OPINION Castlégar News PAGE A4, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1990 ‘TWICE WEEKLY MAY 4, 1980 ISHED SEPTEMBER 12, 1978-AUGUST 27, 1980 LV. CAMPBELL — PUBLISHER, AUGUST 7, 1947-FEBRUARY 15, 1979 PUBLISHER — Burt Campbell EDITOR — Simon Birch PLANT FOREMAN — Peter Harvey ADVERTISING MANAGER — Wayne Stoiz OFFICE MANAGER — Linda Kositsin Lng CIRCULATION MANAGER — Heather Hadley ESTABLISHED AUGUST 7, 1947 THE MiD-WEEK EDITORIAL Province mustn't meddle locally Castlegar city council is j d in its government’s ill-conceived Referendum Act. Although council’s message last week to the Socreds isn’t exactly a knockout punch, it is a well-placed jab that should let the government know it shouldn’t use the proposed act, ii duced in the last session of the legislature, to interfere in local issues or initiate referendums for political purposes. “I would be concerned if the provincial government becomes in- volved in local issues,’” Mayor Audrey Moore said, putting her on the same side of the fence on this issue as NDP leader Mike Harcourt, of the pi de ¥ 4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR whose letter to local governments pi pted council’s of the Referendum Act. The problem with the act, as Mr. Harcourt points out, is it puts control of referendums in the hands of the cabinet with no provision for what the NDP leader calls ‘‘bottom-up democracy.’” “The cabinet alone withpiek the issue, dictate rules, establish how many votes are needed to pass,’’ Mr. Harcourt notes. ‘Other than ac- tually voting, the public is completely shut out.’’ (Mr. Harcourt made his comments in early July and subsequent amendments to the act have clarified some aspects such as how many votes are needed to passa referendum. However, the essence of the act Wisdom lacking We should turn away from this insanity, standing alone if need be. appropriately paying (with our tax dollars) a team of technical specialists to be available as resource August 18, 1990 Castlegar News 3S LOCAL NEWS CAMPAIGN GETS ROLLING et A letter writing campaign in support of Celgar Pulp Co.'s modernization and early action on public hearings has been rf hed in Castl: § d by the Chamber of C headed b in . Sp and has already generated over 1,200 letters of hile, ch hy Bagg (left), the campaign Be ber staff ludi: dy (right), 7 — WANTED — CLEAN COTTON RAGS Castlégar News 197 Columbia Ave., Castl: HOUSE INSURANCE “Never Have a Home Without It! CASTLEGAR SAVINGS INSURANCE AGENCIES For All Your Insurance Needs! CASTLEGAR SLOCAN PARK 12 601-18th Sf. | 365-7232 @ 226-7216 wy. Insurance 365-; Insure FINAL STOCK REDUCTION SALE Entire Stock on Sale 20% -70 % OFF l FABRICS AND Draperies LCo. 1369 Cedar Ave., Trail ¢ 368-8261 remains the same.) We acknowledge it’s unlikely a provincial government — be it Socred or NDP — would use the act to ride roughshod over decisions made by local governments, but the fact that the act opens the door for that possibly is too much to swallow. And the option to initiate referendums on local issues must remain in the hands of local governments. VIEWPOINT Saddam may try to tough By ED BLANCHE NICOSIA, Cyprus —_ Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's sudden move to end a standoff with Iran, his enemy in the 1980-88 Persian Gulf war, indicates he may plan to tough it out in his desert confrontation with the United States over the invasion of Kuwait Aug. 2. By making a deal with Iran, Sad- dam would do much to secure his vulnerable eastern flank along Iraq’s 1,170-kilometre border with Iran while he faces a mounting buildup by U.S. and allied forces in Saudi Arabia. it out tually since they began, five days after the United Nations-sponsored ceasefire took hold Aug. 20, 1988. But in the last few months, Saddam had been trying to find a face-saving formula to end the standoff. He and President Hashemi Rafsanjani of Iran exchanged letters over several weeks and spoke of holding a peace summit. “Saddam has been looking for a political cover to make concessions for some time,”’ said analyst Philip Robbins of London's Royal Institute of International Affairs. “By heating up the issue of con- fronting Israel, he gave himself an Baghdad d W di that Saddam was ready to withdraw his troops from Iranian territory, ex- change prisoners and relinquish a claim of sovereignty over the disputed Shatt-al-Arab waterway. Those were key obstacles in peace talks with Iran, and Saddam’s con- cessions show how much he is willing to compromise to stand up to the Americans and prove himself the new Arab who will PPO! ity to show Iran they have a common enemy,”” Robbins said in a telephone interview. Recent reports by diplomats said that Iraq has an estimated 200,000 troops in occupied sectors of Iran and along the frontier that was the fron- tline for much of the gulf war. Saddam’s move appears to be aimed more at shoring up his defen- sive positions in the south than Israel. Saddam said he is ‘‘looking for- ward to a new life of co-operation’’ between Iraq and Iran and suggested the two countries had a common cause in an effort to ‘‘deter those fishing in dirty waters’’ of the Persian Gulf. Negotiations for a peace treaty between Iraq and Iran to formally end their war had been deadlocked vir- any offensive action against the U.S. force massing in Saudi Arabia. “I wouldn’t think he’s spoiling for a fight,’’ Moberly noted. ‘‘He’s more likely simply to sit tight in Kuwait and hope that as time passes the consensus that has built up in the ii i I think it can be said that there is an important distinction between knowing a lot of facts and being able to impart wisdom. | read an amusing letter by Fred Peitzsche in Wednesday’s Castlegar News (Aug. 15) which I think illustrates this point. Mr. Peitzsche states that ‘‘Pulp mills do emit CO2 (carbon dioxide) gas into the environment but they are at least 70 per cent less CO2 producing than beehive burners or landfills would be in disposing of the wood residue from our area sawmills.’’ That is an interesting fact, but in implici ing pulp mill CO2 emissions by way of it, it would make as much sense to say “‘let’s all beat each other over the head with rolling pins, since it would be 70 per cent less injurious than were we to use sledge hammers.”’ In speaking of reducing atmospheric CO2 through planting trees, Mr. Peitzsche makes a curious reference to old-growth forests: ‘‘An acre of young vigorous growing trees, furthermore, produces almost 17 tons of oxygen per year whereas in an old-growth forest rot and decay consume all of the oxygen produced.”” That may be another interesting fact, (albeit a dubious one, as I have never myself, nor have I known anyone to have, suffocated from oxygen deprivation while in an old-growth forest) but by implication it seems that in Mr. Peitzsche’s world what should take place is something like this: clearcut old-growth forests due to their lack of efficiency in producing usable oxygen (I’m sure that’s why the Amazon is being clearcut) and replace them with continuous rotations of “younger, vigorous growing trees”’ in an effort to absorb all the CO2 we, in our wisdom, are throwing into the environment. Absurd? Not to some people. Can you say “‘silviculture?”’ I’m sorry, Mr. Peitzsche; as a collector of facts you seem quite capable, but as a disseminator of wisdom you make a terrific apologist for the current practices of the corporate forestry industry. se Richard Widdifield Robson Turn away Mulroney’s cabinet is so eager to please its American masters it committed Canada to the naval blockade of Iraq without waiting for U.N. sanction. Future prospects are a bitter ground war against a country that fields a peacetime army of one million men, or supporting an alliance that uses nuclear weapons. Taking the world’s irreplaceable endowment of fossil fuels built up by natural processes over 400 million years and blithely using them all up in a matter of a few centuries never did make any sense. Accelerating the carbon cycle in this way will destabilize the planetary climatic system which strikes at the heart of global political stability: the food supplies. A civilization which continues to base its ion on diminishi: world against what he’s done . . . will begin to weaken.” Ed Blanche is = writer with the Associated Press. supplies of an energy source like this is absolutely set on course for disaster. ‘Cahadians will be dying to defend the ability of Western civilization to use oil to commit suicide. It is time to devote the kind of effort the Americans will find themselves involved with if they decide on a ground war with Iraq. Only in Canada, (the effort should be) on finding a way toa new system of relationships that require dramatically fewer resources to sustain because this is necessary now for the survival of the human race. Here is a task to inspire the best efforts of our youth, instead of feeding them to the guns in a distant desert. The oil crisis is for nations that refuse to face the problems of the 1990s . Let them go to it. David Lewis Crescent Valley Support works I recently appealed for public support ing refusal of a ilitation program the Workers C ion Board had me here for. Due to overwhelming public and political support, WCB has agreed to carry through with this commitment. My wife and I would like to thank those who supported our plight. I would like to point out that the problems we faced were on a i people to provide scientific and technical information and analysis to the public. Does Ms. McCrory not believe that these professionals are competent? I see no reason why our tax dollars should be spent over and over again to support those who make a career out of applying for ‘‘free’’ money. To date the Celgar review process has for the most part been conducted in an intelligent and scientific manner. Let’s keep it that way. Bob Bagg Edditor’s note: The arrival of CasNews reporter Claudette Sandecki at the same time as the protesters was not a coincidence. The CasNews was told when they would be there and we showed up to cover a news event just as we would show up to cover a demonstration in favor of the pulp mill expansion if one were organized and we were invited. Good experience My experience as a student placement officer was very pleasant and the confidence gained-will management level and we commend the rehabilitation worker from Nelson who is selflessly decicated to the injured workers in his endeavor to make the system work in the face of insurmountable odds. Gerry Goodman, Wendy Rice and family Castlegar Assistance liked Just wanted to take a minute to let the community of Castlegar know what a friendly and helpful business Kal Tire is. The management and staff of Kal Tire should be commended on their outstanding service and attitude. All too often we oygrlook the extra effort that we receive or take it for granted; but when a busy person provides assistance above and beyond duty, they deserve credit. From the lady who locked her keys in her car last Saturday, ‘‘Thank you.’’ Your assistance minimized my dilemma. I very much appreciate your friendly service. Susan Meredith Castlegar Coverage amazes I’m sure that area residents read the wordy Aug. 15 headline report on the Celgar expansion ‘with interest. L also attended the open house and was amazed at the coincidence of CasNews reporter Claudette Sandecki arriving only minutes behind the plackard packing Colleen McCrory, David Lewis and Andrea Wright entourage. It was also interesting to note that the people the CasNews reporter was desirous to interview were the plackard crew. I’m sure the activists are being honest when they say they want intervenor funding but what do they want these funds for? The government is in my future. Many local students were able to find summer a few gained lated i and many others worked for the first time. These energetic and enthusiastic students found jobs through the support of local merchants such as Ferraro’s Super-Valu and Canada Safeway. All local media were most supportive and their efforts are appreciated by all students and provided the much needed community awareness. Summer jobs this year were more difficult to find because of the Cominco situation and because of the bad weather in May. But many students with the help of the Student Employment Centre and their own initiative found work. These students will have much to offer to employers in future years. Rajesh Gandha Montrose Please address all letters to the editor to: Letters to the Editor, Castlegar News, P.O. Box 3007, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4, or deliver them to our office at 197 Columbia Ave. in Castlegar. Letters should be typewritten, double- spaced and not longer than 300 words. Letters MUST be signed and include the writer's first and last names, address and a telephone number at which the writer can be reached between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The writer's name and city or town of residence only will be published. Only in exceptional cases will letters be published without the writer's name. Nevertheless, the name, address and telephone number of the writer MUST be disclosed to the editor. The Castlegar News reserves the right to edit letters for brevity, clarity, legality, grammar and taste. Provinces have long way to go towards free trade OTTAWA (CP) — Despite Tuesday’s agreement to reduce inter- provincial trade barriers, the provin- ces have a long way to go before goods and services can flow freely across their borders, say analysts. Nine provinces, excluding Quebec, which boycotted the meeting, will begin eliminating trade restrictions on goods the individual ministries buy from the private sector by Oct. 31, ac- cording to the premiers’ agreement reached in Winnipeg. Under the deal, provinces contrac- ting out for goods from pencils to computers will be, barred from giving preference to local businesses. It will also allow out-of-province firms to better compete for those contracts, which are worth billions of dollars The premiers said it was a logical step for a country that has gone ahead with a free trade agreement with the U.S. and is trying to make its com- panies more competitive in an- ticipation of the emerging global marketplace. However, the Winnipeg agreement doesn’t cover ali areas of provincial business and excludes: © Private-sector transactions such as interprovincial beer sales and sup- ply controls exerted by provincial marketing boards on food distribution. * Construction and ing ser- ut the soci is organizin and buncling the letters and al secretary of the Celgar expansion review panel, not be long, Bagg says, but they are an # . v forwarding them to the Celgar expansion review panel. Citizens who are ic future of this community, says Bagg, should write to Alan Ferguson, executive or leave their letters at the chamber office as they go by. The letters need ° ‘of i 1 - and support. REMEMBER WHEN much to be desired, ‘‘it’s a significant step in the right direction,’ said Todd Rutley, senior economist with the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association. Taxpayers, he predicted, will be the big winners because ‘“‘they will no longer have to pay for the inefficient trade and regulatory practices of the Provincial governments.”’ For years, provinces have ham- pered interprovincial trade on goods they buy either by enacting laws or restricting it through: © Limiting the distribution of ten- vices purchased by provinces. *Goods bought by provincial Crown corporations. * And, existing contracts. Although the agreement leaves ders to within the provin- tured within the province. Under the specifics of the agreement to be worked out before Oct. 31, many of those advantages will be eliminated. Even though Quebec hasn’t signed the deal and is boycotting provincial conferences in the wake of Meech Lake accord’s demise, the premiers are optimistic that they'll be able to convince Quebec to participate in the agreement. Maynard Robinson, president of M.J. Robinson Trucking Ltd., hopes that will be the case. In 1985, Robinson’s construction ce. company lost more than $8,000 when © Giving a price preference to goods it had to rip up @ sidewalk it built made within their borders. manufactured in that province to be Del Castillo said provincial con- used on Transport Minister projects. struction projects weren't included in this agreement because they're seen as a tool for local economic develop- ment. Robinson, who says the restriction adds to the price of the project because he’s not able to buy cheaper materials from out of province, says it’s time interprovincial trade barriers came down. “Construction is very much viewed a more difficult area to open up.”” “It's crazy,”’ he said. Once the agreement comes into ef- fect 11 weeks from now, the provinces will begin negotiating to reduce trade For the most part, private-sector in- terprovincial trade is free, with the notable exceptions of beer, wine, and liquor, as well as food controlled by marketing boards. on ‘ojects and services they purchase. pr On beer, most provinces require a within-province jowing its brands to The: provinces hope to have an agreement on those issues within a year, said Al del Castillo of the On- be displayed in retail outlets. Out-of- * Or, tailoring tender specifications to match those of goods manufac- Quebec only allows tario Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Technology. province brands are usually only sold with a prohibitive tax added on. @ YEARS AGO From the Aug. 17, 1950 Castle News A year’s teaching in Ontario and British Columbia is the program ahead for nine school teachers. They are part of a group of 40 British teachers in Canada to teach during the forthcoming school year under an exchange teaching plan. . . A letter to Mr. S.C. Watson, Secretary of the Nelson, Kinnaird, Castlegar Airport Committee, from The Minister of Transport, informed the committee he was recommending an expenditure of $25,000 on the Castlegar field next year. The money will be used to level the south end and widen it, grade the nor- th end and fill the hollow between, and to gravel the entire field. . 28 6 A forest fire which broke out Sun- day afternoon has been extinguished. Patrol and mopping-up crews finished up yesterday. One hundred and fifty to 200 men were called out to fight the fire and three camps were set up for them. The riding horses from the Castle- Bar Ranch were used to carry in sup- plies. 25 YEARS AGO From the Aug. 19, 1965 News The Macbeth report on the examination into Castlegar’s sewer construction program ‘‘is incomplete, precedurally defective and lacking the attributes of a proper tribunal. It betrays bias and begs the important questions of how the electors and tax- payers were misled by the 1963 coun- cil on the sewer costs.”” This chafge is made by Comm. Cec Gorse in a prepared statement filed with Castlegar council at its meeting Tuesday night. . . . - The firm of Rawson and Williams of Vancouver recently completed an Urban-Area Study for the Castlegar- Kinnaird area for the two villages. It was paid for by B.C. Hydro, Celgar and the two municipalities. . . . B.C. Hydro has dropped plans for a 160-unit trailer park on the Horcoff farm property next to the Castle-Bar subdivision. . 8 6 The deputy minister of municipalities, J.D. Baird, has ad- vised former Castlegar village chair- .nan Ange Sylvest that he feels council IN MEMORY Jean Fowler at age 82. Jean Nimmo Fowler of Vanada, B.C., passed away Aug. 13, 1990 She is survived by her loving daughter, Barbara Soepboer; her husband Ted of Vananda; sisters Sheila Seymour of Castlegar, Maisie Dalziel of Powell River and Margaret Beckett of Trail; brother Bill Brown and his wife, Vera, of Trail; and many nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed by her family and all who knew her. Arrangements were entrusted to Stubberfield Funeral Home Ltd. is within the law in expending beyond its sewer bylaw figure any funds received from senior governments provided the funds are authorized by the bylaw. 15 YEARS AGO From the Aug. 21, 1975 Castlegar News Workers at CanCel’s pulp division here have voted 88.2 per cent to reject the Hutcheon Report on B.C.’s forest industry dispute while IWA members in the lumber division are expected to cast their ballots tomorrow. * One of the great beer parlor arguments of all time has ended up as a case under the B.C. Human Rights Act. The question, as it had been con- tested countless times over the foam, goes like this: Can the beerslinger refuse to serve you because he doesn’t like the way you look? . The City of Castlegar is not preceeding with an injunctjon against Naibor Holdings but it has Written the firm directing it to remove septic tanks stored at the property at 255 Connors Road. Official go ahead had been given by Regional District of Central Kootenay to Regional fe issi to expand the Central Kootenay Health Unit in Castlegar to provide a central location for the unit’s ad- ministrative staff is a ‘‘very good, sound and logical decision,’’ Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore said this week. . 8 6 Most Canadian premiers will be cheering for freer trade when they meet in St. John’s Nfld. on Wed- nesday and Thursday, but Ontario will hold its applause. . 8 Castlegar city council is upset with Time Air’s decision not to return the Dash 7 airplane to the Castlegar- Calgary route. * 8 6 The Ontario team from Glanbrook captured the Canadian Little League baseball championship Saturday, defeating Trail 3-1 in the final game. [WE HAVE BUYERS BUT NEED HOMES TO SELL Coll JORDAN WATSON 365-2166 © 365-6892 For a Free Market Evaluation Castlegar Realty Ltd. © 1761 Col. Ave. “Real °Estate WITH BARRY BROWN Em @ SELLING YOUR HOUSE STARTS AT THE DRIVEWAY height and absorb heat (used more often in cooler climates). — A light colored your home colors will make it appeor Realtors call it curb oppeal, the oesthetic feeling or first impression one gets when viewing a house. Fi impressions do count, -especially in ‘of a home. The front of your home is also the first impression you present to neighbours and frien- ds. By following a few simple rules, you can give your home curb appeal. — the jor of a house should harmonize with its surroun- dings — the landscape ond other homes small — Horizontal design elements < rd siding, will make o design (Colonial, Tudor or Contem- porary), add interest; yet not be the your choices to no more than three colors — a predominant color plus one.or two accent colors. : — Let nature help. you decide these are only color. Look to the naturals, the lush guidelines to heip you make choices. 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Mo Mal |___ 365-2488 01 967-6234 __ 2 Air Powered Spiders Adjustable Staging Sand Blasters y, 11%" Air Hose 200’, 3” Air Pipe Rock Drill Cherry Picker Hoist Tires & Tubes Gross Amount of Chain lacards aint & Spray Equipment Rad Flushing Machine SSELL fer icTIo AUCTION LIGHT INDUSTRIAL GOVERNMENT SURPLUS & CONSIGNMENT SALE Russell Auction Site 5 Miles North of Castlegar, B. Sunday, Aug. — PARTIAL LISTING — * Radial Arm Saw * Large amount of new auto parts ond m © Misc. electrical RV'S, BOATS & VEHICLES * 63 Suruki, GR 650 ALSO: Office chairs, stacking chairs, counter shelving, filing cabinets, photocopier, computer & typewriters Hwy. 3A Thrums py ttormerion 399-4793 Open Mon.-Sat. 9 o.m.-5 p.m. * 2067 Highway 3A 26 — Ila.m. ‘manuals from car dealership "82 Wagon (Rebuilt Motor) ‘80 Zephr 4-Dr 2-8' Truck Campers 16' Boot & 25 H.P. Merc ARROW LAKE ELEVATION 1443.86 on Aug. 17 Forecast of Elevation 1444.40 by Aug. 24 MEMORIAL SERVICE — FOR — Jean Nimmo Fowler Of Powell River, B.C. (for- merly of Robson, B.C.). Memorial Service will be held on - Tuesday, Aug. 21 AT 11:00 A.M. ROBSON COMMUNITY Cameron Read of- All friends welcome. Donations may be made to the Charity of your choice. PUBLIC NOTICE %~ The City of Castl Castlegar residents in keeping the of the city clean. The City and the Castlegar and District Development Board are currently clean-up of the property in the area b CENTRAL FOODS SPECIALS Sunday, Aug. 19-Wed., Aug. 22 STEAKS exces. sce 67/49 2.98 CHICK. BURGERS... .:47.51.98 TURKEY CUTLETS 2.29 BAVARIAN SMOKIES sez... .s0,.°2.98 CHEDDAR CHEESE.............. 6.52.98 COKE CLASSIC szx:xvz:...... 6....52.58 CHEEZIES........ . 2006.°1.29 ORANGE JUICE wexzrse ce 355m 21.59 Swon-Easy £0005 BEANS WITH PORK....... MUSHROOMS exc sxoc ov 398 mL 69° 284 mi 79° ORIENTAL NOODLES........... 4 5.<.99° B.C. CELERY NECTARINES WATERMELON WASHINGTON GROWN $1.30/kg. 59° 29° WASH. OR OREGON GROWN. 33¢/kg. 15° 5th Avenué—and the river. Residents are ad- vised that this is not a garbage dumping ground and to refrain from using it as such. Nee eee ihe right to rmit quantities 4 Prices limited to stock on hom TS br rca