OPINION March 3, 1993 c Zi PUBLISHER MARILYN STRONG IMHOFF CATHERINE ROSS EDITOR MARGE LALONDE CIRCULATION MANAGER: JOHN VAN PUTTEN ‘SPORTS REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER Ads Display Advertising Fax . editorial comment Paving the way wheels of activity, spurred on by concer, I have paved the way for possible change. Although the two situations are very differ- ent in context, they're similar in the fact that people have empowerad themselves to make a difference— to make a change. The first situation is a reactive one—since it started after a Bighorn sheep ram was killed last Saturday, while dining on a meal of pellets at a prepared feeder site. The individual who found it appropriate to “hunt” an animal that is in both a vulnerable state and place is now under investigation by authorities. But the dam- age has been done, and members from the area's wildlife groups are livid with the fact that “a man from Femie claiming Native status” has abused a sys- tem that has been desperately calling for change for years now. The incident has ignited a controversy that at one time angered locals who stood on the sidelines, watching from a distance; thankful it was over there and not here. But tonight, hunters and non-hunters alike will be meeting at the Trail Union Hall, to vent their frustrations and feelings of inequality and help- lessness, over an unwritten law that only serves-to drive a wedge between Native and non-Native people, Hopefully, their collective anger will not be direct- ed towards the Native man who destroyed the animal (although it was truly carried out in an unsportsman- like fashion); but instead, the government's decision- making, or lack thereof, which allowed this person the opportunity to take advantage of a weaker species at a highly vulnerable time The incident, as sad and unfortunate as it may seem, Creates an opportunity for the general public to take action. It will be interesting to see if any MLAs from Surrounding areas attend this meeting. If not, they're missing an opportunity to witness what's about to hit them—possibly from behind. The second event which has spurred activity in this area involves a meeting by local people who are attempting to have their voices heard on opinions regarding land use, the environment and economic stability in their home towns. Called the Share group, the initiative is a new one for Castlegar. The group consists mostly of industrial people who are hoping to spark round table discussions on sus- tainable land use. The best thing is, everyone is invit- Tories will neéd to cam DALTON CAMP Sterling News Services According to one of my morning papers, ‘the federal Tories will have ‘organized for use in the forthcoming general election, a crisis manage- ment centre, staffed by a quick- response team whose task will be to refute and dispel almost instantly any harmful criticisms by- political opponents. : These-swift and presumably dev- astating rebuttals are to be supplied to the media, mostly television and, in particular, the CBC's Newsworld. According to Tory planners, the cri- g0-with-a- winner ~and-at- some point the only thing Clinton could have done to lose was to go on tele- vision wearing a Toronto Blue. Jays “ (Krassner describes him- a satirist." A grammarian One should sound a note of cau- tion before the planning process gets out of hand. At once pressing is the need to make a party interesting after a nine-year record of awe- somely boring attention to book- keeping. One of the strategies employed by the Democrats to make them- Selves interesting was to staff their i with interest face With an acid tongue but a bear er of truth - all working out of the world-famous media centre that became Little Rock, Ark. So, looking around the table at the Conservative suits, any volun- teers to play Stephanopoulos? Could there be enough Tory strate- gists to make a Grunwald or a Carville? But of course, it is not as easy as that in this country to replicate Clin- ton’s campaign strategy, While the recipe for rabbit stew does, first of all, require rabbits, there is still more. Put it this way: if the Tories (or any other party) could provide a Carville-S i , Canadian sis-management/quick ponse team idea worked for U.S. President Bill Clinton during his recent suc- cessful campaign. In fact, no Tory political campaign has ever been conducted without having a crisis management centre - sometimes reférred to as national campaign headquarters - even though its effec- tiveness, as with the campaign results, has historically been uneven. But in the Clinton example, no one had ever seen any crisis man- agement like it; if the Tories can run their campaign like the Democrats ran theirs, victory would be assured. Well, almost, anyway. One of the difficulties with emulating the Democrats is that many of the cir- cumstances, along with much else, are different. The Tories have been in office for nine years; the Democrats out of office for a dozen. For the Republicans, this made for a devastating difference in the cam- paign. The difference being that the media found the Democrats more interesting and the Republicans more boring. The difference in the media perception made a difference in the coverage: Republicans called the difference "media bias.** The Washington Journalism Review, in its post-mortem on bias in the U.S. presidential campaign media coverage, quotes Paul Krass- ner, editor of The Realist: "There was bias. Many journalists were bored with Bush and Quayle, and it was quite clear that with Clinton and Gore it would be more fun The media is like the public - they Liberal fiasco turni JIM NIELSEN. Sterling News Services ing people who were both well- informed and likeable. These included James Carville, who P d on the most prestigious of network public affairs programs wearing jeans and-a warm-up jack- television would not make room for them. One reason is the brooding curse of the equal time proviso which spooks Canadian networks during election campaigns. Thus, the familiar campaign stage show is et; George Steph » who became something of a matinee idol; and Mandy Grunwald, who appeared as not just another pretty The Socreds are inching back. The third party in the B.C. political cir- cus has made up a modest bit of ground on the. Liberals but not because of their initiatives or statements of policy. The Socreds, under interim leader Jack Weisgerber, have managed to go about their business while the woe- ful Punch and Judi show continues on the Liberal stage. That combination has resulted in a slight shift in voter's. preferences. Not that all this matters much right now. It will be the performance of the government which decides who sits on the throne after the next elec- tion. If we in B.C. enjoy higher taxes and Paying off friends of the gov- ernment or obeying orders and directions initiated by non-clected appointees from Manitoba, Yukon and,Ontario, then the lacklustre Mike Harcourt’s version of the Socialist Valhalla may be-a winner once again. It is a political organizer's dream, however. There is no doubt the voters t di ly re-enacted between one Liberal, Tory, NDP, and Whatnot spokesperson - all urged to be brief, shallow, and partisan - and a five- paign over the heads of media Star Corporate property who sits well above and beyond this modest horde, and who asks the questions, usually banal, interrupts whenever it appears someone might say some- thing, and emerges at the end, as we go to commercial, clearly estab- lished as a figure of benevolent impartiality and superior wisdom. It keeps people like George Stephanopoulos at bay. Finally, the Tories will need a leader who, like Clinton, can cam- paign over the heads of the media, going to the people where they live (if necessary by bus) or where they're watching. Next, they need to invent a Canadian Larry King, MTYV, Arsenio Hall, and Donahue. Given all these, you couldn't have a better campaign strategy. Our own Richard Gwyn wrote last Sunday that we need "a leader, one distanced from the disappoint- ments and from the deceits of the past and therefore able to exploit the inclusi#e populist politics of today." Sounds easy enough to me. nd by hater Fa o Socreds cleaned up their own internal mess and adopt openness within th party structure and permit their members to exercise local authority rat r than the desperate actions taken by the inner circle in the dying days of the Vander Zalm-Johnson disaster. B.C. is far from having chosen a Political direction as one could argue was the case during the 20-year strin the 11 years of Bill Bennett g of W.A.C. Bennett and to a degree There is no reason to suggest the NDP can manage to stroke the folks and lead by performance for any period of time to compete with the Socred record. Premier Harcourt has not captured the imagination of the people. Many of his ministers have been very mediocre and who wants more and more taxation. The Liberals have ripped themselves apart and are more pitied than respected. The Socreds have, at least, held together with the excep- tion of Peter Dueck’s choice to sit as an independent. But even Mr. Dueck could be brought back into the fold. It just isn’t as much fun anymore with the Politicians we have today. ~ Wednesday, March 3, 1993 The Castlegar Sun Letters to the Editor Page 7A NDP candidate displaying cynical attitude towards ec Dear Editor: The NDP candidate for this area seems to take a great amount of pride in Saying “no” to NAFTA, and in slamming Jim Gouk for daring to support the deal. In doing so, she displays a highly cynical attitude toward our economic relations with Mexico and a reluctance to suggest alter natives for assisting. in the nation’s social and economic developmem Now, I'm sure that instead of endorsing a trade agreement such as NAFTA, that the NDP would Prefer to sink millions of dollars into Mexico in the form of for- eign aid programs, despite our Own national deficit and that experience has shown that these Programs can at best offer “band- aid” solutions to immediate prob- lems. An even more cynical solution would be to do nothing, and allow the Mexican economy to cbntinue to deteriorate on its own, This would ultimately lead to economic and social break- down, and then we could be sad- dled with the expense of having to deal with a military dictator- ship with considerable land and population base being established just two borders away. The orily lasting solution is for Mexico to diversify and strength- en its economy through trade. For this to happen, the tariff barriers which impede the flow of Mexi- can goods into the U.S. and Canada must be eliminated According to a major indepen- onomic relations rise, labor unions will flourish, and the Mexican government will finally have the funds to establish environmental programs, thus offsetting the shortsighted con- cers that the ‘NDP has about the deal. Finally, one must look at the long-term implications of NAFTA. By assisting Mexico in becoming a force in the econom- ic community, we will have gained two things. First, we will have gainéd a new market for Canadian goods and services, Second, and perhaps more impor- tantly, we will have gained a vit partner in the struggle to remain dent economic ci ion, all three countries would experience a net benefit from the increased volume of trade, but Mexico will most likely have the most to gain from freer trade. As the Mexican economy improves, wages will comp against other trading blocks such as the Pacific Rim nations and the European Eco- nomic Community. Shannon Mitchell ie Dear Editor: of one s contrast on either side of the prof from the good attem I found the presentation of the “Share” group at the Brilliant Cultural Centre, a disgusting display ded unsubstantiated environmentalist bashing at its worst. All speakers were pro-logging and therefore left the audience no way of determin- ing what parts of the presentations were true Although the two Canadian speakers lacked the slick evangelist style of Mr. Bruce Vincent, who said he was from Libby, Montana hey supplied a By pretending to be a nervous small town local, Mr. Bruce Vincent got the sympathy of most right tart, and by embellishing his speech with not only some entertaining jokes but also with some tear jerking stories about his family’s medical problems, he gave a down home flavor to what would have otherwise appeared at a polished public relations advertisement for the multinational log- ging companies. Everything from the “join hands as a community” section of the evening, to “pass- ing the hat” was designed to make us believe that he could, just set down his chainsaw, Spit out a hay- vangelist-style speaker a pt at “snow job’ seed Or two and deliver a rousing glitzy presenta- tion that would rival that of a professional politi- cian. ber prices just There was no hesitation to haul out the old “fear for your jobs” lurking in the shadows” line, but there was no men- tion, from this American, of the fact that high tim- action in the states, is resulting millions of extra dollars coming north of the border to Canadians. ional. This raises the possibility that what we saw at the community centre last evening was nothing more than a thinly disguised presentation of an American public relations firm; presented by a professional orator, to convince us to continue to give away our resources to them, at cut rate prices. Although it was a good attempt at a “snow job” it will take a better “medicine show” than that to get me to put My money in their coffee can. bogeyman, or the “terrorists are now, as a result of environmental Environmentally yours, Murray Rogers Remember to re Dear Editor: It's recycling time again in Castlegar! The next collection day will be this Saturday, March 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the old North End Works yard site (behind City Hall) on 13th Avenue This month, members of the Ba'Hai Community in the area will be driving the RDCK Recy- cles truck from Nelson, receiving the materials and loading up the truck for the return trip to the Nelson Depot Following the March 6 collec- tion, recycling days will continue to be on the first Saturday of the piles: bleached white: coloured, unbleached; computer. NO envelope “windows”, car- bon paper or large metal ‘lips (staples OK) 3. Tin Cans: wash, open both ends and flatten 4. Glass jars and bottles: wash and remove any metal or plastic No other glass taken. 5. Aluminum cans (pop & beer cans) - empty but DO NOT flatten. Clean aluminum foil* & other aluminum products -wel- come. 6. Corrugated cardboard: we can use lots of boxes. Flatten out the very large boxes. NO waxed cycle this Saturday! azines, pocket books, etc. Return catalogues to company. Last month the Beta Sigma Phi sorority, United Church and other volunteers collected over 7,000 Ibs. of recyclables. Lets keep up the wonderful support again on March 6. Castlegar's Recycling Committee More letters Early morning stunt by RCMP not appreciated Dear Editor: This letter is addressed to the RCMP officer who came to 8th Avenue in North Castlegar, to Pickup his or her partner on February 24, 1993 at approxi- mately 6:40 a.m.. Was it abso- lutely Necessary to turn your Siren on to let your partner know that you had arrived to pick him Castlegar thanked for Variety donations Dear Editor: On behalf of Variety Club, I would like to take this opportu- nity to express our sincere grati- tude to The Castlegar Sun for helping us get the word out about our 27th annual “Show of Hearts”, With your assistance and with the help of virtually thou- 1 sands of people from all over B.C., including Castlegar and the surrounding area, we were able to raise an incredible $4,506,859 for Variety's special kids! In the end, when the tote board. figures spun out the record total, a real feeling joy Swept over me for the small role that I had played in helping to make this the best Telethon ever. , I hope that you and everyone in your community feel the same way about your contribu- tions to the success of this event. We did it TOGETHER! Right now at Variety, we are focusing our energies on turn- ing those pledges into real DONATIONS. We would be very grateful if you could place a small notice in your newspa- per to remind people to send in their pledges. We truly appreciate your help, not only at Telethon time, but throughout the year! Sincerely, Chris Byrnes Public Relations VARIETY CLUB OF B.C. Selling something? Phone 365-5266 ORANGE ROUGHY » SHRIMP STUFFED SOLE + up? Couldn't you have exercised some common courtesy and just quietly knocked on his door like common folk? Or are you above most of us? As I bolted up in bed from a deep sleep two thoughts immedi- ately came to mind 1. It seems that when a police Siren goes off it no longer means that an emergency or crime is SKATE SHARPENING Until the end of the Hockey Season Gerlck Cycle & 2181 Columbia Ave, B.C. 365-6599 happening, or if that is not the case then; 2. 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REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, March 15, 1993 at 7:00 p.m., at the Blueberry School, 200 Centre, Blueberry Creek, B.C., to receive representations from all persons now déem it in their interest to make regarding a PROPOSED AMENDMENT to Zoning Bylaw The intent of Bylaw no. 971, 1993 is to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 422, 1984, by: changing the minimum lot area of the Institutional Special Zone, P2 from 4000 m2 to 920 m2, except that public utility buildings and structures shall rezoning Lot 1, Block 4, Plan 4255, District Lot 4508, Kootenay District, (located in Blueberry, see map below) from RESIDENTIAL TWO FAMILY - A-1 zone, R2A-1 to INSTITUTIONAL SPECIAL ZONE, P2 to allow for the Socreds could be a major challenge to form government if they have This could be the season for Very few characters of quality. Quite a few disasters, oh yes. seniors surfaces or light cardboard (cere- al boxes, etc.) 7. We take phone books, mag- construction of a firehall to service the residents of Blueberry Creek ed to ‘share’ their opinions. There are now 27 groups (including Castlegar) across the province with a col- lective membership of more than 25,000 people. April 3 - SHSS students from the Environment Club May 1 - Vintage Car Club adding a new section in the institutional Special Zone, P2 stating that the minimum lot area shail be subject to the approval of the Agricultural Land They represent, in the best traditions of democracy, the voice of people in resource dependent communi- ties whose underlying concem is the stability of the towns they call home. This latest voice that calls for both good environ- mental reasoning as well as Support for economics, has been long in coming to this area. The area's wildlife enthusi. 4 position of power, if the number of people standing in support of these two causes warrants enough author- ity. The greater the authority, the more effect lobbying will have on government. When government feels pres- sure—it will do almost anything to keep the votes. Tee ne 1x IS POLITICALLY INDEPENDENT AND A MEMBER OF THE STERLING NEWS SERVICE Established November 28, 1990 Published by The Castlegar Sun 465 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, B.C. VIN 1G8 ERRORS: The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be liable for 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 lability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. All advertising subject to publisher's approval. Contracts must be within one year from contract date. No contingent orders accepted It is said that “a picture is worth a thousand words”. Unfor- tunately, sometimes people can entirely miss the point. Recently a Photograph appeared in The Castlegar Sun in which Isabel Gerrard, President of the Castle- gar Seniors Association, is shown holding up an ice cream bucket to catch the drips from the badly leaking roof at the Seniors’ Hall in’ downtown Castlegar. This pho- tograph speaks volumes! While it is known that seniors do have a sense of humour, the condition of many halls used by seniors throughout the area is beyond amusement. The point is, seniors are not well-housed and the Castlegar Seniors’ Hall, with its leaky roof, flooded basement, and inadequate kitchen facilities 1s Just one more example of the conditions many of our seniors must endure. Seniors “make do” with inadequate facilities because they wish to be independent, most do not want to be complainers, and they want to be close to home. In the meantime, all seniors are being disadvantaged Programs and services, which could be in place, do not exist because of the lack of space and ancillary services for our seniors Many local citizens support the proposal to build a new Senior's Centre, to be added to the existing Castlegar and District Aquatic and Recreation Complex. Most see the need as regional and not just necessary for seniors in the City of Castlegar. The new Senior Citizens’ Centre addition could be funded through the Regional Dis- tricts affected, which includes Castlegar. With regional support, many health and recreational pro- grams could be offered to all seniors in one central location, where additional necessary facili- ties such as a suitable kitchen, already exist Many more programs could be undertaken in the larger space, in more comfortable surrounding, with less interference by one pro- gram or another, while still giving seniors their own space In addition, plans include pro vision for additional facilities, such as a workshop for m nd wood work, crafts storage space education programs and the distri bution of more information. It also makes a lounge space avail- able for drop-in service for longer and more flexible hours. Seniors’ Centres now exist in most towns and cities because they are focal points for all services to seniors, a Place to which everyone can gO. A central Seniors’ Centre would be an asset to the whole community, regardless of where seniors live. Seniors living in out- lying areas tend to throw the issue of transportation into any equa- tion concerning a central location When free additional buses, were Provided, such as for the Seniors’ Health Fair in May, 1991, where many seniors attended, not one individual used them! The adage is “Use it or lose it!” It has been Proven that transporting residents to a central location, for specific times and purposes is much easi- er, ls more manageable by family and volunteer drivers, who can do other things while the Program is in progress, and is more cost effective. Better utilization of our transit system, would improve the Present situation wherein we risk losing it for insufficient use! Haphazard travel arrangements Put a tremendous strain on family and volunteer drivers, over time Transport to Specific programs could become a part of the regular existing transit system, while additional transportation could be arranged throwgh additional bus and volunteer-driver arrange ~ments The Senior Citizens Centre Steering Committee has been at work for over a year. They have done their homework well and have plans in place, ready to go We have a large population of seniors, and others who soon will be Now is the time to get behind the Committee, lobby the regional directors and seniors living out- side the city, to ensure that all cit- izens support this very much needed facility. It is anticipated that Provincial funding programs, such as the “GO BC” program which was suspended for review by the present government, will be reinstated and, if not, we should be asking “Why not?” These programs could provide funding for a substantial part ,of the cost and reduce the needfto dip into local tax dollars We hear a great deal today about seniors wishing to remain healthy and happy in their own homes so that a move to a care facility becomes necessary only for the frail elderly. In order to do SO, seniors must remain active, and in good health We need an adequate Seniors’ Centre to ensure that they have every opportunity to take care of themselves, to receive the infor- mation they need, and to promote and take charge of their own good health throughout their later years. June 5 - open to a communi- ty group (any takers?) 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Regional District of Central Kootenay 601 Vernon Street, Nelson, B.C between the hours of 8:20 am to 12 1.00 pm to 4:00 pm daily « Sunday, and holidays: and 460 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, BC between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm daily except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays DATED at Netson, B.C. this 24thrday of February, 1993 Regional District of Central Kootenay 0 neon, and ‘opt Saturdays.