Castlegor News 1986 Review, Morch 30, 1986 SCHEDULED AIRLINE FLIGHTS Daily to: Cranbrook Penticton Kelowna AIRCRAFT CHARTERS Scheduled to your Convenience. All weather operations anywhere in North America. Flying Training LEARN TO FLY FOR PLEASURE OR CAREER Adastra Aviation offers Private and Commercial Pilot Courses — Advanced Ratings — Night Instrumental, Multi-Engine Instructor. TRY OUR INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT! Gov't. Approved Flying School Castlegar Airport 365-3035 365-7701 CASTLEGAR’S NEWEST REAL }ESTATE AGENCY Our staff has years of experience in various Real Estate fields. This enables us to provide you with contidence and high level of professional service Residential Real E Commercial Real Estate Leasing Rentals Property Management We will, as part of our complete Property 1985 a year of celebration 1985 was a year of cele- brations, according to Wilf Sweeney, general manager of ployees who have been with us since start-up. We cele- brated one of the lowest accident rates in the history of the mill and the third best rate in B.C.,” Sweeney said. “Above all,” he added, “because of our ploy petitiveness, we celebrated our survival in a tough world market by making the high- est annual production of pulp in the history of the mill.” Sweeney expressed con- tinuing optimism for 1986. He said that Celgar Pulp had al- ready set the trend with the highest-ever January produc- tion and almost six months that passed since the last lost-time accident. pater who are the best, and be- cause we spent millions of dollars to improve our com- good pr i and an increase in the price of pulp will help to bring better times. 1985 681 - 594 566 ORIGINAL CREW . who have been with cnenr Poe pach fy Sg ae Handsome sported P wesueisiont that wo or thee Ow hay % cesses. The numbers are a reminder that ri 594 and 566 were the best daily tonnages in the history of the mill for a day, a month and a yeor, respectively. All were achieved in 1985. The 601 recognizes the great Castlegar News 1986 Review, March 30, 1986 Castlegar the region's centre Castlegar Post Office is a distribution centre facility for the following forward sortation areas: V1R Trail, B.C. VIN Castlegar, B.C. VIL Nelson, B.C. It also receives and dispatches all mail destined with a “VOG" postal code, listed Ainsworth Hot Springs, Argenta, Balfour, Burton, Crescent Valley, Edgewood, Fauquier, Fruitvale, Genelle, Kaslo, Meadow Creek, Montrose, Nakusp, New Denver, Proctor, Robson, Rossland, Salmo, Silvereton, Slocan, Slocan Park, South Slocan, Winlaw and Ymir. All mail coming and going is trucked from the Castlegar post office under highway service In POSTAL Some of the 30 full- and part-time oa emevers ot the r post office incioaee (kneeling, from left) —— ang re 10, Gerry Ps: tay Lawrence Jakobsze; (middle, from left) Art Wiebe, Roy McNeil, Marianne York, Sandra Postnikoft, Margaret Simonen, Meade, Zaytsotf, Den Levert: (rear, from vet) Fietz, Dennis Harsh, Priority Post courier mail is flown in er out of Castlegar. Castlegar Post Office also transfers all bulk mails destined for the East Kootenay from all points west of us. As ‘all mail coming and going is trucked from the Castlegar post office under highway service contracts’ Cristotoli and Ken Lamb. themes, to name a few more. Annual souvenir collections of postage stamps can be obtained. New mint coin sets go fast at the lotal post office. Electronic mail is fast catching on. Information and use of Telepost, Intelpost and a distribution centre most mail handled is “passing-through” mail. Castlegar postal clerks processed almost 13 million pieces of mail passing through last year (12,882,571). The full-time postal clerks at Castlegar are better trained and more knowledgeable than the averate postal clerk. The reason for this is because of rotating shift work. * Any of the full-time clerks could be working counter sales one week and driving a forklift unloading semi-trailer trucks the next. Day shifts start at 6 in the morning and afternoon shifts finish at midnight, six days a week. There is no staff on duty on Sundays. Since becoming a Crown corporation in 1982, Canada Post has introduced many new products and services. The most popular has been the Priority Post Courier service. Volumes have skyrocketed in recent years. start to 1986 with the best January on record. CFIB continues to grow As it embarks on its 16th year of action, the Canadian Federation -of Independeat Business contifives to grow, in numbers and in the strength of its influence on governments at all levels. On the provincial level, Oksana Exell, CFIB's Dir- ector of Provincial Affairs for British Columbia, represents the concerns of the indep- endent business sector out of the Federation's Vancouver office. Founded in 1971, the CFIB is @ non-profit, non-partisan system of free competitive enterprise in Canada. One of its major goals is foster a more entrepreneurial culture in this country. Through a variety of sur- veys of its 76,000 members the foundation of CFIB pol- icies and the priorities upon which legislative staff such as Exell act. Thus, when the CFIB ap- proaches those who make policy — either bureaucrats or politicians — or when Federation staff appear in authority on the opinions of thousands of people who run small and medium-sized busi- The results of all surveys — whether it’s the regular questions in Mandate, CFIB's publication, or the in-depth personal interviews condue- ted with each member every year by field representatives — are sent to policy makers. The media also receive the information, as do other EXELL . B.C. director educators as part of the pro- cess of making the views of the indepent business person known across the country. That in itself puts pressure on governments which are drafting or changing legis: lation. To provide help with indi- vidual member questions on regulations, legislation and government agencies, the CFIB also maintains a Mem- ber Services Department. The caseworkers in this area troubleshoot for indi- vidual business people, deal- ing directly with government officials and cutting through red tape where possible. CFIB is funded solely by member dues with each member having an equal say on the issues, regardiess of the size of his or her tax. deductible and voluntary con- tribution. This funding set-up also plays a critical part in the or- ganization's political neutral- ity, a policy which adds to the CFIB's effectiveness since policy makers know it is the issues, not the party, which concern the federation. Retail products such as “Lego” mail trucks and “Tonka” mail trucks have caught the eye of many children, as have duty. But when the weather is nice, and the dog owner has ball eaps, coin banks, and decks of cards depicting post office tied Bowser in the back yard under a tree, the letter carrier Envoyp services are also available at the local Post Office. Last, but not least, are the letter carriers. Through rain, sleet and snow, and sometimes dogs, the carriers must go. ‘This may sound catchy and cute, but hidden in those words are safety hazards over which every homeowner has control. They are all dangers that carriers must face: ice buildup hidden under freshly fallen snow and unshoveled walks or driveways. Hopefully, this season is behind us. Then there's the family pet. “Bowser won't bite,” pet owners say — until it’s too late. Then they say, “I'm sorry, he’s never bitten anyone.” All letter carriers have heard this at one time or another. Many family pets are out all year, barking at the newspaper boy, meter readers, and the letter carrier who should be a familiar sight every day. ‘These are only a few hazards carriers face in the line of ice works delivers the mail quickly. Delivering letters has to be one of the healthiest jobs the post office offers. Castlegar letter carriers delivered 3.7 million items last year. Many homeowners in letter carrier areas may have noticed a change in arrival times for their mail, or even in some cases your letter carrier may have changed. This is the result of a route restructuring recently implemented. Over the past several years, building and growth has taken place within the present boundaries. This has over-burdened some carriers. Restructuring evened the load among all the carriers, with the best benefit of all resulting in a part-time employee becoming full-time. Unfortunately, some residences which received mor- ning delivery previously ended up on afternoon delivery. On the other side of the coin, some afternoon people now receive their mail in the morning. Also within the confines of the Castlegar delivery area are two rural route contractors delivering mail to 134 group mail boxes serving almost 1,100 customers, and a combined iuarban service contractor delivering over 32,000 parcels per year. Prior to December of this year, Castlegar was a designated Area Post Office responsible for the efficient — a total of 91 employees in all. Castlegar post office has 30 full. and part-time employees, two rural route courier contractors and two combined urban service couriers. Following is a list of employees: Postmaster — Roy McNeil Supervisor — Art Wiebe (APOC member) Supervisor — Dennis Harsch (APOC member) Secretary — Marianne York (PSAC member) CUPW Postal Clerks Full-time: Brian Cristofoli, Ben Fietz, Val Bonham, Kay Hever, Marg Simonen, Mary Garnick, Zaria Andrew, Bev Gerry Rodgers, Harold Hesketh, Dean. Carter, Matt Gallo, Janice Mullin, Irene Broad, Antonio Guglielmi, Dan Gray, William Hunter and Judith Crosfield. WKPL to upgrade West Kootenay rower 1s looking at 1986 as a year for upgrading facilities and gen. eral maintenance in the Castlegar area and through out its West Kootenay div- ision. “We are not anticipating a demand for many new ser. viees,” said a company spokesman, “and it gives us an opportunity to improve existing facilities.” A five-year program to up- grade the 60 kV transmission line along the lower Slocan Valley is being initiated this year, and improvements to the Pass Creek area are alsc being undertaken. In Castle West Kootenay division is the completion of a new transmission line between the Corra Linn plant on the Kootenay River and the City of Nelson. The substation will be re- built replacing two small transformers which are inad- equate and allowing upgrad. ing of the distribution system in this area. Farther afield, a new ter minal will serve the Boun dary area at Grand Forks, and this project will include a new distribution substation to supply the North Fork area. In the Okanagan division, whieh is experiencing con- tinued growth, work is pro- gressing on converting sub- transmissions in Keléwna from 60 kV to 138 kV. As far as generation is concerned, West Kootenay Power's four plants along the Kootenay River between South Slocan and Nelson continue to provide good de. pendable service through an ongoing program of over- hauls and general mainten. ance. In general terms, West Kootenay Power is contin- uing to develop its entry into the computer age, designed to provide more efficient customer service. The com pany is currently involved with regulatory matters, and is scheduled to appear before the B.C. Utilities Commission on April 8 to try to resolve a dispute with B.C. Hydro on the price of purchased power and other matters. The six per cent rate in- crease granted on Jan. 1 is still on an interim basis, and the company hopes to have this matter confirmed later in the year. 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