a Castlegar News May 10, 1989 May 10, 1989 OTTAWA (CP) — lan Waddell is taking a shot 1 the NDP leadership by firing at his own party Known as something of a loose cannon inside the federal caucus, the British Columbia: MP formally announced his leadership and said.the party needs to be renewed and given back to its members The federal New Democratic Party, both in its organization and its ideas, is suffering from hardening of the arteries,’ he told a news conference Our members are loyal and dedicated people and they deserve better. There has to be more to being an NDP member, federally, than just receiving six fundraising letters a year Waddell, stripped of his energy critic's job in 1987 for voting against the Meech Lake constitutional accord. said he was not holding retiring party leader Ed Broadbent responsible for the malaise But bitterness toward the party hierarchy appeared eyident just the same Every party — every human institution, in fact has a tendency to become cautious and self absorbed over time," the 10-year veteran of the Commons said SEEKS RENEW Our party has to renew itself. It's time to democratize the NDP, to open it up to new ideas, to a new generation, to women and to multicultural minority ups. not just for their voters, but for their participation as decision-makers and as candi dates Waddell takes shot at NDP leadership To appease dissenters like Waddell, the NDP national council agreed to strike a committee to pport of Meech Lake and make a final report to the leadership convention Nov. 30-Dec, 3 in Winnipeg But Waddell, 46, said that wasn't good enough The rank and file must decide what policy will be and the majority of those members oppose Meech, said the Scottish-bogn lawyer who served as legal counsel to the judicial inquiry into the MacKenzie Valley pipeline review party Waddell is the second federal caucus member to join the leadership campaign, which has been largely moribund since Broadbent announced March 4 he is quitting. Saskatchewan MP Simon de Jong entered the race 10 days ago. Several other NDP MPs are known to be considering leadership, including caucus chairman Audrey McLaughlin, former British Columbia premier Dave Barretf, Lorne Nystrom, also of Saskatchewan, and Steven. Langdon of southwestern Ont » Langdon has scheduled news conferences Thur sday in Windsor, Ont., and Ottawa Waddell said the party is strong in British Columbia and Saskatchewan, where it won 19 and 10 seats, in the last election I think what I can contribute to this campaign is to take some of that confidence and that energy and that optimism and take it to parts of the country where the NDP didn’t do very well. ALUMINUM / « Areturn train trip for 2 people um SHEETS ° near to Mon! courtesy of Via Rail and 24%" x36 id 3 nights hotel in Montreal courtesy 110 12 — 18€ Bach ij Tevet 1310-24 60€ Each * Aside of beef. cut & wrapped 25 or More — 50€ Each courtesy Baty SAFEWAY | or CASTLEGAR NEWS «A flight for 3 over the Kootenay AO? 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Company and_order the PCBs be sent to Alberta for destruct ion at the Swan Hills hazardous waste’ treatment plant ‘I'm alarmed that this amount of toxic waste sits at virtually the to ask the Waste Management Bra nch to deny the permit The Swan Hills plant has the only PCB incinerator in Canada and is located about 217 kilometres north west of Edmonton The PCB-laden oil has been sitting in a tank near a Canadian National Railway bridge over the Thompson River since 1981, when Mohawk unwittingly bought it from a salvage company Officials said the 350,000 litres of HURT TOURISM David Brown of the Waste Man agement Branch said Alberta has not been asked to store the PCBs. He said the department is working with Mohawk to have the oil, which is in a secure, sealed steel tank, treated locally “We won't accept PCBs from other provinces for destruction at the Swan Hills plant,"* said Rod Love, a spokesman in the Alberta Environ- ment Ministry Cream Whippers fees; Carlton Boxed Stationary. 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CosNews photo by Doug Harvey Expos regain winning ways HOUSTON (AP) — Dennis Mar tinez’and the Montreal Expos found a winning ‘spirit off the field that has translated into two wins on the field. A fier-losing four straight games last k, Montreal has rebounded with Kevin Gross’ complete game 4-1 vic tory Monday night followed by a 4-2 win Tuesday by Martinez over the Houston Astros We had a meeting, got together and built our confidence back,"’ Mar tinez said. ‘*We were losing ur con fidence and aggressiveness asa team." Tim Raines continued his het hand with the bat while scoring Montreal's first two runs after singles in the first and third innings Raines now has 18 hits in his last 13 games while scoring- 14 runs and driving in 16 more. Raines gave all the credit to Martinez and the pitching staff These last two games are really en couraging,"’ Raines said “Going into the season, we thought we had one of the best pitching staffs in the league."” Jays can't get on track TORONTO (CP) — Mike Flanagan has handled the Seattle Mariners through his career as a yacht moves through light chop — smooth sailing, all the way With the veteran facing rookie right hander Erik Hanson, and with Toron to running full sail in a 10-1 thrashing of Seattle the night before, more than 24,000 people in Exhibition Stadium had some excuse for hoping the Blue Jays could manufacture two con secutive wins But then, they didn’t know it takes a tidal wave to rock Hanson's ballast "He's got something special,"’ said Seattle manager Jim Lefebvre, after the Mariners hung on for a 4-3 win Tuesday The Calgary Cannons graduate tossed a three-hitter through seven in “nings and retired six Jays on strikeouts. He’s surrendered just eight earned Soviet BUFFALO,N.Y. (AP) — Hockey star Alexander Mogilny, who defected from the Soviet Union last week to play for the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, has filed for political asylum in the United States runs in his last ‘six appearances, covering 40 innings. You're talking about a guy with a lot of composure for a 23-year-old," said Lefebvre, an ex-Dodger who played second base behind the likes of Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale Calgary fans shuld know all about it. After starting 0-5 with the Class AAA team last year, Hanson went 12-2 in his final 18 games and led the Pacific Coast League with a club-record 154 strikeouts Toronto, 11-21 on the season, is 2-11 in games decided by one run. Sur prising Seattle, meanwhile, improved to 18-16 with its seventh win in the last cight games. With Seattle up 4-2 in the seventh, Fred McGriff drew the only walk per mitted by Hanson. The cool right hander admitted pitching carefully to McGriff, whose two-run homer in the fourth tied the game 2-2. While substituting at first base for the injured Andres Gallaraga, Wallace Johnson hit his first home run since May 1, 1987, and also knocked in Raines With a ground out Mazfinez drove in an insurance run in the ninth wiih a sacrifice squeeze play The big play for us had to be the squeeze play in the ninth, said Spike Owen was apparently robbed of a two-run homer in the ninth inning when his hit cleared the yellow line on the outfield wall, hit a retaining wall and bounced back on the field Martinez “Spike definitely hit a home run, Montreal manager Buck Rodgers said “It was over by two feet and they (the umpires) missed it." Martinez, 2-1, pitched a five hitter in eight and one-third innings and almost had Montreal's second straight com plete game‘as well as the first Expos’ shutout of the year ““I’m still happy,” Martinez said. “1 would have liked to have had the com. plete game but winning is all that’s im portant. | was able to throw any pitch for a strike in any situation arid that was the key.” The Astros were humbled by Mar tinez until the ninth when they scored their two runs on a double by Kevin Bass and a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Alan Ashby. After Ken Caminiti’s second hit of the game, Martinez was replaced by Tim Burke, who logged the final two outs while earning his seventh save, fourth best in the league Houston starter and loser Mike Scott, 4-2, lost to the Expos for the first time since May 30, 1986. He had won four straight decisions, ali at Mon treal. The loss also denied Scott his 100th major league win seeks asylum The 20-year-old left the Soviet hockey team last week after it won the world championships in Stockholm Mogilny, who is also a junior lieutenant in the Soviet army, has been granted a temporary 60-day permit to Stars shine in shutouts By CasNews Staff The Castlegar Stars bounced back trom a season-opening pair of losses with TWO Shurout—victories—tast weekend in Kootenay Soccer League action On Sunday, the Stars blanked Sparwood 1-0. Saturday, the Stars whitewashed Creston 4-0. Both games were played in Creston Brian Gorman netted the only goal ot the game Sunday against Sparwood. Louis Costa and Herb Amaral each scored twice in Saturday's win over Creston Peter Da Costa provided sparkling shutout goaltending in both games. “We played really well,"* said Stars president Gary Dee. “We'restarting to gel now which is nice The Stars ‘received some scoring punch with Costa's return froma two: game suspension he received for red cards last season The Stars are now 2-2 on the season heading into games this weekend against Kimberley Saturday at 6 p.m. and Cranbrook Sunday ‘at 11 a.m Both games will be played at Selkirk College ® live in the U.S. while immigration of fieials—decide on his asylum ap plication, according to Sabres general manager Gerry Meehait, who added he was “‘confident:that we'll receive final approval.” Applicants for political asylum have to show that there is “a possibility of persecution upon return to his home country,” said Meehan That might not be too difficult to show since reports from Moscow -in dicate the Soviet Union has charged Mogilny with deserting the army Meehan said the asylum option was chosen because “‘certain circumstan ces exist in his home country that would make it difficult for him to return under the circumstances of his {departure).’ Mogilny, speaking through an in terpreter, said making the decision to seek asylum wasn't difficult, even though it means he probably won't be able to see his family for many years The NHL still has to approve Mogilny’s contract with the Sabres, and Meehan said that he hadn't been given any indication by league president John Ziegler of when that might come GAME 6 THURSDAY Flyers stay alive with overtime win MONTREAL (CP) — At the edge of the abyss, the Philadelphia Flyers felt calm and unruffled. “The pressure was off a bit being down 3-1, coach Paul Holmgren after his team beat the Montreal said Flyers Canadiens 2-1 Tuesday night witha goal by Dave Poulin $:02 into overtime. “People start to count you out so you just have to go out there and play your best. We have to-go back home now, where we are a .500 team. The Canadiens are a great team and we certainly have our work cut out for us. Montreal went into the game with a 3-1 Jead inthe Wales Conterence final, having dominated the Flyers in. three straight victories, but turned in a listless performance, as though they figured the series was already won But the Flyers are a team that came back from a 2 deficit to beat the Washington Capitals in the opening round of thg Stanley Cup playoffs, and deficits of 2-1 and 3-2 1 beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Patrick Division championship ‘1 don’t think we ever sensed a lot of pressure, Holmgren said. “We're a pretty loose bunch: It takes the heat off to be down 3-1, but the guys Were determined and playeda relentless game It was fitting that Poulin scored for a team that seems to have-as many. players injured as-healthy. Poulin didn't take the pre-game skate because he-has two broken toes frozen befage games and the pain wears off with use lim Kerr, Keith Acton, Mark Howe, Ron HextalFand others are playing. injured. Rick Tocchet and Murray Craven missed the game Unlike the previous three games, Montreal didn't take advantage and now face the prospect of trying to wrap up the series Thursday night in Philadelphia. In their favor is a 5-1 road record in the playoffs, while the Flyers are only 4-4 at home We have to come out and play hard from the begin ning," said BobbySmith, who.had Montreal’ s goal. *I1's desperate game. We don’t wanta seventh game Derrick Smith scored for Philadelphia at 3:53 of the second period but Bobby Smith got it back at 15:46 of the third. A rule of the series is that the team that scores first, wins, It seems that the game is played so tight-that the first goal gives a lift to whoever scores it,” said Montreal for ward Ryan Walter. ‘*Then the other team has a tough time overcoming that one goal Notés — Rugged winger Rick Tocchet, who has an in jured knee, didn’t dress for the Flyers ... there were nd pre game antics, unlike the previous four games, although the ¢rowd roared when Claude Lemieux collided with Philadelphia_goahender-Ken_Wregget at-centre_ice-and went sprawling Community ownership of Red Mtn. to end By CHERYL CALDERBANK An era came to an end last week as Red Mountain Ski Club members voted to turn over ownership to a private operator after 41 years of con}munity ownership Al_a meeting voted 81.5 per cent in favor of selling the hill to a group led by Eric Skat Petersen. Club president Brian O'Flanagan said 195 of the 301 mem last_ week, members bers were in attendance at the meeting O'F lan. was the second put forth by the Skat n explained that the offer Petersen group. At an earlier meeting, the club considered two offers and narrowly defeated Skat-Petersen's of fer We were guided to continue to pursue the sale of the club, which we did,’ O' Flanagan said The result was the club's approval of an improved offer by Skat-Petersen The purchase price of the hill amounts to $218,225 or $225 above the value of each $500 membership,along with assuming the club's liabilities of about $1.1 million O’ Flanagan said the offer included some improvement in post-closure performance guarantees. The group has said it will build a lodge on top of Granite Mountain and will spend $400,000 on the bottom lodge. If the group fails to do this, they will lose a $200,000 performance bond The group plans to spend $1 million on improving the buildings within the next five years. During the same time, the Skat-Petersen group will also spend $1 million on improved runs, new equipment and marketing. The club has received a commitment that the group would stay with the hill fora minimum of five years. The group has said it will also carry out summer grooming and will improve winter grooming of the hill O’Flanagan said he was happy the offer was supported by such a large part of the club membership I'm looking forward to what might bea very exciting phasefor Red Moun tain,” he said O' Flanagan added that the club wil stay incexistence for at least five more years Skat-Petersen. began in the ski in dustry in Ontario, then moved for For tress Mountain near Banff and then i Hemlock Walley in the Fraser| Valley where he was part owner of the resort there. He has resided in Rossland since before Christmas O'Flanagan said the initial papers for the sale were signed May 3 and the final papers should be drawn up by the end of the month O'Flanagan said thete definitely was some opposition to the sale, but alot ot the club’s senior members spoke in favor of the sale This was. probably the turning point,” he said, explaining that the originators thought the sale was a good idea and it seemed to swing in favor with the majority of members. CALGARY (CP) be battered and bloody, but the Cal; Campbell Conference final yet The Chicago Blackhawks may ary Flames are the Tirst to admit they haven't been beaten our of the NHI because of the flu Blackhawks down but not yet out Denis Savard, Chicago's leading scorer with eight goals and 19 points, didn't skate in Tuesday’s practice Wayne Presley's season ended Saturday with a dislocated shoulder while Adai Creighton sat out Monday's game with an injured ‘They're not going to roll oves and play dead, Lanny McDonald said Tuesday amidst the honking horns and cheering crowd of about 300 people that greeted the Flames when they stepped off a charter flight fijom Chicago They've come a long ways this year, especially getting into the playoffs, and they have nothing to lose We know we have our hands full The Flames have a stranglehold on’ the Blackhawks, leading the best-of-seven series 3-1. They overcame their scrappy opponents and the walls of noise produced by their fanatical fans to win twice in Chicago after splitting two games in Calgary A win tonight in Calgary would send them to their second Stanley Cup final in three years, but most of the Flames aren't thinking that far ahead They have a lot of character down there and a lot of quality players,”’ said defenceman Al MacInnis, whose overtime goal made hint the hero of Monday's 2 1 win. “The best think we've had in the playoffs is taking it one game at a time. All we're looking forward to now is Games. Chicago goaltender Alain Chevrier, who Taced 32 shots in Monday’s heartbreaking loss, was blunt in his assessment of what the Blackhawks have (o do to force a sixth game Friday in Chicago We'll workout butts of f again," he said PLAYING HURT Injuries have begun to take their toll on Chicago, who needed an overtime win in the last game of the regular season to squeak into the playoffs. shoulter Even the backups are hurting. Ed Belfour served as Chevrier’s replacement Monday after Darren Pang was injured in a collision during practice with Wayne Van Dorp. Chicago coach Mike Keenan said the wounds will be licked in time for tonight's game. **We have to go in We'll play a good solid game. We play every game the same way — we play there looking: fora win," he said towin Calgary finished the regular season first overall in the NHL with 117 points, $1 more than Chicago. The Flames scored, 354 regular-season goals, 57 more than the Blackhawks and allowed 226, 1094essthan Chicago After being forced toa seventh game in the Smythe semifinal by the Vancouver Canucks, past the Los Angeles Kjges in four games to advance to the NHL's final four Calgary breezed LIKE ROLE The Blackhawks have relished their underdog role, knocking off the Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues toadvance to their first Campbell finat since 1985 ATter TOOKing awTut if a/3-0 loss to Calgary in the series’ opener, they rallied for a 4-2 win. Keenan said although his team has been outscored and outplayed in three of the four games, they haven't been blown out The balance of the games have been pretty close, he said “Each team has lost a game they probably didn’t play too well in. The series still has some interesting per sonality."*