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B RIC now. RIC 2:

The following is reprinted : the Vancouver Sun." |:

The provincial governme move to lift the share

tively by all British Columbians, through their, gover-

‘nment, were ‘transferred to .in- . 4

of. whom

ces

restrictions from the B.C,, Resp: a8

bought exira’ shares at a price

whatever reason;, “finally signals’ the end of BCRIC’s day:

porate guinea. pig and ti

its life as a company ‘Ii

companies. That Is good news and’.

bad news, as they say.

The good news: is that 1! market value of ‘BCRIC. shares: | up, the: company. will, have jin flexibility, its board ‘of ‘directo: will be more accountable ‘to, th sharehold ‘and; its, poli apron strings are being cut.

The bad news: is: that it: will. be.”

and site. ownership and .c ntrél will’ inevitably shift from British Colum- bia toward Central Premier ‘Bill Bennett. would: not dare repeat the slogan with which’ he once fought off d:takeover bid for MacMillan Bloedel Lid.: 'B.C. Is not for sale.”

As healthy. as it may be for the. sound operation of the BCRIC, the removal of ownership restrictions represents the failure of Mr.,Ben- nett's experiment. in people’ 's capitalism.

The original objective of the ex- periment, as. the premier ex- plained it at the time,.was to enable individual British some bians to’ own what. he called" " piece of the rock.”

- That was the rationale according to which assets ‘that were once

Canada. «.

3 what, the stock is.now

corporations and institutions from ° outside the province. A

‘Premier Bennett was less than candid in explaining the reason for. lifting ‘the restrictions. He claimed it: had! nothing to“do with Dome

troleum’s invitation to’ BCRIC: to participate in its liquefied natural. gas project, but it certainly: makes

i: it easier for BCRIC: to take up the

offer, since it is strapped for cash but has’ shareholder. approval to ‘double its number of shares, ‘Politics undoubtedly. played some ‘part ‘in’ the. premier’s decision. Severing the: gover- nment's last ties’ with BCRIC will

“leave: fewer reminders of his ill-

fated 1979: election gimmick around when the time comes to call another election. :

But on balance, removal of the

a-good thing. \f it marke fo the good of the conipany, the shares may one day comniand. a ‘price equal to what Mr. Bennett used to fell people they. would be worth, If'so, those pensioners who sank their savings into’BCRIC shares at the premier's. urging might get their money back — even. if ‘it

. mesns selling thelr “piece of the

rock" to Bay’ Street, and BCRIC becomes plainRic. -

That rmdkes sense

Saperransaasg Ts Teprinted from the British Publication. New Scien- it ue

. Iraqi postgraduate students studying in Britain have been told to end their studies and join the army to fight Iran. One doctoral candidate from a British'u

famed Alwan, held a meeting with the students and informed us that we must volunteer to: par- ticipate in the war. When we asked him about our studies, ‘he ‘replied that participation in’ the war. is more important. than @ piece of paper and all hese who get killed _

said, “The Iraqi minister of state,

will be ‘9 Y doc: torate. :

ff

is not worth a nickle. In that's another story.

the United States now at f!

sharp, the benefits the federal

FRED MERRIMAN Pension plan isn't

worth anickle

eal ‘achat how many eople know that their Canada Pension Plan pee evena nickle isn't worth a nickle — but

We have been reading much about the social security scheme in

Re point where we see itis some $3 trillion dollars in the red. It means simply that if Americans stopped making contributions to their social security. Program | Jomerrow at's a. ms

~

almost i

uid be make would exceed $3 trillion dollars. The, plan Is is underfunded. cone tributions are used to run the day-to-day operations of the U.S. federal government. Private pension plans that were run that way would draw rom the

( wthorities and

such pension programs. :

would most certainly result. in long prison terms by the organizers of

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Castlexar.News The growing’ evidence diarism in the district -and th con: sequent threat it presents to the public.’ welfare of Castlegar, and “district caused a discussion of the problem ata, i meeting.of the representative he = * Village Commission, ‘th . District Chamber vat Commi Castlegar schoo! board, inguin panies in town ‘and’ Waldi + and Building Supply with geant McKay of Nelson wh

of Nelson Division, ROMP..

. “e es

A, Bileski, captain of th i

Point fastball team from\Trail; - wi rushed to the Castlegar Fire: : revived with’ the fire ‘department's’ respirator after a néardréwning’ epi: sode in the waters ‘of the Columbia: River at Eremenko'’s Park, Tuesday:

From the Aug. 8, 1957’ ” legar News.

- Celgar’s initial expenditure; their plant site on ‘the ‘old.:We property will be over $1,000,0 Beaupre, executive. vice-pres the company announced:at,a; held at the Castlegar Hotel Tuesday,” a money will be spent in clearing the:

Iant site, building a warehouse ahd Poviog the CPR tracks.. \

Mr, Beaupre also ani 's local sawmill operation ‘will: be

Post office ae a fair! eet

Editor, Cantlogat News

If, anyone’ agrees’, with the fol- lowing, why. not write a letter. to, the head of Canada Post, Michael Warren, our local MP Lyle Kristiansen and the Postmaster General, Andre Ouellet.

An open letter to Michael’ Warren:

Re: post “office boxes and their rental,

It's that time of year again when I have torenew my box rental and I find once more an increase in price. I would like, you to consider this: why should

-Tural people be charged this extra tax-.

when people in-more populated areas have their mail delivered to shetr Soars at.no extra cost?

You ‘say, “A box’ is‘ an oatza convenience.” In what way? Certainly

- to your. employees. who. Sort, the, zuail

once into the boxes where their respon- sibility for, delivering ceases; whereas,

We bleat

xo} Canada’

like sheep

‘Editor, Gaitiegar News:

Like thé lump of clay when Adam required God's life-breath, Canada re- quires new English lyrics to O Canada.

‘A national anthem should be a dignified peice which inspires a warm

glow in a citizen's patriotic breast. But .; when our anthem is publically sung,-we’

bleat like disinterested sheep and mumble barbaric gibberish.

The total effect inspires the feeling. ©

- of a running ‘nose on a-rainy day. The minute the band strikes up, - we all forget the words — or so it

appears. Those who. recall the lyrics

sing the old‘ones + erat to the fact:

that¥the lyn were’ altered in. 1972.* =piigli

The present U.S.

to the almost di:

head on and drawing much political ven for so doing. + ‘ee

Meanwhile, all-is calm here. ip Canada where the younger generations shall contribute steadily to ao Canada Pension | Plan system which appears to be modelled after: the U.S. Those now over 60 are.still probably just going to make it under. the wire. Those Canadians under 60 would be-well advised to’ consider

the super whole ‘wheat: bread ‘recipe: iged “pi that Janis ‘Lauman demonstrated. at « cat to match the“original French. *

fund contributions,

order.

lam ‘now waiting for confirmation or r denial from our:Member of Fentement on the subject, and will report the answer in due course. in the meantime, since everybody ‘is on a'six per cent kick, it might be a good idea to write your elected representative to find out if ed our Canado Pension Plan contributions: are’ presently’ being eed to run the day-to-day operations of government here In Canada. Items like spending the rumored $200,000'a year just for brief cases for public servants do not seem like a good use of our. pension

The reason the misuse of the funds interests me so much is this: : In May of this year | submitted the prescribed and authorized ap- plication form to the Canada Pension — or’social insurance ‘program |: as-it is loosely and inaccurately called — for the purpose of ascer- taining my own personal Canada Pension Plan base earnings. .. The information promptly arrived and | was satisfied

Two weeks later | received a letter from the same department ad-

plan as. -money down

all was in]:

vising me that they would not honor my request for information since

their records showed that | had already received information about my

standings. The law ‘clearly tells us that we may request, such infor-

mation only but once every 12 months. The rules are fair — the

original tequest | assume was not removed from the re basket was therefore run through the mill a second time.

i. The } of the anthem is old: and starchy,’ like: a <Puritan’s white collar. You can only find as many thee's, ‘

thy’s and‘ O's ‘in the authorized, King James' Bible. : The metaphor’ of Canada as a

women who has sons and whom we call ©

“O" is bland and-indistinct. O Canada, who are you’and are you liberated? + The 'lyries:have no actual theme.

* Patriotic> phrases like. ‘True - patriot *<. * love,’ ‘With glowing hearts,’ and 'We-: ‘stand. ‘on. guard’. are thrown’ pell-mell

together “ according to’ the patriotic

recipe for, a flop: cake.

In total the entire piece is an irony,

. “a plece written in an old, never popular.‘

style to praise a new, rising country. So 33,) RobBeynon

‘ ANANTH

Letters to.the editor should be sent

Box 3007,

People are prorle and most of us make fai However, | would hope that this incident is not typical of ine often’ we may expect come benefits time.

The incident does confirm for me the personal opinion that our elected representatives here in Canada should be asking some deep, (penetrating questions about Canada Pension Plan. °

Singue:

‘ or delivered 'to:

197 Columbia Ave. ee Castlegar, By Cc.

ye a

mail has to’ be: resorted every time.” another customer requests it. ".)."."

Tt seems to us’ that we. are, sub- sidizing those who’ receive. home delivery, in so far as-when door-to-door service was:commenced, a number of

‘extra people were added to thie payrall, ”

at whose expense? ‘Not < those '. who receive this service. Dees this seem fair to you?

* People on rural routes also receive their mail in group boxes provided by

Canada Post at: no ‘extra’ ‘cost even.

‘tough it kas to be delivered by trick | or_car. Does.this seem fair?

It's not really the amount of the fee (which ‘incidentally has - risen another 20 per cent when our wages and pensions are'being restrained toa six’ ‘per cent increase), it’s the fact that

‘we are charged any amount which I am

protesting. . (Hoping you will give this matter your consideration. ‘ Naney M. Knight Robson

- Setting it straight on

=the Bluébefry-Paulsen~

if it is et in general delivery: the”

Editor, Castlegar News: .: >

. After ‘reading: your ‘column Re. member When" (Aug. ? edition): which always interests me, I’ would :tike:'to inform: you’ that’ when the Proposed. Blueberry Paulsen: Highway: (whith:

: was just a dream in the early 1950's) it~ “Bud” »

was. my ‘husband © Walter e who: infe the

camped at’McCrea Creek where Bud and. John."Landis and the diamond drillers were looking for gold in “them thar. hills.” The surveyors with uni- versity degrees were asking my hus-

“band the: easiest route to Christina «-Lake:— and Bud only -had Grade 8

education. : They respected Bud's advice

Chamber of Commerce and others how toreach the other side of the mountain. »Bud had ‘travelled that area’ ever since ‘he: was ‘a ‘kid ‘prospecting and trapping with his dad Charles, Ben Shaw of Rossland and Mr. Singer when the Molly Gibson Mine was in oper- ation. I don't think Hugo Wood: was around here: then... ‘When Bud was mining’ at Goren in 1958 all the peated arene, were

Bread Fair sei

and k dge more than their books on surveying. Bud could use instru-

~ments as well as SBD, surveyor with a degree.

4 Maybe s some of your readers might

“tind this bit: of.

its present capacity, He said expansion bf jthe sawmills opération will créate enfployment ee an additional 100 men.

- Local Guas Steve Rysen ‘won $20 fora “BAP” (Boost for Productions)

at the CM&S's operations at-Trail.-He -

suggested a more economical method of improving the distribution.of solution at the Warfield Fertilizer Plant. i

Other district residents who won awards ranging from $5 to $16 were W.C. Goresky and W.E. Marken’ of Castlegar and Joe Logelin’ ‘and Tom Fourt of Kinnaird.

. o .

Guy Guido of Kinnaird: was low bidder on the new St. Rita’s Churehj.. his bid being $60,676 and the cont has been let to him. ~

sy tty enn we Poser

A 20-year-old Brilliant man, Mike Koochin, was severely burned Wednes- day by contact with a high. tension wire, while up on a pole. carrying ‘a transformer in front ‘of the Spiritual Community of Christ Hall...

According to information released by the local RCMP, Mr. Koochin was apareatly engaged in changing the ser- vice to the hall at ‘the time of the accident,

+ * ‘

A mass meeting of Sina’ ot Freedom at Krestova Sunday. “con- “demned” the report of John Maloff of

to read these. ‘lazy summer days when

‘ they, read. Remember When."

Joan Schwartzenhauer "(Bud's widow) : _Gaitlegar :

“Whole wheat bread recipe was. popular

: “Baitor, ‘Castlegar News: . A number of people have ask r

the Bread Fair, ‘sponsored by’ the: Castlegar “Community Arts > Council

water is used and lemon j juice, instead

s of, milk.’ But ,the results are fabulous.

-Dorothy Miller-Tait >. Castlegar

*Baltor’ 8 note: due to its length | we will

during services’ co-ordinato! ing. in’ “Armstrong, erodes soaves of

“this ‘delicious bread’ with very limitéd”

facilities ‘and’a convection ‘oven. “S-'The recipe is’ somewhat: different

; from traditional bread recipes in ice

: ‘strike fund.

Editor, Caitlegar: News:

Mr. John Fryer of’ the ‘acon

boast thatshis union has a strike fund of $20 ‘million sitting in’a, U.S. -bank

. account. (CBC news. item Aug. 3).

:. Presumably - this ‘money; repre- sents the~ accumulative ‘union;-dues collected from his members, who had

earned this money in Canadian dollars : while’ working - for , the’ taxpayers sof

British Columbia.

If this: money. had been deptsited E in a Canadian bank in B.C:.it-Wwould: have - been -re-circulated in. our, ,own:

economy, in the form of mortgages’ at

forego re the recipe’ at this e.. However, interested bakers can

XRG Castlegar News will publish the recipe dn its: annual’ Cook Book supplement

hbater, this fall.’ Look for it thea:

"Why is isn’ ft the. BCGEU in. Canada?”

consume: loans, ‘which, in turn woutd

have created. , jobs for British Colum-

Instead of this, $20: million: is now.

of Orthodox Doukhobors who visited the New Den- ver dormitory school last: month. * A Freedomite spokesman said “Monday night they questioned also

pew ‘that Maloff had been sent to the New

‘Denver School on -behalf ‘of the Sas: katchewan Doukhobors.

Eighty-cight Freedomite children, are confined to the B.C. government: operated institution because: ‘their. parents have refused to send'them to. public schools, Maloff said, following the visit, that the children appeared happy and a eared for.

*

As the canes of telephones in Castlegar tops the 1,000, mark;*B.C.. Telephone Company announ hat work on the $21,000. outside : plant Project in this area is now: pearing: completion,

. . * 15 YEARS AGO From the Aug. 10,1967." legar Nowe!” 230":

The Celgar pulp division is to be shut down from Monday, Sept...4 to Sunday, Sept. 10 inclusive. due:to a: heavy inventory situation and ‘because. «Of serious market conditions Resulting from an oversupply of pulp. in the, province due to the new. mills. which have been coming i into productioi i

Final reading ee fies given: to Pa bylaw to provide ambulance service for: Castlegar and Kinnaird, The. regional, district bylaw, passed at: a meeting recently of Central Kootenay Regional District, provides for ambulance’. ‘Ber: vices for Castlegar; Kinnaird, , Blue: berry Creek and slectoral areas I and:

“circulating in the U.S. creating jobs | -

south of the border at the expense of the B.C.’ workers who provided: the funds in the ‘first place,

soulf Mr: Fryer has so little faith in the BC: economy that he cannot use his

Kinnairal ieee a ton Satur:

day and the day was an. occasion for, °

laughter and seloninily for’: kee ‘and

union funds ‘here, how then -can he =

expect the taxpayers of this province

to support his exhorhitant. demands? «+ °°" Michael Heard

Castlegar; E

which the letters: patent > we fonted and the new. council’ in.

* university instar ‘courses in the Art:

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aes providing programs ‘designed to properly prepare young. and mature students for today's: changing world. ‘Counselling « avenues are available (such as the Career

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