Wednesday, November 11, 1992 sexual assault trial Editor’s Note: The following article con- tain descriptions of a graphic nature which some readers may find disturbing. NEWS STAFF Final submissions were heard Nov. 5 in the sexual assault trial of a 46-year-old Castlegar man. Castlegar provincial court Judge Ronald Fabbro will make a decision on the guilt or in- nocence of the man Dec. 11. A publication ban prohibits releasing the accused's name. The charges date back to in- cidents which were alleged to have occurred in the early 1970s. The four-day trial heard testimony from three women who claim to have been sexual- ly assaulted as children by the man. One woman claimed that the accused, who was house-sitting at the time, kissed her vagi- na following a kitchen accident in which she cut herself between the legs. The woman al- so claimed that when she was a child he forced her to perform fellatio under the covers of a On Nov. 4, the accused took the stand. __ When asked by defense lawyer Ken Wyllie if he forced one of the alleged victims to per- form fellatio, the accused denied it, saying “that’s disgusting.” He was asked if, as a teenager, was there anything that impacted on his life. “Yes,” he responded with a quivering voice, “I couldn’t get an erection. With girls I was dating... I couldn’t get turned on, I thought I was gay. The man said in 1973 he went to see a doc- tor who diagnosed him as having Klinefelter’s Syndrome. Men afflicted with the condition have more than one ‘X’ — or female — chromosome. The accused claimed that as a result of Klinefelter’s he is sterile and cannot achieve an erection. The accused said as a young man he “could never get very close to anybody, for one thing. Basically I turned into a loner.” Final submissions were made Nov. 5. Judge Fabbro will announce his decision Dec. 11 in Castlegar provincial court. 601-18th St. Castlegar 365-7232 Castlegar Savings Credit Union is able to assist you with getting the best return for your investment dollars. For more details, contact either location of CASTLEGAR SAVINGS CREDIT UNION “Your Community Financial Centre” g_ == m@ Wednesday, November 11, 1992 Death-threats t rial continues Davis said he felt the statement he gave NOW STRIPPING 226-7212 1984 CHEV CELEBRITY 4 door 1982 CHEV CELEBRITY 2 door 1980 CHEV CITATION 4 door 1980 CHEV CITATION 2 door Western Auto Wreckers Granite Road, Nelson Ph. 354-4802 Canadian Airlines grounded? Wl Federal government says no to further loans Scott David Harrison EDITOR Canadian Airlines could be closing the doors on 8,000 British Columbian jobs. The troubled carrier may be grounded as early as January if federal and provincial gov- ernments fail to provide the sagging independent airline with loan guarantees. “The government of British Columbia would be wise to ex- amine the deal and make a better offer,” Social Credit par- ty leader Jack Weisgerber said Tuesday. Weisgerber said he can't understand why the New De- mocratic government hasn’t shown more interest in the troubles of Canadian Airlines and its regional carrier, TimeAir. He said, at the very least, the province should match loan guarantee offers from Alberta to ensure the survival of the Western-based carrier and its bid at a part- nership deal with the Dallas- based American Airlines. The Alberta government is reportedly offering an employ- ee-backed takeover bid with some $50 million in loan guar- antees. B.C., meanwhile, has said it will offer loan guaran- tees, but hasn’t outlined any eee ing about a Western-based carrier that benefits both B.C. and Alberta. In the B.C. legislature Mon- day, Finance Minister Glen Clark said the province would await word from Ottawa be- fore committing itself to loan guarantees. That word was re- leased Tuesday and it was far from what B.C. or Canadian Airlines expected. Federal Transport Minister Jacques Corbeil announced that Ottawa would provide no assistance to Canadian Air- lines, leaving it to fend for it- self. “Clearly, whether they know it or not, all three juris- dictions have a stake in this,” Weisgerber said. for us Canadians and us as travellers and it provides for healthy service,” Moore said Tuesday. “But I am very cog- nizant of the losses our air- lines are incurring and I know that can’t go on.” Moore said the Canadian Airlines experience isn't unique. She said a “rational- ization of airline services” is happening worldwide. Despite that realization, Moore said she will fight for services in Castlegar and Canada. Moore, who also acts ‘I don’t believe government — and that means us as the paying public — should be financing (loan guarantees) when it isn’t merited.’ —Mayor Audrey Moore Weisgerber suspects that the airline will go under un- less some sort of employee- government backed purchase can be made. A previous deal which would have seen Air Canada take over Canadian seems to have fallen by the wayside. In- stead, Air Canada has put ina purchasing bid to take over the U.S.-based Continental Airlines. Air Canada has offered to purchase bankrupt Continen- tal for $450 million U.S. Castlegar Mayor Aurdey Moore said she has been watching the Canadian Air- line troubles for some time. Moore said she is concerned that the loss of Canadian Air- lines may harm the paying public. “To have two airlines and their regional carriers is good as the second vice president for the Federation of Canadi- an Municipalities, said she’ll be examining the nation’s air- line industry next week before preparing a report. “I don’t believe government — and that means us as the paying public — should be fi- nancing (loan guarantees) when it isn’t merited.” Weisgerber agreed, saying he’ll petition the province to adopt the Job Protection Com- mission to study Canadian Airlines long-term viability. “We have to make sure that we do everything to protect British Columbian jobs,” he said, “but that doesn’t mean that we throw good money away to fix a bad problem.” Should Canadian Airlines be grounded, that would mean the loss of nine jobs for its local affiliate TimeAir. @ Testimony continues to unfold in trial of 51-year-old Castlegar man NEWS STAFF Testimony has not finished in the trial of a local man charged with uttering threats of death. Fifty one-year-old Jung Kil (John) Chang is charged with threatening taxidermist Steven Davis. The charge arose from the time Chang was facing counts of illegally selling bear parts. During Friday’s testimony in Castlegar provincial court, Davis said that he didn’t know he was involved as the vendor in the bear parts charges against Chang. Davis also said, “I was aware of Mr. Chang being charged” for illegally selling bear parts. But Davis said he wasn’t aware Chang was be- ing charged as a result of the statement he gave conservation officers. didn’t accuse Chang of any wrong doing. The allegations of threats are claimed to have occurred during a telephone conversation between Chang and Davis in April. Davis said he called Chang to discuss mon- ey Chang owed for a bear rug. Davis agreed with defense council that dur- ing the conversation Davis persisted in trying to get the money for the rug, while Chang wanted to address the statement Davis gave, feeling that Davis wrote lies. Davis said that by the tone of his voice, Chang sounded upset. Davis testified that during the conversation, Chang said “T'll kill you,” to which Davis said he replied, “you shouldn't be talking like that.” Throughout the testimony, Chang sat quiet- ly beside his lawyer with his head bowed. The trial will continue Dec. 21 in Castlegar. | Westar declines to enter plea | NEWS STAFF Pollution charges against Westar Timber Ltd. have been adjourned to Dec. 7. In Castlegar provincial court Monday, Wes- tar did not enter a plea on any of the five charges it faces. The former owner of the sawmill in Castle- gar is alleged to have spilled diesel fuel into the water and onto the bank of Lower Arrow Lake near Castlegar between March 16 to 19 of this year. Westar is also alleged to have introduced business waste into the environment, failing to report a spill, and failing to stop, contain or minimize a spill. The Castlegar Conservation Office laid three charges under the provincial Waste Management Act and two under the Federal Fisheries Act. The maximum fine for introducing busi- ness waste is $1 million, and the other two could be as much as $200,000. For the federal fisheries charges, each fine could be up to $300,000. On Sept. 23, Celgar Pulp Co. was fined $5,000 after pleading guilty to one count of in- troducing or allowing waste to be introduced to the environment. oy S i : 4 & Re Welcome Family & Friends : OF LIZZIE (SMITH) LATTA, 4 to an afternoon get-to-gether to help celebrate my grandmother's 80th birthday. Saturday, November 14 Between 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. Senior Citizen's Hall Castlegar PLEASE BRING GOOD WISHES ONLY Volunteer Drivers for Meals-On-Wheels Meals are delivered from the hospital Monday, Wednesday and Friday to clients within Castlegar city limits. Volunteers are informed in advance of the days they deliver. 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Pinkerton said however, “I think parents may have the idea that we don’t do anything on these days.” The comments were made one day after a story about professional days aired on CTV’s program W5. The story dealt with the the amount of time spent by Canadian teachers on profes- sional development days. Alexia Turner said the tim- ing of the brief’s delivery was purely coincidental. According to the past pro- fessional development day chairperson, the committee’s report is usually given in Sep- tember, but it was put off this year because of other busi- district any concern from par- ents, but I think it would be a good (public relations) thing. “There are a lot of changes taking place and teachers need to remain abreast of it,” Turner said. She also said, “there is cer- tainly with Year 2000 much more parent involvement.” With this participation, ‘There are a lot of changes taking place and teachers need to remain abreast of it.’ ness. “J don’t think we'll have any great response because of the W5 program,” she said. Turner said however, par- ents should be made aware of what teachers are doing on those days when children are sent home. “We've never had in this Ps YOUR LOCAL POLICE — Alexia Turner parents may one day want to participate in the profession- al days, she said. Turner said publicity from the district would not only al- low parents to see what is done on professional develop- ment days, but also help pro- mote parent involvement. “I think it would be great.” oo HE KIDS ARE THERE. DRIVE WITH CARE! 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