Name: David Labute Where you work: Robson Elementary What you do there: Math ; Castlegar likes: The buses Best kept Castlegar secret: Tim Horton's Pet: Dog - Sabre Vehicle: 2 wheeler What would you rather be doing? playing Nintendo & hockey Would you like to be our Face In The-Sun? _ Or do you know someone who would? “Give us a call at 365-5266 or drop by our “office at 465 Columbia A , Castl The Castlegar Sun Interch KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff Castlegar and area residents will get to see for themselves the changes which are to be made on the Highway 3A and Robson Access Road interchange, At an eartier public meeting held in May at the Brilliant Cultural Centre, the public had the opportunity to view several different designs, or options, for the proposed inter change Based on the feedback from that open house, and discussions with the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ (USCC), a final design for the proposed improvement ange design to be Call for tenders to be held in October of the intersection will be on view at the Brilliant Cultural Centre on Wednesday, September 29 from 4 p.m, to 8 p.m Project Manager, Rocky Vanlerberg, said that due to the location of Verigin's Tomb, and the rocky terrain near that interchange, the final design was only completed after considerable consultation with USCC repre sentatives. “In addition to consulting with the general public on this project, we have had ongoing discussions with the USCC in regard to pro- tection of the Verigin's tomb heritage site The design p a consid gi ing challenge due to the rocky terrain and Proximity to the tomb site, however, we are Wednesday, September 22, 1993 on display confident that the final design meets the requirements of both efficient traffic move- ments and protection of heritage values in the area.” A call far tenders of the intersection is scheduled for October of this year, and Van- lerberg said if all goes well, construction of the intersection could begin as early as Christmas. The i will facilitate a flow of traffic from the Castlegar-Robson Bridge, and is scheduled for completion June 30, 1994., Until the design is completed, it is uncer- tain what the cost of the iritersection is to be. Terry Gurno, the guest speaker at School assembly last Friday, spoke dents was that through positive self es a special Stanley Humphries Secondary to a packed gymnasium of staff and stu- dents. The program was called “Under the Influence.” Gurno's message to stu- teem they can conquer life’s obstacles | SUN STAFF PHOTO /John Van Putten Healthy Schools Project back for a second year The overall goal of the pro Submitted ject is “to enhance the health of school-aged children by enabling them to become active ly involved in learning and practising skills for decision making, coping and community interaction” The Healthy Schools Pilot Project was initiated: in the spring of 1990 by the Office of Health Promotion, B.C. Ministry of Health Rubes® By Leigh Rubin 12-10 x gt jUQny ube" THis health promotion strate gy focuses on the school as a community, offering new strate gies to encourage all members students, teachers, administrators and parents-to get involved, to help make the school a healthier place to be In addition, the health and well-being of school-aged chil dren directly affects the health of the community we live in The Central Kootenay Union Board of Health sponsored the Healthy Schools Pilot Project during the 1992/93 school year; nineteen students were awarded funding These projects were PRO- CESS FOCUSED, meaning stu dents were directly involved in identifying th issues. Most schools, either as a result of these projects or as a result of commitment to the Leaming for Living curriculum, will be con- tinuing to develop and imple ment health initiatives Five schools from the Castle gar School District were award- ed Healthy Schools grants during the 1992/93 school year. Castlegar Primary students chose a wholistic approach to healthy schools: addressing issues such as nutrition, garbageless lunches and keeping active throughout the year An enthusiastic Parent Advi sory Group worked directly with students and teachers to ensure Hedlthy Bodies and Healthy Minds” at this school Peer Counselors from Stanley Humphries Secondary started their Healthy Schools Project with an Anti-Smoking cam paign; they solicited 30 quitters Students at Tarrys Elementary indicated that they did not drink milk at school because it didn’t taste good unless it was cold A used fridge was purchased more kids are drinking milk, and profits from milk sales pur chased seasonal fruit for “Nutri tious Snack Days’ Twin Rivers grade six stu dents council developed activi ties and special events for their school The Healthy Schools project cultivated communication skills and promoted healthy choices in a school setting. Valley Vista Elementary students ‘Helping our Environment” as their Healthy Schools Project chose This included a composting pro gram, garbageless lunches, and a shade tree project for their play ground The IGA store showcased many of the school’s accom plishments. By being involved in the initial stages of planning and deciston making able to enjoy their successes, and learn from their challenges The Central Kootenay Union Board of Health has again received funding for the 1993/94 school year District Liaison Persons for Learning for Living, Regional Parent Advisory Committee representatives plus Public Health personnel from Nelson, Castlegar, Arrow Lakes, Trail, Grand Forks, and Kettle Val ley School Districts will be meeting with the Healthy Schools Committee on September 27th The purpose of this. meeting is to discuss ways to facilitate the 1993/94 Healthy Schools Project. Further information about the Healthy Schools Project can be obtained from Elaine Chernoff, Project Coor dinator - Phone: 352-3923 students were Bridge still on schedule Dan Carlson For The Castlegar Sun inistry of Transportation and Highways Representative, Bill Smith, is happy to report that the Castlegar - Robson bridge is still on schedule for completion by June 30, 1994. “There have been several minor set-backs, but if you've ever built something, you know that is going to happen. But there hasn't been anything significant enough to interfere with the ini tial completion date.” Because of the high river level of the Columbia, the bridge crew has had to move the pile-driver onto a three-segmented barge to continue construction of the bridge. The pile-driver has been in use since September 10. Of the three piers currently under construction, pier one has yet to have its last pile to be driv- en, and all of it’s piles still need to be seated in concrete. Piers two and three still need to be driven The next step before comple tion ts to continue the concrete work of the three piers for the seating of each pile. Simultane ously, there will be work on launching the girders on the bridge's north abutment, and con. tinuing structural erection on the south abutment. Structural steel activities should be completed by mid-December Smith also said the bridge crew has, been hydro-seeding the banks of the Columbia within the bridge's immediate vicinity. They are_ using a combination of rye and clover in the seeding solu- tion, as well as an adhesive prod- uct to insure the stability of the seeds. ‘If you don’t make sure the seeds are stationary, on a one to one and a half slope, they will all roll down the slope.” Smith said the seeds should germinate within a couple weeks, if environmental condi- lions are adequate, but evidence of growth will be quite evident by next spring “The area that was sprayed two months ago has already shown evidence that the process has been successful; you can see the green showing at the bottom of the slope,”’ Smith concluded. Duy ‘areOIpU yeah? We the chicken who OPEN HOUSE 100 Beresford Ave,, Blueberry Creek Sun, Sept. 26 ipm - 3pm Easy access to this level corner Massive living room with a tc covered pati microwave included. Double variety of fru ARS, Hosted by Barry Brown LARGE LEVEL RANCHER Central va arport f t trees and flow $99,900 Correction In the September 15 issue of The Castlegar Sun, a story regarding a Wednesday, September 22, 1993 KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff Blackman on cond Bruce Blackman, who murdered six mem bers of his family in 1983 was placed on iti disch, Si 14 after he faced a Board of Review, Blackman had been taken into c ustody at the Forensic Psychiatric 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 Blackman’s trial, which was held November 3, 1983 Blackman’ testified that he believed he was the devil, and that he had murdered his family 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-Christ, that the devil was in him. Blackman has been seen annually by the British Columbia Board of Review since 1983, when he was first admitted into the institute. The Board of Review, which con. Sists of nine members and includes two attor. neys, two psychiatrists and social workers; teviews the case, and then makes one of three orders. Conditional discharge entails an agree ment where the patient is free to leave the unit to attend work. Under strict guidelines, the patient may also live outside the facility, as Blackman is currently doing, since he has already received a conditional discharge Registrar of the B.C. Board of Review, William Enwright, said the specific con- ditions of Blackman’s conditional dis- charge are: he must remain under the direct supervision of the Director of Adult Forensic Psychiatric Services; he reside in a place which is deemed appropriate by the Director; he attend and report to the Adult Forensic Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic at least once every two weeks, and al other times as requested by the Direc- tor; he refrain from the use of alcohol, hallucinogens, or drugs except those which have been approved by a physi- cian; the Director has been given the Power to monitor Blackman for any sus- pected use of prohibited substances on reasonable or probable grounds; Black- man not acquire, possess or use firearms, itional discharge The Castlegar Sun Page 3A explosives or any offensive weapons, and Blackman must keep the peace and be of good behavior Enwright verified that Blackman is work- ing and living in Victoria, 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 dis- charge 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 significant threat he will remain under condi- tional discharge.” But Enwright said it appears Blackman is doing well outside the institute. “All feports I have seen is that he is doing very well and meeting all conditions of his discharge— including the prohibition 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. 4 The woman, who said she is still fearful for her life and the lives of her children, is adamant that Blackman remain under condi- tional discharge Aquanaut Shelb Seanagh Sioan y Miller is home WEATHER _ OUTLOOK: The forecast for Wednesday; mostly supny. Highs near 19. Lows near 4; The equinox is at 4:22 p.m. which makes today the first day of Fall. Outlook for Thursd: A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Temperature: Max/Date — Min/Date Normal Mean Mean 21.4/18 3.1/18 12.1 14.0 Precipitation: Rain Snow Total Normal Total 18.7 18.7 9.2 For The Castlegar Sun It was the best, and the worst of luck for a young 14-year old athlete competing in the regional swim meet this summer. Just two days after the Nelson swim meet on August 7, 1993 doctors determined Salmo ted a very rare, unidentifiable virus— a virus which eventually destroyed her liver, and nearly took her life. are susceptible to,” said her father, Steve Miller, “When she came in contact with it, it destroyed resident Shelby Miller had contr: “It was a killer virus that very few people her liver in ten days.” Symptoms first occurred approximately one week before the région- al swim meet, when Shelby appeared to have jaundice, or yellowing of the skin “Her doctor said it was some kind of Hepatitis, and that she should just take it easy,” said Miller. Shelby did swim at the regional meet, and qualified while adding two seconds to her best time. The virus took its toll rapidly after her swim. Within two days, the family knew Shelby wouldn’t be competing in the provincial meet, and within five days, Shelby was flown by air ambulance to Edmonton; the head Pediatrician from the British Columbia Children’s Hospital flew with her. “About 2:00 in the moming we got a call for a liver transplant, and by 12:00 the next day they had one” said her father Fortunately, the Miller notes that Tecovery ever since. She got home on Saturday ten kilometre Ferry Fox nin yesterday operation was successful Not only iS Shelby's family recovenng from the anxiety and shock of Shelby's sudden and nearly lethal illness, the costs incurred during primarily from the weekly vi are also a concer. Shelby’s medication costs are over $1,000 every month. The Salmo community has given strong support and raised $3,000, while the Castlegar Aquanauts raised approximate her hospital stay three siblings ly $3,000 at the provincial swim meet Her father notes thewelcoming home reception was good “There were signs all over the highway, welcoming her home.” The Castlegar Aquanauts came by bus to meet her at the airport Aquanaut Swim Coach, Wendy Pilla, is also organizing a fund-raising people from the Castlegar com- event. On September 26, at1:30 p.m., “she’s been on a steady and rode her bike in the sits of her parents and Shelby Miller munity are invited to watch Dennis the Menace Reflecting back ing that pestering us to get it done tion, she can't have them now quickly was lucky for a fee of $3.00, showing at the Castle Theatre ‘It is a surprise for Shelby,” on the entire experience. her father states. said her father “It certain- ly bonded our family, and it brought the village together.” He also wamed other parents to have their children vaccinated, not- ‘Thank God she had [her vaccination] the schools kept and because of her anti-re jection medica- It could lead to life threatening com- Plications if she got, say Chicken Pox, but because she's got the antibodies frgm her vaccines, she's in great shape.”” He also encour- ages orgai-dOnations, and noted that Just getting the transplant that Richard Rowberry Sterling News Services RDCK Hydro decision comes under fire bursment recommendations to the entire Board for approval. The original proposal would have had only the four commission d Ata ing il in Kaslo’s Village Hall, the RDCK Board of Directors approved, by a slim margin, a rec- ommendation for the disbursal of $360,630 received from BC Hydro as a grant-in-lieu of taxes. Hammered out in a strategy session of directors held on. Angust-13,-the-proposal- States the “c % with the cal year 1994,” the money will be divided ina 70/30 ratio between “a 4-director commis- sion and a committee of the whole.” The Commission is to be made up of the directors from Electoral Areas D, H, J, and K - Areas which contain Hydro facilities. The commission is then to present its dis- voting app but, in the face of Strong opposition, this was amended. Also passed was a formula for dealing with the $1.6 million remaining in the B.C Hydro Grants-in-Lieu Fund. It was decided that 70 per cent be given to General Rev- enues and the remainder to the 4-director that placing the decision-making process in the hands of the four directors was “elitist”. He further declared that there was no proper provision for ensuring that people in the dis- trict have a say in the use of the funds. Joining Smienk in opposition was Area A Director Larry Brierley who, in a letter sent before the meeting, stated that “the resolu- tions are contrary to board policy, contrary to the Municipal Act -and contrary to Min- in . RDCK ‘staff will be instructed “to make inquiries regarding availability of persons to provide an assess- ment of all BC Hydro installations in the RDCK." Speaking vehemently against, Josh Smienk (Area D) said the resolution was “splitting the Board down the middle and circumvents the political process.” He added istry of Municipal Affairs directives.” ~ “The process of law has been replaced with 4 potential ‘fat cat’ directors acting on their individual and/or collective whims,” he wrote. Commenting later during a break in the action, Smienk added that he thought “the Process isn’t over yet: There are still things we-ean-do.——* Sunshine: Number of Hours 40.1 REMARKS: this time of year Normal Number of Hours 43.9 Variable conditions through the week. Not unusual for Forecast provided by The South - East Interior Weather Office at Castlegar, B.C ARROW LAKE RESERVOIR FORECAST Sept. 16/93 1431.4 « Sept. 24/93 1432 Romanian food relief boxes have arrived and now it’s up to you to drop by the Castlegar Recreation Centre or one of the local churches to Pick up your box. Richard Howes, left, from SuperValu in Castle- gar is offering people the needed food at cost for the drive. Pat-Metge from the Complex is helping dis- tribute and collect the boxes. John Kazakoff from Pur- nel Distributors is offering to help store and collect the filled boxes, and Bob Sahlstrém who spearheaded the food campaign were out to help unload some of the 300 boxes. An account has been opened at Castlegar Savings Credit Union for reliet donations - SUN STAFF PHOTO /John Van Putten -Bear destroyed KAREN K School District No. 9 get technology recycling contract con- tained two errors Mr. George Marken’s name was incorrectly spelled, we apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused Mr Marken. Area I is in fact, Tar- trys, Pass Creek, Thrums and Brilliant Mr. Mickey Pazurik reminds area residents that the depot will open October | and asks that residents wait until then to drop off recycleables tL analgesic pump which allow terminally il local Telephone Employees Community Fund Representative, Joe Rosse, hands a check for $1,384.04 to Castlegar Hospital Head Nurse, Anne Clow (I) and Hospice Coordinator, Anne Fomenoff. The donation will be used to purchase an | patients to go home on day passes Seanagh Sioan For The Castlegar Sun Information Technology is one of the fastest growing indus- tries in the British Columbia, and School District No. 9 will see new equipment which allows students to build more skills associated with technolo- gy. The district announced in June that an additional $136,000 had been provided for acquisi- tion of technology. A library upgrade will allow students and staff to access information easily through computers. “There is also a possibility that Stanley Humphries Library may be linked with Selkirk Col- lege, without any long distance calls to the district, to get stu- Car stolen from Lion’s Head Sun Staff Castlegar RCMP are investigating the theft of a 1993 Sunfire Asuna from the parking lot of the Lion's Head Pub September 17 The vehicle is described as black in colour bearing a B.C licence number CGF-006. dents on-line to do do research through UBC and Simon Fraser ” said Superintendent Everette Surgenor The district is also part of the the province's Community Learning Network, which pro- vides learning Opportunities for Students, who can participate in conferences with students across B.C. on themes concerning the environment, water quality, and other current and relevant issues The district is also exploring lobal provides easy access to Internet, a network which resources for the classroom “We want to set up a telecommunications link with [sister city] Embetsu Japan and have students going on exchanges share information about work, social things political things—so that when they go, they have a lot of Preparation.” SHSS has recently purchased yideo equipment, so that stu- dents may produce videos, a television program, or broadcast to classrooms . ‘re in the developmental phase,” said Surgenor. Surgenor was one of the advocates for increased spending on computer hardware and software for the school district Commenting on the enormou changes computers have made in the last 20 years he noted that, “now information is stored electronically in libraries, and access to information is abso lutely key to the knowledge of work Sun staff The sound of two gunshots rumbled through Robson last Sunday after Conservation Offi- cers had to destroy a Black Bear which had been stranded in a tree for almost four hours Conservation Officer, Barry Farynuk, said that due to the extreme height the bear had climbed, the bear had to be shot instead of tranquilized Farynuk went on to Say that generally, if an animal is treed, and if the animal is not too high off the ground, the animal will be tranquilized and then relocated. However, the sow bear had climbed to a height which Farynuk said was at least as high as the top of a tele Phone pole, and that when tran quilized the bear would fall to the ground critically injuring herself Conservation officers were called out around 5:45 p.m. to attend to the bear by the RCMP who had initially received calls conceming the stranded bear. Farynuk said when he arrived at the site, which was on Broad water Road, just upstream from the boat launch, there was a large crowd which had gath ered. Among the curious onlookers were several children, which raised a safety concem, and helped contribute to the decision to destroy the bear. “It's always public safety we're concerned with,” explained Farynuk Due to injuries which were observed on the bear after she Farynuk speculates have been thus causing was shot the bear might injured by a car her to scale the tree, and quite possibly making her more dan gerous than usual The bear, said Farynuk, was unusually large. “She was larger than the some where around 200 pounds at least average bear