v A2 CASTLEGAR NEWS, October 21, 1981 OFFICIAL opening of the new. Selkirk College centre in Grand Forks took place last night at the monthly meeting of the Selkirk College board. Cutting the ribbon are building owner Carl Zak (left) and Grand Forks Mayor Y. Sugimoto. The centre has been in operation since Taxpayers faced with costly changes Continued from page Al schenia hall Tuesday and voted overwhelmingly in fa- vor of limited development of some kind. However, the vote was split on how much develop- ment should take place. - About half-the residents remaining at the end of the meeting voted in favor of Once more Harasym poin- ted out that the vote docs not mean Ootischenia will move immediately to one or two- acre parcels, He said ar adequate water supply is needed first. As well, most of the land in Ootischenia is still within the Agricultural Land Reserve, Harasym said, and so any divisl fons will lots or more, while the other half favored minimum one-acre parcels. A proposal to keep Ooti- schenia as it is now was re- jected. Expects run on Playboy An innocent book review has turned the Castlegar library upside down — but it's all really much ado about nothing, say library officials, review made by the provincial Agri- cultural Land Commission. Residents were told the Ootischenia water improve- be market, against further subdivision called for a retention of the present lifestylo® “What lifestyle do we want in five to 10 years,?” asked one resident. “We're looking at lifestyle.” Hasaay said a two-acre wanted to subdivide to pro- vide land for family mem- bers, but can't under present conditions, “Our parents left us some- thing and I'd like to live on it,” said one woman. One man noted the soil inO wa- ter aupaly’ would mean as many as 151 new lots on the while a one-acre minimum would mean 488 new lots would be available for development. Another resident against said a ments district d to prepare a water proposal last -year and found it will cost at least $600,000. minimum would make Ootis- chenia a “bedroom commun- ity” of Castlegar. Meanwhile, resid spoke both for and pate many in favor of the one-acre de- Some Board t noted they looks at band fees Castl school board . The (page A8, Oct. 7 Castlegar News) has apparently led -| some residents to believe they can now ‘find the notorious men’s magazine Playboy on our library shelves, We've had four or five calls, says downtown li- brary secretary Joan Wil- liamson — including one from a “very irate lady.” ABOUT TOWN ... Interested in Art? How about framing those prints you've had lying around the house for who knows how « :gf long? Then you'll be inter- ested in Castlegar’s newest shop. It's called — appropriately enough — A Taste of Artand : its a custom framing/art gal- lery. Owners are Loretta and Brad Walsh — a pair of long- time local residents who moved from here two years ago, but just couldn't stay away. The Walshs say they like the area and plan: to settle - : here for good — with their three girls: Tammy, Marnie and Tracy. The store will feature both local artists (Barbara Rob- inson and Sandor Tandory are on show now) and limited edition prints (the likes of Salvador Dali, Charles Brag and Mark King now grace the walls). By the way, they're down- stairs at 1125 -4th Ave., just down the street from Col- umbia Ave. Upstairs there’s a new owner at Helen's flowers — Actually two new owners: Lorne and Maureen Hadikin. They've redecorated the store and have decided to place dn emphasis of green plants, exotic flowers and silk arrangements. Both Maureen and Lorne were born and raised in Castlegar, and took over the shop at the begin- ning of October. Looking for a deal on ski equipment? Try the . Red Mountain Ski Patrol's annual ski swap this Saturday at the Trail Armories. Used ski equipment at bargain base- ment prices will be on sale from 10:15 a.m. - 5 p.m. And it’s not too early to start thinking about a seasons pass — they will also be on sale. The Number of commercial lots for sale around town would lead you to believe retail space is at a premium, right? Not so, says Rossland- Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy. D'Arcy says the local econ- omy seems to have hit a plateau and retail space is very available. Brad and Loretta Walsh Still you can’t help but notice all the commercial properties for sale. On Col- umbia Ave. along there are more than half a dozen. There's the vacant Stear- ling Machine building just south of West Kootenay Power. And just south of that is another house and lot — also zoned commercial. Across 11th Street is the Sandpoper Motel with its re- Martian dust here in Castlegar? That's what it ap- pears out at the Industrial Park. There's a green film of dust over the whole park and to tell the truth, it makes us wonder. But Williamson says those residents have mis- read the review. “Péople got hold of the wrong end of the stick,” she said. The review featured new books at the libary, including a book of collec- ted interviews from Play- boy called “The Playboy Interview,”. by G. Barry Golson. It includes inter- views with Albert Schweit- zer, Martin Luther King, Marion Brando and others. The problem seemed to arise with librarian Judy Wearmouth's slight tongue-in-cheek approach to the review. “People who say they buy ‘Playboy’ magazine ‘for the interviews only’ now have a chance to prove it,""she wrote. She went on to mention the book of interviews and closed with: “Without a centrefold in sight, we expect it to be very popular.” There are of course no centrefolds because there are no magazines — only a book of interviews culled from the magazine. Monday approved a motion to examine school band fees, with an eye to perhaps standardizing the fees for all district schools. The move came after chair. man Ann Jones district band funds to even out the fees. Kinnaird Junior Secondary principal Terry Rogers noted that the $20 fee isn't really sufficient to cover repair and maintenance costs for his schoo! and said he was why the 1981-82 band fees for Stanley Humphries Senior Secondary school were lower than those for other schools. Jones noted the fees for Stanley Humphries have been set at $5 for students using their own instruments and $10 for using school in- struments. However, Robson Elementary school fees are $20 for students using school instruments. Trustee Malcolm Scott pointed out Stanley Hum- phries has more instruments, but a smaller percentage to maintain and repair than do other schools. Jones suggested the board should perhaps lump all the 20 a semester. Jones questioned how Stanley Humphries can charge only $10 when it has many more instruments, some of which are very ex- pensive. Trustees asked the district director of instruction to look into the problem and come back with a full report. Meanwhile, the board ap- proved the school band fees for this year. It also turned down a re- quest from Robson Elemen- tary school to charge a $3 student music book fee, not- ing the $3 could be covered. by the school. Courthouse now _ being retendered B.C. Buildings Corp. an- nounced Tuesday it ‘isn't waiting until January to re- tender the contract for the new Castlegar courthouse, but instead is calling for ten- ders right now. “We think the climate is a little bit better,” said BCBC However, Cownden said the crown corporation is not advertising the tender this time. Rather, BCBC has asked each of the four com- panies who made original bids to’ make another bid. A Kamloops firm and a have supervisor of af- fairs Morris Cownden when asked why the tendering process was pushed ahead. Bob Brisco elected Former Kootenay West one MP Bob Brisco was elected for 30 that’s only south of West Kootenay Power. North of WKP is that 26,000-square-foot parcel looking for a buyer or at least someone to lease. Across from that another lot is for sale, though it really looks like a large rock. Finally, on either side of Eastgate Gardens/Armor Plating, there are commer- cial lots on the market. And we haven't even touched other parts of town. Hadikin Mill is still in the process of coming down — though it shouldn't be too long now before we won't even know it was ever there, Are we the only ones who thinks the sports complex needs a new sign on Colum- bia Ave.? The one there now is so worn and faded you can't see it unless the sun is shining directly on it. cent development proposal And Saat of the Kootenay West Progressive Conserva- tive Association Sunday at the party’s annual'meeting in Castlegar. Brisco, who lost to the NDP’s Lyle Kristianson in the 1979 federal election, replaces Dick Olver of Trail. Other association elected include: Karen Duff of Nel- son, first vice-president; Don Sperry of Trail, second vice- president; Lorraine Weber of Trail, secretary; and Brian Rennison of Rossland, trea- surer. All are one-year terms. also been asked for bids. Cownden said BCBC hasn't placed any closing date for the tenders, but expects to have them all within “two or three weeks.” Courthouse tenders were originally called in August, but BCBC decided not to go ahead with the project when bids came in at $618,000 - $680,000. BCBC said its esti- mates indicated the court- house could be built for about $450,000. WANTED ‘YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS JOIN THE MANY WHO SUPPORT THE UNITED WAY IN THIS COMMUNITY jia per- mit even smaller lots — per- haps three-quarters or one- half acre minimum. Vanderpol said after the meeting he will sit down with Harasym to find some solu- tion to the split decision on one and two-acre minimum lot sizes. In any event, he said he will respect the views, of both sides in making a decision. A fringe settlement plan will now be redrafted with residents’ comments taken into consideration and brought back to another public. meeting, Nov. 8. at Selkirk College. ” After that meeting, ‘the plan will again be redrafted and go, to a public hearing before final adoption by the regional district. ——— SMUGGLED SANDWICH U.S. astronaut John Young, who made a space flight on March 23, 1965, managed to smuggle a corned beef sandwich on board to supplement space rations. -, Attention Men & Boys! 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Waldie, who has held various industrial in in- last November's referendum on a civic complex which in- cluded a library, many people approached us and said they were not opposed to con- dustry since 1966, joined Northwood in 1974 as in- dustrial relations manager of a library by it- self, Accordingly, several hundred signatures were’ hered a second for the pulp divisi | 1976, he was appointed in- dustrial relations director of the company and, in 1980, assumed added responsibility for public relations. Waldie will con- tinue to be based at Nor- thwood’s corporate office in Prince Geor; Cc. & referendum | be held on con- struction of a library alone and were forwarded to city council and the regional dis- trict. We are not going back to referendum to build a Castle- gar library. It is a regional library which is proposed in which Area I (defined) — Thrums — and Area J — Blueberry, Robson, Ootis- chenia, Pass Creek, Brilliant and Raspberry — can become gar branch will be given back to the city. The south Castle- gar branch is in rented premises. Selkirk College Library is full pi This prop- osal ‘has the full support of Area I and J directors, John Voykin and Martin Vander- pol, and the Regional District of Central Kootenay. It is this body which provided us with $2,000 to enable us to have architect's plans drawn up. The new library would serve almost twice the population of Castlegar since’ Areas I (defined) and J: would be in- cluded. The crowded conditions in both branches are obvious to library users, and the board is reluctantly considering curtailment of some library services because of this crisis situation, If the new library is built, both existing branches will be closed. The north Castle- ble as a public library. Its book collection is geared to the requirements of aca- demic courses, There are no “popular books” on such topics as “do-it-yourself,” crafts, gardening, etc., and novels are not purchased in large numbers. Most impor- tant, there are no children’s books in Selkirk library. Citizens of Castlegar are able to borrow books free’ of charge there, but a proposal & is. now before a college ad- visory committee to impose a $10 annual membership fee on citizens of Castlegar who do not hold a student card. This amount is not much less than the amount paid in taxes by an average Castlegar ‘household to maintain oper- ation of the two branches of the public library. The $1 million budget for * construction of the proposed Against new library Editor, Castlegar News: Tam replying to the letter written by Mrs. Joan Com- mand. I whole heartedly ag- ree with her statements. After reading the article in the newspaper written by Judy Wearmouth (new books at the library — Oct. 7) concerning the new books in the public library, I cannot support a new facility in this community. Why they have Playboy magazine with the centerfold removed made available in our public library to which any child has access to, is beyond my moral stan- iS. It may seem rather trite to you when I say the times are very serious; but it is true nonetheless. We have an ever-rising crime rate which in certain communities has, gone out of. control — just. read the'statistics. When one wallows in the mire of por- nography a complete trans- the realm of moral centuries. Old traditions are thrown by the way side. Time-hon- ored customs must go by. A distinction between morals and morality are set aside, in this chaotic time we are living in. Oh what a cesspool of iniquity our. western civi- lization has become. Parents —now is the time to stand up and tell what our children are saying and what they would prefer in this community. A library is not included in their priorities or in ours. So let’s vote “no” to a facility such as a library which will serve a minority. Heike Franks 3313 - 4th Ave. Castlegar Editor's Note: A quick check with the library shows Mrs-Franks — Hike a number of other read-.. era [see story page “A2] — spparently misread the Oct. 7 article by Judy Wear- have Playboy magazine on its shelves. Instead, the library has a book of interviews taken from Playboy — with- out any photographs. Called, “The Playboy In- terview,” the book is edited by G. Barry Golson and fea- tures strictly interviews with people such as Albert Schweitzer, Martin Luther King and Jimmy Carter. Apparently readers such as Mrs. Franks read the Oct. 7 article to mean the library now stocks Playboy — it doesn't. library can be offset by a one-third grant from the Recreation Facilities Fund if our application is viewed fa- vorably after the referendum passes. The library board wel- comes the feedback from Mrs. Command and hopes opinions from Area I, J, and Castlegar people will con- tinue to be communicated to us. Sketches of the proposed regional library are in both Castlegar branch libraries, and librarians and members are pleased to pro- vide further information upon request. s. Castlegar Library Board Wants answers Editor, Castlegar News: ~ I am writing to you in jregards to.aletter written by Mrs. Joan Command, re- garding the new library. I agree with Mrs. Com- valyation has taken place in mouth. The brary does not mand 100 per cent. I am a Says there's no cause for alarm Editor, Castlegar News: It was with considerable interest that I read Mrs. Command's letter concerning the proposed library and find it hard to believe there is much alarm and concern about it. Mrs. Command has ignored the fact that the government will in all prob- ability grant one-third of the expense and the remainder is not much increase per house- hold for Castlegar and outly- ing areas. Certainly not a matter of great alarm. Also, she states she voted against a library referendum last year which is not entirely so, as the referendum was for a city hall and library com- plex. Mrs. Command also as- sents quite definitely that we have three suitable libraries which is a misleading state- ment and is only her opinion, which is not necessarily cor- rect. The two Castlegar librar- ies are obviously not suitable otherwise this referendum would not be put before the’ public. Concerning Selkirk library any person familiar with it considered as a supplement- to our own libraries in Castlegar. Since Mrs. Comment We very concerned taxpayer al- so, and would like some an- swers to the questions that Mrs, Command has raised. According to the library board and the last council meeting, the library is going to be built. I have talked to people in the community that think the library has received the go-ahead, but I have in- formed them, that it must go first. jects to the tis to her perogative . to ate against it but not to try and influence other voters with: her ideas. Harry Taylor 282¢ 9th Ave. Castlegar I, for one, am not in favor of a new library in this com- munity for. numerous rea- sons. I'm sure the ones who were involved know why. We have a petition with over 600 names, who would like to have seen changes in the library policies for our children, Jt ‘felon dead ears, Now I urge those people who signed our petition to think over what was said and done over our fight to have these changes made. People, I really would like you to consider what a new will mean to us, who oppose the present policies. Now, if you were talking of our indoor swimming pool that would serve the whole community, including senior citizens, handicapped people and families then you would certainly receive my vote and many others in this com- munity. In closing, I would like to say that the silent majority . are no longer going to sit back and remain silent. Mrs. Janet Neumann 3600- 3rd Ave. Castlegar Bedroom Lamps wail Units Furniture ‘Village 13 Occasional Tables..... Ocasional Tables Sets of Three (Cocktail & Two Lamp Tables)... Used Chesterfield Suite Four Pieces, High Back, Floral ............ 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