‘ February 8, 1989 As Castlégar News Record sales for Fletcher VANCOUVER (CP) Fletcher Challenge Canada, crediting increased productivity, reported record sales and earnings in 1988, the forest products conglomerate said. Fletcher posted onsolidated net ear nings of $480,2 million for the year, up 29 per cent fromy the $140.2 million recorded in. 1987, Salés rose to $1.5 billion from $1,4- billion. the year hefore 1987, the company recorded earnings of $40.7 million and sales of $364 million. lan Donald, president of Fletcher Challenge Canada, credited the com- pany’s aggressive capital spending program for boosting profitability “Lower unit costs of production have increased margins in many product areas and this trend will in crease as the current modernization sustain that profit level this year “Looking ahead, it will be difficult to repeat the record results again in 1989 with increased fibre costs and higher interest rates forecasted, but we still are expecting another strong per formance if current market conditions continue."* Fletcher Challenge Canada is ¢ trolled by Fletcher Challenge Ltd., a New Zéaland-based conglomerate billion in assetg’to tank as (he third largest forest products organization in Canada, behind industry leader Mac Millan Bloedel Ltd, and Abitibi-Price Inc Last year Fletcher Challenge Canada merged management of B.C. Forest Products'Ltd., of which it owns 69 per cent, and its wholly owned sub sidiary Crown Forest Industries td The company received -w Own a Slenderworld Salon »Fastest Growing Fitn + Up to 9 different motorized:tables take the ‘WORK’ out of Working Out Program in North America in the fourth quarter, the company ner-carnings~ before extraor dinary items of $45.8 million and sales »f $371 million, In the same period in whose interests include construction, * Full Training and Marketing Support and expansion plans are completed,’ Donatd said ina statement Donald suid, however, that it was unlikely that the company could forest products, fisheries; ~meat packing and automobile leasing The Canadian arm has about $2.7 Finance minister may limit inflation protection By ERIC BEAUCHESNE OTTAWA (CP) — Taxpayers, having already wed a mouthful of inflation, may soon ‘have to another gulp The reason: Finance Minister Michael Wilson may be tempted to trim some inflation protection from x system, as he did in 1986. This may be the spoonful of deficit-cutting Jicine Wilson dishes out in what is expected to be a g budget, éxperts agree The potential returns are lucrative could trim up to $750 million from next f ituimits the inflation protection 1 nsumer price rises exceeding four, per cent an the current three per cent. And it could mean billions of dollars in savings over the succeeding Business is pushing for tough action to reduce the anual Tederar dene, which will total_ about $28 billion Canadians to swallow the first three per cent increase in consumer prices If inflation averaged 4.1 per cent, as it did in 1987, federal tax credits — everything from the personal tax credit to the tax credit for children — would rise by only 1.4 per cent SHARP RISE The result: Taxpayers will shell out $3 billion more in income taxes this year than if the system had remained fully indexed. That's $1 billion more than the $2 billion in savings from last year’s income refornis And it doesn’t include the annual saving Ottawa enjoys from itS’partial de-indexation of family allowance payments — worth $2.5 billion annually — announced in 1986 Sine family allowance payments rise each year by the-rai—t-inflation—in-excess—of three—per—cent, the nanagement fee of $3 million during the fourth quarter in consideration of the agreement to manage Crown Forest, Crown's earnings are not in cluded in the company’s results + Excellent Cash Flow + Modest investment CONTACT: Mr. G. Cheyne, 654 Steinke Place, Kamloops, B.C. + Dealer inquiries Welcome Phone: 579-8164 77 TOY LIQUIDATION this year PUFCHASI g POWET OF THOSE CHEQUES 1s CUT Dy The Same amount —three per cent. 2 i 2 OF False taxes — or do a bit of both He has shrewdly built into the~ttx system an automatic annual tax increase of three per cent He did this in 1986 when he eliminated some of the Jiflateciopreteetion that bad existed sinee F224 torome Why did Wilson in his 1985 budget trim the inflation protection by only three per cent? After afl, a four-per-cent threshhold would have boosted ‘tax revenues by several hundred million dollars more a year, . ee tin Development Centre to offer seminars A growing demand for®%pecialized ness information has led the West stenay Enterprise Developmen € to offer a series of three Satur eminars Ity of professional experts ha assembled to present the seminar which cover topics such as the new ir ax regulations, franchise trade mar industrial rporate/commercial area of law and preferred practice includes intellec aw and computer and he release says. She is nt in Canada and a nember of the tand Trade Mark slumbia anchising is 18 and features a Leonard Polsky e and copyrights ma Mr. Franchise’ Beginning Feb. 25, at the High and ©. Anthony. Wilson tow Motor Inn in Castlegar, aday- Both are lawyers with the Vancouver f Ray Connell who has been practising as.a Selkirk College Business Ad- ¢ al lawyer since 1971, has g seminar on taxation will be law entéd by George Mclvor; head of Polsky ion department. Along with franchising on many oc experience as an instruc- casions over the past eight years. He is eight years experience ountant with the firm of Win. Higgins/ Deloitte, Haskins and currently course-co-ordinator-on-fran- chising for Legal Education umbia and is ac pent seven years in t 1 d he Association of blic practice as a tax cor 1 chisers, the release 1 college news release says axation seminar is followed on specializing in marks. He is copyright and industrial tructor at the 4 by a discussion of patents, f 2 rad rade mark gn led by Vancouver lawyer Karen training course ir an associate of the hational jectures on buying and selling egal firm of McCarthy and McCarthy Gilmore, who was called to the bar in and incorporation seminars will be held at the High British Columbia in 1985, words Inn, Castlegar, from 9 UtiliCorp reports record earnings Corp United has announced it has In September 1987, UtiliCorp issued two million new shares of common stock and in August 1988 isued another »mpany records in con t income, operating in Venues and earnings per share. twomillion Our record year is a direct reflec UtiliCorp—owner of West Kootenay Power and Light Co.,—also tion of our bFowth Richard C. Green, Jr chief executive officer of UtiliCorp. itions_and/or_ investments this iy 4 : trategy said president and unnounced that it expects utility ar to exceed the 1988 level of ap mately $140 million, a company ce that we never would have achieved if we hadn't chosen to expand and diver ws release says. sify our utility operations In 1988, net income increase 34 per Green said the record results were at © $40.9 million, operating in- tributable to contributions for the full ome increased 25 percent to $77.2 and operating revenues in reased.13-pergent to $673 million, the year from two winter-peaking electric including WK P — that were acquired during 1987, a return to nor lease says mal weather patterns, improved in t987,-net_income was~$30:5— profitability of UtiliCorp’s Peoples Natural Gas division, a gas rate hike utilities ‘on, operating income was $61.6 Hion and ‘revenues were $595 and high summer electricity demand at on the Missouri Public Service division, Primary earnings per common share reased 20 percent in 1988 to $2.02, key service territory industries mpared to $1.68 the prior year. In For the fourth quarter ending Dec addition, UtiliCorp’s total assets top- 31, 1988, UtiliCorp recorded net in ped $1 billion in 1988. All 1988 results are preliminary and subject to audit, and continued economic recovery of come of $10.7 million and revenues of $187 million, compared to net income of $9.4 million and revenues of $177 million in the 1987 quarter. Primary earnings per share were $.50 versus $.48:in 1987 ‘ompany says Average common shares outstan ding increased to 19 million in 1988 from 16.3 million in 987 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Saturday. The fee for each seminar is $50 and more in- formation or registration may be ob tained by contacting the West Kootenay Enterprise Development Centre in Castlegar At, BLOW-OUT PRICES! , Purchase Your Christmas '89 Toys at Fantastic \ Discounts! Toys by famous name brands such as February 8, 1989 81 Castlégar News PORTS GET THE PERFECT Fit WITH A KOOTENAY SAVINGS RRSP. YUGOSLAVIAN SKIER Svet takes slalom By JOHN KOROBANIK Canadian Press VAIL, Colo. - Yugoslavian skiier Mateja Svet’s gold medal victory in Tuesday's women’s slalom at the World Alpine ski championships was a dream come true, literally “It’s funny but I dreamed last night that I won,” the excited, dark-haired 20-year-old said after her stunning vic tory over pre-race favorites Vreni Schneider of Switzerland and Tamara McKinney of the United States “But when [came here (to the course) I knew this was different, this was real and there were many girls who could win,” Mckinney, who upset Schneider.to win the combined gold, had a strong first ran and Schneider had a brilliant second run But it was Svet, just as she had envisioned in her dream, who won with two consistent runs «I just skied both runs good and in the finish area I was first,” Svet laughed when asked how she knew in her dream that she was first In two runs skied in brilliant sunshine -but_minus-20 temperatures, Svet finished in one minute 30.88 seconds Schneider, the most dominant female on the World Cup circuit who was touted as a possible triple gold-medallist at Vail, was second in 1:31.49 and McKinney third.in 1:31.56. Canada's best hope, Karen Percy of Banff, Alta., was sick with the flu and did not race. Michelle McKéndry of Orangeville, Ont,, and Joseé Lacasse of Brossard, Que., both failed to finish the first run. STAYSINBED on Percy spent most of the day in bed but coach Nick Wilson said he expects her to race in today’s super giant slalom Wilson said he was surprised how well Percy looked by lateafternoon “She's a lot better. If she sleeps well tonight, there'll beno problem. : McKinney had the edge on the first course, set by her own slalom coach, Martin Rufener. She ledSvet by only .04 seconds but had a seemingly comfortable margin of 1.47 seconds on Schneider “IU was a long two hours between runs,” McKinney said later “In the second I skied strong but 1 was too conser vative on the bottom.”* i Schneider, who had won every World Cup slalom this season, said she simply blew it in the first run “1 wanted to win a gold medal and I may have put some pressure on myself “Il wasn’t aggressive enough. I’ mnota machine, Fwas just too cautious."* She was anything but cautious in the second run,a56~ Jim Peatz scored three goals and added a pair of assists-to-tead-Sandman-scorers “ina Reker IT'S A GOAL . . . Dave MacKinnon of Sandman puts the puck past Hi Arrow goa during Monday night's CRHL contest. The teams played to an 8-8 draw New y Nick A Sandman nets tie Tim Horcoff. Sandman’s lone goal came mid-way through the pEerind-ahen—Dare Macks ai TUcb-Lanck: Thousands | of Dollars at Low, Low, Prices! WOW ARE ‘7s EVER LUCKY .. . 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You.don't have to administer the fund yourself; we'll go through brokers and purchase securities on your behalf through Phillips, Hager and North Ltd.-managers of Canada's most respected securities LOANS & TRANSFERS THE SMART KAREN PERCY . . couldn't race PATE TOUTSE SET BY SweUe Lars Ajalmars Atihe beginningof theses am going to show them what 1 am capable of Hsaidto myself t— NEAR PERFECTION She did that with a nearly-perfect run in46.04 seconds But Svet, frustrated with top-three finishes that hada‘s— materialized into a victory in a maor competition, finally got the medal she coveted She skied carefully but with enough aggression in the second run that only Schneider’ s time was better “1 didn’t want to go out or make some big mistake,” the petite native of Ljubljana said of her second run.”’ Af ter the first runt was nervous because I knew I could get a medal.”’ Flashbacks to two silver and two bronze medals in previous World and Olympic championships had her thinking not of gold, however Jets unload Maloney WINNIPEG (CP) Jets have scratched their abrasive head coach, opting for a softer touch ina bid to brighten the National Hockey League team’s lustreless season Dan Maloneys 2¥2-year sojourn _ particularly The Winnipeg we were going was away from the playoffs,’* said Smith. ‘I felt it was the time to make a change. Maloney told reporters that with what had already happened this year Ferguson's The team has been criticized of late for its lagk of physical play, a constant frustration for Maloney, who was known more for his fists than his finesse during an 11-year NHL firing, career Arrow Arms in Castlegar Recreational Hockey League pass behind Hi Arrow netminder Tim Horcoff_Corbett | play Monday at the Community Complex Hi Arrow’s Rod Zavaduk got the the 3:26 mark after Clay Martini set him up. s first goal at From there the period belonged to Sandman as the team netted four goals before the end of the period knot the score at one. Peatz scored his first goal from Martin-and-Duane Weir to give Sandman their first lead of the contest: Peatz scored again three minutes later with the assists going to Martin and’ Weir. Weir finished off the scoring for Sandman with just 43 seconds remaining in the period. Martin and Corbett assisted Sandman led 4-1 after 20 minutes Hi Arrow stormed back in the middle frame scoring four goals to Sandman’s one Dean MacKinnon tallied to cut Sandman’s lead to two goals on a play from Rick Shukin and John Obetkoff. Vince Antignani followed with a goal from Byron Smith at the 6:55 mark, Chris Brodman evened the score at four on a play from Obetkoff and Kevin Kirby AASCASSHSTOCON TNE LOT Ninety seconds later Smith tallied for Hi Arrow Kirby drew the tone netperas the team teft the ice tied 5-5 after 40 minutes of play Hi Arrow went on the offensive early in the final frame—Brodman-potred his -secomt ofthe Mien Tom Kirby and Obetkoff. Just over two minutes later Shukin scored to give Hi Arrow a two-goal bulge. Sandman came back on the strength of Peatz’s third goal assisted by Tony DaRosa and Corbett. But Hi Arrow took & two-goal lead again after Dean MacKin non scored his second of the night on Sandman goalie Dan Wallace. Shukin and Martini assisted Weir scored his second of the night to bring Sandman within gne goal with just over six minutes remaining in the third period. Larsh knotted the score at eight after finishing a play from lan Stewart and Dave MacKinnon The teams were scoreless in the final three minutes and the game ended up deadlocked at eight Sandman plays Woodland Park Shell tonight at the Community Complex in the nextCRHL matchup. withthe teanrcame to an end-sometime late. Monday. He was. replaced Tuesday by Rick Bowness, coach of the Jets’ American Hockey League af filiate in Moncton, N.B. Winnipeg general manager Mike Smith, himself a mid-season replacement for the bombastic John Ferguson, refused to sling stones but said that a coaching switch was unavoidable | certainly don’t want people to leave here thinking we're placing the blame on Dan Maloney,"’ Smith told a news conference in Winnipeg, after the news leaked out in Edmonton where club president Barry Shenkarow was attending the NHL All It really was a case where the team star game was not playing well, we have 28 games to go in the season and the direction he wasn’ caught comptetely-off guard by the news he was being replaced INTHE WIND The day John was fired, I knew I said Maloney. “Tcan't say that I’m-terribly sur prised by it all, with the way the team’s played lately Although-there_-was-_talk-of-a-spet for Maloney in the Winnipeg organization, he said no one had of fered him anything specific I'm not really interested,” he said The Jets, struggling to beat the Van couver Canucks out of the final playoff spot in the Smythe Division, have been woeful in the last five weeks The team has won four games, lost 11 and tied two since Jan. 1. It has lost four games in a row and six of its last seven. It appears that in Bowness, Smith has found a more congenial head coach The amiable Moncion native, 34, played 173 games over seven NHI seasons with the Jets, St Detroit and Atlanta Louis Heserved asa playing coach with the Sherbrooke Jets, Winnipeg's former AHL affiliate, and as assistant coach with the parent club. He took over as coach and general manager of the Hawks in 1987 ARRIVED TUESDAY You just try to create a positive atmosphere and also a fun at mosphere," Bowness, who arrived in Winnipeg Tuesday, said of his coaching philosophy Pee Wee Reps win two The Castlegar Pee Wee Rep hockey team picked up a pair of league games at home this weekend, defeating Trail 3-2 on Saturday and Cranbrook 7-2 on Sunday at the Community Complex In Saturday’s game against Trail Castlegar scored the first goal at 12:34 of the first period with Mike Hunter Mike Hunter again opened the scoring in the third period with a slap shot from the blue line that caught the top corner of the net later, Hunter Ten minutes ain shot from the blue line. The Cranbrook goalie stopped the shot and Hunter was there to putin i batoff Trail answered six minutes later, and the first period ended in a 1-1 tie Trail pulled ahead in period two at 8:11, Castlegar finatly tied it up-at the his own rebound. A minute later, Pat Biln finished the game's scoring with a goal assisted by Hunter These were the last home games of the regular season as Castlegar travels to Trail and Beaver Valley on the weekend Rebels miss playoffs Rebels were eliminated from playoff competition The Castlegar to four goal after finishing a play from Mike Calder and Cory Spring, Gretzky shines in 40th NHL All-Star matchup EDMONTON (CP) zky was Edmonton's again Tuesday Wayne Gret “The sétup Wayne, night — and Edmonton was his. The Great One scored a goal and set up two other$ in a 9-5 Campbell Con ference win over the Wales Conference in the 40th annual NHL all-star game ‘Is this the script?" asked Campbell coach Glen Sather, Gretzky’s coach with the Oilers until this season this the way it should be with’ Wayne Gordie Howe winning the most valuable player here records was matched by the Brar Gretzky, married to Hollywood QOnt., native. Gr starlet Janet Jones last July 16 ina y0thinninea story-book wedding here, was traded to the Los Angeles Kings by the Ed monton Oilers on Aug. 9 Back in Edmonton on Tuesday, he was named most valuable player in a games to, come back game that was his fro’ shift Paired with K He set up Jari Kurri — his linemate during the Oilers’ four Stanley Cup had never been ap. especially in the f championships|— at 1:07 of the first hovering around period and the pair later assisted on-a goal by Luc Robitaille of the Los Angeles Kings The 17,503 fans were delirious LIKE OLD TIMES “The crowd was behind me, it was real hice,"’ No. 99 told reporters. “It was like old times.” Like most, this all-star affair was all position in talks offence. The shots favored the Wales Joe Mullen of the Calgary Flames had iwo goals aud tf Li ren said Lemieux, well ahead of It was a challenge for Wayne to come e done back into this building and prove hit self and prove to the people And he did it very well.’ TIES HOWE'S MARK Gretzky's long-time idol from Howe's days with the Red Wings, watched as another one of b ky's goal wa star games These are things yo Howe scored 10 all-star It was a very exe played his usal great he very fifst_ bieaksmyrecondbutentald. ies How. Lions have a st Steven Funk about 38-37 Canadian Football League v Pog president Jim Hogan r was perfect for and making behind-the-back passes that worked:so.wellin past years. Gretzky in this season's scoring race You can't forget those things for the last eight years, Al's going to stay in my head for Kurri said. ‘The fans were really cheering for me and Wayne Gretzky was beaming. Wife Janet the rest of my life, approached with the coule’s daughter Paulina, born just before Christmas. The couple embraced apd she handed Flashbulbs flashed and cameras clicked Gretzky the girl remembe: Gretzky had said Tonight was extra n you retire moments before special. I'll go home and watch the tape next week denied 1 miss Edmonto sh Lions negotiating VANCOUVER (CP) hise. The club has accumulated debis mated at between $6 million and $7 businessmar lion. The 1988 financial report has the sale been iss ) the estimated 2,000 bmembe said Tuesday Like most negotiations, you keep hebiddl 1 ACCESSORIES wT Te for somenning made tO measure or would like to buy off the rack, we'll help you slip into the right RRSP. If your RRSP currently carries another label, we can transfer your funds from another institution toa ,olpnay Savings Account. And we won't charge you a tee; either: Plus we offer very competi tive rates on loans. | IN FORA FITTIN FEBRUARY 28TH ts the deadline for contribut ing to your RRSP as an ‘88 tax deduction. So come in to Kootenay Savings, today - and get the RRSP that fits! THRE MATTE TAT WNT BOAT BY PET Gienger assisted by Leslie Stoochnoff and Derek Read Mike Hunter scored the winning goal in the third period assisted by Rick Fauth On Sunday their winning streak when they played an AAA team — at the Castlegar opened the Castlegar continued Cranbrook Complex scoring at 17:49 with a goal by Vince Antignani assisted by Mike Hunter Fred Gienger finished the scoring in saturday night as the Cranbrook Colts doubled Castlegar 6-3 in Kootenay In ternational Junior Hockey League play. The loss cancelled any chance of the Rebels catching the Rossland Warriors who were six points ahead of the Rebels following the contest The Rebels have one game remaining in the regular season The Colts scored the only goat in the opening period. Calvin Kilback con verted a play from Warren Wurzer and Mark Lento to take the 1-0 lead into the first period with Mike Hunter and — thedressing room Ben Koorbatoff assisting In the second period, Mike Hunter Cranbrook ran the score up in the second period, scoring three goals before the Rebels could respond. Chris Huston started for Cranbrook at the 17 second mark in the middle frame Dwayne Matkowski and Shane Hen dricksonassistect Lento made it 3-0 for the Colts on a play from Huston and: Jason Perry Darren Lukan extnded the Colts’ lead started the scoring with a goal assisted by Rich Fauth. Cranbrook finally got on the scoreboard at 10:09, followed four minutes tater by theirsecond and finat goat fust ste seconds Hater, Mike Hunter finished the scoring for the second period to give Castlegar a 4-2 lead after 40 minutes. The Rebels got going on the strength of Lorne Kanigan’s power play goal at the 14:01 mark. Keith Semenoff and Taylor Harding assisted. The Rebels narrowed Cranbrook's lead to two goals when’ Dan Lavallee scored another power play marker. Rick Crowé and Harding assisted. The Rebels were down4-2.after40 minutes Cranbrook went on the offensive in the final frame and made it $-2 when Spring put the puck past Stan Makor tof. Calder and Geoff Ballassisted Semenoff scored for the Rebels at the 14:28 mark with the help coming from Harding and Makortoff But the Colts put the game away with just over a minute remaining Huston scored his second goal of The night. Spring and Lefito Assisted The Rebels finish up the season with a home game Saturday against’ the Grand Forks Border Bruins the Campbell Conference, with Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings, Gary Leeman of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Mark Messier of the Oilers begins in July We are ina also scoring Jimmy Carson of the Oilers — the principal player obtained by Edmon- negotiations. collected $1.6 million from season icket sales for the 1989 season whict e said Hoga firmly and strongly group as we proceed into-our final said Hogan some point in time you have to fish or We have to be y ball is in Vancouver ir with’ the Funk The Vi are telephone t of former season conducting a Dealing ticket holders using current players ton for Gretzky and two other players. with Funk has been a pleasure and and former team stars to talk with the atong-with No.-t-draft- pick Martin Gelinas, other draft pick and millions in cash — also scored Funk is founder For the Wales, winners of 10 of 12. executive officer previous all-star games jn the con ting a definitivs agréemer respi president and chief of First Generation Resources, .& Vancouver investment ahead of where we've bee we're moving closer and closer To Bet onse tO our ticket cam Hogan added. **‘We are without question paign has been beyond belief for the last six years ference format, Walt Poddubny of the Quebec Boston's Cam Neely and Glen Wesley and Mike Ridley of the Washington Capitals also scoted Nordiques had a_ pair Mario Leinieux, who set an all-star record with _three—goats-and three assists in last year's Wales victory, was held to one assist. He said if it was a Mario-Gretzky showdown as billed Gretzky won firm. Funk isthe only t from five bidders who originally expre terest in the debt-ridden CFL team The Lions had about 13,000 season Hogan ed the Lions may ticket holders last season. ‘That num remain publicly owned should -ber increased to’ 18,000 when figures negotiations with Funk break down. from a promotional venture with a No figures have beenrreteased by either supermarket chain are included side “ Piror to the start_of the telephone The Lions have operated as a non- blitz, a team spokesman said the club profit society since theteam entered the has sold about 8,000 season tickets for CFL in 1954 as an expansion fran- next season