BUSINESS as_Castlagar News Aoris, 120 STOCK FRAUD DIFFICULT TO STOP By BRENDA DALGLISH Press Catching and prosecuting the slick con men and fraud artists who use the stock market as a tool in their crimes is an almost impossible job, says a top commercial crime investigator Regulation of the stock market is not much more than “a facade” that provides little protection for investors, investigator Barry Rider told an international gathering of securities policemen in Toronto recently. The appearance of regulation may help discourage some violations and build investor confidence in the market, “but it's a danger if people put too much reliance on it,” says Rider. Rider, who works out of London, made the remarks in a controversial presentation to an economic crime workshop sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat. He is the chief commonwealth fraud officer with the commerical crime unit of the secretariat. Ermanno Pascutto, director of the Ontario Securities Commission, agrees that securities regulation leaves much to be desired, especially in jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom REGULATORY FACADE “I don't disagree with his (Rider's) factual analysis — especially with respect to the U.K. — that there is more of a facade of regulation rather than a real regulatory structure in place,” Pascutto says. “But I question whether you can expect more at this stage ‘Many of the opportunists are likely to be Canadian’ “Here (in Canada) I think we're a lot closer to having a system of regulation in place — which doesn’t mean that our system is what it should be.” . Pascutto believes the problem is temporary and will be corrected as the national markets adjust to the OTTAWA CP(— Consum- ers trying to decide whether or when to make major pur- chases such as cars or houses are justifiably interested in the future direction of in- terest rates. So are businesses, that want to know whether now is a good time to borrow money to expand or improve op- erations. After last week's release of the annual report of Bank of Canada governor John Crow — and his comments later — they have good reason to seratch their heads, “No relief from high in- terest rates: Crow,” screamec a front-page headline in one major daily newspaper, a conclusion echoed in a tele- vision network newscast. “Top banker eases his stand on high rates,” hollered a page-1 headline in another major daily. “Crow sees cuts in rates on the heels of price war,” stated another. On the surface, the con fusion about what Crow is saying is easily explained. REPORTS VARY Some news reports focused on Crow's annual report, which was tough on inflation. Others focused on later re- marks by Crow at a news conference where he hinted there may soon be some lower interest rates. In his report, Crow said Direction of interest rates still unsure there will be no easing of interest rates until he has achieved his objective of zero inflation. That's “going far too far,” he said, adding there are signs inflation may be easing. If that proves to be the case, he said, there should be some easing of interest rates as well. Meanwhile, Finance Min. ister Michael Wilson was de. fending the bank's tight money policy as a necessary dose of preventive medicine in a still hot, inflationary prone economy. Yet, at the same time, he was hinting that interest rate relief may be near. “If we see an improvement in inflationary performance over what we anticipate to date, yes, there could be some change in the direction of monetary policy,” the min ister said. RATE GOES UP However, later in the week the Bank of Canada con tinued to nudge up its trend setting bank rate. use But with the inflation rate in February at the four per cent that Wilson forecast as the average for this year, another drop in the rate this month will add to the already considerable pressure on Wil- son — and in turn Crow — to get interest rates down., While Crow, as an un- elected official, does not face direct political pressure, Wil- son does. And ultimate re- sponsibility for monetary policy rests with the govern- ment. The pressure is coming from opposition critics and some economists, who argue interest rates are unneces- sarily high and are hurting the economies of weaker regions of the country. It is also coming from the premiers of Ontario and Quebec, exporters and manufacturers, who say high interest rates are behind the rise in the dollar. That strong dollar, now at more than 80 cents US, is threatening the competitive. ness of Canadian products. 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Often offenders seek out small, less sophisticated markets to run transactions through. “If you've got any kind of a market at all there are people looking at you who want to use your market,” Stanley Beck, chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission, told officials from countries such as Jamaica, Nigeria and the United States. In fact, many of the opportunists are likely to be Canadian, Rider says. Just as Canada is a leader in regulating the stock market, it has also spawned some of the most notorious offenders, Beck and Rider agree. ATTRACT TROUBLE Junior issues, or penny stocks as they are sometimes called, attract trouble because their low share value makes them easy to manipulate and because they appeal to speculators looking to get rich quick. After those con men were discovered and chased out of the Toronto market, they moved their scans to other locations, Beck says. Investigating such crimes is expensive and requires skilled people who understand complicated financial and legal issues. Another complication is the lack of international support for investigations of schemes involving trans actions in.several countries. Interpol is the only international body that investi gates commercial crime and it only has five police officers assigned to that department, Rider says He adds that since victims of stock market crimes rarely end up in the morgue, regulators have trouble impressing upon governments the need for more resources to pursue the “economic terrorists” who prey upon the financial markets. To compound the problem, organized crime is developing a growing interest in using financial markets for sophisticated money laundering schemes, Rider says. In one recent New York drug case Rider cites, one of the offenders was paid for a large cocaine shipment with insider stock information that he intended to use to earn stock market profits. Cominco sells part of mine VANCOUVER (CP) — Pine Point Mines Ltd. has agreed to purchase from Cominco Ltd. a 33 per cent interest in Cominco's Polaris Mine in the Northwest Territories, the company said. Pine Point said it will pay $67.7 million and the price includes some exploration properties owned by Comin co in the vicinity of the mine. Pine Point will assume re- lated liabilities of approx imately $5.7 million. The acquisition of an in terest in the Polaris Mine from Cominco was approved by the board of directors of Pine Point upon the recom mendation of an independent committee appointed to re. view the transaction. The transaction will be effective Jan. 1, 1988 and is expected to close March 31, 1988. GIVE YOUR CHILD AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME! ENROL YOUR CHILD IN SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 9 ENGLISH/RUSSIAN BILINGUAL PROGRAM Kindergarten and Grade 1 — Housed at Castlegar Primary Grade 2 & 3 — Twin Rivers Elementary This program will be open to EVERYONE. You DO NOT have to speak Russian or come from a Russian background. WHY STUDY ANOTHER LANGUAGE? 1. The benefits of learning another language are unique. Learning the precision and semantics of a language will aid in the knowledge of one’s own language — in self-expression — and in the exposure to new disciplines that are applicable to any learning situation. . The disciplines and skills one learns beside the language itself, will be used time and time again in whatever else one does. . The applicability of knowledge gained is one of those things only the lear- ning of a second language can provide. - Memory skills dre improved, the grammar of English is better learned, and the choice of words in any language is heightened . Studies have shown that most di better in most other subject areas of second lang do Experience with a second language increases divergent thinking tasks ISN'T IT WORTH YOUR CHILD'S TIME? The Parents for Russian will be having information meetings at Castlegar Primary School — 7:00 p.m.- April 7, 1988 Tarry’s Elementary School — 7:00 p.m. - April 14, 1988 If you are interested in giving your child a solid foundation in language skills, we invite you to attend the student's ability in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PARENTS FOR RUSSIAN — 365-3119 OR 365-7847 in Castlegar 1944 Col: THE PREMIER'S ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY Will be holding Public Meetings Thursday, May 5 at Sandman Inn bia Ave., Castl yourself with the delicate SWEET PEA fragranc . fresh from an Engl arden. Complete Bath line Collection! YARDLEY 1988, to: Victoria, B.C V8V 1X4 PZ BCA# VIN 2W7 Tel: 365-8444 Oral and/or written submissions on the format, Structure and working relationships of the proposed Council will be received from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7p.m. Anyone unable to at- tend, can send a written submission by May 15, Committee Chairman Doug Mowat, M.L.A. Parliament Buildings Elwood N. Veitch Provincial Secretary and Minister of Government Services B.C. COLOGNE SPRAYS Dad's Favorite OLD SPICE Assorted AtterShaves On Special For Only SOAP-ON-A-ROPE Justin Time for Spring! ‘EAU FRESH’ By Jovan Refesh with “Eau Fresh’ . . . It's light and refreshing, clean and crisp... it Sue at our cosmetic counter today! $527 PS PHARMASAVE “In the Heart of Downtown Castlegar” OPEN THIS SUNDAY. 365-7813 Our Action Ad Phone No. 365-2212 LONE SKIER... The ski season at Red Mountain ended Monday with hard core powder hounds taking advantage of the fresh snow for the last time. The snowfall Sunday and Monday at the ski hill made for some excellent deep snow skiing. CasNewsPhoto by Bonne Morgar iGames too costly for area seniors By BRENDAN NAGLE itaff Writer The first-ever B.C. Seniors Games this summer in Vernon may not even see 12 people competing from the West Kootenay Molly White, who is the Castlegar-area organizer for the West Kootenay (Zone 6) area, says the costs of competing in the games is too expensive for most of the zone’s potential competitors. She said the $25 entry fee isn't as much of a problem as the cost of joining the appropriate sport association to compete in the Games. “You have to be the member of an association to compete,” she said Tuesday. “We were hoping to put a slow-pitch softball team together but it would have cost $60 just to join Softball B.C.” The Seniors Games were introduced this year with the hopes of encouraging older adults to become involved in healthy lifestyles. There are a wide variety of events and the games will be held in Vernon June 14-16. But White said the costs are keeping potential competitors away. “I feel these separate groups are trying to enlist comp- etitors in their groups,” White said. “They probably don't realize these people aren't that keen about it.” She said people hoping to compete in lawn bowling will first have to join the B.C. Lawn Bowling Association, five pin bowlers will have to join the province's Golden Agers bowling group and the other sports like badminton and tennis also require potential games competitors to first join the provincial associations. “I'm a bit annoyed about it,” she said. “They should have been hoping to get entrants without belonging to these things (sport associations) if they were encouraging partici pation.” The seniors games are open to all residents of B.C. who are 55 years of age or older by Dec. 31, 1988. Events include badminton; bridge; five pin bowling: carpet bowling; lawn bowling; cribbage; darts; horseshoes; chess; golf; snooker; swimming and tennis. White said that while the cost of joining the separate sports associations is the main contributing factor keeping potential participants away, the cost of competing in the Games themselves is also a factor All participants must pay a $25 registration fee which includes an opening dinner and Games fee. Competitors must also pay for their own travel costs, accommodation and meals. “The fact that the entry fee is $25 and that they have to pay for accommodation and meals is also keeping potential participants away,” said White. “I can't see\any more than 12 people going from this are: White said she is currently working on raising funds to help get the Castlegar area program off the ground. C RESOU RC S Report to Shareholders Wiits sults were mixed in 1987, progress was made in all areas. The most significant event was the decision to write down B.C. Resources’ investment in Westar Mining to nominal value and to no longer consolidate Westar Mining’s accounts with those of the Company. The financial results of the Company are restated and now highlight the contrib of FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 3! Sales _ _ Qperating income __ — Earnings before income taxes and other items Income taxes Earnings before non-consolidated nd the lumber and port operations. The write-down was the last ina series of management initiatives that have transformed the Com pany. After enduring write-offs, sell-offs and cutbacks over the last two years B.C. Resources has emerged as a trim collection of autonomous and highly cost- effective operations with greater production and far fewer people The lumber and port operations are flourishing thanks to strong markets, world class facilities and aggressive marketing. The coal mining and petroleum businesses on the other hand continue to be constrained by bank debt and low priced commodity markets, but y items Loss from non-consolidated operations Loss before extraordinary items Extraordinary items Loss for the year Earnings (loss) per Common share Before non-consolidated operations and extraordinary items Before extraordinary items Loss for the year SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31 ASSETS Current Property, plant and equipment Investments Other assets retain positive growth Jon any world market recovery in these commodities. Operations Highlights + Westar Timber reported record lumber sales; aggressive market expansion; productivity improve- ments and the opening of the state-of-the-art Carnaby mill at Hazelton to produce custom cuts for export At Westshore Terminals strong port operations resulted in ship- ment of 16.3 million tonnes of coal, including loading the LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities Long-term debt Minority interest in subsidiary Shareholders’ equity (deficit) SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS 1987 1986 (Millions) $2737 __598 25.3 _(10.2) 15.1 16.5) (1.4) (306.4) $(307.8) $ 0.09 $ (0.08) $ (3.26) 1568) $4624 $(126.3) $ 0.03 $ (0.34) $138) have together with the auditors’ unqualified report thereon, are included in the Company's Annual Report The Future Having reduced debt and trimmed operations, greater emphasis will be placed on developing growth opportunities. Each operation has specific goals, including greater export market share and selective capital expansion at Westar Timber; expansion of customer base and commodities handled at Westshore Terminals; debt restruc turing at Westar Mining along with continued productivity and cost imprc ; and debt at Westar Petroleum combined with efforts to obtain additional capital to finance growth All these efforts, past and future, are bringing B.C. Resources back to a strong position. Management and Board Key management appointments in 1987 included Peter Dolezal as President of Westar Mining and Ken Voight as President of Westar Timber. Mr. Pattison has decided not to stand for re-election to the Board this year. Management proposes the nomination of the other exist- ing seven directors and Messrs. Gilbert S. Bennett and William J. Sleeman. Voting shareholders will be asked to approve changing the size of the Board of Directors from eight to nine. Annual Report * Progress in product enhance ment, productivity improvement, and staff and other cost reduc- tions at Westar Mining were offset by the damaging effects of price 4 1 world’s largest coal and marketing successes resulted in an agreement to ship coal from the U.S currency and world oversupply. + Westar Petroleum recorded profits resulting from higher world oil prices and increased gas produc tion and reduced production costs. Should you wish to receive a copy of the 1987 Annual Report please write to BRITISH COLUMBIA RESOURCES INVESTMENT CORPORATION 1176 West Georgia Street Vancouver, B.C. V6E 4B9 ry IN BCResources April 5, 1988 MONTREAL (CP) — There was no need for a calendar Tuesday to determine that the Stanley Cup playoffs have arrived. The room used by Montreal Canadiens coach Jean Perron for his daily news conference overflowed with reporters and television cameras seeking to record the comments of the man who won the Adams Division title for the first time since selected for the coaching job in In the Montreal dressing room, National Hockey League executive vice-president Brian O'Neill, with mea suring stick in hand, brought the pads of the Canadiens’ two Itenders to a luded room to calcul their length, a standard practice prior to the playoffs to ensure the equipment conforms to regulations. The Forum, where the Canadiens practised in prep aration for the opener of the division semifinal against the Hartford Whalers tonight, had bunting draped over the railing in front of the first row of box seats ALCATRAZ AWAITS In another playoff ritual, the Canadiens boarded a bus following the workout and returned to the hotel they call Alcatraz, an island lodging south of the city where players are separated from families and distractions that might interfere with their Stanley Cup pursuit. After finishing 26 points ahead of the fourth-place Whalers in the regular season, the Canadiens are heavily favored in the first leg of the Stanley Cup chase. But veteran defenceman Larry Robinson sounded cautious. “Playoffs are dangerous, although maybe not so Canadiens prepared much now, where it's the best-of-seven, as it was a few years ago when it was the best-of-five,” Robinson remarked. “Still,.you. never. know.-— you get up against a hot goaltender and anything can happen. “Scoring is still the name of the game.” Two years ago, when the Canadiens won their 22nd Stanley Cup, their march almost ended in the division final against Hartford. An-overtime goal by Claude Lemieux in the seventh game enabled Montreal to subdue the Whalers, whose personnel hasn't radically changed since that setback. LIUT LOOMS Mike Liut, who is still the Whalers’ goaltender, had the best series of his career in 1985. Usually a disappoint ment in the playoffs, Liut looms as a key player in the rematch. “He's definitely a concern,” admitted Perron. got a different style than most goaltenders. “He doesn't position himself like the other guys. He rarely allows a rebound in the slot, for example, and that’s a big factor. It's one of the reasons why he is so good.” Perron also had praise for Kevin Dineen, the Hartford forward who did not have a sensational season. “He plays with such incredible intensity,” Perron said. “I'm sure he wants to change in the playoffs because he’s not satisfied with his season. You have to watch him because he plays every game as though it was his last Dineen, (Ron) Francis, (Ray) Ferraro and (Carey) Wilson are all playing good hockey for them right now.” He's CALGARY (CP) — The Los Ang: eles Kings are a team reborn. Since Robbie Ftorek took over as the Kings’ head coach in December, the team has played nearly .500 hockey And the Kings believe they'll put up a good fight when they meet the Calgary Flames in an NHL playoff series. The Smythe Division semifinal series begins tonight at 9:30 p.m. EDT. It's being televised on CBC west of the Manitoba-Ontario border, except in Winnipeg and Edmonton. The Flames were the NHL's regular-season champions with 105 points, compared with 68 for Los Angeles. But that margin isn't damp- ening the Kings’ enthusiasm in the least “If you go all the way back to the start of the year and compare, it’s night and day,” said Kings’ defenceman Tom Laidlaw. “We really believe now that we can win, against anybody. “That's something that wasn’t there before. I'm not criticizing (fired coach) Mike Murphy because that feeling doesn't come from coaches. It has to come from each player.” Still, it would be a disservice to Peewee team places second in province Brian Kelly calls it quits after nine CFL seasons By JOHN KOROBANIK Press EDMONTON — There's a right way and a wrong way for athletes to leave the game they love and on Tuesday wide receiver Brian Kelly, still capable of playing in the CFL, chose the right way to retire. After nine seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos, five Grey Cup championships and a pile of team and league records, Kelly, 32, decided his time had come. “Everybody wants you to continue to be Brian Kelly,” the CFL's all-time leader in reception yardage and touch downs explained. “My father probably taught 'me about the right way. But when I told my parents, even they kind of asked, ‘Can't you play forever?’ Well, no I can't.” The retirement of Kelly, who joined Edmonton as a free agent out of Washington State in 1979, proved surprising, coming as it did after one of his best seasons ever He caught 68 passes and led the league with 1,626 yards, a 23.9-yard average and 13 touchdowns. Those figures gave him the CFL career records for total yardage in receptions, 11,169, and most touchdown receptions, 97. MAKES DECISION Kelly, whose final catch was for a key touchdown in the Eskimos’ Grey Cup victory over the Toronto Argonauts last fall, said he began to seriously think about retirement in January. He made the final decision March 11 “I always viewed football as a vehicle. Like a cable car in San Francisco. And it would take me somewhere and I knew at some time I would have to jump off.” The reasons for retiring, he said, outweighed the reasons for remaining in football. Kelly, nicknamed Howdy Doody, is now general manager of a local automobile dealer. ship “with the potential to own it.” “J'm going to state the obvious,” said Campbell. “Brian Kelly is everything that we want Eskimos to be. From his performance on the field to his performance off the field to his family life to his Christian beliefs. His total person is something that has represented all of us well. It's a very proud moment for me, Brian, because of what you are and what you've been.” Campbell has now lost three key players Kelly, tinemen Stewart Hill and John Mandarich — although he may be getting back a fourth in quarterback Matt Dunigan, who gave up Tuesday in his attempt at a baseball career PRAISES PLAYER Campbell said Kelly, a native of California. could still play in the CFL but was one of those rare athletes who chose his own time to retire. “When you make the transition from playing to not playing there are two states, the physical and the mental and it is somewhat rare for a player to make the mental adjustment before he physically has to. Usually the guy physically cannot play anymore and mentally thinks he can. “Brian will have the benefit of sitting in the stands next year knowing that he could play. Physically he could play But he'll also have the pride in knowing that he's accomplished so much.” Kelly said that before making the decision he had to accept that his decision not to play again would be final “I thought about it constantly ... But you don't know how far you can push and I would rather get off a little early than have them throw me out the door.” Kelly, considered slow for a wide receiver, always had the knack of getting open to make receptions. He also holds the CFL records for most touchdown catehes in a season, 18, and shares, with former teammate Tom Scott, the record for most 100-yard reception games, 40. Kelly said he has no desire to get into coaching. “I don't know enough about the football game to be a coach.” By CasNews Staff The Castlegar Peewee Rep AA squad placed seeond in the province at the B.C. championships last week in Kimberley, losing the final game 4-2 to the host club. The Castlegar Peewees played in the five-tteam “B” pool round robin tournament, winning their first four games. In the other games the Castlegar Peewees beat Westside 7-1 in the semi. final. The first four games the team played’ in the round robin were easy victories as the team doubled Burns Lake 63; beat Port McNeil 6-2; crushed Whitehorse 9-3 and dumped 100 Mile House 10-1 Nino DaCasta was the high-scorer in the provincial tourney with 14 goals and 11 assists. Mike Hunter scored five goals and nine assists; Arron Voykin netted five goals and assisted on seven; Dustin Rilcof scored six and assisted on six; Tom Phipps scored four and picked up seven assists; John Strilaeff scored four and assisted on two; Kelly Richards scored two and assisted on four; Fred Gaenger scored one and assisted on four; Jeff Evdokimoff picked up four assists with Brian Harshenin and Steve Brown both getting two assis! Goalies Vaughan Welychko and Marcell Dusseault both chalked up two wins in the opening round robin tournament and shared the semi-final win. Welychko got the nod in the final game and suffered the only loss for the Castlegar team. Both goalies performed well throughout the tournament and the entire Castlegar squad worked hard during the tourney team’s Ftorek to play down his role in the transformation. Los Angeles lost its first three games after Ftorek was appointed, all by a single ‘goal, but rebounded to finish 23-254 under the new boss. Another telling statistic: the Mur. phy-coached Kings had a 1-81 record within the Smythe Division, while the Ftorek-coached Kings were 11-9-2. “Lately, we've shown a lot more character,” said high-scoring winger Lue Robitaille. “Everyone has con- fidence the other guy is going to go out and do the job. “Tf there's a fight or a scrap in the corner, everyone really jumps in. It shows we care for one another.” L.A. Kings ‘reborn’ The presence of combative de. fenceman Ken Baumgartner, who had three fights during last week's 9-7 win over the Flames, is one of the primary reasons for the new toughness. “As a team we just want it more,” said Laidlaw. Added goaltender Roland Mel anson: “We're sticking together as a group now. We're hoping to make some noise in the playoffs.” Meanwhile, Flames’ centre Mike Bullard is not expected to play in either of the first two" games tonight and Thursday. He suffered a charleyhorse in his left leg when he was tripped by King centre Bernie Nicholls in a 6-3 L.A. win last Friday Jets have Oiler hurdle to clear EDMONTON (CP) — Marty Mc. Sorley is no Paul Coffey but when the Edmonton Oilers open defence of their Stanley Cup championship against the Winnipeg Jets tonight he’s expected to be a key player on the Edmonton blueline. A rightwinger the last three sea sons, McSorley was moved back to defence for the final two regular-season games and has been pencilled in to start there tonight when the Oilers meet the Jets in Game 1 of their best-of-seven first round NHL playoff. “I'm flattered that they tried me back there,” the 24-year-old from Hamilton, Ont., said after a strenuous 80-minute practice Tuesday. “I went out there optimistically and had fun with it “It's been three years since I've played the position. It’ il there. I grew up playing the game so I learned the little things about defence. I haven't forgotten them but I'm not doing as many things by habit any more.” Slow reaction inside their own blueline, often leading to costly turn. overs, has been a problem for the Qilers in the latter stages of the regular season And it could prove costly against the speedy, aggressive forechecking of the Jets. Since the two teams moved from the World Hockey Association to the NHL, the Jets have never beaten Edmonton in a playoff game MISCUES HURT Defensive miscues led to the benching of Jeff Beukeboom, Craig Muni and Steve Dykstra and the move of “McSorley from right wing to defence Muni practised Tuesday with Kevin Lowe, his regular partner who returned Sunday after missing 10 games with a broken thumb, and Muni could be back in the lineup tonight. While McSorley is willing to play wherever the Oilers ask him to, teammate Craig Simpson is just glad to finally get into a playoff game. Another former Penguin, Simpson — obtained in the deal that sent all-star defenceman Coffey to Pittsburgh — led the Oilers with 56 goals this season and knows he'll be expected to continue scoring in the playoffs While Jari Kurri and Glenn Anderson scored with an irregularity that annoyed the Oilers coaching staff. Simpson picked up the slack by getting in front of the opposition net and refusing to abandon his position “Everyone has to play in the play offs the way they did all season plus pick it up a few notches. So naturally Tm going to be counted on to get some goals and some power-play goals to get that thing working.” Red Mountain Racers end year in Fernie By CasNews Staff The Red Mountain Racers in the J3 class — 12-year-olds and under — took part in the B.C. divisional J3 ski ionshi over the d in Fernie. Overall winners were from Kim. berley and the Lower Mainland but the local skiers placed well in the two giant slalom races and one slalom event Claire Chapman placed 14th and 18th out of 37 girls competing in the giant slalom event and 14th in the slalom. Janet Kalesnikoff placed 1th in one giant slalom race. Ryan Vatkin led the RMR boys with 12th and 14th place finishes in the giant slalom events. Maury Lum placed 21st and 28rd in the GS events and 16:h in the slalom. Mike Van Vliet was 38rd and 28h in the GS events and came in 18th in the slalom. Chris Helmer was 20th in one GS race. Simon Davies was 541h and 52nd in the two GS events and was 41st in the slalom There were a total of 67 boys competing in the three events.