CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, October 26, 1978 Debate on the Diversion Premature, Says B.C. Hydro : Debate on the proposed Kootenay Diversion is pre- niature, according to a B,C, Hydro official. + Ina formal reply last week to the Save the Kootenay Committee request for the Crown corporation's participa- tion in a Nov. 4 public forum, J. C; Dawson, manager of com- munity relations for Hydro, stated the company’s position: + ..“Canada, and British Col- umbia, have certain rights under the Columbia Treaty that permit diverting water from the upper Kootenay River to the upper Columbia River in 1984. This would provide a net energy gain to Canada and a n@t energy loss to the United States. z 3 "These rights cannot be arbitrarily abandoned without careful study. As the operating entity under the Zreaty, B.C, Hydro has the responsibility to study the economic, technical, and environmental implications of-a-possible Biversion so that ERE East and Central Kootenaya to provide information on the status of studies and the plan- ning process for the Diversion proposal," Dawson continued. “Those held in Central Koote- nay tended to be frustrating for both local residents and B,C. - Hydro representatives because we have not yet reached the stage where specific impacts in the Central Kootenay region could be assessed, and ques- tions on potential impacts could not be answered. This situation will not change until well into the second stage studies, some- time in 1979." (COURT NEWS 7 Three separate charges of driving while impaired were heard in provincial court on Tuesday of last week, Pleading guilty were Peter Kozak, 60, of Twin Rivers Motel, Castlegar, and Andrew Osachoff, 30, of Castlegar. Each was fined $400 or in default 20 days in jail. Serge Popoff, 24, of Robson, who also pleaded guil- ty toa charge of driving while impaired, was fined $400 or in default 20 days in jail, He was also placed on six months’ will ly be made in an informed. way. These studies have been pro- ceeding since July 1975. : “The first-stage overview stgdies were completed last summer and are publicly avail- ” Dawson said. “These ies were confined to the upstream project area (East Keéotenay) because B.C. Hydro must first ascertain the basic fotm of a Diversion proposal in the area where its major im- pacts would occur, and then ascertain whether these im- pacts could be mitigated, before extending the studies into downstream areas where im- pacts would be relatively much less, he said. . “B.C. Hydro will be in no position to make a decision whether or not to seek govern- ment approval to proceed with the project until all impact studies in both East. and Central Kootenays ate com- plete,” the Hydro official con- tinued. * “The second stage studies, now under way, will assess specific impacts and will covera wider study area, including downstream impacts on the Kootenay Lake. These second stage studies will, not be completed before late 1979 or early 1980." : “Should Hydro eventually decide to make application for a water licence to proceed with the,project, formal public hear- ing: would be under the juris- diction of the Comptroller of Water Rights. {He said impact studies would then become publicly available for assessment and discussion in advance of the commencement of public hear- ings. :"B. C. Hydro has attended nunjerous meetings in both the : Let Your Action Ad Do ‘The Talking There was a time when motorists approaching the City of Facoma were required by law 4o stop and place a phone call announcing their arrival to the city’s chief of police. With the volume of traffic entering such cities today, the poli¢e chief might be hard put to handle all the calls. If you want to set your telephone ringing use an Action Classified Ad. Frequently such an ad produces a staggering number of telephone calls. is sca * Gordon K. Popoff, 25, of Crescent Valley, pleaded guilty to two separate charges of driving while, his driver's li- Nov. 24-25 Craft Fair Planned . The upcoming Craft Fair to be held Nov. 24 and 25 was the main item of business at the monthly meeting of the Blue- berry Creek Recreation Com- mission. The Craft Fair, to be held once again in the more spacious quarters of the Regional Rec- reation Complex, will again feature many skilled crafts- people from the West Koote- nays. Complete information and reservation of remaining booths cence was under suspension, He was sentenced to 21 days in jail to be served intermittently and placed on probation for 48 days on each count, which are to run concurrently. a * * Transferred to local courts from out of the area was Austin Bradbury who is charged with Being a minor in possession of liquor. He was fined $50 and John Graham, who pleaded guilty toa charge of theft under $200 was placed on three months’ probation. . * *. Earl Wiebe, 17, of Mile 22 Alaska Highway, pleaded guil- ty toa charge of being a minor in possession of liquor. He was fined $60. Blueberry Recreation News planned for this year's fair which should be of interest to everyone, Possibility of a skating ‘ party in December for family participation, another for teen- agers and mini-ice rental for the children was discussed. As meet. public. One Man's Opinion One of the school-aged members of our family asked me what | thought about the possibility of non-teaching employees of School, District No. 9 going on strike. suggested that they had only given notice and perhaps we should walt to see Ifa ; strike materialized before we begin to get upset. Then | began to think, to myself, that ALL strike action by public employees should be forbidden by leglalation. : '-can remember, not many years ago, when most public employees hald a clvil servant's job for reasons of security... . only. The wages were higher in private Industry. But the risk of lay-off or early termination was always a real possibility, if Now all that has changed and | don't think It Is falr. Last week, | obliquely referred to the high wages earned by workers In the construction Industry. It is true that wages are greater In that Industry—principally because those workers are fraught with ‘seasonal employment.'' Many of them do face several weeks of idleness before more work Is available. Perhaps we can say the same thing for professional athletes who are usually burned out in 10 years. These people must earn top wages because thelr work life Is much shorter than it is for’ the rest of us. : . But public’ employees—that is another matter. | think the principle reason | am opposed to strike action for public employees rests on the public purse or horn of plenty theory that permeates our soclety to the core: Most levels of government are now mortgaged several generations into-the future and much of that debt has been incurred because this generation cannot make ends (don't think it is falr that our grandchildren should have to pay for a road ora building that has tong since been torn down. | don't think that It Is fair that public employees should be able to strike against themselves... they also are members of the Finally, then, imagine the predicament that elected officlats have to face when public employees require more money. If they say ‘yes’ to the pay demands then the public complains heartily about-taxes. If they say ‘no,’ then all organized labor is after their throats and the equally demanding public cries out for government services that are discontinued for the duration. if | wanted a Job working for an outfit that would never ‘'go broke"’ then | would get a job with the government.’When you consider that all levels of government are the major employers of Canada’s work force today, It is time to say that a new alternative must be found for those who Insist on having security and good wages. It Is unfair to think that you can have both. It is unfair too, to those who have neither. Wood to Me! 33 Loa ton Home Con. Have the Beauty of Wood Without the y Problems [= Bullding a new home? © Tired of painting AGAIN this year? i Giveusa call—Free Estimates - Vinyl & Aluminum Siding, 3 Soffits & Facla A&L Exterior Siding =’ Dealers for Kaiser Aluminum Fred: 365-2211 Marcel: 365-2616 well, a series of bingo games is planned, to be held in the school activity room. The commission will once again organize a Halloween bonfire with hot chocolate and hot dogs for the children. to be held in the Blueberry Park. St. John Ambulance PS INDUSTRIAL FIRST AID CLASS Leading to WCB Certification and hald In the CanCel Board Room, Sawinill Division, Mondays & Tuesdays, commencing November 6th at 7 p.m. Fee of $135 will be payable at that time. For further Information, phone Gerry Bindert, 365-2407 Election time is shortly upon us. Vote for your kids sake, but _. Please Vote. MERRIMAN MUSIC Blueberry Creek 365-3077 may be obtained by Lynda Carter. Blueberry Recreation will once again sponsor a bake table at the fair, with a variety of tempting homebaked goodies, both traditional and Russian. Many interesting features are Dimaggio’s Record Safe For 500 Years Baseball player Joe Di- Maggio’s record of hitting safe- ly in 56 consecutive ball games in 1941 is safe for at least 500 years, says a noted mathe- matician, Recently, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds ran a hitting streak to 44 games—a triumph over odds of 25,000 to one, according to Dartmouth Col- lege President John G. Kem- eny, one of the U.S.'s foremost authorities on probability the- ory. Calculating that a 50-game streak could be expected to happen only once in about each 160 years, Dr. Kemeny com- mented, “In the light of these probabilities, it’s hard to realize that Joe DiMaggio not only hit safely in 50 consecutive games, but in 56, “It was really something special,” he added. And in setting a record of 56 games, DiMaggio—accord- ing to statistical probability— should have taken 600 years of baseball to realize his record, .said Dr. Kemeny. RE nsulate your home > FREE! No Cost Inspection! 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