tive Library, Marliament Bldgs., Victoria, B. c, VBV 1x4 501 Bellevit:. es © Pale Castlegar's Dane tu Jackson and Kelly Hurd were among the players jf selected in Saturday's NHL amateur draft Scott Bolechowsky was named the all-round senior boy athlete for the year Humphri school. . at Stanley secondary . 81 LOTTERY NUMBERS The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto right. 16, 22, 27 and 44, 6-49 draw were three, The bonus number wa: The $500,000 winning number in Friday's Provincial lottery draw is 6414566. S Castlégar News Water = levels normal By CasNews Staff Earlier predictions of low water levels on the Arrow Lakes have been revised to show the level will reach near norma! this summer. There was some concern when B.C. Hydro’s predictions early this year showed the Arrow Lakes res- ervoir would be as much as 12 metres below its normal level of 440 metres. Ken Epp, B.C. Hydro’s manager of system operations and maintenande_ in Vancouver, said the rain and runoff in the last three months has provided the water needed to bring the reservoir up to normal. “We were looking at some very } told the Castlegar News Friday. the precipitation has been above normal in the last while and has brought the levels up.” ‘ The reservoir went down to 422... metres on Feb. 21, the lowest the Arrow Lakes have been all year. But levels are currently on the rise. “The water is coming up dramati- cally,” Epp said. “It's shaping up now to be a normal summer.” The reservoir is currently at the 430-metre mark and rising. Epp expects the level to reach 440 metres by the end of the month and said the increased water levels means in- creased energy production’ through- out Hydro’s generation system. “We've got more energy in the system,” he said. JUNDAY Vol. 41, No. 47 Ba ad WEATHERCAST Sunny today with o few cloudy periods. Highs 20° 22°. Monday will be mainly sunny with highs 21° 24°. Chance of prec and 10 per cent Mon upitation is 20 per cent today CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1988 3 Sections (A, B &C) 60 Cents SLIVER MEDALLIST . Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D’Arcy (left) presents Brian Savage of Rossland with the Governor-General's silver medal as the eenieaameeianinenioas SELKIRK COLLEGE The latest provi: id readings predict the spring runoff will reach 99.1 per cent of normal, compared with the March prediction of 93.8 per cent. “This represents an increase of about 1,800 gigawatt hours of energy or about two weeks’ generation from B.C. Hydro's system (across the province),” Epp said. Brisco to run again By CasNews Staff The Progressive Conservative MP for Kootenay West will take another shot at the party's nomination for the newly-created riding of Kootenay West-Revelstoke, Bob Brisco announced this week that he will seek the Tory nomination at the party's June 26 nomination meeting in Castlegar. “T'm off and running, Brisco said in a prepared release. “I look with great pride at what the people of Kootenay West and I have accomplished in the past 3'2 years things like Cominco's lead modernization; a new airport to serve the region in Castle. gar; a new RCMP subdivision head quarters in Nelson; the hydrographic survey on the Columbia River and Arrow Lakes to make a start on waterborne tourism.” Brisco said those projects “and hundreds of others that have been started in this riding under the Progressive Conservative govern- ment clearly demonstrate what can be accomplished by a MP with the government's ear.” There was some speculation whe- ther Brisco would run again, after he suffered a serious heart attack earlier this year. “We in Kootenay West have suf- fered so long from being on the wrong side of the house, that I look on poge A2 top student at Selkirk College in 1987-88. Another Rossland native, Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia Medal. Karen Forrest, won the CosNews photo by Kathy Armstrong Rossland student tops Selkirk College's highest achieve- ment awards both went to Rossland residents as college scholarship and award winners were honored at a banquet in Castlegar Friday. The Governor-General’s Silver Medal for academic achievement was awarded to Brian Savage, a graduate of the college's Computer Informa tion Systems ‘Technology program, who now resides in Victoria after his €0-operative education work place. ment with the Forest Ministry led to an offer of full-time employment upon his graduation. The Lieutenant-Governor of Brit- ish Columbia Medal was awarded to Karen Forrest, who now resides in Vancouver where she is employed as a hairdresser. Forrest graduated in April from the Hairdressing program at the college's Nelson Campus. The banquet room at Castlegar's Fireside Inn was packed as 230 scholarship and award winners and their guests together with donors gathered to celebrate the accomplish Graduates, students and guests were welcomed by college president Leo Perra. Following the benediction by Rev. Jim Ferrier of Grace Presbyterian Church, the gathering enjoyed a buffet dinner. Presentations were preceded by opening remarks from Robert Mac Lean, vice-chairman of the Selkirk College Foundation. Those receiving awards included: Tammy Jay of Nelson, who re ceived the Columbia Brewery Award from Terry Hughes, former area representative of the brewery; Nori Depretto of Nelson, who received the Dick Fowler Prize in English from Mrs. Jean Fowler; Mrs. Margaret Snook presented the Jim Snook Memorial Award to Lynnette Swan- son of Castlegar; Jennifer Baturin and Christopher Maguire of Rossland received the Margaret Knight-Letts Memorial Award from Mrs. H. Knight; and Elizabeth Fleet, chair. man of the Selkirk College board, ments of the pri: ig students. Jake Van Hemert, Selkirk Col. lege’s financial aid officer, acted as master of ceremonies for the affair. P d Chairman's A Awards to Darlene Martin of Castle- gar, Catherine Gerzymisch of Fruit: vale, Shelda Rourke of Robson, NELSON COUPLE $906,000 RICHER June seems to be the month of in ing the #8 hon cpt wih ith a Quebec winner. y Marie aid the coupe wa panda tune 1956, had three born in June in three Harry Poliak of Chase, and Darwin Anderson of Winlaw. Scholarships were awarded to: Karen Popoff, Kenneth Marken and Gordon Nichvalodoff, all of Castle- gar, who received the B.C. Telephone Company Award from Bob McAllis- ton, service ) Supervisor; the Cominco Georgetti not happy 8.C. Federation of Labor president Ken Georgetti 4 is upset with recent ap- Pointments to the in- } dustrial Relations Coun- cil... Ad “Sea requests meeting By RON NORMAN and BRENDAN NAGLE The Regional District of Central Kootenay will meet with deputy highways minister Bob Flitton “sometime this week” to discuss the Castlegar-Robson ferry, the Castle- gar News learned Saturday. Regional board chairman George Cady said the highways ministry requested the meeting — to be held in Castlegar — in a letter Friday to the regional district. Cady said High- ways Minister Stephen Rogers's schedule makes it impossible for him to attend, so Flitton will attend in his place. Cady said he thinks the earliest possible date for the meeting will be Friday*morning. “Depending on what Mr. Flitton has to say, our response will be geared to that,” Cady said. Asked if he is encouraged by the meeting, Cady replied: “At least I think they're prepared to sit down and talk to us. We don’t know what's going to happen until Mr. Flitton presents the minister's views to us.” The regional board has a regularly MARTIN VANDERPOL - No conditions Allam will represent the ad hoc committee in the meeting with Flit- ton. She said she has also been in touch with Hope Wotherspoon, pres- ident of the B.C. Social Credit Party. “Tm just hoping that this is all scheduled meeting on Saturday amt— Bong to be over real soon,” she said. Cady said Flitton's proposals will be presented there. Cady added that the issue has “gone on for far too long.” Cady was taking part in a “cele- brity Saturday” in which a number of high-profile residents took turns manning the ferry Meanwhile, Martin —Vanderpol, Area J director on the regional dis- trict and chairman of the Robson- Raspberry ad hoc ferry users’ com- mittee, said Saturday that he will go into the meeting with no conditions. “We have merely indicated that on both sides there are no conditions,” he said Vanderpol couldn't say if he is optimistic. “I just know that we are talking and that is the first step.” While Vanderpol may not be optimistic, another ad hoc committee member is. “T'm tickled,” Fern Allam told the Castlegar News Saturday. In other developments, Walter Siemens, president of the Rossland- Trail Social Credit Party, will meet with Rogers Monday in Victoria to discuss the ferry closure. At a meeting this week, the Social Credit riding association executive expressed “in the strongest possible terms” its support for continued operation of the ferry by the High- ways Ministry. In a letter to be hand-delivered to Rogers by Siemens, local Socreds say, “There is a big difference be- tween a government decision and a bureaucratic decision,” and say they believe “many human factors have been overlooked; factors that gov- ernment should and must give serious consideration to.” In a prepared release, the party says it will ask for favorable recon- sideration of the closure decision “so that this important historic trans. portation link can continue to serve continued on page A2 ation scholarship was presented to Shelda Rourke of Robson by J.E. Robertson; the Dal Sweeney Memorial scholarship was awarded to Toby McElroy of Nelson by Mr. and Mrs. Wilf Sweeney; Mrs. W.L.M. Phillips presented the Diane Phillips Memorial scholarship to Karen Eady of Nelson; Daryll McNeil and Kenneth Poznikoff received the Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd. Award of Merit and the Data Pro- cessing Management Association of B.C. Award respectively, from Linda Green, the college's Co-operative Education assistant coordinator; Nina Pasin of Trail received the Dis- trict Teacher's Association (Trail) scholarship from Robert Jackson, while James Ferraro presented Craig Lortie of Vernon with the Ferraro Aviation Scholarship and Trevor Lee of Trail with the Ferraro University Transfer Scholarship. The Harry Golling Memorial schol- arship was presented to Leah Popoff of Crescent Valley by Jeremy Add- ington, photography instructor at the college, Katherine Hearn of Fruit vale received the Jim Johnson Mem- orial scholarship from Gerry Ehman, Psychology instructor, and Mr. and Mrs. G. Wichert presented Cheryl- Ann Nowoselski of Nelson with the Mike Wichert Memorial scholarship. The Marilyn Cooper Memorial schol- arship was awarded to Barbara Smandych by Inge Lamont, trustee of the Castlegar Hospital. Grace Devaux presented the Michel Dev- aux Memorial scholarship to Kelly Fawcett of Grand Forks. continued on page AI Student wins major award By CasNews Staff A Grade 12 student at Stanley Humphries seeondary school has been chosen winner of the pres- tigious Premier's ‘Excellence Award. Jane Fleet, 16, was one of 15 winners selected from 139 final- ists from around the province. The award, which carries with it a cash prize of $5,000, is in recognition of the best all-round Grade 12 graduates in the province. It is believed the first time a SHSS student has won the award. “I was surprised,” Fleet told the Castlegar News shortly after she was notified of the award. Fleet plans to attend Selkirk College in the fall in the Uni- versity Transfer program, be- fore moving onto the University of Victoria to enroll in a sciences Program as a pre-requisite for medical school. In announcing the award, Ad vanced Education Minister Stan Hagen noted: “The competition for this prestigious award, pro- vided by the province of British JANE FLEET among top 15 Columbia, was very keen. The 139 finalists nominated by their school principals was excep tional.” Premier Bill Vander Zalm will officially present the awards io Fleet and the 14 other finalists of a luncheon in the fall. Fleet is a mentber of the SHSS tennis team, yearbook editor, a member of the choir and of Am- nesty International. She has been a straight A student in each of her last three years of high school.