Fel should we his security hos given us the own yn /24 We = o Postal Service are invited for pertormance of be obtained ot the Costlegor Poot Office or et the address must be received by March 28, 988 NETWORK LOGISTICS Pacitic Division Box 2110, Vancouver, B.C. to what it knows best — ches. computers. An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 units of the Timex The shakeout in the home computer industry has claimed another victim. Timex Corp. say: the making and selling of wat- The company that launched itself into the world of hi-tech with the optimistic motto “Doing for the computer what we did for the watch,” has decided to do without, 's going back Sinclair 1000 were sold in 1983 to Canadians who were attracted by the machine's low price, about $70. The company says it will continue servicing the machines and honoring warranties while it conducts ‘an orderly The fact that the Timex Sinclair was the leas expensive computer on the market obviously didn't guarantee the sales the company was looking for. What A price war that forced two of Timex’s competitors out of the home-computer field led the company to cut its retail prices in half. Last year, two more expensive 270 Columbia Ave. Cas r Ph. 365-2151 MARKIN & BLAIN Certified General MOROSO, Acc “What do you mean, you don’t 241 Columbia Ave. h e a Castlegar recognize this court? Ph. 365-7287 y, Conn., pany failed to generate hoped-for sales. The Timex Sinclair's limited capabilities were also a Consumers were attracted by the prospect of getting a “real computer” cheap, but many quickly lost interest in their new toy when they discovered it wasn't “friendly’ and couldn't do anything useful for them. Created by British inventor Clive Sinclair and licensed to Timex less than two years ago, the machine was even offered as a freebie to entice people ta buy other products. One financial institution gave the computers away to people opening registered retirement In the end, the computer which didn’t look like one — a reviewer once said it looked like a cigar box — could not to bring a “reasonable profit,” the company NOTICE OF APPLICATION IBM'S PORTABLE The survival of the fittest is an appropriate slogan for the computer business, because while Timex was pulling out, IBM was grabbing for greater control to increase its already formidable hold on the industry. Shortly after introducing the PCjr into the volatile home market, IBM has launched another machine to fill a gap in its product line — a portable computer. The new product “offers high performance in a portable package that can go where the work is — in the office, at home or in the classroom,” said Carl Corcoran, president of IBM Canada Ltd. Soligo, Koide & John Chartered Accountants 615 Columbia Ave. (Upstairs) Castlegar Phone 365-7745 Henry John, B.Sc., C.A. lent Partner KOOTENAY'S BEST Guases a) The machine, priced at $4,225 in Canada, will make its claim for a significant chunk of the market already seized by numerous competitors with smaller “copycat’ versions of IBM's immensely successful PC. These so called “clones' including the gle, the Compaq, the Corona and Canada’s own Hyperion — are able to use mromee of Manaetry of Notice Inviting Applications For Timber Sale Licence A20133 tlegar, proximately 8 kilometers south of Slocan City, Kootenay Land District for a term of one year. Bids can be accepted only from Small Business Enter. prises, defined in the Feguistions. Provided. any eligible bidder who is unable to attend the auction in person submit a sealed tender, to be opened at the hour of auction ‘ond treated ox one i Details of the proposed Tim- 518 Lake Street, Nelson, British Columbia VIL 4C6 or the District Manager, 1002-3rd Street, Castlegar, British Columbia VIN 3X6. This Licence will be awarded under the provisions of Sec- tion 16 (3) (a) of the Forest Act, which restricts bidding to persons registered the Small Business Enterpriee) Program, Category One Category One Applicants must own mejor logging equipment Soplicolie to standard sawlog soles. For Category Two Applicants, @ minimum of fifty (50) per: volume of timber must be in the tim: 1 processing facility owned oF operated licensee as declaration to the Ministry of Forests. and usually cheaper than the real thing. The IBM portable, like the PCjr, is short on inno- vative technology. But that won't stop computer shoppers from basing their decision to buy on brand-name recognition alone. The portable's inner workings are identical to the PC's, and the 14-kilogram unit is equipped with a built-in disk drive, internal memory of 256,000 characters (256K) and an amber screen. IBM says it can run most of the software already available for the larger With IBM now slugging it out with the 20-odd companies already competing in the portable market. place, a price war may be looming. That's good for the computer shopper, but bad for the industry, whose ranks could be thinned by the end of 1984. Whatever happens in the ensuing battle for market share, most people agree on one point: IBM will emerge a 4 Malt De - ened wt We - Apts d ' | ; oe ‘ to who . ‘Courte helps Heider ag phase-out of computers.” 3023, Castlegar 52/8 t : . went wrong? i A models i by the Mi A 5 Contract factor. 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Castiows Photo by Adrien Chomberinin eet Residents oppose plan By ADRIAN CHAMBERLAIN About 300 angry, frustrated Slocan Valley residents crowded into the New Denver community hall Wednes- day night to vent their opinions regarding the contro- versial Slocan Valley Planning program. Most people speaking at the meeting appeared to regard the Slocan Valley plan as an attempt by area and the pi government to throw a crowbar into the cogs of struggling logging and mining businesses — the biggest employers in the New Denver- Silyerton area. The plan's major stumbling block is a section that calls for “visual management” of the area visible from the _ Slocan Lake and the newly-opened Valhalla Mountain Park — a 60,000 hectare area of mountains along the west side of the Slocan Lake. Charley Kuzmic, head of the local chamber of com- merce said in an interview the plan will mean that logging and mining operations won't be'allowed to operate freely anywhere in the Slocan Valley, because anything un- sightly won't be allowed. ‘Clear-cuttogiging and open pit mining fall yiderithe plan's “unsightly” ‘category. ‘Corky’ We aan: Conteh midianiey-saginidivovinsitb the rural Slocan Valle; ME: aT ed hes, Mises oot minerals branch of Energy, Mines gnd Pétroleum Resources is unable to say just what the term “visual management” means. But he said according to the Ministry of Forests, the term means avoiding clearcut logging in traditional square sections, in favor of logging in “cuts and burns . . . in the shape of the mountain.” Evans said the plan — a joint regional and provincial venture developed over the last three years — is an attempt to “figure out a way to log what's left in the “It's the best we could get, as a negotiated settle- He said he would look into having be plan amended to exclude mining from its. Responding to protests from local residents, the provincial government has reversed its decision to shut down the Castlegar-Robson ferry. However, the ferry’s hours of oper- ation will be reduced from 18'/: hours a day to 14'z hours effective April 1. The new hours will be from 7:15 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. The old hours were from 6 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Highways Minister Alex Fraser an- nounced the reversal at a press con- ference Friday afternoon in Victoria. In a telephone interview with the Castlegar News following the an- nouncement, Fraser noted that there will also be reductions in service at the Glade and Harrop ferries effective April 1. The Glade ferry service will be re- duced from 21'4 hours to 18 hours ‘a day and the Harrop ferry service from 24 hours to 18 hours. Fraset algo said the ferries at Mc Lure’on the’ Fraser River and Mar- guerite in'the Cariboo will also remain guerite fe will 18 go Se os though the MelLaire service will not change. ss Sipe fiaid the ferry closures were intended t@ save the government money. But he said he changed his Blain noted that public outcry over the ferry closure forced the govern ment to reconsider its decision. The government needed public input — “and from all sectors” to make a proper decision, she add She said the reduced hours of oper ation “are not that bad.” The only residents who will really suffer from the reduction will be the early shift workers at Celgar's pulp and lumber mills, she said. She noted that children going down- town for a movie will be able to attend the early show and make the ferry before it closes. “I think it’s a very good solution.” Ald. Albert Calderbank, another key ferry supporter, gave credit to the Castlegar Robson Ferry Users Ad Hoc ... did a fi job and they kept it nice d ALEX FRASER . iP Fraser said the reduction in service for the various ferries will save the government about $1 million a year. Asked. i Fraser replied, “We're not booking at privatization at the moment.” and peaceful.” Calderbank said the reversal is “a good thing” for Castlegar as a whele. He added that the reduced hours “won't affect the bulk of the population . It's not going to hurt too mach.” Calderbank said it was a case’ of d-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy He said federal are too mind after local “They convinced me there are hard- ships involved.” he said. And he dged that the petitions from area residents had an effect on his de- cision to retain the ferry. “We had some very sensible obser- vations made to us,” he said. complex for privatization at this time. was the to announce the reprieve Meanwhile, reaction to the News. residents ranged ecstatic to He said: “We can all say a prayer of As word sptead thanks and appreciate all the work the i d done by local citizens and groups to at- with relief and pleasure. “I'm very pleased that they decided to keep it open,” said Joan Blain, presi- dent of the Castlegar Downtown Bus- iness Association — one of the groups opposed to the ferry closure. IN PULP DISPUTE tempt to persuade the minister's mind.” The reversal was inevitable from bottom-line financial, historic and moral grounds, D'Arcy said. continved on poge AS. Government may act VICTORIA (CP) — Labor Minister Bob McClelland said Friday the gov ernment wil] likely take action in the pul and paper dispute next week. icClelland made the comment fol- wetag a cabinet meeting Friday. He said the pulp situation would be dis- cussed with the full caucus on Monday, and “I expect sometime next week we may be able to at least talk about some resolution.” The minister said everyone would be happy if the two parties could resolve the dispute themselves but “if the par- ties are unable to control their own destinies, there may be some respon. sibility for third-party action.” He said he is in daily contact with both sides of the dispute. The legislature will not sit Monday to give the Social Credit caucus a chance to discuss the current struggle which has shat down the province's lucrative pulp and paper industry, and Vancouver's False Creek. The caucus meeting also. will allow government backbenchers a chance to discuss other matters of concern with the cabinet. The cabinet met late Wednesday and again early Friday to discuss both labor disputes. Premier Bill Bennett refused to say why the government was interrupting the session, which began Feb. 13, for an all-day caucus meeting. He said there was a special reason for the caucus meeting, or it would not be taking place, and added that the government had done this in the middle of a session in the past. UNIONS LOCKED OUT Government members say they are surprised at how little pressure has been applied on the government to intervene in the pulp lockout. About 7,000 members of the Cana- dian Paperworkers Union and 5,500 members of the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada were locked out by the industry Feb. 2. Talks between the pulp union and industry negotiators broke off early this week. The False Creek dispute centres around a $17-million contract awarded to non-union contractor J.C. Kerkhoff and Sons Ltd. to finish a luxury con- dominium project. The first phase was built by union workers. - +. action next week? Union supporters fear this is the first that will be given to non-union builders and lead to the breaking of the con- They also believe that it is part of a rend ibthig’ Be the ion of “mining and exploration” from visual management, and another asking that “adequate consideration (be) given to the future of mining, logging, and related industry — were read gut at the meeting. Each petititon had more than 450 signatures. “T’m concerned that a large per cent of the population weren't represented in this proposal,” said Ted Fitchett, a sawmill operator whé ‘served for a year on the area advisory planning council. Fitehett said the visual management section of the plan, and ite regulations to restrict private and commer- business investment. discourage Kukmic agreed that there are “a mass of rules and regulations” regarding zoning. Continued on page A2 Special edition inside which have led us to this point. ‘The Progress edition lets us know how lucky we are te live in this part of the world. It focuses om area suc-