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Members of the Fraser Valley Drag Boat Association Will be in Castlegar on June 2 as part of Sunfest 90 Mexican Sunfiesta, And they are looking to set more Canadian records in the one-quarter-mile drag boat race. r In making the announcement Friday, Craig Burton, Sunfest drag boat chairman, said it has been a long year of negotiations. “‘We started last summer talking with sponsors—and_ potential spon- sors,” Burton said in a news release. “*We wanted this to be the best race possible and we wanted more than 30 boats-to-appear._Itlooks-now-like it’s finally going to happen.”’ Burton said corporate sponsors for an event like the drag boat races are the key to arranging such an event “In exchange for cash and or ser- vices, the sponsor gets an incredible amount—of_recognition,’” he said. ‘Depending on where they fit in the four levels in our patron program, we are able to offer the sponsors public recognition for their support. And, it is local sponsors like Celgar, Cominco, Kalesnikoff Lumber and Schweppes that come through for us.” ‘ The races will be starting at the Robson townsite at about 12:30 p.m. The Robson Recreation Society will operate_a—food—concession—and Bavarian garden starting at 11 a.m. and approval has been obtained from the Ministry of Highways to re-route us set up the viewing area for the race organizers and Trowelex always comes through with markers, cones and barricades." The Crusaders Car Club from Trail and several members of the B.C. Tel crew in Castlegar work very hard as the security crew, Burton said, adding that they help the racers get the boats organized down at the ramp, answer questions from the public_and_ help the Fraser Valley. Drag Boat Association run the event. This year they will be joined by the Castlegar Boy Scouts. “We know that people enjoy wat- ching this free event. This year we are hoping that they enjoy it enough to help us out,’’ Burton said. ‘‘We want to keep this event as part of Sunfest and keep it a free event if we can. We need some indication from the public that they want it to continue so we will be asking people who walk through pit row to help us by con- tributing to the silver collection. Based on the money we recieve from the silver collection we will be making a donation to the Scouts for their assistance in keeping the drag site free of litter and helping the security crew at the entrance to pit row.”” Organizers from the drag boat races are anticipating about 8,000 spectators for this year’s event. “We will be using the partners in tourism program offered through the KCTA (Kootenay Country Tourism Association) as much as possible to market the event in the U.S., East Kootenay and the O! said traffic from di Road up Waildie Avenue and back down. “It takes a lot of behind-the-scenes negotiations and work to get an event like this off the ground,’’ Burton said, “B.C. Hydro is very cooperative and makes sure the river isn't too low so that Robson ramp is still accessible and they negotiate with the U.S. to keep the water level constant during the day so that it doesn’t affect the race. C like Cominco help Marilyn Strong, publicity chairman of Castlegar Festivals Society. ‘‘Last year—we had boats from Oregon, Washington and Alberta and our motels and hotels told us that they had guests from Washington, Idaho and the Okanagan here to watch the races. It isthe largest quarter-mile ‘drag boat race in the Pacific North- west and we will be advertising the fact that our water is so good, a RETURNING TO RACE . . Drag boats will return to skim along the waters of the Columbia River on June 2 as part of Suntest 90s lineup of entertainment. Canadian record was set here last va.” This is the third year of the races. ““We want people to remember that these are drag boat races,”’ Strong said. The boats start, run a quarter mile and then stop. Racing side by side in the semi-finals and finals, this is the most exciting boat competition held in the Kootenays. The beauty of this type of sport is that you can bring your lawn chair and sit on the side of the road and watch the whole race from one vantage point.’’ Timetrials are set to start at 12:30 p.m. with semi-finals and finals set for about 4 p.m. This leaves people plenty of time to see the parade, talk with the Lt.-Gov. David Lam, who will attend Sunfest, watch the Lord CasNews file photo Strathcona horse demonstration and all the other activities at Kinsmen Park after the parade, stop at the chili cookoff or see some great ball action at one of the many fields and still get to Robson to see some of the races, Strong said. “*We have a few national corporate representatives coming into Castlegar on Sunfest weekend and we hope to interest them in working with us next year to make the event a national one,”’ Burton_added. ‘‘If all goes well, who knows, we may have cor- porate sponsors knocking on our doors instead of us knocking on theirs. 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Brummet appoints committee VANCOUVER (CP) — British Columbia is the only province that won’t get as much federal funding for women’s centres as it did before the government's February budget cuts, a spokesman for Secretary of The province’s 23 centres lost $500,000 in the cuts, but will only get half that amount back as a result of Ottawa's decision Friday to rein- state funding, Len Westerberg said. overnment will kick in the other $250,000 under a_ funding program announced by Government Management Services Minister Carol Gran, who is responsible for Purchase from an Authorized Panasonic Deale ww PETE’S TV. 279 Columbia Ave. Castlegar * 365-6455 = <6) WE SERVICE . WHAT WE SELL! “= X so Lakeside Resort For Sale Half Price! Waterton, Alberta (Suites excepted. Canadian currency.) 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Cominco reported record profits last year with earnings of $214.6 million on sales of $1.6 billion, up from $213.5 million and sales of $1.66 billion in 1988. While first-quarter results were disappointing — net earnings of $17.1 million, down from $70.5 million in the first quarter of 1989 — he predic- ted increased volumes will boost ear- nings for the rest of the year. One troublesome area for the com- pany, Hallbauer said, is start-up with the new QSL smelter in Trail. “Fortunately, it was foreseen that an extended shutdown might be necessary and the old plant was kept in a partial state of readiness,” he said. “‘It is now estimated that we will Start the new plant some time in the third quarter.” Cominco also expects to put its SNIP mine property in northwestern British Columbia into production by the end of the year. An underground the point where we have received ap- ee nee ane 5 nov plan ned to construct the plant during the coming summer with start-up by the end of the year,"’ he said, The provincial government has decided against funding a road into , the area, estimated to cost between $12 and $14 million, so Cominco plans to service the mine by hover- craft from Wrangell, Alaska, Hallbauer said. Cominco’s fertilizer operations fared reasonably well in 1989, he said, but political events in China, a major buyer, cut profits on potash. Those sales are expected to improve this year. Program and detailed drilling of the The i to do feasibility studies Gn a soda ash Property have ore reserves of 1,032 mill tons with grades of 0.87 ounces per ton. “Environmental studies reached at Owens Lake, Calif., where preliminary work indicates an annual production of 500,000 tons, he said. Talks make 'some progress’ VANCOUVER (CP) — There has been some headway in talks aimed at reepening the Sullivan Mine in Kim- berley, but not enough to justify resuming operations in the next few months, the president of Cominco said. “Some progress has been made,’’ Bob Hallbauer said after the com- pany’s annual meeting. ‘‘But I don’t see a settlement in the short term.”” Any-resolution in negotiations bet- ween Cominco and the United Steelworkers of America would depend in part on metal prices and productivity gains, he said. He would not say what constituted a satisfac- tory metal price levet. Cominco blamed declining metal prices and higher production costs when it closed the 81-year-old lead- zinc mine in January. The d put 700 people out of work in Kim- berley. Stone president among top earners TORONTO (CP) =~ Stone- ‘Consolidated, partners in the joint venture which owns the Celgar pulp mill in Castlegar, has emerged from the salary sweepstakes-as-a company with one of the highest-paid executives in Canada in 1989. ‘The Montreal pulp and paper com- pany paid president and chief operating officer Oscar Stangeland $2.3 million US last year, documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Ex- change Commission show. The filings show that Jeremy Gar- gbutt and Robert Smith of American Barrick Resource Corp. of Toronto received in 1989 a respective $2.03 million and $1.9 million, in Canadian dollars. Stangeland was paid a base salary Utilicorp makes gains UtiliCorp United announced that it has achieved gains in first quarter operating revenues, operating in- come, net income and earnings per share. —Qperating_revenues_for_the three months ended March 31 were $278 million, versus $220 million in the prior year’s period, the company said in a news release. Operating income was $29.5 million, up from $26.3 million in last year’s period. Net in- come was $23 million compared with net income of $17.6 million in the 1989 first quarter. Primary earnings per common share were 92 cents, up 12 per cent from 82 cents in the 1989 quarter. All figures are in U.S. dollars. UtiliCorp, based in Kansas City, Mo., provides gas and electric service in eight states through its divisions, Missouri Public Service, Peoples ‘Natural Gas, Michigan Gas Utilities, Northern Minnesota Utilities, West Virginia Power and Kansas Public Service. West Kootenay Power in British Columbia is a Canadian sub- sidiary. Put Some PIZZAZZ In Your Wardrobe! with our colourtul, cool & easy moving fashions All Men's & Ladies SPORTSWEAR 10-503. 10 Tanning Sessions of $676,148 US, and received an _ad- ditional” $1,636,315 under an ive deferred i ar with C Bathurst Inc. Stangeland was the chairman and chief executive officer of Con- solidated-Bathurst, which was acquired in March 1989 by Stone Container Corp. of Chicago for $2.6 billion. Stone-Consolidated Inc. now operates as Stone Container’s Canadian subsidiary. The the major employ in the community of’ 6,700, said it would rely on ore shipped by freighter and rail from its newly opened Red Dog Mine near Kotzebue, Alaska to feed its enormous smelter in Trail. The first shipments are expected in July. Zinc prices on the London metals exchange had dipped to below 60 cen- ts from 82 cents in August 1989. The company also was unable to negotiate @ new agreement covering production bonuses with its 220 miners. But since the closure, zinc prices have climbed back to above 75 cents, fostering new hope for a reopening. The and union have been new ion ii i with the steelworkers with assistance from mediator Vince Ready. Union spokesman Ron Schmidt said Sullivan talks were blocked by a couple of issues which he declined to discuss. He also said tite steelworkers would fight any attempts to bring the bonus issue into negotiations on a master agreement covering about 3,700 workers in Kimberley and Trail. The current two-year agreement ex- pires June 30. “*We want to get the (bonus issue) off the bargaining table," Schmidt said in an interview from Kimberiey. Your Castlegar SAFEWAY — DELI DEPT. — Get 1 Ib. of Reser's Potato Salad When you buy 300 g. of Black Forest Ham or Roast Beef — MEAT DEPT. — Fresh ¢ Whole Cohoe Salmon 1-2 lb. Average Fresh Whole Chicken ; Limit 1 ree arly Order $6.59 /kg. 99.2 VANCOUVER (CP) — related company to trim its losses. shipments. 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