CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, May 8, 197

Mrs. R. Bro Honored For 15 Years Service

were Kodtenay area commis ° i

Upon her recent retire- sent a3 division commisaloner, Mrs, R. Bro of Robson was Recently honored at a tea and ‘social hour for her 15 years of servico to Girl Guides,

She was presented with an engraved serving tray from the five diatricts, a Girl Gulde

,Spoon from the area, and a 16-year numeral and certificate from vision. The Parents groups of Castlegar and Robson presented her with a rhododen-

n plant. ‘There were also individual

‘gifts from some Brownies, —

Guldes, and Rangers in the

Those attending the tea

sioner: Mrs. Lillian Brownlow from Trail, Twin Rivers divi- sion commissioner Mrs, Irene Hill of Robson, commissioner Mra, Phylis Ott, Guider and Guides from the Slocan district, Guiders, Brownies, Guides and Rangers from the Castlegar. Robaon district, as

many friends from Castlegar and Robson.

A sing-song was led by

Castlegar-Robson and Kin- woodbelle districts,

Primary Teacher Attends Mathematics Conference

‘A Mathematics '75 Confer. ‘ence, held April 17, 18 and 19 at Island Hall, Parksville waa ‘attended by Mrs. Ruth Town- ‘send, representing the Castle- ‘gar Primary teachers. This “event was sponsored by the ‘ Nanaimo £ School District,

Guest speaker at the con- ference opening on Thursday ‘was Mrs, Francais Floming, ‘assistant superintendent, Sup-

portive and Ser.

stration given by a group of children and a eight teachers, Later in the evening Dr. Ray Carr spoke on “Inter- ‘Persona! Learning in Mathe-

"matics" which was an experi-

mental workshop in non-verbal communications.

‘Saturday ‘saw a full day beginning with a presentation by Mrs, Hannah Polowy whose tople was “Before Five". She

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LAWN BOWLING GREENS, first undertaken | | for development by the Selkirk Lions Club, bas

Dow been turned over to the Castlegar and

deve Tharoday evening of the regula mostng

Holaboff, Jetty pre rere a rerets lawn bowling set to senior citizens’

president Jon Raine. Also present were Lions Dave Redding: ton and Carvil Moorey. The Lions began the

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* Arts Council Annual Meeting This Monday

Highlight of the annual meeting of the Castlegar and District Community Arta Coun- cil will be an hour-long concert by the local Kokance String Quartet. ki

Following a brief business meeting and election of int.

cutive tate

- Book Available

100: Ways fo Save Energy _ And Money in the Home

The book that was re- ported not-to be, is. Calied "100 Ways to Save Enorgy and

Money in the Homo", it has ”

been produced by the Depart- ment,of Energy, Mines: and Resources.

After it was Epaieey me a

of nominees prepared by Don Mitchell and his nominating committee, the Quartet will entertain,

Among the quartets per- formed will be a Haydn and a Schubert. Members of this

group are Dr, Don Mitchell of |

Castlegar on violin, Bob Eddy of the:Nelson area on violin,

national five weeks ago, a lot ofp ame was given the fact that it was not yet available.

Mailing out the moro than

edited in the department's information branch and the Office of Energy Conservation.

Work started on “100 Ways to Save Energy and

:Money in the Home” Just after.

the new year, Copies can be obtained by wrlting to 100:Wa 3500, Station C, tarlo, KIA 4G1.

200,000 has already started. This de- mand followed the advertising campaign that specified six weeks wait for printing and delivery.

The size publi-

sand Bob Wild from Trail on «viola,

‘This annual meeting; will take place this coming Monday evening at Selkirk College. Arts Council members, and ‘anyone interes! ally welcomed to attend.

Music and Movement Presented

Twin Rivers School was" he scene of much activity last inesday evening when the faa held their spring review of “Music and Movement”.

Master of ceremonies for the evening was Bob Bertuzzi,

, Who takes pride in his many

bands in the school.

‘The concert program start- ed with the grade 6 band in

', "Lady of Spain” and -

toes”. ‘Thia was followed bythe. Junior Band of grades 9 and 4

‘The grade 9 choir, under the direction of Mrs. Ruth Townsend, sang three of their favorite songs’ from “My Fair Lady”, including “My Favorite bingy “Do, Re, Mi” and

“Edelweiss

‘The grade 7 band played

“Mr. Fishwick’s Tune” nd

. Mary Ano

grade 5 girls’ choir,

wader the di direction of Mrs,

Beth Markin, sang a delightful

little ‘song called “On the’

Mountain, In the Valley”, quite appropriate to our area. For the second number they sang "Kum ba Yah", an African translation of the words “Come By Here",

picked up by the teachings of

naries, srs grade 7 band played -

next, their selection being “Stars and Stripes” and “Happy Wanderer”,

Mrs. Beth Markin con- ducted the Ukelele Players and Choristers. This‘is a group of grade 6 students who gather. together once a week.as a fun time group. Thelr choice of selections reflected the enthust- asm of this group. They played and sang “This Old Man”, “Do Lord", “Moonlight Bay” and “Home ‘on the Range”.

As an active variation, the grade 7 girls, under the direc- tion of Mrs. Laura Johnson, performed three lively folk dances. With lively yells, clap- ping and foot stamping, they. swung their Partners to the” “Virginia high stepped a fast “Ia Hora” ‘and ended with

Patricia Young Says Invasion of Privacy; Why Do We Tolerate Ie

It constantly

aiman’s home was his castle? Remember when we refused to air our dirty family linen: in public? Remember when a man's finances were strictly between himself, his wife and his employer?

Yet in some 50 years, we have come to accept the in- vasion of a horde of govern- ment ‘commissions, boards, bureaus and bureaucrats who tell us what we can do, when, how and where.

Not only do we need permission to go into business, but must work to board specifi- cations and pay government a portion of our earnings.

‘Add to this an army of telephone, mail and door-to- door salesmen, pollsters and researchers and our “castles” have the privacy of a goldfish bowl! .

Now some of my best friends are posties. But I resent them belug used as Trojan horses.to get advertising into

“my home, You know what I mean—those seductively sealed

+ envelopes marked personal and

confidential ‘which contain an invitation to buy a plot of land in Timbucktoo.

‘Time was when we could browse, at random through a department store. Today, oni

air.so that the TV’ camera doesn't finger us for shoplifting,

Should the “cashless soci- ety” come into being, as is

being tried out in some parts of the U.S.A., Big Brother govern-.

ment will have accomplished the full cirete of control over “our lives.,Not only will we be restricted, inspected and pro- tected, but will wind up dl rected and selected in the rianner designed by the Fabian

‘To be sure, society re- quires some ‘regulating. .I just Sieh the bureaucratic busy: bodies would lay off trying to get me into the corral of conformity chanting: pies arise! We have chains just

‘The troul trouble is, the erosion of freedom and privacy is a® pallet insidious thing.

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lara the « aderprivileged, it rides * glipshod over the privacy. and rights of the individual. In effect, our. “castles” have invaded and our families taken over.

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Recreation Commission Says No Service for Pass Creek Park

an Pass Creek Park: will be ‘utillzed as a “natural park” this’ ‘simmer, says Regional Recrea- ition Mar. ;

jllys Jobnatone “who told the”

;Ceatlegar® News’ yesterday ig there are no funds to

tall the facility. <.

“The commissfon, at its meeting Tuesday evening, laid -out the policy that! while it we not’ privat { vidual access to the park (the commission ia authorized to manage’ the booking of the

those

i must be aware that as the

{attuation presently stands

: there is no light, running water, ‘garbage removal ‘or. F upkeep of the sanitary. faciliti

Mr. Johnstone's ways two

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‘ groups have already

proached the ‘commiasiga fer

‘bookings, but had to be refused. “Unless some funds come

‘from the Regional District ‘of,

Central ‘Kootenay, this {s the

_ stand we must take,” abe said,

When ‘questioned about the filling ‘of the pools, Mra, “Johnstone stated this will be left.to nature. 4

“It is difficult at present to say just what water will find ita ‘way into the pools since mem-

bers on the commission are Bot

familiar with what’ will h under these circumstance she said. “Tho pool closest to ‘the highway might fill natural- ly, but it is questionable as to whether this water’ would be standing water which would only stagnate." °°,

-Genelle Bluff Closures. — Continue fo End of June

“A late summer completion {tg still anticipated on ‘the’ 14 {inlles of construction now tak. *ing place at the Genelle Bluifs, in apite of a late start on < eve: losures. Gordon Sutherland, re- HS Sional construction feneineer;

‘To Fi ance.

Historical Society —$4,883 to. finance a project of. student involvement at the. Doakhober

Village,

45 <The Slocan Valley Com:

munity: Library—$2,897- to

Rance a Program of community . itreach. ”

er recrea-

ion ‘director. andthe Trail

tatus of Women—$1,173 to!

inance “Kootenay Women 8 ference.

“Swim Poo! Rates!

‘told the Castlegar News ‘Tues ~

day that work was progressing . nicely. Rock work was now 85 to 40 per cent completed, “The volume of earth work has increased considerably,” id Mr. Sutherland, “but it is

we anticipated

Tock arid there: was’ none, ‘so

‘work has had to be done further ‘up.the side slopes.’

It had been earlier ire:

ea pates will be when achoo!:

is out 3 it the'end of Jt

“Tho extension of the even

rane selayed. phir of. the

Gordon’ Brady station CKQR. serene he ting chairmanshi

‘aint KC Days ae ‘uy 28 and

21 when a meeting of Interested

‘Are Se By City Council Eo User fees ‘for: the Bob. Brandson' Memiorial Poo! were annouticed Tueaday night by: finance chafrmanAld.’G. S. Rust, who ‘in’ releasing’ the ted costs have risen | * resulting in the poo! rates also going up. je) ‘The 1975 daily rates were ® set ‘at 75 “cents; for a pre-achooler and adult; 85 cents for children; "60 ‘cents for. students and .75 cents for

adu! as Season tickets, which ‘can otily be utilized during July and ‘Avgust,’are $10 for children; $12 for students; $18 for adults ‘and $91.50 for ‘family ticke t “Anyone who books the pool ‘splash: partiés ‘will a charged $15 per hour which inclides the. abe vices ofa + lifeguard. :

clubs and ns was,

“held Monday night.

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eeoet of etn iota eae Sate

/ancouver: bin epee ‘watched

} ere glued to their TV

respective homes.

0 x ‘Diekatt, who “$12,500. Both Mr. 'Popotl and Mr, Pick ae 0k erties teat Seihiag els

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| Mill Rate of 83.032

Separate Mill Rate Phased Out

A total mill rate of 83,032, mills: for Castlegar’ taxpayers, was struck by council Tuesday. - night when it gave final reading to ja oe rate bylaw. '

is in the first’ year that

ithe fae towns of Castlegar

ind Kinnaird will both have the

‘same mill rate, As a result of

amalgamation, the two arcas.

had“a’ split rate last year relating to paving costs.

‘The 83.032 mills reflects a 15,032. mill increase for the south end of Castlegar and an increase of 11.602 for the north end.

Last year the mill rate for "the north end of thé city, was 791.93 while the south end’s was

28.60. The common munteipal «mill rate is an increase of 4.767 for the Kinnaird area and 1.837. for the former Town of Castle-

ear. :

The school tax for 1975 is set at $8,703 mills compared to 83.54 ‘in’ 1974, an increase. of 5.168 mills.’The hospital in- creased by 1,110 mills from 2.42 to

i: The Muntefpal Finance Au- thority rate of .018'mills and + the B.C. Assessment Authority

rate of 1.170 both remain the’,

same as last year,

‘inance ‘chalrman ‘Ald; Cha

8. Rust called attention to the. total amount of, taxes the city” collects which do not' reflect actual monies‘used. by: the < cmunteipality but, only “handled

we are‘. tagged the bad ones,” he said,

referring to the ‘collection’ of taxes for education and hosp

ote submitting his ‘report; Ald. Rost stated the marie all rate:

for nonrecurring items which < will, help in the’ orderly. expan- sion of the city," he' said.”

““In explaining the use of atzalgamation monies, Mr, Rust, clted

which had been budgoted in part for 1974 and not utillzed,” he reported.

“Other major works al- ready started or about to start are the sewage lagoon improve- , ments, In the north end of the city, the: sewer syatem in the south end’of the city and the Castlegar’ and ‘District, Arena, Funding for these projects will

through ‘normal debenture isgues.”

The finance chairman noted that “when one considera that assessments were frozen for 1976 It should be apparent that the’ general ‘mill rate is qulte within reason and without the careful scrutiny of counell, ‘asa whole, the rate could have been considerably greater.”

‘Mayor Ed Mosby stated

he agreed with an earlier. °

that ; statement by Ald. Rust thai the whole system for tax purposes

Yas wrong but ho di fee that

- Several City

Several bylaws received three readings at Tuesday night's couricil meeting. The following are three ‘of the halts and ‘portions of thelr

“ndemalty Bylaw No.5 ‘The niayor. of the:City of Castlegar hail be paid an annual indemnity of, ($8,608, payable out of the ‘annual

taxpaye?y get a great deal for thelr money.

Mr. Mosby thanked the finance committee and council as a whole for presenting the budget in a form which he sald he was quite happy with.

“Council has not only bud- geted for this year,” he said, “but it has kept an eye towards next year, too, so there should be no drastic’ changes.” ee]

‘Pool Opens

Free public swimming, for. one day only, will: take; place thiv: Saturday. at ithe Bob

Brandsoa

marka the oaise of

‘the facility for the summer. 8

will take placoin the, scheduled pool hours which appear ia this week’s Recrea- tion News.

Bylaws

: Receive Third Reading

viding proof, of ownership, and - paying the following fees:

‘An impounding fee af $16 for the first offence if the dog is licensed ‘for the current: year.

subsequent | offence’ will carry. an impounding fee of $10 greater than the pi ig one.

‘An impounding fee of $25 if.

* the ‘dog’ is'unlicensed for: the

current ‘year pla the applicable:

revenue of the Each’ alderman’ shall’ be,

Paid an annual al Indermay of:

ine

alder nin equal installments, h

payable at the end of,

© Qhethird of each: ind

“pity shall:be considered as an

‘allowance for expenses inci-

dental.to the discharge of the ties of their. office::..

for'an

Gordon Brady Named Acting Chairman.

To aaa to KC Days

wae machine, improve- ments to the city's water works, community planning and upgrading. the mobile “equipment, ‘particularly in re- ‘gard to winter stiow removal,

“The surplus figure covers the ‘curb and gutter program

Ynayor and aldermen for the [year 1975 shall be retroactive Sto Jan. 1,:1976,

Dog Pound Bylaw [The owner,-of any. dog Ampounded under this bylaw, may’ reclaim. same’ on’ appllea: tion to the’ poundkeeper, pi

offence’ will at an impound: ing fee $10, greater than the with the excep-, tif the dog is wearing - current year's license tag ‘at’ the time of the second violation = the impounding fee will be but further-offences will crease as’stipulated above. - ‘A maintenance fee not

~ ‘exceeding the sum of $3 per day

or part day of detention.

and Land Use.”

© Bvery applicant for re-

zoning shall, upon the submis:

sion of bis application, pay'a fee

to the municipality in the amount of $50...

Every applicant for a Land Use Contract shall, upon sub- tission of his application, pay a fee to' the, municipality in the ‘amount of $80.

Recreation’ No. 1

directors was slated

of for the following night, any -

action such as a protest to the igity, and the ‘regional district ‘was left in abeyance.

SU Anather meeting ‘of the

<2 Liens Club ‘Jim, Chapman’ informed ‘the

“meeting that last year's KC

“Days chairman, ’Ken\ Bonde,

ad told him that any new « group would not be allowed to use the name KC’Days or Min! KC Days and that funds in the possession’of the KC Days committee would riot be made

events ‘on’ the’ July:'26-27 ‘weekend will be held on June 2. In the meantime Mr. Brady will contact further organizations to “encourage them to, attend the ‘meeting and to operate the ‘same events this year as they have in the past.

* Columbi River

sealed

down celebration,

Mr. Brady and Mr. Chap- man’ will contact ‘other mem- bera of the KC Days committee

) to determine if that committee

has registered the KC Days name and if it is adamant that the. name-not be used...

“Concern © was also.“ex-

" pressed at the meeting over the’

possibility that Pass Creck. Park. will not be operated, this year,’Sinca.a, meeting of the

Board Members”

» Ready’ to Move With the: submission: of

‘names of Columbia River board

committee members ‘to the

‘Regional District of Central

‘ootenay, Martin Vanderpol

says the committee is set to. ‘operate. “8S

‘A committee meeting will

be called “right away”, said Mr.

_ Vanderpol of Robson. Sitting on :°

More Happy Wi Winners Receive.

Cola and

Jassified

Dave's 5 ‘Chicken.

have won bottles

Cola ‘and buckets of Dave's chicken.

of, iW inners of 4 bottles of Coca-Cola e

ach are: 74 Maple St., Castlegar; J. H. Clark, 760 - 2nd ‘Ave. Ns Castlegar; -

Ken Emmons, 8.8. No. 1). Site 82, C10, Castlegar;

Mrs. Bill

Cummings, 224 - ist Ave., Rivervale; Mrs. Louise Wishlow, 1702 -

: Mrs. A. Hopland, i

the will be J.P. Moran,” of ‘Thrums;"G. Aq Murray, of Ymiri” Audrey Moore, of Castlegar and Mr. Vanderpol. ‘Mr. Vanderpol said the area “suffers froma shortage of good drinking water”, which

hinders agricultural, industrial -

‘and usban'development,

‘The committee will ap- proach both the provincial and federal governments for $10 to $15 mllion’in fonding, he said,

‘9th Ave.8, Castlegar; and Mrs. T: McFeet No. 19 - 1646 Columbia

aes csaeaet the four buckets of chicken fn lant wee’ draw

were: Emil Garay, 406 Main St., Castlegar; Rick Beauchamp, 849

Sioned Gree Castlegar; Bil Brembo, 5.5. No, 2, Site 18, 025,

Castlegar; and Harry Malofl, Box 160, Crescent Valley. («Please see page 4 for complete details.

Mr:-Vanderpol said’ he; — favored the ‘broad ares’ type af” funding over.'plecemeal’ be- cause it will “create a base and an almosphere where the area can develop without. much infusion of aid,”

en

d to borrow fande at fa recreation ft they eee by « one-third fant, Satorday, Roseland Tra Mac Crs DArey, ton an Halster Jack Radford, announced « farther 667,000 ceplinestary grant which ee applauded by those present. Castlegar Newe Photo

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i : Interested citizens look on. The much awaited facility Is now underway. Recently, Master Charge & Chargex

the Regional District of Central Kootenay subsitted tn application te the gricutture for an exhibit centre de