Wednesday, April 22, 1992 a

City rolls out red carpet

W@ Castlegar plays host to
200 delegates during
annual AKBM covention

Jonathan Green
NEWS REPORTER

Castlegar will ro}l out the
red carpet for some 200 dele-
gates and guests this weekend
when the annual Association
of Kootenay Boundary Munic-
ipalities conference hits town.

Chairperson and city coun-
cillor Doreen Smecher said the
meeting is primarily an oppor-
tunity for regional representa-
tives to get to know a little
about his and her neighbor.

“What we’re here to do is
connect our communities so-
cially, economically and cul-
turally,” she said.

At the convention, propos-
als from different area repre-
sentatives will be heard, dis-
cussed and debated.

If adopted, those proposals
will be presented before the

Union of B.C. Municipalities
conference later this year,
which will later present the fa-
vorable ones to the provincial
government.

Among them is a resolution
by the Village of Montrose’s
council that would see all of
B.C. on Daylight Savings
Time year-round like
Saskatchewan.

The AKBM endorsed the
idea last year and sent it to the
UBCM but it never reached
the convention floor. Montrose
council then proposed the idea
be considered on a Kootenay
basis, but the UBCM execu-
tive sent it back to the AKBM
saying it was a local issue.

This year, Montrose council
is resubmitting the proposal,
this time just B.C.-wide.

Village clerk Gerry Henke
said the idea would help all of
B.C.

“Council feels Daylight Sav-
ings Time would benefit every-
one in the province,” he said.

Henke quoted a National
Research Council that. said
DST lowers energy costs and
improves quality of life. With
this in mind, Montrose council
supports the idea.

“They felt we'd all be better
off staying on Daylight Sav-
ings Time year-round,” Henke
said.

Other proposals include
Cranbrook’s request for a
province-wide 911 emergency
number, Trail’s request for
election campaign contribu-
tion disclosures and the Re-
gional District of Central
Kootenay’s request for defi-
brulators in all area ambu-
lances.

Smecher said Castlegar
will act as alistener more than
a contributor this year.

“We don’t see any universal
interest in the things we’re do-
ing,” she said.

The convention kicks off
Thursday evening and winds
up Saturday afternoon.

Jonathan Green
NEWS REPORTER

With the welcome mat already out for the
AKBM conference this weekend, the 16th an-
nual Selkirk Lions Trade Fair will see its own

share of visitors as well.

Secretary co-ordinater Sharon Waldie said

alkirk Lions ready for annual trade show,

over,” she said.

The fair also allows merchants a chance to

display what’s new and exciting in their prod-
uct lines. Waldie said that businesses from in-
surance companies to kennel companies from
Vancouver to Cranbrook will be on hand.
Waldie said the fair has evolved from its ear-

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Waldie said the mainstage will feature some

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@ Wednesday, April 22, 1992

@ Province seeks input
as it attempts to overhaul
Industrial Relations Act

Jonathan Green
NEWS REPORTER

Strikes have become a pop-
ular thing in B.C. of late, and
a committee travelling the
province wants to try find out
why.

Thursday, three advisers
appointed by Labor Minister
Moe Sihota will be in the city
to gather ideas and sugges-
tions about improvements to
the Industrial Relations Act.

With the Emcon workers
strike a couple months ago,
the present Hospital Employ-
ees Union strike and a poten-
tial strike out at the Celgar
Pulp Mill, Castlegar has a lot
at stake when it comes to la-
bor relations. The city is the
fourth stop on the 11-city tour,
one that will see the three ad-
visers in Cranbrook Thursday.

“We're trying to hit every
region of the province,” said
ministry spokesperson Ed

Wall.

One of the advisers will be
Vince Ready, a mediator in the
Emcon and Hospital workers
strikes.

The other two, Tom Roper
and John Baigent, round out a
trio that Wall says are highly
qualified.

“TI guess they were chosen
on the basis of their expertise,”
he said. “All three are highly
respected labour people.”

The three advisers are part
of a nine-member committee
chaired by Claude Heywood,
Deputy Minister of Labor and
Consumer Services.

The idea for the sub-com-
mittee came about during last
year’s election campaign,
when the-then opposition
New Democrats identified a
need for greater industrial re-
lations stability and for a re-
view of industrial relations
legislation.

Since then, the government
has consulted with business
and labour to determine the
most appropriate manner to
address these issues, and de-
cided that a review process us-
ing public input was the best
route to go.

“The ministry responds to
political requests,” Wall said.
“(The review process) is at the
request of the government.”

The panel will be at the Hi-
Arrow Hotel starting at 10
a.m.

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