Castlépar News’ November 18, 1987 URGENTLY Please Contect BEV PC ROGERS ALDERMAN COMMITMENT FOR THE FUTURE GOURMET GLACIER ICE SOLD STEWART, B.C. (CP) — Hiciaa se fowl dyad 365- 3743 making its way from the glaciers of northern British Columbia into the trendy drinks of cool “It's distinetly different from regular frozen water,” says project manager Jack Lott. “The product has been A CHANGE! VOTE LUTZ FOR ALDERMAN d to Japan on an y basis and it has been snapped up. Lott, who works for Ice Age Ice Inc., says that because glaciers undergo centuries of pressurization, the ice is free of impurities. Its clarity and crystalline structure also make it attractive. As visitors to the Northwest Territories pavilion at Expo 86 were delighted to find, glacier ice also has a tendency to fizz, pop and jump around a lot when put into a drink. OPEN PLANT ‘ The three-year-old company, based in Vancouver, has opened an ice-crushing plant in Stewart, a picturesque community bordering Alaska. Once heralded as the province's latgyt ghost ghost town, Stewart, with a population of roughly 1,400, is making an LUTZ Robert (Bob) k. The area is rich in timber, gold and cbal deposits, but Mayor Garry Hubbard is particularly excited about the ice-mining venture. “It's a really good concept — gourmet ice — not its unique,” Hubbard says TRUMP CARD Donald Trump for president? By CALVIN WOODWARD Canadian Press NEW YORK — Move over, Alexander the Great. ‘There's a man in New York who knows of “no one my age who has accomplished more.” Never mind that Alexander conquered most of the civilized world before dying in his early 30s, that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed some 600 works before dying at age 35, or that Thomas Edison was 30 when he invented the peasiograph. At 41, Donald Trump's conquests stretch rather more modestly, although still impressively, from New York towers to casinos and hotels in Atlantic City and beyond. But this ns do seem’ grand. Not only does he intend to build the world’s tallest building — a 150-storey tower on Manhattan's West Side — but many think he also wants to become president of the United States. The boyish-looking entrepreneur denies interest in the presidency, but a draft-Trump movement in New Hampshire has gathered enough signatures to put him in that state's important Ropeblicey prime if he changes his mind. When he spoké" recently at the Rotary Club in Portsmouth, N.H., he drew a larger crowd than came BOOK feast in your kitchen! Cook up o tasteful enjoy EXTRA COOK BOOKS AVAILABLE ONLY 25¢ EACH 197 Columbia Avenue ble resource, the advertising potential is fabulous.” Ice Age Ice, which knows of no other company in the world selling glacier ice, had initially asked for a mining licence. But after almost three years of negotiations with the provincial government, the company was given a water rights licence to harvest ice that has “calved” or broken off from Salmon Glacier, about 50 kilometres east of Stewart. The company is not allowed to mine ice from the main flow, but millions of tonnes of ice — some chunks as tall as a six-storey building — break off from the glacier every year. Lott, noting that the venture was entirely through private investors, says he was disappointed with the lack of help from either the provincial or federal governments. “You'd need a million dollars if you were to start a plant like this up now,” Lott said, declining to give any further financial details. ‘WORK ON ICE Plant manager Jim Murphy says about a dozen people will work on the ice field and another 30 in the crushing plant, a box-like waterfront building leased from the provincial Ministry of Transport. The building was last used as a sound stage for the movie Bear Island, which starred Vanessa Redgrave and Donald Sutherland. Lott said California and Japan are the first two target markets for what he calls the Perrier of glacial ice, which will retail for about $2.50 Cdn a kilogram. The Japanese, says Lott, are particularly eager to get more of the product, packaged in two-kilogram trays of clear plastic covered by white, blue and black advertising sleeves. Lott plans to ship the first loads of ice to the Los Angeles area by the end of the year. 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And in describing the kind of ‘Could the United States be ready for a billionaire landlord and casino owner in the White House?’ leader the United States should have — a tough negotiator who won't be “kicked around” — Trump seemed to be describing himself. Could the United States be ready for a billionaire landlord and casino owner in the White House? Americans aren't gambling their next month's rent on it, but neither are they counting Trump out. BOUGHT ADS Trump, whose fortune is estimated as high as $3 billion US, recently spent $94,000 on newspaper ads in New York, Washington and Boston to preach a hard-nosed business approach to foreign policy. 8 , he wanted the United States to charge allies for safeguarding their liberty in places like the Persian Gulf. Soon after, he was on the cover of Newsweek magazine and in the comic strip Doonesbury — two sure signs of celebrity. All this interest, however, had less to do with Trump's view of America as a kind of freedom supermarket than with the prospect of a new figure emerging on the national scene. ‘Trump, although denying any intention to run for president, asserted that “if I did, I'd win,” and he posed with ‘| his hand on a globe for a front-page newspaper picture. He’s never out of the papers for long. When the stock market crashed, ‘Prump made'news by fluttering’safely to earth with a $200-million parachute — the profit he claimed from jumping out of stocks shortly before the October nosedive. If Trump should ever become a politician, Americans would have to get used to a sharp-tongued egotist who calls his opponents morons and bullies. Witness his feud with New York Mayor Ed Koch, who suggested Trump's call for a foreign policy with “backbone” was really a call for a foreign policy without brains. “I don't like him,” Koch said. “Who is really interested in Donald Trump's views on foreign policy? Mrs. Trump, maybe?” “Jerk,” snapped Trump. Political analyst Ken Auletta doubts voters would go for a man whose credentials include real estate and “green- mailing” — launching corporate takeovers and then bailing out with a profit. “So, a greenmailer, a casino operator and a landlord running in @ popularity contest?” Auletta mused. “C'mon. ‘That's about ego, not about realism. “A lot of people would much rather have a politician with an acute sensitivity to what is possible . . . than some rube who is really new to this but starts with this kind of arrogant position that, ‘Heck, get out of the way, I can do it.” CUT RED TAPE Sensitivity is not Trump's strong suit. As he once told reporters, “If people screw me, I screw back in spades.” But whether he is cutting through New York's jungle of red tape or slicing payments to contractors whose work he — sloppy, Trump has a reputation for getting things cn in New York, Trump learned about real estate from his father, a developer, who eventually gave his son most of his assets. In 1975, Trump made his first big splash by building the sparkling Grand Hyatt Hotel on a rundown block of 42nd Street, using $70 million in loans and a $120-million tax break from the city. ‘Trump's office did not respond to a request for an interview for this article. If the White House ever became home for Trump, his Austrian-born wife Ivana — a former fashion model in Montreal — and their three children, it wouldn't be much of a step up in comfort. The family’s quarters already include a 110-room estate in Palm Beach, Fla., a 45-room retreat in Connecticut and a ‘who is really interested in Donald Trump's view on foreign policy? Mrs. Trump maybe?’ recently acquired yacht — a floating palace featured in the James Bond movie Never Say Never Again. ‘Trump and Koch have been entertaining New Yorkers for some time with their war of words. Their dispute centres on Trump's demand for subsidies or tax relief for his proposed West Side project, but they'll clash over anything. A few years ago, Trump offered to help negotiate an arms deal with the Soviet Union. He said he could learn all he needed to know about the subject in 30 minutes, and posed beside a dove of peace for a local magazine cover. In July, he met Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow to discuss building luxury hotels there. “And then when he came back he was like a schoolboy,” Koch said. “He said, “Well, they said I can’t own the property.’ I mean, how bright do you have to be in foreign policy to know that in Moscow you can't own the property?” ‘Trump said he was just kidding when he made those comments. And he called Koch the worst mayor New York has ever had. Best year since recession ‘OR: Stuert Lourie Ph. 365-3278 Sunday School — 9:45 a.m ‘Sunday Morning Worship 1:00 a.m Prayer & Bible Study Wednesda: Satellite Video Seminars ‘Accredited Home Bible ly Courses ‘A Non: Denominational Family Church, Preaching the Word of Faith FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP (A.C.0.P.) ——_—_—_— Below Ggstleaird Plaza Phone 365-6317 Pastor! Barry Werner Phohe 365-2374 — SUNDAY SERVICES — Sunday School 9:30 a.m. ‘Morning Worship 10:30 Evening Fellowship 6:30 Wednesday: Home Meetings 7:00 Friday Yout! 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According to the 1986 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the aver- age family has declined in size, from 3.9 people in 1961 to 3.1 in 1986. ve" 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pete's TV Sponsored by Central Foods Carl's Drugs Rumford Place Picture Place Riverside Video Ba je & Gibson Dixie Lee (South) VANCOUVER (CP) — tish Columbia is enjoying what could be its best year for financial growth since the 1981-82 recession, says the Bank of Montreal but the outlook for next year is bleak. At its annual economic outlook conference, the bank said the province's economy : in 1968 will mirror the gen- Christmas poe Craft Fair < |, Recreation Complex FRIDAY, NOV. 20 SAT., NOV. 21 Admission 50¢, 12 and under free. Bring the whole family. Face Painting — Kids — Say hello to "“Mesome Wares” and get a treat. Buy unique locally-made crafts. Enjoy the exciting at- mosphere of our 12th Christmas Fair. Hairlines Bri- eral slowdown expected nat- ionally. But D.J. Kavanagh, senior vice-president of the bank's western commercial banking division, said that although the province was supposed to suffer a post-Expo 86 letdown, “judg- ing by the evidence we've got so far, the economy grew as rapidly this year as last. DOOR PRIZES COURTESY OF CRAFTSPEOPLE AND... Ginette's Boutique Mallards Ski & Sport Castlegar Bicycle Shop Rose's Boutique berry Creek Recreation Comr “It could well end up as the best year for since the end of the 1981-82 re- cession.” Kavanagh said the bank forecasts a 3.5- to four-per- cent growth rate for 1987. WORTH REPEATING “At the same time, con- sumer price inflation is look- ing pretty Marg (2.7 per cent in September! “In all ‘hen ‘respects, 1987 would be a year worth re- peating,” he said. “Unfortu- nately, this appears quite unlikely.” ‘The bank expects an an- prices nual growth rate of 2.1 per cent next year “which in this case is very deceptive be- cause it reflects the very Connie 365-7601 Joyce 365-3091 Our hostess will bring gifts and greetings, slong with helpful information. Weaker housing starts in both Canada and the United States will give B.C.'s lumber industry a rougher ride next year, Kavanagh said, while there will be only modest Lobel in the agricultural are the salmon and roe herring fisheries — which rose 50.4 per cent and 137 per cent respectively this year — remain at 1967 levels, “fish processing should be a stab- ilizing foree on overall food shipments.” Mineral production and have improved this year, Kavanagh added, and although prices probably will slip next year, they should hold about half their 1967 gains. The climate for the pe- troleum industry has im- proved markedly, he said, and although there probably won't be much in the way of production gains next year, “if the price of oil remains at its current level, the petrol- eum industry will fare rel- atively well next year.” Kavanagh also said the province's unemployment rate, now at more than 11 per cent, will rise by one half toa full percentage point during the coming year. LAWRENCE CHERNOFF COUNCIL TYPE SETTING Give your newsletters, meeting bulletins, etc \ i IN GANGS Gangs last forever By MIRO CERNETIG VANCOUVER — Blood oaths last forever in Asian youth gangs, One gang member, ‘a 20-year-old prisoner in a British Columbia maximun-cocurity Jali; guys bo can Sevie vere the clandestine and brutal world he swore. tmmigtast reckienti: gunerelly want sething 19/0 1 re lan D hindi Soddeded’ sume ink “eleaee ‘eeciohd :45 to gangs, is concerned that hysteria is sweeping belonging the city. Seateins tat ee, EAs, Ge shan ge young man shook his head. A hint of distrust and something intangible — perhaps fear — flashed in icy, dark-brown eyes. “Td like to talk to you,” he says, pausing for a few seconds to look around the empty visiting room. “OK,” he decides without explanation. “But only if you don't use my name. I'd be dead if you did.” Giving any information, including his crime or where he is jailed, would make him a marked man, police say. OFFERS GLIMPSE For 12 minutes, the slouching figure dressed in baggy prison greens hesitantly offers a glimpse of a world few have seen. Asian gangs — an increasingly violent urban phen- *emenon involved mainly in prostitution, gambling and extortion — are not unique to Vancouver. Based in the Asian ‘The gangs struggle to keep a low profile, but occasionally their ruthlessness explodes. into the headlines’ communities of major cities, they exist in places like Montreal and Toronto as well as cities in the United States. The gangs struggle to keep a low profile, but occasionally their ruthlessness explodes into the headlines. In on a 16-year-old Vancouver youth was shooting, p B.C. Attorney Grand Brian Smith to renew efforts to bring the gangs under cont His office has asked for a special prosecutor to ensure a greater number of convictions. But. ing the close-knit or been s daunting task. USE TERROR ‘The secrecy that surrounds their inner workings, says the prisoner, is fostered through terror. Speaking in a quiet monotone, he says there is no such thing as an ex-member of an Oriental gang. There is no where to run; no place to forget; no way out. “They have connections everywhere,” he says omi- nously. Insp. Ron Foyle, head of the Vancouver Police depart- ment’s Asian crime squad, agrees membership is forever. “With any secret society, once you're there, you're there for life,” he said in an interview. “They don't want people leaving the gang and making their activities a matter of public information.” What police do know is that the membership of the gangs is small. In Vancouver's four largest gangs, the total core membership is believed to be about 250. GAIN POWER By using violence or the threat of it, the gangs in Vancouver and elsewhere in Canada have gained a hold on Chinese communities, although the hard working, largely has long says gang are a rarity, adding that none of the people he’s defended have ever belonging to a gang. “I would respectfully suggest it’s not all cut and dried the way the police would have you believe.” Police counter such statements by pointing to the vietims and the dead. SHOT IN HEAD ‘The most recent example of gang violence surfaced Sept. 18 when 16-year-old Babbak Moieni, an immigrant from Iran, was found by his mother lying in a pool of blood in their Vancouver apartment. Gagged and bound, the teenager had been ‘shot in the head while sitting in a chair, a killing police have linked to Oriental gangs. The man in the B.C. jail blames such violence on a core of young gang members enamored with fighting and guns. “That wasn't necessary at all,” he said, referring to the Moieni murder. “The older guys aren't interested in that. ‘They want power and money. But the young people, they like fighting, they want action.” Eighteen months ago, on the tail-end of his teenage years, the prisoner fell for the intoxicating power and easy money offered by the gangs. “What happens inside is lots of fun. You get a car when you want, a gun when ak want, money when you want.” Giéildig csi: neter:creoond bs Neither did the lifelong membership that comes with the cruel rituals of initiation he describes only as “the harshest ‘Const. Martin Turner of the Asian crime squad said initiation rites in the gangs te from the crime triads in Hong Kong. The rites are believed to involve drawing blood from a knife wound. Despite taking part in such rites, the would like to break away from gang life. He says he's in love and wants to marry. “My girlfriend is straightening me out.” But there is no escaping the past, only the possibility of a shadowy and uncertain double life. As soon as he is released, he will visit his gang to show allegiance. Proving loyalty is a matter of survival. “There are too many things you could know. They can't let you out. You might two-time.” MUST ATTEND Marriage is permitted and it is possible to assume a more dormant role. But the prisoner says regular meetings with the gang must continue, perhaps as often as every “Let's just cay’ ‘Tmin the danger zone already. "Feerewed . up ” he adds with When prodded, he says he must carry out any request from his gang. “You can get a little further away. But if they want you, you've got to do what they say. You can never get out.” Suddenly the prisoner rises to his feet. “T've got to go now,” he says and requests a guard to open a heavy steel door. 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