arg SIGAMOUS bagplie Despite, one of the en ney OS din profitable recreational empire. Starting with a shoestring investment of $3,000 less than three years ago, Phillip Carroll and David Steele expect revenues of more than $4 million this year, and more than triple that amount in 1986. ; Their company, Three Buoys Houseboat Charters Ltd., has a fleet of 60 luxury houseboats valued at $4 million on the shores of Shuswap Lake, abdut-halfway between Vancouver and Calgary. Three Buoys employs more than 80 people at a 4,090-square-metre manufacturing plant in Kelowna rent during an weekend ski trip to Vernon on Jan. 26, 1982. NOTICED SIGN While driving through Sicamous en route to Vernon, Carroll and Steele noticed a sign advertising houseboats for rent. during the off-season Nov. 1 to April 30; 50 more at the company’s 2.8-hectare marina in on Lake from May 1 to Oct. 31; and 15 in year-round marketing operations at the head office in Calgary. Now Steels and Carroll, both of whom were just 21 But when they stopped to ask about renting one for the ig summer, they were told none were available, and the waiting list was several inonths long. It was the same story at several other docks around the lake. Pillared vera Bins i Carroll recalls with a smile. o%. They arrived in Sicamous on a Friday night. By Sunday they were the owners of a $125,000. marina, had leased a quonset hut and a half-hectare of land from « nearby farmer, and Three Buoys was off and running. In checking out other houseboats in the area, the two young enterpreneurs had noticed that most of the vessels were at least 20 years old, cramped and uncomfortable, with only the barest of necessities. So they decided to make their boats as cic and luxurious as possible, with built-in stoves, refrigerators, sinks and flush toilets, as well as curtains on the windows and even a stereo sound system. BRIDGING THE GAP... CP Rail workers work a new 90-ton bridg@ into position over the east channel of the Kootenay River, just north of Creston P New bridge across river SIRDAR — Using hydrau lie rams and jacks CP Rail bridge and building crews have carefully inched a new 81,640-kilogram (90-ton) bridge span from falsework supports into’ permanent position over the east chan nel of the Kootenay River just north of Creston. The $850,000 project started in May and was de signed to replace about 78 metres of pile trestle bridge approach structure with a new 27-metre-long steel span and 15,300 cu. m (20,000 cubie yards) of rock fill. The new span connects with the existing 26-metre (85 ft.) span over the Koot enay River. It was supplied by Dominion Bridge of Win- Mon. - Fri., CHRISTMAS SEASON SHOPPING HOURS Starting Monday, Nov. 26 9:30.a.m.-9p.m Saturday, 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Hudsons Bay Company 1223 - 3rd St., Castlegar 365-6256 HOURS 7. a.m. -1 p.m. Mon. - Fri. 8a.m.-9a.m. nipeg. & Paid Monthly — jeanrenionss BCRIC merger with CDIC VANCOUVER (CP) — The federal government has talk ed with investment groups interested in buying shares in the B.C. Resource Invest ment Corp. that the gov ernment might take in ex change for assets of the Canada Development Invest ment Corp., Sinclair Stevens, minister of regional indus trial expansion, said Friday. Stevens, who is enthusi astic about the uge conglom erate that would be created if B.C. Resources merged with CDIC, said he would like to meet with Bruce Howe, B.C. Resources president, while he is in Vancouver “The whole deal is con templated, as we've discuss ed it with BCRIC people, not only on the share exchange,” said Stevens. “But then the federal gov ernment would have a stand by buyer or gropu of buyers who would buy the shares that we end up with.” He said the federal gov ernment already has ap proached pension funds and other money pools, which have then expressed prelim inary interest in buying such shares. If B.C. Resources pur. chased CDIC assets “it would mean a very substantial con. glomerate centred with a head office here in Van couver” and the federal gov ernment would like to see it use that opportunity to in. crease trade with the Asia. Pacific region, Stevens said. Pick a patch of Sunshine Bouquet! 4 ontf$ 3.99 « THE PLANT ANNEX with the Commercial Student in a Association held at UBC 1241-3rd S*. 365-3744 COHOE INSURANCE ANNOUNCEMENT Lori Price of Cohoe Insurance was presented Union Aword as Top recent Qualifying and Licensing” Course Lori's mark of 96.7% hi + overall and the fourth highest mark achieved since the course began in B.C. in 1977. LORI PRICE, just onother reason to make COHOE INSURANCE your insurance agency “NOBODY KNOWS MORE ABOUT INSURANCE” Insurance Agents was the Dear Boys and Girls... The Castlegar News has agreed to be my helper this year | and receive letters from you to me. These letters will be published ina special edition on December 19, in plenty of time for me to read them. In your BEST handwriting (or printing), write your letter to Santa and mail it to: Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4 Or, you may drop off your letter at the Castlegar News at 197 Columbia Ave. Be sure it is in the mail to reach us by Dec. 12. Remember to be good boys and girls and mind your parents. I'm starting my list right now. Love, P.S. Be sure to put your name and age at the bottom of your letter. P.P.S. We will draw 10 letters from all those submitted, and each of the 10 letter writers will receive two fickets to the Castle Theatre. WORKING HARD . . . Ken Valentine (18), who worked hard for Castlegar Rebels in KIJHL action Thursday night attempts to score on Nelson Jr By GARY HYSON Castlegar Rebels - recorded .a-heek to back -win Thursday night when they defeated Nelson Jr. Maple Leafs 9-7, after beating Beaver Valley Nite Hawks Tuesday night with an identical score. In Thursday's home game, Fred Poznekoff put the locals ahead 1-0 at 1:40 of the first period Rod Horeoff, in deep, passed to Jack Kanigan at the point, who spotted Poznekoff open in the high slot. He first timed his shot then put the puck into the net Rebels’ Ken Valentine, with a good wrist shot from Adrian Markin and Dave Terhune put his team two up at 2:40. Jr. Leafs forward Dave Elme put his team on the board at 3:49. Sleepy Nelson defence allowed Kelly Hurd to skate in for a shot on a screened Chipper Charles Wallace but he was equal to the shot Hurd picked up his own rebound at the side of the net and flipped it up over the sprawled goalie to Ken Hoodicoff who made sure of the counter Rob Tamelin was injured shortly after when he was hit trying to split Nelson's defence at the blueline. Rebels fifth goal belonged to Keith Klimchuk, just back from his hand injury that had him sidelined for several games. Rebels’ Mitch Peacock took exception to Leafs Wade Robertson shooing him around in his crease and his slashing penalty gave the Leafs their first power play chance Stingy Rebels defence allowed them only one shot and no goals. The “triple H” line “lit-er-up” at 12:40 with Hurd shooting passed a surprised Wallace in the Leafs goal Nelson scored their second goal on a dribbler that Peacock ended up sitting on. Referee Bill Savinkoff was fooled on this one and had to ask for help from the goal judge and his linesman (Brad Ashton and Mike Twolan) before allowing the goal to stand. A good call and not too much dispute. Rebels’ Hurd scored the team's seventh goal on a beautiful shot from in close Hoodicoff was used as a decoy and also picked up the assist At 7:56 of the second period Dave Perehudoff scored Maple Leats goalie. Rebels still won game by score of 9-7 CosNewsPhote by Doug Horvey Rebels defeat Leafs the Rebels eighth goal on a five on five from if close. Leafs David Bimes notched his second of the game at 18:37. This was one of the few times that the Rebels could not get the puck out of their own end. Peacock was down and out for the goal and could not be faulted Jr. Leafs got a three on one late in the period but Hoodicoff, backchkecking, isolated the Nelson player in the slot and nullified any scoring chance. Resse Eyre dented the twine for the Rebels ninth and final goal at 17:46 of the second period. Jr. Leafs apparent tough guy Wade Robertson, cross checked Eyre into the goal after the whistle and Rebels Bob DeSousa came Eyre's defence. Both DeSousa and Robertson were banished to the sin bin with Robertson picking up an additonal minor. With 2:18 left in the second period, Rebels’ Dan Taylolr and Blaine Roshinsky (the later called up from the Juvenile Reps), were caught up ice and Jr. Leafs Rob Sewell, was allowed to capitalize on a breakaway Rebels were not able to score in the third period and the Jr. Leafs got off some lucky goal-scoring shots Their fifth goal was shot right along the ice past 10 pairs of skates. Peacock had to have been screened and somehow the puck had eyes and found its way into the net Rebels line of Valentine, Perehudoff, and Dave Terhune looked like a real threat throughout the game. Defence on all lines was steady and much improved Valentine had to be voted “hard luck” player of the game. He worked hard for his part of the 60 minutes, but everytime he saw a gaping net he either hit a post, stick or skate Terhune kept the Nelson forwards off balance with plenty of punishing clean checks. The whole team gave 100 per cent for this game and it's this kind of play that Boucher holds lead in skating competition WEST BERLIN (CP) — Canada’s Gaetan Boucher was a surprise loser in the 1,000-metre race but still dis- played his Olympic form to hold the lead after the first day of a twoday interna tional speed skating sprint competition. The 26-year-old double gold medallist at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics, captured the 500-metre race but was a surprise second to Soviet skater Igor Sheles ovski in the 1,000 his specialty Boucher, now living in St. Hubert, Que., won the 500 in 37.78 seconds and had a time of one minute 16.11 in the 1,000-metre race The two finishes gave him 75.835 points heading into today’s two races when the 500 and 1,000 will be con tested again. Shelesovski is in second place with 76,670 points. The point totals are decided on the basis of times. Boucher looked set to take a commanding lead after winning the 500. He led the 1,000 after most of the top skaters had finished. But Shelesovski clocked a re markable time of 1:15.50 to put a damper on the Can adian cheers and broke Bou cher’s meet record for the distance. “If you're the fastest at a given distance like the 1,000 — I don’t lose the 1,000 many times in a year — you don't want to lose,” said Boucher. “But I've just lost the first one of the year. “J want to keep the 1,000. I want to win all of them, so | guess I have to start again tomorrow.” The Canadian team vet eran, aiming at a third world sprint title, said he wasn't surprised by the Russian's performance. Shelesovski had the third fastest time for the 1,000-metre race in the world last year “You have guys like (Ser gei) Khlebnikov and this guy (Shelesovski) who the longer they skate the better they get,” said Boucher. “I guess that’s what happened with Shelesovski and on a day like today when you have the wind to contend with you never know what can hap pen.” Boucher is confident he'll capute the overall title for the third time. He won in 1977 and 1981 “Unless I really have a bad 500 and this guy has a good one and beats me in the 1,000 again, I should win easily. He has a slight chance, but I usually skate better on the second day.” Sylvie Daigie, 22, of Sher- boroke, also had a fine out- ing, taking in the women's 1,000 with a time of 1:26.07 and fourth in the 500 in 43.07 — two one-hundredths of a second behind third place Skadi Walter of East Ger many. “I felt better in the 1,000 because in the 500 I fell. But I didn’t panic. I'm surprised. But I'll stay cool tomorrow.” East German skaters Christa Rothenburger and Angela Stahnke finished 1-2 in both women's events as compatriots swept the first three places in the 500- metre race and took three of the top four placings over 1,000 metres. the fans appreciate. It is gratifying to see the fans starting to fill the rink. and cheer the efforts of both teams. Next home stand for the locals is against the High Flying Spokane Flames on Saturday night. Game time is 8 p.m. at the Community Complex Let's hope the fans will fill the rink for what very well may be a deciding game for first place in the West Division. Three-way skier stressed EDMONTON (CP) The train the technical base in exploits of downhill racers events like the slalom and Steve Podborski, Ken Read giant slalom to become a and Todd Brooker — known good skier. Then maybe in as the Crazy Canucks — have two or three years you make pushed other members of a decision and can always Canada’s men's ski team into springboard into downhill obscurity We're going to wait longer But Glen Wurtele, the new for specialization. head coach, has set out to “Developing a weel-round shift some of the attention to ed technical skier leaves the Unknown Canucks — sel- more doors open for the ski dom r i team mem. er, but it’s a little hard to get bers like Alain Villiard, Mike them over the idea that Tommy and Jim Read, whose downhill is the way to go.” specialties are the slalom and Wurtele said attitudes giant slalom. might change if a Canadian “I believe strongly in the slalom or giant slalom skier three-way skier,” Wurtele can win a World Cup race. said. “We're stressing the But winning is not easy three-way skier. “In downhill, you're fight “A strong technical base is ing against four or five major what he need. You work and powers, but in slalom and giant slalom you're talking 15 to 16 countries.” Wurtele is happy with the way the Canadian team has progressed since June at training camps in Oregon, British Columbia, Argentina and Switterland “We had a one-week grout dryland camp at Kelowna. The team was training to gether physiealty. It moti vated and challenged them and developed more tean spirit.” The entire men’s team, in cluding slalom, giant slalom and downhill and the nationai development group, went to Switzerland in October. “We worked together as a group, which is good for the younger guys,” said Wurtele “Then we started to split up into three different areas. “The key to our program is a lot of flexibility with re gards to the younger skiers,” he said “They skied downhill one week with Todd Brooker, then slalom and giant slalom with Jim Read. We want to develop each guy to his in dividual strength. “The guys are coming to gether as a team and a group with a lot of spirit.” There was one casualty Chris Kent of Calgary tore a ligament in his left knee last week and is out for the sea- son. The first World Cup race will be held Dee. 6 in Val sere, France. NHL LAST NIGHT Oilers defeat Blues 7-6 EDMONTON (CP) — Mike Krushelnyski’s disputed goal at 12:06 of the third period snapped a 6-6 tie, capped Edmonton's second comeback of the night and enabled the Oilers to defeat St. Louis 7-6 Krushelnyski couldn't get his stick on Wayne Gretzky's rebound but he got his left skate on it. The Blues, led by goaltender Mike Liut, argued that Krushelnyski had kicked the puck in but referee Bryan Lewis disagreed It was Edmonton's second goal of the period and erased a 6-5 lead St. Louis took into the final period. Jari Kurri had scored earlier in the period, giving him four points for the night. Gretzky scored twice and picked up three assists. Krushelynski had two assists. Dave Huater, Paul Coffey and Pat Hughes also scored for Edmonton. NORTH STARS 4 LEAFS 2 TORONTO (CP) — Minnesota right winger Brian Bellows scored his ninth and 10th goals of the season in the first period and the North Stars held on to defeat Toronto 42 Rick Vaive countered for the Leafs in the second period before Brian Lawton put the North Stars ahead 3-1 at 3:41 of the third period when he squeezed a shot from a faceoff circle between Leaf goaltender Ken Wregget's chest and right arm. John Anderson replied for the Leafs with 3:54 left when he picked up the rocochet of Bill Derlago's drive off a goal post and slid the puck into an open net with Minnesota goaltender Gilles Meloche out of position FLYERS 4 WHALERS 4 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Forward Derrick Smith scored off a loose puck in the slot with 8:33 left in regulation time to lift the Flyers into a 4-4 tie with Hartford Smith's goal capped a two-goal comeback by the Flyers. who extended their unbeaten streak to nine games (8-0 1) Hartford had built a 42 lead on two goals by Mark Johnson and a goal each by Ray Neufeld and Torrie Robertson. Rich Tocehet struck twice for Philadelphia Johnson's second goal came on a power play for the Whalers 30 seconds into the third period to give Hartford its two-goal edge. But the Flyers, on a 30-foot wrister by Mark Howe at 6:56, closed within one, setting the stage for Smith's unassisted goal. DEVILS 5 PENGUINS 3 PITTSBURGH (AP) Mel Bridgman and Doug Sulliman scored late in the third period to give New Jersey Devils a 5-3 vietory over Pittsburgh Penguins. Bridgman scored with 4:20 left, breaking in alone and firing a shot through Denis Herron’s legs from the right circle. Sulliman scored his eighth of the season with 1:37 left when he intercepted a Randy Hillier pass and stuffed the puck behind Herron. Doug Shedden game Pittsburgh a 3-3 tie at 3:24 of the third period when he batted a rebound past Ron Low. New Jersey's Aaron Broten and Pittsburgh's Greg Fox exchanged first-period goals before the Devils took a 3-1 lead in the second period with scores 1:35 apart CANADIENS 6 RED WINGS 4 MONTREAL (CP) — Mats Naslund scored three goals, including the winner, and an insurance goal into an empty net with four seconds left, powering Montreal to a 64 vietory over Detroit. Ryan Walter with a pair, and Bobby Smith also scored for the Canadiens and Alfie Turcotte had three assists. Steve Yzerman, Ivan Boldirev, Frantisek Cernik and John Ogrodnick replied for the Red Wings, whose third-period rally from a 5-2 deficit fell just short The Canadiens, 13-42, took 31 lead into the third period and increased it to 4-1 on Walters’ second goal After Boldirev reduced the margin to 42 at 6:30. Naslund cut in alone to deke Detroit goaltender Corrado Micalef and slide a backhander underneath lhim during a Montreal power play at 12:25. NORDIQUES 8 RANGERS 3 QUEBEC (CP) — Left winger Michel Goulet scored twiee to highlight a four-goal flurry in the first half of the second period and Anton Stastny added two goals as Quebec Nordiques defeated the injury-riddied New York Rangers a3 The Rangers, playing without seven regulars who are sidelined with an assortment of injuries, were outshot 19-2 in the first period, but emerged with only 2 2-0 deficit on goals by Normand Rochefort and Paul Gillis. But in the first 8:21 of the second period, the Nordiques buried them with the two goals by Goulet — giving him 15 for the season — and others by Peter Stastny and Tony McKegney ISLANDERS 6 SABRES 3 UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Billy Smith recored his sixth straight victory and Mike Bossy continued his sensational scoring pace with a goal and three assists as New York Islanders downed Buffalo Sabres 6-3. Smith, who sat out the team’s first nine games this year, has won those six starts at home, where the Islanders are 11-1. New York has not lost in its last seven games, 6-0-1. Buffalo, meanwhile, hes lost its last four games as cogch Seotty Bowman attempts to tie the all-time coaching victories record of Dick Irvin. Bowman is one short with 689 wins. The Sabres are 1-9-1 on the road this year. Buffalo took a 1-0 lead when Mike Foligno tipped in Gil Perreault’s pass at 11:57 of the first period. BLACK HAWKS 2 BRUINS 1 BOSTON (AP) — Al Secord rilfed a 15-foot wrist shot over the right pad of Boston goaltender Pete Peters with 32 seconds remaining Saturday afternoon to give Chicago a 2-1 National Hockey League victory over the Bruins and snap the Black Hawks’ losing streak at three games. Denis Savard, who had scored Chicago's first goal, passed the puck from the right boards across to Secord, who was speeding up the middle of the ice into Boston's zone. Secord, a former Bruin, unleashed the shot that enabled Chicago backup goalie Warren Skorobenski to record his fifth victory against no losses or ties in his rookie season. Skorodensi repeatedly stopped strong Bruin scoring bids and turned aside 37 shots. Soviet edges Canadian champ TOYKO (CP) Soviet skater Alexander Fadeev edged Canadian champion Brian Orser by 0.7 points for the men’s singles title at an points. He collected 0.4 and 104.3 in the short program Friday. Orser was awarded a total of 2.8 and 208.1 points. Brian international figure skating competition Saturday when the Olympic silver medallist fell on the second jump of his free-skating routine. Fadeev stole the show with a diffieult display of triple axels and a series of triple jumps, but to many obser. vers Orser lost the title when he mis-landed a triple axel. “That's why I lost,” the Penétanguishene, Ont., ska ter said. “That was the differ. Sarajevo Olympics earlier this year and took another silver at the world cham Otympics and third in the world championships Six judges gave Fadeev 5.8, two judges 5.9 and one 5.7 out of a possible six points Fadeev was awarded an overall score of 1.4 and 208.8 of the United States moved up to third place from fourth with a total of 4.6 and 204.0 points. Karen Barber and Nicky Slater of Britain captured the ice dancing title to beat the Soviet pair of Elena Bat. anova and Alexei Soloviev by 22 points. Kelly Johnson of Toronto and John Thomas of Brampton, Ont., held third place. The Canadians skated their modern electronic theme faultlessly, but barely managed to hold their plac ing. They were awarded 5.08 and 5.48 for technical merit but received 5.28 to 5.58 for “We were pushing some thing new, and they don't quite know what to do with it,” said Thomas. “But I think dance has to go modern otherwise we'll be skating West Side Story until the year 2064.” The British pair, skating flawlessly im an oriental routine set to the music Dragon Dance, earned a total of 1.4 and 157.6 points while the Soviets were awarded 2.08 and 155.4 points. John son and Thomas were awarded 42 and 148.2 points.