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If you did not receive one flyers and would like to de so, frm phone our Circulation ot Weekly Special BS DELUXE LOCAL/PROVINCIAL NEWS Bush rejects changes to lumber trade agreement WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S, President George Bush told Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney that he opposes any ations in the agreement," the spokes- man said. °) MAL this. point, we need to hear officially from the president that he changes in a lumber trade that Northwest U.S. producers rely on to compete with Canadian wood is going to the ag said Wyden, who sent a letter to Bush this week asking for such they consider a trade official said. But congressman Ron Wyden of Oregon said he is more concerned than ever that Canada will seek sof- twood lumber trade favors from the United States in return for its help in the Persian Gulf War. Canada sent warplanes, ships and a field hospital to the gulf and took 365-7266. $355 part in missions. The Democratic congressman said the should have made a "ALL OUR PRICES INCLUDE THE G.S. T. HOURS: 10 A.M.-8 P.M. 1521 Columbia Ave. 365-8388 ‘CALL AHEAD DRIVE THROUGH SERVICE. OUR ACTION AD PHONE NUMBER IS 365-2212 Due to the death of my husband, PRESTIGE CLEANERS will remain CLOSED UNTIL APRIL 15. / apologize for any inconvenience to our wonderful customers we have served since 1978 — but we will be back. Thank you! ORLA GRANSTROM BETTY & KATHY public response when Mulroney told Bush last week that Canada wants to break the five-year-old agreement. White House press officers and a for the C Department's international trade administration say they had no in- formation about Bush’s response to Mulroney. But a spokesman for U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills, who spoke °on the condition of anonymity, said Bush told Mulroney privately he would resist any changes. “The gist of it was that the United States isn’t really interested in alter- Canada agreed in 1986 to assess a 15 per cent export tax on lumber it exports to the United States after the U.S. Commerce Department con- cluded that low provincial timber- cutting fees charged to ations any time soon,”’ the Hills spokesman said. Bush has not ruled out recon- sidering the issue later, perhaps next year, the spokesman said, “Certainly it is not something that would be done this summer or maybe even this year.”" Marjorie Chorlins, deputy assistant commerce secretary, told-a House subcommittee last month that Bush will use ‘‘any tool,” including import duties, to keep Canada from the trade were subsidies and constituted an un- fair trading practice. The Canadian government has been calling for an end to the trade deal for some time, Mulroney raised the issue last week during a meeting with Bush in Ottawa. Wyden said in his letter that hun- dreds of mills and as many as 30,000 Northwest jobs could be lost if Canada is allowed to return to the practices that once flooded U.S. markets with cheap softwood lum- r. “(Bush) respects. Prime Minister Mulroney and I’m sure he must have listened to very willingly and politely and will consult with the government about what if anything can be done, but essentially his position is there will be no alter- But Wyden, who chairs that small business subcommittee on bu: opportunities, said Thursday he concerned that Bush’s response t Mulroney may have been too timid. “In the sense that Mulroney was going public, | would have preferred the president just would have said point blank, ‘What you are talking about is a non-starter.’ “The fact Mulroney brought this up with the president in the context of post-Gulf issues adds further evidence that the Canadians feel strongly about this and that Canadian support of foreign policy initiatives may be used as leverage to end or significantly alter the agreement.”" Steve Jenning, an aide to Wyden, said Mulroney's exchange with Bush suggests a formal diplomatic request to scrap the trade deal is imminent. 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Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14, 8:309 a.m.-5:00 p.m. $190 Painting: Students will experiment with various techniques a painting with liquid dyes. Each student will learn: blending and mixing colours, use of a resist, use of salt-ond alcohol, steaming tabric to set the dyes. Students will work on two or three sample pieces and produce one silk scarf Saturday, April 13. 9 o.m.-4 p.m. $35. Plus $20 for materiols TO REGISTER OR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL: Castlegar Campus 365-7292, local 208 or 273 Selkirk, College COMMUNITY Bulletin Board BAG SALE St. David's Thrift Shop, March 26 to April 5. 2/24 HOSPITAL AUXILIARY RUMMAGE SALE Place: Kinnaird Hall. Date and time: Friday, April 19, 1991, 3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 1991, 10:00 o.m.-2:00 p.m. For pickups: 365- Castlegar; 365-6587 Blueberry; 365-6475 Ootischenia. Drop off: Kinnaird tal April 15-19 from 9-12 noon. CASTLEGAR CHAPTER RNABC MEETING Conterence Room, Castlegar and District Hospital, Tuesday, March 26, 1900 CANCER SOCIETY AWARENESS NIGHT — 26 ot 7:00 p.m. ot Legion Holl. Guest speeker: Dr. Scotiond of Trail. Chemo Therapy. Public will find it an informative evening Relreshened. 1 and District non-profit organizations may be listed @ first 15 words are $5 and additional words are 30€ each. Lepege na words (which must be used for headings) count as two words. Th tra charge for @ second insertion while the third consecutive inser hall. price and the fourth and fifth consecutive insertions are only hall price for the two of them. Minimum charge is $5 (whether ad is for one, two or three. times). Deadlines are 5 p.m. Wednesdays for Saturday's paper ond 5 p.m Monday for W: 's paper. Notices should be brought to the Castlegar News at 197 Columbio Ave. OMMUNIT Bulletin Board promise for a white paper ‘on the subject. The bill will be open to public in- put for a few weeks, and then possibly redrafted and reintroduced, said Carol Gran, minister of gover- nment management services. The plan is a voluntary, locked-in retirement benefits scheme that Gran acknowledged could be difficult to defend politically because of the much-criticized doctors’ pension plan that was approved earlier this year. “I recognize that is one of the political downsides, but the doctors’ pension plan, in terms of being part of their fee structure, is defensible,”” Gran said. She was reminded that Revenue Canada ruled the doctors’ pension plan could not be linked to the fee negotiations. “Then the federal government will reject that and it may be a problem for the (provincial) government and the doctors.’ The bill proposed a B.C. Retirement Savings Plan that would be open to most ident: risk high By CasNews Staff Above-average amounts of snowfall in the West Kootenay this -year could cause flooding during spring runoff, the water management division of the B.C, Environment Ministry says. “The possibility exists for flooding to occur during the-1991 freshet (spring runoff) as a result of the above average mountain snowpack,”’ the division says in its snow survey bulletin. But Dick DeJong, an engineering assistant with the Nelson division, said there's no real cause for concern yet. “The possibjlity exists, but it’s not something we're sending out alarms over,”’ he said in an inter- view with the Castlegar News. However, if temperatures rise quickly and are accompanied by heavy rains, then rivers and creeks in the West Kootenay would be more likely to flood, he said. The Columbia River is ‘‘en- tirely controlled” by dams which protects it from flooding, he ad- ded. The possibility of flooding stems from several record or near-record snow-water equiva- lents, particularly at higher elevations, and a warming trend during February, the bulletin says. For example, lower Gray Creek — on the east side of Kootenay Lake — reported 167 per cent of its normal snow-water equivalent based on 42 years of records. The water management division will issue a runoff forecast April 1, DeJong said. Rogers continued from front page maybe tried for another year or two, but I would have been content if I'd never gotten it because of those good friends and colleagues. There's more than one way to do rewarding things. “*My wife quips that I got really good at rejection,” he says, joking that being accepted for a position is much harder. But he also credits those experien- ces for helping to prepare him for the ‘stressful’ two-day interviewing process he went through to land the job. % And he credits his professional and political career for preparing him for the enormous responsibilities and demands in his new job. “*My career seems to have led me slowly. I’ve never been in a great hurry to get anywhere in a general sense. I think I’ve stopped to smell the roses along the way. “*For years I didn’t know if I wan- ted to be a superintendent anyway. I enjoy leadership, I enjoy educational leadership particularly.’* His career in education started 26 years ago in Prince George. Ten years later, he moved to Castlegar to take over as principal of Kinnaird Junior. secondary school. After 10 years at KJSS, he again got ‘rocks in his shoe”? and agreed to ‘‘trade’’ schools with the principal of Twin Rivers elementary. “*There was always change (at KJSS) so I never, ever felt stale, but I didn’t think it would be healthy for me to remain there forever. “Twin Rivers had all the special education and I’ve always had an in- terest in that. I always liked working with the harder classes and with the tough kids.’” Rogers and his colleagues at Twin Rivers spent the next four years developing programs aimed at in- tegrating children with special needs into daily school life, work that was recognized by the Ministry of It’s a very high-pi job. In the latter years, since about 1982, I've watched our superintendent (Terry Wayling) deal with that pressure. ““Most people say ‘he can have it.’ But somewhere along the line, my career just seemed to lead me to op- portunities for and placed the school in the top three of 10 schools in the province working towards in- tegration. Following Twin Rivers, Rogers spent one year as principal of Kin- naird elementary and Valley Vista y before taking on his current job as district principal of special services. That was two years ago. Born in Saskatchewan and. raised in New Westminster, Rogers said teaching and counselling has probably always been a part of him. He recalled when he was in school how people always seemed to turn to him, to bring their problems to them, and how naturally it came to him to help them. Rogers compared taking his new job to that of a mountain climber. “It’s partly like the mountain climber — because the challenge is there."” He said his ‘‘deep roots’? in Castlegar will make leaving difficult, but added he knows he’s not losing friends, just moving away from them. Pass Creek continued from front pege $40,000 into the project. So far, work has included brush clearing, Because the ministry is tackling Pass Croak Road as funding becomes surveys and some p 'y designs as well as buying up the right-of- ways needed to straighten the road. “‘Next we'll start on some of the construction, some of the realign- ment. We'll straighten out the road at a few corners and add materials to give it some more strength.”” Bodnarchuk said strengthening the existing road will help prevent re frost heaves and save the ministry money in the long run. “We try to avoid that kind of breakup because maintenance gets very expensive when you constantly have those kinds of repairs.’’ couldn’t say when the project will be finished, or how much it will end up costing. However, the ministry does know where it wants to make improvemen- ts and will redesign selected portions of the road in phases, he said. “As areas build up and more people start using a road, we want to upgrade it as needed. ‘‘It’s a very continual process with us,’’ he said, adding that improvements to Pass Creek Road have been part of the ministry’s long-term plans for some time, but funding wasn’t available until recently. 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Please helping with the tection of ovr community's children, For turther intermation fainierry a Housing to BRIEFLY By CasNews Staff Centre gets $450,000 The Central Kootenay Community Futures area will receive federal funding of $450,000 for the fourth year of operation of a Business Development Centre and an additional $832,000 under the Self-Employment Incentive option of Community Futures, a part of the oe government's Canadian Jobs Strategy. inouncement was made by federal Justice Minister and ‘ PIS hn ca Campbell on behalf of Employment and Immigration Minister Barbara McDougall. ‘ “The Business Development Centre has helped stimulate the Private sector to create permanent, long-term employment through ; business advice and investment funds,’ Campbell said in a news release. ‘*New and existing businesses will be able to use the centre’s. services which are available immediately. “The Self-Employment Incentive option allows unemployed workers to test new business ideas. Grants in the form of allowances in lieu of L or social benefits can be provided for up to one year so that they can establish new businesses,’’ she added. The Central Cc Futures Ce chaired by Richard Maddocks of Castlegar, assesses community needs and may recommend one or more program options under Community ~ Futures to support small business development and to help workers Start new businesses, learn new skills and relocate to seek jobs. “*We have chosen the Business Development Centre option, which provides support for small businesses, as one of the best suited to address the needs of our community,’ Maddocks said in the release. Labor council elects president Rick Georgetti was elected president of the Nelson-Trail and District Labor Council at a meeting Feb. 26. Joining Georgetti on the executive are first vice-president Dominic Isernia, second vice-president Jim Waldie, third vice-president Brenda Binnie, secretary-treasurer Doug Finlay and recording secretary Robin Cherbo. “I am hoping we can become a lot more active in the various communitiés we repesent,’’ Georgetti said in a news release last week. **l would like to see us get more involved in labor relations problems and organizing. | would like to set up committees to look into these areas, to assist both our jates and the general public.’’ Georgetti said that if things work out the way he plans, union and non-union employees who are having problems with their employers, or looking to anize, will be able to contact or-any of the executive members who will assist the employees or direct them to someone who can help them. “*This doesn’t mean we will be ignoring the work we are doi now and have always done,"’ he said. ‘‘It simply means we are going to be working that much better in the future.’’ Elderly benefit school The B.C. Health Research Foundation has awarded $50,000 to the Slocan Community Hospital and Health Care Centre of New Denver to research an intergenerational program which will operate in conjunction with Lucerne elementary-secondary school. During the spring of 1990, Lucerne school faced major renovations and a Grade 5/6 class moved to the intermediate care unit of the Slocan Community Hospital and Health Care Centre. While the project began as a result of a need for space, it very quickly became more than that when students and residents found themselves working together, with many of the residents involved in actual class activities. The-hospital board, the school board and personnel involved’ became supporters of a program which became known as YESS — Young and Elderly Sharing School. The success of the program led td the application for funding to document an intergenerational program. The hospital and the school hope that the results of the studies will lead to benefits for the health care of British Columbians and enhance the educational benefits to children, a news release said. College questions bursary The Selkirk College board expressed its ‘‘surprise’’ that a new provincia] government bursary program for women assumes college students require less support than university students. In a letter to the minister for women's Caro! Gran, the board said it doesn’t understand why there is a $500 discrepancy between bursary money given to university students and college students. The board argued in the letter, sent in February, that the difference could not have been based on location, size or tuition fees and gave examples of how some colleges and universities are similar in all those aspects. The bursary, which is scheduled to begin this spring, gives $1,000 to universities and $500 to colleges. “*Though we applaud the concept of the new bursary program, we would appreciate knowing the criteria for the differential between colleges and universities,’* college board chairman Elizabeth Fleet said in the letter. « Food program pays off Selkirk College has received a FOODSAFE recognition award for its and pi ion of the Training program. The college got one of seven awards presented and was the only college to be recognized in this year’s ceremony at a luncheon March 15 in Vancouver. The FOODSAFE program started in 1986 to teach food service workers the proper handling to avoid ion and foodborne illness. And since its implementation, ‘‘hundreds of food handlers have taken the course in the West Kootenay,”’ says Merle Maerz, cooking instructor. School board watches budget The Castlegar school board has decided against an overnight retreat in light of budget restrictions, opting instead for a one-day session. Trustees agreed that it should be scheduled for no later than May at Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort. **1 don’t know what it will cost. us, but it won't be very much,”” board chairman Gordon Turner said. ‘But we know when we're under financial difficulty already, there’s no point in the trustees out there spending a lot of extra money."” Turner added that an overnight retreat may not cost that much more than a one-day retreat, ‘‘but I think it’s partly the (public) r ‘ion as well. Right now I think it would be unwise to blow a lot of money on these things.’ Plans consider cyclists Selkirk College won't be getting the bicycle paths it asked for but in will get In response to a college board letter, the Ministry of Transportation and Highways said “while we do‘not build bicycle Tens by prondeg ier ped wren! wider, paved surfaces.” is concerned about the safety of the many cyclists roads to the campus. By LIZ COLEMAN Special to the News Co-op students are outraged. And that's putting it lightly, said Selkirk College student council representative Jeff Leggat. Leggat delivered that message to the ‘Selkirk College board Tuesday students are reacting to ‘recent cut- backs in the co-op program. “Every one of the students who are presently enrolled in the co-op if program have voiced their outrage — 1 use that word lightly — over the program being cancelled or cutback in any way,"’ Leggat told the board in his half-hour presentation. “With 300 signatures, which is about 25 per cent of the college here, students have taken the time to publicly demonstrate their opposition to such moves through a petition.” The board earlier this year said it will keep the co-op program afloat ext. year but the office will be staf- fed by one person instead of two. Dwindling co-op funds threaten program Leggaf said the student eouncil’s top priority now is to ensure any cutbacks do not mean the end to the co-Op program at Selkirk. He stressed what he called the im- portance of the co-op program in “the development needs of the students’ for their future em- ployment. The program, essentially a work experience program for students, has gone through steady cutbacks in funding since it was started five years ago. Originally, the program was fun- ded by the federal government through seed money for co-op education. But federal funding levels have declined over the years and have since dried up all together. Since federal funding stopped, the provincial government and Selkirk College have stepped in to make up the difference. But without financial assistance from Ottawa, the college has been unable to sustain the co-op program at the same level, said college infor- mation officer Joe Lintz. Colleges and universities throughout the province receive in excess of $2 million a year for co-op education from the province. Selkirk receives less than $100,000, which isn’t sufficient to run a successful program, Lintz said. Leggat told the board that “‘cut- ting the program to the bare necessities does not show commit- ment.’” He added that it is a “step back- wards for long-term development of the college."” Leggat also warned that if the community doesn’t receive the same With most co-op programs, students receive two semesters. of work experience. Currently, 1 imi college ‘ako has programs, including tourism . and machinist apprenticeships, where students go out on paid practicums. SITE No. 5 X MARKS THE SPOT SITE No. 2 SITE No. 3 SITE No. 4 ae cast LEGAR SITE No. 1 By CasNews Staff The Ministry of Transportation and Highways studied five sites Columbia River. Tolowing is a summary of the — best and d several diff ps Wednesd Aberh pian renee be Diaies @ bridge over the ¢ c slumb River b Site No. 2 — where the existing ferry ramps are located — would need the shortest bridge and is the best from a social perspective with only moderate environmen- tal impacts. It is the worst from ‘an engineering and construction Perspective due to ‘‘T’’ intersec- Highways Ministry highlights pros and cons of mrigge sites judged best overall from an spective and from an environ- mental and social at Its open house in Brilliant. Each map looks at Robson and C CosNews photo and environmental values would be moderate and rates fair for engineering and construction i i i cost: Impact on utilities and services would be moderate. The length of the bridge required at this location makes it the most expen- cost: $20.75 tions, i sight di and conflicts.’* Estimated cost: $17.9 million. water clearance. Estimated cost: $15.8 million. Site No. 3 — just west (up- Stream) of the ferry ramps — is million. Site No. 4 — across from Francis Street in Robson — rates best from a utilities and services perspective. Conflicts with social $15.95 million. Site No. 5 — across from Mc- Road in Robson — is also the best from a utilities and and environmental values. rates fair for engineering and construction considerations. Estimated cost: $16.58 million, COURT NEWS In Castlegar provincial court, John Frederic David McCormick was fined $450 plus a $67.50 victim sur- for Donald Smith was sentenced to nine months probation for assault. * » 4 . James Patrick Ewen was fined ee ere. Bridge continued trom front pege ministry was considering a location — Site No. | — which could force him out of his house. “But I guess they don’t have time for everything.”” It’s not just another “It has spectacular lines to it. mundane bridge,’’ Eastman said. Wednesday's for changes to the open house also included proposals Brilliant interchange. Eastman said the concerns people expressed Wed- choose Site No. 3, the single tower, cal Eastman spectacular looking bridge” if jayed is chosen. The Cambie Street bridge in Vancouver, built for Expo 86, is a cable- stayed bridge with two towers, he said ‘However, that is simply an option at this time and ‘chosen for the preferred site will depend on information gathered by engincers at a later date. The edsts will in turn depend on the foundation, Eastman said, nesday were “nothing other than what we expected,"’ mostly around a agro! 's tomb and ‘The. ministry expects to make a decision within =~“ smid, adding. that the ministry will be public ‘provements to the interchange. “and only minor adjustments need to be com July 1993 as the com- said.