The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, December 14, 1994 Trustees vote for raise KAREN KERKNOPR fs Castlegar School District members have voted in DR. FRANK BEINDER in memorium donations may be made to the Dr. Frank Beinder Memorial Fund c/o Selkirk College Foundation x 1200 Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3J1 favor of giving themselves a raise With the increase, trustees will be paid $6,400 annually, vice- chair will receive $6,900; while the chair, Joanne Baker will receive $7,400. Prior to the increase trustees were receiving $5,000, vice-chair received $5,000 while the chair received $6,000. Castlegar trustee Evelyn Voykin voted in favor of the raise Call The Sun at 365-5579 with your news tips other trustees that serving se hs a times Co et a can't subsidize the govern- ment any longer out of my bank account. I don't think we're liv- ing high on the hog.” But trustee Tony Guglielmi opposed the increase telling the board that members shouldn't be serving on the board for finan- cial reasons. “When we picked up those {nomination] papers we made a choice. During the election I can’t remember anyone saying ‘I want this much to do this job’. Thank You The Palmer families wish to express their sincere appreciation to all those who attended Bob during bis iliness and death. Spectal thanks to Dr. Bullock, the nurses at Mountain View Lodge, The Hospice Society. Thanks to relatives and friends who sent gifts of food, flowers and cards, donations and expressions of sympathy. Many thanks to Rev. Ann Pollock for ber lovely service, Mike O'Connor, Pastor Bob Marsh and wife Gail, Legion comrades and Legion L.A. for the lovely luncheon. Our loss bas been a utle easter to bear with the belp we recetved from all. IN-STORE SPECIALS ON CRAFT SUPPLIES CRAFT CORNER 1038 Columbia 365-5801 INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL HOUSEHOLD& PERSONAL CARE 7 YOU CAN SAVE UI 40° - 50 nee Meme Refill NOT Landfill 1249-3rd St Te rot Stuck for én A Stocking Stuffer? Buy a ticket for Show Dates: Feb. 16, 17 & 18 in Trail Mar. 10 & 11 In Rossiand Tickets: $10.00 Advance & $12.00 at Door Tickets available at: L&J Books in Trail Fruitvale Pharmacy Alpine Drugs in Rossiand Some employ {in the district) have wage freezes and we're giving ourselves a raise.” The motion to increase renu- merations was passed with a four to three vote. Ron Norman, Tony Guglielmi and Joanne Baker opposed the raise. School trustee slams process” KAREN KERKHOFF Wednesday, December 14, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Page 3A Castlegar firefighters stood watch Monday after a gas line was “nicked” while water service was being installed on Selkirk Ave. B.C. Gas shut off the main while repairs were being done. Seven firefighters and one pumper responded to the alarm. But Joanne Baker, chair for the board, said Sun Staff it’s board members who are insulted. Tony Guglielmi, trustee for Castlegar School district informed the board at a meet- ing held Monday that he won't be sitting on frustration at aye in the decision-making procses Guglielmi told board hypocritical to participate in a process he no longer believes in. “The Standing Committees process of g has become a farce, a and an insulting waste of time,” decision-makin; Guglielmi in a letter to the board. Council takes the plunge RONNORMAN Sun Editor Castlegar council has taken the first step toward upgrading its north sewage lagoons. Council awarded the contract for the lagoons’ pre-design work ta Kerr Wood Leidel of Vancou- ver for $25,100. Reg. $8.99 10% OFF All makes & sizes TOYLAND MAGIC EFFECTS PICTURES WORLDS MOST DIFFICULT JIG SAW PUZZLE 529 Pieces, double sided Reg. $16.99, $17.99, $19.50 sALe *6.99 $3 ea. PS PHARMASAVE 1128-3rd St., (Downtown) Castlegar 365-7813 REAL PERFUMES eu For Men ¢ Baryshnikov « Perry Ellis ¢ Mackie ¢ Red au For Women === ¢ C'est La Vie ¢ Liz Claiborne ¢ Shalimar ¢ Byblos ¢ Sung Spa Gift Sets Open until 9:00 pm Sunday: 11:00 - 3:00 “The letter basically insulted all of our hard work.” Baker said the only outstanding issue that bypassed committee and went straight to the board table is that of local hire. The reason for this, explained Baker, was that the tender for the new Twin Rivers School was immi- nent, and time did not allow examination and discussion by committee. Because of Guglielmi’s refusal to serve on any committee other members of the a joke, board will now have to sit on those com- wrote = mittees. “Now someone has to take on his responsibilities.” ineffi- it would Baker said that she has already received several phone calls from residents regarding Guglielmi’'s refusal to serve on committees. One caller, said Baker asked “If he’s not going to do the job he was elected to do why is he here?” After Guglielmi read his letter to the board, Trustee Ron Norman made a motion that a study be done of the board committees and their effectiveness. Baker said there is a rule which states that any trustee who misses three consecutive board meetings can be removed from the board by the minister of education, but she is uncertain if there is any ruling regarding a trustee refusing to serve on commmittees. Two other firms also bid on the work: Urban Systems Ltd. at $29,718 and Reid Crawther RON NORMAN ‘Highwa ays promises crosswalk O'Connor threatens to paint walk himself at $26,970. Sun Editor cement chuk said. But Mayor Mike O'Connor Total cost of the lagoons upgrade is estimated at $280,000. Barry Comin, city public works superintendent, said the 20-year-old lagoons are near the end of their lifespan. He said the major problem is that the lagoons are at capacity. “The sludge is built up,” he said. The pre-design work will look at how to handle the sludge and where to dispose of it. Work will also include upgrading the acration equip- ment, repairing the berm/liner, and upgrading the chlorination system. The Ministry of Highways isn't imp d by the min- istry’s move. O'Connor:said the, city first | requested, the stosswalk Jast | ‘spung. .. say, ‘Yeah, we tan do that’. “Then they don't do it. | Then they come up with a rea- | O'Connor, and it’s too late so they put it off until spring. “I guess if they don’t do it this spring we'll get some paint and do it ourselves.” ae Sausage Just In Time For Christmas Heinz's home-made sausage now available at Johnny's Grocery, Robson. No MSG — No fillers. You will have to try some! Wishing all my customers & friends a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! Heinz's Sausage Kitchen 353-2605 Kaslo, BC Thursday - Friday: | | Rin ng in the. New “Your wtth Friends & HA oliday Y Gheer New Year's Eve Party Royal Canadian Legion Branch 170 | Starts: 8:30 pm « Feataring: Don Hollis Midnight Cold Plate Door Prizes & Party Favours Admission: $12.50 per person Tickets available at the Legion ALL MEMBERS & GUESTS WELCOME = Garbage — Continued from 1A ers. Homeowners would be able to purchase tags from the city and whenever they set out more than three bags they would tag the extra bags. The contractor would then retum the tags to the city. “It's a pretty good option,” Comin said, adding that it is a way to recover costs for resi- dents who set out more than three bags. Other restrictions state that containers must not weigh more than 25 kilograms when full. Non-residential taxpayers won't have to pay the garbage pick-up fee because they don't use that service. However, they will have to pay new fees for recycling and the dump. For instance, restaurants with Seating under 60 and service sta- tions will pay $60 a year for recycling and another $60 a year for the Ootischenia landfill. Retail outlets over 93 square meters will pay $80 per year for the recycling and another $80 for the dump. Those under 93 square meters will pay $20 for each service. Police briefs Loomis vs. plow Poor road conditions have been blamed for a two-vehi- cle accident Dec. 8. John Taylor of Castlegar was driv- ing a Loomis courier truck on Minto Rd. when he attempted to pass a City of Castlegar plow resulting in a collision between the two, Damage to the Loomis truck has been estimated at $1,000. Ace vs. car Recent snow is being blamed for a Dec. 8 accident between an Ace courier van and a 1991 Pontiac hatchback. RCMP say the accident happened on i 3 near Tarrys. Wal- ter Stuchnow, of Castlegar was driving the van while Holly Heppner was driving the Pontiac. Passengers in Heppner’s vehicle suffered Vehicle vs. bridge Lorraine Kalmakoff, of Slo- can was lucky to escape injury after the vehicle she was driving struck the Kin- naird Bridge railing. Police say Kalmakoff lost control of her vehicle after she encoun- tered a patch of icy section on the bridge Dec. 6. Dam- age is estimated at $6,000. Charged Eighteen-year-old Jody Bradford of Balfour has been charged with failure to yield after a two vehicle accident Dec. 6. Bradford had pulled out of the Cedar Manor park- ing lot onto 6th Ave. into the path of another vehicle driv- en by Sergie Maloff of Castlegar. Damage is esti- mated at $5,000. There were No injuries. Jaws used The Jaws of Life had to be used to remove Wendy Evans of Crescent Valley KAREN Yes children, there is a Santa Claus! And he can be found perched above Castle- gar city hall. City workers were out last week placing Santa and his reindeer atop of the building where they have resided every Christmas season for many years. Santa and reindeer return Sun Staff annual seasonal s; “The kids wanted it up.” Everyone knows Christmas is for kids—espe- cially city officials. Santa and his reindeer are back on top of city hall after city officials received a petition from 20 to 30 local children requesting that the decorations return to their Mayor Mike O’Connor said the decision to dust off Santa, Mrs. Claus and the reindeer, and retum them to city hall is directly due to the petition. O'Connor said that after this season is over Santa and his reindeer will be donated to the Her- itage Society and new decorations for city hall will be purchased. “We should come into the 20th century.” Before purchasing new decorations, O’Connor said local children will be asked to determine what kind of decorations should replace the old ones. “We'll go to the school and ask what kind they would like to have. The kids will have input. We'll have some really nice stuff next year.” O'Connor said it was originally decided that the decorations wouldn't grace city hall after a men- tion of its agedness was made in the Glance col- umn in The Castlegar Sun. City officials have since written the children to inform them that Santa is perched atop city hall once again. Sick leave on the rise after a three-vehicle d Dec. 8. Nelson RCMP say Edward Stegman, of Nelson, lost control of his vehicle on extremely icy roads near Nelson causing it to travel Sick leave costs in the Castle- gar School District are on the rise. Since September the dis- trict has shelled out more than into the oncoming lane Stegman’s vehicle then struck two vehicles, one was driven by John Blaney of South Slocan, while the other was driven by Evans. The Nelson Ambulance service and Nelson Fire Department responded to the scene with the Jaws of Life to help extri- cate Evans from her vehicle. Luckily Evans sustained only minor injuries. Blaney's vehicle received minor dam- age, however, the other two vehicles sustained severe damage. $30,000 of the budgeted $81,000 for costs associated with illness among non-teach- ing staff. In a report to the board, secre- tary-treasurer John Dascher said costs continue to be a major con- cern. He is uncertain why specific groups, such as custodians, lead in illness. “Whether it’s the weather I don’t know, but it seems that in the Castlegar area there seems to be more illness than the neighboring districts. I haven't been able to put my finger on it why custodians have a higher incidence.” So far this year, custodians have claimed 106 sick days com- pared to a low of 14.5 sick days claimed by trades/grounds/main- tenance. This is a 13-sick-day increase for custodians compared to the same time last year. For trades, there was only one sick- Hit and run Nelson RCMP are looking for the driver of a sky-blue Chrysler mini-van after a two vehicle accident near Six Mile Dec. 8. SO aweworm — °- Sy aswonte a HOT SPRINGS) New Year’s Eve 1994 Bring in the New Year with style — at your favorite winter get-away resort! 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Ground breaking for the new $5.1 million Twin Rivers Blementary School is right around the comer. John Dascher, secretary-trea- surer for the Castlegar School District, said bids for the con- tract opened on Dec. 13 and will close Jan. 24 at 3 p.m. Too many children, not enough money Students with special needs underfunded KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Steff Castlegar school board has had enough and it's letting E For children classified as high incidence/low cost, funding is capped at four per cent of total students in the district—or 93 But the C: dis- Minister Art Charbonneau know how it feels. In a letter written Nov. 30 to Charbonneau, board Chair Joanne Baker said a prior meet- ing with the district Special Edu- cation Helping Teacher underlined the difficulties in pro- viding services to children with special needs because of lack of adequate funding. The problem, explained Baker, has to do with how ministry cal- culations are made in trict has 226 students classified as high incidence/low cost—or more than twice the number of students for which it is funded. “We find that the earlier we identify these children the sooner the can get help and reach their full potential,” said Baker. “But it’s really difficult when we have 226 students. We can’t choose which one to help and which one we're not going to help.” In the letter to Charbonneau, Baker d that the min- ing funding for districts with children with special needs. Funding for severe behavior is capped at one per cent of the stu- dents in the district. In Castlegar, this equates to funding for 20 stu- dents. 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