Ds ws _CastlégarNews october 20, 1997 HAVE A SAFE 2 §& HAPPY HALLOWEEN RULES FOR HAPPY HAUNTING All trick-or-treating should be done between the hours of 6 to8 p.m. Parents should accompany groups of trick-or-treaters. All treats should be taken home for inspection before they are eaten. Young goblins should wear short, non-flammable cos- tumes, light in color or decor- ated with reflective tape. Youngsters should wear Halloween masks that do not restrict vision. Trick-or-treating should be confined to the young goblin’s own neighborhood. WALK, NEVER RUN. Cross ~ streets, only at corners. ; BUSINESS This message sponsored by people who care... Federal funding of park criticised OTTAWA (CP) — the builders of a fantasy park in Edmonton were given a $4.5-million federal grant that the government's chief spending watchdog said Tuesday was unwarranted and opposition MPs called a scam. Deputy Prime Minister Don Mazankowski, MP for the Alberta riding of Vegreville, told the Commons the grant was to promote development in Western Canada, and he accused his critics of being anti-western. The heated accusations flew after Auditor General Ken Dye tabled his annual report on government spending, part of which criticized the $4.5-million grant to the Triple Five Corp. after the completion of Fantasyland, a marine attraction and water theme park at West Edmonton Mall. Dye said the funding was one of several instances of the cabinet approving funds to Construction began in the summer of 1984. Tom Van Dusen, a spokesman for Mazankowski, said federal support for the project was originally approved by then minister Sinclair Stevens because Triple Five was having cash-flow The Alberta economy was slow at the time and the government thought it could help create jobs, Van Dusen said. When Mazankowski took over regional expansion foll Stevens's he approved the grant, “ful- filling Stevens's promise.” Originally the funding was approved under the Canada- Alberta tourism agreement but was switched in 1986 to the Industrial and Regional Development Program. regional who didn't qualify. Developments are ruled ineligible if they can proceed without federal assistance. Liberal MP Brian Tobin said the funding request was rejected by federal officials and the Alberta government because the builders didn't need the money to complete the project. He said the deal was a scam because the project was finished before the government decided to make the grant. Outside the Commons, he said the Triple Five Corp., owned by the Ghermezian brothers, has assets of $6 billion. ‘ANTI-WESTERN’ Tobin, fellow Liberal John Nunziata and Saskatchewan New Democrat Lorne Ny; were branded anti- by Mazankowski for opposing the grant, which he said was a project of great economic importance to the West. Nancy Arab, a spokesman for Triple Five Corp. in Edmonton, said the grant helped build a major tourist attraction at a time when the provincial economy was depressed. The developers asked in December 1983 for $20 million for the park. The Regional Industrial Expansion Depart- ment twice ruled the project didn't qualify for federal help. $1.7 million ‘no big deai" VANCOUVER (CP) — A either end of the tunnel and _hg said. | Gs! SAFEWAY CANADA SAFEWAY LIMITED | >) PHARMASAVE | > “In the heart of downtown Castlegar" 365-7813 CITY COUNCIL ASKS ALL OUR CITIZENS TO BE CAREFUL FOR OUR CHILDREN OUT ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT THE CITY OF CASTLEGAR Costleger. B.C. VIN 1G7 (604) 365-7227 Have a Safe Halloween Chang's Mursery & & Florist Ltd. Tuesday to Serurday, 10 ¥ CLOSED SUNDAY A MONDAY. {Storting Mov. 1) senior ig! ys Ministry official has confirmed $1.7 million was spent on two Co- quihalla Highway repair con- tracts last summer. But Frank Rizzardo, Mer- ritt highways district man- ager, said Monday the re- pairs, which include work on the Great Bear avalanche shed, were “a minor item.” “There's no big deal to it,” “You get similar problems occurring any- where in the province where you have a major paving con- tract done in the spring.” Rizzardo, in Kamloops for a ministry meeting, said he did not have the precise spending figures with him. Ministry information officer Charlie Shave in Victoria said he could not release the fig: ures because they were still under the jurisdiction of the Coquihalla inquiry commis- sion. The commission is invest- igating massive cost over- runs on construction of the highway, which runs from Hope to Kamloops. Rizzardo said most of the work consisted of patching, crack sealing and repaving to smooth the roadway. Thermal cracks in the ceil- ing of the Great Bear ava- lanche shed were also sealed. Rizzardo said work was also done to the shed’s roof to prevent snow from accumu- lating on the roadway at made to its electrical room. Asked why so much work needed to be done on the shed, Rizzardo said: “I wasn’t there when it was built and I’m not going to comment on that. “Ideally all this work should have been done in perfect weather conditions, but if we waited for that we'd only be working two months a year.” Highlights of Dye’s report OTTAWA (CP) — Highlights of Auditor General Ken Dye’s annual report, tabled Tuesday in the Commons: e There is reason for optimism about improvements in the way the federal government spends its nearly $100 billion annually. e Some Canadians may be at risk because of poor monitoring by the Health Department of adverse reactions to federally-approved drugs. © The federal government helped the new owners of the Bank of British Columbia avoid paying $100 million in taxes by funnelling the money through Nassau. e A multi-billion-dollar job strategy and a $1-billion income support program for grain farmers were launched without much planning or direction. e Eight of nine airports the government wants to sell don't make money. e There is insufficient information on the $1 billion in duty remission granted each year by the federal government. e Too many foreign service officers live in plush digs, with annual rents for officers in Tokyo averaging more than $97,000 and in New York averaging more than $55,000. e The Defence Department makes political, not financial, decisions on many things it buys and acquires too much equipment, although it couldn't supply Can- adian forces in war for a long period of time. © The Defence Department spent $8,613 each for foreign-made valves from a Canadian supplier, even though it could have got them abroad for $912 each. There are poor controls on major capital projects, including a plan for a National Research Council lab in Ottawa that ballooned into a major institute in St. John’s, Nfid. heim aes Aa ei , ‘i ert Insurance experts say buyer beware By ALLAN SWIFT Canadian Press If you think that insuring your home and property is a omnes matter, financial experts say you'd better think again: Home insurance is a complex subject well worth some research, ‘a thorough reading of your existing policy and preparation of a list of questions to put to your ingurance agent. Such as: « Am I covered for dimage caused by floods, sewage backup, tornadoes and falling trees? If not, is insurance against such damage available and how much extra will it cost? Businessmen might consider asking whether the vandalism clause in their policies covers such things as damage from riots. z TWO CITIES HIT A little homework on your insurance could prevent a lot of grief and expense, as Zack Monahoyios of Montreal discovered in July. Monahoyios recalled in an interview his sick feeling as he watched backed-up rainwater pour into his basemeat, * flooding his subarban home, submerging his two cars, his personal possessions and the products of his import. business. 2 Th of other Montreal. de: found themselves in the same position when a series of severe thunderstorms hit the city on July 14. ‘When Monahoyios called his insurance broker, he was told the $35,000 in damage to his house, goods and business merchandise wasn't covered. Like most homeowners policies, his didn't cover flooding. His car insurance covered damage to his two vehicles and he collected about $2,800. SOMECOVERED -~- Consumers who shopped around beforehand would have found out ‘hat at least one company, Allstate Insurance.Co. of Canada, includes flooding caused by sewage backup in its standard policies or as an option. Allstate has settled almost 2,000 claims from the Montreal flood. i “There are always lessons we can learn,” Monahoyios mused. “In future I'll try to get insurance that will cover me for everything, even if it costs me two or three times as much.” When a fierce tornado levelled sections of Edmonton on July 31, killing 27 people, many survivors assumed that because it was an “act of God,” their property losses weren't covered. But they were — in most cases. “For some reason people still think that an act of God, like a natural catastrophe, is not insured by insurers,” said Normand Beaulieu, manager of the Montreal office of the Insurance Bureau of Canada. “In fact, it is exactly the opposite.” , there were ions in Edi such as people who lived in a large trailer park heavily damaged by the tornado. Insurance for trailers, like coverage for flood damage, is diffieult to get. Insurance industry spokesman say the primary reason is that trailers are not on foundations and the materials used to manufacture them are not as strong as those used in the ‘construction of fixed buildings. ‘The term “act of God” is not usually found in policies any more, Beaulieu said, but there are threats to. yout property that are simply not covered. There are two types of policies: a standard homeowners policy, which lists all the threats you are covered for, and & broad policy, a more expensive type which lists only what is ome It costs between five and 25 per cent more, standard homeowners policy will not provide wun for floods, sewage backup, earthquakes, @ collapsed roof from heavy snow, or burning your expensive dress, with an iron, Nor fs your house protected in the unlikely,event it is levelled by an invading army or trashed by a civil insurrection. Your house and car, however, are insured for damage by riots and vandalism. Gerry Roberts of Allstate suggests reading the “optional coverage section” in the back of your policy. See if it lists excluded items you may want to include for a small extra premium. Jewelry, furs, coins, stamps and art collections are some of the items that warrant special protectio Roberts says the excluded list on the manpark policy is slowly getting shorter. A few years ago no company would pay for smoke damage from a fireplace; now it is routinely covered, Be aware of specific dangers to your property. If there are tall trees around your house, find out who would pay if one, or part of one, fell on your house — or your neighbor's. Shipbuilders seek $45 million job VANCOUVER (CP) — multi-purpose naval reserve Two local shipyards have vessels. joined a national consortium The Defence Department that wants the Canadian «is so tied up at the moment ‘Pensions buy jobs NANAIMO, B.C. (CP) — ‘Trade unions are willing to put $60 million of their pen- sion money into developing the north shore of Van- couver’s False Creek to en- sure whatever project ap- proved is a union job, says Roy Gautier, of the economies have _ naaus s Sale ‘21 and November 25 - December 4 1987 inclusive, regular =e prising Gulf bas Occowet Building Trades Council. Gautier said the project could mean 10,000 jobs and political ‘couver city council is keen on involvement in a program of development.” Campbell was unavailable for comment. Gautier said the initiative Driving to Vancouver? Stay With Us Pines or Bouble Occupancy WITH THIS AD ONLY! Expires December 31, 1987 government to buy 12 mine patrol vessels at a cost of $45 mn. reo ‘of the proposed ships would be built by Vancouver Shipyards Ltd, and two by Allied Shipbuilders snd a with the frigate program and means labor peace and co-op- the Polar 8 icebreaker that the industry decided to put forward its ideas and let lects them respond to us,” Mc- Laren said. eration with the developer the government finally se- to transform the north shore, which was the site of Expo 86. BLUE BOY MOTOR HOTEL (Not Valid Grey Cup Weekend) starting in Di for delivery in- 1990. Allied president Arthur McLaren said each of the $1.6-million: mine counter- la e And, millions of dollars were poorly spent on government computers, particularly big computers. Dioxin discovery could hurt pulp, paper firms TORONTO (CP). — The discovery of deadly dioxins in fish — and also in paper products — could deal a body blow to Canada's pulp and paper industry. The findings have impli- cated the chlorine bleaching process, which is almost uni- versally used by the Can- adian industry and would cost hundreds of millions of dollars to change. In a 1985 study, consis- tently high levels of dioxins showed up in fish from sup- posedly chemical-free waters — the Androscoggin River in Maine and the Rainy River waterway that makes up much of the border between fF Guaranteed Delivery. and Ontario. Fish from the Rainy River contained as much as 85 parts per trillion of dioxins, almost four times the level at which health officials advise fish eaters to limit their con- sumption to two meals a month. Researchers Pring pulp sludge from mills in Maine, Minnesota and Wisconsin and found high dioxin levels from mills that use chlorine to manufacture bleached kraft pulp. The highest levels were found in sludge from two Boise Cascade Corp. pulp ering mills on the Rainy River: one in International Falls, Minn., the other in Fort Frances, Ont. CREATES DIOXINS The reach a conclusion. Gilman said the type of dioxin found so far — 2,3,7,8,- TCDD — is present in very but “is an that, at some still undetected stage, the chemical pulp pro- cess used by all but about two per cent of North Amer- ican mills creates dioxins, which have been linked to cancer and birth defects in laboratory animals. In May 1986, the American Paper Institute and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agreed to study five mills and their paper pro- duets for dioxin pollution. Results of the research are to be released later this month, but preliminary results — containing the finding that low levels of dioxins had been found in paper products — pieces toxic molecule, there's no hedging on that.” The body cannot get rid of dioxins so they build up. “PULL PAPER’ If Health and Welfare analyses show dioxin levels dangerous to human health, “we'll tell them to remove the dioxin or we'll pull the paper,” Gilman said. He thinks the industry will shift from chlorine bleaching into systems such as oxygen waterways. The Outarlo Lidtelmap ed has were leaked to environmen- talists and the media two weeks ago. examine pulp and paper Sat lution and recommend tech- nological processes that “It was a bit of a surprise,” w said Andrew Gilman, head of Health and Welfare Canada’s industrial chemicals and pro- duct safety division. Gilman said the division, which must decide whether certain th 1906, and to be beening toward recommending prov. incewide installation of! oxy- paper p pose enough of a health risk to change is legis- lated, industry and environ- + mental sources think othes Canadian provinces will fol- low Ontario's lead. Chrysler lays off workers HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — Chrysler Corp. said today its third-quarter earn- ings were up 7.7 per cent from a year earlier — but also announced that it’s laying off almost 10 per cent of its white-collar workforce this year. The No. 3 North American automaker also will cut its white-collar staff by an addi- tional three per cent in each of the next five years. “What we're doing here at Chrysler hurts,” said chair- man Lee Iacocea. “It's hurt for six months and it’s going to hurt some more. Iacocca said the layoffs in the 88,000-member North American salaried workforce won't compensate for Chry- sler’s ‘purchase of American Motors Corp. in August and an expected drop in sales. However, he said it will help Chrysler to trim costs. Chrysler gained 5,700 white- collar workers when it bought-AMC. The impact on the Can- adian workforce will amount ATTENTION SHAW CABLE CUSTOMERS! Our Office will be CLOSED Wed., Oct. 28 And to fewer than 350 jobs, said Walt McCall, a spokesman for Chrysler Canada in Wind- sor, Ont. McCall said most of the af- fected departments — not- ably engineering, purchasing and product gag - don’t exist in the Canadian operation or are small in comparison with the Ameri- can departments. Iacocea also confirmed that Chrysler has scrapped a plan to build a car called the Allure, a two-door version of the Renault-based Eagle Premier, at the new Bramp- ton, Ont., plant it acquired when it bought AMC. Chrysler earned $253 mil- lion US, or $1.15 a share, on revenue of $6.2 billion in the third quarter. 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