Funeral phone sale slammed VANCOUVER (CP) — A coalition of church and con- sumer groups is demanding that the British Columbia fu- neral industry stop tel { cs _ Castlégar News June 19, 1985 Accounting and door-to-door solicitation of pre-paid funerals. The groups came together for a strategy session de- signed to begin the push for new funeral regulations to rein in highly competitive companies that do most of the telephone sales of fu nerals in B.C. “You have more consumer protection if you go to a barber or a hairdresser than if you deal with a funeral director,” said Clarence Mor: in, speaking for the Council of Christian Churches. The meeting included rep resentatives from the coun cil, the B.C. Long Term Care Association, the B.C. Old Age Pensioners Association, the B.C. branch of the Con. sumers’ Association of Can ada and the United Way They were told that one commissioned telephone Brian L. 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This is a major advantage for companies who own cem- eteries and therefore can make telephone calls to sell plots. “We are very concerned that this will drive the highly valued small, independent funeral homes out of busi tess,” said Rev. Paul McKin. non, president of the Council of Christian Churches. Josephine Arland, of the B.C. Old Age Pensioners As. sociation, charged that some telephone sales people are becoming blatant. “They just phone, touch on the issue of buying a plot, and get right to selling the entire funeral on the teleph CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANT 270 Columbia Ave. Castlegar - Ph. 365-2151 Chimneys SOLIGO, ART RUMFORD } PLACE KOIDE ()>*. Super Sweep & JOHN Chimney Services Ltd. CHARTERED 5 ee monty Worm ACCOUNTANTS =| & Cortined Fire Satety 615 Columbia Ave. (Upstairs) 735 Columbia Ave. Castlegar 365-6141 Phone 365-7745 Henry John, B.Sc. C.A. 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A2 Talented musician Willi Draeger, a talented accordian player trom Scotland is trying to establish himself in Castlegar... A6 Provincial lottery draw is 5182609. The six winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 6-49 draw were 1,7, 15, 20, 31 and 45. The bonus number was 22. The jackpot pool of $3,864,005.60 was divided into two prizes of $1,932,002.80. The $500,000 winning number in Friday's from Ontario... A3 WEATHERCAST deve’ ‘News Sunny today and Monday with afternoon clouds loping and a chance of showers of thunder- storms. High near 26° and lows 11°. CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 1985 Vol. 38, No. 50 3 Sections (A, B & C) SB 50 Cents RDCK wants to ban Mex phries dary Schoo! TROPHIES GALORE . . . Winners of major awards at Stanley Hum- € “ y er cameras. From left, Ken Romney, winner of the Sta By ADRIAN CHAMBERLAIN Staff Writer Times are tough, but this year's mony. friends during the three-hour cere nley Humphries Medal, and Kim Thors winner of the tle ceremony, while Pastor Ken Smith gave the invocation. Satellite REASONABLE RATES * American Standard * Valley Fibrebath PVC Pipe Fittings * Septic Tonks 365-7705 2317 - 6th Ave. Costi Sales 268-2383 Owner Operator KENNLYN ENTERPRISES Sotellite Soles Service and installation Ph. 365-5190 Printing DYNAMIC SATELLITE SALES & SERVICE Call 399-4366 Clade, 8.6 copytron Copier Systems CALL DAVE PLANT 112-800-642-1234 Optometrist B.Sc. 0.0. 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In a speech tinged with humor, Farrell said the personal achieve ments of the 184-member grad class ranged from a girl awarded a provincial scholarship to two Miss Castlegar contestants who didn't give up despite bouts of chickenpox. “There's few in this class who I could not give you as an example of personal achievement,” Farrell told a packed house of relatives and students to opportunities and “There i: again, but he is on! he says he is push thing’s going against you.” Farrell, in his last commencement ceremony speech before he changes jobs to become director instruction stinet to inaction.” saying to the effect a person can fall down time and time Vice-principal Don King chaired board, and Ald. Bob MacBain gave the Class of '85 congratulations from the City of Castlegar. Also speaking to the students was Castlegar News publisher Burt Campbell, who was himself student valedictorian when he graduated from Stanley Humphries 30 years ago. Campbell advised the students to be flexible in their future plans. “When you don't like a particular choice facing you, look hard for alternatives, and go for what you avoid “the in- ly a failure when ed,” Farrell said. Award, Jodie Lippa, winner of the Aggregate Award, KT and RE beam for the McGauley Memorial Scholarship and the Governor General's Bronze Leaders Award. Costews Photo by Adrien Chon 184 graduate from SHSS believe to be the best alternative available to you at the time.” The valedictory address given by Steve Stefoniuk Major award winners were Jodie Lippa, who won the Aggregate Award, the K.T. and R.E. MeGauley Memorial Scholarship and the Gov. ernor General's Bronze Medal, Ken Romney, who won the Stanley Humphries Award, and Kim Thors, who received the Leaders Award. Each of these carries a $300 prize except the Stanley Humphries Award, which comes with $350. Other award winners included: Castlegar-Robson Legion Branch 170 Bursaries: Amy Mackinnon, continued on page A2 was By RON the does .. district in order weeds. or testing on the “Come home Castlegar’s theme spokesperson for mittee. forestry and highways, B.C. Hydro and West Kootenay Power and Light Co. immediately As well, the board agreed to rec- ognize the areas as zones.” The six areas include Area A (south Kootenay Lake), Area D (north) Kootenay Lake-Lardeau Valley), Area G (rural Salmo), Area H (rural Slocan companies. The move does not affect private property. “What the orchardist does and what farmer control,” Cady said. Cady initiated the ban, saying the two provincial ministries and the two hydroelectric corporations spray up to seven different chemicals over various portions of the regional “There has not been any correlation The theme has a double meaning, says temporary committee chairman Mary Wade Anderson. As well as en couraging local residents to visit Expo pesticides ‘NORMAN these chemicals on people, fish or animals,” Cady said in a memoradum to all regional directors. triet board plans to ban all pesticide He said he sought the ban because on publicly-owned lands with- “of the very great response by resi- in six of its 10 electoral areas, including dents of parts of the regional district the two areas that Ci against along our areas I and J. highways, parks, forests, dams, power F an charged lines and ih and because debate Saturday, the regional board there hasn't been any definitive testing agreed to ask that the ministries of carried out to “produce conclusive facts greater importance than anything we're dealt with.” He said it will affect residents for generations to come. Cady intended to only seek a pesti- cide-free zone restriction in his own area, but the other five directors free Valley), Area I (Brilliant-Thrums- Shoreacres) and Area J. (Robson- ‘ickly followed suit. Ootischenia-! 1) Earlier in the meeting the board Board chairman Cady, who heard from 4 three-person to spray the herbicide Roundup near the Crawford Bay school last year, but delayed the spraying until this year after concerned parents filed an appe1l under the Pesticide Control Act. _ However, Wallace said the ministry still intends to spray Roundup and six other chemicals this year on more than 465 hectares. “We are a group are opposed to these chemicals plus the ones to be continued on A2 . we're not trying to plan to to control noxious combined effects of Expo committee chooses local theme: By CasNews Staff something happens during Expo year,” said Anderson. “There's no shortage of enthusiasm.” Castlegar’s Expo committee will be self supporting, says Anderson, with funds raised through corporate spon. sorship and local talent competitions planned for early next year. The talent competitions may lead to participation in a regional nine-week for Expo” will be for Expo 86, says a the local Expo com 86 in Vancouver next year, former Castlegarites all over Canada will be encouraged to return to Castlegar during SunFest week in July, 1986 for a massive homecoming celebration “B.C. talent showcase” planned for the B.C. Pavilion during Expo. “We will have a good firm foundation of people, so if we involve ourselves in the B.C. pavilion, we will have a good firm foundation,” Anderson said. “Castlegar is full of all kinds of talent and I think it’s a great place.” Further plans will follow a July 3 meeting with Expo 86 representative Debbie Shannon in Castlegar. Ander son said the meeting will focus on local involvement in Expo 86, and provide the committee with information and guidelines. “We'll be writing literally hundreds of letters to newspapers across Can ada,” Anderson said Friday. She said the official Castlegar Expo committee consists of the same mem bers of an informal group which began meeting about a month ago including Ald. Bob MacBain and Ald. Marilyn Mathieson. “We are all dedicated ‘OR IRTRNS to seeing Parents worried about program By ADRIAN CHAMBERLAIN Staff Luba Osachoff smiles and is animated as she speaks of her 12-year-old son Robbie, but her cheerfulness belies a mother’s real worry for a child different from others. Robbie Osachoff has a learning disability, diagnosed by a child psychologist about six years ago as _visual/per. ceptual difficulties. Robbie has difficulty absorbing information, although he has at least normal intelligence, says his mother. She said, for example, that Robbie was unable to come up with an answer for the written equation two plus two. But when two sets of two sticks were used, the youngster provided a correct answer “Even the doctors find it hard to explain,” says Mrs. CASNEWS FEATURE REPORT It happened once before. When Robbie was in before his disability was /diagnosed, he couldn't keep up. So he withdrew into-timself. Osachoff over a cup of coffee in her Ootischenia home. “(These children) see things differntly.” For six years Robbie has been progressing steadily in one of two learning disability classes at Twin Rivers elementary school known as Individual Progress Classes. , says Mrs. Osachoff and other parents in the same position, is that the school district plans to put some of these children back into regular classrooms this fall Her fear is Robbie will be lost. “I know that Robbie will not survive in a regular classroom on a full-time basis,” said Mrs. Osachoff. “He would go into shock.” kindergarten, “He just sat all day and stared at the walls,” Mrs. Osachoff said That's when she and her Individual Progress Classes in 1980 idwal attention to 23 young people with learning impairments. The class-helps students in two basic categories: those classed as the “educatable mentally handicapped,” and those ‘who have “severe” learning disabilities —which is how Robbie is categorized Schools superintendent Terry Wayling says the Ministry of Education defines those in the first category as “a youngster who has serious long-term learning disabil ities,” with a prognosis for “growth, but slow growth.” These children are “in need of small group and individual attention throughout their school career.” Students in the severely learning disabled class “in many cases have the jotential to learn,” and can “acquire skills, perhaps at his age level,” Wayling said. But something short-cireuits the route of information from teacher to child — often perceptual problems. It is students in this category that are to be “main continued on poge A2 husband initiated the which provide almost »