as Castlegar News September 11,1 ‘988 ._ BUSINESS Mill to revitalize By DON MACDONALD Canadian Press TEMISCAMING, Que. —. Enjoying record profits in the midst of an ambitious expansion plan, feisty Quebec pulp manufacturer Tembec Inc. is now trying to revitalize the labor. system it pi 1S years ago. It was in 1973 that a group of managers and workers decided to buy an aging red-brick pulp mill in Temiscaming after it was closed by pulp and paper giant CIP Inc. Citizens in the small, isolated town on the Quebec. Ontario ‘border also chipped in to save the their community and enough money was raised to pay CIP $2.5 million for the sulphite mill on the Ottawa River. With that came an entirely new approach to man agement — profit-sharing with workers, union officials on the board of directors, management-worker com- mittees to supervise daily operations and a clause in the allowing 8 collective ag on problem areas: The system of co-operative management plus the task of reactivating the mill and making it work embued workers and management with an esprit-de-corps that resulted in high morale and productivity. But over the years the committees lost their vigor and the system of continuous negotiations fell apart as the company grew and drifted toward more traditional labor-management relations. “Morale was Uhreal (in 1973),"’ said Leonard Rob. inson, a pipefitter and vice-president of local 233 of the Canadian Paper Workers Union “It was push, push, ‘push trying to get this feeling back.”” President Frank Dottori said management and union are trying to breath new life into the process of continuous negotiations and joint committees which supervise 13 areas, including hiring, discipline, tech- nological change and job evaluation “The fervor and missionary zeal of 1973 was watered down over the years,"’. said Dottori, who has a tough demeanor. ‘‘We've become more traditional Let's go! Now, we're street-wise AQUACULTURE ‘(But) we're trying again to re-establish the high ground that we used to enjoy back in the old years,"’ “The majority of workers understand the system and want to revive it,"’ adds union president Rejean Guenette, who was skeptical at first of Tembec's system after coming from a company where bosses issued orders and employees followed them. Dottori said the system of co-operative manage ment is worth 20 to 30 per cent increased productivity However, he added that if management tried to dupe the workers into thinking they have a hand in running the company when they really don't, the system would fall apart immediately “‘If there isn't any honesty and fundamental belief in what you're doing, it istit going to work," Dottori said. “‘If these guys think I'm just using people or mani pulating people its not going to last for a minute,”* COMPANY GROWS Meanwhile, the company has embarked on the construction of a $270-million carton board plant on a site beside the old mill and the high. technology Temcell mill added in 1984 The carton board factor represents an investment worth almost double Tembec's current assets of $287 million. The new plant will product a high-grade product for use in packaging such high-end items as perfume, and on the other side of the scale, fast-food products The plant, slated to begin operating in two years, uses Finnish technology unique in North America. and is expected to create 170 new jobs integration of the Tembec operation in Temiscaming because the carton plant will use pulp from the old sulphite mill and the Temcell mill Dottor said the plant will also buffer the company against the cyclical nature of the pulp market It will allow for the As for profits, the picture at Tembec has never been better. The company’s net earnings before extra ordinary items for the first three quarters ended June 30 were $17.3 million on sales of $163.7 million That's a record and compares with net earnings of $4.1 million on sales of $117.5 million in the same period last year Fish farming expanding VANCOUVER (CP) Aquacul ture has a bright future, but it’s _ unlikely the world will come to depend on fish farming more than traditional fishing over the next 100 years, says a British expert “Up to the year 2000, aquaculture is well set to expand and diversify,” Peter Hjul, editorial director of the London-based magazine Fish Farming International, said Tuesday Weekly stocks TORONTO (CP) — Declining gold and oil shares sent the Toronto Stock Exchange plunging Friday in a week that closed with investors cooliig to the prospect of a slowing economy The exchange's 300 composite in dex was down 22.66 points in mod erate trading to close at 3,269.21 On the week, the exchange slumped 20.79 points “The Canadian market got badly mauled today,” analyst John Ing said. “Investors are very much con cerned that what lies ahead is an economic slowdown.” Such a slowdown would depress prices of commodities such as nickel gold and oil and it was anticipation of this that caused Friday's slide, said Ing, president of Maison Placements Canada Predictably, the week's top losers gold, down 5.43 per cent; metals and minerals, down 5.17 per cent; and oil and gas, down 3.27 per cent were Metal prices began their decline Thursday, when a rumor surfaced that the Soviet Union was dumping nickel on world markets. In New York, the Dow Jones less resource. average of 30 industrials was up a modest 5.69 points Friday to close at 2,068.61 That was good for a gain on the week of 14.22 points. CORRECTION Country Harvest Deli|/Special CHEDDAR CHEESE MAD... w. $2.79 (Not $2.49 as advertised) Sorry for any inconvenience this might cause our customers heavy “But we should not run away with the idea that it is going to add enormously to world supplies of fish and shellfish, not that in the next 12, 50 or 100 years aquatic farming will replace aquatic hunting as a prime source of-fish protein.” Aquaculture accounts for about 10 per cent of the world’s annual fish catch of 92 million tonnes, Hjul told about 500 delegates at the opening day of the four-day Aquaculture International convention When fish farming began in the early 1970s, some scientists pre dicted an aquaculture harvest of up Hjul said 15 million to 16 million is a more real istic figure. to 25 million tonnes. “Thus, fish capture will remain the dominant supplier, although farming will be the major earner in some countries.” Hjul, who has been writing on aquaculture since 1948, said fish raised in anchored seawater pens may even boost existing traditional catches. “In Alaska alone, 19 public and 18 private hatcheries took in 1,338 billion salmon eggs last year,” he said. “From earlier releases, hatch eries are estimated to have ac counted for 16 million returned fish, 18 per cent of Alaska’s harvest.” Hjul said there's concern that prices may not keep up as the production of farmed fish increases. ‘and HistoricatGas Town * Reservations \ 1-255-4301 403 East Hastings Street Vancouver, B.C BUDGET 6 HOTEL PATRICIA * Renovated in ‘86 * Parking non-smoking rooms * Showers /TV/Phones * Food * Compact, Clean & Alfordable from $29 Per Night Gateway to Chinatown Community Pub Homestyle Travelodge Nimeinnet, VANCOUVER—COQUITLAM EASY OFF/EASY ON Brunette North at TRANS-CANADA, HWY 725 Brunette Ave,, Coquitlam c C. 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Revenue Canada figures obtained Tuesday show that as of March 31 — the end of the 1987-88 fiscal year — only $525 million in refunds had been mailed The year before, roughly $1.2 billion in refunds had been 'sent out by that time and two years earlier, $1.8 billion had been mailed A week into the new fiscal year Revenue Canada mailed out more than 1.9 million refund cheques worth $1.1 billion. The slowness in getting refunds out was unintentional, said a federal Finance Department official speak ing on the condition he not be iden tified. “You really don't want to go. out there and be accused of the fact that you delayed personal income tax re funds to get the deficit down in one year at the expense of another year,” he said DID THEIR BEST Revenue Canada spokesman An. dre Labadie said the department processed tax returns as quickly as possible last spring. The Finance Department official said the department had expected the flow of refunds this year would be about the same as last year. Had that happened, refunds by the end of the 1987-88 fiscal year would have been about $600 million more than they were and the deficit about $600 million higher. Final deficit figures for this year will not be published until late next summer. Collette Genges-Hawn, another Revenue Canada official, explained the department previously mailed batches of returns two or three a week This year the department put out “one huge batch a week,” and one was sent out only days after the end of the fiscal year COME FLY WITH US Join the Castlegar No. 581 Air Cadets, The program- me offers leadership, citizenship, training in the field of aviation. If you are between the ages of 12-19 years; male or female and are interested in our programme, phone Jan Neumann — 365-3692 or Michelle Feeney — 365-7854, STUDY AT HOME WITH SELKIRK COLLEGE HOME STUDY if you are interested in taking runiversity transfer and other credit courses, but find it difficult to attend Selkirk College, d dying independently at home. The following courses are ilable: Acct. 153 Accounting Pt. 1 Acct. 153 Accounting Pt. Ii Engl. 110 College Composition Engl. 111 Intro to Literature Hist. 104 Canada to 1820 Hi et Math 101 Calculus Psych 100 Intro. Psychology | Psych 101 Intro. Psychology I! Pscyh 240 Child Development Soc. 120 Intro. Sociology Soc. 121 Intro. Sociology Ii Last day to register for the Fall term is September 13, 1988. For details and reg contact the C g Ed office near you. ki & —-—-— CASTLEGAR CAMPUS ——____ Box 1200, Castieger, B.C. VIN 3)! le i? 365-7292 . SCHOOL VIEW By Gordon A. Shead, Principal The new school year is off to o smooth fast stort. Classes are in session the boys’ soccer team is already practising, and the first school dance is scheduled for next Friday This year, five new faces are on staff. Margaret Hill has transferred from Kinnaird junior secondary school and is teaching English and Social Studies August Cupelio has started his teaching career and is running the automotive and metal work program. Linda Atkinson hos started her first year in teaching with classes in Physical Education and Social Studies. The English Department hes added Lorrie Boskov to its ranks. She is also in her first year of teaching Finally, Donald Lust has joined the industrial Education staff and is teaching dratting and woodwork in his first year of education Fee statements have been issued to all students for certain courses, a¢ tivities, and graduation (grade 12 only). Parents are asked to assist the school with prompt payment of fees. A receipt is issued following payment by cash or cheque at the general off The first meeting of the Parent Group is scheduled tor Tuesday, Septem ber 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the school library. Topics include an introduction of new staff, a discussion of the Royal Commission Report on Education, an up-date on the fine arts plans for the activity room, and an overview of initial plan tor Graduation 89 MIGHTY SWING . . . Patti Richards takes a cut ata pitch tossed her way yesterday during a slopitch play at Kinnaird Park. Richards SHUTOUT WIN PLAN NOW TO ATTEND! — WOOD meh 04 E} bab PO exhibition! SAVE $5.00 Present this coupon at the entrance to Wood Expo '88 and save $5.00 on the regular admission price of $10.00. All entrants must register and wear badge identification supplied. Hours: Thurs. Sept 22, 9 am - 6 pm Fri. Sept 23,9 am -6 pm Sat. Sept 24, 9. am - 4 pm NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST FORESTRY EVENT! B.C. PLACE STADIUM, VANCOUVER, B.C. 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Sept 24,9 am - 4pm Walk-up registration available on first-come, first-served basis only. ee ee ee ee ot FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL SOUTHEX EXHIBITIONS (604) 433-6125 Red Sox beat Tribe BOSTON (AP) — Roger Clemens allowed no hits for 7 1-3 innings before Dave Clark singled and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-0 Saturday for their fifth victory in six games. Clemens finished with a one-hitter, the first of his career, en route to his eighth shutout of the season. Six pitchers this season have lost no-hitters in the ninth inning. Cincinnati's Ron Robinson was one out away from a perfect game. The last no-hitter in the majors was by Milwaukee's Juan Nieves on April 15, 1987, a 7-0 victory over the Orioles at Baltimore. Clemens, 16-10, who had entered the game with a career-high five-game losing streak, retired the first 14 batters in order before walking Clark on a 3-1 count in the fifth. The two-time Cy Young Award winner then retired the next eight batters until Clark hit the first pitch for a looping single to shallow right-centre field. NATIONAL LEAGUE CARDS 9 CUBS 3 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Scott Terry won his sixth straight game as a starter and Jose Oquendo drove in three runs Saturday as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3 for their sixth straight victory. St. Louis moved into fourth place ahead of Chicago, the highest the Cardinals have been in the National League East standings since June. Terry, 8-3, allowed nine hits, struck out one and walked two in 7 2-3 innings before Dan Quisenberry finished up. Rick Sutcliffe, 12-12, gave up four runs and seven hits in his six innings. Chicago took a 2-0 lead on Mark Grace's seventh homer in the first and Mitch Webster's run scoring single in the second. St. Louis went ahead with four runs in the fifth Pendleton doubled and scored on Oquendo's single. Tom Pagnozzi singled, Terry sacrificed and Vince Coleman tied the score with a sacrifice fly. Ozzie Smith followed with an RBI double, stole third and scored on Pedro Guerrero’s single. GIANTS 3 ASTROS 2 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jose Uribe hit a run-scoring single to snap a seventh-inning tie Saturday and San Francisco beat the Houston Astros 3-2, the Giants’ third victory in 16 games. Craig Lefferts, 3-8, who relieved rookie Trevor Wilson with two outs in the seventh, retired Kevin Bass, the only batter he faced. Lary Sorensen pitched two hitless innings for his second save. Pinch-hitter Kevin Mitchell, scheduled for arthros. copic knee surgery Monday, singled with one out in the seventh off Juan Agosto, 2-10. Donell Nixon pinch ran, stole second and scored on Uribe’s grounder up the middle. San Francisco went ahead in the first off Bob Forsch, who was seeking his fifth consecutive victory, on Will Clark's sacrifice fly, his league-leading 98th RBI Bass’ sacrifice fly tied the score in the third before Robby Thompson regained the lead for the Giants with a run-scoring groundout in the bottom of the inning. Houston tied the score 2-2 in the seventh on doubles by Rafael Ramirez and Gerald Young. Training The ice is in and the Rebels are warming up for another season. The KIJH starts in October and the Rebels play their first home game Oct. 1. I figure it's going to be a good season for the Rebels. Why? Well, it's got something to do with the fact that the team is already skating hard and it's loaded with talent. Sure, Terhune’s gone, Zarikoff's gone and Kanigan may end up playing in Vernon. But there's a bunch of good players coming up from the minors. Sporting Views By Brendan Nagle Big kids. They can skate, make plays and hold their own against any of the teams that will be coming through Castlegar this season. Add that to the fact that there are at least three, imaybe five goalies trying out and you'll find a whole lot of talent. The toughest part of training camp will not be for the players. It's the coaches who will have the toughest time. Clifford and Wier have to actually décide who to keep and who to let go. It's a tribute to the Castlegar minor hockey system to know that even if the KIJHL takes out the eligibility of 21-year olds, there are still guys who can compete while meeting the cut-off date. Zavaduk is a little concerned about one of the rule changes the league has issued this year. No, it’s not the new offside which is the same as in the NHL, camps on but instead deals with fights in pre-seagon games. If a guy gets into a fight on the ice during a pre-season game, he gets suspended for a game and the team gets fined $100. Contrary to popular belief, the Rebel franchise is not loaded down with dough, so on-ice brawls in pre-season games should not be a problem. Were they ever a problem? * . In other training camp news the Vancouver Canucks are gearing up for another NHL season. The Canucks have now got Bozek and Reinhart, along with first-round draft pick Trevor Linden and a Johnny come lately named Ray Staszak. Linden is in camp without a contract and Staszak is an injury-prone unknown who signed a contract with the Detroit Red Wings in 1985 that gave him $1.4 million US over five years. The guy's history compares with some of the best in the game. After signing with the Wings he underwent shoulder reconstruction. The Wings tried to buy out his contract but his agent contended that the NHL's collective bargaining agreement doesn’t allow a team to buy out an injured player. Sounds like a real Canuck. * 8 . Guy Lafleur hit the ice yesterday at the first day of the New York Rangers training camp in Trois Rivieres, Quebec. The 37-year-old Hall of Famer, he was inducted Wednesday, is going to try and play in the NHL in a Rangers uniform. Not a bad team, but it's not the Canadiens. Lafleur weighed in at about 183 pounds and+ hasn't smoked for 10 days. It’s going to take more than that to make the Rangers. But he is spending five or six hours a day in the gym and on the ice. Can he make it back into the NHL? I think so. Lafleur signed as a free agent. If he makes the team, he'll be paid for this season — about $300,000 — and if the Rangers sign him before Dec. 31 the team will have his option for next season. finally got a handle on the ball and made it safely to first base. CasNews photo by Brendan Nogle lifters out SEOUL (CP) — The team leader for Canada’s Olympic weightlifting contingent said he hopes the steroid scandal that lopped three members from the team won't jeopardize its Sport Canada support. Yvon Chouinard said he hopes the federal sport funding body will continue to have faith in what the Canadian Weightlifting Federation is doing to try to wipe out drug use among its athletes. Up to this point, Sport Canada had appeared to be satisfied with the federation's approach to combatting drug use, Chouinard said in an inter- view in the Olympic Village. “Now it's a matter of faith.” “Do they believe we will succeed? I hope they do.” The three weightlifters who tested positive — David Bolduc, of Mont Laurier, Que., Jacques Demers, of Montreal and Paramjit Gill, of Ques. nel — had difficulty meeting the Olympic standard. Chouinard said they were probably “trying to do something that was out of their reach.” The remaining four weightlifters and their coach, Andrzej Kulesza, refused to be interviewed on the subject and refused requests to be photographed in practice. The weightlifters are upset by the turn of events, Chouinard said. “They are demoralized, they are nervous.” TESTED POSITIVE Bolduc, Demers and Gill were dropped from the Canadian Olympic team on Wednesday when test re- sults showed they had been using anabolic steroids. The positive test results came in just minutes before they were to board a Seoul-bound plane in Vancouver. We had eliminated it more than 95 per cent — 98 per cent, maybe. I was stunned to see three all of a sudden.” Steroids lét athletes improve their performances by reducing the time their bodies need to rest between workouts. The increased training capacity allows them to build museles faster. But steroids cause serious health problems and have been banned by the International Olympic Commit tee and most national sports fed. erations. A first offence results in a two-year suspension. A second of. fence means a life suspension Bike race cancelled The Castlegar Cougars Athletic Association has cancelled today's 100-mile bicycle race. The race was cancelled earlier this week when not enough riders signed up for the event. September 11, 1988 ¢ D Kootenay Savings Gretzky happy to be on ice By STEPHEN CROMBIE Press VICTORIA — Wayne Gretzky says he is glad to be finally getting back to what he loves doing most — playing hockey. . The National Hockey League superstar made his first appearance on the ice Friday at the Los Angeles Kings’ training’ camp in this provin- cial capital. The former Edmonton Oiler also spent the opening day of camp going through medical and fitness tests before posing for the media in his new uniform. “This is a little bit different,” Gretzky said lodking down at his white, black and silver Kings sweater with the familiar No. 99. “After 10 years of putting on a blue (Edmonton Oilers) sweater, it's an adjustment.” Another adjustment has been the controversy sparked by the block- buster trade last month that sent him to the Kings for more than $10 million US, two players and three first-round draft picks. The trade came less than a month after Gretzky married actress Janet Jones and some fans said she was behind the trade. GREAT ONE CRIED After the deal, Oilers owner Peter Pocklington said Gretzky had put on a good act when he cried during a news conference to announce the deal. “It's been a hard summer for both my wife and I,” said Gretzky who described himself as still bitter about Pocklington's remarks. “It’s been a Leonard, lot tougher for her than it has for “All this has been unfair to her and she deserves a medal.” Gretzky, said he had fun in Edmonton and has good memories “but now it's over” and he has to adjust to life in California. “There's more media and more people wanting to talk to me... mentally, it’s been tougher than I ever thought.” Shifting his stick from hand to hand, Gretzky said he was concerned that all the attention being heaped on him could have an adverse affect on his teammates. WANTS TO WIN “That's why we're doing this (interviews) now so that when we hit the ice it'll be mostly hockey. Our priority is hockey and our respon- sibility is to win.” He predicted things will settle down and he will go on to a good season with his new team but some Kings officials are not convinced the hype will subside. “This is a whole new thing for us,” said team trainer Pete Demers. “We'll just have to get used to it.” The Kings, who finished fourth in the Smythe Division last season and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, have held their training camp here 13 times since 1970 but they have never generated so much interest. Their first exhibition game next Friday against the Vancouver Can- ucks-was sold out just hours after tickets went on sale. Lalonde promote fight By TOM MALONEY Press TORONTO — The idea was for Donny (Golden Boy) Lalonde and Sugar Ray Leonard to hype their Nov. 7 championship bout in Las Vegas, but darned if they didn't seem like the two friendliest guys ever to plan legal assault. On the line is Lalonde's World Boxing Council light heavyweight title, plus the new WBC super mid- dleweight crown. Leonard, coming out of retirement a fifth time, is seeking to become the first boxer to capture five weight division titles. Lalonde, the underdog from Win- nipeg in what may be the most- promoted bout by a Canadian since George Chuvalo took on Muhammad Ali in 1966, predicted he will add to the patriotism ignited by Toronto sprinter Ben Johnson. “I'm going to win by a knockout,” Lalonde told seven television camer- as, about 20 reporters and 50 hangers-on at a news conference Friday. But the prediction failed to arouse the crowd, which hadn't been primed with the animosity customarily shown by opposing fighters. RAISES OPPONENT Rather than knocking Lalonde, Leonard praised the intelligence of the man Las Vegas bookmakers have made a 4-1 underdog. “I've tried getting inside Donny's head (on the whirlwind, eight-city publicity tour),” Leonard said. “But he's a psychology major also, so it didn’t work like it worked with Hagler.” Leonard was referring to his pre vious fight, a decision in 1987 over Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Leonard also praised the character of Lalonde, named Thursday as na- tional spokesman in the United States for the prevention of child abuse. . “Not only is he good in the ring, but he’s a class act outside the ring,” Leonard said. In turn, Lalonde lavished praise on Leonard the man and Leonard the fighter, but did manage a little dig. “I can't dislike the man,” said Lalonde, his long blond hair falling over his shoulders. “Knock him out, that’s another thing. Dislike him? No.” i, SIZE A FACTOR? Leonard managed a shot of his own. “In the U.S., very few people know of Donny Lalonde,” Leonard said. “My objective on Nov. 7 is to keep it that way.” Getting down to the fight, Lalonde said his superior size — about 175 pounds now to Leonard's 160 — and power would prove the difference as he attempts to wear down his quicker opponent. Leonard dismissed criticism lev elled at him by U.S. media for not taking on a bigger name, like Hagler or Thomas (Hit Man) Hearns. “(I decided) I wanted to fight a big guy,” Leonard said. “So I looked through these boxing magazines and there was the name, Donny Lalonde. “It stuck out like a golden signa. ture. Incidentally, he knocked out a friend of mine, Eddie Davis.” Leonard peered over the podium at Lalonde. “I didn’t tell you that, did I, big guy? So there's a personal vendetta.” B.C. Lions missing key players VANCOUVER-4CP) — Three key veterans — linebacker Kevin Konar, defensive back Larry Crawford and offensive guard Gerald Roper — were listed as di | starters Fri day by the B.C. Lions for their weekend Canadian Football League game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Lions play today in Winnipeg and B.C. head coach Larry Donovan said there could be more roster juggling before game time. Defensive back Marcus Thomas was put on the active roster in place of kick returner Lorenzo Rivers, while wide receiver Byron Williams was released. Also added to the roster were line- backer Jeff Braswell and defensive lineman Dwayne Derban.