B6 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, December 1, 1977 Ridg tuts + ‘a the best way lo Gach a aguitel . What does a monster do when he tosesahand? |. A box Is filled with water and welghs a ton. What can you put In the box to make it weighiess? . can a any child Socomes atone . Where does a tamb go haircut? WORD SEARCI Hidden are 18 words to clele, Word! down, diagonally, upside-down, CAN YOU FIND THEM? HH and D Sockwards, AHS zoo amxo Exvo0 ac xodt>mzr er egaamso “or nze>mzaoa orz-meraNnNaxE>o Now we ask... isn't that sort of silly? s) But we were not asked ... . local people "rarely are, if we had been we would have come up with something Much more Pract land assembly problems. . The site is close enough to our core to attract ‘shoppers who can’t find metered or small lot space nearer their destina- tions. A parkade would provide convenient parking fdr. the crowds that attend major ‘at- tractions in' the Memorial Cen- tre. TESTS SHOW THAT the structure won't require special expensive footings: Ac- cess and egress seem to tie in. reasonably with traffic pat- terns. But do we really need a $1.8 million parkade? Some say we don't period. Others are dismayed. at the cost. Others would prefer to wait and see what happens after the Waneta Plaza shopping centre opens in southeast Trail. Still others believé that the shopping centre will make life very difficult for downtown merchants if they don't offer equivalent service to custom: * ers. One.such service has to be... ample, convenient, low-cost parking. WHICH - FACTION 18; right? Up toa point, all of them except the one opposing any material improvements. , ° It argues that automobiles are fast:. becoming’ obsolete; ‘that public transport and strict control of existing parking faci- lities can solve the problem. - I think that’s wrong. In the Interior at least, the automobile will remain as much a necessity as a luxury fora long, long time. ‘Its cost will reflect the public's ability and. willingness". to pay. .Fossil , fuels . will be replaced by alcohols, hydrogen, electricity: and* others “which will be affordable. STRICT ;CONTROL OF | the existing space strikes me as a Band-Aid approach: to ‘the asa small centre, Why not build the parkade on the public parking lot beside the Memorial Centre? Mayor Lakes says he con- sidered this seriously. How- ever, there’s a land assembly problem involving the Legion, Cominco and the city insofar as its citizens might demand ex- pansion of the Memorial Cen- tre. ACCESS AND EGRESS are not as satisfactory, the mayor says. Besides, shoppers would have to cross Victoria St. afoot en route to and from almost’ all stores, Expensive footings are also a distinct possibility. - The mayor is right; Tm not well enough informed to debate the relative merits of the two sites. He is, and I bow to his data pending input, if any, from those with constructive alter- natives. A Year Ago . expense of Second, cost. I grant you that a newspaper's concerns aren't necessarily those of-the merchants who. depend on many shoppers entering their premises, The Times’ could serve the community equally well in premises far removed from the downtown core, THESE WOULD NOT BE taxed as heavily or assessed extra for a parkade. As such expenses mount and, in the economic order of things,are | passed on to our customers, the. advantages of moving away from. the high-rent district become more and more attrac- tive. On other other hand, we “must guesstimate such items as increased. ‘revenue ‘resulting from Trail’s development into the best commercial centre in | West Kootenay, and the great - —Good Points Outweigh Bad—| viability and orderly growth as something other than a bunk- house community for smelter employees who'd spend their earnings far afield. All whom I've questioned say they préfer to spend locally. IF A PARKADE IS PART of the price they're willing. to pay for that preference, 80 be it. I cannot oppose the atrue- ture editorially.or by refusing to sign the petition in its favor. Six months ago, I'd prob- ably have refused to sign. Since then, the pro-parkaders have impressed me. with their rea- soning while the. antis have depressed me with their nega- tivism and lack of sound alter- natives. YOUR Sfacare ge HOSTESS may not have the world on a string, but she.knows your community |. Inside aut. - . iyou’re new in town, call her today! a light industry ‘in suitable premises somewhere else. NOR DO I DISCOUNT the convenience of.our down- town location for many of our Headlines from the front page of the Castlegar News of - Dec. 2, ae Federal Penitentiary For Castlegar-Area?. © . bd Public Hearing Scheduled; . Zoning Maps on Display eee Occupancy at Local Hospital on Increase ere Teachers’ Salary Dispute To Go to Arbitration - seales against Trail’s and. major adver- tisers. However, a shift of commercial emphasis away from downtown would create | . Until the New Year 1 0% x Material in prop the size of the shift. Which brings us to the impact that the new, shopping centre is expected to have on the downtown core. In balance, I think the good consequences will far outweigh the bad. This - development had to happen or the bad would have tipped the Upholstery hased -until. Jan. 1, 1978. Our Apology For Any Inconvenience Our New Phone No, is 365-3692 142:Columbia NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT ~ Castlegar Custom Upholstery |: 365-3632 jparneats ow win directory INDUSTRIAL problem. More ‘and stiffer by- ST. RITA'S : CATHOLIC CHURCH : Rev. Michael Guinan Ph. 365-7143 Satuday Night Mass 7 p.m. Sunday Masses at 8 a.m. and10a.m. ‘ $T. MARIA GORETTI Genelle 12 Noon Anglican and United ST. 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Mleray CAMPBELL, , RYON GUEDES, EDITOR W. i ones, ADVERT MGA. hi responalBilt ‘of the advertiser to : rood by th eo advertiser ‘space it re to publish any advertisem: patel or ‘any descri at tes iri i i urea a ad ertisement, that portion of the ad Ist ob allowance y . will ie hi vant of an error; sve nt got Isher from Aug, 7, 1947 toFeb. Burt CAMPBELL, | PUBLISHER RENE GRODNAN, SHOP FOREMAN LOIS HUGHES, MANAGING EDITOR in, or In the event that erro! ‘spacd occupled by th “for but th civertising | la merely law enforcement ‘could: elimi- nate “sleepers” and overpark- ing. This is indicated in. the short run. & But in the long run, traffic improvement and safety stud- ies have pinpointed many park-, sing spaces close to intersections that must go sooner or later. More will go in the interests of ‘improved access. to both new © and old commercial structures. IN SHORT, TRAIL CANT postpone: a, ‘parkade- or, .-its equivalent tnuch longer without “courting serious trouble. ~ poe My reservations about the «|. parkade include its location and the ability of this newspaper to. pay its share ‘of the. cost. I'm told this could run toas much as .$1,500 a year for 25 years; Jess | if the structure pays more of its way than anticipated. First,’ location: The old hospital site has long appealed to'me as prime land for com- mereial development and wel- ‘come tax revenue for the city. ‘It’s on the main stem. It's as available; as the city in its | wisdom wants to make it. «A FIRST-CLASS MOTEL and ‘restaurant, for instance, ‘would :add to Trail's, limited travel- accommodation and ° make the city that much more Machine: _ Sharpening . zt Saws: bea “@: Tools e Scissors, etc. nt SHARPENING SERVICE - ehind Castle Theatre) * 365-7395 - ; caulked ‘ond i rh J: These, Home aéating wall cost more this winter, that's the bad news! © “The good news is natural gas will still be a lot cheaper. than other. forms ot energy. You ‘can also: do. “something ‘about rising energy ‘costs. ‘yourself, by: PP _ PLANNING “NOW FOR | GENERATIONS TO COME. ures will make your home & lo | ri ~ comfortable and help keep your ped news toa minimum. ¢ Seetda ee Pk eee ee eee eee! weaned