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TRAIL TIMES
-cr A forum on-health care Thurs- *
“ ‘day admittedly turned out to- be
an, education for candidates in the

tion to one of his answers, That
thought was repeated by New
Democratic candidate Ed Conroy,
Angela Price of the Green Party
and Independent Chris D'Arcy,

d-Trail y in

all four noted their will-

many instances,
ddressing the j

ingness to listen to the people and

“tive action."

Price indicated that ‘12 eas
ago, when she received treatment
from a:doctor of:p;

ic 1e transfetre

"funds would be wséd. for, but'said

ins he NDE would deal With health

medicine which has'kepti her
healthy, only'two.per cent of the
health. care. budget, was spent‘on

fessionali'to di
Gate the money’ should be spent.
Siomens _ also! pointed’: out
health: care’';'spending “has

take their to 8

Piopared by health care profes-
Opals inthe Trail area, the four
‘qindidates shored the philosop
‘that health care is the first Priority
this province. However, the
‘forum, sponsored by the Trail and
District Branch of the Canadian
Mental Health Association, also
‘served “to ensure that candidates
‘are, made aware of concerns both
‘locally and provincially.”

"The more I look at the scope
of health care, the more I see it is
a good learning experience,”
‘Social Credit candidate Walter
Siemens remarked as an introduc-

+ ment.

Price, who again criticized the
other parties for not taking envi-
ronmental concerns seriously,
said the Greens environmental
stance is also the basis for health

icine. She’ ‘noted
that has since been cut t back. + *
The S "s

d 60'per:cent in the Inst
Ave years and, he’said, “many of

spending on health care’ was
defended by Siemens. He noted
the leader of the opposition; Mike
Harcourt, has said that. British
Cc has the best | ‘health ‘Care

care di they
would be banning uranium min-
ing, setting pollution standards to
be adhered. to, banning cigarette
and alcohol advertising — just
some of the things that contribute
to a need for health care. “Our
basic premise is to give everyone
the opportunity to live healthy
lives and we advocate preventa-

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"Wo spend more money =n
health than any other
or budget item,” Siemens. said,
pointing out the total ‘spent’on
health care last year was $5.4 bil-
lion. * three Per cent of the
provincial budget is spent on
health. that is enough or
not is another peor and I, per-
sonally, think we will never have
enough.”

New: Democrat Ed Conroy
countered that it is not enough
when “we have people literally
veers
ae too.much for: funding. When
asked how much new'money his
party prepared to put into the
health care system, Conroy point-
ed out to the audisnce of 20 that
the NDP is “committed to putting
one-half of the lottery funds into
the health care budget.”

In response to an earlier quip

’ from Siemens that the NDP com-

mitment would only equal five

+ per cent of the health care budget,

Conroy said, “Five per cent of
that isn’t bad.” He added he did

Which candidate
refused to use -
lawn signs
because they are
environmentally
bad?

for operstions and .
is relied

Walter Siemens

‘SPONSORED BY YOUNG SOCREDS

SIEMENS, Walter A. 1X

the past five years.

behind us.

It's time for new energy. New

opportunities.
who pay for it.

change for the better.

But now it's time to put the past

people. New ideas. And new

I's time for a government as
honest and hard-working as the people

That's the change Mike Harcourt
and the New Democrats offer: A

agenda."

There's only one way
to get British Columbia
back on track.

Vote New Democr at.

Grace McCarthy was right: The B.C.
spirit has been seriously damaged over

"Harcourt is one of those rare
politicians who doesn't have a hidden :

-- PETER C. NEWMAN, Macleans

"He wants the best for the most

JSor the least. He wants to spend as
little as possible to the widest effect."
-- DENNY BOYD, Vancouver Sun
"Harcourt gives off a quiet air of
confidence that.stands out."
-- JIM HUME, Victoria Times-Colonist

_ There is a. better way for B.C.

“It's time for a change.

‘funded by lottery
furikine that the ‘leader of the
opposition is suggesting be put
health care is already used’ in
prcvenative nieadT think tent
Independent Chris D'Arcy
noted that everyone wants the
health care’ system in place, and
said, “the first priority ‘for peat
care should be to‘g

ae into ae heal

‘but it was noted'by an audience

member that there has’ been a”
number of studies over the years
and they only seem ‘to-get

shelved. It was asked if any Of the :,

candidates were willing’ to ‘do

, Something with those studies, °

‘system, i and. decentralize’ care’
with mental health: pro!

these pat sts

many as possinie
pat “own commu.

will, remain in
nities both for ‘medical Care ‘an

id
. to return’ toa normal life’ with

family ‘nnd friends.’ But: while’ the
Canadian Mental Health Astocin-
d'the i

"It's a travesty that ge i
leads people down the garden
path and nothing ever happens,”
D'Arcy said. “There is’ useful
information gathered and it never
sees’ the light‘of day and people

begin‘to take a: skeptical’ look. It

needs to happen.” |

‘The other candidates concurred
that the studies should be acted On.
Th *s forum 1

i healthy economy” so that the

money is there, He explained that
the health ‘care’ budget “has
increased at a rate of five or six

with Buddy DeVito, president of
the Trail and District Branch of

the CMHA, explaining that, as -

the result ‘of five years of study

tion ‘has: fe
there is a'need for housing,’ ‘sup-
‘services and funding.
enn order for this’ initasive ‘to
be'a success it will require'a
application of the ‘provin-
cial ‘poveramont’ 's effort’ towards
the financial and physical aspects
Of the plan ‘than we have ‘scen'to
date,” DeVito said. ‘i
Feeling the comments were
addressed to him, Siemens’ said
‘he believed in’ the plan‘and if
given the chance to be involved
he would work to. See’ the per-
ceived problems in delivering the

per cent in excess of ii and
the demand has been i ing in

and , the P
A da draft plan

those proportionate terms as well.”
Throughout the forum, all four

in January 1990 to ‘replace

‘Riverview Hospital. The Purpose

plan were resolved. The other

three candidates said they would

also make sure ‘of an ongoing
to the i

of the plan is to instil

Young protestors in Nelson were ready and waiting for premier Rita John:
ston as she rolled into town on her campaign tour bus, last Thursday.

About 20 protestors, wearing cardboard masks of both Johnston and

Howard Dirks, heckled the premier .who.at.the same, time, was sheltered
by a larger group of supporters. :

SUN STAFF PHOTO/ Sharlene Imhott

Steelworker's president
demands official apology

TRAIL TIMES

The president of Local 480
of the United Steelworkers: is
asking the Western, Canada

“tion for an apology to the Trail
Lead Task Force and to the citi-
zens of the Trail area for com-
ments made last week.

The Western Canada Envi-

for another four years under an
amended pollution-control ‘per-
mit.

WCELA staff counsel Calvin
Sandborn told rhe. Vancouver

fr al Law A

Sun the “evid is that irre-

Env. Law. A t

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monson

Thursday issued a
stating the B.C. government

‘ should conduct a public inquiry

before it approves a request by
Hootie :

‘What minister intervened.
‘{-in the Highways Task
Force resolution to restart’
the Robson Ferry, result-_
ing in the ferry being
moved to his riding?”

Howard Dirks!

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damage is ‘being done
to children in Trail. I think we
should be looking for compen-
sation for the kids and the par-
ents. There is a statistical
probability that those kids in
‘Trail are impaired intellectually
because of the lead levels in
their blood.” te

The “ill- -thought out! press
release” on lead contamination
in the city of Trail is inaccurate
and inflammatory, Local 480
president Doug Swanson ‘Said
in a release Friday.

“No one from this group
inquired locally’ as to the’ issue.
The Trail Community Lead
Task Force is'‘on the job" and
is acting in 4 practical and
manner, There is a

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Cominco explains environment pélicies

sion, at the Colville Grange Hall

: TRAIL TIMES

Ape an attempt ‘to, meet the grow-
‘pe ‘concern about the health of
the Columbia River among Wash-
‘ington state residents, Cominco
went to, Colville Thursday to
explain what it js doing to reduce
discharges, ,

“As part of the public consulta-
tion, process to have its expiring
pollution ‘ Control permit extended
until 1995, Cominco staff made a
. two-hour presentation detailing
Trail operations: and the history of
, pollution abatement attempts.
Cominco will repeat the

ithe

d they wished improve-

;ments could be made faster, But

seemed)

charged by the Celgar pulp mill:
He told The. Times the waming

cited is a rather “odd advisory”

that revi d the health risk asso-

satisfied that the company is
doing as much as can be expected
to reduce water and air emissions,
“The striking progress is

doug aad ”

commented one man. But he also
wondered if irreversible damage
has not already been done to the
river and Lake Roosevelt. “Are we
Not at the point of no return based
on settlings from past years?"
"The Columbia is still an

ciated with eating river fish 20
times a month. Even with a safety
factor of 100, the report conclud-
ed there is no health risk. Butiit
went on to say that if people want
to reduce their exposure they
should reduce consumption, and
remove the skin and fat from fish
before eating it.

But a consulting biologist
retained by Cominco to help with
the public. meetings : said

, tion in Trail Tuesday.

"There has been_a lot of.con-
, Cem expressed and the Perception
_is out there that Cominco i is sim-
ply dumping into the river and
doesn’t care about what goes on
south of the border, and that the
Tiver is deteriorating,” Graham
Kenyon, Cominco manager of
environmental affairs, told The

"We wanted to counter that
with the information that there has
been a program going on for 13
years and that there has been dra-
matic improvements. That isn’t
understood right up to the senior
political levels in Washington
State. We wanted to show the peo-
ple down there that the river isn’t
getting worse and that with the
improvements planned by Comin-
co and Celgar there is no reason it
won't approach ... a pristine river
in terms of chemicals.”

Questions and comments from
the 75 people attending the ses-

clean
river,” said Kenyon. “In terms of
a totally pristine river from before
the days when man arrived, that
is debatable. But compared to
elsewhere, and its ability to sup-
port river life, that is true,”

One man quoted from a 1986
state report that said concentrates
of lead and cadmium in Lake
Roosevelt fish weré among the
highest found in the U.S. In
response, Kenyon borrowed the
questioner’s report and read out
its conclusions that heavy metals
in the river are not a health haz-
ard for human or aquatic life. He
added research by Cominco indi-
cates that the comparisons in the
report with other rivers are not
accurate.

Asked about a Washington
Department of Health warning
regarding consumption of fish
from the river, Kenyon said it had
nothing to do with heavy metals
from Cominco. The advisories
relate to furans and dioxins dis-

umbia fish are safe for con-
sumption, B.C, Ministry of Envi-
ronment staff in attendance said
there is only one health warming
on fish consumption in B.C.
Anglers are advised not to cat
more than one walleye a week
from the river because of lead
levels. B.C, has the toughest stan-
dards in the world for lead-bom
water, he added,

Another questioner asked
about the 350 tons of treated slag
discharged into the river daily,
and why it can’t be used to make
asphalt or some other product, as
is the case in Europe. The slag is
chemically inert and does not
leach heavy metals. '

"The problem we have is that
Cominco is so far away from
areas of major highway construc-
tion that it becomes an economic
issue," said Walter Kuit.
“Research into uses for slag has
been ongoing for a long time and
continues, but the results at the
moment are not encouraging.

Foster families make a difference

What do Foster Parents do to -

make a difference? Being “there”
for a child to listen, to encourage,
to help through a difficult time.
They work as a team with the
child’s social worker and parent
with the aim to reconnect the
child with his family.

What is it like to be a foster
parent? It can mean both frus-
tration and job. It can mean late
nights of worrying, meetings
with the child’s social workers,

and Probation Officer. Or it
could mean seeing a child
laugh, trust and feel safe after
months of living with you.
Fostering isn’t always and

easy task, so why do these dedi...
cated ‘families choose to‘take a”

child into their homes? Local

- foster parent Joyce Hillstead

says she gets immense satisfac-
tion when she is ‘able to break
down the wall and “get the
child out of a tough kid.”
Likewise, Joan Matineau,
whose own own. children have

RCMP
issue
counterfett
warning —

People are alerted to the fact
that a $50 counterfeit; bill was
passed in Rossland last ‘Tuesday.

The bill came through the
Rossland branch of the Bank of
Montreal, RCMP say.

The counterfeits are a notica-
bly darker red than legal tender
and lack the ridges found on a
Canadian bane.

:Any person or business that
suspects they have. one in their
possession is asked to.phone
their closest, ‘detachment of the
R iy ;

that, Columbia reed
River downstream
benefits would |
return to this area?

;Matural parent, school, doctors, ‘~

“Walter Siemens 1

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grown and left home, states that
the challenge of fostering helps
keep her young. She adds, “If I
get one kid out of a hundred that
my involvement helps, then I get
enormous satisfaction.”

What does it take to be a foster
parent? Joyce Hillstead believes
that, as well as an abundance of
patience, tolerance, and under-
standing, identify with an emo-

ionally wounded child.”

“However, if were to,

ordinator say, “Kids are usually
very perceptive and persistent.
If a kid doesn’t like something,
he or she can usually force us
foster ‘Parents to deal with any-
thing in our own life that is not
cleared up.”

October 20 - 26 is Foster Fam-!
ily Week, our community's
opportunity to say “Thank you”
to these special families. i

_ We need foster parents for

‘aska foster parent to pinpoint the
most significant thing that foster-
ing has done for her as a parent
and a human being, the response
usually would be about self-
growth.

_ Chris Hopkins, the West
Kootenay Foster parent Co-

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Who had the Minister
of Energy agree that :
lower cost power
should be provided to
business and industry
at locations where the
power is produced? -;

Walter Siemens

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PUBLIC NOTICE

a8 required by the Election Act, Section 67 (4).

Notice Is hereby given to the citizens of the Roasland/Trall
Electoral District that certain persons have been appointed,
each to act as an Offictal Agent for the duly nominated ,
Candidate appointing them, at the Provincial Election now” a

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Candidate
SIEMENS, Walter

CONROY, Ed

PRICE, Angela

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Dated: 16 October, 1994

Official Agents are as follows:

- Trail,”
accountant area}

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» human resource Consuttant .

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AT

Leo Soligo, ;
3561 Aster pitve. 2

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2095 - 6th Ave.,
Trall,
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1880 Kootenay Ave.,
(Box 948);
Rosslend, .-.»

Ronald Joseph,
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engineer x 5

BARBARA MCKAY, :,
Retuming Officer,

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. Cominco is looking at ground
«disposal of slag asypart of he gec-_,

1 ond phase of lead -modemization,  ;

but most of the discussion Thurs-
day focused on: the lead

cury from six'kg to-two,

While :Cominco's" permits
low it toexceed provincial stan-

to Colville

-Cominco river and air discharges
will be reduced so ‘that all emis-
sions will be significantly bet6w

‘dards for heavy'metal disch
ig data’p d indi-

» program, “'Give.usi a:
of whether the‘new smelter: swill
¢ver work?" asked one man: ':!i.

: Kenyon said-a decisidn is
expected by March on whether to
atenipt a, “retrofit ‘Of the exist-

ing QSL gy-orat it

{cated the pany is mecting the

» standard on‘ an'six-month average

basis, although there may be
“occasional short-term spikes.
«Cominco monitoring stations also
‘report average readings that show

“in favor of the Russian Kivect
“ process. If the QSL reactor.can be
salvaged Cominco won't’ require

the full permit extension’ it is .

applying for,: but; building ‘ainew
‘smelter would require: up:t fo
years, :

i "The problem with the technol-
: ogy. is not as simple as just throw-

: ing: money at it,!) Kenyon saido“If
it was. we would: have fixed it’ By ©
“Now. The problem is'the technol-

: ogy just doesn't work.” ta?
But Kuit said Comiricocis still

smodemization,:not only forenvi-
\fonmental reasons:but because it
tis essential to the:economic
thealth of the sTrail- operation.as
ewell, He outlined improvements
vin discharges to date-as‘a.result of
‘the $700 million: modernization
program begun in: 1977)"
» Discharges‘ of soluble zine
thave..been reduced from’ 8,000
‘kilograms daily..to.200,' lead
from 250 kg to: 25-kg, .cadmi-
um from 100 to 10:kg, -arsenic
from: ‘lp ke to: fivevand:| mer-

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