POL LIDS L TEINS Poe, SP PRRRARA SIP OEU NENA OE TUN NNR 8 COO ER EELS The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, February 5, 1992 Emeon agreement in jeopardy. The tentative agreement reached January 25 the Although the union's bargain- ing committee had been recom- mending acceptance of the tentative pect, the contract was British Columbia Government Employees Union and Emcon over ly rejected during ratification votes in all affected re; The union then met with Emcon on Monday, tabled all items which they say must be addressed before there can be a ratified settlement “Those items where given to “us by the members at the meet- ings we participated in last week,” said BCGEU Regional Coordinator Jeff Fox. 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Prices Castlegar Foods - 635 Columbia Ave. aA weyrwiNTER SALE TE whether or not we will be. re-initi- ating job action,” Fox also said Emcon was once again seeking the help of media- tor Vince Ready, who assisted in reaching the tentative agreement. “The union has stated that we see the issues as being simple,” he said. “We see the resolutions as being equally simple—we do not believe there is a need at this time for any outside assistance. Fox said job action could re- commence any time after 6 p.m. Tue'sday, if there is not a satisfac- er or aie vad Bar Emcon highway Administrator of Prayer Canada to speak at banquet The Trail-Castlegar area will be visited by the Administrator of Prayer Canada, from our Inter- national prayer centre. Bill White of Belleview, Alberta will be the guest speaker at the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship Valentines Sweetheart Banquet on Thurs- day, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Riverbelle in Trail. All interested people are invit- ed and welcome at this full Ital- ian Dinner Banquet. Bill comes with a most inter- esting back ground as a speaker. An entrepreneur all his life, Bill was a coal miner, oilfield worker, cattle rancher, insurance agent and general store owner before becoming director of Prayer Canada, President of Belleview FGBMF and adviser to Aglow boards. He will bring interesting story to climax the evening's activities at the Swagt- hean Banquet in Trail Please-phone 365 - 2 14gr 364-2429:for more tmfornal au most ‘ Woodland Park students received awards for various achievements last week. Standing (I-r); Dyana Doskoch, Eric Hanson, James Miller, Tyler Haines, Chad Harshenin, Geoffrey King and Luke Conroy. Sitting (I-r); Shane Rysen, Matthew Barre, Matthew Fox, Matthew McCarthy, Robyn Runions, Pamela DeWolf, Derek Vigue and Dale Chernenkoff. Missing is Celia Cancela. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Sharlene imhoft Purchase of hardware chain assets approved Sun Staff The purchase of a substantial portion of the assets of Macleod-Stedmann Inc. by Cot- ter Canada Hardware and Vari- ety Co. Inc. (name pending), a subsidiary of Cotter & Compa- ny, Chicago, Illinois, was approved last week by Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench. The approval was announced jointly by Robert A. Nolawski, President of Cotter, Canada Hardware and Variety Co. Inc., and Rob McMahon, a vice Pres- ident of Ernst & Young Inc., court appointed receiver All parties are diligently working toward closing on Jan- uary 31, 1992 Cotter Canada will service stores through a dealer-owned wholesale cooperative, presently being formed, to be known Cotter Canada Hardware and Variety Cooperative Inc Nalawski said Get on 365-5304 for the en the TRAIN —y¥ includes a choice cut of breast meat, > on a sesame seed bun with lettuce, tomato and our own special sauce. 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WITH TWO OFFICES TO SERVE YOU CASTLEGAR SAVINGS INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD. 3026 Highway 6 Slocan Park 226-7216 More than 275 existing Macleod and Stedmann stores have signed agreements to join the cooperative and they will own the . Nolawski said. The retailers will do business as Macleod True Value Hard- ware and Stedmann V & S Vari- ety stores, he added, pointing out that the members of the cooperative remain Canadian stores owned by independent Canadian retailers, buying and selling merchandise from Cana- dian manufacturers and suppli- ers. The central office, warehouse and trucking operations will continue to be headquartered in Winnipeg and will be directed by Nolawski, a 28-year veteran of the wholesale hardware and variety business. “This is a tremendous oppor- tunity for the Macleod and Sted- mann store owners,” Nolawski noted. “As owners of the erative, they will buy at lower prices, making them more com- petitive to start, and then at year-end the Members addition- ally share in the profits of the co-op.” “Now the Macleod True Value Hardware and Stedmann V & S Variety stores have a sta- ble source of merchandise so they can continue their long tra- dition of helpful and friendly retailing across Canada,” Nolawski concluded. Weavers to paint the Gallery blue SUBMITTED’ In preparation for a show of works by Joanna Staniskus, 10 Selkirk Guild volunteers have agreed to paint the large gallery at the West Kootenay National Exhibition Centre a clear sky blue. Staniskus, recipient of the prestigious Bronfman Award for Canadians in Craft, is a fibre artist of international stature. For her show here March 7 - April 25, 1992, the artist has requested a blue back- ground for her works. After the exhibit closes, the Guild will then repaint the gallery its original neutral tone. Castlegar Arts Council's new President, Brian O'Hara has supplied incentive by way of donating a painting to be awarded by draw to one of the wall-painters Classes through the Regional Recreation Commission in Castlegar, entitled “Introduc- tion to Weaving”, will be taught Thursday evenings from 7 p.m - 9 p.m. from March 12 to April 30. (Not change of dates). A minimum of six registrants is required for the course to pro- ceed. Please contact the Rec Office at 365-3386 to register, or call 365-5526 for informa- tion. June Bell of Fruitvale will instruct. Deadline for registra- tion is March 5. The course will cover the set-up and use of a standard 4- harness tale loom. It would be enjoyable and beneficial for recreation co-ordinators, art or CLEARANCE SALE FEB. 3 — FEB. 8 DON’T MISS IT! NAY SHOPPERS WATT FOR home economics educators, nurses, and or volunteer care- givers at institutional facilities. It would also appeal to anyone keen on working with threads and fabrics. Weaving is a satisfying activity on many levels - pro- viding creative expression, physical therapy, mental disci- pline, and practical production. Elections of officers were held at the Guild's regular monthly meeting on Jan 15. the new executive is: President, Tricia Rasku, Vice-President, June Bell, Treasurer, Alex Ready, and Secretary, Dar McDowell. The Guild is also planning a production for the future - a fashion show at the National Exhibition Centre next Novem- ber. In addition to regular day- time meetings on the third Wednesday of each month, evening meetings will be insti- tuted. These will be on the first Thursday of each month, at 7 p.m., at the Doukobor Museum. Evening meetings will allow those whose daily employment prevents their attending regular meetings to participate in S.W. G. activities. Feb. 6 is the date set for the first evening meet- ing. As always, guests are wel- come Next regular day meeting is on Feb. 19 at 9:30 a.m. If you have any questions regarding this, please feel free to contact Dar McDowell, at 365-5918 FIND IT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS Silver Rattle Antiques 301-11 Ave. Castleg (in Tulips Building) 365-5191 Wednesday, February 5, 1992 The Castlegar Sun Local student speaks his mind at Community Talks forum Ed. Note - The Castlegar Sun is pleased to allow and encourage local students to utilize space in our paper for whatever topic they deem important. We also encour- age local teachers to provide us with the quality essays and edito- rials their students produce. I recently attended a forum called Community Talks at the Castlegar Community Complex. The forum concerned itself with solving the problems of the Canadian society today, such as education, job ig. trade, businesses sponsor students through their post secondary edu- cation? The students would be placed with a sponsor company, providing that the business is related to the students goals, and the student would agree to work for his or her sponsor company once the student's academic needs are met For example; a student inter- ested in becoming an engineer would be chosen by a company that needs or will need engineers in the future; the student Loge technology and over all produc- tion of this grand country of ours. Once the forum have her schooling and would then company yee. There is, of we were split into three small groups of about eight people in each, to discuss various problems facing Canadians as a whok. Fol- lowing a strict schedule, we voiced our concerns, goals and ideals in which to improve Cana- da’s competitiveness and eventu- ally lumped them into these four themes; education (job training/retraining and upgrad- ing), work ethic (national.compet- itiveness), technolugy, and trade (industrial and interprovincial). After this was completed we began to throw in key ideas and possible solutions to the problems discussed earlier. By 9:30 p.m. the facilitator was looking for an opportunity to draw the forum to a close. I decid- ed now was the time to drop the proverbial bomb shell into the laps of various i and , an out for the student or she decides not to sor company instead of working for them (at the same rate). This program ensures that and a bond forms between the two most important forces in society today. Also the student is guaranteed a good job once he or she gets out of school and the sponsoring company acquires a highly skilled worker.s How can you lose? The feedback from my sug- Dan Carison work. Right now, the school would just place the student in some business or office to act as a “gopher” to get coffee etc. But, I want the student to be able to say what he/she wants to become once their schooling is over, then the school can place them in jobs relevant to their specific Also — I feel one week is not long enough for any real learning to take place, so the student ... excuse me; all students should spend between two weeks and one month on job experience.” Once again, I feel an example may be in order. I want to become an architect gestion was Mr. John Loo liked the proposal so much that he looked at me from a neighboring chair and told me that he was going to do just that in engineers. I began by proposing a solu- tion to a previous question regard- ing partnerships between educational institutions and labour, technology and industry. Picture the following situation: You're a promising student who is interested in attending col- lege or university, but due to a lack of funds you have entered a vast realm into which too many students fall. There is no way to get into post-secondary education without money in your pocket, so now your options seem quite lim- ited. What can you do? This is where my plan steps in. Why can’t companies and local Enter eA dozen long stemmed red roses eA diamond heart-shaped pendant Draw Date February 13 the company for which he works. But wait? I"m not done, I said, T to continue. “With regards to the discussion guide which we have all received,” I continued, “I would like to propose another solution which deals with the problem — how to make the transition from school to the work place easier.” By now the facilitator is frantical- ly scribbling on her big pad of paper to keep up with my train of thought: and I plug on. My second proposal takes form and I play the game once again. “W already have work cxperi- ence program sin place, bul we have to modify them if they are to Your Sweetheart's Name To Win eA romantic dinner for two or or HOURS: Mon., Tues., Wed., Sat. 10-5:30 Thuredey ly, so instead of being placed with say Mallards Ski and Sports downtown, I want to work side by side with another architect in a local firm in Trail or Ross- land. Also, instead of limiting the program to special needs students, I would make it so that every stu- dent would go through work Silence loomed as I pondered the situation and soon realized the obvious. I had made them think. I did. Daniel Matthew Thomas Carlson had made a bunch of right wing hot shots think about an idea which came so naturally to me. It was a great feeling and I could not suppress a small grin. Presently, the forum had come to an end and the only new sugges- tions were mine Later, January 30, I contacted A aay 4 Patines Toe Janet and Corina two friends to hear their views on the forum Janet; who will be in Ottawa for a week during March attending a follow-up forum to make sure our views are met with open eyes,had this to say: “I enjoyed the fact that we could openly interact with businessmen and have them hear what we had to say.” Corina Waage said that it was Port and Jason Peil as classmates. I'm also glad that our Challenge instructor, Mr. Foster, offered us the chance to attend Community Talks, If you have any comments or questions that you would like relayed to Michael Wilson and/or Bernard Valcourt, please call after school hours at my home, and ask for Dan. Phone 365-4962. refreshing to know that govern- ment was interested to hear some feedback and public input instead of going about business as usual. I really enjoyed the whole experience and if anyone learned pany the forum, it was me. I am HAIRLINES lad that I was able to rep Columbi. the teenage population of Castle- gore oo gar at the Community Talks. ans I don’t consider myself to be 365-6700 an exceptional student, although I Mon. - Sat. Wed. & Thurs. am enrolled in the Challenge Pro- bade a gram at Stanley Hi s High School with the likes of Brian THIS WEEK IN REALTY With BRAD WALSH When you’re an absentee owner If you don’t live close enough to your investment property to see it from your living room window, your property manager is one of the more important people in your life. You may choose to take an active role in the nr of your prop approv- ing tenants and overseeing the operating expenses. At the same time, however, handling all of the details long distance can be a pain. A good property manager will help you find quality tenants, collect the rent, and most important, call a plumber or electrician when the need arises. With the lease application, we provide a financial statement and credit report, and we check references to make sure there's no history of landlord abuse. When the rent’s due, people tend to take it more seriously when they must send it to us. And when the toilet overflows or the pipes burst, we have professionals on call to get repairs made quickly, competently, and at a reasonable charge. If you are considering a move, contact me at Castlegar Realty, Lad. Feel free to call me anytime at 365-2166. BLIC MEET Westar Timber Ltd. Tree Farm Licence 23 Proposed transfer of cutting rights and sale of Castlegar mill The Minister of Forests wants your input on Westar Timber Ltd.'s Proposal to sell their mill at Castlegar, and transfer the cutting rights for the southern bloc’ « TFL 23, situated south of the Trans Canada Highway b. .ween Revelstoke and Castlegar, to Pope and Talbot Ltd. ot Grand Forks. Public meetings will be chaired by Paul Ramsey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Forests and M.L.A. for Prince George North. M.L.A.s Ed Conroy, Rossland - Trail; Jim Doyle, Columbia River - Revelstoke; Corky Evans, Nelson -Creston; and Shannon O'Neill, Shuswap will also participate as part of the panel. Meetings will be held at the following locations 7:00 p.t Tuesday, February 11 . to 10: Castlegar Castlegar Community Complex 2101 - 6th Avenue Nakusp Royal Canadian Legion Hall 404 - 1st St. N.W. Revelstoke Revelstoke Community Centre 600 Campbell Street Sicamous Catholic Church Hall (Lady of Fatima Parish) Junction of Cherry Street and Highway 97A Comments on the proposal will be accepted at the meetings by the Chairman. Written submissions can be sent by March 6, 1992 to: Paul Ramsey, Parliamentary Secretary " Minister of Forests and M.LA. Prince George No c/o Parliament set aa Victoria, B.C. 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