CASTLEGAR NEWS, August 10, 1983 Vancouver. conductor Henry Reimer. It’s great.” happen along. Francisco. Tm doing this.’ . Passengers love bear act VANCOUVER (CP) - Every time the Royal Hudson train chugs past West Vancouver on its way to Squamish, the kids on board hang out the windows and wave at the bear that stands on a backyard patio. The bear, alias Novella McIntyre, always waves rar McIntyre and her husband John, who is p the B.C. region of Chevron Canada Ltd., ‘take uae playing the bruin twice daily during the Royal Hudson's summertime runs to Squamish and back to North The bears love it, as do the kids and their parents. But the act, says Novella, gives her just one small worry. “You know, I could get shot doing this,” she said minutes before her trainload of fans went whooping by “Fortunately it’s not the hunting season,” she said. Following her patio act, she explained that the idea for the bear costume “just sort of evolved.” “When we moved here from San Francisco a year ago, we were so delighted with the Royal Hudson we wanted to do something for the tourists, something anima’ And “the Royal Hudson passengers love it, said WATCH THE BEAR “We tell them to look out of the left hand side of the train and they'll see a bear,” Reimer said. “The kids go wild. R.H. Bear (for Royal Hudson) is a homegrown bear. Novella made the costume from yards of dark brown, long-haired fake fur that can be adjusted to fit her husband, the neighbors and any visitors or guests who “Everyone seems to get a kick out of wearing it and doing the bear act,,” she said. Sometimes the McIntyres vary the act by putting a collar around the neck of whoever’s playing the bruins making the victim dance at the end of a lead. Recently, they tried out this variation on their 21-year-old son, David, when he visited them from San “David started getting into the costume,” McIntyre. “All of a sudden he stopped, shook his head looked bewildered and said: ‘Mother, I just can’t believe | Telephone 365-5210 said Brian L. Brown Certified General Accountant , 270 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Fh, 365-2151 MAIN ST. MUFFLER 365-5411 THE WIZARD OF ID New? Insertions, copy changes and cancellations for the Castlegar News Business Directory will be accepted up to § p.m., Aug. 30 for the momh of Septem by Brant parker and Johnny hart NTY Pola la ese onl BUY A FUR COAT Ro? MV BROTER IGA TEPRIBLE VETERINARIAN t dat. Castlegar Turbo MOROSO, MARKIN & BLAIN Certified General Accountants 241 Columbia Ave.. Castlegar Ph. 365-7287 . ASK CHES OR JOHN FOR BEAUMARK APPLIANCES WITH B.E.W.C. TO PROVIDE ALL PARTS AND ALL SERVICE q FOR THE LIFE OF THE MACHINE. 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The project could cost $800 million (US) and open new power possibilities to oil- dependent Israel. Sewell has performed other tasks related to water and energy for the United Nations during the. past 12 years, usually in the devel- oping couniries of Asia. He spent nine days re- cently in Jordan, inspecting regions that would be af- fected by the diversion, and met with the secretary-gen- eral in New York before re- turning to Victoria. Sewell was reluctant to discuss the project until de- tails are released by the UN, but The Economist of London published an article in the project agricultural development and threaten a new potash plant which supplies a large part of Jordan's national income. But Israel fears that the Dead Sea, without a new source of water, will shrink by the middle of the next century to a salty ditch be- cause both Israel and Jordan are taking large quantities of fresh water from its main natural source, the River Jordan. A southern route is prop- osed because diverting into the northern Dead Sea would jeopardize valuable fresh water aquifers, Papers announce change KAMLOOPS B.C. (CP) — Kamloops Daily Sentinel, running second in a year-long cireulation battle with the Kamloops News, will cease daily publication Sept. 3 and begin a tri-weekly operation the next day, the newspaper announced recently. Also changing will be the format of the 104-year-old Sentinel which has a paid of 9,600 spring di osal. It said that Israel, aware of political sensitivity, wants more than 20 kilome- tres of the 118-kilometre diversion to be piped under the desert “out of sight, out of mind.’ POWER PRODUCED But most of the under- taking would be by canal starting on the Gaza Strip and progressing across the Negev to enter the southern Dead Sea. En route, the water could develop a possible 900 mega- watts of electric power in its drop from sea level to the inland sea, which lies 402 metres below the Mediter- ranean. Other spinoffs could in- clude new desert salt water lakes, desalination plants, ir- rigation and tourist meccas, wrote the Economist. The Israelis are suggesting that by replacing some of the Dead Sea's lost water, two layers of water with different salt content would be created — in effect a solar cell whose hot lower depths could be tapped for additional energy. Jordan's objections to the scheme stem from a fear of floods, which could destroy the prop-~ to 22,000 for the News. It will become a full-size broadsheet publication rather than the smaller tabloid. Known locally as The Daily, the paper also will have a name change — to The Sentinel. 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SMantinGS look of pride. after witintt MULRONEY. BI-ELECTION To busy for debate NEW Pa NS. (CP) — If th dule of meetings for the: ‘bal- ance of th and this vying for a eke seat want to hold a debate, they'll have to do it without Brian Mulroney — the Conser- | vative leader is too busy campaigning, party workers “An all-candidates meeting is definitely out,” said Rev. Paul Abass, spokesman for the Pictou County Council of Churches, which tried to or- ganize the debate. schedule includes several meet-the-candidate meet- ings.” Abass did not rule out the possiblity of the other five candidates, including three Mulroney's decision, but he also was unsure whether he would take part in a debate without Mulroney. “We are deeply concerned but not surprised that. the Conservative candidate has declined. to enter the all- ig cam- paign issues without Mulro- ney. Liberal candidate’ Alvin Sinclair said Mulroney's de- cision is a cop-out and in- dicated the Tory leader is not in the consti iM was for comment but campaign co-chairman Elmer MacDon- ald said Mulroney's schedule for the next two weeks is too hectic. The federal byelection in Central Nova is set for Aug. 29. “Our feeling is that our schedule for Brian Mulroney for the next two. weeks has been laid out,” MacDonald said. “We have a full sche- of Central Nova. CALLED INSULT “It is an insult to the people of the constituency that he is not willing to debate issues before the public,” Sinclair said. Sinclair didn't know if he would take part in a debate without Mulroney. NDP hopeful Roy. De Marsh was not surprised by did: debate,” he said. “The golden opportunity for debating the issues in Central Nova has been lost because of a misguided Con- servative policy decision.” Tory officials feel Mul- roney “is involved in con- tinuous debate throughout the campaign” and he would gain nothing from an all-can- didates debate. Meanwhile, Justice Mini- ster Mark MacGuigan be- came the third prominent Liberal to visit Central Nova since the byelection was called July 7. Senator Al Graham and Treasury Board president Herb Gray cam- BRIAN MULRONEY .. «schedule laid out paigned for Sinclair earlier. MacGuigan accused Mul- roney earlier Friday of avoiding issues. The federal government, like most Cana- dians, is waiting to hear where Mulroney stands, he said. Market garden on hold till spring By DIANE STRANDBERG Staff Writer The Kootenay Society for the Handicapped has scaled down its plans for a market garden/nursery project with hopes of getting it underway by next spring. Society president Gerry Ehman told the Castlegar News Friday that current plans wouldn't have generated enough funds to meet the costs of the project. “We've become a little more modest,” Ehman said. However, the society is negotiating for an undisclosed parcel of land in the area that could be developed into a Permanent site. The project had to be scaled down because feasibility studies indicated there is a limited market in Castlegar. Ehman said this market is already being served by super- markets and people who sell produce out of their homes. He said the society will look at retailing some of its Workers want LP timberlan By CasNews Staff ‘A group: of unemployed “It would be like farming the land instead of pillage and rape which has been ‘ going on in the past,” he said. “It could be a model for the — industry.” an f that could provide as many as y *65 i Dave Lang, manager of the ie- society had originally conbidered taking over the mill as'a worker cooperative, . but the plan was pat on hold once it.was discovered that the timber supply is too small to support the mill. “It doesn't have enough to supply its requirements so we're looking at company has taken an option from LP:to purchase thi And timber rights. But Lang says he is “optimistic” his group will be able to.make the purchase. produce out of the area. “We've collected most of the basic information, now we just have to sharpen our pencils and figure out the costs, “he said, adding that if the land negotiations fall through, smaller scale, alternative plans might be considered.. “We have other we're they're not on as large a scale, but they are still worth while.” A feasibility study began early this year,. and the society had hoped to begin developing the project last March. Early plans indicated the eeeel had considered leasing land on the Doukh Later, the society also ple ls a etd al s lense, 10 acres of 0. h school prop from School District. The society. decided not to take advantage of the school district proposal because it didn't want to commit the district to an indefinite lease. As well, the property is too small as the society hopes to eventually expand the project to 50 acres, Ehman said. He also said that even if the society decided (o lease the land from the school district for a year, it would be too late in the season now to begin planting. The society is seeking approval for a three-year Apeeared grant from the federal Local Employment Assis- ce Program to get the market garden’ into production. ° See a Nancy Clay will continue as market garden project coordinator and half-time business agent with Clay Castle. Clay was hired by the ‘society early. this year. Solidarity rallys. | planned in cities -across. proving EORT © ney aah BC: / (CR) = lal, as inates rent controls ‘and ‘the Rentalaman's office, fee Cosgrove, dropped from the’ Wood said ‘aeeatiey! federal - cabinet: Friday b; ape 6 Minictes Teidean: Wood, 4 B.C. Government says it may be time to con- Employees Union vice-presi- sider career alternatives. dent who lost her job in the But Senator Ray Perrault, Human Resources another victim, says he was in. the first wave of civil not surprised by the shakeup ae vice firings, was peek valle More on cabinet in this northeastern B.C. shuffle page A3 these 26,000 acres of tim- berland,” Land said. “It’s part of the package at this point, the value of it (the mill) isn't that high without the timberland.” If the society is and intends to keep active in politics. “I have to start thinking about that,” a subdued Cos- grove said in a telephone interview from his Toronto in negotiating purchase of the timberland, an intense “forest management and logging operation would immediately generate 26 full time jobs. “That will increase over a period of time to a maximum of 65 people,” Lang said, which would provide a job for each unemployed member of the society. He says the society hopes to implement an innovative forestry management pro- gram that would increase the potential yield of the timber- land. The program would in- clude reducing the amount of timber taken out of the stand and building up the growth of the young trees. a, @. ” MAUREEN CORRADO . will help with filing claims ‘Family and small claims court here By CasNews Staff Castlegar residents will no longer have to travel to Nelson or Rossland for small claims and family court. Starting Sept. 1, these services will available in the Castlegar courthouse under the ste- wardship of court adminis- trator Maureen Corrado..,, “It's the first time the services have ever been provided to Castlegar. I hope the people take ad- vantage of this service because it is here for them,” Corrado said in an interview this week. Corrado, a Rossland re- sident and eight-year vet- ran of the court system, will be on hand from 8:30 a.m. to noon, and from 1 P.m. to 4:80 p.m. five days a week to answer inquiries and supervise the filing of claims, Small claims court will be open one day a month, “until we see what the volume is,” Corrado said. The first sesson of small claims court will be held in October, she added. Small claims court allows the “ordinary per- son” to sue for debt or damages under $2,000, Corrado explained. No law- yers are necessary and a judge will make a decision on the case. Family court provides services for those who are seeking child custody, maintenance or enforce- ment of maintenance. The family counselling service continues to be provided through the prob- riding of York-Scarb after learning of Trudeau's decision earlier inthe dayIn _ VANCOUVER (CP) — Ottawa. Members of the Hospital But Cosgrove, replaced as Employees Union have over- minister of state (finance) by whelmingly rejected an offer Roy MacLaren, said he won't from the Hospital Labor Re- make any hasty decisions. lations Association which “Anybody making career would have union members changes obviously goes pay cut by three per cent through some readjustments effective Aug. 1. and I'll just try to take my The association, which re- time in doing that.”“He said presents more than 100 hos- he has mixed feelings about pitals in B.C., tabled its final the shuffle. offer to the union in early “As an (ordinary) MP, Fil July after Ed Peck, commi- have more time with my sioner of the B.C. Compen- family, time to slow. down,” sation Stabilization Program, said the 48-year-old lawyer. ruled that the master agree- “That’s good because I've ment was excessive and been under an awful lot of should be referred back to pressure. the parties for review. “I have no regrets about The association proposed my time in cabinet,” added an eight-per-cent salary in- Cosgrove, who served as minister of public works and housing before being appoint- ed to the finance portfolio last year. DEFENDS RECO! duly: 7 budget which: creased hospital user. rs “If you've got the money and can afford it you'll get the care or the rights, But if you're poor and can’t afford > it, you'll get nothing,” Wood told the cheering crowd of 800 that although she had lost ber. job “I haven't lost my voice.” HEU employees reject rollbacks crease which members have been receiving since Aug. 1, 1982, should be rolled back to five-per-cent on Aug. 1, 1988. The association - also wanted to eliminate all re- troactive payments owed to union members for the months of January through Tuly,1982. Jack Gerow, union busin- ess manager, said the results show that union members are determined to fight the Social Credit government “and its accomplice, the Health Labor Relations Ass- ociation.” Gerow said the next move is up to Peck, who is con- sidering a union request to review his decision. inside Fighting high river le- RS “I did the best I could and I think I did a good job. “Losing the federal elec- tions was tougher to take than this,” said Cosgrove, defeated in a 1978 byelection and in the 1979 general election, Perrault, replaced as fit- . ness and amateur sports vels, the workers on the Zuckerberg Island Im- provement Project continue to progress, for details see page A7 Have a yen to be a volunteer wather observer. ~ If so, Environment Canada needs you. To learn more about how observers keep track of ation office. minister by Celine Hervieux- Payette, said he told Trudeau a year ago he “was prepared to step aside if he thought that was fitting.” “I'm very sorry to leave the portfolio; I enjoyed it § very much and, I thought, a lot of things were just start- % ing to come together,” added & the 57-year-old senator since ¢ 1973. page B3 story, see page BI weather trends in this area see page AS William Sinclair has seen the horrors and tragedies of three wars and his experiences have given him a unique outlook on life, for his story see Linda Hall's regular column on The Pan American games will open on schedule today in Caracas, Venezuela. For