j i \ fi r enero SIE RAHM rr Saturday, April 11, 1992 a THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON l | OF REVISION Water and Sewer Frontage Tax Assessments Notice is hereby given that the Court of Revision for Water and Sewer Frontage Tax Assessments will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 1992 at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers at 1402 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C. The Court of Revision shall hear complaints and may review and correct the frontage tax assessment roll as to the names of the owners of parcels of land and the actual and taxable frontage of the parcels. Please note that a complaint shall not be heard by the Court of Revision unless written notice of the complaint has been received by the undersigned by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 27, 1992. COLLECTOR, City of Castlegar, 460 C. bia Avenue, C: , B.C. VIN 1G7 S' BEFORE YOU CLAIM BANKRUPTCY, YOU SHOULD KNOW . Consumer credit can be great, but dealing with the resulting debt can be difficult. 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March 26, Finance Minister Glen Clark an- —nounced that funding for the province's tourism market- ing budget would be sac by 37 per cent. Because of that, “Chuck Truscott says his and the other eight tourist associa- tions in the province could be in trouble. “It puts into jeopardy the whole network of tourist as- sociations,” said the presi- dent of the Kootenay Country Tourist Association. Through the Partners In Tourism program, govern- and. wee private sector ee i 50'cents of the com “tNow, with the 37 per cent cut in fu , he said the money avail: from the government will total about $160,000, a drop of about 33 per cent from last year. Truscott said that because the Kootenays lack either a large centre or tourist at- traction, the slash in funding will be felt more locally than any place else in B.C. “We don’t have any large advertisers that will bring in tourists like Whistler or Vancouver,” he said. “It will hit Kootenay coun- try harder than anywhere in the province.” When in power, the Social Credit government intro- duced an additional two per cent onto the existing six per — cent tax on hotel and motel rooms. Truscott said the money from that two per cent was then,, put back into the in- dustry. But under the New Democrats, he said that money is being put into a general revenue fund, and this isn’t endearing the new government to businesses that rely on tourism. “The whole industry is not very happy,” he said. Truscott said the KCTA is hopeful Clark’s decision isn’t final. ; “We're anticipating the government will take a sec- ond logk at it.” Clark was unavailable for comment. School District No. 9 teachers facing layoffs Glen Freeman NEWS REPORTER - Castlegar’s School District No. 9 may be forced to lay off two teachers. And that concern caused Castlegar Teachers Associa- tion representative Joyce Adams to pay a visit to local MLA Ed Conroy. “We wanted Ed to pressure the government into main- taining services which are now in place,” she said. Adams said her group ' would like to see the NDP gov- ernment re-evaluate and in- crease block funding, which has been set at a 2.34 per cent increase over last year. “Ed listened and took into account what we were saying,” Adams said. Conroy sympathizes with schools, but added that his government’s hands were tied. “I wish we could do more with the budget,” Conroy said, “but we have to get the deficit under control.” Conroy added that because the Castlegar school district has been wise in the past, local schools won't be hit as hard as others. “The Castlegar school board should get a pat on the back for making tough decisions in the past. Trail is looking at los- ing up to 30 teachers.” Secretary-Treasurer John Dascher said information in- volving possible layoffs in Castlegar would be released Monday. HOURS: Mon.-Thurs. & Sat. 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Fri. 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Closed Easter Sunday Regular Extra Spicy © 1.36 Litre | | whole SAUCE | ~ SURPLUS DAVE’S | Located in Castlegar Foods Our latest shipment of goods has arrived! We invite you to come in and see our large selection of general merchandise, priced right at SURPLUS DAVE’S California Grown #1 — a Wishing you a safe and happy Easter Holiday from David & Frances Lloyd and their staff at Castlegar Foods —— - a | Setiurday, April 11, 1992 dThe News CALL THE. Celgar expansion unaffected by unrest? Scott David Harrison “EDITOR = aS A walkout at Celgar Pulp Co. will have no effect on the mill’s multi-million dollar expansion, ac- cording to Rod Meares. - Celgar’s expansion project man- ager says current unrest between the Canadian Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada and the British Columbia Pulp and Paper Bureau will have no impact on construction taking place at the Castlegar mill. Monday, talks between the PPCW and BCPPB broke off as ~ union representatives returned to their job sights to conduct strike votes. The strike vote comes after the two sides reached an impasse re- garding pay raises, contract lan- guage, pension increases and the booking of overtime. The current agreement between pulp workers and management expires April 30. Meares said should strike ac- tion occur, the expansion project would conduct business as usual. “Our contractors have agree- ments with the B.C. and Yukon Trade Council, not with the pulp and paper union,” he said. “If a strike was to take place, they couldn’t picket the construction gates because that would be ille- Not so, according to an uniden- tified union spokesman who says pulp and paper workers may just show up outside construction zone gates. “We'll have to see what hap- pens,” said the individual, who asked not to be identified. “If we show up outside (the construction gates), what can they do?” The strike vote being taken at Celgar next week involves some 325 members of the PPWC. Re- sults of that vote, along with re- sults from B.C.’s other pulp and paper locals, will be made public April 22. Currently, some 980 construc- tion workers are putting the fin- ishing touches on Year 1 of the Cel- gar expansion. The expansion pro- ject celebrates orie year of activity Monday. SecondFRONT |’ UNINVITED HOUSE GUEST we x v7 @General Inquiries 365-7266 OUR HOURS The News is located at 197 Columbia Ave. Our office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on weekends and statutory holidays. SUB RATES The News is published by Castle News Ltd. for Canwest Publishers Ltd. Mail subscription rate to The News is $40 per year ($44 in communities where the post office has letter carrier service). The price _ on newsstands is registration number 0019. hospital. News photo by Jonathan Green 4th Avenue was the scene of a single vehicle accident Thursday. Castlegar RCMP say Erin Garnham was driving the truck when it stalled, rolled down the slope and struck the house. Garnham was admitted to Strike would force closure of sawmill Mi.Pulp dispute may have sawmill counting its losses Scott David Harrison EDITOR The Castlegar sawmill may become one of the first victims of a pulp and paper strike. Pope and Talbot president Abe Friesen told CKQR Radio that a strike at Celgar may force him to keep the local mill quiet. Friesen said possible strike action by the Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada could mean huge financial losses at the local sawmill, saying that the newly-acquired mill could lose as sch as $250, 000 a paren Gaslegar all will he réperied as scheduled on April-27. The opening may be short-lived, though, as pulp and paper workers could be in-a legal strike position three days later. City joins battle against American tariff Jonathan Green NEWS REPORTER Add Castlegar to a growing list of communities outraged by a U.S. tariff on softwood lumber. City council agreed Tuesday to draft a letter of support to Forests Minister Dan Miller as he continues to fight a U.S. tariff imposed against all imports of Canadian softwood lumber. “We support his actions taken against the Americans through the tariff and all that,” Ald. Bob Pakula said Thursday. Last month, the U.S. Department of Commerce slapped a 14.48 per cent duty on Canadian softwood lumber exports to the ternational ‘ sig Seger ee __Ini Trade Commission.” Last week, four U.S. congressmen introduced an initiative that would lift the tariff if Canada agreed to three conditions. Those conditions included modifications to the free trade agreement to allow bi-lateral trade of raw logs between Canada and the U.S. and the sale of Canadian timber through an open and competitive market system. Pakula said with the shape the forest industry is in, the American congressmen are asking for trouble. “We've got enough hardship around here cob those guys screwing around,” he said, Pakula stressed the importance of province-wide support for Miller, even in areas where logging isn’t a big employer. “I think everybody should back him on this, not just Castlegar,” he said. ““We’re going to continue to press our case in front of the — Forest Minister Dan Miller Miller said the city’s reaction is similar to that from a lot of places in B.C. “It’s been very, very positive,” he said. “We’ve been receiving telephone calls and letters of encouragement to continue the fight.” Miller said that U.S. politicians who were so keen on the import duty last month have changed their tune somewhat since the congressmen introduced their plan on Monday. “American politicians are saying ‘Get the log export issue off the countervail table, it’s got no business of being there,” he said. Miller said even Pope and Talbot Ltd.’s Portland-based American parent is siding with the province. “They’ re very forthright in support of B.C.,” he said. Miller said the political indecision in the U.S. is working in Canada’s favor. “I have a slight amount of optimism given the events of the last couple days,” he said. The Department of Commerce is expected to make a final decision on the tariff next month, but Miller said Canada won’t sit back and hope for a favorable decision, “We're going to continue to press our case in front of the International Trade. Commission.”