“ Castlegar News May. 17, 1989 Sard ofthanks” Circulation sk THANKS to the Doctors, Nurses and Hospital stot for their above normal performance of regular duties during my wite’s terminal illness and my own short stay“In the Castlegar Hospital ry special thanks to rady and Jane Vatkin for their support. To m sister-in-law May Burroughs and relative Dorothy Hopkins, many thanks for sit: ting with my wife os | was unable to do this. Also to my late wife and my friends jours for their kindness and ‘and din ica IN LOVING MEMORY of Fred|Bondarolf who passed away May 20, 1979. Who shall soy the grief is lessened. hen the smiles hide the tears keep the wound still open With.the passing of the years d by his wite and 40 THE B.C. HEART FOUNDATION accepts with gratitude “In Memoriam’ donations which help promote Heart Research. Cards sent to next-of-kin, Box 3023 Castlegar, 8.C 104/81 CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY. In memoriam donations. Information Box 3292. Castlegar. 365-5167 104/17 Legals ond High GLADE FERRY The Ministry of Transpor- tation and Highways wish to advise that the Glade Ferry will be shut down on Thur- sday, May 18, 1989 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon for main- tenance. We apologize for any incon- venience this may cause. D.P. WILLIAMS District Highways Manager Ministry of Transportation and High- ways Nelson Highway District FREEDOM Wins of Transportation = OE ina ignways od MOVE Province ot British Columbia Ministry of Forests NOTICE INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR TIMBER SALE LICENCE A27178 ‘Columbia Avenue. 3¢ opened of 11-00 v oF 1989, tor ey 30 k s West va the old Cascade Highway and Sar ervicw Rood SUYO Lond Dis arstered in jerprise Prog 8 moy be obtained 4 1e District 845 Columbia Avenue, Costiega at the Regional Monager oF 518 Lake $1 son B.C VIL AC Manage: cv Province ot British Columbia Ministry of Forests NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS TAKE NOTICE, Sealed Tenders will be received by the District Manager Ministry of Forests, 845 Columbia Avenue. Castlegar, B.C. VIN 1H3 for the maintenance ‘and servicing of Forest Recreation Sites and Trails within the Arrow Forest District. Arrow South Contract RC89NO5-001 eriod to September 15, close at 11:00 o time) on the 8th day of June, 1989. Arrow North Contract RC89N05-002 Maintenance period, June 15, 1989 1989. Tenders (local time) on the 8th day of June, 1989. Particulars may be obtained trom the District Manager's office at 845 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, 8.C VIN 1H or at the Ministry of Forests. 101-6th Avenue, Nakusp, B.C 1RO The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Our Action Ad Phone Number is 365-2212 WANTED - CLEAN COTTON RAGS Castlegar News 197 Columbia Ave. Castlegar ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuter) — After Susie Carter's husband lost his job as an oilfield welder two years ago, the Anchorage couple found them selves laboring at multiple jobs to pay their bills To survive in one of North America’s most expensive cities, Dave Carter delivered pizzas, did bookkeeping and helped Susie tend the 10 children enrolled in her at-home day-care centre It was the single fathers dropping off and picking up their children at the day-care centre that gave them an idea Most of the men were young and good-looking and nearly all were sear ching for**Ms. Right.’ Taking a gamble with their life savings, the Carters decided to create a quarterly magazine filled with photos and life stories, condensed into five paragraphs or less, of the available hunks SALES ROCKET AlaskaMen magazine was born with a first run of 5,000 copies and in less than a year circulation has zoomed to 100,000. And that’s not enough. Susie Carter says copies are being scalped in New York City for eight times the $5.95 US. cover price “*Women are calling me and com- plaining™’-about-jthe-shortage of copies, says the engaging, married mother of nine The magazine has a list of 150 Alaska men waiting their turn for space among its pages, each eager to pose for a photograph — fully dressed beside his small plane or canoe. It twice amounts to a one-year wait men featured in the magazine recently appeared on Oprah Winfrey's syndicated television show Twenty PLAN MORE The Carters say they plan to publish similar versions of the magazine in every U.S. state and-in a half-dozen countries A book and a movie on the life of Susie Carter, 46, are in the works The couple closed the day-care cen tre last. November as the magazine's cireUlation skyrocketed In the putting the magazine together was. a heavy job Susie Carter worked on the magazine until 2 a.m days a week, badgering friends and relatives for the names of men to profile, lining up volunteers and writing copy beginning, seven The couple decided to publish the magazine on glossy paper rather than cheap newsprint, hoping to give it the look of a quality publication. That gréatly increased the cost “*We sank our entire life savings into it, about $30,000," said Susie Carter But the only-men formula worked Women responded with thousands of letters. MOUNTIE WRITES Apperson, an Anchorage policeman shoe story and photo ap peared in the third issue, received 150 letters from around the United States. Gary He also heard trom a female Mountie in Vancouver, and women in Brazil and South Africa Even after Apperson told his correspondents that he had become engaged — although not to One of the half of them wrote back. He says he still writes regularly to 30 of the women letter writers he said. ‘A lot of them are lonely and about half seem A lot asked questiofis. with a cofnmon theme What's it like living in Alaska? Are glaciers really blue? What's They’re pen pals, to be single mothers your (astrological) sign? Suzman won't run again TOWN (Reuter) — Helen South Africa’s most celebrated white anti-apartheid cam Paigner, says she’s retiring from parliament, where she was for many years the sole liberal voice raised again- st racial discrimination Suzman said Tuesday she wouldn’t seek re-election Sept. 6 when white, Indian and mixed-race voters go to the polls. South A frica’s 26 million blacks have no vote at the national level Suzman, a member of parliament for 36 years, said she has been en- couraged—by—the —abotition of discriminatory laws that she had op- posed for decades, but said South Africa will never know peace under apartheid. “* There are still foundation stones of apartheid that remain untouched, laws like the Population Registration Act, the law that classifies people according torace at birth ““Until we resolve the basic problem of apartheid and get rid of those foun- dation stones, we are constantly in for unrest and frustration among the majority of the people."* CAPE Suzman, Many of the women write to the men profiled in the magazine: “This is the first anything like this telephone photos of children 1¢ I've.ever done Some send Others submit themselves and their numbers. A few are funny. One woman sent a drawing of herself after giving birth TELEPHONE 365-5210. yrockets four times. ‘1 have a pot belly, but I'm not as fat as Mama Cass,”” she wrote am Another wrote: “‘1’m sure not used to this single life, | was married 10 years and been divorced nine months. num- erous marriages; Susie Carter's own father was wed two months after ap pearing inthe magazine. swering. FOR RENT Office or Retail Space Street-level air-conditioned office or small retail space in Castlegar News building. (Former Columbia Saws premises). Includes general office, private office, storage area. Landlord will do some redecorating. Fax and photocopying service: available to tenant, Could also discuss possible phone an- Apply at CasNews, 197 Columbio Avenue Ask for Burt. Phone 365-7266 New i of June Business Directo: for the Castl News copy ch and ry will be accepted up to 5 p.m. Tuesday. May 30 for the month Brian L. 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Highs 18 Cloudy with Probability of precipitation is 10 per cent today and 80 per cent Monday 1989 3 Sections (A, B& C) Dioxin levels high, study shows By CLAUDETTESANDECKI Staff Writer i Levels of toxic dioxins and furans five times the level considered safe have been found in bottom-feeding fish downstream from the Celgar Pulp Co. mill, a federal study released Friday shows. Acombined level of 101.3 parts per trillion of 2, 3, 7, 8- T4CDD, the most highly toxic of the dioxins, and furan 2, 3, 7, 8-T4CDF was found in a composite sample of whitefish downstream of the mill on the Columbia River, the study said. About 20 parts per trillion is generally considered a safe limit for the chemicals that are a byproduct of the chlorine method of pulp-bleaching, Ministry of Health spokesman Andrew Hume said. However, the principal author of the study, Fred Mah, toxic chemical coordinator for Enyironment Canada, said there are a number of factors that can affect the toxicity of the chemicals and 20 parts per trillion should not always be assumed safe. People who eat bottom-dwelling fish, especially those caught downstream of the mill, should eliminate the fish from their diets if possible; Hume said “The best policy is not to eat them,”’ he said The provincial Health and Environment ministries advised people to “moderate their consumption” fish in a news release issued Friday. “In practical and public terms, catching the fish a couple of times a year is OK, but if you eat a steady diet of them, you may havea problem," Hume said of the Dallas Tait at Scotties Marina said few people in the area catch bottom fish, preferring instead to go after salmon and trout. * The study found sports fish are safe to eat, but Hume cautioned the study was limited. Fish sampled upstream of the mill were found to have only trace levels of the toxins, Hume said Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore said she'is not sur prised by the results of the study since similar findings were made when studies were recently done kround Lower Mainland pulp mills ‘ Moore said she is in favor of the proposed expansion of Celgar, adding that the pollution problem will be ad. dressed as the mill is modernized. “I strongly support full expansion of the mill and when the expansion is complete, the air and water effluent will be substantially reduced’* because of the new processes tha will be introduced, she said. The mill is expected to announce its expansion plans irr the fall and then it will be several years before the upgrading is completed, Moore said Last week, provincial Environment Minister Bruce Strachan announced stringent new guidelines designed to eliminate the production of dioxins Seventeen pulp mills in B.C. that use chlorine in the bleaching process must build secondary waste treatment systems by Dec. 31, 1991 The federal fish study was conducted over the past year around four Interior communities with pulp mills Prince George, Quesnel, Kamloops and Castlegar The tests were conducted up- and downstream of the mills and concentrated on bottom fish such as suckers, squaw fish and whitefish, as well.as testing sport fish such as dolly varden, trout and salmon. The highest levels of dioxin were found downstream of pulp mills at Quesnel. The level there was 137 parts per trillion. The highest levels of furans — 1,185 parts per trillion — were also found downstream from Quesnel mills. A separate provincial study also released Friday testing drinking waier in the same mill areas found the water safe, Hume said Nurses Castlegar and Ken Talarico said And Talarico said he does not an. ticipate strike action as long as provin ce-wide bargaining continues If there is a strike, the hospital will discuss minimum staffing requiremen set to strike By CasNews Staff District patients should continue to “receive adequate “care and should not be a problem in the event of a nurses’ strike, hospital administrator Castlegar Hospital steward Joan Conkin said she could not discuss details of the negotiations shop Hospital strike vote or hospital access Union spokesmen Wednesday rap ped the Health Labor Relations Association, which bargains with the nurses on behalf of the hospitals, for not tabling a wage offer and for refusing td respond to a reduced wage and benefit package proposed by the union in mid-April. The contract ex ts with the union, he said, adding the hospital already has an essential ser vices plastin place The nurses should be in a legal strike position as of midnight tonight, following the 72-hour strike notice the union began serving to 144 hospitals and major health institutions in the province, union communications of ficer Jerry Miller said Friday The B.C. Nurses Union voted 94 per cent in favor of a province-wide strike when more than 14,000 nurses cast ballots Wednesday, a union release said The union will not release the v news count for Castlegar, Hospital's 51 fu time and casual nurses because the Creating harmony brs Slocan Park /Passmore Community Choir performs at the USCC Youth F: jot underway Saturday at the jant Cultural Centre. More photos page B3. tival which CosNews pho! union doesn’t want it known which hospitals voted more strongly in favor Ho by Cloudene Sendeck' of job action, Miller said pired March 31 The initial union package called for a 33-per-cent wage increa: year and benefit totalling 43 per cent over ofie improvements Miller said there will be no picketing at least until bargaining session is set 1o begin and there won't be any picketing as long as Tuesday when a negotiations are going on We don’t intend to picket “unless negotiations turn sour,” he said Talarico said ajtentative provincial contract has beeh reached with the Health Sciences Assogiation that in cludes lab technicians and dieticians and negotiations are ongoing with the Hospital Employees Union which represents licenced practical nurses. By CLAUDETTESANDECKI Staff Writer The Ministry-of Highways has agreed to institute several safety measures on the highway in front of Tarrys elementary school in response to Tarrys Parent Group's concerns for children’s safety A double solid line that will discourage passing in front of the school, ‘rumble strips”’ and the removal of trees that create a ‘‘tunnel”’ effect in the area as well as a street light and overhead crosswatk sign will be installed, Central Kootenay district. highways manager Dan Williams told parents at a recent meeting, The parents also asked that a speed regulation signs be put up at either end of the school zone but that issue is stilt being negotiated with the Ministry of Highways, parent group spokesman Jim Posnikoff told the Castlegar News. The new measures follow Nelson RCMP Highway Patrol’s announcement it will crack down on speeders in the area. Last week, 26 speeding tickets were handed out in the school zone and RCMP Sgt. Larry Wagner said the stepped-up patrols of the area will continue until drivers change their attitude and slow to $0 kilometres when there are children on the highway That could mean continuing patrols in the summer when children use the playground and into September if necessary, Wagner said. “*(The limit of) 50 kilometres is the maximum, nota Suggested mediocre speed,"’ he said. ‘It’s just a matter of drivers matching the needle (6 the right number on the dash." Tarrys principal Russ Rilcof said the ‘‘tremendous Ministry agrees to safety measures decrease in speed"’ in front of the school as a result of the increased RCMP" presence ‘‘leaves me almost speeches’ The proposed new speed signs would set the maximum speed limit in the school zone at 50 kilometres between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 and. 2:30 p.m when students are most likely to be crossing the high: way, Rilcof said Williams said sueh’signs are unknown in B.C. and if they are approvéd for Tarrys, they would be “unique."" The new safety measures were decided on at a meeting recently between Tartys Parent Group and Williams. The session followed a larger meeting on the issue that included representatives from the RCMP and a representative from Minister of State for the Kootenays Howard Dirks’ office Williams, who said he has been district manager for a few weeks, said the safety issue ‘‘seemsto have come to a-head-with-the-graduat increase imtraffic™ past the school Rilcof said a combination of close calls between children and speeding cars, a video the parent group and the school prepared earlier this year and sent to the ministry and Dirks’ office, the strongly expressed feeling of the parents and the possible upcoming provincial election added up to movement on an issue that has been of concern to the school for several years The greater governmental cooperation “could have been political posturing’’ but there is a ‘‘general tone of support from Victoria” right now and ‘we have continued on page A3