es Castlégar News March 21, 1990 Pierre Trudeau's view outdated, premier says VIC FORIA (CP) — Former prime minister Pierre Trudeau has a slightly outdated view of Canada and the Constitution, B.C. Premier Bill Van- der Zalm said ¢ Vander Zalm said Canadians are looking for less, not more, cen- tralization of power Trudeau opposes the Meech Lake consitutional accord because, in his view, it confers a special status on Quebec and acts to decentralize power in Canada and weaken the federal government. But Vander Zalm said he doesn’t expect the former Liberal prime minister’s position, outlined in a new book by Trudeau released Tuesday, to have much impact on the outcome of the accord. “‘The whole idea of decen- tralization and allowing the provinces to take a lead in some of these areas is what we're talking about in Meech, or at least that’s been the approach through Meech, and that’s contrary to the Pierre Elliot Trudeau views,” he said. Vander Zalm met Monday with Manitoba Premier Gary Filmon Reform leader urges wariness OTTAWA (CP) — Beware of politicians warning of dire con- sequences if the Meech Lake accord is rejected, says Preston Manning, Reform party leader. Bringing his change-everything message of his western-based party to Ottawa, Manning urged Canadians to be wary of federal and Quebec politicians who predict anarchy if the constitutional accord isn’t approved by June 23. The rail-thin leader of the two-year- old party said he doesn’t think Quebec will boil over if the accord is rejected by predominantly. English- speaking provinces like Newfoun- diand, New Brunswick or Manitoba. But he said journalists should keep watch on the actions of federal and Quebec political organizers who might see some advantage in stirring up Quebecers if the accord fails. ‘H there's going to bea reaction, let it be the natural reaction-of the people of Quebe: — Reform party leader Preston Manning “If there’s going to be a reaction, let it be the natural reaction of the people of Quebec,’’ said Manning, whose office is in Calgary Monday marked the end of Man. ning’s week-long swing through On- tario, during which he figures he spoke to about 10,000 people. After the news conference he left for a series of public meetings in Atlantic Canada He said people all over Canada are disillusioned with the governing Con- servatives and with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney because ‘‘they don’t ‘see acommitment, ora vision at alt,” on the part of the federal Tories. And he said he has learned that people in Ontario share that feeling but, unlike voters in the West, they. are confident in the political clout they carry to bring about change Manning’s comments on Quebec's reaction to any faiJure of the accord came when he was asked about remarks by External Affairs Minister Joe Clark, who has suggested critics of Meech Lake should not forget the lessons of history and Quebec's radical independence movement Later in the Commons, New Democrat Leader Audrey McLaughlin suggested Clark wasn’t helping the national unity debate by raising the spectre of violence. Clark suggested he hadn’t raised any threat, but merely recalled how difficult any constitutional reform was without Quebe€’s participation Manning said the lesson to remem- ber is that Ottawa panicked in 1970 when a small band of terrorists briefly carried out a wave of kidnappings, bombings and murder He said he’s seen enough demon- strations to know they aren't always spontaneous and he mistrusts the motives of federal and Quebec politicians who he said are forcing the Meech Lake accord on the rest of the country by warning the anarchy in the streets of Quebec should it fail The accord is an amendment to bring about Quebec's willing par. ticipation in the Constitution. In ad- dition to recognizing Quebec as a distinct society within Canada, it would expand provincial. powers in several areas BILL VANDER ZALM - - dismisses Trudeau's impact Vander Zalm said they talked about a number of issues, not just Meech Lake. Filmon is one of three Canadian premiers opposed to the accord, along with Clyde Wells of Newfoundland and Frank McKenna of New Brun- swick. The 1987 accord aims to obtain Quebec's willing participation in the 1982 Constitution. it will expire June 23 unless ratified by New Brunswick and Manitoba, the only two provinces that have not so far passed resolutions formally adop- ting it. Newfoundland says it plans to revoke its 1988 ratification vote some time this spring unless the accord is changed. . Caroline So OFFICE 365-5210° FAX PAINTING & DECORATING rourtH AVENUE 2649 ec CASTLEGAR vin 2s! 364-0 LL FREE 1-800-663-4966 NAVE YOU ORIVEN A FoRD LATE, y 365 3563 ukoroft JANICE TURNER ERTISING ADV 362-5923 365-3334 (i. 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J Floor Covering Centre 1 Genelle TOSHIBA TOSHIBA M-220 Minister rejects pleas By CasNews Staff Federal Employment and Im- migration Minister Barbara Mc- Dougall has rejected pleas to reverse the federal government's decision to relocate 10 jobs in the unemployment insurance sector of the Trail Canada Employment Centre to the Nelson McDougall to reconsider the move which opponents. say will be a har- dship for claimants who will have to travel to Nelson But McDougall, in a letter to Trail Mayor Marc Marcolin, said that after considering the matter she is ‘‘unable to justify a reversal of the decision.”* scale be achieved wherever possible,” McDougall writes. ‘‘I also feel that this"move is necessary to ensure that the level and quality of service are maintained over the long term for the citizens of Trail and for all claimants in the West Kootenay region."" McDougall also added a handwrit WKP workers on strike By ED MILL itaff Writer Linemen and generator operators at West Kootenay Power went on strike Friday after contract talks broke down. : But the 187 emptoyees-won't-be on the picket line until Monday because office workers at West Kootenay had already reported for work when the strike started. The strike won't cause any major disruptions in service, company spokesman Jack Fisher said “‘We have some very capable supervisory personnel who will keep the lights on,”’ Fisher said Friday, just an hour before the workers from the International Brotherhood of Elec- trical Workers Union were scheduled to walk out. The union served 72-hour strike notice to the company on Tuesday af- ter union members voted 92 per cent in favor of strike action to support Bylaw hits s By SIMON BIRCH Editor Approximately 15 per cent of Area I residents and 10 per cent of Area J tesidents- have signed —-counter petitions against a proposed Regional District of Central Kootenay bylaw that would have taxed residents of those areas to help fund the operation and maintenance of the Castlegar Public Library. The number Of signatures prevents the regional district board from adop- ting the bylaw although it leaves open the possibility of holding a referen- dum on the bylaw, a decision the board deferred Saturday. “T think it’s unfortunate,” Area J director Ken Wyllie said. ‘I'm greatly concerned that the library will now be forced to increase its user fees for (rural) area residents."* He said increased fees could be a burden on some rural-area families who currently use the Castlegar library The total number of signatures the regional district received on the coun- ter petitions was 613. For the pur poses of the proposed bylaw, the their demands for wage parity with workers at other utilities and a health plan comparable to that of other WKP employees. IBEW spokesman Al Oliver said picket lines will be set up at alt-t3 WKP district offices, including Castlegar, and at the head office at Waneta Plaza in Trail. The Office and Technical Em- ployees Union, which represents West Kootenay Power office workers, asked its members to respect picket lines 7 : A mediator brought in from Van- couver was sent home Wednesday as the two sides were far apart on the main issues, Oliver said Neither Oliver nor Fisher would speculate Friday on how long the strike could last, but Oliver said the union is steadfast in its position. “Our members are quite prepared to stay out as long as it takes,” he said. ‘“And I think our strike vote memo to the board, said RDCK staff were able to verify that 209 signatures (15.3 per cent) from Area I and 213 (9.9 per cent) from Area J are on the voters’ list for those areas. “We did not attempt to verify whether the remaining 191 signatures were eligible electors or whether they represented electoral areas | or J as it would not affect the results of this analysis,’ Baldigara said in the memo. The bylaw, if passed, would mean annual tax assessment of about $3.50 relates to that.’” John Montgomery, spokesman for the OTEU, said WKP will try to maintain services with management Personnel but, “‘there’s going to be some problems (for customers) Paying bills eventually."’ “There'll be tie-ups and delays in that area but you should ask the com- pany about that,’’ Montgomery said Fisher said it may be necessary to_. impose some delays for some “‘non essential services.”* “If a person is building a house his _(electricity) hook —up—may—be delayed,”’ Fisher said WKP was struck by the same union in May 1985, a strike that lasted nine working days. “It’s not a new experience,”’ Fisher said. ‘“‘We just pledge ourselves to strive to keep the lights on.”” West Kootenay Power provides power to about 100,000 customers from Creston to Princeton na to an owner of a $50,000 home in Area I and $7 to the owner of a similarly priced home in Area J In 1989, rural members of the Castlegar library accounted for 17 per cent of the library’s total membership but only 2.7 per cent of the library’s $989-operating budget, library board chairman. Ron Norman said in a recent letter to the editor. Enactirig the bylaw would also be a stepping stone to increased funding for the library from the provincial continued on page AZ Lawyers to eye postal problem By CasNews Staff Lawyers for the Regional District of Central Kootenay will examine Canada Post’s decision to close the Robson post office April 20 if an agreement is not reached with a private business by the end of March to operate a postal franchise in the opinions and advice as to the legal issues and remedies that may be available’’ to keep the post office open The board also referred the matter to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to determine if any SO MONTH WARRANTY * on Microwaves and TVs Parts and Labour The most comprehensive Warranty in Canada 181-Channel Cable Compatible VCR with On-Screen Programming via Remote Control © Full Loading Quick Access system * Remote On-screen programming, 8-event/1 year ¢ HQ PRO © Video index search system © 2-speed search function * Auto play Linear time counter © Tape remaining indicator © Channel memory ceed located + way betweer Trail & Castlegar Open 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m Phone 693-2227 Tuesday through Saturday CEC. “I can only reemphasize that the discussed delegation from Trail at a Jan. 31 meeting) are essential from the gover- nment's perspective that economies of The union representing the workers and the City of Trail, with support from Castlegar city council and other local councils and individuals,-urged changes we ten note at the end of the letter. ““We did some further checking, in cluding construction plans at B.C Hydro, to ensure that our decision. continued on page A2 (with a regional district estimated the population of Area I at 1,362 and Area J at 2,148. Regional district assistant ad ministrator Barry Baldigara, in a community, matter to its Report called ‘disjointed’ By SIMON BIRCH Editor The highly technical report assessing the probable environmental impacts of the proposed Celgar pulp mill expansion is too difficult for most of the public to under- stand, Celgar’s general manager said Speaking to about 40 people at the Castlegar Cham- ber of Commerce's monthly luncheon meeting Thursday, Jim Browne said the report, prepared by E.V.S. Con- sultants of North Vancouver and Cirrus Consultants of Vancouver, and made available to the public, was written for Celgar as part of the company’s own assessment of its expansion plans. But company officials decided to use the Freport to fulfil the requirements of the government's new major project review process which Victoria is using for the first time to assess Celgar’s expansion project, he said “‘In retrospect it wasn’t a good idea,”’ Browne said- “It doesn’t do a good job of telling what's going to hap- Pen.*’ Browne described the report as ‘‘disjointed."’ “You have to remember stuff from page 35 on page 95 or it doesn’t make very much sense,” he said During a question-and-answer session after his talk, Browne said he still doesn’t know when Celgar will get approval in principle from the provincial government to g0 ahead with the project. He also raised the possibility that someone could seek a court injunction against the government in an attempt to delay or stop the project “Part of the problem is that even though both the Provincial and federal governments have what I think are 800d review processes, neither of them is court proof,”” Browne said. ‘You could go through all these rules and regulations and think you're playing an honest game and some guy can go to court and get an injunction against the government who issued the licence."* During his talk, Browne again defended Celgar’s ex pansion proposal, saying the new mill will be as clean as any of the most modern mills in the world. Nevertheless, he said the committee overseeing the review process has identified six major areas of concern but has not given the Celgar any details of the concerns. The six areas are transportation, wood supply, use of chlorine in the bleaching process, odor, emission of sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide gases, and an increase in suspended solids the new mill will discharge into the Columbia River Browne again tried to lay to rest some of those con- cerns. He reiterated Celgar’s contention that there is a sufficient supply of wood chips currently available to supply the expanded mill without harvesting any more ti mber. “‘Our local people are confident we will not have to continued on page A2 Area J. director Ken Wyllie said Saturday Wyllie said the board voted unanimously to refer the lawyers “to. obtain legal action has been taken anywhere else in Canada in relation to the closure of a rural post office, he said. regional district In a letter to Robson residents earlier this month, J.D. “Zayac, continued on page A2 BOARD ADDS RESOLUTION By CasNews Staff The Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors voted Saturday to make certain the board evaluates the progress of Celgar pulp mill’s expansion proposal through the first two stages of provincial government's major project review process before the board considers asking the federal government to in- stitute its own environmental impact assessment of the project The resolution, proposed by Area I director John Voykin.as a companion resolution to five others the board passed earlier this month, is intended to make sure the matter is first returned to the board for con- sideration, Area J director Ken Wyllie said. “It might appear that a-reference could be made continved on pege A? -