Wednesday, April 13, 1994 The Castlegar Sun 7 “ >. Your gives you credit We ok daa credit problems @ Bankruptcys (F Siow Credit A Repo's (@ Divorces Castlegar Mazda 1st Time Buyers 4 MATH 11 AVAILABLE THIS SPRING Ip Math 11 the pre-requisite, you need for a college or trade school program? Do you need to get that pre-requisite out of the way before the fall? Continuing Education in Trail will be offering » special Math 11 class: Meaday — Thursday, May 2 - June 29 8:30 - 11:38 om. Por further information and phone 368-8229 or fax 368-8445 ‘or drop in at Room 210, Selkirk College, 900 Helena Street in Trail BC Ges Utility Led. 1994 and 1995 Revenue Requirements NOTICE OF CHANGE IN HEARING DATES Dare: . May 2,1994 sae Biioen Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Screet, Vancouver, B.C. The British Columbia Utilities Commission, in consideration of its time schedule, has rescheduled the BC Gas Utility Led. revenue requirement hearing from April 25, 1994 to 8:30 a.m., Monday, May 2, 1994. The hearing will be held in che Commission's Hearing Room. The final Pre-hearing Confe to clarify ved issues or is is heduled from April answer the p i been 20, 1994 09:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 27, 1994 and will also be held in the Commission's Hearing Room. questions regarding the above should be directed to Mr. RJ. Commission by celephone at 660-4700 or B.C. coll free 1-800-663-1385. The i can also be reached on the Government Electronic Mail System (“GEMS”) at RPELLAT@BCSC ron the Internet ac RPELLAT @VAXBCSC.GOV.BC.CA. By Order Robert J. Pellart Pope & Talbot employees from mills in Castlegar, Grand Forks and Midway, recently participated in a wood competition. More than 30 employees took part, and the top finishers were: Back row (I-r): Alex Mako- rtoff, Midway; Jarnail Gill, Grand Forks; Earl Denamy, Grand Forks; Leonard Savitskoff, Grand Forks and Roy Helmkay, Grand Forks. Front row (I-r): Paul Kazakoff, Grand Forks; Joe Tarasoff, Castlegar; and Kelvin Maloff, grading Castlegar. The competition is/held every year. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Sharlene imhoft Delegation to council promotes Babe Ruth World Series baseball It’s not a Trail event. It’s a West Kootenay event. That was the message sent by Trail residents who appearefi as a delegation before Castlegar City Council to discuss the 1995 Babe Ruth World Series, taking place August 19-27. The delegation, consisting of Dan Ashman, Brian Pipes and Eleanor Gattifoni, talked of the .,. Our New (es need for added baseball fields in the West Kootenay, for teams to access while they are billeted out in various communities. Improvements are being made to fields in Castlegar, i i Series are expected to to draw an estimated 30,000 visitors in three-day cycles. Major networks are signing on to highlight specif- ic games, and the West Kootenay will be signi the two fields in Kinnaird Park. Billets are needed for at least 10 teams, two of which will be billeted in Castlegar, ‘(The impacts on this area as a result of this event will be enor- mous,” said Ashman. The Babe Ruth Senior World “The exposure from this event will launch us into another era of baseball,” said Pipes. “Scouts from the American and National leagues will be present through- out the series.” As part of the opening cere- monies, organizers are attempting to secure a nine-jet fly-by from the Fairchild Airforce Base, as well as aerobatics from the Cana-! dian Snowbirds. Organizers are bringing in enough portable bleachers, to seat 7,000 people per game, and they are anticipating 15,000 local and 15,000 out-of-town visitors. They are hoping to sell as many family passes to the Wednesday, April 13, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Bear facts SHARLENE IMHOFF_ Sun Editor Batycki states that in the Selkirk Mountains, a tiny, isolat- A wildlife advocate and current President of the Castlegar and District Wildlife Association says a recent press release sent to media from the Nelson-based Grizzly Project is extreme emo- ‘tion mixed with a little bit of fact. “If nothing else, they're Putting wildlife in the newspaper, and that's good. Too bad it’s not being done in a credible sort of way. Anyone can be a critic,” said Steve Davis, after receiving ment's recent decision not to revoke Grizzly hunting permits in the Selkirk Mountains region. Grizzly Project Director Can- dace Batycki states in her press release that the population of Grizzlies in that area is seriously ed pop of Grizzly bears struggles for existence. The Griz- zly Project estimates their are between 22 and 41 bears left. Batycki states that Dr. Robert Weilgus of the UBC Faculty of lation is in serious trouble, and that an increase in mortality due to humans and low births are to blame. “At least six of the Selkirk Grizzlies have been killed by humans in the past two years. Two of these bears were legally shot by hunters in B.C., the others were incidences. “I know for grossly incorrect sa you're talking about.” Batycki states that Grizzlies living in and atound Kokanee Glacier Park are also under fire, from the Ministry stating that between 1976 and 1993 there were ogists and sci- entists have done little to per- suade government to take action. Davis is also upset with ki's mention of two specific SUN STAFF A local conservation officer is suspicious that a deadly sub- stance may have caused the death of approximately 25 fish and a raccoon, all of which were found near Zuckerberg Island, Easter Sunday. The substance, said C.O. Mike Krause, would likely have flowed through the storm sewage, and was released in the area below the Bloomer Creek outfall. The location is near the suspension bridge leading to Zuckerberg Island. The fish and raccoon were discovered by an environmen- tal services employee, who was searching for stranded fish that might be trapped in pools due to declining water levels of the Columbia River. The fish were picked up and are being held for investigation. “Chemical in storm drain cited — as cause for dead fish, raccoon But Krause said he is not cer- tain if the fish or the raccoon will be checked for a poisonous substance. “At this time I suspect that something which drained out of the storm sewage poisoned the fish, as well as the raccoon that was cating their remains.” The employee who made the find also noticed at the time that the water immediately below the Bloomer Creek out- fall held an unusual odor. Krause said the suspicion con- tinues that chemicals were involved. The area that feeds into Bloomer Creek in Castlegar is quite wide: as far north as the hos- pital, and as far south as Sth street. The fish species were Red- sided Shiners and Squaw Fish. Any public assistance in pro- viding information would be appreciated. The investigation continues. 301 - 11th Ave. (Tulips Building) 365-51 despite warnings from biolog! She cites.a 1992 study written by local authorities The answer, said Davis, is Wayne McCrory himself, who “If it was anyone else, the: would have been called poachers.” of y ures, said Davis, estimate conser- vatively that in 1973-74, the Grizzly population in the East and West Kootenays was 1,300. TE Gb ii 4 E i Introducing Hush-Fares from Canadian Airlines. Hush-Fares make it possible to save up to - 65% off the cost of travel across North America. As long as you don't tell the person next to you on the plane how much you paid. 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