TOASTMASTER WEEK . district governor for Toastmasters. + Forrest Drinnon, area Proto by Kathy Armstrong Group celebrating Toastmaster Week By KATHERINE ARMSTRONG The provincial government recently proclaimed Nov. 3-10 as Toastmaster Week. Members of the Selkirk Toastmasters are celebrating by issuing an invitation to West Kootenay residents to be guests at the regular Toastmasters’ meeting Wed- nesday evening at the Monte Carlo in Castlegar. The International Toast masters Club was founded by Dr. Ralph C. Smediey in 1928 after it was evident to him that there was a need for practical help in the art of communication. Smedley wrote in an article first appearing in the February 1958 issue of The Toastmaster, “My belief in the principles of learning by doing and improving through criticism led to the use of the methods which have served through all the years in the work of the Toastmasters clubs. “To date, more than two million people have partici pated in the Toastmasters program. 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Castlegar ire AR Os RT Rate By CHERYL CALDERBANK Staff Writer UtiliCorp United Inc. says it would never increase West Kootenay Power and Light Co. rates in order to recover a $30 million premium for the purchare of WKPL from Cominco Ltd. The information was revealed under questioning by lawyer Robert Bauman Tuesday during the B.C. Utilities Commission hearings into the proposed sale of WKPL. Utili- Corp paid $80 million Cdn for WKPL — 1.7 times the utility's book value of $50 million Cdn. Bauman, representing Celgar Pulp Co., Slocan Forest Products and a number of municipalities including the City of Nelson, asked John Baker, UtiliCorp senior vice-president corporate development, if the corporation would never seek to recover the premium. “That is correct,” Baker replied. The hearings, which began Monday in Trail, will Red Mountain dispute in mediation settle the dispute between Red Moun- tain Ski Society and its employees over the issues of pay cuts and contracting out jobs. The Labor Relations Board mediator is expected to arrive Thursday to con- duct the negotiations. “It's all going to depend on whether he figures the association or the ski hill is out of line with their demands,” said Raymond Gaudard, Red Mountain Em ployees’ Association president. The Red Mountain Ski Society has asked for salary cuts ranging between four and 14 per cent and want bar and cafeteria services — 20 to 25 per cent af all employees — to be contracted out. Gaudard, a park ranger in summer and a ski patroller in winter, stressed that the employees’ association will not go on strike “We're definitely not going on strike.” he said. “If there is a disruption of service it will be with the other side.” Gaudard, who has worked for Red Mountain for eight winters, told the Castlegar News Tuesday mediation is not binding Red Mountain manager Bob Steckle said wages are the outstanding issue He said the society is not looking for wage reductions “across the board™ but more specifically in non-specialized work Steckle said such things as major improvements to the hill cannot be accomplished while paying wages he claims are $2 to $2.50 per hour higher than many ski hills in the rest of the country “We're behind the eight ball this season because of a poor last season,” Steckle said. “For any long-term growth to happen here, we have to come out at the end of the year with funds significantly higher than they have been in the past.” Gaudard said the 55 to 60 full-time and part-time seasonal employees are currently represented by the Red Mountain Employees’ Association, but they have applied to join the United Steelworkers of America { Election forum Thursday By CasNews Staff Candidates for Castlegar council and school board square off for the first time in public tomorrow The seven aldermanic and five school trustee candidates will ad dress an all-candidates meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. in Kinnaird Hall. The Castlegar Chamber of Com merce is sponsoring the forum, which so far is the only public gathering scheduled for candidates before the Nov. 15 municipal election Three council seats and three school board seats are up for grabs this year. Two of the school board seats are in the City of Castlegar and the third is in Area J r News CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1986 3 Sections (A, B &C) to whol amines continue there until Friday when they shift to Penti for the following week. and retail serves over 500,000 customers through its three pense Missouri Public Service, Kansas Public Service In further evid Maureen Taylor, chairman, Don “Kiipatriek and Barry Sullivan, Richard Green Jr., president and thief executive officer of Utilcorp, and Baker testified that West Kootenay When asked by Bauman under the single most important issue facing WKPL is in the next Power will continue to request a rate that is based on “historical book value.” and Peoples Natura! Gas. Besides WKPL, UtiliCorp has two pending acquisitions Utilities. — West Virgina Power, and Northern UtiliCorp says these transactions will close after final peered approvals are obtained. The approvals are what five years, Green replied: “I think one of the most important in the future.” West Kootenay has and how to UtiliCorp, a Missouri corpora\ from the commission to purchase WKPL. UtiliCorp is an things right now is to preserve the low cost of power that add g tion, is seeking approval integrated operating utility engaged directly through its divisions in the sale and distribution of natural gas and NEW FIREHALL . . . Winlaw firehall is one of three un- der construction in the Slocan Valley. Axis Construc- tion Ltd. was awarded contract to build all three halls at Crescent Valley and Passmore, Winlaw. Winalw hall with cost $82,400 and the other two about $74,000 each Federated Anti-Poverty Groups, Pensioners. Gathercole asked if WKPL rates would be lower as a result of the sale. d late this year or in the first quarter of 1987. " Meanwhile, on Tuesday Green and Baker were also cross-examined by lawyer Richard Gathercole, representing four consumer groups — the B.C. branch of the Consumers st of Canada, Council of Senior Citizens of B.C., and B.C. Old Age ikes won't pay $30 evidence on the prepared impact the purchase would have on electrical rates for West Kootenay customers. Green and Baker said in evidence filed with the “In the short term, we expect that the purchase would have no impact on West Kootenay customer rates. In the longer run, we believe that customer rates would be lower as a result of this sale.” They noted that for one thing UtiliCorp — unlike Cominco — is willing to place the full faith and credit of UtiliCorp behind any debt issuances of West Kootenay. As well, they said UtiliCorp has experience with utilities on debt financing, which should assist West Kootenay Power in obtaining lower cost capital than would otherwise be possible. “Rate increases may of course be necessary in the But Baker replied that he didn't think that would be a as well as at CorNewsPhoto by Burt Compbel! BUT LEAD TRIMMED Dirks’s win confirmed By CasNews Staff and News Services Social Credit candidate Howard Dirks was confirmed Tuesday as the winner in the Nelson-Creston riding following a count of ballots cast election day by unregistered voters, but his lead was trimmed to 26 votes over New Democrat Corky Evans. Spokesman for the Evans campaign indicated a judicial recount will be sought. The latest count had Dirks leading 8,894 to 8,868. The Section 80 votes went 779 for Dirks, 808 for Evans and 65 for Liberal candidate Toby Smith. Smith totalled 737 votes in the election It was the third time the vote count had changed since election night. Dirks initially held a 131-vote lead on Oct. 22, but that was cut to 41 the next day and then increased to 55 a few days later. Meanwhile, in Rossland-Trail New Democrat Chris D’ Arcy was declared the official winner — to fio one’s sur. prise. D'Arcy polled 465 of the 866 Section 80 ballots. Socred Audrey Moore had 376 and Liberal Tom Esakin 25. The final count saw D'Arcy's lead jump from 671 election night to 747 The totals had Moore with 7,448 D'Arcy with a 8,195 and Esakin with 476. Meanwhile, the British Columbia election cost the Social Credit govern ment its second cabinet minister HOWARD DIRKS 26-vote margin Tuesday night when veteran Pat Mc Geer was toppled following a count of Section 80 votes. The counting also reversed an ap parent election night victory for the Soereds in Surrey-Guildford Whalley, a suburban riding east of Vancouver, when Joan Smallwood of the NDP overtook Socred Marvin Hunt Although Premier Bill Vander Zalm's government is reduced by two from the Oct. 22 election day result, he still has a large majority of 47 seats to And the 40-vote victory over McGeer in the two-seat riding of Vancouver Point Grey by New Democrat Darlene Marzari will likely head to a judicial recount because of the precarious mar gin The Section 80 votes also confirmed the victory of Anne E Labor Minister Terry Kootenay riding Under Section 80 of the Election Act, unregistered voters are allowed to vote but the ballots are sealed and not counted until 12 days after the election while the voters’ eligibility is verified Marzari, a former Vancouver alder man and mother of three who trailed on election night by 650 votes, welcomed the possibility of a judicial recount “This has to be seen as a clean win and made perfectly clean,” an interview Returning officer Isobet Maxwett said the results, which gave Marzari 18,271 votes to 18,231 for McGeer would have to be cross-checked today before she would declare Marzari the official winner of the riding’s second seat Kim Campbell, a former Socred leadership candidate, comfortably won the first seat in the dual-member riding which means Vancouver-Point Grey would be the only constituency to be continued on page A2 ards over Segarty in she said in continued on pege AZ Boundary changes opposed By MIKE KALESNIKO Staff Writer A united opposition to proposed fed- eral electoral boundary changes that would eliminate the riding of Kootenay West emerged at a public hearing in Nelson today. The first half dozen of the approxi- mately 40 scheduled intervenors cited factors ranging from disruption of cultural unity to lack of representation as reasons for opposing the boundary changes. The proposed changes would see Rossland, Trail and Castlegar become part of the Okanagan-Similkameen riding, and Nelson become part of the Kootenay East riding — to be renamed Kootenay B.C. as a whole would add four more federal constituencies Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco told the three-member commission holding the hearing in the Nelson courthouse that he feared for himself and the riding. “We feel we have been returned to the 1880s when we no longer exist politically,” he said About 20 people who turned out for the hearing heard Brisco explain that voter representation will be drastically affected if Kootenay West is elimi nated As an example, Brisco said voters from Trail would be unable to get to know an MP from Penticton. He said geographic isolation would make it impossible for voters to have access to their MP. You won't vote for a man or a woman,” he said. “You will vote for a party.” Brisco told the commission an MP from Penticton would be unaware of the Kootenay West region's needs. Trail Mayor Chuck Lakes added that Penticton and Cranbrook would domi- nate representation in the proposed ridings. Lakes was only one of several speakers to suggest a review of the Greater Vancouver ridings as an alternative to eliminating Kootenay West. He said urban needs are generally similar, while rural voters have a wide range of needs. Nelson Mayor Gerald Rotering echoed Lakes’ comments. “Urban change would mean a street Rural change means the distances of lakes and rivers, putting voters that much further from their MP,” he said. Rotering pointed out that he hasn't been to Cranbrook in eight years. “['m not being negligent here; there is just no reason to go,” he said. “This riding’s political issues are of little concern to the riding next door.” Rotering said if boundary changes are implemented they “would reduce to almost nothing the chance that Bob Brisco or (former MP) Lyle Kristiansen wold ever represent us again.” The commission is headed by Mr Justice Montague Tyrwhitt-Drake of Victoria The commission heard from Castle gar Mayor Audrey Moore, Warfield Mayor Bill Trewhella, Fruitvale Mayor Ed Lawton and others this afternoon The hearing is expected to continue through Thursday INSIDE REBELS TOPS: Castlegar Rebels downed Rossland Warriors 8-5 Tuesday night to take over sole possession of first place in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League's West Division BI WORKER ADDED: Kinnaird Junior secondary school will get a child care worker A2 AWARD WINNER: Castlegor Library trustee sandra Groepler has won an award from the B.C. Library Trustees Association... Aé HALLOWEEN FUN .. . Robson Volunteer Fire Dept. and Ladies Aux As DWARF-TOSSING: BRISBANE, Australio (Reuter Photographs capture all the excitement at the rary Halloween party Organizers of dwart-throwing contest between Britain ond Australia dismissed a public outcry against the event today soy g the little people are professional projectiles” who do not feel degraded The two teams vying tor The Ashes Seven Dwarts the two countries each with o dwarf ond a thrower an incinerated copy of Snow White and the named after the top cr will be ket trophy contested by The British team members ore thrower Roy Merrin and dwarf Lenny the Giant. The Australian side has thrower David Berry and dwart Wee Robbie. No team member has made any public comment ‘on the contest The Little People's Association said it had written to all state health ministers protesting against the competition David Naylor, editor of People magazine which is sponsoring the contest, rejected the criticism today They are professional projectiles degraded,” he said They (dwarfs) don't feel