’ ig te N Hasty Creek protesters won't budge By 8 before there are any arrests. bably going to make another attempt corporation and the ministry to sit IOMAS BINK Writer Representatives of a watershed committee Terry Dods, Slocan’s manager of resource development, issued the court-ordered inj “We're to about 250 protesters Tuesday morning, order- to invite the - +. to deal with some issues put forth by the Slocan (Valley) Watershed Alliance attempting to stop Slocan Forest Produtts Ltd. from building a logging road at Hasty Creek were served @ court injunction Tuesday morning, but they continue to hold their ground, a spokesman for the committee said today. “We're going to do whatever it takes to protect our watershed,” said Jim Rutkowsky, chairman of the Hasty Creek Watershed Committee and spokesman for the Slocan Valley Watershed Alliance. Slocan Forest Products plans to log about 118 hectares in the Red Mountain Road area near Sil- verton, about 160 kilometres northeast of Castle- gar. WEDNESDAY September 4, 1991 Vol. 44, No.71 Castlegar, B.C. 2 Sections (A and B) > 75 cents ing them to clear the area and permit construc- tion of the road. The protesters refused to move. Because the injunction did not include an enforcement order, the company vould not insist down and negotiate,” Rutkowsky said. Dods said Slocan has been discussing its plans with residents of the area since 1984 and has month. nce with the r RCMP arrest the p Dods said today. Rutkowsky said he hopes the two sides and the Ministry of Forests, which issued the original road building permit, can negotiate a compromise . However, Ri said SFP now has the enforcement order, and the RCMP, by order of the Attorney General’s office, can begin arresting protesters immediately. “I think there is no reasonable alternative,” Dods said. already made a number of changes to its plans in 4 “We've had an open-door policy since 1984,” However, Rutkowsky said Slocan Forest Prod- ucts would not comply with the watershed alliance’s requests for clearly defined standards for planning, a commitment to using alternatives to clear-cutting, slash burning and pesticide appli- cation, adequate liability protection for water users and a system of public participation in the which are the mandate of the provincial govern- ment,” Dods said in @ news release earlier this SFP is taking all necessary precautions to ensure the protection of the water source for the 20. households, a food products factory and a small hydroelectric producer that rely on the watershed, Dods said. our water.” Labor Day baseball -.-B2 NEWS BRIEF Car crash kills Nelson man A car accident Aug. 30 on Highway 3A near Thrums killed a Nelson man and sent a second man to hospital with undertermined injuries, RCMP said. Albert G. Leamont, 25, sustained fatal injuries when his vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, flipped on to its roof and landed about 30 metres down an embankment on the railroad tracks below. Robert Makeiff, 26, of Nelson, the Passenger in the vehicle, was taken to hospital. RCMP are investigating the cause of the accident. LOTTERIES These are the winning lottery numbers for last week: PROVINCIAL Aug. 30 $500,000 — 4438771 $250,000 — 2150489 $160,000 — 3148138 $50,000 — 3256001 4418740 $5,000 — 2484986, 3923283, 4825993, 1975719, 4758878, 3209821, 1680252, 1054390, 3521870, 2423076, 2477487, 4591195, 3388310, 2223280, 4957310, 3417493, 1201948. Thése are the winning lottery numbers provided by the B.C. Lottery Corp. in the event ofa discrepancy between the numbers: published and the official winning numbers list provided by the B.C. Lottery Corp,. the latter shall prevail. LOTTO 6/49 Aug. 31 01, 03, 06, 22, 25, 39 Bonus 48. EXTRA Aug. 31 27, 51, 52, 81 Sept.1 23, 27, 36, 40, 41, 42, 50, 55 Aug. 31 4,8, 10, 29, 32, 35, 48, 50 Tonight: Gtesr. Lows 8 to 10. Twin Rivers elementary student time before ’@ quick to lhe doors open and classes begin. get off the bus on the first day of school Tuesday to get in a little social CasNews pttoto by Donna Bertrand But for Hasty Creek resident David Smith, that’s not good enough. “The watershed users are currently not protect- ed under the law,” Smith said. °We’re not pre- pared to move. We are committed to Protecting Sunny skies City eyes help on parks Council to discuss hiring consulting firms next week By THOMAS BINK Staff Writer Castlegar city council will discuss on Monday night a pro- posal to hire two consulting firms to examine Castlegar’s parks. One part of the proposal is to hire Urban Systems Ltd., at a price tag of $30,000, to look at the possibility of developing Twin Rivers Park, the proposed waterfront park along the Columbia River near downtown Castlegar. The second part of the pro- posal is to hire Professional Environmental Recreation Con- sultants Ltd. to examine and make recommendations on how all of Castlegar’s parks can be improved. Pat Metge, Castlegar’s direc- tor of recreation, said today both plans, if passed, will include some public input and communi- ty involvement. Ald. Bob Pakula, council's parks and recreation chairman, said he doesn’t think there will be opposition to the proposal “It’s been something that’s been on the table a long time now,” Pakula said. “Everyone (on council) is supportive of the plan.” Council will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at 1402 Columbia Ave 2 Smelly water just temporary By DONNA BERTRAND Staff Writer The gaseous taste and smell that’s been in the water over the past couple of days in Castlegar isn’t anything to be concerned about and should be gone by tomorrow morning, the city’s superintendent of public works said jay. “It’s fine water, it’s just very differ- ent from the water we're used to,” Barty Comin said. The city’s water supply was drawn from reserve wells Monday when the Pumps were shut off for 24 hours while work proceeded on the new Cel- gar pulp mill. Castlegar’s watér supply runs off the mill’s power. The difference in taste and smell comes from the hard well water mix- ing with the soft river water since the pumps were turned back on Tuesday. “The supply from the well isn’t chlorinated . . . it’s just a different chemical makeup. There’s a lot of iron in it,” Comin said Meanwhile, the city has launched an investigation into how the system can be changed so the city isn’t at the mercy of Celgar’s needs. “I don’t understand why it hasn’t been upgraded so this sort of thing can be prevented,” Comin said. “So we're looking into it. I mean we can live with outages of eight hours, but this (24 hours) is a little too much.” He said the shut off didn’t cause any real problems though “we were getting ourselves in a bit of trouble towards Tuesday morning. But we got a lot of cooperation from the public.” Pair slated to enter pleas Two Slocan Valley residents will @ppear in Nelson provincial court this month in connection with the June 2 beating of a Lemon Creek man. Barry Allen Mércer, 22, of Lemon Creek, and a 17-year-old Slocan youth each face six assault-related charges and one charge of breaking and enter- ing. The youth, who cannot be named because of his age, heduled to Michael Cassidy, 43, of Lemon Creek was hospitalized after the alleged assailants beat him with a baseball bat and stabbed him in the arm, A second attack to another resident of Cassidy’s home June 3 is under i ation. The attacks are believed to be anti-homosexual in nature. Meanwhile, Brent Steven Winje, 21, of Slocan, was convicted Aug. 9 in Nelson vii and sentenced enter a 12. M is sched- ‘id amare plea Sept ia.” court to two years less a day and three years pi for a July 26 assault on Cassidy. Winje’s assault put Cassidy in the hospital for the second time in as many months. Winje kicked and punched Cassi in the head, causing numerous cuts and bruises, a perfo- rated ear drum and a suspected skull fracture, Crown counsel Dana Urban said Cassidy has since been released from hospital but he faces an “exten- sive” recovery period at home, Urban said. These are the first gay-related assaults Urban said he has heard of since moving to the area six years ago. Fire chief under scrutiny By DONNA BERTRAND Staff Writer Castlegar fire chief Bob Mann is being investigated by the city for alleged “financial improprieties,” city administrator Gary Williams said today. “We had a number of individuals that came to us with information and we're investigating it,” he said. “But until the investigation is (completed), he’s not guilty of anything.” __Williams would not release any details of the allegations or the investiga- tion. Mann was given a leave of absence with pay while the investigation is ongoing — standard procedure for city staff members under investigation, Williams said. He said he expects to wrap up the matter by next Tuesday. Mahn was not available for comment.