hy. cA Castlégar News October 15, 1989 Births & Funerals BIRTHS CREEGAN — To Margaret-Ann ond An thony Creegan, a boy, born Sep!. 29 at rail Regional Hospital KINAKIN BRETT — To Elisa Kinakin ond Bill Brett of Salmo, a girl, born Oct REDDING — To Paula and Thomas Red ding of Trail, a boy, born Oct REIBIN —’ To Gloria Gnd Dain Reibin of Castlegar, a boy’ born O » Brenda and Jim Rowan, o Wollongong ROWAN girl, born gh aa “vr Australia and born SHAW LASAI To Gerry Lasa: Sept, 28 Dione Shaw of Castlegar, a boy DEATHS Bornes —~ Jack Gordén died Oct) 5. Mr. Barnes i wite Verna, son Gary of Vict grandchildren; and two sisters Williamson of Chilliwack ond Hilde Ozelle of Nelson of Trail survived by Kis Bornes BARTLETT — Ralph William Bartlett by his daughter ¥ her husband Ken of Duncan. grandchildren, tive great-grandchildre brother Horold (Larry sisters, Freda Williams Edna Westhora of Clearbr Thompson of White Rc nieces and nephews predeceased by wite his son-in-law Alex Sc BENNETT John Sid Nelson died Oct. 9 at age 69 BORCH sren Holg Borch, a fc Sept. 2! at ti Hospital. He was vived by his wite Vincent daughter dchildren and six great-grandchildrer HAJDASZ Walter Castlegar died Oct Hospital. He wos 66 vived by his wife Thereso of Castlegar Hajdosz two sons, Wayne and his wite Connie of Grand Forks and Robert of Castlegar end one grandchild, KINAKIN Pay! “Pee-Kay” Kinokin of di both of Victoria; three grandchildren brother Peter of Slocan Park and sister Noncy of Grand Forks, He was predeceased by one son, Robert, on July 989 Alma Kleim of Silverton died 25 at Kelowna General Hospital by adore in Silverton and nephews William M. Denbigh of Calgary and J.R. Denbigh of Vulcan was pred: ed by her sister Marjorie Denbigh in 1964 and her mother in 1965 KOOZNETSOFF Fred William Kooz netsott of Glade died Oct. 4 at Vancouve neral Hospital. He was 79, Mr. Kooz netsolt is survived by three sons, Fred of Glade, George of Surrey and Harry of Shoreacres Tina of Van tive grandchildren and two Tina Loukianott of Glade and Kinokin of was predeceased by his wite Helen and one brother, Alec one daughter Thrums. He MocDONNELL — Frank MacDohnell of Nelson died Oct. 8 at age 75. MILBURN — Audrey Milburn of Trail died Oct. 7 at age 84. Mrs. Milburn b Darry! P ani phew predeceased by her husbond “Wish 1969 and brother Fred Bel SECCOMBE — Clyde Edward Sec« 9ssland native, died Oct. 3 in Trail Mr. Seccombe is survived by doughier Harlene Diehl ond her husband Roy of Carson City four grandchildren: five great granddaughters: one Eileen Kremer of Kunberiey: and two nephews He was predeceased by his daughter Bette Ruston in 1968 ombe STEFFAN — Doris Stettan of Trail died NICOLA BULLOCK . scholarship winn Bullock wins Recent Stanley Humphries secondary school Nicola Bullock has won a 1989-90 Canada Scholarship for which she received a letter of congratulations from Minister Brian Mulroney This award is given to outstan graduate of Prime students entering first-year studies in and engineering Bullock is currently enrolled in the ding science civil department at McGill University in Montreal. 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Conti uni precipitation is 60 per cent tonight dropping to 40 per cent Thursday and Friday with scattered Thursday 5 Sections (A, B,C, D&E) Standing room only industry pa West apa & oliticians, business leaders and from the Castlegar city council chambers Tuesday night at a meeting to discuss the pecohie pele of the control tower at Castlegar airport. CosNews photo by Simon Birch Tower closure opposed Castlegar meeting ends in consensus. By SIMON BIRCH Editor West Kootenay politicians, business leaders and representatives of~ the aviation industry emerged from a meeting Tuesday united in their op- Position to any attempt by the federal government to shut down the control tower at the Castlegar airport The consensus — no surprise after weeks of criticism in the wake of a leaked federal government memo which’ says Transport Canada has recommended. decommissioning _the INSIDE Quake jolts SF page A2 Planning a Wedding? 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Neither Douglas nor a representative —of—Transport Canada’s Aviation Group — which oversees operation of control towers attended Tuesday’s meeting “Quite frankly I'm amazed that they weren't here,"” said Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore who chaired the meeting. In a letter to Moore dated Oct. 13 and read at the meeting, Douglas says “attending a meeting at this time would be premature given that no decision has been made as yet (on closing the tower) which would require consultation.”* “You may rest assured, that if consultation becomes ap- propriate it will be face to face and I will take a personal role in this ac tivity,’’ Douglas writes But Moore felt Douglas should have attended Tuesday's meeting “Had he been here this evening, he could have seen a lot of faces and done a lot of consultation,”” Moore told the Castlegar News after the meeting however, AUDREY MOORE . pleased with result “This was the place to be."” Nevertheless, the mayor said she is pleased with the outcome of the gathering which included represen- tatives from several West Kootenay towns and cities, the Regional District of Central Kootenay, the Canadian Airline Pilots Association, | the Canadian Association of Professional Radio Operators, the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association, | Time Air, AirBC, Adastra Aviation, the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce and the Castlegar District. Develop ment Board. Baker, and Gerry director of airport Stark says he'll film in Vernon VERNON (CP) — The motion pic- ture The Dispossessed will be filmed entirely in the Okanagan city of Ver- non, producer John Stark said Tuesday The filming, Mepends upon the approval of the federal fense Department because of the need to do some filming at the Vernon Military Camp. Stark made the announcement at a private dinner reception before about however, B.C. popular page Cl 8 He said the city’s enthusiasm was a major consideration in his decision. He estimated approximately half of the picture’s budget would be spent in the Vernon area and there would also be jobs for up to 300 extras. Pre-production work could begin as early as February. Preparations should take six weeks, followed by a seven week shooting schedule with post production to begin in April Stark estimated the film would be ready for release by September 1990. The Disp J is a fictional ac count of the struggles encountered by the Sons of Freedom Doukhobors. Vernon is located at the northern tip of the scenic Okanagan Valley, about 300 kilometres northeast of Van couver a sect of RCMP seize marijuana By CasNews Staff Castlegar RCMP seized 14 kilograms of high-grade mairjuana with a street value between $60,000 and $80,000 from a Glade residence Oct. 14, police said Charges area residents and the investigation is are pending against four continuing operations in Vancouver, represented Transport Canada at the- meeting. Baker acknowledged that his depar- tment — which oversees the operation and maintenance of 14 airports in B.C. including Castlegar — does not have jurisdiction over the operation of con- trol towers but promised to take the group’s concerns. back to represen tatives of the Aviation Group “The number of people here ob- viously means the people of Castlegar value their airport,’’ Baker said “Decommissioning the control tower obviously is an important issue. I will carry your concerns to the people in the Aviation Group.”” Transport Canada recommended closing the Castlegar tower based on reviews of its airports which show that traffic at Castlegar ‘‘is insufficient to justify the operation of both the flight service station and the control tower,"’ Douglas wrote in his letter But representatives of the aviation industry who attended Tuesday’s meeting agreed Castlegar airport is unique because of its physical setting and they said a control tower provides an additional margin of safety for the difficult takeoffs and landings here. Martin Moore, representing the Canadian Airline Pilots Association (CALPA), said safety is the most im portant issue in the possible closing of the tower “CALPA would have to ask, ‘Is this the safe way to go,” ”” he said. ‘Having a control tower is unquestionably a safer operation.” Cam Courtemanche, a pilot with AirBC and a CALPA member, said he'd prefer landing in Castlegar under the eye of air traffic controllers. “If I had a choice, I'd have con: ** Courtemanche said. continued on page A2 trollers, Indian band loses court review By CLAUDETTE SANDECKI Staff Writer A B.C. Supreme Court judgment that could have led to an injunction to halt construction on a controversial road and bridge project near Vallican in the Slocan Valley and a decision to force the general contractor to pay damages for trespassing on native land was set aside Monday after being reviewed by the court However, the court awarded ¢ the Arrow Lakes Indian Band because general contractor Bill Berg, of William Berg Construction Ltd didn’t file documents on his position in time, leading to the court’s awarding of the judgment to the band by default, the band’s lawyer, Norman Evans, said Tuesday from his Nanaimo office. But Berg’s lawyer, Donald Skogstad of Nelson, said the problem was with the Nanaimo court registry’s delay in filing his client’s papers. Berg wilt not appeal the decision to pay costs since the ainount, determined, will be ‘‘a very in significant amount of money,” likely a few hundred dollars, Skogstad said Evans’ application to seek an injun. ction to force Berg to halt work on the road has been adjourned and no date has yet been set to hear the matter, the two lawyers said. Skogstad said it is unlikely the mat- ter will go to court before the new year and will be ‘‘academic”’ if it isn’t heard beforethe road is completed. Com- OSS LO when it is pletion is year expected by the end of the The judgment awarded to the band by default was in ¢ band’s aboriginal title to an area of the West Koo! that in cludes a nati onjunction with the claim of burial ground and an ancient village here the road is being built When the default judgment Evans said the band would was awarded, seek an injunction against Berg to halt construction and a court decision-to declare his company to be trespassing onthe band’s land The native people say the road will ancient artifacts and remains i the village and grounds that have not yet been discovered burial ground has been declared a heritage site and is Heritage Trust The Indians blockaded the road site in August and didn’t allow work onthe area until the obtained an injunction that gave the’ destroy possible burial The identified protected by the B.C Ministry of Highways ministry and its contractors complete access to the site The native people then moved their tepees off the road area and on to the heritage site On Nov Court court decision to turn down the band’s request for permission to appeal the in: junction granted to the Ministry of Highways, Evans has said 16, a panel of B.C. Appeal justices is slated to review a Forest fire tally up in 1989 By CasNews Staff The Arrow Forest District’s final fire tally for the 1989 forest fire season is more than twice the 10-year average but fewer hectares were burned and the cost of fighting the fires was less than in other years, district resource officer Skip Walsh said Walsh attributed the lower number of hectares burned to the increase in trained initial attack crews that were available to work in the area this year, rapelling down ropes and moving in by helicopter to get.a head start on forest fires The district battled 227 fires in the fire season which ended Sunday, he said, while the 10-year average is 100.5 About 104 hectares of land were burned, which is low” con sidering the number of fires, Walsh said. The district spent $1.69 million fighting the blazes which is more than was spent last year but less than in previous years, he noted “quite There are no active fires in the area now, Walsh said. The Nelgon region had 18 fires burning last week end of a season that saw 865 fires burn a total of 1,846 hectares in the region, a Ministry of Forests news release says the district battled almost at the Last year, 400 fires that burned a little over 900 hectares, the release sa Since 1980 there other years when the number of fires reported in the province was higher 1989, Minister Dave Parker says in the release have been three than in Forest just 22,000 hectares were However, burned average 95,000, he says. The high number of fires was a direct lighting this year compared to the result of numerous strikes July with lightning reported week of July 30 alone. More than 3,500 wildfires were reported in the province August, the than 800 throughout and ministry says, more fires during the this year compared to the average of close to 2,600, the ministry adds The 1989 fire sea ce $64 million pared to 1985 seasgns in B.C $127 fires that burned a total of 2: on cost the provin the ministry says, com one of the worst fire record 3,603 115 hec history, when a million was spent beating tares. The Forest Service does not end its work with the or however. The staff i up for the-1990 season by assessing the pas’ on, training establishing new proc Trustees nix raise By CLAUDETTESANDECKI Staff Writer Castlegar school trustees voted unanimously Mon day to keep their indemnities at the current level of $5,000 despite new legislation that removes the ceiling school boards to set at any figure they chose The trustees passed a motion opposing any in s and the board has sent a let School possibility of on indemnities and allows B.C their annual *‘salaries"’ crease in trustee indemni ter to the president of Association denouncing the trustees becoming "fat cats.”” A number of boards, notably the B.C Vancouver, The board nities’* government that distr and when ‘‘districts nearly to the breaking Trustees school finds it disconcerting reporters after the meeting that tr anywhere in the province would increase their indem at a time when boards are telling the provincial icts need more operating money have pushed homeowner taxes point,”’ the board’s letter to BC STA president Charles Hingston says “These districts (that raise indemnities) have to realize that their actions will have upon districts such as ours where we’ ve been under siege tive impact by a community which feels education is taking too have voted to raise their stipends and other boards are con- ter templating the move following the passage of the new School Act that removes the ceiling on trustee indem: The boards that have raised indemnities cite in creased workloads and a need to attact trustees who might forgo a stint on the board for fear of lost wages as nities. reasons for the increases Vancouver trustees raised $18,000. Castlegar trustees will continue to receive $5,000 and chairman Gordon Turner and vic Conroy will receive $6,200, trustee Doreen S their the school level? indemnities to for being a trustee." chairman Ed the mecher told many of its tax dollars,” ‘For those of us who believ needs is the first reward, nice bonus, but surely not the goal or the raison d'etre The board members acknowledged motion may be overturned in board members who see the situation differently Castlegar trustees say in the let “When trustees become the fat cats, who's going to listen to their arguments that they are not gettir funding or that they need more taxes for education at nough at serving children’s the indemnity we receive is a however, that few years by new