March 31, 1985 ESTABLISHED AUG. 7. 1947 Twice weeny Mar ¢ 1980 wc THe MID. WEEK Vv. CAMPBELL OFFICE belongs 10 Cs semen! propor Delong to the adveriner PUBLISHER AUG. 7. 1947-468. 15. 19/4 PUBLISHER — Bur! Compbel! EDITOR — Ron Norman PLANT FOREMAN — Peter Harvey MANAGER ADVERTISING MANAGER — Carol Magow (CIRCULATION MANAGER — Heather Hadley Lomplete and sole copy! igh! in ony however thot copyright that par! and nat advertiser shail 1976 AUG. 27. 1980 — Linde Kositsin printed matter produced by Costle Mews Ld. port onty of Combine function Decision of Regional District of Central Kootenay economic development officer Stefan Laver to resign his position leaves both ‘an opportunity and a challenge for directors of not only Central Kootenay, but the Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary as well. While Dan Campbell, the former municipal affairs minister who is studying regional districts for the provincial government, hasn't d their abolish (as many thought he might), he has urged them to run tighter ships and to look vigorously for ways to cut costs and practice economie: It is our suggestion that the tral Kootenay Regional Dis persue actively and positively the posse’ of combining _ its function to have tox bases that were somewhat similar so they would be able to raise the money required to carry out the functions assigned them. This meant, for example, that as close as the interests of Trail and Castlegar are, they both ended up in different regional districts because you couldn't have the Castlegar jp _mill/sawmill com- plex and Cdminco’s huge plants in one regional district while com- muni like Nakusp and Creston went into a regional district with the largest assessments being mills at Slocan and Nelson (both relatively small in comparison to Westar, and one since closed). The economic development fun- ction, whether it be headquartered ot Trail, Nelson, or even in with that of presets -Boundary. Regional districts were not originally established on the basis of community of interest alone; one of the big factors was the need Castlegar, is one of the most ob- vious for joint operation. And a good back-up to the present com- petent incumbent in Trail would cost a great deal less than replacing Stefan Laver. Accept opportunity The City of Castlegar must act quickly to accept the opportunity for a new economic di if we can reduce other start-up and operational costs. portnership with the provincial government. Offered by Municipal Affairs Minister Bill Ritchie, it is to Mayor Audrey Moore's credit that she wasn't back in British Columbia 24 hours from a_ well-deserved Mexican holiday when she was enroute to the Okanaggn to hear first-hand about the plan from Rit- thie and Premier Bill Bennett. The p has its program “Partners in Enterprise.” What is needed in Castlegar is “Partners in Action.” City council must take i in getting hing un- derway — soon. Whether it decides to do it through the Castlegar Industrial » the “Chéntb of Commerce: or @ group such as the Coat 4 Devel The Provincial- | Par- tnership Act enables the ‘province to join with municipalities in of- fering major economic incentives such as property tax and licence fee relief for new job-creating in- vestment. With unemployment in our region running amongst the highest in the province (and thus the country), with a fully-serviced industrial park ready and waiting for tenants, with relatively low- cost power and good transpor- tation links, we should be in an ex- cellent position to attract industry Committee, positive action in- volving the business community, labor, and ordinary citizens must be initiated immediately. The opportunity offered by Vic- toria must be acted upon. While other communities ponder how they'll react and find scores of reasons as to why they believe the program is wrong, or how it can be improved, or why it won't work, Castlegar can be forging ahead and getting the job done. The opportunity is now. The time is now. Fred Merriman I gaze from my garret on a drear and silent day and consider how even the leaveless trees appear to await a new season. We cannot plant for it's too cold. The gecasional snowflake is finding life difficult because it is too warm. Therefore as the sap is probably applying capilliary action to reach the topmost twig, at this very moment, it might be a good time to offer yet one more though from my unending list of ideas for your amusement and entertainment. Castlegar should have a castle. People would flock from near and far to see Camelot re-created on the Poupe Pore Plains. Like all people who dabble with words, I can see it now: “Fifty wealthy Japanese busi nessmen and their wives di k a , je “The guests of Camelot leave twentieth century Castlegar at that place on the Columbia to venture back in time to the days of old where the knights are brace and honor bound : .”. according to Tomas Mallory. The new arrivals to Camelot join several hundred others at the massive castle, feudal town and jousting grounds. The castle is a composite of structures typical to a setting in Wales about the 10th and 1ith century. It is complete with moat, drawbridge, keep, portcullis and all. The project involved the skills of master stonemasons, smiths and joiners from the global skills list. The detail cannot be covered in an introductory imaginative diatribe. Suffice it to say that the “massive prapetecnian dh was the very epitome from a Mitshibushi corporate air- craft at Castlegar Airport, silently. They are welcomed by smiling, courteous and well-groomed young men and women who escort them to waiting limousines for the drive down Frank Beinder Way to a launch moorage on the Columbia River below Selkirk College. In a short time the visitors and their escorts are met at a similar dock on the Columbia at the base of the embankment abbuting the for. mer community of Poupe Pore, now internationally famous as the orig inal site of a tangible home to King Arthur, and his loyal knights.” of and negotiation. It wes necessary to invent new methods of quarrying internal stone. Utility ana fooa services availed themselves of the state-of-the art in technology and logistic planning. Camelot did in fact exist now in distant Castlegar. The formerly unknown little city was aparently named after a castle-like rock protecting agricultural Robson from the north wind. We are told that “gar” is Gaelic for rock. Thus, the name, in simple but uncolorful English, would be Castlerock. A ieal location for Camelot re Letters to the Editor Interim accord signed Edtior, News: A recent article, “Doukhobor Fac- tions Sign Pact,” has led many people to believe that a peace accord between the Christian Community and Brother- hood of Ref and the igin, honorary chairman of the USCC. Details of this declaration have not yet been made public. We, the Reformed, wish to state that we never did, and do not now, bear any Union of aoutee! Communities of Christ (Orthodox Douhobors) has been signed. This is not ture. The agreement signed was merely an “interim accord”, toward the membership of the USCC. To the contrary: in the past we sacrificed our own well being for their sake. Docmentation presented throughout the E-KCIR sessions con- arson and and pledging to continue participation in the Expanded Kootenay Committee on Inter-group Relations (E-KCIR) ses- stions until all the outstanding issues have been resolved. This accord is between the Reform- ed, USCC and government represent- ives. The Sons of Freedom have declined to sign. At the same meeting, a nal delearation” was signed by J.J. Ver- that the div- ision of the Doukhobors was deliber- ately created and perpetuated by Verigin leaders. However, it should be noted that we fully endorse and reaffirm the “Dec- laration of 70 Imprisoned Men,” (March 31, 1965) denouncing John Verigin; and that our pledge to our pastor, S.S. Sorokin, still holds firm: “We will refrain from any acts of violence.” — “peace accord” can be achieved, there are several outstanding issues, con- cerning all Doukhobors, that must be explored and resolved. These include: The bomb death of P.V. Verigin (Lordly); P.V. and P.P. Verigin principals, particularly reg- arding land and schoo! ind the roles these principals play in Di Remember When? YEARS AGO From the March 30, 1950 Castlegar News The Library Board's circulation report, presented at its last meeting, states that membership has increased to 222 children and young people and” 92 adults. *_ 28 @ Castlegar School Board is happy to announce that excavations on the new high school site (SHSS) are now underway and the board will be plans on this matter,.The board will also be holding a meeting to decide on lockers to be used in the new. building. . * *« On March 26, six men of St. Rita's Parish in Castlegar attended the initiation ceremony of the Trail Council of the Knights of Columbus and became First Degree Knights of Columbus. They were J. Hornsby, F. Parent, L.V. Campbell, P. Parent, J. Fornelli and J. Kaufman. These candidates and the members of the Knights of Columbus ‘Kinnaird Club in this section and the members will be affiliated with the Trail Council. ._ °* @ Classified ad under For Sale reads: Model A Ford sedan, $325; heater, antifreeze, sealed-beam light. Inspect- ion invited. Apply Oswald Motors. . . history; role of John J. Verigin regarding Freedomite acts of terror- ism; full disclosure of J.J. Verigin'’s affiliation with the Soviet Union and the extent to which the Kremlin has infiltrated the USCC. Steve Lipshinoff John Ostrikoff Mike Chernenkoff Fraternal Council A second ferry for Castlegar is becoming a reality as department of highways crews continue driving piles for the wharfs for the approaches to the proposed second ferry. ._ 2 @ A start on the digging of the hole for the Kinnaird swimming pool is ¢x- pected to be made this week. Colin McKenzie, president of the Kinnaird ming Pool Society, said working Christian C and rhood Fur before a 1 Someone should take over management Editor, Castlegar News;. You know it's really a sad state of affairs, that in a community such as ours, we allow a company like Westar to literally play with the lives of their employees, our residents, like no one really cares. A person cannot help but wonder, what with all the high-tech schooling and so-called qualifications manage- ment is supposed to have, if in the long run Westar wouldn't be far better off to perhaps take a few steps backwards, and have people in management who have worked all phases of Westar. People who know their co-workers and their families, and truly have an understanding of how the company should and could run, if run on good common sense, and not by people who perhaps have never worked in a mill, but received all their training and logic from the classroom. Sure they can sit back at a nice desk in a comfortable chair and read a STAR_WARS computer read-out, but do they hon- estly know what is going on at the scene? Obviously not, when they can lay off a man at least nine times in one month. And, as for Mrs. Jackson's apology for her so-called rudeness to whomever it was who phoned and awakened her once again, I myself feel a strong, firmly planted foot on the caller's derriere was more in order. Really, it's high time someone with good common sense took over man agement, someone who has worked all phases at Westar and knows what it is all about. Our needs a of Something wrong with WCB Editor, ar News: Re: article headed, “WCB failing, panel told.” From my experience with the Workers’ Compensation Board, I affirm that there is something drastically wrong with its method of operation and I suggest the letters “WCB” be changed to “VTUW” (Vultures Thriv. ing on Unfortunate Workers.) In my opinion, it is no longer operated as a board to compensate injured workers, but as a syndicate concerned only for the fancy well-being of its like Westar but not the way they are conducting themselves. The time has come for union and fellow workers to ban together and make Westar once again a good place to be employed. Mrs. Sharon Demke Robson Questions pour in LONDON (AP) — Washington's European allies have not rejected U.S. President Ronald Reagan's proposed Star Wars defence plan. But neither have they signalled clear approval — and more and more pointed questions are pouring in. Where the debate will end is unclear, but it is certait Reagan still has a lot of selling to do if he wants U.S. allies to at Camp David just before Christmas. The result was an agreement that space defence research should go ahead, but deployment would have to be negotiated with Moscow. When she met Gorbachev in Moscow after the funeral of Konstantin Cher- nenko, Thatcher again stressed deploy. ment would have to be negotiated, she cost, effectiveness, whether it will lead to militarization of outer space, whe ther it means a basic change in decades-old military strategy, and what influence it will have on the re- cently resumed arms talks between the United States and the Soviet Union in Geneva. The intense debate over Star Wars comes after a period in which Euro peans largely ignored the issue. Rea gan launched his idea for a space based defence against nuclear missiles in a speech March 23, 1983. Only now, two years later, has the issue come to the fore. During a visit to Britain in mid. December, Mikhail Gorbachev, who this month became the Soviet leader, expressed deep concern. about Star Wars. Unless “transfer of the arms race to ” is averted, he said, “it would be unreal to hope to stop the nuclear arms race.” Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said she shared Gorbachev's concern. She Star Wars with Reagan of the point ii she might fear the United States would deploy Star ‘Wars without talks with the Soviets. The issue also was raised in an un- usually blunt speech March 15 by British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe. In his 27-page analysis of SDI, Howe posed 22 questions about the wisdom of the project and drew a comparison with the Maginot Line built by France as a bulwark against Germany during the Second World War. The Germans easily outflanked the line. Recently, West German Foreign ter Hans-Dietrich Genscher that “absolutely nothing must be allowed that may jeopardize” the present NATO strategy of flexible response to any Soviet attack. This long-time doctrine calls for repulsing a Soviet attack with conven tional forces and, as a last resort, with nuclear weapons. Europeans point out that the doc- trine — plus the assumption that any nuclear attack by one superpower would be matched by a return attack — has kept the peace in Europe for 40 T cannot reprimand all of the claims officers, for I have not had occasion to deal with all of them. However, the supposed claims officer that I have to deal with at present should get psychiatric treatments to relieve her of sadistic tendencies. Her aim is to do canything within her power to deprive the injured worker of due comp- ensation. Despite her lack of quali- fications, she even overrules the decisions of the doctors. The WCB is suing the Ombudsman for interference, which is a definite indication that they have things to hide and therefore do not want anyone to investigate. Who are the people supposed to turn to, if they cannot go to the Ombudsman when they are treated unjustly by the WCB? Victims are often treated like guilty criminals because they are ill or injured and unable to work. Financial pres- ures and pain in make it gs are “in the stage of develop- ment” and slashing has been completed at the site so that levels can be taken for the excavation of the pool. * 6° @ Signing of the controversial agreement with Celgar has en place. Village chairman N.T. Ogiow put his signature to the agreement on behalf of Castlegar, as did ‘village clerk J. Logelin. Under the agreement, Celgar will assist the village “up to a maximum sum of $40,000” in replacing its direct Columbia river intake pump- ing stations with wells within the village. *_ 8 @ Kinnaird council will recommend to the West Kootenay health unit that Dalhousie University’s dental college be contact recommending the Kin- naird-Castlegar area to a graduating student. The UBC Braves, who won the championship game of the Pacific Intercollegiate Hockey League in mid- March, not only has a product of local minor hockey in its players, Frank Lanzarotta, but has as its trainer another local man, Don Schwartzen- haver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schwartzenhauer of Castlegar. * 8 @ Local Rangers, Miss Janice Minnich and Donna Hill, were in Victoria recently where they were presented with their Gold Cord certificates by Lt..Gov. John Nicholsen at Govern- ment House. - 8 @ Restoration is being considered, but the idea of completely rebuilding a Doukhobor village from the numerous hy is for what the Doukhobor Historical Society will suggest in a brief which has been is to the joint C 1°71 impossible for an individual to struggle alone against the bureaucratic machine of the WCB for entitled benefits. An appeal to the Board takes at least 1% years, and then who knows that you aren't falling again into the same flock of vultures? Mike Chernenkoff Crescent Valley Please address all Letters to the Editor to: The Castlegar News, P.O.Box 3007, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4, or deliver them to our office at: 197 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C. Letters must be signed and include the writer's full name.and address. Only in very exceptional cases will letters be published without the writer's name. Nevertheless, the name and address of the writer must be disclosed to the editor. The News reserves the Tight to edit letters for brevity, clarity, legality and grammar. years. of the twin towns of Catlogne — Kiede. Ron Keakia of Cnittoaar, has been chosen to take part in the All-Star Provincial Basketball game at Simon Fraser University. He will be a member of one of the interior prov- ineial all-star teams who will be playing against 10 Vancouver district all-star teams. 5 YEARS AGO From the April 2, 1980 Castlegar News Northland Properties Ltd. has met city council's extended deadline for submission of plans for construction of 8 $3 million, 115-room Sandman Inn on the Seventh Ave. South 300 block. * 8 « City council members havé moved to block a potential developer's efforts to legalize a causeway at Zuckerberg’s Island, which they envision as a future public park site. 7 6 « A,year-long delay in completion of ‘breathing space,” says chairman of the Kootenay Coalition, Ian Jack. So anenREREEEEEEEReEeemene FORESTRY DAY . . . Selkirk College students try to send empty bottle down to opponent’ end of the pole during hose laying race held at the college Friday. The team race was one of a number of events held as port of Forestry Day activities. — CosNews Photo SHOT DURING ROBBERY ; Vest saved courier NEW WESTMINSTER (CP) — A bullet-proof vest likely saved the life of a Wells Fargo courier shot Friday in a robbery at the New West- minster Woodward's depart- ment store in which at least two men escaped with an es- timated $212,000. Edward James Hulan, 23, was shot in the back as he was making a money pickup, but the vest saved him from anything more than superfi- cial injury. He was treated in Royal Columbian Hospital briefly and released. At least three shots were fired in the crowded depart- ment store. Police had no suspects in gustody early Saturday, al- though the van believed used by the holdup men has been recovered. Hulan was one of two couriers picking up receipts at the store around 2 p.m. Friday afternoon, Wood- ward's store manager Doug Paul said. wearing full, ordered the couriers to stop and hand over the two cloth sacks of money, cheques and receipts, A store security super- visor said she had been sum- moned by telephone to the men’s wear department when store staff became sus- picious of two bearded men. As the woman arrived, she said, one of the robbers shouted something about giving up the money. At the same time, were fired. One shot went through a glass door, one ricocheted off an air-conditioning fixture on the ceiling and one hit Hulan in the back. Within a couple of seconds the robbers had fled upstairs to the store’s roof-top park- ing lot and drove away in a red van which a store em- ployee noticed as having Washington state plates. Paul helped Hulan off with his flak jacket and noticed blood seeping through his shirt. “The jacket saved his life,” Paul said. “It's a relief that no one else was hurt.” R.E. Dafoe, manager of security for the Woodward's company, said he could not reveal the value‘of the stolen receipts. However, it was indicated that losses totalled approx- imately $42,000 in cash, with cheques. and other receipts adding, about another $170,000 to the store's loss. New Westminster police found the red Dodge van used in the escape. It was located, abandoned, in an underground parking garage in New Westminster a few hours after the shooting. The Washington state licence plates on the van are believed to have been stolen, police said. Trust company fails” VANCOUVER (CP) — Western Capital Trust, a Vancouver-based trust com- pany whose depositors reside mainly in British Columbia and Ontario, has folded after reporting a deteriorated fi- nancial standing to the fed- eral department of finance. The company owes 7,000 depositors a total of $77 mil- lion — almost all of which will be paid back by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corpor- ation, said Robert Hammond, of Two banks, the Bank of B.C. and the Royal Bank, stand to lose $5 million be- tween them. Western Capi- tal's parent company, West- ern Capital Investment, had a $3.3-million loan from the Bank of B.C. and a $1.7-mil- lion loan from the Royal Bank. “Should the trust company be placed into liquidation, they would almost certainly lose every penny of their $5 million in loans as the trust shares are all that for the department of fi- nance. Company president Doug Day said he has asked the federal government to apply for a wind-up order and to appoint « liquidator. Day said the company had $3 million in capital at the portfolio mortgages in Alberta and B.C. Western Capital had of- fiees in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton. Most were in B.C. and Ontario, Hammond said. Most of Western Capital's through the CDIC, which in- sures deposits up to $60,000. For « small number with deposits of more than $60,000 - no more than 10 — representing between $300,000 and $400,000, the trust company closure comes as a financial blow. they hold for collateral,” said NOW SOFTWARE Too EXPENSIVE? members eee oes on softwere ond oc- for most personal computers Business Personal iaooborsh ips 365-3889 Evenings & Weekends Day in a March 26 letter to Minister of State Barbara MacDougal. Day, the sole shareholder of Western Capital Trust, was then seeking federal as- sistance as an alternative to liquidation. MacDougal did not respond to his request. Hammond said “a signi- ficant portion” of Western Capital's mortgages were in arrears. In early Janaury, the de- partment of finance gave the trust company until Sunday to improve its financial pic OPEN ture. The company’s oper- ating licence expires Sunday and there was no indication the government would renew it, Day said. ACTION TAKEN The trust company diree- tors decided Friday to take action before the federal government forced them to liquidate, he said. “We realized the party was over. We were not going to be able to raise capital so we decided to do it ourselves and cut the losses to our deposi- tors.” Baby trial reveals ket when the witnesses re- agreed with turned to the Bohnenkamp defence lawyer John Con- residence unexpectedly one roy’s statement that by the morning. end of a week-long visit it Deidre Bohnenkamp died was clear Linda was having a Jan. 19, 1984 at Cranbrook relationship with Soper and and District Hospital after that Cory Bohnenkamp “was collapsing at home. Facing being moved out of pic- pores aphex ture.” criminal negligence causing death are Soper, 22, Linda Ruschinsky said Deidre so violently that brain damage caused the child to choke on her own vomit. 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