Page 2A The’ casteont Sun Continued from 1A well as points. But safety in the school zones is not just a concem for drivers. Parents can help prevent acci- dents by taking the time to teach their kids about good traffi Habits. # “Education starts” “the ~ home,” says Sangster. “Parents can take the child during a quiet time in the evening to show them where it’s safe to cross the road. And they can do it so it’s fun for the child but also educatio: He says parents should also review basic safety tips like always walking bikes across the street and never running when they get off the bus. *" “One ’of the district's active ‘areas isthe ‘school pick-up area near Kinnaird Hall. Wayling says 75-100 young- sters use the area for getting on and off buses. “We are very concemed about motorists passing buses—it’s BRENDAN ‘HALPER * Sun staff Streetlights have got the grecn light in Blueberry Creck.°.: On August 22 the Blueberry Creek Irrigation District held a special rate payers meeting for the purpose of deciding whether the community would receive streetlights, Nearly 130 residents attended the meeting at the Blueberry Creek @ Selkirk Sctiool with 97 voting in favour of i nehalng the ERE to inchide the E funtion of streetlights, A mere 17 voted against the ammendment, ‘ “Usually less than'20 people show up for these meetings,” said Bluc- berry Creck Irrigation District secretary William Kavaloff. T've been involved with the district for 35 years and I've never seen this kind of tum out, it’s great.” “Of course there was the onc inevitable spoiled ballot,” laughed Kavaloff. * Continued from 1A tion program," says Lintz, For the second year now, peo- ple who already have a bachclors degree can take one more year of classes to get their teaching cer-- tificate, Although a redistribution of students doesn't appear to. have lowered attendance, that in itself has contributed to another prob- Tem, Student housing, a yearly’ headache for the college, is hard- er than ever to get into. “I understand the situation is quite ’ critical,” “There’s still room and board sit- uations available but finding independent housing for students = CUPW » Continued from 1A they're not hiring strike breakers but the security firms they’re hir- ing, are hiring strike breakers,” he said, “It’s pretty obvious that's what they were doing.” However, Frick stated, “The security person who was alleged- ly assaulted could have been checking on some of his person- - nel.” As to the suggestion that there were strictly security personnel moving mail into the building she replied, “That wouldn't be the case. There are many rural route contractors and non-CUPW employees moving the mail on different sites. That's probably who was there.” says. Lintz,' * isnextto impossible.” The college hopes the Problem will be d once field and the gymnasium com- plex, the dorms are still only tion is completed on the camipns dorms, Located between the soccer pied by workers and heavy machinery. “They're putting in the foun- dations and then they can start on the electrical, sewer, and water systems,” says Lintz, “But the college is still optimistic at least some of that facility might be able to accept students towards the end of January.” Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers were out last Thursday walking the picket line as the rotating strike hit Castlegar. lethal,” he says. Fortunately no accidents involving boarding . “school kids have occurred in the - : RCMP. last ‘few: years, bur thar doesn’ 1 * satisfy Wayling.' © “Motorists passing buses is a concem,” he says. “It's happen- ing here.” For those motorists who insist on speeding through school zones, Const. Sangster says the police are encouraging the public . to report these incidents to the Sangster says to include as much detail as possible when making such a complaint: vehicle and driver descriptions, direction of vehicle, and license plate. Continued from 1A year of implementation of the Pri- mary Program which is part of { the Year 2000,” she said. “The intermediate and graduate pro- will follow.” “As the staff, we're really i. excited about starting something 3 mew for the kids.” According to Andrews, the }. school board has been very com- i mitted to re-opening the school { and providing the funding needed for adequate learning resources. “We have received a great deal of support from certain staff at eneie Elementary, especially Din t. “T met most of the students Last June,” she said. “The kids are really excited.” The re-opening of Blueberry Elementary also means no more busing to Kinnaird Elementary for Blueberry students. Elementary is really overloaded, and this school is a really good facility.” “I think it’s wonderful that they’ve re-opened this school,” said Blueberry Creek resident Sherry Phipps. “It’s a good meet- ing ground and brings the whole community together. It’s a great new beginning.” “I just hope they never close it again.” Sherry Phipps’ six-year-old daughter Gracie is attending Blueberry Eleme: I. “It’s much better than sending her to Kinnaird,” said Phipps. “She only lives half a block away from this school.” of weak ridges of high cipitation. This is an in WEATHER OF . AUGUST 1991 August, as is normal, proved to be the warmest and driest month of the summer in Castlegar. Tem- peratures were above normal and the amount of rain fall was below average. this was largely due to a series ressure which slid across the southern interior. It should ‘also ‘be noted that some sur rounding stations recorded much greater amounts of pre- Temperature High This Year Date 34.8.2 9. low ' 55 36 ” Precipitation Rain 19.7 vo Snow : Total Precip., é oy 5 activity that did occur during the month. 440.0 .. 18 ‘of the s d shower Record Day 3.2 The school will also house a play/pre-school in one of the extra class rooms. “We're hoping to have some sort of celebration in a couple of weeks,” said Andrews. Local youths place -second at the PNE Youth Talent Search ‘Two young local performers recently placed second in the PNE Annual Youth Talent Search Com- petition in Vancouver. Kaela Tompkins and Carrie Markin, both 13 years of age, danced their'way to the $250 first runner-up prize on Aug. 30. : The girls have been perform- ing together since the age of five and their present act is a stage * dance/comedy routine witha Scottish th ieme, «= Competition semi-finals ran Photo submkted from Aug. 26-29 with finals on Aug. 30. On May 24, the girls placed second in the local competition, namely, the Kinnaird Junior Tal- ent Search held at Kinnaird Junior Secondary School. {In order to qualify for the PNE, they entered the PNE Youth Talent Search competition in Nel- son, Aug. 1 and won. ‘Kaela and Carrie were the youngest qualifying: performers in the entire competition. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper Wednesday, September 4, 1991 The Castlegar Sun Tarrys fire department gets grant approval on Jaws-of-Life purchase eo. Sun staft Veitch and Nelson-Creston MLA Howard Dirks made the The Tarrys Volunteer Fire », Department, in cooperation with * the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK), has received approval of a $18,000 GO B.C, r+ Award toward the purchase of a 1. Jaws-of-Life extraction system «, and transport vehicle, Provincial Secretary Elwood on Aug.28 Veitch, minister responsible for GO B.C., said the emergency rescue equipment rescue cquip- ment will serve the fire protec- tion areas of Tarrys, Robson, Pass Creek, Crescent Vallcy, Bonnington and Ootischenia. “The population of the areca bordering Highway 3A is close to 5,000," he added, Tarrys Chief Ralph Merriman said, “It’s good to hear about this. “Having cquipment available from Tarrys will greatly reduce the present waiting period for John: Voykin, for Area I of the ROCK had been trying to contact Howard Dirks and we had the GO B.C, grant application in for some time.” Dirks, minister of develop- ment, trade and tourism, said tha: in most serious motor vehicle accidents time is critical. Tescuc vehicles from Nelson or Castlegar.” ae Go B.C, is a provincial gov- emment capital funding program WEATHER OUTLOOK: The forecast for Wednesday; Sunny and warm with highs near 25. Lows tonight will dip down to 6 with clear skies. The forecast for Thursday and Friday calls for lots more sunshine and warm temperatures. which uses the proceeds from lot- terics to assist a wide range of community initiatives. ° “We had applied for both the Go B.C, ap the federal Joint BRENDAN HALPER Sun staff September is National Arthri- tis Month, a special opportunity for everyone hoping for a better future for people with arthritis to celebrate the advances in arthritis treatment and support the work of The Arthritis Soci- ety in their community. Castlegar resident Peggy Toews will certainly be count- ing on that support. Peggy is a member of the Castlegar Arthritis Society as well as a representative of the United Way, for the Arthritis Society. “September is our main fundraising month for British Columbia,” said Peggy. “In our community we don’t have fundraising through the Arthritis Society, our fundraising is done through the United Way.” The Arthritis Society pro- vides many helpful programs for arthritics in the Castlegar area. ‘Range of Motion’ is a two weck swimming program held at the Castlegar and District Aquatic Centre for Arthritics or people of any age who have mobility problems. “It’s a tremendous help,” said Peggy. “The hot tub and pool at the complex are great, they are “so easily accessible. There is also a rheumatologist who comes to the community twice a year. His visits are paid for by the Arthritis Society.” The Arthritis Society spon- sors doctors, encouraging them to specialize in Rheumatology. They also give therapists in that field extra training. “An occupational therapist National Arthritis Month provides hope for a better future Castlegar Arthritis Society member Peggy Toews, pic- tured above, wants you to know that "People can be afflicted with arthritis at any age.” comes to Castlegar also spon- sored mostly by the Arthritis Society,” she said. An arthritic herself, Peggy gives praise to the programs. “I've used them all, they also provide all sorts of things to aid in performing daily tasks.” “People can be afflicted with arthritis at any age and it can strike in many different forms,” said Peggy. “I would like to SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper stress however, that it can be helped and controlled and the quicker you get help, the better off you'll be.” “You can still work and take part in community activities,” she finished. Affecting over 350,000 peo- ple in B.C. and the Yukon, over 3,500 of them children under the age of 15, arthritis is our most common chronic disease. Pro- gram (EPP) ‘grants,” said Merri- Precipitation: According to Merrimann, the department has no room to carry the Jaws-of-Life extraction sys- tem in either of their present vehicles. “We decided to try and get a mini-van to carry the system in because it is the only type of Sunshine: A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Temperature: Max/Date Min/Date 31.8/30 Rain 2.8 mm. Number of Mean 15.1/1 18.4 . Snow Total 0mm. 2.8 mm. Normal Number Hours of Hours 441 50.9 vehicle small enough to fit in our existing hall,” he said. The total cost is $55,000, 30 per cent of which is covered by the Go B.C. grant while the JEPP, if attained, would cover 50 per cent. “We should know whether or not we're getting the JEPP by March or June of next year,” he said, “The JEPP would cover REMARKS: Cooler temperatures and a little precipita- tion have greatly reduced concerns about forest fires. Many farmers are still hopeful for a tast crop of hay. Ed. note: Rossland celebrates ‘Golden City-Days’ this weekend. Bring the family and enjoy all the activities. The South - East Interior Weather Office Forecast provided by at Castlegar, B.C. $27,500 and we Presently have $4,150 in the bank.” Hunters must retain calf and elk heads while in transport BC Environment’s Wildlife School is back in -. please drive carefully Remember! Program advises successful calf- elk hunters that, effective in the 1991-92 hunting season, the head of the calf must accompany the carcass while it is being trans- ported to a place of residence or butcher shop. This change in regulations is designed to reduce the number of cow elk taken on calf-only elk Limited Entry Hunting authoriza- tions. Analysis of past harvests indi- cates at least 10 per cent of female elk killed on calf-elk-only permits are yearlings or older. The figure iod considered under-estimated, indicating a greater harvest of cows than anticipated. As a consequence, the number + BRENDAN HALPER ; Sun staff : a ‘ ‘The West Kootenay National Exhibition Centre is : featuring works from two Kootenay artists until Sept. 29. Christina Lake resident Richard Reid is a painter ‘_ who works primarily with acrylics. Reid’s subject matter of choice is the human fig- ure, “T used to use oils but then went for the different ‘ qualities of acrylics,” said Reid. “The good thing } about acrylics is that they have the ability to pool + liquids and dry in certain ways, but unfortunately + they don’t have the color depth or richness of oils.” He started art school in 1950 but didn’t do a lot of painting for about 10 years during the 1970's and 80" s. “For a number of years I was more of a printmak- erthan a painter,” he said. “However, my prints did have a certain painterly quality that I was very inter- Like any good football team, long term ! NEC features Kootenay artists ested in.” Reid taught painting and drafving at the Universi- ty of British Columbia for nine years. “From the very beginning the figure has been my main interest,” added Reid. “Sometimes my works are a little more abstract than at others, but I’m always dealing with the human figure.” Nelson resident Jacqui Reed is displaying figura- tive sculptures in stone and clay. She has been working with stone for two and a half years and clay for 10. “I had my first exposure to clay in high school,” said Reed. “I began working with stone for its simi-_ larity to clay in its earthiness.” Reed’s interest in art started years ago with encouragement from her parents and she was able to develop it into a'skill while in school. “It snow-balls.” She has been in group shows in Nelson, Kaslo and Vancouver. “This is my first solo show,” finished Reed. for Canada rests on developing good fundamentals. ing of the Canadian economy, to transform the slug- That means red j Feaueing | the federal deficit, , increasing exports of goods and imp iz and di Pp for Starters. ‘That was the message that Michael Wilsoz, Min- ister of Industry Science and Technology and Minis- ter for International Trade, told the 70 people gathered at Castlegar's Fireside Inn on Monday. “Our objective is not just to survive in this world economy, but to Prosper in it, to be winners, as. a country and as a people,” said Wilson. “We're not just talking about catching up, but about keeping up, and getting ahead of the game. We are in this for the long game. And in this game, there are no long touchdown passes. It is a question of methodically moving the y ick sv all the way down the field.” Wilson made it abundantly. clear that he feels the current federal government is well on the way to making that happen. “Iisa question of getting all of ‘the fundamentals i ing we've been at since we VEN YERFS ago,” “We have "he said. “ in the 80s to a dynamic global market economy for the 90s.” Wilson went on to point out a number of exam- ples where he feels Canada is on the right track. “We have reined in government spending, from an operating deficit of $16 billion when we took office, we are now in an operating surplus of $12 billion. In other words, where the previous govern- ment spent $16 billion more on programs than it raised in taxes, we now spend $12 billion less, and the difference goes towards the deficit.” He also believes that under free trade Canada has continued to grow and prosper, despite critics claims that the country is being swamped by Americans. “There were concems expressed at the time that B.C."s wine industry would be among the losers, yet several winerics here in the interior are among the winners by moving out of bulk wines and into pre- mium wines,” said Wilson. “As Ian Mavety of Southvicw Farms has said: ‘Production of fine wine in B.C. has a good future, ‘We're getting good very fast and free trade was the epee ing and updat-— of /calf-only elk LEH autho- Tizations will be adjusted to com- pensate for the illegal harvest. The following points will help hunters to determine the differ- ence between cow and calf elkc * calf elk don’t have antlers; * a calf elk is less than 12- months-old and, when being hunted in the fall, is only five to seven months old; * calf elk can be distinguished from yearling or adult cows by their thin, blunt, short noses and = calf elk have a rounded, fuzzy patch of hair on their fore- * calf elk are about one-half to two-thirds Shopping locally means we all benefit ug ing lege 18, Pentalaty not these students register for courses last That is not to say that everything is rosy for Cana- da on the trade front, Wilson noted that Canada has ranked fifth for the last two years running in the World Economic Forum's survey of competitiveness of the 23 OECD nations. That was up from 11th place five years ago but it is also down from fourth place two years ago. “We are rated near the top for our natural endow- ments, our human resources, our transportation and health services infrastructures, our market orienta~ tion and the dynamism of our economy but there are also strong warming signals on the horizon,” he said, “In terms of the responsiveness of our school system Long term prosperity depends on good fundamentals Wilson. “And yet we are facing a critical shortage of sci- entists and engineers. Japan graduates nearly nine times as many engineers on a per capita basis as we do. Mexico graduates four times as many in absolute In the Speech from the Throne, the government set out three objectives to promote a learning culture in this decade: to cut adult illiteracy in half by the year 2000; to achieve a 90 per cent high school ion rate or equi 'y; and to double the number of math, science and engineering graduates. All of these initiatives will help improve Canada’s on the world market. to mect the demans of a we ranked 11th, ‘in the reads of the pack. And in terms of the training Pp we ranked 20th, at the back of the pack.” Wilson beli that and hand development, hold the keys to Canada’s future com- petitiveness. “We have a challenging situation before us in this country, we spend more per capita on higher educa- tion than any country in the world except Sweden, and.we have the world’s second highest post sec- ondary enrolement after the United States,” said “We Canadians have nothing to fear, and every- thing to gain, from enhancing our competitiveness. Competiti encss isn’t a dirty word. It isn’t about los- ing jobs. it’s about securing jobs.” said Wilson. Editor's note The Gremlins got into this story last week, cutting the first half out of the paper, so we thought you might like to read the entire story. Sorry for the inconvenience.