' Companies form partnership VANCOUVER (CP) — Comineo Ltd. and Lornex Mining Corp. Ltd. have for med a partnership to operate their copper and moly bdenum operations in the Highland Valley of British Columbia. The new company's name is Highland Valley Copper. The companies also an nounced that construction will begin immediately to increase the capacity of the higher grade Cominco mine to supply to Lornex and Cominco mills at a combined rate of up to 120,000 tonnes of ore a day. Construction costs are estimated at $83 million and the project is to be pleted within 18 months. PRODUCE TRUCK from G. & L. Farms Grand Forks will be across from Oglow Building Monday, Wednesday & Friday July 6, 1986 By CasNews Staff Cominco Ltd.'s Trail smelter has been assured the supply of zinc, lead and silver concentrates for the next 50 years with a ground-breaking ceremony Thursday that marked the start of development of the company’s Red Dog mine in Alaska. The ceremony, attended by several Cominco executives and Alaska state officials, was held at the future location of the DeLong Mountain Transportation System port on the Chukchi Sea about 960 kil northeast of Anch The system will service the Red Dog mine which is located in northwest Alaska. Earlier this year, the Alaska Industrial Development Authority awarded a $1.6 million U.S. contract to complete the shallow-water dock and port site staging area. “This year’s construction program will facilitate the construction of both the 83-kilometre road from the port site to the Red Dog deposit and the remainder of the port facilities,” a Cominco news release says. Cominco estimates it will take three months to construct the facilities. Once the transportation system is completed, actual site work can begin at the mine. The release says Cominco's board of directors has not made a production decision regarding the Red Dog mine. However, it adds that Cominco Alaska is working on a schedule that would bring the mine into operation in the early 1990s. Once production begins at Red Dog, the mine will be the largest producer of zinc in the western world, the release says. An earlier news release from Cominco explains that the development of the Red Dog mine is “of major importance to the future of Trail because two of the Trail smelter’s main sources of lead and zine concentrates have limited lives. to RED DOG DESIGN: An artist's sketch outlines the proposed layout for a port on Chukchi Sea. The Alaskan location was the je Thursday of groundbredking ceremonies for the DeLong Mountain transportation system, a sea-road link that will bring Red Dog lead, zin¢ and silver deposits to the Trail ‘The release says the Sullivan mine at Kimberley, which has been shipping concentrates to Trail for more than 75 years, will likely be depleted by the turn of the century. “Trail's other major source of concentrates, the Pine Point mine in the Northwest Territories, is not expected to last another two years under present conditions,” the release says. Aberfoyle Ltd., which is 47 per cent Cominco-owned and operates in Tasmania, Australia, has also come up with a “significant” zine-lead-silver find called the Hellyer deposit. smelter complex by the early 1990's. The long building mid-lett will be for concentrates storage. The structures will be for fuel stor . The port facili be for smaller ships which will transfer materials to ocean-going vessels. Cominco estimates the deposit has 18 million tons of ore and test-milling is to start shortly. ‘The deposit’s proximity to deep-water shipping makes it a possible candidate to supply Trail, the release says. It is because of the Red Dog and Hellyer deposits that Cominco is going ahead this fall with a $15 million project to upgrade the Trail smelter’s zinc purification capabilities, “This project will create 50 to 60 jobs at the peak of construction in 1987 and give the zinc operations the ability to handle the Red Dog concentrates as well as those from many other sources,” the release says. iad Briefly SIKH KILLED NEW DELHI (CP) — A Sikh extremist, killed by police after a Punjab shooting rampage that left seven dead, had killed about 100 people since escaping jail eight BLACKS OPEN FIRE JOHANNESBURG (CP) — Three black men in a car opened fire twice Saturday on government patrols, killing five guards and wounding 12 thers, before police found the attackers and shot two of them dead as they fled, South African officials said. The Bureau for Information said the clashes occurred in the Vosloorus and Katlehong townships, about 40 il of bs inning at 12:30 a.m. The three men, driving a stolen car, first opened fire with an assault rifle on a government patrol van in Vosloorus, killing two black guards and wounding three others, the bureau said in a statement. Ontario doctors end strike but not fight TORONTO (CP) — Striking Ontario doctors have been advised to return used since the strike began June 12. “We're talking about the various things that have gone -on — the closure of emer- pr i says the protest will continue with rotating walkouts. “These will be done in different places at different times” to keep the public aware of doctors’ anger over a new law banning extra billing, Ontario Medical Association president Dr. Richard Railton told a news conferepee Friday after a day-long meeting of the or- ganization’s 250-member ning council. “We think this will keep the fight alive.” The provincewide strike was'in its 23rd day, cqualling the longest doctors’ protest — in Saskatchewan in 1962 against the country's first medicare plan. Railton said association leaders will probably decide next week when and where the rotating strikes will begin. He noted they will inelude actions like those gency depar cessa- tion of all but emergency admissions, the cessation of elective surgery and closure of offices in those areas where rotating strikes will go on.” “UNJUST LAW’ Doctors believe the pro- vineial Health Care Accessi- bility Aet — which prohibits physicians from charging patients above medicare rates — “is an unjust law,” Railton said. The association filed a writ in Ontario Su- preme Court earlier in the day seeking to have the law struck down as unconstitu- tional. Railton refused to call the strike a failure. He said Premier Liberal government “coldly and callously” let the protest continue while patients were seriously inconvenienced. No deaths have been attributed to the strike. “One of the things that with this current withdrawal is it had a very draining of the 17,000-member assoc- iation, told reporters. Moran said he “would not rule out another full-scale withdrawal of services.” Neither Peterson nor Health Minister Murray E!- ston could be reached for comment immediately. SEES PROBLEMS Conservative Leader Larry said he is atechewan 24 years ago was settled after the government amended its legislation, allowing doctors to opt out of the medicare plan and extra- bill. pleased doctors will halt their strike but said rotating walk- outs will cause problems for patients. He said the Tories will campaign in the next pro vincial election on a promise to repeal the act passed June David Peterson's 20 are no longer per- mitted to extra-bill, Under the 1984 Canada Health Act, Ottawa withholds transfer payments to provinces that permit the practice. Ontario has been denied more than $100 million in federal payments the past two years. TURNER HAS Heinrich okays loggi [3 lif al he elt i et did BAD DAY NANAIMO, B.C. (CP) — Fresh Strawberries The resumption of logging VSE volume Art Lee RETIREMENT SALE % OFF ALL GROCERIES AND GIFTWARE Caldset Groceteria ° up in VANCOUVER (CP) — The volume traded on the Van couver Stock Exchange in the first six months of 1986 was up 39.8 per cent over the same period last year. With 1.7 billion shares traded, it was the second highest in any six-month period after the first half of 1983. The value of shares at $2.3 billion was more than double the $1.1 billion reported for the first half of 1985 and was up 43.8 per cent fron the $1.6 billion for the last half of 1985. The average share price 1986 financing was done by VSE listed companies, up more than 100 per cent from the previous record set last year traded on the Vancouver ex- change is about 33.4 per cent of the total traded on all other major Canadian ex: changes, but is only worth 4.1 per cent of the value. The second quarter value was $1.15 billion up 4.5 per cent from the first three months of 1986. On a monthly basis, June’ Oneida’s Great Open Stock Sale 40% OFF ‘on alll open stock pieces in 24 of Oneida’s finest Silverplate and stainless tableware patterns. tt happens only once a year, so this is the perfect time to replace lost or wom pieces or to start a new service. ONEIDA’ HEIRLOOM” STAINLESS. was $1.31 from January to June, 1986, compared to 88 cents a year ago. A record $286.8 million in Weiss, Colin McIntyre and Robert Bradford all pleaded guilty to remaining in a licensed establishment after being asked to leave. Weiss and McIntyre were each fined $150 and Bradford was fined $100. given a three-day mittent jail sentence. John Hall pleaded guilty to wiasTLe RETURNS failing to comply with ® board Westar tugboat Captai therland - ptain G.O. Su on probation order and was grrival at Nakusp port to return the S.S. Minto whistle inter- to the community. The whistle was recently welcomed . . . Captain Minto and others on to its original port with fanfare and speeches. The whistle had been operating at Westar's Southern Wood Products in Castlegar and was returned to Nakusp to mark the 25th anniversary of Westar in the area. (Pace Knte) Homestead" (Pro! Knée) Capistrano HOMEGOODS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE Tues. - Sat., 9:30 - 5:30 China Creek “Drive a Little to Save a Lot” uns Vike bart a come along Sdweeks Prices effective Sun., Mon., Tues. & Wed. Ivy Kazia Hill, beloved wife of Albert Hill, passed away July 4 at the age of 72 years. Funeral service for the late Mrs. Hill will take place July 8 at 2 p.m. at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ted Bristow officiating. Cre- mation has taken place. Mrs. Hill was born in Saskatchewan on Oct. 21, 1913 and grew up in the Rock Glen area. She married Virgil Lee Sundays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. = BOLOGNA epee AE BRHF i | I" it it} 5 3 issaussass ti I ff tf SEsseSS. Sonees $5, bsesaee: tii i if BEBRSGEE UEGEEEEEE BERRRGG GESESESSE » 3 | Mot ewntatte Cameo Rese. Capttrane 2 Acetate 2 Homestead onty GONEIDA Sole ends August 16. 1986 Castleaird Plaza 2 Avatatie © Atecton. Parton. Pans Revere. CARL'S DRUGS ICE CREAM (1G DIPPER. 4 LITRE PAR. MIRACLE WH REG. OR LITE. 11. JAR. 365-7269 Seeeskasrs LEAF. BY THE PIECE. 21°/100G POTATO CHIPS DUTCH. 200 G. TWIN PACK iP We reserve the right to limit quantities a Prices limi to stock on hand. CENTRAL FOODS Riley in 1933 at Rock Glen. Mr. Riley was killed while serving in the RCAF during the Second World War and was buried in Indum Church. yard Cemetery, Denmark on Oct. 15, 1944. In 1954 she married Albert Barrie Hill in Castlegar. Mrs. Hill was well known in the community by her many activities such as ser- ving on the Castlegar and on . District Fall Fair Board for more than 20 years. As well, she was a member of the Castlegar United Church and a 32-year member of the Royal Canadian Legion. She is survived by her husband Barrie; two daugh ters, Sherrel Koreen and Carol-Lee Fitz-Gerald both of Castlegar; one step-son, Darry! Hill of Cranbrook; one step-daughter, Brenda Ter. hune of Castlegar; 11 grand. children; two great-grand- children; three brothers, Eil- liam Belbeck of Bobcaygeon, Ont., Halbert Belbeck of. Robson, and Daniel Belbeck of Rock Glen; and one sister, Muriel Heagy of Castlegar. John, and sister, Julia. Donations may be made to the B.C. Heart Fund, Box 3023 Castlegar or to the B.C. Lung Association, 906 W. Econo Spots You can save up to 80% on the cost of this ad! 365-5210 Longtime resident dies Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. Rope saves woman PORT ALBERNI, B.C. (CP) — A rope made the difference between life and death for a 25-year-old On- tario woman hiking the rug: ged West Coast Trail near Bamfield on the west coast of Vancouver Island. RCMP said that Sandra Murphy was part of a group of Ontario hikers on the trail Thursday when a wave swept her into the Pacific off a rock outcropping. She was slammed into the rocks sev eral times by the crashing waves. However, Murphy was at tached by a rope to the other hikers, who pulled her a shore. She was taken to the Bamfield Coast Guard station where she spent the night, before being transferred by helicopter to hospital in Vic- toria with a suspected broken hip. PRIEST CHARGED CORNWALL, Ont. (CP) — A 49-year-old Roman Catholic priest is to appear in provincial court Monday on' a total of 16 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency. Rev. Gilles Deslauriers, whose address is given as a Catholic religious retreat at Lac Nominingue, near Mont Laurier, Que., turned himself in Friday after police announced a warrant had been issued for his arrest. Nativity Parish Roman Catholic Church in Cornwall. MOTION REJECTED YORK, England (CP) — The Chureh of England's policy-making synod rejected a motion Saturday to allow women ordained in Anglican orders abroad to conduct services in England. Before the vote, Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie urged the synod of 574 bishops, clergy and laity to pass the measure. He warned that a rejection would threaten unity of the Anglican church. The motion was supported by 60.8 per cent of those who voted but failed to get the required two-thirds| majority. Twenty-eight bishops supported the motion and 12 opposed it. TROOPS CUT OFF NICOSIA (AP) — More than 400 United Nations! peacekeeping troops remained cut off in northern Cyprus| Saturday, a day after the breakaway Turkish Cypriot mini-state closed all its border crossings to the south The blue-bereted troops of the 2,300-man multi. national force continued to man observation posts along the heavily fortified Green Line splitting the island into Turkish and Greek sections. But 300 Austrian, 100 Danish and some 30 Swedish peacekeepers whose camps are in the Turkish-occupied region were unable to cross to the south U.S. TO PROTEST HARARE (Reuter) — The United States will protest formally to Zimbabwe over a speech that criticized U.S. poliey on South Africa and prompted former president Jimmy Carter to lead a walkout from a diplomatic reception, the acting U.S. ambassador in Zimbabwe said Saturday. Carter, who left for home today, led U.S., British, West German and Dutch diplomats in leaving a reception Friday when Sport Minister David Karimanzira denounced U.S. and British opposition to sanctions against South Africa The reception was to mark the U.S. Independence Day Gibson Lanpher, the acting U.S. here Monday By CasNews Staff Provincial Liberal leader Art Lee will be in the West Kootenay this week to dis- cuss concerns with area politicians. Lee will arrive at Castle- gar airport Monday after noon from Penticton. He will meet with the Rossland-Trail and Kootenay West Liberal riding executives that after noon before proceding to an informal dinner that night for party workers at the home of Rossland-Trail riding presi- dent Gary Jenkins. Lee will meet area poli- ticians Tuesday morning over breakfast at the Union HOtel in Trail. Jenkins said Lee plans to discuss local concerns, among them the proposal by four regional districts to purchase West , Kootenay Power and Light Co. Lee then moves onto Nel- son later Tuesday to meet with party workers in the Nelson-Crésttn riditig: Friday could have been the 13th for Liberal leader John Turner. Turner was at a picnic for Liberal supporters on Neweastle Island in Na- naimo harbor. He mis- takenly called it New- market Island and then promptly fell off the spea- kers’ platform. Turner wasn't hurt by the fall of nearly a metre, only embarrassed. As he climbed back up on the platform, he said he hoped that the fall hadn't been caught by a television camera. POWERS car. She liked good things.” Holuboff said that as far as he knows Powers lived in the cabin with her young son. He said he rented only the ‘one cabin to her, although she apparently had a number of people working for her. “She had security people tell you how many,” i Katie Hadden, who LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Board had option Editor, Castlegar News: Trustee Antonio Guglielmi’s letter regarding the Castlegar school board decision to close four rural schools is incomplete. It is true that there were no other options presented at the meetings held in the affected schools. What the author fails to mention is that there was a fifth public meeting and at that meeting a proposal was presented which would have been a viable alternative to closing four rural schools. That proposal included closing Shoreacres and Valley Vista schools, creating primary schools at Woodland Park and Blueberry Creek, an inter mediate grade school in Ootischenia, and smaller classes at Kinnaird elementary and Twin Rivers. That would reduce the administration by the equivalent of one, and share the burden of school closures and busing between city and rural areas. At that fifth public meeting school district administrators agreed with several of the scenarios presented and agreed that the teacher equivalent came in under their figure of 124.5. The Parents for Quality Educ: committee spent more than 100 hours preparing the brief in the hope that the board would look at it as a serious alternative to closing four rural schools. We were not asking that it be accepted as the only way to go. We presented it knowing the board wanted other options to consider At that fifth meeting, with the proposal in their hands, with infor mation from the administrators that it could possibly work, and with city parents and taxpayers staring at them, not one city trustee would make a motion to reconsider. Had the board reconsidered, taken the time to check and double check the implications and then decided that the alternative proposal wouldn't or couldn't work, the committee would have felt that the board was interested in quality education for all But not agreeing to even reconsider and investigate a proposal for which they had asked, the board showed its contempt for the committee and for all the groups which had made a pre- sentation The board of trustees of School District No. 9 intended all along to close four rural schools. The call for counter proposals was a smokescreen. The issue isn't dead. The board has kept it alive by refusing to investigate a proposal that even its administrators stated could work Parents in the rural areas are already investigating other options to the public school system and when Sept. 30 comes and the numbers of students aren't there to match pro- jections, the board can only blame its own stubborness for refusing to reconsider its decision. Marilyn Strong Pass Creek Firm defends service Editor, Castlegar News: We are writing with reference to Mrs. Neumann's letter in the June 29 Castlegar News regarding poor service she experienced at several Castlegar would deliver a written protest before he Zimbabwe after a four-year assisgnment next week. SECURITY TIGHT NEW YORK (AP-CP) More than 20,000 police using metal detectors to sea crowded the George Washington Bridge for Friday's parade of tall ships up the Hudson River police used eight television cameras and night-vision devices. Police were positioned on dozens of rooftops and even underwater. She may believe that “times are not so tough, that businesses in Castlegar may pick and choose the days they stay open and the type of service they provide,” but because we are involved in running a business here we know this is not the case. We can understand her frustration because, like her, we have been frustrated at times by not being able to get what we want when we want it and at the price we want to pay. But we recognize that in small towns like Castlegar the business people face unique difficulties not found in larger cities such as high freight and operating costs. The inconvenience is a small price in contrast to being stuck on a smog-filled freeway for an hour every day just to get to and from work. In view of this, our customers are very important to us here at Prestige Cleaners. We are reasonable people that take pride in the quality of our work and run our business with a conscience We would have appreciated Mrs. airing her lai di rectly to us first. When she arrived at our dry cleaning plant on the Monday morning, she inquired if we could clean 20 cadet uniforms by Wednesday, if she could have a discount, and if we could give them special attention. Because we appreciate all our customers, both regular and infrequent, we agreed to the discount and promised to have the uniforms ready by Wednesday. Each uniform was cleaned, steamed, and pressed. At Prestige Cleaners all our clothes are hand finished and inspected before they are bagged. We did not scrimp on any aspect of the work even though extra time and expense was required to finish the work in one day. Unfortunately, we are not miracle makers. We did not anticipate the apparent dissatisfaction that “a number of the cadet parents” would show for our pressing work. If we had foreseen it, and had sufficient time, we could have examined each uniform individually with each parent, and brought to their attention condi tions existing in a few of the uniforms which no amount of professional training or equipment would eliminate. It’s true that Trail and Nelson may be only a half hour away, but we empathize with the people trying to make a living in Castlegar, where we live. For that reason we spend our money here first. However, if we are unhappy with a product or service, we inform the manager, not the news paper and attempt to reach a satis factory resolution. Similarly we do our utmost to satisfy each customer who comes through our doors. If there is a problem returned to us, we correct it if we can. ‘At Prestige Cleaners we manage our business with the point of view of the consumer — to get full value for their hard earned-dollar Steven Clement and The Staff at Prestige Cleaners standing outside. “One time I was waiting for a friend and a guy just about came up to my car to find out what I was doing there. He didn't say anything but he was looking and looking,” said Hadden, who has lived at the Sandpiper for 2% years. Powers was already living at the Sandpiper when Hadden arrived, she said, describing Powers as having “bleached blond hair” and being “a little chubby.” Hadden said she found it “odd” that there were so many people hanging around but she said they didn’t seare her. “I knew what was going on,” she said, referring to the alleged pyramid scheme. Security appears to have been foremost in Powers’ thoughts while she lived at the Sandpiper The windows of the cabin where she lived are covered on the inside with the round adhesive terminals of a silent alarm system. Not a window in the cabin is without the thick plastic wires snaking away behind heavy drapes pulled closed across the windows. Stickers on the windows warn the premises are guarded by the system 24 hours a day. The alarms were installed by Regional Electronic Patrol Services Lid. of Krestova. Dave Cumming, manager of REPS, would not discuss the nature or extent of the alarm system with the Castlegar News. Nor would he discuss how much money Powers spent having the system installed. He explained that his reluctance to discuss the alarm system does not relate to Powers in particular but is simply because the ethics of his business do not allow him to reveal what kind of systems he installs for his clients. However, Cumming did say the system he installed for Powers was “not unusual” even though it was placed in a small rented cabin. On the other hand, he said, “I don't know if I ean rate that (alarm system) as average.” Cumming said the prices of his alarm systems range on average from $800 to $8,000, although some can cost more than that. However, he said Powers leased the system from REPS instead of buying it outright from the company. “The alarm equipment is not owned by Dixie Powers. It's still owned by our firm,” Cumming said. “But there is not anything I can do at this time. If she returns that’s maybe a different story.” Cumming said REPS hasn't received a recent payment on the equipment “The last arrangement money-wise was when she was in the area. We've not received anything further.” Cumming said REPS installed the alarm system “a few months back” but would not specify the exact time because of the current RCMP investigation into Powers’ affairs. “I don't want to put their investigation in jeopardy.” No one knows — or at least no one is saying — where Powers is. The RCMP suspect she is somewhere in the United States. Not surprisingly. there is no answer at a Castlegar telephone number listed on an expensive-looking embossed business card for Powers Inc. advertising Dixie Powers as a “professional psychic.” And a woman who answered the phone at a Sheridan, Wyo. number listed on the same card said the number was unlisted and was issued only four days ago. An advertisement in the April 13 Castlegar News advertising Daniel Voykin as a “local broker” for Powers Inc. lists Jackson, Miss. under the name Powers Inc. But telephone information for Jackson, Miss. had no listing for Powers Inc. when contacted Thursday by the Castlegar News.