tha a increasingly ‘fed up with whit ‘dé this before.”.:

she Fegards'‘as tho: union's’

“Davidson said the issue of

1 of the gov-

ernment’s ‘contract offer.

“The whole thing is an'ab- solutely hopeless’ situation,”

Pp ‘hasbeen a’ par-

*“tieularly ‘sore ‘point, as the:

union is claiming the govern- ment insists ‘members work

e' said,’ -declaring';almost an extra 17. minutes-a. day. every non-wage issue has yet Davison said the 17’minutes to, ‘be -negotiated. Nobody was a suggestion, hot an item

knows our, final Positiog in until:

continued from front page. mountains but parallel to the Kootenay- Reiver. It: then: crosses the Slocan River be- fore turning: south to the’ Kootenay: Canal, Substation.

‘He added “the sion line’ will ‘be >more ae,

writteniin stone: vite 2

As ee “Calder sald Hyaco favors. a’ 280-ky, line | from Keenleysides:to ‘Murphy, * Creek running “parallel: but ' just back of ‘the Trail-Castle-: gar. Highway, ‘The line will:

‘Two other. options Include

‘a line from Keenleyside | to

Kootenay’.Canal, :or s ‘com: plete loop from ‘Keenleyside to Murphy. Creek to Selkirk to. Kootenay Canal.

‘Calder, also ruled out any.

nificant ; in‘ its ‘impact on “possibility of Hydro sharing Keenleyside Dam, / because - current transmission’ lines’.

changes to the dam itself-are and ‘corridors: now. oceupied expected to have ‘little ‘im:' by West Kootenay Powst and

pact. © ‘The lines will all be abéve:-

groind running tothe dam on';,ecohomic:.\ or

Light Co. : He ‘said it is not feasible on itechnical

the’east side of the © Colambla " grounds. “We haven't come Seep: with ear he said,

a month's worth: of 30 ‘8: 40 kms for for June — after first ‘dlpping oe

both‘ day and night: He! eats on: the

consists’ of fruit:and ‘fruit “juice, t

‘whatever’ he feels like: eating at the time. ‘Occasion

particularly long, hard day: Al 88; gerous especially. when favelli,

hands: >< * Patt

i / Although |<Altan “could ‘hav :

mouritainous northerly. route through ‘Rogers ‘Pass’ and! he .disdains tl

. 1 Bride 's Bouqu 2 Bridesmald's. Bouquets 1 Flowergirl's Basket.

‘site.of the pro; Arrow Hotel on Co!

‘ ” VANCOUVER (CP) —'The affairs minister, took over a

president: of the B.C. Tea- ‘education minister. ‘chers’ Federation said Tues-: Kuehn said the

“In terms of the: changes ©:

themselves, they're largely f

day. he is pleased that MLA ment that Vander Zalm was Brian. Smith. has been re- ‘Teplacing’ Smith “reaffirms moved from his post as edu- and brings into'the open | ‘the: cation ‘minister, © Social: Credit

Saqe's | high time. that Brian -contempt * for the’ public Smith was removed from the, school system in B.C." education’ portfolio,” Larry. “One advantage’ of. Mr. Kuehn paid: in a- prepared Vander Zalm's : appointme: is that we will at least kito

shuffle, Smith became minis-.

‘He has accepted and is Where we stand with him, enforcing cabinet. decisions Kuchn said in the releaso 6n school financing that are “The new minister’ will .n destroying the quality of hide behind a_mask: of co: education we provide: to the Cer? for education and chil-! children of, B.C.” “dren,

As. Part of a major* cabinet

ter of energy, mines and pet-

“RENO TOURS:

‘Totem Travel, it. 25, Gotaginers tnni es $219 ct.

cabinet Tobe man, Pat

Wolk

Richmond; 47; a radio ita tion manager. who was a sur- he winner in

rey Kamloops Jest year, takes

and ahi folios

sage alte: Wolfe, 59, said’ he: is re-

turning: to Private business will ‘not seek re-election.

y Auditor General Erma

fel... ee Soldminers inn se $219

ay ‘ Goldminers | inn: 21 $219 :

SR aN ‘ations .in 8,700. British hos.

Reno Express: pitals,. the association - said.

(Red Eye Special)’. 3

‘one in 10,000 patients dies’ a8.

Castlegar 365-7395. |:

OTTAWA (CP) Jap ‘anese car imports’ will ‘be limit

minister of agriculture. and food. No ‘placement has yet been named for. vee 4

. Speaker since 1978, becomes |

trom ¢ energy; inines ‘and pet: roleum resources.:

BILL VANDER: ZALA education now

the MLA for Vancouver - South; “and I. think for. me,

McClelland, dubbed Broad-* the. government and. ‘the

: way, ‘Bob in the legislature,’ was also involved in expense account scrutiny when it was

“revealed he had spent $1,900

+. for an evening in New York, “complete with limousine ser-

vice and $875 scalped tickets

: to: Sugar Babies, : -

tern reprimand handed him’

Luley said at a news con-

ference: he “would be ‘very,

‘‘Byndman,, once touted as ..

the: next) Sotial Credit pre- mier of BC., did not.attend y. the

party now, my decision was a‘ correct one, and if: I) work

hard as a backbencher, ‘the ”

future will take care of it- self.” Jordan, known: for: some: firey confrontations with pol-' itical opponents and her own:

staff, said she has beén con-’. sidering retirement for. some:, time, having served. 16 years,

but vowed: “he ‘would: be back.”

IS ‘TEAM MEMBER’ ; “T've alwaysibeen a team °: player for: the. Party,” said

x

sell and become inore compe- titive. |

th

168,000 ‘this’ year, : ret tha:

at nothing’ specific in exchange,

Also” at the. news confer- ence were Industry Minister Herb : Gray, Economic » De-

ud: velopment’ Minister Bud O1-

“said

i checks designed. ‘to slow the Hares of autos, ! which ‘had

‘will return to normal,

The ‘deal :is ° ‘positive for

"Canada, the, eald, : cand: gives’

tres depressed auto: ‘industry’ ‘more ‘time'to re: it-

Communications» “Minister Francis 'Fox:. 9).

it:must/also have been in'the |

best’ interests’ of. the Jap- anese: or there would ‘have been no deal, Lumley’ said. It should ‘increase jobs in the domestic industry, the. ministers ‘said, although they ‘were tinable to come up with Any ‘specific ‘numbers.:

“The new-car ‘market last'* “year shrank: by, about four’: per: cent'and’ the domestic: .

industry's share of that smal- ler market slipped : uu Per’ cent...”

Oh

si: smostly Jt

h Canada ‘gave up.

in'the h

“In view. of the fact: that: the premier also“ wanted‘ to make. other changes in ‘the. cabinet, ‘I! resigned ‘as min- ister..of tourism,” she said.

‘increased their. ah: : market by 44 per cent, Fox warned that

‘ting imports’ is not

solution.

The industry will ‘have to produce) cars that : satisfy. consumers and auto workers will “have to become. more: prodictive, he said,

‘The ministers said ‘they ar are

optimistic: the industry.’ will y turn itself around ‘and’ there have been signs his is al-..

ready happening.

But: most: impo?tant is the! commitment by. the. Japa ese to begin talks ‘aimed

© ing the auto-parts’ be? bala:

ae :

NICE TO SEE THE

fellow honing a a ride jto ‘Trall recently, It wasn' ‘80 much the fellow’s enormous ’sultcase that ight our, ey It was his collar he was a priest, Seems times are toug

plished quarterly by th

— the “Miniatey of Forests, Sopow is originally from (Castlegar

“Like so many others involved in forestry, | Sopow, now 94; enjoyed hiking and ‘camping in‘the’ bush as' a

for everybody these days — and, we mean EVERYBODY! ‘

Koofenays in the May/June issue of B.C. Business. Only problom - was’ that by. the’time; the magazine hit the . newsstands | its.‘news’ about “the Crestbrook\ Forest

young man,"' says the foreward to ‘the interview.

‘story on‘ Castlegar‘ andthe ’ impact of the industry in his

science ‘and economics ‘led ‘

Products decision to'buy Kootenay Forest Products from B.C. ‘Timber was already | i dated®,(Crestbrook® put’'the. kabosh on the ‘idea)!

V0 In anyveve: when it points out; ba Pi area, which has been? basically ‘a crossroads’ community,” ! have alsoimproved with the opening of the first phase of d fully-serviced two-phase industrial park run by the town

| and :financed by! a ‘federal- provincial Toa

also featured but as something of a rich cousin to the West _Kootenays: The reason? Coal, of course. And the evidence of that economic muscle is the fact that: there are:no Wes! Kootenay’ ‘ads; anywhere:-in ‘the ‘edition. Instead, ° ‘Sparwood with a full color ad boasting ‘its benefits, and Fording Coal, Elkford and Cranbrook. ‘Heavyweights like’ Cominco. and' B.C.’ ‘Timber are ‘nowhere: to be'seen.”* See WE'RE ON the subject of magazines; 'there

“University and thon on‘a journalis He ‘worked for 'the ‘Trail Daily: Times and later ‘a '\ Rossland. paper’ before , moving’ on: to the: Cariboo |;

ty ithe mmagaine has‘an coptimistie note : Observer, the Prince George Citizen,‘the CBC and foaly for the C: - ‘The Province. He is now the Vancouver ' "s

vhalf. at Rosemont campus, Blueberry ‘resident Betty. <

: “Bergeron has decided to get. back into the: business. 'Her One interesting note is'that the East Kootenays are: “new salon, called Betty's Boutique, will be runout ‘of her |, own home at 418-104th Street in Bluebe:

‘opening is Aug. 80. |. ©

A hairdresser. for the ‘past 15. years, “Betty says, “Teaching was Good. experience, but, doing ‘it is, much’:

more fun."

THE NATIONAL EXHIBITION: Centre recently, ‘welcomed a new member to the staff, Elizabeth Knight is. ‘now, the Community Outreach. Co-ordinator. ae public also ‘interesting * interivew with’ EQ’ Sopow: in ‘relations person) for the museum.

ind the grand

=

Sales lost

VANCOUVER (cP) The’ Japanesd steel industry. has’ cut by: one-third its coal im? ports from B.C. for the month: ‘of August, costing the prov-

"August than contracted for from B.C: +

Bob | Brady, president: ‘of B.C, Coal International: Ltd., B.C. Coal's' marketing arm,

ince’s two large coal compan-’: declitied’ to’ speculate’: on’ ies about $17 million’ in ‘lost whether the cuts would con- sales, an industry executive tinue. ; said Tuesday... «He. ssald:. he hoped’. the

Ina move reflecting graw:: pJapanese steel industry

ing coal stockpiles in Japan” would make up the cuts ‘in:

and declining steel consump-,' the. rest of the “coal year.”

Sea worldwide; the Japanese: ‘The coal year. is from April ph

will import. about .'200,000 : Jong ‘tons of ‘coal less in

Thinderstondy one

to March 31, - In the current coal year,

of worst seen |

By CasNe Staff. . “Has summer ended? That's. the question’ on everybody's

‘ mind following the electrical °

nd“ record ’ rainfall

~~ storms | al * the last: eo nights. -

Monday . night's. thunder-

" storm and lightning was the

worst:seen in this area for some time, though only mi- _ Ror power outages were re. ‘ ported. Power in the’ south end of Castlegar went out for two brief spells, while resi- dents in the rest of the area suffered ‘through Poor. radio and

morning to make general re- pairs and clean'up any dam- age.‘ He said most of the dam- was due to strong winds that accompanied the storm and 'bléw. trees into power lines: Power surges from the lightning were ‘also respon- sible for the minor ‘power outages. * Meanwhile, Castlegar’ air- port weather office reported that around:9:15 p.m. Mon-

day 8.4mm of rain fell in five : minutes ‘— breaking the, pre-.

A West Kootenay Power. and Light spokesman _ said ‘repair crews were out during. the omen and, -again in the

dase

‘The Joy, Keillor: Bridge.

vious fi inute rainfall rec- ore of 78 mint eet fa cnn, 1978; ”

‘A’ spokesman ‘at the : wea-

ther office said a ‘cold trough

overhead. is responsible ‘for.

the storm activity of. late. He «

said the'cold air troughs are ‘unusual for this time of year. The forecast for Thursday.

the: 2 pana tee: industry has® contracted?'to ‘buy. 4.3 million long tong of’coal from B.C. ‘Coal ‘and three ‘million

‘long tons from Fording Coal.

The price is about: $34 a Tong’ tone > Although: the sales con-.

‘tract with’ the © Japanese | doesn’t contain':.an:: option: '

clause allowing. for a reduc- tion of purchases, ‘Brady:con- ceded that B.C. Coal couldn't

* force ‘them to take the full ‘contract amount,’ >

CAN‘T FORCE SALES

“If they continue to reduce purchases,” said Brady, “it’s very hard to‘force’ thé’ coal down their throat.” ‘

‘A’ oné-third reduction’ in coal imports through the Test - of the-coal’ year would cost B.C. Coal and'Fording a com: bined | $136‘ million in} lost. ‘salen:

Brady said’ the Japanese reduced ‘their’; August : coal imports by the same margin from: all ‘their supplies, in-; cluding. Australia and the: 4 US. e

“Western | ; Cénada hasn't been singled’ ‘out for. the cut- backs,”- he stressed.

In. the last two years, the, ‘Japanese steel industry took 100 per cent of the conti ict

‘Janese steel industry: contin.

ues’ to operate. below .capa- city, it could affect: Western

“Canadian © mines’ -for’: some.

time. - Japan's steel production

had::been forecast to, reach’: am

126:. million | tons: by. 1985. ’ “This had ‘been dropped offi;

“By CasNews Staff

ecunis the ‘Rasphetiy,

: GIGARET TES. SZ. 2 ce 200: :.:

WHITE LABEL APPLE JUICE

Castlegar’s Rota Villa Rec- . Lodge | was allocated - $765, reation group was one of four .: which will ‘be “used ‘to: buy. area’ groups’ to receive ‘a: equipment and other. things grant under the federal gov-\/for.a garden project there. ernment's New Horizon pro-:: The ‘Trail Retirees Curlin; gram,’ according to: Gerald Club also received a $4,876

s ‘billiard: table © and ‘'shuffle-; otering 0 mid aseday the. ‘boards for ‘the curling lounge

“Rota Villa: group “received .in' ‘the Cominco’’arena. A

$1,724,-which will be‘used:to . Fruitvale Sroup also received «|

BAR SOM

IRISH SPRING. 140G. BARS ...

is for more of the same, with clouds and showers, though Sunny periods are expected.

purchase barbecues, garden- ° a grant. ing equipment and musical Maximum grant under the” instruments. 4 = program is $5,000.

Club.saw 10: tables peti in the Grand ‘National Pairs event held Aug. 9 with an; average of 108. The results” are as follows. | -' North South First .was: Joy Ramsden

and July. Sheppard ‘with

"128s, second was Roberta

Edwards and Agnes Charlton with 121%, third was Mary Stewart and Helen. Batchelor with 117.

: East-Weet .

First was Ian Glover and

Wayne Weaver with 185%, second was Don Baines and Ted Vockeroth Jr.-with 120% and third was Keith Gray and‘ Louise Whitehead with 116%.

“Two men currently ‘under investigation for’ fraud’ have been spotted in the Nakusp area trying to.convince eld: ‘erly people :to_have* their roofs painted. to. prevent leakage. ' The-* Castlegar RCMP warns local residents

to be cautious of any dealings” with these ‘men. who are:

driving a’ dark: colored van. Police said‘the men's‘ calibre of work is.“questionable.” ‘Anyone’ being ‘approached by. these man.are advised to

contact the local” building in. ay

apector.

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