*dual air bags *3.6L V-6 +2 door automatic transmiss santi-lock brakes *traction-lok axle *power locks *cruise *6-way power drivers seat *temperature contro saluminum wheels *AM-FM stereo cassette Roadside ior Assistance '94 THUNDERBIRD LX 22,868 Get Here A.S.A.P. For Our A. TRAIL B.C 2795 Highway Drive, Trail, B.C. 9 OF. Herb Amarai 365-3767 a * dag | FReRee FORD itendey te Pag p.m,; Sat, 8 @.m.-6 p.m, | MERCURY | Trall 364-0202 Castlegar 365-0202 Out-of-Town Call Collect Shawn Brandt 368-3691 M. Lorne Ashman 693-2254 Dennis Bedin 967-7187 Bob Dixon - 964-2309 > tt 4x4 Sale of Savings a 4x4 9% Fixed Rate Financing On F-Series Trucks O.A.C. ct New 4x4 Glance Sorry to see you go Melanie Z has left CKQR radio and moved to Vernon to be an on-air broadcaster there. Good luck Melanie! As well, Lonnie Hart has accepted the sales/on air position with CKQR's sister station CKGF in Grand Forks, Lonnie will be starting in Grand Forks in January. Good luck Lonnie! New faces Marie Orr of Welcome Wagon reports that she visited 27 families new to Castlegar, between the middle of November and the middle of December. With 20 sponsors for the Community Welcome program, these new residents will quickly find th around our city. This Past month has seen people moving to from such exotic cities and places as: Roseberg, Oregon; Langley; Creston; Kelowna; Smithers; Maple Ridge, Edmonton; and Tumbler Ridge. Welcome everyone! Decorative lighting Stellar Place, the condominium development on Columbia Ave., has installed their own street lights, modeled after the old fashioned gas lamps. The development is 75 per cent finished and 60 per cent sold. Sign of the times How many people travelling into downtown Castlegar from the plaza area noticed the small sign high above the traffic, beside the lights at 17th St. that says “city centre ahead’*? And, how long has it been there? MP home Jim Gouk, MP for Kootenay West/Revelstoke has opened his office in the Castleaird Plaza. He is renting part of the old Bank of Commerce Resource Centre to close doors Seasons Area will be left where employees can s Submitted As the maximum two-year Trail Industrial Adjustment Ser vice Agreement expires on February 3, 1994, the Employee Resource Centre at 1159 Pine Avenue will be closing on Jan uary 28, 1994 The Resource Joint Advisory Committee met yesterday to dis: cuss the arrangements which will best ensure the smooth tran- sition of its clients to the Canada Employment Centre The Resource Centre will continue to offer a complet series of Job Search workshops during the month of January, and the Centre staff encourages clients to take. full advantage of , these services during the last month of operation Clients of the Resource Cen tre will also be invited to get to know the staff of the C.E.C. dur ing the month of January We look forward to working directly with the Resource Centre clients. People who have been permanently. laid off long term SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor UIC increase will hammer small business Local chamber objects to plan still access info jobs are our highest priort says Nancy McAllister, Manager Canada Employment Centre In addition, Cominco Metal will provide an area at the Tadanac Training Centre where laid off employees will be able to access newspapers, phonc computer work stations, and fax service from. February to April 1994 TIRE SIPING - FOR EXCELLANT ICE TRACTION Greetings SURGENOR & ROGERS CERTIFIED GENERAI ACCOUNTANTS + Monthly and Year End Aecounting + Auditing + Personal and Corporate Taxes + Computer Services — CGA CGA, British Colutnbia's largest professional accounting body with more than 8400 members and students 365-7208 800 - 1444 Columbia Ave, Castlegar Another nail in the coffin of small business. \ \ \ \ That's how some business people are viewing the federal gov- ermment's plan to increase U Insurance p Castlegar and District Chamber of C ommerce President Ken Ged- des is also concerned the increase will kill investment and put jobs in jeopardy. Geddes, owner of Taylor's Place Restaurant in Castlegar, admits it’s getting harder and harder to stay afloat as a small business oper- \ ator. The latest move by the new Liberal government may result in | a few changes at his restaurant—namely in employment | “It’ becoming an effort to break even.” - 28th - 1:00 - 4:00 * 7:00 - 10:00 Geddes says he, like other small business operators, is investigat- - 29th - 1:00 - 4:00 + 7:00 - 10:00 ing the possibilities of cti s. “These steady, pre- . 30th . — 7:00 - 10:00 | dictable i increases are forcing more contract business to take place. Jan. 2nd 11:00 - 4:00 _ | This is going to be hard on full-time jobs.” Geddes says the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce will be writ FULLY AUTOMATIC SCOREKEEPING © ing a letter to the federal government, showing their distaste and disagreement for such a further increase. 206 - 11th Avenue, Castlegar ce and his office hours are 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m Monday to Friday. Long stlegar area resident Dorothy Bagg, is Jim's new Executive stant. As of January 4, the new office assistant will be Lorraine Storvold. Anyone with questions or concerns about federal government programs can give them a call at 365-2792. Out of area residents. can call 1-800-667-2393 C hristmas is near! May your joy know no | bounds this boliday season. CHRISTMAS HOURS . 27th - 1:00 - 4:00 + 7:00 - 10:00 ‘93 Aerostar Extended A|! Whee! Drive Loaded /) Passenger $21,969 ‘94 F150 4x4 With Off Explorer 4 door, air, tilt, cruise, privacy glass Cassette, aluminum wheels \ $25,988 anada Post, Loomis, Purolator and Federal Express*are all working on ) ) sure your packages arrive in time for Christmas. anta’s elves. They've had a very busy season and sometimes their magic doesn’t always work. '93 Stoner Ny eae ‘in Road Package air condition *15,987 — $9, 222 cong ” ‘91 Hurry or You'll Be SOL XLT Sorry OutOf Luck Explorer . 4 door All Prices Will Be Clearly Marked! ae < Sa vings Are Passed On To You their business. Although this alone is not unusual, the fact that they have " The Consumer!! wel i 1 GEnih The lassie civecar ao iachados te pons : Owner of Chicken Time, Ed MeGorman, says that quite a few cus: This Is A Massive A.M. Ford Must Liquidate tomers comment about what a good idea it is New and Used Liquidation! Payments | these Vehicles So We've Phone 365-5579 with your business brief | | sovcmmns plan to put people bach to work, coukl be 4 nor see a: . ackfire as a result of these latest increases. Over $2 Million til Reduced Prices Instead of * In the end suibe won who gets it More sign of the times Gabriel's Restaurant has a new sign along Columbia Ave. and a new weather vane, his trademarked logo. The name Gabe’s is proudly dis- played on an illuminated sign visible from quite a distance ‘93 Taurus Loaded, air bag, air, tilt cruise, loaded $14,444 3.9% 48 Mo. Ottawa's decisions to impose a growing tax burden on the’ pri- Financing i Pick Cokie ses eB vate sector has resulted in British Columbian’s UIC premium con- tributions to increase from $546 million 1 to $2.1 billion in less than a decade. Total U: revenue have soared from $4.7 in 1982, to over S18 billion last year Under the new rates, the maximum weekly contribution per AN \ \ employee will increase from $14.40 in 1990. to $23.95 in 1994 Sas eS = Customer's first Chicken Time in south Castlegar has produced a mission statement for Employers will ¢ required to pay a maximum weekly premium of $33.53 per employee in 1994, upfrom $20.16 in 1990. ie ‘ N ey a “a Ss SA be Cw Year woth ‘Holiday Oheer Sricnids & New and Used Vehicles On Diplay - December 26 to December 31 CARS UNDER $15,000 CARS UNDER $10,000 33.688 "sal ~ 144 NEW AND USED 4X4'S CARS UNDER $10,000 "89 Escort Wagon Aso VC $8995 Now *7,900 Spring 0.A.C. 30 YEARS OF TRADITION ON DISPLAY AT- WANETA PLAZA MALL DEC. 26 TO JAN. 8, '94 UNDER $10,000 $5,000 "87 Escort 5 speed -asserie. 4.7 Reg $4495 Now $3,900 TRUCKS UNDER $20,000 "91 F150 4x4 XL TRUCKS UNDER $15,000 “89 F150 4x2 76,866 Paying Finance Charges On Display TRUCKS UNDER $10,000 "89 Chev 3/4 Ton Van TRUCKS UNDER $10,000 ‘87 F1S0 RC fag $8,995. Now $8,555 TRUCKS UNDER $5,000 "85 GMC S10 4x2 5 wat sat Reg. $4,908, Now 4 444 "87 Pontiac 6000 ut oe ae ts ‘7, ‘G95 89 Cavalier z24 ‘87 Mustang LX $4495, Now $3,777 ‘86 Camaro Auto. V-8 Reg $5,995. Now $3,988 “85 5 Ton Van gin bee *10, 995 "84 F350 Flat Deck evel, AC Fog. $8.995 Now i. 777 89 Firefly "08 Ranger SiC 4x4 mc 2 0 te 11 berks ‘87 Ranger RC = par bsipal XLT A "88 Chevy Cargo Van Auto. V6, ex "88 Ranger 4x2 S-speed, "91 Ford Taurus $12,888 84 Olds Cutias A x 84 Camaro ty 60 000 85 Hyundia Stetiar jog $1 995 988 ‘91 Previe Ven passerget. AC fog 819.908 Now $18,995 “79 GMC 4x2 V8, automatic Reg $2,495 Now $1,444 '86 F150 SC 4x2 fo., V8 Castlegar Library r receives grant for visiting authors SUN STAFF The Castlegar and District Pub lic Library is more than a place where people go to get books There are other services and pro: grauns offered as well, such as the Writers In Libraries Program which enables authors to visit libraries to offer readings to the public Next year, through a $721 grant from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, the library will once again be able to bring authors to Castlegar. Castlegar Head Librarian Judy Wearmouth, is thankful for the grant. “We rely on it. It allows us to offer a wonderful service that is very popular.” The program, now in its fifth year; is made possible through funding from the ministry's Library Services Branch. The program is designed to feature readings by B.C. writers who are: published Sustainable energy resources assessed Submitted A report examining the province's renewable energy resources - solar, wind, geother- mal, hydro and wood residue - has been released by the B.C. Energy Council “This starts a new approach to assessing sustainable energy resources,” said Dick Gathercole, chair of the Energy Council. “The development of renewable resources as with non-renewables involves careful evaluation from an environmental, social and eco- nomic perspective.” Highlights include: technolo- gies that enable direct conversion of solar energy to electricity for heating purposes, the use of wind turbines to generate electricity along the west coast of B.C.; the production of electrical power by burning wood residue; the poten- tial for geothermal energy pro duction in three areas of the province; and the realities involved with future development of hydro-electric facilities “The report focuses on renew able energy resources that are like- ly to be of practical value, d Gathercole. “It also examines what constitutes a renewable resource.”” The report refers to cases where a renewable resource may BC Tel gears up for busiest day Submitted On Christmas Day alone almost 2.5 million calls will be made by telephone customers in British Columbia Traditionally, Christmas is B.C. Tel’s busiest day with almost four times the amount of calls being made than an average business day. With that in mind the phone compa ny will have over 750 ope tors on the job throughout the province during the holiday eason Kelowna and Kamloops which handle long distance calls for the Interior, Okana in Valley, and the East and West Kootenays, will each have 60 operators fielding the calls on Christmas. As well extra circuits will be added to help handle the pressure of 2.5 million calls, and network and customer service employees will also be on duty to make sure that holiday calling is trouble free B.C. Tel warns that even though extra operators will be on duty some delays can be expected as B.C. calls must also compete with callers from other provinces for circuits across the nation In order to avoid delays B.C. Tel is requesting their customers’ help Some of the suggestions to help keep long-distance phone calls on line are’ obtain tele phone numbers ahead of time to avoid last minute “shop ping” through Directory Assis not be renewable under all cir- cumstances. For example, wood residue plants use a fuel that may not be available forever, in the quantities now produced. The B.C. Energy Council is a permanent advisory body creat- ed by provincial legislation which reports to the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. The council is com prised of a chair and six part time councillors. Consignment crafts Drop by and see us ‘Across from the CPR Museum’ 365-0200 We Install BUILT-IN VACUUM SYSTEMS + NO Bags to buy + NO Filters to clean + 4.1 peak horse power + 140" water lift + 10-year motor warranty {Other mode's available) 365-5087 authors of fiction, short fiction poetry, drama, children’s literatun or non fiction. Of the 29 libraries throughout the province, Writers in Libraries grant s\ Door Pri have been provided to 17 of them. €idmission: New Year's Eve Party Royal Candian Legion Branch 170 Starts: 8:3 pm * Featuring: Don Hollis Cold Plate & Party Favours $12.50 per person Tickets available at the Legion POKER 6:00 pm City Centre Square Sun., Tues., Thurs., Fri 365-3752 BUY 1 AF CAMERA OR BINOCULAR, RECEIVE FREE 1-3 PACK X 24 EXPOSURE FILM 135 - 24 EXPOSURE RECEIVE BUY TREASURE PRINT DEVELOPING, 1 5X7 FREE G ALL MEMBERS & | GUESTS WELCOME | tee ¢ DECORATIVE BATH OILS & SOAPS RECEIVE 1 STAND FREE CAMERA, 10% Off JEWELLERY (over $15) JRECEIVE 1 HOUR?°* Off PicTuRE FRAMES |FREE COMPACT a ENLARGEMENTS TRI-POD The “Picture “Place BUY 1 ZOOM ALL OFFERS GOOD DECEMBER 1993 ONLY. * PHOTO FRAMES ¢ JEWELLERY 4 pecoue Te Li