42 Castlegar News February 20, 1901 LOCAL NEWS r Board votes to represent parent group By DONNA ZUBER Staff Writer A motion to initiate a change in the School Act to clearly define the status of Parent Advisory Councils and provide them with funding squeaked by on a 4-3 vote at the Castlegar school board's monthly meeting Monday. The motion was one of four the school board voted on to take to the British Columbia School Trustees Association annual general meeting in May. Board chairman Gordon Turner and trustees Evelyn Voykin, Mickey Kinakin and Bill Hadikin voted in favor of the motion. Without a clear definition of what responsibilities parent advisory coun- cils have, ‘the potential exists for misunderstanding and conflict with schools and school districts.’” The Castlegar school board has enjoyed a good with the ‘He added that the councils should be for’ finding their own various. advisory councils. in the district, Voykin said recently, However, that doesn’t mean there will never be problems that could be avoided with cléar guidelines, she said. ‘Trustee Joanné Baker, who voted against the motion, said a revised act would tell boards how to relate to PACs. “I think if they start writing rules, we're going to. have more problems," she said. Trustee Tony Guglielmi also voted against the motion but for different reasons than Baker. He said the act already clearly defines the status of PACs and changes are not needed. “It's an advisory body and that’s what they do,”’ Guglielmi said. funding. However, Hadikin argued that the »_ councils have been given rights under the school act ‘‘that can’t be taken away’’ and they need funding to exercise those rights. Voykin agreed, saying last year the board took funding from another part of its budget to send council representatives to the BCSTA annual general meeting, but the board may not be able to do that this year because of budget limits. Other motions the board will Present at the annual general meeting of the BCSTA include: * Encouraging the attorney general to increase penalties for traf- fie ‘ions involving school buses. Fines for most traffic violations involving school buses, such as going GORDON TURNER + Supports change around a stopped school bus when its red lights @re flashing, are now $75 with three penalty points. Some progress has already been made with this problem, Guglielmi said. Witnesses can now go to the RCMP, file a written report and the police will lay charges. It used to be that without a name, the police would not follow up a report, Turner said. Guglielmi added that bus drivers can take time off work to testify as a witness in court. * Encouraging the minister of education to establish regional diagnostic and assessment centres where they are not readily available, such as in the West Kootenay. A number of school boards used to ‘have those services, but budget restrictions eventually forced them out. Students who need testing are now sent to the Okanagan or the Lower Mainland. If the ministry sets up a centre near Castlegar, five or six school districts could use it quite easily, Turner said. * Having the BCSTA research what the exact staffing needs are to meet changes in the school system brought about by the Year 2000 Programs. Kinakin said this issue is one of his “particular pet peeves’’ with the ministry. “The ministry puts out wonderful gossip of what it’s going to do (but) never says what it’s going to cost,”’ he said. Turner agreed. “*Nobody has dealt with that. The ministry certainly hasn’t.’’ Permits continued from tront page Stop. There’s been some very meaningful changes come about as a result of public input (during the review process).’” Rossland-Trail NDP MLA Chris D’Arcy echoed Conroy’s support for the decision. “*We've just had a year-and-a-half of public input,’’ D'Arcy said. ‘But what people don’t understand is that the terms and conditions (of permits) can be varied at a moments: notice. The public can submit written in- formation to the ministry at any time and indeed should exercise that right if they have concerns. “*I think what we're really talking about is the permits would be issued with terms and conditions attached on a gentlemen's understanding that they will not be’ altered in a drastic way before (the new mill) starts up.”” In another move to avoid further delays, the permits written by McLaren and his staff will be sent directly to the provincial cabinet, to be issued. Under legislation, the regional waste manager, the director of waste management in Victoria and cabinet have the authority to issue permits, McLaren said. However, any permits issued by either the regional waste manager ot the director of waste management can be appealed. Permits issued directly by cabinet cannot be ap- pealed, McLaren said. Sending the permits directly to cabinet for approval will eliminate any “‘frivolous’”’ appeals and provide Celgar with the information it needs during the construction phase, he said. “*There’s going to be a lot of work going on during the construction Period,"’ McLaren said. ‘‘We'd like them to know what is expected Someone Yad to make a decision.”* And while there may have been some perception that the permit Process would allow further public hearings, McLaren said he’s not con- cerned about criticism for waiving it. “If one reflects back on the whole review process, it becomes clear that it’s not possible to have every citizen satisfied," he said. ‘‘People are ‘anxious to see the final recommen- dations translated into legal documents, but undoubtedly there will be someone who will think it could be done differently.” When the final recommendations were released earlier this month, some people said they were too vague McLaren doesn’t agree. “They set our intent of what is to be done and we're going to do that. I don’t think we have a_ particular problem with that aspect of inter- pretation.”” Furthermore, if the final recom- mendations were detailed, they would be in book form, which is what the permits will resemble with the details they must include, McLaren said. PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIED $195 $20 DISCOUNT FOR CASH! Call us for details! Classified Ads 365-2212 Flyer Alert she got for Christmas. Diana Jorge, 10, was just waiting for the snow to melt and the weather to warm up a bit so she could try out one of the gifts Cosnews photo by Ed Mills RDCK members battle on reaction to Gulf War By SIMON BIRCH Editor Regional District of Central Kootenay directors disagreed Satur- day on how to respond to a letter from the federal government urging local governments to help prevent or reduce ‘“‘tensions’’ in their com- munities in light of the Persian Gulf ar. Gerry Weiner, — of state for who wrote the rey to board chair- man George Cady, says he believes theleadership elected municipal of- ficials show at this time is ‘‘critically important.” “At this difficult moment in our history we must re-dedicate ourselves to basic Canadian values: respect for others and commitment to mutual i in our ie society,”’ Weiner writes. However, John Voykin, director for Area I (Pass Creek, Shoreacres), suggested the regiona! district board advise Weiner that Canada’s current role in the conflict is hurting the country’s reputation as a Peacekeeper and that Canada should withdraw its forces from the gulf. “I don’t think we have any business being there,’’ said Voykin, well known locally for his opposition to the war and his belief that a Peaceful solution should have been JOHN VOYKIN » ++ against war found in the wake of the conflict over Iraq's invasion of Kuw: However, what started as a motion to respond to Weiner’s letter turned into a general debate over Canada’s role in the gulf and whether the regional district’ board has any business dealing with the issue. Con- sequently, the board agreed to bring Voykin’s motion back to the next meeting March 2 to give directors time to study the issue. But before they decided that, directors took some verbal shots at the federal government and the issues surrounding the war. Voykin said local governments shouldn’t be expected to bail the federal government out of a “mess."” But Creston director Bill Herch- mer said the board should mind its own business. “I don’t think we should even be discussing it,’’ he said. ‘‘We’re there because oun government put us there. I support the troops who are there. “We butt into too many things,”’ Herchmer added. **This is one thing we can’t affect.”’ Josh Smienk, director for Area E (Balfour, Procter, Harrop) said he agrees with the philosophy of bringing groups together in a com- munity. “But I have a problem with trying to smooth things over for another level of government,”’ he added. “Asking us to smooth this over is like us trying to bail (the federal government) out. This is just bad timing as far as I’m concerned.”” Voykin said Canadian forces were sent to the gulf to enforce United Nations sanctions against Iraq. “That never happened.” Anne Jones (leh), aatenen of the Castlegar and District Home Support Association, presents Alice Bartek with a retirement gift for her work es with the association during the past 10 years. ae WALT HADIKIN doth anh STREET TALK THE CASTLEGAR SCHOOL BOARD handed out kudos Monday to several district employees for reaching milestones in their work. Recognized were Ray Plamondon driver, 10 years; Colleen Lakevold, library clerk for Kinnaird elementary and secretary for Valley Vista elementary eight years; Lavern Humphrey, secretary for maintenance, six years; Michelle Glover, chief custodian for Twin Rivers elementary and annex, 10 years; Darrell Streliev, chief custodian for Stanley Humphries secondary school, six years; George’ Efanoff, mechanic for maintenance, 10 years; George Rilkoff, carpenter for maintenance, 21 years; and Jim Waldie, plumber for maintenance, nine years, WALT HADIKIN, a student at Selkirk College’s Castlegar campus, has. Teceived a 1990-91 Canada ging his achievement. The four-year scholarship worth a maximum of $8,000 is paid out at $2,000 per academic year. The Canada Scholarship is awarded to 2,500 science and engineering students across Canada each year. secondary school, also received a congratulatory letter from Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. MARLEE BOWMAN of Kelowna, daughter of Chuck and Leona Tryschuk of Castlegar, has won the Institute of Chartered Accountants bursary for College’s financial management course. She beat out 54 students in the competition for the $300 award. Bowman works for Snowsell Jennens and Carter chartered accountants in Kelowna. Open College is part of the provincial Open Learning Agency. A PHOTOGRAH BY KEITH THIRKELL, who freelances occasionally for the Castlegar News, won the best show award at Selkirk College’s juried art show, Artists for the Environment held Feb. 11-15 at the Castlegar campus. JANET ADRIENNE BOUCHIER, youngest daughter of George and Babs Bouchier of Rossland, and granddaughter of Joe Killough and the late Tannis_S. Killough of Castlegar, has received her Paver of education degree from the University of Hadikin, a 1990 grad of Stanley Hi and is currently teaching in Calgary. Census digs for details OTTAWA (CP) — Sharpen a dividual's census return face a fine since the last census in 1986. It’s now continued from front page $30 from $20, for female dogs to $40 from $20 and for neutered male and spayed female dogs to $12 from $10. As well, the committee recom- buying licences. The committee also found a sub- stantial downward trend in revenue from dog fines from 1982 to 1989, indicating there’s been a reduction in Tuition continued from front page Higginson said that if students want quality education first then they will have to pay for it. He ad- ded that funding is extremely limited and tuition fees are the only source of income under the college's direct control. “We are probably going to be in a situation of lobbying the gover- nment,”’ he said. ‘‘We've got to be able to say we’ve pushed it to the limit of tuition fees.”” The largest increases will be felt by first- and second-year aviation students who will see 26 and 24 per cent increases respectively. Second- increase, second-year tion 24 per cent, and nursing 17 ard 1 per cent in first and second years. To have a more equitable fee schedule, tuition fees’ will be based on the hours of instruction delivered to each student. For example, university transfer, career/technical and college preparatory students will be charged $1.26 per “‘student con- tact hour,”’ the college says. Full- time vocation students will be charged $27 per week or 90 cents per student contact hour and adult basic education students will pay $15.18 per week or 51 cents per student con- tact hour. In addition, maximum amounts charged are being eliminated to make the policy easier to administer and to eliminate subsidizing of high-hour courses by lower ones, the college says. mends i fees to $30 from $20 for the first offence for dogs with a licence and to $50 plus the licence fee, from $30 plus the licence fee, for dogs without a licen- ce. The committee proposes a $75 fine for a second offence within a licence year and a $125 fine for a third of- fence within a licence year. Curren- tly, the city does not increase fines for subsequent offences. Revenue from dog licence fees fluctuated considerably from 1981 to 1989 with a general downward trend since 1983, the peak year, the com- mittee says in its report. Council adopted its animal control bylaw, which includes fees for dog licen- ces and impounding fees for dogs and other animals, in 1981 and has not amended it since. Despite the decline in revenue, the committee said it doesn’t believe there are fewer dogs in Castlegar. Rather, it believes dog owners aren’t As a result, the committee recom- mends the city place ads in December and January each year reminding people that fees for dog licences are due Jan. 1 and to begin a computer program to keep better records of dogs in the city, including licences, complaints and fines. In addition, the committee recommends the city discuss ways to improve enforcement with its animal control officer. D'Arcy continued from front page “At this point, no,’’ the NDP MLA said. ‘‘I’ve no intention at this point.’’ D'Arcy, who lost the NDP nomination to Ed Conroy last May, said people have asked him to run as an independent, just as people have asked him in the past to switch political parties. He wouldn’t speculate on what, if anything, would change his mind. “I couldn’t speculate on that. At this point no election has been called and I’ve got a job to. do as MLA.”* D'Arcy will field questions from a media panel and the public tonight on a live televised open line show on Shaw Cable 10. The show gets un- derway at 7 p.m. LOTTERIES These are the winning lottery numbers for last week: LOTTO 6/49 Feb. 16 6, 7, 23, 30, 38, 45 Bonus 13 EXTRA Feb. 16 4, 11, 69, 83 LOTTO BC Feb. 16 3,7, 11, 17, 21, 25 EXPRESS Feb. 16 166259, 573191, 645170, 949467 PROVINCIAL Feb. 15 $500,000 — 2914644 $250,000 — 2210511 $100,000 — 1901470 $50,000 — 1107490, 2443809 $5,000 — 1055572, 1378325, 1668290, 1917620, 2047553, 2105542, 2138072, 2808726, 2845686, 2992940, 3079835, 3149995, 3717701, 3822817, 5171531, $290295, $$26117 BC KENO Feb. 19 1, 17, 23, 29, 35, 42, 48 and 54. 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He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, Castlegar Curling Club, Castlegar Golf Club and the Senior Citizens Association. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and playing cards. Mr. Bradford is survived by two sons, Clifton and wife Margaret of Trail, and Calvin and wife Chris of Brandon, Man.; daugh and husband Allan Park of Keremeos; 14 grandchildren; 21 great- grandchildren; two sisters, Wilda Brandt of Calgary and Helen Robertson of Nelson; two brothers, Frank of Golden and Percy in Ontario. He was predeceased by his wife Nellie and one son, Earl. Funeral service will be held at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 1 p.m. with Rev. promi Garvin officiating. Burial will take place at Park Memorial Cemet: In liew of flowers, contributions may be made to the Cancer Fund, Box 3292, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H6. CT ee en ree ot the Costigie iter Ann Pencil and set aside a few minutes on June 4. Canada is taking the °1991 census that day. The national head count will em- Ploy 45,000 people and cost more than a quarter billion dollars. People in an estimated 10.4 million households across the country will be required — by law — to say who lives there, how they’re related and what their first language is, among other details. One in five households will receive a longer questionnaire. It asks for information on how much people earn, what they do for a living, what education they have, what their ancestry is and where they’ve lived in recent years. It even asks how much people pay for gas and electricity and whether their homes need repairs. The penalty for not answering can be a fine of up to $500 or three mon- ths in jail. Government workers who divulge the confidential details of an in- of up to $1,000 or six months in jail The national survey is done every five years. The whole project — from initial planning that started last year to final analysis of the information in 1994 — will cost an estimated $236 million, said Mike . Sheridan of Statistics Canada. Sheridan said the census questions will differ little from what has been asked in past But the questionnaire has changed soReay Supposed to be easier to understand and fill out. “*We think we’ve made significant strides to make it a much more user- friendly form,’’ Sheridan said. Sheridan said the other major change is in the way census forms ‘ will be collected. About 99 per cent of the forms will be sent through the mail to Statistics Canada. Few will be picked up by census takers. Robson River Otters «9 B-I-N-G-O Sat., Feb. 23 at Castlegar Complex 60% PAYOUT — PACKAGES AVAILABLE — Early Bird 6 p.m. Regular Bingo 7 p.m. BUSINESS SUCCESS FOR WOMEN The 1990s will present tremendous business opportuni- ties for women, as a growing number respond to the chi of and *, isd Ps ip. 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