ss 2 Castlegar News 3 4prii 26, 1989 Gift from Quebec Members of a French class at Selkirk College presented cacleger «i mayor Audrey Moore Letter marks anniversary of ferry closure By CasNews Staff The first anniversary of thé closure of the Castlegar-Robson ferry. was marked Tuesday by yet another letter from Robson-Raspberry Ad Hoc Commitice lawyer Terry Dalton to Premier Bill Vander Zalm asking for the reinstatement of the ferry Dalion’s lastest letter was in reply.vo a succinctly worded answer from the premier April 14 to one of Dalton’s previous pleas for reinstatement of the vice. “Since the matter is still before the courts, it would be inappropriate for me to respond in a direct way to the issue raised,"’ Vander Zalm's letter said Dalton’s reply was less succinct but justas to-the-point “The position taken in both It seems to me to be con your letter is, 1 unfair and misleading believe, tary to the concept of responsible government and the fundamental principle of democracy itself. It cannot be seen as jst or reasonable that the citizens of our province ean only com municate with our government in @ courtroom.”* The issue is currently before the B.C. Court of Appeal. In his letter, Dalton reminded Van- der Zalm that if an agreement can be reached on the restoration of the ferry or the building of a bridge to replace the ferry, the court case will be drop ped “Once again, phasize to the government the severe we're trying to em: hardships being experienced by the handicapped and the disabled, the elderly or ill citizens of Robson ahd for the Robson children”’ by the closure of the ferry, Dalton told the Castlegar News. April 26, 1 se «9 Castlegar News FLY OUT. Castlegar News Gerry Hoodicott (left) Castlegar Chamber of Commerce director, presents Malcolm and Linda Faulkner with tourism package for Castlegar and area. The pair flew into Castlegar Sunday to extend an invitation to former residents of the District of Pitt Meadows to join in anniversary celebrations. (o give his soccer team a 2-1 win at Swangard Stadiumin Burnaby April 16. With the victory, Thomas's team, Delaney's Hot Spurs, captured the Vancouver-Burnaby UA FAMILY STORE! ONG wen Pane ENTER WITH A LABEL FROM ANY OF THESE PARTICIPATING SPONSORS OF BEEF STEAK TOP SIRLOIN men’s league championship. Lhomas now lives in -canava crave A ud 4 = canapa crave A Th rd te witha we on Monday. The plaque was o - trom the mayor Que., the visited by the s part of an exchange one: ep on with aside (from left): Leanne McKinley, Peige Sloan, Colleen Ross, Helen Fehrenberg and instructor Marianne Hodges. «0.x. ar TREET TALK A\ BELLANCA AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY New rules mean tax loss: Moore pobeRe AND LINDA FAULKNER Kelowna WEST KOOTENAY POWER has Sanland Contracting Lid. of Castlegar a contract for a awarded arrived i” yyajor renovation of ity offices at 1037 stlegdr Sunday with an invitation from the District Of jy Columbia Ave work involves some changes to the eaterior French students visit Quebec By CasNews Stall A group of French “students from Selkirk College recently completed an exchange Visit: «ih a college -in Quebee The 15 Selkirk students completed the exchange with a.college class trom Sept-lles, located on Quebec's north shore students Ihe Quebec were in Casulegar in January and the Selkirk students visited Sept-Hes at the end of March The Selkirk group was comprised ¢ 15 students and French teacher May ianne Hodges, who abted as group leader, Selkirk student Claire Andres said. The students trom Castlegar, Trail and Nelson were also 15 students trom Quebec as were well asa group leader The exchange visits lasted 12 days The college from Sept-Hles hosted the Selkirk students ins Quebec City tor three days belore they. made the eight hour wiptoSept-lles. in-Sept-ties; the Setkirk—students were matched with host students and were billeted with them. When the Quebecois students were at Selkirk College, they mayors of Castlegar, visited the Trailand Nelson The Selkirk students also visited the Sept-Hles mayor On Monday, the Selkirk students presented a plaque to Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore: Hie plaque was a-gilt trom the mayor of Sept-Lles. Ihe exchange visit was tunded: by Open House Canada and was spon: sored by the Association of Canadian Community Colleges. Bennetts want dismissal VANCOUVER (CP) Detence lawyers tor former British Columbia premier Bill Bennett, his Russelland_lumber_executive Herb brother Doman said today they won't call any Witnesses at the trio's insider trading trial The lawyers said they will instead make a motion Thursday to have the case dismissed on the grounds of insul ficient. evidence. The Crown con cluded its case this morning Ihe Crown has tailed to prove the charges to the necessary standards Len Doust, lawyer for Russell Bennett, said outside the courtroom. * There's not sul ficient evidence to convict Lhey should be acquitted Ace Henderson said he was not surprised by the turn of events, “Idon't Prosecutor * he said. think can comment further It's notunusual, Ihe defence strategy came alter provincial decided against lawyer Bill Miles, who had acted tor Doman In dustries, On court Judge Wallace Craig called Tuesday, Marviti Storrow, Doman’s lawyer, had asked Library continued from front page More books are being processed, more work is being done | by everyone Donohue told council With this volume of work, our stat! nas had to drop certain yobs that normally do Work such as recataloguing, preparauion books, and Cataloguing general ollice work, out’ old books, a complete inventory of the collection and public relations work have had to take a back seat to School budget serving the public at the front desk, Donohue said If council accepts the board's request for an additional 12 hours a week, the library would reach a full lume equvalent staffing level of 3.72, which the board notes in ity budget request is fewer stall than libraries in Trail and Nelson which have lower cir culation figures Ihe library. board. has proposed keeping 1989 non-salary expenses at the same level as 1988 the judge to call Miles, saying that the lawyer could provide evidence that would help debunk the allegations Doust and Peter Butler, nett’s lawyer, Miles missions investigators, Crown Bill Ben- said that after reviewing comments to securities com they withdrew their consent to having Miles called by the judge Both sides hacoriginally wanted the judge to call Miles so they would have both been allowed to ask leading questions, normally reserved Lor cross. examination Crown prosecutors will start their final summation I hursday aliernoon Ihe motions of insulticient evidence trom the three detence lawyers will be heardalter that The Crown case lasted seven days and included more than 20 witnesses The Bennettsand Doman—are charged with trading in Doman In- dustries shares on the basis of insider information Ihe Crown alleges that Doman Lip- ped the Bennetts off the morning of Nov. 4 that a planned takeover of his Vancouver Island-based lumber com pany by Low Portland, Ore., had fallen through Court has been told the Bennetts made a protit of $2.1 million by selling iana-Pacitic Corp. of Doman betore the Toronto Stock Exchange halted trading in the stock shares ray continued from front page written,”* an opinion shared by other council members Tuesday I's just an A-1 report,” Ald. Pati Richards said, while Moore called the report. “a good and thorough examination The only question raised Tuesday was about the committee's recom mendation “‘that the workload Of the aldermen be apportioned on a more equitable basis.” Ald. Doreen Smecher said she is By CasNews Staff The city of Castlegar could lose ap- proximately $15,000 in tax revenue under the provincial government's new rules covering tax assessments of tourist’ accommodations, Audrey Moore said. Mayor The new rules called the Tourist Accommodation (Assessment Reliet) Act 1988 — resort classification and replace it with will eliminate the seasonal a tax exemption formula for tourist facilities, exempting 50 per cent of their assessed value up to $300,000, a government news release said The act has been introduced to ease the tax burden on the owners of tourist accommodations whose revenue fluc tuates with the seasons: Moore said Castlegar would lose $562,000 in assessed value under the new act but the resulting loss in taxes is only one per cent of tax revenue at last year's rate. However, she said it is not possible to give a tax break without putting more of a burden on to one group another group, The Ministry of Municipal Affairs said earlier this month it will try to sot ten the blow to the coffers of municipalities with a compensation formula. The formula will limit the impact on municipal tax revenue to two per cent in the first year and will be phased out over the following two years, the government release said. Moore said she and her staf! have not yet determined how this new for mula‘will effect Castlegar Victoria will not release appraisal VICTORIA (CP) — The gover nment has changed’ its mind about releasing its own appraisal of the worth of some controversial Crown land in New Westminster Government Services Minister Cliff Michael said Tuesday the public will have to take his word that the gover- nment sold the land for more money than it was appraised for The four-hectare stip of property in question was sold tor $2.2 million in 1988 allege the property was then flipped the same day for $10.5 million. New January, The new Democrats estminster Vai New Williams, a member for Vancouver East, who first a suburb just east ot Democrat Bob Taised questions concerning the sale of the land, dismissed Michael's promise as an empty one and said the gover nment should publicly release all documents pertaining to thg sales of Crown lands Michael said last week he would likely release the government's own appraisal to either the media or the legislature. He hinted again Monday that he would table the information in the house anniversary celebrations the “Bly Out invitations to all parts of B.C. The Meadows Chamber o! ThelFaulkner Ald. Lawrence Chernoff, Commerce Castlegar pin and key chain, Pitt Meadows to those who have lived in the Lower Mainland gommunity to join in the municipality's 75th The aircraft was one of many which participated in from the Pitt Meadows airport carrying Fly Out sored by the District of Pitt Meadows were met at the Castlegar airport by who presented them with a and by Castlegar Chamber theni with a tourism package for Castlegar and area. THOMAS THOR-LARSEN, son of Ingeborg and Ben Thor-Larsen of Castlegar, scored an overtime goal as**sign’*ments. design to intprove (he appearance of the building-~and to improve customer access The major portion of the work involves interior olfice Lacilities Was SPOR” Chrooms, ete and. the Pitt pany yard area to improve storage Vehicle access to C¢ etching, In addition, new Minor improvement Now specialties such as gold-leafing, three-dimensional sand-blasted glass, blasted wood and air brushing can be added to his list of renovation designed to improve customer service and washrooms, lun , Will be provided tor company personnel ve also being made to the com: and provide sater dia Avenue FRED VIGUE OF COLOURMIX has just com pleted an eight-week advanced sign painting course at of Commerce director Gerry Hoodicoff who presented — B.C.1.1 acid- sand: puzzled’ by the endation, noting that each alderman chairs one of council's standing committees and sits on the other committees Pakula said the committee made the recommendation based - on answers council members gave on a question naire theo circulated Pakula,atormer-Castlegaralder~ man, noted that some committees in memory Dorothy MacNicol Dorothy-MacNicot-ot-€astiegar—passed—away—Aprit 22-atter a courageous battle with Cancer Mail delivery improving LORONTO (CP) Mail delivery higher level of reliability during the first three months this year but. fell promise to short of Canada Post's meet its own deadlines 99 per cent of the ume, an independent survey indicates These figures are the clearest in: dication yet of Canada Post delivering on its promise” of more reliable ser vice, said Don Swanson, a post office Vice-president Clarkson auditing firm hired by Canada Post to Gordon, a loronto check performance, says results from a 50,000-letter test batch show ed. © 94 per cent of first-class letters Wighin the same city arrived within the (wosbusiness mailed to addresses day standard used by Canada Post, up two points trom the previous quarter © 9S per cent of first-class letters jailed within the same province met the Crown corporation's three-day standard, up wo points Lucille Ball dies after cardiac arrest LOS ANGELES (AP) Ball, the zany wide-mouthed redhead Lucille who-reigned-tor- more than 20-years:as died undergoing the queen of television comedy, today, a week after emergency heart surgery. She was 77 The excitable star of | Love Lugy and similar situation comedies that continue in syndication around the world died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, where she underwent surgery to replace her aorta and aortic valve on April 18 The death occurred suddenly and without warning," said hospital spokesman Ronald Wise. “She ex perignced a full cardiae arrest. Her response to surgery Oversea Week ago was excellent and she had been im proving constantly Ball had been bothered by a variety of maladies over the last several years, including a heart attack and minor throat surgery in 1988 Lucille Ball is the greatest woman LUCILLE BALL . dies at 77 clown in the world,” fellow comedian Milton Berle once said. “Intact, she is one of the great clowns of all time, male or female.” sy r Esso Agent CHICK WHOLE FRESH FRYING. UTILITY oe | - SAUSAGES PORK BULK. ........- my J 1. 99° | STEAK PORK BUTT. 083% 28 SPARE BACO Ki FLETCHERS 2 kg. (4.4 Ibs.) 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HAMBURGER BUNS ox wener:12 CINNAMON BUNS $499]! 91.59] 5 8 rack 91.75 LUNCH PA TOFFEE McINTOSH SMARTIES — “ROWNTREE _ CKS $2.29 $1.69 PE | CAT FOO TUFFY’S kg $25 FAMILY ORDER OVER LIMIT $1.79 $ 1 9G sci TUFFY’S AAMALT. 2TH. ontinved trom fron carry a c e 95 $25 FAMILY ORDER continued trom front poge arry_a heavier workload than others Mrs. MacNicol was born July 25, 1918, at Edmonton $25 FAMILY ORDE several places throughout B.C per cent this year but that was not enough to prevent a tax After living in DOG FOOD: — CENTRAL FRESH PRODUCE — POTATOES..........10..°1°° AVOCADOES CUCUMBERS BROCCOLI ASE. 98" |s88 49° = rt of i i te : warry-a heavier. work pe oF G@ WInnING eam Lhe government is lunding about 87 per cent and the increase, Turner has said < i fee ted council might try to . her family settled in Kaslo in 1928, where shuttle one or two of the commit tees around “‘to try to balance it out a little ~ ard must raise the other 13 per cent, plus a supplemen I he budget and tax rate Were passed by the Tive board she spent her schgol years. She joined the army in 1943 and retired in 1946 amount, through local taxes members present in less than an hour. Smecher and with the rank of first ligutenant. She married A. V.L. (Bert) MacNicol in 1949, and they settled in Trail The government increased the fiscal framework by 6.5 Guglielini asked that their negative votes betecorded At Esso, we belieVe profes: sional service is a real team effort. We also believe that out standing efforts should be rewarded Esso Agent Allan Janzen has proven that providing superior size service can really pay off! For his &. exceptional efforts, we recently sent Allan and Patricia Janzen on Rogers said he perceived the ‘ before moving to the Yukon and later to Vancouver. In 1960, they moved ion as the committee's rec to Castlegar where Dot worked for Celgar Pulp Mill as an accountant clerk until her retirement in 1984 She was. amember of the Royal Canadian Legion, the Order of the Eastern Star, Minto Chapter, and the Daughters of the Nile Dot is lovingly remembered by her husband Bert of Castlegar; one sister, Mrs. way of telling council to be more aware work at city hall is distributed to council of the way *L suspect it’s as much to ask us to be CALIFORNIA Trial plant aware of workloads that people are to expand getting and make sure the heavier Margaret Bennett of Penticton; and many neices and committees are shared around and the nephews. She will’be sadly missed by aH who knew her April 28 at Ila lighter committees are also shared Memorial services will be held Friday, trom the SUNKIST “«cP) A pulp-making Repap Later process tested by prises Ing. at a trial plant in Newcastle, NB. will go into belore commercial producvon July, says company chairman George Petty Speaking at the econd shareholders necting, Pet Newcusile company's ty— suid the plant produced pulp on # continuous basis lor three days over the past eekend, the longest experimental Lunse tat It’s the thrill of a lifetime tora pulp_pedlar to say we've found a IL is now better way, Petty said commercially viable. There's sulla high degree of skepticism in the in dustry, but we're seeing it work built to The tral plant’ was produce 33 tonnes of bleached pulp-a day and the neat phase will be to expand it 1 a Commercial level of 25040nnes aday, to supply Repap’s coated paper milton the same site Repap says the Alcell process, which uses alcohol to break down to commercial level MONIREAL revolutionary wood fibres, eliminates the pungent rotten-ege odor associated with pulp milly using other chemicals such as sulphur The company says an Algell mull can be built in six to 12 months" bess lime than conventional milly and requires tess bleach, a major source of water pollution in the industry Kepap, which bought the bud ding technology m the carly 1980s, has toamed-up-wittea Veest German engineering firm and says it's ready Alcell o build pulp anywhere in the world. plants around,” he said The committee compared the in- demnities of Castlegar’s mayor and aldermen to those in 17 B.C. cities with similar populations. Compared to mayors in Trail and Moore $2,000 short. In Trail, Marvolin receives $11,856 annually some $2,800 more than Moore. In Nelson, Mayor Gerald Rotering receives $15,350a year Trait aldermen are paid $5,136 an- nually — about $200 less than alder men in Castlegar. Nels¢ receive $4,958 a year Nelson, comes up at least Mayor Mare aldermen almost $400 a year less than their Castlegar counter parts. Legion Hall, 248 Columbia Ave port Ol fice, 629 Columbia Ave., C away suddenly on April 12 Judy, relatives and many friends daughters, Funeral Home, 14660 72nd Ave View Memorial Gardens , Castlega ficiating. Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Hospice Society, C astlegar, B.C Valley Funeral Home is ingare of arrangements, Kathleen DesBrisay Kathleen (Kaye) Margaret DesBrisay, She is survived by her loving husband Maxwell D. DesBrisay; step: Sharon and Pat; brother, Memorial service was held Tuesday, , Surrey , with the Rev. Jim Ferrier of astlegar Branch Home Sup late of Surrey, B.C., passed Gilbert Fowler; abo other Apul iB at 3 p.m. in Valley View Private interment was at Valley a luxurious Caribbean cruise holiday It's this commitment to great service that makes Allan Janzen a part of the winning Esso team! {llan\ and Patricia Janzen of Castlegar, B.C winners ofa Caribbean cruise for providing excel len service in 1988. ORANGE PRICES EFFECTIVE THRUSDAY, APRIL 27 THROUGH S OW OPEN SUNDAY 10 A.M.-6 P.M. Central 86 OD “ Foods YOUR COMMUNITY AWARD WINNING FOOD STORE Swop+Easy FOODS WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES BUSINESS HOURS Tues. Wed. & Sot: gums wom to 6 p.m. re Thurs. & Fri m.to 9 p.m SUNDAY 10 A.M, TO 6 P.M.