Augus! 20, 1986 Coe o FEW BABIES ARE PROPERLY STRAPPED IN Editor's note: Car seats are mandatory for babies and small children, but too often the child isn't properly strapped in the seat. This is the last of two articles on child safety. BY MARLENE ORTON OTTAWA (CP) — Dr. Bill James drops into the nursery to meet his new patienly, then goes down the hall to visit the new moms at the Oawa Civic Hospital. The pediatrician tells them how thei babies look, when to come in for the first check-up — then reminds them that they shouldn't take their bables home snuggled in mother’s arms. I's against the law to put babies and children into cars unless they are buckled in appropriate car seats. ‘The taw varies slightly across the country. Quebec, for example, has exempted mandatory seat belt use for’ back-seat passengers. All evidence suggests that, in an accident, the probability of serious injury or death of car occupants drops by up to 75 per cent if child-restraint seats and seat belts are used. OFTEN NOT BELTED But the Transport Department says less than half the youths and babies travelling in cars are belted in. And far fewer are belted in properly in the correct restraint seat for their age group. Shirley Post, president of the Canadian Institute for Child Health, an Ottawa-based lobby group, hospitals have a responsibility to teach car safety for children. ¥ “{t would be malpractice to put the baby in someone's arms in the front seat of a car,” adds Post, former director of nursing at the Children’s Hospital! of ern Ontario. Buckle-Up-Baby safety campaign is vigorously promoted by volunteers across the country, from the Junior Service League in Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax and Hamilton, \o the Jaycettes in Toronto and other cities. INVOLVE DOCTORS Dr. Barry Pless of Montreal Children's Hospital, ds the “but I really do believe (they're) preaching to the converted.” Pless, a jpediajrician, wants doctors more involved with safety, ‘especially ear safety, in day-to-day consultations with parents. Another major concern is how the seat-belt laws are enforced. “I stand on street corners and see police watch kids climb all over the back seat,” says Pless. It's not surprising that parents who use seat belts generally make sure their children do. And that's part of the rationale behind pushing seat belts for adults. Alberta and Prince Edward Island are the only provinces that don't have seat belt laws for adults. SAVE LIVES In addition, Jack Smith of the Canada Safety Council and Pless agree that teaching children to buckle up automatically will mean a new generation of safer drivers. 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The bonus number The $500,000 winning number in Friday's Provincial lottery draw is 2785181. pavilion... 84 Stanley Humphries school grad who helped build the Soviet VOL. 39, No. 68 CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1986 Mainly sw in Chance ot preciponion is 20 per ‘ent today and 10 per cent Mon- 2 Sections (A & 8) FUTURE SHOCK . . . Graphic artist Leni Normington shows what downtown Castlegar looks like now (above) and what it could look like once power WHAT'S IN STORE FOR DOWNTOWN By CHERYL CALDERBANK Staff Writer Castlegar's downtown revitalization plan is slowly moving closer to becoming a reality The City of Castlegar has agreed to pay half the cost of the first phase of the plan — estimated to be about $600,000 — providing downtown property owners also agree to pay half the costs. According to Brian Pritchard, a member of the Castlegar Downtown Business Association's revitali zation committee, the next step is to get the plan approved by individual property owners. A The plan will then go back to the engineers — Urban Systems Ltd. of Kelowna — for final drawings. The city must also pass a bylaw in order for the plan to go ahead. When the final drawings are received from the engineers the project will then be put to tender. Pritchard says it looks as though the work won't begin until spring, but he says he's “very optimistic” _courthouse while West Kootenay Power's wiring would poles are relocated. Photos don't show landscaping improvements planned for downtown downtown merchants will say yes to the plan They still have to make a final decision Basically, they've said they like it and may want to make a few modifications. “We're closer now then we've ever been before.” he said The plan's first priority is to get rid of some of the overhead wiring in the downtown area. Pritchard says West Kootenay Power lines will be moved to rear of businesses wherever possible. Some of the B.C. Tel wiring will also be moved while others will be placed underground. Pritchard notes that part of B.C. Tel's facilities are already keyed up to go underground, adding B.C. Tel planned to install under ground wiring in most cases within the next 10 years. In cases where wiring has to go underground, electrical wiring for new street lights will also be placed underground. Presently, street lights are all attached to utility poles. This would mean cutting part of the curb off and trenching it, putting in B.C. Tel cables and power cables for street lights, as well as pipes for watering trees. from which the street lights would hang Pritchard says locating West Kootenay Power lines underground is too costly. He said B.C. Tel will contribute a minimum of 50 per cent towards moving its wiring and he is hoping West Kootenay Power will make a similar contribution Moving B.C. Tel’s wiring would begin at the continued on poge AZ INTO WKPL SALE Regional board calls for hearing By RON NORMAN Editor The Regional District of Central Kootenay board Saturday called on the B.C. ‘Utilities Comimission to hold a public hearing into the sale of West Kootenay Power and Light Co. to a U.S.-based corporation. However, the regional board stopped short of asking the commission to block the sale. \ The board also stressed that any public hearing should be held in the West Kootenay to give area residents a chance to comment on the sale. The request for a public hearing echoes requests earlier this week by Castlegar, Nelson and Trail councils, and by the Pt yes District of Kootenay Boundary board. However, the Central Kootenay board appeared split on bp = it ‘supports Cominco’s sale Kootenay Power to vende United Ine. of Kansas, Mo. for $80 million Cdn. Wally Penner, director for Area E near Nelson, said he would prefer Utilicorp over either B.C. Hydro or the regional district itself, The Central K: nay Boundary re; submitted a bid of utility. Penner also asked if West Kootenay Power will be any different ander Utilicorp than under Cominco. He said million forthe Vander Zalm says WKPL sale looks ‘fine’ By The Canadian Press VICTORIA — Premier Bill Vander Zalm's trip to the Kootenay region next week will place him in the hot seat over the recently announced sale of the West Kootenay Power and Light Co. to a U.S.-based company George Cady, the head of the Central Kootenay regional district, said Friday that area residents are furious at Cominco Ltd. for selling the company to Utilicorp United Ltd. for $80 million. He said they will be looking to the premier for more than just conciliatory statements or promises that he will look into the matter Vander Zalm said Friday the deal looks fine to him, but he is willing to meet with anyone upset about it Vander Zalm said he has met with representatives from Cominco and Utilicorp and said he sees nothing wrong with how the bidding was con ducted or that an American company is the buyer. He said it was important that no debt be created in B.C. because of the purchase “I guess some of the people who were proposing to purchase were hoping to make a major borrowing in order to get the monies together. Here, we've got money coming in from out of the country. That's not bad in itself because it doesn’t create a debt for the people.” He also said the deal will help create jobs indirectly because Cominco will reinvest the money it gets into its smelting plant in Trail. “So there's some advantages,” said Vander Zalm. “What the disadvantages are, I guess, is that everyone perceives it to be a big, outside corporation in and getting involved in an area where grassroots are very im portant coming Cominco is an international company, cused by, sharebolders sround, the world. out that the rate of return is one of the criteria the utilities commission uses to set’ power rates. He said the U.S. company will be looking for a rate of return sufficient to recover some of the $80 million pur- chase price of the utility. And that could mean higher power rates. Mayor Audrey Moore agreed with Cady, saying: “Bear in mind Cominco is selling it to get some money and Utili- corp is buying it to make money.” Moore said residents have “every right” to be concerned about the sale of a Canadian utility to a company in another country. She said U.S. interests are not always the same as Canadian interests. “I think-there’s some pretty basic principles to be addressed and our citizens have every right to be upset,” she’ said. Bill Cuthill, director for Area K (rural Nakusp), added that he has “tons of concerns” about the sale. He said he is especially concerned about Utilicorp's promises. In a meeting with local politicians Thursday in Castlegar, Utilicorp presi- dent Richard Green promised the $80 million purchase price will not affect future rate applications. Green also pledged to retain West Kootenay Power's head office in Trail and to keep present personnel. He added that a board of directors with strong local representation will be appointed But Cuthill said the promises have the same “hollow ring” as, Westar Timber's promises when that company continued on poge AZ Premier here tomorrow By CasNews Staff When Premier Bill Vander Zalm steps off a private government jet Monday morning at Castlegar airport he will be accompanied by five members of his cabinet Grace McCarthy, deputy and minister of economic development will accompany Vander Zalm on his twoday visit to the Castlegar Trail area. Rita Johnson, the municipa! affairs minister who is also responsible for transit, Labor Minister Terry Segarty Forests Minister Jack Kemp{. and Jack Davis, minister of energy. petroleum resources, will company Vander Zalm But Vander Zalm's wife premier mines and also ac Lillian won't be with him, according to the Rossland Trail Social Credit Association. The organization wasn't told why the premier’s wife won't accompany him. The group will arrive at the airport 41 8 a.m. and from there will proceed to Castlegar council chambers where a meeting will take place between the two groups. At 9:30 a.m., Vander Zalm and Castlegat Mayor AudrefwMoore will tour Westar Timber’s Southern Wood Products mill. The premier anid ministers will leave for Trail at 10 a.m. where an announce ment will be made regarding Cominco Ltd.'s application for assistance with its lead smelter modernization project The announcement will take place in the Cominco arena Vander Zalm and the ministers will attend a Trail Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the River Belle Inn where 225 people are expected to bé in attendance At 2:30 p.m. Trail Mayor Chuck Lakes and Vander Zalm will tour the Trail area while cabinet ministers will have some free time to meet with local residents and organizations. The premier will meet with the mayors of Nelson and Rossland before dinner. which begins at 5 p.m. At 6:30, Vander Zalm and . his ministers will head back to the Cominco arena for a public reception at 7 p.m. The premier is expected to continued on poge AZ