr. Ralph Nelson, director of medical research at the University of Illinois Carle Foundation Hospital in Chi- cago, says there may also be implications for space travel — longer periods in space and a change in the ideal size and shape of astronauts. Nelson began studying bears about 16 years ago after a colleague told him hibernating bears could sur- vive without eating or drink- ing. and without developing an excess of urea in the blood or a significant loss of body temperature. “The data we've collected has been instrumental in de- fining a diet program for people waiting for kidney transplants,” he said in an interview while in Edmon- ton. 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Ce ‘That picture is not so bleak according to SHSS prin Don King. “Tm not so certain, having been in three other school districts, that at Stanley Humphries there is a problem,” King said. King life and said “kids can get caught up in that.” d that king is part of He said SHSS does not have a formal drug and alcohol abuse program in place. The only program at the school that deals with drug and alcohol abuse is the "s Ci sessions Ogiow, King said. k which is given in five ing the RCMP and Castlegar coroner Paul He added that the board must decide if there is a need to be addressed,” Johnson said at the meeting, attended about 25 people. “It's time to sit down and take a good look at the overall picture in School District No. 9.” FIRST BABY OF 1986 . . . Castlegar’s New Yeor's baby finally arrived over the weekend. He is Kevin Lizette, the seven-pound, 13-ounce son of Derek and Patricia Lizette of Robson. Kevin was born at 3:56 p.m. NEW YEAR’S BABY HERE AT Sunday ot Castlegar and District Hospital and is the Lizette’s second child. They have another son, A cipal Bruce Gerrand said, “Currently every Grade 8 student receives some information about drug and aleohol abuse.” However, KJSS teacher Deb Chmara described the information as part of a program that teaches decision. “One unit delves into drug and alcohol abuse,” Chmara said. Chmara added that there is a problem getting information on drug and alcohol abuse suitable for the abuse information is, “What are you talking to us about this for?We're just not into this.” He said drug and aleohol abuse is “something we're not Colderbonk gatkebe Hi ep “The meeting was quite positive,” Vanderpol said in an interview Tues- with Curtis. SENIORS HOUSING Kamloops firm gets nod By CasNews Staff The Doukhobor Benevolent Society has signed a contract with a Kamloops company for the construction of 2 10-unit senior citizens housing devel opment at the corner of 2nd Street and 11th Avenue in Castlegar. Pete Ogiow, in charge of construc tion for the society, said today the contract, worth $303,500, was signed Tuesday with Vandongen Construction Co. Ltd. of However, Ogiow said all workers on the project will be hired locally Construction of the housing devel opment will start in March with project completion scheduled for June, Ogiow said. He added that the building will be a one-storey wood structure with vinyl siding. Part of the building will have a gabled roof and there will be parking for a few vehicles, he said. “We're trying to get the best con. struction for the price,” said Oglow, who expressed his appreciation for the PWA, unions say talks going ‘well’ CALGARY (CP) — Words like “cau tiously optimistic” and “constructive” were used by both sides Tuesday after iations resumed between Pacific Western Airlines and its three striking unions. Neither side would reveal details of what was accomplished at the bar gaining sessions, the first in two weeks. the three unions. Anderson said union negotiators told him the talks went “fairly well.” Airline spokesman Jack Lewless said the Calgary-based carrier didn't know what to expect entering the talks. “We were pleased with the en and hope it ” he said. “It would be very premature to say whether a settlement is imminent.” The 1,800 mechanics, flight atten dants, handlers, ticket and cargo agents walked off the job Nov. 20 after the airline asked for concessions on their contracts. PWA said the con cessions were necessary to stay com petitive in a deregulated flight in- dustry. oct hiring locally community’s support in getting the project off the ground. A 25-year low-interest mortgage in sured by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. will cover the cost of the contract. Further federal assistance for the project will come in the form of an annual subsidy of $35,000 which will reduce the mortgage interest rate borne by the society to as low as two per cent. UIC hearing all set for Thursday By CasNews Staff The Commission of Inquiry on Un employment Insurance comes to Castlegar on Thursday when a number of groups are expected to make sub- missions on changes they would like to see in the Unemployment Insurance Act. Two members ‘of the six-member commission, Dr. Moses Morgan and Guylaine Saucier, will accept formal submissions in Castlegar. Jack Munro, A2 Morgan is a distinguished Canadian scholar in the social sciences field Saucier has been president of Le Groupe Saucier, one of the largest forestry products firms in Quebec since 1975. The commission will hear 15-minute submissions from seven different groups and individuals. Submissions will be made by: West Kootenay Power and Light Co., Koot enay West MP Bob Brisco, Joe Irving of the Unemployed Action Centre, a women's group, Bud Godderis, Mei MeMullen on behalf of Local 1 of the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada, and Castlegar lawyer Terry Dalton. The hearing gets underway at 10 am. at Kinnaird Mall. day. The delegation travelled to Victoria to meet with Curtis and discuss con cerns about the plan to eliminate the equipment and property taxes. The decision to eliminate property taxes was first announced in the provincial budget last March. Curtis said then that the taxes would be phased out over two years, with a one-third reduction in the first year and the other two-thirds in the second year. Then last September Curtis asked regional districts around the province to report on the impact of the tax change In the Central Kootenay Regional District, Castlegar faces the largest shift. Homeowners here are looking at Under an order-in-council, Hydro properties along the Columbia and Peace rivers are exempt from taxation. The regional district has been press- ing for 15 years for the province to reseind the order. The regional board has pointed out that taxes for homeowners and busi- nesses would drop if Hydro was re- quired to pay taxes. Vanderpol said Curtis initially “didn't sound too enthusiastic” about taxing Hydro. But after the delegation made its piteh “he showed a bit more enthusiasm.” Curtis promised to take the issue up with Environment Minister Stephen Rogers and others in cabinet. “What it will lead to I don't know,” Vanderpol added. GAMES BOUND: Eight cross-country skiers from Castlegar’s Nordic Ski Touring Club are off to the B.C. Winter Games in Terrace next month after qualifying at the zone playoffs over the weekend at the Castlegar Golf Cour se... B81 PROGRAM A SUCCESS: charged only four drivers a2 DOLLAR REBOUNDS: The Bank Canado's ailing dollar Tuesday for ao weekend performance THAT'S SMALLI:TOKYO ed the d RCMP’s C ch 9 P was @ huge hit as police checked more than 1,800 vehicles, but of Canada went to the aid of and it helped .. . A2 JAZ GIANT: Well-known jazz artist Elmer Gill will be in Castlegar ae _ Two Japanese manutacturers of video today sized comera head (16.5 milli of small camera systems Toshiba said it has developed a color video camera system using the world’s smallest camera head — about the size of a thumb — and employing an electronic image sensor. The Victor Co. of Japan, which uses the JUC label, announ- ced a new video camera with a built-in recorder, weighing only 1.3 kilograms and said to be the lightest and smallest on the market. Toshibo said its system is unique as it separates the thumb- monitor screen or video recorder es in by 45 from the controt unit and can be easily connected to @ standerd TV The JVC camescope can record and play o VHS type half-inch compoct tape lasting one hour. When linked to a home recorder, it con record two programs simultaneously. e