August 27, 1989 Help Wanted EXPERIENCED part-time furniture repair man able to do refinishing and minor touch-up work, Reply; Box 30072 Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4 3/69 Castlegar Mohawk 1s now accepting applications for FRONT END ATTENDANTS & CASHIERS APPLY TO 1415 Columbia Avenue Castlegar TAMAR Jmaelt AR.C.T.. B. Ed. now taking piano students at her home Shoreacres. Ph. 359-7253 3 69 EXPERIENCED Licensed Practical Nurse willing to do private home care, days or evenings. References. Ph, 365.2665. 7, 69 B&) Tax Service * Income Tox Returns * Bookkeeping Service CALL 365-7033 1235-3rd St Castlegar BRICK* BLOCK*TILE*ROCK* CONCRETE For estim hone 364-2346. tin 41 NEED A KID-FREE WEEKEND or holiday? Willing to babysit weekends or holidays Call meat 365-6646 tin/43 For New, Ultra-Lock ROOFING STEEL ‘ontact BOUNDARY METAL BLDGS 362-9644 * Rossland MOTHER of 3 children will babysit in my home, I's blocks trom Kinnaird school Ph, 365-2802 FOR all your business and personal typing needs, call Velme at DAWN'S TYPING SERVICE. 365-6170 13/55 A Ved Giveaway 2 SIAMESE kittens 2398 mornings KITTENS, 2 white and 2 Calico, 365-6491 3/68 ail black. 365. 3/67 6-MONTH-OLD female German Shepherd pup. 365-7140. KITTENS evenings litter trained, 365-3493 3/68 Lost MALE Himalayan Persian. South Slocan Playmor area, August 21. 359-7154, 3/68 , ALCOHOLICS ‘anonymous and Al-Anon. Phone 365-3663. 104. GIFTED astrologer/psychic, EMPHREM HOLGATE, host of Cable 10's "New Age and You!“ will be at Waneto Plozo, Aug 23-26. Drop by and say hi, EPHREM will be calculating charts. 6/49 Lottery charts are producing winners. 352-9587 8 GIFTED Asrologer/ psychic, EPHREM HOLGATE, host of CAble 105 "New Age and You!”. Consultations 352-9587 AIN, MIGRAINE ‘OR STIFF NECK? Call 365-5527 for appointment HAN’S ACUPUNCTURE REDUCED room and board for handyman middleaged or retired, non smoking Ph, 365-3894 oF n TAROT CARD READINGS. SOPHIA'S BACK. For appointment 365-6048, 3/67 Found WE deeply wish to express our thanks to all our relatives, friends and neighbours tor their kind support, prayers and wor ds of encouragement during the recent loss of George Nevok shonott Beloved father and grandfather special thanks to the singers READING glasses in case 800 Block. 10th Ave, Owr at Castlegar Ne: OLDER, small, ginger colored male dog found at Qotischenia near Brilliant bridge. Owner may contact 399-4275, special thanks to Georg 3,67 conducting the funeral O'Connor and statt of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel, statf of the Extended Care of the Castlegar Hospital and all the kind people who brought food and attended) the service. WE thank you all trom the bottom of our hearts. God Bless you all.|— John & Helen Kinakin Geo: wokshonolf Jr., Cal & Mable Frederiksen: 69 services, Mike LADIES gold watch tound in August near the rock past Scotties Marina. Identity at Castiegar News. 67 BLACK & BROWN male dog, 2-3 years MANS suit jacket in vicinity of Sth Ave. and 31st. 365-6259 atter 3 p.m 3/67 SIBERIAN-HUSKY cross female puppy Black with white belly and tront legs, tan under back legs. One. blue eye, one brown eye with bive top. Valhalla Park on Little Slocan Lake logging road bet ween Koch ahd Hode Creek, Sunday Aug. 20. Owner please call 359-7107 dn Memoriam IN memory of Pete Nevakshonott who 3/68 passed away August 25, 1987. Sadly missed by loving wite, Mary, Babokaitt 69 FOUND items ore not charged tor. It pigeon and Tomlin tamilies you ve found somettivig phone the Ac tion Ad number 365-2212 anytime during business hours. We ll run the ad 3 issues free of charge tn/59 “Your Charity of Choice” Your caring gifts in Honour or in ymoriam are a beautiful and thoughtful ‘eminder Notices Fe pion El 8.C. AND YUKON HEART FOUNDATION Oy WOULD the lady driving & silver ond « pickup Wittinggeid and whise-colered Your Donation is Tax Deductible Mercury Zephyr trom behind in trattic control lineup on July 17-on Columbia Ave., Castlegar, at approximately 5 p.m. please contact Costiegor RCMP quote file No. 892292 67 CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY. in memoriam donations. information Box 3292, Castlegor. 365-5167 10417 THE PLUMBING HEATING DOCTOR * GAS CONTRACTING © REPAIRS & RENOVATIONS * COMMERCIAL. RESIDENTIAL ~ MAMMOGRAPHY Trail Regional Hospitals’ New Mam- mography Unit is now operational. Patients requisitioned by their Legal physician to have this test may now contact the Radiology Department seal PLUMBING for an appointment Forests 24 Hour Emergency Servic Ph. 399- 4762 HANDYMAN experienced in carpentry patio decks, fences, renovations ting in and out, cement work, etc reasonable rates, (senior discou ne 365-2267 Province of Brith Columbia NOTICE INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR TIMBER SALE LICENCE A34158 CHAPEL HOUSE — Zuckerberg Island Heritage Par en 7 days CASTLEGAR RAIL STATION, Mon.-Sor”, 8 p.m. For further information, phone 365-6440 tin/43 DANCE BANDS and mobile disco available for any type of engagement 362-7795. tn 65 —_—_______, 362-5076 Branching Out Tree Service WILL BABYSIT home. Woodland hildren. Monday B.C. SEAL COATING Do it once! Do it right! INDUSTRIAL ASPHALT SEALER Guaranteed 3 Years! FREE ESTIMATES Call Brian at 693-2226 3 68 BABYSITTING available 2 10 wn near Kin ‘ark. Reas: rates, flexible hours. 365-6646 © RENOVATIONS e — Carpentry — Plumbing — Overhead Doors — Security Fencing — BOWSER’S SERVICES Phone 365-5948 PASS CREEK Holdings Lid. equipment for hire. Excavating, road building work per hour of contract, 365-6017.7,67 CONCRETE PROJECT? SPECIALIZING IN: * FLOORS * FOUNDATIONS * RETAINING WALLS wR 3 AZELWOOD OLDINGS CALL RALPH BIRD 365-5063 HANDYMAN electrical plumbing, steps decks, exterior/interior, light carpentry 365-5289. tin) 44 Giveaway 1 SLATE grey male kitten. Ph. 399-4795 3/69 DESPERATELY in need of a good home one tortoishell female 3 year old cat Must be given away urgently. Please call 365-6019 3/69 KITTENS, multicolors. Ph. 999-4749 Ann 69 TWO OLDER KITTENS. Brother ginger sister tortoise shell. Well behaved and independent. 365-3834 3/68 PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIED $159 $10 DISCOUNT FOR CASH! Call us for details! Classified Ads 365-2212 Castlégar News ATTENTION: University students moving to Vancouver? Have large truck leaving Aug. 30. Call 365-7497 after 7 pr 5/66 Planning a Wedding? We Sell Distinctive Invitations, Napkins etc COME SEE US AT Castlégar News 197 Columbia Ave SMALL HYDRO PLANT FOR SALE 2 MVA hydroelectric generating plant located on the Goat River approximately two miles f Creston is for sale to a party qualified to operate it as an independent power producer. The power output of the plant is to be sold to West Kootenay Power under mutually agreed s and conditions The sale includes the power plant and equipment, dam, structures and associated land and access. The plant was constructed in 1934. It was taken out of service some 30 years ago and will requite extensive refurbishing prior to production. For information on the facilites and the terms and conditions of sale, please write to Mr. J.B. Loo, Manager, System Planning & Operation, West Kootenay Power Lid., P.O. Box 130, Trail BC, VIR 4L4. A deposit of $100 by certified cheque, payable to West Kootenay Power Ltd., is to accompany the request for information. Deposits will be refunded upon receipt of qualifying bids. WEST KOOTENAY POWER Jeep Full Size Pickups Save Up The Time Is Already Here SAVE STHOUSANDs of dollars on our ‘89 model clearance of vehicles. All Remaining *" $3500 Stock Must Go! ForA Limited Time Only. % annual interest over 24 months through rysior Credit to qualified buyers. Other rates available. G FINANCING See Dealer for details. Or Rebates Up To *1500 on Selected Models SMENT AUTHORITY NOTICE WHERE PROPERTY CURRENTLY USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES IS ZONED FOR ANOTHER USE, SPECIAL CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN IN THE VALUATION WHERE THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY THE PR INT OWNER SINCE JULY Ist, 1979. APPLICATION FORMS AND OTHER INFOR MATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM YOUR 1980 D50 4x4 RamCharger 5-Spd., 4-Cyl., Canopy Only 32,000 km. 1988 Plymouth Caravelle 4-Dr., Auto., Air Cond., 21,000 km. Balance of 7-Year Warranty 1984 Dodge RamCharger 4x4, Royal SE interior, 318 auto. Only 54,000 km Nelson _ Chrysler (ZTE 5413 1988 Omni 4-Dr., 5-Spd., Only 6,000 km Remainder of 7-Year Warranty 1982 Dodge Aries 2-Dr., 2.2L. auto extra clean, 77,000 km 1986 TEMPO GL Fully loaded, auto., 4-dr Air conditioning Jeep 1984 Chrysler E Class 4-Dr., 1 Owner, Power Windows & Locks, Tilt, Cruise, Cassette, 2-Tone, Like New! 1982 Chevy Malibu Air Cond., V-6, auto., power windows and locks Call Archie and Grant at 352-3542 or Ed at 352-3817 A Division of City Auto Service 803 Baker St Nelson 352-3542 Changes to tax system touted iy CLAUDETTE SANDECKI Staff Writer The present property-tax system must be restructured to provide more funding for local governments while shif- ting some of the tax burden from residential taxpayers, representatives of West Kootenay school boards, regional districts and i as well as indi Property his parliamentary secretary, Norman Jacobsen. Castlegar school board chairman Gordon Turner, speaking for the board, told the committee school boards have been blamed for large increases in school taxes that are due to three factors — a loss of the commercial-industrial tax base, severe restraint in the 1982-87 period when ii grants to school boards were cut or limited and owners, told a provincial committee on property-tax reform in Castlegar Tuesday. Big business should pay more taxes dnd local gover nments should have access to other forms of taxation as well as larger sums of direct funding from the provine government, the Property Tax Reform Committee was told as about 15 briefs were presented. The committee, composed of Minister of Municipal Affairs Rita Johnston, Finance Minister Mel Couvelier, Marilyn Baker, mayor of North Vancouver District and president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities, and Conrad Adams, a Colwood resident representing taxpayers, is touring B.C. asking forlocal suggestions on tax reform. the government's current position that it will fund only the “‘core’’ education program through a sharable operating amount. “We believe there is nothing wrong with homeowners contributing through taxes for education purposes,” Tur- ner said. ‘‘ However, what is wrong is the amount they are asked tocontribute.”” If Castlegar had access to the industrial tax base, ‘the pulp mill and the timber mill would surely provide enough tax dollars to keep residential taxes much lower than they are now,"’ he said. “The government's idea of what constitutes a ‘core’ education program and ours are very different,’’ Turner budget, called the “sharable operating amount,” is curren tly 84 per cent, Turner said. At that rate, the funding the government iis providing “‘would not pay the salaries and benefits of employees because well over 85 per cent of our operating budget goes to these costs," he said. “Given the current government fiscal framework levels, we would find it extremely difficult to offer an educational program in this district to prepare children for the 21st century unless we taxed residents fairly highly.”” To illustrate his point, Turner quoted from the Castlegar school board's operating budgets of 1982 and 1989. Provincial funding has increased nine per cent since 1982 to just under $8 million from $7.3 million, he said At the same time, residential taxes have increased more than 91 per cent, to almost $2.4 million from about $1.2 million, Turner said “No wonder taxpayers are upset — no wonder they think educational spending is out of control,"* Turner said. “‘It’s my understanding that when the government took “*tt’s my belief — given the figures I've just shown you frotm the Castlegar district budget — that the government has reneged on that promise,’ Turner continued. **If the government had increased the provincial grants from general. revenue. by 20 or 30 ‘per cent, school boards wouldn't betaxing the way wehave."" , Market-value assessments don’t work, Turner told the committee, Fluctuations in property values in an area like Castlegar with a small residential base can lead to years like this year when an increase in the homeowner grant com- bined with some lower assessments leads to some residents paying higher taxes than others and shouldering more of the costs of education The government should provide more money to school boards out of general revenue and consider paying for what boards believe is ‘‘core’’ programming, he said Turner also made a personal suggestion that lottery ticket Sales could be taxed and the funds earmarked for education, a system the Saskatchewan government is trying for hospital funding Couvelier was attending another meeting and was not said. able to join the panel in Castlegar. He was represented by Vol. 42, No. 70 60 Cents The government's share of the Castlegar distri-*’s Cas.usega crs. San away the industrial-commercial tax base, it would make up the difference to school boards from general revenue. WW Les a r News CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1989 Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore told the panel city continued on page A2 WEATHERCAST Tonight: A few isoloted showers then clearing, Low neor 10°. Thur sday: Sunny with a few afternoon clouds and isolated showers High hear 24°. The outlook for Friday is sunny but clouding over lote in the day. Probability of precipitation is 20 per cent tonight and 10 per cent Thursday. 4 Sections (A, B, C&D) CLAIMING THE LAND . their claim to local land during a pr member of the Council of Elder: Cashews Photo by Claudette Sondeck: . Spokesmen for the Arrow Lakes Indian Band formally announced conference at a heritiage site near Vallican Tuesday., Seated are (Jeft to right): band lawyer Norman Evans, Charles Quintesket, a f and John Marchand, a member of the Council of C! Indian band girds for court fight About 45 members of the Arrow Lakes Indian Baud gathered Tuesday near Vallican in the Slocan Valley to discuss strategy with their lawyer and issue a formal statement on their position in a dispute over land on which the Ministry of Highways plans to build aroad The band, which includes B.C residents, is now centred on a reserve southwest of Colville, Wash., but is claiming aboriginal title to Jand bet ween Revelstoke and the Washington border, including a site near Vallican that contains human remains over 3,000 years old. The burial ground has been designated an archeological site and is under the protection of B.C. Heritage Trust The band never ceded its right to the land, abandoned the land or lost title through conquest, despite being declared an extinct people by the provincial government in 1956, the band’s lawyer, Norman Evans, told reporters at an afternoon press con: ference. However, the band is claiming title to Crown lands, Evans emphasized, and private property owners are not being challenged The band also wants the return of the remains of six bodies it says were taken from the site in 1981 and are currently housed in the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria A request for the return of the remains was made in May, band spokesman Yvonne Swan told repor- ters after the press conference. Alan Hoover, chief of an- thropological collections at the museum, told the band in June that the museum needed time to establish a policy on the matter since it has never received such a request before, Swan said He told the band he has until Aug 31 to draft a policy statement on the request, she said When the remains are returned, the band will perform a reburial ceremony, Swan said, adding that the return of the remains_is the main con- cern of the band elders A small group of native people and their supporters set up a blockade nor th of the Little Slocan River last week to prevent a construction crew from beginning work on a bridge across the river and a connecting road that is to run past the archeological site The Indians say the road will run Traffic worries aired at meeting By GUY BERTRAND Staff Writer Better driver education, stricter licensing, upgraded road conditions and more automobile safety features were some of the suggestions West Kootenay residents brought to a public meeting on traffic safety Tuesday in Nelson. The provincial government’s Traf fic Safety Directorate has been holding meetings throughout the province to give people a chance to submit their suggestions and views on the growing safety problem on B.C.’s highways. Keith Godfrey, chairman of the directorate, opened the meeting by saying he is concerned about the apathy many people have towards the mounting losses on the highways acro- ss the province. “Traffic safety touches everyone in the province,"’ Godfrey said. *‘The price in the province has been over $1 billion in direct costs — that’s $408 for every man, woman and child.”* The discussion of traffic safety provided yet another opportunity for the Robson-Raspberry Ferry Users Ad Hoc Committee to complain about the closure of the Castlegar-Robson ferry and its impact on traffic safety in the area Derek Todd, speaking on behalf of the committee, cited several examples of the increase in the possibility of ac. cidents with the ferry’s closure. “The primary reason given (for the ferry closure) was that our area citizens had two excellent alternate routes,”’ Todd said. ‘*In winter, where ice and snow conditions apply, where visibility can be limited by snow, fog, smoke, early darkness and poor lighting, risks of accidents on both alternate routes becomes much higher.” He said the lack of ferry service has forced pedestrians to walk-on the shoulder of the alternate highway routes and residents of the area are for- ced to drive more than six million extra kilometres per year over the alternate routes. He concluded by saying the move to close the ferry may have made ‘some economic sense’’ but, he added, ‘‘no question the closure has been bad from asafety point of view.”” Godfrey said the excess driving im. Posed on the residents was .a remarkable statistic.”” “There are 1.5 deaths for every 100,000 kilometres driven,’ Godfrey noted, and said the extra distance Rob- son-area residents must drive because of the ferry closure increases the Probability of fatalities on the high ways. He said that individual government departments work in isolation and “they've got their job to do.”’ But he added that it’s easy for one department tolose site of other priorities. Godfrey said he hopes the gover nment will address this problem direc- tly. He said there will be a group of senior officials from various depar- tments that will review decisions that will directly or indirectly affect safety Todd said he is pleased with the an swer he received from Godfrey “I just hope he follows through on t,”” he said Nelson Mayor Gerald Rotering called for ‘more stringent testing” for driver’s licences. He added MISS INTERIOR B.C. By GUY BERTRAND Staff Writer Judi Closkey was just glad to be one of the eight finalists in the Miss Ipterior B.C. pageant in Penticton last weekend But when her name was an nounced as the new queen, she was speechless “What was that,’ I said, I couldn't believe it,"” Closkey told ihe Castlegar News Tuesday But even before she has a chance Closkey wins to let last weekend’s honor sink in, she’s busy preparing for the next challenge Next month, Closkey heads to Toronto to vie for the Miss Canada crown in front of a national TV audience on Oct. 30 don’t think I'll actually believe I'm going untihl get on the plane.” At 18, the Stanley Humphries secondary school graduate will be the youngest contestant at the Miss professional driving courses should be required before issuing a licence Other comments ranged from the growing number of beer advertisemen: ts directed at young people to “car sales oriented to young people.”* “There is too much horsepower for the cars they build,” said Bob Cun continued on page A2 Canada pageant. She was also the youngest of the 24 women vying for the Miss Interior B.C. crown Along with her title, Closkey received a $1,000 scholarship towards her education after hér reign “‘Lplan_ on staying in the area and taking university transfer courses at Selkirk College,”” said Closkey, who plans on pursuing a career in acting continued on ye AZ through an ancient village of which the archeological site is thought to be only a part, disturbing and possibly destroying ancient remains and ar- tifacts On Aug. 24, the Ministry of High- ways received an interim injunction against the blockaders, allowing the construction crew access to the nor- thet side of the river to begin work on the bridge The contractor, William Berg Con- struction Ltd. of Brilliant, had been continued on page A2 INSIDE Livestock bylaw page A2 Lottery numbers The winning numbers drawn Tuesday in The B.C. Keno lottery were 21, 22, 23, 33, 37, 40, 41 and 47. Space tour page A3 Grand Forks tourney page B1