The :Castlegar’Sun *: Wednesday, December: 18,1994" Red Cross expanding international role. vy, in order to promote service movement | SUBMITTED The Kootenay Region of the, Canadian Red Cross Society is Tecruiting and training volun- teers in the area in order to expand its role in the interna- tional work of the Red Cross movement, “A kickoff volunteer training session ‘is scheduled in Creston on January 10 and 11. Volun- teers from the east and west Kootenay will be invited at Red Cross expense to attend, According to Helen MacRae, regional Chairperson for this aspect of Red Cross work; “People often have no idea of} the scope of Red Cross work- around the world — they tend to think of blood clinics or:: swimming classes instead, We are supporting people today in more than 80 countries with disaster and conflict relief as well as long term development : Projects. With the number of. catastrophes the world is facing today, our work just seems to grow. * nt Vol ding the Cre- ston workshop will be given a; basic education in the work of the Red Cross around the; world, an understanding of the: difference between relief and development and will work together to make plans for the coming year. The work of the °° local organization is to support. . Red Corss efforts around the © world through public education and fund raising in Kootenay communities. This includes working with churches, service clubs, schools and other groups. ; “We already receive good Woodiand Park students honored for excell (top) David Martin, Ashley Phillips, Dustin Vi (Middle) Kyle Morisseau, Ashley Kilford, Karl Hanson, Diaria Draper and ’Christo- : pher Chernenkoff. Kneeling is Paul Shingler and Chev lence in various achievements are que, Cary Hayashi and Mark Jenner. onne Zeabin.."”-- 7 SUN STAFF PHOTO / Shariona Imhoff Ferry misses political Christmas wish list *_Sun Staff Members of the Robson Ferry Committee are almost certain that cabinet will make a final decision with respect to the restora- NDP MLA Ed Conroy says: he has been in contact many times with officials requesting that action be taken regarding Sherbiko hill: ||, A recent news ‘release from, the Ferry committee states that icy conditions.on Columbia. : ra the ferry. So far h , there hasn't been a true confirmation ' d-with con- gested traffic and large trucks , “wars +. Spell a recipe for .: tion. of the Robson ferry. Terry Dal- t,o om. ,; spokesperson :° for the group, says he is dis-: appointed with the ‘We were really counting on having that ferry” back in place in time for Christmas.’ — TERRY DALTON “Ferry committee P disaster. According -to the .release 11 jobs—five | full time and six part otime would: be ‘created if the ferry was brought back into service. In unlikelihood that the ferry will-be reinstated before Christmas. i “We were really counting on having that. ferry back in place in time for Christmas, but we understand these things take some time," Dalton said. ; that the ferry will be placed in its original position. ©) 2.) Dalton and others believe it-is: ; imperative that the ferry be reinstated before this. winter's icy conditions. befall. :on-. Col ia Av ‘p ii F; ly p addition, the ferry will reduce the the costs of the pulp, mill. expansion project and to a greater degree; the costs of - the construction of the Robson- : Castlegar bridge. - , oa8 ublic support when there is an ppeal, such as’ with ¢he Gulf ‘War or Kurdish refugee appeals carlier this year, but we would like more people in the’ area to: understand the isstes.and what Red Cross is doing,” MacRae: said. We would. be. please to » talk to anyone who is: ‘interest- “ed in learning more or in attending our January Work-* shop. They may contact their OH ‘s Wednesday, December 18, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Page 3A} The hunt. JIM ZEEBEN Sun staff . Ken Zolinski'would roll his local Red Cross oF tie Re al, Office in Castlegar (365-3911), for information. i 7 realty. i equipment while Captain Paul Strelive, Tarasoff look on. So far, $12,282 has a challenge for life Nelson Lions’ Club. members Bill Brown, 1st vice-president, and Eric Tolles, treasurer, along with Bud Darough of RHC Realty present Tarry's Fire Department ‘Chief Ralph Merriman with a combined donation of $800 for needed Jaws-of-Life Greg Patterson, Brian Euerby, and Tom been raised. Another $8,000 is needed. RHC Realty challenges other insurance or realty agencies in-Nelson and Castlegar to meet or beat their donations of $150 from insurance and $150 from CAROLE WOLGEMUTH photo KBS eyes Campaign for Life to buy hospi SHARLENE IMHOFF “Sun Editor The Kootenay Broadcasting System is playing Santa early, asking six hospitals throughout the region to send in an equip- 3 ment wish list. radio-a-thon."°!) = “Our six ‘broadcasting stations will be networking coverage, so each area will raise funds for its hospital,” Gerein said. The radio-a-thon and ski-a- thon will take place February 28 tal equipment '“L believe people realize ‘tha importance of local hospitals and * quality health care,” said Gerein, who hopes individuals look at the campaign as an investment rather than a donation. : Economically the timing of the paign could be The KBS° first annual Campaign For Life will begin January 6 and involves raising money for hospitals ‘I believe people realize the importance of local hospitals and quality health care.' — DENNIS GEREIN KBS general manager better, since locals are still battling the effects ofan on- going recession. Still,’ Gerein is’ optimistic.the cam-' paign will be a:suc-' ‘cess, in Trail, Nel- y son, Castlegar, New' Denver, Kaslo and Creston. Dennis Gerein, KBS general manager, says each of.the six hospitals has been asked to-select a piece of equipment which they feel is needed. Then, KBS will raise’ funds in each local area by hosting both-a ski-a-thon and a’ and 29 respectively, and will like- ly involve local celebrities on the “Kootenay resi-" dents deserve the same care- and air and local ski teams on the slopes, Gerein estimates the areas sur- - rounding smaller hospitals will raise approximately $10,000, while larger hospitals could top- ple $50,000. that is in larg- er centres. But that costs-money which some smaller Kootenay hospitals don’t have. We (KBS) believe this' campaign will raise’ the money needed to provide hos- pitals with additional equipment they couldn't otherwise afford.” * : rAN ise) Ann Miner, Kim Mel ‘and Instructor Ellen Patty Constantin; ing at Selkirk Col- |; The 17 successful dy for employment jaty. of extended or Nh into the forests of inner Manitoba and just sit there. His friends would walk off to hunt big game animals while Zo Sat in a strategically cho- sen spot, waiting for the animals to come to him, ’ “Patience, and patience and patience, I'd sit there all day,” Zolinski says as he takes a break from class at the Westem Canada School of Taxidermy in Castlegar. “From spending time in the out- doors I knew the animals’ patterns and I could scope out where they'd cross for water. Ninety per cent of my successful hunts I'd be able to immobilize the animal where I'd be able to get to him. I'd get out of my wheelchair and get down on my knees, From that position I could clean the animal on the spot. It wasn't a clean thing. I did get messy until I knew how to do it Properly. It was a learning thing— everything is a leaming thing for Mme.” : ; As a youth, he'd been a merit- eaming boy scout with a heart for the outdoors. But at 16 things changed. On November 16,1976, while driving with a friend, Zolins- Kd’s early-model Mustang lost its ball-joint.- Unable to steer the pair Ken Zolinski uses patience and vision when working in taxidermy. “The mechanical soundness and Products he was doing at home the area of the deer’s anatomical fora new life ‘weren't close to what he saw in the woods. ; So in 1989 he packed his things and moved to B.C.—home to the majority of big game animals in Canada. " “I moved to B.C. thinking that of all things I’ve done taxi accuracy are the areas where he got the most points,” Grifone says. “His mount was not your mun-of- to make it somewhat different.” ‘The instructor added he wasn’t ised how well his would be my future,” Zolinski says, “T'd tried different things and being handicapped you get frustrat- ed with I’ve always could only watch as the speeding Ford left the cold Manitoba high- way. : It took 18-months in a hospital away from his home town before Zolinski was released to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. : “When I came out I spent most of my time just playing with things. Fixing things like outboard miotors and snowmobiles and any- thing to do with the outdoors,” he says. “I found it very hard being confined. I never actually hunted until about 1981—once I started trying to find what I was going to do and started finally accepting the had an eye for wild animals and T've always loved wild animals, I knew I could succeed I just had to be pointed in the right direction.” He saw an ad for the’ Castlegar school in a provincial hunting manual and contacted instructor Lino Grifone. Grifone recom- mended 12 months and Zolinski arrived in November 1990. He recalls entering into the Castlegar shop and being immedi- ately taken aback by the quality of work, “It was like night and day com- pared to other shops because of the of the animals,” Zolinski fact I was in a wh It was the retum to the woods of his youth which would first set Zolinski’s eyes to the future. “Once I started hunting and”: spending more time in the bush, I Started to acquire the right look for animals and was able to appreciate their natural look,” he says. “I started thinking about wildlife and in the many hours of waiting in the bush I started thinking about taxi- dermy.” . The same patience and vision which Zolinski had unlocked hunt- ing*big game were now focused on a new quest. The art of taking materials from a dead animal and using them to re-create that animal as it would appear in life. “T'm not the kind of person who tells people to go hunting. I look at it as the actual part used for taxi- demmy is usually left in the bush and wasted,” he says. “I think the animal should be given justice. Think of it as ing the beau- ty in something not in terms of the butchering part.” Zolinski began to hang around with Manitoba taxidermists and even started his own basement adds. “They made. animals look exactly like they are in the wild. That's what every taxidermist tries “for.” Parone > As he finishes study, at the only school of taxidermy in the country, the 31-year old is ready to make it on his own. Zolinski is planning on joining family on Vancouver Island. There he'll start his own business but first he'd like to spend six months working for someone else. “I have to prove myself first. Show that I can do the work.” student did. Grifone says Zolinksi had an advantage over some of the novices because of his training. But he adds that the competition included more than 100 entrants from across the country and the Bue ri SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Hatpor eastern US.. ‘The award and ribbons will pad Zolinski's résumé, But they*ve also confirmed his hopes to lead a happy life. It’s given him some much needed confidence. “Thave a meaning now. I sce a future. I see my life turning around. Whereas in my younger years I was going nowhere I knew Thad to do something,” Zolinski says. “I’m not really in taxidermy to go into competitions every year, That part is just for myself. To: Prove to myself that Ican do it.” WEATHER OUTLOOK: The forecast for Wednesday; Cloudy with a few rc) snow flurries. Wind in some valley ’ areas. Highs near 1. Probability of mw b precipitation 80%. Thursday: and Friday calls for much of the same with a chance of a few sunny breaks. Highs on Thursday and Friday near 1. Probability of precipitation both days around 70%. A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: : ' Sorry the information was not available this week. REMARKS: The weather has been pretty good this past little while with temperatures remaining mild for the most part. Road conditions aren't too bad and the RCMP have launched their CounterAttack Program to catch any- body foolish enough to be drinking and driving. The ski hills in the area are open and getting ready for the Weather Office holidays. It looks like it could be an incredible ski sea- son if current conditions hold out. Let's hopel Forecast provided by The South - East Interior at = Castlegar, B.C. Look for the Canadian Chris JIM ZEEBEN Sun staff The supply of Christmas trees in Castlegar has become a monopoly and is not affected by a rumored surplus of American trees being brought north of the border. : After the Rotary club ran out of trees on their lot outside West Kootenay Power, Keith Salmon’s stand in front of SuperValu- 7” becanie'the only one in'town?- 37 Accusations of-U,S. suppliers dumping trees at lower than pro- duction cost had rallied the B.C. government to petition its people to support local products. In a news release issued enough now without having to buy from the states.” Salmon said, that along with a partner, he brings loads of trees to Castlegar from suppliers in his home town of Cranbrook. “There's about.20 different outlets selling trees out there,” Salmon said, adding. “I’d say the Prices are all about.the same.” The minister noted that the province's $4 million Christmas tree industry produces 800,000 trees: per-year.- Most of the. tree: are grown: in southeastem B.C. in the Cranbrook and Invermere areas,.While about 100,000 trees are produced on Vancouver Island and the lower mainland. “In our province, we have 450 Chri: tree growers—300 pri- De ber 13, Forests Mini Dan Miller urged British Columbians to buy grown in B.C, Christmas trees. “Our Christmas tree industry ies bi vate growers and 150 with per- mits to grow Christmas trees on crown lands—whose livelihood depends on sales during the i season,” Miller said. Last month Zoli! word he had won first-prize in a ‘Canada wide ition for taxi- Pports our local y creating jobs for British Columbi: on Christmas tree dermists. His full shoulder head mount of a deer on alert was chosen best of its class and people's choice. “Deer should always be on alert. Hunting is all about the elusive buck,” Zolinski says. ‘They don’t get to be elusive by not being alert. “I always knew I could do it because I'd done it before but I was getting the wrong teaching.” Grifone, himself a national champion, proudly reads the judge's comments on his pupil. shop. But it just wasn't right. The plantations and wild stands and by generating revenues for our Province. We, in tum, should sup- . Port this industry of ours,” Miller said. “I would, therefore, like to urge every British Columbian to look for the distinctive ‘B.C. Tree’ tag before buying a Christ- mas tree this year, The trees being sold by Salmon have a tag stating they were grown in Canada and shipped from Fort Steele. “Why should we buy Ameri- can: when we're Canadian eh?,” Salmon said. “We're making These trees are grown on a total of 66,000 hectares in the interior and 660 hectares on the coast. Crown lands used for growing Christmas trees account for 16,300 hectares in the interior and 300 hectares on the coast, he said. The trees currently for sale in Castlegar were bought from tre farms which specialize in Christ- mas tree production. Miller said B.C. grown Christ- Tas trees are in high demand in other provinces, the U.S. and Mexico. Salmon agreed saying he’s believes more than 10,000 trees head south of the 49° every day. Will elusive shopping mall become a reality? | BRENDAN HALPER : fic speeds on Columbia are much lower than those on the highway Sun staff Castlegar might finally be get- ting that elusive shopping mall— Possibly as early as September 1992, According to'a press release from the Reid Group in Vancou- ver, developers of the Southcen- tre Mall Shopping Centre, the mall has now been replanned, offering a slightly different phys- ical layout and new location. . For. a number of months now, the Reid Group has been inter- ‘ested in a piece of. property located at 1502 Columbia Avenue in Castlegar. . ", According to the release, this location at 1502 Columbia was * found to be more desirable than _ local and the Col site is flatter, Providing easier access. However, the Columbia Avenue property was under a restrictive covenant which made commercial development of the Property virtually impossible. “Although there was a pursuit for the property, development of the property would have been difficult and cumbersome,” said Realtor Walter Tymofievich. “The. restrictive laid such impositi as to make it so that no develop- er in his right mind would pursue it.” Tymofievich is the tions and demands still,” Tymofievich said. “But the change has enabled the develop- er to attempt the purchase of the Property.” According to Tymofievich the development plan calls for a strip mall development consisting of two major chain stores, a bank, a Tymofievich describes the - mall as a glorious opportunity ; for the city of Castlegar. a “This is a very significant: Project,” he said. “It will estab-: lish Castlegar as a shopping’ area—people will no longer have to go to Trail, Nelson, or below. the border.” drug store, a major Reid expects there will be a Store and a series of other small shops. Reid said his plans are to start construction of the mall in March 1992 and open the centre for the back-to-school and fall business in September 1992. “There are still hurdles,” Tymofievich said. “We are cur- sale of the property, the C.P.R. lease, acquisition of adjoining “ap ly d location on highway 3, duc to obvious S}. traffic reasons.: “1A. Reid, of The Reid Group, says this location presents a much ‘8'}’.More viable shopping site for the Property, the services and com- ication b the develop er and the city of Castlegar. Tymofievich repeatedly appeared before city council to request. the .removal of the average Castlegar shopper, com- } pared to the highway 3. location with ‘heavy traffic, fast traffic and trick traffic presenting major problems 'in trying to : accommodate a shopping centre. {Reid pointed out that the traf- On Decembex 3, council accepted’:removal of the covenant ‘and has set about plac- rently ing with C.PR. for the acquisition of their back right-of-way Property—we don’t great deal of activity with the _ new stores and services that will. go into the centre and comple-"- ment other retail businesses in the Castlegar area. a The replanned mall is approx- > imately 65,000 square feet and‘? will represent an investment in?: Castlegar of between $10-$12 million. 5 “The success of this project depends on the cooperation - b the city of Castlegar and:* pate any “As well, a major problem concerning storm draining has been addressed.” Tymofievich.. said that although the property has not yet been conveyed title, the devclop- er is working toward complcting the purchase.) 5) : “I feel confident about the devel he said. “And the perty into a Pp ing the : Tmt “It does have some restric- developer ‘wanted me. to announce the project."” 4 the developer,” Tymofievich:: said. “Any excessive demands:: that may.come about would sure- « ly kill the project.” aw However, Castlegar City:: Administrator Gary Williams7: said he cannot comment'on the:* chances of the proposal’s success until the city has received a defi. nite plan from the Reid Grou and can set about making an: evaluation. ©, erat BS WAYS