Wed d y 22,1992 mm * Hikers planning to back- pack the popular West Coast Trail will now need to make reservations and apply for a free permit. : Howie Hambleton, Acting Superintendent of Pacific Rim West Coast Trail makes changes _National Park, said the in- creasing popularity of the 77- kilometre trail has lead to lev- els of use which far exceed its carrying capacity. The Canadian Parks Ser- vice will now cap seasonal use at 8,000 hikers. Free permits will be issued when hikers pre- sent their reservation confir- mation number. Reservations will be accept- ed by telephone between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning March 2. The trail reservation num- ber is 728-1282. Inquiries may be directed to the park super- intendent. Your satisfaction is our main concern | a CASTLEGAR EOE LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY PARLIAMENT BLD VICTORIA B.C. 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Thursday, January 23, 1992 Minimum purchase $25.00 * Does not apply to fluid milk or tobacco products. coke or sprite © limit 2, over limit 1.69 99 ------- qe Gis bse Cease vais \ tect < rasator tat ¢ family pack - 4 ¢ wing or |t-bone steak - 8.11 kg. _ | breasts “95.91kg. bb. ¢ fresh ¢ canadian lamb WE NOW aa ACCEPT Kt) 143 3 68] Gov't. inpected Gani ° family pack © fresh frying chicken fresh | broccoli RICES IN EFFECT THURS., JAN. 22 TO S RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT SALES TO RETAIL QUANTI: en Oe AE IR en downtown revitalization to go ‘Clean and Green.’ . page 5 Instead of pursuing the mon- ey and adulation of major junior hockey, Dane Jackson opted to go to school. Five years lat- er, with a university degree in his back pocket and a pro hockey career on the horizon, he looks back with no regrets. page 19 @ WORK PLACE © With a route that takes them from Genelle to Robson through Castlegar, Brent McLean and Rocky Jameson get a pretty good look at what people are throwing out these days. ‘page 27 ee. Farside 2 New Focus 5 Norman 6 Beyer T After Hours 8 Our People 9 Crossword 14 Horoscope 14 Whodunnit 16 Local Sports 19 Hockey Draft 24 Work Place 27 Action Ads 29 Nobody is saying it means anything as to the fate of the proposed Castlegar-Robson bridge, but for the record Bob Corey and a Ministry of Transportation and Highways crew were surveying possible approaches for the bridge on Columbia Ave. in south Castlegar Wednesday morning. News photo by Ed Mills Pope and Talbot in for a battle Scott David Harrison EDITOR Pope and Talbot Ltd. may have its work cut out for it. The Midway-based company’s bid to purchase Westar’s Castlegar mill and a large portion of Tree Farm Licence No. 23 is about to face challenges from two sides — the B.C. Liberals and Revel- e. The Liberals contend that Pope and Talbot can’t cut Castlegar jobs, while Revelstoke says its mills are being shutout of valuable timber by the pro- posed split in TFL No. 23. “Guaranteeing levels of employment j should -be absolutely essential to the transfer of this TFL,” Liberal Forest Critic Wilf Hurd said. Hurd was responding to comments made Monday by Pope and Talbot pres- ident Abe Friesen. Friesen said because Pope and Talbot would be taking over 70 per cent of the TFL, it would be “scaling down” employee numbers at the Castle- gar mill. Hurd said his New Democrat coun- terpart Dan Miller should be wary of such talk. “If the government were to accept em- ployment reductions with licence trans- fers, they'd be in for some heavy political flack because they were saying the exact opposite in opposition.” Miller could not be reached for com- ment, but an official said it is premature to discuss the details of the TFL split be- cause the ministry had yet to receive a transfer request. “I plan on doing some serious re- search on that TFL and ifI have to, I'll raise it in the house,” Hurd said. Meanwhile in Revelstoke, city offi- cials say they will push a change in the size of the TFL purchase. “Generally, we don’t have any objec- tions to the purchase of the TFL, we just object to where it is being split,” Revel- stoke Economic Development Director Doug Weir said. “By splitting the TFL (south of the Trans-Canada Highway), we have the potential to lose between 70,000 to 75,000 cubic metres of annu- al allowable cut.” : Weir said TFL No. 23 isn’t the onl source of logs Revelstoke has, but he added that it accounts for a large chunk of his area’s wood supply. “We don’t like it,” he said of the pro- posed change to the TFL. “This will sim- ply erode our economic base.” Weir said Revelstoke wants the TFL split at Pingston Creek, 50 kilometres south of the city. “All we are asking for is an equitable split,” he said. “We agree with the sale of Westar, we support it. But, all our re- sources are being shipped to Castlegar.” Weir said Revelstoke will challenge the TFL split during the public hearing process, which has yet to be scheduled. “If they are held in Castlegar, I can guarantee you that the City of Revel- stoke will be theré.” MINOR HOCKEY WEEK CELEBRATIONS, PAGE 21