Page 2A., Name: Val Where you work: Banjo's Pub What you do there: Very little! Castlegar likes: Everything Castlegar dislikes: None. Pet: Ray Best kept Castlegar secret: San Jose West What would you rather be doing? Golfing Vehicle: Motorhome oa, ae Jon Jarrett : location for the Robson- ‘Castlegar bridge that: Is, _ scheduled to span the i This: barge, described by Ministry of: Highways and Trans- portation personnel as "a means of getting a drill out into the river" Is, involved in “exploratory drilling.” "We're looking for the location of bedrock formations,” said Roger Pratt, Regional Planning Program Engineer. "It's not necessarily where the bridge site will be. We're just investigating the general foundation . conditions. You'll prbably see it In different parts of the river before it's done, both upstream and downstream.” The foundation hunting is for a suitable Columbia River, joining the two communities, within the next, few year. : The barge has been’ on the river since last Friday and Pratt said he didn't know how’ long the exploratory drilling would take. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper By FRANK ISERNIA et anges J Sun staff writer ‘Riyp'Piceo ic has _beén ‘the publisher. of the Trail Daily Times and Cas. Sun te gets tied ‘up; Picco added:. “Picco said-that this would be good rT for Jarrett, and Jon Jarrett was named Publisher of the Castlegar Sun yesterday replacing Ray Picco who tendered his resignation yesterday after- noon, Jarrett, who has led the advertising department of the Castlegar Sun since November 28, 1990, said that he is honored by the announcement of being named publisher and pledges to maintain the quality and service of the newspaper. “The company has put a lot of faith in me and I think that I have shown, in my three years with the company, that I am capable of qj sustaining their level of high . expectations,” he said. Jarrett. will remain the advertising manager within the company and feels that by wearing two hats, he will be in a better position to respond and deal with the needs of-the public and the staff. : “As publisher I am going to make sure that all of the staff remain happy with the company, and I intend on being there to remains publisher of the Times. a position he is very proud of and one that he has held for 11 years. “I'm very proud of those 11 years,” he reflects."But I'll continue to come around. I live in Castlegar, I enjoy it here and I teally enjoy the people. It was a hell of an effort. We've put together a great product in a short time and everybody worked hard, it was teamwork and I was proud to be part of it.” Picco said that the Sun staff are good class of people but he decided that it was not in the best interest of the employees and the residents of Castlegar to only be bere as a part-time publisher. “I think that the Sun needed a full time representative here in town to meet the needs of the ip and the ity,” "I mainly resigned because I couldn't do both jobs effectively, with being here in Castlegar for one hour, then'a couple of days later for half a day, my workload in Trail suffered. So I feel that my decision is the best for everybody provide “The people who we have are doing such an excellent job, that I will be able to focus more attention on our advertisers and also it will allow me the latitude of being more readily available to everyone who has a concer or an issue to address regarding our product. _. “I want to make sure. that the people and businesses of Castlegar know that my telephone lines are always open for them.” concemed, and that another person who works here in Castlegar assume that position.” Picco stated that it is easier for Jarrett to.assume both roles mainly because he is here daily. _ - “It’s easier to carry two hats in the same building. As an Ad Manager it is easier to pass on two or three ‘calls ‘to others in his department and still handle the some’ of the publisher's duties if that he is confident that:be:will do * well in his new position. © Ray Picco Wednesday, May 1', 1991 ‘The Castlegar Sun Deadline extended on backcountry input By FRANK ISERNIA . Sun staff writer Conservationist and wildlife groups are being given more time to submit their iy on the com~ ation, vice-president Ron Milton said that the time extension gives them a lot more time to put for- ward some of their concems and pr the g ment’ 8 policies on backcountry which the SVWA feels mercial back discussion paper according to Parks Minister Dave Parker. Parker said that the deadline is being extended from April 30 to June 30 as a result of the contin- ued interest in, and the broad mnge of issues raised by, the paper, The discussion paper initially released in January, 1991, cxam- ines a number of issues surounding the use of Crown land for commer- cial backcountry recreation. It also contains proposals td address these issues and guide the future man- ~ agement of the industry. Over 5,000 copies of the paper have been distributed to groups and individuals with an interest in the recreational use of Crown land. “T would like to stress that the proposals put forward in this paper are only a starting point to promote public discussion on the issues ved in ‘ A hasn't been addressed properly. “Hopefully we can get enough input from user groups affected by the government proposal,” he com- mented. However, Milton doesn't think that the 5,000 copics of the paper distributed by the government are wate, . “It’s a drop in the bucket when you consider that there are about two million people affected by the proposal. It doesn’t allow for sig- nificant input,” he added. As an example Milton cited the fact that the SVWA had to get their copy of the paper through the B.C, Wildlife Federation. Parker indicated that the differ- ent group’s interests will remaig a paramount consideration in devel- oping new policies. In a press release Parker said that commer- cial ion is one backcountry recreation on Crown land,” said Parker. “The comments and suggestions we receive through this discussion paper will assist us in the policy development process.” Slocan Valley Wildlife Associ- of the fastest growing sectors of the tourism industry and involves activities such as trail riding, trekking, and hell-skiing. Many of these activities occur on crown land. At the same time, demands are growing from individuals wish- ing to freely use the ba ry. for recreation, “After June 30 my ministry will publish a summary of the com- ments we received,” said Parker, “This report will be distributed to P groups and fe and will form the basis for struc- voturing a background recreation later this year, The conference will be an Opportunity for key public, indus- try and goverment groups to dis- Cuss issues and options for subsequent policy development. Ron Milton ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Nancy Lingey FEEDBACK By FRANK ISERNIA Sun staff writer About -40 members of the Slocan Valley Wildlife Association attended a meeting held in Winlaw to express their concern and voice their opinion over Bill C-80.They are of the opinion that the Criminal Code of Canada, as it stands is quite adequate therefore they do not support or approve of the bill. oon At the meeting, was Kootenay West- ik Member of P: Lyle Kristiansen, who discussed the bill with the Association. “On the whole issue of Bill C-80, it’s been about a year now since the gov- emment, and Justice Minister Kim Campbell brought in the most recent Bill C-80, that in the g ’s view the gun control regime in Canada. ot. sOn November 23,the Bill was referred to'a special committee, and the committee came up with a modified report. The government will now have to look at that report and the recommendations contained init, and at that point, the ball is in their court. Kristiansen stated that essentially the government will have to start from Square one at the next sitting of parliament: “I don’t think that any of you need reminding that the latest catalyst that pushed that whole thing forward was the regrettable shooting affair that took place in Montreal last year. Many of you are probably familiar with the phrase that emotion is jolly good petro but a shockingly bad driver. Unfortunately that’s true in government as it is everywhere else, and if it hadn't been for that kind of incident I think we would have probably seen a much more rational look at firearms legislation than what we’ve been able to get.” Kristiansen said in spite of that they have received a lot of correspon- dence, and telephone calls. “J think that the only issue that bas resulted in more correspondence and | telephone calls to my office is the Oka dispute Jast summer, the Gulf crisis and the war. The noticeable difference i is most of the correspondence regarding Bill C-80 and was i Pp dence and not mass produced photo copies.”” He added that that kind of correspondence has much more impact in terms of influencing members of the House of Commons or provincial members for that matter. He also stated that the support and non support of the bill was basically a metropolitan versus countryside split. “In our own caucus, we meet regularly on this and similar issues, and one of our who is p most Pp hhas been for the longest period of time, in favor of a more sensible firearms legislation regime is, Jim Fulton, MP for Skeena. There is also Sid Parker and myself . from the East and West Kootenay, Rod Murphy from Churchill, Manito- ba, and a number of other members who come from what we generally refer to as the outback, This not only affects our feelings on gun control, but other economic and social issues. we have a different perspective than people who come from Toronto, or downtown Montreal. “You tend to reflect, the kind of feelings you get in your own area a lot more, than if you come from rural areas, where just by the nature of your work, you’re in touch with a real cross section of people all the time.” a Goats Continued from 1A Invermere, then transported by " truck to the Slocan Valley. The “new bome for these goats is on the © mountainside’s west-facing slope, known as Dean's Peak. -., . Goats. are very. sensitive to stress, so the entire operation had ‘; . 10 be handled very carefully and the timing had ‘to be: almost é perfect. . Lary, Ingham, a biologist with to lure the goats. His first i with’ the: ‘charged .- with ,\the, task. of Project was.to try and secure. funding, and then his focus’ was aimed at submitting the project Proposal to Victoria. .Dave . Lewis,’: a __ wildlife; technician are also involved with, the project. The goats have been: tagged with special radio collars collars are equipped with special to detect biologi the Ministry of Environment and ae changes. Shouid a goat die, the of a Habitat Conse: . ‘Fund . award for his participation jin last’ year’s transplant project, {had to set up clover. traps on the trail in the will send a signal changes. =". «Ron Milton, Vice-president. of the SVWA, ‘and an important. is “cont ibutor to the’ project is: for monitoring‘ purposes. The’ ‘Said that the herd is doing just fine. Milton, who along with John ‘Braun cwere the. brainstorm behind the transplanting Project, said’ that © ‘the long term purpose behind the the goats and to date he * and community organizations have supported ‘the’ /project.. The Castlegar and District. Wildlife Association, the Tyail Wildlife and the’Nelson Rod and Gun Club have also donated to the cause. Thé SVWA is continually looking for time on this part of the project, that if the association where'to be: charged for the service, would be valued at about $1500. Earlier in the spring association members distributed salt licks for the goats by hand on the ‘in’s lower levels. project was; to: the area so that. the-younger. generation « ‘could enjoy watching them, but stated that the goats could be hunted if their Population Brows: _ too much. 31 Milton: estimates ‘that there are about 4500 goats in the West -Kootenays and that BC. has the , ¥ julation of goats in ihe for the o and ‘ growing project ‘and ‘are hoping to start work ‘on the viewing area next atin club’ is preparing for. the ‘salt lick program slated for; June. Helicopters, provided by Hyland Helicopters, are used to supply the “goats with mineral: supplements. “According to, Susan Milton, an... active (club, smembi Mitton said that all tieribara of their association are involved in this project and have much reason to be Proud of their. combined; efforts. -°* He said that ‘this project ‘was not an effort by just his wife and he as a newspaper article Jed readers. to within the club.” “T understand that it is not the writer's fault | intentionally, but that's the way’ itis coming out in print, That and a few of the items that I've tried to make strong to the writer are kind of being avoided.” + He explained that the writer placed more emphasis on the hunting of the. goats as a direct loss rather than to loss of habitat.‘ <“It's - backwards," + Milton = confirmed. “It’s loss of habitat that: beads ea 0 be emphasized here,’ he ayes said that there ‘where olber issues that were not printed clearly onougt to give an more accurate ate overall vie . Left to right, Slocan Valley. Wildlife Assotlation Vices President Ron Milton, President Mike Rowden, Susan The BCWF. ‘feels that the Bill discriminates against the good honest gun- man and this is not the right direction in which the g. should fol- low. “The direction that the government should go, is to hand out larger and more severe penalties for people who use firearms to commit criminal offenses, so that is more a deterrent.” What the government is proposing, is all kinds of rules and restrictions on the gun owners all across the land. The BCWF doesn't believe that these restrictions will reduce the number of guns that will fall into the hands of hard-core criminals. One of the recommendations the BCWF opposes, is the recommenda- tion that states all future Firearms Acquisition Certificates must bear the : Photograph of the holder. “It is the positian of the BCWF that no picture or fingerprints be WEATHER OUTLOOK: The forecast for Wednesday; The southern interior sits between a high pressure ridge and an upper disturbance which will give us. sunshine with after- noon or evening showers. Temperatures will range from a high of 20 to lows near 3. Thursday and Friday calls for the unsettled weather to continue. A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Temperature: Max/Date Min/Date Mean 221/22 -2.2/26 8.5 Precipitation: Rain Snow Total 5.2em. TRACE 5.2cm. Norma! Number of Hours 43.5 Number of Hours 40.2 Sunshine: REMARKS: For most of the week a cold Pacific air mass lay over Southern B.C. giving low freezing levels and below freezing overnight temperatures from the 25th through 28th. Varying amounts of snow were reported over higher levels while the valleys received rain showers. Ed. note: | need sun to work in the yard and garden this weekend. Let's hope. Forecast provided by The South - East Interior Weather Office at Castlegar, B.C. required on a. FAC. jA practical problem is who would supply. the. Photo- . : graph? Uf the policetare required to do so, it would increase: th inis> trative costs of the FAC and would place holders picture in Police files,” responded the BCWF. - ‘ replied by that the photograph plied in the same way as passport photos where there is no major bureau- cracy required and that the fingerprint recommendation has been withdrawn, “One of the things that we have to understand in politics or the House of Commons, or the Legislature is, you very seldom get to choose between heaven and hell, and if you’re going to negotiate or bargain about trying to get a gun control regime that you can live with, you got to give a little to get alittle.” Kristiansen said that this is one recommendation that the BCWF can live with, and that it is not too great a burden to supplya Photograph. The BCWF were opposed to the proposed $50 fee for the issuance of a Sirst-time FAC, They see.no need for that fee as it represents a 500% to the current $10 fee, and what fees are levied must be entrenched in legislation. Kristiansen's response to that objection was that he agreed with the BCWF's position of entrenching the fees within legislation, but said that the fee could be bargainable based on what costs of enforcing the new regime are going to be. “I’ve noticed that in a number of the objections that the federation has Taised, the Canadian Advisory Council on Firearms comes in for quite a bit of criticism, or the concept of it, having major input. “What I like to leave with you on that is,that having a body set up that is representative of a large number of user groups, you’re much more likely to get a fair shake in terms of what kind of suggestions are going to be made on suggestions for regulations and legislation, out of that kind of group than you are out of a group of politicians that is, by the nature of our country, going to be about 80% urban members.” Kristiansen, said that a lot of the suggestions for regulations and legis- lations wiil depend on what kind of composition that, that council has, but that his hunch is that the BCWF will get a much better shake in represent- ae their kind of views, than if its left up to the percentages of the citylrural Split. “That's one area that I think the elected people rather than appointed people might be better to put aside in order to try and assure we get a fairer shake in terms of opinion to represent out own interest." \ Kristisansen said that the special committee recommendation that the legislation provide that an FAC will be issued only after a 28-day pind period, and after the if of the i national competency and safety course is unnecessary if the training pros Sram is initiated. “Surely the time required should run concurrently with whatever kind of waiting period they are talking about. There's no need to have an extra 28 days waiting period on top of time it-takes to ually during a training course, That becomes:a moot point,and I think that the insistence on any minimum number of days such as 28 days is rather unrealistic. The that the minister put that in, is she wanted to say that the RCMP or whocv- er should have at least 28 days to carry through a lengthy investigation, but my God, you know, today with modem technology, with fax machines. and plugging into a computer with the FBI in Washington and RCMP in Ontawa, j it doesn’ t ike 28 days to do a security check.” would be sup- : he said. “Originally the Minister of Justice suggested that the maximum size of the clip should be five except for target shooting in which it would be ten. The screams of protest that went up over that were absolutely justi- fied, and what the special ittee has now d, we don’t “know yet what the minister of justice is going to do with it after the next session of parliament starts and what kind of legislation is going to see the light of day. But the Special committee has suggested moving the clip size up to 10 and twenty.” Kristiansen says that at least that recommendation seems a little more realistic and he said that again it is a bargaining Process. He also stated that the main bone of contention is the restriction on gems automatic ‘weapons, those that have been converted from autornatic and he explained that this ion will be the biggest stickler that they will probably have. “The amount of pressure, and if you have seen the newspaper stories recently, the percentage of the Canadian population that was asking for stricter gun controls was 60 per cent. About six months ago that moved up to 70 percent, and the last survey taken a week or so ago showed that that figure increased to 81-82% on the average, and that’s what it is in the Province of B.C. So the amount of pressure that there is in order quote to get tougher gun controls is obviously there.” He said that ig the ionally charged e its very difficult not to come to some kind of compromise at least on the matter of semi automatic weapons. “The trick I think for all of us that are involved,” added Kristiansen, “that again areas and areas is trying to gets definition and a flexible enough h definition and put some grandfather clans. es into the legi: with some to insure that it doesn’t become absolutely unworkable, but I don’t think that it is in the cards quite frankly that you are going to stop that from happening. There is going to be further at least those that appear to be military style weapons and that has just yet to be The MP also stated that the definition may mean those semi-automatic weapons that can easily be converted to automatic Weapons. Ta | know the point you have been making over and over again that it is not the weapon involved, but it is the user. But the fact is that, that public opinion 'is out there, it’s out there very strongly, iv’ 's going to have to be ‘ ‘Kristiansen, however feels that if there is p cause for suspic @s a result of an investigation, certainly more.time can be allotted before handing out'a FAC. But, he affirmed that there must be reasonable and antable cause in order for that kind of delay. “ AS ‘The main change between Bill C-80'as originally introduced and what CLG ie fePOs af the spect commnites was the changes in clip azcs,” has got the majority, the minister has got the split on ber teach, she’s lost one Battle when she tried to bring in the abortion legislation, she's feeling very stung, ;id she's been sounding very much like a ‘hawk saying she wants to bring in cven tougher legislation that she did before, now if that’s the casc, we really got'a fight on our hands just to try and keep the thing half-way sensible, and I'm not sure how far we will be able to go.”