Page 8A Letters to the Editor The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, September 8, 1993 The B.C. Round Table has failed in their mission The B.C. Round Table has pub. lished a draft document, “An Econom. ic Framework For Sustainability". and invited public comment Corky Evans called it “proba- bly the most important document that he has read “this year According to its first chairman the Round Table was established in 1990 to: “help British Columbia REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL. KOOTENAY Registration to Vote in Regional Elections /Referendums ‘oral Areas A-K Inclusive The Province to British Columbia has adopted Bill 35, the Local Elections Reform Act. This act changes the qualifications for voting in Regional District elections and referendums. To. ensure you are eligible to vote’ in the upcoming Regional District election to be held on November 20, 1993 please register in advance as follows Location: Regional District of Central Kootenay Office 601 Vernon, St. Nelson, B.C. V1L 4E9 When: Commencing September 1, 1993 at 8:30 AM and ending September 28, 1993. y: — 18 years of age by November 20,1993 (must be) — a Canadian Citizen — a resident in the Province of B.C. for 6 months — a resident in the area registering for 30 days r ner must produce a certificate obtained from the Regional District Office, 14 days prior to the election For further details or to check if you are on the list please call the Regional District Office 352-6665 Vera Wenschiag Chief Elections Officer IMPORTANT NOTICE meet the challenge of crafting a sustainable development strate xy". They don't say that anymore Because “sustainable develop ment” envisioned a global econo. my ten Umes its present size and a doubled human population, ecolo. gists felt it denied ecological reali ty. “Ecopomography”, one said Because the present global economy is acting to bleed. the Third Wofld “sustainable develop ment” Called for most of the bene fits of the fastest possible expansion of the global economy to be directed against this “nor mal” flow, i.e. to the Third World, economists felt it denied economic reality. More U.N. “turbo talk" wrote a business columnist for the Globe and Mail. At least “sustainable develop. ment” was a plan. It's prime’ focus Castlegar Heritage Society needs Dear Editor: This has to do with the Castle. gar and District Heritage Society and the interest of its membership in the existence of our Society, and on-going efforts to popularize attractionssuch as the old CPR Railway Station and Zuckerberg Istand with its Chapel, as heritage Signatures. Both have been restored to an “‘as-it-was” state. was that global population must stabilize. It suggested an ultimate limit for the scale of economic activity. It accepted that the First World will hang on to what it has. The study of the scale and depth of the interlocked gldbal ecological and economic prob lems associated with it is excel lent, authoritative and historically Significant. As a plan for action it remains the touchstone in ecologi: cal debate The Round Table has dropped this plan. That they have no sub- Suitute is confirmed by one item on a list of issues which “could not be covered in time for this report” “the need to place British Columbia's economy, efiviron ment and social systems into a global context... has: been identi fied but has not been addressed.” The chapel, the station and the old jail are the main components of the restoration plan. We are indebted to Castlegar City coun- cil and the provincial government for annual assistance, and we do our best to raise additional oper- ating fund by means of sales at the railway station. It may be appropriate to mention that these sales are very well received by To Our Customers This is like McDonald's deciding they don't have time to make hamburgers Because the analysis ignores the only context it had to take into account, it is just more ecological politically correct gibberish. If this Round Table were grap- pling with anything even close to reality, such what it would mean for us here in B.C. if all over the world nations agreed to limit the impact of human beings on the life support systems of the Earth, by making changes which the U.N. has warned are so far reach- ing that they are “simply beyond the reach of present decision mak- ing structures and institutional arrangements, both national and international”, yet so urgently required that “the security, well being and very survival of the tourists, as well as the people of the Castlegar region. The baked goods are sold out to the last package within two hours of opening John and Bunny Charters, John Coyle, Carol-Lee Fitzgerald,Deb- bie Meintosh and many others have given their time in many ways to promote the credibility and worthiness of remembering and dignifying much of our local heritage Unfortunately, it has been left to the very few to volun- teer to aid in this work We have a sustainable mem- bership, and it would be a sad day if so much effort, goes down the drain for lack of continuing vol- unteer support. So, T am making of sustainable development planet” depends upon us finding ways to make them, “now”, they would be stirring up controversy Everyone, from the largest vest ed interests on down, would find that the topics under discussion affected what they owned, what they Were paid, how much power they had, or what they were able to do. A retiring member of the Round Table, Paul Hansen, noted that their efforts have set off no controversy in B.C. This is correct He took this to mean that the Round Table is fulfilling its mis- sion. He must be joking. They have abandoned their mission. David Lewis Crescent Valley members help personally help to extend the good work that has been done in the recent past It is a long, long time, not since the last general meéting in fact, that the membership has been brought together to discuss and implement the work still needed t& be done, to the station and chapel. I have volunteered to be the first felon to be confined to the jail when it has been fully restored (spring mattress please!) Come along Castlegar! You are pleased enough to have somebody hold the fort and keep things in order. Let's have your help! The phone number is 365 6440. We’re Changing... With You ver the past several years West Kootenay Power has taken a look at how our customers have changed: The customers we met with supported an environmentally compatible rate structure, _ fair- er distribution of costs for small business cus- their consumption patterns, their views on the tomers and greater cost recoveries from new environment, their acceptance of traditional — customers. rate-making principles. In dialogue with cus- In March 1993, the B.C. Utilities tomer panels and customer interest groups, we Commission (BCUC) listened to the arguments undertook an examination of some of our tradi- for change at a public hearing in Penticton. They tional policies, believing that changes for the agreed with our customers that change was in better were possible. Some of these operating order. Effective October 1, 1993 (except where policies had been in place for more than fifty noted) the following changes will take place in years. Everyone agreed it was time for c hange. the way we serve you. REDUCED Costs For RESIDENTIAL RATE SIMPLIFICATION GENERAL Service CusTOMERS New Service CONNECTION FEE RE RONNECTION FEE WKP currently has what's called a Ppro- motional rate structure for its residential Customers. The more electricity you use, the cheaper the price. WkP’s general service customers — small businesses, churches, schools, hotels, med. ical clinics, etc. — will have their rates reduced slightly. Our cost of service stud- ies indicate that these kinds of customers are paying more than their share of the Costs of the electric system. Therefore, WkKP will be shifting approximately $700,000 of the cost of service from this customer class and spreading it through: out all other customer ¢lasses (industrial, wholesale, residential, irrigation, etc.). The decrease will average between three and four per cent for each of our small busi ness and other general service customers Under our existing policy West Kootenay Power levies the same charge ($27) to connect a customer to the electric system whether or not the service is being con- nected for the very first time. In recogni- tion of the very high cost of additions to the system, the BCUC has approved our Proposal to increase the connection fee for new or upgraded services. Fifty or so years ago, when there was more energy than there were customers, a Promotional structure made sense. Today, there is a shortfall of energy in B.C. and Customers are much more concerned with conservation than they are with consump- These increases mean that any new cus tion. tomer will pay a greater share of the upfront cost of connection rather than our current Customers absorbing the entire Cost into current rates. To send the right price signal on conser. vation, WKP will be flattening its residen- tial rate structure into a single energy charge. That means you will be charged the same for every kilowatt hour you con- sume. There will be a one-to-one relation- ship between consumption and price. Starting November 1, 1993 a new resi: dential service will cost $200 for a 100 amp service, and increase by $2 for each additional ampere of service (i.e. a 150 amp service would be $300, a 200 amp service would be $400, etc.) INCREASED CHARGES FOR SERVICE EXTENSIONS ——— When customers require extra electrical facilities beyond those normally needed, WKP recovers a portion of these costs through an extension charge. In this way, the cost of long service extensions for indi vidual customers does not get passed onto all other customers What will this do to your bi-monthly cost of electricity? For general service, lighting, irrigation and industrial customers, the $27 new ser vice fee will become $200. Flat rates will increase costs slightly for very large residential customers with elec tric heat. However, by our estimates more than 70 per cent of customers will see a slight decrease in their overall cost of elec tricity. For buildings planned or under construc tion, WKP will continue to charge the $27 fee provided the builder can produce a building or electrical permit dated before November 1, 1993. In such cases, perma nent electrical service must be connected by July 1, 1994 These charges have not been revised for many years. As a result, the BCUC has approved increases which are a little clos. er to the actual costs of long extensions Customers who are planning to build in the next few months and will require a long service extension should check with their local office to see which charges will apply. The elimination of the Promotional rate structure is much more in line with Power Smart and other energy conservation prin. ciples we have all been advocating over the past several years. Please note that these new connection charges apply only to new services. If you are moving into a previously occupied res. idence (owned or rented) the $27 charge will continue to apply West KOOTENAY Power Castlegar 365-8212 - Crawford Bay 227-9231 - Creston 428-5357 - Grand Forks 442-3142 Greenwood 445-6455 - Kaslo 353-2446 . Kelowna 860-2126 - Keremeos 499-5844 . Oliver 498-2474 an appeal as a member to other Leonard Howe members, to come forward and Land-use decisions not satisfactory Dear Editor: Well-publicized clashes between environmentalists and forestry workers, both in our province and in the United States, are one indica tion that the way we have approached land-use decisions recently has been anything but satisfactory Mis certain that British Columbia's re Source-based economy is beginning to change: it is imperative that this new direction is managed with concem for the long-term impact on forestry-dependent communi fics like vour David Mitchell, M.L.A West Vancouver-Garibaldi . last “This is my interpretation of ® Pollution a__, _ Continued from 7A mise” are meaningless to a Thou sand year-old tree I am reminded of a Chinese Proverb, “When man staryes with the tiger, the tiger starves the word “Compromise In conclusion, my thanks to the Castlegar Sun for publishing this letter Your friendly environmentalist, ‘old-growth’ Pat Romaine Osoyoos 495-2474 - Penticton 493-3818. Salmo 357-9711 - South Slocan 359. 7613 + Trail 368-9111 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The International Kootenay Lake Board of Control will hold a Public meeting regarding the regulation of Kootenay Lake and Duck Lake levels, and the operation of Corra Linn Dam under the International Joint Commission's orders of approval. The Board will also hear the Public's concerns and Suggestions on the Board's activities. The meeting will not cover problems arising from water levels in Lake Koocanusa in Canada or the United States A similar meeting will be held next year in Bonners Ferry Idaho Thursday, 16 September 1993, 7:00 p.m. Heritage Inn, Hume Room Nelson, B.C. MEETING CHAIRMEN Col. Walter J. Cunningham Mr. G. Tofte Chairman, Chairman, Canadian Section United States Section International Kootenay Lake Board of Control Interested parties may review copies of the orders of approval and other background material at Nelson, B.C City Hall Creston, B.C Town Office Castlegar, B.C Cranbrook, B.C Bonners Ferry, ID Boundary County Library Libby, MT Lincoin County Public Library (W. 6th Ave ) Bonner County Library (N. Second) Spokane Public L ibrary (Main Branch) Sandpoint, ID Spokane, WA Requests for additional information concerning this Meeting should be directed to in Canada; Mr. W.L. Kreuder Mr. L. Meyer (604) 666-3605 (206) 764-3453 International Kootenay Lake Board of Controi < ports Dept John Van Putten 365-5579 SPORTS Castlegar Sun WEDNESDAY, September 8, 1993 Seniors games nets big results Swimmers top list of medal winners at sixth annual Seniors Games JOHN VAN PUTTEN schieved their poal The main idea behind the games lots of ipant ing is to get eniors out participat Y parts B.¢ Arne The Zone Elaine Robinson, who collected four medals and Ant Toews who earned one silver In tennis, Herman Kemper man — smashed tanbrook for th On swim team repre ented the area neredibly well, coming ’ home with is to ge Lead rroup medal partici. ing the nember with ten ) medal medals wa plionall dorothy Mar Zone One medals we tint with two Senior old, five sil Society Director and three yn Mari Robert ime Winlaw withsten well (three gold and ven silver), Castlegar’s Bill DeKlerk stroked his way to six iedals, and Marg Van Yzerloo ime home with five medals Other medal winners in the pool from Castlegar, included Adele Yule with two silvers ‘The main idea behind the games seniors out participating’ through the com petition on his way (0 a gold in singles play, and he also won a tlots Of Konze in mixed doubles action with his wife and partner Tilly : Kemperman JACK YOLLAND Margaret Pryce Seniors Games and Tilly Kem perman teamed up to earn a silver in the Ladies Doubles competi tion. Kemperman also added another silver to her collection from the Ladies Sin gles event Fhe-wide variety of events available for people to partici pate in adds to the increasing popularity of the games. In cycling, Walter Kanigan returned home with a bronze for his performan The wide variety of events at the games included Horseshoe throwing, in which two Castle gar participants both earned gold. Earl Rourke and Carl Rayner who competed in differ emt dge groups, each won top honors in theif event Yolland said in general the event went smoothly The weather was glorious, the orga nization was excellent. There was a high level of camaraderie between competitors from dif ferent areas of B.C As the event grows in popu larity, so does the level of com petition Each ‘year thé competition gets stiffer in every event as people spend more time training,” Yolland said In total 245 Castlegar tried out for places on this years’ Zone One team which Yolland said was the biggest number to date in the six seniors, from years of the-games “It. shows how the popularity of the game Next year the Senior Games will is increasing Thundering thunderbirds Sun Sports Western Hockey league action came to Castlegar last week when the Victoria Cougars made a stop in Castlegar to play the Seattle Thunderbirds. The Tunderbirds called Castlegar home for their annual training camp which ended Saturday In action Thursday night. th Thunderbirds netted three third per 1 oats to break th lead nd of the second period on their toa 64 victor in front ot hu frowd at the Castlegar ad 1) tna Community Complex Thunderbirds players roatl kead'only to hay forged their Ws toa three Victona’s Joe Rark scone ote ath 44 seconds remauning in the game Seattle was led on th by Geott Moms who score board scored two ot the teams’ three third penod goals on Victoria’s Kelly Friesen (L) holds back a Thunderbird player during Thursdays game in Castlegar. UN SPORTS PH( John Van F AND WE’LLB IT’S OUR PARTY UY IF WE WANT TO. if anniversary but you get the gift Buy your favorite otlong Subway D and we'll give a second one REE. At Subway w how t we really kn to party FOOTLONG SUB, GET ONE OF EQUAL >econd footlong sub must be of equal or lesser price imit: One coupon per customer per visit. 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