Castlegar News 1989 Review, April 16, 1989 Schneider’s wins se Supp! located at i Waneta Junction in Trail, has long “prided itself on its friendly staff and its conscientious ser vice to customers. Owner Greg Schneider has always emphasized that his staff do more than Pay lip service to such values. as ‘customer satisfaction,"’ “wide sele tion’’ and ‘‘conscientious service. They put these ideals into actual prac tice. This adherence to a customer orientéd business philosophy was recognized again this year when Schneider's was presented with the T989 Store of the Year Award for Friendly Staff and Aumosphere by the Building Supply Dealers’ Association of B.C. This is the second year ina row Schneider's has won the award Typically modest, Schneider credits his employees. with being ‘‘the real winners of the award Schneider's won the award because of our staff's friendly and competent level of service tocustomers.”’ Sales representatives get a feeling for a store and its staff when they call on one regularly. Obviously they got the right feeling when they called at Schneider's. The building supplier's me was to the annual con- st for Store of the Year and the good feeling continued when it came down to the vote. On ‘the plaque that Schneider's received it says “To the retail store whose em- ployees exhibit the most frighdly at- mosphere and sexvice to their custom ers and for their support of and par- ticipation in their community.”* Customers and friends are very pleased when they visit the store and see the award in the outer office. Schneider began construction of the building supply store in 1962 and opened for business in~September 1963.. He later expanded the original building still situated at Waneta Jun- ction across from Paul's Place. In 1977 Schneider's purchased the 32,000-square-foot Quadra Manufac- turing building to be used as a storage area Schneiders had good use for the larger warehouse, the largest in the Kootenays The previous year it joined the Tim Br-Mart group of independent building supply stores. The association gave Schneider’s access to a. larger selection of products and offered its mémbers over-all savings from quan tity buying. Because Schneider's planned to fully stock products for their customers, they needed this larger warehouse. The warehouse today has a great assortment of every type of building product from panelling down to the common nail. New products are always arriving at Schneider's, and the store prides itself on its tremendous selection of goods. If by chance they don’t have what the customer needs for home im- provement, new construction, or the do-it-yourselfer, Schneider's staff will get right on the phone to find the product Staff working in Schneider's paint department are particularly qualified. They can give advice on new paint products — how to apply it, discuss problem areas, etc The \firm encourages employees to work in areas of their own interest in the store, and to learn more about products they’re particularly curious about Employees work as a team or a family unit, helping each other out when it’s necessary, lending a hand when times are busy Schneider’s employs 15 people with SAFETY CONSCIOUS ICG Propane, the company “at the top of the hill” in Castlega committed to safety and twice has been awarded a B.C. Region Safety Award for being accident- free and for having no time-lost injuries. Will Gladdish as manager, The con- scientious and capable staff, the same people who won Se! neider’s the award, have many years of combined experience in the building supply business Schneider said the Trail area is @ good place in which to do business, and he’s optimistig about what the future will bring. He believes there's always room for growth, but his main objective has always been to expand his and his staff’s knowledge to best serve the public Right from the beginning in the early years the company stressed service to the public — service, fair pricing, anda pledge to carry the best selection of goods. Schneider's attributes its growth in the area of these combined elements. One condition of the Store of the Year Award is participation in the community, Schneider’s more than meets this requirement. The business supports many tournaments in the area and the business and its staff con- tribute, as best possible, both time and donations to clubs and sports and any local activity Schneider's Building Supplies — ex: cellent products, friendly, knowledgeable staff — the first stop for any building supplies Safe ICG Propane, the company “‘at the top of the hill’’ in Castlegar, has recen. tly strengthened its commitment to Castlegar by carrying out a major renovation program. Branch manager Bryan Loewan, recalling his company’s long association with the Crossroads City, said ICG Propane is proud to be a cor porate citizen in the “growing with, and servicing, our customers’ needs.”” Loewen, who is the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce's highways ahd transportation committee chair man, says he is especially proud of the fact that his branch has been awarded a B.C. Region Safety Award for being accident-free during 1987 and 1988, community FRIENDLY PEOPLE. ..Schneider’s Building Suppli won the Building Supply D cond award of Trail recently ociation of B.C. store of the y award for having the friendliest atmosph and service. It is th year in arow Schneider's has won the award. _ y important to ICG Propane and for having no time-lost injuries. He remarks that ICG Propane is a company knowing all about propane, and was recently honored by the American Propane Gas Association for its development of the ICG tank tote and Latch-It”” that ensures proper safety in the transporting and handling of propane cylinders ICG Propane is a diyision of the In Along with its propane division, Inter City is also a leading natural gas utility, including its newly acquired service agseement for Vancouver Island ICG's Keeprite Division is one of North America’s largest heating and committed to safety, ter City Gas Corp air conditioning. equipment manufac- turers, while its resources division is ac- tively drilling for oil and natural gas reserves as well as being partners in gas plants and refineries throughout Alberta. Inter City Gas employs in excess of 8,000 people throughout Canada and the United States. The propane division of ICG is made up of more than 120 branches throughout Canada of which British Columbia has 30. 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VIN 1H2 a Aa G TIM-BR-MART Our Waneta Junction Retail Outlet Our Huge Warehouse, the Former Quadra Manufacturing Plant MP sets up shop ‘Warm days are upon us, and the Kootenay West- Revelstoke constituency is already sizzling with activity Our new federal member of parliament — or not so new for those of us who have lived in the riding for a few years — is Lyle Kristiansen, The federal representative brings 30 years of political experience to the job, starting with his student days as CCF president and campus leader at the Univer- LYLE KRISTIANSEN xperienced sity of British Columtbia,, and progressing to MP for Kootenay West 1980 through 1984, during which time he was NDP critic for mines, forestry and Canada Post In between those busy years, he managed to ac- cumulate 17 years of experience in the lumber industry, also serving as IWA local vice-president and financial” secretary, as well as minority relations officer for Western Canada. Kristiansen and his wife, Vera, who is past president of the Kootenay food co-op, have three children who are all currently students at the University of B.C Kristiansen has had a hectic schedule singe his elec- tion last November. After spending the first few weeks in parliament debating the free-trade issue, he returned to the Kootenays for an extensive tour of the riding; meeting on community issues with municipal represen- tatives and other groups in Trail, Revelstoke, Burton, Silverton, Nakusp, Trout Lake and other communities. Kristiansen has worked vigorously to protect post office services in several local communities, believing that “‘it is precisely in these isolated locations, where alternatives and other services are so few, that full- service, direct, Canada Post outlets are required mos The MP has also been fighting for a more equitable application of the northern residen(s income tax deduc- tion which, prior to the last election, was withdrawn from many residents of the Kootenays for the 1988 taxation year. On the national scene, Kristiansen has been ap- pointed his party’s caucus critic for occupational health and safety, and as such, has been conducting a cam- paign for an emergency health survey of former Steelworkers in Cape Breton. Despite his busy agenda, Kristiansen volunteered as a driver during the B.C. Winter Games‘in Nelson. He had served as director of transportation for the Nelson Winter Games Society board of directors prior to his election in November. Recently, the MP addressed the Work and the Future conference in Castlegar, and the Writers in Their Society conference held at the Brilliant Cultural Centre, He also met with a number of agencies and business representatives, and set up a second constituency office in Revelstoke, before flying back to Ottawa for the current session of the House of Commons. The B.C. Winter Games brought a flurry of tourism to the riding, and widespread interest in the three-day event is expected to carry over into increased tourist activity this summer. With the warm-weather upswing in mining ex- ploration, retail business-and forestry, and with in- creasing diversification following the resource recession of the mid-1980s, indicators are i New Castlegar News 1989 Review, April 16, 1989 64 Years of Service EREMENKO FIT-RITE SHOES Family Footwear Centre 1224-3rd Street, Castlegar, B.C. Phone 365-7353 MRS. EREMENKO and give reason to hope for7an exciting and financially stable season ahead. The riding office is in Nelson’s heritage building of the year, and thus has no elevator access. In-person, grade-level, service is available to the public at the push of adoorbell, however, and the disabled may receive in- home visits if required Staffing the Nelson office is constituency assistant Gerald Rotering and caseworker Bonnie Greensword. A broad range of expertise is available through the staff, with Rotering having served Kristiansen for five years during his previgus term in office Revelstoke enjoys a federal political presence for the first time with Kristiansen’s second constituency of- fice which opened there on March 28 at 200 Orton Avenue, where caseworker Vicki Kushner tries to solve problems of a federal nature FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ’Arcy hopes for economic benefits Castlegar should be a beneficiary of ~excess ore from foreign markets, as the sudden awareness by the provincial and federal governments of the need for action in several areas. Local highways need to be upgraded — especially the Pass Creek Road and the Trail highway as it passes by the smelter-_New—routes—such—as_the Fauquier-connector are being studied as part of B.C.’s long-ternt transport planning process. With a joint federal-provincial air port upgrading agreement in the of- fing, a microwave landing system is a must for Castlegar, assuming the technology is adequate for our par- ticular needs. It is essential that the two major in dustries that keep our employment levels up have adequate supplies of raw materials. The West Kootenay area has much more pulpwood fibre thancan be used by the present mill Pressure will build to export this ex- cess of pulp logs and chips if milling capacity is not added in Castlegar. It is hoped that new principal owners at Celgar Pulp Co. (Stone Container Corp.) will see their way clear to ex- pand and modernize the existing plant. The sudden awareness by senior government that pulp mills produce toxic as well as nuisance wastes should spur spending on pollution control im- provements. Cominco will be mining much more zinc ore in Alaska than the present Trail zinc smelter can handle. Smelter expansion in Trail would capture that well as provide needed construction and operating jobs. For this and for all industrial activity in the area, the crushing provincial sales taxes on in- dustrial electrical power must be reduced Popular demand for post-secondary training through Selkirk College con- tinues to grow. The province says it has a new willingness to release funds for staff and facilities. Selkirk’s excellént university transfer and professional technology courses should benefit from Victoria's increased awareness of post-secondary education needs here in the Kootenays High-quality drinking water is essential for good health. The province should be making it easier for all tax payers to have good water in plentiful supply for householder and garden use. This is a particular problem in rural areas and major provincial water supply improvement funding programs should be reinstated. Rob son and Ootischenia in particular would benefit greatly from provincial cost-sharing. Commercial tourist and provincial park service signs on highways con- tinue to improve slowly but surely Demand for camping space at Syringa Park grows annually, and the next capital funding program for provincial parks should see additional campsites prepared without crowding the established camp and day use areas. CHRIS D’ARCY ... optimistic Health care services are a priority Castlegar Hospital and Raspberry Lodge intend to build expanded modern long-term care facilities to meet a growing demand for space. Filling all job openings in the health care professional field remains a province-wide concern as B.C. salary levels in this field remain below the Canadian average. This year should see a steady im provement in the economic prospects of the greater Castlegar area MEET YOUR REPRESENTATIVES Lyle Kristiansen is once again a strong federal voice for the Kootenay region, joining MLA. Chris D'Arcy in represent- ing all of you in the Columbia [River valley. Meet your federal and provin- cial elected officials. April 28-30 at the West Kootenay Trade Fair WHERE THEY WILL SPONSOR A BOOTH 31 Years of Service WESTWOOD ELECTRIC Serving the Wood Products industry in Castlegar Since 1978 — * Complete Sawmill Design and Installation ng On-Site installation Jack Borden, President Brian Svenson, Project Manage! Jon Rockwell, Richmond Branch Manager Dean Hedstrom, General Manager 887 Fairweather Place, Vernon, 8.C. 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