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If yours does not, the following symbol B will appear on your Revision or Information Card. * Notice to all cable subscribers: Elections Canada voter information is broadcast daily on the Parliamentary Channel * If you know a person who has difficulty reading, please inform them of the content of this advertisement, or give them the above telephone number. le Qe \ Jean-Pierre Kingsley Chief Electoral Officer of Canada au ELECTIONS The non-partisan agency responsible for the conduct of federal elections - YOUR VOTE IS YOUR SAY ey SPORTS “Non-contact” flag rw... game ends in near-brawl WEDNESDAY October 20, 1993 LOCAL BUSINESS Race for cotineil grabs hold Taking care of business, and employees, pays off [Kalawsky dealership recipe for success/3t The Castlegar Sun Cooler Weather 3A Vol. 3 - No. 48 ‘The weekly newspaper with a daily commitment’ 75 Cents + G.S.T. Silver City shows signs of tarnish Trail demands all in future hospital role KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff A meeting held October 19 at the Castlegar and District Hospital could be the deciding factor on how and where health care is adminis- tered in the West Kootenay. Specifically, the question of who will pro- vide secondary services, or specialized care was addressed, and options derived through a long and expensive consensus seeking process—a process which includes input from the community through the Hospital Planning Council (HPC) and from Health Care Consultant Geoffrey Rowlands will be tendered. Chair of HPC, Greg Stacey, said that in June all the hospitals—Nel son, New Denver, Castlegar, Kaslo, Boundary, Arrow Lakes and Trail agreed in principle that a report from Rowlands would be accepted at the meeting, but recent well-publicized meetings held in Trail in September in which Trail Hospital ives “informed” that the future of their health care was in jeopardy is an indication that Trail has reneged on their agreement in principal to accept the report. “Tt was put on the table and agreed to by everybody. Nelson, Castle- gar and all the little hospitals all passed it—the governance procedure was agreed upon in principal. Trail agreed to it in principal.” Stacey went on to say that one of the options in the report suggested that Trail and Nelson share the responsibility of administering special- ized care—a “duo campus” style of health care administration—but the recent meeting in Trail suggests the community has changed their minds. “They want it all.” Some of the arguments used by Trail in order to strengthen its posi tion on being the facility to administer specialized care just doesn’t cut it said Stacey See HEALTH BA Former student will wait for trial in prison Crown Counsel is taking no chances with a former Selkirk College student who is facing seven major charges, including sexual assault with a weapon and unlawful confinement. The youth was caught in Burnaby after being out on the lamb since early summer. He has been placed in the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre where he awaits his trial, set for December 13. The former student, who now faces additional charges in relation to his escape, could face deportation to Hong Kong. (On the Block — A piece of the Wheel of Fortune, autographed by Vanna White and Pat Sajak, along with a variety of other célebrity merchandise will be auctioned on Sat- urday, November 13 at the Sandman Inn. Tickets for this wine and cheese auction are available from Suzanne Lehbauer (above), at the Kootenay Columbia Child Care Society. SUN STAFF PHOTO / John Van Putten ———_—_aaahhhh! hy SUN STAFF PHOTO / John Van Putten We all knew that Castlegar Sun Photographer John Van Putten would go to great lengths in getting a photo- graph, but when he returned to the office holding a self-portrait, taken at 2,500 ft, we finally figured out how he got that bad limp. John, as well as 75 other area daredevils, made the commitment and successfully completed their first jump, during a recent skydiving course. The Canadian Skydive C Nelson and Trail With jumps being made, ironically, on the Thanksgiving long weekend. Watch for an upcoming photo feature detailing the ‘need to jump’ entre ran, the course in Castlegar, We’re not there yet, cautions BC Hydro SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor Columbia River system. Hydro will submit the plan to the provincial government for review It wasn't meant to be an announcement, but when B.C. Hydro officials briefed various local elected officials on the status of plans to develop the Lower Columbia, it came across as the biggest news to hit this area in a while “Some people might think that a big announcement just took place, when in fact, there is really not a whole lot new to report,” said BC Hydro’s Columbia Kootenay Program Manager, Al Geissler. The meeting between elected officials and BC Hydro last week, revealed that Hydro is submitting a strategic plan outlining all impli- cations and costs of development of the Lower stoke dams. by the end of December. The submission is part of Hydro’s endeavors to apply for a licence to begin construction on four separate dams to increase electric generating capabili ties. Construction of the dams; Hugh Keenley side, Seven-Mile, Waneta and Brilliant, would ment involve retrofitting for increased generating capacity, and is considered in total, a mega ered “shelf-ready” and would likely be the project with outstanding employment benefits to the area. Hydro is also looking at placing two more generators in the Mica and Revel Due to the large amount of construction involved in the projects, Hydro-estimates between 200 and 500 jobs could be created Discussion between local unions and BC Hydro have already started, and Hydro is opti- mustic that a blanket labor agreement will be used during construction. Hydro’s goal is to carry out these projects in a way that spans approximately 17 years, thereby creating some longer-term employ- Of the four dams, Keenleyside is consid- first to undergo five to seven years of con- struction Although the status of development sounds nising, Geissler is adamant that the public ) in mind the number of variables affecting See WAITING 8A Election campaigns turn ugly as V-day draws near SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor Voting day for the federal election must be getting close How do we know? Well the days, like the candidates’ moods, are getting shorter and colder, as political maneuvering turns ‘ Symposium RICHARD ROWBERRY For The Sun Seven Kootenay communities have been selected as sites for Co 'y Information Session downright ugly—and the Koote- nay West-Revelstoke riding is not immune. The most obvious incident would involve an anonymous let- ter received by local press and media attacking Reform Party Candidate Jim Gouk's credibility The letter, which contains no let- terhead, date, signature or return these defamatory statements,” address, criticizes and condemns said Gouk, who called the letter Gouk for ‘alleged’ shad highly libelous”. while serving as a city cour “If I ever find out who wrote for the City of Castlegar these, you can bet I'd take legal Gouk was tipped off that th action against them. Everything ter was being circulated, an in the letter is incredulous.” angry after he read its contents “There is absolutely no truth t See UGLY 6A ii co follow-up a chance for public input River Treaty Committee, the Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture, the Down- stream Benefits Committee and B.C. Hydro, the sessions are i to take place in Octdéber and November. Sponsored by the Columbia d “to share information about their initiatives affecting the Columbia-Kootenay area” and, in return, to receive public Information sessions will take place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. in these communities. Nakusp Castlegar Revelstoke Golden Cranbrook Valemount The Columbia River Treaty Committee will be reporting back on future directions resulting from the Columbia Kootenay Sym- posium at 5 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. each evening. Your input will be welcomed October 27 October 28 Kaslo October 29 November 3 November 4 November 5 November 8 Recreation Centre Sandman Inn Community Hall Community Centre Civic Centre Inn of the South Community Hall For all the local news and sports — input on these activities. ents attached to the 1964 The meetings are a follow-uy Columbia River Treaty. to the Columbia-Kootenay Sym By these agreements, the B.C. posium held in Castlegar last government sold to the U.S. the June. At that time, officials from generating Capacity of three the provincial government got See INPUT 8A together with community repr — sentative to discuss “a range of economic and resource planning challenges facing the future of the region.” West Kootenay community is reps were enlisted at a series of Ann Landers ......., RDCK meetings prec Business symposium. Accordi Comics.. mittee Chair Josh Smienk 7 were asked to send a Editorial cross-section of peopl ble. | was very surpris. diversified they wer Lending urgency to tt ceedings is the rapidly-apy ing end of the hydro-electric generation a Entertainment ,...... 2B the Castlegar Sun ~ )