Legislative Library. Parliament Bldgs., 501 Victoria, B. C. v8V 1X4 Watchdog parents Porents upset over the closures of four rural schools plan to vigorously monitor Cas- tlegar school board meetings ... A2 Jailed priest Former Philippine political prisoner Father Orlando Tizon mode a special visit to Castlegar this week .. . B An exhibit by Deer Park artist Helen Mar- goret opened Friday at the Homestead Soup and Sandwich Shoppe day's Lotto 6-49 14, 21, 24, 38 and 47. The bonus number was 23. The $500,000 winning number in Friday's Provincial lottery draw is 3666652. There are also subsidiary prizes. WKPL PURCHASE WEATHERCAST Sunny todey with some high 33°. Monday will VOL. 39, No. 62 d be sunny and worm. 60 Cents 2 Sections (A &B) SUMMER CONCERT . . . Rossland’s Dennis Gunn played a selection of his own tunes Thursday to wind up the 4th annual Summer Concert in the Park series at Kinsmen Park TOURISM UP, DOWN THIS YEAR By CHERYL CALDERBANK Staff Writer With all the tourists heading west to Expo 86 in Vancouver this summer, local businesses were hoping to cash in on the influx of people travelling on Highway 3. But while some in the service industry report a noticeable increase in business because of Expo, others say Expo 86 has actually drawn visitors away from the area Rod Clifford, manager of the Fireside Inn, says business is at about the same level as last year. But he says Expo traffic has been “noticeable” but not great “We appear to be having a lot of people home from Expo,” Clifford said, adding that it seems people are E=Z=_=_aS==__S_S— travelling to Expo via the Trans-Canada Highway and going home on Highway 3 for a change of scenery and to get away from heavier traffie on Highway 1} But Clifford said there aren't as many people on Highway 3 as he anticipated. ‘And some travellers aren't staying long here. The Fireside Inn is only an overnight stopover between Vancouver and Calgary for some, Clifford said. Anna Boel of the Fireside Place restaurant reports that business isn’t as good as other years. Boel suggests that perhaps people are just carrying on through to Expo and are not bothering to stop here. Jackie Fitehett, manager of Anthony's Pizza and Steak House also says business isn't as good as last year She says there have been a few people on their way to Expo who have stopped in at the restaurant, but not that many A spokesman at the Monte Carlo restaurant, who also oversees part of the registration desk for the hotel, has noticed “quite a few” tourists stopping in at the motor inn. Meanwhile, Dallas Tait at Scottie’s Marina says the store has been busier this summer though she isn't sure if the people patronizing the store are all tourists. But she says Expo has helped business; a lot of the people stopping at Scottie’s are on their way to Expo The Castlegar Chamber of Commerce reports huge increase in tourists visiting the chamber's new Travel Information Centre. From June 17 to July 28 the centre recorded 1,218 visitors. Last year during the same period there were only about 330 visitors to the chamber's office. “We can't keep up with the (travel) information,” says chamber administrator Ann Stasila She said the chamber is on its third order of brochures. Stasila said that two-thirds of the people who stop in at the centre are returning from Expo and the rest are just touring the area. Jan DosSantos, manager at Gabriel's Restaurant, says there hasn't been a continuous influx of tourists in the area, but she has noticed “quite a few” people. mostly those going to or coming from Expo. But as far as business at Gabriel's this summer is concerned, it hasn't been great. Overall, business has decreased drastically, she said. And one reason may be that people are saving their money to go to Expo and don't have the extra dollars to spend in Castlegar as well, DosSantos says. continued on poge A3 Regional District all on its own and News Services Two of the four regional districts which proposed purchasing West Kootenay Power from Cominco have decided to opt out, and Kootenay Boundary directors earlier passed a motion to enter the deal only if all four boards agreed. The Central Kootenay regional dis- triet has decided to go it alone — at least for now. The regional district has submitted a letter of intent to Cominco The two Okanagan regional districts had initiated the takeover proposal but pulled out, pointing to problems getting provincial approval. They announced their decision at a joint meeting Wednesday in Grand Forks to discuss a $10,000 feasibility vestigating the takeover, the feasi bility study shows a public sector of West Kootenay Power would be “self-liquidating.” That means the expected revenue from the utility would cover debt repayment costs. Kootenay Boundary had to temp- orarily pull out, but chairman Ren Walker has indicated that the regional district will likely call a special board meeting to redraft the resolution restricting participation. A final binding bid must be made by Sept. 1. The consultant's report suggests it is feasible for just one or two regional districts to purchase and operate West Kootenay Power. Premier Bill Bennett and Municipal Affairs Minister Bill Ritchie have stated that the government is against ly exp" i i with the decision by the two Okanagan regional districts. However, the Kootenay Boundary regional district could still join Central Kootenay. BY FORMER DIPLOMAT the idea. But. since premier-designate Bill Vander Zalm will soon form a new government, this could change. Ritchie has indicated he would not serve in a Vander Zalm government. Crisis centre touted a By RON NORMAN Editor Canada should press the United States and the Soviet Union to estab- lish a specia! | crisis management centre to monitor situations which can lead to war, says a former high-level Canadian diplomat. George Ignatieff says the centre could be located in Canada and manned by U.S. and Soviet personnel. ‘The centre is just one of many of Ignatieffs proposals in his “strategy of survival” for Canada, the theme of his talk Friday night to more than 350 people at the Brilliant Cultural Centre. Other key points in his plan include: e radically altering or eliminating the NORAD agreement between Canada and the U.S. governing the joint defence of North America. Ignatieff contends the agreement enables the U.S. to declare an alert over Canada and then deploy nuclear weapons over Canada. “I maintain that NORAD should not be renewed,” he said. “It's all under U.S. security regulations.” Ignatieff said under NORAD the Pentagon decides the fate of Canada. Canada must call for a full ban on @ Canada must take more responsi ‘bility for the Arctic and call for demilitarization of the Arctic. e Canada must demand respect for all existing weapons treaties. “It’s a basic rule of international law,” says Ignatieff. “Canada should say (to the U.S.), ‘If you insist on disregarding your agreements we will not allow “any ~imote” testing over Canada.” Ignatieff said the U.S. shouldn't be allowed to “flaunt” international treaties. “It's about time we put our foot down.” continued on page AZ By CasNews Staff The Castlegar News emerged a big winner again in the Canadian Community Newspapers Associ ation’s annual Better Newspapers Competition. A photograph by editor Ron Norman of a rodeo rider at the Castlegar Selkirk Lions Club Rodeo was named best sports photo in Canada in its class. As well, a full page of photo graphs by Norman and CasNews reporter Cheryl Calderbank of the CasNews picks up four awards Doukhobor Village fire last fall cap tured first place in its class in the photo essay category. Photographer Doug Harvey's double exposure of a local air cadet at the 1985 Remembrance Day ceremony took third spot in its class in the feature photo category. And the CasNews' front page was judged the third best in Canada in its class. The awards were presented at the CCNA’s annual convention this weekend in Calgary first strike nuclear Local Socreds like his fellow Social Crediters are calling him Zambo, after Sylvester Stallone’s tough, shoot-from-the-hip and ask questions later movie character Ram bo. But the nickname is supposedly not an indication of confrontations to come, and the election Wednesday of former cabinet minister Bill Vander Zalm as leader of the Social Credit party and premier-designate of British Columbia in fact bodes well for Rossiand-Trail and the rest of the province, say Socreds in the West Kootenay as they come together behind their contro versial new leader. “I will have more access to him than (Attorney General) Brian Smith,” said Walt Siemens, president of the Ross land-Trail Social Credit Association. comparing Vander Zalm to his fourth ballot rival for the leadership. “He'll get involved and listen.” ‘I think he'll make a very good premier. He's a very decisive person. straightforward, the type who will act.” One of Vander Zalm's first acts may be to preside over the ratification of an agreement with Cominco Ltd. that will pave the way for the long-delayed WELL-LIKED Rossland-Trail riding $270-million modernization of the com pany’s lead smelter in Trail Castlegar News publisher Campbell said Provincial Grace McCarthy, whom he the leadership race, set up a meeting with Industry Minister Bob McClelland to discuss concerns in Rossland Trail Burt Secretary backed ‘Zambo' . Local Socreds say premier here accepting congratulations trom delegate designate Bill Vander Zalm ot Whistler, will help er the delay in the smelter moderniz ation An offer from the federal govern buy $69 million worth of res to assist the ting while the provincial government and Comirco continued on pege Al Cominco preferred sl modernization sits w