MOVING THE COAL.. Typical of equipment removing coal from mines near Tumbler Ridge is this huge diesel tranpsorter at work at the Bullmoose mine. MOROSO, Northeast coal opens By BRENDA DALGLISH VANCOUVER (CP) — The flurry of ribbon-cutting ies and chest hes that made up the official opening of British Columbia's $3-billion northeast coal project befitted what has come to be known as Canada’s last megaproject. Premier Bill Bennett led a tour of about 400 business- men, including a large of Jap: industrialists and bankers, on a journey a week ago across one of the most rugged and remote areas of the province. The project includes two coal mines, a new railway spur line, an “instant” town built to house mine workers, and a state-of-the-art coal port terminal at Prince Rupert. It took less than two years to build and is the pride of Bennett's Social Credit government. The premier based his last election campaign on the importance of giant projects such as northeast coal and Expo 86. So, in spite of soaring B.C. unemployment figures and serious questions about the project's viability, his government threw what might be described in the current buzzword as a mega-party. The province — which orchestrated the affair through its Official Opening Co-ordinating Office, two coal companies and various Crown corporations — went all out and spent more than $500,000 for the four-day event. SHOP CLEANED Teck Corp.'s truck maintenance shop had been steam-cleaned and set up complete with kitchen to feed 800, including most of the mine's employees. Lunch cost the government an estimated $50 a head. Tour guests picked up a bagful of gifts, from a $7 paper- weight and a chunk of coal encased in plastic from the provincial government to baseball hats from CN Rail. Dignitaries kept referring to the incredible feat of bringing the massive project in “on time and on budget,” although the government never announced a budget when it was But the project has its critics. A main complaint is that it will return too few jobs for more than $1 billion government invested. The two mines and the "Brian L. Brown Certified General Accountant 270 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-2151 MARKIN & BLAIN Certitied General Accountants ‘al, Ave. systems will have fewer than 3,000 permanent empl 241 Col Cc By contrast, B.C.’s unemployment rate rose to 15.6 per cont or 219,000 people in May, up half a percentage point or 8,000 people from the month before. Critics also question whether the massive public-sector expenditures on transportation systems — including $510 million on the B.C. Rail spur line, $610 million by CN Rail on line upgrading an $220 million on the coal terminal built by Ports Canada — will be recovered. The premier counters that it takes “vision and courage” to open a new area of the province. He says even if the existing coal mines don't pay off the costs of building the infrastructure, other resource developments, which can hew proceed because the transportation system is in place, will. Japanese steelmakers, the only, buyers so far for northeast coal, are seeking a reduction in the contracted price of about $95 a tonne. They say the world price is about $69. Some analysts say the Japanese will refuse to pay such a high price at a time when their steel industry is in a slamp, but others argue they won't squeeze the coal companies too hard because of the large Japanese investment in the two mines. a Bennett inded the Ji i which included their chief coal negotiator, the president of a major steel company and their ambassador to Canada, of Japan's long-term relationship with British Columbia and warned them not to jeopardize it by seeking short-term gains. The chief coal negotiator, Ko Ono, appeared unmoved by the argument. He told reporters midway through the tour that the Japanese want a new round of price negotiations. So for the time being, at least, the only thing absolutely certain about northeast coal is that there are literally mountains of high-grade coal ready and waiting. Westar wins award Westar Timber Ltd.'s pro- gram of developing new markets for its specially manufactured and graded lumber in Europe, Africa and the Far East recently won the Award of Excellence for marketing in a Canada-wide The Department estab- lished the “Canada Award for p by the federal government's De- partment of Regional Indus- trial Expansion. Spokane mine will soon open SPOKANE (AP) — Can- non, Mine at Wenatchee, Wash., expects to begin gold mining operations next March and to continue for at least 20 years, the president of one of, the companies in- volved told Spokane stock- brockers. Robert Hunter, president than six million tons of ore containing .25 to .33 ounces of recoverable gold per ton, said Hunter. The reserves would 4 yield 1.7 million to 2 million troy ounces of gold, he said. Hunter said less than 30 acres of the more than 4,000 acres under lease have been of Resources Ltd., also said last week that developers of the mine ex- pect to increase the ore re- serves through further ex- plorati Bre: r, based in Van- couver, hold’ a 49-per-cent interest in the property. The other owner in Asamera Minerals (U.S.) Inc., a unit of Asamera Inc. of Calgary. The Cannon Mine is the largest gold discovery in Washington in recent years, with proven and probable re- serves estimated at more P! - “There's going to be a lot more gold found there some- where,” be predicted. The reserves now iden- tified will be relatively in- expensive to remove and process, he said. Mining and milling is expected to cost less than $30 (U.S.) per ton of ore, he said. So mining would remain profitable even if the price of gold fell to $125 (U.S.) an ounce, he added. Gold re- cently has traded at about $380 (U.S.) an ounce. Dollar should not be protected EDMONTON (CP) — Too much attention is paid to the Canadian dollar's relation- ship with the United States dollar, a representative of the Investment Funds In- stitute of Canada said Friday. Michael Axford, a member of the institute's board of governors and a vice-presi- dent with Trimark Invest- ment Management Inc., of Toronto, said the miedia and the public seem misguided about the declining dollar's effects on the economy. The Canadian dollar has been bobbing around 76.5 cents U.S. this week. “The dollar is falling in relation to the U.S. dollar, but it is not falling as strong- ly in relation to other cur- rencies in the world,” Axford said Friday during a news conference prior to the in- stitute’s quarterly meeting. “Probably the worst thing the government could do right now is take artificial measures to boost the dol- 1984” this year to recognize out- gram was developed several years ago to end the com- pany’s heavy dependence on the U.S. housing industry as standing achievements in the sole ara for its umber Canadian busi and in- ping new dustry. markets fen its lumber and Seven its attracted more than 300 en- tries from across the country. Screening committees selec- ted finalists in each category and award winners were de- termined by a jury chosen from b of diff tar was able to maintain pro- duction at many of its mills when other mills were forced to shut down because of poor committees, the company said in a press release. Westar Timber president John Montgomery accepted the award from Ed Lumbley, Minister of Regional Indus- trial Expansion in Toronto on May 25. Westar has expanded its production and sales of lum- ber to export markets from virtually nil in 1981 to 50 million board feet last year. Westar expects to ship more than 100 million board feet to offshore markets, enough to build roughly 10,000 single family homes. The export lumber pro- North Ameri markets, the release said. The company’s most nota- ble breakthrough has come in the United Kingdom market. Last year, it became the first company in Canada to grade its lumber to U.K. specifi- cations, a procedure which eliminated costly delays and regrading procedures after the lumber arrived in the United Kingdom. That lumber came from Westar's Celgar mill in Castlegar. Westar now produces and ships lumber from its six mills to customers on four different continents. VSE stock prices Ph. 365-7287 Soligo, Koide & John Chartered Accountants 615 Columbia Ave. (Upstairs) Henry John, B.Sc., C.A. 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Sponsored by the Orient- eering Association of B.C., Colin Hamilton and John Walton, Grade 10 students at Stanley Humphries Second- ary School, and Chris Bullock — a Grade 11 student, will leave Castlegar on June 28th and fly to Moncton, N.B. They will spend a week at the Canadian Junior Orienteer- ing camp in Wentworth, N.S. Following this, they attend the Atlantic Orienteering Championships at Peggy's Cove, near Halifax. They will participate in an ‘A’ meet at Dorn Ridge — north of Fred- ericton — prior to the cham- pionships at Grand Falls. The three students are members of the Kootenay Orienteering Club, and have been very active in the sport for the past two years, at- tending numerous competi- tions the prov- a DANE) eh ¥t Pity fe > — FORMERLY KNOWN AS PLAN 24 — Chequing Convenience ! ¢ eee Credit Union SOCCER TOURNAME! - Minor soccer players go after ball during invitational tournament being held in Castlegar this weekend. In this game, featuring Castlegar and Beaver Valley 9 and 10-year-old teams, the home team won by a score of 3-2. Cosews Photo inee. They were coached last last year by Ross Burnett, a member of the national team. They gained skills in map making, map reading and course strategy, during the weekly coaching sessions. Bolivia won't participate LA PAZ, BOLIVIA (AP) — Bolivia has decided not to participate in the Los An- Summer Olympic Washington Post article that “injured the dignity of the country,” Bolivian Sports Secretary Julio Barragah said. Barragan, in a statement released Friday night, said public opinion in Bolivia re- acted strongly to the pub- lication of the. article and was running against Bolivia's par- ticiation in the Games. In a Washington Post col- umn, which writer Tony Kornheiser said was intend- ed to be humorous, he sug- gested “one of the sponsors of the Games, such as Bud- weiser could the Boli- vian athletes (to Los An- geles) and that they later pay their debt selling beer.” Kornheiser also wrote he would give $13 to the team if Bolivia baptized its national flower with the name of the Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. “Ladies and gentlemen,” he wrote, “the Bolivia Oli- via.” The newspaper article came after Bolivia had an- nounced it may not send a team to the Games because of its economic problems. Following the publication of the article, the Bolivian Olympic Committee decided last Wednesday, over the op- position of several members, to participate in the Olym- pics. But Barragan said Bolivian president Hernan Siles Zuazo reversed the decision and said the withdrawal is ir- O'Keefe takes over By RON NORMAN Editor Carling O’Keefe's Bob Gretchen took over top spot in the Castlegar Commercial Fastball League's batting race this week, posting a ,462 average with 18 hits in 39 at bats. Last week's leader, Doug Morrison of Sandman Inn, fell to second place with 16 hits in 36 appearances for a .444 average. Labatts’ Don Deschene rounds out the top three batters with a A42 average. Meanwhile,,Labatts remained atop league standings with 21 points on 10 wins, a tie and four losses. O'Keefe is three points back in second place with 16 points from nine Fred Wachek recorded the win for O’keefe, allowing six hits. Terry Ward and Rod Kirby led Wool Wagon with two hits apiece. Gary Fleming sparked the O'Keefe squad with three hits in four appearances. Dave Ward, Dennis Nursery and Bob Gretchen each banged out a pair of hits as O'Keefe scored runs in almost every inning. Thrums was involved in the other three games played this week, winning one and losing two. Thrums was shutout 5-0 by Hi Arrow Arms in a make-up game for a.mageb rained out earlier in the season. George Plotnikoff picked up the win, tossing a five-hitter. Plotnikoff never allowed a runner past second. wins and five losses. Hi Arrow is in third spot with eight wins and 16 points, followed by Thrums with 15 points, Sandman Inn with 14 points and Wool Wagon Royals with two points. Pete Evdokimoff of Labatts leads league pitchers with a 7-8 record and a .700 percentage. Sandman Inn's Wayne Abietkoff has a .625 winning percentage with six wins in eight decisions, followed by Hi Arrow’s Lawrence Halisheff with four wins and only one loss. For full statistics see Weekend Wrap-up, page B2. Action this week was shortened because of the wet weather. Only five games were completed. Labatts rode the one-hit pitching of Pete Evdokimoff to an easy 10-0 win over Wool Wagon in five innings. Evkokimoff had a no-hitter heading into the fina] inning before Royal Perry Hyson singled. Bob Essaunce led Labatts with two hits in three trips to the plate, including a home run in the fourth inning. Don Deschene went three for three, while Jerry Tomlin went two for. three. Walter Tomlin sustained the loss, giving up 12 hits. The Royals also dropped a 10-4 decision to O'Keefe, this time with Perry Hyson taking the defeat while giving up 11 hits. ‘ Ron Drazdoff was tagged with the loss, throwing a nine-hitter. Rod Horcoff, Terry Halisheff and Plotnikoff led the way with two hits apiece. Hi Arrow scored single runs in the first and third innings, two more in the fifth and another in the seventh. But Thrums gained some measure of revenge in a regularly schediiled game against Hi Arrow, downing the hotel club 5-2. Joe Tarasoff picked up the win and Lawrence Halisheff took the loss. Halisheff gave up 11 hits, including three each to Bill Tarasoff and Ed Plotnikoff. Joe Tarasoff added two hits. Jerry Antignani collected a pair of hits for Hi Arrow. Thrums scored two runs in the first inning and singles in the second, third-and sixth innings. Hi Arrow pushed across both its runs in the first inning. Finally, Thrums dropped a 9-2 game to Sandman Inn Wednesday, with Joe Tarasoff taking the loss and Wayne Abietkoff getting the victory. Tarasoff allowed nine hits, but Thrums committed eight errors, including six in the third inning when the hotel team scored five runs. Ron Negreiff had two hits for Thrums while Ed Plotnikoff stammed a solo home run. Wimbledon opens Monday LONDON (AP) — In the view of British bookies, sober businessmen in a country where betting is a legal na- tional passion, John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova are the hottest favorites to win Wimbledon since the Second World War. At this year's All England Lawn Tennis championships, which open Monday, the question seems less whether the top seeds and defending champions will hold their service than whether McEn- roe will hold his temper. The fiery New Yorker al- ready has had a major ae up at an umpire in a also said the decision was made to protect the image of the country and that it is “in- dependent of political posi- tions that are boycotting the Olympic Games.” Manuel Benitez, Bolivian press attache in Washington, said in a letter to the Wash- ington Post that the article “reflects an unforgivable lack of sensitivity and knowledge about the harsh reality we are_going through,” and sports is a luxury when the country must face basie needs such as bread, shelter and clothing. di tuneup tourna- ment and a series of clashes with Fleet Street, London's newspaper row, which has urged tennis officials to clamp down on his tantrums. After McEnroe heaped abuse on umpire Roger Smith at the Queen's Club tourney — he called Smith an “idiot” and a “moron” — The “No one should be permitted to voice such contempt for a fellow human being and get word, he is a LOUT. Or, as he would describe umpires, the pits. A moron.” McEnroe defended his be- havior by saying the offi- ciating in tennis is the worst of any major sport. Asked by a British reporter if he had any regrets about his actions, McEnroe replied, “What I regret is (having) to deal with people like you.” Wimbledon referee Alan Mills said he plans to “firmly but fairly” enforce the code of conduct, which provides for, in order, a warning, a point penalty, a game penalty and finally disqualification for any player infringing the rules. Similar warnings have been made before at Wim- bledon with little effect. What is in no doubt is that McEnroe is playing some of the best tennis of his career, despite his loss to Ivan Lendl in the finals of the French Open. The Paris defeat was Nc- Enroe's first this year, after winning 42 straight matches. At 25, he is serving with precision, volleying decisive- ly and covering the court like a fox on a scent — all ele ments that make for winners on finely manicured lawns at Wimbledon. McEnroe has said the French Open loss, in which he had Lendl two sets down but let his concentration slip, still haunts him. “It's going to be tough to put the defeat in Paris out of my mind,” he said. “But he added, “Winning, in time, heals wounds.” Lendl, the No. 2 seed, dis- likes playing on grass. Mc- Enroe beat him in the semis here last year, This year, just 48 hours after his triumph on the Parisian clay, Lend! was ousted from Queen's Club on grass in the first round. Gerald The top prize money for the men is $137,000. For the women, it's $123,300. The total purse is $2 million. Women's tennis at Wim- bledon is celebrating its cen- tennial this year, and Nav- ratilova, who has won the singles title two years run- ning, is so heavily favored that most debates seems to be whether she'll be able to complete the Grand Slam — the conquest of the French, Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open in the same calendar year. Hollett receives award The Kootenay Internation- al Senior Baseball League's Player of the Week for June 11 through 17 is Gerald Hol- Jett of the Trail Crown Point Orioles. To deserve the honor, Hollett: @ batted a sizzling .714 (577) and slammed four extra Forks Slag Dusters and Trail Cardinals; e homered and scored two runs in sparking the Orioles toa 10-1 Tuesday night romp of the Dusters; e collected three doubles to tie a League mark for most doubles in a single contest, and added one single in the Orioles 14-6 Friday night win against the. Cards, and also scored three runs and deliv- Buck Martinez powers Blue Jays to 9-3 triumph over Red Sox BOSTON (AP) — Buck Martinez belted two home runs in a game for the first time in his 13-year career and Rance Mulliniks had a single, double and triple, powering Toronto Blue Jays to a 93 victory over Boston Red Sox in an American League base ball game Saturday. Martinez, who also had a single, and Mulliniks drove in three runs apiece as the Blue Jays unleashed a 17-hit at- tack and sent Boston to its ninth defeat in its last 10 games. Part-time starter Jim Gott, 8-2, making his first appear- ance since June 8, allowed only three hits over six inn ings before needing relief help from Roy Lee Jackson with two outs in the seventh. Jackson worked out of a bases-loaded jam and Toron- to breezed the rest of the way. The Blue Jays jumped on Rich Gale for four runs in the first inning. Gale, 1-2, was making his first start since being recalled from the minors June 7. TIGERS 5 BREWERS 1 DETROIT (AP) — Howard Johnson hit a three-run homer and Kirk Gibson added a solo shot to support the four-hit pitching of Milt Wilcox over eight innings as Detroit Tigers defeated Mil- waukee Brewers 5-1. Wilcox, who had dropped five of his last six decisions, did not allow a runner past second base until the eighth as he improved his record to 8-5. Doug Bair pitched a hit- less ninth for the Tigers. Gibson, who also had a pair of singles, belted his ninth home run of the season with two out in the first inning. Detroit got thrée runs in the second, also with two out, when Larry Herndon singled, Dave Bergman doubled and Johnson followed with his sixth home run of the season. A’s5 RANGERS 1 OAKLAND (AP) — South- paw Tim Conroy salvaged his starter's role by going eight innings and combining with Bill Caudill on a one-hitter as Oakland A's whipped Texas 5-1 and ended a five-game losing streak against the Rangers. Conroy, 1-3, allowed the only Texas hit — Alan Ban nister’s second home run of the season with two outs in the fifth. Conroy, banished to the bullpen early in the sea- son returned to the starting rotation this month and had not won a game since last September. He walked two and struck out five. NATIONAL LEAGUF. METS2 EXPOS 0 NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Berenyi and Doug Sisk com. bined on a three-hitter, lead- ing New York Mets to a 2-0 victory over Montreal Expos. Berenyi, 4-8, making his second start for the Mets since being obtained from Cincinnati Reds on June 15, pitched seven innings, allow- ing all three hits. Sisk, in registering his 10th save, hurled hitless ball over the final two innings to lower his earned run average to 0.55 in 48 2-3 innings this season as he saved his fourth game in his last four appearances. Charlie Lea, 11-4, yielded both runs on five hits, while striking out seven and walk- ing one before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the eighth. Lea had won seven of his last eight starts. DODGERS 10 BRAVES 2 ATLANTA (AP) — Bill Russell lined a three-run double to break a sixth- inning tie and lead Los An- geles Dodgers to a 10-2 vie- tory over Atlanta Braves. With the score tied 2-2, the Dodgers started their sixth- inning outburst with two out when Mike Marshall and Mike Scioscia singled off Pascual Perez, 7-2, Greg Brock then drew a walk to load the bases before Russell lashed his double that landed just inside the foul ine in the left-field corner. Russell delivered a run. scoring single, his third hit of the game, and Candy Mal- donado added a two-run dou- ble to account for three more runs in the eighth off reliever Donnie Moore. The Dodgers scored twice in the ninth off Gene Garber on a run-scoring double by Scioscia and an RBI single by Brock. The victory, before a sec- ond straight sellout crowd of 46,036, was the Dodgers’ fifth straight over the Braves in six meetings this season. CUBS 12 CARDINALS 11 CHICAGO (AP) — Dave Owen's pinch-single with the bases loaded and none out in the 11th inning gave Chicago Cubs and Ryne Sandberg, who had five hits, including two game-tying home runs, and seven RBIs in a wild 12-11 triumph over St. Louis Cardinals and Willie McGee, who hit for the cycle and drove in. six runs. Sandberg had tied game 99 with a homer in the ninth off re: liever Bruce Sutter and tied it again 11-11 with a two-out two-run homer in the 10th off Sutter. the leadoff Lions play exhibition with perfect record VANCOUVER (CP) — British Columbia Lions re- ceived a welcomed holiday Friday from head coach Don h after Blue Bombers and the Stam- peders — and don’t play their first league game until July 6 at B.C. Place Stadium their Canadian Football League exhibition schedule with a perfect 4-0 record. Matthews gave his players three days off following a film session and they won't re- sume practice until Tuesday in preparation for league play. The Lions get a bye the first week of the schedule — the CFL opener is June 29 in Calgary between Winnipeg against Eskimos. B.C. finished its exhibition slate Thursday in Winnipeg with a 13-4 decision over the Blue Bombers in adverse weather conditions. The game was delayed more than an hour by a storm. Trainer Bill Reichelt of the Lions didn’t have to make a single trip onto the soggy field in Winnipeg to deal with an injury. No. 1 quarterback Roy Dewalt played thre- quarters of the Winnipeg game, his longest assignment this year, and completed 16 of 27 passes for 220 yards. Dewalt missed the first two exhibitions when his ankle was sore following offseason surgery. The Lions also were 4-0 in 1983 in exhibition play and went on to finish first in the Western Division with an 11-5 record in league play. Meanwhile, the Lions re- leased eight players to bring their roster down to 47. MINNESOTA NORTH STARS Canucks trade Snepsts VANCOUVER (CP) — Veteran defenceman Harold Snepsts was shipped Friday to Minnesota North Stars by Vancouver Canucks to com- plete a National Hockey League trade for left winger Al MacAdam. Snepsts, 29, is entering the option year of his contract after 10 NHL seasons with the Canucks. MacAdam, 32, was obtain- ed Thursday by Vancouver for future considerations af- ter demanding to be traded. Snepsts was perhaps the most popular Vancouver player since the Canucks en- tered the NHL in 1970. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Edmon- ton native twice played in the NHL all-star game and four times was named Vancou- Vancouver defender in Min- nesota. Lars Lindgren was sent to the North Stars last season for a third-round draft choice. Vancouver apparently dealt for MacAdam because of the uncertainty surround- ing the future of Canuck left winger Darcy Rota. Rota scored 28 goals in 59 games last season for the Canucks, but a recurring neck ailment may require surgery this MacAdasi had 22 ge goals and 18 assists in 60 games last season with Minnesota, but asked to be traded after the playoffs when he was critical of rookie coach Bill Snepsts had his best NHL season in 1981-82 when he helped the Canucks win three playoff series before Van- couver lost to New York Is- landers in the Stanley Cup final. Snepsts was the goat in the first game, however, when his errant pass allowed Mike Bossy of the Islanders to score with two seconds left in the first overtime period. “It's never easy to trade away a loyal employee like Harold Snepsts,” said Canuck general manager Harry Neale. “But on the other hand, we have to look after improving the team. “To be, really honest, it's not often you get a chance to trade a favorite son to a team that wants him. Most times when a player comes close to the end of his career, he goes on waivers and winds up with and I think he can help the North Stars. We've got sev- eral young defencemen who now will get the chance to play next season.” The Canucks selected Jean-Jacques Daigneault in the first round of the recent