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Vol. 4- No, 37

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Local board chair says school accreditation timely

mentary Schools have recently done so.
Baker said the move to accredit every pub-
lic school is both timely and valid.
“B's ap excellent idea—but it’s a big job.
Wis Sear cxperieace to see how well ey -

KAREN KERKHOFF

Schools in B.C. will have to make the
by way of accreditation in the 1994/1995
school year,

Art Ch

increased accountabili-
ty to parents and stu-

But School District
No. 9 Chair, Joanne

Baker said that even
though clementary
schools haven't been
required to be accredit-

ed, both Valley Vista and Woodland Park Ele-

” And Baker knows of what she
was involved in the

of Stanley Humphries several years ago.
‘The accreditation

Joanne Baker

process, explained Char-
vous il alo oman a
plans” to improve the quality of edu-
‘See AGDREDITATION 3A

“growth

Staff and clients from the A jati
and wild water fight!

for C

1g, outdoor g

{SUN STAFF PHOTO / Shartene imhaft

nity Living enjoyed thé great outdoors last week, spending
the day at Pass cok Park where they enjoyed a barbecue, swii

and of course, a wet

Driver escapes
watery grave

Police attribute second chance to seatbelt

Sun Staff

Castlegar RCMP say the use of seatbelts saved a Castlegar man
death.

from an almost certain

watery
Zadoc - David Zappavigna, 18, lost control of the 75 Chevy he was
driving at a curve about 4 km up Deer Park Road around 5 p.m. July
30. The vehicle rolled almost 100 feet and came to rest in about ten

“He's one lucky individual. The investigator said if it weren"t for the

seatbelt he

have been thrown out of the vehicle and been killed.

TAGES tat he's olive is beings aeutieed eheatye 000 of 0 seatbelt

to Castlegar and District

by
Hosptial whee e was Wend fr endetermined injure He hat since

been released.
The vehicle, however, didn’t fair as well—RCMP say it was

Columbia River boating accident

Triple-murder was
planned says dad

the killer would be caught
because he d

hydro-electric Project operated by
B. Cc. hydro, is finally in the
government’s hands.

Drafted after numerous intro-
ductory meetings and several
working meetings in the B.C.
Interior and Northern communi-
ties, the ESOR studied key

had planned the murders of
Roberts, 24, and 13-month-old

issues ing to p alter-
native operations for minimum
reservoir levels during fall, win-
ter and spring periods, and high-
er levels in summer for

Specifical-
ly, the impact of reservoir levels

on recreation, tourism, and fish
and aquatic resources were
closely looked at for 34 B.C.
hydro installations.

For the Arrow Reservoir, three
water level alternatives, ranging
from a minimum of 1,435 feet
year round to a minimum of
1,410 year round, shows a slight
impact of only $2,000 difference
in transportation revenue. Simi-
larly, the same above levels
impact little on tourism—about a
$20,000 difference, while recre-
ation only varies by two percent.

Sporadic search. continues
-for.mah:presumed_drowned

SUN STAFF

The search continues, albeit

sporadically, for a man who is
pressumed drowned after the

claimed the life of Bobby
Mihalcheon, 41, of Genelle.

Mihalcheon’s body was found
near Trail on Friday. His funeral
service is planned for August 3.

A third man involved in the
accident, Vinson, 43, was
rescued by another boater who
witnessed the freighter canoe tip.
Vinson was able to grip the over-
tured canoe.

Visual aesthetics varied slightly
while the impact on waterfowl
showed no impact. There was
insufficient information to deter-
mine the impact on fish and
aquatic resources.

However, the economic it
to the government and B.C.
hydro varies significantly from a
high of $104 million a year to a
low of $30 million a year.

Activities undertaken by
B.C. hydro between June 4,
1993 and June 30, 1994 in con-
nection with the ESOR report

Glade residents told to pack up

oo

could be much like

‘The recipe's the same, and the final product
Penticton residents have

nee oe Lok didn't have to evacuate.
The fire, which involves about 9 hectares, or
22 acres is contained with the help of 45 fire-
fighters, three forest service technicians, two
D6 caterpillars, two skidders with tanks, two
tanker trucks and one medium helicopter.
Evans said that while area residents
shouldn’t panic, there exists the very real and
frightening possibility that Castlegar, given
the right (or wrong) set of circumstances,
could face a fire the magnitude of the one

cern. The potential, in the event that there's
lightning and winds, is a high hazard—there’s
no question about it. Caution is the word of
the day.”

In the district there have been 78 fires to
date, 18 of which are still active. Two new
fires, both in the Koch Creek area near Valli-
can, are currently being battled. Evans said
that although both fires were caused by light-
ning strikes last Wednesday, it wasn’t until
last week that the fires were discovered

See FIRE 3A

it b a con-

-ing man. Instead, a helicopter
search will take place once a craft
is available.

the initial report of the
accident, . police said the boat

been charged with making an
unsafe pass after police say he
attempted to pass a gravel truck
and collided head-on with a
pickup truck. The accident
occured on Broadwater Road,
July 27. Minouge, who was
driving a 1979 Yamaha motocy-
cle, was taken to hospital with
minor injuries.

Hydro coueletsa report on electrical operations

included: 30 introductory meet-
ings; 30 working meetings in
the B.C. Interior and Northern
communities; input from over
300 people; 600 copies of mate-
rial sent out for comment; 10
conferences and trade fairs
attended; at least 50 weekly and
daily newspapers carried adver-
tising and stories; over 600
schools were provided with
ESOR information; and con-
tacts were made with more than
2,000 individuals, organizations
and institutions.

Inside

2 sections 26 pages
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Sports ........-.eecsene 12M
Business ............... 38
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he forest fire hazard is extremely high—please use caution!

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