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Congestion and too few runways is causing up to 25,000 minutes a month in delays at Vancouver International and Toronto's Pearson International, Sinclair told about 300 representatives at the association's annual conven tion Transport Minister Benoit Bouchard took a step Monday to alleviate the looming problem, proposing a third runway at Van couver International. ‘1 will be more than honest,”’ Bouchard told a Vancouver news con tion has warning ference. ‘1 will be blunt, Toronto (Pearson International) is a mess. Toronto at the present time is a night mare for anybody. Vancouver is not yet."" But the $100-milliop runway for Vancouver must undergo an environ: mental assessment study by the federal government, a hurdle that would likely mean it won't be in operation until the mid 1990's. News of a proposed new runway got a warm response from those at the con: ference, including Richard Barton, president of Time Air Inc URGESPEED But some airline. representatives were urging the environmental assessment be speeded up Peter Wallis, vice-president of regulatory affairs for Canadian Airlines International, predicted that without new runways flight delays will be commonplace for years to come “Unfortunately it’s going to take a number of years to solve the problem,”’ said Wallis in an interview “We're not saying there shouldn't be November 8, 1989 Castlégar News AS Briefly the environmental review. We're just “DEAR SANTA’ LISTS Filled Here At Chahko Mika Mall Come Early! Stay Late! Wrap up Christmas Shopping easily with specially priced gift ideas galore! Christmas Raffle Bazaar a Nov. 8 & Nov. 9 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. in Centre Court! 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Johnson resigned as chairman May 30, 1987, after holding the job for 30 months. ‘ohnson said he hasn't talked to current Hydro chairman Larry Bell on the issue. Bell was out of the city Monday and could not be reached, his office said I think it’s understandable Stephen Semeniuk, Canarim Invest- ment Inc. research director, said of Johnson's reaction. “*It’s a tax grab by the government which will push up costs to industry in the province Johnson now is chairman and chief executive of Western Pulp. He will in tervene on behalf of the Council of Forest Industries, which is opposing Hydro’s planned nine-per-cent in crease over 18 months Hydro has admitted it doesn’t need the revenue generated by the electricity rate increases. Rather, it says, it is a way of conserving electricity But Hydro has also been ordered to pay the provincial treasury about $500 million over the next three years “B.C. Hydro, a government-owned power utility, has grown courtesy of B.C. taxpay Energy Minister Jack Davis said last month in defen ding the payment ‘Its debt has been guaranteed by all the taxpayers in the province. We've lent our credit to B.C. Hydro for decades and Hydro’s interest-rate burden has been reduced accor- dingly.” CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY SUNDAY NOV. 12th 0% al store Hrs: :30 p.m. Phone 365-3255 Countries divided on pollution NOORDWUK, Netherlands (AP-CP) Industrial countries, responsible for two-thirds of the gas emissions associated with the greenhouse effect, remained divided Tuesday at the conclusion of a con ference on how to reduce those pollutants. At the two-day 68-country conference on ways Lo reverse the tide of dangerous climatic changes, the United States, Japan and the Soviet Union refused to commit themselves to stabilizing emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases by the year 2000. The Netherlands, West Germany and the Scandinavian countries had teamed up with Canada in an‘ uhsuccessful effort to'get unanimous approval of such a commitment Stalker sentenced to death LOS ANGELES (Reuter) — Minutes after being sentenced to death, Night Stalker killer Richard Ramirez flashed a satanic sign and asked, “Where are the girls?”” Ramirez, 29, was condemned Tuesday to the gas chamber, He but chered of raped 13 people in a crime wave that terrotized Southern California for more thana year In the courtroom, given an opportunity to speak by the judge, the lanky, long-haired defendant called the audience maggots and said he was beyond good and evil and would be avenged Chernoby! death toll raised MOSCOW (AFP) — More than 250 people who were working at the Chernobyl! nuclear plant when an explosion took place, or involved in decontamination work, have died in the 3/2 years since the accident, the weekly Moscow News reported. The toll was sharply higher than the earlier official toll of 31 dead which has never beenrevised U.S. physician Robert Gale, who flew to Moscow after the accident to help with bone marrow grafts for the injured, said in May 1986 that 299 people taken to hospital after the accident had received a strong dose of radiation P Machine's attacker fined $300 VICTORIA (CP) A man who kicked, punched and swore at a bank machine that refused to give him money causing almost $13,000 damage tothe machine — was fined $300 in provincial court Tuesday Bradley Forrayi, 19, of Esquimalt, attacked the Bank of Montreal machine in the early morning hours of Aug. 24, after the machine refused his bank card. After Forrayi tried his card three times, the machine retained it Forrayi then jumped on the counter of the machine, hung from a ledge above and booted it with all his weight, Crown counsel Deborah Harris told court The machine, which weighs close to 400 kilograms, moved almost 20 centimetres from the wall with the force of the kicks, Harris said. Detence counsel Adrian Brooks said that **a the incident Rising militancy predicted MONTREAL (CP) — Union militancy will be on the rise next year as workers demand wage increases to compensate for the proposed goods and services tax, says the Conference Board of Canada. Companies, meanwhile, will try to restrain wage settlements because alcohol was a factor”’ in they fear a recession * Prem Benimadhu, an associate director at the board, told a conference on‘ human resources Tuesday ‘Unions don’t think they should absorb the GST shock. We're “L's going to be a very tough year in 1990, already seeing wage settlements in the six- to seven-per-cent range Based on a survey of 1,000 companies, Benimadhu predicts the average wage will increase 5.5 pet cent in 1990, higher than the expected rate of inflation of 4.2 per cent OTTAWA (CP) — The government mounted a spirited two-pronged defence of its abortion bill Tuesday against those who believe it would unduly restrict access to the procedure Doug Lewis, the justice minister, opened debate in the Commons by saying the government had no‘option but to proceed with criminal legislation ‘Only by ising the criminal law power can the federal government ensure a national approach to the en: titlement of abortion,” Lewis said The abortion bill amends the Criminal Code to allow a woman to get an abortion if one doctor believes her physical, mental or psychological health is at risk The government has been criticized by the pro: choice movement for trying to make abortion a criminal act while it is being performed Lewis was followed by Perrin Beatty, the health minister, who announced federal measures to reduce unwanted pregnancies including money for con. traceptives research and a national resource centre on birthcontrol TOO LIBERAL Both men defended the bill against abortion foes who believe it would allow too many women to end their “We cannot turn back the clock to a time when women’s lives were threatened because they could not Defense mounted for abortion bill Lewis and Beatty are known to hold opposing per sonal views on abortion — Beatty opposing it and Lewis favoring a woman's right to choose Lewis also served notice the government will not accept amendments that do not comply with the Charter of Rights. “The government took into account all the views of the Canadian people and balanced those views in a reasonable and workable way,"’ Lewis said Robert Kaplan, the Liberal justice critic, said he believes the bill may be unconstitutional and should be referred immediately to the Supreme Court of Canada for a ruling on its validity. * “COP-OUT’ He said the legislation constrains women’s rights and does not recognize the rights of the fetus. “To call it a compromise is misleading,” he said. “It is a cop out,” Kaplan, criticizing the bill for not addressing problems with access, told the Commons about a woman from Prince Edward Island who recently came to Ottawa for an abortion because she could not get one at home. She collapsed on a flight home and told the stewar dess that she was on the plane against her doctor's ad. vice because she could not afford to spend the night in OPEN SATURDAY ~‘REMEMBRANCE DAY” Standing Rib Roast Cut from Canada Grade A Beef * Bone-In $7 No. 1 Grade Cauliflower Tender, Compact Buds with Cutlets Cut fromthe L Whole Smoked oon - Veal p.m. Pork Picnic 98 Spartan Fresh obtain a legal abortion,” Lewis said Ottawa. NOTICE New Fees for Processing Timber Mark Applications Transporting Timber from Private Land (Forest Act, Section 158-1-i) Timber marks authorize the transport of timber from private land. Commencing November 1, 1989, the British Columbia Forest Service will charge a processing fee to issue private Timber Mark Certificates and Letters of Marking Authority — commonly known as timber marks. 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For more information contact your nearest forest region or district office or, Timber Harvesting Branch 1450 Government Street Victoria, B.C V8W 3E7 Z Ministry of Forests New UI system fairer, junior minister says OTTAWA (CP) TheConser vative government has announced what it says is a fairer system for calculating unemployment insurance benefits, only a day after the Com mons passed legislation to pare $1.3 billion from the $13-billion program Monique Vezina, junior em ployment minister, said Tuesday the changes will make the system more sensitive to regional disparities and local employment prospects. Benefit levels and the length of tinie they are paid vary according to regional unem ployment rates. Vezina said the country will be divided into-62 administrative regions — up from 48 — for the purpose of determining Ul benefits “The changes will allow for a fairer determination of benefits paid to claimants,”’ Vezina said The announcement upset op position politicians already annoyed at the government for using debate limiting rules to push the UI tegislation — Bill C-21 — through final reading Monday The legislation, now before the Senate, is scheduled to come into effect Jan. 1, The new economic regions are totake effect the same day ADDS UNFAIRNESS Warren Allmand, a former Liberal cabinet minister, said the new regions will create more inequities than, they solve He said, for example, that because the unemployment raté is low in Toronto, 20 weeks of work will be required under the new legislation to qualify for benefits compared to only LivingWaters 2329-6th Avenue Phone 365-5818 PASTOR STUART LAURIE * 365-3278 Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 0.m. 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New East German Politburo elected EAST GERMANY (AP-AFP) — A new East German ruling Politburo headed by Egon Krenz was elected by the Communist party Central Com: mittee today, hours after its predecessor resigned, the official news agency ADN announced. Reformist Dresden party chief Hans Modrow, 61, elected to the Politburo, was proposed as prime minister of a new cabinet to succeed the one that quit Tuesday, the official AND news ency said The move came after Communist leader Krenz suggested the resignation en masse of the old Politburo which in cluded several allies of former party chief Erich Honecker ADN said Krenz suggested the old Politburo resign ‘*so that the respon: Attend the Church of your choice! EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 914 Columbia Avenue 11:00 A. FAMILY Wwonstur SERVICE SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45 a.m. Tues. 7:30 p.m. Bible Study Youth Ministries Phone: 365-2605 UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA 2224-6th Avenue 1% Blocks South of Community Complex 10.a.m. Worship & Sunday Schoo! 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