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Len Embree, elected i in 1976, is d his Fowler Not In Running on Castlegar and Kinnaird municipal councils almost continuously since 1957, could not be reached for * comment. In other developments this week, the city. council run in the Nov. 18 municipal election. Ald, C. S, Fowler, elect- ed in: November 1977 to serve for one year in a seat vacated in mid-term by Ald. Brian Kilpatrick, told the iy Castlegar News Tuesday he had decided for personal reasons not to seek a second term, The vacationing Ald. Gerald Rust, who has served bers in city hall at 460 Columbia Ave. gained coun- cil’s approval as the place of nominations, which will close at noon Oct. 30, Also approved was the appointment of city clerk Barry Baldigara as return- ing officer as well as the- designation of the Royal Canadian Legion Hall at 248 Columbia Ave. and the Castlegar South Firehall at 1119 Seventh Ave. S. as polling stations. 59°! | 79°! $3.29 Town House. 128 fl. oz. Jug .... $] 19 $4 Million in Permits Sign of ‘Confidence’ The nearly. $4 million worth ' of building permits issued so far this year reflects growing con- fidence in Castlegar, city coun- cil’s works and services com- mittee chairman said Tuesday. Quoting an unprecedented ‘figure . of $3,947,478 for 262 permits issued as of the end of Area | Also Faces Referendum The Robson-Raspberry area is not the. only, Centra Kootenay community facing a Nov. 18 fire protection referen- ‘dum. 2. The ‘Regional: District of ‘Central Kootenay last Saturday _ gave three readings toa bylaw. September, Ald. Albert Calder- bank said the $1,205,270 in- crease over the corresponding 1977 total of 197 permits repre- sented “a very, very healthy “situation.” “It shows a lot of people have confidence in the city,” he said. According to the building permits report presented to council, the issuance of $277,760 worth of permits in September reflected a drop in value of $42,397 from the 1977 figure although the number of permits issued increased from 20 to 23. After the council meeting the works and services com- mittee chairman noted the city has issued $252,216 worth of permits for industrial construc- tion so far in 1978, compared to, the same time in-1977_when no. 7 $30,000 Bill Seen for City in ‘79 By RYON GUEDES CasNews Editor A newly-released report. increase of more than 100 per cent regional planning costs for the same level of service in 1979. Presented to the Regional District of Central Kootenay board last Saturday, the report calls for the payment of at least $30,000 next year by the city—which budgeted $24,650 proposes an to Castlegar's ew RDCK Planning P this year for operation of its own planning department—and of $44,240 in 1980 should the region become involved in municipal planning. ments as: The RDCK planning department-prepared report also anticipates the hiring of up to three extra employees to accommodate such develop- To Mevanvene® Slocan Valley DIVISION OF ADCK into fiv according to the newly-rele: provide a.more with,“ the establishment ofa value permits had yet been issued. teer fire department in Area L.. ‘The bylaw, which has been forwarded along with the bylaw for the Robson-Raspberry ref- erendum to the municipal af- fairs ministry for - approval, would enable Area I residents to vote’ for or against fire protection at a maximum cost of three tax mills. Asked Tuesday to explain why fire protection in Robson- ‘Raspberry would require a tax load of 12 more mills than ‘Area I—northeast of Castlegar —RDCK deputy treasurer Vera Kalmakoff told the Castlegar News the net taxable value of Area I is substantially higher. She said Robson-Rasp- berry, which represents only a portion of Area: J, has a mill rate of about $2,000. while one mill in. Area I generates $14,226. Council to Rocomeider Fall Cleanup Cut City council members post- poned Tuesday an announce- ment that Castlegar's regular fall cleanup would. be dis- continued this year. A motion by Ald. Albert Calderbank, works and services committee chairman, that the city advertise there would be no fall cleanup—in which heavy debris and trash is included in regular garbage pickup—was tabled after Ald. Len Embree criticized the decision not to offer the service. Calderbank said the deci- sion to discontinue the cleanup and save $2,000 to $3,000, was Pear Soap 69 Toilet Size. 75 g. Bar . Toothpaste Colgate. 99° 100 mi. Tube .. Plastic Tube. Pkg. of 2 .. VO-5 Hot Oil Treatment. $1.49 Shampoo Ultra Max, Regular Sales In Retail Quantities Only. SAFEWAY CANADA SAFEWAY LIMITED BiH: LOMBARDY POPLARS get a topping saturday In response to area residents’ complaints that the top-heavy trees would pose a hazard In strong winds. Clty works superintendent Alex Lutz sald the treetops, among 13 Walter Falat of" Fruitvale contracted to trim for a total of $1,175, would grow Scole in Mites Q 19 Kootenay Lake Creston Valley through. the development ot sub-regional development: sals e Division of the RDCK into five planning sub-regions; . A first-phase public planning program with groups, in it, i of paste uf to the public, advertisement of all plan summaries and public hearings; di council mends the board not become involved in municipal planning and the report itself points out regional districts do not have a legislative responsibility to undertake it, the planning department recommendations include guide- lines in the event the board wishes to participate Steps recommended for municipal planning include monthly meetings between RDCK planning staff and Castlegar and Nelson city ¢ Plans for a d-phi program after 1980 involving displays and audio-visual presentations; e Use of settlement plans: to address planning problems of urban-type unorganized settlements; e Formation of a working committee composed of affected provincial government agencies and local government staff in a 14 during p of gi plans. Under the two alternatives presented in the report the city would pay $30,631 for planning in 1979 and a further increase of $7,514 in 1980 if planning activity is confined to regional and -settlement planning, or $30,163 in 1979 and an increase of $14,077 in 1980 if it includes community planning, Although a RDCK planning committee resolution accompanying the report recom- hired. divided. “Any involvement of the municipal planning must be of the former type,” the report says. “Involvement by the RDCK will not be an attempt to usurp the autonomy of local governments.” 4 See Page AZ to discuss planning problems, and the delay of municipal planning studies until a full-time municipal planner is Also recommended is the contribution of grants municipalities would receive us a result of planning work by the planning department to the RDCK and the hiring of a second planner in 1980 if 8 municipal planner is hired. The report cites planning policy formulation and policy implementation as the two related categories into which municipal-level planning is RDCK in Municipal Affairs Minis- ter Hugh Curtis has told the Regional! District of Central Kootenay to postpone any plans for increasing its staff until release of his ministry's critical appraisal of regional government. In a Sept. 26 letter to RDCK chairman Art Sut- cliffe Curtis asked that any Pending Regional District Review Report Curtis Urges ‘Caution’ planned staff changes or spending commitments - be approached “with the ut- most caution” until the Re- gional District Review com- mittee presents its report. Highway 3 Group ‘Influence’ Aids Promotion of Castlegar a The | “Crowsnest. Highway Gouk, city couneil's ap- area ‘has. bean; designated as part..of the “ArfoweLakes Mb iremlon: eee. Noneabexe: ios ment, es surges and i made in works and services budget discussions early this year, and the advertising was necessary to answer queries from residents on the planned date of the service. “It's getting ‘more and more costly and difficult to do,” he said. “And we feel we have an exceptionally good dump that is local.” Embree said he did not remember the decision to elimi- nate the fall cleanup from the budget and added his concern was-not the availability of the Ootischenia refuse site but the residents without transporta- back within a ye. tion to haul their garbage to the dump. He said city residents who are on fixed incomes and do not have transportation are the specifie group who have been taking of both for the cleanup and hauled their own garbage to the dump. “What you're doing is giv- ing service toa limited number of people and you're asking the fall and spring cleanups. “I think for one-tenth mill i's a service which should be continued,” he said. Speaking in favor’ of the motion, Ald. Jim Gouk said the decision to eliminate the fall cleanup this year was based on its cost and the “limited num- ber of people who actually utilized it." He said many residents have stopped waiting - Several trees on Seventh Avenue North were also Included in the topping contract. The poplars were transplanted 31 years ago from the Cominco nursery by the then Village of Castlegar in 1947. ‘oto by Burt C: Warehouse To Relocate In Castlegar A Columbia Brewing Co. official confirmed Tuesday that the firm will move its Nelson warehouse operation to Castle- gar at the end of October. The move will mean the 10 men who man Columbia ware- houses in both Trail and Nel- son will either have to relocate or commute to work, said Terry Bastable, director of distribu- tion for Labatt Breweries Ltd., of which Columbia is a division. Bastable said the move is designed to centralize the firm's operations in West Kootenay. The new production ware- house in Castlegar will employ eight workers from the Trail and Nelson warehouses, along with two or three additional People. The warehouse, of which a photograph appeared in last week's Castlegar News, is located on Meadowbrook Road. Fire’s Cause Still Under Investigation No comment has been re- leased by fire chief Rene Archambault following Satur- day evening's fire which gutted the home at 344 Seventh Avenue, South, located across the highway from Valleymaid Foods. - Archambault declined to comment on the cause of the blaze, stating it was still under investigation. He estimated the damage at $40,000 to $45,000. The home is owned by Boris Kositsin of Los Angeles who was planning to take up residence in the next two weeks, is the best vehicle 30 meeting of the group he was pointed to the available for, promotion of of the. ‘astlegar area, ing ~ cipal councils, “chambers of -Ald. Jim Gouk. commerce and interested pri- vate individuals in B.C. and Alberta campaigning for up- grading and greater use’ of Highway 3—told council Tues- day that after attending a Sept. everybody to pay for it,” he said. “That applies lo every service in the city," Embree replied. assqciation—a., grayp..of.:muni- , d the city would have _more,influence promoting itself as a member than it would on its own. ' The association, which has been in operation for about a year, is an effective voice in dealings with the B.C, and See Page A2 Bylaw Enforcement Proposals Rejected hai Ald. C. S. In response to council d new members’ queries on the possi- bilities of conducting the clean- up after it was excluded from the budget, city clerk Barry Baldigara said the budget could be amended “some time this month” although he was unsure duties for the Aston control officer, continued limitation of liability coverage for a tran- quilizer gun and approval of a new city pound highlighted protective services committee recommendations passed Tues- of the exact date after which 43; the change could be made. Sod Turns Tuesday At Kinnaird Park An official sod-turning ceremony will mark the start of the Selkirk Lions Club upgrading of Hinnatra Park, at the park site Tuesday afternoon, Jim Penman, The public is invited to attend the ceremony, in which Ald. Jim Gouk, city parks and recreation committee chairman, turns the first sod. “Penman said the club, along with the supervision and r ions of architect Eric Clough, has obtained the services of the Winlaw Wood Farmers—a group experienced in clearing brush without damaging the surroundings, by using horses to skid out unwanted logs “the old-fashioned way.” In the interest of safety during the last two weeks of October, the public is asked to forego the use of the park while the wood farmers are on the sile, Penman said. The south-end fitness track will not be affected, so joggers can continue with their routine NSE City council supported Fowler's motion that animal control officer Jim Vigue's offer to enforce traffic, parking, sprinkling, noise and other related bylaws not be con- sidered, Vigue, in his proposal to council, suggested a- weekly workload of about 40 hours, . which he would share with his wife, for a monthly salary of $1,500 with an increase clause providing the same amount given to city workers annually. Under the proposal both Vigue and his wife would have equal authority as bylaw en- forcement officers, although only he would be authorized to operate the tranquilizer gun used for animal control. See Page A2 Say Yes! Support the Castlegar District United Way Hed INSINA STORY RAFE: B4 you're barking up the wrong vine. REWARD: B1 Grants for cost-conscious school districts. Ann Landers Bill Smiley Classified Ads, Real Estate and Automotive... . 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