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The unions have adopted a seven- point program, including a telephone hotline to warn each other of privatization” attempts and plans to compile a “hit list’? of companies that have helped governments to privatize Privatization, . pioneered by Britain's Conservative government, refers to the contracting out of gover Ament services, such as road main: tenance, to private companies and the sale of public agencies and gover- nment-owned holdings Union leaders from Canada, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the United States held a three-day con. ference to discuss the extent and im- Offer for Via Rail TORONTO (CP) — A travel com- pany specializing in luxurious vacations wants to buy Canada’s tran- scontinentat rail service from Via Rail. Sam Blyth, president of Blyth and Company, said hé has told Transport Minister Benoit Bouchard he wants to bid for the financially troubled rail ser- vice The federal government is expected this week to make an announcement on possible funding cuts for Via. The passenger-rail service received more than $400 million in subsidies last year. year pact of ‘privatization and develop strategies to fight it. “Privatization is highway robbery and is economic, social and political failure,"’ Fryer told reporters “It is outdated and kneejerk. Politicians clinging to it are going the way of the dodo bird. They will pay a terrible political price for supporting privatization.” MORE AMMUNITION The international telephone-hotline is intended to give unions in each coun. try early warning of new privatization attempts and more ammunition to fight them “A network of co-ordinators will ensure that up-to-date information is provided to assist unions in the five countries if any new attempt of privatization occurs," Fryer said. An international list of corporations which have helped governments to privatize will be set up. “We are going to make doing that kind of business much less attractive in the English-speaking world,’ said Fryer, .who didn’t say how the list would be used Other points in the program include — Setting up a computer data bank to provide detailed information on past and present cases of privatization; — A program of staff exchanges between unions to spread anti- privatization strategies; — An international study on the im- pact of privatization on communities and strategies for protecting workers’ jobs; Plans for an international trade union summit on privatization in Syd- ney, Australia, in 1991 The Vancouver meeting drew about adozen union representatives. SALMO DAYS Ontario drops trading charge TORONTO (CP)— An insider trading charge against former B.C. premier Bill Bennett will be dropped in On- tario because of his acquittal on a parallel charge in British Columbia last month, the Ontario Securities Commission said Commission executive director Frank Allen cited the legal principle of double jeopardy, under which an in- dividual can’t be tried a second time on a charge for which a court has granted an acquittal. The charges are to be formally dropped Thursday ata court hearing in Toronto at which a trial date was to be set, Allen said in a written statement. Charges will also be dropped against Bennett's brother Russell and the family company, Bennett Equities Ltd. A provincial court judge in British Columbia acquit- ted the Bennetts and lumber baron Herb Doman on May 12 of trading Doman Industries stock on the basis of infor- mation not generally available to the public; the Crown has said it won't appeal that decision. Doman was not charged in Ontario. “*Given the testimofy and the judgment of the B.C. court, | expected that there would be no sense in pursuing the charge (in Ontario),"’ Bill Bennett said Tuesday. in Jasper, Alta., where he is attending a convention of securities dealers. “I hadn’t done anything wrong and was innocent of thecharge. Of course the court proved and judged that."’ ALL COURSES’ Asked whether he plans to take legal action in connec- tion with the charges, Bennett said: ‘| am considering all courses.’? The maximum penalty for insider trading in Ontario is three times the profit made as well as two years in jail. Allen said the commission still intends to hold an in- ternal administrative hearing Oct. 30 to decide whether trading privileges for the Bennetts and Herb Doman should be revoked. A spokesman for the B.C. Securities Commission said no decision has been reached on a parallel hearing in that province. The Bennetts were charged in British Columbia in late January and then a week later in Ontario after about 500,000 Doman shares worth more than $5.5 million were sold on the Toronto Stock Exchange last Nov. 4, moments before trading in Doman stock was halted. Doman later announced that a proposed takeover by U.S.-based Louisiana-Pacific Corp. was cancelled. BILL BENNETT . . charge dropped When trading resumed after the weekend, the price of Doman stock dropped $4 to about $7.50 a share. The Ben- netis, meanwhile, made a profit of $2.1 million by selling their stock in the company. The Crown had alleged the Bennetts were tipped off by Doman. But B.C. provincial court Judge Wallace Craig said the Crown in fact demonstrated that the Bennetts in- structed their brokers to sell before they could have receiveda tip. “The Bennetts have faced their day in court in B.C and been acquitted,”’ said Allen, also the commissitn's gerieral counsel. ‘The concern is that trying them in On- tario would amount to double jeopardy."” Allen said the commission’s internal hearing is not bound by the double jeopardy rule under precedent set by the Supreme Court of Canada Peter Butler, Bill Bennett's lawyer, criticized the commission for its decision to hold the hearing. “I'd have thought that after they read the decision of Judge Wally Craig, that should have been the end of it and | disagree with them proceeding,”* Butler said in Vancouver. The Bennetts’ B.C. trading privileges were suspended when the charges were laid in late January and have yet to be restored. Bill Bennett, 57, was premier of British Columbia from 1975 to 1986, when he retired from politics to return to business June 28, 1999 Castligir News Al FORESTRY PLANS . . . about 35 Deer Park area residents met with Arrow Forest District officials Saturday to discuss logging plans for the Deer Creek hasrreriowate Representatives from alesnikoff Lumber, which will harvest the timber in the area, maintenance of Deer Park road and the environmental impact of a logging road. perpen put a strong emphasis n preserving the quality and pe of drinking water in the Deer Park area. Castlegar Taxi The Old and Reliable Taxi Service LOWEST RATES IN TOWN! * 24 Hour Service * Licenced to Deliver General Freight * Charter Trips 1444 Columbie Ave 365-7222 VANCOUVER (CP) care system. system itself,” By STEVE MERTL CP News Analysis tlement as yet unratified and hospital support staff still on strike, there has been little time to consider the im pact of such disruptions on British Columbia's health But observers think it’s worth tracking what impact the two strikes have had on already long waiting lists for surgery and public confidence in the whole system: “It’s an important question, what the immediate effect and the long-term effect is on the patient and the * says Dr. Mort Low, © ANALYSIS Impact of in the system erode? — With the nurses’ set- happened,” strike not known Waiting lists for surgery will probably get longer, but the increased delay is relative, said Dr. David Blair, president of the B.C. Medical Association. “We know there were long waiting lists before this he said from his Campbell River office Low said some hospitals in the Interior of British di ofthe — the man Barth. Y goes on, Columbia, where the occupancy-rate is usually 40 to 60 per cent, will probably clear up backlogs more quickly But the bottleneck is expected to grow at suburban hospitals such as the 601-bed Burnaby General. “Physicians are putting names on lists, but life in *’ said Burnaby president Nor- “What was elective (surgery) becomes urgent and what's urgent becomes an emergency.”” The strikes may not last long enough to seriously CASTLEGAR SAVINGS INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD. Castlegor 365-3368 Stocon Park 226-7216 Friday, June 30 Which means the start of School’s Out. i SCHOOL’S OUT Drive Carefully! erode public confidence, said Arminee Kazanjian, associate director of health manpower research in summer holidays! We must University of British Columbia's health sciences program. “don’t think anybody's got those answers."* The 17,500-member B.C. Nurses Union has begun sending copies of the proposed settlement reached “Monday to nurses at the 144 hospitals and health facilities across the province. The ratification process is expected to take two weeks. The Health Labor Relatidns Association, which bargains for hospitals, must also vote on the package. The nurses started their escalating strike on June remember that children's safety is everyone's business. Low's office. Although statistics won't surface for a while, she Please drive carefully, as the children will be on the streets more. Have a Happy Summer! Inflation war continues EDMONTON (CP) — The gover nor of the Bank of Canada says it’s too early to say inflation has been beaten, and interest rates will therefore remain high lt was John Crow's first public statement since the Commons finance committee urged the central bank last week to declare victory over inflation and allow interest rates to fall “We may be more cdutious in declaring victory than the House committee,’’ Crow told repor: ters after a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Edmonton Crow has been under pressure to reduce interest rates, with critics war ‘It's an important question, what the immediate effect and the long-term effect is on the patient and the system itself.' — Dr. Mort Low, UBC's health science program co-ordinator ning the country is in danger of being He pushed into recession However, he said, there has also been a lot of support for the bank’s right monetary policy: ‘*Maybe not as noisy as some of the criticism, but it’s been there.”” Crow said premature declarations of victory inflation can be self defeating “I’ve seen so many cases in various places where it’s been tempting to declare victory . . . only to find the problem coming back at you even more strongly than before because you've partly dissipated the confiden: ce people have built up."” declined to forecast when in- terest rates will drop. ‘I think we are at this moment ata fairly critical juncture in the fight to bring about a better in- flation performance in Canada,” he said 14. Earlier, Crow told almost 500 executives that she Bank of Canada must’ maintain R national monetary policy, rather than key on particular regions. ““While economic conditions may diverge among regions, decisions about monetary policy must be taken from a national perspective,"’ he said in careful, precise tones. Association negotiators are meeting with represen- tatives of the 29,000-member Hospital Employees’ Union, which went on strike last week and now is picketing 78 hospitals. Nurses continue to honor those picket lines, leaving staffing levels roughly the same as when they were on strike — about 70 per cent of normal. “There's some progress being ade,” said association spokesman David Annis. ‘*But there's a lot of work to bedone.”* GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY “‘We must neither ignore what is Low says researchers are missing a golden oppor- in southern Ontario nor tunity to systematically study how much disruptions af- developments elsewhere in Canada.” fect health care — do patients suffer? Does public trust He admitted the bank's policies may not be popular in the West. But he dismissed concerns that high interest rates could delay energy megaprojects **I should think that it’s beneficial to those products if the designers, the financiers, have the view that we're going to follow a consistant monetary policy and not let inflation get out of hand."’ The Bank of Canada rate held at 12.31 per cent last Thursday, even af- ter the Commons finance committee issued a unanimous all-party report urging the bank to ease its trend-setting rate back to 10-per-cent levels. said doctors probably put off some types of treatment and emergency wards might see fewer walk-in patients Hospital budgets are also up in the air. Annis said the nurses’ settlement will add $149 million to nursing costs over the contract's three-year term, up from $522 million in the fiscal year ended last March 31 Barth said the Health Ministry told hospitals that special budget provisions would be made for contact settlements. But Blair said hospital administrators shouldn't take such promises to the bank “‘Governments are not above taking a hard line on those increases," said Blair. over JULY1&2 SATURDAY, JULY Ist 730-10 a.m Rink somewhat Castlegar & District Teachers’ Association Hot & Cold Concession Scout Concession Crown & Anchor Dunk Tank Petting Zoo Cotton Candy Slo-Piteh DANCE TO NO EXCUSE July 1 10 p.m. - 2.a.m. No minors Legion Hall. Tickets $8 at the Cottee Pancake Breakfast 8.00 8.30 9.00 Ratt Race, Porcupine Creek Flag Roising, Tree Plonting Kids Races 9:30 _ Gold Rush Run, Yur 10.00-4 p.m. Arts & Cratts Show Bingo RAFT RACE 10.30, Remote Control Display & July 1 — Register 7:30. Porcupine Competition Creek. Entry Fee, $20. Race starts 8 1100 Dog Obedience Demon a.m. Best Poker Hand $200. Phone strotions 357-2236. Parade, Bavarian Garden Logging Competitions GOLD RUSH RUN. atermelon Eating Contest War sh L 9 July) Register at 8 a.m. Ymir Hall Run starts at 9:30 SUNDAY, JULY 2nd Scout Concession. Lions Hot & Cold Concession. All Day at Park. Slo Bavarian Garde Noon Registration 10 a.m starts 11 a.m. Ski Hill. Bike Display Bovarian Garden Nationwide Communications through Telecom Canada aera REMINDER TO STUDENTS: Remem- pene FERRARO’S ber to observe the rules of road Prices Effective : June 25 to July 1 while cycling! at the Castleaird Plaza ond Downtown Location GOLF TOURNAMENT July 2 — Register 10 a.m. $56/cor Demo starts. 11 a.m. Ski Hill Phone 357-240 $1,000 LOTTERY DRAW Carrier 5 p.m. — at Legion Bavarian Garden + 7 1S White LINE CAFE llecti & TRUCK STOP Cotecting , John 3 JInitivance d r aaa Your Castlegar News carrier will now be collecting for Agency Lt delivery of the paper for the past month. Please . . |. won't you have your money ready when he or she calls? Enjoy Salmo Days! 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The second bus is equipped with a wheelchair lift for disabled residents who cannot use the regular bus. Space permitting, the bus will carry other passengers, * 5 cent fare increase to 70 cents for adults, 55 cents for seniors and students, with a $1.00 discount for 20 tickets. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO TRANSIT va service ON Mon., Juty 3rp. Pick UP A NEW SUMMER TIMETABLE FROM YOUR BUS DRIVER OR iTY HALL, OR CALL TRANSIT INFORMATION prices with ied luncheon © 365-3100 We Offer o Children’s Menu! oe Transit kg. 33 Ib. imported * Canada no. 1 corn on the cob every $25.00 in groceries purchased, entitles you to GET ALL 4 of these products at these super low prices get | of each with $25; get 2 of each with $50; get3 of each with $75; ete Salmo, B.C. 357-9335 - Mon. thru Fi. 9-4 and 6-10 Saturday, 10-4 and 6-10 Sunday 11-5 1003 Second Street in Downtown Costlegar Steak. oss w. sirloin family pak. min. 3 steaks per its ree 7 sree! Board of School Trustees School District No. 9 (Castlegar) This message is published in the interest of public safety by the above businesses ic. ote Keren and Owen and staff in vite you to visit Tropper John's durin, Canado Day celebrations in Salmo. Thareen Jony’s Restaurant coke classic * diet coke * diet sprite coke or sprite * 24. st y g deposit @ Burn's regular wieners 450 g. pkg. .69 Heritage Brand * snow white mushrooms 350 g. pkg. .99 SuperValu hot dog ‘or hamburger buns dozen pkg- 69 Family dining ot attordable Regional District of Central Kootenay 357-2296