WEDNESDAY July 8, 1992 Hey Kids! It's hot off the Press and at your local library. Join this year’s Sum- mer Reading Club. Come join our team of super sleuths who want to help you unearth the mysteries of the world and the people in it! We will begin our travel expedition at the Castlegar library on July 6 and return on August 15. There are sessions for grades K-2 on Mondays and Wednesdays , for grades 3-5 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and a special story hour for Preschoolers on Fridays. For More information and regis- tration forms, contact the Castlegar and District Library. Get your form today! The world is yours to explore! Winners! Winners! Clear winners in the Castle- gar Library Puppet Talent Contest last Saturday were Puppeteers Anne Kelly and Cecilia Skwarok who thrilled their audience of over 130 adults and children with an inventive and funny mari- Onette and puppet show. Vis- iting celebrity Miss Piggy was determined to win the contest by sabotaging every- one else's, act but the. kids.in the audience didn't let her get away with it. Cries of "Miss Piggy” rocked the library until she was. invited to leave on her train. Graduation reunion Plans are underway for the ten year grad reunion at SHSS. If you were a graduate in 1982, please respond ASAP to ensure you are counted for weekend activi- ties. Call Sandy at 365-0261 or Lisa at 365-3025. Something fishy Kokanee spawner escape- ment to Lardeau River and Meadow Creek is predicted to be very low based on poor runs and serious flooding in 1988. If a downward trend continues, further restrictions may be placed on the main lake Kokanee fishery in 1993. What about th Takaia Casler (left) and Elysia Samarodin, raise money for the bantam girls softball te: Robson River Otter, Jerred Moberg, really is and realizes afew more strokes is all it takes. Castieview Care Centre Preparing to cut—but not SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor The owners of Castleview Care Centre, the intermediate e cars? Gate three leading to construction is picket site/3A ‘Leading the way in Supporting local business’ care facility in Castlegar, say they are disappointed that the government has refused to fund additional beds despite a lengthy waiting list of seniors. And ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / JASON KEENAN share a damp laugh at a car wash to am's trip to the provincials. See 9A SUN STAFF PHOTO JASON KEENAN takes a look at just how close the finish line although they admit that cut- backs must be made, it is unlike- ly that any layoffs will occur. “We're disappointed the gov- ernment fails to recognize this need for beds in the Kootenay area, but despite this, we're still committed to being in the area— 184 LEGISLATIVE PARLIAMENT 4-10-93 R LIBRARY BUILDINGS VICTORIA BC VBV 1X4 art and competition of» ‘Sawing’ —who and where Slocan City logging show is an event worth see The Castlegar Sun MIXED Weather 3A 75 Cents + G. IRC asks mediator to prepare for settlement Labour dispute enters fourth week SHARLENE Sun Editor After stepping out of the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers dispute last Saturday, mediator Vince Ready is back in—this time to Prepare settlement recommenda- tions to either side by this Friday. Because the mediation process went nowhere earlier, the Indus- trial Relations Council asked Ready to prepare recommenda- tions and present them this week. "I have been advised by the mediator that when he met with the parties last week, there was no movement toward settling by either side,” said Minister of Labour and Consumer Services Moe Sihota. "The government is becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of this dispute ion the regional economies of B.C.." Sihota continued to say that further action must be taken and that both parties must give serious consideration to Ready's upcoming proposals. Stan Shewaga, president of the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers Union, called earlier mediation attempts pointless but says he is not surprised to see the IRC Tequesting an end to the dispute. “The longer this strike*contin- ues the more pressure the govern- ment is feeling, especially through such things as the loss of tax revenue." Shewaga said he will be taking Ready's report to a union council where it will be reviewed and dis- cussed, and if possible, voted on by the rest of the members. "I'm anxious to see what the report, when finished on Friday, will entail," Shewaga finished. Eric Mitterndorfer, spokesper- son for the pulp and paper indus- try, said the report will only be good news if it takes in to account the current economic situation which previous negotiating on the industry's part had clearly stated. = jobs rent Castleview beds at $42.60 per day per bed, which is among the cheapest nursing home accommodations in the province. Any new initiative will cost the government and taxpayers between $55 and $60 per day and in most cases would also HOFF LA ‘I Suess, as usual, the money goes to the Lower Mainland where all the voters are.’ — ROGER ANDREWS Chantelle Management KS providing care and providing jobs,” said Roger Andrews, exec- utive director of Chantelle Man- agement, the parent company of Castleview Care Centre. Andrews also commended the efforts of Castlegar City Council, which sent a delegation to Victo- ria, in an attempt to convince Ministry of health officials of the need for more beds. Castleview Care Centre, which caters to the ethnic mix of the local community and sur- rounding areas, has made sever- al unsuccessful attempts to obtain funding for 25 empty rooms, which are completely furnished and could be utilized immediately. The government funds the cur- have to be constructed at addi- tional taxpayer dollars. “I guess, as usual the money goes to the Lower Mainland because that's where the voters are,” said Andrews. Castleview Care Centre employs 52 people and cares for 36 residents. The news that Chantelle Man- agement will not be cutting jobs comes as a relief to the employ- ees, who were preparing for the worst when earlier reports from Chantelle indicated lay-offs as an option being considered. “it's true that right now we are overstaffed beyond the govern- ment's recommended level. But I believe the government's level is changing,” Andrews finished “Our concern as an industry is that the report reflects the context in which we are bargaining.” The industry's latest offer to union employees in regards to wages remains at a 30 cents raise in the first year, followed by a 70 cents raise in year two. Over 12,000 pulp, paper and wood- workers have been off the job for more than three weeks. Lack of union labour still an issue in Credit Union construction [BRENDAN HALPER Sun staff Members of Carpenters Union Local 2300 Castlegar were out in force again last Thursday, draw- ing support from several other unions in protesting a lack of union labor on the new Castlegar Savings Credit Union construc- tion site. Carpenters Union Organizer Gil Arnold said there are no union workers being hired for the job, the contract for which was awarded to local contractor William Berg Construction. Berg Construction was the second- lowest bidder. “He’s anti-union,” Amold said. The carpenters union lobbied the Credit Union Board of Direc- tors for several weeks prior to the awarding of the contract for assurance that union labor would be hired for the job. Kootenay District Council of Carpenters Business Representative Len Embree said the carpenters will be facilitating a petition of the Credit Union membership. Under Section 76 of Bill 50, the Financial Institutions Act, a general meeting can be called with 300 signatures, or five per cent of the membership. “We want to know why this issue wasn't brought up at the last meeting in March,” Embree said. “It’s fair to say three quarters of the membership are trade union members or sympathetic to the cause. It’s ridiculous that the job should go non-union.” Embree said the carpenters will be asking the Credit Union Board of Direc- tors for an explanation as to why the job went to non-union labor. “Then the membership can decide whether they agree,” he said. “They've (board of direc- tors) been pretty Neanderthal— they’re going to be held accountable sooner or later.” The carpenters have received strong support from other trade unions thus far.