Page 6B The Castlegar Sun Charges dropped for South Slocan customers Submitted Telephone customers in South Slocan will no longer pay long distance charges on calls to Castlegar. Communications Manager for the Interior Region, Ed Clark, said that effective December 14, 1993, telephone customers in South Slocan (359) will no longer have to dial “1” or “Oper- ator” when calling Castlegar (365), they simply just dial the Seven digits. Clark reminds South Slocan residents who have alarm sys- tems that automatically alert West Kootenay Power Donald G. Bacon The Board of Directors of West Kootenay Power and UtiliCorp United are pleased to announce the appointment of tion of Kootenay experience in th Ndustry with TransAlta Utilities, Alberta, and the East Kootenay Power Company, British Columbia. His career spans a number of key ndustry disciplines including export fuel supply, customer service, marketing planning engineering ar rations Most recently, he was Vic President, Export, at TransA\ Utilties Corporation in Calgary y serving n the >of British ners police or security agencies to ensure they remove the “1” in their auto-dials. The expansion of the Extend- ed Area Service is a result of the February 1993 referendum which indicated the majority of voting telephone customers in South Slocan favored the removal of long distance charges with an accompanying increase in month- ly exchange rates which will be reflected on the December, 1993 statement. Individual residential cus tomers monthly exchange rates increase to $9.15 from the current $8.00; individual business line customers will pay $26.20, an increase of $5.20 from the cur rent rate of $21.00. The rate Structure is based on long-term costs of providing EAS The following information is important wr Calls to 365 telephone num. bers will no logger require a “1" or “0” in front of them. Calls from Castlegar tele- Phone lines to South Slocan will still incur long-distance charges. *Rates for telephone set rentals, long-distance to other exchanges, and most other ser- vices and equipment provided by BC Tel will not change. _ A unique community ing event will be held ber 8 and 9 in Castl train- Working together to build a better community in our communities. ; With a focus on building ies which entitled Principles in Action: acknowledge the value of all its A Process for C Building. P pants will design practical strategies to help everyone play their part. ‘The event, held at the Sand- man Inn, runs from 8:30 am. to 3:30 p.m.. For more infor- mation or to preregister all 352-1600. 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For the last couple years I believed and projected an image of pure, raw intellect, coupled with a sense of emotional imperviousn and strength of will and wit. In many ways, this image is true, howev- er, there is much more to me than I had once perceived (which isn't entirely bad). Once my mind had begun to unravel the ball of mystery, I began to realize how much more there was to see. There were points at which I could hardly believe what I was learning about myself, and points that surprised me to realize these were things I already knew but never thought about for one reason or another. It has been quite an interesting week to say the least. I learned (or relearned) I have been burying anything that could possibly impede my normal line of thought for as long as I can remember - namely, emotions Due to this fact, I can sometimes To know thine enemy, theu must know thyself be insensitive, and (q rare occa signs) be completely jblivious to another's feelings bequse | very rarély experience any \f my own Thid is due to many cmmplicating factors in’ my life, ant though I have \liscovered I shuld open myself more to my fiends and Carson’s Caner Dan Carlson family, I do n@ believeit would be entirely beneficia to me through the inchsion ofthe sor did facts. The trth of the matter is this: I was born old md cyni- cal, and because af thé fact, I have barriers that dont allow anyone to see who lam, because very few people haw penetrated these barriers. Now th goal is to knock these barriersover so I might get younger as | continue to age (quite a paradox joncept wouldn't you agree?). It\ not fun being mentally old, becase you don’t enjoy things like . child hood if you are alreadypld. It will be quite a challengeand I have a very long way to go. Before I stray too far fron the aforementioned topic, I wuld like to add some validity tcthe title of this week's columnby making this point: contraryto popular belief, you don’t hae any enemy greater than your ovp subconscious mind. If you dort Wednesday, December 1 know who you are, and why you do the things you do, it could destroy you. If I did not realize this, | would grow old, lonely and reclusive. I really don't like the sound of this’ possibility in my future, so | am going to do what I can to rectify the situation. I think the first and most impor- tant step would be in being more direct when discussing things with my friends, which is something I have not been doing because (I now realize) | moved around from town to town on a regular basis. As a result, the friends who want to get to know me better face an all but impossible task. I will take this opportunity to promise a renewed effort on my part to make their task easier. As I was saying, it is impor- tant to know who you are because if you don't see your- self for what you are, others can’t either. It is this obstruction that turns many people off and soon enough, you will look and see you have nobody to turn to in an hour of need. Fortunately, someone took a special interest in my well-being and helped to start the ball rolling in the cor- rect direction To my “sixteen-year-old for the third time” friend, thanks. Thanks a lot. To anybody in the same situation I was, you will try to deny it, but deep down you can't get past the fact you have a few growth areas to work on. Coming from eighteen years of experience in this topic, I wish you good luck. You will need it Selkirk College teacher program ge'ting a straight ‘A’ Submitted School districts in the Selkirk College region and those in adjoining regions continue to hire graduates of the West Kootenay Teacher Education Program “because they are good,” according to regional superintendents. This affirmation is borne out by the roughly 60 percent suc cess rate enjoyed by teaching program graduates in securin teaching jobs in each of the past three years Most in demand are those who opt tor secondary centifica tion in specialty areas, according to Gerry Ehman, convenor of the West Kootenay Teacher Educa tion Consortium “Ones area of specialization makes a big difference when ut comes to finding work at the secondary level,” Ehman says Those who can offer specializa tions in math, languages, sci- ence, business ‘education, home economics and PE. are in fairly high demand.” Ehman says the source of this demand is attributed to B.C.'s growing population. He noted the provificial government feels there is an over supply of teacher in the large metropolitan areas, but that a certain demand still exists in smaller communities and an en greater demand ists in rural areas Therefore the 1 training pr maintained Rural Teact ywrams are being Ehman. said graduates of pro s Selkirk Col ire provin their worth s these gradu ates who are securing positions cal school districts because they do compete suc cessfully with candidates from mainland lower university the Christmas Gift that keeps on giving]. 18-MONTH CALENDAR AWAVERCY, based programs Looking ahead, Ehman fore- casts that the demand for teach- ers with specialties in technical education can only grow due to anticipated changes in sec- ondary school curricula. The factors that contribute to these changes to high school curricula are the recognition that 70 percent of secondary students are non-academic - that 1s, are not destined for aca- demic studie With that number in mind cial edu or pin ce ary curricula fevoted to enhancing job skills s vouth at university are devel in today It is this applied curricula that will enable today’s young find the jobs of tomor- row,” avows Ehman. And it is teachers with specialties in these applied learning skills who will be most in demand in the classroom of tomorrow A Christmas Seal Is A Hug on Every Card i sters to Help stamp out lung disease! Goal: $21,000,000.00 or 3,000,000 Calendars sold Proceeds go to AIDS Prevention, Support and Awareness Two Issues: Jan./94 to June/95(A) or July/94 to Dec /95(B) Full Colour and Gloss throughout Endorsed by Grace Jones 52 pages packed with Info about HIV/AIDS World Events How do you get AIDS? sHow do you prevent it? 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LET US PUT QUT THE MAT FOR YOu! be sure to call wl Mi rome Wigan Wednesday, December 1, 1993 tna, Atalanta : United Way wrapping up campaign The Castlegar United Way Board of Directors wishes to express sincere thanks to all of the contributors who helped to make the 1993 campaign a suc cess. Whether you were a can vasser, a volunteer in any capacity, whether you made an individual donation or a corporate * donation, it is and will be very much appreciated. Campaign Chair, John Loo, reports that money is trickling in on a daily basis. To date, $41,508 has been collected and Loo is hopeful that this year's target of $50,000 may be reached before Christmas. Through the member Agen- Cies, the quality of life of many members of our community is greatly enhanced through your generous support. Please send donations to The Castlegar and District United Way, 1995—6th Avenue, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 4B7 and help those less fortunate than yourself to enjoy a warm and happy Christmas season In photos: John Loo, United Way Campaign Director (1) and Public Relations Director for United Way, George West- inghouse (r), accept two cheques last week from gen- @rous donors. First, a cheque for $600, presented by Sean Daniels on behalf of Sunshine Radio as .a result of a crosspromotion the station had with NeoCitron. The sec- ond donation (side photo), was a cheque for $150, pre- sented on behalf of local staff Canadian Regional Airlines by Lorrie Croken. The Castlegar Sun Motorists should be aware of road closures at Roseberry Bluffs Submitted The Ministry of Transporta- tion and Highways advises trav ellers of planned road closures for construction on Highway 6 at Rosebery Bluffs about 5 kilome- tres north of New Denver. “At this location the highway is very narrow, passing between a steep rock bluff on one side, and a steep embankment of Slocan Lake on the other”, says Dick Matthews, Project Manager “Because of the difficult terrain we will have to close the high- way for four hours at a time to complete the blasting and removal of rock necessary for improvements to the highway. Unfortunately there will be some inconvenience to travellers since there is no alternate route.” The contractor, Cantex Engi- neering, started clearing and grubbing the site at the end of October and will be ready to begin blasting by November 30th. “Beginning November 30th until further notice, the highway will be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday momings from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm,” says N “Special will be made with appropriate agencies for emergency access during closures.” The public will be given two do everything possible to keep people informed of delays and closures through local media, dis. tribution of posters in the com munity, and additional signage at strategic points along transporta tion corndors.”* The $1.8 million project 1s line at 1-800-663-4997, tion of the integrity of a corridor associated with a proposed linear park. 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