i SSS... as___Castlegar News — Morch 27. 1985 DANGEROUS GOODS j Shipping proposal ‘insane’ VICTORIA (CP) — A CP Rail proposal to ship hazar- dous cargo through Victoria's Inner Harbor is insane and irrational, a Canadian Trans- port Commission hearing was told Tuesday. Gordon Bailey, a Univer- sity of Victoria professor, said that carrying destruc- tive materials past the Brit- ish Columbia legislature, the stately Empress Hotel and housing developments “makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.” “In essence, this proposal makes as much sense as showing the television serial Dukes of Hazard in a driver education course,” said Bail ey. CP Rail is proposing to move dangerous goods by rail and barge from the Papa TORONTO (CP) — The firm that marketed papal tour memorabilia in Ontario has gone bankrupt, leaving $1.4 million in debts, and a host of unpaid creditors who are suing the Roman Catholic church. The lawsuit comes before the Supreme Court of On. tario on April 29 and will mainland through Victoria's harbor to Vancouver Island destinations. “Of all the examples of the myth of progress, the CPR proposal stands out in my mind as a perfect case of in- sane, irrational thought pro- cesses, lacking in a solid knowledge base.” He acknowledged the nec- essity of shipping propane and other dangerous cargo to the island, “but alternative routes and procedures are the responsibility of the CPR in consultation with the var- ious regions and jurisdictions that are affected.” UNABLE TO MOVE Elaine Elliot-Howard, rep- resenting the James Bay New Horizons Society, said many residents around the Victoria Inner Harbor area are elderly, retired and “com- pletely defenceless and un- able to move out of the area {in case of emergency)..Many are in wheelchairs and cannot walk.” Bruce Wilton, a director of ICG Liquid Gas Ltd., said CP Rail has the only facilities capable of cheaply and effi- ciently handling the ship- ment of propane gas to Van- couver Island. He said there are 4,500 propane gas cus- tomers on the island. “Any costs required to ef- feet the change will ultimate- ly have to be borne by the customers,” he said. Tank car designer Charles Comoskey told the hearing the transportation of danger- ous goods through Victoria and Vancouver will not en. danger residents. goods firm likely go to trial, says lawyer Richard Howell: Howell was hired by Frank Kisluk, the bankruptcy trus. tee acting on behalf of about 90 companies and individuals who lost money. Tass Distributing Corp., the principal Ontario licensee of memorabilia during last September's Canadian tour UROLOGICAL SPECIALIST DR. JOHN QUIRK, M.B., F.R.C.S. (C), Urologist Wishes to announce the opening of his practice IN NELSON AT KOOTENAY LAKE DISTRICT HOSPITAL Dr. Quirk will be pleased to see alli patients experiencing urological difficulties through family doctor referrals. PHONE 354-4211 or 352-3111 (Local 7425) by Pope John Paul, emerged from the tour with almost all its inventory unsold and creditors unpaid, Kisluk's bankruptcy investigation showed. He eventually found Tass had been insolvent as early as Sept. 17. The day after the Pope left Ontario, although Tass officials Erie Barlow and G. Robert Foley did not file for voluntary bankruptcy until Dee. 14. Kisluk went to the Ontario Supreme Court on March 7 on behalf of the creditors in an attempt to recover the funds but the hearing was adjourned until next month. PAYS CHURCH Kisluk objected to three payments totalling $562,208 made to papal tour officials, including trustees of the Toronto Papal Visit Licen- sing Trust (consisting of Archdiocese of Toronto off- icials and others), and to the Bank of Montreal. Those pay wiped out “The traffic movement we're talking about is slow speed,” he said. “Accidents are the result of high speed, high energy derailments.” Esquimalt Ald. Moe Si- hota, presenting a brief on behalf of the Victoria-area municipality, said hazardous goods should be transported through sparsely-populated areas and loaded and un- loaded in such areas to avoid exposure to the public. He recommended that trains transporting hazard. ous goods be restricted to speed limits of 25 kilometres an hour or less; that trains be inspected before entering Esquimalt or Victoria; and that hot boxes be placed on the tracks to detect mechan- ical problems with rail cars. roke what money had been col lected, leaving nothing for the remaining creditors. Kisluk wants the court to order all the money returned, with interest, arguing the church and the other groups were unsecured creditors and that the rest of the un- secured creditors were de- prived of their share. Tass president Barlow could not be reached for comment. Papal tour co- ordinator John Wimbs said he knew nothing of the bank. ruptey. “This comes out of the blue,” he said. Derek Keaveney declined comment on behalf of the ar- chdiocese because “the mat ter is under consideration from a legal standpoint.” Meawhile, tenders are about to be invited for tonnes of leftover papal parapher- ni The items will be sold April 10 but Kisluk says the entire inventory isn’t likely to bring in more than PUBLIC NOTICE LL NE earn Furniture Liquidators Sale Sandman Inn Friday, March 2 Saturday, March 30 wo Days Only KWUR Meares safe for now By MICHAEL BERNARD VANCOUVER (CP) — MacMillan Bloedel may not log Meares Island, at least until aboriginal claims by two Indian bands to the area are settled in a full-trial, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled today. However, the five-judge panel rejected an appeal by envir li P court order ‘prohibiting them from interfering with MacMillan Bloedel’s prepara- tory logging operations. The issue came to a head last November when envir- onmentalists and native Indians blocked a MacMillan Bloedel boat carrying fallers to begin logging on the 8,600-hectare island located north of Pacific Rim National Park on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The vessel made it through the blockade with assistance from the RCMP but the crew backed off when confronted by a human barricade on thé beach. The B.C. Supreme Court hearing which followed pitted MacMillan Bloedel’'s right to log and the importance of jobs in the province's resource-based economy against native land claims and environmental concerns. After a lengthy hearing in January, Mr. Justice Reginald Gibbs granted the Pp an i i He said other bands, who have laid claims to as much as'40 per cent of Vancouver Island, could seek similar injunctions against forest companies, putting as many as 28,000 jobs in jeopardy. ; Gibbs also issued a stern warning to unidentified protestors who were driving 10-inch spikes deep into the majestic cedars on the island, in an attempt to deter chainsaw-armed fallers. While the spikes are harmless to trees, they are a lethal hazard to fallers or sawmill workers. The Indians filed an appeal following the Jan. 25 decision, saying that Gibbs made several errors in law. * Lawyers for the Indians and the environmentalists told the appeal court last month that Gibbs had over- stepped his authority in handling the case. Instead of simply determining if the Indians had an arguable case, he put their claims on trial and rejected them. He should have left that matter to be decided in a full trial. They also said the judge erred in ruling that aboriginal title to the island had been extinguished by various acts the colonial governor approved in the 1850s and 1860s. Lawyer Richard Gathercole, who defended the environmentalists who blocked company efforts to begin against the protesters. He rejected the Indians request that the company be prevented from logging until their land claims were resolved. Gibbs said he accepted the company’s argument that if the bands were in legally i pany logging pending resolutions of their land claims, serious problems could result. logging, ated his argument, earlier rejected by Gibbs, that the company did not have a legal right to Log Meares. Gathercole said the 1905 timber lease, on which the company’s present permit was based, had never been properly renewed and had expired 60 years ago. MacMillan Bloedel has postponed its plans to log 36 per cent of the island during the next 35 years until the courts have ruled on the appeal. AT SIMON FRASER University BURNABY (CP) — Simon Fraser University's board of governors approved Tuesday a 10.26-per-cent tuition fee increase for next year. The approval came hours after university president William Saywell told a pack ed hall of students at the Vancouver-area campus he will no longer support a long-term university policy to inerease tuition fees until they account for 20 per cent of operating costs. The increase will boost undergraduate fees to $1,290 from the current $1,170 for a school year. Saywell said late Tuesday that he reiterated his feelings about the long-term tuition fee policy to the board be- cause of the depth of the economic morass in B.C. and the effect it has had on stu- dents. “I did not know then what I know now. I didn't know that unemployment would be up to 15 per cent, the difficulty students would have in get ting summer or part-time work, or that student grants would be cut off.” Student fees currently pay 14 per cent of operating costs, about the same as at Wheelchair athlete rests VANCOUVER (CP) — Wheelchair athlete Rick Han sen is resting in Portland, Ore., today after battling rain, snow and slush on Washington state highways for much of Tuesday. “We've been having ter. rible weather — headwinds, freezing rain, ow, you name it,” he said in a tele. phone interview from Port land. “It was a hard day, but we managed to get in 70 miles which we needed to do to get back to schedule. So far everything is going good.” Since he left Vancouver last Thursday on his 18 month voyage around the world, Hansen, 27, has trav. elled 506 kilometres in his journey to raise money for spinal-cord research. Mon day, he was greeted by Washington Gov. Booth Gardner and introduced to the government caucus. “It was a real honor,” he said. “People have been really good all the way down — waving, honking horns, stopping to give donations. A lot of people are curious as to what we are doing so we hope to have our information process a little more organ. ized as we go down.” tuition up the University of B.C. and the University of Victoria. Saywell told students of his change of heart at a lunch time public meeting called in response to government cut: backs in the university's op- erating budget. Student society president Sheila Monroe said that “stu- dents are fearful that quality programs will be cut, while the ministry has control over money that should be used to maintain this institution's vi. ability. We are fundamen: tally opposed to what ap pears to be direct interven- tion by government without any consultation or any clear goals and objectives. Saywell also told the stu- dents that he has no choice but to act within the budget guidelines but that he will not resign. “My intention is to stick it out and stay with you.” George Pedersen recently quit as president of the Uni- versity of B.C., citing provin- cial budget cuts to univer- sities as the reason for his departure. Policeman denies accusation NANAIMO (CP) — An RCMP officer denied Tues. day that he persuaded pros. ecution witnesses to give false evidence in a murder trial. Sgt. Ray Kielan, a 21-year veteran, was called to the witness stand by prosecutor Barry Sullivan to rebut al legations by lawyer Robert Claus. Claus, representing Roder ick Sehnob, had made the allegations during his ques tioning of Rose Hapi and Daniel Lilley, two Crown witnesses who are to be relo- Fil SAVE 10%