ce Castlegar News October 27, 1990 TECHNOLOGY LEGALS NOTICE Cominco Lid: i currently applying tor renewal of its Energy Removal Cer tificate pursuant to Section 23 of the Utilities Commission Act, to euthorize the removal of surplus electric energy from the Province of British Columbio. The quantity and type of electrical energy to be removed wear period, and is described os jollows (2) Carrier Tronsters — The firm carrier. transter of energy tor wheeling through the United States and simultaneous return to Canada. up to a maximum of 50 GW.h in any consecutive 12 month peri (b) Interruptible Transfers — Export transfers for sale, equichange storage and adjustment transfers of interruptible energy, up to a maximum of 1,000 GW.h in any con secutive 12 month period. energy: with 250 GW.h being the maximum amount to be exported in any consecutive 12 month period (d) Circulating Powes — Export tran sfers of unscheduled circulating power flow with simultaneous return to Canada, up to a maximum of 1,000 GW.h in any consecutive 12 month iod. Copies of this Application con be viewed by the public at Cominco Lid.’s Administration Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m Monday to Friday, or the Trail and District Library between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Satur days. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays. Anyone having comments on this Application are asked to submit them to Cominco Ltd., Trail B.C., VIR 418 to the attention of R.D Deane, Energy Manager by Novem. ber 13, 1990. lg Please recycle The NEWS Bar code influences more than supermarkets VANCOUVER (CP) -——. The bar code — that cryptic collection of fat and thin lines and numbers — now appears on everything from cor- nflakes boxes to gourmet popcorn jars. It has helped supermarkets keep track of inventory and, with the ad- dition of laser scanners, has cut the shopper's wait at the cash register. But since it was first introduced in retail industry in 1974, the bar code has also launched a quiet technological revolution that goes far beyond the supermarket shelves. One company that has been part of that wave is Epic Data, a Richmond founded by ii i Helmut and Hugo Eppich. Since 1975, the company has been busy dreaming Up a vast array of other ap- i for the abl language. The result today is a $26-mii a year business which Epic president Alex Klopfer says could grow even larger during the recession because of its promise to make business more cost-efficient. Epic has used the bar code as a building block for computer software systems, systems that do everything from ensuring passengers and luggage end up at the same destination to keeping the unwanted out at General Dynamics research facilities at Fort Worth, Tex. “They are basically data collection systems that monitor things like Production and control, inventory management, payroll and security,”” Klopfer said in an interview. Epic’s strong suit is its ability to of- fer companies a customized hardware and computer program, including meeting specific needs such as por- tability of monitoring units and the ability to handle both bar codes and the newer magnetic stripes, best known on the backs of credit cards. “We offer a whole solution — from design to installation,’’ he said. Saturday, November 3 Nelson, B.C toral Area ‘J’ Bylaw No. 830, 1990 No. 422,.1984, by (1) adding a new zone stitutional Special, minal. (See map below) ted at m. to 4:00 p.m. daily at conte ar City Hall ber 2, 1990. 8B. BALDIGARA, Secretary REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby siven that a Public Hearing will be held on , 1990, at 8:30 District of Central Kootenay Boardroom, 601 Vernon Street, to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to make representations regarding a PROPOSED AMENDMENT to Zoning Bylaw No. 422, 1984, Elec- The intent of Bylaw No. 830, 1990, is to amend Zoning Bylaw INSTITUTIONAL SPECIAL, permits the following uses: (a) firehalls: (b) government of fices: (c) public utility buildings and structures; (d) buildings and structures accessory to the uses permitted (2) rezoning a portion of Lot 66, District Lot 4598 Kootenay District, Plan 4924 from Rural Two Family to permit the uses as stated above. The subject pore, is owned by The Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ and is located on Ootischenia Road, approximately 2 km. south of the Castlegar Airport Ter- Copies of the aforementioned Proposed bylaw may be inspec Planning Department Office Regional District of Central Kootenay 601 Vernon Street, Nelson, B.C. VIL 4E9 between the hours of 8:30 a.m except Saturdays Fohdays from October 22 to November 2 ‘olumbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C., VIN 1G7 between the hours of 8:30 a.m Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, from October 22 to Novem DATED at Nelson, B.C. this 20th day of October, 1990 Regional District of Central Kootenay a.m., at the Regional P2, which D-3, R2D to In- to 12:00 noon, and 1:00 Sundays, and 1990, inclusive; and to 4:30 p.m. daily except “There is really nobody else that offers this. We really have a niche of providing total systems, not just selling the black box.’’ The benefit of Epic’s 650 customers has been increased efficiency, a feature Klopfer says makes the technology recession-proof. ‘‘Many companies see a payback within one year,”” he said. While Epe is a publicly traded Canadian company, 85 per cent of its $26 million a year in sales is done in the United States, said Klopfer. It has 13 offices in United States, three in Asia and one each in England and Australia and employs more than 180 people. “*We really have become the IBM of this smaller industry,’’ he said. from finance to engineering, pricing, sales i i ASSISTANCE NEEDED An attempt is under to compile an early history, both writ- ten and pictorial, of all the schools that have ever existed in the Castlegor District. If you have Enetcgrenee and/or information that may enhance this project, please contact Laurel Webster ot the School Board Office (365- Oy ) or Dick Wayling (365-5964). Photographs and written submissions will be reurned upon WEDNESDAY Health services coordinator touted «++ A6 Girls field hockey stars in Castlegar «+B WEATHER: © Tonighi: c tonight and 20 per cent with clear periods, chance of on eveni: weday: Cloudy with sunny periods. Hi a ‘outlook is a mixture of cloud and Highs from 8° to 10°, pti mot le of peapnanen is 60 per cent showe near? sun tor Friday and Saturday. request. “At IBM you deal on a much narrower basis, but things like pricing are set by head office.” “Here, you make the decisions and you're either right or wrong. The margin for error is much smaller in a smaller company.’’ While Epic plans to stay with data collection, it is already considering branching out into other areas, in- cluding systems to help doctors, lawyers, accountants and other Professionals keep better track of their billable time. “If you have to charge your time against various clients, you.can have a file sitting in front of you. You run a wand along the client code and the The to the giant firm is no accident. Before becoming president of Epic in January 1989, Klopfer worked for IBM for 21 years, first in Montreal, then later as vice- President for Western Canada in Vancouver. “It’s the most complex job I've ever had,” he said of his new position. ‘You deal with everything time is recorded.”” Epic also hopes to exploit new markets in Europe, which Klopfer says is-about two or three years behind North America in this technology. And in an ironic twist, Klopfer says a deal he is considering could see Epic’s technology adopted in G.S.T. Means. . "Great Savings" Today At Mike's! * Winter prices are now in effect! * Ask about our great layaway plan * R.V. 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The change went into effect today. The regional district had not received the reasons for the dismissal of the case by the time the Castlegar News went to press today. George Cady, chairman of the regional district board, said the board will decide at its meeting Saturday whether an appeal will be launched. The court challenge was based on arguments that Transport Canada made its decision without following “the basic rules of fairness and natural justice, including the right to be heard,”’ Cady said in an earlier in- terview. “The second (argument), and the based upon the law of legitimate ex- pectations,’’ Cady said. “The courts have held that when a public authority has promised to follow a certain procedure . . . and an interested person relied and acted upon that promise, it’s not in the in- terest of good administration or in the interest of fairness to disregard that promise and to deal with that person by (a) different the tower’s operation after receiving letters from former transport minister Benoit and his successor, Doug Lewis. However, the promise of con- sultation was not fulfilled, Cady said. Transport Canada’s decision has been opposed by local politici Canadian Air Traffic Control Association which has offered to help pay the regional district’s court costs. The association will pay for half the costs up to a maximum oi $10,000, said Dean McDonald, ‘the association’s Pacific regional direc- tor. commercial and private pilots, than the one that was committed to.”” Cady said-the regional district had “legitimate expectations’’ that it of the aviation training Program at Selkirk College and airport users. The federal government's decision has also been opposed by the The feels ing the controllers from the tower means it will ‘‘cease to be a control tower,’’ McDonald said in explaining the association’s reasons for backing the regional district in its legal battle. Flight service specialists are authorized only to provide pilots with information. “It’s in everybody's best interest if the tower stays open,’’ he says. But Lewis and spokesmen for the flight service specialists say safety won't be compromised by the removal of the controllers. 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Jessi co and her friends in her Grade 4 class at Woodland Park elementary school were showing off their costumes @s they prepared for tonigh CosNews Moore unopposed for Castlegar mayor's job By CasNews Staff There won’t be a race for the mayor’s chair in Castlegar this year but eight people are vying for six aldermanic seats on city council and there will be contests for school board and one regional district board position in the Castlegar area. After nominations for the Nov. 17 municipal elections closed at noon Monday, Mayor Audrey Moore was the only person interested in the mayor's job and will serve another term, this time for three years as the “new—province-wide- terms of office kick in for the first time. “I'm not sure I’m surprised," Moore said today about her election acclamation. “*I was very pleased with the vote of confidence from the people,” ad- ded Moore, who has been unopposed for the job im the past. The mayor, who lists her oc- cupation as biologist, said she AUDREY MOORE -.-Inby doesn’t think the new three-y terms are discouraging people from running for civic office. “I’m pleased that we’ve got eight people looking for six seats,’’ she said. ‘I think that’s an indication that people are interested in serving on council and if you take a look at surrounding municipalities they have far more than we have looking for Editorial, page A4 the seats on council. “If you take a look at the Koot- enays you have to draw the con- clusion that the three-year term isn’t discouraging that many people.”” Moore noted that five of six in- cumbents on Castlegar council are seeking re-election. “So it (the three-year term/Cer- tainly hasn't discouraged our bents,”’ the mayor said. Looking to hang on to their seats are businessman Albert Calderbank, please see ELECTION page A2 White pulp in demand By CLAUDETTE SANDECKI Staff Writer Celgar Pulp Co. must continue producing highly bleached white pulp if it wants its products to continue fetching top dollar on international pulp markets, a European pulp and paper market expert said. Celgar’s pulp is in demand because “the best and the strongest’’ pulp is needed to make white, lightweight paper that won’t break when run on high-speed presses that produce magazines such as Time and Life, Hans Granath told the panel revie' 1g Celgar’s proposal to modernize and expand its Castlegar pulp mill. Granath is part owner of a Swiss company that sells pulp from Celgar and other pulp companies on the European market. If Celgar bows to pressure from environmentalists and produces pulp that is not as highly bleached, its product will likely end up in a warehouse since there is little demand right now for unbleached or Toxin discovery, page A6 semi-bleached pulp, Granath told the pane! during technical hearings into Celgar’s proposal last week. However, there is a trend in the industry, particularly in Sweden, to decrease the use of chlorine — which produces toxic byproducts such as dioxins and furans during the pulping process — while maintaining a high-quality product, he said Pulp customers want to buy from companies ‘‘thinking not_ only of mother nature but the end product as well,"’ Granath said. If Celgar can decrease the amount of chlorine it uses in the mill while maintaining the same brightness and Strength in its pulp, it could keep its place at the top of the market, he said. Celgar says that if modernized, 70 per cent of the chlorine will be replaced with chlorine dioxide, which produces smaller quantities of byproducts. “Unfortunately, it is still not possible to replace all of the chlorine with chlorine dioxide and_ still produce a softwood pulp that will meet the challenges of the pulp market that Celgar ’ the mill is serves,”’ the company’s second impact assessment report says. Ann Sherrod, a director with the Valhalla Society, said the impression please see PULP page A2 Co-op members continue fight By SIMON BIRCH Editor They’re bitter and disillusioned five years after almost half of their life savings were wiped out in the collapse of what they thought was a secure financial institution. But former depositors in the failed Teachers’ Investment and Housing ‘Cooperative, led by retired Castlegar teacher Alma McGauley, are per- severing in their legal battle to recoup their lost investments. Some 3,400 co-op members each $200 in 1987 to launch a lawsuit alleging the co-op’s Management, lawyers and auditors were negligent in making speculative and members who launched the lawsuit have died, she said. “I say these people have died with varying degrees of cynicism and bit- terness at many institutions and varying degrees of hardship resulting from the loss of approximately half of their savings,’’ said McGauiley, 68, a former Robson elementary school teacher. She retired in 1983. The sale of the co-op’s assets has given the former depositors about 54 to 56 cents on the dollar, she said. They are suing to recover $100 million — the shortfall of $69 million plus the interest they estimate they would have earned over the last five years. Almost 100 of the 3,400 co-op The are also suing the provincial government alleging it was negligent in regulating the co-op. “They have to take some respon- sibility,"” McGauley said. The next hearing for McGauley’s group — the TIHC Litigation Com- mittee — will be in the’ B.C. Court of Appeal in April. One of the issues which the court will deal with at that hearing is the admissibility of a 1987 provincial government report on the collapse of the co-op which McGauley said con- tains evidence the government was negligent in its handling of the co- ““We have great/disiliusionment . . with the law because as law-abiding please r20 CO OF page AZ By CasNews Staff The main source of stress for members of environmental review Panels is the emotional drain that comes from trying to sympathize with all points of view expressed over a project, says one of the members of the panel that reviewed a proposal by Alberta- Pacific to establish a pulp mill on the Athabasca River in nor- thern Alberta. The middle ground in such cases is “‘very, very big’ and no matter what decision a panel reaches it will not satisfy everyone involved, said David Schindler, an ecologist at the University of Alberta. ‘But sometimes the good decisions are the ones that no one Panel members face emotional drain is happy with,"’ Schindler told the Castlegar News after ap- pearing before the panel reviewing Celgar Pulp Co.'s proposed $650-million expansion and modernization project Schindler, who was asked by the panel to speak during technical hearings last week, told the panel members that it is ‘tim- possible to maintain your per- spective unless you maintain a sense of humor.”” He demonstrated his coping technique throughout his presen- tation, during which he used his Personal experience to point out issues the panel should consider carefully and answered questions please see PANEL page A2