Lulative Library. Parliament Bldgs... 501 Belleville Victoria, vev 2x4 B. Cc. Feb: v Brisco on trade deal Tory incumbent Bob Brisco says mining and forestry will be win- ners in the free-trade poct...B4 atter 81 Forks losses... Castlegar. Rebels won their first game of the year Friday in Grand seven LOTTERY NUMBERS The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 6/49 draw were 2, 3, 8, 24, 32 and 48. The bonus number was 28, The $1,000,000 winning number in Friday's Provincial lottery draw is 6878807. The winning numbers drawn Friday in The 6, 23, 28, 37, 47, 2, 55 and 56. For complete lottery results turn to page B7 Pick lottery wer: Premier Bill Zalm ‘was resounding confidence at weekend's A2 Premier endorsed Vander given a vote of this Social Credit party conven- tion in. Penticton Sunday Vol. 41, No. 85 WAY »» Castlegar News 60 Cents CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 1988 WEATHERCAST Mainly cloudy today with a few showers and highs 10-12 C. Mon. jay will also be cloudy with pedal and highs near 10. Chan- ~ ce of precipitation both days is 40 percent 3 Sections (A, B &C) Clark gives Brisco help on trail By BRENDAN NAGLE Staff Writer An Ottawa heavyweight was in the West Kootenay Friday to help Bob Brisco in his campaign for the Nov. 21 federal election. External Affairs Minister Joe Clark visited Castlegar Friday after. noon, mainstreeting with Brisco, the Tory incumbent in Kootenay West- Revelstoke, at the Castleaird Plaza. The brief session of handshakes and small chats with local constituents was followed by a meeting with reporters at Brisco's recently-openea campaign headquarters on Columbia Avenue in Castlegar. Clark’s appearance underlined the fact that Brisco is doing all he can to retain his seat by more than the 700 votes he beat NDP candidate Lyle Kristiansen by in 1984. “I don't think there is ever an easy campaign in Kootenay West,” Brisco said. “As long as I've been a cand idate for federal office I've never found a campaign to be an easy campaign. That's the very nature of the constituency.” Brisco said the main issues for his riding-would be continued economic growth for the riding with heavy emphasis on the federal Western Di versification Initiative. “We're having some success in Kootenay West early on in that,” he said. “We'll make further progress in terms of the role western diversifi new bus Brisco said the initiative will not be affected by the free-trade agreement with the United States. “There's certainly nothing in the free-trade agreement that affects our regional programs of the federal government or for that matter a provincial government. The Western Diversification Initiative will con. tinue to operate to the fullest extent.” Westegn diversification and eco nomic growth aside, Brisco stressed the importance of the renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty bene. fits starting in 1994. He said the communities in the riding should be fairly compensated for any agree ment signed with the U.S. on the Columbia River “I think it's important we get our order in early in terms of the need for mitigation and the need for a determination of compensation for the effect on our waterways,” he said. Brisco was questioned on the free-trade agreement and how it will affect the sale of hydroelectric power to the United States. There is some concern that under the agreement, Canada will be forced to sell power to the U.S. for the same prices it charges Canadian purchasers. “Wrong.” Brisco replied. “The rates that West Kootenay Power may wish to establish for its service area need not be the rates they provide to the United States. What ever agreement is signed or contract is signed to purchase power from West Kootenay Power . . . that’s the figure, that's what they pay. Brisco and Clark were campaign ing in Trail before arriving in Castlegar and rushed off to Revel stoke immediately following their 90-minute Castlegar visit. CAMPAIGN TRAIL By BRENDAN NAGLE Staff Writer Canada will play an increasing role in world peace over the next decade, says the federal external affairs minister. Joe Clark says the most pressing concern at the moment is “to take advantage of the op. portunities that are developing internationally . . . to move on peace in various regions.” Clark visited Castlegar Friday as part of a one-day tour of the Kootenay West-Revelstoke rid ing. In an interview with report ers at Conservative incumbent Bob Brisco's campaign office in Castlegar, Clark said times are changing and Canada can play a leading role in global peace. For a long time the international prospects for peace were pretty Joe Clark was in Castlegar on Friday assisting Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco’s campaign. The pair were main- Peace major concern bleak but that has changed, he said. “What you heard about were wars, what you heard about was conflict,” he said. “To an in creasing degree now we are making progress on agreements in very serious regional con: flicts. The Soviets are pulling out of Afghanistan, there are these discussions in Southern Africa . . | instead of there being conflict there is the prospect of some peace.” Clark said the change has taken the focus off the Soviet U.S. domination of international relations. “There is now moré happening across a wider range and that means that countries like Can ada have an unusually important role to play,” he said. streeting at the Castleaird Plaza before going to Brisco's campaign headquarters. CosNewsPhoto by Brendon Nagle The role, he said, includes the use of Canadian nuclear-pow ered submarines “On the one hand, we have made it clear from the very beginning that this is a country that is not neutral on questions of freedom,” he said. “We see it as ‘part of our obligation to defend freedom and to stand up for it. Freedom is not well defended simply by people who talk.” He attributed the recent arms negotiations with the Soviet Union to a strong position from western nations. “That happened because the West was strong,” he said. “Be- cause the West held firm the continued on page A3 Students hear promises By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer Federal election candidates for the three major parties in Kootenay West-Revelstoke promised students jammed into Selkirk College’s main jounge Wednesday more money for education. Green Party candidate Michae’ Brown was the only contender whc didn't make any promises. “The Green Party at this point is far from getting into power, so we can't promise people more money for this, money from that or money from anything else,” he said after the one-hour candidates’ forum held in honor of National Students’ Day. “We hope to try to attract more people to us and that is why we run in elections, in order to try and build who has politically said Brown, anything awareness,” “never done before.” “The thought terrifies me that I could get elected. I am a hermit. I live in a little log cabin in the forest. I tend my garden and I pick my mush rooms in the fall. I should be out their picking them right now,” he said generating both applause and laugh. ter from the audience. New Democratic Party candidate Lyle Kristiansen and Liberal cand. idate Garry Jenkins promised to make changes and inject more money into the education system Conservative incumbent Bob Bris tained that his government has been increasing education fund ing. Brisco said federal spending on health and post-secondary education will be “considerable” $18.7 billion in 1988-89 and $19.7 billion in 1989-90. Kristiansen said the NDP would restore the “fifty-fifty” funding sys. tem for education in which federal and provincial governments share the cost of education. Jenkins admitted the Liberals made a mistake in 1980 by getting rid of the “fifty-fifty” funding system. He said provineial governments failed to allocate enough money to education under block funding “We will get back to fifty-fifty funding basis and in addition we will reduce the two per cent in block funding which the Conservatives in ere in 1986,” he said. tiansen also promised a “one infusion of capital to the continued on page A2 time’ Celgar ollution a problem By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer Celgar Pulp Co.'s $5 million attempt to reduce air emissions isn't working as well as the company had hoped. Since Celgar made major changes to its huge recovery boiler at the end of April, the pulp mill has con. sistently exceeded pollution limits set by the Ministry of the Environ ment in 1986. Those limits are actually higher than on its normal permit because the company is now in the second year of axfive-year vaxiance order. The variance order gives the comp- any relief on pollution requirements while it does upgrading to meet acceptable pollution levels. The company is permitted to emit 26 parts per million of Totally Re duiced sulphur (TRS), the compound which produces the characteristic retten-egg smell-from kraft pulp mills. “Without a significant improve: ment to the boiler they probably can't meet that,” said Carl Johnson, head of the industrial section of the Ministry of Environment's waste management branch in Nelson Johnson explained that air emis sions monitored at its air quality station atop the Castlegar and District Hospital are not supposed to exceed 70 micrograms per cubic metre. “If there were no variance, it would be about 25,” he said Pollution permits for newer mills with more modern systems are much lower, said Johnson, who added the TRS can still be detected by the human nose at levels below 10. “The level of 70 is not desireable, but it’s not going to harm anybody,” he said, adding that it is also-an “at- tainable” level for the mill right now. But Celgar is racing against time to work out the bugs in its new system. “We've told the government we will give final analysis (of improve- ments to the recovery boiler) by the end of December,” said Celgar's technical manager Vic Morandini. Celgar was hoping to be able to reduce emissions from the mill's air emissions scrubbing system and increase the amount of spent pulping chemical recycled in the recovery boiler. Pollution produced from the pro- cess bypasses a series of steam tubes in-the boiler and then goes into the emissions scrubber for a final clean- ing. Previously, the boiler didn't recover enough chemcials and over- loaded the scrubber which couldn't properly reduce emissions. Rather than improve the serubber, Celgar decided to tackle the source of the problem — the recovery boiler. The six-storey tall boiler is the centre of Celgar’s $48 million 10-year pollution upgrading program. The boiler’s function is to burn the spent black liquor used in the pulping process. The liquor, which contains reusable chemicals and wood continued on page AZ Private firm takes over highways work By CasNews Staff The provincial government's road and bridge maintenance work in the West Kootenay, Boundary and Rev elstoke/Golden areas was officially turned over to a privately-owned B.C. firm on Friday Bel Maintenance Inc. won a three-year contract for the Ross land/Grand Forks, Nelson/Creston/ New Denver and Revelstoke/Golden areas. The company began servicing the highways and bridges on Friday As well, 388 Highways Ministry employees in the three contract areas agreed to join Bel, which has established its headquarters in Nel son, along with a main equipment repair and purchasing-depot. Additional co y offices will be established in each contract area, according to a prepared release from the provincial government “I welcome the newest members of our company today,” said Bel president Dennis Hall, during the signing of final documents. “We're ready to continue with the high ndards set for road and bridge maintenance that travellers have been accustomed to in the past.” Highways Minister Neil added: “Although the delivery of the maintenance services has. been turn ed over to the private sector, the Ministry of Transportation and Vant * Highways will continue to monitor the performance according to strict contract guidelines which ensure that current safety and servite stan dards will be met “In the long term, these contracts represent the beginning of a more competitive marketplace for the road and bridge maintenance services throughout the province.” District Highways offices will con tinue to handle subdivision approv als, municipal liaison, local highway planning and construction super- vision, technical services, contract management and administration The ministry will maintain staff at all existing locations to ensure the public has ready access to these services. The contractor has agreed that the same volume of work will be sub- contracted to small operators through a competitive bidding pro- cess, preserving the existing oppor- tunities for local small business. Existing small operators currently under contract to the ministry in these areas will have their contracts a med to the new company to ensure continuity. Vant said the contract price over three years is less than projected ministry costs for the delivery of road and bridge maintenance ser. vices.