FAULTY SYSTEM . Castlegar coroner Paul Oglow is recommending a change to the Motor Vehicle Act regula- tions regarding exhaust systems after fhe deaths of two Trail residents last May. Top photo shows the rusted floor of the vehicle's trunk while bottom photo shows an exposed, broken exhaust pipe directly below the trunk floor. 5 ay below. courtesy of Minwsiry ot Troneportenon ord Highoys Cause By CasNews Staff 31, who were found dead May 3, were killed by lethal exhaust emissions channeled of deaths confirmed The coroner recdmmends that the Motor Vehicle Act regulations be amended to “practically the entire vol- ume of lethal exhaust emis- LEFT DEAD WHITEHORSE (CP) — A Chicago shoe salesman who was stranded eight days in the Canadian wilderness believing he was the only survivor of a rafting mishap was surprised to discover his companions had left him for dead. “I thought I was the only survivor . . . later I realized I was the only causalty,” Leonard Savitt, 53, said of his ordéal without food and shelter on the remote Tatshen- shini River. He survived by running in circles all night to keep warm, wearing underwear on his head to keep mosquitos off and drinking six to 10 cups of water a day. He was rescued July 7. Savitt, in a telephone interview Monday from Chicago, said he was thrilled to be alive, but “after eight days in the wilderness and after considering my life, I doubt if I could ever jeopardize my life again.” Savitt and seven other Americans, two of whom had travelled the Tatshenshini before, set out June 29 in two rafts from Dalton Post, an abandoned settlement about 130 kilometres southeast of Whitehorse. The 10-day trip was to take the group south through the northwestern tip of British Columbia to the Pacific Ocean in Alsask. BOAT OVERTURNS Less than an hour out of Dalton Post, the expedition came into a gorge full of boiling water. Savitt said the waves were two metres high and water quickly filled the raft. “It was a really uncontrollable situation . : everybody in the boat was panicked. and it was very difficult to control it,” said Savitt. ‘The raft overturned, pitching all four riders into the river. Savitt triéd to grab the raft, but was carried off by An inquiry into the sudden deaths of two Trail residents last May has confirmed the deaths to be caused by car- bon monoxide poisoning. According to Castlegar coroner Paul Oglow, the in- quiry states that Elizabeth from the exhaust system into the interior of the car. The report states that Piva's vehicle had “exten. sively deteriorated exhaust pipe” located directly below a rusted out section of the trunk floor. Lenardon, 20, and Pau] Piva, _ This deterioration allowed sions to be channeled into the interior of the car and, with the windows only slightly open, the oxygen supply de- pleted very rapidly,” the re- port states. ‘The toxicology report indi- cated no signs of drugs and only moderate alcohol levels. state that: “The exhaust sys- tem in a motor vehicle must be adequate so as not to dis- charge the fumes into the occupant’s section of the motor vehicle.” Presently, the regulations only address muffler alter- ations and noise effective- ness. Refugees refuse food: HALIFAX (CP) — Immigration officials processing 174 East Indians smuggled into Canada now have a new problem —-how to get nearly two dozen of them to eat. Twenty-one of the refugees who arrived at a secluded Nova Scotia beach Sunday are fasting to protest confiscation of Sikh ceremonial daggers. Immigration spokesman Wayne Piercey said Tuesday night the daggers were taken for security reasons when the immigrants were brought Sunday to Canadian Forces Base Stadacona in Halifax. The 173 men and one woman — all but a handful Sikhs — remain under guard at the military base as immigration investigations continue. Meanwhile, three Spaniards were to appear in court today for possible election and plea on charges of aiding the illegal entry of the 174 refugees. Vincente Zumel, 56, Caster Lasalle, 34, and Jose Fizaguanne, 27, were taken into custody after the freighter Amelie, suspected of bringing the East Indians to Canada, was towed into Halifax harbor Monday night. TWO PLEAD GUILTY Two other men pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating Canada's immigration laws in the smuggling operation. They were fined $5,000 each and sentenced to jail terms. Rolf Nygren, 47, of Sweden was sentenced to one year in jail for aiding in the illegal entry into Canada. 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Conviction on a single charge of aiding in the illegal entry into Canada carries a maximum penalty of a $5,000 fine or two years in jail or both. Nygren and Singh are eligible for parole after a third of thier sentences have been served. The men, sentenced by Judge William Atton of provincial court, will serve their time at the Halifax County Correctional Centre in nearby Lower Sackville. INCREASE PENALTIES? In Ottawa, Immigration Minister Benoit Bouchard said he has asked his officials to study the possibility of increasing the penalty for those who break immigration laws. Glimpses of the elaborate plan to sneak the East Indians into Canada were’ revealed during Nygren’s and Singh's court appearances. Joe Pink, Nygren’s lawyer, told the court his client was approached by the Sikh community in Europe to arrange the voyage. Nygren lined up the trip on the Amelie, a small, weather-beaten freighter registered in Chile. Contrary to earlier reports, Nygren does not own the vessel, the lawyer When Nygren was arrested, Canadian authorities said he was the skipper of the Amelie even though he was not aboard her when she was arrested and taken under tow 125 nautical miles southeast of Halifax. Pink said Nygren came to the south shore of Nova Scotia to ensure the arrival went smoothly. Nygren and Singh were arrested at Halifax Interna tional Airport on Sunday after they returned a rental car. Nygren, who has no prior convictions, was paid $10,000 US to arrange the voyage that began in the Dutch port of Rotterdam and ended when the refugees landed on a rocky beach nea: Charlesville in southefn Nova Scotia. STARTED FROM INDIA The refugees told authorities they left India on May 20. The court was told most of the East Indians paid between $1,500 and $2,500 for passage Singh's precise role in the operation was not explained. Salesman stranded the river. When he washed up on the bank downstream, ere was no sign of his companions. “ Savitt ret S. park rangers later told him the others, who had apparently come up further downstream, “waited a couple of days to see if Ifloated by and when I didn't, they continued on their merry way.” Charles Zinkan, superintendent of Canada’s Kluane National Park, which abuts part of the river, said Savitt's Charles Zinkan, superintendent of Canada's Kluane National Park, which abuts part of the river, said Savitt was spotted by a group of Canadian and American park rangers on a training exercise. They radioed the Kluane park office which sent a helicopter for Savitt. After picking up Savitt, the helicopter located the rest of his group on the Alaska portion of the river, The group, which did not have a two-way radio, told U.S. rangers they searched the banks of the river for Savitt for two days. “The problem was that they had surfaced a little further down the river than they realized and they hadn't searched far enough back,” said Zinkman. In Alaska, David Spires, chief ranger at Glacier Bay National Park, downstream of the area where Savitt was stranded, said many Alaskans are questioning the actions of Savitt’s party. “A lot of people here are expressing concern that they didn’t stop,” he said. “They said they did make an attempt to find him and continued down the river. They probably should have hiked out and tried to get a search started.” The Milwaukee man who organized the trip has not yet returned to the U.S. Midwest, Savitt said, adding he is not angry or bitter but wants to talk to the man. Testimony expected WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Iran-Contra new it lay as John Poindexter, former national security adviser, was called on to break his seven-month silence. Poindexter, who resigned his White House post when the affair’s-cover was blown last Nov. 25, is in a position to give investigators their clearest picture yet of how much President Ronald Reagan knew about the use of Iran arms sale proceeds to aid Nicaragua's Contra rebels. Poindexter's former subordinate, marine Lt.-Col. Oliver North, ended six days of testimony Tuesday insisting that “every single thing I did, I sought approval for. And if I didn't get approval, I didn’t do it.” Lee Hamilton (D-Ind.), chairman of the House of it said North “has clearly indicated he thought he was authorized to do all that Royalty leave for Canada LONDON (AP) The Duke and Duchess of York left London this morning for 3:15 p.m. today at Queen's a 25-day visit to Canada that Park in Toronto. will include a 13-day private gp, holiday in the Northwest Territories. Police dogs and armed of- ficers were on duty as the couple left Heathrow Airport in a Canadian military air. craft. The visit of Prince Andrew and Sarah includes public en. gagements in Ontario, Mani toba, Alberta and the North- west Territories. They are to receive an of- ficial welcome to Canada at their first wedding anniversary, July 23, An- drew and Sarah are sched- uled to watch the annual ro- deo in Medicine Hat. Following their official visit, the couple will spend 13 days on an adventure holiday in the Northwest Territories, paddling a canoe through rugged territory before re- turning to Britain on Aug. 9. he did. authorized it?’ ” If that is true, the question becomes: ‘Who Poindexter, appearing under a grant of limited immunity from prosecution, will be questioned first by Arthur Liman, the chief Senate committee counsel, then by House counsel members take over. John Nields before senior committee Poindexter became Reagan's national security adviser in December 1985, just before the idea of diverting money from the Iran arms sales to aid the Contras was born. He held the position through the rest of the time the covert aid program was in effect and had almost daily access to Reagan. Brisco announces incentive program Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco announced on Monday that the federal government will be contributing $97,920 for a self-employment in centive program for the Trail area. Brisco, who made the an- nouncement on behalf of Em. ployment and Immigration Minister Benoit Bouchard, said the funds have been ap- proved under the option of Trail's Community Futures program. portunity for the unemployed to start their own busi. nesses,” Brisco said in a pre- pared release. “Throughout this option, individuials in receipt or, eligible for unemployment insurance benefits or social assistance benefits are en couraged to become self-em ployed with the aid of an al. lowance of $180 per week for up to 52 weeks,” said Brisco. The Community Futures Program part of the Can adian Jobs Strategy, helps in “The If. ment in. centive option will continue to stimulate economic and employment growth in the Trail area, providing an op- initiatives, in co-operation with representatives from business, labor, government and local interest groups. RAILWAYS continued from front page new rail road ties along the Midway line, “we presume to be used to replace old ties.” “The CPR used the same method on the Carmi subdivision and of course accrued large expenses against the line, then salvaged all these ties as soon as they received,” McMynn states in the letter. McMynn also writes: “It would appear that the policy of CP Rail is to increase freight rates, to allow its services to deteriorate and diminish in quality, and not be able to supply the quantity of freight cars required to local industry.” According to Hewitt, CPR wants to abandon nearly 47 per cent of its network, cutting out 11,265 kilometres, or 7,000 miles. He also said the CN vice-president has publicly stated that CN would also like to scrap some 16,000 kilometres across Canada, approximately 10,000 miles. “The government cannot allow these railways that are CORRECTION: JERUSALEM (REUTER) side today’s Castlegar News. check-outs. customers. The “Lucky Savings Day Cards” to in our ad on page Bé are not available in- The cards are available at all Woolco Woolco regrets this inconvenience to our — An Israeli court today gave accused Nazi war crim referred inal John Demjanjuk five days to decide whether he really wants to fire his long serving defence lawyer, Mark O'Conner. Demjanjuk, 67, extradited from the United States to face war crimes charges in Israel, initially told the court he had reluctantly agreed to dismiss his American lawyer under pressure from his fam. “Tam in jail and Iam ina cage,” he said at a special session requested by O'Con nor to settle a feud involving the American and Israeli de abandoned to be left to the discretion of the CPR or the CNR,” he said. “Action is required now.” Hewitt recommended that both provincial and federal governments, should investigate and intervene in any application for abandonment of any rail line in B.C. or any other province. He also recommends that if a line is abandoned the “right-of-way” should revert back to the crown “because the people of the province and of the country gave the railway these rights-of-way to move people and goods across Canada.” “I know in my area the Carmi sul jon was allowed to deteriorate, the service was restricted and in the end the line was lost,” said Hewitt. “The same thing is happening in the Boundary subdivision right now. “We know it; the member for Rossland-Trail and I know t.” fence lawyers. “I must do whatever the family wants me to do.” But after a recess, Dem. janjuk, who appeared con fused and uncertain, asked for more time to consider the decision. “I request to put off the session for another two days, so I can consult with my family on the telephone,” he said. “I hope that in your ruling, you will show under standing that I cannot give my final decision now.” Judge Dov Levin said that in view of the risks of swit. ching a lawyer in the middle of a trial, the court would grant him five days. Demjanjuk undecided over defense lawyer The family of the Ukrain ian-born defendant lives in Cleveland, where he was an autoworker before being stripped of his U.S. citi zenship last year. Demjanjuk is accused of being Ivan the Terrible, a guard who operated the gas chambers at the Treblinka death camp in Nazi-oecupied Poland. About 850,000 Jews died at the camp in 1942 and 1943. Demjanjuk, who is sched uled to testify later this month when the defence opens its arguments in ‘he case, says he is a victim of mistaken identity. July 15, 1987 ALL DONE... completed work on Zuckerberg Island Castlegar and District Development Board's six-man work crew has itage Park. Back row from left Barry Bonham, Ivan Peacock and Barrie Pevepolkin. Front row from left Brad Spender, Doug Spender and Ron Swetlikoff. CotNews Photo by John Charters Border cutting time for two park crews GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONT. (AP) — Two National Park Service crewss will spend four months and $170,000 US this year to cut and survey a si et id Park Service employees are doing the job this time because the project includes prime grizzly bear habitat. The parks want to reduce the risk of hi bear confron- swath through the forested boundary between Glacier National. Park in Montana and Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta. Working under contract for the International Boun- dary Commission, the crews will clear the boundary for 30.5 kilometres across moun: tains, back-country trails and banks of glacial lakes. They started after the snow mel. ted in June and plan to finish in September. The boundary cutting oc- curs about once every 20 years as part of a U.S. Canadian agreement that stipulates how the entire boundary between the two countries will be marked and maintained. It was accom plished in 1967 through the spraying of herbicides. Superintendents of the two national parks hope this will be the last boundary cutting between the parks, which the two federal governments have jointly designated the Waterton-Glacier Interna tional Peace Park. Superintendent Gil Lusk of Glacier and his counterpart, Bernie Lieff of Wasterton, want the Peace Park to be exempted from the cut. “A 20-foot swath is incon gruous in an international peace park,” Lusk said in an interview. tations and minimize the use of helicopters. Lusk said the parks aren't saying the international boundary shouldn't be mark- ed. Metal and concrete mar- kers already run along the boundary. It will take acts of Con: gress and the Canadian Par- liament to permit any chan ges in the international boundary agreement. The They have co-operative agreements on firefighting, searches and rescues. Half a dozen times each summer, the Waterton Park rangers respond to medical emer gencies at the U.S. Goat Haunt ranger station on the far end of Waterton Lake. Help ‘from the U.S. side would be kilometres over the mountains. Rangers train together on either side of the line for bear management and_ climbing skills. The major publications of the two parks — a seasonal park super hope, however, that thier respec- tive park systems will work toward that goal. Glacier-Waterton needs “the flexibility to make some exceptions once in a while because of the uniqueness of our park,” Lusk said. The international peace park already has forged links between the two nations, Waterton’s Lieff said. The two parks were joined 55 years ago by action of the two governments. Rotary International and its local members were largely res- ponsible for establishment of the peace park. TRADE STAFF Visitors will find U.S. and Canadian rangers in both parks. The parks trade staff for ranger programs and per and a detailed map — are jointly produced by the two park staffs. Lusk sees the park as a “primary test case for people. to-people international rela. tions.” “If the United States and Canada éan't function to gether, I don’t now where it’s going to happen,” he said. Work on park finished The Castlegar and District Development Board's six- man work crew has just com- pleted three weeks of work on Zuckerberg Island Her- itage Park. Winter drop and windfall material have been removed and burned. Other piles will be fired during the next two weeks. Alert citizens are notified that smoke over the island is legitimate. Old paths have been up- graded and some new ones established, both for aceess and as firebreaks. Five new access paths and stairways for walkers and fishermen have been built and others upgraded. Under the watchful eye of Heritage Advisory Commit- tee director Verna Keraiff and with donations from Col- umbia Valley Greenhouses and Floriests, the garden area around the chapel house has been improved. 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