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C. v8V. 1x4 Févi 2@istributed Bright and Early Every Thursday Morning at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays” TODAY'S PRAYER O Lord, please keep us patient as we wait for your revelations, We know you have a plan for all of us, yOu: 81, No. 6 TWO SECTIONS (A&B) <@EBo_ CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1978 Court Eyes 10% Lake By RYON GUEDES Editor ‘The court of revision for the rural area in Schdol District No. 9 is consjdering reductions of at least 10 per cent for Lower Arrow, Lake frontage affected by B.C. Hydro’s lowering of the Jake's’ water level, tho Castle- gar. News learned. this week, Although the final decision of the court—which heard about 165 on on the 1978 tax assessment roll last week— has not yet been announced, court members have indicated the formula for assessment reductions is expected to be delivered to the area assessor this week. In last week's public ses- sions court members Carl Loe- blich, Jim Lamont: and chair. man Claude Bissell, discussing Announcing Development Details of a project described as “a major ee ene over a » period of years” will be'released Uito, tie Caste; News fias learned. A recent letter from club president Walter Tymofi jievich invited news media representatives to attend a dinner meeting next Friday for “first-hand information of a proposed development. within the city of Castlegar.” “This development undertaken by the Castlegar Selkirk Lions : Olub ic a-major undertaking ever 4 p Contacted this week, Tymofiev of years,” the letier said. ich had no comment on ihe nature, cost or location of the development. He algo declined to comment on a Jan. 24 closed-session meeting in which city council approved a recommendation “that council adopt in principle the proposal submitted by the Lions Club, and further that a letter of commitment be requested from the Lions Club in connection with same.” Phillips to Speak At Chamber Lunch ‘The seven-per-cent provin- cial sales tax and the demise of the. Kootenay Industrial De- velopment Association will be ; .Economic Development Minis- ter: Don Phillips: main discus- sion topics at a Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce Area Assessor to be Notified of Formula & proposed 10-per-cent reduc: tion for a leased lot on Lower Arrow Lake, decided to apply the same reduction to similar leased lots. Contacted this week, Loe- blich said the court was also considering reductions of more than 10 per cent for five or six land parcels in the Broadwater area which “are Feally taking a beating.” “They definitely deserve a little moze consideration for re- duction," Loeblich said. “But the general layout looks like about 10 per cent,” He said the court was “very, very unhappy" with the conduct of B.C. Hydro and the effects of the authority's varia- tion of the lake's water level. “Some eppellants were very good about this,” he said, “We did take into account last year being an unusual year of drought.” s Ee the chi : "president arifiguinced this week. ~~ “Searle Sheldon said muni- cipal and regional officials are expected to attend the lunch- eon, to be held at the Regional - Recreation Complex. Phillips will be available to . receive briefs after the lunch- * © DON PHILLIPS «+» here Feb. 27 eon,. Sheldon said, and indi- . viduals or groups planning to: submit briefs should make prior arrangements with the cham- ‘Surcharge | Will Not Apply to Immigrants The health ministry’s new ‘35 per cent surcharge imposed on-“non-Canadians” using B.C. medical facilities.'will not: dis-’ criminate against landed im- migrants, a ministry ‘spokes- man told the Castlegar "News this week. Peter Bree}, senior di- rector of the ministry's hospital programs, said Tuesday the surcharge—to be added to the . pre-diem rate established for hospitals in the province—will not’ be applied against persons with landed immigrant status * because they. are not con- sidered non-Canadian. Breel ‘sald the provincial government has not changed its practice of granting health benefits to persons who have Rec. Commission: No. 1 completed the probationary three months’ residence re- quirement in B.C, He added that non-residents who have applied for landed immigrant status but have not completed the .three months’ probation will be charged the normal per-diem rate for hospital facili- ties, but not the surcharge, Questioned about a recent announcement by essociate de- puty minister John Glenwright FIRE HYDRANT markers have become the target of vandals, with the clty taking a very dim view. Typleal of the type of problem - faced Is this mutilated marker at the corner of Main Street and First Avenue being examined by work and services chairman Ald. Albert “But if B.C. Hydro is prepared to disrupt the coun- tryside out there, there's no reason why people should be penalized,” Loeblich said. Locblich pointed out that the reductions would apply only to lakefront property within School District No. 9. He said the court, which met again Tuesday, could not release further details on the reduc- tions formula before notifying the area assessor because it could influence assessments in the Nakusp school district. Frontage Tax * Bissell also declined to provide details on the formula before notification of the area assessor, saying he was “not sure what my limitations are.” He said the purpose of the formula will be to treat any irregularities resulting from fluctuation of water levels, Lake frontage owners have lost money because their lakeside facilities “are hanging halfway between Heaven and Hell,” he sald, “This is not a vendetta,” Bissell said. “It is simply that most people who have had anything to do with the water ‘No Further Information’ rop frontage have lost a very valuable piece of property.” Contacted yesterday, area -assessor Derek Turner told the Castlegar News he had not yet received a decision from the School District No. 9 rural court, He said any formula adjusting assessment would require new computations by assessors, Turner said the B.C. Au- thority has the power like any other appellant, to appeal any court of revision decisions to the provincial government's Assessment Appeal Board, and ultimately to the B.C. Supreme Court. Curtis Awaits Renort _ Municipal Affairs Minister Hugh Curtis is awaiting a report on the findings of the two-month-old, $20,000 provin- cial government study of a groundwater source near Sel- kirk College, a ministry spokes: man said Tuesday. Asked if the study— announced jointly in early December by Curtis and the economic development and ex- Mayor in Hospital After Car Crash Mayor Audrey Moore was still in hospital Tuesday eve- ning following Saturday morn- ing's head-on collision at the Playmor Junction along High- way 3. Moore's husband, William, told the Castlegar News Tues- day evening his wife's condition was good and she was pro- gressing satisfactorily. He indi- cated he was waiting for his wife's return from the hospital on a day-to-day’ basis, suggeat- ing that she may be detained | + just -to.see., that. she -rested flags were attached to the hydrants for use- duri gen hear cy situations when re. experienced. Council mem- bers proved a recommendation that clty. staff prosecute persons reported van- dalizing hydrants and markers. ‘oto by Lols Hughes Insufficient Time, Resident Charges Public Input Invited The Lower Arrow Lake Resource Management. Com- mittee will invite proposals for ‘the future of the land from Deer Park and Renata south to the Hugh Keenleyside Dam at a public meeting here Feb. 22, a committee member said-Tues- day. Ben Froebel, district land manager for the provincial lands management branch, said the meeting at the Regional Recreation Complex will be “a critical step" in the committee's of a land use plan of the Breel agreed the’ ministry's policy toward landed immigrants had been unclear, The Central Kootenay Re- gional Hospital District board of directors voted Saturday to ask the ministry. to.clarify its position. (For earlier story, see Pg. Bl, Col. 3). Needs More Members ‘Wanted: Volunteers from Areas I and’J to fill three positions on Regional Recrea- tion Commission No. 1. ~ -' Recreation director Pat Metge said yesterday the com- Telenews.Moves Temporarily .To Section ‘A’ The CasNews Telenews is in the “A” section of this morning's paper, on pages All wees a transpertetioe ment oe c mission still requires two repre- sentatives for Area I and one for: Area J to participate in forming policy for recreational planning in Castlegar and out- lying communities, Metge said residents in- terested in the positions, which involve no reimbursement and are subject to Regional District of Central Kootenay approval, are welcome to attend the commission's . next meeting Monday or contact the recrea- tion office for further informa- tion. Current commissio# mem- bership includes chairman Len Dunsford, vice-chairman Terry Cormier, . Marilyn Mathieson, Jim Penman, Erv Ashton, Vera inclusion in their regular loca- . Kanigan, Gordon Porter .and tion on pages B2 and B3. Doug Mi scheduled to be submitted to the environment ministry's en- vironment and land use com- mittee by March 31. * Froebel said his commit- tee, set up by the environment and land use committee in November, expects most of the public comments to be pre- sented at the meeting, although it is planning a second meeting for a later date. He said “quite a few groups” are aware of the up- coming meeting and are pre- paring briefs. But according to Blueberry resident Ann Holden, a mem- ber of the Committee for Col- lective Action, “ordinary citi- zens” cannot gather the neces- sary information and argu- ments “with only two weeks notice.” Ina letter.to the Castlegar News, she urged interested area residents to “attend the meeting, express their thoughts to the committee members and, if possible, to submit their ideas in writing.” (See letter on Pg. A2, Col. 1.) Support is Soaring, Help is Vanishing Support for the door-to- door’ petition campaign urging immediate provincial govern- ment implementation of the city's proposed Arrow Lakes water system has grown to include nearly two-thirds of the municipal voting list, Ald. Jim Gouk said Tuesday. Gouk, who started the campaign by himself in mid- January, said his volunteer help has dwindled this week while the number of signatures on the petition increased to around 2,500. ’ He said he expected the campaign to cover all of Castle-. gar South, and most of the area between Green Street and Main Street, by Friday. “But we still need more help aly for the north end,” Gouk sai pay ‘aid only four of the An Apology The Castlegar News desires to express to the principal of Kinnaird Junior Secondary Schoo); Terry Rogers, its sincere and unreserved apology for the publication in our Feb. 2 issue of a letter to.the editor which may have been interpreted as casting doubt upon Mr. Rogers’ professional reputation. Such an interpretation was certainly not intended by us; nor could we ever entertain such a view, familiar as we are with Mr. Rogers’ capabilities. We trust Mr. Rogers will accept this expression.of our very real regret for any pain or embarrassment the unfortunate publication of this Jetter: to the editor may have caused him and others: residents he has approached with the petition since starting the campaign have not signed it, and “not one of the four had . anything to say against an Arrow Lakes system.” , Koot properly. Crescent Valley RCMP say Gary Verigin of Winlaw has been charged with ‘driving while impaired. His vehicle is reported to have crossed the center line, striking the Moore vehicle head-on. Moore had been on her way to a Regional District of Central Kootenay board-meet- ing at the regional office in - Nelson. She was brought to hospital by Area I representa- tive John Moran who was on his way to the same meeting and happened upon the crash scene. During Moore's absence Ald. Albert Calderbank is act- ing Mayor of Castlegar. AUDREY MOORE +. injured in accident B.C. Tel, TWU Talks Continue This Week Negotiators for B.C. Tel and the Telecommunications Workers Union continued talks this week on a back-to-work agreement to end the strike- lockout which started Nov, 24, Doug Booth, union vice- president, said Sunday talks were going slowly and he could not estimate when the agree- ment would be signed. “I think there's a few problems,” he said. “It's going to take a little while.” Booth refused to specify what the problems were. Company spokesman Keith said it was unfair to West MP Bob Brisco has asked for a copy and “feels it will be very influential in the House of Commons,” Gouk said. RDCK Budget Discussions Near an End The $2,929,692 provisional budget discussed in closed session Saturday by’ the Re- gional District of Central Kootenay board of directors is expected to be in final draft form by March 4. RDCK administrator Reid Henderson this week said di- * rectors are nearing the end of their examination of budget exhibits and have made only “minor modifications” ‘to the original draft. The budget reflects an increase of about 10 per cent over last year’s provisional budget, but the board is not scheduled to determine its effect on taxpayers until the B.C. Assessment Authority submits new assessment values Feb. 20. suggest talks were going slowly because federal mediator Mike Collins had never applied a time element to them. last Thursday. It is retroactive to Jan. 1, 1977 and extends to Dec. 31, 1979. The tentative agreement also calls for increases of six per cent retroactive through 1977 and four per cent this year, and would raise the journeyman’s rate to $11.14 an hour. Proceeds Go To Fund 1978 Sunfest Proceeds from a dance at the Hi Arrow Arms Motor Hotel Saturday evening. will go to funds for this year's Sun- flower, Fest, a Sunflower Fest also said there should be no speculation about the possible date for a return to work. Back-to-work talks began Friday after union and manage- ment reacheda ive agree- said yes- amt Nick Deenik said tickets for the dance, featuring the band Special Edition, will be available at Cohoe ipeurance ment on a three-year contract and Store in the Castleaird Plaza. Wace ministries—had been completed, the spokesman said he was unable to provide further information. The Spokesman also said he was “unable to say which govera- ment agency would submit the. report, The study, expected to last two months, was announced after representatives of the three ministries discussed fund- ing for Castlegar's proposed Arrow Lakes water system in a meeting with Mayor Audrey Moore and other city officials. Curtis told city council the cost of supplying the district with water from the Selkirk College well would be compared to the cost of the city's proposed THE. INSIDE STORY..2 TELEVISI ‘How they took :the’ lollipops away from Kojak. Be Page © QUESTION: What « are we getting for our $900? Page BT e JOBS: Around 90 avail- able for students this summer in Kootenay- West. Page B1 « HOCKEY: A three-game streak for the Castlegar | Jr. Rebels. Page AG Ann Landers ... Page A5 BillSmiley .... Page B2 Classified Ads, Real Estate, and Automotive vee Pages Al4-A15 Entertainment ..... . Pages A4-A5 Pulpit andPew .. Page B6 Pages A6-A8-A9 Edecer - Pages All1-A12 f Weekend Weathe: | CLOUDY skies this morning with intermittent rain. A cooling trend, which has already begun, will make the air more unstable during the day resulting in showers of rain and snow mixed. While there is no heavy precipita- tion, this pattern will con- tinue on into the weekend. For convenient home delivery of the Castlegar News, call 365-7266. ee Vena, by fo Cagays 8E ' To Vancouver, $46; To Calgary, $43 : PWA Wants Fare Hike ' It will cost an additional $2 to fly from Castlegar to Vancouver, and an addition- al 50 cents from Castlegar to Calgary, if Pacific Western Airlines is successful in its current application for fare . increases, In a letter to Mayor Audrey Moore, PWA vice- president R. L. Lake said the company hopes to obtain permission for a modest increase on its routes, to be _elfective March 1 on non- competitive routes and April 1 on the routes where other carriers operate. Lake attributed the ap- plication to salary and wage increases, higher fuel costs, higher terminal charges, and increased landing fees. “While we anticipate further Ministry of Trans- port and fuel price increases later in the year, it is the hope and intention of Pacific Western to absorb some of these through productivity gains and other economics throughout the year,” Lake said. The present fare from Castlegar to Vancouver is $44, proposed is $46, an increase of 4.6 per cent. To Calgary, it would go up 1.2 per cent, from $42.60 to $43. The PWA official said that the company is also reviewing its air cargo tar- iffs, “and I would anticipate increases in the not too @ a distant future.”