September 18, 1968 a2 _Castlégar News Council unhappy with change By CasNews Staff tlegar council is unhappy with a District of Central Kootenay move to restore manda. tory participation in the regional planning. Ald. Albert Calderbank proposed that council write to Municipal Affairs Minister Rita Johnston “objecting strongly” to any change in the present system, which allows municipalities and rural areas to opt out of regional planning. However, the issue was referred to the planning and development committee. Mayor Audrey Moore, council's representative on the regional board, had earlier told council that she had voted in favor of a resolution at a “Sept. 10 regional ks Johnston to delete the section liows municipalities and rural areas to opt out of planning. The regional board asked board meeting tha‘ in the Municipal Act tha’ Johnston to adept a new section that would make mandatory. Calderbank Ferry users get funding By CasNews Staff Castlegar council plans to seek a meeting with the Robson-Raspberry Ferry Users Ad Hoc Committee and regional district representatives to discuss funding the Castlegar-Rob- son ferry. Ald. Patti Richards noted that the city won't get involved in operating the ferry without more information. “At this moment we are not prepared to get financially involved,” she told council this week. However, she suggested meeting with the ad hoc committee to find out more about the finances. Ald. Terry Rogers suggested council also invite Area J director Martin Vanderpol and Area I direc. tor John Voykin to the meetiong. Ald. Bob MacBain agreed, pointing out that “all the players” must be meeting involved if,there is to be decision on operating the ferry. The provincial government stop- ped operating the ferry earlier this year and it still sits docked on the Robson side. Committee spokesman George Stein said in a letter to council that the committee has made an offer to buy the ferry and requested a meeting with Howard Dirks, M ter of State for the Kootenay Regio: to discuss financial options. “The provincial government has taken the position that the ferry is (a) local transportation . . . issue,” said Stein. “It follows that they will expect a portion of the operational costs to be funded by the com. munity.” He asked council for a meeting to discuss financing. ESSE THINKING ABOUT AN OFFICE CAREER? NOW IS THE TIME TO ENROL IN A COURSE AT SELKIRK COLLEGE CHOOSE: SECRETARIAL ° LEGAL SECRETARIAL ACCOUNTING ¢ OFFICE CLERK With Specialized Computer Training Using Current Software Word Perfect, Word Star, Multi-Mate Lotus 123, dBase | ENROLMENT DATES: September 6, September 19 and on the Ist and 3rd Monday of each and every month REGISTER NOW BY VISITING: 2001 Silver King Road, Nelson or telephone: 352-6601 (Local 204) to reserve a seat NELSON CAMPUS. 2001 Silver King Rd., Nelson, B.C. VIL 1C8 ll, Acc. Pac, K.I.S. 352-660) par 'y. But Calderbank vehemently opposed the move, saying the city is better off being able to opt out. Calderbank recalled the city's past problems with the regional planning department and how regional planning costs “rocketed” when participation was “We had a. planner over there and he built an empire,” Calderbank charged, adding that the “empire” was built on the backs of the municipalities, who paid the lion's share of the planning costs. id it-is only because ‘of the recent change to the Municipal Act which allowed the city to opt out of planning, that the regional planner was finally ousted and the planning costs brought down. Calderbank noted that the city at one time paid $60,000 a year for regional planning, but now pays only $24,000 a year. “There's no way I want to see this city put into the same position again where we've got a fight on our hands with the regional district,” he said, Moore defended the regional district decision, saying she supports “the principle that I think all the all the — be they ek or years ago. John Voykin. municipal members — should be paying some (of the) basic planning function in the Regional District ‘of Central Kootenay, because we all benefit.” pointed to recent planning help with the city’s 1 i She official community plan, the city’s | Moore also said that things have changed since the city was forced to pull out of regional planning several “The world has changed, Ald. Calderbank,” she said, adding that she is now a member of the regional planning committee, which is chaired by Area I director But both Calderbank and Ald. Bob MacBain said is there is no control bylaw. SKATE SWAP .. . Jim Wal: the aquatic centre referendum and the city's subdivision bi Y the minor hockey skate swap at the Community Complex yesterday. that if 7 per returned, costs won't once again escalate. Calderbank said he is not concerned about getting a fair deal from the present members of the \planning but says there is nothing to say that within two or three years those same regional directors will be on the committee. die (left) fits a skate onto the foot of his son Cliff during , CosNews Photo by Chery! Caiderbonk RCMP want new radar unit By CasNews Staff A recommendation that the City of Castlegar buy a new mobile radar unit for the Castlegar RCMP de- h came under fire at Castle- NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, September 27, 1988 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Cham- bers at City Hall, 460 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C., in or- gar council this week. The protective services committee proposed that the city purchase the nearly $3,000 radar set in a bid to help cut down on speeding drivers. “We are getting a fair number of people exceeding the (speed) limit,” explained committee chairman Ald. Bob MacBain. MacBain said Castlegar RCMP have only one mobile radar until area highway patrol. “The unit is mostly out of the city,” he said. Mayor Audrey Moore called that information “really interesting.” “I thought those were our city police,” she said. MacBain said a second radar set would be used 95 per cent of the time within city boundaries, helping en- force the speed limit and cutting down on accidents. But Moore objected to the -pur- chase, pointing out that the city pays some $500,000 a year for RCMP pro- tection which includes a “fully: “I think the people are paying for it,” Moore) said. MacBain pointed out that he initi- ated the request because he is con- cerned about speeding drivers. Ald. Albert Calderbank, a member of the protective services committee, said he agreed to the purchase, but stipulated it would be a one-time purchase. “We weren't going to be two-bitted every time,” he said, adding later: “We are not in the business of equip- ping the police force.” MacBain said Castlegar Staff Sgt. Jack Keddy attempted to obtain a second radar unit through the RCMP provincial funding body, but was turned down. However, Moore said she would have been happier if Keddy had then approached council and asked the city to write a letter supporting the request. Council eventually agreed to table the issue. As well, the city will write to the provincial funding body asking for a second radar unit. der to afford all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the following amendment to Zoning Bylaw 160 an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in this amendment. which is supposed to be used by the equipped” police force. Highway turnoff BYLAW 510 Kootenay District, Plan 2695, Commercial. The intent of Bylaw 510 is to amend Schedule ‘A’ of City of Castlegar Zoning Bylaw 160, being the Zoning Map, to change the zoning designation of Lots 5 and 6, District Lot 181, below, from R4 — Multi-Family Residential to C3 — Highway (525-11th Avenue), as shown A copy of the above bylaw as well as the list of permitted uses and other conditions applicable to C3 zoning are available for inspection at City Hall during office hours, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or you may phone 365-7227 for information required Rigby passes away Kenneth Lawrence Rigby of Castlegar passed away on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the age of 54. Mr. Rigby was born Oct. 21, 1933 at Trail and came to Castlegar with his parents in 1938. He grew up in Castlegar and began working for Waldie's Sawmill and later continued with Celgar for 30 years. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion and enjoyed fishing and pan- ning for gold. Mr. Rigby is survived by his son, Edward of Vancouver; sister and brother-in-law, Patricia and Mike Nacearato of Castlegar; and niece Marie Naccarato of Castlegar. There will be no funeral by request and cremation will take place. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. COMMUNITY Bulletin Board Registration for North Casth New members weicome. one welcome. BROWNIES AND GUIDES , Robson and Toreys, Mo 7:00 p.m., Castlegar Scout Hall, Robson Resker Hall. Registration fee $20. ROBSON RIVER OTTERS BINGO Saturday. September 24 at Community Complex. Early Bird 6:00 p.m., Regular 7:00 p.m. Packages sold at door. Everyone welcome 2/75 SPIRITUAL RENEWAL St. Rita's Catholic Church, 513-7th Avenue. September 18-22, 7 p.m 2m CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT WILDLIFE First regular meeting, Wednesday, Sep! CANCER SOCIETY PUBLIC MEETING P.m. at local Health Unit. A public meeting of the Castlegar Unit of the Cancer Society. A video Cure” and review of what has been done in the community and plans for the 4 inday, September 19, /75 ASSOCIATION tember 21, 7:30 p.m., Morlane Hotel. 2/14 ‘Cancer, It's Treatment and /72 concerns council By CasNews Staff Castlegar council and the local RCMP are concerned about the 3 and High- The works and services committee has agreed to study a request from residents on 6th Avenue for im- intersection at way 22. Council and the police have asked the Highways Ministry to review the left turn off Columbia Avenue onto the ramp onto Highway 3 east against a red traffic light. Currently southbound vehicles on Columbia Avenue can turn left on the red light, provided there is no traffic approaching from the west Highway 3 ramp. . o- A request by three Grosvenor Place area families who live outside municipal boundaries to buy water from the city has been turned down to the Regional District of Central Kootenay. The three families said their water supply was-inadequate and of poor quality and had asked the city to supply water. Council referred the issue to the regional district, where Area J director Martin Vanderpol agreed to meet with regional admin- istrators to come up with alter- natives to the families’ present supply. pl to the area water pres- sure. A three-member delegation at- tended a recent committee meeting to express concerns about low water pressure on 6th Avenue. The city recently installed a pres- sure station at 27th Street and 6th Avenue to increase water pressure, but it only raised pressure by eight pounds per square inch to 45 PSI. Residents are unhappy with that pressure and said they were told the new station would substantially in- crease pressure. Residents suggested the city in- stall another device at 24th Street. and 6th Avenue to increase the pressure. But city engineer Kevin Lagan said he would have to study the request for another device to see its effect on the rest of the water system. As well, Lagan pointed out that the water pressure on 6th Avenue is now maintained at 45 PSI during high demand, whereas before the new station was installed pressure dropped drastically during peak demand periods. — AIR CONDITIONED — WESTAR & COMINCO VOUCHERS ACCEPTED D-sar- 1) DINING LOUNGE OPEN 4 P.M. DAILY Located | Mile South of Weigh Scale in Ootischenia — LICENCED DINING ROOM — RESERVATIONS FOR PRIVATE PARTIES 365-3294 335) September 18, 1988 Castlegar News a3 Briefly Man receives new heart HALIFAX (CP) — A team of surgeons transplanted a heart into a New Brunswick man early Saturday, officially starting the only heart transplant program in the Atlantic provinces. The decision to go ahead with the operation was made at noon Friday after “an appropriate donor heart became available, which our team retrieved,” said Chris Hansen of the Victoria General Hospital. “The patient, a 50-year-old New Brunswick man, is in stable condition in intensive care,” Hansen said. His name and hometown were withheld. Coalition not ruled out OTTAWA (CP) — NDP Leader Ed Broadbent says he wouldn't rule out a coalition with either the Liberals or the Conservatives if no party wins a majority in the federal general election expected this fall. “I don’t rule‘out a coalition with the Conservatives,” Broadbent said. “I don't rule out a coalition with the Liberals.” The three parties have a duty to think through all the possible options if no clear winner emerges from the campaign Broadbent said. Games protesters arrested SEOUL (AP) — Riot police dispersed and beat radical students who staged an anti-Olympic protest in the heart of Seoul on Saturday and about 20 protesters were arrested. Students later held a rally at Korea University in the north of the city and burned an effigy painted with an American flag in the shape of a nuclear bomb. “Oppose dictator's Olympics,” students chanted at both protests. Some 200 students shouting anti-Olympic slogans tried to march through Seoul's main shopping district toward Myongdong Cathedral to protest the opening Saturday of the Games. The brief protest was held about 16 kilometres from the Olympic venues. Pope visits Mozambique BEIRA, MOZAMBIQUE (AP) — Pope John Paul blessed disabled victims of Mazambique's 13-year civil war Saturday and noted improvements in the Marxist government's relations with the Roman Catholie Church. On the last part of a 10-day, five-country tour of southern Africa, the Pope flew from the capital Maputo to Beira, an Indian Ocean city of 300,000 isolated except by air and water because of intense guerrilla activity in the region. Beira, the country’s second-largest city after Maputo, has been plagued by almost daily cuts in electricity and water shortages caused by sabotage from anti-Marxist rebels of the Mozambique National Resistance movement. Summit a possibility BEIJING (AP) — China and the Soviet Union could hold their first summit in three decades if lower-level talks succeed, Chinese Premier Li Peng said Saturday. Li, China's highest-ranking government official, also denied strongly that the Chinese leadership is divided over how to proceed with inflati iddled ic reforms, over ding and corrup- tion. Li spoke in an interview with The Associated Press board of directors and executives. It was China's most positive rdéponse yet to Soviet calls for an improvement in relations. Monks take over building RANGOON (AP) — Buddhist monks and students took over a government building Saturday, forcing 24 soldiers to surrender in the latest escalation of unrest threatening to topple the authoritarian government in Burma. The occupation of the Ministry of Trade building in Rangoon was believed to be the first in which a government office in the capital was taken over by protesters fighting to end 26 years of one-party rule under the Burma Socialist Program party. The soldiers first opened fire on the protesters and slightly wounded three people. They later surrendered and were disguised as protesters with red headbands and allowed to escape, witnesses said. Mobs outside the building had threatened to behead the guards. Impaired horseman charged ELLICOTT CITY, MD. (AP) — A 31-year-old man seen swaying on the back of a horse while riding down a crowded sidewalk was ordered to spend 45 days in jail after pleading guilty to drunken driving. Oscar Fincham, of Ellicott City, took up horseback riding to get around after previous drunk-driving convictions caused him to lose his licence, his lawyer, J. Michael Lawlor, said. Fincham was not aware drunk driving laws applied to horseback riders, Lawlor said. Solidarity has role WARSAW (REUTER) — Poland's Communist leaders have told Solidarity it has a role to play but a grassroots revolt by army, police and party officials may occur if the union is reinstated too quickly, a Solidarity activist said Saturday. Solidarity spokesman Wladyslaw Frasyniuk told western reporters that Interior MInister Czeslaw Kiszezak told Solidarity leader Lech Walesa he could give no public guarantee that the legal status of Solidarity would be restored. But the minister asked Walesa to trust the authorioties’ good intentions. Council, RDCK oppose store By CasNews Staff Castlegar council has joined the Regional District of Central Koot- enay in opposing an agency liquor store in Robson. Ald. Patti Richards said the store would draw residents away from the downtown core, where the govern. ment liquor store is located. “Basically, my concern is our downtown core and loss of jobs,” Richards said Tuesday. She noted that the downtown core will probably be losing five part-time workers. As well, she called it “a little peculiar” that the Highways Ministry can remove the Castlegar-Robson ferry because the Robson-Raspberry area isn't isolated, while at the same BOOK SALE... SA book enthusiast searches through one of the many collections of library books offered for sale yesterday at the Com- munity Complex. The sale was held in conjunction with the United Way campaign kick-off. CosNews Photo by Bonne Morgor ADS continued from front page ahead, but if WKP stopped subverting the public hearing process with propaganda and posed its * arguments in BCUC hearings under rules of evidence, consumers could be fully informed and make their own wishes known,” charged Scarlett. The ECA has asked the utilities commission to stop WKP’s advertising campaign until public hearings have been completed, and to prevent the utility from passing on the cost of the campaign to its customers. Strongman said there are environmental groups such as the Sierra Club of B.C. which have more valid claims and he expects “some very good questions” from them at upcoming public hearings. Brisco likes new minister By CasNews Staff Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco says the newly-appointed federal Castlegar upgrades fire truck By CasNews Staff An Abbortsford firm has been awarded the contract to retrofit one of the Castlegar Volunteer Fire De- partment's pumper trucks. Hub Fire Engines and Equipment Ltd. submitted the lowest of two bids for the work — $47,999. Anderson's Engineering Ltd. of Langley was the only other company to submit a bid — $48,815. The rebuilding job will take six weeks, beginning Oct. 11. It was the second time the city had sent the job to tender. Hub had sub- mitted the lowest bid in late March for nearly $46,000. However, the city held off on awarding the contract. By the time it decided to proceed with the work, Hub said the original tender was too low because of in. creasés in the cost of parts and materials. Lottery numbers minister of forests will do a good job with the portfolio. Gerry St. Germain (Mission-Port Moody) was selected to the post during Prime Minister Brian Mul. roney’s cabinet shuffle Thursday. St. Germain will head up the new ministry, which used to be a junior ministry covered by the energy, mines and resources department. Brisco said the ¢reation of a full “line ministry” of forests and St. Germain’s appointment as minister represents a “very important mes sage to the forest industry in B.C.” “The federal government express es a strong signal to the forest industry and to our commitment to forests in B.C.,” he told the Castlegar News in a telephone interview from Ottawa on Friday. “The minister is a B.C. minister and is quite familiar with the forest sector.” Woman hurt in auto accident By CasNews Staff A Castlegar woman was taken to hospital Wednesday evening follow ing a single-vehicle accident on High way 3A near Nelson Nelson RCMP report that Darlene Neufeld sustained minor injuries and Ed Neufeld, paster at the Castlegar E Free Church, was unin time the Liquor Di: Branch suggests the area will need a liquor agency outlet because it is isolated. “I'm not sure what our message would be if we went along with the liquor distribution branch.” Ald. Terry Rogers added: “There would be no need for this request at all if the citizens of Robson had . . . direct access to Castlegar (via the ferry).” The Liquor Distribution Branch requested council's comment on the proposed store. The branch also asked the regional district to com- ment, and on Sunday the regional board revoted to oppose the agency store. The winning numbers in the Punto sports lottery from the Canadian Football League game Friday be- tween B.C. and Saskatchewan: First quarter — Tie. 2nd — Sask. win. 3rd — B.C. win. 4th — Sask. win. Final Score — Sask. 36 B.C. 32. Time of final score — 13:48. Quarters pay $24. Time pays $195.60. Quarters, time and score win or share $100,000. In the event of a discrepancy be- tween these reults and the official winning numbers list, the latter shall prevail. rs jured after the couple's vehicle struck a light standard. The Kootenay Lake District Hos pital listed Neufeld in stable condi tion Friday and expected to release her soon. RCMP say no charges will be laid. Brisco said that while the province controls its own forestry resources, the new federal ministry under St. Germain will play a more active role in B.C.’s number one industry “We'll be anxious to negotiate a BCGEU goes on strike By The Canadian Press A provincewide civil service strike in British Columbia brought smiles to the faces of some motorists on Saturday. Toll booths on the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Kany loops were empty because of the strike by the 29,000-member B.C. Government Employees’ Union, which began at midnight Friday night, minutes after a 38-hour bar- gaining session ended “We are inviting the public to go through and have a nice day,” union spokesman Sairleigh Wettig said in Kamloops “We plan to just have about four pickets there at any one time,” she said. “We are not obstructing the highway.” Cars using the Coquihalla normally pay a $10 toll. The rate is higher for commercial! vehicles. Across the province. closed gov- ernment liquor stores were the most noticeable result of the strike, the union's first since 1983. Other workers off the job Saturday in- cluded inland ferry workers and office, kitchen and support staff at provincial health institutions such as Riverview Hospital The full effects of the walkout will not come until Monday, when only 2,000 of the union's members will go to work at jobs considered to be essential services. Most government offices will be closed, including land titles offices, as well as registries for births, deaths, marriages and other vital statistics. KEEP WORKING Among those deemed essential are jail guards, provincial air ambulanee workers, some health-care workers, kidney-dialysis operators, AIDS lab oratory workers and full-time work- ers in the public trustee's office. On strike, but on standby in case of emergencies, will be: forest fire- fighters, dam inspectors, child pro tection workers and income assis- tance workers. “We're not close at all,” govern ment negotiator Bob Plecas sail after talks broke off Friday night. “We think that a salary demand of 25 per cent for three years at this time in this province is outlandish and outside our ability to pay,” he said. , “When we could agree on the most difficult issue — privatization and job security for those employees — it is really unfortunate the province is having to pay this price because we can't find an agreement.” A major issue in negotiations was job security in the face of the Social Credit government's plan to sell about $3 billion in government assets and services to the private sector, The last wage demands made public by the union would have meant a 17-per-cent increase com- pounded over two years. Plecas said the government of- fered five per cent in each year of a three-year deal. This would’mean a ded increase of 15.8 per new forests d F agree ment,” he said. “It’s in the initial stages now.” The last federal-provincial agree ment, signed in 1985, provided $300 million for B-C. forests. Both gov ernments split the cost. Brisco said he's not sure how much might be agreed to this time but added the money is for the benefit of B.C forests. “It's primarily to deal with a back log in tree planting,” he said Asked if he was d d at cent. Union negotiator John Shields re- fused to discuss wage issues. “At this atage, I'm not going to be getting into the particulars of the proposals,” he said. “We are the only set of bargaining in the province in a time of great recovery that has not been able to reach a settlement based on fairness, based on economic recovery “The mood of our members has been very determined,” Shields said. “Or b know that after not getting a cabinet position, Brisco said he wasn't. “When you're a cabinet minister more-demands are made of you,” he said. “You can't spend as much time in your own riding.” ur rs almost seven years of legislated re- straint, seven years of the gov- ernment insisting that they take less than their neighbors for the work that they do, our members have been really determined to get fairness:” RESTRICTIONS continued from front page council objectives and serves as a guide for development, Rogers said Some of the major amendments include: ¢ single-family designation will allow a maximum density of nine units per acre, up from six units per acre in the old plan; © the single-family designation in the north end will be replaced with low-density or garden apartment designation allowing up to 20 units an acre; e minimum three-acre subdiv isions in urban reserves where sub- divisions are capable of being ser. viced, down from the old plan's 20-acre mini Court news In Castlegar provincial court this week, Adrian Messerli was fined $300 after pleading guilty to im paired driving. © an additional parks designation that will limit development for strictly recreational use, limit amount of park clearing, and encour. age retention and enhancement of natural features where practical; @ the foreshore from the Castlegar. Robson ferry to the rock bluff is re. TERRY ROGERS . development guide designated recreati from heavy industrial.