wie i \ ¥ : wie . bias ve CasthijarNews —A.owt9, 197 The grendporents vor Fr Sten ed the foe Vay O' 9 tlegar, Ru Pilnonton end eg Nosh Plamondon of Trail, and one Siphon ot grandmother remvels Dliphont of Castlegar. _/65 calls tor help, returned to ae ‘i Creek ond nolified Art And e get his boat to ou poco continued to Syringe “Park IT JUST SO HAPPENED Sealed tenders for the following Manual | Brushing contracts will be r by HEART FOUNDATION accepts with gratitude “In Memoriom® donations | which help promBte tesearch. Cords sent to newtol kin Box Castlegor, B.C. 104/87 medic oc LEGALS IN LOVING MEMORY of Tina Nevokshonotf who passed away, August 9, 1 We loved her, eh! no tongue con How much we loved her and how God loved her mos, and thought it best To take her to eternal rest. godly missed | by Geo Kinekin keen” fomily husband it CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY. In memoriam donations. Infor mation Box 3292 Castlegar. 365 5167, 104/16 INVITATION TO TENDER Tenders to carry out Mechanical Site Preparation work on Ft. A20193 (Castlegar-Trail Area) will be volves Rough Bunching of 193 ha. and Drag Scaritying of 100 A mondatory field viewin, the site 10 Be treated wil ba held on Aug. 24, 1987 and will F rp from fice at s S.N. McLean n Forestry Services Lid. Columbia Ave., Costlegor, B.C. VIN 1G7 ALL TYPES OF COMMERCIAL PRINTING * Letterheads * Envel. * Brochures * Raffle Tickets Castlégar News 197 Columbia Ave. _ 365-7266 the tlegor, - on the dates shown Contract: $T87N05-004. Located: Balfour Creek (near Castlegar). Forest District: Arrow, for Brushing on +50 Viewing date: August 11. OF Castlegar, B.C. at 8:30 a.m. Viewing of this site calcd to abidis . © NE 365- 5210 Seen ir News Business Castlege the month of September. = nERMAN © Small Business & Contractors * Personal + Farm-Logging Ne. 06-1546 Columbia A: Castlegar. .CVINI (RENE MORTIMER 365-2352 SOLIGO, KOIDE & JOHN CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 615 Columbia Ave. (Upstairs) Castlegar Phone 365-7745 Henry John, B.Sc.C.A. Becdling for receipt of ten- ders is 8:30 0 gust 25, 1987, at which time all tenders will be opened. Tenders must be submitted on the form and in the supplied which, with per- ticulars, may be obtained from the Ministry of Forests district or regional manager indicated, the lowest or ony tender will not necessarily be accepted, the work will be administered by the British Columbie Ministry of Forests. co please call: Chevron Canada Limited, refiner and marketer of petroleum products in British Columbia, is in the process of selecting a dealer to lease its 3-bay full serve/self serve station in Grand Forks. A proven ability to 9 Enthusiasm and and customer service a retailb BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GRAND FORKS, B.C. a major regional We are looking for a candidate that has: Excellent customer relations and interper- sonal skills k 4. Sound financing This is an excellent opportunity for the qualified individual to grow and prosper in his own business. If you feel you have these talents and wish to join Chevron’s network of retailers DOUG SCHWEERS Retail Represent ‘ative (604) 668-5572 Partner Brian L. Brown CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANT 270 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-2151 MOROSO, MARKIN & BLAIN CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS 241 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-7287 “He always disappears when | want him to do the dishes.” Appliance Rentals TIRED OF LAUNDROMATS? ais $4,995 washer for es low es .. per month) And do your wash at home. For your convenience, other appliances ore also available for rent such as ranges, fridges dishwoshers, microwaves and dryers. 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Try Business Directory Advertising ae ana Legislative Library, Parliament, Bldgs., Victorfe, B, Cs vav tne $01 Bellevil! CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1987 3 Sections (A, 8 &C) UtiliCorp burned in effigy By MIKE KALESNIKO _ Staff Writer A “Mr. UtiliCorp” mannequin was burned in effigy Sunday as over 300 people rallied in a South Slocan park to condemn the sale of West Kootenay Power and Light to Missouri based UtiliCorp United. Groups from all across the province, including Vernon, Kelowna and Vancouver gathered in the park to listen to guest speakers and hear songs all sharing a single message; keep WKPL Canadian. Scarlett said approximately 80 per cent of those polled opposed the sale yet “in defiance of his constituents” Brisco continued to support the sale. Scarlett said Dirks, a Social Credit MLA, also supports the sale. Searlett told the story of a Second World War veteran who remarked: “It's ironic that I spent six years liberating Vander Zalm's country so he could come here, become premier, and sell mine.” Corky Evans, on the other hand, asked the crowd to The group heard from Electric C A president Don Scarlett, former Kootenay West MP Lyle Kristiansen, former Nelson-Creston NDP candidate Corky Evans, and Jack Whittaker, president of Local 115 Operating Engineers who are making their own proposal to purchase WKPL. The B.C. Utilities Commission approved the sale of WKPL to UtiliCorp last month, spurring the Okanagan- Kootenay ECA to appeal the decision. However, Kootenay West. MP Bob Brisco and Nelson-Creston MLA Howard Dirks were not invited to attend the rally. According to Don Scarlett, Brisco had the “unmitigated gall” to poll his constituents for their opinions regarding the sale of WKPL to an American company. their own motives. “Are we here to have a wake, to bury one of the West Kootenay institutions?” he asked. Evans, who gripped the microphone in one hand and shouted at times, told the crowd that opposition to the sale cannot be abandoned. “I think we have to talk about whether or not we've lost,” he said. “They'll say 300 people went and had a party .. . and the issue died. “We have to elevate this fight to somewhere we can win.” Evans said the sale of WKPL will set the Precedent for future foreign ip of Canadian and he accused the B.C. Utilities d the “The B.C: Utilities Commission was a high-tech listening machine,” he said. “They listened with the machinery of the 20th Century. “I looked at those commissioners and thought human beings were there and not machines,” said Evans. “I saw people in that audience move them. “Unfortunately, there was nobody home.” NDP Energy Critie Glen Clark reassured the crowd that his party is “unequivocally opposed” to the sale. He said an American takeover means power rates will undoubtedly rise since UtiliCorp is not only “out to make a profit” but it is also offering to pay $80 million for the utility, about $20 million more than it is worth. “Electric power . . . is the life blood of the economy,” he said. “We cannot let an American company take over a strategie resource.” Clark said he has little faith in the court system regarding a successful outcome to the ECA's appeal but he said, if the NDP were to win the next provincial election: “It could well be that UtiliCorp owns a utility for the shortest time.” Jack Whittaker, president of Local 115 of the Operating sale of the WKPL to UtiliCorp, of not listening to the people. ‘s, said his or has “capital sufficient to purchase this utility.” He said the bade pnanene could buy the pany with the funds then turn WKPL into a public phe “and invite others to share in this important resource.” Whittaker said his organization does not accept the reasoning that only large multinational companies can purchase such companies as WKPL and he condemned the inaction of the Social Credit government. “I do not believe there is another country that would sell their utilities,” he said and he scoffed at the government's use of the B.C. Utilities Commission to make the final decision on the sale. “They (the government) were elected to represent the people of B.C. not a bunch of appointees,” he said and later added: “I don't want anyone to get the idea we are anti-American . . . don't blame the Americans, blame the politicians we elected here.” Whittaker ended his speech by making a plea to Premier Bill Vander Zalm. “Mr. Premier,” he said, “we have the capital, we have the expertise, we have the social ness... Mr. Premier, we are free enterprisers, we are private Canadians. Please, give us the chance.” BURNING MAD . . Dan Scarlett (foreground) holds up ground Sunday while Joe ‘ieving (second from right) Three areas find more Spike boxes By CasNews Staff The Castlegar Conservation Officer has taken over an investigation into several empty boxes of the pesticide Spike, 80W found dumped in three West Kootenay areas. Jim McLaren, the regional waste manager for the Environment Ministry in Nelson, said. his staff has handed information they gathered in-an-inves- tigation last week to the Castlegar Conservation Officer because that de- partment had been conducting a sim- ilar investigation. Conservation Officer Les Molnar confirmed an investigation is contin- uing into the incident but revealed little information. “There is an investigation going on. Our report is almost prepared and we will be the matter with the Ministry of Environment personnel in Nelson to see what kind of action to take,” said Molnar. He added that several empty boxes of Spike 80W were found CP Rail tracks in South Slocan, Warfield and. near Glade. Molnar said that no charges have yet been laid. “We are very limited as to what information we can release,” said Mol- nar. Spike 80W is a pesticide used to kill weeds. CP Rail spokesman Jane Mudrey said in a telephone interview from Vancouver that they do not know where the empty feet 80W boxes came from. “We haven't been doing any spray- ing. We have no idea how the boxes came to be on our tracks,” said Mud- rey. Airport work < begins By CasNews Staff With a deft jab in the earth, Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco dug a hole in the lawn of the Castlegar airport Monday, symbolically kicking off construction of the new facility. “The construction activity going on around us is a confirmation that all good things come to those who wait,” said Brisco, occasionally having to shout above the sound of crews busy working. Over the period of one year, the airport is expected to have a new and expanded car park and a modernized terminal, double the size of the present, at a total cost of $4.6 million. “The investment is a vote of confidence in Castlegar's future,” said Brisco. the remains of “Mr. UtiliCorp’ who, with tiny effigies of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Premier Bill Vander Zalm in his pockets, was torched to the and other members belt out a rendition of “The Whole Dam Song’. More than 300 people attended the rally. See story above CosNews Photo by Mike Kalesniko Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore agreed that the work would signify economic recovery for the area. She took the time to reminisce about the Report finds heart disease as major cause of death By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer Heart disease was the major cause of death in the central Koot enay area last year — according to a report by the Central Kootenay Health Unit. In its 1986 annual report, the CKHU lists 186 people — or 36 per cent — between the ages of 38 and 36 died as a result of heart disease. That's compared to 6,103, or 30 per cent, for the rest of B.C. Malignancies was the next major cause of death, killing 127 people — or 25 per cent, between the ages of 14 and 22. Cerebrovascular diseases accoun ted for nine per cent of the deaths in the central Kootenay region, killing 49 people between the ages of 38-41, followed by bronchitis or emphy. ssema and motor vehicle accidents — both at four per cent. Suicide was the least major cause of death, as nine people, or two per cent, took their own lives. The report also says that the population growth for the CKHU is expected to remain static through to 1991. The overall school age population is at 20 per cent, the working age population is at 58 per cent. Measles proved to be a big problem for the health unit last year, the report says. “It was soon apparent that stu- dents immunized in the 1970's were also susceptible to the measles virus. While doubts were expressed as to the efficiency of the measles vaccine a possible explanation for the occurrence of cases in the late teenagers was a breakdown in the ‘cold chain’ of the vaccine transpor- tation,” the report says. In addition, one case of AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syn drome — was reported in the CKHU area, 26 cases of herpes, 31 cases of gonorrhea and one case of syphilis. Nelson experienced the most number of births in 1986 with 242, followed by Trail/Rossland with 168 and Castlegar with 152. In other news, last September the Union Board of Health approved a grant of $4,200 to update a 1978 study on the effects of radon gas in homes. An intergrated monitoring sys- tem will be used over several months to establish the levels of radon in a number of homes in the CKHU area. A total of 483 people — or 29.8 per cent — were killed as a result of drinking and driving cases in the central Kootenay area in 1985. “As is apparent through out British Columbia, in the Kootenays, alcohol plays a major role in traffic related accidents and the sub- sequent economic and human costs. The Union Board as representatives of the health of local communities, must conti d against early days of the facility, recalling helping airport manager John Michel. son, who started at the airport in 1967, to write the plaque on the terminal wall. Nelson Mayor Gerald Rotering des. cribed pride in the airport as regional. “We call it Castlegar airport out of sheer convenience,” he said. “But it is a regional airport.” continued on page A2 Residents affected by spray KITIMAT (CP) — Residents of this northern coastal community are calling for tighter government controls of the herbicide Roundup after about 12 people, including nine children, were affected by local spraying. Pesticide control branch permit co- drinking and driving and press for firm measures against offenders,” the report adds. Dan Cronin said the envir- onment ministry is investigating after people suffered symptoms such as nosebleeds, vomiting, hives and head- aches. FIRST SHOVEFUL . the first annual offi Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco wields t sod-turning Monday at the Castlegar airport. inside BLUE BOMBERS: Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ attendance is up but the general manager says scrambling satellite signals would increase it in more -B2 GETTING READY: Castlegar Stars of the Kootenay Soccer League are getting prepared for the league playoffs in Creston... B81 TOILET BOA: HAMILTON (CP) — A boa constrictor slipped into o Lamothe family’s bathroom again Tuesday, but only to scoop a tree meal. The six-foot snake was making its third appearance, having first slithered up apartment drainpipes and into the family’s toilet bowl Sunday. But the elusive, non-venomous reptile — which escaped from its owner's apartment about two months ago — lunched on a dead rat left for bait and slid back into its hole. “When it came out to eat the rat it was supposed to get stuck,” said Laurie Lamothe, o 21-year-old mother of two who lives in the 12th-floor apartment the snake has chosen to invode.