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Castlegar News ena ee

Vol. 41, No. 27 60 Cents

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CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA; SUNDAY, APRIL 2; 1989 3 Sections (A, B& C)

Murphy Creek
dam proposal
submitted

By SIMON BIRCH terview from Vancouver that Powerex will decide ‘who are
Editor the serious people and who are the tire kickers."*
Two companies have submitted a proposal to the Nicolaas said the presence in the proposal.of Bechtel,

provincial government's recently formed Power Export Which has worked on major hydroelectric projects at Chur

Corp. to build a power-generating dam at the Murphy chill Falls and James Bay in Quebec, “‘brings real depth of

Creek site on the Columbia River three kilometres yp» organization to the table

stream from Trail In the news release, North Pacific says, ‘*Important
North Pacific Power Corp. and Bechtel Canada Inc economic benefits which would flow from the Murphy

submitted the proposal Friday, the deadline set by Powerex Crgek dam would include 10,000 person years of em

for “expressions of interest’” from the private sector in” ployment during construction, more than a billion dollars

projects to export power in new investment and $4.5 billion in taxes to the province
The companies propose constructing a dam with five during the life of the export contract

turbine generators capable of producing 275 megawatts of Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D’Arcy said Saturday he

power for port to the United States. The + a id ‘*want complete public hearings’ on ihe proposal.

project was not disclosed He said he would also like the power generated from the

Given early approvals, construction could begin in dam to be available to British Columbians if needed within
1990 with the first power available in the mid-1990s, North the term. of whatever export contract is signed for the
Pacific says ina news release power. D'Arcy said he would also like to see navigational

Wayne Morgan, manager of power contracts for B.C locks included in the project
Hyrdo, of which Powerex is a wholly owned subsidiary, North Pacific in its news release says the energy
told the Castlegar News Friday Powerex wilt request fur geierated by Murphy Creek “would be surplus to British
ther details of the best proposals for projects throughout Columbia's needs at present and for at least the next 20
the province in September or October years

Nick Nicolaas of North Pacific said in a telephone in continued on page A3

‘Monster trucks’
SPLICE OF LIFE. . . Don Craigie, a cable splicer from th electrical division of Commonwealth
Construction, ménds sonie wiring leading to atronsformer at Celgar Pulp Co. A fire in one of e a e TO Fr ¢ j
the transformers March 8 caused extensive electrical and structural damage and will keep
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the mill shut down for another one to two weeks. copNews photo by Simon By ch

By CasNews Staff Biggest such event we've ever done enthusiasts to enter motocro:
Car-crushing, mud-slogging trucks The Battle of the Monster Trucks race. There will be twe gories
and motocross-type dirt-spraying  will-Teature the Orange Crusher from —one for motorcycles with an engine size

motorcycles are coming to Castlegar Edmonton against a competitor from ~6f 125 cubic centimetres and a second
Castlegar city council has given the The trucks are modified pet ups The bikers race around a dirt oval
green light to racing organizer Dick whose most visibly out Both the mud mania and motocross
n mor d ta ] d t d Wills of Cranbrook to hold a “Battle features are immensely oversize events will be limited to 20 entries,
fe) e e | e § U y of the Monster Trucks” April30 on that allow the trucks & ir er Wills said

vacant property behind thé Industriat parked vehicles, crushing them under At its meeting last week, council. im
By CasNews Staff pleted by the end of September But he cautioned that the pr Park neath sed the usual restrictions on the use

Celgar Pulp Co. will spend another Sweeney said he understands the must result in economic benefits for Council also gave Wills permission The April 30 event will also feature ¢ property for such an eve th

$2 million on a more detailed study of _ impatience of local residents who want __ the owners to hold two other events this summer — “rod pullers actors that ~ promoters must supply full public

expanding the Castlegar mill, manager _ to see the mill expand modernize ‘With interest rateb the way they are one in June and another in August. _ pull weighted *'s lity insurance, protecting the city

Wilf Sweeney said Bui he counseled patience, saying €x- how, (the owners) could put money ir Wills said he Hopes to organize Locat truc asiasts will be abte~~against all claims and-damages, teave
panding a mill is not like ‘‘switching — the bank and do just as well," he said gular events at the site get in un, Wi 1 r¢ lot in the same condition as before
During an interview with the —troma0-watt light bulb to a 100-watt Sweeney said the need for expanding Once we do this event and (council al guys with four-by-fours event and remove all debris within
Castlegar News for its upcoming 1989 | bulb."” and modernizing the mill was prom- members) see we run it professionally, (I heel-drive trucks) can enter seven days following the date of the
West Kootenay Review edition, pted by the need to bring the mill upto we hope they'll be more receptive to mud mania ills ud mania eni, and arrange all emergency ser
Sweeney said the additional study will And he stressed that the mill's — environmental standards other events this year,"” Wills told the That's 4 f drive vives forthe event
allow the company to get a “more ac- owners are enthusiastic about expan “Our objective is to end up with a Castlegar News ru jog through a mud pit up council imposed the same
curate estimate of the cost of expan- ding the mill mill that meets all of the environment Wills, manager $f Cranbrogk Inter- four feet deep, Wills explained. The ~ stipulations on the Kiwanis Club which
sion." “All of our owners are keen to see it, requirements that we know and per- national Speedway, said the April 30 _ entry fee will be $20 plans to hold a demolition derby at the

He said the study should be com- . happen,"’ Sweeney said ceive will come about,” he said competition in Castlegar will be **the Wills also invites loca ° site May 21

othe

Reaction to budget mixed

By CLAUDETTESANDECKI pulling $500 million out of the fund to balance the increase in funding for silviculture to over $250 million ate for the Kootenays, defended the budget saying any
Staff Writer budget this year The extra money for highways will be ‘beneficial gram can use morg Money, but it’s the government's
The latest provincial budget announced last week They took last year’s gravy and made themselve for Kootenay projects such as the West Trail approach —_ job to decide where funds can best be spent
did not have Nelson Mayor Gerald Rotering lining upto look good,”" Rotering said. ‘*Just once I'd like to see a and the upgrading of Pass Creek Road, D'Arcy said This is a positive and caring budget,”’ he said
congratulate Finance Minister Mel Couvelier budget that’s honest The budget increased transportation and highways and above all it's balanced
“Whenever you increase spending by 13 per cent, Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore was out of town expenditures by almost 50 per cent to more than $1 Dirks said the government acted responsibly by
you can't help but do something right,”” Rotering said and unavailable for comment billion putting the surplus in the Budget Stabilization Fund
when asked for his reaction to the $13.5 billion budget Rotering’s reaction was the most critical of West D'Arcy said the increase in the homeowner grant The surplus was invested to ensure we won't have
Rotering, who last week announced he will resign>— Kootenay politicians the Castlegar News contacted to $430 from $380 for most homeowners-and-to-$700-—anotherdownturmin the economy, "he said:
as mayor at the end of the year to devote full-time to his Rossland-Trail New Democrat MLA Chris D’ Arey from $630 for seniors, handicapped an§>others entit Rotering also blasted the government for being
job as constituency assistant to Kootenay West said he is pleased the government has stopped cutting to the supplementary grant — is welcome. But “even SO ow to recognize the importance of education
Revelstoke MP Lyle Kristiansen, a New Democrat, said funding for essential services such as health and cents would be welcome,"* he added. “You have to put It took them 10 years to figure out education and
the Socreds are playing a ‘‘shell game" with the provin education. But he added that he is disappointed the it in the perspective of the fact that there hasn't been an sb training are the solution to the unemployment
ce’s money by putting last year’s surplus in the Budget ___budget didn't mention forestry increase in years
Stabilization Fund, running a deficit last year, and then The only spending on foresuy in.the budget was an Nelson-Creston MLA Howard Dirks, minister 0 continued on page AI