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CASTLEGAR News, January 9, 1983

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Off the mark

Castl. ber of Ci

ce aeetlen, Mike. O'Connor's
suggestion that Castlegar. council
ban merchants who come’ into
town and set up business for one
or two days and then. leave is un-

derstandable, though slightly off

the mark.

O'Connor says Castlegar council
should take a page from Merritt
council (which has refused to grant
a business licence to a fadies’ wear
store that sells bankruptcy stock
for a limited time and then moves
on) and not Issue business licences
to “itinerant merchants”.

He has a point. itinerant mer-
chants simply drive up prices for
local shoppers. by increasing
operational costs for local mer-
chants who are open on a year-
round basis. There are other valid
arguments against itinerant mer-
chants. They can offer discounted
prices because they don't have any
overhead, they-don't pay any
direct property taxes and. they
don’t support community clubs,
teams and events. As well, they
don't supply local jobs, while their
profits go outside the community.

Those are all good reasons why
local consumers shouldn't shop at
itinerant merchants, but they‘re
not good reasons for government
to arbitrarily restrict free. enter-
prise. We believe Castlegar con-

stay or go —
and that decision will be made in
the wher

choose either the longtime local
merchant or those who are in town -
for a day or two.

‘And we think that Castlegar °
consumers will choose local mer-:
chants — not because they feel
sorry for. them — but because
shopping at local stores makes
economic sense.

For instance, In the case of”
clothing merchants who set up
shop in town for a day or two, we’
think Castlegar shoppers are smart
enough ‘to realize that the: lacal
longtime stores have certain ad-
vantages that the itinerant mer-
chants can't offer — such as a fair.

_ feturns policy. What happens to a

Castlegar shopper who’ buys a
sweater at the one-day sale only to
find it falls apart after wearing it
four times? He's out of luck.) >

Now if that resident bought the
sweater at a local ‘store that of-
fered a fair returns policy, he *
would have ‘a much better. chance *
of either exchanging the sweater
for another ar getting his money :
back. The same applies to all sorts
of other goods.

Of course, the onus is placed on
the local merchant operating on a
year-round basis to make sure

en Ge

ppreciate
‘what levels’ of, reformation: his church
(and, indeed, all churehies} more or-less) -

when we hear on ‘an: ‘oyarchiceensins

scale that many clergymen are advoca-' . ;

ting political involvement, and runnin;

there is a difference b the

umers should be the ones to make .

the final d on

hant and himself —
fo make it worthwhile for the local

‘to shop locally. -

A bold concept

The Kootenay Society for the
Handicapped’s idea for a market

been tapped. Perhaps, the market
gorden is the first step in the
of, 1

garden/nursery in the Castl
area is a 8

in the.

Where at first the idea may seem
strange — especially for a non-
profit organization whose purpose
is to deal with the area's han-
dicapped — on second glance the
market garden/nursery seoms like
the perfect opportunity for the
Society.

Firstly, Castlegar has strong..

agricultural roots stretching back.

to the Brilliant jam factory of the

1920s. However, since the demise

of the jam factory,. the area’s full

agricultural potential really hasn't
A

Secondly, the ‘idea: of-a non-
profit society entering: into the:
competitive marketplace isn't as
odd‘as it may sound. .As Society
president Gerry Ehman explained,

“the market garden/nursery should -:

provide a sound economic base on -
which to support the Society's two
other facilities — the Clay Castle

+ and an activity centre.

The concept is a bold one, but
that's exactly what is needed In
these economic times.

FRED

MERRIMAN

“Father I have a confession. to
make.”

“Yes, my son, sem of your sin. aI
am prepared to list

“I have been hintieg evil thoughts

abcut the Roman Catholic Bishops of. >

Canada.
“The newspaper reports of the, sa-

lient details offered. by this ‘most’ ~
august body differ entirely with my ~

own views, Father. I am now thor-
oughly confused.

“If the Bishops, Father, cannot be
trusted to offer realistic solutions to
our economic problems-then it occurs
to me — please forgive these evil
words — that perhaps I should now
doubt their collective theological opin-
ion. Please, Father, confirm egain te
me now that I may trust you to keen
this most important confession to
yourself and God alone.”

“Trust me, my brother. I like you do
not share the economic opinions offered
by our theological leaders.”

“What must I do, Father?”

“J-am here to listen to your con-
fession and offer only the words of
Jesus who said on the Cross... For-
give them for they know not what they
do.”

“You have given me new hops,
Father, and perhaps much good will
come from this economic statement by
the Bishops.”

“Why 80?”

“Ten million Canadians who owe al-
legiance to their faith and Church will
now ask and hopefully question not
only this Churchly interference in the

; material affairs of men but why they

call themselves Socialistic on Sun-
day and Capitalistic on Monday.”

prime iss
-followers. was Secetporicr loyal
to-his Father's. governmental di

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Editor, Castlegar New

.. “Bast night, the night | before the hat
‘day of the year;

had a dream —a real
imes ‘dreams are

a

-conflict does arise if one’s Toakes are,

divided. And when the Son of God

+himself was tempted .by the ‘chief

adversary of. God's. rule, .:he. ,was.
tempted wih political ,office,,
all the kingdoms « ‘of the e

eda
‘ instead referred to.him as the ruler of
_ the world in three instances at another ©

beaten solely ein agency,
taught his followers to pray for in the
so-called: Lord’

-lessly:: repeated‘ by the masses of
fleeced‘ sheep -under. false Christian
shepherds for’ centuries,

" ‘Therefore, those with ‘the same hope
and purpose as Christ realize that God
will in fact remove and forever. replace
man's governments by His-own.. Until
that time, it's true, even Christians are
to display a relative subjection to the
state when not in conflict with the law
of God, and will of course pay all. the
tax, as their Master showed.. But what
about in time of war? Here, too, the

scriptures‘are expligit. Why, we're to.

Jove our enemy.and ever more so those
of the sanie faith and hope. -

.“We are. the new ministers”.

ome! jometimes devastating, some-
times’ ‘revelations, nearly. always
impossible, nearly always- superior,
entertainment. ars night's ‘seemed to

t. Liberal,’ ‘not PC, not

WCC) «with ’:an ‘over,

ed" into a big room.

it that there had | beeny

cabspeleals leading."to: the. election.
Only. minutes before, “the results had
been announced to us.

There was a row of folding benches.
Many of the MPs were requiréd to
stand shoulder'to shoulder on.them. I

was among them. I-asked the fellow to.”

my left what it was ‘allabout. He said,

Then':I ' asked’ ‘What am I
supposed to.be minister of?"... ...

‘He replied, “Energy.” I was stunned...
I was also the most unenergetic i in ‘all
Ottawa, **”

‘The same fellow, advised me that I. fe

had to have a hat, right now.
T asked “What for?”

He said: “So everybody will know :
y instantly that you are ‘a.minister of the,

* As Jesus,“ Paul and. all “those * governmerit” (that figures).

“That ig an unfair
brother.” 3”
'*Férgive me, Felné er. . ‘i
: “You are {prgiven. un may go Sate
d:sin no more.”

“The cold air and the b it. winter
sun did make me feel better and‘ the
confessor, did feel-unburdened.

May I ask my good and understand-
ing friends. in the Roman. Catholic
Churgh to accept this parody and ra-
ther crude attempt at drama as my
way of pointing out my complete
personal disappointment in the Roman
Catholic Bishops of Canada for- dis-
crediting a Church that was my
mother’s Church. Evon though now I
am a practising Protestant I have al-
ways had a great affection. for the
entire body of dedicated practising
Christians who comprise that most
worthy of organizations,

For more than four years now as an
individual I have attempted to inter-
fere in the affairs of g and

my

iated. with the way of the truth

; I mentioned that I had.a hat in E eeeryas
: a a a

and yet I will say to. .

them: I never’ knew: youl Get away.

‘ from me, you'workers of lawlessness.”

Looking at the churches and nominal
Christianity ° in gon ‘al, _ and even ¢
‘the a

joes . not. eave one to ponder ‘long

paper. supermarket bag over there by
the wall. It was brought to me. I put it
on. Very tatty, covered with .paint
blobs. Iwas told I couldn't wear that
for the first introduction to the party as
-a minister. I mentioned a wooly toque.
I-couldn't wear. that.:So I defied
‘convention. by declaring I wouldn't
wear; a: hat-at: all: (Be myself?).

Castlegar and District, Hospital Com-

» mittee Construction Fund. This brings

the total subscription to $1,100 to date
and the .canvassers are just getting

. underway.

Canvassers for the three ‘sections are
as follows: Robson, Mr. J. Webster. and
J. White; Kinnaird,. Mr.’ J. Pierpoint
and L.. Morsett, and Castlegar,’ Mr.
A.W. Cook, J. Hornsby, 0. Lelghtle, R.
Lecluse ‘and W. Rigby.”

Mr. and ‘Mes: C.;
Castlegar wish to announce ‘the en-
gagement. of their eldest daughter,
Lucy, to Leo Bosse of Vancouver, son
of Mr. Eugene Bosse and the late Mrs.
Bosse’ of Plamondon,. Alberta. The

wedding walt take ‘Place in June.

* Mr. L asses retained to his ‘hip:

today. 5
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There is nothing finer than ‘a ations

‘perg Carlson Radio at CG Radio. Plus
Servel Refrigerators (Kerosene Oper-

: ated). The ideal noiseless’ refrigerator

for any home rural homes!
Bway. from slectrte, power.

An ineclincien is underway } on ihe
burning of the school at Blueberry. The
children are commuting to the Kin-

“naird and Castlegar schools,

A ieee Sin open in Castle.

gar next week. Mothers and fathers in-:

Dr. W. Ternent. of. Edmonton will
join tho Fowler-Johnson Clinic here it

* was announced this week. Dr. Ternent

isa Gold Medalist of McGill University.
He is expected in Castlegar in the early

‘ spring...
Produced by local talent, the’ Ross- °

land Light: Opera, Company's Gilbert
and Sullivan comic operetta Iolanthe
provides a very appropriate first on the

Castlegar District Centennial Calendar:
of events. 203

wrovde We.Were.igetting. oe VETY + WEATY- ro

- standing close-packed on the benches ©
and my friend on the left invited me to
‘sit down. T asked ner, that was to be |
done.

everybody else is doing”.

Sure: enough, beginning at the far
left, each MP was sitting. in that way.
Indeed they had to sit that way, since
they could not stand, Very. cozy. :

Back to reality — end ofdream. AsI
reflect on the above this last’ day of
1982, I ask, “Is this really different”
from reality?” The mad: king reigns;
the viceroy pulls his strings; self-pub-
licity must be the number one priority;

‘selection must be by whim; all wear
false faces; everybody is in everybody
else's pocket;. and remember, keep
things cozy. Come with us, dear Alice,

."\¢ to our “Wonderland”. All those men,

with all their advantages in informa-

tion, in research, in weight-tossing “

have fouled another year — 1982 — the.
‘year we neatly all would like to forget.
: Leonard Howe, °
cea te E

‘More letters
en page AS”

Are boards efficient? _

‘ * dlatiets must, buy more fuel: than

districts to heat the same size

“of achool, Widely diffused districts (in «

pupil. distribution)’ cannot arrangé

"There are reports from Victoria

that the education finance formula may

change yet again. The new idea being~
considered is a mechanism ‘to redist- |.”

ribute money from the “inefficient” to

the “efficient” boards. Whe can argue

with that?

Public discussion on the idea leads
one’ to believe that gross measures
such as dollars spent per student or

business and organized labor.
Most Protestant Churches have al-
ready dtoi in the

1 ratios are to be used
to to determine which boards are efficient
and which are: inefficient. One can

name of social action. I have always
supported indiyidual social action for a
cause to which the individual feels
drawn. Now the largest. and most
influential of all Christian Churches has
joined the ranks of those with Political
and economic solutions.

Who do we now have remaining to
serve the spiritual needs-of Hieh and
poor alike?

INTUEAELAETAUT,

nly argue with that!
Per studert costs and teacher/pupil
ratios vary from one district to another
because:

@ Prices of goods and services vary .

from district to district. For example,

: young growing districts will have more

teachers at the bottom of the pay scale
than will older, static-districts, :

e Different districts must buy
different, quantities of goods and
services. . For: example, northern

large classes in senior, courses and 80.

have to. hire more teachers.’ (You

cannot bus Grade 12 physics students 2° good

250. iniles each day.)

e Different districts have students
with different needs. For éxample, it is
more costly to.educate large.numbers
of refugee ‘children than children with
English ag the mother tongue. Also, a
few high cost spegial needs children
will produce large differences in per
pupil costs of small districts.

e Different districts have elected to
have different kinds of educational
services. In’ the, past, communities
reising their local have

pupil/teacher ratio or ‘per pupil cost is
“that. they’ reflect differences. in the
quality of, “management decisions,
, Without an adjustment to take into
‘account the four other factors, it is.
clear that they alone. will-not measure
management. _
Indeed, they: may protect any bad:
management that might vexist.: fn

favoured districts, rhe use of gross

‘ measures /will also «punish those.

* communities: which have chosen to

spend more than average on cducation.

The right of a community to set its own
priorities is eroded. a

_ Any funding: mechanism that seeks

to ‘identify and correct. bad manage-

ment decisions must be based on data

.that allows the influence of bad

made independent decisions about the
level of education for which they are
willing to pay. ©

s The guality, of management

to be identified. Right
now those do not exist. More than this,
the mechanism ‘must allow local
communities latitude to buy a higher
quality of. education if that is their

68 Poor
praia cisions can result in
higher. costs or poorer education, or

Presumably the argument in favor
of. using gross measures’ such as

elected decision. Until
that time, the use of gross measures
will add significant injustices to many
communities: without, in any way,
helping school boards to be more’
+ efficient.

He ‘said “Sit on, my lap. ‘See, as.

At the first meeting of the new year,
Legion members looked’ back to: 1957
with a great deal of justifiable pride. -

During the-Christmas season, ‘77
young boys and girls were treated.to
candy,: games and: presents at..the
Annual n Christmas Party. The
Legion's newly installed” Peeeident,

From the Jan. 11, 1968

i Castlegar News Q

In a hard-fought battle Jan: .8 the
teachers edged the Juniors 4-8:

The teachers, now on a. winning
streak,:handed the Juniors their see-
ond loss this season.

Goal-getters: for: the -winners were:
G. Sch ‘with two, G. Baulkham and
M. Lauriente with singles: 2

For. the Juniors, D. Chernott, R
Fullerton, W. Kinakin each had singles

in a losing effort. W: Kinakin became

the league’s first 20-goal scorer at the
one-mifute mark of ‘the first Barlod
during the mth game.: :

s

The eee meeting at the Women's
Association of the Robson Community
Memorial Church was held recently in
the church hall with the president Mrs.
J. Raine presiding.

The devotional program using the
theme, “Let there be Light” was ar .
ranged and led by Mrs. J.H. Smith, as-
sisted by Mrs: R. . Waldie. it

The members again decided to lend
their support to the board of trustees
of the Robson Commynity Memorial
Church by assisting with Payment for
the heating of the church.

The missionary committee will again
make: quilts for shipment overseas,
using old nylon ‘stockings.

qj 5YEARSAGO —
From the Jan. 12, 1978
Castlegar News

Most valuable player awards were
received by forwards Jason Leitch and
Dave Picton of Castlegar’s Pee Wee B
Rep team at a recent tournament held
in Beaver Valley. The boys and their
teammates placed first out of six teams
participating in the two-day round.
robin event. _

s 8 6

Eight Selkirk College students were
left homeless for the second time in less
than 24 hours when a fire caused ex-

tensive damage to several units at the
City Centre Motel last Thursday. ‘”

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‘idan of:

. More than 80! courses‘are
available this winter through

Solkirk- College's, Continuing

Education .: department.’ sal
Costlogar.” 5
The list of covers:

1

F usu
‘popular vocational‘offerings eM

such. .ag/-air. brakes, basic
bookespin, carpen|
tronics anc typing,

7» elec-
ntinu-

a wide range of ‘subjects in-
cluding computer, vocational,
general interest, arts, first

ald and coaching courses. For. .

more information or to regis-
ter Jor classes ‘call the Con-
tinuing Education office be-
tween 8:80 a.m..and 4 ‘p.m.

Monday ‘to Friday at 365.

A’ new concept in home,
judy ia also: available.
Among the home-study

. courses are flower arranging, :

growing roses,

) new * woeelated

silviculture and

: procedures
courses; .application of pr
grammable controllers ‘an

word" "processing, are. avail. ..).

able, '

‘The ‘Wednesday’ ev
films. series . returns
seven ‘new. films and .,the

popular photography courses | |

are also featured,
.Three conferences are

of tropical plants ‘and farm
machinery and feta work,

with a

teleconferencing’ conference
on Feb. 17 aad 18. In. “Mareh

under the, new “Training Ac.
cons. (TRAC) Program. z

‘a Rotary International Ex-,

E change to Norway. f
+ Jim Lamont, a Rotarian
ho is serving asthe dis-

Nick: Pearce*.and: Doug
Hinton ‘from this area and
Dave’ Dankel,’ Bill 'Simer
‘and Stan: Bech’ from: the

“The "group study < ex:
“change will ‘take ‘place in
: May: and:June.
‘The Rotary Foundation
“pro ides travel grants for
‘the “exchange of teams
within: a ‘two-year period
‘between Rotary dis-
tricts “in ‘different court-
tries.~ -°.

, ‘The program was estab-
‘lished ‘to promote interna-
tional ‘inderstanding ‘and

Rotary, Foundation | $100
million In'the years 1980

‘cways.of life ‘of their hos!
and ‘study economic, social
d cultural characteristics

-ees and three Americans in »

;will ;accompany’

‘goodwill.and ‘will ‘cost the

of that ae ‘Cou
travel and discussions:
within the participating
district, according® to’ a
prepared. Rotary state-.'
ment, z

"< indicated an interest in:

“SIM RTANGar
wee jo. decompa: team

Each group: “study ex-"

change consists of five.out- -

standing men:between the
‘ages. of 25 and/85, non-

Rotarians, who: represent a’

1 family, 'in: Acapuleo.

‘Ruth! Ehman and > Chuck,

As ‘well, two candidates 2
for'the Rotary. student ex:
“change have been: pre-~
sented ‘during regular Ro-
tary meeting. Canadidates

> Kilpatrick ‘were: ‘also, in-.
* troduced to Rotarians dur-.
ing the Rotary. Christmas.

During the’ party, the
two Grade ‘11 students
- from..Stanley _Humphries -:
Senior. Secondary, «gave —
their. reasons ‘for. wishing .
to be selected as exchange
students. Ruth Ehman has

going to Switzerland and:
Chuck Kilpatrick ‘to: Ger-:
many or the Netherlands.

ie selected, an exchange i
student spends 10, months
. in the host, country as the’
guest of the Rotary. fam- «
ilies.. The student will con-
tinue his or her education
in. ‘the « host. country’s
schools, .'; -

‘Ken Ross, another SHSS :
student; is presently «an':
exchange | studeft. in Mox-
ico., "Ho recently. spent’.
Christmas “with his - host

‘the eee mpus: will be®
o 8

ASK. ABOUT OUR =

LAY. AWAY.PLA

Plans eluding vo volley:
ball, hockey, gymnastics and (

the winter package of
, offerings. Wr

CASTLEG,
PNRM

LETTER

Knowledge network listed |

Editor, Casttont News: uae 2
>. Re: Street Talk, Dec. Si 1982
Your ‘mention ‘of ‘the _Knowled;

services to citizens “tn the ‘West
Rootenay, through she office of the
and

Network (Channel '12) was) much
: appreciated, as‘ is. the inclusion -of
¢ Channel 12 programming in your IN.

Guide listings.’

‘ However, your, readers should be’
aware thatthey need not write to

Vancouver for information about the/
K ,

owledge Network.
Selkirk College provides | ‘course

s “ithechantes, heaivy duty mech.

anics, millwright, machinigt - =

, and ‘elestrical.

In August,, 1988, the in-

_))), board/cutbbard. grea, will, be

added and after. the August‘

~ start’ date,’ all, six vocational

specialties will be available
on a continuous intake basis. :

' Students will be able to start’

and finish their. ‘training, at”
their. own ‘pace. About; 120

‘The Castlegar airport wea-

» tutors’ and, other,

Mm Se sieceiaroiecncianiaal

- Precipitation
increased-

The mean wind of 5.6, kph §
was well below the normal

© By CasNews Staif

‘ tne Community redone offices

throughout the college region,
Information aout the Knowledge

Network is available locally. by calling

coordinator Marg Mahan in Trail,

..868-5286, or by. contacting the local

Community. Education office. In
Castlegar call Craig Andrews,
365-7292.
., . Penny Freno-Link
Liaison & Information Officer

AR NEWS, January

UVUSULOELANTUEUT UATE

 HOMEGOODS
FURNI BRN
WARAOUSE :

‘ther office reports that prec-
ipitation totals for the month
of December were well above ~

average — owing to.a deep

trough of low pressure which

1 dominated during the month.

that the Ministry: of»
cation ane f.

+ a8 an appropriate place’ to of:

fer the speciality level’ pro-
gram in six different areas,”:
‘said: “Bruce * Meldrum, ~ the
campus director at’ Rose-,
mont. -

“For. a‘ small college, we
certainly received ‘the’ lions.
share of the program. Get-
ting the offerings here is a
credit to our instructors, our
facility and our, Past trainiag
record.”

‘Approximately shone ta
funding was provided to the
college for:the program. The

program starts from a com-
mon Core then students move
at ‘their own pace through
occupational families : into

Feached. 1

However, very wet:snow,
especially on. Dec,’ 2,,. ac

counted for snowfall amounts

“of 79.6 mm which were less’

than expected.
, Rainfall totalling 26.0. mm
was slightly less than normal,

while ‘total, precipitation’.
.2 mm.— well”

* above the norm of 107.9,

9.0'but above the record 4.0
set: in 1966. Total hours of
sunshine was'48.6 or 55 per
cent higher than the average
of. 31. 4 hours.

A) Sat., 9: 30 - 5:30:
China Creek

Drive a Little to Save a Lot”

THE DIET GENTER PROGRAM. Is

The weather office reports
the cumulative snowfall since
October now stands at 187.0
compared. to an: average of
110.4. And the measurable
snowfall on the ground rose
steadily from a low of 12 cm
on Dec, 2 to a high of 48 om
by year-end resulting:in an
early ski'season.on local hills
and-excellent ski conditions
throughout the month. -

| NO SHOTS
NO Saucs <
‘@NO CONTRACTS.

‘Temperatures last’ month
were. average. The mean

areas of speciali-
zation. wit

‘TRAC is a key initiative of
the;,, Employment.,,Develop,

ment ‘Committee, 0h Gebinet..

‘of -2.1°C. was
right on the norm, with the
mean maximum of 0.0°C™
slightly cooler’ and the mean
minimum '"4:2°C"'sif

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