ee: SPORTS ° LOCAL Castlegar track athletes scoring high on circuit FEATURE City's request for $405,000 denied by Municipal Affairs i A common disease with uncommon awareness wre wonee/ts | WEDNESDAY July 7, 1993 The Castlegar Sun MIXED Weather 3A Vol. 3- No. 1 ‘The weekly newspaper with a daily commitment’ 75 Cents + G.S.T. Cunningham takes top seat at RDCK Area | Director John Voykin also holds new positions Vice Chairman of the Board, taking over Cun- ningham's former position. Cunningham will also serve as acting chair of the Central Koote nay Regional Hospital Board. Voykin was elected to the position of Chairman of the Cen. tral Kootenay Regional Hospital board. 1 arry Greenlaw was swor in as Director for Area D, Cady’s former seat After briefly remembering Cady for his commitment to local politics, Cunningham reminded other directors that the board has STERLING NEWS SERVICE It was business and usual for board mem- bers of the Regional District of Central Koote- nay, which elected Hans Cunningham to the Position of Board Chairman. Cunningham, who is Area G Director, takes over as Chairman of the RDCK after the June 26 suicide of former Chairman, George Cady. Area I director, John. Voykin,-was elected tions. OCP open house draws small crowd New city plan will be further discussed during upcoming public hearing SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor ‘ Exactly 28 people showed up at an open house to review the contents of Castlegar’s Official Commu- nity Plan, a document that, once completed, will Provide a land use management strategy for Castle- gar’s growth and future development for at least the next five years The process began last year with the formation of an OCP Update Committee. The group has been working extensively with consultants and city offi- Cials to discuss issues. provide direction for policies and formulate the revise OCP. Throughout this time Policies have been changed. a direction of growth has been established, and land use designations tave been redefined. “The OCP still has to go through a public hearing process and then be approved by city council before it is adopted,” said City Planner Joon Bahk, who was present at the open house to answer any questions locatresidents might have Using a number of different maps, one 6f which was color-coded, Bahk answered questions that were specific to individual residence’s locations. “Many people have concerns about the changes in land use designation, they want to know what changes are happening in the area in which they live,” Bahk said. The OCP committee has worked using a broad land use strategy for Castlegar under a number of goal statements. Some of these include: maintain and revitalize the cultural downtown core in north Castle Gar, recognize the older section of north Castlegar for residential infill, redevelopment and increased densi- ties with innovative housing designs; support new residential subdivisions on the western slopes of north Castlegar, encourage multiple family residen tial development close to the downtown core Twin Rivers park, near the re near tonal commercial cen tre, and in the transition areas: encourage the devel opment of a regional commercial shopping precinct ind tourist commercial area-around the. Highwa 3/22 imterchange: protect the existing low density and new single family character of south Castlegar: , encourage the relocation of any light industrial uses away from residential urea and into the Industrial Park: develop roadways and infrastructure in con junction with new development; develop and expand parks: protect the integrity of heavy industry lor job creation and other economic benefits It is expected that a public hearing Process on the official Community Plan will be held in August , Sis ter act SUN STAFF PH! Sisters Megan VanderPloeg. 4. and Jarra VanderPloeg, 3 enjoyed one of the few days of sunshine by playing en the equipment at Kinsman Park much.to accomplish before this fall's elec- “I look at myself as pant of the board, not just the head of it short acceptance speech Voykin's comments were chatacteristically unadorned, ‘I'll make every effort not to make speeches and get down to business, Voykin before calling the hospital board Meeting to order. said Cunningham during a said | | Choice for new administrator narrowed to four SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor Castlegar City Councillors as well as some senior staff members will be locked up all weekend long, conducting gruclling interviews with can- didates vying for position of y administrator The top senior position at city hall has been vacant since ¢iary Williams completed his enty at Although he is no longer working in an contract form with the the end of June ldmunistrative Capacity, he ts at key coordinator in the current downtown revitalization pro- ject, and can be seen sporting a hard-hat and vest rather than a suit and tie More than 70 applicants {rom across Canada responded to the_advertisements for city administrator. Since mid-April a number of shortlists were completed and the number of applicants have now been reduced to four people who will undergo interviews this weekend. “This is one of the most important positions that city council has to hire for, you can bet that no one is taking it lightly,” said City Councillor See HIRE 2A found —Out on a limb SUN STAFF PHOTO / Karen Kerkhott Bart, wio refused to give his last name, could be out 100 feet up in a tree on 6th Street helping a local business fall a diseased Birch tree City's hiring policy highlights meeting with local unions SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor It's a debate that should reach a conclusion soon. City Council’s Administration and Finance Committee, made up Kirk Duff and Lawrence Cher. noff, will be hearing submissions from union officials regarding the benefits of a having a local pref erence Clause in all tender docu ments The committee will also be receiving a report from previous City Administrator Gary Williams, who was asked by council fo provide information on the pros and cons of having a local preference clause in tender focuments he meeting, which takes ¢ tomorrow, is expected to be informal and to the point. “We sant people to speak openly and tick with the facts. We don't Want anyone to grandstand Kirk Dufl sand After hearing submissions, Duff and Chernoff will make a recommendation to council, who will then vote on whether to accept the recommendation. The decision by council will mean a firm policy is set in place that will govern over the city’s pur chasing policy ‘If the committee can't reach consensus, then the whole issue will be presented open to council without a recommendation,” Duff continued Currently, the city has a poli cy that states the lowest, quali tied bidder wins the tender. But because of -pressure from local unions earlier this spring calling the policy unfair to local con tractors, the agreed to review the policy. The bated throughout the tendering of the city issues were de second phase ot which i Kelowna xt big downtown revitalization was awarded to based company The n contract to be tehndercd involves construction of the new RCMP. building, for which the city has budgeted $1.7. million. That amount, acknowledged one city official, includes everything from architect fees to the final ribbon cutting ceremony City Council will be re-estab- lishing its purchasing policy dur- ing the July 13 council meeting 2 sections 26 pages Profile ....... Classifieds... Entertainment .