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That. recom- suspension bridge by city maintenance crews last ORD Harned wp races than expected, As a result of some important discoveries the bridge has been closed ever since. “We found a lot of rot in the main bridge states that “The City assess the need for a suspension bridge to Zuckerberg Island.” Longtime Castlegar resident and founder of the Heritage Society, John Charters, has already ee age euch a mccommnondaion. (the dati i cony_a pied Oy Sion” 80 minch so, that brdge wil likely toque a major overhaul and not just minor repairs,” said City ee ee re Suing pont to city ‘Aa pat of the report to council, thee recommen- dations were made: that the on Charters, who estimates that throughout the summer months there are hundreds of people per day who cross the bridge en route to the scenic island. Charters also reminded the city that they have received a high retum in the form the bridge, the military sage ding aspera ‘ing very little into the bridge, which he esti- mates is worth close to $100,000. “Tt was, after all, built by the military reserve unit free tion used by thousands. I'd say that’s not a bad return.” Frost # Paving decision weighs on council SHARLENE IMHOFF ‘Sun Ealtor Celgar, just over $1.2 million to cee mae ween oe Lume “Two roads diverged in-a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference.” —The Road Not Taken; Robert gar City Council might~ Econsider these words by post ., Robert Frost when ‘most important development 4 sion of its term—which of two major roads leading out of this community should receive a major overhaul di due to age ier ccary a cee. A major " heoelion te: parapentsnentd route to handle pags amount of development ‘now and in the ”. “The road is falling apart. We' ‘re afraid that come next spring, there may be nothing left. The Marijuana seizures continue The value of the plants seized in the last two raids are worth over $26,500 on the street. One of the crops was discovered by a hiker who then reported it to RCMP, while the other two were spotted in a “fly-over”. Hudema said RCMP regularly utilize fly- ‘overs—especially time. Tt is not said Hi that RCMP find and destroy at least six marijuana crops a year. are just now iz ms dilemma that is before them. of the asphalt has also expired.” U adds G development should be given to Columbia Avenue south 22) is also extremely important, dle more than 17, movements per - of Highways would pay 70 per cent. But before the ministry om mits to further engineering, it wants the city to commit $1.8 mil- lion—also the responsibility of Arrow Lakes Drive, or C local Avenue south Cighway 22, after development has been steady along” that highway, and the ed, through development cost charges from Pope &Talbot and of Highways, which is responsi- ble for the arterial highway, has strongly to council that development will no longer be allowed to take place if the high- way is not made into a safe and A whole heap of trouble Recycled goods rest in lic landfill site ay Editor While the West Kootenay's owner Mickey Pazurik or resi- dents who still considered the site a drop-off point. When reached by The Sun, ching committee thinks it would be worth investigating further. “Obviously this is worth check- ing into. As part of the recycling committee I know I'd like to see what's going on.” Duff would like to know if the ials are in fact and whether the incident is an This photograph, taken at the Trail landfill site, shows what appears to be rec recy- Clables that didn't make it to the plant. Passed a motion at its last meeting to negotiate extending the con- tract by six months. Pazurik has also formalized a five-year con- }pclikery