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WEDNESDAY

February 20, 1991 | 1 Page 3a
» Vol. 2.- No. caatenan British Columbia 75 ‘Conte +G.S.T.:

By NANCY LINGLEY
‘Sun Editor

: Castlegar meeting was one of 105
open’ houses; and/or ‘ public

\"Wildemess is the largest land-

grab in the history of B.C., said

* George Addy speaking on behalf

of the Chamber of Mines at the
incial Parks and. W

for the 90s public meeting. "We're

not dealing with Parks 90, we're ©

dealing with the Valhalla Society
90,'The prospector can stand low
prices, a change in goverment,
taxes, What be cannot stand is land

alienation, It's clear the Process is.

out of control.”

"Why do parks have to justify
their existence? asked Frank
Ruljancich of Deer Park. He went.
on to mention Stanley Park, Banff,
and Zuckerberg Island,

‘Tve never heard people regret
that they've left those areas," he
added. “People are proud they are

there, but I'm sure some developer .. |
said 'why?'. Looking back now, it

‘was a very smart move. "

"I have no objection to parks
and wildermess. ‘They are good and
necessary. But the mining industry
produces: over $3 billion annually
for the economy. There is a lead
time of ten years to get a mine in
operation,” stated P.J. Santos, a
geological consultant. “It is a big
mistake to alienate land without
proper mineralization exploration.
Let us stop committing economic
“suicide, let us start. doing

something positive." 5
‘Addy, Ruljancich, and Santos

‘were just three of the five speakers :

. that-presented -formal- briefs to a.
spanel of representatives from the
{provincial ministries of Parks,
‘Forests,
Petroleum Resources ‘at ‘the
‘meeting held at the Sandman Inn
last Thursday evening. The

and Energy, Mines, and

i being held ‘in "every
community of, any: size," said
Gordon Rathbone, district: Pmanager
for the Ministry of Parks. based in

to say and a hard thing to do. You

Net ‘think int an ideal world,
everybody should have input into
integrated | land’ use,". said.
Rathbone, "but that's an easy. thing

GUN ETAFF PHOTO Nin Lndy bi
The calm before the’ stir: Dave Fitchett Ministry of

-Forests recreation resource officer studieswilderness ©
proposals Thursday morning prior to the public meeting.

Syringa may get more campsites

By NANCY LINGLEY
‘Sun Editor

launch area and a separate day use
area tom ne campground,

There may be more campsites
in the future for Syringa Greek
Provincial Park.

"It's really hard to say for sure,
but there is a really good chance
that‘ will happen," said Gary Price,
zone manager for West Kootenay
District B.C, Parks, "It was looked
upon favorably when bronght up
at the last budget meeting in
Kamloops about three weeks ago.
It's just a matter of funding.”

Syringa Creek. Provincial Park
is located approximately 15
minutes west of Castlegar along
the Arrow’ Lakes Road past
Robson. At this time the park
contains 60 campsites, a boat

“The aati is very heavily used,"
he said. "In aly a ‘August 1s
solid.

away and I question that anyone
would drive on to them," said
Price. "They just want to stay there
(at Syringa) as an overflow site.
Nancy Greene Lake is about 30

have 10 to 20 overflow units in the
boat launch area as well."
Price added that the boat Iaunch

area would be the area considered

to put into the area of campground.

"The park is a long sliver of
land,” he commented. "Not much
of it is level and there's not that
much alternative to add to the
campground.” s

The next nearest provincial
campsites are at Champion Lakes
in the Fmitvale area and Kokanee
Creek Park, north of Nelson.

“They're both about 45 minutes

By Leigh Rubin

Night'a after night, he. would lie ‘awake,
“worrying: ‘fearfully about: the hazardous
5 consequences of smoking-Inibed.

away and we do allow.
people to stay overnight on the
parking lot there.”

But it's “cookie cutter"
campsites that are needed said
Price.

"They're the same shape, the
same size, and offer some
Privacy,” he explained.

Syringa Creek is definitely
looked upon as one of two or three
sites in the district of high density
said Price, naming Texas Creek at
Christina Lake, Kettle River out of
“Rock Creek, and Konko Lake in

the Okanagan Highlands as the
, others, t

“Right now. Syringa Creek is
probably the first of that group to
get some additions. We try to
prioritize for the region,” said
Price. "Then it goes to Victoria
. where they prioritize for the
province. On a regional basis,

»» Syringa Creek improvements are

looked upon favorably. But even if
it's on the top of the list and we
don't get the funds it doesn't mean
anything.” :

interest and are trying to protect
those interests, They don't always

what that means to the
people whose interest is job
security, or Tecreation,’ or social
input."

Rathbone noted that this ‘was the
first time that three major resource
industries were trying to work
together to come up with a plan
that was workable for all.

Comment sheets were handed
Out to those present, Rathbone said
that those who returned them

» would see the results around mid-
May.

Lighters spark concern

Meeting draws varied —_

. Will find that people have their own

"The suggestions of the panel
would then go back to Cabinet,”
explained Rathbone. "I think we'll
see'some pretty quick action after
Cabinet gets the recommendations
for the ‘areas that require study.

They will either be approved for «.
study areas for park or wildemess |:

or not. If an area is designated for
study, there will be more public
input sought. It's an ongoing public
process. We haven't come here
with.a fully baked cake. We're still
looking for elements of the recipe."
At least one person who

comment on: some very serious’
decisions on what will affect'my '
life. Give us some,education,” he.
pleaded. “How are we going to

was

uncomfortable with the

: one another, 1 It's our
resource. Not ‘theirs’, ours."

:2A

tisks of playing with disposable
lighters, will be held in. the

By FRANK ISERNIA lighters create an explosion similar
‘Sun staff writer to those produced by blasting caps.

Stanley. H ies Senior

A 17-y id Castl girl dary School officials found

received first degree flash burns
Monday, as she walked by an
exploding butane lighter lit by two
Stanley Humphries High School
students intent on seeing it
explode.

The students have been sus-
pended by school officials as a
result of the incident.

Local students are ‘taking

disposable lighters and igniting
in the >

them at’ various

three ignited lighters within the

future. He suggested

that The Workers Compensation,

Board be called in to provide this

schoolr p
porting the lighter abuse claim.
“Itis my understanding, that this
Practice is not restricted to just our
school, it is also present at the

Contacted by the Castlegar
Sun, Workers’ Compensation
Media Relations Manager: Scott
McCloy, was asked if his Safety

‘y level,”
Stanley Humphries Vice-Principal
Jack Closkey.
In a telephone interview with
the Castlegar Sun, Closkey said
that.an aimed at edu-

Castlegar : area. Once lit, these

_Cating ‘stud to the

would agree to in-
struct the students on the hazards
of disposable lighters.

“Our jurisdiction is the work
Place. It would not be appropriate

See LIGHTER 2A

By! NANCY LINGLEY :
Sun Editor

They see themselves as a
buffer between the public and the
company and they don’t expect
that‘role to change with the
formal go-ahead for the Celgar
project in place.

In fact, the four staffers of the
.Celgar Modernization “Info”
Office will probably be busier
than ever,

“The phone rings constantly,”
said Jack Dunn. “And we've had
an average of ten, people aday in
here since we

Located in the City Centre
Square, the Celgar Modern-
ization “Info” Office opened its
doors to the public just a litle
over one year ago, on Jan. 17,
1990. The staff chosen to man
the “Info” office know the
Celgar mill inside and out,

men have racked up over 90
years of service to Celgar. All
retirees, Merv Rush and Herb
Woods were employed at the
mill for 26 years each; Jack
Dunn spent 20 years with the
company; and Ed Flynn 19.

“The purpose of this office is
to get the information out to the
public on the modemization and
expansion, All the facets of it,”
explained Rush.

A guest register has been kept
and visitors from as far away as
Ontario, Great Britain, and
Australia have dropped in. Some,
from the other side of the world,
even had a personal interest in
what is going on. here in

literally. Between them, the four .

oO fice keeps the public aware

Castlegar. ||.”

“One visitor from ‘North New
Zealand said they were building
a new mill 20 miles from where
-be lives and: he was interested in
how they were controlling the

_Poldstiog hex bere,” said Flynn.

Staff spends a'great deal.
of le answering questions
about the changes that will be

See "INFO" 2A

Jack Dunn. "The phone rings constantly.”

‘SUN STAFF PHOTO Nancy Under

Funding

allows. expansion —

By FRANK ISERNIA : r, Katrina Conroy

‘Sun staff writ geet. fice
ut sud + *Our present facilities are just to
small to accommodate the new and

The Kootenay. Columbia
Cc icty,  based~ in:

Castl, ‘ * ‘a fi sal

unique programs ‘that: will: be

boost in the’ arm when it was
informed tha: thar The Vas. Cish of

The Vasisty

B.C. contributed $109,000 towards. -

their expansion plans.: Ke
‘ “We're going’ t purchase the

d here shortly.As itis,
we're finding it hard to function

with what little (space we have 2

“now”, she added. *
Contacted® by telephone,
Variety Club Director, Patsy Graig
bared g jubilati ; a

and felt there was a definite need
for their request” she said. “What
moved-us, was the special way
their proposal was. presented. It
not only was carefully planned, but
it was very child-oriented. It was
filled with pictures, and in our
opinion, put together with.a lot of
heart.”

Graig went on to say that she
was impressed by the amount of.

See EXPANSION:

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