A2 Castlegar News August 14, 1991 Council OKs repaving $115,000 reallocated to repair 1.2 km of worn out streets By SIMON BIRCH .Editor Just over one kilometre of dilapidated: roads in Castlegar will get a new coat of asphalt this year at a cost of $115,000, city council decided Tuesday. The project, which the city will pay for by reallocating funds in this year’s budget, is the start of what council hopes will be an ongoing process over the next three to four years to bring the city’s streets up to acceptable standards. “They’ve come a long way in the wrong direction to where they are now,” Ald. Lawrence Chernoff said Monday during a discussion of city streetg at a council commiittee meeting. The city has spent $187,500 resurfacing streets over the last five years, city administrator Gary Williams says in.a memo to council. A balanced resurfacing pro- gram for a 15-20 year cycle would have required $370,000 per year. The result is several Castlegar streets are in poor condition. “The danger in not resurfac- ing is that the road will deterio- rate to the point where 1t must be rebuilt,” Williams said. The cost of resurfacing roads is one- third to one-half that of rebuild- ing the roads. “Either you pay now or you pay later,” said Chernoff, coun- cil’s works and services chair- man. “If you pay later, you’re going to pay double.” The proposal calls for repaving of the following streets: 24th Street from Columbia Avenue to 5th Avenue; 27th Street from 9th Avenue to 10th Avenue and from 4th Avenue to 5th Avenue; 6th Avenue from 27th Street to 24th Street and from 4th Street to 5th Street; and 4th Street from 3rd Avenue to 4th Avenue. A number of oth- er streets are slated for repaving next year. Student continued from front page Anna notes that her father, a Torun engineer, had spent nine months in prison.for his involve- ment in the Solidarity movement ; when Poland was under martial -law. Nowadays, freedom of speech in Poland is absolute, she said. When Anna left home last week, Poland was preparing for another general election cam- paign (which, she says, is being held in the hope of weeding out old guard communists from the government). But her only sad- ness at leaving was that she had to part with her two-week-old baby brother. While Anna is in Castlegar, her family in Poland is hosting an American Rotary exchange stu- dent. The Torun Rotary Club was formed in May this year, but already children of its members are travelling far and wide. 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On Tuesday evening Anna attended a Rotary Club meeting and met with the club members. “She's bright and bubbly,” Furey said after the meeting. “Her English is very good. She’s going to fit in very nicely.” He said the exchange arrange- ment came out of the Rotary World Conference in Portland in 1990, iattended by CasNews columnist Jack Charters, who met representatives from Poland and brought back to Castlegar the exchange idea. Anna confided she’s a little overwhelmed about-a whole year from home. “I can’t even imagine it, but it looks I don’t have to.” TRAVEL BS , INFOCENTRES “It is the feeling of the public works superintendent and myself that the roads indi d BRIEFLY By CasNews Staff . Bel inks interim deal Bel Maintenance has signed an interim agreement with the Ministry of Transportation and Highways to provide road and need to be resurfaced as quickly as possible to prevent deteriora- tion to the point where they will need rebuilding,” Williams said. “We are not ing that every one of these roads will fail if left one more year but\there is a good possibility that will happen for some of pe" bridge in the Central Kootenay highways service area, the government said Tuesday. The Central Kootenay is the third area inthe province where an interim agreement has been signed, Highways Minis- ter Lyall Hanson said in a news release. “The next step is the signing of a two-and-a-half year con- tract with Bel Maintenance prior to Oct. 20, 1991,” the day Bel’s three-year contract expires, Hanson said. Bel reached an interim egret iss the ministry July 10 after the ministry d proposal, Con continued from front page Doctors have confirmed Conroy’s prognosis is for a 100 per cent recovery without any radiation or chemotherapy treatments. The early discovery of the tumor and its quick removal prevented the cancer from spreading to any other parts of his body, Conroy said. “I’m a very lucky man,” he said. “I've been given a clean bill of health and I feel more fit than I’ve ever felt before. As with any of life’s adversities, one’s ability to expand horizons is there to be grasped. You go through the problem not around it.” Katrine Conroy said Tuesday it will be about three weeks before her husband is “up and around.” Conroy, nominated in May 1990, will face Socred Walter Siemens in. the provincial election which must be called this year. Post continued from front page gar office is closed. But Enstedt said trying to save individual post offices is useless when what is needed is to change the corporation’s priv- itization policy. “CUPW (the Canadian Union of Postal Workers) has been fighting this policy all along. But you get the feeling it’s inevitable and no matter what you do you’re not going to make a dif- ference. It’s a big, tough fight,” said Enstedt. Castlegar postmaster Fred pce said he'd be shocked if the -OMMERC! 1975-6th Ave. , 365-6313 - WEEKLY SPECIAL -- DELUXE BURGER & FRIES ee $ge5 All Ou: Prices Include the G.S.T. HOURS: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. 1521 Columbia Ave. 365-8388 Call Ahead Drive Through Service Lettuce, Toman Roth |& Onions, with Side o' Homemade Fires GRAN T S&S Grants from $100 to $15,000 are available for non-profit groups who Wish to undertake a project that promotes forestry awareness in British Columbia For more information or an application, please contact any B.C. 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Nelson-Creston MLA Noverd Dirks aid The government will release the amount of Bel’s bid after contracts have been signed in all 28 service areas. The Central k y area ‘runs appr ly from the U.S, border, taking in most of the Upper Arrow Lake to just south, of Galena Bay, all of Kootenay Lake and | north to Glacier national Park. The area includes 3,822 } of high- way and 167 bridges. Bel Maintenance was awarded the first contract to carry out road and bridge maintenance in the Central Kootenay service area on Oct. 21, 1988, after the provincial government priva- tized highways maintenance. ‘ ge , Cemetery plots ‘declassified Castlegar city council has “declassified” remaining plots in Park Memorial Cemetery in a move aimed at making better use of the cemetery’s space. The 145 remaining plots will now be designated “common” rather than assigned to specific religious or ethnic groups, or other organizations such as the Royal Canadian Legion, coun- cil decided Tuesday. The city sent letters to the affected groups explaining the proposed change. In a reply to the city’s letter, Castlegar Funeral Chapel own- er Mike O’Connor said many cemeteries are eliminating spe- cial sections. “The different sections seemed to be important after the war years but with so few veterans and@ifferent groups declining in membership, and with the in in the cremation rate, I hardly think a specific section for the different groups is war- ranted,” O’Connor said. “Therefore, I agree with what you are proposing and I do not think that there will be great repercus- sions over this decision.” The city plans to expand Park Memorial, which is about two years away from capacity at its current size. WKP pleased with results West Kootenay Power is slightly ahead of its goal of saving 13.5 million kilowatt hours of electricity by the end of the year. As of June 30, 7.88 million kilowatt, hours have been saved through WKP’s Power Sense programs, said Joe Drennan, the utility’s president. “We’re very pleased with the mid-year results,” Drennan said in a news release. “It is quite gratifying to see customer interest growing in most of our programs.” To achieve its target, WKP plans to pay out $3 million to encourage its customers to conserve energy, the company says. The annual saving of 13.5 million kilowatt-hours is enough power to supply 1,025 resid a town approxi ly the size of Osoyoos, every year. Forest company charged The B.C. Environment Ministry has laid seven charges against Slocan Forest Products Ltd. at Slocan following an investigation by the ministry into a large deposit of silt in the Meadow Creek spawning channel north of Kootenay Lake in October 1990. The ministry alleges the silt deposit occurred “after the com- pany failed to meet road-building requirements and exercised inappropriate logging practices when upgrading an adjacent logging road.” The seven charges, laid under the federal Fish- eries Act, relate to the “harmful alteration of fish habitat and deposit of a deleterious substance into Little John Creek, John Creek and the Meadow Creek spawning channel, the ministry said in a news release. The charges were laid July 29 by the Conservation Officer Service in Nelson. The company’s first court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 22 at provincial court in Nelson. Fines for the offences can range up to $5,000 for each count. D-sar-D DINING LOUNGE OPEN DAILY AT 4 P.M. LICENCED * 365-3294 CELGAR, WESTAR & COMINCO MEAL VOUCHERS ACCEPTED Located | Mile South of Weigh Scale in Ootischenia Makea Move!! without WED THU, (29% . 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All proceeds will go in equal shares to the charities involved — the Castlegar Selkirk Lion’s Club, for its new bus; the annual West Kootenay Toy Run, for paidel for needy ; and the Ki bi: Care Society, for its poceneds project adjacent to the Hobbit Hill Children’s Centre. Val Lucas, president of the Kootenay Columbia Child Care Society, said the society is joining the Banjo’s benefit for the first time this year. “It turns out to be great timing. We're in need of funding,” she said. “We'll be here nightly.” Reb Simmons, of the bikers’ toy run, said his charity collects money for the Salvation Army throughout West Kootenay. The toy run, Child Victoria tourist attractions. Once at the UBCM convention, Heather will receive her award from Minister of Municipal Affairs Graham Bruce. Heather wrote about the environment in her essay, one of 20 submitted from across B.C. This is the second year in a row Castlegar has had a winner in the provincial Awareness Week contests. Last year Lara Markin, at the time a Kinnaird Junior secondary school student, was the overall winner in the intermediate category of the poster contest. CORP. AL HUDEMA has joined the Castlegar detachment of the RCMP, replacing Corp. Dave Day who has bgen transferred to Gabriola Island. Three additional officers have also been assigned to the detachment. Const. Stephen Hess, a recent graduate of the RCMP Academy, arrived Aug. 7, Staff Sgt. Doug Hall said in a memo to Castlegar city council. Const. Dave Ness, also a recent graduate, is scheduled to arrive Aug. 27 and Const. E. B. who will graduate from the academy held each year in a di y, will take place Sept. 8 in Fruitvale. The benefit event is hosted by San Jose West, Banjo’s house band, led by Bob in late August, has also been assigned to Castlegar, Hall said. One of the recruits will be assigjned to the while the other two Hutchinson. Many other local will volunteer their time in addition to the host band, said Joe Irving, master of officers will be assigned to the provincial which patrols the rural areas for the fundraiser. “It’s an effort by all local musicians who wish to participate,” he said in opening the benefit Tuesday afternoon. “This is one way we musicians have an opportunity to acknowlege these groups for their work in the community,” said Irving, a well-known local folksinger. “Over the years we've had a chance to play for these groups for money, so it’s great we can return the favor.” Shaw Cable is videotaping the benefit on location on Thursday evening. HEATHER SHEPPARD of Castlegar has won the provincewide Municipal Awareness Week essay contest sponsored by the Union of _ B.C. Municipalities. Heather, 12, a Grade 6 student at Twin Rivers Annex when she entered the contest in April, receives, along with one of her parents, complimentary airfare from AirBC to travel to Victoria for the UBCM convention in September. She also two nights’ and complimentary tickets to a number of “says in a memo to council. “The around Castlegar. QUIP OF THE WEEK: Mayor Audrey Moore, commenting at Tuesday-night’s city council meeting on the three new RCMP officers, said about Const. Ness, “I bet they'll call him Elliot.” THE CASTLEGAR FIRE DEPARTMENT has also been busy recruiting new volunteers. Robert Harker and Michael Allen were introduced into the department July 20, fire chief Bob Mann said. Harker, 38, brings seven years expérience as a firefighter, four with the Robson fire department and three in Creston. Harker has been hired as the full-time maintenance manager at Castleview Care Centre. Harker is a volunteer at Hall No. 2. Allen, 26, comes to the department as a rookie. He served in the military reserve for three years and works for the B.C. Forest Service and L&K Enterprises. Allen is a volunteer at Hall No.~1 Both men fill vacant positions in the department. Committee to determine future of hall By CasNews Staff Castlegar city council voted Tuesday to establish a commit- tee to determine the future of Kinnaird Hall. ‘The purpose of the commit- tee is to develop a plan to sup- port the continued operation of Kinnaird Hall,” superintendent of public works Barry Comin committee would develop a fi- nancial strategy involving user groups, donations, grants and some funding from the city.” The committee is expected to have a report ready by October. 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