News January 13, 1988 Author of air hijack note sought landed. The first hint they had of trouble was when the pilot's voice cut into the in-flight movie, The Big Easy, to ask the person leaving a note saying he didn't want to go to Edmonton to identify himself. No one did. “It felt pretty scary, but it was handled very well and there wasn't any panic,” said Judy Christie of North EDMONTON (CP) — Investigators have not found the author of a 10-page hijack note that grounded a Canadian Airlines international jet at the Edmonton International Airport Tuesday while it was searched in vain for explosives The 255 passengers of Flight 43 to Vancouver from Amsterdam were allowed to proceed to their destinations late Tuesday after hours of questioning. Each passenger had to supply fingerprints and handwriting samples to the RCMP. The DC-10 remained at the Edmonton airport overnight for further examination. The Vancouver-bound passengers were flown out on another aircraft about 9 p.m., almost seven hours after they landed. The ordeal began shortly after noon: Flight attendants discovered & typewritten note saying the plane would explode unless a sum of money was made available, said Duncan Fischer, western vice-president of the airline. He wouldn't say how much was demanded, but the Vancouver Province quoted unnamed sources as saying nearly $10 million was sought. Pages of the note were found in the galley, the washrooms and stuffed in the pockets behind seats, It demanded the flight proceed straight to Vancouver and said the bomb would be detonated if the plane flew below 5,000 metres, Fischer said. “It may have been incoherent, but the judgment of the captain said it was serious enough to put us on an alert ba he said. He said airline officials now believe it was a hoax, but at the time, “you just have to take these things seriously.” Edmonton, which was to be just a brief refuelling stop, was the only airport on the flight path which had a long enough runway and emergency staff to accommodate the landing. A Hercules aircraft and a search-and-rescue heli: copYer were sent out by Canadian Forces Base Edmonton TORCH RUNNERS . . . Michelle and Jason Ferris hold the weights they use when training for the Olympic Torch relay. The two have been training hard in 1988 for their turn at running the torch on Jan. 31 at Christina Lake. CosNews Photo by Brendan Nogle TORCH RUN continued from front poge “It's something I really wanted to do,” said Jason, a 17-year-old Stanley Humphries secondary school student. “The Olympic Flame is special and to be able to run with it is exciting.” He said that sending in 400 application forms for the run was a small price to pay for being recognized to carry the torch, a sentiment echoed by his 11-year-old sister. “We were happy when we got a letter from the Olympic people in Calgary saying we'd been chosen to run,” Jason said. The training regime varies from day to day for the pair. “One day we'll do a long run (about five kilometres), one day a sprint workout and one day we'll run hills,” he said. “We're training four to five days a week.” In order to get used to the weight of the torch in one arm, the pair is training with some hand-held weights they hold above their heads as they run. “Some people look at us and scratch their heads,” Jason joked, adding, “The weights make my arms sore.” Michelle will be the first of the pair to run with the torch. She'll be taking the flame out of Christina Lake after a ceremony. One kilometre down the road, she will pass the torch to Jason. shortly after the threat was reported. The craft was flying over the Northwest Territories when the note was found. When the plane landed at 2:30 p.m., it taxied to a north- east runway about two kilometres from the main terminal. RCMP Sgt. John Metcalfe said the passengers were kept aboard for over an hour while investigators made sure that opening the doors wouldn't trigger an explosion. The passengers then boarded buses under the watchful eyes of more than 40 police officers, some carrying automatic weapons, and were transported to the main terminal for questioning while the plane was searched. They were then taken back to the plane in-small groups while RCMP went through their hand luggage. They were loaded into buses once again to be taken for customs inspections. Despite being shuffled back and forth, the passengers remained calm and patient. LONDON, Ont. (CP) — A Via Rail train with 79 pas- sengers and 10 crew aboard collided with a CN freight train today just west of the city, injuring an undeter. mined number of people. The injured weré able to walk off the train after the crash on a track near Ko moka, said Via spokesman Dianne Graham in Toronto. Twelve people were sent by ambulance to hospitals in London. Others were taken to Lon don by bus to be examined by doctors, Graham added. “Our engine collided’ with the tail end of a CN freight train and our engine tip) over and four cars derailed,” said Graham. “We haven't had word on the cause of the accident.” The 86-car freight train was carrying a variety of goods,,-but no dangerous commodities, said Marisa LaCaria, a CN Rail spokes- man in Toronto. The passenger train had been heading to Toronto Vancouver, British passenger Leslie Corber said the RCMP handled the incident inefficiently. He wondered why the Mounties didn’t get the passengers off the plane sooner and said the British bobbies would have done better. In Vancouver, anxious relatives were waiting for the passenger: Hans Neitz, a Parksville, B.C., businessman who was waiting for his 71-year-old mother from Germany, said he couldn't get any straight answers from the airline. “I talked to three different airline people, who all told They weren't told of the threatening note until they - me to see someone else,” Neitz said. Via train crashes from Windsor, Ont. The freight train had left Detroit and was heading for Toronto. Two crew members in the caboose were “badly shaken but were able to leave the caboose and were being taken to hospital to be checked,” said LaCaria. The accident occurred about 11:15 a.m. on Camiel Maes's tobacco farm. “It happened right in my backyard,” Maes said in a telephone interview. There was a storm outside, so he didn't hear the initial crash. But it was immediate- ly followed with “all kinds of commotion out the back win- dow,” said Maes. “We saw a lot of private cars, cruisers, you name it — buses, everything. “I walked down. I saw a bunch of wrecked machinery, the tracks gone for quite a stretch, the railroad cars... demolished. “The caboose is demolished and whatnot. There's lots of damage done.” January 13, 1968 Castlegar AS a TREET “TALK DON'T LOOK for Shaw Cable's community pro- grams tomorrow night — they won't be there. The cable firm has decided to switch its community channel sche- dule. tonight, the ity channel programs will be broadcast each Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, instead of Thursday, Friday and Sunday Program manager Ed Chernoff says the move to Wednesday night isto get ready for when Shaw Cable will begin live broadcasts later this year. Chernoff isn't sure yet when the live broadcasts will begin, but in the meantime, look for the programs every Wednesday beginning at 5:30 p.m., Friday at 9 a.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. SIMON FRASER University professor Robin Fisher is undertaking a history of the university — specifically the years 1963-75. And Fisher is looking for former faculty, staff and students who may have an interesting story to tell. “The advantage of writing a history so soon is that one can use a lot of oral history,” Fisher says. “The people who were_involved to a large extent are still around, although one or two have passed away even since I began the project.” There is no deadline for the history, but Fisher said it may be completed in time for the 25th anniversary in 1990. If you have a story for Fisher, call the history department at SFU at 291-3521, or his office at 291-4431 DO YOU know anyone who deserves to be recognized for their distinguished service to area families? If so, the B.C. Council for the Family wants to hear from you. The council is sponsoring its second annual Dis tinguished Service to Families Awards. The awards recognize “exceptional volunteer and __ professional efforts” and outstanding leadership in the cause of “better family living” in B.C. The awards are intended to highlight the work of both individuals and groups throughout the province. WINTER ROBIN . . . This robin appeared in Robson recently along with five others. The birds didn't seem to care winter was well established in the area Photo by Marlene Jones Nomination forms are available at the Castlegar and District Community Services office at 1215-3rd St. Nomination deadline is March. COMINCO president Robert Hallbauer is one of 20 members of Premier Bill Vander Zalm’s economic advisory council. The council held its second meeting last Thursday and Friday in Victoria Chaired by the premier, it includes 13 members from B.C., two from Ontario and one each from California, Japan, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and West Germany. Economic Development Minister Grace McCarthy serves as vice-chairman. Robson Square not for sale VICTORIA (CP) — The For Sale sign has been taken off the $80-million Robson Square complex in downtown Vancouver after the British Columbia government could not find a suitable buyer. It’s the first blow to Premier Bill Vander Zalm’s multi phase plan to sell billions of dollars worth of public assets and services. Provincial Secretary Elwood Veitch said Tuesday that cabinet rejected all bids a few days ago and decided to retain the complex that has been described as Vancouver's town square. WOODROOM continued from front page The admendment did not receive a*seconder and so it died on the floor. And Moore's comments did not go unchallenged. Ald. Len Embree criticized Moore for calling council's credibility into question. “I don’t see any problem with credibility at all with this council and I think that will be very clear when we respond to Celgar’s and the Ministry of Forests’ letter to us.” He said council will be able to také a position in support of the mill at that time. “I have some difficulty . . . having my credibility called into question and not Celgar's credibility. Because I'll tell you, I'll put mine up against Celgar’s in this community any time,” Embree said. Ald. Terry Rogers, who proposed the motion, agreed with Embree and argued that the motion is positive. He said it simply seeks more information from Celgar. Rogers pointed out that council hasn't had anything in writing about the woodroom closure from the company As well, Rogers said council will have another chance to debate the closure. “I don't believe for a moment this is the first and last motion on this,” He said council will have to make a final decision when it receives Celgar's and the ministry's replies. Meanwhile, Terry Dalton, the Castlegar lawyer representing the tugboat society, said he is pleased with this resolution but “disappointed” with Moore's position. “I was very pleased with the resolution . . . I considered it a victory for the City of Castlegar, and most particularly its unemployed citizens,” Dalton said in a statement. He also said Rogers “deserves a great deal of credit.” “The woodrom closure issue was not well understood at the beginning, and by reason of that fate, was quite an unpopular issue for some time. “It took a great deal of personal courage on Mr. Roger's part to persevere with this “The return to the government wouldn't have been what we thought it would be,” the minister said. “Some of the individuals who were interested in purchasing it wanted longer lease-back periods than we were prepared to give.” Robson Square is a two-block development that includes a four-storey office building, a media centre with a |350-seat theatre, a 140-seat auditorium and six conference rooms, a food fair and an outdoor ice-skating rink. There are also reflecting’ pools and public areas. The complex links the bold, glass and steel Law Courts Building with the Vancouver Art Gallery. HAILS DECISION NDP privatization critic Dale Lovick called the decision “a triumph of common sense.” He praised the government for holding on to the property instead of selling it for less than it’s worth. “For once I can say thank heavens for the market place,” he said. “One of our criticisms of the program from the beginning has been that we we}p afraid the government would sell public assets at fire sale prices.” Loviek also praised Vancouver city council, which last, November voted to rezone the site so future owners could not take advantage of current density regulations to renovate or build over the skating rink. It was “intelligent zoning” to protect the site from being turned into a developer's paradise, he said. Vander Zalm, who runs the privatization program out of his office, denied Tuesday that Robson Square had ever been for sale. “I don’t know of it ever having been offered for sale anywhere,” he told reporters. “That certainly isn’t the plan.” SALE ANNOUNCED Veitch couldn't explain why the premier wouldn't have known about the complex being for sale since it was announced in a Nov. 3 news release. It was Vander Zalm who put $3-billion of assets and services up for sale in October as the first stage of a multi. phase privatization plan. _ For sale are B.C. Hydro’ 's natural gas, rail and research 5 hi and snow removal operations; the Queen’ 's Printer; and medical and environ mental testing laboratories. Veitch denied that because a buyer could not be found for Robson Square, it may be difficult to find buyers for other assets. “Robson Square is a unique building,” he said. “It's hard to adapt for other purposes. It's a very special situation.” The government is also taking bids on the 84-hectare former Expo 86 site at False Creek. A short list of seven interested developers from Canada, the United States and Asia have until Feb. 15 to submit a business plan outlining how they intend to pay for the site. BUTTON continued from front page emergency responders — such as relatives or neighbors. With an in-home emergency re- sponse system, if someone gets into trouble and cannot reach a phone all he has to do is press a button in the pendant he wears around his neck and an alarm sounds at a central moni- toring station. The pager-like device is hooked up to the telephone and can be used even if the phone is off the hook. “Maybe with this, we could main- tain them at home a little longer,” said Richards Home support provides in-home care to approximately 225 clients, most of whom are elderly. Home support is still sorting through the different kinds of home emergency response systems, which range in price from $400 to $600 per unit. The main differences are in the monitoring of the system. All system users have a file with a predetermined plan of action. A relative or neighbor who has agreed to respond in an emergency will be first made aware of the emergency. If those responders are unavailable, or if the user cannot respond to a phone call, an ambulance is immediately dispatched. The possibilities of monitoring in- clude a central monitoring station in Kelowna, or links to the Castlegar ambulance service or the Trail system, which is monitored by Trail Regional Hospital. Rather than being monitored, a system could directly connect with the responders by automatically dialing the predetermined numbers in pre- determined sequence. Richards said Castlegar Home Support has written to the Trail hospital to see “if it would be feasible to hook up” with their monitoring station. Trail and District Home Support Services will have a total of 38 emergency response units hooked up by the end of the week and has another 10 ordered, according to Nelson. Nelson says the units are popular. She said there are 71 people on a waiting list to receive the service and “people are calling in every day.” The Trail systent has been in place since September and so far has had five instances where people were taken to hospital. Two of those were serious, life-threatening situations. “There have been lots of false alarms, where people bump (the EMERGENCY SYSTEM . . . Patti Richards, office manager for Castlegar Home Support Services, demonstrates home emergency response unit. emergency button) accidentally,” Nel. son said. She says each unit, which is rented from home support for $20 a month, is tested once a month. She says she has also tested to see at what distance a person can be from their phone and have the system still work. “You can be in your yard and still have it work,” she explained. Nelson says that although some- times people are initially reluctant to have the system installed, the feedback she has received has been positive. “The real joy of the job is the comments people give you after. People say things like, I feel so good to have this,” she said, adding that people tell her they now feel comfortable and can sleep at night. “It keeps people in their own home, they're happier,” she said. RATE continued from front page Fowler also detailed the comp any’s planned improvements, among them: e Nearly $240,000 for community programming, including a live com munity programming studio; $405,000 for a microwave sys tem; © $330,000 for technical improve ments; $250,000 to extend service to Ootischenia and Pass Creek. And he defended the cost of ex tending service to the outlying areas. “The cost of building and oper. ating a cable system in any given area will vary greatly from a high density area to one of low density,” Fowler said. He pointed out that the CRTC’s policy has been to average out the costs so that the majority in a given area can benefit. “Every time we have expanded cur system in past years to areas such 2s Columbia Gardens, Raspberry Vil lage or Fairview, the new subscribers benefitted from being part of a larger system. Since many of our present subscribers have benefitted from this cross-subsidization in the past, it would be unfair to deny it to their neighbors.” CosNews Photo by Bonne Morgan Castlegar home support: does not yet know how many units they will start with, but would like to order a minimum of 10, said Richards. It all depends on the need and funding. “We are hoping to approach service clubs, and unions and the seniors lottery,” said Richards, to help with funding. “Before we initiate funding and purchasing of the equipment we need an indication from the community on the actual need or demand,” said Richards, who earlier said the system will not be limited to residents receiving homemaker service from home support. Tanker righted By CasNews Staff A taker truck carrying about 4,200 litres of furnace oil was successfully righted and ‘towed away about 9:30 p.m. Saturday after an accident just off Pass Creek road. The truck tipped over on its side while the driver Jim Meiorin of Genelle was making a delivery to the home of Lorne Hadikin. Meiorin was unhurt and the truck sustained approximately $4,000 dam. age. Precautions were taken by the Ministry of the Environment to pre. vent the fuel from leaking into the nearby Pass Creek, which feeds the Robson Irrigation District. Robson water was shut off for a short while Saturday afternoon when it was thought the tanker was in danger of leaking. Stock Reduction Sale asi % OFF RECEIVE 10% OFF THE PORTION OF YOUR BILL EXCEEDING $25! T-BONE STEA OR WING CANADA . GR. ae 03877, BARON OF BEEF LESS BEEF ROUNDS. CANADA GRADE Ko.56°"/ip. $998 | Gk SIRLOIN STEAK CANADA - GRADE 6584 /ip. $369 HAGGIS “$998 FOR ROBBIE BURNS DAY Pe a : Tourism winners awarded By CasNews Staff Emil and Deneise Garay of Castlegar are among six West Kootenay residents to receive recognition for out standing work in tourism. Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco announced this week that the six residents have been awarded the Tourism Ambassador Certificate by the federal government. The group consists of: Fred and Elizabeth Sonnen. berg of Kaslo; John Urquhart il; and Alan Profili of Salmo, as well as Emil and Deneise Garay. “Each of these people are to be commended for the as. istance they gave to Ameri can visitors,” Brisco said in a prepared release. The Tourism Ambassador Program, launched in May 1986 by Tourism Canada, is a hospitality awareness _pro- gram which rewards and recognizes Canadians who have been especially hospit able towards visitors to Can. ada. To date more than 2,000 Canadians have been desig. nated as Tourism Ambass- adors. “These special people have gone above and beyond the call of duty by going out of their way in helping visitors from Washington and Col- orado state,” Brisco said. “I am pleased to be able to pre- sent these Tourism Ambass- ador Certificates on behalf of the government of Canada. “The tourism industry is a vital contributor to our local and Canadian economy. Our renowned hospitality is a key factor in ensuring that visi- tors to Canada enjoy their stay and come back again,” concluded Brisco. PORK PICNICS FRESH. WHOLE .. 02 99° PORK LOINS nr 99 — CENTRAL DELI DELITES — GRIMMS BAVARIAN COUNTRY LOAF GRIMMS MONTREAL CORNED BEEF $] 19 FRESH. WHOLE OR GRIMMS LONG ROAST BEEF PEPPERONI wiTH Complimentary Coffee and Cookies! LUNCHEON MEAT rm 91,49} $2 CORNED BEEF Sessa ree ono. 93419 wo.°1,98 The T.A.P. form is contained in a bro- chure containing factual in- formation about Canada which is presented to visitors entering Canada through land border crossings from the United States. Visitors wishing to nominate an es- pecially hospitable Canadian are encouraged to complete the form and mail it to Tourism Canada. Thank You The management and staff of the Downtown Chicken Factory would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our customers, new and old, a happy and prosperous 1988. 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