NE gn coe hag 8 SE ry A ay org aad Page 8A Sere The Castlegar Sun pecneedays December 5, 1990 Airport weather office wants out of the airport By BARBARA TANDORY to locate the weather Sun staff writer The Castlegar airport weather office is becoming an airport weather office in name more than in function, says its head weather man Tom Willson. And it has moved ‘away from ' providing aviation services in recent years far enough to leave the airport altogether and move downtown Castlegar, “Our need to be at the airport is less and less,” said Willson. “We're doing less and less aviation briefings. We do it (still), but it’s actually the Ministry of Transport’s mandate to give out weather data to the community.” After years of being short on space, Willson and his staff are anxiously waiting for Public Works Canada to approve their recommendation that the weather . office in the building, after already losing one potential tenant in the Sclkirk College Enterprise Development Centre which closed earlier this year when it lost provincial funding support. “If the project doesn’t go ahead, the weather office may be leaving our location,” chamber the cnv But Willson said there is no © plan for the weather F and public ” Willson noted the services provided by the airport weather office are i gly more office to become involved with popular with users of ground transportation, both private and industrial, “The Public is "he d for the Celgar expansion. He said the one thing the weather. office doesn’t do is monitor the atmosphere, for which the d has board Laurie told Castlegar council last week. Willson agreed, “I'd say that " this is a distinct possibility.” he said. “Our studies show that Castlegar is the best place, but our studies are also telling us that we need more space.” The weather station serves all of the East and West Kootenay and southern Columbia region, south of Revelstoke, and could go anywhere else in the region, but it appears most likely that it'd be moved to Nelson. office be located in the prop Chamber of Commerce ‘one-stop business centre facility in town. As chamber director Laurie Renwick said last week, “pubiis. Works Canada is still very much interested” in the proposal on behalf of the: Atmospheric Environment Service, as the weather office is called. “Our recommendation was that me move into the chamber building because it meets all our needs,” said Willson. : “But we still have a couple of “hurdles to go over first,” he added. : Meanwhile, the chamber is making no bones that as much as they want a new, larger building, the fate of the $150,000 proposal depends on getting a firm commitment from the federal b » that He * the federal approval “! ‘is just a matter of time.” The weather reporting business of the airport weather station has changed radically, said Willson, And the move has been from aa-isory services for pilots up in the ; ir to traffic information for the tiavelling public on the ground, and most importantly, into tae area of public envirop:nental service. “Our work is constantly going deeper and deeper into weather warning services,” he said. “We're (also) heavily involved with environmental concerns.” “The biggest change is is aviation is no longer our dominant customer,” said Wilson. “Our dominant concerns are bartle & gibson co. Itd. is now serving purified water overwhelming, Willson said. “Right now we're at a point that to handle occasional traffic we have to give up regular traffic.” He noted the weather station’s heavy involvement with the forest service, “in smoke abatement,” and fire weather forecasts, “Air quality is becoming P is responsible. “But if they approached us, we'd be willing,” he noted, “We'd undertake that so long as we could give air quality reports to the public,” Willson said. And first things first. For the staff of three headquartered inside a cramped room in the north wing of the airport building, it's been even a problem to find enough space for ” he explained. “ay think we're so heavily industrialized here that it’d be a welcome addition in this area.” South of the border, air “We have a (new) weather station in storage in the basement,” said Ron Lakeman, the youngest weather man on staff. Jim Richards said that, in a new quality reporting has b common, he noted. With greater public awareness of environmental issues, the federally-funded weather service operation has been moving in the same direction, and Willson spoke enthusiastically of taking part in the federal g "s Green setting, the weather office would be able to use the new equipment, “on site,” to measure wind speeds by following (weather) balloons. “We have the instrumentation,” he said. Public Works | Canada is ision about Plan, a venture inp with office industry and environmental groups. Local Christmas Concerts All over the area young voices are harmonizing their fa-la- la-la-las. Christmas is coming and there is a full menu of Christmas concerts to be served up beginning next week and winding up just five days prior to Christmas Day. Here are the dates to circle on your calendars: Castlegar Primary Twin rivers K.J.S.S. S.HS.S. Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Monday . 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The old gavel, presented to the RDCK by former director Charlie Wilson some years ago, is being retired to the Creston museum. The Castlegar Sun 10-6 Wed. 9-6 ‘Sundays » Mon. - We’ re 5 proud Cho our a U. Ss. GROWN TOMATOES ‘No.4 Grade. Medium Size. 1.08 Kg. _ GREEN — CABBAGE B.C. Grown. Canada. No.:1.Grade. BULK — CARROTS ; U.S. Grown. -77 /kg. 2 No. 1 Grade. | 1.08 / kg. Size. 18 / 22's. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 170 Legion Corner POPPY CAMPAIGN: The Royal Canadian Legion, Castlegar-Robson Branch would like to express their sincere thanks to all fraternal the Stanley Humphries Secondary Schoo! Band, parade participants and members of Brand 170 who contributed their time and efforts towards a successful Poppy Campaign. Without you it would not have been such a success. 4 CHARITABLE DONATIONS: Recent donations included the following: $1,000 towards a room in the Vancouver Lodge, part of a group donation from the West Kootenay Region Legion branches. Many citizens of the West Kootenay area have had the benefit of i Stays at V while for cancer, including one member of Branch 170. Jim Moore of Castlegar and Carl Osing of Rossland presented the cheque. Seniors Lottery, BC Lung Association, CHAMPS, CNIB Talking Books, BC 3 Lions:Camp Winfield, Timmy’s Christmas Telethon, Comox Air Museum, and S!H.S.S. Band received donations from $100 to $500 each. A major donation from this year’s budget will be $10,000 towards a bus for the new extended care unit in Castlegar Hospital. Our thanks to all our Thursday night Bingo players, Saturday afternoon Meat Draw participants and the Legion organizers and beipers of these two events who make most of our charitable donations possible. CHRISTMAS HAMPERS: If you know of any needy family, le the legion know so that a Christmas Hamper may be prepare 1s: em. The number to call is 365-7017 after 3 p.m. Monday to Saturday, or contact any Executive member. MEMBERSHIP: Honorary memberships for 1991 have been awarded to Dick Wayling and Soares Kardash for their help to the branch . inded that if 1991 dues are not paid by December 31, 1990, then their memberships lapse and they will have to re-apply. HOSPITAL: Our Best wishes go to Jack Edmundson, Jean Burak, and their families. ENTERTAINMENT: Dances are now being held once again on Saturday nights with free food served at 11 p.m. and Saturday Meat Draws are going well‘with free appetizers § served during the afternoon. ‘A Chri Wreath ip is d for D ber 7 where used Remembrance wreaths will be De 20 is “Chri Card and Carol Night” a sing-along with Dick Wayling and exchange of Christmas cards. Finally the year ends with a New Years’ Eve Dance and Supper. A very bappy Christmas from the branch to our members and the public. We look forward to helping our veterans and serving the community in 1991. REG. OR DIET 750 ML. SEVEN UP & PEPSI With Family Purchase. Limits in effect. 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