be Castlegar News April 13, 1991 el PULPIT & PEW s 30. ANNOUNCEMENTS : iHERITAGE SOCIETY Aweie) jeneral Meet’ leeting, May 9, 7 p Railway Station, 3128 33 MENONANT EANADIAN CANCER SOCITY. Ci DIAN “ASSOCIATION in Donation, Box 1228, B.C. VOG DIABETES Memoriam Rossland, 104/80 34, LEGALS For All Your Wiring Needs CALL ALEXTRICIAN 226-7685 HAVE WIRE — WILL TRAVEL ee CITY OF CASTLEGAR Standby Power, 35th Street Lift Station Sealed tenders for Contract No. 9084-2 — Standby Power, pein ee Lift Station wilt be rec t diese} genset and and automatic tran- sfer switch, Documents ore available to Sareelersy conirectors from City Halli e's 00 refundable deposit is ~ required Dave Mcintosh, A.Sc.T Ngineering) td Here69 sen Comnea NY trees an yet IC SOT oy NOTICE OF CORRECTION HARROP FERRY MODIFICATIONS leak ky has now Prt to sccommodate nes ft. wide oheres not 14 ft. as previously advertised. This echctment: ‘s to the upstream Persons. transporting such units should approach the ferry operator in D.P. WILLIAMS District Highways Manager Ministry o! a ransportation and Highway: Netson Highway District f®cowns * GRAD '91 * BRIDAL * BRIDESMAIDS 10-503. ROSE'S BOUTIQUE Castlegar © 365-5610 By TED BRISTOW Castlegar United Church Some people are vagabonds by nature, always moving on to the neat adventure. I'm not. My nature is to stay a while, grow some roots, and do a long-range and thorough job at whatever my present task. But the time comes to all of us to move on. My time has come, after DIREC PHONE 365-5210 ‘atinntirs.sspr tacos an concaations he Cog News niet PHONE 365-5210 ACCOUNTING TT Brian L. Brown CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANT almost 19 years of calling Castlegar» my home. As you read this, I'm ¢n route to a new life in Ontario. : It was the right time to leave. The believe, happening to me right now. Nonetheless, it's still a bit hard to g0, which says not only something about my nature, but about this place. | wouldn't have stayed here so long if-this were not, in many ways, a good place to live and work. The sadness’ in my.goodbye means I'll miss lots of things, and especially the people I felt close to. Some, usually the vagabonds, ad- vise against getting too close people, because that makes it hard ie lo fears: I say getting close to people is one thing life's all about, » but it will also have rich memories to cherish forever. Goodbye says “I'll miss you."" Goodbye also says Mberienl I've certainly been ing ae a lot lately, and ‘eaing all the more es—l’ve~ eiijoyed_ . a s too bad we don't notice our ae and give our thanks m Goodbye aa means, literally, “God be with you."" I've been saying that a lot lately too I wish | could say that with as much confidence as I say “I'll miss you"’ and ‘Thanks,’ but I'm con- cerned over how our way of life ten- ds to make us forget about God, If only half of the people who say they believe in God did something about it, dur homes would be happier, our churches overflowing, volunteer groups would have more than enough workers, worthy causes all the money they need, and our nation's leaders would have to listen to .their people's insistence on making life more just for everyone. But, I'm afraid, one of the changes I've seen over my years in Castlegar is a growing neglect of God, even by believers, because there are just so many other interesting things to spend time on. (Regular Castlegar Uniteds will recognize here one of my themes: priorities.) So, my “God be with you" also contains one last preacher's plea, to let God be with you in some way that makes a difference. Leaving is not just leaving behind. It's also moving on, it takes faith for stay-at-homes like me to move along, but I've discovered that God's Grace meets us in beautiful, ones unexpected ways, whenever w open to let it Um eae to be moving on to what I believe will be good for me, and a way of letting Good flow through me. For one last time: I'll miss you, thanks, and God be with you. FEATURE OF THE WEEK 1990 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER Sth AVENUE Fully loaded, fullsize ° luxury. Only 22 b CALL WENDY 352-3817 ARCHIE OR GRANT 352-3542 INSTRUCTOR — is required SELKIRK COLLEGE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (A.B.E.) TRAIL CAMPUS An adult education to provide arsessments and (uation ot he inva vel nah ond Engi ond Grade 0 pation yok on scary papa a eae commencing in Septer September sccordonce with capteal poston covtooee ena ESOS soto tevin eg e 270 Columbia Avenue Castlegar * 365-2151 Gordon A. 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The court imposed a ban on Trustees approve ST5M By DONNA ZUBER Staff Writer Castlegar school board adop- ted a $15 million budget Monday for the 1991-92 school year. d chairman Gordon. Turner req: the Ministry of Education, Blueberry Creek school will reopened, most will remain in place and staffing levels will be only slightly lower. “There will be slight reductions in staff, including 1.4 full-time i eachers and 2.5 full-time equi equivalent non-teaching staff,’" will be made through attrition or ‘ 7 ." acolo sareruset resignations, retirem: and leaves-of-absence. Totuer * said Blueberry Creek relieve some of the overcrowding at Kinnaird and Valicy Vista elementary ‘hools. It will cost the district. about $80,000 to operate the school for one year with 1.5 full-time equivalen: Trustee Bonnie against the budget, saying she couldn't agree to the costs without more information. "I haven't seen any solid infor- publication of the woman's name any evidence which might indicate her identity, he trial was expected to continue today through Friday, but for ‘‘un- rseen reasons” it has been adjour- ned until ee Judge pages Cooper sai: expected to tinue through to Thursday or Priday ing her testimony, the woman described several acts of sexual assault, saying she was ‘‘disgusted and Scared” put “had no one to tell.’ She said that other than a few comments, she could not recall what ann said to her at times leading up to or during the alleged assaults. “TE just remember him telling me to relax and enjoy after describing one alleged assault. In his cross-~ examination of the is a ‘very troubled girl and this is an insane accusation He said she was s fying to get alten- tion and sympathy and suggested she got the idea for pressing charges from the number of sexual assault cases made public in recent years. “This case isn’t about sexual assault, it's about—a problem you have that you have to come to grips with,”* Crossin said. ‘You have lied and now find it too late to retract that lie He questioned her about a conver- sation in which she allegedly said, ‘‘l did it for attention arid it's too late to back out now.’* She — all the defence lawyer’s rasa ried several cxampiés where the woman's testimony dif- fered from what she said during a preliminary hearing and in a Statement she made to the RCMP. When asked if Mann had ev ars amg eailauaad her, the woman said he a temper, but is “‘not an ines edibly violent man.’ ressed for an answer, she said Mann never threatened her. The woman was’ the only witness testifying for the “prosecution. However, character witnesses are scheduled to be called by both the prosecution and defence ; Mann is also scheduled to testify. Barry Jackson, a Castlegar resident since 1981, said he has known “Mann since they school together as children in Manitoba Jackson, the personnel manager at Selkirk College, said Mann's reputation is “excellent. “I! know 30 to 40 people in Castlegar . . . that know Bob well. As far as | can foresee, Bob's honesty and integrity have never been questioned. It's impeccable as far as I"m concerned."* Jackson told the court during cross-cxamination Mann had never discussed his sex life with him. Mann’‘s wife, daughter, Tuesday. Suspect Mann of the alleged assaults. M: During cross-examination of Mann’s wife, Crown prosecutor Murray Whyte suggested she didn’t know about the assaults because please see TRIAL poge A2 WHERE THERE’ . SMOKE eee Bed o . Pass Creek t volunteer firefighter ptt A Trubetskoft a a small section of a huge | oh of th | a much of the An attempt to burn a bundle of sticks in the backyard turned into one of life’s most em- ing Moments Friday for a Pass Creek woman. And it turned into some work for the Pass Creek volunteer fire department which was dispatched arose on what was a calm day. About the only thing the blaze by id Grass fire bicciet Pass Creek property didn't touch, besides the house and barn, was the bundle of sticks, which sat as if untouched in the middie of a sea of scorched Property. “Like I say, it was a very em- ing time for me. | always preach about being careful,'’ said Makortoff as she looked out on her black property. Makortoff, whose mother is: other her property all the time and had taken all the precautions she thought it would be wet enough but... . There was no wind either, ‘when 1 started, but then it picked up all of a sudden.”’ An old shed and a fence were slightly damaged in thé fire but there was no other property “| was lucky you know, when you look at it, I’m still trembling. It could have gone through everything,’’ Makortoff She said about the only ‘s00d thing about the fire is it can serve as. a lesson for her and others. “It is somethi have to be ‘careful of. 1 learned my leston,"* she said. : Court appearance quick Castlegar where their case was ad- journed to May 6 by Judge Donald Sperry. is charged with six counts provincial Waste laid the charges March 15. The spiil is alleged to have occurred April 23, 990. f Hospital expansion over budget By SIMON BIRCH Edltor Castlegar Hospital's expansion project will exceed its $6.6 million ; but an exact price won't be known until the cost of numerous change orders are added up, the hospital's adminisirator and the chairman of the hospital board said. However, the ‘cost overrun isn’t serious, administrator Ken Talarico and board chairman Bill Horvath told the Castlegar News in interviews Monday and Tuesday “But we can't give you an exact amount that our extras cost because they're not settled request it we're certainly prepared to let you know what it does amount to. Wet re not going to, hide it if anyone wants to know But—Horvath aud Titlrico said a rumor the “3S-béd intermediate care and 25-bed extended care facility is $800,000 over budget isn't tte. Talarico said it's the numerous change orders that ar¢ adding to the cost of the project. “There's about 70 of them and they involve all parts of the project. There's no one big major item."" He said a longer-than-anticipated construction time is also adding to the cost. Talarico said the change orders on the project involve mechanical and electrical systems as weil as architec- tural aspects of the project. “If the owner requests something that’s not in the plans and the con- tractor hasn't bid on it then that constitutes an @sa,"" he said. “If here’s been an omission in the drawings like on the architectural, or the mechanical or the electrical, then that's an extra.”’ The hospital expansion involves “‘a combination’’ of those types of changes, Talarico said Horvath said “nornial."’ "It's something we anticipated,” he said. Horvath said connecting the new wing to the existing hospital building has al ted costs the changes are “If we'd have gone to a com- pletely new location, it would have been a different deal,"’ he said eistal with tying into cxisting ser- use of the new equipment and equipment requirements are different than it when we the original KEN eget not serious design—cither a failure to properly specify or design errors that had to be remedied,”’ he said. “But th were not the direct responsibility of the hospital and | anticipate they won't be held r: msible for any of them. I think they will be resolved by agreement. The cost of the-hospital expansion is split under a funding formula that sees the provincial government pay t of the costs with the district picking up the ing 40 per cent. Talarico said the Ministry of Health is wrestling with the ad- ditional costs. “This is being stag on in Vic- toria at the moment it hasn't been finalized yet,"* ae Added Horvath: **We are + seria iby the ministry people. They are ones, of course, who will be looking after and approving the ad- ditional funds,”* Wyllie said a lack of local contro! over the hospital expansion hasn't eh ia With a roe degree of local control, by parison, Mruction of ine Aquatic Centre demonstrated how a project can brought in under budget,’’ he said. bsence of local pets ecisions are made at higher ministerial levels."* Wyllie praised Talarico and said he shouldn't have to take any ‘*flak"’ oo problems with the elpaaes ‘Ken Talarico’s done an outstam, ding job of coordinating this projeck. t's been a very difficult task and : we're very fortunate we've been able to complete it. The new wing is slated ares cupancy in Marbella Pacific Consirabtian Ltd, of Delta was awarded the con. - sract for the project. oe ARS