Hint: 4 Kids Hint: Husband Gerry Hint: Initials CR Hint: Very Old! iN” LOVING < of Nettie Poohacholf who passed away May 11, yeors hos , We don't know ee nd You left your family & children. was spoken, You And only God knows Sodly missed, Mom, Poohachotts, Ministry of Social Services fond How PreLo SeRvites Province of Brian Columous Invitation for WE WISH to express our thanks to our friends ond relatives. who joined us on those McKenzie B.C.,; Gory Castlegar; Sharon Isfeld and Penny Hurd and families of Castlegar tor making this occassion a special one. God Bless You All, John and Florence Paulson. /37 Proposals Nonprofit societies which have the capacity and_financiat_abitity to provide the following services are invited to submit a proposal to the Ministry of Social Services and Housing. DAY CARE SUPPORT PROGRAM The Services to be provided by this program are recruitment, training ond support of day care providers, a WANT YOUR AD TO STAND OUT’ But don't want to pay for a B-1-G ad? Use Our ATTENTION GETTERS! Serer om contre ate te amy ypu ot Your only ehacge will ba-enwaai Ymoenure_cherge 734), And. youl to the Ministry's sub- sidized parents in selecting day cor ‘arrangements. Agencies will be e tablish ivers a porents. It is expected thot services will be provided to both licensed ond family day core providers als who provide care in the child's home. Proposals should include a statement t philosophy or guiding principles. NC, financial status, orgonizetional structure, description of the program, detailed budget reflecting anticipated — salary operating and administration costs and an evaluation plan Proposals should be submitted to Social Services & Housing, Castlegar by May 28/'90. Inquiries. may be directed to Nolo Partington, 365-8544 The Ministry reserves the right not to accept any of the proposals made in Thi to this CastlégarNews cs % ps Tom Sawyer Modern day Only this Tom's name is Rick Hall, who wos helping a neighbor out by painting the pickets on sunny afternoon in Robson. Wonder if Hall got his own Huckleberry Finn oh Casttews photo by Ed Mills with the whitewash? to help him out Housing construction down OTTAWA (CP) — An important sign of future growth in the economy stalled in February and the annual level of residential construction across the country plunged in April. The new statistics provided more evidence that John Crow’s high in- terest rate fight against inflation is sapping the economy's strength, some A id e lowest or any proposal will not necessarily be accepted. Jack L. 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Trail 364-0202 Castlegar 365-0202 box liner full warranty s «plus many more features Reg. price $26,967.00 ? 4,972.00 &, l s) L FINANCING —— # FORD TEMPO 10:9 %=— MERC TOPAZ 10.9% = — # FORD TAURUS 10.9 %—- :00 * Saturday 8:00-5:00 ALL MODELS ALL MAKES: grow during the next three to six mon- ths, was unchanged in February after rising 0.1 per cent in January and 0.3 per cent in each of the last three mon- ths of 1989, Statistics Canada repor- ted Monday. “41 think with an unchanged leading indicator, we'll look back in a couple of months and say ‘Wow, that was good,’ ’* Gregory said. The annual seasonally adjusted level of housing starts fell in April to 199,000 units from 226,000 units the month before, said Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. “Finally we have interest rates high enough to have an impact on housing starts,’ said Doug Peters, chief economist at Toronto-Dominion Bank. Last month’s round of interest rate increases boosted one-year mortgage rates to about 14.25 per cent, up from 13 per cent one year ago and 10.25 per cent two years ago. The latest signs of spreading weakness in the economy came as the Canadian Association of Business Economists said Canadians can look forward to more of the same for the next two years. A quarterly survey of 89 economists predicted the “For the first time since 1986, all of the manufacturing indicators were down in February,” Statistics Canada said. Spending on housing was still strong in the February indicator, but the economists said. April’s sharp drop in housing starts suggests that too will deteriorate. “This is not an indication that a recession is at hand, but it is not an will grow by a slim 1.75 per cent this year and next, after accounting for in- flation. The composite leading indicator showed manufacturing is bearing the brunt so far of high interest rates as five of the 10 components making up the indicator fell in February and one was unchanged. that we're strong growth either,”’ said Peters. Statistics Canada has already repor- ted the —economy—contracted—in February for the second month in a row, the first time that has happened since the last recession. A -recession happens when the economy contracts for two quarters in arow. Federal gov't to review Manitoba pulp mill WINNIPEG (AP) — The federal government will conduct an environ- mental review of Repap Manitoba’s proposed billion-dollar pulp and paper mill at The Pas, Man., federal officials confirmed Monday. A government spokesman says the decision follows a recent Federal Court ruling- The court ruled in March that the Oldman River dam project in south- western Alberta was subject to federal environmental guidelines because several areas of federal jurisdiction — including the Fisheries and Oceans Department — would be affected. Geoff Stein, head of the federal Fisheries and Oceans Department’s resource impact section, said the same principle applies in the Repap project, which involves the ion of the former Manfor Ltd. plant to a bleached kraft pulp operation. Stein said his department decided to initiate the review last month due to concerns over effluent discharge from the pulp into the “It provides an assessment in- volving those beyond the parties to the contract,” said environmentalist Peter Miller, referring to the provin- cial government and Repap. wan River system. The initial assessment involves assembling general information to determine what impact the project will have on the environment. A full-scale assessment, including public hearings, may then be recom- mended. “If the effects are unknown it could go to a panel or if there are significant adverse affects or public concern it would go to a panel,’’ Stein said. Local environmental groups hailed the s 7 tment granted Repap a license to ex- pand and modernize the plant ing its own i assessment of the project, but Miller said environmentalists are concerned the province may have a conflict of interest because it is in favor of the Project proceeding. He also said the provincial En- vironment Department has limited expertise in the types of toxins the project will involve. Officials of Repap and the province said they welcome the federal review, noting it didn’t come as a surprise. De-inking plant planned MEDICINE HAT, Alta. (CP) — A paper de-inking company plans to recycle waste paper from the three Prairie provinces at a vacant glass fac- tory in the southeast Alberta town of Redcliffe. Consumers Paper Corp. announ- ced it will build in the premises of the old Domgias plant, which closed last September, leaving more than 400 people out of work. The Alberta government will kick in $15 million in loan guarantees — roughly half the estimated $30 million project cost, Economic Development be largely collected from offices, paper processing plants and con- sumers. Rekunyk said the venture makes good environmental sense but is going ahead because it looks profitable. “It is (Albertans’) desire to see waste becot a consumer product. The government is reacting to that. I know we are,”’ said Rekunyk. “If that signal was not clear, this would not be an economically sensible venture.”” Rekunyk said the recycled paper requires less treatment than raw pulp or newsprint. The paper will be bleached with hydrogen peroxide in- stead of chlorine. Waste water will be treated by Medicine Hat’s sewage system. The timing couldn’t be better for the 3,800 residents of Redcliff, who were hit last month with an 8.1 per cent municipal tax increase — largely due to loss of tax revenue from the glass factory. Minister Peter Elzinga said at a news Rekunyk. Redcliffe is about 350 kilometres said in a news release. close of business on May 22, 1990. Dividend declared Cominco Ltd. has declared a dividend of 25 cents per share on the company’s common shares. The dividend is payable-on June 30, 1990, to holders of record at the close of business on June 11, 1990, Cominco A dividend of $1 per share on the $2 redeemable preferred shares series A is declared payable on June 1, 1990, to holders of record at the A dividend of $1.21875 per share on the $2.4375 redeemable preferred shares series B is declared payable on June 1, 1990, to holders of record at the close of business on May 22, 1990. Couvelier eyes fiscal tangle Says B.C. better off without federal gov't VICTORIA (CP) — It doesn't make economic sense for British Columbia to be part of Con- federation, Finance Minister Mel Couvelier said Monday, adding that the province would be better off if it could gain economic independence from Ottawa. However, he admitted that was only ‘‘a gut feeling."” He said Finance Ministry staff and independent consultants will look at the issue, but stressed he was not suggesting dropping out of Con- federation. “What I want to do is study the merits of disentangling ourselves from, all of the fiscal relationships with Ot- tawa — and we have many of them,”” Couvelier said in ari i iew. between 1984 and 1988 Ottawa pum- ped about $7 billion more into the province than it took out. But it’s tough to analyse benefits of i based on But there are disadvantages to that, Couvelier said, including having British Columbians fill out two in- come tax forms along with the added those figures, a Finance Ministry spokesman said. For instance, in- costs of tax The Opposition says Couvelier is recycling an old idea. surance, family allowance and old age pensions are included in the paymen- ts, but the money may have been collected in another province, he said. The federal government now collec- ts income taxes from British Colum- bians and makes what are called tran- sfer payments to help foot the bills for social programs and health cost, among other things. Statistics Canada figures show that Couvelier wants the study completed by the end of the year and hopes it will show how the province can gain more economic ‘control of its own affairs. One way, he thinks, would be for the,province to collect its own tax, the way Quebec does. He da similar study a year ago and is resurrecting it now only to back ‘‘outlandish statements’ he’s made about being better off away from Ottawa, Glen Clark, the NDP finance critic, said Monday. Couvelier insists he is fed up with Ottawa running deficit budgets. He said his April 19 budget was balanced — despite the figures showing the government) will spend OUR ACTION AD PHONE NUMBER IS 365-2212 Kepnary corn SB. erating fund, a litth accounting procedure. He's not deterred by experts who argue there are too many intangibles to conclude how the province would fare on its own economically. Norman Ruff, a University of Vic- toria political scientist, says Couvelier has a short memory. In the mid-1980s British Columbia received $174 million in stablization payments, which are given to provin- ces whose total revenues fall below the previous year, he said. - “We'd be in trouble (again) if there was a drop in world demand for our natural resources,"’ Ruff said. Couvelier shrugs that off as minimal aid. “The difficulties we have as B nation in a financial sense are serious and the federal government it seems to me will continue to search for ways to-offload their responsibilities on to more than it takes in. act was possible something called because of the budget VICTORIA (CP) — Statistics Canada figures that seem to con- tradict claims by British Colum- bia’s finance minister that it would be better off economically outside of Canada were unfairly calculated, Premier Bill Vander Zalm said. « Figures from Statistics Canada in March showed that between 1984 and 1988 the federal gover- nment spent more in British Columbia than it raised in taxes in the province. Vander Zalm, commenting from Portage la Prairie, Man., where he is attending the western ‘premiers’ conference, said the figures gave an incomplete pic- ture. The analysis left_out at least half of all other revenue programs, such as the $1 billion a year in gasoline taxes British Columbians pay to the federal government. B.C. Finance Minister Mel Couvelier said in a recent inter- Vander Zalm disputes Stats Can numberS- See ce BILL VANDER ZALM _-- figures incomplete view that in dollars and cents ter- ms, the westernmost province would be better off outside Con- federation. He stressed, however, that the benefits of remaining outweighed those of leaving. The StatsCan figures showed that in 1984 the federal govern- ment_spent $9.6 billion in British Columbia_and_ removed $7.8 billion in taxes, leaving the province with net proceeds of $1.8 billion. By 1988, with British Colum- bia’s economy on the mend, the federal government spent $12.182 billion, or only $657 million more than the $11.525 billion it collec- ted. Couvelier said Monday he had not seen the figures but was not surprised. 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Reply to: Castlegar News, Box 3007-MM, Castlegar, B.C VIN 3H4 Castlegar News 197 Columbie Avenve Phone 365-2212 tor of government affairs, said in- dependent checks are needed even though there is no evi highway maintenance in British Columbia has deteriorated as a result of privatization. Ratel called for internal but in- dependent audits of highway main- tenance. “1 think it behooves the gover- nment . . . to ensure that justice is being seen to be done with respect to quality in highway maintenance,” he said. Auditor General George Morfitt, in his annual report released last week, said safety standards for highway maintenance are adequate, but there MONTREAL (CP) — Jean Chretien’s overconfidence in believing he has the Liberal leadership in the bag will work against him during the last weeks of the contest, leadership rival Sheila Copps said Monday. “No one has cast a ballot yet,”” Copps said in an interview with The Canadian Press. ‘People who attend leadership conventions are political animals. They want to have a horse race. “If you're a delegate, you want your vote to count and not be takeh for granted.”’ Chretien, a former cabinet minister who came second at the 1984 Liberal leadership convention, said last week that he’s taking no chances in assuring he wins the June 23 leader- ship vote. But he then went on to discuss post-victory plans in detail. Copps, who according to a Canadian Press survey of delegate side,’’ she said, delegates are already working for her campaign. The latest Canadian Press survey, touted are holes in the ministry’s system of quality control. John Shields, president of the B.C. Government Employees’ Union, called Morfitt’s conclusions a ‘*pretty strong indictment of the philosophy of privatization.”” In Victoria, Highways Minister Rita Johnston told the legislature she was delighted to defend her ministry in the face or Morfitt’s report. “1 would put the staff of the Ministry of Transportation and Highways up against the staff of auditor general any day of the week,”’ Johnston told the house. She said her ministry had already identified many of the problem areas Morfitt listed in his report. Copps says Grit race not over until vote released last Wednesday, indicates the following support among delegates: Chretien — 2,160, Copps — 184, Martin — 637, John Nunziata — 16, Tom Wappel — 138, and uncommit- ted — 337. Copps said that despite those num- bers political conventions ‘‘take on & life of their own,” and her perfor- mance in debates on women’s and youth issues and her speech to the delegates will bring support from other camps. “what we obviously have to do is bring those people over before the fir- st ballot,”” she said. On the Meech Lake constitutional accord, which recognizes Quebec as a distinct society, the MP for Hamilton-East accused Chretien of trying to ‘‘put Quebec in its place’” with his opposition to the pact Canadians are beginning to realize how high the stakes are for national unity in the Meech Lake debate and the new Liberal leader will have to rebuild bridges between Quebec and the rest of the country, said Copps, who supports the controversial con- stitutional deal. **1f we want to continue, we have to start to re-establish the political will to understand what Canada is and whether it’s worth the trouble to save it,”” she said. p Iders,”” he said. Lack of skill viewed with alarm OTTAWA (CP) — A lack of skilled scientists and engineers threatens the ability of Canadian in- dustry to compete in the world, junior science minister William Winegard said. “Recent studies show that Canada faces a crisis situation with a shortage of highly qualified scientists and engineers,”” Winegard told the annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Canada has 90 scientists and resear- chers for every 100,000 people, com pared with 280 per 100,000 in the United States and 240 per 100,000 in Japan, said Winegard. He said that’s not surprising because_of the alarming lack of fun- ding by Canadian business for resear- ch and development. Research and development finan- ced by business is worth 0.7 per cent of Canada’s annual economic output, compared with 1.3 per cent inthe United States, 1.8 per cent in West Germany and two per cent in Japan. “But even more alarming is Canada’s record for training and em- ploying the highly qualified iF boring image of engineers and scien- tists in industries such as mining and metallurgy. “We have this damn hard-hat image, or if not hard hat, a nice white lab coat stuck ona bench somewhere with a test tube in your hand,” he said. “Kids want to be in something ex- citing and they don’t see mining and metallurgy as terribly exciting."” But he added that it -wouldn’t hurt if industry could cough up more money to make professions such as engineering more lucrative. 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But he said young people still aren’t being drawn to-careers in science and engineering. “Even more disturbing is the fact that post-secondary enrolment in science and engineering programs has been stuck at 20 per cent over the past couple of decades.”’ Winegard, a former scientist and engineer, said professionals must get out in the classroom to dispel the locations: June 1,1 Province of British Columbia NOTICE OF PUBLIC VIEWING The Arrow Forest District is currently preparing their ¥990-1994 five-y d . Allinterested porti to view and comment on the proposed plan at Ministry of Forests are invited e following May 14 Nakusp Legion Hall 6:00-9:00 p.m. ‘May 15 Trout Lake Hall 6:00-9:00 p.m. 00 p.m. :00-9:00 p.m. hould be received by For further information contact Stewart Clow, Small Business Forester, 845 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, 365-2131. C., telephone =: 2 To attend a series of open houses Five-Year Development Plans fo’ Arrow Forest District. Open Houses w' Arrow Forest District. Forest Licence A20191 (Riverside Forest Products Ltd.) Phone 547-2111 LOCATION: Edgewood, B.C. (May 24) 48? Forest Licence A20192 (Slocan Forest Products Ltd.) Phone 355-2216 LOCATION: Nakusp (June 5), New Forest Licence A20193 (A LOCATION: Castlegar (Ju: Forest Licence A20194 (Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd.) Phone 399-4211 LOCATION: Castlegar (May 16) Forest Licence A20196 (Bell Pole Co. Ltd.) Phone 547-2131 LOCATION: Burton (May 30) Small Business Forest LOCATION: Nakusp (Ma (May 16), Salm: INVITE YOU KEN E. ARNETT For further information, tim appropriate licensee at the telepho Forest Service and the Forest Industry encourages your participation in th (July 11), Cast! District Manager, Arrow Forest District Enterprise Program (M.O.F.) Phone 365-2131 14), Trout Lake (May 15), Edgewood 0 (May 17), Castlegar (May 18) Tree Farm Licence No. 3 (Slocan Forest Products Ltd.) Phone 355-2216 LOCATION: Slocan (June 7) Tree Farm Licence No. 23 (Westar Timber LOCATION: Trout Lake (July 4), Nakusp Lhd ) F uly 14 DEVELOPMENT PLANS The British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Arrow Forest District and the Forest Industry of the Arrow Forest District. to review and comment gn the r the major licensees ofthe ill be held throughowtthe Denver (June 6), Slocan (June 7) tco Lumber Ltd.) Phone 367-9441 ne 5), Fruitvale (June 6) A Ltd.) Phone 265-3612 es and locations, please contact the ne number indicated. The of the Arrow Forest District @ management of our forests.