«2 Castlégar News April 11, 1990 armanah VICTORIA (CP) — Faced with a decision that would infuriate either environmentalists or loggers, Forests Minister Claude Richmond decided Tuesday to split the controversial Carmanah Valley between parkland and logging. But after months of waiting for the decision, neither Preservationists nor the company that has the rights to be timber in the Vancouver Island valley felt like winners. “*Their proposal really carries an alatming social and econothic impact,’ said Stan Colemen, land-use manager for logging giant MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. “*We're ‘talking in the area of 50 direct jobs and another 100 indirect possible jobs as well as $7 million an- nually from the Canadian economy.”” Paul George of the Western Canadian Wilderness Cc i saida forest is “It’s absolutely critical that we save whole water- sheds in places like Carmanah and we're going to pull out Shattering Raymond Bosse, co-owner of Bosse's ut Cc that was thrown through the store's window onde vig. Pelee, are Investig i id b ind Video World, RCMP all the stops, ** he said. plans islati: to create a pi park covering slightly more than half the 6,700-hectare valley on west side of Vancouver Island. MacMillan Bloede! will be allowed to cut the rest af- ter studies are made to determine whether logging will be detrimental to Sitka spruce in the park. The company had agreed to preserve 538 hectares in the lower valley — home of the 95-metre Carmanah Giant, the tallest-known spruce in North America. The arrow-straight giant is about the height of 30- storey building or taller than the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill. The giant Sitka, however, are shallow-rooted and can be blown over unless they are protected from the winds gusting in off the Pacific. NDP Leader Mike Harcourt said the studies Richmond promises should have already been done. vandalism Said. — cosNews photo by Ed Mills a “*It's drawn the line on further battles in this provin- ce,”” he said. ‘*This decision today . . . has British Colum- bians at each other's throats."” Richmond saw it differently. “The Carmanah Valley decision is a question of balance," he told @ news conference, “We must ensure that economic activities do not impinge on the old-growth spruce environment and we must also recognize the economic needs of the region.”” Carmanah Pacific park will cover 3,592 hectares in the lower valley. It will be more than eight ‘times the size of Vancouver's Stanley Park. It-is-untikely-there—will -be-any—togging-this—year, Richmond said, And it is unclear just how much of a role a promised public advisory sroup will have in-monitoring logging. “If this . . . continues as far as these kind ‘of decisions, which are more from a political rather than a plan pleases no one forestry or scientific perspective, I wonder what's going to happen to rural communities,”’ siad Coleman. Port Alberni, two hours from the Carmanah, is one such town. The mill comunity, which wriggled out of the grip of recession-inthe early 1980s, has a population of about 18,000. An additional 12, (000 live in the surrouriding area. Mayor Gillian Trumper praised the government for not “caving in’’ to environmentalists. But she had other concerns. “There are a lot of other areas that are in conflict,”” said Trumper, who ran unsuccessfully for Social Credit in aus Premier Bill Vander Zalm stuck up for Richmond. “Though perhaps it may not make everyone totally happy, it'll go a long Way to.addressing the concerns I've —+ April 11,1990 € ‘astlégar News a; heard over the past many months,”’ he said. i] Salmo stands on its declaration of Engl sh-only holds a rock ating B.C. opposition to GST is registered after the fact VICTORIA (CP) — The B.C legislature voted unanimously Tuesday to oppose the controversial federal goods and services tax — four hours after the tax was approved by the Commons. While the NDP Opposition suppor- ted the motion, members criticized the Social Credit government for waiting until ‘‘beyond the 11th hour’’ to hold an emergency debate on the seven per cent tax. “This is the most artificial, phoney, contrived debate we've ever seen in this legislature,’ said Dale Lovick (NDP-Nanaimo). The provincial government stands to make a windfall profit of about $130 million because of the new tax, said NDP finance critic Glen Clark. The six per cent provincial sales tax will be calculated after the federal tax is imposed If the provincial_ government is serious about its opposition, he said, it would refund the $130 million through a tax credit to British Columbians. Although the tax was approved by the Conservative-dominated Com- mons, it still faces a Liberal- dominated Senate. The motion against the federal tax was proposed by Socred, Grace Mc- Carthy, a former cabinet minister. Before the Commons vote, Speaker Stephen Rogers ruled against McCar- thy’s request for a debate on the issue. But later, government and Opposition house leaders agreed the debate should go ahead. Their decision superseded Rogers’ ruling. McCarthy told the legislature she wanted to send a message to the federal government. “This debate is important because it says to the Canadian public and fellow British Columbians that we in this house are wishing to have our clear comments made on. . . surely the most burdensome tax on the Canadian people since income tax was brought in in 1917.”” British Columbians probably Trucks continued from front page lot, zoned light industrial. Area residents and members of the church presented a petition expressing their opposition to the move at a meeting of council’s planning and develop- ment committee. Minutes from that meeting, held March 28, included a recommen- dation to council to offer Chambers a lease on the lot for a maximum of six months ‘‘with a provision of a.can cellation with one month’s notice.”” The lease arrangement was to be retroactive to April 1, Moore said in explaining to Laurie and Lewis why Chambers was using the vacant lot before a lease had been granted. The committee recommendation was not brought to council following Moore’s announcement of the com- pany’s new parking arrangements. Celgar continued from front poge ds that want to encourage the government to speed the review Maddocks said, although he had no tally of signatures so far Tuesday. The petition, which Maddocks said will be sent to Reynolds, members of cabinet and the review committee, asks that Reynolds ‘‘use whatevergneans possible to ac- cerlate the necessary approvals for the Celgar expansion “The potential negative economic impacts of the delay in the approval process must be removed im- mediately.” Maddocks also-said the development board is working on setting up a meeting in Victoria between the deputy ministers of environment and regional and and local or, it and boar- Castlegar aldermen Albert Calderbank and Lawrence Chernoff supported such.a meeting during Tuesday's council meeting and council passed a motion to send a let- ter to Reynolds expressing the city’s concern with the delay in approving Celgar’s plans. “While council fully supports public input into the review process, it also urges that Celgar’s expansion Project be addressed as a high roy and that the necessary a to the Project so that dt is conctuded as expeditiously as Possible,’’ the motion reads. wp urther, the provincial government is urged to sive of early app in principal,” the motion concludes. Evans continued from front page tinue to werk-together,’’ he said. Peppard added he will now also be able to devote more time to his work as co-chairman of the Coalition for Information on the Pulp Mill Expan- sion which is concerned with the Proposed expansion of the Celgar Pulp Co. mill in Castlegar Dirks, reached Tuesday in Vic- toria, said he is ‘‘definitely con- fident’’ of his chances of winning against Evans and added he has yet to hear Evans’ position on the Celgar proposal. The planned pulp mill expansion is “extremely important’’ to people in Nelson and the Slocan Valley who have concerns about pollution and the effects of the expansion on local sawmills, he said. would have accepted the tax ‘“‘if it were truly going to reduce the deficit;"’ she said. “But no, we find out now this is only for more services that will keep the federal government in power.’” Premeir Bill Vander Zalm said his government has opposed the tax form the beginning, and also opposed its predecessor, a business transfer tax proposed by the federal Conservatives in 1986. “*We are very much, and always been, very much opposed to the GST,”’ he said. Rural post office to close WESTWOLD (CP) — A rural post office in the B.C. Interior that serves 145 households will be closed June 15, says Canada Post. Fred Morley, a Canada Post of- ficial from Vancouver, is scheduled to visit Westwold tonight to tell local residents where they will be able to go for mait services: A group called Westwold Save Our Post Office — alerted earlier this month about a probable closure — is getting ready to fight the closure, said spokesman Sherry Simpson. Westwold has had mail service for 112 years, she sai “This is just an informational meeting but we’re getting ‘prepared,”’ said Simpson. Group member Liga Buff said Westwold’s rural identity, which in- cludes 16 large ranches and farms, is at stake. Buff said Canada Post would have preferred that a local business take on ‘a post office franchise. However, since the Westwold general store burned down about eight years ago, the community has had no retail outlet. Westwold postmaster Ange Sch- midt runs the post office out of an in- dustrial trailer. “It’s really the heart of our com- munity, said Schmidt. **This is the only place people can gather regularly and exchange information. We don’t have a store or cafe."’ Canada Post says the closure will cut costs. SALMO (cP) = Vitlage voted unanimously Tuesday night to stick to its decision to declare this West Kootenay community of 1,014 unilingually English. The resolution was originally passed unanimously March 27, but council members in the village 425 kilometres east of Vancouver decided to discuss it again because of the reac- tion to the ial decision. The mayor and four aldermen made it clear Tuesday night they wan- ted to send a signal to the rest of the country, said Bryan Snelgrove, village clerk and treasurer. “This is not an economic issue,”” he said. ‘‘From our point of view, it’s making a statement. That’s what it’s doing.’’ The resolution says Salmo ‘is comprised of people of various ethnic origins and it would be discriminatory to favor-one minority ethnic group over another.”” Because English is the language ‘‘of Pulp mill the—vast majority of the village's citizens, English shall be the language of common use in the conduct of the village’s business.** Snelgrove said the resolution in- cludes a guarantee there will be ‘‘ail reasonable effort’’ to help anyone conduct business in English with village personnel. Before Salmo acted, B.C. municipalitjes had spurned an English-only campaign by the Allian- ce for the Preservation of English in Canada. Kelowna, West Vancouver, Ric- mond, Nanaimo and Duncan passed motions supporting bilingualism or Quebec’s role in Canada. Creston and Penticton refused to adopt English- only positions. More than 50 Ontario communities have passed motions saying they will conduct business only in English. But more than 30 others have passed motions supporting bilingualism. faces 19 charges, minister says VICTORIA (CP) — The Howe Sound pulp and paper millt-faces-19 pollution charges, Minister John Reynolds said Tuesday. Reynolds said the Port Mellon mill Environment with waste permit conditions and five counts of introducing business waste into the environment. Five other counts have been filed under the Canada Fisheries Act, which prohibits the deposit of har- is an program but the charges relate to past practice. The company has been charged with nine counts of failure to comply mful in water used by fish. The company is to appear in provincial court May +5. Port Mellon is on the west side of Howe Sound, north of Vancouver. Review company denies bias to forest industry EDMONTON (CP) — A Finnish company hired to review a report ona proposed Alberta pulp mill denies it is biased in favor of the forest industry. Rainer Haggblom, of Jaakko Poyry’s consulting division, also denied his firm is in a conflict position because it recommended in 1983 that bleached-kraft pulp mills be built in the Athabasca region in northern Alberta. In a telephone interview £rom his home in Helsinki, Finland, Haggblom said the study was a preliminary look at forestry potential for the area and was defined by different terms of reference. ° “It’s really an old report,’’ said Haggblom. “‘It was a very preliminary study which came out seven years ago. I don’t see any conflict there.”” New Democrat Leader Ray Martin criticized the hiring of the Finnish firm in the legislature Monday. He said the company’s previous history in Alberta means it can’t deliver an objective report. Jaakko Poyry, a huge forest- industry consultant, was hired last week by the Alberta government to review the Alberta-Pacific Forest In- dustries review panel report delivered earlier this year. That report was prepared by an eight-member panel appointed by Ot- tawa and Alberta. The panel held public hearings throughout northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories late last year. It_ recommended that Alberta- Pacific's $1.3-billion pulp mill project for the Athabasca region be delayed until studies are done to evaluate the extent of contamination from the Province’s two existing bleached-kraft pulp mills. Premier Don Getty called for a review of the federal-provincial report in part because he felt it reflected an “unbalanced” view of the project. It is expected the Jaakko Poyry review will cost about $400,000. Jaakko Poyry’s 1983 study for Alberta's Energy and Economic Development Departments acknowledged environmental concer- ns, but it suggested bleached-kraft pulp mills offered the best Potential for the ‘‘profitable industrial utilization” of the forests in the Athabasca region north of Edmon;: ton. A starting date for the review has not been set, but Haggblom hopes to have his team begin initial work on the review next week. Lottery numbers The winning numbers drawn Mon- day in the B.C. Keno lottery were 2, 10, 11, 13, 39, 53, 54 and 56. The winning numbers drawn Saturday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 23, 24, 31, 36, 40, 41, $3 and 54. The winning numbers in the Ex- Press draw for Jaguar cars -were 790522, 352164, 337719 and 482183. The winning Lotto BC numbers were 7, 9, 16, 26, 29 and 30. These numbers, provided by The Canadian Press, must be considered unofficial. Castlegar News TREET TALK each year for a senior citizen who has a demonstrated a record of outstanding voluntary community service. In announcing Charters’ award, Brock House Society president Bruce Box said the certificate of honro recognizes both Charters’ nemination ‘‘and the esteem in which you are held by your community and the friends who nominated you." DAVID LIGHTLE OF CASTLEGAR left April 4 for Italy, Germany, France and Japan to work as an international model. Lightle, who appeared in a recent Avon catalogue, started work in Calgary and has spent - the last eight months in Toronto and Montreal. Born and raised in Castlegar, Lightle.igthe son of Bob and Colleen Lightle who now live in Gold River. BOB LARSH AND GO! WALKER have opened Red Laser Production, a new business in Castleaird Plaza which spgtializes in full-color photocopying and photo enlafgements and reductions. GEORGE CHEVELDAVE *Larsh and Walker are able to reproduce any size birthday ONE OF- CASTLEGAR’S FIRST COM- MISSIONERS (aldermen) celebrates his 80th birthday April 13. George Cheveldave, who operated Cheveldave’s Mercantile General Store from 1945 to 1969 where Crossréads Printing now stands, was elected a village commissioner in 1947 along with Gerry Wanless. There_were only the two commissioners along with village chairman Otto Walker Sr. Cheveldave has lived in Castlegar for over 50 years and still resides in the family home across from the Russian Hall on 2nd Street. Cheveldave, who has received a special certificate from Prime Minister Brian Mulroney offering on his mil is still i in all community affairs. He worked regularly at the Casilegar Funeral Chapel for 20 years and still helps with funerals there. A Polar Bear swimmer who for years took a New Year's Day dip in the Columbia River, he is a member of the Canadian Polar Bear Club and dropped into the. Castlegar News to have his photo taken direct from a swimming session at the aquatic centre. Cheveldave has participated in many sports during his lifetime, including hockey and skating. In fact, he participates annually in the Castlegar Kiwanis Club skateathon raising money for local sports programs. CASNEWS COLUMNIST JACK CHARTERS, a proponent of Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park and an_active member of the local heritage society, has been awarded a certificate of honor and senior award by the Brock House Society of Vancouver. The Brock House Society, with support from the Bank of Montreal, sponsors a search throughout B.C. Photograph — black and white or color — on paper or fabrics, which means your favorite photo can be tran- sferred to a T-shirt, sweatshirt or cap. WILF SWEENEY, former general manager of the Celgar pulp mill and now general manager in charge of the mill’s proposed expansion project, hooked a couple of big ones during a trip to Hawaii earlier this~year. Sweeney caught a 440-pound (200- kilogrgm) blue marlin off Lahaina, Maui on March 11 = the sixth largest marlin caught off the island-since the beginning of the year. He also caught a smaller blue marlin — 170 pounds (77 kilograms). Wilf Sweeney hauled in a couple of blue marlins on his trip to Hawaii in March, the largest a 440-pound fish. Gorbachev says no WASHINGTON (AP) — Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, weighted down by the crisis in Lithuania and other restive Soviet republics, is resisting proposals from President George Bush for a multi- Also not in the cards: a joint Bush- Gorbachev appearance at the May 31 commencement at West Point. Bush was scheduled to give the keynote ad- dress and speculation grew that he might show up with Gorbachev. site U.S. summit, ‘ation-of- ficials say Officials-said- they have ruled out any such joint ap- because of the summit. LACK FEEDBACK weeks from now, the officials said. pearance and expect that Bush will have to cancel his own participation Lack of Soviet feedback on summit logistics is frustrating planning for the superpower meeting that begins seven The Soviets have given a polite no to White House suggestions that part of the May 30-June 3 summit be held at Bush's oceanside vacation home in Kennebunkport, Me., said officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. 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