CASTLEGAR NEWS, August 3, 1980 Forestry inventory Aided by aerial photography A lot of people kid about om inventory branch employees eae of the forest service being tree counters. Given the chance to ALN AY explain how trees are counted, guys like Rick Baker, inventory staff officer with the Nelson Forest Re- gion can melt grins into “gee wiz” expressions. The latest opportunity is an announcement by Baker of the arrival of two 70 mm Hasselblad aerial cameras that promise to give the for- est ministry its most com- > plete and continual picture of the state of B.C. forests. The hardware includes a boom camera mount that fixes toa helicopter, a stereo cord, an slectronic viower used to scan developed film and a handy micro-processor for quick calculations. It's a $100,000 package. Colored or black and white photos taken from as low as 200 metres or as high as 2,000 metres above the forest canopy can provide clues to the age, species, height, crown diameter, and distribution of trees in a sample stand. Aerial photography is speedier and less costly than gathering data by ground sampling. In fact, by air 80 samples can be completed in the time it takes to windup one ground survey. The twin cameras are mounted and balanced to opposite ends of the metal boom and produce a stereo INVENTORY BRANCH of the forest ser- image when operated re- vice Is using the latest aerial photos cre used to calculate the age, motely from the cockpit. photographic equipment, boom moun- spec! ight, crown, dia: r and The correct ted to get a clear volume of wood in a sample stand of and shutter speed readings pleture of the state of B.C. forests. Reg trees. More span 30 different areas can are set before takeoff. Davis, timber be In the time it takes to Once the film is de. With the Nelson Region tunesandbalan- complete one survey on ground. veloped, the pair of negatives ces the cameras before take-off. The CHEVROLET Kay Motors Ltd. 2880 Highway Drive, Glenmerry , OLDSMOBILE Dealer licence number D 5234 368-3301 CADILLAC ‘Published ‘at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays” The Castlegar News will be 34 years old tomorrow. bs The first issue was pub- lished on. Thurs., “Aug. 7, 1947, On May4 of this year the Castlegar News weekly publication with the '. start of a Sunday edition in addition to the mid-week Castlegar News. 20 per cent of aerial is rechecked on foot. Baker envisions aerial photography being applied to checking bridge crossings, for assessing volumes of slash and for sampling insect damage. are scrut under the electronic stereo cord. A quick study of the images defines the photo scale, the actual flying height and the area of the sample. A microprocessor di- gests this ii and extracts a volume per hec- tare figure among other things. 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Zanet said the number of appli- cations recelved from year to year remains fairly constant, but adds the wemphesis we from a career oriented ¢ program to ty is still accepting applications al- though they have ‘already secelved enough to fill the program. “Student’s applications are re- ” viewed, on the basis of their marks and sometimes work expetience. No one is picked on‘a first come first serve basis,""" Courses which stand out because of the large number of applicants for a limited number of seats include aviation with 140 applications for 28 positions, nurstrig with 110 applications for 24 spots ang wild wildland id recreation with 105 cited as one reason. Another is that the demand in the market place shifts: “If one year there is a greater demand for electricians, then we'll see a i higher number of applications there.” Most of the programs available for this fall are completely full, the ex- ceptions being early childhood edu- ‘caston and electronics, she added. ‘The business administration facul- M People" 7, interests change,”’ oat Nursing may take another 12 stu- dents this fall depending on the: ability of the college to hire another faculty member, Zanet said. : The college total enrollment for a year is approximately 1,200. This in- cludes part-time students, the Nelson * campus, various extension courses as. well as second-year students, Zanet sald, Volunteer Exchange could use your help Members of the Castlegar Volun- teer Exchange once again face their never-ending problem: they are stiort of volunteers to help with a survey being conducted next weeks the volunteer h a So far six persons have volunteered to assist with the telephone survey, but said Henne ‘‘we need about 12 more.” The survey will be conducted from Aug. 11 to 17, Henne hopes to reach 10 per cent of households in the area.- . That means between 450 and 500 homes in the city and surrounding area will have to be contacted, she said. Henne said she will run through the. survey with anyone interested in phoning to clear up any they MONSTROUS STRUCT! URE is to be the water tank serving the north section of the city. Located off from Chick-a-dee Lane on the site of the city's previous water tank, this this fall, when tentatively in October, has a capacity of 500,000 importal gallons com- “pared to othe previous tank's ego Ge 180, 00 U.S. gallens, The con- Foo! tion which o foto. works spokesman soys “Is the very best tank con- structlon possib! —Nows /Idirvertote by Lele Hughes. may have. The survey is designed so that answers can be checked off on a “‘stat-sheet,”” Itis hoped voluateers will use their own phones and make calls at their own leisure. A meeting will be held Thurs- day at 7:30 for those interested in helping with the survey. : Henne said ‘ Y'll making phone calls ‘until we've hit the 10 per cent mark. Whatever the volunteers don’t cover, I'll hit myself.”” Moore one of many There are 97 women in Canada who hold mayoral office. Among those 97 is Castlegar’s Mayor Audrey Moore who Gordie Walker star golfer in Top Twenty Invitational see Page A4 Ann Landers........ Classified Ads, Real Estate HOMEPLAN ah tresti8 MORTGAGES 626 Baker Street NELSON, B.C. 130 Bay Ave., 364-2559 NELSON 409 Kootenay, 352-3612 Columbia Steakhmuse 600 - 2nd St. South 365-2421 Surround yourself with story. 1399 Bay Ave. Trall © MICK ELLIS, Res. 362-5173 © DAVE WILLIAMSON, Res. 367-7198 OUR SALES STAFF e VINCE WATSON, Res. 368-3302 KEN ALTON, Res. 368-6183 © GEORGE SPARROW, Res. 693-2386 oe An early morning accident Satur- day has resulted in the death of 19-year-old Mitchell Kulbaba when the vehicle he was driving left the paved portion of the road, hit the hydro pole and overturned onto its roof. _ SUNNY with some clouds in SHtemnoot and c risk of thunder wrth deytime Rahs cf 25° aut tt ime = foi3ee a red evaright low of 10° showers, svceees Page BE -Your Stars. ... Police report the single vehicle accident occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m, three quarters of a mile north of the Castlegar Ferry ramp while trav-- - - elling south on Celgar Road. ’. The driver and an occupant, Kelly ., sumed di ‘ASE (©1980 King Features Syndicate, Inc. Galaxy of Women’ Mayors.”” ‘ The article gives .a thumbnail sketch of Moore’s background and her involvement in the city, as well as being’ one of the 22 mayors to appear in an individual photo. Youth's body = found Monday The body of 16-year-old Martin ‘Wyss, a visitor from Taun, Switzerland, who was reported ig and pre- d, has been ‘Getting around’ not always easy Moving from one end of town to the other will definitely be easier if the Proposed transit. system study recom- Castlegar ‘i bered six in the last week of July and “that is relatively low, Nancy Henne, said ‘Wednesday. duly and August are slow months, Henne said. During the winter there The RCMP office here states a call had been received noon Monday from the sheriff's office in North Port stating the body had been found. The search began July 29 after the youth had been swept away while swimming with a companion in the Kootenay River near the Brilliant _ Bridge. Tyrell, 17, were taken to Castlegar and District Hospital where Kulbaba was pronounced dead on arrival. ied out last . Thursday when they were notified that one of two swimmers were in trouble in the Columbia River while swimming . just below the CPR bridge-. No fatalities resulted from this incident but authorities publicly warned of the potential dangers of the river. Inthe public statement released by the authorities it stated the Deparement of the will be . are more iq for rides. Senior citizens account for the largest number of people needing transportation. The figures for the last week of July ‘included five senior citizens and one handicapped person, Henne said.. She added * arrangements for ridera and drivers on a permansnt basis are not counted among their statistics, “For instance we have one woman she said. “Tm sure there are more people who need drivers but we're hesitant to advertise because we only have five drivers who drive right now,” Henne _ said. “They can't go all the time.” Henne said she knows that there are elderly people in the city who rely The police Tuesday the passenger's injuries as minor. The incident is still under investigation. have some type of warning signs panty to warn people of the dangers. SOD TURNING ceremonies for the Slocan Valley hospitai-health care units took place d bya at New Denver with hospital trustees, auxiliary, staff and ‘Vepresentotives from the valley village councils. ‘Here administrator R. H. Procter, accompanied by hospital trustee Waldemar Penn se shiown greeting Health Minister K. Rafe Mair early the ¢ Alrport. The was ip d by Achar E, Mebermlt senior assistant deputy 1 Ganices? Gary L. Kjolbert assistant of rote hospital planning and construction division, John Matkin and Jim Mactock of the healt! information office. The turning of the sod for the $1,656,500 care units d with Dura C or children for trans- portation, When it comes to transportation, elderly people have special needs “that ars really quite obvious,” Jean Stone, correspondence-secretary of the Senior Citizens Assoications, says. “Trying to get groceries or to the clinic can be a real problem unless they can get a neighbor or a friend to drive,” Stone said. A transit system that runs up and down Columbia “would be a trem- endous help,” Stone said. “Most people can make it to Columbia, but trans- Gouk inquiry portation from there is a problem.” There is a taxi company in town and one of the part-owners said “we: n't the busiest we could: be.” picked up,” Jo Mundt said. The 24-hour service sant three -vehicles and will pick up customers anywhere within a 16-mile radius, Mundt said. “We can deliver people anywhere in B.C. but we can only pick up in our area.” : Mundt said that most of their customers are not senior citizens and -does not think the cost is prohibitive. Costs, which are comparable to other taxi services in B.C., start at $1.25 pick-up charge and then $1 per mile. Mundt does not think the city needs a transit system but “could use a limousine service to the She added she doesn't think a transit system would affect her busi- ness to any degree. Students attending Selkirk college are some! faced with a portation problem “so we tote to ling,” Strong of student services said. “In September we have a terrible parking problem because no one knows anyone yet and they aren't car-pooling. But that usually picks up a little,” she said, Strong believes a bus service from town to the college would be beneficial. . Eight or nine years ago there was a bus service.which picked up students “I believe in Trail and town. They had designated pick-up spots.” Strong believes the service was run by the student's association, “I think they bought a bus themselves and ran it" she said. A bus also ran three times a day between the Castlegar and Nelson campuses for the sake of students taking courses on both campuses. Information sought Ausetons p concerning the report and inguiry of wunicipal ” afiairs Ni tensa former alderman Jim Gouk not in breach of the Municipal Act have been raised in a letter by another former alderman. Bud Godderis asked in the letter of Aug. 2 that “if your examination indicates no breach of the. Municipal Act we would like to know the details as to why there was no breach of the act,” the letter asks. The letter adds that citizens of the community and elected officials need Company of Saanichton marks the results of a two-year effort to get ap- proval for the project. the i “in order to serve the interests of the community.” also asks that he ba allowed tosee a copy of the report presented to the ministry by a representative investigating the matter. “As citizens of the community of Castlegar we are anxious to under- stand what conflict of interest is and what is expected of elected municipal officials,” Godderis asked the ministry in this letter if the fact Gouk is no longer on council affected the decision, would his being on council: later “raise the prospect of an inquiry?" Godderis added that “when the voters go to the polls in November it _ would seein just that they should know whether or not a particular candidate will or will not be investigated for past actions as a member of council.”