The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, May: 8, 1901

‘Cominco not planning vacation shut

down at Trail smelter this summer |

RAYMOND MASLECK a ’

Sterling News Services :

‘There will be no vacation shut down at Cominco this summer and no
halt in production is anticipated because of the poor performance of the
‘Frail operation over the past year, the company announced Priday in a joint
statement with Steelworkers Local 480,

‘The release indicated that the winding down of construction wiil result
in 200 jobs being eliminated by the fall. The number of layoffs required
could be reduced by an early retirement plan and normal attrition.

‘The joint release came following a meeting of the

ident Doug Swanson. '

The union and management have agrecd to meet regularly to discuss
\ action necessary to make Trail operations viab!

Swanson acknowledges that the union and company have not been get-
ting along very well in recent years,

“That can change if we are. given some input into decisions rather than
having made arb that affect our

Swanson said he beleives the longer term outlook for the Trail opera-
tions is good, once the economy and mital prices improve. He said there
are many things that can be done at the 31. Plants in Trail to improve their

and. Local 480 to “discuss the continuing viability of Cominco operations at
“At current metal prices: Cominco's hi management believes that,
with efforts by all emp and of
goods and services, a shut down of Sponeuies will not occur.”
“The purpose of the release was to relieve anxiety,” said Local 480 pres-

” “This is something our members know met the company knows. But
there is a great deal of ‘and (the is) aware
of it.”
Cominco's biggest Problem in Tra is its new lead smelter, which is not
working. The ti of a series of tests later this
spring 20a similaruew plant in Genany before deciding how to proceed

Name: Colleen

Where you work: Hi Arrow
What you do there: Waitress
Castlegar likes: My |
Castlegar dislikes: The smell

Penny, Garry & Pat

Best kept Castlegar secret: | can't tell you!
Pet: Woofer Vehicle: Monte Carlo
What would you rather be doing? Waiting tables!

Separate motor vehicle accidents
claim lives of three people ce

MARION ANDERSON
Sun staff.

collided with the’ cement guard rail
then hit a power pole, immediately

On Monday, May 6, at approxi-
mately 3:45 p.m. a womun was
killed in a single motor vehicle
accident on Highway 3, approxi-
mately 20 kilometers west of
Castlegar when her vehicle left the
travelled lane and collided head-on
with a boulder in the ditch. :

June Vaessen of Castlegar was
pronounced dead on arrival at the
Castlegar hospital. The cause of the
accident is not known at this time.

sence

A Kamloops man and his son
died in a fiery crash near Salmo on
Thursday moming when their trac-

loding the'8,000 gallons of
gasoline the semi trailer ‘WAS CaITy-

Salmo RCMP said that the high-
way was closed for over an hour
and power was cut off to neighbor-
ing communities.

Fire officials.and West Kootenay

Power personnel responded quickly «

to the accident. -”

‘A witness said the truck and
trailer were completely incinerated,
and charred trees and grass for a
200-foot radius around the site.

Puddles of aluminum could be
seen ‘around ‘the smouldering

wreckage hours after the accident _

tor-trailer failed to acurve
on Highway 3, three kilometers
west of Salmo.

Ron Lowcay, 52, and his son
Edward, 20, were killed when their
east-bound rig owned by Trimac

RCMP were sifting through the
wreck, which contained the bodies
of the two occupants, trying to
determine the cause of the mishap.
The B.C. Coroner’s office is in
charge of the investigation.

wees

Over the weekend, vandals
broke into a Glade residence.

It was an hour of get down and dance for 400 students of Nelson's Trafalger Junior
Secondary School last Wednesday afternoon. The noon sock hop was an opportu-
nity for.students to forget the worries of classroom instruction. The theme of the
noon hour shag was 50's and 60's rock n roll revival. Prizes were awarded for best
costume and twisting and jiving ability. The students supplied their own stereo
‘sound system and music, while Castlegar Sun reporter Frank Isernia handled the
master.of ceromonies duties.

B.C. Environment Minister
Dave Mercier announced three
grants totalling $224,150 to Pitch-
In British Columbia to assist this
non-profit organization. with its
annual Pitch - In Week taking place
from May 6 - 12 , the Solid Waste
School Education Program called
“Re...Think” and the Civic Pride
Program.

“These three programs, devel-
oped by Pitch-In British Columbia,
allow individuals to educate them-
selves, change their purchasing
behavior and feel a sense of accom-
plishment and pride for taking care

SUN STAFF PHOTO / Frank lsemia

a Gravel crushing operation

Continued from 1A

"All we are asking is to give us

a chance. We aren't going any-

where and-we don’t even want peo-
ple to think about it.”

“This area was zoned for sural

living for our people to live off of,

but from time to time in order to .

enhance the ‘style of living, some
small sacrifices have to be made to
further develop our properties, this
happens to be such a project.””

“If we are.allowed to proces?
with the crushing operations, the
time frame of this project will be
short-lived compared to a pit-run
operation that could go on for years.
and years until the project is com-
pleted. All we have.to do is work
together on these goals and not
against one another, “ he pleaded.

But Postnikoff's pleas fell upon
deaf ears' as néighbor after neigh-

bor rapped his project, some admit- :

ting that his intention was to rape
the land for his own profit, while

others felt that his operation would

‘harm the community at large.
‘, One resident asked ‘Postnikoff
where be would shes enough top soil

needed to make anything grow
after having to skim it off during
the operation, adding that hé
would need 7,630 cubic yards to
ensure plant growth. Postnikoff’s
reply was that he has the equinment
required to save. what topsoil is
needed, but nobody seemed to
agree with his response.

Fred Kooznetsoff, one of the
most vocal and defiant opponent of
the proposal said that his property
‘would be devalued by 50 percent

according to his real estate agent ,
‘and that the dust and smoke would

affect his fruit and vegetable gar-
den. g

“The highway access area, at

~ present, is very congested with traf-

fic and customers patronizing the:
busy “Esso” store, the Glade resi-
dents accessing Highway 3A at the
same point, combined with a poor
highway alignment, causes a dan-
gerous situation, “ he said.

« SOHN VOYKIN

and pleaded with Postnikoff to

“There have been
accidents in this area every year;

rand the‘ operation will only com-

and the problem, “ he added.

Others at the meeting were con=
fned about the. safety of their
children around the crusher site,

reconsider his. proposal.: Post-
nikoff’s response was that he too
had children, ‘and would take all

of their environment,” said Mercier.

Over 500 thousand volunteers
from around the province are
expected to participate in Pitch-In
Week.

They will remove litter from
ds of miles of

trails, beaches, parks and river beds
and then separate and recycle the
material.

The “Re...Think” Program

some of the protesters said that one

a of their biggest fears was that they

were not sure of Postnikoff’s
motives behind the proposal.

They expressed distrust over

the aims of the project. Most felt
that they were caught in a ‘Catch
22° scenario. Whether or not the
RDCK approves the bylaw, Post-
nikoff can still continue his project,
but .would have to doit without the
use of a crusher, which requires the
sanction of the RDCK. While the
RDCK cannot prohibit'a landowner
from using his land ‘as he sees fit,
they can dictate the means used to
achieve the objective.
‘ One concerned resident vowed
that he would hold the Regional
District responsible for any dam-
ages that he might accrue as a
result of the project, if the proposal
is ‘approved by the RDCK.

The debate over the proposal
continued for some time, but dur-

ing 'the formal submissions, almost

95 percent echoed their disapproval
of the Tee ee bylaw... -
urged the RDCK to strike

Bd ok hi at Postnikoff proposal iat." f°
re fegular meeting slated for this fi
Sa ty ie fee

Although nothing was stolen, this
wasn't the first time for Christine
Cross of the Intemational K-9.Cen-

.” tre to suffer the impact of vandals. : ‘

Damages have been estimated at
approximately $5000. which

y On Saturday, May 4'at approxi-
mately 1:20 am., RCMP noticed a
north bound vehicle on Columbia
Avenue being driven in an erratic
manner.

of North V k
Additional charges bave been laid
against Jeremy Ralph Boudreau,
. also. of North Vancouver: for
obstructing a police officer and
assault of a police officer. ;

Both are scheduled to appear in
Castlegar court on | Monday, Joly
B. 4 eesee

“On May 4 an accident involving
two motor vehicles occurred on

* Highway 3A near Ootischenia.

Driver David McKay of Trail
attempted to tum his 1974 Dodge
left off the highway into Ootische-

Officers stopped the vehicle in|” nia.

front of the office at City Hall,
arrested the driver for imp

A 1981 Toyota pick-up, driven by
K D of Grand

driving and placed him in the back
seat of the patrol car...
‘The passenger. of the stopped car
took offence to the arrest of the
driver and a scuffle broke out
between the passenger and the offi-
cer, during which the officer suf-
red a fractured arm.

Charged with driving while

impaired is Timothy Michael

focuses on garbage A acest dis-

Forks rear ended the McKay vehi-
cle,

Both drivers and one passenger
in the McKay vehicle were taken
to Castlegar hospital with minor
injuries.

McKay has been charged with -

making an improper left turn.
RCMP also charged Dergousoff
with following too closely.

Three grants for Pitch-In
British Columbia:campaign
announced by Mercier —

tion known as Pitch-In Canada.

posal

on encouraging students and teach-

ers to participate in action projects.
Pitch-In British C bia's

It has a wide range of

'P

. successful programs aimed at

reducing litter in British Columbia
and 0 individuals to

Civic Pride Program is a year-round
program aimed at enhancing the
in local

and inv

Teduce, re-use, recycle and properly
dispose of the waste that they pro-
duce.

Cone

g citizens in
this goal.

Pitch-In British Columbia, for-
merly known as Outdoors Unlit-
tered, was established in 1967 and

‘ion on recy-
cling may be obtained by calling
the B.C. Recycling Hotline in Van-
couver at 732-9253 or toll-free
from other areas of the province at
1-800-667-4321.

has grown into a national organiza-

bP of April.

roofs and buildings.

normal...

which Is 105% of normal.

Temperature
High ©

Low

Precipitation
Rain
Total Precip. . 47.8."

Sunshine

WEATHER OF APRIL

rem B.C. at irregular intervals through the month

One system which strengthened as it crossed
Castlegar on April 5, produced strong loca! winds in.
the Pass Creek, Thrums and Slocan areas. These
winds resulted in trees blown down and damage to

Between these systems 'ridging’ took Place giving
sunshine and warm temperatures.
Records indicate that April, 1991, was very near to

The mean maximum temperature was .5 of a
degree above normal while the mean minimum was
-5 of a degree below normal.

Rainfall at 46.2 mm was 100% of the 25 year aver-
age, snowfall at 1.6 cm was 78% of normal resulting
in total precipitation 98% of normal. Precipitation fell
on 14 days, 1 more than the average of 13. We
recorded 183.4 hours of sunshine during the month

Date _

1991

Record Day

28.2. 27
7.5 1

92.9
ate.
“9915 °

230.6

Wednesday, May 8, 1991

The Castlegar Sun

Students learn about ‘Today’ S
Forests - Tomorrow's Challenge’

FRANK ISERNIA
Sun staff =

National Forest Week, celebrat-
ed May 5-11, bas its roois in the

. Tbe theme, behind this year's

‘National Forest Week is Today's

Forests— Tomorrow's Challenge
and it couldn't be any more appre-

’ priate considering tho aumerous

continuing challenges facing forest
management.

‘There are various environmental
and ecological groups,who are con-
cemed about.the use and waste of
our nation's forests, ,
‘The general consensus among these
user groups is that somehow a
workable balance between protect-
ing the and maintai

that began in
the 1920's, and was originally
known as National Forest Fire Pre-
vention Week.

However,much has changed
since then, At that time there was
no apparent shortage of trees for

: industrial expansion, and the great-

est threat was from forest fires,
mainly due to human causes,

In our province, forepry has
been and continues to be the single
most important industry, in terms of
jobs and wageb, and in revenue
generated fc for the. province in addi-
tion to the p

and | able to

est Week in the 1930’s, National
Forest Conservation Weck (1940's- *
1960's) to the Present title adopted
in 1967.

The purpose of this week is to
promote the vital importance of
forests to virtually all Canadians,
not only in their appreciation, but
ulso in their te participation for the

future,

Castlegar Scouts will answer the
challenge by participating in a pro-
gram aimed at producing a more
beautiful country,

Each spring since 1972, 130,00
Scouts Canada members, plant 3
million seedlings ncross Canada as
part of ‘Trees for Canada, a program
designed to reforest Canada rong
involving youth in the outd

‘| area. More rain is called. for today

OUTLOOK: The forecast. for.
Wednesday; An unstable ‘alrmass
i to bring sh to the

with highs near 15 and overnight.
lows around 6. Thursday will remain ingetiled but we |
should be seeing more sun by Friday as a high pressure
system moves In and brightens up the weekend.

A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK:

Tt also ‘Saliveace Canadians to
learn more about the nation’s
forests, and reflect upon the multi-
tude of benefits derived from their
wise: management. Through the
British Columbia Forestry Associa-
tion, Canadians nation-wide will be

ici; in various events

ing a healthy y must be

of our forests,

sought in order to protect the sur-
‘vival of our forests.

The Week's name has changed.

over the decades from Save the’ For-

aimed at increasing forestry aware-
ness,
This year, as in the past, the

Crystal: Gayle
confirmed as

headliner

for Sunfest '91

Staff Writer

TE you bay you bappened to have any plans made that included being out of the
area in early June, cancel them.

Music ‘91 and Nelson-Creston MLA Howard Dirks made it official on
Tuesday that country westem superstar Crystal Gayle will be appearing in
Castlegar on June 2.

In fact, tickets are on sale right now at area Mohawk Service Stations.

* ers W:

Music '91 is a B.C. Libdeiaiems Hee Program aimed at bringing

top notch entertalners to the province this

such as C;

summer,
that would not normally have the

opportunity to enjoy the talents of performers such as Crystal Gayle will be

able to do so thanks to Music ‘91.
Gayle will be appearin;
slated for May 31, June 1 and June 2.

g in Castlegar i in conjunction with Sunfest ‘91,

"That sfomnance will attract a lot of extra people to the Casilegar area

pe
for Sunfest '91," said Dirks.

"T am very excited about it, I missed seeing Ann Murray ia Trail recent-
ly but I am hoping to see Tom Jones in Creston and, of course, Crystal

" Gayle in Castlegar.”

City offering a

tax pre-payment

plan fry 4QQ9D

HE BW see Ww ae

The City of Castlegar has
announced that it is offering a tax
pre-payment plan for the conve-
nience and benefit of all City tax-

. payers.

Those benefits are:
ry equalizing taxpayer's tax pay-
ment on a monthly basis.
2) earning a good rate of interest(
based on the Bank of Montreal

Prime lending rate minus 3 per- -

cent, '
3) save a little on income tax. The

interest earned is not taxable for -

income tax p

uEpOses.
:. The ‘pre-payment plan works in :

this manner. Taxpayer's estimated

“tax bill for next year will be divid-
ed int into 12 equal monthly | pay- 5

= “Ati ent of May, 1992 taspay~ ss

‘with their financi: oa
Home owner grants must be
‘‘elaimed upon receipt of the tax

payment) and the interest eamed
throughout the year.

The difference will be the bal-
ance owing to the City or a credit
due to the taxpayer. Any balance
owing to the City is subject to
penalty charges if not paid by the
penalty date.

For taxpayers who are already

aying taxes with a bank loan, the
City has been advised by some
banks that it may be possible to
alter the mortgage/tax arrangement.
However, taxpayers should check
financial instituition.

notice. The tax pre-payment plan is
not a substitute for. claiming the

grant.
“Fer further information on this

bill Seed aaaieal tates ese:

lan please contact

showing =the City, Tax Department at 365-
payments ( including the June 1992» 7227. a

Normal

helping them develop an opcais
tion of the environment. Saturday
the Castlegar Scouts are looking at
planting 2800 seedlings. é
District Forestry
Resource Planning Officer Ted
Evans said that they opted not to
hold an open house this year
because response over the past cou-
ple of years has not beén very good.
“National Forest Week is held
during the same week as Trail Sil-
ver City Days is,” he explained.
because of that we do not get
the support we need to justify hold-
ing an open house,” he added.
Tuesday the Arrow District

_ Forestry Office invited the first of

five area elementary school grade
five to ici ina

| week. A ridge of high pressure provided a falr amount

Max/Date Min/Date Mean
y Mean
19.5/ 2 11.3 °

0.3/2 20.0

Precipitation: Rain Normal ’

Total
10.1 cm.

Snow Total

11.1 cm. Ocm. 11.1. cm.

* Normal Number
of Hours

60.6

Near normal conditions were experienced this past

of sunshine as it remained along the coast, while an

hands on tour and learning program
that will be stretched out over the
next week,

Evans explained that grade five |
students are taught the basics of
forestry as part of their curriculum,
and because of that it’s much easier
to accommodate the hands on dis-

lay.

“It's amazing what these kids
know and understand about
forestry, “ he commented.

Shawn Gerrard, one of the stu-
dents, on the tour said,” The tour is
pretty good, I am learning a lot
about forestry, and the tour is fun,”
he added.

The Tarrys Elementary School
students were shown five different
forestry learning stations consisting
of video, fire control, silvication,
fire truck and drafting displays.

“The fire truck display is proba-
bly the best liked display,”
explained Doug Fellman, Arrow
District resource officer of invento-
ty. They love trying out the fire
hose, and aiming the water at the
moving, target.”

Arrow District Forestry
protection technician, Dan
Reibin explains the ins
and outs of the forestry
fire protection to Tarrys
Elementary School Stu-
dents during National
Forestry Week celebra-
tions held at their district
office Tuesday morning

5 Ki Dhillan, a student: vat
Tarys, confirmed. Fellman's state-
ment when she exclaimed that just
holding the fire hose while the
water pressure was on was exciting.

“It really cool,” she commented
excitingly. “The hose keeps pulling
me back,” she added.

Fellman said that although they

ble airmass fi ig along the Rocki
cloudy periods and a few : showers. Ed. note:

Forecast provided by
The South - East Interior Weather Office
Castlegar, B.C.

Premier accepts
resignation of
Mel Couvelier

rdbdhiars (SNS) - Premier

which is unmatched in any other
P of Canada.”

Mrs. Johnston said the resigna-
tion requires cabinet changes and
announced that John Jansen will

eth regret the resignation of
Finance Minister Mel Couvelier.
The Premier said that following

~ nation.

a comprehensive review of recent
- events by the Ministry of the Attor-
ney General, she was left with no
alternative but to accept his. ‘resig.

The review

that Cou- ~~

move from Health tot the ‘Finance
folio; Bruce Si

the Minister of Health; Stan Hagen

retains Educa takes on the

-addéd responsibility of, it Advanced

velier was in breach of the confi-
dentiality section of the Financial
Institutions Act.

“Mr. Couvelier has served the
Province of British Columbia hon-
orably and with distinction since

don't expect many people to come
down to the hands on displays, they
will have put 300 students through
the tour before National Forest
Week concludes next week.

his election to the Legi: io
1986,” Premier Johnston said.

“He was an excellent Minister
of Finance who was part of a team
which achieved a record of finan-
cial management of public funds,

. In making the announcement, Mrs.

of the highest standard of personal
and public conduct from all mem-
bers of the cabinet.

“That was my commitment’
when I was swom in to this office
and there will be no deviations
because the people of B.C. demand
and deserve no Tess,” the Premier
said.

eores cr ar

Local Red Cross Society starts
campaign to bring relief to war victims

paign.

Cross Society has started a

The Castlegar chapter of the Canadian Red

to bring are also

“We are asking for community support by
Signing the appeal included with the brochure
and forwarding them on to the Red Cross.”

“Any money the society receives goes direct-

and can be made

looking for help from local residents.

people know of the huge amounts

world today. It used to be that war
casualties were mainly the sol-
diers,” says Lynda Parker of the
Castlegar office. “But today it’s the

Civilians who are the victims.”
In fact, World War I civilians
ted 15 percent of war vic-

sented 65 percent. In today’s
conflicts over 90 percent of the vic-
tims are civilians.

was designed to attain specific
objectives:

* *To heighten awareness of the
number of victims of war in the
would today.-and to inform people
of the role of the ‘Geneva Conven-
tions in protecting them

Geneva the names of 50 thousand
‘British Columbians who have
signed the Intemational Red Cross’
official Appeal on behalf of vic-
tims of War:

io*To raise $100 thousand to
feed;‘clothe and Protect today’s
victims of war,

relief to war victims around the world, and is

They are encouraging every household in
British Columbia and the Yukon to put a light
in their window on the evening of Wednesday,
May 8 to help “Light the Darkness.”

“The main reason for the campaign is to let

Columbia Avenue,

Paahie to the Canadian Red Cross Society, or

by coming into the regional office at 625

Castlegar. The statistics gathered by the Red Cross are
Cross has also contacted communi- i

ty groups, such as church leaders who will be
fa the a z

Soe Dusan) thee Or tne Suns oer ee
in Canada for administrative purposes,” added
Parker.

Staggering:
-There have been over 20 million deaths in

105 conflicts in the “post war” period since
1945;
-At least 200 thousand sol-

of war victims there are around the |:

tims. By World War II they repre- |:

‘The British Columbia campaign ||.

-*To gather and forward on to |

In the Past week, residents of |g

Castlegar ‘an invited to q
"Trail‘on May:14’and 15, and in Nelson on
clinic in Castlegar is in October, there is

The ess coualo open toes ir Of.
in recent years the number has been reduced; due to both increased costs
to collect blood and due to the short timelines in getting biogd to the

‘| diers are under the age of 15 in’
today’s armies;

-Tens of thousands of
amputees are struggling to live in
Afghanistan, Angola and Mozam-
bique;

-Some combatants are still
2 | prisoners 12 years after their cap-
, | ture;

Patricia Marshall-Thompson; -There are approximately 36

Red. 5 current armed conflicts at present.
q All but five of them are internal
conflicts.

The Canadian Red Cross,
Kootenay Region is holding their
Annual General Meeting on Satur-

day, May 11 at the Sandman Inn in
Castlegar, Trail and. ‘Nelson | Castlegar.

centre in

continue to. hold ‘well

1:30 800 pion Wetncsdyhoh wl bea he Gree ral Om

muity Centre on 1501 Cedar Avenue.
‘The clinic in

elson wil be beld a the Canadian Intemational College |

clinics and: a

Bruce Miller, Regional Direc-
| tor of the Frazer Region spent one
year in Sudan, and will be present-
ing information of the famine and
relief in that area. The public is
invited to attend and bear Miller at
1:00 pm.

For more information about
the “Light thé Darkness” campaign
be the general meeting, contact Gary.

ic a ot al sv loot ith eer Lynda
information on this brany. other question, calt

Recney Region Red pane or
» administrative secre-
tary at 365-3911. ‘