” Wednesday, January 22,1992 i Swop-Easy Foops | ; 2717 Columbia Ave. Castlegar ¢ 365-5336 | glee aa eo Care I SUNSPUN | 'APPLE JUICE! : eres ene 2 i j | as ee } Produce Special | 1 POTATOES | Alberta lle.1. Russet | 10 lbs. 1.48 CollegeATHLETICS li Coach contemplates chances of one more miracle finish News Staff VOLLEYBALL Mike Perra bears his teeth and furrows his brow in an ex- pression of contemplation when asked if his team can re- peat the heroics of last year. “I don’t know,” said the coach of the Selkirk Saints men’s volleyball team, as he sat relaxed on the sidelines of the college gym during the a regular practise Mon- \4 Perra might not have the answer now, but he'll know better after this weekend when the Saints men’s and women’s teams travel to Okanagan College for a three- game series. “This weekend is a big sto- ry teller,” Perra said. is is make it or break it time for us.’ What the Saints want to make is the playoffs in the 11- team B.C. Colleges Athletic Association. The team cur- rently sits in eighth place with a record of 2-7. Facing a similar predica- ment last season, the Saints — then coached by Gerry Fraser — went on a win streak, made the playoffs, then won their third straight provincial cham- pionship. With wins this weekend over Malaspina, Okanagan and Cariboo college’s the Saints will be in good shape, Perra said. “I think if we come back 3- 0 they'll do it. If they come back 2-1 it’s the same thing (as it is now), a question mark again. If they come back 0-3 it’s a long road,” he said. The women Saints mean- while, are literally a new team half way through season with six new players joining the club after the holidays. “You should have seen our practise, it was really good, I was really impressed; said Holly Relkoff, who is among the regular starters now fight- ing for a job. = Relkoff said the competition can only make the Saints a better team. “It means everybody’s on their toes so to speak. Friendly competition among each other isn’t bad,” she said. The women play the same set of teams as the men. On Jan. 29th make your Opinion count! You are cordially invited to an open discussion concerning the renewal of Canada’s prosperity. It’s a question that touches all of us, so come out and make your opinion count. Refreshments will be served at an informal reception from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Following this, participants will break into small groups to discuss how we can revitalize the economy and safeguard our standard of living. Mark your calendars and we look forward to seeing you. Castlegar and District Recreation Center, 2101 6th Avenue, Castlegar COMMUNITY TALKS COMPETITIVENESS / LEARNING Sponsored by Castlegar and District Chamber of C: y . De A jation /C ity Futures of Central Kootenay, Selkirk College — Castlegar Kootena: Campus and the Government of Canada. Canada @ Wednesday, January 22, 1992 Nine toOF IVE UN-SUPER MARKET A slumping car market has prompted General Motors of Canada to cut 750 jobs at its four St. Catherines, Ont. plants in a move [: that has workers fearing the worst. The layoffs — which account for nearly nine per cent of GM Canada’s local workforce— are to begin March 1 and will continue indefinitely, the automaker announced Monday. >PLANS Woodward's Ltd. announced Monday it will file a B.C. Supreme Court application. this week to withdraw an $18 million surplus from a company pension plan. The Vancouver- based retail chain, which lost $19 million in the first nine months of 1991, said it will use the funds to improve the company’s systems and stores, and for “employee development.” HEADING NORTH Florida-based Piper Aircraft Corp. announced Monday it has signed a tentative $64- million deal to move its manufacturing plant — and 500 jobs — to Saskatchewan. But a spokesman for a group trying to get the bankrupt light airplane manufacturer to move to Kelowna said Saskatchewan does not have “a done deal” and vowed to continue fighting. WorkPLACE | On the air CKQR Radio. rocking into the future with new leadership Jonathan Green NEWS REPORTER Thé winds of change are blowing at Castle- gar radio CKQR 760 and Wilf Warner says it’s for the better. “I’m very excited,” he said. “I think it’s going to work real well.” Warner and partner Bill Gillespie purchased the station from 22-year owner Gordon Brady last May and received approval from the Cana- dian Radio and Television Communication Commission in late November. He took over as general manager in early De- cember from CKGF radio in Grand Forks, which he and Gillespie also own. In the last 16 months, Warner said that 265 new families had moved into the Grand Forks area, leaving the bigger centres behind... ° “People are bailing out of Vancouver and the Okanagan,” he said. “They’re coming from all over the place.” He added it’s a trend that Castlegar may soon enjoy. “Economically, some pretty positive changes are going on in Castlegar right now,” he said.“There are real green pastures here.” In acountry where green pastures are fewer and farther between, Warner says the broad- cast industry is hurting. “More stations are showing losses than ev- er before,” he said. And those losses have stations looking south of the border for advertisers, an issue that is already being debated with newspaper adver- tising. But Warner says it all boils down to money, which is where the advertiser — whether Canadian or American — comes in. “We don’t get the ads, we don't eat,” he said. “We have to make payments like everybody else. “That’s the bottom line.” Since taking over, an average work day sees Warner arriving in time for the 7 a.m. news and leaving during the news 12 hours later, yet he realizes that’s what it will take. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a radio station or a News photo by Jonathan Green Norm Andreassen is one of six on-air personalities at Castlegar radio CKQR 760 AM. Under new management, the station will undergo some minor and major changes that general manager Wilf Warner thinks will please 'QR listeners. shoe store, if you’ve got your own business you can forget about nine to five.” While in Grand Forks, Warner hosted the - morning show, did sales and was involved in the day-to-day activity of CKGF. But the job description is a little different in the 12 hours he puts in daily.at CKQR. “This is much more a managerial position than a hands-on position,” he said. Admitting that he has “become a _paper- pusher”, Warner says a lot of what he does re- volves around the CRTC. “I spend a lot of time doing paperwork for them,” he said, “Basically, we have to account for every second of the broadcast day.” In addition to keeping the CRTC happy, Warner is working on changes to the station, among them the building of a talk studio. “It’s a general upgrading of the facility and the equipment,” he said. “My primary concern is the (building), and then Ill start addressing the programming side.” = : As well, the station is undergoing some per- sonnel changes, saying good-bye to news direc- tor Neil Andrews and hello to successor Rebec- ca Shoebottom. Changes aside, Warner says the station has a role to play. “Get involved with everything in the com- munity,” he said. “Try to be the voice of the area.” And when the voice is heard, Warner is con- fident about the results. - “I think the listeners will be pleased.”