A6é CASTLEGAR NEWS, December 23,1981 Find it a difficult year By ED SIMON As the shopping days dwindled down to a precious few, some Canadian retailers are still looking for a last- minute rush, Others are re- signed to having themselves a mediocre Christmas, Snow and colder weather are boosting sales in some parts of the country and special p in slow- mood of their executive of- ficers, 3 “It's our most difficult Christmas in my 10 years. with the company here,” said Robert Amirault, promotion sales manager at Simpsons in Toronto, “Sales simply are not what they should be at this time of year,” said Larry Loop, retail moving lines are having some effect. But the ho-ho-hos of department-store Santa Clauses do not reflect the of the Ottawa Board of Trade. “Business is soft this year, softer than last year,” said Tim Smith, toy dep manager at one of Eatons’ Winnipeg stores, where a 25-per-cent reduction was being offered on all toys ex- cept video games and cart- ridges. ° CUTS FIR PRICES John McLean, sales prom- otion manager for Hudson's Bay in Vancouver, said the company was cutting prices by one-third on its full range of furs, costing between $800 and $18,000, to boost sales. “In general it's bony going tobea More discussion on High Ross Dam SEATTLE (AP) — The three United States mem- bers of the International Joint Commission met here secretly last week for a quiet, off-the-record discussion of the High Ross Dam project with city officials. The full commission, in- cluding three members from Canada, eventually will de- cide if Seattle City Light can add 36 metres to the Ross Dam and flood an additional 5,000 acres of the Skagit River Valley in British Col- umbia, Commission members also met with British Columbia officials in Vancouver Dec. 16. No one would describe the issues discussed at either meeting, but there were re- ports that British Columbia officials renewed their op- position to the hydropower project. City of Seattle officials at first even refused to com- ment on whether the meeting had occurred. Although B.C. and Seattle signed a contract in 1967 to permit the flooding, the province opposes the project and has asked the Inter- national Joint Commission to declare invalid a 1942 com- mission order approving the high dam. Keith Bulen, an Indian- apolis attorney and member of the United States section of the commission, said the commissioners were in this state for a hearing on a dam project at Lake Osoyoos and decided to meet with B.C. and Seattle officials. They wanted to fly into the Skagit Valley, but their helicopter was grounded by bad wea- ther, Bulen said. Bulen said no record was kept of the meetings, and they would not be considered as evidence. Bulen said the commission intends to decide the matter by April 2, as it promised in a formal meeting in Ottawa in October. said Mel Praltenaas research manager of the Retail Council of Canada. There was the occasional bright spot. Simpsons and The Bay reported business picking up in Montreal, where snow, cold weather are pre-holiday discounts were stimulating sales. Edward Ballon, vice-presi- The shopowners complained that trucks and equipment were taking up parking space and muddy trenches were discouraging customers. Mild weather was hurting 4 at Holman'’s of 1 business Prince Edward Island but manager Earle MacEachern said extensive promotio by the Charlottetown depart- ment store was bearing fruit. “I'm not saying the dolfars | are going to be as high, but they're buying and they're buying gifts. Other centres reported no’ decrease in dollar value from 1980 but were looking at reduced profits because of mounting expenses. “It's very difficult to tough it out this year,” said Lyall Thompson, manage of the St. Laurent Mall in Ottawa, even though sales figures were comparable with last year's. dent of retail at Henry Birks and Sons, said the jewelry firm was doing well in a number of cities. “I've been surprised by the number of large sales in view of the current ic con- was a factor in Regina, where a new downtown shopping mall appeared to be drawing cus- tomers from other malls in the suburbs. “Busi. is ditions,” he said. The weather was not a problem at Fort McMurray, Alta., where some retailers said they expected a 20-per- cent increase in business over last year. A similar forecast came from the man- ager of a St. John's, Nfld., shopping mall and a Halifax clothing store reported re- cord sales on two successive Saturdays in early Decem- ber. At the other end of the scale were the merchants in downtown Saint John, N.B., where underground hydro wires were being installed. down,” said a spokesman for the Southland Mall. “We're having extra open nights but the first two were not as good as we had expected.” There was a similar com- plaint from an Edmonton record dealer. “There are just as many records being sold as last year but the market is dil- uted by the number of 2 i stores,” he said. “You're at a saturation point.” One of the competitors retailers j spoke for most across Canada. “We're waiting for the erunch.-It still hasn't come.” (The Canadian Press) reeting tho fay ...and hoping the music and magic ofa glorious Christmas will beyours every moment of your holiday. We adda ., happy note of thanks for your , friendship and good will. whee, CHRISTMAS HOURS OPEN Dec. 24 until 5:30, Dec. 28, 29 & SS) 9a.m.-6 p.m. cu SED. Dec. 25, 26 & 2 MEMBER MLS CASTLEGAR, B.C. 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Belezyk had the best two- run total Saturday, giving him 2:26.84 over Monod’s 2:27.86, but Monod beat him Sunday with his 2:18.76 over Saints By CasNews Staff Selkirk College women’s volleyball team arrived from Toronto this week with a Belezyk's 2:14.38, giving Monod a better overall time. Red Mountain Racer Glen | Dorey placed third in Satur- } day's run with a time of 2:28.06 but only tied for sev- enth with Donald Stevens of | the B.C. ski team with a FELIX BELCYYK . «wins men’s FIS Selkirk coach Barb Ruther- ford. “The national team mem- bers did a real good job,” she third-place win and a $100 says. scholarship in a three-day tournament/clinic in Toron- The team came in third out of seven colleges in two roundrobin tournament and was awarded $100 after team member Christine Bourchier was selected as one of the four most improved players. The clinic itself conducted by the national volleyball team, was excellent, says vy! After playing two games with each team, which is un- usual in volleyball, Selkirk was tied for second with Sheridan College of Toronto. But after the point ratios were totalled, Selkirk ended up in third place. John Abbot College of Quebec was first. Other teams competing were Mount Royal of Cal- gary, Seneca College of Tor- onto, Centennial College, also Blues come E By THE Canadian Press Now that they’ve got their home act together, St. Louis Blues probably wish they could haul it on the road. The Blues, one of the most improved teams in the Na- tional Hockey League last season, have, until recently, been struggling. But thanks to an impressive home-ice streak, St. Louis has made the climb back to respec- tability and with Tuesdy’s 3-2 victory over Buffalo Sabres now stand only one game be- low .500 (15-16-4) in the Nor- tis Division. Blues coach Red Berenson said the credit for Tuesday's victory, in which the team equalled a club record -with its sixth consecutive home 84m victory, had to go to the line of Blake Dunlop, Perry Turn- bull and Tony Currie. * “[’ve been concerned about that line,” Berenson said. “We're looking for them to take some pressure off (Ber- nie) Federko's line and pick up some important goals, too.” HAVE NOT LOST The Blues have not lost on home ice in eight games, including two ties, since a loss to Edmonton on Nov. 17. On the road, however, they have picked up only one vic- tory since a 4-2 decision over Colorado Rockies on Nov. 14. In other games, it was Quebec Nordiques 5 Mon- treal Canadiens 2, New York Islanders 5 Winnipeg Jets 2, Hartford Whalers 3 Detroit Red Wings 2, Colorado 4 Los Angeles Kings 2 and Min- nesota North Stars 4 Van- couver Canucks 4. Leading the Blues were Currie, who scored twice, and goaltender Mike Liut, who stopped 80 shots. “We had some good chanc- es and Liut came up big,” Buffalo coach Jim Roberts said. “But that’s not a new story, is it? “He does that to everyone. Our power play isn’t clicking, and that is disappointing to me. But we've come off six games in nine months and had a tough trip in here this morning: So I guess the ef- fort was OK.” Turnbull scored the other 2:18.22 time Sunday. Bergie Lund of the B.C. team, took both the junior ladies’ and senior ladies’ title. Lund had a second-place time of 2:10.75 Sunday but her Saturday total of 2:05.80 gave her the combined junior and senior women's title. Wade Christe, 16, of the Vancouver ski team had the best overall time to capture . the junior men’s title. place third of Toronto, and Kings Uni- versity of Nova Scotia, The clinic itself was con- ducted by the national volley- ball team and was excellent, says Selkirk coach Barb Rutherford. | *. “The national team mem- bers did a real good job,” she says. Selkirk had the opportun- ity to go to Toronto, when it submitted an application and was selected on a provincial basis, ability to work with the national team, and Play- ing capabilities. back | five games. Morris Lukowich and Tim Trimper scored for the Jets. WHALERS 3 RED WINGS 2 Gary Howatt scored two goals for the Whalers, who broke out of a five-game win- less streak. The Whalers came from behind twice as Mike Blais- dell and Reed Larson gave Hartford 1-0 and 2-1 leads. Pierre Larouche, who re- cently joined the Whalers af- ter being traded by Mon- treal, scored Hartford's other St. Louis goal, while Brent goal. Peterson and Yvon Lambert scored for the Sabres, who_ have lost four of their last six es. NORDIQUES 5 CANADIENS 2 : “This was the best possible Christmas present for our fans,” said Quebec coach Mi- chel Bergeron as the Nor- diques halted Montreal's win- ning streak at five games. ‘Jacques Richard scored what proved to be the win- ning goal at 5:11 of the third period. Peter’ Stastny, his brother Anton, Mare Tardif and Robbie Ftorek . also soored for Quebec. Keith Acton and Bob Gain-. ey scored for Monteal, which never won in Quebec City. ISLANDERS 5 JETS 2 ROCKIES 4 KINGS 2 Colorado built a 4-0 lead after two periods, its biggest lead of the season, and then coasted home in the final 20 minutes. Chico Resch faced 88 shots in the Rockies net. Rob Ram- age led the offence with a_ goal.and an assist. Don Lever, Brent Ashton and Joel Quenneville also scored for Colorado, while Dave Taylor and Scott Gruhl scored for the Kings. powerplay goal with less thar three minutes remain- ing in the game to give the tie. The Is}: are another club riding a hot streak on home ice as they won their fifth consecutive game: — four at home. John Tonelli, Bryan Trot- tier, Wayne, Merrick, Mike Bossy and Hector Marini scored for the Islanders. The goal for Bossy was his 26th of Dino Ciccarelli scored twice for the North Stars and Steve Christoff had the other goal. Ivan Hlinka, Dave Wil- liams, Thomas Gradin and Kevin McCarthy scored for Vancouver, which is winless in its last six games. , FOXBORO, MASS. (AP) — Ron Erhardt and his as- sistant coaches will not be the last to go. Erhardt and his eight man New England Patriots staff were fired yesterday in the wake of the team's 2-14 record, the worst in “Coaching staff fired | its history. New England shared the poorest record in the National Football League with Baltimore, to whom the Pats lost twice. Patriots owner Billy Sullivan cited the team’s record and the loss of fans and fan enthusiasm as key factors in his decision to oust Erhardt, whose contract was to expire in April. Assistants Jim Rin-. go, Fritz Shurmur, Ray- mond Berry, Rich Lantz, Bobby Grier, Babe Parilli, Gino Cappelletti and Dick ch also were dismissed. Roa i oc Smokies defeat Rebels ‘Castlegar “Rebels added another loss to their Koot- enay International Junior. Hockey League record last, night as Trail Junior Smoke Eaters thumped them 7-3 at the Cominco Arena in Trail. The Rebels now possess a 12-17 win-loss record. - Blaine Rahier-.and- Lyle: Stoushnow scored one goal each in the first period while Jim Smith scored in the second to give the Rebels their three goals. Last night's game was the Rebels last league game of the year. They resume play next year when they take on the Nelson Jr. Maple Leafs Jan. 6 in Nelson. Ski Report Red Mountain -T celsius. Packed service. 149 cm at top, 60 cm at bottom. All lifts in operation. Good skiing. Open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Morning Mountain Excellent conditions. 30 em snow at the base, 42 cm at the top. Open daily through- out Christmas holidays, ex- cept Christmas Day, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free Ks skiing New Year’s Day from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Night skiing from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. _ Whitewater No new snow. -14 celsius. 185 em at the lodge, 190 cm at the summit. Open from 9 a.m. to 3:80 p.m. All lifts in oper- ation. Open Ch Day One Application . . . And You're Covered. FOR: — Special Purchases — Credit Car Payments — Overdraft Protection LINE OF CREDIT ON YOUR CHI Pay Interest Only On What You Use, Kootenay Savings Credit Union| 1016-4th St., Castlegar JUING ACCOUNT Ph. iced ed } AIEEE SO Om wire Une toatl Canada whips Finland. WINNIPEG (cP) aro way right winger Mike ae ler tells it, members of the + Canadian team in the eight- country world junior hockey championship may turn their lack of experience playing together into an advantage. “You knock heads against these guys all year and play last night over Finland in first-dam action in the round- robin tournament for players under 20. “I think this helps us because we have respect for the other guys. “And we're not.an each other's nerves like we might be if we'd played half the year together.” Despite having had only a five-day training camp with his new linemates, Moller, from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Kimberley -12 celsius. Packed service. 149 cm base at the top, 60 cm at the bottom. All lifts in operation. Good skiing..Open from 8:30 a.m, to 3:80 p.m. No new snow. Open from 9 to 3:30 p.m. All lifts open. Roads plowed and sanded. Good skiing. Night skiing from 5 to 10 p.m. Apex from L Broncos of the Western Hockey League, looked comfortable enough with centre Mare Habscheid of the WHL's Sastatoon Blades and left winger Scott Arniel from Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League. G > “We're looking for\ the other guy, not just getting ‘tunnel vision and heading for the net with our heads down,” Moller said. “i got the goals on the line, but I think the key to my goals was getting the puck at the right time, and that was because of In other games, the Soviet Union downed West Ger- many 12-8 and zechoslovakia defeated the United States 6-4 at Duluth, Minn. De- fending champion Sweden humiliated Switzerland 17-0 at Kenora, Ont. Paur Cyr from Victoria Cougars of the WHL, Carey Wilson, playing with IFK Helsinki in Finland, and Bruce Eakin. of Saskatoon had single goals for Canada before 3,683 fabs at Winnipeg Arena. Hannu Jarvenpaa, with a short-handed goal midway through the game to. cut Canada’s lead to 4-1 was the only Finnish scorer against goaltender Mike. Moffatt of the OHL's Kingston Can- adians, who faced 35 shots. The Canadians had 36 shots at Kari Takko in Finland's . “We gave them too many opportunities, but Moffat was very sharp at the key times,” said Canadian head coach Dave King from University of Saskatchewan Huskies. “To be successful at this level, you've got to get. - clutch goaltending — the right save at the right time — and Mike gave us that to- t.” King, for whom the victory goals and was a welcomed 34th birth- day present, said he was “actually very happy” with the team’s showing, but sug- gested the power Play, which failed to score in t ae a lot of things we haven't really touched on, so when you come out with a victory like tonight, you're got to be very satisfied.” But, he said, “the power play needs a lot of work. “The co-ordination isn’t good. On the other hand, I- thought we did a good job killing penalties, so it’s a tradeoff.” Anatoly Semenov and Ser- gei Odintsov each scored two goals’ to lead the’ Soviet Union over West Germany. The Soviets outshot the West Germans 55-17. Magnus Roupe scored five assisted on another to power Sweden past Swit- zerland, which was outshot 62-16. Canada plays Sweden ere tonight. Finland meets Swit- zerland at and. gave up Jarvenpaa’s goal, can be better. “We've only been together three or four days and there Man., while the United States faces West Germany and the So- ‘viet Union goes against Czechoslovakia at Duluth. Steve and Ken come home By EATON HOWITT TORONTO (CP) — Steve (P -11 celsius. 5 cm new snow. Service machine groomed. All lifts open. All roads sanded. Open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Big White -12 celsius. 1 cm new snow. Service packed. 111 cm. at top with 59 cm at the village. his eyes dim from tiredness but his diamond ear stud sparkling, was full of beans yesterday as he and Ken Read arrived home the day after their ski triumph at Crans Montana, Switzerland. Podborski’s downhill win put him in first place in the World Cup downhill stand- ings, while Read's third-place finish proved he has returned to form after the sericus injuries he suffered early last season. Podborski, 24, of Toronto, said attitude was the big se- cret of Canada's ski success. “Attitude is the key factor in downhill racing,” he said. “I know if I'm relaxed and not uptight I feel better.” He said the proper attitude is even more important when facing a bad course, as they did at Crans Mantana. HOME FOR 10 DAYS After spending today at Blue Mountain near Colling- wood, Ont., he'll be home for 10 days before heading back to the hills and will “try and get in a little Christmas.” Read, who was to be home in Calgary today, said he fig- ures he’s 80 per cent back to the condition he was in be- fore the injuries he suffered in a fall. - “I had my confidence back before the season: started,” he said. “things went well fo rme in training, though there were some things that weren't going as well.”