OPINIO wy, The Castiégar Sun ey WS Zs PUBLISHER MARILYN STRONG SHARL ENE IMHOFF CATHERINE ROSS ADVERTISING REP NICOLE BEETSTRA ADVERTISING REP. CHRISTINE MOYER PRODUCTION MANAGER: SHAUNA KATTLER PRODUC TION/OFFICE MARGE LALONDE CIRCULATION MANAGER JOHN VAN PUTTEN SPORTS REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER KAREN KERKHOFF REPORTER Direct Department. Phones General Office 365-5266 Circulation 365-5266 Classified Ads 365-7848 Display Advertising 365-2278 Newsroom 365-5579 Fax .... 365-7762 465 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, B.C. V1N 1G8 1S POLITICALLY INDEPENDENT AND A MEMBER OF THE STERLING NEWS SERVICE Established November 28, 1990 Published by Sterling Newspapers Ltd Weekly on Wednesdays Member of Canadian Community Newspapers Association B.C. Community Newspapers Association and B.C. Press Council editorial comment Blueprint for education r. Margaret Fulton performs well under pres- sure. Asked last November if she would head a review panel that would seek to examine and make recommendations on the future of post-secondary education in the Kootenays, Fulton was aware of the obstacles. She was a j-anel of one with a limited budget short time frame, and a major mandate. If that wasn’t enough, Fulton came under heavy criticism for her appointment to the Review Committee. Before even attempting the task at hand, hes worst critics claimed that any.secommendations she made would be unfairly biased in Nelson’s favor. Especially since it was Nelson-Creston MLA Corky Evans who initiated the review It didn't take Dr. Margaret Fulton long to deflate the critics and prove there was nothing credulous in their accusations of “a biased review”. As Fulton and her assistants made their way across the East and West Kootenay, seeking public input and gathering data for the review, the criticisms, not surprisingly. turned into all- out-wooing. Everyone wanted to stake claims, and the competitiveness between officials vying strongly for the Nelson University Centre and thosé waving the Selkirk College banner became clearly evident. The pressure was on, and Fulton was expected to deliver he did more than that. It was ‘no-holds barred’ as the report she recently presented has recommen- dations that are air-tight and to-the-point. Some of the recommendations are tough; most are surprising; all of them make perfect sense. There were no favorites and no political hand-outs. Fulton makes a strong call for the end of an era in education that no longer serves to educate, and the start of a process that will require cooperation and leverage among all communities in the East and West Kootenays. Learners will continue to achieve at home in the pursuit of greatness and accep- tance—whether it be in academics, business, industry, sport, recreation and family life Yet it would be wrong to think that Fulton's report is not without intense feeling for the future economic, social and environmental needs of the area. In her con- clusion, Fulton writes about the mighty Columbia River and how it symbolizes both the worst of past exploitation of nature to serve short term commercial gain and corpo- rate interests, and the best of future stewardship for new style government, positive use of resources and a new spirit of cooperation among all towns, industries, busi- nesses, and the people whose lives will be affected by the decisions made about the river. And this is where Fulton's final recommendation may lie. If substantial dividends are received by this area as a result of upcoming downstream benefits negotiations, then no better use can be made of these dividends than for the support of education. It makes perfect sense. For- get the glorious monuments. Why not use what's coming to us for our own practical further benefit? s Fulton says in her report, the old ways of patriarchy and patronage no longer work Change is painful, but simply to endorse the need for change is not enough—risks must be taken if the many vested and institutional interests in maintaining “business as usual’ are to be challenged ERRORS The advertiser agrees that the publisher sha damages arising out of errors in any advertisement beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred, whether such error is due to the negligence of its servants or otherwise and there shall be no liability tor non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement ‘All advertising Subject fo publisher's approval Contracts must be completed within one year from contract date No contingent orders accepted not be lable for tet John You never cease to amaze me! First you encourage cross-border shopping, almost delivering our jobs down south on a silver plat- ter, and now you are saying there should be no limit to the amount of garbage any given household can produce Do you use garbage bags that have MADE IN THE U.S.A, printed on the side? I would guess that most of the garbage leaving your house came from the wonderful United States of America. On your next trip south take your garbage back with you, we don't need it Every week when I drive around Castlegar I am aston- ished to see the amount of garbage in front of each bags and bags of the stuff. How much do you put out every week Karen? Two, three, four or ten bags? Castlegar’s garbage collec- tion company, Ace Disposal, is only required to pick up three bags per house each week. If people put out more the extra bags should either be left there, or an additional charge levied. This would help discourage excessive garbage By watching what I buy, re- using as much as possible, recy- cling, and composting what I can, I keep my garbage output to one SMALL grocery bag every two or three weeks. Yes it’s possible! All you have to do is try. I have the advantage of being alone, but the same 1s pos: house sible for the average family if they set their minds to it When people put their garbage beside the curb once a week do they consider it to be thrown away? But does a place called AWAY truly exist? What's lacking most here in Castlegar is an adequate means in which to recycle some of what is currently ending up in our landfill site. There is no reason why paper, cans or glass should end up in the ground, since a second life does exist for these products. We just need a means of adequately collecting what can be reused here in Castlegar. I think people would be really shocked to find out what gets The garbage dilemma to tossed out with regular trash. It’s the unknown products (usually called hazardous waste, like bat- tenes, paint, paint thinner and the list goes on) which really scare me. Where does it all end up? In our landfill site! But what happens to it there? What evapo- rates, ends up in the atmosphere and comes back to visit in the form of contaminated rain. What doesn't end up in the air works its way into the ground water and leaches into our rivers. One question Karen. Where do we get our drinking water? Hey think about it, we end up eventually drinking some of the tun-off from our landfills. As works its way back through) the river, it also ends up in the fish that mahy* locals eat. Karen, | have listened to you talk about how relaxing your weckend of fishing was. Did you eat some of the fish you caught? It's about time people staned to show they care about where they live and under what condi tions. The easiest way is to start shopping wisely. Next time you are in a store and pick something up, think about how it’s pack- aged, and why. If it's excessively packaged don't buy it. If possi- ble, try to buy pre-owned prod ucts which help reduce waste By acting wisely, unlike Karen, we can all make a difference. Big deal! A two bag limit might suit you just fine right now John, but what happens when you get a family? (That's assum- ing there is someone out there whi is willing to marry you.) I suppose you'll drive your mate crazy by inspecting ALI the garbage to make sure that NOTHING sneaks into the garbage bag that shouldn't be there. Get a life! While I totally agree that we all need to be environmentally aware and conscientious, there's a limit. Two bags of garbage is what only two members in my family throw out in a week and sometimes more What about the larger fami lies? If they have to abide by the two bag limit is that then not prejudicial? And what about families who have special needs, such as a child or elderly person who 1s being cared for in the home, and out of necessity gen more garbage than the we person? I agree that we all have to do Our part in reducing the amount of garbage which we generate. I don't dispute that at all, and I think it is unfair of you, John, tc assume that I haphazardly run through the store buying items no matter how excessively they are packaged. I won't justify my buying habits to you, because in the end there is only a small group of people to whom I have to justify my habits to—my future grandchildren. If you think that I want to leave a land full of garbage for them then you have underestimated me! the population to control the amount of garbage they gener ate. The government needs to get tough with cer nies which could care less whether the packaging of their product is excessive, or whether it will decompose become environmentally consci entious force, Canadians can refuse to buy. their products. But, some- times we don't have a choice, and that is unfortunate but it is a concept which, at times, is idealistic. While house hold garbage is certainly a large contributing factor towards excess refuse, there is another type of refuse which needs to be addressed them to not only clean up their act and to dispose of garbage within the legal range, but below the legal limit can knowingly pollute our choice for them. Karen By the way, it is not just up to nm eompa- Until those companies either by choice or I fully advocate the three R's—recycle, reuse and reduce, industrial waste Let's voraciously go after the industrial polluter, and force Tell me why a corporation waters and then receive only a warning and a small fine for their infractions. The obvious key to environmental aware Ness 1s to legally require corpo: rations to package their products environmentally cor rect—that way those individu als who refuse to follow the three R's will be forced to buy products which are minimally packaged. There won't be a While the average person tres to be conscientious, there are those who could care less But with items which are mini- mally packaged, in packaging which decomposes without harming the environment, those uncaring unknowingly become more environmentally friendly individuals will if you have a bject that you Call the newsroom at 365-5579 or fax us your if you have any comments or questions about this week's Cheek to Cheek, feel free to send us your comments in a letter to the editor c/o The Castlegar Sun. id like to see debated in the Cheek to Cheek column, Karen and John would love to hear your suggestions. nts and ts at 365-7762 Road to feminism is littered with false profits Last night, I was watching an episode on A Road to Avonlea dealing with the women's equal- ity Movement, and it got me to thinking as to just how much we owe the early pioneers such as Nellie McClung and Susan B Anthony not only for their con- tributions to women’s rights, but to the way we think of equality in general as well. And to how most of today’s self-proclaimed “feminists” have failed to live up to the expectations that they set for those who were to con- tinue the fight I am referring to those women who actively seek the limelight to demand that women follow them blindly, to forever escape the evils of patriarchy”, not those who truly believe in the elimination of sexual discrimination. You know, the ones who are always throwing themselves in front of television cameras and writing books to lecture us on why every woman should be just like them and every man rid died with guilt over everything his ancestors have done ft think that Satty Quinn - one of the world’s great true femi nists - said it best in a quote from an article she wrote for The Washington Post: “The leaders of the feminist move- ment today don’t really care what any woman thinks who does not agree with every posi- tion they take.” In other words, anyone who does not blindly accept every doctrine handed down by the “feminist” leaders is an enemy, to be steamrollered at first opportunity. My own experience with prominent “feminist” organiza- tions and the “feminists” asso- ciated with them tends to bear her out. Did you vote Conserva tive or Liberal? Are you anti- abortion? Are you Catholic? Did you bad-mouth Gloria Steinem? You are an enemy Are you a man? You are most definitely an enemy When Sally Quinn's article came out, it immediately earned her the title of “enemy” from all the prominent “feminist” lead ers. Gloria Steinem called her a water bug on the surface of life...a false feminist.” Faludi stated “where has she (Quinn) been during the strug gle for women's rights? She's Susan just been sailing along on the coattails of her husband.” Patri cia Ireland accused her of writ- ing the article solely to gain publicity for her book. Several other “feminists” named her as an instrument of the “feminist backlash” that Susan Faludi mentions in her own book Clearly, the Steinems and the Faludis are not out to liberate women, so much as to persuade them to give themselves to another master. It is interesting to note that women such as Kim Campbell, Sheila Copps, Grace McCarthy, Audrey McLaughlin and Margaret Thatcher have never subscribed to their dogma, so are considered “enemies” by them and their followers A pity. since it is these women, and those who work outside of the limelight to fully realize their own goals, who are the real source of the advances made by the women mov ment, whether those goals are t« have a top-notch career. a top notch family tt The hard-cx feminist like to claim. credit for th progress made. but in truth they are more a hindrance than an asset to the struggte for equatt ty. After all, if the women movement had all the “ene mies” that they have, could it possibly have gotten this far? The vlory of the womens movement is tts diversity.” Betty Friedan. I think that says it all Shannon Mitchel, a resi dent of Glade graduated from UVIC it the field of physics and plans to return to schoot 1 September to pursue a recentl career in education e Wednesday, July 28, 1993 Letters to the Editor The Castlegar Sun Castlegar Heritage Society busy Local memorabelia requested Dear Editor: The Castlegar and District Heritage results of the downtown Revite Society is pleased to see the The new parking lot has brought the Museum to the attention of many visitors who might of passed us by Although the rain has put a damper on: fundraising events for the beginning of the season we look forward to August and September. The staff has its work cut out for them this season with the restora tion of Castlegar's first jail and the rebuilding of the Kekuli at Zucker: berg Island We are trying to focus on the Island this first part of the season with concerts in the park. The visitor stats at the island are up, but this is not really a surprise as Zuckerberg Island has been the host of visitors world wide Our researcher has been working hard at finding pertinent informa- tion on Castlegar and District, although there are many books, it would be wonderful if the real pioneers of Castlegar came forth and gave us some information on how Castlegar really was. We would like to have a cassette library of the pioneers to be accessi ble to the public, we feel this would be a worthwhile task and a true asset to the younger people of Castlegar. The two attractions are open seven days a week and we would like nothing more than to have you stop in and pay us a visit The He age Society is always interested in volunteers, so if you have a few hours of free time come down, there is always something for you to do. If you ave any information, duplicate photos or any historical artifacts please contact us at 365-6440 or stop in at the C.P.R. Museum. PS. It has come to the attention of the Castlegar and District Heritage Society that toy railway cars are being sold door-to-door with all the proceeds going to the Society. Unfortunately the Heritage Society has not authorized, nor has any connection with this If you are approached by these people please don't hesitate to call the Museum and verify the situation. Our phone number is 365-6440. Patti Richards P Discrimination is still alive and well in our city Dear Editor Not long age rathered to salut many of us Livery gra cious local citizen for trying to help restore Human Rights in Guatemala. For many of us who came from other countries, this man action brought tears of emotion and gratitude It seems very sad then, when the thought of preserving human tights in our community seems of very little concern. “It should be known that many individuals including local employers and Persons in authonty consider the color of skin, and or cultural social background as an indica tor of level of competence. To disguise their discriminatory actions ‘they try to find various other causes for their decisions. We do have a Human Rights Commission to whom we can address our complaints, but often these claims are dismissed by them claiming not guilty and lack of evidence. In communities such as this, their argument is that_many employees are of Rus sian, Portuguese and of Phillip- ine background. The truth be known, the majority of positions held by these individuals are in the kitchen, and housekeeping departments. Not many of them hold jobs as professionals. How about the small percent- age of us that were born in not so popular countries. It should be taken into consideration that dis crimination has many faces, and i can focus only on the fact that someone was born in a country someone else secs as undesirable There are those who are able to look at you and say in not so man words, you are not as good or competent as others, while others don't even take the time to acknowledge receiving your appli cations, even when requested I, like many others didn't choose our place of birth, color of skin—nor the first language we spoke. If we are here today it is only because we fought and worked darn hard to get here It isn't easy to change your life around, to meet other's expectations. Let's not forget that we too have earned the right to be called Canadian citizens, not by being born here, but through hard work, pride, and dedication For you out there who still have that narrow-minded atti tude, next time you come across someone like myself, know full well that I am a valuable Canadi. an citizen with as many rights as you. Know also very well that we are determined survivors and most importantly human beings Name withheld for | obvious reasons. | More letters on page 8A CASTLEGAR'S ALZHIEMERS SUPPORT GROUP - meets last Wednesday each month. 6:30 - 8 p.m. Castlegar Library. Coming events of organizations may be | additional words are 15¢ each used for headings) count notices to The Castiggar Sun 7 Castlegar and sted here Boldtaced words (which_must be as two words. Each insertion is half-price. Minimum charge is $4. Deadline is 11:30 Monday for Wednesday's paper District non-profit The first 12 words are $4 and consecutive Please bring in or mail your 465 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC VIN 1G8 Dear Editor: If you want to bé a satisfied customer, then one local, estab-_ lished plumbing business is not & place for you. Even if the owner likes. to say “L want to keep my customers happy”, he likes col- lecting money for unsatisfactory Service even more. 1 had three frustrating experi- ences with their repairman, and my complaints didn’t get me anywhere except to be threat- ened with court action if I didn’t pay the bill in full. Here are the facts of my second encounter with this business. My oven door didn't close fully: and bak- ing a cake was out of question. Bob, from the local business walked out with a cheque for $66.88 assuring me that I would be notified when the part comes im. Nothing happened for a month. When | called I was told the part was on backordér,and they would call me. After a few More weeks I called and was told the part wasn't manufac- tured anymore and | would have to buy a new oven. | tried to find 4 solution and received no help from the staff “ After this experience I avoid- ¢d using the local business 'and received satisfactory service from another appliance repair. Unfortunately when my washing machine stopped agitating last month, they were closed for holi- days. I decided to give the first local business another chance. Bad decision. Bob identified. the problem and went to get a new agitator. He came back empty handed as the agitator was sold two days previously and it Keeping customers happy not wasn't recorded on the comput T didn’t want to wait three days so I got the agitator in Trail According to Bob I just had to push the agitator onto the shaft It didn’t work. After my request to talk to Bob another repairman was sent in and | was lefl with another bill. I paid $49 the previ ous day when the repairman had left me with non-working wash ing machine. And I was expected to pay another $16.59 for the call ich, according to Bob, wasn’t necessary. But he didn’t clean the shaft, and that made all the dif ference in fitting the agitator. When I talked to the owner he threatened to bring me to court if I didn’t pay the second bill. To my argument that I paid for the time Bob was needlessly searching for the sold agitator, time which could have been Recent swim meet a proud display of sportsmanship D Editor: I would like to send a big bou- quet to all the Castlegar swim- mers who participated in the Castlegar Aquanaut Swim Meet July 17 and 18th They were all great ambas- sadors for our community, wel- coming all the other swimmers to our city. They showed excellent sportsmanship, and focus and dedication to the sport. They not only won the meet by over 400 points, but did it in style by achieving 173 personal best times, breaking records and plac- ing in almost all events. When the meet was all over, and the swimmers, parents, grandparents and spectators had all gone home, I took a walk around the pool grounds. This was when I was especial- ly proud to have the opportunity to be involved with the sport of swimming. The grounds were completely clean The grass was crushed a little, but other than that no one would never have known that just hours before there was 500 people, numerous tents anda lot of fun activity going on. Jean Bonin Sun classifieds sell fast! Call now 365-7848 a priority used for cleaning the shaft, I received the reply that it wasn't their fault the sold agitator hadn't been taken off the records. It sééms nothing is his or his employees’ fault- the customer is held responsible for every~ thing, including the qualified repairman's failure to prepare the shaft for fitting the agitator, The owner feels he can’t be a bad guy when he has been in busi- nés_for 35 years. Maybe not a bad guy~but certainly not a good businessman who is tuned to his customer's needs. He claimed that he had to write off $20,000 last year because people didn’t want to pay their repair bills. A satisfied customer doesn’t refuse to pay the bill! Marta Fox Castlegar Without It. Castlegar Branch 630 - 17th St Castlegar, B.C. VIN 4G 365-7232 Don't Leave Home sane Castlegar Savings Credit Union tb) Slocan Park Branch: 3026 Hwy 6 Slocan Park, B.C. VOG 2E0 226-7212 ROYAL ag ane LEGION Branc! 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This means huge vol ume discounts Then there are savings in freight rates, savings in ware housing inventory, savings in the cost of constructing loca tions (warehouse locations are less costly than regular furni ture stores), in labour costs (less staff is required and no com missions are paid), in the cost of decorating their locations (there are no fancy displays expensive track lighting or Most locations don't even have offices. In short, United Buy & Sell eliminates unnecessary frills and gimmicks and passes the savings on to the customers. And the savings are substan- tial, prices are as low as 1/2 regular furniture stores prices. In addition, the company’s enormous buying power ena- bles them to receive the latest styles, best warranties and high- est quality. The result is quality brand name furniture and mattresses at low warehouse prices. It’s no wonder that customers get “hooked” on coming back again and again decorations) a bl The year was 1981. The economy was in the worst Tecession since the 1930's Retail sales, especially for big ticket’ furniture, were at a depress items such as ing low forcing many furni ture stores to go out of busi ness. That was when United Buy & Sell Furniture Ware house opened its first loca tion. What a time to prove itself! Despite the recession, Consumers Flock To Warehouse Furniture Retailing Concept and while regular furniture stores suffered, business at United Buy & Sell was booming. Customers came from near and far to save money. Month after month sales records were broken Today there are 64 loca tions and the company is growing ata still faster pace The locations are getting larger to provide space for the increased selection of fur niture & mattresses Profit Magazine survey: UNITED BUY & SELL FURNITURE WAREHOUSE is amongst the 50-fastest growing retailers 1 989, 1990, 1991, 1992 And_ the doesn't company plan gon slowing down. Quite the opposite! 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