Saturday, October 17, 1992 V VAUD et (ye byo\ow) YWIPIEELS 792 Car care tips that you can tackle from your own garage NEWS STAFF 3) The fuel might seem a little intimidating to Last, but certainly not least, is the There's an old saying that goes Often overlooked are probably the unknowledgeable. fuel. “An ounce of prevention is worth a_ the most important things that get And.with cars becoming more iti ; pound of cure” andit’s asayingthat you from point A to point B: the sophisticated through computers of Yin cnlntartrarye batiroey can be easily applied to the family _ tires. every year, the amount of work the pulling in to the gas station and fill. Car. Poorly inflated tires greatly re- average car owner can do is be- ing up at the first available pump is With summer now in full swing, duce acar’s gas mileage, as well coming less and less. not always a great idea it’s vacation time once again and as the life of those tires, and it’s not But one thing that is still easy : f ; more and more families are shun- just the tire pressure you should _ enough is looking after the oil. The Using fuel with too low an octane ning airports and the world of air worry about. right engine oil for current temper- _ '€vel or use of the wrong grade for i7 F travel forachancetoseethingson _A tire with a lot of wear not only atures will ease starting loads on = Particular engine could lead to | the open road. reduces gas mileage and handling, the battery and reduces fuel con- Problems down the road. a But before doing so, it's agood butincreases the chance foranac- sumption. Although keeping an eye on Wy, rt \s VIMY RE CASTLEGAR vy Lk FEBS October 21, 1992 an tG i = NewsFLASH @ WEATHER CITY COUNCIL GOES GREEN idea to have the car given.aonce_ cident. Checking the level every so of- these three areas of the automobile over, and there are three very basic things that auto experts say car inthe summer, safety is not some- thing to be taken lightly. Away from the tires, the thought of lifting the hood to do some work owners can maintain themselves: 1) The tires 2) The oil DOWNTOWN SHELL REP! AIR & SERVICE BCAA APPROVED 365-6133 975 Columbia Ave. Castlegar, B.C. ¢ Rental Car Sales «Lé@ase to Own = * Daily Rentals 0 Columbia * Financing OAC v Avenue Castlegar, TILDEN "7 ¢ Short Term Leasing —~ : ~ GLASS & TRIM LTD. 365-6505 365-7555 right, needs a litre or so or maybe needs changing. And changing it is not something that is as challeng- ing as it may seem. 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PROPANE SERVICE CENTER GOVERNMENT INSPECTION FACILITY Cloudy with sunny periods and a chance of showers for @ OUR PEOPLE Believing in equal access to the arts, Australian labor poet Geoff Goodfellow shared his hard-hitting, but beautiful work with students and workers at Selkirk College this week. page 9 @ LOCAL SPORTS The Hi Arrow Devils playoff winning streak ended abruptly at one over the weekend. They defeated Trail Saturday, but dropped a 1-0 decision to Nel- son Savoy Sunday to see their season come to a close. page 13 @ ARTS & LEISURE There could be more than one scenic route between Grand Forks and Castlegar. If a plan by the Friends of the Trails comes true, hikers and mountain bikers will enjoy a lin- ear parks system. preview 3 Our People Local Sports Action Ads 16 Calendar - preview 2 Arts & Leisure preview3 Homes preview 4 Castlegar’s newest city councillor took his position Tuesday, as Doug Green was sworn in by new city clerk Dianne Kunz. Green won the seat vacated by Marilyn Mathieson in Saturday's byelection with 45 per cent of the vote. .? News photo by Nei! Rachynski GREEN TAKES COUNCIL SEAT Neil Rachynski NEWS REPORTER Doug Green is Castlegar’s newest councillor following Satur- day’s byelection. After taking 45 per cent of the ballots cast, Green was elected to fill the vacant councillor’s seat at city hall. By the time the byelection polls § yes closed, 1,600 people had turned out Doug Green Renee Read David Gairns BYELECTION AT A GLANCE 717 45% j 470 30% one another. 383 24% RCMP REFERENDUM 1,231 (78%) No suggest to any councillor they take those people seriously.” As for the reception he’s had from the rest of council, Green said, “we're just getting used to Losing candidates David Gairns and Renee Read shared 54 per cent of Saturday’s remaining eligible ballots. 343 (21%) Read was second with 470 to vote. That represents a 35 per cent turnout — up considerably from the 19.8 per cent of eli- gible voters that showed up for December’s ill-fated paving referendum. “I’m pleased the people spoke,” Green said at Tuesday’s council session. “It’s a changing of times and time for a change.” Green, whose campaign was financed by the Coalition Un- accepting Rash Bureaucracy, has received some criticism from councillor Kirk Duff for his affiliation to the citizens group. “If there are councillors who feel that way then they shouldn't be here,” Green said. The new candidate indicated that CURB members are as much a part of the community as anyone else, saying “I would votes or 30 per cent, while Gairns was last, scooping up 383 votes or 24 per cent of the vote. Both Read and Gairns expressed some disappointment with the loss. “I expected to do better,” Gairns said. “I was a little sur- prised with how Doug and Renee did.” Gairns had thought it would be a closer race between him- self and Green. Read was pleased with her results considering the short time she had for campaigning. “I think it’s wonderful I got that kind of support,” Read said. Both Gairns and Read said they will consider running again in the 1993 general municipal elections. FOR MORE STORIES, PLEASE SEE PAGE 5 HEATHER SUGGITT WINS NEW DEMOCRAT NOMINATION, PAGE 3