« VOICE.“ July 26, 1989 CARVEDIN STONE students in Salmo. CasNews photo by Dons Iris Bakken continued trom page C5 The article said ‘take away the welfare cheques and give them all shovels,’ "* she said, **I liked that His comments sparked enough interest in Bakken a Zuber that she went to hear him speak in Trail when he was minister of education I was so impressed with what he had to say,"’ she He thought the same as I did They became penpals when Bakken wrote to him niormation on stone masons. She was contem 1g writing a book and mentioned that in her letter He wrote back, and then called, encouraging her to go ahead with the book Vander Zalm had written a book about gardening and told her, ‘It’s something you'll always feel proud of,” she says. ** He Was so encouraging She wrote her book, Kootenay Stone Centre's Guide to Beautiful Stonework, and will use it as a text in her school When thé premier dropped out of politics for a while, they started writing back and forth He always got a kick qut of what I was doing she says. About the same ume, Bakken decided she would run for director of Area G (rural Salmo) for the Regional District of Central Kootenay They joked about it being her turn to run things Bakken’s primary motive in running was to stop ve incumbent’s move towards area zoning, she says Bakk says it that would be too restrictive anc siry from developing in the area Bakken helped quash the zoning ng her two-year term, from 1984 10 1986, she to put the spotlight on Salmo several times er it was for her accomplishments as a director or for her anti One of those occasions was when she wrote a letter he editor in response to an article in which some ntesters said Bakken supported their demonstrations against the use of pesticides. what she supported was finding alter natives to spraying, not the demonstrators’ behavior while protesting In her letter, she told them to ‘*get off the pot and »p acting like a bunch of loonies RDCK board chairman George Cady, who was ac involved with the pesticide ban, thought she was ng the people in his area of being a “bunch of smoking lunatics,”” Bakken says e smoke cleared, so to speak, Bakken took y with her to the next meeting. She presented an illustration of what pot she was and as a peace offering a director, Bakken says she got things done, but much as she had set out to. She found all the saying he could never understand the lack of support she got All I was really trying to do was help Salmo, and I on she got to her plans *‘frustrating, ast kept getting voted down,”’ she says I can accomplish almost anything as long as 1 to right behind my back. | ended up wasting ame to an end, Bakken decided I was frustrated, my ow was suffering terribly, and it wasn’t worth it-for the sacrifices 1 was ~ BT . Iris Bakken stands beside a stone mural created by one of her former making," she says Bakken jokes that the only worthwhile thing sh did as a director was get a sign up up on the highway showing a loop through Salmo to draw tourists in Otherwise, ‘1 think Salmo got off its backside almost to spite me,”’ she says. **My purpose was to help Salmo, and in a roundabout way, I guess I did. In op posing my suggestions, they ended up doing something themselves.” Director or not, Bakken still takes every oppor tunity she can to promote Salmo. Likewise, she grabs any chance that comes along to support Vander Zalm and the Social Credit government These loyalities have made her a regular in the let ters to the editor section of Kootenay newspapers and on local radio. And, in 1986, CBC television featured her and Salmo on the 6 p.m. news Bakken also regul indluding Prime Minister Brian Mulroney ly writes government official offering suggestions on how to fix ‘trouble spots.”" Aside from all her *‘vocalizing,”’ Bakken lists her main priority as her business. What started out as a hobby with one quarry is now more than a full-time job yperating 17 quarries. Her company mines 35 different kinds of stone and sells all over Western Canada and in to parts of the United States In the beginning, Bakken did all her own drilling, blasting, splitting and hauling. These.days sh ates on sales only, and a look at her in action prov he’s good at it During the interview, a disgruntled buyer ap proached her about a price increase. She explained i was the first since 1981, then proceeded to s tone. They both walked away satisfied i him mor But even if she does keep her customers happy Bakken admits the business ‘is a struggle all the way She said she is still recovering from the recession in the early 1980s, when she found herself deep in debt We went without so much justjto pay the interest on our loans,"" she says. It’s better now, but still requires a lot of hard work You wake up in the morning and it’s hard | remember if you're supposed to feel bad or good Despite the hard times, Bakken still manage share her life with her customers in the form of an a nual newsletter Christmas greetings. It’s filled with personal, politi and business updates and anecdotes. Bakken includ some of the poetry she writes as well. She’sset to rhym She sends it out in December with almost every topic, from hot issues to declarations her love for her long-time sweetheart and partner, D nis Beaulieu In the 12 years she has done the newsletter, Bakken says shehas.never written a bad word about anybody. If she finds fault in somebody, she’s quick to defend the and provide generous reasons for their behavior, she says. Perhaps this is Bakken’s greatest attribute. She see the positive in everything and shares it with everyone she possibly can. She laughs at herself just as easily as she does the ironies of life. With everything Bakken is involved in, it’s no wonder she says, from day to day Butat least life is never dull And neither is Bakken I never know what's going to happen FRDAasuccess says minister VICTORIA The five-year, $300 million cost shared Forest Resource Agreement (FRDA) which ends next year has proved good Development alue for the money, says British Columbia's Minister of Forests Dave Parker Parker, speaking to a group of elec ted representatives and industry of ficials touring a demonstration site in the Chilliwack Forest District, said that FRDA has allowed for needec silviculture projects such as. site rehabilitation, planting, brushing spacing, and forest fertilization We've received good value for the Parker said of the FRDA By the backlog of productive crown forest land in B.C. will be downto 480,000 hectares from 738,000, or a reduction of 35 per cent,"’ Parker added while outlining the need for another FRDA between Ottawa and B.C “If you don’t put anything into the money nd of this agreement, the farm, you can't take anything back, he said Ross Belsher, member of parliament for Fraser Valley East, joined the forests minister and representatives of regional districts on the day-long bus tour to a number of FRDA-funded projects IL involves a lot of co-operation between both levels of government,” Belsher said. ‘Forestry is one of the most important industries in B.C. and we must try to get all of our forest areas municipal councils | and back into production. Unfortunately, wecan’t have instant forests Parker, a professional forester, said forestry generates more economic ac tivity than most other industries and contributes more to the balance of trade Participants in the day-long tour, which included a display of water bombing techniques, visited” Tive demonstration sites, including an in- dependent nursery. If your newsworthy group, club from you! Deadline for Subm News 365-3517 For organizations with 35 mm News supplies free 400 ASA black-and-white film and will develop it for publication. We will also lend out a camera upon request on a first-come, first-served basis Groups with suggestions for photogrpahs or who wish to invite a reporter to cover major events should tel n editor of the Castlegar News, Simon Birch, at 365-3517 during business hours as far in advance of the event as possible Next Publication: Wed., Aug. 23 Lucerne school honor roll Jay Brellisford, Becky Buchanan, Lillian Wright, and Aloni Zack, all in Grade'8, Tracey Blakemod, Grade 9, Hannah Kinsel, Grade 10, and Bren: dan Bowman and Luke James, Grade . qualified for. the Honor Roll at Lucerne school for the fourth repor ting period ending June 30. Honorable mention was attained be Jesse Oldham, Grade\9, Yvonne Brekke,Grade 11, and Briah Berekoff, Chrystal Brekke, Angie Finley and Leanne Stier, Grade 12 All courses except physical education are considered in qualification for the Honor Roll. An A" is awarded three points, a ‘*B’’ is awarded two points, and a ‘*C-plus”” is awarded one point. The total num ber of points is divided by the number of courses. To qualify for the Honor Roll, a student must earn an average of 2.5 with no grade lower than “*C-plus Honorable mention is given for a stan. ding between 2.0 and 2.5 with no grade ywer than a‘*C-plus.* Using these same criteria, the Howing studénts would receive Honor Roll recognition for their final year-end marks: Jay Brellisford and Becky Buchanan, Grade 8, Blakemore and Jesse Oldham, Grade 9, Brendan Bowman and Luke James, Grade 12 Tracey Honorable mention standing would given to Lithan Wright and Aloni Zack, Grade 8, Hannah Weisbrich, and Brian Berekoff, Angie yand Leanne Stier, Grade 12 School inmath contest Stude from Lucerne school in New Denver emerged with top marks tror h competition school’s Grade 9s finished in 6th pla in the Pascal Mathematics Con: the East-West Kootenay Zone In the Grade 10 contest, Lucerne again Hinished sixth in the zone There are individual honors and also 1m honors within each zone and each wince Ryan Jordan of New Denver placed sixth in the zone among the Grade 9s, Tristan Monnastes of New Denver placed fifth in the individual Grade 10 tandings Team honors are accrued by totalling the top three scores from one ade and one school. Individual nerit based; on score with no weighting nto Fchool size Contract awarded Ministry of Transportation and says has awarded the $9,570,545 mntract to widen Highway 6 between anand Silverton to Mustang | ngineering and Construction Ltd. of Alberta The company was the lowest of 10 bidders on the project in the area known as the Cape Horn Bluffs. The project will consist of widening the one kilometre of single-lane road way over the bluffs to two lanes, chabilitating 5.9 kilometres of road way, installing a continuous concrete barrier on the outside shoulder, a 3.6 metre-wide ditch on the inside to catch falling rock and snow WANTED Newsworthy Items from the Slocan and Salmo Valleys society has done something or is planning. something of interest to the residnts of the Slocan or Salmo valleys, we would like to hear cameras, the Castlegar SUMMER SAVINGS After all is said and done no one has lower prices! 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Wed., Aug. 16, 5 p.m. VSBICGyunwer Advertising 365-5210 Steering You Straight Call Collect 365-2155 Maloney Pontiac Buick GMC 1700 Columbia Ave., Castlegar Di. 5058 Call Collect 365-2155 review The provincial govern ment's travelling property tax review panel will stop in Castlegar Aug. 29 A2 CasNews John off . Good hosts columnist Charters completed the provin- cial government's Superhost course and says hospitality pays B3 has LOTTERY NUMBERS The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 6-49 were 8, 12, 34, 38, 43, and 46, The bonus number was 3 The $1,000,000 winning number in Friday's Provincial lottery draw is 4486075. The winning numbers drawn Friday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 12, 16, 39, 40, 41, 51, 53 and 56. Castlegar's Tim Pretty backstopped the Nelson Silver Kings to top spot in division Saturday at the Canadian Special Olympics floor hockey championship in’ Ed monton 81 their Vol, 42, No. 61 60 Cents Boston Bruins goaltender Andy Moog (left) tries to beat the heat with a soft drink at the jar Thursday while Vancouver Canucks Greg Adams of Nelson and Steve Bozek of Castlegar have a chat. The tournament netted about $10,000 for the Red Cross. Story, Bl. Jim Young jebrity Golf Tournament in Castl CosNews photo by Guy Bertrand udge reserves decision in tax case By CLAUDETTE SANDECKI Staff Writer Provincial court Judge Ronald Fab- bro reserved judgment last week in a lawsuit being brought against a Revenue Canada tax collector that may set a precedent in Canadian law But Jeanne Paling, a former Castlegar resident now living in Prince George, says that regardless of how the judge rules she has already achieved something by bringing the action, Fabbro, hearing summations from lawyers for both sides Thursday in Rossland, reserved judgment on two aspects of the case until Sept. 12 in Castlegar Fabbro is first being asked to rule if the case can be heard in provincial court, since actions against the gover nment usually must be heard in federal court If he finds he has authority to rule on the matter, he will then have to judge the facts of the case itself If Fabbro finds he has jurisdiction in the case, the way will be cleared for others to igke action against gover nment officials in local courts, rather than taking on the government in federal court Currently there is no Canadian law which states whether or not such a case can or cannot be tried in provincial court since this action is against an in dividual, not a—government depar tment, Paling’s lawyer Terry Dalton said. Paling, in an interview Saturday from Prince George, said going through with the case has taught her to stand up for herself and she hopes she will set an example for others in similar situations even if she loses. Going to court against Revenue Canada means admitting you are or have been in debt, she said, and most people don’t want to publicly admit to owing money The trial made her “rehash some pretty pais,tul times,”’ but ‘I did it and survived and I'm just an ordinary woman,” she said. The Castlegar News was unable to reach Penticton tax collector Paul DeShane for comment Friday and Saturday Paling is suing DeShane for $3,000 in damages over a telephone conver. sation last July. Paling alleges DeShane upset her badly in an attempt to reach Paling’s then-boyfriend Nick Hadikin who owed Revenue Canada a large sum of money Hadikin, a logging contractor, was often away and hard to reach so Paling took messages and relayed infor mation for him Paling is asking for damages for her mental distress after the call and because DeShane refused to apologize to her after Dalton, then Hadikin’s lawyer, asked DeShane to do so. Paling said she hopes to teach Revenue Canada that all people deser ve to be treated with respect In his summations Thursday, DeShane’s lawyer, Leigh Harrison, told the court DeShane’s conduct was not overly rude or aggressive, Harrison said in an interview Friday If DeShane was rude, there is no law against being unpleasant to someone he said And even if there was such a law, Paling suffered no damages from the telephone call other than mild, non clinical depression over the state of the couple’s financial affairs, Harrison said : On July 13, Harrison asked the judge to find the lawsuit could not be brought against a servant of the continued on page A2 Parasite bothers swimmers By CasNews Staff A parasite which causes itching bites on the skin of humans is bothering several youngsters who swam in the pool at Pass Creek Park over the last few days Dr. David Bullock of Castlegar, who treated 12-year-old Jeremy Reilly for the problem Saturday, said the parasite — called a schistosome — is found in the feces of ducks and other birds “It's more of a nuisance nota Bullock told the Castlegar News Saturday serious infestation,’ Bullock said the parasite comes into contact with the skin of swimmers and causes an irritation. He said it takes several days to clear up. Bullock advised people to avoid swimming in the pool until the problem is checked Jeremy’s mother, Sandy Reilly described the rash as something that “looks almost like chicken pox.’’ She said Jeremy, who had been swimming in the pool over the last two days and earlier last week, has the rash on his stomach and legs She said two of Jeremy's friends who went swimming with him also have the rash Brenda Parks of Castlegar said one of her daughters is also suffering from the effects of the parasite Reilly said she is concerned for tourists who pay to stay at Pass Creek Park and could end up with the rash She indicated health officials should warn people of the potential problem “They know this happens every yéar,"’ she said However, Bullock said he recalled the last outbreak of the parasite was “two or three years ago."" ~VAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1989 WEATHERCAST Today: Sunny with cloudy periods ond a chance of showers or thundershowers developing in the afternoon. High near 29°, Monday: Cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of scat tered showers showers. Hig Probability of precipitation: 60 per cent today ond 80 per cent Mondoy 2Sections (A&B) Film future fades Producer threatens to sue Telefilm By CLAUDETT Staff Writer The producer and writer of a feature film dealing with the history of the Doukhobors says he will sue a Canadian investment agency for $5 million if private financing for his picture falls through John Stark, who is waiting for word on private fun- ding from an American company lost his director Friday and said the film’s future is looking dimmer every day “IT am watching it (the project) literally collapse in front of my eyes now,” Stark said Saturday in an interview from Los Angeles. Stark said he will sue Telefilm Canada for the funding he was led to believe the federal film development agency would provide for production of The Dispossessed Stark, who is near bankruptcy, said he will represent himself in court if he is unable to afford a lawyer He'said he will introduce «s evidence for his position letters from Hemdale, the company that signed for U.S distribution rights to the film, his actors and director Charles Jarrott who have all ‘tindicated the film is one of the most promising Canadian pictures they have ever been involved with.’ Telefilm provided Stark with $30,000 over the last two years for development of the film. Stark said that funding implied a commitment to finange production of the pic NDECKI ture “They deluded me into thinking I had some basis for the production,” he said Telefilm, which has had Stark’s script and budget outline since April 1, promises producers it will approve or reject a script in two to three weeks of receiving it and ex. pects a list of the cast and director to be submitted at the time the script is submitted, Stark said “‘How long can you expect (actors and directors) to stand and wait?"’ Bill Gray, Telefilm director of operations in Van couver, has said Stark’s film must wait its turn for con- sideration by the company and development funding im. plies no commitment toa project Friday, Jarrott accepted another offer to direct and yesterday flew to Yugoslavia to begin filming a British TV movie, Stark said, Jarrott will “‘ironically”’ be filming at the same studio in which Stark had hoped to film his picture, he added Stark sent the script to other Canadian directors but he said the possibility of finding a new director or replacing any actors who leave for other projects is getting more and more unlikely Stark said he has lost credibility now, and probably the only way he could sign new people would be to have ‘cash in hand.” Stark said he has not heard from Gary Farmer since Stark was not informed two weeks ago that the actor is no longer exclusively bound to the film afid'may take another part if he chooses. Stark is waiting for Alfredo Leone of Leone Inter national (o negotiate a deal with the Royal Bank of Canada for aloan to back the picture. The bank is asking for more information on the com: pany, which has produced films before, and meetings will continue today and Monday, Stark said continued on poge A2 By CLAUDETTESANDECKI Staff Writer Castlegar RCMP’ new staff sergeant seems to be a man content with who he is and what he does But despite being happy with the administrative role he plays, Doug Hall said there's one thing he misses about being on patrol: meeting people “*1 miss the contact,’” Hall said in an interview with the Castlegar News. ‘There are a lot of good people out there.” So Hall, who took over top spot at the Castlegar detachment from Staff Sgt. Jack Keddy earlier this month, said he plans to be out in the community when hecan Fitting into Castlegar will be easy for him since most of the postings in his 30-year career hav B.C. He said he loves small towns and is familiar with the Kootenays from his days in Creston in 1969 and 1970. His time in Creston and his childhood in Benito, Man., also makes the large Doukhobor community in the area familiar, Hall said There were times in high school when he thought he was the only student whose background wasn’t Ukranian or Doukhobor, he said with a smile. Hall is back in B.C. after spending four years in Iqaluit — formerly Frobisher Bay — in the Northwest Territories. A northern posting is not the punishment people often assume it is, Hall said. The N.W.T. division is the hardest to get into, he said, and all the members are volunteers who commit to at least three years in the nor th. There isa waiting list, Hall added. He said he volunteered because he had always wan: ted to experience the north and the time seemed right The Northwest Territories is also a good place to save money, Hall said There is little to spend money on, although food is expensive and myst.be ordered months in advance. Or- ders are placed in April or My and come in by boat in August or September, he said Hall-was—intqahiit—as—a—section -NCO—{non- commissioned officer) and inspected the northern New RCMP boss likes to meet people DOUG HALL ... plans to be out in community detachments. But he says the experience didn't make him feel isolated His job required him to fly to Ottawa, Yellowknife, Vancouver and other major centres often So B.C. has not been difficult to readust to, he said, but being a minority in the north took some getting used to. A community of 800 Inuit and three or four whites — usually the RCMP — isthe norm, he said. The RCMP in the north have been assisted by special Inuit officers for years, Hall added. The special confinued on page A2