The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, May 4, 1994 ° Age. 2 = Bon to Sam Steal & Doris Raves. boy Second symposium planned for Columbia River Treaty SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor access is via the Close to 200 people attended For the second time in as many years, the Columbia River Treaty Committee (CRTC) will be hold- ing a symposium, designed to gather information from residents of the Kootenay-Columbia regarding how their lives have been affected by hydro-electric of the * Age... Rom to Scott & Rgtrica Minor - oa - ~ Bose ts Dong & Tne Wood -..... eoveopeeet. are planning to hold the event in mid-June at Selkirk College in Castlegar. The location has been chosen because it is central and the symp last year, which was an emotional testimony to the various ties that have connected the river, to the people living near it. The CRTC has been collecting information from residents in order to develop some key policy directions for the provincial gov- ernment, who is now in the pro- cess of negotiating downstream benefits. It is hoped by the CRTC Tis the season for ticks KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff spring the agent causing Lyme disease, (a form of reversible The early cnset of Spring has brought West Kootenay residents out of their homes and into the great and breathtaking outdoors which are unique to the area. But other critters have also dis- covered the outdoors and all it has to offer—especially dticks which are muscle p is), has been iden- tified in some B.C. ticks. Although public concern about Lyme disease has been great, the number of people who have test- ed for Lyme disease since the mid-1980s is less than 30. Medical Health Officer of Cen- tral Kootenay Nelson Ames, said that alth for other types of recreation. Ticks live off the blood of their ing ticks have been “amaitied in B.C. he believes the risk of con- tracting it in the Kootenays is low. “It is my opinion that the Kootenays is an area of low Ames said there are precau- tions which can be taken when areas which are wooded or where there is brish or tall grass. __ We've been giving much needed rides to injured and abandoned ictosia harbour seal pups. The pups are spotted by volunteers and - Reported to the SPCA, who then give us a call and deliver the seals ‘After being itback _peesaiteees Alcs At my ice the same attitude to our OUR AIRLINE IS MORE THAN PLANES. IT’S PEOPLE. BBC has the firs: "eke every weekday morning to Vancouver and our gumeemient sctoe can have you there and back im the same day. Ash your rave. gent for details or call 1-800-663-3721. ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO /John Van Putten A worker.on the Hugh Keenleyside Dam lock main- tenance project welds new stainless steel guides on the river end of the navigational lock. j Candidat for the g Miss Castlegar Pageant met their sponsors last month, and are now busy preparing for the big day when royalty is crowned. Back row (I-r): Denny Terry, Miss Dairy Queen; Sonya Han, Miss CUPE Local 2262; Dasha Forster, Miss Gyro. Front (I-r): Mary McGougan, Miss Selkirk Lions; Lana Sommerville, Miss Royal Canadian Legion; Bar- bara McGougan, Miss Rotary. Photo submitted Wednesday, May 4, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Page Red Cross worker speaks of destruction and devastation KAREN KERKHOFF OE Jan Engemoen has witnessed first-hand the total destruction and devastation of the Yugosla- vian people. She has seen their hungry eyes, and the insidious seeds of despair growing among the war- torn inhabitants of Bosnian Serb- held territories. But she hopes she and others can help turn despair into hope and quench their h 4 Her job as Commissioner for the British Columbia Yukon Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), doesn’t allow her the luxury to turn off the TV when flashes of hungry people flit across her screen. Instead, her job recently put her in the thick of the strife while monitoring the shipment of $1.5 million of Canadian Red Cross (CRC) relief goods to Sarajevo. Engemoen tells of flying to Sarajevo in a “big United Nations relief plane”. Issued a flak jacket and a helmet before boarding, Engemoen said she wondered how she would be pro- tected should the plane be shot at from below. Necessity being the mother of invention, Engemoen chose to wear the helmet but sit what you see on TV. Cars are shelled, and the United Nations building is a melted mass of metal” Sarajevo is a city that bears lasting battle scars—there is no running water, and amenities Local employees honor day of for those workers across North America who have been killed while on the job. Superintendent of Public Works, Barry Comin, said employees at the city should be for their vigil towards worker safety. “The whole key to safety is This is a list’ of the door prize winners from the 18th Annual Trade Fair Jan Eng , Cor ver for the BC/Yukon Division of the Canadian Red Cross, said the items seen above are part of a package which is designed to supple- ment a victim's diet for one month. Also included in the package, but not pictured are a warm jacket and boots. such as electricity and gas are now luxuries of “The whole infrastructure is gone. There are no markets, no food. Their life is a life that doesn’t have safety and Soup kitchens fed 16,000 hun- Ambrosone, Shawn Boven and Fire Chief Gerry Rempel, was Engemoen said she tasted the food in order to truly get a flavor, so to speak, of the food that so many rely on. “ “Tt wasn't too bad.” are able to give, but she acknowl- edges that without much-needed donations, the people's strife would be much harsher. SUN STAFF PHOTO Maren Kerkhoft the donations go towards relief. ” It is because of and humanitarian groups that relief efforts are making a difference, said Engemoen, and she encour- ages people to continue donating towards the relief effort. Even the smallest donation, said Engemoen, can make the largest difference for the people of Because the cost of shipping and sorting goods across seas is so P ag people to donate money. She assures that all donations are used for the relief effort. “The good thing is the money and aid we send makes a big dif- ference. One hundred per cent of fined spaces; uses of respirators and breathing aspirators; and 3} . It was at this time-that construction activity and growth first hit an upsurge in Castlegar, and has continued to increase over time. “When activity in the city and the employees here have It was approximately three dures to further enhance safety and the on-going awareness of it. Some of the exercises have lying safety p’ Comin, who was. raised ina small mining town, remembers a completely different attitude towards safety. “Someone would lose a finger in thé mine or on a construction site and other work- ers would joke about it because he still had nine left. I think that’s the way they dealt with the stress of an unsafe environment. They had to make light of it.” Comin remembers, as a young boy, hearing the siren sound off, “The only things that are making the differ- ence are peoples’ efforts and con- tributions. Every dollar is essential.” If you are interested in making a contribution towards the relief effort contact the local Red Cross office. mourning warning that an accident had just occurred in the mine. “We'd all rush home and wait for dad,” he said. While Comin's»father"was ° never fatally injured in the mine, he died recently from an accu- mulation of coal dust in his lungs, nicknamed by miners, Black Lung. He has also had three uncles and two cousins killed while on the worksite, both in the mines and on the construction site. “When you come from that kind of back- ground, you're always thinking about these things.” ants Pats of Comes. ner red nk — tye included safe access into con- TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR Castlegar Community Complex Stugents sexvsaeesQs00 Thurs., May 12 Castlegar Sports Complex SHOWTIMES: 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm Come & Enjoy Help Crippled Children *NOTE: All duties and taxes paid at port of entry, customs cleared. 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