or reer CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, September 6, 1973 La iy TOUCH OF THE ‘TROPICS ii be housed in this 1 approximately 15 feet high presently being built on thx in Kinnaird, Proprietor Joe Vroom, in foreground. described the building as a free structure with no middle beams. It will house a sherpins area where people will enjoy a cup of coffee as well as view birds and tropical plants in an aviary, all of which will complement each other to provide an iinu-.ual und pleasing setting for Vroom first structure of this type in B.C. It is designea vo nave no condensation with the humidity completely controlle3 and has three different temperature zones. Heated by a gas system capable of 750,40) BTU, should the heat pass the desired temperature, sections of the roof automatically open to maintain the desired temperatures. » The roof is , Early ice, which has been anxiously awaited by . both and : District Minor ‘Hockey Association and Castle- ar Figure 5! vis pot liked; but a couple of cool days are” needed. He said evening tempera- “tures ‘ allow a. good -start- in forming ice but the hot daily temperatures soon defeat this. edge. OBBERY OF $250,000 in special Klondike ugh was staged at the Castleaird Plaza anch of the. Canadian Imperial Bank ‘of © mmerce. on: Monday morning as two presentatives of the Castlegar Kiwanis Club isted the money. The special currency willbe - cial tender at this year's Klondike Night Curling Rink. being held Saturday evening at.the Castlegar Charlie Cohoe, left, . publicity chairman for Kiwanis, and Burt Campbell, . Klondike Night committee chairman, hold guns on fellow club’ member Larry Sandmoen’ who stuffs the currency into the large money bag held by. the Handles Cestleany News’ Photo First’ registration took place Saturday with 138 play- ers ‘ing. Last year there were 432 boys. Secretary for the associa- tion,” Mike © Nazaroff, — said registration is always slow the first day. There will be anathe: fe nis anticipated to ‘exceed {year’s 432 players but the association willbe limited’ to just how. many boys: it can accept because of limiled ice time. . Strong support was given the ‘association's executive by the large number in attendance $12,000 ‘Capital at the menting to make a bid for this season’s provincial Bantam playoffs when representation is made at the B,C. Minor Hockey* Conference in. Penticton this month. ‘It was the general consen- sus “the lack of a: proper scoreboard and time clock would hinder the association's chances to be host of these playoffs. ~Mel McMullen was’ named ‘chairman to spearhead a commillee to raise funds to assure a time clock for the playoffs, _.8\Following the meeting Mr. lullen, sone very: con- s ing worth. atime’ clk and scoreboard offered .when dis- contributors, local. firms would be given. first opportunity to articipale in contributing to its purchase. The clock scoreboard could cnsL anywhere between $1,200 and $1,500. : Grant Received By Castlegar Day Care Centre Kootenay-Columbia Child’ Care Society board of directors has announced the receipt of a $12,000 capital grant from the department of human resources for the Castlegar Day Care Centre. - _ This grantis the result of a new = provincial policy with respect to capital. funding of Day. Care Centres. Funding is “ now on a 50 per cent sharing basis. — The present grant was awarded .retroactively to the Castlegar Centre, and as such was applied directly. “to the original mortgage raised by the * society to build their facility. Forty Thousand ‘Plus for Slocan Lake Boating Boat-launching and berth- ing facilities valued at $40,441.66 for Slocan > Lake Society treasurer Gerry Ehman indicales that the grant has the. effect of halving. both the mortgage and the monthly payments. The savings in- curred are to be put towards playing the name or names of: » ‘Provincial Cabinet Order Signed | ment no immediate action was taken: in having the order-in- council signed while the town continued land fill on the site, as well as survey costs and legal fees. The investment. by the town so far has heen estimated to be in the neighborhood of $20,000. Recently there was concern expressed by council over the delay in the transfer and Mayor Colin Maddocks planned a trip to Victoria on the subject, NIGHT -CLASSES are now being filled for courses ‘offered by Selkirk College, School District No. 9 and Recreation Commission No. 1. Selkirk: College, besides graphy, chess and a survival diploma program and a learning resource program ‘have classes in astronomy, photo- everyone from ‘geeocksal There is a choice of 45 programs, cevering. academic, arts and physical education. Thine Kinnaird Owns Marathon Land The only stipulation placed on use of land is that it be used for municipal or recreational purposes, A detailed plan outlining proposed use of the land is on display in the. town office. general studies — expanded from last year's wick offered only 18 courses with 900 persans taking part. is being taken by the to name up te the starting date just ‘a few. School Dies No. 3 and the ~ their popular sen classes. dnd. Russian cooking 6 “A former principal — of Selkirk Callege, A. E. Soles, has been appointed one of three associate deputics in’ the department of education by : Eileen further l of facili- ties and the services offered. Mrs. Collier “also men- tioned that: further grants of $2,500 each for Both the Little People's Nursery and Day Care facilities at the Centre would be forthcoming’ shortly. The addi- tional) funds’ are’ . standard grants Lo new centres and are intended for’ the purchase of Dailly. Mr. Soles was appointed - associale deputy of post- secondary education, a new posilion created in the: depart- ment. Mr. Soles was superinten- dent of post-secondary services. Farmer Deputy Education Minister J. Phillipson was iale deputy of loys and The soviely . anticipates thal with these grants and ‘additional’ funds, the landscap- ing ‘and playgrounds will be completed this fall, and equip- ment extensively added to. A spokesman for the group indicaled, when these develop- ments are complete, the area will have one of the finest centres in the provinee. The also led that Boating - A are’ in- cluded in grants valued at : $214,040.95 made. to six pro- ‘jects under . the’ community. recteational facilities fund act. This was announced Fri- day-.by Recreation Minister Jack Radford. © S Others “-receiving.. money were. Cristofero. Columbo Lodge in Trail for‘archives and recreational room, $5,000; Daw- . son Creek a library, $41,668.57; Burns: Lake ‘arena’ addition, atlendance at the center was the final proof that the facilities dre meeting real community needs, since the Little People's Nursery.was nearly at capacily and enrolment in the Day Cane operation atthe centre: was increasing rapidly, The success of the opera- tion has allowed the’ carly. shages of planning to begin with especl to. an expansion of ss offered. Under _im- mediate ideration are faci- $20,000; Holy Trinity U Orthodox Church in Vancouver, a community hall, $87,000 and Vancouver *YWCA> camp and outdoor centre, $19,930.72. The’ intent’ of the ‘com- munity recreational. facilities fund act is to provide assistance in financing community recrea- ‘tional facilities sponsored by a municipality or non-profit. cul- ‘Aural, ethnic or religious group. To-date,’: grants “totaling $5,916,090.73. have been made under the act: lilies ‘for-children with special emational or physical needs. Hungry Thief Hits + Price of meat must'still be holding‘at record high’ levels. ’ “RCMP report the Blue Top Burger was: broken into some- time © Saturday: night. with nothing taken or’ destroyed. The thief: did, however, cook -himself'a hamburger. schools and J. R. Fleming was appoinled associate deputy of finance and administration. Mr. Fleming. joined the education department as acting superintendent of financial ser- viees early this year, _ registration would Enrollment figures for Selkirk College by Tuesday had already increased in the tech- nology courses with the uni- versity transfer. program just two short of the 254 enrollment of last year. Principal. Bruce __Fraser said he was “really delighted” with the figures to-date, stating continue until the end of the month. He expected quite a few registrations" yet for’ the uni- versily transfer program but felt little or no change will be experienced in the technology figure. Total enrollment to Tues- day was 548 compared to 499 to the same date last year. P “The overall picture shows. a.10 per cent increase,” said Mr.’ .” : Slr Continues Se Fraser, “but in reality,. witht te new East Kootenay extensiom program, which presently has 158 enrolled, it would make this: a 15 per cent increase.” Mr. Fraser also: spoke of the recent commission off inquiry into post-secondary education which showed Sel kirk College has the highest participation of adults im evening programs of regional college in the province, yet it has the smallest population base of any college. Last week School. District No. 9 seeretary-treasurer John Dascher reported 2,858 stu- dents registered in the school ,. district this year, an increase of 7 28 over last year’s enrollment of 2,830. Rezoning for Low-Rise Apartment Opposed by Subdivision ‘Residents The majority of the Castle- Bar Subdivisi id are safety factors, These include opposed to the rezoning of three subdivision lots for low-rise apartments. Several meetings have been held recently to discuss this problem, The residents have ex- pressed great concern over Audia-Visual Equipment Displayed At Library’s Saturday Open House Castlegar Library .will hold ils second annual Open House this Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. - Featured at the library wil libraries toward non-print media, in addition to the traditional library services. - be audio-visual equipment. dis- Representatives from played by ‘the Baker-Taylor other libraries have been Company ‘and Kodak. The - inviled to attend, Everyone is hasis o dio-visual_ mat- ol P. h will be erials follows ‘a current trend in, served. Use by Students Results: In Continued Service Been Place e af the great use made this summer of the “Student la the Castlegar News will be continuing this free service on a year-round basis. Students aged 13. years and ‘older, including students attending Selkirk College, may place ‘a free ad offering their services for such parttime jobs as babysilting, lawn mowing, snow removal, ‘clean-up, typin; » mother's helper, Ce Simply drop into. the Castlegar. News in person to place your traffie on the only. access road, and hazards from this traffic to the many smalt children in the subdivision. Residents also feel that apartments are unnecessary in the subdivision as three large undeveloped areas within town limits. are already zoned for apartment construction. Local Chamber To Hold First Fall Meeting Castlegar. and District Chamber of Commerce will hold its first fall meeting after summer recess tonight. in the Hi Arrow Arms. The assured mail program, which comes into effect Sept. 23 and replaces airmail service to the coast now handled by Pacifie Western Airlines, will be discussed. Also on the agenda, says ~ president Mary Anderson, will be a progress report on the Kinnaird-Salmo cutoff and a delegation from the Motel- Hate Association, Social hour is at 6 pms. dinner at 6:45, with the meeting called to order at 7: 30. Pm.