Page 8A The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, February 22, KSCU and Local 9705 ink deal KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Seer Steelworkers Local 9705, which represents 85 employees at seven Kootenay Savings Credit tract be in effect for two years, but agreed to the three-year contract because of the quality of the package, said Saare “They (KSCU] were able to buy a three-year deal. It's a good package when you consider the economic Union branches, and KSCU ment have inked a deal. KSCU chief executive officer Doug Stanley said the board of directors ratified the collective agreement at a special meeting last Thursday. Local 9705 mem- bers ratified the agreement last week. Stanley said that the three-year agreement has brought with it favorable results. “The positive labor relations atmosphere that exists is reflected in the fact that the new agreement will be in effect for a longer term than was originally proposed by the union." But Jim Saare, president for Local 9705, said that while members are pleased with the package, an atmosphere of congeniality within KSCU has never been prevalent. “We have never seen a positive labor relations cli- mate there. I would like to believe that’s true, but there are more problems in that unit than in any other we represent. We have a lot of work to do.” Local 9705 had originally proposed that the con- cir of the time.” All employees will receive a 55 cent-an-hour increase retroactive to Nov. 16, 1994, followed by the same increment in November 1995 and 1996, A new item in the contract is a five-day paid fam- ily responsibility leave. This provision, said Saare, is essential given today’s climate of single-parent fam- ilies and working mothers. “Many of our members have young children, so we're pleased with that being in the contract.” The contentious issue of job evaluation has also been resolved, This, explained Saare, can be done without a loss of money to either side. “We will design our own plan. It calls for a consultant to do a job description and rank all the ployees. It will be impossible for any jobs to go down.” The collective agreement came after intervention by mediator Jim Kelly who bases the last two rounds of The ne is effec- tive from Nov. 16, 1994 to Nov. 15, 1997. Farr AnD Open NEGOTIATIONS Witt Hevp Us will be a team from the B.C. government, one from the federal government and one from the First Nation. These teams will identify what will be negotiated and could include issues such as: © interests in Crown land and resources * economic development opportunities ¢ defining self-government ¢ financial compensation ® taxation options on treaty lands © protection of heritage sites and artifacts The three teams will work openly within this negotiating framework to reach an agreement-in-principle which outlines the broad terms of a proposed settlement. All British Columbians will have the opportunity to review and comment on the agreement-in-principle before a treaty is finalized. All agreements must be debated and ratified by the B.C. legislature —_— SETTLE LAND CLAIMS. hen negotiations begin, three negoti- ating teams will be at the table to represent everyone's interests. There For more information about land claims call 1-800-880-1022 or write to Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs 908 Pandora Ave., Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 Government of British Columbia Wuat Position WILL B.C. TAKE IN THESE NEGOTIATIONS? B.C. will follow a clearly defined set of guiding principles throughout all treaty negotiations. ©. Negotiations must be as open and inclu- sive as possible © Private property is not on the table. © Treaties must be affordable to B.C. " taxpayers. © The federal government has the primary constitutional.and financial responsibility for treaties. Treaties must maintain your access to hunting, fishing and recreation. © Fair compensation will be paid for unavoid- able disruption of commercial interests. First Nations and local government juris- diction must be clearly spelled out. Province-wide standards of resource man- agement and environmental protection must be maintained " “Sun Staff Selkirk College students Jade Cropley and Shane Ruljancich will soon be travelling to 6ther countries as representatives of Canada World Youth. | SUN STAFF PHOTO / Karen Kerkhott Local students on journey of a lifetime KAREN KERKHOFF Jade Cropley, 20,/and Shane Ruljancich, 18, will soon be going on a journey they'll remember the rest of their life. The two Selkirk College stu- dents are participants of Canada World Youth, an organization which promotes global unity by exposing youth age 17-21 to dif- ferent cultures. Both participants will be twinned with another participant from other countries and will then travel with their twin to other parts of Canada. This will be followed by a stay with a fam- Selling something? Phone 365-5266 | LVE COUNTRY ete ——RNPTS MOVING FEB. 28 Gigantic Clearance to Feb. 25 DON'T MISS THE GREAT BARGAINS! #5. - 292:Columbia Ave. 365-0773 ‘Complete Body & Paint Facilities Auto Glass Replacement Towing < 2316 - 6th Ave., Castlegar 365-5114 Best quality of service: | 1995 PEOPLE'S CHOICE BUSINESS AWARDS | Who gives the best service? We want your vote! Sponsored by The Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce Fastest ser ice: Friendliest service: ____ Most community minded service: Business of the year: _ oe ee ee ee ee ee ee ee els f° Please take a:moment to fill out the form and mail or drop off at 1995 - 6th Avenue, Castlegar, VIN 4B7 or FAX 365-5778 by February 28th. The awards will be presented at a dinner on March 2, and printed in the March 9 edition of The Castlegar Sun. Chamber members only are eligible for these awards. | CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT Chamber of Commerce s List in Feb. 8th issue of the Castlegar Sun Xx ‘Serving the City of Castiogar, Arees | and J (ROCK) —_—— ily in other parts of the world. Cropley will be travelling this spring to Saskatchewan for a three-to-four-month stay with a family in that province; While there, she will live as a family member, and not as a tourist This, said Cropley, is in line with the CWY philosophy. “You can always go some- where and be a tourist. But to go and live as a family is interesting to me. The idea is to learn more information about others and help communities understand our- selves and others.” After her stay in Saskatchewan, Cropley will be travelling to Central America to live with a family there for anoth- er three-to-four-months. Ruljancich will also be leaving this spring. But he'll be lling to say that while they look forward to the learning experiences, they can’t help but be a little appre= hensive; other previous partici- pants have been mofe than generous when sharing their experiences with the two. Both-wonder about the food they might encounter while in another country, but both agree that the pros will far outweigh the cons. The only hurdle facing the two now is funding. Although the Canadian International Develop- ment Agency (CIDA) will shoul- der the bulk of the financial cost for travel and such, it is up to both participants to raise $1,500 each by March 31 In their quest for funding they have lobbied businesses and ser- Quebec and then on to Indonesia. Joining CWY was sontething he wanted to do after his brother, Eric, was in the program a couple of years ago. “He went on the same pro- gram-and-he-said-it-opened-him- up a lot.” Both Ruljancich and Cropley vice They also intend to conduct fundraising activities before then. As well, Selkirk College has donated $250 from its endowment fund and another $150 was donated by the student ‘association: The two will return to Canada in early 1996. RON NORMAN Sun Editor A local b has a Soap sales a complete wash to comtact a company spokesperson at its office in hep ie but the company has wamning for residents and other businesses: beware of soap salesmen with pricy Roy McNeil of Samson‘ 's Soap Products says a aoe number listed. The company also has a bah ager office, but the listed for that office is only an answering service. Fred Erler of the provincial door ip Castlegar and ‘Trail areas recent- ly selling household cleaner. McNeil says the cleaner was paced at $80 for four liters. But a comparable product could be bought locally for just $11.95. McNeil said he has no con- cerns about the quality of the cleaner, but the price was way out of line. “Nobody can afford that.” He said he knows of one senior who bought two bottles several complaints from resi- dents and businesses about the 's sales tactics. The company, Universal Chemical Company, sells the cleaner under the brand name Universal Spray Clean Classic, The Castlegar Sun attempted Con Affairs ministry warns consumers that direct sales companies must provide a written contract for any product over $50. That contract must include a seven-day right of cancellation clause, As well, Exler said the com- pany must have a B.C. direct sales license number. He. point- ed out that no number has been issued for a company named either Universal Chemical Company or Universal Spray company. He noted that all door-to- door salespeople must have picture identification which they are required to show on request. PLEASE RECYCLE THE CASTLEGAR SUN YOUR COMPLETE AUTOB' © CUSTOM PAINTING ° 1.C.B.C, CLAIMS 365-2 It Doesn't Cost Anymore To Choose The Best * WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT QUALIFIED JOURNEYMEN CARTECH GION 17) 3805 Columbia wane & COLLISION CENTRE © FRAME REPAIR * SENIORS DISCOUNT * COURTESY CARS Sports Dept. Jeff Gabert 365-5579 WEDNESDAY, February 22, 199 The weights have been lifted and the wait is officially over but a weight has just been put on the shoulders of the Castlegar Rebels and you can be sure that they can’t wait for tonight's action at the Castlegar Community Complex. The Rebels went into the weekend action with first place in the South Division and home-ice through the playoffs all sewn up. It was a long season filled with hard work and tough games but they did it. Now they have to contend with being the favorite But before they could think of the impending playoffs and long before the Rebels knew their opposition in the first round they had to play three relatively mean- ingless games last weekend. The first came Friday night in Castlegar at the Complex where the Rebels barely crept by the visiting Revelstoke Grizzlies 7-4. Revelstoke opened the scoring on Rebels netminder Les Barry just under two minutes into the game. Casey Grant tied the game after converting a nice pass from linemate Wade Burt but then both teams traded goals before the Grizzlies took a 3-2 lead into the second period. Head coach Garry Sauer gave 10 excuses for his team’s play hich he characterized as flat and characteristic of a first-place REBELS - GRIZZLIES lub. The second period started imuch like the first with Revel- stoke taking a 4-2 lead. That was the cue for the Rebels, led by vet- ran_Vince Antignani, to pick up their play a notch. Antignani scored two goals off of great passes from Mike Hunter Quick-hand Luke! Rebel goaltender Les Barry makes a stellar save to keep the Rebels close in the second period of last Friday's game. to tie the game and then defence- man Mike Knezacek put the game away with two goals - one of which was on a penalty shot Nino Dacosta rounded out the scoring with an empty netter. “Obviously Revelstoke gave us a run for our money on Friday night,” said Sauer. “We came out flat when we have to come out strong. We showed some charac- ler coming back bul we were playing a team that only won five games all year. We have to domi- nate teams like that.” — FINAL STANDINGS — NORTH GP TEAMS Sicamous Eagles 44 North Okanagan Kings 43 Columbia Valley Rockies 43 Golden Jr. Rockets 44 Revelstoke Grizzlies 44 w L. T POINTS 72 68 55 10 GP CASTLEGAR REBELS Rossland Warriors : G.F. Border Bruins Spokane Braves Beaver Valley Nite Hawks 44 0 0 1 3 33 ce) T POINTS 58 26 52 18 36 15 33 16 32 Note: Shootout wins are counted as two-points and a win while shootout losses are counted as one-point and a tie. Sauer's mood brightened somewhat in Sicamous the fol- lowing night when he saw a much improved effort against the league-leading Sicamous Eagles in Sicamous. The Eagles led the Rebels 2-0 after two periods, but, according to Sauer, the Rebels controlled the second and played well throughout. The basic prob- lem was offence and the 20 shots slung at Eagles goalie Johnny Ray just wasn't enough as the Rebels lost 6-2. The loss was frustrating but the team did manage to work on some different line combinations as well as some innovative defen- sive schemes. Those schemes came in handy the following night when they faced the North Okanagan Kings in Enderby. The Kings own second place in the KUHL and also retain the services of the league scoring champion, Kevan Danbrook. The Rebels came out strong taking a 1-0 lead into the second period. But they couldn't hold back the Kings powerful attack and found themselves down 3-2 going into the third period. The final: was 6-3 for North Okanagan with Rebel goals contributed by Jordan Marlatt with two and Craig Moisey on a solo effort. PES Coaches Comments: the playoffs." Castlegar sents You With REBEL |+ 305 ¢ olumbia OF THE WEEK Name: Craig Moisey Position: Forward Ace: 20 Heian: 5'11" Hometown: Nelson, B.C. | Favorite Player: — " His great passing ability in the Revelstoke game was obvious. He played hard all weekend and got a point in each game. He drove the net hard and he looks ready for — Garry Saver PANAGOPOULOS PIZZA PLACE Ave © 365-5666 1 Complimentary 3 Topping Medium Pizza Warm With TWO HAWanAR § SUPREME SPECIAL #1 TWO Medium TROPICAL HAWAIIAN Supreme Pizzas Take joe deliver Catch the HAWAIIAN HEAT WAVE with Pana's DELUXE version of the classic HAWAIIAN... loaded with PINEAPPLE, CANADIAN HAM, BACON, MOZZA & CHEDDAR, with a twist ‘our own. it & smoky tropical sauce! UY ONE MEDIUM TROPICAL HAWAIIAN SUPREME AND ONE MEDIUM 2-TOPPING PIZZA Make ‘om Larges... 2 for $18.49 ($21.75 Delivered) SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Jeff Gabert The story of the game again was a lack of offense. Rebel goal- tender J.C. Moore faced’ 51 shots while the Rebels offence only managed 22 shots in reply. Despite the lack of offence, Sauer did see a few redeeming signs from the weekend. “What we did accomplish over those two games was some good systems with some good checking lines,” said Sauer. “We did a job on Danbrook - holding him to no points - and we accomplished things we wanted to work on as a team. Despite the last two losses we still have first place in the South Division and third place overall.” So now the attention tums to the playoffs which will start tonight at the Complex. The Rebels oppo- nent was chosen Monday when Spokane tied Beaver Valley 3-3 to put them ahead of the Nite Hawks into the fourth and final playoff position. Spokane tied the game with only nine seconds left in the third period. “If you look over the season we were 5-1 against them,” said Sauer, “so we dominated. But the last two games we played them were relatively close so they’ve improved and got stronger as the season progressed.” The biggest concern for the Rebels will be Braves star for- ward Darin Talotti. Talotti plays practically the whole game for the Braves and he is a danger- ous performer if you are a Rebels supporter. “Talotti is just an excellent hockey player who works hard and plays both ways,” said Sauer. “I'm not sure if we'll put a guy right on him but he'll be a guy we'll be keeping an eye on. He's dangerous and a guy that can carry a team so I expect they'll be using him a lot.” Rebel Rousings: Todd Doyle sat out the weekend with an undisclosed injury and Jesse Old- ham was named captain in his absence. Oldham led the Rebels with 87 points this season and finished third overall in the KUHL scoring race with 43 goals and 44 assists in 43 games Doyle is expected back for the first playoff game tonight at 8 p-m. in the Complex but two other Rebel forwards are ques- tionable. Mike Hunter suffered a vicious slash on the weekend that may see him miss a game or two while Darren Pottle has been hampered by an ankle injury all season. Many other Rebels have assorted bumps and bruises but certainly nothing bad enough to keep them out of tonight's game LL-HS. Sidelines Winning the Road War Being a road warrior in Castlegar doesn't necessarily take a lot of weaponry. All you need is a sturdy hockey stick and a surly dispo- sition, The Castlegar Ball Hockey Federation is always active and is looking to start up a league, They already have two full teams and scrimmage play goes on every Sunday afternoon at the Castlegar Museum parking’ lot. Each team consists of a minimum of five players and individual players without a team are also encouraged to come out. The league is still in it’s preliminary stages but all interested persons are strongly advised to start form- ing their teams now. For more information call Jeff at 365-5579 or come by the museum parking lot from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. So join the fun and maybe you too could find the joy in getting hit in the head by a wiffle-ball. What's what at Whitewater As of last weekend, the Whitwater Ski Resort was reporting a base of 250 centimetres (98 inches) and that means tons of fun for skiers. It also means better skiing for racers and the Resort has already begun it’s Whitewater Race Series. It started on Jan. 15 and the last race is Feb. 26. The races are open to all ages and abili- ties. Even though skiing is a and fun there is always the ever present danger of Days also started Jan. 22 and denne Awareness course will be held every month until May. The course is a full day affair that will take place in and around the ski area and will require skis or snow- board and a snow shovel. You can register at the Whitewater Guest Services Desk or at 601 Front St. in Nelson. For more information on any Whitewater events call Mark at 354-4944. Castle Bowl Results, Feb. 13-20 Mon. Morning Coffee Thurs. Morning Coffee L.H.S. Marg Kirk 298 L.HS. Teena Wood L.H.T. Brenda Zoobkoff LH.T. Lynda Wood Mon. Golden Age Thurs. YBC Juniors L.H.S. Mary Gemmill LHS. Alana Pion L.H.T. Mary Gemmill L.H.T. Alana Pion M.H.S. Walter Kinakin M.HLS. Curtis Van Yzerloo M.H.T. Walter Kinakin M.H_T. Darcy Carreiro Mon. YBC Seniors Thurs. Mixed 7-9 L.HLS. Misty Him L.H.S. June Rourke L.H.T. Misty Him LH.T. June Rourke M.H.S. Dan MacDonald M.H.S. Marvin Wood M.H.T. Dan MacDonald M.H.T. Marvin Wood Mon. Mixed 7-9 Fri. Mixed 7-9 June Rourke L.H.S. Donna McKenna L.H.T. June Rourke L.HLT. Darlene Martin M.H.S. Len Donald M.HLS. Ray Hackett M.H.T. Len Donald M.H.T. Ray Hackett Tues. Ladies Coffee Fri. Mixed 9-11 L.H.S. June Rourke LHS. Velda Handley L.HLT. June Rourke L.H.T. Trisha Medeiros Tues, Mixed 7-9 MHS. Larry Kurtz L.H.S. Emma Pigeon M.H.T. Alfred Adshead L.H.T. Emma Pigeon YBC PeeWee/Smurf M.H.S. Bill Nazaroff LHS. Sara McCullagh M.H.T. Dale Engel LHT. Hailey Salekin Tues. Mixed 9-11 M.HLS. Jordan Pion L.H.S. Debbie Frost MHLT. Jordan Pion L.H.T. Lynda Wood YBC Bantam M.H.S.— Marvin Wood L.H.S. Natasha Trubetskoff M.H.T. Marvin Wood L.H.T. Natasha Trubetskoff Wed. Golden Age M.HLS. Aaron Aubin L.H.S. Vera Raponi M.HLT. Sean Tassell LH.T. Vera Raponi Sunday Classic M.HLS. “John Stetsko LHS. Michelle Feeney M.H.T. Joe Friedt L.HLT. Heather McDonald Wed. Mixed 7-9 M.HLS. Derek Handley LHS. Jackie Stanley M.H.T. Andy Saumure L.H.T. Charlene McIntosh r M.H.S. Chris Moffat Key: M.H.T. Alfred Adshead L.HS.- Ladies High Score Wed. Mixed 9-11 L.H.T.- Ladies High Total Trisha Medeiros M.H.S.- Mens High Score Trisha Medeiros M.H.T.- Mens High Total Mike Kalesnikoff L.H.4.- Ladies High Four Mike Kalesnikoff M.H.4.- Mens High Four HOCKEY HIT LIST * CASTLEGAR REBELS vs SPOKANE Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 8:00 pm, Complex ¢ CASTLEGAR MIDGETS vs NELSON Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7:15 pm, Compiex BASKETBALL JAMMIN’ e ZONE PLAYOFFS BEGIN If you have a sports sideline give Jeff a call at 365-5579.