Page 2A ih > (EIN THE SU) v aes Name: Ulrike & Stephanie Pet: Tatty the Dog the most amazing car ‘traveliing all the time Where you work: Selkirk College What you do there: Studying P.£. & having fun Castlegar likes: Skiing at Red Mountain Best kept Castiegar'secret: We still haven't figured it out What would you rather be doing? Go skling and Storm The Wali Vehicle: Little John, Would you like to be our Face In The Sun? Or do you know someone who would? Give us a call at 365-5266 or drop by our office at 465 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar. Environmental report tables changes at Celgar KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff The latest environmental report from Celgar Pulp Company notes that “three new areas of the mill have been completed this year which will{result in signif cant environmental changes The 21-page report which Covers 1992, states that compli- ance with permit criteria will be Possible due to a new lime kiln which was installed in July. “Stack testing has confirmed that compliance with the tough i will be lem will diminish when the new mill is operational. The new mill will only be burning natural gas as opposed to wood waste which is currently being burned from the Pope and Talbot sawmill Copies of the 1992 report are available at Selkirk Col- lege and Castlegar library for public viewing Local students turn bookworms Submitted Administrators invo ‘Discussions surround lo The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, April 21, 1993 Ived in delicate negotiations cation of regional trauma centre Wednesday, April 21, 1993 The Castlegar Sun OUTLOOK: The forecast for WEATHER KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff The Health Ministry's New Directions fora Healthy B.C. has many hospital communities wondering what exactly the new strategy will mean for them. Part of the Ministry's new Strategy will involve. regionalization of some hospitals, with surrounding satellite hospitals providing basic care. The purpose of the new Strategy is to reduce duplication of services, thereby Streamlining health care while cutting extra and unnecessary costs. Even though many hospital communities of Bnitish Columbia are fractured and concerned about their future, hospitals in the West Koote nay are diligently and cooperatively working towards maintaining and Providing quality health care Castlegar and District Hospital. Admiistra- tor, Ken’ Talarico, said a meeting which was held April 15 in Castlegar, with Jeff Row- lands, a health care consultant, and administra- tors from Kootenay Lake Hospital and Trail Regional Hospital ended on a positive note “We have agreed that basic care will be Provided in the communities ico Continued to say that Castlegar Hospital will still be providing basic care, such as unc omplicated obstetrics, minor surg- eres and cardiac care. The vision the administrators see is one in which a trauma centre would offer specialized and immediate care to trauma patients. Spe- cialists would work out of one such centre, thereby eliminating duplication of services, which in turn would cut unneeded costs and proyide better service. “Some services would be centralized in. a facility. The whole idea is to eliminate dupli- cations in the West Kootenay. It may end up being that the services will be divided.” However it ends up, Talarico was emphatic that Castlegar patients would receive the same quality care that they have been accustomed to. ‘ Another meeting is scheduled to occur May 3, in which Talarico said the focal point of dis- cussion would be specialized services and how ‘and where thosé services will be provided. Although there has been much speculation about whether Castlegar Hospital would or should become the “regional” hospital for Trail, Nelson and Castlegar, Talarico was hesi- tant to say if Castlegar Hospital has made such a bid Wednesday; mostly cloudy with showers. Highs near 13. Tonight: cloudy with evening showers and a risk of a thunderstorm. Lows 2 should persist. A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Temperature: Max/Date —Min/Date Mean 16.65/16 6/15 8.2 Precipitation: Rain Snow Total 28.9 28.9 to 4.-Outlook for Thursday and Friday: variable cloud: ness and.a few showers as this unsettled pattern Normal Mean 8.2 Normal Total 10.0 permit possible,” Celgar Pulp Company General Manager, Jim Browne. The report also stated that a new biological treatment plant which was installed in December, is-now destroying some of the existent mill effluent which has been diverted to it “ A portion of our existing mill effluent. was diverted to our new biological treatment area in December. Growth of bacteria commonly called ‘bugs’, which will consume our organic wastes is occurring in the large aeration pond located downstream of Keenleyside Dam. We are confident that our “bug population” will be ready to handle the total effluent from the new mill.” Although bleach plant restric- tions which occurred in 199} greatly diminished the amount-of furans, a toxic chemical, which were released into the Columbia River, a new chlorine dioxide gen- erator which was installed in Jan- uary is expected to eliminate the discharge of furans during the remaining life of the old mill “The new mill is designed to be virtually dioxan and furan free.” The report mentions that in 1992 there were four hours when emissions of Total Reduced Sul phur (TRS) exceeded permit lev els. The levels were recorded at monitoring stations at Robson and Castlegar and District Hospi tal. A monitoring station has since been added to Scotty's Marina in June, 1992 Haze, or flyash, which the report said is due to temperature inversion continues to occur, however, the report said the prob- Castlegar Primary School has worms—bookwonmns that is. Dur- ing the month of March, 21 stu- dents read 2,375 books, or about four books each per da Even though John Eggleton’s and. Rene Brown's Division 20 class were partaking in a reading Program, Rene Brown said the response to the program was overwhelming “We really believe in the pro- gram. We have never had a class read these many books.” Brown said the program was a joint effort between the teachers, the students, and the parents Every time a book was read bya ‘Student, a teacher or parent was required to verify that that book had been read. The program was SO successful that Brown said when the program was finished one student asked her a heart- warming question. The student said, “Can't we keep reading?” Book prizes were presented by Twin Rivers Elementary princi- pal, Paul Phipps to the students who read the most Stephen Man arin read 218 books, while Nathan Kiniki read 216 books, which averages out to about seven to ejght books a day Wood ticks pose dangers to outdoor enthusiasts KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff Now don't everyone start scratching, but wood ticks are out Public Health Nurse, Diana Lunde, said that when returning from an outing a person needs to diligently examine their body for ticks. “It is that time of year for sure. If someone has been out in the bush they need to really check their groin and head for the ticks That is the areas they-really like to live.” Ticks inhabit wooded areas, grass and brush, and thriye from spring until €arly summer. They are known for their craving of blood, either human or animal To acquire blood the ticks burrow into the outer layer of the skin with its knifelike tongue. Ticks have been known to carry diseases such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (also known as tick fever), Lyme Dis- ease, and a form of reversible muscle paralysis. The best defense against ticks is to dress accordingly when out in terrain that ticks are known to inhabit. It is recommended that light coloured long-sleeve shirts and-tong pants-are worn. Pant legs should be tucked into socks. Adults should check their chil- dren and pets prior to entering the home. The use of repellents might also help deter the ticks, Four trucks and ten firefighters responded to a grass fire Tuesday afternoon on Pass Creek Road near the intersection of Broadwater Road in Robson. An area homeowner was burning grass when the small fire quickly became out of control. SUN STAFF PHOTO Hohn however sweating and perspira- tion will dilute the repellent’s effectiveness. Household pets such as dogs and cats should be protected by an appropriate flea collar, as the pets might transport the ticks inside. If ticks are removed from the skin before they actually begin to suck the blood, the chances of them transmitting diseases are lessened. However, if a tick has already started burrowing, it is recommended that all attempts to remove the whole tick be made. If they are carelessly pulled off the body a portion of the mouth might be left imbedded. To loosen the tick it is recom- mended that gasoline, heavy oil, or turpentine be applied to the area for about half an hour. This action should encourage the tick to withdraw from its burrowed position. It should then be removed with tweezers and dis- posed of. The tick can also~be removed by using tweezers or a gloved finger and applying firm backwards traction. Other methods, such as apply- ing a hot match to the body of the tick, chemicals or crushing is NOT recommended as these actions might cause the tick to regurgitate infectious or toxic substances or lose other tick body fluids into the wound. After removat of the tick the area should then be washed with soap’ and water, and an antiseptic should be applied. City to open accessibility to information through computer link-up KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff In response to Local Govern ment Awareness Week, the City of Castlegar will be offering a new service which is both inno- vative and relatively new to Canada The service, which is called CityLink, will allow residents with personal computers to access information from and about the City of Castlegar electronically City Clerk, Diane Kunz, said the project which is based on the City of Waterloo’s Cityline System, is in keeping with the the City of Castlegar'’s commit- ment to “open government” “CityLink will be able to provide the public with easy access to city information. This is totally in line with council's commitment to open govern- ment.” The system, which Kunz expects to be in place within four to six weeks, will be the second of its kind in Canada, and came after considerable research and discussion among the City’s local government awareness Committee. “There is only one other sys- tem, and that is in Waterloo. We researched it and decided it was a great idea.” Kunz said Doreen Smecher and Doug Green, the council- lors which are on the commit- tee, have been researching and discussing the project for about three months, and were pleas- antly surprised to find that the cost of the service is minimal about $1,250. Information for the system will be gathered and input into the city’s computer. The infor- mation from each department will then be organized by topic into “conferences”. The confer- ences which will be included in the service are: council agen- das, council minutes; council information; (such as member's names, addresses, phone num- bers, committee structures and appointments); demographics; budget and tax information; bylaws; general emergency inquiries (such as snow clear- ing, municipal emergency plan and animal control); employ- ment opportunities; environ- mental issues; and staff reports. To access the information, people will need to have the use of a personal computer commu- nications software, a modem and a telephone line which will be capable of accessing the ser- vice. Potential users will also have to subscribe to the service, which is free, and will be limit- ed to 30 minutes a day. Kunz said a demonstration of the ser- vice will be given to those who register. Police investigate accident Glade resulted in approximately $5,000 damage to the vehicle The accident is still under investi gation Rear-ended vehicle Submitted A Castlegar man, Frank Veri- gin, narrowly escaped injury when he lost control of the 1978 Chevy pickup he was driving and struck a utility pole The accident which occurred April 16 on Highway 3A at Youth arrested for theft at Johnny's Grocery A 17-year-old youth has been arrested in connection with a break and enter and theft of cigarettes which occurred at Johnny and Gas in Robson April 11 Grocery The youth, which had gained entry to the store by smashing a front door, will appear in Castlegar provincial court April 19 to answer to charges related to the incident suffers damage A two-vehicle accident occurred on Highway 3 at the Kinnaird Bridge April 18 when 1 1985 Mercury which was driv en by Jagden Uppal of South Slocan was rear-ended by a 1989 Toyota driven by Angelina Stoochnoff of Castlegar Total damage to the two vehi cles was estimated at $2,500. No charges have been laid in the incident RUBES THIS SUPID Hi 19 COMPLETELY WORTHLESS. 6H ©1992 Leigh Rubin! BS Creators Syndicate, inc of the West Kootenay Labor Ann Godderis, left frorn Castlegar holds onto a West Kootenai‘ °-E Local attending the anti NAFTA and Free Trade Action Canada School parking lot on Tuesday night. About 100 area reside! ~* y banner while John Waldie who is the Vice-President Caravan rally held in the Stanley Humphries Secondary nts came out for the rally. Number of Hours Sunshine: 18.6 They were SUN STAFF PHOTO /John Van Putten KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff Some people who require residential care can expect to see an increase of user fees of up to approximately $327 extra a month, or $3,924 a year. A news release from the Ministry of Health states there will be a restructure in the way daitywuser fees are calculated for persons requiring residential care. Effective May | 1993 the daily > of $23.10 might increase to $34 a month, depending on the client's ability to pay Mountain View Lodge Director of Resident Care, Linda Moorlag, said that currently all the government, the government will deduct the amount which is submitted by the resi dents. “When the budget is calculated we do receive the total revenue on the per diem fees.” Moorlag wonders who will decide if a resi dent is able to. pay the total amount, and how it will be determined. “If they expect the admunistration to do a financial status report it might be a nightmare. That's going to be tough The question of administering a means test has been in the medical community tor a long time, said Moorlag, and she agrees that people who are able to pay for services should do s¢ But she also wonders what will stop people Government increasing fees for residential care ‘For some people they would then have no incentive to save. Their view would be ‘if I get old and don't have anything, then they'll take care of you for life’. Some would tum their property and all they had worked for over to their kids.” Health Minister Elizabeth Cull said the increase in user fees is in keeping with the Health Ministry's latest initiative, New Direc- tons in Health We've had to make some tough decisions in preparing this budget and the result is a bal inced approach that allows us to maintain ital existing while enhancing our commitment to New Directions in Health, and services programs and services that are going to unprove the health of all British Columbians A typical spring pattern. The second rainfall on the 17th inflated what would otherwise be average precipitation. Only 45% of normal sunshine recorded while tempera tures were right on the long term average. Forecast provided by The South - East interior Weather Office at Castlegar, B.C. ARROW LAKE RESERVOIR FORECAST Apr. 17-1390.60 Apr. 24- 1393.00 Normal Number of Hours 41.2 Political or emotional? . School trustees motives come under fire KAREN KERKHOFF __ Sun staff residents are charged a flat rate of $23.10 per day. She said when the budget is submitted to RDCK wants greater SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor from misrepresenting their financial status inthe The Regional District of Central Kootenay has placed an extra $20,000. in its 1993 budget to cover the cost of a full-time representa live on a technical committee involved in the CORE process. CORE, the Commission on Resources and Environment, was an Act that became law almost one year ago. The Commission on Resources and Environment has been given the mandate to develop and imple- ment a land use and environmental management strategy for British Columbia. Various regions of the province are currently involved in their own round-table discussion groups, involving as many different representatives as possible—from environmentalists to miners. The Provincial government has set a deadline for representatives at these round-table discussions to arrive at a consensus on these issues Each region participating in the process, including the Kootenay region, has established a technical committee to process all information that comes to the negotiating table; thus ensuring its accuracy and time- frame. In order to have a representative on this technical committee, the years ahead.” involvement in CORE RDCK and Regional District of Kootenay Boundary are sharing the costs of a tull-tume employee to represent local ‘government interests. While the RDCK has added $20,000 to its budget for this position, the RDKB has allowed $15,000 “The reason why the RDKB is paying $5,000 less is because it is Offering office space for this person out of its building in Trail,” said Barkley. But the Area H Director from South Slocan said that although hiring an employce is necessary to complete the resulting load of administra- tive work, he is disappointed in the provincial government's refusal to pay the cost “It bothers me that we have a provincial government which legislat- ed this process, but then downloads the cost on to local governments and other sectors to pay for it,” he said By not sending a representative to the technical table on behalf of the RDCK and RDKB, Barkley maintains that taxpayers will be short- changed. “Of course this is a necessity. But if the provincial govern- ment is legislating this to happen, then they should be paying the costs. SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor What was listed as a $582,000 expense for Waste Management in the Regional District of Central Kootenay's provisional budget has been reduced to $225,000 in its final budget, after directors realized that it would be pointless to set aside that amount of money on Waste Man. agement plans that are still premature. In its final budget, the cost of waste man- agement iteMs are classified under Develop- ment Services. Directors down-scaled the amount considerably after realizing it would be a lengthy time before any firm Waste Man- agement plan could be put in place Part of this decision was reached after RDCK directors reviewed a report that was written by consultants Stanley and Associates, called The RDCK Waste Management Plan. The report cost $179,000 though the majority was covered by a provincial government grant. Since looking at the contents, RDCK directors have requested that in-house staff review the report and decide whether the directions which the consultants put forth are acceptable Meanwhile, the Recycling Advisory group for a subregion of the RDCK, which includes the municipality of Castlegar and Areas | and J, as well as a portion of Area H, has decided to invite contractors to submit proposals for operating a recycling pilot project in the Castlegar subregion. “We don’t know what's going to come back to us. But we'll be seriously looking at what ever comes in,” said Area I-Director John Voykin, who maintains that plans are sketchy at best, and part of the plans will come direct ly from the submissions themselves New TMC product As the world changes, so does the world of newspapers West Kootenay Advertiser, a pop: ular and familiar feature in the Fn The first edition of the Advertiser will be pub lished in Castle and Trail Kootenay moving to day Nelson Daily News Times, is on the move Mondays in the Nelson Daily News and Trail Times. In addition. the West Kootenay Advertiser will be available to Castlegar readers on Saturday. The new West See Kootenay Advertiser, a tabloid pyblication, will become the Total Market Cirulation (TMC) product News for these three areas and its distri- The bution will be expanded to more than 25,000 homes April 24 and in the Nelson Daily ind Trail Daily Times on Monday March 26 Consumers will be pleased to Anew casy-to-read television guide that includes listings for their daytime agenda as well as the ever popular prime time program RDCK subregion asking for recycling proposals Although the RDCK will strive for a Waste Management Plan by the year 1995, and the subregion’s recycling pilot project are two separate ideas, the latter could be called an interim measure’ for this subregion, until the RDCK has a firm plan in place Other directors from within the Castlegar subregion: Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore, Area J Director Ken Wyllie and Area k tor Bob Barkley, will be examining cling project proposals that are sefat to the Recycling Advisory Group and beg moye concrete decisions from there on. “This is an initiative to set up a pilot project in our subregion to manage our waste more efficiently and reduce what goes in to our ‘said Moore. “We'll determine from these submissions how and where the project will begin.” The subregion will be advertising in local papers for the proposals. dump-site replaces West Kootenay Shop-Net ming West ur on Satutday Mondays Tt will also include better information regarding specials. movies and sports events TV programming will start witt Sunday s listings and continuc th through the week to and includin Time The Weekly Community Calen dar will now be found in the pages of the Nelson Daily News. Prospective advertisers who wish to reach the West Kootenay market will want to place their advertisements into this new mar keting vehicle, the largest TMC ciruclation publication in the West Kootenay area Advertisers should ask their sales representatives of Nelson Daily News, Trail o Castlegar Sun for rates and details of this new total mar ket product The West Kootenay Advertiser, 1S a total market product, replaces the former West. Kootenay Shop- Net, Saturday Shopper, and the Wednesday Leisure Section of The Castlegar Sun. The question of motivation came under fire from Trustees Tony Guglielmi and Mickey Kinakin Monday night at the School District No. 9 monthly meeting. A motion that the Rus- sian Bilingual Extension Program be implemented at the grade seven level drew fire from both trustees. Guglielmi, who is on the edu- cational committee, opposed the motion, citing an unsettled bud- get as reason to proceed with caution. “We should make educa- tional not political decisions. We are ‘still in the process of liberat- ing the budget. I cannot support this program, it troubles me about the process which was followed to arrive at this decision. There was no involvement by parents or the teaching staff. For budget and educational reasons I cannot sup- port this motion.” But trustee Kinakin said not only is the issue political, but also a heritage issue. “This has been a tickle in the community for a long time. The French program went through Where does this come from? Is it more expensive to talk Russian than French?” Kinakin went on to say that the accusations and innuendos which occurred at the board meeting had a definite purpose “Tt was all for the media.” During the bickering, trustee Joanne Baker jumped into the verbal brawl and asked chairper- son Gordon Turner to direct trustees to limit their comments to the issue, and not to the person “These personal problems make us (the board) look foolish. We should stop with the cheap shots.” In the end the motion to implement the Russian Bilingual Program at the grade seven level was passed, and a motion that the program also be implemented at the grade eight level was also passed. Council lobbies for government office SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor Castlegar City Council is ask- ing Rossland-Trail MLA Ed Con- roy to support its request to have a government agent based in Castlegar. A municipal-based govern- ment agent acts as a liaison between the citizens of the com- munity and the provincial gov- ernment in a resource-style fashion. If a group of citizens is working to form a recognized society to receive government funds, a government agent's office would be the place to seek out how-to information. Govern- ment agent's offices also provide information on current govern- ment legislation and would coor- dinate elections in the area. Although both Nelson and Trail have had government agent offices for some time, Castlegar has never had the population nor distribution base required to war- rant such an office opening— until now. “Castlegar is growing and becoming more of a. central distribution community, so we're looking into the possibilities of opening such an office,” said Conroy, who is supporting the City's request. Conroy has been speaking with Minister of Economic Development, Small Business and Trade Minister David Zirn- helt about the possibilities of a government agent office in Castlegar. “We're. seeing where we can get with this.” Council okays 6th Avenue development Castlegar City Council has passed a recommendation that will allow Hanville Development to continue a subdivision project on 6th Avenue, despite receiving a petition from residents of that area who are against the subdivi- sion plans. The residents voiced their concerns during the April 6 city council meeting, saying the subdivision is not conducive to development standards in that area and could negatively impact property values. The residents also raised concerns about increased vehicle traffic that could cause hazards to children, particularly at the school crosswalks at the inter section of 24th Street and Columbia Avenue. Residents also raised concerns about a possible conflict of interest as well, since the owner of Hanville Developments is City Planner Joon Bahk Upon hearing these concerns city council instructed city staff to provide a full report—which was delivered at Tuesday night's council meeting. The city estab lished in its report that the devel oper had followed all regulations and was proceeding in accor dance to the Municipal Act Councillor Doug Green, who admitted that although he does have a traffic concern, he says there 1s nothing the city can do to hold back development in Castle gar if the developer is adhering to all the bylaws. If he crosses all the T's and dots the I's there is nothing coun- cil can do about it,” said Green.