Wednesday, June 3, 1992 M - al The News wants to know about your best tru- ly Canadian experience. And we're willing to make it worth your while. Returning home after serving in the military ... watching Paul Hender- son's electrifying goal against the Russians in 1972... gazing in awe from the lookout at Idaho Point in mid-July ... strolling along the busy streets of Expo ... receiving Canadi- an citizenship ... They're the kinds of memories we cherish ... the kinds of moments that help to remind us what it means to be a citizen of the greatest nation on earth. Canadian citizenship becomes even meaningful this year with our nation celebrating its 125th birthday. To mark the occasion, The Castlegar News and Kootenay Airways are inviting you to tell us about the best truly Cana- dian experience, you’ve ever had. “Calling all true blue Canadians! Whether your special memory is of a public event like Canada Day or a private moment like your return from abroad, we'd like you to share it with our readers. Send us a short de- scription — no more than 250 words — of your best truly Canadian experi- ence. The best entry will receive an exciting tour of the highlights of the beau- tiful West Kootenay aboard a Kootenay Air- ways Cessna 172. There's a separate prize — a $100 gift certificate from West- 's Department Store — if you're 14 or under, and runners-up will receive Canada 125 T-shirts. Send your entries to the Castlegar News, Box 3007, Castlegar, VIN 3H4, or fax them to 365-3334. Don't forget to include your name, address, tele- phone number and, if you're 14 or under, your age. We'll publish a selec- tion of the best entries on Saturday, June 27. TheFARSIDE By Gary Larson Some of our common crabs SAUSAGE Family Pack ¢ 2.18 kg. ib. SHOULDER STEAKS Family Pack e bone-in 1% B.C. 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The price on U.S. drinking Canada dry Glen Freeman NEWS REPORTER ‘The water level at the Arrow Lake reserve is looking low now. And according to B.C. Hydro spokesman Peter McMullan, things are going to get worse be- fore they get better. “There’s a treaty in place and there are certain entitlements that go along with that treaty,” McMullan said.“They (the United States) are drawing water now that they have been saving in the Arrow Lakes.” McMullan said that the Bon- neville Power Administration, an American fower company, has in- structed B.C. Hydro to drop the level of Arrow Lake to 1,407 feet by June 30, well short of the full- pool level of 1,446 feet. Wi Thirty-year-old treaty gives the United States the right to drain British Columbian reservoirs on*demand The Columbia River Treaty of 1964 gives the BPA the right to dictate water flow, and local MLA Lyle Kristiansen expected such a move from America “Under the current drought condition we shouldn’t be sur- prised by their move,” Kris- tiansen said. “But I’m really concerned with the low level of water in our reser- voir, not only because of the im- pact it will have on recreation but because of overall conditions.” Those “overall conditions” are bad for Syringa Park Marina owners Sid and Amber Smith. “The river is almost at flood level while there’s no snow pack on the mountains. That doesn’t make sense,” Sid Smith said, adding business was dropping off. “If this is a natural thing, fine, but if it’s all for the Americans, that’s not fine.” However, a member of the U.S. Army Core of Engineers said they would be justified asking for wa- ter even if no treaty were in place. “This is a lot more significant than one individual project in Canada,” said the man who didn’t want to be identified. “The Columbia River is one of the most heavily developed hy- droelectric systems in the world. “When you get a dry year like this, there isn’t enough water in the system to keep it running. We SURE SHOT need to keep it running.” Local MLA Ed Conroy knows that the States has control of our waters but doesn’t like it. “They want to run that ma- chine called the Grand Coulee, and the only way they can do it is with our water,” Conroy said. “And they get our water be- cause of the Columbia River Treaty. We got skinned by the Americans on that deal. They just plain out-negotiated us.” Conroy has a meeting with B.C. Hydro today to ask some questions about the agreement. “Nobody knows a lot about this treaty,” he said. “We still have a number of years to go on the treaty but I want answers now.” The treaty’s down stream ben- efits are up for renegotiation in 1994. Hiker has encounter with bear Jonathan Green NEWS REPORTER Local conservation officers are asking the public to be careful around the Mel DeAnna Trail. Officer Michael Krause said the office received a report Tuesday of an incident involving a bear and a hiker on the trail Tuesday after- noon. Kruase said the male hiker was approximately a mile from the start of the trail, on Highway 3 near the lookout over Castlegar, when he encountered a large brown bear at about 1 p.m.. Krause said the bear, believed to be a Grizzly because of its actions, charged the hiker several times, who was perched upon some rocks. “It was unusual for the area,” Krause said, adding that the trail isn’t really Grizzly country. “It’s not exactly a prime Grizzly habitat right there.” Krause said the conservation of- fice is advising anyone to avoid the area over the next little while. “Basically, we want to notify the public to stay away from the trail for a suitable period of time, or to ‘take suitable precautions,” he said, adding that creating some sort of noise while hiking in the area would be wise. Since the bear didn’t pose a Get on the Train for the Chicken Barger Special E Includes a choice cut of Breast Meat on a sesame \y seed bun with lettuce, tomato and ‘ our own special sauce. Also includes your choice of golden crispy french fries, our delicious JoJo's or our freshly made salads. For ONLY $3. So get on the train and head on down to Chicken Time. 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