Page 2A The Castlegar Sun Wosresauyic October 30, 1991, MEIN i Working out ] Westar Students look at options for the fi Stanley Humphries held. its second annual career day last Fri- day in the school gymnasium. Students in ‘grades | eleven and twelve were given the chance to sce examples of 39 different popular exhibits were tho uni- versitics, particularly Simon} Fraser, but a few of the more’: exotic jobs piqued the curiosity, Traditional favorites: like police officer drew the in’ until noon, and were seen by 450 students. Of those, 350 were from SHSS and ‘100 came in from M. Sentinel. Because both Grade 12, and . Grade 1) students went throught career opportunities, The most he exhibits the next carcer day won't be for another two years, i Until the present Grade 9-10 classes are on the verge, of gradu-" © ation. “ : poring th the morning, students with videos and hands-on dis- ” plays of breathalyzers. Hairdressers from a Selkirk College program as well as an Industry representative also went over well. According to organizer, Verna ig OF pub- lishing sane were given the chance to talk with local employ- ees from the radio station and newspa| ‘ Selkirk College also had a “strong offering as various pro- grams put on exhibits. Chernoff, there were 13 morpgc+<~-Gollege students from pro- vocations represented than there was last year, “It’s the second year we've done it and both the staff and stu- dents were very pleased with how it went over,” she said. “Normally the UBC display draws quite a crowd but it was interesting that Simon Fraser L grams in Nursing, Tourism, and Golf Club and Ski Hill manage- ment, offered local. career options. Trades and Human Services were represented as was Selkirk's Cooking program. Who, when “they served up some home-made ci: the most students this time.”” One of the biggets crowds was at Aasland Taxidermy’s display. Taxidermist Steve Davis brought furs, skeletal models, and animal skulls.which attracted a large group of predominatley male stu- dents, The exhibits ran from:9 am. JIM ZEEBEN Sun staff The Interact club, a group of - high school students sponsored by Rotary, spent Saturday. plant- ing trees around Castlegar in an effort to beautify the city while at the same time raising money for a Polish student. Continued from 1A Although the Social Credit” party will remain in power until. November 5, Conroy says he will be taking action immediately upon their dismissal ‘and ‘believes he will have a written submission on the desk of the Ministry of Forests by that afternoon. “ “I believe it’s important to stress to the ministry how impor- tant’ the mill is to the communi- ty,” he continued. Conroy says the layoffs are left _us stuck with’a mill that can only produce boards,” finished Conroy. 8 Officials believe the mill will only reopen if one of two things occur: The.market takes a drastic swing towards a positive direc- tion or, if a new company pur- chases the mill and decides to Teopen it. ‘Westar is currently negotiating with Midway based Pope & Tal- bot Ltd. for some of its lumber assets. Although Westar’s lumber partly due to bad which the owners made in the past. “At one time the mill was able to pro- duce specialty products. It was Te-tooled so it could produce one type of product faster. However it id Peter Barry, has stated that no sale has been finalized as of yet. “The issues are very complex, there;s a lot at stake here, It’s not like selling a car or even a house,” said Barry. The club approached area businesses to sponsor one tree for $50 which would then be planted at one of three locations in Castlegar, There were 67 plants in total, including 25 trees and 42 shmubs. Two ty of trees were plant- ed—Green Mountain ash and Regular Mountain ash—as well as colorful Prunus shrubs. The Interact club consists main- ly of students in the exchange pro-..: gram—cither going out of Castlegar next year, or those“. who've arrived here this year, : | {/ The money raised went to pus chasing the plants and to covet ’ the cost of bringing exchange a dent Anna Labinska from Polan to Castlegar, and getting her through one year of Canadian: high school. a Parasite Continued from 1A _ “If residents are unsure of their. drinking water they should be boiling it before consumption,” said Mike Hamadek, chief envi- ronmental health officer for the Central Kootenay Health Unit. Although boiling drinking water will effectively destroy the parasite, normal disinfection (chlorine) will not. : “In order to destroy the para- site through disinfection, the water would have to be fully treated first,” he continued. | Hamadek and other health offi- dials, as well as the general public will be attending a seminar on water 20. water treatment should be paid. A fee of $10 will be charged for registration, which will take place until November 15. - a Camp Continued from 1A on a different level was reported by to officials by the workers, “This time when the leak was discovered, the GRT"s evacuated everyone,” ” said an anonymous worker, “We know that they are trying to straighten things up here, and we haven't planned any job ‘action (such as the info-line earlier) but there are a lot of ‘ Held at the Fireside Inn in Castlegar, the seminar’s theme, The Political Realities of Imple- menting Water Treatment in B.C., is sponsored by the Region- al District of Central Kootenay and the Kootenay Boundary Regional District. : The seminar, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Bill Hargrave, an environmental engineer and sci- entist, will cover the seriousness of the drinking water quality situ- ation. A.circimstance which tmany feel was underscored in a Teport issued earlier this month by the B.C. Committee for Safe Drinking Water. The committee's feport stated the problem of water-bome illness is “not being addressed, because of a series of jurisdictional. legislative and «The out here-no pun intended,” he ‘finished. Since an inspector has located the three leaks Monday, officials hope that worker's fears will be put to rest. RCMP asking for assistance Castlegar RCMP are asking for the public's assistance by report- ing auspicious Persons in their during the ings and early momings. A pair of bineculars has been Means to fund i improvements in public water systems are serious- y deficient.” Not only will the seminar address the issue of treating com- thunity water supplies, emphasis wil also be placed’ on how the P d stolen from a vehicle parked on Hall Road in Robson. ‘ In a separate incident, police are ig the di “Asa service we decided to improve the appear- ance of the city," said Dr. Waldo Yule, the Rotary representative in the Interact club. “It's too bad we won't see the results until spring but hopefully, the city will see that this club has done something.” The idea for the project came’ during a meeting between repre- easily i popularity, One of the 13 new exhibits featured some high tech gadgetry and impressive videos. d their “We had a réally nice corporate’ sposorship from B.C: Hydro,” said Chemoff. “It:was an excel- lent day, promoting, both’ roffes- sional and trades § Opportiani BNC ture Among the 39 careers ‘represented at Stanley Humphries Career: Day, were a choices which encouraged student to further their: education: This. fellow-manning:the Zo tions booth Le caught ihe attention of inves Studente ts Rotarian Ron Foss: helps hwo: students from the Interact Club plants a Mountain Ash by the Railway Heritage building. sentatives from Rotary ond mem- bers of Interact. “We sat down last spring to uy “and think of some method of fund raising,” said Yule. “The imminent thing was to pay for Anna to come over but “instead of going out and begging for $5 or $10 we wanted to give the community something back.” ‘There are three areas in Castle- gar where the group planted. The Green Mountain ash were planted in front of Safeway, along Columbia Avenue, because of the trees light foliage and lack of berties. : The horticulturalist, who sup- plied the plants to the group, sug- gested the particular tree so as to avoid cluttering the street's side- walks with fallen leaves each autumn. Regular Mountain ash, with their abundance of leaves and berries, were planted by the her- SUN STAFF PHOTO / Jim Zeeben.’ itage railway station to add some color tothe area, ~ The shrubs weni in along 17 Avenue near SuperValu. ‘Yule was one of eight Rotarians who worked ‘alongside 16.high school students to get the job done. “ “It was‘really good working with shovel and rake in hand side-by-side with the students,” said Yule. ‘We got to know some exchange students and local kids we hadn’t known before.” ; rience severe cold. In addition Phil, our Building and Licence Inspec- tor, advises us to check our housed for adequate insulation and to think about installing Ensure that your attic is well vented, A Moisture buildup could lead to all sorts of should be cleaned for good water runoff. Winter is a great time for skiiig, snowmobiling, hockey, and all the other great activities associated with a visit from “Frosty the Snowman.” With the cold weather and long nights also comes the pleasure of enjoying less active Pursuits in our homes. To make our homes more .comfortable and our winters a little safer and happier we have a few easy to follow suggestions from our Building and Public Works departments. To keep that monthly heat bill manageable crawl space vents should be closed. This may also prevent pipes from freezing if we again expe- Please also ensure that outside taps are turned off and all sprinklers are drained. Barry, our Superintendent of Public Works, suggests that within your crawl space all pipes should be insulated to prevent frost damage. To assist in the snow removal process Please do not store materials or recreation vehicles on boulevards. It is also suggested that snow cleaned from driveways should be piled on the left side of the drive- | way (as you face your house from the street). This prevents the snow- plows from pushing the snow you worked so hard at cleaning back onto your driveway. It may also save work to wait until the snow- ploughs hae gone by. Have a comfortable and happy winter season!!! : ee Hello Halloween and good-bye Indian Summer, October-31 will be Dress-up Day. We will be changing things a little from previous Hal- loween Costume Days in that the grades nine through twelve plus the teachers 'will.cach be assigned dress-up themes. For ‘grades nines, tens, elevens, twelves, and the teachers who are too shy to dress as “jocks”, “bums,”.“bubies™, “hippies”, and “nerds”, Tespectively a greater embar- Court. of ° tapes and speakers from a parked vehicle on cighth Avenue in Castlegar. Both thefts occurred “severnight on October 26.. ° awaits them in K: Posters are being Posted up around Castlegar for the Hariem Crowns, vs. SH Senior Boys Bask The fundraising event will go towards the Student Council ‘dents Tuesday the 22. . The motion that teachers were no longer permitted see some great basketball for only$5 at 7:30, November 5, ‘The next dance will be held November 8 in the SHSS gym. Lucky drama students and other interested Students set off on October 22 fora four-day trip to and shopping in the city, and the highlight of their tip was pitnessing the | Phantom of the Opera in action. Thank you to all the teachers of this district who supported the'stu-: to drive the mini-buses for activities was this :| means certain trips will not have to be cancelled because, of the’ lack of. funds for transportation: Wednesday, October 30, 1991 ‘The Castlegar Sun RCMP Say. . .\' “Only fools rush in” ‘Most of us spend a lot of time behind the wheel. So much in fact that, we seem to forget. just how a responsibility. Opermting a ‘Driving can ‘simply: become other, of ‘those daily routines, chores. H ’ “HGone. is the over-cautious approach, to driving, back when youi were first given the privilege ofa licence, Unfortunately, this cath lead to very serious risk-tak- ink and mistakes, a a Chstlégar Detachment of the. RCMP have been holding their Fools ‘Rush In’: campaign ; October: 20, and will contin- ué to enforce it until November 1. The’ province-wide campaign is the combination of efforts between the’ RCMP and ICBC, It comes as a result of the fact that in ‘British Columbia, 40 per cent.of-motor vehicle accidents tésulting in. damages and injuries, take place in intersec- tions, i “Intersections are the most likely place because that’s where you'll have a lot of vehi- Gles travelling in conflicting directions,” said Constable: Garth Huziak of the Castlegar RCMP. “In Castlegar, an. aver-- age of 57 per cent of the i injury- related -accidents. intersections." << “- : Huzaik maintains thai the Nigeess reason for the aecinents A is “A local woman has been the i of ad provincial award." : The woman'is Norma Collies, and the award is the Distinguished Service to Famili¢s Award. q + Nominated bythe good folks at the Kootenay Columbia Child- care Society earlier on, Collier was announced the winner on October 3 by The British Columbia Council for the Family. . “It’s such a great honor, but I'm really representing everyone .. “She's being modest. Norma as contributed a tremendous amount of her time and energy into service organizations,’ said Katrine Conroy, administrator of Hobbit Hill Children’s Daycare Centre. ; Among other projects, Collier played a big part in establishing the Kootenay Columbia Child- Gare Society in the mid-sixties. She taught at the centre and worked there for somé time. As ik works so hard,” said Collier. well; Collier has’ been: involved - with the: Kootenay Society for Community Living, the Family Support Institute and is currently the president of the B.C. Associa- tion for Comunity Living. © Workers recognized for safety on the job * Kamyr Entreprises Inc., Cel- gar Modernization Project, (E.P.C.) Fibre Line recognizes the ‘otal commitment required for a fe work site for workers, They have shown their appreciation to the workers and front line super- yision of Smith Bros. & Wilson, the Civil Contractor of Kamyr ises, Inc. for the ffort displayed towards every- ne’s health, safety and well being. The employees’ are mainly labourers, cement masons and (rebar). The employ es have been responsible for building and erecting various types f forms to accommodate approxi- nately 10,000 cubic yards of con- rete, placing 26,00 man hours, ys or 2.97 man years. There was two major prizes warded. The Pentax 200M 90 Bros. &- Wilson. for three weeks. The other lucky recipient was John (Lucky) Draper, a car enter apprentice who has been . her since early June who von the Nikon 10 x 25 Binoculars. Each employee and spear .»: SUN STAFF, PHOTO / Brondan Halpor Constable D.E. Ness monitors the inieraeietioni located at 3rd"St. and Columbia Ave.’ during a provincial wide campaign designed to reinforce’ the laws of driving. driver inattention to the rules of the road. “We have to put an end to the myth that a yellow light means— speed up,” he said. “A traffic light only lasts 90 seconds, so that amount of time won't change atrip at all. “Most people try to beat the light, it’s just human nature. +. We're all guilty of. it, ‘driving i is “>. quite a skilled task requiring.a lot: of attention, but it can become sucha Hab Other intersection infractions mentioned by Huziak include, , running red lights, failure to. yield to pedestrians, turning right” three demerit points. “We always manage to have short- term impact with this type of program,” a said Huziak, “But with i d media on a red light without first and rolling sane at stop signs. Also, only one car can sit in an. intersection while waiting to tum left on the green—not two or . three, Other cars waiting to turn «left must remain at the stop line. Fines for the infractions are i peually, ihe standard $75 and iB and |, public awareness, we hope to have more .of.a long- -term impact.” -Huziak said the campaign must be done annually, as a feminder,” to teach the rules to: those drivers who ‘have. either for: gotten or chosen to ignore them. il Lid WEATHER OUTLOOK: The forecast for Wednesday; Cloudy with morning sunny breaks. Risk of snow flurries late in the day. High tempera: tures will be near O. Lows to -3. Thursday and Friday calls for variable cloudiness and warner. Risk of showers on Thursday. A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Temperature: Max/Date Min/Date Mean 15.3/21 -3.2/22 4a Precipitation: © Rain Snow Total 9.0 cm. Ocm. 9.0 cm. Nomal Number of Hours Sunshine: Number of $ Hours 11.4 18.3 REMARKS: Dramatic change from very warm and dry since September 8th to near record lows and measurable Precipitation this week. All mountain highways and many vaileys recorded their first snow for this season. Ed. note: With the weather changing | hope that every- one has planted all their bulbs and getting the gar- dens ready for next spring. Forecast provided by at The South - East Interior Weather Office ~~" ” at Castlegar, B.C. Valorie Lucas, president of the Kootenay: ‘Columbia Chilacare: Society, and Katrine Conroy, administrator, proudly display the, award received by Norma Collier (centre). Collier received the award from the British ‘Columbia Council ‘ttt which is equalled to 1,093.33 man he Feri, Wilson Murray, (right) assistant construction manager for a and Ray Craig, (ett - safety supervisor, made the presentations. Financial planning course offered for local residents A fall term adult education class, titled.S: I Money class i is eet for People. of all +, able to.all Strategies Seminar, will be avail- 5 of the Castle- Supervisor Ray Canis ora ies thanks Yor'a Job. we ‘areas at seb s ” ¥eial clud- “ing retived i eaeidenia: A Sorkbook ang study aids ion. p.m. beginning November 5-7, at the ctive campus. The $149 fee for couples or $99 fee for individuals covers the cost of i ion and all materi- Instructors are professional finan- from a ‘ ‘Financial planning firm. The classes will mect three lone and keep up the conti safe work practises.” 4 Ison from 6:30 p.m. to 10. y als: To register or 101 Tequest infor- mation,:call Selkirk College at the Castlegar campus at 365- - 1208, Trail campus at 368-8229 ,and the Nelson campus at 352- ad icedie short walk-out DAN HALPER or staff The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), local 716 Castlegar, were preparing to stage another walk-out on Octo- ber 29. “The offer the employer (Cana- da Post) made, was rejected by the union,” said Local 716 president Bill Enstedt. “That ended the pos- sibility of a negotiated settlement. Members of the union are walking out all across Canada.” However, this could be the last time the union members can legally strike. CUPW gave 24-hour notice of strike action and shortly there- after the Federal Government introduced their Postal Services Continuation Act (Bill C-40). “That removes our right to A Biaer onaed : trator must now come up with contract, “which will be consid- ered binding upon us,” he said. “The arbitrator shall take into, account any agreements reached, between the union and manage- ment before the talks broke tuted as soon as possible by the arbitrator, according to Enstedt. . “That’s definitely in our favour,” he added. “With the new bill in place, we'll probably go back to work so it looks as though it’ll be a short walk-out.” At the time of press Enstedt, confirmed members of local 716. would strike, however he could, not say when. :