_. The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, September 21, 1994 Wednesday, September 21, 1994 studio, wet bar, 2 1/2 baths. Must See. $179,900 2900-1st Avenue Sunday, September 25 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hosted % Harry Thind ASSOCIAIE Sonus Se, 343 Columbia Avenue 7 365-0022 ™ Ready to gi Random acts of petty vandalism . have volunteer throwing in the towel ~ (FALL -SALE INTERIOR CARPET CLEANING WITH THE LARGEST VAN MOUNTED CLEANING UNIT IN THE AREA FREE 10x10 season. But he's had cnough. He's tired of repairing the ongo- ing vandalism at the muscum—the most recent of which involving new “T hope they got a lot of enjoy- ment out of it,” said Switzer sar- Who ‘they’ are, Switzer refus- ¢s to speculate on, although he did comment that skaters use the adjacent city parking lot on a reg- ular basis. Switzer said he has the GROUP 1: ‘59 Ding foam & Yay Ss Call 365-7025 \_ SERVING THE AREA SINCE 1979 / °PpP and requested that they stop vandaliz- recent gar RCMP, officers promised to patrol the lot more frequently and ‘stop any Byhece std Sem Stadt about incidents ed himself, smashed Dahtlias, garbage strewn in quantity around the museum grounds, slashed window plastic, a smashed spotlight that was perched atop of the old Castlegar jaithouse, and the list goes on. Switzer wonders why anyone would want to vandalize the museum and its and he can't help wondering when it's going to stop. A watered-down collision If he were a dog, Jeffrey Gelowitz of Surrey might not have minded his collision with a fire hydrant. But the collision in the Hi Arrow parking lot was an unwel- comed one, not to mention cost- batting the statistics. Beginning this week the min- istry will also be running a new PreventionCare television mes- sage throughout the province aimed at young women. Called Quick Time, the ad shows a young woman lighting up a cigarette in front of a mirror, HAL $15/10 sessions. 365-5015. Seniors Assoe. Potuck Supper will be heid Sept 22 at 5:30pm. For more information call Alice 365-5175. (Canadien Hard of Hearing meeting. Sept 22 - 7pm.LJ Morrish ‘Schoo! (Trail) in the Library. Wheel Chair Accessible. Robson Annual Christmas Craft Sele. Featuring the fine Handicrafts of local artisans. Date: Fri, Nov.18, Sat Nov 19, 1994. Time: 10am- 4pm. Place: Robson Community Hail. To reserve a table phone Muriel at 604-385-7403 or Marion at 604-365-4972. Retreshments will be aveilable. Sponsored by Robsor/Raspberry Seniors. BC Special Olympics - Castiegar local. Registration night is Wed. Sept 28, 1994. 7pm-Spm. Kinnaird Elementary School. For ail athletes & volunteers (executive coaching & helpers needed). Contact Lori at 365-5444 for more information. Women's Agiow - Sept 28, 10am. Fireside inn. $8.00. Speaker: Betty REGISTRATION for CASTLEGAR will be held on , September 22nd trom ‘5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at The Community Complex BEAVERS AND CUBS, REGISTRATION for ROBSON will be held on Tuesday, September 27th a 7:00 pm at The Robson Hall and then ig her eg fl fresh and young : face ¢ up Heritage Society volunteer Bob Switzer is fed up with petty acts of vandalism at the Train Station Museum, the latest of which involved a new fence. Sexual allure? James Dean persona? Why ¢ are more young people le smoking? Stanley Hi School (SHSS) Principer Devel David Hogg knows that young women is on the i Sees it every day. wee Theie's Ao of Tav'the’sinoking aft #-datFide school boundaries), a lot of girls.” Hogg said better than 50 per in Gere , At the beginning of the school year SHSS initiated a new policy that would require students to be off school boundaries when light- ing up. Crediting the change to compliance. with the new age law, and the negative, subliminal mes+ sage of ‘being cool’ that younger elementary school children might receive when watching peers smoke, school officials outlined a tough new policy that would see the girls it could be an allure of sensuality. For the boys it could be the James Dean persona. But the biggest drive could be the sense of belonging and inclusion into a group.” While most students are com- plying, Hogg said that several have received one-day suspen- sions. But the message is clear said Hogg. “It's zero tolerance.” Castlegar hosting Kootenay-wide school trustee meeting Castlegar will play host to The East/West hasan tared will be and sc! dents from the East and West Kootenays this week when they ti ; "s held from the afternoon of September 21 to the moming of 23. ge to As well, East/West Kootenay school trustees will meet from September 23 when they will par- ticipate in a golf tournament, to Sunday, September 25. 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A recent agreement ifrastructure Vorks Mayor Mike O’Connor cost-shared Infrastructure Works agreement to fund major upgrades ts the no nrihonios Castiegar (right) and City Councillor Jim Makortoft oft (mide) oe a jovial thank Rossland-Trail MLA Ed Conroy, who recently announced that C. you to d $721,700 through the uth sewer systems. up decapitated meter parts in a nearby lot. Currie was Fire investigated ‘The origin of the fire that gut- ted three Trail stores last week is still undetermined, and it could be a while yet before any determination of origin is = aesil Nelson RCMP are releasing little detail on the mysterious house fire which claimed the life of Peter Alex Konkin, 59, of the New Settlement September 4. RCMP Sergeant D.K. Lewis refused to give details or answer questions regarding the fire or Konkin stating that recent mis- quotes by other media outlets has resulted in a lot of rumors “float- ing around”. Instead Lewis sent a terse news smoke inhalation and that no signs of foul play were evident. The press release also stated Nelson RCMP continue to inves- tigate the cause and origin of the fire which is still undetermined. A recent article in The Province quoted Konkin as say- ing that his life was a “living hell” claiming in a seven-page document to federal Attorney General Alan Rock that fellow Doukhobors had made death threats, th d to burn him New Settlement, of which Konkin was a resident. The Fire office from Cranbrook, B.C. and the out, and had beat him up. Konkin’s _ sister-in-law Louise Konkin was also quoted in The Province as saying the surrounding Konkin’s death. But Louise Konkin told Sun Staff the questions are the same any family would have under such circumstances. “There are questions, but anybody would have the same questions. Konkin also said that some of the articles written ty other Konkin said until the final Cadets... find new home Aber ining Peas < of the Air Cadets has finally found a new place in which to continue growing. Thanks to the Castlegar Kiwa- nis Club, the group is now mov- ing into the Kiwanis-owned Scout/Guide hall. The cadets will soon be holding regular various assumptions When asked specifically if it was possible that Konkin set the fire as a form of protest or statement, Konkin said, “We have no idea.” Funeral services were held for Konkin in the nearby community of Krestova September 8. made. Regional Fire Investiga- ‘ has family had a lot of questions catigat ed the site and said that In with the old The provincial government will be coughing up $122,700 toward a replica- tion project in Sandon. The funds will be used towards creating 10 historic “ghost SHARLENE IMHOFF Benefit of the doubt for Pazurik Intersection improvement on line for end of October KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff It's been a rocky road for travellers using the Rob- town” buildings. This will be Sun Editor the first phase of a long-term Project. The first building duplicated will be the Bi Building, a two-story wood- em structure which once housed a butcher shop. An archacological dig will be done to determine the mate- rials and paints used in the building of the original structures. A quick retrieve A suicide attempt by a 36- year-old woman was averted by two quick. Nelson RCMP officers last week. The woman was perched atop & narrow girder that supports the Nelson bridge 35 metres Markin also (115 feet) above K the recycling progr Lake threatening to jump. amount of equipment One of the officers distracted the woman long enough for the other to grab her wrist. The lady has since been transferred to the Trail psy- chiatric unit. site—that's a success in itself.” The chairman of the Recycling Advisory Group for Castlegar and areas I, J and the south “First, there is no reason to think the [dumped material] came from [the RDCK area]. There is no way of telling where it’s from,” he said. defended Pazurik’s operation of Stating that with the Pazaurik has, he is doing an amazing job. “Like any new business, it has it’s flaws that “That's a lot of stuff not going in the landfill that will change by the end of October. “We are confident that travellers will be using the improved intersection by the end of October.” has all d the 1 of almost concrete anchors is being placed in the rock cut below the tomb structure. This will increase safety by providing grade separation for two lanes of high- way in this narrow corridor. The i of road impr will allow traffic from the Robson-Castlegar Bridge to pass under the Brilliant Bridge and enter Highway 3A via a protected left turn lane. The approach, explained Vanlerberg, will have better grades and “These new lanes are now under construction. When complete, the new lane, combined with the layer of pavement before the end of October, with a final lift of pavement being applied in the spring. With completion of the road, traffic, especially chip truck traffic, will be able to travel from Celgar to Nelson utilizing the revamped road and inter- change at Highway 3A instead of thundering down Columbia Avenue. CRTC — mancreug Canad CRTC - Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 1994-14. The CRTC will hold a public hearing commencing on 1 November 1994, 9:00 A.M. at the Sheraton Landmark, 1400 Robson St. Vancouver, B.C., to consider the following: 16. VANCOUVER, ALERT BAY, BONNINGTON FALLS, BOWEN ISLAND, BRACKENDALE, RIVER, CANAL FLATS, CASTLEGAR, CHILLIWACK, CHRISTINA LAKE, COAL COURTENAY, brought forth at the meeting. “There is information that needs to be looked at and studied and I don’t feel a reading at this time will do anybody justice. This deserves some research.” North home vandalized Castlegar RCMP are investi- gating a strange break and enter in the 500 block of Sth Avenue. The incident, which happened September 17, has RCMP stymied. It appears as if the culprit was only interested in damaging Property inside the residence. Nothing was reported missing. \Y, CRESCENT VALLEY, CRESTON, Sheps STATION, ERIE, FERNIE, FRUITVALE/MONTROSE, GOLDEN, GRAND FORI ), HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, HOLBERG, HOPE, INVERMERE, MADEIRA PARK, MIDWAY, MOUNT MCDONALD, MOYIE, DENVER, NELSON, PHOENIX, PORT ALBERNI, fel PORT HARDY, PORT RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, ROCK CREEK, RUBY CREEK, SALMO, SECHELT, SLOCAN, SOOKE, SPARWOOD, Soy SQUAMISH, TAHSIS, TETE JAUNE, TRAIL, WINLAW AND WO8S CAMP Application intervention process, you also call CRTC Public Affairs in Hull at (819) 997-0313, (819) 904-0218, TOO (819) 804-0428 [to | Canadian Radio-televison and The Castlegar Sun, an award winning weekly newspaper, located in the centre of the West Kootenay region of B.C. is looking for an to fill a 7 month maternity leave position starting mid to late October. Qualifications must include: ° Degree/diploma in Communication Arts/ Journalism; three (3) years experience as senior reporter/editor or equivalent; Quark XPress page layout; good organizational and time management skills, dark room and photographic skills. Attractive remuneration package available. If you think you'd like to be part of the team that Produces one of the top three weekly newspapers in Canada, please send your resume, along with recent examples of your work by October 7 7 to: 2 The Castlegar Sun The & Sun —_ 465 Columbia Avenue a Castlegar, B.C. V1N 1G8 Fax: 604-365-7266 he ® City of Castlegar PUBLIC NOTICE This is to advise that 9th Avenue from 27th St. to 28th St. will be closed to thru traffic. This closure will be in effect from 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 27, 1994 to 4:00 p.m. Thursday, September 29, 1994. The closure is required to facilitate the installation of @ new sanitary sewer main serving the #2724 - 9th Ave. (Otto Scheuren) subdivision. The City crew thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation. Barry Comin, A.Sc.T. Superintendent of Public Works TWO LOCATION SURPLUS AUCTION As Requested By | SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 86 CRESTON-KASLO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1st,.1994 Van 24 x 40° (Wet) Portable Ciass Room ee ee 2- 19860 SANYUEN METAL LATHES, 6 cyi.,3 4' BED, IMP. MEASURE 1870 Cray on Cargo Van Lineoriore gel 1/43 HP Scroll Saw 70 chew. PU. 350 V-8, 4 sp. 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