CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, March 29, 1973 CASTLEGAR NEWS *. Here Let the: People’s Rights Maintain, Unawed by Influence or Gain Our Greatest Resource: Active Area Citizens District | who Jed the official opening of the new curling rink on Saturday, particularly those who were in the building for the first time, couldn't help but be impressed with the new re- creational facility, It's terrific, And every curler who had 8 hand in making it a reallty, from president Jack Chernoff on down, fully deserve the verbal bouquets ive serving on both organizations); the development of ballgrounds at Ootis- chenla by enthusiastic residents of that ar- ea, Then there are other projects of the more distant past that come fo mind: the Castlegar Arena, Kinsmen Park, Pass Creek Park, the Kiwanis Scout Hall, the Kinnaird Community Hall (built by the Kinnaird Im- handed them during the opening But a lot of the people who attended the bably also had thougt pass through their minds about other dis- trict projects made a reality within recent years by the same dedicated enthusiasm and effort displayed so proudly by district curlers, Rota Villa sands as a constant re- minder that we owe a greaf deal to our senior and pioneer citizens—and as proof of what the enthusiastic membership of the Castlegar Rotary Club was able to accom- plish, The Doukhobor Village project of the Kooienay Doukhobor Historical Society will ensure .hat the cultural ties with our his- toric past will never be forgotten—and is a perfect example of what a very small group of people can accomplish when they set out to involve a whole community. The Adventure Playground constructed by the Castlegar Kiwanis Club and the bowling green being developed by the Selkirk Lions Club are two more examples of service-minded residents of our district undertaking constructive projects of bene- fit and enjoyment to all age groups in our community. And there are other recent projects: the park and pignic area developed at Society), the Rotary Health Cen- tre, and many, many more. But aside from projects of mortar and brick, there are other useful projects as well: the ‘o our young people by such organizations as the Robson Women's Institute, the bir- thday cakes that were donated to the Senior Citizens Association at each of its meetings by the Soroptimist Club, the de- sirable ex ra pieces of equipment donated to the hospital by the Women’s Auxillary to the Castlegar and District Hospital, the hours of service donated by. people each year in making the Castlegar District Un- ited Appeal a success, the members of the Eastern Star who spend hours rolling can- cer dressings for those people requiring them, the Air Cadets undertaking volun- tary parking duties at public functions, the willing workers of the Kootenay Handicap- ped Society helping the mentally retarded, the Kinnaird WI giving plants to the hos- pital at Christmas and gifs to all patients. There are, of course, scores of other examples. But these few illustrate the po- int we are attempting to make; the Castle- gar area is a good place to live mainly because of the people who live here. Our citizens are people possessed of the same dedicated community spirit as that Blueberry Creek by that y's Cen- tennial Committee and its Recreation Com- mittee; the major imp carried iM d by the curlers last weekend. without people willing to take on the out to the Robson Swimming Pool by the Recreation Society and the Robson Centennial Committee (with much the same Cifizens are Fed Up City council made a move in the right direction this week when they decided to se? up a committee to oversee canvassing of, the. ity; by..charitabl tighs, < There is no doubt citizens in the a area are getting fed up with “docy knockers” asking for money for charities or club pro- jects for the community. Where it really hurts is the Com- munity Chest. Last year for the first time in several years the United Appeal cam- paign failed to reach its goal. The main reason, apparently, is that there were du- plicate drives during the compaign. There should be only one drive for charitable funds and it shwuld be held by the United Appeal, The licence to can- vas by church groups and service organi- zations should be looked into closely so it will not conflict with the district's major appeal to the people. it’s bad enough to be stopped on the street or in stores and matls and the hand comes out from groups for money. Maybe it will get to the stage where citizens will have a plate at the front often thankless jobs as- pale with community service, the Cas- tlegar-Kinnaird-Robson district would be a far poorer place in which to live. With Door Knockers door with pennies, nickels and dimes in it and when a canyasser comes to the door toss a few coins in the pot like Halloween «night, for, the, kiddies.. We hope .it doesn’t come to that because\-a’ lot 4f-graups wil fall short of their desired quota. Some groups, mainly the younger ones, have a good idea. They give the people something for their money, such as light bulbs, chocolate bars, peanuts and things of that nature. They work on a profit margin for their funds and the citi- zens feel they are getting something for their money and still helping the commu- nity by giving to worthy projects. The United Appeal can‘t offer a pro- duct other than the message to the people that the money goes to help needy pro- + jects to make this community a better place to live in. Mayor Roth agreed that the taxpayers are the victims of 1oo many fund drives and it is a problem that will have to be dealt with now and a solution found to satisfy both the organizations and the general public. — Kelowna Courier | Conscience and Comment “that pletely review "all ouieont If you can’t beat ‘em... 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