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They are joined by Paul Oglow CosNews photo (back row, left) who has been a director of the Castlegar Villa Soci ince th; buil 5 cad suviady practdoen Griea takes (eck coee acon legar lety since the apartments were built about 25 years ago, he ae Castlegar News SECTION GET THE PERFECT FIT WiTH A KOOTENAY SAVINGS RRSP Wa Kootenay Savings MP opinions differ on federal sales tax agency OTTAWA (CP) — Tory MPs recommend chopping the $19 million budget of the independent agency set up to monitor price changes under the new federal sales tax. But opposition MPs on the Com- mons consumer affairs committee say the agency should be scrapped en- tirely because it cannot provide ac- curate information and is a waste of taxpayers’ money. Consumer Affairs Minister Pierre Blais announced last week that the in- dependent agency, which would of- ficially open in September, will not have the power to order companies to roll back prices. The committee tabled its report on the new sales tax Monday in the Commons after five weeks of public hearings Much of the testimony MPs heard from manufacturers, retailers and economists involved how accurately the government and private sector can determine the savings to be gained by replacing the current 13.5 per cent manufacturers’ sales tax with the seven per cent goods and services levy. The agency should provide infor- mation on how prices are likely to change before the new tax is imposed Jan. 1, Garth Turner, the Tory com- mittee chairman, told a news con- ference. That would allow consumers, he said, to make wise decisions on what to buy before the tax kicks in and which purchases would be better Postponed until after the levy comes into effect: Car manufacturers told the com- mittee their prices will drop by about $800 on 1991 models, while clothing retailers said their prices will definitely jump. Committee members heard widely varying testimony on how much of any possible savings might be passed on in lower prices. “No one can guarantee 100 per cent Alberta minister says fish safe EDMONTON (CP) — A few days after it was reported higher than ac- ceptable levels of dioxins had been found in fish in two Alberta rivers, Alberta Environment Minister Ralph Klein says fish in the province are “‘generally”’ safe to eat. Klein said he wouldn’t fish near a pulp mill, but ‘‘If it is five or six or 10 miles down the river, 1 don’t think I would have a problem” in eating the fish A federal study of trout and whitefish’ taken from the Athabasca and Wapiti rivers, into which pulp- mill effluent flows, found dioxin and furan contamination at levels above federal limits for safe consumption of 20 parts per trillion. John McInnis, New Democrat en- vironment critic, said the finding sup- Ports a recommendation by an en- vironmental panel that further pulp- mill development be delayed until a study of industrial contamination for Alberta rivers is done. The government-appointed panel has called for further study of the im- Pact on’ fish and water in northern rivers before Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries is permitted to build a $1.3- billion pulp mill on the Athabasca River. “There is too much organic chloride contamination right now,’’ McInnis said at the legislature, referring to the toxins in effluent from mills that use bleach to whiten pulp. ‘‘That means we have to cut back, not add to it.’” Klein told reporters, ‘‘Any infor- mation at this time is totally incon- clusivi He accuced McInnis of un-, duly raising alarm when federal health authorities haven't issued a health warning. He said it would be inappropriate to comment on the findings of the study until the federal Health and Welfare Department has completed its analysis, expected to take a week. Native leaders in northeastern Alberta say the study confirms what they’ve known all along. “It’s a known fact there have been dioxins in our fish for some time,’’ said Pat Marcel, chief of the Chipewyan brand mear the LEGALS IN MEMORIAM CANADIAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION In Memoriam Donations. Box 1228 Rossland, B.C. 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Once again, the government of Canada and the province are putting industry ahead of people."’ Dorothy McDonald, chief of the Fort McKay band, said she is worried the toxins can pose a danger to people who have been eating the fish all their lives. Klein refused to comment on a revised proposal for a less-polluting mill, which was discussed last week in Ottawa by Alberta Environment Department officials and their federal pass on of savings. I think that’s im- Possible,’’ Turner said Monday. Beyond an educational role, ‘‘you must face up to the reality that you may mislead consumers,”’ he said. “*Don’t tell them you can guarantee Price reductions when you can’t. The watchdog agency will publish consumer information on products by sector, not individual items, and will not have the authority to look into in- dividual come books, Blais said last week Finance Minister Michael Wilson has said there will be a one-time 1.25 Percentage point jump in inflation next year if all possible savings under the tax are passed on to consumers. But Liberal MP Russ MacLellan said that estimate was based on “*Wilson trying to put an acceptable face on the new tax."” He said it would be difficult for “this small body, staffed by 20 People,’’ to fairly determine whether a company is passing on savings in federal sales tax -when many com- panies themselves don’t know exactly how much tax they are currently paying JOB OPENINGS Details of these and other job oppor- tunities are availal Trail Canada Employment Centre 835 Spokane Street Phone: 368-5566 opening exists, (1270) An opening exists in Troll tor‘oniex perienced autobody repair nm. (1590) An expanding Trail firm has an opening for a wheel alignment brake mechanic. $14 plus per hour. (167) aA certified or very well experienced is required by @ local contrac: for's15 plus per hove (1930) Local firm needs on experienced tooter. $10 to $14 per hour depending on degree of skills. (185D) into shape for ti By JOHN CHARTERS The north and south “‘poles’’ of Castlegar’s tourism magnet are both humming these days. At the ‘‘north pole,’’ the Castlegar Rail Station, two guide- restorers, Cathy Loo and Cathy Ross, recruited through the Canadian Job Strategy, are welcoming guests and getting the ready for visitors and a highly praised display of Kootenay Lake sternwheclers. A team of workers from the Castlegar and District Develop- ment Board, together with volun- teer craftsman Gordie Hill, are A team of workers at the Castlegar Rail Station continues to J whip the historic building summer tourist season. CosNews photo by John Chorters Work continues on tourist ‘magnets’ carpentering, cleaning and pain- ting the interior and exterior of the building. The work is being carried out under the supervision of Castlegar Heritage Society directors Dick and Diana McLeod. Earlier this week, members of the Kiwanis Club which has in- dicated an interest in helping out on the project, heard a report on the station by John Charters, then came down for a personal inspec- tion under the guidance of project director Dick McLeod. Gwen McCargan, a local artist, is preparing a new opening sign * for the front of the station. Meanwhile, at Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park, the ‘‘south pole’’ of the magnet, guides Elsie Miller and Jackie White are keeping the Chapel House open to visitors from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. A second development board team is building a stone wall in front of the building under the direction of Verna Kanigan of the Heritage Society while a third team is digging a 370-metre trench for a fire-line to the end of the island to be installed at reduced cost to the society by Aqua-Rain Systems. Canadians say it's time for decisions Editor's note: At a time when a number of issues seem to be tearing at the fabric of Canada — Meech Lake, the GST, the economy, intolerance for other groups — how do Canadians feel about their country?, it is the mood of Canadians in their daily lives? To find out, a team of Canadian Press reporters each spent a day with people im different circumstances across the country — from single mother to millionaire. The threads of their views are woven together in this story. _» By MARK BASTIEN The Canadian Press Pretend for a moment that Canada is a fully loaded bus and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is its driver. In the back, some unruly passengers squabble with a French-speaking woman who won't sit down until the driver speaks her language. Others jeer at a non-white Canadian wearing a funny hat. Up front, a young family begs to be let on without paying the new tax on the fare, but the driver refuses Outside, there’s nothing but fog. “*So we can’t see anything, we don’t know where the hell we're going, and now there’s a terrific row starting in the aisles,’’ says Winnipeg pollster Angus Reid. “And anybody knows if we’re on the verge of going over a cliff.’" All aboard for the bumpy cross-country ride that is Canada in the summer of 1990: a pothole-filled place where people are crashing head-on over many heated issues. Polls suggest many Canadians are angry about a lot of things: the new goods and services tax, the prime minister, Quebec’s place in the country, the Meech Lake accord, official bili i even new Canad who look different and speak different languages. But interviews by The Canadian Press with dozens of people across the country indicate folks aren’t as bitter and pessimistic as polls suggest. Sure, they’re concerned and sometimes cranky, but for the most part they’re happy with their lives — even if they think other people aren't. “*People say, ‘I and my wife aren’t doing too badly, but gee, the country’s going to hell in a handcart,’’ Says Max Yalden, head of the Canadian Human Rights Com- mission. ‘*For God’s sake, we should calm down for a minute and stop complaining about what in the larger scheme of things are not overwhelming problems.” But they are problems nonetheless. And days spent with Canadians from coast to coast — including such people as a Nova Scotia priest, a Vancouver single mother and a Toronto millionaire — indicate most feel the coun- try has a lot of decisions to make. 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Hundreds of new federal employees will be required to do assessments. “This legislation is by far the most comprehensive in the world,”’ de Cotret said Monday at a news con- ference. “As a result, we would be catching any major project or even smaller projects that have a major en- raising the annual total to three times its ir impact.”” He hopes the legislation can be Feds to appeal B.C. court ruling OTTAWA (CP) — The federal government will appeal a British Columbia Court of Appeal ruling that Ottawa cannot arbitrarily cut transfer payments’ to -the provinces, Justice Minister Kim Campbell said. “The government of Canada respectfully differs from the con- clusions drawn bya majority of the B.C. Court of Appeal and believes that the issue is sufficiently important to be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada,’ Campbell told the Com- mons. She said the federal government will respect the spirit of the B.C. judgment while the high court reviews the case. _ The B.C. court ruled last week in favor of a challenge to Finance Minister Michael Wilson’s budget Proposal to limit increases in Canada Plan to the left unchallenged, could have major implications for Ottawa’s flexibility to control spending. The three provinces, involved had hoped that Wilson would withdraw legislation to change the assistancé plan, or that Parliament would reject it in the face of judicial disapproval. New, Democrat MP Joy Langan said the appeal to the Supreme Court will mean more uncertainty for provinces pondering the social Programs they will offer while still not knowing how much money they will get under the plan this year “‘Nobody knows where stand," said Langan. “The three provinces don’t know where they stand. Program deliverers don’t know where they stand within those provinces. So this additional delay is obviously going to affect the they wealthier provinces of British Colum- bia, Alberta and Ontario. Wilson had restricted increases to five per cent for the next two years. The B.C. government, backed by Ontario, Alberta and Manitoba, had referred the case to the B.C. Court of Appeal The assitance plan, which has been in effect for 23 years, calls on Ottawa to match provincial contributions to welfare and some-other social programs. Federal officials say the ruling, if of those social service dollars."” However, Campbell said there would be little effect on the provinces. The legislation affecting the 1990- 91 budget year is still not law — it is before the Senate — and the B.C court judgment will be respected until the Supreme Court rules, she said, She said she hopes the Supreme Court can hear the case early in its fall sitting. “We will file our appeal as quickly ‘8s possible,”’ she said. le laws passed before Christmas, although some senior officials predicted it could take two years. Some environmentalists expressed cautious approval of the package, although they said its scope will depend largely on regulations yet to come. Features of the package: ° An environmental assessment must be done of any project using federal funds, is on federal lands or is initiated by the federal government. © The legislation will apply to other federal acts which give the gover- mment regulatory authority over natural resources. These acts will be listed tater in regulations, but de Cotret promised the list will be com- prehensive. For example, he said, the Fisheries Act would be included. That would mean any pulp mill with potentially negative effects on fish would have to. go through federal screening. © Big projects which arouse serious public concern would be assessed by an independent panel of experts with the power to subpoena witnesses. The panel would have no authority to block a project, but would make recommendations. De Cotret said it’s almost im- possible to imagine the government going ahead with a project after an assessment panel had recommended it not proceed. * New cabinet policies would be assessed for environmental impact, and a statement of findings made public. The Commons environment committee .would be able to in- terrogate ministers on such matters. © Under the bill, the environment minister could ask opponents and Proponents of a project to overcome their differences through mediation, rather than calling public hearings. Environmentalists suggested this op- tiot® Charles Caccia, Liberal environ ment critic, gave the proposed legislation his tentative approval. “‘It deserves intensive and speedy study so we can make it the law of the land,”” he said. , whether to accept immigrants as they are, and whether Canadians want a government that is spending more money, creating new taxesand yet slashing services Canada is at ‘‘a very serious turning point,’’ says writer Margaret Atwood, who feels Canadians aren’t very connected to their government — or each other — these days. “And people feel manipulated, and they feel lied to and they feel that they’re not being told what's really going on,’’ she says. They also have a lot of ifs. If only the government would listen to them instead of pushing through the GST — which more than two- thirds of Canadians oppose — and slashing national passenger rail service If only the economy would improve, instead of nose- diving as most Canadians believe it will soon. If only French- and English-Canadians could live together like a family, instead of bickering like feuding neighbors who constantly erect higher fences to protect their private properties. ~ If only. “Obviously, the mood of the country is terrible,"’ says Lianne Gagnon, a political columnist for Montreal’s La Presse newspaper. “If all the polls show that the majority of people don’t understand the Meech Lake accord — then why has it become such an explosive issue? “It’s probably because it crystallizes feelings that were already there.’’ Or perhaps it’s because Canadians currently have contradictory feelings — and ingrained biases — about a lot of things. For example, while polls suggest that three-quarters of Canadian parents want their children to learn both of- ficial more than 50: have declared themselves English-only. “But you'll always have the bigots,”’ says Marie- Rose Archambault, a teacher in the predominantly fran. cophone town of Gravelbourg in southern Saskatchewan “If they’re not against French, they’re against something else, you know.”’ Another poll suggests nearly two-thirds of Canadians believe intolerance toward ethnic minorities is increasing — witness the recent outcry over Sikhs wearing turbans in the RCMP — although the respondents don’t think that includes them. “*T just think (some Canadians) don’t respect other people's ideas and beliefs,"’ says Mary Smith, an unem- ployed Vancouverite. What most do respect, though, is the idea that com- pared with much of the rest of the world, Canada is not a bad place to live. The average Canadian makes about $21,000 a year, owns a car, pays a mortgage on a home, has cable TV and more than two sets on which to enjoy it. Unlike his counterparts in the United States, he has a government-sponsored medical plan, a cushy social safety net should he need it, and he’s less likely to be a victim of crime. Last year he got a highes-pay increase than workers in wealthy countires like Japan and West Germany — and he didn’t have to pay as steep prices. —___ “The only really bad thing about Canada is the weather,’’ says Donna Dasko, vice-president of En- vironics Research Group Ltd. The polling firm recently discovered that while many Canadians are worried about the country’s breakup, an increasing number are concerned about the breakdown of the actual land they live on. “*Saving the environment will be the No. 1 issue of the '90s’’ not saving the nation,’’ Dasko says. After all, Canadians have always been able to solve — or postpone — their national problems in the past. But this time? “We need to grab control of the bus and steer it in the right direction,"’ says pollster Reid, still pursuing his analogy of Canada as a huge, rumbling vehicle that’s careened off course. “‘They, maybe the fog would lift and we'd see where we're going.” By The Canadian Press Thoughts from some prominent Canadians on the mood of the country: Author Margaret Atwood “*Everybody’s very nervouss. They're nervous about Meech Lake. They're nervous about the general sales tax. “*And they’re nervous about the environment You go to any newsstand these days, even the kinds of women's magazines that are usually about hairdos and they’ ve got something on it. Even fashion magazines. | mean that is serious — if it’s penetrated to that level, we're in trouble. Lysianna Gagnon, Montreal La Presse columnist “Obviously, the mood of the country is terrible. If all the polls show that the majority of people don’t understand the Meech Lake accord, then why has it become such an explosive issue? It’s probably because it crystallizes feelings that were already there. “*In other words, English-Canadians . . . have always been convinced that Quebec is the federal government's spoiled child and that the distinct society is even worse — the cherry on the sundae. “‘For French-speaking Quebecers, the fact that English Canada doesn’t even want to recognize these minimal (constitutional) conditions confirms what they have always believed — that they are misunderstood, seen in a negative light and unloved by English- Canadians.” “ Author Pierre Berton **T haven't seen the country as mean-spirited since (the Depression). I think it’s taking its toll on French English relations." Film producer Rock Demers “*The hatred that is coming out from French- and English-Canadians at this moment is a very, very sad thing. But I have very little hope that we will be able to keep going as one country. There is no doubt that separatism is on the rise. No punches pulled in Meech commentary “Ten or 15 years ago, whe: rst heard about the disconcerting notion of separatism, I thought that would be the end of Quebec and probably Canada and _I was strongly against it. Nowadays, I don’t think it will be the end of Quebec because the mood has changed so drastically on an international basis, with all that’s happening in Europe, and the financial community in Quebec is much stronger than it was 15 years ago:"” John Dafoe, Winnipeg Free Press editorial page editor “Fractious, I guess, is the word. There is a lot of Jissatisfaction around the country, a lot of division, a »f general unhappiness, a good deal of distrust of government and a certain lack of community, which is perhaps the most disturbing thing “People seem to be very wrapped up in their own problems. They don’t seem willing to take a national view. Nobody seems to be putting the country ahead of their region or their province.’” Hal Jackman, chairman of National Trust **A lot of businessmen wonder why people are getting so worked up about things like who appoints senators or how the Yukon gets into Confederation “But the debate has been going on since Confederation and it’s going to continue. Maybe it's even a good thing.”” “think it’s very pessimistic. I think there's a great deal of insecurity among working people about jobs and a great deal of insecurity about the future of the country.” Jacques Drouin, president of the Laurentian Group Corp. “I don’t think the mood is very good. People feel that Canada is a country which has tremendous things going for it, tremendous potential, but they are feeling discouraged for two reasons: the way our economic affairs are being managed, we find that very disturbing; and obviously, the political situation — what we've allowed ourselves to develop into is most