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TORONTO (CP) — Henry Lee Lucas, a convicted mur- derer who claims he is res- ponsible for more than 360 murders in the United States, also says he killed 10 to 12 people in Ontario, police said Tuesday.

The 48-year-old Lucas, sen- tenced to death in Texas, told an Ontario Provincial Police investigator in a prison in- terview last month that the murders were committed be- tween 1971 and 1981, OPP spokesman Cpl. John Dadds said Tuesday.

“Lucas claimed to have committed some murders during that period,” Dadds said. “There are no confirmed cases in Ontario at the mo- ment.”

Dadds said Lucas “got into some detail” about the mur- ders during a Feb. 19 inter- view with OPP Det. Insp. Gharles Judson, but the

Ontario

information will not yet be made public.

In an earlier interview in the Georgetown, Tex., pris on, Lucas told RCMP officers he had travelled to Western Canada four or five times and killed 12 women,

Ontario Provincial Police have begun a “very, very thorough” investigation of unsolved Ontario murders as well as some missing person reports to see whether the cases match any described by Lucas, Dadds said.

They will arrange another interview when they have turned up details on “dates, places and descriptions of victims.”

Judson “got the impression (Lucas) was being straight. forward and that he was not bragging,” Dadds said. e's a very soft-spoken individual and doesn’t make much of an impression.”

B.C. gov't rejects request

By CHARLES La VERTU

VICTORIA (CP) — The British Columbia government has rejected a request for $1.35 million from Norman Fox, who was pardoned by the federal government for a rape conviction which put him in jail for eight years.

The provineial government, however, has appointed a judicial commission to decide how much compensation Fox should get and how it might be paid.

Attorney General Brian Smith announced the appoint- ment Tuesday of retired supreme court justice M.M. McFarlane to look into the case.

Smith told reporters he decided to appoint a judicial commission because payment of the amount requested would be “not only inappropriate but also contrary to the best interests of the people of this province.”

The attorney general refused to say how much he thought would be appropriate.

Fox declined comment on the announcement, saying he had been instructed by his Vancouver lawyer Terry Robertson to wait until a news conference today.

However, prisoner rights activist Claire Culhane, one of a group of people who spent three years hunting down evidence that led to Fox's pardon, labelled the government delay in handling the case “contemptible.”

“The government has been hoping that he will foul up and end up back in prison or that he will drop dead,” Culhane said in an interview in Vancouver.

Fox, 48, is still living on welfare and has not received

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“Six months after they release him, they are still saying they have no policy (for false imprisonment). They are really saying they have to get down to dealing with it now,” she said.

Culhane dismissed Smith's suggestion that he could not propose a counter offer to Fox.

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“He is ignoring the fact that there are precedents dealing with this,” she said, adding that recently in Ontario a man had been awarded $500 a day for time wrongfully spent in prison.

Smith said McFarlane’s report would be made available to federal Justice Minister John Crosbie as soon as the B.C. government receives it.

A federal-provincial study group is currently preparing guidelines for future similar cases should they arise, Smith said, adding that both governments agreed Fox should not have to wait for completion of this report.

He said Corsbie will make a full statement in the next couple of weeks.

Smith said he did not appoint the commission earlier because ‘he felt the matter could be resolved through negotiation, and because he wanted to include the federal

He noted that “a legal obligation to make such payment not exist.” ee the time of his conviction, Fox was on parole and had served only a portion of a 1972 life sentence for a brutal 1960 rape in which he disfigured and mutilated his victim. FRIENDS AIDED CASE

In an unprecedented move, the 48-year-old man was pardoned by the federal government last October after friends uncovered the identity of the real rapist. The friends had pressured the Justice Ministry into examining the case and finally recommending a pardon.

Fox, who changed his name from Norman Kenneth Warwick, was convicted by a country court jury in Vancouver on charges of rape, buggery and assault causing bodily harm with intent to wound, maim or disfigure. 5

He appealed his conviction but three other judges

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Issue to be

By KATHRYN YOUNG OTTAWA (CP) — The Ce justice it

hardships and much of the pain that is faced by visible

will examine the issue of in- cluding sexual orientation as a prohibited form of discrim- ination under the Charter of Rights.

MPs voted Tuesday to re- fer the issue to the justice subcommittee which is exam- ining how federal laws deal- ing with controversial equal- ity rights need to be changed to conform with sections of the charter which come into effect April 17.

New Democrat MP Svend Robinson, who introduced a private member's bill calling for inclusion of sexual ori- entation in the charter, said gays and lesbians “continue to be subject to discrimin- ation and to many of the

“If all the gays and les- bians in Canada were to tomorrow suddenly become a visible minority, Canadi

upheld the guilty verdict in December 1976.

examined

Robinson's bill was amend- ed to refer the issue to the committee and passed by the Commons, despite the pro- tests of Liberal MP John Munziata, who said the entire

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would realize the extent to which gays and lesbians are active in our community, indeed, are active in com. munities across Canada at all levels of our society.”

He criticized a Defence Department policy under which five women posted in Nova Scotia were fired re- cently from the Canadian Armed Forces because their sexual activity constituted a security risk.

“I would urge that this Parliament recognize that that is a grave injustice,” he said.

equality rights was a waste of time.

The government should show leadership by amending those laws to conform with the charter now instead of delaying the issue with fur- ther study and consultation, he said.

By delaying changes, the government is forcing na tives, women and visible minority groups to fight their battles all over again by going to court to gain equal: ity, he said.

“Those who would waste their time by attending this

sub-committee perhaps would be better served and would better serve his or her cause by immediately going to court and getting a judicial interpretation of what equal ity means in this country now,” said Nunziata.

Chris Speyer, parliamen tary secretary to Justice Minister John Corsbie, agreed the issue of sexual orientation should be refer. red to the committee but not for the reasons cited by Rob- inson.

“I do emphasize that the reflections and submissions made today by the member for Burnaby (Robinson) is no way reflect what I personally think or members on this side of the House may think,” he said.

Man receives huge settlement

TORONTO (CP) — A man who is paralysed an unable to speak because of a dirt bike accident has received what is believed to be the largest court award in Canadian le-

gal history — about $6.3 million.

The award, to be paid by the City of Brampton, will allow Michael McErlean, who was 14 at the time of the

TORONTO (CP) — A man who killed his parents, sister and uncle Sunday before committing suicide came to Toronto from Cin- cinnati, Ohio, with mass murder in mind, Toronto police said Tuesday.

Investigators found nu- merous sheets of paper in the Toronto apartment on which Wolodymyr Dany- lewyez had written of his intention to kill his rela. tives, they said.

Police in Cincinnati have confirmed that Danylew. yez, 33, had undergone

Killer had murder on his mind

with his uncle, Roman Danylewycz, 82, of Parma, Ohio, and picked up his parents, Bohdan, 75, and Slava, 67, from a home for the aged.

He took all of them to the Toronto apartment of his sister, Marta Dany- lewycz, 37, a York Univer. sity professor.

The only person to sur- vive the rampage was the killer's brother-in-law, Marko Bojeun, 35, who was asked to leave the second- flood apartment so the family members could re-

August 1977 accident, to be cared for at home for the rest of his life.

It also includes compensa. tion for a full working life based on average annual ear- nings of $20,000.

McErlean, of Brampton just west of Toronto, was in. jured when the dirt bike he was riding collided with one driven by 13-year-old Neil Sarel on a gravel road in a vacant area the city had re- cently purchased to turn into a park.

Mr. Justice John Fitzpat rick of Ontario Supreme Court ruled the city should have taken precautions since the unrestricted vacant land was an obvious area of at. traction for youngsters.

Although it was only scheduled to be a park, for legal purposes it was already one and city officials must have known dirt bikes were being used on it, he said.

been in the area of $3 million. “For plaintiff litigation, noth ing else is even close.”

The six-foot-two McErlean, who is expected to have a norma! lifespan, is aware of his surroundings but has a diminished level of brain function, perhaps that of a five- or 10-year-old, Pileggi said.

“He watches the Flint. stones, for example,” he said. “He laughs. He tried to push his dad away when he tries to shave him.

“In chronic care institu tions they give them enough drugs to sleep their lives away, but his parents didn't want that,” Pileggi added.

Actual damages were set at more than $7 million, but Fitzpatrick found McErlean 10-per-cent responsible for the accident and Sarel 15 per cent at fault. However, by law, the city must pay Sarel’s share as well because it has

Paul Iacono, one of the family’s lawyer, said the case “will become a part of the

the resources. City solicitors didn't dis

solve some business.

Bojcun returned home to find the door chained, but through the opening he saw two bleeding bodies on the floor.

Two hours later, under cover of tear gas, police stormed the apartment and found the bodies and two .357-calibre handguns. Most of the victims had been shot more than once.

psychiatric treatment and neighbors there said the man kept to himself.

Last Wednesday, Dany: lewyez quit his job with the Easter Seal Society, driv. ing wheelchair patients to and from hospital. He gave no reason for his resig- nation, a society spokes. man said.

He drove to Toronto on Sunday in a rented car

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Joseph Pileggi, a legal as sistant who worked on the case, said the biggest pre- vious Canadian awards have

pute the amounts the plain tiffs lawyer presented for various categories of dam ages. They acknowledged it was. well known children were using the land and no attempt had been made to exclude them.

RCMP report on

Hatfield

OTTAWA (CP) — A report on The RCMP drug inves. tigation of New Brunswick Premier Richard Hatfield has been delayed because the preliminary draft contained “loose ends,” RCMP ioner Robert Sim. monds said Tuesday.

He told the Commons jus tice committee he has asked the inspector in charge of the review to return to New Brunswick and get some more answers before con. cluding his report.

Once the report is com pleted, Simmonds said he will review it and turn it over to Solicitor General Elmer Mac Kay.

MacKay, appearing before the committee’ to answer questions about his depart. ment’s 1985-86 spending plans, deflected pressure from New Democrat MP Svend Robinson to make the document public once it is finished.

He said he wanted to study it before deciding whether it should be made public and added that RCMP internal

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reports are usually kept con. fidential.

The review began in Jan uary after Hatfield complain ed of irregularities in the police investigation that eventually resulted in him being charged Oct. 26 with possession of marijuana.

He was acquitted of the charge in provincial court Jan. 29 and later alleged that one, two or three RCMP of. ficers leaked confidential in formation about the investi gation to embarrass him.

Chislett reading cancelled

Award-winning dramatist Anne Chislett is unable to be in Castlegar for a reading scheduled for Thursday.

The reading was part of the Canadian Writers’ Series sponsored by Selkirk Coll ege

WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS .

Program instructor cet

« Receiving the Skills icate at the end of an in-

tensive weekend training session at Lac Le Jeune

are (far left) Wayne Taiji, Zena Ursuliak and Verona Walker (far right).

Skills honed at workshop

Verona Castlegar, Wayne Taiji of Nelson and Zena Ursuliak of South Slocan attended the workshop at Lac Le Jeune Conference Centre aimed at sharpening the

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management skills of coaches, teachers, arts council members, recrea- tion directors and other community leaders.

The workshop was de- signed to train participants as instructors and to arm them with one of two

that

P they will use to train others in their own com- munities.

The current skills pro- grams deal with time man- agement and marketing. Master trainers Donna

provincial Recreation and Sport Branch, conducted the training sessions.

‘The Kamloops workshop was the second of two sponsored by the provin- cial government. The first was held in Squamish dur- ing January. Further train- the-trainers werkshops will be held as other Skills Program modules are de-

college. Forestry Day begins at breakfast.

arena below the college. There will also be displays

of bugs, forestry equipment,

herbicides, trees and: an

infra-red scanner to find out where a person's hot spots

are. In the » elemen- tary school students will be planting trees at the college. There will also be helicopter demonstrations between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The Forest Resources Club is extending a challenge to all community groups to join in the logger sports.

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Since becoming involved in retrofitting over six months ago, the college has finished three fire trucks and is working on six more, says Bruce Meldrum, director of the vocational division located in Nelson.

Retrofitting of fire trucks involves metal fabricating (replacement of pumper tanks, body modification and and pumping system | inspection (rebuilding and modifications where necess.

The projects are tied in with three programs at the campus — Welding, TRAC Heavy Duty Mechanics and

Meldrum adds that “everyday we get a call” for this

: The company at the college was recently certified by

@ the Fire Underwriters Association of Canada. Meldrum

= says there are few institutions, other than fire equipment manufacturers to have the certification.

® The certification means that the college can recertify

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College retrofits firetrucks

By CHERYL CALDERBANK Si

Not only do college students gain invaluable experience from the program, but it also gives the college revenue to buy new equipment, as well as producing a product which is of value to small communities, which cannot afford the high cost of a new unit.

Meldrum explains that the college adds 15 per cent to its total costs — which include tuition exemption for students involved in the programs, plus the costs of all components, parts and cost of obtaining the vehicle.

He said the 15 per cent profit is used to assist the college in pi ing new capital

“We used to receive $150,000 for replacement capital,” Meldrum says. “Currently we receive nothing.”

“So what we're looking at is using the 15 per cent to help us purchase new equipment.”

He said the college is in the midst of ordering a new 100-ton unit for bending metal.

There are currently about 10 welders and six other students who are either millwrights or mechanics working on the fire truck units.

Meldrum said there aren't any restrictions as to how long the students can stay on for, but the time is generally 3 months.

He added that one of the reasons the program was begun was to give them experience in prefabrication.

“The fact was that when they graduated from C level welding they could do virtually anything in terms of technique, but there was little opportunity for

Seniors hold

meeting

Castlegar and District Se nior Citizens held a social meeting in the Centre March 21.

The meeting opened with singing O Canada, with Betty Hostetter at the piano. Pres. ident Curt Waterman an nounced there were brochur- es available on several forth. coming tours to Vancouver Island and Edmonton, and those wishing to participate should sign up very soon.

Program convenor La Dell Lipsett introduced the guest of the day, John Charters, who had kindly consented to share some of his slides with the seniors.

Charters began his presen tation with a history of Alex Zuckerberg’s life, and the island he fell in love with, and purchased for his home. They are interwoven with the his. tory of Castlegar.

The slides showed the island as it was before res. toration started, then the various stages of work as it progressed. They also caught the spirit of quiet and peace, and atmosphere of adven ture, for those who are look ing for it

On this theme Charters shared with his audience a story he had written for his granddaughter, which every one enjoyed very much

La Dell Lipsett thanked Charters for sharing his pic tures with the seniors.

A delicious lunch was served by Ivy McMillan and Edith Ferguson.

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Castlegar Chamber of Commerce is planning a “town hall” meeting for the end of May. The meeting will involve federal, provincial and municipal officials, as well as the general public.

Chamber president Paul Moroso told the chamber Thursday that Bob Brisco Kootenay West MP, Ross- land-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy and Castlegar mayor Audrey Moore have all agreed to participate in the question and answer forum.

BCTV's Eli Sopow, a for- mer Castlegar resident, will be the moderator

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