CENTRAL FOO AY, YOUR COMMUNITY FOOD STORE June 27, 1990 eeeaetioges Ne LOCAL NEWS LOCAL NEWS A NIGHT TO REMEMBER Enjoy the Canada Day Weekend! STEAK weston och. 5671, CHICKEN wus... 52, CHICKEN 22: FRESH. QUARTERS HICKEN uss 28 PRESH. QUARTERS 98 STREET TALK 19/8 4.48|CRAB MEAT ,,,,, $368 lb. IMITATION. ........ HAM HALVES OLD FASHIONED isaivsgires! /EE | gs 98 18 1 1% 1 1 The Twin Rivers elementary school senior band, lead by music teacher Robert Bertuzzi, displays the talents that helped the music program win an award of excellence from the B.C. Arts in Education Council. cosnews Pho bts * There was always something to do at Stanley Humphries secondary school's all-night alcohol and drug free dry grad Party Saturday and Sunday at the Community Complex. Above, it was dunk time for teacher Laurie Boskov while at right gamblers Laurel Closkey (left) and Kelly Davidoff BUNNY CHARTERS of Castlegar was re-elected celebrate a win at the wheel of fortune. Cashews photos by Ed Mills Trustee explains position By CLAUDETTE SANDECKI Staff Writer Castlegar school trustee Tony Guglielmi said he is opposed to a recent school board decision to offer both French and Russian second- language programs at Tarrys elemen- tary school because there will only be nine children in each class at the Grade 4 level, which is not justification for paying a teacher to instruct the students. Eighteen children ‘‘would have made a reasonable class’’ but nine students is rarely considered a large enough group for a séparate program, Guglielmi said. He pointed out the board was going to shelve the French immersion program at Kinnaird Junior secondary school for the fall because only 19 students originally signed up for the program. The same amount of money must be spent for a teacher to instruct nine students or a class of 20 or 24, he said. However, superintendent of schools Terry Wayling said the 18 students compose the entire Tarrys Grade 4 class for the 1990-91 school year. The Grade 5 and 6 classes, which will also offer both languages in the fall, have about 20 students each as well, Wayling said. The two second-language programs, which provide 100 minutes a week of instruction, were almost Chretien By CasNews Staff Having Jean Chretien as the new leader of the federal Liberal Party will likely increase the party’s membership in the Kootenay West-Revelstoke riding, Liberal constituency president Garry Jenkins said. Chretien appeals directly to the people and will revive interest in the party, Jenkins said Tuesday after Chretien won the leadership race on the first ballot Saturday in Calgary. However, appealing to the general Population to vote Liberal will require CasNews continued from front pege same format as the Sunday page, including letters to the editor Deadline for tetters-to the editor for the Wednesday edition will be Monday at noon. Deadline for letters to the editor for the Saturday edition during the summer will be Thursday at noon. There will be no Guglielmi says vague policy a problem equally favored by the 52 families surveyed by the school this year, he said. French was chosen by 24 families while 28 families chose Russian. Wayling said. The board voted to introduce Fren- ch to Tarrys, which has been the only school in the Castlegar district to of- fer Russian as a second language rather than French, to deal with ‘‘this rather unique situation in our school district," Wayling explained. Funds for the second program were built into the 1990-91 school year budget in anticipation of the need for the French program, Wayling said during the June 18 board meeting at which the board approved the two- language option for Tarrys. Guglielmi, who is chairman of the board’s policy comittee, said part of the problem is with the vague wording of the current language policy The policy says offering a language Program is ‘‘subject to reasonable enrolment’’ but does not define “‘reasonable,"’ Guglielmi said However,. “‘the problem is far greater than this policy,”” he said. The trustees do not respect the Process of policy making and changing policy is too easy to do, he said. “It’s just four votes and away we go,”” he said, explaining that policy can be changed at the board table without prior notice or consideration as long as four of the seven trustees vote in favor of the change. ¢ “I think it’s a sad way to ad- minister a public enterprise like education,’ Guglielmi said. Other trustees said they have no problem with amending the policy to fit the unusual situation at Tarrys but agreed with Guglielmi that overall changes to general policies should be studied before they are implemented. That was why a motion by Mickey Kinakin to change the language policy to allow two or more languages to be taught at all Castlegar schools was voted down, trustees said. "m not opposed to Mickey’s idea but I'd like it to come back through the system (to committee) with the support of principals and senior staff,” board chairman Gordon Tur- ner said. The board had no idea what the change would cost the district or if teachers could be found, Turner said. “‘We shouldn't -have to deal with such broad changes at the board table,’ he said. ‘‘We could make a motion to shut down the school district and it could pass but that doesn’t mean it should be done.” However, Turner said he did not understand why his motion to refer the matter to committee was turned down by the trustees. Trustee Doreen Smecher noted the current policy is broad enough to cover a request: for an additional language program “‘if the numbers warrant.”’ But the policy may need to be changed in the future if enough schools ask for permission to offer language programs other than Fren- ch, she said. Trustee Evelyn Voykin said a sur- vey of Castlegar schools to determine if parents in areas other than Tarrys want another language offered may be worthwhile. “But it’s going to come down to whether we can fund it’’ even if a school requests an additional language program, Voykin said. called good for party some work, Jenkins said, noting the NewsDemocratic Party ‘‘is the one to beat’’ in the West Kootenay area. “People around here have to learn that it’s the Liberals that will bring them things just as the Liberal Party has always brought things to people all across Canada,” he said “Voting NDP is really a waste of time”’ at the federal level, he added Jenkins, who supported Chretien for leader, said he was ‘very happy”’ the former cabinet minister won on the first ballot The one-ballot win was necessary for the sake of party unity, he said Jenkins said he was a little worried. about supporting a leadership can- didate who is ‘part of the old guard” of the party but Chretien is ‘‘the only guy who is going to be able to lead the party.”” Disgruntled supporters of Chretien’s rival Paul Martin will be unhappy for a while but then they will unite behind Chretien just as the rest GARRY JENKINS of the party will, Jenkins predicted. But Chretien will likely make some changes and discard some of the old ways as well, Jenkins said. The party has some major issues to consider such as a $3.5-million debt, a future election to fight and a need for greater grassroots support, he said. However, party members in the Kootenay West-Revelstoke riding will heed Chretien’s suggestion to take the summer off and let the convention hype and the Meech Lake accord con- troversy settle down, Jenkins said. Although the media made a big deal out of the'death Saturday of the “accord, ‘‘it was not much of a deal at thé-conyention,’”-he-said- The accord died a natural death and over the next 10 years each part of the constitutional agreement should be debated to ensure an arrangement can be reached to bring Quebec into the Constitution that will satisfy all of Canadian society, he said. to either deadline. News items from the .com- munity for the Saturday edition must be received by the news department no later. than Wed- nesday at 5 p.m. © Woolco Not oll tlyers receive tull destribution. i you did not receive one of these Hyers anc would like to do 50. pease phone our Circulation Deperiment at 365-1266. LOTTERIES The winning numbers drawn Tuesday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 13, 21, 29, 37, 40, 44, 46 and 56. The winning numbers drawn Mon day in the B.C. Keno lottery: 7, 8, 16, 25, 29, 31, 35, 42. The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 6/49 draw: 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47. Bonus number: 31 The jackpot of $4,444,561.20 was divided into 12 prizes. Seven winning tickets were bought in Ontario, three in Quebec, one on the Prairies, and one in B.C The four Extra winning numbers for B.C. on Saturday: 14, 15, 47, 73. Winning numbers drawn Saturday in the B.C. Keno lottery: 1, 2, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 41. Winning numbers in the Express draw for Jaguar cars: 917877, 088469, 585118, 998993. Winning Lotto BC numbers: 17, 19, 22, 30, 37, 40. These numbers provided by The Canadian Press must be considered unofficial. Fire BRIEFLY By CasNews Staff Rezoning request rejected Castlegar city council slammed the door Tuesday on Paul Semenoff’s proposal to build a four-unit apartment building on 6th Avenue between Arrow Building Supplies and B.C. Welding Supplies. Council voted not to take further action on Semenoff’s application to rezone the property and amend the Official Community Plan to allow construction of the fourplex and to renovate an existing fourplex on the Property. The property is currently zoned light industrial and the existing fourplex is allowed as a non-conforming use. Semenoff asked council to rezone the property multi-family residential, saying the move would allow construction of the fourplex to help alleviate the current housing shortage by 1g modest-priced rental i renovate the existing building and provide a possible start to converting 6th Avenue to residential use from industrial. However, businesspeople in the area balked at adding more housing along 6th Avenue because they said residential and industrial uses are incompatible. Under city bylaws, Semenoff may reapply for the zoning change in one year, council said. Vacancy rate moves up to 2.0 Castlegar’s vacancy rate for April was up more than one percentage point from October 1989, to 2.0 per cent from 0.6 Per cent, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation statistics show. — Only three rental units were available in April out of 152 units that were surveyed in the city. The survey looked at bachelor suits, one- bedroom and two-bedroom units and units of three or more bedrooms. Over the last five years, the vacancy rate has fluctuated but continued downward, CMHC data shows. The rate hit a high of 12.2 Per cent in October 1986 and was at its lowest point when it fell to 0.6 Per cent last October. The vacancy rate is determined every six months, in April and October. The rental vacancy survey excludes single-detached units, duplexes, basement suites, mobile homes, rooming houses and residential motels. Chernoff turns up tower heat Castlegar Ald. Lawrence Chernoff turned up the heat Tuesday on the y sur ig the of the control tower at Castlegar Airport saying the ‘‘scuttlebutt”” around town is-that the tower will be shut down completely in September. ““Come September the tower’s finished," Chernoff told Castlegar city council during a discussion of the upcoming meeting of Transport Canada officials July 4 in Castlegar council chambers. Kootenay West-Revelstoke MP Lyle Kristiansen invited top officials from Transport Canada’s regional office in Vancouver to Castlegar to discuss a reduction in the tower's operating hours effective July | and the rumors of the tower's closure. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Bylaw prohibits junk piles The Regional District of Central Kootenay has passed a bylaw Prohibiting the ac of ile parts, building materials, garbage or other items that are considered unsightly on property in Areas Tand J. Anyone contravening the bylaw can be fined up to $2,000. The regional district has received complaints over the accumulation of junk in people's yards in the two rural areas around Castlegar and the bylaw will allow the RDCK, through its building inspector, to approach a homeowner and request property be cleaned up, Area J directorKen Wyllie said. — If the homeowner refuses to dispose of the items, the regional district can have the Property cleaned up and levy the cost of the work against the homeowner’s Property taxes, Wyllie said. Socreds support mill expansion The Rossland-Trail Social Credit Party at its last monthly meeting Passed a motion fully supporting the proposed expansion and modernization of the Celgar pulp mill in Castlegar. “The directors feel that the modernization of the mill will havea Positive effect on the local economy, creating many jobs both during and after construction,” Elmer Pellerine, a director from Castlegar, said in a news release. “The newly renovated mill, meeting all provincial and federal environmental guidelines, will create a cleaner and safer continued from front page There were no injuries or damage to the surrounding area but the firefighters did lose some valuable ex- perience, he said. “*I think that whoever was involved in this thinks it’s some kind of a joke — it’s not. Just because no one was injured doesn’t mean there couldn't have been,"’ he said. Bebelman said the fire department strongly suspects arson but there for all. “The directors have faith that the management of the Celgar pulp mill modernization project is working closely with the Provincial and federal governments to give us a State-of-the-art pulp mill,”’ Pellerine added. ‘*The directors feel this expansion is a must for the economic viability of this area."’ RCMP say grad weekend quiet Castlegar RCMP report a quiet grad weekend this year following the Stanley Humphries secondary school dry grad party Saturday night and Sunday morning. - “*L would like to congratulate the grads on their show of won’t be any con. sidering the circumstances. ibility," Cpl. Dave Day said a director of the British Columbia Lung Association during the association’s annual general meeting June 1S in Vancouver. Charters is sponsored by the Castlegar Rotary Anns and has been a B.C. Lung Association director since 1986. TOM BARTER of Castlegar has graduated with an engineering degree in mineral processing from Montana Tech. He ig currently employed by Teck- Corona Mining Co. in Ontario. THE CASTLEGAR AND _ DISTRICT AQUATIC CENTRE has become the place to be in Castlegar since its doors opened Jan. 2. Since that time, more than 38,000 visits have been made to the pool for public swimming, family swims, adult swims and teen swims, the Castlegar and District Recreation Department says. The opening of the swing rope and slide has added to the ‘Disneyland atmosphere”’ of the pool and one of the most popular toys is the six-foot inflatable tube. This new addition to the pool has proven to be a challenge not only for children but also for adults. The zero-depth spray pool and fountain, whirlpool, steam room and weight room enable the whole family to enjoy the facility, rec department staff say, In six months, 476 tots, youths and adults have en- joyed first-class swimming instruction and more than 800 adults have enjoyed aqua fit classes The recreation department staff is now planning celebrations to honor the pool’s 50,000th visitor. The lucky winner will receive a free 1990 season pass and other prizes. DAVID M. KANIGAN, son of Mike and Mary Kanigan of Castlegar, graduated from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern Univeristy on June 16 in Chicago. Kanigan, 28, graduated with a master’s degree in management and majored in finance, marketing and organizational behavior. The J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of has long been as one of the top five graduate business schools in the United States and in 1988 was the top-ranked business school in the nation Kanigan, a 1979 graduate of the Stanley Hum- phries secondary school, was a member of the KIJHL championship -Castlegar Jr. Rebels hockey team in 1978. He went on to attend Northern Michigan University on a hockey scholarship and was a member DAVID KANIGAN of the Division I national finalist teams in 1980 and 1981. He graduated from NMU with honors anduwith a bachelor of science degree in finance in 1983. Following graduation, Kanigan worked for the Trust & Investment Division at First of America Bank Corp. In 1987, he was to assistant vic i responsible for heading a $75 million money- management division serving high-net worth in- iduals and corporate pension funds. 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