A2 Castlegar News November 14, 1990 LOCAL/PROVINCIAL NEWS Coalition clarifies position on Celgar By CasNews Staff The Kootenay Coalition for an EARP, an umbrella organization representing 20 environmental groups in the East and West Kootenays, says it wants to be cer- tain its position on the Celgar Pulp Co. expansion and modernization proposal is not misinterpreted. “We support a zero-pollution pulp mill in Castlegar, but we do not sup- Port the expansion proposed —by. Celgar,”’ coalition spokesman Susan Hammond said in a news release. “Expansion of the mill's capacity will result in serious negative impacts to the forests and transportation routes where we live. Any further pollution of the air and water by the pulp mill is unacceptable, but is inevitable under the current expan- sion proposal. This project as plan- ned is neither safe nor ble, said Hammond, who is spokesman for the Slocan Valley Watershed Alliance, one of the groups that makes up the coalition. Last week, the Valhalla Society, which is also a part of the coalition, issued its own news release to clarify the position of the society and the coalition on the issue of Celgar’s $650 million proposal. The Valhalla Society and the coalition says recent statements by Celgar and the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce indicate the coalition’s stand has been misunderstood. They say the confusion arose from the closing remarks of the coalition’s lawyer to the panel reviewing Celgar’s plans during technical hearings last month The coalition sponsored presen- tations during the technical hearings on the issues of dioxins-and furans discharged to the Columbia River, potential health effects of the ther depletion of our forests to meet Celgar’s pulp needs,"" Hammond said. The coalition says it remains un- convinced that protection of jobs is the primary issue. From evidence given during the technical hearings by Celgar’s marketing expert, Celgar’s prediction of an increase of 30 jobs may be optimistic, the safety and acceptable modes of tran- sportation, fibre supply, and past pollution violations by Celgar, the coalition says. “Of major concerns to our mem- ber groups are the impacts on rural areas of doubling the number of chip trucks on the highways, and the fur- lition says. Mills of a similar size and design in other parts of the world apparently operate with fewer employees than Celgar’s current mill, the coalition notes. = **We support community stability and safe jobs for workers at the Celgar mill,"’ Hammond said. ‘‘But we cannot support job security at the expense of the environment. We believe Celgar can clean up the mill without increasing the capacity and still provide secure jobs in the com- munity.” The coalition has made a final submission to the panel. **We wish to stress that we are in favor of the cleaning up and moder- nization of the Celgar pulp mill in Castlegar to reach a level of zero pollution of water and air. We do not favor expansion of the produc- tion capability of the mill beyond the current *production rate of 600 ton- cleanup means rehabilitation of damage to the Columbia River system caused by Celgar’s past and ongoing operations. The Celgar pulp mill ex- pansion as currently proposed is neither safe nor sustainable, Thus, cleanup of the Celgar mill means a zero discharge mill in order to protect both the environment and worker safety.”” Celgar officials say the moder- nization would eliminate much of the toxic discharge froin the current mill and bring the operation in line with planned new federal and provincial ds. The says cleaning up the aging pulp mill without expanding to allow for a doubling of pulp production cannot be justified economically. Wider highway supported By CasNews Staff Castlegar city council voted Tuesday to support Trail in its pur- suit of a four-lane highway between the two communities. Trail council wants the two municipalities to ‘‘jointly request the Province commence investigations to provide a four-lane highway between Trail and Castlegar and to consider commencing construction to four lanes as soon as possible in those sec- tions where construction would not be difficult.”” Trail will also solicit the support of all municipalities and the two regional districts in the area, Trail Mayor Marc Marcolin said in a letter to Castlegar council. Traffic volumes on Highway 22 are sufficient to warrant increasing the number of lanes from two or three to four and the increase in lanes will facilitate traffic flow and improve safety for commuters, Mar- colin said. Kenn Hample, Castlegar’s director of engineering and public works, said there is enough highway right of way to widen Columbia Avenue to four lanes from the outskirts of the city to the interchange with Highway 3. ‘Reasoned judgment’ called for VANCOUVER (CP) — B.C. resource industries are under attack from those who would preserve the resources from any development, the president of the Mining Association of British Columbia said The province's geological en- vironment ‘‘provides for virtually unlimited mineral resources,’” Tom Waterland told the annual outlook conference of the A of DRYING TIME for better drainage. Chuck Moser drys out part of the arena parking lot as the city prepares-to-level it. CasNews photo by Donna Zuber BRIEFLY By CasNews Staff of causing the blaze. said. council. only. Fees continued from front page word on a new fee schedule which Reynolds told council several months ago will come into effect Jan. 1 The current waste discharge fee system will be revised to base the fees on “‘the quantity and toxicity of the wastes discharged,’’ Reynolds said in a letter to council July 27. A new waste management fee regulation will be released for public review this fall, he said. “Fotewing the release of the Professional Economists of British Columbia. “*But they could become depleting resources if reasoned judgement isn’t applied to land-use issues.”” The highest challenge to the mining industry is maintaining access to the land for exploration, aterland said rows the past 150 years or so, ac- tual mining operations have used one-40th of one per cent of B.'s land base. But we need lots of room for exploration because only one mineral deposit in about 5,000 that are investigated ever becomes a mine.”* Some of the demands being made on mineral exploration in British Columbia are scaring away risk capital, he said there will be a three- month consultation process with municipal governments, _in- dustry and the public during which all affected parties will have the op- Portunity to express any concerns they may have,’’ Reynolds said. ‘*At that time details of how the revised fee system will impact each municipality will be made available to you and to all municipalities.’’ _ Earlier this year, the Union of B.C. Municipalities asked Reynolds to delay implementation of the fees to January 1991. The UBCM also asked Reynolds to extend the June 30 deadline for payment of the fees. UBCM executive director Richard Taylor, in a memo to municipalities, said the UBCM’s examination of the fee schedule turned up ‘‘anomalies’’ which ‘‘impose hardships or LOTTERIES The winning numbers drawn Tuesday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 13, 19, 24, 28, 34, 42, 44 and 33 The winning numbers drawn Monday in the Keno lottery were 6, 19, 24, 48, 51, 52, 53 and 54 The winning numbers in Satur- © Hall Stationery & Gifts (Sale Ends December 8) © Shop N’' Save Not all flyers receive full distribution. you did not rec ne of these flyers and would like to do so, please phone our Circulation Department ot 365-7266. day’s Lotto 6/49 draw for a jackpot of $2.4 million were 5, 10, 19, 29, 35 and 42. The bonus number was 7. The four Extra winning numbers for British Columbia on Saturday were 15, 69, 78 and 90. The winning numbers drawn Saturday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 2, 9, 20, 24, 31, 41, 53 and $5 The winning numbers in the Ex- press draw for Jaguar cars were 727431, 977096, 942294 and 389117. The winning Lotto BC numbers were 6, 12, 13, 15, 32 and 34 These numbers, provided by The Canadian Press, must be considered unofficial The $1,000,000 winning number in Friday's Provincial fottery draw is 1680599. There are also subsidiary “prizes inequities among municipalities and regional districts.”” In a letter to the mayor of Port Hardy dated Oct. 18, Reynolds said the “inequities of the current waste discharge fee system, as noted by your council, serve to highlight the need to revise the current fee system to base fees on both the volume and quality of the permit’s authorized discharges.”” “The government of B.C. is fully committed to implementing such revisions in 1991. At that time, the fees will be modified, upwards or downwards as the case may be, in accordance with the revised fee system. “Thus, any i Fire damage set at $95,000 Damage caused by a fire Nov. 3 at 731-11th Ave. in Castlegar has been estimated at about $95,000, Castlegar fire chief Bob Mann said today. The estimate covers the house and its contents, he said. Mann said an electric heater on the back porch is still suspected RDCK won't appeal ruling The Regional District of Central Kootenay board will not appeal a recent Federal Court ruling that dismissed the regional district's challenge of Transport Canada’s decision to remove air traffic controllers from the Castlegar Airport, board chairman George Cady The board feels there is no point in pursuing the matter since the controllers were moved out Oct. 31, Cady said. , But he said Transport Canada’s decision constitutes unfair treatment of the Kootenays by government. “It’s another betrayal of this region,’’ Cady said. The regional district has not yet received the reasons for the court’s decision, which was handed down Oct. 30. City eligible for grant The City of Castlegar is eligible for a $38,000 grant from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs for preparation of the city’s comprehensive development plan. The grant is available until Dec. 31, 1991, Municipal Affairs Minister Lyall Hanson said in a letter to The money has been allocated this year but council cannot receive the grant until the work is completed, which will be sometime next ~ year, city administrator Gary Williams said. Polls open at 8 a.m. City of Castlegar residents can cast their ballots for aldermanic and school trustee candidates Saturday at the Castlegar and District ‘Community Compiex between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. A mobile poll will also be conducted Saturday at the Castlegar and District Hospital between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. for patients and staff of rural Area I can vote for a school trustee to represent their area at Pass Creek elementary school, Shoreacres 'y school and Tarrys elementary school. And Area I residents can vote for a regional district representative at all the same locations as well as the Castlegar Community Complex. YOUR COMMUNITY FOOD STORE Cristal de France Collection Tremendous Savings on 24 % Full Lead Crystal from France! NOW ON SALE! THIS WEEK'S FEATURE ITEM REGULAR RETAIL $4.99 . Long-time city D honored for % yeors of service at a retirem “il party Nov. 3. More tan 130 people atten: event and Mcinroy senelvene number of unusual gifts as well as a plaque from th presented by Mayor Audrey Moore. Amo: gifts were a metal detector and ive hysent. STREET TALK should call Trail Transit and request The service will run from noon she pointed out ANYONE WHO IS UNABLE to use the regular bus system and needs a ride to the polls Saturday bus service, Ald. Marilyn Mathieson said. People up at their homes, Mathieson said. But the bus will only make the special trips if at least 10 people request the service before Saturday, Anyone needing a ride on the HandiDART can call 365-3100. PAUL OGLOW is giving up his seat on the Castlegar Rota Villa’s board of directors after a quarter century. Oglow announced Tuesday he is retiring from the post after 25 consecutive years of service to the board which started with serving on the planning committee followed by the sod turning for the seniors’ housing. Oglow was also in charge of construction for the project. HandiDART to 4 p.m. to pick with the current fee system as they apply to municipalities will be short- lived,”’ he said. Reynolds points out industrial discharge permittees have been sub- ject to the same fee system since 1987 and he said over 85 per cent of municipalities have paid their fees for this year. “*As so many municipalities have already complied and as the fee system when revised will address most of your concerns, I cannot see how I can make an exception for your municipality,’ Reynolds said. The gate across the south end of the road through Alex Cheveldave's Property was on the ground late last week. The gate was intended to stop the public from using the road. Road CosNews photo continued from front page However, those barriers have failed to stop people from using the road and as part of its igation the municipality would run it as a public roadway. The city refused the offer, he said. City Gary Williams city will repair the gate and put another dirt mound at the north end, he said. Hample added that city main- tenance crews have keys to the gate and if emergency crews do not have keys they do have bolt cutters. Cheveldave pointed out that he of- fered the road to the city free of charge several years ago if the said the offer was turned down because Cheveldave wanted the city to build the new roadway. The city’s subdivision bylaw requires a subdivision owner to build a@ road to city standards and then dedicate it and the 20-metre right of way to the city, Williams explained. The city then maintains the road, he said. Abandoned continued from front page federal government has done so in the past, D’Arcy said. He said he questions why the Provincial government would wait until spring to make a decision. CP can do whatever it wishes with the tracks once the abandonment takes effect and D’Arcy said he would feel more secure about waiting if CP an- nounced it will not touch the tracks until spring. The MLA said he is curious about what, if anything, the panel reviewing Celgar Pulp Co.’s expan+ sion and modernization plans will say about the rail line in relation to the movement of wood chips to the mill. The panel, which is currently deliberating on whether to recom- mend approval of the $650 million Project, heard from many people and organizations on the transpor- tation of wood-chips during com- munity and technical hearings in September and October Many asked the panel to recom- mend Celgar ship its chips by rail and Revelstoke businessman John Meade told the panel his company could make shipping on the Castlegar to Midway line economical if changes could be made to property taxes on rail lines. When the National Transportation Agency authorized CP in August to abandon the line, the NTA chose to Put off the abandonment for 90 days to allow the provincial government time to consider whether it wanted to step in and keep: the line operating for Celgar, Neil Thurston, the direc- tor of rail rationalization, told the Castlegar News at the time. IN MEMORY 11, 1990, at age 78. grandchildren. Judy of S two Florence Cristofoli Florence Edith Cristofoli of Castlegar passed away Sunday, Nov. Mrs. Cristofoli was born Nov. 19, 1911, at Revelstoke, B.C. She grew up in Revelstoke and moved to Trai she married Giacomo Cristofoli at Trail. 1950 and resided here since. She was a member of St. Rita’s Catholic Church and enjoyed flower gardening, music, family and her She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Brian and Linda of Castlegar, Richard’and Arlene of Duncar, and Roger and in 1935. On Nov. 24, 1938, She moved to Castlegar in nieces and nephews. brothers and one sister. at 10 a.m. at St charity of one’s choice. Funeral Chapel and i Magee of Castlegar, and Caren and Joseph Brookes of Nanaimo; seven grandchildren; sister Margaret Pradolini of Nanaimo; and many She was predeceased by her husband in 1963, her parents, four Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday, Nov. 15 Catholic Church with burial at Park Memorial ‘Cemetery. Father Herman Engberink will be celebrandt . Flowers are gratefully accepted, or donations may be male to the Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Casttegar » Yvonne and Kelly Canadians expect more hard times, board says OTTAWA (CP) — Consumer and business confidence plunged to record lows as most Canadians were expecting hard times in the economy to get worse, the Conference Board of Canada said today Surveys conducted in September found almost no one expected things to get better, the independent economic think tank said And many planned to cut their own spending, providing a grim reminder of the 1981-82 recession which was the worst economic down- turn since the Great Depression “The proportion of business leaders expecting worse economic conditions over the next six months has never been greater, jumping 17 Percentage points to 79 per cent,” the Conference Board said “Only 1.5 per cent of respondents felt that economic conditions would improve in the near term,” the board added. Especially alarming was the sur vey’s finding that 50 per cent of business respondents planned to cut investment spending during the next situations.”" The Conference Board conducts a survey of consumer and business confidence in the economy four times a year and the results for the third quarter were remarkably similar to those reported during the first two quarters of the 1981-82 recession The board's index of business con: tinued to slide, falling to 72.5 points in the third quarter from 75.4 points in the second quarter, the Conferen- ce Board said. “With the exception of the last two quarters of 1982, the current response level is the lowest in the 30- year history of tracking consumer at titudes,”’ the board added. OLD FASHIONED CANADA GRADE. ROASTS samme ne. cn. 7/,5 359 STEAKS PORK BUTT BONE IN Pht hie (3 $477 CHICKEN waite FRYING [BUTT ROASTS SnOULOER. BONELESS ... kg. Ae had SAUSAGES BULK BEEF OR BEEF & ONION . ke? $ 5°)... 229 SLICED BACON - SCHNEIDERS. 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Of those, more than one out of five planned to slash their investment budgets by at least 20 per cent. “The recession and the Middle East oil crisis are reducing Canadians’ spending power,’’ said Gilles RKheame, director of forecasting at the Conference Board “‘Consumers face an increase in the price of energy products, and with the recession in full swing, they © Approachable © Informed ® Outspoken * Committed to Education *® Dedicated A TRUSTEE THAT DELIVERS! [GUGLIELMI wwrom |X] are wary of their financial 865 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, B.C VINTH3 Dear Parent: time is required SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 9 STUDENTS You are probably aware that schools in the Province of British Columbia are present! dergoing major changes in the areas of curriculum and school organization. These changes ave been mandated by our government and are in response to findings identified in the most recent Royal Commission on Education. 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