At CastlegarNews July 21, 1990 Entrepreneurs persevere By ROB CARRICK The Canadian Press Forbidding economic conditions have yet to crush the entrepreneurial spirit of Canadians, small-business start-up figures indicate. While business and personal bankruptcy figures are way up over last year, the number of new small businesses registered across the coun- try rose 2.3 per cent to 372,500 in the 12 months ending March 31, the of Startups of small businesses increase That's especially true now with in- terest rates around an eight-year high and consumer spending on the decline, she says. But Swift also says no matter how Canadian F i Business reports. This follows a 1.7 per cent decrease for the 12 months ended March 31, 1989, and increases of nine per cent and 12.1 per cent respectively for the 1988 and 1987 fiscal years After strong growth through ‘the mid-1980s, a leveling off in the num- ber of small businesses created is inevitable, says Catherine Swift, chief economist for the Toronto-based federation. Inflation OTTAWA (CP) — The annual in- flation rate dropped for the fourth consecutive month in June, falling to 4.3 per cent from 4.4 per cent in May, Statistics Canada reported The slowing in June was explained by the fact that federal provincial tax increases imposed between May and June of last year are no longer affec- Signs of economic the y fares, people will con- tinue to start their own business. “If you look back to 1982, you'll still find people were starting business, despite 22 per cent interest rates,”’ she says. . Small businesses defined by most agencies as having fewer than 100. employees — are responsible for about 75 per cent of new jobs created in the country, says Geoffrey Hale, a small business expert with the Ontario government. One of the reasons the sector-has been able to grow despite the slowing economy is that workers who lose their jobs are starting their own businesses, says Douglas Gray, president of the Canadian Enterprise Institute, ak Vancouver-based ad visory group. “In uncertain times, when people are laid off, one option is to be self. employed,”” Gray said. ‘Between 10 and 20 per cent of people laid off try their own business.’” “Laid-off workers usually end up in the service industry because- it requires little seed capital,’’ says Jim Syiph, a partner in consultant Ernst and Young’s entrepreneurial ser- vices area. The CFIB’s figures include of partnerships and corporations. Swift estimates about 85 per cent of these businesses are going concerns. She says the best gauge of the small business sector’s health is whether there is new growth or decline after the number of start-ups are compared with the number of bankruptcies. Still, soaring bankruptcy figures — 23,651 ies and indi in EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK At Your Castlegar SAFEWAY PORK STEAKS the first half of the year, up 30 per cent from 18,138 in the same period last year, according to Statistics Canada — show many new-born businesses are not surviving. “It’s mever easy starting a business, but these days you'll find your mistakes will kill you a lot faster,” Hale says. “If you know your field, though, you can still be successful."* rate drops in June ting prices, the federal agency said The 4.4 per cent rate for May is a revision from the 4.5 per cent rate the statistical agency had reported earlier. On a monthly basis, price rose by 0.4 per cent between May and June “This change was slightly lower than the 0.5 per cent increase posted the month before,”’ Statistics Canada said Higher price tags ori meat, fresh fruit and vegetables helped push up food prices by 1.4 per cent in June, ‘a marked acceleration from the moderate 0.3 per cent rise observed in May.”” Meat prices went up by three per slowdown continuing OTTAWA (CP) —. C should know during the next few weeks whether the economy Kas slip- ped off the edge into a full-fledged recession, Statistics Canada said. “There were proliferating signs of a substantial slowdown in the economy during the second quarter,’’ the federal agency said in its monthly overview of economic conditions. “Whether or not this will develop into a ‘recession will probably be determined over the next few weeks,”” Statistics Canada said in the Canadian Economic Observer, the agency’s flagship publication on trends in the economy. A technical definition of a recession is when the economy contracts for two quarters in a row, after adjusting for inflation. The economy has sent off several danger signs in recent weeks * consumer demand for cars and houses has plunged; Slocan earnings down VANCOUVER (CP) — Two more forest products firms have reported profit declines for the first six months of 1990. Slocan Forest Products Ltd., which operates a mill in the Slocan Valley, reported a 50-per-cent drop in ear- nings to $2.9 million, or 26 cents per share, from $5.8 million, or 54 cents per share, last year However, the Vancouver-based company’s sales rose to $115.1 million from $97.7 million in the first six months of 1989 The company said it experienced production disruptions at some operations, due to log shortages caused by weather-related problems. Meanwhile, Fletcher Challenge Canada Ltd.'s earnings. fell 25 per cent to $53 million, or 88 cents per © business in new plants and equipment, one of. the last remaining cylinders still firing in the economy's sputtering engine, has slowed to a crawl. * fewer people are finding jobs Statistics Canada has already tepor- ted the composite leading indicator — pointing to how well the economy will fare over the next few months — tumbled 0.4 per cent in April, the sharpest decline since the last recession. “Theweffe of decline in the Canadian leading index accelerated sharply in April, suggesting that economic conditions will continue to deteriorate over the next few mon- in the economy has spread to all regions across the coun- try, a stark contrast to 12 months ago when overheated Central Canada was stoking inflation. cent, fresh fruit by 8.3 per cent and fresh vegetables by 6.8 per cent. “In the case of meat, the prices of beef and pork rose by 2-1 per cent and 9.3 per cent respectively as the beef market responded to seasonal in- creases in demand, while the demand for pork rose sharply at a time of low supplies,”’ Statistics Canada said Lower supplies of fresh fruit con- tributed to a jump in those prices. 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Spence, playing in the Old Course had an eight-birdie, one-bogey round of 65, the lowest of the touranment so far, for a 7-under 137. Spence was one stroke ahead of Jose-Maria Olazabal of Spain, who had a five-birdie round of 67, and two Americans, Jodie Mudd and Peter Jacobsen. lime winner Jack Nicklaus, at 3- under 141 after a second-round 70, and Arnold Palmer, in at even-par 144 after a 1-under 71 in what he says will be his last British Open. ‘On the course at S-under were Scot- sman Sam Torrance and Englishman Malcolm MacKenzie. Michael Allen of the United States and Greg/Norman of Australia, the overnight leaders with 6-under 66s, were among the last golfers due to Start their second rounds on a cloudy and cool day at the Old Course. Conditions were much different from the balmy sunshine of Thur- sday, but scores continued to plum- met. The winds off St. Andrews Bay were light and the home of golf was being attacked, with Stewart doing the best of the early damage. Stewart’s trademark plus-fours come in all the NFL team colors. Friday, the bloomer-style trousers featured the green and gold of the Packers, and the 33-year-old showed linebacker-like power over the Old Course. He birdied the first hole with a wedge to two feet of the flag, got a birdie-4 at the fifth and another bir- die-3 at the sixth, where he dropped a 20-foot putt. Flutie is making quite an impact His new team is winless in two games and he has started only once. But already comparisons are being drawn between Doug Flutie and some of the CFL’s great quarterbacks. The former NFLer and Heisman Trophy winner at Boston College has made quite an impact and defensive players have had nothing but praise for the five-foot-10 Flutie, who has a street — Flutie Pass — named after him in Natick, Mass. “I’m still learning,” the personable 27-year-old said this week before the Lions lost 41-23 to the Edmonton Eskimos. In that game, Flutie brought B.C. back from an early 20-0 deficit and might have pulled out a win if his receivers hadn't dropped sure touchdown passes. “*There’s some crazy things that go on out there compared with being in the NFL — throwing the ball on just about every down, getting points for missed field goals . . . It’s different.’’ Flutie, too, is different. His college heroics made him the exception — a small quarterback U.S. pro teams were willing to gamble on. After one season in the defunct United States Football League and four in the NFL — one with the Chicago Bears, three with the New England Patriots — Flutie headed north. People had been saying for years that the CFL game suited his size and talents, and so far Flutie has shown they were right. He came off the bench last week to bring the Lions back for a tie against the Calgary Stampeders, tossing a last-second touchdown pass. On Wednesday, he ran 19 yards for a touchdown and threw for another TD to bring B.C. back against the Eskimos. But his receivers dropped too many passes, and the Eskimos scored 16 late points to win easily. Flutie’s calmness has been im- pressive. He has grasped the nuances of the Canadian game quickly and used his scrambling and passing talen- ts. Edmonton coath Joe Faragalli compares Flutie with Tom Wilkinson, a stubby quarterback who starred for the Eskimos despite obvious physical drawbacks. “The only difference between him and Wilkie is that Wilkie was 270 pounds, Flutie is 170," Faragalli joked. ‘‘He’s an exciting guy and he’s good for the league.”’ B.C. coach Lary Kuharich, never effusive with compliments, is thrilled with Flutie. . “His command of the field is his strong suit,’” he said. “‘His command of the game, of the tempo, of the people around him, puts him in a position to make big plays.”” Even Edmonton linebacker Jeff Braswell, known for late hits and a brash lack of reverence for quarter- backs, conceded Flutie is ‘‘in- credible.’’ Braswell, called for unnecessary roughness when he belted Flutie out of bounds Wednesday, added: “*Sometimes we didn’t see the little guy back there behind the offensive line. But I don’t think he even knows the game yet and he did great. “*When he learns the whole game up here, he’s going to be dangerous, so I've got to get my licks in on him early, I think — before he’s all-pro and everything else."’ Some of the best CFL quarterbacks — Wilkinson, Ron Lancaster, Matt Dunigan and Tracy Ham — have been deemed too small for the NFL. Flutie is being compared to all of them. Stamps come through Riders just can't do The Calgary Stampeders made good on their guarnatee. But the only thing the Ottawa Rough Riders are showing is promise. The Stampeders, on a guaranteed- win promotion night at home, turned back the defending CFL champion Saskatchewan Roughriders 30-35 Thursday night. The Ottawa Rough Riders created four turnovers, had four sacks and featured a rookie running back who gained almost 200 yards, yet still lost 29-26 to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. It was the first time in five years the Stampeders won a season home Roughrider quarterback Kent Austin almost snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. ‘ Saskatchewan got the ball back with less than a minute left and Austin drove to the Calgary 28. But, with no time left.on the clock, Austin’s desperation pass into the end zone failed. “*We had our chances but we were off on our execution,” Austin said with a sigh. ‘Calgary played well defensively, especially in close.’’ The Riders were dejected following anada S Robson weightlifter Trevor Seville Imade the two best lifts of his young career in the By CasNews Staff he had to settle for third place. quadrennially held games. Seville, finished seventh. the games. Weightlifters call it PR — personal record — and you want to reach it at the right time. Robson’s Trevor Seville did just that with the two best lifts of his young career July 6-14 at the Western ‘Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg. Seville, 19, had lifts of 120 kg in the clean and jerk and 92.5 kg in the snatch in the the 75 kg weight class at the games, but even his best wasn’t good enough as Still, considering the competition, Seville said he’s not disappointed with third out of eight com- petitors. A medal would have been nice though. “They didn’t give medals for third place. I was kind of choked about that,’’ he said Seville and Castlegar’s Rick Young were the only two local athletes to qualify for Team B.C. which brought -700 athletes, coaches and managers to the Young, who competed in the samie category as More than 2,500 athletes, on provincial teams from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, B.C., and Northwest Territories, competed in 47 events at Team B.C., which has won the games.every year since they started, made it five in a row in Manitoba with 100 awards of excellence which signify first-place finishes and 91 awards of achievement for second- place finishes. Alberta came second with 136 awards, Manitoba third with 118, then Saskatchewan with 87, Yukon with three and Northwest Territories with one: Lifter picks opportune time for personal best Seville, who has been lifting for four years with the local high school squad and on his own, said the trip was a super July 6-14. —costvews photo to brush Goodyear has to be realistic TORONTO (CP) — _ Scott Goodyear has the ideal opportunity to become the local boy who makes good when the fifth edition of the Molson Indy roars across the Toronto waterfront Sunday But Goodyear — a veteran racer by most standards but a new regular to the Championship Auto Racing Teams series — is realistic. His dependable Lola Judd engine is undermatched against the horde of Chevy-block machines. “You have 10 Chevrolets, two fac- tory Porsches andtwo Cosworths . . that’s 14 guys right there,”” Goodyear says of the opposition. Motors restricts the num- ber of motors it produces for Indy cars. Invariably, the big names in the sport — Indy 500 winner Arie Luyen- dyk, Bobby Rahal and A.J. Foyt — get th Chevy engines. That’s why Goodyear, a 29-year- old Toronto native in his first full season on the Indy-car circuit, has set modest goals. “Our goal was to qualify among the top 10 at the end of the year for the Marlboro Challenge race,’ Goodyear said Thursday as his Canadian-based Mackenzie Financial Corp. team started setting up for qualifying Friday at Exhibition Place The Toronto-based team was close to its target until the two most recent races. Goodyear blew an engine at Cleveland and had gear linkage at the in New ukon more.” month. instead of four. some great ahtletes. _ He need look no further than his coach at the games, Guy Greavette,-who-returned-with medal from the Commonwealth Games in Auckland in February. Greavette also has an eighth-place finish at the 1988 Olympics and a third at the 1987 Pan Am Games to his credit. “It’s great to have guys like that around,”’ said Seville. ‘‘They push you hard. They make you want to train harder. I mean, Guy Greavette can probably lift what I did with one arm."” The games were also an eye opener for Seville, who had never lifted outside B.C \ “Because when we go to meets idustc. and stuff, there’s no one there, and we just lift. But at this tmeet there was 200, 300 people. I was a little nervous, you know, I just wasn't used to all the people,"’ he said. As a result, even though he did set two personal records, Seville thought he could have done better. “I just felt like I could have been able to do Seville will get his chance to do more when he travels to Qntario for the Junior Canada Cup next A scheduling conflict with the Commonwealth Games means the next Western Canada Summer Games, to.be held in Abbotsford, will be in five years, with @-bronze Jersey. The hot hand on the circuit belongs to defending Molson champion Michael Andretti. He won the 1989 race when he pinched fast-closing Emerson Fittipaldi into the wall on the final lap as the Brazilian veteran tried to go inside the young American. Andretti, from Nazareth, Pa., has won three of the last four CART stops and will be favored to grab the winner's $130,200 US share of the record $1 million purse for the 103-lap (294.58-kilometre) Torontg,event. Andretti, 27, will also compete against his father, Mario, a former Formula Ofie champion. Qualifying Starts today. Should’ he qualify, Goodyear will be the lone Canadian in the field of 28 cars expected to start. Although he’s new to the weekly grind of Indy-car racing, Goodyear 1s familiar with the Toronto venue. He finished seventh in 1987 and was among the leaders last year until he ran out of gas. “That won't happen again,’’ their narrow loss at “Dp; opener. The team had each fan a free ticket to Calgary’s next home game if they lost. It was the first win for rookie coach Wally Buono. Leading by a point late in the game, Calgary offensive co-ordinator John Hufnagel, who quarterbacked three CFL teams during his 12-year career, called the play that sprung quarter- back Terrence Jones for a 44-yard run and his second touchdown, of the night. He scored the other touchdown on a two-yard sneak in the second quar- ter. Mark McLoughlin was good on five of six field goals attempts for Calgary, including one from 50 yards. Dave Ridgway kicked six field goals for Saskatchewan. i heart- breaking, it’s all those things,’’ said Ottawa safety Scott Flagel. ‘‘I1 don’t know how to explain it. “*If this is a character builder, I°ll take the win.’’ The Rough Riders led for most of the game, but Hamilton quarterback Todd Dillon engineer a 93-yard drive, culminating with a 20-yard touch- down pass to wide receiver Earl Win- field with 2:03 remaining. “This is extremely disappointing right now," said Ottawa coach Steve Goldman. ‘‘(The players) deserve bet- tr but there’s not a thing you can do about it.”” Reggie Barnes, subbing for injured running back Anthony Cherry, gained 198 yards on 20 carries in his Professional debut. Goodyedt promised Royals are kings of fastball hill By CasNews Staff The Valley Royals are feeling like kings right now. The Royals, who finished third in the regular season standings, played some majestic ball and were crowded: league champions in the Slocan Valley, Fastball League playoffs July 8 at Thrums. The Royals won four out of five games, including two of three from a determined Bill’s Heavy Duty club, to take the title. ‘ Royals slugger and speedster’ Ken Soukeroff was named the tourney’s most valuable player. ~ The Royals‘opened up the tourney with an easy 11-0 win over the Lan- cers of Nelson, which set up a game against regular-season champs the Slocan Braves. victory. That win put the Royals into the semifinals against Bill's who the Royals handled easily, 9-2. Then it was a waiting game as the CASTLEGAR LEAGUE, B2 The Royals took an early 2-0 lead over the Braves who quickly returned the favor with a pair of runs of their own to tie the game, From-that point on it was Royals pitcher Ben Legebokoff's show as he shut down the Braves the rest of the way while the Royals added a third run for the Royals sat on the sidelines waiting for the winner of the other semifinal bet- ween Bill’s and the Brewers. Bill's got past the Brewers but im- mediately had a huge task ahead of thent in the finals because the Royals, who hadn't lost a game in the tourney while beating Bill's on the way, had to be beaten twice in the doubdle- knockout affair. But Bill’s took to the task in game one building an early 3-0 lead over the Royals and then hanging on to beat them 6-5, forcing a one-game, take-all matchup. It all proved too much for Bill's, however, as the Royals rode the bat- ting and nifty base running of Soukeroff, and pitching of John Rampon and Legebokoff, to a 10-2 win and the championship. Meanwhile- in tourney play, the Royals placed third in a 12-team event July 14-15 in Midway.