December 10, 1986 SETTING UP . . . The interior of the CP Rail station is better lit with the help of lighting and sun-reflecting equipment outside the windows GIRLS ACT AS SISTERS IN NELSON From the Vancouver Sun NELSON — On the strength of looks, Sara Warlker and Andrea Burchill could pass as sisters, although the similarity ends there. Walker, 15, has a pensive, older-than-her-years quality. Burchill, 12, is more the extrovert, at one point saying, “I'm kinda loud.” In ing, the two V; girls play Ruth and Lucille, sisters orphaned early in life who end up in the care of their eccentric Aunt Sylvie. It is the first feature film for either and, as Dorothy might say, they have a feeling they're not in Kansas any “I think the biggest surprise is how long everything takes,” says Walker, a student of Prince of Wales and a member of the Vancouver Youth Theatre. “There's a lot of waiting between shots.” “It's a lot more work than I thought it would be,” says Burchill, who attends West Vancouver's Sentinal School. “You have to think of so many things before you say your lines. If it’s a happy scene you have to think of MOVIE MAKING continued from front pege with Albert Finney, and Mrs. Soffe! with Australian star Mel Gibson, was to originally play the part of the aunt in Housekeeping. Keaton was an admirer of Forsyth’s work and had hoped to star in one of his productions. Unfortunately, Keaton and Forsyth disagreed over portrayal of the role. Within only six weeks of the start of production Keaton backed out. Christine Lahti, the actress Forsyth preferred, filled the gap. “ But there were further setbacks. CP Rail refused to cooperate with Screen Gems, Housekeeping’s production company. Officials for CP felt certain scenes — particularly those that depicted people riding box cars and walking along the tracks — portrayed unsafe practices. Pressure from local politicians, media and even an American lawyer helped to change their minds. After auditions held in Vancouver and Los Angeles, Burchill and Walker were chosen to play the parts of the two orphaned sisters being cared for by their eccentric aunt Sylvie, played by Lahti The film was given a budget of $7 million Canadian Though small by American movie standards, the budget is enormous for a Canadian production (compared to around $1.2 million for My American Cousin and about $5 million for The Grey Fox) Some construction and even special effects neces sitated the huge outlay. A massive wardrobe of 1950s clothing was compiled. A conglomeration of interior rooms and the exterior shell of a house were constructed in Nelson which, when edited, will create the illusion several rooms inside one house. Also, a $50,000 soundstage was constructed on the old Kootenay Forest Products property The script also required a flood scene. An intersection on Josephine St. in Nelson was surveyed and tape was run along the sides of homes, buildings and even bushes to indicate the supposed height of the flood water Even a row boat was set up on a scaffolding about one metre off the sidewalk which, once the illusion of water is cut in, will appear as though it were floating Finally, an eight-metre high, 60-metre long train tressel was constructed on the shore of Kootenay Lake for a flashback scene in which a train full of passengers something really happy in your life and things that you're looking forward to. And setting up the camera and lights, I never thought it would take so long. I thought it was just, ‘Turn on the camera.’ ” Both girls think the world of Forsyth who, in his four previous films, has worked with novice actors. “I just love him,” says Burchill. “I expected a director to be someone yelling, ‘Say it louder! Say it louder!,’ but Bill is so sweet. He explains every single thing in a scene. Everybody says I'm so lucky to be doing my first movie with him.” ither girl is permitted to see the day's rushes. “I think it's because we haven't been in other movies and haven't seen ourselves on camera,” says Sara. “Some people are disappointed or embarrassed about the way they look and that upsets them and maybe they won't be able to act very well after that.” Burchill and Walker have been in Nelson since September, getting their schooling from a tutor and having their mothers stay for extended periods. “I miss home sometimes,” says Walker. “But during the day I don't really think about it. If I were just going to school or something, I might be lonely. But making a movie, it's something new and excking, and there isn't much time to get lonely.” “It's going to be hard at the end,” says Burchill. “I've made all these friends in Nelson, the cast and the crew, who I probably won't see again when I go back to Vancouver. I'm going to feel like such an idiot at the wrap party because I'm going to be crying. I cannot take goodbyes.” WKPL overestimated spending, By The Canadian Press ROSSLAND — West Kootenay Power and Light Co. has over estimated its annual capital spending by an average of 20 per cent since 1981, a B.C. Utilities Commission hearing was told Tuesday. West Kootenay had estimated it would spend $14 million on capital projects in 1987, but has reduced this by 10 per cent for the current hearing which is reviewing a six-per-cent interim rate increase granted 11 months ago. “Based on passed experience, wouldn't a reduction of 20 per cent be more appropriate?” Brian Wallace, a lawyer representing Westar Timber and several wholesale municipal customers, asked one of the utility's witnesses. “The fact is, that in the last five years, you have only had one year in which your forecast came anywhere near being accurate.” C rier panel chair Dave asked if the variances stemmed from forecasting errors or the reluctance of Cominco Ltd., which owns West Kootenay, to approve capital expenditures. “We have not let our system run down,” said Bob Watson, West Kootenay's manager of transmission and distribution. He said forecasts were based on the experience of rapid growth in the 1970s. “Load growth didn't live up to our forecasts and we were able to cut back on expenditures while maintaining service,” he said. West Kootenay serves 97,000 customers in the southern Interior. Cominco has agreed to sell the utility to Missouri based UtiliCorp United, a transaction which is the subject of a separate hearing by the utilities commission that has been BCUC told government should stop the sale Meanwhile, the federal sdac Noloots of WKPL to the United States, NDP House le: Riis said Monday Marcel Masse told Riis during that the sale is subject to review d Masse sees no need for further Energy Minister Commons question period by Investment Canada an federal involvement. Utility Corp. has offered Cominco $80 million for WKPL. Many of the utility's 100,000 customers are worried their electricity rates — among the lowest in Canada — may rise to help Utility Corp. pay for the acquisition, Riis said outside the Commons. “But more importantly, there's always been a fear since the Columbia River Treaty that the Americans are getting more and more control over our water systems, in terms of both the flow of water and the use of water, and that their rights will obviously come first,” Riis said. The Columbia River Treaty between Canada and the United States was concluded in 1961 after 15 years of studies by the International Joint Commission and one year of direct neogitations. However, Canada did not ratify the controversial treaty until 1964. The agreement involved construction of three dams on the British Columbia portion of the river, disrupting salmon runs and causing other environmental damage in Canada. Critics say the United States was the main beneficiary since it got the power generated at the dams which alsc reduced the need for flood control in the northwestern adjourned until Jan. 5. states. Oglow raises concerns By CasNews Staff Ald. Nick Ogiow began his second term on Castlegar council Monday night the way he finished his first: With a flourish. Oglow, who topped the polls in the Nov. 15 municipal election, was sworn in at Monday's inaugural! council meeting along with five-term council veteran Len Embree and neophyte Patti Richards. And within minutes of taking his council seat, Oglow voiced his objection to Mayor Audrey Moore's proposed schedule for acting mayor. The schedule, which is usually rout inely approved by coun¢il, sets out the twe months of the year each of the six aldermen act as mayor in Moore's absence In the past, the schedule has been prepared in alphabetical order, begin ning with the alderman whose last name comes first alphabetically. But in a slight departure this year, Moore suggested reversing the pro- cedure, beginning the year with Ald Terry Rogers as acting mayor and ending the term with Ald. Albert Calderbank Oglow opposed the move, saying it would mean Richards would have to become acting mayor in February and March, just a few months into her first term on council. Ogiow said if Moore followed the traditional alphabetical order, Richards would be given a chance to get some experience on council before taking on acting mayor's duties. As well, Ogiow said he will be absent during much of April and May, the two months he would be acting mayor. Moore said there was no reason for the change in schedule other than for “variety.” She also assured Richards she would be around most of February and March, so Richards wouldn't have too many mayoral duties. In addition, Moore said Oglow could always trade his two months with another aldermen if he is going to be absent in April and May Richards agreed with the new schedule. “I feel comfortable,” she said Oglow was the only alderman re corded opposed to the schedule Oglow also opposed a move to change the night council meetings are held Meetings are presently held every second and fourth Tuesday each month, except during July, August and December. Moore proposed changing the meet ings to every second and fourth Monday Embree agreed with Oglow, citing a number of reasons for holding the meetings on Tuesday instead of Mon. day. Council agreed to stay with the Tuesday night schedule. Oglow also questioned the appoint ment of the accounting firm Berg and Naqvi as the city’s auditors. He suggested hiring a local account ing firm, and added that he made the same suggestion last year. However, at that time the city was in the midst of an audit, and he was told that to change firms at that time would be unwise. But Moore countered that Berg and Naqvi are a local company — as of about a week ago. She said the firm has opened an office in Castlegar “I have no quarrel with that,” Oglow replied MOORE continued from tront poge funds and today received very positive indication that the minister is giving our request favorable consideration,” Moore said. Moore noted that Shaw Cable has relocated its headquarters to Castlegar derails and plunges into the lake As spectacular as it may sound, the actual crash is never recreated, but rather a hole in styrofoam ice is set up to indicate all that remains of the tragedy * Though the movie has been titled Housekeeping, it may yet be billed under another name. Forsyth even offered a bottle of champagne to any production personnel who could think of something better Housekeeping packs up for Canmore, Alta 15 for one day of shooting. Post-production — such as €diting and musical score — will be eompleted in London, England. Screen Gems, which als] produced Nelson's previous movie Roxanne, with SteveMartin, has not set a date of release STATION continued from front poge on Dee Housekeeping is produced by Robert Coles. berry whose other produc tions include The Natural with Robert Redford; Af. ter Hours, directed by Martin Scorcese (The Col or of Money); and Falling in Love with Meryl Streep and Robert DeNiro. best known for her role as Goldie Hawn’s best friend in the motion picture Swing Shift. She has also starred in Just Between Friends with Mary Tyler Moore and Ted Danson, the movie Whose Life is it Anyway? with Richard Dreyfuss. Housekeeping is the film debut for both Walker, 15, and Burchill, 12, of Vancou ver Forsyth has a large list of films to his credit. His first movie was That Sink ing Feeling, but he won the British equivalent of an Academy Award for the screenplay Gregory's Girl and the New York Critics Award for the film Local Hero, which starred Burt Lancaster. Colesberry has also worked with Dustin Hoff man on the Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman. Wayne Robson, who played Shorty opposite Richard Farnsworth in the Canadian-made movie The Grey Fox, also stars in Housekeeping Production of the film ends Dec. 15 in Nelson and moves for one day of shooting to Canmore, Al berta, near Banff. and is pi ly renovating its building on Columbia Avenue. As well, she said the past year saw a number of changes in corporate ownership in the area, not the least of which was at Westar Timber’s Celgar pulp mill. Moore said that the mill's new owners are committed to complying with conditions set out in the pollution control permit “and it is our hope that the timing of compliance can be some what advanced.” As well, she said Southern Wood Products sawmill is proceeding with upgrading and modernization, which should make the sawmill more effi cient. Other subjects mentioned address included: e@ The Castlegar and District De velopment Board's work to locate a boat docking facility in the city: e Selkirk College's bid to attract foreign students; e The Heritage Advisory Commit tee’s work to preserve the CP Rail station and repair the fire damage at Zuckerberg Island chapel house; e A municipal awareness week next in the May to be coordinated by Ald. Terry Rogers; Moore also served notice that she intends to more actively pursue twin ning with cities in the Soviet Union, Japan and China. She noted that council established a committee several years ago to set up twinning with a Soviet city to comparable size. However, Moore said the committee never got the program off the ground “It is my hope that twinning Castle gar with cities in China, Japan and Russia will become a reality in 1987,” she said. Moore said she chose China because of the Chinese involvement in Celgar Pulp Co., Japan because of the influx of Japanese students to Selkirk College, and the Soviet Union because of the Doukhobor community in the area. Moore proposed setting up another committee to help establish the twin. ning and added that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities is compiling a guide for all Canadian cities interested in twinning. CAKE continued from front page the luggage in the car, the cake was left sitting on the sidewalk outside the airport. There were no markings on the cake. The only identification in the box was a card that was attached to a cushion saying “Jim and Olga.” News of the wayward wedding cake was quickly put over the radio and Jim surmises that some friend of theirs must have heard the radio report and called the airport. Meanwhile, Air Canada empioy ees went through their passenger lists checking for a recently married Jim and Olga When the airline learned the cake belonged to Jim and Olga Ferrier of Castlegar, it packaged the cake and flew it out to Vancouver From there, AirBC shipped the cake to the Castlegar Airport And that’s where Jim and Olga retrieved the long-lost cake Tues. day afternoon. “The icing’s still good,” Jim said as he opened the box and sampled the cake. “I thought that was it,” said Olga, “we were never going to see it again.” IWA workers return o Castlégar News TREET TALK TRAIL ARTIST Mal Gagnon is well known for his six pencil of i Pp of West Kootenay communities, released in 1981. Now, he's tackled the communities in a more modern form, called The Eighties — Kootenay Collection. Gagnon unveiled the first two works last week and is committed to add another four within the year. The realistic watercolors completed so far are of Trail and Red Mountain. The Trail scene — a summer setting — looks up Bay Avenue from the Spokane Street intersection. The Red Mountain scene shows a busy ski crowd. Gagnon's collection is sponsored by Kootenay Savings Credit Union. THE FIRST anthology of short stories and poetry by Kootenay women writers went to press this week. The anthology, entitled Journey to the Interior, features a short story by Castlegar’s Vi Plotnikeff and poems by Alexa West of Castlegar and Sujata Bedhi of Robson, along with works by 18 other Kootenay women. The CasNews will review the anthology when it hits the bookstands later this month. RESIDENTS IN Edgewood have rallied to the aid of the family who lost their home and two 16-month old twin boys in a Nov. 27 fire. The boys, Morgan and Damian Fenton, were in one of the in the t di home in Edgewood when the early-morning fire broke out. Father Jordan Fenton was unable to rescue them despite a valliant effort. Fenton, his wife and five-year-old son, Levi, escaped by smashing a bedroom window. Fenton then re-entered the burning home, but couldn't reach the two tots. Residents of Edgewood have closed in the partially constructed home so the family will have a place to live through the winter. A weekend bingo sponsored by the Edgewood Women's Institute raised about $500 for the family WHO'S GOT the biggest buns in town? There's no doubt about it; they're to be found at Rose's Restaurant at South Slocan. “I tell everyone; I've definitely got the biggest buns in town,” smiles Rese, as she displays the huge cinammon buns baked fresh daily on the premises. The buns easily rival the cinammon rolls offered in Mrs. Greenthumb's Ri ant in the hy and at only $1.50 each, provide enough delicious food for two or three people when served with cups of coffee. DARLEEN WARD of the Asissi Skin Care Studio - +. manager has recently returned from London, England where she received a certificate as an aroma — the first fully qualified aromatherapist for the West Kootenay. Aromatherapy massage is an ancient art brought up to date and modified to form an important new landmark in the promotion of health and beauty. Swedish, Shiatsu and other techniques are combined with preparations made from the essential oils of herbs and plants. These essential oils themselves have healing properties and when absorbed by the skin, not only benefit the skin but organs and tissues throughout body. j THERE'S A new sports store in town. Snowpack opened last week in the former Mallard’s Ski and Sport location at 1406 Columbia Ave. (beside the Bank of Montreal's commercial unit). Pat Gillespie and Pauline Orr opened the cross- country ski business Dec. 3. Pat is managing the Castlegar outlet, which is owned by Dave Ellictta, who also has the Snowpack store on Baker Street in Nelson. DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR has a new cafe. It's called Jenny's Cafe and is located in newly redecorated facilities at the Marlane Hotel. The cafe, which opened Dec. 1, features both a breakfast and lunch menu. The cafe is managed by Jennifer and Tom Larsen. NOW THAT Trail's Ken has taken on the high profile position of president of the B.C. Federation of Labor, he'll be in the news more often. The first major piece on him appeared in Friday's Vancouver Sun. Among the quotes in the article is this one: “ ‘I went to the university of Cominco,’ says Georgetti, who dropped out of the University of B.C. after a brief fling with academia. ‘And I got a pretty good education.’ ” Georgetti also says he has two basic principles in life: “First ya gotta be honest. You can't mislead people. You can ‘not know’ things, but you have to be candid. If you don’t know, say you don't know.” As well he says, “You have to make people believe” and you do that by earning their trust. Stores welcome promotion By CasNews Staff For the first time in recent memory, Castlegar merchants have combined forces this Christmas in a spirit of cooperation to create what some say is the most successful promotional campaign ever Twenty-three Castlegar stores are involved in “Shop and Win,” in which each store contributed prizes that, all totalled, now value $3,400. Consumers who shop at the Castlegar businesses have the opportunity to win such prizes as holiday packages, groceries and microwave ovens Gary Fleming. advertising manager for the Castlegar News, is responsible for the idea, based on a similar concept he was involved with back east. “The purpose behind the Shop and Win promotion is to encourage people to shop locally,” explained Fleming Fleming said this Christmas is the first time in his experience that there has been cooperation from the entire city of Castlegar to successfully carry out one promotion In fact, Shop and Win is so successful that approximately 100,000 entry forms have been printed to keep pace with the demand. Wally Horning, owner of West's Department Store, said he is overwhelmed with the success of the promotion. “I think it's probably the most logical and worthwhile and best promotion ever instigated in Castlegar,” he said. Horning said the overall number of participants has been “somewhat unwieldy” at times, but he added that West's entry box, one of only two in the promotion, is kept in the travel agency away from the tills. “There is no way of knowing if we've had an increase in amount of dollars or customers,” he said. “But customers are very interested and it has been received well. Whether we can do this twice a year, is hard to say,” he said. “I can see no reason why we can't do this every Christmas though.” John Vanin, assistant manager for Canada Safeway, which has the other entry box, agreed that the success of the promotion was more than expected “Being a drop depot is great,” said Vanin lots of customers.” When asked if the entry box was full Vanin said that “It brings in VANCOUVER (CP) — Sawmill workers and loggers were working across British Columbia as much of the province's idled forestry industry slowly got Tuesday The industry now faces the impact of increased production by companies racing to make up lost revenues, as well as the effect of a U.S. tariff on softwood lumber imports, which analysts say will threaten some already marginal operations. Southern Interior companies voted to accept the compromise settlement worked out with the striking International Woodworkers of America last Friday. Forest Industrial Relations, which bargains for Coast companies, was to vote on the agreement today but most companies had up steam resumed operations or begun readying their mills for work. Union vice-president Bob Blanchard said woodworkers voted 83.6 per cent approval of the contract, although final results from a 4,000-member local hadn't been tallied. Blanchard said the local's voting trend matched the rest of the union : The settlement, which ended a strike two-thirds of the union's 30,000 member: and pension improvements but turned the issue of contracting out begun July 23 by 8. provides wage Most contentious over to a royal com ji mission, guaranteeing the current level of union jobs in the interim The strike removed about 40 Per cent of B.C. softwood production from the market and analysts fear the rush to recoup lost revenue could force down prices Just in time for the Holidays! 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