Saturday, May 23, 1992 @ @ Saturday, May 23, 1992 TOP DOG School District No. 9 is getting a new superintendent, Everette Surgeoner. Surgeoner was on hand at Tuesday’s School Board meeting, inking his new contract. News photo by Glen Freeman CUPE prepares for health kick Glen Freeman NEWS REPORTER Canada’s medicare system must not be allowed to die. That’s the message Keep Medicare Healthy campaign co-ordinator Lee-anne Barrett is taking to the Kootenays. “Medicare affects all Cana- dians,” said Barrett, a Cana- dian Union of Public Employ- tant campaign that we’ve been involved with to date.” The May 22 to 31 push in- vites local residents to sign pledge cards calling on Prime Minister Brian Mulroney to stop “underfinancing (Medi- care) to death.” Barrett said the response to the drive has been successful thus far. OME FLY WITH US! The Castlegar News and Kootenay Airways Ltd. are celebrating Canada's 125th Birthday in style! We're taking two lucky people ona flying tour of the beautiful West Kootenay, with close-up looks at the Kokanee Glacier, the Valhallas, the Arrow Lakes, Nelson, Trail, Christina Lake and Grand Forks. You can win this exciting trip simply by describing your best truly Canadian experience in fewer than 250 words. Start your entry like this: @ Community Pride promises fun, excitement and yodeling for all Glen Freeman NEWS REPORTER Castlegar will be the party capital of Cana- da Thursday. Neighborhood block parties will be shaking our town in 16 different locations as local res- idents celebrate Castlegar Community Pride Day. i “What we're trying to promote is commu- nity spirit and active living,” said communi- ty complex recreation co-ordinator Susan Campbell. “And neighborhood block parties are al- ways overwhelmingly successful.” Campbell said that each of the area’s 16 parks will be the site of family entertainment, refreshments and fun. i “The Maxwell Dancers and the Highland Dancers are coming out, a couple of bands will be playing, the Old-Time Fiddlers will be play- ing in a few of the parks, and at one sight a girl will be teaching people how to yodel,” Camp- bell said. “There’s a lot of diverse and interesting en- tertainment that will take place in each park.” Campbell added that this community par- ty ig bound to be a successful, and that it’s a warm-up to the Canada 125 celebration next month. “As a matter of fact I’ve had the national neighborhood party call me this week and they want CBC and Morningside to interview people at these parties.” Fliers will be delivered to all Castlegar households to inform residents as to where their neighborhood party will be, “but if you ue get a flier come out anyway,” Campbell said. The parties will start at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Kinnaird, Cone Hill, 1st Avenue, Kinnaird Elementary, Kinsmen, Bob Brandson, Wood- land, Lake View, Grosvenor, West Kootenay, 9th Avenue and Oglow Parks, Valley Vista School, Zuckerburg Island, and the communi- ty complex. Should it rain Thursday, one big party will take place in the arena at the complex. “And we have 26 huge cakes, so everybody better show up here if it does rain,” Campbell said. 4 However, Campbell knows that the event will bea hit regardless of the weather. “But we can’t make this a success without a people in our community,” added Camp- I Sream For ice Cream At Chicken Time Hard or Soft Anytime is Chicken Time! 365-5304 2816 Columbia Ave. Are you planning to retire or have retired, and have an RRSP. Castlegar Savings Credit Union can assist you » With a Registered Retirement : Income Fund. Castlegar Savings Credit Union 601-18th St. C5) 3026 Hwy. 3 Castlegar Slocan Park 365-3368 226-7216 “That’s what community pride is all about.” "My best truly Canadian experience . . ." In addition to awarding the following exciting prizes, we'll publish the best entries. And everyone who brings their entry to us in person will receive a free _ Canada 125 button to help celebrate this special national birthday. e Grand prize: a tour of the West Kootenay aboard a Kootenay Airways Ltd. Cessna 172. e 1st Prize, 14 and under: a $100 gift certificate from West's Department Store e 2nd and 3rd Prizes, adult and youth: Canada 125 t-shirts How to enter: Send your entry to The Castlegar Credit Union building new home @ Castlegar Savings building new bank to provide better service Jonathan Green NEWS REPORTER Lorne Myhra hopes that the Castlegar Savings Credit Union will be able to close its doors by Christmas. No, he’s not a greedy devel- oper, he’s actually the Credit Union’s general manager and he’s looking at December as being the time the company moves into its new location adjacent to Safeway. “We just felt it was time we relocated and offered a better level of service,” he said. “We're looking at Safeway being an anchor next door to us.” Myhra said several factors, including available space and accessibility, prompted the move from their existing 3,600 square foot location. He said with Castlegar and area’s population slowly ag- ing, asking members to climb steps to do their banking isn’t a sound business decision. “That’s just not good mar- keting sense,” he said. Myhra said the new loca- tion will offer the financial in- stitution some 6,100 square feet to work with and will leave another 9,000 open to potential tenants. “We have a list of people who are interested,” he said, adding that he expects space for three or four retailers would be available. 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All entries must be postmarked or hand delivered to our office no later ees representative. “A lot of people are taking “J think the government will be forced to listen this time.” — CUPE’s Lee-anne Barrett “Everyone from all walks of life should- have access to health care.” But CUPE officials feel that the medicare system born in 1962 is in jeopardy hae in 1992. “That’s why Keep Medicare Healthy was organized,” Bar- rett said. “And it is the most impor- this very seriously,” she said. “Ithink the government will be forced to listen this time.” Castlegar residents inter- ested in letting the govern- ment know they support uni- versal health care can contact Brenda Binnie at 365-5096, or the CUPE area office at 364- 0297. For theRECORD Quotes were incorrectly at- tributed to Canadian Derma- edition of The News. The. News apologizes to our ders for any i i tology Association repr tt : tive Sandra Tice in the May 16 this error may have d than June 15, 1992. 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