Page 2A The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, June 26, 1991 FACE IN Welcome to a brand new Face in the Sun, Felicia Rae. Fellcta arrived at the Castle- gar and District Hospital on June 18, 1991. A She's now. keeping busy being.cute at”. ae home-with:her pet Ozzy the Cat When not : _ Cruising around in her.bab buggy, Feli Residents move into new facility SHARLENE IMHOFF. was d by’ officials to the Sun Editor After holding its official open- ing and ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, staff at the new and improved Mountain View Lodge have been busy this week wel- coming new residents, | “We've already moved 15 resi- dents from the Extended Care wing at the hospital to the new lodge,” said Linda Moorlag, Director of Resident Care. “We'll be admitting slowly, but if all goes smooth, we should. be full by the end of July.” rd No one was prepared to see the enormous crowd that had gath- ered for the guided tours and the opening ceremonies, which because of uncertain weather was carried out in the facility's dining room and activity/lounge area. Master of Ceremonies Bill Horvath introduced the ‘distin- guished guests and officials, who travelled far and near to officially open the functional, attractive and comfortable new residency. Included on that list of course, was Howard Dirks’ dnd Chris D'Arcy, as well as Mayor A\ drey Moore. <~" ros f " Spécial praise was given to ‘dif- ferent organizations, both big and small, which contributed to the final outcome of the building. ing. Archi Dalla-] Griffin, Marbella Pacific Con- struction, the Hospital Auxiliary, the Lion’s Club and the Castlegar Shriners, 5, page at The $6.6 million-dollar. facility community, since the much need- ed facility succeeds in keeping families together, The combined facility, which can provide i fi MLA Chris D'Arcy said the facility is second to none, and is ready to meet the challenges ahead. “There really was wonderful foresight here on behalf of plan- and extended care for up to 60 people, will be paid for by both the provincial government and tax- : ners, Castlegar really needed this,” he said, Howard Dirks, representing ~ Ad 4 ; Strachen, said the facility will help meet family's! needs, by. allowing them to remain in close proximity of each other, He also commented on the structure and decore of the building, which has neither the fecling or look of an institution, “Castlegar’s new facility is fefinitely the wave of the future,” payers in a 60/40 split ly. : Training and Technology Minister Bruce he finished. : ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Sharlene Imhoff cial officials cut the ribbon io officially opén Gastlegar’s Mountainview fternoon in front of-alarge crowd. : Wednesday, June 26, 1991 The Castlegar Sun New turbines slate _ Plant Supervisor for Kootenay BRENDAN HALPER Sun staff “We have tender documents out in the public now in hopes of The Kootenay canal dam could be getting an overhaul. B.C, Hydro is currently, “con- deci the turbines.” said Rick Larson manager of B.C, Hydro’s West Kootenay Produc- tion Area. The project is still in its plan- ning stages ing some Is,” said Larson. “Various bidders will build and test turbine models in an attempt to find a more efficient tur- bine than what we're presently using,” The models will then be sent to an independent lab for evalua- tion, “Essentially if the model tests show that there is efficiency to be gained by putting in new runners (blades), then we will begin ig the redesigned turbines in 1994,” said Brian Gagnon, Canal. “They would be installed at a rare of one per year, there are four units so it would be finished by 1998,” at According to Gagnon, . the Kootenay Canal Turbine Upgrade Project will be handled in two phases. Phases one is the model building and evaluation, which will cost an estimated $2 million. Phase two involves the actual building and instalation of the new turbines, costing B,C, Hydro approximately $20 million. “It's not a small job,” said Gagnon. “but it’s not.as big as ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Haper d for dam going for a new Power house, _ The figure we're looking for is an average energy gain of 110 . Bigawatt hours per year with all four units in operation. This would be a 3-4 per cent increase in efficiency, If we don't get the 3-4 per cent increase then we'll have to scrap phase two.” ‘The project would have an estimated unit energy cost of 2.8 cents per kilowatt hour, “as com- pared to 7 cents per killowatt hour with Keenleyside,”” Keenleyside Powerplant is another of the developements being considered in B.C, Hydro’s “Resource Smart Program’, intended to ensure the most effi- cient use of B.C. Hydro’s existing facilities, The average energy gain at Keenleyside would be 980 gigawatts per hour, Local library receives provincial grant The Castlegar and District Library is one of 90 library boards from across the province to receive funding from the Min- istry of Municipal Affairs, Recre- ation and Culture. In all, the 1991-92 provincial Public library grants, which: will - be used to purchase materials to WEATHER GUTLOOK: The forecast for Wednesday; Cloudy with scattered showers, Morning fog patches will ease off to sunny breaks in the afternoon. Highs will be between 5 and 7. Lows around 0. The outlook for Thursday and Friday is thicker clouds and a greater risk of shower activity. A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Temperature: Max/Date Min/Date Mean 246/18 4.7/18 15.1 Rain Normal Total 12.4 cm. Precipitation: Snow Total 9.6 cm. Ocm. 9.6 cm. Sunshine: Normal Number Hours 59.6 Number of Hours > 34.2 REMARKS: Cool temperatures continue with above normal thunder- storm activity and showers skirting the airport. Even though it seems like we've had lots of rain, we are actu- ally a little below normal. Ed. note: f wonder how the gar- dens are doing? Ours is coming along slowly but is in dire need of sunshine. Let me know about yours! Forecast provided by The South - East Interior Weather Office at Castlegar, B.c. 400 from Castlegar employed at Cominco The Selkirk Weavers and Spinners Guild presented director of resident care Linda Moorlag with 22 hand woven lap blankets. The blankets were made for occupants of the new long-term care wing of the Castlegar Hospital. Back row (left to right), director of resident care Linda Moorlag and guild member Nancy Knight. Front row (left: to, ‘would rather be eating.: >“: “Meet general operating expenses, reaches a total of $7,501,205. ‘Castlegar's share of the grant- “* pie is $18,517. 2 "<3 ‘The grant amounts were deter. SHARLENE IMHOFF phasing out of the tram that Sun Editor Tied lead anodes from the smelter “'to'the refinery. Anodes will now be cast at the Tefinery and lead will be moved out of the smelter a This face in the sun is keeping mum about the best kept Castlegar secret. - $6.4 million awarded to A spokesperson for Cominco y ‘Welcome to Canada! SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper Khamdy Seneyavong (left), greets Soy Siharath (right); ‘Khamhov (middle) and their son Vilaypheth at the ‘Castlegar Airport.. 3 The family, originally from Laos, arrived in ‘Castlegar on Tuesday, June 25 after spending four ‘years in Thailand. 2 : i: They are. being’ sponsored through the United :Church and the Castlegar Multi-Cultural Society. #4." SHARLENE IMHOFF |” Sun:Editor_. district to cover costs in areas. Board: Secretary-Treasurer : John Dascher:says the majority of. the funds will be allocated to cover the Phase Two renovation costs at Stanicy Humphries Sec- ondary School. ; * “The funds will be covering fees: and landscaping ‘improve- ment,” said Dascher. ~~ ‘s-In addition, $66,500 will be used to fire upgrade the School Hospice Society a announces new executive The Annual General Meeting f the Hospice Society was held n*May 27th. The following Vice President: Lovette Nichvolodoff Secretary: Margaret Pryce ‘Treasurer: Patti Richards {Don Jones, Pat Blessin, Edie 3 *. Coordinator: Anne Fomenoff A vote of thanks was given to The Grieving Group under Kathy Kalmakoff, assisted by Pat Blessin still meets every third Monday of the month. Plans aré Briefly... Speeders ‘beware! City council; has passed’a third reading to ‘amend a'bylaw that brings the speed limit from Arrow Lakes Drive.to 18th Street on Columbia Avenue from 60 km down to 50 km. The move on council's part is to help alleviate traffic conges- tion, and the new limit WILL ‘be enforced. Speaking of traffic congestion, expect to see some hold-ups along Columbia Avenue today as Celgar begins its continuous concrete pours (see Business Section). Up to 12 trucks will main- tain a non-stop delivery rate, of 13 loads of concrete to the Celgar . Millsiteeach hour. ~ oe Have you noticed that the Music ‘91 banners which graced the tops of light poles along Columbia Avenue are no longer there? According to one city official, the banners had to be removed before‘they disappeared altogether (funny how banners can do these things). Already 16 of the colorful flags are missing, and not wanting to lose any more, council proceeded to remove them - before someone else did. ed The future of Kinnaird Hall will be the topic of discussion at an open house/public meeting tonight which the general Public is invited to. The mecting will take place at Kinnaird Hall starting at 7 p.m., and everyone is urged to voice his or her perspective opinions, Following a brief presentation by city staff of the Engineering by Some points of dis- cussion ‘will include current and future needs, upgrading require- ‘ments and renovation options. 7 “ After enjoyi hi now under way to help i the new Hospice room in the Castlegar Hospital, which should be available by the end of June. . Hospice Training is taking place Tuesday and Thursdays during the month of October. Subjects will include: Listening Skills, Grieving, Ministry to the * Dying, Working with Stress, - tapes on Dying and Physiology of Dying. Any person interested in this course may call Extension D jthe Hospice ¢ fF fc Annc | t | of Selkirk College, or Home Support, The fee for the course is nominal," °° ; ig a highly 7 * the Castlegar Festival Society feel it’s time they find a solid loca- tion - namely an office, from which to conduct business in the future. . . : . : After searching for almost a month, the folks from the society feel they have found a Prospective location near the airport. one.” “after a grant request d was finally app: Council Monday evening. Presiderit of the Heritage Society, costs. “* ‘and Public Works Department, there will be an opportunity for i of the it ful festival season, members of The Castlegar and District Heritage Society is $5,000 richer i ai fi by City Cheryl Koreen, says the money will be used to maintain operating Board office, and $121,000 will: “be used to replace ‘two school buses. In all, the total costs ofthe, three projects come to a whop- ping $6,595,062. i ; “That's quite a big boost to this area,” said“ Castlegar Board Chairman Gordon Tamer. “We're ‘absolutely’ thrilled “with the announcement.” While the board hoped for at best between $5-$6 million, they Castlegar school district =, With any luck, construction will “begin late July or early August. Built in the carly 1950's, Stan- B Jey Humphries-has seen,some major changes lately. These par- ticular renovations will occur inside the main academic wings of the school, and are expected to ‘take ‘between 18-24:manths to complete. During this time, Turner says he expects to see at least five portable classrooms used for will- ing to accept the larger amount. “The extra money will likely . cover the cost of setting up portable classrooms during the Tenovations,” continued Tumer. The board hopes that all the Paper work can be wrapped up soon, as early as this week, so they can advertise for tenders. were surprised but di i use. “Students are going to see some temporary classroom shuf- fling, especially in the begin- ‘ning,” he said. After students and teachers Paticntly-handle the shuffling, as well as the. pounding and drilling, they'll be. more than happy to enjoy the school’s new look. Castlegar Cancer Society continues to Eleven volunteers from the Castlegar Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society attended a mect- ing on June 17, at the Central Kootenay Health Centre, President, Ruby Marsh opened the proceedings and wel- comed two out-of-town guests: raise funds ment, signed in March, between the B.C. Cancer Agency. (treat- ment centre), the B.C, Cancer Foundation (research centre), and. the B.C. Yukon Division of the Canadian Cancer Society. This means that the Society is now totally responsible for all Mona Wright, P: of the Kootenay District; from Creston; and Sharone O’Brien, Coordina- tor for the District Office in Cranbrook. The Castlegar Unit has been quite busy since its last meeting in February. In March, a Cancer Awareness Night was held in the Legion Hall, and April saw the Society, once again, take part in the Selkirk Lion’s Trade Fair. Members of the local unity also took part in the Senior's Health Fair and Forum, held in May at the Community Complex. This year's Campaign in April Proved to be very successful. Joan Martini reported that, to date, this area raised $15,809.37, collected door-to-door by volun- fund-raising in B.C. It.is estimat- ed that an extra $500,000 must be raised by the Society to main- tain services at the present level. According to Sharone O'Brien, to help raise funds that will be needed, the Cancer Soci- ety in B.C, will be holding a “Lifestyles Lottery” in the fall. This will be run on similar lines as the Seniors Lottery. Members viewed two videos detailing the advancements that have been made in cancer Tescarch over the past few years, and what is hoped to be accom- Plished over the next decade. Sixty per cent of cancer research funds come from the Canadian Cancer Society. It was decided, before the mecting closed that’ from teer canvassers. This is a big increase of the 68 vol ‘s who took part. Mona Wright, District Presi- dent, explained to the group the effect of the Tripartite: Agrec- P ings will be held every two months, on the second Monday of the month at the Cen- tral Kootenay Health Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend: tight), guild member Ruby Marsh and guild president Alex Ready. Speak now on revitalization - Or forever hold your peace SHARLENE (MHOFF Sun Editor ©: Local residents, merchants and special interest groups who are not satisfied with the proposed downtown revitalization plans, have until the end of this week to Suggest any new ideas or slight ions, Suggestions should be made to the Downtown Revitalization Committee before Friday said one City Alderman, “There's a lot of work which and parking lot d be approved. Capital costs for the Project are estimated at approxi- mately $1.5 million. - Council also voted in favour of the motion that the capital cost road construction associated with the Revitalization Project be bome by the City as a whole. The cost figure is approximately $630,000. Finally, Council voted in favour of the motion that 50 per cent of the capital cost for the Downtown Revitalization project, had to be done by the and if we extend the deadline any farther, their job won’t get done on time,” said Alderman Marilyn Mathiesot in. During Council’s meeting, of road and paving, be bome by the city. The Downtown Revitalization Committee believes that the cur- rent concept plan is supported by the majority of property owners. involving the Downtown Revital- ization Project were approved. Council voted unanimously in favour that, subject to the approval of property owners, the initial project involving 3rd Street, 11th Avenue south of 3rd Street, 4th Street to Columbia Says the public will get a chance to vote on the entire Project sometime in July. “Council has to make resolu- tions to cover the voting process, but it’s not appropriate for us to Carry out that resolution until the work is ad said Mathieson. Merch will also be able to ding entry fe plaza, begin improving store fronts after this time. A letter from Graham P. Bruce, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Culture, to City Council and the down- town merchants. states that $10,000 has been allocated to mined using a formula intro- duced last year which provides for a base grant of $1.90 per Capita, plus an incentive compo- nent to encourage local support. _ Regional libraries will receive special supplementary assistance of $300,000, “In a-faxed’ news release, Mutnicipal ‘Affairs; ‘R and Cultute Minister Graham Bruce said the grants help to sup- Port the delivery of library ser- assist s in improving their storefronts. The grant is provided from the Provincial Lottery Funds through the Downtown Revitalization’ Program Society 0 fB.C, vices through the p “The public library is a centre for lifelong learning and plays an ‘integral role in the personal and 1 devel of all says there is no way the previous- ly announced company layoffs affecting 266 employees can be avoided. But, says Richard Fish, Chief Public Relations Officer for the plant, the announcement came as no surprise to the work- ers. . “We're winding down our con- Fish said that 125 of the lay- offs are directly related to the completion of construction jobs. As well, six office and technical personnel were among those i notice, British Columbians,” he said. The race is on... “It's better than the 649,” laughed Castlegar Kiwanis Club. president Rob Dunlap. : The Kiwanis Club will be, holding a Duck Race at Pass Creek Park, Sunday, July 21. “We're hoping to bring in a big crowd,” said Dunlap. “It's a fundraiser with the main objec- A ‘ding to the PR. officer, approximately 400 people from Castlegar are employed at the Cominco plant, although he was unsure how many or if any of these people had received layoff notices, Fish stated there have been ome ri pa eRe tive being an end of $1,500 for Selkirk College. We'll be working in conjunction with that have been in on trucks instead of the tramway, “The tramming system was oll and very expensive to maintain,” said Fish, “It required 20 to 25 people to operate and maintain." Employees are being given 12 weeks notice of layoff under the new B.C. Job Protection Act. The first 100 people will be laid off Sept. 13, with the remainder going on Sept. 27 and Oct. 11. / Fish says the layoffs will bring employment at the Trail opera- tions back to the norm, about 2,600 people. ‘ Stating that there is generally a large turnover in employees, Fish said if anything could affect tht layoffs, it would be this. i “We have a fair tumover heré, People move in and out quickly." The company has recently been offering early retirement to employees, based on their age and the number of years they have worked. “R of the number of recent months that are resulting in additi layofis. There will be a th ducks and a thousand tickets at $5 each. The ducks will be released in the creek and the first three to reach the finish will be major winners. Prizes will be $1,000 for first, $300 for second and $200 for third. the R Fire Department, we'll have our trail- er there and we'll be serving breakfast and lunch.” “Anybody can buy a ticket and they’ll be sold at Jenny's Cafe, Safeway and the Liquor Store.” CKQR miffed over judge's publication ban SM ZEEBEN A Castlegar radio station doesn’t believe a provincial court Judge has the right to prohibit the Publication of the name of a man who has pled guilty to three sex offences According to the crown's pros- ecutor in the case, Dana Urban, and the British Columbia Associ- ation of Broadcasters legal repre- sentative, Danicl Bumett, CKQR is probably right but it’s not worth going to court over. However, the challenge has taken on a deeper significance than the specific case in question, It’s become.a matter of what role the media should play, and by what rules do they play by. From his office in Nelson, Urban said that during the hear- ing, “The defence applied for an order banning publication of the accused’s name but, under,the hharter'for f; se ink e According to the defence lawyer on the case, Ken Wyllie, the judge who made the decision did not step out of his authority when he put the ban on publica- tion. “I believe he has the jurisdic- tion in that particular case,” said Wyllie, In defence he pointed to Sec- tion 486 of the Criminal Code— one section the two sides are ‘arguing over. The question is whether a Provincial court judge are,” said Urban. According to Urban, two other local judges have ruled that the provincial court has no jurisdic- tion over the matter, Under the criminal code there is a law which prevents anyone from identifying the name of a victim in such a case. This means that the media can report what they want about a case’s Proceed- ings but, if they somehow reveal the name of the victim, they can “Parti can decide what i ion the Public should not know about this case. : “There has to be a balance over the rights of the accused, the rights of the victim, and the rights of the general public,” said Wyl- lic. “Freedom of the press should not allow someone's entire repu- tation to be sullied when they face criminal . (which passed the law) wanted to protect the name of the complainant not the name of the accused,” said Urban. “The judge is telling the media how to do their business.” Daniel Bumet, whose law firm Owen Bird acts for the BCAB, said, “My advice to the radio sta- tion was that I felt the judge haven't been dof any- thing.” : 1 for. freedom of-expres- “sion, the public has a right to’ what gocs on in the court- room,” he said!) 3 0. Sv “Parents have a free and democratic right to know who was charged so they can take the t ‘ Dnt Sheth el St a etter IN ee ete e, mse van Y P might reveal the victim's identity. The prosecutor disagrees, “The printing of the name in no way identifies who the victims spped his jurisdic- he “‘said.’“But, the-onus'is on the Press not to identify the victim.” Neil Andrews is the News Director at CKQR and is the one who initially disagreed. with the etree ae ruling. “I think it’s important,” said Andrews. “The court here hasn’t been covered that exten- sively by the media. Everyone is chronically paranoid about releasing a man’s name in cases CKQR probably won't chal- lenge the ban in court though. “Even though personally I'd like to, the station is not prepared to put up any of the money,” he said. “. our lawyers think ‘we could win it.” Andrews: decided to take up the matter with the station's lawyers after.the prosecuting attomey: first objected to the ban by naming sections in the Crimi- nal Code about freedom of the Press. . : 5 After Urban's protest failed, Andrews questioned him about the .on freedom of if Ui child° molesters: walking. the. streets unnoticed.” ''~ people who choose to retire, theré should still be 266 fewer jobs at Cominco." : SUN STAFF PHOTO / Jim Zeeben At least somebody knows what to do in the new. centre lane running down Columbia Avenue. This worker from H & D Linemarking is erasing old lines from the pavement. *