.

82 Castlegar News _Febrvary 27. 1985

SPORTS

Neale’s fears untrue?

VANCOUVER (CP) -
Harry Neale’s worst fears
may be unfounded after all
because he's the logical
choice to be general manager

and coach of Vancouver Can
ucks next season, says the

assistant chairman of the
National Hockey League
team.
‘Someone more suited to
ch than Harry will have to

be found. Arthur Griffiths
said Monday He's a good
candidate himself.

“Look at the team's record

under him since before
Christmas. They're doing
pretty well. Depending on

what happens in the last 19
games of the season, Harry
could be the best person
available to coach the team
next year.”

The 27-year-old son and
chief aide of majority owner
Frank Griffiths added that
Glen Sather and Scotty Bow.
man “do fairly well handling
both jobs with Edmonton and

Roughriders
sign two players

REGINA (CP) Saskat
chewan Roughriders of the
Canadian Football League
today signed veteran non
imports Ray Elgaard * and
Jerry Friesen to new con
tracts.

Terms and conditions of
the agreements were not

disclosed by general manager
Bill Quinter.
Elgaard, a

tight end,

caught 45 passes for 744
yards in 1984, was Saskat.
chewan's offensive player of
the year and nominee as out
standing Canadian.

Middle linebacker Jerry
Friesen, the club's special
teams player of the year, is
entering his eighth CFL
season. In 1984, he made 45
unassisted tackles, had one
pass interception and one
fumble recovery.

Wright pool
inspected

Executive members of the
B.C. Summer Swimming
Association were recently in
Trail to view the Wright pool
— the site of this year's
provincial swim meet.

Ian Allen, chairman of the
association, and John Healy,
second vice-chairman, who
were also in Trail to diseuss
the current status of organ.
ization of the provincials with
the Kootenay BCSSA execu
tive, the Trail committee and
Trail Parks and Recreation
department -

In other news, Don Me-
Dowell of Robson has taken
over as chairman of the
Kootenay Region BCSSA.
McDowell replaces Al Thorn-
ton, who has moved from the
area.

Meanwhile, Cominco Ltd.
has confirmed it will donate
time and materials to. eon-
struct a temporary bulkhead
to convert the 36.5 metre (46
yard) pool to a 25-metre (27
yard) standard competition
pool.

Gu-Dor

Sports

Castlegar

Sports m
Calendar ©.

Buffalo, so I can't see any
reason why Harry couldn't
continue ‘to do the same
here.”

If Neale isn't kept as the
coach, Griffiths indicated, he
favors “someone upbeat” like
head coach Bob Johnson of
Calgary Flames or assistant
coach Brian Kilrea of New
York Islanders.

FEARS WORST

Neale, who has two years
remaining on his contract to
manage the team, has said he
believes he will be fired at

Eleven members of Red
Mountain Racers ski team
qualified for the Western
Canadian Juvenile ‘ski cham:
pionships to be held at Red
Mountain in Rossland this
weekend.

The skiers qualified at a
B.C. divisional juvenile giant
slalom race held at Vernon on
Saturday and Sunday.

Local skiers who qualified
were John Cormack, Fergus
Tweedale, Chris Milne, Ross
Kennedy, SeanValentine and
Matt Hopper in the boys’
category. Kristina Edblad,
Megan Johnston, Rindi Me-
Lellan, Fiona Martin quali
fied for the girls’ race.

In race results, Saturday's
boys’ race was won by Willy
Raine of the B.C. ski team,
who had a time of two min-
utes, 55.93 seconds. Murray
Smith of Vernon was second
and Travis Rodes of Kim-
berley placed third.

John Cormack was the top
Red Mountain Racer with a
time of 3:01.88 for 10th place.
Fergus Tweedale was 12th in
3:03.28 and Chris Milne was
14th in 3:04.14. Ross Ken
nedy placed 20th with a time

Red Racers
qualify

the end of the season. He also
took over the coaching res-
ponsibilities for the second
straight season when rookie
NHL coach Bill LaForge was
fired in November after 20

summer after Griffiths and
Neale had interviewed two
other top candidates and
considered “at least another
12 people” to replace Roger
Neilson, who had been dis-
missed as coach in January
1984.

of 3:07.41. Sean Valentine
was 22nd in 3:08.32 and
Davin Green was 28th in
3:13.18. Rob Bulfone and
Matt Hopper did not finish
the race.

In Saturday's girl's race,
Kristina Edblad won the race
with a time of 3.28. Kimberly
MeNight of Revelstoke was
second.

Megan Johnston was fifth
in 3:03.11, Rindi McLellan
was ninth in 3:08.12 while
Fiona Martin was 18th in
3:23.31.

In Sunday's boys’ race,
Murray Smith was ; first,
Rodes was second ani nt
Smith of Vernon was}third.

Top Red Mountaig Racer
was Fergus Tweedale who
was ninth, Rob Bulfone was
11th; Sean Valentine placed
12th, John Cormach was
13th, Chris Milne was 15th
and Ross Kennedy was 26th.
Matt Hopper was 27th. Davin
Green did not finish the race.

In the girl's race, Kimberly
MeNight was first, Kristina
Edblad was second and Meg-
an Johnston was fifth, Rindi
McLellan was eighth and Fi-
ona Martin came 15th.

HOCKEY —

playoff game four. 8 p.m

SKIING

and Giant Slalom trom Vail

FRIDAY

JUVENILES: Castlegar vs. Trail, playoff game two.
7:15 p.m., Castlegar Community Complex
SATURDAY
HOCKEY — KUHL: Costlegar Rebels vs Trail Jr
Cominco Arena. NHL: New York
Islanders vs. Toronto Maple Leats, 5 p.m., channel 9
CROSS COUNTRY: First annual Troll Loppet citizens
marathon at Nancy Greene Lake. Start time 9 a.m. to 10 o.m
ALPINE: World Cup and American Ski Classic women’s, downhill
Colo

Smoke Eaters.

3.p.m., channel 6

Tu-Dor

X-COUNTRY SKI RENTALS

Weekdays — $8 Per Day
Weekends — $9.50 per day

365-3522

Sports
Castlegar

A Public Service of
Tu-Dor Sports (Castlegar) Ltd.

AGAINST TRAIL
Pee Wees

victorious

Castlegar Pee Wee B's

Shane McAfee from Shane

ged last W y's
loss against Trail with a hard
fought 7-4 vietory.

Castlegar opened the scor.
ing on an unassisted effort by
Chris Stock. After Trail tied
the score, the locals then
went one up with Shane Cut.
ler’s goal. An end to end rush
by-Trail that resulted in the
tying goal with just a second
remaining in period one.

Castlegar came on strong
in the second period scoring

four goals to

take a 6-2 lead.

Cutler, def Chad La.
Hue from Braden Messenger,
Rick Hawkins assisted by
Messenger and Mike Lewis,
and Jason. Batchelor, helped
out by Lonnie Schmidt.

‘Trail mounted a brief rally
in the third frame with two
goals, but a final marker by
Jason Batchelor capped of a
well-played game by the local
squad.

Castlegar’s Chad LaHue
held Trail's much bigger for-
ward number 12 in check,
shutting him out of the point

Did your watch
for this Spa--t?
HERE ITIS!!

OWN A SPA?
Or wish you did. . .

Join us for a Free & Informative
Evening on Spa Core

Wed., March 6 — 7:30 p.m.
AT THE SANDMAN INN

Dennis Buhlin of Bio-Gerd Conado
will be there

BRING US A PHOTO OF YOUR SPA AND
YOU COULD WIN A FREE GIFT!

xt VALKYR AQUATICS “sa”

FISHERMEN’

Plan to attend the
Kootenay Lake Conference

March 2, 1985

Nelson, B.C.
Nelson Rod & Gun Clubhouse
Phone 354-4093

Registration Fee $12. Students $10 (with card)
des lunch and coffees

Speakers include top scientific
experts and author s on fisheries
problems and lake fertilization

SPONSORED BY:

B.C. Wildlife Federation

© non profit organization,

and the Nelson Rod & Gun Club

354-4093 or Jeanne Holleron 683-4883

Scoring for the team were: category

Fish still
not biting

It was a mild week on the North Arm of Kootenay Lake,
Feb. 18 to 24 with daytime temperatures averaging plus 6
Celsius. Fishing conditions have. been excellent with some
choppy water every day. With the precipitation causing area
roads to be slippery and slushy there were a lot less
fishermen out than the week before and the catches were

r

Two Rainbows were caught and released (spawners)
and Dollies bit well on the 19th and 23rd. Dollies are still
hitting a variety of silver plugs with long lines and ‘little
weight.

Some of the luckier fishermen were: Ralph Neil from
Fruitvale with a nine-pound Dolly; Tom McIntyre and Chuck
Bradbury from Trail with an 8'/2-pound Dolly; Fred Peitzche
from Fruitvale with Dollies — nine, eight and five pounds;
Art Henniger and party from High River, Alta., with Dollies
— eight, nine and 15 pounds; Ron Saalfeld from Kaslo with a
12-pound Dolly.

Spring is officially here. Yesterday saw Ritchie
Morrision from Castlegar and Mike Bailey from Kaslo water
skiing in Kaslo Bay. Definitely a first for February.

A.M.FORD

DELL
“YOU DESERVE THE BEST
& GET IT AT AM FORD!”

OUT OF LUCK ..
puck out

. Grand Forks defi
of zone before Kal:

shoots

pas] 1 "

ikoff Lumber

ff Lumber lost the final 5-4 after

finishing first in its division in round robin play. In

(Castlegar) can capture it in final game of eight-team
Beaver Valley Gentleman's tournament played on the

other games Castl

r lost 6-5 to Trail, won 8-3 again-

st Beaver Valley and won 6-4 against Fruitvale.

CosNews Photo by Doug Harvey

JAYS OPEN CAMP

DUNEDIN, FLA. (CP) —
Twenty pitchers, including
newcomers Bill Caudill and
Gary Lavelle, and six cat-
chers reported for medicals
and brief workouts Tuesday
as Toronto Blue Jays opened
their ninth spring training
camp.

Right-handed pitcher Luis
Leal caused the biggest stir
of opening day when he
weighed in at a trim 214
pounds. The portly Domini-
can was listed in the Ameri-
can League baseball club's
media guide last season as
weighing 215 but was be-

Dynamiters
down Blazers

By The Canadian Press

The Kimberley Dynamit-
ers moved into a tie fer the
fourth and final playoff spot
with the Cranbrook Royals in
the Western International
Hockey League as they
downed the third-place Elk
Valley Blazers 52 Tuesday

night.

In other league play, Spo-
kane Chiefs had an easy 5-1
vietory over Nelson Maple
Leafs in Nelson.

The hometown Dynamit-
ers led 20 after the first
period and 80 after 40 min-
utes.

David Roe had two goals
for the Dynami while

the team's domination over
Nelson in the regular season
series with eight wins, one
loss and a tie.

Spokane is in first place in
the league with 68 points,
while Nelson is second with

43.

The Maple Leaf's only goal
scorer was Gord Pace. Spo-
kane led 20 and 31 by
Bruno Campese
made 20 saves in goal, while
Nelson netminder Tom Muc
had 31.

Nelson had four power
play opportunities including
one two-minute stretch with

Ray Creasy, Hal Burton and
Ray Gregorash added sin-
gles.

For the Blazers, Greg An
derson and Craig Williamson

for Elk Valley, while Randy
Amatto stopped 26 for Kim-
berley.

The league winds up regu
lar-season play this weekend
with a game between Cran-
brook and Spokane and Kim-
berley playing a home-and.
home series against Nelson.

SPOKANE 5 NELSON 1

Spokane’s Gordie McKay
scored three goals to lead his
team to a 5-1 win over Nelson
Maple Leafs.

Noel Scurfield added two
for Spokane.

The Chiefs’ win completed

at dvantage, but
failed to score on any of
them.

Juveniles

play
Friday

By CasNews Staff

Castlegar Juveniles will
play their second West Koot
enay Juvenile Hockey
Legue playoffs game with
Trail on Friday night.

The local team won its first
game 5-3 in Trail last Friday
night in the best-of-three
playoffs.

Friday's game begins at
7:15 p.m. at the Castlegar
Community Complex

Nelson hosts
broomball

By CasNews Staff

Nelson is hosting the Paci-
fie Cup provincial broomball
championships this weekend.

A total of 18 teams in the
men’s double and single A
and women's double A and
single A categories will be
vying for a bye to the na-
tional championships in Le-
due, Alta. next month.

A men's team from Castle-
gar and one from Nelson will
be competing in the single A
section of the championships.
Nelson as host team, didn't
have to qualify for the cham-
pionships, and Castlegar, as
the only other team in the
West Kootenay also didn't
have to qualify.

The championships begin
at 7 a.m. Saturday morning
at the Civie Arena with
Castlegar playing Merrit A
and B Logging. Castlegar
again plays Powell River

5:30 @.m. - 10 p.m., Mom. - Set.
7am. te p.m.

Beach Cove Wings at 10 a.m.
The tournament continues
Sunday with the finals slated
for 11 a.m.

Broomball is a sport that
not everyone knows about,
says Josh Smienk, public re
lations person for the event.

“It’s a Canadian sport,
founded in Canada in Massey,
Ontario in 1912,” he said. It
was first played by a soccer
team in that city.

The sport is played with a
ball, special brooms, and
shoes especially made for
running on ice

Smienk says the sport is
comparable to soccer, while
the shooting is similar to
swinging a golf club, and
body contact is the same as in
hockey.

He says some of the double
A teams competing in the
provincials are highly-rank
ed. For example a team from
Kamloops just returned from
a tournament in Ontario after
winning $6,000 in first prize
money.

Spectators are weleome to
the event. There is an admis-
sion charge.

lieved to be at least 20
pounds heavier during the
campaign.

“You won't even recognize
him,” club spokesman Howie
Starkman said of Leal, who
finished last season with a
13-8 record and a 3.89 earned-
run average. “(Pitcher Jim)
Clancy has also lost quite a
bit of weight.

“There were no problems

with anybody as far as the
medicals were concerned.

Everyone appears to be in
excellent shape.”

‘The only absentee Tuesday
was Gary Allenson, a free
agent catcher formerly with
Boston Red Sox who signed a
Triple A contract wih the
Jays on Mnday.

The club's public relations
director. added that the ac.
quisitions of relievers Caudill
and Lavelle has attracted a
horde of media representa
tives to the club's training
facility.

Mid-Week Wrap-up

ve
WALES CONFERENCE
Drie
crea
Montreo! 3) 2) 10 238 206 72
Buttolo 2 19 12 20 176
30 24 8 255 726 68
ton 2 e278
Horttord 2 m7 27 23 47
Petrich Division
Woshing ‘7 16 9 258 189 69
te 7% 7 27 1 8)
islanders 32 2 4 200 20 68
Bongers 20 3) 9 m4 256 49
Pitts 2034 5 209 27% 45
Nueney 18 34 200 248
CAMPOELL CONFERENCE
Nerrte Otviaton
St. Louie 7921 10 20 219 68
Chicago 2 4 22 U4) @2
Detroit we 39 1) 226 277 47
Minn we 33 11 21 248 47
Torento 13 4 7 186 371 37
Amythe Division
Edmonton 2127 918 212 93
Winewpeg 3 26 7 278 28)
Colgery 3 2 7 200 247 OF
tos Ang 2 7 1) 275 255 67
rn OR A
ay Leagee
Leeders otter Tuesday Gomes"
oar
Gretchy, Edm 61 109 170
Kori, Oden 58 54113
Howerchuk. Weg 38 63 10)
Bossy. NVI #51 100
iw 61 7
8. Suter, NY! v7 33%
Cottey. td 3 6 8
Wilson, Cot Se ee
Nicholls, LA 4
Severd, Chi us 6
Macieon, Weg 2 0
Federko, SH noe
‘err “«%
Toneils, MY! no @
ar
P Albert 39 203 97
Med Hot 181 9
fepire 7] 1 309 256 6
Calgary 32 24 2 30 278 6
ron 24 4 2 254 310 50
= m1 7 8
er 6 @ 1 219 357 33
M Jow 16 4 1 299 369 33
Wertern Division
orn 43 16 0 356 250 9
New Went 3 2 2 34 25 72
Kelowne 24 34 2 302 306 50
Victoria nH 3 mm 6 8
Searle 2 36 287 “a
Portiond 19 40 1 284 373 39
‘a Rewuiee

Twesdey
Soshotoon 5 Kelowne 2
Victoria 6 Seattle 5

CURLING

nan
Attentic Division
wot pcr oe
Boston “12 793
Philo 6 13 7% 1
we 517 16
N Jersey 2 wm 17%
New York 2 1 345 2%
Central Division
Mibwoukes 2.19 0
Oetroit 22 Se 7
‘Chicago ee 8
Attonte 2 33 4 15
Cleve 2 7 62 19
indione 1839 316 21%
(WESTERN CONFERENCE
Divieton
Denver 7 se
Houston Bn se 3
Dotto 2% S25
Son Ant 2m we 8
Useh 2 3 4 9
Konsos 19 38 39 17
Pecttte
tA takers ai on2
Portland 2 3) Me ta
Proen Dn 4 15
Seorie BD a 6
Sigger 2% 37 19
s 4 46 81 27
' Resins
New York 129 Son Antonio 122
Denver 106 Ationte 94
Cleveland 123 Chicago 118 (OT
Miberouhew 116
Uteh 103 6

Golden State 128 Serie 119
Portiond 110 LA Clippers 99

TRANSACTIONS
sasenaut

American lemgee,
Minnesota Twins sign shortstop Alvoro
Expinone to © one yeor

wal acute
New York Met nome Bake McBride
ovttield baserunning coach for then minor

Philadelphia Phillies sign outtieider

‘Son Froncisco Gionts agree to terms
with pitchers Mork Calvert ond George

cm
omiton Tiger-Cats sign detenaive bo
che Edroy Yancey ond Dorry! Smith

Atlente Falcons sign quarterback Ben

Son Diego Chargers sign dinebocher
Shone Nelion 10 9 tree agen! rontroct

ter to 0 four-year contract extension.
ane
Nighthawks sign night wing

Mork Lotthouse ond defenceman Al Sims

BOWLING
FEBRUARY 8

Feidey 9. 11 Mined
Lodies High Single: Dorline Edwards, 258
Lodves tags Three: Dorline Edwords. 640
High Single. Ed Mensies, 292. Men s
High Three: Robert Mott, 771. Team High

3488. Team High The

(00s ond 7008
Menzies, 736. Terry Rolley, 682. Rob
Wotherspoon, 61

t
Lodies Hi or
Lodies High Three. Britt Edbiod. 690
High Single: Cheerios, 1028. Team High
Three: Mugs, 2889. Other 600s ond 7008
* 79. Cathy 2., 689. Ann H.. 610
02

7008: Annette Waywood, 676. Ev Ferrier
Semon CITIZENS
Senter Cititene
Single: Edie Ferguson. 241

Wednerdey Night Mir
Lodies High Single: Pom Rich, 247. Lodies
High Three Rhonda Swot! mens

‘
February 27. es_Castlégar News as

Dollar hurts border business

American merchants the U.S.-Canada border
have been feeling the pinch of a lower Canadian dollar for
some time now — but there is at least one place where the
currency is still solid as a rock.

At The Bottling Plant, a restaurant and lounge in
Calais, Me., across the border from St. Stephen, N.B., owner
Dan Sullivan still treats the Canadians dollar at par.

“I think I'm the only one left,” Sullivan, whose clientele
is 75-per-cent Canadian, said Tuesday. “I've got some faith in
the Canadian government. I think they're going to
straighten it back around.

“I keep my prices the same and give Canadian money at
par, so I lose 30 per cent. The reason I do it obviously is to
build business and it always has worked.”

But most merchants in the northern United States are
less sanguine about the sagging Canadian dollar, which
closed on foreign exchange markets Tuesday at 71.79 cents
US.

The currency has lost more than eight cents against its
U.S. counterpart in the last year, and what was once a

steady flow of Canadian bargain-hunters across the border
has slowed noticeably in recent years. be
SALES ARE DOWN

Chamber of Commerce officials in some northern
Montana communities say sales are down as much as 70 per
cent because of the low Canadian dollar.

Jim Tavary of the Cut Bank Chamber of Commerce said
attracting more Canadian tourists to the area, possibly by
offering to take money at par, has become a top priority.

Jerry Fraser, president of the Great Falls Hotel-Motel
Association, said the group's occupancy rate is down about
20 per cent from last year, and many establishments are
offering discounts of up to 25 per cent.

Bob Gustafson of the Grand Forks,.N.D., Chamber of-

Commerce said the soaring American dollar has dampened
the siasm } once had for shoppi
in North Dakota.

“Nobody wishes the Canadian dollar was stronger and
the American dollar weaker (more) than we do,” Gustafson
said. “We wish the days of offering things at par would
return.”

He said Grand Forks businesses can survive on
shoppers within their market area, but the influx of
Canadian visitors increases profits. .

Virginia Simmon, executive. vice-president of Vermont
Chamber of Commerce, said business from Canadian tourists
has been falling off since last summer.

Unless the dollar tumbles still further, “we're still
hoping to have special promotions in June at par or at a very
low rate,” Simmon said. -

She said most businesses in Vermont are offering an
exchange rate of about 27 per cent, while the banks are
charging roughly 30 per cent.

Officials in Caliais and St. Stephen say that while many
commodities are still cheaper in Maine, there is not much
room for a further drop in the Canadian dollar before
merchants lost their edge.

Despite their anemic dollar, Canadians are still flocking
to Florida. Dave McInnis of the U.S. Government Travel
Service said air flights to the state have never been busier.

“The value per dollar compared to what you'd get
lsewhere in the C: is still ly high,” McInnis
said.

BRUISED BUCK
BEGINS ROAD
TO RECOVERY

MONTREAL (CP) — The Canadian dollar continued is
recovery against the U.S. dollar today as it climbed to 72.41
cents U.S. in noon trading on foreign exchange markets.

The beleaguered buck was quoted at 71.99 cents U.S. in
the first morning deal to pass through the key inter-bank
currency market in Toronto; traders said.

It closed Tuesday at 71.79 cents U.S., up 35-100ths of a
cent from Monday — breaking a string of six consecutive
losing trading sessions. But money traders cautioned the
recovery might be shortlived.

“People shouldn't feel we're out of the woods yet,” a
trader for the Royal Bapk of Canada said late Tuesday.

Today's opening quote meant major companies and
corporate speculators were buying U.S. dollars for $1.3890
Canadian. Small businessmen and consumers must pay two
or three cents more at banks or exchange counters.

In London, the U.S. dollar was in a nosedive early today
in trading across Western Europe after a U.S. monetary
chief said central banks weren't forceful enough in opposing
the dollar's record-shattering climb.

There was unconfirmed speculation the banks had taken
the advice and intervened. Gold prices, meanwhile, were
firming.

By mid-morning in London, the U.S. dollar had lost 13
pfennigs against the West in mark, 35 centimes
against the French frane and 28 Italian lire. Against the
British pound, the U.S. currency dropped more than five
cents from Tuesday's midafternoon all-time high.

“It is one big panic, there is no other word for it,” said a
dealer in London.

Traders estimated that the Deutsche Bundesbank,
West Germany's central bank, had sold more than $300
million and perhaps as much as $500 million. No figures were
available for the Bank of England, Bank of France, Bank of
Italy or the Banque Nationale de Belgique but their sales
were reported to have been on a smaller scale.

In Frankfurt, one trader said of today's dollar reversal:
“It looks like the absolute upward trend may finally have
turned.”

But others were more cautious. “I think it's just that the
markets think a correction is needed,” a London dealer said.
“This will provide a new base for the markets to start from.”

U.S. RESTRICTIONS
Lumber industry

breathes easier

OTTAWA (CP) — Can.

legislation,” he told report-

GM in Expo 86

VANCOUVER (CP) —
General Motors of Canada
Ltd. will spent $7.2 million at
Expo 86 on a 2,000-square-
metre pevilion which will
house a 150-seat theatre.

John Smith, the company’s
president and general man-
ager, said Tuesday that the
pavilion will feature his com-

's latest i

Construction is scheduled
to start in April on the pav-
ilion that will be 30 metres
high and have its. major dis-
play area open to all sides of
the site.

pany
techi g

1458 Bay Ave., Trail

2649 Founr
CASTLEGAR
VIN 281

THE
KITCHEN CORNER

* For Eve
* Ideal Gift items

FULL LINE OF WILTON PRODUCTS
LOCATED AT

WANETA WICKER

PAINTING &
DECORATING

365 3563

Kitchen Need

368-8512

Carol Magow
Dianna Kootnikott
ADVERTISING SALES

OFFICE 365-5210

Good Stock of Light

ies & Water eds

SCOUT/GUIDE WEEK . . . Castlegar area youngsters,
members of the local scouting movement, marched in
@ torchlight parade from Safeway parking lot to arena
complex. Parade was held Sunday night, at the con-

clusion of Founder's Week, marking the birthday of
founder Lord Robert Baden-Powell. Scouts and guides

bled at the Pp for a c y after the
parade. CowNews Photo by Rob Popott

Man to buy kidneys

AACHEN, WEST GER
MANY (REUTER) A
West German businessman
unleashed a storm of protest
Tuesday with the announce-

ment he plans to buy kidneys
from living Third World
donors for the equivalent of
$40,000 Canadian apiece.

Hajo Harms, who said he

Bath Accessor’

Upstoirs in Troil’s T rin

owne Square Mall

quit medicine for business
after qualifying as a doctor,
told Reuters he wanted to
import the kidneys to West
Germany for transplant.

CREDIT UNION

adian government and lum.
ber industry officials breath
ed a sigh of relief Tuesday
after a meeting between
Canadian and U.S. trade offi
cials to discuss mounting
pressure to restrict exports
of Canadian lumber to the
United States.

International Trade Min
ister James Kelleher told the
Commons that Canada was
not asked to adopt voluntary
restrictions on exports of
softwood lumber. That move
has been urged by some
American politicians and in.
dustry representatives as an
alternative to a bill before
the U.S. Congress that would
limit Canada’s share of the
U.S. market to 25 per cent.

Canada’s lumber is cheaper
than the U.S. produet, in part
because of the dropping val
ue of the Canadian dollar.
This has led to renewed calls
for restrictions against Can
adian lumber, which Ameri
can firms say is unfairly sub-
sidized by low stumpage fees
charged by provincial gov.
ernments.

Stumpage fees are charges
assessed to forest companies
for each tree they cut on
Crown land.

Kelleher said Canadian of.
ficials reminded their Ameri
can counterparts that a U.S
Commerce Department in-
vestigation in 1983 found
Canada’s lumber industry
was not improperly subsi
dized by the federal govern
ment.

“At this time we are sat
isfied that we are not doing
anything that is improper or
that is contrary to American

ers.

Kelleher said officials dis-
cussed the lumber dispute
and other trade irritants and
agreed to meet again in
March to discuss potential
solutions. Canadian officials
said the meeting will be held
the last week of March.

The softwood lumber issue
may also be raised at the
March 17 meeting between
Prime Minister Brian Mul-
roney and President Ronald
Reagan. External Affairs
Minister Joe Clark told the
Commons that if no solution
was reached by March 17, the
issue would be put on the
meeting's agenda or would be
discussed by Clark and U.S.
State Secretary George
Shultz.

Percy Eastham, director
general of the U.S. bureau at
the External Affairs De-
partment, said Canadian offi-
cials urged their U.S. coun.
terparts to resist any moves
to restrict Canadian lumber
because such _ restrictions
would violate U.S. obliga-
tions under the International
Agreement on Trade and
Tariffs.

That appeared to satisfy
representatives of the Can-
adian softwood lumber in.
dustry, at least for the time
being.

Robert Rivard, spokesman
for the Canadian lumber-
men’s Association, said the
meeting was a good first
step. He said the U.S. offi-
cials appeared to be more in-
terested in enhancing trade
than restricting it, but noted
the U.S. industry might take
a different view.

SPORTS

Listen for the following
Castlegar-Trail KIJHL West
Division Final Play-off Games
on 610 CJAT!

Wed., Feb. 27 — Trail at Castlegar
Sat., Mar. 2 — Castlegar at Trail
Sun., Mar. 3 — Trail at Castlegar
Tues., Mar. 5 — Castlegar at Trail
Wed., Mar. 6 — Trail at Castlegar

Join Chris Lincoln & Rich Chabonik
at 8 each evening with

Play by Play on 610CJAT...

WHERE WE SAY A LOT

FOR THE WEST KOOTENAY!

RRSP

Introducing

When you invest in a

credit union RRSP we'll issue
your official tax receipt on the spot

while you wait

When you're ready to file your income tax

retum your RRSP receipt is ready when you

need it

A great way to save
for your future!

i <¢ Kootenay Savings

Credit Union

TRAM * FRUITVALE + CASTLEGAR + Saimo +

* NEW DENVER +

SOUTH SLOCAN
WAMETA PLATA

Deadline: March 1st,1985 |

——d