ate as Castlegar News _ morch 17. 1985 BUSINESS Mohawk enters banking VANCOUVER (CP) — Mohawk Oil Co. Ltd., which owns 400 gasoline station-convenience stores west of the Lakehead, including one in Castlegar, is making the convenience store more convenient. Mohawk, which prides itself on being a marketing innovator, has ventured into banking by installing cash machines in its station stores on a trial basis. The company’s entry into banking is just one more step in the rapid evolution taking place in Canada's financial industry as as result of surprising consumer response to the introduction of cash machines in banks three years ago. “Public acceptance of ATMs (Automated teller machines) took off a lot faster than we expected,” said Don Wingfield, manager of automated banking development for the Royal Bank in British Columbia. A Castlegar Mohawk spokesman said the local service station is attempting to have the cash machines installed. “It's something we've been trying to get-were for the last few months,” said the spokesman, who asked to remain unidentified. However, the spokesman didn't know how long it would be before the machines were installed. There is no question about it; the public wants 24-hour-a-day banking, said Wingfield. About 45 per cent of Canadian adults use cash machines for at least some of their banking, and that figure is growing rapidly. That's good news for the banks because a bank machine transaction can be done for one-third of the cost of the same transaction done by a teller, said Wingfield. MATCH COMPETITION But the demand for banking machines left smaller banks, credit unions and trust companies with a problem, said Ron Darnbrough, general manager of Pacific Network Services which installed the Mohawk machines. To compete with the Big Five banks, other financial institutions realized they had to form a network to offer a similar service. That's where Pacific Network, formed by six B.C.-based credit unions and the Bank of British Columbia, came in, said Darnbrough. - Pacifie Network is known in the industry as a switching company — the middleman through which all transactions are diverted to the appropriate financial institutions. To increase its base, Pacific Network, which currently has 55 machines in operation mainly in British Columbia and plans for considerably more across Western Canada, joined a U.S. switching network known as The Exchange. “One of the reasons we started with the U.S. is that we found British Columbians went to the U.S. eight times more frequently then they went to Eastern Canada,” said Darn- brough. Because of Pacific Network, a Bank of B.C. account holder can use his Exchange card in any of the Exchange ~machines in the system — whether they are at a neighbor. hood branch of VanCity Savings and Credit Union or at a member institution in Florida. In effect, said Darnbrough, it greatly expands the number of branches network members have available for their for financial institutions trying to compete with the massive resources of the major banks. The addtion of machines to convenience stores is a further expansion of the “mini-branch” system, said Darnbrough. Mohawk will enter the Pacific Network system by buying cash machines for $30,000 each and stocking each one with approximately $15,000. Mohawk will be reimbursed for each transaction on its machines by the financial institution where the customer banks. It's good business for Mohawk, said Wingfield, because it will bring in customers with ready cash. The service will make money for Pacific Network if each machine is used more than 5,000 times a month. PLAN TO ENTER Other retailers pay to offer banking services to consumers. Southland Corp., which operates 7-Eleven convenience stores, already has 42 machines installed but not yet in use across Canada. Major department stores, led by The Bay, are currently s—at ig Disease killing maple trees MONTREAL (CP) — The century-old trees in Benoit Maheux’s maple sugar bush are drying up because of a mysterious disease that is ravaging the forests in Quebee’s sugaring heartland. The disease is also killing maple trees in Ontario and New England. The prime suspect, government research- ers say, is acid rain. In the Beauce country, south of Quebec City, where 40 per cent of Quebec's maple sugar and syrup is produced, the disease appears to be hitting hardest. While maple syrup production in Quebec dropped 12 per cent last year to 7.27 million litres, the smallest crop since 1978, Maheux's production last year was down to six barrels from an average 23 barrels. Touring his bush recently, Maheux snapped off brittle branches on a 100-year-old tree. “It’s dead,” he moaned. “It wouldn't even make good firewood. It would burn too quickly.” “The acid rain problem seems the most plausible cause,” said Lisa Robitaille, a researcher for the Quebec Environment Department. “We've retained this as our principal hypothesis. their entry into the cash machine field, said Wingfield. The retailers see it as a possible first step to streamlining their credit business but negotiations hinge on who will pay for the cash transactions — the financial institutions or the stores, he said. Express Network, a Toronto switching company which McAlary appointed to new post Richard McAlary has been appointed vice-president, Services and Communica- tions for the B.C. Central Credit Union. The announcement was made last week by James R. Thomson, chief executive of- ficer of the B.C. Central Credit Union. McAlary will be respon- le for retail financial ser- vices, research, product de- velopment, marketing, com- munications and public rela- tions. In addition, McAlary’s res- ponsibilities include Green- Stock report tree D Ltd, a wholly-owned property de- velopment subsidiary of B.C. Central Credit Union. RICHARD McALARY . New appointment runs the 7-Eleven cash machines, will soon release the names of the financial institutions that will join its system, said Express spokesman Tony Tyler. Darnbrough said competition is intense among groups wanting to be one of the two or three switehing networks that will survive. NATIONAL LINKS Pacific Network plans to develop as a regional network associated with Western-based companies like Mohawk, he said, but it will likely have some national links as well, possibly thorugh a bank network. Industry spokesmen say the key to developing a switching system is acquiring a “card base” — cardholders who have access to cash. That gives the banks, led by the Royal Bank which as the largest network in Canada with 750 machines, a decided advantage. The banks, using an association which they formed earlier to handle Visa charge card transactions, are discussing a~similar interbank network for bank card transactions. \ “We also have a lot of people coming to us (the Royal Bank) and wanting to share our machines,” said Wingfield. By this fall, he predicts, the banks, other financial itutions and major retailers will have divided up the territory and be ready to embark on the next phase of the evolution of the cashless society. “+! HOMEGOODS ' FURNITURE WAREHOUSE Tues. - Sat., 9:30 - 5:30 China Creek “Drive a Little to Save a Lot” Its Tax Time Don't leave this important task to amateurs. Updates in tax laws and requirements make our professional knowledge a must. 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Kim Tarasoff (9) of Stanley Humphries Jr. Rockettes attempts to score on Rossland Royalettes during semi-final action of West Kootenay Junior girls basketball championships site RECREATIONAL LEAGUE Inn team By CasNews Staff John Obetkoff scored the winning goal on a penalty shot with just 48 seconds left in the game Thursday night Sandman Inn scored two goals in the period to make it 6-4. Mike Nevakshonoff not- ched an unassisted goal at 7:34 and Walker scored, with as Sandman Inn wrapped up help from Nevakshonoff at the Castlegar Rectional Hoe- 14:39. key League final series ag- | The third frame saw San ainst Williams Moving. dman Inn's Aaron Stoushnow Sandman Inn won the score at 6:15, assisted by game 8-7, and the best of five Nevakshonoff to make it 7-4. series. On Tuesday night, the Then at 9:48 Steve Sander Inn team won its second notched a goal, assisted by game over Williams Moving Savinkoff to narrow San by an 8-5 score. dman Inn's lead. In Thursday's game, Mike Two more goals by Wil Schmitt opened the scoring liams Moving tied. the -score at 6:47 with a goal for 7-7. Scoring the goals were Williams Moving. Sandman Inn replied at 11:09 with a goal by Dan Markin. Wil- der, Ken Ross and Dean liams Moving added two McKinnon. more goals to take a3-1 lead. | Obetkoff scored on the Don Savinkoff scored both of penalty shot with 48 seconds the goals. remaining to give his team Sandman Inn scored three the game and the Castlegar goals within the last six Recreational Hockey League minutes of the period to title. make the score 4-3 forthe Inn _ In Tuesday night's game, team. Sandman Inn dominated the Scoring the goals were first period, scoring four Tony DaRosa, Dan Walker and Obetkoff. Getting the assists in the period for the Moving team were Dean McKinnon with two, Bob Keraiff, Mike Mc- Cormack and Peter Morose with singles. Kevin Kirby, Dan Walker and Perry Klit assisted for Sandman Inn. In the second period, Mitch Quaedvlieg scored W: Moving’s only goal at tie the score once again. Keraiff and Al Akselson assisted on the shot goals. Scoring were Perry Kit, Dan Markin, Dan Walker and Mike Nevakshonoff. Walker picked up two assists. Obet koff, Sheldon Sookachoff, Nevakshonoff, Markin and Stoushnow had single assists. In the second frame, Ne. vakshonoff scored his second goal for Sandman Inn at 8:08, giving the team a 5-0 lead. Dean McKinnon spoiled Sandman Inn netminder Cal 3runerud’s hopes for a shut out when he scored Williams wins title Moving’s first goal with 26 seconds remaining on the clock. In the third period, Kirby scored -for Sandman Inn at 8:26, assisted by Nevakshon- off and Markin scored for Sandman Inn at 8:26 assisted by Nevakshonoff and Kirby. Williams Moving scored at 13:04 and the 15-minute mark to make it 7-3 for Sandman Inn. Scoring were Dean McKinnon, assisted by Mike Schmitt, and Terry Sander, helped out by Dean Me. Kinnon, and Schmitt. Williams Moving managed a fourth marker at 18:23 before Sandman Inn could score another goal. Savinkoff seored the goal, assisted by Steve Sander and Dean Me- Kinnon. Obetkoff scored with 2:36 left in the period to make it 8-4 for Sandman Inn. Perry Klit and Sookachoff assisted. Keraiff scored Williams Moving’s final goal with 49 seconds left in the game, to make the final 8-5. He was assisted by Terry Sander and Steve Sander. Racers named to hall of fame VANCOUVER (CP) — Do- wnhill racers Gerry Sorenson and Dave Murray have been elected to the British Col. umbia Ski Hall of Fame in year in 1982. She now resides in Canal Flats, B.C. Murray, 32, was a member of the original Crazy Canucks men’s team which burst upon it was the di hill scene in the late Friday. Sorenson, 26, retired last born year after twice being the aised Mu- Canadian downhill champion. rray never won a World Cup race, but placed second in 1978 at Chamonix, France and second in 1979 at Schlad- ming, Austria. The native of Kimerley, B.C., won her first: World Cup race in 1981 at Haus, Austria, and captured the Murray raced on the na world championship at Haus tional team for 10 years and a year later. was the overall Canadian Sorenson was named by champion in 1979. He now is The Canadian Press as Can- director of skiing at Whistler, ada’s female athlete of the B.C. Saturday. The championships played at Selkirk College saw the Rockettes beat Rossland 41-32 to ad- vance to the final. SHSS edged J.L. Crowe of Trail 18- 16 in the championship game CosNewsPhoto by Phil Colderbonk SATURDAY NIGHT NHL Canadiens MONTREAL (CP) — Dirk Graham scored the winning goal and assisted on two others to pace Minnesota to a 4-2 vietolry over Montreal. Graham also assisted on the insurance goal by Ron Wilson, who blasted a slap shot past Montreal goaltender Steve Penny at 6:14 of the third period Neal Broten and Randy Velischek also scored for the North Stars. Mario Tremblay and Mark Munter scored for the Canadiens, who lost their second straight game and failed to pad their lead atop the Adams Division. They still lead Buffalo by a point but the Sabres have played two fewer games. The North Stars moved two points ahead of idle Detroit Red Wings into third place in the Norris Division. Minnesota has 57 points with a 23-37-11 won-lost-tied record but have played one more game than Detroit It was a chippy game that kept referee Kerry Fraser busy., Minnesota defenceman Harold Snepsts and Chris Nilan fought twice and rugged, but normally pacific Montreal forward Ryan Walter fought with Minnesota's Dave Richter 6 MAPLE LEAFS 1 TORONTO (CP) — Peter Zezel and Todd Bergen scored power-play goals to lead Philadelphia Flyers to an easy 6-1 victory over a dispirited Toronto Maple Leafs corps. The loss, the Leafs’ sixth in a row, established a club record for futility. It was their 46th defeat of the season, eclipsing by one the number they suffered last season One Leaf who had no part in the debacle was Toronto captain Rick Vaive who was benched for the entire game by coach Dan Maloney. Vaive and Mulroney had a run-in-at the conclusion of the club's practice on Friday with Vaive publicly swearing at both Maloney and asssistant coach John Brophy Doug Crossman, Ron Sutter, Ikka Sinisalo and Rick Tocchet scored the other Philadelphia goals as the Flyers waltzed to their sixth straight victory WHALERS 5 BLUES 0 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Risto Siltanen, Ron Francis and Ray Neufeld each had a goal and an assist, leading Hartford out of a six-game winless streak with a 5-0 triumph over St Louis. Hartford goalie Steve Weeks kicked out 28 shots by St Louis while registering his third career shutout and second of the season. The Whalers, who had not won since March 1 also severed a 10-game unbeaten streak in the nets for Blues goaltender Rick Wamsley Siltanen’s goal, his 12th of the year, came on the power play two seconds after Pat Hickey of St. Louis was whistled from the ice at 3:52 of the second period for tripping. Wamsley had little chance against a 50-foot blast that was screened from the slot,. Less than eight minutes later. Francis rebounded Neufeld’s blocked shot past Wamsley from in front for his 22nd goal beaten 4-2 ISLANDERS 6 CAPITALS 4 UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — John Tonelli’s second goal of the game with nine seconds remaining in the second period lifted New York to a 6-4 victory over Washington in what could be a preview of an opening-round National Hockey League playoff series The Capitals stand second in the Patrick Division and the Islanders are third. If they finish that way, they would oppose each other in the best-of-five first round in the Stanley Cup playoffs The Islanders have eliminated the Capitals from the last two playoff series. Tonelli snapped a 4-4 tie when he picked up »se puck along the right wing boards and sent a slapshot toward the Washington net. The puck tipped off the arm of Capitals defenceman Darren Veitch, then sailed past goalie Pat Riggin Duane Sutter clinched the Islanders’ fourth straight victory with a 40-foot slapshot at 13:57 of the third period that went in off Riggin's stick FLAMES 5 BRUINS 3 BOSTON (AP) Carey Wilson's second goal of the game in the third period lifted Calgary Flames to a 5-3 victory over Boston Bruins Geoff Courtnall had two goals for Boston but Reggie Lemelin's 36-save performance stifled the Bruins’ attack Wilson blew past Boston defenceman Mike Milbury and flipped a backhander over goalie Pete Peeters’ shoulder for the winning goal with Milbury hanging on him Wilson also scored the first goal of the game in the first period when he stole an errant Boston pass and beat Peeters for his 20th goal of the season Courtnall tied it up with a dash down the left boards around Calgary defenceman Paul Baxter to fool goalie Lemelin with a 25-footer Keith Crowder gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead when Charlie Simmer's shot went in off his skate in the second period but Eddy Beers tied it for Calgary PENGUINS 5 RANGERS 0 PITTSBURGH (AP) Mike Bullard and Mario Lemieux scored unassisted first-period goals and Dennis Herron stopped 26 shots for his first shutout of the season as Pittsburgh Penguines beat New York Rangers 5-0 The win, Pittsburgh's fourth in the last 12 games, gives the Penguins 51 points, three points behind the fourth-place Rangers in the race for the Patrick Division's final playoff spot Bullard scored at 4:52, stealing the puck from Bob Brooke and beating John Vanbiesbrouck on the glove side with a shot from the top of the slot for his 28th Lemieux scored his 34th of the season at 15:11. He took the puck off the stick of New York's George McPhee in the defensive zone, skated the length of the ice and, with Steve Richmond checking him, circled behind the net and used his reach to push the puck in the net Smith playing Editor's Note: The following is a story on former Castlegar Rebel Jim Smith, who plays defense for Denver University in Colorado. The story appeared in a recent edition of the WCHA Week — the official publication of the Western Collegiate Hockey Associa. tion. BY FRED PIETILA DENVER When initially approached for the interview, Jim Smith reacted with astonishment, “Who me?” he said. last few years, anyway. 21-year-old from Castlegar, Smith was “It's kind of amazing, himself a NHL Canadiens. former peers, had some has nothing to do with it Tier II to the college level plus-minus leader among DU defensemen. always tried to make me play defense, but I always liked the glory. I'd played centre all my life until last year. Like father, like son. Or at least that's the way Harry Smith intended. However, it didn't happen that way until last year when a combination of factors necessitated the move of the six-foot, 205-pounder from centre to defense The Pioneers had lost two underclass defensemen, Kevin Dineen and Craig Redmond, to the Canada Olympic team. Their defense ranks were hurting. So Smith, who played second-line centre as a fresh man, was moved back to defense, where he was paired with Grant Dion, the team stabilizing force The move was instigated by coach Ralph Backstrom, centre Smith has been going about his job as a University of Denver defenseman without much fanfare the last year and a half. Defense has been a four-letter word at DU the Unless your offense is geared around a defenseman like Wisconsin's Tim Thomas or Duluth's Norm Maclver, your blueliners are relegated to virtual obscurity, lost in the shuffle of the Western Collegiate Hockey Associa tion's high-scoring forwards. Smith has been lost in the shuffle just past the midway mark of the 1984-85 sea: to a degree. But in, the British Columbia, was the Pioneers’ leading plus-minus defenseman at plus 10 quite a change from the past two years, when mith labored around the minus five mark as he tried to make the difficult transition from centre to defense. As Smith reflects on his hockey career, he can't help but smile at the irony of his positional change. recruited as a high-scoring centre. Positional changes are commonplace in sport occupation, but there is a catch in Smith's case His father, Harry Smith, was a talented defenseman in his playing days and was a member of the Canadian team which won the 1961 World Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland. And Harry Smith coached his son up until his move to Tier II junior three years ago. " mused Smith, now the . Or any “My father with the Montreal Smith, one of the most popular Pioneers among his trouble with the switch, but his outstanding speed and good size made the move easier “I don't mind it. I like the ice time. The lack of glory You just go out there and do your job and hopefully do the best you can The one major difference though, is the step up from “Coming from there (junior and centre) to here (DU and defense) is totally different. You're going from being a one-man team basically to being a 20-man team. Before (in junior), you have three or four stars on a team that really shone. Now they're all stars and you just take a defense at DU JIM SMITH centre to defense position on the team,” Smith said. Even if it is defense. The pressure on Smith was intensified earlier in the season when Dion missed 10 games because of a fractured kneecap. Smith was all of a sudden the veteran of the defense. “Yeah, a couple of guys on the team explained to me that I wasn't playing as well as I should. Lately, thought I've started playing as well as I should be,” Smith said. If there is a flaw in Smith's approach to the game, it is inconsistency “My intensity level, Ralph (Backstrom) keeps telling me about that all the time,” Smith said. “Sometimes I don't know what's wrong. I just can't get it going. I feel as of late, I'm getting it going better Smith's giveaways are still up — the highest on the team. But he's cut back on being beaten on one-on-one situations. And I'm getting to know how to play defense.” Smith added. “It’s more open. You can see the whole play develop. Getting to know how to play defense is the big thing. Positional change aside, there's another major difference, too, in the amount of verbal criticism ffm his coach My father coached me all my life.” Smith said When I feel I deserve erap here. I sometimes get it and sometimes don't. My dad always gives me crap. He always picked on me. It was sort of like when things weren't going right for the team, he picked on me. Plus. he knew I could take it.” Smith took it. And he’s alll the better for it today — even if he is a defenseman.