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Liberal candidate, Gerry Jenkins (left) greets mainstreeting in Castlegar, Saturday, beginning his campaign for the Joey Catalano in front of the Ci ty Centre square. Jenkins was Nov. 21 federal election. TO CARRY BANNER Greens choose Brown By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer The Green Party of Canada will run a candidate in Kootenay West Revelstoke in the Nov. 21 federal election. Michael ‘Brown, a 41-year-old far. mer from Edgewood, on the Arrow Lakes will carry the Green Party's banner. Brown has been a member of the party for three years, but little else is known about him. When asked about his education and background his campaign man: ager, Sheila Dickson of South Slocan, replied: “That I don't know.” Brown doesn't have a telephone, and receives messages through a number in Fauquier. “He's a very small farmer in Edge- wood and lives way back in the woods,” explained Jay Martell, a Green Party organizer. The newly-formed constituency, which just had its first meeting on Sept. 17, makes the environment its major concern. “The way he sees it is that the environment has to become a top priority,” said Dickson. At its founding meeting, David Lewis, a leading area activist on the depletion of the earth's ozone layer, was elected president of the Green Party in Kootenay West-Revelstoke. “We don't like the term president,” said Diekson, explaining that Lewis's title will be FOOL, or Friend Of the Ozone Layer. Dickson said Brown will be cam. paigning on three main issues: the ozone, toxic substances and free trade, as a barrier to environmental protection. Meanwhile, New Democratic Party candidate, Lyle Kristiansen says he would rather the Green Party didn’t run a candidate at all. Kristiansen says the NDP is the only party “who has a chance of doing something for the environ ment,” and the Green party will be redirecting votes that might other wise go to the NDP. But Dickson does not necessarily continued on page AS Decision called ‘hasty’ By RON NORMAN Editor Castlegar council has agreed to reconsider its decision not to support an application by a Robson grocery story for an agency liquor outlet after. the store owner made a special appeal. Larry Koftinoff, owner of Johnny's Grocery, told council this week its decision not to support the applica tion was “a little bit hasty because all the facts were not known.” At a Sept. 13 meeting council voted not to support the outlet, arguing the store would have a nega. tive effect on the city's downtown and could hamper the city’s support for the Castlegar-Robson ferry. Koftinoff said the application had nothing to do with the closure of the ferry earlier this year. He said he first applied for a liquor agency store in 1984 when he purchased the store. store. However, he was told by the Liquor Distribution Branch that one of the prerequisites for an outlet was that the store owner have the business a minimum two years. He said by 1986 the province had placed a moratorium on licences for liquor agency outlets “because of the privatization that (Premier Bill) Vander Zalm was trying to initiate.” “That morotorium was lifted in May. of this year,” Koftinoff said. “and it was kind of unfortunate that continued on page A3 CosNews photo by Bonne Morgan Agreement minister’s priority By CasNews Staff The newly-appointed federal for. estry minister says a Forestry Re- gional Development Agreement is is top priority ‘That will be the number one focus,” Gerry St. Germain said Fri. day during a 40-minute meeting with Castlegar council. St. Germain was in Castlegar as part of a one-day tour of the Kootenay West riding. He also visited three area sawmills and took time out for some “main streeting” in Trail with Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco. St. Germain, who represents the Lower Mainland riding of Mission Port Moody, is the first full-time federal forestry minister. The present five-year $300 million FRDA expires in 1990. It is funded 50-50 by the federal and provincial governments for things like silvicul ture and reforestation. St. Germain said reforestation is particularly crucial. “If we don't reforest, we lose our ability to attract tourists.” As well, he said lack of refor estation hinders industry and is a contributing factor to the greenhouse effect. continued on poge A2 By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer The call Saturday for a Nov. 21 federal election launched Kootenay. West-Revelstoke candidates out onto ins, Liberal candidate for Kootenay West-Revelstoke, of- ficially began the election campaign early Saturday morning in Trail. The 48-year-old Rossland physician says he is “ready and able to fight and win” this election campaign. “['m sure I'm going to do better than last election, we are better Mulroney announcement, A3 prepared, better organized,” Jenkins said. In the last federal election in Kootenay West, Liberal candidate Jean Turnball received 2,447 votes, New Democratic Party candidate Lyle Kristiansen received 14,990 and Progressive Conservative i Bob Brisco won with 15,888 votes. Jenkins says getting an early start is important. “By starting now, as soon as when the writ is dropped rather than waiting two or three weeks, we are going to be way ahead of the game,” he said, as he stood outside the City Centre Square in Castlegar, meeting voters. Jenkins opened campaign offices in Trail and Nelson for at least three weeks prior to yesterday's election idates off and running call. He plans on opening a Castlegar office within a week and has found a possible location in Revelstoke. Jenkins says the Liberals will fight the free-trade agreement. The free-trade agreement is “sell- ing away our resources”, particularly hydro-eleciricity, he said. “The Liberal Party is indeed in favor of free trade but we are not for this dea] because it's selling away our rights. Brisco was “out meeting people,” even if he wasn’t mainstreeting or “Burma-shaving”. “In fact, I started last night,” Brisco told the Castlegar News. Briseo who campaigned in 1984 on the slogan “it’s our turn” says he will follow this election with “it's still our turn. “I think I have established a good track record,” he said, adding: “We have reason to believe the public supports that fact.” Brisco said his top priority will always be jobs. “We have reduced unemployment from 24 to 10 per cent (in Kootenay West) he said, “Now we have to make the quantum leap to get the figures down to an acceptable level.” Meanwhile New Democratic Party candidate, Lyle Kristiansen's first day of campaigning took him through South Slocan, Slocan Valley, Cas- tlegar, Trail and Fruitvale. He dropped off election signs and did some mainstreeting. NEW OWNER .. . Walter Fields this week's annual city tax sale. By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer Walter Fields is all smiles this week. The 67-year-old retired Cominco employee figures he got a deal when he bought two lots near downtown Castlegar Friday for just over $1,000. But Fields doesn't own the land — yet. He has to wait one year before he can take over legal ownership. Fields purchased the proper ties at the City of Castlegar's annual tax sale Friday morning ‘ % examines lot he purchased in CosNews Photo by Bonne Morgan FIELDS ALL SMILES AFTER BUYING LOTS — where he was the only person in attendance. He saw a total of 11 properties put on the block for a fraction of their assessed value. Each year the city takes properties it has assumed from owners who haven't paid taxes for three consecutive years and offers them for sale to the public. Properties not bought by the public may be purchased by the city. Fields, a onetime Castlegar continued on poge AZ