a Hydro touts private projects VANCOUVER (CP) — ant hydroelectric dams, B.C. Coast Five projects, together capable of generating enough electricity for 950,000 homes, were presented Tuesday by Powerex, the Crown corporation's export marketing arm They were selected from among 17 proposals submitted by Private companies “If we can put them together with a purchase contract (from the United States) there is a possibility each one of Powerex president these projec’ would be developed,"’ Ken Epp told a news conference. The proposals involve generating about 930 megawat ts of power using natural gas, coal and wood waste and would cost almost $1 billion if all were built, The amount of power is equal to what would be generated by Hydro’s con- After decades of building Hydro wants the private sector to produce power for the energy-hungry U.S. West troversial Site C dam proposal in northeastern British Columbia. They are part of Hydro’s plan to find ways private companies can efficiently generate power for what Epp later called healthy U.S. demand for electricity. Powerex said it will sign 20- to 25-year contracts with the successful bidders, then sell the power to U.S. com- panies. When the contracts expire, the private power will be used to meet the province's needs. The risk for the ventures falls on the private com- panies, Epp said, and won't cost Hydro customers anything. He esti would be ready to supply power to Hydro’s ti power systems. Hydro now sends power to the United States through the Bonneville Power Administration. It wants to contract ated it would be 1994 before the projects is to U.S. access to other power transmission companies, including Puget Sound Power and Light and Washington Water Power. The largest project, estimated to cost about $450 million and produce 305 magawatts, is a coal-fired generator at Sparwood in southeastern British Columbia. int venture by Westar Mining and Shawinigan Integ Inc., a consulting engineering company that is part of the Montreal-based Lavalin Group. Westar, the largest metallurgical coal exporter in Canada, would use about 1.3 million tonnes of mainly reject coal from its two mines plus natural gas for the Rewer plant, said Clifford Britch, Westar vice-president of marketing services. Energy America, one of three American projects proposed, has submitted plans for a 220-megawatt natural gas-fired generation plant near Merritt, 200 kilometres nor: theast of Vancouver, The $190-million project would tap gas from West coast Energy’s major gas transmission line from nor- theastern B.C. gasfields. Other projects selected include: _ © A.$200-million woodwaste and natural gas plant in one of six B.C. communities, including Prince George, proposed by the New York-based Long Lake Energy- Dominion Energy consortium. * A 150-megawatt, $75-million natural gas turbine near Chilliwack east of Vancouver proposed by Selkirk Power Partnership of Vancouver * A $75-million scheme by TransAlta Resources Corp and Alberta Natural Gas Co. Ltd. to produce 85 megawatts from waste heat given off by turbines at Alberta Natural Gas compressor stations in southeastern British Columbia. November 29, 1989 Castlégar News Castlegar News TREET TALK THE WEST KOOTENAY may be heading into the coldest, darkest part of the year but that’s isn’t stopping Festivals Society from organizing nual three-day party in the sunshine, Sun- The theme of Sunfest 90 will be Mexican Sunfiesta and will take place June 1, 2 and 3, Castlegar Festivals Society publicity chairman Marilyn Strong told Castlegar city council Tuesday. The.winning idea for the theme was submitted by Nona Paulsen of Castlegar, Strong said. Strong also announced the annual design contest for the Sunfest button is underway with Mexican Sun- fiesta being the theme. Deadline for entries is Dec. 20 at 4p.m. at the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce office. West's Department Store in downtown Castlegar has again agreed to display all the button designs inthe store’s window in early January, Strong said. events and promotions that were done for this year's Sunfest which had Pioneer Days as the theme, ANOTHER N’ BUSINESS has its grand open- ing this weekend in Castlegar. Erie and Cheryl Strader will open Strader’s New and Used at 2301 Columbia Ave. The store will feature new and used collectibles, antiques, tools and furniture. HO, HO, HO! Rotary Club Christmas trees go on sale Dec. 2 at the West Kootenay Power compound on Columbia Avenue in Castlegar. Trees will also be available at Trowelex Rentals on Columbia Avenue in south Castlegar and at Arrow Building Supplies on 6th Avenue. Get 'em while they're fresh! THE LEAVE-THE-DRIVING-TO-US people celebrate a milestone Thursday when Greyhound Lines of Canada Ltd. marks its 60th anniversary in Canada. It was on Nov. 30, 1929, when George Fay and Speed Olson incorporated what was to become the largest in- ter-city bus company in Canada. To celebrate the birthday, Greyhound has laun- ched a contest offering prizes such as a seven-day, seven- night cruise and Disney week for four people with Greyhound’s Premier Cruise Lines of Florida. Stop by the Castlegar bus depot to enter and wish. local MODERNIZED MILL . expanded and u; . an artist's sketch shows approximately what Celgar said Co.'s raded mill will look like if the company gets all the necessa: approvals and the project goes ahead as planned. Celgar continued from front page The construction camp will reach its peak capacity of about 1,000 workers during a nine-month period from September 1991 to May 1992, Browne explained the local workforce, which will probably include workers hired from Trail and Nelson, will reach its peak of 400 to 450 workers, he said The average number of workers in the camp will be about 750 over the life of the project but the number will build slowly from the slated spring 1990 startup date. That is good news for the city and local organizations which need At the’ same time, to plan for the changes, Moore said. Local groups will have sufficient ‘‘lead time’’ sure studies, such as the city’s planned housing studies and the RCMP’s study of possible increases in personnel, can be completed properly and assessed before action must be taken. same public process as the environmental section, he said. The project review is a new government initiative that is meant to replace an ad hoc approach to project approval and although it has been conducted in the mining sector Celgar is the first pulp mill to go through the process, Browne added. Harry Stan, executive director of the Castlegar and District Development Board, said the review pleases development board officials who need such an impact assessment to answer questions posed by potential developers who want to invest in Castlegar. Stan said there are investors and developers interested in the area but he declined to name the companies. Parnell said the mill expansion is.on schedule and pre- construction work is proceeding although the mill owners are still negotiating for financing of the project and gover- nment approvals have not yet been granted. to en- Food supplement warning issued TORONTO (CP) — Canada’s health protection branch is warning consumers not to use the food sup- plement L-tryptophan if it has been bought over the counter. The product requires a doctor's prescription, but a federal government investigation has found that it is being sold illegally in some health food stores. The branch also suspects people are importing it for their own use. The owner of Castlegar’s health food store, Mother Nature’s Pantry, declined to comment about the product when contacted Tuesday In the United States, where the, product had remained available over the counter, the Food and Drug Ad- ministration recently ordered it off the market after 55 cases of a rare blood disorder believed linked to the sup- plement surfaced. The disorder, eosinophilia, affects certajn white blood cells and causes symptoms that include muscle pain, fatigue, fever and rashes. Celgar officials also answered some questions about the process the company is undergoing to determine if the environmental impact of thé modernized mill is acceptable, Browne said Celgar is completing a study — essentially a computer model that will provide a worst-case scenario of the mill's environmental impact — that will be reviewed by the provincial government and then put on display in public places such as libraries, he said The study may be ready for viewing in about two weeks, Parnell said The public will be invited to provide written comments on the study to the provincial government and then public meetings will be conducted Finally, the government will consider all the input on the study and determine if the mill’s expected impact will be acceptable as planned, Browne said The environmental study is actually-onty-one-com- ponent of a major project review, involving five provincial ministries in the social service, economic, environmental and industrial sectors, that the mill is currently undergoing, Browne told the Castlegar News late Tuesday The review will consider all aspects of the mill’s impact onthe area, from roads to housing, and will go through the Moore said no further meetings are planned so far but the city will be represented at all public meetings on the impact studies and will voice city concerns and the concerns of Castlegar residents. Ministry of Transportation and Highways officials told the meeting they are considering sites for a bridge bet- ween Castlegar and Robson but nothing concrete has been decided, Moore said. Moore said the city is solidly behind the concept of a bridge and Browne said Celgar supports the city’s position. Woodroom continued from front page extra trees that will be cut — small logs that can’t be Made into tumber-and-old-or-decadent timber — will likely be" processed in the mill’s woodroom which was shut down a number of years ago. However, Parnell said if a local entrepreneur wants to build a chipper and supply Celgar with chips the com- pany will look at the proposal. Case to rs POETRY UNDER GLASS .. . Castlegar city administrator Dave Gairns and Mayor Audrey Moore show off a poem by Selkirk College pontdahelenna kiana Fleet written during a trip to Japan last summer. Officials at Aoyama Technical College — Selkirk's sister insitution — had the poem printed in English and Japanese and framed as a gift to Castlegar. CasNews photo L-tryptophan has been marketed as a remedy for sleeplessness and premenstrual syndrome. But the warning to consumers made public Monday advises anyone who has purchased it over the counter to stop using it and consult a doctor Doctors prescirbe L-tryptophan for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. The health protection branch says no cases of illness have yet been repor- ted in Canada AIDS day activities to focus on youth By CasNews Staff Health organizations are targeting young people this year during the promotion of public awareness of AIDS surrounding World AIDS Day on Friday, Castlegar public health nur- se Valerie Pitman says. Information sessions about the disease will be held at a number of West Kootenay high schools on Friday. Pitman said she will take AIDS information — including a video — to Stanley Humphries secondary school Thursday. Sessions will be held Friday in the Nelson, Trail, Kaslo, Salmo and Fruit- vale high schools, she said, and Selkirk College will hold a similar session at its Rosemont campus in Nelson The Castlegar campus received the informatfbn last year, she noted. As well, two bars in Castlegar and Trail will help promote awareness among adults by distributing coasters with World AIDS Day printed on them, Pitman said. Central Kootenay Health Unit AIDS counsellor Mary Asselin is currently in Vancouver for the World AIDS Conference and is expected to return to Castlegar Thursday, Pitman said. continued from front page “*A coordinated sequence of projec- Lottery numbers ts . . . would allow the local com- Police file resume By CasNews Staff A Castlegar woman was taken to Castlegar and District Hospital today with undisclosed injuries following an accident on Columbia Avenue near 13th Street, Castlegar RCMP said Sandra Wozney, 30, was injured af- tera 1989 GMC van driven by Lena Urbani, 60, ran into the rear of Woz ney’s 1989 GMC Blazer, police said For the Record Urbani has been charged with following another vehicle too closely, police said Dec. 14 By CasNews Staff A case involving charges against Westar Timber Co. under the Waste Management Act was adjourned today for the fourth time and will resume in Castlegar provincial court Dec. 14. Westar’s lawyer John Carpenter and Crown attorney Doug Soga were both in court and for The Castlegar RCMP will be ‘‘ac- tively participating” in this year’s Christmas CounterAttack program starting Dec. 8 and continuing into the new year Police will organize road checks in munities to expand infrastructures on the basis of a sustained and fairly longterm increase in population,” Moore writes. ‘It would allow the local communities to encourage other investment and business opportunities based on the relatively longterm in- creased population.”” Moore also refers in her letter to the “negative responses to B.C. Hydro in the Kootenays arising from the history The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 6/49 draw were 5, 7, 19, 24, 37 and 41. The bonus number was 39. The jackpot of $2,088,427.50 was divided into five prizes of $417,685.10. The four Extra winning numbers for British Columbia were 5, 42, 60 and 88, The winning numbers drawn Satur- day in The Pick were 1, 29, 35, 42, 44, 50, 54 and 56 The four winning numbers in Pacific Express were 406692, 383775, 271224 and 720442 The winning Lotto BC numbers were 1, 12, 18, 22, 24and 29 These numbers, provided by The Canadian Press, must be considered unofficial of the Of the dam and the Arrow Lakes reservoir.”” **Coordinated, cooperative the Castlegar area and the RCMP want toremind motorists that “if you drink, please don’t drive.”” at press time. Westar faces four charges related to the burning of waste wood. would mean that B.C. Hydro’s re-entry as a player would be perceived as that of a real ‘In memory the mayor writes. “Coordinating start- up on the Keenleyside with the con- clusion of work on the Celgar pulp mill Victor Jenks Incorrect information given to the Castlegar News last week resulted in the wrong charges against Elizabeth DeFoe being reported in court news Sunday DeFoe was fined $75 for making an illegal turn while driving, an offence under the Motor Vehicle Act and not the Criminal Code of Canada offence which was reported Sunday children to * Woolco © Workwear World Not oll flyers receive tull Sopenes HW you did not rec flyers ond would like to do so, pl phone our Circulation Department ot Dec This is the last chance for area have News deliver their letters to Santa Claus at the North Pole. Santa has asked the CasNews to help him deliver the many letters he receives from children in this area. Howeve deadline for receiving the letters at the Castlegar News of- fice is ngon on Wednesday, Dec. 8 The letters will be published in the 13 Castlegar News with a 365-7266. special copy of the paper going by Santa letters deadline soon airmail to Santa himself. As well, the Castlegar News and Santa will draw 10 letters from those submitted and each of the 10 letter writers will receive two tickets to the Castle Theatre. So remember to put your name, age and address at the bottom of your letter. Just bring your letter to the Castlegar News office at 197 Columbia Ave. before noon Wed- nesday, Dec, 8 the Castlegar ad and making that commitment in the near future would demonstrate a con- cern for the public affected by B.C. Hydro’s building projects and would make youa lot of friends,’’ Moore tells Bell in the letter. wKP—- continued from front page 74 Emily Fischer in Trail. fishing, service to customers.”” The company also plans ‘to try again to build a power generating plant near Oliver, West Kootenay spokesman Jack Fisher said Tuesday The project is essential if the com- pany hopes to keep electricity rates below what is charged by B.C. Hydro, Fisher said. will follow Funeral Chapel Victor Jenks of Castlegar passed away Monday, Nov. 27, 1989 at age Mr. Jenks was born Jan. 7, 1915, at Greenwood, B.C Castlegar with his parents in 1917. He grew up in Castlegar and married During his life, he worked for Cominco, owned and operated B. Jenks Transfer, operated his own sawmill in the Pass Creek area, worked in construction and worked at the sawmill from the time it opened until his retirement in 1977. He especially enjoyed woodworking, hunting, and He is survived by his wife, Emily at the family home; one son, Bud of Castlegar; two daughters and sons-in-law, Dawn and Cameron Geddes of Kamloops, and Anita and Wayne Gray of Campbell River; five grand. children; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Thursday, Nov. Castlegar Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ted Bristow officiating. Cremation Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Castlegar » and came to 10 at 11 a.m. at the of Sunfest 89 Strong also presented Mayor Audrey Moore with a all the activities, birthday. Greyhotind agents Ben and Lorraine Pelletier happy MPs seek inquiry OTTAWA (CP) — For the second time in as many days, an MP has called for a judicial inquiry following a temark-by-a-county court judge in British Columbia that a three-year-old victim in a sex case was sexually aggressive Judge Peter van der Hoop made the comment in giving Delbert Leeson, 33, a suspended sentence for touching the girl for sexual purposes. Liberal MP Mary Clancy asked Tuesday in the Commons what hope adult females have for justice and Protection under the law if a three- year-old can be blamed. “‘All decent Canadians demand a judicial council inquiry into this matter immediately,"’ said the MP for Halifax. ‘‘For far too many years far too many judges in this country have failed to make the distinction between victim and offender in cases of sexual assault. “*Now it appears that we must also fight to prove that children, in addition to women, do not want to be assaulted and do not ask to be raped.”” The judge said he also took into ac- count during sentencing that the man was tired and intoxicated at the time. Leeson was placed.on for 18 months, directed to take alcohol coun- selling and to try to obtain and keep a job. On Monday, New Democrat Joy Langan said in the Commons she in- tended to call on the Canadian Judicial Council to conduct a full inquiry into the matter. She also demanded the government take steps to ensure that members of the judiciary are made aware of the ef- fects of child abuse. One in four girls in Canada will be abused by the time they reach 18 years said Langan, who represents the B.C. riding of Mission-Coquitlam. As many as 40 per cent of victims are under the age of six, she said. KAMLOOPS (CP) — Attorney General Bud Smith says he cannot remove a Vancouver county court judge who is at the centre of a con- troversy over a sex assault case in- volving a three-year-old girl. Judge Peter van der Hoop gave Delbert Leeson a suspended sen- tence in the case last week after saying the child had been sexually aggressive. The decision sparked protests, including a rally by about 250 people in front of the Van- couver court house Monday. Attorney general says he can’t remove judge But Smith said Tuesday he doesn’t have the power to remove the judge because county court falls under federal jurisdiction. 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