Sunrise: 7:16 A.M. perottcese Sunset: 3:58 P.M. Prosecutor will still speak to reporters wants to despite a wrist- slapping from a B.C. Su preme Court judge. Madigan said he “couldn't care less” about Justice Sam Toy’s criticism, and that a In an unusual pre-sentence statement, Toy had criticized Madigan and federal justice predicting — correctly — what sentence Toy would impose on two native Indian activists. Toy sentenced the activists to one day in prison, as the goyernment lawyers had pre : Toy noted that Madigan and Haar were quoted in Oregon newspapers, and he instructed prosecutor Mac Norris to give them a mes- sage: “I consider their comments as having been improperly made and I ask you to convey my sincere regrets to both of them that they would have to temerity to allow their views as to what would be an ap- propriate sentence to be published before I have The judge said he did not know where the practice of lawyers commenting on cases had started, “but I can only say I disapprove of it and I wish it would stop.” Haar said later than he could not recall making the comment, “but if that's what the judge was told, I'm not More older UT students at college By CasNews Staff There are fewer young students and more older stu. dents in the first-year Uni versity Transfer program at Selkirk College this year. According to Richard Hal. lett, dean of program ser. vices — says there was a total increase of 10 students in first-year University Transfer this year, from 259 to 269 students. That includes a decrease of five students in the 24-year and under age group, and an imerease of 15 students in students 25 years and older Hallett also found there were eight fewer males this year and an increase of 18 females. In part-time first-year University Transfer, there are 161 students an in crease of 32 students over last year when there were 129. There are four fewer students 24 and under and 36 more students 25 and over, who were primarily females. Hallett speculates that the decrease in younger students is due to the fact that there are fewer high school grad. uates. | He attributes that fact of more older students to the poor economy and the un- employment situation The lack of jobs gives older students the opportunity to opest the time on improving dents number 444, a decrease of seven students from last’ year when there were 451 students. surprised at his comment.” “I can't even r MORNING 4. . 1981 GMC truck and 1976 Dat- sun truck reteived total of $6,000 damage thoes ng after two vehicles collided at High cae Crestview Crescent. Driver of conan truck was token to hospital with minor injuries. —CasttewsProte other local in the province represented by the union is a laundry business in Prince Rupert. what I said, or who I said it to,” Madigan said, adding that he would continue to give interviews to reporters when he wants. The two defendants, Dino and Gary Butler, now face a deportation hearing and are now being held in the Lower Mainland Regional Correc tional Centre on an immigra- tion ministry detention war. rant. They were convicted ear. lier this week on weapons charges arising from a 1981 car chase with Vancouver police. Toy éaid he was infposihg* the “token” sentenceof one * day because the two cousins had been behind bars even since their arrest. The Butlers were origin ally convicted in 1982, but the conviction was thrown out by the B.C. Court of Appeal last summer on the grounds that the jury selection process systematically exclude native people. 1,000 mourn Sorokin ‘s death By CasNews Staff About 1,000 Doukhobors attended the burial of Reformed Doukhobor leader Stefan Sorokin in Krestova Wednesday, ending three continuous days of mourning. Members of Sorokin's family and mourners sang hymns and obituary poems in a temporary hall constructed out of plywood, cedar beams and plastic tarpaulins. After filing past the body for a final viewing, mourners carried their dead leader's wooden coffin one kilometre to the Krestova Cemetery, where Sorokin was buried under a silver birch tree. Sorokin, 83, died Nov. 14 in Spokane, Wash He had been living in Uruguay since 1952, and had spent the last 15 years dividing his time between Uruguay and Krestova, according to folklorist Mark Mealing of Castlegar, who attended the funeral. Before the funeral procession, a statement was read out by Fred Makortoff, Sorokin's former secretary, that indicated their leader had died with no grudge against the Verigin family, of the rival Orthodox Doukhobors. When Sorokin became leader of the Sons of Freedom in 1950, he became involved in the feud between that group and the Orthodox Doukhobors, led by John Verigin. The friction between the two sides resulted in bomb- ings. arson and nude protests widely attributed to a splinter group of the Sons of Freedom Mealing said a statement read out before the burial from the dead leader’s widow, Ann Sorokin, suggests she has no ambitions to become leader of the Reformed Sons of Freedom “It said Mrs. Sorokin had no special claims to the community y he said. An increase in older stu dents in part-time University Transfer may be due to the fact that distance education has made it easier for stu- dents to study at home, he noted. The total number of Uni- Selkirk College 1d would remain a rank and file member of the y.” said Mealing, an anthropology instructor at The was a reversal of an earlier LRB decision that the Textile Processors wasn't a leas! trade bao in B.C. “The LRB had all the evidence in a week-long hearing — they ruled that everything was okay,” Wood said in an interview. He pointed out that employees at the store — which opened July 24 — voted themselves into the union. CONTROVERSY “We opted to take a little less on this contract — we are thinking a year or two down the road (rather) than the extra cents in our pockets right off the bat,” said gave them an advantage, in that they could work out an individual contract for the store, as opposed to going along with a contract designed to cover a large number of food stores. “The selling point is that it was our contraét . Se ee ee he said. According to Brian Elliott, business rep for the Retail Clerks, Finnamore and Wood, signed a contract on July 17. He says this was three days before Finnamore was introduced to employees of the new SuperValu at the meeting in Castlegar, when they voted to join the Textile Processors union and to accept the 17-page contract pre- viously drawn up by Finnamore. “We don't approach employees before the stores open . . .,” said Elliott in an interview. “They were setting it up beforehand.” Finnamore said a second contract has been drawn up since the original contract was agreed upon, but said it's basically the same the first. It has also been agreed ato 7, a loyees. wait “AP Xe igitial contract Wig signed July 17 Pda Word “thé employees weren't hired at that point, (but) there ' was a store “I put together a contract I thought would cover the concerns of the people.” Finnamore said the agreement was ratified at a July 20 meeting with employees of the new SuperValu at the Hi Arrow Arms Motor Hotel. At this meeting, Finnamore said he went through the contract with employees “item by item.” Elliott says he feels pressure was put on the employees at the meeting to join the union. However, Finnamore disagrees. The original contract agreed upon by employees at the new SuperValu provides seniority inerements of $l-an-hour for up to two years. Wage increases range from 10 to 40 cents an hour effective next July for general clerks, clerk cashiers, meat-cutters and meat clerks, depending on experience Workers in management positions will get a 50 cents an hour increase next July. The two-year contract ends in July 1986. An inexperienced clerk cashier in the TPSTHCP- TEIU earns $8.50 under the contract, about $3.50-an-hour less than the equivalent in the Retail Clerks’ Union, said Elliott. Verne Dawes, president of the TPSTHCPTEIU Local 299 (Castlegar), said in an interview that employees decided to join the new union by an almost unanimous vote because they felt lower wages would provide job security in tough economic times. di the lower starting rate “allows for taining.” “The majority of them have never worked in a food store before.” Finnamore said employees at the new SuperValu were concerned about recent food store closures else- where in B.C., particularly on Vancouver Island. “It's come to the point where you've got closures all over B.C. with independent stores,” he commented. Elliott claims it took Finnamore only “an hour” to work out wage levels with Wood, “which is quite shocking.” However, Finnamore said it took a full day's negotiations to work out the original contract, and at least a few hours to settle on wages. It was a “s agreement” which was “pretty well put together” before he negotiated wif WGid. “Tve had negotiations where you've named the bottom line, and you can do it in a few short hours,” said Finnamore, who has worked as a business agent for the Teamsters No. 351 in Vancouver. Elliott says another problem with the contract is that it gives Ferraro's Ltd. virtual control over whether employees gain full-time or part-time status. This is because a clause in the TPSTHCPTEIU contract says senior employees shall receive a “greater” number of hours than less senior employees, as opposdd to all “available” hours, as in the Retail Clerks’ contract. But Finnamore says the clause is “standard” in the food industry. “They've got the power to keep people at part-time in other stores as well,” he said. Finnamore says the contract is an “opening agreement for a small store,” and “there's room for revisions next time around.” “It's a pretty basic agreement, I'll agree with you on that,” he said. “Once you find out what type of volume you're dealing with, you go after other stuff.” Elliott says there are no provisions for a pension plan or severance pay in the contract. But, says Finnamore, these are planned for the future. “As I said, this is an opening agreement.” Meanwhile, Finnamore says there are plans to have other retail food stores in the province join his union. He says the Retail Clerks’ Union has lost about 10 stores over the last year-and-a-half. “Tm going to give them a run for their money.” LOBBY GOVERNMENT continued from front pege are mostly complete and in operation. Bursar Dale Schatz said in his report to the board that a final inspection was carried out on Nov. 7 Work still to be completed is the installation and completian of the ventilation system, sealing of light leaks on the darkroom doors, and a sound transmission problem in the Audio Visual studio. The college is awaiting the shipment of necessary parts in order to fix the . The other pr should be resolved in the ‘near future either | by the contractor or college crews. The was to the Graphie Arts and Photography programs. Schatz said work is progressing well on the new admin istration/student support building, considering the weather problems. The statement “essentially pointed out that his burial was being carried out in accordance with his wishes, and his family’s wishes,” he said. As well, it said “that his body is dead, and his spirit lives on as a light to the community.” Psalms and hymns were recited and sung by the grave side by mourners that included Ann Sorokin, and children Nicholas Sorokin and Sonya Saprikin. Sorokin's coffin was carried down a hillside to his grave ona stretcher made of rope and two wooden poles. Children carrying flowers fronted the procession, while a choir of Doukhobor women led hymn singing. The body, lying in an uncovered coffin in the hall before the burial, was on display for hours as mourners walked past in single file. The dead man, dressed in black, had a full beard, and « white handkerchief was wrapped around one hand. He said brick work is well underway, as well as work on interior plumbing, heating and wiring. “The major stumbling block to an early finish appears to be the delivery time needed for crucial elements such as hardware and heating systems,” he said. Anticipated completion date of the new building is January. Campus director Jim Cromwell reported that he and the custodial supervisor met with the Student Executive Couneil to discuss furnishing and improving the appearance of the Main Lounge. Following the meeting. currently owned by Selair and will replace an aircraft presently leased. At the board’s October meeting, Perra said that the federal government has funds available for educational institutions. Although only $300,000 of these funds are allocated to B.C., Selkirk College has produced a proposal for the computer department. If funds are acquired, this will increase the Computer program to 40 and develop a capacity to place 20 of them at one time. Although an additional semester will have to be added, no additional staff will be rquired, he said Perrs told the board in a written report that following the college’s submission of a Five-Year plan to the Ministry of Education, 21 point proposals — a ministry requirement — have been prepared and submitted. Programs submitted were: @ special needs technician to work in a program to train individuals to work with severely handicapped individuals. The two-year program will be integrated with the Early Childhood Education and Social Service Worker programs. e@ Small Business Management for Owners and Opera tions. This certificate program would be designed to prepare small business owners and managers for the challenges of owning and operating a small business. The program will be Fleming, a 35-year-old first aid attendant at a logging camp in Zeballos on Van- couver Island, maintained that Munro hadn't been a- ggressive enough in protect- ing jobs and blamed Munro for rushing into an early agreement with the forest industry. . The vote took about two months to conduct. with a 1961 GMC driven by Darrel J. Streliev, 23, also of Castlegar. The Bermel vehicle was making a U-turn on the high- way at 7:65 a.m. when it was hit in the side, according to Castlegar RCMP. } ~Rief i RCMP are inves. Investigation is continuing into the recent break-in re- ported Nov. 20 at Trowelex Rentals at 4450 Columbia Ave. Ten power saws and a quantity of cash were taken. o 8 « RCMP are also looking into a break-in at a south Castle. gar residence in which an un determined amount of jew elry was stolen. Civic salaries surveyed MEDICINE HAT, ALTA (CP) — A survey by the Fed: eration of Canadian Muni cipalities shows that civic employees in Medicine Hat are among the highest paid of any Canadian city of com parable size. Only Fort McMurray, Alta., and West Vancouver and North Vancouver, paid any appointed civie official more than the $71,412 Medi cine Hat paid to each of its four commissioners in 1983, the survey shows. The other three paid higher salaries to city managers or chief admin istrative officers. Medicine Hat's librarian ($50,878 per year), police chief (63,858), parks director ($46,442), controller ($54,191) and city engineer ($59,746) were the top earners last year among their colleagues from 45 cities Court news munications. These programs will be located in the recently © TRAC Carpentry Specialty. This proposal requests W Ey van Witenes cc Oorpeies orenan cc Rosemont. Jason Markin was fined $100 for drinking aleohol in a publie place, and $150 for being a minor in possession of alcohol, this week in Castle gar provincial court. * 8 « Robert Orr was fined $500 for making a false statement under the Company Act of BC. last week SHOOTOUT SEOUL (AP) — The United States and Most widely varying versions _ VANCOUVER (CP) — En Korea offered b at the d zone North aaa Benth Ratan €oot GAG per cclard and wounded two, and saw a Soviet defection. The North accused the U.S. of “brutal murder” in the Friday incident, and the American side called the North's account “self-excusing.” A United Nations spokesman reported the zone as “tense but quiet,” Saturday. “United Nations and North Korean guards are in place and there have been further incidents; it is tense but quiet,” the UN Command spokesman, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said in response to a reporter's question. RACE LAWS JOHANNESBURG (REUTER) — Police have told nine South African journalists they must give evidence in court cases involving protests against the white-minority-ruled country's race laws, newspapers said Saturday The Star, South Africa's largest selling daily, said three of its journalists had been served with court orders, while the Rand Daily Mail named six more, including four of its own staff, called by police to give information about interviews they'd had or events they had witnessed. The cases arose from a twoday strike in Transvaal province this month to protest living conditions for blacks under apartheid racial separation laws, black student unrest at the University of the Western Cape in September and violence last year at a black squatters’ camp east of Johannesburg. BOMB SCARE VICTORIA (CP) — Prisoners in protective custody at the Wilkinson Road jail say they fear for their safety following the discovery of what they call a home-made bomb. Prisoner Michael Findlay said the “bomb” consisted of a pop can full of match heads and razor blades. Deputy prison director Bill Dyke said the item that was discovered Thursday night when protective custody prisoners were away from their cells was a salt shaker containing match heads. “It probably would have exploded,” he said don't call that a bomb.” “But I NAZI SEARCH ASUNCION (REUTER) Paraguay's government has agreed to investigate whether Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele is still in the country, Nazi hunter Beate Klarsfeld said today, adding that the government who accept help from foreign specialists. Klarsfeld, who completed a three-day visit, told reporters that Interior Undersecretary Dario Filar tiga told her Friday the ministry would compile a comprehensive file on Mengele within three months. This would provide a basis to search for the war criminal, known “the angel of death” by thousands of Jews gassed in Second World War concentration camps. Klarsfeld, who has French and West German citi zenship, said she and other groups dedicated to hunting down Nazi war criminals would suggest people who could help the Paraguayan investigation. KILLER STORM BONN (REUTER) — The death toll in storm-bat tered Europe rose to at least seven as hurricane force winds swept large parts of the Continent on Friday gnd early Saturday, ripping roofs off houses, flooding riverside roads and blocking highways with fallen Three people died in West Germany, bringing the death toll there to five, while two motorists were killed in France Police in West Berlin said a woman and her child were killed early Saturday when a chimney crashed through the roof of their house. Friday, a falling tree killed a woman near Munich and a fireman was sucked to his death into a sewer in the West German state of Hesse. Authorities in Lower Saxony said an eight-month old baby died and 31 people were injured in storm-related traffic accidents in the state. GLOBAL DECAY NAIROBI, KENYA (AP) A Top British scientist has called for an urgent global effort to halt worsening environmental decay and spare millions of people from misery and disease Dr. Martin Moldgate, chief scientist for the British government's Environment Department, pre dicted that in many Third World countries where exploding population outpaces food production, “famine and human misery on a large scale” will continue through the 1980s. A report by Holdgate, released to reporters Friday, is to be presented to 200 legislators from 70 countries meeting in Nairobi on Monday for a five-day conference on international environmental problems. The conference, organized by the United Nations Environment Program as well as the Inter-Parliamen. tary Union and hosted by the Kenya National As sembly, is being held against the backdrop of Africa's food crisis. Experts say millions of Africans face starvation because of years of drought Paul Watson has had his anti-whaling kay- ak trip to Japan harpooned by the Americans. The object of the expedi- tion across the Pacific was to gather signatures on a peti- tion urging Japan to abide by an Internatiénal Whaling Commission ruling to stop all commercial whaling at the end of 1985. However, last week, Japan and the United States reach ed an agreement that will allow Japan to continue whaling until the end of 1987. “The Japanese will just laugh at us now if we ask them to stop whaling at the end of 1985 because the U.S has just said it is okay for Japan to continue,” said Watson, interviewed in Van couver Friday during a visit home from his kayak trip which has reached as far south as Portland, Ore. “President Ronald Reagan has thrown a wrench into our trip. The announcement from the U.S. came just after his re-election. As far as we're concerned, Japan is now a pirate whaling nation. I pre dict that the International Whaling Commission will soon disband.” The U.S. commerce de tional law in spite of the vote te stop all whaling at the end of Japan had objected to commission vote, an objet= | tion that, under the core” mission's rules, exempts Japan from its ban. Japan has also objected to a specific ban on bunting sperm whales and reports from Tokyo say Japanese sperm whalers have already left port. Watson said he will return to Portland this weekend to decide the future of his kayak trip with partner Randy Henkle, which began in White Rock, B.C. on Oct. 1. Watson also got another piece of bad news Friday in his continuing battle to pre- serve marine mammals. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in Ottawa that it will not hear the appgal of Watson's crea the Sea Shepherd vation Society, against charges re- lated to the paint-bombing of a Soviet vessel off the B.C. coast. Watson, 33, and the society were charged last year with reckless flying after buzzing the Soviet ship and dropping paint-filléd light bulbs on it. Four charged after election CHARLOTTETOWN (CP) — An otherwise dull byelec. tion campaign turned con troversial Friday with news the RCMP will charge four people following an investi gation into offences under the Election Act. Liberal Leader Joe Ghiz flatly denied involvement by his party while Premier Jim Lee said he would be sur prised if the people accused of inducing votes for the Kings 4th byelection were Conservatives. “We always maintain to our people to run a clean campaign,” Lee told a rally “I would be very surprised if it were any of our workers.” The provincial byelection will be held Monday to replace Pat Binns, a Con servative who won a federal seat in the Sept. 4 election. Chief electoral officer Art Currie and Ralph Culligan, RCMP chief superintende: in Charlottetown, said each suspect will face three charges under Section 129 of the Election Act. The section deals primarily with offering money or ser vices to buy or sway votes. The suspects did not appear in court Friday and their names and information per taining to the charges were not released Santa horror movie dropped LOS ANGELES (AP) Silent Night, Deadly Night, a Christmas horror film that led to protests because it features an axe-murdered dressed as Santa Claus, is being dropped from distribu tion by Tri-Star Pictures. Tri-Star officials curtailed plans to widely release the film after its poor box office earnings last week, the Los Angeles Times reported Fri day. The picture was in lim: ited release, screening only in the northeastern and mid western United States. Kathleen Eberhardt, who started Citizens Against Movie Madness in Milwau kee, said of Tri Star's de- cision: “Wow. I think it's great. I've heard of some people who wanted to know how to organize like we did. I guess in the end, all of my griping did some good.” Earnings for Silent Night, Deadly Night dropped 45 per cent last weekend, when it grossed $728,600 in 364 the atres. The drop occurred after Tri-Star discontinued its controversial ads for the show The film features a man dressed in a Santa Claus suit armed with an axe who mur ders people at Christmas Commercials for Silent Night, Deadly Night showed Santa swinging an axe at his vietims, and firing a pistol Citizens Against Movie Madness picketed the movie in Milwaukee, eventually promoting wide protests. Three theatres in Milwaukee, two in New York and one in New Jersey all chose to stop screening Silent Night, Dead ly Night television Bennett urges local incentives KELOWNA (CP) — The federal and British Columbia governments are doing what they can to encourage in vestment but municipal gov: ernments must assume some of the responsibility for seek. ing new industry, Premier Bill Bennett said Friday Bennett told the local Chamber of Commerce that B.C. municipalities must cre- ate “incentives and oppor- tunities” by setting aside af- fordably-priced industrial land. “Right now, there are no clear areas for industrial parks (in Kelowna) to show potential investors,” he said “It's a tragedy to see indus trial service land sold off for service industry.” Bennett said his Social Credit government will intro duce an industrial strategy Program in the late spring or early summer. And he hinted again that there probably won't be provincial tax in creases in 1986. He said these moves “will give communities the tools to im at o* WINTER TIME . . . The Christmas tree in downtown Castlegar photographed Friday evening glows with a soft light, amid a blanket of recently fallen snow CosNewsPhote by Chery! Colderbank Beavers meet for dinner More than 95 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Ventures, Rovers and parents turned out at the Fireside Inn Thursday for the annual Kootenay Columbia Council dinner meeting Parents and children were welcomed by President Jim Waldie who opened the event by leading the singing of O Canada. Grace was said by Rev. Charles Balfour and the head table was introduced President at the head table were: Charles Balfour; Keith Lane, assistant district com missioner training and special events Trail-Ross land; acting mayor Albert Calderbank; ‘Mrs. Waldie. Jim Waldie; Bob Dyer, pro vincial field representative: Jerry Colautti, regional com missioner west; Mrs. Groutage; Loyd Groutage, to partake of the smorgas bord. Toasts to the Queen and Lord Baden-Powell were made. Acting mayor Calderbank extended greetings from the city and said that Mayor Audrey Moore, who was unable to attend, wished all those in the Scouting move ment the very best for the upcoming year. He said, he hopes a group representing the City of Castlegar will be able to at tend the Canadian Jamboree at Guelph, Ont., in 1985. He closed his speech with this advise: “I do stress grassroots. Stick to the sim ple things in life; obey Scout laws and turn into good citizens. Bob Dyer, provincial field district er-special training; Soukeroff, district sioner Gordon commis. Guests were then invited p lative, then outlined and detailed the upeoming Canadian Jamboree Camp He also thanked the par ents, leaders and service teams, whom without he said, there would be no scouting movement. Regional council commis sioner Colautti also thanked all those who volunteered their help to the movement and said no person stands so tall as when they stoop to help a child After a toast to the leaders led by Colautti, leaders were presented with awards Carol Montgomery was presented with the Gilwell Wood Certificate and a War rant of Appointment For the Beaver woggles and cards were given to: Pat Bartsoff, Mar git Furtner, Joanne Whit nack, Darlene Martin, Karen Stevenson, Nancy Deptuck, Louanne Bush, Kathy Arm strong. In the Cub Section: wog Section, gles and cards went to: Steve In the Scout and senior section, woggle and cards were presented to Neville Winters, Geroge Ritson and Mike LaHue Five-year pins were presented to Nancy Deptuck. Carol Montgomery and Robert Wilson. Ten-year service pins went to Grace Wilson and Gordon Souker off. A 15-year pin was given to Hugh Wilson. service Thanks and goodbye was said, to Grace Wilson and Arlene Leverington who will no longer be active in the district council The evening concluded with the elections of officers for 1984-85. They include: president Jim Waldie; secretary Mar lene Montgomery, treasurer Doris Latta, badge secretary Debbie Hart, camp chairman George Latta, district com Jerome, Carol M y Paul Kerekes, Mary Olson, Ken Olson. Candy Jerome Gordon § k ff, and district chaplain Rev Charles Balfour Girl's death mystery CHETWYND (CP) The father of a three-year-old girl who died five days after being given a general anes thetic for routine dental treatment said Friday he is not satisfied with the ex planation of what caused his daughter's death. “I want to know what hap pened to cause her death, how come it happened.” Murray Bedell said. “It was supposed to be a simple two-hour operation and it didn’t work out.” Bedell said he is awaiting the results of a coroner's in quiry called to investigate the Nov. 6 death of his daughter Murran at Vancou. ver’s Children's Hospital. He said he has been told the inquiry could take ano ther month. “We want to find out why it happened and put.an end ot it so it doesn’t happen to another child.” Coroners are also investi. gating the death of a 14-year old girl, Julie Ann Heagy. who died Thursday at Chet wynd General Hospital. Bedell, a 28-year-old self. employed construction con tractor, said Murran was ad. mitted to Chetwynd General Hospital early Nov. 1 so that her dentist, Ron Woodworth, could do needed dental work in one session instead of sev. eral He said the physician who administered the anesthetic, Dr. Laurens Nieboer, told him before the procedure that Murran would come out of the anesthetic 30 to 45 minutes after the operation. Bedell said he, his 25-year old wife, Rita, and their other daughter waited for Murran in another room for more than an hour ‘She still hadn't woken up, to our knowledge, but the nurses said she had woken up twice in the recovery room.” Bedell said Murran, still sleeping. was finally brought to the family, who waited with her for about 30 minutes before he and a nurse tried unsuccessfully to wake her up. He said the nurse then went and got another nurse and both women rushed Murran back to the operating room. Bedell said he overheard the nurses saying Murran needed her stomach pumped out “They figured she had swallowed some blood or something and that's the last we ever knew” Bedell said his family wait ed a little longer before he decided to take his wife and other daughter home. He said he then returned to the hospital and tried to speak to Nieboer about Murran before hearing a nurse call for an air ambulance. “I heard her talking on the phone that there was a little girl and she was in s coma tose state.” Bedell said he approached Nieboer before getting on 2 plane to be with Murran at Children’s Hospital and asked him if she would suffer brain damage. He said Nie- boer told him he didn't know Bedell said he then asked if Murran was going to live. “He said she would, there was no reason why she wouldn't.” ON LIFE SUPPORT Bedell said Murran was placed on life support ma chines in the intensive care unit at Children’s but never regained consciousness Bedell said the only ex planation he has received about Murran's death was from a doctor at Children's. He said the doctor told him that “for some reason she lost oxygen to her brain.” Meantime, Donald Welch, Chetwynd General Hospital chief executive officer, said Heagy died Thursday morn ing while under treatment at the hospital. Welch declined to give any details of the treatment given the girl Brian Rocky, deputy regis trar of the College of Dental Surgeons of B.C.. said Heagy died during the induction of a general anesthetic by * physician who was preparing her for dental work.