ren Over $2. taillion KAREN KERKHOFF Sun, statt Ten scars ago’ the terms “Hibitat Conservation” or “Catch and Release” would have caused vyebrows to raise. After g W Gay March 30th at 7:30 in church hall. Everyone welcome SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATION #46 Business meeting April 7, 1994 2:00 pm. Don't forget Seniors Regional meeting starting 1:00 pm,.April 13. Whist April’ 14, 7:00 pm, Bridge played Mondays and Fridays at 1:00 pm. PYRAH! FRY AT BRILLIANT CULTURAL CENTER Sunday, April 10 1-5pm. Adults $7, children under 12 $5.00. CASTLEGAR WOMEN'S AGLOW April 6, 10:00am, Legion Hall. Speaker Lillis Bremnis - Salmon Arm - All ladies welcome. Tickets $3.00. Ph. 365-3279 of 365-5456. ROBSON COMMUNITY MEMORIAL CHURCH AND CEMETARY Annual meeting Wed. March 30, 7; 0pm in Chugeh hall. Everyone welcome. Meeting - Tuesday, April 12,7 p.m. in the Columbia Room at the Complex Arena. Parets are encouraged to attend. log¥& Portraits & Cameras *MARCH Outs SPECIAL sQ°° DEVELOP & PRINT *Offer 24 EXP. 35 MM. FILM ee mets ad 1125-4th St., Castlegar/565 Baker St., Nelson | go ! all, thOse were the days when anglers kept all they caught and caught as mary as they could Besides bragging about the size of fish caught they would also boast about how many they home ‘Fhose days have changed, and a dedicated angler now under stands the importance of con serving that which we have and not the necessity of not depleting fish stock. But someone has to pay for habitat management, and the cost is being shouldered by conservation, Environ- ids and Parks Minister Moe Sihota announced the sefice fees will cost.a little more, but the full - towards Hat habitat,” Owner of Castlegar, Sporia.’ Centre Rod Zavaduk, an avid angler and advocate of catch and release, agrees with the itierease. “Catch and release seems. to be the trend, Gone are the days when people caught fore fish than they could use. Zavaduk. agreed with the increase, stating that fishing is a relatively inexpensive form of entertainment, “I think it’s cheap ib Pag ‘We. wave thd hom, fishing: + ‘anywhere else in the world.” ‘We also have the best-rates for licences than anywhere else.” Batablished in 1981 the Habi- tat, Conservation Fund (HCF) is primarily supported by sur- charges on angling, hunting, trapping and guiding licences. i were owe WMD BT er fish habitat throughout B. oe ns rs will be able’ As woul x fish for vag iy C.*diiring aie Awareness Days from April 1-15. Freshwater fishing is big busi- ness in B.C, and attracts 575,000 a year, including more than 70,000)tourists, and results in more than $450 million in direct ic benefits. Since: its i itis estié mated that HCF has provided approximately $21 million to over more than 1, 200 projects wildlife and iP! The new angling licences and Angling Regulations Synopsis will be available to the public at the beginning of April. aon official. ers Opp ion Leader Gordon denounced the excessive A confidential document has Coming events of Castlegar and District non-profit groups and organizations may be listed here. The first 12 words are $6 and additional oar teeh are ied each. Boldfaced words which must rob used forhea s two words ubsequent weeks ae 25% off ” at the same e { no copy erg Please no Deadline is 11:30 Monday for Wednesday's paper. Please bring in of mail your notices to: “The Castlegar Sun_ 465 Columbia Avenue Castiegar, BC V1iN 1G8 ing officer it brings the total to $2.7 millions in pensions for the two Hydro executives. py ) te, | / Every wma s Invited To : uUrE Ey cast MONTE CARLO R Easter \ Good Friday STAURANT ee Ke nd Hours J) |. cose Campbell also Sak ai Har- court should answer to B.C. ‘tax- payers for ie excessive p How can he jastify thi$ kind of excessive pension arrangement when he's responsible for sending out bills to British Columbians that are increasing their hydro rates well beyond the rate of inflation?” Gordon said that since the NDP has come into power taxpayers are paying an additional $3,700 in taxes. “British Columbians want spending cuts not the excessive tax, borrow and spend policies of the Harcourt government.”" vhhich they attend. A simple draping and a signed first name would ade this as a project that puts children in danger. I myself am @ parent and so are many of the officers who had input into the project. one Complaint nor concem. “‘In fact, some traffic violators have actually gone to the school to thank the school for participating in the program.” Koganow said children enjoy assisting the police, and they are proud of their schools, which is why the name of the school is included on the Think of Me card. “This is an example of positive community policing. I'm really hop- ing it will catch on throughout the Province.” RCMP Staff Sergeant in Castlegar, Doug Hall, said he can appreciate the pope tcboceqpicer tana 1 de ip hc a dpi “The based on the possibility in the card is limited. As pebganecr beamsscbren- arr 1x een: “cptheapetcheinapeetn coming in and asking about children. Im certain they would call the proper authorities.” FREE encarke on all regularly priced items Sale items $2.00 charge Out-of-store items $5.00 charge Ali Easter Giftware 20° “vee nate . ay Plush Toys & Goodies for Easter Come in and see our _B PHARMASAVE 28 - 3rd St (Dow the 365-7813 Wednesday, March 30, 1994 The Rasnege Sun Public assistance sought i in illegal oil dumping SHARLENE IMHOFF un Nelson and Castlegar Con- servation Offices arc secking public assistance in their efforts to determine who dumped more than 40 gallons of used oil in a ditch along a back road between Blueberry Creek and Highway 22. The oil, stored in two dozen four-litre containers, eleven 20+ titre-drums-and two one=litre was likely d over a lengthy period of time, but most recently between the dates of March 21-24. Many of the containers were purposely punctured to allow slow seepage into the narrow ditches. Castlegar Conservation Offi- cer Mike Krause said much of the content appears to be used motor oil, making him suspi- Cious that a local commercial is jor. Also discovered by conser- vation officers were used oil filters and two latex gloves. “Although we are not certain yet, there is the possibility that if has been d along with the oil,” said Krause. The illegal dumping, report- ed by a young mountain bike The investigation into the matter continues, and officers are hopeful that public assis- tance will speed the process. “We have a few leads, but public assistance is always appreciated,” finished Krause. and Castl @ Student ital officials contair the approximately 40 gallons of used oil that was dumped in a ditch along a back road between Blueberry Creek and Highway 22. On site were Air Resources Officer from Nelson Garry Bell, (foreground left), Castlegar Conservation Officer Mike Krause, (right), and (background) Conservation Officer Adam Christie, also from Nelson. TONIGHT eumeem temperature INVADING cious + RAIN: 0.0 Continued from 1A partner in all aspects of the incident. He also told the court that the crime was carefully planned as a method of extortion. McSheffrey read an impact state- ment, written by the victim before she left-Canada, stating that her once peaceful image of Canada, Castlegar and Selkirk College have been destroyed. She states that she has “learned hopelessness and helpless- ness” and is “afraid of people, dark- ness and night.” Firefighters respond to false alarm at MetMart SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor A volunteer crew of cight fire- fighters and Fire. Chief Gerry Rempel were awakened from their beds just after midnight ‘when gn alarm was reported at the MetMart, March 29. Upon arriving at the scene it was discovered that a plumber was working on the apes while sol- alarms before as a result of an error in the sprinkler system, rectified. of eight firefighters. from Castle- gar's south hall responded to a grass fire at 2808 Columbia ‘The owner of the lot was, in the middle of burning dead grass. when the wind picked up and made the fire uncontrollable. % on Sales o tie The judge noted in his final suntimation that the victim states she will never heal from the trauma, and in fact had chopped off her hair with a knife subsequent to the offense, to appear androgynous. In sentencing the offender, Justice ina Waurynchuk spoke eloquently of the victim's pain, which, as a result of her heritage, has been magnified, since the court has learned that she has not told even her closest family members about the incident, for, fear of dishon- oring her family and herself. “In a strange twist of fate, ironical- ly, she became, on the date of this crime, a prisoner for life of these sad events. Her words indicate that she is a prisoner of the terror of this offense. She is frightened of many things with just cause. She has lost her innocence revolting way. Yet it is her, not the prisoner, who feels shame,” said Justice W: As well as serving his time in from sive for 10 years. It is likely that the man will be escorted back to Hong Kong once he has served his sentence, since his student visa has expired. Lions elect local woman as president FROM: March 22 TEMPERATURE: Wen: 20.4/27th LOW: -6.2/23rd MEAN: 5.0 PRECIPITATION: SUNSHINE: THIS WEEK: 61.8 TO: March 28 snow: 0.0 TOTAL: 0.0 NORMAL: 29.3 or explo- ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE: Only one year ago Renee Read was. first female member . KAREN KERKHOFF It’s another first for the Castle- gar Selkirk Lions Club— a local woman and fellow club member, Renee Read was elected as club president March 22. It was just over a year ago that Read was inducted as the first female club member, a move that opened the door for three other women to also become bona fide members. The fact that she was elected as club president, said Read, shows the acceptance of her as a valid and contributing member. “I wouldn't have gotten elect- ed if they didn’t think I could do the job. It’s nice that they are supportive that I can do the job and do it well.” Read said that as president of the non-profit club she would like to see membership grow from the current 38 members to at least 50, as well as have more women join the club. “I don’t have any plans in par- ticular, but I'd like to see more members in the club and would also like to keep our meetings as interesting as possible.” Read, who is the manager of Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce, has confidence and pride in the club. “T believe in what it is they do. The Lions do so much for the community that people don’t know about. I can’t believe the money they spend in this com- munity! All the money that" 's raised stays in the Read said that from Tune 1, 1993 to March 1, 1994 the Lions Club has donated $9,000 back inunity. And that's oe? bied of club that she is com- mitted to- “I wouldn't have joined if it was one of those clubs that sit around and do nothing. I don't have that kind of time.” The Lions club has donated to: Stanley Humphries Secondary School dry grad garage sale; Sunfest Family Days; the Seniors’ Christmas dinner; Snow-a-rama; Easter Seals; Hospital; the local Sp 1 Olympics; Kootenay Columbia Child Care; Miss Castlegar pageant; Timmy's telethon; two bursaries; CNIB; blind curlers; Golf for the Blind; Sight First Camp; and other charities too numerous to list. Cousins in court = Budget Continued from 1A “This will make a significant difference in the amount of work that can be accomplished.” There are 24 full time city workers in the Public Works . This summer, Comin plans to have three or four on an afternoon shift to facilitate parks while the remaining 20 will work straight days and are designated into various crews: streets and Parks; water and sewer mainte- nance; and a water and sewer treatment crew. Focusing iderghed on special- ized maintenance also means that the department will spend less time on smaller construction projects. “Bach time we attempt to do a construction project im house, we're taking away from our true maintenance tasks. As well, inad- quate maintenance over a long Period has already resulted in the need for major projects, such as replacing a sewage lift station This can’t be happening.” But CUPE Local 2262 presi- dent Mike Harrison believes that nO matter how much maintenance work there is, the Public Works employees could very easily han- % pidlle the Small construction pro- F itiediod the store's system. “The MetMart has had false than he thought,” said Rempel. There was no damage to build- ¢ome along as well. “No matter how large and my ce ca I think we could do the job in house. Harrison said there are a num- ber of benefits from this: first, city taxpayers would only be pay- ing wages, and not a profit mar- gin, which they, would be paying if a contractor was hired to com- plete the project and, second; work would be created, at least mp for more employees. “Hire excess people and buy SUN STAFF Three Ootischenia youth have been released from custody after appearing before Justice Don Waurynchuk in Provincial court in Castlegar, March 24. Police had picked up the three, who are cousins, the night before, after noticing an unusual exit of a vehicle, in which the boys were riding, from behind the Legion. Police found a loaded BB gun in the vehicle, as well as acon- , siderable amount of stolen prop- erty in the back seat which came from a truck that was broken into ° * earlier. A-crowbar and screw- driver were also found by police. One of the youth was wearing gloves. The three youths: one 16-year- old and two 14-year-olds, stood before the judge and their par- ents. Parents. of the two brothers parphaibosersus ~~ pdtv struction. Now we're that‘much amore busy and we have that judge regarding ness of en noted ter tn keeps them on their own proper- ties from 7 p.m. to7 am.. The three are also barred from seeing each other for a period of time. “I sure hope you under- stand these conditions,” said Jus- tice Wa adding. praia np iad you to ae honest and decent.” ee eee