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: VANCOUVER (CP) — The B.C. Petroleum Corp. has just paid out $1 million for Natural gas it was unable to sell in 1980 because of slump- ing export markets and next ar the bill could be $100 ion, says BCPC manager Don Rawlyk. ; The problem is “take-or- pay” provisions in the gas éontracts the petroleum cor- poration has with producers, Ke said. : BCPC agrees to purchase a minimum of 72 per cent of the gas stipulated in the con- tract. If it can't take the gas, it has to pay the producer for it anyway. ‘The problem for us is that while we have take-or-pay

Manitoba government's revenue from gasoline sales will rise by about $800,000 a month because of the latest provincial tax i increase, the provincial fi- } nance minister says. Brian Ransom said in the legislature that the esti- mate is based on the tax increase of 0.6 cents a litre. A federally-approved in- crease in crude oil prices added another 0.7. cents and the oil companies : added 0.7 cents to bring the total increase to two cents a litre. WITHD!

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commitments to the produc- ers, our U.S, customer has no take-or-pay obligation to us,” Rawlyk said. “He can take as much or as little as he wants and not pay any penalty.”

Last year, B,C.'s export market suffered a severe setback with sales down about 35 per cent from pre- vious years. The corporation found itself committed to buy about 60 billion cubic feet of gas, worth about $60 million if the average price of gas is about $1 per thousand cubic feet (mef), it ‘couldn't sell,

“And unfortunately we are projecting a take-or-pay com- mitment for 1981 of between 135 to 150 billion cubic feet,” Rawlyk said.

Saskatchewan government. says commercials for Crown corporations being shown in movie theatres will be withdrawn about the middle of this month.

The commercials, which wero initisted by the Crown Investments Corp., were booked into theatres in early December for 13 weeks, The corporation wil not be rebooking them when the 13-week period ends this month.

A corporation spokes- man said the purpose of the commercials was to show the contribution of Saskatchewan's Crown corporations in developing the province's economy.

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At the same $1 per mef price that would mean a commitment to pay a maxi- mum of $150 million for gas that can't be marketed for several years, he said.

BCPC does have a year to take the gas it has to pay for but couldn't take last year, but Rawlyk said there is al- most no chance it can market the gas within that time,

If BCPC doesn’t take the gas in the time stipulated by the contracts, it loses all rights to it. *

In an effort to reduce the impact of the take-or-pay ob- ligation Rawlyk has sug- gested the amount the cor- poration agrees to take be reduced to 52 per cent from 72 per cent.

LOT OF BULL

CALGARY (CP) — A bull described as being the near-perfect beef animal was sold Monday for a record $280,000, double the amount of the previous record.

The 2,010-pound bull, B and H Ribstone 27G Lad, was consigned by B and H Hereford Farms of Millet , near Edmonton. It was also’ named grand champion,

B and H Ribstone was

sired by the bull holding .

the previous record, DVH Standard Lad, which sold for $140,000 in 1978.

‘A consortium of 12 buy- ers, eight from Alberta, two from England, one from Wyoming and one

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VANCOUVER (CP) — B.C. beer drinkers will pay a dime more for each bottle of brew, beginning yesterday.’

Rick Heese of Pacific Brewers Distributors said Tuesday a dozen domestic beer will cost a total of $7.10, up from $5.90.

The new price includes a 60-cents hike in the deposit price for bottles to $1.20 a dozen,’ and a seven-per-cent social services tax.

Heese said the increase in the price of beer is due to rising costs. The increase to 10 cents 2 bottle is part of = Canada-wide move by. the brewing industry to bring, the deposit price in line with” the purchase price of new glass, he said.

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SVANCOUVER (CP) — The publisher of the Los Angeles Times is suing the B.C. government for $3.6 million in U.S. funds for alleged breach of an agree- ment to supply newsprint.

Times Mirror Co. suing Her Majesty the Queen, “in right of the Province of British Colum-

and Ocean Falls a provincial Crown- owned corporation.

The corporation's pulp mill at Ocean Falls was shut in June last year and The Times said the closure left the daily newspaper at higher prices.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

After best

Rebels no |

: By Gary Fleming The Castlegar Rebela won a a eames last. night’ against moke-eaters which air have the old timers in the barber shop buzzing about ny

Sunday's action on page BS

ee the hockey game for days, ‘There ‘was standing room only (even in the press box) as over 1,200 fans paid to witness the best game of the year. The -duet of Dan Me-

‘Season

Donald ‘and Dan. MeParland

between’ their. respective | pipes had the fans’ and op- posing shooters in swe, butin last night's game the Rebels no longer came away shaking their heads as in previous games but came back with the “I'll get one next time” attitude,

“Dan MacDonald, relentless Rebel forchecker, turned the tides on the Jr, Smokies.

. In the first 10 minutes of the game the Rebela hemmed in the Smokies, forcing thom

capped

ith two wins

The SHSS Junior Rock- ettes completed the regular season portion of their bas- ‘ketball schedule with a pair of league victories last week.

On. Wednesday ‘gainst’* Beaver Valley, the girls got ° their offence into high gear- as they coasted to a con- vincing 40-12 victory. Guards

~ Lisa Koochin-and: Julle Per--

ehudoff led the .offensive - production with nine ‘and eight: points ‘respectively. * Forwards Beth Krug, Gail Cheveldave, and Kim Allen added six. points each and ea lette Schreiber contri- d five, points.

“ie Koochin » was’ out-

standing on Sages as she-

her. career. by -hooping 19 points, 18. of them in the second half. Leader. guard Lisa Koochin poured in 14 points’.while team: captain Kim Allen added six points. The Rockettes :now: enter the West Kootenay ‘Cham- ionship which will be held at Re SHSS gym this Saturday. {nthe second’ semifinal games, lays: JL.

Pp ?Crowe' at: 11- an: add ‘the

Rockettes :take on’ Beaver Valley at: 12:80..'The losers meet in tho consolation game at 2:80 p.m. and the winners play in the’ championship game at 4 p.m. °- Coach Pilatzke is optomis- tic about the ‘girls’ chances: “Right now the team ed

, tude toward’ the. pla: e . ‘The, 2

: JL. Crowe. Hawkettes.from,

Trail, Once again it. was guards Koochin and Perehu- doff who led: the way. by scoring 12 and ;10° points. Paulette Schreiber, although

_she scored only two points’.

played extremely. well de- fensively, limiting Trail’s big Debbie Huth to three points.

This game marked the 13th time this year that the Junior Rockettes’ opposition’ has been held to less than 20 points. Final score was 34-19 for the locals,

In an elimination game to determine final playoff-pair- ings the Rockettes destroyed W.E. Graham Silver Stars

.49-10. Paulette Schreiber en: Joyed her finest production of : -

Arena officials and local RCMP are concerned about rowdiness by fans at the playoff games present- ly taking place between the Smoke-eaters and the .

chalk season. They feel they t Fave acquired: the. skills, the de- fonsive: knowledge ‘and the experience to Reet this chal- Tenge.”

JULIE PEREHUDOFF © . +. Scoring leader

Extra plain clothed and uniformed officers will be on Saty ds Meta the games -

MP spokesman. -

game of veer

to ice the. ‘pus nilmerous. times torelieve the pressure. As on other occasions, . the Smokeaters came back and . scored with Baines deflecting Doug Miller's slep shot past McDonald at 17: :

Coach Ed Wyatt was using . more combinations than on a

pizza menu but the move paid off in the end,

Not only. will the: old timers’ remember the second period but the fans in the East section of the rink as well, They took time to watch

for! a a fight for the most part},

Trail'a Porcelato hit the post on a wide open net to poke check ‘another Smokie forward. le: Hindmarsh wtelioved McDonald, blocking another shot on‘ the” same play until Dan got back into position. The: Rebels then tried to set up the perfect: goal while Trail was playing two men short,‘but ended up killing off the penalties them- selves. +

At of the second per- “fod. the Rebels got another power play chance with Fer- arro and McNiel in the box

Ross

Jim Ross, a Grade..12 -

atudent at Stanley Humph- ries Secondary. School won first place overall at'the' B.C. Cup Gient Slalom meet held on Blackcomb Mountairi. at Whistler, Feb. 21-and:22.

‘Other Castlegar. racera tt competition “were. Bob Walton and Ken Ross .who finished 20th and: 26th res- pectively,. on Sun ‘The two young men had the privi- ledge of chatting with Prime Minister. Pierre E, Trudeau in the lift line, They reported him quite friendly and were impressed by the fact that he

~ stood in the lift line “just like

any other skier.”

‘and Nevakshonoff © serving a ” MacDonald’s:. roughing : pen-_

alty. This time Keri Swanson’ converted the perfect pass-

“ing play ‘of Bul Sofiak’ and Barry 8

Serudland, into lights on the scoreboard’ as’ he poked Scrudland’s pass un- oor McFarland. ‘Tho score was tied 1-1 but the most exciting part of the - goal was that my wife won a

_ $8.50, lunch on ‘the Power.

Play Contest (nice work). People will also remember Ferairo batting one in with u h didn't, ennnt). nald “stopping For- arroas he got behind the de- fense and on the same play grabbing Doug: Miller’s re- bound shot heading for the open net while sitting on his erease, or in his. cress: pardon me, are other events to be remembe In the third period,” the’ Rebels - once” again ‘ put- on tremendous . pressure,’ for- checking the smooth skating . and passing Smokies slmost to a. standstill. : McFarland stood his ground until half way through the period wher Blatchford (in the officials’

Castle; my ne it was. Kerk Swanson who made the Trail defender tno silly by shooting the puck" past McFarland’ (I couldn't see how Blatchford could get his stick on it),

Bill Sofiak | set up the goal by putting a move on Ferarro tat left his head spinning. I

as glad to see that the Rebel ‘didn’t ait back ‘and try

+ to protect their slim lead —

that would have been dis- astrous, They kept the pres- : anne “Coker” on. who along with Skrudiand, set up Ken Sherstobitoif with his

well-deserved empty net goal -.

with 31 ‘seconds left to seal the victory.

Itwesesweet: victory. ‘One which should give the Rebels new life and more confidence but as I said once before, the hungrier team ‘will win’ the series, They need the. fans’

support aa well so let's move |

Castlegar’ Saturday © night, ‘The Rebels must win again in Trail.

in first place

‘Two Caatlegar youths from~ the Red Mountain Racers did well in'the giant slalom com- petition: at, North Star in

Kimberley ‘on Saturday .and

Sunday. .

Mark Poohachoff, 16, got the: pest..in the .“G”. class satis me

‘An

+ registered, Kemp winning the. 10 km. - Junior Men's race in 26:10 .'

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Kootenay Savings — offering the ““highost ‘interest, raté for minimum

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TARIMAN

‘The; course ‘at Nancy.* Greene Lake was in excellent condition for the,7th Annual Nordie¢ Ski Race: whieh took! place on Sunday,

Some'execllent times were’ ‘Stephen

and Dave Muffley taking the ..16 km. Open Mep’s in 47:24. “As far as we know, Kem

“plonships,- The hard

teatnin, Stanley Humphries’ | Ski" Team \is producing results, -

with members’ of the team -

taking first and second ih the Junior; Boys'-and first’ and third in .the Junior ‘Women. Others, slthough not placing: in’ the ribbons,. put ‘in good :times nonetheless, °.:

Three skiers who ad very well‘ over: the distance’ were Carol:

ol i in’ 22:85, and Helen‘ Bourchier : (Vet- eran Wonsen) in 20:46, ‘Bour- chier will be representing the Kootensys in: the : Winter

au 4 (Sr. Women) in 18:21, 8-year- Alex Hartman

Moa ro, (Skea, 1. Terry ng, {Ross- 09; Braftebo

Games at Prince George. Elin ‘

Kristiansen,’ a Norwegian

day got best “C” class on and a

second overall. ‘Wayne Woodward of Nel- son was the overall winner:

Girls still ou

CARMAN, MAN, (CP} — No plans have been made to allow girls to play

Amateur Hockey Assoc: ation said are

Frank McKinnon said CAHA rules have always... stipulated: “boys hockey” although he’ does favor’ women’s hockey in separ- ate leagues,

To play at Winter Ganeel

The Castlegar Colt 45 -

broomball ‘team will repre- sent the Kootenay zone at the B.C. Winter Games in Prince George March 5-8.

The team qualified for the winter games. after winning the _ Kootenay ‘zone play- downs in Castlegar in Jan- uary. They won against two Cranbrook teams aid a Nel-

‘gon one. =

The Castlegar team hos. done well all season. In

-October of 1980° the team

placed second in a tourna- ment’ in Vancouver. .. They placed fifth in a tournament in Cranbrook in November of 1980'and Feb, 14, 1981 left them with first place in-the’ “B” . diyision in ,a Nelson tourney.

Gary ‘Rodger, defenceman

and spokesman for the teams says the team stands a good chance of winning.

“Whether ’ or mat we can

, win the gold,-I don't know,”

he saya, “Kamloops and Van- couver-have strong teams.”

Twenty persdns will: be representing. the . team'~in.;

. Prince George. The, compe-: tition. will; be against: the,”

seven other B.C.’ zones.

council desided Tuesday night,

Counedl Voted i to. 4 for]

building Olympic Coliseum ona site where a relatively new exhibition hall now

* and* along... with some {per potts,

additions forsees the pl

(0-8). Tho.. .women * ‘dropped into fifth-place over- all-in ‘the nineteam Totem -

* Conference League ‘with ‘an °

eight-win, eight-loss seasonal

‘With the season now,over,

* Coach Barbara Rutherford’

Saints, a” vastly improved squad over last year, remain idle until the fall,

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Nordic Hall and ‘we urge’: at area skiers’ with an interest in improving trals to attend.

program for young ‘:

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