Wednesday, January 15, 1992 i Funding granted for course Beaver Valley will soon join the list of communities in the Kootenays with golf courses. The Beaver Valley Golf and Recreation Society in Fruit- vale has received a cheque for $191,000 from GO B.C. to help construct a nine-hole golf course , the provincial govern-. ment announced last week. The money represents the final instalment of a $573,000 | grant. : GOB.C. is a provincial gov- ernment capital funding pro- gram which uses lottery pro- ceeds to assist a wide range of community initiatives. Ringette returns to B.C. The National Ringette Championships are coming back to B.C. For the first time since 1984, B.C. will host the cham- pionships, which are set for Port Coquitlam April 5-12. Females 14 years of age and older are currently train- ing in rinks all over the province looking for a chance torepresent B.C. at the cham- pionships. * “Selection of regional teams that will playoff to determine the province’s representative © is currently under way. All provinces except New- foundland will be represented at the annual event. Most provinces will send -teams in all three divisions — Juniors (15 and_ under), Belles (17 and under) and Debs (18 and over). Games team = picked A playoff in Trail decided the five players who will rep- resent this area ‘in table ten- nis at the B.C Winter Games. Figles ee of dh. pas land and Ken Nickel of Mon- trose make up the men’s News photo Castlegar Figure Skating Club members who competed in the Rossland Mini-Skate Competition last weekend were (Front L to R): Ashley Price, Alexis Rideout, Larissa Leason, Anna Schickler and Vanessa Katrukoff. (Back L to R): Rosanna Sheppard, Clair Henrich, Dawn Hadikin and DanielleJmieff. Figure skaters major in Mini W@ Castlegar Figure Skating Club lands five, top-three finishes at Rossland Mini-Skate Competition last weekend News Staff Five Castlegar skaters fig- in their categories at the Ross- land Mini -Skate Competition last weekend. Leading the way for the > Castlegar Figure Skating Club’s 10-girl contingent was Larissa Leason with a first place in the 3-B preliminary ladies 11-and-over category. Vanessa Katrukoff skated “to a second place in the pre- liminary ladies 11-12 division, while Michelle Kooznetsoff was third in that category. Anna Schickler also man- aged a top-three finish in the 2-B preliminary ladies 9and 10 division, while Alexis Rideout got third in the 2-A prelimi- nary ladies nine and 10 divi- sion. Also competing in the event for Castlegar were Rosanna Sheppard, Dawn Hadikin, Clair Henrich, Danielle Jmieff and Ashley Price. Teams from across. the Kootenays attended the annu- al competition, including skaters from Kimberley, Trail, Nelson and Grand Forks. The skaters are primarily coached by one-time World Championship skater Elyann Steinemann. ured in the top-three placings Golf club’s first female prez sets goals Ed Mills SPORTS EDITOR If significant bends develop on Verna Chernoff’s ears this summer, the condi- tion can be blamed on her new job and what she hopes to accomplish in it. As the newly elected president of the Castlegar and District Golf Club, Cher- noff said she’s willing to let club members bend her ears anytime on anything to do with the course. “What the members want will be our priority this year,” said Chernoff, who be- came the club’s first female president last week when she was elected at the execu- tive’s first meeting of the year. Chernoff, a physical education teacher at Stanley Humphries Secondary School, said she wants to bé known by the club's members as a listening president, a com- said Chernoff. “That will be a priority. That we’re much more aware of the members needs and wants. And that is all the members as a whole, rather than one particular in- terest group,” she said. Among the changes Chernoff has planned to open the lines of communica- tion are newsletters, posted copies of the minutes of executive meetings as well as the reports tabled, and more informal con- tact between chub members and executive members. “We are elected by the membership (for three-year terms) with the understand- ing that they trust us to fufill their needs and operate the course in a successful manner,” she said. The man Chernoff is replacing as pres- ident said she is perfect for the job. “She will be an excellent replacement, and I say that in all sincerity,” said Barry Jackson, who did not seek re-election this year after three years as president and six years on the executive. “She shows a lot of leadership ability and she showed a lot of enthusiasm and put in a whole lot of time and effort last year,” Jackson said. Chernoff has rose to the highest posi- tion in the club after just three years on the executive. Last year she was vice- president and-chairman of the clubhouse committee. Chernoff said the executive will be dis- cussing it’s goals, objectives and financial status for the coming season at it’s next meeting Jan. 22. Meanwhile, the executive decided which of its members will chair which committees for the coming season. Andy Shutek will be chairman of fi- nance, while Alec Perehudoff will handle course operations. Brain Polovinikoff will be club captain and tournament chair- man. Joe Papp will handle planning and development, while. Art Toews is in charge of the clubhouse and Alex Lutz is chairman of the membership committee. ‘ troubled aircraft Wi Wednesday, January TS 1Gex! Nine toOF IVE LOSSES MOUNTING Citicorp, the largest U.S. banking company, said Monday it expects to report a loss ranging between $450 million to $475 million US for 1991. WHEELING & DEALING The Ontario government and “Montreal-based Bombardier are ready to cuta deal to save maker de Havilland. Under the plan, Bombardier would gain majority ownership, buying 51 per cent of de Havilland from parent Boeing Co.. of Seattle. The level of- federal financing that will accompany the sale remains an outstanding issue. UNDER FIRE MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. is using land- use debates in Clayoquot Sound as a convemient excuse for cutting 55 logging jobs it would have chopped anyway, says the IWA- Canada. Last week, B.C.’s biggest forest company said continued uncertainty over future logging levels in old- growth forests surrounding Clayoquot Sound forced it to announce the Cc Celgar Pulp Co. growing into 21st century Jonathan Green NEWS REPORTER ‘Despite an 18-day workers lock- out in August, the Celgar Pulp Co. expansion is right on schedule. Work at the mill is progressing as planned, and Celgar Project Manager Rod Meares believes safety is one of the reasons why. “The safety, in all aspects, I find very encouraging,” he said. Although several workers were hospitalized last summer because of exposure to noxious gases, Meares said that the safety during the expansion has been above av- erage. “The overall safety performance is better than the industry average on projects this size,” he said. Meares said the mill is staying within budget, though the shut- down last year has had a slight im- pact. “We’re at 650,000 man-hours in construction, one area where we're a little bit tight,” he said. While encountering no major problems, Meares,said that a mi- nor one has arisen with two of the unions on site. Last month, members of the Teamsters union protested along Columbia Avenue about the work, or lack of, they were getting dur- * ing the expansion - 5 They were upset over the amount of work the union of Op- erating Engineers was receiving, and that they wanted more. “The Teamsters were getting a small percentage of the work, and they want a higher percentage,” Meares said. He added that representatives from the two unions would proba- bly meet in Vancouver this week to resolve the conflict. The opening of the mill is slated for July of next year.