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Valhalla Society vows to fight RDCK

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Colleen McCrory says she is “disgusted” with the Regional District of Central Kootenay.

The chair for the Valhalla Society is outraged that the RDCK is revoking its support of the environmental group’s stand against clearcut logging.

“They are leaving the doors open for envi- ronmental destruction,” McCrory said, who petitioned the board for support following a number of avalanches and mudslides in the Slocan Valley which she claims were caused by clearcut logging.

“I am absolutely disgusted that our elected officials would take such a stand. The mes- sage they are sending out is that they don’t want anything to do with the management of our forests.”

In a 17-3 vot®Saturday, the RDCK board agreed to repeal a 1988 letter supporting the Valhalla Society’s stand on clear cuts. Area H director Bob Barkley said he could no longer stand behind the Valhalla Society’s opposition to clearcuts, saying timber groves infested with looper and pine beetles should be removed.

“I still agree that we don’t need large

clearcuts,” the Slocan Valley director told the .

board, “but with disease and bug infestation, the timber should be removed and put to some sort of use.”

That doesn’t sit well with McCrory or Area J director Ken Wyllie. Wyllie is wondering where the RDCK stands.

“By rescinding our original motion we'd be condoning clearcut logging,” he said. “The per- ception may be that there is support for clearcut logging. The withdrawal of the origi-

nal letter of support sends a very confusing message.”

McCrory agrees, saying the RDCK is ignor- ing the wishes of its consituents.

“It’s like they don’t even know what’s been going on around them,” she said. “You have 84 people arrested in Hasty Creek and 60 in Nel- son and they want to pretend that that never happened.

“People have paid a high price for change in the Kootenays and the regional district won’t even recognize this.”

McCrory said the Valhalla Society would launch a campaign against clearcuts in the Kootenays. She said the RDCK would have pay for its mistake.

“We will make this an election issue,” Mc- Crory said.

“The regional district must be held account- able for this despicable act.”

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gives Jim Gouk shot at Kootenay-West Revelstoke

Neil Rachynski NEWS REPORTER Jim Gouk’s first order of business is to defeat the na- Castlegar, tional referendum. Trail, Nel- The newly elected federal son, Kaslo Reform Party candidate says and Revel- the Consensus Report on the stoke. Constitution should be buried. Gouk took “(The unity package) en- “ 81 per cent trenches powers for central of the first ballot, beating Jim

with Castlegar keeps Flux out of the council race

Neil Rachynski NEWS REPORTER

Doug Green has replaced Walter Flux as a candidate in the upcoming byelection.

The Coalition Unaccepting Rash Bureaucracy approved Green as its candidate following a weekend executive meeting.

CURB president Mike O’Connor says the Municipal Act won’t allow Flux to run

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because Flux is undertaking legal action with the City of

Castlegar.

“It’s the type of situation where we have one way of getting around it but we’re not

News photo by Corinne Jackson| going to do that,” O’Connor The United Way kicked off its annual fundraising campaign Saturday with a pancake breakfast at the| said. Community Complex Saturday. Here, Marion Brandt and Ed Cavaness of Santa Monica, Calif., help the “He could drop the claim and cause by satisfying their appetites. The door-to-door campaign began Tuesday and continues today. pick it up later,” O’Connor said. weekends and

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advised we could do this we figured it’s not right. It’s like dined she —* have a claim \ ‘ . : : ut you know damn well you do SUB Mi Marina operators left high and dry as 5 bag? a poms calcd one Marina, says have a claim. : .C. Hydro is just p ack. , : ; RATES _ Crown corportation refuses to take blame “(B.C. Hydro) are the greatest pass-makers,” anid otee ie, brane aia Neil Rachynski Smith said. “They don't ever want to say what's hap- So far, Green is the only NEWS REPORTER pening with all the money they're making. person to announce he will run B.C. Hydro claims local marina operators are “When they use the river and water levels to ben- for the seat on city council. wasting their time. efit their pocketbook it’s OK,” Smith said. “It’s a crock Councillor Lawrence Both Syringa Park and Scottie’s Marinas are but they do it. They hire people whoknowhowtoma- Chernoff said he would be preparing to bill B.C. Hydro for lost revenue over the nipulate and maneuver. . disappointed if only one person summer. The marina operators say low water levels Smith says he realizes what an overwhelming ran in the October byelection. on the Columbia River ruined what could have been ask it will be to bill B.C. Hydro. | . “That’s not saying a whole lot a record breaking year. And they're blaming the __, “1t will be an exercise in futility,” Smith said. “But about the community if someone Crown corporation’s management of the Hugh Keen- if you don't make waves and if you don't try then they gets in by acclamation,” leyside Dam for their losses. just roll back and say ‘well, nobody said anything, Chernoff said.“If people are B.C. Hydro’s manager of corporate communica- 0 It has to go on record.” : concerned about all these issues tions says the marinas are asking the public to foot Although he feels the marinas may have a lost out there it’s time to wake up.” the bill. cause, McMullan says he understands the marinas’ Coun. Kirk Duff figures “Where will the money come from,” Peter McMul- frustrations. : people are intentionally waiting lan asked. “They’re entitled to take any action they “I think that could be a bit of a wasted effort,” Mc- for the Oct. 1 deadline. Mullan said. “I’m not making light of their situation. “They want to see who else is “If I was in their position I would be makingevery running and evaluate what effort to reduce my losses.” their chances are.”

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He says anumber of grey for Kootenay West-Revel- areas still remain, especially stoke. with native land claims and Gouk says he is pleased aboriginal self-rule. with the nomination results. “Most of these things will be “Yeah, I am,” he said, resolved after the vote is tak- “there’s nothing to take away en,” Gouk said. from thegther two candidates “They should hold the ref- because they’re fine individu- erendum in conjunction with als. the federal election. “I’m just gratified with the “The way to get this thing show of support I received.”

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