i join eae PARES, AN The name's changed, but the intent's the schools a safe environment for students. The Task Force On Violemee, formed Schools wrineeday. May 18, 1994 how to:create a culture of non-violence in lists signs of ‘sug- After many public meetings, perusal of other school bon’ policies Sen aephes tha province, and input from interested which to cope with anger and the influence of televi- “Because it is more inclusive than first planned it took longer. But I think it's good stuff.” tthe actions of their kids.” Only two hours after the inci- dent behind Woodland Park, Rempel attended another small fire, also purposely set on the pel said he was looking at the purp set fires collectively in Sun staff After almost three h Castlegar RCMP still have no clues in the whereabouts of Kevin Gebert, 23, of Missing since February 17, Gebert was last seen at his par- ent's home in Robson around 2:30 a.m. by his brother Brian and two friends when he said good night and went to bed. Gebert’s track was found the fol- lowing day parked near the Hugh Keenleyside dam with the keys resting on the seat. ability of a helicopter and the level of the water in the Columbia Education looks to the is raised: Brown said all possibilities, ‘ance are being considesed. a “We have to look at other future with $20G grant to look.at Ant ing the fading. “The plans developed in show i his investigations, and would begin by mapping them out. THE MEETING PLACE A CONFERENCE ON BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS in Co ive School Health will be held May 25 at the Ootischenia School. Keynote Speaker is Ariene den, Coordinator, Education Change Project, BC Teachers F h Y by Central K y Health Unit and Union Board of Health. This is for health p social police, drug abuse pr jorkers, ¢ e' & rep lives from La - eid someone is For further information y -Ogiow Cast r He init. 365-4300 or fax 365-4303. eee, P 5 STANNUAL TODDLE-A-THON. May 27/94 10am army Ses ae te mages join in our march for "Qual ." For more informat collect 364-2326. a on CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY - Castlegar Branch Meeting - 7pm Thursday, May 19th - 625 Columbia Ave. *May SPECIAL REPRINT SPECIAL 45¢/REPRINT FROM A 35 MM NEGATIVE pont ae. —tet peste, s ing workforce of tomorrow. The Skills Now plan funds ining programs that will trades and technical jobs &s positive career choices.” School District No. 9 Superin- tendent Everette Surgenor said the grant is essential to develop which an will enable students to be pre- pared for post-secondary employ- ment and to master relevant skills. require. Surgenor said the plan will 8; the recreation centre; health; community ser- aid there has been some mementos of jeans, a blue jean jacket, blue checkered shirt and white fun- ning shoes. Anyone with any knowledge of Gebert's whereabouts is requested to contact the local RCMP or police detachment. prosperivg plijer end toca Prospective and local and provincial education adminis- trators. To plan without the coop- eration of other post-secondary colleges or universities could result in a tangle of dead-end educational “Some discussion needs to take place at the ministerial level. The worst that could happen is to set a course and find out the cur- riculum isn't accepted by a col- lege or-university.” It is hoped, said Surgenor, that a skills training plan will be implemented by September 1995. Pass Creek annual “quiet” ing, but he’s glad it is anyway. Brown said the Pass Creek APPLICATION COMPLETION SESSIONS with Jake Van Hemert Financial Aid Officer, Selkirk College These will provide a complete overview of the British Columbia Student Assistance needed ete student loan Ss basic to commitimeat. — HIGH SCHOOL SEMINARS of notorious renown held at the ball field in Pass Creek only net- ted two liquor seizures—an jow amount compared years. “It was relatively quict.! Maybe because we were out there.” Besides being “quiet” Brown said there were no alcohol-relat- ed accidents. “Tt was kept small and didn’t become a concem. I don’t know if they're getting any wiser or what. As long as they're doing that Means we're doing our job.” There were three auxiliary Page 3A Above: Firefighters from Castlegar’s south fire hall work upwards alo Bosse squeiches the small flares that continue to below) fellow firefighter Larry ng the forested bank behind Woodland Park School as (photo start up above the bank. The Woodland Park area fire is considered by the local fire chief to be the worst bush fire seen in our community this year, and he believes it was started on purpose. The fire occurred May 14, at approximately 3 p.m.. Story on Page 1. Friday 13th unlucky for local resident ‘SUN STAFF PHOTOS / Shariene imhoft Sun staff Friday the 13th held true to its reputation for one older Castlegar resident when his good deed turned into a nightmare. Castlegar Fire Chief Gerry Rempel said while trying to clean up and beautify a beach area below 1st Avenue im South Castlegar, the man started a fire to burn debris—but the fire quickly got out of control. “He was cleaning up the beach area and burning all | the, dead wogd., The fire, ignited the 1 With and nine brush. pees to two fi the 1:19 p.m. call, the fire was quickly >d, but Rempel said there was serious concern for the the safety of residences on Ist Avenue. “We would have had a problem if it went up the bank. Around the river there is often a breeze.” Rempel has declined to name the Good Samaritan claiming that the man was already extremely embar- Two hou iP r extension doesn’t cut it Twenty-four hour border still a topic of hot debate d the of the local Sun Editor a two-hour extension of the Frontier crossing will suffice. The increased hours would mean the crossing, located near Rossland, would remain open from 6 am. until Midnight, rather than the current 8 a.m. to Midnight hours. The new schedule, say immigration officials, would take effect July 1, 1994. A letter from the American Office of Inspections states, “Although we and and their desire to have the port open’ on a 24-hour basis, we are limited by constraints.” But Canadians, and even some Americans, both of whom are on task forces pushing for 24-hour opening, say the two extra hours are but not enough. Sales Tax and Customs Analyst for ‘Cominco, John Vecchio, attended the most recent meeting in Colville, Washington, where the latest moves on the 24-hour border crossing issue were discussed. Vecchio said many people are pleased that the Frontier border would remain open an addi- tional two-hours a day, but it falls short of the main goal. “The Americans’ position to increase the crossing by two hours from Monday to Friday does address a few safety concerns, but we're still pressing,” he said. Vecchio said interested parties on both sides of the border are waiting for the Canadian government to respond to the proposal set forth by American Immigration. Meanwhile, Vecchio said he and others are still hopeful that the Paterson border cross- ing will switch to a 24-hour opening, despite the American stance. “Our own local and area customs people are talking favorably of a 24- hour border crossing,” said Vecchio, adding that it’s not uncommon to have a 24-hour open border on the Canadian side though a limited entry on the American side. An example of this could be the Roosevelt crossing, locat- ed between Cranbrook and Fernie. Although both American and Canadi- an gates are now open 24-hours, there was a time when the American gate was only open 16-hours a day (8 am. to Midnight), while the Canadian gates moved to a 24-hour crossing. “The result is better access to ship- ping in, though not shipping out.” Political forces are still at work in the United States, calling for a 24-hour border crossing, and some politicians such as Washington Senator Patty Murray, are still being lobbied for the full access. Crown Counsel waits for word on appeal could be before the courts again Local man SUN STAFF Crown Counsel is still waiting to find out if their Supreme Court appeal to. bring Castlegar resident Terry Brattebo back before the courts has been successful. Crown Counsel Hugh McSheffrey said it could be up to two months before it is decided if Brattebo, 32, ill answer to two counts of touching for sexual In August 1992 two counts of sexual assault and two counts of touching for sexual purposes were laid against Brattebo after alleged incidents in Castlegar involving a minor girl. In August 1993, the charges of sexual assault were dropped after a ‘judge in Nelson declared a mistrial on. the two counts of sexual assault and issued a stay of proceedings on the other two charges. Crown Counsel challenged the judge's decision in the Court of Appeals. If the appeal is successful Bratte- bo could be brought before the court to answer to charges stemming from the appeal. 7? FORECAST » 965-3181 SOUTH-EAST INTERIOR WEATHER THE CASTLEGAR WEATHER ALMANAC TONIGHT eames remperatuns s 8 CLOUDY WITH CLEAR POP % PERIODS, * 40% CHANCE OF gUNSET SHOWERS. . 09.94 17] THURSDAY aus temperature oe ry ALMANAC seeeererermesener FROM: May 9 TO: May 15 TEMPERATURE: HIGH: 28.1/9 LOW: 3.7/14 MEAN: 15.1 PRECIPITATION: RAIN: 29.2 mm snow: 0 SUNSHINE: THIS WEEK: 50.8 TOTAL: 29.2 NORMAL: 50.6 ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE: x \ a Canada has 24% of the world's wetlands. They help reduce the effects of pollution and provide t homes for wildlife. We have an important responsibility JAP gobal to protect our wetlands. ARROW LAKES RESERVOIR FORECAST for May 14, 1994 - 1412.4 ft. May 21, 1994 - 1416.4 ft. Trend: on Castlegar and District . Administrator Ken incinerator at Castlegar and ) tal hasn't been in use “for yes all biomedical waste has been to Kootenay Lake v in¢inerating the ¥ ” By contracting one ovider mere : Pies fooents Talarico said jhe is hoping to “get a better price”. oe rR Laon don’t or can't meet cutee Sones 2 HOUR PHOTO dards. Those incinerators are 2125-4th St., Castiegar/565 Baker St., Nelson / Fire chief questions origin of bush fire KAREN KERKHOFF ing in another area close by. A perimeter guard is Sun staff an effective measure to prevent further related ae duff fires. A brush fire on Woodland Drive May 11 was ‘There was concern, said Rempel, that there quickly squeiched thanks to an eagle-cyed Selkirk might have been damage to nearby West Kootenay Road resident who called in the alarm. Power and B.C. Tel lines, but inspection by conipa- said two pumpers and ny officials concluded that lines were undamaged. The fire was only one of many in the last few weeks—many of which Rempel said are suspicious in nature. Rempel continues to investigate the recent fires. “Bt was cither accidental or on purpose—but fires don't just start.” Using axes and firehoses firefighters cxtin- guished the fire within ten minutes, but Rempel said further measures were taken to assure the fire didn’t re-ignite. “We dug a perimeter guard around the fire down to the mineral soil—about six inches deep.” Rempel said that on occasion a fire will smol- and suspects der in the duff, the covering of pine needles and at the base of a large pine tree, was man-made. dead leaves, and will travel underneath it ignit- Coming events of Castlegar and District non-profit groups and organizations may be listed here. The first 12 words are $6 and ional words aré 20¢ each. BoRifaced words (which must be used for headings) count as two words. Subsequent weeks are 25% off when booked at the same time ( no copy change). 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