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The Castlegar Sun

FACE IN THE

Name: Chloé
Where you work: I don't

Castlegar dislikes: Peelers

Pet: Tango

‘What you do there: Nothing
_Castlegar likes: Highway to Calgary

Best kept Castlegar secret: Pass Creek Falls
Vehicle: Mtn. Bike
‘What would you rather be doing? Road tripping!

e Moe

"Wednesday, June 12, 1991

Continued from 1A

the GST and Mecch Lake as exam-
ples of how the federal government
hasn't followed popular opinion,

He talked about what steps the
NDP would take to “restore a mea-
sure of integrity into the political
process.”

“We have proposed a conflict of
interest law that says if you get
caught with your hand in the cook-
ie jar you lose your job, your pay
and even part of your pension.
Politicians shouldn’t be in politics
for themselves,” he said,

The difference between the
NDP proposal and the current
Socred policy is that the Socreds
only have a set of guidelines creat-
ed by the premier.

Sihota gave an example of the
time Bill Vander Zalm bought Fan-
tasy Gardens for $6 million and
sold it for $16 million.. “You
shouldn’t profit from your illegali-

ties,” ho said. ;

‘True to his word, Sihota slipped |
almost every Socred scandal in the |
past five years into his speech at
fairly consistent intervals,

He talked about the lack of free-
dom of legislation and brought up
the Coquihalla going $500 million
over budget. The only way the
opposition found out, he said, was”
when a disgruntled high-level
employee handed over a brown
envelope in the middle of the high-
way.

One of his major issues was the
need to introduce a change in

He said, addressing the large most-
ly union crowd, that the 60 per cent
of the work force not in a union
needs to be protected.

Sihota also accused the present
g of unfairly distributing
lottery funds. The ratio of Socred

e Student

municipalities getting grants from

faimess in British Columbia,” he
a

lottery money is disp
with communities run by. other
Political parties,

“We have had a system of deal-
ing with lotteries that is unaccept-
able. One that has been totally and
regularly abused by the Socreds,”
he said. “What we've proposed is
that we take the whole matter out
of the backrooms and put it front
and centre in the community where
the money is going.”

He also said that the powers of
the ombudsman should be expand-
ed, and then talked about the diffi-
culty the opposition had getting the
present ombudsman to look‘into
the Knight St. pub affair.

The second major topic of his

speech was money. More specifi-

cally, how the NDP would pay for
their promises.’ ©
“We'd establish a regime of tax

said, by i tax

on corporations, He referred to: :

Republican, Ronald Reagan, who-,
during his presidency in the U.S.
introduced a 20 per cent flat tax on ,
large corporations, .
Sihota said that it's ridiculous |
that a bank teller pays more taxes |
than the Royal Bank or that a gas’
jockey pays more in taxes than
Shell Oil. :
“The spending priorities of the’
Socreds are out of touch with most:
British Columbians,” be said. “We'
as New Democrats will live within’
the means of the taxpayers’
resources,” e
Sihota said he believes a’
Provincial election will be held
between mid-August and carly-"
October. ; &
“We're closer to the reigns of.

Power than ever before,” said Sihota.

Continued from 1A

Tammy first began to feel the
affects of her infliction last Septem-
ber, and after numerous trips to doc-
tors in both Nelson and Castlegar, a
diagnosis was finally reached.

“Tt was a pretty bad situation,”
Tchir recalls. “Just when I and my
family were beginning to feel the
doctors were giving up on me, I was
finally diagnosed, and began treat-
meant immediately.”

Not one to give up easily,
Tammy continued on through ber
treatment and successfully complet-
ed her goal of graduating ber course.

“It took a lot of support and
encouragement from my family, and
especially my friend, Amber Nims, a

fellow classmate. The faculty at the
college were wonderful, too.”

ver to work and complete her degree.

Tammy is confident that as long
as she continues to follow her treat-
ment and work hard, she will
achieve all of her goals,

T plan to have my. CGA Degree
by the time I’m twenty-three years-
old,” explains Tchir. “In my books,
that's pretty good. I figure that you
can achieve anything you want as
long as you really strive for your
goal, and realize your limitations.”

Meet our newest addition

The Castlegar Sun is very
pleased to announce the appoint-
ment of Marion Anderson to our
production and editorial staff. Mar-
ion has worked for the Castlegar
Sun part-time for approximately 4
months but has now been hired
P ~ "She is a wel ma
addition to our staff" says Jon Jar--,
rett, Publisher. "Her skills in both
areas are definitely an asset and
Marion would like to continue to
write as well as compose, She has
shown to be very capable in what-
ever she does and we feel it gives
us more depth in the editorial and

At left, Marion Anderson.

Production department in case of
any illnesses or emergencies."

Marion is a graduate of the
Selkirk College's Graphic Commu-
nications Department where she
was enrolled in the Electronic Pub-
lishing and the Writing programs. ..;

Shelley Ackerman, her former
instructor in the Electronic Publish-._
ing program said "Marion was an
outstanding student and I have no
doubt she will be invaluable at the
Castlegar Sun." “Her work ethic is
terrific and she is a yery conscien-
tious person.”

one

SUN STAFF PHOTO/ Marion Anderson

Tammy Tehir

Sun staff

Merry Creek

features in the area,
“A lot of planning went into
and R i

more accessible

accessed by travelling west on
Highway 3 for three Kilometres

:. The new Merry Creek Trails
System offers a wide variety of ter-
fain, tree species, historic sites,
wildlife and natural points of inter-
ést for hikers of all ages.

: Carefully designed by the Forest
Service over several years, the sys-
tem is designated to conserve sig-
gificant natural and cultural

this,” said R
Officer for the Ministry of Forests,
Dave Fitchett,

“This involves the watershed,
timber harvesting, recreation, land-
scape amd wildlife values. It took a
few years before anything actually
happened.”

A mere ten minutes from down-
town Castlegar, the trails are easily

after the pass bridge. You then
tum right on the ‘Merry Creek For-
est Road’, and drive for 2.2 kilome-
tres on a smooth, well maintained
dirt road and arrive at the parking
area and trail head.

thanks to the Forest Service

fact, many of the trails themselves
are actually old sleigh trails built
for winter horse logging.

Among the many natural points
of interest to be seen are two
brooks which flow into Merry
Creek as well as the bark damage

“We have been provided with
easy access to the area through the
harvesting that has been done,”
said Fitchett. “There are patches

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that had p ly been logged
with horses around the 1920’s but
it’s had a very low impact. The
recently harvested area near the
parking lot will be turned into
ion forest with exampl
of silvaculture and harvesting activ-
ities.”

There is very little uphill walk-
ing on the 5.5 kilometres of tails,
making them all hikers for young
and old, The area covers over 100
hectares surrounding the Merry
Creek watershed.

The entire walk is peaceful and
quiet, and only upon reaching the
Columbia View viewpoint can one
actually bear the city below.

Species of trees to be seen along
the walk include: lodge pole pine,
yellow pine, fir and larch in the dry
areas. The moist areas such as
those in and around the marsh’
boast cedar, hemlock, balsam,”
white pine and cottonwood.

“There's quite a variety,” said
Fitchett. “It’s basically what we
like to call a ‘Kootenay Mix.""

There is a very wide variety of
wildlife in the area including deer,
many species of birds and even
black bears.

The system is made up of three
interconnecting loops offering a’
variety of routes, benches for Test-'
ing at regular intervals and toilets‘
in two different strategic locations. ~

Historic sites to be enjoyed

include the remains of houses from

the original Merry Creek Valley

pioneering farsisies, as well as:
fencing, fruit trees and an old car.:
All'from nearly a century ago. In.

NORTH’
CASTLEGAR|

MERAY CREEX TRAILS,
ENLARGED INSIDE
PAMPHLET

LEGEND

Paved Road

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Grevel Road sxcaeeseeserseme

One of the more surprising
points of interest is the ‘Big Cedar’,
the remains of a giant cedar which
is at least 500 years old. These

massive remains are approximately ~”

ten metres in
; Also to be seen are the ‘Balanc-

~ ing Rock’, the Marsh Viewpoint’:
and the Columbia Viewpoint. ren:

‘The Marsh Viewpoint gives a
beautiful overall view of the Merry
Vallcy and the marsh below.

The Columbia Viewpoint offers
a breath-taking panorama of the
city of Castlegar; the Kootenay and
Columbia Rivers; the airport; Mt.
Sentinel; Grassy Mountain; the
Bonnington Range and the golf

course.

So if you're wondering what to
do on that boring Sunday, get up
off the couch and head up to the
Meny Creek Trails System.

It's worth checking out.

Dave Fitchett of.the B.C: Forest Service stands.
dwarfed by the remains of a 500 year. old cedar.In.the

SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper

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Merry Creek Trails System.

‘Wednesday, June 12, 1991

The Castlegar Sun

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Jacobsen announces review
protection legislation

of child

Sun staff

will guide us in the review,” said the
Mini

Social Services and Housing

A paper is being pre-
pared to outline some of the major
child i

‘The discussion paper will be circu-
lated widely and made available to
the general public on request by
September, :

announced today the Provincial Gov-
emment is embarking on an exten-
sive process to new child protection
legislation in British Columbia.

“We will be inviting parents and
children, professionals, community
agencies and everyone with an
interest in the welfare of children to
participate in the review,” said the
Minister.

“Child welfare legislation must
mect changing needs and reflect
community values,” said the Minis-
ter, “Our society has changed sig-
nificantly since 1981, when the
Family and Child Service Act was
introdu

ced,

“We need to think very carefully
about the best ways to protect chil-
dren and support families. I want to
see new legislation that provides us
with the best possible framework to
Carry out one of the most important

* responsibilities of society—to pro-

tect children from abuse and
wegiect,” said Johnson.

Earlier this month Premier John-
son and Jacobsen signed a procla-
mation outlining a Children’s Policy
for British Columbia. “That policy

issues, i i

the role of the family, child protec-
tion legislation and what is being
done in other jurisdictions, Native
child welfare issues, and adoption.

Twenty years of caring for orphaned and injured
wildlife in the Kootenays have won Nelson-area resi-
dent, Helen Nichol, the Individual Citizen category of
the 1991 Minisier’s Environmental Awards. One of
her current charges is "Coco", an orphaned black
bear cub brought to her by the Conservation Officers

in the Castlegar area.

and organizations will be
approached and invitied to express
their views. Ministry staff, other
ministries and community agencies
that share responsibility for chil-
dren's services will play an active
role in the review, Native communi-
ties and organizations will be invit-
ed to participate,

‘Following the public consulta-
tion, a white paper will be drafted. It
will describe in a general way the

di for the new |
“The white paper will be circu-
lated widely and we hope to hear
from many people with views on
e directi

that the ge
has chosen,” said Jacobsen.

“We are going to spend two and
a half years on a very thorough
review of our child welfare legisla-
tion,” said the Minister. “This indi-
cates not only how important it is,
but also how committed we are to
ensuring that everyone who wishes
to participate in this process will
have an opportunity to do so.”

Tt is expected that new legislation
to protect children will be intro-
duced in the legislature in the spring
of 1993, and proclaimed no later
than April 1994,

No one from Social Services and
Housing was available for comment

at time of publicati

Thank goodness it’s

by Marilyn Strong

It looks lifelike and it’s obvious-
ly solid. I thought the artist must
have taken hours or perhaps days
to carefully chisel and sculpt the
design. People admire but no one
dares reach out to touch it, Yet, in
less than 30 seconds at the end of
the evening, the sculpture is
destroyed, The material from
which it is made is clumped togeth-
er and this once proud sculpture
lies lifeless on the table.

‘Who would do such a terrible
thing to a wonderful design?
Randy Davis, chef at the Fireside
Dining Room laughs. “I would,”
he said, “the whole sculpture is
made of Jard and only took about 3
hours té Make it! ‘When the night is
over, we dismantle the carving,
clump the lard together and save it
for our next design,” he said.

In January 1991, when Davis
became the chef at the Fireside
Dining Room, (now under the
management of the hotel owners
Emie and Genevieve Turta), he
was able to retum to one of his
favorite loves — carving designs
from ice and lard. With 14 culi-
nary diplomas and 6 medals in
culinary arts, Randy Davis is a
skilled artist. He was a member of
the team that travelled to Victoria,
Seattle, and Toronto and Tepresent-
ed BC at the 1986 Canadian Cham-
pionships leading up to the World
Culinary Olympics. “There are
only a handful of chefs in the
province that can ice carve, lard

and finally graduated to carving ice
cubes,” he laughed. “You start
small and then work your way up
to the 300 pound blocks of ice. 1
think the first thing I made was a
swan, not much larger than a bar of
soap,”

“We used to make a bunch of
ice and Jard carvings every Sunday
for brunch and buffet at the hotel,”
he said, “and for specials holidays
such as Christmas or Easter we'd
carve something seasonal like a
reindeer or the Easter bunny.”
These carvings ranged in size from
2 feet to 5 fect tall and up to 4 feet
wide and some can take up to 6 or
8 hours to carve.

One of Davis’ most recent cre-
ations was the Celgar logo — the
Canada goose and half moon.
What did he use for an example?
“T had a Celgar business card with
the logo on it so J just worked from
that,” he said modestly. When

Ladies Auxilary held May meeting .

Ladies Auxilary to the Royal
Canadian, #170 held there meeting
in the Legion Hall with 25 members
in attendance.

One hundred and one visits were
made to the sick in the hospitals,
Pearl Moth and Mona Cherenoff will
do June visiting.

day with some sunshine.

WEATHER __

OUTLOOK: The forecast for
Wednesday; Cloudy with scattered
showers. The chance of precipita-
tion will be around 60% and we
might see some afternoon sun. :
The forecast for Thursday and Friday calls for mixed com
ditions to. continue with a 40% chance of rain on Thurs- |

24.8/9

Precipitation: Rain

10.2 cm.

Number of
Hours

4.7

Sunshine:

A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK:
Temperature: Max/Date Min/Date

48/4

Snow

Ocm.

Mean

14.6

Total

10.2 cm.

Normal Number
of Hours

57.7

REMARKS:

ern Washington.

Another cool, dull week. Although rainfall amount:

were slightly below normal for the period, rain was:
recorded on 4 of the past 7 days at the Castlegar Airs
Port. Requests from farmers wanting to cut hay are:
increasing from all across Southern B.C. and North-

Forecast provided by the South - East Interior Weather Office

mot carved in stone!)

asked if he can stare at a block of
ice or lard and just design and cre-
ate something, he smiled and nod-
ded his head. “I had to carve an
angel for a hotel in Toronto and of
course no one knew what they
looked like so I just imagined it
and then carved it.”

With 15 years’ of experience in
the hospitality and restaurant busi-
hess, including owning his own
restaurant in Victoria, Davis
arrived back in the Kootenays in
March of 1990 after a ten-year hia-
tus. “I like it here. The pace is
slower and I'll get a chance to do
some carving and practise my culi-
nary art skills.”

Davis is also trying to organize a
chef’s association for the East and

West Kootenays,...“ It would be .

great to have a group of chefs who
would be interested in practising
culinary arts and then we could
hold shows and demonstrate our

Branch had our cooler repaired in
the Kitchen with our thanks.

A big thanks to Norm Fishwick
for tuning and repairing the
piano.Ten members enjoyed lunch at
the Fireside. Te Comox Convention
was a great success with over nine
hundred ladies attending from all

skills, and donate proceeds to a:
charity,” he said. He’s already had :
interest from 6 of the chefs in the :
immediate area and is just starting *
to make calls into the East Koote- ;
nays, Bad

Davis thinks that Kootenay resi- <
dents appreciate the carvings
“Unless they’ve been to the city >
they probably haven’t seen or even ?
noticed too many carvings used as:

centrepieces on banquet tables ;
or decorating the dessert tables,“
That’s going to change over the:
next little while. We had a lot of:
good comments about the Celgar:
goose and I’m already thinking of!
an idea for our Father’s Day:
brunch,” he added,

“Will it be ice or lard,” I asked.
Randy. Davis, Chef and Culinary:
Arts artist isn’t saying. “You'll:
just have to come in and see for:
yourself,” he said laughingly. ‘

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carve and do ch and salt
carvings,” said Davis. “ It takes
years of practice and it is very
expensive, The tools alone for ice
carving are more than $3,000. “
Davis was trained in the culinary
arts by the chefs at the Delta Hotel
in Richmond. “I spent about 3
years training in my spare time...

Winners of the ‘Best Dressed Business’ award during Sunfest '91:was the Bank of
Montreal. From left:to right/are; Shiela. Dunn, Edith Renwick, Sharon Strongman

and Debbie Cawte.

SUN STAFF PHOTO / Sharlene Imhoff

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