June 18, 1989 Castlegar News Living Waters Faith Fellowship CHURCH DEDICATION SERVICE Sunday, June 18 3:00 p.m. i ad We invite you to join together with us as we celebrate the dedication of our new church facilities to the service of our lord Jesus Christ. Everyone is welcome PASTORS STUART & LIONOR LAURIE And the Congregation of Living Waters Faith Fellowship Location: Living Waters Faith Fellowship 2329-6th Ave., Castlegar, B.C. 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Gardner said quick response and co operation is essential in dealing with disasters “We are fully aware we do not exist in isolation, that a disaster that occurs does not spare, one because of the national border which divides us,”’ the governor said **In fact, in many respects, those of us in this part of the country have much more in common with one another than we do, in our case, with other States."* The agreement calls for * The creation of a joint emergen: cy response plan © Aninventory of equipment and personnel response available for clean-up A review of tanker safety, routes and operating requirements © Joint spill response drills and training Anoil spill task force, with members from Washington and British Colum- bia, was established in January in response to the Grays Harbor spill The recent spill by the Exxon Valdez in Alaska prompted that state and Oregon to join the task force. The two states are expected to sign the agreement later, Gardner said A similar memorandum reached in 1972 between Washington and British Columbia: failed because ‘tit wasn’t really followed through on,”’ Vander Zalm said. “An agreement is great but there needs to be a process to follow through. Unfortunately that wasn't in place then but this won't be the case thistime.”” Gardner said the agreement needs federal-level involvement. Some disasters are of such magnitude “that no single state or province would have the capability to handle it so the federal government on either side can assist in that process.”” VALDEZ, Alaska (AP) — A criminal trial for the former gap tain of the tanker Exxon Valdez has been postponed, and one of the judges who was involved in the case said he doubts a trial will be held before fall Joseph Hazelwood originally was ordered to stand trial June 20 for reckless endangerment, negligent discharge of pollutants and operating a vessel while drunk, all misdemeanors. The charges were filed a week after the tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound, spilling almost 41 million litres of oil The case was moved back to July 3, and a new judge was assigned Thursday, said the administrative Valdez captain's trial postponed until July office of the Third District Superior Court Judge Bosshard of Valdez, removed from the case on a defen ce motion, said Friday he doubts the case actually will go to trial July 3 because no motions have been filed by either side ~ Hazelwood, *42, also has been indicted by an Anchorage grand jury on three felony counts of second-degree criminal mischief. He has pleaded innocent to all of the misdemeanors and felonies. He is free on the equivalent of $60,000 Cdn bail and has been working near his home in Huntington, N. Y Lawyers on both sides have in- dicated they will seek to have all the Judicial John who was charges consolidated into a single trial. Hazelwood’s lawyer, Dick Mad son, has said he will ask that the trial be held in Fairbanks. And Bosshard said he expects the defence to file several motions to suppress evidence All motignis must be addressed at a hearing before the trial can start, and there must be time allowed for responses and any \opposing motions, Bosshard explained He said ‘‘run-of-the-mill”’ misdemeanors cases usually take 100 or more days to reach trial in Valdez, and felonies 150 days or more. “1 doubt any trial will be held until fall or early winter.”” We make MOLEHILLS out of MOUNTAINS BUSH PILOT 18-Speed * Index Shifting * Cantilever Brakes * Aluminum Wheels Lifetime Guarantee Brake and Gear adjustments on all new bikes 18 Speed * Shimano * Index Shifting * Cro-Moly Frame * Alloy Wheels Norco Pinacle $499 The largest volume dealer in the Kootenays means big, big savings for you 908 Rossland Ave., Trail 364-1661 And remember NISHIKE. Expedition rame* 18. 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Recent moves by the federal gover- nment inspired Alberta to start gearing up for a constitutional fight, Klein said “There are some federal moves that indicate they want some authority that is probably more than we are going to give over a process we feel is a provin- cial process.”’ Several native and environmental groups in the Northwest Territories have asked Ottawa to conduct its own public review of three pulp-mill projec- ts that involve rivers which flow into the territories. Klein has agreed to go to Yellowknife for talks with territorial, federal and Alberta officials on a trans-boundary water agreement. No date has been set for the talks. Klein said he expects Ottawa to in- dicate how much involvement it wants in Alberta's environmental reviews within 10 days. ‘We'll have a look at it then, If it’s something we feel is beyond our willingness to accept — in other words we see it as pure intervention — then we will have to address that situation ithen.”” New Democrat John Mclnnis said earlier in the day Ottawa is intervening in Alberta’s environment because the province is not doing the job itself. Under federal regulations Ottawa can’t order such assessment if it duplicates one already in place by the province. “The only reason the feds are get- ting involved is because the Alberta process has been reviewed and judged deficient,’’ McInnis said. The dispute with Ottawa affects almot $3 billion in forestry projects, including the $1.3-billion Alberta Pacific project. It also affects the $1.3- billion Husky Oil upgrader and the $4- billion OSLO oil sands plant. Alberta Pacific said it will recon- sider building a $1.3-billion pulp mill near Athabasca if a federal environ- mental review takes too long. Gerry Fenner, manager of the proposed mill, said the company is Weekly stocks TORON}JO (CP) — After a week of plunging stock prices, the Toronto and New York markets sloughed off some unrelenting economic news and closed up slightly Friday. The Toronto Stock Exchange's 300 composit index rose 7.7 points to finish the session at 3,745.07, a loss of $7.34 pointson the week. * The Dow Jones average of 30 in- dustrials rose 11.38 points to 2,486.38, adrop of 27.04 for the week. Two strong waves of trading on Wall Street reflected manoeuvres dealing with the expiration of impor- tant stock-index futures, index options and options on individual stocks. These expirations occur once each quarter in an event commonly called the ‘triple witching hour.”” Reports on inflation and the housing industry had little impact on the stock market, analysts said. The Labor Department said the con- sumer price index. rose 0.6 per cent in May, pushing up by strong increases in food and gasoline costs. May’s rise followed a 0.7-per-cent April increase and was taken asa sign that inflation is a stubborn problem for the economy The U.S. Commerce Department said housing construction continued to decline in May and starts on new homes fell 2.1 per cent from April to the lowest level since 1982. TAKE PROFITS John Ing, a stock analyst with Maison Placements Canada, said the week provided some profit-taking op- portunities in the U.S. dollar and the stock market The market was also partially weakened by some interest rates, Ing said. On other Canadian markets, the Montreal portfolio index rose 2.95 points to close at 1,896.63, a 51.83- point loss on the week. The Vancouver Stock Exchange dipped 0.77 points Friday, closing at 702.83, a weekly loss of 7.45 points. Lower profits expected TORONTO (CP) — Stone Con- tainer, the Chicago pulp, paper and packaging maker which purchased Consolidated-Bathurst for $2.6 billion in March, said profit for the second quarter and all of 1989 will be lower than expected. Company officials said Stone un- derestimated the impact weaker newsprint markets would have on Montreal-based Consolidated, one of North America’s leading newsprint manufacturers. Rather than adding to its new parent’s profit over the next few mon- ths, the acquisition will unexpectedly reduce it, said Arnold Brookstone, Stone’s chief financial officer Stone Container is a co-owner of Celgar Pulp Co. which operates the Castlegar pulp mill worried it will face increased costs if Ottawa wants a full-scale review of the kraft-bleach pulp mill, ‘*If there's a concern and we're forced to spend six to eight months (undergoing a federal review), we would be concerned whether ‘the whole project is finan cially feasible.”’ The company could face increased carrying costs and’ engineering fees, equipment purchases worth $200 million would have to be renegotiated, prices would likely go up and the cost of borrowing money would have to be re-examined, Fenner said. Alberta Pacific president Stuart Lang said he still wants to meet the targeted 1991 startup, saying delays won't be serious until late summer McInnis said three pulp mill projects in Alberta should be scrapped in the in- terest of using the forestry resource properly. “I’m prepared to live with the con- sequences of doing the job right,”’ he ‘said. Emil Zachkewich, a resident of the area near the planned mill site, said several tawyers have offered free ser- vices to environméntal groups to mount a court challenge to forestry development processes in northern Alberta. Ray Robinson, chairman of the federal environmental. review office, said Ottawa's concern is ‘‘the cumulative effect of the mill on the water systems, which flow into Wood Buffalo National Park and the North- west Territories. | made those points because both are federal jurisdic- tions.”” The federal government also wants details on the impacts to fish and migratory birds, he said. OTTAWA (CP) — After four months of free trade with the United States, Canada’s merchan- dise trade surplus virtually collap- sed in April to its lowest level in eight--years, Statistics Canada reported The meagre seasonally adjusted surplus fell to $129 million in April, down from $417 million in March and just a hair above a trade deficit Canada has not had a merchan dise trade deficit since March 1976 and initial reaction to today’s an- nouncement was predictable. “That's a very disappointing SURPLUS PLUNGED IN APRIL, STATSCAN SAYS trade figure,” said Patti Croft, an economist with Burns Fry Ltd. in Toronto. Since Jan. 1, when the Canada- free-trade deal was laun- ched, Canada’s trade surplus has steadily dropped from a healthy $1.1 billion, Croft blamed declining surplus on the high value of the Canadian dollar’ and the slowing U.S economy She said Canada is getting very close to a trade deficit but Croft believes the surplus will rebound for May as the cooling Canadian economy slows demand for impor- ts CAR LOANS “Thinking About New Wheels?” CASTLEGAR SAVINGS CREDIT UNION YOUR COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CENTRE FOR OVER 40 YEARS! CASTLEGAR SLOCAN soll th St, 365-7232 2 COOL DEALS ON HOT WHEELS! Ask About Cool Air Conditioning Packages At Discounted Prices HURRY . . . Offer Expires At The End of June, 1989 FIRST TIME EVER OFFERED AT WANETA PLAZA TOYOTA ... Wy Rs All erreth Vy 1990 4 Door Ly 4 RUNNERS < ARRIVING | NOW! ~ = MAAN MAKE A FANITASTIC DEAL TODAY. 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It’s called Access for All and it means a lot to British Columbia: * 15,000 new spaces in university programs at universities and colleges by 1995 1,400 new spaces and thirty new programs for career/technical, vocational and adult basic education Anexpanded range of prograrhs, particularly university-transfer courses, at Selkirk College in Castlegar and East Kootenay Community College in $1 million to literacy training and special financial assistance for many more literacy and adult basic education students in 1989/90 A task force on Native education $1 million for advanced education for the disabled It all adds up to an advanced education system producing a highly trained, competitive work force ready to face the challenges of the 1990's and beyond. LEN RAL TOGETHER. ABETTER BC. Province of British Columba Minty of Aavanced Educato ad nology Stanley B Hagen. Minste