aS Castlegar News’ “November 6, 1985 KREMLIN SAYS WEST TO BLAME FOR DRINKING MOSCOW {REUTER) — The Kremlin's campaign against vodka took a new tack recently wi a magazine article asserting that are hi: i II ers who were corrupted into drinking by westerners. The article, in the magazine Novoye Vremya, also contested the view of historians that heavy.drinking has for centuries pervaded all levels of Russian society by saying the worst offenders- were noblemen and clergymen, not ordinary people. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, conceited! at the effécts of drinking on the economy and social life, began the anti-vodka drive in June, reducing selling hours, ordering a cut in liquor output and stiffening punishment for drunkenness. After months of exhortations: at factories and Communist party meetings and in the official press and television, the Novoye Vremya article marked an attempt to justify the campaign by putting it in a new historical perspective. x Written by a doctor, named only as L. Bogdanovich, the article noted there were precedents in Russian history for a ban on drinking — during the First World War when the czarist authorities feared vodka would render conscripts incapable of fighting, and in the early years of Communist rule up to 1925. “Here and there the opinion occurs. — and western propaganda willingly spreads this sham thesis — that drunkenness is an age-old vice of the Russfins; that drinking was a custom of our forefathers and that this vice cannot be eradicated by any measures,” Bogdanovich says. He said ancient Russian chronicles disproved this view. “From them, it is clear that the Russian people had no concept of hard drink but drank honey in its different forms.” said. merchants from Genoa. He said foreign merchants brought beer into Russia in the 14th century and imported wine appeared in the 15th. “It was only then that the Russians learned how to make beer and home-brewed alcohol.” As for vodka, the national drink, Europe which made a present of vodka to Russi: Accounts differed, he wrote, on whether vodka had come from Germany or had been introduced to Russia by + At first it was only ezarist noblemen and administra- tors who took up the western habit, Bogdanovich said. “it was Western Elderly need vitamin D BOSTON (AP) — The skin loses much of its ability to make vitamin D as people grow older, so the elderly should try to get plenty of sunshine or take vitamin pills to avoid possible softening of their bones, a new study con- scludes. “Vitamin D. deficiency dis- ease in the elderly may very well be an unrecognized epi- demic,” said Michael F. Holick. The skin makes vitamin D, an essential compound, when it is exposed to the ultra- violet radiation of sunlight. However, the. new-research’ shows that old people's skin produces vitamin D_ only about half as efficiently as that of young people. People also obtain vitamin D from vitamin-fortified milk. But many elderly people have trouble digesting milk, so they don't drink it. The solution, says Holic! is for elderly people to i crease the time they spend the sunlight or take multivi- tamin pills. The research was conduct- ed by Holick and a colleague, Julie MacLaughlin, at the U.S. Agriculture Depart- ment’s Human Nutrition Re- search Centre at Tufts Uni- versity and at Massachusetts General Hospital. It was published in the October is- sue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Too little vitamin D robs bones of necessary minerals, so they become soft and tend to break easily. Bone damage resulting from vitamin D de-, ficiency can also occur in young people. This is called rickets, but it is rare in de- veloped countries. 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CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1985 VOL. 38, No. 90 3 Sections (A, B & C) <> —50 Cents WELCOME AGREEMENT . «Energy Minister Pat Carney (left), Cominco president Bill Wilson and Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco display the agreement that will see the federal government buy $69 million worth of looks on. 365-5210 MUNICIPAL INSURANCE RATES SOAR By SIMON BIRCH Staff Writer Huge damage awards against municipalities across Canada are scaring off insurance companies and causing others to levy astronomical increases in liability insurance rates. And B.C.’s cities and districts are under the liability ‘in poit Ozeroff. Although Ozeroff said the city has held preliminary i with its it » Yorkshire Insur- ance, he said there is “no indication” yet as to what increases — if any — the city faces when it renews its policy. “We, at this point, have had no indication of rates,” Ozeroff said. ‘As a comparison, the cost of the RDCK’s total policy increased to $64,581 from $21,564 — a 300 per cent increase. But Ozeroff said “our insurance people don't seem that concerned about it other than it’s harder to find an underwriter.” cannot be according to Like Henderson, Ozeroff said “not too many insurance companies are willing to handle liability insurance for burden. The cost of renewing the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s comprehensive general liability insurance for 1985-86 was $43,332 — a ten-fold increase from the $4,348 the district paid for the same policy in 1984-85, said RDCK administrator Reid Henderson. “It's the old supply and demand situation,” Henderson said. “Fewer and fewer insurance companies are willing to underwrite regional districts.” As a result, insurance companies that are willing to supply liability insurance can virtually charge whatever fees they want, Henderson said. The city of Castlegar's liability insurance expires Dec. 31. “Castlegar paid $15,779 for its 1985 i package, The rising rates — and the rising reluctance of insurance companies to underwrite municipalities — stem from recent increases in civil damage awards against municipalities. In one case in Brampton, Ont., a Brampton youth was awarded $6.2 million after he was injured while riding his trail bike on vacant city-owned land in 1977. The youth is paralyzed, cannot speak and has diminished mental capacity, but is expected to live a normal life span. The court ruling — which is under appeal — indicated the city should have taken the precaution of fencing off the property. That case, and other cases with high damage awards, which city treasurer Peter Ozeroff said isn't broken down into dollar-figures for the different types of coverage. “All assets are covered under one policy,” Ozeroff said. Therefore, the price of the city’s comprehensive general the ii market,” Ozeroff said. The final effect of the cases on rates won't be known until all-the appeals have been heard. “We won't know until the dust clears,” Ozeroff said. gontinued on page A3 preferred Cominco Shares.that will. allaw the company to proceed with its lead smelter modernization. Kootenay West-MP Stan Graham (right) — Ceastiews Photo by Ron Norman By CasNews Staff Air BC will begin offering non-stop flights between Castlegar and Vancou- ver on Dec. 1. The announcement was made at a news conference in Castlegar this week. Air BC will offer two return flights Monday to Friday, with one flight a day on weekends. “This is a further step in the pro- gressive development of a strong provincial airline as a result of dereg- ulation,” Air BC president Iain Harris said in a prepared statement. “We have chosen this market as our next growth opportunity because of our ability to improve air service to the West Kootenay by offering more reli- able service particularly during the winter months, lower fares and prime time non-stop flights.” Air BC says reliability is a key aspect of the new service. Because of the mountainous terrain, the Castlegar airport has one of the highest approach limits of any airport in North America. Cc. 1 Belczyk on By SIMON BIRCH Staff Writer A Castlegar man has been im- mortalized in silver. The image of Felix Belezyk, 23, a member of Canada’s National Down- hill Ski Team, will appear on the flip side of Queen Elizabeth on a newly minted $20 silver coin. The coin is one of 10 different $20 coins minted as part of the Canadian Olympic coin program designed to raise money for Canada’s Olympic !¥- team as it prepares for the 1988 Olympics. In addition, money from the sale of the coins will help pay for con- struction of the winter games site in Calgary. Belezyk, in full racing gear, is fea- September. leased two at a Mountain for the create the. coin, coin program. “We're kind of coin.’ mother can: tured on one of two coins released in The other eight coins will be re- imately six-month intervals. Belezyk, who posed at Whistler posters advertising the Olympic mother Renate Belezyk said modest- “It's not everybody that gets ona Although there's no doubt it is Felix on the coin, his face is ob- by his racing helmet. But he was identified as only a silver coin time in approx- pictures used to also appears on pleased,” Felix's “I recognize his eyes,” Renate Belezyk said. The 40 mm coin is made of 925 fine silver and contains one Troy ounce of silver. Five million of the $20 coins will be minted, of which 350,000 will be offered for sale as sets of 10. Each $20 coin sells for $37. present air service offered by PWa.suffers from a poor completion rate, particularly in the winter months, says Air BC. The airline will use a Dehavilland 50-passenger Dash: 7 aircraft on its Castlegar-Vancouver route. The short take-off and landing characteristics of the aircraft with its slower ane more efficient approach profile, permits operation with significantly lower limits, resulting in improved comple- tion rates, says Air BC. Air- BC's approach limits for the Dash 7 will be about 396 metres (1,300 feet) above ground compared to 792 metres (2,600 feet) for the Boeing 73 operated by PWA, said Harris. “Our research indicated that the winter weather pattern often produces low cloud at the 457-609-metre (500- 2,000 foot) level,” he said. “While we can’t guarnatee a 100 per cent com- pletion rate, the figures confirm that the service should be significantly more reliable.” With respect to air fares, Air BC will feature a 72-hour excursion of $179 on poge AS Cominco ets aid for project By RON NORMAN Editor The federal government made it official Friday, signing a $69 million deal with Cominco which will help the proceed with its proposed $270 million lead smelter moderniza- tion. “This project will ensure the econ- omic future of the Kootenays into the 21st century,” Energy Minister Pat Carney told about 200 people on hand in the Cominco gymnasium for the an- nouncement. Ottawa, through the Federal Busi- ness D. Bank, will company He added that the preferred shares * were chosen as the “vehicle” for federal financial aid because it provides the government ‘with the opportunity to- make money on its investment and to get its money back. Tom Siddon, Minister of Science and Technology, agreed, saying: “It's not as if the government is going to remain a partner.” He said if lead and silver prices reach’ a certain level, Cominco will buy back the shares. Wilson said lead and silver prices Tobe aserao eee ‘oid $69 million in preferred shares from Cominco. The shares will pay dividends of eight per cent a year. As well, Cominco plans to buy back the shares. However, both the dividends and the share buyback are “linked” to a for- mula based on lead and silver prices. Cominco president Bill Wilson told a press conference following the an- nouncement, “It's an attractive ar- rangement.” He said Cominco would have had to pay-more than eight per cent interest if it had tried to raise the $69 million, on the open market. As well, he cited a “considerable” saving in the cost-of making the shares available on the market. " He causa that the buyback would be graduated over the first 10 years of the 20-year deal. The shares will-be redeemable after 10 years and will be fully retired within 20 years. Carney told the press conference the government chose the share issue be- cause “the Conservative government is trying to get out of the grant business.” She reiterated that point:at a ral Cc of C Fri- day afternoon where she said, “We cannot afford a position of handing out ants.” Carney added: lot of money in th they get to ‘If Cominco makes a ext four years... continued on poge A3 By CasNews Staff The only stumbling block in the path of a new lead smelter for Trail is an agreement with the provincial government for reduced water licence fees. “We're going to try our darndest to get the water fees reduced,” Cominco president Bill Wilson told a press conference Friday. Wilson wouldn’t commit himself to saying what Cominco will do if, water licence fees aren't reduced, but he observed that the Cominco board of directors is not “enthu- siastic” about going ahead with the modernization project without pro- vincial government support. “With this very positive action by the federal government, we plan to enter into detailed discussion with the provincial government,” Wilson said just before signing the federal agreement. He added later if the fee issue can be resolved, “Cominco’s manage- ment will recommend to its board of Water licence fees a stumbling block directors an early start of con- struction.” Meanwhile, federal Energy Minis- ter Pat Carney said the B.C. Tory caucus will meet with the provincial cabinet this week and one of the items on the agenda will be the water licence fees. As well, Ken Georgetti, president of the United. Steelworkers of America Local 480, called on the provincial government to demon- strate its. commitment to main- taining B.C.’s competitiveness in the world marketplace “by giving relief to Cominco with respect to water licence fees.” Georgetti said the reduced fees would reduce the unit cost of pro- duction and free money for con- struction and jobs. Cominco says the water licence fees add two cents. a_pound to the price of-its lead. It paid-only $1.1 million in 1981 for water licence fees, but that will jump to $12.5 million this year. CANADA POST Workers By CasNews Staff and News Services Castlegar's mail sorters staged a demonstration outside the post office Wednesday, accusing Canada Post of cutting services and reneging on job- creation guarantees contained in their last contract. The demonstration was part of a protest by mail sorters at postal outlets across Canada. “We're protesting corporation delays in ing contract agi from the last contract,” said Ben Fietz, president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers local in Castlegar. “They've recently eliminated day shifts, eliminated full-time positions and have been harassing employees for taking leaves which are their right, such as sick leaves,” Fietz said. protest He said Canada Post is delaying in its promise to look into creating more day shifts. Fietz said a change to day shifts in Saskatchewan and Alberta led to ism and i production. Fietz also said Canada Post has failed to open 14 new retail outlets under CUPW direction, as promised. The demonstrators handed out form letters which could be addressed to MPs in Ottawa. The letters call for a halt to cutbacks and ask for an improvement to service. “I feel that a halt should be called to all cutbacks in services and staffing,” the letter states. “The latest postal rate increase does not benefit the average customer with continued on poge AZ