ce Castlegar News — svg 9.1907 Syringa Park The highlight of the upcoming week at Srchite is the return of the from the with their telescopes. ‘They will be back in the park Monday night, Aug. 24 and will also be in the park on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Don't miss this great opportunity to stargaze. By BRIAN SPREADBURY Park Naturalist Thursday, Aug. 20 7 p.m. Evening Hike. Come hike to the lookout on the Yellow Pine trail. Meet at the bulletin board at the entrance to the campground and be sure to wear hiking footwear. Friday, Aug. 21 10:30 a.m. — Kid's Nature Games — Come play some games at the adventure playground. 8:30 p.m. — West Kootenay Wanderings. Come see a scenic slide tour of the West Kootenays. Saturday, Aug. 22 10:30 a.m. — Rock Climbing. Come sée this demonstra- tion of how climbers use ropes, chocks, pitons, and even “friends” to climb up and down mountains. Meet at the bulletin board near the entrance to the campground and be sure to wear hiking footwear. 8:30 p.m. — Bears! Bears! Come see this slide show on black bears and grizzly bears. Sunday, Aug. 23 10:30 a.m. — Fur and Feathers. Come see this display of some of the birds and animals of the Kootenays. At the entrance playground. 8:30 p.m. — Film Night. Tonight's films are Up in Smoke and Carpenters of the Forest. Monday, Aug. 24 10:30 a.m. — Edible Plants Walk. Meet at the change house at the public beach and be sure to wear hiking footwear. 9 p.m. — Wonders of theUniverse. An astronomer from the McMillan Planetarium in Vancouver will be giving a slide show and setting up telescopes for stargazing. Note: All evening programs are at the Amphitheatre (at the west end of the campground) unless otherwise noted. Rioters steal watermelons BEIJING (AP) — About 100 people stole 10 tonnes of watermelons in an often-vio- lent 16-hour incident, a lead. ing Chinese newspaper re- ported Saturday. The robbery, which oc- curred in mid-July in the northeastern province of Jil- in, was a near replay of a case in late April when 12 tonnes of watermelons were stolen from a Beijing train depot by more than 100 vendors. Two men who instigated the April watermelon raid in Beijing were sentenced to life imprisonment. Watermelon is a favorite summertime dish in northern China On July 12, Zhao Yuanxiu, his son Zhao Changyuanand four other growers from Shandong provice were transporting almost 35 ton nes of watermelons to Jilin’s Tumen city when they were stopped by several youths who jumped on their trucks and started stealing the mel. ons, Peasants’ Daily news- paper said. More than 50 people fol- lowed suit despite attempts by the farmers to stop them, it said. Zhao Yuanxiu sent his son to fetch a policeman, who arrived, took a look, then walked off without doing anything, the paper said. As more people joined in the looting, Zhao Changyuan tried to stop a youth who was walking off with a water. melon. The youth threw the melon on the ground, grab bed him and asked: “Do you want your watermelon or do you want your life?” ITS ON HEAD Another ‘youth came up from behind and struck Zhao on the head with an umbrella, drawing blood and breaking his glasses, it said. The hired drivers of the trucks, who had agreed to payment after the waterme- lons were sold demanded their money, which the farm- ers were unable to produce, the paper said. The enraged drivers started driving off with three truckloads of mel- ons. When authorities from the Bureau of Industry and Com- merce and a subdivision of the Tax Service Bureau ar- rived, they stopped one truck and ordered it to take the watermelons to the bureaus’ offices, the paper said. As they were unloading the watermelons, more than 10 youths, on the pretext of helping out, jumped on the truck and made off with more melons, the paper's account said. Several elderly workers of a nearby paper factory were so angered by what they saw they helped the farmers cover up the pile of melons with some fabric, then climb- ed on top of the pile to pre- vent any more theft, the paper said. But more than 10 youths attacked the old men with sticks and stole more melons, it said. Dealer No. 7724 SP CASTLE TIRE (1977) LTD. 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Charles Lambshead, a for- mer resident of Burlington, Ont., was in Cape Town when the news of his wife's death reached him. “I was shocked,” he said Thursday. “It wouldn't have been so bad if it was a heart attack or something. But when it’s murder, well that’s something that happens to other people or you hear about.” Lambshead said he met his wife, a native of Maine, at bible school in New Bruns- wick 32 years ago. PUBLISHER The Castlegar News is published by Castle News Lid Mail subscriptions rate to the CASTLEGAR NEWS is $35 per year ($40 in communities where the post office has let- ter carrier service). The price ‘on newsstands is 60¢ for each edition. The price delivered by newspaper carrier for both editions is only 80¢ a week (collected monthly). Second class mail registration number 0019 ERRORS The Castlegar News will not be responsible for any errors in advertisements after one insertion. 1 is the respon- sibility of the advertiser to read his od when it is first published. 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B2 60 Cents 2 Sections (A & B) ALL WET... . Castlegar volunteer firemen aim their hoses on a truck instead of a blaze Saturday as they took part in a national car wash to help raise money She * for muscular dystrophy research. All participating fire departments who are connected with MS across Canada held a car wash on Saturday. —CosNewsPhoto by Mike Kalesniko Cominco talks b By MIKE KALESNIKO Staff Writer After three days of bargaining, the latest round of contract talks between Cominco and striking office and techni. cal workers broke off again Wednesday evening. Jim Saare, president of Steel worker Local 9705, said Cominco’s pro- posal for settlement actually works out to less than an offer made previously. “Their proposal for settlement was less in this offer than an offer in July,” said Saare. According to Saare, the company offered a 40 hour work week, to kick in the first day back at work, plus an additional one-shot-deal of three weeks off to be taken over a five year period and one-per-cent increase in wages in the third year of the contract. Saare also said that those em ployees previously rate-protected would have to give up part of their salary with each cost of living increase. “It's not worth taking back (to the membership) for a vote,” Saare said Friday. Previously, Cominco offered to in crease the work week gradually, in creasing the 37 hour week to 38 the first year of the contract, then 39 in the second and 40 hours in the third. Saare said the office and technical + proposal was identical to the settle ment accepted by Cominco's Kimberley supervisors last month Their contract included, among other things, an acceptance of the 40 hour week but a two per cent increase in salary and a Registered Retirement Savings Plan that would see Cominco match 20 cents to each employee dollar contributed to the plan. “They've already established this (settlement) as a precedent,” said Saare. “Are we something less?” It’s ludicrous that they should try to take something away again.” Saare accused Cominco of mis. leading the community. “They got the hopes of the whole community up and they dropped that like a bomb,” he said. “I think that's just a disgusting tactic.” Saare emphasized that the moral and determination of the 500 member union is still strong and he said the strike will end “when Cominco feels it can open up those plants, they'll come back to us.” But Saare added that the attitude of Cominco during the four month old strike has been agitating. “I'm very frustrated,” said Saare. “You can’t bargain by yourself. It’s like talking to a brick wall. Brisco calls for office By CasNews Staff Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco is aiming to have a B.C. federal parks office set up in his riding. Ina press release Brisco said he has written to Environment Minister Tom McMillan pointing out why a federal parks office should be located in the Kootenay West riding. “[ have written to Minister McMillan with regard to the location of the fed- eral parks office in British Columbia. Because of our close proximity to the Kootenay national Park, Yoho National Park, Glacier National Park and the Revelstoke National Park, (the latter two will be in Kootenay West in the next election), I also pointed out to the Honorable Minister that we are of equal distance between Vancouver and Calgary,” said Brisco. He added that the Kootenay West riding has similarities in the topo- graphy, which are found in five of the six national parks. “I urge the community of Kootenay West to write to me and to the Hon. orable Tom MeMillan, expressing their interest in having the British Columbia Federal Parks office located in our con stituency,” said Brisco. reak off “We'd like to see this strike over but we're not going to sell our souls to see that happen.” Water pump warning By CasNews Staff The Ministry of Environment and Parks is warning that some models of submersible well water pumps may be contaminated with poly- chlorinated biphenyls (PCB's). “A large number of B.C. residents have contacted regional waste man- agement offices about their pumps since the problem was identifi Environment and Parks Minister Bruce Strachan said in a news release. “Although the PCB levels of well water samples tested so far have been within safety guidelines, I urge all owners of submersible pumps to seek advice and assistance if they have not already done so,” said Strachan. Since July, there have been 805 people in B.C. who have contacted the environment ministry about the pump problem and 40 pumps have been turned into the ministry. All of the 23 well water samples tested showed PCB levels below the three parts per billion drinking water guideline and below the one part per billion detection limit. The ministry advises that pump owners should check with regional ministry offices for advice on whether their equipment may con. tain PCB's and with local medical health officers regarding the health aspects of PCB's. SPECIAL MEETING Council paves way for move By SURJ RATTAN ‘Staff Writer In a special meeting Friday, Castlegar City council passed two by- laws that will allow for the moving of the CP Rail station, which has been designated as a heritage site. The two bylaws will allow the city to spend up to $40,000 to have the building, which is the oldest building in Castlegar, moved to an adjacent loca- tion from its present site. Ald. Terry Rogers, a member of the Heritage Advisory Committee, said most of the $40,000 will be spent on actually moving the building onto its new foundation. He said to have a professional mover do the job properly, it will cost around $17,000. “The remaining $23,000 is basic- ally to put it on a foundation and also several roads in the city. There are 11 streets that have information centre, and part as a revenue producing rental facility in the upper part of the building at least. A number of organizations have indicated an interest in its use,” said Charters. He added that the Heritage Ad- visory Committee sees the building as a link in the tourist future of the city and that the building is also the nucleus of Castlegar since it is the oldest building in the city. Council gave the go-ahead to spend $40,000 to move the CP Rail station during an in-camera session Tuesday night. The building wil) be moved onto a lot at the north end of a parking lot on 13th Street. In other news, council passed a resolution Friday that will allow for up to $60,000 to be spent on repairing been, classified as a priority for improvement and the total estimated cost of the work is $61,380. However, council has only allocated $60,000 for the improvement projects and the job will go to the contractor who submits the lowest tender price. Ald. Nick Oglow said since many contractors are between jobs right now he expects some will be willing to take a price cut to do the job. According to data supplied by the city’s engineering department, it will cost $12,240 to repair a section of 37th Street at Columbia Ave., to the south end of 9th Ave. This section is the costliest of the 11 priority items and is listed eighth on the city’s priority list. for basic servicing to power. That's what our (council's) commitment is. It's the oldest building in town,” said Rogers. He added that the building will probably be moved sometime in November and that council had only two options with the building. Either destroy it, or declare it a heritage site and move it. “We had:to bite the bullet on this On. Either move it, or tear it down.” Rogers said the only commitment council has made is to spend up to $40,000 to move the building. The rest he said is up to the Heritage Advisory Committee who will have the re- sponsibility for looking after the building. He added that the Heritage Ad. visory Committee will have to form a society and then the city will lease the building to them for a nominal fee each year. John Charters, president of the Heritage Advisory Committee said the building will be used for a variety of purposes. “We have it as a multi purpose building. Part railway, steamship transportation museum. Part tourist VANCOUVER (CP) — A bid by the Kootenay-Okanagan Electrie Consumers Association to appeal the sale of West Kootenay Power and Light Co. Ltd. to an American buyer was rejected Friday by the B.C. Court of Appeal. The decision by Mr. Justice James MacDonald came after a one-day chambers hearing in which the sociation sought leave to appe: It clears the way for Cominco Ltd. and Utilicorp United Inc. of Kansas City, Mo., to sign a purchase deal Aug. 28. “My opinion overall is there is no Court rejects ECA appeal Justice MacDonald rejected 13 grounds of appeal brought by the 7,000-member consumers’ group in- cluding the question of whether foreign ownership of a public utility is detrimental to the users’ in- terests. The B.C. Utilities Commission approved the $80 million sale July 0. The consumers’ group suggested the commission made a mistake by assuming the overall public interest was the same as the interest of the people who use the power. MacDonald ruled there was no net overall detriment to those users and the commission had no juris- prospect of the appeal ding o its merits,” MacDonald said in oral reasons following the chambers hearing. diction to question the bidding pro- cess. The sale will be final at the end of the month. bee seeks treatment.” and possibly even beyond that. aggressive. caught under your clothing,” away.” nests. it receives. First caterpillars, then houseflies and now ... . Wasps are out big this year, yet another result of last winter's mildness, and the number of stings have increased with the wasp population. According to Castlegar doctor Roy Ward, in only one month, his office has treated 32 wasp or bee stings and at the emergency centre of the Castlegar and District Hospital they have treated over 50. “This is a lot,” he said. “And not everyone stung by a But the wasp, on the other hand, has a smooth continued on poge AI Wasp population stings Castlegar By MIKE KALESNIKO Staff W: wasps. Ward pointed out that a small percentage of the population experience an allergic reaction to wasp stings. A reaction’ so severe in fact, that some 400 or 500 Canadians die each year from bee sting or wasp stings. And according to Jon Shepard, an entomologist who will be teaching biology at Selkirk College in the fall, the wasps will continue to be a problem up until the first frost But Shepard emphasized that the wasp is not “They're only aggressive if, in the sense, they get he said. “If you're just sitting on your porch they'll go awa: he said. “They'll find you're obviously too big to haul “Then they panic.” But Shepard said they will certainly defend their He said if the nest is disturbed the wasp will immediately attack and, unlike the honey bee which can sting only once, a wasp can sting up to half a dozen times. Shepard explained that bees have a “barbed” stinger which, once implanted into the skin, remains there. Once the bee is torn from its stinger it will die from the injury WASP WARNING aggressive, Castlegar picnickers will have to en dure the nuisance of an increased wasp population searching for food Though wasps are not Cores Photo