i Re ] AS Castlegar News. september 18, 1985 FOREIGN SUBSIDIES HURTING ae B.C. wine industry sour VANCOUVER (CP) — Take stiff competition from heavily id pean wine p: mix in the impression that British Columbia wines are better in the ~~ bottle than in:the mouth and add an oversupply of red wine. The result is a sour B.C. wine industry. : wine is shipped at 85 cents-a bottle because of heavy subsidizing. “We can't buy glass (for bottles) for that.” Sienna said are att d ‘to the, pt wines because they think they’re’getting a bargain. He said’ The domestic wine industry three go produced 65 per cent of the wine consumed in the province, but today R.C. wineries have less than 50 per cent of ‘the market. “The industry is not particularily healthy at the moment,” said Lee Siennna, president of the B.C. Wine cojncil. Sienna said the European Economic Community gave $1.2 billion to its wine industry last year. He said a wine leaving Italy, for example costs 55 cents a bottle’and French _. Trial begins FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. British Columbia men who (CP) — Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of two British Columbia men char- ged with rape during a stag — party for the son of Don Phillips, B.C.'p international trade and investment min- ister. z Robert Reid Jackson, 23, of Victoria, and Richard—Paul Raps, 26, of Campbell River, have pleaded not guilty to set out on the Victoria Day weekend last May aboard Jackson's commercial fish- ‘boat—Answare—Hi.- The trip was to celebrate the up- coming marriage of Jackson's long-time friend Neil Phillips who is scheduled to be called as a witness. The charges list a 16-year- old single mother who res- cheaper pean wines are not better than B.C. products. . Agriculture Minister Harvey Schroeder announced- recently a federal-provincial government plan to give the ailing industry $6.8 million to buy this year's red grape crop. ' A NEEDED BUYERS He said the public was drinking more white wine than red, leaving a huge surplus of red wine on the market. He said many red grape growers — without buyers for their produce — would go broke. Critics like NDP agriculture critic Karen Sanford said the funding would pot have been necessary if there had been proper ang : Sienna said wineries and growers did try to convert to white grapes but market demands grew quicker than the new vines. He said if the government did not provide the funding, the province's 202 growers would not have been able to sell — “this year’s crop. : Besides the government contribution to the replanting scheme, growers will contribute $3 million and the wineries will pay $2.1 million. The federal government was pulled into the plan because of its precedent-setting move to help grape growers-in Ontario last year. Peter Choate, spokesman for the government's Liquor Distribution Branch, said it is difficult to determine if the new consumer preference for white wine is a wholesale rape and are -being tried together. The two were among 15 “Talk about overstuffed!" . : But not over priced! Come sample our selection of delicious subs .. . made daily! © Murchies Teas & Coffees 2 im ‘oods © Party Trays © Borscht © Meats * Cheeses COUNTRY | HARVEST des" in "this“pieturesque” Sarr Juan Island community,-as-a- victim. Jackson is also charged with anal intercourse by force and Raps is also char- ged with attempting to get the girl to perform oral intercourse. TYPE SETTING Give your news! rs, 1 7 cHange of just a normal fluctuation in red-wine-sates: : _ TRENDS FLUCTUATE “Consumer trends do fluctuate. Even if you were the most efficient soothsayer in the world, there would still bea four-to five-year delay.” Charte said taxation of imported wines is more than twice that of domestic wines. He said local products are taxed at 50 per cent but wines from other countries and provinces are taxed at 110 per cent. WRONG ‘SIDE OF THE TRACKS... .a GMC Jimmy sits at rest after rolling from a parked position behind Castleaird Plaza and crashing into a train, also parked at the time of the accident. No one was in the truck and there were no injuri s. The truck was towed from the tracks while the train rolled on. CosNewsPhoto by Simon Birch One-industry towns CHARLOTTETOWN (CP) The ministers were res- for the future in other ways. B.C. industry discussed indefinite layoffs. ‘Also in Scotia,job: losti munities in Ontario, ranging A bgf phrases Brisco may be chairman BOB BRISCO ++. one of 22 OTTAWA (CP) — Com- mons Speaker John Bosley named on Monday 22 MPs — including Kootenay West's Bob Brisco — as potential chairmen for new committees that will deal strictly with legislation. His list includes 14 Con- servatives, four Liberals, three New Democrats and _ Independent Tony Roman. The experimental legisla- tive i ilt~-handk $3.92lkg......- Whole Frying Chicken Frozen. Grade A $2.14.ug aabisiswsies's'e Sliced Bacon _ $gas| Side. Fletchers. Regular or Smokehouse. 500 Gram rai Packag “Olympic Dinner Hams $ Boneless. DELI 1436 Columbia Ave. c professional appearance. Comera-ready type for your photocopier. CASTLEGAR NEWS 365- = Canada’s—mines—and~en-—ponding-to ergy ministers-agreed Tues-. mining towns that dot every day to press their govern- province except Prince Ed- ments to help one-industry ward Island. Having no other ; plan for the future. i is oncerns—of—the to_turn_to_if-th A—_joint—report—by—the—ities—that—lost jobs -b: Canadian and Manitoba gov- 1982 and 1985, more than ernments, completed this 4,100 from mine closures month, says that between N e rd Bass River, and Westville because of the closing of a furniture factory and a mine. LOSE JOBS. ¥ to Wawa and Pickle Lake, 2,261 jobs were lost because of mine closures. the amendment process once the principles of a given bill are agreed to-in-the ,Com- mons. For particularly contenti- ous bills, Bosley or one of his deputies — Conservative MPs Marcel Danis, Steve Paproski or Jean Charest — could act as a committee's referee. Traditional standing com- mittees will deal with gov- ernment policy papers, spec- ial reviews, spending esti- mates—for—government -de- partments and annual re- ports from government agen- cies. Flat Vac Pak. ; ere S615 sig 02 oo ee bs Fresh Sausage Beef, Pork or Dinner $3.13 seg... 2.00.5. mines cut back or shut down, Nfld. In Quebec, 3,066 jobs were ht b: Jost ighty Manitoba_when_ mines ‘The tegi: are Cit Sudbury, Ont., have lost jobs and population by the thous- ands in the recession of recent years. “Single-industry towns are the concern on a number of provinces dealing with the closing of mines and dep- letable resources,” Energy Minister Fred Driscoll of Prince Edward Island said following the second day of meetings. “*" Driscoll, host of the three- day conference, and Bob Layton, federal_minister—of state for mines, said the ministers agreed to take the concerns of single-industry towns to their employment and finance ministers. They Labrador-City—1 lost 1,128 jobs through per-~ closures, manent layoffs, Wabush 190, and Baie Verte 175. Labrador City lost another 80 jobs through indefinite layoffs. through permanent layoffs, and St. George 96 because of indefinite layoffs. Glace Bay,-N.S., lost 406 st-becaus mine-closures—t in places like Schefferville, Noranda and Val d'Or. There were also 2,190 permanent layoffs and 1,635 indefinite layoffs in 16 communities in i and Lynn Lake. In The ~ split~ of Saskatchewan, mine closures accounted for the loss of 2,016 jobs in one-industry communities like Uranium New Denver, Kamloops and Stewart were among 20 jobs because of mine closures and another 1,200 through the province. City, and- in Alberta the In 13 one-industry com- number was 80. BOTULISM CAUSE ISOLATED? VANCOUVER (CP) — A garlic believed to be the most likely source of a botulism outbreak at a was improperly handled at both’ the restaurant and a Vancouver distributor, city and federal-health officials said Tuesday. ’ Sixteen confirmed and suspected cases of botulism have been traced to a beef dip sandwich served at the White Spot restaurant between Aug. 29 and Sept. 4. The officials have said they believe the toxin clostridium botulinum may have been in-a bottle on the will discuss prog and funding to help threatened towns plan for the future. Programs could include di- versifying a town's employ- ment base or attracting more investment. Dennis Young, president of the Canadian Association of which is made in New Jersey and distributed in Canada by a Toronto in’ igators had i ther and the White Spot commissary, where food is prepared, “with a fine-tooth comb.(and) found nothing that would suggest that there are any improper procedures or any problem with those operations.” : White Spot,'a 58-year-old restaurant chain with 26 outlets in British Columbia, has an excellent public health record. Forbes said federal health officials are examining how the garlic concentrate product. was handled throughout the distribution chain and checking other The product's labe} says it must be refrigerated at all times. Jack Forbes, regional director of Canada Health and Welfare’s health protection branch, said “there was some temperature abuse” after the concentrate reached British Columbia. Both Forbes and Dr. Shawn peck, the city’s deputy medical health officer, said the concentrate was — at least Threatened Single-Industry Towns, said the 811 one- The new Provincial Voters List is now being compiled — and enumerators are calling on every residence in the province to ensure that every eligible voter is registered. If you’re at home when we call, you can register then and there. And, if you're not there, we'll leave a registration form for you to complete industry towns in Canada want a pool of capital es- tablished to help them deve- lop other: ii ies or plan ily — not refri “We have identified lack of refrigeration at the White Spot and, as well, in the transportation process in B.C.,” said Peck. On Monday, Dr. John Blatherwick, the city’s chief medical health officer, told a news conference that r ant i to ensure it is being refrigerated properly. The Canadian Press earlier-distributed an erroneous report quoting Forbes as saying there would be a national recall of the product. The concentrate is not sold for home use. e % Peck emphasized officials are not yet certain the garlic spread is to blame. Of the 16-cases, two young girls in Montreal are in the most serious condition. Their mother is in stable condition in hospital. All three are on respirators. Blatherwick said all victims, including those in Vancouver and one in Seattle, should recover fully. chairmen roughly represents party standing .in the Com- mons: ‘211. Tories, 40 Lib- etals, 30 NDP and Roman. Among the Conservative MPs who could be designated by Bosley to chair legislative committees after consulta- tion with the three parties’ House leaders are former cabinet ministers Bob Coates, Allan Lawrence and Allan McKinnon. Also .named by Bosley were three rookie Quebec Tory- MPs;—Suzanne~ Dup- lessis, Marcel Tremblay and Richard Grise. Three of the Liberals were committee chairmen during previous Liberal administra- tions — Indian affairs critic Keith Penner, veterans af- fairs critic Gaston Isabelle and foreign aid spokesman Marcel Prud'homme. The fourth Liberal is Russeil MaéLellan. - The potential chairmen from the ranks of the NDP are defence critic Derek Blackburn, environment spokesman: Bill Blaikie and health critic Neil Young. "The remaining Conserva- , tives are veterans:Jack Ellis, Scott Fennell, Fred King, Arnold Malone, Fred Mc- Cain, and Gordon Taylor. CNIB display Oct..9 The Canadian National In- stitute for the Blind will be hosting a display and demon- stration of technical aids and appliances used by the blind 4:30 p.m. 9, in the Fireside Place Ban- quet Room. Pkg. Only .....--.....---- see WITH COUPON — _ Save 30‘ with this coupon on Valid only at Safeway. $ 18... without coupon One package per coupon. 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