ua Saturday, January 11; 1992 News Staff The KBS Campaign for Life got off to a surprising start this week with a dona: tion of $100. “Obviously the $100 cheque is wonderful but we really weren't expecting, nor antici- pating, any donations now,” said KBS news director Karl Johnston. KBS kicks off campaign tal’s “celebrity” team will have someone from a hospital and the radio station and perhaps a city council member plus one other skier. Other teams are welcome as well to ski for the hospital of their choice, he said, adding that B.C. Tel employees in Castlegar have already put to- gether a team. for the celebrity team.” All participants will ski free, the release said. Prizes will be awarded for the most creative team theme at both Red Mountain and Whitewa- ter where the Ski-A-Thon’s will be held; and a grand prize, yet to be announced, will be awarded to the team rais- “ing the most money. As well, is centered around a Ski-A- Thon on April 4, the last day of the -campaign.—_-Through — pledges made to ski teams, KBS will raise funds for six Kootenay hospitals to pur- chase medical equipment. “This event, the KBS Ski for Life, involves teams of four raising pledges for the hospi- tal of their choice,” stated KBS General Manager Dennis Gerein in a news release. “In all honesty the ¢am- On April 3, KBS willholda mayors of each participating paign is community more of a will be asked buildup of ‘We’ve sort of stayed away from target amounts. to fly the flag enthusi- We’ve just tried to pick projects that we feelare of the win- asm, that is . ; ning commu- what we're achievable. nity for a looking for - Karl Johnston, KBS: .week in between ‘April. now and Registra- early April,” he said. Radio-A-Thon from6a.m.to7 tion forms will be available at The first annual campaign p.m. for people to phone in local Credit Unions starting pledges if they haven't already been approached _by a_ ski ER Pledges phoned in will go towards an All-Star skiteam represe ing one of the six hi n the Ski-A-Thon, the ré: stated. “It’s a* two-pronged ap- proach,” Johnston explained. “You're either going to get it one-on-one from somebody you know, or if you’re missed, then Johnston said each ana Ais have a chance to pledge ‘Life os poe? of raisi ing equipment: the week of Jan. 20. ~-KBS hasn't set a specific | goal on the amount of money it hopes to raise, but Johnston said the equipment each hos- pital hopes to purchase ranges from $5,000 to $20,000. “We’ve sort of stayed away from target amounts,” he said. “We've just tried to pick pro- jects that we feel are achiev- able.” Castlegar Chamber gets new manager Jonathan Green NEWS REPORTER Although it is only tempo- rary, the Castlegar and Dis- trict Chamber of Commerce board were to consider a part- time manager, he would be in- terested. “If the board wanted to ex- tend the contract past three has a new manager. months, part-time, I'd look at At its December meeting, ++ he said. the chamber board of directors And with three months to announced that Dale Nielsen ind a new manager, Nielsen would be interim manager on 0esn’t believe the board will a contract basis, effective Jan. have too much trouble. 1 to March 31. “I don’t think it should be Having been a past-presi- all that difficult,” he said, “I dent, Nielsen knows the work- think it’s a matter of finding ings of the chamber. He said the right individual. one of his initial roles will be At the same meeting, it was assisting the chamber clerk. “The current clerk i is brand new,” he said. Because of his business, the chamber board realized that tbe available as a full-time manager. “They needed some experi- ence for a period,” Nielsen said. “I suggested I might be available.” announced that News pub- lisher Dave McCullough was leaving, Ray Bystrom would be joining and that Ald. Bob Pakula would be the new ay appointee to the board. a Pakula said his role will re- semble that of a middle man. “Anything they’ve got for the city and any information from the city,” he said. “I’m ‘Nielsen added that if the -like a go-between.” LOAN-OUT CAMERA The Castlegar News has two simple-to-operate loan- out cameras (complete with film) which it is pleased to allow groups to use for taking pictures for use by the Castlegar News. Arrangements for the use of these cameras should be made through our News Department at 365-3517. r | CASTLEGAR “A Tradition of Community Journalism Since 1947” —= Zi Quon: ere toccrceennanenecer™ NS rail twice- weekly paper. CARRIERS URGENTLY ~ REQUIRED IN ROBSON ‘The Castlegar News has routes in Robson available effective immediately. These are permanent positions for delivery of our Call 365-7266 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Ask for Heather Traffic Control Flagging: Sat., Jan. 18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $30. Please dress warmly as most of the progam is held outside. DOS level 1: Jan. 14 - 30, Tuesday & Thursday, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $110: GST exempt. Prenatal Classes (Late): For couples in their third trimester. Sponsored space ible; please the CE at 365-1261 for details. Jan. 15 - Feb. ue ; Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. $30/couple. GST exempt. A A sof Program which is the industry standard of Computr “Aided begresh for the personal computer. 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FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER CALL: CASTLEGAR CAMPUS - 365-1261 Selkirk College ‘fs Sattirday, Jandaty 1171992 Consumers licked with another postal increase a Canada Post ups rates to keep in line with national inflation levels Jonathan Green- NEWS REPORTER The 40 cent stamp has gone the way of the dodo, dinosaur and Berlin Wall. On Jan. 1, Canada Post introduced a rate increase-to mail a first-class letter in Cana- da from 40 to 42 cents. Add in the GST, and you're looking at 45 cents for a single stamp. Canada Post spokesman Doug McClelland said the increase is inflationary, and that the corporation is no different than the Canadian consumer. “Inflation affects everybody, and we're not immune,” he said from Vancouver. McClelland said the increase is “to cover costs” from 1991, which included the pur- chase of new equipment, the building of a | plant in Ontario and pay increases to postal workers. “_nosaur by-1993.- “Over 70 per cent of our revenue goes to la- bor costs,” he said. Increase aside, McClelland said that the price of a stamp today is no higher than pur- chased over 35 years ago. “A stamp today, in real:terms, costs the same as in 1956,” he said. To offset the increase, Canada Post is of- fering customers a discount. McClelland said that by now, all house-. holds should have received-coupons worth three dollars toward the purchase of stamps and money orders. “It’s in the system,” he said. is As much as the corporation would like to keep mailing costs down, McClelland said it’s beyond Canada Post’s control. “As long as inflation remains a fact of life, there will be rate increases,” he said. With inflation here to stay, the 42 cent stamp may just Decone oo fu faut or di- Kootenay CORNER NEWS STAFF Westar in the red Westar Mining is in a bit of trouble with three East Kootenay communities: Between them, the communities of Elkford, Sparwood and Fernie say Westar has been skip- ping out on its municipal taxes to the tune of $12 million. The three communities are attempting to ar- range a meeting with Premier Mike Harcourt to see if the province will bail the company out. Evan finds a home Nelson-Creston MLA Corky Evans has found his home away from home. ever officially opened his constituency office t week, located at 101 Baker St. in Nelson. His ce will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Wednesday. COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S CLUB LUNCHEON 11 a.m. Fireside, Thursday, January 16, 1992. Featuring Creative Crafts with Kathy Wieler. Speaker: Jackie McNabb formerly of Castlegar. Reservations 365-7607 or 365-3886. 2/2 CASTLEGAR COMMUNITY pee COURSES The following courses are “Ci Services — for more information call 365- 2104. pale at Castlegar Children’s Centre beside Hobbit Hill: Couples Communication, 8 week starting Monday, January 13 at 7 p.m.; Systematic Training for Effective Parenting, pre- teen, 10 weeks starting January 14. at 7 p.m.; Systematic Training for Effective Parenting, teen, 10 weeks starting January 15 at 7 p.m. There is a $35 fee for these courses based on a sliding scale. Held at Castlegar Community Services, 1007-2nd Street: Nobody's Perfect — parenting course for parents of children aged O to 5 years, 6 weeks. 3/2 Coming events of Castlegar and District non-profit organizations may be listed here. The first 15 words are $5 and additional words are 30¢ each. Boldfaced words (which must be used for headings) count as two words. 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