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Gov't Inspected Pork

PORK BUTT
TOAST

Gov't Inspected Pork

PORK SIDE ,
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FOREST HAM

Western ¢ With or Without Garlic ¢ 100 G. Fleetwood ¢ Sliced or Shaved * 100 G.

1.19) 1.495

7-UP PINK
OR PEPSI SALMON

Reg. or Diet ¢ 2 Litre Sea Trader * 213 G.

1.68 || .77

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STEAKS

Bone In
$3.37/kze.

KOHLER'S
ROAST BEEF

KAISER
ROLLS

Fresh ¢ Pkg. of 6

GENERIC

BANANAS

From The Tropics ¢ .73/kg.

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APPLE JUICE

9.98

12-1 L. Containers

NOODLES

Townhouse ¢ 85 G./Pkg.

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Mon., Wed., Sat.

Thursday & Friday
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. : 9a.m. -9 p.m.

Sunday
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Residents of Mountainview
Lodge get together in the activ-

ity room bibtacins fora sing-a- ab

@ LOCAL SPORTS

What would summer be
without slo-pitch. Castlegar
might find out unless slo-pitch
players step forward to help an
overworked executive handle

_the burden of running the

league.

page 13

Despite an 18-day worker
lockout in August that brought

__ work to a standstill, the Celgar

Pulp Co. expansion is on tar-
get for the initial start-up date
of July, 1993.

page 17

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Skating might not exactly be Jennifer Poznikoff’s cup of tea, but with something
to hang on to she propelled herself around the ice for a good cause Saturday in
the Castlegar Kiwanis Club’s annual skateathon at the Community Complex.

News photo by Ed Mills

Region’s waste on

Scott David Harrison’
EDITOR

Castlegar may become a wasteland
for the Kootenays.

The Regional District of Central
Kootenay revealed Tuesday that the Oo-
tischenia dump site may become the
permanent home for garbage from as far
away as Balfour.

According to a plan discussed during
a two-hour briefing to Castlegar city
council, the Ootischenia dump would act
as one of four regional dumps for all cen-
tral Kootenay waste.

“You've certainly upped my blood

pressure,” said Mayor Audrey Moore,
responding to the news.

The plan is just one of several pro-
posals the RDCK is considering to meet
strict government regulations calling for
a reduction in solid waste by 30 per cent
in 1995 and 50 per cent by 2000. RDCK’s
planning manager Don Harasym ac-
knowledged the regional dump plan
would be studied to find out whether it
is cost effective.

“Understand, no decision has been
made at this point,” Marasym said. “This
is purely at the n level.”

According to Warasym, the Ootische-
nia dump is one of the better managed

Cominco
chops 33
positions

Scott David Harrison
EDITOR

Rumor has become reality for
some ‘employees at Cominco’s Trail
smelter,

Thirty-three construction workers
at the lead and zinc smelter received
layoff notices Monday, marking what
could be the first of several such
moves by the company as it tries to
restructure for the 1990s.

“Everyone here is well aware of
the economic hardships that we have
been having,” Cominco’s Richard
Fish said. “We have lost $50 million
in the last year alone and that is ‘in
Trail alone.”

Fish said the 33 layoff notices
weren't entirely surprising. He said
the notices come at a time when on-
site construction work is winding
down.

Fish auldn’t deny that other ~
layoffs are in the works. He said the
instability of the auto industry as
well as restructuring of Cominco
competitors forced the Trail smelter
to act.

“We’ re all facing. the same
economy,” Fish said. “We’re looking
at several scenarios which will help
us become more competitive in the
future.”

its way?

land fill sites in the region. With a life
expectancy of 20 years, the RDCK is
considering closing down smaller, near-
capacity dump sites in Slocan, Kaslo
and New D in favor of Ootisch

The Ootischenia dump is currently op-
erating at 25 per cent capacity.

“If we were to take in all the waste
from other areas we would lose our ca-
pacity,” Moore said.

If accepted, the plan would see solid
waste from Nelson, Proctor, Harrop,
Balfour, and possibly Ymir and Salmo
shipped to the Ootischenia land fill site.

please see DUMP page 4

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