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CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, OCTOBER 1, 1980

VOL. 33, NO. 45

ifthe .B.G,"* ‘epost
snieipal affairs and. city: voters: Hod

roval
© City:cou! /uhanimously’ ‘passed a.
\pylaw ‘Tueaday that seeks

rents dd: a: lon to ate
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wnicipal,

council's

_ for the; -of ‘munici

lities to

ask.voters to approve construction of

the long-awaited . civic centre on:

present crown Jand between 8th and

9th streets where the forestry station
* is now located.

Trailer to offer -
’ workers comfort

Castlegar public works crews soon

will be able to munch their lunches in

“' gomfort and go home squeaky clean,

-*._ City council has decided to lease a

12-foot-wide trailer for use as a com-

“bination lunch room and shower area

‘and move the unit on to the works yard
‘on 18th Avenue behind city hall.

n Mayor Audrey Moore said the de-

‘cision was made Tuesday at.a special

<i meeting of city council called to pass a

law to seek’ permission to put the

‘oposed civic centre coneopt on the a

P
Nov. 15 ballots.

polis continue
- blast probe:

Nelson RCMP say they have “no
suspects ‘and no motive” for last
Friday's blast ‘that destroyed a B.C,
Hydro ‘microwave tower and equip-,
ment shack near South Slocan) ,

While Cpl. Davé. Brigidear and
Const. Dan Parchomehiyk of, the gen-

- eral investigation seryice continue
their search for clues, Hydro crews are .
Tepairing the $250,000 damage on -

. Slocan Ridge: F

| should check ahead.

“|-work, but further protests could

meeting that “at worst” the
capital cost of the ti

library-city hall-courthouse would,add
$50 a year to the average. “Property
owner's taxes..

*. “That's only $4 a month,” she said,

Air conirollers.
on job, but best
to check ahead

Until the dispute with air
traffic controllers at Toronto Inter-.
national: Airport has been resolved,
people wishing to fly Pacific West-.
ern Airlines into or out of Coates

Service into Cal

reational Facilities Fund, the Eottéries
Fund, sale’ of ‘the present city hall

($800,000. estimated. current’ market '~

value), and income from menting out

2; A10,000 brary...
 sswrould be the largest component in the -

four-acre development that would also
king. stalls: foni.65

: ‘k
- developee the mayor"said.

ibrary already: has applied to

e Mil
the Lotteries Fund. for $500,000: but,
Mrs. Moore said, the’ application will

are‘denied ready access. -

AP)
New facilities would correct that

because the departments would all be

on one: floor.

The impact of downtown ‘commer-
cial revitalization might ‘also pave the
way for setting | int loans to

taxpa) Ore make up for. any shortfall in funding”
over-all, co! :

nsttuction.c conte, she. fi

Mra: Moore said public hearings
will be called before’ ‘Nov. 15 at which
the public will be ‘given complete
details ahd; council members will. be
available to answer questions.’

Council's unanimous ‘ approval of
the bylaw was a “strong statement

+ about the viability of Castlegar and the

aréa,” she said.

-CanCel =| donation aids ae

’s Chamber of Commerce
will enter 1981 in the black findncially.
, aga result of a donation from Canadian |

Castlegar’

Cellulose Company, - Limited, ©

., chamber president Larry Bosse.

“ The $2,900 donation was made by
the Celgar: Pulp and Celgar Lumber.
divisions of the company, both located
in C: poe

halted last Sunday when Soatcollene
at Calgary and Vancouver. inter-
national airports booked off sick in
support -of° Toronto ' controllers’
demands for more money. and rein-
statement of 36 who-walked off the
job early in September.
Flights so far this week have
Been on schedule since Calgary and
Vancouver controllers returned to

adversely affect flights in and out of

legar.

Although last Sunday's inbound
| tights from Vancouver and Calgary
were scrubbed, “someone was here
all day,” “said controller Barry
Brassington.. Local air traffic was
not affected.

None of the’ six Castlegar
controllers booked off sick, Bras-
sington added.

. R.W. Sweeney, general manager
of ‘Celgar Pulp, and G.C. . Dinning,

says °

office on Columbia

he. peak tourism months

Cl Rilgust, the. office ‘an-

swered | = gunn from 1,543 visitors. It
also

_ centte, which’ ‘Teceives more than 50

inquiries a month, ranging. from infor-
mation about relocating in the Castle-
gar area“.to general about

‘such events, as the all-candidates’
forums, fraud squad, briefs’o on projects
on the C: area, and

4 P: and
i services to new

general information meetings for its
The b

and existing businesses.

: also helped in
‘the i of the Castl
Sunflower Fest. 80. re

manager of Celgar Lumber, said the.”

donation was made because CanCel felt
the chamber has an, extremely im-

portant role to play in- the development °

of the area and should be on a sound

+ financial footing.

As the company " operating. in
Castl they’ feel the ch does

an important job of promoting, the

community: They said the grant was
being made because they felt it will be
well-used:

:  Bosse-expressed hope that ‘1981
would be a profitable year ‘for: the
chamber as there would not be any

: past, obligations to- be paid. and no

start-up expenses to incur.

The chamber has 93 members and..

one full-time employee, Linda Green,

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EDUCATION: “MINISTER Brian Smith smiles in an:
| ticipation as students Lori’ Verigin and Drew Olophant
serve the main course of quiche lorraine at Stanley -

Humphries Senior Secondary School at noon Tuesday.

In addition, the chamber sponsors

tary Special

Mr. Sah spent a half-day aking Silver Birch Elémen-

pag at Twin Rivers, Castlegar Primary
and Humphries schaols on his first familiarization visit
to the city since moving into the education portfolio.

—CesNewsFote by Dee Hervey