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The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, May 10, 1995

~ Chamber, United Way join forces

GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE
For The Castlegar Sun

be imagined than business acu-
men, the goal of which usually

ing money, combined
agencies, which are ori«

involves m

What happier coincidence could with so

ented toward spending money,
investing, if you like, in order to
make our society a better place?
Castlegar has accomplished
exactly that with the recent spon-
sorship agreement between the
Castlegar Chamber of Commerce
and the Castle-
gar and District
United Way.
This is not a
particularly
radical idea
United | Way
directors and
volunteers
come from all
walks of life,
including the
business com-
munity. Cham-
ber of
commerce

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bers are often involved in
community service

In fact, the concept is so sim-
ple and logical that it is hard to
imagine it not being done
before—but apparently it hasn't.
At least not here (we're checking
to see if other communities have
tried it). Until now.

The history of this move is
one of happy coincidence. With
the United Way offices being
located in the chamber of com-
merce building, it is not surpris-
ing that chamber of commerce
assistant manager Marcia Jack-
son should come into frequent

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contact with United Way office
manager Nona Paulson.

Upon learning that the United’

Way had been looking for a cor-
porate sponsor, Ms. Jackson
mentioned the idea to the cham-
ber board.

Meetings
followed
and once
the cham-
ber of com-
merce
found out
what the
United Way
was, the
executive
agreed the
sponsorship
would be a
worthwhile
Project.

After a year of searching, the
Castlegar and District United
Way has found a sponsor.

The nature of this sponsorship
has not yet been defined in detail
and may never be completely
formed; very likely it will con-
tinue to evolve as the relation-
ship grows.

At this point the only firm
points are a time limit—the spon-
sorship will be mutually reviewed
after one year and future relations
decided at that time—and an
understanding that chamber
members are not committed to

direct support in the form of .

donations nor volunteers.

While this may sound like a
negative kind of agreement , what
it really does is confirm the Unit-

__ed Way-sponsorship expectations

and allow chamber members to
feel more comfortable with the

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Individual contributions will
be at the individual member's
discretion and will, of course, be
most welcome.

The rest of the agreement is
completely positive

Sponsorship will take the form
of mutual support in all publici-
ty, phe upcoming United, Way
advertising campaign, leading up

the branch on What
schizophrenia.

Denny Terry, (L) was presented a cheque by Syivia
Rehwald, president of the Nelson branch of the B.C.
Schizophrenia Society. Terry, a Stanley Humphries
Secondary School Grade-12 student, was awarded
first place in a recent essay contest sponsored by
it is like to live with

~ SUN STAFF PHOTO [Karen Kerkhot

College offering
firefighting courses

Submitted

Selkirk’ Colle ge is ‘Offering two’
courses designed to Provide the
d for employ-

to Kickoff Day and the resid
tial canvass, will include the
chamber of commerce and/or its
individual members and the
chamber will reciprocate in its
own advertising.

Promotions, which each has
been doing anyway, can now be
done mutually, which should help
everybody reduce costs.

All of us at the United Way
look forward to working with the
Chamber of Commerce.

ment on Forest | Ministry fire sup-
Pression crews, or to upgrade the
knowledge required of wood-
lands operations managers.

The S-130 Fundamentals of
Firefighting course is offered
Saturday and covers. fire suppres-
sion techniques, fire behavior,
tool and equipment familiariza-
tion, fireline safety, helicopter
safety, emergency communica-
tions and survival measures.

The series continues Sunday,

t.
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with a workshop in Portable
Pumps and Water Delivery Sys-
tems (S-232). Topics covered in
this day-long portion mclude
basic hydraulic principles, forest
service fire pumps, wajax Mark
IIL, hoses, couplings, nozzles and
valves, water delivery systems,
fire extinguishing agents, tanks
and tankers.

These workshops are conduct-
ed at the Castlegar Campus from
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day. For
registration details, contact Con-
tinuing Education at the Castle-
gar campus.

Two graduate
from Open
University

SUN STAFF

Two Castlegar students were
among the 134 students from
around British Columbia and
beyond honored last month dur-
ing the annual Open University
graduation ceremony.

Laurel Westinghouse and
Ronald Anderson received
Bachelor of Administrative
Studies degrees. Seven other
Kootenay area students also

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Wednesday, May 10, 1995

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Page 13B

May Is Car
Care Month

Play it Safe:

Air Bags and Anti-Lock Brakes

Are you getting as much
added benefit as you could
be from your vehicle’s air
bag or anti-lock brake sys-
tem? Understanding just a
few key points about these
popular safety features may
prevent you and your pas-
sengers from being injured
in an auto accident.

A 1994 study by the
Highway Loss Data Insti-
tute found that anti-lock
brakes do not appear to be
reducing the frequency or
the costs of vehicle colli-
sions resulting in insurance
claims. The same report
also concluded that many
drivers don’t know how to
use the anti-lock braking
system (ABS).

Before the development
of ABS, drivers were
taught to “pump” their
brakes, especially on wet,
icy or ether slippery roads
ABS, does the pumping for
you. ABS uses electronic
controls to maintain wheel

rotation, under +hard braking:

that would otherwise lock a
vehicle’s wheels. Keeping
the wheels rotating increas-
es vehicle steerability and
stability, especially when
tire/roadway friction is
reduced or varying, as
when the pavement is wet.

“Do not pump the brakes
— doing so discards all the
benefits of ABS,” says Dr.
Leonard Evans, principal
research scientist at Gener-
al Motors. “The way to
avoid traffic crashes is to
drive carefully and allow
sufficiently generous safety
margins, so that you avoid
situations requiring hard or
emergency braking. How-
ever, if you are in a situa-
tion calling for emergency
braking, and your vehicle
has ABS, apply firm,
steady pressure to the brake
pedal, and continue to
apply until the emergency
is resolved. The ABS sys-
tem will pump the brakes
for you, so as to reduce the
risk that your vehicle will
skid out of control, and will
increase your ability to
steer the vehicle as its
speed decreases.”

If you are in a collision,
the lifesaving ability of air
bags has been well-docu-
mented. What many drivers
might not think about is the
importance of having the
air-bag system serviced by
properly trained profession-
als after it has deployed

An air bag cannot be
“repacked.” In fact. the bag
and many of the system's
parts are not “repairable.”
They must be replaced. The
parts are designed for each
specific vehicle. For the
system to function correctly
in another collision, the

proper parts must be pur-
chased and installed by a
qualified technician,

If you aré buying a used
vehicle that has an air bag,
ask if it has ever been
deployed and, if sp, where
the system was replaced. If
the air bag in your own car
was deployed in an acci-
dent, make sure it is
replaced by qualified tech-
nicians.

According to Jeff Silver,
executive vice president of
I-CAR, a not-for-profit
international collision
repair training organization,
“It is necessary to do your
homework and locate a col-
lision repair shop that_has
invested in proper training.
I-CAR provided certificates
of completion to all stu-
dents who- have attended I-
CAR classes. We suggest

-they display the certificates

to help consumers choose
between repair facilities.”
I-CAR offers more than a
dozen trating. courses; cay-
ering every aspect of the
repair process, including air
bags, anti-lock brake sys-
tems, paint matching and
proper welding techniques
There are nearly 1,800
businesses internationally
that have earned the I-CAR
Gold Class Professionals
designation. It signifies that
at least 80 percent of the
business’ technicians and
management are I-CAR
trained. I-CAR established
the Gold Class designation

to help consumers identify
businesses that have invest-
ed in proper training.

By requalifying for the
Gold Class designation
every year, collision repair
businesses and insurance
claims offices demonstrate
their commitment to the I-
CAR philosophy of restor-
ing vehicles to pre-accident
condition.

For the location of an I-
CAR Gold Class business
near you, call 1-800-55-
AUTO-2.

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SHUT OFF YOUR ENGINE
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fuel consumption. If you're keen on
Protecting the environment, think
about shutting off your car, even
for short stops. One minute of idling
uses UP more fuel than restarting
your engine

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