said the event was & one in the history of the YN “It's closing the gap and is an important milestone in comple- in place, Parrell said the next step is forming and placing the con- crete bridge deck. Since the project nad ia November, 1 7 Swatch the placing hand to Waith the the wife of one. of the ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO Karen Kerkhott for a two-lane six-pier steel bridge. The Robson-Castlegar will contractor for the ees desputes ba evapo order to allow both industries to bid on constrittion, “aiid (OF the J” construction: © tion Inc., a union company from Calgary, was awarded the con- tract with a bid for $14,000,484 expected for March extreme violence within the local district. The nine committee members are: .* Surgenor said the nine- as De Wea eed mye bocce neorsve might adopt/adapt it for Cast! The task force was formed last year by yi pase te ® tindh yo ws fandihed od order to address the 2 DNA testing will nail. poachers nail poachers cold. Once a system is in place, Bar- ran conservation offi- - final nail in the poacher’s coffin. “The testing could be invalu- able to us. li would prove beyond cons. would sent tissue from a doubt that a connection exists lly killed ties can now identify meat, organs and byproducts from that Now albthat’s left is to set-up a ‘system to track and match these Fora miss boty pon that ches most often occur in remote pect animal. part was seized, it _ wilderness areas, conservation would be similarly ‘analyzed and officers are often up against a wall the results compared. when it comes to connecting a A match would be forceful evi- toa p incident, “This would certainly be of benefit, and would make cases that pais hyakag Employees of the Kelowns-baeed Intermountain Testing Lid. were ‘hanging around’ acc Aan cilia ddlicad, oo ase dh nad cecctoeouibliaaik wei 6 is currently being with several sources, however, Davidoff has declined to name the in fear that to do so might jeopardize negotia- tionsActual restoration of the bridge could begin as carly as this vear if funding is forthcom- ing. said Davidoff. The Brilliant Suspension Bridge has much historic and cul- tural significance, and is.one of the oldest jon bridges in British Columbia. Until most , ree scale pik | wil ‘-ptovide extensive strian trails within the Castlegar arca. ) Centre, ownership. The bridge site is part of a Refusing to butt-out end The refusal to “butt out’ in a local non-smok- had words when a icast one of the Castleyar ing festauram resulted in more than just snide remarks from two other patrons who were offended by the smokers habit. As a result, two men were taken to Castlegar and District Hos- (pt@ for weatment of minor cuts, Janwaty 22, Castlegar RCMP said two 21-yqat-old Castlegar men and two 20-year-old men Castlegar RCMP said the patrons ‘had becn told by Subway staff before the incident 10 put out the cigarette but continued to smoke despite the request. Subway outside One man was arrested afer the fracas and inf thé parking lot, one of the Castlegar frien “grabbed a basebatt’bat from his vehicle and severely assaulted onc of the Trail men. Wednesday, January 26, 1904 The Castlegar Sun Facilitator to sort through “turf protection’ Conroy hopes feuding hospital officials will-return to genuine discussion A facilitator has been selected to help participants of the West Boundary Hospitals took Health Minister Paul Ramsey up on the offer to send in a facilitator so the warring sides could get back to the table and formulate a health up the West Kootenay Hospital Planning Council (WKHPC), Last fall, both TRH and ital withdrew from the process claiming that it was Kootenay Hospital P! Council) sort out their differences and come (0 an agreement on hgw and from. where acute care should be tendered. But Rossland-Trail MLA Ed Qonroy, said the i still ‘We do have quite a mess.’ + 4» MLA ED CONROY Commenting on constant feuding among West Kootenay Hospitals has (© Uetermine if he or she bey the responsibility—and that determination care plan for the West Kootenay.. With the looming question of which health care facility would provide acute care services ‘turf protection’ became a major factor for the seven hospitals that make ly ‘Until the most fecent request for a facilitator the sides were at odds and had stalled in régional health care planning. Although a facilitator will now offer suggestions to the seven-hospital board, West Kootenay Hospital Planning Council Chair, Greg Stacey told Sun Staff in an interview last week that he was cynical of the request and charged that the request for a facilita- tor was just another of TRH's stall tactics. While an arbitrator can make recommendations which are’ bind- ing, a facilitator can only make suggestions which may or may not be accepted by the hospitals. Promoting good health a beter way to spend dollars says minister SUN STAFF Premier Mike Harcourt and Health Minister Paul Ramsey have d the ion of tem to give more emphasis to the prevention of serious diseases PreventionCare, which is in keeping with the Ministry's New Directions tattied a more deaths in B.C. than any other factor. “PreventionCare will imately 800,000 smokers. Pre- ionCare will also highligh an innovative new public health campaign. The program, PreventionCare, last year, will use the television the preventative steps that could : he! $1,700 per person per year for health care services, which the Ministry of Health said is mostly spent on treating heart disease, cancer and injuries. The Ministry of Health also plans on introducing tough new media to get its healthy out to British Columbians. “This campaign is part of te "s new health which includes the aap priority of focusing more Ip y all heart disease and the up to 90 per cent to deal with youth smoking, such as raising the age of injuries that are pr Over the next two years the Ministry of Health will be allo- cating $4 million towards the three deaths in B.C.—over 16,000 each. year—are the result of heart disease, strokes, cancer and injuries. Many of these deaths are premature and could be prevented or, at least, post- poet at great savings to our health system and taxpayers. Pre- on health pr and the prevention of injury and disease. By using television to deliver the PreventionCare mes- sage, we're reaching out to the largest possible number of British Columbians by the most efficient, influential, persuasive and cost new progr which equates to under a dollar per British Cc jan each year. C ly the province spends more than m= Peace to p from 16 to 19. As well, those who sell cigarettes to minors can expect to be dealt with severely, and cigarette vending machines will only be allowed in establishments where minors are not allowed, ~ such as pubs. Lee TEMPERATURE Total ics. wae ao ‘Moriah Total: .. o> onptinenpoodbe +s daliaias AUD 5, a Continued from 1A tan te Te etcian », chairing the seoortd. ; ing about Vv; id with a sched- Branch Pre ing, which Ramsey said causes Conroy to meet with public over Genesis Program concerns In response to concern over recent illegal activities by certain Genesis Program participants, ‘will be discussing both the merits and problems of the pilot project. “T'm hoping it will be as soon as possible—maybe towards the end of this week.” z Gompoy,said that while he in principle with the con- the!/program, which is to t program participants both life jobskills, he dis- agrees, witli fact thatthe pro- grim. was contracted out to instead‘of being into the workforce and make them productive members of society. However, the program should be directly handled by the. ministry. ‘When you have a fee-for-service basis.t doesn't always work...The bottem line is al ra oh’ Conroy blames the Socreds for contracting out services and leav- ing the current NDP administra- tion-with an antiquated and ineffective legacy. “Because there was ment that caréd about ted Kine kind of things we got stuck with an old administrative way.” Conroy said he will be Speak- ing by telephone with goyern- ment officials in Victoria by the end of this weak séomding the Scasaus otal rerabooat apse ministry. “Fm going to geta hold of Victoria by phone and find/out Third Phase funding passed SUN STAFF Castlegar City ‘Council has town Revitalization project val- ved‘at $5.2 million. The revite committee hopes to go to’tender in mid-February and award the contract early in ization Committee for phase nme funding of the project. March. Depending on the con- tractor, construction could start within three to four weeks, and conetty to council states the value of phase three to be $1. million, though a final estimate will be known by the time council approves its final budget this spring. In t Castlegar City Council has approved a four-phase Down- be complete by carly July. At the same time, city ‘crews for the phase three contractor to place the asphalt. Mel Hurtig back SUN STAFF Publisher Mel Hrutig, founder and leader of the Canadian campaigned ier Trade i Free in the last federal election, will be Levan: at the Capitol Theat ie oMNecorting to boat National Party Candidate Bev Collins, Hurtig will be talking about “the party’s stand on the environment . and economic issues facing Cana- dians, We belicve these two issues need to be dealt'with together. It's the Way of the "90s." Collins, who gamered 8.5 per in the Kootenays cent of the vote in the Kootenay West-Revelstoke riding for the best result of any National candi- date across the country, said that her party’s opposition to the NAFTA is still very much alive. “We will still be taking a public stand on free trade,” she said, “keeping people informed and drawing media attention jo job losses and other consquences of the deal.” She said that the human. rights and environmental viola- tions in Mexico merit “a lot of looking into and I'm sure Mel will be bringing that in his speech.” Hurtig will be heading to the west coast after his stop in Nelson ' i cfvitians in the itarian aide workers.” The day-long symposium will be split into two sessions with Moderator Jennifer Young, Chair- person of UNA-Canada, Standing Committee on peace and Securi- ty, chairing the first, and David Cadman, former National Presi- crossfire will be Christopher Cushing, a member of Doctors without Borders. Also speaking about future implications for Canadian Foreign Policy will be Bill Bentley. from the Depart- ment of Foreign Affairs io Onawa uled to begin at 7 p.m... “Titled the ~ Politics of Peace in the Post-Cold. War World and the Moral, Politi- cal and Military Inuplications ‘of Preventive pac aray wd Peace- I the sions and the evening public making and townhall meeting ‘will be open to a walk-in public at a cost of $5. per person. The cost of registering for Wie *” will dent UNA-Canada and © ly Surprise roadblock |. Gets matquana’find An unexpected roadblock by: RCMP on January 19 resulted in 125 vehicles being, checked, with four 24-hour roadside suspensions being issued and one marijuana seizure made. Castlegar RCMP said the amount, of ‘oarijuana seized.was minor =~ daar 7 laid. tA Bieear’ man, 19- pou old. Fohn; Paul ‘ASsaunt, appeared before the court eng Aes os 8 to t eft and a én af the China Creék “Shell January 23. -At 3 am. Castlegar “RCMP were called to assist the Trail RCMP. in investi- a break in at the busi- duudihe son ‘was arrested ae scene in a Chevy aed ‘been reported the 600 block of JOHN BETTS For The Castlegar Sun The prosecution called fora lengthy sentence Monday. of at least six years in a federal peni- tentiary for Alexander Fred Shmoorkoff, 58, found, guilty last week of molesting children. Murray Whyte asked B.C. Supreme Court Justice Raymond Cooper to place considerable weight on the effects the inci- dents had on the four young vic- tims who were between the ages of ‘three and. seven, when ghey , were assaulted: After reading victim impact statements, some from the par- ents of the victims, Whyte told the court that Shmoorkoff’s crimes were aggravated by the violence, the breaches of trust and severity of the attacks. The prosecution also drew the court's attention to the prisoner’ atti- tude. “There has been a total lack of remorse (from ” is $30 prior to Febru- -Shmoorkoff fou “érown’ rable toveny yt Alex Shmoorkoff tims insisted their childrén had gone through marked personatity- changes since the assaults Happy outgoing children had become withdrawn, vengeful people prone to nightmares and outbursts ranging from rage to said the said Whyte. ig “He has forced these children to.go things the tranche of a pre- lisninary heating aid this trial. . he's ow hapepaae” The parents of some of the vic- “My child says she feels dif- ferent, that she’s alone. She “warits to move from this town,” Hemphill called for a moderate ing, as well as brunch, _ Tefreshments‘and a banquet. For smoge infrrmation on the, upoom- Symposium and fiow {0 tegis- ace Contact 368-6877 in Castiegar * or 442-8252 im Grand Forks. Vie’ ears sentence y' no more than two years saying that there was some ambiguity in the jury's verdict. ‘He said‘the verdicts in the cases of two of the children did not differ- entiate between the more minor claims made and those egregious allegations that involved urination and human faeces as part of the ‘acts committed. Hemphill suggested in these incidents the benefit of the doubt be given his client in sentencing and asked the Justice to act accordingly. The lawyer went on tp suggest thaf’sentencing withotf this con- sideration would in effect amount to an arbitrary sentence and a violation of Shmoorkoff’s rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Mr. Justice Cooper questioned the defence’s recommendations asking how much weight he was to give to the victim's statements and whether Hemphill was ask- ing him to depart from the prac- tice of Canadian law which in most cases leaves it to the jj discretion as to which facts he bases his sentence. Shmoorkoff will be sentenced on Thursday. Nelson parents ‘wary of possible abduction attempt descriptions ota’ van With three young males, “in it that stopped.a youngster and offered her; Nelson City Police are asking parents to be diligent after reports that three teenagers in a van tried.to pick up a six year-old girl in town Thursday moming. The incident could be someone's idea of a bad joke or a serious threat say police. In a press release issued Friday NCP Cpl. Jerry Myers .says witnesses gave different = Development — Continued from 1A discussing the services of the Castlegar and District Deve lop- ment Board. Consultants state often the similarities between the Developmient Board and the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce,.and why their structures when receiving input from the city and regional district ae laughing. Aerostar. money ‘and candy: to get into the vehicle with them. When she refused they drove off One description has the vehicle as a red van. A second description has the van as newer model Brey Ford resembling an The incident is the only one like it reported so far. It.occurred.in the vicinity of Hendryx anid Latimer Streets. Police are taking the matter seriously and ‘have asked for help from the community in traging the vehicle In other police news the NCP arrested and charged a 57 year-old Christina Lake man with a breach of an undertaking. He was later released and will appear in court March 14. Grand Forks RCMP are investigating the same man for auto theft, driving without insurance and driving while prohibited. should, be somewhat similar. In fact, the consultant Zoes one step further to identify the Castlegar and District Heritage Society as another player, albeit a smaller one, in this area's future promo- tion of economic development. A major recommendation by the consultant states that the services of the Chamber of Commerce. the Heritage Society as well as the Development Board. should be included in the overall economic mosaic for of community strategies, Boal- ‘Set- ting, evaluation and funding. Another-recommiendation: states that those paying for economic development (the tity and the regional district), must set ‘marching orders’ with clearly defined economic development goals. These goals should flow from an overall community yision that has solid public backing The draft report, made avail+ able to the public last Friday, is . available at the Castlegar and District Public Library.