Gary Maloney is eptinit about the Ci Credit Union in vdaiary ‘over the ‘next three to fi ive years, The 42-year-old father of three should know. He's not ‘only one of Castlegar’s more successful business- men, Lut he also headg up the -high profile Castlegar Econ- omic Development Commit- ter. In an interview that touch- ed on a variety of topics and issues, Maloney pointed out that consumer buying and investment always reaches “unheard of levels" following a recession. And he sees Castlegar and . the : North American economy. as a whole on the verge of just such a recovery. “It would appear that we're in the prelii stages of international:. . . business recovery,” Maloney says. And that recovery will come to Castlegar, though “it might take a little longer,” he notes. “I would be very optimistic about the next three to five years in our community.” The committee which Mal- oney chairs emerged from an economic public forum spon- sored by Castlegar Savings 1982. The ai: ber panel at the forum decided to stay on and formed the economic development committee to help bolster Castlegar's econ- omy. Since then Craig Andrews of Selkirk College has joined the committee, and Maloney says he would like to see more residents take a part. He made it clear that the members on the committee shouldn't be permanent ap- pointments. Every office, whether in- dependent, political or ap- pointed, should always be limited in its tenure, Maloney said. People involved in the same process year after year become too inflexible, he added. He also gave the com- mittee high marks for the job it has done in the year since it was formed. Asked to rate the com- mittee’s performance ‘on a scale of one to 10, Maloney was at first not very specific, but finally said, “I have to rate our effectiveness fairly high on a scale of one to 10.” He ‘said one of the com- mittee’s prime concerns Varied outlook ENERGY Coal, hydroelectricity and natural gas output all de- clined during 1982, and face an uncertain future in 1983. However, because of our proximity to Pacific Rim markets, particularly Japan and Korea, the coal industry still remains the brightest spot in the B.C. minin; industry, in spite of ve world * glut. TOURISM : . Tourism activity tends to “reflect the general state of sthe world economy. There- fore, 1988 will show little change over 1982 with a zero increase anticipated in real revenues from tourism. iG Pink salmon production is expected to reach a record level in 1983. Herring roe GARY MALONEY aes Choleman of the Ce when it formed was Castle. gar’s low profile. He said the committee has helped change that with media attention that has included stories in the Toronto Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun and Province, CBC and: BCTV, in addition to the local media. He said that high profile should be of help when the recovery gets underway and businesses think of setting up in B.C. It is important that businesses know that the concern over the economy ‘becaiise of the condition of our community.”. , Hoseves, ‘the | camuitien also realized that it: ¢ouldn't -solve the community's ¢coil-’ omic _ problems overnight. The local problems, it soon found out “were just an ex. tension of provincial, national and worldwide eronomic dif- i ficulties.” ‘He said the public may not! have seen the committeo as ‘ai effective vehicle for econ- omic development, : But he” that’ if}: the public < projects that the committee. can become involved in, |he . said. ““T hope we're going to have an opportunity to work as a liaison,” Maloney said, work- ing with go devel-. THIRTY-THREE YEARS: : feat as'LeRose’Mer- caritile. and t! opers and prospective em- ployers in the Centra! Koot- enay. ‘needs. of the as: Hon eneae ernie with'[ts move to China Gr ie East and. Wi ‘Owner/manager Ernest LeRose, standing, is p Gs be ‘and ‘then: as erying pig eg Furniture ome furnishing ire Bot Yared. ud of his fea f service and the ol family tradition of quality merchandise at the lowest: possible prices is being He ‘said the then began a series of meet- ings with the area’s major employers, government “and anyone interested enough to talk to us about the economy of our community.” Maloney said it was impor- tant for the committee:to not only establish lines ‘of com- munication with the major market p for ‘the year are. very uncertain as negotiations between B.C. processers and herring fish- ermen have not. yet taken place. The depressed market of 1982, for. BK C._ groundfish and shellfish ‘c can, be expected to prevail into 1983, to . them, Maloney pointed out, “Everyone knows where we are and (that) they will be well received -when they” come here.” | ‘ He noted that initially, the committee was “set.up to: be- come a focal point of Public but also try to bring “some accountability of concern for ‘accountability to the eye of major employers.” “I think we were quite successful in doing that.” The meetings opened up “some marvelous: levels of com- munication,” he said. We want you to become one. of our. satisfied-customers — join the’ thousands of customers who have: bought from ‘us * already. © Sales © Service 1 6® Parts © Body Shop = Fit nanci Pg. Stop e One Auto Center MALONEY PONTIAC BUICK GMC LTD. 1700 Columbia Ave., Castlegar Ph. 365-2155 , “Evory objective that we set up early.in the year, we got... covered,” he added. his son Robert, seated, who is associated in 1! ‘square feet of. floorspace ‘allow the LeRose family to’ offer’shoppers one of the jiness. Over 35,000 widest selections of furniture, carpeting and major appliances inthe whole of B.C. ° Palm Dairies expanding “Our branch is caster was i the largest expansion project in its lifetime,” says Frank Waters, manager at Palm Dairies’.Nelson branch, with a definite note of excitement in his voice. ~ Palm's salt at a Neon cer- tainly has be e: cited; Ted heiaeee > more than double tha. plan : Forty eight cars derailed. The: tile was on the 49th. On Aug. 5, 1982, the: silo was erected at the Nelson plant. _ Inside the plant all piping : was vnieeas with ee tainless 151 ‘or ‘the. incorporation of ‘Palm’ Dairies) or, did Palm’ purchase it from: other ow- ners? The records seem to have. vanished with the pi- ‘oneers who developed these ‘businesses.° 2% - But we do know that Palm built a new. plant, on Baker yparator. Baas re Re Street. in 1986." doi the ‘capacity: was Frinatlet.7 town location on the‘ main "Most visible i is the instal- lation. of a silo 30 feet high and 12 feet in diameter which more than doubles milk stor- age space. Getting the silo to Nelson is a story in itself. In fact, “it :shouldn’t be here,” as Waters puts it, This silo is originally from the Calgary plant. When Cal- gary replaced it with alarger - silo, it was still in perfect condition and was slated im- mediately for the. Nelson plant, which was badly in need of. additional. milk stor-. ‘ age. The silo was put on a rail- way flatear in Calgary and everyone expected it to ar- rive safely in Nelson. Such was almost not the case. The.train hauling Nelson's new treasure stopped in a little town in the. Crowsnest Pass, and while the crew was having a quick coffee, some- thing strange happened; 49 cars became uncoupled from the: main train. The grade was steep enough that the uncoupled = portion started - rolling down the track: Dis- P f fluid milk products was work- : ing at only half capacity, so it was not: changed. A’ homo- genizer and a short-time pas- . teurizer, both with. higher capacity, were also installed. All this means that Palm Dairies will now be able to process all the milk produced in this part of British’ Col- umbia.. There seems to. be. no record of exactly when Palm Dairies came to Nelson even though Pat Burns was ‘al- ready well known in the area by the turn of the century. His. beautiful Burns | Block,. built in 1899 on Baker Street” with its big steer head em- blazoned on. the front, ‘still stands today asa record of his involvement in the ‘Roots enays. 5 ‘Was a creamery associated with this grand edifice’ ? No. one seems to know. It i lieved, though, that’ Palm's first establishment in:Nelson was the Curlew Creamery. . Was the Curlew Creamery. established by Pat Burns (he owned many creameries pri- ‘or Street of Nelson’ served. the needs of the residents in the area. until 1967, when the, present plant-was built down near the river. This plant, plus a-depot at, Cranbrook, serve both the East. and West 'K World Famous Midsummer .Bonspiel.-This event, now in its 89th year, attracts ‘rinks from all’ across Canada, not for its’ big. prizes (the top prize might be a color TV or a - microwave oven), but just for the fun, Frank, or his wife, Carol, has held almost every position. ¢ on‘ the executive of is organization... 5, “Palm. Dairies sponsors the ladies event of the Midsum- mer Bonspiel, donating. the prizes ‘and | the individual keeper trophies. The company is also in- volved in a recent Kootenay traversing two of the highest mountain passes in British Columbia; the Skyway to serve customers in the Cres- ton area and the Blueberry- Paulson. to. bring. - quality Palm products to residents in the Trail, Rossland areas. . In addition-‘to ‘wholesale routes throughout these val- leys, Palm offers retail home delivery in Nelson and Trail. Palm,’ Nelson “has always participated. in , community activities, both ‘through its employees and also.’ @s a Cor: ; porate citizen. The branch helps youth programs through sponsor- ship of a swim team and:a - ‘baseball team, and donates trophies for such events as ‘the. Bonspiel Ladies Cham- pionship.. Waters, who is a third generation -Nelsonnian, is very involved with Nelson's. area racing. The brainchild of someone in the Cranbrook- Kimberley area about three years ago, outhouse racing has caught on, appearing in * various festivals throughout the region. Construction. of the “out- house” lends itself to con- siderable creativity. But Palm has a natural, its milk “carton. An enthusiastic team -built-the outhouse-sized milk carton, painted it. to match Palm's two per cent. milk ‘carton, ‘and.raced it in the local events. This year Palm's Cranbrook Depot drivers placed second in the Cran- brook ‘race. ‘Nelson’ may. be Palm's smallest plant, but it .cer- tainly isn’t small in the en- thusiasm ofits employers and’ their contributions to Palm and the communities it serves. CASTLEGAR NEWS, March 27, 1983 ~ Serving the Kootenays “We Care About You" The Dairy is Open to Group] Tours by Appointment DAIRIES Fol Dairies Ltd. is a Kootenay Industry, business, a SUCCESS. mplaving Ki y. people, ml from Kootenay farms and ‘delivering back . + to you. Your support is what viakes our business, which: is your ° MILK e We carry a complete line of ICE CREAM and NOVELTIES, plus © COTTAGE CHEESE ©@ SOUR CREAM * YOGURTS On Aug. 5, 1982, the silo as pictured above was finally erected here at our Nelsori Plant. The installation of this new Sile doubled the branch's raw milk storage capacity. 711 Radio Nelson Phone 352-3501 ‘CITY OF. CASTLEGAR, MAYOR AUDREY MOORE ani 4 CITY ADMINISTRATOR: LARRY CRUIKSHANK STATISTICS * oT Trading ely Population 1982 . Trading Area Population 1972 . Local district population... ing Area Income 1981 Trading Area Income 1971 Construction 1982 . Construction 1972. Industrial Plants 1973 INDUSTRIAL SITES (a) Total Acreage . b) Unoccupied Acr (c) Acreage Serviced . TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES Saebheis SERVICES West Kootenay Power fore 8 &Light Co. Inland Natural Gas Co. RAW MATERIALS Logging, minor mining COMMUNICATIONS . Castlegar News -C.KQ.R, Beaches & Resorts Community Comple: (2ice Sheeis) Curling Arena Walter Fields Marilyn Mathieson * Len Embree ‘ator — L. Crulk ih “city of progress." CASTLEGAR _ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Castlegar is located on the Southern Trans- Canada, Highway 3 halfway between Van- “couver, and Calgary. It is linked by. four “major: highways centers, It is also favored: with the merger of the Columbia:and Kootenay Rives at the south end of the Arrow Lakes... : The City of Castlegar offers a fully serviced 35. LOT. INDUSTRIAL PARK only minutes from downtown and the airport. — amore than adequate pure, clean water supply natural gas, ‘dro and electric power a regional college a Provincial Park on the shores of the Arrow Lake PWA flights to Vancouver and Calgary daily plus bus service an abundance of beautiful recreation spots and park facilities and programs. long summers, pleasant winters provides an excellent fire protection ‘and public works service - two. secondary, two:primary-and. four “elementary schools-available: *"" ° CiTY COUNCIL Mayor Audrey Moore City Clerk —R. Skillings * Fire Chief — Bob Mann The City of castiegar citizens extend friendship and commuiiy spirit to their neighbours and to those who visit their city. The city is. proud to be recognized as the HUB and CROSSROADS OF THE KOOTENAYS, being a We're Involved.in Our Community and Region, Working Together in Our Community Growth _ MEET YOUR 1983 DIRECTORS serving -other Kootenay | MIKE O'CONNOR President LINDA GREEN Manager TOMOGLOW .. | Ist Vice-President Director = LORNE HADIKIN 2nd Vice-President Beautification PAUL MOROSO Industrial Development RICHIE GERONAZZO Membership Chairman GORDON Bos Retail and Revitalization LARRY BOSSE Festivals Chairman NICK CHERNOFF ‘Airport, Highways & Transportation GORD GREEN Finance Chairman CHARLES COHOE Government Attairs JOE STRELOFF Environmental Chairman. GARY KALESNIKOFF GAIL SHELLENBERG Cityand Director Tourist Promotion Voluntary Action For a Better Tomerrow BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTRE Your Charnbég istfdrs to full range of information and: counselling on management techniques and government assistance programs at no charge to you. € ose ‘ i DENTAL PLAN. : . We offer all our members a comprehensive employee benefits program. : TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE Going on a holiday? Call into our office located at 1444 Columbia Ave. for maps and brochures. Bob MacBal ‘ : MEMBERSHIP , . Robert Pakula ber is pl d to wel new 's to the Chamber and to say thanks for Carl Henne t of all our bers throughout the past. It is through your membership and ‘our voice that the Chamber is able to function to the best needs and desires of the usiness ¢ y- The ber of C ce acts as an advertising agent for your ity, and it is ‘roar the collect co-operation of the business people that we are - able to keep the name of Castlegar going forward year by year. SUNFEST '83 Our festivals committee extends a welcome to all visitors and residents to participate in as many events as possible during SunFest ‘83 to be held July 15 to 17. We are looking forward to a super SunFest with more events and parade participation. If you wish to en- ter into the parade or sponsor an event contact your Chamber of Commerce for more in- formation. ‘City E The City of Castlegar 460 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, B.C., VIN 1G7 (604) 365-7227 “WE WISH YOU A GOOD DAY" Castlegar Chamber of Commerce Box 3001, 1-1444 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, B.C., VIN 3K3 (604) 365-6313