‘Smokeless’ System
Reduces Pollution |

“Air Curtain Destructor”
has an ominous ring to it.

It sounds like a weapon the
crew of “Star Trek” would en-
counter in a confrontation with
hostile beings on a distant
planet.

In actual fact, it is a
“smokeless” incineration sys-
tem Cominco has recently in-
stalled at its Trail Operations
salvage yard to dispose of about
15 tons per day of scrap wood
and paper. Environmentally,
this system of disposal is
effective because it reduces air
pollution and only a small
amount of ash remains to be
taken to the landfill site.

A Pollution Control Board
permit has been obtained for.
the Air Curtain Destructor, and ©
now it is in full

burying it in landfill sites, but
space there is limited. Landfill
sitea will continue to be used
for non-combustible material
and the ash from the destruc-
tor.

In a normal week, the
destructor will burn some 15
tons of scrap lumber, timbers
and paper a day for five days,
This incineration is so efficient
that only a six-cubie-foot lugger
bucket of ash, nails and wire
remains after a week of burn-
ing.

In many cases, wood which
is to be disposed of is still in
good condition and is set aside
to be used again in the plant or
sold. There is more scrap wood
to dispose of now that the
demolition of old structures is
under way in’ Cominco’s $425

‘The destructor burns the
‘paper and wood extremely
efficiently and produces a very
small amount of smoke or no
-smoke at all, depending on
weather conditions and how it
is loaded.

This is basically how it

works: a high capacity blower
directs air across the top of the

pitch areangh-!

million and ex-
pansion program.

The destructor’s pit is 24
feet long, eight feet wide and 10
feet deep. The sides are high
heat refractory brick.

For maximum smoke elimi-.
nation, the pit must be loaded
correctly, according to Gerry
Rast, foreman, stores and sal-

ge yard. This involves ini-
Nelle laying the fire. shod antth.

30 degrees) ‘so as to form a
circulating curtain’ of air. The
curtain of air provides oxygen
to accelerate combustion, and
also serves as a blanket which
retains the smoke, gases and
other particulate in the pit wit
they have been consumed by
the intense heat.

The total cost of buying,
installing and developing this
system is expected to be in

waste paper and rag material,
then loading wood waste on top
of the paper to a maximum

- depth of one-third of the pit,

igniting it and letting it burn
for 10 to 15 minutes to. give the
fiewechente is burn through
the entire bed, and then
turning on the blower.
Regional district and pol-
lution control authorities have
recently expressed interest in
the destructor as a means of
1 i.

excess of $150,000. F
Cominco had been disposing its
wood and paper waste by

or
ly incinerating paper and scrap
wood.

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Former Minister Attacks Alco-
hol

Hon. Don Faris, minister of
Kinnaird United Church in the
1960s and now Minister of
Education in Saskatchewan has
hit hard at government com-
plicity in alcohol and tobacco
consumption.

Why, asked Faris at a
national meeting of the Cana-
dian Addictions Foundation,
has the federal Department of
Health and Welfare taken dra-
matic action to. control sacchar-
in, and ignored alcohol and
tobacco?

Saccharin caused some
cancer in somo rats, he said.
But alcohol causes 50 per cent
of traffic fatalities, 41 per cent
of all arrests, 64 per cent of all
murders, and 84 per cent of
forcible rapes.

Tobacco causes over 20,000
deaths a year in Canada from
lung cancer, heart disease,

1 Ayre

HON. DON FARIS PhD.
the country actually loses mon-
ey from alcohol and tobacco.
The estimated $1.6 billion net
revenue from alcohol for 1976
can.be compared with $3.7
billion in economic costs of
related problems.

Faris proposed a six-step
beac of control and regula-
a national ad-

The government does lit-.
tle, suggested Faris, because of
large vested interests which
want alcohol and tobacco con-
sumption to increase.

wel pad crept

ee oe ban; an anti-smoking
and anti-drinking campaign; a
national pricing policy to raise
liquor and tobacco costs along
with the cot of living; no
farthombberelizalion-or iyior

ou

ernments are themselves
among the vested interests, yct

USCC Fund
$30,108.84 _ .
At Year End

A year-end tally of con-
tributions to the Grand Forks
community centre fund of the
Union of Spiritual Communities
of Christ revealed that as ‘of
Dec. 31, a total of $30,108.84 in
donations had been received.

USCC expressed gratitude
for the support of the fund,

| which has made it possible to

“raise in excess of $30,000 in the
few short months since the fund
was officially opened.

Contributions acknow-
ledged are: Nellie Makortoff,
$150; Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Makortoff, $100; Mr. and Mrs,
Bill J. Faminoff, Midway, $100;
John J. and Helen Semenoff,
$100; H. Irene Bartlett, $300;
Anonymous, $200; Anonymous,
$70; Nick Troobitscoff, Saska-
toon, Sask., $100; Jerry and
Lorraine Semenoff and family,
$400; Anonymous, $200; Mrs.

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ing age at 19 or 20; and possible
public ownership of alcohol and
tobacco manufacturers.

The full text of Faris’
statement is available through___
the lécaY United Church, |
New Year's Fun

Several people from the
Castlegar and Robson congre-
gations met on New Year's Eve
at Resker Hall for an evening of
fun and games,

Tables were set with var-
ious sit-down games—with the
most popular being chrochinole,
Mr. Mouth, and Monopoly!

Just before midnight,
everyone went next door to the
Robson Church and saw in the
new year with an informal com-
munion service. Then it was
back to Resker Hall for more
games and food!

An informal committee
from the United Church has *
arranged several socials lately,
and has found many people
really ‘enjoy. just getting to-
gether with friends, without
the high cost, stiffness, and
leaving the children at home
that too often characterizes an
evening out these days.

‘The next social event will
be announced shortly.

Cozy Fire
May. Be
Dangerous
That cozy feeling from a

wood-burning fireplace on a
cold day may be dangerously

| deceptive, safety officials warn.

In a home where the main
heating system is a vented
furnace, a fireplace can deprive
it of an adequate supply of air.

This, in turn, could cause
the furnace to draw air back
through the vent, spilling pro-
ducts of combustion—possibly
including dangerous carbor
monoxide—into the home, thus
threatening the lives of the
occupants.

Most modern homes are
well insulated, caulked and
weather stripped.

The large amount of air a
fireplace draws when in use can
prevent the furnace from re-
ceiving the volume of air it
needs for proper combustion
and venting, even though the
furnace may be located in
another part of the home.

The long-term solution is
to provide a separate fresh air
supply for the fireplace. In the
meantime, danger can be avoid-
ed by opening a window two or
three inches while the fireplace
is in operation.

It is also important to
ensure that the existing fresh
air supply to the furnace is not
obstructed in any way.

Dampers should be closed
when fireplaces are not in use.
This will prevent furnace heat
from escaping up the chimney.

Carbon monoxide is odor-
less and tasteless and may give
no warning of its presence.
Symptoms of carbon monoxide
poisoning, all of which may also
result from other causes, in-
clude headaches, tightness
across forehead and temples,
watering or smarting of the
eyes, weariness and weakness,
and pink skin coloration.

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ter alecp aide and
daytime sedatives will be avall-
able only on prescription after
Suly 1, under a proposal by the
federal health department.

The products, including
such popular sleep aids ag
Sominex and Nytol, contain
bromides that the health de-
partment warns can produce
mental symptoms when used
for prolonged periods of time.

In addition to documented
evidence of this type of cumula-
tive toxicity, the health. pro-
tection branch says in a letter
to drug manufacturers and
distributors that the sedation
effect from the products doesn’t
occur until many days after the
medication has been started
and blood levels are ‘close to
those that may cause intoxica-
tion.

The department believes
that placing bromide products
under the control and super-
vision of a. physician should
reduce the riska associated
_with self-medication using th
‘Brodurts.

Obeying Seatbelt Logislation

Drivers Buckling Up

More than seven out ‘of 10
Vancouver and Victoria drivers
make use of seat belts and
drivers in other communities
are rapidly catching up.

That is the outcome of a
provincial study conducted in
March, August and November,
1977 on the use of seat belts,
and .commissioned by the In-
surance Corporation of BC.

The

clear indication of increased
use, it is still too early to talk of
improvements in the number of
casualties from motor vehicle
accidents,” said Gillen.
Meanwhile, the interim
report of a study on the effects
of seat belt legislation and
highway speed limit reductions
in Ontario shows significant

benefits.
C the first three

ed 2,264 B.C. drivers at 16 aes
in the Lower Mainland, Van-
couver Island and the interior,

Front seat passengers also
showed improvements in buck-
ling up. In Vancouver seat belt
use increased from 24 per cent
in March 1977 to 66 per cent in
November 1977. In Victoria
over the same period, usage
jumped from 30 per cent to 72
per cent, while in other regions
it rose from seven per cent to
64 per cent;

Ralph Gillen, vice-chair-
man and acting general man-
ager of the Insurance Corpora-
tion said the preliminary report
on the survey is “very en-
couraging”.

The wearing of seat belts

British _Columbi= Secs
atidatory on October 1, 1977.
“While the survey has given a

months on 1976, when com-
pulsory seat belt’ legislation
went into ‘effect, with the
comparable period a year ear-

lier, the study demonstrated -

that:

© Cost of active treatment
care hed declined by 80 per
cent;

e Number of hospitalized

victims had declined by 22 per,

cent;

e Number of in-patient vic-
tims had declined by 29 per
cent; and

e The number of out-
patient victims had declined by
18 per cent.

At the time of the study,
‘seat belt usage in Ontario was
very similar to that now
existing in B.C.

The Ontario study of 2,736
accident victims in six counties
showed costs of in-patient care
dropped 81 por cent in the first
three months of 1976 compared
with the same period in 1975,

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WCB Upholds

| 400%

The provincial Workers’

+ Compensation Board has re-

s fused to reconsider a 400-per-

Heent increase on a. pollution

a + penalty levied against Cominco

‘for contaminants at its Trail
¢ smelter,

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The WCB announced Dee,
20 the pollution assessment was
being raised to $26,872 a month
from $5,378 a month effective

:dan. 1.

Guy Downie, manager of
Cominco's Trail operations,
wrote to the board Dec, 21
asking ane board to “review its

but *Garines aes

- Jim Cameron said last Thurs-

day the WCB replied that, in
the board's view, the penalty
was reasonable,

The WCB Tes
board chairman 2. Adan
Little, said the board would not
review its decision until a
regular, scheduled review is
carried out.in March,

Cameron said the company
was disappointed but “there is
no further action we can take at
the present time.”

The WCB ‘has penalized
Cominco since August, 1975, for

t” of areas in B.C. requiring
s service, but added that it is
ly a proposed list.

“We cannot say at this

On a‘motion by Nelson
rector, John Neville, the
board moved to write the res+
Sponsible ministry and call for an
Immediate start on the study

airborne
levels affecting workers at the
smelter.

The continuing assessment
contains a provision for Comin-
co toreceive a rebate of at least
80 per cent of the penalty, with
interest, if.current moderniza-

,tion plans at the smelter remain
“on schedule.

The board has said it will
review contamination levels
before March and may increase
or decrease the penalty by 20
per cent, depending on the
results of the review.

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HEART MONTH campaign chairman for 1978 is
Mrs. Margaret Pryce shown here with her area
chairmen Charlie King, centre, for the north
section of the city and Harold Bate for the south
section. This is Mrs. Pryce’s second year as
campaign chairman and for Mr. King as area
chairman. Mr. Bate has helped previously in
various capacities. Other area chairmen’ are

Mrs. Blanche Helfer for Blueberry Creek, Mrs.

Barbara Moran for:Thrums, Mrs. Janet Miller
for Pass Creek and Mrs. Gleboff for Ootischenia.

‘. Representing businesses in the south section are
Carl and Doreen Koutson with Jim Krause and
Gary Bacon the representatives in the north
section. Area chairman for the West Kootenays
is Penny Bonnet of Nelson. Tentative date for
Heart Sunday this year is Feb. 19.

—CasNewsFoto by Lois Hughes

‘For Castlegar Downtown Businessmen’s Association

Year ‘Most Productive’

Meetings with municipal
and provincial government. of-

ficials highlighted the Castlegar...

Downtown Businessmen's As-
sociation'’s “most- aclive and
productive year,” according lo
president Bjorn Edblad.

In_ his’ year-end report,
Edblad listed involvement in
efforts to find solutions to the
city's water shorlage and park:
ing problems, a submission to
Tourism Minister Grace Me-
Carthy and question-and-
answer sessions with Mayor

Audrey Moore among the *

CDBA's activities.

Edblad said the CDBA
became deeply’ involved with
the water problem following

. the city's moratorium in early

April on. building permits. A
water study committee,. com-
prised of seven - association
members, “worked very hard”
.on a brief which it submitted to
the city April 20.

“As aresull of this brief,.as
well as letters written to the
municipal affairs department,
the moratorium was lifled one
week later,” Edblad said.

He said“ the water study
committee continued investi-
gating some of the background
information about previous
dealings’ between B.C. Hydro
and Celgar on the water issue
and submitted another sum-
‘mary of its investigation to
council.

The CDBA held two ‘spe-
cial meetings to discuss the
downtown parking problem,
Edblad said, ark-

minister promised to ask High-
ways Minister Alex Fraser lo
coplact,the: committee to dis-
cuss the request.

The mayor attended two
CDBA meetings to discuss and
answer questions about the
city’s water supply problems,
he said.

“These meetings proved to
be informative and have led toa
belter relationship between the
city and our association,” Ed-
blad said.

Other contact with the cily
includgd a request for water
and sewer discounts for busi-
ness premises which would be

equal to those received by .

residents, he said. He said the
city denied the request and has
nol yel responded to a later
request. showing other cities
are not: discriminatory.

Another CDBA survey .

showed thal the average cost of
business licenses in 10 other
B.C. cities was $33 compared to.
$36 in Castlegar, Edblad said.
He said the discrepancy be-
tween the average and the local
business license fee “was nol a
ant difference” but the
cily's practice of charging extra
for different operations within
the same business premises has
caused some dissatisfaction.

The CDBA president said

rejuvenation of the Castlegar
and District Chamber of Com-
merce was the topic of several
joint meetings with the Castle-
aird Plaza Merchants Associ-

ation,

Pp
ing problems have “to a large
extent been eliminated” as a
result of the meetings and sub-

Sequent letters to the city, he

said. :
In a brief to the tourism
minister five CDBA members
requested roads: and ferry
service be undertaken to im-
prove the conditions of the
Arrow Lakes area, the CDBA

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release of land from the ALR
did not win an endorsement of
the regional district,

A petition signed by more
than a dozen families asked for
release

of their Qotischenia .
thi

Members said an exception
had only been made in the co-
operative case because of its
peculiar situation,

When a director of plan-
ning starts” work with the
district. Jan. 15, the board
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Rural Business,
Dog Licence
Fees are Due

Payment for renewal of
business and dog licences for
outlying rural ‘communities is
now due.

Licences for such areas as ,

Robson, Ootischenia and Blue-
berry Creek can be purchased
from.the government agent in

. the Rossland court house.

An RCMP spokesman told
the Castlegar News this week
he has learned arrangements
are currently underway for a
local licence office here, but
until then the licences ‘can be:
purchased only in Rossland.

SHG on sich
applications, the board simply
forwarded it-to the land com-
mission,

Canadian

concerning agricultural
“will be studied and either sup-
ported or nol supported by the
district. i

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“Not Fantastic in ‘78

Canada's economy will out-
perform the economies of most
other nations this year with the
exception of Japan, but it will
not be a fantastic year, Finance
Minister Jean Chretien said
this week.

Predictions show that

“Canada was to outperform
everyone but Japan... My
forecast for '78 is (an overall
economic growth} of five per
cent. Most of the observers say
that in the United States it will
be somewhat lower than that,”
Chretien said.

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other people have restarted the
chamber und hopefully it will
again become a strong organi-
zation.”

The joint committee's re-
commendation for rejuvenation
of the chamber included com-
pulsory chamber membership
for each person taking oul a

“ticense, collection of enough -

money from business
to support the orga
and employment of a full-time
secretary lo. carry. out the
functions of the or

First Baby
Of 1978
Born Friday

Garold Raymond Cor-
deiro, son of Mr, and Mrs.
Archie Cordeiro of 811 S.
Woodland Drive, became
Castlegar and District Hos-
pital's first born for 1978
when he made his appear-

Edblad said.

The CDBA also worked
jointly with plaza merchants in
such projects as last month's
Santa Claus parade, and took
part in’ last. summer's Sun-
flower Fest by forming a com-
mittee to work with the organi-

ance at 4:20 p.m. Friday.
A ian was Dr.
John Hall.

Weighing 4,530 grams,
which is. just under 10
pounds, Garold will be wel-
comed home .by his eight-
year-old brother Phillip and
three-and-a-half-year- old sis-

ter Carmen.

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Arrangements for the use of these cameras
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Lois Hughes, at 365-3517.

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