I ep mee a ae AE I Me LOCA HE. - a2 CastlegarNews January 5, 1991 PROVINCIAL/NATIONAL NEWS ~ Posties reach one agreement OTTAWA (CP) — Canada Post has signed a tentative agreement with its second-largest union. Details of the Crown corporation's three-year pact with the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association were withheld by both sides until ratification by the mem- bership. Gaston Gelinas, national secretary of the union — whose members provide postal service in rural areas — said voting will be completed by early March. Canada Post and the 8,000- member union~ reached the agreement Dec. 31, replacing a con- tract that expired Dec. 23. The postmasters are one of five unions at the corporation. Negotiations between Canada Post and its largest union, the 45,000- member Canadian Union 6f Postal Workers, have been down for months and are before a federal conciliation board. Meanwhile, a former leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party has been named to the Canada Post board of directors. The appointment of Larry Grossman, Ontario Tory leader from 1985 to 1987, was confirmed in a federal cabinet order dated Dec. 20. Since leaving politics, Grossman has had a varied career. He is curren- tly associated with the Toronto law firm Macaulay, Husid and Fried- man. Central Foods (Prices effective Jan. 7-Jan. 12) Fields (Prices effective Jan. 9-Jan. 26) NewMillionaire Brochure A Overwaitea (Prices effective Jan: 6-Jan. 12) Shoppers (Prices effective Jan. 8-Jan. 12) SuperValu (Prices effective Jan. 6-Jan. 12) Thunderbird (Sale ends Jan. 28) Woolco (Prices effective Jan. 7-Jan. 12) Zellers | (Prices effective Jan. 9-Jan. 13) Not all flyers receive full distribution. Hf you did not receive one of these flyers and would like to do s0, please phone our Circulation Depa: 365-7266. GETTING CLOSER of the C of Nu-Tech from finished, the building is starting to take shape. ial Bank of Canada. Though for Pension plan is criticized - VANCOUVER {CP) — Two public sector unions approve of a C. government-funded _ pension plan for doctors but health-care workers are criticizing it. The B.C. Government Employees Union and the B.C. Teachers Federation both say the deal could open the way to better benefits for all public-sector unions. It is unbelievable the government has- money to put into a pension fund ‘‘when they don’t have money to properly staff and fund acute-care hospitals,"’ said Debra McPherson, president of the B.C. Nurses Union. “The timing is poor because of the crisis in the health-care system,”’ said Geoff Meggs, a spokesman for the B.C. Hospital Employees Union. Finance Minister Mel Couvelier confirmed Thursday that Premier Bill Vander Zalm has agreed to the pension plan. “It certainly will be a precedent, unique in Canada,’’ Doug Geekie, a Canadian Medical © Association sposkesman said from Ottawa. The Physicians’ ional Pr Benefit Plan for the B.C. Medical Association’s 4,500 members will be funded entirely by taxpayers. Pension contributions will not come out of a doctor’s salary, as do most private employee pension con- tributions. Instead, the government will fund both the pensions and the ad- ministration of the program, which it will run. Couvelier, who was not part of the final decision — neither was Health Minister John Jansen — would not comment on the costs. Association president Dr. Hedy Fry said the costs are still being worked out. The doctors’ fund could be “a very positive development’’ for teachers in contract negotiations, said teachers’ federation president Ken Novakowski. Most public-sector unions now pay a share of their pension funds, the levels of which are determined by Varider Zalm agreed to the pen- sion while negotiating an overall con- tract with the association in Decem- ber, Fry said, but the discussions were not connected. It just happened to ‘‘gel at the same time,’’ and ended six years of negotiating, she said. Vander Zalm announced just before Christmas he had reached a tentative contract agreement with the iati The previous expired in April 1989. Fry said terms of the agreement will not be released until about mid- February_after association members vote on the deal. Vander Zalm ts one back (CP) — Premier Bill had a good le on: I'm very happy for it,” he said “after the closed meeting Thursday night. “1'd_just_assoon not. talk. about what it was we said in a private meeting.”’ The decision drops to 14 the num- ber of ridings planning meetings Yo discyss Vander Zalm’s leadership. The party’s constitution says at least 15 of the 75 ridings must pass & special resolution for a convention where delegates would vote on whether to hold a leadership conven- tion. ay The Esquimalt-Metchosin executive had voted 5-4 in favor of an extraordinary membership meeting to decide whether there should be a leadership review. But members met with Vander Zaim and his staunch supporter, In- ternational Business Minister Elwood Veitch, for about 90 minutes Thur- sday night. Then the executive met for about an hour before voting 11-1 to cancel its earlier decision. Riding p ent Shirley Ridley said that in spite of the original 5-4 Mebs ‘said he re-signed 30 of the 283 people recently with the promise that leadership would be addressed, “1 don’t know how I can face those out there when the mood. is very little support for the ,”* hie said. Mander Zalm has already met with the Delta North executive, but failed to persuade them to change their ‘ninds about a meeting in that suburban Vancouver riding. January 5, 1991 LOCAL/ PROVINCIAL NEWS Dwadling | companies penalized OTTAWA (CP) — Large cor- porations that dawdle in filing tax returns will be hit by penalties of about $100,000 for every month they’re late under a proposal made public Thursday by Finance Minister Michael Wilson, The proposed amendment to the Income Tax Act is designed to discourage large companies from And he has -put energy into doing television and radio interviews this week. In one, Vander Zalm admitted his staff was unaware he was doing the interviews and also said he was listening more closely to his instincts than to his political advisers. At the root of the revolt over Vander Zalm’s leadership, which is ded by two V riding presidents, is a poll com- missioned by a group of Vancouver Island Socreds suggesting the party can’t win an election led by Vander Zalm. : Other constituencies planning meetings include: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows, Vancouver-Little Moun- tain, Vancouver-Quilchena, Bulkley Valley-Stikine, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam-Maillardville, . Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby North, Mission-Kent, Saanick South, vote, Esquimal in has always supported Vander Zalm. But she agreed the fight over his leadership may not be over in her riding. “We may have a split but we would have had a split if we had gone to a leadership review,” she said. The reason for the turnaround was “I suppose, maybe it was the charm of the premier,” said Art Mebs, the only director to vote rescinding the original motion for a meeting. He said 283 people let their mem- berships lapse last year because: of the leadership question. Ridley said the riding now has about 600 party members. Cowichan-Ladysmith, Malahat-Juan de Fuca and Victoria-Beacon Hill. Standing in the 69-seat house. is Social Credit 43, NDP 26. Under redistribution, there will be 75 ridings in the next election. In a three-page letter to party members dated Dec. 18 but post- marked 10 days later, Vander Zalm exhorts Socreds to stick together against the NDP and reiterates that he won’t be forced out. “As you know, we have few frien- ds in the media,"’ he says. “Unity in our party is more critical than ever before . . . united we stand, divided we fall. “Don’t hesitate to write me, I can use your help.”” Protesting made easy VANCOUVER (CP) — A non- profit Vancouver gtoup thinks it has the answer for people who yearn to save the planet and stop war but just LOTTERIES The $1,000,000° winning number in Friday’s Provincial lottery draw was 2452196. The winning numbers drawn Thur- sday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 4, 6, 12, 33, 36, 38, 53 and 54. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 2, 11, 15, 24, 42, 44, 46 and 51. The four Extra winning numbers for British Columbia on Wednesday were 27-51-71 and 97. A match on all four numbers win $500,000. Three numbers win $1,000. Two numbers wins $10. One number wins $1. In the event of a di bet- can’t find the time or energy. For $20 a year, 20-20 Vision plans a simple one-step protest action that takes only 20 minutes. “No meetings, no mountains or mail, no phone calls during supper,”” the group promises in a news release. “(It's) peace and environment ac- tivism for people on the go." Every month the group researches a hot B.C. environmental or world security issue. Then it sends subscribers a post- card — made from recycled paper — outlining the issue and proposing a useful 20-minute action such as writing, phoning or faxing @ policymaker. “‘Some people say it’s perfect, it’s just what they were looking for," Rob Brownridge, a Vancouver businessman and one of 12 volun- teers who began the B.C. group, said Thursday. “They love the idea of a postcard that condenses background and proposed an action. It’s instant ac- tivism.”” The group, based on a ‘successful U.S. project, has picked up 110 B.C. subscribers since it started four mon- ths ago. The annual fee covers the cost of research and mailing. ly delaying their filing of returns. Under current regulations, cor- ns only face a fine of $1,000 for late filing if there’s no tax owing or if the tax has been paid in in- stalments, “The penalty provisions that | am proposing will ensure prompt com- pliance by large corporations,’’ Wilson said in a statement. A Finance Department official said is fairly common for large corporations to delay filling tax returns because it saves them far more money than the $1,000 penalty. But Perry said the fines Wilson is provided to the station BACK TO THE'30s ~ Restoration of the Castlegar Roll Station is in full swing with o team of four workers 8 proposing should close that loophole. lus 9 From lett: Barry Lecoutte, Hal Minogue, Frank Hendriks, Gordie Hill (the team's supervisor), and Blair Verishine. Which By MURRAY OXBY The Canadian Press It costs money to make money, the old saying goes. It also costs money to have money, if you put it in a bank. Financial institutions charge a wide range of fets to handle your Association of Canada. ‘‘It’s possible to check who's offering the most compatible service at the best price.’” Most financial institutions have been publishing detailed lists of their service charges since 1988, when the banks received. scathing criticism cash, with one bank listing more than 150. At the Royal Bank, for example, fees range from 47 cents each time a customer with a chequing account withdraws money or writes a cheque, _ ill. to $110 a year for an exclusive credit card. There are also penalties to fix mistakes: $3.50 for using a.cheque as without proper coding, $10 for losing the key to a safety deposit box and $17 for bouncing a cheque. But there are ways for bank customers to reduce these charges. The first step is to look around for the best deal. “‘We recommend consumers com- petitive price-shop, because now the banks are disclosing their service charges,’ says David Simpson, executive director of the Consumers’ eliminating in fees. only once a year Industry from the Commons finance commit- tee over user fees. There was also a raft of negative stories in the media — like the one about a widow. being charged $2 to make change for a $20 In response to the controversy, banks and major trust. companies agreed to make several changes, such charges to the depositor of a ‘‘non-sufficient fun- ds"’ cheque, providing a basic ac- count with no charges to withdraw cash or make deposits, and giving cuffomers 30 days’ notice of changes Most banks now change their fees Three of the five major banks increased fees — and decreased a few — on Nov. 1. The other two will make changes Jan. 1. representatives say the BRIEFLY for ‘ing on their ween these numbers and the' official winning numbers list, the latter shall ail. will provide grants in lieu of taxes. release. Grants in lieu of taxes VICTORIA (CP) — After years of refusing topay municipalities the B.C. Ferry Corp. announced it “In the past, the perceived benefits received by the various communities by the ferry system’s presence was seen to outweigh the loss of any taxation,”’ Highways Minister Rita Johnston said in a news Coming Soon. . . See the Castlegar News of Wed. Jan. 16 PUBLIC NOTICE Traffic Control on Columbia Ave. Several important changes are proposed for Columbia Avenue in 1991. All members of the public are invited to an open house/meeting to hear about the details of the proposed changes. ‘ The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on January 15, 1991 at the Community Complex with members of the City's Engineering and Public Works Department on hand to explain the proposal. Information packages can be obtained at City Hall (460 Columbia Avenue) @r at the Engineering Services office (1402 Columbia Avenue). CITY OF CASTLEGAR Caigary’s Port O’ : GOOD SPORTS! Make the Port O’ Call your headquarters when you're in Calgary fora ion. Our cor t ensure you'll be in top form! $ . wt “60 “$65 weekdays. Expires july 1/91. Ask about our special team rates. Good sports like our: ® Heated indoor parking * Convenient location near Airport, arenas * Indoor pool and whirlpool Food, good valve! 241 CLIP THIS AD AND BE A WINNER! a night Fri-Sun woth thes ad 1935 McKnight Bivd. N.E., Calgary, Alberta T2E 64 Under thé new policy, retroactive to 1990, the Crown corporation will pay grants equal to municipal taxation on all lands and buildings except for the marine structures. Doctors on hunger strike VANCOUVER (CP) — There is no guarantee any of five foreign- trained doctors — on a hunger strike because they can’t practice in British Columbia — will be placed in a new internship program, a Health Ministry spokesman said. Medical consultant Dr. Rick Hudson said the two annual internships at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver could go to any of about 30 foreign-trained doctors in the province. Hudson said ‘‘equity’’ is a key feature of the new selection process, so no special status can be granted to the ‘‘sub-group”’ of five doctors on the hunger strike. “ - “*It has to be open to all foreign medical graduates and we simply take the best ones based on a national examination. John Bitonti, a spokesman-for the protesting doctors, said earlier that the internship program is a reversal of government promises to fast-track their applications. Piggy bank looks like PM ‘Vancouver aritst Alex Pavienko calls it the Great Looney # : ban! resem! Prime It'ea piggy bank that bears a striki blance Minister Brian Mulroney. vn - ‘The sales tag suggests you ‘‘put your money where his mouth is."” Pavienko, 40, came up with the idea for the bank five years ago,. but began work on the project last summer. So far, he’s sold about 900. It’s the perfect way to make @ statement about the new goods and services tax, said Pavienko. “This way, you're still giving him money, but you end up with it. The other way, it’s questionable whether you ever get it back."’ A glazed bank sells for $25. The hand-painted version goes for $50. By the way, those prices don’t include GST. IN MEMORY Norman Blais Norman F. Blais of Castlegar passed away Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1991, at age 66. Mr. Blais was born July 30, 1924 at Kamloops, B.C. He lived at Malakwa and joined the navy in 1941 and served until his retirement in 1961. He married Joan Frost on Sept. 5, 1947 at Winnipeg. They lived in Victoria until moving to Castlegar in 1964. After his i he began his iceship as a pipe-fitter with Cominco and began working for Celgar in 1968 and retiring in 1984. Norm was an active member of the Castlegar Legion Branch No. 170, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and the Seniors Curling Group. In his earlier years, he was active in minor hockey and baseball. He is survived by his wife Joan; daughter Dawn and son-in-law Peter Horsley of North Vancouver; and one sister, Nadine Holmes of Victoria. He was predeceased by his parents, Russell and Evelyn Blais, son Wayne and two sisters, Muriel Pym and Mildred Button. Funeral service was held at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on Friday with Rev. Glenway Backus officiating. Cremation followed. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church or the charity of one’s choice. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. i John Byers John Henderson (Jack) Byres of Castlegar passed away suddenly Friday, Dec. 7, 1990 in the Trail Hospital at age 81. Jack was born March 16, 1909 in New Pitsligo County in Aberdeen, Scotland. He came.téNelson in 1910 where he received all his schooling. He married Helen Caroline Krem in 1942 at Trail. In January of 1943, Jack joined the Royal Canadian Engineers and in 1945, he served with the Navy for a short time. He was a long-time employee of Cominco Ltd. in Trail. In 1954, Jack and his family moved to Blueberry Creek to make their home. He enjoyed gardening as his hobby. Jack is survived by his wife Carol; daughter and son-in-law Joy and Colin Rogers of Abqaio, Saudi Arabia; three grandsons and their wives, Neil and Jennifer Rogers of Blueberry Creek, David and Tracy Rogers, of Castlegar; and Donald and Mary Ellen:of Castlegar; two great-grandsons, Damian and James; sisters Jessie Crozier of NElson; sister and brother-in-law Betty and Fritz Roos of Cranbrook; brother William (Bill) of Trail; brother and sister-in-law George and Natalie of Nelson; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Jessie Ann and William; brothers Oliver and Robert; and sister Ann Easton of Castlegar. The service was held on Dec. 18, 1990 with a eulogy given by John Menard. . Paul Evdokimoff Paul Harvey Evdokimoff, son of Mike and Annie Evdokimoff of Castlegar passed away Dec. 22, 1990 after a lengthy illness at age 58. Internment was held Dec, 29, 1990 at Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura, California. * best way to minimize service charges is to carefully analyse accounts and the services that go with them. “*You can be clever and not pay. charges if you choose the right ac- count,” says Denise Costello, senior policy analyst with the Trust Com- panies Association of Canada in Ot- tawa. ‘ And it's a good idea to oc- casionally reveiw your accounts, says Perry Eisenschmid of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. “Customers will open: up an ac- count when they get out of university, for example, or out of high school, and not take the timie to see if that account is still meeting their needs,’ he says. ‘‘So they may be using a chequing account for savings, which defeats the purpose.”' Most banks also offer packaged accounts, for which a customer pays account will it be? a basic fee every month and receives certain services at no extra charge. For example, someone who writes a lot of cheques could be better off paying a flat’ rate instead of 50 cents a cheque in another account. The Bank of Montreal introduced of packaged accounts because customers were unhappy “being charges on a per item basis, *something that has entered the lexicon as being nickel-and-dimed,”” said spokesman Brian Smith. Other tips to reduce banking fees: © Make fewer withdrawals by taking out larger amountg a series * Combine accounts into one to avoid maintenance fees. This also’ allows you to take advantage of discounts on service charges and higher interest rates offered on higher accgunt balances. a Forests continued from front page cepted for-short-term deferral are: © two areas of alluvial spruce near Fort Nelson in northeast B.C. and 3 and, © the Sikanni Chief River; © The Sumallo/Snass area east of Hope which has old-growth hemlock and spotted owl habitat; and and, © the Sowaqua/Karen Creek area near Chilliwack, which has old- growth hemlock and spotted owl habitat. However, logging will be allowed to proceed in one previously approved cut block. “We referred the Sumallo/Snass and the Sowaqua/Karen Creek areas to the province’s ‘spotted owl recovery team on a priority basis to see if they are essential to a spotted owl recovery plan,’’ Richmond said. ““We requested the team to give their advice by next spring to assist us in further decisions.” The three areas not accepted for deferral are: * an area on Sumas mountain, near Chilliwack — an adjacent park has similar old-growth values; however, harvest plan boundaries have been adjusted to provide a more natural configuration; * Klaklakama Lake, in the Nim- pkish Valley on Vancouver Island — it does not contain critical, old- growth, valley-bottom em D *an Nahmin' drainage, near Port Alberni — field checking determined that the proposal was incorrectly identified; the old-growth Douglas-fir stand, proposed for deferral, was located and harvesting is not imminent; however, a special notation has been placed on the area. Richmond said the four areas, which have been’ referred to existing planning processes for consideration of old-growth values, are: © Klaskish/East Creek on nor- thern Vancouver Island it will be referred to a Forest Service planning team, which will be appointed soon, and planning for-the Brooks timber supply area will consider all resource values and provide for public input; and, the Ministry of Parks will assess the feasibility of expanding the existing Klaskish Reserve include old-growth alluvial forests; and, —~— "se © Cachalot Creek, near Campbell River, where agreement, between the members of the West Strathcona Planning Process was reached regar- ding harvest layout, including roads, log storage and landscape concerns; © Tyaughton Creek, near Bridge River and Lillooet, where montane spruce values are to be considered; and, © Cummins River, near Golden in southeastern B.C., where old-growth interior cedar and hemlock values are to be recognized in operational plan- ning. “There were 89 areas originally proposed for deferral,"’ Richmond said. ‘‘New information pertaining to the remaining proposals were ac- cepted by the Old-Growth Strategy Project office until Dec. 15 and fur- ther announcements on these areas will be made in the coming weeks. Richmond emphasized that this temporary deferral process is only an interim short-term step and that priorities may change as a long-range’ old-growth strategy for British Columbia is developed, the release says. Photo contest soon in Kaslo The Langham Cultural Centre in Kaslo has set a Feb. 6 deadline to receive entries for its Ninth Annual Juried Photo Show being held. Feb. 10 to March 2. The gallery show is open to all amateur and professional Photographers in the West Kootenay region. Jurors” “will provide = each photographer with comments: on their work, a news release said. ° “It is unusual in a juried show for a jury to give written comments on each and every piece of work,” the release said. ‘‘Usually works are either simply selected or rejected. But it is the Langham Centre's inten- tion that to be a learning experience portunity to meet with the jurors at the opening. Rules for the exhibition include: * all work should have been produced not more (han tWo years prior to February, 1991; © a limit of three photographs will be accepted from any one photographer; * photographs must be properly framed and ready for hanging; © all photographs will be viewed by the jurors and any decision of the jurors will be final; © entry fee is $10 per participant; *the back of the framed photoBraph should be labelled with the photographers name, address, telephone number. and title of the for the partici such are necessary.”’ The show promises a variety of subject matter — given the wide range of work it has. featured in previous years — that is not always available in @ one-person show, it said. “The photography exhibited reveals not only something of the differing techniques used, but the personality and personal point-of- view of the photographer as well."’ Jury selection will take place on Feb. 9 and an opening reception will be held Feb. 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. All participants and the public are in- picture (if . © delivery of the photographs for the show must be made to either the Langham Cultural Centre by 3 p.m. Feb. 8, or to the Nelson. Museum by 3:30 p.m., Feb. 6; * pick-up of the photographs following the show must be made at either the Langham Cultural Centre between 3 and 4 p.m. on March 2 or March 3, or at the Nelson Museum no later than 3:30 p.m. March 6. The centre is open between noon and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The museum is open bet- ween I and 4 p.m. every Monday through Saturday. The centre can be vitéd to attend, and will have an op- called for more information, READING taking full advantage of the Seven-year-old Ryan Roberts got the chance to use his libra card Thursday at the Castlegar Library. And, indeed he did, selection at hand. Convict fatally shot VANCOUVER (CP) — Convicted bank robber Kenneth Frederick Hodgins was unlawfully at large when he was fatally shot by Van- couver police, a federal corrections official says. Spokesman Dennis Finlay said Thursday a warrant was issued for Hodgins’ arrest after his mandatory supervision was suspended in November. Hodgins, 37, was nearing the end of a $¥%4-year sentence for nine coun- ts of robbery when he was shot Wednesday during a police stakeout. automatically released after serving two-thirds of his sentence and must report to a parole officer. Hodgins was released in September from a minimum security forestry camp near Agassiz, 100 kilometres east of Vancouver. If a prisoner is found guilty of breaching an order of his mandatory supervision he can be returned to. prison to serve his remaining senten- ce. Police ‘said they believe Hodgins had a heavy drug habit and was a. suspect in a string of recent drug Finlay said unless a prisoner is store robberies as well as four bank determined to be violent, he is robberies. * GOOD CITIZENS