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Saturday, December 12, 1992

The family of the late Robert
Rivers sadly announce his death
in Prince George on Oct. 21, 1992.

Born in London, England, Mr.
Rivers first visited Canada dur-
ing the Second World War as a
member of the RAF Empire
training program.

In 1947, Mr. and Mrs. Rivers
and their young daughter immi-
grated to Canada where Mr.
Rivers found employment with
MacMillan Bloedel on Vancouver

IN MEMORY

Robert Rivers

Island.

In 1955 the family moved to
Castlegar.

Mr. Rivers was employed by
Celgar Sawmill as Personnel and
Safety Supervisor for the next 22

During his years in Castlegar,
he was active in Industrial First
Aid and St. John’s.

In 1967 he was invested as a
serving brother in the Order of
St. John. Mr. and Mrs. Rivers
moved to Prince George in 1989.

He is survived by wife Con-
stance of Prince George, son Phil
(Marlene) and their children Jeff
and Jessica of Edmonton, Alber-
ta, daughter Celia (Ric) and their
son Pablo of Seattle, Wash., and
daughter Stella (Arch) and their
children Phil, Carmen and Ger of
Prince George.

As a long-time resident of
Castlegar, Mr. Rivers will be re-
membered by many in the com-

Sportsmen
gather to
form new

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Last Year We Reached the Top of the Mountain.
This Year We Keep on Climbing

objectives

@ East Kootenay hunters
meet at Inn of the South

The Kootenay Hunting Op-
portunities Committee has
arranged to hold a public
meeting for the East Koote-
nay area on Dec. 15, 1992, at
the Inn of the South, Cran-
brook.

This will be the opportuni-
ty for local hunters to get their
voice heard regarding sea-
sons, regulations, and policies.

Information garnered at
public meetings is noted,
amalgamated with other sub-
missions and available data,
and then simplified into spe-
cific recommendations to be
submitted to the Wildlife
Branch.

During it’s first year, this
committee acted on behalf of
hunters, submitting 27 rec-
ommendations to the min-
istry. Of these, 14 were ac-
cepted and implemented.

Time constraints — espe-
cially regarding regulation
changes for the next year’s
hunting season, and the fact
that this committee is made
up of volunteers — have been
areal pressure to the commit-
tee members. The late arrival
of any technical data seems to
preclude having last year’s re-
sults before next year’s regu-
lations have to be set.

The committee will be rec-
ommending an earlier
mailout of harvest question-
naires in the future in the
hopes of having actual num-
bers much earlier. Hunters
can greatly assist the commit-
tee by returning their ques-
tionnaires as soon as they ar-
rive.

During it’s first year, the
KHOC received large num-
bers of submissions from a
wide variety of groups. We
welcomed these and did our
best to relay these concerns.

Similar responses, and also
written submissions as to pos-
sible solutions to perceived
problems, will be peived at
the public meeting, as well as
through individual members.

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@ OUR PEOPLE

Local support groups have
helped Mitzi deal with the loss
of her son to AIDS. and Rob
with his partner’s death. It has
also given them the courage to
speak out and educate the
public about the deadly virus.

@ LOCAL SPORTS

The Stanley Humphries se-
nior girs basketball team can’t
do anything wrong. Unbeaten
this year, the Rockettes went to
a tournament in Calgary last
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their third straight SAIT title.

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@ ARTS & LEISURE

This is the time for closet-
singers to come out and be
counted. A Castlegar Christ-
mas tradition is in the works
and all carolers are being
asked to show their communi-
ty support.

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Our People 9
Local Sports 13
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Wednesday

December 16, 1992

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News photo by Jonathan Green

The Castlegar Biathlon Club was out practicing Saturday morning, and what's practice without a little fun. Lending a hand,
Alicia Handley gives Diana Doskoch a little help in falling down to join her and Michelle Streich for a cool seat in the snow.

City council eyeing pay hike

Neil Rachynski
NEWS REPORTER

A pay hike could be on the way for Castlegar city council.

A report from a council-appointed Citizen Review Select
Committee is expected to be completed sometime next week.

The committee’s three appointees, Brenda Binnie, Char-
lie Cohoe and Laurie Renwick, are set to review the existing
indemnities for the mayor and councillors.

Under Bill 568, the mayor’s present stipend is $11,887.80
annually while councillors receive $5,942.40.

That bill was almost repealed in August and replaced with
Bill 600. That would have seen the mayor’s yearly indemni-
ty increase to $12,552.32 while councillors would get
$6,274.58.

Bill 600 never made it past the second reading on Aug. 18
when council held off on passing the new indemnity bylaw. In-
stead, the city decided to strike up a committee that would re-
view the existing stipends.

The mandate for the committee includes examining the
councillors’ workload, comparing rates to other municipalities
and considering the statutory requirements of elected office.

Recommendations from a previous Citizen Review Select
Committee were adopted by council from 1989 to 1991. If the
new committee so desires, it may recommend an increase
retroactive to the beginning of 1992, or for that matter, no in-

crease at all.

Coun. Kirk Duff said at the Dec. 8 session of council that the
committee’s recommendations are “expected to be ready in
two weeks.”

But committee member Brenda Binnie said Tuesday the
group has not met yet. In fact, Binnie said she has not been
contacted by the city to receive any details.

“My name was on the radio and I haven't heard from any-
one at the city yet,” Binnie said. “I’ve been waiting for weeks.

“My understanding was all it was going to take is two meet-
ings. Now it looks like it might be one (meeting).”

Coun. Doreen Smecher said the merits of indemnities de-
pends on one’s point of view.

“The indemnity is a funny thing,” Smecher said.

“As a salary, you're very poorly paid. But as a supplement
to out-of-pocket costs it’s enough,” Smecher said. “I would hate
to see it become a salary. Indemnities should keep up with the
cost of living.”

Smecher said the present indemnity has kept up with that
cost. She also said there are costs to being a councillor that are
a on paper, such as lost holidays and time spent with fami-
y.

Smecher said the present committee should have an easier
time sifting through the information this time around.

“They have the last review to follow, and that may speed
things up a bit.”

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