fom Aud BURT CAMPBELL, Publisher * RYON GUECES, Nor © TIM MESSENGER, Advert, ar. ££ LOIS HUGHES, Mng, Editor * RENE BRODMAN, Foreman * LLEW KEREIFF, Ollice r Consdion Community 4d fsa Community Newspopers As analy eptenenied by AC arent of orev "000 “Herelet the press the / COMM ENT ‘Thursday Morning, January 25, 1979" Better Allies Than Foes Unilkely as tt may seem, the proponents and opponents of the pi roposed rezoning ie 9.27 acres of jend at Ootischenl commercial use are better suited than as enemies. C sure, owner Jack Hipwell's audience with the Regional District ia development per se."’ But it Is unfortunate that the APC’s concern over the threat of spot development has led to the apparent conclusion that the proposed Hipwell devel- opment will probably be Incompatible with any overall plan for the area. It Ie not lnconcelveble=—In fact, it Is Central 15-year struggle p Eos bureaucratic a chan: any overall plan for the area will have to consider Its ‘Smelter Hill: A Crystal Ball’s-Eye View- By CAM CONRAD {From a column in the Trail Daily Times.) A_ DISASTER SCENE all set for the event—that’s the Smelter Hill section of our Trail-Castlegar highway. Here, with help from my crystal ball, id how the event might develop, A gasoline ‘ tank truck heads south on Aldridge Ave- nue towards town, Snow is falling and the roadway is icy. As its driver nears the blind corner at the top of the hill he pumps his brake pedal, notes a tendency to skid and concentrates on gearing down. He cannot know that a pas- senger car is having trouble making the grade above the hairpin curve at the smelter gate. It slithers sideways. THE TRUCK DRIVER doesn't see it in time to stop. He tries to swing wide but the pavement is too narrow, too slippery. The vehicles side- swipe and the tanker bounces onto the lip of the steep nels to develop the heated debate between Area J director Martin Vanderpot and other board members over the autonomy of advisory planning commissions versus the‘ rights of private ownership. But the prospective developer and other Cotlschenia property owners are victims of a policy vacuum’ which has existed ever since the area was included In the B.C. Land Comission agricultural land reserve in 9) The Brovinelal: governments freezing land which will ir be of algnificant agricultural value. unt an adequate water “I'm sorry but the zoning ordinances are quite clear — no larger than size 8 in this neighborhood.” supply Is secured for the area, precluded ... commercial development of the Hipwell property until It and another parcel were released from the reserve In 1978. Meanwhile, many Ootlechenta land- owners still in the reserve have the dublous privilege of paying exhorbitant taxes on property zoned “‘developing urban”’ but are fo the C teeters for a mo- Whether RDCK ‘ait the plan In one year, 20 years or two minutes from now, they will have to deal with tho near-certainty that this highway frontage Is Ideal for commercial use. And because only two land parcels have “been excluded from the ALR In Ootlechenia 80 far, It Is unlikely that the fast-and-toose spot dsvelopment about which residents and the APC are justifiably concerned will have an opportunity to spread before completion of the ROCK plan. In fact, the approval of the application may finally prod some B.C. Land Commission bureaucrat Into assessing the real needs of property owners In the area. Above all, it must be remembered that the degree to which the development affected adjacent properties would depend greatly on the approval of subdivisions on the property. This step will be far more crucial to the actual compatibility of the development with adjoining land than the rather abstract stage at which it has been delayed. It Is the subdivision approval process rather than the rezoning process that should include discussion of the specific ADCK technica! planning committees com- ments board members described as “Mickey Mouse.’* As the rhetorical battle continues and the launch another rezoning | application, R is important that all parties concerned In this debate not lose sight of what Is at stake. Construction of hotel and restaurant facilities and possibly of a small business block at the site will.mean the creation not only of seasonal employment In the bullding- trades but long-term jobs in the service Industry. In'that strategic location such a development would draw business and recreational traffle from both the highway and Castlegar Alrport and boost tourism revenue In the area. It is obvious that ihe interest of ihe prohibited by the ALR’s fi minimum subdiviston limit from even dividing thelr lands amongst thelr children. There Is no reason to doubt Vanderpol’s sincerity when he says the Area J advisory planning commission {s ‘‘not opposed to Ootischanta are more in common than they are at odds. Whether both parties’ Interests are served wili depand on thelr abliity to cast aside personal animositles and plan in good falth. ment then begins to roll. Dazed, the man in the passenger car sags against his steering wheel.- A ‘following vehicle stops and its driver goes to his assistance, The heavy tanker rolls several times flattening the small trees on the embank- ment. It comes to rest on its side overhanging the grade below the hairpin. STILL CONSCIOUS, THE driver struggles out of his seat belt, fumbles for the ignition switch, shuts it off, tries to lift a door that’s now above'his head. (An editorial in the Kam- loops News.) THE UNITED NATIONS adopted the Universal Declara- tion of Human Rights just over 80 years ago, Dec. 10, 1948. During the three decades since the UN General-Assembly overwhelmingly endorsed this noble document, the list of nations ignoring its provisions depressing rate. hirds of the- world's 4.2 billion humans are denied some or all of the basic civil and political rights enunci- ated in the declaration. THE HISTORIC TRENDS are not encouraging. The re- pressive ideology of Marx and Lenin continues to score omi- nous gains, The Third World has emerged ‘from colonialism only to embrace. home-grown oppression, The United Nations has long since ceased to be an effective defender or even promotor of human rights. The Stage is Set for Disaster, _ “1 see a whole string of absurd predictions falling to materialize.”” mont! This thing's a bomb!” But the warning comes too late. An excited bystander has filpped a glowing cigarette butt into the gutter at the fodt-of the retaining wall. * Whumpffl A trickle “of leaked gascting ignites.’ Flames race towards the tanker. The would-be rescuers scatter, all eee the one with the injured vy) * te and the driver, the explosion. rooms upward, engulfing the dazed motorist on the ‘roadway ‘above as well as the: man helping him. Moments later, a car full of young people ‘careers around the blind corner and crashes into the firat.. :: A. shift change . quickly plugs ‘Aldridge Avenue: with stalled, homebound traffic. Cominco and Trail fire de- partment personnel, respond quickly to the alarms byt are forced to abandon their vehicles and approach the area oh foot with only portable equipment. When the Warfield and ‘Ross- land emergency vehicles arrive, they must park over half a mile away. Ambulance crews and the police are also delayed. BURNING CARS ON THE lower leg of the hill threaten a nearby hotel. Its guests are evacuated. Some have been cut by flying glass; others are 1, They mingle; with Pain forces him to quit; one of his wrists is broken. He hears voices. Several vehicles have stopped nearby, the forefront of a traffie jam that will soon extend down onto Rossland Avenue. Somebody tries to kick in the windshield and cuts his legs. Responsibility Falls on Western Democracies Human Rights is Still an Issue. zations in the West, and on scattered networks of coura- geous individuals who resist tyranny in their own countries. Among: governments, the even have proved counterpro- ductive in some cases, the Soviet Union for example. While the role of govern- ments, particularly the U.S, Carter 's human rights policy—in the U.S. is the most striking example of offi- cial action in support of an international standard of per- sonal and political rights. In- evitably, the administration's sometifhes clumsy activism has achieved mixed results. It may is critical, private organizations have also made surprisingly important contri- butions, The London-based Am- nesty International group has achieved heartening results in easing the’ plight of ‘politcal * prisoners in dozens of coun- tries. Other would-be rescuers take over, “GET THE HELL AWAY from here!" the trapped driver screams, “Call the fire depart- WHATEVER THE DIFFI- culties, there is no acceptable allernative to a continuation of the struggle on behalf of human rights. The rule of law, a belief in the inherent worth and dignity of every individual and the idea that human beings possess inalienable rights are still revolutionary concepts. If they are not defended and ed by ‘those’ wlio’ enjoy ir. benefits, ‘tyranny will 611 “. triumph ‘by default. the stunned rescuers, who scat- tered before the explosion. Hundreds of downtown Trail- ites rush to the scene.. - An elderly spectator suf- fers a heart attack. He is beyond help by the time: first aid and refuge stations are organized in buildings along Victoria Street. ONE OF THE YOUNG people dies in a smelter first aid room, The wait for transpor. tation to hospital was too long. The headlines read: HELL ON SMELTER HILL. A month or so later they read: GOV't OKAYS: NEW WEST TRAIL APPROACH. I hope it doesn't happen that way. But I'm awfully afraid it's going to take a disaster to get the project out of certain bureaucratic pigeonholes. “IN THE - MEANTIME, arivegery carefully 6 Hill. Join Us In Christina Lake For Dancing INN Better Restaurant sien in Seafood GHINESE Foon When in Nelson ENJOY 3 Different Chinese Smorgasbords! : Friday - Hong Kong + Saturday - Shanghai. Sunday - Peking OPEN Every Day a nd Fork 8. January 23 to S january 27. in: all eae stores in Trail, neta Plaza, Rossland, Castlegar, Nelson and Fresh. Gov't. ‘inspected. -Breasts, Thighs, sramietichs, ib... 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