A4 CASTLEGAR NEWS, June 6, 1982 ESTABLISHED AUG. 7, 1947 { CASTLEGAR NEWS an TWICE WEEKLY MAY 4, 1980. SEPT. 12, 197B-ALIC, 27, 1980 LL. CAMPBELL —~ PUBLISHER AUG. 7, 1947-FEB, I: Publisher — Burt Campbell Editor — Ron Norman Managing Edito Office Manager — Elaine Loo Lois Hugh pe ” Dy vesied in and betongs to Carile News Ltd.: provided, however, thot copyright In tho! part nd that port only of ® J It's a good move This week's announcement by protective services committee chairman Ald. Carl Henne that our volunteer fire force will be serious questions. Why was the present program scrapped? What was wrong with that program? Has that program's deficiencies dered the firefig efforts of required to pi a new training program and pass a writ- ten examination is a move in the right direction, . If the program is as successful as we all hope, then it will provide some reassurance to both h b to know that their firemen have been rigorously trained and tested and will be as qualified as any votun- teer force in the province. However, in light of former fire chief Dan Fitger’s comments about the force in the last 18 months? Could some of the recent major fires have been less devastating? And what happens in the next two months while we wait for a new’ fire chief to be hired and the new training program to begin? Those are all questions residen- ts in this community must surely be asking. And any doubts about our’ fire department won't be erased until residents have been assured of the force’s qualifications. That type of assurance can come only t the force's the cement also raises a number of through ful UPP! 9g fires. The hidden rip-off By W. Roger Worth The underground economy is prospering to the tune of $50 billion per year of individual in- come that avoids taxation, and the tax collectors are concerned. . ding, or wasted -on such ill-conceived government projects as gre in- cluded in the Auditor General's Report. They also claim defense spen- other government are simply not worth- This hidden lad: among thousands of other exam- ples, the taxes not paid by waiters and waitresses who don't report the full extent of tips. And the electrician, who moonlights after hours and is paid in cold, hard cash, The problem, says a noted economist, is that Canadians are paying 40 per cent or more of their income in taxes, and they feel they're being ripped-off. So they revert: to economy, where “the “cash they receive is never reported, making it difficult for tax collectors to ascertain that the money was ever earned. Canadians involved in what amounts to illegal activity, of cour- se, have endless they Pl while, claiming they are already paying o fair amount of taxes while millions of other Canadians are taking advantage of the system. And the more taxes we are forced to pay, the greater the number of cheaters. What's sad, is that the voluntary tax reporting system that has ser- ved well over the yeors is being further eroded each time an in- dividual fails to pay tax, even on ‘ ey the, ¢ the: undergound © the.few dollars earned through moonlighting. : There's no question, of course, that such individuals are wrong when they break the low. But given the seeming profligate di by some g it's easy to understand their ‘position. Perhaps it's time our leaders really made use to justify their actions. They don't like to see the money sincere efforts to prove they are not wasting our hard earned cash. cr FRED MERIMAN ) couver Island. be detained. His q Law is different for rich and poor Father H. Gordon Walker is an Anglican priest. It is his calling to minister to the spiritual needs, of certain social outcasts who are presently detained in the prison system within the lower area of Van- With no further elaboration on his part, Father Gordon offered the opinion that 75 per cent of that prison population has no reason to f. The clerical collar, the serious paused in The priest would yy ie peared reasonable and limiting — speak as | felt. expression on the man’s face, and with the understanding that Father Gordon was serving the prisoners in his retirement years caused me to reconsider my first impression. Wasn't this a servant of God. ff it were a bold faced lie, what possible motives could he have for com- promising his vows of ordination.? ? Then he stated in the same calm, matter of fact voice that we have two laws; one for the cich and one for the poor. He didn’t blame the law, but went on to say witnesses and top legal minds must.be purchased — it's just the way our system operates and that appears reasonable enough. In our western society, as indeed in most money- oriented societies, we expect and are probably fully entitled to reasonable recompense for our services. Lawyers and the necessary witness are certainly no exception. T or are not given the same legal assistance as the fortunate well-to-do, for the simple reason they cannot afford it. had no ready answer for Gordon's second statement because | had heard it before from a Vancouver court parole officer. However, the clergyman’s statement about unjust and unfair imprisonment has not left my mind these two weeks later. It was all the more eloquent because he would not elaborate. He did say that a visit to the in- stitutions could be arranged by clearing your personal record with the RCMP and making the date of visit known to the prison administrator. ' be pleased to assume the position of “tour guide”. He also made jt clear that any and all reports about the prisoners, staff and the institution itself must be bli by of the prison. The conditions .ap- perhaps for good reason. Two years ago, | was given a guided tour of an area institution which placed upon me the same limitations, My opinion is not and shall not be published to this day for the reason that ! couldn't honestly Then we shall leave Father Gordon's statement where it is. We as taxpayers can only guess at the cost of maintaining men and women in- the prison system who have no reason to be there. Most of them | fear for crimes upon themselves — on issues of morality. in the meantime, we should have some empathy for police who apprehend the “serious criminal” who buys his way ¢ system. While on the other hand, some poor bloke who took too much booze ends up in an alley fight and they throw away the key. 1 don't have any answers on this subject so | have to trust the edited and approved for rough the legal 4 hotel to justly those iP ‘of the taxpayers they should and set the rest free. 1 should trust, but H. Gordon Walker's plain statement of fact con- cerns me. Ey f Fe ee _— iinet EQUUUUNUAADLUUNAUALDEEOOUGSOORUEEAAEGASEOOOANUUNEUODNGERCULAYCCEROOEULLOQAATOQEUOOOESUAUAOUUCHNUUUOUNGESOECUUHAGREEAUOUNNAAgCOU ie sac tetlllalen naccomatorran : LETTERS TO THE EDITOR watt Remember ~ When? 30 YEARS AGO i * From the Sane 5, 1952 Castlegar News * Friday evening was graduation time for the grade 12 class‘of the Stanley Humphries Junior-Senior High School. Following a banquet in their honor, the duat: d their "7 g P eek their spokesmen and listened to the congratulations and counsel of their elders. The banquet, sponsored by the Stanley Humphries Parent Teachers Association, featured turkey with, all the trimmings, and a variety of toasts. Student orators proposed toasts to the Queen, the school board; the teachers; the Parent Teachers Association; and the graduates, Peter Zeberoff, ohn Nixon, Harry Killough, Lorraine tini, Margaret Williams and'J.A, Char- ters were the proposers while I. Dergousoff, G. Craft, R. Cail, Mra,.J. Marshall and Bob Sahistrom made the responses. : * © # |. Miss Shirley Collinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Collinson of Kinnaird, was a winning contestant on. the weekly “Share the Wealth” quiz pro- gram, last Saturday evening. Her parents, regular listeners to the Trans- Canada radio show, were thrilled to hear their daughter's name ‘called: as first contestant of the evening. ._ 2 8 Castlegar bankers and escorts mo- tored to Nelson Saturday afternoon where they joined some 80 fellow workers in an inter-bank social even- ing. The event, sponsored by the Bank of Montreal Nelson staff, was enjoyed by bank employees from Castlegar, Trail and Nelson. It featured re- freshments at the home of the Bank of Montreal manager, Mr. A.L. Burnie, and dancing to recorded music at the’ Nelson Golf and Country Club: Com- munity singing and a humorous skit were also inclued. Local staff members attending were C. Brown, Grace Thatcher, Mrs. Wylie, June Sherbiko, Dorothy Dams and E. Bradshaw from the Bank of Montreal and Mr. and Mrs. George Shaw and Kenneth Freeman from the Canadian Bank of Commerce. V. Misutka,-a former “Commerce” employee, hlso at- - tended. 25 YEARS AGO From the June 6, 1957 Castlegar News: 1800 gallons of oil have been spread on streets and rpads in the Village of Kinnaird ‘for ‘the jee ‘OF keepin; doa Tus dust TE suaniees veport|d Commissioner “Monty” Warner, at the regular meeting Monday night. Mr. Last chance for Valhallas Editor, Castlegar News: The case for establishing a 50,000 ha. Valhalla Park has been proven by the Slocan Planning Process. Independent studies have identified substantial benefits in terms of diversification of that i “terrain, access, and resource values dictate that a large portion of the Valhalla Park Proposal is of no current utility for logging and mining.” eThe planning team originally felt d use could be achieved Central Kootenay Regional District and urge them to save this special place. The decision regarding its fate is now before them. Colleen McCrory, Ch Valhalla the dep d economy and impacts upon the existing logging and mining industries. The findings in- dicate: The Valhallas have high conser- vation, recreation and tourism values of provincial significance. e Ifthe Valhallas are preserved, well over 200 new jobs and ‘$3 million of additions! annual revenue will be generated along with upwards of $16 million in new capital investment. in the but has now that “wilderness values and logging are not compatible and therefore cannot be integrated.” eIn summary, the creation of a badly-needed low-elevation to moun- tain-top Valhalla Park will create more jobs than logging the area and would y a o economy which has been overly dependent upon logging and mining. These are the facts as determined by eFor over 100 years, p! have explored the Valhallas without finding an orebody. In 1979 the Ministry of Mines gave clearance fora park and this year’ :they,, confirmed relatively low mineral significance in the Valhallas. . 7 c “e The,allowable cut of timber in"the Vathallas is lower than previously thought, amounting to only! 18,352 cubic meters, or 14 potential direct jobs, or 6 jobs to Slocan Forest Products. These jobs would not be lost at this time as the mill at Slocan has a surplus of timber to harvest in the amount of 60,000 to 90,000 cubic meters a year. e The planning team also indi d an study. Surely all of us concerned about the Wilderness Society Looking for alternative technology Editor, Castlegar News: Weare compiling a list of individuals and groups developing, or using, alter- native or hnologies in * magnificant beauty and near pt economy of the area will see that we should preserve the Valhallas.for our future use and our children and that a Western Canada. We are interested in how these alternatives are being pur- sued and in where the appropriate now stands in park will fy and thus the local economy without jeopardizing the established logging and mining industries. What more. could we ask for? This is the last chance to save the Valhallas, an unusual if not unique, spectacularly diverse, compact and yet complete representation of nature's - great and mysterious beauty which today remains intact, visible, accessible that there would not be a major stumpage revenue lost if the Valhallas and in pristi But in spite of these outstanding qualities, the area is | also highly vulnerable. Please write to were preserved. They that you and the dit of the Arrow Lakes now has. its own boat people Editor, Castlegar News: Please allow me space in your paper to comment on a bizarre situ- ation that was reported in a recent issue of the Castlegar News. I refer to the “Boat People” at Tulip Creek who received notices that they must take their boat houses and go someplace else (presumably to Southeast Asia) or else these boat houses will be seized and burned. = Only a short time ago one were treated to headline news and tearful laments about the plight of the “boat people” and Canada went all out to welcome them, find them jobs and homes, and integrate them in our society as far as possible. I find this analogy rather funny. Perhaps I shouldn't laugh too loudly in case I might get charged for “tres- passing” on government land when I go swimming in the Arrow Lakes this summer. . Pat Romaine Castlegar our part of the world. Our aim is to promote communications among grass roots groups and between them and Il ished research i so that research, overall, may be more responsive to projects of this kind, Eventually, we hope to aid the dif- fusion of ideas by building an infor- mation network flowing in all dire- ctions, not just from central agencies outwards, so that any interested party will have access to technical support and advice. Our first step is to compile a directory but we hope, eventually, to publish a low cost catalogue containing the information we have uncovered. With this in view, we would like to hear from people making ions in any Warner it might be worth- while to join with the Village of Castlegar in obtaining a tank car of oil, and a truck for spraying the roads. 8 ee Mr, J. Bainbridge, hospital adminis- trator, recently arrived from England, gave a brief report to the Hospital Society at a meeting held Monday, June 8 in the drafting room of the high school, . He suggested that the society dire- ctors give consideration to the for- mation of a hospital board. This board would consist of five members — the president, Mr. A.B. Norris, the vice- president, Mr. M.E. Moran and treas- urer Mrs. C. Saunders, all directors of the Society. “ 15 YEARS AGO From the June 8, 1967 Castlegar News Preparations are well in hand for emergency flood measures in Robson and other unorganized areas, a meeting Tuesday revealed. Red Warner told the Castlegar News. Wedresday that most things that can be done ahead of time have already been completed or soon will be. so 8 6 Level of the river at the Castlegar ferry late Wednesday afternoon was 27 feet, .31 inches, said ferry operator Steve Melnick. . Mr. Melnick told the Castlegar News it was likely No. 2 ferry would be closed Saturday. No. 1 will continue to operate, however for, several days longer. _— s 6 Castlegar’s Red Cross blood donor _¢linic has surged over the top with the hoped-for quantity of 200 pints being exceeded by 40 units, 5 YEARS AGO From the June 9, 1977 Castlegar News After more than $50° worth of invitations went out to nearly 800 cultural groups and interested indi- viduals in Castlegar, Trail and Nelson, of the following the di Tuesday night at the workshop or tool innovations, garden- ing, livestock, beekeeping, aquacul- ture, food preservation and storage, energy alternatives, heating, plumb- ing, housing, home businesses, commu- i and. ing, it i recycling or transportation. This list is just suggestive, we do not wish to exclude others, and we will be pleased to hear from any interested group or individual. John Walkley Alternative Technology Survey Centre for Canadian Studies Simor Fraser University * Burnaby, B.C. 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