with 'take-or-pay’

: VANCOUVER (CP) — The
B.C. Petroleum Corp. has
just paid out $1 million for
Natural gas it was unable to
sell in 1980 because of slump-
ing export markets and next
ar the bill could be $100
ion, says BCPC manager
Don Rawlyk.
; The problem is “take-or-
pay” provisions in the gas
éontracts the petroleum cor-
poration has with producers,
Ke said.
: BCPC agrees to purchase a
minimum of 72 per cent of the
gas stipulated in the con-
tract. If it can't take the gas,
it has to pay the producer for
it anyway.
‘The problem for us is that
while we have take-or-pay

Manitoba government's
revenue from gasoline
sales will rise by about
$800,000 a month because
of the latest provincial tax
i increase, the provincial fi-
} nance minister says.
Brian Ransom said in the
legislature that the esti-
mate is based on the tax
increase of 0.6 cents a litre.
A federally-approved in-
crease in crude oil prices
added another 0.7. cents
and the oil companies
: added 0.7 cents to bring
the total increase to two
cents a litre.
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ers, our U.S, customer has no
take-or-pay obligation to us,”
Rawlyk said. “He can take as
much or as little as he wants
and not pay any penalty.”

Last year, B,C.'s export
market suffered a severe
setback with sales down
about 35 per cent from pre-
vious years. The corporation
found itself committed to buy
about 60 billion cubic feet of
gas, worth about $60 million
if the average price of gas is
about $1 per thousand cubic
feet (mef), it ‘couldn't sell,

“And unfortunately we are
projecting a take-or-pay com-
mitment for 1981 of between
135 to 150 billion cubic feet,”
Rawlyk said.

Saskatchewan government.
says commercials for
Crown corporations being
shown in movie theatres
will be withdrawn about
the middle of this month.

The commercials, which
wero initisted by the
Crown Investments Corp.,
were booked into theatres
in early December for 13
weeks, The corporation wil
not be rebooking them
when the 13-week period
ends this month.

A corporation spokes-
man said the purpose of
the commercials was to
show the contribution of
Saskatchewan's Crown
corporations in developing
the province's economy.

CASTLEGAR, 8.C.

At the same $1 per mef
price that would mean a
commitment to pay a maxi-
mum of $150 million for gas
that can't be marketed for
several years, he said.

BCPC does have a year to
take the gas it has to pay for
but couldn't take last year,
but Rawlyk said there is al-
most no chance it can market
the gas within that time,

If BCPC doesn’t take the
gas in the time stipulated by
the contracts, it loses all
rights to it. *

In an effort to reduce the
impact of the take-or-pay ob-
ligation Rawlyk has sug-
gested the amount the cor-
poration agrees to take be
reduced to 52 per cent from
72 per cent.

LOT OF BULL

CALGARY (CP) — A
bull described as being the
near-perfect beef animal
was sold Monday for a
record $280,000, double the
amount of the previous
record.

The 2,010-pound bull, B
and H Ribstone 27G Lad,
was consigned by B and H
Hereford Farms of Millet ,
near Edmonton. It was also’
named grand champion,

B and H Ribstone was

sired by the bull holding .

the previous record, DVH
Standard Lad, which sold
for $140,000 in 1978.

‘A consortium of 12 buy-
ers, eight from Alberta,
two from England, one
from Wyoming and one

_ Deposit

helps up _
beer prices

VANCOUVER (CP) —
B.C. beer drinkers will pay a
dime more for each bottle of
brew, beginning yesterday.’

Rick Heese of Pacific
Brewers Distributors said
Tuesday a dozen domestic
beer will cost a total of $7.10,
up from $5.90.

The new price includes a
60-cents hike in the deposit
price for bottles to $1.20 a
dozen,’ and a seven-per-cent
social services tax.

Heese said the increase in
the price of beer is due to
rising costs. The increase to
10 cents 2 bottle is part of =
Canada-wide move by. the
brewing industry to bring,
the deposit price in line with”
the purchase price of new
glass, he said.

from Colorado, bought the

RNMENT

SVANCOUVER (CP) —
The publisher of the Los
Angeles Times is suing the
B.C. government for $3.6
million in U.S. funds for
alleged breach of an agree-
ment to supply newsprint.

Times Mirror Co.
suing Her Majesty the
Queen, “in right of the
Province of British Colum-

and Ocean Falls
a provincial Crown-
owned corporation.

The corporation's pulp
mill at Ocean Falls was
shut in June last year and
The Times said the closure
left the daily newspaper at
higher prices.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

After best

Rebels no |

: By Gary Fleming
The Castlegar Rebela won
a a eames last. night’ against
moke-eaters which
air have the old timers in the
barber shop buzzing about
ny

Sunday's action
on page BS

ee
the hockey game for days,
‘There ‘was standing room
only (even in the press box)
as over 1,200 fans paid to
witness the best game of the
year. The -duet of Dan Me-

‘Season

Donald ‘and Dan. MeParland

between’ their. respective |
pipes had the fans’ and op-
posing shooters in swe, butin
last night's game the Rebels
no longer came away shaking
their heads as in previous
games but came back with
the “I'll get one next time”
attitude,

“Dan MacDonald, relentless
Rebel forchecker, turned the
tides on the Jr, Smokies.

. In the first 10 minutes of
the game the Rebela hemmed
in the Smokies, forcing thom

capped

ith two wins

The SHSS Junior Rock-
ettes completed the regular
season portion of their bas-
‘ketball schedule with a pair
of league victories last week.

On. Wednesday ‘gainst’*
Beaver Valley, the girls got °
their offence into high gear-
as they coasted to a con-
vincing 40-12 victory. Guards

~ Lisa Koochin-and: Julle Per--

ehudoff led the .offensive -
production with nine ‘and
eight: points ‘respectively. *
Forwards Beth Krug, Gail
Cheveldave, and Kim Allen
added six. points each and
ea lette Schreiber contri-
d five, points.

“ie Koochin » was’ out-

standing on Sages as she-

her. career. by -hooping 19
points, 18. of them in the
second half. Leader. guard
Lisa Koochin poured in 14
points’.while team: captain
Kim Allen added six points.
The Rockettes :now: enter
the West Kootenay ‘Cham-
ionship which will be held at
Re SHSS gym this Saturday.
{nthe second’ semifinal
games, lays: JL.

Pp
?Crowe' at: 11- an: add ‘the

Rockettes :take on’ Beaver
Valley at: 12:80..'The losers
meet in tho consolation game
at 2:80 p.m. and the winners
play in the’ championship
game at 4 p.m. °-
Coach Pilatzke is optomis-
tic about the ‘girls’ chances:
“Right now the team ed

, tude toward’ the. pla:
e . ‘The, 2

: JL. Crowe. Hawkettes.from,

Trail, Once again it. was
guards Koochin and Perehu-
doff who led: the way. by
scoring 12 and ;10° points.
Paulette Schreiber, although

_she scored only two points’.

played extremely. well de-
fensively, limiting Trail’s big
Debbie Huth to three points.

This game marked the 13th
time this year that the Junior
Rockettes’ opposition’ has
been held to less than 20
points. Final score was 34-19
for the locals,

In an elimination game to
determine final playoff-pair-
ings the Rockettes destroyed
W.E. Graham Silver Stars

.49-10. Paulette Schreiber en:
Joyed her finest production of : -

Arena officials and local
RCMP are concerned
about rowdiness by fans at
the playoff games present-
ly taking place between
the Smoke-eaters and the .

chalk
season. They feel they t Fave
acquired: the. skills, the de-
fonsive: knowledge ‘and the
experience to Reet this chal-
Tenge.”

JULIE PEREHUDOFF ©
. +. Scoring leader

Extra plain clothed and
uniformed officers will be
on Saty ds Meta the games -

MP spokesman. -

game of veer

to ice the. ‘pus nilmerous.
times torelieve the pressure.
As on other occasions, . the
Smokeaters came back and .
scored with Baines deflecting
Doug Miller's slep shot past
McDonald at 17: :

Coach Ed Wyatt was using .
more combinations than on a

pizza menu but the move paid
off in the end,

Not only. will the: old
timers’ remember the second
period but the fans in the
East section of the rink as
well, They took time to watch

for! a a fight for the most part},

Trail'a Porcelato hit the
post on a wide open net to
poke check ‘another Smokie
forward. le: Hindmarsh
wtelioved McDonald, blocking
another shot on‘ the” same
play until Dan got back into
position. The: Rebels then
tried to set up the perfect:
goal while Trail was playing
two men short,‘but ended up
killing off the penalties them-
selves. +

At of the second per-
“fod. the Rebels got another
power play chance with Fer-
arro and McNiel in the box

Ross

Jim Ross, a Grade..12 -

atudent at Stanley Humph-
ries Secondary. School won
first place overall at'the' B.C.
Cup Gient Slalom meet held
on Blackcomb Mountairi. at
Whistler, Feb. 21-and:22.

‘Other Castlegar. racera
tt competition “were. Bob
Walton and Ken Ross .who
finished 20th and: 26th res-
pectively,. on Sun ‘The
two young men had the privi-
ledge of chatting with Prime
Minister. Pierre E, Trudeau
in the lift line, They reported
him quite friendly and were
impressed by the fact that he

~ stood in the lift line “just like

any other skier.”

‘and Nevakshonoff © serving a
” MacDonald’s:. roughing : pen-_

alty. This time Keri Swanson’
converted the perfect pass-

“ing play ‘of Bul Sofiak’ and
Barry 8

Serudland, into lights
on the scoreboard’ as’ he
poked Scrudland’s pass un-
oor McFarland.
‘Tho score was tied 1-1 but
the most exciting part of the -
goal was that my wife won a

_ $8.50, lunch on ‘the Power.

Play Contest (nice work).
People will also remember
Ferairo batting one in with
u h didn't, ennnt).
nald “stopping For-
arroas he got behind the de-
fense and on the same play
grabbing Doug: Miller’s re-
bound shot heading for the
open net while sitting on his
erease, or in his. cress:
pardon me, are other events
to be remembe
In the third period,” the’
Rebels - once” again ‘ put- on
tremendous . pressure,’ for-
checking the smooth skating .
and passing Smokies slmost
to a. standstill. : McFarland
stood his ground until half
way through the period wher
Blatchford (in the officials’

Castle;
my ne it was. Kerk Swanson
who made the Trail defender
tno silly by shooting the
puck" past McFarland’ (I
couldn't see how Blatchford
could get his stick on it),

Bill Sofiak | set up the goal
by putting a move on Ferarro
tat left his head spinning. I

as glad to see that the
Rebel ‘didn’t ait back ‘and try

+ to protect their slim lead —

that would have been dis-
astrous, They kept the pres-
: anne “Coker” on. who along
with Skrudiand, set up
Ken Sherstobitoif with his

well-deserved empty net goal -.

with 31 ‘seconds left to seal
the victory.

Itwesesweet: victory. ‘One
which should give the Rebels
new life and more confidence
but as I said once before, the
hungrier team ‘will win’ the
series, They need the. fans’

support aa well so let's move |

Castlegar’ Saturday © night,
‘The Rebels must win again in
Trail.

in first place

‘Two Caatlegar youths from~
the Red Mountain Racers did
well in'the giant slalom com-
petition: at, North Star in

Kimberley ‘on Saturday .and

Sunday. .

Mark Poohachoff, 16, got
the: pest..in the .“G”. class
satis me

‘An

+ registered,
Kemp winning the. 10 km. -
Junior Men's race in 26:10 .'

icluilve’ savings "account at’

Kootenay Savings — offering the
““highost ‘interest, raté for minimum

monthly balance account

TARIMAN

‘The; course ‘at Nancy.*
Greene Lake was in excellent
condition for the,7th Annual
Nordie¢ Ski Race: whieh took!
place on Sunday,

Some'execllent times were’
‘Stephen

and Dave Muffley taking the
..16 km. Open Mep’s in 47:24.
“As far as we know, Kem

“plonships,-
The hard

teatnin,
Stanley Humphries’ | Ski"
Team \is producing results, -

with members’ of the team -

taking first and second ih the
Junior; Boys'-and first’ and
third in .the Junior ‘Women.
Others, slthough not placing:
in’ the ribbons,. put ‘in good
:times nonetheless, °.:

Three skiers who ad
very well‘ over: the
distance’ were Carol:

ol i in’ 22:85,
and Helen‘ Bourchier : (Vet-
eran Wonsen) in 20:46, ‘Bour-
chier will be representing the
Kootensys in: the : Winter

au 4
(Sr. Women) in 18:21, 8-year-
Alex Hartman

Moa ro, (Skea,
1. Terry ng, {Ross-
09; Braftebo

Games at Prince George. Elin ‘

Kristiansen,’ a Norwegian

day got best “C” class on and a

second overall.
‘Wayne Woodward of Nel-
son was the overall winner:

Girls still ou

CARMAN, MAN, (CP}
— No plans have been
made to allow girls to play

Amateur Hockey Assoc:
ation said are

Frank McKinnon said
CAHA rules have always...
stipulated: “boys hockey”
although he’ does favor’
women’s hockey in separ-
ate leagues,

To play at Winter Ganeel

The Castlegar Colt 45 -

broomball ‘team will repre-
sent the Kootenay zone at
the B.C. Winter Games in
Prince George March 5-8.

The team qualified for the
winter games. after winning
the _ Kootenay ‘zone play-
downs in Castlegar in Jan-
uary. They won against two
Cranbrook teams aid a Nel-

‘gon one. =

The Castlegar team hos.
done well all season. In

-October of 1980° the team

placed second in a tourna-
ment’ in Vancouver. .. They
placed fifth in a tournament
in Cranbrook in November of
1980'and Feb, 14, 1981 left
them with first place in-the’
“B” . diyision in ,a Nelson
tourney.

Gary ‘Rodger, defenceman

and spokesman for the teams
says the team stands a good
chance of winning.

“Whether ’ or mat we can

, win the gold,-I don't know,”

he saya, “Kamloops and Van-
couver-have strong teams.”

Twenty persdns will: be
representing. the . team'~in.;

. Prince George. The, compe-:
tition. will; be against: the,”

seven other B.C.’ zones.

council desided Tuesday
night,

Counedl Voted i to. 4 for]

building Olympic Coliseum
ona site where a relatively
new exhibition hall now

* and* along... with some {per
potts,

additions forsees the pl

(0-8). Tho.. .women *
‘dropped into fifth-place over-
all-in ‘the nineteam Totem -

* Conference League ‘with ‘an °

eight-win, eight-loss seasonal

‘With the season now,over,

* Coach Barbara Rutherford’

Saints, a” vastly improved
squad over last year, remain
idle until the fall,

9) Br, Mon 20- 735 (10 ke)
Sami Seblelder, 8

Nordic Hall and ‘we urge’: at
area skiers’ with an interest
in improving trals to attend.

program for young ‘:

training
sklers (7-14 apron) ‘to:con-*
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