Wednesday, November 4, 1992!

By Gary Larson

TheFARSIDE

PoliccCBEAT

Paul Evdokimoff, 48, of
Castlegar was driving east-
bound on Highway 3A when a
young elk ran into the side of
the vehicle at 7 p.m. on Oct.
27.

There was $1, 500 damage
and no injuries.

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Two young offenders from
South Slocan and Winlaw will
be charged with possession of
a narcotic after being checked
Oct. 30 near the credit union
on 18th Street.

Castlegar RCMP seized
about $600 worth of marijua-
na.

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Police are investigating an
accident that occurred Oct.

28 in the 400-block of 13th
Avenue.

A 1982 Ford station wagon
owned by a Pass Creek resi-
dent ran into the rear of a
parked truck. Although there
was no damage to the truck,
damage to the other vehicle is
worth $2, 000.

The occupants of the car
were seen fleeing the area in
a pick up and a car.

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Ahit and run was reported
in the Royal Canadian Le-
gion parking lot on Oct. 31.

Mike Wilson of Castlegar,
had his 1985 Honda parked
when it was hit three sepa-
rate times, causing $3, 000
damage. The investigation is

A vehicle, owned by Butch

The 17-year-old youth
pulled out of a Robson access
road onto Highway 3A and
hit the rear of a vehicle driv-
en by Cindy Ozeroff, 26, of
Blueberry Creek.

There was $2, 000 damage
and no injuries.

A Glade driver of a 1978
Cadillac and their passenger
from Pass Creek escaped in-
jury Nov. 1 after the vehicle
rolled into the river at the
Glade ferry ramp.

The driver pulled up to the
ramp and waited for board-
ing, but failed to put the vehi-
cle in park.

The driver fell asleep and
the car rolled.

Both occupants managed
to get free as the car came to
a stop in about 20 feet of wa-
ter.

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Cory Johnson, 68, has
been charged with an unsafe
lane change after the vehicle
he was driving sideswiped a
car driven by Shelley Beau-
doin, 21, of Balfour on Oct.
30

Both vehicles were south-
bound on Columbia Avenue
when the accident occurred.

There was almost $1, 000
damage and no injuries.

A disturbance was report-
ed Oct. 31 in the parking lot
at Banjo’s Pub.

Two intoxicated males left
the scene with friends after
the altercation.

No charges are being con-
templated.

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Halloween
pranks not
out of hand

Corinne Jackson
NEWS REPORTER

It was a quiet Halloween
for Castlegar RCMP this year,
but they’re not ‘complaining.

Although there were re-
ports of egg throwing and
pumpkin tossing, it was noth-
ing like what the police had
prepared themselves for,
Const. Blair Imrie said.

“We've all had experiences
at Halloween where things get
out of hand. This was not one
of them,” Imrie said.

On a normal evening there
are three police out patrolling
the streets.

On Gate Night, the night
prior to Halloween, and Hal-
loween itself there were eight
patrol cars on the road as well
as office staff on duty.

Other than egg and pump-
kin throwing and a stop sign
being painted white, things
were fairly quiet, Imrie said.

“We don’t mind a bit.”

Local highways
on the airwaves

NEWS STAFF

Cold weather is approaching
and the Ministry of Trans-
portation and Highways is
ready for it.

A 24-hour radio system is
now in place to keep ministry
staff, maintenance contractors
and avalanche crews in contact
with each other, a government
news release states.

The network consists of 30
repeater stations located on
nearby mountains and 750 ve-
hicle radios.

If a potential avalanche is
identified, the radio communi-
cation system is designed to
help clear traffic from the area.

Because road conditions
vary in mountainous regions,
the system should help keep
road information up to date.

Travellers can get updated
road conditions by calling 1-
800-663-4997.

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Celgar’s Canadian interests sold

Neil Rachynski
NEWS REPORTER

Celgar has a new co-owner. :

Following an agreement signed Friday,
25 per cent of the Canadian interest in the
pulp mill moved to South America.

Montreal’s Power Corp. of Canada sold
the shares to Venepal Canadian
Investments Ltd. of Caracas, Venezuela.

Power Corp.’s vice-president and general
counsel Edward Johnson would not discuss
the terms of the sale or how much money
the deal was worth.

“] will tell you this — and it’s a matter of
record — our interest in PCCPI was carried
in our books for the year-end at $22.2
million,” Johnson said Tuesday.

The book value was for the year-end of
December, 1991.

Speaking with The News from Montreal,

Johnson said the transaction represents the
end of Power Corp.’s interest in the pulp
and paper industry.

He said the departure for the company
was agreeable to all involved.

“We told (Stone-Consolidated) that
should they find a partner more active in
the pulp industry... we would be prepared
to step aside,” Johnson said.

He would not release any further details.

Power Corp, together with Chicago’s
Stone-Consolidated Inc., each owned half of
Power Consolidated (China) Pulp Inc.

In turn, Power Consolidated owns 50 per
cent of Celgar.

The other owner of the pulp mill is China
International Trust and Investment Corp.
Beijing-based CITIC holds the remaining
50 per cent interest of the Celgar.

A source close to the industry said Power

Corp. was involved strictly for investment
purposes.

The sale of the shares relieves Power
Corp. of its 25 per cent interest.

“Someone who’s in the pulp and paper
industry like Venepal can absorb
production,” the source said.

Venepal is a subsidiary of Venezuela’s
Mendoza Group, owned by the Mendoza
family. The source said Celgar is Mendoza’s
sole interest in North America.

The sale of the Celgar shares marks
Power Corp.’s departure from the forest
industry. In 1989, Power Corp. sold
Consolidated Bathurst to Stone.

A recent report states Celgar handed
Power Corp. $3.5 million in profits in 1990
but a $1.1 million loss on 1991.

Spokespersons with Celgar were not
available for comment.

WHAT’S YOUR SIGN?

News photo by Corinne Jackson
The road sign near Safeway was knocked down once too many times. City of Castlegar employees, Phil
Koochin and Alf Ambrosone, went out Monday to replace it with one that can't possibly be knocked over.

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Neil Rachynski
NEWS REPORTER

Getting the mail should be a
less hair-raising experience for
area residents.

Two rural mail boxes have
been blown up by pipe bombs in
Thrums and Tarrys since Sept.
30.

Castlegar RCMP intensified
their investigation for the
Halloween weekend and now
expect the threat of anymore
explosions to cease.

Cpl. Al Hudema said since
the first bombing in September,
the RCMP have discovered “an
amount of black powder and
short pieces of pipe” during

their investigation.
He said the items were

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consistent with the making of
bombs.

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child-stealer released

Neil Rachynski
NEWS REPORTER

Nelson City Police confirm that
no children were abducted last
week.

Early reports on Friday from
the police were unable to verify
whether a Nelson youngster was
actually abducted or not.

“All the kids have been
accounted for,” a city police
spokesperson said Monday.

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ncerns flare

attempted to grab and possibly
abduct four Nelson youths.

Schools in Nelson have since
held general assemblies to warn
school children of the dangers of
talking to strangers.

The concern for safety on the
streets has trickled down to
Castlegar. Reports have already
been made to the Castlegar
RCMP about a vehicle the suspect
is thought to be driving.

“We’ve had reports, we’re not
saying that’s the one, but we’ve
had reports it’s in our area,” Cpl.
Al Hudema said. “It’s been

The first alleged abduction

attempt is reported to have Artist's sketch of alleged reported in Salmon Arm and
occurred near South Nelson abductor seen in Nelson Revelstoke as well.

Elementary School Oct. 29. City

Hudema said a vehicle fitting

“I think we’ve dried out the
local market,” Hudema said.

“We’ve defused our problem,
hopefully.”

Hudema earlier said that on
the basis of a series of good
leads, police consider that a
circle of young offenders are
responsible for the pipe bombs.

He said a number of young
offenders have been interviewed
during the course of the
investigation.

He also said the two mail box
bombings appear to be related.

“All indications we have on
the street is that it’s the same
people...”

A pipe bomb is lethal, but
easily identified. The bomb
looks like an ordinary piece of
pipe except for two caps which

Goodrich tires were stolen off
a Pontiac vehicle parked on
Broadwater Road Oct. 31.

The tires are valued at
$1,000.

the description was checked and “bears no
association at all.”

Police state the suspect was driving a dirty,
white pick up truck with a canopy.

He is described as 50-years-old, slim with grey
hair, and standing 180 centimetres tall.

extra. Second class
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number 0019.

are screwed onto each end. At
one of the ends is a fuse.

People who may discover a
pipe bomb are urged not to
touch it, and contact the RCMP.

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police in Nelson state they were not able to
identify a suspect from the ensuing and
exhaustive search.

Later that day, however, three separate
incidents were reported in which a male suspect

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