Page 10C The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, May 3, 1995 Business of the Month SUPERIOR GUTTERS * ihe month of May is a special, month for Gerry’ King of Superior Gutters. It is their second anniversary and, along with a new truck, new paint and decals, Gerry reports that business has been booming. Specializing in 4" and 5" seamless gutters, soffit facia and siding, Superior PHONE OR 965-8181 T Gutters is well equipped for all your commercial and residential needs. =) Gerry covers the entire West Kootenays, from Fruitvale to the Slocan Valley and Rossland to Nelson, Gerry Kling stands in front of his newly painted and decalled van and along with his helper, offers competitive rates and is busy spring, summer and fall. “My business has grown quickly these last two years because | advertise and because |! have satisfied customers,” said King. 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We have whet you're looking for... * Word processing el aminating Mail box rentals: itt et . 2C nsec ence rooms * Office support services Telephone answering * Photocopying © Fax service * Paging CASTLEGAR BUSINESS SERVICES 1402 Columbia Avenue « 365-4909 Resumes © Mail outs Spiral binding Surgenor & Rogers CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS — 1444 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4 BUS:604-365-7208 FAX:604-365-3098 RESIDENT PARTNER NEIL E. SURGENOR ©. G.A Kootenay Compyters Inc. 2313 - 6 Avenue Castlegar, B.C. VIN 2W1 Phone 365-2323 Fax 365-0151 SALES * SERVICE * REPAIRS -— semen KABATOFF'S SAND & GRAVEL 365-2260 or 365-6739 Airport services in jeopardy RON NORMAN Sun Editor six employees. The employees also take on other duties when they are not on Castlegar Airport's emergency response service could soon be on life support if changes proposed by Transport Canada port Canada eliminated are approved. Transport Canada wants to eliminate all emergency response units at smaller air- ports, including Castlegar. Castlegar Airport provides an emergen- cy response team on standby 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Two employees are designated standby each day, though the duties are shared by response services at airports smaller than Castlegar effective April 1. They included airports like Williams Lake and Quesnel. Now the federal agency is proposing to cut the services at all but 32 of the 100 bus- iest airports in the country. Castlegar is ranked 44th. Other B.C. air- ports which stand to lose their service include Kamloops (34th), Cranbrook (41st), emergency standby. The service is pro vided by a private contractor. Airport manager John Perry said Trans: Castlegar rgency it,” he said. Terrace (42nd) and Penticton (52nd). Transport Canada estimates it can save nearly $10 million a year nation-wide through the reductions. city administrator Jim Gustafson told a recent council meeting that eliminating the emergency response service would save the local airport as much as $100,000 a year. However, Gustafson-also pointed out that the airport would be without an emer- gency response unit. He suggested the city may have to fill in the gap. “The local fire departments would be In a report brought down last December, Transport Canada points out that smaller U.S. airports use municipal firefighting services. Gustafson also noted that Transport Canada is looking at ways to cut costs at smaller airports before they turn the air- ports over to local authorities. He said Transport Canada has indicated that prior to relinquishing control, it intends to have the airports at a break-even point financially. Castlegar council signed a letter of intent Tuesday with Transport Canada marking the beginning of negotiations for the takeover of the Castlegar Airport. +The Castlegar Sun Vol..5- No, 25 The weekly newspaper with a dally commitment’ 84 Cents + G.S.T. _A bed for the dead Hiei ant rene resi Taking a close look, Matthew Howell inspects a replica of an Egyptian Burial Boat. The boat was created by student Gillian Heagy and was part of the annual Kinnaird Middle Schook project fair staged last Thursday. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Ron Norman City cracks down on kids RON NORMAN Sun Editor The City of Castlegar and Castlegar RCMP are taking a hard line with youths in its down- town core. The city has decided to fence off the amenity area between The Greek Oven and The Marlane Hotel from 6 p.m. - 7 am. effec- tive yesterday. The move follows numerous complaints from businesses and residents about the 50-60 youths who gather in the amenity area each evening. “Business people are fed up,” Paper Chase a KAREN KERKHOFF _ Sun Staff Staff Sgt. Kerry Solinsky said in an interview. ‘We're being inun- dated with phone calls.” As well, the city blames the youths for the increased vandal- ism in the area. “There is a tremendous amount of damage being done,” says Mayor Mike O’Connor. He pointed to the new mush- room lights that decorate the area. He says youths have dam- aged three of them, each valued at $800. But that's not all. “They've kicked out the sprin- kler heads,” O'Connor , says, at least one hour a day in the area repairing fixtures and cleaning up after the youths. “We're taking some pretty harsh steps here because it is costing the taxpayers a lot of money. It’s disappointing that we have to do this O'Connor notes that the prob- lem isn't just with the youths, but with their parents. He says the RCMP and city will be seek- ing redress from the parents for any damages. Solinsky calls the approach an “alternative justice system” See KIDS 2a adding that city spends When The Chase first began in mid- March, only nine Castlegar There's no doubt about it— The Great Paper Chase sp were signed up for Trail rien Ss office paper by The Castlegar Sun was an environmental success. In the month of April 1,913.65 kilograms of paper was recycled by the 18 businesses in the contest. The winners-of The Great Paper Chase, employees of Brian Brown CGA, recycled a whop- ping 155 kg of paper—or 51.8 kg each in the month of April. (The winner was determined on a per The C stlegar and District Chamber of Commerce came in a close second with a tote of paper—or 49.5 per person, while Davies and Associates recycled 86.8 kg of paper, or 43.4 kg per employee. recyclin; But thanks to The Great Paper Chase, another 18 businesses took up the challenge, and all say that they intend to continue recycling. There are now 44 local busi- nesses which use the office paper recycling program provided by EcoCentre. Over and over again The Sun heard from participants about the ease of recycling office paper. And the word is spreading Businesses participating in The Chase say they are frequently questioned by other people about where they got their recycling drums. The added bonus for participat- ing in the program was a luncheon big hit held last Wednesday at the Castle- gar Recreation Centre, co-spon. sored by Subway where Glenna Ehman, representing Brian Brown CGA, was awarded a trophy for the business which recycled the most per employee As well, West Kootenay Power won a blind draw for a one-year subscription to The Castlegar Sun. Runners-up, the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce and Davies and Associates, received a complimentary three-month sub scription to The Castlegar Sun In addition, all those who were in attendance during awarding of prizes received a Castlegar Sun ball cap Those who participated in The Chase are * B.C. Gas + Castlegar Mazda See CHASE Castlegar homeowners get tax break RON NORMAN Sun Editor Castlegar homeowners will be getting a break on their municipal taxes this year. Castlegar council this week approved a 1995 budget that includes an average two per cent decrease in residential taxes. As well, council reduced the residen- tial tax rate to help offset increased house As well, the city has ear- marked $500,000 for upgrading Arrow Lakes Drive. “From the bridge at least to the entrance to Celgar,” Arm- bruster said. Other major projects include + $144,000 for residential street paving, + $100,000 to upgrade 37th Street; + $15,000 for playground Homeowners will pay $4.1697 for every $1,000 of assessed value of their property. That means a house valued at $100,000 will pay about $417 ‘That compares to $5-4514~for every $1,000 of assessed value that homeowners paid in 1994. The figures do not include school, regional district or hospi- tal taxes. Residential taxes account for $1.16 million or about 23 per cent of the city’s total tax bill of just under $5 million. Major industry, which includes the Cel- gar pulp mill and Pope and Talbot sawmill, pays $2.9 million, or about 58 per cent of the tax levy. Business pays $740,000 or about 15 per cent of the total taxes. The reduced tax rate for home- owners will also help offset the new garbage collection fees the city imposed in January. However, overall city spending will jump this year by $358,000 or 4.8 per cent—from $7.42 million last year to $7.78 million in 1995. Councillor Ron Armbruster, chair of the administration and finance committee, said the biggest changes in this year's bud- get are the many capital projects, “One of the major projects, of course, is downtown revitaliza- tion,” Armbruster told The Sun. The city plans to spend some $2.3 million this year finishing off the project. + $77,000 for a new four-wheel tractor with snowblower, plow and mower; + $93,000 for a new five-ton truck; WEDNESDAY May 10, 1995 VARIABLE Weather 3A SPORTS After three years Saver steps down with two division championships in his pocket and on his resume /9A ° $50, 000 for a new ball dia- mond at Kinnaifd Park; + $10,000 to paint the exterior of city hall and another $15,000 to make improvements to the upper floor, * $18,000 for an expansion of the cemetery. The city plans to spend a total of $3.45 million on capital pro- jects. Last year the city spent $1.35 million on capital projects, about $1 million of that on phase Angie Vavra finds her father after 22 years AA three of downtown revi “It’s still our intention to con- tribute a significant amount to the various reserve funds,” Armbruster added, “including another $350,000 to Columbia Avenue south." Overall, the: city will set aside $1 million in reserves. Some $380,000 will go to a develop- ment reserve fund. That is in addition to the money for Columbia Avenue south. Other reserve amounts include: + $120,000 for future public works equipment; * $50,000 for the local improvement furid; * $30,000 for a “heavy snow” ‘See HOMEOWNERS —=S2A~ Glenna Ehman (R) of Brian Brown CGA accepts a tro- phy from Castlegar Sun publisher Marilyn Strong for first place in The Great Paper Chase. sun PHoto ‘Karen Kerkhott BUSINESS to B.C. Hydro The min- ing giant