Castlegar News February 25, 1987 Staff asked to coordinate work Castlegar seek has asked city staff to coordinate work being done on possible docking facilities in Castlegar with private proposals being prépared for waterfront de- proposal to put a dock and wharf on the Columbia River near Zuckerberg Island. Council also approved the proposed relocation of the CP Rail station to the corner of 13th Avenue and 3rd Street. velopment. CP Rail now must approve Council is looking at a the move. Mtowellig Technologist Quality tor a better accounting position bi dla taking the S.M.. i Accounting Technologist Program. It developed + satisty @ need in the work-force tor encour ting pore: professionals and designed to be completed while you work in your present position. ‘As an Accounting Technologist, you will be able to otter em- ployers a solid understanding ond practical knowledge for s. Ti Technatogit Diploma con be completed in one to three years depending on previous education. And, the diploma meets the entrance requirements into the S.M.A. Protessional Program For intormation on registration please contoct (before March 13): SCOUTS CEREMONY .. . Local scouts take part in “Ceremony of Lights” at Kinnaird Junior Secondary School. Fuction was held for scouts and guides to remember their tounder, Lord Robert Baden Powell. Casttews Photo by KictGranamn 12:25 p.m. Monday to Friday 60 SECONDS OF NEWS & VIEWS FROM AROUND B.C. WITH SCOTT DIXON, BC BUSINESS Robert John Zebert of Castlegar passed away Sat- urday, Feb. 21 at the age of 30. Mr. Zebert was born June 17, 1956 at Trail and grew up in Castlegar, where he re- ceived his schooling and graduated from Stanley Humphries secondary school in 1975. After his graduation he began working for Tri- Angle Pacific in Slocan. City. and continued employment there when it became known as Slocan Forest Products. He was a member of the IWA and enjoyed fishing and archery. He is survived by his par- ents, Jack and Nadine Zebert of Castlegar; two brothers, Joseph of Robson and Tim- othy of Vancouver; one sis- ter, Kathy Byrne of Castle- 809 Merry ae Road Past Fireside Motel soneey School a.m. incinio Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service p.m TUES. 6:00 P.M. AWANA — Children’s Program Kindergarten to Grade 8 WEDNESDAY NIGHT Study & Prayer 7 p.m. Church 365-3430 or 365-5052 EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 914 Columbia Ave. ANGLICAN CHURCH 1401 Columbia Avenue Sunday Services 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Rev. Charles Balfour 365-2271 Parish Purpose: “To know Christ and make Him known" fat Keaseahip km. Hwy. 3 towards G1 Gre Forks P. Stuort Lourie Ph. 365-3278 Sunday School — 9:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship 1:00 a.m. Prayer & Bible Study Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Satellite Video Seminars Accredited Home Bible Study Courses gar; grandmother Hazel Laz- croft of Grand Forks and aunts, uncles, cousins, one niece and one nephew. He was predeceased by grandparents John Lazaroff, Sam Zebert and Alex and Helen Nahornoff. Funeral services were held at the Castlegar Funeral Robert John Zebert passes away at age 30 Chapel Tuesday and today with burial in Park Memorial Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. Ootischenia man dies after 61 years John William Abeitkoff died suddenly Saturday, Feb. 21 at the age of 61. Mr. Abietkoff was born Dec. 24, 1925 at Brilliant and grew up in Ootischenia. He married Elsie Zeboroff at Champion Creek and Ootis- chenia on Dec. 18, 1947. He worked for a short time in the lumber industry, but worked most of his life as an ironworker in the construc- tion field. He was a lifetime member of the USCC, mem- ber of the Ironworkers Local No. 97, and enjoyed fishing and outdoor activities. He is survived by his wife Elsie of Ootischenia; two sons, John and wife Rita, and Wayne and wife Verna of Castlegar; one daughter, Linda Poznikoff and husband ELK REPORT. RELEASED ‘The results of the first-phase of-athree-year study of, the conflicts between elk and ranching in the East Kootenayr area have been released by the Ministry of Environment andi parks. “Investigations conducted over the past. year revealed | mueh lower numbers of non-migratory elk than those reported in an earlier 1986 study prepared by Gary el said Environment and Parks Minister Stephen The findings support the view that elk area highly manageable species,” Rogers said in a prepared release. “Our long term objective has been to reduce those elk in conflict with agriculture while maintaining the main migratory elk component.” Non-migratory elk are those that frequent agricultural areas during the summer and early fall. months and may damage agricultural crops, especially hay and pasture. The three-year study was undertaken as a result of made by Gary Bowden, who conducted the 1985 study for the ministry. The 1986 field investigations were carried out by Keystone Bio- under contract to the ministry, and foceers ne perder both the actual and nig) elk in the main East Kootenay cattle nw came area iene Cranbrook. ‘The feeding habits of the elk were studied to aid both the Ministry of Environment and Parks and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in determining the amount of damage caused by the non-migratory component of the East Kootenay elk population. Bowden had concluded that non-migratory elk were a major cause of the conflict. Ranchers in the area were interviewed to determine their perceptions ‘of elk numbers and the extent of crop damage. Radio monitoring was also used in the study. Transmitters attached to ,seven free-ranging elk wer emonitored weekly during August through October. In addition, weekly early-morning areial surveys, early-morn- ing and late-evening ground counts aided by night-vision and two pt ind ‘counts by up to 70 volunteers were conducted on the 22 ranches within the study area. The data collected resulted in an estimate of 280 non-migratory elk in 1986, a reduction of more than 50 per cent from the 50 estimated prior to the initiation of special early-season low-elevation elk hunting seasons in 1960. Non-migratory elk eat native grasses as well as agricultural crops, suggesting that these elk may not be causing as much crop damage as was originally thought. Rogers said the project will be continued in order to examine other rancher concerns, such as the numbers of elk and deer grazing agricultural crops in the early spring, as well as to conduct further monitoring of summer elk movements. The work will be coordinated with field studies, to be conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, aimed at developing. reliable methods of determining the amount of damage caused by both migratory and non-migratory elk and deer. Other activities that have been undertaken to reduce conflicts between elk and ranching include a review of ranchers’ responsibilities to protect their properties (completed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries), anda of the total ives for elk in the Kootenay trench. This latter analysis is being jointly undertaken by the ministries of Environment and Parks, Forests and Lands and Agriculture and Fisheries, with results anticipated in the spring. Family gathers for Kristiansen have been laid off permanently, others are off for’ two-week shutdowns, area said. The unemployment rate in the East Kootenay area is 16 per cent, while some towns report rates up to 25 per cent. “We've lost half of the tax base in Sparwood,” said Mayor Colin Curties. “About 1,700 people or about nine per cent of the population have lost their direct mining jobs in East Kootenay in the last three years.” Bill Boyd, Sparwood’s chamber of commerce president, said for every direct mining job lost, two service jobs have disappeared. Curties and Boyd were among a delegation that met with Vander Zalm and Energy Minister Jack Davis seeking help for their region. Bill Stuart, president of the United Mine Workers local and delegation organizer, said the group wants an initiative promoting the use of western Canadian coal in Ontario. During the meeting, Stuart suggested steel manufacturers in Central Canada also use western coal. This would require some change in freight rates. ‘The . the pi and. the federal government (would) assist in \ the added transportation cost,” he told reporters after the meeting. The initiative would “attempt to gain a tax on imported coal with a high sylphur content and the tax be based on the high sulphur content and that money be used in the cleanup of the acid rain damage.” The plan to see low-sulphur western coal to Ontario Hydro was the subject of a federal-provincial report released last summer. That report said the cost of using either U.S. coal and flue gas scrubbers to limit the emissions is approximately the same as using western Canadian coal. It said using western coal would double the number of jobs in Canada between 1985 and 2000 and add $4.1 billion in increased income. But it noted there is a problem with the high cost of getting the coal to Ontario. During the meeting, Stewart suggested steel manufacturers in Central Canada also use western coal. This would require some change in freight rates. Davis said the prospect of selling metallurgical or coking coal to Ontario was a new twist, but doubted it was as feasible as selling thermal coal to government- owned Ontario Hydro because the steel companies are privately owned and not subject to the same kinds of political pressures. He said the B.C. government supports all attempts to get the coal industry back in shape, however, and the matter will be raised by Vander Zalm at the first ministers meeting March 26-27. avis said the provincial government has some ‘concerns about the suggestion of transportation subsidies because it could hamper freer trade talks with the United States and raises the question of whether coal sold off-shore shouldn't also have its transportation costs subsidized. “I don't think it’s a special case that requires a subsidy,” Davis said. “But it certainly requires that Ontario go clean by low-sulphur Western coal. That's not a subsidy so much as a desire to protect the environment of Ontario.” He said the government will also press Ottawa to put its new transportation act in place so coal producers will be able to ship along U.S. rails, if it’s cheaper, and this could force Canadian freight rates down. Paul of Houston, B.C.; 10 ST. PETER LUTHERAN 713-4th Street Office 365-3664 9am. Worship Service Sunday School 10:30 a.m Rev. G.T. Backus 365-3085 Arrangements for cameras should be "wet Stachel teas | ROBSON COMMURITY MEMORIAL CHURCH Ist Sunday, 7: p.m. 2nd, 3rd and 4th LOAN-OUT CAMERA The Castlegar News has two simple-to- operate loan-out cameras (complete with film) which it is pleased to allow groups to use for taking pictures for use by the Castlegar News. News a at 365-3517. Castlégar News grandchildren; brother Mike and wife Audrey of Castle- gar; and sister Mary Post nikoff and husband Pete of Shoreacres. He was predeceased by his father in 1934, mother in 1942, and brothers William in 1955 and Peter in 1956. Funeral services will begin at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel tonight at 7 p.m. and continue Thursday at the Ootischenia Hall at 10 a.m. with burial in the Ootischenia Cemetery at 1 p.m. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. Should friends desire, con- bributions may be made to the Heart Fund, Box 3023 Castlegar. the use of these made through our News Department 365-3517 Sundays, 10a.m No service 5th Sunday CHURCH OF GOD Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Family Worship Service a.m. Bible Study & Prayer Tuesday 7:00 p.m Lodies Bible Study Thurs. 9:30.0.m Youth Ministries Phone 365-3269 or 365-2605 FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP (A.C.0.P.) Fomily NGhuareh Preaching the Word of Faith GRACE PRESBYTERIAN 2605 Columbia Ave Rev. J. Ferrier Phone 365-3182 Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Into: 365-8292 or 365-3182 PENTECOSFAL TABERNACLE Below Castleaird Plaza Phone 365-6317 Postor: Barry Werner Phone 365-2374 — SUNDAY SERVICES — Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 Evening Fellowship 6:30 Wednesday: Bible Study ond Prayer 7:00.p.m. Friday Youth Meetings 6:30 p.m. HOME OF CASTLEGAR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 365-7818 767 - V1th Ave. Ph. 365-5212 NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY WILL BE THE NAMAE OF OUR NEW CHURCH ‘At Old Church Christian Education 9:30 o.m ‘Morning Worship 10:30 a.m Evening Evangelistic , 00 p.m Wednesday Bible Study Prayer at 7:00 p.m. Friday Youth at 7:30 p.m * Women's ‘oung Married A VIBRANT. FAITH BUILDING. FRIENOLY ATMOSPHERE Pastor: Ken Smith Wee Colley Assistant: 2404 Columbia Avenue Church School 9:45a.m Morning Worship 11a.m. Pastor Ira Johnson Phone 365-6762 UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA 2264-6th Ave. 1% Blocks South of Community Complex 9:45.a.m. Singing 10 a.m. — Worship and Sunday School Rev. Ted Bristow 365-8337 or 365-7814 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 1471 Columbia Ave., Trail 364-0117 Regular Saturday Services Pastor Cliff Drieberg 264' Thorvald “Denny” Kris- tiansen passed away in his sleep at home Thursday, Feb. 19 in Vancouver. Born in Denmark in 1902, he immi- grated to Canada in 1923, arriving in Nelson in 1924 where he worked in logging camps, including the Castle- gar Lumber Co. and as a waiter on all Kootenay, Ar- row and Slocan Lake stern- wheelers until moving to Vancouver in 1931. He was employed by the CPR’s B.C. Coastal Steam- ship Service until his retire- ment as a Chief Steward in 1967. He was very active in the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, the CCF — New Democratic Party and in drama groups. He radio plays and acted in Clifford Odetis Waiting For Lefty when he and a number of other unemployed British Columbians won the Domin- ion Drama Festival Award in 1935. His family home at 1220 Barclay Street in Vancouver was a centre for community and political gatherings throughout the 1940s, ‘50s and '60s. He is remembered by his wife, Hilda, of Vancouver; son Lyle and his wife Vera, of Nelson; and his three grand- children, Eric, Haida and Colin of Nelson. He is also mourned by a brother in Copenhagen and a sister-in- law in Aarhus, Denmark. There will be a family gathering in his Vancouver wrote a number of stage and home on March 15. " ie x@ y( Talk to us today and find out how easy it fs. Stuart said he doesn't care what is done as long as the coal is sold. “We need the coal communities are in trouble and need those markets.” he said. “Our to move,” Banks in no rush to TORONTO (CP) — Bay Street rumor mongers confi dently predicted a rush of mergers between banks and investment dealers after the federal and Ontario gov- ernments lifted ownership restrictions in December. However, in the two months since the govern- ments announced plans, not a single such merger has hap pened. “Certainly the stampede that made the industry move to advocate the right to sell out 100 per cent — which was based in my opinion on an expectatian that people would be lining up to buy them — did not materialize,” Austin Taylor, chairman of McLeod Young Weir Ltd., said in an interview. McLeod is the only major investment firm to make ownership changes following the governments’ announce. ments. The New York in. vestment firm of Shearson Lehman Bros. will increase its 10-per-cent holding to 30 per cent and a Montreal Bronfman company bought a 19-per-cent interest. It's dawning on Canadian securities firms that capital is becoming important and it's also becoming apparent that they're not going to be swamped with offers from banks or anyone else to sell, Taylor said While no one disputes the merge banks’ push into the secur- ities business, Bo MacIntosh, president of the Canadian Bankers Association, says they're reluctant to buy their way ‘in. They don't like the price of the big investment firms, especially because of the staff turnover expected next year as new entrants lure away experienced work- ers, he told a conference on the securities industry earl- ier this month. in the “I mean if you pay two and a half or three times book value and then lose all the staff next month, you've got to be stupid,” said Mac- Intosh. The Toronto-Dominion Bank has been running its own discount brokerage for two years by hiring invest- ment firms to execute trades on the stock exchanges. It has said it likely won't buy a dealer. The Bank of Nova Scotia, which startled the financial services sector in November by announcing it would open a securities subsidiary in Quebec, is typical of how most banks are keeping their options open. “We've had casual discus- sions with various other par- ticipants in the market but the bank has not made any firm decision about not buy- ing,” said Bob Brooks, She sal bi oe igcovers, pew and untried fruits and J} and then p1 them until pac achieve star billing in supermarkets and on dining tables across North America. FINDS PRODUCE Her ability to find exotic, unknown produce was tested in 1962 when she opened her own produce wholesale house with a $10,000 loan from her father. A produce manager of Los Angeles supermarket asked her if she could locate Chinese gooseberries. She found them in New Zealand. Importers, who felt the name Chinese gooseberries wasn't marketable, began calling them kiwi fruit after the New Zealand bird. Caplan picked up the new name, promoted it and now sells 100,000 cases annually. Since then, she has popularized edibles from around the world, from Asian pears to baby yegetables and Belgian endive. “Canada is a fabulous market for us,” Caplan said in a telephone interview, adding that she has many retail clients in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, Much of the exotic produce that Caplan’s firm buys from overseas is shopped by air to Canadian warehouses for supermarket distribution as well as to specialty fruit and vegetable stores in major cities. sprouts. Pasi Catania, president of ML Catania Co. Ltd., @ food d produce at the Ontario Toot Terminal in ac waa praises Cgplan's persistence. “It can be difficult to interest retailers in specialty foods such as exotic fruits and strange mushrooms, but Frieda has the marketing savvy,” said Catania. “And, of course, there is an tipscale market for such foods out there.” Caplan's marketing methods include her weekly Hot Sheet, which lets buyers know about the promotions she's running and what customers are asking for. One recent Hot Sheet touted blood oranges. “Here's another one that is slipping in quietly through the back door — out of the desert area of California,” she wrote. “Fully two months in advance of the heavy crop season, expect to pay sky high prices for this early fruit. “However, size and: color are good, so it will be perceived as a value by those shoppers who ‘must’ have blood oranges.” Caplan's marketing efforts go beyond tagging retailers and other industry types — she's also a whiz when it comes to packaging. Each package contains only a small amount of what pind bean product to sh on the might be willing to experiment with a sample of a Nos they've never tried before than with a lot of it. The packages also include recipes using the product and personal tips from Caplan. and intravenous solutions by 1988, Company president Rich- ard Daly said the site will be determined within the next 60 to 90 days with construe ‘tion beginning within four months. He would not say which communities are being con- sidered, but he ruled out Vancouver, “Traditionally, Travenol has done best in smaller communities where it can have more impact,” he said. Travenol manufactures medical supplies in 23 coun- tries and has annual sales of $5 billion. 1 et fame Reet ase * Joyce 365-3091 Connie 365-7601 HOMEGOODS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE Tues.-Sat., 9:30-5:30 China Creek “Drive a Little to Save a Lot” ha Westariimber Products Southern Wood “We Set the Standard”