uh), * as CastlégarNews —Aprii2s. 1900 BUSINESS PROGRAM GRADS . . . Some of the 19 participants who received immersion program certificates included: (front, from left) Michael Davidoff of Castlegar, Sylvea Zucco of Grand Forks, Gerald Carmichael of Nelson, Margaret Kimber of Comox, Dwayne Sklapsky of Castlegar, Carlotta Bishop of Nelson, their small business Morris of C and Dennis Gibbons of Ver: ‘non, Patricia Johnson of Nelson, Owen hein of Ed: d, Linda Dower of Trail, Judy C legar, Carol bell of R i d Marti Jar of Christina Lake, Phil MacDonald of South Slocan, Grosia Burke of Surrey; (rear) Julie Business ' program completed Survivors of an intensive two-week immersion pro gram in Small Business off. ered by Castlegar's West Kootenay Enterprise Devel- epment Centre, received their certificates at an in. formal ceremony last month. The 19 participants were Centre, Health Branch and bj to ded days filled with lectures, videos and exercises presented by a team of six instructors to- gether with representatives from Worker's Compensation Board, Canada Employment the ii and transpor- tation fields that will allow the students to develop an understanding of basic bus- iness concepts. The West Kootenay En terprise Development Centre Brian Knox of Nelson and Jean Brady of Castlegar. Not pictured is Fred Soloveott of Castlegar. is a service of Selkirk Col- lege, and in addition to sem- inars, the centre also pro- vides counselling and other varied services to small bus- iness enterprises. The centre is locatgd at 1410 Columbia Ave. tsNGastogar. UNDER FREE TRADE Food prices to drop a bit OTTAWA (CP) — The free-trade agreement will bring food prices down but it won't add up to real dollar savings on Canadian families’ bills, a Consumers Department study grocery Affairs indicates. A family with two children will save about $2.52 a week in 1987 dollars if tariffs on agricultural and food imports from the United States are eliminated during the next 10 years, the study says. It was obtained by The Can adian Press under access-to- information legislation. “An average twoadult, two-child family could poten tially save $131.04 annually by 1997, which represents their average food budget for 10 days,” the study adds. Although the dollar sav. ings aren't substantial, re ducing or eliminating tariffs on food imports will mean more year-round variety in fruits and vegetables and more choices in canned and processed goods. About 57 per cent of Can ada’s 1985 agricultural im. ports came from the United States and were valued at $2.51 billion US. Canadian customs duties on U.S. agri cultural and food products in 1986 amounted to $101 mil lion. CONTROLS STAY However, the study says many food products will still $290m pulp mill planned QUEBEC (CP) — Donohue Inc. plans to build a scaled down $290-million pulp mill in Matane if it can get govern ment financial help, the company's chairman said. The mill would be half the size of the $600-million paper mill originally envisaged for Matane, in the Gaspe region, Charles-Albert Poissant told reporters after the pulp and paper company’s annual meeting. But Poissant didn't rule out an eventual second phase which would produce high quality magazine paper. build in conjunction with Rexfor, the provincial Crown corporation, would employ 125 workers and construction could begin within the next few months, he said. But Poissant said the company must still negotiate subsidies with the provincial government and tax breaks with Ottawa. The mill will produce bleached chemical thermo mechanical pulp — to be sold in Europe and the United States — and used to manu facture soft paper products such as baby diapers or nap- be subject to import controls under the free-trade agree. ment. “The tariffs are coming down on goods that aren't on the import-control list, but for dairy products, eggs and poultry, which are pretty major items, there really won't be many savings,” Jock Langford, a Consumer Xf. fairs researcher and author of the study, said in an inter. view. Processed food products have the highest tariff rates. If rates on those products are turning increasingly to pre- pared convenience foods, food savings through free trade may turn out to be higher than the study's cal- culations, Langford said. WAIT AND SEE Marilyn Young, a spokes- man for the Consumer's As- sociation of Canada, said ambiguities in the free-trade agreement make it too early to accurately predict what effect the deal will have on Canadian food prices. The agreement doesn't firmly define what a subsidy is. And “we have a lot of non- tariff barriers in Canada. For instance, the size of canned goods is specifically set to be distinct for the country. “Because our market is so small the American produc- ers don't bother to do a second run to send soups and processed foods over here to compete. Is that non-tariff barrier going to go?” Young said if that trade obstacle is reduced during the next few years, Canad- ians might see a flood of cheaper American food on the Canadian market “but if it doesn’t take place for 20 years, there'll be no change. “It’s not so much the tariffs as what happens with non- tariff barriers that will make the difference.” Presented by... Stocks TORONTO (CP) — Share prices ipched up Friday on the Toronto stock market but ended with an overall loss for the week as edgy investors stayed on the sidelines wor- ried about higher interest rates and inflation. The Toronto Stock Ex ever change's composite 300 index advanced 3.31 points to close at 3,382.91, down 17.40 points from a week ago. Meanwhile, in New York, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 27.69 to 2,015.90 for a net gain of 1.16 points during the week. Analysts said the mood in Toronto and New York re- mained subdued. In the United States, the Labor De- Our specially trained tox preparers will always find you deduction, entitled, Come 4 biggest retund you have coming. 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And it isn't easing fears of renewed in flation, said Ing. “Looming in the back. ground, inflation embers are burning brightly,” said Ing. president of Maison Place- ments Canada. Were Due January | Comply with the Animal Control Bylaw — and help us to return your dog if it is at large and/or injured. Pick up a 1988 tag now at City'Hall, Male or Female Not neutered/spayed .. *If neutered/spayed ... (*When first neutering/spaying must be provided.) 1988 DOG LICENSES 460 Columbia Ave. LICENSE FEES: +. $10.00 licenced, proof of CITY OF CASTLEGAR o OFF MERCHANDISE April 24" 1968 81 Make Time For Yourself. Use Our Automated Tellers. Edmonton wins EDMONTON (CP) — The Edmonton Oilers have been insisting they could “win ugly” in this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs and that’s what they An ugly, spearing incident that cost Calgary the services of forward Mike Bullard, led to the key go-ahead goal in the second period by Charlie Huddy and sent the Oilers to a 4-2 victory over the Flames. The win gave Edmonton a best-of-seven Smythe Division final, Hakan Loob gave Calgary the short-handed goal three minutes into the game. But Steve Smith's power-play goal tied the score before the period ended and Edmonton grabbed a 3-1 lead with second-period goals by Huddy and Glenn Anderson. Huddy scored while Bullard lay on the ice after being speared as he stepped on the ice. He left the game but didn't require hospitalization. The Flames tried to make a game of it in the third but continued to be plagued by an anemic power play. id Saturday night. 3-0 lead in the Joe Nieuwendyk scored his second playoff goal at 6:46 and Smith drew a boarding penalty for taking the Calgary scorer into the end boards. But Calgary's power play, which went 0-for-8, came up empty when the Flames needed it most. They failed to get a single shot on goal and seconds after regaining full strength, the Oilers also regained their two-goal lead. Jari Kurri, who scored the winning gaol in Game 1 early lead with a scored his eighth and the tying goal that created overtime in Game 2, playoff goal at 9:04. The Flames, who managed only four shots on goal in the final period, didn't really threaten after that. Any hopes they had ended wi for running goaltender Grant Fuhr at 14:14. Calgary also lost forward Perry Berezan, early in the @ major penalty to Tim hunter third period, when he was hit hard by Mark Messier. Berezan was taken to hospital for examination. Game 3 in the series will be played here on Monday. 6-3 VICTORY Blues double Wings ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tony Me Kegney and Gino Cavallini each had two goals and an assist to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in the third game of their National Hockey League playoff series. The victory was the first for the Blues in the best-of-seven Norris Division final which continues with the fourth game Monday night in St. Louis. McKegney, who scored a team- leading 40 goals during the regular season but had not scored in seven playoff games, sparked a three-goal St. Louis outburst in the second period as the Blues came back from a 2-1 deficit to open a 4-2 lead. He took a pass from Doug Gilmour and fired the puck into the open left side of the net to cap a two-on-one break and tie the score 2-2 at 1:03 of the second period. St. Louis goaltender Greg Millen made 25 saves during the game in which the Blues outshot the Red Wings 35-28. St. Louis took a 3-2 lead when Tony Hrkac, who was behind the net, banked the puck in off Detroit defenceman Jim Payese during a power play at 12:19 of the same period. McKegney earned an assist on the goal. McKegney made it 4-2 when he tapped in the rebound of a shot by Paul Cavallini that had hit the backboard and bounced into the slot. Gilmour skated out from behind the net and pushed the puck between Detroit goalie Greg Stefan's legs at 7:12 of the third period to extend the Blues’ lead to 5-2. Detroit's Harold Snepts received a major penalty for then high sticking St. Louis’ Herb Raglin, who suffered a deep cut on his chin that required 23 stitches. St. Louis scored during the ensuing power play when Gino Cavallini_went around Detroit defenceman Mike O'Connell and whip- ped in a shot from the right circle at 10:33 to make it 6-2. Detroit's Dave Barr scored with 27 seconds remaining to make it 6-3. Boxing.team still has spot open JONQUIERE, Que. (CP) — Can ada’s Olympic boxing team still has an empty place for the 71-kilogram class despite Danny Sherry's victory in team “trials @arlier this week over Ray Downey. Sherry, of Burlington, Ont., was scheduled to fight Downey, of Halifax, in a second bout Friday but refused for medical reasons after being treated overnight in hospital for concussion. Although Downey sent the On. tario boxer to the mat three times, Sherry won the fight after the referee penalized the Maritimer three points for blows to the back of the head. Downey retained his Canadian championship. But the Canadian Amateur Boxing Association announced Friday it would hold a new qualifying round between Sherry and Downey for the 71-kilo- gram slot at the Canada Cup in Ottawa in June. If Sherry wins that fight too, he will go to Seoul. Downey was not very happy with the decision. The mill, which would be kins. Castlegar & District Development Board Cordially Invites You To explore business opportunities and be part of the ‘Future of the Kootenays’ ee yy PLspe- Box 3056 Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4 (604) 365-3959 and across North (On all major sporting events. If it's happening, Tevan's there. Jocko Jackson, Jeff Reardon and Muhammed Ali, TALK... icone Tollfree to 1 special guests | tke Xaviera * Baliard, Wayne Gretzky and Brian Mulroney. 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He says the “deal” he worked out with numerous parties including Carling O'Keefe, Global and the Canadian Radio-tele- vision and Telecommunications Commission is still on a “game- by-game” basis. Even so, I can thank Greentree for lowering my blood pressure a little because I was more than mad earlier this week when I thought I would not be able to see that series on the TV set at home I was livid. The Smythe Division final be. tween the provincial rivals promises to be one of the best playoff hockey series to be played this season. Somewhere, somehow, sometime, the NHL, the TV networks and the advertisers bidding for the rights for the “Battle of Alberta” forgot Castlegar — and I still dof't like it one bit. I checked into Checkers Tuesday night where they dialled in the game on their-satellite dish . . . after suffering through some technical problems. Believe me, there is nothing more pathetic-looking than a bunch of NHL hockey fans having their suds go flat while watching a white blizzard on a TV screen in antici- pation of getting a glimpse of the Sporting Views By Brendan Nagle Oilers and the Flames in action. Kudos to the bar staff for finally tuning in the picture. The third period was worth the wait. But it really stinks to think “all the major markets” were covered and Castlegar wasn't. When NHL playoff hockey is the product, I don’t care where you live . . every market is a major market because everybody is watching. You think the folks watching the game at the bar were there for their health? Hell no, it was the only place in town you could see the game. Did someone forget to flip a switch or do the networks ignore us on purpose because they get some kind of perverse satisfaction from watching us go blue in the face every time we want a series and can't get one? I thought I'd do a little legwork and sweat the network boys for some answers because I'd had enough of this network regionalism and “major market” mentality. I mean... we pay as much for cable as anybody else. “I don't think you've got much of a beef because you're already getting a hockey game,” Doug Bonar, vice-president of operations for the Global Television network in Tor- onto told me over the phone. Bonar — who I believe has air conditioning in his cave — said the Montreal- Boston series (which luckily is a real smoker) is reaching the area on the CBC and he said we should be happy with that. The tone in his voice indicated only the big markets are important. “It's (the Calgary-Edmonton series) dropped into every major city in Canada,” he boasted. He said Carling O'Keefe “owns” the rights to the series and the brewing giant strung a network together using the Global cable feed to broadcast its telecasts to major Canadian cities. Somehow, Castlegar and Dawson Creek got lost in the works as the independent stations broadcasting the Global feed for Carling O'Keefe do not cover our area and the far north. The Vancouver area, including Vancouver Island and the Fraser Valley, is watching the series on the Global affiliate, CKVU, in Van- couver. The station there only broadcasts to the big market on the south coast. So we were left out because we didn’t have an independent station close by with the rights to pick up the signal. What could we do? “If there was special permission the local eable company could take the signal from the satellite and put it on the local cable channel,” Bonar said without offering what “special” permission is and what it costs. Thank goodness that’s what event ually happened. But through the entire conver sation with this man — whose in. ability to grasp importance of the uation glowed like the Hope Dia- mond under a sunlamp — it was evident he didn't even care. “You don’t have a legitimate com- plaint,” he said. “If it was the Stanley Cup final you weren't g, then it might be a prob And I thought watching a blizzard on TV and having my brew go flat in the process was pathetic. Reardon disliked By TOM MALONEY The Press TORONTO — Opposition hitters don’t like Jeff Reardon much But the soft-spoken relief pitcher for Minnesota, wouldn't have it any other way. “I just don't talk to the other hitters — that's something I have a strong theory about,” said the former Montreal Expo, in Toronto last week end as the Twins’ stopper. “They may think I'm a (bleep) but that’s too bad; my job is to get them out.” Reardon, 32, is married with three children. At the University of Mas sachusetts he broke Mike Flanagan's school record by striking out 240 batters in 240 innings, then pitched in 1977 for Saint John in the New Bruns wick Senior League. He made the New York Mets in 1979 and was traded to the Expos in 1981. Counting last year’s 31 saves with the Twins, Reardon has compiled 193 major-league saves coming into this season. He went to the Twins before the 1987 season for Neal Heaton, Jeff Reed and two others. Third baseman Gary Gaetti has said Reardon (8-8, 4.48 ERA) meant the different between also-ran status and the World Series. Reardon glares disdainfully from the mound with dark, steely eyes — “I don't even look at the hitters.” He saves a lot of games. He draws jeers when he plunges into a slump and he gets mightly surly after a bad game. “I have a hard time when I don't do my job,” Reardon said. “If I don't do my job on a particular day, I'm not usually a nice guy to be around till I go out and pitch.” Not a single pre-season baseball publication has picked the Twins to repeat winning the World Series, largely because Minnesota failed to bolster its starting pitching. Said Inside Sports: “Among other things, the Twins presented President Reagan with a jersey. You'd think the Gipper could at least have offered in return what Minnesota needed most — an arms deal.” SHOT ATTEMPT . . . The best high school basketball players from around the Kootenay region took part in a development camp at Stanley Humphries secondary school this weekend CasNews photo by Brendon Nagle Liverpool takes top spot in English soccer league LONDON (AP) — A packed An. field celebrated Saturday as Liverpool clinched the English soccer champion ship with a 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur. Glasgow Celtic also collected the Scottish premier division title by beating Dundee 3-0 before 60,800 fans. Thousands were locked out of Liverpool's Anfield stadium and missed Peter Beardsley's 31st minute title clinching strike. Needing only one point from its last five games, Liverpool recovered from a jittery start before the 44,000 fans and only settled into its title-win ning stride after Beardsley's goal Player-manager Kenney Dalglish said afterwards: “We have had a magnificent season. The players have set the standards that none of the others could match.” While Liverpool celebrated its 17th league title and its ninth in the last 13 seasons, the battle continued at the other end of the standings to avoid relegation to division two. Watford, which did not have a game, was relegated as a result of the other results. Bottom club Oxford United, which has played one game fewer, still can survive after holding outgoing champion Everton 1-1 at home. Chariton Athletic its survival chances with a 20 home victory over Newcastle United, but Portsmouth stayed firmly in trouble after squandering a lead and drawing 2-2 with Norwich City. In other first division action, Wimbledon and Chelsea tied 2-2, West Ham United and Coventry ended all square at 1-1 and Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday also drew 1-1. Derby County edged Southampton 2-0 to virtually secure its first division survival. Wolves, a famous name that once was a major force in Europe, began its climb back towards glory by gaining promotion to division three, but Newport County, bottom of division four, is resigned to disappearing from the league after losing 6-0 at Bolton Wanderers. By CasNews Staff Stop crying in your beer. You may not have to leave home anymore to watch the “Battle of Alberta” on TV. Series on local TV details on how his company man aged to get the rights to broade: the games in the area, just that it took a lot of time. He said he talked with the Can. adian Radio-televi: and Telecom- Lynne Greentree, Koot manager for Shaw Cable, says he has “worked out a deal” to broad- cast the Edmonton Oilers-Calgary Flames Smythe Division final on the parliamentary channel (channel 5) in Castlegar. . “It's a game-by-game situation,” Greentree told the Castlegar News Friday. “It took about two days worth of effort by our people on the phones.” Greentree didn't release any munications Commission (CRTC) people and “they didn't say we couldn't (broadcast the games) and they didn’t say we could.” Greentree said he and his staff also placed calls to Carling O'Keefe, which owns the broadcasting rights to the seties, and the Global Tele- vision network in Toronto, which is carrying the signal. “We've talked to everybody,” he said.