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It was Hogg — whose commit- ment comes without any per- sonal or family disability — was confident that the idea of universal housing would catch on within the larger population. “Let’s build the kind of houses that everybody wants,”he told the audience of the Saturday afternoon session. “My mother wants it, and she’s not disabled. My wifé and I want it.” The initiative was enthusi- astically received by mem- bers of the City of Castlegar’s Abilities Awareness Commit- tee that hosted the weekend conference, sponsored by the federal Office of the Secretary of State. Kris Stanbra, former member of the committee and organizer of the confer- ence, welcomed the network-; ing of these two major groups with a statement: “It is the Dale Hoggs of this world who are major developers. It’s so important that they’re taking interest.” Another endorsement came from Kathy LaFortune, a mother of a disabled son — WANTED — CLEAN COTTON RAGS and a member of the city’s ad- visery-committee, who said: “I never imagined there would be a solution coming from the private sector,” said LaFortune. The two groups will meet again in conference next June or July to formalize the establishment of the joint In- terior Access Network, said Ed Arntson of the People in Motion in Kamloops in an open invitation a “bush gath- ering” at Spalhumcheen, in the O an. The project undertaken over the weekend in Castle- gar, according to Lafortune, “is a lot bigger than building a model home for one local family.” Dining Lounge Election continued from front page In the Rossland-Trail rid- ing, 81.9 per cent of voters fa- vored the MLA recall initia- tive, and 85.2 per cent voted yes on the legislation ques- tion. Roberts said the provincial results are not official because it takes longer to record them than the election ballots, and a number of returning sta- tions in the north have not been able to forward the final results to Victoria because of snowstorms. Conroy is in Victoria this week for introductory discus- sions with other MLAs form- ing the new provincial gov- ernment. He said he plans to open a constituency office in Trail when he returns. inven of kalo NS Brian Columbia Forests Makes NOTICE REQUESTING APPLICATIONS FOR TIMBER SALE LICENCE A38205 ("Special” Bid Proposal) Pursuant to Section 16.1 of the Forest Act, applications will be accepted by the District Manager, 845 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C. V1N 1H3 for a Timber Sale Liecence to authorize. the harvest of 6548m°, more or less, of timber located at College Creek, 18 kilometers west of Castlegar, Kootenay Land District. The purpose of this Timber Sale Licence is to encourage and promote further manufacturing of timber and forest products in the Province. Further particulars and application forms may be obtained from the District Manager at 845 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C. V1N 1H3, or the Regional Manager at 518 Lake Street, Nelson, B.C. V1L 4C6. Applications will be atcepted only from registrants in the small business Forest Enterprise Program or those eligible to register Applicantions shall provide a proposal containing the information set forth in the particulars. Applications must be received by the District Manager at 845 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C. CHICKEN TIME! spn. 365-5304 before 11:00 a.m. (local time) on + Open 4 p.m. Daily « November 21, 1991 : ’ Located 1 mile Ceigar, Westar South of Weigh & Cominco Meal z 4 pr Scales, Ootischenia Vouchers Accepted \ — prompts new possibilities A New Barbara Tandory Special to the News Building on the foundation of support gen- erated by the 1987 Man in Motion World Tour, the disabilities movement in B.C. has been working toward making communities more accessible and more aware of those special needs. It’s been a slow but steady progress through reliance on community support and government funding. And with the help of community goodwill, the movement has con- tinued its drive for better access to buildings by means of special ramps and wider doors. But at weekend conference in Castlegar a new door opened — to the future of housing through a coalition of interest with land devel- opers from the private sector. . When the Communicating New Attitude- sconference, Oct. 17-19, ended at the Sand- man Inn, the excitement of both groups of par- ticipants at forging a coalition between the non-profit and free enterprise sectors was eclipsed only by a joint proposal to build the first universal home in rural B.C. in the Castlegar area. Adrienne Colby, founder of the first People in Motion organization in Kelowna, said the Castlegar conference has served to lay new foundations for a broader movement of uni- versal housing, characterized by wide ‘pocket doors’, no thresholds, adjustable counters and wider hallways. Noting that ‘pocket doors’ are now becom- ing a standard feature in high-priced city housing, Colby said her organization became interested in Jan. 1991 in the ideas of a group of Okanagan-based developers who believed that there was a market in accessible private “They found the disability movement has presented ideas that everybody wants,” she said of the group of entrepreneurs led by Dale Hogg who attended the weekend conference in Castlegar with a commitment to push for ac- ceptance of the new architectural design with- “What happened in Castlegar is a first of its kind, at least in the rural B.C.,"Colby ex- . plained. “This is the very first workshop ever with the private sector.” As aresult,three _ things happened: a group of non-profit disabil- ity advocacy groups have committed them- selves to “networking with the private sector for more power;” the private sector represen- tatives have simultaneously committed them- selves to a partnership; and both of them de- cided to team up on the issue of universal housing by building the first such unit in Castlegar “without government funding. Colby, who came into the non-profit move- ment after a 1984 neck injury, said she’s now returning to work in the private sector — in the construction industry — with valuable ex- pertise gleaned from experience and her work in the disability movement. 2 The Okanagan developer who participated in the history-making conference with his 11 associates thinks that what happened in Castlegar this past weekend was nothing short of magic — goodwill magic. Dale Hogg, 43, a wealthy businessman - from Kelowna, said he became involved with a group of private entrepreneurs committed to business ethics based on social conscience, with less reliance on the government. / “What we're trying to develop is an organi- zation with a real social conscience,” said Hogg, announcing for the first time at the Castlegar conference an initiative to develop an alliance of building developers called CARE, or the Caring Alliance of Real En- trepreneurs. 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