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SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halpor This gung-ho fireman wastes no time grabbing another bucket full of water dur- ing the House Rescue round of the Robson Fire Department's Hose Lay Competi- tion at Pass Creek Park July 21. “JIM ZEEBEN ” Sun staff Communication must be improved between the Celgar ion project’s and its workers regarding the risks of exposure to pulp mill The Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of British Columbia has told Celgar that they must come up with an appro- Priate protocol to inform workers whenever they might potentially be at risk. A spokesperson for the WCB, Scott McLoy, said, “We're there SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor Employees of the Home Hard- ware distribution centre in ALL BREEDS ‘Mid Valley Dog Grooming MAE PEREPOLKIN CERTIFIED GROOMER 2456 HIGHWAY 3A THRUMS, B.C. 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Hydro officials discuss transmission planning at recent dinner meeting SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor B.C. Hydro is currently inves- tigating the > development of the Approximately 30 invited guests, consisting of civic leaders and other representatives from the surrounding area, gathered in Castlegar Wednesday night for an informal dinner meeting to ti ce ing in ic energy potential of the lower Columbia relay their opinions and ideas to B.C. Hydro officials. Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore, said the discussion by the . Alberta, rep their fellow union employces while holding an ‘information picket) “outside of West's Depan-.— _/inent Store late Friday afternoon. The information picket held in* Castlegar was just one of many stops for the employees currently embarking on a tour through southern B.C., spreading aware- ness via leaflets to the general public and Home Hardware deal- ers (such as West's), that a nation- wide boycott of Home Hardware may be River, Seven p are being considered, -and of these, five will require new 230 KV transmission lines in the Trail/Castlegar area: Waneta Brilliant the lower Columbia area. Hosted by representatives from B.C. Hydro, the meeting included brief presentations by Keenleyside Powerplant, } Murphy Creek Dam and Border Dam. The two previous workshops, held last year in Trail and Castle- gar, involved the public in envi- guests luded to B.C, Hydro that no further dams and constrictions to water ways should be allowed until existing power utilities have been upgrad- ed and are more efficient. “The information they sup- plied us with was great, but it’s hard to come to grips with any ideas until we're sure of a project See HYDRO 2A and st Studies “We've invited the mix of. local planners*and politicians.” who have’ been. involved in two .., of During the meeting Wednes- day, each: guest received a 13- page excerpt from a ‘draft which ‘contains a list of conclusions and previous: worksh ” said Calder. “‘Through’ these work- shops we've been able to identify ” a@ number of key concems regard- ing the transmission lines, ‘and tonight we'd like to have some sort of feasibi lity evaluation.” involving “ing and environmental assess- ments discussed throughout the two previous workshops. A ques- tion and answer session later in the evening, allowed guests to THE WINNING TEAM <(s - Classified “Ad Notice Due to our print schedule we would like to nolify our readers that our classified addeadiineis- ~~ the Monday before. nublication date at 11:30am. Ph. 365-365-3328 Collect RUBES__ By Leigh Rubin son the most hard- force couldn't:help but lose his composure “|. after viewing Humpty Dumpty’'s chalk outline. g -boiled ‘detective on the The employees have been locked out of their workplace since May 6, and will continue to be until a contract settlement is reached with their employer, Home Hardware. “We're not asking for anything extra, we just want to keep our present benefits in place and our cost of living at a i to monitor compliance with safety on the worksite. It’s my concern that the employer has not addressed certain compliances such as monitoring and educa- tion.” Although a number of project workers have reported to first aid for gas-related sickness, the mill maintains it has not surpassed acceptable gas levels. And, according to McLoy, the WCB doesn't believe there is a problem with workers collapsing because of “‘gassings,” but he says there is concern about the poten- tial for serious gasings. +» “We do not believe there is undo risk to Union employees from Alberta hold info-picket.. ‘in downtown Castlegar rate,” said Doug Dinner, a union spokesperson. The group has already visited over 50 communities while travel- ling through southern Alberta, receiving instructions for their future destinations from their union headquarters. “We're. trying.to hit all the. small __ communities and some of the larg- er centres as well. We're going to continue with this tour for as long as it takes,” he continued. Dinner pointed out the impor- tance that local dealers realize how the lockout is affecting their businesses. “There’s approximately $64 million worth of stock just sitting in the warehouse not moving at all while this dispute is going on. For everything the local dealers are ordering, only about 50 per cent is reaching them.” Dinner commented that no one wants to see a boycott occur, since the impact would do noth- ing positive for any business See STEELWORKERS Lack of communication adds to worker's risks _ workers at this time,” he said: “However we have some very. strong concerns and we'd like © those concerns addressed. You have to be careful about saying “gassings” because it's a loaded term,” he said. “Since July 15; there have been 10 workers who reported to first aid; four went back to work, four were treated at first aid and two went to hospi- Rod Meares, the project man- ager for Celgar, said he knew of one worker who was taken to hos- pital after inhaling some gas. But, the medical circumstances for the worker's admission to hospital were not released to him. “Actu- ally we're following it up to see if we can get more info,” he said, adding, “Another six workers went to hospital under their own steam, but you have to take that with a grain of salt.” McLoy said, “The bottom line is that’s unacceptable. We don't want anybody exposed to gas, it’s up to the employer to insure he’s putting safety first.” He said that the majority of the the problems have come from Process upsets—or temporary ily increase the level of gases being emitted. “We don’t believe the employ- er is communicating well cnough with the workers regarding Pro- cess upsets,” said McLoy. - The WCB has the power to See CELGAR Local natural gas project receives government grant Energy and Mines Minister Jack Weisgerber announced on ernment funding will go to 42 separate projects which need extra funds to meet utility exten- sion financial guidelines. All 42 Projects are slated for in time for this win- July 25 that p 1 grants to help expand natural gas service to more than 3,000 new ter’s heating season. in 30 communities have been approved as part of an on-going program to bring the benefits of natural gas to new areas. ~ Locally, Castlegar’s Ootische- nia project received a grant amounting $53,347 to bring natu- ral gas service to 148 six-year customers, “These are customers who are. not already ona main line,” said B.C. Gas District Manager Ken Zimmerman. “To bring the gas to them costs ‘more than what our retums would be from customers paying for the. service. Therefor the government grant is necded to make up the difference.”: 5. A\total of $4 million in gov- Utility P will match the provincial grants with a total of $7 million, while individual customer's expenditures on new hook-ups and appliances are expected to total about $6 mil- lion. “All British Columbians want to cut oil use and promote clean energy, and this gas extension Program is part of the govern- 4 ment’s overall strategy to achieve these goals,” said Weisgerber. “Last.year's $4 million pro- gram targeted more than 2,700 new, customers. This year’s pro- gram, coupled with the Clean r tha t cs Bane Dinah Lutze of Tulips Floral, recently achieved her ice prog tied See GRANT 's of Design from FTD. She is one of a select few in this area to achieve the status. See story 3A. ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper