so er Desai %: enna pete oe See re ea smart Ts ame Wednesday, February 19, 1992 JOB FINDER Recept! [Bookkeeping Clerk required in Castelgar full-time. Wage is $8 to $9 per hour. Must have typing, good writing and basis book- keeping skills, some computer experi- ence, DAC Easy System an asset. To apply call Gordon or Mick at 365- 2485. Resume will be required. Licensed Hairdresser is required in Trail full-time. Apply in person to Necy or Tina at Hair Designer, 855 Spokane Street. Home Support Aide is required in Trail for permanent part-time or casu- al work. Wage is $8.35 to $9.35 per hour. Must be certified long term care aide or equivalent. To apply phone for interview appointment at 364-2232. Cook (third) required in Trail full- time. Wage is $6. Must have been un- employed for three months. Must have valid driver's license. To apply call Lana Rodlie at 364-2247 for anin- terview. Sales clerk required in Trail part- time. No experience necessary. Phone Barb Parker at 365-2237 after 6 p.m. Collect calls will be accepted. ee TEN Fh FR Saturday February 22, 1992 60SECONDS Tom Metcalf is one dial away from where. ever he wants to every $25.00 in groceries purchased entitles you to get all 4 of these products at these great prices the more you buy be.. The ham radio operator keeps in touch with every cor- ner of the globe from the com- fort of his Robson home. REG) er ‘Prschten an inh Ae atid ais 4 ‘a. shapaaan hen ony rae anne aoa for your shopping convenience © Californa grown #1 é fresh strawberries pint basket ve a ¢ Californa grown OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK the more you save ‘25.00 Money's sliced cooked -| mushrooms : stems & m3 pieces ham agentes fe] prides | Mexican grown @ no. 1 © Canada grade A beef © bone in : © family pack _ {blade 1 3 __ {steak 130. m a 4 ° Gov't. inspected poultry ¢ back attached © family pak ¢ frying _| chicken _ | breasts (44.14%. Ib | © Gov't inspected poultry ° back attached - © family pak ¢ frying chicken ‘Supervalu or Oventresh cucumbers tray | =? | buns rad test B / $ : shay edad | page 9 You just can’t sum’ up Pat Haley’s extraordinary life ina few words. So The News’ sports editor Ed Mills begins in this issue a three-part series on the life and times of this re- markable Castlegar resident. page 17 John Russell says that most auction houses are in rural ar- eas. With that in mind, it’s easy to see why he is doing busi- ness up the highway in Tarrys. page 23 Farside Norman Letters After Hours Our People Crossword Horoscope Whodunnit Local Sports Hockey Draft Work Place 2 6 °f, 8 9 i 11 14 Dear Abby , 16 17 20 23 Action Ads 24 which can't be far off-now. News photo by Ed Mills Pruning the fruit trees in his father’s yard on a sunny and warm Wednesday afternoon, Bill Plotnikoff gets a jump on spring, District won’t back bridge Mi RDCK fails to adopt city council letter supporting immediate construction of $23.5 million Castlegar-Robson crossing Scott David Harrison EDITOR The Regional District of Central Kootenay is split on the proposed Castlegar-Robson bridge. The RDCK voted Feb. 15 not to en- dorse a Castlegar city council letter, sup- porting construction of the $23.5 million bridge By a 10-8 margin, board members de- feated a plan that would see the letter passed onto Transport Minister Art Charbonneau with its endorsement. “What it means is the board won't sup- port the bridge, but it won’t lobby against it either,” said Doreen Smecher, Castle- gar’s representative to the 20-member board. “I’m disappointed, I hoped that they would support the construction of the bridge.” Smecher said concern over the flow of chip trucks through the Slocan Valley prompted some’ board members to re- think the Castlegar-Robson span. Area J director Ken Wyllie said he’s “surprised” by the board’s decision, say- ing it wrongly linked chip truck flow to the much-needed bridge. Wyllie said the bridge should have been addressed separate from the re- gion’s transportation problems. “The reality is that the stranglehold on traffic is enough already,” he said Thursday. “The bridge will go a long towards helping traffic problems in my area, anyway.” ‘I think some members of the board were under the impression that if they endorse the bridge, they endorse more chip trucks. But that is not the case.’ — Doreen Smecher Wyllie said the provincially-funded Task Force on Transportation has been issued a mandate to study traffic pat- terns in the West Kootenay. That task force recommended: the bridge’s approval to coincide with Celgar Pulp Co.’s expansion. Separate to the bridge’s construction, the task force also erected a steering committee to study chip haul trans- portation. “(The bridge and chip haul trans- portation) are separate issues and should not be related,” said Wally Pen- ner, administrator for the Kootenay De- velop Region. Penner, who is also overseeing the study on chip haul transportation alter- natives, said the bridge has always had the task force’s approval and it will con- tinue to. Smecher said the RDCK failed to rec- ognize the bridge and chip truck trans- portation as independent issues. “I think some members of the board were under the impression that if they endorse the bridge, they endorse more - chip trucks,” she said. “But that is not the case.” Smecher added that the board’s stand should not effect Charbonneau’s final de- cision. “I don’t think anybody will miss the fact that there isn’t a letter from the re- gional district.” more BRIDGE NEWS page 5 ADVERTISED PRICES IN EFFECT TO FEBRUARY 22, 1992 [AIL QUANTITIES. Sundays 10:00 a:m.-6:00 p.m. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT SALES TO RETAIL ED CONROY FIGHTING FOR TFL SALE, PAGE 3