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"UN IN THE SUN

The Castlegar Sun's Winter Promotion will mean some
lucky-person will win a trip for 2 to Sunny Hawaii*
from BCAA or an ICG Gas Grill BBQ or a Fun In The
Sun gift package from Hooters Fitness Parlour or one
of three (3) weekly aquatic center passes.

To enter, find the Fun In The Sun logo hidden in 1 of
the ads on this page and then draw us your best
Castlegar Sun (in any shape or form, be creative)

Fill out the entry form and the name of the

business with the Fun In The Sun logo in it

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FLEX PASSES ARE BACK! '38

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(Flex Pass is valid for 6 wks.
from date of purchase)

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+ Employees of Castlegar Sun, BCAA,
Participating sponsors, and their
immediate family ineligible to win

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Must be 18 or over to win
Entries must be on original forms -
no photocopies.

Prizes must be accepted as awarded -
no substitutions or cash value.

Drop off your entry form by noon each Monday at:
The Castlegar Sun
465 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C
VIN 1G8

Prizes for 3 swim passes will be drawn each week.

Grand prize draw will be held in The Castlegar Sun
Office-on Thursday, March 11, 1993,

This winter we want everyone in Castlegar and area
to THINK and PLAY Fun In The Sun.

* Some restrictions apply

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LOCAL

FEATURE

SHSS Rockers swing their
way to provincial match

Local team downs Silver City 1s/9A

Local resident rhymes hi
way into poetic printing

Dad chooses to

What it takes to be a single
parent—in HIS words

ge but not children/1

WEDNESDAY

February 24, 1993

The Castle

Vol. 3- No. 14

‘The weekly newspaper with a daily commitment’

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Glance

Fraternity fight

A Washington State Univer-
sity student who was in
Castlegar for a weekend of
skiing, was hospitalized after
‘he received facial injuries
during a fight at the Chevron
Town Pantry. Castlegar
RCMP Corporat Al Hudema,
said the fight, which
occurred Feb. 21, appeared
to be rival fraternity house
related, however the victim
was unable to identify his
two assailants. Charges will
be brought if the identity of
the two assailants can be
established.

Licence suspensions
Nelson City Police awarded
three 24-hour license suspen-
sions to local male drivers
due to alcohol consumption
during the weekend. One of
the motorists also received a
summons for driving through
a yellow light on Baker
Street Friday night. The sec-
ond driver was apprehended
while ‘getting into his vehicle
on the 500 block of Vernon
Street at 12:30 a.m. Sunday
The third person, a 20-year-
old male, was observed driv-
ing in an erratic manner on
Front Street early Sunday
morning, at which time he
was given a breath test and
his license was suspended
He was subsequently seen
driving again and charged
with driving while under sus-
pension, The man is sched
uled to appear in Provincial
Court at Nelson on April 19,
1993

Scholastic book fair
Castlegar Primary School
will be holding a book fair
event on Feb. 25: The public
is invited to share in this
event, which takes place in
the school gymnasium from
8:30 a:m.-to 2:30 p.m
Evening hours are from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m.. Proceeds
from this fundraiser will go
towards establishing a new
library for the school

International

Women's Day

The Selkirk College Human
Rights and Status of Women
Committee presents guest
speaker Sunera Thobani,
political economy instructor
from Simon Fraser Univer-
sity, as a special event for
International Women's Day,
March 4 at 12 p.m. in room
K-10 at the Castlegar cam-
pus. Thobani is co-chair of
two national committees—
one on violence against
women and one on new
repgodyctive technologies
There is no admission
charge, and everyone is wel-
come

—New heights

SUN STAFF PHOTO / John Van Putten

Ed Sieben (top) waits for the crane that will hoist
up-the next roof truss so it can -be- guided into
place. Ed and his brother Terry (background) were
putting in the last of the trusses at the Columbi

Hospital receives three-year
accreditation status

Latest stature deemed important in
light of recent health care changes

KAREN KERKHOFF
Sun staff

Hard work, professionalism, and
quality patient care have paid off for
Castlegar and District Hospital by

ar accreditation.

awarded by the Canadian Councils
on Health Care Facilities (CCHCF)
was finalized Feb. 10, almost three
months after the accrel#ffftion eval
uation was completed

A facility summary was sent by
(CCHCF) along with confirmation
of the editation. It said: “The
Castlegar and District Hospital, its

board, the executive director, senior
and middle management and all the
professional and non-professional
staff are commended for the excel.
lent quality of care which is detiv-
ered to the hospital population and
to the community whicli the hospi-
tal serves. The board is recognized
for its strength and its approach io
future planning. The exccutive
director has earned the respect and
admiration of all hospital staff and
is to be Complimented for this
excellent management.”
Specifically, the nursing and
medical services staff were com-
mended for their excellence, and all

clinical services, including the Long
Term Care Unit were recognized
for their “noteworthy level of care”.
The facility summary also made
recommendations designed to fur-
ther strengthen the quality care for
which Castlegar Hospital is noted.
Some of the recommendations
were: the need for a unified clinical
record, better quality control in the
laundry and linen service; and the
need for performance appraisals for
middle and senior management
personnel. There was also a recom:
mendation made that a library be

See ACCREDITATION 3A

KAREN KERKHOFF
Sun staff

‘Has struggling passenger quota
placed bus service in jeopardy?

order to accommodate the riders. I'm pretty
sure it will-carry on— it’s just a_matter of how

residents,

bus service to Castlegar
“We've been str

Even though B.C. Transit ridership-is low in
Castlegar. a company official is saying it still
bimends dn. supplying bus sctvice to C

B.C. Transit spokesperson, Sandy Forman,
said although Castlegar has always had low rid
ership, B°C. Transit has no intention of cutting

ling with ridership ever
since this bus service was conceived. We have
tried to change the schedule several times in

year at least.”

stlegar

I'm pretty sure it will run through the end of the

Forman said Castlegar’s unique geographic
layout presents a challenge when preparing a
schedule. “The community is very long and
narrow, which makes it very difficult to cover
all those areas.”

Dennis Stack, who has the contract to supply
bus service to Castlegar, knows that ridership is
down, but said he is unaware of any plans to cut

See TRANSIT

3A

Ministry official to personaily
investigate intersection

SHARLENE IMHOFF
Sun Editor

A Regional Traffic Engineer
from Kamloops will be taking a
much closer look at the 24th
Street intersection in Castlegar.

Norm Parkes said he will be in
Castlegar either March 3 or 4 to
take a closer look at the intersec
tion which many parents and
some city councillors feel is
unsafe for children from Kinnaird
Elementary School to cross.

“T've been looking at the stats

and it doesn't appear. that there is
an unusually high volume of traf
fic,” said Parkes. “However this
intersection is such a bone of
centention that I've decided to
take a personal look."

Parkes said the intersection
doesn't warrant having a pedestri-
an-activated light, but it is possi
ble that better signage is needed

The engineer will also be exam-
ining the road alignment, visibility
and angles of the intersection

We'll also be looking at the speed
at which people drive through this

intersection," said Parkes.

City Councillor Lawrence
Chernoff said he is content that
someone is taking a closer look at
the intersection.

“Hopefully we can get a meet-
ing set up with the city and the
parents committee.“

Parents of children who
attend Kinnaird Elementary
have been writing letters to the
city and the ministry expressing
concern for children's safety
when crossing the street to and
from the school

Plaza, located along Columbia Avenue. 2

Cull schedules
Castlegar visit

SUN STAFF

2 sections 24 pages
Ann Landers .
Business ...... 38
Comics.. 8B
Editorial 6A
Sports... 9A
Weather

Profile ...

Classifieds....
Entertainment

Provincial Health Minister,
Elizabeth Cull, is scheduled to be
in Castlegar today to discuss the
recently announced new direc-
tions for health

The stop in Castlegar is part of
a province-wide tour to promote
the NDP governments latest
announcements on health care.

“That's what the whole trip is
all about,” said Mike Galway, a
spokesperson from Culls office

While in Castlegar, Cull's
itinerary includes a meeting with
staff from the Central Kootenay
Health Unit, followed by an inter-
view with The Castlegar Sun

Cull is also scheduled to have
private metings with board mem-
bers and health personnel from the
Castlegar and District Hospital

NDP Health Minister Eliz-
abeth Cull will be in

with local people.

Castlegar today to meet

in the conimunity complex
eis

Local residents mark financial future

SHARLENE IMHOFF
Sun Editor

Castlegar residents Dary! and Jean Weir participated
in the Strategic Financial Plam-process, hetd last week

SUN STAFF PHOTO ’ Sha

Residents of Castlegar had their
first opportunity to take part in
shaping the Community's financial
future, by participating in the
Strategic Financial Plan meeting,
held last Wednesday evening at
the community complex

City Councillors and staff were
surprised to see between 90 and
100 people show up to take part in
the round-table discussions, which
were held so that local residents
could prioritize not only upcoming
capital projects, but community
goals and ideals

“This is the first of two work
shops, so we're only at the start of
the process.” said Peter Adams
consultant with Vancouver-based
Semmens and Adam

Despite the fact that city staff
mailed out brochures to the public
earlier which uled the format

and structure of the Meeting while

© SFP 3A

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