pa A wis ad ' a2 Castlégar News Jonwary 21, 1987 VOLUNTEER WORK... Castlegar Library volunteers we: recognized at the library's annual dinner and meeting Monday night at the Castlegar Legion Hall CosNewsPhoto By SURJ RATTAN 2 Staff Writer ‘The past year has been tough and frustrating, but 1987 should prove to be a lot smoother now that the controversy surrounding a new library building is over. That was the message Castlegar Library Board chairman Deb Chmara délivered to board members and volunteers at the board's annual general meeting Monday. “It is impossible to discuss the horrendous number of les we've had to and the pi we've had to solve,” said Chmara. “We dealt with whatever we had to deal with to get thé new library.” She added that the board had “little or no choice” when it came to making some of the recommendations it made to council. Chmara said the library is an advisory board only which makes recommendations to council, which in turn has the responsibility of making decisions. She also apoligized to volunteers for failing to hold a ‘meeting to keep them informed on the development stages of the new library. “Each time we set a date, some form of political or logistical problem surfaced making it necessary to postpone our plans. Because we were getting such good press coverage we depended on the press to keep people informed and they did quite a good job of this,” said Chmara. Ald. Terry Rogers, council's representative on the library board, praised the board for working so hard for a new library building. He also commended Mayor Audrey Moore for the work she did to gain a new building. “The brary board is a very positive group. The mayor's brief at council was a real winner. She did a very good job on behalf of the community,” said Rogers. Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy predicted the board will look’ back at the problems it encountered durigg the past year and laugh. “When the library building is finished and when it is a reality, you'll look back at this past year and laugh, although I know that while you were going through it you did not find the situation very funny at all,” said D'Arcy. Chmara also thanked the library volunteers for all the work they have put into the operation of the library and said the board could not function without the volunteer help. “Our library is blessed with many excellent volunteers who would create a tremendous void if we ever lost them. I worry that when we say how much we value their service, that they may think we are only paying lip service,” said Chmara. “Nothing could be further from the truth. There is no way at all that the library could function i without the ig She added that the volunteers “should be happy” to work in an improved and larger facility. Judy Wearmouth, Castlegar’s community librarian, told the meeting what it was like to work in the old building. “Despite our cramped conditions, we've managed to maintain our high level of service to this community. I'm delighted to say’ we've done it again, battling this time against intense heat in both branches and chilly winter weather temperatures and even floods in the Kinnaird Branch, in addition to the usual fight to shelve books and pile them high without actually injuring patrons or ourselves,” said Wearmouth. She added that while funding from the city and the provincial government remained the same, increased book prices and the heavy exchange rate on U.S. books strained the library's book budget. The board received $116,437.37 in grants during the 1986 fiscal year and spent $116,436.67. Some of the board's expenditures included $60,430 for staff salaries and benefits, $31,671 for the purchase of ~ BISSONNETTE’S TRUSTEE ALSO _ IN LAND DEAL OTTAWA (CP) — Andre Bissonnette's riding associa. tion president — who is alleged to have received $970,000 for ‘a land deal that forced Bissonnette out of the cabinet — manages the former junior transport minister's blind trust, a source says. 5 Federal conflict-of-interest guides stipulates that a trustee of a cabinet minister's holdings “shall clearly be at arm's length from the public office holder.” Normand Ouellette, who could not be reached for comment Tuesday, is a close friend of Bissonnette’s and was the former minister's campaign manager in the 1984 election campaign. He is a partner in at least two companies Bissonnette owns. Both were placed in a blind trust when Bissonnette entered cabinet in 1984. A source with information about the transactions confirmed Quellete has handled the affairs of Bissonnette's companies since then. ‘An official in the Registrar General's office refused to name Bissionnette’s trustee, saying it's against government rules. Liberal MP Brian Tobin said the revelation ‘about Quellette’s role in administering the blind trust requires that Prime Minister Brian Mulroney hold a full and public inquiry. “If this information is correct, the prime minister's defence of a private RCMP investigation versus a public inquiry has just blown up in his face,” Tobin said. “A breach of conflict-of-interest guidelines is not a criminal matter but a question of ministerial propriety and can only be dealt with in the glaring light of a public inquiry.” A Swiss-owned company, Oerlikon Aerospace Inc., accused Ouellette of receiving almost $1 million of the $3 million the arms manufacturer paid for land in St-Jean, Que., in Bissonnette's riding last year. The property was valued at $800,000 but more than tripled in value a few months before Oerlikon won a $600-million contract to build a low-level air defence system for the armed forces. At issue is whether inside information allowed speculators to reap a win by flipping the land's books and $2,000 for hiring an architect to design a new library building. COLLEGE HOUSING No plans for land By CasNews Staff Although Selkirk College has the land, it may be some time before student housing is available at the Castlegar campus. And that means out-of-town studerits will have to con- tinue living in local motels. College president Leo Perra said Tuesday that the college has been advertising for developers to build a student housing facility on the campus since October, but no construction firms seem to be interested. college.” timber production, “The college has put out invitations to individuals to submit proposals for the construction and establishments of residences on college property but no specific proposals have been coming forward from developers at this time,” Perra told the Castlegar News. He added that he hopes a contractor can be hired in the “next couple of months.” regular meeting room to accommodate than 300 people who In other college news, the board is the going ahead with pldns to construct a demonstration forest at its Castlegar campus. more attended. Castlegar principal John Peregrym said a federal-provincial land which should be managed for as many purposes, beueficial to the col- lege and the community as possible, Ministry of Advanced Education and said a report prepared for the board on 3 the demonstration forest proposal. “The demonstration forest would be managed according to applicable parts of the College Land Management Plan when such a plan is adopted by the The report adds that the forest would be managed on an “integrated use basis” accommodating as many uses of the land as possible, including productions, forage for wildlife, public recreation, and public and school use UTILICORP continued from front page UtiliCorp’s Baker said his company is generally against the development of nuclear power generating facilities, but said this would not for educational purposes. Selkirk College has also asked the dob Training to, consider a proposal for bringing 20 Indonesian’ instructors to the collége for vocational training; “They are coming here to learn how to be better teachers in their own countries. They don’t have the facil- ities, they don't have'the work experi- ence of many of our Canadian in- structors,” said Perra. He added that if the ministry accepts the college's proposal, they will be taught English as a second language and automotive, electrical and machin- ist trades at the Nelson campus. Christmas tree the deal,” Skelly says in his weekly Report from the Legislature, which is distributed to community newspapers around B.C. Skelly also mentioned Energy Min- ister Jack Davis's comments in support of the sale, adding, “This has left local residents wondering about the validity prevent the of the hearing process. What is the from agency will consider giving out a grant Pee to the college to construct the dem- onstration forest, which would be used as a teaching tool. ment. The board voted to apply for the grant and if it receives the money the college will begin construction of the demonstration forest. The grant appli cation has to be in by Jan. 30. “Whe college controls a large area of “curious.” with existing nuclear generating equip- The hearings are expected to con- tinue until the end of next week: Elsewhere, NDP leader Bob Skelly says the provincial government's atti- yw tude to the proposed WKPL sale is “The Socreds have avoided taking any action open to them to block the sale and are signalling their approval of in a utility point of spending time and energy preparing submissions if the govern- ment has already made a decision on the issue?” Skelly reiterated the NDP opposi- tion to the sale and say he is convinced the sale will result in increased energy rates for coneumers. Z “This is Ug time for the provincial government stand up for the com- munities who3tand to lose if this sale is allowed to proceed,” Skelly says. Committee hopes for Heritage Park stamp By RON NORMAN its support jitor Charters also says the house is an “excelJent example” of the impact of the phulticultural nature of Canada and of Canadian heritage because it was built by Alexander Zuckerberg The chapel house on Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park could soon be featured on a Canadian stamp — at least if the Castlegar Heritage Ad on which the house is located has important histérical links, both with native Indians and explorer David Thompson “T realize that the suggestion may be a remote hope and the odds Player gets discharge NAKUSP — A former juv- Grenier’ was convicted enile hockey player.has been granted a conditional dis- charge on an assault charge laid -hecause of a stick- swinging incident during an exhibition hockey game in 1985. ‘The melee during the mid- December game involved the referee and a coach, who also were charged. Player David Glessman of Kelowna was charged with assault causing bodily harm, referee Lawrence Grenier of Nakusp was charged with assault, and Kelowna coach Jay Hunter was charged with assault with a weapon. When Glessman appeared in provincial court Tuesday, he was ordered to serve six months probation and per- form 60 hours of community service. He also was ordered to pay $904 restitution to -the incident Dec. 3 of assault, placed on four months probation and ordered to perform 40 hours of community service work. Hunter is to appear in county court in Nelson for a trial on March 9. Earlier, the B.C. Amateur Hockey Association suspend- ed Hunter and Grenier for life. Glessman was suspended for five years. An.association report said began after Glessman was assessed a minor penalty with about a minute left in the game. The Kelowna team was then assessed a match pen alty, then a stick was thrown onto the ice from the Kel owna bench. After the stick was thrown, the report said, Glessman—came~out—of—the penalty box and hit Grenier p in a of Oerlikon's purchase. The Canadian Press has been told it was known in business circles that Senator Jean Bazin, a close friend of Mulroney's who ran the 1984 Tory election campaign in Quebec, lobbied for Oerlikon before it got the defence contract last June. Mulroney said in the Commons that Bazin was not a lobbyist, only “a distinguished attorney” who may from time to time “represent people here or elsewhere.” Bazin ack ged in a written Sunday — the day Mulroney fired Bissonnette and ordered an RCMP investigation — that he was a director of an Oerlikon subsidiary that bought the land for the parent company. He resigned the directorship earlier this month after Mulroney named him to the Senate in late December. He is scheduled to take his seat Feb. 3 when senators return from Christmas break. soul 3 PACKING UP Pat Livingstone (left) and Elaine Blydo clear shelves at downtown Castlegar and District Public Library's downtown branch for move sk $ Castlegar News THE CASTLEGAR and District Public Library has started to move from its downtown branch to temporary quarters down the street in the Pharmasave bagement (actually the basement of the former Taks store). Entrance to the new location will be through the rear. of the building (no, it is not reached via the Pharmasave toy department). The drive-in entrance is through the lane at the rear of the liquor store. The downtown branch will be closed until further notice, however, the Kinnaird branch will be open as usual, with additonal hours tonight from 7-9 p.m. and Saturday from 1-4 p.m. to compensate for the downtown branch closure. THE KOOTENAYS is being scouted for the shooting of another major motion picture. Orion Pictures is looking around Trail, Rossland, Fernie, Nelson and possibly some Alberta communities. Word is that Nelson&and Fernie are the frontrunners for the movie, working under the name Red Harvest. The film is set in a mining community. Rumors are the film's star may be the likes of Robert DeNiro, Jack Nicholson or William Hurt. CASTLEGAR is starting to prepare for Rick Hansen's visit here later this spring. Already, a committee has been formed to cooridnate events and now oeer Ae ROAST GROUND BEEF 4nd vi A SST CANADA .. crave A xg 25"? lw, OF BEEF. CANADA to new location in Pharmasave basement. Library will be in temporary quarters until new library is completed. _CosttewsPhoto by Ron Norman there's a bowl-a-thon planned for Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 to, raise funds for Hansen's Man-in-Motion world tour. \ Bowlers can take part either individually or as a/ team (five members to each team). Participation must be confirmed by next Tuesday. Call Debbie Hart at 365-2859 or Dinah Lutz at 365-2554. THE. VILLAGE of Nakusp is looking for a buyer for its Nakusp Hot Springs, and Kootenay’ West. MP Bob Brisco has the answer: A Japanese businessman. The Arrow Lakes News of Nakusp reports that Brisco told a recent Nakusp and District Chamber of Commerce meeting that the average Japanese- businessman could “easily” purchase the hot springs. Brisco added that he has become friendly with one of the consulars in the Japanese consulate in Ottawa and has discussed the hot springs. Brisco suggested Nakusp send a delegation along with a B.C. trade mission to Japan to seek a buyer. ONE OF THE 74 Canadians named to the Order of Canada by Gov. Gen. Jeanne Sauve last week was William Turner, Jr. of Montreal. If the name doesn't ring a bell, it will in a few years. He is chairman of Consolidated-Bathurst Inc., the same firm that owns one-quarter of our Celgar Pulp Co. Ses FORMER premier and NDP leader Dave Barrett is coming to the West Kootenay. Barrett will be the guest of honor at a banquet hosted by the Kootenay West NDP entitled “Thanks for the memories — today's and tomorrow's.” . The Feb. 28 benefit will be held in Nelson. Barrett recently announced his retirement as a radio hotline host and plans to enter federal politics. veces. rane A a Ae DINNER HAMS. 56:1, 929° BS — SUPER BOWL DELI DELITES — Vi BAVARIAN MEAT LOAF GARLIC SAUSAGE Pre $798 ¢ CORNED BEEF ae 99° GARLIC RI cou. 100 GRAM .......-.-- ee RAVIOLL.—~—S=«S41 ) $] 19 CHEF-BOY-AR-DEE. ASSORTED. . 425 G. CONVERTED RICE... $28 FLAKES OF HAM | $4.29 FLAKES OF HAM CORN FLARES or FLAKES OF CHICKEN $4 59 PURITAN ....,.---¢-sseseens SEEDLESS RAISINS $309 GOLDEN HARVEST. SULTANA, 750 G. TOMATO PONE x 9k HEINZ. TEA BAGS GE PEKOE. md ERY. REG. /BUTTE! SALADA FINE. COFFEE MATE | $989 CARNATION. .... Leaman 000. he MARGARINE w.49° OLD DUTCH POTATO CHIPS ¢ OPEN SUNDAYS 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ‘FLOUR TWIN PACK. 200 GRAM . Prices effective Through Sunday hig bi BLUE LABEL Chimney fire damages home By CasNews Staff A chimney fire at a Thrums home caused about $20,000 damage last week. No one was injured in the blaze. The fire started in the base of the chimney just before noon last Thursday at 2041 Highway 3A, and had spread to the rest of the home when firemen arrived. “When we arrived there was smoke coming out of the eaves,” Tarrys Fire Chief Alex Lawrenow said in Lawrenow said firemen lo- cated the source of the fire and “put it out in very short order.” Damage to the home in cluded structural damage, and some water and smoke damage. About a half dozen Tarrys volunteer firemen responded to the call, with backup from the Pass Creek and Robson departments. bawrenow warned —resi- dents to properly clean and visory Committee has its way. The committee has embarked on a ~campaign to use the chapel house as a design on one of the new stamps. “I believe the suggestion has merit,” says committee chairman John Charters. He said Axel Niel sen, a well-known Castlegar stamp authority and collector, proposed the idea Charters notes that itself is unique. “I doubt that there is another like it in the country.” the house he wrote in a letter to Castlegar council, seeking and reflects the art and architecture of his homeland, the Soviet Union. In addition, Charters says, “Since Mr. Zuckerberg came here as a teacher to the Doukhobor children, it has ramifications which link it to the thousands of Doukhobor people who settled in Western Canada.” Charters also points to Zucker berg's pacifism and individualism, saying the house is “an aspect of this will to peace and_ individualism to which the Canadians can lay proud claim.” Finally, Charters says the island against it are high,” Charters says. “Nonetheless, the chapel house would make both an interesting design of itself and be . . . an excel lent promotion for this area, all over the world.” Charters adds that if he has dis. cussed the idea with various officials who have expressed “strong inter est.” Council's parks and reer Grenier. ‘ in.the mouth with his stick. an interview. inspect their chimneys. DOUKHOBOR TALKS continued from front page “He is a very capable, sincere and dedicated man,” said Verigin. “We commend him for his patience.” Verigin said his group often “gets on his neck” in an attempt to pick up the pace of the sessions. “I think we thought it could be cleared up in no time,” said Verigin. “It just seems to take so long.” But all sides agree that media coverage of Doukhobors has not helped solve the problems. Mark Mealing, an instructor at Selkirk College and a historian familiar with the Doukhobors, explained that journalists often harbor misconceptions regarding the Doukhobor society. “The Doukhobors have had bad experiences with reporters who harbor the old images of the culture,” he said. “While a colorful image, it is by no means an accurate one. “A fair bit of the activity in the community is to try and reform the old stereotype of the Doukhobors as people who commit acts of terrorism.” But Mealing also points to internal problems withthe Doukhobor community. “No one group has a total monopoly on the ideal way in which one can be a Doukhobor,” he said. “We're dealing with a long period of history where there has been anger and suffering. There are just no easy and quick answers to that.” Mealing, who soualdara Soaiiae chairman Bourne to be a fair man who does not give into manipulation, points to such things as access to government services and open communication between the factions as the greatest benefits to come out of the sessions. “They've given the people a forum to recognize one another's ideas,” he said. “People have come to see the committee as a legitimate place to deal with these problems.” On the other hand, Cran said the group has managed to establish a Research and Planning Committee involving members from each faction. It is one of the more concrete results of KCIR sessions. The i will research the causes and events committee has approved the con cept and will bring it to council's Jan. 27 eting. surrounding individual acts of argon and terrorism, particularly the 1924 trai ion that killed D« the issue of land claims which has also been raised at the sessions. Members of thePoukhobor community allege that the Canadian government confiscated millions of dollars worth of Doukhobor land in an attempt to assimilate them into mainstream Canadian society. Despite all the problems, Cran maintains the committee has reached some level of achievement. “They've learned a lot more about why each group takes the position they do,” he said. “It's good to be working with the other members. a “Remember, we're talking about attitudes and beliefs that do not change overnight,” he aid. __ According to Mealing, another meeting of the inter-group relations committee may yet be scheduled for late spring. “The KCIR is accomplishing things ina quiet way,” said Mealing, who added that an eventual end to the problems of burnings and bombings is probably inevitable. “The committee is the highway to that purpose,” he THREE MEN SENTENCED said. House gutted in fire By CasNews Staff A smoke detector probably saved the lives ofa family of ‘our after a fire broke out in their Pass Creek home early this morning. About 20 volunteer fire- men from the Pass Creek and Tarrys departments were called out to the blaze on Upper—Pass Creek Road_at 2:10 a.m. The house is owned by Darryl Milligan. There Were no injuries jn the fire which gutted the kitchen, living and dining rooms. The first fire fighters ar- rived on the scene at 2:25 a.m. and the blaze was brought under control at about 3:15 a.m. “The people in the house were woken up by a smoke detector, otherwise it could have been a fairly serious fire,” Pass Creek fire chief Brian Bebelman told the Castlegar News. Although the fire is still under investigation, Bebel- man said it is believed a small electric heater caused the blaze. Whether your name starts with A, M, X or Z You'll find Business Directory advertising pays! Castlegar trustees to meet with Moore By CasNews Staff A group of Castlegar school trustees plans to meet with Mayor Audrey Moore to discuss concerns regarding provincial government plans to “decentralize government” Castlegar school board’s regular meeting Monday at Tarry's elemen- tary school chairman Kay Johnson outlined ; Premier Bill Vander Zalm's invitation to B.C. mayors and regional district chairmen to discuss the possibility of decentral-y ization. Johnson told the Castlegar News Tuesday that she fears this could mean a county system or a regional commit- tee of representatives that would replace school boards. “Whey they say decentral- ization ii Victoria,” said Johnson. “They mean cen tralization in the Kootenays.” Johnson said the county system would be made up of school reprsentatives, re gional representatives and parents to govern the affairs of schools in an area that might be as large as Nelson, ‘Trail and Castlegar. Johnson said the county system in Alberta has been very ineffective and educa- tion “has taken a back seat in decision making.” “It worries me,” said John- son. “I hope it’s not going to be one of those things that happens and everyone says, ‘How did that happen?’ ” Moore and Regional Dis- trict of Central Kootenay chairman George Cady will attend the Jan. 23 meeting with Vander Zalm. In other news, the board intends to inform Verigin Construction Ltd., the con- tractors. working on the Stanley Humphries gymna- sium expansion, that the company will be billed for further costs of transporting students to the Selkirk Col lege gymnasium. Completion of the SHSS gymnasium has been delayed until early March due to a postponement on an order of 35 metal door frames for the m. As well, a new 72-passen- ger school bus has arrived and will be put into operation immediately on the Ootis- chenia route. LOOKING FOR A SPEAKER TO SPARK “YOUR MEETINGS? Consider a doctor from the Association's SPEAKERS’ SERVICE! With advance notice.a doctor/speaker can be found to fit your schedule. The Speakers Service is a public service of the Medical By CasNews Staff Three men were sentenced to prison in Nelson provincial court Nonday for the abduc. tion, robbery and assault of a Montreal man. Jean Pierre Morin was sentenced to four years, Scott Chubb was sentenced to 2% years and Kenneth Laren to two years for the robbery and unlawful con leader Peter Verigin. The co may also be involved in investigating of Jean Trottier. Judge Stuart Enderton also prohibited Morin from possessing firearms or ex plosives for seven years. The incident éecurred in October when the three men picked up Trottier while he was hitchhiking. They beat him, robbed him of $875 and drove him out to a logging road near- the Castlegar Salmo highway junction where he was abandoned. Trottier was later found and taken to Castlegar and District Hospital. 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