_| TIME TO TALK... Clark was pressed for External Affairs Minister Joe time on his visit to Castlegar Sunday, but still found time to stop and supporters at nomination conver chat for a few minutes with Conservative rery the Kootenay-West Re jon Sunday. CosNews Photo by Bonne Morgan CLARK continued from front page international drive to end farm sub- sidies and a move to turn the energy sector back to market forces. He also touched on the free-trade pact with the U.S. “I look forward to finding out just what in the world it is that the New Democratic Party and the Liberal Party believe it is we should do about new challenges in international trade,” he said. Clark later said it is becoming less and less possible for Canada to “hide behind national barriers.” “We are the only modern indus. trial economy that does not have direct access to a large market . . .,” he said. “If you need to trade in the world and you need to look for new markets, why not start where it is easiest?” he said referring to the free-trade | agreement with the United States. Clark defended Canadian protec TO HOMEOWNERS WKPL offers By CasNews Staff West Kootenay Power and Light Co. has an offer Castlegar home. owners can't refuse. The utility will provide a grant of up to $100 and low interest loans to help homes using electric heat reduce energy usage. “It’s a pilot project,” explains Lorne Trickey, West Kootenay Pow. er conservation officer and rate en gineer. Some 1,300 electrically-heated homes in the Castlegar area built before 1987 will ‘be eligible for the grant and low-interest loan under the pilot project, called Wrap-up Pro. gram. “If it’s accepted, then we'll expand it to our whole service area,” Trickey explained. That will involve some 100,000 West Kootenay Power cus tomers from the East Kootenay through to the Okanagan. Trickey said all electric heat cus. tomers in the Castlegar area will re ceive a brochure outlining the pro gram. West Kootenay Power will provide free home inspection service with no obligation to proceed with the program. Projects with a minimum cost of $200 and a maximum cost of $2,700 will be eligible, with the cost of the projects financed over five years at five per cent interest per year. The loan repayment will be added to the customer's utility bill Trickey says the aim of the project is to reduce electricity consumption during peak winter periods. During those peak periods, West Kootenay Power faces power shortages and must purchase electricity from B.C. Hydro. “What we want to do is reduce those purchases,” Trickey said, add- ing later: “The money that we save tion of its fur industry, saying it is the “original Canadian industry (which) drew our first foreign inves. tor.” “We are going to have to continue internationally to ensure that Can adians working in that industry, will continue to work in that industry,” he said, noting people of this con- stituency are in the “vanguard of designing some of the more humane trapping methods that are going to be essential to us.” ‘deal’ from buying power from Hydro is more than the cost of this program.” Trickey says because of that, the program will have a “favorable ef- fect” on West Kootenay Power's rates. He noted that the pilot project will run as long as there is a “fair amount of interest” from area homeowners. Judge won't rule on Olson TORONTO (CP) — An Ontario Supreme Court justice declined to rule Tuesday on an application by child killer Clifford Olson, who wants more freedom in prison. Olson wants to be allowed to vote and be interviewed by the media, as well as unlimited access to a tele- phone. But Justice Alvin Rosenberg said Olson's requests are outside his court's, jurisdiction. Penitentiary rules are governed by laws created by Parliament and therefore under Federal Court jurisdiction, he said. Olson, 48, can now either approach the Federal Court, or reword his demands and try again before the Ontario Supreme Court, said his lawyer Fergus O'Connor. The killer of 11 youngsters is ser. requests ving a life sentence in a Kingston, Ont., penitentiary without possibility of parole for 25 years. He wasn't in court on Tuesday. Olson wrote his demands himself, and their credibility was shaken be- cause they weren't phrased in the correct legal terms, O'Connor said. Basing his arguments on the Char. ter of Rights and Freedoms, Olson claimed his right to free expression is being denied because he isn't allowed face-to-face interviews with the media or allowed to vote. He first sought permission for a media interview in 1984, for a CBC documentary. Olson was convicted in 1982 after pleading guilty to the grisly murders in British Columbia of three boys and eight girls aged nine to 18. HYDRO continued from front page consists primarily of installing pen stocks, turbines and generating equipment manufactured in eastern Canada. “There are no civil works of any size and therefore the employment impact would be much less than that, say, of the building of the Murphy Creek dam downstream near Trail.” Davis added that the timing for Keenleyside and Murphy Creek projects depends on the market for power. “If the machining of the Hugh Keenleyside dam is dependent on our needs in British Columbia, con struction will not begin until the mid. 1990s.” However, Davis said if export sales can be negotiated “work could begin in 1990 or 1991.” Trail council had written Davis supporting early start-up of the Keenleyside project. In turn, Trail asked Castlegar council to support construction of the Murphy Creek dam “should there be a commitment for the,export of power from this dam to the United States.” Trail city clerk Jamie Forbes notes: “It appears the construction of the Murphy Creek dam is closely Davis, supporting an early start to the Murphy Creek dam. In other Hydro news, Davis says private sector companies won't be allowed to supply power directly to U.S. customers. Davis said the government won't assign exclusive rights — either water rights or energy removal cer- tificiates for coal-powered plants — to a private sector company to gene- rate electricity and then negotiate a contract directly with U.S. compan. ies. “We'll be establishing a single window export agency by July or August that will contract to sell power in the U.S. and then call for tenders (from the private sector) to supply the power,” said Davis. The agency, probably a Crown corporation called the British Colum- bia Power Export Corporation, will confine its marketing to long-term sales, said Davis. This policy statement by Davis is bad news for North Pacific Power Corp. of Vancouver which was ineor- porated in November 1986 to “engin- eer, construct and operate hydro and thermal projects for generation and the right to export firm power to the United States using viable but un- wed resources in British Columbia.” d to the g of the Hugh Keenleyside dam.” Castlegar council agreed to write to the "s vice- jeonaies for “jdminietretion and fi- nance, Nick Nicolaas, North Pacific has requested a mandate from the energy ministry to develop and export power. “We made the proposal one year ago,” said Nicolaas. “Unless we get the approval of the ministry and the right to export power we haven't any status with the utilities in the U.S.” North Pacific is proposing to bring on either the Site C dam on the Peace River or Keenleyside and Murphy Creek on the Columbia. When asked about the status of North Pacific's application, Davis said: “B.C. cannot allocate a water flow exclusively.” In addition, Davis said B.C. Hydro ist be involved because U.S. util- ities would want Hydro as a back-up. Meanwhile, veteran NDP MLA Bob Williams predicts that the Koot- enay Canal would be a likely sell-off target under the provincial govern- ment’s new privatization legislation. The Kootenay Canal is one of the largest generators in the Hydro grid system. Williams made the prediction in the legislature Friday while arguing in favor of an NDP bid to “hoist” the privatization legislation. The Hydro and Power Authority Privatization Act provides for the selling of several divisions na B.C. Hydro, including its r: gas division, and research and. "tenet opment division. remier denies mith's charges By DAPHNE BRAMHAM VICTORIA — Premier Bill Vander Zalm said today he was surprised and disappointed by the sudden resignation of Brian Smith, who blamed interference from the premier for his decision to step down as attorney general. “It is preposterous to use as his reason for resigning allegations that have ho substance or foundation,” Vander Zalm said. Vander Zalm told a news conference Smith never discussed his concerns about the autonomy of the attorney general's office before he resigned. Caucus chairman Carol Gran said following a special meeting called to deal with the resignation that support was given to both the premier and Smith. In announcing his resignation on Tuesday, Smith cited two cases of interference as the reasons for his resignation. “I believe there is a strong danger that the premier wishes to bring the conduct of the office of the attorney general under closer control from his office,” he told stunned colleagues. Vander Zalm denied there was any interference by his office. Smith said he does not want another cabinet in the forth ing shuffle, d next week, although he'll stay as a Social Credit backbencher representing Oak Bay-Gordon Head. The 53-year-old lawyer told reporters that Vander Zalm does not understand the concept of the office's neutrality. “It's something that is not in his thinking,” said Smith. “I tried to explain it in great length on a number of occasions and I thought I had made headway, but I now don’t think that I did.” “He can sit in the backbench as he's proposing to do. That doesn’t give me any trouble,” the premier said. HELD POST The resignation of Smith, who has held the post for five years in two consecutive governments, is the latest blow to the shaky Vander Zalm administration. Earlier this month, it was rocked by a one-sided byelection defeat in Boundary-Similkameen — a tradi- tional Socred stronghold in the Okanagan Valley. The loss to the New Democrats followed months of open criticism of Vander Zalm by some members of his cabinet, caucus and party on a variety of issues. He was criticized for his anti-abortion stand that led briefly to a government policy of paying only for abortions when a woman's life was threatened. Vander Zalm was chastised by Economic Develop- ment Minister Grace McCarthy for intervening on behalf of his millionaire friend Peter Toigo in his bid to buy the former Expo 86 lands in Vancouver. The premier also has been criticized for his sweeping program to sell government assets, contract out services and decentralize government offices. Opposition Leader Mike Harcourt said New Democrats had some serious disagreements with Smith's “extreme right-wing views.” But Harcourt said that “with the oath he took as the chief law enforcement officer and with the inter- ference he has had, he had no choice but to resign and we support that.” The NDP leader urged Vander Zalm to call an election and accused the rest of the 45-member Social Credit caucus of “only being concerned about protecting their butt instead of doing their duty.” Smith, who finished a distant second to Vander BRIAN SMITH . cites interference “I am not launching some general criticism of the government and I am not failing to to support the government. It is a matter of principle. I'm prepared to go and I'm going.” Smith said the first incident when Vander Zalm attempted to intervene was in March after the B.C. Supeme Court struck down the government's abortion policy. “It was my duty to uphold that decision,” Smith said. But Vander Zalm wanted to try to appeal the decision. The second incident was in April. Toigo was reported to be the subject of a criminal investigation and Smith refused the premier’s request that he confirm or deny the report. Smith, a stout, professorial type who was appointed to cabinet immediately after his first election in 1979, said it was a “very tough, private, lonely decision.” He denied rumors he will be appointed as a judge or seek the Progressive Conservative nomination in Victoria. McCarthy was shocked by Smith's resignation. “He made a very important statement today,” she said. “He leaves the post with honor.” SMOKING continued from front pege The bylaw will regulate smoking in restaurants, reception areas, retail stores, service lines, hospitals, places of employment and public assemblies, among other areas. However, it also provides for a number of exceptions. For instance, employers can simply Zalm in the 1986 leadership race, denied his r signalled a government crisis. He said he quit as a point of honor. “I believe it to be a neutral job and believing that as I do with every fibre of my being, I am taking my stand on that,” he earnestly told reporters in his office after the resignation. their . “smoking permitted.” And restaurants can designate all or a portion of their premises as smoking areas. The bylaw carries with it fines of up to $50 for individuals who don’t comply and up to $500 and $50 a day for businesses which don't comply. AIRPORT continued from front poge presently operates the facility makes a profit. “You may well find it a profitable venture,” he suggested. As well, he said Ministry of Transport officials he has spoken to have indicated they would be pleased to see the city take over the airport's operation. Hall stressed that the ministry would continue to manage air traffic control, the customs operation, the flight service station, and the weat- her station. The city would only be responsible for general airport ad- ministration. However, Hall warned of possible “traps” if the city takes over the airport, among them the need for a commitment from the federal gov- ernment to fund the airport's oper- ating deficit. Tourist alert VANCOUVER (CP) — Tourist Alert issued Tuesday by the RCMP. The following persons, believed travelling in British Columbia, are asked to call the person named for an urgent personal message: Edwin Butz, Richmond, call Agnes Butz. Larry Dunn, Dearborn, Mich., Liz Chapieswki. Robert Kirdie, Edmonton, Bonnie. Larry Lemay, Kamloops, Gordon Canaday. Herbert Ohm, Portland, Ore., Eli- Hall noted in a report to council that the airport has an annual operating deficit of nearly $500,000. It has revenues totalling $162,000 a. year and expenses equalling some $660,000. He said the ministry hasn't yet given an commitment how it would deal with the annual deficit should the city agree to take over the airport management. The city used to manage the airport on a contract-fee basis, but gave it up because of concerns about liability and insurance, Hall said. However, he said the federal government now has a $100 million bility coverage that costs some $5,800 a year. “I think the insurance issue . adequately ‘covered by the federal government,” he advised council. Hall noted that the airport prop- erty could be a prime location for industrial and economic develop- ment. PULP continued from tront poge the second and six per cent in the third. Mitterndorfer said the companies are offering 70 cents in the first year, 4% per cent in the second and five per cent in the third. Base rate is $14.48 an hour, but Shewaga said the current average wage is $17.17 an hour. The union's proposal would mean a 19.74-per-cent increase over the life of the contract, or $3.39 an hour, bringing the average to $20.56. The company's offer would be a 14.15- per-cent increase, or $2.43 an hour, bringing the average to $19.60. Gruntman said the pulp union members — along with all other members of the B.C. Federation of Labor — are boycotting the Indus- trial Relations Council so will not conduct a council-supervised vote. “We'll use a reputable person in the community to supervise the vote, such as a priest, a retired RCMP officer, maybe even a eompany official,” he said. call St. John RCMP. said holding an unsupervised vote “presents a problem to the union. “My understanding of the (Labor Relations) Act is that unless the vote is done properly through the IRC, then they don't have a strike vote. I hope we don’t get to that.” Local 1 will be taking care in the way it conducts its vote. “We will be using prominent neutral citizens of integrity in the community to provide supervision of the vote,” said Miros. During the last strike of 1984, Celgar had diffieulty supplying cus- tomers and another strike would damage the company’s credibility as a reliable supplier, according to Sweeney. “It puts you in a dangerous position with suppliers,” he said. “It reaffirms the customers’ opinion that they can’t rely on you.” Sweeney said the contract, which was settled in 1986 without a strike went a long way to improving Celgar’s reliability and he is hoping this dispute will end just as pos- itively. “T'm not expecting a strike at all. I hope there won't be one,” he said. June 29, FINISHING TOUCHES . . . Doug Richards and Terry Jack put the finishing touches on the houseboat Castlegar News TREET TALK ALD. PATTI Richards was beaming at Castlegar council Tuesday night. Earlier in the day she had helped give birth to a 10,626-pound “baby” — baby houseboat, that is. Patti's husband, Doug, brother Terry Jack and sister-in-law Martha built the boat with help from father Harvey Jack. The finishing touches were put on Tuesday and the boat was launched in the Arrow Lakes. Patti said the two couples bought the houseboat three years ago at a garage sale, but it was only partly finished. The boat was placed under blue tarpaulin at Terry and Martha's home on Columbia Avenue near Kinnaird Hall (for all those who wondered what was underneath the tarpaulin, this was it). And the work began. “It went in as a moth and cage out as a butter fly,” Patti said . THE CITY of Castlegar has a “new” city clerk. He's Tony Green, who is filling in as acting city clerk while the regular city clerk, Betty Price, is on extended leave. Green served with the City of Quesnel for 17'7 years before moving to North Saanich in 1981 as administrator.He retired in 1986. He will be here for the next month or so. THE DOUKHOBOR Youth Choir, which ap- peared recently at the United Nations in New York, was.“a tribute to Castlegar and the community.” So says External Affairs Minister Joe Clark. The former prime minister told Kootenay-West MP Bob Brisco’s nominating convention Sunday that he recently hosted a reception at the UN Clark said he was “impressed by the number of representatives of other countries who commented so favorably on the youth choir.” WONDERING WHAT buildings are wheelchair accessible in Castlegar? Wonder no longer. The Castlegar Abilities Awareness Advisory Committee has published an accessibility guide showing which ildi and i are wh i The guide reveals that in fact much of Castlegar is accessible to residents and visitors confined ot wheelchairs. For instance, it lists five financial institutions and four of them are fully accessible. Of the 10 churches, five are fully accessible. All doctors’ and dentists’ offices and all the grocery. stores are also fully accessible, along with each school in Castlegar. Even the majority of hotels/motels and licensed premises are accessible. The guide will be updated as necessary, and the they bought partly finished at a garage sale. CasNewsPhoto committee is hoping those businesses and facilities that are not accessible to wheelchairs will make changes to become so. GAS PRICES are on the way down in Castlegar. The price for regular and unleaded gasoline was 47.9 cents a litre just a few weeks ago. But recently they dropped to 47.4 and this week fell to 46.9 cents a litre. But while the service station owners give with one hand, they take away with the other. Most are offering only $1 off for a minimum 25-litre purchase instead of $2 off. THERE WILL be a new route through to the East Kootenay, Nelson-Creston MLA Howard Dirks announced this week. Dirks said) the provincial forestry and highways ministries will share-the cost of constructing a $1 million road linking the-East and West Kootenays via Baker Creek Pass in the Purcells. The project will involve upgrading 13 kilometres of Gray Creek forest service road, seven kilometres of new construction at Baker Creek Pass and five new bridges. Dirks expects the seasonal forestry road to be open to the general public by the spring of 1990. The road will start from Anderson Road two kilometres east of the Gray Creek store near Crawford Bay and eventually connect with the Redding Creek forest service road on the east side of the mountain range. That-road will connect to a public road to Marysville and Kimberley. Construc- tion is set to begin around mid-July. CASTLEGAR SCHOOL district staff seem to b playing musical chairs. First, Castlegar school board decided to transfer all elementary school principals to other schools within the district. The transfer policy's aim was to rejuvenate the system. However, some teaching staff beat the system by transferring within the district to follow the prin- cipals. The board approved 18 teacher transfers in May, five of them going to the same schools as the principals. Now, the latest move has been the senior stenos at Kinnaird elementary and Twin Rivers trans ferring within the two schools. LOCAL “ham” radio operators participated in a continent-wide competition last weekend. The contest involved contacting as many international operators during a 24 hour field exercise on the Salmo-Creston Highway. The field day is an annual event where radio operations simulate emergency communications which would be used during a disaster. The competition was sponsored by the American Radio Relay, League and its Canadian affiliate. BEEF BONANZA ENTER TO WIN A $50 SHOP EASY MEAT HAMPER! RUMP BONELESS. . . CANADA GRADE A 50,92 ROAST STEAK to . 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