WHEELS Province promotes oil recycling After changing the oil in his own vehicle, B.C. Environment Minister John Cashore demon- strated recently how the retum of used oil in B.C. has never been so easy. The event marked the launch of a new oil re- cycling program, which has all retailers, whole- salers and distributors in the province who sell oil, having arrangements in place for customers to return used lubricating oil free of charge. “With over 20 million litres of used oil enter- ing the environment each year in B.C., this pro- gram ensures everyone and especially the ‘Do- It-Yourselfer’ a convenient channel for returning their used oil,” Cashore stated. “I'm also urging people to purchase recycled oil so we can be sure to complete the recycling loop.” The program is the first of its kind in Canada. It is an oil industry initiative with government providing the regulation that became effective on Sept. 1. The Canadian Petroleum Products Institute and its members, including major oil companies, manufacturers, blenders and wholesalers, have been helping all sellers of oil meet their new re- sponsibilities. Ministry staff will continue to work with the in- dustry on recycling of oil containers and oil fil- ters. “This is a good example of one industry vol- untarily taking more responsibility for the prod- ucts they produce and sell,” Cashore stated. “It is no longer enough to simply operate a one-way distribution system — responsibility for a prod- ucts’ lifecycle is fast becoming a reality for all in- dustries.” The regulation involves all oil sellers having signage in place explaining to customers how to return their used lubricating oil. Sellers may choose to have on-site facilities or contract a nearby garage to accept their cus- tomers’ used oil. Further information is available by calling the B.C. Recycling Hotline toll free at 1-800-667- 4321. 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PROPANE SERVICE CENTER GOVERNMENT INSPECTION FACILITY Wednesday January 20, 1993 NewsFLASH Cloudy skies and periods of light snow through to the week- end. je OUR PEOPLE _| OUR PEOPLE As the rash of break-ins con- tinue, Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Al Hudema and Tulips Floral Co.'s Kathy Soloveoff give sugges- tions on how residents and business owners can prevent , becoming the next victim. page 9 le LOCAL SPORTS | The stars were out in Castle- gar Saturday night and the best place to see them was at the Community Complex, as 40 of the KIJHL’s best were in town for the league’s all-star game. page 13 le ARTS & LEISURE | The lid is being blown off cover tunes. Musician Mike Morgan has a pocket full of re- freshing tunes that break the trend of performing live sets with nothing more than other artists’ music. Our People Local Sports Action Ads 16 Calendar preview 2 Arts & Leisure preview3 Homes preview 6 COMPLETE COVERAGE OF CASTLEGA News photo by Corinne Jackson Who's taking who for a walk? Tammy Francis and her faithtul companion — Kristy — weathered the cold and were spotted out for a brisk walk... what at times could have been considered a good jog for both of them. Tempers flare at RDCK gathering @ Letter exchanges prompt fiery debate between RDCK chair and ~ George Cady Letter, page 8 actions. That won’t happen, however, as the 20-member board refused to endorse local board directors Scott David Harrison EDITOR ; The Regional District of Central Kootenay has aired its dirty laundry. : Three board members spoke their minds Saturday, telling RDCK Chair George Cady to mind his own business regard- ing their areas. The three directors — Area J’s Ken Wyllie, Area I’s John Voykin and Castlegar’s Audrey Moore — ac- cused Cady of abusing his power by authoring a fiery letter to Wyllie and Voykin. . The letter — titled personal and private — was 1n response to one Wyllie and Voykin co-authored in the Dec. 23 edition of The News. The Wyllie-Voykin letter accused The News of slanted journalism and Cady of playing favorites by endors- ing Coun. Doreen Smecher over Audrey Moore as Castlegar’s representative to the RDCK board. ; Cady’s letter was made public at the request of Wyllie and Voykin, who demanded that it be addressed by the entire 20- mi ' board. In the four-page letter Cady urged the local di- rectors “to build a rapport” with The News, end “a personal at- tack on” Smecher and apologize to the RDCK board for their Cady’s letter. : “Ultimately, the board did not endorse (Cady’s) letters, so it can simply be viewed as the opinions of the author,” Wyllie said Tuesday. The board also decided that the two letters and a Dec. 12 News article be sent to the B.C. Inspector of Municipalities for comment. Wyllie could not say how long an inspector’s review would take. Meanwhile, Cady called the heated exchange unfortunate. “The last thing I want to do in my final year with the board is dodge flaming arrows,” he said. ; Director Hans Cunningham — who took over the chair dur- ing the verbal debate — called the entire episode a frustrating but healthy exercise that “should have been settled over a cup of coffee. : “I really regret that this even happened,” Cunningham said. “When people have to write letters to each other when they should be picking up the phone and talking things out, that makes me sad. : “T hope that is the first and last time this sort of thing hap- pens while I’m holding the gavel,” he said. “I really believe that we can sit down over a coffee and settle our differences. “That’s the way it should be done and I hope that it’s done like that in the future.” R’S PROVISIONAL BUDGET, PAGE 5