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Which may be why some people will. Others make the mistaken need a will unless they have children. Many people die unexpectedly wit! Lack of will can cause problems for prepared a will. Their troubles are over, but it calrbe.. the start of trouble for surviving family members. family bitrary."’ The formulas vary from province to provin- ce. Ast says that in Alberta the surviving spouse gets the first $40,000 of the estate. If there is one child, the spouse and child split evenly any amount exceeding $40,000. Toronto lawyer Robb English says he knows of situations where a family didn’t get along, and the mother was forced to sell her house so one child could get his share. ence ee "MAGAZINE JOURNALISM A New Selkirk College Course For September, 1990 Mf you've been wanting to develop or sharpen you mepasive wariting skills, this lac Wo lor vou, The Rometed will focus on the oo mos! speci on writ feature art! a the boniga (story, Whawe ove ‘and magazine editing. Date: September 6 Time: Thursdays, 9 To register. or for further information contact: ets of magaz' ism —— ectures and workshops will cover queries, reporting), writing various types of features, — January 24 a.m.-Noon 365-1208 DNESDAY August 22, 1990 Vol. 43, No, 67 Castlegar, B.C. 4 Sections (A, B, C & D) 75 Cents +f Se Regional district preparing waste plan +++ A2 Trail opens tourney with win WEATHER Tonight: Cloudy with isolated showers. Lows near 14, Thursday A mixture of cloud and sun. Highs 26-28. The outlook is for deteriorating conditions through Friday and a cloudy, showery weekend. Probability of precipitation is 50 per cent tonight and 30 -+-BI per cent Thur ‘ve heard of someone paying off a brother's CASTLEGAR CAMPUS ——______ bereavement. according to your wishes. messy. fights.”” “If you don’t write a will, you’re not respecting yourself or your family,’’ says Dr. Gerald Schneider- man, a Toronto psychiatrist and expert in Your family is forced to untangle your affairs at a time when they are suffering, he adds. “*Writing a will is an unpleasant task but one you should do.”’ A lawyer should be consulted to prepare any will. The cost averages about $150. With a will, your estate is divided efficiently and ithout a will, your family must choose an administrator to distribute the estate according to a government formula. That can get “‘There could be real turmoil if the spouse and children didn’t get along, and much of the estate’s money ends up gobbled ‘up through lawyers’ fees,’’ says Peter Snow of Toronto, a vice-president of the In- stitute of Chartered Life Underwriters of Canada.’’ If there are no living adult relatives, the public trustee in each province administers the estate of a per- son who dies without a will, said Mearle Armistead, Alberta’s deputy public trustee in Edmonton. If children are beneficiaries, their share is placed in a trust until they reach the age of majority. However, the province’s public guardian will provide money for basic needs, ediication and medical pur- “It costs a whole lot less to write a will than not to,”” says Calgary lawyer Douglas Ast, an ‘expert in wills and trusts. ‘‘And there’s less propensity for ) If you die intestate — that is, without a will — the provincial government writes one for you, Snow says. “‘Everything is laid out but the numbers are pretty ar- executor. says. share.’’ by acourt.’” “« share to protect his mother,"’ English said. Before visiting a laywer to draft a will, you should try to determine your assets — everything from life in- surance policies to antiques, Ast says. You must decide who would be your child's guar- \ dian and choose an executor — that is, a person to wind up your affairs and oversee the distribution of the estate. Large estates may require more than one It helps if an executor has some business experien- ce, but technical or legal ability is not necessary, Ast “*You just need someone with a lot of common sense,"’ he says, ‘‘and they will hire the help they need,” like lawyers or accountants.’ A will allows you to make judgments on what your beneficiaries deserve and need. . “‘If you have a brother who’s a millionaire and another who's a struggling artist, you could give the artist the majority. You could tell them in your will you love them both, but they don’t need an equal Fill-in-the-blank wills available in Stores are legal if filled out properly, but Ast says ‘‘the odds are you won’t (do so) and it will be declared void The formalities of a will are strict to prevent fraud and coercion, Ast adds. For example, two witnesses are normally needed to sign it, and neither can be a beneficiary or the spouse. Wills should be revised every three or four years to ensure they are up to date on your personal and financial matters. To ensure a will is accessible quickly in the event of your death, a copy should be kept at your lawyer’s office, as well as in your safety deposit box. stationery ae B.C. VINGIT Unique Service To Receive a Video Cassette (VHS) and guide book, contact either of our branches. CASTLEGAR 601-18th St. 365-7232 Created with Members in Mind The Financial Fitness Video Collection Is a Their P. tee Finances. Members Manage 6 Videos Available on: *© Buying a Home © Insurance * Savings Planning for CASTLEGAR SAVINGS CREDIT UNION “Your Community Financial Centre” & SLOCAN PARK Highway 6 226-7212 Pulp mill hearings to begin Sept. 20 By CLAUDETTE SANDECKI Staff Writer Celgar Pulp Co. officials are ‘‘relieved’’ now that the panel iewing the 's i Plans for its Castlegar mill has set Sept. 20 as the start of public hearings on the project, mill manager Jim Browne said. Browne said Sept. 20 is probably the latest date possible to allow Celgar to begin construction of the new mill this fall if the expansion plans are ap- Proved by the provincial and federal governments following the hearings. “I think there’s enough time but it’s going to be tight,’’ he said Tuesday. The company is working under’ time constraints because of the ap- Proaching cold weather and a ‘‘cap’’ has been placed on the amount of money Celgar can borrow from banks for the project, Browne said. If construction begins this fall, crews will work long hours and the company will pay ext for things such as special materials needed because of the cold, he said. “*We're buying time with money.” The expansion project will die if construction cannot be completed with the time and money available, Browne said. However, ‘‘some of the uncertainty is gone’’ now that the hearings are scheduled to begin, he added. Mayor Audrey Moore said she is “very pleased”’ the hearings will begin in September and that the hearings will be divided into less formal com- muity sessions and hearings on specific technical of the Proposed project. “I would like to think they (the panel members) listened to the at last week's’ public procedural meeting when deciding on a starting date, she said. Some people called for Sept. 15 as a starting date while others suggested Oct. 1. Sept. 20 is ‘‘a reasonable date,"’ Moore said. Moore acknowledged the date chosen will please some and displease others. But the majority will likely be happy the hearings are to begin soon, she said. “I hope they (the hearings) don’t become protracted too long’’ once they get going, she said, noting that many people in the community are unable to make long-range plans until a decision is made on the expansion. “They are» really fearful of the future," Moore said. Bob Lerch, a spokesman for the Coalition for Information on the Pulp Mill Expansion said he was “‘shocked”’ to find out the hearings will begin Sept. 20. During last week’s meeting to JIM BROWNE . . « buying time’ discuss hearing procedures, CIPE members and representatives of other groups asked for more time before the hearings begin. Preparing submissions in the next few weeks will be difficult, Lerch said. * “*We’ll have to hustle.’” However, scheduling the technical hearings for October ‘‘eases the shock of the date of Sept. 20,"’ he said. Although CIPE members would like more time to prepare for the hearings, ‘‘we realize everything is a compromise,’’ Lerch said. The panel said in a news release the Public hearings are ‘‘expected’’ to begin Sept. 20. Alan Ferguson, executive secretary to the panel, said Tuesday the word “‘expected’’ was used to allow the Panel flexibility in case ‘‘major new information’’ arises that might force the panel to put off the hearings. Such a delay is ‘‘highly unlikely’ to occur and the wording of the release “tis as much for legal reasons as anything,’’ he said. Ferguson said the technical hearings will begin sometime in Oc- tober and the community hearings are expected to run for about six days. The’ exact number of community hearing days will be determined by how many people register to come before the panel, he said Hearings will be held in Castlegar, Nelson, Trail and the Slocan Valley, although venues have not yet been arranged, he said. Details on the scheduling of the hearings and the procedures that will be followed will be in the panel’s next newsletter, which should be distributed this week, Ferguson ad- ded Anyone who wishes to prepare a please see HEARINGS page A2 Color drapings and makeovers. Ladies — pamper yourself — call today to find out how to host an Image Improvement Clinic. Personal consultations also. Karla Bucsek, Certified image Consultant 365- 2125. 7/65 ALCOHOLICS anonymous and Al-Anon. Phone 365-3663. 104/71 CARD OF THANKS during our recent feavement. The Dave Ewing fami 1 WISH TO THANK Tina Perepelkin Prepaid funerals have advantages, experts say By SUSAN YELLIN The Press As the population ages, more Canadians are arranging prepaid funerals to relieve grieving relatives of the reponsibility, experts say. Industry officials say funerals paid in advance have both emotional and Evin, Irene , Dor Ann Plotnikolf, Loura V Soukerolf, and Eileen Voykin help during the guests from the So Forks. Your help was greatly ap- precicted. ELMA HADIKEN IN MEMORIAM Dad GEORGE S$ possed away in loving memory of NEVOKSHONOFF who Aug. 16, 1989 We cannot clasp your hand, father dear. Your face we cannot see; But let this little token Tell that we still remember thee Sadly missed by the Kinekin family. /66 “Your Charity of Choice’’ Your caring gifts in Honour or in Hond CANADIAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION In Memoriam Donations, Box 1228. Rossland, B.C. 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Who pays the difference depends on the original contract, says Sheila Nunn, an administrative inspector with the Ontario board. “The funeral home has to disclose to the family when the Prearrangement is made what the Policy will be at the time of death,’’ says Nunn. “*(It could be that) the family has to come up with the extra money or the funeral home might have guaranteed the services at the stated rates.”’ A 1989 survey showed the average, traditional funeral costs about $3,300. That amount includes the casket \Fa LCON PAINTING & | DECORATING | | 2649 | casTLeGaR FOURTH Castlegar News Wayne Stolz Caroline Sou’ ADVERTISING OFFV Ce 365-5210 * FAX 365-3394 koroft ec "AVE YOU DrvEN 4 FoR Larey and funeral home services — such as two days visitation and a funeral ser- vice, either at the funeral home chapel or a church, says Nunn. It does not include a cemetery plot, clergy fees or flowers. However, funeral costs are set to increase because of the federal goods and services tax. 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VIR 3W4 Canad Chamber disputes claims By CasNews Staff Castlegar Chamber of Com- merce president Jim Craig says he is disappointed with the criticism members of the Coalition for In- formation on the Pulp Mill Ex- pansion have leveled at Celgar Pulp Co.’s second environmental impact assessment report. “*In a project of this importance to this community, it is essential that we all have complete and fac- tual information,’’ Craig said, referring to statements made by CIPE spokesman Bob Lerch. “*For example, in the area of transportation, CIPE claims that railways are without cost to the taxpayers which completely denies the facts,’’ Craig said in.a news release. Lerch said Celgar’s assessment of costs for shipping wood chips by truck, rather than by rail or barge, omits the cost of truck hauling to the taxpayer. Highway maintenance bills are paid for by area residents, not truckers or trucking companies, while railway line maintenance is paid for by the rail companies, Lerch said during a recent inter- view with the Castlegar News. He said Celgar’s figures listing the costs of moving chips by rail are ‘‘outdated and obsolete.’” Craig disagrees with Lerch. “*Throughout the history of this country railways have been sub- sidized or been the beneficiaries of non-cash benefits such as land,”’ Craig said. “‘On the other hand, a report Prepared for Canadian transport ministers indicated that between 1983 and 1988 governments collected $32.9 billion from fuel taxes, licence and registration fees and highway tools. ‘During the same period, governments spent $24.4 billion building, maintaining and expan- ding the network of highways and other roads. Clearly the users of the highway system contribute a significant amount to the costs of operating the system,"* Craig said. “*The need for provincial policy and strategy in our transportation systems should not impact or af- fect our assessment of the Ceigar project. Celgar has provided the estimated costs to move fibre into the Castlegar area based on the best available information for dif- ferent transportation options.’’ . 8 NO. 50,000 R Cc hol CovNews photo by Ed Mitts John Voykin presents prizes Saturday to 10-year-old Elfrun Anton who became the 50,000th person to go public swimming at the Aquatic Centre. Anton's prizes included a one-year swimming poss, bathing cap, bag and lock. Recycling on ballot By CasNews Staff Residents of Castlegar and Regional District of Central Kootenay Areas I and J and a portion of Area H will go to the polls this fall to decide whether they want a recycling Program set up in the region, the regional district board decided. The board’s preferred date for the vote is Nov. 17. The annual cost of the service, including debt financing, will be $200,000 or a property tax rate of 60 cents per $1,000 of assessed value, whichever is greater, the board said. However, the refuse disposal com- mission for the city and three areas has not determined what form a recycling program would take in the communities, Area I director John Voykin said. The commission will meet between now and the expected voting date to “look at the options,” he said. The commission will consider what types of materials should be recycled in the region and whether a gathering depot should be set up, Voykin said The commission will meet again Aug. 28 to elect a new chairman and determine how to inform the public about the program During Saturday's regional district meeting Area J director Ken Wyllie said the commission is planning a newsletter to inform residents of the region about recycling. Mayor Audrey Moore pointed out the former chairman of the disposal commission, Mike Livingstone, has been appointed interim recycling coordinator. He has been given office space by the city and will conduct information sessions in schools and in the community, Moore said. Director wants commission to eye expansion By CasNews Staff A Regional District of Central Kootenay director said he will seek legal means to compel an imter- national commission to become in- volved in the review of Celgar Pulp Co.'s expansion plans. Area F director Earl Hamilton said he will pursue the matter even though the regional district board rejected his request Saturday for board support to get the International Joint Com mission involved in the proposed Celgar expansion The IJC, a six-member body established by the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, acts as a dispute- settling organization in matters con- cerning the water quality and quantity of Canada-U.S. waterways, said Alan Clarke, the commission’s com- munications adviser. The commission can also in- vestigate certain matters but in all especially since Hamilton has corre- sponded with E. Davie Fulton, the 1JC’s Canadian chairman, about the Celgar issue, and there is no need for the regional district board to inform the commission about the proposed expansion. Directors also pointed out the Canadian government is involved in the review, through a federal- provincial panel, and Celgar’s second environmental assessment report has been distributed in Washington state. As well, Celgar held an open house on the report in Colville, Wash., last week The regional district rejected Hamilton's request following the receipt of a letter from Fulton. “The commission is not at present involved in consideration of the Project,’’ Fulton wrote. ‘‘In matters of this kind the commission has no authority or jurisdiction and cannot initiate any study or enquiry, except upon the receipt of a request from the cases the IJC’s must be requested by the two federal gover- nments, Clarke told the Castlegar News. Celgar’s effluent is discharged into the Columbia River which flows across the Canada-U.S. border into Washington state. “There is a dispute,’’ Hamilton said. ‘‘If they (the IJC) are not in- volved (in the Celgar review) it's because they don’t know there’s a dispute.”” Several directors said at Saturday's board meeting in Nelson the com- mission must know about the project, z of Canada and the United States “To date, however, we have received no such (request) and | am not aware that there has been any ex Pression of concern by the gover- nment of the United States. ““Accordingly, the only action I can take at this time is to have the secretary of the Canadian section foward a copy of your (Hamilton's) letter and of this response to the government of Canada through the secretary of state for external affairs, which has been done Fulton said Post office deal almost sealed By CLAUDETTE SANDECKI Staff Writer Robson residents should have a post office outlet in Johnny's Grocery soon, Canada Post and the store's new owner say. But the status of the deal between the federal Crown corporation and Randy Morris is uncertain “The deal is done,"’ Doug Mc- Clellan, Canada Post's manager of media relations in Vancouver, said Tuesday Final details such as security and credit checks on Morris have been completed and Canada Post officials are discussing with Morris investment in changes to the store to accom- modate the post office, McClellan told the Castlegar News. But Morris said the deal ‘‘is not done — it’s more or less done."” I've signed (the papers) but I ha- ven't sent them back,’ he said Morris said he is still finding out what changes he will need to make to his store, including construction of a building to house lock boxes Morris said he will need more staff to run the post office and he and Canada Post are still deciding what hours the post office will be open for certain services. “Exactly the same services’’ provided by the old post office — from selling stamps to holding COD packages — will be provided in the store with the possible exception of priority post courier service, Mc- Clellan said. “From a customer point of view, there will be no change"’ in services, he said The post office will be open during store hours and will provide better hours of service and a greater level of convenience than the current post of- fice. * But Morris said some services — please see POST OFFICE page A2