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While embarking on the West Kootenay leg of her provincial campaign travels, the Social Credit Minister landed at the Castlegar Airport and was greeted not only by 40-plus supporters, but also by’ a few Robson residents wearing sandwich signs with the message “We're back” printed boldly across. The message, according to lawyer Terry Dalton, is to keep the issue surrounding the ferry alive not only with premier Johnston, but with voters as well. “We want to make sure that on October 17 when people go to vote, they remember the sudden and suspicious removal of the Robson-Castlegar ferry,” said Dal- ton, The lawyer from Robson has been speaking on behalf of the 400 or so residents which make up the ity adi to Castleg since the ferry service was termi- nated April 25, 1988. The Robson-Castlegar ferry, . which had the capacity of carrying 28 cars and 100 passengers, had been operated continually since 1919 by the province, under the ot only for Johnston jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transportation and Highways, /When the opportunity arose to approach premier Johnston, Dalton simply wished her well and hand- ed her an envelope. The letter inside is a replica of the letter Dal- ton sent to Johnston earlier in September, just prior to the elec- tion call, ‘The purpose of Dalton’s letter as he states, “is to explore for one final time the Possibility of of resolving this long standing issue.” Dalton says the Ferry Commit- tee is pleased that the Ministry has decided to proceed with plans to build a bridge once again linking Robson to Castlegar, but insists that it is imperative that a ferry service be maintained until the bridge is complete: “The loss of the ferry compro- mised the disaster plan for Robson and Castlegar. If there was a major chlorine spill in the pulp mill, or , but voters as well an accident with a Cominco sul- Phuric truck at the Kinnaird iriter- change, the escape routes would not be adequate,” said Dalton. :: : Because the bridge will likely not be completed until the suminer of 1994, Dalton believes it is imperative that large trucks (which cannot pass over the Hugh Keen- Icyside Dam) have the ferry ‘ser- vice readily available, especially See FERRY RA Spilling unnecessary fear? That's a lot of water! * ICBC REPAIRS 2308 6th Ave : i SUIS Ne ET v : .C, Bh pa + CUSTOM PAINTING Brann John Qstoforoff-Owner + FRAME REPAIRS 4 BEDROOM home with garage in Robson, includes major appliances, & airtight. 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Dam, seen from the air, See page B1 for feature story ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper holds back 8.8 trillion DELIVERY or PICK-UP ° concrete ° drain rock Locally owned and operated — 1/4 mile north of China Creek Castlegar, B.C. 365-2430 © Plant 693-2430 ¢ Fax 365-2430 BUILT-IN VACUUM SYSTEMS * NO Bags to buy + NO Fitters toclean © 4,1 poak horse power © 140" water fift * 10-year motor warranty : 59 HAND TooLs (Other models avaliable) 365-5087 WITH Weekend grass JIM ZEEBEN Sun staff Luckily, no damage was done, but a spectacular brush fire less than 50 meters from several rows fire shows caution still needed of co-op housing was a sharp reminder that we're not out of fire season yet. It was one of four calls the fire Teceived . dry weather Castlegar residents have been enjoying has created tinder-boxes out of most tall-grass fields in the area, A simple cigarette discarded alongside a well-travelled path took only minutes to start a fire in @ small forested area behind the Woodland Park Housing Co-op. And then equally as quick, the fire spread until it covered a 50 square foot area with flames licking as high as three-quarters up an adja- cent telephone pole, On Oct. 12, the Castlegar fire department received-a number of calls after 2 p.m. and arrived at the iCBC claims handied promptly Auto Painting Boat & Traller Painting © Fancy Painting fe Factory Paint Matching $ 1364 Forest Road (Labatt's Bidz.) 365-2505 Tum in at 14th Ave. (BEL Maintenance yard) and follow around SUPER SWEEP ALL BREEDS Mid Valley. ‘MAE PEREPOLKIN “Dog: Grooming | RVICE (formerly Rumford Place since 1981) _ 365-2251 SUN) ] “CLASSIFIEDS = By Léigh Rubin Scene at 2:29 p.m.. “Tt was well on its way when we got there,” said acting fire-chief Gerry Rempel. “ The SO square-foot lot of yel- lowed grass was bordered by dirt paths and a green lawn that helped Prevent the fire from spreading towards any building. But Rempel said the recognition should rightly under an amended pollution-con- trol permit. "For eight years, we've alread: been putting jobs first and the health of these children second,” WCELA staff counsel Calvin Sandbor told the Vancouver Sun. “The evidence is that irreversible damage is being done to children in Trail. I think we should be looking for compensation for the kids and the parents, There is a statistical probability that those kids in Trail are impaired intellec- tually because of the lead levels in their blood.” Santori, calling the statements “unfair and irresponsible from so- called professi , Said there go to the re of Pak “The people in the co-op are to be * given a lot of credit,” said Rempel. “They were out with garden hoses and shovels and helped keep it under contro” at all when we got there,” said Rempel “Tt was a minor fire.” The quickness with which the blaze erupted however, was impressive enough to get eleven volunteers and two water-pump- ing trucks from the department out tothe fire, + “From the calls we received the fire did come across as being quite Serious,” said 1, of the Oct. 12,blaze. “We had three other brush related call outs this week- end and all were a result of care- lessness.” “The wind certainly helped in spreading the flames quickly,” said Rempel. “I don't think People real- ize the brush is as dry as it is." Rempel reiterated the impor- tance of being aware the bush is exceedingly dry and that live flame—such ‘as. cigarettes— should be disposed of safely. “It’s been‘a long time with dry Conditions,” he said. “The forest fire rating is at high right now and I'd give the ‘forested areas in the city that samé rating." was no new information in WCELA's statements and no con- structive suggestions for a solution. info picket BRENDAN HALPER Sun staff On October 10 CUPW mem- bers held a one hour information- al picket. “Superior Judge Allan Gold hands down his report sometime tomorrow morning,” said Local CUPW representative, Bill Enstedt. Gold, the government appoint- ed mediator in the dispute, was to give his report to the government on October 11. “The two parties agreed to Stop any action while the medi- ator talked,” said Enstedt. “If the judge stays, we'll stay in the negotiations. If he pulls out, the two parties can give 24 hour notice of either a strike or a lock out.” Enstedt said the union has reduced it's demands but he doesn’t know if Canada Post has reduced theirs. As of October 15, at the time of press, the outcome was still unknown, although, “We have another meeting today between. the two parties,” he said. “It’s really coming down to the wire.” If negotiations break off, a strike would be the only option left for the union, according to Enstedt. = “We could continue to work but we're not happy with the old contract,” he said. “And if the old contract comes to an end and the mediator walks, we'll be workirig with no rules at all.” oust Kickin’ This Hi-Arrow Devil (right) searches for a hole in the opposition's defense dur. |. ing the Devil's 1-0 victory over Nelson's Heritage Innk Devils, in third place, now face Nakusp on October 20. eepers on October 6. The - SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper ' |