September 5, 1990 Castlegar News A3 Az Castlegar News ___ September 5, 1990 LOCAL/PROVINCIAL NEWS LOCAL NEWS CP Rail continued from front pege =Polster said the high-tech car is really a ‘Model A"’ because it’s such an entirely new concept CP had to find a steel fabricator capable of modifying specifications mid-stream because infor mation about the design's capability is evolving daily If the prototype proves effective, it will likely become CP's preferred method of vegetation control, Polster said, adding that the cost of the new design will probably come in at the same cost or less than conven- ional chemical methods of weed control Polster said all above-ground plants and their seeds are killed almost instantly by the steam. But the Process is 100-per-cent environmentally benign with no negative side effects, he added. Within one or two hours, vegetation blasted by the steam wilts and turns brown, ered breaking down into harmless ‘‘bio- debris.” For the last week, CP has been using the method in the Slocan Valley, the scene of bitter protests in vegetation along the company’s rail lines. This year, however, Polster said onlookers and valley residents are eager to congratulate CP on its new method. Raymond Tam of Vancouver's Tam Scienti the prototype machine's design-engineer, said sever! major railways have alread@xpressed interest in the steam method, most notably CN, BC Raifand Burlington Northern. As the steam machine rolled bp the Slogan, Valley, Tam said he's not si people oppose the use of chemicals to control weeds. He noted that one old farmer he talked with said he’d Tarmed organically all his life but was frustrated when CP came along every year and sprayed chemicals next to his land. Tam said he feels elated to be part of the new development because where he comes from, Hong Kong, green space is precious, but here he said most people take it for granted. Anything that has a little less impact on the planet is recent years over CP's use of herbicides to control of benefit to everyone, he said. CP Rail's new device to control weeds along the company’s rail lines is put through its paces in the Slocan Valley. CosMews photo by Keith Thirkelt Lockout shuts out students PENTICTON (CP) — Students in three south Okanagan Valley com- munities were having an extended Summer vacation today as 130 teachers remained locked out in a contract dispute. About 2,300 students in the com- munities of Okanagan Falls, Oliver and Osoyoos are affected Negotiators for the teachers and the Southern Okanagan school board met for several hours Tuesday, but little progress was made, George Taylor, president of the Southern Okanagan Teachers’ Association, said today About 50 issues are outstanding, he said Taylor criticized a suggestion by board vice-chairman Walter David- son that it was better to have a lockout now, than a possible disrup- tion of classes later in the year Davidson said today tit board will not tolerate a labor dispute in the middle of the school year as happened last year. “The only way to guarantee no disruptions is to have a contract in place,”’ he said. ‘‘If we are going to end up missing time out of the school year this is probably the least disrup- tive time to do it.”" Meanwhile, Dave Swanson, president of the Penticton’ District Teachers’ Association, said contract negotiations likely won't start until the school term is well under way LOTTERIES The winning numbers drawn Tuesday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 4, 12, 24, 37, 49, 51, 52, and 54 The winning numbers drawn Mon day in the B.C. Keno lottery were 4, 6, 17, 19, 23, 30, $1 and 54 The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto-649 draw were 4, 10, 17, 20, 24 and 39. The bonus numbere was 49 The jackpot of $2,149,678.20 goes to the holder of a single ticket bought in Ontario. Therefore, the Lotto-649 jackpot prize pool estimate for the next draw will be $1,800,000 The second prize pool, awarded to those matching five regular numbers and the bonus number, had 10 win ners of $81,210 The third-prize pool, awarded to those matching five regular numbers, had 314 winners of $1,977.70 The fourth-prize pool, awarded to those matching four regular numbers, had 17,583 winners of $67.90 In. addition, there were 308,948 prizes of $10 awarded to those mat clung three regular numbers There was a total of 326,856 prizes worth $7,866, 141.70. The four Extra winning numbers for British Columbia on Saturday were 55, 56, 69 and 76. The winning numbers drawn Saturday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 4, 6, 18, 20, 40, 42, 45 and 47 The winning numbers in the Ex press draw were . 386238, 608614, 220182 and 767740. The winning Lotto BC numbers were 5, 8, 10, 11, 14 and 30. In the event of a discrepency bet- ween these numbers and the official winning numbers list, the latter shall prevail Flyer Alert © Woolco (Prices effective September 5 September 12) Not all flyers you did no Hyers and would like to do so, please phone our Circulation Department ot 365-7266 FILL IT UP PLEASE Cam Leturgey gets a wheelbarrow full of cement while co-worker Paul Semenol# waits his turn Tuesda ry d on what will be the new educational wing of St. Rita's Catholic Church. The work, under the direction of Nu-Tech, is expected to be completed by mid-December. BRIEFLY By CasNews Staff Siemens meets with group Walter Siemens, the only declared candidate for the Social Credit party nomination in Rossland-Trail, has met with local proponents of a proposed highway linking Fauquier and Robson. The meeting took place at the site of the old Robson ferry landing. Siemens notes in a news release that the transportation task fotce for the Kootenay region has called for a study of the proposed highway and in view of the promise by the Ministry of Highways to hold public meetings for the proposed Robson-Castlegar bridge says the study would be “‘timely.’” The Castlegar Chamber of Commerce has also called for a study of the highway. “*The interested public should keep in mind the possible increased traffic from the north off Highway 23 when considering the best location for the bridge,’’ Siemens said. ‘‘The area could benefit significantly from increased tourist and commercial opportunities.”” However, he cautioned that the development must always consider the concerns of the people most directly affected. “Let's get on with studying the serious proposal before us and look at the pipe dreams for new east-west links cited by the NDP nominee in the future,’” Siemens said, referring to NDP candidate Ed Conroy’s suggestion that there may be alternatives to the highway along the Arrow Lakes. Ecologist to discuss logging Hamish Kimmins, a professor of forest ecology at the University of B.C., will speak about the various impacts and consequences of logging and related forest activity at a series of eight community meetings in southern B.C. during September and October, including stops in Grand Forks and Nelson. The Grand Forks meeting will take place Oct. 23 at the Grand Forks secondary school auditorium beginning at 7 p.m. The next day Kimmins will speak in Nelson at the Civic Centre at 7 p.m. Kimmins has been recognized as one of the top forest ecologists in the world, according to a news release from the Interior Lumber sA i which is ing the series of meetings. Kimmins will make an introductory presentation and then respond to questions asked by the audience at the meetings. The Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association represents 42 companies in the Southern Interior of B.C. Kimmins will also speak Sept. 11 in Cranbrook, Sept. 12 in Creston, and in Kamloops, Golden, Vernon and Kelowna. ; Transit caters to disabled HandyDART bus service for the disabled in the Castlegar area is now on its new eight-hour-per-day schedule. Trips can now be booked for anytime between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., which allows more flexibility and mobility for area residents with special transportation needs, B.C. Transit says in-a news release. The regularly scheduled paratransit portion of the service, available on a pre-determined frequency to all residents of outlying areas such as Shoreacres, Thrums, Glade and Oootischenia, will remain the same as at present but can be increased if demand rises now that more service hours are available, B.C. Transit says. The improvement in handyDART service is the result of increased funding by the Regional District of Central Kootenay and the B.C Transit, the provincial agency responsible for planning and financing the 52 transit systems now operating in the province. The Castlegar Regional Transit System is operated by Trail Transit Services Inc., a private company, under contract with the regional district and B.C Transit. HandyDART trip bookings and requests for paratransit service can be made by calling the Castlegar Regional Transit System. Pier Goetting, 11, Shelley Postnikoff, 11, and Sarah Floyd, 10, (above, from left) examine their new pet praying mantis they name Sammy. The youngsters found Sammy in Castlegar last week and brought. him into the CasNews office for a little show and tell. Since praying mantises are not normally found in B.C., Sammy may have travelled some distance to get here, or he may have had help from a local gardener who wanted Sammy around to keep the bugs away from the tomatoes. With The Computer Generation! WIN a Personal Computer IPC Model C- ENTRY FORMS AND DETAILS AT STORE GROUND BEEF WIENERS STREET TALK CATCH OF THE DAY was Sammy the praying mantis who was brought into the Castlegar News of- fice last week by Pier Goetting, 11, Shelley Postnikoff, 11, and Sarah Floyd, 10. According to resident insect-expert Loyd Groutage, this littTé gaffer is probably a long way from home since the insect is not normally found in B.C One explanation of how Sammy got here is that gardeners have been known to import praying man tises because they are considered a highly beneficial, natural form of pest control But if the insect has its good points it also has less appealing ones. Wonder if the kids know that their new pet would get devoured by his female partner during mating? Yech. Then again, maybe Sammy's a Samantha. No word on that yet KARAOKE IS COMING TO CASTLEGAR Karaoke? It’s the enormously popular Japanese enter tainment that lets you step on stage in front of a microphone and become a star. To say it’s merely lip syncing is an injustice. It’s a spectacle (If you've seen the movie Black Rain with Michael Douglas you've seen karaoke.) If not, go to the Lion's Head Pub in Robson on Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. to get your first taste of the new sen sation “It allows the audience to become the stars they've always wanted to be,” said Joy Ramsden, who will operate the Castlegar karaoke franchise (yes, just like McDonald’s). She plans to tour the show around the area at locations ranging from pubs to seniors’ halls < Laser disc players will provide the videos and words of the songs — accompaniment for the budding stars. CKQR radio disc jockey Gary Dee will host the shows Start practising. Candidate rejects ruling BURNABY (CP) — Ron Gray, who lost a Social Credit nomination by one vote to néwspaper columnist Nicole Parton, says he will appeal the Party’s decision to nomination to stand The party has ruled that Parton's 190-189 on Aug. 27 was sufficient, but Gray said Tuesday the decision will be appealed to the Burnaby-Ed- monds constituency association, and if necessary to the B.C. Supreme Court The party’s lawyer and a professional parliamentarian agreed the vote constituted a clear majority under party rules, Socred president Hope Rust says ina letter to Gray But David Donovan, Gray’s cam- paign manager, said he has received “‘légal opinion from one of the largest law firms in Vancouver that we have a good case."” allow the FOR THE RECORD A story in Saturday's Castlegar News said lots in the industrial Park sell for about $20,000. In fact, the lots sell for about $20,000 per acre with most being approximately one acre in size. He would not identify the firm. Parton, a Vancouver Sun columnist currently on leave of absence, refused to comment on the ruling until she is officially informed by the party. Rust’s letter says the party con- siders the matter closed unless Gray makes public evidence of alleged im- proprieties by 5 p.m. Thursday. Donovan said the party “‘does not have the authority to open or close a case’’ and he will not turn over evidence of voting irregularities. He said he refused to hand over the evidence to the party because officials didn’t take seriously evidence turned over last week Donovan, who is a director of the Burnaby-Edmonds riding executive, said Gray’s backers will try to get a majority of the executive to hoid a second nomination meeting. Fred Noordam, riding executive vice-president, said the board will meet this week to discuss the legitimacy of the nomination. Tower continued from front page will not be compromised by the loss of the controllers. The controllers will be removed from Castlegar Airport Oct. 31, Lewis said. They will be transferred to other B.C. airports because of a shortage of controllers and to save money, he said. Transport Canada says the number of aircraft movements at Castlegar Airport does not justify the staffing of the airport with controllers and flight service specialists. Meanwhile, Kootenay West- Hotel continued from front pege take possession of the hotel until around 4 p.m. Friday, so business wasn't affected as badly as it could have been by the information picket. “Even if they would been open it won" t have been‘Very busy anyway because of the information picket. It’s a union town,” she said. She added that business was fair Saturday considering many people probably thought the picket was still in p'ace. Neither the union nor the hotel's new management was willing to blame anyone for the lack of com- munication. “The bottom line is that we discussed all the matters with the union itself and everybody’s reached an agreement and everybody's back to work,”’ said Oliver. Meanwhile, Oliver said the hotel's new owners are planning major im- Provements to the facility, but he didn’t want to release details until plans are finalized. “I do know that they’re planning on spending a lot of money here. To what extent right now is undeter- mined,’ he said. germs expressed by the avi MP Lyle Kr , ina letter congratulating Pat Carney on her senate appointment, lobbies for Carney’s support in keeping the con- trollers in Castlegar. The New Democrat MP says Car- mey no doubt be distressed to learn’ that Transport Canada will remove the controllers Oct. 31 **despite grave public fears and con- ion in- LYLE KRISTIANSEN .. . lobbies Carney among aircraft is often impossible, with aircraft being hidden from one another by the geography."* The MP says flight service station Personnel will give advice by radio of other activity in the skies over Castlegar ‘‘leaving pilots to avoid each other as best they can."* “Perhaps a senator pledged to regional representation can get through to Transport Minister Doug Lewis where all our previous effort: have failed,"* Kristiansen writes. dustry. . “As a native of the West Kootenay area, and having flown into and out of the difficult’ Castlegar Airport many times, you are personally familiar with the dangerous reality of the mountainous terrain and narrow valleys,’ Kristiansen writes. ‘‘You will know that visual separation PUBLIC INFORMATION OPEN HOUSE Celgar Pulp Company Modernization Project elgar Pulp Company invites you to attend the last of a series of public information open houses arranged to explain the proposed modernization of its 30-year-old softwood kraft pulpmill at Castlegar. 4:00 — 9:00 p.m. discuss your views. cITy ¢ Thursday, September 6 Fireside banquet room, Castlegar Celgar managers and independent engineering and environmental consultants who helped to prepare the company’s Stage II environmental assessment report will be on hand to answer your questions, ten to your concems and CELGAR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE TRE SQUARE, CASTLEGAR. 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