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But Kavaloff said the concern is with owners, “We're comfortable with the said Bob Sahlstrom, who with brother Greg owns land above the Blueberry Creek townsite. “FLR was immediately applied after Bill 56 (Forest Land Reserve Act) was put in. We had no desire to ever have our land put under it. “No government regulation will ever create a love for the land. It's our personal love for the land which motivates us to ~, take care of it.” _~ The Sahlstroms are applying to have one of their lots taken out of FLR “to give us some options,” said Bob Sahlistrom. Their application was the subject of a public meeting in Blueberry Creek Tuesday night. The Sahlistroms’ application will be reviewed by the Regional District of Central Kootenay's board, which will then make a recommendation to the provincial - Forest-and Commission. The commission has the final say. Sahlstrom explained having the land out of FLR gives the family the option of subdividing an 11-hectare parcel into four res- idential lots for the Sahistrom children. He added the family has no intention of touching the tim- bered hillside below the lots and that the lots are “a long way from the townsite, up on a bench.” Sahistrom also said the family intends to do all it can to protect Blueberry Creek, which is the main water source for the town. He added his family has owned land in the area for 70 years and have always been good conservationists. “We're your friends and neighbors,” Sahistrom told resi- dents. “We have protected the creek without government regu- lation in the past and we intend to continue doing so. We're not try- and they have been good neighbors,” said Kavaloff. “But what happens if the land is sold? All the promises the Sahlstroms have made won't mean a tinker’s damn if the land is ever sold.” A road leading up to the prop- erty from an adjacent parcel also concems Kavaloff. The road par- cel is not under FLR and was heavily logged before the Sahlstroms purchased it. Kaval- off says erosion and silt from this parcel threaten the creek and the community’s water source. “While the Sahlstroms say the land is well away from the town- site, I say it’s as close as my kitchen tap,” said Kavaloff. Kavaloff says the irrigation district opposes the application. Bob Sahlstrom answered the family intends to reclaim the road Parcel and properly build up and maintain the road: addition, subdividing the land is years away and the subdividing process itself would ensure the road did not threaten the creek, he said That was echoed by James Murray, an adjacent landowner. “When I built, I had to follow strict guidelines for sewers, roads and the like,” said Murray. “These are set by government and have to be followed. I don’t see any future problems.” Sahlstrom then said the issue at hand is taking the land out of FLR, not any future subdivision. The meeting, chaired by regional district director Ken Wyllie, drew 20 people. The regional district will make a decision on the issue Nov. 18. If the district approves the applica- tion, it’s then sent to the provin- cial Forest Land Reserve Commission for final approval. impacts of the proposed Keenleyside The dredging of Tin Cup located between Norns (Pass) Creek and the River, won't go ahead as “The decision to remove Tin Cup Rapids dredging from the Keenleyside proposal demon- strates our commitment to pro- tect the environment and Tin Cup dredging cancelled power generation by 10 per cont, ._ The dredging would have inciuded and 2.8 km of the CG River downstream from the Hugh Keenleyside Dam by lowering the tailwater below the the proposed station. The di Columbia | Basin Accord. The three projects are expected to pases’ wat than 4,400 person- would increase the project's years of over a 10- year span. Avenue. Steve Graham was repairing the car and went back out, the. 1987 Pontiac Fiero was in flames. Hot Rod - Castlegar firefighters were busy Wednesday morning dealing with a car fire in the 700 block of 11 back into his house for a couple minutes. When he came Car Blaze— School closure raises questions KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff recommendations to the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) on “where to go from here.” A plan to close Valley Vista Elementary School by 1996 leaves.a lot of questions unan- swered, says a school support committee. “We don’t know the answers and we're not sure they [school board members} have the answers,” said Cathy Mercer, a member of the Val- ley Vista Support Committee. “We wanted to identify concems, prior- ize and organize. There was a lot of uncertainty in the system because there was no plan in place on how this [move] was going to happen.” Members of the committee gave ing the Because no plan is in place for implement- moves, Mercer said parents, staff and students have many concerns ‘We don't know the answers and we're not sure they (school board members) know the answers either.’ — CATHY MERCER Valley Vista Support Committee a short presentation to school board members at their recent meeting. Mercer says her group has two need upgrading? + Will portables be needed? + Will there be a need for split classes? * What will the monetary sale of Valley Vista be applied to? + How will staffing be dealt with and would from the it include displaced staff? * Would the move impact other schools in the district? The submission concluded com- bining schools was much like blended families. there's little inf i regarding the proposal, Mercer said a formal position hasn't been taken. “To move too quickly would be an error,” she said. “There are so many Concems out there, we can’t develop a Position yet.” “One is to gather input from staff, parents and the board regarding the proposed move (of the Valley Vista students] to Blueberry Creek E ry School,” she The other mandate is to produce a draft report to identify and prioritize concerns regarding the possible closure and to make ty Creek School. + Power lines in close proximity to Blueber- * Will the Blueberry Creek water system any such move would affect stu- Because dents, she said committee members want ot fiche cae eee of the pl was seat o board members at their last meeting Mercer said the group is “optimistic” the board would respond to their requests in time for the Nov. 23 meeting with the PAC. Union asks for strike notice KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff Selkirk College students could be facing a disruption in educa- tion by the end of this month due to tomorrow and asking for a motion to serve 72-hour strike notice. was 1.8 per cent. We've been get- ting less than inflation.” expired The move, said Onischak comes being told last week by the college board that they're re ene 0625 per between the college ‘and the Selkirk College Faculty Associa- tion (SCFA). Bev Onischak p d of This is totally unacceptable, The pr March 31 and was for a one year mie fos don't have the encay explained O; to do this_year after year,” lained Onisch considering increases—or lack of the pr contract SCFA, said union reps will be going to their 107 members “Last year there was a zero per cent increase. The year before it On Sept. 20 SCFA members rejected a contract offer by 90 per cent, On Sept. 29 the members voted in favor of striking, although Onischak said that at 58 per sp the vote was “weak” But instead of serving strike notice Onischak said the union chose instead to return to the bar- gaining table. “They said they just didn't have the money.” Onischak said the union won't negotiate further on the requested increase. “That's our bottom line. We're not into playing games again this year.” Local trio face numerous drug charges KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff Peter Nevakshonoff, 32, Joyce Ramsden, 55, and Rams- den’s son Jason Keillor, 24, stood before Judge Donald Sper- ry in Castlegar Provincial Court last Wednesday to answer to charges stemming from an alleged incident Aug. 13. The trio has been charged with cocaine possession, cocaine trafficking and possession of cocaine for the purpose of traf- ficking after a search warrant was executed Aug. 13 on Rams- den’s 10 Avenue residence. During the search, police seized 18 grams of cocaine with an estimated street value of $3,600, 38 grams of marijuana valued at $760 and LSD with a Street value of some $200. Nevakshonoff, Ramsden and Keillér are scheduled to appear in coun Nov. 1. for election and plea.