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Microwave Oven with 9 Power Levels and Jet Defrost™ * Two-stoge programming The polarization of opimion that has characterized the debate over Ceigas Pulp Co.'s proposed expansion aad modernization of its Castlegar pulp mill was Geamanuzed Thursday fox amd against the project im 2 performance at the Com- memty Complex before the three-member federal- review panel public hearings into Ceigas’s proposed project. Nearly 30 individuals and groups made submissions to the panel during the first day of hearings. The couple concluded their presentation by telling he panei that the only way to satisfy the concerns of those who want the economic stability Ceigar provides to con- tmue and those who fear the possible environmental con- sequences of am expanded mill is to force the But Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore, speaking im from of about 150 people who turned out for the evening session, told the panei the city supports the en- cleanup and of the mill because if the mill is mot modernized it will likely shut down, a move that will have “dive consequences” for the city. “When the pulp mill expands it will significantly im- Prove the quality of the air and water. We are told by the (B.C) Ministry of Environment that the technology being proposed is the finest available im the world today. How (am amyoue expect any better?” she said. cusare the mill is complying with the government's stan- dards fox aix and water quality. “Our advisory committee has recommended, and we coaces. that 2 monitoring committer. » composed of local : agencies and (Ceigar be established to monitor the pulp mill during con- local media. As weil, he said Ceigar is committed to par- Gcipatng mm 2 joi study of the Columbia River with B.C_ Hydro, Cominco and the federal and Provincial mumstries of environment. Environmental monitoring is one of the six areas all mull employees are traimed im and if the modernization goes ahead all eauployees will receive further training on the new equipment that will be installed in the mill, Browne said. And Ceigar’s technical manager, Vic Morandemi, will focus mainly on the environmental safety of the mill, as be has been doing for the past year or so, Browne added. Moore said fears of imcreased logging activity to feed the larger mill are unwarranted. “These comcerns and fears are not warranted from the mformation we have received from the Ministry of Forests professional staff and the (review) panei’s own advisers. Better utilization of roundwood logs that are presently being wasted, decadent timber which is abun- dant im the region and chips that are presently being ship- ped out of the area ail will be used to supply the mill. This Concerns about transportation of wood chips tc the new all may still meed to be addressed, Moore said. But the Mimstry of Transportation is working on the Problem and the highways on which chip trucks travel are Public roadways, mot local roads, she said- “People who locate their home or business on a highway do so knowing that there will be traffic going by thes door and over time probably increasing volumes of traffic,” Moore said. “These are public highways and blic hearings off and ONE FOR THE FUTURE modernization. Citizens for a Clean Celgar Mod: Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy plants a tree Thursday outside the Community Complex where public hearings got underway on the proposed Celgar pulp mill d show support for the project. cosniews phoreby td miirs everyone has the right to use them. Once you have access, it doesn’t mean you can pull up the drawbridge and ex- clude everyone who comes after you.”” Castlegar city administrator Gary Williams told the panel a closure of the pulp mill will force the city to reduce services and/or increase property taxes to make up for the $700,000 in municipal property tax collected from Ceigar each year Celgar’s contribution is equivalent to the costs of Police and fire services to the city for one year, Williams noted. Property taxes would have to go up about 25 per cent to make up the shortfall if current services were maintained, he said. That would mean the average homeowner in the city, who currently pays about $450 in municipal property taxes, would be paying over $700, Williams said. But if the mill expands, the current city tax base of about $3 million will double due to the increased assessed value of the pulp mill, he said. running The city will be able to increase the current level of Services, add services and reduce property taxes, which he said are currently .higher than in most neighboring municipalities. Corky Evans, the New Democratic Party candidate in the Nelson-Creston riding, which includes the Slocan Valley, where most of the criticism of Celgar’s plans has come from, made an emotional appeal to the people of Castlegar not to allow Celgar’s Public relations ‘guys in Suits’’ to split the West Kootenay communities apart. But the issues of sustainable wood supply and the transpor- tation of waod chips to the pulp mill must be addressed, he said. “‘We have two problems here. You hgip us (valley residents concerned about the wood supply and transpor- tation) solve it and we'll help you get your mill built.”’ Evans told the panel members they should examine the data presented to them and recommend approval or rejection of the expansion on the basis of the data, not “tall the noise.”’ The panel should order the B.C. government, CP Rail and Celgar to use railroads and barges to move wood instead of being allowed to ‘‘nationalize the cost and privatize the profits by using the highway system for industrial haulage."’ And he asked the panel to order the pulpwood agreement for southeastern B.C., on which Celgar is bid- ding, quashed for at least 10 years. The mill should be built and Operated on a free market for wood to allow the Price of timber to reach a level close to the cost of Production, he said. Higher Prices for lumber will allow logging companies to stop “*mining” the forests and begin logging more carefully and selectively, he said. “Let the Forest Service market pulpwood as small business sales where it exists outside the allowable cut. And do not pretend (the pulpwood agreement) is not par- t of this package."’ Celgar officials say the company’s bid on the pul; and the s i plan are not linked. And i of the iP" ag is not Part of the panel's mandate. Frank Borowicz, the panel’s lawyer, pointed out that not everything said during the hearings will be considered by the panel. During her opening remarks, panel chairman Jill Bodkin said the panel can limit or exclude any statements, Questions or comments which are “‘irrelevant, needlessly lengthy or repetitive.’” “This panel is neither a referendum, nor a Political town hall meeting, nor a test of ideological conviction. Rather, it is a serious inquiry into the probable con- sequences of the proposed expansion of the Celgar mill on this area of the Kootenay region. Our task is to discipline all of our attention towards the recommendations which flow from our hearings,” he said Ike Barber, president and chairman of Slocan Forest Products, whose sawmill at Slocan sells wood chips to Celgar, told the panel “‘there is no doubt in my mind’’ that the sawmill cannot operate if there is no Pulp mill to buy the chips produced. If Celgar closed, ‘‘we would largely go away with it,”’ he said. Calling Celgar the ‘‘hub’’ of the local forest industry, Barber said, “You're not talking about the pulp mill, you're talking about the economic stability of the forest base”’ in the region Barber said transportation costs make selling chips to another mill difficult for SFP and he pointed out Celgar is an unusual pulp mill because it is designed to process the variety of trees logged in the area. Most pulp mills can ac- commodate only certain species of trees, he said Two presentations during the day referred to medical concerns that have been raised over the air and water emissions from pulp mills. Cal Him, second vice president of the Pulp, Paper please see CELGAR page A2 By ED MILLS Staff Writer Local and provincial wildlife federations say proposed new federal gun control legislation will punish law-abiding citizens for-the acts of madmen and criminals. The chairman of the B.C. Wildlife Wildlife groups miffed at law add more is not only unnecessary but the justice minister, Deputy Prime amounts to harassment He said that if the government is trying to prevent violent crimes in- volving firearms, it’s targeting the wrong people. “They go in and bring in amen- dments to the criminal code which "s firearms said Thursday that Bill C-80, which is ex- pected to be passed into law in November, makes it more difficult for people to acquire guns, to renew gun licences, and to use and collect certain weapons “We feel you can't legislate against insanity. These are not hun- ters or sportsman who are killing People,"’ Ralph Charlesworth said “*There’s only a small percentage who will go out and kill you, and they’d do that anyway, whether it be a butcher knife or a gun.”’ Charlesworth said federal gun con trol laws already in place are adequate will hand: hunters, shooters and collectors but will do nothing to prevent violent crime. If a guy wants to get a gun and kill someone, he'll get it, and he’s not going to get it registered." Charlesworth said the Canadian Wildlife Federation, which is the um- brella group for 10 provincial and two territorial federations, has expressed its dismay over not being consulted when the bill was drafted and has asked for a meeting with federal Justice Minister Kim Campbell to discuss its concerns. Charlesworth said his association is asking its 70,000 members to write and for the Canadian gi to letters ing the law to Minister Don Mazankowski and local representatives. “‘We would like it (Bill C-80) can- celled or postponed until such time that_we-can iron out these qugstion marks and grey spots,”" he said A petition against the bill currently circulating in Castlegar is sponsored by the BCWF Campbell couldn't be reached for comment but her press secretary said the new law just offers greater protec- tion for the public in making sure guns aren't getting ‘into the hands of the wrong people. ‘tHopefully, what the public can expect is that there will be a better screening process for people acquiring firearms and fewer firearms will find their way into inappropriate hands,”” Dave Maddigan said. ‘‘We're not saying that a guy with a 30-30 can't have his gun — we're not targeting the legitimate firearm owner. | think the whole purpose is to reduce the firepower capacity of weapons out there."” Maddigan said the laws will put more restrictions on new gun owners but won't greatly affect people who already own guns. The president of the Castlegar and District Wildlife Association said the government has something more sinister in mind than just keeping guns away from criminals. ‘ Steye Davis said the government is trying to punish all gun owners for its own failure to reduce violence in- volving firearms and the.end of the lawis to outlaw all guns. “For us, it's just the (aking away of a fundamental right,’ Davis said **What it'll do in the long run is, every single firearm will be classified evil and confiscated, that’s the end Product. Because they can’t disarm criminals, they disarm whoever they can.”” Maddigan said those claims are false.