ne Condoge tis LOCAL NEWS Cancer society aims to educate The Canadian Cancer Society is a national organization of volunteers, 53 years old, whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhan- cement of the quality of-life of people living with cancer Those were the introductory remarks of Ruby Marsh, Castlegar Unit president, to 60 people atten- ding the Cancer Society Awareness Night pn March 26. The local unit was formed 34 years ago by Bob Maddocks, Clara Saunders, Dr. Harold Smythe and Jean Wyllie. Dr. Len Scotland of Trail gave the group a better understanding of chemotherapy treatment which is a combination of various drugs or hormones used in the treatment of cancer. Surgery and radiation may be used as well. Bonney Klovance of Salmo, district public relations chairman, gave a brief synopsis of the education being carried on by the society. As 85 per cent of lung cancer diagnosed today is related to smoking, specially prepared kits are being introduced into kindergartens. The public education program of the society has grown to the point where it is now the most important source of information about cancer in Canada. Each fall, a breast self- examination clinic is held and women are taught to check their own breasts for lumps. Early detection is impor- tant. Lee Landis is the volunteer in charge. The volunteers providing patient Services were introduced to the audience. These services include emotional as well as financial assistance for needy patients. A request from the patient or family must be made. No medical advice is given. The hospital, doctors offices and health unit all have the names of the volunteers. Andy Andrews, a representative from the Masonic Lodge, explained the volunteer driver service the Freemasons are providing to cancer patients on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. Patients from the K can make to be met at the airport. Dorothy Martini gave details on the In Memoriam, Envelopes are available in all local banks and credit union offices. April is campaign month and can- vassers will be going door-to-door Over 50 per cent of every dollar donated goes towards research and only 2.5 per cent for administration. Of the $12,000 our community donated last year, over, $7,000 was used locally for financial assistance to patients. Robson women disburse funds to local groups The women of the Robson Evening Group dispersed funds to the following organizations in 1990: Legion Christmas ° Hamper fund; Robson Community Church; Resker Hall; ‘Robson Recreation Society; and the Robson swimming pool The group started off 1991 by having its annual Christmas dinner and gift exchange in January with a few guests present. The group also had its election of officers for the forthcoming year at its annual meeting. Elected were: president — Linda Hawley; treasurer — Betty Porter; vice-president Roberta Zurek; secretary — Faye Belbeck; phoning — Muriel White; and sunshine — Irene Godberson Bernice Jensen did a great job of phoning over the years. The group is looking forward to a busy year. Members are now in the process of planning the_annual strawberry tea and grocery hamper raffle to be held in June at Robson Hail. To earn money, members also cater and serve breakfasts at the Robson flea markets. Robson Evening Group has two meetings a month on thé second and fourth Thursday. One is a business meeting and one is a social night. The group would enjoy hearing from anyone who is interested in joining. Contact Porter or Godberson for more information Jehovah's Witnesses assemble April 13 Jehovah’s Witnesses from all over the West Kootenay will assemble April 13 in the Cominco Gym in Trail for a special assembly day. 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Sunday and be nye Sunny with atternoen LEG t ATIVE ARL LAMENT VICTORIA B ‘OV AXA FEE RSS . = ae. LIBR«AF BLI ~ a i News Senior golfers win Consultants unveil new downtown look Design focuses on pedestrians Frank Pohlind of Urban Systems Ltd. points out some of the changes that will be made on mbia Avenue at 3rd Street as part of downtown revitalization. — cosnews photo by Donne Zuber By DONNA ZUBER Staff Writer A consulting firm unveiled Thursday its preliminary plans for revitalization of north Castlegar featuring wider sidewalks, removal of overhead wires and cleaned up storefronts. ‘ Urban Systems Ltd. of Kamloops Presented the plans change. parking in downtown Castlegar, he said. If they don’t, no matter how appealing it is when driving by, people won't stop if parking*isn’t as convenient as it is now. Ald. Marilyn Mathieson said anticipated, and agreed that attitudes will have to at an open-house meeting of the Downtown Business Editorial, page A4 Association in Castlegar city council chambers. “It’s all preliminary, it’s all conceptual,” said Frank Pohilind, an architect with Urban Systems. Urban Systems collected comments on question- naires from about 25 business people who attended the meeting. The firm will incorporate what suggestions it can into its plans before unveiling the final designs. A second open house is expected to be held in May. The general response was enthusiastic, but changes in parking worried some business people. Urban Systems is proposing to remove some of the street parking and change any angled parking to parallel parking. That change would free up space to widen the sidewalks which would give consistency to the layout of the down- town area and improve pedestrian safety. “We want to make pedestrian traffic the predominant element,"’ Pohlind said. Existing parking lots will be emphasized and ad- ditional lots are a possibility. But Ken Ferch, manager of Vogue Studios, said he’s concerned that parking lots will be too far away from stores for elderly shoppers~and that there won’t be enough parking with just the existing lots. People will have to change their attitudes about “Castlegar people have learned over the years they’ve been able to park in front of the store they want to deal with,”” she $aid. ‘‘So (parking) is the main concern. But there’s always going to be trade offs. “But if the town is much more attractive for walking, the lights and plants and so on are attractive, the sidewalks are safer and wider, then hopefully people will be more willing to walk.”” Ferch said reducing storefront parking will hurt businesses without doing anything to relieve traffic congestion on Columbia Avenue. “‘I’m certainly in favor of cleaning it up, making it more visually pleasing to come down to see. I have no Problem with that and if that means putting some trees in, so be it. But you still have the tradeoff happening that you've got congestion on Columbia as it’s going through,”” he said. ‘‘But, every (problem) has possible Solutions and knowing it's a conceptual plan, nothing is carved in stone.’’ Urban Systems’ revitalization plans are long-range at this point, but will eventually improve the area from the please see DOWNTOWN page A3 Transport study urged By CasNews Staff “A New Denver environmentalist wants a task force to get on with a Study of alternate ways to transport wood chips to the Celgar pulp mill. Colleen Bowman said she insists the provincial government carry through with a recommendation from the Celgar Expansion Review Panel that a task force study the costs and benefits of transporting chips by barge or rail compared to trucking the chips through- the Slocan Valley to Celgar. Bowman wrote a letter to the Ministry of Regional and Economic Development, with a copy to the Regional District of Central Kootenay, asking for the study. She said noise and air pollution from trucks is ‘“‘totally unaccep- table.’’ “Sure I’m being a watchdog,” Bowman told the Castlegar News. “I'm saying, ‘Look you guys, I'm tired of all the hassling. There is a feasible option . . © and I’m sure it wouldn't take that much to prove dice Both the RDCK and the ministry support the study getting off the ground but nothing can be done un- til a meeting is held between mem- bers of the Development Ministry’s transportation task force and the Ministry of Transportation and Highways, said Wally Penner, regional development liaison officer and administrator for the task force. Meetings will be open to the public. “The task force first needs some direction from the Ministry of High- ways,"’ Penner said. ~ And money. “We've got money to hold meetings but we don't have money to hire consultants.” Consultants are only an option at this time, Penner said, but they may be necessary to do a thorough job on the study. “We have to make sure it’s credible,”’ he said. ““‘When we make decisions based on credible infor- mation, then whatever we use, people will accept (the »”" The study will include determining Costs and the effects on the High. ways Ministry and the RDCK, and Consultations with Celgar officials and residents alorig the Arrow Lakes plosse see STUDY page Ad » described *‘the eager pu KISS OF CONGRATULATIONS Fo nares ee Jim Waldie, Castlegar's Good Citizen of the Year for 1990, receives @ peck on the cheek ‘trom wife Trish at a banquet in his honor Tuesda Community work rewarded By CasNews Staff One of the youngest people ever to be named the Castlegar District's Good Citizen of the Year, 44- year-old Jim Waldie, received the award Tuesday _ night for his work with the Scouting movement, his church and the Rossland Light Opera Players. “Your city is proud of you,’ Mayor Audrey Moore told Waldie at the presentation banquet. “You're a wonderful citizen."’ Ken Wyllie, Area J director for the Regional District of Central Kootenay, described Waldie as ‘‘a gentle and caring person."’ The 1989 Good Citizen of the Year, Joe Killough, toid the gathering Waldie ‘‘docs with enthusiasm," while Peter Wood of South Slocan ippy"” aspect of Waldie who utidertakes all he does ‘‘with a twinkle in his eye.”” contract By ED MILLS Staff Writer Selkirk College students in a bind looking for accommodations when vacancy rates are hovering around zero will be getting the relief they have long wanted. Because it looks like the college will finally be getting its long-awaited and much-anticipated student housing — probably anyway “We're hoping to break ground in six to eight weeks, subject, of course, to getting (provincial) Treasury Board approval,’ college president Leo Perra said Thursday That means the $2-million, 100- room facility would be ready to go by the start of the winter semester next year, said Perra. And that’s good timing con- sidering the Celgar pulp mill expan- sion project will still be in full swing and accommodations for will still be tight, he said. “The sooner we get the residences up the better as far as the students are concerned,'’ said student society president Jeff Leggat, who assisted in making the final decision with the college board of governors at a meeting last Thursday. ‘The board selected the proposal CosNews photo by Burt Compbelt By DONNA ZUBER Staff Writer The Castlegar school board has made it through the battle of the budget but not without.some minor wounds, board chairman Gordon Turner said. The board went into the 1991-92 budget process with $13 million from the Ministry of Education. Turner would not release any other figures, but said last month the $13 million is not enough and the board would have a tough time making ends meet. Waldie is the 36th area resident honored by the Castlegar Kiwanis Club, There have been two husband-and-wife teams in the 34-year-history of the award. Dean Carter, who spoke of Waldie’s accomplishments, said the area’s newest good citizen has been a member of the choir at St. David's Anglican Church since it was started. He has been a lay reader for 17_years and, as a lay administrator, has been able to give communion for the past 13 years. As well, Waldie has been a member of St. David's parish committee for ight years, church warden for four years and chairman for two years. During the past year, Waldie took on the duties of parish priest at St. David's for many months when Rev. Charles Balfour moved to Squamish, Carter said. However, staffing didn’t make it please see WALDIE page AS through totally unscathed. is “We're hoping nO one will lose “It’s been a tough process but basically our bottom line of trying to keep staff in place we've managed fairly well,”’ he said Thursday. students _ College awards for student housing from Kelowna contractor Advanced Building Systems over two local companies who. made the short list — William Berg Construction of Brilliant and Nu-Tech Construction of Castlegar. Leggat said the student society is Pleased with the choice of buildings but not thrilled with the price studen- ts will have to pay for rent, which will be in the neighborhood of $325 to $350. “We got some concerns from students that that was a little high and the board has been made aware of that." Whether that means the rents could be, or will be lowered, Legatt couldn’t say for sure. The society is also concerned that 100 units isn’t enough to meet the demand in a college with about 1,000 people attending full-time. But 100 is better than nothing, said Leggat. “It’s a start, it’s a definite start. And they can add on to it as needed.’’ Each one-bedroom unit will be about 150 square feet, furnished and include cooking facilities and fridge. please see COLLEGE page A3 Budget battle almost over their job but there will be some minor revisions to hours and Positions. But we’re hoping that will be covered by attrition.”’ After cutbacks, teaching staff will be within one full-time equivalent teacher of what the district had this past year, he said. Equipment, materials and supplies will also suffer cutbacks and some schools in the district will hurt for a while, Turner said. The board plans to ratify the budget — Turner calls it the “‘under- budget’ — at its monthly meeting April 15. Boards must submit their budgets to the Ministry of Education by April 20. Turner said further details of the budget will be released after the meeting but the board won't release full details until April 22.