Legislative Library. Parliament 8 ldgs-~» Be Ce Sor Berteystie st Nationalism = is the spirit underlying many of ‘the world’s armed conflicts... NEW YEAR'S BABY . . . First Castlegar area baby born in 1987 was Lisa, daughter of Robert and Dale Letnick of Pass Creek and a sister for Michelle. Lisa arrived at anyone? Rofary exchange stu- dents performed the ancient Japanese teo ceremony this week ++ 83 The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 6- 49 drow were 3, 11, 16, 23, 47 and 49. The bonus number was 26. The winning number in in Friday's Provincial lottery draw is $206250. shine Selkirk College Saints @ men’s basketball team showed their stuff at this weekend's Kokanee Invitational tourney «+ BI 9:02 a.m. Jan. 3 at Castlegar and District Hospital weighing seven pounds, three ounces. Costvews Photo by Ron Norman » POLICE CHARGE TEACHER By RON NORMAN Editer A 88-year-old Castlegar teacher has been charged with sexual_as- sault.. Robert William Faulkner, B74-7th Aye., Castlegar Faulkner is a teacher at Stanley Humphries secondary school. Castlegar RCMP say Faulkner stems from an alleged incident on Nov. 13. Castlegar school board chairman Kay Johnson said the board will discuss the issue behind closed doors at its regular Monday meet- ‘ing. * Johnson told the Castlegar News in.an interview tibiae that she first the charge Christmas hasn't had a now, “We haven't met as a board over the holidays,” Johnson said, because some trustees have been out # town. Johnson said the board has taken no action against the teacher. Castlegar schools have heen. closed since Dec. 19 for the Christ- mas: break and re-open Monday morning. Johnson added “that the issue really has “nothing to do with us” since it is d criminal case. saci MORE TIME NEEDED Library bids extended By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer Construction on the Castlegar and District Public Library expansion should get under way by the end of the month Council will meet Tuesday to give first reading to a bylaw dealing with the cost of the planned expansion. The following week council should pass the necessary bylaw, paving the way for a contract to be awarded to one of the three lowest bidders vying for the construction job. Council was torhave either accepted or rejected the bids by Dec. 23, when a 30-day guarantee on the cost of construction was set to run out. But council — as well as the library board — felt more time was needed to Lost skiers lifted off Todd Mountain KAMLOOPS, B.C. (CP) — skiers from Edi who di Three Police said the three were airlifted ed on Todd Mountain Friday afternoon have been airlifted from the back gulley in the out-of-bounds area. All three were suffering from mild frostbite but were not hospitalized in Kamloops. The three are: Russell Edward Davis, 25; Jacqueline Joan Airey, 22; and, Orest Eugene Yereniuk, 32. Todd Mountain spokesman Colin Kelly said they were located north of the peak at about 1:15 p.m. Saturday. The three had to hike for about half-an-hour to get to an area where they could be picked up, Kelly said. out by helicopter at 3:50 p.m. The three were part of a larger group of Edmonton people who had been skiing at the mountain, located near this B.C. Interior city, for most of the week. Initial reports suggested searchers were looking for four people, but Kelly said that was incorrect. “The observations were that four people had been seen hiking out towards that area. Apparently if there was a fourth person, he wasn't with these people and we have no other indications of anyone else missing.” choose a contractor, says Ald. Terry Rogers. As a result, the three lowest bidders have each extended their bids by an additional 30 days. Rogers, council's representative on the library. board, told the Castlegar News Friday that the 30-day extension was requested so that council and the library board could iron out any prob- lems with the financing of the expan. sion, which is expected to cost about $445,000. “We didn’t want to be backed into a corner over the financing,” said Rogers. A question still remains over where the expanded library should be built. While the majority of council favors the present site for the expansion, Ald. Nick Oglow thinks the library should be constructed on a vacant lot between the city hall and the Bank of Montreal on Columbia Avenue. He argues the present site is too small. But Rogers said the expansion will more than likely take place on the present site. “The final site in council's mind has been chosen. Although one alderman is proposing a different site, it is my belief that it (expansion) will go in the direction initially planned,” said Rog. ers. Castlegar News WEATHERCAST SUNDAY’ CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 1987 Vol, 40, No. 1 snow showers. oe = 'mor day will be a mixture of cloud ‘and sunshine ad 60 Cents 3 Sections (A, B &C) POWER KNOCKED OUT Record snowfall blankets city The first snowstorm of 1987 hit Castlegar Friday night, dumping a record 20 centimetres of snow and was responsible for scores of power failures throughout the area Saturday. Doug Fergusson, district supervisor for West Kootenay Power and Light Co, said power outages weré too numerous to count. “I wouldn't even wait to guess,” said Fergusson, who to the Castlegar News at about 2:30 ‘p.m. Saturday. “There are lots of them and they are all over.” : Fergusson said most of the outages were ‘caused by snow-laden trees breaking power lines, while some of the lines simply snapped from the snow’s weight. He pointed out, though, that no vehicle mishaps (such as a car striking a power pole) were responsible for any of the outages. Outages in the south end of Castlegar lasted up to two hours Saturday morning. One hit about 6:20 a.m. and another about 10:15 a.m. Castlegar’s CKQR radio went off the air at about 5 a.m. Saturday morning due to transmittor difficulties related to the storm. The station was out of commission a total of 1} hours before getting back on the air by mid- afternoon. Though some minor vehicle mishaps were observed, Castlegar RCMP said drivers got through the storm without a single major incident. “We're good drivers here in B.C.,” said Const. Wes MacPerson who added that only accidents involving damage to the vehicle of over $400 must be reported to the RCMP. The storm, which the Castlegar weather office described as a “vigorous Pacific disturbance,” broke “the old record for Jan. 3 and closed the Salmo-Creston highway for much of the night due to avalanche warnings. ‘The Ministry of Highways reported the Salmo-Creston opened by mid afternoon with plow trueks and sand trucks in operation. Snow had turned to rain by mid morning Saturday but highways and municipal crews continued to clear snow from roads and sidewalks. TRAFFIC HAZARD . . . Tree hangs precariously over Columbia Avenue, supported only by power lines. Heavy snowfall Menara this tree and he others, causing power Slush at lower elevations and compact snow at higher made driving difficult throughout the region. Castlegar Airport was open Satur- day with no commercial flights sched- uled to land. Snow on the runway was cleared by early Saturday morning. Weather for today is expected to be cloudy with only scattered snow ges in 1 = catenin Phat by fan eter showers and Monday is expected to be a mixture of cloud and sunshine. Most highways remained open Saturday with sanding and plowing in progress and compact snow throughout except for. Highway 6 at Cape Horn between New Denver and Slocan which remained closed due to a rock slide. Waterslide hearing set By CasNews Stati major letter writing and door knocking area will be able to voice their opinion on a major tourist attraction proposed for their area at a Jan. 13 public hearing. Castlegar-based CETAC Develop. ment Ltd., is proposing to build the facility, which would include a water. slide, on a 6.16 acre parcel along Highway 3 in Ootischenia. In order to build the facility CETAC must first receive rezoning approval from the Regional District of Central Kootenay. But the regional district wants area residents to have their say before deciding if it will grant the rezoning. Ootischenia residents voted down the plan at a public hearing last year. The company had hoped to launch a c to try to win residents’ ap- proval of the plan. CETAC director Gary Exner told the Castlegar News Saturday that the CETAC board of directors will meet There .has been mixed reaction from area residents towards the tourist attraction proposal “It (tourist attraction) certainly does not belong in Ootischenia. This was made abundantly clear at last year’s Monday to discuss how the has been going “I can't really tell you too much before our meeting on Monday,” said Exner But he admitted the company has not done very much campaigning to this point “There has not been a heck of a lot done yet, but we know what has to be done. We've been talking to some of the people in the area but we're leaving the door knocking Up to others fh the area,” said Exner. public gs,” wrote Oj resident E.B. Crosfield in a letter to the Castlegar News on Dec. 21. Another Castlegar resident, P.J. Laurie, wrote that the tourist attrac tion is just what the Ootischenia area needs. Besides the waterslide, the tourist attraction would include a 40-unit motel with a swimming and whirlpool, a fitness centre, a restaurant, a con- vience store/gas station, recreationa) vehicle park, mini-golf site agg a laun- dromat