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Slocan.

Priced to sell at
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Phone 359-7056

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1977 14X68 SOPHIE, $14,900;
1977 14x70 light colours, big wind-
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walls, fireplace, $22,500; 1981
14x70 w/7'x16 tip out, fireplace, pa-
tio doors, deluxe kitchen, $25,900.
Sparwood Realty 425-4413, 425-
7711, 425-2147,
MUST SELL 1971 12x60 Fleet-
wood, 2 bedroom trailer, 1985 nat.
as furnace, fridge, stove, washer,
dryer, sliding glass doors, must be
moved, best offer. 423-3639 Fernie
NEW 14 WIDE MOBILE HOMES
from $39,900 Completely set-up.
Excellent Financing available.
Phone Belaire Mobile Homes. 365-
8077.

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or 359-7019.
USED MOBILE Homes from $6500
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stove, dishwasher. Wood stove,
metal shed, seciuded pad close to
Safeway. Possible financing
Phone 365-8077.

MOBILE HOMES FOR
RENT

3 BEDROOM trailer w/additions in
Castlegar. Close to all amenities.
Available September 1. 423-6375

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1, 1992.
Furnished townhouse in Sparwood,
3 bedroom, fenced backyard, well
maintained, $425/Mo., $400 D.D.
425-0606. 000
TRAILER PAD FOR RENT fully
serviced on acreage in city. Contact
Gordon at 365-3388 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

APARTMENTS
FOR RENT

1 BEDROOM basement suite,
close to bus, private entrance, utili-
ties included. 365-6139.

1 BEDROOM furnished apartment
utilities included 365-7353, __

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ities included. $450/mo. Damage
deposit required. 365-0180.
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grassed yard (owner maintained)
F/S/D, separate storage area, laun-
dry on site, parking included 365-
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wanting to share clean bright with
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clean, non-smoker. 365-2183.

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Glance

Classes begin

Classes get under way this
week at the Nelson and Trail
Campuses, with student ori-
entation scheduled for Sept. 8
and classes beginning Sept.
9. The college welcomes
back returning students and is
especially pleased to wel-
come new students.

New course offered

A one-day course to certify
handlers of refrigeration
gasses is offered in Nelson,
Sept. 10. This certification is
now mandatory for those in
the refrigeration and air con-
ditioning industries: Contact
Continuing Education in Nel-
son at 352-6601 for details.

Health,
seniors
minister
to visit
Castlegar

SHARLENE IMHOFF _
Sun Editor

Minister for health and
seniors, Elizabeth Cull will be
visiting Castlegar today to attend
meetings with the Seniors Advi-
sory Council, a government-
appointed council which

Student
charged
in sexual
assault

A Selkirk College student has
been charged with seven differ-
ent counts, including sexual
assault, . by Castlegar RCMP. -

According to a media release
from local RCMP, the youth,
who can not be identified under
the young offenders act, has been
charged with: break and enter of
a house; sexual assault with a
weapon; unlawful confinement;
theft under $1,000; threatening;
unlawful use of a bank conve-
nience card and; possession of
stolen property.

Police say the charges stem
from the break-in of a residence
on 6th Avenue in Castlegar,
which occurred on Aug. 27. The
17-year-old Oriental male was
arrested in Nelson on Sept. 2 and
appeared in Castlegar Provincial
Court on Sept.3. He was released
from custody after a bail hearing
and his next court appearance
date is set for Sept. 16.

- Now that’s English!

and records the needs
of senior citizens across the
province.

The Seniors Advisory Council
will also be holding a public
forum tomorrow which will
allow Castlegar residents a
chance to voice concerns about
seniors issues.

Cull will not be present dur-
ing the public forum. Instead,
she will be visiting and dis-
cussing health issues with min-
istry staff at the health unit. Her
press secretary also said that
Cull will not be meeting with
local British Columbia Medical
Assoctation ‘representatives
while in Castlegar.

ELIZABETH CULL

- must come down—FAST!! Pete Bullock, a participant in the First Annual Bonk and Beyond Race, a mountain
bike challenge held in Castlegar, knows that control is of the essence when travelling downhill at breakneck speed.

What goes up .. .-—

SUN STAFF PHOTO? Jason Keenan

Open forum to address needs of senior citizens
All residents invited to participate tomorrow

SSHARLENE IMHOFF _

Adequate and affordable
housing for senior citizens in
Castlegar is an issue of concern.
But what about other issues
involving local seniors, such as
elder abuse and prescription
drug abuse by seniors? Or how
about ethical issues, such as the
right to die?

Bill Stobo finds the corner pocket at the Side Pocket in downtown Castlegar.

‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Shariene imhoft

To address these issues and
others, all Castlegar residents
are invited to take part in a pub-
lic forum, Sept. 10 from 1:30
p.m. to 3 p.m..

The Seniors Advisory Coun-
cil, the government-appointed
committee which is holding the
meeting, was struck up two
years ago to better represent the
needs of seniors in government,
and to work in partnership with
seniors’ groups. The group holds
about six meetings, each in a
different community, to receive
feedback from local seniors on
issues which affect them person-
ally.

The Seniors Advisory Council
also records the concerns and
opinions of seniors, in order to
form its own opinions and to
make suggestions to govern-
ment. The council recently
released a position-paper on
elder abuse, after months of
research and dialogue.

“It's something we had been
studying for about a year and a
half," said Seniors Advisory
Council Chair Howard Petch,
who adds that approximately
16,000 senior citizens in B.C.
suffer from abuse. Of these
cases, almost half involve abuse
of the senior’s own finances.

"We come across some very
serious cases. The senior has
been sick in the hospital, is
released, and discovers that the
“child” has sold their home,"
Petch said.

More common cases of finan-
cial abuse involve scam artists
who prey upon ignorance, by

telling seniors that their roof or
siding needs repairing.

“Usually the senior is asked to
make some sort of financial
deposit, after which nothing is

tinued.

Seniors abusing medication is
another serious, and sometimes
fatal problem. Due to age and
Perhaps disabilities, some
seniors can become socially iso-
lated and therefore extremely
depressed.

Sleeping pills and other pre-
scription drugs become used
more and more by these seniors,
who in some cases, will "pop"
up to a dozen prescription pills
each day.

“Abuse of sleeping pills is
common. This can result in
memory lapses, or falls," Petch
said. “Husbands and wives often
share prescription drugs, honest-
ly believing that what fixes his
ailment will also fix hers."

Petch said more education is
needed if there is to be a signifi-
cant reduction of problems such
as elder abuse, financial abuse
and even prescription drug
abuse by seniors. Even medical
doctors must be wary.

“These seniors who abuse
prescription drugs will go to
several different physicians,
therefore one doesn't know what
the other has prescribed."

Seniors must also be educat-
ed, continued Petch. They must
retain a sense of assertiveness
which will help them to make
decisions and keep them wary of
any pitfalls.

Petch, 67, was president of
University of Victoria for 15
years before accepting the
appointment to the Seniors
Advisory Council. He says that
now, more than ever, seniors’
needs and issues must be
addressed. He only hopes that
government is not slow to
respond to the needs which are
recognized.

HOWARD PETCH

QUOTE /UNQUOTE

“What are these stu-
dents going to do?”

—Fae Lee, develop-
ment officer of the Selicirk:
College Foundation, ‘on
low interest rates cutting
in to the college's ability:

to help students make the

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