BUSINESS

Wednesday, March 29, 1995

The Castlegar Sun

$11 million in forest
projects announced

SUN STAFF

The Kootenays will see more
than--$11 million . invested
towards restoration and enhanced
forestry projects, "

Roger Stanyer, chair for Forest
Renewal B.C. said the goal is to
have the “best forests in the
world in B.C.”

“The reason I am absolutely
confident we'll reach that goal is
that we are harnessing the knowl-
edge, insight and experience of the
people who live and work in the
forest in every region of B.C.,” he
said in a prepared release.

Fores renewal projects already
planned in the Kootenays are

+ woodlot license - $406,000,

+ growth and yield ~ $258,000,

* tree improvement - $180,000;

+ watershed restoration - $9.1
million;

+ enhanced forestry (silvicul-
ture) ~ $1.3.

There will also be six regional
offices opened in the Kootenays
which will develop appropriate
strategies for Forest Renewal BC
investments in each region.

As well, on March 15 Stanyer
and Nelson-Creston MLA Corky
Evans announced $160,000 in
funding for one training project
and two Kootenay-based, value-
added studies as part of its $1.7
million investment in the region
on commu ity-initiated projects.

“Forest Renewal B.C. is
investing up to $83,000 in a
training concept that would make
it more economic to harvest envi-
ronmentally-sensitive areas,”
said Stanyer.

“Slocan Forest Products Ltd.
and [WA Canada (Local 1-405)
will develop a training plan that
will provide the opportunity to

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test alternative harvesting tech-
niques in watershed and environ-
mentally-sensitive sites.”

by a leading wood designer who
will also teach courses in product
and industrial design at KSA and

Added Evans: “Forest,
BC has also approved $47,000
for the Okanagan/Kootenay
Value-Added Wood Products:,
Opportunity Identification initia-
tive—a study that will identify
much needed manufacturing

i for BC

"Another $30,000 will be
invested towards a hardwood
study which will benefit indepen-

other c

Other investments are:

+ $300,000 to take an electron-
ic bulletin board prototype to
commercial application for lum-
ber remanufacturers.

+ $350,000 for a project to
reclaim underwater wood in the
Nelson Forest Region.

+ $75,000 funding for a feasi-
bitity study on super utilization

dent operators and comp s
that are considering hardwood
manufacturing programs.

The Kootenay School of the
Arts in Nelson has also
received funding through the
Forest Renewal Plan in the
amount of $1 million which
will go toward establishing a
chair in Wood Design.

The chair will be filled annually

REALTOR SAYS

ps or stems under
10 cm. in diameter usually left in
the bush.

Forest Renewal BC has also
announced the appointments of
69 people from across British
Columbia to five advisory com-
mittees that will recommend
programs for potential invest-
ments to the corporation's board
of directors

Don't count on house
prices skyrocketing

KAREN KERKHOFF
Sun Staff

Local homeowners shouldn't
count their chickens before
they hatch

Re/Max Realty owner
Wayne McCarthy, said the
recent announcement of the
Columbia Basin Accord doesn't
mean an immediate jump in
land values.

“People shouldn't jump up
and down and think this will be
an endless pot of gold for
Castlegar. There's been no
immediate impact. The impact
will be a very slow inflation
period of real estate over a long
period of time.”

McCarthy said that although
the pending co-generation of
Hugh Keenleyside Dam will see
a slight influx of people moving
into the area looking for work,
homeowners shouldn’t expect a
scenario like that seen with the

upgrade of Celgar.

“It won't be the same as
years ago when 1,500 came for
the mill.”

Besides an agreement with
B.C. Hydro which will see local
people hired before others,

McCarthy said other factors
will help handle the housing need
of those who do choose to relo-
cate to Castlegar.

“A lot of the demands should
be met by the four subdivisions
going in.” ’

Although MeCarthy concedes
that real estate projections are
purely speculation at this point,
he believes that Castlegar will
see the kind of stable growth
which is preferable to a “boom
and bust” scenario.

But until work on the dam
actually begins, McCarthy said
local realtors can only speculate
at what the announcement means
for Castlegar and area.

“It’s new ground for all of us.”

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Rezoning

"SUN STAFF

Castlegar il has

rejected

ty info two strata lots, cach con-
a duplex.
However, in a review of the

tarned down an application to
rezone two downtown residen-

tial properties.

Chan Shao Yung had
applied to rezone lots at 311
and 313 5th Avenue from sin-
gile- and two-family resident ial
to strata lots. of

A four-piex is currently
Tocated on the lots and Chan
wanted to subdivide the proper-

ion, city planner Joon
Bahk pointed ont that the lots
are too small.for strata zoning.
The lots are 586 square
but the minix
size for a duplex is 720
square metres.
“The lot is far too small for

CASTLEGAR SAVINGS

Invites Its Members
To Attend Their

46th Annual
General Meeting

April 10, 1995

Vi Stoushnow
. accepting for West's

Correction
Vi Stoushnow accepted the award for Business of the Year on
behalf of West's Department Store.

Thought for the week

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision;
the ability to direct individual accomp toward
objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncom-
mon results.” So, what uncommon results are you and your team
accomplishing? Call Marilyn at The Sun to have it listed in Glance!

Unofficially official

Could it be true that Cohoe Insurance has been purchased by
Castlegar Savings Credit Union? Could it be that Charlie Cohoe
and Lorne Myrha are in Vancouver later this week to make it offi-
cial? Watch for full details next week!

Changing places

<< Doug Rutherford 1s now a mechanic at Castlegar Mazda

New menu
Panagopoulos Pizza now offers two new items to their menu
honey garlic and hot buffalo chicken wings.

Popular spot

The Red Lantern Restaurant in the Hi Arrow Hotel reports that
their evening weekend buffet is proving very popular for seniors and
families. More than 17 items, including soup, are offered at competi-
tive rates. As well, nearly every day at least one of their old cus-
tomers from Rossland, Trail and Nelson is dining in their restaurant.

Expanding

Water Pure and Simple has recently completed the purchase of.
Nelson Bottled Water and Ice and will be delivering both water and
ice to businesses and residences in the Castlegar area.

Acclaimed

Nick Ogloff of Robson has been acclaimed the Castlegar/Nelson
rep to the Kootenay Savings Credit Union Board of Directors. The
annual meeting is April 4 in Trail at the Cominco gym.

Name change

Critters Crunchies and Crafts is now called Critters, Crunchies
and Pet lies. All their i craft items have been trans-
ferred to the CPR museum. .

New faces

Ken Chernoff is the new base manager at Kootenay Airways at
the Castlegar airport. Ken will be offering the ground school course
and flight training.

New hairdresser

Maria Bartlett is the new haird: at Madison h . Hav-
ing spent seven years in Vancouver, Maria is happy to to be here in
Castlegar. Welcome!

New and improved!

Troy's Tree and Stump Service reports that they recently pur-
chased a new stump grinder so that those ugly stumps left on your
lawn can be ground down and the area landscaped.

Whole grain

Playmor Foods at Playmor Junction (Highway 3A and 6) now
offers fresh homemade multi-grain bread that’s great with their
homemade borscht.

Well done

Local Castlegar artist Don Pongracz of Raven in the Moon
received an honorable mention in the 16th annual nay Bound-
ary Juried Art Exhibition. His wood sculpture, called “Raven Free-
ing Man” is about 30 centimetres high and 23 centimetres long.

Quick service

Those who attended Premier Harcourt’s announcement about
downstream benefits and received a package of information may
have noticed that the brochure was designed in the Kootenays. Actu-
ally, it was Leni Normington of Street Front Graphics, in conjunc-

Double
parked

It's a good thing
horses can't read,
otherwise Athens
Bay Boy might
have been hit with
a parking ticket
recently: The
horse was tied to a
no parking sign
outside Mother
Nature's Pantry on
Columbia Avenue
while rider Shauna
Mason was on
some errands
downtown.

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Heater
blamed
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SUN STAFF

HAIR STUDIO

WELCOMES

MARIA BARTLETT

Maria Bartiett has retumed to Castlegar after spending the
past seven years working in one of Vancouver's top salons!
Maria Is experienced in all aspects of
hair design and specializes in foil highlights.

She is now pleased to be working at Madison Magique
and looks forward to seeing you soon!

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Combustible material too
close to an electric baseboard
heater appears to have been the
cause of an early-morning fire at
the Silver Birch Trailer Park
March 15.

Castlegar Fire Chief Gerry
Rempel said damage was esti-
mated at $1,000.

Seven firefighters and one
pumper truck responded to the
1:16 a.m. call.

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Columbia Basin Accord

A landmark partnership between the people of the Columbia-Kootenay region
and the Government of British Columbia, the Columbia Basin Accord
will play an important role in the social, environmental and economic

sustainability of the entire Columbia River Basin.

On March 19th, 1995, Premier Mike Harcourt and the Columbia River Treaty Committee (CRTC)

signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Columbia Basin Accord. This initiative will provide

enormous opportunities for the region, including:

~ ashare of the revenues from the downstream benefits of the Columbia River Treaty to be retumed to
. the Columbia-Kootenay region;

a Columbia Basin Trust, with broad regional rep to manage the i while

reflecting regional values and priorities;
more than $1 billion of investment in the region over the next 10 years;

long-term revenue and hundreds of jobs for the people of the basin, through construction of
hydroelectric generating facilities at existing dams;

opportunities for regional involvement in reservoir and water management.

Come and learn more, and tell us what you think!

Informative open houses will be-held in the following communities, so you can learn more
about the Accord, and what it will mean for you and your community.

Recreation Centre
Sports Complex

Wayside Inn Creston - Apr. 4
Inn of the South Nakusp Apr. 5
Black Nugget Kaslo Apr. 6 Scout Hall

Civic Centre Trail Apr.10 Community Centre
Community Hall Invermere TBA

Savoy Hall

Revelstoke Mar. 23
Cranbrook Mar. 24
Sparwood* Mar. 26
Golden Mar. 27
Valemount Mar. 30
Nelson Apr. 3

Each open house will take place from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm, with a presentation at 7:00 pm
(* except Sparwood, from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm - presentation at 2:30 pm)
For more information, or to share your views on the Accord, contact:

Hon. Anne Edwards, MLA, Kootenay Jim Doyle, MLA Columbia River-Revelstoke

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Our pharmacists dispense information as well as medication. We are backed up
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your next prescription

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