March 8, 1967 Home brewers beat. high cost of beer HALIFAX (CP),— The brew bubbles and foams in basements from Corner Brook to Kitimat as more Canadians beat the high éost available, including English and Scottish-style brown ales, bitters and stouts. But mainly it’s the cost, and each time the price of of beer by making their own. ~domestic beer goes up, more Home-brewing has long been a hobby with a modest following. But that seems to be changing, and the heigh- tened interest in home-brew- ed beer coupled with higher taxes on domestic beer even has some brewery workers wondering how long they're going to have jobs. Niagara Vine Products of St. Catharines, Ont., in busi- ness for 25 years, is one of the country’s largest, whole. sale distributors of lome- brewing equipment. Owner Benny Grossi says new retail stores are Opening ally the time because of the expand- ing market, adding that his sales grew by half in the last year. Grossi attributes the boom to both cost and quality. A dozen bottles of home-made beer can cost less than $3 and home-brewers claim it.tastes better than commercial brew. Dave Maloney, owner of a home wine and beer shop at Brewers Market in Halifax, says sales have increased 200 per cent since he and his partner took over the shop six months ago. “Every day people are coming in the door who have never brewed before,” he says. “At least half wind up being regular customers.” Most buy kits with all the ingredients — granular malt extracts, yeast and some- times additional hops. They add water and sugar at home, boiling the mixture before it is set aside to ferment for one to six months. SOME SKEPTICAL “Some are skeptical about the quality of beer they can make,” Maloney said. “But if they follow our instructions they make a good quality brew the first time around.” Some are attracted by the variety of the 50 brands people become home-brew. ers. In Nova Scotia, the price of a dozen bottles of beer went up two weeks ago 65 cents to $11.20. More than $6 of that goes to federal and provincial taxes and retail markup. Drinkers in Newfoundland shell out $13.35 a dozen, _while the price ranges from under $10 in Alberta to $12 in British Columbia. More than half the Nova Scotia increase, 35 cents, was imposed by the province. That worries Gary Foran, local president of the Brew- ery and Soft Drink Workérs union representing 400 brew- ery workers. “They're taxing us right out of existence,” says Foran, whose members work at the Moosehead brewery in near by Dartmouth and the Lab- atts-owned Oland brewery in Halfax. LOST FOR GOOD Foran is convinced the high taxation will mean a steady decrease in demand for domestic beer and that much of the business will be lost for good to home-brew- ing. Tn Ottawa, the president of the Brewers A of Canada says the industry is concerned about the home- made movement, Retin that Rocky View Tex & Bookkeeping Service mercial brands. The prime beer-drinking age is 18 to 35 and this age group is now at its peak, Yet Sandy Morrison says con- sumption is down and pro- duction is stagnant. “Pifty-two per cent of every dollar spent on domes- tie beer now goes to taxes,” he says. “There is a lot of incentive for people to start experimenting with home- brew.” Foran believes the gov- ernments and breweries may be underestimating the dent home-brewing is making in the market. “We think the beer ged could run wild,” he says. think the government has x keep an eye on them and see that they keep within a rea- sonable, percentage of the market.” Mini-vans, trucks more likely to roll TORONTO (CP) — Multi- purpose vehicles such as mini-vans and pickup trucks are five times more likely to roll over than cars, yet aren't governed by the same safety standards, says CBC's Mar- ketplace. Passenger cars are subject to several important safety regulations that reduce the risk of injury during acci- dents. For instance, they must have headrests,’ steel beams in doors to protect passengers, and meet stan- dards for roof strength in the event of a rollover. Although some multi-pur- pose vehicles, which include jeeps, mini-vans, vans and pickup trucks, may meet thé regulations, consumers have no way of determining which ones do, says Marketplace. The centre of gravity on a multi-purpose vehicle is higher due to its design, which makes it more likely to upset on a sharp turn, Dr. William Mulligan, head of the federal government's auto accident investigation team in Manitoba, said on the pro- am. As well, cars are designed with a “erash deformation zone” which allows the ve- hicle to absorb some of the impact of a crash. HYUNDAI CANADA INC. Orders Immediate Reduction of 1986 Inventory ! Now you save like never before! 1986 Hyundai Excel GLs at § Small Business & Contractors Personal 5 toned -Logging No. 06-1845 Columbia Avenue Castleger, 6.C. 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The sorter was approved two weeks ago and should be in place by this fall, Zammit In addition, the mill has ins! Board wants Highway upgraded t i} its firat computerized ied ig, May and a third SHAKE ITUP... secondary school were just one of many groups of performers at the school’s Open House Wednesday morning. Senior citizens, parents and students from mimnaeiiis st Sieh ans 1 tas egos aaa Zammit said the new canter line, which will increase production by 9,por coat “immediately” will be installed by December or January. Other plans include kilns next spring and a new planer line by next summer. Zammit said— the will the cut. mill's reliance on steam from neighboring Celgar' pulp mill; except perhaps in the kilns. The mill celebrated a new production record last week. when it topped one million board feet in a day. Yet, Zammit said by the time the upgrading is completed the ‘mill will produce 1.5 million board feet a day. However, the modernization will also mean the loss of ‘on a contract basié in the woods. of Revelstoke. The pom-pom girls at Kinnaird Junior Twin Rivers elementary school were invited to see performances that also included the school band and a series of comedy skits. number of jobs in the woods will also The provincial government and Westar recently negotiated a-new five-year agreement for Tree Farm 800,000 cubic metres a License No. 23. The agreement removed 1.23 million cubic logged. The mill used 725,000 cubic metres last year, but metres of timber from the TFL, all of it in the portion north — Korda said that figure is with ‘80 to 40 jobs. The mill currently has 245 hourly employees, “between 950,000 and 975,000 cubic metres. The exact figure 00 Stat, 06 in ite-mearine Slchetens geek Seaeneteet Me Tere hasn't been finalized. However, woodlands manager Bob Korda said not all of Zanunait said that despite the tnckeden fe predictions Khe the 975,000 cubic metres will go to the Castlegar mill. He probably decrease said.Westar provides about 80,000 eubic metres of cedar to rather than increase, due to automation and a lower shake and shingle operators in Nakusp, along with » proportion of pulp logs to Celgar pulp mill. ‘The agreement also reduced Westar's allowable cut by 2300,000 cubic metres a year from 1.2 million cubic metres to Korda estimated that Westar will use about 700,000 to depending on the stands of trees the continued on page A2 Slight budget increase Castlegar school board approved a provisional operating budget of $8.6 million. Monday. School board chairman Kay Johnson said that despite asking for more funding than the Education Ministry's recommendation, it, is still a “bare Johnson. “It's not a recovery budget, we're just hanging onto the. status This year’s provisional budget is only ly "more than last year $8.59 ~ marginatl million but the student population has dropped by 87 full-time students over the past year. Johnson explained that the board estimated the budget for a full-time pecagsel population of about 2,: 118, but Ministry are di PP’ 100 Johnson explained the ministry is basing its figures on ‘Tm impressed that the ead has put in a budget that will at least "he said. “I'm enrolment, a pattern the board feels has stabilized. Johnson said the ministry's figures would require the district to operate with five fewer teachers. “We said we can’t have that without a dramatic negative effect on educa- tion,” she said. “To go any lower would be criminal.” Johnson said no teachers will be laid off with the board's budget recommen- dations, but she maintained that Castlegar could not support the significant taxation increases that a really pleased to see they are finally taking a stand to tell the (provincial) . government that they are underfund- ing education.” ‘Rodgers pointed out that the budget is an increase of about 7.5 per cent over last year. “It could have been higher, of course,” he said. “We have to take into account that teacher wage negotiations happen this year.” The school district's final operating budget will be approved by the provincial government by April 20. inside MARCEL 365-2537 _, LUTZ NAMED 1986 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer Alex Lutz, former superintendent of works for the City of Castlegar, was named Castlegar’s Citizen of the Year for 1986 Tuesday night. The 71-year-old Lutz said he was pleased and surprised to win the award, sponsored by the Castlegar Kiwanis Club. “It’s something that you don’t expect. I don’t really know how I feel. I'm surprised and happy about it and everything else that goes along with it,” Lutz told the Castlegar News today. Lutz moved to Castlegar in 1967 to take up the position of superintendent of works and during his 20 years in Castlegar he has been involved in many community groups and events. Lutz, who has since retired, is an honorary member significant economic problems. of the Castlegar Firemen's Association, has been a B.C. “It's not really more detailed,” Hydro public relations officer, is the city coordinator of D'Arcy told the Castlegar News in a the Program and a telephone interview from Victoria director of the Kootenay Doukianer Museum Society for Tuesday. “But at least the govern the past 10 years. ment did not spend a lot of time He is also a charter member of the Castlegar patting itself on the back.” Heritage Advisory Committee and has worked on several However, D'Arcy added that the heritage projects including the restoration of the chapel h recognized regional economic house on Zuckerberg Island. In addition, he helped save difficulties in B.C. the Castlegar CP Rail station as a heritage building and “It gives notice of intent,” he said. worked on building the suspension bridge to Zuckerberg “Whether they are going to flesh out Island Heritage Park. the bones, we're still waiting to see.” Lutz and his wife Liz are avid golfers and members D'Arcy said the socalled details of the Castlegar Golf Club. continued on page AZ 2 LOCATIONS B.Sc. 0.0. ? OPTOMETRIST No. 2 - 615 Columbia, Castiegor 365-2220 or 366 Baker St., Nelson 352-5152 EDUCATION MONTH: March is ecveation month and to help gnize it, the CasN the second in a series on local schools. Today's feature looks at Kinnaird, Robson and Volley Vista schools ...Cl Financial Planning TELEPHONE Septic Ser 368-8612 CASTLEGAR (604) 365-5051 COLEMAN COUNTRY BOY SERVICE Sump & Septic Tank Pumping PHONE 365-5013 3400 - 4th Avenue Castlegar A RELAXED RETIREMENT TAKES OVER DEALER cost While the supply lasts. 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Mierau, speaking on behalf of Yanow who refused to be inter- viewed, said the cat is buried on the grounds of the admiral’s house on the base, within sight of Boobnik's beloved swells. His marker is a piece of scrap red brass worth about $2.50. The plaque was produced by servicemen in the base main- tenance department as a gift to their commander, giving them a chance to practise making brass plaques for ships All Brand Nomes Serviced All Parts Stock Rebuilt Timers Used Appliances and Consignments Coin-Operated Machines Industrial Laundry Plumbing & Heating BARTLE & GIBSON The Plumbing & Heating Centre ° ‘anStondard * Volley Fibrebath * Jacuzzi * Crane * Duro Pumps & Softeners we a + KENMORE © INGLIS * ROTPOINT © ETC. 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