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After a review by the Area H Advisory Design Panel, the unsightly premises bylaw has been fine-tuned’ to include eight amendments. : “We are one of the few places in-the province not to have a bylaw of this nature in place,” Area H Director Bob Barkley said Tuesday. Criticized by Valley residents for streamrolling the bylaw into motion, Barkley defends the move, saying its time has come. In fact, Barkley said residents aren’t as infuriated about the bylaw which Unsightly pro prevents the stockpiling of dead cars, building materials and garbage as they are his role in it. : “There seems to be some people out there that are more concerned about defeating Bob Barkley than they are about defeating this bylaw,” he said. “There are people in the Valley that are using scare tactics to try to stop this bylaw from taking shape.” Austin Greengrass agrees. However, the Concerned Citizens Federation of the Slocan Valley spokesman says the underhanded tactics are being performed by the RDCK. “Right now we are denied any access to information unless we get damn mad, get our backs up and fight,” Greengrass said. “We are having this thing shoved down our throats and we don’t want it.” Greengrass says any attempts by Valley perties bylaw reintroduced residents to participate in the development or death of Bylaw 923 have been thwarted by the RDCK. “This is not a democratic process,” he said. “It’s not even morally right. This whole thing is absolutely outrageous, there are no checks and balances and no accountability.” Barkley says there is plenty of accountability. In fact, he said he will accept any last-minute input; provided it is “logical.” “I’m not willing to listen to yeses and nos on each of the (eight) amendments,” he said. “I want constructive talk.” Greengrass says the CCF has always tried to be constructive, only to get nowhere. “We're going to fight this to the very end, right to the end,” Greengrass said. “We'll fight tooth and nail if we have to.” FRENCH CONNECTION Municipalities. Officials from the Regional District of Central Kootenay and Castlegar city council greet Quebec Monday at the Castlegar airport in an exchange sponsored by the Federation of Canadian News photo by Neil Rachynski visitors from Hull, Castlegar doctors walk out Glen Freeman NEWS REPORTER Castlegar doctors are taking the day off Friday — but golf is the last thing on their minds. “On Friday afternoon all three clinics are going to be closed,” said local physician Jon Van Vliet. “Only emergency patients will be seen.” Van Vliet said doctors are protesting Health Minister Elizabeth Cull’s proposal to limit the medical budget to $1.27 billion, the amount spent last year on health care plus a two per cent increase. “Our association has been trying to negotiate but she has refused to listen to our concerns,” Van Vliet said. “She seems to be in some rush to get. this bill passed through.” Van Vliet said that Cull promised to give B.C. doctors until the end of the month to published by Castle News Ltd. for Canwest Publishers Ltd. Mail subscription rate to The News is $37.50 per year. The price on newsstands is 75¢ Local RCMP ensure a dry grad negotiate a new medical bill, but introduced her bill to legislature Monday. “This is not the first time Glen Freeman NEWS REPORTER : The high school graduation weekend may have been fun for some, but certainly not all. Colleen Thompson of Burnaby was in town Saturday to watch her nephew graduate and lend a hand in the festivities afterward. “I know kids shouldn’t be drinking at 17 and 18 years old,” she said, “but kids are going to drink at an after grad party. Our philosophy was ‘let them have fun and keep them in a safe area.” But according to Thompson, who was acting as security at the event, the Castlegar RCMP rained on the 4 Police checked vehicles en route to the Kalameeda party and confiscafed illegal liquor. “The cops took away all by ing away their booze,” Thompson said. “All we had at the party was 150 pissed off kids.” However, Castlegar Cpl. Al Brown says the police were only doing their job. “I don’t know why people are complaining,” Brown said.“It doesn’t matter what we do, some people will never be happy.” Brown added that 650 vehicles were stopped and checked. There were two charges of minor in possession of alcohol laid and 15 seizures made. “I guess some people think that grad is different than other nights and we’re supposed to turn a blind eye,” Brown said, “but they were under age and breaking the law.” Thompson said police “had no business” searching cars and their actions made for a “miserable” weekend. “‘T'm willing to sit back and watch my kid get drunk as long as it’s safely,” she said. “Well,” Brown said, “there were no accidents or deaths, so I guess we did our job.” Mrs. Cull has lied to us in negotiations. We have become indignant because we have lost that right to negotiate.” Van Vliet added that doctors around the province feel Cull’s proposed bill is unreasonable. “By the end of the budget year there will be no money to pay physicians and more importantly to look after the sick people of this province. “I have a feeling medicare will fall unless this lady listens to the doctors and people of B.C.” Representatives from Cull’s office were unavailable for comment.