ee a2_Castlegar News _ Moy 24, 1909 Peppard seeks nomination By CLAUDETTESANDECKI Writer A South Slocan environmental ac- tivist who says he hadn't considered running for office until others Suggested it to him has announced he will run for the New Democratic nomination in the Nelson-Creston riding. Wayne Peppard, 42, a member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, said the urgings of others made him think seriously about politics. **Up until then I hadn't thought of myself as a politician. But then again, | had never thought of myself as a plum- ber either before | started. Sometimes these things just happen,”’ he said in an interview with the Castlegar News. Peppard has been active in the labor movement all his working life, a news release said, fighting for workers’ rights, health care and women’s rights. The environment has become another major issue for him in the lajt few years and he said he sees labor con: cerns and environmental concerns becoming linked. “*I see occupational health concerns (of industry workers) expanding to in- clude the environment of the com- munity,”’ he said. ‘We need to work with industry to make changes to meet WAYNE PEPPARD +++ second candidate the needs of the globe and the com} munity."’ Peppard said limited economic growth is needed and the concept that the woild can continye to absorb in- dustrial wastes must be changed Workers who are being displaced by technology should--be put to. work restoring the environment, he said. For example, International Wordworkers Seniors task to meet in Nelson By CasNews Staff A travelling task force holding public meetings on issues important to seniors will receive briefs from the Robson-Raspberry Ferry Users Ad Hoc Committee detailing the disad- vantages the closure of the Castlegar Robson ferry has imposed on the area’s senior citizens. The task force will hold the seventh of 21 meetings Tuesday, May 23 in Nelson starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Savoy Hotel Terry Dalton, the committee’s lawyer, said he will point out to the task force that the provincial gover nment’s philosophy statement that it is “‘committed to the principle of developing and delivering services to seniors that support and enhance their independence, dignity and self-worth” is i direct contradiction to the gover Chlori By CHERYL CALDERBANK % chlorinator for Robson elemen: tary school has been put on hold after Castlegar school district trustee Mickey Kinakin’s strong objection to the use of such a system ina school Castlegar school board decided at its meeting last week to study the issue further instead of approving a motion to purchase a chlorinator. The liquid chlorination system would improve the quality of the water at the school. Maintenance supervisor Boolinoff told trustees chlorinator which costs approximately $1,000 had been ordered on the recommendation of the health inspec tor. He said the latest Ministry of Health reports indicate a high coliform count in Robson. Reports indicate anything over 10 coliforms per 100 nment’s removal of the ferry service in April. 1988. “The emphasis will be on the speciat aspect of difficulties (for seniors) related'to the loss of the ferry service,”” Dalton told the Castlegar News Information accompanying a government discussion paper, Toward a Better Age: Strategies for Improving the Lives of Senior British Colum- bians, notes that passage on all inland ferries operated by the Ministry of Transportation and Highways is free tothe public. But Dalton pointed out Castlegar and Robson seniors no longer havea ferry to use. Government officials refuse to comment on the status of the ferry because the issue is still before the courts pending a hearing in the B.C Court of Appeals. In a discussion paper, nator o millilitres is considered high-Cotiform is a bacteria found in human and animal waste “1 have with these systems," Kinakin said in speaking against the purchase. ‘*Chlorine is one of the most caustic gases. We are put- ting this into a school? am surprised the health inspectors are okaying it “The move is away chlorination,” he added Boolinoff suggested the board could look for alternatives ‘We could look into other avenues, but I don’t know what they would be, he told truste Robson used to have a chiprinator about six or eight years dgo but Boolinoff said it was taken out when the Robson-Raspberry Improvement District’s ultraviolet water purification letter accompanying the Health Minister worked from of America members whose jobs are “being eroded"’ should be working on reforestation projects, he said “We're still laggin way behind if we're serious’ about sustainable development.” Peppard said his strengths as an MLA, if elected in-a provincial elec- tion, would include his ability to be a team player. “When | take ona project, I try very hard to work with people and | don’t like to be controlled by leaders,"’ he said The decision to enter political life was difficult because of his two young daughters, he said, but his family life is ‘ta good one and a solid one and I couldn’t-continue if- that were not true.”* Still, he said there is ‘ta certain amount of fear’’ involved in taking the political plunge because “your life gets taken over by others’ concerns and desires."” But his commitment to his faniily isa large part of the reason he decided to run, he said Peppard has been. involved in regional district politics and com- munity concerns for the last 10 years, the release said force Peter Dueck, the minister responsible for seniors, says the paper “has been created to facilitate public discussion around issues of importance to seniors."* “The Toward a Better Age initiative marks an important step for gover nment in developing a plan for the types of programs and services that may be needed in this province as we move forward into the 21st century,” Dueck writes. Dalton said he encourages all West Kootenay seniors who can to attend the Nelson meeting. People unable to attend are invited to submit their thoughts on the issues in writing to the task force before June 30. Letters should be addressed to: Co- Chairpersons, Task Force on “Toward a Better Age,’ 6th Floor, 1515 Blanshard St., Victoria, B.C V8W 3C8. = n hold system went on-stream. The chlorinator has deteriorated over time and can’t be used Trustee Ed Conroy, who spoke in favor of the motion, wanted to see the chlorinator installed as|soon_as possible. ‘As much as | hate chlorinated water, for $1,000 it would guarantee that we don’t have a_ health (problem),”” he said. ‘My concern is that we get something done with the water that makes it safe for the kids to drink.” Kinakin said he has changed chlorine cylinders while working for two different employers. “If we have a mpjor disaster with chlorination, | don’t want my name at- tached to the decision,”’ he said in an interview. ‘ Demo Derby promises smashing action today By CasNews Staff Beware all you would be Mario An. drettis because today is the day you've met your match. At high noon at the Castlegar In dustrial Park the Castlegar Kiwanis Club will present Demo Derby '89 and as long as you can keep your vehicle moving you're in the running for the $1,500 first prize Jack Larsen, organizer of the Der by, hopes to get 20 or 30 enthusiasts ‘out to smash up vehicles for the fans And Larsen is hoping to please a big crowd. ait “We have three live bands that will be playing in the beer gardens,"" Lar sen said. ‘‘And about 9,000 beers to sell."* This smashing action will be san dwiched between BMX races for kids, Larsen said. Those two-wheeled daredevils will be able to register at the track today. The action is expected to run until] p.m. rain or shine week. The planters were funded Ald. Lawrence Chernoff (above) plants flowers in one of 27 planters that were installed along Columbia Avenue last by the city and built by the Kiwanis club as part of a plan to make improvements to the city. The flowers were donated by Chang's Nursery. At right, Kiwanis Club members put the finishing touches to the plante: CosNews photos Briefly... SMASH 'EM UP . . . The Kiwanis Club's Demo Derby ‘89 today di Park some tender: at the Castl. “bashing fition derby at Sunfest ‘87 of ap rustees hel By CasNewsStaff Castlegar Citizen Advocacy will receive additional financial assistance from the Castlegar school district for its summer program for special needs students. The district will commit ap. proximately $1,600 to the program this year. The district has supported the .summer. program for a number of years and the board gave its approval at its meeting last week to a request for additional funds. Last year the district's total com mitment to the program was about $900, including $500 to assist in hiring staff, provision for a small bus and some assistance in running the vehicle. Terry Wayling, superintendent of schools, told the board at its meeting last week that the increased amount ‘would have to be reallocated in the 1989/90 budget. The citizen advocacy group asked for $300 for operating and transpor. tation expenses, $500 for its senior Position, and the use of a school bus at no charge — the equivalent of ap- proximately $800. : The two-month program is for children — most of whom attend district schools throughout the year Lach Farrell, assistant superinten dent of schools, said he wholehear tedly supports the program “It’s tremendous for the children involved,”’ he said Trustee Ed Conroy agreed “It would be money well spentby us."" He said that as a United Way agency the group isn't able to-go out into the community and raise its own funds. “A group like this does get caught without enough money and can’t get it,” he said. Board chairman Gordon Turner added that the group should be infor- med that the pot isn’t limitless. “This is probably about as far as we can go,’ he said. In a written request for funds, program coordinator Norma Collier explained that the students require continuity of service during the holidays to enable them to maintain the development achieved during the school year. Castlegar Citizen Advocacy was successful in its application for a p CCA Challenge 89 grant. Collier said the group has allocated sufficient funds for hiring five students as staff. She noted that some of the staff use their own vehicles for special outings and the advocacy group spent $200 last year to reimburse them Collier said the group also allocated $100 for material costs. She said that although most of the families are able to pay for material costs, some are not Last year, the group gave the school district $431 towards the cost of a bus, but |Collier said this is no longer . possible SECOND TERM Adams re-elected CDTA president by CasNews Staff Joyce - Adams re-elected president of.the Castlegar and District Teachers Association at the group's annual meeting held this week Adams begins her second term as president of the CDTA. Adams a part time teacher in the district since 1974 holds a 30 per Position as a teacher-libfarian at Robson elemen tary school. Her duties as president are a 50-per-cent position In other annual meeting, Pat Audet was elected vice: president. Audet was the CDTA’s staff representative last year was cent business at the Other teachers executive were Bill Association representative; Matt Gregory, bargaining chairman; Margaret Hill, workingtand learning conditions chairman; Wendy Arnett, status of women chairman; Brenda Balahura, professional development chairman; Jim Crawford, treasurer; Renata Belezyk, secretary The CDTA still Position t© fill Program against racism chairperson. That position has been vacated by Nick Verigin, who is retiring elected to the Gorkotf, “local has one vacant Adams expects this postion will be filled by Tall. Needle-exchange popular VANCOUVER (CP) — Drug addicts are participating in a needle- exchange program at more than {wice the expected rate, project co- ordinator John Turvey said “There has been a great response because we have a very good staff and there are no demands made (on the addicts) or entrance criteria," Turvey said in an interview. **We are user-friendly.” He said the 10-month program was designed to serve about 200 ad- dicts on a repeat basis when it startéd last month but more than $00 addicts participate regularly, Another 500 addicts have picked up needles at least one The $100,000 program was launched by the city to fight the spread of AIDS among intravenous drug users who share infected needles. Typhoon heads for South China HONG KONG (Reuter) — Residents scurried for cover Saturday and Hong Kong battened down for Typhoon Brenda as it churned across the South China Sea packing winds of up to 145 kilometres an hour. Under leaden skies, streets were almost deserted, public transpor- tation came to a virtual standstill and the British colony’s harbor was quiet. Brenda, the first typhoon of the season, was forecast by Hong Kong's Royal Observatory to hit the South China coast very close to Hong Kong early Saturday evening, Meteorologists stressed it did not need a direct hit on Hong Kong to cause considerable damage. Hong Kong has not been hit by atyphoon since 1983, when Typhoon Ellen roared through the colony and left six dead and more than 300 in- jured ina trail of destruction Violence continues in West Bank JERUSALEM (CP) — Three Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were killed in a gun battle and troops shot dead five Arabs in oné of the bloodiest days of a 17-month old revolt in the Israeli-occupied territories. The gunbattle in the West Bank village of Beit Ula involved three” Palestinian guerrillas the army said it had been hunting for killirig an Arab suspected of helping Israeli forces Israel Radio said one of seven army reservists wounded in Friday’s clash was incritical condition. The killing of the soldier drew renewed demands from hawkish Trade Minister Ariel Sharon and other rightwingers for Israel to ditch its plan for elections in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip and crush the Palestinian uprising by force. Caffeine class for students BALTIMORE (AP) — Essex Community College students sear- ching for aclass to fill out their schedule next fall may want to wake up and smell the coffee. G. Stewart Eidel said his Essence of Coffee class students a better feeling for the beverage.”’ Eidel said the high price of coffee — up to$l foracup of basic coffee, and $2.50 to $3.50 for cappuccino and espresso — has forced restaurant owners and restaurant management schools to give coffee a second look The class, which will focus on coffee roasting, grinding and brewing, is financed by a grant from the non-profit International Coffee Organization, dedicated to increasing U.S. coffee consumption. Gardens judged historical TORONTO (CP) — City council has designated Maple Leaf Gar- denis a historic site in an attempt to reduce the chances that the structure will be demolished But the Gardens’ principal owner, Harolé Ballard, has 30 days to launch an appeal before the provincial conservation review board The historic designation would limit the ability of Ballard, or any future owner, to tear down the 58-year-old building to make way for anew development project, reducing the resale value of the property “Our client has resisted the proposed designation every.step of the way,"’ Gardens’ lawyer Ray Kallio said He added it would be logical to assume Ballard will keep up the fight but he wouldn't confirm there witt be arappeat. Cuts cause concern MONTREAL (CP) — Employees of the CBC’s French network are worried that $140 million slashed from the corporation's budget will “smother the most important cultural institution in the country,”’ said Sergé Turgeon, president of the French actors’ union The cuts, announced in last month's federal budget, are to be phased in over five years. For Mia Riddez-Morrisset, author of some of Radio-C ‘anada’s hot. test soap operas, the issue of bilingual signes as a threat to French pales in comparison to the whittling away of the productive capacity of CBC’s French services “Our biggest (cultural) window is being taken away,"” said the 75- year-old writer at a news conterence held by Quebec media personalities. The coalition will urge influential members of Quebec’ s legislature to support an all-pafty mation calling on the federal government to at least maintain CBC-Radio Canada at its present levet ’ Airline throws party for city LOCKERBIE, Scotland (AP) Pan Am, whose Flight 103 was bombed over Lockerbie on Dec. 21, is throwing a party to make up for the Christmas cheer the town missed because of the disaster that killed 270 people, an organizer said: Community spokesman Alex McElroy said the idea came from New Jersey schoolboy Ed Blaus, of Sicklerville, who will be attending the bar- becue June 3 with his parents and three brothers Others expected at the party are Disney characters Mickey and Min. nie Mouse, folk and rock bands, and a bagpipe player Ed’s Party, as the event is being called, will be held on Lockerbie’s soccer ground and 6,500’ pegple from the southern Scottish town and surrounding district are invited, McElroy said. The disaster killed all 259 people on the New York-bound Boeing 747 jumbo jetliner, including two Canadians, and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie. Investigators have determined a terrorist bomb was to blame. Valdez investigation continues ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Oil port managers have told federal investigators they did not know whether the temporary-unavailability of cleanup gear hampered their response to the worst U.S oil spill. Fhe managers for Alyeska Pipeline Co--testified-before a Nationat Transportation Safety Board hearing a day after the state environmental commissioner dénounced the response as inadequate Alyeska, the consortium of oil companies that owns the Alaska oil pipeline and Valiiez terminal, normally kept a barge loaded with gear to contain and cleah up any oil spill in Prince William Sound, engineering manager William Howitt said. The tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground March 24, spilling almost 42 million litres of crude oil into the sound. Alyeska marine manager Larence ‘Séhier said it (6k T0 hours t6 Toad the Barge with 25 tonnes of gear, and 3% hours to get it to the stricken tanker Ethiopians celebrate failed coup ADDIS ABABA (Reuter) — Half a million flag-waving and chanting Ethiopians crammed into Addis Ababa's Revolution Square on Saturday to hail the crushing of an attempted army coup The huge crowd sang songs praising President Mengistu Haile Mariam and waved banners denouncing the leaders of Tuesday's coup at tempt, the fifst publicly known challenge to Mengistu’s 11-year-old “willl give the government Mengntt, Hanked by army clnets and top government officials, told the crowd, “You must be vigilant against conspirators who want to disrupt the peace and unity of the country Extensive damage driven jamages and neither man was injured. T aid. end of a delivery van Avenue and 13th Street. by 41-year-old Terry Campeau. Castlegar RCMP said the van sustained CosNews photo A 27-year-old Rossland man’s 1985 GMC was badly damaged after he ran into the rear lowing down to turn left into the Castlegar Mote! at Columbia The van, owned by Hall Stationary and Gifts in Trail, was being $1,500 he accident is under investigation, police GILDA RADNER - dead at 42 Cancer claims Radner LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedienne Gilda Radner, who began her career in Toronto and then rose to stardom as part of the original cast of television's Saturday Night Live, died early Saturday of cancer, a hospital of ficial in California said. She was 42 Radner, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer about 24% years ago, died in her sleep about 6:20 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, said hospital spokesman Ron Wise. Her husband of five years, —actor-film- maker Gene Wilder, was at her side. On Saturday Night Live, which Premiered on NBC in 1975, Radner created such characters as the scatter- brained . broadcaster Roseanne Roseannadanna, whose catch phrase, “I's always something,”* became the title of a book she wrote detailing her fight with cancer “4 loved her like a sister,” Dan Aykroyd said in comments relayed by a spokesman for the fellow Saturday Night star. ‘‘My thoughts are with Gene and her family.” Besides the nasal-voiced TV commentator, created the Baba Wawa character, a spoof of news interviewer Barbara Walters, as well as the nerdy jeenager Lisa Lubner and the dowdy Ms. Litella, delivered misguided opinion pieces, backing oft with a sweet, ‘Never mi-i-i-i-ind,”* when her error was pointed out WINS EMMY She was rewarded with an Emmy Award for outstanding performance byan actress ina variety series. Born in Detroit, Radner began her professional career in the company of the musical Godspell, then became a member of the company of Second City, the im. Provisational group that gave fellow Saturday Night Live star Dan Aykroyd his start She was a writer and performer for the New York-based National Lam poon Show in the early 1970s and in 1975 was selected for the original cast of Saturday Night Live While working on Saturday Night Live, she also abilities on Broadway in 1979 with Gilda Live. It was later produced as a movie and theri an album, Live From New York Gikla Radner After Saturday Night Live she ap: peared in several films, including First Family, The Womén in Red, a 1984 hit written “and directed by her Wilder: Other films Honeymoon, Hanky Came From Hollywood ‘She also starred in the Broadway play Lunch Hour with Sam Waterson As an author she wrote a book of humor, Roseanne Roseannadana’s “Hey, Get Back to Work’ Book news she also who Toronto Toronto also showed her comic co-star, Haunted and It were Panky Chinese troops clash with angry students BEIJING (CP) reinforge the city’s security forces. Witnesses said protesters battled unarmed troops on the main road leading into Beijing 19 kilometres south of the city Agence France-Presse said 45 people were injured in clashes between soldiers and protesters in the university district of Haidianin in northwestern Beijing confrontation democracy demonstrations began almost five w students said about 150 armed policemen attacked them with electric cattle prods.on a road in western Beijing Zhu Bin, a student at the Beijing No. 2 Languages In stitute, said the-students were blocking 20 military troop trucks from advancing down tle road when the police ap In the most violent peared and began theattack “They attacked the girls firs protect them and they hit us too.”” (ABC-TV's Nightline quoted witnesses as saying Chinese authorities imposed mar- tial law in central Beijing Saturday in a move to stop a growing student-led rebellion, but there were reports of clashes between protesters and unarmed troops enroute to ** Zhu said. * The Dutch government, meanwhile, cancelled a visit to China by Queen Beatrix May 24-30, had come under heavy fire from critics who warned her safety could not be ensured and said the trip The state visit, scheduled for would be seen asa token of support for China’s leaders Chinese sources said Communist party chief Zhao Ziyang \resigned on Friday because of sharp differences over how to handle the unprecedented protest since pro: eks ago, Zhao visited Canada in 1984 in his capacity as prime minister and became the first Chinese leader to address a joint session of Parliament in Ouawa. Zhao was conspicuously absent from a meeting in Beijing on Friday of leaders to announce moving troops to the Chinese capital to put down protests calling for democracy and freedom and the resignations of top leader Deng Xiaoping and Premier Li Peng The sources said Zhao resigned that day bs. party general secretary because he opposed both bringing in the army and the hard line being used against the students We tried to They said the news was not announced officially because the leadership feared it would inflame the situation further police also beat students in a confrontation at T A spoke Square.) The United States urged China late Friday to use restraint in dealing with the demonstrators and called a government announcement of a news blackout ‘‘distur. bing By CasNews Staff Castlegar schodl district will be the subject of five television programs to be filmed by Stanley Humphries secondary school students during the 1989-90 school year. The programs are part of an effort by the Castlegar school board’s:com- munications and planning committee to improve communications with the public The school board gave the go-ahead iast week for up to five programs to be developed at a maximum cost of $500. Evelyn Voykin, communications and planning chairman, ‘said five dif- ferent topics will be filmed by SHSS students who. have been trained to operate equipment owned by Shaw Cable which has given permission to use the equipment to produce the Programs. The programs to be taped will include an education forum, a school concert and a board meeting “We're tying to get a sample of what's happening with the district,”’ Voykin told the board at its meeting last week She said the $500 would mainly be used to pay the students for their ser vices. The idea of producing the television programs is a result.of an external evaluation of the district last Novem for C party headquarters in Beijing declined to comment. that,” he said. “There is no-one here who will talk to you about The sources said that the official reason for Zhao’s resignation would be poor health SHSS students to film local school district EVELYN VOYKIN +» Committee chairman ber. One area of improvement recom mended by the evaluation team was in the area of communications. “The evaluation found that we were communicating but they recommen. ded it's always good to get further out to the people,"” Voykin said in an in terview She said the committee is looking at a number of munications can be improved areas where com Shaw Cable will televise the videos which will also be available to the public. One of Voykin’s goals as com mittée chairman is to produce a video of the—entire—school~digtrict—-which could be used by the Castlegar and District Development Board and the Castlegar Area Chamber of Commer- ce as well as. new people-and-teachers coming to the district Oné of her long-term goals is to have a formalized program at SHSS on filming and journalism in light of the strong film industry presence in the province Police file An 18-year-old Pass Creek youth was treated for abrasions and released from hospital after he was struck by a car Wednesday afternoon in front of Stanley Humphries secondary school, a Castlegar RCMP news release said The car, a grey 1988 oldsmobile driven by a 53-year-old Castlegar woman, struck the youth just after he got off school bis around noon, the release said. The incident is under investigation Tarrys continued from front page Posnikotf said rumble strips’ they're entering ter the job has gone to public tender Posnikoff said the Possible with B.C to be happy with the progress,”’ he said. “The timing of this issue seems to be right,’ Williams said the double line whenever a painting crew is able to°come to the area and slightly elevated sections of nt intended to make drivers aware of a zone May go inat the end of themonth af parents were removal of the trees will be coordinated as quickly as Tel which has telephone lines along the highway that must be worked around. The speed regulation signs are being debated by the district highways office and the ministry, Rilcof said Phe two offices cact say the other may have to be the One to make the decision on the signs, he said, and as well Victoria is unsure if the situation is covered by school ground or playground regulations will be painted them Cost doesn’t seem to be as big an igsué“as bylaws and regulations, he said Williams said he can only recommend the signs to istry, Posnikoff said The school and parent group have sent letters asking for support of signs to local highways officials, assured the the ministry and Dirks’ office, Rilcof said And-the-schoot—wi}t-do—its—part—in— ensuring children’s safety by removing some of its own trees on the south end of the School property, he said “Every little bit helps.