Castlegar News July 31, 1968 VISITORS WELCOMED . . . The Slaman family, visiting Canada from Den Hoorn, Holland was treated to a very special welcome from the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce for being the manager. td Mee: Chamber's 888th visitor to its Info Centre. (From left) Lenny, Rene, Sandra, Johan, Dorothea Lich, translator and Bev Kennedy, Chamber office Visitors honored The Slaman family visiting Canada from Den Hoorn, Holland had the distinction of being the 888th visitor to the Castlegar Chamber of Com merce’s Travel InfoCentre Wednes- day. The Slamans who were travelling in a van and pulling a trailer arrived at the InfoCentre about 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday were treated to a special package donated by the Chamber of Commerce. Dorothea Lich kindly came right down when the Chamber called to translate. “The Slaman's spoke some Eng- lish, but we wanted to be sure they understood what was happening to them,” Chamber office manager, Bev Kennedy said. “They spoke and understood Ger. man, which Dorothea does as well.” Lesley Price, Chamber summer staff, took the Slaman's around to collect their gifts from the various contributing businesses. Several bus. inesses made a very special effort to make the Slaman's feel welcome. Nick Chernoff of Trowelex Equip ment Rentals and Sales fed them watermelon, filled their hats with fresh vegetables to be used on the rest of their journey. They left Castlegar on Friday for Christina Lake and points west. “The City of Castlegar will not soon be forgotten by the Slaman’s,” said Kennedy. “There were so many things for the family to see and gifts to collect, that they had to stay two nights.” Knelman speaks for peace Dr. F.H. Knelman, Vancouver physicist, educator and environment alist, will speak on “Changes in the Peace Movement” August 6 (Hiro- shima Day) at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson. According to Dr. Knelman, the August 6, 1945, dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, represents “a radical change in human history.” As the poet W.H. Auden put it, ‘to be or not to be’ has become a soliloquy for the world. Commen surate with this unprecedented threat is the revolution of hope. Never before have millions of people all over the world become so committed and mobilized in the casue of peace. Their efforts have already yielded positive results. And more, and more, these great new movements are linking a trinity of global issues — peace, justice and the protection of the environment into a unified vision of a sustainable future. Dr. Knelman will also discuss current weapons testing, recent progress on treaties and verification and the case before the Supreme Court on the legality of nuclear weapons in Canada under inter. national law. Jeanette Grittani, Louise Warthe and the Images Ad Hoc Singers are scheduled to perform at the event, which is sponsored by the Kootenay Centre for a Sustainable Future. DR. KNELMAN . inNelson Bus driver clears charges PENTICTON (CP) — A bus driver charged after his vehicle went off the road and overturned on an embank ment last Christmas Day, injuring 36 passengers,, has been found not guilty of driving with undue care and attention. Provincial court Judge Ann Routh waite said Friday she could not find the Crown proved beyond a reason Crawford Bay gets new radio repeater Four Seasons Radio (Kootenay Division) received approval from the Canadian Radio, Television: Telecommunications Commission for a license to operate an FM radio repeater at Crawford Bay on Koot enay Lake. The new signal will cover the Nelson North Shore, Balfour, Ains. worth, Kaslo, Riondell, Proctor, Gray Creek and Boswell. The area has a potential audience of over 5,000. The repeater will have the same power and coverage area as CBC radio. The new station will be heard at 101.9 on the FM dial. The signal will be relayed by microwave from Nelson to Crawford Bay by way of Elephant Mountain. The use of microwave technology will providew listeners a superior quality signal. The new repeater will be called FM 102 Kootenay Lake. Final testing and inspections will now be carried out with an expected on-air date in early August. FM 102 Kootenay Lake joins a network of stations operated by the Kootenay Broadcasting System in Nelson, Creston and Trail. Peter Lebedoff passes away Peter Lebedoff of Castlegar passed away Tuesday, July 26, 1988, at the age of 47 Funeral services were held at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel on Thurs. day and Friday with burial in Park Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Lebedoff was born at Kam sack, Sask. on October 7, 1940 and moved to Kelowna with his parents when he was four-years-old. He lived in Kelowna until 1952 when he came to Castlegar where he has since resided. During his life he worked as a truck driver in the construction trade. His hobbies were repairing and restoring antique furniture and snowmobiling. He is survived by his mother, Lucy Lebedoff of Castlegar; three able doubt that Gary Pentyliuk was driving without due care. She said it was one explanation for the accident but there were other possibilities. The Greyhound bus was en route from Vancouver when it left the road on Highway 3A about 40 kilometres southwest of the Okanagan city of Penticton. Pentyliuk was fired by Greyhound June 17, 1988 but has filed a griev. ance over his dismissal. During his trial, police said the road was wet but not icy at the time of the accident But’ bus driver Larry Taylor said when he arrived at the accident scene, he saw frost underneath two rescue vehicles. Elio Ricciardi, a government motor vehicle inspector, said an inspection of the bus on Dec.- 29 showed no mechanical defects. Tourist alert VANCOUVER (CP) Tourist Alert issued Saturday by the RCMP The following persons, believed travelling in British columbia, are asked to call the person named for an urgent personal message Phillip Fraser, Anchorage, Ala., call parents Earl Haack, Kamloops, call Barry Prokop David Brown, Peterborough, Ont., call Andrew McKinly Ernest Namee, Texas, call your h Annette Bri; and Laurel Rizzotti both of Castlegar and Janel Lebedoff of Medicine Hat, Alta.; two sons Gordon Lebedoff of Castlegar and Kenneth Kinakin of Salmo; and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar Fun eral Chapel. Gail O'Connor, Victoria, call John Wacher John Bertelink, Brampton, Ont. call Scott Bains Le: Mel ver, Douglas Mackay Elvis Beynon, Vancouver, call Jack Beynon. Vancouver, call Watch for signs for a fire hazard rating | Fire-danger rating signs erected in forest districts throughout British Columbia reveal more information than visitors or residents may realize. The billboard-style signs, often situated near British Columbia For- est Service district offices, display a colored sequence of panels \des- ignated with the fire ratings: Very Low; Low; Moderate; High; and Extreme. An arrow-style indicator moves horizontally to show passers- by the fire danger rating in that particular district. During warm, dry weather, many people may believe a high fire-danger rating is caused solely by an unbroken stretch of sunny days. Although warm weather figures prominently in causing the fire danger indicator to move into the high and extreme zones, it is only one of many factors. The rating system actually meas- graphical features that may influence a forest's ability to retain mositure, The danger ratings, and the highway-side signs that reveal this information to the motoring public, can be changed daily if the situation warrants. A computerized Advanced Fire Management System, located at fi neh Vina P ters in Victoria, uses the same rating system to analyze past and current weather information, forest cond- itions, and human activity in the forest to predict fires. This information is also used to determine if and when forest-use restrictions are invoked. The most common, and usually the forest restriction to be placed on forest-use, is the campfire ban. Imposed at the discretion of forest districts throughout the province, it prohibits the use of open campfires on Crown land. It does not, however, ures forest humidity in the air, moisture in wood, and in duff and debris along the forest floor. The wood and debris is categorized as being either fine fuels, such as dry grass, dead leaves, brush and small branches, or heavy fuels, including logs, stumps, and deep duff com- posed of partially decayed leaves and needles. Since fine fuels lose their moisture more quickly than heavy fuels and, in the event of a fire, kindle larger nearby fuels, they are used as one of the initial, fire-danger indicators. include pi or federal parks, which set their own restrictions. Restricted travel order — which can also be initiated at the district level — normally limits logging and other industrial activity in the forests to the cool morning hours. These restrictions are often made to include general travel restrictions which can reduce or cancel public use of forest roads. Complete forest closures are , is- sued at the provincial Level — usually by the Minister of Forests — and are used only when there is a critical danger of fire. However, such Other factors inf the fire danger ratings include the moisture content of heavy fuels, general and localized wind patterns, and topo- r normally close forest access in only one or several forest districts. Sinee any forest restrictions can Outdoors talks go in Nelson For those who work in, enjoy and appreciate Kootenay outdoors, sev- eral evening talks are scheduled at the David Thompson Library, in Nelson August 3-5. On Wednesday, August 3, Doug Gook of Quesnel ‘will discuss horse logging in the ‘Cariboo. Cook rep- resents 39 horse loggers who are making a living and spreading word of their success to other parts of the province. On Thursday, Peter Duryea of Gray Creek will present a program on the social and economic benefits of a recreation network in thé Koot- enays. Duryea, who works with Guiding Hands, a non-profit ed ucational tour group into wilderness settings, planted trees for the Ministry of Forests for many years and now works with-government and commercial groups towards a sus: tained alternative economy. “I have a deep and abiding desire to put back a healthy respect for the environment into the hearts and minds of people,” Duryea Says. “My goal is for the well being of all.” Wayne Choquette of the Kootenay Eco-Museum in Cranbrook will speak Friday. “The whole upper Columbia drain. age has outstanding heritage values, both prehistoric and historic, cultural and natural. In effect, the whole region is a museum, and the heritage sites themselves are the galleries in this museum,” Choquette said recently. “Development of heritage res- ources for on-site interpretation represents an expansion of the tourism base in the region on a sustainable level.” All three talks are part of “Our Common Futur Sustainability in the Kootenays”, a five day study of forest and energy resources spon- sored by the Kootenay Centre for a Sustainable Future. have an effect on tourism in B.C., the Ministry of Tourism, Recreation anid Culture is kept fully informed of forest conditions in recreation areas and notified of impending rest- rictions. Campfire ban By CasNews Staff 3 Although the danger of forest firés is great enough for the Arrow Lakés Forest Service to impose a campfite ban, there have been far fewer firés this year than last. Ted Evans, information officer for the district attributes rainy weather in June to the radical improvement from 53 fires at this time last year to 10. And only one, the How fire near Porcupine Creek just east of Ymir is still burning according to Evans. As of Friday, the four-hectare fire had three helicopters, two caterpillar tractors and 70 men working to control it. “It's very difficult terrain for ground access,” said Evans. Last year, the forestry spent $490,000 on local fires, while only $55,000 has been spent this year. The campfire ban went into effect midnight Thursday and does not include supervised campgrounds. The ban is expected to last for at least several days as hot-dry weather is expected. New drug recalled by ministry MONTREAL (CP) — An oral liquid mineral supplement is be’ recalled by the Health Protecti Branch of Health and Welfare Canada the same month the produet went on sale. A public alert against the con- sumption of Matol was issued Friday. One lot was found to be contam- inated with a bacteria which can cause serious sickness, particularly among the elderly and chronically ill. Matol has been sold since July 8 through local independent distribu- tors but isn't available in retail stores. Consumers with any stock of Matol bearing lot number are ad- vised to return it to their supplier. The Health Protection Branch will continue to monitor the recall. Thursday. trade through . . deal with the United States. draftsmen. free vote 118-105. ALL MEN Tories were from southwestern Ontario, Columbia. abortion. Hnatyshyn told CTV television. decision . new abortion law, but at least one Conservative was certain what the decision will be. “They won't bring in any,” said John Reimer, the backbench MP from Kitchener, Ont., who helped organize an anti-abortion campaign that came within 13 votes of winning a majority in the Commons on “I don't even think a serious attempt will be made by September. All the thinking now is get free . and then go for an election.” Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is widely expected to call a fall election after the Commons returns in mid-August to deal with legislation implementing teh Conservative government's trade Justice Minister Ray Hnatyshyn has said he wants to consult cabinet before deciding whether to stick to previous plans to bring in a bill, since MPs could not agree on a general policy to guide the legal A hard-line policy that would have banned abortion unless the mother’s life was in danger came closest to winning’a majority but was defeated in a Ninety-eight Conservatives and seven Liberals supported the policy. All were men and most of the traditional the Prairies and British All 23 women who were present for the vote opposed their male colleagues and 11 of the women — led by cabinet ministers Barbara McDougall, Flora MacDonald and Pat Carney — backed an alternative that would have placed no restrictions at all on The cabinet will analyse the voting pattern, but it will also have to take other factors into account, “We have the imperative of the Sup Court . the Charter of Rights has to be New abortion law? By JIM BROWN OTTAWA (CP) — The government continued to hedge Friday about whether it will try to bring in a considered. All of these factors are part of the puzzle.” Hi hyn told the C: justice strongholds in pass any bill. Kaplan. the in May he believed the government would have to override the charter to restrict abortion. At that time Tory backbenchers were support- ting a policy that would allow abortion if there is a ° serious threat to the physical health of the mother as * well as an outright threat to her life. That option was wiped out in a procedural ruling * by Speaker John Fraser, leaving the tougher policy to be voted upon. TORIES TOUCHY Reimer and backbench colleague Jim Jepson of = London, Ont., said they could have won a majority in the House had Fraser allowed a vote on the softer : option, but neither blames the Speaker. “There's no conspiracy,” said Jepson. “John Fraser is a very strong pro-life member himself.” Government strategists had proposed a com- promise approach to replace the abortion law struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada in January. But that proposal, which called for relatively easy access early in pregnancy and tougher restrictions later, was beaten 147-76 by a coalition of anti-abortion Tories, free-choice New Democrats and ‘Liberals who favored compromise but didn't like the particular plan that was offered. The hard-line Tories say the compromise is dead, since Hnatyshyn would need their approval to But Bob Kaplan, the Liberal justice critic, suggested his party may be more accommodating if the govetnment takes the same basic approach in a bill but spells out some details that were left vague in the policy proposal “The idea of dividing the pregnancy into two periods is right in line with what the Supreme Court of Canada signalled was within the charter,” said David Daubney, the Conservative chairman of Cc i i of justice di and an P' . government to resolve after the coming election. d the issue will be left fora new | Briefly Woman falls off ferry VANCOUVER (CP) — Authorities were to resume a search today for a woman who jumped or fell from the Queen of Saanich ferry. The woman was seen falling overboard about 6 p.m. Friday, about three kilometres from the dock at Tsawwassen, south of here. The ferry circled the area until a hovercraft arrived from the rescue co-ordination centre in Vancouver. Four other vessels and a Labrador helicopter from CFB Comox were also used in the search, which was suspended for the night at 9:45 p.m Delta police are investigating. Police inquiry completed VANCOUVER (CP) — The police commission inquiry report into the 1983 beating of Michael Jacobsen in the city jail has been completed and submitted to Provincial Secretary Bill Reid. But Reid said the report won't be released until Wednesday. The report was submitted to Reid this week, four months after the inquiry into Jacobsen’s Sept., 30, 1983 beating in the Vancouver police jail. Coyote attacks campers BANFF, ALTA. (CP) — A 16-year-old girl who was dragged from a sleeping bag by her ponytails and mauled by a coyote said Banff park wardens failed to warn campers a dangerous animal was in the area. Christine Carter was camping with friends at a popular tent area on the park's Tunnel Mountain when the coyote attacked her early Friday morning. She was one of five people attacked by a coyote within 48 hours at the same camp site. Another man, 48-year-old Robert Renner from England, needed 50 stitches to close a gash above his eye. Tornado victims honored EDMONTON (CP) — Twenty-seven trees brave the wind in anew public garden in Evergreen mobile home park, each representing a person who died in Edmonton's savage tornado last ear. . Edmontonians will gather today among the trees to mark the first anniversary of the July 31 tornado that ripped through the eastern outskirts of the city, leaving 27 dead, hundreds injured and a swath of devastation. Cropduster crashes plane WINNIPEG (CP) — A cropduster who crash-landed his plane Friday and walked away without a scratch says he'll be back in the air “Monday. “I have work to do, so I have to get back up there as soon as I said Dave Knox of Carberry, Man., 140 kilometres west of “Besides, I've been doing this — flying I mean, not crashing — for 19 years now.” Investigation called for BURNABY (CP) — A Vancouver private college where foreign students are believed to have paid for better grades should be subjected to a federal inquiry, NDP justice critic Svend Robinson said. Robinson said he has asked Immigration, Minister Barbara MacDougall to investigate Alpha College International Inc., a financially troubled private school catering to Hong Kong visa students trying to get into Canadian universities and colleges. Nuclear deal questioned OTTAWA (CP) — Canada should ask the United Nations to decide whether an agreement allowing the shipment of spent nuclear fuel from Europe to Japan is a threat to world safety, New Democrat MP Audrey McLaughlin said. Japan's agreement with the U.S. allows it to fly plutonium from U.S.-supplied reactor fuel half way around the world — and possibly over Canada — for reprocessing and reuse in Japanese reactors. The pact went into effect despite objections the agreement gave Japan too much control over the flights without a guarantee of enough security from terrorists or from accidents. Vandals hit cemetery SPARLING, MAN. (CP) — Vandals toppled four headstones in this western Manitoba community overnight, RCMP said Saturday. There is no estimate of damage to the four headstones knocked over in the cemetery northeast of Brandon, Man., police said. In a similar incident at the cemetery in 1981, one headstone was destroyed and 27 others were toppled Farmers import feed EVANSVILLE, IND. (AP) — Drought-stricken Indiana farmers may have to import animal feed this year, even though millions of bushels of federally owned corn are sitting in warehouses across the state, agricultural experts say The federal Commodity Credit Corp. has an estimated 100 million bushels stored, but Indiana farmers, especially hog producers, will probably be outbid for the corn by their out-of-state rivals, said Chris Hurt, an agricultural economist at Purdue University. Moscow police armed MOSCOW (REUTER) — Moscow police on car patrols have been authorized to use rubber truncheons and protective shields as well as wear protective helmets to deal with violent crime, the capital's police chief says. In an interview reflecting increased readiness by Soviet officials to discuss crime, Lt.-Gen. Pyotr Bogdanev told the official Tass news agency on Friday that the decision was taken recently after a policeman was killed by drunken youths. Kremlin moves on plan MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin leadership adopted plans Friday for introducing reforms intended to broaden individual freedoms and make government more responsive, the official Soviet news agency Tass reported. Mikhail Gorbathey urged the Communist party Central Committee to have the current nominal parliament meet in November to make constitutional changes allowing contested elections in March, Tass said, but it was not clear from the report whether the committee adopted all the leader's proposals. Close callin sky ST. JOHN'S, NFLD. (CP) — A commercial airline disaster off Newfoundland is inevitable if American military jets continue to intercept Soviet aircraft without telling anyone, Newfoundland Liberal MP George Baker said. Baker was reacting to a near-collision Wednesday involving a Worldways Canada plane carrying 246 passengers. The plane had to climb sharply to avoid crashing into two Soviet bombers that were being chased by a pair of American fighter planes. Two Canadian military craft were also in thé vicinity. 2) July 31, 1988 Castlégar News A3 BEACH SKITS . . . Lesley Giroday, Kootenay consultant for th Cross water safety program, was at Syringa Park beach Wednesday teaching youngsters about water safety and-rescue breathing. tips on life-saving skills ie Red Giroday involved numerous youngsters in a skit that incorporated CosNewsPhoto WASHINGTON (CP) — Trade Minister John Crosbie may have plugged a hole in his free-trade bill this week, but it appears he can't stop future American attempts to divert water from the Great Lakes to the U.S. Midwest. Spurred by opposition demands, Crosbie amended the proposed free- trade agreement to bar large-scale exports of water to the United States. The move was prompted in part by a growing furore over an American proposal — rejected by the Reagan administration — to divert water from Lake Michigan to the drought- depleted Mississippi River. A U.S. official said Friday the free-trade agreement can't prevent future American moves to divert Great Lakes water to the Mississippi, especially if there's a repeat of this summer's punishing drought that baked most of the U.S. Midwest and dried up the giant waterway to its lowest level ever. Although the United States has agreed to consult with Canada on any diversion, Canadian approval is not needed for large-scale diversion of Lake Michigan, since the lake is com- pletely within American territory and is therefore not covered under the 79-year-old. Boundary Waters Treaty between the two countries. “My layman's understanding (of the treaty) is that diversion from Lake Michigan can be done without Canada’s consent,” Edward Dickey of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in an interview. A future U.S. government could move without Canadian consent if it wanted to divert water from the lake as long as it gets the agreement — required under law — of all the states surrounding the Great Lakes. POWER BILL HIGH TAMPA, FLA. (AP) — Sure, this summer's been hot, and the air conditioner has been running all the time. Still, a retired couple got quite a jolt when they opened their bill from Tampa Electric Co. According to the statement, they owed $5,062,599.57 US. Just for July. Not to worry. The helpful folks at Tampa Electric offered a “budget billing” plan that would allow them to pay monthly installments of $62,582.27. “It's lucky I don't have a weak heart,” said Jim Schoelkopf, a former nurseryman. Tampa Electric took another look at the bill on Friday and discovered the Schoelkopfs really owe $146.76. The mistake was tracked to an error by a key punch operator who entered a large transaction number in the computer on a line where the dollar amount should have gone, said Tom Switzer, a U.S. State Depart ment spokesman, said although “nothing is literally set into concrete” both countries have agreed to consult if future water diversion schemes are proposed by U.S. state governments or their senators or congressmen. But he said the issue is unlikely to come up again in the foreseeable future because heavy rains have raised the Mississippi River's level more than three metres in the last two weeks alone and quenched the Midwest's thirst for Great Lakes water. Two weeks ago, the Corps of Engineers’ rejected a request by Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson and sev eral states along the Mississippi River to divert water from Lake Michigan into the giant waterway through the Illinois River and the Chicago canal. They argued the action would do little to help barge shipping in the river, which was Nuclear treaty hurt OTTAWA (CP) — A previously secret National Defence Department study warns that a plan to buy nuclear-powered submarines would hurt the world’s fragile nuclear non proliferation system, says a report in the Ottawa Citizen. The document was obtained by the Canadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament under the Access to Information Act, the newspaper says in story published today. It was prepared by an anonymous depart mental analyst in August of 1987, two months after Defence Minister Perrin Beatty announced Canada would purchase _ nuclear-powered submarines. The document says Canada would be the first country without nuclear weapons to use a loophole in its agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency to get a nuclear propulsion system for a military vessel, says the newspaper. The necessary nuclear material would thus escape international safeguards inspection and set a pre- cedent that countries less committed to non-proliferation might follow, the document says. It acknowledges Canada has the legal right to take this step but warns the action might undermine political confidence in the 1968 Non Proliferation Treaty before a treaty review in 1990. “Canada could, unwittingly and over the long run, contribute to un. dermining some of the maih premises of the NPT, a development which would have serious effects on inter national strategic stability,” the Pp Mike Mah , “It appears to be a 1-in-5 million occurrence,” said Mahoney. “A man called today from TECO and apologized,” Winnie Schoelkopf “I'm going to send them a cheque for $146.76 and mark right on it, ‘paid-in-full,’ " Mrs. Schoelkopf said. Her husband plans to frame the bill and use the numbers for another purpose. “I think we'll play the lottery with them.” paper quotes the document as saying. Beatty and defence officials have argued the acquisition of a nuclear. powered submarine fleet is allowed under the safeguards treaty and doesn't contravene any non-prolifer- ation commitments made by Canada. Cabinet was to haye chosen either a British or a French submarine model in March but no decision has been announced fuelling rumors the plan may be torpedoed. Trade water issue unsolved stuck on the sun-baked banks be cause of the low water level. Although Lake Michigan is the only one of the five Great Lakes which lies entirely within the United States, the proposed water diversion plan raised hackles in Canada, which vehemently objected to the idea be cause it could lower water levels in the four other Great Lakes, jointly managed by both countries. Crosbie’s amendment, tabled Thursday, says that natural water — unless it’s packaged as a beverage or in a tank — is not covered by the provisions of the deal, which if rati fied would begin phasing out tariffs and other commercial barriers be- tween the world’s two biggest trad ing partners beginning next January Mandela orders no comment JOHANNESBURG (REUTER) Nelson Mandela has ordered there should be no witch-hunt after black youngsters who burned down his home his lawyer said Friday Lawyer Ismail Ayob told reporters the’ jailed black nationalist shocked by the news his home in Johannesburg’s Soweto township was gutted by fire on Thursday “His first question was whether anyone had been hurt,” said Ayob who visited Mandela in Cape Town's Pollsmoor Prison on Thursday “He ordered that there should be no prosecution or witch-hunt. It is a matter that will be resolved by the was people of Soweto.” Police and witnesses said Thurs day the small brick house was set on fire by a gang of youths from a near by school who smashed windows and poured gasoline through all four rooms Ayob said Mandela had instructed no report should be made to police about the fire and had told his wife, Winnie, not to make any comment to journalists. “Everything was destroyed,” Ayhob said. The loss includes mem- entos, letters and documents belong. ing to Mandela, who's been in prison since 1962 Ayob said the house would be rebuilt during the next few weeks. Mrs. Mandela will stay with friends. Ayob declined to comment on re- ports the fire was a result of rivalry between members of a football team known as Mandela United and youths from a local gang Apartheid loophole shut TORONTO (CP) — The federal government is working on a policy to press Canadian athletes not to compete anywhere in the world where South Africans are present, a government spokesman said Friday The policy will affect any Canadian athlete or coach seeking to compete in events where a South African citizen is entered, John Scott, direc tor of international sports relations with Fitness and Amateur Sport, told the Toronto Globe and Mail Friday Participation by a Canadian uni versity athlete at a meet where a South African citizen is present, even a black student on an academic scholarship provided by the Cana dian government, could result in ac tion against the athlete's sponsoring federation, Scott said. No Canadian athlete should com. pete against a South African,” said Scott He added minister of that fitness Jean Charest, and amateur could use the government's financial \clout to force Canadian sports federations to comply with the sport policy Also. Friday, External Affairs Minister Joe Clark confirmed the government has closed a loophole that allowed some~South African athletes to compete in Canada Vaccine offered for rescuers KITCHENER, ONT. (CP) Fire. fighters and police officers in Water loo region have been offered a new synthetic hepatitis B vaccine to pro. tect themselves from getting the sometimes fatal liver disease from accident victims. Police not only risk getting hepa titis B from accident victims, but “we get involved with people who bite,” Staff Sgt. Ross Brethet said Satur day The hepatitis B virus is transmit ted through an exchange of bodily fluids, such as blood and saliva “When rescuing accident victims trapped in cars, firefighters will get nicks and cuts in their hands and then have contact with the. person's blood,” said Peter. McGough, secre- tary of the firefighters’ association and co-ordinator of the vaccination program. “We've responded to many cases (of) unconscious drug addicts who have overdosed,” he added. “Some have track marks up their arms and a pocketful of hypodermic needles.” Most firefighters as well as mem bers of the Waterloo regional police are getting shots of Energix B, even though it is a voluntary program, spokesmen say Ambulance attendants received similar vaccinations last year.