Saturday, June 6, 1992 @ Strike will hurt city @ Action at local mill could see some 600 Celgar and Pope and Talbot em- ployees out of work Glen Freeman NEWS REPORTER Anyone who thinks a pulp industry strike wouldn't gravely affect Castlegar just isn’t thinking, say community, business and political leaders in the city. Talks broke down between the Pulp, Paper and Wood- workers of Canada and the Pulp and Paper Industrial Re- lations Bureau last Friday. PPWC members, including 325 at the Celgar Pulp Com- pany mill here in Castlegar, are expected to reject a PPIRB offer and strike as soon as June 15. “It’s hard to say what the spinoff of a strike will be, but it’s obviously going to create a significant problem for the business community.” said Castlegar and District Devel- opment Board director Richard Maddocks. Pope and Talbot President Abe Friesen gave a good indi- cation of the spinoff effect faced by the workers at his company, which operates the sawmill beside Celgar. “If there is a strike we would have to shut down,” Friesen said. “Everybody would be laid off. That’s about 270 people.” Friesen added that he wants to keep the sawmill open, but said his hands are tied. “It’s very frustrating, but Minister looking for elimination of education barriers @ Committee travelling the province for input on changes to B.C. Student Assistance Program Jonathan Green NEWS REPORTER, The B.C. government is looking at ways of eliminating post-secondary education bar- riers. To do that, Advanced Edu- cation Minister Tom Perry has assembled a Student Assis- tance Review Committee that will travel to a dozen provin- cial colleges and universities to get input from students, in- structors and the general pub- lic. In a news release, Perry stated the tour will help the committee plan for the future. “These meetings will assist the committee to pinpoint shortcomings of the B.C. Stu- dent Assistance Program and to recommend changes for the 1993/94 program year, as well ‘as help shape the future of stu- dent assistance in the province. Reached at her hotel in Prince George Thursday, com- mittee chair Jennifer Orum said the committee has one main objective on the 12-city Tom Perry promise the government made for a comprehensive review of the student aid program. She said that in addition to student loans, the student aid program was the main topic of the committee’s first two meet- ings this week in Terrace and Dawson Creek, which both at- tracted about 12 participants. The tour will make its way through the Okanagan and Vancouver Island before com- ing out to Castlegar and Cran- brook towards the end of the month. Orum said she will be joined on those stops by East it’s out of our control. All of our woodchips are conveyed di- rectly to the pulp mill,” he said. “There’s just no place to store them at the sawmill.” City Alderman Kirk Duff feels he understands the grav- ity of the situation and said said layoffs are the last thing Castlegar needs. “You hate to see anyone without a job,” Duff said. “Tt will have an impact on a a few families in Castle- oe Duff added that nobody wants to see a strike, even the PPWC and the PPIRB. “Hopefully at the 11th hour the two sides can get together and a strike can be avoided. “A strike usually isn’t good for anyone.” Jonathan Green NEWS REPORTER Castlegar shoppers will have to wait a little longer for a mall to call their own. Two Vancouver companies, The Reid Group and First Al- lied Development Corp., have each' made it known they want to build a mall in town, but neither firm has yet to break ground. First Allied’s Tim Earl said Thursday that every light is still green, it’s just a matter of crossing t’s and dotting i’s. “It’s the detail work that has to take place sooner than later,” he said. Alluding to the recent fi- nancial trouble that real es- tate investment giant Oly- mpia and York has found itself in, Earl said the state of the market has been a factor in the delay. “Bankers want more de- tails,” he said. “Market stud- ies and all that sort of thing. “Things just take longer.” Although he wouldn’t go in- to detail, Earl said talks with prospective tenants are going well, adding that a major gro- cery chain looks to be on line. “We're still in the midst of negotiations,” he said. “Let’s just say we're happy about our progress.” Earl said the possible ten- ants like the potential of the city and surrounding areas. “They’re very happy about the Castlegar area,” he said. Sandy Reid of the Reid Group did not respond to re- peated phone calls to his Van- couver Office. 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In a news release, Recre- ation Director Pat Metge stat- ed the two awards were an honor to the people responsi- ble for the centre’s success. “The awards are a well de- served honor for all the indi- ‘viduals who have worked so hard to make the facility a re- ality from the preliminary de- sign stage through the refer- endum, construction and now the operation.” K of C doing their part for unity NEWS STAFF A divided Canada is not something B.C.’s Knights of Columbus want. At one o'clock this after- noon, a plaque will pass from Knights of Columbus mem- bers in Vernon. to members here in Castlegar as part ofa journey across Canada. At the ceremony, local member Richard Paul will ex- plain what the plaque means to his organization. “We will explain that it means we're expressing unity in Canada,” he said. “It will go from assembly to assembly across the country.” Paul said that Knights of Columbus from each province have undertaken a project to commemorate the 500th an- niversary of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of Amer- ica. AB.C. idea, the plaque fea- tures the Canadian flag flanked by the provincial crests, including Quebec. “Everybody seems to think it’s a great idea,” Paul said. “Canada needs to get a few people to go out and say “This is my country.” After Saturday’s ceremony, Paul said the plaque will make its way eastward, al- most Olympic-like. “We'll pass it on to Creston, and they’ll,t: it to Cran- brook” he said. “T guess you could say it’s like passing the torch.” Constant flag-wavers, Paul said the plaque is all part of the Knights’ love for their country. “Anything we can do to sup- port patriotism.” Castlegar Savings Credit Union’ "Your Community Financial Centre" 601-18th St. (C5) 3026 Hwy. 3 Castlegar Slocan Park 365-3368 | 226-7216 Special Try our Delicious Mushroom Burger Or Richard's Clubhouse Sandwich and get an imprinted Baseball hat free! 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