Castlépar News september 16, 1987

Escaper fears for life

WEST VANCOUVER
(CP) — The lawyer for an
Alberta prison er
charged with sexual assault
with a weapon and unlawful
confinement in the abduction
of a Grand Forks woman
asked in provincial court
today that his client be
placed in protective custody.

Tony Serka said Robert
Watson feared for his safety
if he was to be held at the
Lower Mainland Regional
Correctional Centre.

UNITED STATES”

Watson, 43, had cuts on his
face when he appeared in
court today.

Judge Reg Grandison said
he would recommend that
Watson be held at the Van
couver remand centre pend-
ing his next court appearance
on Sept. 23.

Watson was charged after
a woman was abducted on
Friday and made to drive
across southern British
Columbia. She escaped from
her car at the government
ferry terminal in nearby
Horseshoe Bay.

Watson, who escaped from
the Bowden, Alta., Ingtitute
on Sept. 2, was arrested
Saturday night in a quiet
seaside neighborhood.

Police were alerted by a
citizen who reported seeing
someone suspicious.

Residents were warned to
stay indoors as police set up
roadblocks and canvassed the
neighborhood.

A ban on

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woman's name was ordered
on Monday.

Watson escaped with Pat-
trick Peterson, 39, by ram-
ming a fire truck through the
fence of the medium-security
prison. Peterson was recap-
tured a week ago at Innisfail,
Alta.

Pat Warren, the publisher
of the Bowden Eyeopener,
said people believe Watson
eluded searchers by hiding in
a boarded-up store.

“The store had been brok-
en into,” Warren said. “It
would have been a perfect
place to hid. It is pretty
frightening to think he was
here all that time.”

The search for Watson
intensified Thursday, when a

mafiitried to abduct a woman
in the Interior B.C. commun-
ity of Sparwood.

But she broke from his

clutches as he tried to force
her into a car. On Friday, the
Grand Forks woman wasn't
86 lucky.
‘ About lunch-time on Fri-
day, the woman of two
school-age children, was ab-
ducted.

Although police were
alerted immediately, her kid-
napper forced the
woman to drive him to Van-
couver in the family’s 1981
blue and black Pontiac.

Along the way, they by-
passed police roadblocks at
Osoyoos, Princeton and
Hope.

Victoria opposes
federal drug law

TRAIL (CP) — The pro-
vincial government opposes
the proposed new federal
drug patent law because it
will create higher medical
costs by eliminating generic
forms of new drugs, says
Health Minister Peter
Dueck.

The legislation, passed by
the House of Commons, faces

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heavy ition in the Lib-
eral-controlled Senate. It
would give increased pro-
tection to newly patented by
, expensive brand name drugs
‘in return for #-promise of
more research jobs in Can-
ada.

Dueck says the gains of
new jobs will be more than
offset by the need for more
taxpayers’ money to fund its

Pharmacare plan that helps
the poor and elderly.

“We've opposed the new
bill because we feel we would
not receive much research
money in British Columbia —
not that much would be done
here — and there's no doubt
drug prices would increase,”
Dueck said in an interview.
“But it appears (the legis-
lation) will go through any-
way.

“We know the federal gov-
ernment is prepared to pay
the provinces to offset their
losses but = => it was not‘teo
many years ago that B.C. was
spending $15 million a year
on Pharmacare.

“By last year it was up to
$162 million, no longer a
smal] amount.”

Demers jailed
for 30 days

By The Canadian Press

Jim Demers, a Nelson anti.
abortion activist who was
convicted of mischief and
theft two years ago after
destroying hospital abortion
equipment, was sentenced
Tuesday to 30 days in jail for
breach of probation.

Demers could face addi.
tional charges if he continues
to ignore a court order to pay
$2,020 for the equipment he
destroyed. The 12 counts of
breach of probation against

‘

him were the result of his
continuing refusal to pay the
money.

Provincial Court Judge
Stewart Enderton said Tues-
day a jail sentence should
allow Demers “an opportun-
ity to reflect more carefully
on his actions.”

Demers said after sen-
tencing he will never pay the
money because “I could
never contribute to some-
thing that was used to kill
people.”

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BROKERS

continued from front page

total, and both
only three months with Power:

Madigan said the four “facilitated Powers getting into
the community.

“If anyone but them had been involved in this case it
would have been stillborn,” he said.

Madigan added that the punishment must be harsh in
order to send a clear message that “the law nor the court will
tolerate the victimization of ordinary citizens.”

“I'm sure these four men have never seen so much
money in their lives and will probably never see so much
again,” hé said. “The question is, what is going to bring that
message home?”

Madigan emphasized the role the four played in the
scheme.

“She owed nothing to this community — they do. She
was an outsider who came in here — they are locals.

“The signal must be clear, unmistakably, and it must
hurt, no matter what their background, no matter what
their circumstances,” he said. “The case is bigger than they
are.”

Bailey, who admitted he had not read any of the
previous testimony and was not present in the courtroom
during the trial, stressed that imprisonment of the men
would be too harsh a penalty.

“These men were used in such a way that virtually the

it them,” he said. “I think it

Bailey doubted the four could pay “massive fines.”
He described how the lives of all four men had been
in -the ity because of the

irrep:
scheme.

He said Voykin, who once had a successful massage
therapy clinic, has been forced to move with his wife and two
children to Vancouver Island.

He said Stoopnikoff, who is a bondable insurance agent,
could no longer be le after impri
faces the possible loss of his job at a local mill and he said
Chursinoff, who had many of his relatives invest in the
scheme, now has “no relationship between him and those
relatives.”

“I think the immensity of this pyramid scheme has left
its indelible mark on these men and the whole community.”
WANTS MISTRIAL

Bailey last week filed a writ with the B.C. Supreme
Court calling for a mistrial of the entire proceedings.

Bailey, bespectacled, balding and bearded with a
ponytail tucked in the back of his shirt, accused Fabbro of
being biased since Fabbro served as judge during both a
small claims hearing related to the case and a bail hearing
for Powers.

Bailey, who is a machinist by trade and has no formal
legal training, also asked the court to grant him immunity
from being charged with contempt since he was repre-
senting the four men as a citizen.

Bailey argued that under the Canadian Charter of

Rights, the four men were allowed to be represented by
their choice of legal council.

But Fabbro, who later refused to step aside or grant a
motion of mistrial citing insufficient grounds, granted Bailey
a right of audience in the courtroom.

However, Fabbro said he was concerned that Bailey did
not have the experience to deal effectively with the pro-
ceedi

gs.

‘I'm not satisfied and I don't believe Mr. Bailey has the
sufficient expertise,” he said. “He may be limited by his
ability to deal with the complexities of these proceedings.”

During the approximately four hours of proceedings
that followed, Bailey, who was not being paid for his
services, was frequently interrupted and corrected by
Fabbro and was even warned not to delay the proceedings.

After the sentencing, Bailey declined to comment on
whether he would appeal the decision. He also did not say
whether he would continue to act as legal counsel for the
men or whether he intended to continue pursuing an
application for mistrial.

POWERS RELEASED

Meanwhile, as the four brokers head for imprisonment,
Powers, the mastermind of the pyramid scheme, has
completed her incarceration and has since been released
from the Lakeside Correctional Institute for Women in
Vancouver.

Power, 37, also known as Laura Grace Gibbons,
described herself as a welfare recipient scratching out extra
income as a tarot card reader.

In fact, according to courtroom testimony, it was
Powers's inclination towards the occult that lead her to meet
another self-described psychic named David Guardino and a
supposed Las Vegas lawyer named Harry Gardner.

Powers claimed these two men were the real strength
behind the scheme, which lasted 16 months, finally coming to
close when in April, 1986 police carried simultaneous raids of
the’ residences of the four brokers and of Powers.

The scheme involved investors making a minimum
investment of $1,000 on the promise that within 60 to 90
days they would see their money doubled. Investors were
then given the opportunity to reinvest.

Powers described to investors something she called
“God's plan to eliminate poverty.” She claimed famous
American entertainers such as singers Johnny Cash and
Dolly Parton were financially backing her scheme in return
for tax breaks.

Hydro to build
line near Trail

By CasNews Staff 1993 and be compieted by
B.C. Hydro has begun pre- 1995.

September 16, 1987

Sc

THE NECKTIES on the power poles between Bal-
four and Kaslo continue to get a lot of ink and a lot of air
‘ime.

The latest national exposure occurred this week
when CasNews publisher Burt Campbell reacted to a
CBC Party Line reference to the matter. But this time,
new light may have been shed on the subject by Richard
Maddocks, director of the Castlegar Development Board.

A telephone caller to Party Line host Marie Lind-
Hamon reported seeing the neckties on the power poles
and was reacting to an item on the show about “shoe”
trees. The caller, from Alberta, had seen the neckties but
didn’t know their significance.

Campbell was listening to the program while
traveling down the Slocan Valley. Because of the time
difference, he wasn't able to cali Hamon until Monday but
took the time to check with Kasle Mayor Jack Morris
first.

Morris confirmed Campbell's belief that the neckties
were put on the poles by a Beatle fan as a tribute to John
Lennon ig his ination on Dec. 8,
1980. The story is that one of the Beatle records jacket
covers has neckties all over it, and hence the neckties on
the power poles.

However, Campbell also checked the accuracy of this
with Maddocks, a self-confessed Beatles freak who was
the subject of a feature story in the Castlegar News last
June.

Maddocks has just about every Beatles record that
was ever released commercially, and doesn't recall any
neckties illustration “unless it was a bootleg record.”

His mother, . though, is visiting from
Yuma, Arizona, while Maddocks’ wife, Louise, is in
hospital with their newborn son. Margaret sent Richard
back to his collection recalling “there is a tie.”

She was right.

Richard found an album recorded by John Lennon
and Yoko One titled “Two Virgins,” and illustrated with
John and Yoko nude, except John is wearing a tie!

Since Lennon was shot down outside the couples’
New York apartment, a connection between the neckties
on the power poles and this particular album is probably
the true story about this much talked about subject.

Incidentally, the neckties are fading now, and
Campbell suggested on the show that the Kaslo Chamber
of Commerce consider replacing them because of the con-
tinuing publicity they generate.

In other Beatles’ news, a story on Sunday out of
Liverpool, England, reports that the Beatles’ hometown
is to get a $9-million bronze statue of John Lennon.

The five-metre- (16-foot) tall statue is being donated

ANNIVERSARY CAKE .

. Youngsters get a piece
of the echon at the
Chokho-MikaMall’s 7th
anniversary celebration
last week.

—~CostewsPhoto by

Dianna Keotnhott

al

by Los Angeles businessman Richard Saxby. The sculp-
ture, by an Australian artist, will take four years to
complete.

Now, that’s being an avid fan!

NELSON'S Greg Adams may be the bigger name of
the two, but Creston native Darren Jensen is getting the
ink these days in Vancouver papers. Vancouver Sun
sportswriter Mike Beamish writes about Jensen's bid for
the No. 1 goaltending position with this year’s version of
the Vancouver Canucks.

Jensen is one of seven goaltenders vying for Richard
Bredeur’s job at the Canucks’ training camp in Duncan.

‘ve come from Philly and they always make sure
there's plenty of stiff competition at training camp, so
this is something I'm used to,” Jensen told Beamish,

Jensen was 16-9-1 with the Flyers in 1985-86 but
spent last season in Hershey.

“I don't even worry about that. I feel I'm in a good
position because they wouldn't have traded for me if they
didn’t think I could do the job,” he said. “Sometimes when
you go (to training camp) you know who's going to be No.
1. But they're saying here that the job is up for grabs.”

IF YOU'D BEEN wondering whatever happened to
the movie Housekeeping, which was shot in Nelson and
Castlegar last year, don't worry, it hasn't been shelved.

The movie will make its debut at the Vancouver
International Film Festival in October before beginning
its commercial run.

The movie marks the first drama by Scottish di-
rector Bill Forsyth. Christine Lahti plays an eccentric
woman who takes charge of her two orphaned nieces.

And by the way, watch for CasNews reporter Mike
Kalesniko’s big film debut in the movie. Kalesniko played
an extra who — get this — waves. He also played an extra
who sits in a boat and takes on a lady's bags during a
flood.

QUEEN Elizabeth and Prince Philip will be visiting
B.C. in October for the opening of the Ci

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conference in Vancouver. And though she won't venture
to the Kootenays, she is tour the National Doukhobor
Village in Verigin, Sask.
e She will fly into Yorkton, Sask. Oct. 19 where she
will travel to Canora before heading for Verigin.

COUNTRY HARVEST Deli at 1436 Columbia Ave.,
is under new ownership. Kathy has plans to
remodel the store, adding a lunch counter. Bublinger says
she still plans to carry fancy meats and cheeses, party
wars oe and imported foods.

Selkirk College Board meetings have a tradition of

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Tuesday night. Proceedings were punctuated by muffled
groans, and finally a unanimous scream as Team Canada’s
dynamic duo, Gretzky to Lemieux, put away the
dangerous Soviets in the last two minutes of play.

“A storybook finish,” commented one board member
after regaining his composure.

Are You Interested in Spending Your Evenings Learning a

NEW LANGUAGE?

Selkirk College's Continuing Education Department is offering the following
language courses on the Castlegar Campus.

French — ~ peginner and Intermediate Level: Sept. 30-Dec. 3, 1987, Wed.

Beginning — J
registration dea

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Sept. 23, 1987.

deadline Sept. 25, 1987.

Russian — Beginners and Intermediate: Oct. 6-Dec. 10,
Thurs., fee $45, registration deadline Sept. 29, 1987.

To register or for further information contact 365-7292, local 261.

DON'T FORGET TO LOOK AT YOUR CONTINUING EDUCATION CALENDAR
or ki wis VARIETY OF COURSE OFFERINGS.

Sept. 25, 1987.

Oct. 5-Dec. 14, 1987, Mon. 7-9 p.m., fee, $40,

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Contract
awarded

A $770,774 contract has
been awarded to M&T Fab-
ricators Ltd. of Revelstoke
for maintenance, cleaning
and painting of the Trail
Bridge.

The firm was the lowest of
six tenders for the job.

Trail Bridge crosses the
Columbia River on Highway
8 in the City of Trail.

The job calls for power-
wash cleaning and painting
the entire surface of all steel
work above the concrete
deck and sidewalk including
fence posts and fence panels.
The steelwork ‘below deck
level will be carried out by
another contract.

liminary environmental and
engineering studies on route
options for a proposed 230-
kilovolt transmission line
near Trail.

The line will connect
Hydro’s Selkirk substation
near Trail to a Washington
Water Power Company sub-
station near Marshall in
southwest Spokane County.

About 20 kil of the

The new line will allow
WWP and B.C. Hydro to
coordinate their respective
systems in the mid-90's and
will provide B.C. with ad-
ditional access to U.S.
MARKETS.

A public information pro-
gram relating to the re-
quirements for the Canadian
portion of the project will be

ilable for local

new line will be on the B.C.
side of the U.S. border and
will cost about. $10 million,
Hydro said in a prepared re-
lease. Almost all the route
within B.C. is expected to run
adjacent to existing trans.
mission corridors.

Including the U.S. section,
the total cost of the 200-kilo-

metre line is estimated at both

$100 million.
Work on the new trans-
mission line is to begin in

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