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SATURDAY MARCH 11 Doors Open At 9:00 a.m. 77 = oe or p Phemys THE LION KING worry The Castlegar Su VARIABLE Weather 3A Vol. 5 - No. 17 ‘The weekly newspaper with a daily commitment’ 75 Cents + G.S.T. Both sides unhappy with land-use plan KAREN KERKHOFF _ Sun Staff The long-awaited West Koote- nay-Boundary land-use plan was unveiled Monday. Premier Mike Harcourt said the plan will provide security for both people and the environment. “I think this [plan] will please the vast majority,” Harcourt told The Castlegar Sun in a telephone interview. “Now we need to roll up our sleeves and make the plan work.” Harcourt,said that while he believes in the integrity of the plan, he knows that there will always be those who will com- plain. “I suspect there will still be some who will be unhappy. There will still be a small number who want to turn a blind eye to the reality of today.” And complain they did Colleen McCrory, spokesper- son for the West K 4 ” y WwW Coalition is calling the provincial government's land-use plan a “Brazil of the north solution”. She also charges that the plan leans heavily in favor of industry. “These concessions are not bred of economic necessity, they are bred of favoritism towards Warren Uliey, Industrial Wood and Allied Workers of Canada {IWA) vice-president said the plan will have serious implica- tions to forestry workers in the ‘West Kootenay. “Although there are improve- ments from Stephen Owen's CORE reports, West Kootenay forest workers may still be pay- ing too high a price in terms of timber access and jobs.” But Ulley did commend the government for the creation of a local transition review board which will oversee transition planning. “But at the end of the day gov- ernment should be in the business of job creation, fiot transition. We fear this plan still errs on the side of eliminating jobs.” Renee Read, chair of the K y-Boundary C " ties for Sustainability Coalition, said she was disappointed in the lack of direction of the plan whidtshe said closely resembles Owen’s report. “There are no specific man- agement guidelines and no impact analysis. The maps are -Stalking science similar; there’s hardly any changes made.” Read said the coalition will be meeting later this week to digest the implications of the plan and industry d ds to extravagant corporate profits.” See PLAN 2A Grade 1 student Ryan McDicken explains his experiment with celery to judges Katie Phipps (front) and Lauren Norman during Kinnaird Elementary School's science fair last week. The science fair, part of Education Week, was sponsored by the Grade 6 Challenge class and attracted more than 60 entries. ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO /Ron Norman Harcourt here Sunday to make announcement SUN STAFF Premier Mike Harcourt will be in Castlegar on Sunday with what area residents are hoping will be good news. In a telephone interview with The Castlegar Sun the premier confirmed that he will be making an announcement about the Columbia River downstream benefits. “We'll talk about down- stream benefits and details,” he said Monday. Rogsland-Trail MLA Ed Con- roy has been pressing the provin- cial government to commit some of the downstream benefits to the installation of generators in the Hugh Keenleyside dam. KINNAIRD PARK CONTROVERSY - Ball field goes to public meeting RON NORMAN Mike Harcourt Sun Editor volunteer time, $8,600 in donat- ed equipment, and $6,000 in The controversial proposal for a fourth ball field at Kinnaird Park wilt go to a public meeting, likely later this month. However, no date has yet been set. Castlegar council agreed last week to send the proposal to a meeting after the Ball Users Association confirmed that it will ‘ put up one-third of the funding for the new field. Council had earlier supported the ball field in principle, but wanted to be sure that the various ball organizations are committed to the project before going to a public meeting. The Ball Users Association has since indicated it will pro- vide a total of $38,000 for the field: $8,000 in cash, $15,000 in donated The city had-agreed to con- tribute. $39,000 on the condi- tion the-baH -users-put-up—a similar amount and that the application for a $38,500 B.C. 21 grant is approved. In a memorandum to council, city clerk Dianne Hunter added: “The Association has indicated they are prepared to raise addi- tional funds through fundraising and grant applications.” As well, Hunter said that to ensure the project doesn't fail because of a poor volunteer turnout, the Slopitch league has implemented a fee for each team. “This money will be given to the city for every team that does not follow through on its volun- teer commitments.” In addition, the Association . . promises details RCMP monitoring company KAREN K F Sun Staff A promotion that’s currently sweeping through the Kootenays is leaving some con- sumers wondering if they've struck fool’s gold SuUN EXCLUSIVE A company known as Gold Unlimited has been extolling the virtues of a multi-level plan by which consumers can purchase gola, ime yeweuery and collectibles through the company and ultimately develop their own marketing network. But some prospec- tive participants are wondering about the promotion RCMP Cpl. Marty Misner of the Nelson commercial crime department has been in charge of the case since receiving the file on the company from the Castlegar RCMP. Misner is refusing to pass judgment on the company at this point, but said the file isn’t yet closed. “At this point I’m not pursuing charges, but I am monitoring it.” Misner said that he has received numerous inquiries from people throughout the Koote- nays, but he has yet to determine if the promo- tion is legitimate or not. Gwen Pecenka, an independent representa: tive for the company, told The Castlegar Sun during a telephone interview that she is aware of the “misconception” regarding the validity of the company. But the Better Business Bureau of Van- couver has a lengthy taped recording of i i cond d through the company. The bureau is careful to state that it merely reports on activities which have come to their attention and doesn’t recom- mend, or endorse companies. The file on Gold Unlimite and its principals David and Martha Crowe is lengthy and rife with allegations of violations of state consumer fraud and pyramid statutes in Minnesota, and other states, as late as Feb. 13 of this year. As well, the North Dakota Securitics Com- mission issued a cease and desist order on Feb. 3 for failure to register proper securities. On April 22, 1992, the Kentucky Attomey General's office filed suit alleging that the “This is coming from rep 's who aren't sure what they're talking about.” See COMPANY BS 2A has suggested that a portion of revenue from the concession and beer gardens that’ operate during tournaments be applied to general Kinnaird Park improvements. ‘Fhe-ball_field proposal created a wave of opposition from, area residents who are opposed to the removal of trees to make way for the field. Some 2,000 residents signed a petition opposing the field. However, Councillor Brenda Binnie says she's hoping the pub- lic meeting will change oppo- nents’ minds. “We're hoping that the public, by giving us a chance to explain this, what we would like to do, it will change their opinions.” Binnie said most people haven't even seen the plans for the field. “We'd like to also take into consideration what they have to say and have them work with us, if they’ve got any other idéas or other suggestions or other reasons.” Councillor Doug Green admit- ted that “the public in general” is against the field, but added: “I don’t believe they realize exactly what's happening.” He said the public meeting will provide an opportunity for every- one to see what is proposed. “We're there to listen,” he said, and to “see what the general feel- ing is”. + Hunter told council the Associ- ation intends to show exactly what trees will be affected. She said it is necessary to “go to the community and seek solu- tions. There were a lot of con- cerns raised.” At the same time, Hunter said she senses “there are work- able solutions.” SUN STAFF The Castlegar Sun is ona Paper chase. Sun staff was unaware of just how easy it is to recycle the reams of paper which flow through an office ona daily basis. But it wasn't until reading a press release (MORE paper!) from Trail Ecocentre that we found out-that recycling office Paper is as easy as generating it Although The Castlegar Sun has always recycled its newspapers, other paper such as press releases, faxes and the Join the paper chase! like found its way into garbage cans along with non-paper items. Ultimately it found its way to landfills to be buried. We grappled with the problem on a daily basis, but could find no adequate solution. But thanks to Ecocentre, recycling office paper is as simple as making a phone call to request drums, and the com- mitment to put all paper items in those drums. We at The Castlegar Sun couldn't believe that all we had to do is toss used paper into the drums. No sorting is See CHASE 2A March is Learning Disabilities Month