' 5. «2 _ Castlégar News February 12, 1986 WEATHER the-world wheelchair journey Tuesday and received a sat- SYMOPSIS: A ridge of hugh pressure olong the coos! = giving 0 louty dry northerly How across the interior. Meanwhile @ morst westerly tlow just Eracpbetion ecroce exiveme aortern United 5 nd to exter ‘outh of the border 1 pushing cloud and —s stur ‘s penned to change very lsitle over the next 4 of 5 days we will continue to be near ihe edge of this convergent zone te} I LI Police file treated at Castlegar hospital for minor injuries. Silva was treated at Cas- tlegar hospital for more serious injuries but has been released, a hospital spokes- man said. Silva's passenger Tony Da ay isfi tensive damage to both ve- hicles. The investigation is * * »« Castlegar RCMP are al- so investigating an accident at 3:45 a.m. Saturday in which a 1986 Buick driven by Linda Glendinning of Castle- gar was in collison with a residence at 1968 Columbia Sunday from Hobbitt Hill children's centre on 1lith Avenue, Castlegar RCMP report. Police say entry was gain- ed through a window. The is ci No word of cutbacks in Castlegar By CasNews Staff The Ministry of Health is cutting back the number of authorized hours for home support services in Vancou- ver’s long term care pro- gram, but so far there is no indication there will be sim- ilar cuts to Castlegar’s ser- vices. “We haven't heard of any as yet,” said Laura Richards, administrator for Castlegar and District Home Support. “But there could be.” Richards said she was told the reason for the cuts to Vancouver's services is a higher hours-to-client ratio there than in other parts of vi Hansen at half-way now,” Hansen said. “We ar- rived (Monday) in Melbourne — we finished 2,454 miles (20,042 kilometres) of our world tour.” “That's astounding,” Cros- bie replied. “It’s a real trib- ute to your persistence and courage.” The 28-year-old wheelchair athlete began his 40,000- kilometre Man in Motion world tour last March 21 in Vancouver to raise money for | which is given a lump sum for all the upcoming events | sponsored by RJR-Maedonald. | that after the race they can keep some of the pieces of | % : |) Anderson says. 4 as support staff and out-of-town media also bring in a lot | championships is an important feat. )B.C. that can put on a downhill for the Canadian SKI RACES continued trom tront page of equipment v we are going to pick up do what .. . Anderson said operations were “first class" Tuesday — the first day of training runs at Red Mountain. He said national team coaches and Canadian Ski Association officials were “more than pleased” with the course and course preparations. “We were ready,” he said, noting there was a lot of pressure during the last couple of months to be prepared. He noted that the national team racers are on a tight schedule and didn't want any delays at Rossland. There was even talk about shifting around the race days, but that didn't happen. The race is sponsored by RJR-Macdonald Inc. but the Red Mountain Racers — organizers of the event — don’t receive any money directly from the tobacco company. Funds for the race are funnelled through the CSA, who is going to} One of the ways the Racers benefit from the race is equipment. As well, the Racers charge a small fee for putting on the race, which is used for the club's racing program. Anderson says it will cost about $70,000 to run this year’s Canadian at Red The races also benefit the community. “Right now practically every hotel is filled,” The ski hill also benefits from the races in that all 100 racers have to buy lift tickets for the races. Others such of money to Red Mountain And then there's the prestige of having such an event To the national team members, winning the national Anderson notes that there aren't many ski areas in championships. He says there are only about two others besides Red — Whistler and Panorama. To put on a race of this kind of calibre the elevation must be at least 800 metres, and it should take close to two minutes to complete the course. Anderson says the Red Mountain Racers don't bid to have the race here — they are usually asked to organize it. He notes that the racing club is well known in ‘Canadian skiing circles. research and rehabilitation of United States, across Europe and into the Soviet Union, into the Middle East and through New Zealand. Man in Motion spokesman Muriel Honey said the jour- ney, with a fund-raising goal of $10 million, so far has raised $700,000. Honey said the linkup idea was Crosbie's. “He thought it was time that Rick got some attention from some place other than British Columbia,” said Hon- ey, adding that Hansen i is still Crosbie, in Vancouver for a meeting of federal and pro- vincial justice ministers and attorneys general, praised Hansen for “really making the point that the disabled have a lot of potential and that's why we're all rooting for you here.” Agents may cross VANCOUVER (CP) — A union official says that strik. ing ticket agents likely will cross the picket lines of two other unions on strike against Pacific Western Air. lines if they ratify a tentative agreement this week. Trish Lindsay, vice-presi- dent of the United Auto Workers-Canada, said many members are frustrated at remaining on the picket line while they have a contract in hand. The 800 ticket agents vote on the pact today and Thurs- day. The other two striking unions — the International She said home support services in Castlegar, which has slightly more than 200 clients, averages 13.11 hours per client. The West Kootenay aver- age is 14.59 hours per client, she said. Eileen Dailly (NDP — Burnaby North), the opposi- tion spokesman for long-term care, last week publicized the cuts to Vancouver's services in a press release that said the information came from a “leaked directive” from the government. “Vancouver homemaker organizations have been told that because of a budget overrun, there will be a 17.2 per cent reduction in the number of authorized hours from the Vancouver long- term care im for months January-Mar Dailly says in the release. She adds that the cuts will eliminate more than 20,000 hours of service affecting “many of the 6,000 clients now in the program.” Home care services pro- vide assistance in the home to the elderly and the sick as an alternative to extended hospital stays. “A feduction in homema. ker ice means patients will Oeupy acute-care hos. pital Yeds longer because the commvnity services to assist them at home will not be available,” Dailly says. Man gets 18-month sentence By CasNews Staff A Nakusp man was sen tenced to 18 months in jail for manslaughter Tuesday in Nelson provineial court. Frederick Thomas De Merchant, 53, pleaded guilty last week to manslaughter in the death of Joseph John Koval. The 45-year-old man was found shot to death Nov. 30 at his farm about five kilometres south of Nakusp A i of it and the Canadian Air Line Flight Attendants Association — are expected to reject the la. test offers from the airline. Their executives are rec ommending they turn down the pact. on Highway 6. De was origin ally charged with second de- gree murder but the charges were reduced to manslaugh ” De Merchant's jail sen tence will be followed by two years’ probation. OFF . . . Cold weather and snow didn't seem to bother these brave people who COOLING took part in Polar Bear Dip Sunday in Kootenay Lake as part of Nelson's Snotest activities Costtews Photo by Drenne Koo! Expected layoff delayed January at Employment Canada offices in the West Kootenay will not happen for three or four more weeks, spokes- men at the Nelson and Trail Employ- ment Canada offices said Tuesday. ‘The delay in the layoffs is a result “the types of decisions that have to be made,” said Jack Roddis, director of the Nelson office. He explained that the layoffs must be “based on reverse merit” and must be accompanied by documentation that “passes muster.” The situation is much the same at the Trail office where mai Jim Swit- zer said, “The finalization of all kinds of things is basically what's delaying any final announcement. Switzer added that he expects to have more information early in the week of Feb. 24. He said employees have been told at least three people will be laid off at the Trail office. Three layoffs are also expected at the Nelson office, but Roddis would not comment on whether employment counsellors or secretaries will be out of work. “It’s not information that is available to the public” Until the layoffs have been made, Roddis said. Roddis said he doesn't know if the delay is an indication Employment Canada might not go through with the layoffs. “It's not the type of decision that I make,” he said. However, Switzer indicated the de- GOV'T DELAY continued trom front pege pany only wants the same treatment accorded Alcan in Kitimat. Moore said that while Alcan paid $4 million in water taxes last year, Cominco paid $12 million. Cominco paid just $1.1 million in water license fees in 1981. The company says the water license fees add two cents a pound to the price of its lead. Cominco has been negotiating with Victoria since last November over the water license fees. However, it was unable to reach an agreement before the Feb. 6 deadline for acceptance of lay is simply a matter of processing the paperwork. “The wheels of government turn slowly,” he said. The cutbacks to Employment Can ada staffing were announced late last year by Employment and Immigration Minister Flora MacDonald and have been called inappropriate for areas of high unemployment such as the West Kootenay. the federal assistance offer. Ottawa has since granted the com pany a 58-day extension. Meanwhile, Oglow also asked council to seek support for its concerns at the Central Kootenay Regional District board meeting Saturday. As well, council agreed to write to Cominco for assurances that if the water taxes are reduced, the company will proceed with the modernization project Ald. Len Embree proposed the let: ter, noting he's concerned about Com. ineo’s response should it get water taxes reduced. ‘ JAIL SENTENCE . . . Kinsmen cop hold "prisoners in mock jail during Snotest celebrations herd in Nelson on the weekend Costtows Photo by Dronna COMINCO LAYOFFS— continued from tront poge ees, Lawrie said, they moved on after construction of the plant was completed. But some of those workers might have been kept on if long-standing plans for the company's lead smelter moder nization had gone ahead. Although the federal government has agreed to purchase $69 million in preferred Cominco shares to assist the company with the $270 million upgrading of the 40-year-old smelter, negotiations between Cominco and the provincial government over water rental fees is holding up the project. Cominco has said the project is on the Cominco’s announcement Tuesday sent shock waves through the West Kootenay and the issue of the layoffs was raised at last night's meeting of Castlegar council. Mayor Audrey Moore said she met with Cominco's public relations officer Richard Fish and operations vice-president Bill Robertson Tuesday afternoon. Moore said she expressed concern that 2,300 “high paid jobs” have left the area — 1,000 when the zine plant modernization was completed and 1,300 layoffs over the last few years. “That's a great blow. It's a great concern to all of us,” Moore said. , she said Fish and Robertson told her Cominco province lowering the water fees Cominco pays for power generated by its subsidiary, West Kootenay Power and Light. . Even though the lead smelter modernization is stalled, Lawrie stressed that the layoffs are not connected to that project. “That's the first thing that occurs to the general public (but) it's not related, it’s a separate issue,” he said, adding that talks between Cominco and the province are continuing. Last month, Cominco reported a net loss for 1985 of $70.6 million before extraordinary items, compared with a net profit of $19 million in 1984. Revenue dropped $122.9 million to $1.46 billion in 1985. After extraordinary items of a writedown in two subsidiary companies and the sale of part of its share in one of the subsidiaries, Cominco had a net loss of $97.2 million for 1985. is taking these measures to try to deal with a cash flow problem and a drop in metal prices. She said they assured her that the smelter is in no danger of closing, although she said they noted the lead smelter is in need of upgrading. Ald. Len Embree pointed out that steelworkers Local 480 membership has dropped to 1,900 from 3,700 in 1980 and called the decline “a disaster.” And Ald. Albert Calderbank said he suspects more layoffs may be coming. “T have a nasty feeling that 300 is only the first,” he said Moore said she has asked Cominco for a breakdown of the number of Castlegar residents employed in Trail and the number of Cominco retirees living in the Castlegar area Cominco said it estimates 16-19 per cent of its workforce lives in Castlegar. The company will get back to Moore with specific figures. Search continues HINTON, ALTA. (CP) — Passenger traffic resumed on Canadian National Railways’ main line Tuesday while the search continued for victims and clues in.a two-train crash that killed at least 29 people. Passengers on a Via Rail Super Continental were asked whether the health of freight-train engineer Jack Hudson was a factor in the crash. Hudson had a liver operation last year. Walker said investigators have no reason to believe alcohol was a factor in the crash. However numerous factors, not to look as they passed by the dering of wreckage left by Saturday's crash, one of the worst in Canada's history. There are 93 known survivors “They did pull the blinds and asked us not to look, but we pulled them back up,” said Eileen Cudlipp, 62, of Vancouver. As the train went past the wreckage on a hastily constructed detour, passengers pressed against windows to see a vast expanse of twisted steel and diesel-soaked grain. A sixth body, that of a CN Rail crew member, was pulled from the debris of one of the engines late Tuesday Ross Walker, CN Rail senior vice-president, said discovering why a CN freight plowed head-on into a Via Rail passenger train in the rolling foothills of west-central Alberta could take from one to three weeks. “T’ve got a lot of theories, but it wouldn't be fair to go into them without investigation still under way,” Walker told a news conference. Railway workers in Jasper, Alta., declined to speak to reporters Tuesday. The move came after speculation ding alcohol, heart attack and lack of sleep are being considered. A 14-unit Super Continental was shattered in a flaming head-on crash with a twokilometre-long freight train hauling grain, pipe, sulphur and chemicals. Officials said the 118-unit freight should not have been on the single-track section of the CN main line and preliminary investigations point to human error as the cause of the accident. The collision on a gentle curve in heavily wooded, rolling terrain 280 kilometres west of Edmonton was the worst railroad accident since 31 people were killed in a crash between two passenger trains at Dugald, Man., in 1947 The body of CN Rain brakeman Mark Edwards was found at his seat in the wreckage of the freight train. Walker said an emergency brake that could have stopped the train was within Edwards’ reach. It appears the freight passed a warning signal and stop signal before plowing through a closed switch and.into the Super Continental, Walker said. o — Castlegar News TREET TALK IF YOU THOUGHT you saw Gail Oglow on the CTV national news Sunday, Feb. 2, you did Gail, daughter of Castlegar coroner Paul Ogiow, is working as a volunteer at Kibbutz Ein Gedi, a summer resort featuring healthful mud baths, located on the Dead Sea in Israel. who will be working there until the end of Harry Voykin'’s Doukhobor Village Restaurant has markets for its borscht in Calgary, Edmonton and Montreal! Monthly customers in those centres send in private planes to pick up 16-gallon containers of borscht and anywhere from 80 to 100 loaves of homemade bread. And, adds Harry, they almost always buy some pyrohi and variniki, too. As they say, “build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.” In this case, the excellent borscht has planes rolling almost up to the doors of the Doukhobor Village Restaurant, located a few hundred yards from Castlegar Airport THE GRAND Expo Ball planned for this Saturday has been cancelled, but another memorable event will be held in April or early May Castlegar Expo Committee chairman Mary Wade Anderson said the Castlegar Lions Club charter night anniversary dinner and dance along with the annual teachers’ curling meet and banquet and dance presented conflicts for many who would like to have attended the Expo Ball. Instead, another function - to coincide with Expo's opening — will be held in late April or early May. THE FOLLOWING | was reported by Province Travel Editor Joseph Kula in his Feb. 9 column. “Any book on the B.C. golfing scene that gives a detailed description of the course in Fauquier has covered all the bases, and then some. “Fauquier used to be called Needles, until a dam was built on the Arrow Lakes system. Needles went under and a new townsite sprang up on the east side of Arrow Lake. “As partial compensation, the townfolk were given some prime land along the lake for a golf course, which had to be built by volunteer labor. “The result is an executive-length nine-hole course with a million-dollar view. Although the greens are still sand, the folk at Fauquier hope to lay sod before too many summers go by. “The Fauquier course (which I've had the pleasure of seeing a few summers ago) is but one of hundreds — both well-known and off-the-beaten track — that are detailed in The Golf Courses of British Columbia, by avid duffer Alan Dawe (Sandhill Marketing $9.95). In compiling this “B.C. Duffer's Bible,” Dawe has done his homework, including listing the green fees, which he admits, could be out of date by the time the book hit the presses. Amply illustrated, the green guide is a must for anyone who has swung a club and is looking for other fairways to conquer. IN THE CATEGORY of new businesses, Nelson resident Pat Hogan is opening up a second-hand store in Castlegar. The store will feature everything from major appliances, used furniture, quality antiques and loveable junk to a collection of more than 10,000 books and magazines. The store opens March 1 at 1007 2nd Street. A BIG WINNER in the lottery this week is Walter Zebroft of Castlegar who won a new $28,000 Cadillac. Zebroff on Monday bought a winning Super Loto scratch and win ticket at the Book Shop in Castlegar. His winning ticket is one of only 250 to win Cadillacs in Canada. OVER IN NELSON two new businesses have opened up there. One is 3V's Used Appliances and Furniture on Baker Street across from the Queen's Hotel. The other is a hair salon, C'est La Vie, located in the Nelson Trading Company Building. THE CHAKHO MIKA Mall has new management. Barnie Hunt is the mall's new manager. WHILE Trail Regional Hospital still waits for provineial government approval for a CT scanner, Burnaby General Hospital -has received its Health Minister Jim Nielsen has announced that the government has approved the purchase of a whole body CT scanner for Burnaby General. The new scanner will cost more than $1 million and is to be delivered before March 31. THE SAVINGS ON OUR FOODS at Central Foods FRESH. 5-7 LB. te = COTTAGE ROLIS,.., $949 OCNA ... 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