as Casthajar News vit 13. 1900 ~~ By MADELAINE DROHAN OTTAWA — The much-ballyhooed minimum tax which Prime Minister Brian Mulroney once boasted would bring an additional 100,000 wealthy people into the tax net has been govern. ment will raise this year through the tax and future revenues from the reduce measure intended to end total tax avoidance by the rich. They also reduce the number of people affected. Finance Department officials say they don't have an exact number. They expect it will be somewhat lower than the 54,200 people that Finance Minister Michael Wilson predicted would be affected when he announced details of the measure last December. There's a bright side to this. won't raise While the g: as much as it had hoped through the minimum tax, the changes made to the dividend tax credit in the budget will lead to an increase in general income tax revenues some tax experts say will offset the loss. The budget reduced the dividend gross-up and tax credit to one-third from one-half, which means less dividend income will be sheltered from tax. B.C. HYDRO’S POWER SALES TO U.S. RISE (CP) VANCOUVER You Get o Sense of Security When You KEN F. BABAKAIFF Seles Representeres) CALL 359-7495 of more than $300 million if demand had continued at the high level set earlier in 1985. But full reservoirs this spring have enabled producers in the U.S. Northwest to supply Hydro's U.S. customers, re- ‘ ducing the demand for B.C. power, Hydro spokesman Peter McMullen said. In the same 12-month per- iod, Hydro bought electricity worth $13 million from which generates hydroelec- tricity on the B.C. central coast for its aluminum-smelt- ing operations. Hydro spokesman Ron Monk said the electricity Hy- dro bought from TransAlta and Alcan was at a lower price than it sold to its U.S. customers. Hydro has had an complex. difference of $875,800. permits — one of them Construction up in Castlegar By CasNews Staff Castlegar's construction activity took off in March, thanks in large part to the start on the new $700,000 forestry office, and the new senior citizens’ housing Figures from the City of Castlegar show building’ permits issued last month totalled $1,070,300 — more than five times the value for the same month last year. Last March permits totalled only $194,500 — or a: the new forestry office accounted for a large chunk of the difference, residential i jumped over last year — to $341,500 from $155,000. However, that $341,500 was only from two building Society's seniors’ complex. construction the Doukhobor Benevolent March. double last year's total. $567,050. were both down slightly from March, 1985. As well, the total number of permits issued this March was down from last year — 18 compared to 22 last But building values for the year are more than So far this year a total of 41 permits have been issued totalling nearly $1.3 million. That compares to 59 permits issued in the first three months of last year, totalling only and ial construction, Miners renew strike mandate SPARWOOD (CP) — Members of the United Mine Workers at the Balmer open pit coal mine in southeastern British Columbia have re- newed a strike mandate. A union spokesman said the workers voted 80 per cent Wednesday in favor of striking to support contract negotiations. The union has about 1,000 members employed at the mine which is operated by Westar Ltd., a subsidiary of the B.C. Resources Invest ment Corp. The old agreement expired Dec. 31. Union members approved strike action in a vote taken in January but that mandate expired so a second vote was A mediator booked out of the dispute about three weeks ago but the two sides have continued to meet. The union said slow progress is being made in contract talks. iv Taxation bmpdt It you need Income Tax Questions? advice or extra copies of the tax return, schedules and forms, we have them. Need booklets, guides, bulletins? We have those, Weekly Stocks = with TransAlta for several years under which it can buy electricity VANCOUVER (CP) — Prices were mixed in active trading Friday on the Van- couver Stock Exchange. Vol. ume to close was 14,827,805 shares. Of the issues traded, 298 advanced, 283 declined and 446 i for a total VSE index of 1408.53, up 15.76 from Thursday's close of 1392.77, and up 15.09 from last Friday's close of 1393.44. Computrex Centres was the most active trader among equities, down .03 at .45 on 101,000 shares, Sheba Cop- was down .06 at .57. 219,700. 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Although we can boast of record sales, our overall operating finan- cial performance was somewhat less satisfactory because of unfavorable SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31. 1985 SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1985 discussions with a number of its lenders to obtain amendments to loan agree- ments. Discussions with the lenders are progressing and management is con- fident that satisfactory arrangements will be achieved. lhe challenge now facing management and employees of the Westar Group is to con- tinue to develop new prod- ucts and markets, and find innovative ways of cutting costs. With the continuing support of shareholders, the Company will actively pursue these goals in 1986 RUN FOR LIFE . . . Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore presents city pin to ultramarathon runner Al Howie while alderman Albert Caiderbank looks on. Howie HOWIE RUNS FOR HIS LIFE By CHERYL CALDERBANK Staff Writer Eight months ago, ultramarathon runner Al Howie was told he had a malignant brain tumor. Today he's back on the road, what he made a briet stop in Casth wr Wi during his Marathon Run for Life which ends this week in Fernie. CorttewsPhote by Chery! Lowercons advised him on a holistic diet and lifestyle change. And after being told of the White Spruce Farm near Fernie, he spent 2% weeks there in October. The farm teaches the principles and basics of health in'curing degenerative diseases. After his stay at the farm, Howie says his health took a turn for the better and he is convinced that this was due to his change in diet and lifestyle. Things seem to get even better for Howie. “I really feel even healthier and better than I did when I left Victoria (March 26),” he says. For Howie, who had a reputation for being a “dietary agnostic,” and a heavy beer drinker before races, the diet changes were drastic. His diet now includes whole grain foods and believes is a recovery from terminal cancer. Howie made a brief stop in Castlegar last Wednesday enroute from Victoria to Fernie, where he is expected to arrive Wednesday upon completion of a 1,200-kilometre Marathon Run for Life. Howie is averaging 75 kilometres per day on the two-week trip. While in Castlegar, Howie was greeted by Mayor Audrey Moore, aldermen Len Embree and Albert Calderbank and other city officials, along with Mae Moroso, president of the local branch of the Canadian Cancer Society. He also made a stop at Twin Rivers Elementary School to chat with students there. é Howie was in Ottawa last July when his health problems began. He had completed 5,000 kilometres of his planned year-long Celebration for Life round-the © continent run across Canada, south to Mexico City and back up the U.S. west coast to Vancouver to publicize African famine relief programs. According to Howie, when he was in Ottawa he began developing headaches, dizzy spells, double vision and he could no longer sleep for more than an hour at a time. “It happened real suddenly,” said Howie in his thick Scottish brogue. His weight dropped to 108 pounds from 135 pounds. He decided to see a doctor when he discovered a lump the size of golf ball behind his right ear. Howie was recommended for hospital treatment for exploratory surgery, removal of the tumor and subsequent chemotherapy. But just before being scheduled for surgery, he discovered a book, Recalled By Life, an autobiographical account of a Philadelphia doctor who claims to have used 4 diet and lifestyle change to reverse his own terminal cancer after conventional treatment failed. 4] Howie never had the exploratory surgery. He = recuperated in the Ottawa Valley for a while after & contacting the Ottawa Macrobiotic Network, which getables, with no meat except for a little fish. “The main idea is to avoid all chemicals and additives,” Howie says. Howie is doing the Marathon Run for Life to stir up some publicity for alternative medicine and to raise money for the Still Mountain Society that helped him on the road to recovery. 7 Besides publicity, the run is also a chance for Howie to tone up for a 100-kilometre race in Toronto later this month, the National Capital Marathon in May and the Sri Chinmoy 24-hour race, both in Ottawa. Before his lifestyle and diet change, Howie was known across Canada as “the runner who is powered by beer.” Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, Howie was reasonably talented in school as a sprinter but never continued running after he left school. A regular drug user and a smoker, he took up running shortly after quitting his habits but he didn’t take it up seriously until settling in Victoria at the end of 1977. In 1980 he began competing in races and setting records. On Sept. 1, 1980 he placed third in the Edmonton Marathon and set out on foot from Calgary the next day, running the 950 miles to Victoria in 11 days. Eight days later he ran the Victoria marathon. His marathon best is 2:28.11. On Jan. 17, 1981, running laps on the Victoria marathon, Howie completed what was billed as the world’s longest non-stop run of 187 miles 293 yards, beating the old record by a mile. Rules allowed a five-minute break each hour. Howie completed the distance in 37 hours, 57 minutes and 32 seconds. In the summer of 1981 Howie won further recognition in the first 24-hour race staged by the Sri Chinmoy Centre in Ottawa, covering more than 149 miles to set Canadians and North American 24-hour records. But a Turkish American raised the mark a few months later to 155 miles. Howie returned to Ottawa in 1982-to try wrest his record back. He failed, but did raise his Canadian 24-hour record to 150 miles. 9 oct SINE ES SP - # too. We'll Be in Trail Starting Tues., April 15 to Thurs., Ww, we'll be at Studio 2, Cominco Arena. trends in the marketplace. World commodity prices and fierce competition from other producers both coal, lumber and pulp re- mains soft and prices are expected to be under con- assets. Asa result, in the last quarter of 1985 we took an extraordinary charge [ you'd like a copy of our 1985:Annual Report, just give us a call or write: BRITISH COLUMBIA RESOURCES had a negative impact on INVESTMENT Leonard shuts out Blue Jays KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) — Dennis Leonard pitched a three-hitter in his first start May 28, 1983. His long rehabilitation included four operations. the Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of Brewers 7-3 in American 6-2. 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YANKEES 7 BREWERS 3 NEW YORK (AP) — Butch Wynegar and Dave Winfield homered in New York's four- run fifth inning against Mil- waukee ace Ted Higuera and MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Randy Niemann gave up & Danny Taytabull drove in game-tying, bases-loaded three runs with a single anda walk to Von Hayes, then tworun homer and Gorman Thomas capped a five-run seventh inning with a two run homer, leading Seattle Mariners to a 104 victory over Minnesota Twins. INDIANS 6 TIGERS Z CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Carter, Brook Jacoby and Pat Tabler homered and Er nie Camacho pitched out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam as Cleveland Indians defeated Steve Jeltz singled to boost Philadelphia Phillies to a l4inning 98 victory over New York Mets. PIRATES 3 CUBS 1 PITTSBURGH (AP) Johnny Ray hit a three-run homer off Chicago relief ace Lee Smith in the eighth inning as Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the Cubs 3-1 behind Rick Rhoden and re liever Cecilio Guante. SWEEP PLAYOFF SERIES Toronto shocks Blackhawks 7-2 TORONTO (CP) — Russ Courtnall scored two goals and to the second round of NHL playoffs for the first time in seven years. Rick Vaive, Tom Fergus, Niroslay Frycer, Wendel Clark and Walt Poddubny also scored for the Leafs, who rest until Friday when they begin the division final in Minnesota or St. Louis. Ken Yaremchuk and Tom Lysiak replied for the Blackhawks, who were outshot 32-24. Despite finishing first in the Division during the regular season, Chicago never was able to solve the fourth-place Leafs. Toronto won six of eight games during the season before a playoff sweep achieved on a determined two-way effort in front of the outstanding goaltending of Ken CALGARY 4 WINNIPEG 3 — Lanny MacDonald scored at 8:25 of the first overtime period to lift Calgary Flames to a 4-3 win over Winnipeg Jets to sweep the Smythe Division semifinal in three straight games. The National Hockey League game was watched by 8,123 fans, the smallest crowd at a Winnipeg home game this season. McDonald took a pass in the slot from John Tonelli, and in the third period to lift St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 NHL vietory over Minnesota North Stars and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five Norris Division series. The Blues can win the series with a victory tonight Game 4 and face Toronto Maple Leafs, who NEW YORK (AP) — Goals by Jim Wiemer, Bob a he H EF teams this season and 18 of their last 119 games the series, and the Rangers finished il! hia in the whipped a shot behind Jets’ goalie Daniel Doug Risebrough, Joey Mullen and Al Macinnis also scored for the Flames, who will meet Edmonton Oilers in the Smythe final. Ray Neufeld, Paul MacLean and Brian Mullen replied for the Jets, again missing veteran defenceman Randy Carlyle, who sat out all three playoff games with a sore back. Rookie Mike Vernon made 29 saves to record his third playoff victory for Calgary, which avenged its loss to Winnipeg in last year’s Smythe semifinal. HARTFORD 9 4 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — John Anderson, Kevin of their opening round NHL playoff series. Anderson added four assists and Dineen three for the Whalers, hockey’s hottest team with just one loss in their last 14 games. Hartford also got a goal each from Dave Tippett, Ron Francis and Ulf Samuelsson in eliminating the flat Nordiques. Hartford scored four times in the first period to knock starting goalie Clint Malarchuk out of the game and came back with three more in the second and two in the third to clinch their first-ever victory in a National Hockey League playoff series. The Whalers, in the playoffs for the first time in six seasons, advance to the Adams Division final against Montreal, which swept Boston Bruins in another opening round series. It was the quickest exit in six playoff appearances since joining the NHL for the Nordiques, who enjoyed their best regular season with 92 points and a first-place finish in the Adams Division. post-season triumph over Montreal in 1943. It also was the third straight year in which Montreal eliminated Boston in the first round of the Adams Division playoffs. Gainey’s winning goal at 8:58 of the third period was a solo effort while Rick Green was in the penalty box for hooking. Gainey got the puck in his own end, skated all the way up the right side and fired a 30-footer from the right circle high and to the far side of rookie goalie Bill Ranford. CAPITALS 3 ISLANDERS 1 UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Washington Capitals got power-play goals from defencemen Rod Langway, . Scott Stevens and Larry Murphy and a strong performance from their defence to beat New York Islanders 3-1 on Saturday and complete a sweep of their first-round NHL playoff series. In beating the Islanders in their best-of-five Patrick Division semifinal, the Capitals moved into the division final starting Thursday night against the winner of the Philadelphia-New York Rangers series. The first-round knockout marked the earliest elimina- tion ever in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the Islanders, who won four straight championships from 1980-83 and had defeated the Capitals in the playoffs the last three years. Oilers win in a walk VANCOUVER (AP) — Edmonton won its ninth straight NHL playoff series when the Oilers defeated Vancouver Canucks 5-1 Saturday night as Wayne Gretzky set another Stanley Cup record in the swee of the Smythe Division semifinal in three straight games. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions were never threatened by the out-classed Canucks after the Oilers won 7-3 and 5-1 in Edmonton. The Oilers face the winner of the Calgary Flames Winnipeg Jets series in the divisional final. Gretzky scored a power-play goal in the third period and his two assists gave the NHL scoring champion a record 103 in the playoffs, one more than Denis Potvin of New York Islanders. Edmonton has not lost a playoff series since they were defeated in the Stanley Cup final in 1983 by New York Islanders. Mark Messier, Mike Krushelnyski, Dave Hunter and Esa Tikkanen also scored for the Oilers as they outchot the Canucks 41-22. Grant Fuhr, who started the opening game Wednesday in goal for Edmonton and missed the second game Thursday following the death of his father, was razor-sharp for the Oilers and wasn't beaten until Thomas Gradin scored early in the third for Vancouver. Edmonton did not lose a game all season to the Canucks following a 7-0-1 record in league play The announced crowd of 7,854 was believed to be the smallest in Vancouver's playoff history the post and Brodeur made sensational saves on Jari Kurri and MacTavish before the Oilers got their third goal. Gretzky set up the marker with a pass to Hunter, who picked the far corner on Brodeur with a quick shot from deep in the right circle at 10:37 Fubr ly chalk d the V: sh by playing the angles aggeessively and made his toughest save of the second period on a quick break by Gradin down the right side with the Oilers shorthanded. Vancouver got its only goal at 1:09 of the third when Gradin was put into the clear by J.J. Daigneault and slipped a backhander between Fubr's pads. Nelson opens with a victory NELSON (CP) — Bob Haas face 49-28 in the first game of scored with just 12 seconds left to lift Nelson Maple Leafs to a 6-5 win over St. Boniface, Man., Mohawks in the first of the best-of-five game West ern Canada senior AAA hoe the Patton Cup. Mohawks coach Frank Porco said it didn't decide the game but the penalty against Fenez was “a terrible call” because a Nelson player was key pionship Friday also involved. The game began with a series of physical s, including two fights, as the Canucks attempted to slow the pace to their liking. But, it was the Oilers who struck first for the third straight game. Craig MacTavish intercepted a pass in the neutral zone, skated across the Vancouver blue line and left a perfect drop pass for Messier, who blasted a 45-footer past Brodeur on the stick side at 7:44 for a shorthanded marker MacTavish set up the other goal of the opening period when he fed Krushelnyski a pretty goalmouth pass and the big left winger scored his third goal of the seris with a backhand shot at 12:58. The Canucks had a goal called back late in the period when referee Bob Myers correctly ruled that Vancouver rookie Jim Sandlak bunted a shot into the net with a high stick Brodeur was under heavy pressure early in the second period and was both lucky and good. Two shots bounced off “They both had their el- night Haas’ winner, his second goal of the match, came on a power play a minute after a controversial high-sticking call against the Mohawks’ Marc Fenez Nelson led 3-1 and 42 by periods. Other goalgetters for Nelson were Doug Know ler with two and Gord Pace and Al Cooper with singles. Fenez stored two for Saint Boniface while Romeo Prof eta and Marlin Vanrobeys added one apiece Nelson outshot St. Boni bows up. If anything, it should have been both guys off. “But | guess it was a just result. It was our worst game we played in over a month. We were ugly. We are a much better team than we showed tonight.” Haas called the winning goal “the biggest moment” so far in his hockey career. “We didn’t want to go into overtime,” he said. “It's going to be a long enough series.”