Page 2A ‘The Castlegar Sun FACE IN THE Name: Danie & Jordan Where you work: At mom's house / Cruising in my walker What you do there: Help mom / Terrorize my home Castlegar likes: Watching movies / Visiting my cousins Best kept Castiegar secret: Friends house / All my relatives Pet: Mariel the fish / Dusty Vehicle: Bicycle / Stroller What would you rather be doing? Driving my dad's van Running on my feet Man guilty of indecent assault will wait for sentencing found guilty on two indecent assault last December A Castlegar man who was counts of adjourn sentencing unt The man, wh April 13 nginally consisting Wednesday, March 10, 1993 A full week of work went into the construction of Clint Jollimore’s replica of the Brilliant Suspension Bridge. The bridge was Jollimore's project in the Kinnaird Mid- dle School Project fair held last week in the school gym. He worked from pho- | tographs to reconstruct the bridge which is part of | 190 students had their projects on display at the fair. his Doukhobor heritage. Over SUN STAFF PHOTO ‘John Van Putten Councillors examining validity of portable classroom for young. moms in school KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff Although most city council members are in favor of re-zoning the area beside the Kootenay Columbia Child Care Centre to allow for a portable classroom, there are some members who are unsure if prov iding a portable classroom to the Young Mothers program is a valid gesture One of the City council members who. opposes the idea of putting a portable in the parking lot of the Kootenay Columbia Child Care Centre is Jim Chap- man. Chapman said he recognizes the need for added space for the Young Mom's Program, but said there were several issues to be considere council agrees to re-zone to a long term problem. It’s a band-aid solution.” Chapman said that Castlegar has been struggling to change its image of being an ugly town, and to add that type of structure, such as’ the portable, will only add to that derogatory image “We have a problem with our image of being a very ugly hodgepodge of unsightly buildings. I think we deserve better.” Chapman said one of the solu- tions for the overcrowded Young Mom’s would be to move into One of the many larger-vacant buildings in town. “It would be more suitable to have the classrooms_somewhere else City council is currently deciding whether to 2 development variance permit. but has juested that the application be referred to the After the Advisory ssue tvisory Planning Commission Public health nurse urges parents to put away the poisons SUN STAFF Wednesday, March 10, 1993 The Castlegar Sun Ministry officials a SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor Accidental poisoning still happens over 33,000 times a year in British Columbia despite the development of cab- inet safety locks, child-resistant caps: and warning symbols placed on toxic items. Part of the reason for the shocking statistic is that acciden- tal poisonings continue to hap- pen in the home while a parent is close by}. For example: The phone t{/ngs while mother is cleaning the floor with a poison solution. Mother leaves the poi- sonous cleaner to answer the phone and little Johnny sees the perfect opportunity to taste-test the substance his mother inad- vertently left unattended, making little Johnny another statistic In keeping with the above sce- nario the B.C. Drug and Poison Information Centre is sponsoring “Put poison in its place” which is the theme for this year's Poison Prevention Week, March 14-20. Castlegar Public Health Nurse, Cindy Talarico, said there is a substance in many of our homes that is highly poisonous and which children have easy access to. “Tobacco is a potent poison for young children. It has certainly made some children seriously sick.” The B.C. Drug and Poison Information Centre has some rec- ommendations to help reduce the amount of poisonings that occur every year. They are: return potential poisons to their safe storage place; if a phone rings take the product or the child with you, clean up after a craft project; empty cocktail glasses immedi- Ministry of Transportation and Highways officials were in Castlegar last Thursday to take a closer look at the crosswalk located at the 24th Street intersec- tion on Highway 22 The crosswalk on that intersec- tion has been deemed an unsafe one by city councillors, the police and the Kinnaird Elementary School Parents Advisory Commit- tee. Both the city and the parents have been lobbying the ministry for more than two years to take action by implementing either pedestrian lights or better signage to increase visibility of the crosswalk. Ministry officials arriving on the scene were met by approxi- mately 25 parents and other con- cemed citizens, as well as City Councillors Lawrence Chernoff, Bob Pakula and Jim Chapman. After spending time at the gree crosswalk needs better visibility -— intersection monitoring c: users and oncoming traffic, Dis- trict Highways Manager John Bodnarchuk admits that some- thing needs to be done to improve the crosswalk’s visibility. “We'd still like to meet with people from the city and people from the school and the parents’ committee to discuss the best way this can be done,” said Bod- narchuk. Speaking from his office in Grand Forks, Bodnarchuk said he was surprised the number of people who arrived at 24th Street to speak to him and others from Concerned parent Ron Norman (far right) explains some of the safety concerns he has over the crosswalk located at the 24th Street intersection on Highway 22, across from the Kinnaird Hall, to three visitors from the Ministry of Transportation and High- ways (I-r); District Technician Stewart Turner, District Highways narchuk and Planning Technician Phil Best. the highways ministry. “Although we would have pre- > ferred to hold that type of meet- ing and discussion indoors, we were glad to get feedback from concerned people.” City Councillor Lawrence Chernoff was also pleased that a Manager John Bod- Shartene Imhott \ways a chance to hear and oncerns first hand.” motf is now hoping that number of parents and concerned H citizens alike found the time to s attend the early morning gather Ct ing and relay any concerns they somethi will transpire from had to the ministry meeting “I thought the whole thing was t would be nice to see some- excellent. It gave people from the thing happen, we've been waiting Ministry of Transportation and far too long Thursday AIDS suppo KAREN KERKHOFF - : rt group gets Sun staff N public health nurse. The recently formed ANKORS (West Kootenay/Boundary AIDS ‘ : : The grant will be used to emotionally support people who are affected by AIDS as well as educating the public said Cindy Talarico, The majority of the grant will be used to train people to be “bud- name and grant money within the community. Education and public awareness has been effec- tive in helping to remove the fear associated with AIDS said Talarico. “The attitude towards HIV has improved within the last few years. I think it is because of the media that the terms AIDS or HTV does not have such a stigma attached to it. It’s a disease like anything else, but not as bad as it was at one time.” Although ANKOR does not have a telephone or office yet, further information can be obtained from the following Community Health Nurses: Cindy 365-4300 in Castlegar; Heat 64-0511 in Trail Mary 354-6300 in: Nelson; and Linda 442-5470) in Grand Forks. Cor respondence can be mailed to ANKORS, P.O. Box 1721, Grand Page 3A ‘Construction workers claim illness though WCB tests maintain safety SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor An employee at the Celgar Pulp Mill Expansion Project is saying that unhealthy work conditions are responsible for some workers at the site becoming afflicted with flu-like cond Pp yp Lewis Stevens, local shop steward for Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local 170 and worker's safety rep for. D Bridge, Says workers have been getting progr ly sicker since mid-J ry. Stevens said employees from Dominion Bridge were working in an enclosed area when they first began to feel nauseous. At the time, they were working in close proximity to insulation that had recently been placed on the vessels. Concerned that it-was the insulation that was mak- ing them ill, approximately 30 workers held a'work stoppage for six and a half hours on Feb, 9. “The work stoppage would have lasted loriger, but safety equipment was brought in. Hominion Bridge went out and bought it that day.” The company refused to pay the employees for those lost hours, and when workers realized this, they again protested for two hours on Feb. 19, said Stevens. The shop steward said that under the employees col- lective agreement it states that if workers feel something is unsafe or unhealthy, they can refuse to work until an investigation has been com- pleted by Workers Compensation Board. When workers initially walked off the job due to health and safety rea- sons, Workers Compensation Board became involved, but Lewis says that because Dominion Bridge is forcing workers to file a written grievance, WCB has to back off. “Not only is [Dominion Bridge] not paying us, they are now forcing us to go through a written grievance procedure. That can take months to complete, the expansion project is scheduled to be com- plete this summer.” Stevens said workers are concemed they will not see any of the money which they feel is owed to them by Dominion Bridge Celgar Expansion Project Manager Rod Meares confirmed that WCB did become involved in checking levels of fibres in the same area—not once but four times. “Not only did they find that the number of fibres in the area were well below the recommended limit, they were also below the legal limit as well,” said Meares. Celgar also used the services of the Western Occupational Hygiene Associates, which specializes in industrial air quality. This company, said Meares, did the same test as WCB and found the same results. “We conclude that there is no problem. I can’t solve a problem that does not exist.” Meares also checked out records from the first aid post on site and concluded that since February 11, six people have com- plained of cough, throat or skin irritation. On February 11, three employ- ees visited first aid; on February 16, one person visited; February 17, one person visited and on February 22 another person visited first aid. “In all six of these cases, people were examined and were deemed well enough to attend work,” said Meares, who added that even though fibre findings were well below the rec d level, every 1 on site has access to portable respirators if they are still concerned. But Stevens, who is now attempting to make the medical community in Castlegar aware of various afflictions on site, is certain that the rec- ommended levels are out of date, and should be changed. He's hoping that WCB will take the initiative to re-examine the current allowable levels and possibly make recommendations for updated ones. = Hunting Continued from 1A charged with 1 pe oeiite dies” to those affected by HIV and AIDS, while the remainder of the Forks, B.C., VOH1HO. tion. “Everyone is very concerned They (the portables) devalue quickly break Planning Commission reviews the request they wiil will not receive his sentencing a 4 until April 13 e ‘ due to his affiliation with the vic tims ¢ “astlegar provincial court on Monday. by Judge Ronald Fabbr Because of conflicting and inconvenience, the crown and the defence mutually agreed to inde The man. who cannot be named the courtroor was to be sentenced in his arrest w appear or The initia schedules by report pened to ther: | ers SATURDAY, MAR. 13 CASTLEGAR ARENA COMPLEX — to mark, to seclude, to surround to Protect. Fences, by creating a boundary (be it a strong physical boundary or a gentler visual one), meet those needs They mark limits -.an edge where one: world ends and another begins - secluding what remains within so that it stays safe, secure, nurtured, and.re freshed Fences also communicate a functional message. They organize the environment, shape space in a more Clearly defined way, and form or guide a pattern of use that supports your ideas of what home life can and should be. Thus, the boundaries you create can be as much a service to you and your household as they are to Others who use the Site or who simply enjoy Passing by Though a fence is a simple structure, it has a lot of visual impact which means that it can play a significant part in the impression: your Property creates and in the feeling it gives. When a fence is thoughtfully plamned, carefully designed, and well-crafted, that impression can be strikingly beautiful no matter how simple or complex a style it is. Your home and property afford more comfort and become a more pleasant place to live . And the expenditure of energy time, and money yield a tremendous return for the effort When you're through building your fence Perhaps you'll discover that good fences really do make good neighbours after all. From Ortho Books “Fences & dpple contracting Itd. le "Quality to the Core" HOME ENHANCEMENT Frank Smith For your free estimate Frank Smith at 352-5394 or Fax Jown and they are unsightly. It Local woman c JOHN VAN PUTTEN Sun staff A Lucky Seven ticket was just that: lucky, to the tune of $7,777 for Lucille Schmidt of Castlegar Frazzled" best way Schmidt could describe what she was feeling, when she reached at the B.C. Lotteries office in Kamloops. @ Audit was the was thir and Ga was inde Schmidt tnp to Kar Continued from 1A In the meantime, the Central Kootenay organization was strug- gling to fill a required board-member quota in order to continue to receive funding. As a result, the contract between the federal government and Central Kootenay Community Futures was suspended and funding was temporarily denied. However Rowcliffe said that because the organization has increased its number of board members and appears to be on track, it was approved for “second generation funding™ at the end of February. Rowcliffe said the orga nuzation has 10 board members but are sull searching for two more rep- resentatives “They have been functioning and planning as a group,” she said Rowcliffe could not comment on whether the audit has tumed up any thing questionable thus far She did say however, that the purpose of the audit is also to recommend how the Organization can be better structured. mr shes in win puncil ing ticket pr “It was a nice reason for rendations to City ¢ he said new windfall will go vering some bills. As her daughters Rebecca and vy will be looking forward to shar of the prize I ised the kids a Super Nfh Schmidt said hex are basically going to joy it.” Schmidt said. = Review ately after a party; and put away cleaning products. Don't take medicine while children are watching, and remember to replace the childase sistanticap=j In Castlegar the Poison édn trol centre is at the Castlegar and District Hospital, at 365-7711 A toll-free B.C. drug and poi- son information line has been expanded to serve Kitimat, Ter Burns Lake, Smithers and the Queen Charlotte regions, with Castlegar targeted-to receive the toll-free line by Nov. 15, 1993 race Continued from 1A Duff said the economic devel- pment board review will begin after the community futures audit is complete: although he would not comment directly on council aiting until after such time, citing in- camera (private) discussions for his inability to elaborate further n the issue When we have completed the review I’m hoping that the results will be made public. I'm also Ss reasons for hoping that the result of the fed- eral government's audit of com- munity futures will also be made public.” Duff, who is the council rep- resentative on the Economic Development and Finances Committees, said the review should be completed before the city’s budget is in place, since the Castlegar and District Eco. nomic Development Board has again applied for funding from the city @ Safety Continued trom 1A there are some unanswered questions and con- cerns which need to be addressed “Why did it take five minutes for the alarm and to be sounded? They waited five minutes GRT before they blew their hor. There was a lot of confusion.” Stevens maintains that when workers were informed by the Gas Response Team (GRT), to vacate the mill they were pointed in the direction in which the wind was blowing Ste although sniffers tially dangerou which an explosion We don’t think they were trained to deal with the explosion. They were trained to detect gas and then deal with it the unknowns the people had to deal with ens said an are trained to detect poten levels curred after the explosion leaves him ther shop stewards wondering if the T's were trained to evacuate workers after mergency of gas, the confusion sioning of any new equipment would take place until they found out what happened. The four represtntatives (shop stewards) went back to the meeting because a Promise was made to install an automatic alarm system.” Stevens said that although the GRT’s The worst part wase meeting held Stevens said that to send employees down wind from the potentially fatal gas could have stewar had serious consequences the inc between Celgar representatives and shop ds was held tw ident. During th and a half hours after Meeting it was decid GRT’s, who are also known as are trained workers whose duty is to continu sniffers ed that until specifi ally measure gas levels at the mill, and evacu. T ate workers if necessary. Stevens charged that son Students will fast for 3 KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff Some from Stanley School ithout food for Student 1 Humph ndary SHSS someone they h able tc A 30-hour fan held March 26 and 27 at with will be SHSS approximate! tudent subsisting on only water or fruit juice, The students will ing pledges and don before and durin which h Il then t 1on Canada t heard of th the PA af things just snowball I heard about unnouncements and I safety meas’ met the shop stewards would walk off the job y Co-ordinator Pat Patti s could be 48 hours no commis explosion carry a bull hom to alert workers to a haz- ard, there is not any other audible and auto- matic warming system in place, and this has been a concern to workers for close to three. years. The promise by Pattison to i automatic alarm system has éased some safety concerns The Worker's Compensation Board has been investigating the explosion to determine its cause, and if needed, will likely issue rec ommendations to help avoid a repeat of the stall an to raise money for hunger fight ald de anizers Winte nd Corinn of the event r another stu Tamelin, a Sally hbrarian for the Cindy { i ed, and fast, pub Talaricc will also be ut the 30 year grade-eight 1 Kinnaird Middle i the and when they gradu SHSS they brought mmitment to help com first hour bat world hunger with them said Tamelin Now the grade-nines are keen to carry it on. When Angie and Sally leave us we will still have grade 10. 11. and 12's to carry it on,” said Tame lin During the famine the hungry students will partic ipate in such as board games and competitions, to help keep their minds off theu hunger The event is to be held in the student lounge, which will be known as the “rehef camp during the fast r events, will be developed locally to ensure grant will cover the cost of training educators. Talarico said resources that ongoing training needs are met Meetings are held the last Mon Hospital Education room front KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff In an effort to increase the rapidly declining population of Kokanee (a land-locked salmon) on the Kootenay Lake, the Min- istry of Environment, Lands and Parks has initiated an experimen- tal fertilization program. The program, which started in 1992, cost $450,000 and was jointly funded by BC Hydro and BC Environment. The success of the experimental program will not be determined until the fall of 1995, when the fish which were deposited as eggs last year reach maturity and spawn. “The ultimate test will be if there is an increased survival rate of more spawners on the lake. It won't be three years until that is determined,” said Jay Hammond, Fisheries Biol- = Drought Continued from 1A change the inevitable drought status. “It would take a lot. We would need something approach- ing a month-long tropical mon- soon. Even that wouldn't make much difference.” One of the people the drought is sure to affect is Scottie Tait, owner of Scotties Marina on the Lower Arrow Lake. “It will make an awful lot of people upset, but there’s nothing we can do about it.”” Tait said the marina lost approximately $16,000 last year due to low water levels, and he fears this year's potential financial loss will exceed that figure. But Tait is also worried about another loss that might occur in the Arrow Lakes—the loss of fish. “With low water levels the Kokanee can’t get up the creeks to spawn. The year before last, there were 580 Kokanee that were counted going up Little Cayuse creek to spawn. Last year Man receives 37 stitches SUN STAFF A Thrums man received 37 stiches after suffering a laceration to the side of his face during a fight. Stewart Sutherland, 42, of Thrums was taken to the Castlegar and District Hospital after the inci- dent occured March 3 at Banjo's Pub. Corporal Al Brown of the with the low water level one _resi- dent on one side of Little Cayuse counted eight Kokanee, and the resident on the other side counted five Kokanee.” Tait said the low water levels won't affect just the Kokanee, but will also affect trout and other fish which feed on the Kokanee Even though Tait recognizes that low water levels due to drought is unavoidable, he said he would like to see parity in water levels between the Arrow Lake and Lake Roosevelt, which is in Washington State “What I don’t want to see this year is our lake level down by 25 per cent, and Lake Roosevelt’ up to full level. If we're down 25 per cent, then they should be down by the same amount.” Cranbrook has been measured at 58 per cent of the normal pre- cipitation, while other areas of the province have been estimated at under 30 per cent Castlegar RCMP said that although the victim and the assailant know each other, the assailant has yet to be located The name of the assailant cannot be publicized until he is formally charged. Police believe both people are employed at the Celgar expan sion project Young peeping Tom reported in Raspberry Castlegar RCMP are advising residents of Raspberry and the surrounding areas to ensure that their blinds are drawn at night after receiving a complaint of a peeping Tom at a Waters Road residence March 3. The.peeper is described as being 13-15 years old male, very thin and approximately five foot three inches to five foot five Ministry crossing fingers in fertilization program ogist. BC Environment Reservoirs upstrean Duncan and Libby dams t trapped essential nutrients suct zooplankton and algae which fist depend on for survival. The { ization 1s intended to increase th amount of nutrients available ( the fish, thereby increasing th population. The survival of larger fish such as Dollys and Gerrard trout nth in the Castlegar fant on Kokanee as of food. The unique to Koote actively fished ht and endurance hen hooked gram is successful ot the lake will be Jone annually said'Hammond. “If ay yes, we have It will have to be {one on an annual basis. { works, we'll yntinue on BCMA and Ministry of Health make marginal progress KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff The Ministry of Health ha spiked the ball back into the British Columbia Medical Associ ations (BCMA) count in the | play between the two sides ¢ negouations started Dec. 11, 199 In a long and drawn out put battle the spectators have t treated to varying nightmarist visions of what could happen t British Columbia's health care s tem should either side win or The latest serve came from t Ministry of Health which ha out new releases to the media 1 which the ministry states the still many issues which need ¢ agreed upon before an end t negotiations takes place Health Minister Elizabeth ( said the BCMA package rich, and there is still a $1 remains confident that an agree- ment which is fair to both the doctors and the taxpayers can be reached BCMA’ Spokesperson for the st Kootenay, Doctor Brian )' Flanagan, said the issue as simple as Cull would like the public to think>and the BCMA is only asking for restoration of what they feel was theirs to begin with She’s making it sound very sim- ple. With the introduction of Bill 1 they stole from us. They're only rightfully returning what was She's only is not ours to begin with repackaging it and trying to sell it is another product, Our previous master agreement was destroyed by Bill 71, and the agreement has not been replaced.” Bikini calls upsetting been Rossland women have receiving phone calls in which a within the next two weeks, and will provide the framework for working discussion and policy setting. “We have to get some guidelines put in place. I thinkeveryone can agree on that Wood said his office has been receiving a lot of mail from con- cerned people; and he’s expecting more from the Creston-Trail areas in regards to the ram incident which is currently under investiga- about these incidence$— including the Aboriginal community.” During a public standing-room- only meeting held last Wednesday at the Trail Union Hall, attendants were told to write their elected politicians and the government in Victoria in order to see changes take place to Native hunting rights. Wood was uncertain at the time where the consultation meetings would begin. Bridge builder to hire local union employees for construction KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff The Calgary-based company hired to build the Castlegar/Rob- son bridge, S.C.I. Engineering, has agreed to hire local union employees Kootenay Council of Carpen- ters Business Representative, Len Embree, said the local unions who will be working under S.C.L are carpenters; pile drivers; cement masons and plasterers; labourers; and operating engineers. “We convinced S.C.I. to sign an agreement. Basically it will be all the trades inyolved.” Embree said this is not the first time that non-union S.C.I. has hired union employees while con- tracting in British Columbia. “We're quite happy to do busi- ness with S.C... They worked in Vancouver on the Cassiar Connec- tor a couple of years ago. They hired union employees then. That's part of the reason why they're will- ing to do business with us again. It makes good business sense for them to use local union people, they get the skills they need.” S.C.I. and union representa- tives have been in negotiation since December 1992, and fin- ished the negottations to hire local union employees at the end of February. Grubbing and clearing to pre- pare for construction is in process on both the Castlegar and Robson side for the two-lane, six pier steel bridge which is scheduled to be completed by July 1994. Local committee wants formal involvement in downstream benefits discussion SHARLENE IMHOFF tening to us here in the Koote- lion distance the two s to breach. “There ren cant disagreement man asks them questions about their underwear RCMP are investigating [7 inet nays, but we want it in writing,” said Smienk. Smienk said the committee, Sun Editor Although local involvement in issues. Basically there million difference wha offered last December and BCMA's current demand BCMA is asking for a tot $238 million in fees, overt fund Th costs and reserve three year period ment is prepared a one percent t of 1993/1994 cover overh Cull cnt upon the provi the competny d province's health deterrents to me financial demand Altt reach an agreeme ni sugh neith fents in which the caller has said he was doing ind began their research women on of the just some dumb Cpl. Randy ot the women just juizzing the None panti calls have been tox yucstior aid Kuharski. “Most cord was und the last was Feb. 15 { RCMP veral ts, and then, after seek num ime mward ays he foimg a idy and wants to know if they hav er wom biking underwear ud Khuarsk1. ll investigating the complaints adding the police arc discussion and policy setting regarding downstream benefits have been talked about and agreed to by provincial cabinet ministers, Josh Smienk, chair- man of the Columbia River Treaty Committee, says that agreement should be writing Smienk, Area E director on the Regional District of Central Kootenay, said the committee is sending a proposal to Minister of Energy. Mines and Petroleum Resources, Anne Edwards and, Economic Development, Small Business and Trade Minister David Zirahelt to request a for mally written response that has been approved by cabinet ‘These cabinet ministers have lated they are d to lis. which is made up of 12 people from surrounding municipalities and Native councils, is requesting full involvement in negotiations. The board received the RDCKs unanimous approval to seek that status from the government “Downstream benefits are an extremely important issue for this area. We don't-wint to be told what's happening: we want to be part of the decision-making pro cess,” Smienk said The commit set for April 21 and will be held in Radium, in conjunction with the Association of Kootenay Bound ary Municipalities conference Smienk is also hopeful that public meetings will be taking place the-K t meeting is inches tall