a1 Castlegar News _ ‘ron s.1087 COMING MONTREAL (CP) — It may be the ultimate in ‘60s chie, or the one garment that nocautious male dares to be without. It’s being marketed as The Condom Shirt and will retail for $55 when it goes on Sale soon across Canada and the United States. It features a tiny breast pocket specially designed to carry condoms, “Three weeks ago, I heard some comedian talking about how 16-year-olds would carry condoms that . , . would leave a circle in their wallet,” said Salvatore Parasuco, president of Santana Jeans, a Montreal-based clothing manufacturer. “It got me thinking about ways of carrying condoms.” ~ 2 But isn’t the shirt just a callous gimmick to cash in on a health scare? “We don't want to be seen as taking advantage of the situation,” Parasuco ‘That's why only 10,000 (of the shirts) are being made. But ‘he acknowledges the link between his condom-shirt brainchild and AIDS, the deadly acquired immune deficiency virus, which is often spread through semen. “What's the biggest thing right now? The thing everyone is talking about? They're talking about AIDS and condoms and condom advertising.” UNPROTECTED SEX Parasuco said the connection between unprotected, indiscriminate sex and AIDS was made clear recently on an American network news show. “T was watehing 2020, and they closed the show with the reminder that if you're single and you pick someone up and you decide to sleep with that person, you're not sleeping with that person, you're sleeping with whomever that person slept with for the past six years. So how do you know?” To help promote the idea of so-called safe sex, each shirt will come equipped with one condom already in the pocket Parasuco says that his firm will donate 50 cents for each shirt sold to a yet-unspecified AIDs research project. The 33-year-old entrepreneur, who started his million-unit-a-year business 12 years ago out of his Montreal home, said he first thought of making boxer shorts with a condom pocket. OTTAWA (CP) — Ten years és a housewife cannot be counted as real work experience when competing for federal. public service job, a Public Service Commission - appeal board bas ruled. Asa result, housewife Sherry , 27, will lose her job as a procurement clerk at the iwaek armed forces base — & position she won in January in # federal job competition. ‘The job pays up to $24,558 a yéar and involves buying supplies for the base. The appeal board was asked to review the hiring after the Public Service Alliance of Canada; a union representing federal civil servants, complained about Dunkley’s qualifica- tions, ‘The union, acting on behalf of another candidate for the position, argued that there is.no substitute for experience in a supervised work situation, Paul Murby, chairman of the appeal board, agreed and rejected the base management's decision to recognize Dunkley’s home experience. é particularly had because the buying area is one of the few where can claim i c She said she was surprised 9, 20 and,21 ‘Street, Castlegar tions.” Daryl Bean wouldn't comment on the case Tuesday, saying he didn't know all the circumstances of his union's appeal. Dunkley insisted her experience as a homemaker had prepared her for the job. “Being married and raising two children has given me 10 years’ experience in the purchasing of a wide variety of “A reasonable person would ude that hi more than daily living experience was expected of candidates,” said Murby, adding that Dunkley’s experiences “are the everyday tasks that fall to all of us. “If such tasks are considered acceptable evidence of experience in procurement duties, it would be difficult to East coast-still busy digging out HALIFAX (CP) — Atlantic Canadians, digging out, from a new snowstorem as they Brunswick and the northeast Miramichi region remained closed. “You know, a small pocket on the shorts. But I'm not in the boxer short business, so I decided I should do this.” So far, some 3,000 of the condom shirtshave been sold to retailers, including 1,200 at a garment show in New York City, and Parasuco is confident that his shirts will sell out. await yet another, may take comfort in one fact: this isn't the region's worst winter in history. Among the hardest hit by the latest storm was Prince Edward Island where strong winds on Tuesday whipped 30 centimetres of snow into tall drifts. An Island weather office spokesman said while that's more than the province has seen in years, the snowfall that began late Sunday be fore tapering off Tuesday Ottawa ready to propose deal OTTAWA (CP) — The government will present a proposal next month to settle a lingering dispute over what compensation Canada owes 22,500 Canad: sion of the Commons multi: culturalism committee as each accused .the other of playing politics with the question. Marchi lained that interned during the Second World War, Secretary of State David Crombie said Tuesday. He said he couldn't predict what the final settlement would be because it'll be up to Japanese-Canadian groups to decide whether to accept it The issue provoked a shouting match between Crombie and Liberal MP Sergio Marchi during a ses: Loto numbers The $1-million winning numbers in Sunday's Super Loto draw were 1281374 and 2177984 The five winning numbers drawn Saturday night in Lotto BC were 7, 15, 16, 25, 37. The bonus number was 6 The winning numbers for $100,000 each drawn jn Brit ish Columbia's Pacific” Ex. press lot were: 688639, 857365, 825730. The free play winning number was 1 Ten bonux numbers for Ford Taurus LX's were also drawn In the event of a discrep ancy between these lists and the official list of winning numbers, the official list: will prevail In the Lotto BC draw the jackpot was carried over There were four winners of $349.90 each fog, matching four correct plus the bonus number; 88 winners of $55.60 each for four correct; 2,573 winners of $10 each for three correct Annual General Meeting KOOTENAY COLUMBIA CO-OPERATIVE Crombie is the third Con. servative minister since 1984 to handle the issue and all of them have started back at square one by consulting all the groups involved. Marchi said he’s shocked the government hasn't acted. Jabbing a finger in Mar. chi’s direction, Crombie an- grily told the MP that no one has ever said they were up- set with the process until now. “Lordy, they’ve suffered enough without political par- tisanshp,” he said. “You were trying to make politics out of it and you know it.” The National Association of Japanese-Canadians wants a formal apology to the 22,5C0 people who were in terned It also wants a change to the War Measures Act to prevent internment ever happening again, a fund of up to $50 million to rebuild the Japanese-Canadian commun. ity, and $25,000 in compen- sationfor each person who was interned. isn't unusual. “The snowfall totals for the year so far have been just slightly above the normal,” Bill Stafford said. “I think the problem being this eariy- to mid-March per- iod is the fact that we've had three significant snowfalls within the past six weeks and there’s been no typical Jan- uary thaw that we normally might expect.” Another hard-hit area was Moncton, N.B., where 55 centimetres of snow in two days kept the Moncton air port closed again Tuesday. Via Rail passenger service was disrupted in the area and schools in southern New Snow on the ground — 80 centimetres on PEI and to the height of rooftops in parts of Newfoundland — isn't. melting, and another storm is in the forecast be- fore spring officially begins at midnight Friday night. Eight people were killed in traffic accidents during the most recent storm, including four members of a Maine family in a four-vehicle pile- up west of Fredericton on Monday. EIGHT DEATHS One person died when a car and tractor-trailer colli- ded near Perth-Andover, N.B., a four-month-old boy died in a car-truck collision in Saint John, N.B., and a Moncton copule died in a collision near Springhill, N.S. Heavy ice in the Northum- berland Strait has forced CN Marine to tear up its New Brunswick-PEI ferty shéd- ule. Another storm and more flurries are in the forecast later this week for Moncton, already trying to find places toput the four metres of snow that had fallen on the city this winter before the latest storm hit. RELIEF CARRIERS REQUIRED The Castlegar News requires relief carriers for holidays and summer vacations in Raspberry, Pass Creek and North Castlegar. in being a terested please call: If you're in- relief carrier Heather Mondgy - Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 365-7266 C BUSINESS SOCIETY Sunday, March 22 lp.m. Ootischenia Hall 12:25 p.m. Monday to Friday 60 SECONDS OF NEWS & VIEWS FROM AROUND B.C. WITH SCOTT DIXON, BC BUSINESS she said."I have bought items such as vehicles, food, clothing, books and furniture, In order to stay within a set family budget, I used methods such as comparison shopping and volume buying.” * The management selection board agreed, saying that preparing a list was similar to preparing a requisition, following a husband's instruction was similar to fulfilling a contract demand and pricing goods was similar to calling for tenders. The decision means the Defence Department will have to conduct another job competition and select another procurement officer. hi ay Mon., March 16 to Sat., March 21 "PLAZA CLEANERS 365-5145 . Castleaird Plaza Dry Cleaning ~4 THERE'S: BETTER TIME. There's no better time to fly Time Air to Calgary than between March 1 and May 15. Because that’s when you can save 50 percent Ct) on your return fare! % You can also earn valuable points with Cana- dian Pacific Plus, our new Plus & Whole lot MOTE, But hurry! Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights. When you're flying from Castlegar nobody does it better than Time Air. For reservations call your travel agent or Time Air at 1-800-661-1484. CALGARY "94 REGULAR RETURN FARE $188 ‘$30 non-retundable Inght Maximum stay of 60 days. Fansportabon tax not included Alliance of Canadian Travel Associations cyenUenNUTOUCERUUMRNEEASUUEE URGRMALA ALES EAHE By SURJ RATTAN With only one day left to play, the North Shore Winter Club is on the verge of skating away with the top spot in the Bantam Triple A Provineial championship. The North ited in » tournament ¥ of the Ok with Williams Lake, representing the Cariboo-Peace District. While the North Shore Winter Club continues to dominate the tournament, the host team has yet to win a game. Aside from yesterday's loss to North Vancouver, the Cc were defeated by Surrey on Monday 82. On Sunday, the opening day of the five day tournament, Victoria hammered Castlegar 16-0. North Shore player, Todd Kilewchuk told the Castlegar News that his squad has to work hard for its wins because of the level of competition. “We're playing a lot of competitive hockey by playing some of the best teams in B.C.,” said Klewchuk. He added that Kamloops “is probably one of the toughest teams.” ‘Tournament chairman John Loo said he is pleased at the way the event, which is being staged in Castlegar for the first,time is going. “The tournament has gone very smoothly. It’s a credit to all of the tournament committee members and the participants. It’s been high quality hockey all the way through,” said Loo. He added that he was “proud” to associate with the different team members, calling them “a 'fine bunch of boys.” A banquet was held last night for the teams and the general public which included the likes of Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco, Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy and BCTV sportseaster John McK achie as the guest speaker. giving the players some words of advice. “I want you guys to think about the w poise. Poise is a very. thing. When goads you, think about how intimidated the other player would be if you didn't respond,” said McKeachie. , He also gave players schedules of the Vancouver Canucks season “for when, you know to avoid the Coliseum.” ‘Brisco told the crowd that “the air you breathe here is full of hockey history.” D'Arcy said he “admired” everyone who helped organize the tournament and said Castlegar should be proud of itself. “T want to congratulate all of Castlegar and all of the people who are here tonight. Castlegar, you proved that you could do it.” Mayor Audrey Moore, who officiated at the opening ceremonies on Sunday — an event Brisco and D'Arcy were not able to attend — took a humorous shot at her fellow politicians. “[ want you all to know that I was at the opening ceremonies and I spoke for your MP and your MLA and they never spoke better.” Castlegar Chamber of Commerce president, and the manager of the Sandman Inn, Jim Young, poked fun at himself, as well as at McKeachie and the assembled politicians. “You say you lost your job? Your girlfriend ran off with a rock star? You say you just don't want to take it anymore? Well, the Castlegar Sandman Inn may be just the place for you.” ‘The tournament wraps up tomorrow with the closing ceremonies at about 9:30 p.m. In games today, Kamloops takes on Victoria, Trail faces off against Williams Lakew, Surrey meets the North Shore Winter Club and Castlegar plays Kamloops in the final game of the day. In action tomorrow, Victoria takes on Williams Lake, the North Shore Winter -Club faces off against Trail, Kamloops meets Surrey, | Williams Lake takes on Castlegar and Trail and Victoria play the final game of the tournament. i Beginni ‘eo te inning from top clock wise Williams Lake player laces.up his skates before taking to the ice for a gome, Castlegar Bantams march around the Community Complex rink during opening ceremonies Su' y, Jim Young, John McKeachie, John Loo and Mayor Audrey Moore enjoying tournament banquet last night and Castlegar Bantam goalie stopping shot in game against Victoria. —CasNewPhotos by Sur) Ratton, Doug Harvey end Ryan Wilton WEST'S TRAVEL AGENCY 1217-3rd St., Castlegar 65-77 HENNE TRAVEL 1410 Bay Ave. Trail 368-5595 MAPLE LEAF TRAVEL LTD. 605-18th St., Castlegar 365-6616 Mt. By JOHN KOROBANIK ‘The Canadian Press March was to have been Mount Allan's unveiling as an Olympic mountain, a debut that would silence the critics and impress the international ski world. Instead, the debut bordered on disaster. The mountain llan a worry million — so’ Albertans are hoping it doesn't become a white elephant. (Considering the lack of snow, brown elephant might be a better term.) When Peter Lougheed’s provincial government encour: aged the Olympic committee to select Mount Allan in 1982, it envisioned a family winter facility to complement its K was laughingly referred to as Mount hmore or the $25-Million Slurpee; its snow described as looking like chocolate ripple ice cream meandering through dry timber. And the best that could be said about the mountain's Olympic downhill courses was that they were just that — Olympic courses — which basically means easy by World Cup standards. While the international media covering the men’s and women's downhill World Cup races have been laughing at Mount Allan's problems, Albertans are more concerned with the mountain's future as a recreational ski area. More than $25 million in public funds has already been invested in the ski hill an hour's drive from Calgary — although rumors say the figure is actually closer to $40 k golf course 15 minutes down the road. LACKS SNOW At this point, only the 300 mountain sheep who graze on the top of the hill could like the mountain's future prospects. There's no question the ski area, called Nakiska, has a magificent lodge and other base facilities. But what's a ski hill without snow? As its first season nears an end — some other ski operators doubt Nakiska will operate beyond March — the area has been a money-loser. Nakuska operators aren't saying what their operating costs will be but other ski operators suggest Nakiska’s losses this season could approach $4 million. There have been less than 60,000 skier visits, well below projections of 200,000. The revenue from lift tickets may not even pay for this winter's snowmaking costs of about $1 million. Even at that cost, Nakiska’s $5-million state-of-the-art snowmaking equipment wasn't able to lay down enough snow to open all the runs at any time this winter. Olympic and Nakiska officials quickly lay the blame on the warmest and driest winter in decades. Yet just a few kilometres down the road, Mount Sparrowhawk and Tent Ridge — two of the rejected sites — are covered in natural snow. And at Sunshine and Lake Louise snow accumulations are close to last year's and both resorts expect to surpass 400,000 skier visits before they close sometime in mid or late May. The immediate concern is next winter's Olympic Games when skiing events are scheduled for 12 of the 16 days. If Nakiska has the same problems as this winter, the chaos and embarrassment would be so great — and spread so wide internationally, the area may never recover. Ray B named Selkirk Saints guard Ray Branch has been gglected to play on the Totem College Athletic Association's men’s basketball all-star team. The 5°10” Branch, who is the captain of the Saints, averaged 36 points a game this season and was selected as the most valuable player of the Selkirk College In vitational. In women's basketball, Fraser Valley coached by Pat Lee, went undefeated in league play and has three players on the All-stars team. The All-stars are Carolyne Lucy, a 5°9” guard-forward from Fraser Valley who was all-Canadian in 1985-86. This year Lucy is averag ranch to team ing 19 points per game and was named MVP in the Capi- lano Tournament. Also from Fraser Valley is guard-forward Debbie Fors- yth averaging 16 points per game and also an all-star in the Capilano Tournament. The final player from Fra- ser Valley is Monica Me Dermin, a 5°9” point guard who is their leading reboun. der as well as an excellent passer. The centre is from Van: couver Community College, 63" Tracy Johnson, a fresh. man averaging 13 points per game and 12 rebounds. Tracy was also an all-star in the Capilano Tournament.