AS Bldra., 501 Bellevtry . Published at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays” TODAY'S PRAYER O Lord, teach us labor and to give freely as we learn to co-operate with God and with one another. VOL. 33, NO. A32 CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AUGUST 3, 1980 2 Sections (A&B) — $2 created on completion 3 sion? 3 i hey ie been announced this - week by Grangetown Holdings with the unveiling of the architect’s sketch. The facility, presently underway , with completion ‘scheduled -for late ibist Of | February, early March, will consi 60 adjoii units with four'h $8: These -four *suites-will be ~fur: ished with fireplaces and:water beds: The. néw addition will’ have a concrete subfloor, allowing a low noise “Pigns~also--cail For: "a oomplete: récreation area focated in the original : structure of the Fireside Place. This-is factor. The addition’ includes 4 air conditioning and a large lobby. mA ‘The Fireside Place can handle up to Increase in earnings shown by CanCel d a Canadian Cellulose reported T As the search goes on for 16-year- old Martin Wyss of Taun, Switzerland, quarter earnings of $5.3 million or 44 cents per share compared to $4.0 million or 33 cents per share in the corresponding period of a year ago. Net sales for the quarter were $86.4 million compared to $65.7 million in the second quarter of 1979 ‘ CanCel president Donald Watson said higher prices and continued firm demand for kraft pulp, in addition to foreign exchange benefits, offset the ad- verse impact on earnings of a weak lumber market. CanCel’s earnings for the first six months of 1980 amounted to $9.4 million or 77 cents per share com- ared to $6.7 million or 55 cents per share in the first jalf of 1979. Net sales for the current period were $165.0 million compared to $120.8 million a year ago. Directors of CanCel have declared a third quarter dividend of eight cents per share. Payment will be made on Sept. 22, 1980 to shareholders of record on Sept. 5, 1980. : : {missing and presumed drowned Tuesday afternoon, the river. has again become the stage for still another incident. On Thursday evening two persons in its meeting room. under and will include a whirlpool bath, sauna, univer- sal gym equipment and a racquetball court. One person presumed drowned River dangerous warns authorities ran into difficulty in the Columbia River while swimming just below. the CPR bridge. At 7 p.m, local RCMP responded to that a swii to a that be in danger. “When the police arrived a 21-year- Possibilities of transit system to A by-law. authorizing the city to enter into an agreement with the Urban Transit Authority to study the pos- sibility of a transit system for this city was given third reading at a special meeting Thursday. - The study, to be conducted by the UTA, will be financed equally by the two parties. Total cost is estimated at 10,000. REYHOUND BUSES began working out Friday from the pine depot Friday at Woodland Park Esso. Shown here is one of the early buses that day. Greyhound person- nel were at both the old and new locations Friday and y to assure all p District manager Len Correale said the main purpose of the move is to have le: tion. The Greyhound jours as the Woodland Park jo 10 p.m., with tickets sold at — News /Mirres Fote by Lele Hughes be studied The city had discussed the pos- sibility of the study last year but as ‘‘it had not been budgeted for that year’’ it . was put off until the new budget came down, Alderman Albert Calderbank said Friday. ke The by-law is expected to receive final approval at the next city council meeting Aug. 12. ‘‘After that the, Transit Authority will: have to be in- formed.” Calderbank said he has no idea how long the study will take or ‘‘for that matter when it will begin.’’ je alderman said he believes a transit system could be developed as “this is a long narrow city and it shouldn’t be too hard to provide decent service.”’ old Castlegar swimmer had already rounded a corner in the river and was retrieved by a private citizen in a boat. The swimmer had come from the gravel bar bar attached to the old Waldie Sawmill “‘b to seek million expansion to Fireside Place “+ The. official- opening: of -the-tec- reation ‘area is expected to be an- nounced shortly. It will be available to guests .of the Fireside. Place. and members. . When the $2 million expansion is, complete it will create 30 new jobs. gtam, officials and the RCMP. ex- pressed concern over the two incidents. The notice states residents should be aware of the dangers of swimming in these fast waters and that RCMP have help, having left his 19-year-old com- panion who had sustained an injury. His companion was later treated at the Castlegar and District Hospital for a severely cut hand. The swi who have unidentified, were dressed in wet suits leading some spectators to believe they were divers in search for the Wyss body, the boy reported missing and Presumed drowned after being swept away while swimming with a companion ‘in the Kootenay River near the Brilliant Bridge. A “‘hazard to swii n the Regional] District of Cen- tral Kootenay in regard to the posting of the area where Wyss was swimming when he went missing. The Department of the Environ- ment will be arranging to have some type of warning signs posted to warn people of the dangers. Police say the current in the Columbia River is presently flowing at 14 to'18 mph and that the incident did cause anxiety and time consuming ef- forts by local agencies, Manipal emergency program co- Bob MacBai otice has been issued by the city after city it st Pro- was at the scene Thursday evening as was the Castlegar COUNCIL BRIEFS The baseball Broncos are to receive $150 from city council to enable them to travel to the provincial playoffs, e. s s A request for permission to sponsor a midway in Castlegar was refused at the special meeting of city council Thursday. A Trail ladies’ ball team made the request and were refused because council decided they would rather have local sponsorship for such an event. yh, SUPPLEMENTS Safeway Classifieds .. Entertainment . Erma Bombeck “bright “a Y TREO IT ¢ ABBA sunvay (Not all supplements in all papers.) Ann Landers ......... Page B2 ‘ You're Getting Closer Page AS Last Glimpse at SUNFEST ‘80 Smiley ........4. Sunday Crossword Writers’ Den... 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