News November 2, 1986

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TARIFF'S EFFECTS

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tariff on Canadian lumber imports to the U.S. will affect
them, even though it's been almost three weeks since the
tariff was announced.

“It's still too early to tell,” said Ron Price, vice-presi-
dent of finance for Slocan Forest Products in Slocan. “It's not
a comfortable situation to be in.”

Slocan Forest Products, which produces between 100
and 110 million board feet a year and has about 175 full-time
employees sells approximately 80 per cent of its product to
the U.S.

“I know it will affect the cost of housing (in the U.S.),”
Price told the Castlegar News Thursday. “But I don’t think
even they (the Americans) realize what the effect is going to
be.

” Pete Kalesnikoff of Kalesnikoff Lumber in Tarrys
agrees.
“Right now we're just in the dark.” he said. “In two
weeks I hope it will settle down.”

Phone 365-3959

Kalesnikoff Lumber, which employs about 80 people,

also sells approximately 80 per cent of its lumber to the U.S.

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Harcourt
logical
choice

VICTORIA (CP) — NDP
Leader Bob Skelly should
step down and make way for
Vancouver Mayor Mike Har.
court, Lorne Nicholson, a
former member of the legis-
lature, said this week.

Nicholson said Harcourt is
the logical choice to take over
from Skelly. Harcourt was
elected as one of two NDP
members from Vancouver
Centre in the Oct. 22 pro
vincial election in which the
NDP won 20 of 69 seats.

Nicholson did not seek re-
election in Nelson-Creston.

Harcourt and Nelson Riis,
federal New Democrat mem:
ber of Parliament, have been
mentioned as possible suc-
cessors to Skelly.

New it New

Sawmills uncertain

By MIKE KALESNIKO
Staff Ws

“I think that the Americans have just started with this
tariff and they won't give up,” Kalesnikoff said. “They're
going to see it through no matter what.”

Wade Zammit, manager of Westar Timber’s Southern
Forest Products, believes the effect on Westar will be
significant.

“On every 1,000 board feet we sell across the line,” he
explained. “We receive 15 per cent less back to the mill.”

Westar, which employs approximately 300 people, sells
about 90 per cent of its product to the U.S.

“The effect of having a tariff is to put more mills across
the line in a better position,” Zammit said. “It's a supply and
demand situation.”

Zammit said a large volume of wood has not been pro-
duced because of the present IWA strike.

“If that lumber was to come on to the common market
immediately,” he said. “It would drive the price down.”

Price suggested that Canada impose a tariff of its own
on American lumber imports as a retaliatory measure. He
explained that white pine from Washington and Oregon is
being brought into Canada.

“I'm not saying there should be retaliation on just any
product,” Price said. “Just lumber. There is a lot of white
pine coming in from the northwest U.S.”

But Zammit said that retaliatory tarifis were not the
answer

“I don't believe that you will ever be successful with
retaliation,” he said. “The ultimate loser is the employee.

“It will only hurt the people they are trying to help.”

All three mill representatives maintain that employ.
ment at their operations will not be affected.

Kalesnikoff and Price said future plans would include
expanded overseas markets, whereas Zammit mentioned
that Westar has already “been fairly successful at de
veloping export markets.”

“What it really means to us is we have to do our best to
get our costs down and continue to move towards being a
more modern mill,” Zammit said. “We just have to be more
cost effective.”

But Kalesnikoff is more cautious.

“I'm afraid right now,” he said. “Maybe it will even take
a month or so for ail the dust to settle, for everyone to get a
better idea of what will happen.”

Then he added: “I think that even the big ones (mills)
are afraid.”

Hospital awarded
accreditation

By CasNews Staff

Democrat Dennis Cocke said
the party likely would hold a
convention in May. He said
he expected leadership cand-
idates would be coming for-
ward in the next few weeks.

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Ci and District Hospital has been awarded its
fifth ive three-year by the Canadian
Council on Hospital Accreditation.

Hospital administrator Ken Talarico explained that the
three-year accreditation is the highest offered by the council
and Castlegar hospital has agreed to the appraisal volun
tarily since 1972.

It's first importance is evidence and assurance to the
community of successful efforts to offer a high quality of
service and an optimum quality of care,” Talarico said in a
prepared news release.

Talarico told the Castlegar News Thursday he felt the
award's greatest benefit was not only its significance to the
community but also what it represents to the hospital staff.

“It's a personal thing for everyone in the hospital,” he
said. “We think it's important to meet and exceed the
standards set by a national committee and give assurance to
the community as well.”

The council on accreditation awards the three-year
acereditation to health care facilities deemed to have above
average compliance with all standards in all areas.

Two-year accreditation goes to health care facilities
which show above average compliance with the standards in
mest areas but has limited deficiencies which are preceived
as being rectifiable within a year.

The one-year provisional accreditation goes to health
care facilities deemed to council to be in no compliance with a
significant number of the standards and is therefore
considered below average.

The number of years accredited to a hospital represents
the actual number of years before the individual hospital
must be appraised again.

Appraisal at Castlegar hospital took place July 28 and
imeladed such areas as outpatient services, clincial records
services, emergency services and areas such as food, labora
tory, pharmacy, radiology and therapeutic dietary services.

Two surveyors spent an entire day inspecting the
hospital and their report was submitted to the council based
im Ottawa. The final decision was announced Oct. 17.

Talarico was pleased with the announcement.

“It's really a self-fulfilling challenge that each hospital
goes .

Evacuated
residents
return home

KINGSGATE, B.C. (CP) — Residents of two small

explosion.

a local restaurant.

reopened. Cleanup work
derailment site.

mishap until Thursday

border communities were allowed to return to their
homes Friday after being evacuated earlier in the day for
the second time in two days.
About 100 residents of the community
families in nearby Eastport, Idaho, were ordered from
their homes Thursday afternoon after the derailment of|
eight cars of a 136-car Union Pacific frieght train.
RCMP in nearby Creston said the residents were
allowed to return home after consultations with U.S.law
enforcements authorities. Officials said there was no leak
of propane from the tanker car and no danger of an

RCMP Cpl. Miles Hanke said Kingsgate residents
waited out their evacuation at a roadblock in Yahk, and in

He also said a 25-kilometre stretch of Highway 96
south to Kingsgate and on the U.S. side of the border was

was continuing at the

The derailment of the freight train bound for
Hermiston, Ore., caused some confusion in addition to
emptying the two tiny border towns.

The cars left the tracks Wednesday night but Sheriff
Ron Smith, of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, who is responsible
for the area, said he was upset he had not been told of the

monring.
RCMP weren't informed until 2 p.m., more than 12

Police File

Castlegar RCMP reported
a quiet Halloween this year,
charging only one impaired
driver.

“Overall it was quite
good,” Const. Wes McPher
son said Saturday

Meanwhile. a Castlegar
man was taken to Castlegar
and District Hospital early
Saturday morning with slight
head injuries following a
single vehicle accident on
Highway 3, kilometres west
of Castlegar.

Police would not identify
the driver of the vehicle,
saying the incident is still
under investigation.

RCMP say the 1973 Toyota
left the road and smashed
into a ditch. Damage to the
vehicle was “quite exten
sive.”

Earlier this week a 1980
Firebird sustained $1,500
damage in a single vehicle
accident on Highway 3A in
Thrums.

Police say Deborah Dillon
of Slocan was driving three
students from Slocan to
Salmo Monday for a volley
ball game when the car went
out of control on wet pave
ment.

Dillon apparently braked
for a vehicle turning in front
of her when the mishap
oceurred. Police say it is
“miraculous” there were no

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injuries and credit the fact all
those in the car were wearing
seatbelts.

Sometime overnight last
Tuesday someone entered
the Skyway Distributors
trailer and stole 83 cases of
various brands of beer.

Police suspect the culprits
will try to sell the beer and
have asked residents to call
police if they hear of such
sales.

Police have no suspects at
this time, but are continuing
the investigation

Bridge results

Twelve pairs competed in
Joy Ramsden Bridge Club
duplicate bridge Oct. 27

The average bridge score
was 67% with the following
placings.

First Dr. Ron Perrier
and Myrna Baulne 80'/;
Second — Rob Troubridge
and Don Ellison 79; Third —
Hugh Auld and
Whitehead 78'2; Fourth —
Etuka Cameron and Pearl
Palmer 73; Fifth Joy
Ramsden and Phyllis Mat
teucci 68'/2

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Court news

William Yofonoff was
placed on nine months pro-
bation and ordered to per.
form 100 hours of community
service work after pleading
guilty this week in Castlegar
Provincial court to two
counts under the Wildlife
Act. Yofonoff pleaded guilty
to hunting out of season and
for transporting or engaging
another person to transport
wildlife in the province

Peter Plotnikoff was
placed on six months’ pro
bation after pleading guilty
to causing a disturbance in a
public place.

INDUSTRIAL

Ottawa delays
fee increase

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A scheduled increase in
radio licence fees for muni-
cipalities and fire depart-
ments has been delayed.

Kootenay West MP Bob

Brisco, “is that Regional Fire
Services in Trail and the
Nelson Fire Department
would both be hit with fee
increases of more than 1,000

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Brisco announced this week
that federal legislation which
would have substantially in-
creased the fees has been de-
ferred.

Under the present Radio
Act, federal and provinci

per cent.

“Those kinds of increases
are totally unacceptable,” he
said.

Brisco said he and other
members of the Conservative
caueus were able to convince

government agencies, _in-
eluding Crowh corporations,
pay no licence fees, while
municipalities pay a pre-
ferential fee. Bill C-3, an act
to amend the Radio Act,

to raise those rates
to bring them in line with the
fees paid by private sector
companies.

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Flora MacDonald to defer the
section of the bill dealing
with municipalities and fire
departments until a more
equitable arrangement can
be worked out.

“I have discussed this
matter with the fire chiefs in
Trail, Castlegar and Nelson
who agree they can live with

NEW SIGNS . . . Ald. Len Embree and Olga Kittson, a
protic Peace Group representative, inspect new
signs designating the City of Castlegar as a nuclear

weapons-free zone. The signs, erected last week, are
a result of a co-operative effort between the Peace
Group and the city.

‘GOOD MIX' PREDICTED

New cabinet Thursday

VICTORIA (CP) — Premier Bill Vander Zalm names a
new cabinet on Thursday, enabling him to put his imprint on
the British Columbia government.

“I foresee considerable change,” the Social Credit
premier said in a recent interview.

But he will likely keep many veterans as he aims for “a
good mix” of the experienced and the untried.

Vander Zalm returned to provincial politics by
becoming premier in August, days after winning the Socred
leadership. He quit the cabinet shortly before the 1983
provincial election

He promoted three faithful back-benchers and elimi
nated one ministry without causing significant resentment
when he selected his first cabinet, which served only a few
weeks before he called the Oct. 22 election. Vander Zalm also

PP d people g ding to their field of
expertise

He is expected to continue that approach, and retire
ments have made it easier to further streamline the cabinet
while promoting new people.

Vander Zalm has said he may combine one or two more
ministries, and the Intergovernmental Relations Ministry
may be abolished with the retirement of its minister, Garde
Gardom.

Pat McGeer's international trade portfolio could be
amalgamated with Deputy Premier Grace McCarthy's
development re: lities

But the premier also says he wants to keep his 48:mem
ber caucus — 16 more than before the election — busy
Vander Zalm doesn't believe in the tradition of
grooming novices on the back-benches: “It's possible for a
newcomer to go straight to cabinet
Mel Couvelier, Kim Campbell and Graham Bruce — all

newly elected — are potential choices.

The prime vacancy to fill is finance, a portfolio Vander
Zalm took in August but is relinquishing.

The Socred caucus is speculating the new finance
minister could be Jim Hewitt, 59, currently minister of
agriculture and fisheries.

Hewitt is a registered industrial accountant and former
credit union manager who has been in cabinet since 1976. He
has held the portfolios of energy, consumer and corporate
affairs, and education.

ANOTHER CHOICE

Couvelier, 55, a certified general accountant who was
mayor of the Victoria-area suburb of Saanich and a Socred
leadership candidate, is another candidate for the finance
portfolio.

Lf he does not get the key post, Couvelier could qualify
for the agriculture and fisheries portfolio — he had a poultry
business for 12 years — or provincial secretary, vacated by
Hugh Curtis.

Bruce Strachan, the deputy speaker re-elected in Prince
George South, is another possibility for provincial secretary
which oversees the civil service, because of the loss of Prince
George North to the NDP in the election.

Health, the biggest spending portfolio, vacated by Jim
Nielsen, could go to McGeer if he is relieved of his inter
national trade responsibilities.

McGeer, 59, has a degree in medicine, is recognized for
his brain research and could dovetail his science portfolio
with health.

Stephen Rogers, a former health minister, is a second
candidate for the portfolio but may be in line for the
ceremonial non-cabinet post of Speaker. He has previously
been deputy speaker

“What this meant,” said , gradual i
time,” said Brisco, “but not in
@ quantum leap.”

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Funeral
held for,
Hawthorne

Edwin Grant Hawthorne of
Castlegar passed away Oct.
29 at the age of 56.

Funeral service was held
at the Castlegar Funeral
Chapel Saturday with Rev.
Charles Balfour and the
Royal Canadian Legion
Branch No. 170 officiating.
Mr. Hawthorne will be sent
to MeLennan, Alta. to be
buried in the family plot.

Mr. Hawthorne was born
May 31, 1930 at McLennan
and grew up in the Peace
River area. He married Eva
Stanley at Nakusp in 1956
where he was working for
Celgar sawmills.

In 1960 he moved to Castle-
gar and began working in the
woodroom at Celgar pulp
mill, where he was currently
employed. He was a member
of the PPWC Local 1, Castle-
gar Legion Branch No. 170,
and enjoyed gardening and
woodworking.

He is survived by fiancee
Joanne Langlois; two sons
Neil of Edmonton and Lorne
of Castlegar; one daughter
Carole of Edmonton; grand-
son, Bradley of Edmonton;
mother Lillian Hawthorne of

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Westar Timber

Southern Wood Products

~ 926,650 Board Feet

A NEW STANDARD
OF EXCELLENCE!

Oct. 30/86 marked another milestone in
SWP’s record books. The combined A & B
“shift sawmill production surpassed the
previous record by 49,000 board feet to.

plateau of 926,650 board feet.

A truly outstanding accomplishment by an
excellent group of people!

Fairview, Alta., sister Gay
and her husband Ted Sebo of

Fairview; brothers Dennis
and wife Anita of McLennan,
and Lawrence of Edmonton.
He was predeceased by his
father

Funeral arrangements
were under the direction of
the Castlegar Funeral
Chapel.

Crossword

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Plant
to close

Cominco will close its Kim
berley fertilizer operation
Friday for an indefinite per
iod and lay off up to 100
workers

Company spokesman
‘Richard Fish said feed costs
and weak market conditions
have forced the closure. Un
like Trail, the fertilizer pro
Kimberley, which
uses iron sulphide from the

cess in

mine as feedstock, is not an
integral part of the metals
operation

There will be an ongoing
assessment of supply and
market conditions to deter
mine the length of the shut
down,” Fish said, adding the
closure will not affect oper
ations in Trail

On roaster and one acid
plant at Kimberley will re
main open, employing a small
portion of the regular crew

Cominco's fertilizer and
chemicals division lost $16.4
million in the third quarter
dye to poor sales volumes
apd prices. Company pro
jections indicate that record
high grain surpluses may re
sult in the fertilizer market
to continue to be depressed

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