CHAMBER OF Action Ad Phone Number is 365-2212 5:30 p.m ENTERTAINMENT Sunday Brunc 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m Re srvations 825 44 People can’t be wrong! Let's get on with the Celgar Modernization! vy CASTLEGAR >. a DISTRICT GJ DEVELOPMENT eo! BOARD LACAN) BAND NIGHID & GO THURSDAY WEEKLY MEAT DRAWS EVERY SATURDAY AT 3:00 p.m. 365-7017 etre FIRESIDE:::-° 1810-8th Ave. Castlegor SUNDAY BRUNCH 10 A.M.-2 P.M. Pluetop Burg Weekly Special CHICKEN BURGER OPEN DAILY From 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m Reservations Recommended 365-6699 NEW HOURS 10 es M. M. 1521 Columbia A: e@. 365-8388 CARED Omive THROUGH SERVICE By JUDY WEARMOUTH Head Librarian The Castlegar Library has received a core literacy collection from the British Columbia Library Association. Comprising over 100 books, videos and tapes, the collection is designed to provide assistance and enjoyment to people who have difficulty reading. There is also resource information for literacy tutors. In addition, the library has received materials for use in con- ducting staff training sessions and resource information for further collection development and program design. In this, the International Literacy Year, and every year, public libraries play an important role in fostering literacy throughout the _ province. Libraries create a love of books in young children and provide the tools for adults to read. Through the support of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Culture’s library services branch and the Depar- tment of the Secretary of State, this special literacy project has been designed to strengthen the library-literacy partnership, B.C. Libraries and You and Partners In Library receives literacy collection Wormsworth the B.C. Library Association's lterecy symbol, will be in Rossland and Trail this weekend. Sepr. 8 is CosNews photo International Literacy Day. Literacy This collection is currently on display in West's department store and in the library this week until Sept. 8, proclaimed International Literacy Week in Castlegar and other West Kootenay cities. Project Literacy West Kootenay is marking International Literacy Day on Sept. 8 with a float in the Rossland Parade. Wormsworth, the B.C. Library Association’s literacy symbol, will also appear in Rossland and in Trail. conn D-sar-D DINING LOUNGE CELGAR, WESTAR & COMINCO MEAL VOUCHERS ACCEPTED 365-3294 Located 1 Mile South of Weight Scale in Ootischenia — LICENCED DINING ROOM PRIME RIB * SEAFOOD © STEAKS © CAESAR SALAD © SPECIALTIES FULLY LICENSED COMINCO & CELGAR VOUCHERS WELCOME moe CCS 352-5358 646 BAKER ST., NELSON — ACROSS FROM PHARMASAVE RESERVATIONS ELCOMI woth Castlegar Aquanauts License No. 763214 BINGO Saturday, Sept. 8 Cast!egar Arena pal $s BEST PAYOUTS IN 1 ooo Jacknot. |THE KOOTENAYS! $ 60% PAYOUT 500 Jackpot. EARLY BIRDS $ 60% PAYOUT 500 Bonanza. SPECIALTY GAMES Early Bird 6 p.m., Regular Bingo 7 p.m. COMMUNITY Bulletin Board WELCOME TO SUNDAY SCHOOL Meet your friends at the Kinnaird Church of God. Sunday morning at 9.45, September 9. Classes for Tiny Tots through Adults at 2400 Columb.a Avenue Castlegar with a skilled friendly statf of teachers 270 CASTLEGAR SENIOR CITIZENS Business meeting, Thursday, September 6, 2 p.m 70 CASTLEGAR AQUANAUTS BINGO. Soturday, September 8 at Castlegar Arena Complex Early Bird 6 p.m Regular 7 p.m $1,000 Jackpot: $500 Mini-pot, $500 Bonanza. See you there! 27 Coming events of Castlegar and District nc The first 15 words are $5 and addi words (which must be used for hea tra charge for @ second insertion w price and the fourth and filth con’ yv 01 197 Columbia Ave” COMMUNITY Bulletin Board Ghost floats past pack HOLLYWOOD (AP) — The cur- tain dropped on the summer movie season last weekend with the spectral romance of Ghost winning the most moviegoers’ hearts, surpassing such big-budget thrillers as Total Recall and Die Hard 2. Tom Cruise’s Days of Thunder faded early. The much-hyped Dick Tracy failed to fire up the box office for long. Bruce Willis’s Die Hard 2 did well, but wasn’t tops. And RoboCop 2 quickly ran out of power Not even the industry’s most prescient prognosticators picked Ghost to scare up the most business. A modest supernatural thriller starring Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost should pass Arnold Schwarzenegger's Total Recall to reach the box-office’s top spot with more than $115 million at the gate, Paramount Pictures says. “It’s so far away from what's out there this summer,’’ said Ghost’s maker, producer Howard W. Koch “The audience said, ‘No more four letter words. I,don’t want to see anybody blown up.’ It’s about time people can be in love with one another and not feel embarrassed."’ Said Bruce Corwin, president of Southern California’s Metropolitan movie theatre chain: ‘‘This summer had an abundance of action-oriented films and they just fought each other . Ghost was huge, a pleasant-surprise to everyone."" ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch 170 WEEKLY MEAT DRAW RESTARTS Saturday, Sept. 8 *3 p.m. WEEKLY BINGO RESTARTS Thurs., Sept. 13 ©6 p.m. We look forward to seeing you! wow SHOWING! Re Koch admitted the Paramount film, budgeted around $20 million, was an unlikély hit. The audience was attracted by positive word of mouth and a strong story by writer Bruce Joel Rubin and director Jerry Zucker. Barry London, president of Paramount’s Motion Picture Group, said the film was marketed for a select audience. “We attempted to take advantage of the perceived lack of programming for women,”’ London said. ‘*We elec- ted to focus on the romance of the film, rather than the action or comedy.’’ He said, too, that the film’s stars tirelessly promoted their work. Koch hopes the film’s smashing showing will prove to Hollywood deal makers that $12 million acting con- tracts — the going rate for Schwar. zenegger — don’t necessarily guaran- tee success. Indeed, in a season loaded with several overblown Sequels and richly budgeted action films, most perfor- med only moderately well. Paramount's Days of Thunder, for instance, has made $79 million, a few million more than Cruise’s 1988 Cocktail. The studio’s Another 48 HRS., with Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte, grossed $78.7 million. Universal's Back to the Future Part IH made $83.6 million, compared to the $110 million collected by Back to the Future Part II Warner Bros., whose Batman clob- bered the competition last’ summer with $233.7 million in domestic receipts, was not a factor this season, competing faintheartedly with Gremlins 2: The New Batch and the late comer Presumed Innocent. As is certain in a season as crowded as this summer, there were a number of bombs. They included Jack Nicholson’s The Two Jakes, the Mid- die East drama Navy SEALs, Bill Cosby in Ghost Dad and Betsy's Wedding. The trade newspaper Daily Variety said that the Walt Disney Co. will edge Paramount for the largest slice of the summer pie. Counting the con- tinued strong performance of the spring release Pretty Woman, Disney will wrap the season with about 20 per cent of all tickets sold Boosted by Ghost, Another 48 HRS. and Days of Thunder, Paramount will collect slightly less Telefilm eyes profits MONTREAL (CP) — Telefilm Canada wants a bigger slice of the profits from films and {television projects in which it invests, executive director Pierre DesRoches said. Speaking at a news conference during which the agency’s annual report was released, DesRoches said Telefilm Canada will implement a stricter policy on getting its share of the revenues from productions it has funded. “The monies-recouped from the production and distribution sectors will be reinvested in strengthening those sectors,"” DesRoches said. DesRoches said the federal gover- nment’s two-year freeze on the agen- cy’s budget has forced Telefilm to concentrate one increasing its revenues. While French-language films fun- ded by Telefilm do well at the box of- fice, English-language productions that are equally high in qu haven't earned.as much because of in- sufficient marketing, DesRoches said. “How come we put $3 million or $4 million into a picture and it grosses $100,000 in Toronto?’* DesRoches asked He said Telefilm plans to market its films more aggressively in the United States this year with a $1-million, one- year ‘* American launch”’ fund. The ‘money has already been ear- marked for the marketing of six English-language feature films: Bye Bye Blues, Beautiful Dreamers, Bethune, Falling Over Backwards, Archangel and George's Island. DesRoches reported that Telefilm invested $166.5 million of public money in the Canadian film, television and video industry at the end of the 1989-90 fiscal year, an in- crease of 14 per cent over, the previous years. The increase was partly due to an additional government grant of $16.5 million for television production and from $16.4 million in revenues generated by Telefilm Canada, mostly from repaid loans and returns on production investments. Those revenues were slightly up from the $16.2 million earned the previous year, but still down from the $20.1 million the agency earned in 1987-1988. Of the total, the agency spent $106.1 million on 325 new films and television programs. The investment represents just over a third of the total budgets of $294.3 million of these Projects. However, the agency plans to im- pose limits on its financing of big- budget television series this year These will be set at $3 million for half- hour series and $5 million for hour- long series CABLE 10 SHAW CAB: 10 SCHEDULE Sept. 5, 6, 7, 9, 1990 5:30 p.m. (Wed) 9 a.m. (Fri) 5:30 p.m. (Sun) Kootenay Stone School — Eleanor Elstone takes a look at this new vocational training school that is located in Salmo. Produced by E. Elstone and R. Boulaine. 6 p.m. (Wed) 9:30 a.m. (Fri) 6 p.m. (Sun) Chamber Chat — Jim Craig, president of the Castlegar Chamber, interviews Jack Heavenor, general manager of Downie St. Sawmill Ltd and David Chambers, vice-president of DCT Chambers Trucking Ltd., about the transportation of the wood chips to Celgar if the expansion is completed. 6:30 p.m. (Wed) 10:30 a.m. (Fri) 6:30 p.m. (Sun) Project Literacy West Kootenay — Eleanor Elstone talks to Eva Schock and Sue Port who are members of the board of directors for this project. Produced by E. Elstone 7 p.m. (Wed) 11 a.m. (Fri) 7 p.m. (Sun) West Kootenay Today — Eleanor Elstone reviews the program schedule for this week and previews upcoming events. 7:30 p.m. (Wed) 11:30 a.m. (Fri) 7:30 p.m. (Sun) Provincial Swim Meet (Day 3) — This was the final day of coverage of the 1990 Provincial swim meet that was held at the Wright Pool in Trail. Produced by Ed Cher- noff and Shaw Cable staff. 10:30 p.m. (Wed) 2:20 p.m. (Fri) 10:30 p.m. (Sun) Sign Off. Note: This schedule is repeated on Friday at 9 a.m. and again on Sunday Starting at 5:30 p.m Thursday's Schedule Sept. 6, 1990 6:30 p.m. — It’s Your Money 7:30 p.m. — Sliding for Home 8:45 p.m. — Sign Off = | 790 MY coe | 2°° HEAVEN, (ERI) (SAT)|SUN MON (Ua) 10 eee LLCOSBY sh the rye of otheeal "ATURDAY and SUNDAY] |MATINEES SEPTEMBER _ (UNTAMED e-3E:}) 2 pieces of golden delicious chicken your choice of fries JoJos or treshly mode salad Regular $3.89 is BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPECIAL 2-Pce. Snack Anytime 2816 Columbia Ave. * 365-5304 Onty 3 * September 5.1990 Castlegar News AT Steelworkers try to diversify TORONTO (CP) — In a bid to ex- pand and revitalize their union, North American steelworkers have accepted nursing home workers and ski patrol members into their fold. Security guards and employees of ritzy hotels are also among the diverse groups to have joined the United of America, ing its international membership to 700,000. The union is also trying to organize public employees in the United States and taxi drivers on the Island of Mon- treal, says Gerard Docquier, Canadian director of the union. The Steelworkers have successfully, organized ski resort operations in the British Columbia communities df Rossland and Kimberley and are fighting before the ial labor Canada and the United States. In both countries, most new jobs created have been in service in- dustries, prompting the industrial ig of board to represent resort employees at B.C."s Whistler Mountain. Organizing the unorganized has become a matter of survival for the union, as plant shutdowns astate the ranks of industrial workers in has to organize hotel workers. The union has taken several steps to make its policies more palatable to new workers, including: * Endorsing a policy document on the need to protect the environment from the very industries where the majority of steelworkers still work. * Placing stronger emphasis on family leave_provisions for workers, making the traditional male Stronghold more attractive to Prospective women members. A Steelworkers’ Teport said the union’s reputation “‘of gaining for members a living wage, good benefits and strong rep People can’t be wrong! Let's get on with the Celgar Modernization! Docquier said that when Quebec's security guards were organized by the Steelworkers in 1984 they were ea ning the province's minimum wag then $3.75 an hour. During the life of the current contract, the guards’ pay will increase to $10 an hour they'll receive union-negotiated benefits of a pension plan, group in- surance, uniform. allowances and training: CASTLEGAR to be a prime organizing asset There's something for everyone! Castlegar News 365-2212 RECORD SETTERS tar tar Timber's 's processiey department set a production record Aug. 24. rhe BI shift achieved 99.6 per cent efficiency Te we processing wood Sroees the I's planer, p estar Jim y Hackett said. Achieving the record were wy Hol Ed d Rempel, Pete Dosanjh, Joe Tarasoff, Gaston Parkin, Aldo Zanrosso, Carlos epponand Mario Masini, Lou Machedo, Rod Bartlett, George McFadden, Joe Jardin, Fernando Costa, Walter Kinakin, Joe Alves, Tim Hoffert, Clay Liber and Tony Chaves (pictured above) and Mario Chaves, John Braga and Ken Laktin. 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This student is also looking forward to developing ne nadian” interests and hobbies that can be shared with friends on returning home: Each year, ASSE International Student Exchange programs provide qualified high schoo! students with the opportunity to spend an academic year in Canada attending a local high school and learning about life in. Canada. If your family would help make RALPH'S year in the CASTLEGAR area possible. please call local Area Representative ANN ot 368-8319 or ASSE's toll free number at | -800- 361-3214 ASSE. a non-profit organization, is dedicated to fostering international relation- ships between countries through cultural exchange Ben at 1-800-361-3214 (Toll Free) MASSE} | Contact Person (Toll Free) Wage controls touted TORONTO (CP) — Jack Biddell knows inflation. And he knows bankruptcy. Biddell argues the Bank of Canada’s efforts to control inflation are helping to drive the country into bankruptcy. The retired chartered accountant is now hoping to spark a fundamental shift in public policy on deficits, in- flation and interest rates. As head of Clarkson Gordon’s bankruptcy section, Biddell saw first-hand the damage inflicted when a company took on more debt than it could afford. As a member of the federal Anti- Inflation Board in the 1970s and chairman of the Ontario Inflation Restraint Board in the early 1980s, he gained insight into taming the in- flationary beast To offer an alternative to the Bank of Canada’s _ inflation-fighting Strategy of punishingly high interest rates, Biddell has written and published — at his own expense — a book called Resolving The Deficit, The Key To A Future For Canada. “My underlying concern is the economic future of the country ard the ability of the economy to provide Ferries eyed as new link VICTORIA (CP) — A new system of high-speed passenger ferries could be the latest commuter link to Van- couver by next spring, Transportation and Highways Minister Rita Johnston said. The ministry is accepting proposals for fast, passenger-only ferries until mid-October. Johnston said she would prefer to see the new service run ‘by the private sector, but she says the B.C. Ferry Corporation will run the proposed catamarans if private sector proposals are not viable. **We're interested in listening to what the private sector has to say,” she said at a news conference. The service could run between Van couver and Port Moody, Bowen Island, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast.- The cost of im- plementing and running the passenger ferries isn’t know yet, but Johnston says a number of suitable vessels are available for lease or purchase worthwhile job opportunities,’’ he says. Continually escalating federal debt — now at about $350 billion — is one of the biggest threats to that long- term prosperity because it draws Productive resources out of the economy, says Biddell. And more and more of our income will go to paying for past borrowing. In his book, Biddell calls for the government and Bank of Canada to lower interest rates by four percentage points to help eliminate the deficit and stimulate investment to improve Canada’s competitiveness. He also advocates a system of wage and price controls to battle inflation which, he claims, erodes the country’s living standard. Rather than curing inflation, Bank of Canada governor John Crow is ac- tually contributing to it by keeping in- terest rates unreasonably high, Bid. dell argues. Those artificially high rates result in increased costs to business and the vast majority of Canadians who are debtors rather than savers. Both sides then try to recaptur: those through higher prices and wages. Interest rates become effective in costs Trail 364-2299 Introducing A BETTER WAY TO DIAPER YOUR BABY! Diaper Rental, The Teddy Bear Way! Delivery to your door Featuring pre-folded flannelette diapers and our exclusive NO PIN-system Less expensive than disposables Better for the environment More convenient than home laundry Protessionally cleaned and tested You pay only for the number you rent! ONLY $12 TO $16 PER WEEK! — CALL FOR DETAILS — Castlegar 365-2262 TEDDY BEAR DIAPER SERVICE BECAUSE WE CARE! combating inflation only when they are pushed up so high that they strangle both business and consumer credit, he says. But that not only causes recession, it also hamstrings the efforts of Canadian business to be more competitive internationally — causing serious, long-term damage to our ability to create jobs. At the same time Crow and his predecessor have kept interest rates high to control inflation, Finance Minister Michael Wilson has driven up taxes to fight the deficit. But Bid- dell argues higher taxes are also in- flationary as business and consumers seek to protect their profits and disposable income through: higher prices and wages. The annual deficit, meanwhile, balloons as higher interest rates push up the cost of the federal gover- nment’s debt servicing. So following the logic of Crow and Wilson, higher interest rates lead to a larger deficit, which leads to higher taxes, which leads to more inflation, which in turn leads to higher interest rates. Biddell insists the only way to tackle inflation is through voluntary wage and price controls Nelson 352-2223 We the members of the Pulp, Paper and dapetadenlie of Canada, Local No. , support the proposed moder- nization of Celgar Pulp, for the following reasons: Significant reductions in both effluent and air emissions Cleaner, healthier, safer work environment for all employees of Celgar Pulp A more complete use of the local residual fibre supply Long term economic stability for Castlegar and area Continued expansion of primary and secondary industry A broader tax base Job security for Celgar Pulp Co. employees and surrounding area All of the above issues assures the quality of life in this area will continue to improve. SIGNED, members of P.P.W.C. Local No. 1 4