USINESS SDAY, October Glance Dennis Coons has opened a new business called Personal Alternate Funeral Services. Dennis is based in Trail. Congratulations Special to Tammy and Dave Francis on the birth of thie baby Woy in tase Sepeember Dave is a hair stylist at Avenues If you've ever ip Ogiow Paint and Wallcoverings has a video that they will loan you free of charge. Meeting the challenge The Castlegar Chamber of f Commerce is hosting its AGM on October 12 at the Sandman Inn. It starts promptly at noon and finishes prompt- ly at 1:30 p.m.. Guest speaker, Bob Sumbardo, is Mr. Enthusiasm and promises great ideas to prepare us for the upcoming Christmas season. it can’t bel ; It’s true. All our hard work to avoid it is for naught. Christmas is return- ing to Castlegar this year. In fact, it will be held on Sunday December 25. Local area merchants have ordered their stock and are gearing up for a busy season. After all, it's only 11 weeks and four days away! Under construction _ - Selkirk College's Castlegar campus is r renovation con- is being rebuilt with new ventilation and air conditioning sy stems and a new elevator is being installed to make the basement accessible. Work is also being done on the Gran- ite wing to improve the ventilation there. Verigin from West Coast Col- lege of Massage Therapy and will be opening an office in Castlegar soon. Same faces, new places The Castlegar Sun welcomes | Castlegar resident Fred Jack to its sales staff. Fred is enthusiastic about working with the busi- nesses in the area. Welcome Fred! Neighborhood pub? Rick Holdings Ltd., owner of the Columbia Plaza, has advised city council that it has a prospective tenant who is interested in opening a neighborhood pub in the plaza. The license request is now at the application stage with the Liquor Licensing Committee. Still needed The Castlegar and District United Way reminds us that if a canvasser hasn't been to your door but you received a mailer from them, please take the time to write a cheque and send it in. This community depends on your support. New places | Greg Marken"has complete his initial“coufses towards his degréé from the Appraisal Institute of Canada. He will be articling with Strand Appraisals in Castlegar while he completes the remainder of his courses over the next few years. Good luck Greg! Under Construction The Kinnaird Medical Clinic is adding to its b Husband-wife pharmacy team now filling prescription for retirement Carl and Doreen Knutson out from behind the counter and on the golf course KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff You might not know their name, but the minute you see their faces you know who they are. They're Carl and Doreen Knutson, the wife team served the needs of residents of the area. Day in and day out they Castlegar were separated by a chunk large of territo- ty. In those days Castlegar Village limits stopped short of the base of Sherbiko Hill on Columbia Their first economic acquisi- tion in Castlegar was Pitts Drug- store, then housed in the same building as Pete's TV in down- town Castlegar. But they had their eyes on opening were counter helping customers, and while their greeting was always cheerful they were often long days for them. Carl and Doreen both ‘All those wonderful customers were like friends.’ — DOREEN KNUTSON proposed siuza now known as the Castleaird wasn't quite as planned. Instead of clos- ing shop down- town, Carl and Pharmasist Doreen ended up d d from the same class at UBC. With four small children they wanted to find a place they could call home. “In Vancouver you worked until 10 or 11 p.m. and Sundays you were also open,” explained Doreen. “We thought it would be better for the children. We thought a small town would be better for them.” In July of 1960 the couple finally found a place where they could raise their children and practice their trade. It was Castle- gar, but not the Castlegar as we pow know it t “There was no college—that was really exciting when that came in. There was no bridge— . except the old Doukhobor sus- © ‘pension bridge,” said Doreen. When they first arrived, Carl said the villages of Kinnaird and having his and hers drugstores. For seven years Doreen managed the downtown store while Carl managed the newer one at the plaza. Both agree that living and working in Castlegar has been worth it Their customers became their friends, and now, since selling the store in mid-July, the two admit they miss the many faces they recognized. “I miss the people. All those wonderful customers were like friends,” sighed Doreen. Carl was a little less tactful when describing the void he feels now that he’s retired. “I find that when I see some- one I know I find myself talk- ing a lot. Now I find I have diarrhea of the mouth. I miss the wonderful staff.” Now that they're retired they Carl and Doreen Knutson have dreams of ding time with family members and just kicking back and enjoying the fruits of their labor. But Carl says he’s taken uf a new sport—sort of. Years ago he tried golfing but gave it up until recently. “I was so bad I decided not to play golf, but now I spend more time practicing.” The Canadian Doukhobor Society Annual Convention SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1994 9:00 a.m. Firedside Inn Banquet Room, Castlegar, B.C. All members and interested parties are encouraged to attend. For additional information, PHONE (604) 365-5978 after 6:00 p.m. its lab. Opening soon Boulevard Headquarters is a new hair salon opening next to Gabriel's restaurant. Bev Parsons (Zaytsoff) and Natalie Tomlin are the new owners. The shop is pr ly being d and they opening mid-to-late October. Heavyweight Creare, Crontha Castlegar Railway be available for those who can carve people out of fruit and Updated yogurt Castlegar Foods sells Astro brand, individual sized yogurt. What makes this brand unique is that it contains a small package of cither granola and honey or raisins and dates to be added with the yogurt serving. The idea is and is ing on in B.C.. Awarded Coens River Outfits es Soon award ine BC bro comarat the of the $46,000. The city has referred the Chamber's request to the budget process and is reviewing it. Revitalization continues i lagpedengcergrararwatidlr pel taahiss maid remap ered the terms and iti of improvement area. They are. Ogan Lid, psyooal pried Oplow Building located at 605 and 613 Columbia Ave; Dr. Robert J. /Blueberry for imp to the Medi Centre building located at 1237-3rd St.; and the Liquor Administra- tion Branch, on behalf of the liquor store located at 1101-4th St. It’s great to see more businesses taking an active role in improving the look of downtown Castlegar. Speakers Tour The Federal Business Development Bank and Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture are co-sponsoring a series of work- shops for Women in Business and Women in Management, including a series to be held in Castlegar. The course dates are Thursdays: Oct 6, Nov 3, Nov 24 and Dec 8. The sessions include Presentation skills for women in busi and conflict and con- census building; communication styles for women ae eae entrepreneurs; and global and conducting your own market research Call the Costogar Chase ber for more information at 365-63 13. -Call The Sun at 365-5266 with your business info! Introducing a new four year term deposit with a double difference. First, a great. guaranteed rate. That means you'll receive no less than 7.75% for four years. But now comes the Four Year le Guaranteed to Eee your second part — your interest could go up! We're linking this deposit to our mortgage rates, so if those rates rise yours will too. They goup, your interest goes up. They drop down, your interest Stays put at 7.75% And, this new four-yeat term deposit is eligible for RRSPs and RRIFs Best of all, your money stays here in the Trail ¢ Fruitvale + Castlegar « Salmo ¢ South Slocan « Nakusp’« New Denver ¢ Waneta Plaza e Kaslo Kootenays, helping people like you finance their dreams You can start with a mini- mum deposit of $500 or $100 for Kootenay Kids members. Rates will be adjusted and paid annually on your anni- versary date. And your deposit qualifies for CUDIC deposit insurance of up to $100,000 per separate deposit account This four-year term is a great way to get your money working for you. A guaranteed return, with the possibility of a bonus! But you'd better get it while it's hot. Because it’s only available for a limited time Wednesday, October 5, 1994 The —aaneger Sun Fall flair Pao fall is upon us with all of trees and their beauti- fel colors. Tourists visiting our extremely busy summer and it's nice to see it slow down a bit Over the last weekend in September, there were approxi- mately 100 people who visited ing. I would personally like to thank all of the businesses and individuals that supported this imp event in our This event was the largest attended in the history of the association ever held in B.C. and I am very pleased that so many Chamber managers from across the Province of British Columbia wanted to come and visit our beautiful city. They will be taking back home with them, and per- sonally relating to others, infor- mation on how they were treated, how beautiful our community is and the many things to see and do, the highest level of advertis- ing possible - word of mouth. I am extremely proud to have been awarded the opportunity to host this very special event and would like to encourage other organizations to consider Castle- gar as the community to host their special event. We have the businesses and support to make it possible and very successful Superhost October is an extremely busy month for the Castlegar and Dis- trict Chamber of Commerce with the following events taking place. I will be giving a Superhost course to the high school students at Stanley Humphries on October 5 and 6. It’s great to see the school providing our young adults with customer service training, which helps them prepare for their jobs and the business world. Starting Thursday, October 6, the Federal Business Develop- ment Bank will be sponsoring a Bookkeeping Made Easy seminar. This seminar is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a cost of only $49 plus GST. This seminar will give you a better understanding on how to set up and maintain your company’s bookkeeping systems, double-entry bookkeeping, work comfortably with debits and cred- its and much more. To register please call FBDB at 1-800-667- 7579 or contact the Chamber office for more information. Also on Thursday, October 6, the Women in Business series begins. This series of for women in business and women in management is pre- sented by the Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture. There are four workshops - Octo- ber 6, November 3 and 24, and December 8. The cost is only $49 2 Drawer Office Supplies Ltd 517 Victoria Sweet, json Ph: 352-5507 Fax 352-9936 Easy Order Line 1-800-332-4474 workshops cover presentation skills, conflict resolution and consensus building, communication styles, global marketing, export and conducting your own market research and are presented by top trainers from B.C. and Alberta. Please contact the Chamber office to register. You won't want to miss these 2 AGM On October 12, from noon to 1:30 p.m. the Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce will be holding its Annual General Meet- ing at the Fireside Inn. There will be installations of the new Execu- tive and Board of Directors and our guest speaker will be Bob do “Mr. EB sponsored by CKQR Radio. Mr. Sumbardo is a motivational speak- er who uses home spun humor, thought-provoking ideas and tips, and seasoned with an assortment of familiar and “not so familiar” He will be sharing his concepts of The Challenge of Change, The Lone Ranger Syn- drome, The Pigeon Hole Desk Mind Theory, and much more. Please reserve your seat by calling the Chamber office at 365-6313. Cost is $15 for members and $18 for non Guest speaker On Monday, October 17, 1994 at the Fireside Inn, we will be host- ing Gordon Wilson, MLA, Leader of the Progressive Democratic Alliance. Mr. Wilson will be giv- ing a presentation on the Columbia River Downstream Benefits. Something of the utmost impor- Aazice to our community. Dinner ‘Will be at 6:30 p.m. with Mr. Wil- son speaking at 7 p.m.. The cost is $20/person and reservations can be made at the Chamber. Airports policy The Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce will be sending a representative to a National Airports Policy Work- shop in Calgary on October 19 and 20th, 1994. This workshop deals with the continuing pro- gram by Transport Canada to lease Canada’s major airports to newly created authorities, new ownership of small regional and local airports and the eventual phase out of related federal subsi- dies. Any decisions made will affect our Castlegar airport and we want to make sure that we are ‘CHAMBER NEW CASTLEGAR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE involved and those decisions made are in the best interests of our members. If you are interest- ed in more information,’ please contact the Chamber office. Wood forum On October 21 and 22, the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce will be. attending the first Kootenay Value-Added Wood Forum to be held in Cre- 4ston. This event will be to work out a rational response to the stresses on our communities and our forest industry of recent years. This forum should prove to be quite interesting and informa- tive and we'll let you know more about it in next month's report. Small Business seminar On October 25, the Castlegar & District Chamber of Com- 120 Kootenay Ave., Castlegar (604) 365-2711 [tax] 365-2716 511 Front Street, Nelson (604) 354-1700 ¢ [fax] 354-1666 ig and A ing semi- nar. This seminar will be held a at the Fireside Inn and will run from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.. This semi- nar will focus on educating busi- ness Owners about how to define their market, clarify their busi- ness name, and promote their businesses effectively through a variety of marketing media. This initiative is in response to recent consultations with the small busi- ness community during which they expressed a strong interest in more practical in market- ing. The cost to register is $15/person and a minimum of four People must attend for the seminar to run. Please contact the Chamber office to register. In honor of Small Business Week (October 24-28) the Feder- al Business Development Bank will be offering free counselling at the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce office during the entire day of Thursday, October 27. For appointments or more information, please contact the Chamber office. Cellular service The Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce petition for cellular service needs more names signed on them. Those businesses that have petitions that are full, give us a call and we'll pick them up. We would like to have all petitions returned to the Chamber office by October 12, 1994 so that we can show to B.C. Tel there is a demand for cellular service in the West Kootenay. If you haven't already signed a peti- tion, please do so. —Submitted by Renee Read, Chamber M. Castlegar resident Jack Mundt will be making a lot of mashed potatoes out of this murphy he pulled from the ground. The mean spud weighed in at more than two pounds (one kilogram). SUN STAFF PHOTO /Jeff Gabert (7 COEUMBIA DOWNSTREAM BENEFITS PRESENTATION BY: ilson, MLA teens Office by Noon ‘omg pated ad 17) 1994 e Demoeratic Alliarice YOURE NVTED T0 ATTEND The Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce NGO NENG Wednesday, October 12, 1994 The Fireside Inn 12:00 Noon to 1:30 p.m. INSTALLATION OF NEW CHAMBER EXECUTIVE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Apathy Is Comagious.. But Who Cares? Special Speaker - by CKQR Radio In inthe unique toyota address Bob shares his concepts of: © The Challenge of Change © The “Lone Ranger Syndrome” * The “Pigeon-Hole-Desk-Mind" Theory * Our Automatic Application of Apathy . The Key to His presentations are filled with home spun humour, thought provoking ideas and tips, and seasoned with an assortment of familiar and “not so familiar” quotations. Don't miss this exciting presentation, please call the Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce at 365-6313 for reservations. Cost of the luncheon is $15.00 for members, $18.00 for non members. Give Your Investment Some Muscle. A Castlegar Savings Credit Union Term Deposit Gives You Strength and Security! Why keep your savings in an ordinary scvings «count when a Castlegar Savings Credit Union Term Deposit , can make your money work harder? Give your savings the added muscle it needs - invest in a flexible term deposit today. Deposits are protected to maximum of $100,000 by the Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. So don't get cought with a flabby invest- ment. Get a Castlegar Savings Credit Union Term Deposit today. CASTLEGAR SAVINGS CREDIT UNION ‘Stocan Valtey Branch 3014 Slocan Park, B.C. VOG 2£0 220-7212