Wednesday, November 4, 1992 § Wednesday, November 4, 1992. Students playing doctor Corinne Jackson NEWS REPORTER Local kids will be taking health issues into their own hands. Students in the Central Kootenays have been asked to identify health concerns with- in their schools and find solu- tions with the help of resource people, Bonnie Horswill said. School District No. 9’s rep- resentative to the Central Kootenay Union Board of Health said Tuesday these concerns will be addressed at a workshop Nov. 13 at Ootis- chenia Elementary School. “Everything has to be iden- tified by students,” she said. “They define what the per- fect healthy school is and then identify what in their school needs attention. “Kids know what they need,” Horswill said. Some of the issues she ex- pects to hear about include peer pressure, substance abuse, self worth, nutrition and physical education. The project is part of Year 2000’s ‘Learn for Living’ curriculum. Horswill said the program “has to be completely from the bottom up. It’s another way of teaching kids. “I think anything we can do to make our kids aware is a step in the right direction,” she said. According to Horswill, this program and other Year 2000 initiatives are aimed at en- abling kids “to identify some- bes that’s not quite right and &.” - The Healthy Schools Initia- tive is being implemented from Nakusp to Grand Forks. It is designed to teach stu- dents “health prevention in- stead of prescription health,” Horswill said. “The administration has nothing to do with identifying, all they do is help the kids. “Anyone within the com- munity that they need and they can approach are used as resource people,” she said. The ultimate goal is to teach students to become “ed- ucated responsible citizens. “That may be pie in the sky, but this is one way to do that.” Mall receives nod from city NOW STRIPPING 1985 CAMARO 1981 FIREBIRD 1980 CAMARO 1978 CAMARO Western Auto Wreckers Granite Road, Nelson Ph. 354-4802 Castlegar Savings Credit Union is able to assist you with getting the best return for your investment dollars. For more details, contact either location of CASTLEGAR SAVINGS CREDIT UNION “Your Community Financial Centre” 601-18th St. cs 3026 Hwy. 6 365-7232 226-7212 WKP’s office workers back behind desks Corinne Jackson NEWS REPORTER Members of the Office and Technical Employees’ Union are breathing a sigh of relief. After 15 weeks off the job, the West Kootenay Pow- er employees returned to work Monday. The new contract should last until Jan. 31, 1995, Paula Stromberg said. The union’s communications director said, “the pension issue, which was a major issue in the dispute, finally got addressed so we're thankful. “It’s just too bad that it took two years of discus- sion and a 15-week dispute to get the pension issue resolved,” she said. The last OTEU contract negotiated with WKP ex- pired Jan. 31, 1992. According to Stromberg, members will receive a wage increase of almost 12 per cent over three years. The increases include the elimination of the lowest three salary groups in early 1994. The elimination of the three categories is aimed at addressing pay equity concerns, she said. Stromberg would not disclose the vote results and explained “it’s just a matter of labor practice.” Although some workers returned to work on Mon- day, Stromberg said members will be permitted two weeks to return to allow them time to finish up any business started while on strike. “You never know when a dispute will be over,” she said. West Kootenay Power is also glad to see their Castlegar Slocan Park Summer Sneak Away SMALL TALK AVE workers returning, Mike Bradshaw said. WKP’s director of community and public affairs said, “it is common to have that window (for return- ing), but it has not been used by anyone that I’m aware of. Probably because it was 15 weeks without a regular paycheck.” : The final agreement was reached on Oct. 28 in Vancouver with Industrial Relations Council media- tor Brian Foley, who replaced Don Cott. And while both Stromberg and Bradshaw agreed that Cott’s work was invaluable, they said Foley’s fresh per- spective was important to ending the dispute. Bradshaw said the dispute “needed perhaps a lit- tle extra attention and Mr Foley was able to bring that. The last days in Vancouver were important to getting a better agreement.” MONEY + Newly remodeled * Cable TV * Non-smoking rooms * Micro-fridge ale ene + Free local calls W i737 * Continental breakfast NO FRILLS was passed Friday is only for the foundation of the mall’s department store. The proposed South Centre mallhastaken . Rick Holdings could have applied for a another step towards becoming a reality. building permit to proceed with the entire pro- Castlegar city council granted the develop- ject, Markin said. Neil Rachynski NEWS REPORTER meeting of council. pleted for the spring of 1993. er a building permit Friday following a special This lays the groundwork for Rick Holdings Ltd. of Medicine Hat, Alta., structing the mall’s foundations. The permit is only one step in the overall approval process that will see the mall com- Philip Markin, the city’s director of devel- opment services, said the building permit that to begin con- “It’s a provision in the bylaw to go with the foundation first,” Markin said. “They'll be in for another permit when they’re ready.” Already, work has begun on the site follow- ing the approval of a development permit. Project manager Glenn Leidloff of Kucera Engineering hopes to have construction of the foundations complete by the end of 1992. “We've got construction crews here ready to go,” Leidloff said. 4-H Club’s girls have banner evening Girls received all the honors on Oct. 24th at the 4-H Awards night held at the Scout Hall. Three prospective female members attended the Awards night and 4-H mem- bers were delighted to have them become involved in their club even before the new year Dallas Mackie, the 4-H spe- cialist from the regional agri- culture office in Cranbrook brought her expertise to the gathering. Mackie also pre- sented a trophy to Michelle Hudema for her senior judging performance on Rally Day in Cranbrook. A total of six trophies were awarded by sponsors. Jack Baker, on behalf of the Selkirk Lions Club, presented the tro- phy for Junior Public Speak- ing to Carol Baker. John Mansbridge, representing the Kiwanis Club, presented the trophy for Senior Public Speaking to Michelle Hude- ma. The Junior Judging award by Wayne Mc- sented to Emma Davis. Judy Hudema presented the Most Improved PreClubber award to Ricki Lee Rysen. Carol Bak- er was the recipient of the Cit- izenship Award which the members selected by secret ballot. Bob McBain of the Roy- al Canadian legion presented Carol with the citizenship. tro- Ly. Each member received a keeper plaque listing their achievements for this past year. It has room for future mer- its as well. Nicole Whitley was presented with a gift for her recent accomplishments with the horse project. Members all received rib- bons and cloth badges that they had earned. Leaders and members’ concluded the evening with a candle lighting ceremony and a fine lunch. The Club has made excel- lent progress. Michelle Hudema was the only member with previous 4- H experience and her knowl- edge and skills have been most helpful in getting this club rolling. Thank you to Michelle and her mother, Judy, for bringing 4-H to Castlegar. 4-H members and leaders sincerely thank all of the sponsors for their generous support which made the awards night possible. Thank you also to parents. 4-H at its best always in- volves parental support and encouragement. The Castlegar Community 4-H Club was organized al- most a year ago. It is open to all youths between the ages of nine and 19. Members can take on one project or several. There are many interesting projects available ranging from tending domestic ani- mals like horses, sheep and calves to aquaculture, small motors, photography, foods and adopt-a-grandparent. The Club will be recruiting during the month of Novem- ber for next year. A warm wel- come is extended to any inter- ested youths. The club year be- gins in January and the first club activity involves all of the members in public speaking. The club meets every second Thursday at Kinnaird Middle School. Please check the com- munity calendar for details or telephone 365-2352. Towne Centre Motor Inn (509) 747-1041 + 1-800-247-1041 Corner of 1st & Lincoln, Spokane PUBLIC NOTICE Review of Gaming in British Columbia Seeks Public Input About the Role and Future of Gaming in B.C. MLAs Margaret Lord and Dennis Streifel have been asked to gather public opinion regarding licensing and regulating of bingo, casinos and raffles conducted by charitable and religious groups, as well as other topics related to gaming in the province, such as teletheatre betting and lotteries. Interested groups and individuals wishing to express their views are invited to submit letters or briefs by November 24, 1992 to: Review of Gaming in B.C. c/o Margaret Lord & Dennis Streifel Room 116, East Annex Parilament Bulidings Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 Phone: (604) 387-1789 or 356-3005 Fax: (604) 356-7156 Terms of Reference are available on request. Province of British Columbia Federal Business and Development Bank vice-president Sandy Highet addressed members of the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce Friday at the Fireside Inn. Local awards for Small Business Week were given to, among others, Oglow’s Paint and Wall Coverings for Business of the Year. News photo by Neil Rachynski NO GIMMICKS LOW PRICES Stay in School study project is finally a go Corinne Jackson NEWS REPORTER The dreams of 15 young mothers are finally coming true. Participants in the Stay in School program have been get- ting organized this week with the help of their teacher Suzanne McPherson. “The materials are coming in Thursday and we're in full- swing next week,” McPherson said. “They're all on individual- ized programs and all of them are really motivated so I think next week will be a really pro- ductive week,” she said. According to McPherson, students will be working through the Kootenay Region- al Correspondence School and possibly the Open Learning Agency. : McPherson was hired to help students adapt to inde- pendent learning, and act as liaison with other agencies. Although toddlers met their teachers on Oct. 8, the mothers have had to wait un- til now to meet their teacher. McPherson said the moth- ers’ enthusiasm should over- come any problems the delay might have caused in their ability to complete their stud- ies. According to Katrine Con- roy, the young moms will be studying Monday to Thurs- day. Fridays will be spent on support work, learning parent skills and budgeting, the Kootenay Columbia Child Care Society executive direc- tor said. The program — aimed at helping young parents com- plete their secondary school- ing — is a project jointly orga- nized by the KCCCS, School District No. 9 and Stanley Humphries Secondary School. While excited by the pro- gram’s success so far, Conroy said “there is rumor out there that there are a few people out there interested. “We're taking names on a waiting list for students, but we just don’t have the space for it,” Conroy said. “We'd hoped to have eight students and we have 15. “We're really really happy.” RS W i} yyy yw BRAND NAMES VARY BY LOCATION 4445 Minto Rd. 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