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KAREN KERKHOFF
Sun Staff

Some 150-200 teachers were back in
school last week. But this time they were
the ones being educated.

Coming from all over the West Koote
nay, the teachers attended the three-day
West Kootenay Regional Summer Insti
tute held at Selkirk College

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The topic of discussion was the new
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Nancy LeMoine, a Grade 3 and 4
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It's beautifully laid out—I'm excited.”

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But what especially motivates teachers
is the hands-on approach towards math
the kind of approach which
teachers recognize as being valuable
learning tools,

“It's great
‘teach me and I might remember for a
while, show me and I'll remember a life
time’,”’ said one teacher.

And even though the IRP is more

structured than ever, teachers explained
that there is a built in flexibility which
allows them to practice their own unique
style of delivering education.

“It's a booster. It puts us in the right
frame of mind,” said LeMoine

The institute was funded and support-
ed by the Nelson, Castlegar, Arro
Lakes, Trail and Grand Forks school dif-
tricts and the Ministry of Education.

Seniors look at Abbeyfield concept

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It's a fact—people are living
longer and healthier lives, and
not everyone ends their days in a
long-term care unit

But sometimes, a senior finds
themselves unable.or unwilling
to live on their own for various
reasons such as the death of a
spouse, and yet they’re not suit-
able candidates for such a facili-
ty, and neither are they willing to
give up their independence.

So what does a senior in such
a position do?

Local seniors in conjunction
with local developer Phil Konkin
are investigating the possibility
of building affordable housing
for seniors based on the highly
successful Abbeyfield concept

The concept is simple, yet
exceptionally beneficial—espe-

cially to those who find them-
selves no longer able to cope on
their own.

Seniors live communally in a
house together, each having sepa-

rate bedrooms, but sharing com-
mon areas such as the living
room, dining room and kitchen.

A “house mother” cooks and
provides lunch and supper for
residents, and helps smooth the
way of everyday living.

Local senior, Olga Mehrer, of
the Castlegar Seniors’ Action
Committee, said the Abbeyfield ’
concept simply provides a home
within a home.

“It's another family concept of
living,” she explained.

Mehrer believes the need for
such a home is evident in the
Castlegar area, and points out that
while senior housing such as Stel-
lar Place is valuable in itself, it
falls short for some seniors who
don’t have the financial resources
to purchase such a home.

Extended care units also aren't
the answer for some of these
seniors who “fall through the
cracks” and, unable to live on
their own, end up in a long-term
care facility.

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See SENIORS A3
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lant’s fingerprints to Ottawa for
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that the man was in fact James
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The Castlegar Sun

Referendum looms

DEREK ZEISMAN
Sun Editor

Residents of Area I of the Cent
entral .
Region District will go to the polls Sept. Reopened
a referendum on whether or not to Provide tax sup-
port for the Castlegar and District Public Library.
Z The library, which maintains a stock of more than
9,000 books and 126 periodical magazines and
newspapers, as well as videos, audiobooks and clip-
ping files for Project research, is currently not fund-
ed by residents of Area I — an area encompassing
the communities of Thrums, Tarrys, Pass Creek
Brilliant, Glade and Shoreacres. :
As such, anyone in the area wanting to utili
: , utilize the
ptsen’ Lackavie forced to take out T eoeily annual
membership. But a yes vote i
women le tog vote in the referendum
“This year, Area I residents have had t
r 4 n 1o pay $60
for library membership,” said Vera Fodor. who is
: ng the library refe 's Yes Commit-
~S conjunction with Denise Evans.
‘odor pointed out that as a public relations
; gesture,
the Castlegar library board recently agreed to waive
the last $20 of the 1995 fee. As a result, membership
for Area I from now to the end of the year is free.

“But if the referendum fails, the fee will b
imposed,” she said. pcpintal
On the other hand, a yes vote would result i

tina
~_ general library tax being levied on all residents
Area I, making the “splendid services” offered by

for Area | residents

the district library more accessible to everyone.
Fodor said a referendum victory will mean that
owners of average-cost homes (homes with an
assessed value of about $110,000) will end up hav-
ing about $22 extra added on to heir household
taxes each year,
Non-residential taxpayers including businesses,
industry and utilities will end up paying about three
times this amount.
“It’s a real bargain,” said Fodor.
Fodor pointed out that the library is the headquar-
ters for Project Literacy West Kootenay, which pro-
vides One-on-one literacy tutoring for people
needing reading assistance.
The library will also soon be offering Internet
access and el ic CD-ROM refe i
“Voting yes means access to some wonderful
recreational reading,” said Fodor.
Poe ecbecsiocg She pointed to the usefulness of other
ce items carried by the library, includi
how-to books and videos, patho and roto neon
poe hip and legal information, as well as
iors’ features such as e-print books, i
books and even a home par sy ecaaens
“Not to mention preschool storytime sessions, sum-
ading programs and puppet shows for children.”
Voting in the library referendum will be held Sat-
urday, Sept. 9, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8
P.m. at polling stations in the Pass Creek Elementary
School, Tarrys Elementary School and the Castlegar
Community Complex.

= Seniors —

Continued from A2

In fact, Mehrer explained that
some seniors’ health actually
improves after moving to an
Abbeyfield home.

“They get the right food, eat
regular meals and aren't so lonely.
There's a feeling of fulfillment,”

The developer, said Mehrer, is
considering building an Abbey-
field home between Dr. Ellis's
office and Atco Floors on
Columbia Ave, and area which
will also provide easy accessibil-
ity to downtown amenities.

Seniors and the developer held
a public meeting last week at the
Castlegar Arena Complex and
will be meeting soon to form the
Castlegar Abbeyfield Chapter of
B.C. to facilitate the building and
running of a local Abbeyfield
home Mehrer hopes the chapter
will include physicians, nurses,

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