“4 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, February 13, 1975

Zonscience and Comment

Violent Crime in Canada

By Rev. K, Neill Foster Violent crime. The bizarre slay- ing of two police- men In Moncton, Wild shootings in Calgary. A brutal gangland mass, murder In Montreal. The recent wave of violent Canadian crimes has transported “The Streets of San Francisco" to real-life Canada, in horrible blood-red color, Understandably, this new crime wave has brought in its wake both analysis and de- mands for action. Analysts ponder the effects on crime of such phenomena as economic conditions, urbanization, media Jnfluence, and the use of alcohol and drugs. The many calls for action

demand or suggest various changes: changes in legislation and practice regarding capital punishment; changes in gun laws; changes in our probation system,

I beliove there is a very valid place for such human attempts to combat crime through evaluation and legisla- tion. Criminologists and legisla tors can play an important role in helping us cope with crime,

+ But the erlme fighters’ final effects will be limited, because evaluation, legislation, even rehabilitation will never adequately deal with the deep- er, inner cause of crime,

That is the realm of transformation, Only Jesus Christ can get to the heart of the problem.

Above Normal Snowfall

Experienced

For nearly all of January, the southern interior region was subjected to cold Arctic alr which swept out of the Bering Sea, across the Pacific where it picked up moisture and heat, then eastward across British Columbia and the State of Wetshington,

At Castlegar, we exper- ienced above normal snowfall and sunshine amounts, below normal temperatures, and for the first time on record—no

rain. ‘

in January

Our lowest temperature was experienced on Jan. 11 when a cold surge of Arctic alr moved south-westward and blanketed all of B.C.

here was no rainfall re- corded during the month of January, which breaks the previous record of .05 inches, which fell in 1969.

The record low minimum daily temperature for January was one degree below zero on Jan, 11, The previous record was O degrees, set in 1963,

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Luck Supper. Dance. All welcome. Koot Soe, Handicapped Meeting. Wed., Feb. 19. 8 pm. Adult Activity Centre, Dance Robson Hall on Sat., Feb, 15. 9 til 1 am. Ad. Members $4 couple. Non-members $5 couple. Hospital Auxiliary Meat- ing, Monday, Feb. 17 at p.m. In Conference rm.

Snowmobile -Club Me ing, Union Hall, Mon., ‘eb, Cash Bingo. Mon., Feb. 8 p.m. Arena Hall. Aamissidn $1 (20 games). Snow Scoops. — To shovel off your roof or clenr the w only * $12.89, tac le to youar Please phone and lJeave your name and ph. num- ber and we will contact you. Our scoops are on display in our window, so Why not drive around and have a look at one.

Volunteer Help Required : For Pool: Improvements

Annual meeting for the Robson Recreation Society was held Jon, 29 In the Robson Hall with reports given by various clubs that use the hall facilities,

Giving reports were Mrs, Barrass for the Brownics with 30 members; Mra. Thomas for the Guldes with 22 members. and Mr. Zurek for Cubs which Bumbers a and the Scouts number

All indleated a very busy and active year.

Mrs. Jenner reported. for the badminton club and stated that there is room for wore players, especially junlors, ‘who meet Thursday evenings,

F. Vanderpol then gave a report of the activities for the Soclety during the past year.

L. Godberson gave a re- port for the swimming pool, which isa pleasure to many in the summer. He said it had been a busy year and the two major projects for the coming year were the paving and Tencing of the tennis court the installation of a heater F3 the swimming pool. Much vol- unteer help. will be required,

After a short intermission the nominating committee con- sisting of B. Porter and C. Salisbury, took the platform. Those elected for a two-year term are as follows:

- Alberta Man

Named Chairman OF PW Airlines

Pacific Western Airlines has a new Alberta board chairman to match its Alberta ownership.

Ronald D. Southern, presi- dent of ATCO Industries of Calgary, has been elected chair- man of PWA to succeed Bruce C. Samis, Vancouver invest- ment man, according to = Vancouver news release.

The Alberta government bought nearly complete owner- ship of the Vancouver-based regional airline in a lightning market operation last Aug. 1.

Mr, Southern was already a director of PWA at the time of the takeover. Three more Albertans were designated by the Alberta government to join the board, which stands at five Alberta members, six from British Columbia and one from the Northwest Territo

Mr. Samis and five associ- ates bought control of PWA described as worth, $10 million in 1961 from K. J, Springer. Mr. Samis immediately became chairman.

The Alberta’ government paid more than $36 million to buy the airline that has grown since 1961 from about 500 employees to more than 2,000 and that has expanded its routes in B.C. and to Seattle. At the time of the Alberta pur- chase, control was no longer * concentrated.

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President L. Godberson, vice-president R. Nelson, secro- tary-treasurer S, Bell and ‘di- rectors R. Zurek, S. Wiwchar, V. Lucas and J. Lloyd,

Mr. Godberson extended a thank-you to the out-going executive for the fine co-opera- tion it has given him. The

members of the past executive

are F, Vanderpol, P. Gillman, B orter, T. Wallace, B. Cawte and M. Gregory. ‘Thanks were alsoextended to everyone who helped to make it'a good year for the Society.

Letter to the Editor

Asks City fo Investigate Possible Ways {0

It should bo obvious that

Dear Slr: T heartily agcee with the comments of the two writers who have oxpressed concern and annoyance with the method of plugging up the paths and driveways with all the un- wanted snow we havo had,

This letter is belng written with mixed emotions. I feel like the man who watches his mother-in-law drive over a ellff in his new Cadillae.

First ofall, I want to express my congratulations and appreciation to the City of Castlegar’s work.crew for their fob of clearing and sanding our streets, But, on the other hand,

thoy only aggravate our prob: tem by shoving the snow ints our driveways,

Surely it is possible in this twentloth century to alle- viato this problem, such as a follow-up witha front-end load- er or somo such machinery. I

realize this would Cost extra,

but would not the average homeowner be willing to pay something extra for this ser- vice?

It might be possible to make arrangements with a private contractor. This should be more efficient than for each individual hiring help‘on his own,

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VOL. 28 No. 8

Published Every Thursday Morning at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays”

CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1976

School District No. 9 Operating Budget Increased 19.59 Per Cent

£6 develop oa see peoples b apts of acing tented theo, tak on the face

Villa Soctety, Pau! ‘the roof of the villa and

‘with the Delta’ * sband tentatively scheduled here in May. Contest, News Photo

Coblecasting Not Presently Available to Citizens

Society Voices Its i

In June, 1974, 8 press release from Community Video the cable company serving the West Kootenay ares, indicated ' that 8' x 16” buildings would be placed at headend locations in ‘Trail and Castlegar. ~

The release stated that small-areas within ‘these build- ings would be provided for interested groups who wish to use the access channel in each ayaten: The buildings were

forjuse by Septem- ten 1974.

In October, 1974, cable- casting over Channel 8 in Castlegar and Trail was discon- Unued, because of a modulator breakdown. A modulator is an electronic instrument which enables, videotaped programs

to be sent ‘over the cable ©

system into individual sub- scriber’s homes.

‘The West Kootenay Cable- vision Soclety,'a citizen access group to cable ‘TV in the West Kootenay, have expressed con- eern.to the cable company, Community Video, thatthey have not lived up to their stated objectives as of their press release in June. And also that there has been no capacity to

cablecast with: the modulator

break-down: in’ October,’ 1974,"

even though many programs are available for cablecasting.

‘The cablevision society re-’ ports it has been:unable to discuss the situation with Com- munity, Video Ltd. Many writ- ten words’ have’ been back and forth, but the words have not brought about any. change. Citizen groups are still not able to cablecast programs.

‘The cablevision society re- ports it is well aware af its limitations. It is a society made up of volunteers. and. has no financial base to speak off:.A secretary of state student ser: vices program grant gave & boost in the arm to community cablecasting when six students worked full time for four. months promoting the commu- nity channel.’ Grants: unfortu- nately are short-lived.

In order to’ provide the

"capacity ‘for citizens in: West

In spite of the society's

‘efforts to make. this possible

‘only relative success has been achieved. .

‘One éf the premises that the society. has operated on is that the cable company. has some responsibility to the co munity other than collecting a $6 monthly subscription fee

* from individuals. in the commu-. ':

nity. ‘The Canadian radio and television commission, the fed- eral government body which is responsible for the licensing of cablecasting, urges and en- courages cable companies to provide access to community groups and. individuals.

Kootenay communities toef--

production equipment of a community channel,: full time salaried community. television personne] will have to be made

‘available to all communities,

Link Trainer Made Available; Lack of Floor Space is Holdup

A. Link ‘trainer, used by pilots for extra instruction, is

available to School District No...

The board of trustees, at Its meeting Monday, expressed a strong desire to accept this equipment, formerly used at Selkirk College, but {3 exper> iencing delay in finding suitable floor space in facilities which are. already taxed.

The board had earlier considered an aviation course,

~ but at present has had to leave;

such plans in abeyance. The equipment would, if, installed,

be used by members of 681

Squadron (Castlegar) Royal Ca- nadian Air Cadets.

‘Any maintenance would be* attended by personnel of the air defence command,

‘The problem has been put

into the hands of the building committee which is to bring its recommendations back to the board.

fectively use the expensive.

{

Unfortunately, the encour- ‘agement of the CRTC has the effect of being very vague as to just what the responsibilities of

| cable companies are in respect. to community programming.

+ ‘The practical consequence is that cablecasting is not now

available to West Kootenay

citizens Only individuals or groups who have expensive television production: equipment and skills are’ able to produce programs: Those individuals be do somehow manage to rograms will have to

reduce deal directly with Community ©

er Video if they wish to cablecast

RAD LEIS RE LOUIE NH Recetas

An increase of 19.69 per cent has been experienced by School District No. 9 with final approval given at a. special meeting recently to its 1975 operating budget totalling

,995,841. Last year's operat: tng budget was $2,769,408 The final figure approved

by the board of trustees, after _

> having cutback approximately $131,597 from the’ original provisional budget, is still $118,722 over the 10 per cent Increase considered acceptable by the’ department, of educa- tion.

‘Ten per cent can be included in the budget without having to pass a special budget bylaw which has to pass a vote of not less than two-thirds of all members of the board, Pre- viously the assent of the owner electors was reqi

Total mill for this overage is estimated at 2.58 mills.

The. mill rate for the balance of the operating budget is estimated at 31.01 mills for a combined total of 88.59 mills.

Last year's mill rate for the

“operating budget was 27.29

mills which give an increase of approximately 6.30 mills,

Increases are blamed on

rising salaries in both teaching

and non-teaching employees, an

increase in the number of

rising coat in sup-

ind the

provision for I teach: ing ‘and noa-teaching stalf.

,:_ In a breakdown of costs, 76.35 per cent ig budgeted for teaching, 10.11 per cent for operating coat, 6.97 per cent for repairs and maintenance, 3.68 per cent for administration, 8.48 per cent for transportation and .61 per cent of ausillary services.

“School District No. 9's share of Selkirk College's bud- get is expected to remain around three mills,” says secre- tary-treasurer ‘John Dascher. Exact budget and mill'rate figures are not known until the department of education has reviewed the college budget,

“The debt services and non-shareable capital items amount to $259,492, actually a amall decrease of $1,207. The mill rate in’ this area will therefore not increase,” he said.

Questionnaire on Russian Classes fo be Circulated.

sian language cireulated shortly by the board of trustees for School Distriet No. 8. ¢ ‘At Monday's’ meeting, the

board ‘reviewed the question-

© A questionnaire on Rus: classes! will’ be

withoet additional expendi.

Trustec Sam Konkin ques- tioned why a questionnaire was hhecessary now and not when the'French cla:

“ynairesb but debated whether gee “pol

estlon

the outcome’ of how people responded to the questionnalre

*. ~~ Atpresent the board is not in ‘a, position’ to’ spell out. the

exact ci wut does realize ae it'ean not be implemented

French ‘came from ‘the depart- pment of education while the

for: haying French,";said trus-

“tee; Anne Jones, “if; students: want to enter federal service

and have a civil service job they better. have French.”

" (asilegar ‘Arts Council | To Receive $1,600 Grant

*A’$1,600 grant for the © Castlegar and District Commu- -nlty Arts Council is included in

‘a total of more than $1.4 million government granta to commu- nity arts councils and to non- profit cultural organizations announced recently by provin- clal secretary Ernest Hall.

‘The grants‘ to. community

arts councila are used ‘to encourage and develop cultural, -activities at the local and amateur level while the grants to the non-profit organizations are used to help defray operat- ing expenses and aasist in some touring programs. » Mr. Hall stated. that the recently: appointed interim British Columbia arts board,

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under the chairmanship of Mrs. Elizabeth Lane of Vancouver, had reviewed applications from over 175 cultural organizations, and ‘after considerable’ study, had made its recommendations to the government.

Mr. Hall noted that the grants are paid: from: the interest generated by the $20 million endowment cultural fund:

The provincial secretary also observed that there were still'a number of grant anplie. tions to be considered. Fi recommendation on these ‘grants has been deferred pend: ing additional:studles by mem- bers of the arts

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ASTI EGAR NEWS

In stimmarizing the in- crease, Mr. Dascher stated that the taxpayers of School District, No, 9 can expect a mill rate

TIME TOGRIN

‘Tho minds of too many people are like blotters. ‘They soak everything up— backwards!

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increase of approximately six mills unless the assessment figures come in much higher than anticipated.

Dignitaries Arrive in Area To Take Part in Keep Fit Clinic

Chairman of the B.C. edu- cation committee of the British Columbia Heart Foundation, Mra. A. 0. (Max) McBean, will be one of several visitors to the area this weekend to take part In the Keep Fit Clinte and

“attend the Heart Ball this weekend,

Other. visitors include chairman of the board of Action B.C., Bill Owens and his wife Eleanor;' executive director: of

‘Action B.C., Grant McKeen and his wife Lorna: project co- ordinator of Action B.C.,: Mrs. Pat Smith; co-ordinator for community recreation’ branch, Roger Lamoureux; and a teach- er from the physical education: department of UBC: Lionel

Mr. Pugh is a former BBC broadcaster. and commentator, an olympic athlete and Cana- da's national track coach for several years,

‘As chairman of the B.C. education committee, Mrs. Mc- Bean says the committee's goal Is to'reach the people with heart health information,

Last year 779,900 booklets, recipes and pamphlets were

sent out to the genera! public, 528 films,'were shown in schools, clubs and at forums. and over 50 talks were given by the members of its speakers’ bureau and the staff of B.C, Heart Foundation.

“Taking part in'‘keep fit! dsys’have been rewarded by the interest ‘shown’ In‘ the foundations heart health aware-

ness program,” she says.

$55, 300 Capital. Expenditure

pttal eh. ‘pro.

Aq ‘posal: totalling $605,300!

received approval of the board of trustees for School: District

appro foraddiion to Rlanaind Senior Secondary School, which are to include an additional science lab, a textiles room, metal and power mechanic shop anda special classroom:

7 Ala included in the capital

_ expenditure proposal fs a new.

district maintenance shop to be located on’ tho: site ‘of one of” > Castlegar’s original elementary schools and an extension to the individual progress clasa at Kinnaird Elementary School:

Village of Slocan Reaclivates Its Volunteer Fire Department

Recently a voluntary fire department was organized for the Village of Slocan.

Steven Cooley, was elected fire chief with Alan Rourk and Gordon Clarke as_as: chief and deputy chief pee tively. Fifteen other members were registered as voluntary firemen,

Training of the new. re- cruits has already started, with regular meetings to be held every two weeks.

‘Assessment of existing suppression equipment ‘has

been made and a follow-up will see the purchasing of new tools and self-breathing apparatus.

In addition, co-operation bas been offered by the fire protection department of. Tri: angle Pacific (Woodlands and Manufacturing Division) ‘to as-~ sist in familiarizing the newly’ formed fire department of their. Protection systems,

For immediate protective’ measures-a 200-gallon rapid. attack tanker, provided. b: Triangle Pacific, is being pre- pared for_standby and Initig attack purposes,

‘The department plans. for 1975 will see, for the first time,: a telephone “dial a fire" type of; alarm system. Use of this. system. has proven to be mora: cllective and efficient ‘and ls pa being used by most organized? fire departments,

Further details ‘on how report a fire will be mad

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Funding Available For Manning Loca School Crosswalks

The question of manned: crosswalks for School District’ No, 9 has been referred to its, safely committee. 3

This step was taken al: Monday's meeting when the board of trustees was told the basic education program had been increased by $7,000 to cover the cost of school crossing guards,

The money, however, is to be used for this purpose only and will be withdrawn if manning of crosswalks is not implemented.

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