FARES aR A NE Metege BO DCF EES BRITISH. COLUMBIA'S NEW SMALL CLAIMS COURT PROGRAM I. is important for all British Columbians to have direct access to an understandable justice system. Court procedures can be confusing to those without legal training. A new program for smail claims court has been introduced to help people, without a lawyer, to settle disputes. On February 25, 1991, Attorney General Russell G. Frasey announced the new Small Claims Act, Rules and procedures for “The People’s C is PLAIN LANGUAGE Rules, forms and information booklets are written in simple straightforward language that is easy to use INCREASED LIMITS The limit on small claims is now $10,000. The previous limit was $3,000. STEP-BY-STEP FORMS AND BOOKLETS Information booklets prepare you for each stage of the small claims process, and the step-by-step directions help you complete, file and serve your forms. Russell G. Fraser, Attorney General aoa Province of British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General The booklets and forms are-colour coordinated so that you have complete information at every step, whether you are filing a claim or replying to one SIMPLIFIED SERVICE OF PAPERS You no longer must serve papers in person, you can now use registered mail SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES BEFORE TRIALS Mandatory settlement conferences with a Judge will try to settle disputes before they f° to trial. If agreement can’t be reached, the conference will help participants get ready for trial. General information brochures on the small claims program are available at public libraries, government agents and court registries. Booklets and forms are available at court registries. “Small claims court is now efficient, affordable and accessible to all British Columbians.” OUR ACTION AD PHONE NUMBER IS 365-2212 LT LOCAL NEWS West Kootenay Power vice President of teal Stu McKay (tot) hands over an tt _ cheque to Celgar g Celga uf floodlights in its steam plant which will save enough energy red supply 12 single comity homes every year. Celgar's bright idea makes power sense By CasNews Staff Celgar Pulp Co. has followed through with a bright idea that will save enough power to supply 12 average single-family homes every year. Celgar converted 111 floodlights in its steam plant at the Castlegar pulp mill to high-pressure sodium from 77 incandescent and 34 mercury vapor lights at a cost of $71,590, resulting in the largest single energy savings since West Kootenay Power laun- ched its Power Sense program 18 months ago. West Kootenay Power has refun- ded $9,225 to Celgar under the rebate portion the Power Sense program. “*The benefits were very clear to us,”” Celgar general manager Jim Browne said in a news release. ‘‘We improved light levels by 40 to 50 per cent in a close, dark area of the mill » A SERIES OF REPORTS ON THE YEAR 2000 SCHOOL PROGRAM “The most important thing is that our children are learning to learn co | | | | Learni Grade 3 students work on a group project in Tecumseh Elementary School, East Vancouver. Maria Roeck on her experience with the Year 2000 program: “You can only deal with change if you learn to develop self- confidence. Two things that are stressed in the new program are decision-making and self- esteem. You need to be able to make valid judgements, to adjust to new situations. You have to be a continuous learner. “I was ata and found that generally when parents | learned more about the Year 2000 plan and what it really means, they became very supportive.” Communications Branch, Ministry of Education Province of British Columbia Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. V8V 2M4 oo a wt ee Oy oe By ‘Maria Rosch, Parent. tolive ira Please send me a copy of CHANGES IN EDUCATION — A Guide to Parents. Please send me information [ on how I can become involved. | 99 o and that improves the safety of the workplace. “In addition, we did our part in helping West Kootenay save its energy resources for the future.” At a cheque presentation ceremony in the mill, Stu McKay, West Kootenay Power's vice- of Celgar for its commitment to emery and envir awareness. “‘When our customers, like Celgar, help us conserve, the energy saved is available to supply new customer growth rather than build generation,”” McKay said. ‘And that makes sense for us, for our customers and for the environment." The lighting project. spans three floors in the steam plant. Because the lights are on 24 hours a day, the net energy saving is a whopping 161,622 kilowatt-hours per year — enough to supply 12 average single- family homes every year, WKP says. The energy saving and the rebate are the largest for a single project since Power Sense began in late 1989. The success of the project has led to other energy related negotiations between Celgar and West Kootenay Power, including what could be the largest energy efficient motor program in Canada, the utility says. In 1990, Power Sense initiatives saved 3.5 million kilowatt-hours. This year, WKP has set an energy- saving goal of 13.5 million kw-h — enough to supply 1,025 average homes. To achieve that target, West Kootenay Power plans to pay out $3 million in financial incentives for energy conservation to its residential, industrial and commercial customers, the utility says. « the featured artists of this annual event held at the Brilliant Cultural Centre are the Slocan and Creston choirs as well as presentation of gueuis from the U.S.S.R. Produced by the USCC Video Socier 30 pom. (Wed) 10:30 a.m. (Prt) 6:30 pom can, the program covers all the excitement and fanfare of the first day of the 1991 B.C. Winter Duncan. Tune in to see the Kootenay arts us tide fot the gold Mnening, public, Produced by Shaw Cable and 18 {woth 2:39 9m. (ro 1020 p.m, an) Cantager C Gavel-to-gavel wr cite bien, Sa meeting Produced by Scott Blesan, pf (Tome) 4 am, (PHD 12 acm. (Mom) Sign o DESIGNING KITCHENS Cont Castlegar News’ annual CasNews photo by Ceroline Soukorolt jaret and Walter Holuboff study some paperwork at their Kitchen Design Centre in jegar. The company is one of many West Kootenay businesses wee appear in athe I progress edition. Update 91 will be inch y's Ce Harmony Honk A DIVISION: oF ry AtRVICeS oe pape Homes) 1-10th Ave-; ic Cc nileger. 8. : VIN3AI Church plans trek A special program for children ages five to 15 is planned by Grace Presbyterian Church pro anne break, April | to 3, Pe» dg to ea ys and git” take. an im@@inary voyage on Joyship Energize, and’ through stories, UtiliCorp expects record UtiliCorp United has announced it expects first quarter financial results to exceed results of the first quarter of 1990: The results are expected to be a record for first quarter revenues, income from operations, net income and primary earnings per common share, the company said in @ news release. UtiliCorp, the parent company of West Kootenay Power, estimates that Primary earnings per common share for the first’ quarter will be 95 cents versus 92 cents in the 1990 first quar- ter, Net income is expected to be $28.7 million, compared to net in- come of $23 million in the 1990 first quarter. Revenues are expected to be $325.6 million and income from operations is expected to be $63.2 million, versus 1990 first quarter revenues of $300.7 million and in- come from operations of $51.1 million. AH amounts are in U.S. dollars. Average common shares outstan- ding have increased to 28.1 million in the first quarter of 1991 from 22:9 million in the first quarter of 1990. The increase is primarily due to a Public offering of four million new shares of common stock in late 1990, the company said. UtiliCorp also announced that it expects to spend approximately $135 million this year on construction and other gas and electric utility system improvements. Approximately $72 million of that amount is expected to be spent by electric operations and about $63 million is expected to be spent by gas operations. Utility ex- penditures in 1990 totaled $119 million. Based in Kansas City, UtiliCorp provides gas and electric service to 828,000 in eight states and the province of British Columbia. The company also is engaged in various non-reg energy and utility related enterg IWA eyes better pensions VANCOUVER (CP) — Pension improvements top the list of contract proposals by the B.C. forest in- dustry’s main union. The 35,000-member IWA-Canada — formerly the International Woodworkers of America —_ will also seek a one-year contract with ‘wage increases to compensate for in- flation, the union said in a news The union's three-year contracts with B.C. coastal and Interior forest industry bargaining groups expire in June. 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