April 30, 1989 By CasNews Stall The former Teraco building at the Castleaird Plaza is expected to be torn down today to make way for a new building-on-the site, which will be the new home-ot the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ALL TOGETHER NOW . . . Minister of Tourism Bill Reid (centre The new building Will be pul up by handed over Thursday the first installment of $700,000 in GO B.C. Gulf Pacific Investments of Van funds for the building of the Castlegar aquatic centre. Also pictured rn ”) couver, the company ‘which owns Castleaird Plaza, and the bank plans to lease the new facility, However, Geroge Holford, manager of property administration with the Bank of and Ron Ross, president of the Castlegar and District Pr: ‘oject Society. Nelson to become old car museum is a 1916 car made for Kaiser Wilhelm Commerce} said the bank and Gull Pacific ave still not signed an agreement Obviously we are very close," he said Plans call tor a 4,000-square-foot free-standing building to be built NELSON, B.C. (CP) This about twice the size or the bank's current facility at the plaza “We've just outgrown our Holford said. He added that the bank wants to remain at the Kootehay city will become an open-air HL with a 666-cubie-inch motor and a auto museum May 28-30 when an eg- 10-fqot hood and it has wo chan vehicles take deliers init.” The first wave of the cavalcade will pected 700. vintag several block Baker Stree work is Rudy's Petroleum of Kelowna while the local subcontractor is Gienger said Castlegar Holford drawings have been prepared tor the plaza because” it’s a nice location. ihain (horoughtare arrive May e term of about 150 PH4 = ¢ an aye ee ee eho There's lots of parkig, access 1s The visit iy aside trip pre-1916 models, Allen said they need yoo and the exposure is good,’” he Contracting kid.” of kilometre Great Prail Drive ihe head start because they are in tury, a centennial projec apable of speeds exceeding 30 (o 40 sid the conceptual Four large tanks and two small ones kilometres an hour were pulled out of the ground. boring Washington state, organizer Bob Allen Among the vehicle \ ted by the city’s we Allen said the motorists were attrae- pew building and once the agreement is Larry Geldart, senior sales super preserved historic ~ signed, working drawings will be — visor at Texaco’s Kelowna ottice, said total value estimated between’ $20 buildings. Residents will be en- prepared the talks were tested, cut up and million and $30 ‘million 11934 couraged 10 dress in period costume Meanwhile, crews were busy thiy destroyed So they can’t be reused. He Dusenberg Mode during their visi week removing the tanks and other © said environmental officials trom After its Vancouver and Nelson, and con equipment from the old Texaco There are several cary coming ai. spend a day in Cranbrook’ betore suition. The general contractorforthe sultants from Calgary_and focal. tire nilhon-dollar category. One headingsourtrny spokane Castlegar to be touted for 1990 CHERYL CALDERBANK, already had three fires since the official during this period Burning permits are required by law and persons may be liable tor fire sup an and the first By. CasNews Staff eld east of the Okans forest tire season began April 15. in Pass Creek, Rob Pression costs or penalties for any A delega’ 1 trom the Castlegai a and Ree Conterence held in a city . ¥ Park kK nies Id All three fires damage that may occur while burning district Recreation Deparuy s small as Castle l R Dep a all as C leg son and the South Slocan junction without a permit, or for failing to at the 1989 Provincial Recreation and We're proud of what we're doing Metge areas — were man-caused grass fires, comply with the conditions stated in ce in Whistler May 11 and hope the city will be too said Skip Walsh, resource officer of — the permit PF uni protection tor the Arrow distric Provincially, the Forest Service is terence mCastleg The theme-of the 1990 Conterence Designation of an official forest tire ~ expecting a normal forest fire season Recreation director Pat Metge, the be Great Expectations and Metge season trom April 1S to Oct. 15 — with about 2,600 fires, based ona tive 990 ce mar old © edpects between 300 and 375 P ‘ 1 1 ‘ he exp means that any person wishing +o-ight— year average. The Ministry of Forests cate TE ee sili sind an open tire for burning debris or any said in.a news release that last year was Verona Walker and Sue Campbell will he conterence will bring Logethe i aWa mpbel 1 nierer Ting toget purpose, other thanla contained cam- a good year with about 1,900 forest host. a evening during the recreation protessionals, voluntee plire, must havea valid burning permit fires Whipiler cohterence to help peo} and provincial and municipa beedme familiar with politicians from. throughout British the Kootena Columbia and Alberta and possibly The 1990 conterence witlt Washingtonand Idalro, Me Man sentenced over goat theft NELSON (CP)—A man wa ad returned starm Schools receive By CasNews Statf Castlegar school district has been Dascher| were not available tor com ment Friday. Assistant superintenden allocaied $91,770 minor capital Lach Farrell said he had not been Projects in 1989.90, Education Minister Tony Brum notilied of the funding allocation. has announ An additional $155,928 has been MAC a PAY ced allocated to the district’s shareable enced f edrunker VINE LOSERS Ihe announcement, sent by fax to” capital allowance — for yyects : he Castlegar News Friday, says the — designed to extend the lite of school O'Shea go chool district will use the money to facilities, the ministry news release ots of various schools, — says. Typically, these are root repair or new 72-passenger bus, replacements and upgrading of ase equipment for hearing- — mechanical and electrical systems, the impaired students ministry says. This funding is allocated Superintendent of schools based on age, area Wayling and secretary-treasurer ent cost and expected lite of olive with th ~Wy 1] lie continued from front page Humphries secondary school and was gan lobby tor help to solve the area's He attended the University of ems British Columbia but completed his Wyllie, 43, 1s a graduate of Stanley law degree in New Zealand, returning in 1979 and completing in 1980 the e ‘equirements for admission to the B.C Business Lav Seceg. continued from front page He began practice in Nelson in 1981 he begins meeting with individual d opened a branch office. in smal] businesses, he said astlegar in 1983 But he’s already been asked advice Wyllie is a former president of the by business people on a number of Kootenay Bar Association -and ssues, not alk related to)\ training — provincial council member and county programs. Sometimes a business needs representative to the Canadian Bat p advice on dealing with bank loans, tc oviation’s B.C. Branch example, and Machie said he hopes t Heis married and has three children Another priest fe evilikes 100. assem. charged aie bu SE HOHN SNH te Another Roman ¢ expand to cover Vanderpol announced earlier this th he will resign the Area J direc m finding out how complex vee a ; : hip effective May 31 to take up a 1ess problems are, he said y teaching position in Indonesia this : September 2-business_development-coordinator . The RDCK board will set a byelec The provincial project will be fun by who will visit each community, forma ion date at its neat meeting May 13 Newfound working group of local organizations Dam will be closed this week Sue Oe Pin iectoe seminary workshops and trade shows tor local asexual offence invols ing such as community colleges andcham- June 24 has been suggested as a Rev « Walst bers of commerce and work to develop Possible date for the byelection charged in provincial cc a plan to'improve the level of services cour ndecent assau cou ss indece mes By Ca Nem tee a ene catecn For the record this week for main. OMmunity listing all business services 1 that commupit documents say the a et * upity ik Organizers of the Castlegar Queen's irkshas compared the new project . ies Pageant told the Castlegar News Friday that Monica Woykin has an occured between 1976 sadway across the dam will be A Pl aes to having a brochure describing a er this week, Walsh om noon Tuesday until 4 p.m nd : : whole town rather than individual s parishoners saying he closure is necessary to per nounced she is no longer a contestant F : brochilres for each hotel or tourist at e t maintenance on one of the Anceda Lebidot! is now sponsored by the Selkirk Lions and CKQR radio chbishop Alphonses Penney traction diocese of St. John's had asked Way gales — One of the gates that said the Archbishor water that flows through the Meetings between the two levels of resign. Lhe lette government May 10 and 11 will = fe longeraspor or, Organizers said had received @ complaint trom a mar larity the problems and” —btitortumatety,-the-Castiegar-News d who claimed Wal allic will also be restricted Lo onc tlie combining of the two not able to incorporate the m when he was a the next four to six weeks to anys, both. Mackie and Penner — changes on page C1 of this issue before Joh « tor sandblasting and painting it wasrurrol tthe press chief Bob Mann were on hand to make sure the tanks weren't leaking and there was no product contaminatio! Everyth ter 25 years,’* Geldart said. Texaco had tried to renew its lease with Gulf Pacitic on a couple of o¢ g is as clean as a whip al casions without any success, Geldart said. Thirty days ago,\Texaco received notice fo vacate the premises. We were disappointed we couldn't find another piece of property to build another station in town,” he said Walsh said he can't \forecast what the season will be like locally. He noted there are normally 100 fires a season, based on a 10-year average, but the number of fires varies considerably from year to year There's nothing that indicates a he said. Walsh said a crucial factor in dry season so far, snowpack levels fire danger ratings — appear to be average Last year there were just over 60 fires in the district — four of them were known as major or high-cost fires while the rest were small lightning f funds buildings ina school district, accor ding to the ministry Province-wide, the shareable capital allowance amount is $23.5 million Total funding in the new series amoun sto$73.5 million Ihe government is moving ahead with its pledge to upgrade school buildings province-wide,"* Brummet said Province-wide, $50 million has been allocated lor repairs, maintenance and other small capital expenditures Projects most common in this category are additions existing school facility improvements related to health and satety, equipment tor special needs students, and replacement ot DIRTY JOB. . . Gienger Contracting worker digs up area beside former Texaco station at Castleaird plaza. The building is to be torn down and a.new one will be put up. The new building will be leased by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Geldart said Texaco telt it had to be near the junction 40 pick up all-the cross rat tic Texaco had been on a month-to month tenancy with Gulf Pacific tor the last couple of years. The Texaco station had been here since the early 1960s. The closest Texaco station is now in Glade or I rail We've always had a good business here all these years, we hate to lose it, he said. Fire season underway tings. One of the major fires occurred outside of Trail, The fire started at the river and ran up toa few houses, Walsh said Another major fire occurred east of Ymir, east of Trout Lake and another one in the Nancy Greene Lake area The ministry says fire suppression crews across the province aye gearing up, with new, recruits undergoing training. The air tanker force will be deployed as soon as forest fires break out and specialty teams will be available to attack problem fires In the Arrow Forest District, fire suppression crews will be starting June 1, Walsh said. He added that there are currenkly people on staff to fight fires When the suppression crews start, there will be two crews of three people in the south end of the district and two crews of three people in the north end As it gets warmer, we can bring in other crews to supplement them, Walsh said He said the air tankers — a regional responsibility should be arriving June 15 at the base at the Castlegar air port. However, tankers can be brought in if needed before June 15, Walsh said The district doesn’t have any specially crews stationed here but crews“such as overhead teams, initial attach and special mop-up crews car be brought in as needed The Arrow Forest District extends from Stag Leap, east of Salmo, across to Rossland and the Nancy Greene area, north to Nakusp and an area nor thot Galena Bay aprii0, 1989 CastlégarNews a2 In memory Pereversoft at Champion Creek daughter, Helen Cemetery Funeral Chapel Francis Hospital at age 84 Mr. Ulmi was born April 12 to Crescent Valley South Slocan Valley; niece, Ida“ and husband Switzerland Meme Pereversoff Emma Pereversoft of Ootischenia passed away at age & Mrs. Pereversoff was born June 12, 1906, in Saskatchewan and came to Glade with her parents when she was a young girl. She married Wilham Afier their marriage, they moved to Ootischenia where she since resided. She was a member of the USCC, and loved gardening, sewing and knitting She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Fred (Elsie) Plotnikot! of Castlegar; four grandchildren; and tour great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, William, and son, William, in 1971 and one Funeral services were held at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel and the Cotischenia Hall on Friday and Saturday with burial in the Ootischenia funerat-arrangements—were-under-the-direction—ot-the Castlegar Ulmi Robert (Bob) Ulmi of Crescent Valley died April 28 at Mount St 1905 in Marbach, Switzerland. He ser ved as a member of the Swiss military“and immigrated to Canada in 1930. He had a small fruit farm in Renata and worked in the orchards. Mr Ulmi also Worked tor the CPR and B.C flooded in 1950 as a result of the Hugh Keenleyside dam, Mr. Ulmi moved He enjoyed the outdoors and hunting and will be remembered by many for his generosity. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church at He is survived by one brother, Ray Kosiancic of Crescent Valley nephew, Ron Ulmi and wite Sandy of Vancouver; and niece Luci Koch of Lacerne, Switzertand—He is predeceased by 10 brothers and one sister at al service is to be announced at a later date Hydro. When Renata was Joe and wife Erna Ulmi of Crescent Kootenay Trade Fair ‘89 TRADE FAIR . .’. Scenes from West Kootenay Trade Fair being held this d at the Castl Cc y Complex. Clockwise from top left: Tammy Matthews pans for prizes; sailboa exhibit; fair goers lpok at paintings; Scouts car races; | Health tep' hands out balloons; character from Shell. making soup; lion Opposition criticizes Conference specifics of budget « OLIAWA (CP) Brian Mulroney demonstrated Friday Prime Minister that ina pinch, there's always Mom The Commons focus shifted from budget foul-ups to budget figures as the opposition was given more details and expressed increased horror about Finance Minister Michael Wilson's financial plan Mulroney's defence included telling Parliament his mother, Irene, thinks he and Wilson are doing an *touistan ding job" tor Canada Lam sure he is & son that only @ mother could love," retorted Liberal Leader John Lurner Wilson's job, meanwhile, appeared sate even if his reputation is somewhat soiled, There were continued calls tor his head — ignored by the majority gover nmeént — and calls for a new budget similarly dismissed, The opposition got down to criticizing specifics of — budget documents rather than the exceptional circumstances of their release alate night news conference Wednesday af tera FV network obtained a copy of a budget summary Complaints about the budget’s tax increases and spending cuts continued to reverberate from all parts of the country and from the many sectors of the economy Lurneraccused the government of election fraud’ in’ reneging on promises to reintroduce child-care legislation, improve. social programs and respect the principle of univer sality Mulroney and Wilson said torat social spending will go up, and benetits will be better targeted to those who need them In releasing the detailed estimates of government spending, I reasury, Board President Robert de Cotret said Ot tawa will increase spending by 7.4 per cent in 1989-90 to $142.9 billion Once again, the biggest expense in the public debt — $39.4 billion in in terest charges on the $320-billion ac cumulated debt. This made $5 billion worth of spending cuts imperative, he said We were caretul to select reduc tions that will not inmipair the*heatth safety oF security of Canddians,"” de Couet added. The deticit will be $30.3 billion this year, with slightly neat 1993-94 The Business Council on National Issues said government had not done more to cut spending and the deticit Liberal MP. ZoLernmentnastyingiosoleitsdeb problems vantaged recipe lor recession His colleague Mary Clancy accused the Tories in the political lexicon by taxing back baby bonus and old-age benetits from the well-oft Grit’ Warren government million trom surance fund by shilling it to training programs and will pull $1.9 billion more neat year by withdraw ing its cor tribution and increasing premiums-tor workers and employer “ts this HOt just an attempt to create ce the world the level playing field to tacilitate tree trade with the L year and be halved by was disappointed the Paul Martin on the backs of the disad of enshrining already yanked $800 the unemployment in continued trom front page Special programs — such as speech or tood programs are always the-tirst to go or the last to reegive tunds, he We can’t tund breaktast for kids who go to schoo hungry in a society that has diet dog food?" Clemen asked angrily But he said educators can’t put the blame for problems in the school system on other Don't you dare point a finger until we get ou together,” he said. “We've got a lot of basic things belore we're going to get public Heremnded the atidience oF teachers who “take pride in saying they never smile until November’ and called teaching the “only business where curmudgeonry gets said the — paid He told the administrators they must never forget why hey are inthe teaching profession in the first place had: “"concected: @ Ditticult situations will always arise, he said, such as the death of a child or a visit trom an accusing parent, “but you handle (those times) by enjoying the peaky — because clawback God kriows the valleys are there Clements said he's tired of hearing educators com plain about cold rooms and broken photocopying machines. As the audience grew quiet he described hi technique for dealing with ‘a bad day Allmand said the Instead Df going home to berate tamily and friends, go to the hospital and find a critically ill patient in the intensive care ward, he said Tell that person, “Hey, it’s cold in my building. And he photocopy machine iy broken again If you're lucky, he said, the patient will rise up on his elbows and say, ** Boy, have you got trough Lvoking the memories of leaders such ay Mahauna Gandhi and Martin Luther King “Clements told the audien “will always throw rocks at you™ but educators must continue Lo believe in what they do. 8.2 I could have been anything E wanted to be,"* he said I'm dynamite. I, chose to be an educator because | love having people come up to me 20 years later and say, "Mr Clements, you were the best teacher I ever had. | really mean that, man He described four teachers who influenced his lite with their kindness and caring and told the audience those teacher} live on in his memory They tive as alfoty witht when you touch the tite of the three-day conterence was designed to took at tite changes taking place in the school system due to factors such as new technology ew curriculums being developed in B.C., conterence organizer and Kinnaird Junior secondary school principal Bruce Gerrand said The Trail, Nelson and Castlegar principals wetked lor two years to prepare the conterence, he said The-conference was funded by 40 corporate donors and tees paid he delegates _who participated _in workshops and attended Clements’ speech on the last da Seniors — continued from front page She said the government will send out supplemen: tary cheques every briday in May to GIS recipients as soon as their application torms are sent in They will detinitely get the money but it's going to bea bitlate,”’ Wensley said She said seniors have also complained that their i come supplement has been cut back Bank interest was up, CPP (Canada Pensiot Plan) went up and if private meome went up, naturally the supplement went down,” Wensley said Lhe GIS is based on marital status and the sliding table of income. This metudes all private mcome except old age security pension