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Name: Eltzabeth
Where you work: K.M.S.

Castlegar likes: Swimming

What you do there: Go to sleep

Best kept Castlegar secret: Castlegar
Pet: 4 cats, 1 dog, 4 birds, 4 goldfish Vehicle: Bike
What would you rather be doing? Playing Badminton

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Would you like to be our Face In The Sun?

office at 465 Coh

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Give us a call at 365-5266 or drop by our

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Pothole day—Mike Rogers (left),

The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, March 17, 1993

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KAREN KERKHOFF

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The Ministry of Environment and the
Department of Fisherjes and Oceans is con
cemed about the way in which water is being
diverted to the three ponds at Pass Creek Park,
ind how the current diversion might affect the
nigration and habitat of spawning Kokanee
up Pass Creek

Ina letter to the Castlegar and District
Recreation Commission the Ministry of Envi
ronment has instructed the Recreation Commis-
ion to. change the manner in which the- water to
the three swimming ponds is being diverted.

The Ministry of Environment is requesting
that: the present practice of scraping gravel
from the stream bed for berm construction
in alternate diversion structure be

the berm.

cease;

a diversion pipe to the diversion ch ) Cc
Proper screening of the intake to eliminate fish
entry into the diversion channel and ponds,
and; restoration of Pass Creek to its natural
State by the removal of the berm and large
boulders in the stream bed in the vicinity of

John Voykin, Area I director, strongly
\agrees that the fish habitat needs to be protect-
ed, but not only at Pass Creek

“They probably have a right to be con-
cerned. What they suggest is a good thing. But
all the lakes are drained, which means the only
Place where people can swim around here is at
the Aquatic Centre or at Pass Creek Park. If
we're protective of little creeks we need to be
Protective of all the water around us.”

ronment

istry concerned over water diversion at Pass Creek Park

vestigated that would not impact fish or fish
habitat (i.e. an under-stream bed structure with

Voykin said that thus far the Ministry of Envi-

has been patient with the Recreation

gz the current J

The letter from the Ministry of Environment and
the issue of the diversion was brought before the
board of the Castlegar and District Recreation
Commission during its last meeting, March 10.

The Castlegar Selkirk Lions club has stated

and ¢ t

their

“That

Oo Ups)
Pass Creek Park, but their request has to be
formally accepted by the Recreation Commis-
sion. Voykin said if the proposal is accepted
the Lions might want to consider improving
the diversion as their first project

can be one of the things we discuss

with the Lions. If they agree that can be one of
their first projects. If not the Lions, we will
make sure that somebody will be responsible
to get that done.”

SHARLENE IMHOFF
Sun Editor

SVCCF answerin

Citizens group given 30

The Slocan Valley Concemed Citizens Forum has been forced to
jump another hurdle in its attempt to take legal action against the
Regional District of Centrat Kootenay.

During the first day of a scheduled three-

SVCCF was told the petition they had p Court

g to legal hoops
days to amend petition

directly on the case itself, said the SVCCF is hoping to have the entire
case completed before this fall's RDCK election, since one of the
‘on the ii

Regional District.

“The RDCK is currently set up, in a way which does not allow equal
Tepresentation by population, we want that changed,” he said.
ion involves four

of the entire

in one: The first

in Nelson was defective, since it failed to state the grounds of their
challenge as required by the Judicial Review Procedures Act,

Bob Macquisten, the attorney representing the RDCK, said the
hearing was adjourned because the petition failed to Properly specify
the grounds upon which the SVCCF is taking action.

“The judge could have dismissed’ the whole thing right then and
there, but we proposed to allow them 30 days in which to amend their
petition and again file it before the court. If they fail to do that, the
entire case will be dismissed,” said Macquisten, speaking from his
office in Victoria.

SVCCF Legal Councillor, Brian Bailey, said he has already started
amending the particulars on the petition, and plans to file it with the
Supreme court as soon as possible. Bailey, who wouldn't comment

the

applies for ry ing
RDCK to make full accounting of the costs of the Unsightly Premises
calls of elec.

bylaw: and the fourth

for

Due to the nature of the case, Bailey said it has become the focus of
“There has been nothing quite like it in Canadian legal history so a
lot of people are sitting up and taking notice,” Bailey said.

= Decision

Continued from 1A
when asked what he thought
about the possible policy, he
admitted it would mean a loss of
revenue for the Castlegar Com
plex. Currently at the complex
there
ing is allowed; the arena lobby
and the hall

are two areas where smok

TERR,

OO)

“By not allowing people to
smoke while they are using the
hall, I would think there could
be a significant loss of revenue,”
said Metge

Hall rental use, whether it be
for a wedding dance or a public
event such-as the Castlegar and
District Wildlife Association's

annual banquet and dance, con-
tributed to approximately
$21,000 in revenue last year.
Metge thinks that by disallow-
ing smoking, some of these
groups will be more inclined to
seek out other halls or banquet
rooms.

“If someone has booked the

complex for a private function,
such as a wedding, how am I
going to control whether smok-
ing occurs anyway,” he asked.

Metge said the local Recre-
ation Commission-would be
discussing the RDCK’s pro
posal during its next meeting
in April

Heritage Society president blasts council

Coyle angered over lack of money and respect

KAREN KERKHOFF
Sun staff

John Coyle, president of the
Castlegar and District Heritage

Society, is fighting mad at the
latest funding offer by the City
of Castlegar.

“The City of Castlegar can

ike and Ross Saunders, two city maintenance work
ers, have been filling what the city’s drivers have been dodging for the last few
weeks. By the number of craters that can

3 be. found along Columbia Avenue and
various side streets, the two should be kept

busy all spring. SUN STAFF PHOTO ohn Van Putte

City to allow portable classroom

SHARLENE IMHOFF
Sun Editor

Castlegar City Councillors
have unanimously passed a rec-
ommendation to issue a develop-
ment variance permit which will
allow a portable classroom to be
set up next to the Variety Club
Children's Centre.

The portable classroom will
allow students in the Young
Mother's Stay In School Program
the opportunity for increased
space since the existing space

they are using is too small to
accommodate the class size

The recommendation was
accepted after a delegation con-
sisting Of more than 15 people
attended the council meeting in
support of the portable class
room. The delegation was made

up of students from the program /

itself, staff workers and Katrine
Conroy, an executive from the
Kootenay Columbia Childcare
Society board of directors
Conroy told councillors that

although the young moms were

doing well despite cramped con
ditions, there were a number of
problems which made learning
conditions difficult. "We don't
want the progtam to be seen as a
failure if these young women are
quitting because of the cramped

take the carrot they're hanging
in front of our faces and shove it
where the sun don't shine.”
Coyle said it is not only the
question of funding which
angers him, but what he terms
the city’s total lack of respect
towards the Heritage Society. “I
don’t have a lot of respect for
them, they've never show us a
lot of respect.”

On Jan. 18, the Heritage
Society presented Castlegar City
Council with a budget proposal
and a request for funding. The
proposal petitioned the city for
$55,000, part of which would be
used towards hiring a full-time
coordinator. The Heritage Soci-
ety could not apply for any
grants through the government
unless a full-time coordinator is
in place

for young moms

conditions," said Conroy.

One of the main reasons why
the program has been so successful
for the 15 students who are cur-
rently enrolled, is the fact that they
can be near their children, who are
being cared for at the centre.

Citizens complete council indemnity review

A citizen review committee selected to réview council indemnities has

recommended that neither
salary increase for 1992

ouncillors nor the mayor should receive a

The committee, made up of Charlie Cohoe, Brenda Binnie and Laurie
Renwick, also recommended that any changes for 1993 be based upon the

increases negotiated by employ

s represented by CUPE Local 2262

@ Repair

Continued from 1A

infrastructure they want things fixed
the streets.”

Kunz said most people who questioned the city

tructure upgrade to the North Castk
that it would be a bandaid solution o:

“T can understand why people would be concern
we tried to make it very clear that a bandaid soluti nwa

tion at all,” Kunz said.
The total cost of the upgrade |

yar sewag:

whether it 1 Se wage ystem or
s plans for the infras

system were concemed

about that, and

not the inten

The city is planning to

{

borrow $200,000 of that cost
the provincial government worth $32
will be applying for morc

As well as replacing a Inft station t
be bought for it, the city plans to incre
tem inthe north end. The

because of its age, deters any further dé

it has already secured one grant from

000 and Kunz said that city staff

hat 1s so out-of-date parts cannot
ase the capacity of the sewer sys-

system, which is running at full capacity

evelopment in North Castlegar.

Since residents have placed their stamp of approval on the sewage
upgrade, work has already commenced on part of the project, including

line replacement and a lift station upgr

ade

After much maneuvering, the
city countered with an offer of
$24,500, but with one provision
said Coyle. “They came back
and said the city would go
$24,500 if we threw in the
$8,000, which we earned from
fundraising. That’s what we had
in the bank.”

The provision perplexes
Coyle. “For last year we only
got $5,000 from them. If we
throw in the $8,000 that gives
them a net profit of $3,000.”

After further discussion, the
final offer from the city now
stands at a firm $10,000 with a
possibility of an extra $14,500.
But Coyle said that is not
enough. “They said they might
get an extra $14,500 if Jacque
(city treasurer) could find it.
That’s not good enough. There
are no guarantees in that one.”

The final standoff leaves, the
city offering anywhere from
$10,000-$24,500 and the Her-
itage Society standing firm at
$32,500. That leaves a minimum
of an $8,000 difference, which
is all the Heritage Society has in
it’s account.

“Don’t forget we started. at
$55,000. We could still operate
with $32,500 and be able to hire
a full-time coordinator. We
would raise the rest.”

Coyle said Zuckerberg Island
and the train station brought in at
least 16,000 tourists last year,
and valuable tourism dollars in
which the City of Castlegar
shared. But Coyle said even
though the City of Castlegar
benefits from the tourism dol-
lars, it still has to be badgered to
perform even the most minimal
services for the Herjtage Society.

“We asked then} ‘would you
Please cut the grags in front of
the island’. It is theiy property in
front of the island| We asked
them about three/times and
finally John\Chartgrs, as a’ pri-
vate citizen to Jim Chap-
man and requested that the grass
Please get cut. That is indicative
of the cooperation we get.”

In fact, the gate to the
entrance of Zuckerbérg’s Island
has becn broken since Novem-
ber ‘and numerous phone calls to
the city to repair the gate still

haven't brought any results said
Coyle

Coyle said he finds it hard to
understand the indifference from
the city. “The Heritage Society
rents Zuckerberg's Island for
one dollar a year from the city,
and then we basically manage it
for them. And they can’t do the
most minimal thing for us?”

If the Heritage Society closes
its doors, it will be directly due
to lack of funds, and apathy
from both the city and the pub-
lic, said Coyle

“It's time the people in this
town wake up and realize the
potential we have. Get involved,
find out what the politicians are
doing and what the city is doing
Find out the facts. We have
potential which has never been
found out. That's a shame.”

Although Coyle is angry with
city officials, there is one person
at city hall who garners his
Tespect—Diane Kunz, municipal
clerk.

“She really did a lot of back-
ground work. It was a delight to
work with her. The city found
something valuable in this one.”

Carolee Fitz-Gerald, heritage
society secretary, said she will
resign her position if funding is
not forthcoming for a coordina-
tor. “I wil] not have anything to
do with it unless there is a paid
coordinator in place.”

Coyle is uncertain which
course of action he will take
However, he said his future
with the Heritage Society will
be determined when the city's
Offer is brought before the Her-
itage Society Thursday, March
18 at 7 p.m.. The meeting will
be held at the C.P. Rail Station
Museum, and the public is
invited to attend. In a letter to
the editor, the announcement of
the meeting said “The fate of
Zuckerberg Island Heritage
Park and Chapel House and the
CP. Rail Station Museum are
at stake.“

City councillor, Kirk Duff
who is a member of the city’s
Administration and Finance
Committee, has declined com
ment until the March 18 public
Meeting

Wednesday, March 17, 1993

The Castlegar Sun

Page 3A

SHARLENE IMHOFF
Sun Editor

Directors from the Regional
District of Central Kootepay
have voted in favor of collective-
ly expressing their Opposition to
water diversion. plans involving
the Thompson River.

Directors received correspon-
dence from a concemed citizen,
Castlegar resident Ann Godderis,
requesting that they familiarize
themselves with a proposal,
which, if implemented, would
affect residents in the West
Kootenay

The proposal, made by Multi-
national Water and Power of
Vancouver, would divert water
from the North Thompson by
tunnel into the Columbia River
above the Mica Dam. Another
tunnel further south in the U.S.
would again divert water into
California.

“T think it is fair to say that we
in the West Kootenay have a lot
of experience regarding the nega-
tive impacts of being a part of
large scale water systems, espe-
cially when the U.S. is concerned
(never mind BC Hydro). I hope I
am correct in assuming that the
majority of the RDCK board
would be opposed to this. water
diversion scheme for a number of
reasons, including disastrous

environmental impacts and the
fact that, under the Free Trade
agreement, once the tap is turned
on we can't turn it off,” states the
letter signed by Godderis.

RDCK directors decided not
only to write to the provincial
and federal. governments
opposing the proposal, they
decided to take action as quick
ly as possible

“The directors decided to send,
as soon as possible, a letter to var
ious levels of government
requesting that there be no change
in the river system,” said Reid
Henderson, administrator for the
RDCK. “They also discussed that
by acting upon the item quickly, it
would send an additional message
to government.”

But William Clancey, the man
behind Multinational Water and
Power, said government levels
such as the RDCK, which vote
against an initiative without inves-
tigating both sides of the coin,
could be turning a blind eye to
fantastic benefits for the region. .

In a telephone interview with
The Castlegar Sun on March 11,
Clancey expressed his frustration
over the ignorance that is born
out of unnecessary fear.

“Why is it, that when it comes
to moving water, people auto-
matically rebel, or are afraid? I
think they're afraid because they

RDCK sending message to Victoria—No water diversion!

think we'll turn the tap orrand
never tum it off again,” he said
ancey believes that British

Columbia's biggest future asset
is water. “British Columbia has
ihree per cent of the world's
fresh water. I'm not saying give
it all away, of course not, but the
potential is there to have another
export industry that could earn as
much as $350 million per year
for the province's economy.”

Clancey said the North
Thompson would only be divert
éd during the annual high-water
period, and would be limited to
one million acre-feet per year
“That's very little of what cur
rently rushes into the ocean each
ye The Vancouver business-
man said that water, a renewable
resource, shipped to California
for both irrigation and consump-
tion uses would benefit this
province directly.

“We're exporting lumber, coal

and gas right now. And natural

gas is not a renewable resource,
yet we're shipping huge quanti-
ties of it each year without a sec
ond thought.”

Multinational Water and Power -
has spent almost three years and
half-a-million dollars researching
the project thus far. Just recently
the company has been lobbying
the government to take a close
look at the potential in the pro-

ject, both in job-creation and
value of product throughout a
twenty-year Contract

Miniter of Environment,
Land dt arks, John Cashore, is
aware of Clancey’s proposal, but
has already voiced his own per-
sonal opposition to the plan
Sandra Smith, acting manager of
Program, Planning and Legisla-
tion for the Water Management
Program of the Ministry of Envi-
ronment, said she is also aware
of the company's proposal but
said that as of yet, Multinational
Water and Power had failed to
apply for a licence yet to begin
further exploration of the matter.

Smith said the government is
currently receiving comments
from the public sent directly to
the Water Management Program
and an Interministry committee
‘on water export is also studying
the issue and. will be making rec-
ommendations to cabinet

“As well as this, the govern-
ment is hoping to release, in the
very near future, a discussion
paper that will deal with all
aspects of water management
called, Stewardship of the Water
of B.C.,"she said

She admitted it might be
awhile before Clancey, who
worked under the W.A.C. Bennett
government, is closer to realizing
his proposal for water export.

Bridge-building complexities discussed by city council

SHARLENE IMHOFF
Sun Editor

Castlegar City Council dis-
cussed a number of issues relating
to the construction of the Castle-
gar-Robson bridge, during its lat- .
est meeting, held Tuesday night.

Part of that discussion cen-
tered around the Columbia
Avenue-Arrow Lakes Drive

WEATHER.

OUTLOOK: The forecast for

Temperature: Max/Date

10.0/8

Precipitation: Rain

42

Number of
Hours

Sunshine:

46.0

REMARKS:

Mar. 13 - 1387.6

detour, which will act as a tem-
porary provincial highway
Already under construction, the
detour is expected to be in use
for at least one and a half years
and will be subject to heavy
truck traffic to and from the
Celgar Pulp mill. The detour
will be constructed across land
that is owned by both the ‘City
of Castlegar and the ‘Canadian
Pacific Railway

Council has expressed two con-
cems in relation to the new route,
including a possible adverse
impact of continuous truck traffic

on existing water and sewer
mains beneath the travelled road
surface, as well as pedestrian and

With the help of a “Hi Ho” the remnants of the Castlegar/ Robson ferry ramp is being
consigned to history in order to make way for the new bridge.

SUN STAFF PHOTO / Karen Kerkhoft

If uncontested, the company

bicycle safety

Another issue that council is
discussing regarding bridge ‘con-
struction involves the city's Noise
Bylaw No. 622. Although one

section of the bylaw specifically
exempts construction of bridges
from the provisions of the bylaw,
the contractor, Fraser River Pile &
Dredge Ltd., is prepared to plan

work on one Sunday only and
then monitor the
residents. Notices will be placed
in local media to make the public
aware of the trial work day

reaction of local

will plan to continue working on
various Sundays, under a time
frame implemented by the City of
' Castlegar

= Forestry

Continued from 1A .

The second phase of the review requires the ministry to solicit an
external audit to further check the accuracies and completion of submis-
sions by individual forestry offices. Phase three calls for both internal
and external evaluations to be sent to Minister of Forests, Dan Miller,
for further review.

Only when Miller's office has completed its evaluation of the
reviews will the results be made i for public c: iption.

“We're hoping that everything can be released by mid-June, Until
that time it would be inappropriate to release any findings while we're
half-way through the process,” Benskin said. Along with the overall
summary, the ministry will also be releasing individual district findings
It will also be at this time that the Ministry of Forests announces any

changes to policy involving PHSP procedures

As well as the Ministry of Forests review, allegations of harvesting
on public forest lands without adequate approval has led to questions
about the conduct of Registered Professional Foresters by the Associa-
tion of B.C. Professional Foresters.

The investigation by the Association of B.C. Professional Foresters
will determine whether any foresters from the Arrow Forest District
acted unprofessionally with regard to the submission and approval of
some PHSPs, or whether they have been been put in an untenable posi-
tion such that they were unable to properly discharge their professional
obligations.

The Association of B.C. Professional Foresters is the mandatory reg-
istering body for professional foresters in B.C.

BC Hydro
eyeing
Castlegar for
new location

Sun Staff

BC Hydro will be making an
announcement within two weeks
on whether Castlegar is the
selected location for its new dis-
trict office.

Peter McMullan, manager of
corporate communications for
BC Hydro, said Castlegar is
among several communities that
have been considered for the
location of the new office

“The new office is being
established to deal with issues
that are important to the West
Kootenay, including downstream
benefits.” McMullen said

Hydro has a large regional
office in Vernon, but McMullan
said the new West Kootenay
office would not be as large. “This
by no means would be another
regional office.” It is speculated
that the new office would be
located in downtown Castlegar.

XV

Thrift Shop celebrating first anniversary

KAREN KERKHOFF _
Sun staff

Over 10,670 total volunteer
hours have gone into making the
Hospital Auxiliary a viable and
valuable part of Castlegar.

The Hospital Auxiliary’s most
recent contribution to the com-
munity is The Treasure Shop
which is celebrating its first
anniversary March 20.

The Treasure Shop offérs used
items for sale and when a person
walks into the shop they are greet-
ed by clean items, in good repair
which are attractively displayed at
prices that are hard to believe
Where else can a person buy a
good quality winter jacket for $5?

Hospital Auxiliary President,
Pat Popoff, said even though
Prices are already rock bottom,
volunteers are still willing to con
sider offers. “No reasonable offer
is refused.”

Popoff credits the community
and auxiliary volunteers who
have helped make The
Shop's first year extremely suc
cessful “We would like to thank
the community for supporting us

Treasure

The people of Castlegar have
been kind to us. The spouses of
volunteers, the businesses and all
of the volunteers are responsible
for helping make our first year so
successful.”

Besides running the The Trea
sure Shop, auxiliary members
also are active at the hospital gift
shop, and Mountain View Lodge
They make Christmas and Faster
gifts baskets, present the first
baby of the year with an engraved
silver spoon, sponsor Candy
Stripers and assist with the blood
donor clinic

“All proceeds go towards the
hospital in aid of purchasing new
equipment as needed for paticni
care and comfort,” said Popoft

When Mountain View Lodge
opened its doors. the Hospital
Auxiliary donated $18,000 which
went towards purchasing desk
for every room, lawn turnitur
planters, dishes and cookir
utensils. Popoff said the Hospital
Auxiliary tries to meet most
financial requests for assistance
“When a request comes in we
will try our best to accommo
date

If you are interested in joining
the Hospital Auxiliary, members
meet the third Monday of each
month in the Castlegar Hospital
board room, or call Pat at 365-
8302, Jenny at 365-5147 or Net-
tie at 365-6587.

The Treasure Shop's first year
anniversary “Sellabration” will
be held March 20, from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at The Treasure Shop.

Wednesday; Overcast with periods
of snow. Snow will likely change to
rain in the afternoon. Chance of
freezing rain in colder valleys.
Lows -5 to -8. Highs of 1 or 2 degrees. Outlook for
Thursday and Friday: cloudy with flurries or showers on
Thursday, sunny periods on Friday.

A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK:
Min/Date

-8.3/13

Snow

A warm and sunny week melted the snow from local
valleys. Moderate to heavy snowfalls on the last day
over higher terrain increased the work load on highway
maintenance people. Ski enthusiasts will be happy. ,

Forecast provided by The South - East interior Weather Office
at Castlegar, B.C.

ARROW LAKE RESERVOIR FORECAST

*

Normal
Mean

Mean

1.8 2.2

Normal
Total

Total

4.7 16.7

Normal Number
of Hours

21.3

Mar. 20 - 1388.4

Blackman release

could be

KAREN KERKHOFF_
Sun staff

Bruce Blackman, who mur-
dered six members of his family
in 1983 could be free and on the
Streets as early as May 10.

Blackman had been taken into
custody at the Forensic Psychi-
atric Institute in Port Coquitlam
after he bludgeoned and shot his
mother Irene, father Richard,
brother Richard, sisters Karen
Rhodes and Roberta Davies, and
brother-in-law John Davies at his
parent's home in Coquitlam in the
early morning hours of January
17. An identical twin brother and
a sister were away from the home
at the time of the murders.

At his trial, which was held
Nov. 3, 1983, Blackman testified
that he believed he was the devil,
and that he had murdered his fam-
ily to avert the end of the world.
Prosecutor Barry Sullivan said the
evidence pointed to a reoccurring
theme in Blackman’s “bizarre
thinking”. Blackman believed he
was possessed by the devil, he
also thought he was the anti-
Lhrist, that the devil was in him,
and the world was going to end in
a “big bang”.

Blackman has been seen by
the British Columbia Board of
Review annually since 1983,
when he was first admitted into
the institute. The Board of
Review, which consists of nine
members and includes two attor-
neys, two psychiatrists and social
workers, reviews the case, and
then makes one of three orders.

One order, called In Custody,
re4uires the patient to remain in
custody until further board reviews
determine the patient is eligible to
receive conditional discharge
Conditional discharge entails an
agreement where the patient is free
to leave the unit to attend work
The third recommendation is
called absolute discharge

In January of this year, Black-
man was once again before the
Board of Review, but through legal
maneuvering of attorneys who rep-
resenting the media, Blackman’s

May 10

became public.

Blackman’s attorney tried
unsuccessfully to block public
access to the hearing, and when
that attempt failed his attorneys
petitioned the B.C. Supreme
Court to make a ruling on the
appropriateness of a public hear-
ing. Blackman’s case will be
heard before the Supreme Count
April 1, and he is scheduled to
appear before the B.C. Board of
Review May 10

Registrar of the B.C. Board of
Review, William Enwright, said
he felt it was highly unlikely that
the decision to allow public
access to the hearing will be
revoked

“T think it is unlikely the kind
of decision he is looking for
would come out-of the Supreme
Court. He could appeal, but the
board's decision (on his custodial
status) would stand.”

Enwright verified that-Black-
man is working and living in V;
toria, outside of the institute on a
conditional discharge, which
allows him to function in full
capacity as a member of society,
but requires that he report to the
institute on a regular basis

“The board reviews him each
year and makes a determination
When absolute discharge is
awarded then there will be no
more monitoring—that's the key
decision. Until the time the board
determines that he is not a signif-
icant threat he will remain under
conditional discharge.”

But Enwright said it appears
Blackman is doing well outside
the institute. “All reports I have
seen is that he is doing very well
and. meeting all conditions of his
discharge—including the prohibi-
tion against his using drugs and
alcohol.”

A relative of Blackman’s had
expressed her concerns to The

- Castlegar Sun earlier this year in
regards to his possible full
release. The woman, who said
she is still fearful for her life and
the lives of her children, is
adamant that Blackman remain
under conditional discharge

4-H members fare well
at speak-off competition

KAREN KERKHOFF :
Sun staff

Two local 4-H members have
walked away with awards from
the recent 4-H speak-off which
was held in Cranbrook March 6

The speak-off has a junior
and a senior division, and
Castlegar senior 4-H speaker
Barb McGaughan walked away
with first prize

Her speech was about her

operation, and the rules of the
speak-off require that the
speech last from five to seven
minutes.

The Castlegar junior 4-H rep
resentative was [leea Ozerott
who spoke on Great Danes. She
walked away with second prize
in the junior division of the
competition

Judy Hudema. one of the par
ents of a 4-H member.
proud of the results of the com

was

petition. Hudema said 4-H
members learn many valuable
lessons while having fun

“It (the speak-off) was excel
lent. 4-H improves on citizen
ship, leadership, responsibility
cooperation, and independence
It is an all-around good youth
program.” *

Last year there
eight members in the club
year there are twenty

only
This

were