afl a2 Castlegar News December 29, 1990 a 7 Insertions for Price of 41 J © Overwaitea (Prices effective Dec. 30-Jan. 5) Shoppers (Prices effective Jan.2-Jan. 5) SuperValu (Prices effective Dec. 30-Jan. 5) © Zellers (Prices effective Jan..2-Jan. 6) Not pil flyers receive tull distribution. our Circulation Department at 365-7266. LOCAL/ PROVINCIAL NEWS: LOCAL/PROVINCIAL NEWS a ae om ; Run your classified word ad twice at regular pd ae — price and get the Castlegar city council may revise consecutive an earlier decision to prohibit insertion at parking on 6th Avenue between 22nd NO EXTRA Street and 24th Street following a local businessman’ appeal tc CHARGE eT on Thursday. Quinto Maida, owner of Arrow Building Supplies, told council the no parking signs erected last week put his business, and others in the area, at risk of losing customers. “There’s no way in my business that I can’t have parking, outside (on the street) because I don’t have enough parking facilities inside,” he. said Kenn Hample, director of engineering and public works, said the signs were posted for safety reasons, citing specifics of what a street should measure to accom- modate traffic and parking, and what 6th Avenue does measure. “It’s too. narrow to accommodate all its needs within the existing right of way,’’ Hample said. However, Maida urged that it's only the trucks and trailers that have caused problems and that the city would have to change right of ways Castlegar if it was going T-BILL CASTLEGAR (601-18th $t., 365-7232 ACCOUNT CASTLEGAR SAVINGS CREDIT UNION “Your Community Financial Centre” SLOCAN PARK Hwy. 6, Slocan Pork 226-7212 The Premium Savings Account High Yield With Flexibility! % HOLIDAY HOURS Sunday, December 30 CLOSED onday, December 31 CLOSED Tuesday, January 1 CLOSED Wednesday, January 2 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ry Po, Castlegar News PLEASE NOTE: Copy changes ta! Deadline is the last Wednesday of each month, for the following month. LAWRENCE CHERNOFF «++ Supports compromise to ts. to specific Council reconsiders “No street is going to conform to what he (Hample) is asking for,” he said. - Alderman Lawrence Chernoff agreed with Maida that the trucks and trailers are the problem, not light vehicles. As a comipromise, Maida suggested parking be allowed, but limited to one side of the street and for one hour only. He also suggested the city post reduced speed limits of either 40 or 50 km. per hour. Council members supported the idea of a compromise; but opted to wait for more information from other businesses affected by the ban before making any changes. < In the meantime, however, council did agree to postpone issuing fines to violators until Jan. 14, when it ex- pects to be in a position to make a decision. Fines were to be issued starting»Jan. 1, in place of warning tickets currently being issued. WKP increases 1991 hydro rates West Kootenay Power's ap- plication to increase its 1991 rates by 5.6 per cent was rejected by the British Columbia Utilities Com- mission, however a five per cent in- crease was approved, WKP ee ced in a news release. SJ The new rate is further adjusted by a reduction to the general service class rate which the company has been seeking for several years, the release said. Meanwhile, WKP’s interim rate increase of 5.5 per cent effective Jan. 1, 1990 was approved by the com- mission. WKP had also requested to set rates for 1992, but that was denied by the commission, the _release said. The company was directed by the commission to increase its efforts towards energy efficiency, saying the company’s highest priority must be to develop a strategy towards an adequate long-term power supply, the release said. The old-bridge TRICKY FOOTING I stahds a: of another era. Not in use copmare: the bridge is e nat vad along the shores of the Kootenay River. CosNews photo 300,000 union workers to enter bargaining © VANCOUVER (CP) — Economic uncertainty should make 1991 a hard year for labor contracts in British « Calumbia,,officials on both sides of the Bargaining table say. 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Dorothy Barker 365-2271 or 365-6720 602-7th Street * 365-5212 rt of our caring inrondiy growing family — SUNDAY SERVICES — A class for all ages 30 Morning Worship (Chuidewn's Church & Provided 6:30 Evening Celebration — WEDNESDAY — 00 Adult Bible Study Youth Power Hour Missionettes & Wee College workers face contract with their employers and the deepen- ing if a forest-industry stump Forest i which bargains for all major coastal forest and .union.determination to win more money and job security promise to make it an unpredictable year. “*You’re looking at the largest bargaining year since the early *80s and yes, you're probably going to see work stoppages,” said Angela Schira, secretary-treasurer of the 275,000-member B.C. Federation of Labor. “It’s going to be a tough year; there are going to be tough issues on the bargaining table.”” There are some hopeful signs. Employment in cities is up, the . manufacturing sector is diversifying and British Columbia is expected to weather the recession better than the rest of Canada because of its growing ties with still-booming Asia. The most contentious contract talks will also feature some of the most experienced union and em- ployer negotiators, providing a glimmer of hope that cool heads will prevail. The most d ti “Eight thousand people are on layoff or on short work weeks, the companies are losing money and are going into bargaining when others have been bargaining (raises of) five to eight per cent.’” A further 10,000 forest workers are likely to be laid off next year, said Jack Munro, president of the International Woodworkers of America-Canada. The forest industry's profit outlook is the worst since the early 1980s, says economist Dick Bryan of the Council of Forest Industries. Lumber exports are also suffering because of a high Canadian dollar. “‘All the indications from the nur- ses’ union is that they are as militant as last time,"’ said Gordon Austin, president of the Health Labor Relations Association, which will bargain for 170 hospitals and health facilities. The nurses went on strike for 17 days in 1989. loom in the forestry and health sec- tors, where 41,000 and 38,000 people, respectively, will be bargaining. “It’s going to be a difficult year,”” said Keith Bennett, president of the iati wants to eliminate wage discrimination in health care, an ambitious goal it ad- mits will likely cost more than the $40 million being spent by the B.C. government on its public service pay- equity program. No paper Wednesday The Castlegar News will publish its Wednesday edition later next week as 2 morning paper on Thursday, Jan. 3. LOTTERIES The winning number in Friday's Provincial lottery draw was 2889495. The winning numbers drawn Thur- sday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 20, 27, and 34. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 5, 11, 25, 27, 30, 37, 38 and $4, The winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Lotto 6/49 were 16, 19, 25, 32, 38 and 47. The bonus number was 30. The four Extra winning numbers for British Columbia on Wednesday were 32, 44, 56 and 80. The winning numbers drawn Monday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 7, 14, 15, 17, 25, 30, 35 and 44. The winning numbers drawn in Saturday’s Lotto 6/49 were 2, 3, 13, 26, 36 and 38. The bonus number was 40. The four Extra winning numbers for British Columbia on Saturday were 4, 8, 14 and 26. The winning numbers in Satur- day’s Express draw 387245, 092306, 509054 and 246528. In the event of a discrepancy bet- ween these numbers and the official winning numbers list, the latter shall prevail. Dec. 31 and New Year’s Day. 2. The Castlegar News office and news department will be closed Normal office hours resume for all departments Wednesday, Jan. OPINION (MEMBER OF THE B.C. PRESS COUNCH. 7, 1947 PUBLISHER — Burt Campbell Castlégar News STABLISHED AUGUST TWICE WEEKLY MAY 4, INCORPORATING THE MID WEEK MIRROR PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 12, {S7eAUGUST27. 1980 __ LV. CAMPBELL — PUBLISHER, AUGUST 7, 1947-FEBRUARY 15, 1973 10-00 a.m. Bible Study mene fore i ong — FRIDAY — MANAGER — Kositsin Ss 7:00 p.m. Youth Explosion CIRCULATION MANAGER — Heather Hadiey ~ c ing Services Avail: onmanel Because of the Christmas and Boxing Day Holidays, next week, ppea our Saturday, PLEASE PAY ON TIME If payday is Friday and the boss says to come back on Wednesday, how do you feel? News his own leserves to Your Castlegar carrier is runnin business, and he be paid promptly. Hf you're late with your ment, your carrier will ve to dig into his own pocket to pay for your paper until you Keep him in business and he'll keep you in papers. » your Castlegar News carrier ees thet sore @s you do. hi when he I~ = Cc - N 7 For Your Carrier ee eee ase ete Province sawmills PRINCE GEORGE (CP) — Sawmill industry officials are sur- Prised but cautiously pleased to hear the B.C. government will not start charging interest on stumpage bills until 90 days after timber is processed. “Every little bit helps, although it’s not the major fix the industry has been looking for,” Don Gould, president of The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd., said Thursday. In the past, stumpage — the fee charged for cutting timber on Crown land — has had to be paid in advan- ce. The new system, announced Christmas Eve by Forests Minister Claude Richmond, is a positive gesture, Gould said ‘The industry has been putting Pressure on the government for major concessions during the current ie and Ri 's announcement may be one response, he added. ~ “This is evidently some kind of fiscal compassion,’’ said Gary Nielsen, woodlands manager for Zeidler Industries in McBride. “It’s one of the first good things our government has done for the forest industry in some time. Up to now they’ve been hitting us left, right and centre with waste assessments and every other kind of charge.”” Richmond said ina news release on Monday that the new provincial gives a break initiative would assist in maintaining timber harvesting and sawmill jobs in the province's interior ‘Historically, because of the nature of timber harvesting in the i terior, our forest industry ac- cumulates a large inventory of timber between December and March,"’ Richmond said. “This timber is processed over a longer period — from December through June.” Richmond said high interest costs on unsold lumber inventories are forcing mills into layoffs and shut- downs. “"We are, therefore, taking the ac- tion to delay cash demands on the industry to help maintain jobs in timber harvesting and sawmilling,” he said. The B.C. Forest Service will sit down with the interior forest in- dustry in early January to work out the details, Richmond said. However, not everyone was hap- Py. wh the announcement. mills during poor ditions,” Frank Drougel, manager of the Central Interior Loggers’ Association said Thursday. “My fear is thaf they should return to the same kinds of subsidies as under the policies of (former forests minister) Tom Waterland and his sympathetic administration. As a result the people of B.C. end up sub- sidizing the B.C. forest industry.”” said. calling transit information — regular service. Bus rides free The Kootenay Boundary Transit System is offering free transpor- tation on New Year's Eve between 8 p.m. and 3 a.m., For more information about the service, picking up a special New Year’s Eve timetable from a bus driver or The following is a schedule of holiday transit service: Dec. 30 — no service; New Year's Eve — regular daytime service and free evening ser- vice from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m.; New Year's Day — no service; and Jan. 2 a news release the release suggests Benefits Over 2.5 million Canada Pension Plan recipients will have their benefits increased effective Jan. 1, 1991, said Perrin Beatty, Minister of go up National. Health aiid Welfare in a news release. The annual adjustment, which this year is 4.8 per cent, is based on increases in the Consumer Price ,ieaen. Statistics Canada’s Seniors get raise Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement and Spouse’s Allowance benefits will go up oin January, Minister of National Health and Welfare Perrin Beatty announced recently. Effective January 1991, the maximum Old Age Security pen- sion will be increased to $354.92 monthly from the present $351.41, a news release said. The maximum monthly sup- plement (GIS) for single, low- income pensioners will go up to $421.79 from $417.61. The maximum for low-income married people will rise to $274.73 from $272.01 for each spouse, the release said. The maximum Allowance — paid people between 60 and 64 who are married to GIS recipients — will increase to $629.65 from $623.42. The maximum Widowed Spouse’s Allowance will rise to g measure. The minister also announced in- creases for people who become eligible for C.P.P. benefits in 1991. general increases wages, the release said. 65, the release said. contributors’ of deceased contributors $113.14 per month per These rates are increased each year to keep the benefits in line with in salaries and For those who become eligible for benefits in 1991, the maximum mon- thly retirement pension at age 65 will be $604.86. A contributor can begin receiving a retirement pension as early as age 60, however, the amount will be reduced for pensions begin- ning before age 65 and will be in- creased for those beginning after age The maximum amount for a per- son becoming eligible for a disability pension in 1991 will be $743.64 per month while benefits for: disabled children and orphans will be child. ICY WATERS A snowy bank along the Columbia River as seen from the d Bridge. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Boundary unfair It’s coming the time for my child’s education to begin But with School District No. 9, we just can’t win. We live in Shoreacres, and we like it very well But to get what we want, our home we must seii. We would like to be able to use the schools that are here Not because they are better, but because they are near. Superintendent Wayling won't have it, because of dollars I fear. It’s a shame to see money come to play And in your own child’s learning not to have any say. It’s because of a boundary that was made years ago Separating Sons of Freedom and Doukhobors As far as | know. Now the times have changed, and those battles are fought And an unfair boundary is all that we've got. The Slocan River is where the boundary should be It only makes sense to you and to me. A new battle is starting; the fight’s just begun We're not going to quit until something gets done. Nadine Stoochnoff Shoreacres Maximum benefits paid on behalf of contributors who die in 1991 will be $339.96 for surviving spouses under age 65 and $362.92 for surviving spouses aged 65 and over. Survivor benefits are no longer discontinued ‘on remarriage. Those whose benefits were discontinued on remarriage can to have their benefits rein- Sincere thanks At this holiday time I want to thank the unknown Castlegar lady who so ge these facilities are doing an excellent job of caring for their residents, this is not the place for people who demand a much higher level of care. When extra care is given to these residents, who take much more time, then other less disabled residents may have to wait for help with their own activities. The heavier demands of these patients also results in more injuries to workers who are trying to cope with an increased workload, without an increase in the level of staffing. Also, how many of our geriatric patients are being sent away to extended care facilities in Grand Forks or further? Are these also people classified as "‘not waiting at home?”’ If extended care beds were available in this area, | am sure most of them would rather come ‘‘home"’ to Castlegar. Let us hope that the opening of new facilities in 1991 will decrease the waiting time for seniors and their families to be given the health care Garbage lowdown Last year, approximately 7,500 tons of solid waste — commonly called garbage — was buried at the Ootischenia landfill site. That’s the equivalent of almost three pounds per person per day for every résident of the Castlegar, electoral areas 1, J and south portion of H subregion. The provincial government has launched a J solid waste strategy with my distraught son last July. My son had overextended himself when he reached the Castlegar leg of a Calgary to Vancouver bicycle $695.14 a month from $688.26, it | 7"), f pply = stated, the release said. All of these benefits are fully indexed every three months based on increases in the Consumer Price Index, Statistics Canada’s cost-of-living measure benefit $3,050 There is also a lump sum death payable under CPP; the maximum payable in respect of con- tributors who di¢é in 1991 will be trip. The closest campground was still several kilometres away, he was exhausted from over 12 hours hard cycling under the hot July sun and darkness was moving in quickly. He turned for help to this wonderful lady and she generously allowed him to tent in her backyard. She made him dinner, invited him in for breakfast in the morning and even packed him a lunch. Thanks to B.C. Tel applies to jack up rates VANCOUVER (CP) — The cost of an unlisted telephone number may soon go up $1 a call if a B.C. Telephone Co. application is suc- cessful. The company’s 112,000 customers with unlisted numbers now pay $2.15 a month to keep the number out of the phone book. B.C. Tel has asked the Canadian Radio television and Telecom- munications Commission to approve a new service called calling number display. wT approved, it will be offered in Greater Vancouver on April 10. For $10 a month, a subscriber receives @ box which, when attached to the phone, displays the in-coming calling number. ° ‘The only-way a subscriber with an unlisted number will be able to prevent the number being displayed will be to have the operator inter- vene — and that will cost $1 a call. this fine lady he not only finished the trip to Vancouver but, better prepared and more experienced, went on to cycle all the way from Vancouver to Ottawa. . John Skelton Ottawa More beds needed As a health care worker, | am glad to see that the long-term care wing of the Castlegar hospital will be opening as scheduled. However, lam upset with the statements. by Ken Talarico that there is not a shortage of extended car beds due to patients being taken care of in other facilities. Even though they are not waiting at home, patients may still be waiting for an extended care bed. 1 personally know of at least four extended care patients who are termediate care facilities. These facilities are not meant to house patients. Though the workers in the stated target of cutting the amount of solid wastes produced by British Columbians in half by the year 2000. For residents of Castlegar and areas 1, J and south portion of H, such a policy would reduce their daily waste to less than 1% pounds Per person. Since each subregion of the Regional District of Central Kootenay has responsibility for its own waste your has d a volunteer advisory group to make recommendations on how to achieve the © Reclaim the maximum amount of recyclables. © Use public education to encourage recycling so less material enters the waste stream. © Operate the entire waste management and recycling program in an economic and efficient manner © Address the public concern that immediate efforts be made to clean up our environment. presented for your approval in 1991 While each of us is part of the solid-waste problem, we also can make an impact on the solution by making a commitment to reducing our to the garbage heap and by making a commitment to waste reduction and recycling. Recycling can be part of the comprehensive solution that is needed if our communities are to continue to enjoy a clean, safe environment. Your disposal problem. Successful solutions depend on your involvement. You can make a difference Here are just a few of the ways that you can help make a contribution toward saving our environment and leaving behind a cleaner place for future generations: compost your kitchen scraps, grass clippings, leaves, weeds and woody wastes to grow healthier plants; buy durable rather than buy sensibly products; buy in ) bulk quantities; reduce the amount of plastics you purchase; borrow or rent items you use infrequently; buy used goods and donate unwanted items to area charitable i avoid products such as paints and solvents, furniture polishes, pesticides and oven cleaners. alternatives are available. Being a responsible and contributing citizen evokes pride in yourself, your neighborhood and your community. Let’s do it now John Voykin Refuse Disposal Commission (Castlegar, Area I, J and soéth portion of H provincial government's goals in our The following people represent your interests on the Refuse Disposal Commission: Area | director John Voykin, chairman; Area H director Robert Barkley; Area J director Kewn Wyllie; and City of Castlegar director Mayor Audrey Moore. The Recycling Advisory Group includes: Area 1 — George W. Marken, chairman, and Michael Gilfillan; Area J — Cindy Hornseth and Sandra Wyllie; south portion of Area H — Barry Burgoon, vice-chairman, Bob Lerch and Dodie Zerr; Castlegar — Deborah Davis, Martin G. Meyer, Ingeborg Thor-Larsen and Mike Livingstone, past-chairman and interim recycling coordinator. This group has submitted a report to the recommends a recycling program which has five © Reduce the volume of material buried at Ootischenia. Please address all letters to the editor to the News, maert