it 1PM a fhe Dar Fage 4A 4A oem mney can Sm iergrnctgelpai eens The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, January 16, 1991 After a brief discussion, the City of Castlegar Council adopted the 1991 budget, set at $9,080,719. The provisional bud- get reflects a general tax increase of 5 per cent but council expects that this will not necessarily mean a 5 percent increased to tie indi- vidual homeowner, mostly because of increases in industrial ion and i d from other sources. Finance Committee Chairman Doreen Smecher said the increase in tax dollars “probably represents 0.5 per cent less than the annual infla- tion rate. Before adopting a final budget, council will study the pro- visional budget at the Council/Management Staff Work- shop on Jan.18-20, oe Council will write a letter to Minister of Forests Claude Rich- mond in support of Slocan Forest Products request for a review of stumpage fees “at a time when the forest industry is hurting.” Coun- cil received a letter from SFP in which the sawmill said it was forced into cutbacks as a result of the’’cost of stumpage fees paid to the crown.” oa Alderman Lawrence Chemoff brought to council's attention the unemployment statistics for released by Stati Canada. “The biggest thing in this report is the layoffs,” he said, not ing 41 layoffs at Cominco — and Monday, January 14, 1991 more to come — 90 at Johnson Matthey’s, both in Trail, and a number of sawmill layoffs in the region. “They're pretty impres- sive." The unemployment rate in the Castlegar area stood at 12.6 per cent in November, Since then, a new Stats Canada release report- ed a slight drop in the jobless fig- ure — to 11.8 in December. Forestry companies, like Westar, are working on a five-day week. ose On recommendation of its finance committee, council ap- proved the following grants: $300 to the B.C. Senior Games Society; $200 to Pitch-in British Columbia and $250 to The Power and Light ce All money come from the city’ 's funds, oe Council prepared the following recommendation regarding traffic on 6th Avenue for the public meet- ing on traffic Jan. 15: “That the parking restriction be modified to permit parking of cars and trucks three-fourth ton and under only on the westerly side where feasible.” An earlier parking restriction, under the city’s new traffic plan, met with protést from business, after which the city took a second look at the parking policy. oe Council will next meet Tue., Jan. 22, as a Committee of the Whole. And the next regular council meeting is Mon., Jan. 28. Dam project stila possibility By BARBARA TANDORY Sun staff writer Keenleyside project,” he said. “Had we needed it (additional Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore is still hoping. to co-ordinate the delayed Hugh Keenleyside dam Project. to the proposed Celgar expansion project, despite B.C. Hydro's recently announced inten- tion to delay the project until early in the next century, “All things being equal, the Keenleyside project could begin in “1994,” said Moore in an interview with the Sun Monday. “My concern was that the Keenleyside project begin as the (proposed) Celgar expansion is winding down," said Moore, adding she believes it could still happen, “Who can foretell the future?” she said, “I'm certainly going to work on it so they do come at the end of the Celgar project,” Moore promised. The project — to install three turbine generators at the Cost between $350 and $400 million — “is not in B.C, Hydro’s ten-year plan,” communications director Peter McMullen said in a tele- phone interview from Vancouver Monday. : “At this time we don’t need another power-generating plant.” But McCullen also held out a hope that construction on the pro- ject may begin earlier than the next ntury, “We only look ten years ahead,” he said but added, “That's not to say we won't start work on it in the next ten years, Let’s say, we come:to the conclusion that we'll need it in 2004; we might then start construction in 1998.” McMullen said the crown cor- poration never made formal plans for the project and made no agree- ments with the city of Castlegar about co-ordinating the project to the Celgar expansion. “We never had a date for the power it'd make sense, but there was no such agreement.” In the past few years, B.C, Hydro adopted a policy of meeting demands in ways other than the building of new dams, McMullen said the idea of. co-. ordinating the projects did come up’ but be noted: “What people in . your community have to'under- stand is that we have a responsibil- ity to all people in the province.” Moore, however, said she had “done some checking and had dis- cussions with B.C. Hydro people” since the first reports of putting the ornge And \foore noted that the crown power'company is proceed- ing with its project application to the B.C. government. “IL have'a copy on my desk,” she said, adding the City of Castle- ,Bar was asked by B.C. Hydro to comment on the proposal. “That’s quite a bit of commit- ment,” said Moore, The application is expected to be finalized in March. Moore: also said the. city received positive responses to the project co-ordination proposal from both Jack Davis, the minister of energy, and Hydro chairman Larry Bell, She said both men agreed that it’s a good idea “so the economy of Castlegar can be rea- sonably levelled in the 1990s.” " Meanwhile, B.C. Hydro has completed an 18-month study in the dam area to identify tourism and recreation impacts, a fisheries inventory and sports fishing survey, “We've done a lot of prelimi- nary work done, Wednesday, January 16, 1991 ‘The Castlegar Sun WORLDWATCH Study reassures canned vegetable users that nutrient value equals fresh veggies ‘TORONTO (SNS) - Homemak- ers who feel they may be short- the tal and, navigational,” McMullen said this week, “We've got a very large par of background preparation done,” be said. B.C, Hydro ae Teview its Pro- ject list again in 1992, needs of their families by serving canned “vegetables instead of fresh in win- ter can be reassured by a new study conducted by the Depart- ment of Food Science, University of Guelph. The study fii amin (vitamin B1), riboflavin (Vita- min B2), ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), carotene (Vitamin A) and fibre, Canned versus focal produce- Septem In September 1990, University were mixed together as were the samples of fresh tomatoes, Like- wise, all canned corn levels found in fresh, For example, thiamin levels i in canned and were combined and canned toma- to samples were mixed together. Canned versus fresh imported - of Guelph food sci went shopping in Guelph, Ontario for fresh 1 that nutrient values in canned project on hold. in the ‘Vancouver press. The company does this sort of Project review every two years as part of their management plan, Moore said, noting in the next round, in 1992, the Keenleyside could well be put back on a front bumer of B.C. Hydro’s projects’ list. “This is a very small project,” she insisted. “It’s only one-tenth of the Site C project.” Moore said that since the con- struction time is expected to last between six and eight years, it’s rea- sonable to expect the project getting started within the next few years. Last July, B.C._Hydro’s co-ordi- nator of Lower Columbia Devel- opment, John Kelly, publically stated that the Keenleyside power plant is the most likely project to go ahead in the near future and said the company would make a formal application to the B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum in the fall. B.C, Hydro proposal on the Columbia River near Castlegar called for three turbine generators with a total output of 1,009 million kilowat hours of electrical energy per year. 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Call Jon, Donna or Cathy at 365 - 2278 for details. has Royal Canadian Legion kicks Ten Thousand big ones in the pot Thanks to the generosity of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 170, the Selkirk Castlegar Lions. drive for a bus for the 60 residents of the Castlegar and Dis- trict Hospital's new intermediate and extended care extension currently under construction is a fair piece down the road already. The Legion donation of $10,000 was taken from the Branch's Bingo Fund. "The bingo players are quite pleased,” said Branch President Gerry Rust. "And we wanted to become involved in a major contribution to the community instead of a lot of little ones. This is one way of doing that. We didn't think we could have done it by our- selves. Co-operation between clubs is the way to go. Rust added that the Legion draws 90 to 100 bingo players each week. The donation, the second, the Selkirk Castlegar Lions kicked off the fund with a $2,500 donation of their own, brings the first total to a healthy $12,500. Pictured, from left, Hugh Wilson, chairman of the Bus Drive steering committee; committes member Leo Plamonden; Bob Sorenson, Lions treasurer; Lions President Dave Shalanski; the pledge certificate of $10,000; Royal Canadian Legion Branch 170 Gerry Rust; Denny Tucker, chairman of the Legion bingo committee. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Nancy Ungley | CASTLEGAR SELKIRK LIONS CLUB Fundraising Progress Report for Hospital Society Intermediate & Extended Care Extension Bus This Week's Total: $12,500 EAS Seater Sun We are pleased to be one of ‘the sponsors. in the drive for the Castlegar Selkirk Lions bus. Please support this cause generously. Celgar Pulp | Company. ° Happy to be sponsoring the "bus drive. . ~ hele, us with your Support : } are to fresh vegetables available in win- ter. This is. good news for the nutrition-conscious and ensures that Boor nutrition is available to ical prices. .. and fresh pieer chia com on the cob at four grocery stores, repre- senting four different chains. On the same trip, on the same day, they also purchased cans of com and tomato products from four brands, right off-the The Canned Food Council, (an association of vegetable growers, steel p can ‘ shelf from the same four chains, Both fresh and canned Products d 1 d from food p and g were, ly to any shopper approached the University of juelph who agreed to undertake an independent study of the nutrient levels of canned tomatoes and canned com versus fresh vegeta- bles. The study was conducted in September with fresh local produce and again in November/December when only fresh imported produce is available. Five important nutri- ents were analyzed including thi- what was in Guelph on that day. The fresh corm was cooked in boiling water (according to the method recommended by Agri- culture Canada), cooled, drained, and then scraped off the cob. The canned com was drained. Both fresh ‘and' canned tomato products were tested as is. In order to pro- vide a representative sample for testing, all fresh corn samples THEANTI-TAX BACKLASH a ee PNG AFTERWARDS NOT ONE COWAAINED. ia as a> Vt dansk rest In November and December, the tests were repeated with one important exception: the Universi- ty of Guelph scientists were only able to purchase fresh com and tomatoes imported from the U.S. Again, the produce was randomly selected from what was available to any shopper in Guelph in those stores on that day. The results: ‘putritional levels of canned com and canned toma- toes were comparable and in some ‘ded the nutriti acid in canned com were on par with fresh, In addition, ascorbic- acid levels in canned and fresh tomatoes showed no significant difference, The study shows that in September and particularly in November/December, canned com and canned tomatoes are compara- ble in nutritional value to fresh pro- duce available in winter. Canned vegetables deliver a similar level of nutrients while providing an eco- nomical altemative to higher priced fresh vegetables that are imported in the winter. Another plus is that canned vegetables are convenient and there is no wastage, Another big pulp polluter fined big By Steve Weatherbe [SNS] A Taylor, B.C. pulpmill was hit with a $200,000 fine last week, because it neglected to plan for the possibility that the bacteria it had bred to eat up the toxic effluent might lose their appetite. Last week Provincial Court Judge R.G. But Judge Skelthome called this defence “wishful thinking.” The Environment Ministry was not giv- ing permission, he found, but wam- ing the company that because problems always occurred during start up, it should take some precau- tions. the defence presented by Fibreco Pulp Inc. that because the Environ- ment Ministry had anticipated the Fib » he ruled, had done nothing. It not only did not have an aailiary heating system, it lacked ive source of bacteria mill would have p prob- lems starting up in January 1989, which caused its bacteria to lose their appetite for pulp waste, it was actually giving Fibreco permission to pollute the Peace River during its initial days of operation. The fine is the second biggest assessed in British Columbia, the largest in an actual tial. Last month Cariboo Pulp and Paper Co. of Ques- nel was fined $275,000 after plead- ing guilty to a February infraction. Fibreco, operated by a consor- ig a batch from a nearby PetroCan plant), no man- ual or even an unwnitten contingen- cy plan if the pond failed. The manual,” observed the judge, “was to be written as the operators solved the various prob- lems as they occurred. The envi- ronment therefore took the brunt of the failures of the waste treatment.” Thus the company failed to exer- cise “due diligence” which the is the test of guilt in pollution cases. Ga Skelthome gladdened the ;tium of interior i ; sawmills, used a holding pond con. , taining bacteria to break dow: East’s sex taboos go west in an open German market The Daily Telegraph The pink leggings of the prosti- tutes on east Berlin’s Oranien- burgerstrasse glow in the burst of light from a passing tram, a lumi- nous sign of the united city’s return to its old, decadent self. After four decades of official ‘prudery, sex across east Germany is coming out of the bedroom and ‘on to the streets. Oranienburgerstrasse, in the ‘heart of the once-vibrant cabaret ‘and theatre area, was Berlin’s red- ‘light district between the wars, Red Brothel. Abortion on demand, plenty of free time, and fewer material wor- ries and distractions than in the west all combined to make sex a popular pastime. It was, however, thrills without frills, lust without profits, sex without aids, or Aids. Those times disappeared with the fall of the Wall, as cast Germans ‘eager to experience the full spec- trum of capitalist delights flooded into sex shops in west Berlin and Under the of social- jism, street-walkers all but disap- ‘peared as prostitutes, often jcontrolled by the secret police, ' concentrated on the big hotels fre- ‘quented by Westem visitors. _ However, Oranienburgerstrasse ‘is making a comeback. It is in urgent need of a rejuvenating facelift, but it retains a style and ‘faded elegance absent in its upstart rival in West Berlin, a grid ,of characterless modern streets ‘lined by furniture showrooms. ‘Pimps, who have replaced the Stasi secret police minders, survey the scene from the comfort of their new Volkswagens, while the customers who provide their. still curt A in two-stroke Trabants. ‘The retum of the prostitutes is just one element of the sexual rev- olution which is sweeping the east - known by west Germans for 40 years as the Russian Zone but renamed the erogenous zone ina recent magazine article. Not that there was any lack of sex in the Democratic Republic. A recent survey showed that casi Ger- mans lost their virginity younger than west Germans, and went on to have more sexual partners. This was due in no small part to the Free German Youth, The German sex, was welcomed with open arms when she expanded her . World of the Erotic across the Elbe recently. Her sex shop empire (annual turnover 35 million pounds) has opened two stores in east Berlin and another in the southem city of Jena. Seventeen more shops are planned as fe enor and a fontes AO cutlets are toxic effluent. This had to be kept ~ warm for the bacteria to be main- tained in good, hungry, health, but the only heat the system provided was in the pulping process itself. When this failed to function prop- erly, the toxins went right into the Peace River untreated, i.e. uneaten. Fibreco’s unusual defence was that the government had known all along that some pollution occurred whenever pulp mills started up, and produced correspondence from the Environment Ministry contain- ing several warnings to this effect. The government, it argued, had there by led Fibreco to believe it would not be prosecuted, and was now abusing the legal Process in - “reverse onus” in pollution cases. This principle states that once the crown has proved that pollu- tion has occurred, the burden is on the defendant to prove it had exer- cised due diligence. But this, the defence contended, violated the time-honoured right, enshrined in the Charter of Rights, of the accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Judge Skelthorne found that an Ontario decision throwing out the reverse onus did not apply in B.C. Fibreco President Tony Jarrett’s only comment on the decision was that “we did everything we could to stop the pollution once it was discovered and we have been in in this ever since.” Canada reconsidering Soviet aid after Lithuanian crackdown OTTAWA, Reuter - Canada, shocked by the bloody crackdown in Lithuania, is considering cancel- ing its aid programs to the Soviet Union, Extemal Affairs Minister Joe Clark said Sunday. - Clark told reporters the govern- ment had sent a letter to Soviet Their sales of of ‘skimpy lingerie, sex toys, hard-core porn videos and explicit magazines are 50 per cent higher than in comparable stores in the west. The pristine white east Berlin Presid Mikhail Gorbachev ing shock and p d regret at Moscow's latest attempt to quell the independence move- ment in the Baltic republic. Reports from Lithuania, which declared its d last Store, a former hard. y shop pear the Wall, does a particulary brisk lunchtime trade. Each customer claims.to be on their first visit. Biology teacher Georg Lohdan, enthusiastic about the new openness, said: “Sex was a taboo subject. Everyone did it but nobody talked about it, and the ignorance among the children I taught was . were killed March, said at least 13 people and about 140 injured in a Soviet army raid to seize the Vilnius radio and television center early Sunday. To help Moscow cope with growing food shortages, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s govern- ment recently announced plans to negotiate an $850 million U.S. line of credit that could be used to buy emergency supplies. Canada is a major wheat supplier to the Soviet Union. But Mulroney's veteran foreign minister said any decision to can- cel aid would be weighed against the hardship it would cause ordi- nary Soviet citizens. "The policy is under review and we have not come to any con- clusions,” Clark said. Testing provides protection in gulf VICTORIA (SNS) - Successful anti-aircraft missile tests off the California coast will result in ion for Canadian But pensioner Hildegard Mauer emerged from the shop shaking her head. “I only went in out, of. curiosity, but that really was too much for me,”” she said. | Five minutes later, her busband was still inside. destroyers i in the Persian Gulf. Canadian navy officials said > Thursday ‘that test versions of the new Sea Sparrow missiles were fired from the destroyer HMCS Huron to an airborne target towed behind an aircraft loaned by the ‘which party bosses hoped would. v inculcate the values of Marxism- Leninism in the country’s young, ‘was more effective as a national dating agency. Its weekend and ‘summer 5 ‘camps were eagerly awaited for .'' all the wrong ideological reasons, ‘and its showpiece school outside Berlin was widely known as the, 1S POLITICALLY INDEPENDENT AND A MEMBER OF THE STERLING NEWS SERVICE Established November 28,. 1890 ‘Sun 465 Columbla Ave., Castlegar, B.C. VIN 1G8 US Air Force. Capt Steve Foldesi, command- ing officer of the supply ship HMCS Provider escorting the Huron to the Panama Canal, was quoted as saying,“We're aii very pleased that the result was so suc- cessful. I sent a message to the cap- tain of the Huron wishing him good shooting and hoped that he bagged his limit. He replied to my message tosay that he'd got five for five.” Now that the missile testing has proved successful, some engineer- ing specialists 2 extra launch equipment have left the Huron and are on the way to the Gulf. The equipment will be fitted into HMCS Athabaskan, which has | been in the Gulf for approximately four months now. enforcing the against Iraq. 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