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Ison of Robson

dust Il bipfane shown here with owner/builder Del

i by his

wife Jane, The

raise comes from Dr. John Hall of Castlegar who has just com- pleted a series of test flights. Tests in- eluded straight and level flight, spins and the essential power stalls. Hall says “it is a

was later

cruise speed Is 125 m.p.h. Only tho first flight left Hall something to think about when all the instruments folled. A spider found housekeeping in the pitot tube. A slight problem in the wing rigging is also being corrected, Cost of the aircraft, not coun- ting the 5,000 mon hours of labor, has

to have set up

‘hotter’ plane than a factory fob, been

in the air and on the ground — an ex-. aircraft,

cellent aerobatic

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‘oto by Lols Hughes

Lest we forget

Why wear a Poppy?

By DON CRAWFORD Public Relations Officer Perth, Ont., Legion

“Please wear a poppy,” the lady said

And held one forth, but I shook my head.

Then I stopped and watched as she offered them there,

And her face was old and lined with care;

But beneath the scars the years had made

There remained a smile that refused to fade.

A boy came whistling down the street,

Bouncing along on care-free feet.

His smile was full of joy and fun,

“Lady,” said he, “may I have one?”

When she'd pinned it on he turned to say,

“Why do we wear a poppy today?”

The lady smiled in her wistful way

And answered, “This is Re- membrance Day,

Beta Sigma Phi

And the poppy there is the symbol for

The gallant men who died in war.

And because they did, you and I are free —

That's why we wear a poppy, you see,

“Thad a boy about your size,

With golden hair and big blue eyes.

He loved to play and jump and shout,

* Free as a bird he would race

about,

As the years went by he learned and grew

And became a man — as you will, too,

“He was fine and strong, with ‘a boyish smile,

But he's seemed with us such a little while’

When war broke out and he went away.

I still remember his face that

ay When he smiled at me and said, ‘Goodbye, I'll be back soon, Mom, so please don't cry.’

“But the war went on and he had to stay,

Sorority holds meeting

The Oct. 3 of Beta Sigma Phi, Alpha Phi chapter, held at the home of Suzanne Carter, was a model! meeting for i

ry Hunter for the occasion.

Newly-formed Exempler

chapter members joined the

birthday celebrations, Hall

Hostesses were Joyce Idle and Linda Greene.

The second meeting was held Oct. 17 at the home. of Donna Wiwchar, with host- esses Rita Perrier and Louise Gerranazzo. A ritual of wel- come was male i» trans- ferred members L.ada Clin- ker of Ontario from Nu Phi Mu Chapter and Jane Lee of Beta Omicron Chapter, Prince Rupert, B.C.

Alpha Phi chapter's 17th birthday was recognized that evening and a cake was

1 party for husbands and wives was en- joyed Oct. 27 at the home of Eileen Akselson.

Meals-on-Wheels for the month of October was done by members Eileen Aksel- son, Suzanne Carter and Louise Garranazzo as a ser- vice project.

School Board Candidate

VOTE

And all I could do was wait and pray.

His letters told of the awful fight,

(I can see it still in my dreams at night),

With the tanks and guns and cruel barbed wire,

And the mines and bullets, the bombs and fire.

“Till at last, at last, the war was won —

And that’s why we wear a Poppy, son.”

The small boy turned as if to

£0,

Then said, “Thanks, lady, I'm glad to know,

That sure did sound like an awful fight,

But your son — did he come back all right?”

A tear rolled down each faded cheek;

She shook her head, but didn’t speak.

I slunk away in a sort of shame, And if you were me you'd have done the same; For our thanks, in giving, is oft delayed,

Though our freedom was bought — and thousands paid!

And so when we see a poppy worn,

Let those who gave their very all.

When asked to answer their =e .

country’s call

That we at home in peace might live.

Then wear a poppy! Remem- ber — and Give!

~ RE-ELECT

GODDERIS for

Alderman

(. Voice of the People

Advertisement incorrect

Editor, Castlegar News:

I wish to correct some of: the points of mis-information that were published in a political advertisement last week,

* ‘The rezoning application for land in Woodland Park, consisted of two public hear- ings, and not three, as sug- gested. The first was ad- journed, at the request of the residents, to allow more public input.

The second: application by the developer was allowed undér another section of the bylaw (which has since been revised) and by an under- standing that the presenta- tion would have changes that would be more acceptable to the residents,

Rezoning hearings are designed to allow for public input — in particular the residents in the immediate area of the rezoning. It is not a vehicle for special interest groups which are not con- nected with the application, or for political parties, or personal vendettas of people seeking cheap publicity,

Speakers at these hear- ings are documented, and the

with this controversial com- mittee, It is that an

committee of péople who have the inenviable task of ifying the bad planni

election has a habit of dis- torting facts by individuals who are uniformed and try to discredit a hard working

Former derelict to

speak at

__ “Although I was an al- coholic, a drug addict and a professional thief for 17 years, and served more than five years in prison, my Christian parents never gave up believing that some day I, too, would become a Chris- tian.”

So states A.J. Vander- Meulen, who will be speaking at the Full Gospel Business-

the created in the past by two separate town councils, 8. lerbank

Castlegar

banquet

sequently, he became a Bap- tist minister and for many years served on the staff o the Pacific Garden Mission.

He has been divinely healed of allergies and ar- thritis, and because of his former life and experiences, he is able to understand and to minister to other people

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of the residents affected, are anal- ized by council at a later date, Minutes of all these hearings are available to the press and public.

The Planning Committee has always been available to all residents who wish to appear before them — whe- ther information is required, suggestions, or any of the complex problems associated

Ferry traffic increases in

all categories

Ferry traffic on the Castlegar-Robson ferry in- creased in all categories, ex- cept for automobiles and dri- vers, during the month of October, as compared to the same time period last year.

Automobiles and drivers dropped by 442'to 29,193, while all other categories in- creased as follows (with 1978 figures in brackets):

Number of round trips 8,492 (8,422), passengers not. drivers 36,620 (85,719), all types of trucks 15,940 (14,416), trailers and semi- trailers 645 (612), motor buses 189 (87), motorcycles ia (127) and livestock 11 ef

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November 7,'1979

- Ministry ‘recycled’ :

old system—Moore

The airport management committees proposed in a recent federal transport ministry report are a “recycled” version of the body which ran Castlegar Airport until 1977.

That's Mayor Audrey Moore's description of a ministry task force’s new scheme for administering major airports in Canada.

Moore, who participated in a discussion of the report at a B.C. Aviation Council con- ference at Harrison Oct. 18 to 20, said the role of the prop-

“The one thing the min- istry would hold onto would be capital investments,” she said. ‘‘In other words, they would: stil be doing the al-

tons and th

ports and nobody has any clear idea of the size of these cash transfers.

osed that of the local airport ad- visory committee which man- aged the airport until the City of Castlegar took over

. the operation on the federal

government's behalf. “At the conference I said I felt as if I was being re- cycled, that the ministry was back to where the airport and “the City of Castlegar was be- fore even the ministry took it over,”’ said the mayor, who spoke to the avaiation council on the city’s problems oper- _ ating Castlegar Airport. The proposed commit- tees would manage the air- ports as business enterprises

ie

for capital development of air- ports."

Chaired by Dr. John

Hall, the airport advisory

¥ bers includ-

said the scheme could be extended to embrace medium-sized air- ports, but he suggested that a degree of provincial financial i would be nec-

ed representatives of Castle: gar, Nelson and Trail — surrounding communities serviced by the airport.

The city assumed oper- ation of the Castlegar Airport in early 1977, Early this year transport ministry called ten- ders for management of the . facility after the city announc- ed its intention to withdraw from the airport function.

The successful bidder, . Adga Systems International,

for

separate from ‘the

of the

aspect of airport “she said,

“Their idea is to give that committee all the rev- enues of the airport — all the landing ‘fees, all. the conces- sion fees, all the monies gen- erated by the operation of the . airport,” she said. ‘*And that money would stay with the Management group to operate

MORE LIGHTS

+ April 1,

Since April 1, 1979, all 23 major airports have contri- buted their total revenues to a revolving national fund and have been allocated - funds from this central account. ~

Hagglund ‘said at the |

-B.C, Aviation Council con- ‘ference that this. system al- lows cost subsidization of air-

at " re made their appearance on Seventh

Avenue South as final touches were put on pedestrian:

controlled lights fast week Nelson turnoff is indicated.

at the overpass where the

—News/MirrorFoto by Lois Hughes

Interest rates delay epartments project

Plans for a $1 million, 39-unit apartment building on the Seventh Avenue South 600 block are on a “holding “pattern’’ because of climbing mortgage interest rates, ac- cording to developer Jack Cooper.

Cooper, told the Castle- gar News last week that his company, J.E. Cooper and Associates Ltd., has applied to the city for a building permit for construction of the planned four-storey structure, but: was ‘‘not certain at this time whether the project will go ahead.” ‘

He named the need for mortgage financing and the uncertainty in the market re- sulting from recent lending rate hikes as obstacles to con- struction. ‘‘We're not really waiting for a break in the in- terest rates," Cooper explain- ed,’ ‘*But there are various financing options available’ and we're evaluating them.’’

The planned building will include 11 one-bedroom and

Also planned is contruc- tion of an 11-unit apartment building ‘‘about half a block away’” at an estimated cost of $300,000, which is “in the same sort of holding pat- tern,’’ he said.

“If one goes, they'll probably go up simultaneous- ly,”” Cooper said. ‘There are certain economies of scale in putting them both up to- gether.””

“Unfortunately, whereas I don’t disagree with the fed- eral government's objective of controlling inflation, what happens is that when you fool around with interest rates you effect the economy in a sort of a differential fashion,’ he continued.

“The effects of these in-- terest rates are not spread right across the marketplace and projects such as this one are the most affected.’"

vi The latest tending rate, set by the Bank of Canada, is 15 per cent.

A spokesman for North- land P Ltd., contac-

28 tv he said, as well as a number of Iuxury> apartments to ac- commodate ‘a market in Castlegar that hasn’t been served at all.”" Also included in project plans are an ele- vator and sauna, he sald, *

ted in early September, com- |

plained of similar problems fi- nancing construction of the planned $2.7 million Sand- man Inn hotel complex on the Seventh, Avenue South 300 block.

essary if access to the central,

fund was greatly expanded, as many smaller airports are not potentially self-sustain- ing. Palins

” City's 1979 capital works ‘90% complete’

The city has completed about 90 per cent of the projects slated for Castlegar's capital works program in 1979, according to Ald. Ger- ald Rust.

At city council’s last regular meeting Rust, works and services committse chairman, listed road and sidewalk construction among work completed or nearing. completion so far this year.

The works and services committee chairman told council the city has completed the turning lane on Greene Street and Columbia Avenue as well the redesigning of Milestone Road and work on Meadowbrook Drive.

He said the construction '

of a retaining wall at 2 Columbia Ave., scheduled for

completion Oct. 26,'was ''75 --

per cent complete at this mo- ment.’’=

. _ Work on First Avenue, scheduled for completion in December, is not being car- ried out presently, Rust said, although in general the city has completed its sea! coating projects. The paving of Ash

ork: and services chalman’s report:

RETAINING WALL, replacing its collap- sed block d at 2

as nearin: works en

Road has been and construction of the by- pass road along the CPRail tracks ‘in North Castlegar, scheduled for completion in’ the winter, is tied in with construction of the new water main, he told council.

New sidewalks on Willow Street, Milestone Road, Col-

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Columbia Ave., was among the capital

works projects Ald. Gerald Rust reported

umbia Avenue, First Avenue by the senior citizens’ com- plex, and Main Street by the Credit Union have been com- pleted, Rust said, and the

sidewalk railing along a por- tion of Columbia Avenue is 50 per cent complete. Also com- plete are the storm sewers on Ash.Road and Third Avenue

services chairman, said Program was 90 per cent complete.

Also scheduled for com: ° piction in November are con- struction of storm sewers on Meadowbrook Road and a water main lowering. on Spruce Street North, he sald. . Work is underway, he told : council, on the renewal of five hydrants scheduled for com- pletion Nov. 15.

Renewal of a water main. between Fifth and Sixth: Street North vetween Larch Street has been scheduled for December and the constnic- tion of a new watermain from

- Boundary Road to Crestview subdivision has been referred : to the 1980 capital works bud- : get, the works and services chairman said. He said the tie-in of the treatment plant with a new second drying bed at the sewage facilities at the’ south end of the city has also been completed, f 5

Rust added that alter-. ation of the traffic island and: surrounding asphalt at Front Street and Columbia Avenue, on which work is alrendy’ underway, was not included

completion. Rust, the city's in the capital works program

ys but was an additional project undertaken by the city this year, iS

Concluding his report, Rust said completion of. the: entire capital works program by the end of 1979 might be: “a first’? for Castlegar’s: works and services commit- tee. z :

North, he continued, and soakaway chambers sched- uled for completion by late November are 20° per cent complete. .

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