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Purolator offices in’ the di 5 \ carrying phosp -sulfate | fertilizer © said’ CPR Poisonous if inhaled and is also flammable, although it does not ignite readily, was two cars behind the car that left the track, 5 The car that left the track ‘was ent could have b route in and out of his residential area, and that he was frightened by the prospect of a major disaster. “We'd have no way out if a disaster or major emergency spokesperson Jane Mudry, " “That is not in the Dangerous Goods | Guide, ''so “"it)) isn't hazardous," said Mudry, “ ; fertilizers are, that one is not. ~ Nick Keraiff, an) Oglow ‘area at p.m. last Friday evening. The ‘tanker car of sulphur dioxide, a liquified gas that is) CG returning to bis nearby home at the ‘time of the derailment, said that the By FRANK ISERNIA Sun staff writer In what was expected to be a heated verbal battle over the Street residents spokesman Peter Harvey, ~ Harvey with an angry, yet subdued tone of voice spoke of the damage caused by youths who shared by Ci Citizens of the Second Street area of d Cast, q the Kinsman Park area and of the role Wizard's Palace and Wizard's Palace Funturia owner Harry Zaitsoff, Castlegar Com- mittee of the Whole members heard only the one-sided verbal pasting of the arcade by Second Played in the problems confronting their community. : who was: - d along the rail line'in our + subdivision,” said Keraiff. “We were stuck at the railway; crossing with nowhere to go. The ‘derailed car was sparking and swaying. We were scared that the car would topple over and crush our vehicle with us in it." Over 24 hours after the ial di ir, Ald for this kind of disaster certainly — looms over the City when you consider. that Columbia Avenue is the only route that these trains and truckers hauling chlorine and other toxic material daily have to follow to get through the. city.” Chemoff agreed with Keniff’s concerns adding that there.is no alternate’ route out of Oglow subdivision other than the Horcoff farm or the watermain line. “But those escape routes are not a guaranteed thing if: the Lawrence Cheroff, chairman of City Council's safety ‘committee was still uninformed of ‘the incident, leaming of it only when contacted by the Castlegar Sun for information. : x “I wasn't aware of it,” said a stunned Chemoff. “The potential is of major p stated Chemoff. “There would be no escape route should a disaster similar in proportion to the one which occurred at Missassauga several years ago occur here. There is no altemate route.” : Chemoff added that there is no escape route out of the city other Angry parents By FRANK ISERNIA Sun staff writer that children must attend schools. within the district that they live in. “We're talking about i said an- A protest rally ised of 15 angry parents determined to force the School Board into modifying the District boundary was held Monday. night ‘outside the Castlegar School Board offices, School Board Chairman Gordon Tumer welcomed the protesters, but ordered them to leave their Placards outside if they wanted to remain in the boardroom until the question period began.- wes Led by Mount Sentinel math teacher, Joe Moreira, the tnistees were told that the current Castlegar District school boundary ‘does not meet the needs of the South Slocan-Shoreacres communities. Moreira explained to the Board members that some of their children are forced to ride the bus for nearly an hour in order to attend school in Castlegar. He said that this was unfair to the children especially since there are schools within a walking distance of home. He suggested that these children could attend Nelson School District’s Brent Kennedy and Mount Sentinel schools. However, the School Act states Arcade slammed by resident over to the arcade,” he explained. “If Zaitsoff was serious about doing something to help this on going problem he would clean up the graffitti that is splashed over the walls of his business. It’s been there for a long time and he is using the excuse of the boulevard as a reason why he hasn't cleaned “Kids are drinki Jf pot and are causing disturbances. When they are finished or when the police are summoned they head By Leigh Rubin up his business.” Harvey was alluding to an earlier statement made by Zaitsoff indicating that the b around his business needed to be aired. rep: . “And if be was really concemed about it,” continued Harvey, “he would sta~ taking the iniatitive like dozesi. of other business Turner. “We have modified the boundery as far as it can go, and this board is not willing to entertain any further changes to those boundaries.” . Turner explained that if the School Board reversed their position, the district would not only lose financially, but they’d lose schools and population. “But for the purpose of-school ‘ Celgar By NANCY LINGLEY ‘Sun Editor It took a lot longer than anyone expected, but the Celgar Pulp Company finally, formally, broke ground for the new $700 million ‘and exp Project last Wednesday afternoon, “The Celgar Project has finally started. We’ve worked on the project for two years and really had to try hard to make it fly. Today is the ‘day to celebrate a than Columbia Avenue because the crossing at the Keenleyside Dam could not accommodate the traffic caused’ by the panic and confusion created by a disaster and there is no bridge over the Columbia River south of the Highway 3 crossing. A CPR crew member, on the train at the time of the incident, Stated. the lack of a caboose prevented immediate detection of the derailment. , “We didn’t have a caboose, and because of that, we cannot see the ripped up tiles behind,” said the employee, who refused to.be’ named for fear of reprisal. -He explained that the purpose of a. . caboose was to monitor the tracks and condition of the tiles that the tracks siton, _ E “T€ we bad a cabooseman at the rear of the train, we might have activities. not provided for by regular bus schedules our kids must either not participate in these extra curricular activities or they are forced to take a 50 minute round trip. by private i een disaster noticed this much sooner,” he said.” “It's too difficult to monitor the situation from the front of the train, since the goverment has decided that cabooses are not mandatory any longer") 0.8"). Eyewitness Cam Foodikoff said he heard a'loud grinding noise, and saw sparks: flying, realized something was wrong and chased “This is the second derailment I have witnessed in two years,” he stated. “People were trying to run alongside of the train trying to Catch the attention of the. CP workers, to tell them that a car was iding off the tracks,” said another CPR spokesperson Mudry Stated that the car was dragged for See DERAILMENT 2 2A wave placards if I was lived two ‘or. three kilometers from school, there ‘ would have been no problem, I could have had someone pick me up or ridden by bike. But I was rather than a mere few minutes trip to schools closer to home,” echoed Barry Stooshnoff. “As someone who has gone through the Castlegar School System and living in Shoreacres, I was lost when it came to participating in all the soccer and hockey activities during the’ school- : reas Pp of i because I had to catch the bus to go home.” Gordon Stooshnoff, another member of the delegation, argued that 90 per cent of their community opted for the changes and charged that the Board should not ignore their wishes. “You guys should just See’ PLACARDS =... > 2A breaks ground ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Narey Lingley Lorne Parnell, of Stone Consolidated, chairman of the joint management committee of Celgar Pulp Company, 1981 Ford F150 4x4 pnb Scoeiaen - Cummins Turbo Diesel with Intercooler - 5 speed Getrac O.D. mission - 8510 lb. GVW - 8 foot box owners and private citizens and do something about repairs to the 3 3s sare palace. instead of. letting it ee : : clean pollution. 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Gampaign, our sales have 2 IN STAFF PHOTO (Rare toes MLA Chris D'Darcy success, but we still have a long _ Way to go,” said Mr. Ding, Chief Representative ‘for the China Internati: Trust I Corporation of B.C, Inc.,'a 50 per cent. owner of the Celgar Pulp Company.'“THe mill expansion is’ an excelleit project, It will bring _ better economy to the country and Castlegar, and everyone who took part. “We are very aware of our responsibilities for the protection of the environment. We take that Provincial Secretary Howard Dirks, and MLA Chris D'Arcy addressed the crowd of Celgar employees and over a dozen other tepresentatives of the parent ly. This exp project is for the benefit of everyone. We will work closely with it to assure its future growth.” Also speaking on behalf of the owner Companies of the Ceigar Pulp Company were Roger Stone, Chairman, President ‘and Chief Executive Officer of Stone Container the parent company of Stone Consolidated; and Andre Desmarais, Vice-President of the Power Corporation of Canada. “The first time I came on this site was 31 years ago and there’ was a big mother of a hole here then, too,” said D’Arcy referring to . the site preparation that. had ly begun just a few feet from the location of the ceremonies. “This job is finally going ahead. I hope it proceeds without any. glitches that can’t be overcome. | What we have here today is proof . Both expressed delight and See CELGAR