~« A dozen Twin Rivers school students were honored this week as c zenship winners for October. The recognizes students each month who demonstrate their everyday school life. (Front, from left) Sara Koochin, Victor Machado, Taya Thiessen, Tammy new ddle) Paula Bartsoff, Jill Carlson, Robert Armstrong, Chris Bleier; (rear) Peter Freitas, Cynthia both strong leadership and Bartsoff, Amy Streliett Puzzle No. 285 Births & Answer to eo Sewaey Crossword Funerals BIRTHS APOSTOUUK — To Sonia ond Mark Apostoliuk of Nelson, a girl, born Oct. 30. BLAIS — To Roxanne ond Joe Blais of Kaslo, a girl, born Nov. 2 HODGE — To Theresa and Glenn Hodge of Salmo, a girl, born Oct. 24 LAJEUNESSE — To Corrie and Bill Lajeunesse of Fruitval born Oct. 28. PICKERING — To Dione Howard Pickering of Castlegar, o boy, born Nov. 5. VETROV — To Dione Boel ond Dan Vetroy of Castlegar, @ bay ‘and a girl, born on DEAT BEATTIE — Gordon Victor Beat. tie of Montrose died Oct. 30 at the Trail Regional Hospital atter @ briet illness. He was 7: Beattie is survived by his wite Charlotte; one son Ronald of Fruitvale; two daughters, Sharon Brown ond Laurie Ross, both of Montrose; five grandchildren and Elmore McPherson; a brother in infancy and a nephew. MATTEUCC! — Antonio Giovanni at the Trail Regional Hospital. He was 85. Mr Mattovec! | is survived by his four dought Lu Elviro Shelley, Marylin Halstdoy of Coquitlam and Melinda Bryan of Ladysmith; @ son Mike Matteucci of Trail; 10 grandchildren six great. grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Eni in 1979; a brother s Luigi ond a sister Elena. OXMAN — Tom Oxman, former resident of Castlegar, died ot his home in Eugene, Ore.. Nov. 4 ROSEN — Douglas Lance Haig Legal seminar planned Selkirk College and The People’s Law School team up to offer yet another in a series of free public legal education seminars. Starting a Small Business is the topic of the seminar to be presented Nov. 17 from 7 - 10 p.m. at the Castlegar Campus. This introductory session will focus on the legal and tax implications of various bus- iness structures; the guide- lines for obtaining capital; purchasing an existing bus- iness, and the resource ser- vices available for small bus- inesses. Rosen of Castlegar, died Oct. 21 in Chilliwack. He wos 17. Mr. Rosen is survived by his parents Randy and Diana McNee of Castlegar; his paternal father Barry Gordon of Burns Lake; four sisters, Debbie Soles of Kelowna, Creek, B.C., Lor of Enderby: g dporents Bill and Mary McNee of Castlegor; grandmother Mar jorie Mathers of Yale; nieces. nephews and cousins WHEATLEY Margoret Veronice Wheatley of Trail died at ail Regional Tiotpital Shot's briel illness: She wos 82. Mrs. Wheatley is sur vived by her stepchildren, Alice McMillan of Vancouver and Gerald Wheatley of Almonte Answer to Sunday, Nov. 1 Cryptoquip: COMEDIAN STOPPED PERFORMING AND SAT DOWN. “I KNEW I WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE CRACKS.” WANTED CLEAN COTTON RAGS wy. Castle spar News 197 Columbia Ave., Castlegar 5 Snowdon of Trail; two brothers Julius and James Riesterer, both of Nelson. She was predeceased by her tnsbend Curly Wheatley in Janvory, a sister Ann and brothers Robert ond Ernest, her tirst husband Noel Harrop and son Ernest. WILSON: Lavinia Wilson of Castlegar, died Oct. 31 at the Trail Regional Hospital after a briet iliness. She was 97. Mrs. Wilson is survived by her son John of Trail; two daughters, Ann Beetstra of Trail a Beckett of Castlegor grandchildren and six grandchildren; brother Robert Ferguson of Yorkshire, England several nieces and nephews in England and Northern Ireland sisters and two brothers. KAL VALUE All Season Steel Belted Light Truck Radial L1216/78018 eF OWL KAL VALUE Steel Belted Winter Radial ROGERS Alderman Energy for the preurrente We sell Batteries too!! TERRY ROGERS Future! [x 707 Baker St on 354.4492 BUSINESS DIRECTORY TELEPHONE 365-521 New insertions, copy rap decse nr) News Business Di ‘Directory November 24 tor the month of December soneatiotions 6 the Costlegar .. Tuesday, Rocky View Tax & Bookkeeping Services © Small Business & Contractors © Personal © Form-Logging No. 06-1545 Columbia Avenve Castlegar, 8.C. 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Victoria, B. vev 1x4 Library. $01 Belleville Cc. Fedi 28 gar News STLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1987 On &) 3 Sections (A, B &C) battle blaze that destroyed north Castlegar home Tuesday night. Fire was so hot it melted gas meter. CosNewsPhoto by Ron Norman TO HELP CHAMBER Council By RON NORMAN Editor Castlegar council agreed Tuesday to give the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce a $2,500 grant to help bail the chamber out of a financial jam. Ald. Albert Calderbank, chairman of the administration and finance committee, told council the chamber lost about $2,300 on its visitor's guide this year when it wasn't able to collect from some businesses which purchased advertising in the guide. “It’s left them in a deficit situ- ation,” Calderbank explained. In addition, Calderbank said there is some confusion about whether the city is obliged to pay the $2,500 under its service agreement with the cham ber. “The chamber is under the im presgion that’s (the $2,500) what theyre going to get this year.” However, he said city adminis- trator Dave Gairns interpreted the agreement to mean the chamber would inside se ame i te cmt yt approves grant get the $2,500 next year when it pro- duced the maps and visitor guides. Gairns said the chamber won't need the $2,500 next year because it doesn’t plan to produce new maps and visitor guides. Calderbank added that the city has the funds available in its grants budget. As well, he said the chamber understands that when the .next service contract is drafted there won't be the same confusion. But Ald. Len Embree vigorously opposed the grant. Embree said the chamber has a written contract with the city for $18,300 a year. He charged that the chamber has spent that money and now wants $2,500 over and above the written agreement. “That service agreement is there and they agreed to it and they signed it,” Embree said. “I would hope we're not paying them twice.” He also noted that the city is in effect paying $2,500 for maps and NEW COACH: Jerry Hurd is out as coach of the Castlegar Rebels and Gary McQuaid is in. The Rebels fired Hurd Tuesday night and replaced him with McQuaid, a Nelson resident. CasNews sports writer Surj Rattan has all the details... B! HOME BURNED: A Sons of Freedom of her comrades who are fasting in prison burned down her home this week .. . A2 NEW PROGRAM: A new Family L school students was unveiled this w HEALTH CONCERNS: Castlegar council is concerned about the shor- tage of public health staff... A2 TOP TEAM: The Stanley Humphries secondary school swim team captured the Kootenay Regional Swim Trophy for the sixth straight year... B1 woman who wanted to join two ife program designed for high eek... A2 PAPER CANCELLED: VANCOUVER — It must have been something they wrote. Premier Bill Vander Zalm and his wife Lillian have s: taking the Vancouver Province at suburban Richmond. “| can't read two newspopers,’ asked why the subscription was car “It's to spare the family,” the t couldn't get over how negative it i Vander Zalm apparently coverage of his Social Credit party's their Fantasy Gardens castle in " Mrs. Vander Zaim said when celled. Premier said. "I couldn't hack it. didn't care for the tabloid’s recent provincial convention. guides the chamber won't be dis tributing next year. “I have some real problems with that,” he said. Embree criticized the chamber for being the “standard bearer of free enterprise and entrepreneurship,” yet it can’t run its own business. Ald. Nick Oglow suggested refer. ring the issue back to the adminis- tration and finance committee for clarification, but the motion was de- feated. Oglow then agreed to support the grant “because this is a legitimate re- quest.” Ald. Terry Rogers agreed, point. ing out that the city has the money to help the chamber out. As well, he said the chairman of the administration and finance committee promised the prob- lem wouldn't happen again. Embree was the only alderman opposed to the grant, and he vowed: “I don’t think we've heard the last of this one.” $165,000 wharf planned By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer Robson will be getting a new vandalproof wharf as part of the federal government's million dollar harbor revitalization program. Tom Siddon, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today plans to spend a minimum of $165,000 to rebuild the Robson wharf. Plans call for the reconstruction of the lower timber section of the wharf. The work will bring the facility up to safe operating standards. “We have not, in the last few years, paid enough attention to many of the smaller facilities, Some of them have fallen into a state of neglect and disrepair. I guess you can say that’s the case with the wharf here in Robson,” Siddon told the small group of citizens who gathered on the wharf in grey weather to hear the announcement. Although details of the repairs have not been finalized, John McNally, of Small Craft Harbors, said at this point a rock and cement struc- ture is favored for the Robson wharf. “I think a permanent structure of Woman escapes from house fire By RON NORMAN Editor A 20-year-old Castlegar woman narrowly escaped from a fire that destroyed a north Castlegar home late Tuesday night. Castlegar RCMP say the woman, whose identity they refuse to disclose, was sleeping in the basement of the home at 667 10th Ave. when the fire broke out. The woman smelled the smoke from the fire and jumped out of bed. “(She) managed to smash a window and get out of the house,” RCMP Cpl. Andy Rowe told the Castlegar News. Rowe confirmed a report that the woman suffered a cut while escaping and was takeu to Castlegar and District Hospital for treatment. For awhile the police and fire- fighters suspected two other tenants might have been trapped inside the burning ‘house. However, Fire Chief Bob Mann said the two tenants were located Wednesday. The house was owned by Robert D. Knutson, but rented out. Mann said a neighbor spotted the fire and called in about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Mann said he was on the scene within less than a minute because he lives only a half block from the house. “I could see it from my house,” he said. : He said the blaze was “fully engaged” when he arrived, with flames coming out of the windows “and licking the walls of the house next, door.” shooting straight into the ar “eo ig big torch.” rates other house next door was in severe danger,” Mann said, adding that the fire scorched the side of the home, and blew out three windows. It took the 24 Castlegar volunteer firefighters about 26 minutes to bring the fire under control, though the blaze smouldered for hours, Mann said the cause of the blaze is “undetermined”, though the police and fire commissioner are continuing their investigation. Fed says plan scary By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer The president of the B.C. Fed- eration of Labor says he is seared of the provincial government's plan to pri- vatize services such as the Highways Ministry road and bridge maintenance. Speaking to reporters in Trail on Tuesday, Ken Georgetti predicted more people will die as a result of motor vehicle accidents if the High- ways Ministry is sold to the private sector. “It scares the hell out of me,” Georgetti said of the provincial gov- ernment’s proposal to sell off the Highways Ministry. “People a are géing to die because of privatization. tractors look and say, ‘Well, instead of putting a truck load of gravel on eight miles of road I can just stretch it to 16’,” Georgetti. He added the two things con- tractors could cut costs on are em- ployees’ wages and the amount of equipment and materials they use to patch roads and keep roads clear of ice and snow. “I don't think it’s what British Columbians want. We want equal serviee no matter whether we live in Vancouver or Trail. . . we want to have services provided on a fair and equal basis,” said Georgetti. He added that he does not think British Columbians will allow Premier Bill Vander Zalm's government to now will” KEN GEORGETTI . people will die privatize government services, and he predicted there will be a “groundswell in this province and tell the premier that he wasn't elected king; he was elected premier.” “He (Vander Zalm) should consult with first of all his own cabinet, second of all the legislature and third of all the ple of this province. “People in this province want fair and equitable services for their tax dollars, they don't want everything hived off and the government getting out of the business of governing,” said Georgetti. He added that voters elected a government that campaigned on the platform that they were “sound and prudent business people and as soon as they get elected they say we have to sell everything off because we can’t run the business of government.” Georgetti argued that if govern- ment control and regulations are removed, some industries will be free to do as they please without having to answer to any regulatory agencies. He said the last time he talked with Vander Zalm was in May and said the premier does not care what others haVe “to say about privatization.— “He's not about to, or willing to, listen to me or the people of British Columbia. He has his mind set on a course of action and he's doing it and cabinet ministers are even starting to say they weren't consulted. We have no dialogue with the premier, he's not ii in icating with anyone,” said Georgetti. Georgetti, along with B.C. Fed- eration of Labor secretary-treastrer Cliff Andstein, was in Trail to meet with the Trail and Nelson District Labor council. The two are travelling the prov- ince to meet with 19 of the province's 21 labor councils to get feedback on a variety of issues, including privatiza- continued on poge A2 Castlegar remembers war dead By CasNews Staff More than 100 people gathered on a cloudy and drizzly Wednesday morning at the cenotaph at Kinsmen Park to remember and honor Castlegar’s war dead. This year’s Remembrance Day ceremony started with a ‘short de from the Hall on Columbia Ave. to Kinsmen Park. Among those marching in the parade, which was led by marshall C.. Pepper, were Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore and Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco. Moore told the gathering that Canada's armed forces have con- tributed to peacekeeping efforts world-wide since the end of World War Two. “Many years - young people life. They found the life hard and dangerous and some of our finest young people did not return. We praise and honor their memory today,” said Moore. She added-that all citizens reeog- nize the service performed by Legion members, “We who stand here today are most grateful to each of you for your past service to our country and your present service to our community of HONORING THE » Woman loys wreath at the foot of DEAD... cenotaph in ss ederrang Park “during Castlegar Remembrance Day ceremonies W. Brisco said he can still remember when his father went off to war. “I remember my father who fought under Canada’s Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in the First World War. I remember a neighbor who on a particular day, when I went to do some chores for her, in the early ConnewsPhoto by Sur Rerten part of World War Two had only that day received the possessions of her husband fallen in Europe. I think that really sums it up,” said Brisco. A prayer was said by Rev. Charles Balfour and benediction was performed by Pastor Robert Lively.