». as Castlégar News March 28, 1990 Manitoba joins B. suit over payment VICTORIA (CP) Manitoba will join British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta when the provinces take the federal government to court over limits on Canada Assistance Plan payments. Although Manitoba is not affected by the cuts, it is getting involved in the B.C. Court of Appeal action to Protect it in the future, Justice Minister Jim McCrae said Tuesday in Brandon, Man. “We know what’s happening to B.C. and Ontario this time around,’’ he said. ‘‘But what might happen to a Province ‘like Manitoba in the future?’’ Manitoba would ‘‘intervene on the narrow principles involved because obviously Manitoba doesn’t have a stake this time around,’’ McCrae said. British Columbia began the court challenge after limits were placed én the rate of increase in Canada Assistance Plan payments in last month’s federal budget The three wealthiest provinces British Columbia, Ontario and Alber ta — will] see their payments limited to an annual growth of five per cent for the next two years. The assistance plan calls for the federal government to match provin: cial contributions on welfare and some smaller programs. British Columbia wants the court to rule whether Ottawa has the power to cap payments for the 23-year-old Program. The federal government can opt out of the program but must give a year’s BUD SMITH . .. decision ‘important’ notice. B.C, lawyers plan to argue that the province has a right to expect the agreement to stand. Manitoba has retained Joe Arvay, a former B.C. government lawyer, to argue its case. Arvay, currently in private practice in Victoria, will join lawyers from the other three provinces in presenting arguments May 16-17 to the five- member B.C. Court of Appeal. “I don’t have any instructions to talk about the case,”” Arvay said. Meanwhile, other provinces also have expressed interest in the case even though they aren’t involved in appeal court hearing, said Bob Ed- wards, an assistaqt deputy attorney general “They said they might be more in- terested if we go to the Supreme Court of Canada,"’ he said. ‘*! think we got the interest of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and I believe Newfoundland was interested.’’ B.C. Attorney General Bud Smith said the B.C. Court of Appeal will hear the case in mid-May in Van- couver. He said the best the provinces can hope for is for the court to rule that Ottawa does have the authority to act unilaterally, but should consult with the provinces. ‘‘Manitoba’s decision is extremely important both in terms of the advice the Court of Appeal will get and in terms of the way in which the issue now can be argued,”” he said. Smith said the issue can’t just be seen as sour grapes by the three wealthy provinces, because Manitoba isn’t one of the provinces hurt by the transfer payment cuts. The cas¢ will be argued on the basis of principle, not just damages, he said. “The provinces I have spoken to have expressed support because the principles are very important in this federation. “Unilateralism by the federal government in relation to ongoing agreements that have been faithfully negotiated by two parties is an issue that we have to have defined. And that’s hopefully what the reference will do."” Smith said the case is supported by other provinces and, depending on the Appeal Court decision, could go , to the Supreme Court of Canada. “Finance ministers are meeting this week with Mr. (Finance Minister Waddell urges more seats in urban areas VANCOUVER (CP) — Canada’s electoral system is a mess and should be changed to more closely reflect the mostly urban population of the coun: try, New Democrat MP lan Waddell said Tuesday. “In this province, we've got these huge ridings in the inner city of Van- couver and sparsely populated regional ridings,’’ said Waddell, who represents the Vancouver-area riding of Port Moody-Coquitlam. Canada should adopt a system of American-style representation by population, he told the five-member royal commission on electoral reform and party financing. “*You (should) come down in favor of ‘rep by pop’ for the House of Commons,”’ said Waddell. ‘‘The city should have more seats. We should base it on the principle of one person, one vote.”’ Rural representation would be an important component of Senate reform, he said. But for the Commons, Canada would be better off using the U.S. model, in which ridings are split up so that they are very close in size, based on population, he said. In British Columbia, some ridings have more than 100,000 people and others have 70,000-or less, said Wad- dell He said urban politicians must deal with complex problems such as im- migration, AIDS, mental health and Compromise hoped for COWICHAN BAY, B.C. (CP) — There’s no point urging Premier Clyde Wells to delay a vote in the Newfoundland legislature to rescind approval of the Meech Lake con- stitutional accord, B.C. Premier Bill Vander Zam said Wells is determined to rescind ap proval, Vander Zalrn said in an inter view during a Social Credit caucus retreat on Vancouver Island But he said he hopes that if the western ptemiers come up with ‘‘a reasonably good (compromise) proposal, he (Wells) and others are If you rented your property to tenants this past year, our specially trained tax return preparers have the answers to your questions. At H&R Block, we look for every deduction you're entitled to. We take all the necessary steps to do the job accurately because we want you to pay only the lowest tax or get the biggest refund you're entitled to. Don’t be confused by the ever-changing tax laws. Put us to work for you. 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C.in limits Michael) Wilson and he’s inviting them to collect his GST (goods and services tax). “Obviously they ought to be wary about entering into agreements with Mr. Wilson because as we've seen with the CAP situation, agreements apparently are able to be altered unilaterally by Ottawa, and so I think finance ministers should be on notice that he’s done that."’ Michael's Nuggets HOME OF THE WEEK Words ‘cannot describe this quality built home with almost 3,000 sq.ft. of finished living area. If you are a fussy purchaser this is a must! $109,900, THINKING OF BUILDING? WE HAVE LOTS: 60'x127' Nice area North Castlegar 67'x100' High Meadows 100'x162' $. Castlegar .... 60'x107' Robson ............ $18,500 | «Castlegar _ =.REALTY 1p. oe MICHAEL KEREIFF 365-7825 365-2166 1761 Columbia Ave. Castlegar, B.C Watch for our Easter Flyer! 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Ranford, the NHL's player-of-the-month in Decem- ber, has had some shaky starts recently, but appeared to Canada calls on Canucks VANCOUVER (CP) — Six members of the Van- couver Canucks, including injured forward Trevor Linden, have been invited to play for Team Canada at the world hockey championships next month, One of the Canucks, defenceman Paul Reinhart, declined the offer, a spokesman for the NHL team said Tuesday. Accepting invitations from Team Canada, coached by Dave King of the Olympic team, were right-winger ‘Linden, left-winger Greg Adams, goaltender Kirk McLean and right-winger Jim San- dilak. Linden, 19, skated with the Canucks for the first time in 10 days during a Tuesday morning practice. He suffered a slightly separated shoulder March 17 against regain his against . first period, when he stopped all 14 shots. “Maybe this is a good sign that I’m rebounding,”’ he said. “I'm the first to admit that I haven’t been playing well.”” Ranford was solid in the second period with four brilliant saves while the Oilers protected a 1-0 lead after captain Mark Messier scored in the first. Steve Smith, Joe Murphy and Craig MacTavish, the latter into an empty net, put the game away for the Oilers in the third period against a Vancouver team that will miss the playoffs for the third time in four years. The victory clinched second place for the Oilers in the Smythe ion. Edmonton is five points ahead of the Winnipeg Jets with two games left in the regular- season schedule. The playoff opponents meet Sunday in Winnipeg in a post-season preview. . RANGERS 7 NORDIQUES 4 The New York Rangers defeated the Quebec Nor- diques 7-4 to earn their first first-place finish in 48 years. The Detroit Red Wings lost 6-5 to the Buffalo Sabres and were eliminated from the playoffs. It was widely expected last autumn that the opposite would happen. The Canadian Press and The Hockey News both predicted New York finishing fifth in the Patrick Division and Detroit first in the Norris Division. “Around Christmas, I think everyone could feel we in the Detroit coach Jacques Demers was in a different mood. ‘I could cry right now,’’ he said. ‘‘It hurts.’’ RANGERS 7 NORDIQUES 4 In Quebec City, the Rangers trailed 4-2 at the second inter- mission. Neilson ‘was very upset with us between periods — one of the few times I’ve seen him that upset,’’ said defenceman James Patrick. “He told us about 20 things we were doing wrong. I think we corrected a few of them.”’ Patrick, Brian Mullen, Mike Gartner, John Ogrodnick and Paul Broten scored unanswered third-period goals to win it for the Rangers. SABRES 6 WINGS 5 In Detroit, Dave Andreychuk scored three goals and Alexander Mogilny, Christian Ruuttu and Bob Corkum had one each for the Sabres, who raced to a 4-0 lead. Gerard Gallant, with two, Randy McKay, Shawn Burr and Steve Yzerman, with No. 61, scored for the Red Wings. “‘It was not the last three months that kept us out of the playoffs,’’ said Demers. ‘‘It was October and Novem- ber.’* Joe Nieuwendyk scored Calgary's goals in Uniondale, N.Y. Derek King and Pat LaFontaine, with his 52nd, scored for the Islanders, who are 1-14-5 in their last 20 games. JETS 4 KINGS 4 In Inglewood, Calif., Winnipeg led 4-0 on goals by Dave Ellett, Peter ‘Taglianetti, Paul Fenton and Dave McLIwain. Todd Elik, with two goals, Chris Kontos and Tomas Sandstrom, with the tying goal at 16:58 of the third, led the Kings back. BRUINS 3 BLUESO John Carter, Craig Janney and Peter Douris scored the goals and Reggie Lewmelin made 33 saves. Boston needs to win only one of its final three games to claim the President's Trophy for first place overall. DEVILS 4 CAPITALS 1 Kirk Muller, Dave Maley, John MacLean and Eric Weinrich scored for the Devils, who won for the eighth time in 11 games to assure themselves of finishing no wor- se than third in the Patrick Division — their best finish ever. WHALERS 3 PENGUINS 3 Yvon Corriveau, with his second goal of the game, and Adam Burt scored in a three-minute span of the third period to lift Hartford to the tie and extend the Penguins’ winless streak to six games. the Washington Capitals. had a chance to said Ranger coac! er, member Elwood Cowley said while electoral laws need overhauling, the shift to representation by population could not happen overnight. In another submission, the B.C. Association of Broadcasters urged the commission not to place limits on third-party advertising during election campaigns. 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Castlegar News For Your Carrier Waneta Plaza’s Fashion Show March 28 ¢ 29 « 30 Times: Thursday 7:00 p.m. Friday 7:00 p.m. Saturday 1:00 p.m. 3 miles East of Trail on Hwy. 3B Mon., Tues., Wed., Sat. 9:30-5:30 “J Seattle, Kamloops on top in WHL The Kamloops Blazers were the best team in the Western Hockey League during the regular season but their playoff performance hadn't been up to par — until now. The Blazers downed the Spokane Chiefs 4-1 in Spokane on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-nine West Division semifinal but only good goaltending kept the score from being higher. “It’s been a month since we've played this well on the froad,”’ said Kamloops coach Ken Hi Americans in Kennewick, Wash., and capitalized on Tri-City penalties to pump in yet more goals. Glen Goodall scored two goals in the first period and Kevin Barrett ad- ded one in the second to give the Thunderbirds a-3-0 tead after two periods, “The first two goals-were the real big goals in the game,”’ said Goodall. “‘It’s no surprise that the series is 3-0. I felt the fans gave up on the game after the third goal.’ The A ham- “*We played four lines tonight and everybody responded well. Our depth and balance paid off tremendously tonight.’’ In the other playoff gaméWuesday it was, Seattle Thunderbirds 8, Tri- City Americans 2. The win gives Seat- tle a 3-0 lead in their best-of-nine semifinal. Murray Duval scored three straight goals for the Blazers, who unleashed 62 shots at Spokane goalie Jeff Ferguson. Duval scored twice on the power play and added an even-strength goal to give the Blazers a 3-0 lead after two periods. Brian Shantz scored the third Kamloops goal on a powerplay. Spokane’s Mike Jibling scored with 3:02 teft in the game to spoil the shutout for Kamloops goalie Corey Hirsch, who made 26 saves. Hitchcock gave full credit to Ferguson and said he isn’t taking tonight’s game in Spokane lightly. “*We want to win very badly but we know it’ll be very tough to win two on the road against the Spokane team, especially if Jeff Ferguson con- tinues to play outstanding. THUNDERBIRDS 8 AMERICANS 2 Seattle quickly. shut down the Golf is By ED MILLS Staff Writer This province has already produced its share of men who have made it to Professional golf, but as yet, no women. Could Castlegar high school student Denise Pottle be the first? “Yeah, it’s possible . . . she’s really improved over the last year . . . but who knows,” said Castlegar Golf Club assistant pro Wayne Gambor- ski. Gamborski started coaching Pottle full time (two or three days a week) over the winter and he says the poten- tial is there. Now it’s up to her to capitalize on it. And that doesn’t just mean trying to make the pros. It means taking ad- vantage of the opportunities the sport Offers to one of the few promising young women golfers in the Kootenays. “The thing I tell her is to get an education out of it,’ said Gamborski. He said it’s at college, with the high-calibre competition on a regular strung their comeback attempts in the third period with a lot of penalties, giving Seattle numerous power-play chances — some of them five-on- three situations. Lindsay Vallis, Kevin Malgunas, Brent Bilodeau, Brad Zavisha and Vince Boe all added goals in the final frame, two of them on power plays. Brad Loring and Calvin Knibbs replied for Tri-Cities, which was out- shot 51-25 Meanwhile, league officials con- firmed suspensions for Americans coach Rick Kozuback and two players in the wake of a brawl between Tri- Cities players and fans in Seattle on Saturday, and suspended a third player. Kozuback and the player and onetime Castlegar resident Jeff Fancy were suspended indefinitely, while Terry Virtue was given a one-game suspension, which he serveddast Sun- day. He played in Tuesday’s gare. Steve Jaques was also given a one- game suspension for his part in the in- cident where players went after taun- ting fans, delaying the game for about 20 minutes. He served his suspension Tuesday. Assistant coach Gerry Johannson was behind the Tri-Cities bench for the game Tuesday, along with player Brian Sakic, out with a broken jaw. ticket basis, where ‘‘quality players can really start getting good."* Attractive and articulate, the 17- year-old senior at Stanley Humphries secondary school, who consistently shoots in the low 80s at the tough Castlegar course, will probably follow her coach's advice. She said it would be fantastic to make the pros but she isn’t betting her future on it, especially since she only took up the game three years ago. **Yeah, I'd love to (make the pros) but I know it’s not easy,"’ Pottle said. “Like any sport, it’s going to take a lot of hagd work and dedication."’ If a pro career is not in the cards, she realizes that, if anything, golf can open a lot of doors for her. “TI want to get my education, I'd like to be a teacher, or take P.E. and major in education. I’m not sure yet but I have a general idea.”’ And while it’s a big jump from the Castlegar Golf Club to the pros, and the Ladies? Professional Golf Association isn't exactly ready % win because the race was wide open,”’ th Roger Neilson. WATCH THE BIRDIE . . . Michelle Boruck k. hutel Le husb FLAMES 4 ISLANDERS 2 Joe Mullen, Brian MacLellan, Theoren Fleury and ps her eye on the as she and d Andre set up the badminton net outside the City Centre Motel on Monday afternoon. CosNews photo by Ed Mills Pittsburgh. Paul Coffey, Tony Tanti and Rob Brown scored for Golden Bear adjusting to: seniors tour SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jack Nicklaus goes to the Seniors PGA Tour in a no-win situation. “He's the only man who has nothing to win and everything to lose,”’ Chi Chi Rodriguez said. ‘‘If he wins, everybody will say, ‘He’s Jack Nicklaus, he’s supposed to win.’ “If he doesn’t win, everybody will ask, ‘What’s wrong?’ ” At least two things are wrong as Nicklaus makes his first official start as a golf senior in a tournament this week: First, the man generally regarded as the finest player in the game is having trouble convincing himself he belongs among the over-50 set. “I’m in a quandary,’’ Nicklaus said. ‘‘I feel I’m still competitive on the regular tour. “Until I get it in my head I’m not competitive on the regular tour, it’s hard for me to get excited about playing another tour.”’ Second, Nicklaus is playing a schedule so restricted — maybe a half-dozen Senior Tour events, 10-12 Official events overall — that he isn’t giving himself a full chance to be competitive anywhere. “The guys on the regular tour play 30 tournaments. The guys on the Seniors Tour play 30 tournaments. I've been playing 10 tournaments. You can't be ‘competitive that way, not on the regular tour, not on the ‘Seniors."* Ray Floyd agrees. “Jack will do well on the Seniors,"’ Floyd predicted, but took note of Lee Trevino’s three wins in four starts earlier this season. ‘‘But he’s not going to beat Lee playing) 10 or 12 tournaments."’ Trevino isn’t so sure. **He’s the greatest player who ever put on the spikes,’ Trevino said. “‘When Jack plays, he’ll be ready. When Jack plays, he’s the man to beat.” That’s exactly what has bees hap- pening — he’s been getting beat. Nicklaus’s last victory was im the 1986 Masters. His 18th major professional title prompted him to cut back still more on his playing schedule and devote more time to his various business interests. A rekindling of interest in com- petitive golf occurred this year, however. “*For the first time in 10 years, I’ve set a goal for myself. | want to win-on both the regular and Senior tours.”” He hasn’t come close. In his first two starts in regular tour comeptition this year, he was not a factor. In his last, he failed to make the cut. But he’s working on it, devoting more time to practice than he has in years. “I’m better prepared than I have been ina long time.” He’ll need to be. The 78-man field he'll face is, almost without doubt, the strongest array of senior talent ever assembled. In addition to Trevino and Rodriguez, the lineup includes Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Bob Charles, Billy Casper, Orville Moody> and George Archer. The 72-hole event, $800,000 in prize money, Thursday offering begins to future for Denise Pottle bring her on stream just yet, there are others who are interested. Recruiters at Kansas State Univer- sity think enough of Pottle's ability that they've offered her a scholarship with full tuition, books and board Stanley Humphries athletic director Doug Hickey, who as Pottle’s basket- ball coach, has seen her progress through high school, said Pottle has a number of things going for her as an athlete and a person. ‘‘Number one, she’s extremely in: telligent and number two, she’s very focused, she gets the job done."’ Hickey puts it in teacher's terms. “She’s done her homework and she’s’ worked really hard, so she deserves everything she gets,” he said But Hickey also hedged his bets on whether Pottle will make it to the Pros. “Gee, I don’t know if I'd want to say that,"’ he said. ‘‘She's a little slight to be a pro yet. But I would say if she gets out there and builds up her ar: upper body, she has the potential to beapro.”” Pottle hasn't committed to the Kansas offer but she is seriously con- sidering it “*It’s such a big decision,"’ she said. “It's the rest of my life."’ Pottle said she would prefer to stay in this country but the U.S. colleges (and she’s sent letters to more than 50 in Canada and the U.S.) offer better scholarship programs “T'll miss my family and friends . (but) it would be good experience for me to go to Kansas, especially coming from a small place like this and then going there."" If Pottle does accept the offer from Kansas State, she'll be going to a school which produced a pretty fair golfer in his own-right — Tom Wat- son. If everything goes as she wants, Pottle would like her picture hanging next to Watson's in the hall at Kansas State by the time her education there is done.