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BY JACK WHITE

I was a wee mite late in get- ting the colu;nn in the week before last, with the net result that it didn't go to press till last week, Worst of all was that it went to Press on Monday, and on Tuesday, the Hon, William Kenneth Kier- nun, Minister of recreation and conservation, came forth with the news release that, "DUCK LAKE SCAM ARY, TO BE ESTABLISH.

are Jast after a fight of several years and particularly the last

au sanctuary, by the Associated West Kootenay Rod and Guin Clubs, as or rather is being recognized, I could shout for joy at this, the findl recognition of one of the toughest fights ever put up by sportsmen and conservationists in their continual struggle for the perpetuation of our wildlife and protection of: it's habitat,

That the government of this province has seen fit to back the recommendations of sportsmen and the department of reereation and

five for the of such

servation proves beyond a sha-

dow of doubl that, a sensible field of wildlife: mana servation is opening up in our pro- vince today. It also makes those who have worked so hard in the field of conservation, proud and happy to know that, through the combine efforts of all concerned, our wildlife resourees of this pro- vince of ours are not only being protected but put on a plane whi- ch helps to guarantee that there will be no annihilation of this re- source in the future,

The minister announced that, “The of a wildlife

Castlegar Briefs

reserve on the flood lands of the Kootenay river, south of Kootenay Lake ncar Creston, will be the pri- mary conservation project of the

The 20-ycar lease to be nego- tinted with Columbia Cellulose Co. for the old Celgar sawmill site for use as a sewage lagoon js to be a “renewable” Iease.

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Comm.’ Leo Bosse said 20 street lights have yet to be install- ed under last year's work orders. Of these, there are four poles to be ordered at a cost of around $100 each.

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Mr. Bosse sugested that the installation of street lights be held up “a couple of weeks” while he investigates further the matter of lighting compared to costs of ope- ration and maintenance,

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Village solicitor E. M, Mc- Gauley informed council that there

is no responsibility attached to the village in approving a subdivision. ° * *

Accounts totaling $2,075.35 were referred to the finance com- mittee for action,

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Grants of $100 each were ap- proved for the Salvation Army and for the Fall Fair Association.

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Council accepted the ‘school district's 1964 budget as presented by the school board,

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‘Aasther failure of the No. 2 well pump took place on Jan. 23, reported Comm. Gwilym Hughes, Ue said no emergency was involved and the cause of the trouble was located in the terminal box of the pump motor.

department of recreation and con- servation for 1964.”

Speaking in reply to the speech from the throne, Mr. Kiernan said the area comprising Duck Lake, Leach Lake and Six Mile slough is the most important unit of water- fowl habitat in the interior of Bri- tish Columbia, He added it could eventually become one of the great. est attractions to visitors in the province.

The reserve will have interna- tional significance as it supple- ments a series of similar refuges in the United States and ensures con- tinuity of habitat for migrating waterfowl along this section of the

"| Pacific flyway. It is planned that

of the area will form a sanctuary and part will remain as public shooting ground, Mr. Kiernan said,

Spectacular congregations of ducks and geese concentrate in the

Step Up Dog

Trade licences are coming in

Tag Pressure

of each month, council’s meeting

on he told Castlegar council last week, He said a study of the returns trom dog licences, will be. under- taken “and pressure will be step- ped up on those people’ who have not at present paid their licence fees,” With regard to financial re- ports, Mr. Maddocks said that these would be available to’ committee

with the school board, Comm, Mad docks said he

proposed sanctuary in spring and fall. As many ns 1,800 swans and 48,000 ducks have been reported in the area with populations of as many as 70,000 waterfowl observed at one time. Several species of ducks and some Canada geese nest in the area and it is the op- inian of department biologists that

board's “lucid discussion on tele financial statement.” He noted that “Regrettably -their ‘costs have in- creased, but since the village has no control over these increases, any adjustment in the mill rate must be attributed to school board costs and cannot reflect on the mu-

chairmen at the second meeting

nicipal mill rate.”

may be

VICTORIA REPORT

Budget Debate Now On

BY SAMIES K. NESBITT Your MLAs we now: engaged

aate, which sou- ids just like the

gcc can't be some mastreamlining done qgmgand the two de- hates combined, However, there’s seldom any legislative streamlining done, MLAs not liking to fence themselves in,

MLAs, in the budget debate, are stipposed to stay with items in the budget, just as in the throne speech debate they're

of what he does, He believes in himself and in his government and in his policies, and that’ is good.

ha themselves he's not ‘humble eno- ugh, and that he's not to be ‘trust- ed, and that he needs taking down a peg or two, but, as he himself says, any man who

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anything at all makes enemies, es- pecially in the often-crucl calling of politics,

In ringing tones, the. Premier finished his welghty budget ad- dress’ in these terms of confidence and enthusiasm:

“This. province has stability and a continuing sound financial Program to foster industrial and social advances We have a great

stay with items in the Speech pay the Throne, But they give them- selves great liberty, and so they wander all over the place, up hill and down dale. This irks some MLAs, like SC Arvid Lundell of Revelstoke and Highways Minister Gaglardi, but Premier Bennett says all the specchifying shows de- mocracy’s in full and fine flower in B.C. under Social Credit aus- pices, of course.

There was’ practically nothing rew in the Premicr’s 1964 bud- Het. Most of the goodies the Pre- mier had promised last year;. as he toyed with the idea of a sur- prise election. Some people would say he used, the promise of good- ies-to-eome as election bribe, but I wouldn't know anything about that, You make up your own mind.

Our super-enthusiastic Premier insists this is a land of milk and honey, but, as I. listened to him reading his budget, I couldn't find any place where I'd be paying less taxes. I don’t own a home, and I live on Vancouver Island, where we haven't any toll bridges, If I must go to the mainland I have to pay a toll-— and no re- lief there, ‘

The Premier is terrifically proud of his new bank. He says

it’s going to be wonderful for | ¢

British Columbia and all its peo- ple, just wonderful, Mr. Speaker, the most wonderful thing that ever Why, to hear Mr.

all under it The pant to be overcome in bringing the sanctuary to reality are complex but ‘not insoluble, the minister said. Most of the land is under’ erown control but problems concerning jurisdictional rights ¢x- ists and will be solved to the satis- faction of all concerned, he said: It was a tough and costly fight: to hold this land until the govern- ment acted and as I said last: week the West Kootenay Rod and Gun Clubs still have a tab of $1,440 to pick up on dyking fees and: taxes for this area. If you are interested in waterfowl or even conservation in general you can do your part by taking out a membership in the Duek Lake Foundation. It will cost you five dollars but when you sec what can be done with the com-’ bined efforts of conservation mind- ed people, it is money well spent. Just contact Joe Fodor at Castlegar Sporting Goods or myself and we will see that your membership is obtained, post haste.

With one fight pretty well won

‘| Wow we will turn our efforts to

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watch dogging the Columbia Basin, in the event that. the proposed dams ‘are built, We have been as sured that all land"will ‘be cleared to.the high water mark of trees, brush and stumps, The next step will be to ensure that the spawn- ing grounds of fish are replaced, wildlife habitat protected wherever humanly possible and that the vast recreational Potential of. the Col- umbia basin is not overlooked. Rod and gun elubs are not taking sides pro or con on the feasability of storage dams on the Columbia but are uniting their efforts to sec that the’ recreational resources of this wonderful basin are not over- jooked in the process of it's de- velopment.

TAL tonights meeting of the Castlegar and District Sportsmens Association all unsold junior tic-

Premicr talk, one would think that pretty soon, we'll all be bank shareholders—oh: happy day! Ima- gine owning a bank!

Yes, said the Premier, in ah- swer to a press conference ques- tion, it was he, and all by him- self, who dreamed up the idea of British Columbia having ils very own bank, free from the tight controls of those hard-boiled gran- ite-faced tycoons in the steel and concrete canyons of Montreal and

Toronto, where'fiey refuse to‘ad- |.

mit ‘the benefits and the grand- ness of Social Credit.

One must not blame the Pre: mier for being proud as proud

We have a well: pete labor force, All pri- vate capital is welcome to employ our rich material resources and our efficient labor, providing it is pre- pared to pay a fair share of the essential public costs of progress. There are equal and well-reward- ing opportunitics for all, but spe- cial privileges for none, Our two- river electrical-energy projects will ensure an era of uninterrupted growth and prosperity for at least 20 years. Let us grasp our oppor- tunities, and with optimism, con- fidence and good will, go forward and Progress with British Col- umbia,”

Chemcell Reports Sales Are Up . During Last Year

Chemeell (1963) Limited re- ports sales of $80,309,000 and net profit of $8,533,000, or 60 cents Per common share on operations for the full year of the facilities of the predecessor companies, C: nadian Celanese Limited and Ca- nadian Chemical Company, Limit-

Comparative figures for 1962 were sales of $71,233,000 and net Profit of $6,963,000, or 49 cents per common share.

The acquisition’ by Chemcell (1963) Limited of the .assets of Canadian Chemcell Company, ’Li- mited had effect only from July 1, 1963, Canadian Chemical had 1963 earnings to that point of 14 cents per share while Chemcell’s earnings of 46 cents for 1963 re- present earnings of Canadian Cel- anese for the first’ six months of the year and carnings of the combined operations. for the last

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United Church -Women Elect New Gfficers

The regular meeting of Friend- ship Circle of the United Church Women was held last Thursday at ihe home of Mrs. A. Borodula with 12 members present and Mrs. J. Lipsett presiding.

Mrs. RB. DeFod and Mrs. E, Kraft gave the devotional. Routine business was then conducted after which the election of 1964 officers was held, Elected were: president, Mrs, J. Lipsett; vice-president, Mrs, W. Shay; secretary, Mrs. S.. Mel- nick, and treasurer, Mrs. Paul Mo- roso.

Mrs. Kraft and Mrs. Lipsetl volunteered to bé onthe visiting committee for the month of Feb- ruary, The next regular meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. W. Shay with Mrs. A. Dube as co- hostess,

At the close of business de- licious refreshments were served by the hostess.

kets to the big for ban- quet will be converted to senior tickets. So if you haven't yours be on tap tonight to make sure you don’t miss out on them. George Worobey and Charlie Saliken land- ed a nice twelve-pound Dollie for the banguet, Jast Sunday. Took her on a spinner below Brilliant Dam and counted 42 deer on the open hillside as well.

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