October 13, 1990 he PROVINC IAL NEWS/NATIONAL BRIEFLY From Wire Service Robber made cops’ job easy PENTICTON — RCMP didn’t have to look far to nab the man who robbed a Canada Trust branch in August. Craig MacNaughton, 31, of Kelowna, wrote the holdup note on one of his deposit slips. MacNaughton pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced in Provincial court Wednesday to three years in jail. Crown MacNaughton also told the woman he had a gun, Frolick said. The teller gave MacNaughton $1,296 and he fled. Frolick said that when police examined the robbery note, they saw it was written on the back of a Canada Trust deposit slip that had MacNaughton’s branch and account number filled in. Court was told MacNaughton has a lengthy criminal record that runs from 1975 to 1986 and includes a number of break and entry and theft charges. Defence counsel Brian Adams said the robbery was a cry for help by ion. “I think what we're dealing with is a person of some diminished capacity,’’ Adams said. Brain-drain warning issued VICTORIA — British Columbia is in danger of losing some of its brightest young minds to Eastern Canada and the United States during the next few years, David Strong, new President of the University of Victoria, said. He said the reason for the potential brain drain is that B.C. is the only province — and one of the few places in the developed world — where a steady supply of children is moving in. “I don’t see that trend changing,"’ he said. He said that B.C. will experience a problem with too many students while most of the rest of the continent will experience a dearth of university-aged students. “*It’s going to be a buyer’s market out there,"” he said. “They (other universities) are going to be trying to lure our best students away with big scholarships and programs like that.”” Multicultural policy announced VANCOUVER — Premier Bill Vander Zalm has announced a new multicultural policy, designed to increase tolerance between People of different faiths and race. The premier made the announcement on the eve of the Social Credit party convention, where his Party will debate its adherence to “Christian principles."’ The go 's i policy isa point plan which will be implemented by a new inter-ministry committee. GST going ahead, Tory says OTTAWA (CP) — The Conser- vative government seemed prepared Priday to sit back and test the stamina of Liberal senators already into their fourth day of stalling tactics against amount Procedural gamesmanship would delay implementation of the GST in the New Year. “The thing is going ahead Jan. 1," Andre said as the Grit senators swit- “‘It is absolutely vital to the economy of Canada that that happens.”* Senator Lowell Murray, gover- mment leader in the Senate, said there would be no adjournment of the up- Liberals read names the Liberals when it's time to get on with the GST debate. “Any agreement we make will have to be carved in stone,”’ said Murray. * The Liberals finally ended a 58- hour filibuster on points of privilege early Friday — but moved promptly to another tactic to delay debate in the upper house on the goods and services tax. several Senators have boxes full in their offices. Delivery of before yielding the floor at about 6:30 a.m. Friday, quoted from the wisdom of former British Columbia premier W.A.C. Bennett. He also cited the Slow year for Canadian tourism By FELICITY MUNN 61 on a list of the world’s 100 “most Overalll, for the seven months ending in July, the number of inbound visitors was up fractionally by 0.3 per cent from last year. And while figures for August are and People, places and things”’ in the Oc- tober issue of Spy magazine. “A good land goes bad,” the satirical New York City-based mon- thly declared. & Spy is co-edited by Canadian E. Graydon Carter and barbed referen- not for release until mid- October, industry sources said business looked good that month and might atone for the July stump. But for the first part of the sum- mer, while the Prairies, British Columbia and Newfoundland largely held their own, tourism dropped in gruelling Mohawk land claims stan- doff that began in July at Oka outside Montreal, a decline in tourism to Quebec was predictable. Yet Ontario fared worse in July. In Quebec the number of American and foreign visitors dipped 1.6 per cent from July last year, versus five Per cent in the neighboring province. On a recent trip to Montreal, Tom Hockin, the federal minister in charge of tourism, said part of the problem is that residents of border states, ces to his native land peri ap- pear in the magazine. Canada spent the summer con- vulsed with crises, making for bad Publicity and Contributing to a poor season for much of the tourist in- dustry. istics Canada figures for July Among other things, it But Vander Zalm would not say whether he’ll take his ‘snew i message to the jon. ““Well, I hope you'll be there,”* said Vander Zalm, who would not answer any further questions on the matter. The Socreds are debating changing their constitution, which includes a contentious clause which binds the party to Christian Principles. Many find the clause offensive, but attempts to take it out of the constitution failed and sparked an acrimonious debate at last year’s convention, prompting several Socreds to quit the party. There's something for everyone! 365-2212 Suggest the number of visitors staying one night or more in Canada was down 3.2 per cent from the same month last year, with a particularly steep decline in American visitors, traditionally the industry’s bread and butter. “‘We have a strong dollar and we have a lot of Canadians going to the States,"” said Debra Berk of the Travel Industry Association of Canada, an Ottawa-based umbrella group. Nobody knows for sure, she added, but “‘the other thing we're surmising is that between Meech Lake and Oka we've had a fair amount of bad press for our 11th Annual Cook Book The picture was not entirely black. Deadline for Receipt of Recipes is 12 Noon on Wed., Oct. 24 Send in the old family favorite recipe or your newest creation. Send us your Desserts, Squares, Cookies, Cakes, Candy Fudge, Canning, Freezing, Wine, Wild the Marti and i ly in Quebec and Ontario, which together attract the bulk of visitors to Canada. As the centre of the Meech Lake constitutional storm, which peaked in late’ June, and as the site of the a large chunk of the On- tario tourism business, are in- the United States or overseas jumped 11.8 per cent over July last year. Statistics Canada compiles figures on Canadians travelling in Canada only once every two years, with the next set not due until next year. domestically. Ironically, the Mohawk crisis was a boon to some hotels in the Montreal area. After all, the provincial police, ngl in the United States. Adding to the slump, the number of Ontario residents who took trips to Officials, advisers and others involved in or watching the Mohawk situation needed accom- modation, OTTAWA (CP) — The Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office will be reviewing $60 billion worth of projects in coming months, quadruple last year’s level, says Ray Robinson, chairman of the agency. “It’s a nightmare,” Robinson said. But he added that the office will be able to handle the workload by Robinson said the current en- vironmental assessment system is ‘Nightmare’ of review ahead for federal office looking over about 40 per cent of the capital investment in Canada. There are more than 20 large Projects to be assessed to deter- mine if their construction will have an adverse impact on the en- vironment. The list includes Projects ranging from proposed hydro- electric developments in the James Bay region of northern Quebec to expansion of international airpor- ts in Toronto and Montreal and a uranium mine in Saskatchewan. “‘There’s a lot of activity out there, a lot more than people realize,"’ said Robinson. He hopes the number of projec- ts to be assessed will gradually decline once the government has Passed its new environmental assessment legislation and once People have had a chance to learn how the new system works. ““AS we get to do that better over time we think the process will be more efficient as weil as being more open to public involvement.” De Cotret says he's against a green tax OTTAWA (CP) — The federal green plan on the environment will contain H i worth the year, includes most of the recom- mendations made in public con- billions of dollars but it will not in- clude a green tax to pay for them, says Environment Minister Robert de Cotret. In a discussion with reporters, de Cotret ended months of speculation about the possibility of a new tax on held during the summer. “*You could call it a Christmas Present to the Canadian people."” The green plan will set out a com- Prehensive pian for cleaning up and Protecting the environment during the next five years and will be renewed annually fossil fuels to change consumer behavior and to raise money for en- vironmental programs. De Cotret confirmed for the first time that spending commitments in~” the plan will be worth billions of dollars, but would not be more Specific. David McRobert of Pollution Probe said environmentalists will be disappointed by de Cotret’s decision LOCAL/PROVINCIAL NEWS ‘I'm not a quitter, VANCOUVER (CP) — Premier Bill Vander Zalm Said Friday he will remain leader of the Social Credit party until **the job is done.”* Vander Zalm, whose leadership has come under at- tack frequently in the last two years, said at the annual ran for office to do a job not get a job... I'm not a quitter. I never was a quitter and I never will be conventior a quit truth wins out in the end.’’ ~ Addressing about 1,200 delegates, he described the federal goods and services tax ‘‘as a crazy plan’’ to hit People. “Ottawa doesn Peace forever.’ Vander Zalm, di "t need the GST. We don’t want the GST. It’s time someone buried the GST and let it rest in ressed in a dark, double-breasted suit ll quit when my job is done.”’ His speech, to an enthusiastic audience, covered all bases. He took a few shots at the media, he did a little fed bashing and he played up his government’s achievements. He even paraphased John F. Kennedy: ‘‘Ask not what our party can do for you, ask what you can do for our party.” His speech, iy ii pted by appl: said critics of the Socreds have decided if they can’t attack a Policy, attack the leader. “Well, I say this to those critics in the weeds, go ahead and attack. The premier can weather the beating — and speaking, as usual, with confidence in a clear, unhalting voice, warmed up as the speech progressed and the audience became more receptive. They saved their louded and longest applause for his remarks about his continued leadership. It seemed he was telling the party he will lead it into. the next election — and while he did not say when that would be, it is widely expected to be next spring when the government will be in the last year of its five-year man- date. In what sounded like a couple of election promises, Vander Zalm said he will bring all Provincial Crown cor- ions under one ** and ‘‘sit at the table with federal and native counterparts and work out a ir, (land claims) sett! Hd Earlier Vander Zalm also refused to comment about whether he was disturbed by leadership questions in light of recent opinon polls that the Socreds are 15 Points behind the NDP, and ‘sona} popularity even further behind. “I take exception to those comments,"’ he said, laughing. He said the media does nto report on the gover- nment's accomplishments and accused the NDP of mud- slinging. “The truth is perhpas that while they can be out mud- slinged from time to time, we'll not be beat in governing the province.”” In his speech to the Social Credit’s women’s auxiliary, he said his government has Provided sound and that New Di can’t be "Vander Zalm says trusted to guide the economy through the pending recession. Vander Zalm told the auxiliary his government had balanced the budget, reduced the accumulated deficit by 20 per cent and created more jobs than other provinces. He accused the NDP of skirting issues, saying they haven't supplied alternative. “The people understand,”” Vander Zalm said. “And for over 40 years they’ ve continued to return Social Credit in this province. “We missed out one time (1972-75), regrettably, and we'll never forget that experience.”* After the speech, he shook hands ahd hugged and kissed the women. “It better soon change and I mean character assassination is what they’re doing,”’ one woman told Vander Zalm in reference to media stories. “It’s awful. We love you.”” Asked whether the media had a vendetta against him, Vander Zalm said, ‘‘You figure it out.” Bennett hearing delayed VANCOUVER (CP) — A hearing to determine whether former B.C. Premier Bill Bennett and others con- nected to the Doman case can be compelled to give evidence to gover- nment investigators has been post- Poned to Nov. 19. The B.C. Supreme Court hearing was adjourned at the request of Rob Anderson, co-counsel for Bennett. The case, which has been in legal limbo for months, was resurrected Several weeks ago when B.C. Securities Commission investigators WHOOOO WANTS TO KNOW? ‘Godless' party referred to in unsigned letter VANCOUVER (CP) — Members of the Social Credit party who object to the party’s Christian Principles can join a ‘Godless socialist” party, says a letter handed out to the party/s women’s auxiliary. The unsigned letter circulating-at\ the Social Credit annual convention that opened Thursday said those “‘who object to the constitution as it is, need not be excluded from Politics - there are Liberal, Conservative relationships. The change was drafted after con- sulting party members. The letter says ‘‘good manners and Politeness reached their highest level in Christianity,”’ and claims People are ‘‘streaming in’’ from countries dominated by different religious prin- ciples in order to live in a Christian society. The original Socred constitution, drafted in 1952, included the referen- issued summonses to Bennett, his brother Russell and three employees — David Dunn, Helen Arneson and Leo Duhamel, all of Kelowna. The summonses order them to give evidence relating to the Bennetts’ sale of more than $00,000 shares of Doman Industries at an average price of $11 3/8 on Nov. 4, 1988. Moments after the sale, trading in Doman stock was halted and Doman announced a proposed takeover by U.S. lumber giant Louisiana-Pacific had collapsed. When trading resumed the next business day, the-price of Doman stock dropped to the $7% level. The B.C. Securities Commission conducted an investigation and the B.C. attorney general laid charges of insider trading against the Bennetts and Doman chairman Herb Doman. All three were acquitted on May 12, 1989, after a 10-day trial in Van- couver provincial court. The Ontario Securities Commission. Se then announced it would hold a hearing to determine whether to remove the trio’s trading rights. However, the commission was frustrated in its attempts to compel them to give evidence in Ontario or British Columbia. Lawyers for the Bennetts and their three employees have petitioned the court to quash the summonses on jurisdictional and constitutional join.” A proposed law.’ and Godless socialist parties they can ce change to the Christianity clause, which was to be debated late Friday, says the Social credit party would ‘‘ i supremacy of God and the rule of The clause now says the party’s ob- jectives are: ‘‘To foster and en- to Christianity because it recognized “‘those ways worked for us,’’ the letter says. The support of 75 per cent of the voting delegates is needed to Pass the the ’ The Christianity clause caused con- i troversy at last year’s convention when party memberr Michael Levy, a Jew, was booed and jeered off the courage the y Principles of Christianity in human floor for trying to initiate a debate on the clause. BRIEFLY By CasNews Staff ry said. Road. Plan amendments requested Two requests for amendments to Castlegar’s official communtiy” plan could lead to more housing in the city and will go to a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Oct. 23 at city hall. One proposal for forested property at 1200 Park Lane across from Kinnaird Park calls for multiplex-type housing, Ald. Albert Calderbank Some of the trees on the property are diseased and will have to be removed but the area won't be clearcut, Calderbank said. The other proposal calls for rental apartments at 1002 Merry Creek Bylaw to go to public hearing Castlegar city council approved several amendments to the city’s grounds. It is this aspect of the case that will be heard Nov. 19. CoaNews photo by Claudette Sondecki Grade 4-5 students Erin Walsh, 9, (left) Clint Batting, 11, (rear) Justin Gordon, 9, and Heidi Nugent, 9 (cig) goee with a stuffed ow! that has joined their Robson elementary school wi @ stud. study the Farley Mowat novel Owls in the Family. * Runway continued from front page Frank O'Neill, general manager of Vancouver International Airport, said the airport has been sensitive to “*I’m against that idea,”’ he said. He added that there’s no new tax in LOTTERIES the green plan, now going through final revision by the cabinet environ- ment committee and there's almost no chance it will be inserted at the last minute. “*I don’t see how it could be.”” prines The $1,000,000 winning number in Friday’s Provincial lottery draw is 1567288. 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The jackpot of $5,174,566.60 was divided into two prices of $2,587,283.30. The Lotto-649 jackpot Prize pool estimate for the next draw The second prize pool, awarded to those matching five regular numbers and the bonus numbers, had five win- ners of $191,435.80. new lawn mower. The third-prize pool, awarded to those matching five regular numbers, had 270 winners of $2,710.90. The fourth-prize pool, awarded to those matching four regular numbers, had 15,808 winners of $89. In addition, there were 300,775 Prizes of $10 awarded to those mat- ching three regular numbers. There was a total of 316,860 prizes worth $11,278,350.60. The four Extra winning numbers for British Columbia on Wednesday werre 21, 57, 81 and 96. The winning numbers drawn Wed- nesday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 11, 29, 31, 34, 37, 39, 47 and $5. In the event of a discrepancy bet- ween these numbers and the official winning numbers list, the latter shall Prevail. Sincere Thank You To the Castlegar Selkirk Lions Club a sincere thank you for your timely generosity by providing us with a CASTLEGAR VILLA SOCIETY ont He said a third runway would actually decrease noise levels because there would be fewer planes circling while waiting to land. O'Neill said the airport will be wor- se off if the third runway isn’t built. Protesters clear office VANCOUVER (CP) — A “‘sleep- over’’ by pro-choice activists in federal Justice Minister Kim Cam- pbell’s constituency office was cut short Thursday by city police. A dozen women, members of the B.C. Coalition for Abortion Clinics, at Gs pe The airport must be to cope with increasing traffic, he said. “I say that if you do not plan for the growth and opportunity that is there . . . you will get the worst fears that groups want to prevent — Pi "s er Cen- tre office near downtown in mid- afternoon and had planned to stay until this morning. But police arrived and warned the Protesters to leave or face arrest. They left 30 minutes later. Meanwhile, an anti-abortion ac- tivist said he would rather stay in jail than quit protesting outside a Van- couver abortion clinic. Jim Demers, 32, of Nelson, refused a B.C. Supreme Court request Thur- sday that he promises to keep two blocks away from the Everywoman’s Health Centre in southeast Vancouver in exchange for his release. Demers was arrested outside the abortion clinic on Wednesday for, defying a 1989 court injunction Prohibiting protesters from: blocking Demers, who was forced to spend the night in jail, will get one more chance today in court to change his mind. “I consider myself a frée person,” Demers told Justice Glen Parrett. ‘1 think you should be able to give me some moral authority as to why I’m being held.”” Proposed new zoning bylaw this week and will send the bylaw to a Public hearing Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. in council chambers. Ald. Albert C; described the dis housekeeping’ changes. Kenn Hample, the city’s director of engineering and public works, said the city’s staff suggested some amendments to Castlegar’s parking regulations. The city’s solicitors have reviewed the bylaw which has been revised make sure it conforms to the provincial Municipal Act, he said. as ‘‘basically Variance permit fee raised It now costs more to get a development variance Permit from the city Castlegar council at its meeting Tuesday raised the fee for the Permit to $10Qfrom $25. “Twenty-five dollars did not reflect anything like the cost of application for this permit,”’ said Ald. Albert Calderbank, chairman of council's planning and development committee. Demers faces a contempt charge for ignoring the injunction. Dozens of Protesters have been arrested and jafied since the injunction was granted The $100 fee will cover the cost of processing the permits a well as advertising costs. gridlock, noise, hassle.”* the entrance. in 1989 after a series of blockades. Coroner continued from front page by consumption of alcohol, risk taking and speeding. Ivan Kooznetsoff, 16, had been at a Party and was westbound on Highway 3 west of the Kinnaird bridge on the night of May 19 when he failed to complete a pass of a vehicle and slam- med head on into a car in the east- bound lane. Kooznetsoff was seriously injured in the accident and was transported to Vancouver General Hospital where he died from his injuries. A man, his wife and their three- week-old baby in the eastbound car were injured as was @ passenger in Kooznetsoff's vehicle. Oglow issued no recommendations “The protesters were escorted out and none of them were arrested — this time,"’ said Mike Lee, Campbell’s constituency assistant. Coalition spokesman Joy Thom- Pson said the protest was a warning that Campbell should withdraw the government's new abortion bill. “‘We want Kim Campbell to know that if she proclaims Bill C-43, she will lose her political office as surely as she will lose her integrity. “This is just the start of a concen- trated campaign to defeat Kim Cam- pbell.. ."” Under the proposed law, doctors may only perform an abortion on a patient if the pregnancy will endanger her mental or physical health. The doctor faces possible criminal charges if the guideline isn’t met. The bill passed Parliament. but Campbell has said she will delay having it proclaimed until it is fully by the public, as a result of his ii Judge locks up Nelson pro-lifer Local man given jail sentence In Castlegar provincial court, William Tarasoff pleaded guilty to causing bodily harm and was sentenced to four months in jail and one year probation. Tarasoff also pleaded guilty to failing to comply with conditions set down by the court and was sentenced to two weeks in jail, to be served concurrent to the first sentence VANCOUVER (CP) — An anti- abortion acjjyist was locked up Wed- nesday after questioning a judge's authority to keep him in the cour- troom. . James Demers, 32, was arrested and charged with defying a court in- junction barring protesters from blocking the entrance to a clinic for women. Demers, from Nelson, sat in the doorway of the clinic while patients were gathered at Supreme Court Hood was told. the door, B.C. Justice Sherman Demers refused to agree to Hood's requesi that he stay away from the clinic until a bail hearing. Demers asked: ‘By what authority am I being held here? I can only assume I'm being held by force.’ When Hood ruled Demers was to remain in custody until bail was arranged, Demers attempted to walk out of the courtroom, but a sheriff stopped him. Crown counsel Greg Weber said Demers may face a jail sentence if IN MEMORY Suye Saito Suye Saito of New Denver passed away Friday, Oct. 12, 1990, at age 96. Family funeral service will be held at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel on Monday, Oct. 15 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Ted Bristow officiating. Cremation will follow Should friends desire, contributions may be made to the New Denver Pavilion, New Denver, B.C. convicted on the charge of criminal contempt of court. A complete obituary will follow in Wednesday's paper.