a2 _Castlégar News ‘ebruary 5, 1989 [ Local briefs night hydrant Avenue and Sth, Street damage to the fire hydrant area last year However 5 p.m A full investigation into night with Board and t in his job. Oglow Ogiaw However carried with and Oglow stepped down. as JP meantime duties. Dance scheduled Heart Aerobathon will mmunity Compl articipants of fitness classes will be collecting pledges being held in conjunction with Heart Month n fitness instructors will be on hand for the event, said Susan” Campbell of the Castlegar Recreation Department. The hath be self-paced. Campbell said a number of prizes will Doucette to enter plea Lucite Douvette; former director of the West Kootenay National is expected to enter a plea in Nelson provincial 16 to charges she misappropriated NEC funds. Doucette is also charged with counts of criminal breach of trust stemming from the time she was director of the NE( Exhibition Centre, court Feb. City. of Castlegar, said crews spent one of the newer ones installed in that Lagan said the hydrant will be expensive to replace ho cost estimate was available Victim identified" ‘An apprentice ironworker killed Tuesday in a 2l-metre fall at Comineo’s lead smelter modernization project in Trail has been identified as 32-year-old Peter Lemon of Rossland Lemon was fatally injured in the fall which occurred at about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. Hé was pronounced dead at Trail Regional Hospital at He had been employed with Cominco for 15 months Earlier reports of the accident put Lemon's age at 28 cause of the accident began Tuesday epresentatives of the union, the Worker's Compensation eRCMP participating Oglow gets extension Castlegar coroner Paul Oglow has received a two-year extension ns 65 this month, which he did in December. He can t a mandatory retirement age of 65 as ‘of midnight-yesterday-— A replacement has-not yet-been named to fill the vacancy. In the other JP#in the area will handle local justice of the peace as jogging suits Man charged A Castlegar man has been charged with, driving too fast for road conditions after his car struck a fence and a fire hydrant Thursday Castlegar RCMP says Gerald O. Quintanitha was driving a 1978 Camero too fast for road conditions when he struck a fence and_fire The accident occurred ‘at 7:30 p.m. at the corner of Sth Kevin Lagan, director of engineering and public works for the several hours repairing the faced retirement as coroner age 70 when he must retire ‘ol the peace for eight years held Saturday Feb x from 10 a.m. until 11 at noon T-shirts, buttons NDP president to seek nomination VANCOUVER (CP) Herwog- New Democrat national pres ident Shanna den has an: he will seek the provincial mination for the upcoming Vancouver-Point Grey by tion Den Hertog lost a close race for th Handbook updated VICTORIA (CP) The British Columbia government has udated its handbook-or-chitt abuse to help pro fessionals in agencies and community “organizations, as well as the public deal with complaints about abuse The updating includes revisions to provincial and federal legislation and reworking of definitions of sexual and ral at reflect cur k dg: niques,” said a statement released at a news conference and tech federal riding of Vancouver Centre ir the Nov. 21 general election to Con servative Kim. Campbell, a Social Credit backbencher who gave up the uver-Point Grey seat to run won Vancouver es, was appointed State for Northern Affairs in a federal cabinet shuffle announced earlier this week Indian and Den Hertog said she was respond many requésts’ from New Democrats in the generally pffluent west side riding to bid for the nom ination There is nothing more important n British Columbia than sending a clear message to Victoria that British Columbians (Premier Bill) Vander Zalm approach den Hertog said in want an end to the to government a news release Vancouver-Point Grey is a two-seat Such dual ridings are disappear in the next ‘onstituency slated to general election. The other seat is held by the NDP's Darlene Marzari The Socreds have nominated stock analyst Michael Levy to run for the seat. and provincial Liberal Leader Gordon Wilson has said he will run B.C. Hydro selling surplus property By CasNews Staff B.C. Hydro is selling off about 30 pieces of surplus property in the Arrow. Reservoir area Earl Moffat, Hydro’s land repre sentative, describes the properties as “odds and_shods” situated from Revelstoke down the Arrow Lakes to Cayuse Creek. They are leftovers from previous sales “No two are the same,” he said The pieces range from a quarter of a hectare to’ 20 hectares, and most properties have lake frontage “It's land surplus to Hydro's need,’ Moffat said. He added that the regional districts have been pres suring Hydro to release the land so it would be back on the tax roll He said there will be another sale of land later in the spring as Hydro progresses with surveying and other tasks necessary in getting the prop. Hydro will send catalogues to people who have res. ponded to advertisements in Interior newspapers including’ the Castlegar News. The catalogues include a price list, sketches and maps wth details on how to bid for the properties. Moffat said Hydro is trying to stay at market price or and even a bit listed prices of the erty ready for sale lower on the properties glow (left), who retires this weekend as Castlegar's justice of the peace, was also a key figure in helping form the Castlegar Rota Villa Soci some 20 years ago. Oglow was presented with a plaque Friday by the Rota Villa board for his long service. Making the presentation is Slim Thomas. Victims get help VANCOUVER Columbia government has set up an emer (CP) The’ British eney program due to knocked out Fraser Valley, east of sub-zero parts of the continuing temperatures that power.in_many Vancouver A team mad supported by staff from the Provincial Erhergency Pro- up of members of the legislature, gram and several ministries, had been. set up to help victims of the weather, Carol Gran; chairman of. the Social Credit caucus, told-a news conference Premier Bill Vander Zalm arranged the emergency measures from Europe, where he is attending an economic conference, she said Although the temperatures are net as severein parts of British Prairies. they can cause just as much damage and suffeting in areas unaccustomed to harsh winters most Columbia as they are in the Vander Zalm said in a news release David Richardson, a spokesman in the office in Victoria, emphasized that a state of emergency premier's had not been declared It's a program where constituency officials can respond,”’ said Richardson. *‘It has some urgency, but it's not-a formal state of emergency In Vancouver, the remained well below freezing for the, third straight day. dipping to’ -11 overnight Thursday. It fell short 29, 1968. temperature however, of the -17.9 recorded on Dec Earl Croatta, climate services superintendent at Environment Canada, said current temperatures mark ed the first time since records started being kept at Vanicouver International Airport 50 years ago that there were more than two consecutive days in February where the maximum temperature did not reach zero. Friday was the third straight day where the maximum temperature did not réach zero and Croatta said there was a probability of at least four days High winds ferry sailings between Tsawwassen, south of Vancouver, and the Swartz terminal north of Victoria for a second straight day. The route had reopened Friday morning burt—saitings—were—calted—off—again —at—11—a-ii— They resumed at 3-p.m Ferrw sailings between Horseshoe Bay, north of Vancouver, and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island werd not affected The Greater Vancouver Regional District closed two large suburban parks on Friday and advised visitors to two others to protect themselves against wind chill and forced cancellation of some watch for falling trees. In the central and northeastern part of the temperatures dipped tothe -30 province, overnight range Gran said offices throughout the would remain open on the weekend to take constituency province Weather continued from front page said Wayling said the Gairns said furnace was re were in homes started Thursday afternoon Central Health Unit public health nurse Chery! Yates said Kootenay water it’s business as usual also icing up I haven't heard anything at all Yates said of the frosty weather. But record for cautioned it prepared for the cold air Yates helps to” be We set an all on the first." If it's -20 C outside, dress for it.” she said, adding that motorists plan ning to take an extended trip by car should have extra blankets and can- were used in-a 24 dles handy. in case they get stranded Ash said Dave in the experienced no City administrator Gairns usage said the city has problems with the weather We had a few reported frozen water lines but that’s about it,”” he Logging continued|from front page time last year. megawatts operations manager_tan. planner Ted Evans and forestry technician Berukoff all generally satisfied with the effort Atco is making to comply with District manager Ken Arnett district Peter Hamann seemed its contract It's good logging.-Hamann said — Prior to the field trip, RRID trustee Evdokimoff and Robson-Raspberry Watershed Alliance coordinator As trid Austin engaged in a heated exchange with Hamann and his colleagues and Atco representatives at the RRID office, with Evdokimoff calling for a motatorium on logging in the watershed and Austin labelling Ham ann's explanation of Atco’s logging-operation ‘*gobble dygook Until_you can go out and look at it (the logging) with us, you can call it gobbledygook,"’ Hamann re plied In.a letter distributed prior to the field trip, Austin alliances choice will review the situation in the watershed in the spring and then will discuss the situation with Ministry of Forests officials. says “technical people’’ of the The létter goes on to say that “spring is the most appropriate time to look at, the damage. not in winter when everything is frozen solid Evdokimoff called for an independent third party to investigate watershed. -However Arnett said the Ministry of Forests’ responsibility is in fact to act as independent body to review logging practices. Robson and conditions in the Raspberry residents who are currently on a notice to boil their water — say they are fed up with the continuing degradation of their water supply While the alliance places the blame on past and logging operations. its problems with cattle using Norns Creek as a drinking and defecating and urinating in the creek In a letter to the Castlegar News Jan. 29, the alliance said it appreciates the efforts of cattle owners in the area who are trying to remedy the problem of wandering cattle, But several cattle were seen gathering at the banks of the creek Friday as field trip participants drove by along Pass Creek Road. One cow was observed. present members also cite source not in the city water system. He said homeowners worried about freezing pipes should leave the running to keep them However, the cold weather has led a at West Kootenay Power, said WKP spokesman Steve Ash Ash said dred_and_seventy three Wednesday's electrical area eclipsed the old 24-hour mark of 545 megawatts re corded_in_November_1985.At_this peak usage was S05 pipes I's a fair bit up.” he said We're advertising to try and curt discretionary use."* Ash said the peak time for power usage is between 4:40 and 6:30 in the evening when people get home from heaters and the frozen from work and switch on one-day electrical appliances. He said the increased usage isn't causing any problems The utility can supply all the elec trical power necessary but it's less expensive if people ease up on electricity usage during the peak hours, Ash said There's no There's power available but it saves cost if it all isn't being used up at once The-current-cold-weather-is-expec- ted to last until Tuesday or Wednes time system peak “Five hun megawatts hour period.” problem day STUMPED ABOUT COMPLAINTS Atco Lumber Co.'s logging superintendent Gus Young points to @ one-foot marking on his shovel to indicate Atco is not leaving stumps higher than the 30- centimetre (one foot) height limitation — as measured on the uphill side of the stump — specified in the company’s contract. cossews pro» defecating on to the snow and ice which has formed long the creck The next round in the battle takes place tomorrow at Robson Hall at another public meeting called by the alliance to discuss the watershed. The meeting is schedyled.to start at 7 p.m_with Arrow-Forest-District officials and Atco Lumber representatives expected to participate in a question-and-answer_ forum. Final bids for Red accepted By CasNews Staff Final bids for the sale of the Red Mountain ski area were accepted by the groups sales couimittee yester ~day Red Mountain treasurer Steve Ash said two groups in particular have expressed an interest in buying the ‘operation and Red Mountain direc tors and members will be reviewing the proposal for the next month “The sales committee will review the bids and take. them to the dir ectors and then to the membership,” Ash said. “We hope to meet at the end of February to decide on the bids." The proposal needs a 75-per-cent approval from Red Mountain mem. bers. The two major issues for the membership regarding the sale in nts to the hill and $500 membership clude improvem recouping their fee, he said He said the two key parties inter ested in purchasing the ski hill are a group from Edmonton and Australia and —another—group of B.C. and Eastern Can “Both parties have ski area experi Both have pre dian investors. ence.}’ Ash said viously operated or are now operat ing ski areas Ash said no asking price for the operation has been established but recent appraisals have estimated the ski area to be worth between $1.2 million and $1.4-million Teachers continue negotiations VANCOUVER (CP) between Negotia teachers and school through "the centres and tions boards will weekend in several B.C might avert job district Dave president of “the Shuswap Teachers. Association.said talks will resume Sunday the union and the Okanagan Labor Relations Council, the continue ction in at least one Flowers, between bargaining arm for eight school boards in the Okanagan Valley Flowers said a half-day ‘*study planned for Monday after noon will proceed if a resolution is session not reached Sunday but “there's a good chance of settling on Sunday Flowers said clauses dealing with compulsory wages membership in the union, teachers’ preparation time. class size and funch hour supervision remain on the bargain ing table Kamloops teachers. who have also endorsed job action including a dis will hold an Indus trial Relations Council-supervised trict-wide strike strike vote president Cathy McGregor Monday, said teachers Fire damages house By CasNews Staff An_accidentat fire. Wednesday _af ternoon in Castlegar A $80,000 to $90,000 house and its contents resulted in damage to a authorities said The fire at 829 Silverbirch Lane broke out at about 2:30 p.m. Alison Penman was the sole occupant in her mother’s house when the fire broke out, police said. Police said Penman Teft some candles burning in her bed room but became occupied in another part of the house As a result_the candles burned down and spilled on the bed, causing the fire Castlegar fire chief Bob Mann said 19 firefighters responded to the fire “The whole bedroom was involved when we got there," Mann said. “It was going for quite a while before we got called. It was an awful mess." He said the fire burned the floor and ceiling out of the bedroom. But the fire department, which remained on the scene for more than one hour had the fire under control very quick ly: Mann said. Court news In Castlegar provincial court this week, Kenneth Gatenby $300 or 30 days in jail in defautt for refusing to provide a breathysample at-the-request ofa peace officer was fined Briefly Broker investigated SEATTLE, WASH. (CP) — A Vancouver liquor broker is under investigation in Washington state for failure to pay st shipping fees Sealines International, owned by Dwight Roscoe of Vancouver, operated a freight-forwarding service in which overseas liquor orders were arranged for the state Liquor Control Board at an annual cost of about $365,000 US. The Seattle-based company announced it had filed for bankruptcy protection last week ; The liquor board say§ Sealines failed to-pay shipping bills for thousands of cases of imported liquor. Bankruptcy records also show the company failed to pay about $8,000 in state and federal taxes and business operating fees. Professor's views upheld LONDON (CP) — A University of Western Ontario professor is free to teach his theory that evolution makes blacks genetically inferior to whites and Orientals, the university's. president has ruled Western president George Pedersen said it is up to Philippe Rushton’s peers to disprove the theory that Ontario Premier David fe taxes and Peterson has called ‘‘morally offensive."* Pedersen said Rushton will not be penalized or in any way censored by Western “Academic freedom ensures that such ideas can be expressed without a fear of interferenc trators, politicians or others," he said Belt law struck down EDMONTON (CP) — The Alberta government should make accident victims who didn't buckle up pay theirown hospital fees, the registrar of the province's College of Physicians and Surgeons said ‘I hope a way'can be found that, if people aren't wearing seat belts, they should pay their own medical bills,’ said Dr. Roy le Riche I think that will make people wear them.” Alberta's seat belt law was struck down Thursday by Mr. Arthur Lutz of Court of Queen's Bench in Calgary Lutz ruled the protection provided by seat belts doesn't justify intrusion into individual rights. He also found the law infringes on charter rights by requiring a driver to risk injuires caused by wearing seat belts. Bob Hill of the Attorney General's Department said the province will_appeal_the—decision The judgment _does_not_affect provincial child-restraint laws and the department will continue enforcing that or repression from university adminis Justice law, he said. Romantic survey yanked YAKIMA, WASH. (AP) — A high students’ romantic attitudes was withdrawn after parents complained it amounted to little more than a computer dating service, school school survey of junior officials said The. survey méasured students subjects. ““| think it’s an over-reaction parental response. “‘It was never intended to be a sexual, offensive passed out to sixth, seventh and eighth graders thoughts on kissing. parties, buns and other * principal Dennis Birr said of the type of survey The. 30-question-survey-was_a-fundraiser_by members ofthe school’s science club, and passed out in class to the 11-to-13-year old studehts. Answers were punched into a computer Principals in court VANCOUVER (CP) — The B.C Association have gone to court seeking a share of the assets of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. Prior to Jan. 1, 1988 principals and vice-principals were required to be members of the federation but the teachers’ group, which was given the right to form unions since then, has excluded them from active membership. In addition, the legislation that allowed teachers to form unions banned principals and vice-principals from belonging to an organized teachers’ bargaining unit “We comprised approximately 10 per cent of the members and contributed roughly 20 per cent of the membership fees and dues. George Buckle said in a news release after the association filed an affidavit in B.C. Supreme Court Buckley said the principals want the court to apportion the assets of the teachers’ federation between the two groups ‘It’s simply a question of fairness. For many years our members contributed to federation funds and assets and now we find ourselves excluded from them. We'd like to remedy that Holly fans remember CLEAR LAKE, IOWA (AP) — Thousands of Buddy Holly fans braved numbing cold Feb. 3 to remember the day the music died For more than a decade the faithful have flocked to the Surf Ballroom, site of Holly's last gig. for the annual sockhop to honor the man who changed the face of rock—n’-rott-with his inventive lyrics irresistable melodies and Texas twang. Holly and fellow rock ‘n’ rollers Ritchie Valens and J.P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson died Feb. 3, 1959, when their small airplane crashed in-a blinding-snowstorm en route to their next concert in Fargo, N.D ~ Darryl Hensley, who organized the first observance 11 years ago disc jokey with KEZV radio, said more than 2,000 tickets were sold for this year’s bash Flight diverted LONDON (AP) — A Toronto-bound jumbo jet with 214 people on board made an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport after a Canadian passenger said she thought someone had tampered with her luggage in the hold, officials said “It was a false alarm,’ police Insp. Robert Nicholson. ‘There was a bit of concern, but everything turned out to have a happy ending. The British Airways jet took off from London's Heathrow Airport at 4:45 p.m. Friday. It had been airborne an hour when the unidentified Canadian passenger told a flight attendant she was worried that her higgage had-been tampered with before she boarded a connecting British Airways flight in Cairo, the airline said Pi Drug statistics in SASKATOON (CP) — British Columbia leads the pack among Canadian provinces for its rate of drug offences, but Saskatchewan is ihe unexpected runner-up, a Statistics Canada report says The report by analyst Holly Johnson says there were 447 drug offences for every 100.000 people in B.C. and 307 offences for every 100,000 in Saskatchewan during 1987, the last which statistics are available. Explosives kill two men VANCOUVER (CP) — Stored explosives appear to be the source of a large underground blast in a gold mine in northwestern British Columbia that killed two workers and injured three, the investigating Principals’ and Vice-Principals’ president of the association when he was said Glasgow year. for coroner says Russell Earl said that the two men killed were when the magazine ignited Thursday afternoon at the Newhawk mine near Stewart. Cause of the blast has not been determined, he said The dead were identified as Claude Weber, of Richmond, a Newhawk mine foreman, and Otto Sawatsky, of Winnipeg. a Canadian Mines Development supervisor “directly in line Gorbachev to visit China BEIJING (AFP-AP) Soviet Pres ident Mik Gorbachev will visit China in_ mid-May for the first Sino-Sovict summit meeting in 30 years, Soviet Foreign” Minister Ed: uard Shevardnadze said without dis: closing any. exact dates Shevardnadze madé the_announce ment at a news conference hours after he returned to Beijing from a mecting with Chinese de facto leader Deng Xiaoping in- Shanghai, 1,400 kilometres south of the capital city “The visit of Mikhail Gorbachev to the People’s Republic of China will take place in mid-May of this year,”” Shevardnadze told reporters. “The main. abjective of this sum mit meeting will be to establish a complete normalization of relations between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China.” Earlicr today in Shanghai, Deng Shevardnadze in the t-together between repre welcomed warmest sentatives of the world's two largest Communist powers since 1960. aid he hoped Shevar dnadze's precedent-setting would be the first of many to China Shevardnadze flew to Shanghai late Friday for the meeting with leaves for Pakistan later Deng visit Deng. He today ENDS PAST The Soviet official quoted Deng as Saying that the forthcoming-summit would page on the past and open a chapter on the future”’ of Beijing and close the relations between Moscow “Thin very vivid thought alse ex- presses what the Soviet leadership wants to do,"* Shevardnadze said of Deng's remark He told reporters he had spoken a great deal’ with Deng about re solving the Kampuchean question with both sides taking note of each But the Soviet official gave no details as he read a state ment at the start of his Beijing news other's views conference Deng, who was in the central eastern Chinese city with his family welcomed Shevardnadze with a len Sithy handshake hilt nor the hear hug he traditionally has given to visiting dignitaries from Communist coun: tries This is the first time we met and we'll have more chances to meet later." Deng told Shevardnadze at the opening of their talks in the West Suburb “Hope come often to see more of China.” Deng’s comments we Guesthouse you'll reported by the official Xinhua news agency Allegations postpone vote WASHINGTON (AP) The top Republican on the Senate armed ser vices committee said new allegations defence John Tower won't delay the panel's against secretary-designate vote for long. Congressional sources said the allegations concerned drink ing and womanizing The committee had been expected Fhursday—to—recommend Tower, but to—_vote Senate that was postponed after the emér confirmation of gence of new allegations Senator John Warner (R-Va.)-de clined_to_say what the information entailed. But other sources indicated it concerned Tower's personal life and specifically alcohol and women ‘It's just another chapter in an on going investigation,” Warner said I don't attach any more significance to this chapter tharto-any other."” He -said an FBI subject shoutd reach the committee on Monday «and we can Tuesday or Wednes report son the proceed to vote day meanwhile, pel any impression of an embattled nominee. meeting for about two hours at his Hotel_ resi dence with five likely to be named to deputy posts at the Pen Tower sought to dis Jefferson people tagon Congressional sources said new allegations gbout after conservative lobbyist Paul Wey rich said in testimony Tuesday {that he had scen Tower publicly inebri ated and with women other than his Tower surfaced wife on several occasions Committce members. later met in with Weyrich, and indicated they saw no bar to his con private several fiormation. Editorials in Defence News and Army Times, two widely circulated industry called for Tower to withdraw his nomination The editorials are scheduled to ap. pear_in Monday's editions. At the White House, spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said: ‘Our feeling is he will be confirmed. publications TASK FORCE HEARING Cathy Laf. b. a er on the p access for the p ’s disabl continued from front page Robson resident Cathy Lafortune came with her handicapped son to the their concern about transportation problems Lafortune said that ‘since the: ferry down her 16-year-old son Jeffrey has been denied hearings to voice was shut access to Castlegar Her son had orthopedic surgery in December and is in a body cast and needs to be transported. on a cart She said the family has a mini-van but her husband needs it for work. She noted that Castle gar's transit bus only comes to Robson twice a day and they can't use the system because there's no way to get Jeffrey on the bus in a cart or wheelchair If they_wanted to take a_taxi. to town, Lafortune said she would be faced with carrying her 27-kilo. gram son when she got to Castlegar. As well, it would cost about $25. for a round trip. Lafortine said she doesn't have the money for a taxi because she has had to leave her job to be home with Jeffrey — “It would be really nice to have a Handidart system. she said At least I would know that if I had major appointments I would be able to schedule a bus and get into town,”’ If we'te not going to have a ferry we need: a pedestrian access to Castlegar — one handicapped and able decent. safe that could bodied (peoptey* Handicapped resident Patty Ferguson tends Selkirk College twice a week, spoke of the difficulties she encounters in using the public transit system. She said the bus driver usually helps her on the bus forced to wait until everyone else gets on the bus ‘accommodate who at When it's time to leave the college, she is ahead of her Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy told the meeting that the government “gives the disabled all the support in the world to get money from someone else D'Arcy said disabled talents as able-bodied people. but the first thing they need is mobility He said the people have the same government could be doing a lot more. He noted that in major centres there are Handidart services but in most cases they have-to-be booked in advance But D'Arcy said he is optimistic the government will be doing more “Information_would_seem_to_indicate_the gov ernment is prepared to do more for the system,”* he said Castlegar lawyer Terry Dalton told the hearing Coalition of the Disabled’s Task Force on Transportation Laf task force that will be looking into transporation 7 Chery! Calderbenk @ group Task force hearing thatthedifficaitiee oP aisabled persons are not well understood “I feel that if a program. were begun whereby each, member of parliament, each member of the legislative assembly, each member of a regional district. each member’ of a municipal council and cach member of a school board were to be a big sister or big brother to a disabled child or a friend or companion to a disabled adult, and to be able. to know them and really appreciate their difficulties, it may well be that this could result in a better under standing and, with that better understanding, a greater commitment which would include increased more realistic funding.” Dalton said he believes the provincial economy —is such that all citizens in the-entire-range-of-abilties: can and should have worthwhile work meaningful and “This, it seems to me, would go a great distance to relieving much of the economic hardship’ for disabled-citiZens, “he said Dalton also told the hearing that many disabled people find it difficult to speak out because there is the concern that benefits may be lost *Many work in the field appear to fear loss of promotion or actual job loss itself,” It means that the voices of those who are most eloquent, most knowledgeable and most effective, are silenced “I feel that disabled-persons and professionals who. assist professionals who he said them should, in order to encourage meaningful criticism immunity from benefit or job Toss Raé Thomas, Kootenay representative for the Canadian Parapalogic said that all the have no_ public accessible tothe be given an express statutory Association Nelson system that is. areas he serves. except transportation disabled Thomas stressed that in the winter in the Koot enays. getting around outside in a wheelchair is practically impossible He said that the only system that would work is a Handidart system You never know how much a service is needed until it's put in place."" Thomas said. *‘Nothing is ever going to be perfect, but if we could just have the basics The task force has already held Chilliwack, Fort St ohn. Vancouver and Prince Rupert.One—more hearing will be held on Friday in Terrace. The task Torce concludes March 3 and 4 in Vancouver with a hearings in Kelowna. Prince George Victoria major solutions conference Spill threatens Antarctic (AP) than S0—tip--of, South PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE A~ ship —tacten —with—more tonnes of equipment is heading ward the Antarctic to try to contain tine vessel an oil spill that experts say is killing Thomas) Forhan wildlife and threatening to wipe out a manager for the colony of baby penguins. > The spill, from a supkén Argentine cleanup mission supply ship. has fouled the once-pure U.S. scienti waters of a pristine bay and was endangering more than 24,000 pen Punta Arenas is at the windblown America kilometres from the strickan Arger National Foundation in Washington wearing ‘respirators is protection against the smell of oil about—t.000- fumes. arc-working-in- open-boats-to t the damagey but De Laca ir al all of the area is ocean projects s fuel Science leads the causing young {isappear and killing small s ‘in large numbers Aca Spoke by telephone with Associated Press in Washington guins and other nesting birds, said biologist Ted De Laca Everything It's very disturbing right now is worrisome,”’ said De Laca. a researcher at the Palmer Sta tion, a U.S Antarctic Peninsula LONDON (AP) research outpost on the About 52 flown from the loaded onto the 67-metre Polar Duke in Punta Arenas from a U.S. air force tonnes of equipment United States was six of the years have C-§ Galaxy cargo plane The Polar Duke after 6 p.m departed shortly ever, saldtt Friday and was expected conclusively to reach the areca in four days The oil is leaking from the Argen tine research and supply ship Bahia Paraiso_which is trapped_and_almost submerged on shoals in the Bismarck walls ina While a Strait just —off—the— Antarctic sula penin Globe warming up global temperature last year was rise the warmest of the century-and — xide and other man-made gases 20th century's hottest in the occurred in the 1980s. a British study said ably due to natural causes and Meteorological is too blame the house effect where heat from the sun is trapped in the with gases acting like the glass reenhouse 14 ¢ warming amount is consistent The average greenhouse effect caused by the in the levels of carbon dio atmosphere, the earth's temperature fluctuates consider officials, how- no unambigious connection can early to yet be made."* said David Parker of Britain's Meterological Office Bracknell Their work showed that 1988's global avetage green atmosphere temperature was 0.27 degrees higher than 30-year global average end ing in_ 1979. of this the with the