Page 2A @ Grants The Castlegar’Sun Wednesday, March 1, 1995 Wednesday, March 1, 1995 The Castlegar Sun Page 3A Continued from 1A aggressive planning and market ing of the uembers of the festival society.” Councillor Kirk Duff said he couldn't agree with the adminis- tration and finance committee recommendation. “Tam certainly prepared to sup- port that $7,500 as opposed to the $3,500 that is in this proposal.” Duff pointed out that council has increased funding for other community groups. As well, he said at its previous meeting council agreed to spend $140,000 in offsite costs for the Emerald Green devel- opment in the south end. “I'm not so sure we're always doing the right thing by looking at development and our infras- tructure with such vigor and desire to see that it gets funded to the max and turning to some of the agencies that are doing very popular and very positive things for our community, that have proven to be popular and positive, and start bashing their budgets.” Duff called the recommenda- = Facilities tion “punitive” “Here we have an agency that actually is doing everything in their power to reduce their dependency on the city, keeping in mind that the parade or Sun. fest or whatever is seen as a city function.” Councillor Doug Green agreed, saying that the festival society ‘have done what we've asked," Councillor Ron Armbruster, chair of the administration and finance committee, said it was his opinion that the festival society could manage with only $3,500. He pointed out that the society has nearly $9,000 in the bank and projects a $1,000 operating profit on this year's Sunfest He said the $3,500 grant would be for the cost of staging the parade But Green said to give the society just $3,500 wouldn't be “fair.” “That's about 60 per cent less.” Meanwhile, Green also took exception to the recommendation to eliminate the c y ser Pes Society grant entirely. ‘d like to see a litthe more discussion, I think more has to take place to see what we possi- bly can do.” Council agreed to table the issue to its next budget meeting. In its recommendation, the administration and finance com- mittee said the city has provided an ongoing commitment to the society to support its victim assis- tance program “But it is not able to provide operating grants for other com- munity services that are not sup- ported -by other funding agencies.” The society had requested $5,000, a $3,000 increase from its 1994 grant “We are requesting an increase in the amount of support that we get from the city in light of the expanded range of services being Provided by the society and the ongoing need for services, such as advocacy, that are not support- ed by the conditional provincial grants that we receive,” said xu Jane Amott Continued from 1A * Robson School: That in anticipation of a replacement or expanded facility within the 1995-1996 fiscal year, a maxi- mum of 50 Robson school stu- dents be bussed to a re-opened Brilliant school for two years, or alternatively Ootischenia school be used for this purpose + Brilliant School: Be taken off the school district space invento- ry and over the long-term closed, with the proviso that an opportu- nity be found for revitalization and ultimately designation as an historical building. * Castlegar Primary: that the Proposed addition to the school be deferred since increased enrol- ment can be accommodated in the new Twin Rivers School. + Woodland Park: That the board seek capital. funding in »the 1995/1996 fiscal year for construc- tion of an addtion and modifications. * Kinnaird Elementary and Stanley Humphries Secondary Schools: remain status quo. + Valley Vista: That the board Close the school toward 1999 and accommodate enrolmeatin a modestly expanded Blueberry Creek school until the completion of a new elementary school locat ed in south Castlegar. Funds real ized from the sale of the school could be used towards the cost of a new school. + Blueberry School: That the board investigate further the pos sibility of eventually expanding the site + Kinnaird. Middle School i It gives us jobs $ That it continue to serve Grades 7 and 8 and that the district seek funding for the preparation of a facility planning study/second level audit to determine funding requirements to handle future enrollment demands. * Ootischenia School: That the board investigate the temporary reopening of the facility in 1995 to accommodate Grade 7 KMS stu- dents or alternatively, accommo- date Grade 8 KMS students in SHSS for two years. + Tarrys Elementary School: Status quo with regular review for growth. Upgrading can be justified * Pass Creek and Shoreacres Schools: remain closed, but subject to review with popula- tion changes. = Att ‘NEED THE FOREST... 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NG | 352-9288 | BOX 787, NELSON, B.C. | VIL S589 Am Robson school on course KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff recreation- science, Robson Elementary School will soon see a moun- tain bike course on its grounds. At a meeting last week the Castlegar school board passed a motion to support in principle construction of the outdoors course, School trustees ral hei that the idea was Se) novel and quickly rai; the motion. In a letter to the board requesting the board's approval, Grant Lenarduzzi, principal for the school, said the course will be valuable ‘to all students in many ways. “Mountain biking is the second-fastest growing sport in North America. The school program will involve the areas of physical education instruction; = Columbia Continued from 1A still finalizing data. However, she said theriver has improved even more since the study was completed. For instance, she says the size of the fibre mat on the river bottom adjacent to Celgar-has been shrink- ing steadily since the pulp mill changed the way it treats its effluent. “The size and extent of the fibre mat has diminished quite a bit,” Spence said. “There are some aquatic weeds starting to show up.” That's because Celgar has a new $75 million effluent treat- ment plant and is no longer dump- ing wastes from its pulping Process right into the river. Spence said the effluent that used to go into the river was a “soup of organic goo” made up of resins (the “glue” that holds the wood fibre together) and fatty acids, dioxins and furans. “Pretty toxic stuff,” says Spence. Now some of those di their hands in favor of and arts; iding, racing and; community groups. . ae mp he is currently petitioning com- munity persons, groups and businesses for financial support and expertize. Already Pope and Talbot has agreed to supply logs for the course, and Lenarduzzi hopes strong community support will continue Well-known local racer Matt Scott has contacted Lenarduzzi and offered his experience and help. The sport is one which children have been partici- pating in for a long time, said Lenarduzzi, and he believes construction of the course and its ultimate utilization will spawn positive results. “This will give the kids another thing to feel good about themselve’s.”” The course is slated to be completed by late March with rallies and fun events being held shortly after. that there are two fish health con- sumption advisories on the Columbia: one for dioxins and furans in mountain whitefish and lake whitefish, and one for mer- cury in walleye. Both advisories are under review after the latest tests show lower levels of dioxins and furans in the river and a drop in mercury levels in walleye. Both advisories are wader review after the latest tests show lower levels of dioxins and furans in the river and a drop in mercury levels in walleye. “We're hopeful those will be removed” in the near future, Spence said. One of the problems the river still has is with metals, especially below Cominco. “Maximum levels for some metals, such as chromium, zinc, copper anil lead, occasionally exceed established limits and these limits are exceeded more i ly of Com- are burned in the mill and the rest is pumped into settling ponds. “We're pretty hopeful that it’s going tO mean a dramatic improvement,” Spence says, adding that the river already “is starting to return to a more natu- ral state.” As well, highly toxic dioxins and furans in the river have dropped below detectable levels in the water, though they are still found in-sediment—— In addition, Spence pointed out inco,” the study says Part of the problem, says Spence, are the Kootenays themselves. “This whole area is highly mineralized.” She points to the high level of chromium above Keenleyside dam as an example of the “natu- fal mineralization.” Still, the study notes that large aquatic plants downstream of etal concentrations. Attention BC Gas Customers propacly. Snow and ice on and around natural gas meters and regulators can prevent them from working Please be sure to keep your meter and regulator free of surrounding ice and snow. If you smell gas, phone your local BC Gas office or 1-800-663-9911 after office hours. BCGas (4)) Naturally, And tissue analysis of freshwa- ter mussels showed higher levels of lead and copper below Comin- co. As well, river moth tissues had accumulated dioxins, lead and antimony. But Spence says that metal levels have dropped since the Start of the study, and in the case of mercury, lead and cadmium, by as much as 5O per cent “A 1994 process change in the fertilizer plant at Trail has virtual- ly eliminated mercury, phosphate and gypsum discharges from that source,” says the study. This year Cominco will halt all slag discharges into the river and will begin stockpiling the slag on land “By the end of the year, it’s got to be out of the rivér,” says Spence. She says Cominco has found a market for 60 per cent of its metal discharge: as an additive to concrete She said the company is work- ing to develop a market for the remaining 40 per cent, which will mean it won't have to go into a landfill B.C. Hydro also had a role to play in upgrading the river water quality. Tests for total dissolved gases below Keenleyside dam indicated elevated levels. High gas levels are created when water plunges over a dam spillway. The gas levels can cause an effect know, as “* ‘bubble Tmauma™ in fish. Hydro is looking at ways to reduce the gas levels at Keen- leyside dam, perhaps with the selective use of deep water gates near the base of the dam instead of spillways. DEADLINE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT We're open until 9 pm tonight for your RSP's (Wednesday, March 1). We'll stay later if you phone first! “a tradition of trust” Burt Campbell 365-4980 * 368-3366 « 442-2280 City Centre Square, Castlegar MONEY CONCEPTS The Money Management People Here in the Kootenay-Boundary area, much has been said about protecting the environment. A key part of protecting environmental values involves the sensitive areas along rivers, lakes and wetlands — called “riparian zones" They are transition zones connecting wet and dry areas and contain unique plant life and habitats for wildlife and birds. These zones are focal points in land use planning today, and will continue to play an important role in land use planning for tomorrow, For more informatio n, please call (604) 365-2351. KOOTENAY- Communities in Action Liberal candidate Gentil Mateus Mateus announces candidacy RON NORMAN Sun Editor They're off and running. The provincial election race Started in camest this week with the announcement by Gentil Mateus that he will seek the Lib- eral nomination in Rossland-Trail. The 39-year-old Rossland res- ident is a former member of the Rossland-Trail New De: i Partyxexecutive who says he has “lost faith” in the NDP. “The party changed or I changed or maybe we both changed,” he told The Castlegar Sun in explain- ing why he left the NDP. He says he joined the Liberals “because they (have) policies I could support.” “I think it’s time for a change,” says Mateus, adding: “I would be a good vehicle for that change.” Mateus’ defection to the Lib- erals has been welcomed by local Liberal Riding Association president Bruce LeRose. “Gordon Campbell's Liberal party is open to everyone,” LeRose says in a prepared release. “We stand for a new, bet- ter kind of government for British Columbia. It’s not a party of the left or a party of the right, it's about representing all view- points and interests.” Mateus, a supervisor at Com- inco Ltd. in Trail, is chair of the Trail Regional Hospital board. He has also been a member of the United Steelworkers of America Local 480 executive, vice-chair of the Greater Trail Community Pride Committee, and a director of the Trail Cham- ber of Commerce bs afe schools policy finally in place KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff The long-awaited Safe Schools policy manual is now complete. At a school board meeting held last week Castlegar school trustees formally accepted the finished document. Upon presenting-the hand- book to the board, superinten- dent Everette Surgenor spoke of the tremendous amount of research and effort that went into completion of the final draft FIELD HOCKEY Trustee “A lot of hard work has gone into it.” The document, Surgenor explained, is specific on how violent or malicious incidents are to be dealt with. “The concept applies to adults and students in our system.” Surgenor said all students and staff have the right to a safe, learning atmosphere, and Stressed that intentional and malicious behavior won't be tolerated. “The classrooms should be a place where kids can learn in a pitches for new fields KAREN KERKHOFF _ Sun Staff the main ball ficld as planned. Castlegar school board trustee Bev Maloff was pitching pitches at a Castlegar school board meet- ing held last week. Specifically, Maloff would like to see a field adjacent to Kinnaird Middle School developed to encompass two field hockey pitches in time for the 1996 Sum- mer Games, The property, which is owned by the Castlegar school district, lies between Kinnaird Middle School and Dr, Johnson Road and is heavily treed. Maloff suggested to the board that trees could be cut from the Property with timber proceeds going towards the cost of devel- oping the fields. “We could develop the fields at no cost to the board.” With that statement trustees nervously looked at across the table at each other as they ree- ferred to the controversial subject of removing trees in the Kinnaird Park area. The City of Castlegar has recently come under fire after e ‘ adhe: gested cutting trees in nearly Kinnaird Park to make room for ball fields. Maloff explained that the KMS team, which recently earned sec- ond-place in regional playoffs, will no longer have a field hockey Pitch once a fence is erected on >> AEROBIC & STEP Trustees passed a motion to iblish a to investi- gate the cost of developing the fields. Trustee Ron Norman voted against the motion. safe environment. In some cases where a student is a threat, he or she won't be taking schooling in 4 social setting.” What remains now, said Surgenor, is wide distribution of the policy to the public and an implementation process. Trustee Bill Hadikin asked that it be recorded that when staff begin implementation the board will stand behind them. Trustee Ron Norman also spoke positively about the»manu- al and the message it sends to the public and students. . “This #& one document that shows what we stand for. This is a comerstone.”” The comprehensive docu- ment is broken down into three sections. The first’ section looks at the definition of violence and safe schools and is specific on how violent acts will be dealt with. It states; “The board will respond with zero tolerance to any threats or acts of violence that threaten the safety of any member of our school communi- ty. Zero tolerance means that violent ags of any nature will not be tolerated and will be investigated. Consequences will vary depending on the severity and the nature of the act.” Terms of reference for the policy were derived from infor- mation found in the School Act, board policy, school policy and code of conduct, the Young Offenders Act, and Industrial Health and Safety Regulations. The first section also offers guidelines for staff when dealing with violent or potentially vio- lent individuals, The second section states pol- icy regarding: violence; code of conduct; expectation for employees; crisis management; inspection of schools and its grounds and equipment; discrim- ination and harassment, accident reports; plans for social and emotional needs; medication/AIDS/needles; appeals; and parent and guardian rights and obligations. Section three includes a val ues survey asking + What behaviors (at home, school or in the community) are encouraged or taught as a parent? + What behaviors are accept- able to you? + What consequences do you favor for. inappropriate behaviors? It's expected that the docu- ment will be distributed throughout the community and will-also be available at the Castlegar Library soon. 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