By SURJ RATTAN
Staff Writer
Mayor Audrey Moore said Tuesday that a recent,
in. aimed at

a the incial

Moore finds.

districts more power. jn RY). 7
Moore told the Castlegar News that a joint committee
has been formed by the Union of B.C. Municipalities and the
government to address the McKelvey and

G "

pr g 's role in
affairs was “very constructive.”

The Saturday meeting included Premier Bill Vander
Zalm, Municipal Affairs Minister Rita Johnston, Labor
Minister Lyall Hanson, Finance Minister Mel Couvellier and
Health Minister Peter Dueck, along with mayors and
regional district officials from across the province.

The meeting was held to discuss d

reports.

“It was a good meeting that provided a good exchange
of ideas and the joint committee will be going to work on the
recommendations in February,” said Moore, “The setting up
of a joint committee I feel is an excellent way of dealing with
the issue of decentralization.” P

One of the

contained in two separate reports by Jeff McKelvey and Dan
Campbell which suggest giving municipalities and regional

to give ipal g

an idea that does not sit well with Moore.
“We have.some reservations about getting into liquor

ass i

TEST RUN . . . the Olympic Torch Relay schedule was
put to the test this week with runners starting in War-

field and. heading up the Salmo-Creston skyway. So
far, everything is going without a hitch.

RDCK wants investors

By CasNews Staff

The Regional District of Central
Kootenay has asked Economic Devel-
opment Minister Grace McCarthy for
help finding investors for the Central
Kootenay.

The regional district is looking for
investors to set up a western red cedar

enay.

than 35 direct jobs in the West Koot-

But so far no one has stepped

forward to establish the plants.

The study, prepared by Woodbridge,
Reed and Associates of Vancouver,
estimated that the capital cost of

ishing a red cedar r ur-

sawmills into higher value products
through the process of careful grading,
trimming, resawing and planing.

An edge-glued board facility would
have an estimated start-up capital cost
of $1.7 million, but-wquld yield a 34 per
cent return dn’ investment, the study

remanufacturing facility and an edge-
glued board plant.

A study prepared for the regional
district last April identified the two
facilities as “pi fi i

cent.

ing plant would be about $1 million.
The study added that the return on
investment would be about 17.5 per

i ie BS
opportunities that could provide more

$1 MILLION FUNDING

ing of red cedar in-
volves turning the basic products of

says.

Edge-glued boards — lengths of
lumber glued edge-to-edge to produce a
wide sheet — are higher quality than
plywood and particle board and are
used in the manufacture of cabinets,
tables and ‘other furniture.

Complex for Balfour

By CasNews Staff

The Regional District of Central Kootenay board has
asked Tourism Minister Bill Reid to help fund a new $1
million recreation complex at Balfour.

The complex will consist of a golf course, driving range,
tennis courts, moto cross and cross-country skiing facilities.

The board agreed without any discussion to support the
Balfour Recreation Commission's request for provincial
funding.

In other board news:

Jackie Yoeum will provide an animal control service for
Robson, Raspberry and Brilliant again this year. The service
will cost Robson and Raspberry residents $450 a month and
Brilliant residents $25 a month.

Asked why the difference in cost, Area J director
Martin Vanderpol jokingly replied: “Their dogs are smaller.”

Area I director John Voykin added: “Some dogs are
harder to control.”

Residents in the Voykin subdivision near Playmor
Junction will be getting new streetlights. The regional board
gave third reading to a bylaw which says the cost of the
lighting will be paid by the landowners in the Voykin
subdivision and will not be more than $4,200.

Meanwhile, Vanderpol informed the board he will be
taking an extended leave of absence. He leaves Feb. 8 for a
round-the-world vacation and won't return until June.

Regional directors expressed concern about the
Insurance Corp. of B.C.'s refusal to help fund the Jaws of

and become affiliated with the Provincial
Program.

But Vanderpol said rural areas cannot afford to buy the
Jaws of Life.

Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore advised the board to
prepare a resolution calling for provincial funding for the
Jaws of Life and present the resolution to the Association of
Kootenay Boundary Municipalities’ annual meeting this
spring.

Moore said the resolution could then be forwarded to
the Union of B.C. Municipalities and finally to Victoria.

Elsewhere, the regional district's planning committee
rejected a proposal from the Outdoor Recreation Council of
B.C., that the regional district prepare a Central Kootenay
recreation map.

The committee said it does not have the additional
funding to cover the costs of a recreation map.

Emergency

Brisco pushes
for centres

By CasNews Staff
Canada does not have a

the progress of policeman
Robin Easy who suffered
in the

The provincial government has
reintroduce legislation aimed at solving dramatic increases
in bilit most T

transition in power to regional governments would also
include an adequate and permanent funding plan.

‘They also assured the UBCM that any transfer in power
would “meet the test of cost-effectiveness” and “permit loca!

ties are being forced to pay.

Before the meeting both Moore and Regional Distrigt of
Central Kootenay chairman George Cady told the Castlegar
News that while they welcomed additional powers and

and jon in the al of services.”
Some other the pr ial: ici
joint committee will address include handing over local
control in the areas of commercial vehicle licensing, small
i ad i

responsibilities they reject the idea of having local taxp
foot the bill for any transition in power,

After the provincial-municipal conference, which was
the first of its kind in B.C.'s history, Vander Zalm and
Johnston assured that any

prog

But the UBCM rejected a suggestion that separate
Labor Relations Board and Workers Compensation Board
subcommittees be formed in several regional areas, staffed
by local personnel but with a central provincial chairman.

Hansen resumes tour
after brief illness

WINNIPEG (CP) — Wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen
said he was feeling fine today as he resumed his Man in
Motion tour after it had been stalled by a brief illness.

’ A nasty cold and lingering bladder infection had delayed
his tour for over a week. Hansen said he would take it easy
for a few days, covering about 70 kilometres a:day.

“The first day back is always the hardest after you've
had an extended rest,” Hansen told reporters in a hotel
lobby before hitting the road at 7:15 a.m. in -19
temperatures just as the sun was rising.

“So the first day we just take it easy and be real
careful.”

As he wheeled along Portage Avenue to the
Trans-Canada Highway, Hansen was cheered on by small
groups of well-wishers and commuters waiting for their
morning bus to work.

Hansen, who missed a spell of -30-degree temperatures
because of his illness, said his main concern as he crosses the
Prairies is the weather-

“Just the other day it was down to 35 below and that's

getting pretty severe. We've got to be real careful at that _

temperature range,” he said, adding he also had to be
concerned about the wind. “That's just going to be a
continual drain on my body.”
END NEARING
The end of the Hansen's world tour is in sight as he

Binding letter

approaches his home in British Columbia, but he said he has
to avoid getting too ahxious.

“We have over 2,800 miles to go. That's still a long way.
One has to keep it in perspective at this point because you
can almost see home.”

Amanda Reid, Hansen's physiotherapist and fiancee,
said his recent illness is only part of the pain he has suffered
on the tour.

“He knows there's always an injury he has to concern
himself with,” she said matter-of-factly.

Plunging Pp it with and
the illnesses forced Hansen to delay his departure three
times. He was expected to finally leave at 7 a.m. this
morning. Seasonable temperatures are predicted for his trek
west along the Trans-Canada Highway towards Portage la
Prairie, 65 kilometres away.

Hansen, who crossed the Manitoba border from Ontario
on Jan. 16, arrived in Winnipeg two days later. Since that
time, in excess of $300,000 has been raised in the province,
Pegi Hayes, the tour's Manitoba co-ordinator, said Tuesday.

In an interview during his stay in Winnipeg, Reid said
on a pain scale of zero to 10, Hansen sometimes suffers an
eight or nine on each stroke of his wheelchair.

He was sidelined for six days in December with a
bladder infection. Doctors said weakness suffered as a result
of that infection was the reason they recommended that,
Hansen take a few extra days of rest in Winnipeg before he
faced the cold, wind and snow of a Prairie winter.

INJURED WRIST

The wheelchair athlete also suffered through the flu in
Europe, sustained a wrist injury and experienced other
serious pains during his journey.

A dedicated athlete, Hansen accepts the risk of serious

stops plan

VANCOUVER (CP) —
Capozzi Enterprises Ltd. is
bound by a letter of under-
standing it signed in 1973 in
which it agreed to employ
only workmen who are mem-
bers of union affiliated with
the B.C. and Yukon Building
Trades Council, the - B.C.
Labour Relations Board rul-
ed Tuesday.

The ruling meant Capozzi
Enterprises Ltd.'s plan to use
non-union construction firms
for the city’s new convention
centre have been dashed.

“We find that the letter of
understanding signed in 1978
by the employer and the
council is a collective agree-
ment and binds both the
council and the employer,”
the board said.

Only non-union firms sub-
mitted bids to modify a
former supermarket which is
to become the convention
centre, and Capozzi, although
technically a union contrac-
tor, decided to go ahead with
the job using non-union con-
tractors.

But the building trades
council went to the board last
month to get a cease-and-
desist order to prevent Cap-
ozzi from using non-union
firms.

The 1973 letter of under-
standing was signed by Joe
Capozzi, the project super-
visor at the time, and the
trades council after a walkout
during some major work at

was sparked by Capozzi
using some non-union work-
ers alongside the unionized
tradesmen.

Lawyers for the building
trades had argued before the
board that the letter of un-
derstanding was in effect a
collective agreement, was
enforceable and obliged Cap-
ozzi to hire union firms only.

The trades council referred
to further correspondence
between Capozzi and the
council in 1981 that “restates
the employer's obligation to
tender jobs to union com-
panies.”

The board said Capozzi's
lawyers argued the trades
council “did not proceed with
diligence to enforce its rights
under the terms of the 1973
agreement.”

His lawyers said the firm
had performed other work
using non-union labor since
the 1973 letter of under-
standing, which they said
showed that the trades coun-
cil was not diligent in enfore-
ing its rights under the let-

ter.

But the board ruled the
letter was clearly believed by
both sides to be taken as a
collective agreement.

It said Capozzi never made
an effort to tell the trades
council the company did not
feel bound to use union
workers, or that it consid-
ered the letter of understand-
ing to have expired at the
end of the 1973 work at the

injury and his health is constantly monitored.

“We've never taken a risk that was unsafe,” Reid said
sternly. “I would never let him take a risk that I felt was
permanently damaging to him.

“He's an athlete and knows his bddy: Sure he's hurt.
Sure there's pain, but he's not silly, he’s not stupid.”

Child vaccine
available

By CasNews Staff

A vaccine devloped last
year that-ean protect young
children from most types of
meningitis is available in lim
ited supply in Castlegar.

But it is hoped that an even
better vaccine will be avail-
able sometime this year, ac-
cording to Dr. Monty Arnott
of the Central Kootenay
Health Unit.

The Haemophilus influenza
type B bacteria (Hib bac-
teria) can cause several ser-
ious infections in young chil-
dren, including the swelling
of a flap in the throat which
can cause suffocation.

Arnott said the Hib vac-
cine was developed last year
and can be used to treat the
Hib bacteria, but warned
that the vaccine can only be
used in children over two
years of age.

“It (vaccine) is one suit-
able for children over two
and unfortunately the Hib
disease usually affects chil-
dren under two,” said Ar-
nott.

of Health is “looking for a
new vaccine” that would be
able to treat children under
tvo years of age who suffer
from the Hib bacteria and
that it is hoped the vaccine
might be developed this year.

Arnott said the Hib vac-
cine is only available in
limited supply and can be ob-
tained through family doc-
tors. It is also available to
children who attend group
day care centres and costs
$10 to $15.

The Hib infection can also
cause pneumonia, deep skin
infections, septic arthritis
and osteomyelitis which is a
bone infection.

According to a published
report from the University of
Toronto's Faculty of Med-
icine, the Hib disease affects
one in 200 children a year.

The Hib vaccine is avail-
able at group day care cen-
tres because the risk of cat-
ching the disease is unusually
high for infants in day care
centres.

The vaccine is not covered
by provincial health insur-

oS

S Castlegar News

THE FIGHT for Expo 86's giant hockey stick has
been whittled down to three B.C. municipalities: Trail,
Penticton and Duncan.

Provincial Secretary Elwood Veitch says the three
communities have come up with the most practical and
beneficial uses for the 30-storey Expo legacy, as well as
the most impressive submissions.

Trail sent Veitch’s office an Egyptian-style scroll
with 8,000 names on it, all supporting the stick for the
home of the Trail Smoke Eaters hockey team.

Duncan sent a videotape that included a segment on
a 20-year maintenance plan for the stick.

And Penticton, where the stick was built, wants to
use it as a reminder of the Penticton Vees hockey team
which defeated the Soviet Union in the 1950s.

Veitch said he should be making a decision shortly,
but that the stick will go wherever it will do the most
good.

“By that I mean tourism potential,” he said.

The stick cost $50,000 to build, but the successful city
will get it free. However, it will have to transport the
stick to its new location and maintain it.

“DR. KLAUS GOECKMANN has been appointed
vice-president of marketing and sales for Cominco
Metals. Goeckmann will be based in Vancouver. He was
previously senior vice-president for metal trading for
Metallgesellschaft Ag., a major shareholder in Cominco
along with Teck.

Keith Spurr, will move from vice-president of
marketing and sales for Cominco Metals to consultant for
the marketing and sales in the Toronto division.

STUDENTS AND staff at the Special Education
Centre formerly Silver Birch School) will be selling

ONLY HALF A CUP...
Not for Mike Kurnoft.
With 10 cents Ais E sao
cu jing to .C.
Heart Fund, Kurnoft
would like to see
everyone having a full
cup of coffee.

chocolate bars to raise funds for a field trip to Nakusp Hot
Springs.

The field trip, scheduled for the first week of March,
will include winter recreational activiites with a special
emphasis on cross-country skiing.

HEY BUDDY, can you spare a dime? The B.C. Heart
Fund kicks off its armual fundraising campaign Tuesday
with a special “Coffee Cup Kick Off” in

Approximate Retail Value $349.00. At

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and deposit in Contest Box provi |, by
February 28, 1987.

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around the province, including Castlegar.

Ten cents from each cup of coffee will be donated to
the Heart Fund. Last year's campaign raised $12,000
locally — or about $2 per capita. The B.C. average is $1.05
per capita.

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“We can't help but be pleased with the iP
we've been getting,” says local Heart Fund coordinator
Mike Kurnoff.

More than 60 volunteers were involved in the
campaign last year. The campaign runs throughout, the
ménth of February.

THE DOWNTOWN branch of the Castlegar library
has opened its doors in its temporary location in the
basement of Pharmasave (formerly Tak's furniture).

Library users can enter at the rear of the building by
going behind the liquor store and behind Castlegar Taxi
office. There’s a sign on the door. ~

The library resumed its regular hours Monday.

A NANATMO-based résources company, has pur-
chased the old HB mining property near Salmo and plans _
to refine gold and silver ore there. But it’s still uncertain
if the mill itself will open again.

Nor-Quest Resources Ltd. bought the mill but said it

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commercially viable today.

However, his company hopes to attract gold and
silver projects in the area which will refine their ore on
the mill site.

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Park
plans
ready

By CasNews Staff

Pass Creek Regional Park
is in line for some major
improvements. The regional
recreation commission plats
to line the park swimming
pool.

The pool is presently sand
and dirt. However, recre
ation director Pat Metge has
been instructed to purchase
30,000 square feet of polvo-
lefin liner at a cost of $3,300.

As well, the top soil on the
Pass Creek ball field was
moved and levelled, and the
field was then harrowed and
levelled again.

And the regional recrea
tion commission has decided
to put another $12,000 into
the Pass Creek Park budget
for the first phase of de.
veloping an irrigation sys:

Semester Break

School & Office Supply Sale

Now through Jan. 28

Vinyl Binders $49
$ 1 29

Loose Leaf Refills
$ 1 39
$ 1 19

Coil Note Books

Regular $2.49

Duotang Covers

Regular $1.99

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GROUND COFFEE $329

BROS. REG. /FILTER/FINE. . 369 G.

MOZZARELLA CHEESE 66°

INSTANT COFFEE $498

FRESH EGGS $139

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Life service in rural areas.

Ina reply to the regional board, Attorney General Brian
Smith points out that the Jaws of Life program has been

successful using volunteers.

“In many areas these dedicated volunteers provide the
service required. In other areas the work is done by

volunteer fire departments or other exi:

services,” he said.

ing emergency

He suggested the rural areas form a volunteer group to

Crash

victim

names released

CRANBROOK (CP) —
RCMP released the names
Saturday of two men killed in
a two-vehicle accident on the
Salmo-Creston highway early
Friday

Dead are 27-year-old Brad.
ley Alexander Brown of Nel

son and 31-year-old Gary
Braun of Boseman, Mont.
The men were passengers in
the back seat of a car which
collided with a semi-trailer
unit on the icy mountainous
road 22 kilometres west of
Creston.

centre specializing
treatment and rehabilitation
of brain damage victims and
Kootenay West MP Bob
Brisco wants to see that

changed.

During the House of Com.
mons question period last
week Brisco told parliamen-
tary secretary to Minister of
Health Jake Epp that the
United States has some 400
centres specializing .in the
treatment of brain damaged
victims, whereas Canada has
none.

Brisco noted that not only
are Canadians forced to seek
treatment for neurological
damage in the U.S. but, in
some cases, provincial gov
ernment health insurance
plans do not cover these
treatments.

“Many people are aware of

brain damage after a shoot-
ing here in Ottawa,” Brisco
told the Commons. “That
help came from the neorol-
ogical centre at Cortland,
New York.”

Epp later told Brisco that
provincial health policy gen-
erally covers the cost of
services unavailable in Can-
ada.

“I should point out to him
(Brisco) that in issues of
health care where a service is
not available, it is covered by
the insurance services of the
provinces,” he said. “Which
do pay not only out of prov:
ince rates, but also pay for
the service out of country.”

Brisco said he would like to
see “at least one such centre
in Canada, rather than rely-
ing on one of the 400 centres
in the United States.”

the Capri Hotel. The walkout hotel.

He added that the Ministry ance plans.

OGLOW

continued from front poge

suggestion that there was no discussion of the loan issue
during the Oct. 22 provincial election or the last municipal
campaign.

He pointed out that Oglow ran in the last municipal
election.

“If you thought it was that bloody important, you could
have made an issue of it at that time,” Embree said.

He suggested all the information Oglow seeks is in city

has been audited,
both by the province and by the c
She acknowledged that the loan is a “problem,” but said
the city has had ongoing discussions with the provincial
government about “various proposals” to settle the loan.
She said Castlegar shares the problem with 18 other
municipalities. ;
Ald. Albert Calderbank rejected the proposed auditor's

report, saying:
situation.”

Calderbank added that he doesn't understand Oglow's
purpose.

“As far as I'm concerned, everything is completely
above board.”

Ald. Terry Rogers proposed that the issue be referred
to the finance and administration committee. He said
Ogtow's written statement appeared to have a lot of ideas.
However, he said he wanted an opportunity to examine the
statement.

But Oglow balked at Rogers's suggestion, saying that
because the city is paying $400 a day in interest on the loan,
there is an “urgency.”

He proposed instead that a copy of his statement be
made available immediately to council for discussion.

Council voted by a 5-2 margin — with Oglow and
Ald. Carl Henne opposed — to send the issue to the finance
and administration committee.

“I am totally aware of the financial

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