ct__ CastlagarNews november s, 1% WORLD'S FIRST UNDERWATER HOTEL TO OPEN KEY LARGO, Fia. (Reuter) — A new $600-a-night hotel promises to be the biggest dive in the Florida Keys. Jules’s Undersea Lodge is billed as the world’s first underwater hotel. Developers say the hotel will offer skin-diving bellhops to carry luggage, “mermaids” to clean the rooms, and schools of colorful fish peering through the windows. The hotel is a converted 20-tonne marine research laboratory. It is to be submerged this month in 10 metres of water in a lagoon about 60 metres off the shore of Key Largo, the northermost island in the Florida Keys. “How many hotel owners can say they're looking forward to the day they hit rock bottom?” said Gary Gerberg, a film-maker, former oceanographer and one of the hotel's three developers. USINESS DIRECTORY TELEPHONE 365-5210 dvcccnrittscccentedcpospm ee —s Legislative Library. Parlia Victoria, 8. C. vev 1x4 Feb. at Blage.. SOL Bellevil! 28 for the Castt. Wek ta torthetaend woanion. Corp. lost $18 million before extraordinary items in the nine months ended Sept. 30, up from a loss of $4 million in the corresponding period a year earlier. After extraordinary items, which include a gain of almost $16 million on the sale of the Skeena pulp mill and Terrace sawmill, a loss of ap- proximately $75 million on the sale of the oil and gas operations in the United Kingdom and a $90 million writedown of its investment Accounting MOROSO, MARKIN & BLAIN CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS 241 Columbia Ave. Auto Rentals Vehicles Available to ICBC Claimants Adestre Aviation — 365-2313 AVIS bathroom facilities, OPENS NOV. 20 Gerberg said the hotel, measuring i by 15 metres, will weleome its first guests on Nov. It has three guest suites, each ie equipped with other luxuries. reserved for $1,500 a day. ovens, color sets, video cassette recorders, compact dise players and Rooms rent for $600 US a day at the hotel, which takes up to six guests at a time. The entire hotel can be Named for Jules Verne, author of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, the hotel guarantees that its guests’ vacation plans will get all wet. SWIM IN, OUT The only way to enter and exit is by swimming underwater. Guests will come ena go through a small rectangular hateh-using scuba gee The facility was built in the 19 1970s when it was used for research on undersea habitation conducted by the U.S. government and several private companies. When the lab was taken out of commission in 1980, the three friends decided to buy it. The developers believe the location where the hotel will be tethered underwater is ideal for divers. It will be less than a kilometre north of Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, a 202-square kilometre underwater public park The hotel is already completely booked for its first six weeks, Gerberg says. One couple has reserved the lodge for an underwater wedding and honeymoon. If the sunken hotel prospers, the developers may try to start a worldwide cha: . Gerberg said. “The next one will be more spacious and elaborate,” he said. “I'd like to see the guests arriving by submarine.” in domestic oil and gas, the company lost $164.2 million in the nine-month period. Sales slipped to $642.9 mil- lion from $784 million. President Jack Smith said the strategy of divesting its United Kingdom oil and gas assets and its B.C. pulp operations has significantly reduced the company’s debt. But he said B.C. Resources is still negotiating amend. ments to its loan agreements with its bankers. Westar Mining Ltd., which is 67-per-cent owned by B.C. Resources, posted a loss be fore extraordinary items of $15.8 million in the first nine months of 1986 compared with a profit of $25.4 million Castlegar Ph. 365-7287 Brian L. Brown CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANT Cleaning CLEAN-SCENE ENTERPRISES ROTARY-JET STEAM EXTRACTION (TRUCK POWERED) UPHOLSTERY CLEANING WATER & FIRE DAMAGE CLEAN-UP SPECIALISTS Bus. 368-6333 270 Columbia Ave. Res. 365-6018 Castl - HERMAN" \ole —— Ph. 365-2151 in the cor period of 1985. Sales dropped to $265.4 million from $383.9 million. Westar president Gary Livingstone said the comp- any's performance in the third quarter, when it lost $12.6 million, was “extremely disappointing but not un- expected due to the labor problems at the Balmer mine (in southeastern B.C.)” Women need pensions MONTREAL (CP) — Women, no matter what their age or marital status, should have their own fi- nancial plan for retirement, say investment counsellors. Unfortunately, experts say, far too few women have such plans. “Don't look at your hus- band as an RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan), but take financial responsi- bility for yourself,” advises Montreal stockbroker Judith Kavanagh of Hamilton Kav anagh Ine. “Even if you're happily married today, there's no guarantee that the future will unroll as planned. You could divorce, your husband could die, lose his job or become disabled.” Few women in Canada are heeding such advice, the most recent Statistics Can ada figures indicate. In 1984, 3.04 million of the 6.6 million men who were working at any kind of job belonged to a pension plan, the government agency says. In contrast, only 1.5 million of the five million women who earned money during the same year contributed to a pension plan. HAVE LESS Women have far less money for a retirement plan. The average income for women in 1984 was $11,863, compared with $21,376 for men. “But for me, the big crime is all the women who work part-time and are not cover. ed by any benefits,” said stockbroker Kathleen Mont gomery, who teaches finan. cial courses for women. Besides having less dis posable income, the biggest difference between women and men when it comes to saving for their retirement is timing, Montgomery said in an interview. “We end up starting later because so many of us rely on a husband or have other priorities — children or our husbands’ careers,” she said. “We end up starting at the age of 40 instead of at the age | of 25, so we wake up kind of late.” Montgomery says she's surprised at the number of women she still meets who only start learning about the family finances once the marriage has broken down. “Then, they have no career, no back pension, no nothing after 15 or 20 years of marriage . and their basic concern is just making a living, not worrying about retirement,” she said. 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One of eight houses moved from Cominco Lid. property near the Brilliant dam was moved up to Deer Park ark Saturday vio the River and Lower Arrow Lake Photos, from top, show house being launched into river at Robson ferry landing, house bei: up river by Westar tug, house going thr lock at Hugh Keenleyside dam. The houses on ‘ominco’s were bought by Arrow Auto wrecking and since been resold Costtows Photos by Rich Graber towed MINISTRY ANNOUNCES Westar's TFL to be reduced By MIKE KALESNIKO Staff Writer ‘The provincial government has tak- en away part of Westar Timber’s Southern Wood Products annual allow- able timber harvest. Deputy forest minister Bob Flitton made the announcement Thursday to reduce Westar's tree farm license in the West Kootenay because it failed to harvest the wood at a sufficient rate. Wes Cheston, assistant deputy man- agreed. “But we certainly didn't want to be penalized for something from the past.” “We were being assessed on our past performance which we make no apol- i said. “We had the same we be penalized for that?” According to a Ministry of Forests news release, the TFL reducation will be reallocated “as soon as possible to provide for renewed em ployment (in the Revelstoke area).” Zammit estimated that George, dependent Satd into the oe based it inl decision om the inquiry Westar was obligated to harvest the set amount of timber. «E, ial: “This of the annual cut will free up an adequate wood supply in the Revelstoke area sufficient to support a viable wood we have a I relationship with the company regard- ing tree farm license number 23,” Cheston said. “The company is aware of their responsibilities.” Westar Timber manager Wade Zam- mit said the company was displeased with the decision. __We didn't..cut all the trees, we t forum By RON NORMAN Editor Castlegar municipal and school board hopefuls squared off Thursday night before one of the largest turnouts at an all-candidates’ forum in years. And after a slow start, the standing room crowd of more than 100 warmed to the event and peppered the seven council candidates and three school trustee candidates with wide ranging questions. Castlegar resident Sam Kalesnikoff voiced his support for incumbent Ald. Nick Oglow’s position on the new Castlegar and District Public Library. Kalesnikoff called the decision to tear down the old library and build a new one “poor economics.” Oglow earlier told the forum the library issue is similar to the city’s industrial park. He said the costs associated with the industrial park “continue to drain our tax dollars every year and other services suffer.” “The engineers, the consultants and other experts who advised council on this project are all long gone to other parts of the province. Unfortunately, the heavy load of debt that you and I have to pay is still with us today and will continue into many tomorrows,” Ogiow said. He admitted there is “no easy solution” to the problem, but said there is a lesson to be learned from it. “I suggest it is a lesson of vigilance, to keep informed, to see that the city does not become involved in another fiasco of this magnitude.” Ogiow said he doesn't consider the new library in the same “ballpark” as the industrial park, but said the present proposal for the library is a “bad business decision” nonetheless. He said the present library is worth $78,000. “Why should we spend (taxpayers’) money to demolish a perfectly good building?” Oglow suggested several alterna tives he said would be less expensive. including purchasing the Ministry of Human Resources building across the street from the current library for $300,000. “It is a building of first class and very recent construction and could very well on page Al pr ing plant,” said the release. Zammit explained that the closed Downie Street mill in Revelstoke, which used a portion of TFL number 23, has been included as part of the overall reduction. Zammit said the percentage of Westar’s reduction is then between 10 Cheston said the decision is a perm- and 15 per cent without the ii jon of the Downie Street mill. Brisco-says-sale- good for community Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco told a British Columbia Utilities Commission hearing Thursday that although he hay some reservations about the proposed!” purchase of West Kootenay Power and Light Co. by UtiliCorp United Ine., he believes “the sale itself can breathe new life into the community.” Three members of the commission have been conducting hearings into the proposed purchase of WKPL from Cominco Ltd. The hearings, which wrapped up Friday in Trail resume Wednesday in Penticton. Meanwhile, in saying the sale would Brisco be good for the made the comment in the context of Cominco's control of West Kootenay Power. “While the provision of inexpensive power has been, and continues to be the catalyst for Cominco development. the fact is that for far too long Cominco has developed policies mainly in its own interests, and has failed to develop policies which meet the broader needs of West Kootenay Power and the community it serves,” he said. “West Kootenay Power, in order to prosper and expand, needs free reign to attract new industry.” Brisco also said he had a number of reservations about the proposed sale. based on the concerns raised by his constituents. Brisco said he also made known his reservations in a letter filed with Investment Canada, which is also reviewing the UtiliCorp application. He said the concerns related pri 808 BRISCO . presents briet marily to the fact that UtiliCorp is a U.S.-based company. One concern was that of uncertainty Historically, this is the first time a foreign buyer has proposed to purchase a Canadian Hydro electricity utility. There is substantial concern as to what advantages may flow to the U.S. that would otherwise not occur given Canadian ownership.” But under questioning, commission member Don Kilpatrick noted that anybody who decides to invest in Canada has a right to expect some advantages. He said the commission's interest is to determine that there will be no detrimental effects as a result of the sale continued on page Al of the voters turned out However turnout is in years when there is a mayor's” race, as was the case last year. 23 p.m. on