Rage 8A Sra Vesa eageme tabi ecg tlesg tay Hid The Castlegar Sun Another = Dear Editor: - se2:4$,50mcone who has worked “es daly with groups secking ithfovemerit in watershed plan- ning, I would like to offer a point , Of Wiew on the current situation. “fhe Hasty Creek situation "deVéloped because there is “préséntly no forum to resolve the ‘The present planning program is like: a test car developed by Detroit. The first people to give it a test run have identified major prob- lems and say that the likelihood of a serious accident is high. The Ministry of Forest, however, insists that it has the expertise and the decision-making authority and will Nintraiarel NO A Oe a i, Wednesday, October 9, 1991 ‘planning suggestion’ This is a widespread problem in: ' land-use disputés throughout BC: Mr. Sand Peale, chairman’ of the BC Forest Resources Commission summed it up recently in a CBC radio interview: “The public docs have a right and a need and a responsibility to become involved in these issues, and if. they're not ‘to take these concems seriously? ("The answer is that under pre- Sent government policy, the pub- lic is a “special interest group” while industry is government's “client™. hee The present govemment appears to subscribe to the “trickle-down” theory of i ‘The goal of those who manage the big forest companies, for. example, is to produce their prod- ucts at the lowest possible price in order to pay the biggest retum to their investors, This has meant an ever-increas- ing timber harvest, steadily dispute over watershed planning. carry on despite public Contrary to the way some have portrayed it, many who took a stand in Hasty Creek have worked long and hard on these problems. They have gonc to endless meetings, taken countless ved within the fr of the current processes, then we think that there should be come form of independent mediation that looks independently and cleanly at both sides of the issue and resolves it in that manner,” This iatios cis 8 's job is to set things up so that big business and being developers can operte freely, and then the benefits will trickle down to all the little people in the province, While it is true that we need field trips, and written i: able letters to those who are sup- Posed to be the stewards of our is preci what the Slocan Valley Watershed Alliance and its member. groups have been asking for. Why then public forest land. v — has government been so reluctant Dear Editor: A few shrill carping letters and columns have recently appeared in the Castlegar and Trail papers regarding Chris D'Arcy's candida- cy. A letter by Shane McCauley {Trail Times Oct. 1) suggests that the D’Arcy campaign is based on negative ives. A column by Ron Norman (Castlegar News, Sept. 28) alleges a mysterious tri. “Jz SPONSORED BY YOUNG SocREDS | SIEMENS, Walter A. | X major ii in our econo- my, the needs and goals of big business often conflict with the needs and goals of the communi- tics in which they operate, sleezy attacks on a candidate; it is quite another to pick on private. citizens, Shame on you. Chris D'Arcy was asked to run as a independent and given support by such a large representative group of individuals that he agreed to stand, It is true that Ms. Bakken and Ms. Simpson support Mr. D'Arcy. As will as many previ ig jobs b of automation and a lack of new Product development, and rising ip in our i as concern over forest manage- fhent increases, The public needs a wide range of things from the forest: satisfy- ing employment, healthy fish and wildlife populations, clean air and water, and opportunities for recre- ation and spiritual renewal. Mceting these needs requires with his political awareness and independent status he will contin- ue to be a force that is reckoned with in Victoria. Most important to his constituents, he will not be bound by the tyranny of caucus decisions that are manifestly not in the best interest of his riding. It is no wonder that letters and umvirate between D’Arcy, Iris Bakken and Connie Simpson. In the same issue is a letter by Albert Baker hinting at a di liai- WORKBOOTS | ly ided voters support Mr. D'Arcy. They all believe as I do that D’Arcy is the most politicaily astute, reasonable and honest Selection, Quality, Service VIBERG Boot Mfg. Ltd. son between Mr. D'Arcy and Ms. Bakken. It is one thing to make Workboots, Hiking Boots, Loggers Corks Top Quality Rubber Footwear Who opposes retroactive © legislation that is used to roll back wages? 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As supporters deport their camps in droves, nervous trem- bling can be heard from the cor- for Hasty Creek | being ‘very careful: with complex natural systems that‘have evolved Over thousands of years," ‘), True stewardship requires a gov “that will,establish and enforce a new set of ground tules for companies operating in BC's public forest, The health of the forest and the needs of, the public must come first... , Big business can leam to oper- ate within these limits and will be much better received and sup- Ported by the public as a result, Those who care about these issues will be considering them when they vote on October,17. Sincerely, Allin, Hills, BC Free thinkers know who's best Poral’s guard that remain, Free thinkers like Ms, Bakken and Ms.:°Simpson' know that Chris D*Arcy will strongly repre- sent the best interest of the West Kootenay no matter how: the small minded try to discredit him, By the obvious defections of erst- while Socreds and NDP’ers along with the large number of uncom- mitted (to party) voters, it is clear that much of Rossland-Trail’s voting public is. delighted and relieved that there is a credible choice they can be proud to make in the local election race. Ron Joseph, PEng. invitation to Ed still open Dear Editor: I am puzzled at the comments by Ed Conroy stating that Iris Bakken’s attacks to his campaign through radio spots have back- fired, and have made her candi- date look pretty bad. “If she wants to keep talking, you know, keep talking,” Conroy said. I took out the following add with CKQR radio Sept. 27 after Mr. Conroy made disparaging & BOOTSHOP 347 Baker Street, Nelson, B.C. - 352-6261 Full Repair Center for All Footwear SPONSORED BY YOUNG SOCREDS. d SIEMENS, Walter A. ff X: savings on new and used trucks! 1991 Cab Plus 4x4 Unbeatable Savings Automatic Transmission We're Steering You Straight to tea co 1991 Clearouts M azda B2200 STK # 8-8507-0 about time and my support of Chris D’Arcy. This was the message ... Here is a message from Iris Bakken to Ed Conroy, Ed Conroy has implied that Chris D'Arcy would be a poor choice of MLA because fam supporting him. I feel Ed Conroy is confused about my beliefs, therefore I cordially invite him, and anyone else who would like to come to our stone Mason's graduation dinner at Trapper John's in Salmo at 6 p.m. tonight (October 12) I challenge him to be there so he can get to know the real Iris Bakken. This has been a Paid political broadcast. I don't sce where this is any sort of attack. I followed up with a Personal phone call to.Ed at his home. He thanked me for inviting him but said he couldn’t make it because he was baby sitting his children. I asked him to bring them along and said I would pay for their dinner if they came. He declined, but said he would come out to visit me soon, He has not come yet and the invitation is still open. I don not have anything per- sonal against either Ed Conroy or Walter Siemens, I just feel that Chris D'Arcy has the best chance to win this riding and that he is the right person to represent it. For those that might not agree with my views on other matters ... remem- ber you are voting for Chris D'Arcy ... not for Iris Bakken. Isn’t it wonderful that a person “suchas Chris‘can*accept support from, and,work for, all of us no matter what our views or political affiliation? Tris Bakken Salmo,BC Recreation centre thanks us Dear Editor: Just a short note to thank the y Castlegar Sun for all the support they have given the Castlegar & District R ion Di The free publicity we have received from the Sun has been a Paper. These are to be used for our Pre-School and Children’s t dous help in ising our facility and programs to our. over the past year. Thank you for the roll ends of CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY Saturday, Oct. 19 OFF TOTAL GROCERY BILL Sorry - Tobacco Products Exempt Complimentary coffee & : cookles all day © 246. popped com Poppycock.., Boil margarine, sugar & com syrup for 5 min., stirring co =| powder & salt. Mix well. Place pop com in farge roaster & pour above mixture over, fixing well. Add peanuts & mix agaln, Bake at 225°for 1 hour, stirting every 5 minutes. ell. (Make t rs “elt vanilla © 1/21. baking powder 1 salt + © peanuts (optional) : . p. Add vanilla, baking Freezes Party treat) y Ui i c progr for rything from life size drawings to posters, Goodwill is an immeasurable quality, but the Castlegar Sun has created a great deal in the short time it has been in our community. Once again thank you for all your support and we look for- ward to your continued success in our community. : Sincerely, The Staff, Castlegar Recreation Centre more letters on page 11A ; supports free collective, bargaining? eh ‘Walter Siemens ‘SPONSORED BY YOUNG SOCREDS SIEMENS, Walter A. | X 1050 COLUMBIA AVE, ’24 HOUR EMERGENCY sEnvice Se OOO BN Ne Oe Oe a PEPE wo AeA PEUR CALA Rebels | Bombers 3-1 on Oct. s ports departmen ithe it 365-5579 The Castlegar Rebels finally id out what it was like to win, ‘sn easily the most'exciting.: two-way‘game of the’ season, Castlegar's‘ Chris Sunutti'scored 33 seconds into ‘overtime to give. : the ‘Rebels a 8-7’ win over the Bénver Valley. Nite Hawks and... their first victory of the year. . Castlegar had lost six in'a row, including all four of their pre-sea- s0n games. ‘ x ““ACone point in the Oct. 12, game -Castlegar—down 5-3— scored four unanswered goals to BO the 5. with, three minutes :, some heat off with first win of ous weeks, the Rebels let up allowing the Nite Hawks to score twice in under one minute, setting up the' ten-minute sudden-death * overtime:: | “But Sunutti, on a pass from defenceman ‘Kevin Nisse; slipped the puck past Nite Hawks’ goalic Shane Pennoyer to end the game, “I knew we were going to win,” said head coach Kevin Cheveldave, visibly lighter-heart- ed after his club's premier win. “I felt so good after our two practis- es this week that I went out and bought a new tie.” It was. Cheveldave’s first points as coach of a junior club, He made the move'to the Junior “B' Rebels after spending the last two seasons coaching midget reps in Salmon Arm. vee “I wanted to look good for my first win in Junior ‘B’." he joked, loosening’ the colorful cravat from his neck. 2 Cheveldave echoed comments he’s made’ carlier: the team’s ros- ter is young for the league they're playing in. And that the players have the character to win, all the: need is a chance to mature, ; “They showed a lot of heart,” he snid, ‘There’ were a: few times in the game they could have fold- ed, but they wanted it (a win).” The only change in the Rebels’ line-up for the Beaver Valley game : was the insertion of Jasen Kipling” into the starting goaltending spot.’ Kipling had been with the Vernon - Lakers until they decided to send “Wide open net but fortunately for:Castlegar’s Jasen Kipling Nite hawk John Hanik-” couldn't get the shot away. Kipling, in his first game since coming down from the Ver- non Lakers, made 34 saves to record the win. Trail Smoke Eaters face reality of Junior ‘A’ Trail Times fehl ; Sei ee Sterling News Service Trail coach Dan Bradford made one prediction at the outset of his club's five-game road trip which appears to have come true. "This will be the toughest part of our schedule,” said the Smok- ies mentor before his club left, and he appears to be right on the money. - ‘The tired; battered and bruised Smoke Eaters rolled into Trail early Monday moming after get- ting their first taste of the Peace Cariboo Divsiion in the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey league. * Trail picked up wins in its first two games of the trip. They defeated Grande Prairie 3-0 and followed that with a 7-3 win over Fort St. John, But as the road wore on the Smokies began to wear down. .-On Friday, they tangled with the defending league champion Prince George Spruce Kings and came out on the short end of an 8-2:count. *": : "It was just a fantastic first period,” said Bradford after the ‘two clubs skated to a 1-1 tie. > But Trail saw the game and ° their hopes evaporate during a _ two-man advantage in which the Spruce Kings skated out with two a3 ad. “ That was Humphries giris fiald hockey team beat the L.V. Ri “There starting to turn it around complete garbage,” said Bradford about the calls against Brad MacLeod for hooking and Mike Smith for slashing, The game featured short tem- pers and long periods in the penalty box as players squared off on several occasions. “It defi- nitely got rough at the end. And I think Prince George wasn't too’ happy that it was so close fora while.” - ey art Saturday night in Quesnel may have been the heartbreaking loss of the trip. The club rallied from a 3-1 deficit to take a 4-3 lead only to have the Millionaires produce a rally of their own for a 6-5 win. “In the third period we began to look beat and tired,” said Brad- ford, who tried juggling his goal- tenders to skake the team up but instead their road trip’ record fell to 2-2, thy , Sunday night gave the Smok- ies one last chance, before head- ing back to Trail but the Williams. Lake Mustangs weren't very. . accomodating as they took a 5-2 win. "It was all the little things,” “said the coach. “We now know what to expect. We also now the makeup of our hockey team.” One thing:the-club will be 42 made up of over the next few SUN STAFF PHOTO / Jim Zeeben couple of days to get back in a routine,” added Bradford. “But probably our most important member of the team will be (trainer) Ken Caputo.” Schaal Who assisted the ‘Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club with a Lottery Grant application to purchase land, etc.? him down to their Junior ‘B’ affili- ates for conditioning. ieee Kipling faced 41 shots—the same number his team mates delivered to Beaver Valley's keeper, : “He played well,” said Chevel- dave, “But because he handles the puck more than the other goalies we've used, there was a lack of communication between goal and the defence.” Beaver Valley's fifth goal was scored after Kipling gloved a shot from the point and then hesitated for the referee to whistle the play dead. When no call came, Kipling year's silver medal Midget team, said the disapointment of the per- sonal point drought was made up for by the win. “We worked a lot harder,” he Said. “It feels good now that we have our first win under our belts.” Wearing number 25 and sport- ing an A on his jersey, DaCosta is being counted on to continue the prolific scoring he did in Midget las , the year “I couldn't get my legs:mov- ing like I know I can," paid DaCosta. “I felt a little out Place but the goals wil sooner or later.” Coming up oun epyed The next game. for the Rebels is also there first away: Stom Castlegar. On Oct, 18, BEgyer Valley hosts the Rebels in'a ré- attempted to play the puck to a Rebel defenceman. Nite Hawk captain Chris Babcock read the broken play and stole the puck directly in front of the open Castlegar net. But the Rebels responded with four goals—the first three of those game on the power play. Castlegar scored four power play markers in the game, “The key to the win was: . finaly, our scorers started scor-' ing,” said Cheveldave. Sunutti, the Lakers prospect from Philidelphia, scored twice, as did defenceman David Dyball. Also with goals were Kevin Nisse, Shane Cutler, Jesse Old- ham, and Jarrod Beck. One sniper who was kept off the board was fan favorite Nino Da Costa. ~ DaCosta, a member of last Who assisted the Red ROBSON CRAFT SALE FeloreXeXelerererexererere) application to y purchase equipment and renovate headquarters? The Annual Robson Craft Sale will be held on Friday, Nov. 29 & Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Robson Community Hall © from 10 A.M. - 4 P.M. . $2 ° “The Kitchen will be open for Food and Walter Siemens: nts. For Reserving tables, please |f = phone 365-4972 or 365-7403. SPONSORED BY YOUNG SOCREDS 2 | SIEMENS, Walter A. 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