Senisnediireninvenenrentenealll ‘ ca Castlégar News July 29, 1987 Young offenders sail their troubles away KINGSTON, ONT. (CP) — Young offenders are sailing their troubles away in a pro- gram designed to help them by putting them to work ona 16-metre boat. The Loyalist 200 has been sailing the Great Lakes for the past three weeks with a crew that includes four young offenders with convie- tions ranging from theft to armed robbery. Based on a Danish model, New Beginnings for Youth springs from the philosophy that troubled teenagers can be helped through counsell: ing ina strange environment. While the unfamiliar turf makes them feel timid and insecure, it also makes them more approachable, says Robert Tripp, 30, the federal corrections employee trying to make the program a suc: cess. During their three weeks on board, the youths don't just learn about sailing. They learn about themselves, he says. “This program gives them confidence and self-esteem because they soon realize they can learn new things and that they can handle res- ponsibility,” said Tripp. “And then we try to show them how the skills they learn here can be applied to the real world. “If they can learn to read a navigational chart, they can learn to read English.” The youths receive one day of training before boarding the vessel in Kingston — in cluding lectures on the the- ory of sail, navigation and safety, water safety drills in a pool and a first aid course. Once aboard, they soon re- alize that what they've learned in the classroom does apply to the real world des- pite what they recall from unsuccessful school days. Everyone on board, the youths as well as a provincial probation officer, a coun- sellor and Tripp, shares in the daily routine of sailing, cleaning and cooking. They soon learn they must work as a team Working in shifts as the boat sails continuously, the youths take turns getting up in the middle of the night to do anchor watch or work the tedious 4 am. to 8 a.m stretch “Not one of them has failed to get up for a shift,” says Tripp. “That, in itself, is an achievement. I mean, these are kids who sometimes have trouble making a morning appointment.” The $100,000 annual pro. gram is financed by the federal government and local businesses, with start-up grants from the local branch of the United Way and St. Mark's Anglican Church in Ottawa The youths can't be iden- tified. because they are pro, tected by the Young Offen- ders Act. However, they say they are hopeful for a bright future. TIME TO THINK “This trip has given me a lot of time to think,” says Perry, 18. “Being here means I’m not’ out getting into trouble. I'm learning stuff. But I think the best part of it is that they're going to try to help me find a job that I want, not just a job, but something I want to do.” Derek dreams of being a disc jockey. Brent would like to run a coffee shop or work on a ship one day. Chris, who is overcoming drug and al- cohol problems, wants to work in construction. BUSINESS DIRECTORY Legistative Library. Parliament Bldgs..« 501 Victoria, B. C. v8v 1X4 Bellevilt:= Feb 98 Syringa Park By BRIAN SPREADBURY Park Naturalist The Aug. 1 long weekend is fast approaching ard the campground will undoubtedly be filled to capacity. Evening programs will include shows on both bears and cougars and Saturday morning there will be a rock climbing demonstration. Come on out and enjoy the park. Thursday, July 30 1:30 p.m. Evening Walk. Come for an enjoyable, leisurely hike to the lookout on the Yellow Pine trail. Meet at the bulletin board near the entrance to the campground and be sure to wear hiking footwear. Friday, July 31 10:30 a.m. Kid's Games. Nature games for kids. Meet at the adventure playground. Saturday, Aug. 1 10:30 a.m. Rock Climbing. Come see this demonstration of how climbers use ropes, chocks, and pitons to climb up and down cliffs and mountains. Meet at the bulletin board near the entrance to the campground and be sure to wear hiking footwear. 9 p.m. Cougar! Come see this slide presentation on the lives of this large meat-eating cat. Sunday, Aug. 2 10:30 a.m. Fur and Feathers. Come see this display of some of the birds and animals found in the Kootenays. At the adventure playground. 9 p.m. Bears! Bears! Come see this slide show on lack and grizzly bears. Monday, Aug. 3 10:30 a.m. Edible Plants Walk. Come for a hike and see some of the edible plants found in the Syringa area. Meet at the change house at the public beach’and be sure to wear hiking footwear. 9 p.m. The Syringa Story. Come see this slide presentation on the local environment and history of Syringa Creek Park. Note: All evening programs are at the amphitheatre (at the west end of the campground) unless otherwise noted. CLASSIFIED SHOWCASE Bring your car, truck, snow blower, boat, motor home or whatever to the Castlegar News and we'll take a photo. (Or bring your own picture of some item, such as a snowmobile or a dining room suite.) For information phone 365-5210. FOR SALE — 10’x33’ HOUSEBOAT TELEPHONE 365-5210 sicscrcars. cere ert orton geieconteten ae Accounting Rocky View Tax & Bookkeeping Services * Small Business & Contractors * Personal * Farm-Logging No. 06-1645 Columbia Avenue Costleger, 8.C. VIN 131 IRENE MORTIMER (365-2352 SOLIGO, KOIDE & JOHN CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 615 Columbia Ave. (Upstairs) Castlegar Phone 365-7745 Henry John, B.Sc.C.A Resident Partner Brian L. 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Jim Straker takes down details from eyewitnesses about motor- cycle accident Thursday afternoon on Celgar Road. A Castlegar woman was taken to hospi Story page A2. CosNews Photo by Ron Normon Cable firm to spend $1.1 m By CasNews Staff Shaw Cablesystems (B.C.) Ltd. plans to spend more than $1.1 million over the next two years to improve and expand service to its Castlegar and Trail area customers. And it also proposed to raise cable rates by 23 per cent to help pay for the improvements. The increase, which amounts to $2.15 a month, would raise the basic monthly fee to $11.50 plus tax from the current $9.35 plus tax In a letter mailed to Castlegar and Trail subscribers, Shaw Cable manager Lynn Greentree says 34 cents of the $2.15 increase will be used to offset an increase in the Consumer Price Index The remaining $1.81 will recover costs for a number of special projects. channel microwave system to link the two communities (Castlegar and Trail), improve the reliability of the U.S. signals received on Granite Mountain and give us the ability to have live community programming for both communities,” Greentree said The cost of the microwave system is estimated at $405,000. Other projects include: e extending the cable service to Ootischenia and Pass Creek at a cost of $250,000 over two years; e improving signal quality and reli- ability through “drop replacement,” new head end equipment, standby power, radio equipment and new ser. vice vehicles at a cost of $330,618 over two years; programming equipment at a cost of $92,000 over two years. Greentree notes that Shaw Cable has spent $46,500 on community program. ming equipment this year. As well, the company has added two new basic ser- vices, the CBC French channel and the House of Commons channel and plans to add the independent Spokane station KAYU-TV in the near future. “The individual projects outlined in this application represent in total, a major commitment on the part of Shaw Cable to its Trail and Castlegar sub- scribers,” Greentree said. Shaw Cable's proposed rate hike will go ahead Nov. 1 unless the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunica tion Commission intervenes and orders “We propose to construct a multi © adding and replacing community the company to roll back the increase. EX-RENATA RESIDENTS REMINISCE By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer About 100 people from various parts of B.C. will be reunited this afternoon at Syringa Creek Provincial Park to swap stories about the former town they all used to live in — a town that drowned 20 years ago. They're all former residents of Renata, once situated on the Lower Arrow Lake across from Deer Park. At its peak, Renata had a population high of about 150. Today Renata lies in a watery grave — the result of what some people might call a move generated for the benefit of people in other communities. Once the Columbia River Treaty was signed, B.C Hydro flooded the Arrow Lakes in order to generate power for its brand new Hugh Keenleyside Dam, all of this taking place in the mid-1960s. As a result, Renata and other nearby communities drowned and no longer exist. The people of Renata were compensated by B.C. Hydro for having to leave their homes and find other places to live, but not everyone was happy with the move Matt Rohn, 72, who now lives in Castlegar, grew up in Renata and spent 41 years of his life in the small town He said at first not many people believed B.C. Hydro would flood their homes. “When we first heard about it, we never took it too seriously. I lived there for 41 years and it (evacuation) was kind of tough at first. It was hard to take, but 20 years later it's easy to forget about it,” Rohn said in an interview Rohn and his family moved to Renata in 1925 and were forced to leave in 1967. He said he enjoyed growing up in the small town. “Renata was a little community of maybe 150 people. The majority of the people had little orchards and shipped fruit on the S.S. Minto,” said Rohn. The Minto was one of four steamships that plyed the Upper and Lower Arrow Lakes transporting passengers and goods The other three steamships were the Bonnington that operated from 1910-1931, the Rossland which sank in 1918 and the Kootenay . Travelling on the steamships were about the only way people could get to and from Renata “We were a little isolated — we didn't have power or a road out. Everyone knew each other because Renata continued on page A2 REPAIRS PLANNED CPR footbridge to remain open By RON NORMAN Editor The CP Rail footbridge across the Columbia River will remain open, Highways Minister Cliff Michael an- nounced this week. Michael added that the footbridge will also be repaired. “About $10,000 will be spent this year to undertake immediate repairs,” Michael said in a prepared release. Highways Ministry staff will do the work. While the footbridge is attached to the CP Rail bridge, it is the ministry's responsibility. Earlier this year the ministry” posted a notice of intent to close the bridge and dismantle it be- cause it was old and requires “sub- stantial” repai the release said. But after inviting comments from local residents “considerable support for keeping the structure was found,” said the release. “So the repairs will be made and following that, we will review the need for on-going maintenance,” Michael said. He added that his ministry will be looking at negotiating with CP Rail, B.C. Telephone: and the City of Castle- | gar to “see if capital and maintenance can be shared.” Mayor.Audrey Moore welcomed the news about the footbridge. “I'm very happy,” Moore said, adding that the province responded fa- vorably to “valid concerns” of area residents. However, Moore said the city has no intention of getting involved in main. taining the footbridge or helping to share capital costs. “We have never owned the foot bridge and I would like to leave it under the present ownership of the Ministry of Highways,” she said. Moore pointed out that she has “a concern” about possible liability if the city becomes partners with the prov ince on the footbridge. In addition, she said she wouldn't want the city to set a precedent for maintenance of Highways property. Louella Andreashuk, spokesman for the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce, said she is pleased with the announcement. “People got together and they worked for it,” Andreashuk said, “and it was heard by the representatives in Victoria and there's the result.” The chamber, Castlegar council, the Regional District of Central Kootenay and a large number of area residents wrote to the ministry protesting the footbridge’s closure. Andreashuk especially thanked the local media — the Castlegar News and CKQR radio — for their help in publicizing the issue. “There are going to be a lot of people happy,” she said. Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy is out of town on holidays and was un. continued on page A2 “Vi aT AS a Ae |B 1 een : FOOTBRIDGE SAVED . ARTE ERS . . Ministry of Highways will spend $10,000 upgrading its footbridge attached to the CP Rail across the Columbia River. CosNews File Photo By CasNews Staff "The Emily Carr College of Art and Design has apparently decided te Move the bulk of its 1987-86 ¢ourses from Castlegar to Nelson. In a brochure outlining the college's 1987-88 courses, Outreach program director Nini Baird says a new satellite centre has been estab- lished in Nelson. ‘The brochure indicates that two courses will be offered at the college's Columbia Avenue location in Castlegat. However, the Founda- tion Program will move to Nelson. ART COLLEGE MOVES COURSES TO NELSON The Foundation Program is taught by college instructors on weekends over two semesters and is the equivalent of first year at the Granville Island campus in Vancou- ver. The Foundation Program's first semester will be available only in Nelson and Prince George. Courses in the , semester, which begins in January, 1988, will be available in as well as Nelson, George and Terrace. Baird was unavailable for com- ment Saturday. ECA launches appeal By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer The Electric Consumers Association is going to court in a bid to stop the sale of West Kootenay Power and Light Company to a U.S. firm Lawyers representing the ECA have filed an appeal in the B.C. Court of Appeal asking it overturn an earlier decision by the B.C. Utilities Com mission that approved the sale of WKPL to UtiliCorp United Inc. of Kan. sas City, Mo. for $80 million Udn The ECA is arguing that the utilities commission made an error in law by failing to determine that there would be a detriment to WKPL or its cus tomers with the purchase by UtiliCorp. The documents filed said evidence was presented to the commission. showing UtiliCorp or its Missouri pre- decessor was guilty of mismanage ment, violated Missouri law, and over charged its customers, though it now is repaying them Don Scarlett, ECA vice president, said the utilities commission “side stepped, bypassed or ignored” that evidence in its June 30 decision to allow the sale. . The ECA is organizing a major rally for Aug. 9 at Campbell Park in South Slocan. Among those expected to attend will be BC. New Democrat energy critic Glen Clark Scarlett has also written Premier Bill Vander Zalm urging him to attend the rally. He also wants Vander Zalm to meet with the ECA and listen to their concerns regarding the sale of WKPL. “I regret that it took two full weeks and three phone calls from me before I was informed by your office that you would be too busy to meet with repre sentatives of the Kootenay-Okanagan Electric Consumers Association re garding the sale of West Kootenay Power,” Scarlett wrote in a letter to Vander Zalm. ‘ “It is still more distressing that you did not take the time to acknowledge any of the points in our July 14 letter which accurately reflect the wishes of the great majority of citizens in the West Kootenay Power service area “British Columbians were given to understand after the provincial elec tion of 1986 that yours was to be an open government; one which values consultation and keeps in touch with its citizens. We find it difficult to reconcile continued on page A2