| b fe Energy Commission Approves uaa 1 lf ie "Inland Natural Gas Application coisa num CASTLEGAR NEWS; Thursday, February 28, 1974 PPWC LOCAL 1 INSTALLATION DANCE rch Ist —- erene Hall 9:30 p.m. - Tickets nb per couple “THE GENERATION GAP" Ticket may be Purchinaad from mem " of the local ‘ uni Hon. DaCosta’s Bakery. Every: one urged to attend. The news department of the Castlegar News now has its own phone. To rea- ch. our “news editor, Lois Hughes, please phone 365- 3517. Chib publicity chair- men and local public offic- fals are especially asked to make note of this number and mark it down in their telephone books. Everybody reads: City ar rate Round-Up. Just 865-7266 for low-cost) } figh coverage, You may our. message in li; face ori in boldface. tin Funeral Services are Held ~ g For Sfan Sterling, Age 45 Funeral service was held Saturday from Calvary Baptist Church for Stan Sterling, 45, 0 resident of Kinnaird who died suddenly on Tuesday of last week, Born in Shellbrook, Sask., Mr. Sterling was an electrician by trade and was self-employed in’ Saskatchewan and White- horse, Yukon Territories, prior to residing in the Kootenays, Married in Grand Forks in December of 1964, Mr. Sterling took up employment with West Kootenay Power and Light in the early 1960's, residing in Kinnaird continuously. Mr. Sterling» was. inter- ested-in all sports and keenly interested in hockey. He loved the outdoors. He is survived by his wife, World Day The 1974 Service for the + Women's World Day of Prayer will be held in the Penticostal Tabernacle this Friday at 2 p.m. This year's theme “Make Us Builders Of Peace” was prepared by the Women's Committee of the National ’ Christian Council of Japan. In Canada over 120 denom- Laura; one son, Kenny at home; three daughters, Mrs. Harry (Linda): Mannle-: of Castlegar and Beth and Laurie,’ both at home. Two brothers, five sisters and his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth BLUEBIRD POPULATION will hopefully get “assistance froma conservatlon | project spon: sored by. the Castlegar Scout _to left, Scouts Martin Allis, Perfeniuk, back left'to rlehts Donald Beninger and Paul DeMelo ‘construct nest boxes | for Sterling of also survive. . Rev. Dauane’-T. Harder i officiated atithe service curing which’: Lorraine Webber pianist. and Bryan Reid soloist. Pallbearers were Dave Mason, Harold Webber, Jim Hemmons, Ron Smithers, Brian Tomlinson and Gerry Archi- bald. Burial was in Park Memor- : ial Cemetery at Kinnaird with the Castlegar Funeral Home th charge of arrangements. of Prayer inations. participate in the + World Day of. Prayer. Adult services are available in Eng- lish and French. There are also services. for Canadian youth and children, Women pray and: give together. Offerings “promote the Gospel and meet human need” through literature, edu-” cation and ‘relief around the world and in Canada, Upstairs TRAIL TIMES BLDG. © PHONE 364-2421 WANT TO SELL YOUR MOBILE HOME? Call Al at 365-3551 or 365-7365 RCMP report no further instances of vandalism: in the district'since a recent occasion when, neon ‘tubing. and a » window: were broken ‘at, the Castlegar’ News. The breaking of neon tubing was the third ‘such time The Scouts hope to erect 100 nest boxes over about 20 miles of suitable Bluebird range. Forty boxes have already been made and several pledges for more have.been ' received. The decline in Bluebird population has been mostly attributed’to the lack of nesting. altes in auitable ‘area. In other, areas similar prokects have proven successful in. stopping the in the Bluebird: population.—Leo Photo f Increased Service fobe Offered Here by PWA: Permission Granted fo Add Contract Flights Pacific Western’ Airlines received permission last Friday to contract flights to: certain destinations to smaller airlines. However, in doing so the company is not of its signature’ of: J. M. Robins, PWA's vice-president of cor- porate planning, follows: “Pacific Western Airlines is not its services to services to Castlegar, Cran- brook, Penticton or. Kelowna and will continue to fly larger planes into Castlegar Airport. The. company. says. the decision of the air’ transport committee of. the Canadian Transport Commission in’ ap- proving an agreement between PWA> and’ Arrow Aviation, >“will’provide increased” fre- quencies from ‘Castlegar to Penticton, Kelowna and Kam- loops, as‘ well as from Grand Forks to these cities.” Announcement of the CTC ‘decision had resulted in concern here - that. PWA~ would be withdrawing its larger aircraft .and.would be turning over the sto; the nine to-'12 u row: Piation play BWA? pheadelt Donal Watson was confronted’ with * this’ concern ‘ by *Mayor--John Landis, the Castlegar News and local. officials, of Canadian Cellulose when he was in the area Monday it pacity as a Can- Celawetion. Mr. Watson assured those” speaking to him on the matter that” the’ company. was . not ing its service here and would be the lighting has beer i On‘ another ‘occasion, the sign on the building was also eaclsturbed issued by “PWA clarifying the subject. The: text < of that statement,” issued over the Castlegar, and Pacific Western Airlines will have’ 19 (direct. flights © to Castlegar from Vancouver, and six direct flights from’ Edmon- ton and Calgary to Castlegar. Furthermore: the flights from communities, or Cranbrook or Penticton or Kelowna. In fact, asa ‘consequence of ‘an _agreement with Arrow. Avia: tion which will become effective on April 28, generally service to - and from the interior as well as intra-interior air services will be improved. 7 “The service’ agreement. with Arrow will. provide. in- creased frequencies from Ca- stlegar, to Penticton, Kelowna and Kamloops, as well as from” Grand Forks to these cities. “As a consequence, service ; can, be improved by Convair. and ; 737 Boeing. jet service? through "the Okanagan” and. Kootenays;to.andfrom: ui TESTES Requests City Grant _A request from chairman Ken Bonde for a grant of $1,500 for’ Kootenay-Columbia ' Days has been. placed sbetore., -city + council, In making the request Mr. Bonde. stated no funds will be ACTH BONNE BELL “Special Price”Sale — DRUG MART TREATMENT TEN - 0 - SIX” ~ Today, Friday & Saturday SHAMPOO Regular Price $6.00 SPECIAL ... $3.95 February 28, March 1 and 2 aT CARL'S In’ the Plaza _ TREATMENT 32 oz. d from the Castlegar and District Chamber of Com- merce and that the KC Days. committee has chosen to be a self-supporting body sponsored in name only by the chamber. » Ald. Steve Jankola sug- gested the request be granted but $100 be retained as a prize to be given to the best ‘float depicting this year's KC Days theme, “Birth ofja City". It was noted the city could > be called ‘upon to construct a stage or helping in other ways as it has done in the past. This in, actuality. was a further contribution with the city absorbing the labor costs. Council has requested a basic financial statement be submitted to them before any decision is made. Alberta will originate from that. proyince giving better connec- tions to the Alberta cities and points beyond the Calgary and Edmonton: gateways. Service. to and » from. Edmonton-Calgary to Cran- breok and thence Kelowna and Vancouver: will be increased, giving convenient morning and evening service. °"“While all details have not been worked out with Arrow, tentative plans include greater frequency ‘from’. Castlegar- Grand. Forks to Penticton, one-plane ’ ‘service <° will available through to Kelowna and.’ Kamloops. Local ‘ service between: Castlegar ‘and Cran- i by. brook will’ be The British Columbia En- ergy Commission has approved a revised application by Inland Natural Gas Co, for construc: tion of a natural gas transmis- sion line which will connect the south end of Inland’s' system with the, Alberta natural: gas transmission line. Commission chairman An- drew. Thompson, .. said. last + Thursday the final’ go-ahead will be given os soon asthe commission counsel: has thoroughly reviewed the, a- mended contract ‘filed at the Samples Taken OF Genelle’s Water Supply “There Is’ no cause ; for alarm” ‘concerning the quality. of the Genelle. water supply, ° according to Dr. Nick Schmitt, director of the West Kootenay. Health Unit. Notice was received by the School Board No. 11 (Trail) that the water. supply to Genelle - Elementary School was tnsatis- faclory, but Dr, Schmitt stress- ed that the: water had not suddenly gone bad, He said. the recommended water. quality standards of the B.C. Health Branch implement- ed in 1969 indicate “all drinking water supplies derived from surface sources should, as a minimum requirement, be /ef- fectively . chlorinated before reaching the consumer.” “Any surface. water,” he says, “is potentially’ unsafe.” Dr. Schmitt said that the Genelle Improvement District Water Works has been inform- ed by the health unit that a chlorinator should-be installed. ‘A large: number. of * similar systems are also being notified. "Genelle has one of the’. better’ water systems ‘in’ the area," said Dr. Schmitt, “and no source ‘of — contamination ~ is known.” He said that all water. samples in 1973 were negative but’ that there has been a positive sample this year: and. there have been a number ‘of positive samples in the past. * Dr. ‘Schmitt noted that-it. for. cit SF Sdtvide th “Forks east and west, ohh ‘only minimal was Genelle, Elementary, School ‘to: lengths: to ‘provid eter ‘water when the students g@ home -and = drink the d' water. with larger aircraft ‘should enjoy. much greater than in the past. “Pacific Western Airlines will continue to “have the responsibility under its licences for all services to the- interior and will provide ’ reservation and terminal service for Arrow Aviation, except possibly ter- mina! services at Grand Forks. i “After. an - encouraging ‘summer in 1973, when Arrow Aviation provided connecting services from. Revelstoke to Kamloops and. Kelowna. con- necting to PWA® service east and:.west, and later, services from’ Revelstoke through Na- kusp to’ east-west ‘services at Castlegar, the Air Transport Committee was encouraged that even further services could be implemented for this May, to the. benefit of * intra-interior ‘travellers. “As Pacific Western Air-. lines stated to the Air Trans- port. Committee at a public hearing in Vancouver last June,. we ‘are quite aware. of © our service responsibilities in the area, and believe that the institution of* the . proposed partnership will be-not only a carrier, benefit, but a positive advance for. air. transportation in.‘ the “Interior of: British : Columbia.” no? WHERE TARE “BUY BETTER PAPER TOWELS, twin roll .... 69c LIBBYS z ai TOMATO JUICE, 48 oz. . 2 for 99c SPAGHETTI, Splendor ‘5 Ib. box 1.09 MARGARINE, Better Buy 2 Ibs. 69c PURINA DOG CHOW ..... 25 Ib. bag $5.25 Johnny's Grocery & Gas Sales UMITED — ON ROBSON SIDE OF FERRY OPEN 7 A.M. TO 9 P.M. 7 DAYS A WEEK. Council Briefs SS A~ letter: from ‘Health Minister’ Dennis: Cocke gave city council | little’ hope: of obtaining immediate results in its search for another dentist to assist in serving’, this: area. Council will now. pursue this matter into any province with a college’ for dental surgeons. . . ee Jim “Lamont has-been ‘granted a ‘building permit ‘for apartment development © ’on Columbia Ave. having satisfied council there is sufficient area ~ on the property in question to facilitate ’.35 off the’ street parking spots, ALSO “RIDE THE WHITE TRAIL” color ‘An exelting Short on Snowmobiling in North- em B.C. SUNDAY ‘Adults $2.00 Ctilldren $1.00 conclusion of a public hearing Thursday, Executive vice-president R. B, Stokes of Inland Natural Gas, :said' his company had . failed in’ two 1967 bids to construct the Kootenay link in southeastern B,C, with Alberta and Southern. It failed again earlier this year. Mr. Stokes sald as a result of initial B.C. Energy Commis. °: sion objections, a new contract was negotiated with Alberta and Southern. The $15 million transmission facility will take about two years to build. The pipeline will be 96 miles long anda compressor station will be constructed ‘near Rossland, He’ said ‘it! should: be possible to deliver gas.to’the ‘southern B.C. communities of Montrose, Fruitvale, Salmo and the Trail Industrial Park: by next fall. Inland's: main supplier is Westcoast Transmission Co, Mr. Stokes ‘said his com- pany. has long been’ concerned © : with the existing system which leaves’ Inland’s: customers de- pendent. on’ one!) source of supply. ‘Now, under the amended contract with’ Alberta and. Southern, Inland) can. take during’ peak” winter ‘demand periods a total’ averaging 2.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas a year. The ‘contract requires that Inland return during slow summer - demand: periods | the ‘same amount of gas it has taken from Alberta and Southern. | Dave Cooper Young ‘Agencies are pleased ‘to announce. that Dave’ Cooper has won the “Salesman of the Month Award": for the month’ of January..This is a monthly award © presented ‘to Salesman selling the high: est volume’ in: the entire East and West: Kootenays under the Multiple Usting | vice. MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE RECO ae You Can Own Your Very Own. _ Mobile or Double Wide Home Easy Terms to Suit Your Budget - Ph. 365-3551 or. 365-7365 — Ask for Eary Al D. cs No. 2601 NOTICE RASPBERRY, BRILUANT & ROBSON RESIDENTS : Anyone wishing to have their garbage picked up (from. Ferry. to Dam)” Please Phone 365-5816 NOTICE We Have Changed Our’ Name From R. BIRD cone FINISHINGS : WESTKO. CONCRETE ‘CONCRETE CONTRACTORS Floors — DRIVEWAYS — RETAINING watis Experiericed in Colours and Hardners PHONE 365-5886. ‘Ralph. 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