7 i | OH Castlegar News May 1, 1991 COLIN JAMES at Sicamous Moose Mouse Days. TAMMY WYNETTE at Centennial Park in 100 Mile House. JOHNNY CASH in Squamish. Those are just a few of the big names in Super, Natural settings during British Columbia's exciting Year of Music. Check our listings ond make 0 RoadShow Concert the musical highlight ki your family’s summer vacation. Coll TICKETMASTER: Toll Free 1-800-665-2199 for tickets to the following RoodShow concerts. In Greater Vancouver call: 280-4444, Phone orders are subject to additional handling charges of $1.10 per ticket Tickets are also available at participating Mohawk gos stations in MUSIC ‘91 host communities outside the Lower Moinlond. MAY May 16—TAMMY WYNETTE & THE BELLAMY BROTHERS Agriplex, Cloverdale Rodeo, Surrey. a May 17—TAMMY WYNETTE & THE BELLAMY BROTHER: loude L. Porish Areno, Pleasant Volley Days, Houston. May 17—TOM JONES Geston Valley Arena, Creston Valley Blossom Days, Grston. Centennial Pork, Little Britches Rodeo, * 100 Mile House. - May 71-TOM JONES Queen's Pork Arena, Hyack Festival, New Westminster, Moy 31—THE NYLONS Summerland Arena, Action Festival, Summerland. JUNE Jone 20—DIZZY GILLESPIE & THE UNITED NATIONS ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA Royal Theatre, Victoria Jazz Fest International “91, Jone 7\—-DIZZY GILLESPIE & THE UNITED NATIONS ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA Orpheum Theatre, du Mauries Intemational Jazz Festival, Vancouver. June 27—RITA MACNEIL Rodeo Grounds, Williams Loke Stompede, Williams Lake. June 30—RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS JULY July 1—-RITA MACNEIL Garty Point Pork, Steveston Salmon Festival, Richmond. July 5—JOHN DENVER North Peace Recreation Centre, North Péace Light Horse Annual Rodeo, Fort St. John. July 20—LYLE LOVETT Columbia Valley Recreation Centre, Alberta Appreciation Days, Invermere. _ AUGUST MANDREL Pork, Central Fraser Valley Matsqui, 8-OAK RIDGE BOYS, Pork, Prince George Exhibition, Prince George. RIDGE BOYS SPONSORED BY PEPSI, AIR CANADA AND AIRBC GET READY FOR AN EXTRAVAGANZA OF MUSIC AND FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! MUSIC “91 ROADSHOW- WEEKENDS are coming to 12 com- munities throughout British Columbia. Each weekend will be filled with non-stop entertainment and fun! The best port is that they all happen in spectacular outdoor settings in every region of Super, Natural B.C. Every RoadShow Weekend will be two fun-filled days long, lea ing up to performances by your favourite music stars. You'll enjoy lay-tong musical Celebrations featuring everything from spontaneous RoadShow StreetStuff street performers showing up anywhere and everywhere, to MUSIC ’91 B.C. Tel Centennial Community Showcase stages spotlighting top amateur performers. Catch the Spirit of B.C. Bondstan showcasing British Columbia's best bands and musical performers. Kids will have a ball hours in MUSIC ’91’s fabulous KidsOwn area, staffed by enthusiastic community volunteers. A RoodShow Weekend is a world all its own. Great for music, family fun, big league entertainment, good food, and plenty for the souvenir hunter. ____ VICTORIA _ June 2—CROSBY, STILLS & NASH University of Victoria, Victoria RoodShow Weeker KELOWNA June 8—Heodline entertainer TBA. June s DOOBIE BROTHER: City Park, Kelowna RoodShow Weekend NELSON _ { Imagine Kenny Rogers on stage in Kamloops park. i Axton kicking up his heels at a street dance in Wells. And Tony Bennett singing by the bay in Nanaimo But that’s not all. Dwight Yookom in Fort St. John ond Mitzi Gaynor at the Peach Festival in Penticton. It must be MUSIC ‘91! How about the Doobie Brothers playing outdoors in Kelowno. Or the legendary Joon Baez in concert, in breathtaking! beautiful Nelson. So plan to enjoy this magical, musical Summer in your own bockyord. Spectacular outdoor settings all over Super, Notural British Columbia. Coll TICKETMASTER: Toll Free 1-800-665-2199 for tickets to the following RoadShow events. In Greater Vancouver-call: 280-4444, Phone orders are subject to additional handling charges of $1.10 per ticket. Tickets to RoadShow Weekends also available ot participating Mohawk gos stations in MUSIC ‘91 host communities outside of the lower Mainland. : NANAIMO_ a July 19-TONY BENNETT } July 21-LYLE LOVETT Nonaimo Civic Arena, Nonaimo Marine Festival RoodShow Weekend. PENTICTON ae King’s Pork, Penticton Peach Festival RoodShow Weekend. FORT St. JOHN _ Augest 24— DWIGHT YOAKAM Avgest 25—Heodline entertainer TBA Bentley Property, Hwy 29, Fort St. John RoodShow Weekend KAMLOOPS August 31—Heodine entertainer TBA. September I—KENNY ROGERS } McArthur Islond Pork, Kamloops RoodShow Tickets on side Monday, April 29 re Talent Announcer EXEREREREREREEERER “ROADSHOW FESTIVAL ALL-IN-ONE ENTERTAINMENT YOU CAN ENJOY RoodShow Concerts for the price of admission at these major events. For ticket information, call the MUSIC "91 Infoline: 1-800-661-5100. In Greater Vancouver call 669-6855. __MAY May Il—BING ARMSTRONG & May Il, 12—ALEX BOWIE BAND Ashcroft ond District Stampede, Ashcroft May II—PATRICIA CONROY & 1, 12—LARRY EVANS ¥ Black Mountain Rodeo, Kelowna 4: May 25— ALIBI > Moy Boll Rodeo, Clinton May 22 to 27-JENI & THE DINOSAUR BAND Conadion Northem Children’s Festival, Prince George. June 1—JERRY REED Kerry Pork Areno, Mill Bay Country Music Festival, Mill Bay. Jone |-LEE DINWOODIE & June 2—MARK PERRY Rodeo Grounds, Kispiox Volley Rodeo, Hazelton. Jone 15—PRAIRIE OYSTER BAND City Pork, Longley Kiwanis Foir, Langley. June 22, 23-TA) MAHAL Rodeo Grounds, Midsummer Festival, Smithers For information on how you can attend these events, call Toll Free 1-800-661-5100. In Greater Vancouver call 669-6855. Watch for more great acts and concert updates each month. CRREREERLEAEEEELES COAST HOTELS LEGENDS OF MUSIC SERIES MUSIC ‘91 presents Harry Belafonte ond Ray Charles on Centre stage around the province. For tickets, charge by : TICKETMASTER 1-800-665-2199, Greater Vancouver, call 280-4444," HARRY: BELAFONTE May 17—Prince George Coliseum, Prince George. {fay 18 Kelowna Memo! bena, Ca tion Ceres, May 20—Orpheum Theotre, RAY CHARLES September rank (rane Arena, September W-the to Then, Ea Bare om ome Note: Performers, dates and times may change without notice, Peau, & BAB | i 1 the Gonna oi Bt oben. ee Argo to the rescue eee A3 legar, 2 Sections (A & B) > 78 Cents ~@&& wv . LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY rn PARLIAMENT BLD ‘ VICTORIA B.C. ; VBV 1X4 FEB. 2 Geology made fun Pay | Union likes deal By DONNA ZUBER Staff Writer A new severance package offered to former Johnson Matthey em- Ployees looks like a good deal con- sidering the alternatives, a union spokesman said Friday. Ron Schmidt, a representative of the United Steelworkers of America, local 9705, said if the matter ends up in court, the members have a 50 per cent chance of walking away with less than what they are being offered now. “tT think it's all we're going to get out of court,”’ he said. ‘To get any more, we'll have follow through with the lawsuit and then who knows what'll happen.”” The union launched a lawsuit against Johnson Matthey earlier this year in response to the company’s first severance offer and to the com- Pany’s ‘‘misleading’’ conduct. The union. said employees were ‘‘coer- ced”’ into giving up stable jobs to go to Johnson Matthey, a company that they said had full intentions of closing from the beginning. The new package offers one- week's pay for each year of service with a minimum of three weeks and to.a maximum of 30 weeks, Schmidt said, adding there is only one em- ployee with over 30 Years of service. In addition to that package, employees with more than 20 years please see on page A2 and balmy spring day. — comews photo by Ed mills The pleyproved ot Kinsmen Park was the place to be Thursday for a swing with a friend or just to let your hair down ona beautifu Mill lays off 150 By DONNA ZUBER Staff Writer About 150 people will be laid off Monday from the sawmill at Westar Timber Ltd. in Castlegar, but a company spokesman said they will be called back in about five weeks following spring break-up. Plant manager Roy Helmkay said the shutdown was planned to save the company money without hurting the employees financially. “The bottom line is we planned (to run) for three days a week then decided it would be cheaper for the company to start up for five days and take a bit of a shutdown that won't hurt the employees,"’ he said. Since December the mill has been Operating on a three-day work-share Program. However, about a month ago that was stepped up to five days to clear out inventory brought in before spring break-up, to give salaried staff a chance to get holidays out of the way before opefations resume full-time after the break-up, and -to-save_the company money in maintenance costs. “One of the biggest things is main- tenance costs,’’ Helmkay said. “They work out about the same for a th day week as they do for a Sneak preview shows tax rates decreasing 1991 property tax bills should be a new tax framework which evens going out sometime around the end out the differences in average of this month. assessed values from one district to School tax rates dipped slightly tothe next. $9.0051 per $1,000 of assessed value “In 1990, the homeowner grant from $11.7984 in 1990. was supplemented so that School board treasurer John homeowners received an additional Dascher said the average home in the grant equal to 25 per cent of school Castlegar school district is assessed at property iaxes in excess of the basic $56,731. The owner of a home grant, subject to a maximum of valued at that average would pay $1,000,"" Education Minister Stan $511 gross tax, down $1 from $512 Hagen said in the release. last year. However, after homeowner “This year, the homeowner grant grants are deducted, the net tax for will be further Supplemented so that that average home shows a $21 decr- homeowners will receive a grant of ease from last year. 50 per cent of school Property taxes A press release from the Ministry in excess of the basic grant up to a behalf of the Castlegar school district of Education Says the decrease is due maximum of $1,000,’ Hagen said. and the RDCK. mostly to h: h » the RDCK has set the Jacquie Hamilton, the city’s direc- grants, but also to a limit imposed residential rate for Castlegar at tor of finance, said Thursday the on residential school-tax revenue and $2.487 per $1,000 of the property’s By CasNews Staff A sneak preview at 1991 residential tax rates shows a slight savings for homeowners in Castlegar and elec- toral areas I and J so far. The Ministry of Education and the Regional District of Central Kootenay have both released their tax rates for this year and both show a decrease. However, the final rates will depend on how much the city must collect for itself, and on behalf of the hospital board, the B.C. Assessment Authority and the Municipal Finance Authority in ad- dition to the taxes it collects on assessed value, down from $2.6559 in 1990, That means the owner of a home valued at $50,000 will pay $124.35 in 1991 compared to $132.95 last year. “Taxes have gone down because of increase in surplus (from 1990) and additional sources of income,” RDCK administrator Reid Hender- son said Friday, citing the Castlegar and District Aquatic Centre as one additional source of income. In electoral Area 1, the residential rate is $2.0635, per $1,000 of assessed value, down from $2.1423 in 1990. The owner of a home valued at $150,000 in Area I will pay $103.17 in 1991, compared to $107.12 in 1990. In Area J, the residential rate is $2.656 per $1,000 of assessed value, down from $2.8148 in 1990. The owner of a home valued at $50,000 there will pay $132.80, down from $140.76 last year. Business owners also get a break from the regional district In Castlegar, businesses will pay $6.0931 per $1,000 df assessed value, down from $6.5146 in 1990. In Area I, the business rate drops to $5.0555 per $1,000, compared to $5.2487 last year. In Area J, businesses will pay $6.5072_per_$1,000-in1991, down from $6,8973 in 1990. Henderson said the tax assessmen- ts may vary within the same rural area because some residents of the area may pay for fire protection, for example, while others do not. As well, only part of Area I is taxed to help pay for the aquatic centre. five-day week because we have more volume of lumber to offset them.”’ During the mill shutdown, planing and shipping will continue to operate. When the sawmill gets going again, planing and shipping will be shut down until enough lumber has been stockpiled to bring them back. He said the mill employees won't lose out financially during the shut- down because of the extra income they made over the past month, and because they will be able to draw full unemployment benefits. Employees have been drawing UI since the work-share program started to sup- plement their incomes. Westar has been operating at a loss for almost a year, but. Helmkay Said diverting to overseas markets has helped. “We've reduced our losses by looking at export’markets,”’ he said,” adding that the company will be looking at expanding further its markets overseas. Campbell retires, new publisher for News He said he’s going to be involved ‘‘one way or By CasNews Staff For the first time in almost two decades, the Castlegar News has a new publisher. David McCullough stepped into the job as the Paper’s publisher on Thursday, McCullough, 37, comes to Castlegar, along with his wife and son, from Lioydminster Alta., where he spent nine years as editor with the twice weekly paper, The Meridian Booster. He had been publisher of the Booster and two community weekly newspapers for the last 18 mon- ths. McCullough takes over the position from long- time Castlegar resident and one-time provincial MLA Burt Campbell, who announced his retirement last month. Campbell had been with the Paper, which was founded by his father L.V. (Les) Campbell in 1947, for 32 years. During that time he had been a feporter and an editor, and was publisher for the last 17 years. said the Castlegar News is a good paper right now but he plans to make iteven better. “There's no way that another’’ in the community and wants the newspaper to be responsive to the community, + “I want the public to see the newspaper as a tool for them, and to the extent that they have to deal with me to make that happen, I'm going to welcome their comments and suggestions, Any time they have a i question or int, I'm really eager to hear it,’’ he said. McCullough said there's always room for im- Provement and the paper’s new owners bring the ex- perience and expertise to make that happen. “I think the Castlegar News is Feally doing a good Job right now getting the news out. I think it's ser- ving the community well. l’ay excited about the The appointment of McCullough was announced by John McKenna, president of Trinity (North America) Inc., owner of the Castlegar News sale by the Campbell family late last year. Campbell said he was pleased the appoin- tment of « publisher with McCullough experions 's community oriented,”* said Campbell ad- ding: “He'll be a real asset both to the newspaper distriet.