; Castléoar News PAGE A4, SATURDAY, July 6, 1991 MEMBER OF THE B.C. PRESS COUNCIL ESTABLISHED AUGUST 7, 19047 TWICE WEEKLY MAY 4, 1980 NG THE MIO-WEEK ISHED 12, 1978-AUGUST 27, 1980 LV, CAMPBELL - PUBLISHER, AUGUST 7, 1947-FEBRUARY 15, 1973 BURT CAMPBELL, PUBLISHER EMERITUS - PUBLISHER, FEBRUARY 16, 1979-MAY 1, 1901 PUBLISHER —Dave McCullough a EDITOR — Simon Birch PLANT FOREMAN ~ Peter Harvey OFFICE MANAGER —Warren Chemoft CIRCULATION MANAGER - Heather Hadley SENIOR SALES TIVE — Gary Fleming en % EDITORIAL Good plan is just 1st step Revitalization of downtown Castlegar is a worthy objective — in truth, a pretty strong case can be made that it’s an urgent priority — and the “clean and green” scheme which was unveiled recently has much to offer. Its merits include d: ic imp to the appear- ance of the two key entry points to the ‘downtown core (the traffic islands on the southeast end of the railway bridge and at the i ion of Columbia A and 13 Street); a more 1 i for pedestrians and the removal of. overhead wiring. The latter will enormously improve the look of the down- town, and may in large part be financed by B.C. Tel and West Kootenay Power. If no other improvement were possible, burying those unsightly lines would remain a priority. The good news is that things are moving fairly briskly toward the day when revitali will be hing more than a twinkle in some urban planner’s eye. The planning process has recently cleared a couple of key hurdles. One was the June 6 public at which bers of the downtown business community somewhat tentatively authorized creation of more detailed plans. Inter ly, the cost of the scheme did not emerge as a bone of contention at ithat meeting. A second important step forward was the June 24 decision by city council to dip into city coffers for a generous cost-shar- ing.formula. In addition to picking up the tab for all road con- istruction associated with the project — an estimated $630,000, some of which will be covered by provincial grants — ratepay- sers will chip in half the estimated $1.5 million cost of Phase One. This impressive progress does not by any means ensure :that revitalization will become reality, however. One need :only examine recent history to discover that a cautious verbal :approval by business people doesn’t always translate into :favorable votes when the matter is put to a bylaw. P ial bl include the feeling among some mem- ‘bers of the business community that they’ve been kept in the dark about the plan; the notion that there are too many trees tin the draft proposal; murmurs of discontent among ratepay- ters: who are reluctant to help foot the bill and opposition to ithe planners’ vision of fewer curbside parking spots and more *parking lots. The first of those three issues is unfair, since the it- mameer ett ttt ttt” we Y a ea aa nnn? psseerttttti title “tlt LETTERS TO THE EDITOR . . Another view of it all ‘Lightning flashed over Krestova, there was a power failure, smoke came out of the back of my radio, but suddenly I thought I heard the following report from an unidenti- fied radio station: “The U.S. isn’t going to go to war over arly Mt. Mumbo Jumbo,” said George Bush today in an unp: de d add: to an cy meeting of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. The speech came amid rumors that dissi- dents in the Pentagon are seeking Congres- sional support for massive retaliatory strikes against Earth for her recent dr: it- ic volcanic assault on the largest of. .S. overseas military bases, which were located in the Philippine Islands. Dissident former Chief of New World Order military operations General Euthan A. Shaw called for a joint U.S.-Soviet nucle- ar strike against the biosphere: “Today, Subic Bay and Clark Field are cinders, tomorrow it will be New York and Washing- ton, D.C. It’s time to forget these bleeding heart planet huggers and get out there and kick some planetary butt.” Sources close to the president said Bush believes that the civilian population of Earth requires no assi: in finishing the planet off. “We're going to triple our num- bers to 15 billion within 50 years, and we've already done a fine job destabilizing the planetary radiation shield and global climat- ic system,” said one, who noted that even if Bush was tempted to push the button, the military budget for this year has already been blown over Kuwait. Sporadic reports that ocean currents in the Pacific Ocean briefly spelled out a warn- ing message using floating volcanic ash were firmly denied by Pentagon spokesman. is in control. If Earth did send us a message we didn’t hear it.” David Lewis Crescent Valley Congrats, Glenn Recently an event occurred to an individ- ual and both the event and the individual deserve recognition. The event started six years ago and rose many chall The person had to learn pered with the said one, referring to the fact that all spy satellite data is first processed by computers in Southern California, a known hotbed of planet hugging computer hackers. discipline, responsibility, authority, to dele- gate work.and to take orders. This person had to prove himself to-others in authority and, did it very well. Over the years he has had several pr i yet no fi ial An ob litical formation thought to speak for the planet, the Greens, couldn't be located for comment. Analysts stated that Green politics failed to find support from the masses who felt forced to concern them- selves with the short term even as they knew deep in their hearts that there conse- quently would be no long term. “They said the Greens weren't living in the Real World,” said one former member. “The real world is speaking for herself,” said another. Outside the UN, Bush formally denied‘ the Earth’s power saying, “New World Order . He has given his time and energy to this job with dedication and very few com- plaints. At times he has had as many as 40 people under him who needed an example and position to strive for and he was there to help. For all of this he was forced to retire at the age of 19 years. Air cadets say you have to. He holds the Rank of Warrant Officer, First Class — the highest rank an air cadet can achieve. His name is Glenn Scott. Con? gratulations, Glenn. Glenn Bryson Castlegar VIEWPOINT tee which is the driving force behind the project went to great _lengths to keep everyone informed. The second will be over- :come relatively easily through compromise.and the third is unlikely to amount to much, since a vibrant downtown core is :in everyone’s best interest. But the fourth — parking — pre- sents a real challenge. The question ultimately boils down to a debate over who reigns supreme in the di - busi whose cus- : tomers are likely to park for a while and make the rounds, or ithose whose clients want quick access and may drive else- where if they're denied. Perhaps, in their wisdom, the consultants will come up with a way to keep everyone satisfied. Maybe they're a little more willing to bend on this issue than they appeared to be at the public meeting. If not, then their best-laid plans uffer the same igno- ble fate as earlier at d revitalizati And that would be a mighty shame, since there are many +reasons to support this sch Yo) ise and-and } tation will go a long way in turning a desirable concept into reality. Tax is a proficient pocket picker By Larry Welsh The Canadian Press If you feel the GST has picked your pocket, that's because it probably has. A volunteer spot check in six provinces found prices of wal- lets, televisions and men's skates went up after the GST instead of down as the federal government predicted. would fall after the seven per cent goods and services tax replaced the old 13.5 per cent federal sales tax hidden in retail prices. But the association's price check raises serious concerns about whether those savings are being passed on to consumers. “Canadian consumers are Of 50 prices checked by the Consumers’ Association of Cana- da, only 19 went down instead of 43 as predicted by the govern- ment's GST Consumer Informa- tion Office. The government said many prices of manufactured products itled to know not only if the FST savings have been passed on to them but also what impact introduction of the GST has had on inflation,” association presi- dent Marilyn Lister said in a June 18 letter to Finance Minis- ter Don Mazankowski. Six months after the GST took effect on Jan. 1, some Cana- dians have already made up their minds about its impact. “I think it has been a disas- ter," said David Aubin, an entrepreneur who runs Super Dave Transport, a Victoria trucking company. He was ready to go to jail last January over the GST and refus- es to collect the tax. But he still hasn't been arrested. “I don't think we should ever learn to live with an unreason- able tax.” John Bardwell, an Edmonton eventually dropped. Since then, he has paid the ST. “But next election, look out. “I don't think any party that supports the tax will get back In, Lorne Bozinoff, vice-resident at the polling firm Gallup Cana- da, agrees. F . “If a political party came for- ward and said: “If we're elected, we'll abolish the GST." And if they could make that credible millwright, refused to pay 36 and explain where the revenues cents GST when he bought $5 of gas last January. Charges were are going to come from, I think they would get elected. CasNews file photo The Ministry of Highways crews were out in full force five years ago this week resurfacing the Brilliant Bridge. Stop lights were set up at elther end of the bridge for one-lane traffic as crews first laid reinforcing steel and then poured concrete on one side. REMEMBER WHEN 40 YEARS AGO From the July 5, 1951 Castle News The Minister of Transport, Honorable Lionel Chevier, has okayed an additional expendi- ture of $10,000 for surfacing of the Castlegar Airport. The work will i diatel, 25 YEARS AGO From the July 7, 1966 Castlegar News Si with an i yen for a world’s cruise on the seven seas did the next best thing during the early hours of last Sunday morning. He stole the Casth ferry! a1) ly. Levelling of the field has just been completed at a cost of $25,000 and the additional work will put the field in first class shape. “Well done, fellows” was the theme when the Kiwanis club tributed the boys who had par- ticipated, during the past year, in one of its pet projects, the School Safety Patrol. Led by Sgt. Burt Campbell, the five boys of the patrol, Bill Kanigan, Arthur Robinson, Don Ellis and Ivan Oglow, joined the Kiwanians for dinner and after- wards enjoyed a film of the 1950 World Series between Philadel- phia’s whiz kids and the too- powerful Yankees. eee Sunday night the heavens put on a jubilee display of its owri to illuminate the opening night of Trail’s Jubilee. The Northern lights, shooting into the sky in colorful array, + were beautiful to see. It looked as though they were out to diminish the beauty of the addi- tional street lighting and the huge spot light on top of the West Kootenay building in Trail. It was a sight to behold. However, being cable-guided the illegal voyage came to a grinding halt when the wharfs on the Robson side of the Columbia river loomed large into view. B.C. Hydro is making avail- able the services of a soils engi- neer and flowage engineer to assist the Town of Castlegar to find a definite site for a third domestic water well and to advise on the re-devel of unable to grant the request and suggested the association approach either the Castlegar and District Athletic Association or local service clubs. 15 YEARS AGO From the July 8, 1976 Castlegar News The Castlegar Aquanaut Swim Team remained undefeat- ed with a narrow victory over the host Trail-Warfield Stringrays in a swim meet held in Trail last weekend. It was a come-from-behind victory for the Aquanauts as the Stingrays led with only four events to go. They pulled up to tie at the 77th event and then swam to a 888-850 margin. City of Castlegar’s financial the town’s No. 2 well, it was announced at Tuesday's council meeting. In a letter to council read at the meeting, Hydro chairman Dr. H.L. Keenleyside said the authority would be pleased to provide the services of the engi- neers if council would like them to assist with the study. A request from Castlegar- Robson Minor Baseball A i sti for the year ending Dec.31, 1975, was released at the last regular council meeting showing the city with an operat- ing surplus of $65,738.01. Under the circumstances, finance chairman Ald. G.S. Rust says it is “highly commendable.” eee While the water systems of the two former towns of Castle- gar and Kinnaird are now tied into each other, usage is being tion for a contribution of $50 towards the expenses involved in the entry of the Castlegar Pony League team in the B.C. Playdowns, has been rejected by council. On Tuesday night council members decided they were ly. At the last regular council meeting Ald. Mike Livingstone stated on June 27 the north sec- tion of the city used 1.2 million imperial gallons of water fol- lowed by 1.5 million gallons the next day. In the south section the June 27 water consumption registered. 1.6 million imperial gallons, fol- lowed the next day by 2.1 mil- lion imperial gallons, leaning heavily towards 2.2 million imperial gallons. 5 YEARS AGO From the July 6 1986 Castlegar News The regional district of Cen- tral Kootenay board gave the go- ahead Saturday to a feasibility study into purchasing West Kootenay Power and Light Co. The $12,000 cost of the study will be shared equally by the four regional districts interested in acquiring the utility: Koote- nay Boundary, Central Okana- gan, Okanagan Similkameen and RDCK. eee Cominco Ltd.’s Trail smelter has been assured the supply of zinc, lead and silver concen- trates for the next 50 years with a ground-breaking ceremony Thursday that marked the start of development of the company’s Red Det eine in Alaska. The ceremony, attended by several Cominco executives and Alaska state officials was held at the future location of the DeLong Mountain Transporta- tion System port on the Chukchi Sea about 960 kilometres north- east of Anchorage. eee The see-saw battle for top spot in the Castlegar commer- cial Fastball League continued this week with Hi Arrow Arms moving past Labatts into second place. Canadians focus anger on PM MPs take heat in home ridings for Mulroney's unpopularity OTTAWA (CP) — If Conserva- tive MPs are sweating this sum- mer, it may be due to more than the summer heat. _Wheth standing in line at the store, several Tories say they have been taking the heat for an Paul Oglow, former constructign contractor, former city coroner and for 24 years “Mr. Castle- gar Roto Villa’, has retired from the Villa board of directors — again! I wrote a column on Paul’s retirement — his first and the story of this very successful senior Recognizing a man for years and years of dedicated service to the community for the project. At this point Paul accepted an invitation to join the club and to become the pro- ject manager for the operation. In order to begin the complex, a loan of $80,000 was obtained from the Ce: and Housing C. mtral Mortgage ion. Then each ber of citizens complex some four years ago, but he and the villa, both an integral part of Castlegar’s his- tory, have kept on making history, so it’s wortha site the Rotary Club pledged $1,000 for a bank loan, while CBA Engineering donated the survey and i Casah Vince Tas- review and an update. In the late 50’s and early 60’s, with the com- ing of the gas pipeline, the building of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam (High Arrow), the sale of Waldie and Sons sawmill, the building of the sone donated his site clearing services and the Village of Kinnaird provided the men and equip- ment. At the beginn: of Rota: ‘ing of November 1966, in the Ken Joh hospital, and the Westar sawmill and the Cel People like this keep Castlegar alive Reflections and recollections By John Charters By the time the work was completed in early 1969 and the tenants had moved in, there were already plans afoot for a needed expansion. Six years of negotiations and planning passed, how- ever, before Ogiow was authorized to Proceed. CMHG agreed to the expansion provided that api grant was forth ing. This detail, said Paul, was settled quickly by a telephone call to Victoria. “Influence in the right places isn’t everything, but it helps.” There was, however, one small hitch in the next step — the Rota Villa bank balance was Villa Society was formed with Rotary charter exactly $7.00 and CMHC poli He then went to the B.C. Ministry of Housing (the Barrett government was in pores cutee time) and was told that there were no more Please see OGLOW page AS her Peg oer meng popular prime , high taxes, the GST and the recession since returning to their ridings from Ottawa. “Theré appéars to be a great deal of anger and frustration out there, and for whatever reason, they’re centering all their anger on the prime minister,” said Geoff Scott, MP for Hamilton- Wentworth. Across the country in Delta, B.C., MP Stan Wilbee said many of his constituents have told him they have made up their minds on the subject: Mulroney is to blame for everything. _. They blame him for the reces- sion, they blame him for region- al discord and they blame him for high taxes. “He could walk on water and they'd still feel that way,” Wilbee said in a-telephone inter- view from Delta. They don’t even like the way Mulroney talks to reporters out- side the Commons. “One elderly lady veld ot “Mr. lroney must a le ‘Mr. Mulroney than everyone else?” In the report by Citizens’ Forum on Canada’s Future, chairman Keith Spicer wrote “there is a fury in the land against the prime minister.” Some Conservative MPs are drawing rather daring compar- isons between Mulroney’s per- sonal unpopularity and the dis- dain many Canadians once had for Pierre Trudeau. “I don’t see too much differ- ence from thé ‘79 period with Trudeay,” said Howard Crosby, MP for Hialifax-West. In most Conservative ridings, the economy is the No. 1 issue of concern — after Mulroney. Guy-St. Julien, MP for the sprawling western Quebec rid- ing of Abitibi, said his con- stituents are skeptical the Tories have the answers to their beefs about high taxes. “We can’t do anything for them right away, do we ‘have to tell them to be patient because we're changing the system,” he said. i “But we can’t go around blaming past governments any- more. People don’t want to hear that from us now. They want solutions.” Western MPs said they are losing supporters to the Reform party because they no longer trust Conservatives to fulfill seven-year-old promises to put a peo- lid on public spending. ‘on ple? Does he think he’s better “They come into my office and say, You didn’t do it in 1984 when you should have.’ Now we have to look at these guys (Reform). to do it,” said Calgary MP Al Johnson. _ ie The Constitution is not a high priority with most voters, MPs said. “My constituents say if Que- bec really wants to be indepen- dent, let them go,” said Johnson. Voters in Halifax-West, too, are getting impatient with Que- bec’s soul-searching about their place in Confederation, said Crosby. “The attitude seems to be to hell with Quebec. Let them go and if they go, they're not taking. the roads and highways with them.” CASTLEGAR SESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 365-6313 1966-6th Ave., Castlegar VIN 487 “OUR ACTION AD PHONE NUMBER IS 365-2212 DINING LOUNGE OPEN DAILY AT 4 P.M. * LICENCED * 365-3294 CELGAR, WESTAR & COMINCO MEAL VOUCHERS ACCEPTED Located I Mile South of Weigh Scale in Ootischenia oats BrSGSCTGTa Ths KSGTSTGG WESKIy EGGrese PSSA oF ATALA= teawens Thursday, July 11 + 9 p.m. from Africa, &-V. Rogers High School, 1004 Cottonwood, Nelson Tickets available in Castlegar at Pete's T.V. Adults $14.95 & $1.05 GST = $16 Under 12 $9.35 & .65 GST = $10.00 FRESH SHRIMP ARE BACK! 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