BARRETT continued from front page But Barrett wondered how Canada is threatened. He jokingly suggested Nicaragua. “They've got rubber bands and paper clips and they're coming to get us.” He also touched on the renewed debate about capital punishment, noting: “Are they (the Tories) for capital punishment or against it; and who do they want to hang in their caucus anyway?” Barrett lashed out at the Social Credit government's decision to lift the seven-year moratorium on’ uranium mining. “Even (former premier) Bill Bennett had enough brains to put a moratorium on uranium mining,” he said. Barrett called uranium mining a moral issue in which B.C. should be taking a lead. “Somebady must lead in this mad world,” Barrett said, adding that somebody must say “there must be no mining of radioactive materials in B.C.” Barrett also criticized the recent boundary changes for some provincial parks, among them Kokanee Glacier. “There is no damn reason for mining in any park in this province ever, ever,” he said. Parks must be left for our children’s children, Barrett added, saying there is “no excuse” for any an to “fuddle duddle” with park boundaries. ‘Once you nibble a bit, it’s a bit more and we end up with‘one great big Fantasy Land,” he said, ih one of his few references to Premier Bill Vander Zalm, Earlier, former Nelson-Creston 'MLA Lorne Nicol- son, a member of the Barrett cabinet, told of a cabinet meeting in which Barrett criticized mining minister Jack Radford over a proposal to mine on the edge of a provincial park. Nicolson said Barrett took off his shoes and set them on the expansive, leather inlaid cabinet table. Then he stood on his chair, stepped onto the table and walked over in front of where Radford was sitting, telling the mining minister in no uncertain terms would there be mining in any provincial parks. Nicolson said Radford’s response was: “Why didn’t you say so in the first place?” Nicolson suggested that what really prompted Barrett to try his hand in the federal political arena was Finance Minister Michael Wilson's tax on junk food. Former cabinet minister Bill King said Barrett brought the party “a new view of ourselves.” >ports m loss | . with @ loss before extraor- dinary items of $3.2 million in the corresponding 1986 per- » fod. Total sales for 1986 were $798.4 million compared with $1,060.7 million in 1985. oan repens GEORGETTI SAYS BC. B operating profit for Westar Mining’s coal and Westshore Terminal's port operations was $20.9 million, compared with $81.9 million in 1965. ~ Rising pulp and timber prices and record sawmill production helped Westar Timber produce an operating profit of $50.8 million in 1986 compared with a profit of and gas interests in. the $8.9 million in 1985. United Kingdom, the com- Smith said management pany recorded a loss of $100.8 changes and staff reductions million in 1986 . Fear prompts changes BARRETT TOASTED . . . Bill King (bottom photo), a former cabinet minister in Dave Barrett's gover- nment, gently roasts former B.C. premier; (top photo) Barrett discusses sale of West Kootenay Power and Light Co. with Castlegar resident Ha Killough (right). Coshtews Photos by Ron ae) He also brought a sense of humor, King said, anda} notion that while representing responsible politicians do not have to be “damn dull doing it. Nelson Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy, who was elected in 1972, the year the NDP swept into office, said the party developed a “sense of family” under Barrett. “It was a delight to work with Dave over the years” D'Arcy said, even during the times the two didn’t agree. Georgetti called Barrett “one of the province's greatest politicians.” “I think we all knew that Dave Barrett couldn't stay out of politics for long,” Georgetti said. “It means more than money.” Georgetti also warned that the federal political scene is “in for a shock.” Kootenay MLA Anne Edwards, who is in her first term in Victoria, suggested Barrett “remains at the heart’ VANCOUVER (CP) — Fear is driving labor and management in each other's arms, says a top B.C. labor leader. Both sides are nervous about changes to the provin- cial Labor Code which are expected to be introduced during the spring sitting of the legislature, Ken Geor- getti, president of the B.C. Murder cases set for Vancouver CRANBROOK (CP) — Two separate Kootenay area murder cases have been re- manded to B.C. Supreme Court hearings Thursday in Vancouver. Gary Hemmons, 33, of Grand Forks, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Tracey Horkoff, 18, also, of Grand Forks. Hor- koff's nude body was found in the Kettle River July 29, 1985.” , An 18-year-old youth from Fruitvale is charged with second-degree murder in the strangulation death of an 11- year-old Fruitvale boy July 12, 1985. Even though the case will be heard in adult court, there is a ban on publication of the accused's name. Both men were remanded when they appeared in B.C. Supreme Court. Neither has entered a plea. Federation of Labor, said Tuesday. He said Premier Bill Van- der Zalm has forced the sides to find common ground and work toward a more positive labor relations climate. “J don’t think the premier has realized how much he has motivated the parties to change themselves,” said Georgetti. “It's more the fear,” he said, referring to labor and management concerns the amendments could be harsh and punitive. Georgetti suggested mod- erate changes in labor leg- islation were expected under Labor Minister Lyall Hanson, but then it was perceived Vander Zalm was guiding the changes. Federation secretary- treasurer Cliff Andstein and Georgetti said the federation has changed its stance, mov- ing away from a reactive ap- proach to initiating policies to improve B.C.'s labor image. Recent federation recom. mendations to the Labor Ministry have included es- tablishing an institute for teaching labor relations, im- provement and expansion of mediation. services, and a new combined office for both mediation and the Labor Re- lations Board. Georgetti said he is not in favor of a province-wide gen- eral strike, such as the one threatened under Operation Solidarity in 1983 in opposi- tion to tough restraint meas- ures brought in by then premier Bill Bennett. But he did not rule out concerted labor attion to op- pose limitations imposed on its rights, such as the right to strike or the right to. organ- ize, especially small groups of people. NEW DEMOCRATS TO FOCUS ON LAND CLAIMS By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer Aboriginal land claims and the AIDS issue in schools important and I think there is a full political consensus on that,” D'Arcy said. He added that the provincial government and health officials both agree AIDS is a disease that not only makes people sick but also kills them. “We (NDP) feel that this (AIDS issue) has to be tackled in a fairly unified way by poli Columbia at all levels.” D'Arcy said another issue the NDP caucus discussed, and will be bringing up in the legislature, is the area of funding for silvilculture for the West Kootenay and other areas of B.C. D'Arcy said sivilculture funding is a “universal ans in British of this party.” FOUR MORE JOBS New truss plant here By CasNews Staff Castlegar will get a new truss assembly plant in the downtown later this year. The: plant, to be called Castlegar Truss, will be located at 490 18th Ave., be- tween the Loomis and Mit- chell Supply buildings. Castlegar Truss will em- ploy “probably four” people, said Ray Bartlett, one of the company's principals. Castlegar council paved the way for the new plant when it approved a rezoning row parcel bordered on one side by the CP Rail line and on the other by Columbia Avenue and 13th Avenue — was rezoned from downtown commercial C4 to downtown commercial C5. The change in zoning al lows building truss assembly and furniture sales and man- ufacturing. Ald. Len Embree express- ed concern at an earlier i] meeting about “spot in the downtown. As well, Embree said he was request at a Feb. 24 meeting. The property — a long nar. worried about moving the assembled trusses in and out of 13th Avenue. However, Embree told the Feb. 24 council meeting, “I've land is difficult to put to any use, running as it does be- tween Columbia Avenue and the CP Rail tracks. Bartlett said in an inter- view that work on a 2,000 square foot building will get underway within thenext 30 days. Ald. Albert Calderbank pointed out that the C5 zoning was created to elim- inate some of the property's uniqge problems. He said the Seniors enjoy variety program Castlegar Senior Citizens’ Association enjoyed a variety program at the February so- cial. Vice-president Sarah Jac Weather —sssmy quest He noted that the property Cloudy skies with increasing is “unique” in size and shape chance of rain Thursday. Highs 8° and, therefore, doesn't set a to 10°. Lows 3° to 5°. Friday will be Tore clouds with a chance of precedent for future spot roin. zoning requests AIDS continued from front poge Cheryl Yates will be requested almost immediately to talk in the schools. Wayling said Yates’s approach to the disease is “positive and clinical” and he said parents will be given the option to view the video before hand and will be asked to sign a form to allow their children in the program. The program will be a “one shot presentation” for most of the students during the final hour of this school year, said Wayling. The program will not result in any extra financial burden for the board. obson the mem- bers and guests. Mildred Brady played O Canada. John Dalziel and Joe Kil- lough were introduced to the group. John Dalziel sang a solo, The End of the Road. This was a request number. The members were invited to join in on the secead chorus. Joe Killough and John Dalziel sang a humorous duet, Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Sheen. For their second number they sang Moonlight and Roses. They were ac- companied by Edith Berg on the piano and the applause of the members showed their appreciation. Debbie Tompkins and her class of six little dancers dressed in national Scottish costumes were welcomed. She introduced the fol- lowing girls: Carrie Markin, Stephanie Poznikoff, Jenni- fer Hakna, and Kaela, Ashley and Jodi Tompkins as they took part in the various Seot- tish dances. Kaela Tompkins changed into a sailor outfit and danced the Sailor's Hornpipe. Social convenor LaDelle Lipset thanked the girls for their dancing and wished them every success in their dance exams in March. Debbie Tompkins offered to teach the members a new dance called Strip theWillow. A number volunteered and had fun going through the paces. A social hour was enjoyed and refreshments were served by Jean Fitpatrick and Emily Palmer. are two of the areas the provincial New Democratic Party will focus on during the upcoming legislative session, according to longtime Rossland-Trail NDP MLA Chris D'Arcy. D'Arcy also said in an interview with the Castlegar News the NDP, which recently held a caucus session in Nanaimo, expects it will be easier dealing with Premier Bill Vander Zalm in the legislature than it was dealing with former premier Bill Bennett. “The B.C. government has been directed by the courts to deal with the issue of aboriginal land claims and they clearly are not doing so," D'Arcy said. “If a negotiated political solution is not found, the courts will sooner or later impose one, and we all know when you go to court you don’t always get the rulings that you like.” He added that the NDP does not see the issue of aboriginal land claims as a “direct political issue,” but said the party has a ibility to convince the provinci government to follow the court's ruling and sit down with the parties involved to negotiate a séttlement. D'Arcy said the Social Credit government should follow the lead: of the Nova Scotia government by recognizing that there is such a thing as aboriginal titles. “That's really a breakthrough in terms of the government's of western Canada and Ontario,” D'Arcy said. He added that the role of the opposition is not always to oppose the government on every issue. He said there are some areas the NDP hopes “to work closely with the government of British Columbia on.” D'Arcy said the NDP would like to work with the “provincial government on the issue of AIDS education in schools. “Education regarding the dangers of AIDS is tremendously important for all citizens in British Columbia. AIDS prevention, I think, is tremendously problem” for the coast, the north, the West Kootenay and the Okanagan. Regarding the issue of the upcoming NDP leadership convention in which former Vancouver mayor Mike Harcourt is the only declared candidate for leader Bob Skelly’s job, D'Arcy said it is not for him to comment if more than one person should contest the leadership. “Right now there seems to be a consensus that Mr. Harcourt is very capable and very competent with New USTEN CLOSELY . . . Nurse Amy McKinnon is kept busy checking out the heart beats of toys and their owners Tuesday at the Castlegar Recreation Department's bir- thday bash for Cabbage Patch Kids and teddy. bears. area, a den- irthday card. CosNews Photo by Mike Koleunihe Other check points included an exer: tal area and a place to make your own Castlegar News Sreeer TALK SPRING IS IN the air. And while that's welcome news, spring also brings another not-so-welcome smell in the air: skunks. Ald. Cari Henne recently told Castlegar council that a number of residents have comptained about the large numbers of skunks in the area. Henne asked if the city can't do something about the “smelly problem.” Mayor Audrey Moore pointed out that the city has a policy of lending residents one of several skunk traps. The residents then trap the smelly offender themselves. Oh yes, the residents must also get rid of the skunk themselves and return the empty trap to city hall. WHILE CASTLEGAR'’S Home Support Service considers investing in Respondicare, a medical alert system for the elderly or disabled, Victoria has already decided to plunge ahead and buy the system. Helen Dubas of the Victoria Gerontology Association says the non-profit system will be introduced in the capital city this fall. The system provides users with a small transmitter to be worn around the neck. In an emergency, the transmitter can be used to activate the telephone receiver, which sends a coded message to a monitoring station in a health facility. 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BARBEQUE. .........- B.C's championship men's basketball team is Erie Kristiansen, son, of former Kootenay West MP Lyle Kristianesn. Kristiansen, a centre with the UBC squad, came through with some clutch play in the Western Canada final over the weekend against the University of Victoria Vikings. UBC is off to the national championship March 12-14 in Halifax BEAR GRASS PRESS is inviting authors in the Kootenay and Okanagan to sehd review copies of their bodks for possible inclusion in a catalogue of local authors. The purpose of the catalogue is to promote and distribute the work of local authors, both self published and by publishing houses. Katherine Armstrong, the owner of Bear Grass Press says, “Since I started Bear Grass last year I have found a definite lack of recognition of local authors. I want to do something about this. ‘ “There is a lot of extremely good talent in the Kootenay and Okanagan areas, but these authors mostly remain unknown. The recent recognition of Governor General Award Winners, Fred Wah and Paulette Jiles of Nelson certainly has helped, but what about the rest of us? Just because we don't live in Toronto or Vancouver doesn’t mean we have to be ignored.” ‘The catalogue will include the following categories: local history, how-to, travel, sports, cooking, poetry, fiction, Christian and children’s. If you feel your book fits, send'a review copy, stating the price of the book and your address and telephone number to Bear Grass Press, Box 211, Robson, B.C. VOG 1X0 by March 15. Books not accepted will be returned. NAKUSP has named its citizen of the year. She is Mable Donnelly, a Nakusp resident since 1950. Democrats and the public in general,” said D'Arcy. “No other ambitious people want to challenge him at this time.” He added that Harcourt's track record as Vancouver mayor, along with his capabilities “of being able to generate economic expansion,” are his best credentials for the NDP's top job. D'Arcy said that he has never given any thought to contest the party's leadership. He added that although Vander Zalm is much more open than Bennett and “pleasant to deal with,” he does not have the “comprehensive knowledge” that Bennett had. “I guess to the extent that he has a desire to work with people, with all people, then I'm certainly prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt. But when you say will he be forthcoming with answers, well people are always forthcoming with answers but they're not necessarily the answers that you want to hear,” said D'Arcy. He added that he's taking a wait-and-see attitude to determine how Vander Zalm performs in the legislature. “The personnel (is) different in this Social Credit government but how it’s really going to differ in terms of policies from the previous one (government) is still an open book,” said D'Arcy. The new session of the legislature opens on Monday. continved from front page CROWDED CLASSROOMS feel helpless.” According to a graph included with the brief, student achi also de- When told that the board lacked _ School superintendent Terry Way- ling is expected to review the submis- aditi, creases as the size of a class grows. On the other hand, Adams admitted that teacher morale has improved marginally over the last two years. “There's been more openness over the last two years. “There's been more openness and that helps,” she said. “But teachers just ers. teachers. funds for Adams agreed that schools could not afford to eliminate such things as new library books in order to generate the extra income needed to hire additional “We have to have those things,” she said, adding, “But we need new teach I teachers sions and report back to the board. Wayling admitted that class size overcrowding was a “direct result of the budget” but he said, in regards to acquiring additional teaching staff, that he was “not hopeful at this point in time.” Castlegar school board will hold its final budget meeting next week. Avalanche closes highway By CasNews Staff No injuries were reported Monday night after avalan- ches closed the Salmo-Cres. ton Highway, forcing drivers to take a detour north through Nelson and across Kootenay Lake by ferry. The highway was open Wednesday morning with delays of up to two hours for avalanche control The slides were triggered by warm temperatures and recent heavy rains which have softened the snowpacks on the mountainsides. early FRANK’S SHARPENING SERVICE Castlegar, B.C. 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