EOP OLOOT TN Page 12B The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, June 3, 1992 On top of the news... Faster than express... Cost-wise rather than pennywise.. . Aim for the TOTAL West Kootenay Market Place Your Advertisement in... (West Kootenay "SHOP - NET A Total Market Coverage (TMC) — A Bargain Guide to the West Kootenay NS Distributed as a (TMC) Suppl t to All Nelson Daily News, Trail Daily Times and Castlegar Sun Non-Subscribers eo) Wye The Sastieg jaar Sun iis Daily News 465 Columbia Ave. 266 Baker St., Castlegar Nelson 365-2278 352-3554 and their TOTAL MARKET PUBLICATION (TMC) TMC Circulation 24,023 97.4% Coverage of West Kootenay Market Another Sterling Newspaper Advantage Nelson The Tra Times 1163 am St. 364-1416 BUS Victory was ail in the family /9A Councillor's resea on lights pays off /2A Balancing the demands of © work with the rest of life — Columnist Mike Grenbry shares his thoughts /3B na wos The Castlegar Su R owixeo Weather 3A Vol. 2 - No. 28 ‘Leading the way in supporting local business’ 75 Cents + G.S.T. Glance Heritage Society The Castlegar and District Heritage Society has elected their executive for the com- ing year. The two new mem- bers are vice-p Bob HEU accepts offer JASON KEENAN Mann and treasurer Charlie Horrey. Returning are presi- dent John Coyle and secre- tary Carolee FitzGerald. Keenleyside Dam The roadway across the Hugh Keenleyside Dam will be closed to all traffic between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. today and tomorrow. Water Quality Open House Environment Canada and B.C. Environment are current- ly assessing the water quality and developing water quality objectives for the Columbia River from Birchbank to the Canada-U:S. border. Members of the public are invited to attend the Open House being held Tuesday, June 16 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Terra Nova Hotel in Trail. There will be an oppor- tunity for the public to pro- vide input on defining wat_r uses to be protected. Representatives from Environ- ment Canada and B.C. Environ- ment will be present to provide information and answer ques- tions from 2 to 5 p.m. For further information con- tact B. McNaughton at 666- 8077, or G. Butcher at 387-9515. SHSS Reunion The Stanley Humphries class of 1982 will be holding their 10 year grad reunion on the weekend of July 31. For further information, con- tact Sandy at 365-0261, or Lisa at 365-3025. Summer Surprise The Christian Women's Club of Castlegar will be hosting a summer surprise tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at the Fireside Inn, Events on the agenda include a summer fashion show, and guest speaker Elva Kenyon from Lethbridge. Contact Polly at 365-8025 or Sally at 365-3886. a Jean Weir is not happy with her union's acceptance of the lat- est offer in the current dispute with the Hospital Labour Rela- tions Association. “T am very disappointed with the ” said Weir, Chai of the Castlegar Hospital Employ- ee’s Local. Last week, the mem- bers voted 77 per cent in favour of the contract offer made by special conciliator Don Munroe. Weir said that the outcome is a reflection of the fears her mem- bership has about their jobs. “You have to remember that 80 per cent of members are sole sup- porters of their families,” she said. With two layoffs in the last hospi- tal budget, Weir said that mem- bers did not want to risk becoming the next cut. “It frightened a lot of people in to support [for the Munroe offer),” she added. If the hospitals accept the offer, HEU members will get a 52-cent per hour raise for 1991, a 32-cent per hour raise plus one-per cent for 1992, and a wage reopener in 1993. She expressed fears that despite the wage question being reopened in 1993,menibers would not have much control over the actual amount of the raise in the As well, if the contract is accepted, Weir said that some workers will get pay equity. “They are eliminating gender based wage discrimination.” She said the principle is to have the HEU wages compare with those of B.C. Government Employees Union by 1993. On the question of pay equity, the employers, in their final offer, offered 1.5 per cent or $8.2 mil- lion in the first year, $8.6 million in the second, and $5.9 million in the third, while Munroe’s report said 2.4-per cent or $13 million, $7 million, and $6 million. Munroe’s report also recom- mended the elimination of the first step in the wage scale. Start- ing wage would become what is now the wage after 12 months. Currently, Weir said that a prac- tical nurse with the measuring- stick BCGEU receives over $15 -White Line Fever!!! SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper Castlegar resident Wayne Stupnikoff is seen doing some high-speed rollerblading on Highway #3A near Thrums last week. More specifically, he was dryland training for cross-country skiing. per hour, while the same position in the HEU receives $14.12. “Tt is going to be interesting to see how they are going to catch us up,” she added. Martin Livingston, the HLRA Communications director, said the popce ee must be ratified by member hospitals. The vote wil be tabelanod nate Mcatey. “T am fairly certain that it will be ratified,” he added. -Art all over SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper Kootenay Art Club member Shirley Tolbeck stands amidst works by S.H.S.S. stu- dent Jason Peil. The club is featuring Jason’s works (entitled ‘River-boats in the Kootenays’), among others, at the old Castlegar Train Station during the month of June. There will be an opening reception at the train station tonight at 7 p.m. _SHARLENE IMHOFF un Editor If Castlegar residents believe the government's failure to com- mit to building a bridge between Robson and Castlegar is ancient history with city council—think again. A memorandum in last week's council package, titled Castle- gar/Robson Bridge Traffic Con- trol Options, suggests otherwise. Earlier in May, City Adminis- trator Gary Williams, was asked to prepare a report on what he referred to as, the city’s options for controlling truck traffic on Arrow Lakes Drive and Columbia Avenue. Last week, three different options were presented to council on ways to control the traffic including: Prohibiting certain vehicles from using Columbia Avenue or Arrow Lakes Drive at certain times due their size; Undergoing any type of construc- tion or marking on the roadways at certain times and, Gaining spe- cial regulations to have the same powers as the Minister of Trans. portation and Highways to regu late traffic. This option however, cannot take place until approval is given by the ministry. “Each of these options are very serious because they involve changing the laws of the roads," said Williams. So what does changing the laws of the roads and the Castle gar-Robson bridge have in com- mon? Pulp Workers hit the bricks * As of noon yesterday, mem-