The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, September 11,.1991 treenee cae gentstesrreseverecersssensersceenny . UBRENDAN HALPER ‘Sun staff A strong smell in the air dur- ‘ing the evening of Sept. 4, which alarmed many residents in the ;Robson and north Castlegar vareas turned out to be nothing ‘more than a routine natural gas tie-in at the Celgar construction :camp. :@ Wood “It smelled like gas you would have in the House,” said Robson resident Agi Giraud. “It was so strong I just took the kids and the dog into the house, it was enough to make me feel ill.” Another resident thought the situation was much more serious. “It's got to be an enormous spill for this to happen,” he said. “There was chlorine in the air, Castlegar: cyclists en route to South America BRENDAN HALPER | Sun staff So long Castlegar! Louis Laroche, 26 and Mark Hamilton, 21, left on the moming of Sept. 10 on a six to seven month bicycle ride that will take them as far as Chile and Argenti- na. Ree Hamilton is a Castlegar resi- dent while Laroche is from Que- bec but spent last year in Castlegar working as a French language monitor at Kinnaird Junior Secondary. The two plan to cycle all the way down but retum by air. “To learn Spanish and take lot’s of photos,” replied Laroche, when asked why he planned to undertake such a journey. “I’ve got over 20 rolls of Kod: Hamilton and Laroche will be heading south following the American rockies,”’ straight through the centre of Mexico and Central America and finally, down the west const. of Scuth America to their final destina: tion, They said they are ready to take on any sort of weather and are prepared to stop for days, even weeks at a time if the need arises, “We'll probably’ stop in Guatemala for a few weeks to attend a/Spanish school,” said he. “We're going to take it teally easy, this isn’t a ra The cyclists have chosen to ride mountain bikes because, “they are more durable, the wheels are stronger and they are and that’s not even enough.” & Post better iped for this kind of trip,” said Laroche. Continued from 1A have sorted through the back-up of mail and according to Enstedt, deliveries are now flowing nor- mally to the 3,144 homes and businesses in the immediate area. However, the workers are still in a legal position to strike and if talks break down, union mem- bers will be picketing once more. “We're currently back to work under the guidelines of our previ- ous contract, which expired the day we took strike action,” con- tinued Enstedt. According to the Local 715 president, the majority of Castle- gar residents have been very understanding about the lack of mail delivery. { “I was very sborited about the comments we received while picketing, of which only a few were negative.” || : So long Castlegar! - On Highway #3 southbound to Salmo-Creston and heading for South America are -Mark-Hamilton (left), from Castlegar and Louis Laroche, from Quebec. . SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halpar Continued from 1A about inflammatory comments in reports of the investigation. He said the issue has dan Mann said he has retained a lawyer and they have spoken with Moore. He also released a state- ment maintaining his i cated,” he said. ‘Williams said Moore, who is in Vancouver and could not be hed for will have extremely uneasy climate for him and his family. “Tt doesn't feel very good,”” he said. my wife was nearly sick.” The Castlegar Volunteer Fire Dept. also received calls from cgncemed residents. The smell proved not to be chlorine, however, bul, natural gas. 1's. normal routine. B.C. Gas Castlegar branch man- ager Jim Pilla. “They're tying in gas lines at the Celgar construc- “T vigorously deny all allega- tions. They have rio substance at all and Texpect to be totally vindi- Alarming smell proves to be non-toxic tion camp. It’s surprising that - anyone detected it because being half as light as air, it usually goes straight up. “There is no hazard and natu- , ral gas is non-toxic but has a deodorant put in for casy. detec- . Hien,” he said. “I received a number of calls from concemed people but assured them it was safe." ie Continued from 1A Claude Richmond in a state- + ment to the press. “The MoU has ‘ handcuffed the province ‘in deal- { ing with inequities in one of its ! ‘most important revenue sources. : I am‘extremely pleased that the | federal government has taken this action.” : Richmond said the U.S. : ‘would have no grounds for retal- : fation as a result of termination * because he is confident there is ‘no subsidy being given B.C. ‘tind i , | The death of the tax however : ‘will not alter much in B.C. unless ; the: province changes its : ‘stumpage system and affects the + "$500,000 in fees. “You must that the stumpage revenue helps fund education and health services and we have no intention of reducing our much needed revenues,” ” said Richmond. “While British Columbia has no intention of making a signifi- cant reduction to stumpage rates, cancelling the MoU will give us the flexibility we néed to reflect market sensitivity,” the minister said. Ot One of Westar’s complaints, said Berry, was that'the stumpage fees were unrelated to market conditions ‘so it ‘was possible for i ‘even as. lumber | Howard Diiks, MLA for Nel- son/Creston: and’ Socred Trade rt Hasty Creek .7 Continued from 1A :+and we want logging to go on ‘ but it must be done in a way . that will protect water and : Other values in the watershed : area,” finished Offerman. “They (SFP) accuse us of ‘ not taking an active part in the ! process of their approach to : developing a watershed plan,” {said HCWC media liaison ‘ Sally Hammond. i ‘ “We have attempted to come ; to a fair dispute resolution pro- tess for 8-10 years now but : SEP claim they have no options } but to proceed,” she said. i “They can simply delay road : building until'we can feach a i i Gispute resolution.” :, Ombudsman: investigating '* ‘The B.C, Ombudsman is cur- ine investigating the com- : plaint of the SVWA that there ‘is no way to resolve disputes in the Ministry* 'S public involve- ; hient programs,” . The SVWA has, argued that iho ‘watershed. logging ‘could ,Occur until the Ombudsman‘s ork. fs, complete, but the Min- ‘of Forests has said that Mini said, “Canada has every right to terminate the MoU. Canada is living up to the MoU"s from Canada will thus be treated like any other Canadian export.” terms and conditions— that either country can terminate the MoU with 30 days written notice.” Dirks said ending the MoU will bring trade in softwood lum- ber under the Free Trade Agree- ‘ment. . “The Free Trade Agreement excluded the softwood lumber .MoU,” he said. “Ending the MoU will bring trade-in soft- wood lumber under the Free Trade Agreement and Canadian lumber will have protection from an unfair countervailing duty investigation as.a.result of. the appeal process established in the * agreement. Softwood lumber Canadian lumber prod have been suffering less than healthy conditions for about three-years. And with the MoU to be officially terminated, Berry said it's time for the federal gov- emment to level other issues that have hurt industry. The dollar, which reached a low of 72¢ in 1985 when tariff talks began, is now at the 87¢ mark, and makes. Canadian exports less attractive. “The MoU has been one part _ of the problem,” Said. Westar’s president. “But the strength of the. Canadian.-dollar hasn't helped. The: feds are going to have to address that problem.” to hold u up lacsag plans. The Ministry has agreed however,-to enter mediation with the HCWC along with the ‘our program,” , “They accuse us of not taking’ an active pared in the “We have no pling to change -said ‘SFP: spokesman Terry Dodds! *' “We will continue with con- struction of the ‘road because we ‘have the legal. ight and) “moral ‘obligation to'do so.” ’ At the time’ of préss'‘SFP_ had not yet begun road’constniction | and the case involving the Protesters: was’ stayed until Sept. MTs two options when making her decisions, She could dismiss the allega- Police On Sept. 5 at 6:30 pm, RCMP responded to an complaint of picketers blocking mail truck access to the post office. No vio- lence was reported and after dis- cussing the matter with union picketers, the trucks were allowed to move—however slow- ly. On Sept. 6 the local RCMP detachment was busy making _four liquor seizures during the evening from various parties at an area known as Blueberry Pits. Two charges will be laid of Minor in Possesion of Alcohol. RCMP have no suspects in regards to damage done to two vehicles, one on 10th Ave and tions or she could extend the stis- pension. If the latter happens, city council would than have an oppor- tunity to review the matter. They could then extend the suspension again, dismiss Mann, or throw out the allegations, © report one on Arrow Lks Dr. Both vehi- cles were victim to scratches by ;;what appeared to be a key. tarOn, Sept. 7 three vehicles sus- -lained approx. $1,500 damage during a motor vehicle accident at Castleaird Plaza Mall. There were no injuries sustained when a car rolled away after being left insecure. 52-year-old Gerald Brown of Castlegar was charged with leaving a vehicle insecure pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Act. On Sept. 8 an act of PTD te treet af ONE RE OT ORTON Wednesday, September 11, 1991 The Castlegar Sun Local forum attracts entrepreneurs JM ZEEBEN ‘Sun staff. charge for the workshop which opened with an hour-and-a-half More than 60 people were on hand at a Castlegar hotel’s ban- s : quet room to hear a travelling ion from 1. p defining what types of ventures WD would provide interest-free loans to. Eldon Schorn , the General fs ‘ federal program sct up to help : Western Canadian Director of O spoke to the audience about the qualifica- Western Economic Diversifi- cation Canada (WD), established A ‘jn 1987, was given $1.2 billion to ; help businesses in Westem Cana- : da in the early stages of getting ‘new products off the ground. The local forum. attracted 1 of th i hity from as far away as Creston sand Grand Forks. There was; no admission ‘ SHARLENE UMHOFF ‘ Sun Editor : Motorcycle enthusiast from ‘across the Kootenays, Alberta, ‘Montana and even from Aus- ‘tralia were on the road this ‘weekend participating in the ‘fourth annual West Kootenay ‘Toy Run. ~ Spirits were high as the partic- ipants rallied together at Fruit- vale carly Sunday moming to _Start the day’s ride, Unfortunate- -ly the weather was uncoopera- tive, with a steady drizzle bringing out the bright yellow rain-suits many bikers wear. The first stop in the biker’s ‘itinerary was Rossland, where fellow enthusiasts put on their duds and joined the cause. By 11:30 a.m., a large number of bikers were in Castlegar, enjoy- ing a meal of chili, corn and hamburgers provided by the Castlegar Volunteer Firefighters. All proceeds were given to the Muscular Dystrophy Associa- tion. +t Led by Mr. Clause himself, the ride continued to Nelson and then back to Fruitvale, where the charity riders were met by the Salvation Army, who were the recipients of all the toys. A silent and live auction cour- tesy of Russell Auction then took © Fruitvale Memorial ai ided by the lions y to deal with WD, “There are basically five rules, of which 2 project has to meet at least one to be cligible for assis- tance,” he said. © Does the project introduce a new product or service to West- em Canada? © Does it take a Western Cana- dian product or service into a new export market? ¢ Will it introduce a new tech- nology to Western Canada? © Will it i helps business people get supply throughout an industry in the west? * Will it help Westem Canadi- ans replace imports from outside Canada with their own products? Schom told the crowd the fed- eral group has helped fund pro- jects as large'as $13 million but that small projects would also receive a fair look if they are deemed to be affordable. “If we can’t assist you we give you advice on where to go,” he said. “But because we're govern- ment using government money we have to go through a detailed analysis of every project.” Schor said the program also ‘Toy Run passes through Castlegar ‘project is, as long as it diversifies Fruitvale firemen. “ After various contests were held, the band Roughshod enter- tained the crowd. “Except for the bad weather, the whole day was a success, close to 300 riders on about 240 bikes participated,” said Reb Simmons, president of the West was reported at Ootischenia Ele- mentary School. Walls and win- dows were spray painted. There are no suspects in the case, Hasty Creek quotes The following are personal accounts of some of those arrested at Hasty Creek, Slocan Valley, Sept. 6, 1991. “I played as an offensive guard in‘the CFL for six. years for Saskatchewan, Ottawa, and - Toronto. I gave that.up for: the tranquility ‘and lifestyle of'the’: Slocan Valley and the right _ livelihood of making tofu. 2 I make my living:and employ a five people facturing tofu E eet "BUNS STAFF PHOTO /| Brendan ‘i sspecto Graham of the Nelson: RCMP. Detachment: stands before. HCWC supporters ho were waiting to be arrested while poaedns a an access road in the Hasty Creek area. using water from the Hasty Creek watershed. We make the best tofu in the world because “we use volumes of the best water in the world. The proposed log- ging :puts. that. water source in extreme jeopardy. . I cchose to get arrested ‘because we need to effect change i in the democratic process in. order, fo protect the rights. of Pedro Hook, » Red Mountain. "I reside on Hasty, Creek, 1 drink the water, irrigate with the water, Create electricity with the water. I’m’shocked to find myself’ having to break the law in order to protect the quality and timing ‘of flow. I'm even more shocked to find that there is no legislation i in B.C. that guarantees me,'as a citizen, meaningful access to a process ‘to resolve this’ dispute | without having to make such a‘drastic decision. I have taken this stand ‘in hopes that’ legislation will be ‘enhanced to’ ‘provide a truly democratic process ‘and protec- tion” for our ‘most Vital Tesource—water.” Patty Bossort, Red Mountain. "I love this sounis Canada. I thought this as the RCMP removed me from the road. 1 felt I could trust in the justice system to treat me fairly and address our needs as water uscrs cqually with those who would profit ‘here.'T saw ‘the children, felt’ the tears and the future: I am glad that I. gave alll could to the stand at Hasty Creek." Rain Perens Red. | Mountain. Ki yy Toy Run. “We even had a couple from Australia who were taking holidays in Canada - they decided they wanted to be a part of this as well. “We had hundreds and hun- dreds of toys by the end of the day. The Salvation Army had to bring in two extra vans just to transport them all.” The numerous toys will be distributed by the Salvation Amny to needy families during the Christmas season, and money Suiting Up! - Motorcycle enthusiasts from across the Kootenays passed through Castlegar on Sunday partici- pating in the annual Toy Run. This year the weather was a bit disappointing, but these hardy riders still managed to bring in the toys, which were given to the’ Salvation Army later that day in Fruitvale. is also donated. Simmons said he is not sure yet of the total value raised, although a dollar figure will be announced before we the end of September. Last year, besides the mega- ant of toys, the, bikers raised $10,00 Two accidents reported Not only did the rain cause some concem to the 300 plus bik- ers, it caused two accidents dis- abling two bikes to continue on with the ride. Rossland RCMP said Ireen Hiderman, from Grand SUN STAFF PHOTO/ Sharlene Imhott Forks, was taken to hospital in Trail after the 1981 Harley she was a passenger on lost control on Highway 22 at the Thompson Ave. junction. According to RCMP the driver may have lost control on the wet surface before hitting'a guard rail. Five minutes later, a second motorcycle lost control at the same comer and hit the first bike. Hiderman was the only rider sustaining injuries. She was released from hospital later that day. Damage to both miororyeles is estimated to be’$3,000 from the federal gov- that have tradi ly gone elsewhere, “As westerners we don't get our fair opportunity to be involved in a lot of things the government buys,”’he said, “Most is bought in central Cana- da because they’re so much fur- ther developed but slowly western Canadian i has WEATHER OUTLOOK: The forecast for Wednesday; Early morning fog patches, otherwise mainly sunny. High temperature near 24, | 646 to A weak ridge of high p maintain fairly sunny, warm conditions on Thursday. Clouds and scattered showers are possible on Friday as a disturbance approaches from the coast. chipped away. We're working to give them a fair share,” ‘The business people in the crowd covered a range of fields from construction to realty to publishing. Emie Mason, a realtor from Nelson heard about the workshop through a flyer in the mail. He said he came to find out more about the program and in case he ever deals with clients who are involved with it, “I'm interested to see how the things work,” he said, adding that he thought it was worth the 30 minute drive “T think it’s fantastic—just the information in the handouts alone is great.” After an introduction, Schorn opened the floor for questions, When asked about the track record of the WD, he said, “I can give you the statistics of companies that have gone bankrupt but it wouldn't affect reality.” -.Schorn explained that because the program is so young there hasn't been time for that many of ‘the high risk projects taken on to declare bankry “The statistics “would tell you we don’t get many failures and in fact we're going to get many,” he said. “We take a lot more risks than . However Schorn stressed that money from WD was not a grant. They only are willing to lend inter- est-free loans to people who can ~prove they need it and are willing to sink their own money into it. The Westem Economic Diver- sification Canada is also what its name suggests. They are not con- ALOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Temperature: Max/Date — MIn/Date 3.5/6 Precipitation: Rain 12.8 cm. Number of Hours 59.8 8.4/2 Snow 0 cm. Mean 16.7 Total 12.8 cm. Normal Number of Hours 50.1 REMARKS: Sunny, warm weather prevailed through most of the week, cool, wet conditions wee the excep-. tion on Sunday. Hay farmers are busy with their final: crop while forestry gears up for fall slash burning. Ed. note: Cool nights are a sign that autumn can't be far off. Rossland's Golden City Days was a big hit for all who attended. The Bike Ride for Toys also went well! Forecast provided by The South - East Interior Weather Office at Castlegar, B.C. It is timely to summarize the activities to date concerning the North Castlegar Revitalization Project. Through the numerous view displays and receive current and complete information. There. must be a good understanding of the scope and impacts of the revi- cerned about how much employ ment is created or where the new the western economy. : Ray Marriner is un inventor from Creston who drove to Castlegar for the evening. * He said he applied to the WD a few years ago hoping to get < assistance testing a heat recovery ventilator he had constructed. “I wanted to get some long- term testing done in field condi- tions by getting them to pay me to install the system in govem- ment buildings,” he said. The plan fell through and now Marriner is back to see how the program has developed. He planned to drive home after the seminar. “You could say it was the most expensive free meal I've ever had,” he said, joking about the buffet that precluded the speech, “But it was the first free meal I've gotten out of the gov- emment. Local residents urged to participate in annual Terry Fox Run for Cancer SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor It was 12-years ago that. the , legend of Terry. Fox first worked | its way into Canadian mythology. “The powerful i image of. the lone Funner appearing ‘over the hori- ‘zon on an unending road.’ ‘The quirky hop-skip caused by the prosthetic leg, characterized “his run and washed the story. of the marathon of hope with warm inspiration. |. ‘The reports of his metal leg— ‘thin, and naked of any attempt at ‘disguise—causing blisters and “bleeding were. tragic. ‘The forced * final days of his run drove home the reality of his disease. Terry covered 3,339 miles before a softball-sized tumor stopped him. Two-thirds of the distance across Canada, the marathon of hope had raised $1.7 million. But even as he lay in a Royal Columbian hospital bed, the money came in from the public and the private sector. And before he ‘dicd on Sunday, June 28, 1980, he was able to witness his dream of raising $1 for every Canadian, In the years’ since, that figure has grown to $90,000,000, and the annual run—rather than fad- ing out of mind—is more popular than ever, “Last year, $7.5 million was raised which is the highest total since 1981,” says Terry's younger brother Darrell Fox from an office in Vancouver. Darrell, is in his first-year as_ director of the nation wide run, which has taken place annually, since Terry’s death, on the second _ Sunday in September. This-year’s run is on Septem- ber 15, at the Castlegar and Dis- trict Community Complex. “We usually get about 100 people out,” says Verona Walker, .tecreation coordinator at the ‘complex. Walker. says the run is actually ‘a jog, walk, roller-skate, take-the- dog-along, participation ‘event. Not a competition. “We have a couple of different :foutes,” she says. “There's a 10- ‘km route and in between \ we have a 3-km route.” ‘The event starts at 10 a.m, but Walker; ‘points out. participants. ~ can‘join ‘in ) anytime until 1 p.m.. “There ‘are; lots of: pledge ‘sheets around :town for ‘people who want'to support the event or they. can just come and make @ ae donation,” she says. Darrell says the emphasis is on making the mun a show of mutual support. “The reason for the continu- ing popularity of the run is peo- ple are becoming aware of how easy it is to participate,” he says. ' “I invite all the people of Castle- gar who have not been involved to join with the many thousands ‘across the country who are.” _ As a brother, Darrell says he ‘was too close to Terry to realize the symbol he had become for so many. And he'Says the realization has been overwhelming. * “It’s stillan adjustment I'm making,” he says.."It's been quite an eyc.opener realizing how many people were affected by run.” The’ one Aisappointment for ‘him has been that B.C. trailed the nation, last year, in per person money raised. “We have the strongest per- centage of schools participating,” says Darrell. “But for funds per capita we're at 24¢ and the nation- al average was 28¢. Being Terry’s home province I hope we can do better than the national average.” Across Canada last year, “Castlegar was among 2,500 spots to hold a run. In B.C., 400 schools and 113 other sites were registered in the run. Next Sunday, countless people across the country and around the world will be heading towards the horizon. Some will walk, oth- ers ride, and a ‘few will run, but they'll all have a part in what has become another Canadian legend. both i and public, it is clear that all desire an attractive business area free of overhead wires or as described earlier “clean and green”. The focus of energies currently is to finish refinements for the critical public meeting to be held shortly. Many of the financial details are arriving daily. BC Tel and West Kootenay Power personnel have been very co-operative and although final figures are not yet in it appears that the “worst case scenario” costs presented at earli- er public meetings will now be much more favorable. The City Treasury is working up a com- puter model whereby individual frontage and assessments may be entered to determine the. impact on their business The next critical step is the revitalization “Initiative'’. In this process City Council must approve a bylaw for the North Castlegar Revitalization Project. The first three readings of this bylaw will take place mid followed by a 30 day quashing period and then the fourth and final reading y Coun- cil. The 30 day period is to allow any people in the designated area who object to the project to clarify their information, and, if desired, to register their objection to the Project proceeding. Watch for Notices in the press explaining the procedure as well. If anyone has project. Dogs! Dogs! Dogs! At the Trade Fair information booth. City: staff met: a lot of peo: ple who gave us their comments; good and bad about City busi- ness. Thank you. One major. complaint — right up there with paving was animal control. “Where is the dog catcher? Why does my dog have to have a tag and I see all those other dogs run- ning without one. Dogs are mess- ing up my yard”. ‘We took your grief to heart and have updated our Animal Control By-law. Folks - there are now some pretty hefty fines in place for dog owners who do not control their pets. There are approximately 6,500 people in Castlegar and we have licensed about 300 dogs. Now it does not seem fair to some that all taxpayers bear the brunt of costs for the Animal Control Officer, records keeping, vet fees, etc. With this in mind, a user-fee schedule is now in place. Having a license can save you as much as $60 if your pet is caught and spends a night impounded. If your dog is licensed and - caught running at large the first offence impound fee is $30 the running at large charge is $30 and a stay at the veterinarian is $7 a night plus GST. The cost of a license is $12 to $40 depending on gender. If you are thinking of Be or following the public meetings Please contact any member of the revitalization committee. if it is ip le to be in make arrangements to receive the information separately. Mr. Bob Inwood is working on design guide lines for the revital- ization area. Facade treatment ting a mal please think twice. A pit bull will cost you $1,000 to license. We have a very nice dog catcher, Not a Disney felon with a huge net and chains - more of a mild mannered Dad with pets of his own. Rick Smith is issuing warnings and can sell you a dog tag. Your dogs ID goes into our grants are avail upon the project's approval. Some business people who want to start facade improvements before side- walks, under grounding, etc. are begun early in 1992 may have a concept prepared for their individ- ual building i in advance. While physical ch ber to. include a and if the pooch gets lost - and its always the ones who “never leave the yard” that do, we can trace and quickly reunite pet and owner. If you are going on holidays, please give us an alternate phone number. It is dif- ficult when someone comes back from vacation to find their laimed dog given away or put improvements, There is a sepume grant available. If you are traveiling ny to include a look at_Summerland or Revelstoke. See: how other small communities have proceeded with revilalizing their business areas. It is very. important that all in ‘the “downtown” area attend onc of the informational mectings to ‘to sleep. this can happen after three days impoundment. ; We know we are not going ¢ to make everyone happy with.this by-law, but we are hoping it will ‘solve some of the problemss we have encountered with dogs ron ning at large and what about the felines you ask? That is another. story albeit an interesting one. a he A SRN NORA hl a Th em