as Castlegar News ‘ember 13, 1989 Life returning to normal in MONTREAL (CP) mal at the University of Montr scene Of last Wediiesday’s massacre that left 14 women Life is slowly returning to nor "s engineering school, dead The school was open again Tuesday and students star ted drifting back to prepare for Christmas exams ‘People are finding it hard to get back to work,"” said Daniel Laramee, a fourth-year engineering student who was in the building when gunman Mare Lepine opened fire, killing the 14 women and injuring +3-other people before turning the gun on himself ‘A lot of us have had problems sleeping, and concen trating, I knew six of the girls killed, Everyone is trying to understand,"’ Laramee said Students sat quietly in small groups in the school’s second-floor cafeteria, comparing notes on the tragedy, many agreeing it is going to be difficult to write examinations, which began this week “I'm having problems just eating and sleeping,"’ said Marie-Andree,. a third year student who asked her last name not beused. Her eyes filled with tears “T have three exams next week. I'll try to write them, but the administration told\us if we couldn’t face up tot, all we have to do is mark a big X on the paper and they'll un derstand, We will be allowed to write the exam later."” MISSES WIFE While the students were coping with examinations, the husband of one of the victims says every time he hears a Act should Montrea noise, he thinks it’s his wife returning, Barbara Maria Klucznik was among those killed Witold Widajewicz, a ~Polish-trained physician studying at'the university, recalled how he found his wife's body in the school cafeteria hours after Lepine went on his rampage “I opened the zipper (of her dress) and I found a hole in the left breast, the breast that I had kissed that day — one hole that finished everything, the American dream in this country,” said Widajewicz, 30 Widajewicz and Klucznik, 31, sweethearts who came to Canada in 1987 Pure chance led the couple to the Ecole polytechnique cafeteria on Wednesday evening, said Widajewicz. It had the lowest prices on campus, he said To celebrate the end of term, there was even free wine in the cafeteria Klucznik filled her tray with food and went to the cashier to pay, Widajewicz recalled. Suddenly, people came running, pushing him into the small cafeteria kitchen and closing the door WASON FLOOR In the kitchen, he lay on the floor with others, trying to understand what they were hiding from. When gunshots sounded moments later, some women hiding there started to ery. ‘*They were trembling. I wasn’t as much because I believed it was a holdup. | believed it was only the cashier that was endangered."? be revised, were high-school chief justice says VICTORIA (CP) — The Young Of fenders Act should be revised, Chief Justice Allan McEachern said Tuesday in ordering that three youths charged with first-degree murder should not be tried in adult court Parliament should reconsider the degree murder without eligibility for parole for 25 years (subject toa 15-year review), is equally inadequate in cases where a 16-year-old youth may be con. 1988, victed of that offence.” The Young Offenders Act entitles a youth “‘to the least possible interferen. not be named are charged in the death of cab driver Kenneth Scott, 66, who was stabbed 17 times Oct. 12 The youths were initially ordered transferred to adult COurt But a B.C. Supreme Court review penalties for murder and the delays in trying to raise youths to adult court, he said during a B.C. Court of Appeal ruling ‘The Young Offenders Act, with its maximum of three years detention, is clearly inadequate in cases of first degree murder,”* he said “The Criminal Code with its man. datory life imprisonment for first Keep abortion legal, new poll tells Ottawa OTTAWA (CP) of Canadians disagree with the federal Some 62 per cent ce with his liberty that is consistent with the protection of society,’’ the chief justice said. “The operation of the Young Offenders Act can hardly ever accommodate a transfer to the regular courts if the youth risks a mandatory senterice that may be more than is con proper sistent with the protection of society."* The three 16-year-olds — who can Canadian Abortion Rights Action League, which opposes making abor. ordered two returned to youth court with one remaining in adult court Both the Crownand defence appealed Dealing with the one teenager where the three-member appeal court divided 2-1 on returning him to youth court, McEachern said he had no doubt the youth is ‘‘a seriously disturbed young man, and society requires and deserves protection from him.”* main street told me. CONFUSING QUESTION government’s plan to put abortion into the Criminal Code, a public opinion poll suggests The survey by Environics Research Group said 28 per cent of those sur veyed agreed with legislation now un der study by a committee of MPs Nine per cent said they didn’t know or didn’t answer the question The poll was prepared for the coun group, the try’s. major pro-choice tion a criminal offence. Kit Holmwood, president of the group, said the results suggest most Canadians do not support the so-called compromise law proposed by Ottawa But Doug minister, said he is Canadians favor the law “I-didn't run out and do any polling,”’ he said. **I just walked down the main street and | know what the Lewis, the justice convinced The bill would allow abortions at any stage of pregnancy if one doctor believes a woman's physical or psychological health is threatened. 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PETE'S TV un. 279 Columbia Ave., Castlegar 365-6455 December 13, 1989 #1 PORTS Talk to us today. Savings Where You Belong = Rebels condition critical as 3 more quit By EDMILLS Staff Writer The exodus from the Castlegar Rebels continues. It started with a player here and a player there and has reached a total of five players, and now, one member of the staff This time it was a Rebels goalie, a defenceman and the team's trainer Goaltender Stan Makortoff informed Rebels coaches he was packing it in prior to Friday night's game against the Rossland Warriors. His father, team trainer George Makortoff, gave Rebels management the same message at the regular meeting of the executive Monday night Third-year defenceman Dan Lavallee will also leave the team to accept entrance into the British Columbia In stitute of Technology for the winter semester Lavallee leaves on good terms, while the Makortoffs are less than happy about thebituation Either way, the loss of two more players leaves the Rebels with 14 skaters — two of whom are seriously injured — and two goalies. Both coaches and management say the depleted lineup is probably costing the club hockey games and point to the two losses last weekend as examples. Stan Makertoff and Lavallee join former teammates Shawn McAdie, Taylor Harding and Lavallee’s younger brother Remi who have left the team this year for various reasons. However, it isn’t the first time a player has cited problems with the coaching staff as the reason for leaving, as both the Makortoffs have. Stan Makortoff also cited academic considerations he’s a Selkirk College student — and said he had dif ficulty with the three-goalie system which came about when the Rebels signed 16-year-old Matte Kolle Nov. 26. Kolle joined Rick Edwards and Makortoff in the starting rotation “I didn’t like three goalies. The fact that I was playing second string when I think I should have been a starter kind of bugged me too,” said Makortoff from his home Tuesday He added that a personality conflict with co-coach Ed Cooper led to a situation in which he didn’t feel confident or comfortable playing for him. “I've never, ever had a coach for any team that 1 haven’t got along with,” he said. “I tried (getting along with Cooper) but it just wasn’t there. > “I thought about it and I just can’t play for a coach I’mnot friends with, it just doesn’t make sense."* The 18-year-old goalie said he still wants to play hockey and may end up doing so for another team in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. And he hinted that he is looking at a team in the Rebels division “I don’t think the Rebels have seen the last of me this year,"’ hesaid. George Makortoff said his primary reason for packing it in was because he was “tired of the coaches interfering in my job. Soroke was always telling me what to do and how todoit.” Rebel vice-president Russ Rilcof said the reason Makortoff gave the executive for leaving was that his son wasn’t playing so ‘‘George didn’t feel he could-continue his commitment to the team.”” Makortoff said his son’s.quitting was a factor but it wasn’t the major one “If -4-was getting along with these guys (Soreke and Cooper) and if things went smoothly, and they just let me do my job, I would have done it (stayed), it’s just that sim ple,”” he said “I thought I could get by it and tried for the weekend but it isn’t working. You can’t really work like that.”” GEORGE MAKORTOFF . . conflict with coaches they were aware conflicts existed between themselves and the Makortoffs. ‘That’s not the reason he (George Makortoff) gave us,”’ said Cooper when told of the Makortoffs comments. As for Stan Makortoff, Cooper said he thought the goalie felt he wasn’t contributing to the team and that’s why he quit “He started 11 games for us this year and he won one, so the performance wasn’t there," Cooper said. ‘I've had no conflict with Stan at all, at least I couldn't see a con flict.”” Soroke was steamed when he heard George Makor toff’s comments. “He said that to you? I don’t know where he gets it from. Maybe if he did his job properly I wouldn't have to get in his way.” Soroke added that the coaching staff will take over the trainer's responsibilities until a new one is found Finding players though, is a higher priority at this point said vice-president Rilcof Rilcof said the team may add a player after Christmas “I can't divulge names right now because (the player’s) still linked toa team in the KIJHL,”’ he said Meanwhile, things aren’t going any better on the ice for the Rebels as they lost two of three weekend games. The team beat the hapless Rossland Warriors 7-4 Friday but lost 8-4 to league-leading Nelson Maple Leafs on Saturday and $-2 to the Grand Forks Border Bruins on Sunday The story in both games was the same according to Soroke. ““We fan out of horses . . . they just ran out of gas,”’ he said. Soroke added that having a three-game weekend at a time when the team is desperately short of players wasn’t ideal timing “On a three-game weekend, the lack of skaters was a big factor,” said Soroke It’s not about to get any-easier for the Rebels as they play the West Division’s first- and second-place teams this weekend. The Rebels will host the Trail Smokies at the Community Complex Friday before travelling to Nelson to meet the Maple Leafs on Saturday The two league leaders will be facing off tonight in Nelson in what is expected to be a playoff championship preview NOTES: The Rebels will hold an alumni game at the Complex on Dec. 29. Soroke is asking that all former Rebels interested in playing contact either him or Ron Zavaduk at Castlegar Sports Canucks win one BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Vancouver Canucks coach Bob Mc Cammon felt a great weight lift off his shoulders. “Pil sleep good tonight,”’-h Tuesday night, -following his team’s 4-2 victory over the Minnesota —North Stars a The victory was the Canucks’ first ‘gn the road since Oct. 21, a winless Streak of 10 games. It extended Min- nesota’s losing streak to seven games, the longest such string in Pierre Page’s one-plus seasons as coach “We did some soul-searching before the game tonight,”’ said right-winger Jim Sandlak, whose empty-net goal with 35 seconds left in the game clin- ched the victory. ‘We knew what we had to do. All we had to do was con- centrate on getting the job done.” Vancouver jumped to a 3-0-lead before Minnesota rallied, closing the gap to 3-2 on Brian Bellows’s 20th goal of the season 3:35 into the third period Vancouver won by outmuscling the North Stars, something the Canucks have rarely done this season Barry Pederson, who missed more than a month with a broken thumb, had a goal and two assists in his third game back from the injury Pederson opened the scoring $:33 into the game with his first goal since Oct. 28 Greg Adams's power-play goal with 15 seconds left in the first period put the Canucks up 2-0. Petri Skriko made it 3-0 with an unassisted goal at 6:53 of the second before Mike Gartner scored his 22nd goal with 7:01 left in the period PENGUINS 7BRUINSS When Craig Patrick took over the Pittsburgh Penguins a week ago, he promised strict adherence to a defen- sive system That may take some work, but the offence doesn’t need any help Rob Brown scored three goals and Andrew McBain added his first since Oct. 28 as the Penguins: defeated the Boston Bruins 7-5 DEVILS 7 ISLANDERS 2 John MacLean had two goals and an assist as New. Jersey recorded a rare victory at the Nassau Coliseum over In interviews Tuesday, neither Soroke nor Cooper said TREVOR LINDEN - Canucks nv him to produce more The Red has faded rom Russians rose By GRANTKERR The Canadian Press moon is over for the Van cks as imported skaters ing desired results. dition of world-class players from the Soviet Union is a miserable 30—games into the NAT The Canucks, wha exhibited con siderable promise in the Stanley Cup playoffs last spring, are the fall flops with Soviets Igor Larionov and Vladimir Krutov in the lineup Vancouver is six games under .500 and sinking in the Smythe standings, trailing the Winnipeg Jets — they have no Russians — by seven points. The divisional rivals meet twice this week Bob McCammon of the Canucks, runner-up in voting for coach-of-the- year honors in 1989, is visibly shaken as the team record stands at 11-16-4. The man called Cagey says his team is a puzzle and doesn’t have -the right pieces McCammon directed media heat his way after two road losses last weekend, 6-4 to the St. Louis Blues and a 7-1 blowout by the Chicago Blackhawks, while management wrestles with per sonnel problems. However, it’s the management of the Canucks manager Pat Quinn and his assistant, Brian Burke — who should take the president-general brunt of criticism, not the beleaguered coach. It was management that signed the Soviets to three-year contracts this summer to please ownership. The Frank Griffiths family openly courted the Soviet stars for years, including th ‘winning and dining of the godfather of Russian hockey, Anatoly Tarasov So far the Canucks have not got their money’s worth from Larionov and Krutov, two-fifths of the legen- dary.green unit of the Soviet Red Army team. PASSABLE STATS Larionov has passable statistics with 10 goals and 25 points in 28 games. Krutov has only five goals and 17 poin ts to show for 26 NHL games Teammates privately complain about the length of shifts — Krutov of ten coasts back to the bench just as they do in Calgary about Sergei Makarov, the Red Army linemate-of the new Canucks “Their adjustments have been a problem,’’ McCammon said recently about his Soviets. ‘Since training camp everything has been so focused on the Soviets that it’s been hard on the rest of the team, McCammon has tried many players with Larionov and Krutov without finding a suitable linemate. Sunday night in Chicago the coach even resor: Mild weather worries ski By ED MILLS Staff Writer Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day — preferably as snow and preferably this week That's the refrain being sung by ski hills in the Kootenays these days as mild December weather puts a damper on plans for early winter openings And while the nursery rhyme sums up ski hill operators’ feelings today, if this weather keeps up the costs finan cially would be anything but kidds But none of the hills contacted are panicking yet. Most are slated to open this weekend and are counting on Mother Nature (or Old Man Winter) to cooperate But even if the good mother doesn’t do her job-with snow, hills with good New York, ending a five-game losing streak and the Islanders’ five-game unbeaten streak. MacLean scored all his points in.the first period when the Devils took a 3-1 lead Doug Wickenheiser, Dino Ciccarelli and Kelly Miller each had a goal and an assist as Washington defeated Khimik Voskresensk of the Soviet Union in an exhibition game. Khimik, which plays in the Soviet Elite League, lost for the third time in five games against NHI opponents. king equi will still be able to operate At Panorama in Invermere for in stance, machines are pumping out 200 litres of water a minute as officials prepare for the Women’s World Cup downhill race there this weekend. With the top runs reserved for that event, limited skiing will be available to the public at reduced rates at the resort this weekend The only other resort in southeastern B.C. content at this point is Ski White Tooth in Golden where an operator said the mountain currently has twice as much snow as it did at this time last year. Skiing will be running full tilt there this weekend As for the rest, Whitewater in Nelson, Rossland’s Red Mountain, Salmo Ski Hill, Fairmont, Fernie Snow Valley and Phoenix Snow Mountain in Grand Forks operators all say they could use more snow and are crossing their fingers it’s going tocome this week Phoenix Mountain spokeman Barb Cornelius says most hills in the Kootenays are in the same boat right now “Christmas is the big time for all ski hills because that’s when students are out of school and people are on vacation.” Not enough opening of Whitewater back a week but officials there say the mountain will open this week for sure and even if the weather stays mild the plans are to open with limited runs and reduced rates. Kimberley officials also say they would be open right now, if there was more snow but they’re making snow “24 hours a day’’ and are also projec ting opening this weekend The target day for opening at Fair mont is Dec. 22, weather permitting of course The message on snow forced the the answering machine at Salmo Ski Hill offers the same story “Well, ground everywhere not but it’s not quite deep enough for the skiing yet but I’ll go out and do another snow dance and we'll fix that right quick * said the voice. They’re doing better than most at Fernie with 100 cm at the top and 30cm at the bottom, spokesman Muriel MacLeod “We're opening this Friday and we've got snow on the according to that’s not dependent on more snow But if we get more than would be nice,” she said. Red Mountain has similar con ditions but didn’t open on schedule lagt weekend and are “hoping for this weekend,"’ said spokesman Debbie Nelson. “You can see everybody's anxious . to come (skiing) but there are some things we don’t have control over,”* she said Canadians don't i SESTRIERE, Italy (CP) - Canadian downhillers finished well back in another World Cup super giant slalom Tuesday but said the rock and-roll course was good preparation for the opening double downhill in Val Gardena later this week Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switzerland, reviving his hopes of winning a fourth World Cup in his year, raced to victory in one minute 37.39 seconds. Lars-Boerje Eriksson of Sweden called the steep, fast and technical course “rock and roll all the way’” as he finished second in 1:37.50. Olympic farewell champion Franck Piccard of France notched his second top three super-G finish in three days in 1:37.86. Marc Girardelli, the World Cup defending champion, fell at high speed in the upper part, crashed through a plastic fence and landed on his back in aditch . Doctors said the Austrian-born skier from Luxembourg, taken by sled to a local hospital, suffered a severe kidney bruise and must rest for at least 10 days. Felix Belczyk of Castlegar, was the top Canadian in 46th spot with a time of 1:40.96 seconds. Roman Torn of ted to using six-foot-four Jim Sandlak, the enigmatic right winger. Sandlak scored; no one else did for Vancouver The Canucks are 3-1-3 since Nov 1. They have lost their last eight road games heading into tonight’s encoun- ? Sota against the North Stars. Statistics don’t lie: this team is in big trouble. Thirty-goal men Petri Skriko and Trevor Linden aren’t scoring. Skriko has seven goals and Linden nine. Tony Tanti has 10, but the Canucks desperately need him to revert to his 40-goal form of two years ago After taking the Calgary Flames to overtime in the seventh game of the fir- st-round playoff series last April, the Canucks had genuine hopes of moving up from fourth place in the Smythe standings The arrival of the Soviets was heralded as a new era for the Van- couver franchise as it started its 20th NHL season. Ticket sales increased and fans flocked to the Pacific Coliseum to chant “E-gor, Egor" in early games The novelty quickly wore off. Van couver headlines blared the all-too familiar story of past seasons Monday Canucks hit dead-end. have a pulse? the Province Canuck ills becoming countered the Sun. hills Good news. for the ski hills wasn’t forthcoming from Tom Willson at the Castlegar weather office Willson: said the precipitation ‘has been normal for this time of year but in the mild temperatures it’s fallen as rain instead of snow “When it is going to change I don’t know,” he said. ‘‘OUr long-range forecast indicates we're going to have precipitation and _ slightly above normal temperatures into the middle of January.”” Does team an epidemic, normal mpress Burnaby, finished $7th in 1:41.41, Rob Boyd of Whistler, was S8th in 1:42.63 and Robbie Bosinger of Banff, Alta., ended up 59th in 1:41.82 The skiers travel to Val Gardena and will have two training runs today with the first of two races set for Thursday Boyd said the course provided good preparation for Via Gardena — a course where he has had two of his three World Cup victories and another top three finish Many of the top skiers considered the course a true super-G, combining the speed of downhill with the carving turns of giant slalom.