Castlegar News September 10, 1986 Expo laughs intentional By GWEN DAMBROFSKY VANCOUVER (CP) — Three accessories are ntial for the well-prepared Expo 86 visitor: a comfortable pair of running shoes, a sturdy umbrella and a sense of humor. The latter will help you withstand awesome lineups for pavilions, some of which — Cuba, Costa Rica, Senegal among others — have as their main attraction a slide show like the one your parents used to show of their vacation in Hawaii. There is a lot that’s funny about Expo and thankfully most of it is intentional. By far the wittiest pavilion is Alberta's. It starts off with a mockup of downtown Edmonten buildings, tiny TV screens filling up some of the miniature windows. In one window, a judge and a janitor seem to be arguing about something; a ballet dancer rehearses in another. Keep looking and you'll spot a window in which a woman starts undressing for bed until she notices you watching her in a huff, she turns out the lights. Down the hall in the Alberta pavilion there's a wonderfully bizarre film in which a little ballerina dances wistfully around a construction site. For no apparent reason, she is soon joined by a kick-line of sloppy, overweight workers in hard-hats and tutus. TEASE AMERICANS There is nothing overtly funny about the Australian — four sections devoted to informing the visitor Australian geography, movies, sports and performing arts. But slowly a litany becomes apparent as young Australian guides harp about their country's victory in the 1983 America’s Cup. By the end of the tour the Americans are usually fuming while everyone else has collapsed in laughter. There's also some fun for the tourist who pays attention to the dozens of video screens that line the tunnels between sections of the Australian pavilion. Accounting Auto Rentals “BUSINESS Answer to aon Crossword Puzzle No. 225 MOROSO, MARKIN & BLAIN CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS 241 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-7287 Brian L. 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A6é KIJHL on thin ice The Kootenay inter- national Junior Hockey League lost its president and another team this week... 81 The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotte 6-49 draw were 16, 14, 16, 43, 44 and 49. The bonus number was 29. There wos no winner of the jackpot poo! of $2,343,347.10. The second-prize pool, awarded to those matching tive reguior numbers ond the bonus number, had four winners of $885,264.40. The $500,000 winning number in Friday's Provincial Lottery drow is 3214006. Vol. 39, No. 74 Castlégar News . UNDAY © CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1986 ktperoteenhaal is 40 per cent today ond 10 per Monday >_> 60 Cents 2 Sections (A & B) LATE SUMMER VISITORS . . . Bob and Sheila Wilson of Melfort, Sask., stop for a bite to eat in the peaceful surroundings of Nancy Greene Provincial Park. The Wilsons are on their way to Expo CosMews Photo by Semon Berch UNITED WAY PUTS LID ON CANVASSING By CasNews Staff s Castlegar District United Way has asked its member agencies not to canvass door to-door to raise funds, Nona Paulson, secretary-treasurer of the local United Way said Friday “There's always been a member agency agreement to that effect,” Paulson said. “We're trying to get back to what the United Way is all about.” Paulson said the local United Way has received complaints from the public and businesses about constant pleas for donations to one agency or another. She said the annoyance has led to a drop in the amount of money the organization raises in its annual fund-raising campaign She said businesses have told her, “We just can't keep giving.” Paulson said the problem was discussed at a recent meeting and a motion was passed to hold member agencies to the agreement. However, she said the restrictions apply only to door-to-door and telephone canvassing. She said some member misunderstand the restrictions. “We're not telling them they can't do independent fund-raising projects,” she said. “They can hold dances. bingos and any other type of fund-raising project They can even sell tickets on the downtown sidewalks Just don't go door-to-door or telephone, she advised the agencies Meanwhile, the United Way is preparing for this year’s annual campaign which gets underway with a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. noon Sept. ‘0 at the parking lot adjacent to the downtown branch of the Castlegar Library Paulson said this year's blitz night of door-to door fundraising is set for Sept. 24. She said October is officially United Way month but the local organization goes for an earlier start to the campaign to avoid the colder weather agencies apparently Co-op inquiry possible VANCOUVER (CP) Consumer and Corporate Affairs Minister Elwood Veitch says he will reconsider his decision against an inquiry into the former Teachers’ Investment and Housing Co-operative if he receives proof any investor was “intentionally In misled.” But Robin Blencoe (NDP-Victoria) said the provincial government is “morally, ethically and legislatively” bound to hold an inquiry imto “the biggest bankruptcy failure in this province.” $268 million July, covery Trust panies. Veitch vetoed an inquiry in August $150,000. citing insufficient signatures on a petition requesting one and said the authority of the Co-operative Associ ation Act does not include inquires into co-operatives that no longer exist The 45,000-member co-op went into receivership last November with about in unsecured deposits frozen at that time. the coop merged with CanWest Financial Corp. of Winnipeg Under the merger, about $200 million of the co-op's assets are being trans ferred to CanWest's subsidiary, Dis and associated com Veitch said the cost of an inquiry would be prohibitive at a minimum of “And what would a review tell us that the real estate market had a downturn?” Veitch asked. “If someone brought something me that said they were intentionally misled, I would deal with it immedi ately. But I haven't had one shred of evidence. I have every concern for these people, but normally this govern ment does not involve itself in what was essentially a private company Blencoe said an inquiry is necessary mind and to revamp legislation gov erning financial institutions. than 5,000 signatures on a petition make a second request for an inquiry to give former co-op members peace o! Retired teachers’ spokesman Alma MeGauley, whose group collected more calling for the inquiry, said she hopes to meet with Veitch in the next week to MONEY ALL GONE School district funding delayed By SIMON BIRCH ‘Stall Writer The Ministry of Education has granted the Castlegar school district $191,310 in E: in But Wayling said a ministry official told him the April 1, 1987 allocation — even though it will come during the goveremens 1987-88 fiscal year — will funds — but the district must wait six months before it sees any of the much-needed money, superintendent of schools Terry Wayling said Friday. Wayling said a letter from the ministry notifying the district of the grant explains “that the government's 1986-87 appropriation of $110 million has been allocated and that School District No. 9 (Castlegar) funds would not be available until April 1, 1987.” “I'm disappointed we didn't get the cash right now,” Wayling said. “We're going to receive the money, but later than anticipated.” He said he telephoned the ministry to express concern that the Castlegar school district has been left out of the excellence fund's first-year allocation. @ grant to the school qusiets 1986-87 budget year. Wayling added the official assured him the district will be eligible for the remaining two years of the excellence fund and that it is the ministry's intention to treat all school district's “equitably and fairly.” Castlegar school board chairman Kay Johnson also said she is disap- pointed the district will not receive the funds until April 1. “I hope this doesn't mean we won't be eligible for funds next year.” She added that the board has programs it wants to start this year that will continue in future years. Told of the ministry's assurances to Wayling, Johnson said, “I'll believe it when I see it. “I hate to sound negative,” she added, “but not too many things have gone right.” She said the trustees will discuss the grant at Monday's board meeting. The board had applied for $1.3 million from the three-year, $600-mil- lion fund. Although the district's grant is only about 15 per cent of the amount requested, Wayling said it is more than he and the trustees expected. “It’s about $85 per student,” Wayling said. “Based on what other districts re- ceived . . . we'd anticipated $80 per student.” Wayling said the Castlegar district will receive money in the following categories: computer technology — $70,000; teacher training and re- training — $80,000; and effective schooling — $41,310. Cominco head says mining companies facing PR battle By JEFF ADAMS Canadian Press BANFF, Alta. — The mining in dustry must overcome its century-old image among most Canadians as that of being a major polluter, Cominco Ltd. chairman Norman Anderson said Sat urday. Anderson told a four-day conference examining the future of the industry that along with depressed prices and a levelling off in demand for their produets, companies face a major public relations battle. “When people think of mines, most of them still think of abandoned mines,” he said. “They think of strip mining and of poisons spewing into the air. That's a 100-year-old legacy we have to over come,” Anderson said mining companies are much more environmentally conscious today, but they're failing to ensure the public knows it He said his industry must also fight the impression, partly supported by conclusions of the federal commission on the economy headed by Donald Macdonald, that mining is destined to die. “Our politicians and media still have us down as a sunset industry,” he said We have a lot of cabinet ministers who don’t know which end of a mine is up.” Anderson dismissed predictions voiced earlier at the conference that demand for base metals is bound to drop rapidly by the 1990s as plastics and other substitutes gain in popu larity There will still be a need for steel, copper and zinc no matter how many alternatives are available 10 years from now, and the outlook is even more positive over the short term, he said. “Base metal mines are beginning to make money again,” Anderson said. “In fact, 1987 could be a pretty good year.” He conceded that Canadian mines face increasing competition from others in developing countries that can produce for less because their labor costs are lower. That fact means that more Canadian mines will be forced to close “but that doesn't mean the end of an industry.” He said the stiffer competition means Canadian companies must be picking mineral The key concerns more selective in deposits to exploit continved on poge AZ environmentally conscious Smallwood mill to be sold to Australians By CasNews Staff The British Columbia Court has ordered the sale of Small wood Lumber to an Australian com pany that has promised to keep the Salmo sawmill operating. a spokesman for Ernst and Whinney Inc., Small wood’s receivers, said Thursday “We've had an offer from a company that was going to sell it (Smallwood) at an auction,” said Don Manning, a partner with Ernst and Whinney in Vancouver, “and we received another offer from a company that wished to operated it “The court has directed us to sell Smallwood to the company that operate it.” Manning said that company is CTP Timber Products of Moonee Ponds. Victoria, Australia He said the selling price is $235,000 Supreme would “We're waiting for evidence (CTP) is in a position to close (the deal).” Manning said, adding that he expects the sale will be made “within the next week or two.” He said CTP has been buying lumber from British Columbia for some time I know they're a company that sells lumber products in Australia,” he said “They have been buying lumber from B.C. for a period of time in the Clear water area “They are trying to secure another supply of material for their markets. Manning said the tentative deal with CTP was made with the understanding that Smallwood’s timber licence could not be sold or assigned He said that part of the deal will be left up to the Ministry of Forests A Ministry of Forests spokesman could not be reached for comment