w Castlegar News 1986 Review, March 30, 1986

AYS KSCU MANAGER
Must remain positive

The West Kootenay needs
a more outlook if it
intends to lift itself out of the

Kootenay Savings Credit
Union.

“B.C. is still so predicated
on natural resources . . .
whether we like it or not we
still have to find ways of
attracting manu-
facturing,” he says. And that
isn't possible if the com-
munity is perceived as being
negative.

Stanley suggests -West
Kootenay communities
should look hard at identify-
ing the needs of the people
and then meet those needs.

“In spite of difficult econ-
omic times . . . we still have
to surge ahead,” he says. “If
that means changing the
tradition, then we have to
change the tradition.”

For instance, Stanley
points out that Kootenay Sa-
vings has embarked on a
financial planning program to
differentiate the credit union
from banks and trust com-

have to do the same thing,”
he says, adding that perhaps

versus market

He also tells of the Idaho
farming community that suf-
fered through a downturn in
the farm industry. The
town's major employer pack-
ed up and left, leaving a large
empty building.

But the town rallied and

and other schemes, Stanley
says. Now, when farming re-
covers, the town will be in a
position where it will not only ©

communities have to project
a “positive, progressive

image.’
Stanley also gives as an
example Selkirk College's bid
to attract foreign students.
“They're trying ways
make their college survive,” in consumer confidence and
he says. “If you continue to business growth. Still, he

dream, you will find ways of
making it happen.”
Stanley also says he's al-

says there is a very high
local savings rate.
“We've got to spend some

nies.
“Maybe our communities ready seen an improvement of that,” he says.

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‘ANLEY

DOUG ST.
. “can't sit back and become negative”

He also took a swipe at the
new federal budget which in-
creased taxes for almost
everyone. Stanley says in-

getting a false hope with the
advent of Expo 86. The
world’s fair will improve the
unemployment situation, he
said.

residents must accept that
and “start making new plans
for the future.”

“I believe in self-help,”
adds Stanley. “We can't look
to governments.” Residents
have to do it themselves as a
community, he said.

Stanley cited Kootenay
Savings as a business adapt-
ing to changing times. He
said the credit union intro
dueced.the region's first auto
mated tellers last year and
now records more than
10,000 transactions a month.

“That says there was a
need here and that need is
being met,” he said.

The credit union also plans
to introduce a Mastercard
service and new package
services to make the Koot-
enay Savings a “primary
banker.”

Stanley notes that Koot-
enay Savings’ future lies in
“relationship banking” where
members are “clients rather
than customers . . . they de-
velop a long-term primary
relationship with you.”

The credit union will not
sell services to clients, but
rather discuss and help iden-
tify needs, and then satisfy
them.

BREWED RIGHT.
IN THE KOOTENAY:

SPECIAL EDUCATION . . . Transition Room students
prepare Friday lunch at Special Education Centre.
The centre employs 10 staff and provides direct

ESL... Eng as a Second Language is a ram
that helps children from other ethni bockgrounds
acquire basic English language skills and
knowledge of Canadian living needed in today's
school environment. Students from 12 different
ethnic groups have benefitted from this program in
Castlegar.

CHOICES . . . Stanley Humphries students Fatima
Travassos (left) and Sarah Austin work on Choices
computer program. SHSS uses Choices as part of
the school's career education program.

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service to 20 children. The programs are des’

to teach skills which enable special needs sti
to be accepted and treated with dignity in society.

VIDUAL PROGRESS . . . Castlegar has two In-
val Progress classrooms designed to assist the
istrict's elementary population with long-term dif-
culties. Both classrooms are housed within the
Twin Rivers Complex.

STUDENTS WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS
RECEIVE HELP

In British Columbia, as @ matter of public policy,
every child is entitled to an education. The Ministry of
Education is the major agency through which the
government implements this policy.

Specifie responsibility under Section 155 of the
School Act rests with locally elected board of school
trustee: the district in which the child is a resident

Within School District No. 9 a wide array of
educational opportunities is provided for children who
have special needs.

These programs are designed to meet the needs of
individual pupils or small groups of pupils and are located
to varying degrees in all the schools in School District No.
9.

Programs include the Special Education Centre
(Trainable Mentally Handicapped), Severe Learning
Disabilities, English as a Second Language
Learning Assisance, Gifted and Enriched, Rus:
Immersion, Educable Mentally Handicapped, Rehabilita
tion (Open Roads). .

GIFTED PROGRAM . . . Shown with teacher John
Eggleton are members of the Senior Gifted
Program who are trying their hand at Super 8

movie making as a component of the’ ideo-
journal theme study presently underway. uv wseee

SEES GOOD THINGS TO COME. . . Kootenay West MP
Bob Brisco at the House of Commons in Ottawa. Brisco

is enthusiastic about the prospects for growth and

development in Castlegar and the West Kootenay.

Brisco ‘confident’

In the 12 months since the last edition of the Castlegar
News Re the government of Canada has launched a
number of important initiatives, many of which will greatly
benefit Castlegar, and all of Kootenay West.

In May of last year, the Progressive Conservative
government brought in its first budget which represented a
major step towards “getting our fiscal house in order,” and
reducing the burdensome federal deficit.

‘That process was taken a step further last month when
a second budget was introduced. Our message is clear: we
are serious about defecit reduction, and it will be achieved in
a manner that is. responsible, and fair to all Canadians.

The government, however, will not pursue a lower
budgetary deficit at the expense of economic growth. At the
same time as we are taking steps to address the deficit
problem, we are also introducing measures to ensure
continued growth, paying particular attention to those
regions slower to respond to the economic renewal being
experienced by other parts of the country.

Last May, the government of Canada entered into a five
year, $575 million Economic and Regional Development
‘Agreement with the province of British Columbia — the
largest such agreement in history. A major portion, $300
million, has been earmarked for restocking and improving
the productivity of the forest lands of this province.

In the first year of the agreement, more than $1.1
million was to be spent on reforestation projects in the
Nelson Forest Region. To date, 17 projects within Kootenay
West have been funded totalling $170,000. It’s a good start,
but we can look forward to a lot more.

This is work that our province desperately needs, and
we are taking steps to ensure that the money is being used
efficiently and effectively.

In September, the Canadian Jobs Strategy was
introduced, and I am pleased to say that Kootenay West has
responded well to the challenges offered by this new and
innovative program. The thrust of the Jobs Strategy is
training, or re-training, for those having a tough time finding
work because they lack skills.

‘The goal of projects funded under the Jobs Strategy is
to provide workers with the training and work experience
they will need to meet the demands of the marketplace and
find a job.

Since the Canadian Jobs Strategy came on stream, a
total of $1,331,000 has been allocated for projects in
Kootenay West. Three projects are presently in progress
under the “Job Entry” program.

The Nelson Business School, and Selkirk College, at its
campuses in Castlegar, Trail and Nelson, are conducting
programs that will see 80 men and women gain business
related skills and work experience that will help them
successfully enter the job market. .

Under the “Job Development” program, 10 projects
have been funded providing training, and nearly 2,100 weeks
of work for 73 unemployed workers in Kootenay West. The
three largest projects approved to date involve training and
work experience in the forest sector. Siltech Reforestation,
the Upper Lakes Economic Development Society, and the
KFP Worker's Adjustment Committee have developed
programs which will train and employ 42 workers for 1,146
weeks.

In addition to the Canadian Jobs Strategy, the past year
has also seen nearly one-half million dollars go towards four
Canada Works Section 38 projects, that will provide
meaningful jobs for 14 men and women in Kootenay West.
As well, all of those are in the forest sector.

The importance of these projects lies in the fact that we
are producing more and more trained silviculturalists. They
are gaining skills they will need to work on, and bid on the
increasing number of reforestation contracts that will be
coming about as a result of the federal-provincial agreement.

Another highlight of the Canadian Jobs Strategy is that
it allows for local input on how its programs can be best
utilized in the community. One such “Local Advisory
Council” has been appointed to sekve Kootenay West, and I
am pleased to say that the 14)members are meeting
regularly to ensure that our communities derive the
maximum benefit from the Jobs Strategy programs.

The PC government is striving to introduce initiatives
and programs that will result in long term job opportunities
for all Canadians. The most significant example in Kootenay
West in the past year was the agreement reached between
the government of Canada and Cominco Ltd. that will see
the government purchase $69 million in preferred Comined
shares to enable the construction of a new, state of the art
lead smelter at Trail.

That project will have a major effect on the entire
region. Not only will it create jobs, it will create a sense of
permanency that will encourage economic stability and
growth.

Another major event, which did not oceur in Kootenay

based communications system for the North Warning
System.

An estimated 2,100 direct, and 3,150 indirect
person-years of employment will be created as a result. I
fully expect that some of our local businesses will benefit
from that project, and as well, I expect that some of our
college graduates may well become involved. It is an
exciting opportunity that will benefit all of B.C.

The federal government further demonstrated its
commitment to B.C. last month when the two governments
agreed to jointly fund a new $14.5 million convention centre
in Victoria.

Again, not a project that directly effects Kootenay
West, but one from which I am confident our lumber skills
and construction workers will reap spin-off benefits.

In keeping with the theme of this publication, I am
“confident and enthusiastic” about the prospects for growth
and development in Castlegar and all of Kootenay West. So
is the PC government.

In December it was announced that the Castlegar
Airport has been included by the Ministry of Transport in
the first implementation phase of the Microwave Landing
System program. That not only demonstrates a response to
a need, but also proves that this government has confidence
in the economy of the region.

As I look back over the past 12 months, I see that a
great deal has been accomplished, but also that a lot still
needs to be done. I will continue to actively pursue the
interests of Kootenay West to ensure that we share equally

in the prosperity.

Hall Printing
has it all

Hall Printing and Station-
ers Ltd., the store “where
you will find it all,” entered
its 18th year under current
owners Terrance Campeau,
Rosemarie Catalano and
Da Chartres in 1985.

Highlight of the year for
the Trail company was the
addition of a computer to
handle the company's quota.
tions and — sometime down
the road — its accounting
system.

The company's future
plans also include the addi
tion of a four-color press.

Hall Printing offers a com
plete line of stationery, office
furniture, Canon calculators,
school supplies (year round),
wedding invitations, social
stationery and napkins.

The company’s facilities
include a large modern print
ing plant as well as a lamin.
ating service and cut sheets.

Over the past five years,
the printing plant has added
an Itek paper plate system
and an excellent photo copy
service, says Campeau, the
company president.

Campeau and Mel Simister
purchased Hall Printing from
the original owners — the
Halls — 13 years ago.

At that time the company
was a small printing and sta

tionery firm with a limited
inventory, all housed on one
floor of the building at 1265
Bay Ave. Business was main-
ly wedding invitations, nap-
kins, confetti tags, letter.
heads, envelopes, business
cards and some CB call cards.

Space occupied by the
company has doubled since
that time, with the printing
plant in an entirely different
location, and the stationery
section expanding to more
than three-quarters of the
original floor space.

Staff has increased from
seven full-time workers to 12
full-time plus part-time help
when necessary, as well as a
delivery person and service.

“We have an excellent staff
at both facilities,” Campeau
says. “They are very know
ledgeable, friendly and help-
ful.”

“We have no individual
stars. Rather, we have an
entire staff of stars,” he says.

Another plus for the com:
pany, Campeau says, is its
“fast and efficient printing
service, with excellent proof
reading and above-average
spelling capabilities.

Hall Printing provides toll
free telephone service and
free delivery service within
the Trail, Rossland, Castle
gar and Fruitvale areas.

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