ig Cast News ‘April 26, 1987 This Week's Special 20;,, ‘OFF EVERYTHING! sao PLAZA CLEANERS Castlecird Plaza 365-5145 COMINCO ——— _ continued trom front pege the same things as when you're planning to stay in.” Teekinad Ba malaner at, So ober hentia and said “They're enthusiastic about the business and I think that's probably an advantage,” he said. ‘The ? 1 ions will also help Cominco exploit, more foreign opportunities, he said, Ce 1 prosp are a major compon- ent of the company’s recovery plan, Hallbauer told shareholders, including former B.C. premier Bill Bennett, director. turned up a trove of unexploited mineral properties, left to stagnate because debt payments meant the company had little cash for and Ce x q ia Kootenay Savings Savings EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY LOANS OFFICER Required tor one of our mid-sized branches in the West Kootenay Region. deliquency ‘contro! pr: . proper loa and the accurate, timely subetesion ot reley The candidate must have writing and oral abilities, strong collection skills and sou Igdge of consumer lending practices as they relate to retail tgage loans Apply in writing with full resume to: MARNIE DEVLIN ger: Human Kootenay Savings Credit Union 300-1199 Cedar Ave., Trail, B.C. VIR 4B8 oc | Credit Union get last year was about one-third the $60-million annual cost in the,early 1980s, said Hallbauer. Earlier this month the company formed Resources International Ltd. which will raise’ money through share sales for exploration and development of the company’s foreign holdings, excluding Alaska and Cominco will have one mine, the three-year-old Buckhérn mine in Nev land 50 exploration projects in the United States, South America and Europe. Owen Owens, Cominco exploration vice-p said the hi will be on gold develop- ment. Comino also plans to raise $17 million for Canadian mineral exploration. SUMMER STUDIES At Selkirk College SR May 4, to June 26, 1987 Castlegar Campus Computer Science 100 — Mon., Wed., Fri. 10 d.m.-12 p.m. Lobs — Tues., Thurs. 2-4 p.m. |. Math 101 (Calculus) — Tues., Thurs. 6-9 p.m. English As A Second Language — Mon., Wed., Fri. 1-4 p.m. Contact the Office for 365-7292 Bax & — CASTLEGAR CAMPUS—— ec Box 1700, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3/1 LIQUOR PANEL . . . Okanagan-South MLA Larry ‘Liquor Dis Chalmers (left), Chilliwack MLA John Jansen and Wallace LIQUOR from front page has not taken a stand on whether the province's drinking age should be raised from 19 to 21, after being asked of British C PUBLIC NOTICE ROYAL COMMISSION ON EDUCATION (Public Inquiries Act, R.S.B.C. 1960, Chapter 315) Barry M. Sullivan, Q.C. has been appointed as Commissioner with a general mandate to review education in the province of British Columbia, kindergarten to grade 12. The Commissioner will receive written briefs and verbal submissions from individuals and organizations. Informal meetings can be arranged by contacting the Secretary to the Commission. While providing an opportunity for a broad range of input, the enquiry will be asked to specifically address: 1. The adequacy of programs to both specially gifted and g y and the i lal of British C. 2. The relationship of class size and work loads to the mosale and performance of both students and teachers. 3. to jp the critical, analytical and logical for his by Hewitt. Hewitt, who is opposed to raising the drinking age, said he would like to hear the views of liquor store employees on the kinds of problems they see with minors and intoxicated people coming into liquor stores. “Yon (liquor store employees) people see the problem. You are there. We hear about it through social workers,” said Hewitt. Ron Schmidt, a staff representative for the United Steelworkers of Amer- ea in the West Kootenay, said pri- ig the liquor business in B.C. id mean putting people out of work and would create added social prob- lems. “We know that there are 3,000 em- ployees working for the government in the Liquor Distribution Branch. If liquor distribution is privatized then those jobs will be lost, never to be regained to this province,” said Schmidt. He added that grocery and con- venience stores would not hire addi- tional staff if they were allowed to sell alcohol and that even if they did hire more people, they would only pay the minimum wage. “This is not being critical of any non- unionized small business, I am simply stating a fact of life as that is how businesses operate,” said Schmidt. He added that studies in the United Robert ranch gi i 9" tour Castlegar liquor store on Thursday. — Costtews Photo by Suri Ratton States show that alcohol is a factor in 56 per cent of the fights or assaults in American homes, that it is a factor in 40 per cent of all family court prob- lems, that 34 per cent of the cases of child abuse in the U.S. are the result of alcohol and that 50 per cent of alcoholic parents are child abugers. “We have a serious problem with alcohol in B.C. and I think the provin- cial government knows that,” added Schmidt. He said the CounterAttack program, aimed at getting drinking drivers off the road, is a success due to the public's icipation in the program. But he added that it does not make sense to expect the public to continue support- ing CounterAttack if the provincial government is going to make alcohol easier to obtain. “The point being made here is that how can the government on one hand recognize the serious problems with alcohol and on the other hand consider privatizing and asking those same citi- zens to continue to help in Counter- Attack when they (provincial govern- ment) have made the situation worse by making access to alcohol easier,” said Schmidt. Rev. Ted Bristow, a representative of the Castlegar Ministerial Associ- ation, said that he is not against alcohol consumption but he is against alcohol abuse. “The funerals I dread the most are those of a young person killed in an ac- cident where aleohol consumption was a contributing cause. I become angry when someone says of such a death, “Their time was up.’ “Their time was not up. The death was unnecessary and terribly wrong,” said Bristow, a United Church minister in Castlegar. He predicted that the privatization of B.C.’s liquor industry will lead to an increase in alcohol abuse by young le. “Private merchants anxious for profit would be less inclined to enforce the minimum age of purchase, and in some settings might be afraid to refuse sale to youth,” said Bristow. He added that alcohol is not just another commodity to sell “like tooth paste or a loaf of bread” but that it is a drug that is “potentially dangeroys, to sell only carefully”, : iY Bristow told the panel that they will be making recommendations “about how to handle fire — which as you know can either warm our being or destroy our dreams.” Jansen said that alcoholics have appeared before the commission and said they will always find alcohol no matter what the provincial govern ment decides to do with the liquor industry. “Alcoholics have said they will find their alcohol and have it. They have said, ‘Don't make liquor laws for al coholics, make it for the rest of B.C.,’" said Jansen. He added that he wonders whether the panel should address the issue of how to handle alcohol “rather than just the product itself.” WKPL 7 acts 0g A TA en ee ree LE ’ . i: News as April 26, 1967 Death debate OTTAWA (CP) — MPs begin debate Monday on “ the Feturn of capital punishment, the, parliamentary secretary to Deputy Prime Minister Don Mazankow- ski said. Campaign launched TORONTO (CP) — External Affairs Minister Joe Clark has |: hed a $30,000 to Canadian opposition to apartheid in South Africa, the | Toronto Globe and Mail reported Saturday. The anti-apartheid campaign coincides with South African national elections on May 6. Clark has written to 30,000 households across Canada, inviting the respondents in a three-page letter to add their names to the Canadian Anti-Apartheid Register by filling out a brief form‘and returning it in a self-add: d stamped lope to his Ottawa office. P en Youtithome HALIFAX (CP) — A North Sydney, N. boy was back at home Saturday three days after an adult court sentenced him to 90 days in jail for contempt. The 15-year-old, whose identity is protected by law, was released Friday into his parent's custody following intervention by the province's Justice Department. “There appears to be a somewhat inexplicable it or lack of di on the part of thé judge before whom the matter was being heard, resulting in the unfortunate handling of this youngster,” Attorney General Terry Donahoe said at the legislature earlier in the day when he promised to have the boy released. Wine pulled ST. ALBERT, ALTA. (CP) — A French wine has been pulled from liquor board shelves after Alberta Liquor Control Board officials discovered glass particles in the bottles. Board spokesman Jim Ogilvy said bottles of Giraud brand red and white wines in the 197-millilitre size should be returned to board outlets for a refund. IRA attack BELFAST (AP) — The Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility Saturday for a bomb blast that killed a seniér Northern Ireland judge and his wife. Six people, including five Irish international rugby players, were wounded. ‘The outlawed IRA said it “executed” Lord Justice Maurice Gibson, the British province's second most senior judge, because he cleared three Northern Ireland policemen of killing an unarmed IRA suspect in 1984. Embargo urged WASHINGTON (AP) — Rev. Jesse Jackson, sounding a theme for three days of demonstrations against U.S. foreign policies, called Saturday for tough sanctions and a trade embargo against South Africa. “Our complicity with that regime is a source of moral shame,” he said. The demonstrations got off to a cold, soggy start with crowds that appeared to be only a fraction of the 100,000 people sponsors had hoped for. Bus bombed ATHENS (AP) — A left-wing Greek terrorist group said Saturday it bombed a bus full of American military personnel to protest the presence of U.S. bases in Greece. The group threatened to strike again. The November 17 organization, blamed for 11 unsolved political killings since 1975, took responsibil- | | | | | | | | ¥ iene nene aL uN KOOTENAY TRADE FAIR = Tl of prog skills of British Columbia students, and their ability to dévelop mature rational judgement on personal, moral, ethical and social issues. . The adequacy of programs to p the and British Ci i computer literacy. . The of pl to p and ge the ie ge and skills of British Columbia students. id THE BEST AIRLINE IN THE WEST IS CANADIAN. On April 26, Pacific Western Airlines and Canadian Pacific Air Lines become one airline. With one great schedule. ity for Friday's blast in a four-page statement published in Eleftherotypia, a left-wing Athens daily. Fifty die ISLAMABAD (AP) — At least 50 people returning home from a wedding died when the truck carrying them skidded off the road into a canal, Pakistani police said Saturday. They said those killed in Friday's accident included women and children, but the exact number of casualties was unknown. The truck, carrying more thai’60 people from the wedding, tried to overtake another truck and skidded off the rain-soaked road into the six-metre-deep water, police said makes a profit PENTICTON (CP) — West Kootenay Power and Light which Cominco Ltd. is trying NOW INCREASED SERVICE based UuiiCorp United Ltd TO/FROM Vv ANCOUVER for $80 million, reported a $6.6-million profit for 1986 West Kootenay president CASTLEGAR-VANCOUVER ARRIVES Joe Drennan said in the com pany’s annual report the 1986 net profit is slightly lower 10:35 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 5:14 p.m. P' skills of and . The te ip an , and ledge and skills of British Columbia students. 5 6 7. The adequacy of programs to develop the health, nutrition, exercise and related life skills of British Columbia students. rf 8. The adequacy of programs to ive and of cult and 9. The q' y of prog! and pi to pi highly motivated, love of learning in British Columbia students. For a copy of the complete terms of reference, please write to the Secretary to the Commission. Individuals or organizations intending to submit briefs at public hearings should communicate with the office of the Secretary to the Commission at the earliest time. It is desirable that 9:10 a.m. persons present their submission at the the place of hearing closest to their residence or 1:15 p.m. concern 3:45 p.m. The Commission will hold hearings in the following places on the dates specified hereunder. Details with respect to the locations and times of hearings, and additional hearings will be announced later. ity in British Columbia students. di it DEPARTS th illi d Daily except Sunday Man the $6.7 million earne’ Daily Except Sunday Daily Except Saturday Cominco's tentative deal Manila shakes with UtiliCorp, which drew opposition from local resi dents worried about shifting ownership of the utility into foreign hands, still needs the approval of regulatory bodies including the B.C. Utilities Commission. MANILA (REUTER) — An earthquake shook Manila Saturday, forcing many people to flee highrise buildings in the Philippine capital. There was no immediate, report of casualties. Residents said the earthquake split concrete on some of the city’s highrise buildings, shook windows and caused crockery to fall to the floor. Government seismologists said the earthquake, which happened at 8:17 p.m. local time, registered 5.5 on the open-ended Richter scale and six on the nin-point Rossi-Foral scale. VANCOUVER-CASTLEGAR ARRIVES 8:50 a.m. 12:45 p.m. 3:21 p.m. Castlegar, Tuesday May 12, 7 p.m. Stanley Humphries School, Nelson, Wednesday May 13, 7 p.m. Central School, 811 Stanley St. Trail, Thursday May 14, 7 p.m. J. Lloyd Crowe School, 5th Avenue The locations, dates, and times of the individual Public Hearings will be published in advance in the appropriate regional and local newspapers. All representations to the Commission must be made either at a hearing, or by a written brief, or by letter, addressed to the Secretary. Final date for making submissions will be Monday, February 29, 1988 DEPARTS 7:05 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 1:55 p.m. Daily Except Sunday Daily Except Sunday Daily Except Saturday Call your Travel Agent or Canadian Airlines at 365-8488 Canadi¢n Weather . Sunny skies today with mission the highs reaching 23° Rescue Cloudy periods and o BRIDGEPORT CONN. (AP) — Cold rain chance of showers for hampered 200 rescuers picking through concrete and Monday. steel Saturday after possible signs of life proved to be false leads in the search for 15 workers missing in a RUBBER STAMPS construction tragey that killed 13. #350 - 900 Howe St., E STA Made to Order “We're still searching for live bodies,” emergency Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2M4 THE SPIRIT TAKES WING. CASTLEGAR NEWS medical services director Jonathan Best, who is Canadian Airlines I L 197 Columbia Ave. . Phone 365-7266 Telephone (24 Hours) (604) 660-4010 On behalf of the Commission: Mr. John Walsh, Secretary Fyal Commission On Education May 1987 directing the rescue effort, said. “There's always the potential someone's alive.”