ee ‘ M co_' Castlegar News Joo. 12 OVER-SH complete Grade 12. through,” said Soares. months of my life.” damage. 30 seconds.” accidentally dropped it. KITCHENER, ONT. (CP) — neck during an attempted robbery at a gas bar last summer has left 17-year-old David Soares reliant on a cane and scarred him with bitterness. It's been more than five months since the Cam bridge, Ont., youth was shot during his midnight shift at the highway gas station and ended up lying in a hospital bed fearing permanent paralysis. Soares was released from hospital in November and now can walk short distances, but only with the aid of a cane because of uncontrollable spasms in his right leg. He attends physiotherapy sessions three times a week and plans to return to school later this month to “The spasms will probably stay,” “But at least I'm not in a wheelchair.” Soares said he tries not to think much about the robbery and “I just put it out of my mind.” The 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift on July 28 started out quiet and boring, much the same as any other, he said. “All of a sudden someone was pointing a gun at me and I thought ‘This is serious." It all happened so fast, maybe ING A bullet fired into his “I am bitter at what happened and what I had to go “In the hospital, I lost three Soares said doctors don't know if his condition will improve. The bullet is still lodged in the right side of his neck and they fear removing it would cause more the youth — The robber demanded that Soares put the cash from the till in a plastic bag. Soares went to fill up the bag, but Victim still bitter “I looked up at him and he shot me. If he had given me more time I would have filled the bag for him, but he didn’t give me enough time.” Soares has applied for financial aid from the Ontario ‘Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and plans to pursue an offer of compensation from Suncor Inc., owner of the Sunoco gas bar. “(But) no monetary figure will bring back my health,” he said. WANTS MAXIMUM Soares’ lawyer, David Grant, said that because of the seriousness of the injury, he plans to ask the compen- sation board for $15,000, the maximum granted to victims of crime for pain, suffering and potential loss of income. He said the ease should be heard in the spring. Joe Clark, a spokesman for Suncor, said the pal stands by its earlier promise of compensation if Soares suffers any long-term disability. “Once his condition is stabilized, we would be making some decision on appropriate compensation,” adding that the amount will depend on the extent of the handicap. Last week, a 19-year-old Sarnia, Ont., man died from gunshot wounds after being shot during a holdup attempt at a Sunoco outlet. Clark said’ security at reviewed and improved, lighting has been installed at the outlet where Soares was negotiating with a neighboring service station on the possibility of installing a mutual security system. The company has also offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest, and conviction of the person who shot Soares. S dIRECTORY Telephone 365-5210 Ne eee cto: Jen. ote etele af Fobreory. Brian L. Brown Certified General Accountant he said, gas bars is constantly shot. The company is 270 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-2151 ~ MOROSO, — MARKIN & BLAIN Certified General Accountants 241 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-7287 Still a market for pencils | “"s,%« MOUNTAINTOP, PA. (AP) — For 135 years Eb- erhard Faber has made a tool that is portable, needs no electricity, works wit flick of the wrist, deletes its own errors and can be cheaply replaced. It's the wooden, graphite- filled pencil — a device that has demonstrated extraor- dinary staying power in the face of fancy gadgets that threaten to make it obsolete. “People have been pred- icting the demise of the pencil for ages but it hasn't happened,” said Eberhard Faber IV, 49, a member of the fourth generation of the family that built the first American mass-production pencil factory in 1849. “First it was the t; er, then the ballpoint pen,” he said. “Now it's the com- puter. But we don't feel the computer is going to put the pencil out of business. The paperless office is not paper- less. “Over the last decade the pencil market has been gr- owing by smaller percent ages. But the market isn't shrinking.” In October, Eberhard Faber Ine. won an exporting award from the federal De- partment of Commerce. The company’s exports had in- creased 119 per cent over the four years through 1982. “For a company our size, we doa lot of exporting,” said Faber. “The first writing instrument used in develop- ing countries is the one that gives the most value for the money. There's a burgeoning market for pencils out there, particularly in the Third World.” LINKS AROUND WORLD The company, with $28 million in annual gross sales, has partnerships in Ven- ezuela and Colombia and licence agreements in Ar- gentina, Chile, El Salvador, Peru, the Philippines, Syria and Japan. Originally located in New York City, the pa Eberhard Faber, which touts itself as a graphic com- munications company and sees its biggest growth pot- ential in art products. The company newsletter The Pencilvanian was even re- named E.F. Communicator. Pens and markers are 34 per cent of the company’s sales, and erasers make up 27 per cent. The company calls itself the world’s largest producer of erasers and the second-biggest maker of rub- ber bands. Pencils, the company's most renowned product, are third with 25 per cent of sales. “Pencils give you recog- nition,” said Faber. “There are so many units out there with the name on them. We'll always make pencils, so long as there is a market for them, name is so head, a misnomer because pencils are filled with grap- hite and clay, not lead. “Ever since I was a little kid, my name has been ingtantly recognized; good or bad, it definitely shapes your existence,” said Faber, who has a son named Eberhard. “[m very proud of the name. I think the name stands for quality.” The basics for making wood-encased pencils were developed nearly 200 years ago, pencil-like tools Chartered Accountants 615 Columbia Ave. (Upstoi Castlegar Phone 365-7745 Henry John, B.Sc., C.A. Resident Partner 1-3 © ees Universal Press Synaicate “Why are you that cap? 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But the pencil is no longer the biggest selling item for strongly iated with them.” KIDDED ABOUT NAME What's in a name? Ebér- hard Faber is a registered U.S. trademark, which has subjected Eberhard Faber IV toa slew of pencil-pusher jokes. In the army drill sergeants called him Lead that is shaped and cut into nine pencils. Each pencil gets eight coats of paint, an eraser and a ferrule — the fastener joining the eraser to the wood. “It's a simple instrument, but it takes a lot to make it,” KOOTENAY'S All Brand Nomes Serviced * All Parts Stocked Rebuilt Timers Used Appliances & Consignments * Coin-operated Machines * Industrial Laundry WE ALSO SERVICE: «KENMORE + INGLIS * HOTROWNT © ETC CASTLEGAR PLUMBING & HEATING LTD. 1008 Columbie Ave. said Russ Williams. Pollution concern overrated WINNIPEG (CP) — The threat of indoor air pollution caused by super-insulated drum-tight homes may be overrated, a Manitoba gov. ernment architect says. “I don’t think you can seal an existing home well enough to make it a health hazard,” said Doug Leeies, supervisor of energy projects for the Manitoba Department of Housing. Recent studies have iden tified at least 18 major air pollutants in the home, in cluding carbon monoxide, ozone, house dust, aerosols and tobacco smoke. Decreased air circulation in sealed, well-insulated -homes-has been fingered as a cause but Leeies believes the concern is ill-founded. A properly sealed home will also be equipped with a working ventilation system, he said. “The new technology gives you a mechanical means of controlling the air... you no longer rely on random air to ventilate and-supply fresh ir,” he said Leeies said the provincial government has been in. volved in a number of pilot housing projects, dealing with both older and newer homes, and said he's seen little evidence to back up the indoor pollution problem. “Unlike some government buildings in the U.S., we have never had ay com plaint from tenants that the buildings or systems have caused sickness due to pollu tion contamination,” he said Ray Chant, industrial re search chief at the University. of Manitoba, says a scientific group should be formed to study the side effects of air. tight housing technology by comparing contaminant lev els in airtight homes with conventional houses. “The level of tolerance isn't known because Health and Welfare only have guide lines,” he said. “There are really no Canadian stan dards.” Peter Warner, Manitoba's director of environmental health, said everythinig has the potential for being dan gerous to some people if con- taminants join together in the right combination. “But this is taking an alarmist view that every breath or every mouthful of food is a risk,” Warner said. A study conducted for Canada Mortgage and Hous ing Corp. last year empha sized increasing concern with the problem of indoor pollu tion in airtight homes. The report said the prob- lem is part of a cycle — more pollutants are being caused by the demand for airtight housing, which in turn is being blamed on rising en ergy costs. The report also cited the use of new materials in con- struction as a problem. It composite materials, glues and sealants emit small quantities of the chemicals used to make them. The study, prepared by Ottawa-based Energy Path ways Inc., states the full health, social and economic costs of indoor pollution have yet to be determined and that acceptable levels affect ing health have not been de- fined. Snake causes alarm SURREY (CP) — Sandra Mason thought she was hav. ing a nightmare when she saw the boa constrictor in her bathroom in this Vancouver suburb. Then she did what any in telligent person would do when confronted by three metres of live snake as big around as a man’s forearm She screamed. She scream ed again and again, waking her 13-year-old son, Michael. Then she closed the bath room door and went scream ing down the hall and down the stairs to Ernie Chew, assistant manager of the apartment “She was hysterical,” Chew said. “Can't say I blame her.” Chew took a look at the snake and called the RCMP who just happeried to have an expert on snakes on duty at 2:30 a.m. He is Const. Pat Loeppky, who picked up a degree in zoology from the University of Manitoba before joining the force. “There was this one cop who seemed to know what he was doing,” Chew said. “He kept saying it was all right, that it wasn't dangerous when it had its tail wrapped around the arm of this other cop who was hollering.” Chew said they put the snake in Michael Mason's Superman pillow case, but the snake got out. Loeppky and colleagues eventually corralled the snake in Michael Mason's blue steamer trunk. The snake now is at the Vancou ver shelter of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, where Loeppky stopped off to pay it a visit Monday night. The snake, surrounded by cages full of mewing cats and kittens, seemed glad to see Loeppky. It cuddled in the constable’s arms, tongue darting affectionately, and clung to him when he tried to put it back in its cage. “Generally speaking, a boa isn’t all that z" if you Russell Auctions 399-4793 Thrums Buy or Sell by Auction CLOTHING, DRAPERIES, y & Florist Ltd. 2601 - 9th Ave., WILLIAMS MOVING & STORAGE 2237-6th Ave., Castlegar Invite you to call them for a free moving estimate. Let our representative tell you about the many services which hove mode Will he most respec: ted nome in the moving business Ph. 365-3328 Collect BEDSPREADS ‘on consignment. e NEARLY NEW SHOP 776 Rossland Ave., Trail Phone 368-3517 LOW. LOW PRICES M. L. LeRoy 8.$.0.D. 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Vav 144 Le le St Feb. 28 Cultural Night Members of Canada World Youth ex give ip put on a cultural mere’. for Castlegar idents Friday night. as Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco spoke to the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce Thursday before returning to Ot- WEATHERCAST Forecast is for cloudy skies today. but clearer at and 6. ond clearer at higher elevations. Highs -2 100. 50 Cents Bo VOL. 38, No. 4 CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 1985 3 Sections (A, B & C) TT friend at the Castlegar Animal Hospital. CosNews Photo by Adrian Chamberlin y (left) and wale lyer of the ‘Canada ‘World. Youth group witha Youth gain experience ences between the two countries. They say in India the culture is mote orientated to groups of people, as opposed to the North American emphasis on the individual. The family network appears, for the most part, closer in India, they said. “In India, the daughter will al- ways stay close to the family until she gets married,” says Iyer, who adds that her own family was broad. minded in letting her participate in World Youth. “They'll make sure she gets a good husband.” Maloney said Indians seem to have more respect for the elderly (“If there's a grandmother, they won't stick her in a home”) and noticed that the preparation of meals is a longer and much more elaborate task in India. “In the kitchen in India, it would take a couple of hi to fix a meal. Here it takes a few Minutes to fix up something,” she said. Iyer said she'd heard from Indian friends that Canadians held them selves. somewhat aloof — that “you can't expect them to be really friendly,” but was pleasantly sur. prised to find this untrue. “I find the people of Castlegar very nice,” lyer said. “The people, I find, are very, very friendly .. ing different from what I heard.” Both Iyer and Maloney said stay ing with host families in communi- continued on poge A? By ADRIAN CHAMBERLAIN Staff Writer In India, dogs aren't usually man’s best friend. In fact, the average, run-of-the-mill street dog there can be downright dangerous, mean and savage. Which explains why native East Indian Mala lyer, 18, of the Canada World Youth group, was a bit hesitant about embarking on a twomonth work experience pro- gram beginning with the Castlegar Anima! Hospital. Said Lisa Maloney, 21, of Sud bury, Ont. who as Iyer’s Canadian “counterpart” visited her in India: “Dogs are really dangerous in India. Not very many people keep them 1 as pets. They're mean and savage.” Iyer explained that the whole idea of owning a pet is less common in India, where the lower and middle classes are unable to afford one. “India’s a very poor country,” she said. “Many people can't get a square meal a day.” ‘The two university students, both helping out at the animal hospital, are two of 14 young people who travelled thousands of miles from India and various parts of Canada to spend 10 weeks in Castlegar learn ing about the community and its CASNEWS FEATURE REPORT their stay, which ends Feb. 21. The Castlegar group has already spent three months in Indian vil- lages as part of the non-profit pro- gram for young people aged 17 to 20, funded primarily by the Cana dian International Development Agency. For Iyer — in her third year of commerce at an Indian university — the transition from her homeland to Castlegar has been profound. lyer is from the city of Ahmeda. bad, in the province of Gujarad in western India. The population of Ahmedabad is about eight million. However, Iyer said to her, Castlegar in many ways appears to be “a big city,” because residents are well educated and dressed, and the stores are “big.” “It's amazing to find such big stores. In India, there's small prov- ision stores for the groceries,” she said. Both Iyer and Maloney — a gen eral arts student from Carleton Uni- versity — have noticed other differ- people. The seven Canadians and seven Indians arrived in December as part of the Canada World Youth educa- tional exchange, and will stay with host families here during most of RCMP_DETACHMENT Closure concerns Valley residents a hiaaage = ~~ pcapaaal West Kucneny ROMP brass told Crescent Valley residents this week that the closure of their local detach- ment would mean more efficient police service for the area. But some of the 70 residents who attended a Wimlaw public meeting Wednesday on the controversial prop- osal didn’t agree. One resident said he is worried that police in Nelson, Castlegar and New Denver (who plan to cover the area) will take longer to respond to local calls. “We still think we're at the tail-end of the stick,” he said. “We're not in favor of dismantling (the Crescent Val- ley detachment).” Another resident pointed out that from other detachments would initially lack immediate knowledge of their community. Other concerns were that police would no longer be a visible presence in Crescent Valley, and that the local police make a unique contribution to the community by participating in sports events, and school activities. Said one woman: “I don't feel mem- bers coming out from the Nelson de- tachment will establish the rapport with the students, and get to know them as well.” Area politicians — including Koot- enay West MP Bob Brisco — also ques- tioned the proposal. As well, a 650-name petition opposing the close has been forwarded to Nelson RCMP. But RCMP unit commanders from Crescent Valley, Nelson, New Denver and Castlegar assured the audience By BRENDA DALGLISH VANCOUVER (CP) — After 32 years as one of the most powerful men in British Columbia, Robert Bonner, 64, resigned Friday in a cloud of lawsuits over his personal financial situation. Lawsuits alleging non-repayment of loans totalling more than $1.8 million have been filed against Bonner in the last month. Premier Bill Bennett announced Bonner’s resignation late Friday, ap- pointing Crester Johnson, a Vancouver forestry executive who was recently been appointed to the Hydro board, as Hydro’s acting chairman. Johnson said in a television inter. view later that circumstances beyond Bonner’s control caused his business problems but that Bonner’s high-profile position was too sensitive to allow him te continue in it. “When you're a Crown corporation, you have very heavy borrowing from foreign countries, like out of New York,” said Johnson. “I don't know how this (Bonner’s financial problems) can harm your credit rating, you just have to be very careful as to what the image is, because after all he (the chairman) is the one who basically reflects the image of the corporation.” that if the proposal is approved by the surrounding least equal to that now offered. “We, the RCMP, are not in amadver- sarial position to you,” said Supt. Erie another 3.2 kilometres east. Castlegar Staff Sgt. John Stevens said at the meeting that he “would anticipate absolutely no problem res- ponding to complaints out there,” adding that Castlegar police are “out in that general area” during their shifts. “I firmly believe we can give you as good or better service than we can now. ‘The change would mean two of the three officers now at Crescent Valley would be transferred to Nelson, and the other would go to the New Denver detachment. RCMP from Nelson, New Denver and Castlegar will also patrol Crescent Valley regularly during the ur peri carrying out administrative duties there. “By freeing that man from admin- istrative duties, that would give him that much extra time on the road.” Tedford said in an interview that “not much” money would-be saved He said resp time to Bridge would be about 18 minutes. Unit commanders from Nelson and Crescent Valley. Corp. Dave Brigadear of Crescent Valley said the detachment — while staffed by three officers — is manned by two officers 18 weeks of the year, when various leaves and court appear- ances are taken into account. “With the present system, maybe you're not getting as much coverage ‘and protection as you think you're setting.” he explained. Lorne Nicolson (Nelson-Cres- ten) 2 bei at as the meeting that he is concerned about the effect a closure in Crescent Valley will have on relations between police and area Doukhobors. He pointed out in an interview that friction between the two groups has from the closure, although he was un- able to give.an exact figure. The move was proposed “not entirely” to save money, he added. “It's to provide a more efficient ser- vice with the resources we have.” Tedford said he couldn't estimate when the closure would take place if approved. The closure would mean Castlegar RCMP would have to increase its 24-hour regular patrols from Loft Road in Thrums to Shoreacres Bridge — Bonner resigns as B.C. Hydro chairman and Bennett placed great faith in him. So much so, that when Bonner was de- feated in a provincial election by then- Liberal Garde Gardom, Bennett im- mediately called for another member to resign so Bonner could run in a byelec: tion. Bonner was considered the natural successor to Bennett until, lured by the lucrative rewards of the private sector, he left the legislature in 1968 to take a senior vice-presidency at MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. He became president of the forest corporation in 1972 and chairman in 1973. He returned to his law practice in 1974, and was named chairman of Hydro effective Jan. 1, 1976. Bonner oversaw a major increase in Hydro’s generating capacity, which culminated in the opening of the Revelstoke Dam last year that left the utility with a huge overcapacity and enormous debts. Bonners letter of resignation cited the litigation surrounding his personal finances. His wife, Barbara, said by telephone from their home that.she believes his decision to resign came just hours before it was announced. In announcing Bonner’s resignation, Bennett also appointed s a new execu tive for Hy. Bonner has refused to about the lawsuits and couldn't be reached for comment on the resigna tion. Born in Vancouver's east end in 1920 and trained in the law, Bonner was elected to the legislature in 1952, the first year of W.A.C. Bennett's 30-year Social Credit reign. He was attorney general in Bennett's first government, the youngest man to ever hold the position if British Columbia — appointed at age 22, just four years after he was admitted to the bar. During the 14 years he served in government, Bonner was often refer- red to as Bennett's second-in-command dro. The committee includes Johnson, former attorney general Allan Wil liams, Newell Morrison, a , former Social Credit member of the legisla- ture, and William Sauder, # forest company executive William Sauder. All are Hydro directors. Williams and Finance Minister Hugh Curtis, who also sits on the Hydro board, have been suggested as possible successors to Bonner Curtis said in an interview last September that the Hydro chairman- ship interests him but he didn't con sider it something he would take on in the imriediate future. events. This resulted in police being viewed Jess as “authority figures” and more “as part of the community,” Nicolson said, adding: “I think things are seins in the right direction in the valley, and I don't want to see things changed around.” Tedford said he would note concerns raised at the meeting when making a presentation on the He stressed that no decision has yet been made. “It’s simply a proposal. Your views and fears will certainly be part of that decision-making process,” he said. Bob Skelly to speak chamber By CasNews Staff Provincial NDP leader Bob Skelly will be the guest speaker at the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce's March monthly meeting. Chamber president Paul Moroso made the announcement at the organ- ization’s meeting Thursday. Skelly will speak to the chamber along with Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D’Arey on March 8. Des Kavanaugh of the Bank of Mon- treal will be the chamber's speaker on Feb. 21. Moroso told the chamber the group is hoping to have colorful Vancouver stock promoter Murray Pezim speak at the April meeting.