~=} s, - ad a2 Castlégar News March 7, 1990 Ss Shopping in U.S. VANCOUVER (CP) — B.C, Finance Minister Mel Couvelier said Tuesday he expects Revenue Canada to begin collecting provincial sales tax from border shoppers soon. “We have asked (Revenue Canada Minister Otto Jelinek) to start collecting the tax and he has said there is no difficulty,’’ Couvelier said. Couvelier said no deadline was discussed for im- plementing the tax but he expects the federal government to begin once staff have been instructed how to collect it. British Columbia could be losing several million dollars annually because provincial tax is not collected The impaet-of border shopping on the Canadian economy has become an issue as the numbers of travellers going south to shop has climbed. A recent study by the Royal Bank reported the number of car trips to the United States increased by 20.5 per cent in the first six months of 1989 and linked it to free trade and the ri Canadian dollar. B.C. food producers have lobbied Couvelier to collect the tax in the hope that fewer people will shop in the United States if all duties and taxes are charged. Surrey grocer Robin Garvin has filed a lawsuit against Jelinek in an effort to force the government to collect all to get costlier “There jis a certain injustice in living in B.C, but spending your money outside B.C.,’’ Couvelier said, noting B.C. gocial programs are funded in part through sales tax. But Surrey shopper Al Malterer said regardless of any additional taxes, he will continue to patronize U.S. merchants because he fests Canadian producers are charging too much. Jelinek said Monday the federal government is willing to collect the tax for the provinces. The amount of provincial tax B.C. shoppers are avoiding by making their purchases in the United States is not known, but estimates on Canadian spending in neigh- boring Whatcom County are as high as $300 million a year. If all expenditures were subject to the six-per-cent tax, that would translate into a maximum of $18 million annually. However, most expenditures are on gas and groceries, which are either not taxed or would be difficult **It’s fair for them to collect (provincial) tax. That's how we pay for our social programs. But it’s still cheaper for me to shop in the U.S. even after they put all their when shoppers return to Canada. duties. JUST ADD WATER .. . Selkirk College student Shelley Mclivor, 19, mixes up the right ingredients and heats it just so Tu: aromatic organic chemistry class at Selkirk day in h College. What she's hoping to get when she's done is an A on her term project, which is to make a compount from scratch. CaiNews photo by Ed Mills duties and taxes on,”’ he said. to collect taxes on. B.C. expecting less for reforestation VANCOUVER (CP) — The federal government will likely cut hundreds of millions of dollars from what it was expected ~ to contribute to reforestation, B.C. Premier Bill Van- der Zalm said Tuesday. “It going to be very difficult,” said Vander Zalm, who expects the /fe@etal government to contribute ‘about $40 million, instead of the $350 million “expected under a five-year reforestation program known as FR- DA — the Forest Resource Develop- ment Agreement. “I'd be shocked if it were that low,”’ said Brian McCloy of the Council of Forest Industries. ‘‘That is peanuts compared to what is needed.’” The goal was to reforest 500,000 hectares logged decades ago but not replanted. The land is mostly in nor- theastern British Columbia. It was to be replanted in a series of five-year plans by the year 2000. But Vander Zalm said if the federal government doesn’t contribute its ex- pected $350 million, it will be virtually impossible to meet the goal. In the Nelson forest region — which includes the Arrow forest district — the-first four years of the] FRDA saw 22.3 million seedlings planted on 21,766 hectares. The agreement resulted in. the i sizing its share, industry and the said. province should be working together to put pressure on the federal gover- nment to increase its share,’’ “It is critical to the silviculture in- dustry and to the industry as a McCloy whole.”’ Local briefs Task force supports expansion By CasNews Staff The Kootenay region natural resources task force, following a recent meeting in Castlegar with Celgar Pulp Co. officials and members of the Coalition for Information on the Pulp Mill Expansion, supports approval in principle of Celgar’s proposed expansion provided concerns such as the expansion’s effect on local transportation can be dealt with while provincial permits and licences are being granted, a spokesman for the Ministry of Regional and Economic Development said. Wally Penner, regional development liaison officer for the Kootenays, said the task force made its decision to support the expan- sion after discussing the project for about four hours with Celgar and CIPE representatives present. As well, the task force members fear a lengthy delay in approval of the project could jeopardize the project so the task force does not want to see Celgar put through a federal review process which Penner said could take as long as two years. However, the task force supports more public information meetings such as Celgar’s recent open house in Castlegar to keep residents informed about the project, Penner added. Nakusp man sentenced to jail A Nakusp man charged with three counts of sexual assault in- volving a minor was sentenced to two years in jail and three years of $22.1 million and creation of 107,860 days of employment, accor- ding to statistics released last fall. 4 British Columbia had hoped to have the federal contribution by the end of the month, when the first five- year reforestation program expires. Under it, the federal government and the province each contributed $175 million for a total of $350 million. B.C. expected the new five-year program would be set at $700 million. McCloy said the key is how much the province is-willing to put up on its own. “Rather than the province down- NDP has business quaking VANCOUVER (CP) — A large Vancouver law firm has advised its corporate clients to take action now to protect themselves from possible labor law changes should the NDP win the next provincial election. “Given the present political climate in this province, the possibility of an NDP government coming into power within the next one to two years must be taken seriously,’’ says a bulletin from Russell and DuMoulin. The document was produced after a speech by NDP labor critic Moe Sihota last month to a Vancouver labor relations seminar. It advises labor clients to act in i of legislative changes that Sihota said are necessary. “It is our advice to clients that they should consider now any oppor- tunities for labor relations planning which may not be available after the next election,”’ it says. “This could include corporate Structuring to permit union and non- union operations, planning with respect to employees exercising their rights to choose not to belong to a union before that right is taken away from them,’ and physical planning of plant entrances or access roads to best protect against secondary or com- mon-site picketing.” Lawyer Ben Trevino, head of the Russell and DuMoulin labor depar- tment, said Tuesday that employers can protect themselves from secon- dary picketing by simply fencing and clearly marking their business proper- ties. 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Ht you di receive one of thi Flyers ond would Tike to do so. pl Super of schools Terry Wayling has said he will ask the school board to consider including payment for the guards in the up- coming school budget, Rilcof added The parent group, led by spokes- man Jim Posnikoff, and Rilcof, have said the light, which was installed last year but-not turned on, is not a safe enough system as long as speeds of 90 km-h are allowed past the school. If all motorists slowed to the posted 50 km-h when children are on the road then there would be no problem with the crosswalk” system which flashes an amber light when activated, Rilcof said. However, not all cars and trucks slow down when there are children near the highway and ‘‘we question the ministry’s judgment in telling us the highway speed is satisfactory,” he said. Rilcof said that during the winter when road conditions were bad, the parents and teachers were ‘‘just as happy not to have (the light) ac- tivated.’ Now that the hours of daylight are increasing and traffic is decreasing as the current term at Selkirk College winds down, they are willing to give the system a try, he said. However, everyone is still concer- ned about what will happen next ter when there is again poor visibilit and the possibility of black ice on the road, Rilcof said Forests continued from front page declaring seven of its 11 electoral areas as pesticide free zones and that the regional district board is opposed to the use of pesticides in provincial forests. The submission says that the regional district ‘‘recommends that the commission encourage the development and application of alter- native methods including biocontrol activities,’’ a reference to the use of biological methods to control harmful Waste weeds and insects. And finally, the regional district notes that the Ministry of Environ- ment ‘agreed with the Ministry of Forests to clear land above the com- munity of Riondel northeast of Nelson on the east side of Kootenay Lake to improve deer habitat in the area “This logging project has con- tributed to a very severe drainage problem in Riondel since spring runoff volumes have increased,’ the regional district says in the sub- mission. ‘‘It is recommended that the commission investigaté-ways to im- prove coordination between Forestry and Environment and fully in- vestigate resource development impacts on adjacent communities.’” The provincial government established the permanent Forest Resources Commission in June 1989 to independently review and make recommendations on forestry issues. continued from front poge hens . Sub-region one includes the city of Castlegar, electoral areas I and J, a portion of electoral area H and the village of Slocan. However, the terms of ora our Circuk 5-7266. note that further analysis and consultation will be required before a decision is made on the most suitable ion for Slocan and its surrounding rural area. Joining Barkley on the waste management committee are board chairman George Cady, Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore, and directors Bill Herchmer_of Creston, Jack Morris of Kaslo, Hans Cunningham of Ymir and Bill Cuthill of Nakusp. in Nelson p court last week after pleading guilty to two of the charges, a Nelson court registry spokesman said. The third charge was dropped. Charles Frederick Maxfield, 46, originally pleaded not guilty to the. charges Jan. 15 and was released until his next court appearance in February. He was arrested Jan. 11.in connection with offences that occurred between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30, Nakusp RCMP. said. The offences, all involving the same girl, took place near Ar- mstrong and Nakusp, police said: Maxfield was on probation at the time of his arrest for similar of- fences that occurred about three years ago, police added. Judge and jury trial selected A Renata man charged in a November shooting incident that sent another Renata man to hospital has elected to be tried by a judge and jury. A preliminary hearing has been set for May 9 in Castlegar provin- cial court for George Arthur Fehr, 36, who is charged with wounding with intent and aggravated assault in connection with an incident that sent David Ballabuck, 37, to hospital with a gunshot wound. The alleged shooting stemmed from a land dispute, Castlegar RC- MP said. DaCosta scheduled to appeal A Castlegar man charged with six counts of sexual assault was scheduled to appear in Castlegar provincial court today to elect trial by judge or judge and jury. David DaCosta, 30, is charged with allegedly committing the offen- ces in the Castlegar area during the summer and fall of 1989. Court election set for April A Grand Forks woman, charged in the death of her 41-year-old husband in the couple’s Grand Forks dome New Year’s Day, is scheduled to appear in Castlegar provincial court April 9 to elect trial by judge or judge and jury. Roxanne Lee Murray, 26, was originally charged with first-degree murder but that charge was reduced to second-degree murder in Grand Forks in January, a Castlegar court registry spokesman said. 15-year-old's case transferred The case of-a 15-year-old Vancouver girl who allegedly stole a large quantity of money from an elderly Pass Creek woman has been tran- sferred to Vancouver after the girl appeared in Castlegar provincial court, a court registry spokesman said. Castlegar RCMP said the girl, who cannot be identified because of her age, was travelling from Vancouver by bus when she met two friends who invited her to stay at the home of an 82-year-old Pass Creek woman. ¥ The girl allegedly stole the money from the woman’s purse and was later found at the Hi Arrow Motor Inn where all of the money was recovered, police said. Police would not disclose the amount of money allegedly stolen. Girl turned over to ministry A 15-year-old girl from Fernie has been turned over to Ministry of Social Services representatives after being arrested Feb. 27 for theft of a vehicle, Castlegar RCMP said. The girl allegedly stole her guardian’s vehicle and was headed for Vancouver when police located the vehicle 12 kilometres west of Castlegar, RCMP said. No decision has been made on laying charges, police added. Health board elects officers The Central Kootenay Union Board of Health re-elected most of its officials by acclamation during an annual meeting in Castlegar recently. attended by about 15 board members. Jane Fowler, who represents the Nelson school district, was retur- ned as chairman; Ann Barkley, an alderman with the Village of Slocan, remains as vice-chairman; Joe Tatangelo, representing the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, remains as secretary; and Gord DeRosa, an alderman with the City of Trail, was returned as treasurer. Alice Glanville, a Grand Forks school trustee elected as a board of health director, is the only new face on the board. Lawrence Bond, an alderman with the Village of Salmo, and Marguerite Rotvold, an alder- man in Midway, both elected as directors, have served on the board before. still ih them. West DOING IT HOT 0.8. That’ 's what it's called wnee npeet Mi 8 are repaired while the juice is from them as they did regular Doug Balfour (left) and Tim Remfert weren't taking any chances with 3, 00 D volts of electricity less than a foot away on lines b 3rd and 6th Afternoon. — cosnews photo by Ed Mills Castlegar News TREET TALK THE ROBSON-RASPBERRY FERRY USERS AD HOC COMMITTEE is certainly not short of imagination. Lawyer Terry Dalton, on behalf of the.commit- tee, has once again fired a message containing some committee continues its lobbying effort to get the provincial government to restore the-ferry service it shut down almost two years ago. This time, Dalton has sent the premier Evan S. Connell’s book, Son of the Morning Star, a biography of George Armstrong Custer who, of course, made his famous last stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. “In both his personal life and military career, George Armstrong Custer held one view that he would not under any circumstances ignore. ‘A Custer order, once given, is never reversed,’ ’’ Dalton writes in his letter to Vander Zalm. ‘‘It has always been my feeling that, at the height of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, General Custer may have regretted making that his lifetime philosophy. “With respect to the Robson Ferry, the Cabinet, unlike-General_Custer,_still_has_time to reverse its decision,’’ Dalton adds. ‘‘The Robson Ferry commit- biting humor at Premier Bill Vander Zalm as the“ tee hopes that for the rest of recorded history the Rob- son Ferry issue does not become known as ‘Vander Custer’s Last Stand!’ ’” For added emphasis, the committee has carefully substituted a photo of the premier’s face for Custer’s in a sketch of the general on the back cover of the book. Ouch! TWENTY-SIX SELKIRK COLLEGE students who participated in the college’s first designated driver incentive program during a March 2 dance helped keep about 100 of their friends from possibly drinking and driving or driving with someone impaired. Each of the students who participated took home three or four others, said Jeff Leggat,a_business ad- ministration student who helped design the program. The dance was put on by business administration students and the Student Society which is funding the driver program, Leggat said. The RCMP were on hand several times during the evening to provide breathalizer tests for drivers and anyone curious about the effects of a few drinks. The designated drivers received prizes and passes to the next dance, scheduled for April 6. The business administration students and the Student Society said they appreciate the help of the RCMP and local businesses and organizations who contributed to the dance and the designated driver program. 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