SS April 10, 1985 ns Castlegar News VICTORIA (CP) — The opposition made fun of a highway that goes nowhere and a dome that leaks at the Expo 86 site during question period in the legislature Tuesday. Tourism Minister Claude Richmond, responsible for the world’s fair on transportation scheduled for next year in Vancouver, defended building the stretch of freeway as q an exhibit, and bounced back the joke about the leak. Lyle MacWilliam, the New Democratic Party's tourism spokesman, asked why the Social Credit government is spending $4 billion on a 217-mgtre-long, four-lane freeway that will have to be torn down after the fair. MacWilliam asked “why an American consultant was hired to design the $4-million temporary highway to nowhere, when there are, in fact, plenty of British Columbians willing and able to design useful projects which do lead somewhere?” He also asked whether it was appropriate for the cash-tight government to spend so much on “an edifice that will later be relegated to rubble.” Richmond replied the exhibit, billed as The Highway of the Future, never intended to be used for any other purpose. Gov't projects jabbed Although New York firm designed it, $3.65 million of the $4-million budget will be spent within the province, he said. HELP ECONOMY ‘The minister said exhibits at the fair will generate a projected $3 billion for Canada during the five-month fair. All exhibits are designed to be torn down after the fair, with the exception of four buildings — the Canadian Pacific Rail round-house, B.C. Pavilion, Expo Centre and Canada Harbor Place, he said. Gary Lauk (NDP-Vancouver Centre) asked about leaks at Expo's $24-million geodesic dome, which are “endangering the expensive viewing screens and equipment within the structure. “If these leaks continue, will it then become an indoor pool for Expo?” Lauk asked. Richmond looked at Lauk and quipped: “Perhaps it is not the only dome that has sprung a few leaks. One we can do something about. The other one will take a little longer.” More seriously, the minister acknowledged that the dome is leaking and experts are working to plug the leaks. FOR CRITICAL INDUSTRIES New B.C. commissioner VANCOUVER (CP) — Premier Bill Bennett appointed one of British Columbia's best known Liberals to be the province's new commissioner of critical industries. Art Phillips, a former Vancouver MP and mayor, is “the best man in the province,” to act as mediator in situations where specific businesses face severe economic problems, Bennett said Tuesday. “He will have a broad mandate to assist the various parties to reach agreements to re-start operations where The first case Phillips will tackle is Sooke Forest Products, which was placed in bankruptcy in February by the Toronto Dominion Bank because it said the company owes it $56 million. Last month Finance Minister Hugh Curtis announced that the bank had agreed to delay the court bankruptcy gs until the was named. Phillips expects one of his most difficult jobs will be determining, as the legislation requires, whether individual there have been shut-downs and to maintain employ where firms are facing severe difficulties,” Bennett told a news conference. Under terms of the critical industries act introduced in the legislature Tuesday, the commissioner can examine contractual relationships with creditors, employers, hydro charges, water rentals and other forms of government taxes and surcharges. The legislation initially will apply only to the forestry and mining industries but eventually other industries may be added, Bennett said. The legislation, however, only allows him to make recommendations so his ability to keep floundering businesses afloat depends on the willingness of the participants to agree to compromises. “The key word here is fairness,” said Phillips. “Everybody has to feel that what they're giving up is fair and reasonable.” Both Bennett and Phillips cited the example of Chrysler panies are e y viable. He said he plans to hiré accountants to examine the books of companies before to enable him to have an independent source of information about their financial condition. Bennett said the legislation is designed to serve industries that are “victims of market forces” rather than “non-economic units.” The B.C. economy is suffering from the international reality of decrease value for resources. Many B.C. resource companies, which have no control over resource prices and demand, can only control costs, he said. The New Democratic Party said it will support the legislation because it may provide some help to industries in dire straits. Opposition Leader Bob Skelly approved of Phillips’ appointment, but had reservations about the scope of his mandate. “But again, it's a question of saving individual when the overall economy of the province is the in the United States, where the bi facturer avoided bankruptcy by getting concessions from labor, banks and a loan guarantee from the federal government. Bennett stressed that the B.C. government is unwilling to put cash into saving failing companies. It will consider reducing its take from ailing companies through decreased hydro-electric rates or water rentals and possibly taxes. It will not make any direct grants or loan guarantees. B.C. nuclear free zone? VICTORIA (CP) — Van couver New Democrat Alex Macdonald presented a bill to the B.C. legislature Tuesday that would make British Columbia a nuclear-weapons free zone. The former attorney gen eral emphasized he was not being anti-American “be cause I'm sure that there are many, many Americans that would applaud what we are doing.” He said his private mem ber's bill was a protest against the “dangerous ex sibilities of the nuclear arms race are such that civilized life cannot survive if a few missiles get through. “What we are saying, by this bill, is that enough is nuclear buildup is far too much.” Outside the legislature, Macdonald said the NDP also was protesting against the staggering economic burden of the arms race while mil. lions of people throughout the world are dying of star vation Private members’ bills are rarely passed by the leg islature tent of the nuclear build-up throughout the world which means that the overkill pos. problem.” Skelly said the legislation does not deal with the basic problem of the B.C. economy — the lack of a long-term economic plan in the province. “The government does not seem to want to address the problem of economic planning in British Columbia,” Skelly told reporters in Victoria. The appointment of Phillips is something of a surprise because Bennett has had few good words for federal Liberals in recent years. But Bennett said he needed someone who could understand financial statements and international trade and Phillips fit the bill Phillips, a millionaire who founded the successful investment counselling firm of Phillips Hager and North Ltd., said he accepted the position because he thought it was a “very interesting sounding proposal,” and that he had a desire to serve his province Finance Minister Hugh Curtis said the commissioner's office will have a budget of $600,000 in the first year of its two-year term and Phillips will receive a per-diem payment that will not exceed the approximate level of a deputy minister's salary, or about $70,000 a year. Visit Jasper "Saada’s National Park service, TOTAL PERFORMANCE. WHEN IT COMES TO TOTAL FINANCIAL PLANNING. INVESTORS GIVES YOU A COMPETITIVE EDGE: PERFORMANCE. To contacto bnvestor: Pera ! 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TOE 10 Province complaint dismissed VANCOUVER (CP) — The British Columbia Press Coun- cil dismissed on Tuesday a complaint against the daily Vancouver Province and par- tially upheld one against col- umnist Doug Collins and the weekly North Shore News. The complaint against The Province was brought by Gary Short, business man- ager of Local 97 of the Inter- national Association of You Are Invited To come in and visit our new “COSMETIC DEPARTMENT REVLON We have a full line of Revion Cosmetics, plus the latest Revion Fragrances. EW — NEW — NEW... Revion Custom Eyes . . . choose an e! int compact and select your own combination of colours * duos ¢ trios. Bridge, Structural and Orna- mental Iron Workers. In a press council hearing, Short said that important parts of a letter he wrote to The Province had been cut, and argued the whole point of his letter had been destroyed by an accompanying cartoon. In the letter, which was published Sept. 27. Short ex- plained his union's opposition to a proposal to build a plant at Duke Point near Nanaimo. The union was against an ar- rangement to pay wages lower than industry standard in B.C. UVOREAL . . . Eye Shadows ® Singles * Duos © Trios. Buy $7.50 worth of cosmetics and receive an eye makeup remover FREE! just Arrived L'Oreal Hawaiian Fever! Break out in bright colours, nail, By The Canadian Press Many,Ackey fans have decided that New York Islanders are the dinosaurs of the National Hockey League, but not head coach Al Arbour, The Islanders’ four-year reign as Stanley Cup champions was ended last spring by Edmonton Oilers but, as they brace for tonight's opening game of the 1985 playoffs, they are determined to recapture the Stanley Cup. “We've never had a season like this, with the kind of injuries we've had,” Arbour says. “But people are getting healthy now. “Clark Gillies is back and Pat LaFontaine is playing better (after recovering from mononucleosis). Ken Morrow, Stefan Persson and Gord Lane have missed a lot of games, but they're back, too. “I think we can get the spark back and do it for the playoffs. I'm certain of it.” Isles ty Standing in the way are Washington Capitals, who i di But the have have the h wall, especially when you consider the Flyers beat us seven times during the regular season,” said New York ring to get spark back years and that can't hurt us,” said Nordiques coach Mchel never lost a playoff game in the Capital Centre, knocking off Washington 4-1 in the 1984 Patrick Division final and goaltender Glen Manlow. ODDS NOT GOOD Bergeron. CLASH IN SMYTHE . ousting the Capitals 3-1 in the first round in 1983. NOT THROUGH YET “I don't think it would be wise to write us off yet,” said Islander captain Denis Potvin. “We may have had a rough season,but there were a lot of injuries and we were inconsistent. “But we've played much better the last few weeks, especially on defence.” In the other Patrick semifinal, New York Rangers open in Philadelphia against the Flyers, who won 15 of their last 16 regular-season games. The Flyers also would like.to end a string of nine consecutive playoff defeats during the last three years. “There's no doubt we have our backs against the “The odds against our winning three games in the best-of-five are at least 100-to-1,” Hanlow added. “But you've got to tell yourself that the seven games we lost are history and we're all starting the same.” In the Adams Division, Boston Bruins are in Montreal to play the Canadiens, and Buffalo Sabres are in Quebec City to face the Nordiques. Montreal got bad news Tuesday when veteran centre Pierre Mondou had his injured eye retested and decided he is through for the year. The Montreal-Boston game will be televised in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. Quebec swept Buffalo last spring. “Buffalo hasn't won a game at the Colisee in two ‘The Smythe matchups send Los Angeles Kings into Edmonton against the Oilers and Calgary Flames to Winnipeg for what is expected to be a close series with the Jets. The Kings, one of the most improved teams in the NHL this season, will attempt to duplicate the enormous upset they pulled in knocking off the Oilers in 1982. The game will be'televised in Edmonton only. ‘The Calgary-Winnipeg game will be carried by CBC in Manitoba and all points west, excluding Edmonton, beginning at 6:30 p.m. PST. Winnipeg is unbeaten in its last 13 games. The Norris Division lineup has Detroit Red Wings in Chicago to play the Black Hawks and Minnesota North Stars in St. Louis against the Blues. Next to the letter, The Province ran a cartoon show- ing a bulldog marked “union” keeping a man marked “new industries” away from a house marked “British Columbia.” Dan Illingworth, Province editorial pages editor, said the editing had eliminated “obviously extraneous mat erial,” and simplified the let- ter for readers, but had left out nothing important. He also said The Province frequently ran cartoons which opposed views of let- ters and its own editorials, because getting conflicting views on a subject is the idea behind the letters page. The council agreed that the basic meaning of the letter was not altered, and said that using the cartoon “in such a fashion, while expressing an opposing view of the topic, is an accepted practice of news- “In the Heart of Downtown Castlegar” CLOSED THIS SUNDAY, CARL'S DRUG OPEN. lip and eye colours TOYLAND SPECIALS GAYLA KIT SHUTTLE ....s».50 PLUS MANY MORE INSTORE SPECIALS! 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After a frustrating innings in which he third strike, the new lets catcher slammed a solo home run in the bottom of the 10th inning Tuesday that gave New York a 6-5 Nation- al League win over St. Louis Cardinals in the teams’ season-opener. “What a way to start,” said Carter, who was traded from Montreal Expos last Decem. ber. “Hit by a pitch, strike out looking, a stolen base, a passed ball and then the home run. “The feeling is hard to des. cribe.” In other games, it was Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1; San Francisco Gi ants San Diego Padres 3; Atlanta Braves 6, Philad. elphia Phillies 0; and Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dod In the American League, pitcher Tom Seaver doesn't show too many signs of wear and tear going into his 19th major-leggue baseball sea. A. The veteran right-hander, making a record 15th open- ing-day start, allowed just five hits over 62-3 innings as Chicago White Sox defeated the error-prone Brewers 4-2 in Milwaukee. Seaver, who struck out three and walked two, broke the record of 14 starts he had shared with Walter Johnson. “It's terrific when you talk about doing something that no other pitcher in the hii tory of the game has don Seaver said. In other AL games it was Minnesota Twins 6 California Angels 2, and Seattle Mar. iners 6 Oakland A's 3. TOOK LEAD The Mets took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a run scoring single by Keith Her- nandez and a bases-loaded walk to Howard Johnson. St. Louis pulled even on a leadoff homer in the second by Jack Clark and a bases. loaded passed ball by Carter gers 1. Neale By GRANT KERR “It's not the end of the VANCOUVER (CP) world,” he said when asked Harry N@ale was back at whether he was in limbo. work Tuesday in the front “I'm doing the job until they office of Vancouver Canucks tell me I don't have a job.” while speculation continued A club spokesman said over his future as general Neale’s position is under re manager of the National view by ownership, headed Hockey League team. by director Arthur Griffiths, in the third. George Foster homered with two out in the Mets third; Hernandez drove in his second run with a single in the fourth, and Foster sin. gled and scored from first on a double by Rafael Santana in the fifth. That made it 5-2 New York. Reliever Doug Sisk, who replaced Mets starter Dwight Gooden, yielded a two-run single by Tommy Herr. Sisk then walked in the tying run in the bottom of the ninth after the Cardinals loaded the bases. In the 10th, Cardinals re- liever Neil Allen had an 0-1 count on Carter before the line-drive homer to left that made a winner of Tom Gor Gooden, 20, became the youngest opening-day pit- cher in modern baseball his- tory; Fernando Valenzuela was 15 days older than Gooden when he opened for Los Angeles in 1981. CUBS 2 PIRATES 1 In Chicago, Keith More land drove in two runs with a single and a home run and Rick Sutcliffe, the 1984 Cy Young winner, won his 15th consecutive regular-season to get ourselves ready for the draft. I want to see some of our prospects in Fredericton (of the American Hockey League), make some de- cisions on the juniors avail able and work on next year’s schedule.” game. Sutcliffe went 7 2-3 innings, allowing six hits and striking out three. GIANTS 4 PADRES 3 Rookie Chris -Brown sin- gled to left field with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give San Francisco and pitcher Vida Blue a sea- son-opening home win. Blue, who was out of baseball last season because of a drug conviction, came out of the bullpen and retired the final batter in the top of the ninth. BRAVES 6 PHILLIES 0 Rick Mahler allowed three hits over seven innings and reliever Bruce Sutter retired the final six batters as At- lanta took advantage of six Philadelphia errors. It was Phillies first loss under new manager John Felske. ASTROS 2 DODGERS 1 Nolan Ryan scattered three hits over seven innings and Dickie Thon singled and scored in his first game since being hit by a pitch last year as Houston downed Los An- geles. Ryan retired 16 of 17 batters from the second inn- ing through the seventh. still undercontract The Canucks will pick fourth in the NHL's June en- try draft of eligible 18-year- olds and Neale rated the top four prospects as right winger Jim Sandlak of Lon- don Knights, centre Craig Simpson of Michigan State, MAP AND COMPASS . . . Out of breath runner prepares to punch map during orienteering event held ae at Selkirk College on Sunday. The event was spon Neale reiterated that he is still under contract while rumors persist that owner ship is hunting for a person to become the director of hoc key operations for the Can ucks. Playoffs begin Thursday PENTICTON (CP) — Red Deer Rustlers and Penticton Knights will open their Cen tennial Cup junior hockey playoff series Thursday, with all games scheduled for this south Okanagan city. Second game in the best-of. seven series will be Friday, with the third and fourth games set for April 14 and 15. Further games if necessary would be April 16, 18 and 19. The Rustlers are the Al berta Junior Hockey League champions and Penticton rep- resents the British Columbia Junior Hockey League. The series winner advances against the Mani toba-Saskatchewan winner in the Tier Two playoffs for the Centennial Cup. the assistant to the chairman, his father Frank Griffiths. Neale indicated late last week that he had met with the senior Griffiths and was informed of the club's inten. tions to seek a new super. boss. “Sure, I'd like a decision today,” Neale said. “But you can't always get a decision when you want one.” Neale, 48, has been with the Canucks for seven years. He was head coach for four years and was appointed general manager in June 1982. Twice he went back be- hind the bench after firing head coaches Roger Neilson and Bill LaForge. The Canucks missed the playoffs this spring for the first time since Neale ar. rived. After a 4-142 start under LaForge, Neale took over and the Canucks fin ished 25-46-9 in the Smythe Division standings, 23 points out of the playoffs. Neale said he's not in terested in continuing as coach and he’s “much rather be the manager of the team. GET COACH LATER “We really don't need a coach until later. Right now I'm working away at trying Baseball season gets underway Not only are the sounds of senior leagues. baseball heard on television Association president Bob sets but they will soon be Maloff, reports that plans are heard in Castlegar. well under way for an ex- Baseball registration for citing 1985 season. Once reg. boys aged six to 16 is under istration is complete leagues way now. Registration forms and teams will be formed. are available at most district Scheduled for this season are schools, as well as Castlegar a number of clincis. On April Community Complex. Regis- 27, a Coaches’ Clinic will be tration has been extended to held, a Pitchers’ Clinic is April 12. slated for May 5. On May 11, Last year 200 boys took an Umpires’ Clinic will be part in Castlegar Sentinel held. Minor Baseball league and playoff action. The following divisions existed: Tadpole —6-8, (six teams played); Mosquito — 9-10, (five teams; Bronco — 11-12, (four teams); Pony — 13-14, (three teams); Colt — 15 to 16, (one team. Castlegar Sentinel Minor Baseball is part of the B.C. Amateur Baseball Associa tion. Only local league play On April 16 a meeting will and playoffs exist for Tadpole be held to finalize plans for and Mosquito division while the 85 season. He encourages league and playoff ball lead- boys and parents to get in- ing to B.C. and Canadian volved in this demanding Championships exist for the sport. These clinics do much to enhance the calibre of base- ball in Castlegar. Anyone in terested in becoming part of our baseball management team should contact Bob Maloff at 365-3403. Baseball also needs coaches and man agers to assist the boys through an exciting season. sored by the Kootenay Orienteering Club CosewsPhoto by Rob Popol Suit could halt construction CLAGARY (CP) — A union filed a suit Tuesday that could halt construction of the speedskating oval for the 1988 Winter Olympics. Peter Pittman, secretary: treasurer of the Southern Alberta Building Trades Council, said the papers were filed in federal and Alberta courts in Calgary. He said the document sseek to nullify the federal government's agreement to finance the $35-million cov ered oval on the University of Calgary campus. With no money available from Ottawa to pay con tractors, construction would stop on one of Calgary's largest Olympic projects, said John Tewnion, the uni versity’s Olympic projects co- ordinator. Pittman said he expects the suit to be heard early next month. He said his council has no plans to seek a court injunetion to stop work The union alleges univer sity-hired contractors cannot pay workers $11.50 an hour — about the going rate in Calgary these days — when the rate set by the Fair Wages and Standards Act on federal projects is $14.70 an hour, The union has been threat ening suit since a contract with Trident Construction Ltd. was signed in February Pittman said the action was delayed until Tuesday, when the council legally became an “interested party” because two of its carpenters went on site. It is the first labor dispute involving Calgary's Olympic projects Labor problems in Mon treal before the 1976 Sum mer Olympics pushed several projects behind schedule Olympic organizers were forced to pay overtime to get facilities built on time — add ing to a budget deficit that eventually topped $1 billion All-star game on hold TORONTO (CP) — A char. ity golf tournament may be a worth-while project, but the one event the Canadian Foot ball League Players’ Asso ciation would like to see — the return of the all-star game — drawing board. The association and the league office announced Tuesday they will hold a cel. ebrity golf tournament May 13 in Woodbridge, Ont., with the proceeds going to the Easter Seal Society Meanwhile, the on again. off-again all-star game that was last held in 1983 remains on hold. “Sponsorship isn't the problem,” said CFLPA presi dent Ed Chalupka. “Carling O'Keefe sponsored the last one and was willing to get involved in this one. But just because you have a sponsor doesn’t mean you can run a game. “There's just so many other technical aspects to it the organization, the site We just couldn't put it to gether. There's still some hope, but realistically I don't think it's possible this year.” The CFL all-star game has been a hard sell since its in ception in 1985. After a four year run it vanished until 1970, only to disappear again in 1975. It was resurrected for a three-year stint in 1976. died after the 1978 game and came back for another gasp in 1983. Attendance has been spotty