tlegar S WEDNESDAY, November 9 1994 2B Call The Sun at 365-5579 with your news tips Is Coboe Insurance A Tracey, Quebec company, Multi-million dollar contract awarded GEC Alsthom Electromechanical has been awarded a $11.8 million contract by BC hydro. SEE 3C We're out to meet you! at Castlegar on November 16, 1994 next few days. Call today and arrange an appoi to discuss fi ing and services (( ling, pl: and training). Telephone: 1-800-667-7579 Committed to your Success! FBDB BFD The will include a replacement turbine runner for unit number one at BC hydro's Kootenay Canal ing sta- its generating units retrofitted with more efficient runners and is carried out under Hydro's Smart tion. In total there will be four units which will be similarly modified over the next three years with completion slated for the end of 1997. Kootenay Canal is the first Hydro generating station to have The F “) ress 800-565-8000 ttf The Canadian Red Cross 8 C.-YUKON DIVISION ILYVE COUNTRY The turbine upgrade will allow a more efficient flow of water through the generating units, which will result in the produc- tion of an additional 120 million kilowatt-hours of energy a year from the plant. This equates to the amount of electricity required to meet the annual needs of approximately 12,000 homes. MUFFLER NOW DOES RADIATORS | Columbia Avenue 365-0100 24 Hours a Day. 7 Days a Week. Instant Phone Connection to Your KSCU Accounts! PAY YOUR BILLS BY PHONE! Check Account Balances, Transfer Funds, Get Interest Rates, Even Foreign Exchange Rates! ANYTIME OF DAY OR NIGHT! Visit Your Kootenay Savings Branch and Sign on Today! Kootenay Savings Where You Belong Trail © Fruitvale * Castlegar * Salmo © South Slocan * Nakusp * New Denver * Waneta Plaza * Kaslo Glance | Retirin . Peggy : of CSCU Insurance Agencies Lid. has retired after years six years with CSCU insurance and many more with the industry. Good luck Peggy! y Moyer, has been in most recently in mostly regular performer on the ; Tony is also the brother of Castlegar Sun production manger, Chris- tine Moyer. Treasure chest You can win a treasure chest of Christmas presents worth more than $1,000 just by shopping at participati Castlegar mer- chants! Look for your flier in today's Castlegar Sun! Moonlight madness Watch the November 27th issue of the West Kootenay Advertiser for your Moonlight Madness flyer. Many Castlegar businesses at the C: ird Plaza, D and C bia Plaza will be open late on Friday December 2 and will advertising great Christmas gift ideas! Christmas is coming You always know when Christmas is coming because Japanese Sat- suma ges are le and Chri de i cards and wrap are starting to fill the stores. Can it be long before the City erects its tacky 1950s style Christmas Santa, Mrs. Santa and tacky looking reindeer? Or, at the in-camera meeting of October 18, 1994, did they discuss or vote on the purchase of new, contemporary deco- rations using the proceeds of the sale of their antique tacky decora- tions? Any bets? Trainers wanted If your company specializes in training in communications, interper- sonal relations, analytical and critical thinking, technical reading and writing, or literacy, then Canada Employment Centre in Trail asks you to call for terms of reference for proposals. Let's do lunch The next Castlegar Chamber of Commerce luncheon will be held November 16 at the Sandman Inn. Speakers Greg Hewer and Ron Labute will be talking about Local Hire and Greg Rowe of the Min- istry of Forests will be reporting on the Timber Supply Review. See you there! Window of Opportunity The display window at The Castlegar Sun has been donated for the month of November, to the Salvation Army. The food bank at the Salvation Army is in urgent need of canned goods and donations for their Christmas hampers. Food items can be dropped of at The Castlegar Sun office. Under construction Kat's Trophies and Signs has started construction of their mini stor- age units on 6th Ave. beside their sign location. Tentative opening is early 1995, according to contractor Ted McA fee of Helping Hands. Sign of the times Col haar ah ig Sy d the contract to produce the new runway signs at the Castlegar Airport. Helping kids Kootenay Savings Credit union still has a few Shout No tapes, colouring books and instructional guides that help kids be safe. Money for the sale of the packages is going to the Block Parent Association. Make sure you stop by KSCU in downtown Castlegar and buy your package before they're gone. New neighbours Marie Orr of Welcome Wagon reports that from mid-September to mid-October she was able to visit 21 new families in the Castlegar area. People from such exotic places as Kamloops, Calgary, Port Hardy, Edmonton, Vancouver, Prince George, Whitehorse, Summer- land, Abbotsford, Burns Lake, Kelowna, Surrey, Grand Forks, Cran- brook, Nelson and 108 Mile, are now calling Castlegar their home. Welcome! Face lift The C ing a big facelift. Lighting up The new lights at the intersection of Broadwater Road and Pass Creek Road, part of the Brilliant intersection construction are now operational. Sure makes the intersection a lot safer. Sign of the times The Highway has i New signs at the intersection of Pass Creek Road and Broadwater Road and, for the very first time, there is a sign that names Pass Creek Road. Water dispenser Pharmasave is the first store in Castlegar to introduce a water dispenser. You may select your own bottle size and then fill it from the machine. Official opening Boulevard Headquarters is having their official grand opening this and gi ys. Check it out! Things that make you go 'mmmmm. . .' Now that winter is starting to set in has anyone figured out how the snow is going to be removed off the new Robson bridge? With solid concrete barricades on both sides, there is no way the snow can be ploughed over the sides and into the river... Jim Lakin Sam Plovnikoft FINANCIAL PLANNING WS ~—- 1402 Columbia Ave.,Castiegar, B.C. 365-RRSP 32e- 7777 roup Building futures since 1940 Wednesday, November 9, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Page 3B Tourism still brisk Now that we have snow on the ground, does this mean that winter is officially here? If it does, then watch out for our next influx of tourists who will be secking out the ski hills, cross-country ski thought they were just passing through until they found the the pass is closed and will just have to stay in our wonderful city for one more day or night. (\ Bt doesn't seem to matter at the x InfoCentre what time of the it_ is, still continue to get cotning to Castlegar and ting to find out all they can our community, and things to do. Trust me, by the time we get finished with them, they have more than enough to do and visit which encourages them to stay a little bit longer or come back for another visit. endar. Input wanted The board of directors have taken on their new committees for the ensuing year, If you have any ideas or would like to assist on these committees or any new ones you feel the Chamber should take on, please give me a call at the Chamber office. Tourism/Recreation - Lee Newton, Fundraising - Bernie Krueckl, Bruce Wilson, Ken Geddes, Small /Economic Develop - Heather McDonald; Forestry/Resources - Renee Read; Transportation - John Perry; City Council - Bruce Gunn, John Perry; Membership - Bruce Wilson, Steve 1 d; Envi [ PLEASE RECYCLE THE CASTLEGAR SUN | CHAMBER C H A’ CASTLEGAR CHAMBER OF da involving businesses and cham- COMMERCE Je produce all signage locally, from design concepts, through fabrication, to installation. Colourmix + SCREENPRINTING, HATS & T-SHIRTS also p painting contacts for . ial & * BANNERS, BANNERS, BANNERS * DECALS + WHIMIS LABELLING *SANDBLASTING/ROUTERED SIGNS 2327-G6th Ave., Castiegar, B.C. Fax: 365-7692 1 -800-GG7-2455 *° 365-7672 conference and trade show ever ized for B.C. fi to meet re from Cana- dian and International Trading Houses. If you are interested in more information, please call the chamber office at 365-6313. applications. Phone us for your quote. in trying to start up a business, expand an existing business, iden- ety ‘ycling - Chris Bell; B.C. Summer Games - Donna Dunlop. No cells It appears that after all of our work and petitions, cellular service is not written in our near future. B.C. Tel does not feel that it is just the Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture that we can provide our businesses to assist them in making our neighbors from the South visits a little easier. “You Rate With Us” kits include: an attractive You Rate With Us two colorful You Rate With Us «a handy You Rate With Us exchange rate sheet, which will assist you in determining Canadian provide quality service, quality products, quality experiences and good value for the dollar then we can expect our visitors to return again and again. Let us know if you would like a free You Rate With Us kit and we will make sure you get one. Thank youl! A “thank you” goes out to West's Travel for their support, donation and assistance, which will allow the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce to send our presi- viable to erect a couple of towers, each worth $1 million, just so that we can be competi The B tre (BIC) has recently received the guidelines for Employee Share Ownership Program from the Min- istry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture. ings: debt/deficit reduction, access to capital, and the high costs of Creative Arts Show The 12th B.C. Creative Arts Show for B.C. home-based busi- nesses will be held on March 12- 14, 1995 at the B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Application deadline must IS HERE ! Space age your garbage. Sell it quick - in the Sun classifieds in the changing technical world of business. Any other suggestions? Let me know. Project Benchmark The Project Benchmark meeting will be held tonight at the Rec Centre. I would ge and for p and regi i be received by Dec. 5 for j Clean up your streets. Use the "DURA - KAN" system today. Call 365-7848 and The chamber has recently Dog received a Guide to Creating a proof id Local Home-Based Business Associati of the Min- Neat and attractive almost go to the point of insisting that everyone attend. Castlegar was chosen to initiate this pilot project and our school district needs everyone's support to make sure it is successful. Project Benchmark is a step in a process to Durable Easy wheel plastic —>> kart construction. istry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture. This step by step guide to forming a local organiza- tion is intended to help home based businesses help each other. 90-gal capacity 4.5 regular Qarbage cans 120 Kootenay Ave., Castlegar (604) 365-2711 « [tax] 365-2716 ee 511 Front Street, Nelson ground = 7 (604) 354-1700 * [tax] 354-1666 Science and Technology Sci Council of B.C. has reach some agn as to what the changes should be with regard to skills, attitudes and attributes that students need to acquire to be successful in the new world of work and learning, and the only way this can be deter- mined is by everyone showing up and providing some input. Please show your support by attending this very important meeting. Canadian Chamber news The Canadian Chamber of Com- merce Annual Review Report is dent, Ken Geddes, to to attend a major conference regard- ing our airport. We look forward to hearing his report when he returns. Lunch time The next chamber tuncheon will be held on Nov. 16 at the Sandman Inn at noon. Our guest speakers will be Greg Rowe from the Min- istry of Forests to give us an update on the completed Timber Gary Hewer and Ron Butte from the “Local Hire” organization. It looks to be a great meeting and we would like to see as many out as possible. Don’t forget to make your reservation with Marcia at the chamber office. Wine and cheese too! The Third Annual Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce Member Appreciation Wine and Cheese will be held on Dec. 1 from 7 to 9 pm at the Rec Centre. Look for your personal invitation coming soon in the mail and mark BUILT-IN VACUUM SYSTEMS 140° water lift 10-year motor warranty $599 mi. (Other modets avaiable) 365-5087 ilable at our office if anyone would like to take a look at all of the valuable work the Cana- dian does on our behalf. The Aim For A Million: Final Report is now available at the Castlegar Chamber office. 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