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Continued from 1A it wouldn't have such a severe impact but believing down deep that it would,” said a very sombre Siemens.

Chris D'Arcy said he congrat- ulates the winner and the NDP on behalf of the area and the province. “Naturally I’m disap- pointed, and I'm especially disap- pointed for all the people who worked so hard over the past three and a half weeks. I'll be for-

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ever grateful for that effort.”

The ex-MLA said he planned to spend more time with his two small children. “Tomorrow is a new day. Life go on, and cer- tainly there is life after politics.”

D'Arcy stated however, that he is not necessarily leaving the

itical scene all

Christian Academy testiment to student's abilitie 3

SHARLENE IMHOFF. Sun Editor

The room Vis strangely quiet, and there is an orderly calmness among the group of children who are silently, meticulously wo: away at their studies. It is ‘the classroom of. cvery teacher's dream, and it can be found at,the Living Water's Christian pears my here in Castlegar. 3h

Located at 2329.1 ‘6th Ave, the school is extremely new, opened this September by ministers:Stu- art.and Lionor Laurie, who are also responsible for founding the non-denominational church, Liv- ing Water's Faith Fellowship,,six years ago. . Y

“When we founded the ‘full gospel family church back ‘then, it ‘was part of our original vision, to Start a school as. well,” said ow

art, who acts as Although the school is rece

Each student works’ diligently in-thelr own cubicle area as the Supervisor provides

nized by the Ir Schools branch of the Ministry of Educa- tion, Living Water’s Christian

ice to those’ who request it.

Stuart. “And chi aré not

NO gov funding. It is supported totally. by the church and tuition payments

ig against their peers, but there is a chal-

nat the acade- my is offering both tennis and @ lessons.

lenge to exceed every day.

seven-year old Airy Kinakin scores her own:work after

completing one of the lesson

from pupils, which monthly basis.”

SUN STAFF PHOTO / Shaul

‘There are

20 i who attend the academy from’ 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. every}

oo of academic tests is determine a starting point.According to

kday. Honoring a dress code?! * Lionor, when children are chal-

“I'm not closing anything off. I think right now is a time for a re- evaluation in life, to see where we go from here.”

Continued from 1A Still, Siemens maintains that Rita Johnston would have been cooperative with this riding, and that he could have lead the riding to continued prosperity.

Bi Radon

“Personally I don't think their should have been a change, I think we were going along very

which sets standards of modesty, };; ,“lenged to work at their own pace,

the children, who range in age; between five and 17, all mai:

high achievers can reach their

a sharp, clean-cut look. ¢ However, it isn't the fact that these children are dressed nicely‘ and are well behaved in their class- Toom that makes this private school * stand out. What makes leaming at this s Particular school different is the which is

well and would have

to do so in the future.” ee

offered to each student. “All the studies derive from a Christian perspective,” continued

upmost p ial, while child: who are slower learners are not made to feel inadequate. Whether they are exceptionally smart or even below average learners, each child, according to Lionor, becomes very independent.

Extra curricular activities are also offered, and Monday and Wednesday afternoons may con- sist of art, music or cooking classes. currently, the physical

Continued from 1A carried out by U.B.C.

According to the results of the first phase of the study, homes tested in Castlegar had the high- est average levels of any of the cities tested.

Radon is measured in terms of its concentration in air, in units called picocuries per litre (pCi/). The Canadian guideline level, above which action should be taken within the year to signifi- cantly reduce the level of radon to which the occupants are exposed, is 20 pCi.

Of the 69 Castlegar homes tested, 12 had basement levels in excess of 20 pCi/l while four had main floor levels over 20 pCi/l. The basement levels ranged from 0.9 to 47.1 pci/l while on the main floors it

ranged from 0.7 to 39.6.

All the homeowners involved in the survey have been given their complete test results.

Despite the fact that the B.C. Cancer Society is attributing 90 per cent of lung cancer cases to smoking and 10 per cent to radon, Ward said it's difficult to link radon with specific cases.

“It just Benerally increases people’s risk,” he said.

U.B.C. toxicologist Dr. Chris Van Netten, currently conducting radon tests in homes throughout B.C., said radon can be linked to instances of lung cancer, particu- larly with smokers.

“It is a radioactive gas which is electrically charged,” said Van Netten. “Like something with static cling, it wants to attach itself to something. If

there is nothing in the air, it will simply settle on floors, furniture and walls, reducing the risk’of breathing it. However, if there are smoke particles in the air, it

_will attach itself and remain in

the air longer presenting more

. Of arisk.

“We know Ca has some

According to a’ press release from Phillips, the Public has still not taken the radon’ situation seri- ously, with very few persons hav- ing had their homes tested. .

Radon can be ‘significantly reduced in existing homes using simple procedures, modified can be

higher values than it should have,” he added.

Brian Phillips, director of the B.C. Radiation Protection Ser-. vice, said concentration of the gas can vary on a daily basis. The levels and concentration depend on many factors including weath- er, climatic conditions, geology and the type of home in

applied to new homes at the con- struction phase to prevent radon entry and none of these tech- niques need be expensive.

‘ Anyone wishing to obtain further information on radon should contact’ the Central

Kootenay Health Unit'at'365-

8525. The health unit offers ion on how to

“This is why we recommend monitoring the levels over a peri- od of six months to a Seal said Phillips. sth

gét your home tested and what ' you can do to reduce’ the levels ‘

of radon in your home, at tests. show it is necessary.

Continued from 1A however, it's still happening.”

Reid admitted the Castlegar mall has been an ongoing saga.and said he wasn't prepared to com- ment but did say, “The sh

said that rather than trying to rush the design and begin work this year, they have now decided to

wait until after winter. - “It will give us more of a chance for archi to

centre is still alive and well.” “We had planned to be open by August.” he said, refering to even earlier plans. ‘’Then we were hoping for this fall but that got shelved until next summer. w The p ion is at

get plans done.” he said, adding. “We haven't shown any detailed plans to the city yet because we don’t have any.”

The. shopping complex, which is currently called Centre Pointe,

Pp what is ‘commonly Teferred to as the “ellipitical site"—an approxi- mately seven-acre parcel of land just south of the Kinnaird Bridge.

According to Reid the two majors are still confirmed. He

is esti to cost $12,000,000. Reid claims the hold-up on

development i: is: because, “We're .

putting our: financing together,”

he said. “We're working ‘out the

intricacies of our. financing.” There is no time table which

Reid has to follow.. The developer can wait—and probably will— until he feels the market condi-

tions are right before going ahead.:

“They can do.it any time they:

want to do it,” said Williams.

Local physician called

to prevent suicide | :

Sun Staff iCastlegar RCMP were sum-

““moned to Kinnaird bridge on

Saturday where a 32-year-old

“male :was threatening to jump

into the Columbia River.

The incident occurred at approximately 9:50 a.m -- Police:summoned.a local

Dr.'Vani' Vliet’ as well as "a relative “of the ‘man,’ and after some’counsélling. the sub-,

ject was finally talked off the’

edge ofthe bridge. rus ‘Scotties Marina were also

called in, and supplied ‘a bost: {The man, ‘who's'narne ‘will no!

be'released, Glerey brsners

“The important thing to realize is that everyday i: isa constant per- “sonal and I for

SUN STAFF PHOTO /Sharione Imhoff

accredited teachers, although they do undergo training by A.C.E. “The material is selfexplana: tory. The supervisor helps chil- dren to learn - and does not ily teach,” said Stuart.

every child,” said Lionor., Living Water’s. Christian Academy offers a core curriculum

Parents take an active role in their child's education at the academy. Even before a child can

which includes English

and literature, science,.math, Social studies and spelling. An expanded curriculum is also avail- able, offering more chall

be lied in the school, his or her parents are required to under- go an orientation process so they will understand exactly what there children will be in

math or English programs. Stuart and Lionor are hoping to expand the academics to include French and computer keyboarding.

As well, the academy sets very high standards which prevents any students from “slipping through the cracks”.

“Children must score 90 per cent on a self-test before taking a P.A.C.E test, which they must score 80 per cent or better on in order to move to a higher level,” said Lionor.

P.A.C.E. stands for Package, Accelerated, Christian, Educa- tion. And is part of what is more

everyday. If a child is to receive even 10 minutes of detention, or

if the child has decided to take’

homework, the parents are noti- fied via a note.

There are a lot of mules to fol- low in this classroom, and there are many controls, however the: children are highly motivated, and can eam menits for a job well: done, or for good behavior.

“We don’t want people to think

that we are trying to take any-"

thing away from the public

school system, we are just offer-"

ing an alternative, and this partic- ular alternative manages to bring’

r known as the Accel ated Christian Education schools.

The idea behind'an-ACE school.

is not a recent concept, developed 20 years ago, there are now close to 7,000 school in over 100 coun- trics.. Although most of the schools are located in the United States, the concept is catching on in Canada and there are now 260 schools in this country. Supervisors are not necessarily

among home, schoo! and church,” said Stuart.

«Residents ‘do not*Have™'to™

belong to the Living Water's

Faith Fellowship church in order:

to enroll their children in the academy, but all parents are inter- viewed before hand.

“We really believe that love

is more than just a job, it'sa voca-:

tion, a calling,” finished Lionor.

The SHHS Scoop

Seas Das eeued: down. at activities.” Prize’money was tanley Humpries and di:

‘By Leigh Rubin

Bert finally realized that brushing alone would never: remove his Plaque.

Wednesday, October.23, 1991

iThe Castlegar Sun

Green party down but:

SHARLENE IMHOFF

| They never even came close to

becoming contenders in this . Ne

year's provincial election, but Angela Price, a local spokespe

gon for the Greens of British Columbia feels her party gained .. dnormous strides throughout the.

28-day campaign.

r:“People have discovered. that an active Green party exists in this area and they have learned about some. of the broad policies the Green’ party advocates,” said Price, contacted at her home after the election.

i Price believes the party gained

Dhportant political strides in this! :

drea while in other areas, such as the coast, they were almost com- pletely ignored.

“““This is a much smaller area and media coverage was much more accessible. The word ‘Green’ could not be found in B.C.'s largest dailies. This hurt us a great deal.”

“Price calls this'a “failure of democracy”, and states this was entirely unfair, especially during the Leadership Debate for which the CBC extended invitations to all parties excent the Greens.

" “We could readily see how the public wanted to hear from a party that wasn't just going to

ANGELA PRICE’. hammer and tong with the other three parties,” said Price.

Although the party ran‘42 can- didates across the province, there was no leading figure to compete with Rita Johnston, Gordon Wil- son and Mike Harcourt: Price admits this may have hurt the Green party, however, the reason there is no defined leader says Angela, is because we choose not to have one,

“We have a political structure which chooses to be different. The Green ‘party is moving away from hierarchical structure and what we're moving towards is

mot out

‘wants to be in the future,

“We. have a polltl.': ' cal party which | chooses to be. ar

_ Angela Price “Green party canididate

{ ‘

: Tay much a more improved sys |

Tt-seems however: that resi dents Of B.C. are not yet ready for such a drastic change in political : structure. So much so, that Green ; candidates may not have been ; taken as seriously as they could | have been. :

Price, who has been involved in + the formation and development of : the Green Party in the last seven years, has her own theory. She believes that voters had become tired of the corruption and scan- dals which followed the Socreds through their rein in government.

“Many people. were voting Strategically in order to remove the Social Credit party which has.

been really insensitive to the pub- ..

lic’s wishes.” Price also believes that voters were looking too much at the

problems of the old system ;

instead of picturing where the

“The Green party Provided i ion about th i future in enough detail 80 the Public could really: see the ways - she continued, -!

The Green may have lost this election, but according to Price, they will not be waiting around for-the next election before the Public can again here from them. ~ “We've Icarned a lot during this election. We've learned about the-media and what they pick up on. We've leamed ‘about the con- cerns of local citizens, and most important of all, we've leamed how frighteningly under- informed provincial and local Politicians are when it comes to vital environmental concerns.”

Price, along with other Greens, will be gearing up to make sure the Tuling NDP don't suddenly devel- op a condition of selective hearing as the Socred have in the past.

“We're going to build up our local group of Greens from a cross section of people who have showed us support through the

_ Tecent campaign. We'll be educat-

ing MLA’s on important issues, and we're going to demonstrate

‘Green policies in action through _ the help of fundraising.”

The election may be over, but

. the Greens are not hanging up * their gloves. Not for one minute.

Chamber speaker explains. high gas prices

BRENDAN HALPER . Sun staff

You're probably one of those individuals who says, ‘ouch’,

when pulling your vehicle up to,

the gas pumps.

} Prices here in Canada seem a little high, especially i in compari- son with those in the United States.

, Michael Ervin, senior consul- tant for Peat Marwick Stevenson & Kellogg, explained the reasons why those prices are so high duimgt the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce Annual

General Mecting on October 21... Ervin attended the meeting .as,

@ guest speaker made available -by the Petroleum Communication Foundation. He provides consult- ing services to the petroleum marketing industry and his func- tional specialties include cus- tomer. service, operations management and petroleum inventory control.

Ervin spent 12 years in the petroleum marketing industry

before joining Peat Marwick,

Stevenson & Kellogg.

: “When considering gas

prices,” said Ervin. “There is

more than meets the eye.”

| He stated that the oil compa-

nies don't enjoy a good image in da, that there.is a lot of mis-

understanding between the public

and the oil companies.

. “Lhope to shed some dight as to what goes into the price of a litre of gas and the difference between Canadian and American prices,” he said. “There are four factors which make up the cost at the pumps.”

The first of those four Ervin mentioned, is the cost of crude, which presently accounts for 13.6 cents per litre.

“Canada only represents three per cent of the crude oil produc- tion in the world.”

The second factor he discussed was taxation, which is by far the most important,

“Tax, hikes “more. than offset, cone:

these lower. crude; prices,” firmed Ervin. “Take out the tax and the cost of living increases and you would see the price has

since 1974,"

The G.S.T., federal excise and provincial sales taxes presently account for 20.7 cents per litre of. gasoline.

However, as Ervin points out, these are the same taxes which allow us, as Canadians, to‘enjoy social programmes such as our

health care system. He also added _

that there is far less taxation.on gasoline in the U.S. and this accounts for most of the price dif- ference between countries.

The third factor is the cost of refining and marketing, which is

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higher in Canada than in the U.S.

Finally, one, must take into account the level of competition at the. marketing level, which is higher now than 15 years ago.

“Increased independent mar- keting creates competition at the wholesale level,” said Ervin. “In the last 10 years the price has risen dramatically, the Globe and Mail recently suggested that Canada has far too many gas sta- tion outlets.”

College) Bulletin

Home Support Wroker pro- gram offered

‘Applications are invited for the Long Term Care Aide/Home Support Worker program offered at the Castlegar Campus in Jan- uary,. 1992, Candidates must have at.least a grade 10 educa- tion. The registration deadline for the class beginning January 6, is November 8. Contact the Admissions Office at the Castlegar Campus for details. Bartending course offered ;

‘The Trail Campus is offering a 60-hour Bartending Course that nuns full-time days beginning in November. A few more students

begin, ‘so if you are interested in 7 certification as a bar- tender, contact the Trail

Continuing Education in Castlegar: presents" a. day-long seminar

October 24. A free People’s Law School,seminar on ‘Set-|, is offered Tues-

Ervin finished by saying that the oil industry only sees four per cent retums, and because of this, there is a lot of money leaving the industry.

WEATHER ©

OUTLOOK: ,

The forecast for Wednesday; Sunny with cloudy periods. Highs will be near 7. Looking ahead to Thursday and Friday we will see a dry northerly flow providing cloudy periods and maintain- ing cool temperatures going into the weekend.

‘Ed. note: Is this the last weekend in the garden?

23.6/15

Precipitation: © Rain

TRACE cm.

Number of Hours

38.8

Sunshine:

ALOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Temperature: Max/Date — Min/Date

-5.7/18 9.0 74

Snow

Ocm.

Normal Mean

Mean

Normal Total

Total

TRACEcm. 9.8 cm.

Normal Number of Hours

33.7

REMARKS: Warm, dry conditions continue to cause problems for the Ministry of Forests. An active cold front provided strong winds and very little precipita tion on the 16th. As a result numerous trees were blown over, power was interrupted, small fires were ignited, and a few buildings were damaged.

Forecast provided by The South - East Interior Weather Office at Castlegar, B.C.

do! Armando Rego is retiring from the City of Castlegar after working for 28 years. When Ammando started with the City of May 2, 1963, some of the City staff consisted of Dempsey MclInroy, Slim Koochin, Oliver Dube, Olga Friesen, Walter Popoff and Jean Stainton. Armando brought to the City many of his talents. Known for his green thumb, Armando kept the gardens of the City beautiful and clean and took pride in being knowledgeable about flowers. Armando has discov- ered a secret with Marigolds. He might tell you if you ask him. It has something to do with Stan- ley Park in Vancouver. Rock work was another great talent of

his. Kinsmen Park and Lorne

Zinio Tennis Courts monument

are examples of Armando’s cre- |

ativeness. The list goes on

which includes many individual d through

our ‘city. Painting? Oh, can Armando ]. paint. He has given us, City Hall, i the pleasure of viewing his paint-"], ings. Drop by and see his worl displayed in Sharon Tassone’s |’ office and Betty Price's office. As we continue to list Arma- do's fine qualities we come the the subject of women. Boy, did‘ Armando have a way with the | women in City Hall. He would’ spoil us rotten with fresh flow- |, ers all the time. He had a way of'|' tuming a tough day into a very,

See CITY VOICE F BA

g Erovines and Housing

A Picture’s Worth... a Thousand Thanks

Foster &

temporarily in need. _

For the rest, the rewards are less public - a smile here, ahug there. But this is Foster Parent Week, and we're going public now with a heartfelt thank you to all the

“* foster families in British Columbia.

Most people already have the basic knowledge and skills to be a foster parent. It also takes patience and commitment to meet the challenge.

‘ IF you've got what it takes... please call us.

, Province ‘of British Columbia ‘Services »

Parent Week October 20-26

In British Columbia there are more than 3000 foster families providing caring, stable homes for children

This year, 10 of those families received the Lieutenant- Govemor's Foster Families Award, in recognition of their outstanding contributions.