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Local hockey prospects <4 Slocan open house quiet New Denver session disrupted By CLAUDETTE SANDECKI Staff Writer Most of the people who attended Celgar Pulp Co.'s third open house Thursday in the Slocan Valley were predicting a quiet evening and except for a few minutes of chanting by a group of that iction proved Willie Hicks, a Slocan resident who owns and operates a chip truck, said people protesting against the prop do not rep the majority in Slocan. Most of the people in the town, many of whom are loggers, sawmill workers and truckers whose accurate. About—150_people,_many_from_the_valley_and—a significant number from Castlegar, filled a community hall in Slocan to talk among themselves and with Celgar officials and their consultants about the second report on the environmental and social impacts of the company’s expansion plans. Midway through the three-hour public session, a group of valley residents stood together and chanted “there’s not enough trees.”” A shouting match between several valley residents and supporters of Celgar’s expan- sion plans ensued but the crowd settled down after the brief confrontation and the talking continued. depends on Celgar, ‘‘by far” support the ex- pansion, he said “T think they (the protesters) are crazy,” he said. Celgar plans a technologically up-to-date expansion and modernization, Hicks said. ‘So what's the beef?”” “You have to work to eat,”” Hicks added. Day Star, an organizer of the evening's protest and a member of the Slocan Valley Watershed Alliance, said the demonstration, similar to one staged Wednesday night in New Denver, was organized to protest the exclusion of sustainable wood supply from the list of issues being con- sidered by the panel reviewing Celgar’s plans. Where Celgar’s wood chips come from is a vital’” issue that cannot be separated from the expansion proposal, she said. Star said the panel is ‘‘afraid’’ to deal with the wood supply issue because ‘‘there’s not enough wood.”” She said having the expansion supporters at the valley open houses gives both sides a chance to talk to each other. But many of the expansion supporters, Castlegar area residents who are part of the newly formed Citizens for a Clean Celgar Modernization, were angered by the Protesters’ demonstration. The protesters are ignoring the issues Celgar is attem- pting to inform the public about, said Helga Dawson. “This (protest) is not a response to what Celgar is trying to do,” she said. : Jim Browne, Celgar’s general manager, said he was “‘disappointed’’ with the protest staged Wednesday night in New Denver where Celgar officials and their con- sultants were present to answer questions on the expan- sion. ‘‘We weren't able to do that,’’ Browne said. ‘‘I’ve never experienced anything like it. | don’t know what to Panel names dates, places By CasNews Staff Specific dates and places have been estabfished for public hearings into Celgar Pulp Co.'s expansion plans, said Alan Ferguson, executive seeretary to the panel that will conduct the hearings. The community or general-interest hearings will begin Sept. 20 and 21 in Castlegar. The panel will move to Nelson Sept. 22, Slocan Sept. 24 and Nakusp Sept. 25. The hearings are expected to wrap up Sept. 26 in Trail, Ferguson said. Oct. 18 has been set as the starting date for the technical hearings, he said. The number of days those hearings will run depends on how many people register to come before the panel, he said. Regulations for submissions at the technical hearings are more strict than those for the community hearings, Ferguson said. Anyone making a technical submission will be required to provide a written submission two weeks before appearing in front of the panel, he said. make of it.”’ please see OPEN HOUSE page A3 please see DATES page A2 YOUR DESIGNATED INSPECTION FACILITY Vehicle Inspection Division CASTLEGAR IMP@RT CENTER ‘where service is important 2701 Columbia Avenue Castlegar * Phone 365-5111 HAVE YOUR PHOTO BUTTON TAKEN WITH THE FIRE TRUCK, $2.50 Good Luck to the Firefighters on their Fundraising Campaign! CASTLEGAR Letter draws criticism By CLAUDETTE SANDECKI Staff Writer A letter from the Coalition for In- formation on the Pulp Mill Expan- sion seeking donations for a study of Celgar Pulp Co.’s second environ- mental assegsment-of its proposed pulp mill expansion has drawn criticism from Castlegar businessman Dale Donaldson. The letter’s request implies CIPE has changed its position, expressed during a public meeting last week, that hearings into Celgar’s expansion plans should not be held up, Donald- son told the Castlegar News. But Bob Lerch, co-chairman of CIPE, said his group, which claims to be neutral on the expansion issue, Project backed, page A2 wants adequate time to study Celgar’s new report. Certain issues, such as transportation and fibre-supply- for the expanded mill, should be con- sidered more completely than they were in the company’s report, he said. And if intervenor funding had been provided by government for the studies, CIPE members ‘‘could have immediately put our energies into fin- ding consultants’’ rather than into fundraising activities such as the letter campaign, Lerch said. Cal Him, also a co-chairman of CIPE, suggested at last week's meeting that Oct. 1 would be a good compromise date for the hearings. Many people who attended the meeting wanted to see the hearings begin right away while others asked that several months be given to alow for review of Célgar’s new five- volume environmental and social im- pact assessment. The letter ‘‘obviously contradicts (Him’s) position at thie meeting,’’ said Donaldson, who is a member of Citizens for a Clean Celgar Moder- nization, a community group formed recently to garner support for the THE SOUND OF MUSIC Come outand help support the Castlegar Firefighters and the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Castlegar REALTY 1p. CASTLEGAR TRUSS LTD. Castlegar Firefighters Fundraising Campaign! “We Serve You Save!" ee ee oe $33 “Best of Luck VIN Phone 365-7111, Firefighters” 365-5956 490-13th Ave. Please help Support the Cause! & MOHAWK 1415 Columbia Ave., Castlegar * 365-7811 The management and staff of NRS urge you to support the Castlegar Firefighters and the Fund 365-2111 Celgar proposal. The letter, signed by Him and received Tuesday by Donaldson, notes the review process does not provide for intervenor funding to allow third parties to prepare presen- tations for the hearings, which will be conducted by a three-member federal- provincial panel. CIPE members believe the new report should be reviewed by in- dependent experts, ‘particularly with respect to the issues of wood supply, transportation, and air and water quality,”’ the letter says. “*As CIPE does not have the finan- cial resources of industry of gover- nment, it is requesting the community to support the hiring of qualified in- dependent reviewers. Accordingly, we are asking you to donate funds for that purpose,"’ the letter says. at . we emphasize that our goal is the best possible conditions for plouse see LETTER pege AS Lak hd eA eS The haunting sound of the bagpi 29, blew a few tunes in the field Univers! conducting studies for a g es could be heard for blocks Thursday as Jay Haverstock, 4 econdary school. Haverstock, ity of Alberta researcher, was in the area with other researchers during the week ehind Stanley Humph phy | project. < fd Mills Death of former resident shocks family, friends By ED MILLS Staff Writer Friends and relatives of a former Castlegar resident killed in Calgary early. Wednesday morning expressed disbelief, shock and anger over the ~ senseless act And the aunt of the slain man said manslaughter charges laid against three men allegedly involved in the death aren't enough. “We're just sad and confused and frustrated with such a sick act,’’ said a weeping Chris MacPherson from her home Friday MacPherson’s nephew, Mark Robert Lightle, 28, was beaten to death after a dispute turned into a fist fight in downtown Calgary about 3 a.m. Wednesday. Lightle, who was born and raised in Castlegar but had lived in Calgary-for the past 10 years, was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. An autopsy found he died from a hemorrhage caused by a blow to the head Calgary homicide Det. Dan Clarke said no weapons were involved “Basically, he was involved in an argument with a woman, three fellows appeared, a fight ensued, Mark was beaten and died as a result of his injuries from that beating,’’ Clarke said. He said Lightle’s car had been van- dalized prior to the incident ‘‘but there’s no way of saying that he was concerned with that before the fight started. ** Timothy Stuart Steer, 26, David Jan Olson, 20, both of Calgary, and Donovan James Hilton, 20, of Wetaskiwin are charged with man- slaughter. The three appeared Thur. sday in provincial court in Calgary where they were remanded in custody pending a bail hearing set for Mon- day, Clarke said. MacPherson said family members disagree with the manslaughter charge. “We think the charge should be second degree murder. It was premeditated, they were waiting for him,” she said. ‘We just hope the judge won't be swayed and they won't get off with a light sentence.”’ Clarke said the three men charged with the crime were not waiting in ambush for Lightle. MacPherson said her nephew, who was not married, was still actively in- volved in Castlegar events, most recently returning for a 10-year high school reunion at Stanley Humphries secondary school An avid golfer, Lightle organized the first Dan Markin Memorial golf tournament held here Aug. 5 Markin, who died of cancer last year, and Lightle were best friends, MacPherson said. “What stands out about Mark was his person: ** she said. ‘‘It seems as though everybody wanted to be around him."" High school’ vice-principal Jack Closkey, whose wife Cheryl is related to Lightle by marriage, said it’s hard to believe anyone would want to kill Lightle, whom he remembers as a good student who got along with everyone “It seems awfully strange. He was a really good-natured guy, outgoing and friendly. Things like that just don't happen in Canada,"’ Closkey said. The manager at McKillican Distributors in Calgary, where Lightle please see DEATH page A2 MP hopes feds see the light By CasNews Staff Kootenay West-Revelstoke MP Lyle K said he hopes ‘‘some Renewal plan moving By CasNews Staff : The first major step in changing the look of downtown Castlegar is finally being taken, the president of the ‘Downtown Business Association said. The DBA’s revitalization commit tee has asked the city to apply for a provincial grant of $5,000 that will allow the committee to—hirecon- sultants to prepare a plan of what downtown business people want their streets and store fronts to look like, Jack Parkin said. Parkin said he’s pleased the city will ask for the grant “It's taken long enough’’ to get to this point, he said. However, the provincial grant must be matched by a city grant of $2,500, which council has agreed to, and donations from downtown merchants and property owners also totalling $2,500, The committee has been trying to collect $15 from business owners and $30 from property owners since May and enough money has been collected that the committee can start on the paperwork, Parkin said. But local business people have not yet donated the entire amount, he said Parkin said the committee hopes to have the consultants hired by mid- September. A meeting will be held to allow downtown business people to meet the consultants, he said common sense will prevail’ with Transport Canada officials and a decision to remove air traffic con- trollers from the Castlegar Airport will be postponed and ‘‘maybe rever- sed.” “I can’t believe someone there won't see a beam of light somewhere line,’ Kristiansen said Commerce luncheon Thursday The New Democrat MP said he has been corresponding with federal Transport Minister Doug Lewis on the issue. “I’ve made my feelings very clear to. government and | know many of NSEN - +. wants to keep controllers please see KRISTIANSEN page A2